Q. per Sandra Caldero: (re Fines and Recognitions), “is Bob Harbicht back?”
A. per Bob Harbicht (referring to himself menacingly in the third person): “He’s still in Hawaii, but will be back for the meeting. And believe you me, there are some Rotarians who need talking to! “

Sure enough, returning from Hawaii, Fine-master Bob had some “leis” to distribute. Rotarians waited in apprehension, wondering how Bob could surveil them from such a distance -.at least without a FISA warrant..

1 The first “lei” went to Sho Tay.  It appears that Sho had drought tolerance landscaping installed at his home. Since conserving water is in the public interest, Bob did not fine Sho for his action. However, Sho’s timing in waiting so long to take such action merited a “lei” costing him $50.

2. The second “lei” went to Phyllis Corliss.  Phyllis confessed that she had traveled to Vienna on a new Crystal Cruise river boat in an elite event for top producers. In order to level class structure, Phyillis was fined both $50 for her elite status and then another $50 for Crystal’s invasion of the river cruising market.

3. The third “lei” went to Mimi Hennessy.  Apparently she had traveled to Cuba in January and found the country in an impoverished condition. In fact her taxi driver informed her that he made more money in a day driving a taxi than he made in a month as a physician. For acquiring this valuable information, Mimi was fined $50.

4. The fourth “lei” went to Mahlon “Butch” Chinn.  It seems that he went skiing on the snow and is now looking forward to an eventual fishing season. Because he was monopolizing the use of water in two different ways (in frozen and liquid forms), he needed to appreciate the value of such use. Payment of a $50 fine would serve this purpose.

5. The fifth “lei” went to Kathy Ellison.  Rumor has it that she is a golfer. The evidence of this is her decision to join the San Gabriel Country Club. Such a privilege brings with it responsibility, the duty to call out “fore” whenever she hits a drive down the fairway. The fine of $50 would serve as a reminder.

6. The sixth “lei” went to Ernie Jensen.  Admittedly with his grandchildren (one 5 ½ years and one 3 years old) Ernie went skiing at Big Bear and Snow Summit. Prior to this Ernie was in the San Jose or Santa Cruz area digging up and depositing large amounts of dirt. In other words, after lowering the level of the earth in one place, Ernie took advantage of its elevation in another location. In order to equalize the two altitudes, a fine of $50 seemed appropriate. In addition, Ernie had also acquired a picture of Waikiki (which Bob would recognize). Since this brought into play a third location (requiring latitude equalization) an additional $25 was charged.