Nothing like a change of pace to liven things up.
Instead of a regular lunch meeting with a speaker last week, we had a “social hour” at 5 pm at Chehalem Brewing. Since there isn’t a program to report on, thought I would share some comments/conversations heard while walking around the tables….
Walter likes the burgers at Chehalem Brewing.
Chehalem Brewing has one of the best hamburgers in town, according to Walter Want. Walter and Julie had recently returned from two weeks on the East Coast, where they were attending a reunion of Walter’s military unit. They visited Williamsburg, Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and the Appalachian Trail. They even had a brief encounter with Hurricane Matthew……….
“This social hour was a good idea,” said Curt Walker. “At the regular meetings, you just don’t get enough time to really talk with someone.” In chatting with Curt’s wife, I learned that Curt has owned a Harley Davidson motorcycle for over 30 years. Who knew?
President Leah and Mike Caruso were talking about the recent club board meeting. Leah said that “Stop Hunger Now” may be a future project for our club. Mike said things will be gearing up for the “100 Peace Pole” project and hopes are to locate at least 10 in the Newberg area at parks, schools and churches. More info on both of these projects will be coming soon.
Life is good for Eric Bergquam right now.
Things are going well for Dentist Eric Berquam. He and his son are looking forward to the start of ski season.
Spike Sumner reported he was taking Auggie Gonzales and Grant Gerke to lunch the next day to settle a bet on the Ducks/Huskies game. He was taking them to Jem 100 for cheeseburgers and tater tots. (“That’s what they want!” he said.) According to Auggie, however, there was a suggestion that steaks might be in order…especially since Auggie and Grant have been buying for years.
Paul Jellum was talking about “Operation Christmas Child,” where shoeboxes are filled with gifts for needy children. This project is sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse. It’s so easy! Find a shoe box, decide whether you will give to a boy or girl, fill the box with gifts (including one “wow” gift), and drop it off. Paul said over 135 million boxes have been donated over the last 2o years. For more information, please go to the Samaritan’s Purse website or talk to Paul.
John Kerkanich joined us via tv–see him in the upper left hand corner of the photo?
Paula Radich is busy looking after her mom, who lives in Portland and will be 98 on Dec. 1.
Grant Austin has been doing a lot of traveling in his sales position with Adec. He has recently been in Kansas and Philadelphia, and was leaving the next morning for Pendleton and then Alaska.
And even John Kerkanich joined us….on television!
Nicole McIntyre gives a thumbs up to the meeting venue.
Back to normal this week….see you at the Cultural Center.
