Posted by Rick Taylor on Jun 15, 2018
At the June 15, 2018, Rotary meeting, President Amanda Tietze welcomed the 46 members and 4 guests to the meeting. 
 
Past President Rick Huetter gave the Invocaton. Rotarian Dave Hursh provided the Rotofact. Dave asked the members if anyone would be willing to recite the 4-Way Test. PDG/PP Bob Pattison raised his hand and proudly recited: 
  • Is it the TRUTH?
  • Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  • Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  • Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Secretary Suzette Matthews welcomed the following guests to the meeting: Jean Duncan McFarren (speaker); Derek Gordon (guest of speaker); Joe McNamee (R -Cuyahoga Falls); Brad Carpenter (guest of Julia Dick).
 
The "Happy News" was provided by the following:
  • Dennis Dent - to invite all to the Beach City Airport Antique Airplane event on Sunday, June 17, 2018;
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  • PP Virginia Neutzling - to announce that Timken Outstanding Alumni event will be held on June 24, 2018, at Tozzis on 12th restaurant. Rotarian Steve Fettman is being honored at this event;
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  • PP Dan Matthews - to celebrate wife, Suzette's, birthday on Wednesday, June 21, 2018;
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  • PP Craig Young - to celebrate his house being sold in 10 days for more than the asking price (compared to 20 years ago when it took 18 months to sell his house);
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  • Julia Dick - to invite everyone to the Italian American Festival and the LA Dick tent on Friday, June 22, 2018, to enjoy wine and food for the evening. Cost: $30;
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  • Paula Mastroianni - to support and promote our speaker, Jean Duncan McFarren, interim Executive Director/CEO, Stark County District Library and her guest, Derek Gordon.
Rotarian Jon Adland took to the podium to request members to sign up to give the Invocation for one or more of our meetings in the upcoming Rotary year. He would be passing the list around the room for everyone's convenience.
 
Speaker Chair Julia Dick presented the speaker for the meeting, Jean Duncan McFarren, Interim Executive Director/CEO for the Stark County Library.
 
President Amanda concluded the meeting with the following announcements:
  • next week's speaker will be Tonja Marshall, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Visit Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitors Bureau;
  • Reminder, there was a Golf Committee meeting immediately following Rotary meeting.
The following will receive a makeup for attending the Golf committee meeting on June 15, 2018: Bill Liber, Jack Barkan and Julia Dick.
 
The following Rotarians will receive a makeup for attending the Annual Philomatheon Picnic on Saturday, June 16, 2018: Steve Fettman, Frank Fleischer, PP Virginia Neutzling and PP Jack Barkan.