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Timberleaf Trailers
Jan. 20, 2021
Bio: I started my career in 1976 in Denver as a woodworker. Within two years of working as an employee in either a shop making wooden puppets ( where I met my future wife) of building children’s furniture, I just fell into being a part owner of a custom cabinet shop. Since that beginning at the very young age of 25 I have been self-employed ever since. After five years of that initial partnership I went on to own my own woodworking business for another fifteen years. I then segued into kitchen remodeling and then that transitioned into full on home remodeling for twenty years in older Denver homes. Five years ago I had a wild idea to build a teardrop trailer for my wife and I because none of the fifty or so manufacturers in the U.S. built one that met all the criteria I was searching for. After obsessing about the design for a month or so and sharing the drawings with friends and hearing their feedback, the idea of launching my own business building them for the public launched. After nervously sharing my idea with my wife and getting the thumbs up within minutes of sharing my idea with her I jumped right in forming a business plan. That was in November of 2015. My goal was to phase into building trailers while phasing out of my construction business and to be building trailers full time in two years. I had four employees in my construction business at the time. I reached that goal in Four months! I have had ups and downs since the start but have kept every employee busy and paid on time since we started. I completely shut down the construction business in mid 2016.After two years of solid growth I realized the shop we started in was not going to be enough and started searching for a new facility. After living in Denver for over forty years and the same home for 31 years, my wife and I decided to move out of the city to somewhere where the real estate was more affordable. We landed here in Grand Junction. We moved into a leased shop that is two and half times as big as the old one and are now finalizing plans to build a new custom shop with the capacity to more than double our output. WE hope to be in that facility, up and running by Fall of 2021.
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Rotary Foundation
Jan. 27, 2021
Bio: Aaron Tice is the Treasurer of The Rotary Club of Grand Junction and The Rotary Club of GJ Foundation. He also serves on the District Grant committee as the Chairman and is currently serving as the Vice President of Bookcliff Country Club. He is the founder of a Registered Investment Advisor, Delphi Wealth Partners, which he founded in 2015 to provide fiduciary advice to his clients, friends, and family. Aaron is both an alumnus of CMU and, of course, University of Oregon where he graduated with a BS in Biochemistry. He married out of his league when he met Bailey and they are lucky the two, Sawyer (8) and Kinley(6), take after their mother. Program will include discussion of the role and finances of the Rotary Foundation. |
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Hope West PACE
Feb. 03, 2021
Bio: HopeWest is excited to announce that Dusty Dodson has accepted a position as the new Senior Vice President over the HopeWest PACE program. Dusty has been a long time, highly respected, health care administrator on the Western Slope and most recently has served as a health care consultant. For a decade he was the Director of Extended Care and Services for Grand River Hospital District. He has an extensive background in both acute and long term care, and has served as a consultant for CMS Region V. He holds an MBA in Healthcare Administration from the University of Colorado and a B.A. in Sociology. Dusty has been active in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and has served on the board of the Colorado Health Care Association. He has also been involved with governmental affairs and policy working as a Governor-appointed member of the Community Living Advisory Group and Colorado Rural Health Center Policy Committee. Throughout his career as a leader in healthcare, he has been successful in not only starting programs but dramatically turning around programs. Dusty strongly believes in the power of teamwork and credits his successful track record to those who have worked for him – speaking volumes about his leadership style. HopeWest is truly thrilled to have Dusty as part of our Senior Leadership Team and knows that the people working on his team will enjoy working for such an inspirational and capable leader. |
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Are We As Smart As. . .?
Feb. 10, 2021
Come to our next Zoom meeting ready to have fun and to tax your memory. We are going to explore what you remember from school. We will also find out how much we remember about Rotary. This is easy, straightforward, and highly interactive. For complete fun, we will determine how smart we are as a group. Are we as smart as a 5th grader, or as an 8th grader, or as a 12th grader, or as a Rotarian? Can we as a group graduate from a modern elementary school, middle school, and high school? And are we well-prepared to be able to tell the world all about Rotary. Don’t worry, your answers will be completely anonymous—so no one will be embarrassed about how smart they are. |
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Fly Fishing, Fly Tying & Project Healing Waters
Feb. 17, 2021
I've been fly fishing since I was 14. That's 34 years. I'm always learning something new and always seeking out new water to test myself against. I began learning fly fishing from one of my Scouting leaders who tied his own flies and began learning to tie flies in 1994. After an unfortunate event of losing all my tying materials and gear in 1996, I finally bought just enough materials and basic tools to get "back in the saddle" and today, thousands of flies and fish caught on my own creations, the fire still burns as brightly as it ever did for this sport that is as much about solitude and recharging (as Steven Covey always said "sharpening the saw") as it is about the thrill of catching a new personal best or a first catch of a new species. I look forward to sharing some of my adventures and a few of the basics of the sport and its attendant accessories, with my fellow Rotarians
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“The Inconvenient Data “A Story About Narrative and Perspective (Economic Update)
Feb. 24, 2021
Bio: Aaron Tice, a Certified Financial Planner, is not your usual Investment Advisor and took an odd route to becoming the expert that he is. He self admittedly got lucky because he heard other people’s good ideas and used them himself, buying Intel when he was 11 years old through the generous help of his father, Dr. Larry Tice, and the educational savings account he set aside for Aaron’s future education. Facing the culmination of the effects of that edification with a Biochemistry degree, he finally learned his most valuable lesson in life. . .
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Palisade Plunge Trail Project
Mar. 03, 2021
Bio: Scott Winans has been involved with singletrack trail creation for over 25 years, and has served since 2009 on the board of directors of the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, Inc. (COPMOBA), and since 2011 as President. COPMOBA is a 32+ year western Colorado regional non-profit organization committed to advocacy for, and construction and maintenance of, non-motorized singletrack trail. Via its current four chapters, COPMOBA furthers its mission through active and responsible partnership with Federal and State management agencies, County, Municipal, and organizational agents, as well as business and individual members in all of the communities in which it operates. Scott believes that these community relationships, and the demonstrated lifestyle and economic benefits of trails in the communities, are the keys to the grounded success of the organization. Scott is the V.P. of Engineering for Mountain Racing Products, based in Grand Junction, where the team designs, tests, and manufactures high-end mountain bike components, utilizing the local trail networks as our testing grounds. Scott is also the co-owner of Rapid Creek Cycles, in Palisade, serving the needs of local riders and paddlers as well as visitors to the regions agriculture and viticulture resources. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Palisade Plunge Trail project, "The Plunge", is spearheaded by the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA), a 32+ yr grassroots non-profit with five chapters throughout western Colorado, dedicated to planning, creation, and maintenance of singletrack trail resources in the region and their economic and lifestyle benefits to our communities. The Plunge is a federally approved route connecting the top of the Grand Mesa to the valley floor in the Town of Palisade via high quality non-motorized singletrack trail plus a paved path connection along North River Rd into downtown Palisade The Town of Palisade, City of GJ, City of Fruita, Mesa County Commissioners, Palisade & GJ Area Chambers of Commerce, GJEP, Outdoor Recreation Coalition, Visitors and Convention Bureau, and others, back COPMOBA’s submission of the Palisade Plunge for designation as a "16 in 2016" trail project by the State. 2015 the state designates the Palisade $527K Phase 1 funding was awarded to Mesa County via Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Colorado the Beautiful grant. Construction of Phase 1, roughly the lower half of the route, began in July, 2019. $1.234M Phase 2 funding was awarded to Mesa County via GOCO Connect Initiative grant funding. Phase 2 construction will be completed in the late Spring to Summe |
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COVID Update
Mar. 10, 2021
Bio: Jeff Kuhr is the Director of Public Health for Mesa County. He is an active participant in statewide policy and program development, serving on the Colorado Board of Human Services and the Colorado Early Childhood Leadership Commission. Jeff is a Colorado Children and Families Fellow with Ascend at the Aspen Institute, and is a PHRASES Fellow with the de Beaumont Foundation and the Aspen Institute. In Grand Junction, he serves on the boards of directors for St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and Quality Health Network, is immediate past board chair for the Rocky Mountain Health Foundation, and is Co-Facilitator of the Mesa County Health Leadership Consortium. Jeff has a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Nebraska and is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist. He has been a local public health director for 17 years. |
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Mesa County Update
Mar. 17, 2021
Janet is a Mesa County Commissioner from District 3. Prior to being elected as commissioner, Janet served in several capacities generally focused on protecting kids from abuse and neglect including: - the National Director for Project 1.27 for 3 years, - the Executive Director of CASA for five years, - Mesa County Commissioner for 8 years, and - the Mesa County Department of Human Services for 10 years. |
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Grand Mesa Nordic Council
Mar. 24, 2021
Bio: Tom Ela is a Grand Junction native who took a 15-year hiatus for college and to see the world before returning at end of 1985. One big factor in my return was the promise of cross country skiing having gotten the bug in Boston. I skied my first marathon that Winter and have been avid since. I helped found the Grand Mesa Nordic Council in 1990 to ensure that I and the public had great groomed ski trails to exercise on and enjoy. Many locals know me as the front-of-the-house manager for 12 years at Gladstones, now the Ale House. After a career change that led me back to school and then 14 years as an analyst for Rocky Mountain Health Plans, I have now retired spending the bulk of my time outdoors skiing, biking, running and exploring.
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Cello Recital
Mar. 31, 2021
Bio: Nicholas Berry is an impressive young cellist who has been playing since he was five years old. He has taken lessons from his father, Jackson Berry, a professional cello instructor and plays in the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra and Centennial Band (among other organizations). Nicholas has also studied with Kristin Yun, the cello professor at Colorado Mesa University. He is currently studying (via Zoom) with Zachary Sweet, instructor of cello at Nazareth College, Binghamton, and Colgate universities. Currently, Nicholas is a lead cellist in the Grand Junction High School Concert Orchestra (as a freshman). He won third place in the junior instrumentalist division at the Rising Stars competition in Denver. This summer, he intends to continue his musical journey by attending Lamont Summer Academy in Denver. Nicholas was born in Little Rock, Arkansas but has lived in Grand Junction ever since he was three. The second of five children, Nicholas enjoys skiing, drawing, mountain biking, fishing and anything outdoors. Today, the musical selections that Nicholas will play for us includes Mark Summer’s Julio, Eugene Friesen’s Slap, and Johann Sebastian Bach’s 2nd Suite Prelude. |
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Raditation Oncology
Apr. 07, 2021
Bio: Dr. Erica Kinsey is the Chief Medical Physicist and Manager of the Department of Radiation Oncology at St. Mary's Hospital. Before moving to the Grand Valley, she was an Assistant Professor of Medical Physics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Erica grew up in Central Illinois, has a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and completed her residency in Medical Physics at the University of California, San Diego. Outside of work, Erica is the Past President of Junior Service League and keeps busy with finishing up her MBA (graduation next month!) and chasing after her newly-walking one-year-old son, Gavin.
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Corona Virus Adaptations at Strive
Apr. 14, 2021
STRiVE, formerly known as Mesa Developmental Services, has been serving Mesa County residents for over 50 years. Offering a variety of services to help families and support individuals with developmental disabilities, STRiVE is a partnership of people supporting people. Throughout the history of our organization, we have been striving to fill in the gaps that exist in support services by providing qualified occupational therapy, respite, vocational, residential and other child and family support opportunities. As the needs have increased so has the diversity of our programs.
The new identity “STRiVE,” represents our staff and the people we support every day. As we STRiVE to provide the best possible person-centered services, our clients STRiVE every day to be independent and take greater control of their lives. Our organization is made up of over 350 employees. Our staff is qualified and trained to provide quality, results driven services with over 12 Day and Supported Employment Programs and more than 17 Residential Sites. We are an organization that continually sees the needs in the community and strives to make a difference in those areas.
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Captain Kindness
Apr. 21, 2021
Bio: Captain Kindness is a local character reminding young and old that we all have a superpower within us, the transforming power of kindness. His alter-ego is mild-mannered pastor Jim Hale. He is a pastor, author of two books, “An Alaskan Life of High Adventure” and “The Ascent. Perspectives from High Places on Life, Love and Leadership.” He is also the founder of the Mesa County Kindness Initiative. He and his wife Roni have lived in Palisade since 1993 where they have raised their family of three children and three grandchildren and now raise Miniature Australian Shepherds. |
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Reynolds Polymer
Apr. 28, 2021
Bio: Jessica joined the company at the beginning of 2015 and is responsible for all employee-related functions and business systems. Prior to joining the RPT team, she worked at the Aspen Skiing Company in Aspen, CO and Starwood Vacation Ownership in Scottsdale, AZ. She grew up in the GJ area graduating from Fruita Monument High School and went on to be a successful NCAA athlete in Golf at Grand Canyon University. She obtained a master’s degree from the University of Illinois in Tourism, Sports & Recreation. She is very active in the community from the Chamber of Commerce, Young Life, multiple local golf committees and volunteers for many other activities. She is raising her two young children with her husband in the valley. She is a passionate competitive golfer, loves the outdoors from hiking to hunting and loves to cook. |
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Shelter Box USA
May 05, 2021
Introduction for meeting: Jessica Metcalf is the Strategic Giving Officer of ShelterBox USA, Rotary International’s project partner in disaster relief. She has worked in the nonprofit field for 16 years and has a love for service. Jessica is a proud member of the Grand Junction Rotary Club and she has a passion for helping displaced families build a foundation of stability and resilience. Her remote work has provided the opportunity to live in various areas around the country including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Colorado Springs, Denver and Seattle. Jessica currently resides in Grand Junction with her husband Shane, step-daughter Paige and their beloved dog, a boxer pup named Dakota. Jessica is here today to share with us about the incredible impact ShelterBox is having for families displaced around the globe and we will also meet Jesse Pine, a special guest who is embarking on an incredible journey to support ShelterBox. Information about ShelterBox: Right now, around 104 million people around the world have been displaced by natural disaster and conflict. Rotary’s project partner ShelterBox is working to change this. Natural disasters and conflicts never take days off, and neither do we. We’re always on the ground, working to help the most vulnerable, no matter how remote. By providing emergency shelter and tools for displaced families, we’re transforming despair into hope. We are striving for a world where no family is left without shelter and right now, our work is more important than ever. All of our lives are being affected by coronavirus in some way, but those living in refugee camps or in makeshift settlements are particularly vulnerable. Shelter is a critical need for people who are simply struggling to survive after losing their home to disaster or conflict and we know that through our shelter distributions, we can help flatten the curve. For more information, visit: www.ShelterBoxUSA.org. Bios: Jessica Metcalf & Jesse Pine Jessica Metcalf is the Strategic Giving Officer of ShelterBox USA, Rotary International’s project partner in disaster relief. She has worked in the nonprofit field for 16 years and has a love for service. Jessica is a proud member of the Grand Junction Rotary Club and she has a passion for helping displaced families build a foundation of stability and resilience. Her remote work has provided the opportunity to live in various areas around the country including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Colorado Springs, Denver and Seattle. Jessica resides in Grand Junction with her husband Shane, step-daughter Paige and their beloved dog, a boxer pup named Dakota. Jesse was born and raised in Glenwood Springs to two wonderful parents Pam and Paul Pine. In his early teen years, he learned the joys of the Colorado outdoors. Growing up, he enjoyed many outdoor activities, but he really began backpacking and serious hiking / mountain climbing when he was 16. It was then he climbed his first 14er, Snowmass Peak. After graduating from Glenwood Springs high school, he attended the University of Denver where he received his BSBA from the Daniels College of Business in 2013. After graduation, he travelled to Europe for 100 days on a rail pass. After college and his Europe trip, he stayed in Denver. During this time, he met his now wife, Libby. In October of 2017, they both left their jobs and set off to travel around the world for a year. Once back in Colorado, she went back to work in the travel industry, and he got his real estate license. Married in September 2019, the two settled in downtown Denver with a plan to have kids and start a family in the future. |
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Film Making in Grand Junction
May 12, 2021
Bio: Hank Braxtan and Arielle Brachfeld are a film-making couple who have chosen to pursue their career here is Grand Junction. Arielle is an Emmy-nominated producer and director of documentary and educational content. She attended the prestigious Denver School of the Arts and performed in the Denver theater scene before shifting to Los Angeles. She became the Film Project Manager for the Los Angeles Unified School District's Arts Branch and kickstarted an industry studio partnership which included creative industry Adopt-A-School, district-wide festivals, community engagement outreach and celebrity and studio mentorship programs. In addition to her film production chops, Arielle has over 100 acting credits in feature films, television, web, and theater. Her partner and husband, Hank, grew up making films in Grand Junction, CO. He attended CU Denver and the Colorado Film School and then went to Los Angeles for twelve years where he produced hundreds of hours of television, directed five feature films with distribution from Lionsgate and Fox. He also produced several feature films distributed by companies such as Sony and A24. He has several Emmy nominations, winning three, a Telly, as well as a Clio for advertising. |
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Sears, The Glory Years
May 19, 2021
Bio: Jim Rohrer spent much of his career working for Sears retiring as Vice President, Customer Satisfaction. He likes to point out that he worked for Sears when it was a great company. His reputation was built by transforming low performing stores, a region and a division. His strategy for developing high performing units was always focused on improving the performance of people. His presentation takes us through Sears beginnings, the glory years, and the years in which things were slipping. He points out how the success was built and how it declined. Jim has been a Rotarian for 20 years. After working for a company which lost its vision, Jim has served Rotary District 5450 as District visioning chair for 6 years. |
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Challenger Baseball
May 26, 2021
Challenger Baseball is an adaptive baseball program for individuals with physical and intellectual challenges. The Challenger Division in Grand Junction, CO accommodates players ages 8 to 18; or up to age 21 if still enrolled in school. Typically games are 1-2 innings long and last about an hour. All players play defensively and bat every inning. Flexibility and adaptability are key during games. The mission is to help players succeed in the game of baseball and to enjoy all the benefits that Little League has to offer. |
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Glade Park Summer Movie Program
Jun. 02, 2021
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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The Current State of Mental Health in Grand Valley
Jun. 09, 2021
Bio: Andy Sweet is a barber at Andy's Barbershop in downtown Grand Junction. A well traveled Western Slope native. An uncle, and a brother that gets his wisdom from his father, and empathy from his mother. He serves on the boards of the National Alliance on Mental Illness as their Acting President, the Grand Valley Task Force, and the Suicide Prevention Alliance. A student of math, science, esoteric psychology, philosophy, poly-theism, and music. A one time machinist, BMXer that rode semi-professionally for the largest rider owned company in the world S&M Bikes, and a champion dirt bike desert racer, and woods rider. He is now a motorcycle enthusiast, listens to metal music, and is renovating his house in his spare time. He shares your passion for service above self, solving the world's problems, and defiance of hatred, deception, suffering, and corruption. |
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