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Ty Robinson Scholarship

The Missoula Rotary Foundation has been raising funds for the Ty Robinson scholarship program. Our goal is to raise $20,000 in scholarship funding. Garlington, Lohn and Robinson donated a $5000 check towards that scholarship program. So far we have raised $11,050 towards our goal. If you wish to donate to this scholarship fund in memory of Ty Robinson a long time Missoula Rotary member, please contact Bob Minto at rminto@bigsky.net.

Pictured L-R: Scott Fargo, Steve Brown and Cyan Sportsman

Bentley Goes to a Good Home

Dolores Bandow has been training dogs for the disabled for years. This is her 5th dog she has trained. Bentley who came to Rotary for lunch for a year is now going to his new home with a veteran. Good luck Bentley. You are one lucky dog!

Pictured L-R: Dolores Bandow and Bentley

Missoula Rotary Song

Lisa Corrigan, Jim Hutcheson and Martha Ripley Sing Missoula Rotary song to celebrate 101 years of Rotary. Lyrics written by Victoria Emmons and pianist was Mike Evock. A fun time was had by all.

Ty Robinson - In Memorium

TY ROBINSON 1916-2018

Ty Robinson joined Rotary in August 1949. He was a Paul Harris Fellow and club president in 1952-53. Donations can be made to the Missoula Rotary Foundation in Memory of Ty's great work with Rotary for 69 years. Below is a copy of the obituary posted in the Missoulian.

MISSOULA — Long time Missoula attorney, Robert H. “Ty” Robinson, 102, of Missoula, was called into the loving arms of his Savior, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at the Community Medical Center with his son John and his daughter in law Anita at his side. He was born January 25, 1916 in Columbia Falls, the son of Calvin and Berta Ella Green Robinson. He graduated from Flathead County High School in 1933, serving as the senior class president and captain of the 1933 Flathead Braves Basketball Team. In 1940, he received a BA degree from the U of M where he played on the 1937-1939 basketball teams and was active in campus life.

He married Jean E. Fritz on Nov. 23, 1939 and raised two sons, John and Laird. He served in the U.S. Border Patrol and in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre, before returning to the U of M where he received a juris doctorate degree in 1948. That year, he began his legal career as in-house counsel for the Missoula Merc. In 1954, he joined Jim Garlington and Sherman Lohn in forming the present law firm of Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, from which he retired in 1987 to become “Of Counsel”.

As a man with a heart for his community, he served on more boards, associations, civic and business groups and organizations than we have room to list, but some of the more notable include: Community Medical Center Trustee and Foundation President and Chairman, Boy Scouts Council President, Chamber President and “George Award” recipient, Railroad Assn. Legislative Director, Missoula and Kalispell Merc. Director, South Missoula Land Co. President, Missoula Symphony Assn. Officer, Montana Member of the Whitehouse Education Committee under appointment of three governors, received the Distinguished Service Award for his commitment to the U of M, Missoula Rotary, Masonic Lodge #13, Scottish Rite and Algeria Shrine Temple and the American Legion. He was also a member of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church and served many years on its vestry and memorial foundation.

Ty was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Jean and son Laird and a brother Calvin. His family includes a son, John (Anita), grandchildren Marie (Don) Rasmussen, Tracy (Bob) Roullier, Wendy Compton, Tyler Robinson, Calvin (Christine) Robinson, seven great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, several nieces and two nephews.

A memorial service will be held at Garden City Funeral Home on Friday, April 6, at 11 a.m. followed by a reception in the funeral home’s community room. Prior to the service, Ty’s urn will be placed privately at the Missoula Cemetery. The family suggests that memorials be made to the GSA (Grizzly Scholarship Assn.) or to the Shrine Hospital, 911 W. Fifth Ave., Spokane, WA 99204. Condolences for the family may be left at missoulafuneralhomes.com.

Polio Plus update

Polio Eradication Update

For The Week Ending 03/17/18

The Gates Foundation is matching all Rotarian Raised Polio Donations $2 to each $1 Contributed (Up to $50 Mil/Yr.)

Our Rotary-wide 2017-18 Rotary Year Polio Fundraising Goal is

$50 Million + the $2 for $1 Gates Foundation Match

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!

PolioPlus: Zero Is The Magic Number!

Advocate, Donate & Educate to END POLIO NOW & FOREVER!

17,400,000 Children Saved from the Paralysis of Polio Since 1988

Total paralysis cases	Year-to-date 2018	LY to D 2017	Total 2017	Total 2016	Total 2015
Globally	3	3	22	37	74
- in endemic countries:	3	3	22	37	74
- in post-endemic countries:	0	0	0	0	0

Wild Polio cases reported this week:

Pakistan 0, Afghanistan 0, Nigeria 0

2018 Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Green Numbers are 2017 Totals)

Endemic Countries –0 Pakistan (2017-8), 3 Afghanistan (2017-14),

0 Nigeria (2017-0)

Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com District 5890 Polio Eradication Chair & Zone 21/B/27 PHS Coordinator

Bulletin News

You are invited to visit us at an upcoming meeting.

We meet Wednesdays 11:45 am at the Florence Building downtown Missoula, 111 N Higgins Avenue. Meeting starts promptly at 12 noon. Invite a friend to attend the meeting with you by forwarding them this bulletin.

Save the Date

“Save the Date” on June 16th date, Saturday, for the joint club Wild Game Bar-Be-Que fundraiser, location at Curt and Lauretta Belt’s home. Sign up sheets will be available at the tables.

New Members Travis & Kari

Meet our New Members Travis and Kari Wafstet

Travis was born in Missoula and has lived here all his life. He graduated from Portland State University in 2011 with a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Travis has been involved in emergency service in the Missoula community for more than 15 years, first as a firefighter and EMT and now as a deputy sheriff with Missoula County. Travis still serves as a volunteer firefighter in his free time as the Assistant Fire Chief for East Missoula Rural Fire, a position he has proudly held since 2010. Travis also serves as a board member for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Missoula, a member of the Missoula Valley Critical Incident Stress Management Team. Travis was recently promoted to Detective at the sheriffs office and holds positions as the Cadet Program Coordinator, Hostage Negotiator, and Training Officer. Travis is a candidate for the Office of Sheriff/Coroner in Missoula County, running as an Independent candidate.

Kari was born and raised in Chaska, MN. She attended the University of Wisconsin River Falls, where she received a degree in Business Administration. Kari spent many of her college years working with the student residence life programs and eventually landed a position with MSU Bozeman as a Resident Director. Kari is currently a Licensed Property Manager with Summit Property Management and Realtor for Opportunity Real Estate. She has a passion for helping first time homebuyers find their dream homes.

Travis and Kari are licensed foster parents with the State of Montana. They have served as a temporary home for a handful of children in the last 2 years, but their proudest accomplishment was the adoption of their two children, age 4 and 2, from the foster care system. They plan to continue fostering and serving abused and neglected children in our community in any way they can. Travis and Kari are excited to join the Rotary program and firmly believe in the spirit of “service above self”.

This Week's Speaker

BIO for Rotary Speaker for May 23

“Taking Fire”: Dale E. Stovall, Brigadier General, USAF, Retired

Dale Stovall’s military career rivals the best of America’s military heroes. This week, we’ll hear from him about what it’s like to be “Taking Fire” in service to our country.

Stovall grew up in Toppenish, Washington. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1967 with a degree in Engineering Management. Cadet Stovall was an All-American in track in 1966, finishing third in the 440-yard run at the NCAA Indoor National Championships. In 1976, he earned an MBA from Auburn University and completed the Executive Program at the Indiana University School of Business in 1989.

In 1983, Colonel Stovall spent a year as a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City. He then held several senior leadership positions, including Deputy Commander for Operations for the 438th Military Airlift Wing at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey; Vice Commander and Commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida; and Director of Plans and Programs for the U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. In 1990, he was promoted to Brigadier General and became Vice Commander of the USAF Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field. His final assignment was Deputy Commanding General of the Joint Special Operations Command at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, the counter-terrorist command of the United States.

General Stovall's combat decorations for rescuing 12 downed airmen in North Viet Nam and Laos in 1972 include: the Air Force Cross, the military's second highest award; two Silver Stars; two Distinguished Flying Crosses; and six Air Medals. General Stovall has over 4,000 flight hours in military fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

General Stovall retired from the Air Force in 1993 and settled in Missoula. He was a pilot for FedEx from 1995 to 2008 and logged over 5,300 hours in the DC-10 and the MD-11. He is currently president of the Jolly Green rescue pilots association and serves as a “Prop and Wings” officer for the Air Force Academy admissions office.

PETS training

George Stearn, President Elect and Martha Ripley, President Elect Nominee attended the 2018 President Elects Training Seminar (PETS) in Denver Colorado this weekend. The speakers were inspirational and the information valuable to help them lead during their years of service. Also attending was Nathan Dudden as our Rocky Mountain Rotaract respresentative and he presented to our district leaders about Rotaract and Youth Exchange. He did a fabulous job.

Nathan next to the 2018-19 Theme poster

Club Runner

You will notice changes to the website format....I met with the Club Runner representative at PETS and got some new ideas. You can now click on a link on the website and go to our Facebook page and I added a contact us button. The weekly bulletin will see some changes as I try their new format. Don't hesitate to give me feedback on what you want to see happen. Also, you can download an app for club runner right to your phone. Ask me to show you how at club on Wednesday. So many cool new features.

If you are interested in being our new website master, please contact Martha Ripley or Jim Hutcheson. We need to find someone to take over for 2019-20 year.

Fun Fellowship

A great time was had by the three Missoula Clubs at the Cider House fellowship last week.

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Missoula. For membership inquiries: Membership Liaison, Timothy Descamps at timd@ihimontana.org or any Board Member.

International Theme: Rotary Making A Difference

You are invited to visit us at an upcoming meeting.