Newsletter
January 18, 2007
Opening
President Ward Holmes rang the bell,” and all stood to recite the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Moni Helling
gave the inspiration for Jan Measles – winging it a story with a lesson
about carrots, eggs, and coffee beans (you had to be there).
Guests
Visiting Rotarians,
Kirsten Nygren and Deb Schutz
(Daybreak Club)
David King and Deb Uroda, guests of Mike Matheson
Michael Freeman, Guest of
Tami Codington
Tim Duke, Guest of John Beekmann
Todd Spencer, Husband of
Emily Spencer
Guest
Deb Schutz asked for participation at the Snowdown Parade. The Daybreak group is entering a
float with a Red Ball theme. They also needed someone to teach a real
estate class and mark Donohue volunteered.
Student
Joseph Report: Long 7-day week described.
Announcements
RED BALL: Niles
Bruno: There will be 8, not 6, major door prizes this year. We
have one (Peter Marshall/Doubletree) and Niles
asked for one more. Bill Hermansen
stepped up with $1000 from North Pointe! Justin Osborn has 7
racers for the High Noon team and needs more. The race is approx. 11 am to 1 pm. Registration must occur
before 10 AM, contact Justin if
interested. Angie Beach talked about what she had called the DHS
Interact Club Chili Cook-Off. She wanted to clarify that it is really
NOT a cook-off but selling cooked chili. She needs “cooked” chili brought
to the Durango
Rec
Center
parking lot at 8:15 AM on February
10. Melissa Caskey said she still would
love a contest and set forth a challenge. Justin Osborn said he would
take her on a cook-off. Anyone else?
Chip
Lile announced that there are 18 exchange
students in the district. 14 are coming to Durango
for a retreat weekend during Snowdown weekend.
There will be a potluck on February 3 (look for information). He is
looking for host families for Friday/Saturday and transportation. Let
Chip know if you can help. Steve Govreau
distributed Snowdown buttons. He also had 2
early show, Diamond Circle Theater Follies tickets to
auction. After a bidding war, Bud Deering
was the winner for $500. Steve also had 2 tickets to media Night (the
Tuesday of Snowdown week), those were also auctioned
off and John Wilkin bought them for $175. Proceeds of the
impromptu auction go to the Rotary Scholarship Fund. Ward read a
thank you letter from a child dictionary recipient (commented from the spelling
that they needed the dictionary). And, speaking of Snowdown,
Steve Wheeldon announced the La Plata Open
Space Conservancy Snowdown Wine Tasting & Art
Exhibit event on Thursday, February 1st at the Bank of
Colorado. Melissa Caskey said if you
want to take a peak at the auction pieces, they are now on display at the
bank.
Bob Chaput presented the club with a banner he received
showing 560 wheelchairs presented in Mexico.
Ward announced that at the Tuesday Board meeting they granted $1000 to
the Discovery
Museum’s
traveling display. Ward also announced we were denied for an RI grant
(along with other clubs in the District). Ward also announced that there
would be a Scholarship Committee meeting immediately following today’s
meeting. Ted Robson walked around with the “Super Bowl” square
game. $10000 payout to the winner and $1000 to the
Club. $20 per square. If you want
to participate, and if any squares are left, call Ted.
Sgt. of Arms
Chandler Jackson
was unable to attend so Tami Codington stepped into the role.
Showing no mercy, people were fined for no pins, no badges, now Snowdown pins and a special fine for anyone who ever
confused Tami with Angie Beach. The note-taker missed
getting the birthday and anniversary sheet from Tami, apologies.
Happy
Dollars: Cathy Crum happy to be leaving for a 3-week trip
to New Zealand; Ted Robson $50 for being clean from cancer for 3-years; Steve
Govreau made good on a ‘late payment” for his
birthday; Niles Bruno threw in $5 for a new granddaughter (first in 2
generations); Scott Mathis happy with Dick Pearson, who presented Mercy
Health Foundation with a donation for their breast care program and he
mentioned High Noon Rotary in his remarks. Jill Wark happy that Jan Measles was in her last
surgery for breast reconstruction after her cancer battle – all is clear.
Justin happy for the 23” of powder over the weekend at DMR; Dick
Sullivan that his daughter is on the St. Columba
girls basketball team; Wayne Bedor for First
National Bank and Mercy Medical Center’s participation in the Russian
accountant program (Wayne still needs more hosts). Joseph won the
ticket drawing (no basketball hoop).
Program
Mike Matheson and Deb Uroda from
9R School District. “Meeting Educational
Challenges: The 21st Century Durango Graduate. It is a whole new world out there. After some computer difficulties a PowerPoint presentation as
shown. The slides were filled with numerous statistics
demonstrating how the access to information has increased, how the ‘speed” of
knowledge, business methodologies, global manufacturing, high-tech migration is
all changing the world. Today’s workers must be creative,
entrepreneurial, work in teams and be able to quickly process
information. 91% of youth ages 5-17 use a
computer Students today are known as “Digital Kids” and must have
digital literacy, effective communication skills and high productivity in order
to succeed. 9R is trying to meet the challenges to digital changes
by implementing new mission and goals. A draft of the new goals was on
each table; please get any comments to Mike. By implementing these new
programs and competencies, the district is taking a radical departure from the
past as the old ways don’t work any longer. Suggested Reading:
The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman.
Closing
After a Q&A session, Ward rang the bell to release us.
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Heasley
Judith Heasley
Vice President, Institutional
Advancement
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE
1000 Rim Drive
Durango CO 81301
(970) 247-7253
Fax: (970) 382-6948
Cell: (970) 426-8777
heasley_j@fortlewis.edu