our program: erik johnson, sacramento area · april 1, 1993. the news of kathleen’s passing...

“Chips” from the Buzzsaw

The Weekly Newsletter of the

Rotary Club of West Sacramento

Volume 69, Issue #21

December 8, 2017

December Meeting Schedule

December 15 Nick Esquivel — CA Community

College Chancellor’s Office Leading the California

Apprenticeship Initiative

December 22 &

December 29

** CLUB DARK **

Meetings Resume 1/05/18

WSRC #69 ** No Meetings December 22 & 29 ** WSRC#69

The Rotary Club of West

Sacramento

Club 558

District 5180

P. O. Box 288

West Sacramento, CA 95691

We meet every Friday at 12:15

Club Pheasant

Jefferson & Lake Washington

West Sacramento, CA

Meeting Summary

Presiding: Jim Cahill

Pledge: Dennis Clark

Prayer/Thought: Tim Carnahan

Song Leader: Dick Marshall (“Rudolph The Red-Nosed Rotarian)

Door Prize Valued at: $456 : Tim Kwong drew the Jack of Hearts

Our Program: Erik Johnson, Sacramento Area

Council of Governments (S A C O G)

Our Club received a thorough brief-

ing on current and future transporta-

tion plans and challenges from the Di-

rector of Administration and Local

Government Services for SACOG,

Erik Johnson.

West Sacramento is a member

city in SACOG, a regional planning

joint powers authority. The agency

provides a forum for regional plan-

ning efforts that undertake a wide

variety of programs and projects designed to ease the flow of traffic and mit-

igate its effects.

Local transportation initiatives include the “streetcar” project, the develop-

ment and use of autonomous vehicles (such as the truck pictured) and the

expansion of light rail. Members asked some pointed questions.

CHIPS FROM THE BUZZSAW | Volume 69, Issues #19

Balance Service Above Self

Leadership Team

Executive Committee:

President

*Jim Cahill

Past President *Bill Bevier

President Elect *Troy Francis Bird

Treasurer *Chris Bradford

Secretary *Peter Anderson

*Board Member

______________________

Officers & Avenues of Service:

Membership Tim Kwong

Interact/

Youth Services Lee Harris

Club Service

Shaun Morrow

Community Service Dan Ramos

International Service

Steve Lewis

Vocational Service Drew Gidlof

The Rotary Foundation Barry Kalar

Sergeant - at - Arms

Marty Garozzo

Photographer David Kamminga

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays:

Andy Wallace December 03 Jeff Post December 12 Tim Kwong December 17 Jim Engstrom December 18 Jacklyn Powell December 18 Dave Wilson December 22 Nick Esquivel December 23 Bob Walker December 24 Tom Wallace December 24 Kat Gallagher December 26

Anniversaries:

Troy Bird December 06

Bob Walker December 20

Dick Uno December 27

Lori Hawkins December 30

Tim Kwong draws the Jack of Hearts,

the 13th card taken from the deck.

There really is a Joker, which, if

drawn, delivers the “door prize”, cur-

rently valued at $456. Otherwise, it’s

the only “free lunch” found in town.

Half to the Club and Half to the Winner!

2ND HALF STANDINGS

ANDERSON 59 RAMOS, K 37

RUZICH, K 58 BELINIS 57

CAHILL, C 58 RAMOS, D 37

RUZICH, A 58 CAHILL, J 55

KAMMINGA 60 BRADFORD 54

ROUNTHWAITE 17 ROIKJER 43

BEVIER 29 CARNAHAN 36

Surpise!

Jim Belinis Wins!

(but it was close)

Treasurer Chris Bradford reports on the

weekly football pool: “In another close

week, Jim Belenis squeaks out a victory

picking 11 winning games. Out of 8

players this week, Jim was the only par-

ticipant to pick Carolina as a winner.

David Kamminga pulls into first place

as Peter Anderson loses his focus and

grip on winning games this week. The

Cahill family is in a tight race as Celia

has obviously spending time online re-

searching games and coming up con-

sistent weekly play. Jim better sharpen

his pencil!” And the Club makes money!



River City High School Students of the Month Semaje Williams

and Paige Hua are flanked by RCHS counselors Karen Price, Erin

Straessler and Freda Clark in the top left photo.

While Semaje (left) and Paige (right) each deliver their remarks

JoAnn Moffett stands in the background. Thanks, to JoAnn (and

Joanie Kapell) for managing this important ongoing program.

(top) Festive SongMaster Dick Marshall revs up the group

with a seasonal song, fully accessorized in his hat.

(middle) Dedicated Dustin Dumars fills in as Club Secre-

tary. That’s now TWO jobs he knows in Rotary...

(left) Magnanimous Drew Gidlof donated his $100 winnings

on the Boise/Fresno game. His generosity must be matched

by all the losing Bulldogs. Some have paid. Some, have not.

Yet.



LAST CHANCE !

BRING YOUR

DONATIONS

TO THE MEETING

AND FILL UP OUR BIN



Kathleen O’Leary

11/01/1947 - 12/09/2017

The West Sacramento Rotary Club lost a dear friend

and long time member when Kathleen O’Leary, our per-

ennial “Sunshine Chair” passed away on December 9.

Sponsored by Tom Wallace, Kathleen joined the Club on

April 1, 1993.

The news of Kathleen’s passing reached us through a

posting her daughter, Colleen, made on Kathleen’s Face-

book page. Here it is, in part:

“Kathleen O'Leary passed away on December 9, 2017 at

Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento. She passed after

a short battle with pancreatic cancer and was surrounded

by all my family, who loved her without question. There

will be services to celebrate my mother on December 21

and 22, 2017 in West Sacramento. Further information

from Colleen Roscoe- [email protected] or at my

mother's home phone, (916) 925-8565.”



REPRINTED FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER — NOV 23, 2011 —

By Steve Marschke

News-Ledger Editor

Right on time at 10 o’clock on Friday morning, a crane dropped a shiny new piece of public artwork onto a concrete base at the

Rotary Centennial Park. It was planned by Rotary members to be an asset to the neighborhood near Jefferson and Michigan

boulevards and the Safeway center – and in part, to make Kathleen O’Leary happy.

Dan Ramos, president of the West Sacramento Rotary Club (one of the city’s two Rotary chapters – his holds afternoon meet-

ings), explained.

The land was a remnant from when Jefferson Boulevard was a highway that belonged to CalTrans. The city got the property

after West Sacramento formed and turned it into a city street.

“It just kind of sat there, unimproved and ugly,” said Ramos. “Kathleen O’Leary (at the time, a city redevelopment agency of-

ficial and Rotary member) talked to the city about improving it. Don Schatzel (retired city parks director and Rotarian) was pre-

sent, back then, too. She and Don started the project, and got a grant of some sort.”

The Rotary “adopted” the scrappy little park in 1993, said club member Debbie Reynolds. The club took over maintenance and

improvements at the little park across from the shopping center – which now features neatly manicured shrubs and walkways.

“The artwork was always part of the original design, we just couldn’t afford to get it going,” said Ramos. “We really wanted to

do it to honor Kathleen, too – we wanted to make sure it got up for her.”



2017-2018 Rotary International President

Ian Riseley

2017-2018 Rotary District 5180 Governor

Sandi Sava

2017-2018 Rotary District 5180 Assistant Governor

JR Springer

District 5180 Rotary Clubs Meeting Times and Locations So You Can Make Up Each Week

Day Who When Where Who When Where

Mon Foothill Highlands 12:15pm Lions Gate Restaurant Walnut Grove 12:30pm Tony’s Place

Sacramento 12:15pm Red Lion Hotel –Woodlake Fair Oaks 6:45pm Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse

Tues

Oroville Sunrise 7:00am The Monday Club Oroville Noon The Monday Club

Rancho Cordova Sunrise 7:00am Cordova Casino Marysville 12:15pm Peachtree Country Club

Sutter Buttes Sunrise 7:00am The Plaza Room at Hillcrest Rancho Cordova 12:15pm Rancho Cordova City Hall

West Sacramento Centennial 7:00am Collins Teen Center Looms Sunset 5:30pm Indian Creek Country Club

Sacramento Breakfast 7:15am Evans Kitchen Carmichael 6:30pm Ancil Hoffman Golf Course

Arden Arcade Noon Ruth Cris Steak House - Pavilions

Wed

Rocklin/Loomis Basin 7:00am Whitney Oaks Golf Club South Placer Noon Whitney Oaks Golf Club

El Dorado Hills 7:15am Community Service Building Citrus Heights 12:15pm Citrus Heights Community Center

Laguna Sunrise 8:00am Valley Hi Country Club North Sacramento 12:15pm Doubletree Hotel

East Sacramento Noon Evan’s Kitchen Yuba City 12:15 Hillcrest Plaza Room

Elk Grove 12:15pm Vince’s Restaurant Midtown Sacramento 5:30pm Café Bernardo

Folsom Lake (Folsom) Noon Empire Ranch Golf Club Rancho Murieta 7:00pm Rancho Murieta Country Club

Thu

Historic Folsom 7:00am Lake Natoma Inn Lincoln Noon Lincoln Women’s Club

Roseville Sunrise 7:00am Gingers Restaurant Roseville Noon Sierra View Country Club

Yuba Feather River Sunrise 7:00am Gary’s Place South Sacramento Noon Iron Steaks Restaurant

Pocket-Greenhaven 7:30am Aviators Restaurant Folsom 7:00pm Rotary Clubhouse-Lew Howard Park

Gridley Noon Parish Hall

Fri Orangevale 7:00am La Placita Restaurant Natomas 7:15am Hampton Inn, North Natomas

Point West-Sacramento 7:00am Doubletree Hotel Granite Bay 12:15pm McCormick & Schmick’s Restaurant

Help The Christmas Basket Project!

It’s last meeting before Christmas. Our last chance to make a donation to the

Christmas Basket Project. Our last chance to help families in need.

For 23 years in a row the club has increased the amount of its donation, breaking it’s

own record in generosity year after year. All the money that is raised is then matched

by the club and then given to the Christmas Food Basket Project. Benefiting are 650

West Sacramento singles and families, many of them elderly, who have signed up to

receive a box of assorted food items as ‘Christmas

baskets’. For most, this is the only way they will

know someone is thinking of them during the holi-

days.

Marty Garozzo, and Tim Carnahan manage our

fundraising for this effort, and they have been work-

ing over time! They just need a little more help

from all of us to be able to deliver some much-

needed Christmas cheer. Get ready for one more

pass-the-hat!

Dig into your pockets this Holiday Season and chip

in when Tim and Marty pass the hat. Think ahead,

and write a check to the Christmas Basket Project.

our program: erik johnson, sacramento area · april 1, 1993. the news of kathleen’s passing...

Documents