Posted by Stephanie Spar on Jan 09, 2019
Rotary This Week
   Flag: Joe Baumbach
  Song:  Stephanie Bell Harbourne  
 
   Invocation:  Gary Dickey
 
    Guests:  Introduced by Brad Ormsby
Trudy Phillips (Wife of Bob Phillips) – guest of Bob Phillips 


  Announcements:      
    smiley President Lee Ginsburg announced that member Joe Keenan had to resign from our club as he and his family have moved to Lake Tahoe for work.. 
    smiley The Borderline Fundraiser at Boccaccio’s this weekend raised approximately $488,000.
    smiley Peaches Jensen is sending around a sign-up for flag/song/invocation.
 
 
One Minute Member Autobiography :  
Bob Phillips 
 
 
Bob joined this club in 1976, he is still a flight instructor and was a commander of the Civil Air Patrol for 3 years.
 
 
 
  Fines:  None
 
smiley Happy Dollars:  
Kimmy Tharpe and Audrey Brown are going to San Luis Obispo for a District Conference and…wine tasting.
Dapper Spar loves his wife but he is still in the dog house.
Mike Dutra thanks Karen Quigley for bringing coats for his event benefiting Casa Pacifica.
Harvey Magidow was pleased with the Borderline fundraiser.
Nadine Larson is glad she is recovering from Consumer Fraud on her checking account.
Harrison Reed is happy that UCLA won 2 basketball games. Their current record is 9 - 6. 
Mary Olson’s son will spend his summer volunteering at Casa Pacific as he would like to be a therapist.
Andy Lupanow is happy that their five children were home for the holidays; and that they went back.
Peaches Jensen is happy that the YMCA fields are open.  Don't worry Audrey Brown, we know the fields are owned by the City of Westlake Village and we are all extremely thankful for all your efforts behind the new fields! 
 
What's Coming Up Next?
 
Upcoming Board Meetings Dates.
All Board Meetings are held at 7:30 am in the Community Room at Westlake Village City Hall. All Rotary members are welcome to attend.
February 12, 2019
March 12, 2019
April 9, 2019
May 14, 2019
June 11, 2019
 
Upcoming Club Service Meeting Dates
Westlake Village Rotary Club Service meetings are held on the fourth Monday of every month at 12:00 noon at CLU.
The next meeting is February 4, 2019
 

 Program
 
Guest Speaker:  Dr. Michaela Reaves
 
 
Dr. Reaves specializes in American history, with an emphasis in sociocultural history. 
She has been chosen Professor of the Year three times by the senior classes of CLU and received the President's Award for Teaching Excellence.  
Her expertise is recognized far beyond the CLU campus. 
In 2011, the Central Intelligence Agence (CIA) colloborated with her Cold War America class to "Declassify the Cold War".
Her current project is a book entitled "Filling in the Pieces: Women Tell Their Stories of the Twentieth Century."
Today, Dr. Reaves presented one of her most popular talks...... Presidental Rumor and Innuendo.
Examples are that George Washington was accused of fathering a slave child, but he was infertile. 
 
 
 What Our Fellow Rotarians Have Been Posting on Social Media:  
 
Linda Coburn
January 7, 2019:  Four years ago today we celebrated our first “holiday season” with our new venture by taking a beautiful ride. #blessed #stilllovingit
 
Gary Dickey
01.11.2019:  Celebrating our 43rd Anniversary (January 11) with friends John and Pat Helton at Tuscany Restaurant tonight. Great evening.
 
Mike Dutra
01.06.2019:  Attending We Are Borderline Strong with Cindy Dutra at Boccaccio's Restaurant.
 
Bill Hang
No Christmas tree lot tree for the Hangs!😃. Topped about a 40 footer from our Vermont woods. Now that’s a fresh tree 🌲!