The View – 8/7/14

Next week: The Collective Wisdom of Mendocino Rotary, Part 1: Career transitions, an interactive presentation by Heather Paulsen and Kevin Williams.

This week’s meeting was called to order by President John Cottle.

Thoughts for the Day (there were several today!):

1. The Russians Are Coming! “See this movie,” recommended Jody Stickel.
2. The Graduate. “See this theater production,” recommended Pete Rose.
3. Robert Frost said, “By working 8 hours a day faithfully, you may eventually get to be boss and work 12 hours a day!”

Joe Sparks introduces his wife, Ruth.

We had one visiting Rotarian today: Ruth Sparks.

Happy Dollars

• Pete is happy that he won big at poker last week!
• Jeffrey is happy to report that his 7-week vacation with family in Bali was fantastic, and he’s happy to be home.
• Liliana is happy that she had Internet service throughout our recent outage!
• Brandt spent two happy weeks with his wife in England.
• Kevin was happy that the Internet and phones were down – a nice break!
• Heather had a happy two-week family reunion trip to Ontario, Canada!
• John C is happy to not have to do The View anymore (Heather’s back), and at a recent conference in Texas, the temps stayed below a happy 70 degrees!

Happy Liliana!

Happy Brandt!

Happy Jeffrey!

Wilma gives the Sunshine Report.

Sunshine Report

Wilma Tucker reported that John T. had his post-op exam and is recovering well. He’s been cleared to start physical therapy!

Announcements

• Hole sponsors ($50) are still needed for the Aug. 16 Golf Tournament. Volunteers, too (e-mail Jennifer to find out what role is yours!). Susan Weaver, our former Rotarian who now lives in Maine, sent specialty mustards from her new home region as a raffle prize! Way to stay involved, Susan!
• Board Meetings will be the 2^nd Monday of the month at the Mendocino Hotel at noon. This month’s meeting, however, will be the 3^rd Monday, on 8/18/14.
• We are invited to join Fort Bragg Rotary at their picnic on 8/23/14; RSVPs are required. Contact Prez John to find out how to RSVP, and what type of dish to bring to the picnic (appetizer or dessert).
• The Flynn Creek Circus is performing 6 times this weekend under the big top in Friendship Park.
• Winesong, the Hospital Foundation’s prime fundraiser for our hospital, is on Sept. 6, and needs volunteers! Please contact Jamie at 961-4924.
• A discussion was started about RSVPing if members are unable to attend our weekly meetings, since attendance varies a lot and sometimes we have too much or too little food. The Board will continue this discussion; please attend the Board meeting if you wish to share your ideas on this matter.

Today’s Program

Our presenter for the day, Jody Stickel. “Are you excited?”

Jody Stickel, a commercial lending officer for the Savings Bank of Mendocino County, provided an overview of the Bank’s 111-year history and how it has served our community. Here are some highlights from Jody’s presentation:

• The Savings Bank of Mendocino County was founded in 1903. The Fort Bragg branch opened in 1970, and Mendocino’s branch opened in 1977.
• The Bank has about $960 million in assets, and 300 employees.
• Savings Bank is in the top 5% of community banks nationwide in terms of its equity position.
• Jody explained the Federal Reserve policy, and reviewed the Bank’s Statement of Conditions – hey, it was more exciting than you’d think! I learned, for example, why a bank’s deposits are considered liabilities rather than assets, and how banks loan money to each other at the end of each day.
• Savings Bank needs to make more loans. There are three types: installment loans, mortgage loans, and commercial loans (with the latter being the “bread and butter” for the bank).

Raffle winners were: Jeffrey, and Jody, neither of whom drew a joker… 🙁