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Rotary Club of Santa Monica

Rota-Monica

 

FOR THE WEEK ENDED MAY 19, 2000            VOLUME 78, ISSUE 38

 


Tune in this Week for

the May 19th Program:

 

"Craft Talks #7"

 

Our craft talker will be

 

Jonathan Kemp

 

Jonathan Kemp, Classification Education/Public Policy, is currently Assistant Dean and Director, Institute for Public Policy, at Pepperdine University in Malibu.   He will do a solo craft talk. 

 

In addition, there will be a club assembly to approve the proposed revisions to the club's by-laws.  Your copy was mailed to you April 24, 2000.


Join us next time: 

Same time, same station


May 26—We are dark for Memorial Day observance  No Rota-Monica

 

June 2—"Our Northern Neighbors" with the Canadian Consul General, the  Right Honourable A. Kim Campbell

 

June 9—"Our Southern Neighbors" with the Consul General Republic of Mexico, M. Jose Luis Bernal.


June 16—Craft Talks #8" with Robert Ned and Keith Magee

 

 

Mark Your Calendars!

 

May 20:  District Assembly at Carson for all incoming officers, directors, and interested persons, 7 a.m.

 

June 21:  Joint Board meeting for the outgoing and incoming boards, hosted by the past presidents, at the home of John Lehne.  Please be there!

 

June 23:  Dethroning/Enthroning Party at Riviera Country Club.    Plan to be there to support Jack and John!




Week 38—Public Servants Recognition

 

Good morning, Americans!  You know what the news is.  Now you're going to hear the REST of the story!!!  And now for what it's worth…

 

Head tablers for the May 5, 2000, meeting were invocateur Marvin Levin, Graham Pope, Police Chief Jim Butts, Fire Chief Ettore Berardinelli, Neil Schmidt, Chris Baker, John McIntire, and guest introducer Jim Menzies. 

 

In the absence of our President Jack, vice president-programs Graham Pope reigned with an iron fist.  To get things off to a good start, Graham fined Jim Butts $25—something about a traffic ticket on the Popemobile.  ...oh, that Pope!  Then Graham, bound and determined that the April birthdayers who didn't show in April would get fined in May, got Ken Miller, Dick Hart, C.J. Kim, and Bob Moore $100 each for failure to appear for the birthday party.  Sounds so police-like.  Then in a disturbance of the peace violation, Graham fined all the Santa Monica Bank board members who attended a "meeting" at the Bel-Air Country Club.  Our roving reporters heard that Dee Menzies, Bill Fritzsche, Bill Cummings, Don Dickerson, and Bruce Blickensderfer got a bit rowdy.  That cost each of them $100.  Jim Menzies had to pay $150 for being an accomplice with Dee.  Then UCLAer's got fined $50 each for excess publicity and the win of the volleyball match.  Jim Cayton, Nat Charnley, Joseph Fitzsimons, Carol Follette, Dick Hart, Stan Johnson, Rick Kennedy, C.J. Kim, Harris Levey, Jack Michel, Ken Mirch, Judy Neveau, Tim Shannon, and Nat Trives paid.  The USCer's weren't spared, however.  The Pope got them for failure to find a speaker for his programs during the year—and for beating University of Arizona on January 22nd.  Frank Blenkhorn, Bill Crookston, Jim Haljun, Greg Hargrave, Chester Hoover, Bob Klein, Marv Levin, Paul Leoni, Tom Loo, Monty McCormick, Bob Moore, Stan Shu, Clyde Smith, Hank Walther, and Bill Werner each paid $50.  Wow!

 

In our annual special day to honor public servants, Chief Jim Butts presented the recognition awards to Daniel Salerno and Christopher Dawson.  Chief Berardinelli recognized Captain John Nevandro.  And Neil Schmidt honored teacher Irma Lyons.

 

Good day!!


Factoid:

 

Did you know it is not a requirement for Rotary club members to attend their district conference?  It is strongly encouraged, but not mandatory, though our district governor probably thinks it should be!


Accurate Axioms, Colorful Corollaries:

 

Richard Daly's Truth:

 

The policeman isn't there to create disorder.  The policeman is there to preserve disorder.

 

We Interrupt

This Broadcast…

For a Special Bulletin

 

Events that have Changed our Outlook on the World Forever

 

From June 13, 1994, to February 4, 1997, the saga of O.J. Simpson occupied electronic and print media.  When Simpson failed to surrender to police on June 17, 1994, he was declared a fugitive, subject to a "statewide manhunt."  A few hours later a nationally televised basketball playoff game was interrupted by the broadcast of the bizarre, slow-speed chase across LA freeways.  On January 24, 1995, opening statements in the murder trial began. Television, cable, and radio broadcast live from inside the courtroom.  The trial was not only the top news of the day, it was almost the only news of the day.  Normal broadcasting was suspended on October 3, 1995, for the verdict.  Following the "not guilty" verdict, the civil suit began.  On February 4, 1997, the media faced another dilemma—to cover the long awaited verdict or to air President Clinton's State of the Union address.   After Simpson was found liable for the deaths, our own Chief Butts was among those seen leaving the courthouse.  



The Rotary International Theme for May is "District Conferences"

 

Thirteen Santa Monica Rotarians attended the District 5280 Conference at the Doral Palm Springs Resort.  Our club received 10 awards.  Let's give ourselves a pat on the back!

 

Significant decisions were made at the business session on Saturday.  Past District Governor Paul Netzel, LA5, was chosen to represent our district at the 2001 Council on Legislation.  Carol Wylie, Dominguez-Carson, will act as alternate.  A resolution on Youthact for 11-14 year olds and one on Polio Corrective Surgery were passed.  These will be sent on to Rotary International.  And the district 1998-99 financial statement was approved.

 

During one plenary session Shirley Dowling was recognized by Len Wasserstein DGN, for her work for literacy in the district.  Her "devotion to what she does is unachieved by any other Rotarian."  Great job, Shirley!

 

And the Rota-Monica received the Golden Quill Award, 1st place in the large club category. 

 

 

Topping the Pop Charts on May 19th:

 

1955:    Rock Around the Clock—

                Bill Haley and his Comets

 

1964:    My Guy—Mary Wells

           

1971:    If—Bread

                           

1980:    Ride like the Wind—

            Christopher Cross