President Betsy Watson kicked off the meeting at 12:00PM
Special thanks to:
- Bill Prather and Fred Coleman for Set up
- Mike Weaver for Flag salute
- Fred Coleman and Suzanne Scar for Greeting
- Tony Thacher for Fining
- Suzanne Scar for Collecting money
- and Andy Gilman, our Reminder Editor
Invocation: Tony Thacher
Rain on Tin
By Rodney Jones, from his book Salvation Blues
…
I am going to think of the rain,
of waiting under the eaves of an old house
at that moment
when it takes a form like fog.
It makes the mountain vanish.
Then the smell of rain, which is the smell of the earth a plow turns up,
only condensed and refined.
Almost fifty years since thunder rolled
and the nerves woke like secret agents under the skin.
…
Lonely and grateful would be my way to end,
and something for the pain please,
a little purity to sand the rough edges,
a slow downpour from the Dark Ages,
a drizzle from the Pleistocene.
As I dream of the rain’s long body,
I will eliminate from mind all the qualities that rain deletes
and then I will be primed to study rain’s power,
the first drops lightly hallowing,
but now and again a great gallop of the horse of rain
or an explosion of orange-green light.
A simple radiance, it requires no discipline.
Before I knew women, I knew the lonely pleasures of rain.
The mist and then the clearing.
I will listen where the lightning thrills the rooster up a willow,
and my whole life flowing
until I have no choice, only the rain,
and I step into it
Programs
Next week we are going to be dark. But the following week we will have Len Klaif, Board President of the Ojai Art Center.
Announcements and Guests:
We had several guests today including Fern Barishman, Tony Ayala, James Vegas City Manager, Marcy Toscher, and Dorcas Young
Plus several announcements -
1) There will be a membership meeting directly following this meeting.
2) August 25th Taste of Ojai Meeting at Libbey Park at 5:30PM.
3) On August 27th, we will be having a joint beach party. Larry Wilde beach house party with the other Ojai Rotary Club. Look for more details.
A Whitman Family Art Show will take place on July 31st at the Ojai Art Center from 5:00-9:00PM.
Leslie Clark also had the following announcement…
 Help light the world and support the Nomad Foundation. For almost 10 years, Unite to Light's Luke Lights have been in our matrones' medical bags lighting the tents where they help nomadic women give birth safely.
This week (July 26- August 2) is our Buy One - Give One (BOGO) fundraiser with Unite to Light. That means if you click below and purchase from Unite to Light's website, you will be donating one to the Nomad Foundation as well as receiving one. These lights and chargers are great for camping, your go-bag, bedside reading, and anywhere you need portable power and light. They make great gifts; everyone needs a lightweight, durable, solar-powered light for $20.
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Cartoon (Courtesy of President Betsy)
Fining
Tony Thacher offered a great presentation on the 1984 Olympic events that took place at Lake Casitas.
1984 USA Women’s 8 Rowing Team win their first-ever Olympic
gold medal at Lake Casitas. In Tokyo they will be vying for their
fourth in a row.
Program - Brian Brennan, Casitas Municipal Water District
Brian was born and raised in Galway, Brian is a 16-year veteran of locally elected office in the City of San Buenaventura as both Mayor and Councilman.
A professional restaurateur for over 25 years, Brian has opened and operated restaurants in coastal California, Hawaii, Florida, and the Virgin Islands.
He has been on the forefront of coastal and water related protection policies both locally, regionally and statewide for all of his adult life which culminated in an appointment by Governor Jerry Brown to the California Coastal Commission in 2011.
Brian presently serves as President of the Casitas Municipal Water District representing Division 1 within the City of Ventura.
Brian presented on the following subjects:
Casitas MWD Water Supply Status
• Surface Water Resources - Lake Casitas Currently at 36% Capacity (Approximately 86,000 Acre Feet) - Represents greater than Five Years of Water Supply for Casitas Customers We Are Here
• Groundwater Resources - Ojai Groundwater Basin at 68% Capacity - Represents greater than Five Years of Water Supply for Casitas Ojai Customers - The Ojai Water System Receives 75% to 80% of its Supplies from Groundwater We Are Her
1) Casitas Water Supply Status/Conservation Stage
2) Current Projects Under Construction
3) Future Projects Under Design
4) Groundwater Adjudication Update
There was a very lively discussion following Brian’s presentation.
Betsy concluded the meeting and we look forward to seeing you in August.
