Jack McRae, when called upon for recognition, offered his new energy investment business as a fining opportunity for the Finemasters.  Happy as they were for the volunteered information, the opportunity they had in mind was his recent stay at the Boy Scout Camp Cherry Valley.  His efforts to avoid the fine by describing how hard he had worked were unsuccessful and he was fined $75 for both his business and his “hard” work with the Boy Scouts.

 What, the Rotarians were asked, do Bruce McCallum and Gerard Tamparong have in common?  Digging deep into their archives, the Finemasters had uncovered an old picture of Bruce and Gerard participating in a Boy Scout golf tournament.  The exact year was not disclosed, but Bruce and Gerard were fined $50 each.

 If you want all the details of Frank Hall’s recent trip to and through the Panama Canal, check out his travel blog at http://www.frankhall.com/travelogues.shtml.  The Finemasters recognized his travels and writing, but Frank was hurt that his recent “significant” birthday was bypassed.  Upon being fined $50, he correctly pointed out that they could fine as they liked; as Treasurer, he has the last laugh.

 Rosie Mares is moving her office to Monrovia next week.  Although moving is expensive, she was still recognized for $50 to celebrate the occasion.

 Icebreakers in attendance were invited to participate as a group to identify current Rotarians from old photos that the Finemasters dug up from the depths of Arcadia Rotary archives.  The Icebreakers did an outstanding job of correctly identifying all the more youthful visages of their friends and avoided any fines.  (They may have been unofficially aided by blue badgers at their various tables, but nobody’s talking …)  Participating were:  Rob Post, Saul Larner, Rosie Mares, Chiang Chiao, Mark Kwalaf, Rob Granger, Shari Pica, Roger Grant and Dave Burke.