A Fist Full of Dollars and an Announcement
While enjoying Caesar salad with chicken, Karl was first to rise and propose a fine on President Tony of one-and-nineteen for not providing the Zoom modality at last week’s meeting. Tony pleaded guilty and paid the fine. President Tony stayed on his feet to make the following announcement:
Next week’s meeting--Club Assembly--will be held at the Aldrich Public Library and will probably last until 1:30 p.m.
Karl, das boot, rose again to propose a fine of one-and-nineteen on Tom for not getting right the name of the club to which he and Karl belong. A story of how the name was arrived
at did not provide the kind of defense Tom was hoping for and so the fine passed. Bruce was up next with a Sad Dollar noting that he had come from the Caribbean at 80 degrees to Vermont at 34 degrees.
Joe S. added a Happy Dollar to the basket by declaring his love for cold winters, one of the reasons for moving back here.
Bob topped off our version of March Madness by throwing a Happy Dollar into the basket with a homonym reference to “board'' and “bored.”
Since Last We MetSignificant Other Birthdays: Charlene Rinker March 23
Club Anniversaries: Robert Blow March 20 56 years
Brenda Waterhouse March 23 6 years
On this day in history: 1839 The initials “OK” are first published in the Boston Morning Post as an abbreviation for the meaning of oll korrect.
1806 Lewis and Clark depart Fort Clastop.
Barre Skiboard Club
Karl introduced his guests, members of the Barre Skiboard Club: Doug Doenges; Brad Eastman; Robert Hutchins; John LaRose; Roger Rivard; Dave Rubalcaba; and Scott Hutchins via Zoom.
What it Takes to Become World Class Athlete
Tom introduced his son, David, today’s speaker.
David was a member of the US Freestyle Mogul A team, competing at the World Cup level for eight years. He won World Cup events in Switzerland and Italy and was the US National Freestyle Mogul Champion in 2006. David's rise to the international level was unusual because he never trained or competed until he was 15 years old. Usually by this age one would have already been competing for ten years. With the Winter Olympics just having finished, David will review what kind of time and commitment is necessary to compete at the highest level and be successful.
David began with a visioning experience which he used at the start of a race just as he was moments away from making his run. He described what he saw and felt and reflected on his preparation and his dream of competing since his teen years. He went on to chronicle his journey to become a world class athlete with colorful stories and anecdotes. One in particular that demonstrated his resourcefulness occurred at Mt. Hood, Oregon. He and a friend had moved out there to practice their sport and didn’t have much money. They slept in their cars, cleaned at night, showered at the hotel in the morning posing as guests and then, as part of the waitstaff, served breakfast at the resort. He was a top ten world skier for eight years and won many medals, both nationally and internationally, among them the World Cup twice and the U.S. Freestyle Moguls at Killington. At 22 years of age, he was named to the U.S. Ski Team. He was inspired by other freestyle skiers whom he saw on videos and in person in venues around the world, such as Switzerland and Japan and in places like Steamboat Springs and Mt. Hood in the U.S. Inspirations led to his introducing new tricks to the sport and along the way he appeared in two Warren Miller movies. He ended his presentation by telling us that what stayed with him from his experiences was the friendships he made and people he met. He noted how similar we all are. For his enthusiastic and entertaining presentation, Rotarians and guests showed their appreciation with a warm round of applause.
Until next time, that's all folks,,,,
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