Colorado native Stan Hilkey was appointed Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Safety in June 2014 by Governor John Hickenlooper and was reappointed by Governor Jared Polis in January 2019. In his role as Executive Director of CDPS, he provides leadership to the nearly 2,000 members of the department. CDPS is one of the largest departments in Colorado state government.
Under his leadership, the Colorado Department of Public Safety has played a critical, lifesaving role in the state of Colorado’s response to the pandemic, the largest wildfires in state history, and historic civil unrest.
Our program on July 11th will be held in person, but a Zoom link will be provided. Click on the link below to be admitted. Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7985707369
Rotary Weekly Luncheon Place: American Legion Time: Lunch served from 11:30 - 12:00 Cost: $20 Parking: American Legion and the church only
As a courtesy to our members, please silence your cell phones during the meeting. Thank You!
October 24th's Luncheon Menu
RSVP needed for Rotary lunch
RSVP DEADLINE, TUESDAY, October 22nd BEFORE 12 NOON. RSVP to Karol:kj.rinehart@aol.com
RSVP to Karol: kj.rinehart@aol.com before 12 noon, Tuesday.
Update from President Anne Slack
I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July. I know Gordon and I did. Jim Whiteneck and Daniel Scace, Legion Foundation President, invited us along with Beth Weisberg to the Legion for a dedication of the Lakeside Deck. They had a plaque with Rotary’s name on it as a donor.
A special thanks to Ruby Bode for attending the Rooftop Rodeo Parade this past Monday. We shared a float with Sunrise Rotary. It was important for our club to be represented.
Don’t forget Karen and Scott Thompson’s private showing of Cowboy Brad at Performance Park Thursday night, July 11 at 5 PM. They have dedicated it to Jack Overly and are asking attendees to bring a donation of canned food for Crossroads Ministry.
Until next time Annie"
Dedication of the Legion deck
LtoR: Richard Mcquate, Jim Whiteneck, Anne Slack, Cynthia Krumme,
Beth Weisberg, Daniel Scace, Hayley and Brad Buggs
Shredathon/Estes Recycles Day Report
The total money added to our Scholarship Fund will be $1,743.60. Despite having perfect weather, the attendance was down for shredding. The total attendance was 429 cars versus over 500 last year. We will know more once we have the data on how many went through each station, but we didn’t have the number of cars in the queue that we had last year. Was this because we were more efficient? Or, were our numbers simply down? Answers to these questions will follow.
A huge “thank you” goes out to the following Rotarians:
Bill Smith and Scott Thompson who set up very early, then returned to haul it all back to where it belonged.
Shred truck helpers who greeted each car and emptied all the boxes and bags—David Batey, Jack Boatman, Madison Casey, Grant Delbeqc, Jim Jonell, Dave Scott, and Guy Van der Werf;
Scott Robbins and Phil Moenning for tearing down all those cardboard boxes—an entire dumpster’s worth, and Scott for getting in the dumpster and stomping them all down—(we missed you, Jim Austin);
Karol Rinehart for her usual gracious collection of funds from our customers, and keeping all the dogs happy with her “doggie treats” (a first here, one customer ate a dog biscuit!);
For executing a great traffic pattern and counting the numbers: JoAnn Batey, Karen Thompson, Beth Weisberg, and Madison Casey;
And Annie Slack for making sure it was recorded for posterity😊.
I hope I didn’t miss anyone because I am so grateful for each one. A “Thank you” just doesn’t seem like enough.
Karol Rinehart and Tara Moenning
LtoR Grant, Tara, Guy, Jim Jonell, Phil, Scott R. Karol, Beth, Scott T., Bill Smith.
An Evening with Cowboy Brad
This Thursday, July 11th, 5-7PM at Performance Park
Special invitation to the Thompson Group Client Appreciation event
Includes a special tribute to Jack Overly: a couple of Jack's songs with Cowboy Brad.
BBQ from Kissing Moose Cafe
Bring your own seating.
Option: bring a canned food item to donate to Crossroads Ministry.
Meeting Notes for June 27, 2024
President Annie Slack rang the bell at 12:00 PM. Dennis Gellhaus read the Invocation. Annie Slack led the Pledge of Allegiance. Madison Casey accompanied the song “In the Good Ole Summertime”
Guest of Rotarians
Carol Whiteneck
Andy Graham
Announcements
There is no meeting next week. Jack Ford will be leading our July 11th meeting.
Dave Evans will be taking over the spoke!
Sunrise Rotary is looking for help decorating our float for the parade.
Paul Harris Presentation Jack Ford presented Roberta Raworth with her first Paul Harris Award today!
Berta receiving her Paul Harris Award
from Pres Elect Jack Ford
Rotarian Stories We are starting a new activity where we go back and tell a little about ourselves. Ron Gordon told us about himself. He is 84, been married for 54 years to Vivian. He grew up in the DC area. Has a “worthless” degree in psychology. He worked for UPS in the industrial engineering program. He was stationed in El Paso, Texas during the Vietnam War. He lived three years in Germany for work. He retired in Estes Park and bought his house from Ross Brown who got him into Rotary. He has served in multiple leadership positions including being president in “some year a long time ago.”
Ron Gordon
Joke of the day
Paula Edwards told us a joke about Beethoven.
Happy Money
Jim Whiteneck is happy that his wife is recovering well from her spinal surgery.
Scott Robbins is happy because he just turned 73!
Tom Maher is happy for Ron golfing decently.
Rubi Bodi is happy that her husband named a fire in Idaho after her for her birthday.
Karen Thompson is happy that Wayne’s surgery went well, and he will be released soon.
Annie Slack is happy for Wayne and is excited to pass on the spoke to Dave.
Program Jack Ford introduced our speaker Rick Lasky, our new Fire Chief. Rick told us a little bit about himself, his career, and his hopes for his new position.
Fire Chief Rick Lasky presenting
Adjournment We Closed with the Four Way Test.
Andrea Escorcia Rodreguez, scribe
Fundraising for the Scholarship Fund - Update
Thanks to everyone who has signed up for the Shred-a-thon on Saturday, August 10th.
The sign-up sheet for the John Denver Tribute Concert volunteers is now circulating. Here we need people for various tasks that are spread out over the noon to 3:30 pm time frame, and then for the 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm time frame. Clean-up help from 8:30 pm until 9 pm would be appreciated as well. Update: We still need volunteers for the John Denver Tribute Concert, especially ushers.
Update: Sponsors, and donations in memory of someone, are always welcome. These help to defray the costs and allow more of the proceeds to go to the Scholarship Fund.
The sign-up sheet and sponsorship form are below.
Tara and Phil
Concert sign-up sheet Sponsorship form
August 22 Update:
John Denver Tribute Concert, August 31st, 2024, at the YMCA Ruesch Auditorium, doors open at 4 pm, Random and True performing from 5 pm – 6 pm, and Brad Fitch and his Tropicowboy Band performing from 6:30 pm until 8:30 pm.
The concert has been designated as the “Social” for the 5th Thursday month of August. Rotarians may purchase tickets for $35 until Friday, August 30th—they will be $40 at the door. They may sit in unclaimed seats in sections A and G, or in any general admission sections. Another alternative would be to be a sponsor—for $100 you would get two general admission tickets and have your name listed as a sponsor. To socialize with other Club members we will gather on the deck during intermission.
We are still looking for volunteers to usher: 4 pm to 6:30 pm.
Thank you, the JDTC Committee members
The Rotary Float Shared between Sunrise & Noon Clubs
Here are two pictures of our float. We were moving it to Mike McKinney’s barn to store until parade day on July 8th. The theme is “The American Cowboy” and the design is a covered wagon with a saddle, fire pit and hay bales. It is built on an 18 ft flat bed and will be able to seat people during the parade. If you are interested in participating, passing out candy or John Denver Tribute Concert business cards, let me know before July 4th. My email is anneslack@aol.com.
Thank you for listening, Annie
The Rotary Float Kendra Wallis & Pat McKinney
Rotary Women in the Rockies
John Denver Tribute Concert
THIS WEEK!
Brad Fitch plays John Denver
On behalf of the Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation, I wanted to let you know that tickets are now available for this year's John Denver Tribute Concert. The concert will be Saturday, August 31, 2024 at the YMCA of the Rockies. Please click or tap on the link: http://Rotary Club of Estes Park - 2024 John Denver Tribute Concert
In addition to Brad Fitch and the TropiCowboy Band, Random and True are returning this year to open the show! Thank you for your support of the Rotary, we look forward to seeing you again this year. Let us know if you have any questions or difficulty with tickets.
Rotary Club of Estes Park Joe Calvin, John Denver Tribute Concert Committee Representative jdtcestespark@gmail.com
From The Chaplain
Do you know a Club Member who needs assistance? Maybe a ride to meetings, or just a phone call to keep in touch? Please contact Bill Smith 970-420-1033 or billsmithbronx1956@gmail.com.
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