50/50

Howard won $5.00 for the 50/50 drawing. John drew the King of Spades from the card deck. There is $30 in the pot.

Fines

Sue paid a $1.00 fine for leaving early.

New Members

Next week our club will be inducting 2 new members, Onie Lauver and Pam Wagner. The DG will be at the meeting next week. Anyone who has someone interested in becoming a member of our Rotary club is welcome to invite them to next week's meeting.

Nominating Committee

Howard and Miriam are on the nominating committee.

Romania

Mihai had the program, and had a slide show about the trip his family took to Romania. Mihai's family had never met his wife and children. Mihai talked about a fortress and how it was used to protect the town. Prisoners dug a 542 foot deep well, with the deal that they would be released from prison when there was enough water to support the fortress, after digging for 17 years the water was sufficient, but if the prisoners were released is not known. A castle was built for the first king and queen of Romania. Mihai also had pictures of the famous Dracula's castle. Dracula never lived in Transylvania. Mihai had pictures of his family and some of the houses and streets in his home town. Houses are very simple, and all houses are built on the same size lots. Children are usually on their own, and often play in the streets, where the older kids watch out for the younger kids. Mihai's sister wanted a house of her own, and asked Mihai to help her buy it. The cost of the house was $700.00.

Upcoming Programs and Events

November 18     New Member Installation 

November 25     Care and Share

December 16     Family Christmas party