Children’s Fund Raffle Amount – 0.00+

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 VOLUME 9 No. 45

Visiting Rotarian - Leonard Peck, Texarkana Wilbur Smith Guests of Members Amy Kidd guest of Dalene Zender Abby Combs guest of Dalene Zender Ron Martin guest of Rex Maynor Make-ups Preboard meeting on June 20, 2007 Laura Floyd Walter Bennett Rhonda Ellisor John Yarabeck David Moorman

DID YOU MISS THE LAST MEETING? WELL, HERE’S WHAT YOU MISSED…

This Week Rotary Youth Exchange

Carla(Brazil) & Toby(Germany)-Exchange students

Your Rotary Officers and Board: Greg Gathright, President: Jon Volkmer, President-Elect; Rhonda Ellisor, Vice-President; Walter Bennett, Secretary; Laura Floyd, Treasurer; Jaimie Hebert, Immediate Past President. Board members include: Steve Everett, Carol Joy, Ann Moore, David Moorman, John Yarabeck

UPCOMING

District Conference April 19-22-Nacogdoches Crawfish Boil – April 26 Huntsville State Park District Assembly – May 5 – Conroe New Officer/Board Installation - June

Board Meeting Update New member lunch policy – proposed members lunches paid. District Conference registrations due by April 1 – give to Laura Floyd for payment. Past Presidents – by-law review Bearkat Attack – lack of Rotaract support

Wednesday – I Like Me book delivery after the meeting– see your school captain for instructions.

Our giving goal for the Rotary Foundation is 100.00 per Rotarian for a total of 11,000.00. The District Governor’s goal is at least one dollar per member for 100% participation. We will have a contribution drive for this goal in April. Every member of the Rotary Club of Huntsville is asked to contribute a minimum of at least 1.00, preferably 100.00 to help meet the club’s goal. More details will be made available as April approaches.

See John Yarabeck about signing up for work assignments for the April 26 Crawfish Boil. Needed – auction items – gift baskets, service items, etc.

Vigorous let us be in attaining our ends, and mild in our method of attainment. Lord Newborough

I Like Me Books – A Huge Success!

You are cordially invited To the Installation of

President-Elect Jon Volkmer and Officers and Board

Rotary Club of Huntsville - 2007-2008 Year

Goree Recreational Center –Hwy 75 South

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Hospitality – 6:00 p.m. Dinner and Ceremony 7:00 p.m.

RSVP Required – June 20 – weekly meeting or

Email - Edu_glg@shsu.edu

December Birthdays Laura Floyd – 16 Greg Gathright – 18 Charlotte Oleinik – 22 Jerry McGee - 23 Phillip Allred – 25 Frederick Weinzierl – 28

Reminder No meeting

December 26. Happy Holidays!

Back on Jan. 2, 2008

Officers and Board President – Jon Volkmer Past President – Greg Gathright President-Elect – Rhonda Ellisor Vice President – Pat Camfield Secretary – John Yarabeck Treasurer – Carol Joy Board – Bill Hodges, Daughn Pruitt, Dennis Reed, Andy Graves, Lyndon Wright

Officer elections in

December

Choir sings – Stan Foley gets Paul Harris Fellow – New Members Join

Quotables Act as if it were impossible to fail. Dorothea Brandt

Last Week

SHSU Coach Todd Whitten

Introduced by Jon Volkmer

Tom Hart United Way

Needed: A Rotarian to head the Rotary Group Exchange (GSE) team to District 1750 located in the regions of Bourgogne (Burgundy) and Champagne, France. For information, contact Bets Anderson at betsanderson@sbcglobal.net.

The Huntsville Rotary Club met in the Community Room of West Hill Mall with a dull roar of HowyDoYaDo and back slapping. Ol' Moneybags, Walter Bennett, of First National Bank led the prayer and pledge. Walter is the new president of SHSU Alumni. The Most Reverend President Jon Volkmer dispensed with the usual formalities to proceed directly to the program. Under the direction of "Noted" musician, Norman Ward, Huntsville Mens". Choir serenaded the group with a medley of Chirstmas Carols which brought tears of joy to the grumpiest old scrooges in the club. Past President Greg Gathright sang a tenor solo in Gloria to little Jesus Boy. His performance would have made Pavarotti jealous. Rotarian Ward turned thumbs down on a suggestion that Huntsville Rotary for its own chorus. The suggestion caused Rotarian Gary Hood, also a member of the Mens' Chorus, to choke on his food. Cynthia Cross accompanied the chorus on the piano. Our visiting Rotarian was Kyle Smith of the Elcampo Rotary Club who has no less than a five year perfect attendance record. Rotary guests of Members were: Patsy Ann Reed guest of Rotarian Dennis Reed; Patsy Kavanagh guest of Rotarian Dee Everett sponsored Rick Mason. Rotarian Laura Floyd brought Ricky Floyd, by the scruff of the neck. Bob Barragan's, guests were Amy Victor and Nita Shipman. Rotarian Paul Loefller's guest was Krysta Baldys. Rotarian Buddy Aber of KSAM asked Rotarians to support Make Something Happen by providing cash and canned goods as well as toys for needy families this Christmas. Past President and Past District Governor Dan Davis indoctrinated new members. Rotarian Andy Graves of Sam Houston Funeral Home introduced Newly minted Rotarian Luke Gustafson, manager of Brookshire Brothers. he unabashedly recommended that Rotarians buying food for Buddy Aber's charity program would buy the food at cost. Andy Graves commented that, unlike Luke, he has no unhappy customers before digging himself in too deeply. Our other young new member was an old member but only in terms of Rotary service. Rotarian Ann Wolford, manager of public relations for Huntsville Memorial Hospital, is president-elect of Woodlands Rotary. Rotarian and former mayor Bill Green received a Life Time Achievement Award from Rotary. Rotarian and president-elect Rhonda Ellisor failed to win the $1000 award, leaving more money for needy children, but did draw a black card to win $20. President Jon Volkmer closed with recitation of the Four Way Test reminding Rotarians to be fair, friendly and charitable in all their dealings.

By Guy Hogue

Quotable

No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weatherWill Rogers

Our Gyroscope Sponsors

You Were Missed Last Week

Make Ups; Greg Gathright for January 31, 2007 Attended the Mid Year Conference" Jim Balzarette, Dennis Reed, Carol Joy, Rhonda Ellisor, Jon Volkmer, Glen Mattingly

Our giving goal for the Rotary Foundation is 100.00 per Rotarian for a total of 11,000.00. The District Governor’s goal is at least one dollar per member for 100% participation. We will have a contribution drive for this goal in April. Every member of the Rotary Club of Huntsville is asked to contribute a minimum of at least 1.00, preferably 100.00 to help meet the club’s goal. More details will be made available as April approaches.

Thanks to all who worked on the Crawfish Boil. A good time was had by all who attended.

DID YOU KNOW – The world’s best-selling book, The Bible, is also the world’s most shoplifted book.

Congratulations new members

Kelly Glazner – University Cancer Center Tyler Johns - Edward Jones Investments

Connie Heiland – Attorney

Did you know – the lawyer that was shot by the vice-president appears on the ten-dollar bill? No, not Cheney – it was Alexander Hamilton fatally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel in 1804. Hamilton’s picture, of course appears on the ten-spot.

Brame, Ronnie Brown, Gordon Burnett, Jason Choate, Jack Cochran, Mike Coler, Robert Davis, J.D. Ernst, Jr. Robert Gathright, Greg Gilmore, James Glazener, Kelly Hay, Bruce Hebert, Jaimie Heiland, Constance Hodges, William Howard, Vance

Lyons,

Quotable Quote One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can

reasonably wish had been left unsaid. Jonathan Swift

Did You Know? From the smallest microprocessor to the biggest mainframe, the average American depends on over 264 computers per day.

Loeffler, Paul Mattingly, Glen McFarland, Dee Meredith, Hugh Miller, Virginia Moore, Ann Moorman, David Nash, Bill Novark, Mary Oleinik, Charlotte Parker, Jack Powell, William Pruitt, Daughn Ratliff, Diane Sanders, John Saumby, James Schmidt, Johnnie Williams, Bobby Wright, Dale Wright, Gloria

Baker, Ann Balzaretti, Jim Brinson, Davis Choate, Jack Cochran, Mike Coler, Robert Davis, Conrith Davis, J.D. Dunlap, Rebecca Martin Durham, Will Ellisor, Rhonda Ernst, Jr. Robert Etheredge, M.B. Everett, Steve Foley, Stan Gilmore, James Hamilton, Kim Hebert, Jaimie Holm, Chris Howard, Percy Howard, Vance

Gyroscope – a weekly publication of the Rotary Club of Huntsville. Stories should be submitted by Friday preceding date of publication to: Edu_glg@shsu.edu

For District 5910 meeting makeup locations, go to: http://www.rotary5910.org/PDFs/District%20Clubs%202006-07.pdf Our web site Huntsvillerotary.org

ROTARY OF HUNTSVILLE – MAKE UP FORM Missed meetings may be made up two weeks preceding or following a missed meeting. Please check the location and time in the box above for the most convenient make up location and day. In order for your make up to count, you must complete and turn in this form to Norma Brown. Name____________________________________________________________________ Date of Missed Meeting______/______/______ Date, time and location of Make-up______/______/______ @_______________________ Date of Notification______/______/______ Received_______________________________

Norma Brown Visiting Rotarian: Kyle Smith, Elcampo Rotary Guests of Members: Patsy Ann Reed guest of Dennis Reed Patsy Kavanagh guest of Dee Everett Rick Mason guest of Dee Everett Ricky Floyd guest of Laura Floyd Amy Victor guest of Bob Barragan Nita Shipman guest of Bob Barragan Krysta Baldys guest of Paul Loefller

Make ups: Carol Joy for November 14th and 21st.

Welcome new members – Luke Gustafson and Ann Wolford

Sunshine Report Gordon Plishker continues to improve after his double lung transplant earlier this year. He would appreciate a card at: 90 Sky Terrace Place

The Woodlands, TX 77381

We Missed you Last Week Report not available.

Remember December is

Family of Rotary Month.

Congratulations to David Moorman – the Raffle winner at the Christmas Party – over 1500.00. For pictures of the event, go to the club web site. Look under Photo Album. Thanks to the Yarabecks for hosting the party.

When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.

Samuel Goldwyn