News & Happenings

We began with an invocation offered by Warren Brown entitled “Song of March,” a poetic variation on the theme, in like a lion, out like a lamb – referencing among other characteristics of this month of contrasts, daffodils, clearing skies, and “the whistling song” (presumably, winter gusting back into the mountains with phalanxes of clouds stubbornly to obscure traces of spring).

                                                                                                                                     

Sue Walen then led singing of “America the Beautiful.”

 

Meeting guests were introduced, including Kenny Rogers of morning Rotary, who reported the local club’s Puerto Rican project for installation of solar panels on a school was under construction.

 

Rotarians from clubs in Evergreen and Salida, Colorado were also present.  From Evergreen, we  learned that there has been an annual ice-melt contest there for 15 years, and received encouragement on our infant contest.  From Salida, we received advance invitations to the 2019 District Conference, scheduled for October 11-13 at Mt. Princeton, near Salida.

 

Alan Roth followed up by reporting that the ice at the Hatcher Lake site of the local ice-melt contest was still a foot thick.  More “bets” on the time of the ice “break through” are being taken, so Alan encouraged all who set their sights too early, or are finally coming to life following winter hibernation, to “take the plunge” and get into the action while also helping the Scholarship Fund.

 

Larry McClintock then looked up from his calculator to announce that the 2019 Rotary event sponsorship tally stands at $19,350.  There is some time remaining, Larry said, so he is hopeful of passing the $20,000 mark.

 

President Shellie Peterson then reminded all of the Gary Morris Concert to be held at Pagosa Springs High School, Saturday evening April 20, and asked for more efforts by members to sell tickets to friends, neighbors, and music fans everywhere.  “Everybody needs to work on sales,” Shellie cajoled. 

 

In addition, Shellie reported that the Casino Night event will be delayed from May to June 21, 2019, explaining that even Rotarians need to catch their breath, so the earlier date formerly set for the gala occasion seemed to come much too close to the concert.

 

Helen Richardson reported that John was recovering well from his spinal fusion surgery, and was half-way through the expected 6 week convalescence. 

 

Jo Bridges circulated a sign-up sheet for the next three weeks of the Feed Our Children Project.