Archive for July 2020

David Schapiro, Editor LUNCHEON/ZOOM MEETING This week’s meeting convened last Thursday shortly after high noon at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club on the outdoor patio overlooking our beautiful bay. It was our first face-to-face meeting at the club since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was good to be back! Five tables for…

Steve Pool – Reporter OPENING THE ZOOM President George Lesley spoke about what we do for the guests in the meeting. George found a “NextDoor Newport” social media posting to be quite profound and he called it the“Next Time” prayer. It was a prayer about seeing more clearly and being kind. Ken DuFour led us…

Dr. Bob Wood, Editor OPENING THE ZOOM New Board Member Steve Pool graciously hosted the Zoom meeting with normal host Richard Swinney out of town, and early attendees before the “bell” were Pool, Lesley, Stewart, Wood, Mitchell, Bechtel, Kruse, Schapiro, Lashmett and our guest speaker. Nearly a dozen more dropped in as the meeting started.…