The SPindrift

LIVE MEETING We were delighted to welcome back Mike Gertner. He assured us that with antibodies and double vaccination, he's fully armed against Covid 19. Bob Wood led us in prayer, expressing gratitude for Mike's recovery from Covid, the beautiful place we reside,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

ZOOM/LIVE MEETING With the promise of meeting indoors, we had excel-lent attendance of about 20 people. We planned on meeting indoors but unfortunately we were misinformed and we met outside on a very chilly day! We're told that we will be meeting indoors on the 18th...

ZOOM/LIVE MEETINGThere were 17 in attendance on the outside patio of the BCYC, including two guests of Dr. Bob Wood and Roy Schlemon: Bernie Rubio, who is the manager of the Fitness Authority gym on Old Newport; and Scott Uhl, who serves as their personal fitness...

ZOOM/LIVE MEETING! Beginning at about 12:10, President George Lesley opened with a thoughtful prayer of appreciation for the blessings we have been given, followed by the salute to the flag led by Ed Romeo. George's weekly quiz posed solar system questions on the...

ZOOM Starting at about 12:15 for the Zoomers and the 17 members in attendance, President George asked reliable Ken DuFour to offer some invocational words, which included a blessing for Paula Kruse, followed by the pledge to our flag brought right to our meeting by...