Lake Report (Aug 10, 2021)

Posted by James Monroe on Aug 09, 2021

This week's program includes a presentation by Suzanne Oversvee, Senior Program manager for New Energy Initiatives at Snohomish County PUD. She will talk about Community Solar as well as update us on the District's Microgrid and Clean Energy Center in Arlington.

We have been requested to wear masks if you are attending the meetings at the school district's Community Room. You can still attend by joining the meetings via Zoom.

Don't forget that the Board Meeting is Thursday evening, 5:30 pm at Brian Rewis' office on 22nd St across from the School District Admin building.

Tickets are now available for our Corks, Kegs and Vikings fundraiser. Get your tickets from Angie Hein at meetings or contact her to make other arrangements.

Please make sure you dues have been submitted. If you have any concerns about this, talk to Treasurer Laurie.

The link to our YouTube Channel is now available on our website and our weekly bulletins. You can view recent online meetings. If you watch any of them, you can count it as a makeup. Just let our Secretary, Gary O'Rielly know.

PHOTO CONTEST: You are encouraged to participate in this. Be the first person to correctly identify from where the photo at the top of this bulletin and at the top of our website was taken from by 7:30 am Friday, August 13th. Send your guess to the Editor.

Heilon Fushion/Enabling

Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Aug 11, 2021

Our guest speaker this past week was Jessie Barton, Communications Lead for Redmond-based Helion Fusion/Enabling. A truly timely discussion since the company just broke ground on a new facility in Everett on 75th Street which is classed as the holy grail of energy. Clean-zero carbon with no long-lived waste to deal with and is a reliable-24/7 power generation. The fuel comes from the deuterium found in water. Helion has been doing fusion since 2020.

The company was founded in 2013. Raised more than $75 million in funding. Privately funded by 58 employees. Now double in size employment wise. Helion Fusion/Enabling is expanding from their Redmond base to Everett in the foreseeable future.

Their technical accomplishments include building six fusion prototypes. They are doing fusion nearly every day. The facility in Everett has 30,000 sq. ft. of space with another 150,000 sq. ft. in planning stages. Helion is creating the world's first fusion power plant, enabling the future with unlimited clean electricity. Fusion occurs when two atoms combine to form a single atom, releasing energy. It is the process our sun and other stars use to make energy. Helion's plasma accelerator raises fusion fuel to 100 million degrees Celsius and directly extracts electricity with a high-efficiency pulsed approach.

The Helion Energy broke ground on a site of its next-generation fusion facility in Everett with Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin in attendance. The expansion of operations and creation of new clean energy jobs is a welcome accomplishment for our area.

Membership Month

Posted by Gary O'Rielly on Aug 10, 2021

It's never too late to invite a prospective member to our Rotary Club meetings. There is a lot of exciting activities in Membership according to Ron Rasmussen, Chair of our Membership Committee. A committee is working on forming a Satellite Club that will meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays in the evenings. Our booth at the Farmers Market has produced interest in our Club. We have four candidates that have expressed interesting in our Club besides the prospects from the Farmers Market- Think Big. Bring a friend and share the benefits of belong to our Rotary Club. Rotarians of Action.

So, we carry the August theme as we go forward looking to our future members and leaders.

Membership Dues

Posted by Laurie Westover on Jul 06, 2021

Members- invoices were sent to you for the semi-annual dues and voluntary contribution to The Rotary Fund (EREY). If you have yet to make your dues payment please contact the Treasurer to let her know when you will take care of this. Check your email for the invoice and be part of the Paid group. Thank you for supporting your Club.

Quote of the Week - Who Said It?

“Who looks outside, dreams.
Who looks inside, awakens.”