When President Rosemarie rang the Rotary bell, everyone in the packed Weber’s ballroom stood to sing “God Bless America.” Joan Knoertzer did a splendid job, as she had during the musical prelude. The stage was well-set for Past President Bob Buchanan’s stirring Inspiration. “Our speaker, Mike Ball, will talk to us about the role of music […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the United Way Building. The Club’s membership on July 31 was 282 Active members, plus six Honorary members and eight Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 29%. Average attendance at each meeting was 82 members plus 5 others. The […]

In recent years, we have been bombarded by reports that we don’t get enough sleep here in the U.S. The CDC, for example, estimates that 35% of adults don’t get enough sleep, and Fortune magazine has reported that the lack of sleep costs the United States more than $411 billion annually. If it’s that big […]

  Some of our more technologically-advanced members have been using the ClubRunner app on their smartphones to make a quick phone call to another member. What they find on occasion is that the number that comes up when they touch the phone icon shows a +7 country code. The country code for Russia is 7. Fear […]

Goeff Burns, our speaker on August 28, attended the 2006 Life Leadership Conference sponsored by Rotary District 6920. Beginning in 1949, it is the longest continually running Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program in the Rotary world. The Conference is held at the Kettunen Center in Tustin, Michigan, a small wooded campus designed especially for […]

The RCAA Satellite is now meeting in the Victors Room at the Pretzel Bell. We have three individuals committed to the Satellite, our goal is to establish the Satellite with 10 members. A special thanks to all the Rotarians that have made referrals to the Satellite and to the supportive Rotarians who have attended our […]

President Rosemarie rang the opening bell promptly at 12:25. After we sang My Country ’tis of Thee, Agnes Reading quoted several pundits commenting on the census. Noting that people are the ‘glue’ that make the meetings run smoothly, she thanked the usual suspects. She then recognized Visiting Rotarians, guests, and birthdays. Past President Greg was […]

On Thursday, August 15th, 20 RCAA members and guests gathered for fun at Dominick’s. Some sampled the Sangria but no one braved the Constant Buzz, a signature drink at Dominick’s! It was all fun and fellowship!!! There will be more Happy Hours so check the Harpoon for future dates and locations!

Now that I’m an adult, I realize that one of the best things my parents ever did for me and my brothers and sisters was to read to us when we were young and have lots of books around the house when we were old enough to read them on our own. That gave us […]

President Rosemarie quieted a room full of committee meetings with the opening bell promptly at 12:25pm. She called for a Moment of Silence to remember the lives lost over this last weekend. Vic Stoeffler asked where we get our inspiration? He gets his from the indomitable spirit of the people he meets in his psychotherapy […]