TheThe TattlerTattler Rotary Club of La Mesa Meeting Volume 2020-21, No.327 Date: 5/12/21 Wednesday’s @ Noon La Mesa Community Center, 4975 Memorial Drive, La Mesa CA 91942 www.LaMesaRotary.org

LA MESA ROTARY Lunch Time Service Opportunities TO MEET IN PERSON

WEDNESDAY MAY 12th May 12, 2021

Pledge Martin Brickson We are working on ways for us to begin Thought Jack Dargitz 4-Way Gary Clasen meeting in person again at the La Mesa st community Center! Our 1 in person May 19, 2021 meeting will be Wednesday May 12th ! Pledge Mary Ellington th We will start with 2 in-person meetings in May: May 12 & May Thought John Fistere th 26 . You will have to RSVP for these in-person meetings. We will 4-Way Nathan Oestreich not allow any food at either of these meetings. We are working on

ways to make our in-person meetings a Hybrid Meeting – meaning May 26, 2021 it will be on ZOOM as well as in-person!

Pledge Jim Kline Beginning in June we will look to bring lunch back to our meetings. Thought Ben Hamilton 4-Way Mark Bagula Here is the upcoming Calendar we are planning: June 2, 2021 th May 5 – ZOOM May 12th - In Person / Hybrid – No food – Must RSVP Online Pledge Rose Hurst Thought Sue Richardson May 19th – ZOOM 4-Way Marsha Starr

May 26th - In Person / Hybrid – No food – Must RSVP Online June 2nd – ZOOM

th June 9 - In Person / Hybrid – Box Lunch – Must RSVP Online June 16th – ZOOM

June 23rd – In Person – Box Lunch – RSVP – DEMOTION! If you cannot perform June 30th - DARK for Lunch, Installation Dinner! your assigned duty, If you are not comfortable meeting in person the ZOOM option will please arrange for a still be available! replacement.

Important Dates:

May 12th Club Meeting - IN PERSON – LA MESA COMMUNITY CENTER! Guest Speaker: Lee “HackSaw” Hamilton – Radio Personality th May 19 Club Meeting on ZOOM – 12:30pm

Guest Speaker: May 26th Club Meeting - IN PERSON – LA MESA COMMUNITY CENTER!

Guest Speaker: June 7th La Mesa Rotary Board Meeting – 6:00pm via ZOOM

LEE “HACKSAW” HAMILTON

Lee ‘Hacksaw’ Hamilton has built a national reputation as one of America’s top -talk show hosts. He has been named Talk Show Host of the Year seven times by the Southern Sports Broadcasters Association. He has spent his last 26- years doing Sports-Talk Radio in , and was the first talk show host hired at the legendary 77,000-watt XTRA-Sports-690, and now at 50,000-watt Mighty 1090, hosts the pre-postgame talk shows. .

He was the popular longtime Radio Voice of the San Diego Chargers, and also did NFL play-by-play for the , and the Compass Media Networks, in addition to his college play-by-play work for the USC-Trojans, , and the Ohio University Bobcats. His NFL play-by- play has been featured at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in the Hall of Champions in San Diego, and for NFL-Films.

He has also worked for Sirius-XMs Home Plate Channel, and did talk shows for Fox Sports 570-KLAC in Los Angeles, and Fox Sports Radio’s network..

He spent 8-years doing hockey for the Cleveland Crusaders and Indianapolis Racers, and 8-years doing Minor League baseball for the Phoenix Giants and the Utica Blue Sox.

He worked at KTAR-Phoenix, 3WE-Radio in Cleveland, and began his career at

WLGN-Logan, Ohio and WIBX-Utica, New York.

An accomplished writer, he was named ‘Columnist of the Year’ by the San Diego Press Club, and has written freelance sports columns for the San Diego Union Tribune, and the SDNN-San News Network website.

La Mesa Rotary 2020-21

Board of

Directors President: Scott Elam

President Elect: Sue Richardson

Past President: Jack Dargitz

Secretary: 2021 District Conference Kathy Olsen

Registration is now open! Treasurer: Ron Morell

Excited to announce that the 2021 District Conference 2019-21 Directors: registration is now open! Join fellow Rotarians, Rotaractors, Courtney Patterson Interactors, & guests for a weekend of celebration and Jen Flynn connection on September 10-12, 2021 at the Hotel del

Coronado. 2020-22 Directors: Dale Bailey The conference team is working hard to make this a fun Mark Matthews celebration to reunite us in person. Join your Rotary family for Becki Schwartz this unique opportunity to exchange ideas, strengthen leadership and friendships as we celebrate our clubs’ successes! Foundation Chair If you have any conference questions, please contact us Bill Ashman at [email protected]. New Generations: Register today for the 2021 District Conference on the District Rose Hurst website.

Speakers Chair: Bill Ashman

Membership: Jen Flynn Marsha Starr

Visit the La Mesa Rotary online! www.LaMesaRotary.org Social Chair: Or find us on Facebook! Just search for La Mesa Rotary. Marsha Darling

La Mesa Rotary TATTLER Editor: Scott Elam [email protected]