The meeting was called to order by President Marsh which was followed by the flag salute led by Linda Hendrickson, the invocation by Max Zellweger who quoted Rotary founder Paul Harris, and a rousing chorus of “America the Beautiful” which President Al led as he multi-tasked as Club songmeister.

 

Max Zellweger introduced Cynthia Daste, Executive Director of the Woodinville Wine Country, who provided highlights of the progress of the Washington State wine industry and the current state of the Woodinville area wineries.  She reported that:

• The state of Washington had the 4^th largest grape crop in the past year

• The wine industry provides $300 billion to the Washington State economy

• The Washington State wine industry includes world class production in over 30 varieties of grape which represented a wide diversity compared to other States.

• The number of wineries in the State has increased from 83 in 1983 to 640 presently with 32,000 acres now devoted to vineyards.

• The Woodinville area wineries produced $2.7 million cases in the past year.

• The Woodinville Wine Country association of Woodinville wineries was started in 2002 with 12 member wineries and now has grown to 37 full members with and additional 12 associate memberships.

• Key events promoted by the Woodinville Wine Country include the annual St Nick’s tasting event, the Passport to Washington Wines, and Wine Notes.

• Within the Woodinville wineries there are two Masters of Wine which is notable since there are only 275 masters in the world. The Woodinville masters are Bob Betz of Betz Family Winery and Joel Butler of Chateau Ste. Michelle.

 

Joe Truglio discussed the production of the upcoming catalog for the Charity Event and offered the opportunity for advertising renewals.  Larry Duffield and Bill Gowin renewed their Allstate Insurance Agency full page placement on the back page of the catalog.  By the end of the meeting, 50 percent of the production cost of the catalog had been offset by advertising commitments.  Subscribers have until September 25^th to contact Joe.

 

Linda Hendrickson presented the registration process for the Charity Event.  Table Captains were urged to take ownership of their guests by emailing the following key information to Becky Clark at rclark@leisurecare.com or rjclark@yahoo.com:

• Table Captain’s Name

• Guest Name(s)

• Guest’s address, phone number, and email address

• Choice of entrée (meat, fish, or veggie)

• Questions? Call Becky Clark @ 425-402-7100

 

Rorry Dunbar reported that the Club had procured an abundance of items that can be included as “live items” but still needed additional items for the “silent tables.”  Bill Schink noted that we had obtained $90K towards our $150K procurement goal.

 

Sergeant at Harm, Larry Leonardson, made Club history by successfully extracting $1.00 from the wallet of Terry Jarvis for the second consecutive week.  Daryl Eckland and President Al were also fined for crimes against the good order of Woodinville Rotary.  The Happy Dollar note: Chief Dennis paid for Gary Whitsell’s celebration of the good performance of the Washington Huskies, and noted the absence of the Chief Duck since meeting of Oregon and Boise State on the football field of blue.

 

Following the raffle of a bottle of California wine; a mystery bag from Victoria Secret (selected by Karen McDonald); and the marble, which was retained for another week, the meeting was adjourned.

                  

Respectfully submitted,

 

Eric Greenwood

 

Editor’s Note – The reporter, an avowed alumnus of the University of Washington’s Montlake Branch, neglected to note a happy dollar in recognition of the Vandals’ convincing dominance over a powerhouse New Mexico eleven…and that Idaho was 1-0 on the victory margin. 

 

Reporter Greenwood selects wrong marble