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OPENING |
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Greeters: Russ Rainwater, Randy
McCreith. Dale Tomlinson provided
the Inspirational Moment, a reading of
several passages from Isiah.
Jack Crabtree then led the Pledge
of Allegiance.
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VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS |
Frank Bumpus introduced
MIKE CARUSO, currently the
Administrative Assistant
Governor for District 5100, and
a regular guest of the club.
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Carol Benedict introduced
MARCIA BARAGARY, who would
shortly surrender her status as
“guest” to become the newest
member of the McMinnville Club.
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Colin Armstrong welcomed
KEN TILL, a former aerospace
engineer and current Director of
Operations at the Evergreen
Space Museum.
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Dan Corrigan introduced
TOM LANDERS, a retired printer
and former President of the
Yamhill County Chapter of
Gideons International.
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Frank Bumpus welcomed
SEAN NAVARRE and ALAN EVANS,
representatives of the growing
Thugz Off Drugs program.
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Elise Hui introduced her
daughter, JOSLYN, who is growing
by leaps and bounds!
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Bruce Wyatt introduced
DAVID WAKEHAM, a Visiting
Professor at Linfield. An
Australian by birth, David is an
accomplished operatic baritone
who has earned worldwide
acclaim. When in high school,
David was also a Rotary
International Exchange Student
in Roseburg!
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Tom Hellie welcomed two
members of his Linfield staff,
GLENN FORD, Vice-President of
Finance and Administration, and
STAR THOMPSON, Director of
Budget and Financial Analysis.
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David Pfendler welcomed
TAMARA BORGES (who is actually a
club member), our current Rotary
Inbound Student. Tamara loves
theater, and plans to get
involved with productions at Mac
High and at Gallery Theater
during her stay.
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Steve Macy introduced
four members of the Interact
Club at Mac High. They are LIZ
HODGKINS (Advisor),.BRANDON
HARRIS, KELLIE VAN PATTEN,
and AIME PALACIOS,
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A
VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATION |
Prior to the Membership
Recognition portion of the
program, Steve Macy
tearfully shared his grief for
the untimely death of the Oregon
State Beavers in the Civil War
game. Bedecked in black and
orange mourning attire, Steve
provided an emotional eulogy
that was moving and heartfelt.
It was noted, however, that
several members (notably Van
Keck) were unmoved.
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MEMBER RECOGNITION, BRAGS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Van Keck (still giddy from
Steve Macy’s eulogy) happily
announced his 65th birthday.
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Colin Armstrong noted that not
only was he celebrating his 81st
birthday, but also 61 years of wedded
bliss with his bride Milly.
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Jeff Sargent announced that he
and his wife Julia have been married for
8 wonderful years
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Norm Goss made a donation to
account for his recent birthday, and
proudly noted that he is starting his 51st
year as a Rotarian having completed 50
years of perfect attendance.
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Steve Battaglia announced that he
was observing a birthday.
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Leslie VanBlaricom (“L.V.”)
announced that a food drive was being
held at the OnPoint Credit Union to
benefit YCAP.
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Erin Stephenson announced that,
with a Duck victory in the Civil War,
Brent Adams will soon be paying off
on a friendly wager. Per prior
agreement, Brent will be dressed
in a fabulous outfit featuring the lemon
& green colors of Oregon, and paraded
before the membership.
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Brent Adams, shrugging off his
pending date with humiliation, announced
that former member Eve Barnett’s son
will be playing in high school
Washington State championship playoffs.
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Dan Gardner happily announced the
arrival of a new grandson!
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Jeanne Hermens announced her
engagement to Ed DeReave, a prominent
local businessman with D&D Electric
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Shoshannah Siefken called attention
to the “Tree of Hope” flyers that were
distributed to the tables in the room.
Support of the Tree of Hope will benefit
Henderson House, Reflection House, YCAP,
Department of Human Service, and Seeds
of Hope.
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Steve Battaglia announced that
the annual Winter Ball, staged by the
Ballroom and Bellissimo, will be held on
December 19th, with a portion
of the proceeds going to the Yamhill
County Food Bank.
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Tamara Borges proudly proclaimed that,
after weeks of frustration, she was
finally able to open her locker at
school!
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Amy Palacios, a member of the Mac High
School Interract Club, announced that
donations were being sought to help
needy families at Christmas and to
support YCAP.
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MEET
OUR NEWEST MEMBER
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Dan
Gardner presented Marcia Baragary
for formal induction into the
McMinnville Rotary Club. Marcia
has transferred to McMinnville from
Dallas (Oregon), where she was a
prominent member of the Dallas Rotary
Club as the immediate Past President.
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ANOTHER SPECIAL
PRESENTATION
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  President
Chuck had Jack Crabtree
presente a check for $4000.00 to Thugz
Off Drugs (represented at the meeting by
Alan Evans, Sean Navarre, and Newberg
Rotarian Mike Caruso). Alan thanked the
club profusely for its generosity, and
he noted that the program offered
support to 293 people last year, with an
estimated 60% recovery rate.
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HOW TO
GET A CLUB ROSTER
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Ray Fields was invited up to the
podium to demonstrate how to login and
access the new Membership Roster, which
is available at the District 5100
website (www.district5100.org).
With helpful handouts provided at each
table, Ray gave a step-by-step
tutorial on how to access the new
roster. Exciting stuff!
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MAIN EVENT
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 New
member Phil Hutchinson, President/CEO of
the McMinnville Chamber of Commerce gave his
vocational talk. Phil was born in eastern
Oregon, and raised in the small community of
Union. His family eventually relocated to
Portland, where he matriculated at Grant High
School. He earned a degree in Agricultural
Economics at Oregon State University in 1970,
and proceeded to graduate school, where he met
his wife, Susan.
Phil
tested the waters of various occupations in his
field, including work in the real estate
business and the savings & loan industry in
Newport. In 1991, he joined the Newport Chamber
of Commerce, then moved to the title and escrow
business in 2004. In March of 2008, he was
hired as the new President of the McMinnville
Chamber of Commerce.
 Phil
and Susan have three children. Their oldest
son, Eric, is currently doing a residency in
Veterinary Medicine at Johns Hopkins
University. Daughter Emily is married and lives
in Michigan. Youngest son Matthew is a recent
graduate of Western Oregon University, and is
currently living in Coos Bay.
Phil
joined Rotary in 1981, and served a term as
President of the Newport Club in 1989-90.
He closed his
presentation by thanking the club for the
opportunity to join its ranks. Following his
talk, Phil was asked to sign a book for
the Early Readers Program by President Chuck
Pattishall.
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| CLOSING |
 With
a few minutes remaining, President Chuck
asked Kristi Brill to step up to the
podium to discuss the highlights found in the
latest issue of Rotarian magazine.
Kristi called attention to one of the main
features of this month’s issue that details the
challenges of providing polio vaccinations
around the world. The process of developing the
vaccine, getting it delivered safely, and
getting children inoculated is a hugely daunting
task. Good reading in this month’s issue!
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The
following are the names of those nominated to the club board
for the 2009-2010 Rotary year. Nominations will remain
open until the election which will be held at the annual
meeting on December 19th.
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Vice President/President
Nominee |
Jack
Crabtree |
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Board Member |
Elva
Salinas-Garcia (new) |
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Board Member |
Brandon
Malloy (new) |
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Board Member |
Paul
Elias Continuing |
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Board Member |
Lee Means (continuing) |
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Board Member |
Jeff
Sargent (new) |
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Board Member |
Richard
Weed (continuing) |
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Photographs by Dennis Gray | Captions by Walt Haight | Edited for the web by
Jeff Sargent and Ray Fields |
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