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Rotarian Odell Lee volunteered to give a talk on the 4 years he worked in the spice business for a business in Kalamazoo and his travels from Taiwan to Australia and points in between. We learned of the important role oleo resins play in that business and ultimately in the flavors of our food. He spoke of the Scoville Scale for measuring heat in peppers and had slides showing us what a variety of different spices look like before being processed. It was an excellent presentation.

Rotary Zoom meeting 2/10/21

President Harris's 33rd meeting

Kenneth Shaddell gave the invocation.

Judy Hensbury lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance

Jim Harrison brought up the subject of Little Pantries

a county wide service project lead by Rotarian Gregory Gillette 805-980-9022

Gregory spoke to us in-depth about the need in our county because of food insecurity.

George asks for volunteers to move Dario's son to a new house.

Jim Harrison brought to our attention about a local group doing cleanup on Mary/Juniper on Saturday

CONVERSATIONS WITH HARRY was with Kat Stowell

Brags

Peggy bragged about her super bowl Sunday birthday She won the pool and shared some of the bounty with our club!

Speaker:

Linda Beck from Square One an elder and health care advocate gave a talk on her work and the needs it fulfills in our community.

Please check your email for all the details on the 5 steps to safer health care.

Teft Cleanup

A chilly overcast Sunday morning. The smell of fresh cut rosemary wafted in the air. So started February 7, 2021 as Rotarians gave their time and energy to pick up trash and debris while trimming and edging the landscaping in front of Von's. Donned in bright orange vests and yielding garden tools they toiled for a couple of hours and made such a visual improvement to the traffic island. The morning task concluded with the sweet taste of donuts and the satisfaction of a job well done.

It has been said that any work performed in the spirit of service is equated with worship.

This is in keeping with the Rotarian ethic of "Service above self".

A special thanks to Mario Iglesias for organizing and heading up this work party and a hearty thank you to Jim Harrison, Kat Stowell & Lee Baggett for their efforts.

Rotary Club of Nipomo Zoom Meeting

Wednesday February 3, 2021 Ed Harris presided over his 32nd meeting of Rotary Club of Nipomo.

John Brantingham questions "Why call it raw sewage? Do people cook that stuff?"

Kenneth lead us in prayer.

Roger Ridley lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Announcement was made that Rotarians are encouraged to volunteer with the county for needed work at the Vaccine sites.

Super Bowl Pool was announced.

BRAGS:

Lou Gomez's granddaughter had a birthday.

Mario Iglesia bragged he was doing clean up work on Teft Sunday morning 2/7/21 at 7am and encouraged us to join him especially with the lure of donuts.

Harry Walls received a Covid vaccination.

Peggy bragged she had a Super Bowl Sunday

Jim Harrison bragged his great grand child celebrated a birthday,

Walter Con free at last! free at last! He so enjoyed retirement the first time he thought he would give it a try again. Bets are being taken on how long it will last.

Roger Ridley gave us This day in history

Bill Puccirlli for his Rotary Minute gave us a great Buddy Holly story.

Guest Speaker:

Peter Sevik from the Nipomo CSD gave us an in depth view of the workings of the sewer system.

Rotary Zoom Meeting January 20, 2021

Time marches on! It is President Ed Harris's 30th meeting.

John Brantingham mused that the definition of PUT is to place something where you want it to be. And the definition of PUTT is the same.....

Kenneth lead us in prayer.

Walter Con lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance

Roger Ridley regaled us with some very historical facts.

Bill Puccirelli had some interesting facts with his Rotary Minute.

The first 2 years the Rotary Clubs purpose was

(1) Friendship

(2) Business reciprocity

Jim Harrison celebrated another grand childs birthday

Kelly bragged about the beautiful plaque created and presented to her from Kat Stowell for her year of service to the club as President

George Dubois bragged about Felix's 6th birthday

Harry Walls bragged it was his 17th year as a member of the Nipomo Rotary Club!

Jim Lewis bragged that "he is here!"

Roger Ridley bragged to the fact that he got carded for the first time in years.

Announcements

Mario announced the Teft Street Cleanup but please note due to inclement weather that has been changed to a later date

Kelly Ricker announced it was time for the Four Way Test Essays and she needs volunteers to read them.

Guest speaker Jim Lewis returns with a in-depth presentation on Polio Past Present Future.

The fact filled morning is made even more poignant due to Jim having had polio himself as a child. He is a passionate promotor on the eradication of this virulent virus.

We learned about polio history and the Rotary involvement in putting an end to this terrible disease.

He let os know during the course of the talk that even after treatment the survivors need help with such things as surgery, wheel chairs, training, education.

NEVER GIVE UP!