Past President Kory Kalahar was at his entertaining best as he presided over this special event, attended by more than 60 Rotarians and guests at the beautiful Highlander golf clubhouse. A time of fellowship preceded an excellent buffet dinner.
This was followed by an amazing program of celebration, entertainment, friendly roasting and heartfelt tribute.
Past President Kory Kalahar was at his entertaining best as he presided over this special event, attended by more than 60 Rotarians and guests at the beautiful Highlander golf clubhouse. A time of fellowship preceded an excellent buffet dinner. During dinner, a continuous photo slide show played on the multitude of large TV screens, depicting Alice presiding at Rotary meetings and also many family photos.
This was followed by an amazing program of celebration, entertainment, friendly roasting and heartfelt tribute.
The program began with Alice introducing all of her family, followed by Kory reading a series of tributes from Alice's family members.
Then, Kory and PP Don Myers narrated portions of the slide show as if they were doing whispered commentary on a PGA golf match. Most of their comments were devoted to her infinite number of fashionable outfits worn at Rotary meetings where she never duplicated her attire. These were compared to her predecessors which never quite measure up in fashion or style. Much was made of her alleged recent "hole-in-one"!
The crowd then was moved to the large outside patio to be entertained by the musical chorale "Gladsong", led by Alice's husband Tim Meyer. This was followed by a campy rendition of a well-known song from Sound of Music sung by the past presidents (plus composer Secretary Frank) - "How Do You Solve a Problem Like our Alice?"
The amazing program continued with two humorous features: a clever letter from Dear Applesauce, read by a mystery person, and a hilarious skit titled "Potential Past Presidential Quality Control", presented by PP Don and PP Sue Rose, discussing the pros and cons of allowing Alice to join the Past-Presidents Club. Fortunately, she was voted in by all those present.
The evening ended with a transition ceremony and a few words from incoming president Jill Leonard.
During the Gladsong performance, Alice's granddaughter enjoyed dancing along with the performers.