1784 - Thomas Carleton appointed Governor of the new province of New Brunswick,  now a separate colony with a nominated council and elected assembly.

1934 - Post Office issues 2 cent stamp to commemorate 150th anniversary of founding of New Brunswick. 

1969 - Winnipeg super group The Guess Who receive their first gold record for “These Eyes”.

1979 - John Diefenbaker dies in Ottawa at age 83.  He was Prime Minister of Canada from June 21, 1957 to April 22, 1963.

1996 - Port of Lunenburg designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

VISITING ROTARIANS
George's sister June  from the Timmins Rotary Club was a guest today. June's a frequent visitor.

GUESTS OF ROTARIANS
Junes, partner, Gord Wilson, also from Timmins, was her guest.  Seems Gord is also an ex Rotarian.

MAKEUPS - None

BIRTHDAYS - None

ANNIVERSARIES
Wayne & Sandy  are celebrating on the 17th.  They have been together so long (44 years), that they are even dressing the same - naw - it's golf day.

PIN PAL STORIES
Pam H was getting on the ferry when she noticed a lady pointing at the Rotary licence plate Pam has on the front of her car.  Pam assumes she was a Rotarian as well, even though no words were spoken.

50/50 DRAW

  Marita stirs the pot, drawing out Dianne name.

Dianne was so happy that she donated the whole $11 back to the Club.......  Wynn was elated that his knee is healing perfectly after his replacement.  It's so good that the Doc has said he can begin golf.  Do you suppose I could beat him?........  Trish is getting ready to go away for 5 weeks to beautiful British Columbia, so-so Ontario and Wow - South Africa.  Need someone to carry bags?

Patricia advised members that our two RYE students will be arriving next week.  Coralie comes from Belgium, while Thomas claims France as his home.  One family is still needed for hosting.

Prez Trish urged members to think about going to the "Rotary Friendship Weekend" in Moncton from September 21 -23.  Details are on out web site.  This  meeting will replace the District Conference next spring........Anyone interested in going to Grand Lake this weekend (Aug 18th) could attend the open house of the Rotary camp......One of our outbound students is back and wants to tell Rotarians of her experiences.  Wayne will contact Joanne Perkin.......While she is away there are any number of past Presidents who can advise members on a variety of subjects should the need arise.

Ove introduced our guest speaker Paul Henderson.  Paul obtained his BFA from the University  of Alberta.  Born in Edmonton, he has been in Sackville for 8 years and is the founder and Director of Sappy Fest.

This years theme "Everybody Knows This Is NoWhere" coined from Neil Young clearly wasn't the case for the thousands who came for the festival. This was the 7th anniversary, one that takes hundreds of hours by many volunteers to put on.  Paul aluded to the fact that the popularity of Sappy Fest is due to:

• The event is downtown in a huge tent(s)
• The great variety in the bands
• A bar is available on site
• WiFi is available
• Dorms at MTA are available
• People are allowed to camp downtown
• Public spaces are available (Prespeterian Church, Chapel at MTA, Vogue Cinema)

His budget was $200,000 and the Festival was expected to add $400,000 into the economy during the event.  His biggest challenge each year is funding.  Some grants ease the pain somewhat.  This year extra publicity came in the form of a video crew from Georgia and coverage in the National Post and the Globe & Mail.  Paul estimate 25% of the participants are from Ontario, 14% from Quebec, 30% from the rest of the Maritimes and the balance from the far reaches of the globe.  
He is already booking for next year and is receiving packages from booking agents.  While he wants to keep the festival the size that it is now, he would like to increase the vendors. After 7 years the current formula works, so only gentle tweaking will be allowed.

Paul was thanked by Peter by donating a book in his name to the library.

Wynn adjourned the meeting with the 4-way test.