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Reminder Newsletter
February 17th, 2014
Service Above Self
The Old (Testament) Is New Again
 
 
In the beginning...
 
Genesis 7:12 “And the rain was upon the earth for forty days and forty nights”.
 
Rotary 2:17 “And the fish flood warnings are upon the earth for forty eight hours.”
 
Bill Gilbreth thanked the devoted for cobbling together their arks of gopher wood to make it two by two to the saturated confines of the Soule Park banquet hall to weather the storm.
 
After questioning the water solubility of Alan Jacob’s memory we were led in the flag salute sans note cards and teleprompters.
 
Dr. Fred Faver led the invocation, thanking the good Lord for the things that matter.
 
Lunch was the usual suspects in support of beef stroganoff with a surprise appearance by be sprinkled red velvet cake.
 
Thank You
 
The dutiful sergeant at arms, Matt Clements, was thanked for set up.
 
Ian and Betsy greeted the animals as they boarded the ark.
 
Deirdre Daly served as cruise director deftly running the front table.
 
John Johnston was to bare witness and write an epistle for the records and those not present.
 
And, as always, Ginger was thanked for our daily bread.
 
Guests and Other Pilgrims
 
Rotarian Alexia Parks of Boulder joined us as did new member Alex Kim and guest speaker an membership prospect, Fred Coleman.
 
Announcements
 
Mike Malone - Patricia Teague Anderson would be serving as his Youth Services director. 
 
 
He had returned from president elect training at the world famous LAX Marriot where the vibrating beds are gratis thanks to the jet displacement rumbling by. He recommends a stay.
 
 
District training assembly is April 1 (no fooling) in Oxnard at Pacifica High School (600 E. Gonzales Rd) from 9am - 12:30pm. 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Marty B - Grease tickets are available. Super easy on line. Pick your date. Pick your seats. WWW.NHSMUSIC.COM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dave Brubaker (in absentia) - Program director will be hosting a meeting at Ojai Community Bank at 2pm on Thursday.
 
 
Induction
 
 
 
Betsy Watson presented Alex Kim to the club. His membership is sponsored by Bret Bradigan and will be mentored by Bill Prather. While Moses wasn’t on the ark, Alex certainly represented his spirit well with his wandering the wilderness before finding Ojai’s promised land. Alex immigrated from Korea to the US by way of Florida where he studied hospitality and hotel administration and became an accomplished hotelier. He first came to the golden state working for La Quinta. He then went to the Bahamas serving with distinction in a variety of roles for Atlantis spa and resort. He then returned to California treating travelers of the Napa Valley to his hospitality. He now finds himself at the world famous Ojai Valley Inn and Spa.
 
He and his wife Jai have three children and have been married for 22 years. They have a series of family rules that mirror many of the values and tests we use in Rotary to make decisions and guide our way. Alex is hardworking, disciplined and industrious making a welcome and valuable addition to our ranks.
 
 
Tithes and Offerings
 
 
 
Wendy Baker offered confession to the guilty masses
 
 
 
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Patricia Teague Anderson had succumb to the sin of pride and was penitent after boasting of her daughters impressive selection to intern in a Washington DC hospital that is the vanguard of recovery for our veterans returning with traumatic brain injuries. Well done.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lerie Bjornstedt was discreet and mysterious in her self-flagellation, simply thanking the Rotarians who came to her aide (they know who they are).
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sandy Buechley confessed to sloth, staying in the same place for 34 years: Patagonia. And they are lucky to have her.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bob Davis revealed he has a taste for the ponies, comparing the creeks running to the horses of Santa Anita. We know how you feel Bob. Run, baby, run.
 
Penance served Wendy shifted to questioning the congregation on their knowledge of the institution of marriage by way of a pop culture context. Don will pleased to know the fines were never at risk because there is no one in the club under the age of thirty and that would be the upper end of the range of anyone who would know the answers.
 
Methusalah, oldest man in the bible and grand father of Noah, was revealed to be Charlie who has been married 67 years. Sid Cohen was asked who in the room was married the longest. Sid, ever the progressive, asked if that was to a woman and if so only one. He guessed president Bill who wasn’t even in the running. The bronze went to Alan West and the silver to Dick Wyreck
The Program: Noahic Covenant
 
The Noah captaining our voyage into the wet and uncertain afternoon was Fred “Derf” Coleman. A willowy bearded creature of quiet strength, he navigated us through the waters of coaching. He is a fourth generation West Pointer who served in the infantry in Vietnam. For those who are challenged by military chronology (Patricia) Vietnam was the conflict after Korea and before Grenada. World War II was before Korea. When someone says, "I'm not that old and you guess older it is not what they are going for.
 
Fred was a faculty member at Thacher for 34 years. In that time he taught many students academics and athletics and they taught him to coach. He jokes that coaching is the oldest profession in the world. The good book begs to differ, but his point is well taken. Coaching permeates all human endeavor. As soon as one mammal is further down the road than another and he or she encourages another to catch up or do better they are coaching.
 
He spoke of a Zen teaching that asks the difference between an exceptional carpenter and a master carpenter. An exceptional carpenter can turn a piece of wood into anything. A master carpenter can see what the wood is most suited to being and makes it so.
 
The floor opened to questions and answers. Bob Davis asked what was the difference between teaching and coaching? “One is outside.”
 
Dr. Marty Pops outed himself as a defender of the faith and a Patriot hater asking Fred to condemn the heretical practices of Bill Belichick when compared to the sainted John Wooden. Fred didn’t think anyone in the room had enough information about the Patriot’s coach to render a decisive opinion and pointed out that much of what coach Belichick offered was an enigmatic poker face and Fred suspected he was very different with his players.
 
And with that we ran out of time and President Bill brought the meeting to a close.
 
Coming up next week.....Paul Jenkin: Taking down Matilija Dam
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