Weekly Breeze June 29th, 2009
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
· Tell the secretary if you
do not yet have a Thermal
Belt Rotary Club member-
ship card.
MAKE DREAMS REAL
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LAST MEETING: June 22, 2009. President Pete
Crandall presided over the meeting that was held at the
Chamber of Commerce building in Lynn, NC.
GUESTS OF THE CLUB:
Bill Graham, member of Union Rotary Club
Justin Hembree, Tryon Town Manager
JUNE BIRTHDAYS:
June 15: Dallas Johann
June 17: Ed Britton
June 24: Reuben Greenberg
June 25: Dawson Chiles
COMING EVENTS:
July 4: Bike Tour
Please try to make the Monday meetings. If
unable to do so, do a make-up on line. Easy
to do. SEE BELOW
NEED A MAKE-UP? CHECK OUT THE CYBER CLUB.
Log in to the District Website at www.rotary7670.org and click
on "e-club One" of the listed web links at the left of the screen.
Do an "on line make up" and follow up with an e-mail to the
secretary for attendance record purposes.
Program Agenda
June 29, 2009
THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM: Chuck Britton: program/food
July 6: Club meeting with new President. Bill Andersen: food and drinks
July 13: A day in the life of a RYLA camper. Chris Bartol: food and drinks
June 22: -- MEETING HIGHLIGHTS:
· President Pete said we need a three-year director for 2009-2010. He expressed appreciation to the Rosenbergs for hosting the installation dinner.
· President Elect Ann Crandall presented a pin to Harry Burnett who is to be the Sgt. at Arms for next Rotary year. Ann then said we have been approached by Steps to Hope for a construction job. In the winter when the leaves have fallen, the view to their porch is open to unwanted viewing. An overhang and enclosure on two sides are needed. Tryon Rotary has a man who can plan it. It has to be done before fall. The area is about 10' by 12'. The walls would need to go up to the roof. It is estimated that the job would take about four Saturdays. The membership voted and approved the project. Ann asked us to let her know who can help.
· Jim Scott brought us up to date on the preparations for the Bike Tour. We have about 38 bikers who have preregistered. We need a couple more people to do registration and a couple more to help with parking. There have been many good comments about the Bike Tour website.
Jim Scott introduced the town manager, Justin Hembree, who spoke to us about some of the problems encountered in that work. He has had a number of responsible jobs and recently has done consulting work. (He said he has spoken at other Rotary clubs and ours is the only one he has seen that has a bar). He said, "Seriously, this is the most difficult budget I have ever worked on. Everyone has realized that we are in a recession. We took the approach that we should maintain the current service levels that the town has always provided. Our citizens receive very good service. At the same time, we need to cut costs. On the subject of annexation, there are some concerns about the statutes and how they are carried out, but towns have to grow."
TUESDAY: Hendersonville, 4Seasons 7:00 a.m. Blue Ridge C. College, Killian Bldg.
Hendersonville - meets 12:00 noon at Charlot Restaurant
Asheville Breakfast - meets 7:30 a.m. at Asheville Country Club
WEDNESDAY:Asheville-West meets 12:30 p.m., Shoney's of Enka, 425 Smokey Pk Hwy
THURSDAY: Asheville meets 12:30 p.m. at Renaissance Hotel
Tryon Rotary Club meets 12:00 noon at Holy Cross Episcopal Church
Steve Rosenberg
