“Chips” from the Buzzsaw

The Weekly Newsletter of the

Rotary Club of West Sacramento

Volume 69, Issue #16

October 28, 2017

October/November Meeting Schedule and Speakers

October 28 Member Moments

November 3 Mike McGowan

Making West Sacramento A City

November 10 Celebrating Veterans’ Service

WSRC #69 **November 10 Mike McGowan First Mayor of W.Sac!** WSRC#69

The Rotary Club of West

Sacramento

Club 558

District 5180

P. O. Box 288

West Sacramento, CA 95691

We meet every Friday at 12:15

Club Pheasant

Jefferson & Lake Washington

West Sacramento, CA

September 8, 2017—Meeting Summary

Presiding: Jim Cahill

Pledge: Dave Wilson

Prayer/Thought: Troy Francis Bird

Song Leader: Tom Wallace (God Bless America)

Door Prize Valued at: $310 Len Strickland pulled the 2 of Spades

Our Program “Member Moments”

With all the recent growth in our Club, several Members have suggested

luncheon programs designed to promote greater fellowship and interaction.

“Member Moments” were a chance to do just that.

In a lightly attended meeting after the big fun of the Dice Tournament earlier

in the week, we spent a few moments on “business” by promoting Red Badge

holder Joe Villanueva to a Blue Badge. After that, Rotarians stood up and

shared some of their personal life stories, including when they joined Rotary and

who served as their sponsors. This exercise called on some people to step a little

outside their comfort zones and pick up a microphone, while others turned out to

be altogether too eager to have the chance to tell a story on themselves.

Marty Garozzo (2015) , Ron Chambers (1983),

David Kamminga (2009), Steve Lewis (2011) Ike

Parsons (1964) and Quirina Orozco (2016) all

shared stories. If you missed this meeting, you

missed these stories and the legendary story of how

the “Rotary Dome” stadium almost got built. Ask

about it at the next meeting.

(Membership Chair Tim Kwong delivers Joe’s new Blue

Badge)

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Balance Service Above Self

Leadership Team

Executive Committee:

President

*Jim Cahill

Past President *Bill Bevier

President Elect *Troy Francis Bird

Treasurer *Chris Bradford

Secretary *Peter Anderson

*Board Member

______________________

Officers & Avenues of Service:

Membership Tim Kwong

Interact/

Youth Services Lee Harris

Club Service

Shaun Morrow

Community Service Dan Ramos

International Service

Steve Lewis

Vocational Service Drew Gidlof

The Rotary Foundation Barry Kalar

Sergeant - at - Arms

Marty Garozzo

Photographer David Kamminga

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays:

Chris Bradford November 1 Kathleen O’Leary November 1 Patti Palamidessi November 13 Quirina Orozco November 24 Heineken Roijker November 29 Ken Wilson November 30

Anniversaries:

Steve Oren November 23

Len Strickland picks the 8th card from the

deck, not the Joker, but the 2 of Spades. Len

wins a Free Lunch! The pot finally inched

higher, to $310. The higher our attendance, the

faster the prize grows. The more times you

come, the more chances you have to win.

Half to the Club and Half to the Winner!

It’s

the

Mid-

Way

Point!!

Halfway

through the NFL season, our weekly

fundraiser saw Chris Bradford as the surprise winner, based on an audited

and verified check of the standings.

Chris generously donated his half-

season winnings to the prize pool for the

full season winner. Thanks, Chris!!

2ND HALF STANDINGS

ANDERSON 12 RAMOS, K 8

RUZICH 12 BELINIS 8

CAHILL, C 11 RAMOS, D 8

RUZICH, A 11 CAHILL, J 8

KAMMINGA 11 BRADFORD 8

ROUNTHWAITE 10 ROIJKER 6

Peter Anderson Wins !!

(all the way from Maui…)

Thanks, Dustin

Dumars, for help-

ing out at the back

table while Peter

parties in Maui

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Katherine Gallagher, sponsored

by Amy Busch, has been ap-

proved for Membership by the

Executive Committee of the Board.

2nd Notification.

John Hills, sponsored by Paul

Kolarik, has been approved for

Membership by the Executive

Committee of the Board. 3rd No-

tification.

(counterclockwise from top left) Marty Garozzo, Steve Lewis, Quirina

Orozco and Ike Parsons share “Member Moments” . Each one told a little bit

of their own story. Want to know what it was? Sit by them and ask them at the

next meeting.

Consensus from the room was that Ike’s Gangster Las Vegas story was the

most …. interesting. Andy Wallace was credited with the most Member spon-

sorships. Not pictured, but credited with their own Member Moments are Ron

Chambers, who brought us the Rotary Dome, and David Kamminga, who is

busy behind the camera at every meeting.

(top right) Elizabeth Esquivel brought exchange student Ellen Kohler to the

meeting. (bottom right) Tom Wallace gave us a “low and slow” opening song.

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2017-2018 Rotary International President

Ian Riseley

2017-2018 Rotary District 5180 Governor

Sandi Sava

2017-2018 Rotary District 5180 Assistant Governor

JR Springer

District 5180 Rotary Clubs Meeting Times and Locations So You Can Make Up Each Week

Day Who When Where Who When Where

Mon Foothill Highlands 12:15pm Lions Gate Restaurant Walnut Grove 12:30pm Tony’s Place

Sacramento 12:15pm Red Lion Hotel –Woodlake Fair Oaks 6:45pm Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse

Tues

Oroville Sunrise 7:00am The Monday Club Oroville Noon The Monday Club

Rancho Cordova Sunrise 7:00am Cordova Casino Marysville 12:15pm Peachtree Country Club

Sutter Buttes Sunrise 7:00am The Plaza Room at Hillcrest Rancho Cordova 12:15pm Rancho Cordova City Hall

West Sacramento Centennial 7:00am Collins Teen Center Looms Sunset 5:30pm Indian Creek Country Club

Sacramento Breakfast 7:15am Evans Kitchen Carmichael 6:30pm Ancil Hoffman Golf Course

Arden Arcade Noon Ruth Cris Steak House - Pavilions

Wed

Rocklin/Loomis Basin 7:00am Whitney Oaks Golf Club South Placer Noon Whitney Oaks Golf Club

El Dorado Hills 7:15am Community Service Building Citrus Heights 12:15pm Citrus Heights Community Center

Laguna Sunrise 8:00am Valley Hi Country Club North Sacramento 12:15pm Doubletree Hotel

East Sacramento Noon Evan’s Kitchen Yuba City 12:15 Hillcrest Plaza Room

Elk Grove 12:15pm Vince’s Restaurant Midtown Sacramento 5:30pm Café Bernardo

Folsom Lake (Folsom) Noon Empire Ranch Golf Club Rancho Murieta 7:00pm Rancho Murieta Country Club

Thu

Historic Folsom 7:00am Lake Natoma Inn Lincoln Noon Lincoln Women’s Club

Roseville Sunrise 7:00am Gingers Restaurant Roseville Noon Sierra View Country Club

Yuba Feather River Sunrise 7:00am Gary’s Place South Sacramento Noon Iron Steaks Restaurant

Pocket-Greenhaven 7:30am Aviators Restaurant Folsom 7:00pm Rotary Clubhouse-Lew Howard Park

Gridley Noon Parish Hall

Fri Orangevale 7:00am La Placita Restaurant Natomas 7:15am Hampton Inn, North Natomas

Point West-Sacramento 7:00am Doubletree Hotel Granite Bay 12:15pm McCormick & Schmick’s Restaurant