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Meet David Krieves

Our New Club President

 

Dave grew up in Oregon, spent summers picking cherries and pears in his grandfather's orchard in Hood River.  He lived in a fraternity at Oregon State University next door to the sorority of his future wife, Katie.  After graduating from college, he went to the Oregon Health Sciences medical school in Portland.  There Katie helped put him through school on her elementary school teacher salary.  After additional medical training in Arizona, California and back in Oregon, he joined a large Radiology practice in Bend, Oregon.  They had two boys that grew up in Bend doing just about every outdoor sport possible.  After 29 years in Bend, the whole family was ready for a change.  
 
Dave and Katie moved to Evergreen, Colorado after retiring.  The boys and their wives also moved to Colorado.  Son Jeff, his wife Loretta, and daughter Cora all live in Salida.  Dave and Katie decided to move to Salida in 2024.  Both Dave and Katie think that joining Rotary has been a great way to help the community!
 
Joining David on the Board of Directors are:  
Michael Maassel, President-Elect
John McGowan, Treasurer
Erin Bridwell, Secretary
Mike Harris, Immediate Past President
Alison Brown and Jeanne Herrick-Stare, Directors

It's Time for the 2026 Lucky Ducky Race!

Come one, come all for this annual community celebration!

On Sunday, August 23, 2026 from 12:30 - 3:30 pm at Riverside Park, creatively decorated ducks will once again race down the Arkansas River to cheering spectators. Local nonprofits will line the sidewalks with giveaways and fun activities for the kids. The Salida Circus do a performance from 12:30 to 1:30.  Public Fun Races will occur throughout the afternoon.  The public races give community members the opportunity to buy a ticket on the spot to sponsor a duck in a 10-duck race.  

Businesses, organizations, and individuals are invited to sponsor a duck.  There are three sponsorship levels:

Race 1 at 1:30 -   Silver Sponsors:  $125 per duck 

Maximum of 40 big ducks will be assigned to sponsors.  Heats of 10 ducks will be run, with the top 3 ducks of each heat racing to determine the final winners.

Race 2 at 2:30 - Gold Sponsors:  $250 per duck

Maximum of 30 big ducks will be sponsored in this race.  Ducks will be decorated by community youth and randomly assigned to sponsors.  Heats of 10 ducks will be run, with the top 3 ducks of each heat racing to determine the final winners.

Race 3 at 3:00 - Platinum Sponsors:  $500 per duck    

No maximum number of big ducks.  The sponsors will be able to personally decorate their ducks.  They can then keep and display their ducks at their places of business to show their support for the community. Heats of 10 ducks will be run, with the top 3 ducks of each heat racing to determine the final winners.

The sponsors of the top 3 ducks in each category will each have a scholarship granted in their choice of name during the next school year:

Platinum top 3: $2,000 

Gold top 3: $1,500

Silver top 3: $1,000

 

To Sponsor a Duck please complete a Duck Sponsorship form:  https://portal.clubrunner.ca/8364/Documents/en-ca/42f8994f-0411-43bb-abbf-12f405adea5f/1/

If your non-profit organization would like to have a free booth at the park, please complete a Non-Profit Booth form:  https://portal.clubrunner.ca/8364/Documents/en-ca/14d6934d-4da7-4eb5-8852-a363bd2bbfb6/1/

 

We hope to see you this year!!

 
 

 Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

2025 Year in Review!

 
 
2025 was another great year for Chaffee County’s Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program!
 
In late February, we celebrated 10 years of the Chaffee County program with fun Storytime celebrations at both the Salida Regional Library and the Buena Vista Public Library. 
 
An exciting update to the program occurred in early June when families in Colorado could now choose whether to receive mostly English books with the occasional bilingual English/Spanish book - or - ALL bilingual English/Spanish books.  This was an option many families across our state desired.
 
In August, the results of a rigorous independent evaluation about Imagination Library from the Colorado Evaluation & Action Lab were published.  Salida School District was one of four Colorado school districts to participate in the study.  This study found that Imagination Library is helping prepare children for kindergarten by significantly improving early literacy skills.  As Jack Tate, President and CEO of Imagination Library Colorado, stated, “This study confirms what we’ve long believed: the Imagination Library is helping kids arrive at school ready to read and succeed.”  More information about this study is available at:   https://www.imaginationlibrarycolorado.org/_files/ugd/2844ce_6d1cab1f32de47b69284ebfda5a10652.pdf
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Dave Krieves
President Elect
Michael Maassel
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Erin Bridwell
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Janet Franz
Treasurer
John McGowan
Immediate Past President
Mike Harris
Director
Alison Brown
Director
Jeanne Herrick-Stare
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Michael Maassel
Charitable Fund President
Steve O'Neill
Community Grants Chairman
Mike Close
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Julie Richardson
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Cecil Rhodes
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