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A time for growth!
2010 continues to look like it's shaping up to be a good year. We were blessed with a fairly mild winter, and spring looks like it's coming early. And it's not just the grass that has started growing. We are too!
We're excited to welcome several new members to our Redmond Kiwanis club. And we have a few more people who are still checking us out to see if they would like to join our efforts.
It's very important that our new members feel welcome. Their first experiences with us will set the tone for their enthusiasm and involvement, hopefully for many years to come.
I would like to encourage every one of us to get to know our new members. Try sitting beside someone you don't know yet at our lunch meetings and just get to know them a little. After all, it's our people that make Kiwanis such a fantastic and fun organization.
I would also like to take a moment and thank Jane Dixson for her many years of service to our club. As you may know, Jane will be moving from Central Oregon at the end of this month. She has been incredibly supportive and generous and she will be missed very much.
President Tory
March 10: The Humane Society of Redmond is recovering from some financial difficulties. Don Wayne will tell us about the strides it’s making.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Wine Raffle Winners: Tim Brown, 60 bottles, Brenda Johnson, 30 bottles, Tony Lester 10 bottles.
INTERCLUBS: Sign-up sheets will be passed for Thursday's interclub to Sisters, 7 a.m. at Aspen Lakes. Six members attended the Bend Interclub Monday.
BOARD MEETING: Tuesday, Mar. 16, at noon in the Kiwanis Board Room of the Redmond Chamber of Commerce. All members welcome, new members urged to attend to complete new member qualifications.
BLOOD DRIVE:
Kiwanis Club of Redmond is challenging other service organizations
in Redmond to give blood on Thursday, March 18, in hopes of collecting
25 pints of blood. Also, The American Red Cross is putting together
a special blood drawing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Housing Works, 405 SW
Sixth St., Redmond.
For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call John Walter
at 541-923-1728.
WINE RAFFLE NETS MORE THAN $1,400 FOR YOUTH PROJECTS
The 11th annual wine raffle of 100 bottles of wine was completed at the March 3 meeting, raising nearly $1,500 for youth projects.
Kiwanian Tim Brown was the first prize winner, garnering 60 bottles of wine. New member Noah vonBorstel sold the second place ticket to an associate at John L. Scott Real Estate, Brenda Johnson, who received 30 bottles of wine. The third place winner was Tony Lester of Bend who received 10 bottles of wine.
Although members had brought in 76 bottles of wine for the raffle, other members had made cash contributions to buy wine, so Ron Munkres was able to put the 100-bottle prize together at no additional cost to the project.
LIVESTOCK AUCTION TO MOVE OUTSIDE THIS YEAR
Karen Murray,
Chuck Meyer, Jared Larkin, Kim Seely and John Walter recently attended a livestock
auction meeting.
As some of you may know, we will not have access to the Hooker Creek Arena
on Saturday night for the livestock auction this year. The fair board has
booked a concert in the arena on Saturday night.
This put the
decision group into a position of trying to figure out where to have this
year's livestock auction. After a very professionally done meeting conducted
by Candi Bothum, the group came to this preliminary decision:
The buyers' barbecue will be in the tent used by different singers and other
acts near the water feature in the middle of the fairgrounds. Afterward, buyers
will go to the beef arena for the parade of champions and the beef auction.
Subsequently the buyers will be transported to the pig barn and sheep barn
for two separate auctions. Each area has shaded protection from the sun.
The next meeting is Monday, March 15th, starting at 5:30 pm at the OSU Extension office, if any of you want to attend. If you have comments, ideas, questions, or different plans to present, please call one of us who attended the first meeting.
This is a change
back to how the barbecue and auction were set up when we first moved to the
new fairgrounds in 1999. How we sell that change will have a major impact
on the success of this year's auction.
I look forward to hearing from many of you, because it is my management philosophy
that we need to widen the circle and catch every good idea that we can.
Thanks for your
help.
John Walter
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE PREPARES TO AWARD $7,000
Your scholarship
committee is preparing to award $7,000 in scholarships to Redmond graduates
this spring. Applications are in place at area high schools. Deadline for
completing them is April 5.
The club has budgeted $3,000, and the Vern and Madeline Patrick fund will
award another $1,000. The Hodecker Family has also funded $2,000 which we
award, and this year the club will award a $1,000 Jim Mitchell memorial scholarship
in honor of a past lieutenant governor which is funded by the seven clubs
in our division.
Members of the scholarship committee are Carl Vertrees, Linda Trout, Mike Patrick, John Duff, Carl Anderson and Jerry Andres.
Beginning the first week of April the committee will pore over the applications, then meet to select perhaps a dozen finalists for interviews before the May awards ceremonies.
The club's scholarships, most for $500, are awarded in memory of people connected with Kiwanis. $2,000 in general scholarships are awarded in the name of Don Rich, a long-time member and athletic director at Redmond High School. A $500 music scholarship memorializes Mike Sutherland, and another $500 nursing scholarship honors Linda Anderson.
The Vern and Madeline Patrick Scholarship is self-perpetuating by funds invested by Vern Patrick, including memorials to him and his wife. It is usually $1,000 with up to three additional renewals at $1,000 each.
The $2,000 awarded in Fred Hodecker's name, are funded by the Hodecker Family Fund in the Oregon Community Foundation.
The $1,000 Jim Mitchell scholarship was created by the Kiwanis clubs of Division 78 after Mitchell's death. We contribute $150 each year, and award the $1,000 every seventh year.
If you are interested in helping with the scholarship screenings, contact any member of the committee.
NOAH vonBORSTEL BECOMES YEAR'S FOURTH NEW MEMBER
Noah vonBorstel is the club's fourth new member since the beginning of the year. A broker at John L. Scott Real Estate, Noah was sponsored by Tim Brown. Noah took an active role in the club's wine raffle even before joining. He also sold the second place winning ticket to one of his colleagues, Brenda Johnson.
A native of Grass Valley, vonBorstel is a graduate of Oregon State University with a degree in microbiology and minors in chemistry and business. It was at OSU that he met his wife Turquoise, a native of Culver. He came to Redmond in early 2006, so has seen a major swing in real estate activity in that four-year period. When he's not selling real estate or investment properties, vonBorstel enjoys outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing and firearms, and video games.
CLUB PREPARES TO PARTICIPATE IN CENTENNIAL MURAL PROJECT
Redmond Kiwanis Club, working with Heather Richards, Redmond Community Development director, is helping facilitate the development, fabrication and installation of an 8-foot by 40-foot mural depicting the past present and to some degree the future of Redmond as part of the 2010 centennial celebration.
Bud Prince, our community service chair, presented the facts to the Kiwanis board at its February meeting, anticipating expenses of no more than $1,100 depending on contributions.
The city has hired an "artist in residence," Carol Poppenga, who has experience with such projects throughout the Northwest. She is working with students from Redmond Proficiency Academy to draw and paint the mural.
Miller Lumber
and Denfeld Paints have been approached to donate some of the building materials
and painting supplies. A metal top flashing for the mural is being designed,
and Swift Steel will probably be asked for support in fabrication.
The city will likely sink the post holes to support the sign in Centennial
Park for the remainder of the summer, and then it will be transferred to a
building wall adjacent to the park. A vacant downtown storefront is available
for the painting in a visible location.
What can Kiwanis members do?
1. Cut and secure
with screws and liquid nails, the 2 x 2 frame backing for each of the 4x8
sheets.
2. Prime the sheets prior to mid-April.
3. Coat finished artwork with sealer.
4. Install the support posts and mount the panels, and in the fall:
5. Install the mural on a building for permanent display.
"I'd rather be a failure at something I enjoy than be a success at something I hate." - George Burns
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A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: "Keep Off the Grass"
MINUTES OF SPECIAL INTERNET BOARD MEETING, March 4, 2010
After agreement
by President Tory Allman and President-elect John Betts, a special internet
meeting of the board of directors was called to consider the membership application
of Noah von Borstel.
Noah, who was sponsored by Tim Brown, is a broker at John L. Scott Realty,
and took an active roll in selling wine raffle tickets, and in fact sold the
second place ticket to a colleague in his office.
In the course of 24 hours, his application was unanimously approved. Twelve
of 13 board members participated: Jane Dixson, David Foote, John Duff, Tory
Allman, John Betts, Jared Larkin, Tim Brown, Carl Vertrees, Linda Trout, Cory
Erickson, Charlie Trainor and John Walter.
Respectfully submitted,
Carl Vertrees, secretary
ATTENDANCE AT FEBRUARY MEETINGS (of 55 members)
Total Members
Key Club
Feb. 3 32 27 2
Feb. 10 23 19 0
Feb. 17 30 26 0
Feb. 24 27 25 0
PROGRAM CHAIR ALWAYS WELCOMES YOUR SUGGESTIONS
John Walter,
program chairman, is scheduling our speakers. He welcomes your suggestions
for upcoming programs. Don't hesitate to contact him. Upcoming programs and
other information are listed on our club's own website at:
www.redmondkiwanis.org/
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the Kiwanis Club of Redmond meets at least
monthly. The meetings are usually held the third Tuesday of each month at
noon in the Kiwanis Board Room at the Redmond Chamber of Commerce. All members
are welcome to attend, and new members are encouraged to attend at least one
meeting to familiarize themselves with the process.
DIVISION 78 CLUB MEETINGS:
Lt. Gov. Cindy Crowther, Kiwanis Club of Bend and Kiwanis Club of Redmond, crowther@mycommunityfirst.com
To achieve perfect attendance and to make up a missed meeting, you may attend a board of directors meeting of our club, or a meeting of any other Kiwanis club, including the Redmond High School Key Club. Attending committee meetings and working on service projects also constitute make-ups. Jury duty is an accepted excuse.
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Birthdays: March 14: Greg Hodecker March 18: Mike Patrick March 21: Orlo Dahl March 23: Ed Boero March 26: Ron Wetzel March 28: Ardyce Swift April 6: Chuck Meyer April 14: Bob Sherwin April 28: Jane Dixson April 30: Stan Steele |
Spouses'
Birthdays: March 20: Eileen Andrewson March 29: Mandy Proudfoot March 31: Kristi Leeland April 1: Rick Murray April 3: Jill Johnson April 13: Judi Patrick April 21: Connie Munkres April 18: Angela Hodecker April 20: Jean Wetzel April 29: Holly Sides |
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Anniversaries: March 17: John and Mary Lou Betts March 28: Ardyce and Jim Swift April 16: Tim and Jenny Brown |
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Officers of the Redmond Kiwanis Club (2009-2010 Administrative Year)
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Board of Directors:
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Foundation Board:
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Standing Committee Chairs: '09-'10
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After the
sale, it's the service that counts |
Dan Young,
AAMS, EDWARD
JONES Financial Advisor |
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John Duff,
Partner |
Mike
Patrick, Registered Pharmacist SAFEWAY PHARMACY Manger, Portland Division 1705 S. Hwy. 97, Redmond 504-4166 x4 |
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Carl and
Linda Anderson's |
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Gary Ollerenshaw |
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