Bulletin - September 26, 2013

Bulletin of the
Sackville Rotary Club,
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Gayle Key, President
Editor: Wayne Harper

NEXT WEEK
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Chairperson :  Gayle
Greeter:  George
Introducer:  
Thanker: 
Speaker: Club Assembly

THIS WEEK
Chairperson:  John
Greeter: Josh 
Introducer: Dale
Thanker:  Darrell
Speaker: Colin Leroque – Wood of the Titanic

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

VISITING ROTARIANS

No visiting Rotarians this week.

GUESTS
 
Louise Mac. Brought daughter Mariah to Rotary this week

MAKE UPS

Sue P went to Amherst.  However they did not have a noon meeting.  Good try!  The Projects Committee had a meeting this past week -  thus makeups.

BIRTHDAYS

 Josh has another birthday tomorrow.

ANNIVERSARIES

Dianne and Frank made it for another year next week on the 2nd .

PIN PAL STORIES

Louise Mac. met Sue P. at Dayle’s Department store.  Sue was upset about there being no Rotary meeting in Amherst, so she went shopping.

50/50 DRAW

This week, Bill’s ticket was drawn.  The nine of Diamonds eluded him as he picked the eight of clubs.  Next week’s pot should be over $180.

HAPPY DOLLARS

Bill was happy his ticket was drawn, but sad he didn’t win.  Life’s good!.........Charlie announced that they have sold over 600 copies of his new book, way more than he thought………..Ove was happy as he saw a picture of his house in Charlie’s book.  He also advised that former Rye student Catherine Schneider is the proud mother of a baby boy……..Dianne got an email from Kikkis recently.  Seems it’s beginning to slow down after the wedding and she is having a baby.  Dianne also had a PSA for Live Bait Theatre’s Spud ‘n’ Suds………..Josh was happy at just how fast he can be in the morning when he has to be the greeter.  This was a trial run for the next time as he and Darrell traded duties...……..Sue P. exclaimed she was happy, but didn’t know why.  Seems it was too early…………Marita was happy that her daughter got a job.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Wayne advised that the auction letter was late and he would have it out in the next couple of days…………The Projects committee will announce a new project at next week’s Club Assembly.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

The Executive will meet next Wednesday at Gayle’s house @ 5:30 pm.

PRESIDENT’S TIME

Gayle thanked everyone who made chili for last Friday’s sale.  Also Marita did a fantastic job selling slushy’s.  The Town want us back next year.

GUEST SPEAKER

Dale was the introducer this week, introducing Dr. Colin Leroque, the head of the dendrochronology lab at MTA.  

Colin is probably best known for identifying the age of the world oldest hockey stick a number of years ago.  This notoriety is what brought PBS to his door to try to see if some artifacts were from the Titanic or not.  He had a picture that he was trying to compare the tree rings to those in a data bank on his computer.  The show’s promoters (History Detectives) weren’t sure if the sample they had was from the Titanic or the Lusitania.  Once in the lab he began to compare the rings in the picture to see if he could get a match on the pattern of the rings.  Once he got one, he would know the age.  Knowing the type of wood would get him closer to where the wood was grown, thus helping to pin down which ship the artifact came from.  If the oak was from Ireland, it would be the Titanic.  If the wood was from Scotland, it would be from the Lusitania.  He deduced it was from the Titanic.  Soon a film crew arrived to film the process and then some of the other US networks picked up on the story, thus making him somewhat famous, if for only a short time.
Josh thanked Colin for a very interesting talk, by presenting him with a book that will be donated in his name to a local library.  Sadly we will not have Colin as a speaker again as he is moving to Saskatoon (The university of Saskatchewan).  

UPCOMING WEEKS
Thursday, October 10, 2013 
Chairperson : Josh
Greeter: Ken
Introducer:  Darrell
Thanker:  Dianne
Speaker: Vocational Service Theme Talk