This is so awesome! Emmett Rotary President, John Buck, presented Rotary’s Service Above Self Award to Darryl Peterson, a new member of the Rotary Club of Emmett during the Rotary luncheon meeting on Thursday, February 8, 2024
Calling all youth groups who have applied or wish to apply for funds from the proceeds of the 2024 Annual Emmett Rotary Youth Benefit Auction. Please come to a short meeting on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 5:30 pm in the Emmett High School Atrium with the Emmett Rotarians. Ask all the questions you may have about applying for funds from Rotary. In addition, learn how you can make money for your organization on top of the funding request.
Rotary is partnering up once again with the local Food Coalition for our annual Souper Bowl fundraiser. This year we will be doing a dollars for points pledgea- thon. Game rules are easy. Pick your team, and how much you would like to pledge for each point they score. (i.e.
$1 per point if the score is 7 points, your pledge is $7). And don’t forget to make your guess on your favorite team’s final score! The person whose guess is closest to the actual score will win a Souper Duper Prize.
Final score game is $5 per entry. (Yes, you can make more than one!)
All proceeds go to the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition to assist in their efforts to feed people in Gem County.
Please contact Nicole Mock at 208.880.5056 if you would like additional details or if you would like to make a pledge!
Let’s make this our best Souper Bowl yet! Get your pledge in prior to 4:30 p.m. kickoff on Sunday, February 11.
Governor Little was the guest speaker at the Kiwanis lunch meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. The banquet room was packed with Kiwanis from Emmett, Boise, Meridian, Nampa, and Kuna along with their District Governor from Utah Also attending were several Emmett Rotarians, Mayor Petrie, Craig Woods (superintendent of Emmett School District), and many more. It was great seeing and hearing from Governor Little and about his initiatives. He answered numerous questions from individuals at the end of his speech
The Rotary Club of Emmett rang out in 2023 just as busy as they started it in January. December was a busy month full of community service, involvement, and fellowship. In addition, President John Buck inducted a new Rotarian into the world, Darryl Peterson. A long-time Gem County resident, he jumped in with both feet helping at the Friendship Dinner, volunteering to shop for Christmas gifts, helping to wrap presents, and helping with other service projects. He enjoys volunteering and is looking forward to being of more service to this community. He is sponsored by Marilyn Knighton and she, along with a roomful of Rotarians, welcomed Darryl as the newest member of the club with a Rotary pin, a welcome packet, and a huge round of applause. Many thanks to Darryl for his help with our service projects so far.
During the Rotary Club of Emmett’s, Thursday, December 14, Rotary Luncheon, President John Buck presented Ron Oberleitner with Rotary’s Service Above Self Award with a Certificate and a pin to recognize him for his praiseworthy service.
Have you been missing bowling and having fun with your bowling team? Here's a way you can enjoy an afternoon of bowling, stress-free, cuz it is just a way to have fun while raising money for a good cause- eradicating polio in the world. Get a hold of your bowling friends and get some teams together, register for the event, bring some money, and have a lot of fun! Scroll down to the left for the registration form for Pins for Polio.
Greetings from the Rotary Club of Emmett! At our Thursday, June 8 lunch meeting, President John Buck inducted a new member into the Rotary Club of Emmett, John Dollar, his sponsor is John Buck.
At our weekly Thursday noon meeting, Emmett Rotary President John Buck presented a Service Above Self Award to recognize a great group of Rotarians who donated countless hours, sweat, and tons of laughs on Youth Appreciation Day. (Click on the title for more)
Pictured are Terry & Dottie Jones, Mary Knight, Bryan Stone, Cheryl Gratton, Jim Waters, Donnie & Shelly Wunder, and John & Kathy Buck. Not shown is Nancy Kelley
Several Emmett Rotarians made the time to attend our District 5400 Celebration in Boise, on April 21 – 22 and they were glad they did. They learned many new things happening around the world and participated in helping local nonprofits with their projects, from making natural birdfeeders, and planting milkweed along the Boise River to save the Monarch butterflies, to sorting boxes of Amazon returns at Astegos. (Click on the title to read more)
During our Thursday, April 6, Rotary Luncheon, President John Buck presented Mark Wurtenberger with Rotary’s Service Above Self Award with a Certificate and a pin to recognize him for his demonstration of exemplary service. Mark joined the Emmett Rotary Club in 2010 and has never looked back. He has seen people come and go and has made many new friends. If Mark says he will be there to help with something, you can count on him being there. Mark is a worker bee, (Click title to read more)
The Emmett School is hosting our third annual “Principal for a Day” event which will be held Wednesday, February 15th from 9am - 1pm. (click the heading for more content)
Happy New Year from the Emmett Rotary Club! We are so excited that this is the 50th year of the Emmett Rotary Youth Benefit Auction. This is just a reminder to be sure to include a line item for donations for the May 6, 2023, event at the Gem County Fairgrounds in your annual budget. It can be big or....(click the title for more)
Our annual Installation Banquet will be on June 23 at the NEW Idaho Pizza facility off Hwy 52, next to BiMart! The evening will begin with a Social Hour from 5:30 - 6:30; dinner will be at 6:30 with the program to follow. EVERYONE is invited to attend this special evening as we congratulate our outgoing and welcome our new club officers. Spouses welcome! The cost is only $10 a person for steak and everyone bringing a side dish. If you haven't had a chance to sign-up to attend Email Kathy, klrainbow49@gmail.com, by MONDAY, JUNE 20 to reserve a seat or two! Let's all support our incoming board by joining in on the fun on the 23rd!
Celebrating the 2021-22 Rotary Board of Directors!
THANK YOU to David Little and Ben Mock for purchasing the last three trees! The 4th one is to be planted at the Rotary Shelter in the very near future. The city will be digging the hole as they know where all the power lines are, etc. As soon as we get a date, we will let you know! This one will be planted in memory of Ann Stone (Doc's wife) who was such a supporter of Rotary and helped us on many of our projects.
“Due to some restructuring and redefining of my job group at Idaho Power, I’m not able to continue my term as President of the Emmett Rotary Club. I hope to remain a member of the Club, but it’s unlikely that you’ll see my smiling face at noon meetings (which may be a relief). The Board has asked Kathy Buck, as immediate past president, to finish out my term and she has graciously agreed. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as a board member and officer of Emmett Rotary, and to participate as a member in the great works which this Club has, and continues to, carry out in the community. I have seen the resiliency of this Club firsthand and I have no doubt that despite the current crop of changes, the Club will carry on its work and continue to put service above self in helping the community both locally and globally. I hope to see you all from time to time and I’ll miss our noontime conversations, especially with my fellow codgers in the Codger Corner. My best to all of you, and always be asking “is it fun?"
EVERYONE who brings a silent auction item for Pins 4 Polio to this Thursday's meeting will be entered into a drawing for a prize! If you bring more than one item, you will get more than one ticket.
WE NEED BOWLERS to make Saturday afternoon, October 27, a success! Contact Daniel Brice (daniel@digi-comm.com) and get signed up! There will also be a sign up sheet at tomorrow's meeting. You don't need to have a team; you can sign up individually and we will put you on a team. Come join the fun and raise money to help eradicate polio from our world. Just think, one bowling ball going down one lane could save a child from being crippled the rest of his/her life. It's really that simple. For each dollar we raise, the Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation will double it - let's see if we can beat our $2000.00 goal!!! Bring your friends - this is NOT LIMITED to Rotarians!
We have 17 sponsors at $50 each for a total of $850 so far... we can ALWAYS USE MORE!
See you Saturday! 12:30 pm at KT's Lanes! If you can't get registered before Saturday, WE WILL TAKE REGISTRATIONS AT THE DOOR. Cost is only $25!
The roses are coming! Delivery date is TODAY September 26 to Main Street Beverage, or delivery can be arranged in Emmett on September 27. Talk to David Little or Nancy Kelly at 208-365-4611 with questions.
Emmett Rotarians distributed school supplies to over 200 Gem County students in August. The supplies were purchased by the local WICAP with funds received from the annual Rotary Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction as well as donations from businesses around the valley. In addition, Rotarians provided cotton candy for each child after they received their supplies. The Emmett Rotarians work closely with WICAP on the school supply project and our Bicycle Project which provides free bicycles and helmets for children in Gem County. It is a partnership entering it’s 3rd year and one that is yet another way to serve the youth in our community.
The 2018 Rotary Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction will be held at the Expo Building at the Gem/Boise County Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 5. A no-host social hour will run from 4:30 - 5:30 with dinner scheduled for 5:30 pm. Silent auction items will be available for viewing from 4:30 pm and the live auction will begin at the conclusion of dinner. Individual tickets for the dinner can be purchased for $50 each from John Buck, 208-369-1785 or Bryan Stone, 208-867-3438 or by email to klrainbow49@gmail.com. Individual Dinner Tickets are $50 and will be sold until May 1 or until the venue is full. There will be no tickets sold at the door.
We want to thank our Corporate Sponsors who purchased a table for six at $500. They are:
Our District 5400 Governor, Terry Jones, will be our speaker at the regularly scheduled meeting of the FIN group will be this Thursday, January 18 at 6:00 pm at Idaho Pizza. He will provide information about Rotary at both the District and International Levels and host a Question & Answer period. We will also get an update on the WHEELS project and begin planning our service projects for the rest of winter and into the spring.
As always, ALL Rotarians are invited to attend!
Thanks!
John
District Governor visits FIN this Thursday, 6:00 PM
We will all be "Ridin' for the Brand" at the District 5400 Conference, May 18-19 in Sun Valley, Idaho as Emmett dairyman, Terry Jones, presides over the gathering of Rotarians from across our state and into Baker, Oregon. This is a huge undertaking and we are looking for sponsors to help us with the conference expense. Listed below are the sponsor opportunities:
Sponsorship Opportunities
Rotary 2018 District Conference – “Ridin’ for the Brand”
Rotary Through the Ages
Sun Valley, Idaho • May 18 – 19
Overview:
For this year’s annual convention of District 5400, Clubs from throughout Southern Idaho and Eastern Oregon, District Governor Terry Jones is “rounding up” all Rotarians and their families for a rodeo, which includes the Rotary Academy, the great Marble Shoot-Out and Line Dancing!
Expected Attendance:
240 total Rotarians and guests anticipated, an additional 30 Rotary Youth Exchange students and committee members for Friday and Saturday lunch.
$2,500 – Title Sponsor (exclusive)
Back cover, color program ad
Logo on name badges
Name on collateral materials (tote bags and lanyards)
Video introduction (up to 3 minute) prior to Saturday Awards Dinner
Opportunity for flyer/handout/swag in Rotary tote bag
Logo on scrolling slides prior to Friday and Saturday lunch and dinner presentations
Time for (up to 3 minute) video introduction prior to Saturday Lunch Presentation
Opportunity for flyer/handout/swag in Rotary tote bag
Logo on scrolling slides prior to Friday and Saturday lunch and dinner presentations
$500 – Major Sponsor
Half page ad in program
Opportunity for flyer/handout/swag in Rotary tote bag
Logo on scrolling slides prior to Friday and Saturday lunch and dinner presentations
$250 – Program Sponsor
Quarter page ad in program
Opportunity for flyer/handout/swag in Rotary tote bag
Logo on scrolling slides prior to Friday and Saturday lunch and dinner presentations
Requirements:
Program ads and logos for all conference swag must submitted in JPEG or PDF format by Friday, April 20. Size and resolution specifications to be determined
For more information - Beth Markley, beth@markley.com, 208-484-4424
Thank you from each of us on the conference committee and especially from Terry as this conference takes off in just a few months.
Emmett Rotary Hosts District Conference in Sun Valley
The Rotary Club of Emmett is proud to announce that, with the help of grants received from the Idaho Community Foundation, matching funds from the Emmett Rotary Foundation and funds raised at in a "paddle bid" during last year's Youth Benefit Auction we presented the EHS Band with a check for $16, 862 in December to purchase new band uniforms. Our contribution was enhanced by $1600 from the Emmett Public School Foundation, a $10,000 grant from the TLC Foundation and the $5000 that the band students raised, as well as other contributions. The EHS Band has ordered their new uniforms and plan to wear them at the first football game in the fall.
Don't Forget!!! AMAZON SMILES for the EMMETT ROTARY FOUNDATION!!
When ordering those holiday presents or just fun stuff for yourself, log into smile.amazon.com/ch/16-1779835. A small percentage of your purchase price will be sent to our Foundation each quarter. It's not a lot but it does add up!!! Shop! Shop! Shop!!! And, help Rotary too!!! It doesn't cost you anything more!
A small group of Rotarians gathered at the WICAP office on Main Street, Thursday, August 18, to distribute school supplies to anxious families as they prepare their children to go back to school. These are families whose budget could be strained if they had to purchase all the supplies required. WICAP received funds to purchase the supplies through the Rotary Foundation which came directly from the proceeds of the Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction held in May. It was indeed a joy to witness first-hand the smiles of the children and parents as they went through the lines to get their supplies and know we had a hand in it. The WICAP office staff had everything organized and, although the lines were long, the smiles never ceased. What a great service to our community by WICAP!!
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Our monthly SERVICE PROJECT for April is to paint the multi-use room at the Butteview Complex! Come ready to paint - brushes, rollers, whatever you have
I had the opportunity to attend the Rotary District 5400 Mid-Winter Assembly with Terry Jones last Saturday in Boise. It was an informative and very interesting day as members from clubs in our area came together to discuss items that were of concern, learn from each other and be reminded of things that needed to be done soon in order to qualify for the district awards which are presented at the conference in Sun Valley in May. We learned about global grants and district grants as well as club vitality and relevancy.
One of the highlights for me was a U-tube presentation by John Maxwell on the 5 Levels of Leadership. Starting at the bottom level of Position and moving through Permission to Production, People and Pinnacle. He states that leadership in an on-going, growing process and you are on different levels with different people.
District Governor Elect Jim Hogge is requesting that clubs do a Quality Control Measure next year by logging the dollars spent, the volunteer hours used and the specific outcomes of our fundraisers and events. A form will be made available for this.
All in all, a great day. I encourage everyone who can to attend next year!
The Rotary Club of Emmett publishes a weekly bulletin which is distributed on Tuesday or Wednesday. Information for the bulletin can be sent to Kathy Buck, klrainbow49@gmail.com.
We have a website, www.emmettrotary.org - again, information for this can be sent to Kathy.
We have a club Facebook page. Search Rotary Club of Emmett in Facebook and you should find us!
We also have a designated Facebook page for the Youth Benefit Dinner & Auction
All Rotarians are invited to submit ideas/requests/concerns to the club president for consideration of the board.
The Rotary Board of Directors meets the first Thursday of each mon at 7:00 AM
The Rotary Club of Emmett was one of two clubs in our district selected by Rotary International to pilot the Innovative and Flexible program. Our submitted plan included meeting one evening a month, replacing the luncheon meeting that day, to have a brief meeting and community service project. The second half of our plan was to allow co-workers/spouses/family members to attend a Rotary meeting in place of a Rotarian. The Rotarian would get credit for attending and the co-worker/spouse/family member would get an introduction to Rotary, who we are and what we do.
Our Innovative and Flexible Program is six months old at this time and we have gained one new Rotarian from those efforts. Special thanks must go to the committee of David Thompson, Vicky Page, Ammon Anderson, Chad Taylor, Kent Adams, Terry Jones, John Buck and Kathy Buck for their work on the Pilot. ALL ROTARIANS are invited to become part of the committee and all ideas are welcome!
The annual Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction, that undertook a huge facelift last year with our Flip Flops and Flamingos theme, is well on it's way to becoming another successful fundraiser for the youth of Gem County! It is never too late to become involved. Dinner tickets will be available this week at the Rotary meeting for those of you wanting to purchase some or sell some and VIP/Corporate Sponsorships are still available by contacting Bryan "Doc" Stone or Tim Fleming. Our Flamingos are presenting Superheroes and Villians in the Emmett City Park on May 7 with the pre-function beginning at 3:00 pm. The dinner and auction will begin at 5:00 pm. Again we have the services of professional auctioneers who donate their time and talent to our cause. This is truly an evening you will want to attend. Bring your family and friends! Tickets cost $50 each.
We are a member of Rotary District 5400 comprised of over 1800 members and 43 clubs. If you want to attend a district training, the mid-winter assembly (March 26 in Boise), the annual conference (May 13-15 in Sun Valley), the Leadership Institute, etc. our club will pay your registration fees. Lodging is on your own.
We are honored to have one of our members, Terry Jones, being installed as District Governor elect at this year's conference in Sun Valley. That means that next year, May 2017, the Emmett Club will be the organizers for the District annual conference. Plans are already underway for this huge event and everyone's help will be needed. Watch your weekly bulletin for more information once we return from this year's conference.
We are always open for more ideas for fundraising and just "fun" raising! Be an active part of YOUR ROTARY!!!
Get your tickets now for the Rotary Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction on Saturday, May 7, 2016 in the Emmett City Park. TICKETS MUST BEPURCHASED BY MONDAY, MAY 2. The pre-function event will begin at 3:00 pm and is open to all ticket holders. The dinner and auction will begin at 5:00 pm. Auction items are being gathered and it promises to, once again, surpass all of our expectations. This is truly a premier event as the proceeds benefit 26 youth groups in Gem County.
Dinner tickets are only $50.00 and are available from any Rotarian or by contacting Kathy Buck at klrainbow49@gmail.com, Marilyn Knighton at Alliance Title or John Buck, 208-369-1785. REMEMBER, you must have a ticket to attend.enter the door of the event!This is one way you can support the youth of Gem County.
This year's committee is proud to recognize our 2016 VIP/Corporate Sponsors!
4T Construction
Alliance Title
B&W Fuels, Inc
Banducci's/Beitia Educational Consultants
Bank of the Cascades
Carter Winters, Gem County Public Defender
Chadwick Taylor
Copy Plus/Rim Fire Ranch
Edward Jones
Emmett Floral Company
Emmett United Methodist Church
Evans Realty
Fastenal
Fleming Law Offices, PLLC
Forrest Tevebaugh/Possumtrot Traders
Gem County Farm Bureau/Farm Bureau Insurance
Huck-N-Finns/Gem Lounge
Idaho Pizza Company
Idaho Power
Kim's Auto Body/Emmett Automotive
KT's Lanes
Les Schwab Tire
Little Land & Livestock
Matt Heath/Kyle Stratton - Evans Realty
Mayor Gordon Petrie
Meadow View Assisted Living and Memory Care
Megan Keene for Treasurer
Merrill Beyeler, Idaho State Representative 8B
Merritt Equine
Pioneer Title
Potter Funeral Chapel
RW Painting
SonByrd
Superior Rodeo
Taylor Brothers Fire & Safety, Inc. and Bare Metal Standard
Valley Family Medical
Valor Health
Wallace Family Dentistry
2016 VIP/CORPORATE SPONSORS for Youth Benefit Dinner & Auction
We are currently seeking SERVICE PROJECTS in and around Emmett for our highly successful (in that we are gaining new members) Innovative and Flexible Plan evening meetings. These meetings currently take the place of our lunch meetings on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Please contact David Thompson, Kent Adams or Kathy Buck if you know of a need in our County that Rotary can fill in a couple hours on a Thursday evening. TOGETHER, we can continue to share "THIS IS ROTARY" around our commnity.
Our 2nd annual PINS 4 POLIO was a great success - lots of fun, laughter and even some good bowling! Congratulations to Emily Fleming, Ted Fleming, Tim Fleming and John Buck for bowling a perfect 7 pin, No Tap, game!!! We had over 50 bowlers and 19 lane sponsors. KT's Lanes did an excellent job of hosting all of us and the silent auction went well. We are waiting for the final dollars to be collected and will report the total as soon as we know.
Doc Stone shows "championship" form!
And the 50/50 RAFFLE WINNER is.....Mark Wurtenburger!!! He won $79.00! The other $79 went to the Pins for Polio and other Rotary functions fund.
District 5400 Assistant Governor, Mike Sieler, joined us again this year and brought two teams from Eagle to help us raise funds to eradicate polio! Thanks, Mike!
Somehow, that seems to need to be put to music! Such fun was had as we painted a building at the Gem/Boise County Fairgrounds last Thursday! A great group of Rotarians, a couple lovely little girls and two guests defied the darkness and painted with lights. Chairman David Thompson didn't let us down - along with John Buck and Ammon Andelin - everything was organized and ready to go when we arrived. Of course, everyone was offered some home-made cookies at the end.
Interact members filling packets of hygiene items for Heart to Heart. Packets are given to victims of natural disasters. Our group filled 12 packets!
Way to meet a need, Interact!
Interact members delivering collected items to PALS!
On October 9, Emmett Interacters Passed the Pumpkin for Polio at the home Emmett High School football game. Their efforts added over $210.00 to our donation for the eradication of polio worldwide! Congratulations and many thanks to those who participated!!!
Plans are coming right along for the May 7th, 2016 Youth Benefit Auction and Dinner! The Committee will meet on Thursday, November 19 at noon at LaCosta. All Rotarians are invited to attend!
Youth Benefit Auction and Dinner Committee Meeting
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on 25 September that Nigeria is now polio-free and has been officially removed from the list of countries where polio is endemic. It’s been 14 months since any cases of polio caused by the wild virus have been detected there.
With Nigeria’s historic achievement, polio remains endemic in only two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan. That means transmission of the virus has never been stopped there.
Nigeria was the last country in Africa where polio was endemic. The continent celebrated its own first full year without the disease on 11 August. Once three years have passed without a case in WHO’s entire African region, officials will certify polio eradicated there.
NEWS FLASH! NIGERIA DECLARED POLIO-FREE, REMOVED FROM ENDEMIC LIST Posted on Sep 27, 2015
The Rotary Club of Emmett is sponsoring its 2nd annual Pins 4 Polio event on October 17, 2015 at KT’s Lanes in Emmett. This is a 7 pin, No Tap event – just knock down 7 pins and it counts as a strike! You can sign up as a team and bowl as a team BUT awards are given by a blind draw. At the conclusion of bowling, everyone will turn in their score sheets and a “blind” drawing will take place. The two bowlers who end up in the blind draw with the highest score wins!
World Polio Day is October 24, 2015. The timing of late October honors the birthday of Dr. Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a polio vaccine. Official World Polio Day activities will be streamed live on October 23 from the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City to viewers worldwide, highlighting the progress Rotary and its partners have made in efforts to eradicate the virus. World-wide polio eradication is so close. Now is our chance to change the world. To make sure no child is disabled by polio ever again.
Come join us for an afternoon of bowling fun at 12:30 pm on October 17. The $25 per person fee covers your shoe rental, lane usage and lunch. You can sign up through any Rotarian or at the bowling alley. There will also be a silent auction!
Lane sponsors are another avenue to join the fun. Several local businesses including Fleming Law offices, Potter Funeral Chapel and Little Enterprises have already agreed to be lane sponsors for a donation of $50. Each will receive recognition in all our publications, official lane sponsor signs the day of the event and recognition at the event itself. If you would like your company to be a lane sponsor, contact John Buck at Potter Funeral Chapel or Tim Fleming at Fleming Law Offices.
The Rotary Club of Emmett sponsored its first evening meeting which included a monthly service project on September 17. This month we focused on sprucing up the Emmett Senior Center by pulling weeds, laying weed block and bark,washing windows and sanding the legs of their sign. Wet weather prohibited the painting of the sign that was scheduled and that will be completed later. We will be taking on a different service project the 3rd Thurday of each month. If you have something you need done that a group of Rotarians could help you with contact David Thompson, Service Project Chairman at dthomp2420@cableone.net.
On October 24, Rotarians around the globe will observe World Polio Day established by Rotary International over a decade ago. The timing in late October honors the birthday of Dr. Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a polio vaccine, Official World Polio Day activities will be streamed from the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City to viewers worldwide highlighting the remarkable progress Rotary and its partners have made in efforts to eradicate the virus.
See more about World Polio Day in the October edition of "the rotarian" or at www.rotary.org.
Our Rotary Family Picnic is this Thursday night, September 24! We hope to see you there! Bring your families and join us for an evening of fun and fellowship. The following are the particulars:
Where: Terry & DorisAnn Jones
6030 Sandy Avenue
Time: 6:00pm visit time
6:30pm dinner
Bring: Yourselves, a side dish or dessert, chairs
Main dish of Hamburgers is being prepared by Candy and her husband - many thanks to them. Pop and water will be provided by the club. If you wish to bring other beverages feel free to do so.
Directions: North on Washington, Left (W) on Black Canyon, Right (N) on Hannah, follow natural curve of the road to the Left, Right (N) on Sandy, at the end of the road Right around the white farm house, stay right to cross the canal, stay left to go up the hill to the big house.
1st - There will NOT be a Rotary meeting at noon on Thursday, September 17. Come out and enjoy the fun as we eat together at Idaho Pizza(6:30 pm) and then go to the Emmett Senior Center (approx 7:15) to paint, pull weeds and basically beautify the Senior Center. This is our SERVICE PROJECT for the month and you won't want to miss it!!! If you can bring an electric sander, please let Dave Thompson know as he is spearheading this project (ph. 866-6821 or email: dthomp2420@cableone.net). Bring your paint clothes, your gloves and lots of laughter. It's going to be a great project for Rotarians and a great help to our Seniors! We will end the evening with light refreshments at 8:30. Come join the fun!!!
2nd - The Flip Flops and Flamingos PRESENTS Superhero's and Villains Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction will meet this Thursday at lunch at La Costa Restaurant. This event happens on May 7, 2016 and plans are being finalized. Everyone is invited to join the fun of planning another successful fundraiser!
3rd - ROSE SALE orders are coming in! Be sure to give yours to John Buck by Monday, September 21 to surprise someone with a beautiful dozen roses in October!!!
Emmett Rotary - Making History and having fun doing it!
Rotary Club of Emmett’s Membership Opportunities Expanding
The Emmett Rotary Club is excited to announce that starting on September 17, 2015, and on the 3rd Thursday of each month thereafter, the lunch meeting will move to the evening. Those wanting dinner will gather together at 6:30 pm at Idaho Pizza; the meeting will begin at 7:00 PM.
The Club has been looking for ways to accommodate those in our community who work outside of Emmett, or are otherwise unable to attend the hourly noon meeting, yet want to be involved in service opportunities locally and further abroad. The best part of this evening gathering will be the focus. Rather than the usual meeting and program or projects discussion, the focus will be on weekly community service projects. All attending will work together or in teams to complete a specific service project the same evening. Imagine the impact we’ll make!
If you have ever thought about becoming a Rotarian but weren’t able to attend the weekly luncheon meetings, this is your chance to come see what we are all about. We come from all walks of life and believe strongly in our motto, “Service Above Self”. Emmett Rotary supports our community with events such as the Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction, the annual rose sale (which benefits the Senior Center), working at the Community Garden, cooking Friendship Coalition meals, serving at the Relay for Life Survivor’s Dinner, working the parking for Cherry Festival, sponsoring a booth for the EHS Cheer Team at the Gem/Boise County Fair, participating in Rake Up Emmett in the fall, roadside clean-up, and the list goes on. As for international efforts and participation, we are hosting an exchange student from Austria this year and, in conjunction with KT’s Lanes, hosting the annual Pins 4 Polio event in the fall with the majority of the funds raised going to efforts to eradicate polio. Each calendar year brings new avenues to serve our community.
Consider this your invitation to come see what Rotary is all about! Questions? Contact Ammon Andelin at Key Bank or Kent Adams at Edward Jones’ office.
On Thursday, September 9, District 5400 Governor Ken Howell visited the Rotarians of Emmett.
He held a meeting with the Emmett Rotary Board of Directors for two hours prior to attending the luncheon meeting.
Many items were discussed relating to Emmett's progress and future plans.
District Governor and Assistant Governor Mike Sieler gave those in attendance an official pin of International Rotary President K. R. Ravindran depicting the 2015-16 logo, "Be A Gift To The World".
REMINDER! Next Thursday, September 17, the Rotary Club of Emmett will hold it's very first EVENING MEETING at 6:30 PM for all Rotarians and any guests. Guests of a Rotarian will be the financial responsibility of the Rotarian - just like always. Those that come at 7 will attend only the meeting which will include a brief introduction to Rotary by our President Kent Adams and then "hi ho - it's off to work we go" on the project outlined by Dave Thompson at the Emmett Senior Center. It promises to be a fun, productive meeting so be sure to be there..SAME PLACE, SAME DAY.....DIFFERENT TIME!
Our 2015-16 Exchange Student, Michael Kaczmarek!!!
Michael was welcomed to Idaho by a group of Rotarians and has made his first home at the Vetter's. He will be with us on Thursday at our regular Rotary luncheon meeting so come out and meet him!
Michael is only 14 but his 15th birthday is later this month. He will be attending Emmett High School as a freshman in the fall.
The next innovative and Flexible plan meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 12 at 7 am at Cold Water Creek Restaurant. EVERYONE is invited to attend as we discuss our first evening meeting on September 17 and make plans! Come join us!!!
It's time to register for the Emmett Triathlon and join the fun. If you don't plan to participate in the triathlon itself on August 8, ROTARIANS will be needed to help out! Please contact Rick Walth to volunteer your time for this huge event!!!
We’re delighted to report that [today] Nigeria has passed one year with no new cases of the wild poliovirus. This is the longest the country has ever gone without a case of polio and a critical step on the path toward a polio-free Africa. We’ve come a long way since the bleak years when the virus reached its peak. It was only a decade ago that polio struck 12,631 people in Africa- three quarters of all cases in the world.
We congratulate Rotarians who have donated $688.5 million to fight polio throughout Africa, including more than $200 million to Nigeria. We congratulate Rotarians from Africa and around the world who have also devoted countless hours to immunize the children who now have the opportunity for healthier, happier lives. With the ambitious scope of Rotary’s PolioPlus program, our efforts are having a far-reaching, transformative impact beyond the eradication of polio.
With the infrastructure put in place by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), Nigeria not only reduced its polio caseload by 90% in 2014, but it also successfully thwarted the world’s most lethal Ebola outbreak to date, in only 90 days, a response faster than even the U.S., and rightly praised by the World Health Organization as ‘world-class’.
In Nigeria and elsewhere, the Initiative provides a blueprint to reach all children with a package of lifesaving vaccines and health interventions. This is a vital step on the path to human development, as we know that with improved public health, more resources can be channeled towards education and economic growth.
If the stringent World Health Organization testing criteria are met, then Nigeria could be removed from the list of polio-endemic countries in September of this year.
However, our work is not done. We know that polio can easily return, with devastating consequences, if we don’t stamp it out now. We must act, as Rotarians do, to build on the progress made and stop polio once and for all. We have a narrow window of opportunity to achieve this, and if we fail, we could witness up to 200,000 cases a year in the near future.
So how can we finally make history and end polio now?
Today, we must protect the progress made in Nigeria, and support Pakistan and Afghanistan, the other two remaining polio-endemic countries. Protecting progress means enhancing surveillance, routine immunization, and community engagement in Nigeria and other countries where transmission has been stopped. Supporting Pakistan and Afghanistan means full political and financial commitment to eradicating polio; vaccination of all children in these countries; high quality surveillance, and the accomplishment of all the expert recommendations as part of the GPEI’s Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan.
Visit endpolio.org to download a toolkit of materials to help you share this progress – and the need for continued commitment in the coming years – with your Rotary club, your communities and your elected officials.
This all requires time, energy and investment. Pakistan’s budget requirements for polio eradication activities from 2016-2018 amounts to $305.7 million, and if we can raise this sum now, a polio-free world will reap financial savings of US$50 billion over the next 20 years and prove what’s possible when the global community comes together to improve children’s lives.
Your donation to PolioPlus will be matched 2 to 1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, tripling your contribution.
Thirty years ago we told the world what Rotary believes: that we can achieve the eradication of only the second human disease in history. Our belief is becoming reality. For every child, let’s make sure that reality is a bright one.
Warm Regards,
Rotary International President K.R. "Ravi" Ravindran and Rotary Foundation Chair Ray Klinginsmith
Highway Cleanup for spring will be on Saturday, June 13. Meet at Tom's Cabin at 8:00 am for breakfast together OR be there at 9:00 am to start the clean-up of HWY 52 between Dewey Rd and Bowman Rd. All hands are needed for this to go quickly so come on out and enjoy the fun!
On Wednesday, May 27, the Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation President, Perry Jenkins, distributed checks to all 27 youth groups who applied and helped us make our Flip Flop & Flamingos Benefit Dinner and Auction a huge success Due to that success, each group received all they requested! Congratulations to all!
Rotary Club of Emmett Earns The Humanity in Motion Award
The Rotary Club of Emmett was awarded both the Distinguished Service Award and the Humanity in Motion Award at the recent District 5400 Conference in Sun Valley. The Humanity in Motion Award is the highest honor given and comes with a check for $1000.00!
Representing the Rotary Club of Emmett were (back row) Terry Jones, District Governor Rick Phillips, Kent Adams, John Buck, Tim Fleming and Brian Stone; (front row) Dottie Jones, Kathy Buck and Vicky Page. You can only imagine the excitement when it was announced we had won! Thank you, GEM COUNTY, for all your support of our efforts this year! We are proud to represent you at conferences such as these.
The flamingos are wearing flip-flops and headed to the 'tropical island" at Emmett High School on May 2 for the Flip- Flop & Flamingo Rotary Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction. The evening is packed with a wonderful dinner at 5:00 pm with hula dancers, island music and a special live and silent auction.
At 7:00 pm the doors will open for all who want to attend the 43rd Annual Youth Benefit Auction! It promises to be a fun evening with our professional auctioneers and lots of great items! Many of our local merchants donated to make this a profitable evening for the kids in our county! Come join the fun! It's too late to get those dinner tickets but certainly not too late to attend the auction! See you there!
Flip Flops & Flamingos Dinner and Auction on May 2
HOW TO RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS AND STRENGTHEN YOUR CLUB - A MEMBERSHIP MATTERS! WEBINAR ON 6MAY 2015
Join us on Wednesday, 6 May 2015 at 10:00am CDT/Chicago time (UTC-5) for the fifth and final installment of the Membership Matters! webinar series. This webinar, How to Recruit New Members and Strengthen Your Club, will share some of the exciting ways clubs around the world are growing and strengthening their membership using creative strategies for attracting new members.
Rotary International Director-elect Jennifer Jones – Jennifer Jones is a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland in Canada and has been a Rotarian since she was 27 years old. A popular speaker and trainer at Rotary events, Jones has served as Club President, District Governor, a multiple-time District Conference Presidential Representative, and a leader for several Rotary Committees. She will continue her commitment to strengthening Rotary’s membership during her term on the 2015-16 RI Board of Directors.
Rotary Coordinator & RIBI Membership Chairman Robin Brown – Robin Brown is a member of the Rotary Club of Crewkerne District in England and has been a Rotarian for almost 25 years. He has previously served Rotary as an Assistant Rotary Coordinator, Chairman of the RIBI Leadership, Development and Training Committee and as District Governor, where he successfully oversaw net membership growth during his term. Brown was selected by RI President Gary Huang as one of his District Conference Presidential Representatives.
Sometimes it seems that even when you are trying to do the right thing, the world turns a cold shoulder and says "no".
Dr. Sylvia Whitlock, an educator from Duarte, CA., was invited to join the Duarte Rotary Club in 1976. Little did she know the firestorm that would erupt in her quest to do the right thing and become a Rotarian. Dr. Whitlock is coming to the Sun Valley Conference next month to share her story to the family of Rotary in Idaho and Eastern Oregon.
Pocatello Rotarian Rich Kirkham, president-elect of the Pocatello club, and a member of our conference planning team, has developed a short youtube video of Dr. Whitlock's quest to become a Rotarian.
If you need a little inspiration today.....I invite you to take a look:
Reminder: While the early registration fee discount has passed, a $35 discount is still available to all first-time district conference attendees. More information at Rotary5400.org
Rick G Phillips
District Governor, 2014-2015
Rotary International District 5400
P.O. Box 912
Pocatello, ID 83204 (208) 235-5685 Office (208) 241-8911 Mobile
By the time you receive this bulletin, May 2nd will be less than five days away! We are excited BUT - there is still a lot of work to be done!
Friday afternoon at 3:00 PM, (May 1), we are meeting at Emmett High School to start decorating. Even if you don't think you know anything about decorating, you can still help!!! We are stringing wire and fishnet, hanging posters, setting up tables and chairs...all sorts of fun stuff! Come join us as we turn the EHS Atrium into an island oasis! Yes, the flamingos will be there too!
Thanks, in advance, for your help and your support. We feel like we are on the down-hill slide and hopefully all goes well next Saturday night!!!
If you are available this afternoon...our Rotary Club is cooking chicken for the Friendship Coalition dinner today. Extra hands are always welcome! Meet up with Mark W. at the United Methodist Church, 1500 E Locust St, to help out.
It's HERE! YAD (Youth Appreciation Day) is this Saturday, April 25 at the Emmett Sports Complex from 11 am - 3 pm.Many of our Rotarians have been working on this fun day for the kids of Gem County. There have been weekly luncheon meetings, food items, bouncy houses and even porta-potties to secure. None of this could be done without the work of many, including but not limited to Rotarians. If you signed up to help on Saturday, please be sure to be at the site by 10 to help set up. It promises to be a day of sunshine with temps predicted to be in the 70's! Bring your kids and enjoy a full day just for them! All the games and activitie are FREE - there is a nominal fee for the food items. Don't forget the sunscreen!
This week's club visit is to the Ontario, Oregon club. Those wanting to go need to contact Terry Jones, tajonesmilk@earthlink.net, TODAY (4/21) He will be contacting the Oregon club president to let him/her know we are coming. Again, we will meet at the Walgreen's parking lot at 11:00. Having only gone on one visit, I'm hooked! It's a great time to meet new people, gain new ideas and share about our fantastic club! Come, join us!
FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS are reminded of their meeting on Thursday, April 16 at 11:00 am at the Pizza Factory to discuss the final push for the Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction.
We've hit a sandtrap in planning our Golf Tournament - it will need to be rescheduled for early this fall or next spring. Keep those golf clubs handy and watch the bulletin for details as they happen.
THANK YOU, E & J's Barber Shop for your generous $100 Donation to the Rotary Club of Emmett on the occasion of your FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!
Be sure to visit E&J's Barber Shop THIS WEEK on WEDNESDAY to help them celebrate their 1st Anniversary and support the Rotary Club of Emmett!
On Tuesday, April 7, Emmett Mayor Petrie signed the official declaration for the 2015 Youth Appreciation Day on April 25, 2015 at the Gem County Sports Complex. Shown with the Mayor are County Commissioners Mark Rekow, Bill Buttucci, Bryan Elliott and students from Shadow Butte Elementary. Youth Appreciation Day is a day of free activities for all the youth of Gem County. Food items are available for a nominal fee also. Bring your kids and grandkids!
The Sale Bill for the 2015 Youth Benefit Auction is published in the April 8 edition of the Messenger-Index - a full FOUR WEEKS before the event! Thank you everyone, for doing your part and getting those donations and sponsors! It's going to be a great evening of fun, entertainment and raising money for kids. What a wonderful way to spend our efforts - collectively, we can do this!!!
If you haven't had a chance to pick up the promised items from merchants, please do so as soon as you can. They are being stored at Potter Funeral Chapel and Perry Jenkin's office.
We will be doing some club visits this month (but not to Hawaii) to promote Flip Flops and Flamingos! If you want to join us, let Terry Jones know! Terry is organizing "field trips" to the various club meetings in Caldwell, Ontario, Eagle, etc. The first one is Wednesday, April 15 to Caldwell!
Watch for emails as the other club visits are lined up. Of course, we want to be promoting the Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction AND YAD!
President Tim enjoyed his club visit in Kona, Hawaii last month.
Twenty eight members of the Rotary Club of Emmett voted to pursue the 2015-2017 Pilot for Innovative and Flexible Rotary Club program.The committee is finishing the paperwork today and will be submitting it to Rotary International by the deadline tomorrow. For those not attending the meeting it was discussed that we need to do something to encourage participation of potential members in our community who cannot make the weekly lunchtime meetings because they work "over the hill" or are bound to their offices during that time of day. In response to that need, it was suggested that Rotary Club of Emmett hold one of their weekly meetings in the evening as a way to accommodate those people.
The next suggestion was that we pursue "company/corporate" or "family" memberships. This would allow a co-worker or family member of a Rotarian to attend a meeting in place of the Rotarian if he/she could not attend a meeting for one reason or another. That would mean the Rotarian would not get charged for an absence and it could serve as encouragement to the co-member to join as they become more familiar with Rotary and the service we provide.
Either one of these could create major change in how we currently do business. The word COULD is very important as there are some variables. Once we submit our plan, it may or may not be accepted by Rotary International. The timeline for that decision is the end of May. Only sixty to seventy clubs will be chosen from the USA, Canada and Caribbean area. If our submission is approved, we then have until June to finalize our plans and make appropriate changes to the club by-laws. The Pilot program goes into effect July 1, 2015. We need to be aware that a requirement of the plan is that we demonstrate a +2 membership growth by July 2016 and another +2 by July 2017. If, at the end of the pilot, Rotary International does not change their constitutional documents, the club will revert to RI's current constitutional documents.
The Pilot Committee will keep you apprised of the progress and we thank you for your support as we move forward!
Each Rotarian was given 2 tickets to sell for the Flip Flops and Flamingos dinner. If you didn't receive yours, see Kathy on Thursday.Ticket stubs and money for the dinner tickets aredueBY APRIL 15. You can give them to Kathy or John Buck. John will be giving the caterer our count that afternoon.
PLEASE...be sure to contact the businesses on your list and verify the donations. The final needs to be given to Kathy by Thursday for inclusion on the Sale Bill which will be printed and distributed around town. We want to be sure EVERY merchant is included who is participating.
HOPEFULLY, you have had time to read and think about the 2015-17 Innovative and Flexible Rotary Club Pilot materials that were sent to you via email a couple weeks ago. We, as a club, need to vote on the plans for our club to participate in this pilot this week. The plan will be presented at Thursday's meeting with time being given for questions, ideas, and polishing the application. The application is due March 31 so your input is not only need, it is vital. If approved by the membership, this would be a two-year program starting in July, 2015.
For your convenience, another copy of the information on this pilot is being sent to you in another email today.
The decoration committee for the FLIP FLOPS & FLAMINGOS dinner and auction will be this SATURDAY, MARCH 21 at 10:00 at Potters Funeral Chapel in the garage!
Everyone is welcome....come join us as we unpack boxes of decorations and make decisions on what will go where; work on table centerpieces, determine what supplies we need and when we will meet to put them all together. You don't need to commit to EVERYTHING but please come and share. We want everyone's ideas!!!
Shadow Butte Elementary is starting a project that will alleviate some of the effects of poverty with the kids they see every day: the HUSKY CLOSET. The HUSKY CLOSET will allow children to obtain clothing when they are in need. Sadly, there are many kids who do not have adequate clothing, even undergarments. They are hoping to spread the word that they are collecting gently used clothing in all kids' sizes as well as monetary donations. Money will be used to purchase new socks and undergarments. They are asking for our support. Shannon Anderson is the organizer and she would be happy to talk with you personally or come to a Rotary meeting to share. You can reach her by calling Shannon Anderson 365-0877 (Shadow Butte)
There is an immediate need for mentors in the Middleton area. Please take a look at the information below and see if you might be interested in this great opportunity!
Surely you’ve had a time in your life when you’ve thought “Man, today’s kids just aren’t prepared for the workforce. I wish I could do something about it!”
Become a Junior Achievement of Idaho’s Classroom Mentor! Junior Achievement of Idaho is a non-profit organization that uses community and business volunteers to educate students from Kindergarten through 12th Grade in the areas of financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship. This is a fantastic “turnkey” volunteer program that will quickly provide you with the knowledge and materials you need to make a huge difference in these kids’ lives.
As a classroom mentor, you will:
· Teach fun, interactive lessons about business and free enterprise; Commit only a few hours – teach five, 30-minute lessons for elementary programs (grades K-1), five to six, 45-minute lessons for elementary and middle (grades 2-6), or seven to twelve, 45-minute-1 hour lessons for high school classes depending upon the program;
· Schedule classroom visits to fit into your schedule (weekly, daily for a week, twice a week, etc.);
· Be provided with classroom materials, step-by-step lesson plans and a 1 hour training session to ensure that you are comfortable entering the classroom;
· Select a grade level and school location, then coordinate visits directly with a classroom teacher – all for your convenience;
· Provide relevance to what students learn; show students the link between education and future opportunity.
You will receive a special price for the Steelheads hockey game on Friday, March 20th, 2015 v. the Colorado Eagles. Tickets will be $15.00 (normal full price is $19.00) & $5 from each ticket purchased via this link will go back to PolioPlus!
Game time is 7:10 p.m.
All tickets include a Lay's Meal Deal voucher for a RR Ranch hot dog, chips, and small Pepsi product.
Tickets will be located on the Upper Level of CenturyLink Arena. Ticket orders must be placed at least 8 hours prior to game date OR subject to availability.
To purchase tickets, simply click the link below and enter the username and password provided. http://igrouptix.com/idahosteelheads Username: ROTARY Password: HOCKEY
note: This info was just received by our President this week - the game is Friday night. Sounds like fun!
HERE THEY COME!!! The Pink Flamingos are coming to Emmett!!! The first "flock" arrived on Tuesday, March 17 in the front yard of TRI COUNTY SURVEYING, one of the many VIP/Corporate Sponsors of the May 2 Rotary Club's Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction. Watch for more "flocks" as we celebrate our VIP/Corporate Sponsors during the rest of this month and all of April. Yes, the "flocks" will appear at the May 2 Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction. You won't want to miss this event! Need dinner tickets? Contact Kathy Buck at klrainbow49@gmail.com or 208-963-1528 (cell). Individual dinner tickets are only $50 each and include a roasted pig dinner with all the fixings, hula dancers, free raffle tickets and exclusive access to special live and silent auction items. Dinner is at 5:00 p.m. at Emmett High School. EVERYONE is invited!
Encourage your family, your neighbors, your friends - any one with kids to take them to the Youth Appreciation Day where everything except the food is FREE! And, the food has a very minimal price tag!
Let's hope for lots of sunshine, lots of kids and lots of FUN!
THANK YOU for turning in yourCOMPLETED MERCHANT CONTACT SHEETS last week!!! The spreadsheet still has a few blanks so please get those back to Perry right away!
Thanks, Everyone!!
We are still looking for plastic (or whatever) flamingos and now PALM TREESfor the decor....let Kathy OR John know if you have a lead on either one or both!!
The DECORATION COMMITTEE will be meeting later this month at Potters (with a "field trip" to Emmett High School hopefully, to lay out the decorations and see what we already have and what we need to have donated or purchase. If you want to serve on that committee, send Kathy an email (klrainbow49@gmail.com). So far, we have Marilyn Knighton, Dian Streeby, Anita Taylor, Vicky Page and Lisa Vetter on the committee.
At the District 5400 Mid Winter Assembly on February 28, we were treated to a video presentation by Michael McQueen, author of "The New Rules of Engagement", a book centered on the reasons the Generation Y/Milleniels are or are not joining clubs like Rotary. He spoke specifically about Rotary and what our clubs offer, how we advertise ourselves, how we welcome visitors to our club meetings, how and WHY we do certain things, etc. It was a very enlightening session and it was interesting to note that the main strategy seemed to be questions we need to ask ourselves:
1 - Do we want to engage young people in our club?
2 - Are we even expecting to?
Another thought provoking statement was we need to FOCUS on the OUTCOME, not the process. Rotary is the way to produce the OUTCOME, Rotary is the vehicle. He challenged us to be OUTCOME and PURPOSE DRIVEN.
There was so much more shared! We are hoping to obtain the video to share at a couple of our club meetings.
Jim Hugge shared about the CADRE Membership Development program, Marianne Barker gave us information on the R.I. and District awards (most deadlines are March 31!) for our clubs and District 5400 President Elect Ken Howell shared his vision and the new logo for the 2015-2016 Rotary International year which is, "Be A Gift To The World". In his presentation, Ken pointed out that the word "BE" was the most important word in the slogan. We have to BE ourselves, BE relevant and BE enthusiastic.
Those attending were President Tim Fleming, Terry Jones, Emily Fleming (representing Interact), and Kathy Buck.
Next THURSDAY, MARCH 5 - remember to turn in your completedmerchant contact sheet to Perry! Having these done this early will give us time to advertise and promote the auction!! Any donations received can be stored at Potter Chapel or at Perry's office. Just let John or Perry know what you need.
If you have leads on possible table sponsors, or have one committed, be sure to let Timknow so we can have a complete master list...again, advertising is a promise we give them so we want to be fair to all who have committed! We will be putting articles in the Messenger and the Gazette as often as possible to advertise.
The fun is just beginning!
**Dian donated a lot of island type decorations that the Chamber has used in the past so we will be using those with the addition of some flamingos. And, we even have a lead on where we MIGHT get some of those. If you have any floating around that we can borrow for that night or know someone who does, let John or Kathy know.
**Dinner tickets will be available this week for you to sell.
Our Rotary District neighbors to the south, Utah District 5420, has extended a special invitation to Idaho Rotary RYLA, Rotary Youth Exchange, Interact, Rotaract, friends, and adult Rotarians to join them this summer for their annual Mexico Youth Service and Adventure Project. But we have to respond quickly to get in on this opportunity with Utah.
Total cost for the week long service and adventure experience in Mexico is only $1300 per person, which includes transportation, lodging, food, and building materials. Participants stay at a very comfortable beach-front condominium project in Puerto Penasco, Mexico, and work with two local Foundations to spend the days building homes for poverty-stricken residents of nearby communities. When they are not building homes, participants are learning about local culture, enjoying the food, and making new friends. Minimum age is 16, unless accompanied by an adult, and the maximum age is 30. See attached fact sheets for more details.
We have been invited to fill 20 seats on this year's project, which includes one adult for each five students. A non-refundable $250 deposit which is due ASAP will secure a spot in this adventure. We have also been invited to share in Utah's citrus fundraising project to help students raise the funds they need to participate.
As district leaders, we appreciate the invitation from Utah District 5420 to participate in their project. Our district's New Generation Committee members are asking all Rotarians to help identify youth in their sphere of influence who might participate.
George Chandler of the Pocatello Club (ghchandler_1@msn.com, 208 241-877) is our official liaison with the Utah District, and can help clubs and individuals get connected. All the details, including registration for youth and adults can be found at:www.utahrotaryyouth.com/mexico
As they say on TV...this is a "limited time opportunity" The Utah district needs to contract busses, arrange for food, lodging and all the logistics of making this project work. For the past six years, this has been a life-changing experience for the youth of Rotary District 5420, and we are thrilled that they have invited us to participate.
It was the first time in my life that I realized I couldn’t read. And it was scary.
When I was president-elect of the Pocatello Club, they sponsored my costs to attend that year’s Rotary International convention in Copenhagen. I’d traveled a bit internationally, so I was not too concerned about language, getting around, etc. English is the official language of Rotary International, so I knew all I had to do was catch the shuttle busses to the convention center and everything would be fine
And it was….until that beautiful Copenhagen afternoon when I decided I would rent a bicycle from the hotel and join the seemingly millions of bicyclist moving around the city. I couldn’t help but get caught up in the flow of the bike traffic, and totally enjoyed seeing parts of the city and watching the citizens of Copenhagen peddle their bikes around with such ease.
At one point, I was approaching a crossroads, and realized that I didn’t know where I was or how to get back to my hotel. To my relief, on the corner I found a tall pole with dozens of signs and arrows providing direction to different parts of the city. However, when I got close enough to read them, I discovered none of them were in English.
It was one of my Rotary moments: Here I was at a Rotary International gathering, an organization that champions literacy around the world, and I was in a spot where I was absolutely illiterate. Once the irony of the moment passed, I felt a sense of panic begin in my stomach and move its way up.
First, I tried to look brave and unaffected. I rode a bit one way, and realized I had not been there. I tried another way, then another, then another. I was lost, and realized my stopping, going, and turning around was disrupting the normal flow of the heavy bike traffic. I looked for friendly people who I might ask for directions…but when I finally found courage to ask, I discovered our language barrier.
I noticed two young Dutch girls coming my way on bicycles, obviously talking about and laughing at me. I must have looked rather pitiful, for they stopped, and in very broken English asked if they could help me. I spoke the name of the hotel, which only brought confused looks on their faces. I suddenly realized I had a plastic hotel key in my pocket with the name and address of the hotel printed on the sleeve. I pulled it out and gave it to the girls. In unison, they both said “Ah”, and began to tell me, in Dutch, how to get there. My confused face must have affected them, because they gave me back my key, and invited me to follow them. Within 20 minutes I was back at the hotel, and the two girls were still laughing at me as they peddled away.
I didn’t mind them laughing at me, because I was safely back at my hotel. But I wondered what it would be like to be illiterate, and helpless, and to be laughed at. I wondered if illiterate people try to look brave and unaffected like I did, but live with a constant sense of embarrassment or panic in new or strange situations. I wondered if they, like me, felt fear and frustration when they find themselves in a society of rules, directions, and regulations, with absolutely no sense of what they all mean.
Oh Lord, let us, as Rotarians, be instruments of your peace. Where there is despair, let us, as Rotarians, deliver hope. Where there is hatred; let us, as Rotarian, sow love. And where there is darkness; in spirit, in literacy, or understanding, let us, as Rotarians, be the light.
Rotarians Raised $2802.67 For The Friendship Coalition Food Bank!
President Tim Fleming welcomes Janet Monti from the Emmett Friendship Coalition and explains the Souper Bowl event and Rotary's commitment to assist our community in any way that we can.
Souper Bowl Chairman David Thompson presents check to Janet Monti.
The Emmett Rotary Club welcomes Brian Gregory as its newest member. Shown here with President Tim Fleming, Brian accepts the privilege of becoming a Rotarian. It was wonderful to see Brian's family join us for the induction as well as one of his friends.
Don't forget to use AMAZON SMILES to profit our Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation! Just go to https://smile.amazon.com/, list Rotary Club of Emmett as your benefactor and .5% of all eligible shopping will go to the Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation! It's easy! It doesn't change how you shop, even if you have Amazon Prime....
The following Gem County youth groups have applied and will receive funding from the proceeds raised at the 2015 Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction. The amount they receive will depend on how much is raised. The requests total a little over $25,000.00.
Gem County residents are invited to attend the Kick Off event for the Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction on February 18 at 5:00 p.m. at the Gem County Courthouse. It is important that everyone who applied for funds from the Emmett Rotary Foundation attend! If you can't be there, be sure you send someone to represent you or your group. Your participation in this and other activities leading up to the Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction on May 2 at Emmett High School is necessary to raise the over $25,000 requested. All funds raised will benefit the Youth of Gem County.
This Thursday is the day! Come visit the Emmett Rotary Club as our guest speaker and member, Terry Jones shares about his recent trip to Australia! He has photo's to share and stories to tell! That's this Thursday, January 29, at noon at the Pizza Factory! See you there!
Thanks to the amazing efforts of club members Sue Beitia and Dian Streeby, the Emmett Rotary INTERACT has qualified to become a chartered club! Sue presented the information to the club board at its recent meeting on October 9. This is an exciting time for our club and for the teenagers of Emmett!
Our Emmett Interact Club is open to all youth, ages 12-18. The club is service oriented, but also explores various career options. In cooperation with the town, members are also members of the Jr. Chamber of Commerce and, working together, they do several projects to help the town and the community at large.
For more information contact Sue Beitia - 365-5988
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SAVE YOUR CANS!!!
Please don't forget to gather your aluminum can for our Interact group. They're community project is assisting PALS to raise money with aluminum can drive. The next can pick up is:________________________.
The recent Pins 4 Polio event was a huge success. We set a goal of raising $1000.00 and that amount was actually doubled, and then some! Fifty (50) bowlers participated in our 7 Pin No Tap Strike Out Polio on October 25 at KT's Lanes in Emmett.In addition, 15 lane sponsors and a wealth of donations for our Silent Auction added to the profits. THANK YOU, EMMETT for your support! A check in the amount of $2000.11 will be presented to a representative from our district Rotary in the near future. All of the profit goes toward the Rotary Foundation's efforts to eradicate polio in the world. We are so very close as only 3 countries remain in the world where polio even exists. The importance of eradicating this dreadful disease lies in the fact that if we don't it could return - yes, even in the United States.
It's not to late to donate! Donations can be sent to Pins 4 Polio, 1248 Morehouse Road, Emmett, Idaho; checks made payable to Emmett Rotary. You are also welcome to drop off your donation at Potter Funeral Chapel or Fleming Law Offices or give it to any Emmett Rotary member,
Sue Beitia attended the Rotary Foundation meeting in Boise on Saturday representing our club. Come to the meeting this Thursday to hear all the new things happening with both the district and the national Rotary Foundations!
Your District 5400 Leadership Council is in search of nominations for District Governor to serve in Rotary Year 2017-18. To be district governor, a Rotarian must have served one full term as club president (or partial term in the case of a charter president), be a member in good standing of a functioning club in the district, and demonstrate the willingness, commitment and ability, to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the office of governor. It is beneficial, though not required, that candidates have served the district in a leadership capacity, as a member of the District Leadership Council, as Assistant Governor, or as chair of a district committee or significant subcommittee. Please send your recommendations to me before Oct. 1, 2014. While nomination by a club will ultimately be needed, anyone can send me the name of a potential candidate at this stage of the process. Feel free to call or email me if you have questions.
Yours in Rotary,
Marianne Barker, Blue Lakes Rotary Club
2013-14 District Governor, Rotary District 5400
20282 Hwy 30, Buhl, ID 83316 H: 208-543-5617; C: 208-308-5617
District Governor Rick Phillips visited the Rotary Club of Emmett on September 4 and stated, ROTARY CURES POLIO - that's what Rotary is and does. We are "this close - barely an inch" away from curing polio around the world. By 2018, our goal is that the world will be Polio Free!!! Together we can reach this goal. Let's "Light Up Rotary" this year as we continue our giving to the Rotary Foundation and become even more involved in the programs of the Emmett Club as well as attending our District Conference, May 15-16 in Sun Valley, the Rotary Foundation Summit highlighted below and the International Conference in Brazil, June 7-10. All members of Rotary are invited to attend any or all of these events.
Join Rotarians from across the Treasure Valley at the 1st Annual Treasure Valley Rotary Day, September 10, 2014 at The Riverside Hotel in Boise, Id. Special guest speakers will share their personal experiences of SERVICE ABOVE SELF. This is a great opportunity to share Rotary with a prospective member!
Of the $20.00 fee (which includes dinner and a no host bar), $10.00 goes back to the local club! Come join the fun at The Riverside Hotel in Boise for this inaugural event!
Our guests last week were Nina Gammons (former Assistant District Governor) Matt Heath, Eddie Heath, Stacey Vogel, Miranda Petrie and Di Cluff............We had a chance to meet TJ's new puppy at Y.A.D.......on his way to 200 pounds of pure terror.... ......thanks to TJ for fixing up our room at LaCosta with new banners......we had 39 people packed in there last week!.......
The day dawned a little damp and cloudy but by early afternoon the sun was shining and all was well! The Island was crawling with kids of all ages! Our hamburgers and hot dogs were a big hit, not just because of the "deal" but because they tasted good! Not sure of the numbers, but we sold out of everything we had. Looked like about 17 Rotarians helped out during the event. Wurty was the best dressed, of course!
Our 40th Annual Youth Auction was another huge success! We had about 85 bidding numbers in on the action. The final figures aren't in yet, but it looks like we grossed around $15,000!! Doc Stone wasn't bashful with his checkbook and John Buck made sure Mr. Beitia spent more than he meant to. Lots of fruit, lots of honey and lots of gas cans (aren't they gone yet?)
DR. Clark Elkins joined our Rotary family last week. Clark grew up around Reno, did his mission in the Basque Region of Spain, went to Dental School at Temple University in Philadelphia. He then joined the US Navy where he got his dental training aboard a ship chasing Somali pirates off the coast of Africa. Clark has a lot of family in the Treasure Valley so he jumped on the opportunity to come back and open his dental practice. He purchased the former Dr. Rooks practice last December.
Clark's Dad was a Rotarian so its in his blood! He and wife Beth and five kids (ages 2-11) live in Meridian. In his spare time he and his brother make music - watch for them to appear at the Winery!
We welcomed Brenda St. Pierre to our membership last week. Originally from Northern California, Brenda and her husband Steve moved to Emmett 9 years ago. They have three teenage sons who are ALL into snowboarding big time, even at the pro level. While Steve is busy with railroad construction projects here and there, Brenda is the owner of Emmett's STP Concrete. She is a member of the National Association of Women in Construction and Women Business Owners. Her hobbies are anything outdoors. Brenda's sponsor is Terry Jones. Welcome to Emmett Rotary!
The Emmett Rotary Club has presented its 2012 Community Service Award to the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition. In his remarks, John Biggs, Rotary Club President, noted the accomplishments of the Coalition since it was formed four years ago. Not only does the Coalition coordinate the Tuesday evening community dinners at the Methodist Church and the Emmett Food Pantry and garden, but they have created partnerships with the Marine Corps Toys for Tots, Franz Bakery in Nampa, Albertsons, Idaho Fish and Game and countless families throughout Gem County. During 2011, the Coalition, through its various programs, distributed more than 200,000 pounds of food to Gem County families. In addition, the Coalition organized the distribution of more than 500 food boxes for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Rotary award included a contribution of $200 which will be matched by a challenge grant from Idaho Power.
Mechanical failure prevented us from viewing this video at last week's meeting. Anyway, here's the video that won the first place national award for the Interact Club from Knoxville, Tennessee.
Lots to talk about this week! Youth Appreciation Day, District Conference, Youth Auction, Dictionaries, Rotary foundation, New Member Induction, Community Service Award, and much more!!
Our guests last week were Jefferson Jenkins, James Page and Curt Hall.........we are starting to pass out the assignments for Youth Auction donations -lets get them done ASAP!........Biggs and Page attended last Saturday's District 5400 Mid-Winter Assembly - other clubs are gunning for us!!.........We learned a lot about community health care from Bill Moore last week.......Youth Appreciation Auction and Day is April 27-28, put it on your calendar NOW.........
Last Sunday's bowling tournament to benefit City Life was a
lot of fun! 8 Rotarians participated. So, who's the best Rotary Bowler? It's certainly not Wurty, but
it's probably Kent, for sure. We were impressed that John Buck's ball matched
his uniform, but it didn't help. Organizers considered the day a great success and Wurty went home to an ice pack.
The entire staff of the Emmett Rotary News wishes everyone a most joyous holiday with family and friends! Our staff will be taking next week off.....see you next year!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
Unless there is breaking news, we won't publish next week. Please note: Dec 29 speaker will be Carol Briggs from City Life...and Board Members, remember Board Meeting on Jan 5th.
Our guests last week were Dean Roos, Jan Sherman, Kermit Jones and Tim Adams..........we voted to support Ida Church in the amount of $50 for her kids' pumklin/hay ride project during Harvest Festival............don't know how that Festival went, I was at the Ren Faire all day!..........The majority, although not all, of our rose recipients thought they were great! Some reported that they lasted only a short time......the ones I gave to my special gal lasted nearly all week.........Remember, October is Polio Month - every member is asked to contribute $20.00 to Polio Plus by the end of the month............If technology cooperates, we'll have a slide show of Ren Faire photos for Thursday.........(Vicky, email me your good ones for inclusion)........be sure to see The Mousetrap at the Emmett Playhouse, coming up next week...Vicky is a star......... Ron Bjorkman will represent us at this week's District Rotary Foundation Summit in Twin Falls......
ROTARY SPECIAL - THIS WEEK ONLY! We have left over meat from the Ren Faire which we can sell to ourselves at our cost, before they go into deep freeze for or next event.
Chorizos from Gem Pack (not too spicey!) $3.00 per pound ( five to a pound)
Hot Dogs ( all beef, the good stuff) $2.50 per pound.
If you would like to purchase some, please call or text TJ before Thursday (859-5579) - she'll bring them to the meeting.
By all accounts, Emmett's first Renaissance Faire was a huge success! It
was fun that we could be a part of it! Our turkey legs were a big hit (althought there remains some dispute about the recipe) In any event, we sold out our entire supply of about 120 pieces ion Saturday! We had ample supplies of chorizos and hot dogs for Sunday, which was quite a bit slower. Lots of Rotarians made cookies using authentic medievil recipes - all were delicious. (In fact, we have some left to pass out on Thursday as samples). And we all did such a great job on our costumes! Personally, I would have to award the Best Dressed title to Doc Stone. Our booth was decorated just right, too! To see pictures of everyone's get-up, go to our homepage and click on Ren Faire 2011 under Photo Journals. Thanks to everyone who helped out!! We learned a lot and we'll document our conclusions and thoughts for next year on the AAR.
 The excitement is building to a fever pitch! Idaho's first annual Rennaissance Faire is set to open on Saturday at 11:00 AM. We are finalizing plans for our special menu of Turkey Legs, Corizo, hot dogs, cider and cookies. For those of who are working, you should have a good sense of your "personas" and costume by now. If you still need help, please yell! (editor note: I found a pair of green knee socks at Big 5 for $5.99...for a soccer uniform). Those of you who signed up for the first shift on Saturday should appear by 10:00 for set-up. Cookies should be delivered by 11:00.
 This week will be your chance to turn in your rose order. Proceeds from the sale will go the Senior Center to help support their bus. $20 per dozen. They'll be ready for pickup and delivery on Sept 29th.
Very soon we will kick off this year's Dictionary Project. We'll be presenting a dictionary to all 3rd graders inthe Emmett and Garden Valley schools. Perry has ordered about 200 books. When they arrive, we'll get together to affix Rotary stickers. Perry will schedule times for us to make the presentations at the schools. This is part of the nationwide Dictionary Project which aims to put the books in the hands of every third grader. See Dictionary Project for more.
 Last week we heard from Wyatt Watts and Colton Burkes who told about their RYLA experience.......Christine from the Triathlon Committee presented us with a "thank you" plaque and a contribution of $200....... We celebrated Terry Jones' granddaughter Amanda's birthday with a delicious chocolate cake ...she'll be starting at OSU soon........Sue B. told us about a new group at school called "AAABoosters".....they'll be having a dance, dinner and silent auction on October 1st.......Krista was particularly happy last week......Kent is going back to K.C. for yet another wedding......we've all been invited to hear School Super Tom Luna at Cold Mountain Creek on Sept 30......mark your calendar - Oct 15th for Highway Cleanup......Rod and Jake have signed up to participate in the Rocky Mountain Leadership Institute...........We've sent $50 to put a few roses on the RI float in the Rose Parade.......
 While it seems we are always talking about supporting a variety of worthwhile projects around the world, sometimes it's nice to help our fellow Rotarians in need right here in the USA. Our Club supported President John's request to send $250 to District 7170 in the Catskills region of upstate NY. A number of small rural communities, each with a Rotary Club, suffered unimaginable flood damage form the rains of Hurricane Irene. Our contribution was made to the Rotary Catskills Flood Relief Fund based in Hobart, NY. To see some pictures of the destruction, go to our home page and look at the bottom of the list of Photo Journals.
This week we'll be welcoming Kathleen Simko, District Governor for D5400, for the annual official DG visit. She is tasked with visiting all 44 clubs in the district by the end of November. That's a lot of miles and chicken dinners! Kathleen will bring us up to date on the all the goings on at the District Level. Our Board of Directors will meet with her on Wednesday evening for a "working" session. She's looking forward to meeting with us!
The Emmett Rennaissance Faire is October 8-9. As you know, the vendor contract requires that ALL people who are "working" at the Faire must be dressed in period attire. This will require some preparation on our part and advance planning. The Idea is to dress as your "persona" would dictate. For example, you might want to be Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, a jester, a sorcerer, a crusader, peasant, king, tavern keeper, knight, wizard, princess, queen, maiden......you get the idea. Not only is costume required, but there are accoutrements as well, such as swords, knives, hats, wigs, scepter and the always necessary pewter mug. Did you know that belts are not to keep your pants up but to hang things from? And no self respecting person would ever leave home without a head covering.
I have spoken to Joe Scofield of the Society for Creative Anachronistic Performance. He says organizers are interested in "the attempt" to play the game and dress appropriately, recognizing this is the first year of the event and a challenge to folks like us! It might be nothing more than a sheet with a rope around your waist. See what you can find at the Salvation Army Thrift Store.
To help you in this process, I have found the following websites that might give you some ideas. I also plan to visit The Costume Shop on Chinden Blvd to see what they have. Good Luck!
 Last Friday evening at the Emmett Country Club we held our annual Doc Olson Golf Tournament. We were pleased to host Doc's son Jeff from Portland and his son from Boise as players! For those of us who are newer members, "Doc" Olson was long time member of our club and was Treasurer for 20 some years. As an avid golfer, we named this tournament in his honor. This year we had 13 teams (2 more than last year) which means 52 players. The winning team, with a score of 26, was Par-de Par Par...they had to win via a putt-off at the end! We had great raffle prizes and the cookout dinner was great! Many thanks to our Committee - Wendi, Judy and Stacy....they did a great job! We'll look forward to their financial report.
We welcomed Jake Sweeten to our club last week. Jake has been an attorney with Capital Law Group in Boise for three years and has recently joined with Ron Bjorkman in Emmett. Jake grew up in Utah, attended University of Utah and University of Dayton, Ohio, Law School. Jake and his wife, Emily, live in Meridian with their two children Laim, 5, and Jax, 2. Jake's hobbies are family, lifting weights, pro football, hiking and biking. In his spare time he likes to write fiction. He's a big guy and wears size 7 3/8 hat. Welcome Jake, we're glad to have you in our club!!
Where does the summer go? We'll soon set a date for our annual October highway clean-up.......Still waiting for the first completed AAR......you should have received the monthly newsletter directly from D.G. Kathleen Simko.............is the end of summer something we should be celebrating?........
The first Annual Rennaissance Faire will be Sat/Sun October 8 and 9 at The Island.....from 11:00AM to 7:00PM. Last Week, Al Schneider came and updated us on their progress. Sounds exciting! There will be Falconers, Scottish Athletic games, Celtic bands, Dancing, improv plays, human chess, belly dancers (I think that's what he said), and much more. We have exclusive rights to sell turkey legs and cider. We still don't know of any other food vendors at this point, so we don't know what else we might sell. One of the requirements of the Faire is that all workers and volunteers must wear "period dress" ( think green tights). This has the potential to be a very big deal for our community!
We will have our first Ren Faire Committee meeting right after our regular meeting on Thursday. If you would like to work on the project, please plan to stay for a few minutes. We'll need everyone to participate!
 The Wednesday night concert seemed to be well attended, and we made about $300 on our soda and popcorn. For the other three nights, the 15 or so girls on the High School Dance Team did all the work and they made about $500. Chairman John Buck reports that it was the best we'd ever done at this event!
 We'll celebrate the end of summer with our annual family picnic on Thursday, Sept 1. We'll meet at 6:00 PM at the Rotary pavilion at The Island. The club will supply the meats, soda and corn. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to share. The whole family is invited! We'll have a sign up sheet next week. There will be no regular meeting that day.
This week Terry Jones will introduce Janie Shout. She's been working in the Gem County Museum to compile histories of all Gem County residents who have served in the US military. Quite a job! She'll tell us some amazing stories, I'm sure!
The success or failure of your club depends in large part on the quality of your leaders. If your club cares about its future, it will want the best leadership possible. For the second year, District 5400 is offering an outstanding opportunity for each club to improve the Rotary knowledge of its upcoming leadership! What does Rocky Mountain Rotary Leadership Institute (RMRLI) Offer? Three sessions will be presented for the 2011-12 year. In Boise and Pocatello on Saturdays: Oct. 1, Nov. 5 andS Feb 25; Twin Falls Sept. 24, Nov. 12 and March 3. Classes run 8 am—4 pm. Registration is available at www.rotary5400.org Completion of all three parts is required to graduate from the Institute. The total cost is only $50 per participant per session. (The Club will pay) which covers breakfast, breaks, lunch and materials. Graduates, facilitators and coordinators will be honored at the May Sun Valley Conference. The courses are designed to provide Rotary knowledge and to develop leadership skills for voluntary organizations. Sessionsinclude such highlights as
ï¶ Characteristics of Good Leaders ï¶ Rotary Beyond the Club Level ï¶The Rotary Foundation ï¶Creating Service Pro-jects ï¶Membership Development ï¶Motivating Rotarians ï¶Analyzing a Rotary Club The Institute recommends that clubs nominate those Rotarians who appear to have the potential for club leadership.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE The District 5400 facilitators emphasize discussion & participation, not lecture. Course methods include discussion groups, role-playing, problem solving work-shops, creating projects and audiovisual presentations. A course workbook containing an Institute Manual, session program agendas, faculty listings and course outlines and materials, will be provided to each attendee.
For more information, contact John Biggs or Vicky Page.
 The District 5400 PR Committee has submitted an application to the Rotary Foundation for a Public Relations Grant to fund a unique PR project. You'll be hearing more about it, but basically its a project to produce some 7,000 magazine style books called "Rotary For the Curious" which will feature photos and information about each of the District's 43 clubs. The books will be distributed around town to waiting rooms. Think about the last time you sat around the doctor's office, or even waited to have your tires fixed! Instead of looking at old hunting magazines, you'll be able to learn about Rotary.
 Our guest last week was Juan Magano, a med student spending some time tis summer at Valley Family Clinic........The County Fair was fun and seemed to be well attended!.....noted by a city kid: you'll never see a cowboy wearing shorts!...there was Tex Buck trying to keep his wild stallion under control.........We'll have a complete report on the Fair at our meeting...but what in the world is in that cooler......a body? See more photos of this year's event in Photo Journals.........
 This week Wendi Kern will introduce Clark Fear from Madsen Alternative Therapeutic Resource, also known as the "Patriot Center". Madsen Alternative Therapeutic Resouce
is a drug or alcohol rehabilitation center with a primary focus on
mental health and substance abuse treatment.
With luck, by the time your read this, we'll have completed the job of repainting the Rotary booth at the Fairgrounds. Thanks to Mark W. who really seems to know how to work that sprayer! And Bryan is a good nozzle cleaner! John ,TJ and Dave O. are good at supervising! We understand that the Fair Board is in the process of renovating all the booths at the Fairgrounds - ours will be done at some point.
 As our first International Project of the Rotary year, we have committed to contribute $500 to the Sanitation Project in Edo State, Benin City, Nigeria. We have joined many other Rotary clubs throughout our District and others to finance a project which will further protect the 28 water wells which have been completed as phase 1 of the effort. Ultimately, 52,000 people in 28 villages will be provided with clean water and sanitation. This project has been spearheaded by Rusty Broughton of Idaho Falls, a former District Governor of our District , and Dr. Princewill Oyakhilome of the Benin City Rotary club. Funds provided by local clubs are matched at both the District and Rotary Foundation levels.....a perfect example of leverage!
Relay for Life will be upon us on August 19th. We have agreed to serve the evening meal to the survivor participants. The R for L committee will take care of preparing the food. So we'll need servers, waiters and bus people. More details to follow.
Our busy summer continues with the Rodeo and Fair next week. This year, there's new event - a concert by Mickey and the Motor Cars on Wednesday night. We have exclusive right s to sell soda and popcorn from our newly-painted booth and in the stands. Lots of manpower will be needed! Funds raised will be used toward our commitment to the Nigeria Sanitation Project. More details at this week's meeting.
The Board is considering formats for our new After Action Report "AAR". The idea is for committee chairs to write up a report upon completion of a project or program. The report will include all the details of making the event happen as well as notes about what to remember for next time. This will prevent the necessity of "re-inventing the wheel" every time and also provide some guidance for new members who want to be involved in the planning process. Once the report is completed, it can be stored on our website so anyone will have access to it......it won't get lost! Once we've finalized the format for the report, a blank form will be posted as well.
Our guests this week were Scott Fry, James Page and Jake Sweeten.........be sure to read the article in this week's Messenger-Index about the October Ren Faire Oct 8-9....keep your eye out for green tights.......the Committee list will be passed around again this week, for anyone who wasn't able to sign up.........
 The building has been washed, but we need to scrape some more to get it ready for paint on Thursday. If you can help scrape (one of the world's lousiest jobs) please show up Wednesday night at 6:00 PM. On Thursday, we'll be spraying! More details at Thursday's noon meeting.
The last time we painted that building was way back in 2004. I have a photo to prove it! (However, I can't seem to get it to upload to this article)
 Last Saturday Rick and Mary tied the knot at a fun family gathering at the Stonehouse in Boise. We wish them the very best for a happy and prosperous life together!! (And, no, the bride did not wear orange and blue, although did!!)
 The Carson and Barnes Circus was here last Sunday afternoon.....fun for the whole family! The show was complete with jugglers, acrobats, high flyers, trained dogs, clowns and elephants...all under the Big Top!! Great techno music, too! By sponsoring the event, we earned a percentage of the ticket sales. Looks like we made about $700. The logistics of moving a circus everyday is mind boggling!
 Emmett Lion's annual car show will take place on July 16th. Last week Harry Granger and Mike Kreiter from the Lions club came to fill us in....its a Lions project. We'll do our part by setting up our cook stand in the park during the lunch hours....from about 11:00 to about 3:00. We'll sell burgers and dogs and other miscellaneous stuff. Steve Bork and TJ are in charge. Lots of manpower required! We'll start setting up about 9:00. We also need a couple of Rotarians to come at 8:00AM on Sunday morning to help with cleanup. We'll pass around a sign up sheet this week.
 If you've read the latest issue of The Rotarian, you'd have been introduced to Kalyan Banerjee, the new President of Rotary International. His Rotary theme for the year is "Reach Within to Embrace Humanity". Here's the new logo for the year.
This week Stacy Gulley will introduce Dale Reynolds, Emmett's property assessor. Come hear how declining property values affect the city's tax revenues.
 As it turns out, the actual "profit" from the parking adventure was $2,512.58. That's a bit less than last year, but we can attribute that to a rainy Saturday. During the Festival, our club was honored to receive the "Excellence in Community" award from the Mayor. The Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition won one, too. A portion of the money we raised will be contributed to the Chamber of Commerce for their on-going project of upgrading the downtown Christmas decorations.
Our guests last week were Kermit Jones and Jan Sherman.......they aren't really "guests", but we don't want to take them for granted! .......did I hear right? 859 cars at last years Show 'n Shine? CAN'T BE. I will wager with anyone that the most cars you can squeeze in the park is 150.........We were pleased to present Terry with his Rotarian of the Year Award last week....Congratulations!......Mooooo ......We agreed to contribute $200 to this year's July 4th Fireworks ........ Researching turkey legs...maybe we should do chicken?........ Terry rescues owls....... Rick is getting hitched this weekend.......Rev Biggs presiding ...... TJ is camping as we speak, with her exploding shotgun shells.......what? ........Greg K found out why its important for a Rotary Club to keep its website up to date....he was referred to a parking lot in Bethlehem, Pa......nice try, Greg, we appreciate your attempt to "make up".........don't worry about PETA, they follow the circus everywhere........while we were shaking people down for christmas dec funds, Mark was asking for fireworks money!
This week we'll hear from KIDO personality Kevin Miller who will be returning to Iraq in May to be embedded with our 116th.
580 KIDO's Kevin Miller takes a piece of home across the globe as he travels to Iraq to broadcast live with our troops of the 116th Combat Calvary Brigade currently serving from the Victory Base Complex.
Join Kevin every morning May 16th through May 21st for daily interviews and discussion from Victory Base Complex. In addition, Kevin will be sharing videos, photos and additional audio from his time with the troops right here on this page of kidoam.com.
As you tune in every morning, you'll learn what life is like for the deployed soldiers of the 116th Combat Calvary Brigade as Kevin Miller will be living with the troops and sharing their stories, their ups and their downs with everyone back home in Idaho.
Kevin asks that we participate in his visit by writing a "Letter from Home". So lets have everyone write a letter to an Idaho Guardsman, thanking them for their service, dedication and sacrifice. Kevin will then take these with him when he goes.
This Week - Letters from Home - Kevin Miller in Iraq
Our biggest project is almost upon us! On Friday the 29th we need to gather at the high school to set up chairs, tables risers, etc.The auction starts at 6:30.
Be sure to collect the contributions and get them to Perry. Be sure that the contributor is identified on the item.
Perry says to tell yours friends: "Your coming to spend money, not to get a bargain"!
Then, on Saturday morning we'll set up our cook kit and prepare hot dogs and hamburgers for all those hungry kids. We'll start at about 9:00 and we should be done by 2:00. If past years can be our guide, the weather will be prefect!
The Group Study Exchange Team from India arrived in Boise last week. They were greeted by a contingent of Boise Rotarians who presented them with cowboy hats to represent Idaho! Take a look at the D5400 website to see the report of their activities.
The Committee representing the Emmett Rotary Foundation met this week to review 24 applications from our EHS seniors. Six scholarships were awarded ranging from $750 to $250. They will be presented at the High School's award assembly on May 12th. Funds for this Memorial Scholarship come from our own Foundation which was established about five years ago from the proceeds of the sale of the Gem Youth Services Girls Home which was given to our Rotary Club. For more information on the history of the program, look in Club Documents at "Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation". It was exciting to review the applications of these very sharp young people who represent our future!
After a cold and stormy week, the weather dawned beautifully last Saturday for our event The Island. For you new to Rotary, this event was originally planned by us as a way to promote our Youth Auction. But it got so big that we just couldnt handle it anymore so we turned it over to a new committee, connected to the City Rec Dept. Our responsibilty now is to set up our cook tent and deliver quality hamburgers, hot dogs and soda for just a buck; in keeping with idea that this is "free" family entertainment!
Seventeen Rotarians showed up to work - and all hands were needed! It was the best turnout we'd ever seen, with the line snaking around the field until well after 2:00. We served nearly 600 meals. We did run out of nearly everything, but not until right at the end. Prefect planning, as usual. Thanks to all who helped!
Organizers are asked to hang around for few minutes after Thursday's meeting for a "de-brief".
Our annual Rotary Youth Auction last Friday at the High School raised over $12,000!! That's a really good number! At one point that night, we counted about 100 people in the room. There were just over 80 people who registered for numbers. The 4H folks were very happy with their sales of pulled pork sandwiches (they were very good!) There were some interesting bids: a certain Doc paid $300 for an $80 motel room; and two pigs; Rotary charter member JIm Garland paid $115 for Carol's cinnamon buns. There 17 Rotarians either working or bidding. Its a long event - we didn't get out of there until nearly 11 o'clock.
 Organizers of that event are asked to hang around for a few minutes after Thurday's meeting for a "de-brief".
This week our own Vicky Page will take us on a tour of Sweden. She had the opportunity to go there last molnth to visit her son James, our Foreign Exchange Student. We understand thast he's had a such a great time, he may not want to come home! Vicky has some beautiful photos to share!
Stacy Gulley reports that when she was In North Dakota last month visiting her husband, she visited the Rotary Club of Watford City. The club is a bit smaller than ours, and was well represented by the city's leaders - Mayor, Banker, etc. She was very impressed that they are a "singing club" - they have a song leader and piano player. They also sang the Star Spangled Banner and the Prayer at the beginning of the meeting. Their current project seemed to be a high school track meet that they support. We should all make an effort to visit other Rotary Clubs when we travel - its an eye opener...just ask Stacy!
Our guest last week was Jake Sweeter, who is joining Ron Bjorkman's office (I think so he can retire someday)......... Terry, I wanted to make sure you saw this picture hanging on the wall in the High School......Dave Little is off to Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting in Omaha - he is going to say "hi" to Warren from us...............We send our condolences to Perry Jenkins on the recernt loss of his dad.............Kevin Miller suggests we all watch "Restrapo" to see what Afghanistan is really like................
Last week we heard from radio personality Kevin Miller who will leaving for Iraq on May 12. He'll spend a week or embedded with the 116th Idaho Army National Guard. He'll be delivering our "Letters from Home". We'll be able to follow his adventures on KIDO in the 5-9AM time slot and on their website. You'll also see some reports on Channel 7. Kevin has promised to return to our club upon his return for a full report. See this video on YouTube that Kevin produced about his trip there in 2005.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGsP8mNuC  Look for some information in the Messenger-Index about dropping letters off there.
Our annual year-end "Pass the Gavel" banquet will be held on Friday, June 10th at Cold Mountain Creek. We need to form a committee which would be responsible for the menu, pricing, entertainment and agenda. Its guaranteed to be a fun time! If you'd like to serve on this committee, please let John Biggs know.
Our guests last week were Diana Baird, Tom Myers and Steve Thayne.....Dan, I really didn't like your pink shirt but I didn't want to say anything........turns out TJ is a McCoy......travelling mercies for TJ and Tim as they head into tornados and floods......... don't forget to write a "letter from home".......there's still time to sell more raffle tickets......many thanks to Brad Little for taking time from his busy schedule to speak to us last week......we're getting into our busy season - make sure you have all Rotary events on your calendar! ......
John Buck - The Gem County Coroners office will have a program on Distracted Driving, a video that will take about 15 minutes and have a discussion about it. This program should be very interesting, please plan on being there and bring someone with you.
As most of you know, Larry Droppers passed on 11/12/12 of a lengthy illness. Larry joined our Emmett Rotary Family August 28 1997. Larry served as club president and several trips to our board. He also served as Treasure for Youth Inc. and worked with our foundation board, He was also 2010 Rotarian of the Year and very involved with the Emmett Youth Auction. Larry's laugh and words will be sorely missed but his spirit will continue to touch each of his Rotarian Family members.
Please keep Larry's family in your prayers
Funeral arrangements are in the process of being made and will become available as soon as possible.
I would like to recommend that all who attend his funeral, PLEASE wear your Rotary Shirt.
Special Thanks to the following for their support to make the Ren Faire a success -
Friday: Wendy Kern - going to get turkey legs at Smoky Davis
TJ - preparing trailer, ordering legs and getting them to Smokey Davis
Perry - ordering hot dogs and chorizos and getting them
Saturday: - Mark W.
Bryan Stone
Perry
Tonja
Cheryl and Ryan
Sunday: Mark W.
Perry
Tonja
Joe Bleymeier
Dave Obermeyer
Rick W. and his wife Mary
John Buck
Stacy Gulley
Special Thanks to Rod's mother-in-law Virginia Ellefsen for teaching Rod how to sew flags - Virgina
Members, It has been brought to my attention from others that we need to be more aware of our "side conversations" during our Thursday meetings, especially during the time our guest speaker is presentiung. As you already know, it can be disruptive to others but most of all, it is disrespectful to our guests.
I will thank you in advance for your attention and support on this concern.
We had a very good Foundation Summit this last weekend at the Owyhee Plaza - Representing our Emmett was Ron Bjorkman, Perry Jenkins, Terri Jones and myself.
We spoke a lot about Paul Harris which is near and dear to me (even though I'm not a Paul Harris - Yet).... We will be talking in the next few weeks about this program.
I would like to challenge anyone to work with me to become a Paul Harris Fellow during this year 2012-2013, can I invite at least one of you to come along with me??
The third year of the Rotary Leadership Institute begins in August so the time to sign up is NOW! This three session program is designed to help Rotarians become more effective leaders in a volunteer environment. The program will include such topics as Leadership, Rotary Beyond Your Club, The Rotary
Foundation, Membership Development, Service Projects and much more. Your fellow Rotarians have been trained in facilitating lively discussions.The dates are as follows:
Boise and Pocatello - August 18, October 13 and November 17
Twin Falls - August 25, October 6 and November 10.
The cost is $50.00 per session; clubs are encouraged to pay the fee on behalf of their attending members.
For more details, see the brochure which was mailed to you a few days ago. John Biggs is one of the facilitators., please see him for more information.
Larry Droppers House Wasp Update - The WASPS ARE GONE....Revenge is Sweet.......!
Rotarians - Don't forget about the Cowboy Luau October 6th. Cost:Payment required - $35 / Couple $20/ Adult $10/ Youth 12 & up $5 / Youth 11 & Under Food, Silent Auction, and Music for the entire family! Dust off your boots and put on your grass skirt for a great family fun night to benefit Academics, Activities and Athletics within the Emmett School District! We have free of charge games for the kids and a great pulled pork dinner with the price of admission!
How about a MOVIE night out? - Let's all plan on visting the local theather and do a movie together. I will check and see about the schedule of upcoming movies... and report back - Would be FUN!!
SAVE YOUR ROTARIAN MAGAZINE - A new program is headed our way from the District 5400 Public Relations Committee, by way of the Boise Metro club. You are requested to bring your Rotarian Magazines to club meetings (after you have read them cover to cover, of course). We will then affix a label over your mailing label which will include a QR code, directing smartphone users to the District website. Then, probably on a monthly basis, we'll redistribute the magazines to waiting rooms around town - doctors, dentists, etc. This will be an easy way to promote Rotary in our community and around the District and provide easy access to additional information for anyone interested. The labels are still in production, but we can start collecting magazines anytime.
Don't forget - ROSE SALE - ORDERS MUST BE IN BY Sept 12th.
Please contact John Buck with your ROSE order. Our Goal is for each Rotarian to sale 5 dozen Roses each. The money will be going to the Senior Center for Fuel for their bus.
The purpose of life is a life of purpose. Robert Byrne
The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. William James
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life, It goes on.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. —-Oprah Winfrey
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. —-Marie Curie
Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today. —-James Dean
Life is not a matter of having good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. —–Robert Louis Stevenson
Perry Jenkins Program this week is - Aileen is with the Boise Metro Club and will be speaking about the Global Village Network organization. She’ll also bring Mary Rutherford who’s the Development Director for the College of Engineering at BSU.
Jefferson Jenkins program last week was Cole Siebler Pro-Motorcycle racer. Thank You Jefferson for introducing us to Cole, I thought it was a very interesting program.
Ryan DeArmond lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance - Thank You Ryan
Sue and Steve are heading to the Basque country and spending about a week in Italy.
They will also be spending one week in Italy. We want to wish them well and a safe trip.
Do I hear a program for someone in a couple months?
John and Linda have moved into their new home in Boise, we trust they have all their boxes unpacked. :-)
We wish them well on making their new house and warm home.
No regular meeting this week. Instead, we'll have our annual Installation Banquet on Friday night at Cold Mountain Creek. From 6 to 7PM we'll have social hour and hear the sweet sounds of the "Invisible Swordsmen", headed up by our own Maestro Clark Elkins. After a fine meal of roast beef or chicken we'll suffer through some bad jokes by our MC, hear President John recap our year's activities, honor some people, make some awards, and finally, if you're still awake, John will accept the Past President Pin and present the President Pin to Rod who will then us about his plans for the next Rotary year. Whew!
HAPPY 4th of JULY Everyone Rod here - This is my first attempt at this bulletin, I have a few ideas I need help with.
I'd like to put in the bulletin a joke or story of the week. So if you have a good joke or a funny story that would be appropriate to all and feel you'd like to share with us, please send it to me and I will post it.
This week's program is brought to us by Jefferson Jenkins. His program will be - Cole Siebler Pro-Motorcycle racer.
I hope for a good turnout with attendance, but with it being the day after the 4th of July.....We will see.
:-)
There will be no meeting next week, the 28th, since our Banquet is on Friday.....Rod is learning the ropes of our e-bulletin, look forward to his first issue on about July 3rd........
Our guests last week were Dottie Jones, Andy Page, Mike Peters from
Meridian Rotary, Emily Fleming........interesting to hear about Kurt
Hall's adventure in St. Johns........We've been searching YouTube for
the video about Tim Adams and his dog in the shower......thanks to
Rhonda McManis and Joyce Coulter for telling about their Equine
Sanctuary project.......the Board approved the purchase of two new
canopies for CF and some folding tables for our cook tent......Stacy and
John Gulley will be our representatives on the Guatemala trip next
October.....We are sponsoring four students to RYLA this year: Callie
Webb, Rasche Elliott, Matthew Carlson and Randi Sturtz.......we are
contributing an additional $500 to our District to support two more
Youth Exchange students.......
Last week Perry J. reported that 28 local youth organizations have been awarded funds from this year's Youth Auction. The total was about $14,000, about the same as previous years. To see the list of recipients, refer to our Home Page.
We welcome Arvi Pugmire to our club last week. Arvi is the manager of the Emmett Walgreen's. Born and raised in the Philippines. Her dad was in the US Navy so she ended up in Key West, Florida. She and her husband Shane relocated to Boise, via Boston, 2 years ago. The Pugmires are expecting their first child on July 11th.
This is Cherry Festival Week! Instead of meeting at LaCosta, we'll join for lunch in the park at the Hospitality Table. We'll enjoy fair food and conversation!
Our annual installation banquet will be at Cold Mountain Creek on Friday, June 29th. We'll have our social hour from 6 to 7 PM, during which time we'll be entertained by the "Invisible Swordsmen", aka Clark Elkins and his brother. Our menu options will be Roast Beef or Mushroom Chicken. Please RSVP ASAP to John Biggs. Master of Ceremony will be the Honorable John Buck.
THERE ARE STILL A BUNCH OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT GIVEN YOUR RSVP. PLEASE DO SO IMMEDIATELY!
Our guests last week were John Gully and grandson and Lindsey.....Perry reported that grant and scholarship checks for the Youth Auction have been distributed.......last week was really dead, everybody seemed to be dreaming of other things........weather? ......We enjoyed Curt Bowen's update on Semilla Nueva...he's on his way back to Guatemala now....nice to see he got his glasses fixed.......we hope Kurt is having fun on St. Johns......
Relay for Life is coming up in August. Might be fun for our Rotary Club to have a team in honor of Joan Buck. We'd need members willing to raise pledges and walk the track over night. It's a fun overnighter!! See Rod for more details.
Dave O. reports that he has found two well qualified EHS students to be our RYLA representatives this summer. Terry Jones is going to sponsor another - a student from Portland who is moving to Emmett. So we'll have three!
Cherry Festival is coming right up! This is Emmett's biggest event of the year! We'll be managing the two parking areas and convincing event goers that they should contribute to the City's Christmas Decoration Fund. If you haven't already signed up for a shift, please contact Kent or Mark. We're to be there from Wed thru Sat, pick up Sunday morning.
Curt will be making a return visit to our club to bring us up to date on progress in Guatemala. His sustainable agriculture program, known as Semilla Nueva ("New Seed") is applying for a grant through Rotary International. Our club has committed $1,000 and, we believe, Curt was successful in obtaining the final piece of his fund raising at District Conference to qualify for the Global Grant from RI. Look forward to his update! Click here for more about Semilla Nueva
Our group training session was held last Wednesday in Marilyn's conference room at Alliance title. The following Rotarians attended: Ian Netherton, Jefferson Jenkins, Arvi Pugmire, Jake Sweeten, Kurtis Hall and Clark Elkins. Presentations were made by John Biggs, Rod DeArmond and Vicky Page. We talked about how Rotary International is organized world wide, we toured the various Rotary websites, went over our club's programs and those of RI. We'll do this again in a few months.
Seven Emmett Rotarians, and some spouses, attended the District 5400 Annual Conference in Sun Valley last weekend. As usual, it was a fun weekend! the Sun Valley Resort does a great job - the meals were delicious! We heard about AfricAid, Semilla Nueva, Cowboy Ethics and much more. Larry Roberts, from KBOI, did a great job as M.C. He sure has a lot of jokes up his sleeve! Our free time on Saturday afternoon was spent wine tasting, cooking, bike riding and swimming. We did not win the Humanity in Motion Award this year - lost by 1/2 point! But we did take first place in some categories and came home with a $300 check from the District.
We didn't win any of the raffle prizes. The cruise was won by someone from Twin Falls. Raffle ticket sales came in at $48,400, net of expenses the District made a profit of $36,400! In the 8 years since the raffle program has been in place, the District has profited $357,000!! Of that amount, 25% goes to the clubs to subsidize their cost of attendance, 25% goes to District youth programs and 50% is used to match Paul Harris contributions.
Attending were John and Linda Biggs, Bryan and Ann Stone, Tonja Hyder, Vicky and Dennis Page, Rod DeArmond, Rick and Mary Walth, Terry and Dottie Jones.
1. USA has the most clubs (7,869). What country is #2? India 3,066 clubs 2. Where is the largest Rotary Club and how many members does it have? Seattle, USA 950 members 3. In the past 5 years, what ZONE has shown the largest membership growth? Where is it? Zone 5 - Southern India & Sri Lanka (1,172 clubs, 40,000 members)
Our guests last week were Paul and Colleen Fear, Rotarians from Ohio, Clark Fear, Matt Johnson, and Arvi Pugmier.......Mark your calendar - our annual Rotary Golf Tournament will be Friday, September 7th.......FINAL RAFFLE TICKET SALES ARE DUE THIS WEEK......The Messenger Index will have a "Drive By Food Drop" on May 23.......six Rotarians and their spouses are off to Sun Valley for District Conference on Thursday........
Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) is a program of Rotary International which our District 5400 has participated in for many years. Typically our Club sends up to four Juniors or Seniors from Emmett High School. Its a four day leadership camp which takes place at the College Of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls from August 2-5. See the link for more details. If you know a student who would be interested, please contact Dave Obermeyer. (www.ryla5400.weebly.com)
New members are strongly encouraged to attend a New Member Orientation session on Wednesday, May 23, at 2:00 PM in the conference room at Alliance Title on Washington St. Your club's leadership team will spend about an hour going into more detail about our club's programs, Rotary International programs, our website and lots more. Everyone who wants to know more about Rotary is invited to attend.
Each year our Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation awards college scholarships to Emmett High Seniors totaling about $3,000. The funds come from the earnings from the Foundation's assets, and this year, was supplemened by funds from the club itself. (For more about the history of the Foundation, look for the story under Club Documents on our home page). this years' scholarships were awarded to:
It was a cold start and the grass was wet, but we got our section of highway cleaned up last Saturday. We had ten Rotarians in the field and it only took about 1 1/2 hours. Now, if the rest of you would just stop throwing stuff out the window! Chief Cleaner Steve also reports that the Highway Dept is going to be making new signs for our section (and removing the ones up on the hill)..
Our guests last week were Nina Gammons and Karen Kosowan from Western Treasure Valley Rotary.........Dave Little has lunch with Warren Buffet this week......Rick is counting the days to his annual fishing trip in Mexico......Congrats to Terry- he got a new truck.....thanks to John Wallace, my swing has improved a lot.........
We'll meet with representatives from the High School Tennis Team, the Lions Club and the City Parks Dept on Wednesday (tomorrow!) at 3:00 PM to install six new tennis nets. We were awarded a District Simplified Grant for $500 for the prject and the Lions Club split the rest with us, so our total cost was only about $290. Thanks to Vicky P. for spearheading this project!
Tim Fleming sponsored Matt Heath into membership in our club last week. A native of Emmett, Matt currently sells real estate for Evans Realty. He didn't follow his Dad and Brother into to the auctioneering business; rather, he is a very busy RODEO CLOWN,working almost every weekend all summer and fall. Matt has a 3 1/2 year old daughter and his hobbies are outdoor activities, particularly bird hunting in the fall. Matt has been active in the community and currently serves on the Fair Board.
Our guests last week were Ralph Kellogg (A charter Member of Emmett Rotary), Steve Weston, Jason Fuegelburg and Arvi Pugmier........Yikes! We had 34 people jammed into our room last week!.... ...We heard from Deidre White of the Emmett Safe Kids Coalition and her plans for a bike safety Rodeo on June 2 at Carberry school. $100 will buy 20 kids' helmets......thanks to Marianne Barker from Twin Fall Blue Lakes Rotary who told us about her NID trip to Nigeria...... We have rec'd the $500 check for our DSG grant for the tennis nets.......
We're pleased to welcome Joe Bleymaier back to Emmett Rotary!
Joe was an active member from July 2007 to May of 2009 while he was
Administrator of Emmett Rehab. Then he did a stint as an interim Administrator
for a bunch of facilities in the Valley. Now he has returned to Emmett with a
full time post as Administrator of River's Edge Care and Rehab.
Joe grew up an Air Force "brat" and spent 30 years himself
in the service of our country, retiring in 1995 as a full Colonel. He served in
Vietnam, flying 310 missions as a forward air controller in a little Cessna
over the jungle looiking for bad guys (he calls it "trolling").
Joe and his wife Marcia live in Boise. They have sons ( all in
the air Force) and 12 grandchildren. Welcome back, Joe!
Our guest this week will be Carlos Bilboa, our Republican representative in the Idaho House for District 11B. He has served in this capacity since 2004 and his term expires this year. He lives here in Emmett.
This week Rod will introduce Marianne Baker from Twin Falls Rotary, and our District Governor elect-elect (2 years out). She recently went on a National Immunization Day to Africa. Thats' the same program Rebecca Bjorkman told us about in India.
Final details are being completed for the youth Auction on the 27th. You will see the flyer showing all the item to be auctioned in this week's paper. If you have stuff to pick up, bring it to Perry before hand or take it to the auction Friday. The show starts at 6:00, but we need some folks there at 4:00 to set up the stage and tables. Also some help will be needed at the conclusion (probably around 11:00) to put things away. The 4H kids will be handling food concessions.
With the auction just barely over, we have to go down to The Island around 9:30 on Saturday to set up our cook wagon. Thousand of kids will start streaming into the park around 11:00 to enjoy lots of games, food and music. We'll be selling hot dogs, hamburgers and soft drinks for a buck. What a deal! We'll also need some help looking after the golf games and bouncey bins.
Each year the Emmett Rotary Club Foundation awards about $3,000 in college scholarships to graduating seniors. The committee has received 16 applications and will be meeting soon to make the awards. (if you want to know more about the Foundation look in Club Documents on our home page - you'll find the history)
Each year at District Conference clubs are asked to bring something of value to be put into the Silent Auction. The proceeds go to support District activities. Our idea is to create a nice looking basket full of things which are unique to Emmett or Gem County. These might include: Cherry Festival t-shirts, gourmet popcorn, honey, wine, fudge, scarves, apple butter, etc. If you come across something, bring it to the meeting so we have it ready to go!
Our guests last week were James Page and Richard Hyder.........Congratulations to Kent and Amy on the birth of their child #2, daughter Brooke..... Terry, so how do you milk a cow two and half times?.......and who walked in about halfway through last week but our old friend and former member Joe Bleymaier....... he's back in Emmett and will apply for re-instatement......we passed the changes to our club by-laws with only limited dissent......tennis nets should be here soon........We did get our $500 District Simplified Grant to support that effort! .........Hooray! the city is going to provide spaces for handicapped parking at Cherry Festival.......
Our Membership Committee likes to meet with new members within a month or two after they join to provide further orientation in the ways of Rotary. As it happens, we've had bunch of new folks lately. We have tentatively scheduled an Orientation session for Wednesday April 25th at 2:00PM in the conference room at Alliance Title. We have six members who we classify as "new" but all Rotarians are welcome to join us. We'll be discussing Rotary International programs, touring websites and lots more! Please let John or Marilyn know if you plan to attend.
Seems like we just did that! Every six months or so its our turn to pick up highway trash along the road from Boman Road to Letha. We'll do it Saturday, May 5th. We need at least 8 people to be efficient -four coming and four going. We'll meet at Tom's Cabin for breakfast at 8:00,be on the road by 9. It only takes about two hours. Contact Steve Bork if you can help.
Our guests last week were Arvi Pugmier, Matt Heath and Cheryl Wurtenberger..............we should have details on Kent's baby this week........congratulations to Ian on his new dog...I can't spell it, but its really small.......Marilyn visited the Willow Brook, Texas Rotary Club......
Last week we were pleased to induct Kurtis Hall into our club. Kurtis is a native of Idaho - he currently lives in Meridian with his wife Christina and their three sons, ages 21,20 and 18. Kurt is a Customer Service Rep for Idaho Power - his territory covers Gem County so he spends a lot of time in Emmett. (He took over Dan Smith's area) In his former life, Kurt was a police officer for a sheriff's department in north Idaho, working a lot with kids as a school resource officer. Kurt's hobbies are working with young people, hunting, fishing, camping, cooking, martial arts, tactical shooting.....wow. (BTW, Kurt's two oldest sons have just enlisted in the Army!! A proud dad?)
This week Krista Cole will introduce Brooke Green, the Region 3 Mobility Manager for CTAI. She'll talk about Gem County Community transportation issues.
Our Community is so fortunate to have such a vibrant, well organized and comprehensive 4H program for our youngsters. Last week we heard from Allie Gertsch who told us about her trip to D.C. to compete in the VFW speech contest. She came in 18th and won a $2,000 scholarship. Then, Allie and her friends Rachel Drake and Flora Gertsch told us about the 4H Citizenship Washington Focus trip to D.C. in June. Our 4H leaders are doing a great job in preparing our young people for an appreciation for public service. (And just so you all know, a large percentage of our Youth Auction scholarships goes to 4H groups)
Ian Netherton our newest member, was sponsored by President John. Ian grew up in Livermore, California. He served 27 years in the US Navy as an air traffic controller, both land based and on aircraft carriers around the world. After retiring from the Navy, Ian spent the next 18 years as a test engineer for HP in Boise. He moved to Emmett six years ago and recently retired from HP. Since retirement has left him with some spare time, he's found Rotary as a way to become involved in the community. Ian's hobbies are the usual outdoor activities and computers. He has two children and three grandchildren. Welcome, Ian!
Our guests last week were Kenny Keene , Steve's friend Kathy and Terry's granddaughter.......Terry, your email arrived on Wednesday, March 28th....did you find it in your borrow pit?..............Tennis nets are on the way - should arrive any day!......Steve will soon be a grandfather! .....Nice job, Perry, on getting that Youth Auction story on the front page, above the fold.............everyone should have received the proposed by-laws changes that we'll vote on April 12th........
This week Allie Gertsch will tell us about her recent trip to Washington D.C. to compete in the 4H speaking contest. You will recall that we helped with expenses. We'll also hesr from some of her friends who will be part of the Idaho delegation going to DC for more competition.
Thanks to everyone who helped with food for last weekend's funeral for Joan Buck...it was a fine celebration of Joan's life!........our guests last week were Kurt Hall, Ian Netherton and Clark Elkins..........the Club has donated $200 to the Emmett Rotary Foundation in the name of Kermit Jones and Joan Buck....these funds go to scholarship awards.........Mark, your mustache is coming along nicely........Rod and Tonja were not very forthcoming about their experience at PETS...........still looking for a copy of Thidwick, the Big Hearted Moose.........
The Board has approved a project to provide six new nets for the City's tennis courts. We're still working out the details and we may be partnering with the Lion's Club to get this done. The project should be eligible for a District Simplified Grant as well.
James Buck will introduce this week's speaker - Roberts Adams from the Bureau of Reclamation. He'll tell us about plans to install an addition power generator at the Black Canyon Dam. It represents the first new hydro power generation in the Snake River system in over 50 years!
Last week we were serenaded by Cherish Armstrong, a Junior at Emmett High who is one of only 5 tuba players in the nation to go on tour in Europe this summer with the Sound of America Concert band. What a wonderful opportunity! The Club has agreed to contribute $100 toward her expenses. If anyone wants to help her individually, bring your contribution to next week's meeting and we'll see that she gets it.
Our guests last week were Ian Netherton, Richard Hyder and Mary Overstreet (Walth)........look forward to a full report from Rod and Tonja about their experience at PETS last weekend......We are contributing $100 toward the Hospital's annual Health Fair......all those summer dates are now listed on the left hand side of your bulletin - mark your calendar now......
Once again, District 5400 is holding the annual Raffle event with the grand prize being a "Cruise to Anywhere". The winning ticket holder—as well as the Rotarian who sells the winning ticket—will receive a $4500 cruise credit with AAA of Idaho. Other prizes include a 55" Flat Screen HDTV, I Pad, I Pod MP3 players and Kindle Fire . The winning tickets will be drawn at District Conference. Proceeds from the raffle help support Paul Harris Matching funds, District youth programs and 25% of sales will be rebated to clubs to assist with attendance of members to conference. Each Rotarian is asked to sell one book of 10 tickets. (See Rod if you need more tickets!)
Our guests last week were Marilyn and Becky Bjorkman.......Becky's presentation about trip to India for the RI National Immunization Day was fascinating.....Becky is a member of new West Boise Rotary Club...... wishes for a speedy recovery for Tonja's son who was in a car accident last Thursday......
We were pleased to have Bryan Wewers from Idaho Power with us last week. He presented us a check for $250.00 to go toward our Youth Auction funds. Bryan is a member of the Boise Centennial Rotary Club.
Our guests last week were Ian Netherton, Ann Stone, Linda Biggs, Anne Trout.......any thanks to Tiana Glenn for her program about American Humane.....seems we have lots of connections to Cal Poly Ag Engineering......Congrats to Tonja who was the first one to turn in her Y.A. list..........congrats to Jake Sweeten who has completed the Rotary Rocky Mountain Leadership Institute........
Our 46th annual Youth Auction will be April 27. All members are expected to help by soliciting items for the auction. You have been given a list based on our database of previous donors. If you want to add a new one, or solicit somebody that might be on someone else's list, please contact Perry or Larry to be sure there's no duplication. We really need items of real value (cars, antiques, artwork, personal services, etc)
District Governor Kathleen Simko has released the draft agenda for the District Conference at Sun Valley May 18-19. Dinner keynote speakers will be Curt Bowen (Semilla Nueva), Elizabeth Abshire, CEO of Africaid and Ann Moore on Cowboy Ethics. More details to follow, but mark your calendar! The registration form is now available on the District website.
Each club is asked to provide items for the Silent Auction and the ongoing raffle. If anyone has an idea for something that's unique to Gem County or Emmett, let John know.
Assuming her safe return and having enough energy and a re-set body clock, Rebecca Bjorkman will tell us about her trip to India working as a volunteer on Rotary Immunization Day (RID). She and her team were immunizing babies against Polio. What an adventure!!
Our guests last week were Clark Elkins and James Page..........Chuck is recovering from ticker surgery, he should be back soon.......congrats to Vicky Page who won "Best Actress" award at this year's Gemmys.......We think Rod is in Arizona where its warm......Rebecca Bjorkman is in India vaccinating babies...she'll be our program on March 1st.......Connie spent the night in a Yurt...............Sell those raffle tickets!
Tim Fleming has been reinstated to our club membership. He took a sabbatical to explore the political arena and setting up his new law practice in Emmett. He had been an active member from 2001 through 2008. Marilyn K. has been after him to re-join and she finally succeeded! Tim and his wife Lori live in Emmett. Welcome back, Tim!
Our program this week will be Tiana Glenn who is a volunteer for American Humane's Emergency Services Division.. She has just returned from a deployment with the Red Star Team to Memphis where her team rescued a large number of dogs found in a UHaul truck. She'll tell us about the team's responsibilities when they are called by authorities to deal with large numbers of abused or neglected animal, or animals endangered by natural disasters.
Our guest last week was Kurtis Hall....Dan, his host, was off to Palm
Springs for warmth.....Vicky went to Twin last Saturday for District
Committee Meetings.......barely made it home in dying
vehicle.......pitchers and catchers report this week.....still plugging
for EREY and Polio Plus...you know who you are......
One of Rotary's Avenues of Service is "Vocational Service". This week, Sue Beitia will introduce Rudy Hernandez from the Idaho Department of Labor and Linda Decker from Emmett High School. Perhaps there are ways Rotarians can assist people learning new skills or seeking new opportunities.
This fall we'll be enhancing our Dictionary Project for the third graders by adding a new "Four Way Test Coloring Book". We'll be applying for a District Simplified Grant to fund the project.
Mark your calendar! District 5400 annual Conference will be May 18-19 at the Sun Valley Resort. This is always a fun time to meet with other Rotarians from around Idaho and enjoy some great meals, great speakers, club awards, Youth Exchange Students, GSE team presentations and more! Last year, you recall, our club won the Hummanity in Motion Award - we're in the running to win it again! We know that the featured speaker on Friday eveing will be Kurt Bowen from Semilla Nueva.
The registration form is available on the District website. The club will pay for the Rotarian's registration fee and should be in a position to assist with other expenses as well.
Last week we welcomed Jefferson Jenkins to our membership. Jefferson (no relation to Perry) is an Emmett native. After high school he went off to U of I and earned a degree in marketing. He plied his marketing skills at ski resorts on Colorado and recently returned to Emmett and purchased Huck 'n Finns Sports Bar. He was sponsored for membership by Rick Walth. Jefferson's hobbies include skiing, biking, ATV, camping, family and friends. He wears a size 10 1/2 shoe. Welcome Jefferson!
Our guests last week were Justine Spencer, James Page, Diana Baird, John Olson, Bobbie Lightle, Brenda St. Pierre and Judy Droppers....quite a crowd!........it was great to see Wisti at Kermit's service last Saturday........It was reported that City Life made around $1200 at last week's bowling tournament (we contributed $200). ......Wendi reported that Project Graduation netted about $6200 for the senior party. WOW!.......So, who were the Charter Members of our club?? We know of Kermit Jones, Dan Siebler, Clay Scofield and Ron Bjorkman....who else?.....it would be fun to find the original charter paperwork............thanks to Carol Gardner for bringing us up to date on the Arts in Emmett.......
You should have received your Rotarian magazine his week.Great article about Rotary Peace Fellowships. Of more interest to me, however, was the article about "Tech Savants" which supports my proposition that Social Networking is going to ruin our society as we have known it! I am no longer going to look at Facebook (except when my wife forces me to so I can see photos of my New York grandchildren!)
For you fitness buffs, there's also an entertaining article about "The case Against Exercise".
Our guests last week were Tim Adams, Colleen Hicks, Richard Hyder, Brenda St. Pierre and Jed Myers (from Western Treasure Valley Rotary)......Ally Gertsch won her state speaking competition! Congratulations!......our fast pitch booth at the fairgrounds got blown over recently.....repair in question.......Won't be long before we start working on the Youth Auction - 40th year!!.....we donated $100 to Project Graduation.....District Mid-Winter Assembly is this Saturday - not too late to sign up........
This week Bryan Stone will introduce Bill Moore, CEO of Valley Family Health Clinics. He'll explain how community health clinics are funded by the federal government and that the system really works!
The Board of the Emmett Rotary Club is happy to announce that we'll present the EmmettValley Friendship Coalition with our 2012 Community Service Award. As you know, the EVFC organizes Tuesday community dinners, the Emmett Food Pantry, community garden, Christmas and holiday boxes, toys for tots and a bunch of other initiatives in our community. We've invited the members of their Board to join us for lunch at Club Assembly on February 9th.
Our guests last week were Brenda St. Pierre, Clarke Elkins, Ally and Corrina Gertsch.......the Board will be considering Paul Feickert's request for funding for the Marine Mounted Color Guard......Steve B. got a new dog.........Happy Birthday Jan Sherman!!......John Buck got his mouth fixed??........Good luck to Ally Gertsch who will be competing in the VFW' Voices of Democracy" speech contest........watch for raffle tickets for the Project Graduation cake............McCall's mid-winter carnival will be soon - their Rotary does a lot!..........since the beginning of the Rotary year, our fund raisers have netted $5300.......
Last week we approved support for Curt Bowen's Semilla Nueva efforts in Guatemala for $1,000. We also confirmed our pledge to the Nigeria sanitation project for $500. We'll be receiving periodic update reports. Congratulations to us for making a difference in the world!
It was recently reported that for the first time in its recorded history, India had no cases of Polio in 2011! So, we can't use the acronym "PAIN" anymore! By the way, Rebecca Bjorkman has been selected to join the Rotary International team going to India in February for World Immunization Day! We'll look forward to hearing about that! (just because India had no new cases, we must remain diligent. All those new babies have to be inoculated).
There are still seven of you who have not made your $20.00 contribution to Polio Plus.
Looks like at least 4 teams from our club will participate in the City Life Bowling Tournament at KT Lanes on Jan 22. Each bowler will pay the $10 fee but our club will pay the $50 sponsor fee - so we don't have to go out soliciting!! (yeah!)
Our guests last week were Colleen Hicks, Jefferson Jenkins and Jan Sherman......great to see Teena last week, and congrats on becoming a grandmother!.......check out this website: www.socialgoodnetwork.org ...............Rocky Mountain Leadership Institute - Course Two- is this Saturday in Boise......consider District Mid-Winter Assembly on the 28th.......
Curt Bowen visited our Board meting last week and provided more information about their excellent work in Guatemala. We've done some due diligence as well. We'll decide at this week's meeting if we want to financially support the project.Semilla Nueva (New Seed) - Growing Better Ideas, for a Better Tomorrow
If you haven't done it already, take a look at www.semillanueva.org to get an idea of the work that Curt Bowen and his folks are doing in Guatemala. Curt will be attending our Board meeting on Thursday to give us more detail about the project and our possible involvement. Anyone is welcome to attend our Board meetings - Cold Mountain 7:00 AM.
(Did you see Curt's picture in the Statesman this week? The writer said "talking to Curt is in exercise on a wholistic scale - from mind-blowingly philosophical to intensely pragmatic".)
Now that the holiday season is behind us, its time to take down those Christmas lights we put up after Thanksgiving. Meet at JD's cafe at 9:00 AM. Many hands make light work!
Carol Briggs, a Board member of City Life, last week told us about their Jan 22 bowling tournament at KT Lanes. Funds raised will be used to support their ongoing operations. So far, looks like we may field 4 teams. Way to go Rotary! For more details contact Kent Adams.
This month's Rotarian magazine included this message from Bill Boyd, Chair of the Foundation Trustees. Its worth a repeat:
"Today's generation supports causes rather than organizations, and so we in Rotary should be able to clearly identify the causes that drive us. When somebody asks what Rotary is, you do not have to fumble for words. Tell the person that we are an organization of service-minded individuals around the world who are working to make the world a better place with our efforts in water and sanitation, basic education and literacy, maternal and child health, disease prevention and treatment, economic and community development, and peace and conflict resolution. You can say that in 20 seconds!"
Rick Walth will introduce Debbie Roenhurst from the Gem County Revitalization Committee. She'll tell us about the signs for the county's historic bridges that we helped finance.
Our guests last week were Jefferson Jenkins, James Page and Jan Sherman.......many thanks to Debbie Rounhurst for an interesting insight into community projects.......Rick donated "Bronco Chips" to the Food pantry.....they were an ugly blue and orange taco chip - unappetizing....but I'm sure some Pantry clients will enjoy them during the game on Thursday...... is it ever going to snow?.......Rick, are you going to LV?......beware of emails from Stacy.......
So far, we Rotarians have contributed 90 pounds of non-perishables to the Emmett Food Pantry. There's still time for more! If you haven't made a donation yet, you can bring it to this week's meeting. The need is great and we can help!
TJ brings us this week's
program about sustainable agriculture in Guatemala.
Sarah Machacek represents a nonprofit called Semilla Nueva ("New Seed"
in Spanish), dedicated to working with small farmers in Guatemala "to
establish sustainable agriculture techniques in their fields."
Last weekend's Christmas gathering at Marilyn's was lots of fun! Thanks to Marilyn and Kirk for hosting. The game "Apples to Apples" was a big hit.......where's the flag?......don't worry, Kiwanis didn't move, they just moved all their stuff into the other room for a big event.....congratulations to Steve B. for finally getting his knee fixed......Congrats to Marilyn who is now President of the Board of CityLife.......
Our guests last week were Rotarians Paul and Colleen Fear from Ohio, Dottie and Kermit Jones and Richard Hyder.......Kent may be out recruiting for a bowling team....any of us any good at it (not me)......Thanks to Bruce Evans and Clint Seamons for an interesting talk about City construction projects last week......the Dictionaries have been dsitrubuted to Emmett third graders - only Garden Valley is left......
Downtown decorations project went very smooth. Thanks to Mark and Dave who worked on the
ladder and hung banners. Marilyn and Sue helped with the large over the
street banners and Stacy, Dian and Jeremiah Vickery (Mass Mutual) worked
with the City Bucket Truck to hang banners as well. Stacy's husband
John and John Shoemaker worked with the 4T Construction (Stacy and John's
business) bucket truck to hang the large over the street banners. We had
a 4-H group (parents and teenagers that worked with ladders on Main to hang the banners and lights on the light posts.
Fire Chief Shannon Crays and his crew worked on Hwy 16 to hang banners and
lights on posts. Sheriff Chuck provided coverage for the
bucket truck at the intersections for safety. Overall it was a great
day. We have 5 poles that are not lighting up. I will be trouble
shooting those in the next few days. Thanks to everyone for making our
community beautiful during this holiday season. I hope I did not
miss anyone
This week Dian Streeby will introduce Clint Seamons, Emmett City Construction Manager. (Maybe I'll finally find out what that project on 12th Street is all about).
Even though Tommy Stone had passed away last week at the age of 89, the spirit of "Tommy's Do-Gooders" lives on. This week the group will be working on a Christmas holiday for a family with 5 kids - ages 3 to 12. Mark W. has joined their board. contact Steve Bork if you need more info.
Our own Perry Jenkins was one of the award recipients! Congratulations Perry!
More than 100 outstanding volunteers from throughout the state were
honored Thursday by Gov. Butch Otter and first lady Lori Otter at the
10th annual Governor's Brightest Star awards ceremony at Boise State
University.
The 106 volunteers were nominated for their
contributions in six categories — corporation, small business,
organization, school, student and individual. All were nominated by
fellow Idahoans for their extraordinary volunteer efforts.
"Volunteers
are ever more important and valued as part of the foundation of
recovery in our state and the nation," Otter said. "The first lady and I
are honored to be here recognizing so many selfless Idahoans."
Our chili dinner for the family and friends of the 116th was a great success!! We figure we served about 300 people. Of course there were leftovers! This went the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition for the weekly dinner on the following Tuesday! So we served two functions! Many thanks to Mark, Perry and TJ and a bunch of other Rotarians who made this happen. And heaps of praise on Linda Savage who let us loose in her kitchen at the school. (We've awarded her a gift card to Chili's as an expression of our appreciation!) Any many thanks to the many folks who contributed ingredients to our dish - and it was magnificent chili!!
Our annual Christmas Party will be held on Saturday, December 10th at 6:00 PM. Marylin and Kirk Knighton have graciously offered their home as the venu. The Address is 835 Celeste. Marilyn will prepare a smoked turkey; everyone is asked to bring a dish - salad, sides, deserts, etc. Kids are welcome.
Our Christmas giving this year will be for the benefit of the Emmett Food Pantry. So bring some non-perishables food items to the party - if you won't be able to make the party, you can bring stuff to a December meeting.
Its time for us to help the City put up the Christmas banners along our main streets! Dian reports that the hardware has been installed. We will meet on Saturday Nov 26th at 9:00Am at JDs to hang the banners.
The Nominating Committee has made it report and is nominating the following Rotarians to be club officers effective July 1, 2012:
President - Rod DeArmond
Pres-Elect - Tonja Hyder
Vice Pres - Connie Goings
Secretary - Vicky Page
Treasurer - Rick Walth
Director to 6/30/14 - TJ Adams
Director to 6/30/14 - Mark Wurtenberger
Directors with one year left on their term: Sue Beitia and Kent Adams. Also serving on the Board will be John Biggs as Past President and Perry Jenkins as President of the Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation.
Nominations are now closed. The election will take place at the December Club Assembly on the 8th.
District Governor Kathleen Simko has passed along an award our club received from Rotary International. We were recognized for our support of the RI Annual Programs Fund. In fact, out of more than 34,000 clubs worldwide, we were:
One of only 880 clubs to attain a status of 100% Rotary Foundation Sustaining member Club
One of only 1550 clubs to become a Every Rotarian,Every Year Club.
Our guest last week was Don Stevens....Congratulations to Kent and Lindsey Adams who are expecting their second child......our By-Laws Review Committee is hard at work.......anybody in our club REALLY know Facebook?.......We have distributed dictionaries to Carberry School and the Emmett Christian School....Shadow Butte will be next........
October is over but there's still time to make your contribution to Polio Plus! Remember, our club committed to $700, which is $20 per member. We want 100% participation!!
Thanks to Sheriff Chuck for bring his guys to our meeting last week. Sgt Rick Perecz and Officer Kirk Weber showed us the tools in their arsenal for peacefully subduing a miscreant. Emmett is fortunate to have guys like them on the force. (Did you know that the belt that Officer Weber was wearing, including his hard shell vest, weighs 35 pounds??)
Our guest last week was former Assistant Governor Nina Gammons from Western Treasure Valley Rotary...she was doing a makeup in advance so she could go to Greece.....hmmm, didn't Connie G. just get back from there?.......the Rotary stickers have been placed in the Dictionaries - now we make appointments with the schools for distribution......Rod and Jake will be attending the District Rocky Mountain Leadership Institute this Saturday.....
Our supply of dictionaries has arrived. We'll be gathering at Potter Funeral Home on Tuesday (today) at 6:30PM to affix Rotary stickers to 200 books.....shouldn't take long! Perry will set up appointments with the schools so we can make the official presentation to the third graders. Since we started participating in this nation-wide program, we have distributed 1400 dictionaries to our kids in Gem and Boise County!
This week our own Dan Smith will present a program from Idaho Power. He'll tell us how Idaho will become energy self sufficient using the energy of the ocean tides. (what?)
Our guest last week was Christine Seitz from the City Rec District........look for our new sign above the cash register at LaCosta.........we now have six new aprons, too........Our resident Thespian Vicky did a wonderful job at last week-end's play, The Mousetrap........State of the City Address is Wednesday at Noon at LaCosta.........John B. and John B. presented the Senior Citizen Center with our check for $500 to support the bus.......got a good chicken lunch, too........
The Chili For 500 Committee is working out the details for our culinary adventure on November 5th. We will start cooking our "Heroes Chili" at 10:00 AM at Carberry School. We understand that the Lions will be supplying the cheese and onions, the High School kids will be cooking corn bread; Stacy is donating at least some of the beef. The actual dinner will be at Carberry at 5:00PM.(The only question remains: how do you deep fry chili??) Mark W. will give us more details as they become available. We need servers from 5:00.
With
your help, Rotary International has made tremendous progress in the
fight to eradicate polio. We are at an historic moment -- less than 1%
away from the end of polio forever. In honor of World Polio Day
on October 24th, 2011, RI is offering a special promotion for
contributions.
2-for-1 Recognition During the week of 24-28 October 2011, donors will receive 2-
for-1 recognition for every online contribution of US$100 or more made
to PolioPlus on www.rotary.org/contribute. You
must be registered with Rotary's Member Access prior to making an
online contribution. Member access provides Rotarians with online
services and other important features. If you haven't yet set up
your Member Access, please visit www.rotary.org/memberaccess.
It is easy to do and all you will need is your Rotary member number,
which can be found on the mailing label of the Rotarian magazine.
The promotion
will begin on 6 a.m., Central Standard Time (CST), on Monday, 24
October, and end at 12 noon sharp (CST), on Friday, 28 October. Online
contributions cannot be made on behalf of another individual, club, or
district. A high volume of online traffic associated with this promotion so your patience in advance is appreciated.
Please allow 4-6 weeks for the promotional recognition to appear on your account and to request recognition materials. Click here for more information on the 2-for-1 recognition promotion
Dian Streeby reports that the Chamber's Decoration fund has about $3,100 in it (thanks in large part us). The committee has investigated lots of options for upgrading the City's decorations - what they find is that this stuff is expensive! For this year, we'll be adding banners and lights to the new power poles that were installed this summer along Highway 52, near the intersection with Washington. We'll help the city crew put banners up in town on Saturday morning, November 26th.
It will soon be time to elect next year's club officers. The Nominating Committee is Rod DeArmond, John Buck, TJ Adams and Perry Jenkins. They will give their report at our November Club Assembly on the 10th; the election will be at the December Club Assembly on the 8th. We need to elect two Directors, a President Elect and a Vice President. If you are interesting in serving our club in a leadership position, please see a member of the committee. (The pay isn't great, but its an honor to serve!)
Our guests last week were Tom and Lisle Kershul and Steve Burke from Home Federal.......The Chamber is moving their offices on November st. They might need some help moving furniture on Saturday Nov 29th.......Sue B. reported that the AAA event raised $11k.......Best wishes to our old friend Bob fry who feels that other commitments force him to resign from our club. We'll miss you, Bob, and we thank you for your dedication to the ideals of Rotary.......Hopefully, everyone has paid for their roses by now........check out the matching deal that RI has for Polio Month.......We cleaned up the highway last Saturday after a hearty breakfast......we'll do it again in April........Congrats to Greg K. on the birth of his first grand daughter..........
This week Vicky P. will lead us in a discussion to revisit the Visioning project we completed in the spring of 2009. What goals did we set and where are we now? Many of our members were not around at that time, so an update will be worthwhile.
Once again, Emmett Rotary steps up to save the day! The Welcome Home Committee for the Idaho Guard 116th was apparently not successful in getting individuals to whip up come chili for a Chili Feed on Saturday, November 5th. We were asked if we could cook up some Chili for FIVE HUNDRED soldiers and their families. Sure we can!! Mark Wurtenberger is in charge - he'll have more details at Thursday's meeting. In the meantime, mark your calendar.
One more project to end our busy season......we'll clean up our two mile stretch of Highway 52 this Saturday. We'll meet at Tom's Cabin for breakfast at 8:00 AM, then out the door by 9::00 AM. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes and bring gloves...its a mess out there! A prize for the weirdest thing collected.
We received this message from Bob Rainville, our International project Coordinator:
Dear Cooperators in the New Hope Orphanage Bakery Project in Arequipa Peru,
I am very pleased to inform you that we have completed all the Rotary
Foundation's requirements implement our project to install a
commercial bakery at the New Hope Orphanage in Arequipa Peru. (See the
trailing letter from the Rotary Foundation). At this time, our
partnering Rotary Club in Arequipa has received our contributions and
matching funds from our District and the Foundations. Yesterday John
Verity, our District's Primary Contact for the project, recieved a
message indicating that items for the project are already being
purchased.
I will ask John to keep us informed on the project's progress and send
us photos. I anticipate that our project will be implemented shortly
because of the need for the bakery and the commitment of our partners
in Peru.
Thank you for making this project possible. It would not have been
possible without our cooperation.
--
Bob Rainville
(208) 830-1444
Dave Obermeyer will bring us up to date on Rotary International's efforts to eradicate Polio. Remember, our club has made a commitment to Polio Plus for each member to contribute $20, over and above your regular contribution to the Foundation. Lets see if we can get those done by the end of October!
Our guests last week were Diana Baird, Stephanie Arbula, Jan Sherman and Kent's friend Steve.....we sold 66 dozen roses to benefit the Senior's citizen's bus gas tank...my girls say the roses are beautiful! (much better than last year!).......Sue B. has enjoyed being retired this fall!......Bryan S. enjoyed the Broncos game with his brother from Reno (he had tickets for the Nevada section).......be sure to pick up a copy of the new book "Historic Moments" at the Messenger-Index..$9.99......Ron is enjoying his disease-free cantelopes......
Our guests last week were Fleda Wright and and Richard Hyder......Don't forget to pick up and pay for your roses this Friday.....your editor is enjoying the Fall foliage around Rochester, New York...oh, and another new grandson!.....thanks to Rod for taking the helm last week......Have you figured out your Ren Faire attire??
This week Dave Little will introduce Ben Ysursa, Idaho Secretary of State.
Ben Ysursa was elected Idaho's 26th Secretary of State on November 5, 2002. He was re-elected in 2006 and 2010. He is currently serving his third term.
He was born in Boise, Idaho in 1949. He is a 1971 graduate of Gonzaga University and earned his law degree at St. Louis University Law School in 1974 and was admitted to the Idaho State Bar in October 1974.
Ben started his professional career serving first as Deputy Secretary of State from 1974 to 1976 and then as Chief Deputy Secretary of State from 1976-2002.
District Governor Kathleen Simko visited our club last week. She met with the Board for dinner at JD's on Wednesday. This was her 36th club visit since her term began July 1st. ...only 8 to go! She let us know that there are other clubs in the District who are gunning for us- they intend to win the District award we won last year.(We'll see about that!)Kathleen told us the story of her blue blazer...her introduction to Rotary was as a GSE member to Sweden some 20 years ago. She challenged us to pursue the theme of RI - "Reach Within to Embrace Humanity". She also passed her lunchbox to encourage us to support community hunger programs. We collected $65.00 which will be passed on the Friendship Coalition.
It was a short experiment, but last week our President announced that he was abandoning his attempt to make Emmett Rotary a singing club. In a prepared statement, a tearful President said , "I am very disappointed. I was sure we could have some fun with this. But I was not prepared for the incredible divisiveness this effort has created". The announcement was made in the presence of District Governor Simko, who said, " I could have told you". Assistant Governor Jones was not in attendance but when advised by TJ via text, he immediately replied "See, there is a God".
Our picnic last week was a fun time. It was fun to see all those little kids around! ....future Rotarians?......Mark your calendar - October 15th Highway Clean-up......
Before we get to our business, we'll hear from our RYLA students, Wyatt Watts and Colton Burkes. Other items we need to talk about will include, but not be limited to:
Golf Tournament,
Highway Cleanup,
District Governor Visit,
Ren Faire,
RMLI,
Dictionary Project,
Rose Sale,
Flood Disaster help - District 7170 New York Catskills
Our guest last week was Roka Adams......Light Up Main Street was a fine time! Lots of Rotarians showed up to cook burgers and dogs and shoot the bull...looked like a pretty good turnout of Emmettonians or is it Emmettites?).....your editor wasn't there last week, but he heard there was some resistance to a song....what was that about?...thanks to Rod for taking the helm......
There will be no noon meeting this week. Rather, we'll join for a picnic in the City Park at 6:00 PM. Bring the whole family! We'll provide burgers, dogs and drinks, you bring a dish to pass. See you there!
Our annual Rose Sale fund raiser is upon us! We work with the Ontario (Western Treasure Valley)Rotary Club. Our goal is to sell 100 dozen. We have a new supplier this year so the roses should be of much better quality. The cost is $20 per dozen. We'll have some order forms available but you can download one on our website - look under "My Club Documents". The deadline for orders is Sept 15th. They will be available for pickup on Sept 29. For those of you who might be leaving your spouse for a hunting trip, these are a great gesture!
Our guests last week were Kermit Jones.....Lane Dodson and Bryan Wewers from Boise Sunrise Rotary were here to promote their annual Lobsterfest which will take place Sept 17.....(see www.lobsterfest.com)......As to Ren Faire, to get some early ideas, check out www.go4costumes.com......who wants to be Friar Tuck?........went to the State Fair on Monday..SUN STROKE....do people really pay $8.50 for a turkey leg??.......many thanks to Janie Schaut for telling us about her project of documenting Gem County vets. What an effort!.......
Emmett's second annual Light Up Main Street party will be this Saturday. As a last minute addition for suitable food, we've been tapped to set up our cookwagon right on the corner - primo location! TJ will have details at Thursday's meeting.
The Renaissance Faire Committee met last week to begin getting organized. The Committee is Sue, Perry, TJ, Tonja and John....but anyone is welcome to join! We've decided to sell Turkey legs, chorizo, hot dogs and hot/cold cider. As required by the event organizers, we'll all dress in 16th century period costume. Our canopy and cooking rig will be decorated accordingly. Since this is a two day event, we'll need lots of folks to help out. So put Oct 8-9 on your calendar now!
This week Vicky will introduce her son James who will tell us about his experience as our Exchange Student in Sweden this last school year. We understand he's eager to return!
Thanks to everyone for showing your interest in serving on one of our many committees. There are two Committee that need some people: First, is the Fellowship Committee - that Committee organizes club social functions like Christmas Party, summer picnic, etc. The other is the Rennaissance Faire, coming in early October. This has the potential of becoming a Big Deal - so we want to do it right. Let your Board know if you are interested.
Oh, Home on the Range..........our guests last week were Shawn Wallach, Linda Biggs, James Page, Mary Walth Overstreet and Jake Sweeten.....many thanks to Greg and Tonna Kershul for their report on the Galapagos Islands........
The Gem/Boise County Fair opened this week. We'll start out by selling soda at the Concert Wednesday night. This is the first year the Fair Board has tried a Wednesday night concert, so we're in uncharted territory. Hopefully, there will be a good crowd there to hear Mickey and Motorcars. If you can help out, show up between 6:30 and 7:00 (remember to wear your Rotary T-shirt)
On the other three nights of the Fair, we need just two people to help the high school Dance Team run soda and popcorn out of our booth....they'll do the work, we just need to be there.
This week we'll hear from Greg and Tonna Kershul. They'll tell us about their trip to the Galapagos Islands last summer. Will we see Greg riding a tortoise??
This week Perry Jenkins has invited folks representing some 4H programs to tell us how they benefit from the support they get from our Rotary Club. Its amazing how many youth in our community are served by 4H!!
Our guests last week were Kermit Jones and Terry's grandson Zachary......never too soon to get kids involved in Rotary.......Lots of stuff moved at Black Canyon last Saturday, disappointing Rotary turnout.....this bulletin comes to you from beautiful downtown Salt Lake City..........land where gas is $3.38!!......
Our annual Rotary Golf Tournament will be this Friay at the Emmett Country Club. Tee time for the 9 hole contest will be 5:00 PM. The weather is going to be perfect, so you won't have that as an excuse. We need everyone to be involved in this project either by signing up to golf, putting together a team, sponsoring a hole, providing auction and gift items, etc. The Committee is Wendy, Tonja, Stacy and Judy. The team sign-up form is posted on our homepage under "Club Documents".
Here's another project to add to our busy summer schedule. We "own" the little building in the Fairgrounds midway area and it badly needs to be cleaned and painted. So we have tentatively scheduled the evening of Thursday July 21 to attack it with all hands on deck! We will have pressure washed it in advance. More details will follow.
Here's a photo from 2004, the last time we painted it!
Our guests last week were former member Tim Fleming, Andy Page, Jake Sweeten and Julie Obermeyer.......TJ reported that her exploding shells worked beautifully! .......good job by Stacy last week when her speaker had to cancel at the last minute......amazing how few people can tell a joke at the spur of the moment.....
Your editor was out of town on business and so missed Cherry Festival - so a complete report is out of the question. However,I do know that you guys raked in about $3200 in parking donations! WOW!.....thanks to all who helped!.......this edition is coming to you from beautiful downtown Cascade Locks, Oregon .......For all you soccer fans out there (what?) the Women's World Cup starts on June 26th. The USA opens vs. Korea on the 28th.......
Bob Rainville, Coordinator of the District's International Projects, reports that the 8 clubs in our District who had agreed to support the Bakery Project at the New Hope Orphanage in Peru have completed their funding commitments. Our club contributed $1,000; the District total is $6,100.
Our collective funds will be delivered through Rotary International to our partner club, the Rotary Club of Yanahuara in Arequipa, Peru.
This new bakery will provide life skills training to the 45-60 orphans who live at the facility. Once again, our support of Rotary International makes a difference!
Seems like District Conference in Sun Valley was eons ago, but actually it was only a few weeks! There were a bunch of us Emmett Rotarians who went - we had fun, ate well, laughed a lot and won a bunch of prizes! This week, we'll explain it all to those of you who were not able to attend. Perhaps you'll be excited to attend next year!
We had volunteered to lend a hand as Black Canyon School moves all their stuff over to Butte View. The next day for us to volunteer our strong backs is Saturday July 9th at 8:00AM. Let's give 'em a helping hand!
Did you notice that the Rotarians who were honored for Perfect Attendance were all there? .......Look at our Photo Journals for pictures from the banquet...thanks to Vicky the Photog.......the weather is great today!.......
Last Friday's Installation Banquet at Cold Mountain Creek was lots of fun! Thanks to Susan Rhode and Carol Church for the great service! No one will disagree that Bryan Stone's performance of District Governor Terry Gilbert's letter to the club was a highlight of the evening. (As soon as I figure out how to do it, we'll post it on our Facebook page so all can see!)
Aside from that, the most impressive thing of the evening had to be our rendition of "Home, Home on the Range"! Could that have been a precursor of things to come? It was magnificent!
We had a total of 44 people in attendance. Those not there all had turned in written, valid excuses. It was fun to have all those spouses in attendance!
Cherry Festival starts this week! As is our tradition, we'll have no formal meeting this week, but we'll meet for lunch at noon at the Hospitality Table in the park. Come and sample some delicious Fair food! We'll resume our normal Thursday schedule next week.
The Circus is coming! The Circus is coming! June 26th will be here before you know it. The pre-sellers sold about $1300 worth of tickets. Most of these were purchased by local businesses with the intent that they will be given away to kids. Many of us picked up envelopes from TJ last week - please contact your merchant and make arrangements to deliver the tickets and pick up the check ASAP.
We'll find out on Thursday if there's anything we need to do on circus day. We'd suggest you show up early that day to see the tent go up - using elephants?
Here's something I bet you didn't know: there's a group of folks who build model circuses as a hobby! Check out their website: Circus Model Builders
Our guests last week were Jake Sweeten and Jeremiah Vickery...........congrats to Terry who finally got his pivot going.......exploding shotgun shells? What is that?.......thanks to Gene de Laveaga from the Eagle/Garden City Rotary Club for his presentation about the Rotary Friendship Exchange...anybody want to go to Greece?......
Earlier this year, District 5400 instituted a contest for young people to create YouTube videos which would focus on Rotary's Four Way Test. Two videos were awarded cash prizes at our District Conference last month.
You can watch these very clever productions by following these links:
Since we're having our Installation Banquet on Friday, we won't meet for lunch this week. We'll look forward to seeing you Friday evening at Cold Mountain Creek. We promise a fun time!
Emmett's annual Cherry Festival starts Wednesday and runs through Saturday night. Once again, it is our privilege to manage two parking lots and shake down visitors for donations to our causes. We'll make several thousand dollars in the process. Most of the money will be contributed back to the Chamber of Commerce for their Christmas decoration fund.
This requires a lot of manpower - everyone needs to clear their calendar so they can sign up for a slot or two. If you're not already on the list, contact Kent Adams or Mark Wurtenberger to sign up for a slot.
Our guests last week were Alan Benson, Jake Sweeter, John Gulley, Richard Hyder, Julie Obermeyer and Shawn Wallach........quite a roomful last week ........Congrats to James Buck on the arrival of number 6......We'll be looking at a date in July to help Black Canyon School move over to Butte View...........
Our speaker this week will be Gene de Laveaga, a member of the Eagle/Garden City Rotary Club. Gene is the Chair of our District's Rotary Friendship Exchange, a program which encourages Rotarians around the world to experience other cultures and build friendships by staying in the homes of Rotary club members in another country.
Gene also had the opportunity to attend the Rotary International Convention in New Orleans last week. He'll tell us all about it.
This week Connie Goins brings us John Henderson, the Gem County Mapper. He'll tell us about the history of surveying in Idaho and about current mapping projects in the Gem County Assessor's Office.
Our guests last week were Commissioner Michelle Scherer and our speaker's Public Information Director, Rob Feeley.....we thought it was fascinating to hear from Brig Gen Bill Shawver about the role of Idaho's Department of Homeland Security - had no idea their responsibility was so broad.........Thanks Bob Fry for bringing him to our club.......we heard from Emmett Junior High students Sam and Sigournay who will be traveling to D.C. for National History Day, on June 12th. They recently won first place at state-wide competition........Stacy showed us a great Rotary songbook - hmmmm, you may see that again some day ?!?.......Reminder, June 17th, lunch in the park for Cherry Festival........
As you know, the Rotary year starts July 1st. So every June we have our special Installation Banquet where we thank our outgoing officers for their dedication to Rotary, grant some interesting awards and install our new officers who will lead us in the coming year.
This year's event will be held at Cold Mountain Creek on Friday, June 10th. We'll have a social hour from 6:00PM with dinner served at 7:00PM.
Here's the menu:
Choice of Prime Rib or Mushroom Chicken Green beans with bacon and onions Garlic Mashed potatoes Dinner Salad cheesecake or chocolate cake for desert
With lots of activities happening during the summer months, its important that we all have our official Rotary gear! If you need a T-shirt, let TJ know - we have a refreshed supply.
Sorry, but we didn't sell the winning raffle ticket.R otarian Glen Harvey from Pocatello Gate City sold himself the cruise ticket! That's the third year in a row that has happened! But we can be proud of our part in selling tickets totaling $49,300!. In the seven years that the District has done this raffle, a total of $306,000 has been raised!Boise Sunrise sold the most tickets - $4,860.
After all the "minor" awards were presented, there was really no way any other club could have won THE BIG ONE. So, at the final dinner of the weekend, we were awarded the HUMANITY IN MOTION AWARD. And that's among all the clubs, not just the small ones! This award was accompanied by a check from the District in the amount of $1,000.
We'll give a full report on June 23rd, but here are few tidbits from the Conference:
Somehow, a rumor was started that its in our by-laws that we don't sing.......There were over 300 Rotarians in attendance, a very good showing.......there were two finalists in the YouTube contest- very well done. We'll post the links when we get them.......We witnessed the District Governor Terry and Governor-elect Kathleen do this dance they'd been training for - they were great!!....Bud Krol's talk was well received......the food was great........we had impressive presentations by the RYLA and Foreign Exchange kids.......
We did not win the
Foundation Award (it went to Twin Falls Blue Lake, but it was REALLY close)
nor did we win the Distinguished Integrity Award, which went to East Idaho Falls (that does NOT mean that we lack integrity!)
Last weekend's District Conference in Sun Valley was a wild and wonderful experience for the 8 Emmett Rotarians and their spouses who attended. We'll give a complete report (including incriminating photos) at our meeting on June 23rd. Our highlight of the weekend were the District awards. We won nearly everything!!Congratulations to everyone for their dedication to our club and the ideals of Rotary and to Sue Beitia who diligently kept track of our activities and completed the application. Eighteen of our 44 clubs submitted award applications but, lets face it, we had little competition!
TJ survived her trip to Kentucky...she was often called a "Tater Head".......we have received our second $500 District Simplified Grant to support the project of historical signage for some of the County's bridges.......we have donated $100 to the Walter Knox Hospital Health Fair......and another $100 to Project Graduation.....we plan to ask Black Canyon Alternative School if they need help moving their stuff over to Butte View School....
The Carson and Barnes Circus will be here June 26th. In accordance with our agreement with the circus promoters, their people have begun calling businesses around Emmett to pre-sell tickets - presumably to be given away to children.The script used by the callers indicates that the circus is sponsored by the Emmett Rotary Club. It does not suggest that a Rotarian is the one making the call.br>Perry Jenkins, Rick at Main Street Beverage and Dian at the chamber of Commerce have tickets. John Buck has more if you need them.
The committee reports that the Youth Auction and our food sales at Youth Appreciation Day, netted over $16,400!! That number compares favorably with prior years. The committee will be meeting soon to review the applications from county youth groups for grant funding. Great job everyone!!
At last week's Award Assembly at the High School, our Emmett Rotary Foundation awarded scholarships to six EHS Seniors as follows:
$750 to Dylan Cole and Emily Jay
$500 to Hailey Sabin and Megan Wilson
$250 to Karen Owens and Anne Heckman
There were LOTS of scholarships awarded to our Seniors, showing how generous our community can be! Thanks to Marilyn Knighton for representing us at the event.
This week, Bob Fry will introduce Brigadier General William H. Shawver who is assigned as the Director of the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security. In this key position, he is directly responsible for Idaho emergency readiness and preparedness planning in support of the Idaho Homeland Security and Emergency Management Strategies. He serves as the alternate Homeland Security Advisor and principal Emergency Management Advisor to the Governor and Adjutant General. As the Governor's Authorized Representative Brigadier General Shawver acts as the single point of contact for all federal, regional, and state emergency management activities. Additionally Brigadier General Shawver serves as the State Administrative Agent overseeing implementation and compliance of all eligible Department of Homeland Security sponsored grants. As director of the Bureau, Brigadier General Shawver oversees all state Public Safety Communications infrastructure and planning. The Bureau has seven offices around the state and is staffed with 65 full-time personnel.
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Our guest last week was former outstanding Rotarian Dick Cornet.......last chance to sell those raffle tickets.............You should have picked up some Circus posters to distribute.......Golf will be Sept 9......menu for our dinner on June 10 is going to be awesome!......
Summer is nearly here and its time to begin recruiting High School Juniors and Seniors for a week-long experience at RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award). We try to send two kids every year and they all agree its a wonderful experience. Applications are due in early June. Dave Obermeyer will be doing some recruiting. You'll be hearing more!
There's a whole bunch of us Emmett Rotarians leaving for Sun Valley first thing Friday morning. We hope to bring home the first prize being awarded by our District Governor for the "best"Club. Maybe we'll have a raffle ticket winner! So everyone pray for fine weather (last year it snowed!)
Here's a copy of the announcement we received from Bob Rainville regarding our DSG. Our contribution will be $1,000. :
Dear Partners in the New Hope Orphanage Bakery Project: I am pleased to inform you that our project to install a bakery at the New Hope Orphanage in Arequipa Peru has been approved for matching grant funding by The Rotary Foundation. This is a wonderful project that will not only provide bake goods and a source of income for the orphanage, but will also provide life skills to for the 45 to 60 orphans who live at the facility. At this time, we need to collect donations from all of the participating Rotary Clubs so that we can send them to the Foundation.
After I receive donations from all our clubs, I will work with John Verity and our partners at the Rotary Club of Yanahuara in Arequipa, Peru to complete the paperwork and forward all our donations to the Rotary Foundations. To demonstrate the difference our partnership is making in people's lives, I have attached the trailing message that John Verity received from two of the leaders of the orphanage:
Dear John: I just spoke with Bertin after getting your Email... we were both speechless! We cannot believe, it is like a dream come true for all of us! Thank you John and all that have worked so hard to make this a reality, this will have such an impact on the home and the community here, we have desired for years to have a fully-functioning bakery here at New Hope! We are so looking forward to seeing you in Arequipa John for the dedication and ceremony of the Panaderia Nueva Esperanza. Let us know what else we may have to do, may God bless you John and your family and all that had a part in making this a reality. David and Debbie Bolos, New Hope Children's Home, Arequipa Peru.
Last Saturday, we had six Rotarians helping with the early planting in the Community Garden. They planted onions, carrots, peas and potatoes. The weather turned out to be perfect! The garden is part of the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition's programs. All the produce is distributed to the community through the Food Pantry. Those who helped were Bryan Stone, Greg Kershul, Vicky Page, Ron Bjorkman, Sue Beitia and John Biggs. (Aaron Gardner had good intentions!)
Last week we welcomed Dan Smith to our ranks. Dan is a native of Boise and currently lives in Nampa with his wife Pearl. They have four children ages 11-26. Dan has worked for Idaho Power for 30 years (!) and currently holds the position of Customer Rep. Dan's hobbies are cycling, nordic skiing and chasing children sports. And, boy, is he tall! Welcome to Emmett Rotary, Dan!
Its been about a year since Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little has returned to his home town to update the Rotary Club. He'll bring us up to date on the challenges facing Idaho at the Capital.
Brad is a third generation Idahoan. He is a graduate of the University of Idaho and served in the state Senate four terms starting in 2001. He was appointed to the position of Lt. Gov in 2009 when former Lt. Gov Jim Risch was elected to the US Senate.
Dave Little, a new member of our club, is his son!
Our guest last week was Dennis Page.....Terry Jones is learning the intricacies of lacrosse......Andy Page's drivers license was a perfect example of Rotary networking...insurance, body shop, lawyer, doctor, newspaper reporter..its all there! .........Kent Adams is heading off to Kansas city for his wedding...wait a minute, I thought they were already married??...... TJ is away this week for an Adams Family Gathering in Kentucky - sounds like Deliverance.........Many thanks to Sue Beitia for finishing up our applications for District awards....root for us! .......Stacey and Wendi have agreed to head up this years Golf Tournament - should be in August....... We think the triathlon will be August 6th ...Cherry Festival parking project will be chaired by Kent Adams and Mark Wurtenberger.......looks like we have 14 people(including spouses) attending District Conference.....the clock is back, now you can read it...and its correct!
You can now search for a Rotary club with RI's free iPhone app. In the Apple app store it's called the Rotary Club Locator from Rotary International. The app also will soon be offered for Android phones.
Our guest last week was Dayna Teutsch....Greg Kershul wants to know if you'll help read the Declaration of Independence on July 4th at noon......For just $200, you can be a sponsor of our Circus. That gets you on the poster and you can hang your banner in the tent........No Highway Cleanup this spring - the Sheriff's Work Detail did it already (thanks to Tim Adams?)......Put June 10th on your calendar - our annual year-end bash......TJ has been practicing shooting ground squirrels with her bow and arrow- Greg has a good recipe if she ever gets one.......
Many thanks to Joan Buck for last week's program explaining the "Gem County Board of Community Guardians". Her goal is to promote the program, since it seems few people are aware of it.
"The purpose of the Gem County Board of Community Guardians is to provide an umbrella of protection for an individual who has suffered, is suffering, or is likely to suffer substantial harm due to an inability to meet his personal needs for food, clothing, shelter, health care, safety or an inability to manage his financial resources".
If anyone is interested in becoming a Guardian, contact Joan Buck.
Our biggest event of the year will be here before you know it! Mark your calendar -April 29-30 - everyone needs to help! We start late Friday afternoon setting up the tables, chairs and risers in the high school atrium. All the stuff that's been donated has to be carted over and sorted. The "silent auction" items have to be prepared and the certificates made out. The final "bid sheet" will appear in the paper very soon. During the auction we need cashiers, promoters, arm twisters and people to man the "Rotary Table".
Then on Saturday, we'll be part of the now famous Youth Appreciation Day. We'll set up our grill and sell dogs, burgers and sodas for a buck. We need folks for set up, cooking, serving, cashier, clean-up and gopher.
This is our club's major fund raiser of the year. all the proceeds will be donated back to community youth groups.
To be reminded of the groups we have supported in the past, see our Homepage.
Did you know that our District keeps track of our average meeting attendance? Rotary International "requires" that everyone maintain an attendance record of at least 50% to be considered a Member in Good Standing. That's your responsibility as a Rotarian.
You can "make-up" for missed meetings in many ways:
1. Go to the RI website and make up at an e-club (search for e-makeup)
2. Attend another club's meeting ( be sure to get a make-up slip for our Secretary)
3. Go to a club Board meeting
4. Attend a District training function
5. Work on a community project
Make-ups must be within plus or minus two weeks of the meeting you missed. Our Secretary, Vicky Page, keeps track of your attendance.
Our guests last week were Paul Besselievre, visiting from the Fresno Rotary Club, and his grandson Bennett.......thanks to Abra and Jennifer from the Rec Dept for their update.....visit their new website at gemcountyrecreation.com ........
This week James Buck will introduce Abra Dobson and Jennifer Johnson from the Gem County Recreation District. They'll bring us up to date on the Spring's activities.
Our guests last week were Terry Gilbert, District Governor, Dan Smith, Nina Gammons, Terry's granddaughter Amanda,and Calvin Grover.......WOW, record attendance! We had 31 packed into that room........we presented Jose with a new clock which hopefully will be correct.... see if the Kiwanians notice it! ......does Boise County qualify as a third world country?.......Congratulations to John Buck for joining the Fair Board of Directors....The Circus contract has been signed......if you need more raffle tickets, hurry and ask TJ - we're almost out......Greg's antlers will be great for the Ren Faire!....Course II of the Rotary Leadership Institute is this Saturday.
At last week's meeting we heard the new song written and performed by Wisconsin Rotarian Jerry Mills. Click here to hear the song . There's a link on the Home Page, too!
In response to the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on 11 March, The Rotary Foundation established the Rotary Japan and Pacific Islands Disaster Recovery Fund, which will support recovery projects in the affected areas.
The 9.0-magnitude earthquake, Japan's largest in history, caused a devastating tsunami that swept over northern coastal towns. The death toll is expected to reach 20,000, with many thousands more left homeless.
Rotarians, clubs, and districts can contribute cash and District Designated Fund (DDF) allocations to the fund.
Vicky has returned after a great trip to Sweden to visit her son James, our Foreign Exchange Student. We're sure to hear more about about it in the coming weeks. Here's a photo of Vicky with some Swedish Rotarians.
We have donated some cash to the Ren Faire organizers to help with their start-up costs. In return, we'll get a booth and have exclusive rights to sell turkey legs and hot cider. Lets start to get prepared by looking on the internet for other Ren Faires to learn how to cook turkey legs and what kinds of attire we'll need to make so we fit in! Startwith thids one http://www.renfaire.com/
Dan Smith was our guest last week....... Vicky has returned! ........ Its Spring! ......time for golf - well, in September! .......Look your best this week, Terry G. will have his camera!....we really enjoyed Larry Roberts from KBOI last week. Boy have things changed just in our lifetimes!...Session II of the Rocky Mountain Rotary Leadership Institute is Saturday, April 2.....
This week John Biggs will show a presentation he did for Rocky Mountain Leadership Institute which explains how Rotary is organized worldwide. He's sure to tell you things about Rotary you never knew!
We have executed a contract to sponsor the Carson & Barnes Circus for two shows on Sunday, June 26. The big top will be set up at the Fairgrounds. Our responsibility will be to secure the location (done) provide access to water, trash removal and various other logistical things.
Carson and Barnes is one of the last remaining shows that tours the country - they've been at for 75 years! This is fun and affordable family entertainment! check them out at http://www.carsonbarnescircus.com/
Sponsored by Rick Walth, Dave Little joined our club this week. Dave is a "Little" of the old gem county clan, born and raised here in Emmett. After graduation from U of I with a degree in Finance and Accounting, he moved on to Seattle and worked in public account and auditing (yuck!)for a couple of years. He recently moved back to Emmett and is now Manager of Little Land and Livestock. He and his wife Kelsey have an 8 month old son named Henry. Dave's hobbies are golf, skiing and running. And, if you didn't notice, he is tall. Welcome aboard, Dave!
DG Terry Gilbert will be joining us this week to promote his District Conference.....J Biggs went to the District Presidents Elect Training Seminar (PETS)in Twin Fall last week ...now he knows all about being a club Pres.......ask about the ropes course......appreciate the work Sue B. has done to keep on track for District awards......Vicky is happily exploring Sweden
As part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's challenge grant, our club has committed for each member to contribute at least $20.00 per year for three years to the Polio Plus Campaign. We are now in our second year, and we're a bit behind where we should be. Our club goal for the year is $600. So far, we have collected $370. So there are still about 12 of us who haven't stepped up! Let's get this done ASAP.
Ron Bjorkman will introduce Larry Roberts to us this week. Larry has been in the broadcast industry for 45 years and is now the Regional VP for Fisher Broadcasting, which includes KBOI-TV in Boise. Larry is a member of the Boise Rotary Club. In just 20 minutes, he'll give us the history of broadcasting and what's in the future!
Our guest last week was Shala Walizada from Afghanistan......thanks to School Super Wayne Rush for bringing us up to date on the system's plans......DG Gilbert will be here on the 17th for a quick visit to promote District Conference.....Bob Fry got his name in the Wall Street Journal for a bankrupt county in Iowa.......Biggs is a pool shark............Marilyn has great toes.....Hey, you were supposed to turn in your Youth Auction list last week!...Vicky has arrived safely in Sweden..its cold!
District Conference is coming up - May 13-14 at the beautiful Sun Valley Lodge. The featured speaker will be "Bud" Krogh, who has written a book called "Integrity" based on his experiences in the Nixon White House which landed him in prison.
District Conference is always a fun time and a great chance to meet other like-minded Rotarians.
Our club will pay the registration fee for our members. Be there! (See the District website for details)
This week Sue Beitia will let us know where we stand in reaching the goals for a variety of district awards. She'll be able to tell us what we still have to do to win the Humanity in Motion Award, which has a $1,000 cash prize!
We'll also discuss decisions made by your Board last week, including the Circus and the Renaissance Faire.
Our Board is considering the details of an opportunity to host the Carson & Barnes Circus on or about June 26th. This is the last traveling circus left in the U.S. Its affordable fun for the whole family. We would have responsibilities for locating a place, water, trash removal, parking, permits, etc. Stay tuned.......
Don't forget Spa Night/Guys Night Out on Friday!....best wishes to Vicky Page for a safe and enjoyable trip to Sweden to visit her Exchange Student son James in Umeo.....thanks to all who turned in their Youth Auction stuff on time. For those who didn't, get with the program!........many thanks to Shahla Walizada for her talk about Afghanistan last week.....
This week will feature a return visit from Wayne Rush, Emmett's School Superintendent. Since he's been here almost a year now, he just may have a better handle on things! I'm sure he'll tell us about the supplemental levy that is being proposed.
Can you imagine that in just five days recently, 172 MILLION children in India received the polio vaccine? Here's a fascinating article about the latest push to eradicate this disease.
Our guest last week was Diana Baird.....Bob wants a pedicure at Spa Night.......Congratulations to TJ on the purchase of her new car....thanks to Kenton Lee for his talk about "Shoes that Grow" last week.....Biggs and Page attended last Saturday's district Committee meetings in Twin Falls.......thanks to Vicky for telling us about the article on Polio..............
This week we'll introduce Shahla Walizada, a third year medical student who is rotating through the Valley Family Clinic this month. She'll tell us about her journey to the U.S. from Afghanistan to complete her medical training.
Join us for a Spa/Party night for March 4th. This event is for both Rotarians and their spouses/significant others! ! Ladies will have a Spa Night at Beach n Nails at 444 Hwy 16, Ste 101 and the Gentlemen will meet at Marilyn and Kirk Knighton's house at 835 Celeste. All are welcome to join the men at the Knighton's to finish off the evening.
Ladies:
Spa Night will start at 5:30 at Beach n Nails and go until around 9:30-10:00ish. Please bring a finger food a nd whatever you wish to drink. The cost is $30 and you will have a choice of Mini-Manicure, Mini-Pedicure, Chair Massage, and Brow/Lip Wax. $30 covers the cost of two of those services. If you have so much fun doing the first two and wish to add more, you may do so for $15 per service until the night is over or your money runs out! ! ha ha We are going to have a wonderful time! For those of you who may not be interested in any of the services, please still come! ! This evening is going to be so much fun and is just as much about fellowship as it is about the spa part. The spa part is just an excuse to get together, have some fun, and visit. The timing for this event is fluid. Come early, come late, stay the whole evening or leave early. Whatever works best for you is great!
Gentlemen:
Your evening will be spent at the Knighton's where pizza will be provided. You may bring your favorite muchy if you wish (YOU have to make it or buy it! Your lovely wife has already made or bought one to take to Spa Night - ha ha). Please bring whatever you wish to drink. You have several forms of entertainment to choose from as well (pool, poker, card games, etc.). Again, same as with the ladies - come early, come late, stay late or go early. Just want everyone to have a good time and relax.
Please RSVP to TJ!!
This week Judy Barbera will introduce Kenton Lee, a young man who works for NNU in Nampa. While doing some missionary work in the third world, he saw the need to create a shoe that would last as a child grows. He'll tell us about his effort to use technology to solve some of the simple problems in the world. He's also formed a non-profit called becauseinternational.org
Our guests last week were Dave Little, Dayna Teutsch, Aaron Gardner and Tim Adams....... couldn't make two luncheons at the same time last week.......we approved a contribution of $150 to help the 4th graders take a trip to the Gem county Museum...thanks to Greg for bringing that to us.......registration is open for May 13-14 District Conference..visit the District website.....
Last Saturday, five of us participated in Part 1 of the
Rocky Mountain Leadership Institute,in Meridian. Attending were Terry Jones, Vicky Page, Bryan Stone and Wisti Rosenthal. John Biggs was part of the Leadership Team. Sessions included Leadership, Rotary Foundation, Rotary Beyond the Club, and Club Service. And the food was great!
The Board has decided that we should set up our cooking gear and cook turkey legs and hot cider for the Faire to be held in October. (Subject to exclusivity!) Sounds like a great time! Can't wait to wear my green tights.
The new Boise West Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 5:30 at the Sockeye Grill on Cole road in Meridian. this is the new club that we have sponsored, with our Rod DeArmond as their mentor. They still don't have the critical mass to charter a new club, but they're doing well! Their current project is called "flocking" (don't ask). Let's go visit them sometime to show our support.
Our guests last week were Aaron Gardner, Brian Wewers from Boise Centennial Rotary, Dan Smith, Dave Little and Laurie Jenkins....... where's that penny coming from? TJ wants to know........... congrats to Perry who was named one the company's top ten agents ......barbers won't touch Buck's stache ......for the next few weeks, our Happy Dollars will go toward our international project......our Foundation has purchased two sets of staging for the high school......
It was a pleasure to honor Ron Bjorkman last week as he has completed his second Paul Harris Fellowship Award.
All members should know that as they contribute to the Rotary Foundation, they earn credits toward a Paul Harris Fellowship Award. Each time a Rotarian reaches a $1,000 level during their Rotary career, they receive the award. And, the first $100 contributed toward the next level is matched by the District.
Congratulations Ron! Thanks for your continuing support of Rotary's work in the world.
Our annual Emmett Rotary Youth Auction will be held Friday, April 29th, to be followed by Youth Appreciate Day on Saturday. This is our major fund raiser of the year, so its helpful to appreciate the history of this long-running event.
This year's visiting GSE Team will be here from April 18th thru May 23rd. Rotary International's Group Study Exchange Program provides an opportunity for a cross-cultural experience. We have a team in India right now. The team consists of five Indian professionals who, as you know, may not be Rotarians. We'll try to arrange at least a meeting with the team.
Our guest last week was John Gulley.......he and Stacy should be in Hawaii at this moment ....... we have elected to buy one of the patriotic banners to hang along Main Street .......thanks to Alice Kelley last week for bringing us to date on the Emmett Library ....mark your calendar: Sun Valley District Conference will be May 13-14 ......
Each member has been given ten tickets for the District 5400 Annual raffle. It is expected that we'll do our best to sell the tickets to our friends, relatives and co-workers! Grand prize is a $4500 cruise....and, if you happen to sell the winning ticket, you also get a cruise!! the drawing date is may 14th (not the 21st as it says on the ticket). Part of the proceeds of the raffle ticket sale comes back to our club to help subsidize the costs of the Conference for participants. TJ has more tickets if you need them!
This week we'll discuss plans for this year's Rotary Youth Auction in April. New members will learn about the history of the program and how it works and how it relates to Youth Appreciation Day. This is our biggest fund raiser of the year and benefits many different youth groups in our community. Rumor has it that our solicitation assignments will be distributed!!
I have asked a young man to speak at my program in February. His name is Kenton Lee. He lives in Nampa and works for NNU. He has done missionary work overseas and has started a non-profit company called "Because International". He will talk about common sense innovation and one of their inventions that is called the "shoe that grows" for children in third world countries.
This is fun! I have figured out how to imbed a video into our bulletin. Watch this 11 minute video about our RI President, Ray Klinginsmith.
Click here for Cowboy Logic
Aaron Gardner was officially welcomed into our club last week. He was introduced to us by his brother-in-law, Darren Wallace. Aaron grew up in the Caldwell area. He earned his Bachelor's Degree at NNU with a major in Biology and Chemistry. He recently completed his Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine at the University of Western States on Portland. Last November. Aaron and wife Melissa moved to Emmett to open their new practice, Gardner Chiropractic. The Gardners live here in Emmett with their 9 month old son. Aaron's hobbies include all sports, golf and reading. So if you ever need your bones cracked, go see our newest Rotarian! Welcome Aaron!
Our guests last week were Aaron Gardner, Greg Evans (Pres. of Caldwell Rotary), Dan Smith from Idaho Power ....welcome back Mark W....we missed you ........you can follow our District GSE Team in India on the their blog.......another great turnout last week! ....WOW, we have FOUR potential applicants for Rotary's Ambassadorial Scholarship!! We rock!...........Youth Auction is coming up before you know it. Next week's meeting will have all the details........
Thanks to Al Schneider who came last week to tell us about plans for October's "RenFaire" on the Island. We'll be looking for ways for our club to participate. If you have ideas, speak up!!
Our guests last week were Dave Little, Kermit Jones and Roberta Ushman.....Roberta gave us an update on her project to place American Flag banners around town .....we voted to donate $100 to young 6th grader Jacob Roy toward this trip to Washington DC for the Jr. National Young Leaders Conference in March....congratulations to Wisti who has landed a nice full time job in Boise (too bad that will hurt her Rotary attendance!) .....Bob got sworn in...things are worse than he thought.......now he's shoveling mud........great turnout last week...I counted 25!......watch for more details on TJ's plans for a party on March 4th......
Seven members of our club attended the District 5400 Mid-Winter Conference in Boise last Saturday: TJ, Terry, John, Vicky, Stacy, Tonja and Wisti. There were about 54 Rotarians there presenting clubs from all over the western Idaho area. Each club had the opportunity to tell about their current activities and challenges. Its amazing how different our clubs are! We heard about some really interesting projects. We also got updates on the You Tube contest, Ambassadorial Scholarships, this May's District Conference in Sun Valley and the Rotary Foundation. John gave a presentation about Communications and Public Relations and Vicky gave one about forming Interact clubs. The hat was passed and $217. was raised for Polio Plus! (See our pictures on the District Blog!)
And, oh yes, we did perform the Rotary song!!
Everyone who contributed to the Rotary Foundation this year (that means all of us) should have received the RI Annual Report in this week's mail. A fascinating read - makes me proud to be a Rotarian. I loved the photo on page 22 of the Shelter Boxes in Haiti. RI and the Foundation had a great year financially, making up most of the losses from 2008-2009. And the statistics have been updated, too: 1,227,563 Rotarians, in 34,103 clubs, in 530 Districts.
Our speaker last week was Lorissa Holt. Wasn't her story amazing? I wished we could have been there all afternoon to hear the rest of it! For those who missed it, she recounted her story of growing up in Kiev just before WWII and then watching the Nazis come to town; being rounded up with her mother and sent off to the camp at Dachau. But she survived and moved to Emmett in 1958. She has a book for sale called "Remember: A Memoir of Nazi Invasion, Forced Exile and Concentration Camp". We are looking forward to reading it. Thank you for sharing, Lorissa!
Each year, District 5400 offers an Ambassadorial Scholarship in the amount of $26,000 for study abroad. If you know of a student in our area who might be interested, this is a great opportunity! The deadline for application is April 1st. For more details, see the District website. (Applicants may not be related to a Rotarian).
Now that the holidays are officially over, its time to take down the decorations. We'll meet on Saturday morning at 900 at Moxie to take down the ones downtown.
Rick Walth will introduce this week's speaker. Lorissa Holt, who many of you may know, is a resident of Emmett and has recently written a book recounting her experiences as a Holocaust Survivior.
Our guests last week were Kip Buck and Kirk Knighton..The District 5400 GSE team left for India on Monday......we can follow their activities on the blog........its not too soon to put the Sun Valley Conference on your new calendar - its May 13-14..... ....looking forward to Mid-
Winter Conference on the 15th........Emmett is sending some folks to help with the one in Twin Falls this Saturday .....Bob Fry will be sworn at any day now..... Many thanks to Carlos Bilboa last week for an interesting update on Capitol activities........Thanks Darren, for remembering to come for the introduction!
Our guests last week were Kermit Jones, Aaron Gardner and Jeff and his friend Tim from Boise East Rotary......we are enjoying a new sport: Competitive Calendaring .... Bob Fry takes office next week - bet he'd rather be fighting with Medicaid ......Thanks to Janet Monti for message that says "Santa is alive and well in Gem county"......this bulletin is coming to you from a warm place .....
This week, Darren Wallace will introduce Carlos Bilbao, the Republican Idaho State Representative from District 11, which includes Gem County. Mr. Bilbao is a native of Emmett and enjoyed a career at Boeing Aircraft in Seattle as quality control manager before retiring to become our Representative in 2004.
Our guest this week will be Janet Monti from the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition. Now that the November/December activities have finally concluded, she'll bring us up to date on the Coalition's activities and the outlook for 2011. As you know, the Coalition is the umbrella organization that sponsors the Tuesday Community Dinners, Food Pantry, Community Garden and Christmas toy program.
Like so many businesses and organizations during this holiday season, the Emmett Rotarians were very generous in contributing to the Food Pantry. Once the Happy Dollars have been used to purchase food, the total we collected will be over 325 pounds!
Bob Fry announced that we have been selected to participate in the Peru Literacy Project that was our first choice. The only condition is that other clubs have to participate also to fill out the budget amount needed. Remember, our $1,000 contribution is matched by the District and the Foundation so the total becomes $4,000.
Many thanks to Carolyn Wesner who spoke to us last week. Great story of her experience as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar!.......Now we know the Rotary Song .......R-O-T-A-R-Y, That Spells Rotary ..... .......... glad to see that Greg made it back to Emmett after his mugging in England ....... Our Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation has purchased risers for the the High School.....we take down the city Christmas lights on Saturday January 8th - meet at Moxie at 9:00 AM.........
The annual District 5400 Mid-Winter Assembly will held on Saturday, January 15th at the Idaho Education Association building in Boise, from 9 to 4 P.M. This is a fun opportunity to hear about clubs in the District and get updates on the many projects going around the District. The cost is only $20, which includes lunch - the Club will pay! All Rotarians are invited to attend! New officers are strongly encouraged. Please register for the event on the D5400 website - right away!!
The District will be promoting a YouTube contest for high school kids during the first quarter. There's some serious prize money to be had! We'll want to consider forming a committee to work on it after the New Year. You can see the details on the district Website.
Good job, folks! Last Saturday we cooked up a load of Spaghetti for the 80-odd kids that participated in the IDFY Day. Sure was a long day for the kids! We had a lot of food left over which will be donated to the Food Pantry. Thanks to Stacy and mark for taking charge of this last-minute project! Lots of Rotarians helped out!
Our guests last week were Julie Cornett, Kermit Jones, Aaron Gardner and Rich Wilson.........we voted to contribute $100 to Julie's project called "Adopt a Grandparent for Christmas"........ we also voted to contribute $100 to Steve Bork's "Tommies DoGooders"........... TJ should get a bonus for selling all those gun safes ...... Brad Epperly's book will be available to lend at the Thursday's meeting ...... Ally Gertsch took 6th place at the National Public Speaking event in D.C.; the Idaho team took 5th place.......... we'll take down the Christmas banners on January 8th........
Bryan Stone brings this week's program. He'll introduce Carolyn Wesner, the Operations Manager of Valley family Health Clinic. We had asked her to talk about the challenges of rural health clinics, but it turns out she is a Rotary International Alumna! She was an Ambassadorial Scholar to England in 1978. Not only that, but her sister was an A. S. at the same time! So maybe she'll talk about both!
On Saturday the new Junior High chapter of Idaho Drug Free Youth (IDFY) will have a day-long event. Our Club will provide a spaghetti dinner for them that evening. Stacy and mark are co-chairs, with lots of help. More details will be available at Thursday's meeting.
Our guest last week was Stephanie Arbula from the Chamber .......We really enjoyed our Christmas gathering at the Adams home last Saturday. Great food, drink and conversation! And the white elephant gifts weren't all that white........Perry got in lots of trouble for his quip about Laurie's midget family.....if you are interested in the RI Convention In New Orleans in May, the final day for early registration is Dec 15th - the club may help cover your costs..........Need a Gun Safe? Caldwell has some for sale as their fund raiser......... Steve Bork reported that his "Tommy's Do-Gooders" group is helping a family of four this holiday season ........Mission Aviation Fellowship is hosting an open house at their place in Nampa on December 18th.......many thanks to Andy Sapp fr his presentation about Cherry Gulch Boys School last week........
There are several District 5400 events coming up that should be of interest to everyone:
Mid-Winter Conference - Saturday January 15th Boise. A fun opportunity to hear what other clubs in the District have been up to so far this Rotary year. Time 9 to 4. All Rotarians are encouraged to attend!
Rotary Leadership Institute - Feb 5 and April 2 - Boise - a new program designed to train future club leaders about all things Rotary. Contact J Biggs for details.
Committee Assembly - February 19 - Twin Falls. All District committees will meet "face to face" for ongoing discussions.
Everyone should have received the District Newsletter for December in their e-mail. Please pay particular attention to the new YouTube contest for students. Looks like fun! And some serious monetary prizes too!
Our program this week will be Dr. Andy Sapp, founder and director of the Cherry Gulch School, a ranch-style, therapeutic boarding school for boys right here in Emmett. Thanks to Dian Streeby for bringing this program.
Our annual Christmas party will be this Saturday at the Adams home. We'll start celebrating at 6:30, dinner at 7:00. The Club will provide the main dish, but everyone is asked to bring something to share.
Bring a "white elephant gift" too!
The Party House is at 2630 Star Lane: Westbound on Hwy
52, Left (S) on Star Lane, 1/8 mile down on the Left side of the
road (Brown House with bonus room over the garage, then a white fence,
at the end of the white fence turn Left (E) down our driveway).
Our guest last week was Aaron Gardner, Darren Wallace's brother-in-law and the new Chiropractor in town (his office is across the street from Blue Ribbon)....... We appreciated the "thank you" letters from our two RYLA kids .......... Stay warm!
Last week we heard from Carol Kaskel and Dana Williams , teachers from the Middle School, about their efforts to start a new IDFY groups at the Jr High. IDFY (Idaho Drug Free Youth) has been in the High School for some time. Emmett's effort to introduce it to the Jr High is the first one in the state. The idea is for kids to commit themselves to being drug and tobacco free - and they agree to random monthly drug tests to prove it!
December 11th there will be a Leadership Day at the High school for about 100 kids in the program. We have agreed to cook up a swell supper for them in the High School kitchen. So put that on your calendar. More details to follow.
This week our own Clay Scofield will tell us about his recent trip to Boston and New York to visit Becca, his daughter working on her Masters at Harvard.
The District 5400 Leadership team is busy putting the final touches on the curriculum for the first Rotary Leadership Institute to be held this winter. The program is designed to provide indepth information about the world or Rotary for future club leaders. It is expected that each club will support one or two of its future leaders to attend. The 2 session program will be given in Boise on Saturday Feb 5 and April 2. (You must attend both - there are alternate dates in Twin Falls). The cost is only $100, which the club will probably pay. Sections will include:
Rotary Beyond the Club
Rotary International
Membership Recruitment and Retention
Service Projects
Communications and Public Relations
International Service
Programs of Rotary
Website Tours
If you are interested in this program, please let TJ know. For more details, contact John Biggs, who will be one of the instructors. (Vicky, Wisti and Bryan have already committed - there's room for more!)
Our guests last week were Dennis Page, Aaron Gardner and Brit Green............ good to see Darren there, too! .......... Lots of canned food came in for our first week of supporting the Emmett Food Pantry .......keep it up! ...... Our Happy Dollar fund thru December will go to support the Pantry, too ......Vicky reports that James seems to be doing great in Sweden........ Marianne Barker from Blue Lakes Twin Falls club has been elected to our DG for 2013-2014 ..... .lets do some leaf raking on Saturday morning -Steve Bork will have details ........ look at the County Chamber website for a link to holiday giving .........Our Christmas party will be December 4th - watch for details.......
This year's Rotary International Convention will be held in New Orleans, May 21-25, 2011. This will be the last time the convention will be held in the USA for quite a while. Look for details on the RI Website (link is on our homepage). If anyone is interested in going, our club might be willing to help with expenses. It would be a great opportunity!!
Our international project this tear will be focusing on projects in Peru. We've selected "Project #1" as our preferred project with a contribution of $1,000. If that one gets fully funded before we get in, we'll go to #2. The preferred project supports efforts in Ccahuayo to install chimneys in homes, develop potable water sources, improve sanitation, reforest hillsides, and a host of other things.
We'll be joining other Rotary clubs and the funds will be overseen by the Rotary Club of Inca Cuzco.
This Saturday is the annual Boy Scouts Food Drive. Last year, they collected about 5,000 pounds! Much of the food will go into the Christmas Boxes that the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition will be preparing (they're going to make 450 boxes!) The rest will go into the Emmett Food Pantry. WE NEED SORTERS! If you have time on Saturday, please come to the Armory at the fairgrounds around 10:30 and help sort all this food! Many hands make short work!
Great attendance last week! Must have been the food!........... Congratulations to Larry D. who was finally able to receive his Rotarian of the Year Award ...... Congrats, too, to Bob F. and Connie G. on their recent political victories ...... hard fought battles ....... Good Luck to Bob F. who will be without a job soon ........ last week 3 Board members left Cold Mountain without paying....they called the cops...they all thought Perry had paid for them ......... Mark your calendar - Dec 4th for our annual Christmas party. Location TBA (i.e., we need someone to offer to host!) ....... Our Polio Plus campaign is off to a good start...so far, 18 of us have contributed. Get your $20 to Rick as soon as you can!....Sue Beitia is going to keep track of everthing we do so we can be sure to qualify for District Awards ....... Many thanks to Wade Brown for telling us about RC&D last week...now I know what that stands for!......
Last week Bob Fry passed out some information about several international projects in Peru that have been recommended to us. We would provide financial support in partnership with other clubs in D5400. Please review the list - we'll have to decide which one we want to support. the projects are:
Work to eradicate poverty in Ccarhuayo district in Peru by focusing on preventive health, nutrition and education
Literacy instruction in two communities near Cuzco, Peru
Installation of water sprinkler system to improve agricultural production in the town of Inca Paucar, Peru
The Nominating Committee has been meeting this week to identify members who might be willing and able to serve as club officers next year. We should have the results for this week's meeting. The vote will take place on December 16th, in accordance with our club's by-laws. (If you want to read the by-laws, look in "club documents")
We're still collecting food for the Emmett Food Pantry!
LAST WEEK!
From now through December 16th, let's all remember to bring some non-perishable food items to our Rotary meetings for the benefit of the Emmett Food Pantry. Items needed:
Canned "Meals" - chili w/ meat, beef stew, spaghetti w/meatballs
Tuna; chicken
Pasta
Peanut Butter
Canned fruit
Personal care items - toothpaste, soap (indiv bars)
"Happy dollar" funds will also go to the Food Pantry!
I am so glad that Election Day is finally over........Sue B. just had to go back to work, can't just sit around knitting............. Rod D. reports that the new West Boise Rotary Club is doing well ........last week we enjoyed a presentation by Allie Gertsch who is off this week to Louisville for the 4H National Public Speaking Competition.....we contributed a few bucks to help her with expenses..........if you still haven't paid for your roses, please pay up....speaking of roses, the Ontario Rotary is looking for a new supplier - they weren't happy with the quality this year..... We got a good start on our Polio Fund last week. Every member is asked to contribute $20 to the fund........
Four of us Emmett Rotarians and our spouses attended the "Million Dollar Dinner" put on by D5400 last weekend at the Canyon Crest Event Center in Twin Falls. Event organizers finally reached $935,000 in bequest commitments! Close enough to call it a success! Attending were Terry and Dottie Jones, John and Linda Biggs, Vicky and Dennis Page and Ron and Marilyn Bjorkman.
The featured speaker was Carolyn Jones, a long time Rotarian from Anchorage, Alaska. She was first woman to join District 5010 and was the first woman trustee of the Rotary Foundation. Rotary first admitted women in 1987. She told us about her work with the Eagles Nest Orphanage in Tomsk, Russia, where many of the children were sickened from accidents at nearby nuclear plants.
See photos from the event in our Photo Journal section on the home page.
By the way, you think our District Governor Terry has it bad, covering nearly the whole state of Idaho.......Carolyn Jones was DG of District 5010 in 1995-96. That district covers all of Alaska, western Canada and Eastern Russia! The largest District in the Galaxy, it covers 11 time zones!
This week Wisti will introduce Wade Brown who is the Executive Director of West Central Highlands Resource Conservation and Development Council. ("RC&D") This is a non-profit corporation, serving six Idaho counties, which focuses on economic development, land use and management and water resources.
The West Central
Highlands RC&D is part of a national rural development program supported by the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
On Saturday, November 27th, we'll join up with folks from the City and the Chamber to put up the Christmas decorations up and down Main and Washington Streets. We'll meet at 9:00AM at Moxie Java for coffee! Dress warmly!!
Next time you make a contribution to the Rotary Foundation, be sure to check with your employer to see if it will qualify for "Matching Gifts". Many corporations will match their employee's charitable contributions.
Our guests last week were Linda Biggs and Tiana Glenn....... ...Congratulations to former Emmett Rotarian Brad Epperly on publication of his murder mystery (we've ordered a copy) ......... James Page may be competing in World fencing competition in Europe...WOW .........
The Dictionary Project is a national effort, started in 1992, to put a dictionary in the hands of all 3rd graders in the USA. Emmett Rotary is one of many civic groups in Idaho participating. In 2009, 21,418 dictionaries were distributed in Idaho, representing about 67% of the 3rd graders. 2.5 million books were distributed nationwide! We are almost finished distributing 209 books to schools in our area, which is Gem County and Garden Valley. This is the 4th year our club has participated in the project. Funds for the books comes from the District 5400 "District Simplified Grant" program. For more information about the national program, click on the link on our home page. Thanks to Perry Jenkins for his work on this important project!
Did you know that October 16th is Dictionary Day? That celebrates the birthday of Noah Webster!
Guests last week were Tim Adams, Richard Hyder, Lindsay and Wisti's Grandson Hunter....great turnout for the DG last week.......we presented him with $180 for this "pet" project - Academic Decathlon.......speaking of which, our District Governor elect, Kathleen Simko, is running a marathon in Greece this week ......... last week we presented the Gem County Senior Center with our check for $900 to support their bus ........ we are finally getting the Highway Cleaned by Rotary sign moved to the right place! ........Carolyn Gilbert noted at the Board meeting with the DG that Ron B. was the only guy there with no facial hair ............ Next week is Polio Day so remember to bring your 20 bucks ...........DG Terry was impresses with our club in many ways...one was that we have FOUR members involved at the District level.........another is that we have SIX members who have pledged to the Foundation Bequest Society ...... last week Krista told us about a YouTube video about the Senior Center. You can see it at http://www.youtube.com/user/ctaidaho
Chuck Rolland brings us this week's program where we'll take a look at Rotary's continuing effort to eradicate Polio.Here's the article we put in last week's Messenger-Index:
Oct 24th marks Rotary International's annual commemoration
of World Polio Day and the organization's continuing effort to eradicate the
disease around the world. Many of us are old enough to remember the 1950's when
Polio, or "infantile Paralysis" as it was called, was in the news. We recall
pictures of iron lungs, kids with braces on their legs and signs at the town
park saying "no swimming".
Dr. Jonas Salk invented the first vaccine in 1954 and in
1961 Dr. Albert Sabin developed the oral vaccine which has become the vaccine
of choice for immunization programs throughout the world. In 1985, Rotary
International joined with the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control to form the "Polio Eradication Initiative" to rid
the world of this tenacious disease. Since 1995, Rotary and its partners have
raised more than $3 billion and immunized more than 2 billion children in 122 countries.
While the incidence of polio has been reduced by 99% over
the past twenty five years, there are still four countries that remain
polio-endemic: Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria. Other nations remain
at risk for infections imported from the endemic countries.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently awarded a
challenge grant to Rotary International in the amount of $355 million to
provide critical support to eradication efforts, including the distribution of
a more effective bivalent vaccine which has recently been approved for use.
Polio is highly infectious and there is no cure. The best
protection is prevention. For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protected
for life with a simple oral vaccine.
Terry Gilbert, our District 5400 Governor, came to our club last week for an annual visit. His visit began with a meeting with the club's Board of Directors on Wednesday evening at Moxie Java. Joined by his wife Carolyn, we had lively discussion about Rotary and our club's goals. (Kudos to Amy at Moxie Java for a wonderful meal - and the desert was to die for!)
On Thursday, before a packed house, Terry explained his vision of Rotary and his theme for the year - "Promoting Ethics-Pursuing Peace-Providing for Children".
We are one of 42 clubs in District 5400. This encompasses most of Idaho, from McCall on south, and includes Ontario, OR. The District Governor serves a term of one year. There are 12 Assistant Governors to assist the DG. Terry Jones is an AG.
For more information about Terry's club visits go to his Blog on the District 5400 website - you can find the link on our homepage. You can also see some pictures from the event in our Photo Journals on the home page (maybe you are pictured there?)
Last week we welcomed Mark Wurtenberger to our ranks! Mark was born in Kansas City but grew up in Reseda, CA. He has recently retired after 36 years with So. California Gas as an Industrial Technician. He and his wife Cheryl have two children at home, 9 year old Wendy and 12 year old Wyatt. They moved to Emmett about a year ago on the recommendation of a friend who had retired to Nampa. Mark's hobbies are motorcycles and "homeowner repair". He stands about 6 feet and wears a size 10 shoe. Welcome Mark!
Vicky Page will introduce Dr. Stan
Agenbroad who will tell us about Christian Veterinary Mission work in Africa. CVM was founded in 1976 and has over 30
veterinarians serving full-time in 10 countries. As well, over 200
veterinary professionals and student volunteers serve on short-term
mission trips to over 18 countries annually.
Dr. Agenbroad is
a citizen of Emmett, a retired veterinarian, and a former Rotary
member.
As you all know the Boise East club is in it's first full
Rotary year of being a club and I am proud and pleased to announce our first
FUNraiser. Starting this Saturday and for every home BSU
game we will be hosting "Parking for a Purpose". We have a
parking lot on Parkcenter and Park blvd (across the Walnut from Fish and Game)
which we will have parking open several hours prior to games.The lot is a right next to the green belt and a short walk to the
game.There are also shuttles that run to the game that pick
up about a block away.Parking will only be $5 and process
raised will fund our upcoming projects, Polio Plus, etc. If
you are going to pay to park wouldn't you rather have that money go to a good
cause instead of lining someone's pockets?
In addition to parking we will have a projector showing the
game and other games during the day, pizza available cooked on site from Papa
Murphy's, Snacks, water, and soda available from a local girls soccer team
(proceeds from those items go to help fund their team). There will also be a number of people bringing grills so we will have a
great tailgating environment.
This week we'll have our annual visit from our District Governor. Terry Gilbert (I can pretty much guarantee that he'll be the one wearing a bow tie) will bring us up to date on District happenings and challenge us to be an even better Rotary Club! Don't miss this one!!
Reminder to all Board Members: We'll have a dinner meeting with Terry Gilbert, District Governor, on Wednesday at 6:00 PM at Moxie Java. Spouses are encouraged to join in the fun!
Everyone should have received their quarterly billing statement via e-mail this week...if not, see Rick................on Saturday Jones and Biggs are off to Twin Falls for a meeting of the District's Rotary Leadership Institute.... TJ enjoyed her recent hunting trip and opted not to shoot - twice .......Greg and John looked like the Blues Brothers ...... Bob Fry reports that his children participated in the Academic Decathlon (wow, that was Long Time Ago).......We'll be recognizing World Polio Day at our meeting on the 28th. That'll be a good time to bring your $20 for Polio Plus ...........This week we present $900 to the Senior Center to support the expenses of their bus. Funds came from our golf tournament and Rose sale .......We have contributed $50. to the Rotary float in the New Year's Day Rose Parade in Cal....... You'll need to know this for Terry Gilbert's pop quiz: What is the Rotary International theme for this year? ("Building Communities - Bridging Continents") What is the District theme for the year? ("Promoting Ethics-Pursuing Peace-Providing for Children") .........
The Costco Connection – The October edition of The Costco Connection included an article entitled "Global Eradication of Polio?". The two column article included a photo of a Rotarian administering the oral polio vaccine and went on to share with readers Rotary's involvement with the polio campaign since the 1980's. It included references to the current campaign spearheaded by the matching program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The article mentioned that John Matthews, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Costco, was active in Rotary when the campaign began. John is currently a Rotary District Governor in the Pacific Northwest and stated, "Now that we've almost reached the goal to eradicate polio, the takeaway is that we are all a lot smarter today about how to tackle tough global health issues . . ." This article is a classic example of how Rotary public relations efforts get the word out about our organization and what it accomplishes.
Last Saturday, after a hearty breakfast, eight intrepid Rotarians completed our annual Fall Highway Cleanup along "The Highway". It only took about an hour and 15 minutes to complete! Thanks to Steve Bork for making it happen. We'll do it again next Spring.
Since arriving in Sweden last month, James Page has taken up fencing! In fact, last week he entered a competition and came in third!! He was disappointed in his performance!
Welcome back, Larry, we missed you! ..............congratulations to Bryan and Ann Stone on their 47th anniversary ....... Congratulations to Mark Wurtenberger, our newest member...we'll try too have a complete bio next week....... thanks to Brandi Vega for telling us about the 4H After School Program which we support........Please make every effort to attend our regular meeting on the 14th - it will be the annual visit of our District Governor, Terry Gilbert...........
Our dictionaries have all received their Rotary stickers, so they're ready to roll! The first distribution will be to the third graders at Shadow Butte School on October 22 at 2:30 PM. Perry would like others Rotarians to join him in making the presentation.
The final tabulation is not yet complete, but it looks like our Golf tournament made a profit of about $2,000!! Many thanks to Wendi, Judy and Stacy for making that happen.
Its not too late to consider making a bequest to the Rotary Foundation. District 5400 has committed to a goal of $1 million from our clubs toward this effort! The minimum bequest is $10,000 and is very easy to finalize. Basically, its a codicil to your will which would donate an amount to the Foundation upon your demise. (So, you'll never miss it!)
Everyone who participates, including spouses, will be invited to the Million Dollar Dinner in Twin Falls on Saturday October 30th. The event will be held at their new Convention Center and will be "fancy", if not actually "formal". Our featured speaker will be a Rotarian from Alaska who is a Trustee of the Rotary Foundation. Emmett already four or five folks committed...lets see if we can outdo all the other clubs!
For more information and to get a commitment form, contact Ron Bjorkman.
Guests last week were Richard Hyder, Andy and Dylan, and Terry's friend Corey..........Congratulations to Bob Fry who finally sold his O2 business...... Rick had tickets to ESPN Game Day last Saturday...... We'll have a final report on the Golf Tournament next week. Suffice to say, it was fun!! .........thanks to John Evans and Shawn Charters for their update last week on the work of Shadow Butte Development Corp.........
Sue Beitia brings us this week's program. She'll introduce Wayne Rush, our School District Superintendant......in fact, he's the guy who followed Sue after she retired. Wayne will bring us up to date on the status of our school system.
Mary Knighton brings us this week's program. Darla Upton from the AIM companies will join us. AIM is a 28 year old company, based in Nampa, that makes a wide range of whole-food nutrition products.
We'll also hear a few words from Brandi Vega from the 4H After School Program - that's one of the youth programs we support through the Youth Auction.
Its time once again to clean up the mess along our stretch of the Highway. We'll meet on Saturday Oct 2 - 8:00 for breakfast at Tom's Cabin, we'll set out at 9:00. Bring gloves and heavy shoes....no tellin' what we'll find!
If you log into our Rotary Club's new Facebook page, you can find James Page's pictures from Sweden. Sounds like he's having a fine time! (Our login is emmetttrotary@gmail.com; the password is emmettrotary)
TJ (and a bunch of others) are out at hunting camp this week...she's going to try her skill at bow hunting...............Roses can be picked up on Sept 30th .......
Its not too late to march over to the driving range in preparation for Saturday's Tournament. And its not too late to sign up a team - cost is just $25 per player. Show up at the Emmett Country Club at 9:30 to sign in. Shot gun start is at 10:00. The weather is going to be perfect!
Wendi Kern brings us this week's program. She'll introduce John Evans (and maybe Shawn Charters) from Shadow Butte Development Corporation. They'll bring us up to date on things going on around town - some that may actually produce jobs!
We'll also have a brief report from Dylan Cole and Andy Page on their recent RYLA experience.
Its almost time for our annual Dictionary Project. In a few weeks, we'll be distributing about 300 dictionaries to third graders in Emmett, Horseshoe Bend and Garden Valley. The first phase of the project is to affix our Emmett Rotary sticker inside each book. Join the "Sticker Party" on Wednesday (that's today!) at Potter's Morgue at 5:00.
Last Friday we enjoyed our annual End of Summer Picnic out at the Jones Ranch. There were about 30 people enjoying wonderful food and company. Terry had made the biggest bonfire I'd ever seen! You needed a stick about 14 feet long to cook your hot dog (see photo journal on home page)). At evening's end, Terry took us up to the top of his hill for a view of a beautiful sunset.
We heard an interesting program from Pat Gore last week. She represents the Veterans Resource Network. Their goal is to provide assistance to families of our active or veteran servicemen. Our club has committed to be available to help military families in our community if requested by VRN. To learn more about them, visit www.vrnonline.org.
Guests last week were Mark Wurtenberger and former member Mary Neilsen........... Congrats to Rick and Mary on their engagement...we wonder if Mary will be OK with blue and orange bridesmaids ....... we received $200 from the Emmett Rec District for our help in the Triathlon ........ the new Rotary Club of West Boise will be known as the "Club for Adventurous Types" ..........The Dictionary "Sticker Party" will be Sept 15th at 5:00 pm at the Morgue .........We have donated $2,000 to the Gem County Chamber from our Cherry Festival Parking proceeds.... not sure how they'll use it yet .......congrats to Greg and Tonna on their 43rd anniversary! ................
We'll forego our Thursday meeting this week in order to have our annual End of Summer Picnic. This year, we'll descend upon the Jones Ranch out on Sandy Road west of town. Social hour begins at 6:00 PM. The Club will provie meat, corn and non-alchoholic drinks. Please bring a dish to pass. Spouses are encouraged to attend!! Terry suggests we bring lawn chairs and bug spray. See you there!
Our annual Golf Tournament will be Saturday, Sept 25th at the Emmett Country Club. Its a 9 hole scramble. The organizing Committee is Wendi Kern, Judy Barbera and Stacy Gulley. They'll need everyone's help in arranging for publicity, prizes and hole sponsors. We should have more details at this week's meeting.
Our annual Golf Tournament will be Saturday, Sept 25th at the Emmett Country Club. Its a 9 hole scramble. The organizing Committee is Wendi Kern, Judy Barbera and Stacy Gulley. They'll need everyone's help in arranging for publicity, prizes and hole sponsors. Please get your teams formed and registered ASAP. Its $25 per player. The registration form is available on our website. Prizes can be delivered to Wendi at Home Federal.
We'll have our annual End of Summer Blast next Friday (9/10) at Terry's ranch. So remember that there will not be a regular meeting next Thursday (9/9). The party will start at 6:00 PM. The club will provide the meat and drinks, we are asked to bring a dish to pass, bug spray and lawn chairs. (You might want to wear muck-lucks)
Directions to Terry's: head west on Black Canyon Road until the pavement ends at Hanna. Turn right on Hanna, then right on Sandy and follow it out until you smell Terry's cows. We should car pool - its a long way out there!
Our guest last week was Larry Cornelius from Home Federal.....how come he was a guest of Connie and not Wendi?.......Wendi is working in LaPine, Oregon this week...ever been there?? Don't bother...... ....Congrats to the Emmett High Football team for defeating Weiser at the last minute....from now on, Jan will be our official team reporter........ We're sad that Gayle Fry has had to resign from our club. She's been a great Rotarian! But she's still Bob's wife (last time we checked) ........ Krista would have shown all 2000 photos had we stayed around.........
Its time to sell those roses! Our goal will be sell 100 dozen. The proceeds will go the Senior Citizens Center. Last year we helped them fund gas for their bus. They're $20 per dozen. Orders are due by September 16th and will be delivered to us on the 30th. You can find the order form on the website under Club Documents. John Buck will answer any questions. (Guys, this is just in time to soften up the lady before you go off hunting)
Last week we were treated to a presentation by Diana Baird, the new Managing Editor of the Messenger-Index. She told about her work as a missionary in Indonesia working on literacy projects. She also showed us the books she had written, including one about Idaho history called "The Man Who Talks to Trees". For more information about the missionary work she and her husband do visit www.beyondcultures.org.
We had a good crew on Friday night to cook and serve about 100 cancer survivors a delicious chicken dinner. Thanks to Lyleen - at least she seemed to be in charge! And I know of at least two Rotarians who pulled "all-nighters" and walked many, many laps! The highlight was the silent Luminaria Walk...and,of course, sunrise and hotcakes! We're told that the event raised about $30,000 - beating the goal! Good Job!
Our guests last week were Tonna Kershul, Mark Wurtenberger and Mike Streeby.........We collected $400 for Becka's "Share Uganda" project......Traya Zufelt and Faustine Moulton told us about their recent trip to D. C. for the Junior Leadership Conference...that was one of the programs we supported with our Youth Auction funds.........its almost Dictionary time - stayed tuned for word on the Sticker Party at The Morgue..........
Eight Rotarians enjoyed a fun morning last Saturday at Emmett's Remarkable Thriathlon. Due to construction on Main St, we set up our aid station around the corner on Commercial. That turned out to be a much better spot since it put us right in the middle of the action. We don't know how many participants there were, but John claims he counted 350 pairs of shoes. Notes for next year: (1) we liked this location (2) do NOT put ice in the drink (3) Have a "Y" connector for the hose.
Tonja Hyder will introduce Diana Baird as our speaker this week. Diana is the nearly-new Managing Editor of the Messenger-Index. She has worked for four different newspapers in the Northwest and has published childrens' books. In addition, she has done mission work in Indonesia.
Our Board and the Membership at large has voted unanimously to provide assistance and mentoring to Andy Wood and Melissa Weymouth as they embark upon the challenge of forming a new Rotary Club for the Meridian/Kuna area. We are honored that the District leadership has asked us to be involved. (Shows what our standing is in D5400!) They hope to be able to "charter" by October 1st.
Our guest last week was Ryan DeArmond.....What a weekend! ........Andy Page and Dylan Cole went to RYLA last week.......we'll look forward to their report.......it was obvious at last week's meeting that gray-haired guys stick together..........many thanks to Duane Quintana, Executive Director and Founder of ALPHA (Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS)........ mark your calendar - District Governor Terry Gilbert will be here October 14th...... there will be no meeting on Thursday Sept 9th since we'll be having our end of summer picnic on the 10th........This bulletin is coming to you from beautiful downtown Columbus, Ohio, home of the most handsome grandson!
Last weekend really tested our strength! It took all the manpower we could muster to work the County Fair, the Triathlon and the Mayor's Military Picnic....but we did it! Many thanks to everyoe who helped out. It shows that our Rotary Club is up to the task! We don't have the final figures on the Fair yet - but it was looking pretty good!
District 5400 has launched a new campaign to encourage Rotarians to support the Rotary Foundation by becoming a
member of the Bequest Society. Membership occurs when an individual or
couple has placed the Rotary Foundation in their estate plan for a minimum of
$10,000. The District goal is for 100 Rotarians to bequeath $10,000 for a total of $1 million. For more information contact Ron Bjorkman. So far, we have FIVE members who are participating!
It was great to have Becca Scofield with us last week - many of us have known her for along time! She really inspired us to thank about how we might help people in other arts of the world who literally have nothing. Her particular interest is in promoting the work of her colleague, Lisa Collins from Northern Ireland, to provide mosquito nets to Kyotera, Uganda......a community devastated by HIV/AIDS where so many parents have died that the oldest child must take on the roll of parent for the younger siblings. Thus the name "Children without Childhoods". For more information, see www.shareuganda.org.
Last Saturday, John and Terry headed off to Twin Falls for the first meeting of a new District 5400 leadership team which is training to facilitate the new Rotary Leadership Institute. John and Terry are among about 20 people from around the District who the District Leadership team has invited to act as instructors for the program.
The Rotary Leadership Institute – Rocky Mountain Division is a
Multi-District
training program established to substantially improve the Rotary
knowledge and leadership skills of the future leaders of Rotary
clubs and districts.
The Rotary Leadership Institute training program consists of three
full-day sessions, followed by graduate seminars. Trainers are
carefully selected from among Rotarians with outstanding leadership
abilities and prepared to conduct innovative and participatory
course sessions.
The Institute should be up and running this winter. In the meantime, you can see more information at www.rmrli.org.
Our guests last week were Ken Whitney, James Page, Tonna Kershul, and Ryan DeArmond......... what a turnout last week - 28!! ........must have been the menu ........good to see Krista and Jan back from trip to parts unknown ....... If you get stuck for a program when its your turn, Biggsie has a list of ideas ........
James Page has reported in by e-mail that he arrived safely at his host family's home in Sweden. His only complaint so far was that the Swedish computer has a "silly" keyboard with lots of different characters. So his adventure is under way!
This week Stacy Gulley will introduce Duane Quintana, Executive Director of ALPHA - Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS. Stacy met Duane through her work as a volunteer with the group. The group focuses on education, prevention and testing.
At last week's meeting, we were finally able to present two awards for which we didn't have the hardware at our annual banquet. TJ presented Terry with a nice gavel plaque commemorating his term as President and Vicky Page was given a nice plaque for her Rookie of the Year Award.
In addition, Bryan Stone got his new member stuff!
Chuck Rolland became the world's newest Rotarian last week. Most everyone knows Chuck, some of us "officially". Anyway, he's a native of Emmett and has lived in Oregon and Nevada during the 42 years he worked for Albertsons. (42 years?) He was elected to Gem County Sheriff in 2008. Chuck and his wife Teresa have 3 children and one grandson. While not chasing down criminals Chuck likes to camp, martial arts and shooting his gun. While Chuck has been active in Kiwanis for many years, he's looking forward to spending some time with the young folks! Welcome to Rotary, Chuck!
James Page, our outbound Exchange Student, leaves for Sweden on Sunday. After about 30 hours in the air, he'll arrive in Umea on Monday afternoon. He's learned that he'll be replacing a high schooler in the family, taking over the bedroom of a young man who will be heading for California. Luckily, they'll be together for about two weeks so James can be properly introduced to his new environs. We'll stay in touch!
Last week, Andy Wood and Melissa Weymouth, member of the District's only Rotaract Club, told us about their work in San Felipe, Peru. They were creatively assembling sand filtration units for individual residences. They also told about the giunea pig business (I never knew that was a Peruvian's favorite food!)
Since they are quickly "aging out" of their Rotaract Club, they are anxious to start a new Rotary Club. Rod DeArmond has been "assigned" by DG Terry Gilbert to be the pointman in helping them get started. Terry is encouraging our club to be their sponsor and mentor. At the District level, the goal is to form four new clubs this year. There will be more discussion to follow so stay tuned!
R otaract is a Rotary-sponsored
service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are
either community or university based, and they're sponsored by a local
Rotary club. This makes them true "partners in service" and key members
of the family of Rotary.
As one of Rotary's most significant and
fastest-growing service programs, with more than 7,000 clubs in about
163 countries and geographical areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide
phenomenon.
Guests last week were two Rotarians - Brian from Boise Sunrise and Jeff from Boise East.......Be patient with Vicky, she has a big adjustment coming............Rod's son Cody will be a RYLA counselor again this year........ Bob's dull knife never showed up ........ Hmmm, did you know that Becca Scofield worked summers while in college for the County Mosquito Abatement Department? .........
Some of you may know Clay Scofield's daughter, Becca. She is currently working on her Doctorate degree at Harvard University. Before she heads back to Boston, she wants to present a humanitarian project in Africa that she has become involved in through a mutual friend at Harvard, involving clean water and mosquitos.
Relay for Life is on for August 20th. We'll be cooking chicken for the participants. Organizers want to serve dinner around 5:30 - 6:00. We'll need folks to set up for cooking and serving.
Thanks to all those who helped with the Show and
Shine project. We do not have a total figure yet because we have to figure
costs of supplies, change, etc. but it looks like we will clear a little over a
$1000. Many thanks to Steve and Terry who co-chaired this project and
spent the extra time to get us ready for the event. Thanks to all who
helped with set up, serving, cooking, and clean up (Bob, Perry, Rod, Tonja, Sue,
Ron, Kent, and Stacy). Special thanks to Marilyn Bjorkman
and Shelly/Julie Obermeyer for their help in serving. We couldn't
have done it without you all! ! It was a hot day, but a good time was had
by all! ! !
Last weeks' program was great! Bob Rainville
was there and he was talking about international projects. He had a slide
show to let us see where our $ had gone and what we had helped with. We
have helped with 5 projects in Ecuador over the last several years. The
slide show was powerful in that it lets you see exactly what our money does for
people and why it is so important to continue to help. Some of the slides
he showed at the end were of all 5 projects before and after
pictures. He has been to Ecuador several times to help with these
projects and to see the results, just a very interesting and wonderful
program.
This week Rod DeArmond will introduce Andy Wood and Melissa Weymouth who have been involved with a Rotaract Club in Boise. Most recently, however, they have been in San Felipe, Peru, working on Rotary clean water projects.
Now that they're home, and they will soon be too old to members of Rotaract, they are excited about the possibility of forming a new Rotary Club! They envision an early evening club geared for younger folks who might be commuting from south Meridian or Kuna. To help make this happen, they have asked our club to act as sponsor and mentor. This is a big responsibility which we'll have to discuss at length. We should be honored that they've asked us!
Bryan Stone became the world's newest Rotarian at our meeting last week. Sponsored by John Biggs, Bryan was born in in Culver City, CA, and grew up in Winnemucca, Nevada. He earned his BA in Ag Engineering from Cal Poly and after a tour in the US Army earned his medical degree from USC. Bryan and his wife, Ann, then spent several years doing medical mission work for the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe. They then went to Ketchum to start a private practice. They returned to the mission field from 1994 to 1998 in Mozambique. The Stone's finally settled in Emmett in 1998 when Bryan joined the Valley Family Clinic. Bryan's hobbies are reading, arguing politics, the Lakers and anything outdoorsy. Welcome to our family, Bryan!!
This week Bob Fry will introduce Bob Rainville. Bob is the former chair of the District 5400 International Service Committee, is
a member of Boise Sunrise, and has been an essential asset for our club
to connect with international projects. He has actually visited the
project sites and will give us updates on our current projects.
This issue is being sent to you from Salt Lake City!! John, Vicky and Bryan are there on a Methodist Mission trip........ Isn't technology wonderful!?..........
Emmett's Most Marvelous Triathlon will be Saturday August 7th. We'll be setting up a water station somewhere around Main Street Beverage (depends on construction). Rick and Clay will be in charge.
July 17 will feature the largest no-fee car show in the Northwest in our city park. The Lions Club cooks breakfast from 7 to 11 Am....we take over for the lunch from 11 to 3PM. We need volunteers for set-up, serving, cashier, order takers, clean-up. Cruise Night will be a bit different this year. Organizers have approval to close off Washington Street to all except registered entries. That should keep more classic car people in town who don't like those noisy and obnoxious hot rods from Nampa! Pre 1974 only, please!
Our guests last week were Lyleen Jerome, Wayne Rush, Tonna Kershul and James Page, our outbound exchange student..........congrats to Sue B. on her actual retirement ..........Hey Rick, nice briefcase! ......mark your calendar - we'll be grilling for Relay for Life on August 20.......last week we heard from Tom Titus representing the Brandon Titus Memorial Ride to be held August 14th - first stop will be Moxie Java......so, where was the bell??...we got our picture in the paper TWICE this week! ........
The Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation, which is the recipient of the proceeds from the Rotary Youth Auction, disbursed about $12,000 last week to 19 youth related organizations in Gem County. For a complete list, see the story on our Home Page. For more information about the Foundation, see the history article in "Club documents".
Our speaker this week will be Tom Titus. He will speaking regarding the Brandon Titus Memorial
Motorcycle Ride. Tom's son Brandon was killed in Iraq. The funds from
the ride go to the Veteran's and families from the war in Iraq. Rick met Tom at Cherry Festival when he looking for a parking place!
Last week, it was Terry's pleasure to present two Paul Harris Fellowship Awards. Perry Jenkins earned his first, and John Biggs earned his second award. The award is given to Rotarians who consistently support the work of the Rotary Foundation through their contributions. When any Rotarian has reached the contribution level of $1,000 during his or her Rotary career, they become a Paul Harris Fellow. It should be every Rotarians goal to become a PHF!!
As reported last week, we took in $3,323 in parking fees at Cherry Festival. Terry figured out that we provided 180 manhours, which worked out to $150 per person who worked! And we took home $400!
The Gem County Fair will be August 5,6 7. We will be popping popcorn and selling soda in the stands. The EHS Cheerleaders and DanceTeam will be helping and they'll enjoy a share of the proceeds. John Buck will be sending around a sign-up sheet.
Okay, so are we keeping the cowbell, or not? .......Our guest last week was Steve McDermott from McMinncille, OR ......For your calendar, the annual Rose sale will start in August ........ Golf Tournament will be Sept 18 ......
My ears are sunburned....and my hand haven't recovered from Carl's handshake........ New Board of Directors Meets Thursday, July 1st..............We hope you like you new T-shirt.......... Did you know that the Caldwell Rotary Club has 100% Paul Harris Fellows?? WOW ....... the next GSE Team goes to India in January. If you know any non-Rotarian, young professional, its a great experience. Application deadline is August 7th..........
Our District Governor Kevin Learned will be ending his term, along with our own beloved President. You should have received a District Newsletter from Kevin via e-mail. Our new DG will be Terry Gilbert. Kevin had two interesting things to report. First, he was disappointed that as a District we reached only 78% of our Foundation goal. (We blasted through our goal at 131%) Secondly, he was delighted that we increased our membership from 1950 to 1996 - that's a net increase of 2.3%. We had a part in that!
Note: if you did not receive a District newsletter from Kevin, log into the District website and confirm that your email address is correct)
Although your editor was not able to attend, reports are that our annual banquet at the Winery was a rousing success! The food was good, the room was nice (although a bit cool for some), the winery tours were interesting and the conversation was enlightening! MC Ron did his usual super job with some creative props. See some incriminating pictures on the home page under Photo Journals. We had 70% attendance, which is great!!
Congratulations to our award winners! Rotarian of the Year Larry Droppers, Rookie of the Year Vicky Page. We had two new Paul Harris Fellows as well - Perry Jenkins and John Buck.
By all accounts it was a great Cherry Festival! The weather cooperated and the crowds came from all over! We did a great job managing our two parking lots - when it gets busy, its harder than it looks! Our customers were generally generous. In fact, treasurer Rick reports that we took in $3,323.12 - a new record!! We get $400 for our work and the rest goes to the Chamber's Christmas Decoration Fund. Many thanks to everyone who helped!
Our guest last week was Fred Kesler....... congrats to Dottie Jones who finally retired last week..... Glad to see Connie getting around so well - just don't get used to that Handicapped Parking sticker.... ....remember that next week (6/17) we'll meet at the hospitality table in the park for Cherry Festival .......many thanks to Esma Oribio and Heather Roehr for their talk last week on the relatively new Black Canyon Soccer Club...great to see folks giving our kids healthy options.......speaking of which, don't forget that FIFA World Cup soccer starts this weekend...USA vs. England on Saturday ...be sure to watch.......Rick, get a new briefcase will you please........ we have two kids going to RYLA this summer - Dylan Cole and Andy Page....... Perry and friends will be sending thank you notes to everyone who donated items to the auction ........ Hmmmmm, Wendi's husband is a banker too!
In lieu of our regular weekly meeting, instead we'll enjoy a sumptuous feast at our annual Installation Banquet at the Wood River Winery Friday night. Festivities begin at 6:00PM. See you there!
Our guests this week will be Esma and Heather Rhoar from the Black Canyon United Soccer Club. With the 2010 World Cup starting June 11, soccer is in the air!!
Many thanks to Lt. Gov. Brad Little for taking time from his busy schedule to visit our club last week. He gave an impressive presentation, bringing us up to date on the goings on at the Capitol. Among other topics, he touched on the promise of our new Sawmill, possible natural gas in New Plymouth and other energy initiatives. We heard lots of interesting information!
Mary and I had a great time at the conference. It was the first
one for me and found it kind of re-energizing. The talk Princewill
gave was outstanding and made me proud to be part of an organization
that is making a real difference in peoples' lives. Even though I
already new of the water projects, putting real human faces to it makes
me realize exactly how important this work is.
One thing that really stuck with me was learning that the
"Matching" grant from the Gates Foundation was paid upfront. It says a
lot that Bill Gates has the kind of faith in Rotary not only to entrust
that much money, but giving it up front, trusting that Rotary will do
its part to raise the match over the next three years.
We have received our second District Simplified Grant - this one was for $460 to purchase dictionaries for our third graders. They'll be distributed soon after school starts in the fall. Our first grant, for $500, was toward the new dishwasher in the Methodist Church kitchen where the Tuesday community dinners are held......
This week we are pleased to welcome Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little. He'll bring us up to date on all that's happening at the Capitol. This would be a great time to invite a guest!
If you go to YouTube.com and search "Rotary International", you will find 78 very interesting videos about Rotary. To make it easy for you, we've added a link under Club Links on the homepage. Check it out!
Our guests last week were Scott McGann and Melissa Obermeyer (she just graduated from college!).....Marilyn Bjorkman graduated from BSU.......Anxiously awaiting election results..... ..............Board meeting next week - June 3rd......TJ is off camping this week..... Biggses are off to Spokane to pick up world's most perfect grandson ......Kent is just about settled in his new home ........applications from area youth groups for grants from the Emmett Rotary Foundation are due to Perry no later than June 1 ......Terry missed last week - he got tied up castrating and dehorning cows .......I'll be he would rather have been at Rotary ......Wendi Kern has been approved for membership. She'll be officially inducted and introduced on June 3rd.......Welcome, Wendi!!! ...... Copies of the new Emmett Rotary Brochure are available under the podium ....... thanks to Dennis Wiley for his talk on target shooting last week....
Lt Gov. Brad Little will be our guest speaker next week, the 27th. We are very fortunate that he has found time in his busy schedule to visit us! It would be great opportunity to bring a guest!
Last weekend in Sun Valley the Emmett Rotary Club was well represented at the District 5400 Annual Conference. In spite of the unseasonably cold weather, we had a fine time! (Look on Photo Journals for pictures)
Be sure to mark your calendar for Friday June 11 for our annual banquet. We'll install our new officers for the year starting July 1st as well as award Rotarian of the Year and Rookie of the Year. Master of ceremonies will be Ron Bjorkman, who really is a Master of Ceremonies.
The festivities will begin at 6:00 PM at the Wood River Cellars. Brother Brown will cater the dinner, with your choice of Prime Rib or Salmon. The cost will be $20 or $23, depending on your choice. During our "happy hour", we'll be able to have guided tours of the winery.
Volunteers are need for set-up and cleanup. Many thanks to Wisti for making the facility available to our club at no cost.
Our guests last week were Janet Monti, Lori Jenkins, Chuck Rolland and Chad Myers (from Ontario Rotary).......Ron B. has yet another new grandson (surely the handsomest ever seen)...... J Biggs represented Rotary in last week's Kiwanis project to enable wheelchair bound folks enjoy a tour around the island and a picnic lunch..........sorry, Bob, I never should have asked you bring your laptop......we have new brochure created by the Membership Committee to tell prospects about Rotary...if you need one for a guest, we'll keep them in the podium........
We'll have good representation at this weekend's District Conference in Sun Valley. Looks like 12 of us (including spouses, kids and significant others) will be there for the fun! Be sure to check out the District On-Line Auction (the link is on the D5400 website). We'll find out if one of Vicky Page's 57 raffle tickets is a winner!
John Buck brings our speaker this week. He'll introduce Dennis Wiley. Dennis is active in the Emmett Rod and Gun Club and is a frequent competitive marksman. He'll tell us about his hobby.
As part of this year's District Conference, we have an on-line auction. Check it out at http://rotarydistrict5400.afrogs.org/items/browse/index.html You can access it through the District 5400 website from our home page. Tthere are some interesting and valuable items just waiting for you!
We were honored to welcome Tonja Hyder into our club last week. Tonja is the General Manager of the Messenger-Index, where she has worked since 2003. Tonja was born in Estanchia, N.M. and moved to Emmett, for the first time, in 1980. Later, she spent many years in North Carolina and Tennessee. She and her husband, Richard, moved back to Emmett in 2001. The Hyders have two sons, Christopher and Scotty. Tonja's hobbies are very outdoorsy - hunting, fishing and camping. She wears a size 6 7/8 hat. Welcome, Tonja!
Emmett's Most Excellent Triathlon is August 7th....same day as the County Fair. We need a Chairman to set up the water station in front of Main St Beverage and sign up volunteers. We really someone to step up to chair this simple project!Thanks to Rick and Clay for stepping up!!
Cherry Festival will be here before you know it. Our responsibility is to control the two parking areas in the park. We get to shakedown drivers for contributions and maintain order in the lots. Trust me, its a fun time! The festival starts Wednesday and runs through Saturday night. All of us will need to sign up for times to work the lots. EVERY MEMBER MUST HELP!!
Although the final accounting isn't quite finished, Perry reports that the Youth Auction netted about $14,000. The Foundation committee will be reviewing grant applications from local youth groups. It was another great year for the auction!
Several members have asked questions about using the e-mail system in ClubRunner. If you go to our website and log in - look in "Club Documents" and you will find a page of instructions. (By the way, we're lucky - we are one of the few clubs who can say that all our members use e-mail!)
The Scholarship Committee, chaired by Marilyn Knighton, met last week to consider 24 applications. Five were chosen to receive $500 college grants. They will be presented to the kids at a school program on May 12th. So, names are TBA.
Scholarships are given by the Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation, Inc. Scholarships are funded by interest earned on the principal, which originally came from the sale of the former Girls Home in Emmett. (For a complete history, look under Club Documents on the homepage).
The District 5400 Raffle Tickets are due this week. Please be sure to turn in your money or unsold tickets to Steve Bork no later than Thursday's meeting.
The GSE team from Brazil was in our part of the District this week. Terry Jones worked with the Western Treasure Valley Rotary to give them a grand time! In fact, he hosted the two young women at his home on Sunday! One of the women was a "city gal" and had no idea what a cow was! On Monday, Greg Kershul and John Biggs joined Terry at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce luncheon where the four member team made a presentation about their country. Terry will have lots more to tell at this week's meeting.
Our guests last week were Bryan Stone, Wendi Kern and Stephanie Arbulu....... the Kiwanis Wheelchair Walk has been postponed to next week 5/12- need better weather.........One word needed to describe Youth Appreciation Day - WOW!! ........ last week's program from Mission Aviation Fellowship was fascinating - learn more by visiting their website.....interesting that their new airplanes are made in Sandpoint........
Our annual Rotary Youth Auction last Friday was lots of fun! We had plenty of stuff to auction; lots of certificates went via silent auction. The cinnamon buns went for many hundreds, thanks to Bob for getting that tradition under way! The deserts provided by the 4Hers were awesome! We should have a final sales number for Thursday's meeting. Thanks to everyone who helped! We were out of there by 10:30!
Once the dust settles, local youth organizations will be invited to apply for grants to support their programs.
Partners in the Segua Water Project in Bahia de Caraquez Ecuador,
Earlier
this month I received a progress report and several photos documenting
the implementation of our Segua water project. The project is
approximately 65% complete. Segua is small community on the outskirts
of Bahia de Caraquez. The project will provide the 700 residents of
this community with safe water by directing municipal water lines
coming from the mountains to holding storage tanks. Water is then
delivered to homes or groups of homes through pipes. When I visited
this community last June, residents could not believe they would have
access to safe water. They described our project as a dream coming
true.
I
will forward you about six messages with photos of the implementation.
I think your clubs will enjoy seeing the fruits of our cooperation.
From all appearances, this was the best YAD yet! Lots of people having a great time. We served 500 hamburgers, 300 hot dogs and as many drinks and actually ran out! "Kermit" worked perfectly! Thanks to everyone who helped out! (Here's a picture of our two hardest workers) There will be a wrap-up meeting soon, so if you have any comments, let Terry know.
Who knew that this amazing organization was based in Nampa, Idaho? MAF is Christian mission organization that brings medical supplies, treatment, personnel and food relief to third world victims of natural disasters. Formed after WWII it now boasts 122 aircraft that serve 55 countries around the world. Tom Porter from MAF will be with us to share their story.
Our guest last week was Frank Streeby......Bob and Gayle, just so you know, the Snake River does not go to San Diego.... .........Biggsie, if you have 500 burgers and there are twelve buns to a dozen and a bag of buns holds 8 buns, how many bags of buns do you need? ...........We found the PO Box key, but what's the box number??........There was a neat article in a recent Time magazine about ShelterBox...see the article under Club Documents on the homepage....... Thanks to Bi-Mart for funding the bouncey bins at YAD .......
Rotary's educational programs promote international understanding and
well being by bringing together people from different countries and
cultures. We support two scholarship programs:
Ambassadorial
Scholarships of $26,000 for one year of study in a foreign
country of the scholars choice. Our Rotary District selects one
recipient each year. The District deadline for
receiving candidate information from a sponsoring club is Friday,
May 21, 2010.
Each year, up to
100 Rotary World Peace Fellowships (60 master's degree
fellowships and 40 professional development certificate fellowships) are
offered on a competitive basis at six Rotary Centers, which operate in
partnership with seven leading universities (centers offer master's
degree unless noted otherwise). Our Rotary District nominates
candidates for these fellowships. The District deadline
for receiving candidate information from a sponsoring club is Monday,
May 31, 2010.
District Rotary clubs sponsor
candidates that either study/work in District 5400 (Idaho South of the
Salmon River and Malheur Country Oregon) or study outside the
District but consider District 5400 home. Clubs will have internal
application deadlines for each program.
Friday, April 30th, is our annual Youth Auction, the club's major fund raiser of the year. All the proceeds are returned to a variety of youth organizations in Gem County. We'll need people to help set up at the High School, starting at about 4:00. Its important that everyone delivers their auction materials to the High School late Friday. If you need to deliver it in advance, you can take to Perry Jenkins, John Buck or Rick Walth.
Every summer our District sponsors the Rotary Youth Leadership Award program. For High School Juniors and Seniors, this year's program will run August 5-8. This is a very popular youth leadership training program. Out club has sponsored many kids over the years and they always report that its a wonderful experience! Applications are due June 1st. See the District 5400 website for more details.
Last week's guests were Tonja Hyder, Dennis Wylie, Dennis Page and 2 1/2 month old Elizabeth.......OK, who's got the PO Key?? .......Rod, how's your cow?? ........Congratulations, Kermit, on your recent 91st birthday! .......put this on your calendar: Relay for Life August 20 We Cook...........
I don't recall ever having the same guest speaker two weeks in a row - on completely different topics! This week, Ron Bjorkman introduces Darin Crisp for a return visit to our club. This time, he'll tell us about all the new stuff going in the world of technology....and his plan for his business - the Digital Detour.
Each year the Emmett Rotary Club Foundation, Inc. awards academic scholarships to Emmett High School seniors. 22 applications have been submitted. The Committee will submit its recommendations to the High School by May 5th. The awards will be given at their assembly on May 12th. This year we'll award about $3,000 in scholarships. (For more information about the Foundation, see the history located under "Club documents" on our home page)
The Kiwanians have asked for our help in promoting a new project of theirs to provide a time of outdoor activites for our wheelchair bound residents. The date is Wednesday May 5th from 11:00 to 1:00. We'll push wheelchairs around the island loop and enjoy a barb-que picnic.
Our guests last week were Lori Jenkins, Tonja Hyder and Wendi Kern.........Your editor was out of town last week....hard to do this when you weren't there......Membership Committee meets Friday at Moxie at 9:00 AM...............
The annual District 5400 Conference will be held in Sun Valley on May 21-22. This is a great Rotary event! We have four outstanding speakers lined up, starting at noon on Friday and ending with the Saturday evening banquet. You should all have received an e-mail from DG Kevin Learned with all the details.
The registration form is available on the District website.(see the link on our homepage). Registrations are due by May 1st to take advantage of a discounted rate. New Rotarians are encouraged to attend.
This year's district Auction will be on-line! Check it out on the district website after May 7th.(Our club should find an interesting thing to contribute to the auction, which raises money for District activities.
This is where you really appreciate what Rotary is all about!!
Our program this week will be Darin Crisp, owner of Digital Detour (formerly Big Sky Telecom). But that's not what he's going to talk about! Darin recently retired from the National Guard after 22 years of service to our country. As a computer geek, he was posted as his battalion's Signal Officer In Iraq. He'll tell us about his experiences in Iraq, training the Iraqi Army Infantry in communications technology.
Thanks to a dedicated bunch of Rotarians and Friends who braved the cold wind last Saturday morning, our section of the Highway is now clean! After a not very inspiring breakfast at Tom's Cabin, we set out to look for treasures and found a few. Greg found a coyote, TJ found a dead cat, and the rest of us found a varied assortment of bottles, cans, bailing twine, wrappers, cigarette boxes, and other unmentionables. John Buck came for coffee and left for warmer climes. Those on the team were TJ, Terry, Judy, Vicky, Dave, John, Greg, Steve and friends Bryan Stone and Katie Wakins.
Sue Beitia, Bill Knickrehm and Susan Jenkins described their progress in opening the Payette River Technical Academy this fall. It sounds like a very progressive and unique approach to educating our kids! We'll be interested to watch them progress!
Our guests last week were Tonja Hyder, Bryan Stone, Wendy Kern and Jim Thompson from the Caldwell Rotary Club.........Rod, did you really buy a cow?? ........does anyone know where the PO Box key is?? ........Rick, did everyone get in their 20 bucks for Polio??.......will Spring ever get here??
Last week Tracey Reed, "angel face" Tyler Reed and Greg Himes brought us up to date on plans for Youth Appreciation Day on the 24th. Sounds like quite a line-up of activities........fishing, shooting, race cars, skydivers, bouncey-bins, fire trucks, frog fishing,and much more!
Our club has received a $500 District Simplified Grant which will be used to help the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition and the Methodist Church install a commercial dishwasher in the community kitchen. Total cost of the project is about $4,000. Emmett Rotary is just one of several organizations providing financial support. Each year District 5400 makes small grants available to local clubs. The funds come primarily from the dues our membership pays to the District. Last year our club provided two $500 grants to help the Emmett Pantry complete their expansion project. Thanks to Bob Fry for spearheading this process!
Our big days will be here before you know it! Youth Appreciation comes first on Saturday, April 24th. We'll be responsible for setting up our cook station and making burgers and hot dogs (Kermits' maiden voyage!) We are also responsible for arranging for the "Bouncy-Bins" - we'd like to find a sponsor who can help us pay for it.
The following Friday evening, the 30th, is our annual Youth Auction to be held at the High School. We'll need lots of help that day, from setting up tables (and taking them down) to collecting money to helping the auctioneers. Any auction items you have will need to be delivered that afternoon (or take them to Perry in advance). A fine time is sure to be had - and for a great cause!
Sue Beitia brings us this week's program. Bill Knickrehm and Susan Jenkins from the Emmett School district will tell us about the new Charter School which will open this fall....the Payette River Technical Academy.
Our guests last week were Lori Jenkins, Tonja Hyder, Janet Monti.........thanks to Valerie Barbera for attempting to help us understand FaceBook, Twitter and such..........Kent is enjoying a Mexican vacation..........Wisti's Fifty............. Terry, your jokes are BAD .............nice to see Gayle Fry last week ...............remember, if you're going to use a laptop to show a DVD with sound, you must bring an external speaker......Terry is one member shy of reaching his goal of 100% participation in the Rotary Foundation.......
Our annual black-tie installation banquet will be Friday, June 11th, at the Wood River Cellars. More details to follow. We need a committee to plan this fun social event!
Its time to clean up after those litterbugs (its too bad we even have to do it). On Saturday, April 3rd, we'll meet at Tom's Cabin for breakfast, hit the road by 9:00. We should be done by noon. We have a two mile stretch on the highway west of Tom's. Be sure to bring gloves.
Our cook trailer is now named "Kermit", in honor of Terry's Dad......so far, Vicky "The Raffle" Page has outsold us all...in fact, probably all of us put together! ....... sounds like TJ and Terry had a great time at PETS last week....Terry admits he was a bit surprised when he actually read the job description of A. G. ........ May 2nd and 3rd are opportunities to mingle with the GSE Team from Brazil over in Ontario............interestingly, Vicky is in Las Vegas this week visiting family, at least that's what she said.......... Wisti's Hudson came to a Committee meeting on Monday, sat through the whole thing without a peep........
We liked all three proposed "elevator speeches", sooo, we've voted to use all three!
"Rotary is
an international organization of more than 1.2 million members who
believe in the concept of Service Above Self. We believe by working
together on hunger, clean water, literacy and health, without regard to
religious or political views we can make the world a better place."
"We are a club of diverse members that embrace
our community with strong internal and external relationships serving
the community's most vulnerable".
"We are caring individuals from various walks of life who stand together
to support humanitarian programs within our local community and
beyond. We uphold and promote our youth and celebrate their
accomplishments. To be a Rotarian is to be involved in community,
helping others and having fun doing so!"
This one is for you wanna-be technophiles! This week, Judy Barbara will introduce her daughter-in-law, Valerie. Valerie owns her own graphic design business, JDae Design. She'll set up her laptop and give us a demonstration of Facebook, Twitter and any other social networking tool you might be interested in. (Its all Greek to me and I'll be interested to learn more about it - so I can communicate with my kids!)
Our guest last week was Tonja Hyder, manager of the Messenger-Index.........it was great to see Darren Wallace last week..he brought us our program - EHS '08 grad Brennan Fridley who is completing his first year at West Point ...we are in good hands with young men like him protecting us! .........TJ has a tale to tell about a lost opportunity at PETS ........Be sure to read this month's Rotarian magazine - some fascinating articles.......
This is Club Assembly week - strictly business! Terry and TJ will report on their experience at PETS last weekend. Other topics for discussion include:
Last week we enjoyed a presentation by Tommy Lukrich. He showed us a PowerPoint he created to help us explain the Youth Auction and Youth Appreciation Day. Then he told us of his plans to become a famous actor, hoping to some day get into the Julliard School. He gave a lot of credit to his experiences with 4H, which we have supported enthusiastically. We wish we had that much energy. Good luck, Tommy!
Every year, Club Presidents have the opportunity to earn a PresidentialCitation. To get it, his club must accomplish certain goals. Our club is well on the way, but just to be sure, in order to even qualify, every member must give at least something to the Rotary Foundation by the end of this month. If you haven't already made a contribution now is the time. Your $20 for Polio will qualify, but it has to be in by March 31. Terry and the Foundation thank you!
Guests last week were John Moulder, Bryan Stone, James Page and Melissa McDaniel.......we had a sympathetic whisperer last week.......Greg, please don't shoot the Whistle Pigs.....what Spring ...... Is it true that the Commissioners will parachute into Youth Appreciate day?? .....wow ......this week Terry and T.J. are off to PETS........Your Youth Auction sheets should be in to John or Larry by now.........fascinating story in this month's Rotarian magazine about Nicholas Negroponte and his "one child, one laptop" mission......best of luck to Rick and Mary who have moved into their new home.........congrats to Clay Scofield who has taken a full time position as the Patriot Center........Mark your calendar - April 3 is highway cleanup......
Here are three different versions of an elevator speech for your consideration:
From DG Kevin Learned: "Rotary is
an international organization of more than 1.2 million members who
believe in the concept of Service Above Self. We believe by working
together on hunger, clean water, literacy and health, without regard to
religious or political views we can make the world a better place."
From our Board impromptu: "We are a club of diverse members that embrace
our community with strong internal and external relationships serving
the community's most vulnerable".
From Vicky Page:"We are caring individuals from various walks of life who stand together
to support humanitarian programs within our local community and
beyond. We uphold and promote our youth and celebrate their
accomplishments. To be a Rotarian is to be involved in community,
helping others and having fun doing so!"
This week Darren Wallace will introduce Brennan Fridley, a cadet at West Point. As a class assignment he is to produce a presentation about his experience as a cadet and present it to group of intimidating adults. Many of you know Brennan as a kid in Emmett - they do grow up!
This week, Kent Adams will introduce our guest - Tom Lukrich. He's the young man from Emmett High Melissa McDaniel told us about. He just returned from a trip to New York City to audition for the Julliard School of Music. He has an interesting story to tell!
Our guest last week was Bryan Stone.......we approved the look of the new Welcome to Emmett sign with the Rotary Logo......Looks like our day to entertain the GSE team from Brazil is May 2 - still details to work out..........Mark your calendar - Spring Highway Cleanup is April 3rd......... ........
We learned last week that LaCosta does, in fact, have wi-fi internet access. Now we have to find the owner's son who knows the access code! So, if anyone is arranging a program that needs internet, we can do that!
Last week we learned about two Rotary International programs that most of us were not familiar with - ShelterBox and AquaBox. Both humanitarian programs were originated in England over the last ten years or so. A ShelterBox, which weighs about 110 pounds, contains a ten person tent, cooking supplies, water purification supplies, blankets, etc. Each box costs about $750! Since its inception, the program has shipped thousands of boxes to 57 countries around the world. Most recently, they shipped 8000 boxes to Haiti. All this thanks to a Rotarian by the name of Tom Henderson of the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard, Cornwall. (If you'd like to know more, check out YouTube for some great videos)
An AquaBox is a large plastic tub which contains the essentials to easily restore safe drinking water after a disaster to prevent or minimize the outbreak of disease. Based on a simple filtering system with purification tablets, the unit can supply a family of four with ten glasses of water per person per day for 4 months! So far, AquaBox has shipped 90,000 of these boxes around the world!
Our club has applied for a District Simplified Grant (DSG) in the amount of $500 to assist the Methodist Church and Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition in purchasing a commercial dishwasher for their kitchen. Every Tuesday afternoon the Coalition prepares a free dinner which typically serves 100-120 families. Hand washing is very inefficient! The total cost of the project is $4,000.
We were pleased to welcome Marianne Barker as our speaker last week. She's Chair of the District 5400 Rotary Foundation Annual Fund. The theme this year is "Every Rotarian, Every Year". The goal is for every member to contribute something to the annual fund and have an average per capita level of at least $100 per member. She explained how our giving is matched by the Foundation and the District and that part of our giving comes back to us in the form of District Simplified Grants. The Fund also finances GSE Teams, Ambassadorial Scholarships and world wide water projects. Gifts to the annual fund are credited toward your Paul Harris account. This is the fund that you see on your quarterly billing statement.
Our guests last week were Nina Gammons, our A.D.G. from Ontario and Marianne Barker, the Rotary Pimp, from Twin Falls.........now we have our own Insurance Whisperer........ our club was awarded the Founders Award at least week's Gemmy Awards - in recognition of Emmett Rotary's continued support of community theater.......the Chamber has moved its golf tournament to April 10th.....let's have a Rotary team!........no details yet on the GSE team from Brazil visiting us in May...........last Saturday Ron Bjorkman and John Biggs went to Twin falls for the District 5400 Foundation Committee meetings......Vicky will be going this weekend for more District Committees - she'll be getting info about starting an Interact Club at the high School........enjoying the Olympics? The wife and I are beginning to understand Curling - a little........
Here's another "Elevator Speech" for your consideration. This one came from Kevin Learned, our D.G.: ""Rotary is
an international organization of more than 1.2 million members who
believe in the concept of Service Above Self. We believe by working
together on hunger, clean water, literacy and health, without regard to
religious or political views we can make the world a better place."
Teena Turner will present this week's program about two Rotary International humanitarian programs you may never have heard about! We often hear about Rotary's efforts to eradicate polio or provide clean water in poor countries, but there are other fascinating stories to tell about Rotary's work in the world. Don't miss this one!
We received word from Bahia de Caraquez in Ecuador showing progress in the water system we've been supporting. This is from Bob Rainville, our District 5400 coordinator:
District Governor Kevin Learned passes along some tidbits:
District membership is up by ten from a year ago, to 1979 for the District
Plans are being finalized for the District Conference in Sun Valley May 21-22
So far this Rotary year, District Rotarians have contributed $83,419 to the Foundation Annual Program fund and $17,268 to Polio Plus. (Emmett was recognized as one of only two clubs who have met their goal!)
We have a new club called East Boise Rotary - 22 members strong. They meet on Tuesdays at 5:15 at Perkins on Broadway. Go visit!
During the first Rotary club
meeting on 23 February 1905 in Chicago, Paul Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Hiram
Shorey, and Silvester Schiele met to talk about their personal experiences.
Harris then unfolded his general plan for their club meetings.
This was the simple beginning of
the world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago. It was created
because of Harris' wish to capture in a professional club the same friendly spirit
he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The Rotary name derived from the
early practice of rotating meetings among members' offices.
Rotarians continue to take pride
in their history. In honor of that first club, Rotarians have preserved its original
meeting place, Room 711 in Chicago's Unity Building, by re-creating the office
as it existed in 1905. For several years, the Paul Harris 711 Club maintained
the room as a shrine for visiting Rotarians. In 1989, when the building was
scheduled to be demolished, the club carefully dismantled the office and
salvaged the interior, including doors and radiators. In 1993, the RI Board of
Directors set aside a permanent home for the restored Room 711 at RI World
Headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Evanston.
TJ Adams will introduce our speaker this week - Marianne Barker. Marianne is from the Blue Lakes Rotary Club in Twin Falls. She is the Chairman of the District 5400 Rotary Foundation Annual Program Fund.
Contributions to the Annual Programs Fund through the Every Rotarian,
Every Year (EREY) initiative are the primary source of funding for
Foundation programs, which cover more than 160 countries and
geographical areas on seven continents. From digging water wells for
villages in Africa to teaching basic literacy skills to children in
Latin America, during any given moment, thousands of Rotarians
volunteer their time and expertise. All contributions to the Annual
Programs Fund are spent wisely on quality Rotary projects.
Stacy Gulley has agreed to help chair our annual golf tournament. Last year we made a profit of over $2,000! The date should be announced soon. (As a tune-up, the Chamber is having its first annual tournament on April 17th)
One of the tasks that was identified at our recent Visioning exercise was to create what's called an "Elevator Speech" - a short statement that defines who we are and what we do. As a starting point, the Board has suggested the following:
"We are a club of diverse members that embrace our community with strong internal and external relationships serving the community's most vulnerable".
Here's another one suggested by Vicky:
"We are caring individuals from various walks of life who stand together
to support humanitarian programs within our local community and
beyond. We uphold and promote our youth and celebrate their
accomplishments. To be a Rotarian is to be involved in community,
helping others and having fun doing so!"
Do you have any ideas? We'll continue to modify it until we all agree! Share your ideas!
Our annual Youth Auction will be April 30th. Its up to all Rotarians to solicit items from local merchants to be auctioned off. Please be sure to complete your list and get the results back to Larry and John, if you haven't already. Last year our auction netted about $16,000,which all went back into our community's youth programs. (If your merchant needs a receipt, you'll find the form on our website homepage under Club Documents). Note: you don't actually have to have the item in your possession - just a commitment so we know what it is. You can pick it up later.
Our guest last week was visiting Rotarian Sid Spiff from Coeur d'Alene....we should all do that once ina a while - visit other clubs.....Perry is driving..YIKES......Vicky was happy to announce that son James will be off to Sweden next year as our exchange student.......congratulations to Marilyn on her 15th anniversary as a member of our club (she's one of the pioneering women members)........we enjoyed the Super Bowl - especially The Who at halftime!........Thanks to Sue Vahlberg and Max Long for bringing us up to date on the hospital's conversion plan........try this: when soliciting for a Youth Auction item, sell them a District Raffle ticket, too!
Guests last week were Grandson Hudson, Lindsay Alban and James' friend from Allstate.....Perry gets to drive this week........stay clear........Greg K. has been elected President of the Intergalactic Muzzleloaders Association........ J can now lift 5 pounds.........Thanks for Melissa McDaniel last week for a great program about 4H...its nice to see how our Club makes a difference!........... the Rotary billboards are up - look for them on State St .....
This week Max Long and Sue Vahlberg from Walter Knox Hospital will bring us to date on their activities. Specifically, they will tell us about plans to make the facility a not-for-profit corporation, as opposed to a county hospital.
Its that time of year again! The annual Sun ValleyDistrict Conference is coming up in May. As we do every year, its time to sell those raffle tickets to benefit District 5400. 25% of the proceeds will help the District cover some of its convention costs, 25% will come back to the clubs who send delegates to reduce their costs and 50% will go to the Rotary Foundation. The winning prize is a $4500 Cruise to Anywhere. And, get this: he who sells the winning ticket, gets the same prize! (Last year, a Rotarian sold himself the winning ticket - so he got two!) Steve Bork will be on your case to sell your ten tickets!
Bob and Dave went skiing last week....but a bunch of folks gave happy dollars thinking Spring was here.......sounds like Terry should have been a third grade teacher - he gets fan mail..............Some members have already paid their $20 for Polio...thanks!...........thanks to Pam Mize and Steve Bayne for their talk on MonaVie last week ........
Wisti brings us this week's speaker - Melissa McDaniel from 4H. She'll bring us up to date on their programs and what Rotary's support has meant to their organization.
The Rotary Foundation has established the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund for U.S. Rotarians who want to donate toward recovery efforts after a powerful earthquake rocked Haiti on 12 January........ For more information, visit the RI website...the link is on our homepage.
After a bitterly fought campaign, we have finally elected our new officers effective July 1st. Please congratulate these folks on their hard-won victory:
President- Tirzah Adams
President Elect - John Biggs
Vice President - Rod DeArmond
Secretary - Vicky Page
Treasurer - Rick Walth
Directors: Stacy Gulley and Wisti Rosenthal
Continuing Directors - Larry Droppers, Dave Obermeyer
As you know, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has contributed $355 MILLION to Rotary International to support its fight to finally eradicate Polio. But there's a condition: Rotary has to raise $200 MILLION. Our District 5400 has committed to raise $20 per member toward this effort. Our Club has joined the parade! So, we have designated our meeting day, April 1st, 2010, as "20 Bucks for Polio Day". All members are asked to bring $20 that day (or before, if you can't be there). Lets do our part to eradicate Polio from those four last countries - Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria ("PAIN") If you haven't paid your $20 yet, ITS NEXT WEEK!
Vicky Page brings us Pam Mize and Steve Bayne who will tell us about their MonaVie Juice business. They have an interesting product made from the Brazilian açai berry.
Last week we passed out our new business cards to be used when inviting a prospective member to a meeting....if you need more, the box is in the podium.............We have decided to volunteer to be hosts for a day or two when the GSE team from Brazil comes to our District from April 23 through May 24............note to self: we're supposed to have our elections in November........
Last Saturday's Mid-Winter District Conference in Meridian was attended by Terry, TJ, Vicky, Judy and John. It was day packed full of information about Rotary's place in the world, membership development and project ideas. On the spur of the moment, under intense pressure from incoming District Governor Terry Gilbert, we think we've hit upon our "elevator speech"! It was fun to hear other clubs around the valley tell about the projects that they do - a wide variety of creative ideas! We were introduced to the District's newest club - "Boise East". They are an evening club that meets in a pub! We heard former D.G. Dick Fields talk about the Foundation's "Million Dollar" challenge through planned giving; Gene Hoge talked about Polio Plus and our challenge of $20 per member; we learned about Rotary's response to the Haiti disaster through the Shelterbox initiative; Terry gave an inspiring speech about what Rotary means to him; John gave a brief presentation about finding Rotary Foundation Alumni as prospective members; we learned about the many opportunities for service at the District level. Finally, we were pleased to learn that our own Terry Jones will take the position of Assistant District Governor as of July 1st.
Wisti Rosenthal has sponsored Dian into membership of our club. Dian is Wisti's successor as Executive Director of the Gem County Chamber. Dian was born and raised in Butte, Montana, and moved to Boise after high school. She and her husband, Mike, met at Merritt's while they were both working there - 27 years ago! The Streeby's have four daughters aged 20 thru 25. For many years, Dian ran the Gem Cloggers, which at one time had as many as 175 kids. Before moving to Emmett in 2002, the Streeby's lived in the "little house on the prairie" in Sweet, sending their daughters to school in Ola. The family business is Rocky Mountain Tile, which Mike has run for more than 20 years. Before coming to the Chamber, Dian worked at Wells Fargo Bank. Welcome, Dian, we're happy to have you!!
Last week, John Verity, from Boise Sunrise, and GSE team member Luci Willits, gave us a brief presentation of their Rotary sponsored Group Study Exchange trip to northern Germany last summer. GSE is a Rotary International program which promotes worldwide understanding through the exchange of professional, non-Rotarians. team members, usually numbering 4-6, stay in the homes of Rotarians in the host country and have a chance to see how they live, work and play. The trips are generally a month in duration. This summer, the Boise clubs will be hosting a group from Brazil. We may have the opportunity to participate. Stay tuned..............
Guests last week were Lori Jenkins, Steve Thayne, Raul Labrador and Dian Streeby..........it was GREAT to see Perry back in action last week! ......and we hear that T.J. is recovering nicely from her shoulder surgery..........Our Happy Dollar to benefit the Emmett Food Pantry over the holiday season totaled $308....great job for a great cause........everyone should have received their quarterly billing via e-mail this time...if you didn't get it, let Treasurer Rick know.........we sure are tech-savvy.........Rod, that's the first time I've ever seen someone pass around a birthday card for themselves... ...what, you have no friends??.........After much discussion, your Board has decided we are NOT moving.....La Costa is best alternative and they do treat us right!....Wisti looks great in her new go-cart............
The Christmas decorations came down Saturday morning thanks to Stacy Gulley
and her big beautiful bucket truck, Dian and Mike Streeby working Main
St., and Bob Fry, Sue Beitia, and Dave Obermeyer working
Washington Ave. and a little bit of everywhere else. Thanks also to
Chuck Rolland and the Sheriff's Dept. for their assistance with traffic
control. See you next year!
This week, Dave Obermeyer will introduce John Verity, leader of a recent Rotary GSE team to Germany. He'll tell us about their experience interacting with German Rotary Clubs.
This Saturday, please make time to help Dave Obermeyer and Dian Streeby take down the Christmas decorations. We'll meet at Chevron at about 9:00am. (It will be a warm day) Thanks!
John Biggs has sponsored Greg Kershul for membership in our club. Greg was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and grew up around Ann Arbor, Detroit, Saginaw and Ipsilianti. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his law degree from Wayne State University. After just a few years in private law practice, Greg spent 25 years as an Administrative Law Judge for the State of Michigan.
The Kershul's moved to Emmett in 2003, for no apparent reason - just to "go West"! Greg's wife, Tonna, is a science teacher at Black Canyon High School. They have two children - one in N.C. and one in OH.
Greg's hobbies are history, black powder shooting, muzzle loading and antique ordinance. He recently learned that his law school study partner is President of the Detroit Rotary Club!
Congratulations to Greg Kershul who became our newest Rotarian last week (we'll have more background on him later!)........interesting talk by Shirl Boyce from CWI last week...amazing what they've accomplished in a very short time.........if you need a job, they're looking for faculty........don't forget we're taking down the Christmas decorations on January 9.......BOARD MEMBERS: meeting January 7th......if you didn't already get yours, Biggsie has your new Membership card............Good job on the food donations! Our club donated 279 pounds to the Food Pantry (well more than the Lions!)...not sure yet what the Happy Dollar total was..........
District 5400 will hold its annual mid-winter assembly on Saturday, Jan 16 in Meridian.
Each
January District Leadership hosts the Mid-Winter Assemblies throughout
the district. The Assemblies are for all Rotarians, especially club
leadership.
The Assemblies are an opportunity for Rotarians
throughout our district to come together and exchange information on
their clubs.
We will review progress in achieving our
Foundation and membership goals including reports from clubs that have
participated in the new Rotary Visioning program.
Hope to see you there! Kevin Learned, D. G. (Its close by - a fun day!)
Perry is back home! He says he'll be "in and out" for awhile and he can't come go out until his doctor releases him. He thinks we'll see him again in early January. Welcome home Perry!
Our guest last week was Dian Streeby........Bob Fry is working on the technology for this week's meeting. Give the guy a break..........This is our last meeting of 2009! Still time to bring some food items for the Emmett Food Pantry (Just so you know, the Lions Club donated 129 pounds this week!)....there will be no meeting for the next two weeks....if you want to help build Christmas Cheer baskets, come to the Fairgrounds on Saturday morning Dec 19th (its the trailer on the right on S Johns just before you get to the Fairgrounds)
The entire staff at the Emmett Rotary News wishes everyone a wonderful Christmas with family and friends, safe travels, and a healthy and prosperous 2010.
Thanks to Terry's holiday spirit, last week's meeting was an inspiration! rather than talk Rotary business, which is what we're supposed to do on Club Assembly Day, Terry had each of us relate their favorite Christmas story or experience. We heard about demands to close the 7-11, having a new baby, cow ghosts, frozen pants, no money, Lake Chelan with family, train rides, lots of stories that started with "back in the olden days", perfect trees, stressful, vegan relatives, phony tree limbs, new bikes and "it was really, really cold:...........
Our speaker this week will be Shirl Boyce, Executive Director of Community Relations at the College of Western Idaho in Nampa. Shirl was directed to us by our DG Kevin Learned. He'll bring us up to date on all the exciting things that are happening on campus.
This is our club Assembly week. Hash out all that critical stuff your Board discussed at last week's meeting. (All I remember was that the breakfast was good)
As you know, Vicky's son James has been accepted into the Rotary Exchange Student program for next year. He should find out what country he'll go to late in January. Needless to say, James, and his parents, are VERY excited about this adventure! Its not required, but its traditional that a Rotary which has an "outbound" should try to reciprocate by hosting an "inbound". If you'd like to consider being a host family for three months next year, contact Vicky - she has all the details. For those of us who have hosted in the past, it can be a wonderful experience.
Both TJ and J Buck communicated with Perry on Tuesday via text message. He's doing much better! He's been released from captivity to a nearby hotel. He hopes to return to Emmett this Saturday to continue his recovery at home. He's still got issues to deal with, but he's "on the mend". Have a safe trip home, Perry!
Tip: you can see our Rotary Calendar off into the future. Go to our homepage, click on "calendar" in the middle of the top of the page. We want to put things we know about on the calendar WAY in advance! For example, did you know that next year's Christmas party will be on December 4th? If you have dates to add, let me know.
Here's another tip: if you click on "stories" at the top of the page, you can see every story that has ever appeared in your bulletin, all the way back to day 1. Good for historical reference.
We are happy to welcome Kent Adams to our club! Kent was born in Chicago but grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating from Missouri State University with a degree in Finance in 2007, he joined brokerage house Edward Jones at their home office in St. Louis. Just this past April, Kent was given the opportunity to manage his own branch of E. J. in as then unknown Emmett. Kent, his wife Lindsey and their brand new daughter Leila live here in Emmett and are excited about "getting connected". Their hobbies are anything outdoorsy - camping and fishing top the list. Kent is about 6 feet high wears a size 10 1/2 shoe. Welcome to our club, Kent!!
We liked the new set-up at LaCosta.........look for a different menu soon ......... Stacy is looking for someone to kill her Christmas goose ......thanks to Dave O. for spearheading the Christmas Decoration project ........we need to clean out our storage area before the Christmas decs go back in ..... .there's some antiques and treasures in there .......... Sounds like Frys (or is it Fries) had a great time with family at Yosemite Nat'l park for Thanksgiving .................... Connie is a new grandmother ............The Membership Committee needs some new members - men are invited to apply ...............
Our Christmas party last Saturday was a fine time! Thanks to Marilyn and Kirk for sharing their lovely home! And Kirk's smoked turkey was delicious! (But so was everything that folks brought!) We collected a good number of toys which have been delivered to the Toys for Tots Program.
Thanks to everyone who helped install the Christmas Banners last Saturday. They look great! ............. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday. Don't you just love turkey sandwiches? .............Don't forget your "Happy Cans"...............
We spoke to Lori Monday night. Perry had his surgery on Nov 25th. It took a lot longer than they anticipated ( 22 hours!). But he's getting stronger each day. We need to keep sending our prayers his way! You can send wishes to him (and Lori) at Stanford Hospital, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5407. Attn: Patient Perry Jenkins
This week our Membership Committee - Marilyn, TJ and Krista - will explain our membership policies and procedures for recruitment, vetting, hazing, induction, initiation and mentoring. They will explain the new induction ritual which replaces the old one which we deemed as too painful, with the potential for long term damage. Seriously, Membership Development is critical to the long term success of any club and we need to be up to date on the latest techniques.
Guests last week were Greg Kershul and Dian Streeby..........the sissies among us didn't clean up the highway last weekend........too cold..........Happy 38th anniversary to the Frys (or is it Fries) ..............We enjoyed hearing from Steve Zunich of Wood River Cellars last week...those of us who didn't have to face customers after lunch enjoyed some fine wines.............Let's all keep Perry in our prayers this week as he undergoes some complicated surgery in California
This week we'll learn some more about wine - this time we'll have a representative from Wood River Cellars. There's a lot more going on over there than just wine! (now that Wisti's there, there's no tellin' what might happen!)
Its a long way off, but the Youth Appreciation Day Committee has been meeting monthly to get ready for next April's event. There were some issues that we need to provide some input: should we let the students start selling raffle tickets early, like for Christmas gifts, or wait until later? Second, we need a way to "get around" the state limit of cooking for a maximum of 4 hours. It seems that when we tear down our stuff after the time limit, others think its all over and they tear down, too!
Last week's guests were Robert Chandler, Dian Streeby, Greg Kershul, Dennis Page and Terry's granddaughter Amanda.........James Page was in Buhl last Saturday for District 5400 Exchange Student interviews - we hear all went well ............ Steve Bork reports that Tommy's Do-Gooders is working with a family of 7 kids this holiday season .............. if you have thoughts about our meeting location, please let Terry know .............Krista, Wisti and Bob are still crafting that 30 second Elevator Speech .............. Rotarians seem to be taking over Wood River Cellars .........maybe the city's boom truck works after all?
Read this from www.dictionaryproject.com: Over
11,836,680
children have received a dictionary thanks to the generosity of
sponsors who have participated in the Dictionary Project. Sponsors
provide a dictionary for the children in their community each year, so
they can enjoy the benefits of a large vocabulary.
2,417,994
dictionaries were given to students in 2008 as a gift from people who live in their town.
The Dictionary Project is
a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization. The goal of this program is to
assist all students in completing the school year as good writers,
active readers and creative thinkers by providing students with their
own personal dictionary. The dictionaries are a gift to each student to
use at school and at home for years to come. The Dictionary Project
gives 95 cents of every dollar donated toward the purchase of
dictionaries.
Reading
is the most important skill of all. It is the starting point for all
the economic and social opportunities this world has to offer.
Educators see third grade as the dividing line between learning to read
and reading to learn. Every year we watch The Dictionary Project grow
by expanding our pool of sponsors, so more children can enjoy the
benefits of owning their own personal dictionary.
Our
sponsors have made tireless efforts to improve literacy and the quality
of life in their communities. These volunteers are the breath of life
of The Dictionary Project. Through The Dictionary Project, people feel
empowered to effect change and improve education so that the children
will grow up better prepared to compete in the global economy.
This is a project we can be proud of! There are 36 Rotary Clubs in Idaho participating. Collectively, we have provided over 14,000 dictionaries to the state's third graders this year. Many thanks to Perry Jenkins for coordinating this project.
Last week, Connie introduced her little brother, Sgt Mike Harrington from the Boise Police Department. Mike has been on the force for 27 years and is now in charge of the narco squad and SWAT team. He talked to us mainly about the various drug issues in the Boise area. Overall, the problem isn't any better or worse, its just different.
Guests last week were Kent Adams, Lori Jenkins and former member Brad Epperly..... Congratulations to Wisti on her new job - she'll be the GM at Wood River Cellars.....she did a wonderful job as our Chamber Director............. Happy Birthday Stacy on achieving a milestone...... Connie will be sending "season greetings" this week ......... .. Krista is working on an "Elevator Speech"...... James Page will be interviewing at the District Level this weekend in his quest to be a Rotary Exchange student next year. If approved, he'd be the first outbound we've had in at least 10 years .........
Our annual Christmas Party will be held this Saturday, Dec 5th at Marilyn Knighton's home at 835 Celeste Drive. The Club will provide the main meat dish, but we're asked to bring a side dish or desert. Fun begins at 5:30. Please bring an UNWRAPPED toy for the Toys for Tots program. Spouse welcome, of course! See you there!
Directions: take Quail Run off Substation road. Celeste Dr. is the last road on the right before you get to S. Plaza Road.
Interested in working for Rotary at the District level? Nina Gammons' term expires this next year, and incoming District Governor Terry Gilbert is looking for candidates to fill that position. Its a 3 year term. To qualify, you must have been a club President at some time in your rotary career. The candidate needs to have management and leadership skills and experience. The way its set up now, the ADG for our area covers clubs in Emmett, Meridian, McCall and Ontario. Its pays a bit more than Club President. Contact Nina or Terry Gilbert if you're interested.
On Saturday, November 28th, we'll gather at 9:00AM at the Chevron station to help the City put up the Christmas Decorations along Main and Washington streets. Bob reports that he'll be out of town for a family reunion, but Dave O. will be the Main Man. Bob also reports that the city's boom truck is busted; but Stacy says she can let us use hers. The project may take a little longer than usual since the Huskie Banners have to be taken down, and the frames are a bit of a different size. Please bring a 5/16 socket wrench and an extension ladder! Put this on your calendar! Dress warm! We'll take them down on January 9th.
We cleanup our section of the The Highway twice a year. The Fall event will be Saturday, November 14th. Steve Bork is in charge. Better late than never! Bring your snow shovel just in case! Meet at Tom's Cabin for breakfast at 8:00 -we'll head out at 9:00. Wear gloves!
Even though we didn't have a program last week, we still had a lot to talk about.......sorry, Gayle, these things happen.........guests last week were Kent Adams, Lori Jenkins, ADG Nina and John From the Golf Course..........thanks to Bob F. for delivering HB dictionaries.. .....Terry just loves the Moo Mug gift he got from John's NY trip.........EHS Football is thankfully over.........Best wishes to both Nina and Perry for speedy recoveries ...... Should we consider a Community Talent Show for next year? ........... The Emmett Community Garden needs leaves for mulch, if you have any.....
Like many other organizations around the valley, the Emmett Rotary Club will support the Emmett Food Pantry during this holiday season. From now until the end of December, Rotarians are asked to bring a "Happy Can" for the Pantry. We'll collect "Happy Dollars" as usual, the proceeds will also go to the Pantry. John Biggs, Pantry Manager, says that the items most in need would be cans of fruit and personal care items, such as soap and toothpaste. Eligible residents of Gem County will be provided holiday turkeys through the Pantry. Funds will be needed to purchase turkeys and hams to insure that there are enough for everyone.
Connie Goins brings us this week's program. Sgt Mike Harrington, from the Boise Police Department, will update us on the state of crime in the Boise Metro area. (By the way, Mike is Connie's kid brother)
So far, we've delivered dictionaries to Butte View, Shadow Butte, Horseshoe Bend and the Christian School. Still to go are Ola, Sweet and Garden Valley. Please let Perry know if you can go with him on these remaining deliveries.
The Holiday Season is almost upon us. We'd set Dec 5th as our date for
the annual Christmas Party. Now, in order for that to happen, we need
"a plan"....and a chairperson. If you want to help organize the event,
please speak up!
Your intrepid editor has been "back East" for two weeks (visiting two handsome grandsons), so is out of the loop.......our Golf Tournament made a profit of $2074. WOW! -- thanks to Brad's hard work. Sad to see Brad get transferred to the bank's new branch on Eagle Road in Meridian. Wave "hi" on your way by......Terry has referred him to the Meridian Rotary Club........congratulations to James Page, Vicky's son, who has been approved by our club to interview for a District Student Exchange opportunity.......hmmm, that's all I can think of ............
Connie Goins has sponsored Judy Barbera as our newest member. Judy was born in Ukiah, CA and grew up tiny Potter Valley, CA. She went to Cal Poly and earned a degree in Animal Science. (That's where she met Terry Jones - some years ago!) She and her husband Steve moved to Emmett nearly 30 years ago. Steve is a teacher at Emmett Jr High. Judy worked for many years for the old Idaho First National Bank, which later became US Bank. She has recently moved to Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney in Boise where she is an investment advisor. Her hobbies are riding motorcycles with Steve and raising registered Angus cattle ( a hobby which is supposed to be a business!) Judy wears a size 7 1/2 shoe and her favorite poet is Ogden Nash. Welcome to Emmett Rotary, Judy!
President Terry wants to propose that during the month of November, in lieu of "happy dollars", we have "Happy Cans"........we'd all remember to bring a canned food to be presented to the Emmett Food Pantry at the end of the month. Think about it - we'll discuss it on Thursday. ( I just noticed in the paper that the Lions Club will be doing this too!)
This week our friend Rudy Gonzales from the Idaho Labor Department will be our guest. He'll bring us up to date on the employment situation here in Gem County.
This week we will continue our discussion of the future vision of our Rotary club. Terry, TJ and Vicky will lead our way through a series of ideas they learned at our recent Visioning Exercise, with the goal of mapping a path to the future. Your input will be essential!
President Terry is committed to giving us lots of information about the work of Rotary in the world. To that end, we'll consider a routine whereby every six weeks or so, to be set out in advance, who ever is responsible for that week's program will be asked to come up with one about Rotary or Rotary International or the Foundation. We have resources available to find interesting speakers. Stay tuned...........
Before you know it, it'll be time for us to help the city put up Christmas decorations. We'll hanging banners along the main streets on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (11/28). We have some money available to upgrade our downtown decorations. Anyone have any new ideas?
The Caldwell Rotary Club is looking for other clubs to help it fund a project in Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. This project, in its third year, provides school supplies, food and medicines to about 175 children. The total budget is $49,800. For complete details, see the proposal under "Club Documents" on the home page.
We sold 100 dozen roses - a bit better than last year. As a result, we'll be handing a check for about $800 over to the Senior Bus program to help keep it on the road. Good job, everyone!
Our first scheduled delivery of third grader dictionaries is for Friday Oct 23rd at Shadow Butte school. If you're free, meet Perry there at 1:30 for the program. Our goal is to reach 100% of the third graders in our county - although we'll also be taking care of Garden Valley and Horseshoe Bend.
The Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation held its annual meeting this month. Officers are Perry Jenkins, President; John Buck, V.P.; Rick Walth, Treasurer; Rod DeArmond, Secretary. The Foundation has about $4400 in available funds as well as the $132,000 in the scholarship fund. To read about the history and mission of the Foundation, go to "Club Documents" on our home page.
Last Saturday, three Rotarians volunteered at the new "Welcome to Emmett" sign project to participate in Rotary Internationals' photo project called "A Day in the Life of a Rotary Club". Vicky, Sue and John wielded shovels and compactors to help backfill the sign's foundations. Who knows, maybe our picture will appear in the Rotarian magazine!
Terry is back home. He reports that his dad is doing much better!.......Guests last week were Pam Garrison, Kent Adams, John Corn and Lori Jenkins..........Nice tan, Dave, hope you enjoyed the Bahamas........you should have received DG Kevin Learned's monthly newsletter in your e-mail...there's a link to it on our home page, over on the left hand column...... Thanks to John Buck who contributed $26. from his piggy bank to our Food Pantry......technology strikes again - our video program last week didn''t work...but we had a great meeting anyway.....we still love you, Bob......we received a thank-you note from Jessica Timany - we supported her efforts in the Miss Teen of Idaho Program....... Rod has some extra Rotary pins if you need one...........be sure to put the Rotary decal on your car..............AWESOME picture of TJ in last week's paper...........
We now have our own email account: emmettrotary@gmail.com I will check it periodically and forward any messages as needed. Feel free to use it if someone wants to contact us. You'll see it on our home page. If you want to send email that will show coming from "Emmett Rotary Club", let me know and I'll give you the password.
Bob Fry brings Tricia Carney for our program this week. She's from the State of Idaho Insurance Department. We'll learn how their Agency regulates insurance companies and provides consumer protections. We might also learn about developments in the health care reform debate.
Congratulations to John Buck on achieving the status of Paul Harris Fellow! John was given his award by DG Kevin Learned last week. He was really taken aback! All Rotarians are encouraged to support the Rotary Foundation. Once a member achieves a life-to-date donation of $1,000, he or she is named a Paul Harris Fellow. Our club is lucky to have several PHF and some even have more than one. Congratulations, John!
Kevin Learned, District 5400 Governor, visited our club last week. He met with our Board on Wednesday evening at Moxie Java (Who, by the way, did a great job in fixing us a nice meal!) He complimented us on our various activities around the community and the look of our e-bulletin. We discussed membership recruitment ideas and ways to encourage members to support the Rotary Foundation. Kevin attended our regular meeting on Thursday and encouraged us to continue our good works.
We sold exactly 100 dozen roses! Although not confirmed, we think the top seller was Perry with 26 dozen! You may pick up your roses Thursday afternoon at Main St Beverage. This means we'll contribute about $700 to the Senior Citizen Bus!
Our original plan was to further discuss the Visioning Process this week, but Terry's dad has taken ill and required our Pres to fly off to California. And our #2 won't be here either. So, we've moved the Visioning Discussion to next week. This week, we'll have some surprises and , technology permitting, we'll look at the Rotary Video Magazine, which is always interesting.
We have a goal of $100 per member for 2009 contributions to the Rotary Foundation. We are well on our way to meeting it! Now, we need to add another $20 per member specifically for the Polio Plus program. As you know, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation added many more millions to their support of Polio Plus, but RI has to match it! $20 per member will do it! There are still four countries in the world that are seeing outbreaks of Polio - Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria (remember "PAIN"). you can help eradicate this terrible disease forever. You can send a check to RI or pay on-line. Or, you can add it to your quarterly billing statement. Thanks for your support!
There has been some discussion of changing our noon meeting place. If you have any ideas or thoughts on the matter, please let your Board of Directors know.
Bob Fry gave us an update on our international project last week. He reminded us that the $1,000 our club contributed toward the water pipeline project in Segua, Ecuador partnered with six other Rotary Clubs, then matched by Districts and RI, so that the total investment was $40,000. Now that's leverage! This was our third international project. You can see updated photos in the International Project Photo Journal on the homepage.
Guests last week were Judy Barbera, Jesse Rosenthal and Teena Turner (?).......sorry, Teena wasn't a guest ........I spotted Darren Wallace playing golf Saturday........I don't see why we can't walk across the runway..sure would make for a faster game!...Perry will be spending the next 11 days delivering roses.............
Our program for October 8th will be a more in-depth discussion of what we learned at our Visioning Exercise. During the last week, participants have had a chance to digest it all! Vicky Page has been named our Vision Champion. She'll facilitate our discussion and keep us focused on our goals as the year goes on. Count on Terry to have some great ideas as a result!
The weather was perfect, the prizes were many, the food was delicious and all the balls went long and straight! Our 18 teams at the Emmett Golf Club last Saturday had a fine time! Once Brad has all the final details figured, we can give you a complete report. Let's just say that Wisti won the booby prize, no thanks to the rest of her team! There were about 11 Rotarians in the contest. We owe BRAD EPPERLY a huge pat on the back for organizing this event on short notice. GOOD JOB, BRAD!
Kevin Learned, our District Governor, will be paying a visit to our club this week. He'll meet with our Board on Wednesday evening Sept 30, at 7:00PM at Moxie Java. We'll enjoy a light supper and some Rotary conversation. Then he'll be our speaker at our regular Thursday meeting. You can read Kevin's bio on the District website. He has a very interesting and impressive resume! The Wednesday evening meeting will also constitute our October Board Meeting, so we won't have to meet on Thursday morning.
We have filled our golf tournament with 18 teams! Tee-off time is 10:00 AM. You still have time to get to the driving range for some last minute practice! The weather is guaranteed to be perfect! See you there! (Please bring your $25 per player fee if you haven't already paid)
Our annual end-of-summer family picnic at 3Horse Ranch Winery last week was a lot of fun. We had about 30 people there. Martha and Gary Cunningham were gracious hosts and treated us to tastes of all their excellent wines. We bought enough bottles to make it worth their while! Too bad TJ got sidetracked by a bunch of errant cows, Dottie Jones got disrupted by a flat tire, and thanks to Terry for rescuing the trailer with our grills. Did anyone notice that the winery was featured on the cover of this month's EM magazine?
Hope to see you all at tonight's Visioning Exercise........this week's Messenger-Index should have an article about District 5400 GSE team to Brazil next year.......those Husky banners around town are very cool. ............ thanks to everyone who sold roses - we should have a final count at this week's meeting.......the chicken that we cooked for the Friendship Dinner last week was awesome! Thanks to Perry, Lori, Rod, TJ and Sue for helping.........
Last Saturday, Terry Jones, John Biggs and Rod DeArmond attended the District 5400 Membership/Foundation seminar in Meridian. There were about 30 Rotarians there from clubs in the Boise area. The morning session was devoted to the Rotary Foundation and the many opportunities we have to support its work around the world. The afternoon session focused on our membership challenges and ideas for growing our clubs. As promised, Terry Gilbert, next year's DG, conducted a joke contest during lunch. They were ALL bad - so bad, in fact, that it was moved that Terry keep the grand prize for himself. John represented the Emmett Club and his joke was no better!
Tuesday 9/22 we'll participate in the District's Visioning Exercise. Thanks to everyone who completed the on-line survey. The information gathered will be a big help in the discussion. The program will be led by Rotarians from other clubs in the District who have been trained to do this. We'll meet at 5:00PM at Cold Mountain Creek. Expect to be there until 9:00PM. Dinner will be included. This is an important event as we consider the future of our Club and its mission. See you there! Thanks to Krista for organizing this.
This afternoon at 4:00 TJ, Perry and friends will be grilling chicken for the Tuesday Friendship Dinner at the Methodist church. Anyone is invited to stop by for a free meal between 5 and 6:00. And get a tour of the Emmett Food Pantry while you're there!....Biggsie wants to know if you have a good joke.......I know some folks who have been practicing their golf swing! ........ thanks, Sue, for explaining the Charter School effort ....great attendance last week - only 4 members among the missing ..... don't forget your rose orders - use a yellow post-it to remember ......should be LOTS of folks at Thursday's picnic at 3CowRanch....... what do we do with vintage Christmas decorations? .........
Guests last week were Judy Barbera, Brandon Bodily and Kermit Jones......Happy Birthday to TJ........everybody I talk to has more vegetables than they can handle......Ron has beautiful apples from his tree.........Terry overslept on his baler last week......glad to hear that Rod and Dylan are feeling better........thanks to Brandon Bodily for his update on the Cherry Ridge facility last week .........Remember, no noon meeting on the 17th - picnic instead! (Terry, remember to tell La Costa!)....Terry, please, its not "3CowRanch".......Next Tuesday we'll be grilling chicken for the Friendship dinner - let Perry know if you can help. That'll also be a good opportunity to see the Food Pantry in operation!...
You all should have received an important e-mail from Krista on Sept 6. It contains a link to a survey that our District Visioning Team would like us to complete in advance of our Visioning exercise on Sept 22. In case you missed it, here's the link:
Now that school has started, our area elementary schools will be counting heads to determine how many dictionaries we need to provide one for all third graders. This year, we'll also be supplying books to Garden Valley and Horseshoe Bend. The goal is is for Idaho Rotary clubs to get dictionaries to 100% of third graders in the state. Last we got to 98.3%. Perry will have a delivery schedule for us soon. The books are ready to go. They've all got Rotary stickers affixed and we have a supply of nifty Rotary bookmarks to go with them.
You should all have received the September Newsletter from District Governor Kevin Learned. He'll be coming to visit on September 30th. In this issue he lists all D5400 clubs' per capita 2009 contributions to Rotary International. We show $99.14, just short of our goal of $100. All but two clubs in the District had contributed. He also talks about the Dictionary Project and the upcoming GSE team to/from Brazil.
District 5400 will be holding its annual fall Membership/Foundation seminar in Meridian this Saturday Sept 19th. The sessions will be from 9 to 3 and will include lunch. Although the meeting is geared to club officers and committee chairs, everyone is welcome. Terry Gilbert promises a good time with a Joke Contest (?). Biggsie has been assigned the task of delivering a joke on behalf of our Club. :) See the district homepage for more details.
Our guests last week were Judy Barbera, Lori Jenkins and Kermit Jones..........keep these folks in your prayers for good health: Rod DeArmond, Larry Dropeers and Dylan Cole......... technical issues prevented our program about Monsanto last week .......we'll try again another time ....... September sure is a busy month .......the Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation has received its final 501(c)(3) status from the IRS ....
Brad Epperly will introduce Brandon Bodily, the new administrator at Cherry Ridge Rehab Center (aka Sunbridge). He'll bring us up to date on what's happening there. Also, Brad will give us the details about the upcoming golf tournament. And if there's still time, he'll explain the economy. (!)
There will be golf! Saturday, Sept 26th at the Emmett Golf Course. Tee time is 10:00AM. Lunch will be served after 9 holes at around 1:00 PM. Format is "scramble". Cost per player is $25.00. Four golfers (or hackers) per team. We seem to have plenty of sponsors. At last count we had 12 teams - 18 is the max. We will have prizes, too! Brad Epperly is Chairman but he needs help! The forms can be downloaded from our home page under "Club Documents". By the way, a hole in one will get you a 1/4 beef! Please get your team signed up ASAP. No carts.
This Friday, the 21st, we'll play our part in the Relay for Life program for cancer survivors. We're going to cook their supper! Come to the park at about 5:00 PM to help set up the grills. We'll cook chicken and corn on the cob. Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM.
Terry Jones brings us this week's program. The Monsanto Corp operates the only pure phosphorus mine in the US over in Soda Springs, Idaho. What you probably don't know is that this is the primary ingredient for Round-Up, an indispensable tool for area farmers. The mine is about played out and Monsanto wants to open a new one nearby called "Blackfoot Ridge". We'll see a presentation about this project - probably designed to answer the environmentalist's concerns.
In spite of the fact that only three Rotarians signed up in advance for the aid station, 23 actually showed up!! It was a real family affair, with kids, spouses and friends all involved. Those boys from the Patriot Center we a hoot! We heard that the runners just loved the encouragement they got from the Rotary Aid Station! (the T-shirts were actually attractive this year!)
Our annual Rose sale is underway. Twenty bucks buys you a beautiful dozen longstems - perfect for letting your sweetheart know how much you care as you go out hunting. The order form can be downloaded from our homepage. Orders must be paid in advance and delivered to John Buck no later than Sept 17th (bring them to the picnic).
This year, all the proceeds from the sale will go to EOA (Elderly Opportunities) to help keep their senior bus on the road. Due to funding cuts, that service is really in jeopardy.
Brad Epperly has risen to the challenge, picked up the fallen banner, and with advice and consent of John Buck. He is now the chairman of the Golf event. The event will be held at the Emmett Golf Course. Brad will be showing up to solicit hole sponsors and teams. No skills are necessary and it is more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
Everyone is invited to our annual "end of summer" family picnic at 3HorseRanch Winery on Thursday, Sept 17th. From 5:30PM to 6:30PM we'll have our own private wine tasting. At 6:30PM we'll have our picnic. The Club will provide meat and drinks. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to pass. (we may want to bring our own chairs, just in case). The whole family is invited! This will take the place of our regular meeting that day. Directions: take Highway 16 south. At the bottom of the hill past Halfway (before the racetrack) take a left on Chapparal road. Go about 3 miles. When you get to the fork, go left on Pearl Rd. The winery is about 2 miles from there, small yellow house on the left. You'll see a parking lot with a sign that says "Tasting Room". (there is no charge, but we might consider buying a bottle of wine from our host!)
Cody Green and Katy Watkins told us about their experience at RYLA last week - we heard terms like "Life Changing", "incredible" "You Had to be There", "emotional", "Inspiring". Some 60 high school kids gathered at CSI for the annual Rotary event. They had a variety of experiences such as a Ropes Course, Wall Climb, Pamper Pole, Diverse Theater and Culture Walk. they both agreed that they'd become a better person from this adventure. Another way that Rotary changes the world!!
Guests last week were Larry Cornelius from Home Federal, prospective member Judy Barbera ("poly dolly"), Dylan Cole, Cody Green and Katy Watkins.......Connie and Terry know Judy from college days (how long ago was that?) ............. Congrats to Bob Fry who passed his state accreditation.......welcome back Jan..........good joke about the Vandals and the three doubleyous...... took me a minute .......EHS football practice has started - Dylan this year's star? ........Its great to have a project to support our seniors..seems we always help youth............we need a date for our Christmas party that doesn't conflict with something else in town...any ideas? .........Terry, its not 3cowranch Winery .....he wants to know what happened to the pop-up?
This is our Club Assembly week. There are a lot of important things to talk about from last week's Board meeting. Also, we'll hear from this year's RYLA students. They just finished a fun week at the College of Southern Idaho in the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy.
We've two dates for our crew of outstanding grillers! First, on August 21st we'll cook for the Relay for Life Festivities. We can set up at about 5:00. Dinner will be served about 7:00PM. They'll provide all the food - we just have to add our culinary touch! Organisers are planning on 150 dinners.
Then, on Sept 15th, we'll cook chicken and corn for the Friendship Dinner - the weekly Tuesday night free community dinner organized by the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition over at the Methodist Church. We'll start cooking around 4:00 pm.
Our guest this week was Jeff Moore from Home Federal........Krista told us about her work with the District 5400 Membership Committee and their Visioning Project......Sure was hot in that popcorn booth..........Dave, Board Meeting this Thursday 7:00AM.......
Our annual Rose project is coming up soon! We place our order with the Ontario Rotary Club in September, for delivery around October 1st. The cost is $20 per dozen ( a very good deal!). Orders must be in to John Buck by September 17th. This is an excellent peace offering for you hunters! The order form is on our home page under "Club Documents". This is the 9th year we've sold roses. We make about $7.00 per dozen so it can be a good fund raiser for our general fund. The Ontario Club generally sells 1000 dozen!
Our guest last week was Lori Jenkins.....thanks to Krista and Donna Waters from E.O.A. for last week's program about senior services in the county.... I had no idea there was so much out there!.........October 15th will be an interesting Club Exercise - Visioning ........more to follow .......put 12/5 on your calendar for our Xmas party ............Triathlon was a lot of fun! 560 folks competed! thanks to all who helped spread the life-saving drinks...........
The Fair Board reports that attendance at this year's Gem County Fair was down about 20%. Nevertheless, we sold 40 pounds of popcorn and lots of soda. Our gross sales were only down about 10%. After sharing our profits with the High School Girls Dance Team, we ended up with about $250 to the good. Thanks to everyone who helped out!
TJ has a whole trailer load of Pop, left over from our recent food events. They are for sale at $2.50 per 12 pack or $ .25 per can. We have Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Water. Let TJ know if you want to buy some. Not sure how much is left!
Last week our own John Buck, the Honorable Gem County Coroner, gave us some insights into the dangers of irrigation canals. In particular, he cited the dangers of "running the tunnel", which has claimed the lives of several young people in recent years. A big issue is lack of signage warning of the dangers. John is hoping the Black Canyon Canal Company can get all the stakeholders together to come up with a plan. We should all use any opportunity we have to make people aware of the dangers.
This week our program will be our own Krista Cole and her associate Donna Waters. Krista is the Executive Director of the Elderly Opportunity Agency. They'll speak to us about the myriad of services that are available to seniors in Gem County and Southwest Idaho. This includes the Senior Center, Meals on Wheels, Transportation, Nutrition, etc.
We were pleased to distribute $3,500 in college scholarships to six Emmett students last week. Thanks to Perry and the Scholarship Committee for making that happen! As you know, the funds come from the Scholarship fund which is part of the Emmett Rotary Club Foundation.
Receiving scholarships were: Julie Obermeyer ( U of I ), Trey Mallory (U of I), Maite Urcaregui (Gonzaga), Cody Green (College of W.I. ), Anne Pawlick (Willamette) and Alex Walker (ISU). Best of luck to you all!
This weekend is the annual Gem County Fair and Rodeo. We'll be selling popcorn and soda Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. We'll have help from the High School Dance Team. We need people from about 6:30 to about 10:30 each night. John Buck will have the sign up sheet at this week's meeting.
This week the Honorable County Coroner (our own John Buck) will bring us up to date on canal safety issues. Local law enforcement agencies are working to devise ways to make folks more aware of the dangers. (We used to live Bend, OR, where they've undertaken the project of burying their canals to eliminate the risks - but its very expensive!)
Our guest last week was Marilyn Bjorkman.......Krista enlightened us with a word about Rotary membership from the Rotarian Magazine...you can find Pres Kenny's message in the August 09 issue on page 1 ........ We made a profit of about $800 from Cruise night...an OK number even tho numbers seemed to have been down a bit ............... Has anyone seen our storage locker lately? Its a mess - Terry wants to clean it up .............. remember #5 - "is it fun?" ....... Marilyn finally went "ZIP"......loved it! ...........
The Bull is Back!....even started with a cow bell, as promised........Guests last week were Lindsay Alban and Tyson Bork.....Rick is miffed that they've torn up the street during the height of beer season.......Bob's new laptop failed - even Wisti couldn't make it work......last week's meeting was fun, even tho we didn't have a program!...... ..would have been better had Ron B. been prepared to answer Steve's questions........Terry From the Dairy has been Rotary Pres before - way back in the 80's...some old timer remembered that was the year when women were first admitted to Rotary and the RotaryAnne's went bust.......Next up is the County Fair at which we'll peddle soda and popcorn..more details at this week's meeting.......
August 8th is the date for the annual Emmett Triathlon. As in the past, Rotary will set up an aide station in front of Main Street Beverage. Krista will have more details and a sign-up sheet at this week's meeting. We hear the Volunteers will once again receive an ugly T-shirt.
In spite of the hot temperatures, a fine time was had by all as well grilled burgers and dogs in the park for the car show folks. Our new grill set-up is a dream and the new trailer worked well, too. We grossed about $2,000 for the club treasury - won't know our profit for a bit yet. See pictures under Photo Journals. Thanks to the many Rotarians who helped out!
This week we'll hear from the six young people to whom we granted scholarships. We'll find out about their plans for the coming school year. Scholarships are granted annually by the Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation, Inc. ( See the Foundation story under Club Documents)
Thanks to Past-Pres Bob for filling in last week...we never thought we'd see him up there again, but it seems 1,2 and 3 were all out of town........they say it'll be 100 on Saturday......
This week will be about Rotary. We'll finalize plans for Cruise Night; we'll hear Biggsy tell about a District 5400 project that he's involved with and we'll watch an installment from the Rotary International Video Magazine....and who knows what else for the good of the order.
Guests last week were Jason Kinley's mother Kathryn and his girlfriend Ann, Greg Kershul and James Page................I trust you all took time off from work to watch Michael Jackson's funeral....good grief........Everybody seemed to enjoy our year-end party at the Circle G Ranch............The Rotary CLub of Emmett Foundation paid for our new trailer.......will Terry appear for his second meeting as President?..............
We had an interesting presentation from former Rotarian Jason Kinley last week. As the Director of the Gem County Mosquito Abatement District, he explained the process of trapping bugs at various locations to determine the effectiveness of their abatement efforts. It was quite obvious from the garbage bag full of bugs caught in Montour, that they don't abate over there! So wear long sleeves and use a repellent and you'll be fine.
Emmett's annual Cruise Night will be this Saturday, July 18th. We'll set up our new grilling rig at about 9:30 am. We'll serve from 11:00AM to 3:00PM. We'll need all Rotarians to give an hour or so for cooking, serving, collecting money and, of course, cleaning up the mess! It will also be the maiden voyage of our new trailer, specifically designed to carry our new grills and equipment.
The 100th Rotary International Convention was held in Birmingham, England, through June 24th. More than 15,000 Rotarians from 150 countries attended. The theme of the convention was to make the final push to eradicate polio - which remains in only 4 countries in the world. John Kenny of Scotland was inducted a new RI president (remember he visited Boise last year?). Keynote speakers included Desmond Tutu, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Jane Goodall and Mia Farrow, representing the UN and UNICEF.
Elected President-elect for 2010-2011 was Ray Kinginsmith from Kirksville, Missouri. Interestingly, he began his Rotary career nearly 50 years ago as an Ambassadorial Scholar. Next year's convention will be in Montreal.
For more details, go to the RI website; check out some neat YouTube videos (find the link on our homepage)
That was a fun party! ....we got to meet Terry's son Terry ("Scott") - he's an attorney who knows how to drive a tractor..........the Past President's pin presented to Bob actually has a diamond in it........Steve Bork has been appointed Secretary of Transportation. His new responsibilities include trash cleanup along the RR right of way..........by the way, it was the 3rd year in a row that Steve was recognized for perfect attendance.......Cherry Festival parking was well covered by Rotary volunteers. We'll know how much money we conned out of people later this week.....Cruise Night coming up soon...........Terry is already missing his first meeting as President...that's OK, he's off to somewhere to present a Paul Harris Fellowship to his daughter at her Rotary banquet........
Last week's annual Installation Banquet at the Circle G. Ranch, attended by 17 members and their guests, was a fun evening of great food, spectacular entertainment and boring speeches. Ron B., as usual, did his stellar job as M. C., likening our club to a "Parallel Universe" in which things do not always appear as they seem.
Incoming President Terry From the Dairy Jones, after thanking his new wife Dottie for her patience, let us know, in no uncertain terms, that he was the Herd Bull and that "things were going to be different". Mainly, that we'd use a cow bell to begin our meetings. He wants us to "Take the Time" (TTT) to say thank you, do a good deed, help a child or a senior and enjoy Rotary.
M. C. Ron, reminding us of Marilyn's coronation as "Queen" a few years ago, referred to the night's activities as an Inauguration, as opposed to the more plebian Installation. Reaching into his Home Federal Bag of Tricks, he presented hobby horses, fake mustaches, crowns and photos of cow's behinds.
Outgoing President Fry, choking back alligator tears, told us how proud he was of us Rotarians. He said we'd changed people's lives and that we had fulfilled our responsibilities in the four avenues of Rotary service. He was especially proud of our collective support of the Rotary Foundation, where we had reached 143% of our goal. In his final act as President, Bob was pleased to present some awards:
Rotarian of the Year - T. J. Adams
Rookie of the Year - Stacy Gulley
For Perfect Attendance - Steve Bork and Ron Bjorkman
Finally, Bob himself was awarded the presitgious Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his personal commitment to the Rotary Foundation.
Many thanks to Krista Cole and her son Dylan for arranging our party. Good Job!
Herd Bull says- "Things are Going to be Different"
This week Ron Bjorkman will introduce Jason Kinley, who is the Director of the Gem County Mosquito Abatement District. As it happens, this is National Mosquito Control Awareness Week. Last year, the District was involved in effectiveness trials for a newly developed control product. So, How did it go?
Its time for us to be really proud to be Emmett Rotarians! Our Youth Auction, which has been running since the mid '70s, distributed $13,090 to 19 youth groups in our community. The complete list can be found in our home page. (click on "Club Web Site" above)
In addition, the Rotary Foundation awarded six college scholarships totaling $3,500 to the following kids: Julie Obermeyer, Trey Mallory, Maite Urrangai, Cody Green, Anne Pawlick and Alex Walker. Congratulations!
This is President's Bob's last week...whew!.......Terry takes over next week....see it all happen officially Friday night..........hard to believe, this week is the first anniversary of this e-bulletin.......I assume all of you are reading it now.....Vicky Page is in D. C. with her son James this week - he won an art award sponsored by Walt Minnick......Cherry Festival was a great success (except for a little stormy weather Friday night). thanks to everyone who helped with the parking lots. No total yet, but seems like we collected a bunch of cash!....last week's lunch in the park was good - first taste of deep fried beef something or other - quite good!.......our program for July 2 will be very buggy......
In honor of Cherry Festival, we'll hold our meeting at the Hospitality Pavilion table near the band shell in the park. Its a time for fun and fellowship and a "change of pace" chance to eat some carnival food! Wear your Rotary Shirt to show the community that Rotary supports the Festival! See you there!
Guests last week were Geri Ferguison and Little Bork ......Last week we watched an article from the Rotary Video Magazine about Gilberto de Oliviera and the Rotary Club of Betim, Brazil, which was active in vocational training programs, particularly electrical skills. We'll be seeing these videos periodically......Perry's sporting a new look...... Bob got sheared....maybe a sweater in the works? .......Don't forget Emmett Day at Wood River Cellars this Friday......you'll get a 16% discount, says Stacy..... congratulations and best wishes to Larry, who got a clean bill of health....... Vicky's son James won the 1st Congressional District Student Art Show - that gets him a trip to D. C. compliments of Walt Minnick.....oh yes, almost forgot, Wisti is going to be grandmother...... congrats to Ron B. on his his 37th wedding anniversary .... we found 3Horseranch Vineyard the other day - worth the ride..there really is something in Pearl......
Cherry Festival is upon us again! We've got two parking areas to manage, Wednesday thru Saturday from about 10:00AM to 9:00PM or so. We are very desparate for Rotarians to serve on week days, especially on Thursday. If you can possibly rearrange your plans to help that day, Please call Gayle Fry. If we cannot find enough help, we may have to reconsider whether we can commit to this service opportunity.
We'll have our annual Installation/Awards banquet on Friday, June 26th. It'll be held at the Circle G Ranch out by Shadow Butte School. Our dinner will be provided by Iron Horse Bar-b-que. Happy Hour at 6:00, dinner at 7:00. Beer and wine will be available. Ron Bjorkman will be our MC. In recognition of Terry's induction as our new president, we are to wear black and white in honor of holstein cows. (really?) There will be live entertainment and surprises. The cost will be $20 per person. Thanks to Krista Cole for making all the arrangements. You should have received an official invitation from her - please be sure to RSVP to kcenter59@msn.com.
This week we'll meet Dr. Andy Sapp, founder, President and owner of the Cherry Gulch School. The school is a ranch-style therapeutic boarding school for boys ages 10-14. It's located on 220 acres of pristine land up on the Butte.
This week, technology permitting, we'll take a look at a new thing we got from Rotary International called the Rotary Video Magazine "RVM". Should be interesting.........
We have decided to postpone our golf tournament which had been scheduled for the 5th. Turns out, much to our organizer's chagrin, that the Emmett Golf Club had scheduled their own tournament on the 6th, and took all the hole sponsors and players! So, we'll talk about another date for later in the summer.
Thanks to Gary Cunningham last week for letting us know that wineries might be the next big thing in Gem county!.....and, yes, for those of who missed it, we did actually taste some fine wines from 3horseranch!.....We had our pictures in the paper last week - TWICE!.... our incoming District Gov. Kevin Learned is learning how to blog, tweet and twitter....oh no, that may mean we'll have to also! ..... Terry, bring me your thumb drive - I need those incriminating photos! ........
Can we really have wine tasting at a Rotary Lunch?.........the first batch of District Conference photos is now available for viewing. Look at Photo Journals on the home page......(You can even see Bob in the buff!) ..............Many thanks to Vicky for her talk on her Rome trip on such short notice........ Joe Bleymeier has resigned from our club since he's no longer at the Rehab center and he actually lives in Boise. He'll be missed........ Congratulations to Terry - his cow had twins........Guests last week included Suzanne Mackey, Linda Biggs and our old friend Mary Nissen.......Last week Perry and the YAD committee handed out 20 grants to local youth groups for a total of about $14,000. We also awarded six college scholarships for a total of $4,000. We'll have the complete list next week...........Don't forget our annual banquet on June 26th to be held at an undisclosed location.....
This week our own Vicky Page will tell us about her recent adventure to Rome and the Vatican with a choral group based out of Seattle. They performed at the Vatican over the Easter holiday. Remember that terrible earthquake they had back in April? Well, that was the day the group arrived.
This week Rick Walth will introduce Gary Cunningham, owner of the 3-Horse Ranch Vineyard. Located in the foothills above Eagle, the vineyard is part of the new Snake River Valley American Viticultural Area. www.3horsevineyard.com
Bob reports that our club sold $1,000 worth of those District 5400 raffle tickets (the cruise, remember?) The winner was a Rotarian from Nampa who bought the ticket himself - so he gets TWO cruises......Joe Bleymaier was our top seller with 43 tickets!....... The net to the District, after the prizes and expenses, was about $30,000 - WOW ...... We all bought $l raffle tickets at the Conference for a whole bunch of little items - we all won something, John even won three times!..... . Vicky's stained glass cross brought $50 in the silent auction.......Bob got a kiss on his bald head from the former RI President!..... Terry was kissing babies.....I'm hoping Terry's pictures came out better than mine! ..... Guests last week included Mary Overstreet and Melissa Obermeyer..... Larry was jealous of Perry's nose job so he got an ear job......what, no golfers in the group?..... be sure to change Bob's email address in your computer - he got attacked ........
Last week we welcomed Sue Beitia to our club. She was sponsored by Perry Jenkins. We all know Sue, who is currently the Superintendent of our School District. With all that's on her plate these days, we're thrilled that she's found the time to join us! Sue was born and raised in Emmett, went to school here. After graduating from College of Idaho and the University of Idaho, she returned to Emmett to teach music. She started her administration career as Principal in Nampa and then as Superintendant at Valivue in Caldwell. She returned to Emmett two years ago. Sue and her husband Steve have 2 children and 3 grandchildren. Sue's hobbies include music (piano and violin), reading, walking and baking. She wears a size 6 shoe and her favorite color is black (as in financial black). Welcome aboard Sue! We're glad to have you!
Last Friday and Saturday several Emmett Rotarians joined 300 others for the annual District 5400 Conference in beautiful Sun Valley. Bob Fry, Terry and Dottie Jones, John and Linda Biggs and Rod DeArmond enjoyed a variety of great speakers who were part of a general celebration of all the wonderul things Rotary does throughout the world - and, importantly, that we Idahoans play a part in that, too! We'll have a more comprehensive report for you once we've digested what we heard - and we have to see if anyone got some great photos! The featured speaker at the Friday night dinner was Richard King, a former president of Rotary International - he was fantastic! We also had a visit from Ernest Hemingway......hmmmm. The weather was outstanding and the hotel was A-1. Next year, you should all plan to go. Then you'll REALLY understand what Rotary is all about!
Our Annual Banquet will be held on Friday, June 26th. Krista is working on the locational details. This is where we induct the new officers for the Rotary year starting July 1st. We'll also make awards for the Rotarian of the Year and the Rotary Rookie of the Year. The Board will take member nominations for the former, they will select the latter. Be sure to put it on your calendar!
The 4th annual Rotary "Doc" Olson Golf Tournament will be Friday June 5th starting at 6:00 PM. It'll be a 4 person scramble, shotgun start format. Max number of teams is 18. Cost of $25. per person and includes BBQ dinner following. To sign up contact John Buck, Perry Jenkins or Rick Walth. If you're trying to get a team together, there may be Rotarians who are looking for a ride so be sure to ask. We nee dhole sponsors for $50. and keep in mind that unless you are handicapped somehow, there are no carts, so expect to walk!
Although the money counters still have to file their official report, looks like our Youth Auction netted about $16,000 this year - not bad at all! Youth Organizations need to get their applications in as soon as possible for funding. Julie at Moxie Java won the laptop drawing and Mary Black won the $300 shopping spree. Everyone seems to agree that the High School venue worked out fine.
Thanks to Teena Turner for her informative talk about Emmett real estate last week. Mixed message received - things are picking up but buyers are trying to steal everything and sellers (mostly banks) aren't willing to deal......but a great time to buy........Several Rotarians are off to Sun Valley for the District 5400 Annual Conference this weekend....you'll get all the details next week (well, most of them).........what's this about James B. wearing a speedo at last year's golf tournament?......Last week we welcomed Brian from Boise Centennial - he presented a check for $300 from Idaho Power for Youth Appreciation Day.... FYI - Cruise night is July 18th.........We are contributing $100 toward the July 4th celebration.......and $100 toward the Hospital's Health Fair this Saturday.......The Emmett Rotary Foundation Board has added Dave Obermeyer to replace Joe Daily......We'll be adding Horseshoe Bend and Garden Valley to our Dictionary Project next time around...........
This week is Club Assembly Week - we'll be discussing a bunch of stuff the Board talked about at its meeting last week. Club Assembly is an opportunity for all club members to give their input. Don't miss your chance!
By all reports, both the Youth Auction and Youth Appreciation Day were great successes last weekend! While the final money count isn't in yet, we should have a number by Thursday. Our first time at the High School, it seemed to work very well. Thanks to our auctioneers- Eddie Heath and son Mark, Darlene Davis and helper Rich, Kelly Trout and son, Josh Houk and son Jake.
On Saturday, our new grilling units worked beautifully! We grilled 600 hamburgers and 325 hot dogs! The kids from 4H and anti-drug were a big help. Even the weather cooperated! Thanks to everyone who helped!
This week our speaker will be Sue Vahlberg from Walter Knox Memorial Hospital. She'll be telling us about the upcoming Smoking Cessation Program that they'll be sponsoring. We're sure she'll also have some information about the 15th annual Health and Safety Fair to be held on May 16th. (If you haven't looked at it, check out www.wkmh.org)
The scholarship committee met on the evening of the 16th and awarded 6 scholarships for a total of $3500.They each had to review 23 applications which took about 4 hours. Thanks to Perry, Dave, Marilyn,Connie,Tirzah,and Krista, The scholarships will be presented May 13th at 1:30 pm at the high school.
The Ride for Joy Therapeutic Riding Program is located in Eagle and is dedicated to teaching horsemanship and riding skills to enrich the lives of children with special needs. Learn more about how these fun activities promote physical, cognitive and emotional well-being and improve the quality of life for these great kids, and how volunteers also find the experience to be incredibly rewarding. Guest speakers from Ride for Joy will be Valerie James, Executive Director and Kim Wilson, Program Director. More information about Ride for Joy is also available online at www.rideforjoy.org.
This week Terry Jones will introduce Jay Watkins of Watkins Cattle LLC, operator of the new CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) in Gem county that is causing so much controversy among our environmental activists. Jay will explain the 2500 head calving operation.
Your trusty bulletin editor has returned from Florida after a great time in the warmth......Thanks to Marilyn for that interesting program last week about Ride for Joy.......Board meets next Thursday (5/7) at 7:00AM........TJ is so tough - her head kept that canopy from blowing away........ .....good job to Terry for getting all that YAD stuff together....but Pepsi is no longer our friend............as usual, Bob paid an outrageous price for muffins
Go to the Club Documents link on the homepage and check out the story on the purpose and history of the Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation, Inc. Simply, it is a tax exempt charitable corporation with by-laws separate and distinct from the Emmett Rotary Club except that its Board members must be Rotarians; its current activities are the Youth Auction and the Scholarship Fund. As a newer member of our club, I found this to be a fascinating story!
Perry Jenkins introduced Mike Willits as our speaker last week. Mike is marketing manager for Mutual of Enumclaw and has been closely involved with Special Olympics for the past ten years. This time he was working with the Asian group primarily as a translator for the team from Taiwan. What an adventure! He told us about the challenges in getting the S.O. up and running on short notice after Sarajevo had to cancel. The logistical issue s are mind numbing....100 countries, 50 languages.....State Department worried about defections....sponsorships backing out.....how to handle VIPs. And, it was a much bigger deal around the world than it was in the USA.....had lots of foreign press to accommodate. They hoped for 3500 blue and white scarves and ended up with 50,000.! Then Mike told his story of Miracle #983 - the deaf girl and the generous audiologist. And who was the most fun?? The Saudi's and the Jamaicans. Thanks, Perry, for bringing Mike to us. It was great!
On Friday, April 17th at 1:00 PM we'll meet at the shelter on the Island to repaint it. We want it to be bright and shiny for youth Appreciation Day on the 25th. Stacy Gulley is in charge.
Best wishes to Rick Walth who is recovering form a skiing mishap. Seems he busted a rib or two. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Rick!..........Also best wishes for Vicky Page - she arrived in Rome the same day as that horrible earthquake.......Congratulations to us! Bob says we are eligible for a Presidential Citation!...........Our guest last week was Lori Jenkins......Connie's son sends greetings from Japan......Marilyn enjoyed a joint toe session with her daughter...........Kermit has finally taken a shower..........
After a hearty breakfast at Tom's Cabin, our Highway Cleanup Crew headed out into the cold sunshine to clean up our two mile section of Highway 52 out by Letha. It was not without injury - poked eyes, blisters, twisted ankles and bum backs. But we soldiered on and got 'er done! We picked up lots of mean and nasty things; the most popular beer is Bud Light. Stacey has a solution for the litterin' problem - make driving while drinking legal. Our helpers were:
Last week, Tim Simpson told us about plans unfolding for a special 4th of July celebration, to compliment the Fire Department's 100th birthday. He and his project partner, Shane Mettler, are making big plans for the day which might include:
5k run
Reading the Declaration of Independence
Bed Race
Fireworks
Foodbooths and vendors
cardboard boat races
river float
fat tire ride
criterion bike race
warbird fly-by
howitzer shoot
and more..........
We'll need to decide how we want to participate. Check out their website for more information www.celebrateemmett.com
This week Perry Jenkins will introduce Mike Willets. Mike was busy with Special Olympics that was here a few weeks ago - he acted as a translator for the team from Taiwan. His wife may pay us a return visit later this year as she is a member of of the Rotary GSE team going to Germany this summer.
Guests last week were Kermit Jones, Terry's dad, who by the way, is now an Honorary Member of our club (he was one of our founding members 26 years ago!).......also Lori Jenkins and Ty Bork........we had a brief presentation from Kerry Barton, from Salt Lake city, who was promoting a booklet called "Let's All Work to Fight Drug Abuse"..... .interesting question posed to J Buck last week: is it possible to make a casket out of dark chocolate?...........TJ travels lighter than TJ...(what?) ...........Water will arrive this week - get those ditches cleaned out.........great attendance last week (23) - must have been the menu.............Wisti presented the new Gem County Directory - nice looking piece!.......We rec'd a thank you certificate from the Emmett High School Dance Team for our sponsorship.....Kermit is tough on nurses..........best wishes to Vicky Page who's jetting off to Rome this week...she's part of a choral group from Seattle who will be performing at the Vatican!.........Youth Auction April 24 - need help setting up the high school late afternoon.....
Terry and TJ attended the President Elect Training Seminar (PETS) in Twin Falls last weekend at the spectacular new Canyon Event Center overlooking the golf course. Terry has this to say:
I want to thank Bob for getting the incoming leadership team ready for PETS. In
fact Emmett was the only club in the district that had a transition team in
place and actually had a meeting before PETS. The agenda was very full - it
included talks on District Org Chart, Web Site, Club Planning, RYLA, GSET, Youth
Exchange, Youth Protection, Family of Rotary, Dictionary Project, Foundation,
Ambassadorial Scholarship, Polo Plus, and the most important part just getting
to know one another. The highlight of the meeting was the Friday night dinner
speaker - Dale Dixon (a long time friend of mine) from the BBB talked about the
number one crisis in the world today - "TRUST" - and how our "four way test" is the
solution to that crisis. I thank the Emmett Club for letting us be your
leadership team and what we learned we will be sharing with all of you at future
meetings.
This week our guest will be Sue Beitia, our school Superintendent. She'll bring us up to date on the next round of bond proposals that the School Board is working on.
Last week we were honored to welcome James Buck to the Rotary family. James was born in Ontario but grew up in the wild west of Laramie , Wyoming. He moved back to Idaho in 1997. James has a BA from BSU in Business and Human Resources. He became the proud owner of his All State Insurance Agency in 2004. James and his wife, Heather, have FIVE children, ranging in age from 6 months to 9 years. His hobbies include his kids, coaching youth sports and BSU football. James is John Buck's younger brother's son ...and his mother insists we call him "James". He's tall and wears a size 7 1/2 hat. Welcome to Emmett Rotary, James!
Last August, Rotary International welcomed a new country to the family. The Line Islands of the Republic of Kiribati was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Commerce City, Colorado as its World Community Service project. (One of their members had been a frequent vacationer) Rotary is represented in more than 200 countries. So here's today's quiz: where is the Republic of Kiribati and what was its former name?
Last week Krista introduced her exchange student Aleksandra Zardiashvili. He is spending his junior year at Emmett High School. "Lexo" gave us brief history of his country and showed pictures of the beautiful country and some really OLD buildings. He has travelled extensively in his short life and his English was quite good! We hope he enjoys the rest of his stay here.
This Saturday, April 4th, we'll gather our garbage bags and orange vests and head out for our annual Highway Cleanup Day. Our piece of road is about a mile west of Tom's Cabin on the highway. Meet at Tom's Cabin at 8:00 for breakfast - we'll head out by 9:00. Bring gloves.
The Dictionary Project is a
501(c) (3) nonprofit organization. The goal of this program is to
assist all students in completing the school year as good writers,
active readers and creative thinkers by providing students with their
own personal dictionary. The dictionaries are a gift to each student to
use at school and at home for years to come.
Rotary Clubs have been involved in the program since it started 7 years ago. In fact, last year Rotary accounted for 51% of total donations. Our own Gene Day of District 5400 received special recognition since Idaho is one of the states in which nearly all 3rd graders in the whole state received a dictionary this year. Get this: in 2007-2008, Rotary nationwide distributed 1,207,757 dictionaries!
You can visit the program's website by clicking on the link in the "club links" section on the home page. Or, you can see a story featuring our own Perry Jenkins, complete with pictures at: http://www.dictionaryproject.org/CMS/UI/Article.aspx?ID=1525
We're doing really well in getting our Auction Sales stuff back in . By all reports, area merchants are eager to contribute just as much as they have in the past. A cool new thing we have this year is a Hell's Canyon Fishing Trip and Boat Ride. If you haven't finished yet, lets git 'er done ASAP! Contact Larry or Perry if you have questions. Mark your calendar for April 24th.
Mike Williams joined us last week to bring us up to date on the new Community Survey. Mike is President of GEDA and a former Gem County Commissioner. His "real" job is Planning Supervisor for the City of Eagle. The current project is to update the last survey which was completed in 2003. Its always helpful to see if we have made some progress and if our directions need to be adjusted a bit. He gave us all the opportunity to tell what we thought the county's strengths and weaknesses are.
This week, Krista Cole will introduce Aleksandra "Lexo" Zardiashvili. He's and exchange student from the country of Georgia. He'll tell us about his country, its history, its relationship with the US and how he's found our country so far. Lexo is a straight A student and lettered in Varsity Soccer last fall.
PETS (President Elect Training Seminar) is coming up. To prepare, President-elect Terry Jones will meet with his Transition Team at noon on Tuesday March 10 at Cold Mountain Creek. He wants to be prepared with some ideas for the coming Rotary year.
Cherry Festival theme is "Through the Years", celebrating 75th year. Stacey is in charge of putting together the parade - she'd like ideas. Especially need some music!
Youth Auction sales deadline is NOW
- March 1st. Lets' get 'er done! Contact Perry or Larry with questions.
Golf Tournament is a go for this Spring. John Buck needs help organizing it.
Our Ecuador International Project was approved. Six clubs have funded it for $37,000
Highway cleanup must be complete by June 1st. Steve Bork working on details.
Last week we had an interesting presentation by Bruce Kovash and Mike Briggs from Horizon Home Health. They demonstrated this very cool tele-monitoring machine. Supplied at no charge to their home bound patients, it monitors BP, O2 sats, temp, blood, EKG, weight and transmits the data to the nurse at the home office via satellite. The unit even talks to the patient in 9 languages! The unit reduces re-hospitalizations by 70%.
Our guests last week were Nina Gammons, our Assistant District Governor from Ontario Rotary, John Gulley and Lori Jenkins........Perry, who hit you?.........Congratulations to Krista on her new job - she's now the Executive Director of the Elderly Opportunities Agency.....there's John Bi and John Bu............Bob, that's enough toilet talk at lunch........in case you missed it, the Republic of Kiribati is the South Pacific and used to be called Christmas Island......we look forward to hearing Terry and TJ tell about PETS......John Bi was there for a brief presentation too............
Last Saturday District 5400 Committees met for a workshop day in Twin Falls. Most of the session was led by incoming District Gov. Kevin Learned. (He's a great guy! What a wonderful voice he has!) John Biggs went representing our club to join the new group of District Webmasters. They compared notes and shared tips and tricks about club websites. (Emmett has the best looking Bulletin!) There were 28 people there in Kevin's words, witnessing "The Magic of Rotary". Good lunch, too!
See the link under Club Documents for an update..........
If you look in "Photo Journals" under "International Projects" (page 2) you'll see three photos sent to us by the Half Moon Bay Rotary club which show houses in the village of Segua, Ecuador, which is the town that our water project is in.
Last week's Club Assembly had discussions on the following:
Membership Committee - there is no prohibition about a prospective member also belonging to another service club like Lions or Kiwanis, but we should make sure would be committed to Rotary first
District Simplified Grants - two proposals (1) Lighting for the new sign at the County line (2) Heat pump for the Food Pantry expansion project
Island Picnic shelter - needs to be spruced up this spring
Highway Cleanup - we'll contact Highway Department Volunteer Coordinator
Youth Auction - get selling! We need to have contributions by the end of March so the sales bills can be printed
Cherry Festival Parking - Terry needs a co-chair. Two lots means more people needed!
Rotary Foundation Bonus Credits - Anyone who has contributed since 1/1/08 will get a share of the bonus credited to their account. If you haven't contributed yet, you must do so by March 1....$25. minimum.
Presidential citation - Our Youth Auction and Appreciation Day should be a good one for District Recognition.
This week Gayle Fry will introduce Bruce Kovash and Mike Briggs from Horizon Home Health. They will be speaking about recent advances in home health care with the goal of delaying or preventing hospitalization. They will be demonstrating the newest technology in tele-monitoring equipment.
Our guests last week were James Buck, Ginny Bennie, Letty Guinn, Lori Jenkins and Jan Sherman...... Terry from the Dairy was our acting Leader in Charge for the day.... he even dressed up for the part....... Stacey was "Brad for a Day"........... Ron is a grandpa for the 8th time.....he doesn't look near old enough for that to be possible! .........February is Rotary World Understanding Month..........
Last week we had the opportunity to hear from Jessica Timiny who is competing in the Miss Teen Idaho contest. She had been the recipient of one of our scholarship grants from the Youth Auction. The program is designed to help students learn the ins and outs of college interviews.
Last week, John Buck introduced Ginny Bennie representing the Emmett Community Playhouse. The Playhouse has been the recipient of some of our Youth Auction funds. The Playhouse will be doing three productions this year, 2 melodramas and "West Side Story". Their major expense is royalties - for example, West Side Story will cost $2500.00 just for the rights to use it.
Ginny explained the importance of volunteerism to the group. Each year they have more than 300 people involved in one way or another - last year about half of those numbers were youth or teenagers. Youth involvement is important since the High School no longer offers any drama classes or clubs.
For more information, visit their website at www.emmettcommunityplayhouse.com.
You can go to the Rotary Foundation website to see your life-to-date contributions and your contribution history. Go to our homepage, click on the link to the Rotary Foundation over on the left hand side of the page. Then go to "Member Access" in the upper right side of the RF page. You'll have to register first, but its a simple process.
Last week we had an impromptu program in which we learned about each other. For example, did you know that Steve is wanted in three states for murder? How 'bout this: Ron was on the run in Switzerland;Brad's wife is Venezuelan; Larry's going to be a grandpa; Jan was the Utah State Ladie's ski champ; Perry rode his bike all winter to visit Laurie; Vicky does stained glass; John has the power to shut down a funeral home; TJ had visited every state by the time she was 16; Connie was the only female pro boxing judge in Idaho; Marilyn placed 7th in the Women's Fitness Celebration; Bob didn't have indoor plumbing until he was 10; Rick is a Navy brat; Joe once dated Barbara Mandrell -something about crackers in bed?.....Darren once spent two years in a cast from a broken IV needle; New England John is NOT a Yankee fan; Wisti has a degree in Practical Theology but she doesn't know what that is;
By virtue of our members' contributing to the Rotary Foundation, RI gives us "credits" which can be used to award folks for their efforts or encourage further contributions. We have 1262 credits to be used by the end of this quarter. So here's the deal: we will divide these credits equally among all current active members who have contributed at least $25. to the Foundation since Jan 1, 2008. For those of you who have not yet contributed this year, you must make your contribution no later than March 1 to participate. For many of us, these additional "credits" will put us over the top to becoming Sustaining Members. For all of us, it gets us closer to our goal of becoming a Paul Harris Fellow. (For your information, our club has 16 PHF over the years. Five of our current members are PHF! PHF requires $1,000 lifetime)
Rotarian John Biggs, Manager of the Emmett Food Pantry, gave us a report last week on the status of the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition and the Food Pantry.The Coalition has been operating the Pantry, Tuesday Friendship Dinners and the Community Garden for almost a year now. The community has been extremelt generous in supporting their work to help our friends and neighbors who are in need.
John explained that the Pantry has a standing appointment with the Idaho Foodbank in Boise to pick up canned goods and perishables every Tuesday morning. The weekly distribution takes place on Tuesday afternoon. The pantry has been providing food for about 150 Gem County families. Since last February, the pantry has brought back about 93,000 pounds of food from the foodbank at a cost of just 4 cents per pound.
John also explained how important volunteerism is to an operation like this. He has a dedicated "staff" of about 8 volunteers who contribute a significant amount ot time to make the operation successful.
Anyone is invited to stop by Tuesday afternoon between 3:30 and 4:30 to see for yourself!
Last Saturday, Bob Fry, Terry Jones, Krista Cole, TJ Adams and John Biggs attended the District 5400 Mid-Winter Conference in Meridian. About 70 Rotarians were in attendance representing 17 clubs from around the Treasure Valley. Our District Governor Gene Hoge did great job in creating, and sticking to, the full agenda.
Here's a recap of what we discussed:
The District received a "promotion" grant from Rotary International for $8,950. So, for the next five months, watch for big Rotary billboards popping up along our highways.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given an additional $255 MILLION to Rotary International for its fight against polio....which continues to exist in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria. Its a matching grant -We just have to raise $200 MILLION by 2012.
Most clubs in the district are participating in the Dictionary Project. Some have gone to a Spanish/English version.
A major focus over the next few years will be membership. Our own Krista Cole is on the District Membership Committee. They are developing a 3-5 year membership plan. The District has 2016 members, down just a bit. A key is new member orientation to improve retention. Did you know only 20% of Rotarians have ever asked someone to join?
The Annual Conference will be held May 14-17 at the Sun Valley Resort. Sounds like a great time to be had!
Tid-bits: The smallest club in the District is Arco (10) and largest is Boise Downtown (181)..........Emmett was used an example of a club that has added new members - TJ says its because we have guns....... this is the 20th anniversary of women in Rotary - before that it was a "secret men's club".......ask yourself : " Am I making a difference as a Rotarian?"
We were privileged to have Police Chief Steve Nebeker with us last week. An Emmett native, he's been on the force for 19 years; Chief for just over a year. He reports that Emmett's crime statistics remain stable and good but it continues to be a challenge to keep on top of societal problems that lead to crime like drugs and gangs. The department does a lot collaborating with Idaho State Police and Gem County Police. A lot of effort goes into community involvement such as the School Resource Officer (Chuck Ewing) and the weekly column in the paper called "Cops Corner". Officers are spending more time walking the beat, getting to know the neighbors. For more information, visit their website at www.emmettpolice.com.
Secretary Rod has posted the new program schedule on the website. Look under "View Club Documents" on the Home Page. Please look to see if your turn will be coming up soon! If you're having trouble finding a speaker, put out the word - other folks may have an idea for you. As soon as you have something lined up, please let John Biggs know ASAP so we can get it in the bulletin. The earlier we can announce a program the better!
The week after the monthly Board of Directors Meeting is usually devoted to a discussion of the things they decided. In the spirit of total "transparency", here's the scoop:
Fire Chief Shannon Crays paid us a visit last week and told us about the Department's plans for "Star Spangled Century" celebration on July4th. The Emmett FD will be 100 years old! They hope to arrange for a fireworks show and parade and will need lots of help and ideas. He was also proud to let us know that the Department had just put its new firetruck into service.
Wisti's gonna be a grandma......Terry's gonna be a great grandpa........best wishes for a speedy recovery for Rod's son Cody........Gayle is clean as a whistle......Rod D. had a great experience presenting our $200 check to Special Olympics....Terry will putting together a "transition Team" as he prepares for PETS (President Elect Training)
Have you ever said to yourself "I know I saw that information in a Rotary bulletin a few months ago.....where the heck was that?" Here's a tip - log onto the website, look at the links across the top of the page and click on "Stories". Here you'll see the titles of all stories that have appeared in our bulletins since the very beginning. Just click on a title and up comes the story. Slick.
TJ Adams will be heading up a committee to do a "needs assessment" of our community to identify a project we might support this next year with a grant from the District 5400 Simplified Grant program. See the grant guidelines in "Club Documents". If you have a suggestion, please let TJ know.
At our last meeting the club voted to send $1,000 to the project in Cuidad de Dios, Ecuador. This project will drill a well, build a pumping station and treatment facility for a village of about 2000 people that currently has no source of potable water. We can expect to receive periodic progress reports from Bob Rainville, our District 5400 contact.
Last Saturday morning was a beautiful sunny day, perfect for taking down the Christmas banners and lights downtown. Thanks to the following Rotarians: Bob Fry, John Biggs, Wisti Rosenthal, Joe Bleymaier and Mary Nissen. We also had some great help from the kids for the Nat'l Honor Society. Highlight was Wisti paying for coffee and muffins.
Thanks to Carlas Brown for arranging our program last week. Ron Bjorkman introduced Mary Hughes, Financial Institutions Bureau Chief at the Idaho Department of Finance. Mary is an attorney with a very impressive resume....including that she lived in Emmett for a while years ago! She admitted that in these trying economic times, her visit to our Rotary Club was one of the "happiest" meetings she'd been to in a long time! She explained that compared to other states, Idaho financial institutions are in good shape - that they've stuck to the basics of conservatvce, sound underwriting. Her conclusion: "There is no place safer for your money than in an insured institution in Idaho." (Now I feel much better)
Emmett High School teacher Cindy Obermeyer (Dave's cousin's wife) gave us a report last week of her recent trip to Mexico where she took 960 toothbrushes, 640 toothpastes and 216 flosses collected by her class. Our club contributed $75. to pay for shipping the box down there. Dave accompanied Cindy on the trip and had a chance to attend the East Cape Rotary Club in Los Barriles. As is customary, he was given their club's banner to bring home.
John Biggs has also sponsored Brad Epperly as a new member this month. Brad is the branch manager of Home Federal Bank. Brad grew up in Nampa and Caldwell. He spent some time in Idaho Falls and Seattle and moved to Boise in 2000. He's been with Home Federal for about 8 years but just came to the Emmett branch last year. He and his wife, Gladys, have 4 grown children. They live in Boise. Brad's hobbies are telling jokes, running, fishing, golf and hiking. When his time comes, he wants his ashes spread around the Tetons!
Vicky Page joins our club this week, sponsored by John Biggs. Vicky grew up in Ballard, Washington, near Seattle. She moved to Emmett about three years ago after visiting friends and relatives in the Boise area. Vicky is a tele-commuter. She has worked as an insurance adjuster/auditor for Balboa Insurance for many years. She and her husband, Dennis, live in Emmett with their two teenage sons. Her hobbies include music, hiking and stained glass. Next month Vickie will be joining a choral group from Seattle on a trip to Italy where they will perform at the Vatican! We look forward to a program about that trip!
Cindy Obermeyer is shown in Los Barriles, Mexico presenting three cases of
dental supplies to Dr. Guillermo Maneses and his wife, who is also his dental
assistant. Mrs. Obermeyer and her classes at Emmett High School gathered and
donated enough toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss for up to 900 elementary
students. This will be given out by Dr. Maneses during dental education visits
to elementary schools in Los Barriles and the surrounding area near the southern
tip of the Baja California peninsula. Emmett Rotary contributed to this project
by paying the $75 airline baggage charges (and Dave was needed to help carry the
boxes). This is coordinated by Mrs. Obermeyer through a project of the East
Cape Rotary Club, also of Los Barriles.
Our speaker last week was Scott McGann. Most of us know Scott, a local insurance agent. What we didn't know was just how involved he's been with promoting hunting trips for kids with life threatening medical issues. Hunting has been in his blood since he was a kid. He was the 2001 Idaho Bowman of the Year and he's recently joined the national staff of MossyOak Camoflage. For the last 7 years he's run a hunting camp kids - last year they had 225 kids. Two years ago he joined the organization called "Hunt of a Lifetime" as their Western Idaho Chairman. This is similar to Make-a-Wish in that it puts together hunting expeditions for terminally ill kids; except that Make-a-Wish will not do hunting trips. Scott is truly comitted to this program. Great work, Scott!
Last Saturday, the Emmett Rotary Club, Gem County Chamber of Commerce, City of Emmett Public Works, Emmett Fire Department, Patriot Center, Kiwanis, Emmett Valley Realtors Association, and individual donors combined to decorate the city for the holidays.
One of the most important parts of this effort began at the Cherry Festival last summer. The Emmett Rotary Club collected donations from people parking in the park. Over $1700.00 was collected from generous donors, and this money along with other donations was used to purchase a new lighted banner for the south end of Washington Ave. as well as additional banners for both Main street and Washington Ave. The old banners have now been retired.
The work crews all met at Moxie Java for coffee before heading out to work. Rotary Members, the Fire Department, and volunteers from the Patriot Center all had a part in the decoration. In about three hours, the city was transformed into a Holiday Village.
The most wonderful aspect of this whole project was the cooperation between many groups. By working together, we accomplished more than any of us working by ourselves could have done.
Rotarians Involved were:
Perry Jenkins Bob Fry Wisti Rosenthal & family John Buck Steve Thayne Stacey Gulley Dave Obermeyer Marilyn Knighton Mary Nissen
Its finally a firm date! Our Christmas Party will be Saturday, Dec 13th at TJ's home at 2630 Star Lane (Go West on Hwy 52, Left on Star Lane,
1/4 mile down on the Left - look for a blue house, then a white fence -
driveway at the end of the white fence goes to a 2 story house).
Bring: A
favorite dish. Rotary will supply Ham and Turkey.There is a rumor that Gayle
will be bringing Prime Rib.
Gifts: Everyone seemed to have a good time
with the White Elephant event last year so we will be doing that again.
Its time for us Rotarians to pull out our hats and mittens and spend some time working with the City to put Christmas decorations up and down Main and Washington streets. Rumor has it that the Chamber has some new banners this year. We'll meet at Moxie Java at 9:00AM on Saturday. Wisti's buyin'. Bob is ready to go up in the bucket truck, although he says he's ready to teach someone else how to run that thing! We should be done by noon.
Congratulations to the new Officers and Directors for the 2009-2010 Rotary year......it was a unanimous yeah vote......Elf Dick Cornett sends his regards.....Terry's having a problem with frozen eggs...Terry, you have to sit on them.......thanks to Brad Epperly for the piggy banks. Go fill 'em up and bring 'em back..........guests last week were Dennis Page, James Buck and Lindsay Alban..........Pres. Bob insinuated that the odds'n ends editor may not be living up to the Rotary creed of always telling the truth.......
Last week, Perry showed us the DVD that the kids at "iclub" made for us. The PowerPoint presentation is designed to show what Youth Appreciation Days is all about. It explains the history of the program and lists the beneficiaries of the 2007 campaign which raised about $26,000.
The DVD runs about 5 minutes and is designed for any of us to make a quick presentation to a prospective donor who wants to know more. The show is complete with lots of neat pictures of our youth with some catchy music!
For the past two years we've partnered with other Rotary Clubs to fund international projects. In our first year, we provided funds for a school in Ecuador to buy books and supplies. Last year we teamed up with a club in California to fund sewing machines and equipment to a vocational school in Ecuador.
This year we have the opportunity to select one of several projects that have been brought to us. Here's a recap:
1. Quito, Ecuador - Computers for school for mentally handicapped children 2. Bahia de Carquez, Ecuador - Potable Water Project 3. Cuidad de Dios, Ecuador - Potable Water project 4. National Thalassaenia Center, Sri Lanka - Transfusion Equipment 5. National Thalazzaenia Center, Sri Lank - Screening Equipment 6. Udon Thani, Thailand - Dental Clinic 7. Bahia de Carquez, Ecuador - Computers for school 8. Rumbukoluwa, Sri Lanka - Improvements to village school
The details of these projects are posted in the "Club Documents" section of our home page. Bob asks that we all give these projects our thoughtful consideration so we can decide which one we want to support. Until the end of the year, the money we pay for "happy dollars" will go toward these projects. In addition, funds raised will be matched by the District and the Rotary Foundation.
President Bob read three thank you letters the club received from the third graders who received dictionaries last month. One said "You're the Best!", another young fellow said he looked up the longest word (Perry has all of them do that!) and he said "WOW, its big!". Finally, a young man said "me and my friend are reading the whole thing together". Isn't it nice to know that we do make a difference in the lives of some young people??
This week our own John Biggs will tell us about the Emmett Food Pantry. He's been the manager of that operation since the new group took it over last year. He'll have some interesting statistics about 2008 as well as some insight into serving folks who are "food insecure".
We may also hear from Shannon Crays from the Fire Department about their "wish list".
Brad Little, Republican Senator representing Gem and Canyon counties, will be our guest this week. A native of Emmett, he has been our representative since 2000. He currently serves on three committees: Resources and Environment, State Affairs and Transportation. He'll be talking about the current state of Idaho's budget process.
Last week, Senator Little gave a very interesting talk about a variety of things going on at the state level. He was pleased to report that the Capital Building Reconstruction project was "on time, on budget". He expects to be in his new office in about a year.
The coming year will be a tough one. Gov. Otter is planning ahead by requiring all departments to cut their budgets by 1%. The downturn in the economy will mean that new projects will be hard to come by. But Idaho is in good shape, compared to other Western states. The State's "rainy day accounts" are in good shape. But don't be surprised to see your unemployment insurance premiums go up about 70% (yes, seventy)
Brad spent considerable time discussing the state transportation problems which all agree is the #1 priority. There are highway projects ready to go but these days the state is not able to sell bonds because the credit markets are frozen. For example, I-84 through Boise may be under construction "in perpetuity". Due to increased traffic congestion, studies show that it's costing Treasure Valley residents and businesses nearly $150 million per year in added costs. What money that is available is all going to repairs and maintenance, not new projects. You can bet that we'll all have to pay more through user fees, fuel taxes, registration fees, etc to pay for infrastructure upgrades.
Now that you're all comfortable with the website, please take a minute to update your profile. Go to the "admin" tab, click on "Edit My Profile" and input all the info that's missing. That way, we'll have complete information about our members.
Our speaker this week will be Shawn Charters, Gem County's Economic Development Professional. Shawn has been actively involved in Gem County Development for many years, including the Shadow Butte Development Corp. She'll bring us up to date on the possibility of new economic activity in our area.
President Bob gave us a report on our club's progress toward our goals. He'd "promised" our District Governor that we'd have 31 members by the end of the year. As of today, we're at 28...so that goal is certainly achievable. We also have made participation in the Rotary Foundation a priority. We can be proud of the fact that 16 of us are on track to become "Sustaining Members" this year...mostly through our quarterly billing option. (A Sustaining Member is one who contributes $100 per year). New Sustaining Members can have their contribution matched - $100 by the club (that's where our Happy Dollars go) and another $100 from the District. So a new Sustaining Member means at least $300 to the Foundation! Of the 16 of us who are on track to become SM this year, 7 of those are 'New". By the way, our club has four Paul Harris Fellows on board. (A PHF is one who has contributed $1,000 or more over a lifetime)
Last week, Webmaster John and Bob took the members through a quick trip around our club's website. Hopefully, everyone now has a better understanding of the very cool features and uses of this tool. Two of the most important sections are e-mail and Club Documents. If anyone would like an individual tutoring session, please let us know. (Don't be too embarrassed to ask for help!)
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Program in limbo - Our DG has advised that the Ambassadorial Program needs a thorough review to determine its long term viablility. He's asked our club to let him know what we think about it. Turns out, we don't know much. Dave O. will get some information so we can be better informed. Check it out on the Rotary5400.org website.
Dictionary Project Continues..............books were distributed to Emmett Christian School last Friday. This coming Friday at 2:30 we'll pass out 54 books at Shadow Butte School. Let Perry know if you can attend the presentation. So the only kids left are the Homeschoolers.
Membership Goals can be reached.........While Ron Tincher and Mary Nissen seem to be leaving us for new adventures, Bob reports that we have 5 prospective members in the works. Our goal for the year is to increase out membership to 30...we're currently at 27. Have you invited a prospect?
Cherry Festival Parking.....its not too soon to be thinking about next year's Festival. Terry has volunteered to be our Parking chairman. There will be some meetings well in advance of the event to discuss changes the city wants to make in our parking process. This has been a major fundraiser for us - last year we made about $2100.
Last week's speaker mysteriously did not appear -
we hope to find out what happened! In any event, Pres. Bob didn't let
the opportunity go to waste. He asked for volunteers to share stories
from their personal experiences which demonstrated the ideals of
Rotary.
The Emmett Rotary Club was well represented among the 500
plus delegates at last Friday's Rotary All-Club Luncheon at the BSU Student
Union. Bob and Gayle Fry, John and Linda Biggs and Terry Jones and his friend Doris Ann enjoyed a
wonderful luncheon and an interesting speech by Rotary International
President-elect John Kenny, from Scotland.
Dave Obermeyer introduced last weeks' speaker, Dr. Bill
Knickrehm, new principal at Emmett High School.Bill has an interesting background! Starting his career as an
attorney, he's worked as a university professor and in many educational
settings, including public schools and special schools for troubled, at-risk
kids. Most recently, he was principal at Century High School in Pocatello.
Stacy Gulley joined our club last week. Born and raised in Wallowa, Oregon, Stacy graduated from BSU with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing. She moved from Boise to Emmett in 1994. She started her own business here in 2003 called "Woman's Touch Painting", in which she continues as a partner. She and her husband, John, have four grown children. Her hobbies include gardening, working out and reading. She wears a size 7 1/2 shoe. Welcome Stacy!!
We have a delivery scheduled for Butteview Elementary on
Wednesday Oct. 1st at 3 pm. to deliver 153 dictionaries in the lunchroom. If you can help, please contact Perry Jenkins.
Rod DeArmond has e-mailed everyone the updated calendar, through the end of the year, which shows who's responsible for setting up the weekly program. Our goal is to have programs announced well in advance so they can be posted on our website. If you are unable to set up a program for your week, it will be your responsibility to call on other members to help you out with ideas, or swap dates. Likewise, if you have a program that is particularly timely, you might call the member that has this week to see if anythng hasbeen arranged. You can find the calendar in "Club Documents" on the Home Page.
On Friday, October 3, 11:30 to 1:30PM, there will be a special
luncheon featuring RI President-Elect John Kenny. All District 5400
Rotarians, spouses, partners and friends are invited to attend. This is in conjunction with the annual Zone Institute for DGs-elect.
The luncheon will be held in the BSU Student Union Ballroom. Parking will be available in a parking garage across the street. Tickets are $25.00
John Kenny comes from Grangemouth, Scotland, and has an impressive record of service through Rotary. Learn more about him at : http://www.rotary5840.org/RIPresidentElect.cfm
Our Board voted to support our attendance at this event by buying your lunch! (On the condition that you give a report at the next meeting) You can register and buy your ticket at the District 5400 website (look at your homepage) : http://www.clubrunner.ca/dprg/dxhome/dxeventstab/_eventitem.aspx?did=5400&index=4477&linkcat=5&dir=f&tail=3
This will be a wonderful opportunity to hear from Rotary's 2009-2010 world leader!
While the turnout for last week's end of summer picnic was a bit low (must be the rain kept folks away), those who attended had a great feast. As advertised, Steve's beans were awesome, as was the cobbler Perry made for desert (of course, topped by Terry's home made ice cream). See the Photo Journal on the home page for more.
Caution: we had some instances this week of e-mail sent from the Rotary clubrunner page not getting through. Best practice is to copy yourself or, use the recipient member's e-mail address directly.
Last week, Tom Grover and
Gretchen Hyde presented the program on the need to pass the school bond. The bond election
will be on 30 September.
Although some have
complained that the advisory vote is confusing, it was done to allow for maximum
input from the public. The school board is not bound to follow the advisory
vote if the bond passes, but school board members believe that there is an
ethical obligation to follow the wishes of the voters. Tom and Gretchen believe
that passing a $20,000,000 bond now is in the best interests of school patrons
and the entire community.
(note: if you go the homepage and click on "club documents", you may, I say may, be able to see the whole ballot that will be presented on 9/30)
Emmett Rotary members cooked chicken and corn on the cob for 80 at the Relay for life on Friday, August 23. Thanks to TJ, Terry, Perry, and Bob, Rotary helped prepared a meal for the cancer survivors and their companions who made the first lap of the relay.
Due to TJ's calm demeanor and persuasive nature, she took possession of the chicken the night before and precooked the chicken, so everything worked out perfectly. Many of our customer's were pleased and praised our work.
Another example of Service Above Self.
Megan Mize, a senior at Emmett High School, gave us a report
last week about the new chapter at EHS of Idaho Drug Free Youth (IDFY). They
are already at 40 members strong. We enjoyed her T-shirt slogan: "Get
Some...Endorphins". This is one of the many groups that our Rotary Youth
Foundation has supported. They are currently promoting a Macy's savings coupon
to raise more funds to send members to leadership retreats.
Its time for our 8th annual rose sale! John Buck will pass out order forms. The price is $20 a dozen. We normally sell about 100 dozen with the funds raised going into our general fund for community support. (These make great gifts for wives who will be generally upset about the start of hunting or football season!)
Order forms are due back to John Buck NO LATER THAN SEPT 25th. The roses should be available for delivery on October 1.
Last week, Nina Gammons, our Assistant District Director from the Ontario Club, introduced Gene Hoge, District 5400 Director and his wife SueAnn. Gene is making the rounds to visit all 41 clubs in his district. Gene, a recently retired dentist, lives in Pocatello and has been a Rotarian for more than 25 years. He is excited to be our District's representative among the world's 33,000 clubs, 1.2 million Rotarians in 200 countries.
Gene spoke about the work of Rotary internationally, particularly the contributions that the Rotary Foundation has made in the areas of clean water, food production, literacy, micro-credit and health care. A push this year will be to finally eradicate polio. Our individual contributions to the Rotary foundation are critical this year in order to match the $100 million give by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
President Bob presented Gene with his check for $100 towards the "President's Project" These funds will ultimately be matched by the District and the Foundation and will expand to $14,000 to be used to help fund the dental clinic that Gene wants to build in Quito, Ecuador.
Gene challenged us to increase our membership (specifically, we need more women, because they get things done!). After hearing of all the projects our club does and the difference we make to the lives of folks in Gem County, he was really impressed!
Using the analogy of the Olympics, he said "we've made the semi-finals"!
His final message? "Spread the light of Rotary and make the world a better place".
If you have a prospective Rotary member, get their e-mail address and we'll put them in the e-bulletin mailing list as a "Friend of Rotary". This would be a good way for them to be introduced to all the things we do! THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION IS ON THE HOMEPAGE UNDER "CLUB DOCUMENTS".
District Governor Gene Hoge, and Assistant DG Nina Gammons will be here next week for their once-a-year official visit. The Board of Directors, Committee Chairs, and anyone else interested, will meet them for bar-b-q at Frozen Dog Digs on Wednesday evening, August 20, at 6:00PM. Gene and Nina will be our program at Thursday's meeting. Come help us impress "the Boss" with how much we do for our community!
Did you know..........Nearly 61 million Americans volunteered in their communities in 2007 giving 8.1 billion hours of service worth more than $158 billion America's communities, according to the Volunteering in America report released by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
We had Nine Rotarians handing out water at the aid station in front of Main Street Beverage. There was also a group of young men from the Patriot Center. It was pretty warm out there for the runners and we're sure they appreciated the water! From what we hear, the Triathlon was a great success, with over 500 athletes participating.
We enjoyed two interesting presentations last week, both benefactors of our Foundation Grants funded by the Youth Auction. First, Alyce Kelley, Director of the Library, explained how they had deployed the $1600 grant they received from us. It is a real challenge to keep reference materials up to date. So they have ordered a new version of World Book Encyclopedia, a People and World Atlas and a subscription to an on-line database. Alyce explained that the library has been very busy of late, with summer traffic up nearly 25%. They are seeing upwards of 6,000 items per month being checked out by their 5,000 patrons. They are seeing increase in home-schoolers using the library as their primary resource. In the future, the library expects to join a 14 library consortium within a year or so which will greatly increase their capabilities. As for other immediate needs, Alyce says a new computer for the children's area would be near the top of the list.
Second, we heard from the team of Necia Hunter, Taylor Larson and Shannon Wall, from Emmett High School, who recently returned from Washington DC for the National History Day Competition. Their entry was entitled "Women Working to Win the War". It focused on the role of Women in WWII and how the skills they learning provided for new career opportunities and really changed the labor landscape in the US. While in DC they enjoyed the opportunity to "see the sights". Good job, girls! That was a lot of work!
Last week we enjoyed seeing a film presented by almost-retired Emmett teacher Randa George. It was about community planning for a great "first impression". Signage and architectural styles of national chains were highlighted. For example, a McDonalds doesn't have to look like a McDonalds - IF the town's code folks speak up and make demands.
It's time for the Emmett's Most Excellent Triathlon...the 7th annual! We'll be manning a water station in front of Main Street Beverage on Saturday morning. Krista Cole is in charge - let her know if you can help out. (I'm sure most of us will be busy completing the race!)
John Buck reports that our popcorn and soda sales at the Rodeo last weekend went very well. We grossed a bit over $1,000. The girls from the EHS Dance Club were a big help too!
Now that the dust has settled, it can be reported that the Show & Shine and Cruise Night was huge success! Our Club cooked up hot dogs and burgers and with the help of nearly 20 volunteers, made a profit of about $2,400!!
Many thanks to the Lions Club for giving us the opportunity to provide this service to the event and make some money for our causes. Our friends from the Lions Club reported that they thought about 750 cars ended up in the Show &' Shine..a new record. We are the only car show in the Northwest that does not charge an entry fee. The Lions served about 900 folks pancakes on Saturday morning..their 18th year of that project!
This year, the Lions even hooked up a short-range AM radio station so everyone could hear news and announcements.
Put next year on your calendar - the 3rd Saturday of July. Planning has already begun!
Last week we were privileged to have as our guests Kim Youmans and Renee Chariton from the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's Office. While most of their comments, and a very good video, dealt with identity theft, they also gave us some valuable information about various scams going around - in the mail, on the phone and on the internet.
You can find all kinds of valuable consumer protection information at the AG website : www2.state.id.us/ag/
Some highlights:
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Everyone is entitled to a free credit report once a year. Go to www.AnnualCreditReport.com
Check out www.ftc.gov/idtheft
The bad guys will get to you through the trash, the mail and your wallet
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Mark your calander of the upcoming Membership/Foundation Seminars: September 6th, Boise; September 13th, Twin Falls; September 20th, Pocatello. They are FREE so bring your entire board.
October 3rd is an "all club lunch" in Boise featuring our new RI Internatial President-elect John Kenny from Scotland. Go to the web site for details.
Our GSE Chair, Tom Smith is seeking applications for the Team Leader of our GSE team going to Germany in June, 2009. This is a Rotarian who will be the "shepherd" of our team of 4 of 5 non-Rotarians. Start announcing and looking for young adults team members 25-40 years of age who could spend a month(as Rotary's guests) in Germany. Any questions contact Tom Smith at tsmith50@mac.com. The deadline for Team Leader applications is August 15th.
Our project in Equador is already achieving positive results. The
industrial sewing machines, beauty salon, and electrician equipment has
been installed, and the classes are full, and there a waiting list to
get signed up. Our participation is making it possible for destitute
people in a very poor area to develop the skills to be successful and
self sufficient.
The Emmett Rotary Club will once more be selling popcorn and drinks at the Gem/Boise County Fair on July 31 to August 2, 2008. These are the nights that the Rodeo is on. John Buck will be organizing this fund raiser/community service this year and will need everyone's assistance. Please come and enjoy this opportunity for service.
We understand the girls from the High School Dance Team will be running the fast pitch booth.
Last week we conducted a test to see how many members actually read their e-bulletin. Out of 29 send on Tuesday night, 16 members responded. That's a 55% response rate. Since we're hoping that the e-bulletin proves to be an effective communication tool for the club, we're a bit disappointed with that number. Lets hope it improves. Our new website is quite impressive - but only if we use it!
CLUB PRESIDENTS, would you please announce this WONDERFUL opportunity to your members throughout the month of July? Traveling to Britain under the Friendship Exchange program is inexpensive. Basically, it involves getting oneself to Britain where the exchange program then takes care of most expenses including lodging, food and entertainment!
The District has one Rotarian couple who have committed at this time. We want to sent a total of 5 Rotarian couples. Help District 5400 sent a full contingent, please!
Ken Reglin (PDG)
Terry Gilbert, DGN 2010-11
Rotarian Teena Turner will bring us up to date on the state of the Real Estate market in Emmett. Teena is a co-owner of Evans Realty and has been in the business since 1977. She is a licensed Real Estate Instructor and a Certified Real Estate Mediator-Arbitrator. She is Vice President of the Intermountain MLS and was honored as Idaho Realtor of the Year in 1977.
Forty members and friends met for dinner at the Triangle Dinner House
to celebrate the 25 year anniversary of the Emmett Rotary Club. They
were treated to musical selections from Miss Gem County, Sarah Downs.
Officers and board members sworn in were Gayle Fry, Past President,
Terry Jones, President Elect, TJ Adams, Vice President, Rod DeArmond,
Secretary, Mary Nissen, Board Member, and Bob Fry, President.
As a special presentation, District Assistant Governor Nina Gammons
awarded Rick Walth the Rotarian of the Year.
She cited Rick's steady consistent work as Treasurer, and his active
participation in many service projects. Rick's unassuming manner and
dedicated work exemplify Service Above Self.
To recognize his service in the year, Joe Daily was given the "Rookie of the Year" award.
All of those present enjoyed an evening of laughter and celebration
thanks to the service of Perry Jenkins as Master of Ceremonies.
(See photos in the Photo Journals found on the home page)
Here is some really great news from Xavier Gomez, President of the
Rotary Club of La Puntilla in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The technical
training program that we are funding for Father Simon's school in Isla
Trinitaria is getting up and running. Please see the message below,
which I received from Xavier on Thursday. Thank you all for your club's
contributions to this wonderful project. Hundreds of people will be
trained for jobs through your generosity. Keith Axtell "Ref father
Simon 2 good news
Funds were already received and Projects were implemented and already
inaugurated on last Tuesday 24 of june, the sewing and beauty parlor
and medical center (San Diego Club) are set, and will begin attending
public from July, we are preparing some photos in order to send you.
Only was pending the electrical residential who will be completed and
inaugurated on next week.
The other good news is that father Simon got the complete budget for
the teachers and monthly expenses of the school, from the Educational
Authorities. The School seems to be a very good example to follow by
everybody here, and he had a great support from other friends, he also
got a complete Computer workshop with 40 computers.
Something funny is that he got from other friends a very fancy tiles
(luxury ones) so it looks as a school for millionaries, based on the
tiles he used. You must come next year to see this."
Best regards
My dear friends
Xavier Gomez
This year's Cherry Festival, by all accounts, was a huge success. The
weather was perfect and folks turned out in large numbers. Our parking
lot generated about $1900. in donations which will be turned over to
the Chamber of Commerce toward new Christmas decorations for Main St.
Wisti says we did a great job - no accidents! Special thanks to the
kids from Patriot Center and Community Partnership. Thanks to the
following Rotarians who volunteered their time to make it a success:
TJ Adams, John Biggs, Steve Bork,
Ron Bjorkman, John Buck, Joe Daily,
Bob Fry, Gayle Fry, Connie Goins,
Colleen Hicks, Terry Jones, Mary Nissen, Dave Obermeyer,
Darren Wallace, and Rick Walth.
The Emmett Youth Foundation is taking applications for this year's grants. Applications should be directed to Perry Jenkins. Any youth activity in Gem County is eligible. This year's Youth Auction netted about $30,000 for grants. The foundation grant committee will meet after Cherry Festival to review applications. As of last week, 27 had been received.
This is so awesome! Emmett Rotary President, John Buck, presented Rotary’s Service Above Self Award to Darryl Peterson, a new member of the Rotary Club of Emmett during the Rotary luncheon meeting on Thursday, February 8, 2024
Have you been missing bowling and having fun with your bowling team? Here's a way you can enjoy an afternoon of bowling, stress-free, cuz it is just a way to have fun while raising money for a good cause- eradicating polio in the world. Get a hold of your bowling friends and get some teams together, register for the event, bring some money, and have a lot of fun! Scroll down to the left for the registration form for Pins for Polio.
Pictured are Terry & Dottie Jones, Mary Knight, Bryan Stone, Cheryl Gratton, Jim Waters, Donnie & Shelly Wunder, and John & Kathy Buck. Not shown is Nancy Kelley
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Emmett Rotarians distributed school supplies to over 200 Gem County students in August. The supplies were purchased by the local WICAP with funds received from the annual Rotary Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction as well as donations from businesses around the valley. In addition, Rotarians provided cotton candy for each child after they received their supplies. The Emmett Rotarians work closely with WICAP on the school supply project and our Bicycle Project which provides free bicycles and helmets for children in Gem County. It is a partnership entering it’s 3rd year and one that is yet another way to serve the youth in our community.
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District 5400 Assistant Governor, Mike Sieler, joined us again this year and brought two teams from Eagle to help us raise funds to eradicate polio! Thanks, Mike!
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The Rotary Club of Emmett was awarded both the Distinguished Service Award and the Humanity in Motion Award at the recent District 5400 Conference in Sun Valley. The Humanity in Motion Award is the highest honor given and comes with a check for $1000.00! 
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Saturday, April 25, 2015
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C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
Our guests last week were Nina Gammons (former Assistant District Governor) Matt Heath, Eddie Heath, Stacey Vogel, Miranda Petrie and Di Cluff............We had a chance to meet TJ's new puppy at Y.A.D.......on his way to 200 pounds of pure terror.... ......thanks to TJ for fixing up our room at LaCosta with new banners......we had 39 people packed in there last week!.......
The day dawned a little damp and cloudy but by early afternoon the sun was shining and all was well! The Island was crawling with kids of all ages! Our hamburgers and hot dogs were a big hit, not just because of the "deal" but because they tasted good! Not sure of the numbers, but we sold out of everything we had. Looked like about 17 Rotarians helped out during the event. Wurty was the best dressed, of course!
Our 40th Annual Youth Auction was another huge success! We had about 85 bidding numbers in on the action. The final figures aren't in yet, but it looks like we grossed around $15,000!! Doc Stone wasn't bashful with his checkbook and John Buck made sure Mr. Beitia spent more than he meant to. Lots of fruit, lots of honey and lots of gas cans (aren't they gone yet?)
DR. Clark Elkins joined our Rotary family last week. Clark grew up around Reno, did his mission in the Basque Region of Spain, went to Dental School at Temple University in Philadelphia. He then joined the US Navy where he got his dental training aboard a ship chasing Somali pirates off the coast of Africa. Clark has a lot of family in the Treasure Valley so he jumped on the opportunity to come back and open his dental practice. He purchased the former Dr. Rooks practice last December.
Our guests last week were Jefferson Jenkins, James Page and Curt Hall.........we are starting to pass out the assignments for Youth Auction donations -lets get them done ASAP!........Biggs and Page attended last Saturday's District 5400 Mid-Winter Assembly - other clubs are gunning for us!!.........We learned a lot about community health care from Bill Moore last week.......Youth Appreciation Auction and Day is April 27-28, put it on your calendar NOW.........
Remember, October is Polio Month - every member is asked to contribute $20.00 to Polio Plus by the end of the month............If technology cooperates, we'll have a slide show of Ren Faire photos for Thursday.........(Vicky, email me your good ones for inclusion)........be sure to see The Mousetrap at the Emmett Playhouse, coming up next week...Vicky is a star......... Ron Bjorkman will represent us at this week's District Rotary Foundation Summit in Twin Falls......
. Our booth was decorated just right, too! To see pictures of everyone's get-up, go to our homepage and click on Ren Faire 2011 under Photo Journals. Thanks to everyone who helped out!! We learned a lot and we'll document our conclusions and thoughts for next year on the AAR.
Curt will be making a return visit to our club to bring us up to date on progress in Guatemala. His sustainable agriculture program, known as Semilla Nueva ("New Seed") is applying for a grant through Rotary International. Our club has committed $1,000 and, we believe, Curt was successful in obtaining the final piece of his fund raising at District Conference to qualify for the Global Grant from RI. Look forward to his update! Click here for more about Semilla Nueva
