Darrell Johnson, a member of our club for 4 years (from January 2006) died Nov. 22 according to Pete Van Well. Darrell was the leader of the Boy Scouts for the Apple Valley District. He and his family moved to Portland a few years ago. He was only 60.
There was no regular meeting last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Our most recent meeting was our monthly meeting of the Board of Directors (BOD) led by President Kory Kalahar, and attended by 12 of 19 board members on November 19. Below is a brief summary of discussions.
Nominating committee led by PP Mike Kintner presented a slate of candidates for our club elections at the annual meeting scheduled for December 17. The slate was accepted with gratitude for the committee's efforts. The board hopes for a good turnout. More info later.
Candidates for president 2023-24 : Michelle Shermer, Dan Rodgers
Candidates for 3 directors, 2021-2024: Ricardo Iniguez, Sean Cooper, Matthew Michelson, Ken Robertson, Tom Ross
The board accepted the resignation of 1 director, Trisha Johnson. A replacement will be chosen at the next BOD meeting.
November financial statements were presented by treasurer Allan Galbraith, and approved.
Centennial plans for 2021 were presented by Kory, and discussed.
Continuing planning of a venue for future in-person meetings was discussed, since our Red Lion contract ends this year.
OTHER NEWS (Repeated)
Global grant for the Haiti project: Carin Smith announced she and her district committee are beginning work on global grants for the HANWASH program, and is welcoming anyone who would like to help. Tentatively, the project will be conducted in 5 stages, each being a stand-alone project, permitting multiple grants. Contact Carin HERE.
Cards for Chelsea. Kory repeated Chelsea's request for volunteers to help write the cards of encouragement which go into the sack packs. Several members volunteered, but Kory has 50-60 additional cards which can be obtained at WSHS. Contact Kory HERE if you wish to write cards. See prior Appleseed for more info. Sack-Pack stuffing begins Dec. 01.
Cougar Gold Cheese. Repeating. To order your Cougar Gold Cheese or have questions, contact either: Garry Sparks Wenatchee Rotarian – 679-5653 – floorsgs@aol.com; or Janice Lawell, wenatchee Central Lions – 663-6204 – jlawell49@gmail.com Price - $30.
Leavenworth Rotary Auction. It's the "give thanks" auction online; go HERE! Bidding begins at noon, Nov. 14. They have some amazing items.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
DECEMBER 03 - CLASSIFICATION TALK
With Ken Robertson
One of our newer members will tell us about himself, his career and family. All new members are asked to make this presentation, and these are the favorite programs for many members. Ken
joined the club November 7, 2019, sponsored by Allan Galbraith.
Ken's passion is road biking and bike touring. On July 1, 2019 he and his daughter, Julie, departed from Vancouver, BC on a self supported bicycle tour along the Pacific Coast, ending on July 31 in Monterey CA, where they spent four days. He will tell the rest of the story. He has been married to Heather for 44 years. They have three children three grandchildren. He loves being a grandfather!
He attended and graduated from WSU, and was on an Army ROTC scholarship and therefore had a four-year commitment upon graduation, which instead turned into a 20.5 year Army career, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. His second career involved working for three Commonwealth of Virginia agencies in Richmond, for 23 years; 17 of those as a human resource director at the Virginia Employment Commission and the Virginia Retirement System.
DECEMBER 10 - CHRISTMAS PARTY
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
Our current sponsors are those who generously sponsored
Carin Smith announced she and her district committee are beginning work on global grants for the HANWASH program, and is welcoming anyone who would like to help. Tentatively, the project will be conducted in 5 stages, each being a stand-alone project, permitting multiple grants. Contact Carin 
DECEMBER 03 - CLASSIFICATION TALK 
