Port Isabel Texas Rotary Club District 5930, Area 9 Est. 1936 http://portal.clubrunner.ca/8285 MARCELLO’S ITALIAN RISTORANTE SERVICE ABOVE SELF FRI. JAN. 12, 2018

ROTARY BOARD 2017-2018 (Roberta “Betty” Ramirez-Lara District Governor) Roberto “Chiefee” Rodriguez President John Magee Treasurer Jacqui Dempsey Youth Service Bettina Tolin Past President Diana Delgado Secretary Jim Enholm Community Service Kent Mallquist President Elect/Membership Sherman Lee International Service Cristin Howard Club Service Lonnie Gillihan President Elect Nominee/Vocational Auxilliary Board Members: Jacqui Dempsey Foundation, Bob White Sgt. At Arms Ralph Ayers Pilot/Program Calendar, Lonnie Gillihan Printing/Distribution, Paul Cardile Song Master

ROTARIAN SPEAKER NEXT WEEK’S ROTARIAN of the Kimberly Dollar Tom Plumb WEEK TOPIC REMINDERS & NOTICES Norris Property Owners Only 22 days until our Annual Fletcher Who Care (Update) Fish & Shrimp Fry

LAST WEEK Bill Doan, B&S Kites, gave a fascinating talk on the history of kites, their role in aviation, and even modern shipping, showing a kite that weighs less than a nickle and other unexpected creations. He also promoted the upcoming SPI Kite Fest, Feb. 1,2,3.

Visiting Rotarians from the Downtown Rogers, AR club, exchanged flags with Pres. Rodriguez.

CLUB NEWS Our January club social is 3:00pm tomorrow, Jan 13, at Bob’s White’s Arroyo City home (Chili, Cornbread & more) Please bring an appetizer or dessert. Note: The Round Table originally scheduled for Jan. 26 has been cancelled due to the postponement of the Tree Planting program that was scheduled for the following day. Instead, we will have a club assembly to discuss the Annual Fish Fry, Feb. 3, at Schlitterbahn, The next Tree Planting Project at the SPI Golf Course, The First Responder’s Beach Run in May and other topics. These are important upcoming events...please try to attend.

PICTURE of the WEEK PROGRAM AND EVENTS CALENDAR CELEBRATIONS JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES 13 - Jan. Social - 3pm, Bob’s Arroyo City Home None 19 - Tom Plumb 26 - Club Assembly BIRTHDAYS FEBRUARY None 2 - Bettina Tolin Today, 1906 - Henny Youngman 3 - Annual Fish/Shrimp Fry, 11am-2pm (Comedian - “Take my wife...PLEASE!) 9 - Jeff Hughes 12 - Board Mtg., Noon, Marcello’s 16 - Sherman Lee 19 - Flags Out - President’s Day “Your wife said ‘cut it down’?...but isn’t 22 - Feb. Social (TBA) that your favorite tree?” 23 - Round Table

THOUGHT for the DAY: How do you tell when you're out of invisible Ink? JOKE of the WEEK: An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, “Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great.. I would recommend it very highly.” The other man said, “What is the name of the restaurant?” The first man thought and thought and finally said, “What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love? You know.... The one that's red and has thorns.” “Do you mean a rose?” “Yes, that's the one,” replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, “Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?”

QUOTE for the DAY: “Rotary believes that the citizen who best serves his country is the one who wishes to know the truth about his neighbors, and who desires to replace hatred between nations with friendship.” Ge orge C. Hager Rotary Club of Chicago

STUFF YOU NEED TO KNOW January 12, 1971: The Sitcom, “All In The Family” premiered on CBS. Historians call it the series that brought reality to TV. The head of the family, Archie Bunker, was a loudmouth, uneducated bigot who believes every stereotype he’s ever encountered. His wife, Edith, “The Dingbat” isn’t the the brightest bulb on the shelf but she loves and is devoted to Archie. Their daughter, Gloria, liberal but as stubborn as Archie is married to ultra liberal, unemployed, Mike, “Meathead” Stivic and together they all live in a working-class home in Astoria Queens, NY. A black family, the Jefferson’s, live next door. Edith’s cousin, Maude, is a strident feminist who visits regularly, often just to rile Archie.... The series was produced by partners Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin’s Tandem productions. It was a groundbreaking show dealing with issues previously considered unsuitable for television, such as; racism, infidelity, homosexuality, women's liberation, rape, religion, miscarriages, abortion, breast cancer, the Vietnam War, menopause, and impotence, and more. The series arguably the most influential comedy shows on the air. It “pushed the envelope” in ways that have become commonplace today. It had the very first audible sound of a toilet flushing and the first time a black man, Sammy Davis Jr., “kissed” a white man, Archie. It became the most watched show of its time, and the first to top the Neilson ratings five years in a row. It ended its nine year run in 1979 but was followed by Archie Bunker’s place for four more years and the popular spin-offs, The Jefferson’s and Maude. Television history was made this day in 1971, 46 years ago. (When I worked as Assistant Divisional Director of the television department at Rutgers University, and also taught two TV producing &directing courses, Bud Yorkin, who had worked at NBC in New York with the Director of our department, sent me a video tape copy of the Sammy Davis Jr, episode mentioned above for use in my classes. Sadly, I can no longer watch it for lack of the proper equipment. - Ed.)

USELESS FACT OF THE DAY: It’s the law: In Texas you cannot shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel (If there’s a buffalo anywhere near your hotel today, you’re too far out of town), but blind people can hunt in our state parks, though not without a laser sight. (Caution, it’s best to walk behind them)

HOW ROTARIANS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE Bill Gray, Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston, Ont., Canada, a retired financial adviser, says his gifts go further with Rotary. Bill approaches a gift to Rotary like any business transaction: as a smart investment. “The Rotary Foundation belongs to all contributors,” he says, noting Rotary’s transparency and careful stewardship. “My membership is incredibly valuable to me, and as an investor, I have a sense of ownership, of contribution, of effectively saying, ‘Count me in’!” Gray has traveled to Barbados, Kenya, Korea, and Uganda to work on service projects. The Ugandan project brought Rotarians from different countries and provided mosquito nets to protect 56,000 children from malaria. Rotary, promoting international understanding through collaboration inspired Gray and wife, Nancy, to establish an endowed fund supporting the Rotary Peace Centers. “The Rotary Foundation is the glue that keeps Rotary together and enables meaningful endeavors across borders” he says. “By pooling our resources with Rotarians everywhere, we can accomplish more than we could ever dream of doing.” Bill and Nancy are proof that individual Rotarians can truly make a difference.