Services will be held for Rotary Club of Estes Park member Ron Kuhns Friday July 24, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies 1700 Brodie Ave Estes Park. Ron died Thursday evening in Boulder. Online obituary and guest book will be available at www.allnutt.com.
Ron was born July 26, 1933. He joined the Rotary Club of Estes Park in May 1997, sponsored by Ned Linegar.
"Ron was a great guy, a great Rotarian, an extraordinarily generous man who always had a laugh and smile. He will be missed," said a club member.
This week's program will feature Rick Thielen, CEO since 2009 of Life Choices Pregnancy Medical Center. Life Choices has five locations: Longmont, Loveland, Brighton, and Westminster, and as of July 1, Caring Pregnancy Center of Estes Valley. Additionally, Life Choices operates a 31-ft. mobile medical clinic offering free pregnancy tests and limited obstetrical ultrasounds. All locations offer pregnancy tests, limited STI testing, post-abortion counseling and education (by invitation) in public and private schools.
Thielen was the COO/Executive Pastor of Rocky Mountain Christian Church for eight years. During his tenure, he had responsibility for the defense team defending and winning a lawsuit brought by Boulder County, ending at the United States Supreme Court. At the same time, Rick oversaw the design and build of a mega-church campus in Frederick. Colorado for RMCC.
He has over 20 years in retail experience, including Office Max district manager in Northern Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas and district manager for Food Lion Supermarkets in North Carolina, directing 1500 employees and $150M in sales.
Thielen has been married for 43 years, has a son, daughter and three grandchildren. He still attends and volunteers at Rocky Mountain Christian Church – Fredrick campus.
Past President Brad Rosenbaum rang the bell at 12:05. The Invocation was presented by Claudine Perrault. Ken TeSelle led us in song and the Pledge of Allegiance. Guests were introduced by Clark Lupton. Karen McClure introduced her son, John Howell and his wife Robbie, visiting from distant parts of the world as members of the Foreign Service. Dick Daley from Phoenix is a visiting Sojourner. Ken Cole introduced family friend, Jerry Boyle.
Rotary Moment Jess Nielsen shared his commitment to Rotary since joining in Nebraska in 1956.
Announcements
There were no announcements. It’s quiet time in the summer months.
Happy Money
Claudine is happy that students from our Sister City in Costa Rica have been visiting RMNP.
Bob Brunson is just happy in general.
Sojourner Dick Daley is on his way home from a family reunion on Cape Cod.
Brad is happy that helping move family and friends is almost over.
Program
Past President Brad introduced Tamara Merritt, who told the group about the Hearts & Horses program that has been offering therapeutic riding services to individuals in Larimer County since 1997.
Past President Brad Rosenbaum dismissed the group with the 4-Way Test.
Respectfully submitted by Pete Sumey
Rotary Quote of the Week
"From the beginning, Rotary has been concerned with people, not politics, with personal relationships between man and man, not between government and government, with the conscience of mankind and the will to peace in the hearts and minds of people, not with the mechanics of politics and peace."
- Harold T. Thomas, 1959-60 RI President
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Tom Maher
July 2
Philip Moenning
July 3
Lee Lasson
July 5
Staci Galloway
July 9
Randy Skeie
July 11
Gregg Jurgens
July 13
Jim White
July 21
Rene Moquin
July 21
Chip Sproul
July 22
Don Widrig
July 24
Ron Kuhns
July 26
Anniversaries
Marsha Yelick
Bruce Nickels
July 3
Rene Moquin
Joanne Moquin
July 6
Rick Taylor
Janet Taylor
July 7
Carol Grasso
John
July 9
Dmitri Galcovski
Yuliya
July 10
Join Date
Karen McClure
July 1, 1993
22 years
Sandy Lasson
July 1, 2007
8 years
Guy Van der Werf
July 7, 1994
21 years
Roger Thorp
July 8, 1976
39 years
Frank Hix
July 9, 1981
34 years
Randy Skeie
July 9, 1998
17 years
Virgil Holtgrewe
July 10, 2014
1 year
Ken TeSelle
July 21, 2011
4 years
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