The Steamboat Springs Rotary clubs are among the top philanthropic organizations

in the community based on a recent compilation of financial contributions made over the past two years.

“Frankly, we were amazed to see how much money had been donated by Rotary to the community,” noon club president Alice Klauzer said. Her club raised and contributed more than $62,000 in 2010 and nearly $59,000 in the first 10 months of 2011. The morning club contributed $27,054 in 2010 and $25,000 in 2011 according to President David High.

The two clubs awarded 58 college scholarships (48 noon) in the past two years for a total of $36,300. Many of the recipients received the grants for their first college year and will be eligible to apply for “continuing” scholarships in subsequent scholastic years.

Grants to community organizations totaled $111,654 in the past two years. The Boys and Girls Club was the major beneficiary thanks to gifts of more than $33,000 from the proceeds of Rotary’s annual Community Barn Dance in 2010 and 2011. Other grants went to a wide variety of youth activities in Steamboat Springs and Hayden, senior citizen programs and the arts.

Rotary has also been a major supporter of the Routt County United Way. Matching grants totaling some $8,000 have been made during the two-year period and more than $30,000 has

been allocated to the United Way for staff services provided and fundraising during the Ski Town USA Golf Classic and Benefit Auction.

“Our club members joined Rotary out of a sincere desire to give back and make a difference,” High said. “That comes through loud and clear when you look at the financial impact our club has in the community.”

The local Rotary clubs have also

provided contributions and “hands-on” support to several international projects. About $2,500 was collected and distributed to Rotary clubs in Australia for flood relief and another $2,000 was raised to assist the Rotary district in Turkey affected by recent earthquakes. The two clubs are also involved in long-term international projects like the provision of clean water systems in Guatemala, South

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Alice Klauzer Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs President

Rotarians in the news ...................3Haslem honored for service ..........3Exchange student enjoys stay .......4Students of the month...................4Rotarians help scouts ....................5Barn Dance ....................................6

Rotarians of the month ..................8Paul Harris fellows .........................8New members ...............................9Vintage Rotarian ............................9Grants help community .............. 10Rotarians serve on board ........... 10

Incoming president ..................... 11Students enjoy dictionaries ........ 114-Way Test Program ................... 12Bell ringers ................................. 13Quiet Rotarian ............................. 14Group photos .............................. 15

David HighSki Town USA Rotary Club President

F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T S

Coming off the recent holiday season, it is appropriate to think about the opportunities we have to

give back. For many of us, that’s why we became involved in Rotary.

Service above Self is one of the guiding principles of Rotary International and “community service” and “international service” are two of the four avenues of service that form the foundation of Rotary Club activities. This edition of Rotary Action is filled with wonderful examples of community and international service.

Most importantly, we’d like to highlight the major financial impact Rotary has on the community. As this editions lead story explains, Steamboat’s two Rotary Clubs have contributed more than $170,000 to charitable efforts in the past two years. That’s a tremendous accomplishment for a service organization like ours.

Much of that money — and volunteer time — has gone to local causes such as the Boys and Girls Club of Steamboat and the Routt County United Way, organizations that have received more than $30,000 each from major Rotary fundraisers in the past two years. Countless other organizations — from Hospice of Steamboat Springs to the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club and from the Steamboat Springs After Prom program to Partners in Rout County — have benefited from Rotary grants.

Our clubs’ Good News contributions have funded more than 50 college scholarships for Routt County students in the past two years. And Rotary has provided the community with three significant assets in recent years — the playground at the elementary school, the Boardwalk at Rotary Park and the multi-use Rotary Trail — built not only with Rotary’s financial contributions but also with the volunteer labor of its members.

To be sure, the impact of Steamboat Springs Rotary clubs’ work stretches far beyond the Routt County limits. Just in the past year, the clubs have helped provides gifts to children in Agua Prieta, Mexico and school supplies to students at the Anjali School, which serves the slums on Nairobi, Kenya. Rotary has pitched in to help with relief following natural

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Rotary contributions surpass $173,000

Scott McDonald prepares to tee off at Haymaker Golf Course while (from left) Luke Graham, Brent Boyer and Dan Schuelke watch during the 2011 Ski Town USA Golf Classic. More than $30,000 in proceeds from the past two tournaments, which is sponsored by Rotary each year, has been donated to the Routt County United Way. The funds are part of more than $170,000 donated to the community by Steamboat Springs’ two Rotary clubs.

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Special thanks to the following Rotarians who have generously sponsored this edition of Rotary Action

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Greg StetmanCentral Park Liquor

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Marr’s Holiday Inn receives hotel honor

The Holiday Inn of Steamboat Springs was one of the top 1 percent of InterContinental Hotels Group hotels worldwide to be recognized late last month with the TorchBearer Award. The award was given during the

group’s annual conference in Las Vegas.According to a news release, the TorchBearer Award is the InterContinental Hotels Group’s most prestigious honor and is earned through guest satisfaction surveys for excellence in service and comfort. The Holiday Inn of Steamboat Springs was one of only two Holiday Inns in the Rocky Mountain region to be recognized with a TorchBearer Award this year. Hotel owner Scott Marr is a member of the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs. He invested heavily in the hotel last year, adding 35 rooms and suites to the property.

Rotarians take center stage during Chamber awards

Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs member Rex Brice has taken over as president of the board of directors for the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association. Brice replaced fellow Rotarian Jeff Steinke in the leadership role.The change occurred during the Chamber’s annual Navigator Awards Luncheon in October, at which several Rotarians were recognized.Alpine Bank received the Navigator Award as the 2011 Business of the Year. Both Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs President Alice Klauzer and Ski Town USA Rotary Club President David High are assistant vice presidents at Alpine Bank. Alpine Bank was recognized for its extensive community involvement and civic contributions. The bank is the $10,000 presenting sponsor of Rotary’s annual Ski Town USA Golf Classic and Benefit Auction.Also recognized at the Navigator Awards was Rotarian Grant Fenton, who was named the Businessperson of the Year. Fenton was recognized for his efforts on behalf of Bike Town USA, Leadership

Steamboat, the Christmas Wishes program and the US Pro Cycling Challenge.

Kaminski elected to Steamboat City Council

Kevin Kaminski, past president of the Ski Town USA Rotary Club, successfully ran for the Steamboat Springs City Council in November. Kaminski defeated John Fielding and Daryl Levin

in the race for the council’s lone at-large seat. Kaminski received 60 percent of the vote, while 22 percent of voters supported Fielding and 18 percent voted for Levin.It is Kaminski’s second stint as a council member. He also served on the council in 2005-06.

Swiggart, Tennis Center honored by council

At a meeting in January, The Steamboat Springs City Council officially recognized the Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs for being named a US Tennis Association Facility of the Year.

The Tennis Center was one of just nine facilities nationwide to receive the award, which recognizes excellence in the construction and/or renovation of tennis

facilities throughout the country. Each facility was honored at a USTA conference in New York last fall.

Brice opens fifth Steamboat restaurant

Rex Brice, Steamboat Restaurant Group owner and Rotarian, opened his fifth eatery in January. The restaurant is named The Laundry after the 11th Street building that houses it. The Steamboat Laundry

operated out of the site until 1977. The restaurant space previously was occupied by Giovanni’s. Brice said The Laundry offers casual elegant dining.Brice also owns and operates Big House Burgers, Lil’ House Country Biscuits and Coffee, Mazzola’s and Rex’s American Grill.

Shea is a partner in new Wildhorse Marketplace eateries

Rotarian Kerry Shea is the new co-owner of three Steamboat eating and drinking establishments in Wildhorse Marketplace — The Rusted Porch, McKnights Irish Pub & Loft and Cruisers Sub

Shop. Shea is partners with Brent Pearson and Malcolm Scott in the ventures. The

Rusted Porch serves traditional American comfort food. Cruisers is a sub sandwich shop that also offers breakfast fare and McKnight’s is a traditional Irish Pub.

Larson accepts new positionHolly Larson recently accepted a position with Classic Wines as a sales representative. Classic Wines is a specialty distributor of fine wines based in Denver. Larson’s sales territory will be

Steamboat Springs and the surrounding area. Larson is a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs.

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Rotarians in the News

Scott Marr

Kevin Kaminski Rex Brice

Alice Klauzer

Jeff Steinke

David High

Grant Fenton

Kerry Shea

Jim Swiggart

Rex Brice

Longtime Steamboat Springs Rotarian Sam Haslem was honored for his 30 years of service recently. Haslem was presented with a Rotary shirt and a Rotary license plate. Shown with Sam are from left Alice Klauzer, Winnie Delliquadri and Jane Denning.

Haslem honored for service

Holly Larson

Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs member John Holloway is shown in front of the T Bar, a restaurant and bar at the base of the Steamboat Ski Area. Holloway owns the T Bar which recently underwent a remodel and expansion.

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A senior at Lowell Whiteman School, Luci Franklin was selected as the Rotary Student of the Month for

October 2011. She was honored at the regular club meeting on October 18th. Noted for her dedication to learning and her willingness to work hard for her goals, she has distinguished herself as a valuable member of the Lowell Whiteman community

A dedicated swimmer who has logged many miles to and from Craig for training, Luci earned a trip to the state finals last year. This passion for the pool has led her to work with young swimmers at Old Town Hot Springs helping them with their strokes and encouraging them to improve.

With a keen interest in supporting community across the world and learning about other cultures, Luci has been an active participant in the Lowell Whiteman School’s Global Immersion Studies Program traveling to Bolivia, Vietnam and Cambodia. This spring she will travel to China. As a service project, Luci has been collecting pairs of black shoes to send to students in Uganda as these Uganda students are required to wear black

shoes and many cannot afford them.Active in her church though choir and

youth group involvement, Luci is dedicated to her academics and passion for extracurricular activities that sets the standard for involvement. The Rotary Club, is proud to recognize her passion for better understanding globally, service locally and academic success in high school.

Deniz Buyukbaykal is a Rotary exchange student from Antalya, a city of more than 1 million people on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. She is staying with Rotary host families while here. Currently, she is being hosted by Ski Town USA Rotary Club member Kevin Kaminski and his family. Following is a Rotary Action interview with Deniz.

Q: How do you like Steamboat Springs?

Deniz: Good because Turkey Antalya is a crowded city and here it is peaceful and makes me happy. The first month it was difficult to make friends but now I have a good group of friends. We go downtown and eat ice cream, do movie nights and have sleepovers. We also like to take walks and

talk.Q: How do

you like high school?

Deniz: Fun. Different. We wear uniforms at my school in Turkey and here is free and students are also free

to choose their classes, while we don’t have any choice about what we study (in Turkey). I am practicing to play the flute in an upcoming concert at the High School where we will

be performing a piece from a musical. Q: How do you like the food?Deniz: I like Mexican food, Chinese and

American food. We also have in those in Turkey.

Q: What is American food to you? Deniz: McDonald’s and Hamburgers.Q: What have you done besides attend

school since you have arrived?Deniz: We went to the Rodeo. I liked

the animals running and the cowboys trying to catch them. We went camping. I have been taken to Denver for Avalanche and Bronco games and concerts including Taylor Swift, Judas Priest and Thin Lizzy. Judas Priest was a highlight as I was already of fan of theirs’. I also got to go to Disneyland,

Universal Studios and Hollywood. I collect Hard Rock Café shirts and found one in Los Angeles. I have found every state different even though it is all the United States.

Q: Do you miss your friends and family?

Deniz: Yes, I miss my friends a lot. In Turkey everyone is friendly with people you know and also people you don’t know. Here it is different when people already have friends.

Q: What else do you want to accomplish while you are in Steamboat Springs?

Deniz: My goals for the year besides school are to play hockey, ski, and continue going to concerts and games.

Deniz Buyukbaykal

Exchange student from Turkey enjoying Steamboat

Mary O’Connell, the daughter of Chuck and Trish O’Connell, and a senior at Steamboat Springs

High School was recognized as the Rotary Student of the Month for September of 2011. Respected in the classroom and in athletics, Mary brings enthusiasm and leadership skills to all that she is involved with.

With a classroom focus on the sciences and an interest in pre med at the college level, Mary has achieved academic honor roll all four years at Steamboat Springs High School. She is a member of the National Honor Society and served as an officer of NHS recently. Science teacher, Cynthia Gay noted that Mary has “very strong technical laboratory skills”. She is also a member of the Environmental Club at the high school.

A distinguished athlete, Mary is an elite competitor with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Nordic and Nordic Combined teams. She also has competed on the high school and club soccer team. She is described as competitive yet demonstrates exceptional sportsmanship.

Highly engaged in community service, Mary has been an active member of the Interact Club since the clubs inception. In the summer of 2009, Mary traveled to Austria for a Rotary Youth Exchange program. For years, Mary has shared her passion for the piano with senior citizens including giving lessons to folks who wanted them.

Rotary Student Coordinator, PJ Wharton, presented this recognition to Mary at the September 20th regular meeting noting the commitment to service and academic success Mary has shown during her high school years.

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

October 2011

Luci Franklin

Martha Anderson, daughter of Mary and Nate Anderson and a senior at Steamboat Springs

High School has been honored at the Student of the Month for November at the regular Rotary luncheon meeting on November 15th. Noted by her work ethic, intelligence and genuineness, Mary works well with all generations.

Sporting a 4.0 GPA, Mary is among the top students at Steamboat Springs High School. She is President of the National Honor Society and is a classroom intern to math teacher Carole Buelter. She has achieved great success in school despite a case of dyslexia. Taking on all obstacles and overcoming them, her counselor says she has raised the bar at Steamboat Springs High School.

Beyond the classroom, Martha has been a junior coach at the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club for seven years. Her hobby is competition dressage riding and she works at a ranch during the summer months in charge of

their horseback riding programs.For her outstanding character,

commitment to helping others and academic achievements, Rotary Student Coordinator Dan Callahan presented her a plaque noting she epitomized the spirit of Rotary and thanked her for all she has done in the community.

November 2011

Martha Anderson

September 2011

Mary O’Connell, fourth from left

January 2012 | 5Steamboat Springs Rotary Clubs

The Steamboat Springs Rotary Club has been a partner with local Boy Scouts Troop 194 for

many years. Each year Rotary helps Scouts and their

adult leadership cover registration fees required to participate in the program. Dan Ragan, Scoutmaster, says this support allows for greater youth and adult participation and keeps financial resources focused on events and programming for the boys involved in Scouting.

It has been a very active year for the Scouts. With 36 Scouts, eight adult volunteers and a leadership committee of six adults, Scouting is alive and well in the Yampa Valley.

Scouts come from all corners of Routt County and each school district. Learning skills, connecting with the outdoors and improving interpersonal skills continue to help nurture boys to men. Their programs and camping trip schedule is significant and loaded with outdoor fun. Check out this calendar:

Mountain biking in Fruita in November

of 2010 and in Vernal in April of 2011.Spring Camporee at the Wolford

Mountain Reservoir in May of 2011.Summer Camp in Pinedale, Wyoming in

June of 2011 with 22 boys and six adults.Fall Rendevous was held 10 miles north

of New Castle, Colorado during the month of September.

In October, the Mountain Man Campout was held including Webelos and parents with total participation of 54 people. This program was held behind Steamboat Lake in North Routt.

River trips to the Black Canyon in July of 2010 and the Yampa River from the Hayden Dam to Craig have also occurred.

Three Boy Scouts from Troop 194 attended the World Jamboree in Sweden for 10 days this past July.

One of the greater challenges for the Boy Scouts is keeping older Scouts engaged in the program. These older boys are valuable mentors for the younger kids. The Venture Patrol was created for Scouts of first class rank or higher to provide leadership skills and access to more adult

activities such as ATV riding and weapons training and safety programs.

In an environment with many options for the attention of boys, Boy Scouts

of America provides a great option for healthy outdoor learning, social skill development and fun that Rotary is proud to sponsor.

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ROTARY HELPS SCOUT TROOP DEVELOP YOUNG LEADERS

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The Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs played host to nearly 500 attendees

at the fourth Annual Community Barbecue and Barn Dance in September. Attendees enjoyed food, dancing

and fun activities for the whole family. Rex’s catered barbecue was back with Chef Vicki’s famous hot potato salad, as well as other scrumptious items. Couples and whole families stepped across the dance floor to music by Country and Western band, Sundog. During dance breaks, the much

awaited raffle prize winners were announced. This year’s 14 raffle prizes were valued between $1,000 and $5,300 and included this year’s

most popular raffle, a trip for four to DisneyWorld, SeaWorld and Universal Studios in Orlando. The Orlando trip winner was the

Moody Family, which includes Dave and Corrine Moody, as well as their four children. When the winner was announced, their oldest son, Mac, said, “I nearly fainted!” Corrine Moody said her children were almost as excited as she was, as she has been a Disney fan forever! Not only were the Moody family

and other raffle winners excited recipients at the event, but The Steamboat Springs Boys and Girls Club, this year’s beneficiary, was awarded a check for $18,600 in proceeds from the event.

The children of The Boys and Girls Club paid Rotarians a unique thank you by producing their own video, shown at the Rotary noon lunch meeting, with thanks expressed in their very own words. As one of the Rotary members commented, “Now, that was a first! How special!”Dana Duran, executive director,

and Lynna Boyles, marketing director for The Boys and Girls Club, also expressed appreciation to the Rotary Club and explained that the funds would be used specifically “to enhance the club’s character and leadership programs, designed to help kids become their best selves and to learn how to be leaders in the service of others.”The event was generously

sponsored and supported by many local merchants and businesses. Wells Fargo Bank was again the presenting Sponsor. Gold sponsors were Central Park Liquor and Lyman Orton. Silver Sponsors this year were Steamboat Motors, Prudential Steamboat Realty, Yampa Valley Electric Association, Sidney Peak Ranch, Steamboat Pilot & Today, Steamboat Flyfisher, KBCR and Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation. More than 60 businesses donated items for the raffle prices, as well as cash and in-kind donations to help make the event such a great success. Next year’s event has already

been scheduled for September 22 at Sidney Peak Ranch.

Barn Dance raises $18K for Boys & Girls Club

Hundreds of people enjoyed barbecue catered by Rex’s Catering during the Community Barn Dance and Barbecue.

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Emcee Brian Harvey shares a laugh with several children as he announces prizewinners at the Community Barn Dance and Barbecue.

Randy Rudasics and his wife, Kathie, cut a rug to the music of Sundog during the Community Barn Dance and Barbecue.

Children enjoyed riding stick ponies at the Community Barn Dance and Barbecue. Children’s games were a big feature of the event.

Tara Weiss dances with her fiancé at the Community Barn Dance and Barbecue.

Joe Kboudi (center) enjoys a laugh with friends at the Community Barn Dance and Barbecue.

Mike Forney counts funds raised by the prize drawings at the Community Barn Dance and Barbecue.

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PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

New Paul Harris Fellows Randy Rudasics (left), Leslie Gamel Curley (third from left) and Janet Finley (far right) are recognized by Rotary 5440 District Gov. Mary McCambridge (second from left).

Ski Town USA Rotary Club member Jim Miller (third from left) was named a Paul Harris Fellow in December. Joining him for the recognition were, from left, John Kerst and Mike Forney.

John Kerst of the Ski Town USA Rotary Club congratulates Mike Lomas (right) on being named a multiple Paul Harris Fellow.

Jim McCreight and Mike Forney received pins from District Governor Mary McCambridge designating them as multiple Paul Harris Fellows in December.

ROTARIANS OF THE MONTH

Brent received the Rotarian of the Month award in October for organizing City Council candidate

forums. He moved to Steamboat Springs in December 2002 to take a job as a reporter for the Steamboat Pilot & Today. He was named city editor three years later and editor in August 2007. He met Megan Wortman at the Pilot & Today, and they married in August 2008. This past April, Meg gave birth to their first child, Avery. Brent joined Rotary in 2008 after previously being selected by the Rotary District to go to New Zealand for a five-week professional and cultural exchange.

October 2011

Brent Boyer

Cam Boyd received the Rotarian of the Month award in November for  the Rotary dictionary

program. Boyd moved to Steamboat in 1985 after graduating from the University of Colorado’s School of Business. In 1987 he decided to turn his attention to the Real Estate business and has been selling Real Estate ever since. He is the co-owner of Prudential Steamboat Realty with over 70 great agents. Cam has been married to his wife Jill since 1995 and they have two children, Sydney who is 13 and Bridger who is 11. Cam joined Rotary in 2000.

November 2011

Cam Boyd

Geneva received the Rotarian of the Month award in October for organizing City Council candidate

forums. Geneva has lived in Routt County since she was eight years old.  She was raised on a ranch in Toponas and moved to Steamboat Springs after graduating and going to business school.  She has worked in banking for 40 years here in Steamboat Springs.  Geneva has also voluntarily managed three independent living units, 2 in Steamboat Springs and 1 in Oak Creek for over 30 years.  Geneva is actively involved in the Routt County Foundation for Senior Citizens, participates in a number of boards and, Community Bible Study. 

October 2011

Geneva Taylor

Kris Hammond was named the Rotarian of the Month for September 2011 for his work as the

District 5440 Rotary Student Exchange Program Coordinator. Kris is an attorney and a longtime Rotarian. He has hosted dozens of Rotary exchange students and participated in many Rotary exchange student event.

Kris Hammond

September 2011

January 2012 | 9Steamboat Springs Rotary Clubs

Curt Weiss, originally from Lansing, Michigan is an old school local who has been a long time Steamboat

resident and is invaluable to our community. Curt and his wife Mary moved to Steamboat Springs in 1973. Their first house was purchased for $22,500. It had a cabin, garage, 2 bedrooms and an attached apartment. Times sure have changed. Curt owns and is President of Central Park Management, a property development and management company in Steamboat Springs.

Curt and Mary have four children and their golden retriever Sampson. Stephanie, 30, owns her own salon. Tara, 28, works at Central Park Management. Danny, 25, started and owns D&D Asphalt Sealing. Molly, 22, is a senior accounting major at Denver University.

Curt’s first property management company was Fun Co Inc which began in 1980. However, he started Central Park Management in 1983. Central Park Management has a staff of 16 year round employees. CPM runs 110 rental properties in town, commercial leasing, manages 14 storage facilities between Steamboat and Craig as well as a mobile storage operation, manages 16 homeowners associations, and has a full

service in-house maintenance team.Curt has always prioritized community,

philanthropy and “service above self”. He joined the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs approximately six months after it formed in 1973 and has been active ever since. In 2005 he joined fellow Rotarians Jim Swiggart, Jim Simon, Jeff Little and others at the Ski Town

Rotary which meets on Tuesday mornings. Some of the important philanthropic Rotary events Curt is proud of include planting cottonwoods at the middle school many years ago. They are now mature trees which add to the school’s aesthetics.

He was very active in the vintage car and vintage motor cycle races. “During the races, we did a BBQ to raise funds for Rotary. One year we sold 80 kegs and over 3,000 hot dogs. It was important to me that my children helped with the BBQ. This gave them an opportunity to be philanthropic, have fun, and learn to be part of the community”. His daughter, Tara, said, “I can’t tell you how many Rotary service projects we helped with when we were growing up and today I’m glad he brought us as it really taught us how giving to this community can be so rewarding”. Curt is also actively involved with the Ski Town Classic, which he co-chaired the auction committee. He also helped with the Rotary Park creation and Tango & Cash fundraiser. In addition to Rotary, Curt is also active at the Steamboat Episcopal Church and was involved with the building committee.

John Kerst, long time local and former President of Yampa Valley Bank, said;

“between Curt and Mary, there are no better entrepreneurial people in this valley. They have looked for opportunities to make a living and raise their family in Steamboat. No more philanthropic family lives here. Curt and Mary are quietly here for this community. Also, no one has more fun on the golf course. We may have the highest handicap, but somehow we usually find a way to take a little money. It is a privilege and honor to call him my friend”.

Outside of work, Curt loves to ski, golf, play tennis and hike. He said, “I skied almost 20 days last winter and still love powder. If I hear my skis I go home. I probably get the most enjoyment though out of beating John Kerst on the golf course.” Being “old school”, Curt doesn’t always enjoy technological advances. He may use a computer, e-mail and an ancient cell phone, but you won’t get him to say that he likes them. “Being old school, it’s important to be able to look someone in the eye, read people and have an interaction. Using e-mail, you can read people wrong. I want to be in a room and talk to people. He went on to say, “We have a very special way of life here and I hope people don’t lose sight of that.” Thanks to Curt Weiss, yes we do. Yes we do!

Steamboat Springs two Rotary Clubs have added more than a dozen members in recent months. Listed

below are the new members of the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs:

Tom Kern is the new CEO of the Steamboat Springs Chamber Association. He comes to Steamboat from Lawrence, Kan., where he also headed the

chamber.Brad Price moved to Steamboat a little

more than three years ago from North Carolina with his family. He is the general

manager of Catamount Ranch & Club.

Peter Perhac is vice president of Colorado Mountain College and CEO of the Alpine Campus.

Kathy Elliott has called Steamboat “home” for 17 years and is the director

of rental marketing for Christy Sports.

Kristal Eckley, Director of Sales & Marking for Sheraton Steamboat Resort, was a part time resident of Steamboat for 6 years and last December became a full

time resident of Steamboat. Brad Meeks is Superintendent the Steamboat Springs School District. He comes to Steamboat from Farmington, Minn. where he also served as

an active Rotarian. Tracy Barnett

has lived in Steamboat since 1975. The former owner of Mazzola’s is now the manager for MainStreet Steamboat Springs.

Sharon Mensing arrived in

Steamboat in July to become the

Head of School at Lowell Whiteman Primary School.

Kathie Sack a long time local of Steamboat Springs and is the Vice President of Accounting for Resort Group.

David Lamb was born and raised in Steamboat. Lamb is a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones.

Following are the newest members of the Ski Town USA Rotary Club

C.J. Mucklow is the Western Regional Director of Colorado State University’s Agricultural Extension Service. He is a former member of the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs.

Kelly Landers owns and operates Creekside Café with her husband, Jason.

Paige Lorimer Jacobi is a veterinarian and the owner of Pet Kare Clinic in Steamboat Springs.

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Rotary clubs add more than a dozen new members

The newest members of the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs are (from left) Tom Kern, Brad Price, Peter Perac, Kathy Elliott, Kristal Eckley, Brad Meeks, and Tracy Barnett.

New members of the Ski Town USA Rotary Club include, from left, Kelly Landers, C.J. Mucklow and Paige Lorimer Jacobi.

David Lamb

Kathie Sack

Sharon Mensing

Curt Weiss

Curt Weiss offers many years of service to Rotary

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Along with service projects, Rotary financially supports activities and organizations by granting

monetary gifts that will support the quality of life in Steamboat Springs and Routt County.

The following grants have been made this year by the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs:

The Steamboat Springs High School Science Olympiad Team was granted $500 to help fund a science coach to support the students in their work. The funds will also be used for scholarships for student participation to defray costs.

Bud Werner Memorial Library received $200 to help purchase prizes for its summer reading programs. The library offered prizes and activities this summer to children to help keep minds and imaginations active while school was out.

Rotary gave Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide (REPS) $300 to support their fundraising efforts. REPS is a volunteer coalition of community members invested in stopping suicide in the Yampa Valley and supporting those who have lost a loved one to suicide through education and awareness.

Solandt Memorial Hospital was granted $3,000 for landmark preservation in Hayden for the hospital. Since 1970 the hospital houses 2 medical clinics, a dentist and various non-profit organizations.

A grant for $650 was given to the City of Steamboat Springs for their Senior Holiday Program. The holiday program will provide around 25-30 seniors in Routt County with a little extra holiday fun full of food, entertainment, and company that they might not otherwise have over the holidays.

Routt County Foundation for Senior Citizens received $650 to help replace old appliances in senior housing in the Yampa Valley.

One thousand dollars was granted to the Routt County Council on Aging to be used to purchase blizzard boxes. The boxes are for their homebound seniors to ensure that they’ll have food all winter, even if there are a couple days when their drivers can’t deliver meals because of inclement weather.

The following grants have been made this year by the Ski Town USA Rotary Club:

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club received $1,500 toward its efforts to make improvements to the training facilities at Howelsen Hill.

Ski4Yellow received $1,500 to support the spring event aimed at raising funds for cancer research.

Partners in Routt County received $2,000 to fund scholarships for experiences for junior partners and their mentors.

The Steamboat Springs High School Booster Club received $800 for athletic programs at the high school.

The Routt County Junior Livestock Sale received an $1,800 contribution from the Ski Town USA Rotary Club for the purchase of a steer. The meat from the livestock sale was donated to The Haven in Hayden.

Hospice of Routt County received $2,000 as part of a $10,000 commitment to the Rollingstone Respite House.

Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide received $1,000 toward its annual fundraiser.

The Girls to Women annual program aimed at mentoring eighth-grade girls received $500.

Rotary grants have broad impact in community

“Service above self,” the motto of Rotarians is well exemplified by the Rotarians who serve on the Board of Directors for the Yampa Valley Community Foundation.

The Yampa Valley Community Foundation is a local not for profit organization that connects charitable giving by connecting donors with local nonprofit needs. Those Rotarians on the board include Chairman John Kerst, Secretary/Treasurer Rod Hanna, Board member John Holloway and Board member Emeritus Paula Cooper Black who has been involved with the foundation since its inception.

Also, Rotarian Mark Andersen serves as executive director of the Yampa Valley Community Foundation.

“It is wonderful to have Rotarian leaders actively involved with the Yampa Valley Community Foundation,” Andersen said. “Their dedication to community service truly enhances our ability to help people give more efficiently and effectively to our local community.”

Several Rotarians serve on the Board of Directors for the Yampa Valley Community Foundation including, from left, John Kerst, Paula Cooper Black, John Holloway, Executive Director Mark Andersen and Rod Hanna.

Rotarians serve on the Yampa Valley Community Foundation Board

David High, president of the Ski Town USA Rotary Club, presents Ric DeVos, executive director of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, with a check for $1,500. The Ski Town USA Rotary Club is an annual supporter of the Winter Sports Club’s scholarship program.

John Kerst, secretary of the Ski Town USA Rotary Club, presents Jan Fritz, a Ski Town USA Rotary Club member who serves on the board of directors for Hospice of Steamboat Springs, with a check for $2,000 to support Hospice.

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Mike Forney and Janet Finley pose with incoming Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka and his wife, Kyoka.

Incoming Rotary president emphasizes peace“World peace is such a broad and inclusive

term that only becomes more understandable when it starts within our own immediate area

of influence,” Sakuji Tanaka told Rotary leaders recently in Dallas, Texas.

Speaking through an interpreter, Tanaka told Rotary leaders including Steamboat Springs Rotarian Mike Forney that peace begins at the family

level, and then moves toward the region before it can be achieved globally.

Tanaka, a Japanese businessman and long-time Rotarian, becomes president of the international Rotary organization in July, 2012. He met with incoming district governors from the American southwest and Central America at a week-long training program early in November.

He said that unlike the Japanese culture which grants honor and regard to the more important, world peace and understanding must honor and respect people as human beings, rather than because of their status in life. “Our challenge as Rotarians is to

understand the needs of people in their own cultural context and environment,” he said.

Tanaka spoke of the “thankfulness standard. “For many, a thankful heart may mean two meals a day. For others is to have clean water. And to many, it is thankful to simply be alive.”

“President-elect Tanaka’s time with us in Dallas was a true inspiration,” Forney said.

A past president of the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs, Forney is preparing to assume responsibilities as district governor of Rotary’s regional organization encompassing 53 local Rotary clubs in Northern Colorado, Wyoming, Eastern Idaho and Western Nebraska. He and his wife Janet Finley will travel to San Diego in January for meetings with Rotary district governors from nearly 200 countries before he is inducted in Bangkok, Thailand in May. His one-year term begins July 1, 2012.

Rotary clubs worldwide support The Rotary Foundation which grants more than $100 million a year to fund local and international community service projects. In addition Rotary has been the lead organization involved in the eradication of polio worldwide. Since 1985 Rotarians have contributed nearly a billion dollars to the effort and have been involved in immunizing millions of children.

Sakuji Tanaka

STUDENTS ENJOY DONATED DICTIONARIES

Mr. Kramer’s third-grade students at Soda Creek Elementary School show off their new dictionaries provided by the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs. Nearly 400 third-graders in Routt County are given a complimentary dictionary as part of Rotary’s Literacy Program.

Third graders in Mrs. Sweetser’s class in Hayden display their new dictionaries. Along with words, the student dictionaries have other fun learning tools including maps and facts about all the countries, our fifty states, measuring tools, sign language, planets, and the kid’s favorite: the longest word in the English language.

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4-Way Test Program teaches values to eighth-graders

The Rotary 4-Way Test Program for eighth-graders started in 2010. The program is an ethics

workshop developed to complement the Positive Behavior Support Program already in place at Steamboat Springs Middle School. In the 2011 academic year, the program expanded beyond Steamboat Springs and Hayden middle schools to include Christian Heritage School, Lowell Whiteman and Soroco.

The Rotary 4-Way Test is one of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world. Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created it in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of the Chicago-based Club Aluminum Company, which was facing bankruptcy. Taylor looked for a way to save the struggling company mired in depression-caused financial difficulties. He drew up a 24-word code of ethics for all employees to follow in their business and professional lives. The 4-Way Test became the guide for sales, production, advertising and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company was credited to this simple philosophy.

Herb Taylor became president of Rotary International during 1954-55. The 4-Way Test was adopted by Rotary in 1943 and has been translated into more than 100 languages and published in thousands of ways, and continues as the Rotary mantra:

Of the things we think, say or do:

First: Is it the TRUTH? Second: Is it FAIR to all concerned? Third: Will it build GOODWILL and

BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Fourth: Will it be BENEFICIAL to all

concerned? The program for eighth-graders consists

of grouping one Steamboat Springs Rotarian with four to six eighth-grade students. The students talk through real-life “situations” that students their age might encounter at school, in the community or even at home. These hypothetical situations have to do with topics ranging from vandalism to gossip and from substance abuse to cheating on a test.

Some examples of situations the students discuss:

“Your friend works in the school office as a computer data entry specialist. He offers to let you in and change some of your grades. What do you do?”

“You’ve made plans with a friend to have dinner and see a movie and you get invited by someone else to a party you would really like to go to but you can’t invite your other friend. What would you do?”

The Rotarian encourages the students to use the 4-Way Test as a decision-making strategy for any given circumstance. As part of the program, students take turns facilitating the discussion of a situation as well as participating as a productive discussion member to practice the same

leadership and problem-solving skills encountered in real life. At the end of the discussion of several situations, the groups present their most interesting situation and explain how they used the 4-Way Test to reach consensus on how to handle each situation.

At the conclusion of the program eighth

grade students are encouraged to continue to use the 4-Way test in their daily lives to be ready to apply for the $5,000 BBB/Rotary Ethics Scholarship. It is awarded to high school students in their junior or senior year who illustrate the application of Rotary’s guiding principles of The 4-Way Test in their life through a written essay.

Tara Weiss helps Steamboat Springs Middle School students apply the 4-Way test to a proposed situation during a program at the school.

Rotarian Leslie Gamel listens to students discuss a scenario during the 4-Way Test In Schools Program at Steamboat Springs Middle School.

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Rotarians ring bells for seniors

Rotarians took turns ringing bells around town during the holidays to raise funds to help Routt County seniors. Shown are, clockwise from left, Jim Nowak and Jim Steinberg outside of Safeway; Ron Thom and Scott Marr in Central Park Plaza; Michael Roberts, Chris Stillwell, Larry Covillo, Kerry Shea and Leslie Gamel outside of Wildhorse Gallery; and Curt Weiss at Ninth and Lincoln in downtown Steamboat.

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Mary McCambridge of Fort Collins, governor for Rotary District 5440, presents David High, president of the Ski Town USA Rotary Club, with a flag commemorating her visit to Steamboat Springs in December. McCambridge visited all 52 clubs in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska in District 5440. The Steamboat Springs clubs completed her trip around the district.

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disasters in Haiti, Australia and Samoa. Local Rotarians have paid to install water

pumps essential to bringing clean water to families in the Land of 1,000 Hills region of South Africa and helped fund an irrigation project in the Taco River Watershed region of Guatemala. Next summer, the Ski Town USA Rotary Club has agreed to help fund a youth mission to help build a school in Guatemala and will send two local Rotarians to help with the mission.

Inside this edition of Rotary Action are other examples of the ways in which Rotarians give back. And obviously, this is just a sampling of local Rotarians’ service each year. We are proud of our local Rotary clubs’ track record, and the extensive impact the clubs have had locally and around the world.

Africa, Agua Prieta, Mexico and telehealth services and health services in Nepal and education in Africa.

“Our motto has always been ‘service above self,’ Klauzer said. “Thanks to the community’s support of our various fund-raising projects like Christmas bell-ringing, the annual community barn dance, our annual Ski Town Classic Golf Tournament and Auction and the spring “Tango and Cash” event we’re able to raise funds to support critical needs within the community.

The Ski Town USA Rotary Club has 30 members who meet Tuesday mornings at the Catamount Ranch and Club Golf Clubhouse. The Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs has 89 members who meet every Tuesday noon at the Steamboat Grand Hotel.

Angela Catterson (center) received the Quiet Rotarian Award for 2011 for the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs during a presentation at a Rotary meeting in December. Shown with Catterson are Alice Klauzer, left and District 5440 Gov. Mary McCambridge.

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Members of the Rotary Club of Steamboat include front row, from left, Winnie DelliQuadri, Jane Denning, Mike Forney, Alice Klauzer, student Mallory Richey, student Kestral Johnson, Anita Dinello; second row, Brent Boyer, student Hope Nelson, Paxton Jones, John Holloway, Angela Catterson, Brian Harvey, Bill Kennedy; third row, Tara Weiss, PJ Wharton, Jenny Wall, Holly Rogers, Paula Cooper Black, Geneva Taylor, Randy Rudasics; fourth row, Jeff Swoyer, Kathie Sack, Suzie Hawkins, Peter Perhac, Karl Bunker; fifth row: Sharon Mensing, Sam Haslem, Steve Frasier, Todd Hayes; sixth row, Roberta Gill, Dan Hagney, Rod Thom, Larry Covillo; seventh row, Jeremy Behling, Dr. Jim McCreight, Robert Ralston, Dan Callahan; eighth row, Ashley VanNess, Gillian Morris, Mark Anderson, Kris Hammond, Debbie Aragon, Chris Stillwell; ninth row (last), Leslie Gamel, Dave Lamb, Jeff Steinke, Cam Boyd, Coleman Cook, John Pougalies, Scott Marr, Brad Meeks, Greg Stetman.

Members of the Ski Tiown USA Rotary Club include front row, from left, Buddy King, Ed MacArthur, John Kerst and Terry Stokes; second row, from left, Leon Rinck, Jeff Little, Donna Howell, Dean Vogelaar, Loryn Kasten, Jan Fritz, Katie Brown, David High, Wade Gebhardt and Paige Lorimer; back row, from left, Mike Lomas, Jim Miller, Tom Sharp, Scott Stanford, Jim Swiggart, Pam Palmquist, C.J. Mucklow and John Sherrill. Not shown are Curt Weiss, Dax Mattox, Kevin Kaminski, Doug Allen, Terry Ostrom, Tom Ptach, Ted Schrock and Kelly Landers.

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Premier Golf Event! J U N E 1 4 - 1 6

To register, visit SkiTownClassic.com, e-mail golf@skitownclassic.com or call (970) 879-5605.

P R E S E N T I N G S P O N S O R : P R O C E E D S B E N E F I T :

Presented by Alpine Bank

The event includes: • Registration party at Alpine Bank on June 14 • Two days of golf — June 15 & 16 — at Steamboat’s top

courses, Haymaker Golf Course and Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club

• Tickets to the Ski Town Classic Benefi t Auction & Cocktail Party at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort on June 15

• Entry Fee: $360 per golfer or $1,350 per foursome• Proceeds benefi t Routt County United Way and the charities

of the Steamboat Springs Rotary clubs

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