2021

OPENING Was by Pres-Elect Ken DuFour in the absence of Pres. Mike Gertner, who graciously agreed not to in- fect any of us with COVID. However, he’s getting better and will be back ASAP. Ken’s invocation urged us to respect the wonderful things we have right here; the men and women who protect us; and…

LIVE MEETING Ken Dufour led the meeting, filling in for Mike Gertner who is sick with Covid. George Lesley prayed for those being brutalized in Afghanistan, Haitians suffering from the tropical storm, and Mike’s recovery. After a brief quiz about when California joined the union, Dave Schapiro led the pledge. ANNOUNCEMENTS Ken encouraged members to…

MEETING Our last luncheon took place at the Newport Rib Co. in Costa Mesa. There were 26 members in attendance. Pres. Mike Gertner opened the meeting by asking Leo Fracalosy to present his opening “prayer”. Leo gave an inspiring, completely off-the-cuff recital of Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Even- ing” poem, containing the…

SPOUSE DAY President Mike Gertner opened the meeting with his typical enthusiasm and welcomed Roger Summers to do the invocation, which was exceptionally complete. Member Marge Davis let us alertly in the Pledge of Allegiance. Since today was Spouse’s Day, we had lots of guests, beginning with Mike’s guest Tom Wood, Ron Lashmett, Past District…

LIVE MEETING New club President Mike Gertner opened the meeting.  Richard Sweeney led the prayer, expressing his appreciation of our members efforts to place others needs above their own, to serve others, and to accept everyone regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, or other attributes. He asked God to support relatives of recently deceased member, Buddy…

MEETING Incoming President Mike Gertner asked Wally Ziglar to lead us in the Flag Salute, then President-elect Ken DuFour asked God to help our leaders do the “right” thing. It you were there, you might have caught some innuendos that surely God would have understood.   ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. Bob Wood presented Past President Jim Fournier’s…

Luncheon President Mike Gertner began his term as presiding officer by directing our resident chaplain, Roger Summers to give the invocation. Roger expressed gratitude for ourcountry and its constitution; for our families; and for the food that we were about to partake. Craig Boardman then led the attendees in the pledge. There were 25 at the luncheon…

ZOOM/LIVE MEETING President George Lesley, having just returned from the Big Island, opened the meeting with a request that everyone be vaccinated to further reduce the restrictions which have put the clamps on our lifestyle over the past couple years; and that we respect others and follow the Golden Rule: “do unto others…” Mitch Mitchell…

ZOOM/LIVE MEETING Starting right at 12:15, President George Lesley provided an invocation: “In Hastings, Nebraska, a group of farmers gathered for breakfast. Farmer Arthur led the prayer. ‘Lord, I hate buttermilk, lard, and flour, but know when they’re mixed and baked, they become warm biscuits,’ he prayed. ‘Lord, when life gets hard and we don’t…

ZOOM/LIVE MEETING President George Lesley began the meeting with an expression of gratitude to God for our continuing health; for the success of our COVID-19 vaccination programs; and that we continue to follow the rules in order to put the pandemic behind us. George then asked for rain, but not on the weekends! Shirley Lashmett…