"2002/2003"
Rota-Monica
ISSUE NO. 40 May
30, 2003
OUR 81st
YEAR
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HEADS UP!
Gracing our head table this week were BETTINA DUVAL, MATT
DINOLFO, ANN GREENSPUN, NEW MEMBER JUAN LLAURO, AND INVOCATEUR ED MOOSBURGER.
MATT DINOLFO, the Michigan born M.D., and past City Council
Candidate, who was once the Chief of Staff of just about everything, gave a
"Nuts and Bolts of a Campaign" that was punctuated with humor through the
creative use of Far Side cartoons. His good natured tale of the campaign trail
was a joy to hear and good for a few belly laughs.
As an overview of the process, it was a fun, lighthearted,
enjoyable, educational and informative talk, but left this reporter thinking
that perhaps the old adage about making sausage and legislation, should have the
campaign trail added to it - you better have a strong stomach.
VISITORS AND
GUESTS
Visiting Rotarians were MARK UNG, CONNIE McGUIRE and
MICHAEL CULLEN, who brought us great FREE parking passes at The Parking Spot,
and GREG ENGLE the District Governor Elect Designate ( Someone please tell me I
got this right!) for Orange County.
Our guests this week were the lovely June, Lisa and Nicole
(respectively Mother, Wife and Daughter of DAVID BOHN), REV. E. KEITH RICHARDSON
from the First AME Church, BUDDY EMERY, MARK HERRIERE from Fleur du Jour, and
the lovely lady with questionable taste, Mrs. KATHLEEN CROOKSTON.
GIVETH AND
TAKETH SECTION
This week were graced with the presence of MENAZ NEWMAN who
appeared on behalf of the SANTA MONICA SYMPHONY to receive a $2000 grant for
this years Symphony Programs from the Community and Youth Grants program.
Thanks to a very packed session there was no TAKETH this
week.
BENEFACTORS
AND FELLOWS
New Permanent Fund benefactors were Perenial Birthday Boy
BILL HUNT, JOHN BOHN made a grand appearance, and the late PRES. JIM were all
acknowledged for their contributions.
New Paul Harris Fellows were noted by the ever regal MARV
LEVIN who presented KATHLEEN CROOKSTON, LOUISE GABRIEL ( Accepted by BOB
GABRIEL who received his own Plus One Pin), JON KEMP, LISA BOHN, FRANK LAVAC, SR
(Accepted by his son), Monsignor LLOYD TORGESON ( en absentia), KEN MIRCH,and
ODED WOLF with their recognition memorabilia.
Setting a good example for the above were the Plussers, JIM
REIDY, took his Plus Five, as did JOHN BOHN, with NAT CHARNLEY carrying his load
with a Plus One!
COMING EVENTS
