Meeting Held at Paine's Restaurant
Attendance: 21 Rotarians, 3 Guests,
Daniel Vargas, Potential New Member
Rosalina Nunez, Attorney, Senior Legal Services
Teri Adams, Paralegal, Senior Legal Services
Meeting:
The meeting was called to order by President Larry Barr at 12:15 PM.
Esther Curtice led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mike Sanchez gave the Thought for the Day.
Announcements
President Larry Barr reminded club members that there will be no meeting on Monday, February 17th due to the President's Day holiday. Our next meeting will be on Monday, February 24th. The Richard King Speech Contest will be our program for that meeting.
Larry told the club that he and Bill Baker would be attending the Presidents in Training meeting for District 517 in Cupertino on Saturday, February 22nd.
Larry asked Bryan Yamaoka to introduce his guest, Daniel Vargas, who is considering becoming a member of the Hollister Rotary Club.
Raffle by Dave Baumgartner:
Bob Rodgers had the ticket for the Small Deck and the pot was worth $ 105. he did not pick the winning card but received a bottle of wine.
Bob Rodgers, again, had the ticket for the Large Deck worth $165. Bob did not pick a winning car. He received another bottle of wine.
Detective:
Anne Hall had the detective duties for this meeting. She fined members $5 for incorrect answers about her 14 questions on Valentine's Day.
Gordan Machado was fined $5 because he could not name the Roman god of love. Correct answer Cupid.
Bob Tiffany was fined $5 because he could not when the first Valentine was written. Correct answer, 1415.
Jeff Modic paid a $5 fine because he could not give the date when Valentine's Day became officially recognized. The answer is 1537.
Phil Fortino paid a $5 fine because incorrectly named a play by Shakespear about Cupid. It was Hamlet.
Mike Sanchez was fined because he did not know what a Victorian Vinegar Valentine Card was. They had a negative message, or bad taste.
Byran Yamaoka paid $5 fine because he did not know what company started the chocolate Valentine box as a gift. It was the Chadbury Company in England.
Bill Baker paid a $5 fine because he could correctly name the mobster behind the Valentine's Day massacre. It was Al Capone.
Alex Kingman paid a $5 fine because she could not name what roses and baby breath were called. The are called Signature bouquet.
Bob Rodgers paid a $5 fine because he could not define what a yellow rose meant. It is Friendship.
Mike Sanchez was asked how many roses are sent on Valentine's Day. He paid $5 to learn it is 50 million.
Chang So was asked what state produces the most roses. His answer was correct. California. $2 fine.
Larry Barr was ask who sang Endless Love. He answered correctly. Diana Ross, $2 fine.
Doug Moore was asked where did the couple first meet in Sleepless in Seattle? He guessed wrong and paid $5 fine. The correct answer, the Empire State Building in NYC.
Thanks Anne, for helping us learn more about the history of Valentine's Day!
Anniversaries in February
Tami and Hector Aviles, 40 years
Birthdays in February
Larry Shaw, February 5th
Kris Wyatt, February 11th
Bruce Beetz, February 14th
Gordon Machado, February 21st
Kristi Garcia, February 16th
Rotary Anniversaries in February
Harvey Blodget, 24 years
Paul Rovella, 8 years
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