Meeting Held at Paine's Restaurant
Attendance: 22 Rotarians, 1 Guest
Crystal Canchova, Director of Hollister YMCA
Meeting:
The meeting was called to order by President Larry Barr at 12:15 PM.
Gene Hopp led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Larry Shaw gave the Thought for the Day.
Announcements
President Larry Barr reminded the club about the 100th Anniversary Dinner to be held on Friday, May 16th at Swank Farm. He asked all members to reserve the date. More details will be announced at future meetings.
Larry also reported that Bill Baker, President Elect, Mike Sanchez, Area District Governor, and Larry will be attending the Presidents In Training Conference in at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose on Friday thru Sunday, March 7-9th.
Larry also reminded the club of the District Conference to be held at San Jose State University for one day on May 31, 2025. More details to follow.
Raffle by Dave Baumgartner:
Larry Shaw had the winning ticket for the small pot of $122. He did not draw a winning card but received a bottle of wine.
Gene Hopp had the next winning ticket for the large pot worith $187. He picked an ACE and won $25!
New Member Induction:
Larry Barr asked Crystal Canchova to come forward. Larry inducted Crystal as a new member of the Rotary Club of Hollister. He presented Crystal with her Red Badge, a plague with the Four Way Test, and another plague with Objectives of Rotary. The club welcomed Crystal with a standing ovation.
Detective:
The detective for this meeting was Kristina Wyatt. She asked question of the club on Mardi Gras because it was the next day. Kristina called on each table to select who would take her question.
Mike Sanchez was asked the meaning of Mardi Gras. Mike paid $5 fine to learn it means Fat Tuesday.
the next table nominated Jeff Modic to take the question, "What are other names for Marti Gras"? He paid $5 to learn Carnival Tuesday, and Fat Tuesday.
Another table nominated Bill Tiffany to take the question, "When is Marti Gras?". He had the correct answer and only had to pay $2. It is the day before Ash Wednesday.
Rich Marcus represented the next table to take the question "What was the first year of Marti Gras in the US. He paid $5 fine. It was 1833.
Bill Baker represented the next table. His question was when Marti Gras become a legal holiday. Paid $5 to learn it was 1875.
Alex Kingman took the next question, "What are foods eaten at Marti Gras?". She was fined $5 to learn, crawfish, king crab, dirty rice and jambalaya.
Esther Curtice was asked "What is the hidden item in King Cake? Answer if Baby Jesus. Fined $5
Phil Fortina was asked "what is the difference between Creole and Cajun cooking?". He was fined $5 to learn is Creole is city food, and cajun is country food.
Thanks to Kristina for helping us learn more about Marti Gras. Good job as detective!
Anniversaries in March
Dara and Tom Tobias, 32 years
Eric and Jackie Taylor, 22 years
Birthdays in March:
Anne Hall, March 2nd
Alex Kingman, March 15th
Mike Sanchez, March 22nd
Kyle Sharp, March 24th
Rotary Anniversaries in March
Marchel Nelson, 44 years
Arnie Fontes, 52 years
Ray Mariottini, 52 years
Ron Culler, 35 years
Gordon Machado, 18 years
Linda Smith, 16 years
Christine Breen, 10 years
Kyle Sharp, 9 years
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