Sculptor Herb Mignery presents this week's program
Herb Mignery, sculptor, will speak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, April 14, at their regular noon meeting. Mignery has installed over 60 monumental and half-size sculptures in the continental United States and Hawaii over the past 35 years. He will review and visually present several of these.
Born to a 100-year ranching heritage, Herb developed an early fascination with the fluid movement of horse and rider, forming the basis for his strength in sculpting motion. Early forays into singing country music with a band and cartooning in the Army eventually gave way to sculpting. Herb’s subjects are often traditional western figures, but also include the more subtle characters of the old and contemporary West: shepherds, settlers, and school teachers.
Herb’s subjects often depict the difficult lives the people of the West led. The figures have a certain elegance and sense of classical composure in spite of the fact that they are not idealized. Details and accoutrement tell us about the subject, their profession, and their lives, so that each sculpture completes a piece of the story of life in the West. The beauty of imperfections is what we see, for it is the imperfections that reveal the hidden tales of the figures’ lives.
His commissions number in the triple digits, and vary in size from the 10-inch “Pioneer Award,” presented by the Academy of Country Music, to numerous monuments, up to 20 ft.
Posted by Rita DuChateau
Photo highlights - April 7, 2016 meeting
Guest Virgil Yarbough is planning to apply for membership. Welcome!
Gregg Jurgens needs you to count ducks.
Tom Gardner was a happy traveler.
Karen said district conferences in Wyoming are inspiring.
Jim saw some Spring Training before returning to Estes.
Boosters President Wendy Ash accepted a book for the children's library to thank her for a spirited program.
Posted by Rita DuChateau
Meeting Notes, April 7, 2016
President Scott Thompson called the meeting to order at noon. Jack Boatman gave the invocation, Dick Broman led the song and Pledge, and Debbie Delaney introduced guests. We had one guest, Virgil Yarbough, who has decided to apply for membership.
Following the weekly joke, Scott invited members to make announcements.
Brad Rosenbaum, Foundation Board President, announced that The Stanley Hotel will match duck adoptions sold by our club members at the Concierge desk up to $5,000. Volunteers are needed to handle sales on Saturdays.
Bruce Carmichael said The Stanley Hotel and University of Colorado Health are the key sponsors for this year’s Scholarship Golf Tournament. His committee meets next Tuesday at 8:30 and he welcomes new members.
Gregg Jurgens invited all to help sort and count ducks for the next few Thursdays, first at the storage facility and then at his home.
Pete Sumey said Jack Overly and Madison Casey are busy lining up talent for It’s Showtime! He thanked Scott Applegate, Jack Boatman, Russ Gardenour and Scott and Karen Thompson for their help in distributing posters. Tickets are on sale for the April 22 and 23 shows.
Tara Moenning updated the club on one of our scholarship recipients, Luke Holmes, who is studying in Thailand and would like to visit the club in May. She encouraged members to become sponsors for It’s Showtime! as it raises about half of the money that goes to scholarships every year.
President Scott asked for a volunteer to attend the Rose Ceremony to honor Ron Kuhns at the District Conference May 19-21 in Jackson, Wyoming. He recapped the March 31 brainstorming session and thanked all for participating. The following items received board approval: 1.) Have three programs each month. 2.) Meet every Thursday, including 5th Thursdays. 3.) Plan club assemblies or committee work regularly in place of a program. 4.) Make no change to the weekly song and Happy Money. 5.) Take no immediate action on a suggestion that everyone who attends a meeting should pay for lunch. 6.) Change the location of our meetings to Trout Haven, possibly beginning President’s Night in late June. Rotate lunch service among five caterers, price to be determined. He thanked Karol Rinehart for her work on the venue search.
Happy Money
Rod Ludlum was happy to elicit a smile from an ailing Bill Lodge; Tom Gardner was grateful for a vacation with Linda; Karen McClure was happy to have attended a district conference and encouraged attendance; Jim Austin was happy to be back from Arizona; Rick Taylor was glad to have been in Key West for the birth of his second grandson; Guy Van der Werf was thankful for his 25th wedding anniversary; Rita DuChateau was happy to have spent time in Australia and New Zealand, for the prospect of grandparenthood and she thanked Brad Rosenbaum for his help with The Spoke; and Brad Rosenbaum was happy that Rita was back.
Program
Kerrie Hill introduced the program, Growing Our Bobcats in Strength and Pride, presented by members of the Bobcat Booster Club. Remember to wear purple on Fridays!
Scott Thompson announced that Bob Hamblin would be back at Rotary next week. He adjourned the meeting with The Four-Way Test at 12:55 p.m.
District 5440 to honor deceased Rotarians
If you are planning to attend the 2016 District 5440 Conference May 19-21 in Jackson, Wyoming, you can be a part of a ceremony that honors Rotarians who have died during the previous year. Our club lost Ron Kuhns on July 16, 2015. The rose ceremony is a solemn and moving remembrance, according to those who have witnessed it in the past. Please contact Rita DuChateau, board secretary, if you will be at the District Conference and can serve as our representative in the rose ceremony.
It's Showtime!
April 22, 2016
Phone: (970) 586-2559
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: $15 for adults; students free
“It's Showtime,” a benefit musical variety show produced by The Rotary Club Of Estes Park, is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 22, and 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies. Now in its sixth year, “It’s Showtime” provides scholarships for Estes Park High School students. Performers include talented students, production staff and committee members, and other representatives from the larger community, in a variety of musical styles including vocal and instrumental renditions of show tunes, classical, folk, western, pop, and jazz.Tickets are $15, with students admitted free. For information about sponsorship and advertising opportunities, or for more details about “It’s Showtime,” contact Jack Overly, jmoverly@cs.com, 970-586-2559.
Duck counters needed on Thursday
Gregg Jurgens has taken over the critical task of making sure all ducks that will paddle in the 2016 race are present and acounted for. In the photo at the left, Jill Zerhan, Bob Brunson and Pete Sumey helped with the sorting activity at the storage facility last Thursday. Next week, on April 14, Gregg needs extra helpers for checking each duck's number against the attendance roster. No special skills required, although a sense of humor helps!
Time: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14
Place: 418 Pawnee Lane
Posted by Rita DuChateau
Duck Race Team 2016
Duck Central open for business
Rotary Quote of the Week
"I believe everyone recognizes the opportunity to serve Rotary for what it truly is: not a small opportunity, but a great one; an opportunity of a lifetime to change the world for the better, forever, through Rotary's service to humanity."
-2016-16 RI President-Elect John F. Germ, on his theme "Rotary Serving Humanity"
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