Volume 13 No. 27
January 9, 2008

The Rotary Club of Arlington
P.O. Box 23 Arlington, MA 02474

Club Website: http://arlrotary.org/
District: http://www.rotary7930.org/
International: http://rotary.org/

Newsletter Editor: newsletter-editor@arlrotary.org

Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.
Dorothy Sarnoff

1788: Connecticut becomes the fifth state.
1839: French painter L. J. M. Daguerre announces to the French Academy of Arts and Science the first practical photographic process.
1929: The Seeing Eye started in Nashville, Tennessee, to train guide dogs for the blind.
1951: The United Nations headquarters open.
1969: Joe Namath “guarantees” the Super Bowl III win for the New York Jets over the Baltimore Colts, 16-7.

Present Today: Davem, Betsey, Davidg, Davidw, Steve, Brian, Greg, Jessica, Evan, Andy, Richard, Ken, Marty, Bill, Carolyn, Sean, Maryellen
Missing and Missed: Mike, Natercia, Laura, Stacey, Tom, Kay, Fred, Paul, Mary Lou, Mark, Lynn
Senior Active Exempt (SAE): George, Frank, Leon
Makeup(s): None
Guest(s): Chris Cannif (Dad), Jacqueline Cannif (ACHS/URI), Ella Hartenian (AHS/Smith), - Ken
Visitor(s): None

IMPORTANT Speaker this week will be Ambassadorial Scholar 2008-2009 Natasha Llorens. Natasha is studying to be a Curator, to find out of what and where, come to our meeting Wednesday.

Marty will conduct (weather permitting, probably not) a Wiki Seminar at Andy’s Fish Window Cleaning company at 26 Dudley Street Monday evening at 7:00 PM Attendees so far are Andy, Marty, Richard, Cindy, Jessica and any one else who wishes to learn how to access our website to post notices or correct errors or whatever. Marty estimates the meeting will last an hour more or less.

Betsey reports on St Pat’s day Pot of Gold Dinner Dance Sons of Italy Hall confirmed, DJ Confirmed, Caterer Confirmed the rest is up to us. Members will contribute $10 Lottery Scratch Ticket; Prize for a Silent Auction, Ken, Bill, Dave will join Committee others are welcome to help out by joining the committee if interested tell Betsey, to create a success we all need to get involved.

Evan reports RYLA meeting for this year last Saturday great turnout District 7950 well represented. Tom, Dvidg and mike were also in attendance. A 4minute video on last year’s meeting was shown and also shown to us at our meeting, Recruiting is at MM and AHS for this year’s meeting.

Daveg has been appointed Outbound Coordinator for the next 3 years for the District.

Jessica on speakers one week pro and one week con. Steve what is the issue? Enumerated possibilities Jessica all of the above Ken all we want is information not a campaign Jessica they will understand

Ken introduced our Scholarship winners Jacqueline and Ella and presented them with certificates, each of the ladies made a brief statement of their studies, extra curricular activities and aspirations. Judging by what we heard this generation is goal oriented and dedicated to great accomplishments. Very intelligent and well spoken.

Steve reports The Town Scholarship applications are ready and can be down loaded from the website www.arlingtontreasurer.org Grants are from $500 to $6000 and $120,000 is available this year. Click on Scholarship application packet.

That's All Folks

It was a stormy night. A guy was driving in some mountains and his car broke down. He stopped it by a tree and walked down the highway looking for help. A headlight started to approach him from behind. He turned back and noticed a car coming forth very slowly. He walked up to it, opened the door, and sat on the passenger's seat. Then he suddenly notices that there was no driver, but the car was moving!

Before the guy could decide what to do, a sharp turn appeared a few meters before the car and it seemed that the car was going to go off the cliff. The guy trembled in fright, but a pale hand came in from the open window and turned the steering wheel! When the car finished turning around the curve, the hand withdrew. Every time there was a turn, the same hand would come in and guide the wheels of the car to safety.

The guy could not believe all this. As soon as he saw the lights of some rest stop by the road he jumped off the car and ran into a bar, pale, wet, trembling, and telling everybody that he had a most creepy, supernatural experience. Then two young men dripping in mud came into the bar. One saw the guy and said, “Hey, that's the stupid fellow that got in our car while were pushing.”