Bulletin of the

  Sackville Rotary Club,

  Thursday, MAY 23, 2013

  Trish Edwards, President

     Editor: Wayne

NEXT WEEK

Thursday, May 30, 2013
Chairperson :  Becky
Greeter: Sue P.
Introducer:  Ove
Thanker: Pam B.
Speaker: Ally Manthorne

THIS WEEK
Chairperson:  Wayne
Greeter:  Brian
Introducer: Mary
Thanker: Pam B
Speaker: Dr. Diana Hamilton

Chairperson Wayne brought the meeting to order with the singing of the National Anthem and a prayer of grace. 

  TODAY IN CANADIAN HISTORY

OR

USELESS INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW

1817 - Montréal business leaders establish the Bank of Montreal, with a capital of £250,000, opens for business on November 3, 1817.

1906 - Moncton mayor James Ryan found guilty of two counts of assault in physical attacks against newspaper publisher John Hawke.  The pair engaged in fist fights in Hawke's newspaper office and Moncton's Council Chambers.

1962 - Engineers start drilling first stretch of tunnel for Montréal's new Metro subway system. 

1974 - New Brunswick is the first province to be officially bilingual and the first province with a common law background to draft statutes in both official languages.

1983 - John Adams of Thunder Bay, Ontario, receives a heart and two lungs from an American donor.  It is Canada's first heart-lung transplant.

VISITING ROTARIANS

This week 8 Rotarians from Amherst NS drove across the marsh and joined our meeting.  They were Robert, Susan  , Jeanie, Ivan  , Joe  , Maureen,   Anne and Susan.

GUESTS
 Bill introduced his wife Heather Patterson,   while Patricia brought along Isabella,   her grand daughter.

MAKE UPS

Dale reported that the Projects Committee met and he has given the names to Marita.

BIRTHDAYS

There were no birthdays this week, however Jeff was away last week when he had a birthday.    He got to wear the “Cassie Birthday Hat”.  No one escapes this ritual.

ANNIVERSARIES

None this week.

PIN PAL STORIES

uest Heather Patterson drew out a ticket belonging to Jeanie,   one of our guests from Amherst.  However she failed to draw the 9 of Diamonds, drawing instead, the queen of Diamonds.

HAPPY DOLLARS

 Pam B. was doubly happy because this weekend her dragon boat team celebrates 10 years.  She was also happy to see so many fellow Rotarians from Amherst………..50/50 winner Jeanie  invited all to the Rotary park’s Senior’s Day on June 8^th from 1-5 pm.  The park demonstrates yoga, zumba and a myriad of exercises, has entertainment and benefits the VON……….Ken  was happy that he will become a grandfather again in the new year.  Just another entrant in “Grand Child Wars”.  He was also happy that Barb was helping him in his genealogy search………….Wynn   was happy he recently shot an 89 at golf………..Guest Susan  thanked Guest Susan MacIsaac for inviting all Amherst people to come across the marsh……….Dianne   was happy that she is now taking golf lessons.  She will beating Wynn before too long………..Sandy   congratulated Pam H. for completing her for marathon in Halifax last weekend.  Pam took a few minutes to describe the experience…………Sue P.   was happy that her daughter Charlotte is graduating with her Masters from UNB.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

• Sue P. advised members that the Paul Harris dinner has been moved to Tuesday, June 18^th at the Lion’s Den.
• Dale indicated that the Projects committee is set to interview 5 high school students to aid in selecting the bursary winners.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Wayne advised that Club Administration will meet at his house next Tuesday, at 7 pm.

PRESIDENT’S TIME

Prez Trish was away, but President-Elect, Vice President, Recently Retired, Committee Member and all-around good person Gayle ably filled in announcing that the Rotary Club of Moncton West – Riverview golf tournament will be held on Aug 29^th.  Green Fees are $250 per golfer or $1000 per Team………….The next Executive Meeting is June 5^th at Trish’s house, 50  Landsdowne St………..Committee Budgets are due immediately.

GUEST SPEAKER
Mary introduced our guest speaker this week – Dr. Diana Hamilton, a biology professor at MTA.    Diana introduced to the migratory efforts of the Sand Pipers in the Bay of Fundy, a critical stopover site for their winter migration to South America.  Diana and her team began a new study last summer that sought to prove or disprove theories about how the Sand Pipers feed and where they feed.   In 2012, 700 birds were caught, banded, flagged and had radio transmitters attached in order to better observe the habits of the birds.  There is some evidence that the bird population is declining, perhaps because some of the sources of food are also declining.  Year two of this study is set to begin, catching more birds in both the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick portion of the Bay of Fundy.  Diana fielded many questions following her talk.

Diana was thanked by Pam B.  

UPCOMING WEEKS
Thursday, June 6, 2013 
Chairperson: Brian
Greeter: Trish
Introducer:  Pam B.
Thanker: Peter
Speaker: Louise Hicks – Classification Talk