Members planning to attend the Thursday, Oct. 18 meeting need to contact Club Administrator Karol Rinehart by 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12 to let her know the following:
You plan to attend and have lunch
You plan to attend and have beverage service only
You will be there and will be bringing a guest.
New place (Ridgeline Hotel), new rules. Let's all get into the habit of contacting Karol. You may also let her know at this week's meeting.
kj.rinehart@centurylink.net
Posted by Guy Van der Werf
Astronaut Loren Shriver presents Oct. 11 on a lifelong interest in exploring space
Col. Loren James Shriver, NASA astronaut, will speak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the noon meeting. He will share with us his lifetime interest in space exploration.
Shriver received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1967, and a Master of Science degree in Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1968.
Loren Shriver
First commissioned in 1967, Shriver served from 1967 to 1973 as a T-38 academic instructor pilot at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. In 1973, he was assigned to an overseas tour in Thailand. In 1975, he attended the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. In 1976, he began serving as a test pilot for the F-15 Joint Test Force.
Selected as an astronaut by NASA in January 1978, Shriver participated in three space flights, and logged over 386 hours in space. He was the pilot of STS-51-C, launched from Kennedy Space Center on January 24, 1985. He commanded a crew of five on his second mission, STS-31, which launched on April 24, 1990. This five-day flight deployed the Hubble Space Telescope. Also, he commanded mission STS-46 in 1992. Most recently, he served as the Space Shuttle Program Manager for Launch Integration and the Deputy Director for Launch and Payload Processing at Kennedy Space Center, FL.
Over his career, Shriver has received numerous awards and honors, including the United States Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. He has been inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame. He and his wife reside in Estes Park. They have four children.
Oct. 4, 2018 Meeting Highlights
President Dave Evans called the meeting to order. Pete Sumey gave the invocation, led us singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Karen McClure led introductions. We welcomed Dave Boone of Fort Collins After Work Rotary Club, who has recently moved to Estes Park. His wife is also a Rotarian. Jack Overly introduced his wife Mary. Laura, our exchange student, joined us today and will be with us on the first Thursdays.
Happy Money
Tom Maher was happy to get a call from the President of the United States, but he was one of 300 million who received the test call.
Madison Casey was happy to have had a vacation in San Antonio with his wife’s relatives and that the Rockies were in the playoffs.
Bill Solms was happy that he had finished his course of malaria medicine.
Karen Thompson was happy that Elk Fest was over and that we earned $5,000 from beer sales with the evening Longs Peak club.
Bob Brunson was happy in general.
Announcements
Tara Moenning said Shred-a-thon is Saturday, Oct, 13 at Community Church. We will take paper shred and scrap metal. We offer a new option that we will take appointments to accommodate large quantities of 10 boxes or more in order to keep the line moving for the normal small quantities. Bestway is taking paint, and League of Women Voters is recycling electronics. She thanked some of our club’s sponsors Chuck & Dale Bonza, Karol Rinehart and Thor Homme.
Program
Bonnie Seals, Communication Chair of the League of Women Voters, took us through the ballot issues amendments and propositions.
Submitted by Madison Casey, scribe
New Member Proposal: Heidi Cooper
Club member Harriette Woodard is sponsoring a new member, Heidi Cooper. The club board reviewed Heidi's application and approved her for membership as a new Rotarian at the Oct. 2 meeting and now submits her information for member review. Her bio appears below. If you have questions or comments, please contact Membership Chair Bill Solms.
From Heidi:
I am a Boston native who was born in the Back Bay, but spent my adult life in Boston's North End, which is the Italian district. If you like cannolis.... Mike's Pastry is world famous!
Prior to moving to Estes I worked for an Australian based Operational Management Firm, Enlighten Opex. Initially I joined them as a Junior Consultant and eventually became their Lead Executive Trainer, which put my background as an education major to good use. Directly out of college (Lesley University, Cambridge, MA) I enjoyed teaching both pre-k and kindergarten at a private school in Cambridge.
I joined Jason Slaughter, my fiancée, in Estes earlier this year. Jason has lived here four years. Gerald Mayo and his team hired me as a Realtor. Jason works for Estes Park Light and Power, as a Lineman and really enjoys the work. We like living in Estes and love all that the natural surroundings have to offer. Our special anniversary day is June 30th. From hiking and mountain biking, to trail running, paddle boarding and of course skiing in the winter, we tend to stay pretty busy!
Two of our favorite summer time activities are: visiting family, on Cape Cod while making sure to eat plenty of fresh seafood, as well as, traveling to California to visit my brother and his family and being sure to get out and surf some of the amazing Malibu beaches. Emma and Clara are my identical twin daughters who love horses and both chose CSU for college. They are part of the Equine Science and Business programs there and keep busy competing in as many Rodeo's, Mounted-Shooting events, and Polo-Cross games they can make it to each year.
I am looking forward to my first winter as an actual resident here in Estes and am hoping for a snowy winter!
Shred-a-thon date, request for sponsors
Club members have the opportunity to sponsor the October 13 Shred-a-thon, with their donations benefitting the scholarship fund.
"Please consider being a sponsor and help us to continue providing this service to our community and scholarships for our students," Tara Moenning asks.
The Oct. 13 Shred-a-thon will have some new features. Tara outlines them as follows:
1. We will be using a new vendor and will have two 6,000 lb. capacity trucks to increase our total available capacity by 20 percent.
2. We will be offering a new service to businesses/individuals that have 10+ boxes. For these businesses or individuals, who wish to be a sponsor for the trucks, we will be offering a scheduled appointment time and we will be expediting their loads. With sponsors for the trucks, we will be able to continue to make all donations available for scholarships.
3. There will be a minimum donation of $10 per box or bag. Remember,all donations go to our Rotary Scholarship Fund.
What to bring:
YES- paper documents with paper clips, alligator clips, pendaflex and filing folders, remove plastic binders—NO PLASTIC.
NO – x-rays, credit cards, DVDs, videos, tapes, hard drives, vellums, films,previously shredded material.
When and Where: Saturday, October 13, 9 a.m. to noon at the Community Church of the Rockies parking lot - partnering with the League of Women Voters and the Community Recycling Committee.
Each year the Rotary Club of Estes Park awards three academic scholarships of $8,000 each--$2,000/year for four years of undergraduate study. These are in addition to our endowed scholarships which are supported by funds donated in memory of former Rotarians. The Club works all year to raise money through various events to support our community’s students.
To find out more about this program and how you may help, or to schedule an appointment, please contact Harriette Woodard at 970-586-1040 or Tara Moenning at 970-577-0186.
Tara reminds us that most shredding places charge 0.89-0.99 cents/pound. A typical filled 16” x 13” x 10 ½ box weighs 28.5 lbs. If you took this box to Staples or UPS, you would be charged $25-$28 to have it shredded.
Nominating group looking for leaders
The Nominating Committee to slate officers, directors and trustees for the next club year, July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020, has been appointed by President Dave Evans, in accordance with our club's bylaws. The Nominating Committee members are: Chairman Doug Mann, Scott Thompson, Kathy Groesbeck, Brad Rosenbaum and Tara Moenning.
The Committee will continue to meet in the next several weeks and will submit to the cub board the names of qualified members. The nominees will be announced at three club meetings prior to election by the membership. Officers, directors and trustees will be slated.
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