Photographer: Pam
 
 
Wynn chaired the meeting and for his bio/intro explained how he moved from Phys.Ed. to Law.  While teaching in Nova Scotia he received a call from his father (Hon. Wendell W. Meldrum) asking him to come back to Sackville and practice law.  At the time he had a “life contract” as a teacher (this was the early 70s).  Wynn gave a detailed account of the episode that convinced him to accept this invitation.  He was accused of beating up a student - a serious charge.  The student did indeed appear to be in bad shape but it turned out that it was his father who had beaten him.  It was this unpleasant incident that tipped the scales in favour of moving to Law and to Sackville.
 
Make-upsGeorge did a make-up at the Truro club which meets in the Best Western Glengarry.  No speaker as it was the transition to the new executive.
 
 
50-50 DrawGuylaine’s number was drawn but she failed to pick the Nine of Clubs. The pot now stands at $32.
 
Happy DollarsOve was happy and didn’t need to say why.   Dianne was happy for multiple reasons: she won the 50-50 at the Ladies’ Golf Night; youngest daughter Teona got an award for highest standing in her technologist exams; at lunch with Louis she heard all about the TRHS prom and grad (Louis is now on the Eastern Canada tour); she also saw “Mamma Mia !” in Charlottetown.  Guylaine’s number came up twice in the draw this month; she too saw “Mamma Mia !” - as have Charlie and Pam: they all praise it as a Broadway quality production.  Wynn’s grand-daughter graduated with honours from Colchester Academy and also was valedictorian.; his mother-in-law is 99 today; and he is going to see the Beach Boys.
 
Gold Mine Draw Cheque PresentationsCathy Jones was the lucky winner this week and was present to claim her cheque for $2,113. 
 
 
Principal Chris Becker received a cheque for $532.50 on behalf of Port Elgin Regional School.
 
 
In return presented the club with a framed certificate from the school saying “Thank You Sackville Rotary Club : For Supporting Port Elgin Regional School.”
 
 
 
Next Week will be a Club Assembly.  The Greeter is George.
 
John thanked Gayle and Doug for hosting last week’s BBQ which went very well (so many desserts !)  He also reported that our bursaries were awarded at the TRHS graduation, to Megan Cunningham who is heading to King’s College, Halifax to study journalism, and to Bonnie Russell who will study Engineering at Dalhousie (and who will be speaking to the club about her participation in the Adventures in Citizenship program). The selection committee was very impressed with the student recipients.
 
President’s Time:   Dianne passed on to Darrell a cheque for $1000, a District Grant in support of the “Family Sunday at the Owens” program.
 
 
Along with incoming President Josh, she presented a Paul Harris pin (with 3 sapphires) to David who reminded members that he will be letting each person know where they stand with their Rotary Foundation contributions and thus how much is needed to trigger a Paul Harris Fellow.
 
Speaker:  Dianne introduced Catherine Lovekin, Assistant Professor of Physics at Mount A and an expert on “Binary Stars”, the subject of her talk.  It turns out that the star we know best - our own sun - is not a typical star.  It is a lone star while the majority have one or more companions (some as many as five or six).  Very common is the arrangement of two stars in tandem, hence “binary stars.”  A distinction can be made between “visual binaries” (which can actually be seen with the help of a telescope or even binoculars), “spectroscopic binaries” (where the evidence comes from the Doppler Effect on their emitted light), and “eclipsing binaries” (where the two stars undergo mutual eclipses).  The study of binary stars is important for understanding the evolution of the universe.  Our own star/sun will end up as a White Dwarf then as a Supernova;  not to worry, as this will not happen for another 5 billion years.
In thanking the speaker for a most interesting talk John remarked that the universe is way more complex than most of us can imagine.   It’s good to have some one so well qualified to explain some of it to us.
 
 
The meeting closed with The Four-Way Test.
 
 
 
 
 
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