Meeting called to order by President Kahl Muscott.
Steve Galyardt led us in song with “America the Beautiful”
Dennis Bennett provided the Thought of the Day
Mike Holmes led the Club in the Pledge of Allegiance
Rod Borges was the Sargent at Arms
Visiting Rotarians
2 visiting Rotarians were introduced
Guests of Rotarians
LindaMaeding introduced our guest speaker Matt Slusher, Acting Battalion Chief for Placer Hills Fire and Kirk Kushan, Placer Hills Fire Chief.
RandyMealhow introduced his wife Mary Ann
AlLombardi introduced Nancy Bender who is a pending new member of our Club.
Rotary Board Meeting
The Board met this morning, the highlights are noted below:
Current membership stands at 97. There were 2 new members added. The Board approved donations of $250 to Golden Sierra Life Skills and $250 to Meadow Vista Friendly Neighbors Program. In addition our Rotary Club will donate $2,000 to benefit victims of the Camp Fire !
Water Project
Bob Dunstan summarized the status of the water project which is now complete including approval of the final report by Rotary International. The most significant achievements were refurbishment of a well that serves 350 students and construction of a rain water collection system with a capacity to store 110,000 gallons of water for up to 1,700 students.
Great work Bob !!!
A Bit of Rotary History
Mike Holmes provided his fellow Rotarians with a little history of our Club. The Club was founded by a group of men who originally met at the Tahoe Club in 1924. There were 25 charter members and they met quite coincidently on Tuesday’s at 12:15. The Club grew to 48 members by 1926 and 87 members by 1955. Today’s membership stands at 97.
Polio Update
Larry Rolufs reminded members that Polio has not been eradicated in the world in spite of the misconception it has. There were 27 cases reported in 2018 which unfortunately is an increase over 2017 where only 17 new cases were reported.
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Program-
This week’s speaker was Matt Slusher, acting Battalion Chief with the Placer Hills Fire Protection District. Matt has been with Placer Hills for 16 years and lives in Applegate with his wife and son.
Currently there are 8,400 firefighters deployed in the state, mostly on the Camp and Woolsey fires. As of Tuesday, the Camp Fire is currently 70% contained and has burned 155,000 acres including 11,713 residential structures.
The Woolsey fire is 94% contained and being fought by 1,086 firefighters.
According to Matt the fire season is now longer than ever, we can help by maintaining 100 feet of defensible space around our homes and by cleaning our gutters and roofs.
Residential fires double in size every 30 seconds to 1 minute so response time to fires is critically important.
The Placer Hills Fire District operates on a budget of $2.4 M.
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Paul Harris Awards
Larry Rolufs presented with a Paul Harris plus 8 pin !!
Congratulations and We thank you for all your contributions.
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New Member Proposals
The following individual(s) had been approved for membership by the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Auburn. If no objections are received by the Board, within 10 days of initial publication, (s)he is, upon payment of the proper fees, considered to be a member of the Rotary Club of Auburn:
Nancy Bender - Classification: Nurse Practitioner
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Weekly Meeting Question-
President Kahl, in the spirit of Thanksgiving asked questions about Pilgrims and Thanksgiving.
Who was the first President to officially pardon a turkey ? Cindy Eckland’s table guessed Truman, the correct answer is Ronald Regan
Question: What type of music did the Pilgrims like best ?
Answer-Plymouth Rock
Which side of the turkey has the most feathers ? Answer-The outside
What smells best ? Answer-Your nose.
OK the questions were a bit corny (HA! HA!)
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Other Announcements
Christmas Party
Tom Edmiston asked Rotarians to save December 20th for this event from 5-9PM. It will be held at the General Gomez Center in Auburn and feature heavy appetizers provided by the Monkey Cat and a cash bar. Tom asked Rotarians to bring canned goods.
Stand Up Placer Christmas Dinner
Catherine McGregor reported that this will take place December 5th. Gifts selected by Rotarians should be wrapped and turned in to her by November 27th. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn in Auburn. Volunteers are asked to arrive by 5:00 PM, guests will arrive at 5:30.
Festival of Lights
This year’s event will take place on Saturday December 1st. Steve Galyardt asked for additional volunteers to help.
Sunset Bay Trip
There will be a trip planning party at Al Lombardi’s home on November 28th at 7:00PM.
Gingerbread House Event
Cathy Bianchi announced that our Club will be supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Chico who will host a Gingerbread House party for up to 62 children at the Chico Club. Auburn Rotary Club members are requested to purchase Gingerbread House kits and provide those to Cathy. The kits do not need to be assembled. Contact Cathy for additional details.
Update on Melanie Barton
It was reported that Melanie is currently cancer free!! Such wonderful news !! She is looking forward to our December 11th meeting when the Colfax choir will perform.
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Black Marble Saga-
Bridget Petersen-Powers selected a marble but unfortunately for her table it wasn’t black. The current pot will continue to grow past the current amount now valued in the area of $500.
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Appreciation to Dennis Bennett for meeting notes and Randy Mealhow for pictures.
which is now complete including approval of the final report by Rotary International. The most significant achievements were refurbishment of a well that serves 350 students and construction of a rain water collection system with a capacity to store 110,000 gallons of water for up to 1,700 students.
of our Club. The Club was founded by a group of men who originally met at the Tahoe Club in 1924. There were 25 charter members and they met quite coincidently on Tuesday’s at 12:15. The Club grew to 48 members by 1926 and 87 members by 1955. Today’s membership stands at 97.
eradicated in the world in spite of the misconception it has. There were 27 cases reported in 2018 which unfortunately is an increase over 2017 where only 17 new cases were reported.
Chief with the Placer Hills Fire Protection District. Matt has been with Placer Hills for 16 years and lives in Applegate with his wife and son.
rrect answer is Ronald Regan
supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Chico who will host a Gingerbread House party for up to 62 children at the Chico Club. Auburn Rotary Club members are requested to purchase Gingerbread House kits and provide those to Cathy. The kits do not need to be assembled. Contact Cathy for additional details.
for her table it wasn’t black. The current pot will continue to grow past the current amount now valued in the area of $500.
