Our president Tim McCall called the meeting to order thanking Peter Lemmon (assisted by Monty East) for greeting members and guests at the door. Kelly Quinn led the club in the pledge. After a lot of thought, Ken Holbrook provided the thought for the day. Rich Peevers and Frank Magni from 49’er Breakfast paid us a visit.
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Today we honored the Lyman Gilmore Middle School Students of the Month for March. Principal John Baggett and Vice Principal Chris Roberts played tag-team to introduce AJ Meyer as the 5th grade student of the month; Greyson Crosson as the 6th grade student of the month; Joey Cena as the 7th grade student of the month; and Faith Yorba as the 8th grade student of the month. Their parents and grandparents were also in attendance.

John and Chris also invited us to come to Lyman Gilmore on May 15th at 9:00 to celebrate Flight Day (where Lyman Gilmore claimed to have flown in 1902, prior to the Wright Brothers flight of 1903)

Monica DaughertImagey (Kyle’s far better half) presented fifth grader Jacob Trembly and eight grader Leo Zlimen. The two winners of the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Speech Contest jointly sponsored by the Rotary Club of Grass Valley and Tri Counties Bank. This year’s theme was “Courage”.  Jacob described the courage of at-risk kids at Old Skool Café located in Hunters Point, San Francisco where the kids run the kitchen, serve the meals, and even provide entertainment for the patrons. The kids at Old Skool Café have grabbed the opportunity to learn real life skills and turn their backs on the drugs, gangs and violence that has captured many young lives in the Hunters Point community. Leo used the theme of 9-11 Flight 93 as the center piece of his speech about courage. Remarkable performances by both.

Scott Robertson expressed his deep appreciation for the outpouring of support from the community and his Rotary family following his son Daniel’s accident and resulting paralysis.

Respectfully Submitted - Steve Spiller