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Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

June 7, 2023

101 Years of Service Above Self

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Petoskey. President Jeff Wynder officiated the meeting. If you did not get the chance to attend, you can read about it in this newsletter.

Pledge/Anthem:  Howard Richards led us in America the Beautiful

4-Way Test:  Walt Byers  

Invocation:  Neil Bidwell 

As we begin this time together, let us demonstrate integrity and respect in our interactions with one another.  Help us balance confidence and humility, seriousness and humor, leadership, and service as we go about our day. Grant us wisdom, peace, and a sense of gratitude for our many opportunities.  Amen

Calendar Winners:  Read off by Reg Smith

Calendar Winners June 7, 2023

Visiting Rotarians:  Tom Morrow, Chagrin Falls, OH; Carlin Smith, Sunrise Rotary and also our speaker today

Guests:  Anna McGlashen, Drew Smith, Prospective Members; Charlie Waldvogel

Life Events:

Birthdays: 

Steve Cross

Anniversaries:

Jane Millar – 25 Years

Singing/Song:  Howard Richards led us in Happy Birthday and Smile

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Petoskey Public Safety:  Saturday, June 10: Don’t miss Public Safety’s Open House at the fire station 11 AM – 2 OM. Join your public safety team for an afternoon of fun complete with hotdogs, tours of the station, K9 & drone demos, and more! Free and open to the public for all ages.

Petoskey Chamber of Commerce:  Monday, June 12: Join the Petoskey Chamber of Commerce for the “Housing for All” Town Hall at Crooked Tree Arts Center in the Theater on June 12, 3:30 – 5 PM. Free to attend, registration requested by calling the chamber at 231.347.4150 or on their website.

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council:  Tuesday, June 13: Think you know more about the local water, land, and inhabitants of the Great Lakes than your local Watershed team? Join Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council and IPR News at Beards Brewery’s Root Cellar on Tuesday, June 13, at 7 PM for cheers, beers, and some fun competition. Win prizes and bragging rights! Free to attend and join trivia.

Northern Community Mediation:  June 22: Don’t miss Northern Community Mediation’s Summer Solstice Fundraiser on Thursday, June 22 at the Emmet County Fairgrounds! A $20 gift card to a local downtown business is your entry ticket — Choose your favorite party store, restaurant, or retail shop. Each gift card will become a raffle prize – 5 to a bundle ($100 value) and they’ll be drawing winners all night long! Learn more HERE

Rotary Foundation:  Dibby Smith announced that, now through June 9, donations to the Rotary Foundation will be matched dollar-for-dollar.

PROGRAM:  Carlin Smith – Baseball Program

From boners and muffs to three-finger-browns and making it to third base, Carlin Smith gave a rousing, if not salacious,  presentation on some big-hitters and “loveable losers” in baseball history.

Though the trivia questions were skewed towards audience members who lived through the great depression, and perhaps were even in the stands when the NY Giant’s Fred Merkle committed his base-running mistake (aka boner) in a game against the Chicago Cubs on September 23, 1908, a good time was had by all. And, some lucky winners took home peanuts and crackerjacks to celebrate their feats of obscure baseball knowledge.

But the real hero in all this is not any baseball player, but the unceremoniously unnamed “mother of Lawrence Goldberg” who was the ONLY person in the world to record what is arguably known as “the most famous call in sports.” Delivered by Russ Hodges, the broadcast captured the suddenness and exultation of the home run called the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" on October 3, 1951…“ The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!”  Broadcasts were not routinely taped in 1951, and none of the local radio or television stations were recording the game. The call survives only because a Brooklyn-based fan named Lawrence Goldberg asked his mother to tape-record the last half-inning of the radio broadcast while he was at work. Moms save the world again!

Next Week’s Program:  Amy Evans – Salvation Army