Wednesday May 31st

Last Meeting
May 31, 2006
Reporter – Jason Brown
President Carey called the meeting to order and Jim Jeffers led the invocation. John Hansen introduced our visitors and Lyman Whitehead delivered his usual jokes for Health and Happiness.
President Carey reminded us that our club will be moving to D's Restaurant effective June 7th. Skey Caskey reminded us about the Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Fishing Classic coming up June 17th-18th. Ben Herritage reminded us about the Annual Golf Tournament being held on July 24th and informed those members on the Tournament Committee that they would be getting their assignments soon via email.
Molly Cousins introduced our guest speaker, Tamera Lank of Blue Star Mothers of SC. The mission of Blue Star Mothers is to perpetuate the memory of all the men and women who have served our country as members of the Armed Forces. More than 1 million soldiers have sacrificed their lives for our country. Objectives of this organization are patriotic, educational, social, and for service; to maintain true allegiance to the government of the United States; to educate our members and others not to divulge military, naval, or other government information; to assist in veterans' ceremonies, to attend patriotic rallies and meetings; to foster true democracy; to care for the unsupported mothers who gave their sons to the service of the Nation; to aid in bringing about recognition of the need of permanent civilian defense for each community and to ever be alert against invasion of un-American activities; to uphold the American institutions of freedom, justice, and equal rights, and to defend the United States from all enemies.
Blue Star Mothers of SC is currently working on the following projects: Yellow Ribbon Campaign, AT&T Phone Cards, Back Packs for Iraq, Operation Home Front, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Desert Child, American Red Cross, Cards and Letters to Troops, Operation Shoe Box and Gold Star Banners.
Tamera shared that her son is on his second tour of duty in the war in Iraq and had just returned there to fight for our country after spending two weeks at home with his family. Her son reported that moral among the troops is good. If you would like more information on this Blue Star Mothers of SC, or would like to participate in any of their programs you can visit their website at www.bluestarfamilies.com or e-mail them at info@bluestarfamilies.com.
The meeting closed with Happy Dollars from several happy Rotarians.

Club Assembly Report

Your club officers met Wednesday night and enjoyed a productive meeting at a local establishment. Attendees are pictured.

Your new club officers for the 2006 - 2007 year are:

President Molly Cousins
President Elect Beetle Bailey
Vice President Eddie Robinson
Secretary Ginny Barr
Sergeant at arms Harvey Hoots
Treasurer Jeanette Coulter

Community Service Director Patty Cavanaugh
Club Service I John Adair
Club Service II Harold Crawford
Vocational Service Director Si Amick
International Service Director Larry Stohs
Special Projects / Fundraising Judy Johnson

Wednesday May 24th

Dr. Cam McLain here with Patty Cavanaugh spoke to us about Sleep Disordered Breathing. Full report to follow.
Last Meeting
May 24, 2006
Reporter – Rod Funderburk
Teresa Miley led us in the invocation, and John Hansen introduced the visitors and guests. Lyman Whitehead gave us some words of wisdom for Health and Happiness.
President Carey reminded us that the club will be moving to a new venue beginning June 7. The new location will be D’s Restaurant on Columbiana Drive. We were also reminded of the Golf Tournament scheduled for July 24. Skey Caskey reminded the club of the Fishing Tournament June 17-18. Skey needs volunteers to help with the arrangements.
President Carey introduced the guest speaker, Campbell McLain, MD. Dr. McLain talked to us about obstructive sleep apnea and sleep disturbances. Sleep disturbed breathing is apparently very common and dangerous. It is easily recognized; and once recognized, it is easy to treat. There are two types of sleep disturbed breathing: apnea, which involves a loss of air flow for greater than 10 seconds at a time; and hypopnea, which involves a decreased air flow for greater than 10 seconds at a time. Apnea is more likely to occur in males than females. Apnea patients typically have a smaller than normal airway or a narrowed airway. The severity of apnea is determined by an apnea index.
Treatments include encouraging the patient to lose weight, avoid alcohol and sedatives, avoid sleep deprivation, avoid supine sleep position, and to stop smoking. Treatment may also include a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) device, oral appliances, and surgery (UPPP). Untreated, sleep apnea can be life threatening. Excessive daytime sleepiness can cause accidents. Sleep apnea can put individuals at risk for stroke and is associated with heart disease, heart failure, irregular heartbeat, heart attack, and high blood pressure.
The meeting was concluded with Happy Dollar time.

May 17th

Left to right, Mr. and Mrs. Baskins, Ryan Baskins (Scholarship Recipient), Paula Hite (Chairman Lexington/Richland District 5 Board of Trustees), Harold Crawford, Chelsey Moses (Scholarship Recipient), Mrs. and Mr. Moses, Carey Hite



Last Meeting
May 17, 2006

Reporter – Scott Moseley

President Carey called on Fred Splittgerber for our invocation. After the Pledge, Harvey introduced several guests who included Paula Hite, Chris Beckham and Tina Shaw, our Ambassadorial Scholarship applicant. Lyman Whitehead told a few jokes and Joel Price’s grandson, Jackson, did some laughing.

President Carey introduced his wife Paula (chairwoman of School District 5). Mrs. Hite gave our club an update on Dutch Fork H.S. Dutch Fork has 2100 students, 412 graduating seniors and was the 409th best high school as ranked by US News & World Report. Dutch Fork has the highest test scores in the state and students have been offered over $10,000,000 in scholarship money. Dutch Fork won the 4A state title in golf this year.

Harold Crawford presented two Rotary scholarships. Chelsea Moses and Ryan Baskin were accompanied by their parents for the presentation. The recipients will agree to attend two Rotary meeting and participate in at least one community service project during the next year.

John Adair gave a “short” presentation on the Rotary Foundation. Since 1989 our club has given over $100,000 to the Rotary Foundation and we have received back over $240,000 for such things as the Ambassadorial Scholarship. Last year, Rotary International had a total of $160,000,000 in contributions and interest revenue. $40,000,000 of this was from interest on money invested.

Spring Cleaning

An enthusiastic Rotary crew enjoyed coffee and vitamin pastries then put a thorough cleaning on Farming Creek Road. Participating were Stan Bugner, Bob Berry, Blount Shepard and his son Keenan and friend Jeremy Stinson, Carey Hite, Melissa Prokop (our 2004 Scholarship recipient), Jeff Baldwin and his son David, and Harold Crawford.

May 10th

left to right two of our Scholarship applicants, Chelsey Moses and Ryan Baskin. Harold Crawford with our 2004 Scholarship Recipient Melissa Prokop.


Joel Collins with our speaker Rhe Adams

Last Meeting
May 10, 2006
Reporter – Theresa Miley
President Carey Hite called the meeting to order, followed by the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. With Lyman Whitehead’s absence, we missed our Health and Happiness.
President Carey discussed the venue for our meetings and the results of the search for a new potential location. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church is not available. Willie’s may be available, but not sure if they will open to accommodate. Seven Oaks Recreation Center is available and does have adequate space and parking. Carey asked that members visit these or other potential locations and provide feedback. This issue will be discussed at the next Board Meeting on Thursday, 5/18/06, and Carey will let us know the decision.
Harold Crawford introduced our student visitors from Dutch Fork High School and USC. Chelsea Moses and Ryan Baskins from Dutch Fork High shared their accomplishments and goals. Our 2004 Rotary Scholarship recipient, now at USC, shared her successes and thanked the Club for our assistance.
Our guest speaker, Rhe Adams of the National Safety Council (NSC), was introduced by Joel Collins. Rhe is a past President of the Pickens Rotary Club. She has worked with the Red Cross in National Disaster Relief and is a member of the Irmo Chamber of Commerce.
The NSC has 3 staff members and a Board of Directors. Joel Collins is the current President. The NSC teaches over 200 courses statewide dealing with safety issues regarding children, adults, and business environments. They raise funds through events such as an upcoming golf tournament and safety expo in January.
Rhe shared with our group some of the courses that NSC provides:
Regulatory Compliance Courses – Knowing what to do in an accident and what precautions you need to be compliant with OSHA
Driver Safety Courses – NSC offers many courses dealing with driver safety such as defensive driving for instructors, as well as students.
Advanced training for policeman and fireman in how to handle emergency situations.
Fleet management courses for truckers and route drivers.
First Aid/CPR
The NSC is working to launch a new course in schools called Alive at 25. This course will make a substantial difference in reducing the teenage death toll on our highways. A grant is being written in order to purchase an accident simulator so that teens can experience the worst of car accidents in a simulator, rather than on the highway. The course will also work with teens to better handle peer pressure, road hazards, cell phones, CD players, the radio, etc.
Our meeting wrapped up with Happy Dollars from Ray Hunt, Skey Caskey, and John Adair for anniversaries. Blount Shephard reminded everyone of the Adopt A Highway clean-up this Saturday. The clean-up will begin in the Salem Methodist Church parking lot at 8:30 a.m. with all of the coffee you can drink and donuts you can eat.

Rotary Cart Fund

Here is a photo of the 2006 CART Fund grant of $250,000. given to Dr. Claudio Soto of the University of Texas Medical University. The presentation was made in this month in Columbia at the Ramada hotel at Two Notch and I-77.

Over 35,000 Rotarians in 10 Rotary districts now contribute weekly to the CART Fund.

Our own John Adair can be found in the background.