After warm greetings from Colin Armstrong and Johannes Goddik, we had the summer special taco salad, not bad. Invocation was graciously done by Mayor Ed Gormley, and the pledge saw a strong lead from Steve Larson.

Guests included Scott Chamber's son Kevin; Norm Barnett introduced Bill Harder, soccer coach at Linfield; Bill Hurliman introduced past exchange student Wiebke Kroeg from Germany; and Ray Fields introduced wife Yasuko.

Cy Jeter did his normal excellent short and sweet job of member recognition. Among notable events were an Eve Barnett birthday that brought a wheel spin. Eve hit the $ sign prompting payment by the entire membership. Wayne Aylward celebrated 49 years of marriage; Wayne added that they were 49 good years.

Harry Cure presented the President's Citation to President Paul Colbert for the club's exceptional service during the past year. What Harry didn't say was that it happened on his shift. Bob Rhoads auctioned off tickets to the Fred Meyer Challenge with all benefits to the Foundation. Thanks Bob!

President Paul Colbert had a pop quiz that nobody got, but that pointed out that recruitment among relative "youngsters" would be beneficial. Youngsters are anyone under 40, or something like that. We have only one member under 30, and not many under 40.

Norm Barnett reported that our medical equipment was now in the hands of the Rotary Club in the Philippines, competing our international project. The Sunrise Club is having a work party next Thursday evening to help clean up the yard of an elderly couple who can't keep their yard up anymore. Sharon Butterfield is coordinating and the start time is 6PM.

Dave Pfendler reported that last weeks Rose Sale outstanding balance of $ 6,000 had shrunk to $ 3,000 in only one week, and that the race is tightening to see who will be the last one to bring in their money, thereby winning next year's chairmanship.

Wiebke Kroeg had her turn reporting that she had been in the USA since July 2. After hitting all the tourist stops in LA she arrived in Oregon and has been visiting old friends and host families.

The program was Paul and Ray's Great Adventure in Scotland, which rapidly became Ray Field's Castle Tour of Scotland and England. Ray, in full Harley Davidson regalia, gave a 15 minute presentation that lasted a full 30 minutes. Those of us who recognized a 3 slide projector tower expected no less. Ray reported that with a convention of 20,000 people he never did find President Paul.

Next week will be new member Will Wiebe's vocational talk, plus a mystery: an unnamed senior member will give a vocational update.

-- your reporter Mike Strange

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