The Estes Park Veterans Monument Committee is on a mission to raise the funds to build a Monument on Town of Estes Park land just west of the Visitors Center.
Carey Stevanus has been involved in the planning for the Veterans Monument from the beginning and will present the plans for the Monument at the Rotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, Sept. 7, at their regular noon meeting.
Stevanus has been the Activities Manager at the Good Samaritan Society - Estes Park Village for the past 12 years. During that time, she served as a Guardian on an Honor Flight Northern Colorado flight where 11 World War II veterans from Good Samaritan traveled to Washington, D.C., to see the Monument built in their honor.
Two years later she joined Vern Mertz, Bob Brunson and Gary Brown on a mission to raise money to cover the cost of every Estes Valley resident who wanted to go on the Honor Flight. The committee raised over $100,000, which paid for the flight cost of 100 veterans.
Now, the committee has set a new goal of raising the funds for the Estes Park Veterans Monument.
Thorp Associates Architecture immediately offered to design the Monument pro bono. The Town of Estes Park approved the plan, and fundraising for the Monument began this spring. Among many others, the Rotary Club of Estes Park has generously donated to the project.
Architectural rendering of Estes Park Veterans Monument
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 1.2 million Rotary members in 34,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary clubs have been serving communities worldwide for more than a century. Rotary clubs around the world initiate projects that address critical issues such as conflict resolution, hunger, poverty, disease and illiteracy.
The Rotary Club of Estes Park meets Thursdays at the Rodeway Inn in Estes Park, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on Highway 34 just west of Dry Gulch Road. Visitors interested in learning more about Rotary and its programs are welcome to attend. Buffet is served at 11:30 a.m., the business meeting opens at noon, and the program begins at 12:30 p.m.
In Memoriam
Ken TeSelle
Rotary Club of Estes Park member Ken TeSelle died doing what he loved most, hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. He was 73 years old. Kendell Allen TeSelle was born February 27, 1944 in Holland, NE. Ken received his Bachelor’s Degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a Master’s Degree in Social Administration from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. On August 21, 1965 he married Audrey (Hietbrink) in Holland, NE. After working for six years at the University of Nebraska, Ken and the family moved to Reading, PA, where he spent the remainder of his career as the Executive Director of The Children’s Home of Reading and served on many boards and community organizations. After Ken’s retirement, the couple moved to Estes Park, CO where they have been active in the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies. Ken was also active in the Rotary Club of Estes Park. He was a Hikemaster at the YMCA of the Rockies, a member of the Estes Park Medical Center Foundation Board and a volunteer at Rocky Mountain National Park.
Ken TeSelle joined our club on July 21, 2011. Pete Sinnott was his sponsor.
Ken is survived by his wife, Audrey, sons David and Michael (Mary Beth), and his beloved grandchildren MacGregor, Quinlan, and Nicholas (Cole) whom he adored. He is also survived by his sister Marjorie Ostic. Ken is preceded in death by his parents and his sister Wanda. Ken’s life will be celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Community Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts go to the Estes Park Medical Center Foundation or to the PCCR Foundation in care of Allnutt Funeral Service 1302 Graves Ave., Estes Park, CO 80517. See www.allnutt.com to send a message to Ken’s family.
Janet Ludlum
Janet Ludlum from Estes Park died in Loveland, CO on August 23, 2017. She was born February 3, 1929. Services are pending. Janet was the wife of Rotary Club of Estes Park member Rob Ludlum.
Nancy Stevens
Information on services for Nancy Stevens is not available at this time. According to a club member, Nancy died Sept. 2. Nancy joined Rotary on December 8, 2005. Her sponsor was Brenda Woodard. Nancy was born August 12, 1938.
Nancy Stevens
Nominating Committee seeking leaders
The Nominating Committee to slate officers for the next club year, July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 has been appointed by President Kathy Groesbeck, in accordance with our club's bylaws. The Nominating Committee members are: Dave Evans, President-Elect and Chair; Pete Sumey, Past President, Thor Homme, Immediate Past President, and Karol Rinehart, Member-at-Large.
The Committee will continue to meet in the next several weeks to submit the names of qualified members for President-Elect Nominee, Secretary, Treasurer, Sergeant-at-Arms for one-year terms; three Directorates of Club Service and Administration, Community Service, and Membership for two-year terms; and two Foundation Board trustees for three-year terms. Also, the Nominating Committee will nominate from the membership someone to fulfill the two-year term of 2017-18 and 2018-19 for the International Service Directorate, with Dave Evans resigning from the position to become the President Elect for 2017-18.
At the Club Meeting of August 17, 2017, President Kathy Groesbeck announced the position changes of: Karol Rinehart, resigned as President-Elect and resuming the Director of Club Service and Administration; Dave Evans accepting President-Elect and resigning Director of International Service; Tara Moenning resigning Director of Club Service and Administration and resuming Scholarship Chair at the club's Foundation. These necessary changes came as a result of a Nominating Committee of Thor Homme, Pete Sumey, and Kathy Groesbeck meeting to slate these positions. These position changes have been announced at the Club Meeting of August 17, 2017 and will be announced at the next two Club Meetings on September 7 and September 14 as well as be published in the next two Spoke issues on Monday, August 28, 2017 and September 4, 2017, in accordance with the club's bylaws.
The Nominating Committee places the following names forward, which will be officially approved by the Club Board at their meeting on September 5, 2017.
Club Service Director ................ Karol Rinehart
International Service Director.....To be filled
Rotary Quote of the Week
"Rotary has contributed more than $1.6 billion as well as many volunteer hours to fight polio. Through 2018, every dollar Rotary commits to polio eradication will be matched 2-to-1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation up to $35 million a year. To date, more than 2.5 billion children have been immunized against polio. Donate to the campaign to end polio at endpolio.org."
-August 2017 Rotarian Magazine
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