Mendocino Rotary Club
“Helping People in Our Community and Throughout the World”

Rotary International offers a great list of videos that bring the organization alive. Check out our “This is Rotary” video.

Well, we have finally turned the corner and are christening the launch of our new Website.  This is exciting and long awaited.   The website will simplify information dissemination for our club. This will include;  club, board and committee meetings.  We will have an online  living calendar of events and meetings. Our Newsletter will now be available on the website and we will have password protected member contact information. The website will also provide links to additional Rotary resources, District and International as well as current topics and efforts from our organization.  And, this is only the beginning!  There will also be internal page links that will detail our major community events, i.e. Art Auction, Golf Tournament and 4th of July Community Celebration. (more…)

The Foundation Dinner South on November 14th. was attended by International Chair Harold Hauck and his wife Gloria Linart, as well as your President, Dean Watson and wife Shirley.

The event was well attended and featured Clifford L Dochterman as our key note speaker. Clifford is known for his humor and entertaining presentations. He also offers insight and inspiration in regards to our achievements and future. It was an honor to participate in the evening.

The dinner was held in Petaluma CA at the Sheraton Hotel.

Here are some handy Latin phrases for the President to use as needed.

Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem.
In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on windswept crags.

Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem.
Stand aside, little people! I’m here on official business.

Heus, hic nos omnes in agmine sunt!
Hey, we’re all in line here!

Conlige suspectos semper habitos.
Round up the usual suspects.

Quidquid excusatio prandium pro!
Any excuse for lunch!

Neutiquam erro.
I am not lost.

Ita erat quando hic adveni.
It was that way when I got here.
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