Rotary International President: Wilfrid J. Wilkinson Rotary District 5160 Governor: Stan Smalley Durham Rotary President: Daryl Polk _____________ Rowel Editor: Phil Price
	February 26 , 2007	The Next 2008 Harvest Festival Committee meeting will be held in March 2008 at the Italian Cottage on the Skyway.     The  2008 Harvest Festival will be held on Sunday, September 14, 2007.

2008                          Calendar for Durham Rotary
F e b r u a r y
						1 (A) Client Guss	2
	3	4 (A) Dave Jessen	5 Meeting Cancelled due to BCCC being used as polling place (Roy Ellis)	6	7	8	9
	10	11 (B) Bruce Miller	12 Meeting Valentine’s Day Dinner (Jane Ziad)	13	14	15 (B) Joe Nock	16
	17	18	19 No Meeting Travel Day for Presidents Day	20	21	22	23
	24	25 (A) Tom Vanella	26 Meeting Steve Plume - Heliocopter Pilot (Steve Plume)	27	28	29
M a r c h							1
	2	3	4 Meeting New DUSD Superintendent (Jim Patterson)	5	6	7	8
	9	10	11 Meeting Bruce Enyeart  from Butte College (Clint Goss)	12	13	14	15
	16	17	18 Meeting Dino Corbin of KHSL TV/Radio (Dave Jessen)	19	20 (A) Steve Greeenwood	21	22
	23	24	25 Meeting North Valley Health Education Foundation (Jim Edwards)	26	27	28	29
	30	31

 

President Daryl called the meeting to order at the Butte Creek Country Club.  He asked Tom Vanella to lead the members in the pledge, which he did.  Jim Patterson gave the invocation.

FUTURE MEETINGS:

February 26th:  Dave Jessen will present Dino Corbin of KHSL TV/Radio.   March 4th:  Jim Patterson will present  the new DUSD Superintendent.   March 11th: Clint Goss will present Bruce Enyeat  from Butte College.   March 18th: Dave Jessen will present Dino Corbin of KHSL TV/Radio.   March 25th:  Jim Edwards will present a program on the North Valley Health Education Foundation.

 

Daryl thanked, Jane for the job she did on the Valentine’s Day Dinner. 

 

He also noted a communication regarding a donation to the Durham High School Sober Grad night.  That will be taken up later.

 

VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS

 

We had only one visiting Rotarian tonight.  Steve Greenwood introduced Chuck Lohse of the Chico Club.

 

NEXT MEETING

 

Jim Patterson will present the new Superintendent of the Durham School District, Barbara Gaskin.

 

REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

K. R. Update From Jim Kirks

 

1.       K. R. Robertson is reported to have severely injured his hand and is Enloe Hospital, Room 312A.  He has had one surgery and will have another.

 

2.       KR has appreciated the visits and phone calls from Durham Rotarians.   His doctor has released him to go home Friday.   KR's wife Sharon will be home Friday, Saturday and Sunday.   On Monday, KR's brother should arrive from Ceres to stay with KR while Sharon is at work.   I think all the Durham Rotarians know where KR resides as we have had several demotion parties at their beautiful residence.   KR enjoyed the copy of the latest "Rowel" that I printed out for him. (Email dated 2/21/08).

 

3.       Sharon Robertson just called.   KR was taken to the emergency room at Enloe yesterday and the doctor found significant bleeding in his intestinal tract.   KR is now in the ICU at Enloe and Sharon and his brother are going to check on him this morning.  Sharon will call me if there are any changes.   KR's hands have been healing very well and this development was very unexpected.   It is estimated that KR will be hospitalized for 3 or 4 days.   Please keep KR and Sharon in your thoughts and prayers.  (Email dated 2/26/08).

 

4.       This morning KR was transferred from the ICU to 208A at Enloe Medical Center.   His wife Sharon and his brother were in the room with KR when I stopped by to visit late this afternoon.   They both told me that KR is doing much better.  I know that KR has appreciated the visits by Durham Rotarians and now that he is in a regular hospital room, he is able to have company. I'm not sure whether KR is expected to be discharged to go home Friday, Sat. or Sunday.  I'll let you know when I get more info from Sharon.  (Email dated 2/27/08).

 

CLUB BYLAWS

 

When K. R. Robertson gets back on his feet he will want your comments about the Bylaws he distributed in December, which you have, I am sure, reviewed as he asked.  We cannot find the Bylaws for the Club and need to adopt new ones.

 

 

 

HARVEST FESTIVAL

 

 

 

 

Yes, it is getting to be that time of year.  The Crab Feed was a month ago.  I assume that Steve will have a Harvest Festival Committee Meeting at the Italian Cottage on the Skyway sometime this month, but I don’t have a date yet.

 

District 5160 Conference

 

A Rotary Conference, Golf Event, Poker Tournament, a Rotary Club Hospitality Party in the theme of the Prospectors (think Gold Rush era, Paint Your Wagon).  The pricing is reasonable, the lodging is inexpensive.  There is a 25% discount for registering before December 31, 2007.  Go to www.rotary5160.org and get all the details. 

Lodging is limited.  Call now for room reservations: 

Radisson Hotel Reservations

500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento, CA 95815

Thursday, April 24 through Saturday, April 26, 2008

Check Rates and Availability at www.radisson.com

Enter "D5160" into the promotional code box for special member rates:

Single or double: $93; Triple: $103; Quad: $113.

 

 

 

NEW MEMBER POSTING

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara Gaskin, Superintendent of the Durham Unified School District.  Sponsored by Jim Patterson.  Her classification will be “School Administration”.

 

If anyone can find Dar, it is the intention to induct his new member, Dan Becket, next week.

 

RECOGNITIONS

 

Clint Goss contributed $50 for his 50^th Anniversary. 

Dave Jessen also had an anniversary and contributed $31. 

Tom Vanella’s anniversary was yesterday so he contributed $47 for his 47^th anniversary.

 

Your editor then volunteered a deal to cover his 49^th anniversary in January and his purchase of a new automobile, also in January, all of which had been missed by President Daryl.  The deal was $44 new money plus a bill he had for table cloths (Harvest Festival and Crab Feed) in the amount of $56, for a total of $100.  He got to ring the bell.

 

PROGRAM

 

The program was by member Steve Plume.  Dino Corbin, the planned program had the flu, so Steve stepped in.  Steve spoke about his experiences as a helicopter pilot, under fire, in Viet Nam and the effect that has on one when he comes home.  He talked about his reaction to common things when he first returned, such as headlights, unrecognized noises, etc.  It was very interesting, particularly since I had a partner a few years ago who was also an army helicopter pilot, under fire, in Viet Nam.

 

DRAWING

 

Chris Hatch was not here to win the “Must Be Present To Win” drawing.

 

Membership Teams

Mike Wacker reported that Team One has accumulated 6 points while the remaining teams have only 1 point each.

 

Team One - Captain Roy Ellis. Members, Dar Meyer, Dan Davis, Steve Plume, Norm Larson, Jim Patterson, Dave Mulqueeney, and Glenn Pulliam.

Team Two - Captain Tod Kimmelshue. Members Steve Greenwood, Bruce Miller, Clint Goss, Daryl Polk, Dave Jessen and Joe Nock.

Team Three - Captain Mike Wacker. Members Chris Hatch, Jen Liu, Kent , Jackson, Mike Crump, Jim Edwards, Jim Kirks and KR Robertson.

Team Four - Captain Jane Ziad. Members Bill Apger, Phil Price, Tom Knowles, Tom Vanella, Andy Farrar, and Bruce Norlie.

 

 

 

The Rotary International web site is: www.rotary.org District 5160 is: www.rotary5160.org The Durham Rotary Club site is:  www.durhamrotary.org The Rowel Editor may be contacted at pbhlaw@sunset.net

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