President Marcy opened the meeting with a thank you to the Greeter, Turner
Quote for the Day " Any kid will run any errand for you, if you as at bedtime" - Red Skelton
Today in History:
On this day in 1920, Man O'War wins the 52nd Belmont Stakes and sets the record for the fastest mile ever run by a horse.
1942 - On this day, Anne Frank receives a diary for her 13th birthday. A month later she and her family went into hiding from the Nazis in rooms behind her father's office. They lived there for 2 years, were captured, and Anne died of typhus one month before the end of the war. Her diary has been translated into 60 languages.
On this day in 1987, President Ronald Reagan challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall by saying "Secretary General Gorbachev if you seek peace-if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union & Eastern Europe, come here to this gate, open the gate, tear down the wall".
Introductions:
Linda Hopkins and Jeanette, Josh & Rich Hoppe
Brags:
Ali for Linda and Jeanette who have been the annually reliable gardeners of our gardens and announced that each will get a $50 gift certificate at Chelsea Royal to use at their pleasure.
Katia back from Europe Germany & Ireland
Jim for his vacation in Puerto Rico
Debbie for the tick she picked up from a lilac tree, and then had to get treatment
Michelle for her evening at the Boston Hall of Fame and a free trip to LA
Turner for a family wedding event in CT with his family and a past-president celebration in Chelsea MA RC
Kevin for Linda and her dedication as club secretary and for Jeanette when they sold cars in an earlier profession
Linda for the two of them and for wall who have not changed
Josh thank you for time with you all and for his upcoming first MT Bike race of 2019
Damian a very very proud father of Aiden and Torin who beat the school record and established impressive academic performances. A very proud Dad indeed!
Announcement
Ali, chip in for Lucy
Mona please forward pictures you may have of Lucy enjoying her time here
Ali June 26th is Changeover at Lisa's house in Chesterfield, BYOB but also bring a covered dish
B-days
Toni and Will
Rotary Anniversaries
Nic - 6 yrs
Tom Franks - 1 yr
Diane & KJ - 4yrs
Cards
Linda wins with the 10 of diamonds
Speaker Dave Kolkabeck, introduced by Mark Ethier
Dave is a driving instructor for the Southern Vermont Driving School
He offered a diagram of the round-a-bout at exit 3, the RT30 intersection with RT9 at the Commons and explained lane change as a "glide" between lanes rather than anything radially abrupt. Offered strategic offensive/defensive driving positions numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 and encouraged all to think about which lane position is the most appropriate.
He also countered the traditional 10 & 2 with either 9 & 3 or 8 & 4 as hand positions on the wheel.
Finally, he offered that kids watch parents' driving behaviors and where there may never be conversation about how to, they notice what their role models do and they copy....
Meeting closed with many questions for Dave
Your fumbling and somewhat accurate Scribe