In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Huell Howser. Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950

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1 Meeting Mondays, 7:15 AM - Marriott Hotel, 1400 Parkview Ave - Manhattan Beach Officers and Directors Tom Jeffry, President Kathleen Terry President-Elect Russ Rothner/Russ Samuels Directors Patti Panucci Secretary Geoff Bremer/Gerry Morton Directors John Acker Treasurer Robin Gary Directors Bill Bloomfield Past President Jordan Peister Directors Paul Allman Historian Richard Ham/Mauricio Salazar Directors ROTES QUOTES PUBLISHING COMPANY P.O. Box 691 Manhattan Beach, CA Jim Hallett Editor Dennis Ridge Publisher Governor District 5280 President Rotary International Lewis Bertrand Sakuji Tanaka Peace Through Service Peace Through Service Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Huell Howser

2 Rotes Quotes Vol.63, No.20 December 3, 2012 Programs Dec 3 Social Networking. Our speakers this morning will be Ryan Farrell and Ray Soll. They will discuss social networking for small business and organizations. Ryan (brother of Monica) Farrell will dscuss how we can best maximize our social networking. Ray Soll is the Membership Director for the Rotary eclub of the West. He will talk about how this online Rotary Club started, their priorities and how they operate. Dec 10 West Basin Water Plant (FIELD TRIP). This morning we will NOT meet at the Marriott. We will be taking a tour of the West Basin Water Plant where we will hear Water Reliability 2020 Presentation & tour the Ocean Desalinization facility. Dec 17 Deck Them Halls. This is our annual Holiday Program featuring the Kent Caldwell Orchestra and a bevy of surprise singing guests... will you be able to follow the bouncing ball? Dec 24 Happy Holidays. We are Dark this morning. Please enjoy your time with family and friends and travel safely if you are going out of town. Dec 31 Happy New Year. We are Dark this morning. Please enjoy your time with family and friends as you ring in the New Year and drive safely.

3 Foreign Affairs, Part I It was Monday, November 19, 2012, and President Tom Turkey Jeffry kicked off Thanksgiving week with Duke Reverend Winser reminding us not to take those whom we have in our lives for granted..distinguished guests included Lincoln Stone s daughter, Amanda..Larry Johnson is assisting with the Sandpipers Home Tour, including donating cookies (which he also shared with us) ( And John Akker is hosting the December 1 holiday party, featuring his lower level recently remodeled by Vinny Fazzino..We watched slides of Randy Meadors, his wife Gail Carruthers, Donn Ennis, Vinny Fazzino and seven other Rotarians joining multiple dignitaries, including the President of the Mexican Congress, in raising the Mexican and Rotary flags over Casa Hogar CBV. President Tom returned from this event with a sacred Mexican Indian artifact purchased at the border and sold to John Hugunin on condition that President Tom hang it in his living room for a month. (Archeologist Charlie Steinmetz: I feared a dig had been looted, but I see that you, President Tom, have been looted. ) Foreign Affairs, Part II Andrea Belon, a Spanish exchange student whom we are sponsoring, joined us along with James Jackman of Redondo Rotary whose family is currently hosting Andrea. (Later in the year, Maxime Mechaine, an exchange student sponsored by Redondo Rotary, will be hosted by John Van den Akker.) Introduced by Roger Cox, Andrea shared slides from Spain. She comes to us through the Rotary Club of Benahaus in Marbella, Malaga, Andalusia (the south coast of Spain). Please include Andrea in your activities let Roger Cox know.

4 Foreign Affairs, Part III Ingo Werk briefed us on the Zone Institute in Bogota, Colombia (he s headed to another zone institute in Squaw Valley, by the way). He shared five areas of interest: 1. Polio. Always! 2. A new RI grant-making model premieres July RI is instituting improved reporting of club, district and international projects. 4. To increase membership, RI is increasing the accessibility of Rotary, through, as examples, websites, e-clubs, and attendance flexibility. 5. RI is positioning Rotary as a major global player in humanitarian assistance and development. A Word From One of Our Sponsors John Russo, a nice Italian boy from Youngstown, Ohio, entered the novitiate with Christian Brothers during high school here in L.A. (he was the school barber), but gave it up and entered UCLA, where he was his fraternity social chair and ran the halftime football activities. Via ROTC he moved on to Forts Benning and Ord and made the wise decision to marry his bride of now 53 years (Karen is active in our community). They produced a son, who is in Irvine in a litigation firm and a daughter, an account manager, in LaJolla, who in turn have produced five grandchildren, one at UCSB and twins who have played for national champion soccer and hockey teams. John started with IBM in L.A. ( stored program machines ), working sales, moved on to New York, then back here for decades with Commerce Clearing House. He started up and then sold a composite rubber business (pools, playgrounds, etc.) and also started up and sold a data storage and retrieval business. He remembers the good old days when a person could create and sell a concept, but he also remembers too much time on the road (and its impact on family life). Foreign Affairs, Part IV Club member and Past District Governor Ingo Werk, a German often found with a Heineken in hand, spoke serviceable Spanish

5 on behalf of Rotary at the Casa Hogar fundraising, in between his participation in zone institutes on two continents, always in the company of his bride Mary (an architect, by the way) and still finding time to practice his Cajun dancing in preparation for Bayou Teche. He described Rotary International as a private sector platform unmatched in the world today. It s hard to resist saying that Ingo is himself one of those private sector platforms whose shoulders we all stand on. The Power of Words and Volunteers It was Monday, November 26, 2012, and President Tom Jeffry called upon Rick Farrell (generally a man more inclined toward harp tones than words) to remind us of the power of words like the words employed by Lee Walker, who touchingly bid farewell to his dad after their last Thanksgiving together..jan Buike solicited volunteers for the annual Joslyn Center holiday luncheon on December 13..Robin Gary solicited volunteers for the Sandpipers holiday home tour and holiday baskets as well as for Junior Achievement s Finance Park..President Tom solicited elves for the December 7 Santa Float (contact Mark Lipps)..Russ Rothner solicited volunteers for District 5280 s participation in L.A. s community effort to bring the holidays to 3000 needy families on December 8..Rich Ham solicited one couple to fill out the Rotary Guatemala tour..richard Pyle, Wendell Harter s brotherin-law, solicited support for Project Cuddle, Richard s daughter s project to rescue abandoned babies (700 and counting) And Mark Lipps solicited members to join our club s December 10 field trip to Redondo s Sealab. U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A! Introduced by UCLA football (and more) team dentist Ray Padilla, Adam Krikorian treated us to slides and highlights from his summer coaching the U.S.A. Women s Water Polo Team to a gold medal in the Olympics. Actually, preparation started for him in 2009, narrowing team members down from 65 to the final 13 (he cringed as he remembered cutting #14), including superstar Maggie Steffens. He confessed to his error in illegally calling a last second timeout in the semifinal match with Australia, causing a penalty

6 that pushed a certain win into overtime, where the women rescued him from lifelong ignominy. Adam has 14 national championships as player and coach, men and women, at UCLA, and three world championships as coach. Asked about coaching men as distinct from coaching women, he offered a bemused smile and told us women are more disciplined but more complicated (always wanting to know why ). Women in Rotary I remember in the early 80s volunteering to be our club s Vocational Director, undoubtedly thinking to myself, how difficult can this be? Apparently as easy or difficult as one wants to make it, it turns out. We have watched Kathleen Terry turn it into one of our most active avenues of service, and, judging from this last meeting, Robin Gary has upped the ante still more. They make us old members feel more than a little sheepish (no, not you, Roger Cox, my sheep stories ended with your demotion) to think that it took the United States Supreme Court to force us to let people like Kathleen and Robin join our club. (Or, as Roger would say, to force the wolves to lie down with the lambs.) (Now stop that wooly thinking, Roger, I didn t mean in the Kiwi sense.) Yours in Rotary, Jim Hallett President Tom with Olympic Coach Adam Krikorian

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8 Attendance & Make-ups Attendance is an important part of our commitment to Rotary. Our secretary, Patti Panucci, regularly files attendance reports with District 5280, and each club s attendance record is reported district-wide. Let s help Patti keep that attendance record high--report your make-up to her. (And, of course, do the make-ups in the first place!) What is a make-up? Board meetings, for one--you are always welcome even if you re not a Board member, and it s a fun evening to boot! Other clubs are also a make-up. So are many of our projects. So make Patti s job easier--when you do a make-up, tell her. If you re not sure it s a make-up--hey, tell her anyway. Local Rotary Make-Up Clubs Rotarians Participate at Weekly Meetings! Hermosa Beach PV Sunset Redondo Bch Westchester Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday LA Int l Airport El Segundo Lawndale Palos Verdes Thursday Thursday Thursday Friday For times and locations of local club meetings go to and scroll down to the District Info area on the right side and click on the When/Where Clubs Meet link for information on all clubs in the district. Meals on Wheels Schedule Rotarians serving their community! Monday Dec 03 Ian Jackson Dec 10 Don Jung Dec 17 Anne Konie Dec 24 Ed Kushins Wednesday Dec 05 Larry Johnson Dec 12 Harry Keller Dec 19 Brad Koppel Dec 26 Jim Lambert Birthdays Anniversaries Dec 02 Dave Harris Dec 03 Ed Kushins & Terry Hamilton Dec 02 Larry Johnson Dec 13 Steve Lore & Anne Marie Kelly Dec 10 Robert Espinosa Dec 21 Duke & Eloisa Winser Dec 15 Charlie Steinmetz Dec 21 Robert & Michele Guilford The Rotes Quotes is now available on the web at

9 Manhattan Beach Rotary Active Members Strong! The 2012/13 Rotary year is another growth year. You can see by scanning the classifications below John Acker Financial Planner Dr. Richard Ackerman Aerospace Management Kathleen Adams Financial Advisor Susan Adams Aerospace Paul Allman Personnel Training Deborah Arnold Business Software Consultant Tim James Auringer Automotive Dealer Wade Austin, Jr. Photography Harris Bass Business and Tax Law Bill Bloomfield Commercial/Laundry David Boochever Consultant/Computer Jim Bowser Insurance (ret.) Geoff Bremer CPA Jan Buike Social Worker Kent Caldwell Insurance James Caprell Artist Tom Callahan Music Ind. Executive Marc Castellani Wealth Management Richard Chase College Professor Roger Civalleri Business Broker Roger Cox Business Consultant Mark Curran Advertising and Marketing Steve De Baets Truck Refrigeration Ken Deemer Private Investor Mike Doell Moving & Storage Patrick Donahue Advertising Donn Ennis Oil Refinery Engineer Robert Espinosa Fire Chief Monica Farrell Non-profit Development Richard Farrell Video Production (ret.) Vinny Fazzino Builder/Engineer Robin Gary Pilates Instructor Nelson Gray Honorary Member Dr. Damien Goldberg Ophthalmologist Robert Guilford Business Consultant Mimi Haines Toy Manufacturing Megan Hall Caterer Jim Hallett Criminal & Family Attorney Richard Ham Aerospace Engineer Jay Harkenrider Real Estate Residential Dave Harris Wealth Advisor Wendell Harter Peace Advocate Lisa Hemmat - Restauranteur Dave Hornbecker Office Supplies John Hugunin Community College Professor Jim Hunter Property Management Eric Iverson Web Developer Ian Jackson Mortgage Banker Tom Jeffry Attorney - Health Care Lawrence Johnson Investment Banker Don Jung CPA Business Manager Harry Keller Education Technology Anne Konie Interior Designer Brad Koppel International Trade Ed Kushins Home Exch. Executive Jim Lambert IT Consulting Norm Levin Business Theatre what areas are open. Let s think and then act. Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Mark Lipps TV Distribution David Long Executive/Recruiter Steve Lore Retired Kathy McElroy Physical Therapist Mike Matthews Education Barbara Matles Travel Agent Randy Meadors Architect Dennis Morehead Property Mgt Gerry Morton Nutritional Products Steve Murillo Mortgage Broker Lindy Murrell Communications Wayne Nelson Marketing Dr. John Nylund Dermatology John Osten Commercial Publishing Dr. Ray Padilla Dentist Dr. Patricia Panucci Orthodontist Nehal Patel Engineering Matthew Peck Accounting Jordan Peister Graphic Designer Dave Peters R.E. Invest/Develop/Mediation Lynn Range Design and Sales Don Redman Mfg Executive (ret.) Jan Rhees Residential Real Estate John Rhind Accounting Dennis Ridge Printing Dr. Deborah Robertson Veterinarian Roger Rombro Attorney - Family Law Russ Rothner Business Consultant Joel Ruben Attorney - Real Est. & Bus. Lit John Russo Retired Shannon Ryan Financial Planner Daniel Saks Insurance Mauricio Salazar Airline Operations Russ Samuels Fitness & Personal Training Bill Sauber Auto Club Services (ret.) Dr. Les Silverman Optometrist Ronald Sokol Attorney Darrell Sperber Automotive Dealer Charlie Steinmetz Investor - Real Estate Steve Stepanek Aerospace Engineer Bob Stephenson Accountant Corporate Lincoln Stone Business & Immigration Law Marc Teitelbaum Honorary Member Kathleen Terry Management Consultant Herb Trachtenberg Aerospace Engineer Dr. Chris Ullman Chiropractic John Van den Akker Property Mgt/Invsts Russ Varon Jeweler David Vialpando Plumbing Lee Walker Insurance - Casualty Jason Wallace Attorney - Real Estate Ingo Werk Manufacturing Duke Winser Honorary Member Larry Wolf Real Estate Broker/Owner Doug Wroan Entertainment Mktg & Media Alexander Yoffe Attorney Active Past Presidents