Weekly News/Highlights/Comments

Last Week…. Beatrice was appointed to chair a new committee: Support for high school students preparing to take the GED exam. General Educational Development to receive a diploma…. Bill’s motion to have board of directors discuss a request from R.I. for financial support for the construction of the Rotary float to take part in the annual Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, CA on January 1, 2005. Motion approved…. HAPPY-SAD BUCKS: Joe Cerra, glad to attend; Ben ran out of money, $s contributed in Ben’s name by Dietrich & Loic …. Guest Walt Howard, member of his family turned 97; Janet: Successful pancake breakfast, but bad experience; Jack: gift from wife of Sarah Messer’s “Red House”. Enjoyed reading it; Dietrich: It wasn’t a good day today. He had never cooked bacon before pancake breakfast, but he’ll do it again next year. Loic: Happy to be back, carried lots of trash after breakfast event. No room for him in Susan’s apartment; Judy: going to Rockport , MA next week; Water: Thanked everyone for their help at breakfast and for Carole & Donn & Janet’s upcoming vacation. Another buck from Dietrich for his story on a whopping bill from AMEX, cancellation of his credit card; Bill: He now is the patriarch of his family (that makes two of us; Bart is also.)

RAFFLE: Guest Walt drew Janet’s number; she did not pick the Queen of Hearts in 2 draws, but won $1 in Lottery.

MAIL: Thank you note from Sandi Schipul for our food package sent to the 101^st Airborne Company B in Mosul , Iraq last Christmas.

Beatrice is handling follow-up for payments of ads in Phone Book. Another humorous reading by Bill ended the dinner. The South Shore Council meeting is at Reggio’s, Route 18 in South Weymouth , August 18^th at 6:30 p.m.!

Interim Editor: Ben Summers, 781-878-4540.