December 1, 2016-Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood
Posted by Brad White on Dec 01, 2016
0744-Sheila Bergeron, immediate Past President, calls the meeting to order with a newly restored bell. Thanks to Randy Morse!
Guest:
Fred Rodgers, speaker of the day, with a big assist from Dr. Tom Bennett who ran all over campus tracking down a projector.
Announcements:
Clay Hollister- Annual Meeting of Park Theater-tonight, 5-7p at Jaffrey Women's Club
Tom Doane-grab thank you notes for auction
Randy Morse-donator list for raffle (27 JRRC members total).
The big hitters were...
- Misty Start
- Tom Doane
Bill Raymond-Sat at Unitarian Church Peterborough, Messiah, 7p
Owen Houghton-Roy Baldwin of Monadnock Bible Conference-presentation on after school program and Haiti Mission
Susan Emerson-FOX and Friends this AM. Wreaths donated individually for Arlington Cemetery. 15./wreath.
Happy Fines:
- Nat-Bill Raymond's birthday
- Joe Manning-$$
- Harold Davis-Peter Davis recovering from TKA.
- Bill Anders-Bell restored by Randy Morse. Tom and Misty
- Matt Bergeron-trash pickup with Owen H. and Helen Redding CD
- Randy Morse-Bill R birthday and newspaper photos
- Owen Houghton-picking up trash with Matt B! Bernie $$ for Summerhill ad.
- T Griffin-missed meetings and Misty/Tom
- Gail T-wonderful people, husband, Thanksgiving
- John McCarthy-Fred Rogers, Bill R. etc.
- Joe Manning-guy walks into a bar.....
- Jed Brummer-Tom Bennett, Peter Davis, Helene Rodgers
- Bruce Edwards-missed trash pickup, Lehigh with daughter and twins(butt kicked by UNH), Peter Davis
- Bill Raymond-71 yrs young today, trash pickup,
- Helene Rodgers-speaker for today
- Clay Hollister-winter upon the mountain, just not this AM
- Bill Janoch-Bill R., Fred Rodgers,...
- Tom Doane-Bond Wellness Center new member (Bernie Hampsey)
- Bob Schumann-trash pickup and Peppermint Whiskey
- Bernie Hampsey-Al Clapp 92 yo birthday yesterday. Photo with his wife. UNH football victory.
- Sheila Bergeron-birthdays, unsung heroes of JRRC, ...
Speaker:
Introduced by Dr. Fred Rodgers. Professor of Geology and Environmental Science at Franklin Pierce University
- Schist/Gneiss/Granite-3 major rock types in our region.
- Time Scales-Palaeozoic/Mezozoic/Caneozoic
- Clearly he is not a "new earther".
- Orogeny (one of his favorite words) not erogeny.
- Mt. Monadnock probably 20, 000 ft originally.
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- Don't take your wife (husband, friends, ...) for granite,
- Or treat her (them) like schist,
- 'cause it's not gneiss!!