weekly newsletter of the rotary club of west sacramento ... · a special thank you to luan christ...

Chips from the Buzzsaw Weekly Newsletter of the

Rotary Club of West Sacramento

Volume 70, No 27

February 25, 2019

Club 558 of District 5180

PO Box 288 West Sacramento, CA

95691

Meets Every Friday at Club Pheasant, 12:15

BIRDISM

Get busy living or

get busy dying.

The 70th Anniversary Celebration of the Mighty Rotary Club of West Sacramento is now in the history books. I am assured and pleased that the night of February 21st, 2019 will be remembered by our special club members for many years to come. A special thank you to Luan Christ and Bob Collins for their tremendous work and dedication to making our anniversary dinner a night to remember. We also thank all of the rotary players, the outstanding performances by these historical figures along with the saintly nuns was such a highlight to our fantastic anniversary celebration. To all the other members who attended or had even a small part in making this 70th anniversary a success, I personally thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am honored and humbled to be associated with the finest women and men Rotary has to offer. I look forward to the 2nd half of our Rotary journey together, thank you all again for your service above self! -President Troy Bird

CHIPS FROM THE BUZZSAW | Volume 70, Issue 27

Mighty Is As Mighty Does

Program of the Week Last Gathering’s Program Birdism

1

Meeting Recap Meeting Summary

2

Save the Dates! Club Calendar Meals on Wheels Schedule Upcoming Speaker Programs

3

Membership Spotlight Birthdays and Anniversaries Prospective New Member Sunshine Chair Contact

4

West Sac Rotary International Project Blood Drive

District 5180 Texas Hold-Em to Feed-Em

St. Andrew’s Rotary International Golf Tournament

West Sac Rotary International Water Project

5

Paul Harris Fellows 6

Club Service Award Recipient 7

Meet the New President-Elect-Elect 8

Stay Connected to Rotary Object of Rotary 4 Way test West Sac Rotary in the News Additional Announcements Why Rotary? District 5180 Leadership Other District Club Meeting Information

9-10

Inside this issue:

CHIPS 70.27 2-25-19

February 21, 2019

Meeting Summary

Presiding: President T-Bird Troy

Pledge: Dustin Dumars

Song: Dick Marshall

MEETING RECAP

Chris Bradford and Luan

Christ

Bob Collins

Judy Ratley

Cardinal Troy Bird

Right: Len Strickland, Sala-

din, Rotary Club of Cairo and

David Kamminga, Moses,

Rotary Club of Mount Sinai



SPEAKER PROGRAM

March 8th

Jessica Lynn Dunn Past Club Scholarship Recipient

March 15th

Dana Howard Director of Communications for the

California Conservation Corp

March 22nd TBD

March 29th

RCHS Speech Contest

April 5th Rick Hill

Warden, Folsom Prison

April 12th West Sacramento Sheriff John

McGuiness

Club Calendar

Waking Up White Book and GI Bill Video February 26th, 7:00pm ***RSVP to Paul Kolarik

March 2019 **Notes Non Rotarian Volunteer

Mondays: Route 5 3/4 Paul Kolarik and John Hills 3/11 Dick Marshall and Troy Bird 3/18 Tim and Gloria** Carnahan

Wednesdays: Route 2 3/6 Lee Harris 3/13 Jeff Post and Nick Esquivel 3/20 John Raney and Elizabeth Munguia 3/27 Tim Kwong

Wednesdays: Route 5 3/6 Jeff Post and Kent Ramos 3/13 Lyle Bassett and Bob Ceccato 3/20 Marty Garozzo 3/27 Mark Roberts

Thursdays: Route 1

3/7 Steve and Donna** Heringer 3/14 Ken Ruzich 3/21 John Raney 3/28 Tom Wallace and Tissy Simmons

Thursdays: Route 2 3/7 Len Thomas and Amy Busch 3/14 Carol Bogart and Ken Wilson 3/21 Mike Campbell and Dan Ramos 3/28 Leonor Dicdican** and Barry Kalar

Thursdays: Route 5 3/7 Mark Engstrom 3/14 Kat Gallagher and Dave Santiago 3/21 Dusty Dumars and Tim Kuzelka** 3/28 Shaun Morrow

Save the Dates

Dan Ramos, Friar Tunk

RotaryClub of Nottinghan,

Sherwood Forest

Right: Siva, Mohatma

Ghandi, Rotary Club of

Heine Roikjer, Ragnar

Lothbrok, Rotary Club of



Leadership Team

President Troy Bird

President-Elect/Secretary Peter Anderson

Treasurer Chris Bradford Dustin Dumars

Past President Bill Bevier

Membership Tim Kwong Speaker Chair Mike Campbell

Interact Advisor Lee Harris

Youth Service Joanie Kapell JoAnn Moffett

Club Service Shaun Morrow

Community Service Dan Ramos

International Service Kumar Sivakumaran

Sgt. at Arms/Fine Master Jeff Post

Song Master Dick Marshall Club Prayer Tim Carnahan Social Media/Webmaster Jacklyn Powell Amy Busch

Bulletin Editor Amanda Bailey

Rotary Youth Exchange Steve Oren

Meals on Wheels Tom Wallace

Sunshine Chair Carol Bogart

Scholarships Ken Wilson

Club Photographer David Kamminga

Birthdays & Anniversaries

March Birthdays David Santiago 5th Carol Bogart 9th JoAnn Moffett 9th Peter Anderson 11th Doug Dickson 14th Denise Domke 21st Drew Gidlof 27th Mark Engstrom 28th

March Anniversaries Wayne and Dee Enke 27th, 48 years Kat and Brian Gallagher 29th, 5 years

MEMBERSHIP SPOTLIGHT

PROPOSED NEW MEMBER

Pedro Cisneros

Pedro Cisneros has been approved by the Board as a

prospective member. Katie is being sponsored by

Denise Seals. If an active member has any concerns or

objections to a proposed new member, he/she should

contact Membership Chair Tim Kwong, or any Rotary

Club of West Sacramento Board Member.

Seriously ill/hospitalized; badly

hurt; having surgery; a loved one

passes away — Members or

close family—-

Please contact Sunshine Chair

Carol Bogart, at

[email protected]

Tim Kwong, Ghengis Khan,

Rotary Club of Yinchuan

Peter Anderson, Martin

Luther, the Reformer!

Jeff Post, Teddy Roosevelt,

Rotary Club of Oyster Bay



$$$ FUNdraising $$$ Because our Mighty club knows how to have FUN while raising FUNds

Paul

Harris

Fellows These members were recognized

with their Paul Harris pins at the 70th Club’s Anniversary Dinner on

February 21st.

Bob Collins

Paul Kolarik

Heine Roikjer

Bill Bevier

Ken Rizuch

Peter Anderson

Bob Collins Bill Bevier

Ken Ruzich Paul Kolarik

Heine Roikjer Peter Anderson

Barry Kalar announces

the Paul Harris Fellow

recipients



2018-2019 Club Service Award

Shaun Morrow

For over forty years, our club has presented a Club Service

Paul Harris Award. When a member is recognized with our

club service award, we know that two things have happened:

1. The club has purchased a Paul Harris Fellowship from the

Rotary Foundation in the recipient’s name.

2. Previous recipients of the Club Service Award conducted a

special meeting to select a very deserving member.

This year I have been asked to represent our previous Club Service Award honoree’s to announce this

year’s selection. Many Rotary clubs give an annual “Rotarian of the Year” award. Not the Mighty Rotary

Club of West Sacramento. We tend to do things a bit different on this side of the river. Because our Club

Service Award is more than that. Rotarians that have earned this honor have year after year offered ex-

traordinary service to Rotary, with a particular emphasis on service to our own club. Often they have worked

behind the scenes, serving for a year or more in several key positions, planned social events, organized

fundraisers, served on the Board of Directors and in a few causes have served as club President. As a

group, they have consistently and generously given us their most valuable possessions, their time and en-

ergy.

These efforts did not go unnoticed and as a result, they have earned our club’s highest honor. The fact that

this selection is made by the award’s previous winners makes it all the more significant.

This year’s honoree is a prime example of a Rotarian who works behind the scenes year in, and year out.

Over the years he has been our Club Presidents go to person when they needed the special talents of this

individual to make a dream, or goal, come into fruition. The Professional odds makers, and bookies’, in Las

Vega, Reno, and Atlantic City, continue to be amazed at this individuals talent for raising money for our club

year in, and year out. While assisting our Club maintain the honor of “Every Rotarian Every Year – EREY”

status.

The Rotary Club of West Sacramento is honored to announce SHAUN MORROW as the 2018 - 2019 Club

Service award winner.



Meet the President-Elect-Elect

Mr. John Raney The Immediate Past President is charged with running the selection process and calling for all the Past Presidents to meet. Past

President Bill Bevier thank you for stepping up to handle the process this year.

This generally occurs in late November or early December. Over the next several weeks they meet to discuss their potential

candidates. A vote is held amongst the past Presidents to select the future leader of our club. The vote and discussion is a closely

held secret amongst the past Presidents and the announcement occurs at the annual club anniversary dinner. Once the selection is

made all ballots are burned with the ceremonial Blue and Gold smoke rising over the Delta to let our esteemed members know

they have a future leader and will not be rudderless in the future as a club.

[Now to announce the ] Club President for the Mighty Rotary Club of West Sacramento for Rotary Year 2020 – 2021. Many

would call this Rotarian a “quiet Rotarian who possesses an amazing sense of humor. President Ronal Reagan was leading our

nation when this individual joined the club. The price of gasoline was hovering around $1.22 when this individual joined the

“Mighty Rotary Club of West Sacramento”.

This individual was recognized for service to our Club as a Recipient of the Club Service Award Paul Harris in 2008. When I

interviewed him to prepare this announcement he shared the following fun facts about himself:

He tried to grow up in Bakersfield but still has not. He demonstrated political prowess as President of both his grammar school

and middle school. Feels this could mean trouble for our club under his leadership. He was the 1962 San Joaquin Valley tennis

doubles champion. In a poll of his approximately 1,200 student senior class was not chosen most likely to succeed, not chosen

best athlete, not chosen most hansom, but chosen most humorous – feels this too could spell trouble for us. He lettered in tennis

four years as an undergraduate, and has not played since. Got back in good graces with his parents who were both UC Berkley

grads by completing is Master of Science in Engineering at Berkley – Go Bears!!!

He joined the Mighty Rotary Club of West Sacramento

in 1982 at the age of 36, which makes him old –

he asked you to do the math.

It is an honor and pleasure for me to announce

John Raney as our President Elect-Elect for

the Rotary Year 2020 – 2021.

-Drew Gidlof



OBJECT OF ROTARY

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the: ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD: The application of ideal of service by every Rotarian to his/her/ personal, business and community life;

FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideals of service.

4 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 FRIEND-SHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Please see Siva or refer to his email for any information on the club’s International Honduras Water Project. As Siva pointed out, this is not just his project, but the entire club’s project. All members should think about pledges as they are tax deductible. Contact Siva for more information. He has the forms.

WE HAVE REACHED OUR GOAL!!!!

Please see Mike Campbell and Dan Ramos for information on the Yolo County Food Bank. See Katie Villegas for more information on the Yolo County Children's Alliance.

Stay Connected to

“Ladies and Gentlemen, fellow bird watchers: Let me draw your eyes to our spiritual and civic leader, Cardinal Bird. This evening, our Club is graced by the presence of other spiritual, civic, and military leaders who have come to honor him.”

Sisters of Perpetual Sorrow: Sister Mary Over It, Sister Mary Marvelous AKA Sister Mary More Fun Than A Barrel of Monkeys, Sister Mary Munch-kin AKA Sister Mary Mary Quite Contrary, and Sister Mary Multi-task

Saladin, Mahatma Ghandi, Friar Tuck, Ragnar Lothbrok, Moses, Teddy Roosevelt, Ghengis Khan, and Martin Luther



2018-2019 Rotary International President

Barry Rassin

2018-2019 Rotary District 5180 Governor

JackArney

2018-2019 Rotary District 5180 Assistant Governor

Megan Ham

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 at McClellan Park 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 12:10pm Peachtree Country Club

Sacramento Breakfast 7:15am Evan’s Kitchen Rancho Cordova 12:15pm Rancho Cordova City Hall

West Sacramento Centennial 7:00am Collins Teen Center Loomis Sunset 5:30pm Refer to Home Page

Arden Arcade Noon Piatti Carmichael 6:30pm Ancil Hoffman Golf Course Clubhouse

Wed

Folsom Lake—Folsom Noon Empire Ranch Golf Club South Placer—Rocklin Noon Whitney Oaks Golf Club

El Dorado Hills 7:15am Community Service District Citrus Heights 12:15pm Citrus Heights City Hall

Laguna Sunrise 7:45am Valley Hi Country Club North Sacramento 12:15pm Doubletree Hotel

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

Elk Grove 12:15pm Chason’s Crab Stadium Midtown Sacramento 5:30pm Café Bernardo

Thu

Historic Folsom 7:00am Folsom Veterans Hall (VFW) Lincoln Noon Lincoln Women’s Club (2nd/4th)

Roseville Sunrise 7:00am Gingers Restaurant Lincoln 6:00pm Beermann’s Restaurant (1st/3rd)

South Yuba County 7:00am Peach Tree Restaurant South Sacramento 11:30am Casa Garden Restaurant

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

North Sacramento Noon Lemmon Law Office (1st) Roseville Noon Sierra View Country Club

North Sacramento 5:30pm Mama Kims (3rd) Gridley Noon Parish Hall

Rocklin-Loomis Basin 7:00am The Window Box Cafe Rotart eClub 6:00pm Next mtg February 9th

Fri

Orangevale 7:00am La Placita Restaurant Natomas 7:15am Denny’s

Point West 7:00am Doubletree Hotel Granite Bay 12:15pm Cattlemens Steakhouse

Twin Rivers 6:15pm Aviator’s Restaurant (1st and 3rd)

Stay Connected to

www.rotaryclubofwestsacramento.org

www.rotary.org

Rotary District 5180

http://www.clubrunner.ca/

portal/home.aspx?did=5180

YOUR LINKS TO ROTARY

Just Search for:

“Rotary Club of West

Sacramento”

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Rotary-Club-of-

West-Sacramento/12087025467716

http://www.rotaryclubofwestsacramento.org

http://www.rotary.org

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Rotary-Club-of-West-Sacramento/12087025467716

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Rotary-Club-of-West-Sacramento/12087025467716

weekly newsletter of the rotary club of west sacramento ... · a special thank you to luan christ...

Documents