The long wait is over for our newest EBR member, Steve Treanor. Steve, with sponsor Vic Ulsh by his side, picked up a red badge and a standing O from the crowd last Wednesday. Grab a seat next to him at breakfast this week (or any other red-badge member) to welcome him into our group of friends. 

 

Last Wednesday Tina Nelson and Gunnar Fredrickson of Kitsap County Public Works talked to us about how the big projects are prioritized and completed at the county level. If you'd like to track Kitsap County infrastructure improvements they discussed, like the Silverdale Way renovation or rebuilding of Ridgetop Boulevard, follow this link to a complete list: http://kitsap.paladinpanoramic.com/home

 

This week's speaker is Brenda Smith, talking about a different kind of infrastructure laborers: honeybees. 

 

 

We're just about a month away from our big end-of-the-year/start-of-the-year celebration, The Installation Dinner. We'll welcome incoming president Ken Hegvedt and his board (M*A*S*H*-themed outfits are appropriate), kick David Nelson out of office, smile about the Rotary year that was and note the good we've done in our community, award our Citizen of the Year and honor our members with perfect attendance and other accolades. It's a highlight of the year and hopefully everyone has cleared their calendar for 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19. We'll meet at the Cloverleaf in East Bremerton, dinner is pizza and salad, and we'll announce the cost in the coming weeks as we get number finalized (shouldn't be more than $20). Please look for a sign-up sheet over the next few weeks and contact John Armstrong with questions. If you have photos from club events from the past year, please share them with Jeramey Probert, who is creating a video presentation. 

 

This week's program will be Steve Treanor, a small business owner in Bremerton and a prospective member (he should be official next week, in fact). Steve will talk to us about the IT world in today's business climate. 

 

Last week's speaker, Josh Farley, told us about an exciting event coming up on June 23, when he'll host a day-long "Bridge to Bridge" walk with several events. More information is at this link, and as an added bonus we've learned that EBR association Connie Merrill will be hosting one of the scavenger hunt stations, at the old Bay Bowl. Josh asked for our involvement by simply showing up at this fun event (or at least the pub crawl at 4 p.m....), so if you've got June 23 open please join the fun. 

 

 

More than 80 Rotarians and spouses attend our annual Christmas party on Sunday, Dec. 17, held again at Gold Mountain Golf Club. Comedian Brad Upton was a hit and the dessert dash raised approximately $1,500 that will go to a good cause. Thanks to John and Sharon Armstrong, Gena Wales, Cris Larson, Eric Roberts, Ashley Armstrong and the others who played a role in putting on the event.