Salem Rotary - The Spoke - Archive (Feb 17, 2009)

There was no note taker, no speaker and no pictures at the February 17 meeting. So, enjoy this tardy, abbreviated edition of the Spoke being brought to you from a hotel room in sunny Albuquerque, NM.

Events to be aware of -- Save the Dates!!

The February 24th meeting will be the roast honoring John Hooper. Come with your best stories!

Rotary Auction – March Rotary Auction – March 6^th

District Conference – May 1^st and 2^nd

^{Upcoming Speakers}

3/3/09 Leadership Awards (middle school)
3/10/09 Dick Moody, Operation Troop Support
3/17/09 Capt Brian Gilligan, Salem Police Dept
3/24/09 North Shore Community College
3/31/09 Jim Roosevelt, CEO

Please visit the calendar section of our web site

for additional important dates.

And now a few announcements....

The auction is March 6th, please do all you can by to support our biggest fundraiser of the year by attending and donating.

Celebrity Bartending Fellowship/Fundraising event on April 7^th at Finz from 5:30-7:30.

Quote of the Week:

“Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: 'Take two aspirin' and 'Keep away from children’.”

~Anonymous

Stumpers

This week's stumper:

In last night's oscar celebration, who won the Oscar for best supporting actor?

Last week's stumper:

Britain's "songbird" will be entertaining us at the International Rotary Convention. Who is she?

Answer to last week's stumper:

Katherine Jenkins

Happy Birthday to:

Jeff Shribman

Please email all announcements to be added to the Spoke and/or feedback to salem_rotary@yahoo.com by Noon on Wednesday. Also, feel free to contact any of the committee members listed below.

Committee Chair: Brenda Smith

Editors: Brenda Smith

Photos: John Quinn (Jay Cue), Trip Mason and File

Graphics and Photo Editing: Rich Eisner

Members: Denise Flynn, Jim Haskell and Sandy Heaphy