Meeting Highlights:
February 5, 2003
Around the Chapter
Because
S.S.A. Dietrich was unable to attend last week’s dinner meeting (he was
in Holland on business), no one was empowered to administer fines. He’ll
probably have some good prospects and reasons for collecting them at the
February 12th meeting.
But
president elect Bart did collect some Happy/Sad Bucks. The collection was
cut short, however, to hear our guest speaker. I’m sure he’ll try
harder to collect from those who wanted to donate last week, including
your editor. Contributors were: President Janet, Asst. Gov. Paul and his
wife Bobbie, Sue Katz (happy there were no fines),
Alden, Walter (his birthday; didn’t hear how old he is, at 10
cents per year), Audrey and Judy.
Also
attending were Don and Carolyn, Joe and Roger. Guests: In addition to Paul
& Bobbie and Carolyn were Chamber of Commerce president Claudia Oliver
and Mr. Hynes and Speaker Jack Cole, executive director (volunteer) of Law
Enforcement Against Prohibition.
Mr.
Cole, a resident of Medford, said there are some 3,000 members of the all
volunteer organization. ($50,000 was donated before last July 1 when the
group was founded with chapters in the U.S. and several foreign countries,
including Canada.) Jack and many of the founding members are former FBI
undercover agents who feel that criminalizing purchasing, selling and
using drugs and arresting (jailing) teenagers mostly is not working
anywhere in this country and others who do not have laws legalizing drugs
(all kinds, for human consumption). In fact, the federal government claims
that catching and jailing users and dealers has not decreased but has
increased, despite the tons of imported drugs that have been seized by the
FBI in the last 20 years.
Ben
Summers
781-878-4540 (Wed, Thurs.,
Fri. only)
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Scituate Rotary Calendar
February 12th – Monthly Club Night: The E. Board would like member comments on activities being planned by the Chapter and the District; Pier 44, 6:30 p.m.
February 19th – Dinner Meeting: Tentative program: An Attorney has been invited to speak; Name may be announced at previous meeting; Pier 44, 6:30 p.m.
February 26th – Annual Senior Dinner at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Hall; Members are being requested by chairman Judy Rego to arrive at 5 p.m. to set up for dinner that is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. All seniors in Scituate are invited, including all members of the McGowan Senior Center. Please be prompt. Paula Lind says all food and drink have been arranged to be picked up and Chef Paul Mitchell is returning to prepare the spaghetti/meatballs dinner with wine and other beverages.
March – Arrangements are being made with State Rep. Frank Hynes for his annual Report on the State House of Representatives and their proposal for bringing the 2003 budget back to balance and the 2004 Gov. Romney-submitted-budget, too. The Legislature (including the Senate) is still a long way to enacting measures to re-balance this year’s budget and balance the 2004 figure. Exact date for Rep. Hynes’ appearance may be announced at the February 12th dinner.
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