March 28, 2017 Newsletter

Opening Ceremonies: President Carl Lusby called the meeting to order. Invocation by Marian Wells and we said the Pledge of Allegiance.

Greeter: Larry Fernald

Visiting Rotarians: Terry Carlisle of the Ellsworth Noontime Club

Club Anniversaries: Larry Johnston

Door Prizes: Jackie Clogh – Step counter, Clyde Cushing - YMCA T-Shirt, Finn’s Gift Card – Jo Cooper.

Rotary Minute: Jo Cooper – Talked about Service Above Self

50/50: $16.00 to Scott Kimball

Happy Dollars Highlights: Scott Kimball, Charlene Churchill, Jo Cooper, Larry Fernald, Peter Farrager, Dan Hurley, Jack Frost, Dave Wells, Irv Hodgkins, Marshall Smith, Tracy Shaffer, Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Debbie Ehrlenbach, Jackie Clough, Suellen Speed, Nancy Mayo, Fred Beyer, Ron Fox and Julie Bouchard.

Rotarians who donated items to the food drive received blue tickets to enter in a drawing to win a prize. The following individuals won prizes! Lincoln Ehrlenbach, Joann Brown, Larry Johnston, Dan Hurley, Julie Bouchard, Debbie Ehrlenbach and Jackie Clough.

Rotary Business: Auction Update – Scott Kimball passed around Auction Packets. Deadline is April 28^th to bring all auctions items to the Ellsworth YMCA. If you have questions about the Auction, please contact Scott.

Community Service – Clyde Cushing encouraged everyone to attend the Johnson Family Benefit on Friday, April 7^th at Hancock Grammar School from 5:30pm – 7:00pm. Thank you to all who signed-up to help out.

Budget Update: Carl Lusby passed out the Close Anticipated $4,100 - $5,000 Budget Gap for the 2018 Fiscal Year. If you did not attend this week's meeting and you would like a copy of the Budget Gap, please contact Carl.

Paul Harris Committee: Jack Frost will be sending an email out to the committee of an upcoming meeting. Jack asked all members to email him potential names of Rotarians and Community members who you think should receive a Paul Harris for this year.

Program/Speaker: Alan Baker, owner and publisher of The Ellsworth American was our guest speaker this week. Alan joined The Rotary Club of Ellsworth 30 years ago and is a Paul Harris Fellow. He gave us great insight into his career in journalism and publishing, his ownership of the paper, and his views on the future of weekly newspapers.

Respectfully submitted by Terri Stephens