May 26, 2017 - SHOP TALKS - Ed Daniels and John Evans
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The FOGHORN
ROTARY CLUB OF HALF MOON BAY
May 26 , 2017
SHOP TALKS: ED DANIELS AND JOHN EVANS
Article by Joe Brennan
Photos by EP
Ed Daniels
Ed is from Brentwood Southern California, he attended Santa Maria High School where he played woodwinds; the clarinet and saxophone. He attended university at UCLA and Davis receiving a graduate degree in Wildlife Biology. His interests led him into medical research with Syntex in Palo Alto then at the Stanford Medical Center in Radiology, Surgery and Department of Medicine.
Ed returned to academia in Law School following his interest in international relations. He did international summer courses in Geneva and Strasbourg. He went on to UN environmental internships in Connemara Ireland and Narirobi Kenya. He also helped develop protocols for RID conference on Climate Change.
He began legal work in San Jose, Redwood City and San Francisco. He joined a firm in 2004 based in Millbrae with an office in Half Moon Bay which introduced him to our community which he has embraced.
Ed has volunteered with the La Honda Fire Brigade and Sheriff's cliff rescue training and mounted patrol. He also volunteers with KHMB Radio station and has served on the Board of Senior Coastsiders.
Ed has attended the Rotary PRLS program a series of five one day classes teaching leadership skills. Also attending PRLS has been Mitone, Eric, and Rose
John Evans John's presentation opened with a great aerial photo of Mavericks breaking with Half Moon Bay in the background. He was born in Los Angeles and attended Hamilton High School and then Santa Monica City College. His mom divorced but remarried a great guy who John honors as a father. He spent summers at his grandfather's Venice Beach house where he saw acrobatics on the beach so he took up gymnastics in high school and college. He was a natural for the Spirit Squad in the Fall off-season. In 1965 with the Viet Nam war in full swing he and a group of buddies were drafted so joined the Navy. He remains close to this cadre of friends ,the Buccaneers, to this day.
John met Larkin at the College of San Mateo where she was a cheerleader and he was into gymnastics plus his studies. She was headed to Chico State and John to Cal Poly, an impasse only broken by his proposal of marriage - then they were off to CAL Poly in San Luis Obispo. At CAl Poly John studied Architecture and joined a gymnastic group. He was a gymnast and trampolinist in SLO and coached in Half Moon Bay for the High School and the City's Park and Rec. Dept. for 20 years. He moved on to the private side coaching at Gymtown. He continues to judge events for the USA Gymnastics Association. Larkin taught Art at the local High School and has recently retired and loves to cook with grandchildren in the kitchen and to garden.
John is an architect and planner specializing in Japanese carpentry and Historic Preservation. He owns the historic Borden Barn on Purisima Street which houses his office and other tenants. He points out the draw to architecture in HMB where the sky is generally white and pointed out that atria are good in the coast climate. He drew the Shorebird project in pencil, old school, and has moved on to computer graphics and modeling. Four of his homes have been featured in Sunset Magazine. He show cased a few homes in his PowerPoint for us.
A long time Rotarian, John has been active in the Rotary Student Exchange program and showed slides of students Andrea, Joseppi, Daniel, Valentina, Fie, Linda and Carolyn.
John loves golf and is a car guy, recalling his bug eyed Sprite and still owns his beloved white 1963 Porsche. John plays the piano and included a clip of him playing Scot Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag with his grandson on his lap. He just attended the Sixtieth anniversary celebrations at Disneyland.
John met Larkin at the College of San Mateo where she was a cheerleader and he was into gymnastics plus his studies. She was headed to Chico State and John to Cal Poly, an impasse only broken by his proposal of marriage - then they were off to CAL Poly in San Luis Obispo. At CAl Poly John studied Architecture and joined a gymnastic group. He was a gymnast and trampolinist in SLO and coached in Half Moon Bay for the High School and the City's Park and Rec. Dept. for 20 years. He moved on to the private side coaching at Gymtown. He continues to judge events for the USA Gymnastics Association. Larkin taught Art at the local High School and has recently retired and loves to cook with grandchildren in the kitchen and to garden.
John is an architect and planner specializing in Japanese carpentry and Historic Preservation. He owns the historic Borden Barn on Purisima Street which houses his office and other tenants. He points out the draw to architecture in HMB where the sky is generally white and pointed out that atria are good in the coast climate. He drew the Shorebird project in pencil, old school, and has moved on to computer graphics and modeling. Four of his homes have been featured in Sunset Magazine. He show cased a few homes in his PowerPoint for us.
A long time Rotarian, John has been active in the Rotary Student Exchange program and showed slides of students Andrea, Joseppi, Daniel, Valentina, Fie, Linda and Carolyn.
John loves golf and is a car guy, recalling his bug eyed Sprite and still owns his beloved white 1963 Porsche. John plays the piano and included a clip of him playing Scot Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag with his grandson on his lap. He just attended the Sixtieth anniversary celebrations at Disneyland.
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From John's talk - Larkin and John and Larkin listening to John's Shop Talk.
May , 2017 Meeting Recap
Article by Ginger Minoletti
Photos by EP
Pres Liz called the meeting to order.
Greeters: Brian Lee was SA and Dave Dickson PP
Pledge of Allegiance: Ed Daniels
Inspirational Thought: Brian Lee shared a thought from Maya Angelou: "My mission in Life is not only to survive but thrive."
Guests
Larkin Evans, our very own Carolilne Gossart and Heather Bodmann
Happy/Not So Happy News
Linda Crose-Andersen’s daughter-in-law had a healthy baby, Aubrey; and Linda was there to watch the birth
Brian Lee had another successful Focus on Leadersihp with a focus on women in leadership
Charise MdHugh had attended a benefit in Tahoe at the Ritz with Best Chefs. Also attending the Tahoe fundraiser, Richard White and his wife Leah were there to hear his daughter, Natasha, speak as a breast cancer survivor.
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Announcements
Joe Brennan helped plant bougainvillea at the HEALProject garden around the new classroom our Foundation supported through our funds from Magic of the Coastside. (Editor's note: See article and pictures on our home page in the "Cliff Notes" column).
Caroline Gossart will report on her year at our June 22nd meeting. She also has been busy with a music concert at Stanford, a Baby Shower, a visit and report to the Peninsula Sunrise club. She also has been busy trying to get more students interested in Youth Exchange. One busy gal.
John Evans attended the Interact meeting and reported they are doing well. They just had their election of 2017-2018 officers.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DIANNE – SHE WAS SELECTED AS THE DISTRICT 5150 ROTARIAN OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE!!!!!!
Mary Rogren is looking for host families for our 2 incoming Youth Exchange students beginning in August – she has a flyer and is asking for help. She needs 6 families for an approximately 3-months stay for each student - a boy from Spain and a girl from France - probably.
Warren Barmore reminded us that there is a District 5150 Social on September 1st. It will be at a Giants game - Star Trek theme. Let him kow ASAP if you are interested.
The debunking has been moved to June 23rd – Friday night – at the Senior Coastsiders
And PE Warren Barmore is the only member of the Club going to Atlanta for the RI International Convention. Let’s try as a Club to get a group together for 2018 in Toronto!
Shana Reilly-Pond shared that she has "worked her butt off" with her husband, Alicia Ruiz and Pam Sayles for this year’s Relay for Life, on June 3rd at 10:00 am until June 4th at 10 am. Only 6 Rotarians are signed up. and we have only $1400 towards our goal of $5,000. While we won’t have an official team, we will have our Rotary banner to walk in the opening ceremony. Come on Rotarians let’s pitch in and support Rusty with some pledges for the Rotarians who are registered to walk!! AND it’s not too late to go online and register!
Also this Saturday is the Senior Coastsders Home Rehab day. It is possible to do both
COMING EVENTS AND SPEAKERS
JUNE
June 1 Speaker: Paula Hammack
June 8 Speaker: Ursula Schnyder, owner of Sweet55 who will be speaking on her passion
for chocolate and how she came to Half Moon Bay and opened her dream business!
June 15 HEAL...Rotary Foundation Funded NEW Classroom OPEN HOUSE
June 22 Speaker: Caroline Gossart/Exchange Student
June 23 DEBUNKING LIZ at Senior Coastsiders (evening event)
June 30 NO MEETING
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