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Aug 14, 2014 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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BNSF Railway Safety
Aug 18, 2014
Program title/overview: BNSF Railway Safety Bio for introductions: Courtney Wallace is Regional Director for Public Affairs with BNSF Railway. Ms. Wallace manages special projects related to port development, community relations, and external communications for the railroad’s Pacific Northwest division, which includes British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. She has more than 15 years of experience in the communications field, focusing on the transportation and travel sector. Prior to her role with BNSF Railway, she worked for almost a decade as a consultant for American Airlines and other aviation clients helping with proactive communications and reputation management. She graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Ms. Wallace lives in Seattle with her husband. |
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Aug 22, 2014 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
SAVE THE DATE! US $125.00 per golfer Includes: Golf, cart, prizes and buffet dinner
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βState of Our City & Countyβ
Aug 25, 2014
Program Overview: Bellingham Mayor Kelli Linville and Whatcom County Executive Jack Louws will present an overview of the significant issues and topics facing our communities. Kelli Linville is in her first term as Mayor of Bellingham, following 17 years of legislative service as a Representative of the state’s 42nd district. Her list of affiliations and honors is extensive and well worth visiting on the mayor’s website. In addition to decades of serving her community in various roles, Mayor Linville is the co-owner of several small businesses. She has a life-long interest in mid-century design and is a long-time collector of 1950s furniture and art. She is married to Will Roehl, is the mother of two adult sons and is grandmother to two granddaughters. |
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βState of Our City & Countyβ
Aug 25, 2014
Program Overview: Bellingham Mayor Kelli Linville and Whatcom County Executive Jack Louws will present an overview of the significant issues and topics facing our communities. Jack Louws is serving his first term as Whatcom County Executive. Prior to this role he served one fouryear term on the Lynden City Council, two four year terms as the Mayor of Lynden, and also has chaired the Whatcom Council of Governments, Small Cities Caucus and the Growth Management Advisory Board. From 1982 to 2010, Jack was also CEO and owner of his family’s business, Louws Truss, Inc., serving the construction industry. Jack’sson,John now co-owns the business and serves as President, handling day to day operations. Jack and his wife Cindy have been married 33years and have 3 grown children. |
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Aug 25, 2014 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
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Unintentional Blindness
Sep 08, 2014
Overview: Failing to see unicycling clowns and money on a tree: Cell phones, inattentional blindness, and the risks of going on autopilot. Bio: Ira Hyman is a Professor of Psychology at Western Washington University. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his Ph.D. from Emory University with Ulric Neisser as his dissertation advisor. He has published research on memory for song lyrics, the creation of false childhood memories, collaborative remembering, memory for traumatic events, inattentional blindness for unicycling clowns, and the intrusive thought of having a song stuck in one’s head. He is the co-editor, with Ulric Neisser, of Memory Observed: Remembering in Natural Contexts.
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Sep 11, 2014 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Sep 15, 2014
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Sep 17, 2014
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MEMBERSHIP - MEMBERSHIP - MEMBERSHIP!!
Sep 22, 2014
Overview: District Governor Lyle Ryan’s presentation will be focused on “MEMBERSHIP - MEMBERSHIP - MEMBERSHIP!” As District Governor, Lyle is very concerned about our organization and what the future holds for us if we are unable to turn the corner on maintaining and growing our ranks. Declining membership is a challenge for all service organizations, but with great ideas and diligence, Rotary has the opportunity to stabilize and increase its ranks. Bio: Lyle Ryan’s career in banking only slightly preceeds his career as a Rotarian. Since the age of 17, his banking career has included U.S. Bank, Olympic Bank, Frontier Bank and now Coastal Community Bank. He started Rotary at the age of 18, as a member of the Rotary Club of Sheridan, Oregon. He has been with the Rotary Club of Everett since 1986, serving in a number of executive roles including Assistant Governor.. He has also been involved in leadership roles in many organizations: United Way, American Diabetes Association, American Red Cross, Big Brothers-Big Sisters, Planning Commission – City of Everett, Everett Housing Authority, Leadership Snohomish County and Cocoon House. Lyle has been married to P.J. (Patricia Josephine) for 27 years and they have two children: Ramah and Ben. Both Lyle and P.J. are Paul Harris fellows understanding the importance of the work that our foundation does in the world. They have been active in the Rotary youth exchange program, and both Lyle and P.J. served their club as ambassadors to Mexico delivering wheel chairs to remote parts of that country. Lyle enjoys swimming, running and biking, and is an avid scuba diver. He has taken part in many triathlons throughout the United States. |
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Sep 24, 2014 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Little Shop of Horrors Join other Rotarians and their guests Opening Night, September 24th for this "Man-Eating Musical"! Discounted tickets available by phone or in-person when you ask for the Rotary Night performance, or online with code ROTARY. Tickets: $20-$45 (before discount) 50% OFF for Rotary Members (Opening Night Only) See the two attachments for additional information. |
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History & Future
Sep 29, 2014
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Sep 29, 2014 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
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Children & Cyberbullying
Oct 06, 2014
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Oct 06, 2014
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Oct 09, 2014 4:00 AM - 4:45 AM
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"Telling Our Stories Through the Arts"
Oct 13, 2014
Overview: Kuntz and Company's Artistic Director Pam Kuntz will share both the process and outcome of sharing the stories of our neighbors through the arts. Bio: Pam Kuntz has been living and working in Bellingham, Washington since 1999 when she joined the Dance faculty at Western Washington University (WWU) where she is a Senior Instructor.She teaches and choreographs on students at Western, is a founding member of Bellingham Repertory Dance, and is the founder and artistic director of Kuntz and Company, the company whose work she will share with you today. Pam's work through Kuntz and Company has received funding from The Bossak Heilbron Charitable Foundation, The City of Bellingham, Humanities Washington, PeaceHealth, The Washington State Arts Commission, St. Luke’s Foundation, Western Washington University, WECU, the Community Food Co-Op, and the Whatcom Community Foundation. Pam is proud to be a 2012 Artist Trust GAP recipient, a 2012 Peace Builder recipient, a 2007 Bellingham Mayor’s Arts Award recipient and a 2011 Ken Gass Community Building Award from the Whatcom Family and Community Network. Photo by Nolan McNally, performers Sarah Schermer and Chuck Gordon in "Positive") |
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βPlay Your Way to Successful Collaboration"
Oct 20, 2014
Overview: There are easy ways to focus on the process and avoid the politics that tend to overshadow even the most well-intended project. Improv is being applied to businesses to achieve painless brainstorming, planning and execution. Oona Sherman will lead you through a series of simple, easy exercises that will have you laughing your way to enhanced positivity and creative collaboration. Play is the new way to work! Bio: Oona Sherman Cava is the Director of Training and Education at The Upfront Theatre. Oona is an arts-based educator with more than fifteen years of experience in leadership training, curriculum development, and teaching. She has an M.A. in Transformative Learning & Human Development from Antioch University Midwest, and has served as adjunct faculty there in the Individualized Master of Arts program. In her work she examined the ways that improvisation can be used to improve and transform the lives of adult learners, especially in the areas of team building, creative collaboration, and social change. In addition to her work at the Upfront Theatre, she teaches Improv for Writers classes at Whatcom Community College in the Community Education Program, has served as faculty at the Chuckanut Writer’s Conference, and works within the community to bring arts-based training into schools, businesses and non-profit groups. She has also been a member of the Upfront Theatre’s Mainstage since the theater opened in 2004. |
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PATH β Seattleβs Best Kept Secret in Global Health
Oct 27, 2014
Overview: PATH is an international nonprofit, global health organization that transforms global health through innovation. PATH’s approach blends the entrepreneurial spirit of business, the scientific expertise of a research institution, and the passion and on-the-ground experience of an international NGO. PATH was founded in Ballard nearly 40 years ago and now has a $350 Million annual budget. Much of what you hear about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation doing in global health, they do through PATH. Yet few people know about this hometown hero. This program will provide an overview of PATH with a focus on its work in water & sanitation, something Rotary has also been deeply involved in around the world. Introduction: Jesse Schubert is a Senior Program Associate in PATH’s Technology Solutions Global Program. For the past 10 years, he has worked in PATH’s product development shop, leading and supporting the technical aspects of a variety of projects, including PATH’s woman’s condom, SILCS diaphragm, and low-cost water treatment and hand washing technologies. Jesse’s favorite part of his job is traveling to the field to connect with and learn from the people that will ultimately use the products PATH develops. Jesse will be accompanied by Jenny Andrews, a fellow Rotarian and the Relationship manager for Global Engagement at PATH. |
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Oct 27, 2014 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
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Nov 01, 2014 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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The Rise of Cloud Computing & Building Global Trust
Nov 03, 2014
Overview: Discussion of what cloud computing really is, how it relates to other key trends of technology consumerization and how Cloud Security Alliance is building the trusted cloud ecosystem.
Jim has previously been an international board member of the ISSA, a global not for profit association of information security professionals and formerly served as the association's Executive Director. Jim founded SecurityPortal, the Internet's largest website devoted to information security in 1998, and guided it until a successful exit in 2000. Jim received a B.A. in Business Administration / Computer Science from Western Washington |
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Fear and Hope: Humanitarian Work in North Korea
Nov 10, 2014
Overview: A presentation on the work of the US-DPRK Tuberculosis Project, the only on-going point of cooperation between the US and the DPRK (North Korea). Bio: Brad Howard is a member of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church. St. Paul's has a long history of service to our community, including support for the Interfaith Coalition, hosting Maple Alley Cafe, which provides free meals to the hungry in a dignified setting, and the Alms ministry, which together with other partners provides financial assistance to people in need. Brad has been to North Korea 5 times in the past two years, and is also active in Towards Peace in Korea, an initiative of the worldwide Anglican Communion under the leadership of the Anglican Church in South Korea. |
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Nov 13, 2014 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Nov 15, 2014 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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Nov 22, 2014 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Volunteers to join a work party to plant vegetation and install a kiosk sign at the Stimpson Trailhead parking lot. Directions: From I-5 take the Lakeway Drive exit (253) and turn east. Follow Lakeway Drive east for 3.4 miles to Lake Louise Road. Turn right and continue 1.6 miles to the parking lot on your left. |
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Nov 24, 2014
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Nov 24, 2014 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
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"Producing USFactsFirst"
Dec 01, 2014
Overview: RCOB’s own Rotary Club Member will tell us about creation of his new book, USFactsFirst, and what drove him to spend much of the last two years working on it. The book deals with facts in 15 different areas, including the economy, education, taxes, government, and --- without being partisan --- about politics and politicians, with data supported by non-partisan research. He'll also give us a look at some of his most surprising findings. In commenting about the project, he says, "I found it so interesting to learn so much, as well as reinforce my general knowledge about much of what we see, hear and read about our Country." Bio: When asked about himself and his background, Joe says, "I couldn't hold a job!" He has been a Procter & Gamble salesman, a phone company sales engineer, a radio station operator, a computer systems developer, a corporate division president, an office products store owner, a charter boat skipper, and now, an author. He says that he “did really well at a couple of these," and adds that he’s “hoping to at least earn a "C" as an author!" |
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"Living & Working in Space"
Dec 08, 2014
Overview: Retired astronaut Wendy Lawrence will provide a brief overview of what it is like to live and work in the microgravity environment of space. Additionally, she will discuss some of the scientific research that is currently being conducted onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Bio: Captain Wendy Lawrence is a retired naval aviator and NASA astronaut. As a helicopter pilot, she made several shipboard deployments to the North Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Kenya. After earning a master’s degree in ocean engineering from MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Wendy was selected as an astronaut in 1992 and worked at NASA for 14 years. A veteran of four shuttle missions (STS-67, 86, 91 and 114), she has logged over 50 days in space. Currently, she works part-time at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, informing the public about NASA’s spaceflight programs and participating in STEM education programs. |
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Seasonal Music and much more
Dec 15, 2014
Overview: The Bellingham High School ShowStoppers will present a musical performance for the Rotary Club of Bellingham. About 18-20 students will be able to join us. Our program will include seasonal favorites as well as a choreographed medley entitled “Encore” this year. These are memorable songs from the last 8 decades. Bio: The Bellingham High School Showstoppers is the outstanding small mixed vocal ensemble out of three choral ensembles currently offered at Bellingham High. This exceptional group has won 1st place for the last thirteen out of fourteen years at the regional Solo/Ensemble contest. This is quite an accomplishment considering that they compete against schools of every size including those with 3,000 students while they have almost 1,000. Under the leadership of Linda Short, a 34 year veteran of the Bellingham School District, this group is often in demand to perform a variety of classical, jazz, and choreographed show music. .
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Dec 18, 2014 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Dec 20, 2014
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Raptors of Whatcom County β Their Ecology, Behavior, and Environmental Needs
Jan 05, 2015
Overview: In this talk John Bower will give an overview the raptors that call Whatcom County home. He will discuss their natural history, behavior, food, and predators, as well as their population status. He will also focus on the main environmental issues affecting local raptors and discuss the best way to maintain / increase raptor populations in Whatcom County as well as noting local rehabilitation efforts for injured or sick raptors Bio: John teaches field biology, ecology, natural history, evolution, environmental issues, and folk music performance at Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Washington University. His current research involves repeating important components of the 1970’s MESA census to document recent marine bird population changes in inshore marine waters. His past research includes conservation biology of seabirds and the endemic Juan Fernandez Firecrown hummingbird on Chile’s Isla Robinson Crusoe, and acoustic communication in birds and whales.
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"Life is a Marathon, Train for itβ
Jan 12, 2015
A. Definitions
B. Traits associated with Aging C. Conditions associated with Inactivity D. Is it Aging or is it Inactivity E. What can we do? Overview: Life is a Marathon so how can we enjoy the most out of our life through the latter stages. We have a tremendous amount of people now in their 50’s thru 70’s and beyond. How can we make these years productive and enjoyable. What traits are really old age and which ones are just inactivity. What steps can we take to reverse some of these traits. Bio A graduate of Western Washington University with a B.A. in Exercise Science and a M.Ed. in Exercise Physiology. Has worked in the Fitness Industry since 1981 and has been the Director of Fitness and a Personal Trainer BAC since 1985. Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by National Strength and Conditioning Association Northwest Athletic Club Association Fitness Director of the Year 1992 Arthritis Foundation National Volunteer Service Citation award winner in 2000
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Jan 26, 2015 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
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Jan 29, 2015 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
President Brad requests the honor of your presence at a Past President’s Assembly January 29th from 7:00 to 8:30 Location: Mount Baker Theatre Encore Room Wine, Beer and snacks will be provided The purpose of this assembly will be to thank you for your service, and to get your input on several current topics and future plans the board is considering. This will be a working meeting in a “fireside chat” format reserved exclusively for past presidents and current club leadership. Please RSVP to Sandee or Brad
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Transforming Our Ports to Meet the Needs of Our Time
Feb 02, 2015
Overview: Bill will discuss how the ports of Seattle and Tacoma are transforming themselves to be globally competitive and will talk about how WA needs to do the same. He will talk about how we need to modernize transportation and education to keep jobs here in WA, and how we need to set priorities that support a job generating economy. Bio: Position 5 Current Term: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2015 (elected in 2007, re-elected in 2011). Current Office: Assistant Secretary. Previous Commission Offices: Vice President (2014). President (2009 - 2011). Secretary (2008). Current Port Commission committee assignments: N/A Previous Port Commission committee assignments: Audit Committee, Century Agenda Environmental Panel Chair (2008) and Special Investigations Committee (2008). Century Agenda Portfolios: Premier International Logistics Hub (co-lead), Tourism Destination/Business Getaway (secondary). 2015 Outside Board Assignments: Tribal Liaison, Puget Sound Partnership, Ecosystem Coordination Board, Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board and Education: B.S. (Georgetown School of Foreign Service). Bill was born in Morton, grew up in Hoodsport, attended Capital High School in Olympia and studied trade and diplomacy at Georgetown University. After college he worked on trade issued for Governors Spellman and Gardner, trekked alone across China and Tibet, and in 1985 moved to Yakima where he eliminated trace barriers for Washington's apple industry. In 1992, Bill and his wife Barbara. moved to Seattle where Bill founded a company that helps U. S. exporters open, access and expand international markets. Bill was elected to the King County/Seattle Port Commission in 2007. From 2009 to 2011 his peers elected him commission president for an unprecedented three consecutive years. In 2010, Bill was named Washington's Outstanding Local Government Official and Maritime Public Official of the Year.
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My most valuable thing I did during the Global Financial Crisis
Feb 09, 2015
Bio: Rud is the Founder and former Chairman/Owner of The Ryzex Group a global mobile technology services company specializing in the full lifecycle management of Mobile Computer, Barcode and RFID solutions. Started with a small personal investment in 1989 from his home, Rud built the company into the world’s pre-eminent mobile technology solutions company with $75 million in annual revenues and 360 employees spread across the US, Canada, UK, France and Australia. Rud sold Ryzex in 2011 and now divides his time between being an elected member of the Whatcom County Council and as the CEO of Ryanna Capital, an Impact Investment company.
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Feb 12, 2015 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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