This week we Dream the Impossible Dream as Perry Allison, the Artistic Director of We The People Theater, tells us about that group’s latest production: The Man of LaMancha. 

 

 

Wayne Gersen announced that he would soon be seeking pancake breakfast placemat solicitations for that event which is scheduled for April 4 at the Hanover Fire Department

 

Dick Podolec announced that there is now a Roteract Club at Dartmouth that has more than 20 students enrolled. He indicated that they are looking for ideas for service projects and ways to draw on the collective expertise of our members. 

 

Liam McCarthy completed the first reading of officers for 2020-21. 

 

Kevin Wegneroffered a Happy Dollar in honor the Hanover Sim team’s state championship. 

 

Jeremy Lambeth offered a Happy Dollar in honor of his daughter’s forthcoming first birthday and invited us all to the birthday party on Sunday. 

 

Todd Allen won the raffle for the second consecutive week. FYI--- I just did some research and learned that the Rotary International By-Laws indicate that should a member win the raffle for three consecutive weeks they must buy lunch for everyone.  

 

 

Heather Drinan introduced Ilana Grallert who gave us an intriguing history of the Dartmouth Cemetery titled“Walking Among the Dead”. She offered a virtual tour of cemetery where eight of Dartmouth’s presidents are buried. Ilana shared several anecdotes about the cemetery, which opened in 1768. She read the information on the uncovered original stones which was far more modest than the information on the newer ones. She also noted that 13 students were buried in the cemetery before trains made it possible to get bodies out of town. She cited the work of three individuals whose work provided most of the records in the archives: William Dewey 1777-1861; Reverend John Richards who died in 1859; and Arthur Chivers, who lived from 1880-198. She also noted that if an individual donates their body to medical science they can be buried in cemetery, a marked improvement over the “good old days” when grave robbers worked for medical school pilfering bodies from cemeteries out of town. She noted that the Dartmouth Cemetery Associations maintained the cemetery starting in the mid 1800s but all cemeteries are now operated by the Town of Hanover. She concluded her talk with a request to assist in annual cemetery clean up that requires toothbrushes and gravestone whitening solutions. I must say, it sounded a lot more daunting than cleaning up the park in town or working at the Pancake Breakfast! 

 

 

March 4 –Ben Van Vliet, Executive Director of the Upper Valley Music Center, will share some of the programs offered by his organization. 

 

March 11 – David Celone, Director of Development and Community Relations for West Central Behavioral Health will describe the services offered by that agency. 

 

March 18 – Dave Bradley, our tracker of birthdays and anniversaries, will offer a history of the Hanover Rotary Club, which he joined 48 years ago!  

 

March 25 – Jess Chayes will describe Northern Stage’s “Bold” program. 

 

We’ve got two April dates covered (the 8^thand 29^th) but we can use ideas for the others. Step right up with ideas! 

 

Wayne Gersen