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July 25, 2016

Oriental Rotary Club

Newsletter CLUB #6172, DISTRICT #7720

PO BOX 205 – ORIENTAL, NC 28571

Website: www.orientalrotary.org

NEXT MEETING

MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2016 4-WAY TEST

“OF THE THINGS WE THINK, SAY, OR DO:

1. IS IT THE TRUTH?

2. IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED?

3. WILL IT BUILD GOODWILL AND BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4. WILL IT BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED?”

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 1

Board Meeting

Business Meeting

August 8: Alice Petree—

“Establishing in Pamlico a

free tax service for low

income citizens

August 15: Pamlico County

Sheriff Chris Davis

August 22: District Governor

visit

August 29: Partners Night

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY

*1096-Crusaders under Peter the Hermit reach

Constantinople.

*1774- Joseph Priestley, English theologian, chemist, and

author discovers oxygen.

*1801-American schooner, Enterprise, captures Barbary

cruiser, Tripoli.

*1834-Slavery abolished in British Empire.

*1872-First long-distance gas pipeline is U.S. completed. The

two-inch natural gas line ran five miles from Newton Wells

to Titusville, PA.

*1873-San Francisco’s first cable cars began running.

*1871-Seth Wheeler patented perforated wrapping paper.

*1943-Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was

overthrown in a coup.

*1946-The US detonated an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll

*1978-Pete Rose broke the National League record for

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MINUTES: July 18, 2016

Welcome back Tony. The meeting was called to order by President

Tony and continued with a song led by Hugh Midyette, followed

by the Pledge of Allegiance led by George Steenson, the reciting

of the four way test led by Sam Myers, and the invocation by

President Tony. Visitors John and Jane Capps, Cathy Santore, and

Ken Belangia were recognized and welcomed. Following the

buffet, the program was presented by guest Rotarian, John

Capps, who made a big splash. He shared his personal Oriental

Village and Oriental Rotary Club history, and is currently an

inspirational/ motivational speaker, a Rotarian “at large.” He holds

many community and Rotary awards. His fast-paced, humorous,

yet quite serious presentation included an up-front and center

recognition/installation of all Oriental Rotary members who qualify

for the “Bald Headed Men of America Club,” of which he is

founder. He demonstrated a literal “power point presentation,”

gave detailed personal experience with the Rotary polio

eradication program, shared a poster of Mother Theresa,

demonstrated the value of a vial of polio vaccine (and how 195

million were vaccinated on a weekend train through India, and

how there is hope for the eradication of polio in 3-4 years), shared

the 3 cent polio postage stamp, presented the work on water

wells, and concluded with the work providing artificial legs made

from PVC pipe. He sincerely thanked the Oriental Rotary Club for

what it has done for others and told how he has represented this

club in his overseas visits. He shared a personal copy of the Four

Way Test he received years ago in Oriental.

THE LIGHTER SIDE SNAIL’S PACE

On a visit to a French restaurant,

the novelist Irwin Shaw waited a

long time for service. When finally

the maître d’ arrived at his table,

Shaw was told that snails were

the specialty of the house. “I

know,” came Shaw’s

exasperated reply. “You’ve got

them dressed as waiters.”

It’s LOGICAL: VACATION

Three couples are going away on

vacation. Alan, Bill, and Charles

are the husbands. Andrea, Beth,

and Carol are the wives. Each

couple is going to a different

country, with Austria, Bermuda,

and China the places to be

visited.

Each combination of husband,

wife, and country includes a

name beginning with an A, a

name beginning with a B, and a

name beginning with a C. Carol

is not married to Bill.

Can You match the couples and

decide where they will be taking

their vacation?

(Answer in next issue.)

More history: *1893-A maching for making shredded wheat breakfast cereal

is patented.

*1943-Gruman TBF Avenger makes first flight.

*1942-Ensign Henry C. White, flying a J4F Widgeon plane sinks

U-166 near Mississippi River, the first U-boat sunk by the U.S.

Coast Guard.

*1960-Singer Chubby Checker releases “The Twist.”

Birthdays: 10 BC Roman Emperor Claudius, 1770 William Clark

(Lewis & Clark), 1779 Francis Scott Key, 1819 Herman Melville

(Author, Moby Dick), Jerry Garcia, lead singer Grateful Dead.

Photo: John Capps shares his PowerPoint presentation

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Tim Fowler reminded the Club to remember this night in November during the Foundation

recognition, since so much of the presentation was about the work of the Rotary Foundation.

Birthdays included Sally Belangia, John Mitchell, and Branson Dunn. Correspondence received

was shared with the club. THE QUEEN LIVES: 42 cards left in the deck. BUY MORE TICKETS!

New inductees into BHMA (Bald-Headed Men of America) (Less Photographer and President Tony,

who remained seated.)

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Clockwise: Vial of Polio Vaccine; Water pipe from well project;; Original Four Way Test Document

from Oriental Rotary history; Artificial leg made from PVC pipe.

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IN THE COMMUNITY

White Sulphur Springs, WV flooding there has been utterly devastating. Hundreds of homes and businesses

are swept away or destroyed. The PGA Tour and the Greenbrier resort were forced to cancel the

Greenbrier Classic Tournament. This is a double hit, since they’ll also miss out on the annual economic surge

the tournament provides for this small town. The White Sulphur Springs club is going to need help to reach

out to their community. This is an opportunity for Rotarians to step up and help fellow Rotarians and others in

desperate need. District 7550 has established a Flood Relief Fund. Funds are flowing through the Lewisburg

Rotary Club Foundation. This Foundation is a 501(c)(3) entity, therefore, these contributions are fully tax

deductible. DG John Powell said, “This is an unprecedented event in our District. Our goal is to enable the

local clubs and the Rotarians in our District to respond to this event and truly exemplify Rotary Serving

Humanity. Checks can be made payable to the Lewisburg Rotary Club Foundation and mailed to John

Powell, District Governor, 2526 Spring Street, Charleston, WV 25303-2501. Please designate the funds for

flood relief. Questions may be directed to DG John Powell at jdp111rp@yahoo.com or (540) 550-5533.

POEM OF THE MONTH:

Trees

To be a giant and keep quiet about it,

To stay in one's own place;

To stand for the constant presence of process

And always to seem the same;

To be steady as a rock and always trembling,

Having the hard appearance of death

With the soft, fluent nature of growth,

One's Being deceptively armored,

One's Becoming deceptively vulnerable,

To be so tough, and take the light so well,

Freely providing forbidden knowledge

Of so many things about heaven and earth

For which we should otherwise have no word--

Poems or people are rarely so lovely,

And even when they have great qualities

They tend to tell you rather than exemplify

What they believe themselves to be about,

While from the moving silence of trees,

Whether in storm or calm, in leaf and naked,

Night or day, we draw conclusions of our own,

Sustaining and unnoticed as our breath,

And perilous also--though there has never been

A critical tree--about the nature of things.

By Howard Nemerov, from “The Selected Poems of Howard Nemerov,” Swallow Press/Ohio

University Press, 2003, p.26.

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MEMBERSHIP AND DATE OF JOINING

Hugh Midyette* 7/59 George Steenson* 3/09

Tom Caroon* 5/75 Wyatt Cutler* 3/10

Jack Mason* 6/75 Ed Yodlowski* 2/11

Jim Ragan* 6/75 Tom Stone * 8/11

Paul Miller* 10/95 Florence Giro* 8/11

Bob Andrews* + 2/97 Dan Giro* 8/11

Dave Opgrand* + 3/97 Bill Manger* 2/12

Sally Belangia* 10/97 Bob Pittman* 2/12

Jim Berry* 7/98 Pappy Khouri* 6/12

Joe Valinoti* 2/99 John Barlow 3/14

Doug Carmichael* 6/99 Tony Santore* 8/14

Sherill Styron* 1/02 Charles Stackhouse 9/14

Paul Olson* 1/03 Lance Burgo 2/15

John Mitchell* 7/04 Larry Gracie 2/15

Sam Myers* 6/05 Bill Wheeler 2/15

Tim Fowler* 2/06 Branson Dunn 4/15

Charles Skinner* 10/06 Diane Miller 7/15

Chris Mathewson* 8/07 John Alison* 10/12

Marc Kaplan* 9/07 Dave DeSalvo 5/16

Warren Funk* 12/07 Rob Murena 5/16

Jim Ragan* 6/75

Carl Monell* 2/09

Paul Miller* 10/95

Carl Monell* 2/09

Debora Steenson* 3/09 *Paul Harris Fellow Excused Absence (EA)

+ In memory Of

2016-2017 OFFICERS and BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Tony Santore Public Relations: Branson Dunn President-elect: George Steenson Community Service: Dan Giro Secretary John Barlow Foundation: Tim Fowler Treasurer: Bill Manger International Service: Pappy Khouri Sergeant-at-Arms Wyatt Cutler Youth Services: Larry Gracie Club Service: Debora Steenson Membership: Jim Berry

Past President: Ed Yodlowski

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IF YOU MUST

…request an excused absence (EA) or resign, then please submit the EA request or

resignation in writing and give it to Secretary John Barlow; or mail it to the club at PO Box

205, Oriental NC 28571. If a member resigns and the information is not received by the

Secretary, then the club must continue to pay the member dues to the District, RI, and the

cost of The Rotarian magazine. Treasurer Bill sends a letter or email to you, the member,

confirming the excused absence or resignation and notifies you of any outstanding

balance. Excused absences may be approved for up to one year before

reconsideration. If you are in need of an extended medical absence, then consideration

will be given on a case by case basis.