Members and guests were welcomed to the meeting by Club President Kristin Keller
 
Announcements:
Saturday April 29th trash pickup at Hilton Head High school 
 
Monday May 24 several members attended the HHI Sunset Rotary Club to hear Grant Guess speak. He is a 17 year old high school student who delivered a great MLK speech.
 
Scholarship - there were 6 outstanding students that applied.  The scholarship committee, Sonny Huntley, Beth Kuzmick, Bev James and Nasser Shaheen had a difficult task, but ended up choosing Camden Burnstein who will be attending the College of Charleston.
 
Sergeant at Arms, Suzi Oliver collected Happy $$
 
Speaker:
Due to a mix up in communications, the scheduled speaker could not get to our meeting on time.  Member Nick Mihelic stepped up to fill in, and what a great job he did.
Dr. Nick, a retired orthopedic surgeon, who was born, raised, educated and began his practice and career in Pennsylvania, told us how it happened that he came to Hilton Head Island.  His presentation included history about Hilton Head Hospital, interesting facts about some well-known individuals and politics.  We learned about the controversial doctor from Yugoslavia, Dr. Medenica, and how he came to the island.  Dr. Medenica was known for his success in treating cancer patients with untraditional methods. South Carolina Governor West brought him to the United States, however because he could not be credentialed, MUSC would not accept him.  At the time, Hilton Head Hospital was not making money.  Dr. Medenica came to Hilton Head and got on staff at the hospital, in spite of trouble being credentialed, and was instrumental in turning the hospital around. Dr. Medenica was also known for his famous patients, including Mohammed Ali who came to Hilton Head for treatments.  Legal problems followed the doctor and was sued in the largest malpractice suit in South Carolina.  Story has it that he eventually died in a hospital in New York and was cremated just a few hours later.  Nick ended that part with a question mark.   There was further member discussion about other controversial or "interesting"  HHI events which happened over the years.  More to delve into at a later date?