Menu and meeting room : Columbia River Room Pot roast w/roasted red peppers, Roasted carrots & onions, Tossed greens w/dressings and condiments, Rolls with butter, Chef’s Choice Dessert & Coffee Service.
(Thanks to Alyssa Moomaw of Red Lion staff for providing this update weekly)
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.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
(NOTE - All program speakers listed on site home page)
OCTOBER 17 - INTERNET SECURITY ESSENTIALS
with Pat Lamphere
Tom McNair says that Pat's topic will cover "Internet Security Essentials: Simple steps you can take to protect your family and business from hackers, viruses and other cyber threats".
Pat Lamphere has worked in IT for over 20 years, and has been solely focused on Information Security for the past 15. He has consulted from Manila to Hyderabad, and briefed most NATO and EU member governments on observed adversarial tactics and ways to improve their compliance regimes. Pat currently works for Oracle in Seattle on ways to automate deployment of compliant environments on the Oracle second generation cloud. He also works with startups and small businesses on improving their security posture.
he majored in Law & Justice at Central Washington University, with an emphasis on Criminal Justice, and worked in the Criminal Justice system after graduation. When he decided to change careers he worked at the Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station at Keyport, Washington, where he specialized in mainframe security. He has worked in cyber security ever since.
In his spare time, Pat enjoys playing tuba in the West Seattle Community Orchestra. Pat is Tom McNair’s God Son.
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.
WEEK IN REVIEW OCTOBER 10 - GWATA
Greater Wenatchee Area Technology Alliance
The meeting was opened by President Mike Kintner, who gave or allowed the announcements below, before introducing Lorien Clemens who in turn introduced the speaker, Jenny Rojanasthien (Executive Director) who spoke passionately about the purpose, mission, and activities of GWATA , a 501(c)3 which seeks to bring people and technology resources together. "Our mission is to bring people and technology resources together while supporting entrepreneurs, STEM education, and technology in North Central Washington.". GWATA serves 100+ business members and hosts over 25 events each year, including the Innovator Awards Luncheon and the Flywheel Investment Conference. In addition GWATA helps lead the Apple STEM Network which drives resources to support STEM opportunities for students, educators, and community.
She used a PowerPoint and a video to illustrate her presentation.
She encouraged getting involved through membership, participation, and sponsorship.
Thanks to Ashley Gillum for this week's excellent pics..
OKTOBERFEST AT THE MYERS'
This month's Rotary fellowship event at the home of Don & Heidi Myers was a rousing success, as many Rotarians enjoyed a feast of beer and Don's special brats roasted on on the outdoor grille. We sat around a blazing fire where the air was cool but the conversation warm.
Mystery Rotarian. The second quarter competition is now underway; first-quarter winner was revealed as Russ Speidel who received 100 Pybus bucks. Last week's M/R was Angela Spies; this week it is Carin Smith. But many got the wrong answer due to an incorrect clue in the Appleseed. Get clues on the meeting PowerPoint; clues will have a different flavor this quarter.
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. Contact Pete if you will attend. Jim Russell will be here.
Community Service. 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.
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.
HANWASH. Carin Smith gave an update; see below.
Auction update. A team meeting is planned for next Tuesday evening
Board meeting. Rescheduled to Wednesday October 23.
Global Health. Michelle Shermer bragged about $14 billion being pledged by world leaders to fight AIDS and malaria, the most ever. She paid $14 for $14B.
Next week. Cyber Security with Pat Lamphere.
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.
TRIVIA. Mike's useless trivia for the week: The largest currency denomination ever circulated was a $10,000 bill. Wikipedia lists a $100,000 bill but it was never circulated and cannot be legally held.
Join Kory Kalahar & John McDarment on the Centennial Committee . Help plan the January 16, 2021 Gala.
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!
Karen Russell has passed away. Find out more on her personal Caring Bridge page.
PP Jim (2016-17) is an Honorary member. This is the most recent report. Jim plans to be with us on October 24.
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 10, Club-60-cup donations totaled $56.05bringing our total to $562 or $1686 with the Gates match! This equates to 2815 lives potentially saved! Plan now to participate in all our activities on World Polio Day, October 24. [Note last week's totals were in error]
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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