Fall Weekly ReaderVolume 93, Issue 155, December 4, 2014 The Plano Rotary Club www.PlanoRotary.com
UPCOMING MEETINGS FFaannttaassyy BBaasseebbaallll December 4 Dr. Gerald Edelman- led the Pledge today. pers of “Where’s Bob?” But Scary Bob was AWOL UBERT AARON [delivering a talk at another Rotary], leaving his He was resplendent, as always, in his “Staying Fit & Young by photo duties to Randy Wright.) Karen Shel- Overcoming Your Secret HH colorful sweater. Sainted Editor com- don was thanked for Greeting, and Addiction to Sugar” plimented him on it, asking if it was Maori, Ser- geant Barbera was up for the Welcom- ing of Guests. December 11 Annual Holiday Party & “Christmas Cops’ Coat Drive @ Haggard Party Barn, 7pm Plano Sunrise & NT Pioneers Attending. NO NOON MEETING December 18 There were none, or rather the Tim Hoch - only guest was “50 Rules for Parents and brought by a Visit- Grandparents” ing Rotarian, so Nathan chided us December 25 for our lethargy. However, he wel- No Meeting comed Austin Rogers (N. TX Pioneers), Christmas Holiday Howard Matson (Portsmouth, VA), Lisa Leach (Plano West), and PDG Rod Kreie DECEMBER (5690). Bob Vedder was Rod’s guest. BIRTHDAYS which prompted the story of its acquisi- tion…at a garage sale. He expressed interest to Joan’s horror, but bought it anyway for Vance Bryson Dec 03 $3. Decked out in it one day, he ran across a James Lowe Dec 03 lady who asked, “Is that a Coogi?” It turns Dec 03 Earl Simpkins out the brand was made famous by Bill Dec 09 Nathan Barbera Cosby during his TV sitcom. Sainted Editor Johnny Lewis Dec 10 asked if it was therefore Kenny Wilson Dec 11 homage, but Hubert de- Jamee Jolly Dec 13 nied ennobling Cosby’s Nancy Humphrey Dec 19 current fortunes. Lori Roberts Dec 20 President Wonderful Jim Cooper Dec 23 herded his brood at 12:14, Herbert Hoie, Sr. Dec 23 calling upon PDG Secret Santa for the Invocation Nathan interviewed new member Den- and Hubert for the nis Hōgg, and expressed an interest in Pledge. (There were whis- “somethin’ to stand on.”
continued on page 2 to Kenny Wilson, a man, by his own admission, of few words. Kenny called Rotary “a great organization.” Earnest bade us consider the ramifi- cations of “Jive Turkeys” in the audience before suggesting we provide 10-15 lb. birds to John Paul High School 10 am to noon on Saturday, November 22. Lucky ones among us will win “a photo-op” with Mayor LaRosiliere. Program Chair David McWhorter delivered the introduction for speaker Bob May. Bob May is an author and speaker. He has al- ways been passionate about baseball and baseball Dennis had brought a framed poster of the 2014 Texas board game simulation. When he was 7 years old Titans to brag on his son whose championship was instru- (summer of 1949), his Dad took him to his first base- mental in his signing on with Texas A&M.
Hilton Smith was in the He told us of Oscar Charleston who he Negro League. He was considers in the company of Babe Ruth and Plano Rotary Club born in Giddings, TX, Willie Mays. Locally, William Blair, Jr., Board of Directors about a third of the way died in Dallas just last Easter. Bob’s convinced 2013-2014 from Austin to Houston. that God is using his passion for baseball to President He was inducted into the correct an injustice. Earnest Burke Baseball Hall of Fame He has self-published his books, so he’d President Elect posthumously. His stats appreciate any reference we have to speakers’ Kelly Palmer were amazing, leading Bob bureaus that might take him on. 214-734-0272 Secretary to wonder how he and others in Black Ball and [email protected] David McWhorter would fare against modern players. Earnest offered him “what all speakers Treasurer Bob lived and breathed covet, the Plano Rotary” and the Club finished baseball since 1949. He in unison, “perpetual calendar.” Pam Little Past President was in Little League but Then President Wonderful reminded us of posted 0-34 and decided he our Angel Tree Project kicking off Saturday, Kirk Bell wouldn’t “be replacing Ted December 13th from 11 am to 2:30 pm. There Sergeant at Arms Williams” any time soon. were donation envelopes on our tables that Nathan Barbera His brother, Warren, was would earn us Carroll Burgoon’s auto- Membership Chair the better player. “Donna, biographical journal, “a $60 value.” Pam Little across the street, was better than both of us.” Janis Allman asked if we were “doing Membership Vi ce Chair So he played fantasy baseball with the coats” again this year at the Holiday Party and Yoram Solomon APBA Baseball Card Game. He “loved the sta- was told that they would be collected. Service Chair tistical side of baseball.” And he would Alex Johnson said he’d like to see many “broadcast” games from his room; “It’s a high of us at his Citizen of the Month program the Bob Pikna fly ball to deep left field…” causing his family following day when Earnest would be present. Service Vice Chair to wonder, “What’s wrong with Bobby.” After leading us in the Four-Way Test, David Bowman He played Strat-O-Matic baseball in good Earnest added five minutes to our day by Public Relationship Chair company with George W. Bush . In 1987, it belling us out at 12:55. Mary Jo Dean was state of the art: the most realistic fantasy Public Relationship Vice Chair baseball because the stats depended not only upon the players but also the fields. Camille Ussery Bob said he asked the memory of Satchel Club Admin Chair Paige how he would like to be memorialized, David McWhorter and got the answer that he wants 165 games Club Admin Vice Chair with the best of all time. Ted Williams once Larry Bisno remarked, “I've been a very lucky guy to have Foundation Chair worn a baseball uniform, and I hope some Skip Jenkins day the names of Satchel Paige and Josh Foundation Vice Chair Gibson in some way can be added as a John Caldwell symbol of the great Negro players who are not here only because they weren't given a New Generation Chair chance.” Rick Horne Another player of that era was “Cool At Large Papa” Bell of whom it was said that he was so Lori Roberts fast that he could “hit the switch and be in bed Reedy Spigner before the light went out.” He would regularly Rick Horne st rd Alex Johnson make it from 1 to 3 on a bunt, and one time Kyle Walters he made it all the way home. Randy Wright Open Pending Open Pending Guests & Visiting Rotarians Business Secretary Visiting Rotarian Home Club Karen R. Sheldon Austin Rogers North Texas Pioneers Bulletin Editor Rod Kreie Newton Kansas Chris Parr Bob Vedder Guest of Rod Kreie Bulletin Photographer Howard Matson Portsmouth Virginia Robert Epstein Lisa Leach Plano West Bulletin Designer Marsha Pigg Alphagraphics Printing by Alphagraphics Preston & Spring Creek The Plano Rotary Club PO BOX 864316 Plano, TX 75086 www.huffines.net
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