Due to the nasty winter weather last week, President Mark and the Board decided to cancel our live meeting and instead meet exclusively via Zoom. Our guest speaker, Kelly Joseph from Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, graciously agreed to be rescheduled to a later date. Instead, 14 Rotarians joined a Zoom presentation with Rotary International President, Shekhar Mehta, called "Conversations That Matter - Each One, Bring One 2022", where all of us are encouraged to bring ONE NEW MEMBER this year.
After President Mehta's presentation, President Mark and Secretary Paula Mastrioanni conducted our normal weekly business, to wit:
On This Day in Histroy:
1789 – 1st US Electoral College chooses George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice-President.
1959 – Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper” (Jiles Perry Richardson) die in a plane crash.
1991 – Today was the day the Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors voted 12 to 0 to bar Pete Rose due to his betting on games while he was a player and manager.
1997 – O.J. Simpson was found liable in Civil Court for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
2004 – The social website, Facebook, was launched today.
Weird Fact for the Day:
1824 – J. W. Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to the public.
Happy Bucks:
Past President Drew Pelger
Past President Rick Taylor