SpokesmanThe

The Rotary Club of Grand Junction Weekly Bulletin

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Teresa AnsonPresident Elect

Vicki CanadaySecretary

David BrownTreasurer

Kirk RiderPast President Representative

Barbara BowmanClub Administration

Michael McCormickCommunity Service

John DuffyPublic Relations

Chris UnfugPast President 2010 - 2011

Cary EidsnessMembership Development

Lou Ludington Service Projects

Mark MackleyFoundation

Roger PtolemyDistrict Governor

Kalyan BanerjeeInternational President

Bob JohnsonPresident

2011-2012“We Embrace Humanity

Through Rotary”

Rotary Club of Grand JunctionP.O. Box 1888Grand Junction, CO 81502District Website: www.rotary5470.org Current Club Website: www.gjrotary.orgFuture Site: www.clubrunner.ca/grandjunction

Home of “The King ‘N Trio”

Club 1167Founded June 17, 1919

District 5470

Club MeetingWednesday, 12:00 pm, Two Rivers Convention Center

Rotaract1st and 3rd Thursday of each month12:00 - 1pm, 1011 North 10th Street (GJ Housing Authority Board Room)

Horizon SunriseThursday at 7:15 am, Bookcliff Country Club

Redlands RotaryFriday at 12:00 pm, Redlands Mesa Golf Course Club House

Palisade SunriseTuesday at 7:15 am, Wine Country Inn

Rotary Club of FruitaTuesday at 12:00 pm, Fruita Civic Center

Spokesman Editor: John Duffyjduffy@gjhomes.com / 243-0456 (w) 234-4830 (c)Newsletter copy deadline for weekly announcements, letters, stories, program info, etc. is Thursday 10 AM

Cover Photo: “The LaSal Mountains” by Bob JohnsonKing ‘N Trio Photo: by Bob Johnson

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July 4 No Meeting – Happy 4th of July

July11 Induction of President Teresa Anson

Upcoming Meetings/Events

June 30 Rotary Board Meeting 8:00 am, Garfield’s

July 11 Rotary Youth Exchange Meeting 11:30 AM Two Rivers Convention Ctr

June 27, 2012

UPCOMING DATES

Meeting Programs

Program Committee Gwen DeCino, Chair

Barbara Bowman, Co-Chair,

June 27th, 2012

Rotaract no longer meets at the Grand Junction Housing Authority. They meet at Ed Bozarth 2595 Highway 6 & 50 in the only two story building on the lot.

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The Spokesman’s SpokesmanBy Dave Mooney

President Bob opened our meeting with a “pink” gavel. His thought for the day was an anonymous quote “Life is a journey – happy is one who finds beauty at every detour.” Our invocation was given by Walt Smith and King David brought up and introduced John Duffy as his new protégé at Bray Real Estate, which earned them a $10 fine. During introductions, President Bob fined Mike Blackburn $5 because he was not present the previous week to protect him from the evil doings of Kevin McChesney and Merritt Kinsey. Mike asked if Bob wanted him to “make them disappear” and the answer was yes!

Announcements

• President Bob reminded the incoming and outgoing board the meeting tonight would be at the Redlands Mesa Golf Course and begin promptly at 5pm!

• Terry Toner talked something about Pie & Ice Cream for orphans.• Merritt Kinsey reminded us of the Old Fossil Classic on Friday the 29th. • Mike Blackburn told us a joke about a dying mobster his 45 caliber handgun and Rolex watch. • Induction • Barbara Mahoney was re inducted into our club with her sponsor Kim Giannone saying that this would

be “no boring bio” instead Kim was speaking about Barb’s favorite hobbies which seemed to revolve around finding a handsome Latin Man! Barb said that she is proud to be a member again.

Fines

- President Bob then assumed a most serious air. He asked Dan Roberts if he had a Rotary Pin on and Dan replied, who’s asking? And Bob said, “I don’t care if you have a pin on or not $2”!!! - President Bob then began to delve into the reports of the “Gavel Stealing Conspiracy” which evidently left a paper trail of over 20 emails sent around the Past Presidents and other conspirators. The chicanery began before club with a “Baldershop Quintet” photo designed to get Bob’s coat off. Bob transferred his gavel from the hiding place in his coat to his pants pocket but did not yet perceive where this all was heading. - Bob singled out the main henchmen and had them stand for their punishment. Erle Reid $50! Kirk Riderprotested that he never touched the gavel and Bob increased his fine from $50 to $60! Merritt Kinsey said “It was Kevin’s idea” $50 to $60! Kevin McChesney $50! And the ring leader, Jack Connolly - $100!!! Jack said that “it is the sacred right of the Past Presidents to acquire the current Presidents’ gavel”. He told Bob that he might get his gavel back but it probably won’t be recognizable.

Frankie and Janie Show

After our birthday Rotarians were duly recognized, poor Barb Bowman was selected to tell us more about ants than we ever wanted to know. Abby Landmeier who just returned from Turkey, told us about the Rotaract donation for Mercy Ships, an international program which received a variety of matching grants totaling almost $10,000!

Happy Bucks

• Mike Lowenstein was with his wife Bettecelebrating 50 years together!

• Steve Gunderson had $10 for riding down the California coast on bicycles.

• Abby Landmeier had $1 because tomorrow would be her last meeting as President of the Rotaract Club.

• Mari Garland had $3 because her kids made 3 finals for the first time.

• Jana Gerow had some happies because the company that she works for opened a new grocery store and is working on more. She also had happies for Liz Hochevar who got over 300 signatures on her petition.

• John Duffy was happy to be at Bray & Co. • President Bob then fined John for the Bray

& CO advertisement as well as falling down on his editorial duties by having incorrect information on the back of the Spokesman.

Gifts for the Pink Gaveled One:

- Tom Benton had been on a bike trip and found The Bald Pate Inn in Estes Park. He brought Bob a hat and named him “Prominent Pate”. - Kevin Wodlinger has been traveling and brought President Bob a Boch beer not made from Frac water, an expired day pass from Banff National Park, a pin from Mount Rushmore and a jar of North Dakota Frac water, which Kevin drank! - Tom Hunn had been traveling across multiple states and gave Bob a “sugar packet” from each state. - Mike Berry came back from the Bahamas and gave Bob a Bahamian Buck – still worth less than $1USD. - Chris Unfug had been to San Francisco and got to go for a walk in the woods. He said that it was easy to imagine being “lost in the woods” which immediately reminded him of Bob’s term. He gave Bob a hat and some chocolate.

Fun Facts by Jan Pomrenke

Bald is beautiful but that soon will pass

Today we celebrate and it won't be the last Instead The Last Rites of this Bald Brigade

A final tribute to Pres Bob Before he gets "Laid"...

To rest with Past Presidents... Even some of them hairless

How very careless But Bob was the only president

Whose "Hair was called nude"...how rudeSo to rest in these Rites

Others must go as he loses his glow Receding Bacon

Brightest Beam BlackburnHalf Bald Braffett

Started Shining ChristGleamingly Gunderson

Fringie KinseyBald "Big McChesney

Sides Glow McCormickCut Close Pretti

Forward Thinker SissonTricky Toupee Toner

Soon2B UnfugAll to be saluted by Captain Dan Wilson

With the cleverest of Last RitesLaying to Rest

Our Best Bald BrigadeFor now and ever more

The end....For Bald~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Sun Sets On a Glowing Beacon of Leadership – Bob Johnson As we end the Rotary year the future looks a little less bright at the Wednesday noon hour. After today’s meeting our brilliant head will be moving out to the pasture of past presidents leaving a dull shadow over the faithful gathered at the Two Rivers Convention Center. No longer will Kirk Rider have to wear his sunglasses inside during meetings and slide presentations will be seen glare free and will be easier to view. But enough about the future, today we will look back on a wonderful year of challenges and accomplishments from Rotary year 2011-2012. We will also bid farewell to that glowing beacon of leadership, our bright light in an otherwise dull room – President Bob Johnson. You may change how address him - Nude Knob, Chrome Dome, Cue Ball, or the Follically Changed One - but there’s no changing the fact that the Grand Junction Rotary Club had a great year thanks to President Bob Johnson.

Welcome Back Barbara

After a short hiatus, Barbara Mahoney

was inducted, pinned and welcomed back

into the fold of our Club at last week’s

meeting.

June 27, 2012 June 27, 2012

TO

DA

Y’S

PR

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The Spokesman’s SpokesmanBy Dave Mooney

President Bob opened our meeting with a “pink” gavel. His thought for the day was an anonymous quote “Life is a journey – happy is one who finds beauty at every detour.” Our invocation was given by Walt Smith and King David brought up and introduced John Duffy as his new protégé at Bray Real Estate, which earned them a $10 fine. During introductions, President Bob fined Mike Blackburn $5 because he was not present the previous week to protect him from the evil doings of Kevin McChesney and Merritt Kinsey. Mike asked if Bob wanted him to “make them disappear” and the answer was yes!

Announcements

• President Bob reminded the incoming and outgoing board the meeting tonight would be at the Redlands Mesa Golf Course and begin promptly at 5pm!

• Terry Toner talked something about Pie & Ice Cream for orphans.• Merritt Kinsey reminded us of the Old Fossil Classic on Friday the 29th. • Mike Blackburn told us a joke about a dying mobster his 45 caliber handgun and Rolex watch. • Induction • Barbara Mahoney was re inducted into our club with her sponsor Kim Giannone saying that this would

be “no boring bio” instead Kim was speaking about Barb’s favorite hobbies which seemed to revolve around finding a handsome Latin Man! Barb said that she is proud to be a member again.

Fines

- President Bob then assumed a most serious air. He asked Dan Roberts if he had a Rotary Pin on and Dan replied, who’s asking? And Bob said, “I don’t care if you have a pin on or not $2”!!! - President Bob then began to delve into the reports of the “Gavel Stealing Conspiracy” which evidently left a paper trail of over 20 emails sent around the Past Presidents and other conspirators. The chicanery began before club with a “Baldershop Quintet” photo designed to get Bob’s coat off. Bob transferred his gavel from the hiding place in his coat to his pants pocket but did not yet perceive where this all was heading. - Bob singled out the main henchmen and had them stand for their punishment. Erle Reid $50! Kirk Riderprotested that he never touched the gavel and Bob increased his fine from $50 to $60! Merritt Kinsey said “It was Kevin’s idea” $50 to $60! Kevin McChesney $50! And the ring leader, Jack Connolly - $100!!! Jack said that “it is the sacred right of the Past Presidents to acquire the current Presidents’ gavel”. He told Bob that he might get his gavel back but it probably won’t be recognizable.

Frankie and Janie Show

After our birthday Rotarians were duly recognized, poor Barb Bowman was selected to tell us more about ants than we ever wanted to know. Abby Landmeier who just returned from Turkey, told us about the Rotaract donation for Mercy Ships, an international program which received a variety of matching grants totaling almost $10,000!

Happy Bucks

• Mike Lowenstein was with his wife Bettecelebrating 50 years together!

• Steve Gunderson had $10 for riding down the California coast on bicycles.

• Abby Landmeier had $1 because tomorrow would be her last meeting as President of the Rotaract Club.

• Mari Garland had $3 because her kids made 3 finals for the first time.

• Jana Gerow had some happies because the company that she works for opened a new grocery store and is working on more. She also had happies for Liz Hochevar who got over 300 signatures on her petition.

• John Duffy was happy to be at Bray & Co. • President Bob then fined John for the Bray

& CO advertisement as well as falling down on his editorial duties by having incorrect information on the back of the Spokesman.

Gifts for the Pink Gaveled One:

- Tom Benton had been on a bike trip and found The Bald Pate Inn in Estes Park. He brought Bob a hat and named him “Prominent Pate”. - Kevin Wodlinger has been traveling and brought President Bob a Boch beer not made from Frac water, an expired day pass from Banff National Park, a pin from Mount Rushmore and a jar of North Dakota Frac water, which Kevin drank! - Tom Hunn had been traveling across multiple states and gave Bob a “sugar packet” from each state. - Mike Berry came back from the Bahamas and gave Bob a Bahamian Buck – still worth less than $1USD. - Chris Unfug had been to San Francisco and got to go for a walk in the woods. He said that it was easy to imagine being “lost in the woods” which immediately reminded him of Bob’s term. He gave Bob a hat and some chocolate.

Fun Facts by Jan Pomrenke

Bald is beautiful but that soon will pass

Today we celebrate and it won't be the last Instead The Last Rites of this Bald Brigade

A final tribute to Pres Bob Before he gets "Laid"...

To rest with Past Presidents... Even some of them hairless

How very careless But Bob was the only president

Whose "Hair was called nude"...how rudeSo to rest in these Rites

Others must go as he loses his glow Receding Bacon

Brightest Beam BlackburnHalf Bald Braffett

Started Shining ChristGleamingly Gunderson

Fringie KinseyBald "Big McChesney

Sides Glow McCormickCut Close Pretti

Forward Thinker SissonTricky Toupee Toner

Soon2B UnfugAll to be saluted by Captain Dan Wilson

With the cleverest of Last RitesLaying to Rest

Our Best Bald BrigadeFor now and ever more

The end....For Bald~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Sun Sets On a Glowing Beacon of Leadership – Bob Johnson As we end the Rotary year the future looks a little less bright at the Wednesday noon hour. After today’s meeting our brilliant head will be moving out to the pasture of past presidents leaving a dull shadow over the faithful gathered at the Two Rivers Convention Center. No longer will Kirk Rider have to wear his sunglasses inside during meetings and slide presentations will be seen glare free and will be easier to view. But enough about the future, today we will look back on a wonderful year of challenges and accomplishments from Rotary year 2011-2012. We will also bid farewell to that glowing beacon of leadership, our bright light in an otherwise dull room – President Bob Johnson. You may change how address him - Nude Knob, Chrome Dome, Cue Ball, or the Follically Changed One - but there’s no changing the fact that the Grand Junction Rotary Club had a great year thanks to President Bob Johnson.

Welcome Back Barbara

After a short hiatus, Barbara Mahoney

was inducted, pinned and welcomed back

into the fold of our Club at last week’s

meeting.