The TattlerThe TattlerRotary Club of La MesaVolume 2015-16, No.93

Wednesday’s @ Noon, La Mesa Community Center,

4975 Memorial Drive, La

Lambert Awards CeremonyTolly Lambert joined the La Mesa

Rotary meetings in the far corners of the world to keep his attendancerecord. He became a multiple Paul Harris Fellow in RotaryIn 1988-89, he served as President of La Mesa Rotary and later as Lt.Governor under District Governor Keith Dindinger. Also he served on theLa Mesa-Spring Valley Education Foundation Board. Other activities, ashis three sons grew up, were in the American Field Services Board, LittleLeague, the local homeowners association, the session in his church,photography and gardening. In the 1990’s, when his grandson inOklahoma was honored by the Rotary Club of Altus, Oklahoma, as their“Junior Rotarian of the Month” Tolly liked the ideamuch that he took it home to his own club.

Tolly sadly passed away in 1999.Alan began theTolly Lambert Scholarship Awardhonor outstanding local high school teachers and students in memory ofTolly.

Helen Lambert, a true southern lady and wife of Tolly was anhonorary La Mesa Rotarian and stayed in the Club after Tolly's passing.Helen was born in S. Carolina and earned hmusic. They married in 1947 and moved to San Diego in 1962.loved music and stayed involved in several local organizations includingthe Music Metit Foundation, Grossmont Community Concert Associationas well as the Women's Committee of the Grossmont Concert Associationwhere she served as music chairman for over 40 years. Her leadership ledto the acquisition of a beautiful Steinway Grand Piano for the East CountyPerforming Arts Center. She loved teaching piano and tto the end of her life. She also had enjoyed traveling the world with Tollyand hosting exchange students throughout the years.

Helen delighted the La Mesa Rotary Club with her piano playing ateach meeting, carefully selecting a tHelen passed suddenly in 2007 and has been greatly missed.

With the family's blessing, La Mesa Rotary reinclude Helen. We now honor this lovely couple with theLambert Award". It is our pleasure to present exceptional teachers andoutstanding students with this award.

The TattlerThe TattlerRotary Club of La Mesa

Meeting Date: 5/25/16

ednesday’s @ Noon, La Mesa Community Center,

4975 Memorial Drive, La Mesa CA 91942

Lunch Time

Opportunities

May 25GreeterSongsPledgeThoughtRaffleFines4-Way

June 1GreeterSongsPledgeThoughtRaffleFines4-Way

June 8GreeteSongsPledgeThoughtRaffle AlekFines4-Way

If you cannot perform

Lambert Awards CeremonyLa Mesa Rotary Club in 1964 and attended

Rotary meetings in the far corners of the world to keep his attendancerecord. He became a multiple Paul Harris Fellow in Rotary International.

89, he served as President of La Mesa Rotary and later as Lt.Governor under District Governor Keith Dindinger. Also he served on the

Spring Valley Education Foundation Board. Other activities, asin the American Field Services Board, Little

League, the local homeowners association, the session in his church,photography and gardening. In the 1990’s, when his grandson inOklahoma was honored by the Rotary Club of Altus, Oklahoma, as their

otarian of the Month” Tolly liked the idea of honoring youth somuch that he took it home to his own club.

Tolly sadly passed away in 1999. To honor their father, Tolly’s sonTolly Lambert Scholarship Award with La Mesa Rotary, to

or outstanding local high school teachers and students in memory of

, a true southern lady and wife of Tolly was anhonorary La Mesa Rotarian and stayed in the Club after Tolly's passing.Helen was born in S. Carolina and earned her B.A. degree in religion and

moved to San Diego in 1962. Helenloved music and stayed involved in several local organizations includingthe Music Metit Foundation, Grossmont Community Concert Association

omen's Committee of the Grossmont Concert Associationwhere she served as music chairman for over 40 years. Her leadership ledto the acquisition of a beautiful Steinway Grand Piano for the East CountyPerforming Arts Center. She loved teaching piano and that love continuedto the end of her life. She also had enjoyed traveling the world with Tollyand hosting exchange students throughout the years.

Helen delighted the La Mesa Rotary Club with her piano playing ateach meeting, carefully selecting a theme song for each club president.Helen passed suddenly in 2007 and has been greatly missed.

With the family's blessing, La Mesa Rotary re-named the award toinclude Helen. We now honor this lovely couple with the "Helen & Tolly

is our pleasure to present exceptional teachers andoutstanding students with this award.

Lunch Time Service

Opportunities

May 25, 2016Greeter Dolly JuntillaSongs Gary ClasenPledge Gary ClasenThought Gary ClasenRaffle Larry MascariFines Ted Sanchez

Way Deric Bailey

June 1, 2016Greeter Bill AshmanSongs John CarlsonPledge Brant RustichThought Mel JacobsonRaffle Mike MascariFines Rob Sauvajot

Way Dolly Juntilla

June 8, 2016Greeter Mark BagulaSongs Martin BricksonPledge Mike FellowsThought Don JenkinsonRaffle Alek MikolajczakFines Becki Schwartz

Way Jay Thompson

If you cannot perform

your assigned duty,

please arrange for a

replacement.

Important Dates:May 21st Project Mercy – Home building in Tijuana

May 25th Helen & Tolly Lambert Assembly

May 30th Concert at the Lakes – sponsored by Santee Lakeside Rotary

June 4th La Mesa Flag Day Parade

June 8th Club Assembly – Steve Looser

June 15th Dr. Nabil Abu-Fhazaleh - Grossmont College President

June 16th – 19th San Diego BOAT SHOW - Fundraiser

June 22nd Mike Veale – Global Conversation Force

June 29th Mark Matthews - Demotion

Project MercyHome building in Tijuana

Saturday, May 21st

President Mark is leading a group to Tijuana to help build a home for aneedy family. They will be meeting at Mount Miguel High School at 6:15 amand returning between 6pm-7pm. If you have any questions please contactMark Matthews at (619) 454-0545

Thank you to everyone that participated in the BAKE SALE lastWednesday! You really helped make a difference in this family’s life!

La Mesa Rotary

2015-16

Board of

Directors

President:Mark Mathews

President Elect:Steve Looser

Past President:Bonnie Welch

Secretary:Scott Kilian

Treasurer:Ron Morell

2014-16 Directors:Bill AshmanSam BauchmannJack Dargitz

2015-17 Directors:Rose HurstDan WillisBecky Schwartz

Foundation President:Guy Elam

New Generations:Rose Hurst

Speakers Chair:Scott Elam

Membership:Jack Dargitz

Grants Chair:John Fistere

Social Chair:Guy Elam

La Mesa Rotary TATTLER Editor: Scott Elam

elamshallmark@cox.net

Visit the La Mesa Rotary online! www.LaMesaRotary.org

Or find us on Facebook! Just search for La Mesa Rotary.

La Mesa Flag Day Parade

Saturday June 4th, 9:00amBonnie shared that we need volunteers to work the

Flag Day Parade. Please contact Bonnie if you are

available. Volunteers will meet at the La Mesa

Community Center at 9:00am.

Creating First Impressions

Jessica Sobel, CEO

Receive check from President Mark

For the Charitable Giving Campaign!Sponsored by Parker Cox

Concert At The Lakes

Saturday May 30th

4:00pm – 10:00 pm

The Santee Lakeside Rotary club is sponsoring this event at the

Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve

9310 Fanita Parkway, Santee CA 92071

Reserve your tickets now at www.concertatthelakes.com

This event will feature MIRAGE & THE LONG RUN tribute bands.

New La Mesa Rotary Online Web

Payment Portal!

Visit our home page at www.LaMesaRotary.org to find 2 new online

payment portals! Now you can contribute to the La Mesa Rotary Foundation

online or pay your quarterly statement online. You can find a link to each of

these on our home page.

We can easily update these to add any type of contributions, tickets,

donations, payments, etc… in the future!

SAN DIEGO BOAT SHOW

June 16th – 19th

All Hands On Deck!

Mark your calendars! La Mesa Rotary’s largest fundraiser of the year is coming

and we need your help (and your spouse, and your kids!) This is a very large task to run

the Barbecue and Beer Garden for four straight days! We expect every Rotarian to sign

up for 2 – 4-hour shifts! We will really need everyone to help with this large fundraiser!

Check your calendars and be ready! Signups will be out soon!

La Mesa Historical Society and

La Mesa Rotary partner on downtown

Historic Photo Plaque Program

Eleven new plaques recognizing La Mesa history now hang on buildings in the city’s downtown. The plaques are

part of a partnership between the La Mesa Historical Society and Rotary Club of La Mesa. They join another

plaque that has been up in the village since 2011.

Each plaque features a historical photo with a brief interpretive text designed to educate the public on the unique

history of the downtown village.

The new plaques are at the former site of the La Mesa Movie Theater at 8119 La Mesa Blvd.; the former La Mesa

Lemon Company building at 8241 La Mesa Blvd.; the former Bank of La Mesa/Park-Grable Company site at

8202 La Mesa Blvd.; the former Hotel La Mesa building at 8282 La Mesa Blvd.; the former Heller Building at

8295 La Mesa Blvd.; the former Bank of Southern California at 8302 La Mesa Blvd.; the old San Diego Gas &

Electric building at 8329 La Mesa Blvd.; the former Drew Ford building at 8390 La Mesa Blvd.; the old

Sheldon’s Gas Station at 8401 La Mesa Blvd.; the former First National Bank/Piggly Wiggly building at 4757

Palm Ave.; and the former La Mesa Lumber/ Chamber Building at 8200 Allison Ave.

The historical photo plaque program started in 2011 with the installation of a plaque at the Wolf Building at 8360

La Mesa Blvd., to commemorate the centennial of the Flying A Motion Picture company’s residence there from

1911-12. The Flying A studio produced more than 150 silent films during its time in La Mesa, many of them shot

in East County. The plaques cost nearly $15,000 altogether, according to Historical Society President Jim

Newland. Newland will lead a tour of the plaque sites at 10 a.m. today at 8241 La Mesa Blvd.

The plaques feature historical images from the Historical Society’s collections. The images are laser-etched onto

stainless steel panels, providing crisp reproductions of the photos.

“We want to help educate people about the heritage of our unique downtown,” Newland said. “Most people see

downtown La Mesa as an iconic asset. We want to show the evolution from small rural business district to what it

is now — a regional retail center. Up until Grossmont Center came on the scene in 1961, it was the main retail

center for anyone living in Lemon Grove, Spring Valley and La Mesa.”

The groups say that they hope the plaques complement the city’s recently completed Downtown Village

Streetscape Improvement Project.

Reprinted from the

San Diego Union.

Writer: Karen Pearlman