Meeting Held at Paine's Restaurant
Attendance: 30 Rotarians and guests
Visiting Rotarians: Kamel Della, Dublin Rotary Club
Visitors: Leslie David, BenitoLink, Noe Magana, BenitoLink, Mo Ismail, BenitoLink
The meeting was called to order by President Rich Marcus. at 12:15. Doug Moore led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. Linda Smith gave the Thought for the Day.
Announcements:
Rich reminded everyone about the CASA of San Benito County event on May 18th from 3-6 PM at Swank Farms. Tickets can be purchased at www.casasanbenito.org. $70 per person.
Larry Shaw reported that the golf outing on May 6th was a success with 7 players participating. The next gold outing is scheduled for Monday, June 3rd at Ridgemark.
Byran Yamaoka reminder everyone about the San Benito County Rodeo June 28-30th. Bryan will be asking for volunteers to work in the concession booths inside and outside the arena.
Raffle by Dave Baumgartner:
Raffle winners were Kristina Wyatt, drawing for $77, and Larry Shaw drawing for $113. Both did not pick a winning card.
Detective:
Linda Smith was the detective for this meeting. Linda had trivia questions about gold and national parks.
Larry Shaw was asked how original golf balls were constructed. The answer was feathers and leather. $5 fined paid by Bill Baker because towed his golf cart when it ran out of charge.
Will Sutton was asked what the letters GOLF stand for. He paid $5 to learn it means Guys Only, Ladys Forbidden.
Esther Curtice was fined $5 for not knowing who the only US president to be admitted to Augusta National Golf Club. The answer is Dwight Eisenhower.
Harvey Blodgett paid $5 fine because he did not know the origin of Birdie and Turkey in golf. Birdie came from a Scottish meaning low, or cool, and a Turkey is when a golfer has 3 birdies in a row.
Gordon Machado was fined $5 for not knowing the answer to the Most Visted National Park. The answer is the Great Smokey Mountains National Park.
Bob Tiffany was asked which US lake has same area of Western Hemisphere? The answer is Lake Superior. He paid $5.
Bill Baker was asked which state produces the most wheat. He answered Kansas and was correct!
Phil Fortino was asked what country produces to most Blueberries. He paid $5 to learn it is Canada.
Jim Pleyte was asked what the original name of New York city. He gave the correct answer, New Amsterdam. No fine!
Bill Tiffany paid $5 to learn what is the largest national park. Correct answer Wrangell- St. Elias National Park in Alaska. 20,000 sq. miles!
Rich Marcus paid $5 for the answer to what is the largest living thing. The answer is the Great Barrier Reef.
Jeff Modic learned that the first house on the moon will be built by a 3D printer. It cost him $5.
Larry Barr paid $5 because he did not know the origination of the term "White Elephant". If the monarch in Burma gave you a white elephant, it was and honor and a curse because the white elephant was sacred and could be sold or used for work.
And, Doug Moore paid $5 to learn the meaning of "bury the hatchet". When Indian tribes ended a conflict, they agreed to burying their weapons, including hatchets.
Thanks to Linda for an educational and profitable detective session!
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