Sherrill Smith-Wayne Goodwin, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Insurance and Assistant Fire Marshall
Birthdays
February 1- Cavin Holbrook
Stewart Hughes
Jim Lisk
Margaret Rudisill
Emily Sharples
Steve Onxley-visiting Rotarian
(My apologies to anyone I may have omitted).
Upcoming Events
Announcements
Albemarle Rotary Club has been chosen to host the Group Study Exchange for Taiwan Rotary Club 3250. The dates are Friday March 28-Monday March 31. We need volunteers for these dates.
Annual Meeting –April 4th at Myrtle Beach
Golf Tournament-April 2nd - Sponsors are needed. Sign up sheets were on all the tables at last meeting.
ARC – Valentine Promotion-delivered anywhere in town...box with bear, Sweet Shop Muffin and candy. See Jackie McGowen for more details
Rebecca Gaddy introduced a District Raffle at last week's meeting with the opportunity for individuals to buy a raffle tickets for $10.00 each. Those who enter the raffle will have an opportunity to win each day of the month during February. The amounts will be as follows beginning Feb. 1st with $150; Feb. 2nd thru the 7th, $75; Feb. 8th $150; Feb. 9th thru the 13th, $75; Feb. 14th, $500; Feb. 15, $150; Feb. 16 thru the 21st, $75; Feb. 22nd, $150; Feb. 23, Rotary's Birthday, $500; Feb. 24th thru the 28th, $75; and Feb. 29th, $500. Proceeds will go for a Rotary District International Project.
Last Week’s Program
Dr. Don Poe from Pfeiffer presented a program about the Salem Witch trials. This happened in 1692 and 20 (or 21) accused witches were hung. From the first accusations through the hangings the event last 9 months. It started in January at Rev. Paris resident, by his daughter, niece and their slave Titcheba. It started with “fortune telling”, and then the girls started getting rashes and having fits. The townspeople decided it must be witchcraft. Other girls in town started having fits, about 12 to 15. The young girls then started getting notoriety and it was fun at first. Then they started naming too many people, including the then governor’s wife. The girls also started naming men.
In June all the trials started, all the accused were put into jail. To get out of jail you had to do to things. First, admit that you were a witch and then name names. The remainder of you life you were known as a witch.
Charles Corey could not technically be counted as a witch. He refused to plea, so they could not go to trial. So they put him on the ground. And started putting rocks and stones on him, he still would not plea. He died without every giving a plea. Many believed he did not give a plea, then the government could not take his property and it would go to his children. The government would take your property if you were an accused witch.
It is believed that all this happened due to the dislike between Salem Town and Salem Village. People in Salem village paid taxes to Salem Town, they were not supposed to have a church but Rev. Paris started his own church but Salem Town made it very difficult. So most of the accused witches were located in Salem Town and the accusers were located in Salem Village.
A good book to read is Salem Possessed.
David Smith- Dr. Don Poe: The Salem Witch Trials
Guests last week:
Al Welling
Dr. Terry Griffin
(My apologies to anyone I may have omitted).
UPCOMING EVENTS……
January 31st: Sherrill Smith-Wayne Goodwin, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Insurance and Assistant Fire Marshall
Raffle Winner:
Mark Mabry
Announcements
Reminder-The $25.00 that was on our Rotary invoices dated 12/31/2007 was the Paul Harris Fellow contribution that the board voted to add to our quarterly invoices. If you have other questions about this, you can check with Bill:
Bill_Josey@scs.k12.nc.us
Albemarle Rotary Club has been chosen to host the Group Study Exchange for Taiwan Rotary Club 3250. The dates are Friday March 28-Monday March 31. We need volunteers for these dates.
Annual Meeting –April 4th at Myrtle Beach
Last Week’s Program
The program was presented by Hospice and called Death with Dignity. Hospice works with any life limiting disease. Their goal is to aid in physical, emotional and mental care of the patient and the family of the patient. Hospice continues to support the family after the death of the patient, at least for a year. All Hospice Organizations have a bereavement program. The Stanly County also includes a Camp Forget me not which is a summer camp program for the children of the community. This is for children ages 6 to 12 years. This year they also included teenagers into this program, the group of teenagers continue to meet once a month.
Steve Surratt- Margaret Fields with Hospice
Dr. DePaul has invited the entire Rotary Club to tour the new Central School after the Rotary Club meeting.
Guests last week:
Jean Hendley
(My apologies to anyone I may have omitted).
UPCOMING EVENTS……
January 25th: David Smith
January 31st: Sherrill Smith-Wayne Goodwin, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Insurance and Assistant Fire Marshall
Mystery Greeter last week: Gena Russell gave the dollar to Jim Phillips
Announcements
Golf Tournament meeting today at 11:15 am
Albemarle Rotary Club has been chosen to host the Group Study Exchange for Taiwan Rotary Club 3250. The dates are Friday March 28-Monday March 31. We need volunteers for these dates.
Last Week’s Program
Paul Tran escaped Vietnam in 1981, he lived in a refugee camp for 6 months. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. He started working for Alcoa in 1990. He was born in Vietnam in 1966; his father was a soldier in the Vietnam War. He shared how difficult it was to grow up in a war torn country. When the US withdrew, the S. Vietnam was starting to be independent. Then the N. Vietnamese came back into the country. Paul’s father was a soldier and was told to protect the country at all cost. Paul was only 9 years old, and didn’t know if he would ever see his father again. But his father came home in the middle of the night and told his family they needed to try and get to Saigon. All residents, soldiers and their families left the community. The communist found out about the escape plan and started attacking the convoy. This was a disaster. Luckily Paul’s family escaped and made it to Saigon. They had spent all their money and valuables to get to Saigon, they stayed with their grandparents. The S. Vietnam government gave up the fight. Paul’s family started over again. But since the communist had taken over they had no human rights, you were not permitted to worship freely, and since Paul’s father had served on the S. Vietnamese army they were treated terribly. You were not judged as an individual but on if you believed in communism. In 1981 Paul’s father decided they needed to escape; only Paul and his father would attempt the escape. Finally after many difficulties they made it to freedom. Many years later the remaining family members made it to the United States. Paul thanked all the US Soldiers who served in the War.
Tommy Gibson: Paul Tran reveals his escape from Vietnam
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Birthday
January 11-Keith Arbuckle
Guests last week:
Lindsey Sigmon
Dr. Terry Griffin
Dr. June Atkinson
(My apologies to anyone I may have omitted).
UPCOMING EVENTS……
January 17th: Steve Surratt
January 25th: David Smith
January 31st: Sherrill Smith
Mystery Greeter last week: Calvin Gaddy gave the dollar to Karen Shore
Jack Foutz: Karen Shore and C.A.R.T.S. update
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Birthday
January 7-Ron Burris
January 8-Bill Harward
January 9-John Lowder
UPCOMING EVENTS……
January 10th: Tommy Gibson: Paul Tran reveals his escape from Vietnam
January 17th: Steve Surratt
January 25th: David Smith
January 31st: Sherrill Smith