The program at this week's meeting includes a presentation by Joy Ingram, Major Gifts Officer with Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County. We last heard from this organization when Vicci Hilty visited us three years ago this month. Click this link to read the recap of that program.
We have arranged to sell Corks, Kegs and Coins raffle tickets in front of Haggen and Jay's Markets this Thursday, Friday and Saturday! Click this link to sign up for a two hour shift. You must be logged into ClubRunner to access the site. Get more tickets from Angie Hein at meetings or contact her to make other arrangements. And, please let the sponsors know that you appreciate their support.
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.
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. The photo has been updated. Can you guess the location now? 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, September 17th. Send your guess to the Editor.
Our guest speakers at our September 10th meeting were from Washington State Department of Transportation giving an update on the SR 9 and SR 204 Interchange Project. Steve Herkowitz, Project Design Communications and Emma Dorazio, PDR with Tes Abraha, Assistant Project Engineer and Kenny Ezeokeke, Project Manager spoke to our Club about the upcoming improvements to SR 9 and SR 204 intersection. Tes Abraha started with a Project recap. The process started in 2016. The Project needs statement included that the intersection of SR 9 and SR 204 is the economic center of Lake Stevens. The improvements will shorten travel times for peak hour commuters and commercial drivers headed north of Lake Stevens using eastbound SR 204 to northbound SR 9. Another feature is to improve access and maintain visibility to local businesses. And decrease the serious crash rates at the intersection.
The presentation included a project outreach recap which started in 2018. Five in-person open houses; four business forums and eleven stakeholder Advisory group meetings. Project design and staged construction was outlined for our members. The design concepts at four locations: SR9/SR204 intersection; SR9/Davies Road, which is a new intersection; Vernon Road/North Davies Road (relocated roundabout and 91st Avenue NE/Vernon Road. The designs diffuse traffic from SR9/SR204 intersections by providing more routing options.
The Project timeline as stated earlier started in 2016. Stage two started on June 14th and currently under construction includes roadway improvements to add a second northbound lane on SR 9 from south Market Place to 4th Street Northeast where it will meet up with existing second northbound lane. Building noise walls along the sides of SR 9 answers questions posed by neighbors along that corridor. The Noise Walls have been ordered but will not be delivered until the Spring of 2022. Planting at last five more trees which is around 600+ trees and other landscapes. Stage three will start in 2022 and will be the major project for SR 8/SR204. Construction in June included weeknights between 9 pm and 5 am. Partial and full closure of Market Place at the intersection with SR 9 will occur from September 16-24th. Other closures will occur during the construction.
Another great presentation and program for our Club members.
Rotarians in Action, the Tuesday evening gathering, launched their inaugural meeting on Tuesday, September 7th with two potential members attending the Taco Tuesday meeting. The meetings will be on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month. Their first project will be on October 9th with more information to follow. The next meeting is on Tuesday, September 21st at 5:30 pm.
Gordan McInally has been named as Rotary International President, 2023-2024. McInally is a member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, Lothian, Scotland. If no other candidates are named prior to 1 October McInally will be declared President Nominee. Click this to read the full RI announcement. The Rotary Club of Lake Stevens congratulates Mr. McInally. If you attend the RI Convention next year in Houston, you might get a chance to meet him.
Interact is a service club for youth ages 14-18. The name is a combination of the words international and action. We join Clubs in over 120 countries around the world. The global youth network is dedicated to community and international service. Every Interact Club project, great or small, has a lasting impact on society worldwide.
Club Meetings are now on hiatus for the summer. Contact Mrs. Odegaard for more information!
Our regular Rotary Club Meetings are at the Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center lower level Community Room located at 12309 22nd St NE. We start at 7:30 am. Click here for the online link. There will not be any breakfast served. However, coffee will be available. Visitors are always welcome.
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