All professions are a conspiracy against the laity. George Bernard Shaw. 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 All professions are a conspiracy against the laity. George Bernard Shaw

2 Rotes Quotes Vol.63, No.10 September 17, 2012 Programs Sept 17 A Local Grand Vision. The historic Warner Grand Theatre and the Grand Annex is a local hub for inclusive arts and educational experiences. This morning we hear from Liz Schindler Johnson, Rotarian and Executive Director of the Grand Vision Foundation. Sept 24 The Buzz on Bees. Recent discoveries have found that bees are responsible for some of the flavor in your favorite regional wines and scientific estimates are that only 4 days without bees would be catastrophic. Join us for the local buzz from Dael Wilcox of the Southern California Beekeeper s Assoc. to learn more. Oct 1 Financial Predictions. The return of our MBRC Financial Planners to talk of their financial thoughts for what the upcoming year may have in store for us. Save The Date Sept 23 President s Reception. Tonight at 5pm the Manhattan Beach Rotary holds our annual President s Reception at the home of Larry Wolfe. Oct 2 District Breakfast. Join us to hear a fascinating presentation by Tuskegee Airman Theodore Lumpkin. Sign up by Sept. 24 to get discounted price($35.00). Let Kathleen Terry know if interested. If you are new to the club this is one of the activities to get your blue badge. New people get to go for free. Dec 2 Annual Holiday Party. Don t miss this wonderful celebration. More details to come. Contact Kathleen Terry for more information and to RSVP.

3 Back to Business It was Monday, September 10, 2012, my Medicare Birthday, and President Tom Jeffry made fellow birthday boy Bill Bloomfield (who had just announced his engagement to Susan Sweet) and I (without prior notice) sing to each other (Bill looked disapprovingly at me before I sang, asking, Are you really going to do this? ). All survived..nehal Patel told us her aunt told her to drink milk to promote fairer skin and described her serendipitous meeting with Lisa Hemmat that brought her to Rotary..Birthday Boy Bill Bloomfield hosted a Labor Day club gathering in the absence of our regular meeting.alex Yoffe and his fellow Bruins celebrated UCLA s upset of the Cornhuskers. And, oh yeah, yawn, the Trojans won too.. By the time you read this, Randy Meadors will have hosted his annual Star Party, weather permitting..russ Rothner is organizing another Heal the Bay beach cleanup. Details forthcoming...dennis Ridge is looking for at least 20 volunteers to deliver backpacks and school supplies to Moffat School, and to read to the kids, at 9 am on September 18..Ray Padilla kindly donated four primo Bruin tickets, picked up in auction by John Osten. And More Business Paul Allman is promoting attendance on October 27 at the annual District Paul Harris Celebration. This year it s a Masquerade Ball (several club members donned masks today to set a good example, and President Tom digitally donned both a mask and toupee). It s $125, all counting toward a Paul Harris Fellowship.Paul also passed out raffle tickets, one book of 12@ for whoever gave $100 to the RI Foundation this year (it s not too late to chip in).susan Adams needs signups (this is a whole-club commitment) for the Hometown Fair (October 5-7) Burger Booth and Wine Booth (Wine people who need t-shirts need to let Susan know).october 2 is the District Breakfast with a Tuskegee Airman; let Kathleen Terry know you re coming..robin Gary still needs Richstone volunteers. Geoff Bremer is still taking signups for the Greystone Mansion theater trip November 11..Gerry Morton shilled for one of the most ambitious and fun club trips ever March to Bayou

4 Teche, with kayaks, boardwalks, birds, wildlife, crawfish boils, dancing, Cajun music, Louisiana Rotarians, plantation visit, natural history, cultural history, alligators, a Tabasco plant tour and, believe it or not, much more. Not to be missed! Spouses, partners, fiancé(e) s, and significant others welcome. (Susan, you can come without Congressman Bloomfield.) Working Mom Lynn Range After just under a year s membership in the club, Lynn Range presented her craft talk. A product of Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, and Rockville, Maryland, she grew up doing serious ballet and musical theater. She did one year, her senior year, at Palos Verdes High, where she met Greg Range, a friendship she renewed many years later (he flew her to Paris to propose marriage in 1991.) They have two athletic sons, one still at home and the other playing water polo at Johns Hopkins (I just made the connection she said she thinks of Maryland as home). A UCLA Econ grad, she has done lots of things Bullocks manager, cosmetics distributor (to major stores), art consulting (to major corporations), Design Art Concepts, and now real estate. She s proudest of being a mom, active for years in PTA, kids sports, and parent activities. The family travels, and have studied together French (Laissez les bon temps roulez!), Spanish and Italian. She does Yoga and Taekwando. She met Jim Hunter as a Sandpiper with Jim s wife, Joanne, and thus became a Rotarian. Fire Chief Robert Espinoza Manhattan Beach Fire Chief Bob Espinosa gets his name from his Nicaraguan grandfather and is a second cousin of Richard Ackerman. Raised in Inglewood, he s a Leuzinger High alum who learned firefighting in the Army (Alaska and Arizona). He did a brief stint with El Segundo s Fire Department, which included seeing action during the Rodney King riots, and then spent 24 years with the Long Beach Fire Department (including fighting an 18th Story fire and doing rescue in a 200-vehicle pileup). He became Rialto s Fire Chief and came to Manhattan Beach in June 2011, where Les Silverman sponsored him into our club. Bob has a former wife and a current wife, both named Laurie Ann, resulting in three children, six

5 grandchildren and three stepchildren. Most of the Manhattan Beach Fire Department contacts are for paramedics and public service calls, with only 2-3 serious fires in an average year. Service For Self It felt like a back-to-work day. We ve had another great Manhattan Beach summer, but at this meeting we remembered our main reason for being things like Richstone, beach cleanup, Hometown Fair, RI Foundation, and support of schools. Come to think of it, none of these feels like work. Service and fellowship, service and fun. Service Above Self? Well, yes, but we get more out of this than anyone. Yours in Rotary, Jim Hallet Rotary Service Above Self World Community Service has been described as the quiet revolution of hope. Isn t it time for you to: Reach out to someone who needs help. Develop a relationship with a club in another country. Become acquainted with customs and culture of a faraway place. How Well Do You Know Your Piers? The first Manhattan Beach Pier was all wood construction and built in It was destroyed in a storm in The second (and current) Manhattan Beach Pier was completed in The Roundhouse on the pier was finished in 1922 The Manhattan Beach Pier was declared a California Historical Landmark in 1995.

6 RI Programs Rotary International offers a broad range of humanitarian, intercultural, and educational programs and activities designed to improve the human condition and advance the organization s ultimate goal of world understanding and peace. Nine structured programs and nine service opportunities help clubs and districts achieve their service goals in their own communities and in communities abroad, fostering fellowship and goodwill in the process. Get Involved Welcome to our New Members! Become more than a member of your Rotary club, become a Rotarian. Get involved in your club, your community and your world through the opportunities offered by our Rotary club and Rotary International. Long-time Rotarians agree that involvement is the key. Volunteer to serve on a committee that meets your interests, help out with weekly meetings, or as part of a service project team. These activities will help you get to know your fellow club members and understand what Rotary does. District 5280 also offers opportunities for you to get involved. Attend your district s conference to learn more about Rotary and celebrate the good works of your district. Host the visiting Group Study Exchange team or help organize the district s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program to see what clubs working together can do. These activities will help you meet Rotarians outside of your club, widening your circle of friends and expanding your service potential.

7 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. Monday Sept 17 Mark Curran Sept 24 Ken Deemer Oct 01 Patrick Donahue Oct 08 Monica Farrell Birthdays Sept 19 John Rhind Sept 29 Bob Stephenson Oct 02 Darrell Sperber Oct 15 James Caprell Meals on Wheels Schedule Rotarians serving their community! Wednesday Sept 19 Steve De Baets Sept 26 Mike Doell Oct 03 Donn Ennis Oct 10 Rick Farrell Anniversaries Sept 17 John & Carole Hugunin Sept 21 Ken & Candy Deemer Sept 26 John & Lisa Acker Sept 28 Brad & Deborah Koppel The Rotes Quotes is now available on the web at

8 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 Dr. Paul Sanchez Dentist 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