Rotary Bulletin

March 31, 2014

Meeting Minutes

President John opened the meeting and called on Jim Price who led the pledge and invocation.

Susan Jernigan introduced the guests and visiting Rotarians and Rick Hall introduced the Interact guests. President John gave thanks to last week's Club CART Challenger, Sandy Dyches, and the Outside Challenger, the Haskins Company, who raised $277.48 for the fund. This week's CART Challenger is Rabbi David Surill and the outside challenger is First Baptist Church of Augusta. Thom Tuckey provided the Sunshine Report.

Tim Owings introduced our guest speaker, Ms. Nancy Glaser, who is the Executive Director of the Augusta Museum of History. In keeping with our golf theme, Ms. Glaser gave a presentation on the History of Golf in Augusta. She shared interesting facts about the game including changes to the golf ball and clubs. Early golf balls were made out of polished rocks which made it very difficult to hit the ball high until the invention of the dimple as well as changes to the core. Clubs used to be made for every possible condition, including clubs with holes in them so you could hit out of water and a "claw" type club to hit out of bunkers.

We learned that the oldest course in the CSRA is Palmetto Golf Club which opened in the late 1800's and that the first LPGA tour event was held at the Augusta Country Club. The winner of the tournament won a green jacket long before it became the coveted prize of the Masters tournament in the 1940's. President John reminded the Club that there is no meeting next week due to the Masters tournament and we will meet again April 14th.

President John thanked the speaker and adjourned following the recital of the Four-Way Test.

Vocational Moment

If you would like the opportunity to tell us about your business at an upcoming meeting, please contact Frank Mulherin -706-414-4922 or fmulherin@weinbergersfurniture.com.

Cart

CART Blue buckets
Challenger: David Sirull
Outside Challenger: First Baptist Church of Augusta
Total

$95.96
$95.96
$100.00
$291.92

Club Guests

Guest
Nancy Glasser
Beth Blaock
Regan Williams
John Sebby
Harrison Wood
David McDaniel

Member
Club
John Whitwell
John Whitwell
Bill Kemp
Jeff Spears
Haskell Toporek

Visiting Rotarians

Club

Interact Club
Patrick Bolick
Jeff Jones
Hollis Sherman
Jarrett Wangness

Meeting Makeup

Anita Mulherin, Augusta West, 3-27-14

Absentees

Forester Adams
Rob McKenzie
Susan Barcus
Brad Means
Trex Bolick
Peter Michendelder
Marilyn Bowcutt
Russ Morgan
George Bradley
Brad Morrison
Carl Brown
Jita Morrison
Greg Capers
Frank Mulherin
Mike Cash

Jeb Murray
Tom Coghill
Robert Osborne
Len Collins
Carlisle Overstreet
Greg Deloach
Susan Parr
Neal Dickert
Jonathan Powell
Mieko DiSano
Jim Puryear
Truitt Eavenson
Jimmy Richards
Chris Etterlee
Stan Shepherd

Bob Evans
Stan Stanton
Steve Farmer
Kevin Steffes
Jeff Flowers
Meredith Stiff
Laverne Gold
Harris Weinstein
Jason Haddox
George Williams
Randy Hatcher
Dustin Young
Greg Hodges
Chris Johnson
Debby Kalliokoski
Darryl Leech

Birthdays & Anniversaries

March Anniversaries
Eddie Booth, Jr.
Neal Dickert
Suriya Gagnon
Jim Hawkins
Chris James
Gordon Jones
Scott Kelly
Darryl Leech
Carolyn Maund
Marc Miller
Jita Morrison
Susan Rice
Stan Shepherd
Sonny Tucker
Thom Tuckey
Butch Whiddon

Years
38
6
1
6
6
2
4
21
24
8
1
23
18
2
11
7

March Birthdays
Trex Bolick
Larry Broyles
John David
Jeff Futrelle
Randy Hatcher
David Hudson
Darryl Leech
Mahendra Mandawat
Rob McKenzie
Carlisle Overstreet
Susan Rice
Charlie Shaefer
Sonny Tucker
Butch Whiddon

Date
25
19
02
13
07
13
04
13
18
31
17
30
17
09