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Live Maine Lobster Dinner

Our annual Live Maine Lobster Dinner was October 20 at Frogtown. Mark your calendar for the third Saturday in October 2008 for next year's event.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital, Bear Valley Mountain Resort and Black Oak Casino for their sponsorship.

We would also like to thank the following companies and groups for their assistance and donations: Stevenot Winery <> Chatom Vineyards <> Indian Rock Vineyards <> Twisted Oak Vineyards <> Black Sheep / Milliaire Vineyards <> Broll Mountain Vineyards <> Big Trees Market <> Ebbetts Pass Gas <> Party Time / Arnold Rental <> Calamity Jane's Bakery <> Round Table Pizza <> Aspen Street Architects <> Don Fry Realty <> Angels Centennial Rotary <> Angels-Murphys Rotary <> Bret Harte High School Basketball and Softball <> Calaveras Lumber

The following individuals and businesses were invaluable for helping make the Lobster Dinner possible, and to them we send our thanks:

Ace Hardware <> Action Realty <> Advanced Automotive <> AlCal / Arnold Building Supply <> Alchemy Market & Café <> Amigos Los Guatemala <> Angels Camp Veterinary Hospital <> Angels Food Market <> Arnold Auto Supply <> Arnold Pet Clinic <> Autosmith <> Barry Ward Realty <> Bear Valley Adventure Company <> Bear Valley Lodge <> Bear Valley Real Estate <> Bear Valley Sports Shop <> Bistro Espresso <> Blooms & Things <> Cabins In Arnold <> Calaveras Kids <> Calaveras Lumber <> Calaveras Wine Association <> California Caverns <> Century 21 Sierra Properties <> Creative Cookware <> Dave Arnold DDS <> David E. Woodhams DDS <> Donny Thompson Plumbing <> Ebbetts Pass Elves <> El Jardin <> Ewe-Phoric Yarns <> Express Yourself <> Far East <> Fine Things <> Foothill Chiropractic <> Foothills Restaurant <> Forest Meadows Golf Course <> Forest Meadows Properties <> Froggy's Car Wash <> Gold Country Realty <> Gold Dust West <> Gottschalks <> Greenhorn Creek <> H & H Automotive <> Hammond Ford <> Hands On <> Headwaters Café <> High Sierra Rod Company <> Ironstone Vineyards <> Jean Mackey <> Just Delicious <> Kelly's Drug Store <> Kline's <> Mastertech Home Inspection <> Matt's Garage <> Meadowmont Center <> Meadowmont Golf <> Meadowmont Lodge <> Mercer's Acoustic Attic <> Michael Millward, Esq <> Midas Mortgage Company <> Middleton's <> Middleton's Hallmark <> Mike's Pizza <> Moaning Caverns <> Mother Lode Bank <> Murphys Books <> Murphys Hotel <> Murphys Jewelry <> Murphys Suites <> Nelson's Candy Kitchen <> Noto's <> On the Light Side <> Outhouse Collection <> Pacific State Bank <> Pamela's Shear Perfection <> Pioneer Electric <> Realty World - Muetterties Realty <> Sarafina's <> Schmedes Heating & Air <> Sequoia Woods Country Club <> Sierra Garden Center <> Sierra Hills Market <> Sierra Nevada Adventure Company <> Sierra Photo <> Sierra Repertory Theatre <> Snowshoe Brewing Company <> Solomon Wine Company <> Stage 3 Theatre <> Tallahan's Café <> The Red Store <> Wells Fargo Bank <> William Smith, Esq

Dave Webb and Bob Tussy do a little pre-dinner inspection of the guests of honor.

Yes, it's our biggest fundraiser. Yes, it's a lot more work than your typical benefit dinner. And yes, were it not for family and friends, we might not be able to pull it off every year.

But we think it's the best annual party in Calaveras County, and it offers the best aspects of Rotary: it builds goodwill and better friendships, and there's no question that the food is beneficial to all concerned -- except maybe the lobsters.

Guests of the Arnold Rotary Club were ready to feast.

Proceeds from the Annual Live Maine Lobster Dinner fund the many programs supported by the Rotary Club. Throughout the year, we plan our activities based on the resources available to us, and this event provides the large majority of those resources. Below are some of the programs and projects that receive the benefit of your appetite for lobsters.

Community Service

Rotary Area 3 Citizen of Year
Maintenance of Arnold area Bus Shelters
Foothill Village Senior Birthdays
Habitat for Humanity
Santa's Express (Clothing)
Santa's Express (Ebbetts Pass Elves)
Construction and maintenance of Arnold Town Clock
Enhancement and maintenance of White Pines Park

International Service

International Wheel Chair Foundation
Hurricane Relief to Mulege, Baja California

Vocational Service

Adult Individual Initiative Grants
Day of the Teacher
High School Scholarships
Bob Wehe Memorial Career-Builder Grant

Service to Youth

Avery Middle School Academic Pentathlon
Dental outreach
Mother Lode Youth Symphony
New Melones Kids' Fishing Fair
Calaveras Scholastic Trap Shoot
Rotary Speech Contest