Escondido Sunrise Rotary; “Mt. Whoville”… A wildlife sanctuary in Escondido…… December 12, 2019
President Brian led the meeting…
We honored our flag and our nation with the pledge led by Past President, George Beitner…
An invocation was offered by Past President Jack Anderson
Lo and Behold… President Brian still has no bell… Have I heard that his bell is on his Christmas wish list??
Oh Brian, what are we to do with you??? It’s been said, that he may be on the ‘naughty list’… so, he may still be enjoying the ‘No-Bell’ prize in 2020…
President Brian is missing both his treasured bell and the stand upon which it rests…
My Oh My!!
Next go may be his gavel…
Visitors and Guests:
Joe Holtz introduced his guest again, , Rich Coddington, a retired dentist. Welcome back Rich!!
Birthdays:
December 12: Pam Putnicki
Anniversaries:
December 14: Past President Dave and Cathy Herbert, 33 years… Congratulations!!
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week
Dates to Remember:
December 19: Club Meeting and Christmas Breakfast and Gift Exchange…
26: No Meeting…
January 2: No Meeting
8: District 5340 Rotary Golf Event at the Rancho Bernardo Inn…
11: A Saturday Night with the San Diego Gulls; tix are $80 for the on-ice suite… Get your tix from Past President Rich Aeling… only a few tickets remain unsold.
Announcements:
Past President Rich Aeling described the previous weekend’s activities building bikes for the ‘Bikes for Kids’ project…
Photo of the crew building bikes… 110 bikes were built for children at Oak Hill School…
The completed bikes ready to go to the kids…
President Brian reminded Club Members to bring pajamas to the next meeting for distribution to Rady Children’s Hospital. Pajamas with button fronts are preferred…
Rotarians Having Fun and Rotary Events and High Fives:
Past President John Boyce with his newest grandchild… Baby Piper, a ‘real Texan’… Congratulations John and Donna…
Ralph Tavares spent a month in Europe… Visiting many places including Poland… Ralph brought President Brian a bottle of cheer…
Welcome home Ralph!!
Past President Jack Anderson was at the North Pole last weekend with his family and grandsons… He put in a special request for President Brian’s Bell to be brought back to Brian for Christmas…
High Fives:
Past President Barry Baker commented on the grants awarded by the Escondido Education Foundation for both individual teachers and schools… Totaling $40,000, the grants will enhance education programs at elementary and middle schools. Barry recently joined the Foundation Board, and also announced their annual fundraising event to be held in February…
Program:
Past President Dave Herbert introduced our program, “Life on Mt. Whoville” shared by Ernie Cowan… Outdoor writer and photographer. Ernie is also involved as a fire lookout on Palomar Mountain, and a former Mayor of Escondido…
Ernie began by telling us about his and Kaity’s home on a mountain in East Escondido. As they built their home and prepared the garden, they planted plants that would attract the local wildlife…
Ernie and Kaity have lived on the mountain 15 years and he shared with us the wildlife he has captured in his photography over the years…
The first pic is that of the property when they began to prepare it with plant and special areas to attract wildlife…
He showed pics of the abundant butterflies that enjoy the plants…
And some critters that they ‘co-exist’ with on the mountain, like this rattlesnake…
And the beautiful birds that enjoy the nectar of the flowers and the water and fountains…
And of course the hawks as they circle the property seeking to control the pesky rodent population… good bye gophers…
And his favorite roadrunner… Also controlling pesky critters …
All in all, a beautiful array of the abundant wildlife close to our beautiful community…
President Brian and Ernie Cowan…
Next Week’s Program:
Christmas Breakfast…
OpportunityDrawing:
Grand Prize: $311… Past President Susan Maney… She even had ‘Lucky’ George Beitner draw her card… But, no luck…
Lunch Money: $14… Past President John Boyce…
