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McMinnville Rotary Club Calendar
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VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS |
  President
Chuck
announced that we would not
introduce guests today due to a
robust program, so turned the
meeting over to Darrick Price
for member recognition.
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MEMBER RECOGNITION, BRAGS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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On what
turned out to be a slow day, Darrick
found only two members with
birthdays—Jeanne Hermens and
Bruce Huffman—and no anniversaries.
There were a few announcements however:
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 Brent
Adams
informed the club that he had to push
back the date that he would be
enthusiastically wearing a U of O
cheerleading costume to January 9th.
He failed to mention that there was a
fitting this week, and it turns out
Brent looks pretty good dressed like
a girl. Community members can have their
picture taken with Brent on the 9th
for a can of food for YCAP.
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Sharon Larson
announced that the Boy Scouts had been
voted the 3rd most respected
charity in Oregon.
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Russ
Rainwater invited club members to a ballroom dance to be held next Saturday in the
Ballroom. Tickets are available at the
Chamber and from Russ and
Steve Battaglia
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Phil Hutchinson
invited Rotarians to the Chamber’s Hot
Topic Luncheon on Tuesday where our own
Scott Chambers will discuss how
our current economic crisis is effecting
our local economy.
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With no
more announcements from members
President Chuck gave the club an
update on Mike McKenzie, who
suffered a very serious heart attack in
Reno earlier this week. Mike is
out of his comma now, although suffering
from short term memory loss, and had his
feeding tube and ventilator removed
today. He will likely have surgery early
next week, and Chuck promised to
keep the club informed.
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 Next
up Jan Hartzell took the stage to
announce the slate of officers for next
year. They include: VP Jack Crabtree,
Jeff Sargent, Lee Means, Richard Weed,
Paul Elias, Elva Salinas Garcia and
Brandon Malloy. Since no
further nominations were made,
nominations were closed. Next week will
be a final opportunity for nominations
from the floor followed by an election.
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SPECIAL
ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTATION
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Bruce
Stewart
started the official festivities for the day by introducing musician Mike
Strickland, who has recently moved to
our community. Mike is a composer
and recording artist and has produced
twenty albums on his own label. He
entertained the club with beautiful
piano music, including the songs “St.
Louis Blue,” “Watching the World Go By,”
and the theme to Dr. Zhivago. The music
was fabulous and enjoyed by all!
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INTRODUCTION OF PAST PRESIDENTS
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President Chuck paid tribute to all
of our Past Presidents, and with
the help of Jan Hartzell
recognized each one of them by calling
them forward to receive a certificate.
The certificate recognized their service
to the club and indicated their year of
service as president and also contained
the logo of their year's RI Theme. Those
who were in attendance are as follows:
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Bill Ramsey 1955-56 |
Mike Hamilton 1961-62 |
Norm Goss 1964-65 |
Ez Koch
1967-68 |
Jack Price 1971-72 |
Kaye Brand 1976-77 |
Tom Chapman 1977-78 |
Gary Rueter 1978-79 |
Charlie Walker 1979-80 |
A. John Montgomery 1982-83 |
Doug Anderson 1985-86 |
Dale Tomlinson 1986-87 |
Van Keck 1988-89 |
Lee Vasquez 1992-93 |
Harry Cure 1996-97 |
Ray Fields 1998-99 |
Linda Stephenson 2000-01 |
Steve Larson 2001-02 |
Patrick Fuchs 2002-03 |
Jess Davis 2003-04 |
Brent Adams 2004-05 |
John Larsen 2005-06 |
Art Bradley 2006-07 |
Dan Gardner 2007-08 |
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A TIME TO REMEMBER |
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finally, two esteemed Past Presidents, Dale
Tomlinson and Lee Vasquez, each shared some
reflections on Rotary. They focused on many of
Rotary’s historical accomplishments and
highlighted how far we have come in our
fundraising capacity; touching on many of the
wonderful projects we have had a hand in over
the years, both locally and internationally.
They encouraged Rotarians to be proud of the
work we do, of the people we help and of the way
we have shaped and built our community. Each man
provided a wonderful tribute to our club and our
many collective efforts to put service
above self.
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To draw this
very special meeting to a close President
Chuck thanked all Rotarians, and their
spouses, for coming to share in the celebration.
He announced that next week's program would
feature Mac Hi's Twilighters.
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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 Diane Haugeberg | Captions by Erin
Stephenson | Edited for the web by
Jeff Sargent and Ray Fields |
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Meeting Make-up Options Online
Did you miss this meeting and need a make-up? Here is a list of places that you can make-up on the web.
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<"When meeting day comes around, I do not have to decide whether to attend or not, for that has already been decided for me . . .
it was one of the obligations I accepted when I joined Rotary." -- A Rotarianan |
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