Happy Dollars

Mike Markley was happy because he got hit by a golf ball while rid-ing a bicycle in close proximity to the Warm Springs Golf Course. That’s Mike’s bruised knee at right

George Weissbeck was happy because a dinner guest at his house on Independence Day told a wonderful story of gaining his inde-pendence by escaping Communist Bulgaria and hiking to Italy and freedom

Andrea Thornton is happy because she sold a home, bought a home in Corvallis and is looking for a rentable home in McCall

John Verity was happy because he just completed a sixteen day road trip from Savannah, GA to Burlington VT, with lots of great stops along the way

The Sou’wester July7, 2016

Introductions, Announcements and Sergeant at Arms

After Wink Jones led us in the song, Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, Terry Bowman introduced our only guest, Dave Burch from Boise Po-lice, who was focusing on how to discretely handcuff and detain an unnamed Rotarian sitting at his table. President Mike then announced that we need a Program Chair for August, September and October. We will need three speakers for each of those three months. To vol-unteer, please contact Bryan Nunes. Mike also announced that District Governor Jim Hogge will be our guest speaker on August 10. It was noted that we still need volunteers for Lobsterfest. Contact Bob Rose or Rod McDowell to help out. Mike noted that our club Directors meetings have changed to the second Tuesday of each month at noon at the Riverside. George Weissbeck reminded us that we all need to pitch in with a bottle of GOOD wine as a donation for the Wine Auc-tion at Lobsterfest. GOOD wine was then defined as having a retail value of at least $20. Think “Twenty Buck Chuck”. Wink then inter-viewed me on how and when I joined Rotary.

“I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.” ― Kahlil Gibran

The Four Way Test:

Is it the TRUTH

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Club Officers and Directors for 2016-2017 President: Mike Markley Immediate Past-President: Dave Shaw

President-elect: Erik Lund

Vice President: Janet Worthington Treasurer: Barbara Dorsey Secretary: Jim Baldwin Sergeant at Arms: Wink Jones

Director, Foundation: Bob Rose (thru June 2018) Director, Service: Tim Gammill (thru June 2017) Director, Administration: Conrad Colby (term runs thru June 2017) Director, Communication: Bryan Nunes (term runs thru June 2017)Director, Membership: Edenn Jablonski (term runs thru June 2017) Other News Boise Southwest Communications Director Bryan Nunes and his team are working on a new Club Directory to be published in the near fu-ture, and it's important to have your latest information in our Clubrun-ner website, which will supply the source data for the printed directo-ry. Frank Greene has sent us all an email asking for updates. Check your inbox! Upcoming Speakers July 13—Mike Markley will discuss the RI Convention in Seoul and club goals for the coming year July 20—TBD July 27—Catherine Chertudi, Boise City Solid Waste Programs Manag-er will provide information on some upcoming solid-waste programs August 2—TBD August 9—Jim Hogge, District Governor, District 5400

This Week’s Speaker

Rhea Allen, President of Peppershock Media and the Rotary Club of Nampa presented thoughts on “Rotary’s Voice”. She talked about branding being the bridge between RI’s strategies and our image. She believes that RI’s research tells us that Rotary’s strengths differentiate us from all other service organizations and that Rotarians are typically strong leaders. She feels that our strategy helps clarify our essence, or our reason for being as well as our values and beliefs and our voice. She then led a role play and conversation around why we joined Rotary and why we have stayed in our club.

Meeting Locations and Menu

July 13: Sapphire and La-sagna July 20: Sapphire and-Burger Bar July 27: Aspen and Open faced chicken cordon Blue

Quotable Quotes

"I love California . I practi-cally grew up in Phoenix "-- Dan Quayle

"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are do-ing it.."--Al Gore