Chartered March 12, 1959

2014-15 Rotary Leadership ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

Gary C.K. Huang International President

Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan DISTRICT 5180 Fred Teichert

District Governor Fred Rowe

Assistant Governor Area 8

CLUB OFFICERS/DIRECTORS Rich Ryan President

Patrick Magnani Immediate Past President

President Elect

Marilee Monagan Secretary

Dominic Mecklenburg Treasurer

Roland Wright Club Administration

Jeff Donlevy Community Service Robert G. Meyer

International Service Gene Long

Youth Services Bob Spears

Vocational Service David Stone

Sergeant at Arms Maureen McBride Rotary Foundation

Joe Kaiser Membership Development

The Highlander July 21, 2014

Volume 57, Issue 2

THE ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTHILL- HIGHLANDS

Happy Birthday

John and Roland

Rotarian Roland Wright

celebrating his 50th

Birthday with his wife

Diane Wright

Rotarian John Hallsten celebrating his 90th

Birthday with Granddaughters

Annie and Katie Hallsten

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CALL TO ORDER PP Marilee Monagan served as our official

greeter. President Rich Ryan began the

meeting on time at 12:15 p.m. Jeff Donlevy

led us in the pledge and PP Lee Wiggins

provided the invocation. PP Annie Hallsten

was the note taker.

VISITING ROTARIANS AND

GUESTS

Club Communications - Richard Hansen

rch6242@comcast.net 916-332-7448

Rotary Club Address

P.O. Box 6 North Highlands, CA 95660- 0006

DONATE TO HELP OUR ROTARY CLUB SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITABLE AND NONPROFIT CAUSEIS.

Foothill-Highlands Rotary Club Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization.

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DISTRICT 5180 WEBSITE: http://rotary5180.com

Today was a special day as we celebrated the

90th birthday of Rotarian John Hallsten

and 50th birthday of Rotarian Roland

Wright. Visiting Rotarians today

were John Massey from the Rotary Club of

Roseville Sunrise and with District

information Brian Moore from the Rotary

Club of Natomas and Angela Spease from

the Rotary Club of Laguna Sunrise. Also

joining us was Allen Cull guest of IPP

Patrick Magnani and our speaker .

Guests of John Hallsten were his

granddaughters Annie Hallsten and Katie

Hallsten. Guests of Roland Wright

were his wife Diane, son Curtiss and from

the Hallsten Corporation David Lierly and

Margaux Langley.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wine Pouring at the State fair

Rotary is pouring wine at the State Fair this

weekend. All volunteers get two tickets and

one parking pass. There are four shifts per

day , three to four hours.

Contact PDG Brian Moore for more

information.

Rotary District 5180

Golf Tournament

Angela Spease passed out flyers with

information about the Rotary District 5180

Golf Tournament on September 29th at the

Valley Hi County Club in Elk Grove. Entry fee

is $150 per player. Proceeds benefit Camp Fire

Day Camp and Renovation at River Bend Park

on the American River Park Way.

E-Waste4Good Program

You can bring anything, anytime to Umpqua

Bank or PP Dominic Mecklenburg is

happy to collect your “electronic junk” on

Mondays at our regular meetings. If you

would like to schedule a pickup at your home

or office location, just let him know!

The total collected last fiscal year was

$554.23.

The first check of Rich’s year w as for $41.54.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Rotary House

From Lynette Andersen Rotary Club of North Sacramento.

After almost a year and a half, brave little

Tyson has been in the fight of his life, and

he suffered through his chemo and

radiation treatments. Tyson was

diagnosed with brain cancer and has been

undergoing treatment at UC Davis

Children's Hospital.

Nine-year-old Tyson, his grandmother,

Renee, and his little brother, Daynon, age

five, have been our guests through an

overwhelming and life-changing ordeal.

Although Tyson's treatments are not quite

finished, Renee felt that Tyson's

appointments were so infrequent, it

wasn't fair to use the Rotary House when

another family has a more compelling

need. They vacated Rotary House on

Tuesday and returned to their home in

Quincy.

Rotary House is located at 4070 Second

Avenue, Sacramento.

From PP Joe Kaiser, a new tenant should

be moved in this week. Joe Kaiser, Jeff

Donlevy and Roland Wright helped

clean the house last weekend to get it

ready for the new tenant.

Rotary at the River Cats 2014

PP Maureen McBride announced that

Rotary at the River Cats 2014 (2) is

scheduled for Sunday, August 3, 2014. As

in the past, a portion of the ticket sales

will go to the End Polio Now Program.

See attached flyer for additional details.

LAST CALL contact me by tuesday

afternoon so I can submit our

request for tickets. CALENDAR OF EVENTS

UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

CLUB CALENDAR:

JULY 28 JANA MATAL – “HOW TO PREVENT A STROKE”

AUG 1 ARTHUR HAARMEYER—AUTHOR: “INTO

THE LAND OF DARKNESS”

AUG 11 BILL WITTICH “MEMBERSHIP MONTH”

AUG 16 (SATURDAY) OFF SITE MEETING “CANOPY

RESTORATION EVENT” FOR NORTH

HIGHLANDS JUBILEE FROM 9:00AM TO

11:00AM

AUG 18 NO MEETING (MOVED TO THE 16TH)

AUG 25 DIST GOVERNORS VISIT

DIST. 5180 CALENDAR:

AUG 2 FOUNDATION SEMINAR

AUG 3 ROTARY DAY AT THE RIVER CATS 2

End Polio Now Campaign

PP Maureen McBride has taken

over the End Polio Now Campaign

from PP Marilee Monagan and

remind us that the End Polio Now

buckets will be on the tables again

this year.

Let join forces to stamp out Polio. We can do

this!!!!!!

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FINES AND RECOGNITIONS

Fine Master David Stone asked if there

were any Rotarians who were not

wearing their Rotary pins. PP Roland

Wright fessed up, $1 fine.

Fine Master David then asked if any

Rotarians had July birthdays or

anniversaries.

John Hallsten w ill be celebrating

his 90th birthday on July 23rd. John

rang the Bell for $100 to the Club and

Bonged the Gong for $100 to the Rotary

Foundation.

PP Roland Wright celebrated his 50th

birthday today, July 21st. He Bonged the

Gong for $100 to the Rotary Foundation.

Sonja Cameron had her 46th

anniversary this month, she spun the

wheel for $10.

IPP Patrick Magnani had a Club

anniversary, he rang the Bell for $100 to

the Club.

PP David Stone rang the Bell for $100 to

the Club and Bonged the Gong for $100

to the Rotary Foundation.

PP Lee Wiggins brought in four glasses

from the North Sacramento Rotary Club,

David auctioned them to Roland

for $10.

PP Dominic Mecklenburg went to

Disneyland, he spun the wheel for a 2,

the new rule this year is a 2 means all

Rotarians pay $2. The 00 is $25 this

year.

BELL RINGERS, GONG BONGERS

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

A Paul Harris Fellow is an individual who

contributes $1,000 to the Rotary International

Annual Program Fund or other approved

programs. Each additional $1,000 contribution is

recognized with a plus and the number.

Sharon Bias PHF+1

Sonja Cameron PHF

Warren Coffeen PHF+ 1

Jeff Donlevy

John Hallsten (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5

Richard Hansen PHF+ 5

Joe Kaiser (GRIF) PHF+ 7

Gordon Lipp PHF+ 2

Gene Long PHF

Patrick Magnani (B)(GRIF) PHF

Maureen McBride PHF+ 8 +

Dominic Mecklenburg (GRIF) PHF+ 4

Bob Meyer PHF+ 4

Marilee Monagan PHF+ 2

Sam Morgan PHF+ 4

Erik Nooren PHF+ 7

Richard Ryan (GRIF) PHF

Bob Spears PHF+ 2

David Stone (B)(GRIF) PHF+ 5

Lee Wiggins PHF+ 3

Roland Wright (B)(GRIF)

($25 Polio+) PHF+ 4

Bell Ringer & Gong Codes:

(B) = Bell Ringer hi$100 to Club

(GFHF) = Gonger $100 to Club Foundation

(GRIF) = Gonger $100 to RI Foundation

(RIF) = $100 to Rotary Foundation

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS

WEEK’S PROGRAM

Patty and I m oved to the Bay Area 89-

92 working for APL in Information

Technology.

We moved to Sacramento in 1992 to be with

family and start our own family.

Currently working in Healthcare IT and

enjoying life with my wife and two girls (San

Diego State, UC Merced).

Allen showed pictures and shared

stories from his Web Site:

“Stories and Pictures of Antarctica

1978 – 1986” at

www.acull.com

I was a member of the support staff in the US

Antarctic Research Program from 1978 to

1986.

My first job in Antarctica was the Winter

Over Chef at Palmer Station from 12/78 to

12/79.

I worked in McMurdo's USARP Cargo the

summers of 81/82 and 82/83.

I was the Logistics mgr. for South Pole

Station from 1983 to 86.

Palmer Station is the most beautiful place

I’ve seen on the earth. Palmer Station is more

then just the buildings and the point of land

that it’s built on. It’s a whole neighborhood.

The Glacer in the back yard, the bay on both

sides of the station.

IPP Patrick Magnani introduced our

speaker Allen Cull. Allen becam e

interested in Antarctica during Mrs. Whites

4th grade class here in Sacramento (1966).

After working as assistant Chef for the

Sacramento Inn and Red Lion, I was

selected as the Winter over Chef for Palmer

Station Antarctica (1978-79).

I returned to Antarctica (1981-1986) to work

in Logistics and Cargo Operations.

After eight years in the Antarctic program I

moved to Chicago (86-89). There, I married

my wonderful wife, Patricia in 1988 and

worked for APL, an international shipping

company.

ROTARY FOUNDATION BENEFACTORS

NAME

Bias, Sharon

Hallsten, John

Hansen, Richard

Kaiser, Joe

Lipp, Gordon

Magnani, Patrick

McBride, Maureen

Mecklenburg, Dominic

Meyer, Bob

Monagan, Marilee

Morgan, Cheryl (Sam)

Nooren, Erik

Spears, Robert B.

Stone, David M.

Wiggins, Lee N.

Wright, Roland

A Benefactor (has contributed $1,000

to the Permanent Fund or made

provisions in their will of at least

$1,000 benefiting The Rotary

Foundation).

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When the Penguins were in town, they were

our constant friends. You could hear them

from the station (on the peninsula directly

behind me.) You could often smell them too!

Thay are truly the clowns of the ice.

My job may have been cook, but my interest became snowflake photography. I found a way to match my camera up with a microscope from the Bio lab to take this and other close up pictures of snowflakes. They say there are no two alike. What came first the penguin or the cormorant? These are the most beautiful birds. We spent a lot of time watching them.

Allen Cull and President Rich

Palmer Station is on the edge of a small island. The dominant feature of the island is Mount Williams. It watched over us. Allen then answ ered questions from the Rotarians and friends.

As is the usual custom, President Rich

presented Allen with a Rotary gift in

gratitude for his informative presentation.

Then, President Rich asked us to raise our

glasses and join him in a toast to Rotary

Around the World. The meeting was

adjourned.

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Beale AFB Tour July 11, 2014 Photos by Lee Wiggins Additional Photos on the Club Web Site at:

http://www.foothillhighlandsrotary.org/PhotoAlbums/beale-afb-tour-july-11-2014-photos-by-lee-wiggins

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For more information go to Jubilee Web Site:

www.northhighlands-jubilee.com

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E-WASTE RECYCLING IS HERE!

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GET RID OF SOME UNWANTED

CLUTTER AND HELP OUR CLUB RAISE SOME MONEY. THEY WILL ACCEPT

ANY PIECE OF ELECTRONICS INCLUDING TV’S, COMPUTERS, APPLIANCES,

CORDS, KEYBOARDS, MICE AND EVEN POWER TOOLS. THE HEAVIER THE

BETTER (WE GET PAID BY THE WEIGHT!) ANYTHING WITH A CORD IS

ACCEPTABLE, AND THEY TAKE THE CORDS TOO. THEY SEPARATE AND

RECYCLE THE PLASTIC, METAL…EVERYTHING! IF YOU HAVE ITEMS TO

DONATE, GIVE ME A CALL TO COORDINATE THE PICKUP. SOME ITEMS I CAN

COLLECT AT OUR WEEKLY MEETINGS TOO! IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR

RELATIVES THAT HAVE SOME E-WASTE, I CAN ARRANGE FOR A FREE PICKUP

FOR THEM TOO!

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT. CONTACT DOMINIC FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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IF YOU HAVE A VEHICLE

THAT YOU ARE THINKING OF TRADING IN OR SELLING,

CONSIDER DONATING IT TO THE

“ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTHILL-HIGHLANDS

DONATE-A-CAR PROGRAM”

When your vehicle is sold, the proceeds will go to the “Rotary Club of Foothill-Highlands” to

help support local charitable and non-profit causes. The Foothill-Highlands Rotary Club

Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization, tax I.D. No. is 68-0392810. You may be

eligible to deduct the fair market value of your vehicle as a charitable contribution for income

tax purposes.

DONATE YOUR OLD CAR, BOAT OR RV

DONATE NOW

1-800-240-0160 and a friendly car donation specialist will schedule your pick-up

appt.

BENEFITS OF DONATING:

FAST – next day pick-up appointments if called-in by 2pm

FREE – we’ll pick-up your donation at no charge to you

CONVENIENT – we’ll pick-up your car from wherever it is (home, work, auto shop)

TAX DEDUCTIBLE – your donation is tax deductible to the full extent of the law

SAVE TIME – save yourself the time and hassle of trying to sell it

FEEL GREAT – knowing that your car will help further our mission

We work with a reputable car donation processor, Car Program, who will make all the

arrangements at no cost to you. They handle the title transfer requirements and will provide

you with a tax deductible donation receipt when they pick-up your car.

Need more information? Please call our Car Donation Program 24/7 at 1-800-240-0160 and a

helpful representative can guide you through the process. .