Please note that links on this page may be out of date and may not work. While I try to keep the links active, as this is old, I may have let some slip. If you encounter broken links I'm sorry.
On October 8 Dennis Richie died at the age of 70. Many may not know who Dennis Richie was. Richie was the designer of the 'C' programming language and a co-developer of Unix in the late 1960's. Richie was one of the great giants of computer science and it is very sad and disheartening that our main stream media did not remember this man who had a truly enormous impact on all the technology we use today. Richie was an engineer and a technologist not a marketeer and business mogul and for that reason, I am sure, his ground breaking work and influence on the late 20th century was not heralded by the press when he died. Richie's work made it possible for marketeers like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to create vast empires and gadgets that we all know. Here is a link to Wikipedia's article on Richie. He is important enough to take the time to read about.
Creation date: 2011-10-15 12:53:43
Kristie received an email from Cherry Creek Valley Rotary Club of Parker: Kyle Mediger asking for volunteers for their Smokin' Brew BBQ - Labor Day Weekend. You can view the email here
Creation date: 2011-08-19 09:29:29
The Granby 9HealthFair was a great success. Unlike previous years the weather was very nice on Saturday May 7th and we had a good turnout with about 520 people. The Granby Rotary Club, the Middle Park High School Interact Club, Granby EMS and a number of others volunteered and make the event one of our best. The volunteers went home weary but fulfilled knowing that they provided a very needed service to the community.
If anyone missed the Granby or the Fraser fairs there will be one more next Saturday the 14th at Kremmling, so it is not too late to get checked up or participate.
Creation date: 2011-05-08 09:25:01
The GSE (Group Study Exchange) team from India will visit the Granby Rotary Club on Wednesday April 20th during the club's noon meeting at Maverick's Grille in Granby.
On Wednesday night the team will give a short presentation at the "Service Above Self" dinner at the Devil's Thumb Ranch at 5:30PM. This year's honoree is Steve Radcliffe of the Winter Park/Fraser Rotary Club. Tickets are $25 if purchased in advance and $30 at the door.
Creation date: 2011-04-18 10:16:03
This is a letter from Kirt Klancke about Denver Water and Grand County.
Subject: Denver Water and Grand County Update Meeting
Grand County has negotiated steam enhancements with Denver Water and Trout Unlimited and Grand County will be holding a meeting to discuss the proposal.
This meeting should be of interest to all in Grand County that have an interest in our streams.
The meeting is on Thursday April 21st at the historical church in Fraser (corner of Eisenhower and Norgren) at 7:00 pm.
Hope you can make it!
Creation date: 2011-04-18 08:30:41
The Granby Rotary Club is the main sponsor for the Granby 9 Health Fair. Rotary member Ray Jennings is the lead for EMS and is helping organize the event. There are lots of community volunteers helping organize and that will help at the fair. From our club, Patrick is handling publicity , Tom and Kristie are collecting money and Tim is getting lunch and snacks for the volunteers. Jeff Shaw is a medical volunteer. Several members are experienced and volunteer in the blood lab.
The Fair is at the Granby Grade School next to Maverick's on Saturday morning, May 7. We will need helpers to set up Friday night, about a two hour job. EMS is supplying some food that night. Then on Saturday we need helpers with the fair. Volunteers will check people in, collect money, direct people through the fair, hand out water, had out crackers and OJ after the blood draw, etc. Tasks will be assigned that morning. We will work from about 7:30 to 11:00 and then Rotary supplies lunch for all volunteers. Rotary will also have some snacks and coffee in the morning. We will need about 10 helpers for Friday night and at least 15 for Saturday. So please sign up. It is lots of fun and the fair is our biggest community service project of the year. There are usually 400-500 people show up for the fair.
To sign up go to http://www.9HealthFair.org/FindAFair and sign up for the Granby Fair. We will let you know the times to show up to help for Friday night and Saturday in a few weeks. Some unfilled lead roles that Rotary needs filled are the volunteer coordinator and non medical booth coordinator.
Hope to see lots of you signing up. Call Ray, Patrick, or Tim with questions. There will be updates on the fair at our lunch meetings.
TimCreation date: 2011-03-25 10:47:43
The Friday Granby Community Dinner was hosted by Granby Rotary. We served Corned Beef and Cabbage with all the fixings, a real Irish treat. Rotary volunteers cooked and served the feast to between 30 to 40 people from 5:30 to 7 PM at the Granby Community Center.
The dinner is a weekly event developed and supported by the Lord of the Valley Lutheran Church. The Granby Rotary Club was privileged to participate and provide and host Fridays dinner.
Creation date: 2011-03-19 11:01:03
The Granby Rotary Club is hosting the Community Dinner at the Granby Community Center on the corner of 3rd and Jasper on Friday March 18th. The club will be serving Corned Beef and Cabbage with all the Irish fixings. Dinner is served from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and includes Corned Beef, Cabbage, Potatoes, Carrots, a beverage and desert. Bring an appetite. There will be breads donated by Safeway that can be taken home.
The Community Dinners are orginized by the Lord of the Valley Lutheran Church and are each Friday night at the Granby Community Center. Everyone is welcome.
Creation date: 2011-03-14 12:02:10
Our dear friend Pam Gilbert sent this PDF file to us. The Mural tells the story of "How an Act of Kindness" grew into an Educational Center and more. Take a look at the bottom of the article and you will see their thank you to our club.
http://escuelaminga.org/Minga/Welcome_files/Mural%20-%20story%20it%20tells-no%20lines.pdf. This is a PDF file so you will need a PDF reader like Acrobat to view it.
Creation date: 2011-01-24 08:43:19
An email from Pam Gilbert to Granby Rotary members.
On this last day of 2010, I simply wanted to make sure that you know how much the guaguas (children) of Malingua Pamba have benefited from your support. We received your donation of $250 and will put it to good use. Thank you VERY MUCH! Attached is multipurpose mural. It was painted by our guaguas on the exterior walls of the Edifico Grande which was inaugurated in April, 2010. It tells the story of how these people have captured my heart and, hopefully, motivates them to continue this tradition with ‘foreigners’ and more. The rest of the story is in the document. Even though it is 2 pages, it is a quick read as it is mainly photos. Have a FABULOUS 2011!
Creation date: 2011-01-01 12:41:29
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| Fact: 50% of all water pumped to cities and suburbs along the Front Range is used to sustain thirsty lawns and landscaping. |
Dear Friend,
Colorado rivers like the Gunnison, Cache La Poudre, Arkansas, Rio Grande, and Fraser are the lifeblood of our state – supporting and sustaining local economies and providing important habitat for fish and wildlife. But despite the importance of keeping water in our rivers, Colorado continues to be wasteful of this precious resource. Some of our leaders dismiss the need to conserve, relying instead on new, expensive, unsustainable water projects like the Windy Gap Firming Project, Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP), and Moffat Expansion project to meet our future water needs.
Clearly there’s room for improving the way we use water.
In a draft report on water conservation – now out for public comment – the Colorado Water Conservation Board has downplayed the role of conservation, even though water conservation is the best way to make our water resources go further.
Please take a moment to make your voice heard on this very important issue by telling our leaders that maximizing conservation and efficiency is the cheapest, most reliable and responsible way to ensure a balanced, sustainable water future for our families, fish and wildlife.
Thank you for protecting our rivers and pushing Colorado to lead the way on water efficiency and conservation!
Thanks,
Becky Long
Water Caucus Coordinator
Colorado Environmental Coalition
Creation date: 2010-12-09 10:54:50
Dear Rotarians, this is a wonderful time of year especially in the Colorado High Country, the snow is falling and the winter season is upon us.
The Rotary Club of Granby wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
Creation date: 2010-11-24 09:51:43
Dear Rotarians,
The Early Bird deadline for the Rotary International Convention is fast approaching! If you register before December 15, you will save $40 on an individual registration! The New Orleans convention will be the last Rotary convention in North America for five years, so plan to join fellow Rotarians in New Orleans May 21 -21, 2011 to:
Take advantage of special opportunities to enjoy the surrounding area which has so much to offer or to help New Orleans Rotarians as they continue to rebuild the city after Hurricane Katrina.
Let’s help President Ray and Judie celebrate a great year of “Building Communities and Bridging Continents” as we Let the Good Times Roll… Again!
This will be a special convention, so don’t miss it! For more information or to register, go to http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/Events/Convention/Pages/ridefault.aspx
Creation date: 2010-11-07 10:10:39
November is Foundation Month, help District 5450 get to the goal of $1,000,000.000. Club members are encouraged to help the Granby Rotary Club meet our goal of $100 per member per year.
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.
The Foundations number one goal is Eradicating Polio, but that is not all. The Foundations provides:
Don't forget how important The Rotary Foundation is and how much you can help.
Creation date: 2010-10-31 09:26:22
On Friday October 29 the Middle Park High School Interact Club met at Java Lava for their bi-weekly (fortnightly) meeting. Six students plus Brooke Paxton the new faculty advisor, Barton Phillips, his wife, and LLoyd Waldron attended the meeting. Samantha Miyauchi, the club president, lead the meeting and asked if there were any upcoming Rotary events that the Interact Club could help support. She said that the club was going to do a "Can Drive" with the help of the school Volley Ball team on November 20 at City Market. This will be their first community service activity so everyone pleases bring a can to donate.
The club is also looking for International projects to support. Samantha said that the club was looking at "A Goat for Africa" program were donations went towards purchasing goats for needy families and villages in areas of Africa. Barton reminded the club that Rotary has many international program in which they could also participate. He will also provide the club with issues of "The Rotarian" magazine.
The club is also going to reach out to the Middle School and involve Middle School students in Interact activities. They are making a presentation to the School Board on November 16 at 6PM and any interested parties are invited.
The next meeting of the club will be November 11 at 7:15AM at the High School. They are planning on having one meeting per month at Java Lava on Thursday at 9AM, and anyone interested is invited. Check the Interact Web Page for details and further information.
The Interact Club is off to a great start and they sure have a lot of energy and excitement going for them.
Creation date: 2010-10-29 11:13:56
The new Middle Park High School Interact Club now has a web page at staff.egsd.org/~interact and a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/MPHS-Interact-Club/123052577747543.
The club will have a meeting at Java Lava in Granby this Friday October 29 at 9AM. Interested parties are invited.
Creation date: 2010-10-26 10:13:55
If you miss weekly meetings it is hard to stay up-to-date with the clubs activities. Now there is a way for you to keep posted and informed; and get credit for it. If you miss a meeting you can make it up by going to our Makeup Page. Just spend a few minutes reviewing what happened at the meeting you missed, then surf our web site for a bit. The club secretary will receive an email with your Makeup information.
Creation date: 2010-10-23 14:51:10
The board of directors has but together a satisfaction survey for members. We want to know what our members think about our club and Rotary. The survey will help us decide what programs, activities, and meeting formats our members want to see. The survey can be found at http://www.granbyrotary.org/survey.php. The survey is only for registered members. Once you vote you can see what other members thing by looking at the Survey Summary Page
We urge all members to take the survey. Thanks
Creation date: 2010-10-23 14:45:55
The following is an email from District 5450 about the upcoming Governor's State of the State Luncheon:
Dear Club Leader: We are coming up quickly on one of our District’s largest gatherings – the Annual Governor’s State of the State Luncheon, which will also be the kickoff for 100 Years of Rotary in Colorado Celebration. The Luncheon will be on Thursday, December 2, 2010 and the hotel is asking for our count so we hope you will respond quickly to this message. Governor Ritter will recognize Rotary for 100 years of service and Dr. Bill Foege is representing the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and he will express appreciation from the Gates Foundation for all that Coloradoan Rotarians have done locally and globally. Since we are deep into a controversial political season, we want to remind everyone that the Luncheon is not a political event. We are the only state that annually has its Chief Executive share a candid view of our state. This long time tradition will continue into future administrations. It is nice that Governor Ritter is a Honorary Rotarian and that he appreciates the service we provide to the citizens of Colorado. Governor Ritter also will provide reflections on his service as Governor. Dr. Foege is also a good friend of Rotary. He was the leader of the small pox eradication project years ago, he’s served as director of the CDC, he was the first director of the Carter Center, and he’s a senior advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on its global health programs. He is recognized as one of the top international public health experts in the world. http://www.gatesfoundation.org/leadership/Pages/william-foege.aspx We need your help to make the kickoff of 100 Years of Rotary a wonderful celebration. We are asking your club to consider going dark during the week of the luncheon and have all your members attend the luncheon. If going dark is problematic, we hope you will encourage all your members to attend the luncheon separately. Attendees can count the luncheon as a make-up meeting if your club will accept that as a make-up. At a minimum, we would appreciate if at least your club will be represented at the luncheon. We hope to have 100% participation from the clubs in our District. Since membership is an important goal for all clubs this year, please consider using this event to build membership. Challenge each member of your club to bring a prospective guest to the luncheon. Rotary will be showcased very positively and hopefully your club will be able to recruit several new members afterwards. The attached flyer provides all the details on how to register your club or individual members. Please share the flyer at your next meeting or electronically. All the details about the location, times, and cost are included. Finally, this luncheon as always been done as a break even event with the purpose of bringing us together for a special briefing. However, if there are funds left over, the proceeds will go to the 100 Anniversary Project and Polio Plus. While it would be difficult to do the accounting to “credit back” additional proceeds to individuals or individual clubs, we want you to know that any financial benefit will go to projects that all Coloradoan Rotarians can take pride in supporting. Thank you for your quick action to respond to his email and for your club’s support of the Luncheon. Please call us if you have any questions or ask Heather Lucero who has volunteered to call your club to make it easier for you to sign up. Suzanne Hammer (303) 319-3029 Steve Werner (303) 809-8986
Creation date: 2010-10-16 10:19:14
The Rotary Club of Granby has agreed to donate $100 to help fund this year’s Granby Elementary School Halloween Carnival.
In a break from past tradition, the elementary school PAC (Parent Advisory Counsel) is not sponsoring the Halloween Carnival, so it was taken over by the Girl Scouts and a group of parents who wanted the Halloween tradition to continue. But funding was needed to help with the event.
Cindy Sterling asked the Granby service club for some assistance with the event, both financial and by volunteering. If you would like to volunteer contact Cindy at sterling@0web.net
The event is set to take place Saturday, Oct. 30 from 5-7 p.m. Sterling told the club membership and members of the community that she could use some help setting up before the event. Donations of candy would also be appreciated.
The Rotary Club of Granby was founded in 1986. It funds youth scholarships, dictionaries in the schools, a free-of-charge preschool book program, Scouting and a variety of other community needs. The Club meets every Wednesday at noon at Maverick’s in Granby.
Creation date: 2010-10-14 09:20:44
Club members should read and submit the Abuse and Harrassment documents if they want to be involved in any youth programs. The "Online Training" guide and submission forms can be found on he district's web site at Online Training Guide. Read the documents and fill out the forms and return them to the address on the forms along with $8 for a background check.
Forms will be passed out at the next couple of meetings.
Creation date: 2010-10-06 08:52:18
The Rotary Club of Granby, Winter Park and Grand Lake are sponsoring the new Granby High School Interact Club. The students have written their bylaws, elected officers and had a couple of meetings and will submit the certification form to Rotary International shortly.
Here are links to Word Documents of the bylaws, meeting agenda and meeting minutes:
Bylaws
Agenda
Minutes
Creation date: 2010-09-29 09:32:48
The Rotary pancake breakfast at the Granby Oktoberfest Saturday September 25 was a big success thanks to the following Rotary Club volunteers:
And thanks to the many hungry people that can and ate our pancakes.
Creation date: 2010-09-27 12:08:36
The Granby Rotary Club will be serving a pancake breakfast at the Granby Oktoberfest September 25 held at the town park across from the library. The breakfast will include pancakes, syrup sausage, coffee or milk for $5.00. The proceeds are used by Rotary for local and international causes. Locally the Granby Rotary provides dictionaries for third grade classes in the county, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library that provides books to children each month until they are in kindergarten, scholarships for graduating high school students, and much more.
Don't miss this fun event.
More information at this SkyHi News Article
Creation date: 2010-09-02 12:32:59
Granby Rotary Club member Tom Sifers honored by the "Center 4-Ecellence".
From a SkyHiNews Article
Each year the Center 4 Excellence presents a person, agency, or organization to receive The Center 4 Excellence (C4E) Award. The recipient is chosen based on their significant contribution to the mental, physical, and spiritual enrichment and well-being of our youth.
Last year, Chauncey Billups was the recipient. This year we are proud to present the award to Tom Sifers. Tom has contributed endless hours, time and humanitarian support to a number of efforts that support youth in Grand County. As school board president and state board member, Tom has provided invaluable leadership.
Mr. Sifers will being receiving this award at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, during the Funkfestin Grand Lake at the Lake Park. Congratulations and thank you Mr. Tom Sifers. May God continue to Bless the work that you do.
Creation date: 2010-08-25 09:07:16
Our District Governor Karen Sekich forwarded this email from Rotary International.
20 August 2010
Dear Rotarians:
We are deeply saddened to hear of the recent floods in Pakistan, and we are touched by the
commitment of Rotarians to assist the communities affected by this disaster. Rotary International
is coordinating relief and recovery efforts, and we are writing to you today to provide you with
information on how you may work through Rotary to make a significant contribution toward
alleviating this major humanitarian crisis.
Rotary International coordinates information and provides resources on club and district disaster
relief efforts. When informed of local relief initiatives, RI shares updates about these efforts on
the RI website. Rotarians wishing to contribute funds or donated goods to disaster victims can
visit the website or contact RI Staff at relief@rotary.org to learn about current relief and
recovery efforts.
Also, The Rotary Foundation has established the Rotary Pakistan Flooding Recovery Fund for the
purpose of collecting funds in the form of cash and District Designated Funds (DDF) to be used to
assist disaster affected areas of Pakistan. The funds will be collected until 31 December 2010 and
will be used as the Foundation’s match for Matching Grant applications that are received for
disaster recovery efforts. Details about the fund are available on the RI website.
We have been in contact with District Governor Syed Balkhi (District 3271) and District Governor
Shehzad Ahmed (District 3272) to offer assistance in publicizing any relief efforts that clubs in
Pakistan are implementing. An article will be posted to the home page of the RI website with
details on Rotary club involvement in relief efforts and how you can help.
As always, when organizing a response to a local or international disaster, we encourage Rotary
clubs and districts to work with experienced emergency relief organizations such as UNICEF, the
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Doctors Without Borders,
ShelterBox, Aquabox, and World Water Works to meet the immediate needs of victims affected by the
disaster.
It is our hope that with your meaningful and rapid response to this appeal, you will be able to
help rebuild the future for millions of innocent people affected by this crisis. Thank you for your
commitment to helping disaster victims.
Sincerely,
Ed Futa
Ed Futa, General Secretary
Rotary International
Creation date: 2010-08-23 09:37:11
Greetings everyone,
I'm emailing everyone as the GSE Chair for our Club this year to let you know a couple things.
1. We are hoping to be able to play host to the inbound team from India this year--with other Grand County Club's contributing as well. More on that soon..
2. For the outbound GSE team, if you think you know a young professional that would be a good team member, this year there are 2 outbound GSE teams..
If you know someone that might consider going on one of the outbound teams, here is information you should pass along to them..
- The 1st outbound team goes to India--the State of Kerala. (travels in early 2011)
- The 2nd outbound team goes to Sao Paulo, Brazil.. (travels in early 2012)
The India team is a focus team Agriculture. The Brazil team will be a general exchange (ie a mix of talents)
Here are the dates for candidates..
Dates for the India outbound team..
There are no such dates for the Brazil outbound team yet..
Check the District website for that info later this year.. http://rotary5450.org/gse/
Here are the dates for departures & arrivals of the teams..
India
Outbound: 3 February 2011 - 3 March 2011
Inbound: 4 April 2011 - 2 May 2011
Brazil
Inbound: 5 April 2011 – 8 May 2011
Outbound: 2012 TBD (April-May)
Questions? Let me know via email or call me at 970-281-4477..
Dan Lubar
Creation date: 2010-08-20 09:14:07
The District Membership Committee wanted to take this opportunity to remind all of you of the District Membership Seminar next Saturday, August 28th, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 3096 S. Sheridan Road in Denver, 80227. (Two blocks north of Hampden on Sheridan.)
DG Karen is planning on attending and is encouraging the Membership Chairs to attend, as well as members of their committee, presidents, and AG's.
Doors open at 8:00 for registration. A Continental Breakfast will be provided. We will begin at 8:30 and have everyone out by noon. The cost is $10.00, payable at the door.
To register and let us know your coming simply email Ray Anderson at rayanderso@comcast.net.
Already registered to attend are members of: Boulder, Brighton Early, Denver Southeast, Denver Tech Center, Five Points, Highlands Ranch, Littleton Sunrise, Peak to Peak, and Smoky Hill.
For those that can't make this seminar we will be offering it again in Longmont on Saturday, September 25th. We will send out an announcement in September to register.
Creation date: 2010-08-20 09:00:59
The Granby Rotary Club will have a "Road Cleanup Day" and pick-nick on Sunday September 19. Get together with your group and turn out on September 19th and cleanup your section of the highway, then come to the Town Hall Park at 4 PM (16:00) for a Rotary barbecue. The Club will supply the main dish, chicken and steak, and we ask that members bring a side dish (pot-luck) and drinks etc. Also members should bring their own knife, fork, spoon etc. and a plate. We will have a Croquet course set up and mallets will be available for a donation of $10 (a mini-fund-raiser).
Put this date on your calendar and don't miss the fun!
Adopt-A-Highway Coordinator: Teri -- 970-824-5104
Creation date: 2010-08-19 09:42:28
At our Wednesday, August 18, lunch meeting our District Governor, Karen Sekich, spoke to the Granby Rotary Club. Her message was "Why am I a Rotarian", a question every member should ask once in a while. Karen's reason is to save lives. She told of her personal tragedy that made her realize this. Rotary saves lives through its local and worldwide charitable activities. There are many other reasons we are Rotarians but Karen said, saving lives is one of the major things that keeps her active in Rotary.
Karen said that increased membership was one of her major goals. She said that membership in the USA and most of Europe has declined in the past few years. She suggested that as we seek new members we should ask ourselves "Why am I a Rotarian" and then use this knowledge to find others that share our ideals.
One of Karen's favorite charities is "Crutches for Africa", and we (thanks to Jan Knisley) presenter Karen with two crutches. Anyone with old crutches they no longer need can bring them to a club meeting and we will make sure Karen gets them.
Thanks Karen for visiting our club.
Creation date: 2010-08-19 09:33:02
The Winter-Park and Granby Rotary Golf tournament at Grand Elk was a big success thanks to the many sponsors and participants.
Thanks to the following people and businesses that donated to the event:
Also a big thanks to the Grand Elk Gold Course.
The proceeds from the event are split between the two Rotary Clubs based on participation.
Creation date: 2010-08-18 09:14:26
District Governor Karen Sekich will visit our club on August 18 before our regular Wednesday noon meeting. At this time we think Karen will arrive at Maverick's at about 11 AM and meet with the board members and anyone else who wishes to attend. She will then meet with the members of the club at our weekly noon meeting.
Creation date: 2010-08-15 11:03:00
The Winter Park Fraser valley rotary Club's guest speaker next Tuesday at Noon at the Crooked Creek Eatery in Fraser will be a US Navy Rear Admiral Dennis Wisely. All are invited to attend what will be an interesting presentation.
Rear Admiral Wisely has had a long and successful Navy career. As a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War, he flew 350 Combat missions from the deck of the USS Kitty Hawk. Later in his career Admiral Wisely was also the Captain of the aircraft carrier USS John F Kennedy.
After leaving the Navy, he worked for a division of Motorola that was purchased by General Dynamics where he developed and ran an International Business for the firm.
Please join the Winter Park-Fraser Valley Rotary Club to hear this interesting speaker. If you go, please arrive a little before noon if you can.
Dan Lubar WPFV Rotary Club..
Adm Wisely's Bio..
He was raised in Wayne, New Jersey and attended Fairleigh Dickinson University prior to entering the Naval Aviation Cadet program in 1961. As a Fighter Pilot he flew 350 combat missions over Vietnam flying for the deck of the USS KITTY HAWK. During his second deployment in 1967 he was first to shoot down two enemy aircraft and was later shot down over NVN by ground fire while on Hanoi strike. In 1972 he became the acting commanding officer by attrition. He did operational testing on the F-14 aircraft at VX-4 in Pt Mugu, CA. He then commanded Fighter Squadron 151 aboard USS MIDWAY home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan. He was Commander and Flight Leader of the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron; Executive Officer of the USS AMERICA: Director of Navy Liaison for the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs, Deputy Director of Program Appraisal in the office of the Secretary of the Navy. He commanded the auxiliary ship, U.S.S. SYLVANIA and was Captain of the aircraft carrier, U.S.S. JOHN F. KENNEDY. Returning to Washington as a flag officer, he was Director Warfare Systems Engineering and Architecture at Navy Space and Electronic Warfare Systems Command and Director of Operations at the Defense Nuclear Agency. He retired from the U.S Navy in October 1994 as a Rear Admiral.
After retiring from the Navy, Admiral Wisely developed and ran an international business for Motorola in Scottsdale, AZ.
When Motorola’s Integrated Information Systems Group was bought by General Dynamics, he became the account director for Navy, Marine Corps and Homeland Security customers. His last major effort was winning the $300M + Marine Unit Operations Center Program. This program has become a major revenue input for the company and a valued capability for the Marine Corps.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Military: Silver Star, Legion of Merit (6), Distinguished Flying Cross (2), Air Medal (29), Purple Heart.
Civilian: Society of Experimental Test Pilots ’76, Pinnacle Award Charter Inductee Fairleigh Dickinson University ’90, New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame Inductee ’95.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
He attended the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School ’69 -’70 and received a degree in Government/International Relations. In 1993 he attended JFK School of Government Senior Executive Course at Harvard.
Denny is retired with his wife Nadine in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Creation date: 2010-08-06 08:28:52
Creation date: 2010-08-05 01:00:36
The Winter Park-Fraser Valley Rotary Club is going to present another Comedy Night at the Winter Park Resort on Saturday June 19, 2010. Our show was such a success in February we decided to bring it back. The show will be an evening of fun and entertainment with good clean stand up comedy. This is some of the only live entertainment in the valley. The evening will start with a cash bar at 7 PM in the West Portal at the Resort. Food tastings will also be available from local restaurants. There will be free parking available at the Village garage.
The show will start at 8 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. We hope to have about 300 people in attendance. The advance tickets can be purchased at the following locations: Grand Mountain Bank in both Granby and Fraser and the Chamber of Commerce in Winter Park. Tickets will also be available at the Ski Resort after June 12th when they open their summer season.
There will be three acts from Comedy Works Entertainment from Denver. The show will open with Eugene Kenny and the headliners will be Chris Voth and Nancy Norton. These performers are very professional and really entertaining. All of the comedy will be in good taste.
The proceeds will go to Habitat for Humanity and other local charities. We are working with Habitat to cosponsor their Habitat Hobble run/walk the same day at 8AM that morning of June 19th. So you can run in the morning and laugh at night.
We thank our many sponsors: Winter Park Resort, Melem Skin Products, Radcliffe Photography, Kopy Kat Graphics and Printing, Grand County Internet, Terre Firma Custom Homes, Grand Mountain Bank, Beaver Village Lodge, the Creekside Eatery at Crooked Creek Saloon, Jill Suffin Massage and Juice Plus+, Grand Park and Slopeside Internet.
Please support our cause and enjoy a great evening of comedy. We also have our regular Rotary luncheon meeting every Tuesday at noon at the Beaver Village Lodge in Winter Park and you are welcome to join us. If you have any questions please call Steve Radcliffe at 726-4454.
Creation date: 2010-05-23 13:43:45
Adopt-A-Highway Coordinator: Teri -- 970-824-5104
Creation date: 2010-05-19 16:08:39
Creation date: 2010-05-15 14:04:50
HTML (Hyper Text Mark-up Language) is the heart of the WWW (World Wide Web) and the language of the Internet. Barton Phillips has written a short tutorial on HTML highlighting some of the must used and useful HTML tags. This tutorial shows both the HTML code and the rendered results. Anyone can learn how to write static web pages using HTML. It is easy and hand crafted HTML is much more concise than what one gets from the WYSIWYG editors available which produce blotted inefficient code. Barton's tutorial is available on his web page at www.bartonphillips.com.
Creation date: 2010-05-13 09:24:29
The Rotary Club of Granby is preparing for the second annual Earth Day, town clean up and tree planting. Last year's inaugural event was a Grand success so we are doing it again. This year's event will be Tuesday May 25. The Granby sixth grade class with Rotary support will spend the afternoon cleaning up Granby and then planting some trees. Details of the vent are still under discussion.
To make this event another Grand success we need volunteers. Rhonda Farrell is the organizer of this year's event so please Email her and volunteer.
The Granby Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring an event on Saturday the 22nd of May in the town park. Check out their web site at www.ThisSideofBerthoud.com/Granby_Earth_Day.php for full details. See you there.
Creation date: 2010-03-11 09:02:53
This year's 9Health Fair will be held at the Granby Elementary School, 202 W. Topaz Ave. Granby CO 80446 on April 17 from 7:30AM to 11:30AM.
To volunteer on-line go to http://www.9healthfair.org/Volunteer/VolunteerSignUp.aspx. The on-line sign up is easy as pie and only takes about two minutes.
Creation date: 2010-02-23 09:49:19
If you are a logged in member the Members Page has more information to help you stay connected. Now you as a logged in member can see the address and phone numbers of other members.
Only members can see this extended information. Please take this opportunity to update your member information by visiting the User Profile Page and updating your address, phone numbers and date of birth. After all without your date of birth you will not get all those Happy Birthday wishes from your fellow Rotarians.
Creation date: 2010-02-15 09:29:02
The Winter Park-Fraser Valley Rotary Club is going to present a Comedy Night at the Winter Park Resort on February 12, 2010. We need some comedy here in the Valley and Rotary is bringing it to you. This will be an evening of fun and entertainment with stand up comedy. The evening will start with a cash bar at 6 PM in the West Portal at the Resort. Food will also be available. There will be free parking available at the Village garage.
The show will start at 7 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. We hope to have 300 to 350 people in attendance. The advance tickets can be purchased at the following locations: Guest Services at the Balcony House in Winter Park Resort, Grand Mountain Bank in both Granby and Fraser, the Chamber of Commerce in Winter Park and the Beaver Village Lodge in Winter Park.
The show will open with a local entertainer, Randel Davis, who performed at the Winter Park Theater on many occasions. There will be three acts from Comedy Works Entertainment from Denver. The performers will be Jeff Wozer and Andrew Orvedahl. The headliner will be Bryan Kellen. All of the comedy will be in good taste.
The proceeds will go to many programs that we sponsor as a Rotary Club. Half of our proceeds will go to Shelter Box, an international organization that helps disaster victims around the world. These Shelter Boxes are now going to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. We give dictionaries to third graders at Fraser Elementary. We sponsor the Dolly Parton Imagination Library that gives a book a month to preschoolers. We sponsor a scholarship in the name of Reba Ferguson to teachers in Fraser Elementary. We support the Mountain Family Center and Advocates here in Fraser Valley.
We thank our many sponsors: Winter Park Resort, Farmer’s Insurance (Stewart Goldenberg, Agent), Melem Skin Products, Radcliffe Photography, Kopy Kat Graphics and Printing, Grand County Internet, Medallion Shades and Blinds, Grand Mountain Bank, Beaver Village Lodge, Slopeside Internet, Artist Karen Vance and Aircraft Technical Book Company.
Please support our cause and enjoy a great evening of comedy. We also have our regular luncheon meeting every Tuesday at noon at the Beaver Village Lodge in Winter Park and you are welcome to join us. If you have any questions please call Steve Radcliffe at 726-4454.
Creation date: 2010-02-02 08:22:43
February is the last month of the public comment period on the Moffat Firming project. Will you please forward these letter writing instructions from Trout Unlimited to the Granby Rotary members? --- Thanks to all of you who came out to the meeting on Wednesday evening at the Old Church in Fraser to hear from our panel of experts on how we can best address our concerns on the Moffat Firming project. For those of you who want some ammunition to use for your letter(s), please see the link below for a number of things you might want to mention.: Moffat_Talking_Points.pdf If you have already written a letter, you can still write another one. We have until March 1st to understand as much as we can and make as many points as we like. Please forward this email to anyone you think would be interested in helping with the fight for the Fraser River. If you would like more information, please email: phollrah@rkymtnhi.com. Thanks for your continued interest in the health of our Rivers!
Creation date: 2010-01-29 08:57:36
Keep this date open. The Granby Rotary Club's "Progressive Dinner" in Granby will be on February 26. The dinner, transportation, and tips will be $40 per person.
Three of Granby's best restaurants, the Seven Trails Grille, Maverick's Grille and Brick House 40 will host this exciting evening.
A bus will pick-up dinner guests at the parking lot next to Brick House 40 at about 5:30 PM, drive to the Seven Trails Grille at SolVista, arriving for appetizers at about 6:30. Then on to Maverick's Grille for the main course at about 7:30 and then back to Brick House 40 for dessert around 8:30 PM. The bus will then return to SolVista so you can either meet at 5:30 PM in Granby or start at Seven Trails whichever is more convenient.
Reservation will close on February 19 so don't wait.
Creation date: 2010-01-28 12:36:34
What follows is a letter from Kirk Klancke he asked that it be forwarded to all of our members.
Subject: TU Meeting on Moffat Firming … How to write your letter. On Wednesday, January 27th at 6:30 pm in the Old Church in Fraser (corner of Eisenhower and Norgren) the Colorado River Headwaters Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold a seminar on how to write the most effective comment letter on the Moffat Firming Project. 6:30-7:15 A panel consisting of representatives from TU, Grand County and the North West Council of Governments will give a seminar on the most effective approach to writing Moffat Firming letters. 7:15-7:45 Question and answer period. 7:45-8:30 Literary professionals will be set up in the back room of the Old Church to assist with the writing of letters. They will help construct and type your letter if you would like to have this assistance. If you have already written a letter, you can still write another one. We have until March 1st to understand as much as we can and make as many points as we like. So come to the meeting, learn more about writing effectively and write a letter or another letter. Please save the date … Wednesday, January 27th at 6:30 PM Thanks for your continued interest in the health of our Rivers!
Creation date: 2010-01-23 09:47:08
The Granby Rotary Club will be meeting at Maverick's Resteraunt in downtown Granby for our Wednesday Lunch meetings starting January 6th. The new Rotary Club meeting location should make it easier for members who work in Granby to attend meetings. We all enjoyed the wonderful hospitality of Silver Creak Inn. It provided good food and a very nice venue for our meetings. Many thanks to the all of the people at Silver Creek Inn.
The Board has also decided to change the monthly Business Meeting to the first week in the month. Please visit our Meetings Roster Page and check the new schedule which reflects these changes. Also, PLEASE try to fill in your presentation information as soon as possible, this makes it much easier for our President and Board.
Creation date: 2010-01-04 14:53:45
Wednesday December 16th at Silver Creek, 12 noon the "Mini Singer" from Granby Elementary School will perform for our Rotary Club Lunch. These kids were wonderful last year so be sure to attend. If this does not get you in the Christmas spirit nothing will.
This is our last meeting before Christmas so if you do not attend: Merry Christmas To All!
Creation date: 2009-12-13 14:34:11
Happy Holidays. There will be no lunch meeting on Wed. Dec. 23. However, there is still a meeting planned for Dec. 30.
Creation date: 2009-11-30 14:59:38
The channel 9 news interviewed Grant Wilkins our fellow Rotarian who discussed the Rotary International Champaign to "End Polio Now". You can read and view the interview (by Adam Schrager) by following this link to the channel 9 Web Site.
Please pass this on to your friends and neighbors and ask them to visit the District 5450 End Polio web site at www.endpolio.com
Creation date: 2009-11-20 23:37:03
The next Granby Rotary Club Board meeting will be help on December 7 (Pearl Harbor Day) at 12 noon at Edward Jones in Granby. All members are invited at attend
Creation date: 2009-11-19 10:25:01
Our Weekly Wednesday Noon Lunch Meetings for 2010 will be held at Maverick's restaurant in down town Granby.
If you are not a regular attendee or you are going to bring guests please call Toni or email her. This is not mandatory but it will help us make sure we have adequate food and seating.
Creation date: 2009-11-19 10:22:06
The Rotary Club of Granby dedicated a bench to former charter club member Gary Cooper Wednesday October 21. Cooper, who was also the general manager of the SilverCreek Water and Sanitation District, was a well-respected and well-liked member of the community before his death earlier this year. Attending the event were members of the SilverCreek Water and Sanitation District Board of Directors, employees of the district and members of the Rotary Club of Granby.
Cooper's wife, LaVon, is sitting on the new bench, which is located just off Village Road near the entrance to Granby Ranch. Up the hill from the bench is a gazebo the Cooper's sons constructed as part of an Eagle Scout project, in which Gary was involved. As part of the dedication, $400 will be donated by the Rotary Club of Granby to youth organizations.
Courtesy photo by Patrick Brower
Creation date: 2009-10-21 14:15:59
Sheryl Shushan, Executive Director of Grand Beginnings (970.531.3134, 970.887.2540 Fax), gave a Power-Point presentation to the Granby Rotary Club on Wednesday October 14th during the Rotary Club's lunch meeting. You can download copy of the presentation.
Grand Beginning's mission statement is: "Grand Beginnings enhances quality of early childhood in Grand County by supporting young children, families and childcare providers."
Grand Beginnings works with preschools to help enrich and educate both the children and the preschool staff. Children who attend preschool are better prepared for Kindergarten and achieve more in later years than children that do not have the preschool experience. Great Beginnings is working to make that preschool experience the best possible.
Sheryl has also been working hard with the Granby Rotary Club to make the clubs "Dolly Parton Library" a success. So far the "Dolly Parton Library" project has been a great success, in fact it is more successful than any one had expected. Thanks Sheryl.
Creation date: 2009-10-14 16:07:13
The Granby Rotary, District 5450 and Rotary International are working hard to eradicate Polio from the face of the earth. You can help. Go to the District's web site and make a donation, then follow the link Invite a Friend and write an email or send messages to friends on your favorite social network (Facebook, MySpace, etc.). The "Invite a Friend" page makes this very simple, you can collect all you friends from you email or social network contacts and then either use the canned letter or write one of your own. Then just click Send and you are done. It is very easy but it still makes a tremendous difference.
If each member gets just 10 friends to donate $10, our club would be credited for $3000. Ten dollars is just two coffees at Starbucks or a lunch at McDonald's. It is not much to ask to eradicate a disease that brings suffering and death and is still a threat to every country as long as Polio exists in any country.
We have a canned letter that you can use if you want to send an email from your favorite email client instead of using the district's web site, or if you want to send a letter via US mail.
Just right click on one of the links below and select "Save Link As" (different browsers may have somewhat different text). If you are going to "Attach" the document to an email or print it out for a letter the "Word Doc Format" is probably the best. If you are going to "Copy and Past" into an email the "Plain Text Format" is what you want (in fact you can simply click on the link and then copy from your brower window.)
Creation date: 2009-10-01 10:51:08
Don't miss the Granby October Fest on Saturday October 3 at the Farmers Market Parking lot next to the Brick House 40 Restaurant. The Granby Rotary Club will be serving a pancake breakfast from 8:30 to 10:50 AM.
There is an article in the Sky-Hi Daily News describing all the events on Friday and Saturday.
Creation date: 2009-09-28 09:21:56
September 3rd at 5:15 PM, brainstorming session on Fund Raisers. Snacks and a pay bar. Our reserve funds are dwindling so we need to get to work and think up some new fun Fund Raisers. Most of our Fund Raisers are summer events which leaves six months of winter without much of anything. We especially need to think up some great Winter events. There is a great deal of activity during the winter months: skiing, snowshoeing, Christmas and New Year events. What can we do to take advantage of these short cold days?
Bring your best ideas with you on Thursday at 17:15 (5:15 PM) to Maverick's Restaurant in Granby. With a little thinking we should be able to come up with a few really fun events that will refill our treasure chest and let us continue the great work we do here in Grand County.
Creation date: 2009-09-01 09:52:23
The 2009 End Polio Campaign website, www.EndPolio.com, is now available to take donations from Rotarians, and more importantly from their friends and associates. The website features information about Polio, the Rotary Campaign to end this surge world wide, the District's effort to help match the grant given by the Gates Foundation and a way to donate to the program on-line with you credit card via a secure gateway. The funds will be automatically deposited in the District's account and contributors will receive an email which can be used for tax purposes.
The thrust of this years campaign is to get non-Rotarians involved in the End Polio program. Call, write or email your friends and associates and ask them to visit the site to learn more about the Rotary effort to wipe the Polio virus off the face of the earth. Until there are no countries in the world where Polio still kills and maims the world will not be safe. Remember that until every country is free of Polio; Polio is only a plane ride away!
The initial campaign runs through October 24th when we hope to celibate the success of the 2009 program.
Creation date: 2009-08-25 11:07:21
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
Please let your friends and neighbors know that the WPFV-Rotary will be hosting our Congressmen on Tuesday September 1st at their lunch meeting at the Beaver Village Lodge Restaurant located on the right side of the road as you come from Winter Park Ski Resort into downtown Winter Park. The subject of Congressman Polis' talk will be "Update of current legislation for the 2nd Congressional District". Everyone is welcome to attend and to meet and speak with the person that represents you in Washington DC!
Creation date: 2009-08-25 10:42:14
Rhonda Farrell our team leader sent the following email:
Hey all! Thanks for participating in the OARS (over achieving Rotarians) Team for Granby Rotary in the Relay for life! It was a great event and everyone I spoke with felt it worth our time and effort! Our team (so far) has collected $605.00 for the American Cancer Society. We paid the sign up fee which was paid out of this amount. Good Work! Those of you that had spouses or friends participate please forward this message to them. Thanks again! Rhonda
Creation date: 2009-08-11 11:05:55
We have several interesting noon meeting presentation to look forward to:
These should all be very interesting talks so don't fail to put these meeting dates on your calendars. See you all there.
Creation date: 2009-08-11 10:47:01
Every year the Granby Rotary Club sponsors a champaign to clean up the roads where we live. Granby Rotary has adopted several section of road in and around Granby and we "Pickup" in spring. This weeks Wednesday Noon club meeting's program will be presented by Jeff Shaw, and it's entitled "Road Pickup Safety". Jeff has some interesting videos on the subject to present along with his talk. Don't miss it -- Wed. Aug. 5
Creation date: 2009-08-03 08:29:18
The Granby Rotary Club in conjunction with the Lion's Club are hosting a Pancake Breakfast for the Grand County Veterans Calibration. Don't mist this great fund raiser and fun event.
Creation date: 2009-07-30 12:19:58
Our annual Fellowship party will be help August 23rd at Bill & Smiley Edelstein's home. Bring a Pot luck side dish. The main dishes will be BBQ'ed steak and chicken. This event should be great fun. Further information and directions to come as we get closer to the event.
Creation date: 2009-07-30 12:15:26
The Granby Rotary has a team of members and spouses who will walk from 7 PM August 8 to 7 AM August 9. The each team unit will walk for an hour. The event goes all through the night.
Relay For Like is affiliated with the American Cancer Society. This event is the third annual Relay For Life to be help in Grand County. The team event is your way to participate and fight cancer. There is till time to create a team. Go to the Relay For Like Web Site to sign up.
For information about the Granby Rotary Team follow the link to this article.
Our team captain is Rhonda Farrell. The following members, spouses, and friends will be walking at the specified times:
| Time | Team Unit |
|---|---|
| 7-8 PM | Barton & Ingrid Phillips |
| 8-9 PM | Dorri & Dan Penny |
| 9-10 PM | Robb Rankin |
| 10-11 PM | Jennifer Piero & Family |
| 11-12 PM | Casey Farrell |
| 11-1 AM | Rhonda Farrell |
| 1-2 AM | Tammy Nanda |
| 2-3 AM | Kimberlee Nanda |
| 3-4 AM | Clarisse McGowan |
| 4-5 AM | Jan & Dave Kinsley |
| 5-6 AM | Molly Rankin |
| 6-7 AM | Tim Schowalter |
The Granby Rotary is sponsoring a "Donations Only" Pancake Breakfast. The following volunteers will man the booth from 6-7:30 AM on the morning of August 9th:
We hope to see many teams participate and enjouy a nice hot breakfast after the event.
Creation date: 2009-07-30 12:07:01
There will be a BEDA community meeting next week that will have a representatives from Governor's Energy Office, and also a rep of the NWCOG in Granby at East Grand Schools Administration 299 CR 611 on July 22 at 6:30 PM. For further details go to the BEDA web site.
Our County Commissioners are supposed to attend and a number of folks from around the county including Senator Udan's GC Rep & also Mountain Parks Electric.
Creation date: 2009-07-18 09:10:31
The WPFV Club's July 21 Tuesday dinner meeting will have Sandy Mortonsen from District 5450 speak on "Club Visioning". If you need a make-up or would just like to hear the program this should be an excellent opportunity.
Creation date: 2009-07-10 10:35:09
The Granby Rotary Club's annual fourth of July picnic fund raiser was a big success with over 600 meals sold.
The club make $2,420 net on the event. The annual Granby parade and picnic is our biggest fund raiser and this year it was a great success thank to chairs Thomas Chaffin and Bill Edelstein who did a tremendous job organizing the event. Thanks also goes to the many volunteers that made the event possible. This year hamburgers, or hot-dogs plus chips and a drink were sold for $6 or $20 for a family of four. The weather cooperated and we all had a beautiful day of parade, food and fun.
Creation date: 2009-07-09 08:40:52
Mike Oldham the 2009-2010 District 5450 governor visited the Granby Rotary Club Wednesday noon meeting.
Mike meet with the board of directors for an hour before the meeting. Jan Knisley outlined our clubs plans for the year and stressed our need for more fund raisers to offset our current budget deficit. Mike had several suggestions and contacts at the district to help us plan events.
At the meeting Mike outlined his plans for the upcoming year. He stressed Rotary's commitment to the "End Polio Now" campaign. He also stressed the districts push for new membership. Mike said he was committed to providing every district resource as well as his personal time and support to the clubs.
Creation date: 2009-07-09 08:22:09
Hello all-
If you have had the chance to ride or walk the Fraser-to-Granby trail yet this summer, you wuuld see that much needed maintenance is happening. HTA has been lucky enough to get the Timberline Kids for one week and they are beautifing the trail after box culver to the turnpike on SolVista property.
I am now looking for some volunteers this SUNDAY, June 21st from 9:30am to 1PM to help install 6-9 culverts off of CR 515 and Hwy. 40 (Pole Creek subdivision/Churches) We have a mini-excavator and operator that will dig the trenches 12" wide/deep and I will need volunteers to lay plastic culverts into hole and recover with excavated dirt.
I know Sunday is Fathers Day, so to all you Father, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!
Thanks for your help and support.
Happy Trails,
Lucinda Elicker
Executive Director,HTA
Creation date: 2009-06-19 09:13:18
Bill Edelstein and Thomas Chaffin are the chairs for this annual event. They need volunteers! You can volunteer by emailing either Tom or Bill. To make this a great event we do need some volunteers.
Creation date: 2009-06-10 15:13:27
"Service Above Self" is the Rotarian motto and giving blood is one way to live up to that motto. The local blood bank always needs reserves and the Rotary sponsored blood drive is a great service to the Grand County community.
Creation date: 2009-06-10 15:03:03
This is the biggest donation of the year for the Rotary Club of Granby. President-elect Jan Knisley, President Tim Schowalter and past president Frank DeLay were all on hand June 4th to hand out the four $1,000 scholarships awarded by the Granby Rotary Club this year. The scholarships went to deserving Middle Park High School students. The students are:
Picking the students was especially tough this year as there were more than 30 applicants in total and they were all good candidates! Thanks to Barton Phillips and Kristie DeLay for helping the scholarship committee.
Creation date: 2009-06-10 14:53:40
Several of our Granby Rotary members received awards for Rotary meeting attendance and good service.
Members earn attendance points for attending the weekly meeting and other Rotarian events. If one went to all meeting that would be 100%. All of the members above have done more than their share. The awards were presented by Rhonda Farrell the club secretary. The awards received the name "O.A.H Award" which stands for "Over Achieving Rotarian". In addition to the above awards for attendance there were special "Lead O.A.H" awards issued to:
Each recipient received a nice framed certificate of appreciation. The club as a whole has a 61% attendance for this month, so everyone is a winner.
Creation date: 2009-06-10 14:45:18
Headwaters Trails Alliance is sponsoring the "Addopt-A-Trail" program, and having a kick-off party
Join us: For Smokin’ Moe’s pulled pork, beans and beer (While supplies last)
Call: Lucinda at Headwaters Trails Alliance: 970-726-1013 www.headwaterstrails.org
Creation date: 2009-06-09 12:30:59
Patrick Brower has just sent out the June 8 Granby Rotary News Letter, and it is full of interesting and important information. Upcoming events and fund-raisers are reviewed.
Creation date: 2009-06-09 11:59:13
The Winter Park/Fraser Valley Club is sponsoring a foreign exchange student from Argentina. If you or someone you know has an interest in hosting this girl for 2 months or more during the next school year - or for more information about her or hosting, call Judith Graham 970-726-9543
Creation date: 2009-06-04 08:37:21
Sunday June 28 4-6PM at the Broad Axe Barn Devel's Thumb. Cost: $50 per person. For more information http://www.middleparklandtrust.org and reservations.
Creation date: 2009-06-03 13:18:45
The Granby Rotary Board voted Monday (6/1/2009) to help the local Food Bank and the "Granby Playdays Preschool" (formally the C-Lazy-Preschool.) The board voted to provide $250 matching help, so anyone who donates to either of these project will have their money matched by the club (up to $250).
In these times of recession the Food Bank need all the donations it can get to help provide food for our fellow Grand County families.
Our own Patrick Brower is heading up the refurbishing of the old Panthers Den which will be the new home of the "Granby Playdays Preschool". The funds will go towards materials such as lumber, paint, and other needed items. The actual work is being provided by volunteers. Once the old building is brought up to date the project team will get it inspected by the state and then we will have a preschool again in Grand County.
Creation date: 2009-06-01 17:06:42
Thursday June 4th at 7PM the Rotary Scholarships will be awarded at the Granby High School. This is one of Granby Rotary's big events and our biggest charitable donation with $4,000 of scholarships awarded. This year there were over 30 very well qualified and deserving candidates that had to be narrowed down to four. It was very hard to select from so many wonderful young people. Come see who the final winners are. The awards are presented at 7PM after the awards dinner (6PM).
Creation date: 2009-06-01 16:50:35
There is a real opportunity for members who would like to become a Paul Harris Fellow. The club has unused and expiring point it can use to help members. The club will match and then the district will match the members points. If you have, for example, 250 points and you could contribute an additional $84, then the club and the district would contribute 334 points each to reach your needed 1000 points. There are several members who have taken advantage of this opportunity:
Creation date: 2009-06-01 14:25:33
The Winter Park/Fraser Rotary Club will be hosting a girl from Argentina this next school year and are seeking host families. Hosting a student is possibly one of the most interesting and rewarding experiences you and your family can have with far less effort than you might think.
If you are interested or know of a possible family to host this student, please contact Judith Graham at 531-0429.
Creation date: 2009-05-28 08:38:06
There is an updated list of Speakers for our weekly Wednesday Noon meetings
Check out the new list on our Meetings page. If you have any conflicts please contact the meetings chairman as soon as possible.
Creation date: 2009-05-25 17:01:16
At our May 20 meeting the members voted to donate $250 to the Habitat for Humanity. We will be a sponsor, along with the Winter Park Rotary, for the Habitat Hobble, a charity fund raising walk in the valley.
More information about the is available at the Grand County web site for Habitat Hobble or at the Winter Park Registration site
Creation date: 2009-05-21 13:04:16
From Lucinda Elicker of the Headwaters Trails Alliance.
The National Forest Foundation needs your votes to help us win a $50,000 grant for a very important forest and watershed restoration project. The NFF was recently selected as a finalist in the Redwood Creek and Planet Green Greater Outdoors Project. Public voting will select the winning conservation project.
TO VOTE FOR THE NFF, SIMPLY TEXT THE WORD "FOREST" ON YOUR CELL PHONE TO 39668.
You may text your vote daily through May 31. When you vote, you will be asked to reply to a return text verifying that you are over 21 years of age.
Prefer not to text? You can also vote online at the Greater Outdoors Project web site. The NFF's nominated project is "Restoring the Lost River Whychus".
Whychus Creek originates high in Oregon's Cascade Mountains. Over time, the river has been "lost", drying up completely each summer due to over-appropriation of its water for irrigation. Renewed interest in this Wild & Scenic River is bringing positive attention toward restoring the river corridor, but also damage from increasing unmanaged recreation. The NFF project will establish formal trails, remove invasive species, restore native plants, and prepare this watershed for the return of native salmon.
Please vote often -- and share this message with your friends who care about our National Forests!
Creation date: 2009-05-21 10:08:20
Jen Giacomini of the Grand County Rural Health Network was our feature speaker on Wed. May 20. Jen gave a "Power Point" presentation describing the work the network does in Grand County to help provide health services for families in need. Both the "Power Point" presentation and a "pdf" file can be downloaded: PDF File and Power Point
This program is a great example of a community project that really helps people in need.
Creation date: 2009-05-20 16:24:36
The Granby Rotary Club will have a Pancake Breakfast and Lunch, and we need some volunteers to help. The pancake breakfast is from 6:30 to 11:00 AM, with an early shift, 6:30 to 9:00, and a mid morning shift from 9:00 to 11:00.
The BBQ Lunch is from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
We need a couple of volunteers for each of the three shifts. To sign up email Mark Kreig and let him know which shift you can man.
This is one of our big fund raisers so please volunteer and help -- it should be a lot of fun.
Creation date: 2009-05-20 15:53:59
Hernando's Pizza Pub for one night only, 15% of your bil goes to the trails!
Jeff & Kimber Davidson , owners of Hernando’s, have graciously agreed to donate 15% of each dinner check total to Headwaters Trails Alliance .
You ARE helping by being there that night, so join us and Eat, Drink ,and Be Happy!
See you there! Thanks for your help! Please give flyer to wait staff
Creation date: 2009-05-19 16:13:21
Dear Rotarians;
I recently received a message from Sue Perkins and Mountain Family Center saying that the center is in need of food for it's food bank in Hot Sulphur and Kremmling. I would be more than happy to deliver any donations of food to MFC if you would like me to. You can bring food to Gambles in Granby, the Granby Rotary meeting (Wed. at 12), or give me a call (887-2734) so we can make arrangements. MFC will also accept cash donations if you do not have the time to shop, I would be happy to deliver these also. These are tough times and those of us who can help should help these families who are struggling.
Thanks for your help!!
Rhonda Farrell
Creation date: 2009-05-19 11:55:41
Do your part to help the WPFV Rotary Club raise funds to support Rotary International's fight to completely eradicate Polio from the world. The 2nd Annual WPFV Rotary Golf Tournament will have a Shotgun start at 1:00PM, Monday July 27th. Have a schedule conflict or not a golfer but still want to help? We're also looking for hole sponsors for support. Hole sponsorship costs $100 and you'll get your name on the pin of the hole you sponsor. Contact Frank DeLay of the Granby Rotary Club to sign up to play or to be a hole sponsor. We have a goal of 15 teams this year for the event. Hopefully we can get at least 3 teams of Rotary members.
Cost to play will be $125 
$100 per player.
Check out the Winter Park/Fraiser Rotary Web Page for more details
Creation date: 2009-05-18 10:09:53
The Meetings page has been updated. You can now edit your assigned talks information. You can change the name from your name to the person who will be giving the presentation. You can add the subject of the talk and even a link to a page that gives more details, for example, the home page of an orginization. Please not that links must have a full URL starting with html:// followed by the full name of the site.
If you have any questions please contact Barton Phillips.
Creation date: 2009-05-16 13:42:34
Granby Earth Day May 12 was a very windy but rewarding day. With the help of the Granby Middle School sixth graders, teachers, and the Rotary Club; Granby is a little cleaner and greener. Starting at 1PM and ending about 3PM teams of teachers, Rotary members and sixth graders descended on Granby with orange trash bags and picked up trash. After that the students planted Pine and Aspen around the Middle School. When the students grow up these trees should still be a reminder of a day's work well done.
Creation date: 2009-05-13 10:29:09
Toni Russell is organizing a Rotary meeting on board the Norwegian Star for a six day cruise to the Mexican Riviera. This is open to all of Grand County Rotary clubs and their families and friends. It is scheduled for April 25th, 2010. Toni will be donating to Rotary from the cruise sales. Come met your fellow Rotarian. We will have a rotary meeting at sea as well as some other special functions for our group. Toni has 11 cabins reserved right now , and can increase this if needed. Come enjoy yourselves and help the Rotary for this special meeting event. Please contact Toni at travelbytoni@ymail.com for more information. Or visit the website for details. Deposit is ONLY 25.00 per person!!
Here is a pdf file describing the cruse and the ship.
Hello everyone,
I have booked all the balcony cabins for the Rotary Cruise next April. I am wondering how many of you out there want a balcony. I will need to trade the inside cabins I have, for Balcony staterooms. I wanted to get a basic idea of how many of you are still considering it, and if you want an outside or balcony stateroom.
Please remember that the deposit is only $25.00 per person in a cabin, and final payment is NOT due until FEB 2010. I will need a final count and deposits by June 25th. Lets make this a huge success for Rotary, as well as have a great time! Please email me if your interested in a balcony, so I can get them for you. Have a wonderful day, and wear your Rotary pin Proudly!
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Granby will celebrate Earth Day by planting trees and cleaning up the area. We still need volunteers, a total of at least eleven Rotarians are needed to supervise the sixth graders who will be doing the cleanup.
Rhonda Farrell has written several documents describing the Earth
Day project.
These are PDF files that can be read with Adobe
Reader:
Creation date: 2009-05-10 17:05:05
After distributing dictionaries to the third grade classed in Granby and Kremmling we received some very nice Thank You letters from the children.
A couple of the may letters we received from the children who received dictionaries:
Creation date: 2009-05-10 17:03:53
A presentation was given by Billy Summerland and Mandy Bernard of the Middle Park Land Trust. They displayed the beautiful quilt they are raffaling off on May 28 in downtown Granby. One ticket for a donation of $5 or five tickets for $20.
Their information is:
Creation date: 2009-05-10 17:00:52
Charlie Mayfield was the program presenter for the April 22 noon meeting. Charlie reviewed this winter's Granby Ranch season and the upcoming Summer programs. This July 16th through 18th Granby Ranch will host the U.S. National Mountain Bike Champiionships at the SolVista Bike Park. This is the first time the championships have been help in Colorado. For more information go to http://www.bikesolvista.com
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"Call-in Cut-off" will be handled by Barton Phillips while Toni is on vacation
Can't make the lunch meeting? That is OK just call Barton Phillips at 970-887-3696 or click him name to send an email. If you call or email before 9 AM on Wednesday you will not be charged for the noon meal.
Toni is also responsible for telling Silver Creek Inn how many people to make lunch for so if you can let her know if you are bringing guests it would make her life a lot easier. While Toni is gone the email will go to Barton Bringing Guests
Creation date: 2009-05-10 16:53:50
The Granby Rotary Club has learned that longtime Granby Rotarian Gary Cooper died Tuesday night. We will have more news about services and arrangements in a future newsletter. We are all saddened by his loss and admire Gary's courageous struggle in the last few years.
Rhonda sent this email which follows:
Dear Barton and Patrick;
I spoke with Gary's wife, LaVon, this afternoon. Gary's services
will be on Sat. the 9th of May. There will be a viewing at the
Mormon
Church in the morning, the family will be present; the funeral
services will be at the Inn at Silvercreek at 2:00; graveside
services
will be at 4:00; and a potluck with a sharing time, will be at 5:00
at
Silvercreek. Thanks for helping to get the word out!!
Rhonda
Creation date: 2009-05-10 16:52:02
At the April 29th Noon meeting of the Granby Rotary Club, Leslie Dines (Event Chair.) form the Relay For Life Granby County and Susan Scott from the Cancer Society, presented the 3rd Annual Relay For Life of Grand County August 8th & 9th at the Middle Park High School in Granby. The "Relay" is a community gathering where everyone can participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out at the high school and take turns walking or running around the track. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event, because cancer never sleeps. The "Relay" is an overnight event starting at 9:00 PM August 8. For more information and to participate in the relay go to www.grandcountyrelay.org. Additional information about the American Cancer Society can be found at www.cancer.org
Creation date: 2009-05-10 16:48:06
Eden Recor has reserved the barn by the Shadow Mountain Dam for our Rotary Picnic on July 19th. Put it on your calendar.
For more information call:
Steve Radcliffe
Phone: 970-726-4454
Cell: 970-509-9678
WHAT: The Annual Grand County All-Club Picnic hosted by the WPFV Club (note family & friends are invited to attend too!)
WHEN: SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1PM to 4PM
WHERE: The Red Barn near the Greenridge Campground on Shadow Mountain Lake Directions? take US 34 to Grand County Road 66 and it’s 2 miles back into the picnic area.
PROVIDED: Roast Pig, (thanks Will!) and some burgers/hotdogs for kids & Drinks (Draft beer & Bottled water) & plates and utensils will also be provided..
PLEASE BRING: Your favorite appetizer, side dish or desert, things to drink
DONATION Jar will be available (suggested donation? $10 per person, $20 per couple, $30 per family)
LIVE MUSIC will also be provided.
Creation date: 2009-05-10 16:45:44
The Town of Grand Lake is having a Clean Up Day on May 16, 2009 at 8am. I will send direction in another email because it is a big file. Work site: Thomasson Park Volunteers will work from approximately 8:30am to 11:15am The Town will then host a BBQ and give away a FREE useable bag with 2 tree seedlings. If you are interested in volunteering on this day, please call Abbi Wittman, Town Planner at: 970-627-3435 or just show up that day at 8am in Heckert Pavillion (in Town Park) ready to help. Be prepared for all weather! Please help us "GET THE WORD OUT" by placing flyer in public area, forward flyer onto friends and family, do an email blast. Thanks for your help. Happy Trails Lucinda Elicker Executive Director, HTA 970-726-1013 work 970-531-3521 Cell PO Box 946 Granby, Co 80446 www.headwaterstrails.org
Creation date: 2009-05-10 16:39:16
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The
Granby Rotary Club & the Granby Medical Center are hosting a blood
drive on Monday, May 18th, 2009 at the Granby Community Center at 3rd
& Jasper from 9:30am - 2:00pm.
Bonfils Blood Center needs more than 4,000 blood donors each week to meet
Colorado's needs and to be prepared for any unexpected events. To schedule
an appointment online, please visit www.bonfils.org and reference site
code 2729 when searching for a donation location. If your drive is
more than a week away, extend the date by clicking on the calendar icon to
ensure your drive is listed in the search results. Please contact
Bonfils' Appointment Center at 303.363.2300, 800.365.0006 or click here to
schedule an appointment online.
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Creation date: 2009-05-10 16:39:08
Frank DeLay, president of the Granby's Gand Mountain Bank, was voted Greater Granby Area Chamber of Commerce "Business Man of the Year". Frank is an member of the Granby Rotary Club and active in the Chamber and many other community services. The full story is in the Ski Hi Daily News article Granby Chamber honors couple with 'Lifetime' business award. The Business Man of the Year is about halfway down the page.
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