October 26, 2007  Volume 87, Number 17

ROTARY'S FOUR WAY TEST
"Of the things we think, say or do:

1. Is it the TRUTH? 
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it Build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"

SOMETHING NEW

 

Participants selected for Rotary peace studies program at Chulalongkorn

CONTACT: Jenn Weidman at 847-866-3374 (jenn.weidman@rotary.org) or Howard Chang at 847-866-3408 (howard.chang@rotary.org) 

(BANGKOK – 24 October 2007) — Rotary International has selected 23 professionals from 14 countries to study in a unique program that teaches the practical skills needed to succeed in jobs involving peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and mediation.

The Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program, a three-month curriculum taught at Chulalongkorn University, is aimed at mid- to upper-level professionals who work in government, non-governmental organizations, private corporations, academia, media agencies and other settings where a working knowledge of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and mediation is important.

The 23 participants who will begin studies in January 2008 are a diverse group representing a wide array of professional backgrounds. Their interests and areas of expertise include journalism, human rights, public policy, economic development, law and social justice. For example:

  •  Gina Donoso,  Ecuador, president and co-founder of the Alianza Por la Justicia Foundation in Ecuador and Costa Rica

  • Francois Kabongo, Democratic Republic of Congo, a logistics operations assistant for the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission in Kinshana, Democratic Republic of Congo

  • Susan Carew,  Australia,  manager of the NGO One World Network in Australia

  • Brian Farr, United States, division chief of the State Agency Counsel Division of the Office of the Attorney General in Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Assabah ul Arjamad Khan, India, a journalist with the J&K People's Welfare Institute & Research Centre in Kashmir

  • Nancy Ross, Canada, women’s services coordinator for  Addiction Services in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Applications are currently being accepted for the July 2008 session and beyond. Participants are selected twice a year in a globally competitive selection process based on professional and academic achievements. 
 

 

What would you like to add to the Calendar? Programs for our club are listed in the Calendar below.

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November - Rotary Foundation Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Tatsuki Kawaguchi, Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar from Japan		 3

 
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Thugs off Drugs 		10

 
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Board Meeting- Tequilla Grill		 15 16
The Scrooge Quartet/ Bruce Huffman 		17
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No Meeting		 24

 
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Rtn. Don Kenny - Rotary Foundation.

 

  

opening
 

President Dan Gardner called the meeting to order as we held the first of two meetings in McMinnville's Grand Ballroom located on the second floor of the building on the Northeast corner of 3rd and Cowls.

 

Greeters:Darrick Price  & Elise Hui

Inspirational Moment:
  Russ Rainwater

Flag salute:  Jeff Long


VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS
 

Brent Adams introduced Lauren Burch of Mid Valley

Wayne Bailey introduced outbound youth exchange candidates Caity Bernards & Gia Battagela

Kris Olsen introduced Lyn & Mark Wickman, Student of the Month Lindsay Wickman's parents and Ping & Jane Lim, Student of the Month Maya Lim's parents.

Dale Tomlinson introduced Glenn Ford

Bruce Wyatt introduced Portland Rotarians Colin Ware and Nora  Stevens.

Russ Rainwater introduced Eric Graren

  


MEMBER RECOGNITION &  ANNOUNCEMENTS

Member recognition & brags and announcements were conducted by Al Owen who thanked President Dan for a great job -- and wondered about the loss of our long-term meeting venue and long-term caterer during his presidency.

Kristi Brill was recognized for her 50th Birthday on Oct. 6

  

Maureen Chapman was recognized for her recent wedding anniversary

Brent Adams bragged that his nephew's movie "30 Days of Night" is #2 at the box office and his son Corey and his girlfriend are doing their first photo shoot for Toyota.

Frank Bumpus announced the Tango Fundraiser to benefit Juliette House.

Al Owen attempted to raise some money for the foundation by quizzing tables with questions like:  What do crazy people take to go through the forest?  A psycho path....What are Santa's helpers called?  Subordinate clauses....What is on the bottom of the ocean and twitches?  Nervous wreck....Of course no one got the questions right, so each table was asked to put a dollar in per person for their wrong answers.

Ray Fields requested help distributing dictionaries to schools next week.

Kris Olsen introduced the Students of the Month: Lindsay Wickman for Social Science & Maya Lim for English/Language Arts. (see detailed info about these students below.)

program

Tom Hellie introduced Marv Henberg, Former Academic Dean of Linfield and currently in charge of Environmental Studies. 

Marv recently wrote the book "Inspired Pragmatism - An Illustrated History of Linfield College".  He told Rotarians of Linfield's rich roots in McMinnville and the significance of McMinnville feeling like the college belongs to the town.  He called the book and institutional saga of Linfield.  He talked about the historical research that was done to complete the book.  He also said that there are only 2 of the 10 colleges founded before the Civil War still operating -- and Linfield is one of the two.  He said the Baptist beginning provides the inspiration for the college and there is a rich archival history because the college has never moved.  Over 4,000 photos were considered for the book - and the book actually features 180 captivating photos.  The book was inspired by the college leaders and the rich history.

CLOSING

President Dan had Marv Henberg sign a book to donate to the Early Reader Program. He then announced that we would meet in the Grand Ballroom next week when the program will be a presentation by in bound Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Tatsuki Kawaguchi from Japan.

 

 

 

McMINNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

McMinnville High School’s student-of-the-month for October, senior Lindsay Wickman, representing Social Science. Lindsay is the daughter of Mark and Lyn Wickman.  She has a younger brother, Drew, a freshman at McMinnville High School. Lindsay attended Memorial Elementary and Duniway Middle School before enrolling at McMinnville High School in her freshman year. Lindsay currently holds a 4.00 grade point average (4.044 weighted), is a valedictorian, and is ranked 1st in her class of 440 seniors, she has been on honor roll each semester throughout her high school career, and has completed the requirements of her Certificate of Initial Mastery, and has earned 23 credits to date (the equivalence of 4 years).  This semester, she is enrolled in Leadership, Advanced Placement Statistics, Journalism, Advanced Placement European History, Clothing Workshop, Microbiology, and French IV. While in high school, Lindsay has been involved in our school’s many activities.  She is the current Senior Class President, Rotary Interact President, Treasurer of the Crazy Devoted Fans Club, a member of National Honor Society, is the Dayshift Manager for the Action Corner, is a Link Crew leader.  She has also played varsity basketball for four years, and is a four year member of the varsity track program. Outside of school, Lindsay is a member of Coast Hills Church, teaches Sunday school and is a nursery worker at the church.  She enjoys cooking and shopping and watching classic movies. Her future plans include spending a year (the gap year) in Aix-en-Provence, France attending an immersion school, and then will return to the states and would like to attend Westmont, Wheaton, Gonzaga, or Pepperdine to study Internal Business.  She tells me she‘d like to be an Event Planner. Lindsay’s best memories of high school are homecoming, being a part of the first assembly and the week’s activities, the dress up days, and being behind the scenes in Leadership.  The worst just sometimes getting overwhelmed with all she’s responsible for in her many leadership roles.

McMinnville High School’s student-of-the-month for October, senior Maya Lim, representing English/Language Arts. Maya is the daughter of Ping and Jane Lim.  She has an older sister, Jana, a 2004 graduate of McMinnville High School, currently attending Cal Berkley. Maya attended Memorial Elementary and Patton Middle School before enrolling at McMinnville High School in her freshman year. Maya currently holds a 4.00 grade point average (4.103 weighted), a valedictorian, and is ranked 1st in her class of 440 seniors, she has been on honor roll each semester throughout her high school career, and has completed the requirements of her Certificate of Initial Mastery.  She has also scored 2150 on her recent SAT examination.  This semester, she is enrolled in Microbiology, Advanced Placement Calculus, Advanced Placement Environmental Science, Literary Criticism, Advanced Placement English, and French V. While in high school, Maya has been involved in our school’s activities programs.  She is the current International Club President, National Honor Society Vice-President, and Environmental Club Secretary.  Maya is also one of only three National Merit Scholars in her class, in previous years, she also participated in Key Club and the Doernbecher Club. Outside of school, Maya love to play the piano, read British literature, specifically historic fiction, and works at Third Street Books. Her future plans include application to either schools on the east coast (Ivy League (Princeton), or California.  She plans to major in Biology or English, and then attend Medical School with the hope of being a medical doctor. Maya’s best memories of high school are the Transcendentalism study she did in Mr. Witten’s class her junior year, and least fondest was cutting open the fetal pigs during freshmen biology – they did not smell very good.

Photos by John Larsen
Meeting text Nicole Wahlberg
Edited for the web by Ray Fields

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