~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

President-Elect Becky Ankeny welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Larry lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Karen lead participants in the recital of the 4 Way Test:

Rotary’s Four Way Test of the things we think, say and do:

#1 – Is it the TRUTH?

#2 – Is it FAIR to all concerned?

#3 – Will it BUILD GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

#4 – Is it BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

 

~ Announcements ~

Pancake Breakfast: Note that this is a lot of work and they are in need of volunteers. Please reach out if you would like to join it, it is a lot of fun. Aaron is in charge of the committee so get ahold of him to get involved. This is very important and we would be very appreciative to anyone willing to be on the planning committee.

 

~ Guests ~

Lacey Plasker, Guest Speaker

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Lisa: Noted that she just met Lacey and realized they had a lot in common. She was really excited to get the opportunity to make the connection.

Walter: Walter and Julie took 2 weeks off and visited the beach in Southern California. They have been working with a physical therapist who said they need more therapy and exercise.

Paula: Shared that she was also just at the beach, but in Seaside, Oregon. She went clam digging and ended up with 4 total clams, which she doesn’t eat, but brings to her sister.

Kathie: Mentioned that she had been tasked with helping set up, but ended up needing to provide care to a friend in need. She called in some favors and was able to be there for her friend. Thanked everyone who covered for her this afternoon. Additionally, Kathie announced that On April 4, First Federal is celebrating its 100 year anniversary. Go visit First Federal on April 4 from 11 to 2pm for fun, a raffle, and wonderful cupcakes from a Local Bakery, Sprinkles of Joy.

 

~ Today’s Program: Older Adult Behavioral Health with Lacey Plasker ~

Lacey Plasker works for Yamhill County as the Older Adult Behavioral Specialist. She is one of 26 BH specialists statewide who have social work and psychology training. Lacey grew up in Junction City, a small town outside of Eugene. She was hired by Yamhill County Behavioral Health right out of college and has served in different capacities for the last 15 years, as well as having met her husband there who works in developmental disabilities. She has been a case manager, a behaviroal support specialist for the long term care setting, and in January was promoted to her current position.

Goal of the Older Adults Behavioral Health Initiative: To better meet the needs of older adults and people living with physical disabilities by improving timely access to care from qualified providers who work together to provide coordinated, quality and culturally responsive behavioral health and wellness services.

Facts about adult behavioral health that led to the creation of the OABHI:

• Oregon has the highest rate in the nation of 65 and older hospitalized for opioid-related issues
• By 2035, older people are projected to outnumber children for the first time in US History – there will be 78.0 million perople over 65 compared to 76.7 million under the age of 18.
• An estimated 76,000 Oregonians have Alzheimer’s Disease or a related demintia.
• Two in three adults over 65 have multiple chronic conditions, which are associated with a greater likelihood of increased functional limitations and disability.
• Oregon ranks among the nation’s worst for: heavy drinking among older adults, lifetime diagnosis of depression, and hospitalization for opioid abuse.
• The highest suicide rate in the state occurred among men age 85 or older.

Three Primary Job Functions:

• Work Force Development and Community Education:
  • Stage and host trainings and community health education events
  • Increase direct service staff knowledge of normal aging processes, as well as services provided by aging services, behavioral health, and primary care.
  • Increase direct service staff knowledge of how behavioral health conditions/disorders present in an older population and best practices for addressing them.
  • Promote local education and awareness activities that focus on risk and protective factors for older adults and people with disabilities.
• Complex Care Coordination:
  • Facilitate and accept referrals for complex case consultants
  • Promote a multi-disciplinary team and multi-morbidity approach.
  • Track trends and promote best practices.
  • Payer blind
  • Make sure older adults and people with disabilities receive the appropriate help at the right time and at the right level of care.
• Collaboration and Coordination:
  • Promote partnerships and linkages
  • Inter-agency/multi-system planning for better coordination among behavioral health, aging services, primary care providers, and hospitals.
  • Create a stakeholder group with a focus on the BH needs of older adults
  • Indentify systems that need improvement, remove barriers for care, break down “silos”.

 

For more information, complex case/care consult or for upcoming trainings/educational events contact: Lacy Plasker by email at plaskerl@co.yamhill.or.us or by phone at 503-474-6853.

Check your e-mails for Mike Caruso’s Zoom meeting access information.

~ Joke of the Day ~

Yesterday a clown held the door open for me… I thought it was a nice jester.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“Being happy is the greatest form of success.”

– Unknown

~ Published 3/29/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

Immediate Past President Shannon Buckmaster welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Michelle lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Rick lead participants in the recital of the 4 Way Test:

Rotary’s Four Way Test of the things we think, say and do:

#1 – Is it the TRUTH?

#2 – Is it FAIR to all concerned?

#3 – Will it BUILD GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

#4 – Is it BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

 

~ Announcements ~

Pancake Breakfast: Note that this is a lot of work and they are in need of volunteers. Please reach out if you would like to join it, it is a lot of fun. Aaron is in charge of the committee so get ahold of him to get involved. This is very important and we would be very appreciative to anyone willing to be on the planning committee.

Official Update on Leadership: Noted that there was an official vote of the board to make Becky Ankeny the New President Elect for our Club. Congrats!

Casey (EB Club): Noted that she is working on setting up group accommodations for the District Conference in Seaside May 19-22nd. It is a conference and training for Rotarians. She will also be coordinating group accommodations for the Rotary International Convention which takes place in Houston in June. Contact her for more information.

~ Guests ~

Casey Hostetler, Guest, Early Birds President Elect

Emily Garrick-Steeson, Guest

Madeline Candeaux, Guest

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Denise: Announced that Newberg Noon Rotarian Allen Methven passed away. He had not been active in the club for a few years, but was a very active member for many years, especially his work on the recurring Guatemala dentistry project. She donated in honor of his work over the years in the Club and in the Community.

Kathie F: Donated in honor of Allen.

Ralph: Noted that today is Polio Plus Day and donated in honor of his late uncle who died of Polio.

Jim: Was shocked to hear about Allen, as he was a great man and a great Rotarian, especially within the Guatemala Projects.

Larry: Shared about and donated in honor of Allen’s passing, his family member Michael Strober also passing, and in honor of his 4 grandparents from the Ukraine.

Spike: Donated in honor of Allen, a good friend who will be sorely missed.

Auggie: Donated in honor of Allen. Shared that Allen was one of the first Dentists who started the Guatemala project. He was a major force creating and driving that project forward. One of his goals was to get young dentists involved and he did that amazingly. Last time he participated was in 2018 before his health issue began. He donated a lot to the club and the club auctions. He was a great leader and mentor.

Curt: Donated in honor of Allen, a great man.

Geoff: Noted that Allen was an amazing, caring human being who enjoyed people, life, and was a wonderful person.

Kathie: Shared that she keeps bumping into Casey and is really happy to have gotten to know her.

Dan K: Listened to Dan R’s latest interview for The Giving Town Podcast, which was with Rubi Ramirez who works for Service Integration Teams, an amazing, lesser known resource. Listen to the podcast by clicking this link. Also noted that he is wrapping up the next Newberg Advantage Article which will be focused on the Senior Meals Program our Club has supported over the recent decades.

Paul: Shared a story about Allen where he and Paul went to Allens Vineyard to deal with bees. Allen was in too much of a hurry to deal with the bees, made them angry, and got stung on the nose. He was a very generous guy and helped Paul get into bees over the years. He let Paul take many of the hives on his property.

Karen: Welcomed the guest speaker.

Doug: Noted that his daughter is competing in a State Competition for Dance over the weekend and is hoping she wins.

Auggie: Shared another Allen story where he once taught Auggie about dealing with getting through Customs security. Often times they have a hard time convincing Customs that they are not bringing new equipment into the country in order to sell it, but rather to use it in volunteer work. Allen would open the box of new equipment and would use his wine opener to scratch the top of the equipment up before resealing it. He would then convince them that the equipment is used, in which case they would still open it and see that it is surely not new. Auggie has used the same strategy as well in the past.

~ Today’s Program: Historic Butteville Store with Jordan Scoggins ~

Jordan Scoggins spoke about his professional life and how he came to become a part of the Historic Butteville Store.

Jordan grew up in Yakama Washington, a child of very competitive family, his dad a sports editor of the local paper and his mom a popular high school teacher. He noted that his wife is very different than him: his family is about getting better, and hers is about being nice to people. She noted how lucky she was to have his drive to improve. He became a teacher and did that for 23 years, in the middle school level, very much enjoying it. He taught in Wilsonville with very privileged students, which drove him to challenge the kids and teach them life skills. He started a Young Entrepreneurship Club, which was inspired by a side business he had where he did catering and made more in one weekend than a whole month of teaching. He knew the kids wanted to learn hands on business skills and started “Junior Scoop” with 60 kids. They learned everything there is to know about making and selling Ice Cream. A friend of his tried the ice cream and convinced him to sell it to “Kids Day” at the Garden Center. Rather than selling it, they gave it away at the event. From that they began their business, learning about working a room, creating and marketing flavors including participating in professional events. Jordan worked full time as a teacher and also donated 20-40 hours a week extra towards the Entrepreneurship Club. The Club was making $40,000 – $50,000 per year, supporting clubs and programs within the school.

Eventually Jordan learned that in being a great teacher, he spent more time with other kids and not his own. That is when he decided to retire from both Teaching and Junior Scoop to spend more time with his family. In spending more time with his kids, he realized that teenagers, it seems, are no longer expected to get jobs or go out and experience the world, they instead have developed an unhealthy addiction to phones, which have taken the place of in person interaction and experiencing the world through adventure. So he told his teenage kids: its time to get a job – what do you want to do? what sort of a business would you want to start? They chose to make and sell ice cream, like he did in Junior Scoop. He started spreading the word that they needed a place to operate and someone invited them to pitch operating out of the Butteville Store. They used the slow pace of the COVID years to meticulously build their business and learn about business, now called Half Pint Brothers. They started selling ice cream Drive-Thru only, then started a deli selling sandwiches, then the indoors opened. They are being paid into a Roth IRA that they are allowed to manage and invest. They are learning, working, and having a great time working at the oldest mercantile store still in operation in the state of Oregon.

Jordan shared his disappointment at how little finance education young people get in school. There are such limited opportunities to learn how to deal with money and home economics/cooking. These values we need to make sure to teach our kids about. We also need to remember to instill on our kids the importance of providing amazing, personalized, thoughtful Service to customers.

To see more about their family business to to the Butteville Store, and see their website at https://halfpintbrothers.com/. Check in on their limited hours through their website.

 

 

Check your e-mails for Mike Caruso’s Zoom meeting access information.

~ Joke of the Day ~

To the thief who stole my glasses: I will find you. I have contacts.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“When you have gotten to know a lot of people, and you have done so much for people: what happens?

They want to take care of you, because you have taken care of them.”

– Jordan Scoggins, the Guest Speaker during todays meeting

~ Published 3/22/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

President Joe Morelock welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Rick lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Paula lead participants in the recital of the 4 Way Test:

Rotary’s Four Way Test of the things we think, say and do:

#1 – Is it the TRUTH?

#2 – Is it FAIR to all concerned?

#3 – Will it BUILD GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

#4 – Is it BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

 

~ Announcements ~

Pancake Breakfast: Note that this is a lot of work and they are in need of volunteers. Please reach out if you would like to join it, it is a lot of fun. Aaron is in charge of the committee so get ahold of him to get involved. This is very important and we would be very appreciative to anyone willing to be on the planning committee.

Official Update on Leadership: Noted that there was an official vote of the board to make Becky Ankeny the New President Elect for our Club. Congrats!

Jane Van Kuren (Sherwood Rotary Club): Jane made an announcement on behalf of the Sherwood Club. Their Club is Hosting the Annual Sherwood Wine Festival on August 5th and 6th. August 5th will be a Winemakers’ Dinner from 4pm to 8pm, for which a ticket is needed and there are only 150 available. The main event on Saturday is from 12pm to 7pm, for which they are looking for new vendors and new sponsors. For more information visit their website: https://www.sherwoodwinefestival.com/. They are also looking for volunteers.

~ Guests ~

Polly Peterson, Guest Speaker, Newberg Downtown Coalition

Jane Van Kuren, Guest, Sherwood Rotary Club

Julie Fugate, Guest, Tualatin Rotary, Assistant Governor Dist 5100

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Joe: Showed off his juggling skills at the request of Jane Van Kuran. He recalled learning to juggle AND square dance back in 1st grade from his P.E. Teacher.

Mike: Welcomed the guests and noted that he has a connection to Sherwood Rotary as that is where his daughter Verity is a member, but also that she will be moving to Tacoma for work and buying a house there. He also shared that he had surgery biopsy for a lump on his eyelid, finding out that it is a lymphoma and that the prognosis appears to be good but will hear back more next week.

Judy: Mentioned that the grant for Helping Paws Helping People, the project our Interact Club is working on, has been approved. They will be looking for people who have challenges pets help them with, but have an issue affording the proper care for said animals. Next week the Interact President will give a presentation on the project.

Ralph: Noted he has 2,000 KW hrs saved up from his over-producing solar panels. He even uses space heaters to save on gas usage since his panels are making so much energy.

Joe: Shared that the board officially voted Becky Ankeny as the new President-Elect for our club.

Becky: Noted that she is a bit nervous but volunteered out of love for the club, hoping we have patience.

Shannon K: Thanked Becky for the BIG move stepping up into this position.

Joe: Noted that there is an opportunity to contribute to helping fund the Ukraine refugee effort, but did warn us to be conscience about news we absorb as there is always misinformation to beware of. He also shared a thank you from the District for everyone who donated to the effort, which has been very successful to date raising over $118,000. Below are some informational links including how to donate specifically to this effort:

https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-foundation-creates-channel-direct-humanitarian-support-ukraine-region

https://www.rotary.org/en/rotarys-network-enables-rapid-humanitarian-relief-for-ukrainian-refugees?utm_campaign=&utm_medium=social&utm_profile=Rotary&utm_source=twitter

~ Today’s Program: Newberg Downtown Coalition with Polly Peterson ~

Polly Peterson is the Executive Director of the Newberg Downtown Coalition. She shared some history and background revolving around the downtown area of Newberg.

The Newberg Downtown Coalition (NDC) includes a geographic proximity that includes the downtown area (2nd street to the Chehalem Cultural Center, and from River street to Harrison). It is a non-profit organization that is funded through grants, donations and volunteerism. The NDC was created 11 years ago and seeks to promote the downtown area through a focus on the physical assets of the downtown area as well as the people and business owners. The NDC strives to keep the downtown area vibrant, refreshed, and a place for community gathering and business. The NDC Mission Statement reads: “Through physical improvements, events, promotions, and the proper business mix, we will make downtown into a destination that enriches the lives of those who live here and those who visit.” The board is made up of community members and owners of businesses in the downtown area.

Some examples of what they have helped accomplish includes grants for revitalizing the facade of several historic buildings including Chapters Books as well as the Cameo Theatre. They also do work in promotion of Tourism to Newberg and more specifically the Downtown Area. They try to Attract new business and supporting existing businesses through coordination of promotions, events, and collaboration with owners, with the City, and with the Chamber. They have spearheaded and participated in different committees and events aimed at improving and bringing people downtown including First Fridays Art Walk, Wednesday Farmers Markets, Holiday Markets, Light-up Newberg and other events and committees. Polly also mentioned that you can volunteer at the Wednesday Market (starting back up in May), which Michelle and Shannon K both had volunteered at last Fall and said it was a LOT of fun.

She also provided some additional Updates:

• They have recently painted the flower barrels downtown
• They have hosted vaccine clinics and been a hub for getting masks, sanitizer, and other COVID supplies
• They have been pushing their tag line “Downtown is for Everyone.”
• They are working now with the City on a downtown gift card program called “BERG BUCKS” which is a closed loop system modeled after McMinnville. Rather than a gift card that businesses get the money up front, this is like a visa gift card where you load it with funds and can use it at participating businesses. This was partially funded by the City of Newberg through their ARPA Federal Grant Funds.

 

For more information on the Newberg Downtown Coalition, visit their website at www.newbergdowntown.org/

Check your e-mails for Mike Caruso’s Zoom meeting access information.

~ Joke of the Day ~

Q: Why did the vampire not make a good CEO?

A: Because he could not bear the stakeholders

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“When you support a small business, you are supporting a dream.”

– Unknown

~ Published 3/13/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

President Joe Morelock welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Jim lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Spike lead participants in the recital of the 4 Way Test:

Rotary’s Four Way Test of the things we think, say and do:

#1 – Is it the TRUTH?

#2 – Is it FAIR to all concerned?

#3 – Will it BUILD GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

#4 – Is it BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

 

~ Announcements ~

Pancake Breakfast: Note that this is a lot of work and they are in need of volunteers. Please reach out if you would like to join it, it is a lot of fun. Aaron is in charge of the committee so get ahold of him to get involved. This is very important and we would be very appreciative to anyone willing to be on the planning committee.

 

~ Guests ~

Daniel Herrera, Guest

Madeline Candeaux, Guest

Sharee Adkins, Guest, Early Birds Club

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Judy: Announced that the Interact Club decided on their commiunity project, which will be called Healthy Paws Healthy People. They will help people with animals for emotional support but cant afford their pets needs. They will begin asap and apply for a grant.

Dan K: Gave a shout out to Dan Roberts whose podcast he was impressed with. The Podcast, now called “The Giving Town” is available online for free and this week he interviewed Emily G with A Family Place. There was a lot of great information about what the organization goes and how it benefits the community. Listen to the podcast by clicking this link: The Giving Town: A Family Place.

Lisa: Mentioned that Emily G, who Dan Roberts Interviewed, was Lisa’s guest 2 weeks back and is considering joining the Club. Also Lisa was able to visit some of her senior volunteers and really enjoyed getting to see them.

Walter: Mentioned that he learned a lot of things about the funeral home process from Beth including that costs are by the pound, and joked that losing weight could save money.

Ralph: Shared that on Monday they finished putting on the power to Habitat for Humanity’s latest project which was a Tiny House they built.

Paula: Shared that her sister and her had a cemetery monument premade but realized the plot they thought they owned may not have been processed correctly, so she hopes to get that worked out.

Dan R: Thanked Dan for the shout out. The point of his podcast is to share about good people and organizations in the community and sharing positive stories in the community. He said that his target audience includes people in the community who are service orientated such as members of the club. He said he has spoken to some of us about who we would like to hear about in the community and what we would like from the podcast. He intends to reach out to more Rotarians for feedback.

Joe: Recommended we check out Dan R’s podcast because its really well done.

Laura: In the spirit of sharing kindness, she gave kudos to 2 people who have shared kindness with her: Beth and Judy. She gifted them both paintings for their kindnesses.

Larry: Asked us to have Mike in our thoughts and prayers as he is in the hospital getting surgery.

~ Today’s Program: Rotary Peace Building with Larry Strober ~

Larry Strober is on the Peace Committee and shared about some of the work they are doing.

Peace Poles: He is in charge of the Peace Pole Project, working with Al Jubitz at the Jubitz Foundation and Ann Marie at the World Peace Sanctuary in New York. He was initially invited to work on spreading more Peace Poles within District 5100 (now over 500 poles) but the job expanded to a National and International Presence. He noted that many of the poles have Russian on them, and they are working on changing those to Ukrainian in light of current events. Newberg has 43 Poles. He has also worked with the Interact Club of McMinnville for the last 5 years including putting peace poles on school grounds. They are working with the Washington DC club to post some more in DC and in Russia.

Police 2 Peace: Changing the vision and focus of PD to being “Peace Officers” serving the communities with Empathy, Compassion, and Fairness. They are also putting “Peace Officer” on some PD cars.

Peace Village: There are 30 Camps and Larry is looking to do one between Newberg and McMinnville which would be next summer at Evergreen Aviation. They teach Mindfulness, conflict resolution, respect for the environment, which makes it perfect for Rotary. They are also teaching participants around the world, including in conflict zones. They teach kids how to take part in the community, giving them a voice and teaching them peace.

They will work with “Love is Stronger”, run by an ex con who seeks to keep ex cons out of prison by providing a positive, peaceful environment. Ron Noble and others are working to provide funds.

Ron Noble has a proposal in front of the legislature for 10 projects totally $438,000. They are also applying for grants through Other groups such as the OCF. He also shared about various other projects.

If you have additional questions, or are interested in getting involved in Peace work or want to Join the Peace Committee, reach out to Larry or Mike. On a related note, if you are interested in Donating to the efforts in Ukraine, click here for some more information.

Check your e-mails for Mike Caruso’s Zoom meeting access information.

~ Joke of the Day ~

To the mathematician who invented Zero: Thanks for nothing.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“Peace is always beautiful.”

– Walt Whitman

~ Published 3/8/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~