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History is made at the Westwood Village Rotary Club! President Steve opened the meeting with the traditional ring of the bell, but quickly slipped into a revised agenda not seen since PP Mike Newman's term in office on April 1, 1993. Back then, President Mike celebrated April Fool's Day by running the meeting in reverse. And so it started, speaker first, with NO pledge, NO thought of the day, and NO song (and thus NO hat on PP Ed Gauld). But we were so thankful to be able to give our superb speaker priority (as she had other business to attend at 1:15pm). Too much information to summarize fully into the Windmill - you could write better part of a treatise. As they say, you should have been there (if you were not).
PP Tom Barron introduced our speaker, Margaret Vinci, Manager of the Office of the Earthquake Programs at the Caltech Seismological Lab. Caltech's Seismological Laboratory; an arm of the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences (GPS), was established in 1921. It has a distinguished history of leadership in science and serving the public interest. Internationally recognized for excellence in geophysical research and academics and home to the outstanding facilities in seismic networks, high performance computing, and mineral physics, the Seismo Lab is an ideal place for study and research. The Lab serves as a focal point for earthquake information in Southern California and the world.
A few points about Southern California earthquakes:
- Know your risk and prepare: Drop/cover/hold on!
- There are more and stronger earthquakes in Alaska than here in Southern California. The plates which cause earthquakes there are sliding over one another. Here the plates slide side by side next to each other.
- Truly "BIG" earthquakes are size 7.8 or higher on the Richter scale. A quake of that magnitude would likely affect 8 Southern California counties.
- We have 30-50 earthquakes every day. These are very rarely felt by people.
- The San Andreas fault lines along the junction of the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The Pacific Plate is moving north at about 2" per year. In time, Los Angeles will meet San Francisco!
- There are 300 known earthquake faults in Southern California, 24 of which are capable of creating large earthquakes.
- Some websites for further research and information:
- Plan Ahead for Disasters | Ready.gov
- Home Page - Cal MyHazards
- SCSN | Southern California Seismic Network
- ShakeAlert – Because seconds matter.
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PP Mark Rogo then introduced a feature of past meetings - the "Merchant Minute." Today's merchant, Dr. Miranda Boe, started her business on the Gayley, The Breathing Room, only a month ago. Dr. Boe is a psychologist who knows the benefits of meditation and boasts "meditation made easy", " personal space for stillness," and "multi-sensory meditation journeys."
President Steve rushed through announcements and recognitions, some of which included:
- Terry White received a $100 fine for earning the 2023 Molson Coors President's Award for the 7th time.
- Sip and Sea at Chris and Rose Gaynor's home had been calendared for May 19th.
- Teya McCockran was the winner of the Super Bowl lottery, pocketing $112.
- Members will be providing janitorial services on Saturday with another Westwood cleanup.
- And to end the meeting a quote by author Erich Segal "Love means you never having to say you are sorry."
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