Lake Views
Lake Chelan Rotary Club Newsletter
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October is Economic and Community Development Month
Please enjoy, learn and be inspired by this week's Lake Views newsletter of Lake Chelan Rotary. We are proud of the community and international service we have provided since 1926 to the Lake Chelan region.
Our club meets every Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. at Tsillan Cellars in Sorrento's Ristorante. Our satellite meeting is held at The Vogue, the Valley's Gathering Place, on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 a.m. Please join us at either of these meetings, and feel free to bring a guest interested in Rotary.
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Upcoming Lunch Meeting Assignments
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October 16:
Greeter: Andrea Clark
Assistant Cashier: Bob Myers
October 23:
Greeter: Lisa Wells
Assistant Cashier: Bob Brosey
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Program for October 16, 2018
Wenatchee Wild
Speaker: Bliss Littler
Program Sponsor: Phil Moller
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Our speaker this week will Bliss Littler, Head Coach/General Manager of the Wenatchee Wild. He is USA Hockey’s all time Tier 1 and Tier 2 winningest coach, with 788 regular season wins to date through the 2017-18 season. The last six of those years have been in the northwest with the Wenatchee Wild. Prior to arriving in Wenatchee, Bliss spent 11 years in the United States Hockey League as a Head Coach/General Manager with the Omaha Lancers, Tri City Storm, and the Topeka Scarecrows. Five times he served as a coach for USA Hockey in international competitions. He launched his coaching career by spending 7 years with the Billings Bulls of the AFHL and AWHL where he won five Borne Cups. He sported an overall record of 326-210-59 in the USHL, winning one Anderson Cup. In his career, he has coached over three hundred players that have moved on to play Division I hockey. He has also coached twenty five NHL draft picks including two first round picks. Come listen to Coach Littler talk about the Wenatchee program and their run in the play-offs last year.
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Pingrey Park Cleanup Underway
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On Saturday, October 6, Community Service Team 1 was joined by several other Rotarians and their spouses as fall cleanup of the Pingrey Park wall and surrounding landscape commenced. The crew made great progress with further work planned for the weekend of October 13. Watch for exciting changes next year to this gateway into Chelan as the planned mural project progresses. Thank you to Ty Witt, Lester Cooper, Concie Luna, Mary Pat Scofield, Ron Hart, Kirk and Mary McGovern, Karen and John Pembroke, Chris Millsap, and Don Christenson for your efforts last weekend.
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Are you a newer member of Lake Chelan Rotary? Watch for an invitation to a
Fireside Chat.
The first will be held on October 23 at the Lake Chelan Chamber from 5 to 7 p.m. to learn more about our club, connect with other recent members, and learn about projects or committees of interest. Subsequent sessions will be held to accommodate all. If you have questions please contact
John Ausnes
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Our October club social will be on October 24 at the Lake Chelan Chamber where we will hold a
World's Greatest Meal to End Polio
. Watch for details, but plan to be part of this awareness campaign which will occur at Rotary clubs around the world to highlight Rotary's efforts to eradicate polio. We will have opportunity to watch a live streaming presentation from Barry Rassin, Rotary International President. Want to learn more about how Rotary is working to do this? Go to
http://www.endpolio.org/
Do you contribute to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International through automatic payment withdrawals? Please remember to notify Linda O'Brian at
lfacpas@nwi.net
if you do to ensure that the additional $25 annual club contribution is made in your name.
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Community Service Team Calendar
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Specific project assignments, locations and times will be announced to the Community Service teams via email from the team captains. Not sure if you are assigned to a team? Check the link on our website, and let Ty Witt or a Team Captain know!
http://www.lakechelanrotary.org/community/
if you want to join a team.
Team 2/All Help Welcomed:
Planned project for October 13 is completion of fall cleanup at Pingrey Park. Meet at 8:30 a.m. with gloves and bring weed trimmers if you have them.
This should complete the Community Service team projects for the 2018 calendar year. Thanks to all who participated and made our community a better place this year.
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District 5060 Fall Assembly - Register Now
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The District 5060 Fall Assembly is coming up on October 27 and 28, 2018 at Campbell's Resort. Complete details including the agenda are on the District website at
Fall Assembly Weekend
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Wondering if you should go? This event is for both club leaders and new Rotarians alike, and your partners are welcome at the Friday banquet and social. Peter Erickson, District Foundation Chair, advises that rooms are at a premium and going fast. Attendance of club members involved in either District grants or Global grants is encouraged as there are two very informative sessions covering the application process and stewardship of foundation funds scheduled.
Friday October 26 at 3 PM the stewardship topic will be covered in the session “Grant review and the Club.”
Saturday October 27, there will be a presentation about District and Global grants at a break out session at 1:30 PM, repeated again at 2:30 PM.
This is a great opportunity for Rotary fellowship, sharing great projects in the district, good food and friendship. How could you not want to participate? Please register ASAP as registration will be stopped the week before the assembly.
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Chelan Chase October 20, 2018
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This year's Chelan Chase is on Saturday, October 20, 2018. The following day, the Pink Ribbon Golf Classic and Auction will be held at the Lake Chelan Golf Course. Mark your calendars to volunteer, run, or walk in these important community service events. Registration is open now! Go to
ChelanChase.com
and follow our Facebook page at
Chelan Chase Run.
To participate in the Pink Ribbon Classic, please see details above.
The 2019 Chelan Chase is being organized this year by Lake Chelan Rotary Club, at the request of Soroptomist International of Chelan. The Soroptomists will still be involved - and the mission will remain the same.
If you would like to help before or on the day of the event, can be a sponsor, or can donate an item for the Silent Auction, please contact Chairperson Kim Dunbar at
kim@lchealthwellness.com.
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October 16 Program:
Bliss Littler, Wenatchee Wild
October 20:
Chelan Chase
October 21:
Pink Ribbon Golf Classic and Auction, Chelan Golf Course
October 23 Program:
Personalized Learning Through Innovative Education at Manson High School
October 24:
World;s Greatest Meal to End Polio, Lake Chelan Chamber
October 26-28:
District 5060 Assembly and Training Weekend, Campbell's Resort, Chelan
October 30 Program:
Lake Chelan Schools Vocational Program
May 2-5, 2019:
District Conference, Kamloops, BC
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Lake Chelan Rotary
2018-2019
Officers & Directors
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President
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Ty Witt
President-Elect
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Kelly Allen
Vice President
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Tom Tochterman
Treasurer
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Sandy Calicoat
Secretary
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Tiffany Gering
Past President
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Lester Cooper
Directors
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Kate Tomlinson
Kirk McGovern
Brian Patterson
Karen Pembroke
Sergeant at Arms
Mandi Dawson
Tricia McCullough
LC Rotary Fund Trustees
Terry Johnson
Karen Feek
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Rick Nedrow tracks club member attendance. Check yours
September 2018 Attendance
If you chair an event, meeting or lead a community service project, please provide Rick with a list of attendees afterward. You can also report makeup meetings online at
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Make Up Meetings around the Area
Wenatchee Downtown @ Red Lion, Thursdays at Noon
Wenatchee North @ Town Toyota Center, Wednesdays at Noon
Wenatchee Sunrise @ Rivertop Café, Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel, 1st, 3rd, & 4th Tuesdays at 7 am with Social on 2nd Tuesday of month
Cashmere @ Cashmere Presbyterian Church, Wednesdays at Noon
Leavenworth @ Kristall's, Fridays at 11:45 am
East Wenatchee @ Shari's Restaurant, Thursdays at 7 am
Lake Chelan @ Tsillan Cellars, Tuesdays at Noon
Quincy @ Quincy Senior Center, Thursdays at Noon
Okanogan-Omak @ Omak Elks Lodge, 110 Ash St in Omak, Thursdays at Noon
Grand Coulee Dam @ Siam Palace Restaurant, Wednesdays at Noon
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This photo was taken on Saturday, October 6 at Don Morse Park during the Mahogany and Merlot vintage boat show.
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Are you interested in joining Lake Chelan Rotary? Please contact Membership Chair Paul Gunn at
captgunn@gmail.com
If you have an item of interest to submit to the Lake Views, please submit it by Thursday morning for inclusion in the following Tuesday's issue.
Newsletter Editor: Karen Pembroke
Assistant Editor: Karen Takagi
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