Rotary 2014

The Ponchatoula Rotary Club meets every Thursday at the Rotary Hut in Memorial Park in Ponchatoula at noon.  Each meeting we invite a different speaker, from all walks of life, to share with the club their expertise.

September 27, 2012

This week’s meeting:

September 27– BUSINESS MEETING 

Chef Richards Menu for Thursday:

Corn & Crab Chowder          

Pimento/Cheese Sandwich

Cucumber-Onion-Tomato Salad

 Last week’s meeting:

PHS Head Football Coach Hank Tierney

 Next weeks’ meetings:             

October 4 – Wil Richardson – Colleen Olson with Southern Eye Bank

October 11 – A. J. Bodker

October 18 – MaryBeth Crovetto – RYLA students- Lauren Fendlason and Callie Hines

October 25 – BUSINESS MEETING

November 1 –

November 8 – Jeff Wright

November 15 – Mike Whitlow

November 22 – THANKSGIVING

November 29– BUSINESS MEETING

 Community Events:

September 29, 2012 – 8pm Swamp Stomp Dance at Ponchatoula Knights of Columbus Hall

October 20, 2012 – Party in the Pits/BBQ in Memorial Park

Club Events:

DON’T FORGET!!!

October 1, 2012 – Ponchatoula Rotary Annual Golf Tournament at Oak Knoll

Please see Chad Richard to sign up to work or make a donation or provide an ice chest   

 

 

Rotary Visions:

1966-67 Richard L. Evans (religion – L.D.S.), Rotary Club of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Rotary vision: Applying its ideal to build a better world.

“Example, good or bad, is contagious….If we set a good example, seeing us, others may do likewise. All of us have more influence than we sometimes suppose.”

— The Appearance of Things, THE ROTARIAN, May 1967

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS:

Angelique Richardson             09/04/79

Wayne Melancon                    09/04/56

Tammy Earles                         09/13/65

Ernie Drake                             09/14/82

Michelle Dixon                        09/14/74

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

NONE

September 20, 2012

This week’s meeting:

September 20 – Angelique Richardson – PHS Head Football Coach Hank Tierney

 

Chef Richards Menu for Thursday:

Meatloaf         Cabbage, Carrots & Potatoes

Corn on the Cob         Fruit Salad

 

Last week’s meeting:

David Lloyd with Northshore Technical Community College

 

Next weeks’ meetings:             

September 27– BUSINESS MEETING

October 4 – Wil Richardson – Colleen Olson with Southern Eye Bank

October 11 – A. J. Bodker

October 18 – MaryBeth Crovetto – RYLA students- Lauren Fendlason and Callie Hines

 

Community Events:

September 20, 2012 – Chamber After Hours 5:30pm – 7pm at Whitney/Hancock Bank

September 22, 2012 10:30am – 3:00pm Celebrate National Honey Month at the Ponchatoula Country Market
September 29, 2012 – 8pm Swamp Stomp Dance at Ponchatoula Knights of Columbus Hall

October 20, 2012 – Party in the Pits/BBQ in Memorial Park

Club Events:

October 1, 2012 – Ponchatoula Rotary Annual Golf Tournament at Oak Knoll

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS:

Angelique Richardson             09/04/79

Wayne Melancon                    09/04/56

Tammy Earles                         09/13/65

Ernie Drake                             09/14/82

Michelle Dixon                        09/14/74

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

NONE

 

Rotary Visions:

1965-66 C.P.H. Teenstra (institutions and hospitals), Rotary Club Hilversum, The Netherlands. Rotary vision: A program of Action, Consolidation, and Continuity.

“What binds Rotarians together is a unity of desire and a unity of purpose to serve society and to serve mankind…a unity in diversity.”

— A Unity of Desire, THE ROTARIAN, July 1965

 

APHORISMS TO PONDER:

 

Why is “abbreviated” such a long word?

 

Why do they call the slowest traffic of the day “Rush Hour”?

 

Why are they called “apartments” when they are all stuck together?

 

If flying is so safe – why do they call the airport the “terminal”?

 

If con is the opposite of “pro”, is Congress the opposite of “progress”???

September 10, 2012

Services for Thomas B. Waterman will be held today, Monday, September 10, 2012 at 2pm at Rosaryville Spirit Life Center. Visitation is at 12 noon preceeding.

Please keep the Waterman family in your thoughts and prayers.

 

Thomas Baker Waterman, 63, died Thursday September 6, 2012 at his home in Hammond, LA.
He is survived by his wife, Janice Rodrigue Waterman, their sons, Clayton Allen Waterman and Myles Baker Waterman and daughter, Margot Lange Waterman. He is also survived by two brothers, John Seale Waterman IV of Bay St. Louis, MS and James H. Waterman of St. Petersburg, FL. He is the son of the late Evelyn Baker Allen and George B. Allen and the late John Seale Waterman III.
Tom was a graduate of Louisiana State University and the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He served in the U. S. Army Reserve. He practiced law in Ponchatoula, LA for over 35 years. In 2005 he was appointed judge pro tempore for the 21st Judicial District.
Family, friends and colleagues are invited to attend a memorial service and celebration of life on Monday September 10, 2012 at Rosaryville Spirit Life Center on Rosaryville Road in Ponchatoula, LA.
Visitation from noon until the memorial service at 2 p.m. Donations may be made to the Thomas B. Waterman Memorial Scholarship Fund at St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School, 14520 Voss Drive, Hammond, LA 70401.

September 13, 2012

This week’s meeting:

Susan L. Johnson will have David Lloyd with Northshore Technical Community College

 Chef Richards Menu for Thursday:

Gumbo/Rice               Green Salad

 Last week’s meeting:

September 6 – District Governor’s visit – Rev. Donald Bryan

 Next weeks’ meetings:             

September 20 – Angelique Richardson – PHS Head Football Coach Hank Tierney

September 27– BUSINESS MEETING

October 4 – Wil Richardson – Colleen Olson with Southern Eye Bank

October 11 – Jeff Schmidt

 

Community Events:

September 20, 2012 – Chamber After Hours 5:30pm – 7pm at Whitney/Hancock Bank

September 22, 2012 10:30am – 3:00pm Celebrate National Honey Month at the Ponchatoula Country Market
September 29, 2012 – 8pm Swamp Stomp Dance at Ponchatoula Knights of Columbus Hall

October 20, 2012 – Party in the Pits/BBQ in Memorial Park

 

Club Events:

October 1, 2012 – Ponchatoula Rotary Annual Golf Tournament at Oak Knoll

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS:

Angelique Richardson             09/04/79

Wayne Melancon                    09/04/56

Tammy Earles                         09/13/65

Ernie Drake                             09/14/82

Michelle Dixon                        09/14/74

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

NONE

Rotary Visions:

1964-65 Charles W. Pettengill (civil law practice), Rotary Club of Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. Rotary vision: That every Rotarian would Live Rotary in all facets of his life.

“At the Westinghouse laboratories in New York, an interesting experiment was conducted. A great bar of steel, eight feet long and weighing a half-ton was suspended vertically from a chain. Parallel to it on a stout thread hung a cord from an ordinary bottle weighing perhaps a half-ounce….Again and again the small cork was swung against that huge steel bar. For a long time the bar hung  motionless but after 10 minutes a nervous chill seemed to go through the bar. Another two minutes and the chill turned into plainly visible vibrations. Those vibrations increased in rapidity and in strength until after 25 minutes the great bar began to swing like the pendulum of a grandfather clock….Rotarians, you and your club projects may seem at times like the cork tapping against the bar, but tap you must, and if you tap long enough the bar will swing.”

— Address to 1964 Rotary Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

REMEMBER! –

Ponchatoula Rotary is always looking for new members in our community who are active and would be an asset to our club. Invite a prospective new member to a meeting on Thursdays.

 

NOTE: You can also read The Bull on-line at the NEW Ponchatoula Rotary websites

 www.ponchatoularotary.org www.ponchatoularotary.com

September 6, 2012

This week’s meeting:

September 6 – District Governor’s visit  -     

Rev. Donald Bryan

 

Chef Richards Menu for Thursday:

Smoked Pork Sweet Potatoes

Black-eyed Peas        Salad

 

Last week’s meeting:

Hurricane Isaac came to visit ~~~

 

Next weeks’ meetings:             

September 13 – Susan L. Johnson – David Lloyd with Northshore Technical Community College

September 20 – Angelique Richardson – PHS Head Football Coach Hank Tierney

September 27– BUSINESS MEETING

October 4 – Wil Richardson – Colleen Olson with Southern Eye Bank

October 11 – Jeff Schmidt

October 18 –

 

Community Events:

September 20, 2012 – Chamber After Hours 5:30pm – 7pm at Whitney/Hancock Bank

September 22, 2012 10:30am – 3:00pm Celebrate National Honey Month at the Ponchatoula Country Market!


September 29, 2012 – 8pm Swamp Stomp Dance at Ponchatoula Knights of Columbus Hall

 Club Events:

October 1, 2012 – Ponchatoula Rotary Annual Golf Tournament at Oak Knoll

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS:

Angelique Richardson             09/04/79

Wayne Melancon                    09/04/56

Tammy Earles                         09/13/65

Ernie Drake                             09/14/82

Michelle Dixon                        09/14/74

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

NONE

Rotary Visions:

1963-64 Carl P. Miller (journalism), Rotary Club of Los Angeles, California, USA. Rotary vision: That it meet the challenge of the Space Age.

“We must have the ability to learn from our friends; to listen to the ideas of other people and to weigh them…to have the contemplative quality of our [Asian] friends…to be scholars as are our friends in Germany, England and Scandinavia… to learn from our Spanish and Latin brothers the art of gracious living.”

— Address to 1963 Rotary Convention, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

 

REMEMBER! –

Ponchatoula Rotary is always looking for new members in our community who are active and would be an asset to our club. Invite a prospective new member to a meeting on Thursdays.

 

NOTE: You can also read The Bull on-line at the NEW Ponchatoula Rotary websites

 www.ponchatoularotary.org www.ponchatoularotary.com.

 

** – Please keep Tom Waterman and his family in your thoughts and prayers – Thank you. – **

August 30, 2012

We will be posting updates regarding this Thursday’s meeting.  As of now, it is still scheduled.  If the storm impacts our area, we may send out notification that the meeting will be cancelled.

This week’s meeting:

Sybil Paulson – “Recognizing the Early Symptoms of Stroke: Time is Brain” Paula Hymel, RN & Charles Abrams, RN

 

Chef Richards Menu for Thursday:

Shrimp Mirliton Casserole    White Beans

Yellow Squash & Onions       Green Salad

 

Last week’s meeting:

BUSINESS MEETING

 

Next weeks’ meetings:             

September 6 – District Governor’s visit

September 13 – Susan L. Johnson – David Lloyd with Northshore Technical Community College

September 20 – Angelique Richardson – PHS Head Football Coach Hank Tierney

September 27– BUSINESS MEETING

October 4 – Wil Richardson – Colleen Olson with Southern Eye Bank

October 11 – Jeff Schmidt

October 18 –

 

Community Events:

BE SAFE!! Stay tuned to local TV and Radio weather stations for important reports…..

 

Club Events:

October 1, 2012 – Ponchatoula Rotary Annual Golf Tournament at Oak Knoll

 

August Birthdays:

Mary Beth Crovetto               08/05/66

Philip Territo                          08/05/77

Sparky Welles                         08/11/51

Celeste Layrisson                  08/31/45

 

August Anniversaries:

Tammy Earles (Greg)             08/09

Paul Guitreau (Sharon)           08/11

Joyce Kemp (Brian)               08/11

Frank Vallot (Barbie)             08/17

Jim Anderson (Carroll)          08/22

 

Rotary Visions:

1962-63 Nitish C. Laharry (motion pictures distribution), Rotary Club of Calcutta, India. Rotary vision: To kindle the spark within each Rotarian that lights the path to service.

“Man’s instinct for making and amassing wealth…the profit motive…cannot be rooted out from human nature either by the sword or by legislation. Let us make all the legitimate profit we can, but, in doing so, let the basis of that profit be service to all concerned. Idealism in practice should be characteristic of the Rotary movement.” That’s a Good Question, THE ROTARIAN, March 1963

 

REMEMBER! –

Ponchatoula Rotary is always looking for new members in our community who are active and would be an asset to our club. Invite a prospective new member to a meeting on Thursdays.

 

NOTE: Beginning with the next issue of The Bull, you will be able to also read it on the NEW Ponchatoula Rotary website – www.ponchatoularotary.org or www.ponchatoularotary.com.

THANK YOU – Angelique!!!

Thanks also to Lauren Fanaly Rabalais for creating a Facebook page for Ponchatoula Rotary –

Please visit both sites and give us your feedback on each —-

 

** – Please keep Tom Waterman and his family in your thoughts and prayers – Thank you. – **

August 23, 2012

This week’s meeting:  BUSINESS MEETING

Chef Richards Menu for Thursday: Hamburgers, Chili/Cheese Coneys, French Fries, Baked Beans

Last week’s meeting: Dennis Wallette & Pete Hughes– Mosquito Abatement

 

Next weeks’ meetings:         

August 30 – Sybil Paulson – “Recognizing the Early Symptoms of Stroke: Time is Brain” Paula Hymel, RN & Charles Abrams, RN

September 6 – District Governor’s visit

September 13 – Susan L. Johnson – David Lloyd with Northshore Technical Community College

September 20 – Angelique Richardson – PHS Head Football Coach Hank Tierney

September 27– BUSINESS MEETING

October 4 – Wil Richardson – Colleen Olson with Southern Eye Bank

October 11 – Jeff Schmidt

October 18 –

 

Community Events:

Tuesday, August 21 – Ponchatoula Chamber Brown Bag Lunch @ Rotary Hut – 12 noon

Thursday, August 23 – Chamber After Hours @ Florida Parishes Bank – 5:30 to 7pm

 

Club Events:

October 1, 2012 – Ponchatoula Rotary Annual Golf Tournament at Oak Knoll

 

ROTARY MEMORIES:

I still look back fondly on the year that Sybil Paulson was president.  I was new to the club and was eager to help get ready for the Strawberry Festival.  She and I decided to take on the project of cleaning out the closet at the hut.  We found interesting historical documents/pictures and also some really gross things that should have been thrown out 20 years ago!  All we could do was laugh at both! – Angelique (Daigle) Richardson

 

August Birthdays:

Mary Beth Crovetto               08/05/66

Philip Territo                          08/05/77

Sparky Welles                         08/11/51

Celeste Layrisson                  08/31/45

August Anniversaries:

Tammy Earles (Greg)             08/09

Paul Guitreau (Sharon)           08/11

Joyce Kemp (Brian)               08/11

Frank Vallot (Barbie)             08/17

Jim Anderson (Carroll)          08/22

Welcome!

Welcome to Ponchatoula Rotary Club, a group with a variety of life experiences but who share the common goals of Rotary International.  We hope you find your time with Rotary enjoyable and rewarding.  What you get out of Rotary depends on how much you put into your membership.