Our own Past President Rich Hutton, famous (or infamous?) defense attorney, was questioned closely by the Finemaster.  He has only been photographed with beautiful blond defendants; has he ever represented an ugly brunette?  Rich wisely kept his own counsel, but was fined $40 for two photographs in the Star News. Jim Rider and Eric Barter, [...]

Recognitions Aug 19, 2011 Matt Weaver was thanked for all his work last year as president and was presented with previously overlooked items…. A graduation cap and diploma……$35.00 Jim Rider was asked if his recent trip to Portland had been for business or pleasure.  Frankly, it didn’t matter which to our Fine Master…..$20.00 Fine Master, [...]

The President of the Redlands Rotary Club was a visiting Rotarian to our club and an able assistant in helping the Finemasters establish that the proper way to begin a Rotary meeting was by ringing the bell with a gavel, not with the end of the microphone.  Our gavel-less President Brad Miller seemed unphased as [...]

Finemaster Brian Cogbill set a fast pace and in record time he recognized the following: Pat Dolphin attended a wedding in San Francisco. – $50 Pat Barnes’ wife, Barbara Lynn, was pictured in the High Gear and they will be leaving for a motorhome trip to Washington State to visit lighthouses. – $30 for the photo, $25 [...]

Pat Dolphin and Frank Griffith found a shirt and asked if anyone knew who it belonged to. There were no takers. Someone suggested that they check the tag. The tags name was Bruce McCallum. He was asked to stand. Bruce was asked if he attended the recent District Assembly, and he answered with a question. Is [...]

  “It’s a Fine-Free Day!” announced the Finemasters, as they took the opportunity to thank Arcadia Rotarians for their service to the club and to the community.  Sho Tay, Arcadia’s Citizen of the Year, and Bob Hoffman, President of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, were thanked for their community service. Dennis Lee, President of Methodist [...]

The RYLA students led the meeting and raised a generous amount of money with recognitions.  They started off by recognizing David Vannasdall , probably not coincidentally their principal, in absentia for $100, then proceeded to fill us in on the league championship won by the girls’ cross-country team, the first CIF Finals in 30 years, [...]

Pat Dolphin, one of our fine masters,  first called up: Jeff Johnson to give a craft talk. He got a pass on the task, however, was recognized for his acquisition of Markham & Boling Body Shop in Pasadena. A business of 62 years.  He was fined $50. Sho Tay received the Citizen of the Year [...]

The Finemasters have done it again!  They unearthed a rare 1962 newspaper photo of John and June Fee, puffing on a hookah pipe (or at least pretending to puff).  John didn’t try to deny his participation in the face of the incontrovertible evidence and, with some help from Jim Rider and “Rider math”, he was [...]

Rob Post and Rosie Mares turned in their red badges to become official Blue Badgers and in the process were fined $50 each for the honor.  The Finemasters noticed a new technology being advertised on the office windows of Brad Miller, D.C. – “Lose Inches Now.”  Brad explained that he has a cold laser, a [...]

Arcadia Rotary is back in the baking business again with the Posts having a bun in the oven. Looks like we’re having an early summer baby!!! Mark your calendars for February 3, 2012 and stand back as Dennis Lee turns 67, retires from Methodist Hospital, and with Carolyn, turns tail heading straight to Prescott, Arizona. [...]

The Finemasters staged one big recognition event involving all the Past Presidents present at the club meeting.  After all were standing up front, Jim Kuhn was called on to put them in order from longest past to most recent.  He made a good start, but the middle years were a bit muddled.  Next up was [...]