Meeting of November 29, 2007

Next Meeting Time & Place: December 6, 2007 at the RSCC. State Legislative Issues. 

Song: Rocky Burnett put us in a festive mood with “Jingle Bells”.

Pledge:  Vice President Henry Vinyard

Prayer:  Phil Insley

Head Table: The head table mingled with “regular” Rotarians during dinner.       

Announcements:  Mark Glushakow presented the $1000.00 raffle prize to … none other than our own Page Elmore.  Congratulations!      

A.B. Brown asked for volunteers to sign up to deliver dictionaries to area schools next week

A letter of thanks was received from Sonia Sperry, who will be joining the GSE team to Belgium. 

Stan Morris still needs bell ringers for the Salvation Army kettles at the mall – still lots of slots available – sign up or call Stan. (410-546-1355 Office; 443-523-6350 after hours cell; smorris@rowles.com)

Vice President Henry Vinyard took a phone call from Santa Claus, who assured Rocky Burnett that he intends to join us for the December 13 meeting here at the RSCC (EARLY START at 5:30 pm).  Bring your kids, grandkids, or neighborhood kids.  Ginny Dulany reminded us that after dinner that night, we will reconvene at the Parsons Home at 7:00 pm to sing carols.  She passed a basket for contributions so that this year our gifts to the residents can be extra special. 

Chris Layton needs some marksmen to help him round up game for next April’s wild game feast.  Really … no joke.  Sign up or tell Chris if you know how to shoot.

Program:        James Crouse introduced our speaker, Carole Chaski, Ph.D., an expert in forensic linguistics.  If you weren’t there it, it would take too long to explain, but suffice it to say we had a behind the scenes glimpse of what really goes on with those true crime TV shows.  Carole is a specialist in this still-emerging investigative realm, and she shared some fascinating examples of how her expertise helps solve crimes and in some instances exonerate the accused.

       Enjoy Rotary!