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Jim Dunny
Program for Tues, May 1, 2017
 
The scheduled speaker for Tuesday, May 2, 2017 is Steve Vaus.
 
Meeting Assignments
 
Date Who am I Rotary Minute
May 2, 2017 Steve Sayler Judith Tronsrue
May 9, 2017 John Schmidt Tracey van Putten
 
The member assigned to Who Am I is also responsible for providing the positive thought for the day st the beginning of the meeting.  During the meeting the Who Am I assignment the task of introducing visiting Rotarians and guests.
 
The member assigned to provide the Rotary Minute is also to be a Greeter for the day and also sell opportunity drawing tickets.
 
 
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Club News, April, 24, 2017

National Weather Station RB Tour
 
On Friday, April 21, 2017,  about 15 RB Sunrise Rotary Club members and a few guests met in the conference room at the National Weather Service office located in the Promontory Building in RB.  One of the staff meteorologists gave all of us an overview of what the mission is for this  branch of the NOAA, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. 
 

 

 
Seal of the National Weather Service

The National Weather Service (NWS) is tasked with providing "weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy." This is done through a collection of national and regional centers, 13 river forecast centers (RFCs), and more than 120 local weather forecast offices (WFOs). They are charged with issuing weather and river forecasts, advisories, watches, and warnings on a daily basis. They issue more than 734,000 weather and 850,000 river forecasts, and more than 45,000 severe weather warnings annually. NOAA data is also relevant to the issues of global warming and ozone depletion.

We learned that the weather service is the only government bureau authorized to provide weather advisories, warnings and alerts.  The weather service office in RB is staffed 24 hours a day.  The office collects local weather data and is responsible for providing weather reports and forcasts to local media as well as providing weather information for aviation and marine services.  This office is also one of 90 offices worldwide that launch weather balloons twice a day at noon and midnight Greenwich time.  We learned what kind of information these radiosonde weather balloons gather as the ascend into the atmosphere. 

In the weather service center, the staff (currently 20 persons) work at computer workstations that have 4 monitors.  All of them are capable of performing all of the tasks required in the center.

There is much more information that we learned during this very interesting and informative tour. Most of us have seen the red brick rounded shape Promontory Building sitting on the hill overlooking the intersection of RB Road and West Bernardo Drive, but few of us actually had any idea of the role of the Weather Service office there. We may have seen the wind speed and direction device on the pylon on the south side of the building, but that was probably the limit of our awareness. 

Our sincere thanks to Rosemarie Bergdahl for spearheading this fascinating tour

For pictures click: NWS Tour

Rotary Calendar of Events

 
RB Sunrise Events  
DateEventLocation and Time
May 4, 2017Club Social EventBarrel Room Patio, 5:30 - 8:00pm
May 23, 2017Evening Club meeting at CCRB5:30 pm social time; 6:00 pm dinner
June 2, 2017Demotion Party at CCRB
5:30 - 6:00 pm  Cocktails
6:00 pm - Buffet
6:30 pm - Entertainment
   
District Events  
DateEventLocation and Time
May 20, 2017District Conference
Liberty Station Conference Center
8:00 am to 8:30 pm
   
 

April 2017 RB Sunrise Birthdays and Anniversaries

Member Birthdays   
Name  Date
Phil Schneider  April 1
Bob Davie  April 9
Lloyd Trilling  April 9
Laura Mello  April 13
Michael Rennie  April 18
Craig Brown  April 23
Harold Dokmo  April 29
    
Spouse Birthdays   
NameSpouse of Date
Irene DunnyJim Dunny April 2
Mary Jane KruseCarl Kruse April 6
Joanne TeetsRex Teets April 17
Rob MelloLaura Mello April 19
Susan Shea PaulsonKevin Paulson April 26
    
Anniversaries   
NameSpouse NameYears Date
Scott BramwellSunshine Bramwell14April 18, 2003
Alison FarrinMark Farrin33April 28, 1984
Carl KruseMary Jane Kruse49April 28, 1968
Kevin PaulsonSusan Shea Paulson29April 30, 1988
    
Date Joined Rotary   
Name YearsDate
Martin Sheps 26April 1, 1991
Bret Geernaert 11April 6, 2006
Carl Kruse 19April 15, 1998
Jonathan Shea 8April 28, 2009
Bill Chaffin 4April 30, 2013
 
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