The meeting of October 22 was brought to order at 7 pm by President John Baciocco. Rotary Club of Folsom Lake President Nima Moridi led the Pledge of Allegiance and Bob Mange gave the Invocation.
Secretary Jim Padgett introduced visitors and visiting Rotarians except for members of the Rotary Club of Folsom Lake as there were 45 guests. Jim announced that Anna Rohrough bought the bar to celebrate the birth of her daughter 24 years ago.
President John went over Upcoming Events and Dates.
Samantha Davidson gave her final plea for members to sell tickets and get non-Rotarians to attend and spend their money on silent auction items, drinks, and raffle prizes.
Henry Sundermier passed around the sign-up sheet for the Folsom Zoo Wild Nights and Holiday Lights Event again. Many of our members have signed up. The dates are Saturday, November 7 from 9 am to noon for hanging lights, Saturday, December 12 for caroling, and Saturday, January 9 for taking down lights starting at 9 am.
Bill Hutto reported on the Veterans Day Parade. There will be two flyovers during the parade. He also asked that your excess Halloween candy be donated to the club and that it will be passed out during the parade. He has 30 pounds of Tootsie Rolls wrapped in flags.
Samantha announced that Ryan Jantzen joined friends and community leaders for Walk in Her Shoes in Historic Downtown Placerville on October 17, an event benefiting the Center for Violence-Free Relationships.
Justin Rathiel levied fines.
Dawn Johnson introduced our speaker, Taro Arai, Chief Dreaming Officer, Mikuni Sushi. His presentation was the Mikuni Restaurant Story.
President John, Taro, and RC of Folsom Lake President Nima.
At the end of his presentation, President John presented a box of Snook's Chocolate, including a chocolate Rotary Wheel, to Taro.
The 2026 Oktoberfest was held on Sunday, October 25 at the Folsom Community Center from 3 pm to 7 pm. This was a joint project with the Rotary Club of Folsom Lake. Food was provided by Len Hundshamer and his crew, drinks were served by Rotary bartenders, food was served by Folsom Interact students, and music was provided by The Gruber Family Band. There were also games that included yodeling and holding a full beer stein straight out in front of you. Thanks to Samantha Davidson for chairing the event and many Rotarians who provided items for a great silent auction. Also, thanks to members of both clubs who volunteered to make this a successful event. Thanks to Samantha Davidson and Frank Woods for many photos of the event which can be viewed at 2026 Oktoberfest Photos on our website.
October 29 was the fifth Thursday of the month and meeting at another location has become tradition. We had a social gathering at Iron Horse Tavern in the Palladio Center. There was no business, we fraternized, and we played a couple of games. Food and drinks were good and the dessert was excellent. Thanks to Carolyn Woods for taking the following photos of the evening.
