Newsletter - Current  Jan 7, 2020

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The Rotary Club of White River Junction, Vermont, USA

The River Log 

 January 7, 2020

   Read "Speaking of Polio" 

The Rotarian, January 2020, p 12.

Also Read the "Rotarian Code of Conduct"

The Rotarian, January 2020, p 8.

News Items:

Our Meeting:

Opening:

    The Pledge to the Flag was led by President PJ. Phil lead the song "America the Beautiful". 

Quiet Moment:

 Gayle gave the invocation

Guests:

  Timothy Hebert 

Visiting Rotarians:

  None 

Happy Dollars: Rotarian Ray Stanford served as Sergeant-at-Arms.

The following Rotarians were happy because:

* Ray - the Patriots won

* Wayne - the Patriots lost.

* Phil - he is able to be here.

* Ken - conducted a wedding at Midnight on December 31. A Family tradition.

* Dave FF - he paid because he was away for 5 weeks.

* Gayle - She had a family Christmas after the Holiday.

* Brad - he is happy to be here.

* Aaron - he is happy to be back from vacation.

* PJ - we had an amazing Polar Express, "the best ever".

Fines:

No fines today! 

Songs:         

No Songs today!

50/50 drawing:

   A student drew another student's number. She chose the $5.00.  

Program:

   The program, today, was the celebration of the Students of the Month. They were presented by Tim Hebert, HACTC counselor. Pictures and names are listed below.

   Due to a communication mixup the High School was not notified of the change in the calendar at the request of the HACTC Culinary Arts Program. We will catch up with them in February.

Jessica Marshall, Cameron Stebbins, Bryan Lowell 

Absent: Anna Courtermarsh

Closing:

    President PJ led the 4-Way test and the Rotary motto.

Announcements:

* Ray announced that members able to were invited to help take down the decorations at the Train Station which were put up for the Polar Express.

* The next meeting at the HACTC "Getaway" will be on the second Tuesday, February 11, 2020. This will include the HACTC and Hartford High School.

* The Board of Directors will meet at the Mascoma Bank on Monday, January 13, 2020. The meeting will begin at 5:00 PM.

Calendar:

Mon  Jan    13  Board of Directors Meeting - .Mascoma Bank - 5:00 PM.2

Tue. Jan     14  Regular Meeting. 7:00 A.M. Hartford Town Office. Breakfast donation $5.00.

Tue  Jan     21  Regular Meeting. 12:00 Noon. Hotel Coolidge.  Bring your own lunch.

                         Club Assembly - business meeting.

 Tue  Jan     28  Regular Meeting. 5:00 PM. The Public House.  $20.00.

Anniversaries/Birthdays:

None announced

Students of the Month:  Honored every month between October and May on the second Tuesday at the Hartford Area Career and Technology Center.

Hartford Area Career and Technology Center 

Timothy Hebert presenting

Anna Coutermarsh - Hartford High School - Health Sciences Level 2 (Absent)

Cameron Stebbins - Macoma Valley High School - Health Sciences Level 1

Bryan Lowell - Mascoma Valley High Achool - Education Sciences - Coaching and Leading.

Jessica Marshall - Hartford High School - Education Sciences - Teaching and Learning.

Service Above Self Awards:  Presented two or three times a year to high school students who have served their community in a vounteer program.

ENGAGEMENT:

   Members at the meeting:   Are those highlighted Below.

Ken Baldwin (Associate), David Briggs, Lori Brown, Stephen Dotson,  David F. Ford, 

Erin Fredieu, Jeremy Greeley, Brannon Godfrey, Phil Hammond, Scott Hausler, Renee Hebert,  

Richard Hoffman,  Margo Howland, David Landry, Aaron MacAskill, Joe Major, 

Craig McCullough, Kipp Miller, Kelli Morneau,  Skip Nalette, Gayle Ottmann, Heather Potter, 

Jim Rostron, Nancy Russell, Wayne Russell, David Saturley,  PJ Skehan,  

Ray Stanford, Lynn Towne, Brad Vail, George Wenz.   10   (31) 

   Rotarians in Service to the community:   

   Community members helping Rotary:

    Gloria

   Rotarians at Rotary Social Events: 

   Rotarians we missed:    Are those not highlighted above

Attendance:

                                                         10 / 31 = 32% at the meeting.

Make UPs Reported

 None reported

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Notes by Gayle Ottmann                                                  River Log Construction by Phil Hammond

Editing by Gloria Hammond                                             Keyboarding and Email by Phil Hammond