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Snowshoe Nature Hike
Apr. 03, 2019
Bio: Dr. Bruce Bauerle (Professor of Biology and Ecology at Colorado Mesa University, in Grand Junction, Colorado) was the recipient of the college’s highest award “Outstanding Professor” in 2000, and was selected “Outstanding Educator” by the Chamber of Commerce in 1999 and 2003. He was selected as “Faculty Member of the Year” by the ASG (All Student Government) Association in 2013. He has traveled to over thirty countries, including Amazonia, Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, Tasmania, New Guinea, and taught on the world famous “Semester at Sea” program. He has written scientific articles and a book, and has been giving naturalist presentations for over 20 years. He spends his free time kayaking, scuba diving, snowboarding, skiing, and windsurfing. |
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Shh … The Global Coal Market is Thriving
Apr. 10, 2019
Bio: Stephen Doyle began his career in 1982 in New York City exporting coking and thermal coal to steel mills and power plants around the globe. In 1997 he shifted into risk management and established over-the-counter coal trading operations for several companies including Peabody Energy. In 2002, Steve founded Doyle Trading Consultants (DTC), a firm based in Grand Junction with offices in New York, St. Louis and Annapolis and hired eight CMU grads. DTC specializes in providing major energy companies, trading houses and financial institutions with risk management assessments along with insight & research on the global coal markets. Steve authored several editions of the Coal Trading Handbook and regularly taught commodity trading workshops in London, Singapore and New York City. He sold DTC in 2013 and remained in a leadership role until his departure in 2015. He founded BtuBaron LLC in 2015 to serve as his platform for publishing research and insight on the global coal markets. Steve and his wife Sibylle live in Glade Park and in Düsseldorf, Germany. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Colorado and his MBA at the Thunderbird School of International Management. He serves on the boards of the New York Coal Trade Association, the Avalon Theatre Foundation, the Glade Park summer movie program and the Guys Giving Club. When Steve is not skiing or playing golf, you can often find him on stage singing, dancing and acting for the High Desert Opera. |
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RiversEdge West
Apr. 17, 2019
Bio: Cara focuses on managing RiversEdge West's marketing, community outreach, education, and fundraising strategies - ranging from coordinating RiversEdge West's annual conference, annual Raft the River fundraiser, and Education Program, to creating content for REW's website, organizational reports, and social media. Cara received her Bachelors of Science in Public and Environmental Management from Indiana University in 2008. Prior to joining RiversEdge West, Cara worked as a Naturalist, teaching environmental education in Chicago, IL; a Biology Technician, conducting backcountry stream surveys in Oregon; and coordinated sustainability efforts at Lake Powell in Utah. In her free time, you can find her outside - mountain biking, gardening, rafting, or hiking with her 15 year old dog. |
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Alzheimer’s Association
May 01, 2019
Bio: Debra has more than 27 years working in the non-profit sector, both domestically and overseas. In 2017, she joined the Alzheimer’s Association’s Colorado Chapter, serving in the Northeast Regional Office while completing her Masters in Public Health (MPH) degree. She continued on, serving as the Outreach Coordinator until January 2019, when she was hired to serve as the Director of the Western Slope Regional Office. Debra is honored to serve this nine-county region and is committed to developing community partnerships that strengthen support for persons living with dementia and their caregivers. |
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Hope Upon Hope: Rescuing Youth from Homelessness and Death
May 08, 2019
Bio: John is the co-founder of Karis Inc., a local non-profit that provides services and housing (five separate homes and one drop-in center) to homeless, unaccompanied youth in Mesa County. He was the first director of Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley, is a founding member of Grand Valley Coalition for the Homeless, as well as a member of the executive committee for Colorado Advisory Committee on Homeless Youth and a founding member of the Colorado Network for Ending Youth Homelessness. He has worked for Marillac Clinic, and served as a pastor at Colorado Mesa University and at First Baptist Church. His wife is a psychologist here in the Valley. They have two sons, David and Evan, and a elderly lab named Lisa who has a very large bump on her back. |
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2019 Mesa County Fair
Jun. 05, 2019
Bio: Grace Gardner was born and raised in Grand Junction Colorado and has been educated at home since pre-school. Grace joined 4-H in 2006, and has been heavily involved ever since. Over the years she’s shown rabbits, poultry, goats, and horses, in addition to serving in club leadership positions and completing various indoor projects. It was through 4-H that she learned about the ambassador program, and this is her first year serving in that capacity. Outside of 4-H Grace works as a skateguard at Spin City, cares of her animals, and after finishing her senior year of high school plans to attend Colorado Mesa University in the fall to start on a degree in biology. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering at the Roice-Hurst Humane Society, reading, painting, rock climbing, and playing guitar. Grace loves the fair and everything leading up to it, and is so excited to be a part of this year’s ambassador program!
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Glade Park and Colorado National Monument Wildlife
Jun. 12, 2019
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Rotary Tailgate Party
Jun. 19, 2019
As you know, we have quite a few new members in the Club, several of whom have asked about what each of the committees do and how they, as new members, might get involved. we also have quite a few veteran members we would like to see more involved. To answer this need, we are going to host a "Rotary Tailgate Party" tomorrow. As I have mentioned to most of you, I would like the heads of the various committees introduce what each of their groups do and how the new people might get involved. So be ready to speak for 1 to 3 minutes about you group and how people can help. I will try to have table tents with the Committee names on it set up. If you can sit next to your tent tomorrow so that when we start moving around, people can come to ask questions. Here are the committee I have. 1. Banff Film Festival—Tom Benton Thank you, Peter |
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Jun. 22, 2019 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Can you please circulate this to our members as soon as possible? Details are as follows: Place—Canyon View Park, East of the big playground and main picnic pavilion, South of the southernmost pond. GJ Parks has reserved the pavilion for us, for refreshments and emergency medical (blisters, heatstroke, etc.) care.
Date—Saturday June 22, at 7:00 a.m. and following until we finish, most likely by noon.
Bring—gloves and a shovel.
Attire—grubbies. Rotary shirts or hats are encouraged. TV coverage is expected, so makeup is o.k., along with coiffed hair and muscle shirts.
The work plan—GJ staff will have prepped the planting areas, with a backhoe and tiller and soil amendments. The trees will be staged by the already-dug holes according to the arborist’s design for the arboretum. Out job will be to remove the trees from the big (15 gallon) pots they were shipped in, move them into the holes and then “shave” the circling roots that have developed over the months that the trees have been in the pots. Obviously, sharp shovels will be required for this. The city foresters will hold a short how-to session at the pavilion at 7:00 am for us and our volunteers.
We will then fill the holes with the amended soil that has been placed at each planting site, and move to the next trees. City staff will handle the time-consuming work of staking the trees and surrounding them will protective fencing. Some other trees at Canyon View Park have been damaged or killed by beavers that come up the adjoining drainage ditch all the way from the Colorado River, and the City is determined not to let that happen to these young trees.
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Jun. 22, 2019 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Rotarians! Don't miss the celebration!
Our Downtown Grand Junction Rotary is celebrating 100 years of service to our community!
Be sure to get on the list! For reservations and details contact: Gwen DeCino, Secretary |
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The Moab Music Festival Aesthetic
Jul. 17, 2019
Bio: Now in her 7th year as Executive Director with the Moab Music Festival, Laura Brown has worked to build future audiences for the arts through teaching, research, performance, and administration. Laura has worked mostly for small organizations in rural areas with limited access to resources. She has a Bachelor of Music in Performance (Oboe) and Master of Arts from the University of Wyoming and the University of California at Davis, ABD Musicology, as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Laura lives in Grand Junction with her husband, 3 kids, 2 cats and 1 dog, and serves as second oboist with the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra (CO). She is an avid lover of summer music festivals. |
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Jul. 17, 2019 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
For the second year in a row, the GJ Rotary club is sponsoring “Rotary day at the Fair” this Wednesday July 17th. |
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Rotary District 5470
Jul. 24, 2019
Bio: David Wood was raised in the state of Maine and graduated from Maine Maritime Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nautical Science, a commission as Ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve and with a Thirds Mates License issued by the U. S. Coast Guard. Following graduation, he was employed for ten years by Texaco, Inc. marine division with service on over 20 Texaco tankers in all license positions as Third officer to Master. In 1976, he was selected to join the Sabine Pilots Association, a privately-owned company providing pilotage service to ocean going vessels into three ports in southeast Texas. As a Sabine Pilot for 27 years he was responsible for over 2,500 safe vessel transits of the Sabine-Neches Waterway. Living in Beaumont, Texas for thirty-seven years provided David with numerous opportunities to be involved in the community. His passion has always had a focus on youth so umpiring Little League baseball, junior high youth counselor at his church or Boy Scouts were all natural avenues for him to serve his community. He also served several years as a board member for the Beaumont Housing Authority and chaired a special advisory committee to the Captain of the Port U. S. Coast Guard. During his years in Beaumont was when he started his Rotary tenure joining the Rotary Club of Beaumont in 1988. Because of his community involvement he received several distinguished awards, The Cross and Flame Award from the Methodist Church, the Silver Beaver from the Boy Scouts of America and in 1995 was selected as Maritime Person of the Year in southeast Texas. Following retirement David and Cathy decided that they would leave Texas and make their vacation home in Salida, Colorado their residence. This move opened new areas of volunteerism whether it was Meals on Wheels, The Stone Soup Kitchen, or Colorado Farm to Table. The Rotary moto of “Service Above Self” learned as a member of the Rotary Club in Beaumont was a driving force and again the call of the Rotary spirit was there as he joined the Rotary Club of Salida in 2011. As a member of the Salida club he has served on the club’s board of directors, has chaired the Youth Services Committee and is currently the club’s Foundation Chair and is a past president of the Rotary Club of Salida. Additionally, he served as Assistant Governor for Area 6 District 5470. David is a multi-Paul Harris Fellow, a Paul Harris Society Member and a Major Donor of The Rotary Foundation. David and Cathy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in July of 2018, they have two children, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. They enjoy travel, skiing and anything that the great outdoors of Colorado has to offer. |
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Jul. 25, 2019 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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Jul. 27, 2019 7:00 a.m. - Jul. 28, 2019 3:00 p.m.
AIR SHOW Interact project. The Interact Club at Grand Junction High School, which our Club sponsors, is having a major fund raiser, running a food booth at the show. They could use help with staffing the booth. The show is Saturday July 27th and Sunday, July 28th. The booth hours are 7:AM through 3PM. (You can come and help for a few hours either or both days.) Everyone who works the show will receive a free meal each day, soft drinks, a t-shirt and free admission to the show. This is a great opportunity to help the Interact Club and have a good time. If you have older kids or grandkids who would like to come to the show and work the booth for a while, bring them along. By next Wednesday I need a list of who is coming and each helper’s t-shirt size. Contact me by e-mail or phone. Looking forward to a good Rotarian turn out. Thanks, Michael Z. Lowenstein, |
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Citizens for Clean Air
Jul. 31, 2019
Bio: Kristin Winn, Vice-president of Citizens for Clean Air, retired from the City of Grand Junction after 20 years in Public Affairs. Prior to that, she had a 20 year career in ski resort marketing and public relations. She is committed to improving the air quality for all residents in the Grand Valley and for future generations. |
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Aug. 06, 2019 6:00 p.m.
The First Meeting of the Global Grant committee will be this Tuesday,
April 6th at 6PM at Warehouse 25. We will meet in the room behind the stage where we have our usual Wednesday meetings.
Please bring your ideas!
Is there particular area of focus you find appealing?
Here are the 6 areas of focus:
Do not be intimidated! We can work a Global Grant into any of these area.
Sheree Fukai
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CRISPR
Aug. 07, 2019
Bio: Aaron Tice, born and raised in the Grand Valley, graduating from GJHS in 1998 and attended Mesa State College for his freshman year before transferring to The University of Oregon to complete his BS in Biochemistry. Aaron’s focus during undergraduate work was molecular genetics and developmental molecular biology. Aaron still considers himself a novice scientist and regularly stays apprised of the current research being conducted and reported in peer reviewed journals covering areas of physics, math, immunology, genomics, proteomics, and molecular genetics. He serves on the board of directors for Bookcliff Country Club as well as serving as the Treasurer for the Rotary Club of Grand Junction and The RCGJ Foundation. He is also the District Grants Chair for District 5470. |
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Aug. 09, 2019 7:30 a.m.
District 51 is looking for Rotarians to help with delivery of school supplies. The event is scheduled for Friday, August 9, 7:30 AM, parking lot of Walmart on North Avenue. Interested Rotarians should contact: April Hart, Volunteers/Community Partners |
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Nuclear Care Partners
Aug. 14, 2019
Bio: Jenna Noem serves as the Chief Executive Office and one of the founding partners of Nuclear Care Partners, (NCP. Graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Colorado Mesa University, her early experiences in nursing were in psychiatric nursing and then as an intensive care nurse. Although Jenna valued her time in critical care, she found her true calling in healthcare leadership and true passion for serving former atomic workers. Jenna co-founded NCP in 2011, a modest beginning with two employees. Currently NCP is a national industry leader with hundreds of employees and operations in more than a dozen states. Jenna currently sits on the Community Hospital Foundation Board, Strive Foundation Board and formerly served on the Colorado Mesa University Alumni board. She is also a member of the Young President's Organization (YPO). Throughout her career, Jenna has worked to balance having four children and her passion for nursing and leadership. As CEO at NCP, she enjoys being able to inspire others in the specialized healthcare arena. |
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CMU Baseball
Aug. 21, 2019
Bio: Chris Hanks enters his 22nd season as the Mavericks' head coach. In his 21 seasons at the helm of the Maverick program, Hanks boasts an impressive is 884-356 (.713) overall record and has led the Mavericks to the NCAA Division II National Tournament 17 times including four Division II College World Series berths (2009, 2014, 2017, 2019). In the 2019 season the Mavericks were 53-12, won their eighth straight RMAC championship, were National Runner-up and Coach Hanks was named National Coach of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Chris is a native of Carbondale where he played football and baseball at Roaring Fork High School. He was drafted to play baseball out of high school, but chose to attend the College of Southern Idaho. He was a two-time All-American catcher at CSI where he hit 48 homeruns in his two-year career and led the nation with 26 as a freshman. He was also a two-time Region 18 Player of the Year selection. Hanks was named MVP of the 1988 National Junior College Baseball World Series played in Grand Junction. Coach Hanks signed with the Boston Red Sox and played four years in their organization, and a year with the Detroit Tigers before an arm injury cut his career short. Chris is a 1993 graduate of Colorado Mesa University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. He received his Associates Degree from the College of Southern Idaho in 1988. In 1997 he earned his Master’s Degree in Physical Education/Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado. Chris and wife Nikki have three children, son Jared, daughters Kylie and Natalie. Nikki is a native of Montrose and a graduate of CMU. |
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Grand Mesa Observatory
Aug. 28, 2019
Bio: Terry was born in England and migrated with his parents as a child to Australia in 1967. His interest in astronomy began when he was thirteen and found himself inspired by the writings of astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, and under the dark skies of the Australian outback he found what would ultimately be his life's calling. Terry worked as a photographer until 1979, and from 1980 until 2000 he worked in the commercial sign industry in sales, design, and project management in Australia. In the mid 1980's Terry decided to combine his two loves - photography and astronomy into the hobby of astrophotography. His interest and skills continued to grow, spanning the transition from film to digital imaging. Terry's astrophotos have been published by NASA and featured in Astronomy, Sky at Night, Sky & Telescope, Astronomy Now, National Geographic, The Daily Mail, Yahoo, Space.com, and many other well-known online publications. In 2000 Terry moved to Western Michigan in the United States where he lived for 17 years still working in the commercial sign industry and engaging in astrophotography from his private backyard observatory. In 2016, he retired from his career in the commercial sign business to move to Colorado where he supervised the construction of the Grand Mesa Observatory, brought it to operational status, and now runs the day-to-day operations as its Director. Terry also is a major contributor to astronomy education on the Western Slope of Colorado, giving talks about astrophotography to schools, clubs, libraries, and other organizations as part of Grand Mesa Observatory's outreach program, and he operates downunderobservatory.com, an online astrophotography tutorial service, with instruction on equipment, and image acquisition and processing. This service reaches students all over the world. Several of Terry's students have themselves earned APODs. |
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Disrict 51 Bond Issue
Sep. 04, 2019
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Sep. 04, 2019 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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RYE Program
Sep. 11, 2019
Bio: Kristi Adams first learned of Rotary in 1988, when she was selected to become a Rotary Exchange Student at the age of 15. After spending her junior year of high school in France, Kristi learned the value of Service Above Self and volunteered with Rotary Youth Exchange for many years. In 2008, she became a Rotarian. She served as club president last year and will become Chair of Mountain and Plains District 5470 Rotary Youth Exchange next year. She has hosted 13 Rotary Exchange Students, and her 2 sons also became Rotary Exchange Students (to Germany and Brazil). She believes that Rotary Youth Exchange shapes young leaders and helps them build peace though cultural understanding and flexibility. Outside of Rotary, Kristi serves on the board of the United Way of Mesa County, and she has been a commercial banker at Bank of the San Juans for 8 years. |
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Sep. 13, 2019 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Grand Junction Rotaract Club Annual Benefit Concert September 13, 2019 Restoration Vineyards Admission is Free Contact
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CMU Swim/Triathlon Team
Sep. 18, 2019
Bio: The holder of nearly 30 years of collegiate coaching experience, Michael "Mickey" Wender has been named as the new Colorado Mesa University Head Coach for the Swimming & Diving and Triathlon teams, it was announced Thursday by Co-Directors of Athletics Kris Mort and Bryan Rooks. Wender has racked up more than 400 wins in his 27 years as a collegiate head coach, mostly recently serving at Division I Army West Point, where he coached the Black Knights from 2006-19. He had also been the head coach at the University of Washington from 1998-2006 after a 1992-98 stint at the University of California, Santa Cruz from 1992-98 and served as an Head Coach for American Samoa at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. He began his collegiate coaching career at Cal State University Northridge, where he assisted NCAA Coach of the Decade Pete Accardy from 1990-92 after serving as the coach at Sachem (N.Y.) High School the previous year. Wender has developed swimmers to qualify for NCAA Division I Championship meets in every event and was named as the Patriot League Swimming Coach of the Year three times at Army West Point, most recently in 2017. His swimmers have broken all of the existing school records at every school he coached and have earned conference championships in over 50 different events. He has also produced several swimmers who ranked in the Top 100 in the world and has coached swimmers at every U.S. Olympic Trials since 2000. A personal triathlon enthusiast, he completed two Ironman (1993, 1994) and was a Top 10 finisher in the 1996 Eco-challenge, known as the World's Toughest Athletic Event. Wender's athletes have also shined in the classroom as his programs have been honored as a Scholar All-America Team by the CSCAA over ten separate times while routinely being recognized for the high GPAs, excellence in community service and team spirit. He also served on the Board of Directors for the CSCAA from 2003-06 and was the President of the Greater Seattle USA Swim Coaches Association from 2002-04 and has spearheaded fundraising campaigns that have raised more than $2 million in total to support and enhance the programs at his previous institutions. He is a 1989 physical education graduate from the University of Vermont and obtained a master's degree from CSUN in 1995. Wender and his wife Kate of 21 years are the parents of four children (Samantha- 18, Jack & Luke, 14, Grace, 11). |
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Be Careful. Bears Are Hungry now!
Oct. 02, 2019
Bio: Dr. Bruce Bauerle (Professor of Biology and Ecology at Colorado Mesa University, in Grand Junction, Colorado) was the recipient of the college’s highest award “Outstanding Professor” in 2000, and was selected “Outstanding Educator” by the Chamber of Commerce in 1999 and 2003. He was selected as “Faculty Member of the Year” by the ASG (All Student Government) Association in 2013. He has traveled to over thirty countries, including Amazonia, Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, Tasmania, New Guinea, and taught on the world famous “Semester at Sea” program. He has written scientific articles and a book, and has been giving naturalist presentations for over 20 years. He spends his free time kayaking, scuba diving, snowboarding, skiing, and windsurfing. |
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