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Optimist
Club of Coronado Newsletter The
Greensheet for March 18, 2010 |
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Vice
Presidents Dick Madouse and Carla Fargo Past
President: Leslie Crawford Secretary
Stu Powell; Treasurer Mary Humphrey Members
of Board of Directors: Sue
Cargill, Mark Blumenthal, Don Crawford, Charlie
Ahern, Diana Drummey, Zeke Zaludek Newsletter
Publishers USNA Class of 1945 Newletter
Editor USNA Classes of 1958 & 1961
Web address www.sportsfiesta.net |
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Anyway
Mairlyn Schaefer gave us an Irish blessing and SGT Drummey kicked
off the pledge and we weren't in Kansas anymore. Chuck
Cuson was the guest of Dave Hurt, and Dave Sweeney came with Mark
Blumenthal. We also had Eagle Scout Ben Hobson with his dad Glenn.
Ben is building a cat room in the animal hotel that the city is
finishing down on First Street. There will be catwalks, and poles
for cats to dance around. A viewing window will allow prospective
cat adopter to watch the furry ones at play, or sleep, or spitting
at each other. This will be Eagle Scout Hobson's project for which
he is gathering funds and sisal rope. We
had a first in the club. Claudia Ludlow and Joe Ochoa share both a
birthday and a birthplace. So we sang in fractured Spanish HBTY to
our two members born on this date in our neighbor to the south,
Tijuana.
Feliz cumpleanos a tu! Take that you spell checker. Pot pourri--Stu
Powell has cornered the market for
yellow vests. If you want one call him quickly. Linda
Stanton was running a special for the Chamber of Commerce discount
cards for $5. Put Sunday,
11 April, on your calendar for the Superfrog
event where we will once again watchover the transition traffic
patterns. Sign up next week. Leslie Crawford warned us to mow
our lawns because
homefront judging
for the Flower Show takes place April
7. John McKechnie grumbled, "Give me a Blue or
I'm giving it back." The Oritorical
Contest is next Tuesday, March 23, at 3:30 in the
Wynn Room. It is a joy to listen to all the talented kids who enter
this Optimist even. Drop in! Jennifer
Landry said the kids collected $1760 in change for the CMS Pasta for
Pennies Drive. Optimists counted it all and will be back at it this
Friday at 1145. Try to be there or bring a sock full of change next
week. The
Dingmaster asked how many Club members were involved with Meals on
Wheels. President Bowen wanted to know if that meant driving or
could those who dine also raise their hands. We all count.
Clint Conway had make a sign for Irish Fynn's front yard that says
"Navy SEAL HERE--Meals on Wheels". It helps to have
friends in the club. Capt
Mark Wooley is the Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve Officer
Training orgainization in San Diego. As such he directs the training
of candidates and midshipmen at USD, SDSU. UCSD, UC San Marcos, and
Point Loma Nazareen. He has 325 folks in the various NROTC programs
at the five academic centers. One hundred fifty of these are
enlisted marines or sailors who are in commissioning programs. Mark
told us that he has 50 combat vets in his unit. The
Navy ROTC offers 2000 scholarship to the 5000 annual applicants.
Normally 1000 scholarship are accepted.Eighty-five percent of the
scholarship holders must be enrolled in technical majors. The
graduates all will have a five year commitment as of this year. |
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Put
on your calendar:Each Friday 1145-1PM Count Pennies for Pasta
with Jennifer at CMS; 25
March Dr. Jeffery Felix Sup of Coronado Schools; 8 Apr CO of USS
CAPE ST GEORGE (CG 71) CAPT Bill Byrne;15 Apr CHS Robotics Team; 22
Apr Bobby Kennedy Coro Phone Book |
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O'Farrell staggered
home after an evening of drinking, took off his shoes to avoid
waking his wife, tiptoed quietly to the stairs, misjudged the bottom
step, caught himself by grabbing the banister, swung around and
landed heavily on his backside. Empty whiskey bottles in each back
pocket broke. Stifling a yell O'Farrell sprang up, lowered his
britches, looked in the hall mirror to see his nether cheeks cut and
bleeding. He quietly found a full box of Band-Aids, returned to the
mirror, and as best he could put one on each injury before hiding
the box and stumbling to bed. |