THE HELICOPTER

Last Meeting: August 26, 2008

The noon meeting was held on a beautiful sunshine day with attendees being greeted by Lee Little.  Jake Renfroe and Bob Rogers sold raffle tickets.  Martin Harwood started the meeting with the Rotary Prayer and the pledge.
President Keith made several announcements before the $66 raffle drawing which was won by Tommy Tait.  Hugh Hamilton brought us sunshine and introduced our military guest representing the USMC and USN.  Other guest of members, and visiting Rotarians were introduced followed by birthday greetings.
Ellis Bullock introduced our good friend and annual speaker, Dan Shugart, sports director for Wear TV-3.  This was Dan’s 20th appearance to review the upcoming college football season:

• Georgia-tough schedule and will have problems with Florida
• Florida-Can you spell Tim Tebow?  Very good team this year.
• Alabama-Can you say “Roll Tide”?  Young team with QB concerns.
• Auburn-Should win SE Conference-West.
• FSU-Looks good in QB area and coaching staff.  Could be Bowden’s last season.
• Troy State-yes Earl, good team but rough schedule.
• Tenn-sadly Betty Gail, their QB is new in a very tough division and they have discipline issues.

Make Dreams Real!

Meeting adjourned.

Rotary Wheels

Bill ’n Nancy Maloy have a new assignment. The pair will be part of an “English as a second language program” at Trinity Episcopal Church.
Didja notice that Ken Woolf’s daughter is the new assistant city attorney?
Bo Carter is keeping the same VP title, but his bank is being merged into a Panhandle giant. One sad note, however; The Bank of Pensacola name will disappear…again. The first BOP closed 170 years ago.
Henry Cary had his 91st birthday last week…but he had to blow out the candles from a hospital bed.
Earle Bowden has a new printing of his Gulf Islands: The Sands of All Time. And John Appleyard is approaching the printer with three new titles, a History of Brewton…a corporate account of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority…and the ninth edition of his mystery stories.
Mike Ferguson is delighting some e-mail pals with unique world information he gathers in his army post.
Coy Irwin’s been busy reviewing applications for the second Honor Flight group. Coy does the medical checks.
Hear tell that Cindy Nelson will retire shortly from her Girl Scouts position.

Birthdays

Mac Miller – September 4 – Baltimore, MD – 48 years

Mike Ferguson – September 4 – Waycross, GA – 18 years

Jake Renfroe – September 5 – Pensacola, FL – 1 year

Charles Beall – September 5 – Dublin, GA – 12 years

John Tice – September 6 – Tazewell, VA – 24 years

Jim Flournoy – September 6 – Memphis, TN – 17 years