Menu and meeting room : Columbia River Room Chicken Fried Steak with country gravy, Whipped potatoes, Chef's Choice vegetables, Tossed greens w/dressings and condiments, Rolls w/butter, Chef’s Choice Dessert & Coffee Service.
(Thanks to Alyssa Moomaw of Red Lion staff for providing this update weekly)
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
(NOTE - All program speakers listed on site home page)
OCTOBER 24 - LINK TRANSIT
with DGE Richard DeRock, Executive Director
Richard DeRock directs the public transit system for Chelan and Douglas Counties, overseeing a staff of 125 and 62 buses. Link Transit serves about 115,000 persons in a 3,000 square mile service area.
Richard will share information, including timelines, on how Link Transit is working to implement service improvements / expansion that voters within our service district of Chelan and Douglas Counties have authorized through the positive results of the August 6th vote and approval of the sales tax initiative Link Transit had proposed.
Richard is a former member of Wenatchee Rotary and will be our next District Governor.
Brad began serving the people of the 12th District in the Legislature in 2013 and to the Senate in 2018. His legislative priorities focus on the essential services of government: education, transportation and public safety. As a former school-board member, he believes quality public schools and higher-education institutions can prepare a workforce to help the economy prosper. Maintaining state roads and bridges are vital to transporting the 12th District’s world-class agricultural products. He believes providing necessary law enforcement, judicial oversight and corrections will help maintain a safe environment for our businesses and families. Brad supports state budgeting efforts that are aligned to deliver these services in the most cost-effective manner possible.
He is currently the ranking member on the Early Learning and K-12 committees and serves on three other committees.
Brad grew up in the Wenatchee Valley and received his K-12 education in the Wenatchee School District. After graduating magna cum laude from Central Washington University, he completed his Master’s in Public Administration at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Brad returned to the Wenatchee Valley after graduation. He and his wife, Shawna, live in East Wenatchee with their two young children.
He has been active in his community, serving on the North Central Educational Service District Board of Directors, Wenatchee Valley YMCA Board of Directors, and the Eastmont School Board, including two years as school-board president.
WEEK IN REVIEW OCTOBER 17 - CYBER SECURITY
With Pat Lamphere
The meeting was opened by President-Elect Kory Kalahar (in the absence of President Mike Kintner), who gave or allowed the announcements below, before introducing Tom McNair.
In the absence of the club secretary there were no notes or photos taken.
Mystery Rotarian. Stay in the game for lots of chances to win 100 Pybus Bucks, as did Russ Speidel, the first-quarter champ. Last week's M/R was Carin Smith. This week it was Michelle Shermer. This week's Big Fat Juicy Clue is This current club board member is in the Pink of Health! Get more clues on the meeting.
October is Polio Month. PP Pete Van Well outlined plans for October 24, World Polio Day, and wants everyone involved, in collections at KPQ, and/or at the "World's Greatest Dinner to End Polio" potluck at the Senior Center. See details below. Contact Pete if you will attend. PP Jim Russell will be here.
Fellowship Event. November 01, 6 - 8 PM.Dia de los Muertos, partnering with The WV Museum & Cultural Center, and Norma Gallegos. This is a celebration of life and death, honoring many who have left us, and it will be fun and colorful with music and good food. Mike wants photos of deceased members.
Auction update. Co-Chair Bill Murray gave an update. He spoke with a few written notes about the Auction letter that was handed out to all attendees as they exited our meeting. The other documents he mentioned were the Auction structure of 9 committee chairs and the sign up sheets for each committee on the table as Rotarians exited the room. All committees have active members even though we are still looking for committee chairs for Marketing and Sponsorship Committees.
Karen Russell memorial service. The family is planning a celebration service Saturday, October 26 at Trinity United Methodist Church in East Wenatchee, 1 PM.
Board meeting. Rescheduled to Wednesday October 23, 4:30 PM, Cadman Room.
Next week. Senator Brad Hawkins will give a legislative update.
RYE student Beatrice needs to get to know our Rotarians and all things American. Please invite her to go hiking, skiing, to a football or hockey game, or a stage production play or symphony.
HAITI. Late-breaking update from Carin Smith - see below.
TRIVIA. Mike's useless trivia for the week (#16): How fast do you think? The human body is capable of amazing things. For instance, when your brain sends messages, the signals travel along billions of nerve cells (neurons), synapses, and neurotransmitters in a process that can be as speedy as 200 miles an hour.
WORLD POLIO DAY IN WENATCHEE
Rotarians are asked to drop by to help out front KPQ Radio on Wenatchee Ave. this Thursday, Oct. 24 between 7 a.m. and noon. No one is expected to stay the entire time, but an hour or two of service would be appreciated. The radio DJs will let people know we are out front collecting to end global Polio.
That evening at 6 p.m. at the Wenatchee Senior Center or Maple Street is the World’s Greatest Dinner to End Polio. It is potluck…A-H bring Main Dish; I-P bring Side Dish; and Q-Z bring Salad. Admission it $5 per person/$15 per family. There will be games and raffles and all sorts of fun! Family friendly. Coffee, Tea and water will be provided as will dinner service items. Beer, wine and spirits are BYOB. This is a joint effort with Leavenworth, Cashmere, East Wenatchee, Wenatchee Sunrise and Wenatchee Confluence.
The goal is to help raise funds to match the generous $26,000 donation to the district from Wenatchee Rotarian Jim Russell and wife Karen.
HAITI CLEAN WATER PROJECTS UPDATE
Milot and HANWASH
Projects of our International Service Committee
Carin Smith, Chair
HANWASH. We are excited to announce that we have more supporting partners.
PARTICIPATING CLUBS
Individual/Business
Wenatchee Downtown
Wenatchee Confluence
Wenatchee Sunrise
Leavenworth
Lake Chelan
Omak-Okanogan
Sunnyside
Kelowna
Kamloops West
East Wenatchee
Grand Coulee
Ellensburg Downtown
Salmon Arm
Cascade Autocenter
Alpine Aire
Two individuals from Lake Chelan Rotary
FUNDS RAISED: $11,525
Plus our pledge: Up to $7,000 for engineering study; overage held for future stages
On Oct. 10, Gary Provo and Joe St. Jean performed a tag-team presentation on the merging of two committees : Community Service and Outreach.
They hope to involve each member of the club in a minimum of 1 service project each year. An on-line skills survey will be available on our website home page menu "SERVICE" (for now, login is required). LISTENView the PowerPoint as a PDF.
RECENT SAD LOSSES
It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of former Rotarians and a spouse.
Rocky Skalisky. Rocky and spouse, Katrina Borth, were active members of our Rotary club for several years. Rocky always had a smile on his face and a warm story to tell. He will be missed. View the obituary here.
Gerald (Jerry) Copp.Jerry joined the club in September of 1991, and became an honorary member in January 2018 due to failing health.
Gary Mertes died on 9/18 as reported by Bud Truswell, who was a business partner. Gary joined 4/01/70, left on 12/31/03, and served many years as treasurer. View the obituary here.
Karen Russell passed away 9/21. She was not a member, but was the beloved wife of Jim Russell. (PP 2016-17). View preliminary obituary here as provided on her Caring Bridge site by Jim. The family is planning a celebration service Saturday, October 26 at Trinity United Methodist Church in East Wenatchee, 1 PM.
Go here for a list of other deceased members, with many obituaries.
Thanks to John McDarment for some photos. Karen's photo courtesy of her Caring Bridge site.
GENEROUS DONORS REVEALED!
An incredibly generous grant of $26,000 is being made to the Wenatchee Rotary Club specifically for the Polio Plus campaign. The benefactors, who are beloved members of our Rotary family, have requested that these funds be leveraged by all clubs in District 5060 to spur individual Rotarians to consider their individual contributions for this worthy cause. To the benefactors we say- “Well Done- And Thank You!”. For our club members, please consider your individual contributions to RI. It would be great to honor this generous gift by matching it with individual contributions.
EVEN BIGGER NEWS! The same benefactors are also making substantial grants to District 5060 and to RI for a Guatemalan literacy program, totaling up to $101,000. These are remarkable acts of generosity that will impact the world. The generous donors have been revealed as Jim and Karen Russell!
This proves that once again- It’s a Great Day to be a Rotarian!
SPEAKERS. Are you thinking of sponsoring a speaker? Guidelines are posted on our website under the main menu. Or click here.
End Polio Now/Club 60: Our goal this year is $7500. On October 17, Club-60-cup donations totaled $18.51bringing our total to $580 or $1740 with the Gates match! This equates to 2905 lives potentially saved! Plan now to participate in all our activities on World Polio Day, October 24.
Goal is $7500 for Rotary year
Note: We continue our 10-year relationship with the Gates Foundation. Since 2013, they have matched each dollar with $2 toward polio eradication.
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Gary Mertes died on 9/18 as reported by Bud Truswell, who was a business partner. Gary joined 4/01/70, left on 12/31/03, and served many years as treasurer. 
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