Amanda is on Zoom and is back to work but will be with us in person next week.
Peter has been away fishing, and caught 4 rainbow trout, up to 2.5 lbs. Prior to that he was happy not to have caught any snakes while golfing in Summerland, Oliver and Osoyoos. 🐍
Larry has his hat on for a good reason, had a biopsy on his leg and is anxiously waiting for results. We are with you, Larry.
Marg alternates between tennis at 3 a.m. and canning during the day. She brought us preserves and we were very happy. She has been getting together with old friends.
Judy says not much is happening, but she spent July 1 with friends and had 17 people over for Spencer’s birthday had 17 which was noisy but fun.
Debbie M. spent 5 days at Penticton, trying out new restaurants and meeting with old friends. She picked up her granddaughter after babysitting and took her to the waterpark at Granville Island, teaching her to be patient on the slide and to watch out for the bigger kids. But Gigi’s help was needed!
Kal went to birthdays and meetings, an 80th birthday party, then Lavina’s birthday and had a great board meeting with Bob and Peter. He drew our attention to his ability to stand up for O Canada. Yay! (Ed. Note sounds like he is ready to go golfing – FORE!)
Bill loves the idea of switching times for S at As and Speakers. Sorry for Mary Lou. He wonders that last year he was Sam’s “boss” and this year is Kal’s. (Or is he just Bossy 🐄)
Sam is halfway through the time with his practicum student and was used to being all by himself, so having someone 24/7 is exhausting and when arriving home, he needs to blob on the couch and not talk to anyone. (Is Justin enjoying the quiet?)
Mary Lou thanks us for messages about her dad who just passed away. He passed while she was away doing Brits Around B.C., and she was sorry to have been away at that time. The Service will be Aug.27 and promises to be very well attended with lots of people from all his walks of life, where he always built community. Her car trip was amazing, especially as no car broke down. She was in charge, so was working, navigating, organizing, and thinking about Dad. That is very hard. 😥
Debbie S. has been readying the garden for her son’s wedding. She went to Victoria to see Dad and her sister and visit the bench for mom in Sidney, which has a poem from Chief Dan George. However, the plaque was put on the wrong bench at first, but is now on the right one, near the old Rumrunners restaurant, which was her mom’s favourite.
Chris M has a Max update: he’s water-skiing at Burns Lake, then will drive to Smithers then to Prince Rupert and will be back home on July 9. Chris is battling urban wildlife who have eaten her cauliflower and broccoli and are now attacking the sunflowers, which were to be featured at her son’s wedding next weekend. She’s thinking of buying fake sunflowers from Michael’s and attaching them to the flowerless stems.
Bobby's son graduated with his degree in business, and they celebrated at Nightingale and Cardero’s. When banking at Olympic village he sometimes sees Judy and Debbie having coffee relaxing in the morning. (Ed. Note Coffee MyAss Judy told me they have wine.)
Micheal was dressed up for two events tonight. The pool is out for the kids and activities happen in the back yard. He is still winding down from UK trip and having withdrawal after the Harry Styles concert, which was amazing, a once-in-a-lifetime experience at Wembley stadium over 80 000 people.
Debbie T. has a new granddaughter, Maxine, born June 21st. She is almost crawling at 10 days old! Debbie has terrible neck pain but went to Whistler for a conference and for a spa massage, then slipped and turned her ankle and toe on the last steps leaving the spa. There are Year-End events galore, and she went to Burnett’s grad and gave the rotary scholarship. The Salmon festival parade and booth were fun. There will be a pub night on July 20 (Curtis’ birthday), for $25 a ticket, called Curtis’ Dream, to raise funds to restore the old turbo car. The goal is to create a harm reduction/mental health car which they can take to events. Lot of people are participating in the project. They are going to Birch Bay next week with the trailer and will pick out a bench for Curtis.
Chris P. is sorry for Mary Lou’s Dad’s passing. She missed the Melinda roast and had written a poem but had the chance to do a flight over the city with Mitchell, flying over YVR amid the jets. She’ll miss July 27 because her dad has leukemia and she is taking him glamping on Haida Gwaii, flying to Masset, and spending two days together.
Carolyn's kids have gone to Victoria for the summer so she’s cleaning off the stickiness and trying to get used to the quiet, getting into her own rhythm. She finished reviewing the Rotary Peace fellowship applications and wishes she could share some of the amazing stories, of candidates coming from countries with conflict and war, where there are no rotary clubs, but who are doing what they can to help and are making a difference. Rotary International gives 50 scholarships for fully paid master’s programs and 40 professional certificates. Over 700 people competing for the 90 spots. We’ll hear in November who is successful and hope that the situations in their countries don’t change, making it difficult for them to accept the scholarship.
Susan was off work from Costco last week, recuperating from aches and pains and is thinking of Mary Lou and her loss. She watched Gordon at the induction of the new District Governor, Shirley Pat Chamberlain. She will go to Terrace next year for the district conference.
Pat is sorry to hear about both Mary Lou and Chris P.’s Dads and is happy for Debbie T.’s new baby. She was babysitting her grand dog, golfed two days in a row, playing with ladies from Mayfair.
Garth is ‘sans’ cane this morning. He spent time with his son’s new girlfriend, with his daughter and family, and is taking an all-day Red Cross course at RGCC, so save up the heart attacks for after that. Garth is not retiring yet as he enjoys making up things that people can’t understand. When counting days, he was referring to blood donations, not days to retirement. Some conversations are hard to follow.
Danny had house guests, 3 pilots from Philippine airlines and flight attendants so he was busy touring them around. They went to Alberta and Alaska for hiking. He noticed the glacier was visibly shrinking.
Joyce was in Sechelt on the weekend and is thankful to Carolyn who rescued her from looking to the heavens when golfing.
Gord shouts out to Carolyn who puts so much into rotary with the Peace interviews. Perhaps we could hear a summary at one point. He has been reliving life vicariously last week, as his son and family are doing a European tour and blogging about it, including Paris, Edinburgh, and London. His granddaughter is 16 and was in French Immersion so was excited about practicing her French in Paris (and excited that she can have a glass of beer).
Sandra tells Debbie S. that the Rumrunner restaurant that closed will be opened by her brother-in-law as a new restaurant. They also got a park bench for Brian’s parents and are now ok with people sitting on it. Did we know that the Steveston Festival salmon bake was started by Brian’s mom, in 1946 – they got the salmon from the cannery and was cooked by the indigenous peoples. The Ladies’ auxiliary would chop up the salad and put it in the bun. This year, they stood in line, for the $20 plate – perfectly cooked salmon, potato salad, bun, chips, and a drink. She’ll be away next week traveling for work.
Melinda had a shot in her frozen shoulder a week ago and has better mobility, with exercises to do. She won’t be here next week, as she’ll be attending a celebration of life in Terrace, picking up a friend in 100 Mile House. Heath’s driver licence had expired, and Air Jazz wouldn’t let him get on the plane to Cranbrook, and even a passport and Nexus wouldn’t suffice. But he is finally flying out today.
Bob – KFC is closing at #5 and Bridgeport, being replaced by Tandoori King. He went golfing at Country Meadows and spent Canada Day doing the Grouse Grind. He met with Debbie and Bobby to create rotary goals and they’ve been sent to Peter Roath. He is doing a special project in the Okanagan which is a secret for now.
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