High Noon Rotary

October 11, 2007

Jan Measles - Thought for the Day

Announcements:

District Conference begins Friday at Fort Lewis College; you can still register on Friday;

Jim Duke is in charge of Youth Exchange;

Roger Tohlemy in has the Group Study Exchange;

Roteract Club was very success at Carvers with the fundraiser  on October 9th;

Octoberfest booth where we sold wine, soda and water was also successful we do not

have the exact number back yet on our take;

Steve Govreau will be heading up the dictionary program again this year after Thanksgiving;

The LPEA program was a big success with an excellent turnout.  Almost every member signed up with

only those not in attendance missing the opportunity to join in;

Redball is working quickly this year; the tickets will be to Non-profits by November 1 and Rotarians

by December 15, for distribution.  So think about Christmas giving all of you out there.  Niles thanks

those in the High Noon Club, Makr Prouty, Loryn Kasten, Tim Wlasworth and Kathy Firestone for

serving.  Thanks to Loryn tickets will be sold at DMR begining on December 8th.  Dick Sullivan will be

collecting for the High Noon Rotary $500 contribution  door prize.  So all of you out there think about what

you might have to contribute.

Tami Coddington is heading of the speakers for Character in Schools.  So far Jill Wark has signed up to speak about

Trustworthiness.  We still need volunteers for Caring, Citizenship, Courage, Diligence, Fairness, Honesty, Responsibility,

and Tolerance.  We as Rotarians must be able to step up and speak to our young people about this important words.

    Please see if you can find the time in your busy schedules to help out. 

Tim Walsworths' Long Horns lost to Jay Hwangs' Sooners, so guess who got a six-pack of beer? 

There were MANY FINES - Thanks Mr. O'Block

And Many Happy Dollars - I will mention one happy dollar since I can remember it; give by Bud Deerings' lovely wife Judy, calling him now after his last replacement of a knee the "Bionic Bud"

Speakers:  Biff and Tess Stransky - Backcountry Horsemen

Great presentation on preserving the back country with information on packing in and packing out tools for repairing trails 2000.  They were also part of the group that headed up an effort to provide temporary pens so individuals riding the trails had temporary pens to stable the horses while riding and back country riding.  Lot of good information of bikers on approaching horses on the trail; to say hello when you approach and when you pass.  Pass on the down side, not the upper side as this spooks them.  Also, do no climb up the hill above trail as horses cannot move their heads to look up, and this can also cause them to bolt, stumble and lose themselves and  rider off a steep embankment.  Trail courtesy and knowledge will help everyone.   We learned that "Wilderness" means lands that enjoy congressional designation and protection.  If you want to contact the Stranskys' they can be reached at yahoo .4cbch.org for more information on what they do in regards to our great outdoors with their horses.

Have a great day and hope to see you at the next meeting

Kathy Firestone