September 1st meeting of the Brattleboro Rotary Club held at the American Legion in Brattleboro. Phil George offered a meaningful invocation filled with Irish toasts. This was followed by the pledge of allegiance.Birthday greetings were extended to: Katja Matthews and Rhonda Calhoun.
As a luncheon of chicken, rice with ground beef, vegetable medley, salad and cookies for dessert was being digested, the meeting continued.
Guests: Visiting Rotarian Burl Penton and Al Jerard.
TRIVIA QUESTION
In what year did Girl Scouts begin selling cookies in the US?
(answer below)
JOKE / SONG OF THE WEEK
For our Rotary joke of the week, George Weir told versions of the following:
A fellow comes home after golf one Sunday afternoon, falls asleep on the couch, and doesn't wake up until about 9 PM. His wife asks why he is so tired. "Well, You remember George, my golfing buddy? He died today, on the fourth green." "That's terrible, it must have been awful" she says. "It sure was," he says, "For the next 14 holes it was drive, drag George, chip, drag George, putt, drag George..."
There was a good man named Bill who died and appeared before St. Peter at the Holy Gates. St. Peter checks out his books and discovers that there is a problem. He says that there is no clear answer in the books on where the man is supposed to go, Heaven or Hell. He suggests that the man should go to Hell and check it out, so that he may make the decision himself. If he didn't like what he saw there, he could come back to Heaven. Well, this man had only one true vice while he was alive. It seems he had an uncontrollable desire to play golf at any opportunity. He had traveled the world playing all the famous golf courses. When the man arrived in Hell, Satan welcomed him, but he too was surprised at the man's situation. He had assumed that since the question about the man's ultimate destination wasn't clear, the man would go to Heaven. Behind Satan, Bill could see the most beautiful golf course ever built. It had beautiful trees, blue ponds, water separating the fairways, and almost everything in a golf course a golfer could ever wish for in life. Bill fell in love with at first site, and he couldn't control himself. He just had to play a round. The devil showed him a solid gold electric golf cart, a perfect leather bag-- soft and supple yet strong like iron, and a brand new set of Big Bertha clubs. Satan reached into his pocket and presented the man with a Golden Tee. The devil then said that only members could play. The man couldn't control himself. He just had to play there. Bill returns to Heaven and tells St. Peter that he has decided to stay in Hell so he could play on the Beautiful Golf Course there. When the man returns to Hell, he approaches Satan and asks for a tee time. The devil says that anytime at all, the man could play. No one else uses the course. Chuckling with glee, the man approaches the first tee. He gets out of his beautiful golf cart, reaches for his perfectly matched clubs and selects his driver. He then reaches into his pants pocket and pulls out his Golden Tee, then frantically searches everywhere for a ball. Satan comes up and the Bill asks him for a ball. "That's the Hell of it," says Satan.
ROTARY MINUTE
For our Rotary Minute, Bill Vermouth reviewed Rotary’s areas of focus. To learn more, click here.
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At our September 8th meeting, Ana Saavedra will tell a joke or lead us in song, while George Weir delivers a Rotary Minute.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
09/08 — Club Assembly - Gateway Foundation Annual Meeting
09/15 — Amber Thibodeau - Southern Vermont Therapeutic Riding Center
NOTE: Weekly assignments (program, joke, and Rotary minute) are posted on club’s website.
FINES
None this week ;-(
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The official opening of the “Rotary Disc Golf Course at Living Memorial Park” is on Sept. 10th at 8am. See Rob Szpila for more info.
Four way test award nominations are being accepted. See Cindy Jerome for more info.
WARNING: Gateway Foundation Annual Meeting will take place on September 8 during the club’s assembly.
John Willis’s exhibition featuring photos of Pine Ridge homes opens on September 2nd at BMAC.
The club is raffling a handcrafted, queen sized quilt made by Pine Ridge residents. There are only 50 being sold at $25 each. NOTE: Only 10 tickets left. See Marty Cohn to purchase tickets.
BRAGS
Jeff Hagstrom – for Newton Business softball team winning championship.
Greg Worden – for Newton Business’ sponsorship.
Ted Kramer – for Nancy & Jeff Hagstrom’s sponsorship for over 20 years.
George Weir – for his wife winning state senior doubles.
Katja Matthews – for her 40th birthday celebration.
Rich Carroll - for Nancy & Jeff Hagstrom’s sponsorship for over 20 years.
Jeff Hagstrom – for Rich Carroll’s managerial prowess of softball team.
Jenifer Ambler – for eating seafood in Maine last week.
Jenifer Ambler – for being a life member of Girl Scouts.
Marty Cohn – for Jenifer Ambler actually reading the weekly bulletin and admitting it publicly.
Al Jerard – for winning bronze and silver awards at Pickle Ball tournament. To learn about pickeball, click here.
PROGRAM:
Nick Keizer presented Michelle Beam who told us about Girl Scouts of Green and White Mountain. For more info, click here.
REMINDERS
Bottles and cans can be brought to Putney Road redemption center to benefit Pure Water for the World. Please see Mara Williams.
Thank Marty Cohn for producing this newsletter. To date, no one has. ;-(
This bulletin was respectfully submitted by Past President Martin Cohn who attempts to give a gist of the meeting. However, it is always better to attend. If you have any complaints about the contents of this bulletin....
