Bulletin - September 5, 2013

Bulletin of the
Sackville Rotary Club,
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Gayle Key, President
Editor: Wayne Harper

NEXT WEEK
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Chairperson :  George
Greeter:  Jeff
Introducer:  Bill
Thanker: Charlie
Speaker:  Sheila Parker & Ryan Reid – Relay for Life

THIS WEEK
Chairperson:  Marita
Greeter:  Frank
Introducer: Sue F
Thanker: Brian
Speaker: Paul Bogaard

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

VISITING ROTARIANS

None this week

GUESTS

  Paul Bogaard (our guest speaker) and
Christoph Meyer – our RYE student from Switzerland who was attending his first meeting.

MAKE UPS

All those who worked the Corn Boil on Saturday and those who shucked corn on Friday night.  Pam to give Marita the names.

BIRTHDAYS

None

ANNIVERSARIES

None

PIN PAL STORIES

Louise H. was at a golf tournament in Moncton where she met RYE student from Denmark.  

Patricia ran into a former RYE student from Belgium who went on to found a Rotaract Club when she got home.

50/50 DRAW

This week’s haul was $137 and John had his ticket drawn. 

 Unfortunately the Nine of Diamonds eluded him as he picked the Queen of Clubs.  He did get the token “fiver”.

HAPPY DOLLARS

John had a sad dollar as Laing was not there today.  It seems that the driver for the van had other commitments…………..

Wynn has another sports update – he is a member of a golf club in PEI where he was named to a Ryder Cup team.  He admitted to having a pretty good year………..

Sue F was happy that Christoph made it without any problems…………

Trish was happy that she has only about 40 cucumbers left.  Could there be pickles at the Foundation auction?...........

Louise H announced that she had complimentary tickets for a hypnotist who was going to be in Moncton Thursday night.  Wynn snapped them up…………..

Marita was happy that the sale of slushy’s at the corn boil netted $170, even given only one side worked properly.  We should do well at the Fall Fair.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Josh revealed that the Corn Boil seemed to be a complete success.  He mentioned that John is co-ordinating the sale of breakfast tickets.  If you need more, see John…………

Patricia read a short email from Marina Cupida, out outbound RYE student.  We think she is having a good time.  Patricia also mentioned that there will be an orientation in PEI next weekend where Christoph and Henna will get to meet other RYE students who are here in the Maritimes.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Ove announced that the Membership committee would be meeting after this morning’s meeting……….. 

The Club Administration committee will meet on Tuesday night at Wayne at 7 pm and the Club Executive will meet on Wednesday night at Gayle’s at 5:30 pm.

PRESIDENT’S TIME

Prez Gayle was still away and VP John had no updates for us.

GUEST SPEAKER

  Sue F. introduced this week’s speaker  - Dr. Paul Bogaard.  

Paul has been a frequent speaker on all things history on many occasions.  This week he chose to cover Sackville’s entire history from the porch of George’s Roadhouse in 20 minutes.  The five founding peoples were the M’kmaq, the Acadians, the Planters, the Yorkshiremen and the Loyalists, in that order.  The M’kmaq settled in what is now the Midgic International Airport and over to Westport & Westcock, both of which can be seen from the porch.  The Acadians arrived in 1755 and settled in the Middle Sackville and Westcock areas.  The founding members actually lived on what is now Beale Heights, which can be seen from the porch.  In 1760, the expelled Acadians were replaced by the Planters who came from New England.  They used many of the spots vacated by the Acadians, this can be seen from the porch.  In 1760 the Yorkshiremen (Dixons, Andersons & Bulmers) arrived and began to make their presence felt, particularly in ship building.  These locations can be seen across the fields behind the train station.  As well the Andersons built houses (The Octagonal House) on what is now Richardson Street and the Bulmers build what became  Boultenhouse and then sold it to Anderson.  Both can be seen from the back of George’s.  In 1780,  the Loyalists arrived expanding the shipbuilding in an area that can be seen from the porch.  

Christopher Boultenhouse buys his namesake from Anderson and eventually the Foundry land would also be bought from the Anderson family.  Thus the founding of Sackville, could in fact, be seen from the steps of George’s Roadhouse.

  Brian thanked Paul by presenting him with a book that will be donated, in his name, to  a local library.

UPCOMING WEEKS
Thursday, September 19, 2013 
Chairperson : Jeff
Greeter: John
Introducer: Charlie 
Thanker: Dale
Speaker: Colin Leroque