Stan Crader to discuss writing process, inspiration
Author Stan Crader will speak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park at their regular noon Rotary meeting on Thursday, October 2. He will discuss the writing process, how he got started, and his experiences as an author.
Crader was born and raised in Bollinger County, Missouri. Coming of age in rural Missouri provided him the material for many of the rich characters in his books. He credits the variety of jobs and the people with whom he has worked for providing him his creative foundation. While growing up, his jobs included paper routes, mowing lawns, grocery store carry out, farm equipment set-up, sawmills, and janitorial services. According to Crader, one learns a great deal about people when you see what groceries they purchase.
After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Missouri, where he fully realized the uniqueness of his hometown. He met his wife Debbie at a Missouri-Nebraska football game, and Stan and Debbie now live in the Bollinger County area where they raised three boys and a golden retriever. In addition, they own a home in Estes Park, where they spend as much time as possible.
Stan is known for the unusual. He once caught a bat at a Cardinal baseball game, was invited to the home of Stan and Lillian Musial, flew the Atlantic in a Cessna, and was filmed by his grandfather jumping a creek on a motorcycle.
He is president of a small family business that sells Stihl chainsaws and power tools. He was once elected city councilman of Marble Hill, the town where he came of age. In that capacity he gained a new respect for those that serve as volunteers in small towns. The mayor, that he served as councilman, was also his former elementary school music teacher, which made for an interesting dynamic.
Proceeds from Stan’s books have always been donated to charitable organizations.Through a mutual friend, Stan was introduced to Chrisanne Gordon and Resurrecting Lives, an organization that supports advocacy, research, treatment and education for veterans with traumatic brain injuries. Moments into his first conversation with Chrisanne, hearing the passion in her voice, and learning of the Resurrecting Lives Foundation prodigious mission on behalf of America’s warriors, the decision to support Resurrecting Lives seemed providential.
The Club will be holding a Shred-a-Thon on Saturday October 11, 2014, 9 am to 1 pm, at the Fairgrounds. We will need several members to assist so please let Chuck, Tara, or Ron know if you are able to volunteer a few hours that morning to help.
We need a couple of people to help direct traffic
Several to unload materials, break down boxes
Someone to help Ron solicit donations. Donations from this community service event go to scholarships.
The Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation has announced the opening of the application process for the 2014-2015 Community Rotary Grants Program. The Foundation, in partnership with the noon Rotary, invites grant proposals from charitable or other tax-exempt organizations in the Estes Valley. The deadline for receipt of the completed applications is January 2, 2015. Awards will be announced in late January 2015.
”It’s anticipated that these proposals will support programs and projects that help foster the general well-being of our community while advancing the principles and purposes of Rotary,” said Dave Evans, Community Grants Chairman for the Foundation. “The recipient organizations address a wide variety of causes, including support for the arts, for youth and the elderly, as well as overall community needs.”
Charitable non-profit organizations may download both the application and guidelines from the Rotary Club's website at www.rotaryclubofestespark.org under the heading, “Community Grants.” Requests for hard copy of the application and guidelines may be mailed to The Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation, PO Box 1854, Estes Park, CO 80517. Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
The meeting was called to order at noon by President Brad. The invocation was given by Dave Evans with a song and the Pledge led by Larry Corbett. Lee Lasson introduced our one visiting Rotarian, Richard Kimball, from Kansas.
Announcements
Community Service Director Chuck Bonza announced volunteer opportunities at the Elizabeth Guild and reminded the club of the Shred-a-Thon on October 11th.
Bob Brunson thanked all the Farmers Market workers and presented a check to the Club for $1,000.00 as our payment.
Happy Money
Donors were Gladys VanDrie, Susie Blackhurst and Jesse Nielson. It was the last meeting of the season for Jesse and he presented a very generous check to the Foundation in gratitude for our Club.
Birthday Drawing
Earl Matson won the birthday money.
Program
Kerrie Hill introduced our Program, Prospect Park Living Center, Providing Care with Dignity.
The meeting was adjourned with the 4-Way Test.
Submitted by Dana Fritz
Correction: Highlights of the 9/18 meeting were authored by Dale Bonza, not Chuck Bonza. The Spoke regrets the error.
Rotary Quote of the Week
It's official: Rotary set a new Guinness World Record with its World's Biggest Commercial public awareness campaign to rally support for polio eradication. Nearly 120,000 people, including 177 celebrities, posted pictures of themselves making the This Close sign, building the largest photo awareness campaign ever; the photos were then turned into a digital commercial of more than 3.5 hours.... See the video and donate at thisclose.endpolio.org
- October 2014 Rotarian Magazine
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Virgil Holtgrewe
September 22
Guy Van der Werf
September 25
Earl Matson
September 27
Ken Cole
September 28
John Ericson
September 29
Ron Gordon
September 30
Anniversaries
Mike Connolly
Carole Ann
September 10
John Ericson
Karen
September 13
Philip Moenning
Tara
September 14
Tara Moenning
Philip
September 14
Rob Ludlum
Janet
September 17
Ron Kuhns
Sylvia
September 20
Brad Rosenbaum
Jennifer
September 26
Join Date
Ken Cole
September 8, 2005
9 years
Randy Davis
September 8, 2005
9 years
Larry Williams
September 21, 2006
8 years
Jon Sypher
September 23, 1997
17 years
Tom Maher
September 29, 1977
37 years
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Rita DuChateau
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