President David Myers welcomed the group.
Patriotic song was our National Anthem played by David Dix, followed by a Happy Days are Here Again.
President David led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Invocation was offered by Randy Smith .
Brian Bialik is handling Rotareminder duties.
Visiting Rotarians
None.
Guests
Todd Kamenesh introduced Amanda Feaster from KSU.
Announcements
- The annual Jingle Mingle Party is scheduled for Friday, December 2nd. The event will be held at Events at Paradise, 6500 Lakeview Dr., Brady Lake. Things get started at 6:00pm, with RSVP’s due to Rebekah no later than November 22nd (330-352-5256). $40 per person, casual attire, Santa hats welcome!
- Steve Dennis reminded all Rotarians about EREY. The club is shooting for 100% participation. All checks should be made payable to The Rotary Foundation and turned into either Ralph Kletzien or Steve Dennis.
- Tom Hatch announced that the 101 Years of Rotary in Kent Ohio book is available for any new members who wish to have a copy. In addition, there will be an event at North Water Brewing next Tuesday at 7:00pm to hear a book presentation by fellow Rotarian Chas Madonio. All are invited.
- President Dave announced Windows on the River event for November 17th at 6:00pm. In addition, there will be a Club board meeting next Wednesday at the usual time and place.
- Rotarian of the Year (ROY) award nominations are now being accepted. Please submit these to President Dave no later than November 24th.
Happy Buck Celebrants
- President Dave celebrated the senior day volunteers.
- Sue Whiting celebrated her new granddaughter.
- Carol Crimi (unable to clearly hear her reasons for celebration…my bad).
- Todd Kamenesh celebrated First Responders.
- Roger Sidoti celebrated his granddaughter’s field hockey recognition.
- Mary Beth Harper celebrated some very obscure trivia at North Water Brewing.
- Kathy Myers celebrated election day.
- Denise Baba celebrated her 19 year old daughter’s first voting opportunity.
Program
Todd Kamenash, Amanda Senn, and Denise Baba: ELECTION DABATE
This was a clever program designed and implemented by Todd, Amanda, and Denise. It was set up as a panel debate, whereby Denise Baba (moderator) would read from a series of pre-determined topics, that in turn was presented to the two panelists (Amanda and Todd). Each argued opposing viewpoints about the same. It was a clever display of intellect and wit, pitting each panelist against the other. Rotarians were asked to submit votes about which argument was most compelling. Topics and results are listed below…
The topics stayed well away from politics, focusing on more worldly notions.
Notions such as …
Who’s better…the Beatles or the Rolling Stones?
Todd took an early lead supporting the Beatles, while Amanda’s argument withered as the debate moved on.
Pineapples on pizza?
Amanda bounced back quickly by pointing out that Todd was clearly confused, citing credible sources such as Hotdog.com to support her assertions.
Soda or pop?
While Amanda made a blunt plea referencing the Midwest’s unwritten code that pop rules, Todd was well-prepared with his exhaustive research to counter that statement, which apparently swayed the voters.
Cats versus dogs
No contest here…dogs rule and cats drool. Amanda pulls into a tie.
The contest was forced into a tiebreaker that ruled in favor of Amanda, prompting a rebuke from Todd who was quoted in a post contest interview as saying “aliens posing as Rotarians were stuffing the ballot box…”
No one was willing to respond...