Why did I join Rotary? Well the truth is Viktor caught me in a weak moment. In April 2007 my son, James had died and all of sudden I had a whole bunch of spare time on my hands. In October I started reading and learning about things philosophical. A month later, Madeleine and I … More President’s Message 2020
2008 Governor’s Representative Viktor Cytra 2009 Robb MacHattie 2010 Joan Cooke 2011 Juris Harlamovs 2012 David Cooke 2013 Madeleine Harlamovs 2014 John Lake 2015 John Lake 2016 Robb MacHattie 2017 Graham Wilson 2018 Carol Currie 2019 Graham Wilson 2020 Juris Harlamovs 2021 Juris Harlamovs, President Elect
Waneta Sunshine is a small club and very informal and the minutes are designed for a larger club, of course to which we aspire. Currently, we are transitioning to an eClub and it is not clear that all the bye-laws are appropriate for an eClub. In the meantime here are our bye-laws. 1. Definitions2. Board3. … More Bye-Laws
Suzie is back in Tenwek, Kenya for 6 weeks — and getting reacquainted with our former students who have graduated from Threads of Hope, and meeting the new class of six students. We’ve had 17 in total graduate thus far, and this class will make 23. The lady in orange with the baby graduated one … More Suzie’s Sewing Update
General There was a plea to keep our database on the District website up to date. I spoke with the District Treasurer, and Viktor was right, there is no need to keep separate accounts for admin and general projects. I spoke to the District Governor, Tim about a District 5080 GoTo meeting set up. Linda … More PETS PNW 2020
When Viktor rejoined our club he came from an E-Club which he found enriching. Consequently we as a club have been toying with the idea of applying some kind of hybrid model. The exact shape of the hybrid has yet to be fleshed out. Some of the advantages of the hybrid could be: Those of … More What is an eClub?
Thoughts of the day Minutes 20 Dec 2019 Life isn’t about getting and having , it’s about giving and being.Kevin Kruse The most effective way to do it , is to do it.Amelia Earhart At the Bridgeview Café, President Graham presiding, 6 members present. Toast to Queen and Canada A discussion on the thoughts about … More Minutes 20 December 2019
We all enjoyed brunch at former member Rob Hawton’s home and then had our annual book exchange. Each of us went home with a surprise book recommended by another club member. We will report back in January and see who has read the books and whether we agree with the recommendations.
This morning we had the pleasure of listening to our program speaker, Lana Rodlie from the Trail Rotary Club. She was discussing her ten year labour of love of researching and publishing her fictional novel set in the late 1700s into the 1800s Pacific Northwest. The book is based on real characters and history. The … More Keepers of the Garden
Train ride anyone? Everyone enjoys riding the train, especially if it’s not to get to work. With that in mind take yourself down to Newport, WA some weekend between now and the end of October because Newport/Priest River Rotary Club are organizing scenic train ride each weekend until that time.The rides are great fun and … More Newport Train Rides
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