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OPENING |
  Greeters:
Elise Hui, Brandon
Malloy
President Dan Gardner called the
meeting to order at 12:12, and asked for a moment of silence in
memory of Cory Graham, who died this past week from injuries
sustained in a vehicular accident in Salem. Dan then offered a
heartfelt prayer for Cory, her family, and her many friends. As
Dan
correctly intoned, Cory will be missed by everyone, and her passing
leaves a profound and sad impact on all our hearts.
John Swenson followed the tribute
to Cory by leading the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance |
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VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS |
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Ray Fields
introduced AUBREY SAKAGUCHI, a Safety Consultant with the Special
Districts Association of Oregon.
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John Ailstock
introduced his wife, KATY |
Kris Olsen
introduced ANDREW WILLIS, one of two McMinnville High School
Students of the Month, along with his parents, KAREN and JAY WILLIS.
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also introduced JAMES ROSACKER, another Student of the Month, along with his mother SHARI
SMITH.
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Ryan Arzner
introduced CAITY BERNARDS and GIA BATTAGLIA, our 2007-2008 Outbound
Students, JESSE GUINOT, our
current Inbound Student from France, and JEROME HENRION, our new
Inbound Student from Belgium.
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Russ Rainwater
introduced HARRY AHN, owner of the Wildwood Café, and MIKE McNICKLE,
Public Health Manager with Yamhill County.
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Lee Vasquez introduced visiting
Rotarian LARRY BOHNSACK, past president of the Newberg club.
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Sharon Larson
introduced ELVA SALINAS-GARCIA, Outreach Coordinator at the Virginia
Garcia Clinic.
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Guy Everingham
introduced CAMERON SCHMIDT, a recent recipient of the Service Above
Self Scholarship.
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MEMBER RECOGNITION,
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND BRAGS |
John Larsen conducted member recognition. He started by recognizing
what he initially thought were three members all married to persons
named Ann until he realized that what his list was referring to was
their wedding anniversary and not the name of their spouse.
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Kris Olsen
happily announced his 17th wedding anniversary with his
wife, Sue.
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Tom Hellie
acknowledged 21 years of marriage to his wife, Julie Olds.
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Art Bradley also
noted his 21st wedding anniversary with his wife, Brenda.
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Guy Everingham was singled out for
another birthday
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Al Owen also noted a birthday, and
made a heartfelt plea for contributions from the membership to help
fund his retirement. His request was met with stony silence.
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Jeff Stevenson happily announced
that he and his wife were recently promoted to Instructors with the
Child Abuse Prevention Center.
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Darrick Price
provided details about his new daughter, who arrived on December 31st,
just before midnight. John Larson “passed the hat” for young Ada
Lee Price, and $139.00 was collected for her future education.
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LYNN BRYSON, a
past member of our club, offered his condolences for Cory Graham.
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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH |
Kris Olsen presented the current
McMinnville High School Students of the Month, ANDREW WILLIS and
JAMES ROSACKER. See the individual info below.*
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MAIN EVENT |
 Ray
Fields introduced Prof. Tanya Tompkins, Assistant Professor
of Psychology at Linfield College.
 Prof.
Tompkins gave a presentation on the Yamhill County Suicide
Prevention Coalition. She opened by thanking the Faculty
Development Committee, Dana Noonan from Oregon Public Health, key
members of the Suicide Prevention Coalition and the Commission for
Children and Family Services, and participating schools in the
Yamhill County area.
She pointed out
a couple of interesting statistics. Suicide currently ranks 2nd
as the cause of death for Oregononians between the ages of 10 and
24. She also pointed out that suicide rates generally increase with
age. Membership in the Coalition was re-constituted in 2005 after 3
youth suicides in the Yamhill County area
The
Mission/Goals of the Coalition are as follows:
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Raise
Community Awareness
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Prevention and Intervention
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Youth
Education
Among the
methods for raising community awareness, Prof. Tompkins
announced that a program that focuses on suicide prevention will
soon be airing on MCM 11, McMinnville’s public access television
station.
One of the
major keys to prevention and intervention is the training of
“gatekeepers”, specialists who can recognize signs that an
individual may be contemplating suicide.
One of the
methods cited as part of youth education is the re-introduction
of the Columbia Teen Screen, a process that is designed to
elevate awareness of suicide among students.
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CLOSING |
  Following
her talk, Prof. Tompkins was asked to sign a book that is part
of the Early Reading Program at the McMinnville Public Library,
and was given a commemorative Rotary pen by President Dan.
Because Randy McCreith's blue badge was not available for
presentation last week following Randy's
presentation, President Dan Called Randy forward
to receive his blue badge. President Dan then
adjourned the meeting.
NOTE: The
January 18th meeting will be held at the Community Center
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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH DETAIL |
 Rotarians,
it’s my pleasure to introduce to you one of McMinnville High
School’s student-of-the-month for December, senior Andrew
Willis, representing Science.
Andrew
is the son of Jay and Karen Willis. He has an older sister,
Amanda (23), and older brother, Matt (20).
Andrew
attended Cook and Grandhaven Elementary and Patton Middle School
before enrolling at McMinnville High School in his freshman
year. Andrew
currently holds a 3.80 grade point average (3.90 weighted), he
has been on honor roll each semester throughout his high school
career, and has completed the requirements of his Certificate of
Initial Mastery. This semester, he is enrolled in Yearbook,
Advanced Placement Environmental Science, Advanced Placement
Psychology, College Writing, Microbiology, and Advanced
Placement Calculus. While in high school, Andrew has been
very involved in our school’s many activities. He is a member
of the Interact Club, Vice-President of the Doernbecher Club,
member of the National Honor Society, runs Cross Country and is
the captain of the Track team, is a Bear Buddy and member of the
Link Crew, was a HOBY Ambassador and Mr. Mac High contestant,
and is the Sports Editor for the Yearbook. Outside of school,
Andrew is a courtesy clerk at Albertsons, cashier at
Bernards farm, is a basketball referee, and loves to run and
snowboard. His future plans include attending Washington State
University where he plans on a major in Microbiology.
Andrew’s
teacher writes, he is
very dedicated and respected by both staff and his peers. He
always makes those around him laugh, and will no doubt do very
well as he pursues a future career in Microbiology.
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 Rotarians,
it’s my pleasure to introduce to you one of McMinnville High
School’s student-of-the-month for December, senior James
Rosacker, representing Mathematics.
Jimmy
is the son of James Sr. and Shari Smith. He has five other
siblings, Michael (20), Cody (12), K.W. (24), Sabrina (18), and
Darrian (6).Jimmy
attended Yamhill and Columbus Elementary and Duniway Middle
School before enrolling at McMinnville High School in his
freshman year. Jimmy
currently holds a 3.59 grade point average (3.64 weighted), he
has been on honor roll each semester throughout his high school
career, and has completed the requirements of his Certificate of
Initial Mastery. This semester, he is enrolled in Web Page
Design, Advanced Placement Statistics, Introduction to
Education, College Writing, Accounting, Advanced Placement
Calculus, and is an aide for our Physics teacher. While in high
school, Jimmy has been very involved in our school’s many
activities. He is the Co-President for the Habitat for Humanity
Club, member of the Science & Environmental Club, will
participate in the Mr. Mac High competition this year as Mr.
Environmental, films many of our sporting events, and is a
member of the Link Crew. Outside of school, Jimmy is an
active member of the McMinnville area Habitat for Humanity
organization. His future plans include attending Oregon State
University where he plans on a double major in Education
(Mathematics) and Psychology. He’d like to teach at the
college-level one day.
Jimmy’s
teacher writes, he’s
represented MHS at the regional Math Contest for three years in
a row. He is the only MHS student to do so. In two of those
years he’s finished first in the comprehensive qualifying exams
which permitted him to compete at the state level. Jimmy has
taken every Honors and AP mathematics course that MHS offers.
He is always upbeat and dynamic, and is consistently sought out
by his peers for assistance with mathematical concepts.
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Photographs by Jon Triest
Captions by Walt Haight
Edited for the web by Ray Fields
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