Pictured: Sharon Miller, speaker, and Dan Navicky, Speaker Host.
Reminders:
- Club members who signed up to bring Easter candy or maple syrup--remember to bring next meeting.
- Next meeting is a business meeting--remember to bring your meat donation for the food pantry.
- Members are needed to sign up for a shift to support the joint service club project--food drive on Saturday, March 24, 10:00-6:00.
Dan Navicky introduced guest speaker, Sharon Miller, who presented the final program for Rotary’s World Understanding Month. Miller is involved in many local activities which include serving as the Byesville Rotary Advisor to the Meadow Brook Interact Club.
Miller presented a slide show of a trip to Ireland, Wales, and England. She toured with a group of students and parents from Shenandoah High School. Her group flew to Shannon, Ireland, where they joined student/parent groups from Texas and Florida.
The group boarded a bus and drove south along the Irish coast then swung up the east coast to Dublin. Pictures of this part of Ireland show that the land is rocky with many granite-like rocks jutting through the soil and low growing plants. In the United States older buildings are frequently pulled down and replaced with modern designs. In Ireland, churches, homes, and local businesses are often in old buildings made of native stone with thatched roofs. Miller explained that the straw used is hollow and when packed just right provides a long lasting, waterproof roof that provides a lot of insulation.
Miller stated that visiting a business specializing in tartans was a highlight of the trip. She is Scotch-Irish and discovered that her family tartan had four varieties of plaids. Her favorites were the ancient plaid in green and burgundy red and a hunting tartan in which the main color was light blue. She chose to have a kilt made from the oldest example of her family tartan.
Miller’s tour group crossed to England on a ferry and boarded a bus that took them to Hadrian’s Wall. The wall extends 70 miles from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. The Roman’s built the wall to keep the dreaded Highland warriors out of England.
In London, architecture was very different from the old stone buildings seen in Ireland. WWII German bombing raids destroyed many buildings which were replaced with modern skyscrapers.
Another highlight of Miller’s trip was a visit to Stonehenge, an ancient religious center. Stonehenge is not the only stone circle in Britain, but it is the most developed and carefully placed in a circular plan. Miller’s tour also stopped at Avebury to see an example of a typical stone circle. Unlike the stones at Stonehenge, the stones in this circle were placed irregularly and were not smoothed and shaped.
Miller presented a slide show of a trip to Ireland, Wales, and England. She toured with a group of students and parents from Shenandoah High School. Her group flew to Shannon, Ireland, where they joined student/parent groups from Texas and Florida.
The group boarded a bus and drove south along the Irish coast then swung up the east coast to Dublin. Pictures of this part of Ireland show that the land is rocky with many granite-like rocks jutting through the soil and low growing plants. In the United States older buildings are frequently pulled down and replaced with modern designs. In Ireland, churches, homes, and local businesses are often in old buildings made of native stone with thatched roofs. Miller explained that the straw used is hollow and when packed just right provides a long lasting, waterproof roof that provides a lot of insulation.
Miller stated that visiting a business specializing in tartans was a highlight of the trip. She is Scotch-Irish and discovered that her family tartan had four varieties of plaids. Her favorites were the ancient plaid in green and burgundy red and a hunting tartan in which the main color was light blue. She chose to have a kilt made from the oldest example of her family tartan.
Miller’s tour group crossed to England on a ferry and boarded a bus that took them to Hadrian’s Wall. The wall extends 70 miles from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. The Roman’s built the wall to keep the dreaded Highland warriors out of England.
In London, architecture was very different from the old stone buildings seen in Ireland. WWII German bombing raids destroyed many buildings which were replaced with modern skyscrapers.
Another highlight of Miller’s trip was a visit to Stonehenge, an ancient religious center. Stonehenge is not the only stone circle in Britain, but it is the most developed and carefully placed in a circular plan. Miller’s tour also stopped at Avebury to see an example of a typical stone circle. Unlike the stones at Stonehenge, the stones in this circle were placed irregularly and were not smoothed and shaped.
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