Oak Hills Rotary Bulletin Feb 13, 2019 (Feb 13, 2019)

Mary Denton
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New table arrangement provides easier fellowship, more elbow room and ease of serving lunches! Thanks Ken Ruiz for your idea!

2019 Fiesta Medal will soon be available for sale!

President

Fred Timmons

President Elect

Rick Tarbell

Secretary

Mary Denton

Treasurer

Stuart Dudley

Vice President

James Daniel

Immediate Past President

Allyson Hamlin

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Member Birthdays

Destiny Mujica

March 4

Rick Tarbell

March 26

Anniversaries

Rick Rhodes

Sally

March 19

Join Date

Kenneth Ruiz

March 1, 1988

31 years

Rick Tarbell

March 15, 1993

26 years

James Daniel

March 28, 2014

5 years

Bulletin for Feb 13, 2019

Prayer, Pledge and Visitors

The meeting began with the ringing of the bell by President Fred Timmons. Joe Montagna led us in a word of prayer and the pledge. Bruce Richter observed that our guests from Girl Scouts US had no problem reciting the Texas Pledge by heart!

President Fred introduced our speakers and guests:

Kris Richter, son of Bruce & Gloria Richter who is a member of the Terry McGregor Rotary Club in North Carolina

Melissa Caplinger, Leader of Girl Scouts Troop 43 and three members of the Troup.

Matthew Sheehan, Campus Director of Galen College, guest of Ken Donoughue. Matthew is a prospective member for our Club.

President Fred shared some sad news: Long time Oak Hills Rotarian Ted Harwood passed away Sunday night. The family plans to have a private service on their ranch. Members of our Club shared fond memories of Ted. He and his business partner Don Hill, local Veterinarians, were key to the wildly successful Shrimp Fest. They would fry fish and boil shrimp through the night before to prepare for the event.

Another of our Rotarian members, Chuck Steinmetz had a severe stroke Tuesday and is in the hospital. Please keep Chuck and his wife Jackie in your prayers. Chuck was very involved in the Oak Hills and Med Center Rotary Clubs for many years prior to having health issues.

Humor from President Fred

These are quotes from the old game show Hollywood Squares:

Host: "If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be?"

Charley Weaver: "Three days of steady drinking should do it."

Host: "You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman?"

Don Knotts: "That's what's been keeping me awake."

Host: "According to Cosmopolitan, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that he is attractive, is it okay to come right out and ask him if he's married?"

Rose Marie: "No, wait until morning."

Host: "According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people?"

Charley Weaver: "It got me out of the army."

Pass the Hat goes to: Girl Scouts of America

Valentine Day Trivia

President Fred shared some Valentine's Day trivia:

The first mass produced Valentine was in 1947.

Approximately 190 million Valentines are mailed each year.

Over half mailed are for others than husband and wife

Average spending for Valentine's Day has increased every year

"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt." Charles Schultz

President Fred said, "this is a great time to tell someone that you cherish them."

Show Low Raffle

President Fred Timmons won the opportunity to draw the 2 of Clubs to win the $150 pot. Unfortunately he drew the Six of Clubs and took home a bottle of white wine.

Ken Ruiz owned the second ticket drawn and took home a bottle of red wine.

Rick Tarbell is providing the wine this month - thanks Rick!

Fines and Confessions

Rick Tarbell confessed that he was missing his pin.

Bruce and Gloria Richter are celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary. Congratulations!

Bruce shared that he and Gloria awarded their Paul Harris Fellow pin to their son Kris. Their daughter and granddaughter also have Paul Harris Fellow pins. Contributions to the Paul Harris Foundation goes directly to Rotary International and towards their effort to end diseases such polio on a world wide scale. For every $1 Rotary commits to Polio eradication the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has committed $2.

Umbrella Time

Ken Ruiz owns the umbrella for January and February. Ken was grateful to family and friends who shared the time with him last meeting for his induction into the Club. This was a meaningful time for him to return to the original Club where his Rotary life began. He gave our guest today, Matt Sheehan, an "End Polio Now" tile. He explained the focus and effort that Rotary Internal has to end polio worldwide.

Remembering Ted Harwood

Ken reminisced about Rotarian and friend Ted Harwood. Ted and his business partner Dan Hill were Veterinarians. Ken was 24 years old when he joined Oak Hills Rotary. Ted made fun of Ken's New York accent and Ken took his kidding in stride. Ken shared the good time he and his kid brother had when Ted's business partner took them fishing. Someone shared, "Ted was an Aggie". Bil Trodlier shared, "Ted was a good guy." Fred shared that "Ted was soft spoken." Joe said, "Ted was a rancher." Ted is leaving a legacy in the history of our Club - so many friendships - and will long be remembered. We are forever grateful.

Club Lunch and Business Program

Girl Scout Troop 43 was on hand today selling cookies! This unique Troop consists of 15 homeschooled girls and they meet at the Girl Scout Headquarters. Girl Scouts in the US helps girls build confidence and character. When asked what were their favorite activities they listed: A trip the Snake Farm, Volunteering at the Food Bank, the Food Drive at HEB where they helped pack 995 bags with 496 lbs of food. They also took a night trip to the San Antonio Zoo. Cookie sales help support the local counsel, help earn trips to camp and help support STEM Workshops. The girls work on badges and learn about managing money. These girls are cookie experts! In the fall the girls sell nuts and candy. The girls reported that the #1 cookie sold is Thin Mints. Troop Leader Melissa Caplinger led the girls in the:

Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try:

To serve God and my country,

To help people at all times,

And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

Girl Scout Law

I will do my best to be

honest and fair

friendly and helpful,

considerate and caring,

courageous and strong, and

responsible for what I say and do,

and to

respect myself and others,

respect authority,

use resources wisely,

make the world a better place, and

to be a sister of every Girl Scout.

A book will be donated in honor of our guests to the Locke Hill Elementary School Library. Thank you, Troop 43 for coming to our meeting today! We wish you much success with your cookie sales! We hope that our purchases helped get you closer towards your goal!

Cruise Raffle

Get your Rotary District 5840 Cruise Raffle Tickets! Help support the great work of the RI Foundation. Make a donation to the RI Foundation and you may win a 6-8 night Royal Caribbean Cruise! Raffle Tickets are $10 each and will be available at our next Club meeting.

Happy Hour

New Location for Happy Hour

Happy Hour has moved! We will now be meeting at the Outback Steakhouse (y'all know where that is, right?) Thursday Feb 28 at around 5:30 p.m.

Coffee Friday

New Event! Coffee Fridays

The newest event on our calendar is Coffee Friday - we are planning for the second Friday of each month and we will be tasting the beans and leaves of various shops! This group enjoyed the first one at Starbucks on NW Military.

The next one planned is:

Location: Einstein Bagels on DeZavala

When: Friday Mar 8

Time: 8 a.m.

We welcome discussion on this and your feedback.

Other recommendations so far: Broadway Daily Bread on DeZavala, Panera Bread Huebner Oaks and Local Coffee 1604 near NW Military.

Rotarians at Work!

Wear Your Rotarian at Work T-Shirts!

Basura Bash was a success on Saturday!

We proudly sported our Rotarians at Work T-Shirts collected trash at The Walker Ranch and worked alongside many other hard working groups in San Antonio! Rick Tarbell, who joined in the fun later, is not pictured. Thanks to all who came! Others sent their regrets due to illness or other obligations.

Rotary Day SA - Sat Mar 23, 2019 at Brackenridge

Park 8:30-Noon

Rotary Clubs from all over the area are teaming up to help beautify our fair city! Let's join Rotary Club of San Antonio and make a difference in the community. Sign up at the next meeting or let Mary know. Mary & Pat volunteered last year and had a great time working side by side with Interact Clubs!

Robotics Middle School State Championship Volunteers Needed!

When: March 2 from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Where: Lighthouse for the Blind

Let Mary know that you want to volunteer!

Pat & Mary volunteered recently at Our Lady of the Lake University (High School level championship) and were wowed by the young people who competed and the ingenuity of their robots! Volunteer and be amazed at the future young leaders of this great country!

Four Way Test

President Fred Timmons closed the meeting with the Four Way Test and challenged us with this:

"Bring someone to Rotary Bring a friend to rotary. we all need to eat lunch, why not enjoy it with Rotarians and learn something interesting during one of our programs."