Rotary High Noon Club Minutes

June 21, 2007

(Apologies for delay and any omissions from this stand-in minute taker Rick Routh)

Tami Coddington presided in the absence of Chip and Ward.

Announcements/Updates

Guests: Zach our HS Rotaract student who received a scholarship, Gene & Georgia Vineyard, Wallace Bruce from Texas and Pagosa Spgs, Herd Hunter in the local concrete business.

An update from Tim on United Way/Rotary Golf Tourney – July 20^th

Sponsored by Wells Fargo - Still need Silent Auction Items, volunteers for the day of the tourney, Hole Sponsors. A load of gravel has been donated by Sky Ute – Thanks! David King. Please call Tim Walsworth 799-0104 for more info.

Sergeants’ List:

Niles Bruno had a B-day on 24^th.

Wedding anniversaries – Fogelmans (44 yrs!)and Bob Griffith

Club Anniversaries – Kent Curtis, Emily Spencer, and Dick Sullivan

Happy Bucks – Galbraiths, Tom Crabbe, Leanna Jaworski, Walt Brown (speaker), Tim (Go Spurs!), and others that I was unable to scribble.

Speaker: Walt Brown, US FS/BLM geologist spoke of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) status for the Northern San Juan Basin for oil and gas permitting of Federal lands for Coal Bed Methane Development. The EIS did not involve private lands. The public input process involved many meetings and tens of thousands of comments have been received, most requesting limiting of Fruitland Outcrop drilling, roads in road-less areas, and using directional drilling to reduce the # of drill pads. The EIS process was begun in Jan 02 and was completed in April 07. Wells have an expected life of approx 40 years which will generate 2.5 trillion cubic feet of gas, worth an estimated $0.5 Billion. The HD Mountains have tough conditions for drilling, with landslides and poor soils. The EIS has been challenged by two parties and a final decision of record is expected in later summer 07.

Many questions followed Walt’s informative presentation.

Bud gave the lighter side of life in a joke.

RR