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Four Way Test

Just a little History about the Four-Way Test:

In 1932, Chicago Rotarian Herbert J Taylor took over bankrupt Club Aluminum Company. We don’t know what effect the Rotary Code of Ethics played when Herb Taylor laid his head on his desk, and the words of the Four-Way Test came to him, all we know is the effect the Four-Way Test had on Club Aluminum, and subsequently, on Rotary International. Members of ROTARY/One, the Chicago club, found out about the Test in 1939 upon the election of Herb Taylor as club president. From that introduction to Rotary, it spread like wildfire. Just four years later, in January of 1943, the Board of Directors of Rotary International officially adopted the Four-Way Test “as a means of furthering the vocational service phase of the Rotary program."

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.

Plant A Tree for Earth Day

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. Time and details to be announced.

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

This Week’s Speaker

Meadow Hill Middle School Student Leaders to be honored

Vision: Excellence Through Respect and Responsibility

Once a month at Missoula’s Meadow Hill Middle School, tucked neatly into a quiet neighborhood on South Reserve Street, the smell of pepperoni pizza waifs into the hallways. The occasional student peers in through the doors of the all-purpose room, a quizzical and hungry look on his face. The pizza is for a select group of students being honored by the Rotary Club of Missoula. Chosen by their teachers as outstanding models of behavior, these young people exemplify the school’s mission.

Meadow Hill Middle School’s Community Mission assures that the school “recognizes and respects the transitional nature and intellectual, social, economic, and physical needs of middle school students.” The school family is “committed to a progressive environment that respects the rights of others and enhances students and staff growth and development.”

The Rotary Leadership Awards help support the school’s goals, according to Assistant Principal Alanna Vaneps, who hands out the recognition for specific attributes at monthly gatherings of students and parents. “We are grateful to the Rotary Club for providing this recognition to our students.”

As Vaneps reads out the eloquent paragraphs that teachers have written about their students, some kids squirm a little at the attention, others beam with pride. It is obvious that all feel honored, including the parents of these model children.

Built in the 1960s, Meadow Hill Middle School today is bursting at the seams and in need of a make-over. The Smart Schools 2020 program, a systemwide initiative in Missoula County, has identified the need for upgrades to the school’s physical plant, not only to bring it into compliance with the American Disabilities Act, but also to render the building more conducive to 21^st century learning. One proposed option would demolish outdated portions of the school, moderately expand and reconfigure some spaces to improve learning.

Despite its aging buildings, Meadow Hill students love their school. As one sixth grader wrote on the Good Schools website: “Meadow Hill is great for sixth graders because they get their own place away from seventh and eighth graders. I think Meadow Hill is the best school in the Missoula County area. I love the teachers and principals.”

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.

Chamber of Commerce

Reminder: We are Chamber of Commerce Members and are asking Rotarians to recruit new members to our Rotary club.

The next Business After Hours social is March 13th at 5:30-7:00 pm at the Springs, 3700 American Way, next to the Home Depot. Bring your business cards.

Also, the Chamber has a lunch and learn discussing employee engagement and workforce management on March 15th during the lunch hour. For more information, contact the Missoula Chamber of Commerce to sign up.

Paul Harris Awards

The following are Rotarians who received a Paul Harris Fellow in February.

Pictured L-R: First time Paul Harris Fellows George Stern, Ed Rosenberg, Royce Engstrom, Chris Nowlen

Pictured L-R: 2nd Paul Harris Fellows Debbie Lawton & Paul Eichwald

Pictured: 3rd Paul Harris - Kurt Ingold

Pictured L-R: 4th Paul Harris Fellows Jim Hutcheson & Bob Minto

Pictured: Allen Pickens 7th Paul Harris Fellow

pictured L-R: 8th Paul Harris Fellows Victoria Emmons and Charlie Bloom (9th as well for Charlie)

Parking

On my way to Rotary last week I met a gentleman from the Downtown Association as I was putting money in the meter. He told me that you can sit in your car and go online to pay your parking. This allows you also to do 1/2 hour segments as well. Go to ppprk.com and download their app on your phone.

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.