Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter for May 25, 2022

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

Vice President Wendy McArthur welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Ralph lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Dan K 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 ~

Big Congratulations to Leroy Benham! Spike made the big announcement about the newest addition to our annual scholarships, which he announced officially is named after a member who joined Rotary in the 1970s, helped form the Club Foundation, used to use a fax machine to distribute the newsletter, was the Club President in 1994, launched, with Auggie, the dental clinic in Guatamala, managed the Rota-dent program for over 10 years, and won the Service Above Self Award in 2008. Leroy has been, for decades, a critical contributor to our club. It will be titled the “Leroy Benham Rotary Trades Scholarship, effective this year and annually awarded in his name.

 

Interact’s free public clinic at the Park has officially been rescheduled to May 28th from 10am to 2pm at Fernwood Grange. The event will be supporting people in need of pet supplies, vaccines, and microchipping. Please spread the word to help make this event a big success in serving our community.

Rotary Installation Dinner and Past Presidents Dinner – The event will be celebrating outgoing and incoming officers, presenting awards, giving thanks to past presidents’ service. It will take place at the Chehalem Wine Tasting Room on June 16 at 6:30pm. Plus ones are welcome, and it is VERY IMPORTANT to RSVP as soon as you can to ease the stress and make for a smooth planning process for the event. To RSVP, email wendymcarthur1000@gmail.com. Contact Michelle Colvin regarding payment: Tickets are $35 per person and include dinner, wine, and fun (it really was an amazing value and a lot of fun last year).

Our Annual Memorial Park Cleanup Event – For those who don’t know, our Club annually participates in an effort to cleanup Memorial Park in advance of Memorial day activities. This involves cleaning and laying barkdust. We need as many people as possible to help in this effort, and it will take place on Thursday, May 26 from 4-6pm.

~ Guests ~

Bubba King, Guest, Honey Pie Pizza

Mary Lines, Guest, Christy’s mother in law

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Karan: Announced on behalf of the Pancake Committee that the ticket prices are officially going to be set at $7 for adults and $4 for kids. They will still have paper tickets, and still looking to get sponsorships.

Wendy: Received only 2 RSVPs over the last week for the Installation Dinner. Please contact her to RSVP.

Shannon B: Noted that she has already RSVP’d AND paid for that installation dinner. Also noted that she sold and bought a house and is now all moved into her new charming fixer-upper. Special thanks given to Kim Abraham for her amazing services as the Mortgage Specialist.

Kim: Thanked Shannon for the kudos and mentioned she plans to RSVP to the dinner immediately.

Jim: Noted that he will not be able to attend the dinner, and also reminded everyone that that Thursday is the Memorial Day Cleanup from 4-6pm.

Paula: Congrats to Leroy regarding the scholarship. Noted that she is excited for this new scholarship and gave thanks to the folks who work on that committee.

Julie: Also gave congrats to Leroy, noting that he has done so much amazing work to deserve this honor.

Ralph: Conveyed appreciation on behalf of the Grad Night committee for the money Rotary donated to that program.

Dan K: Noted that he and various club members are working with Rotary International to resolve some discrepancies regarding RTF donations being made by members but not attached appropriately to that member or to our club. If anyone has donated between now and Jule 2021, please let Dan know as it will help him reconcile that important metric for the Club. To ensure that you get credit, you can log into MyRotary.org before clicking donate.

Emily G: Shared that A Family Place is in need of volunteers. There are fun opportunities including making lunches, hanging out and spending time with kiddos, reading books and playing. It also includes Diaper delivery efforts, which would be once a month on Thursday.

Lisa: Good to see Ann Dolan.

Spike: Mentioned how difficult it was to follow Leroy as the Club President, which was difficult because Leroy was so funny and so much fun during his year. Also announced that Allen Methven’s services will be on June 4 at their Winery in Dayton from 2 to 5. Also John Kerekanich’s services will be held on August 7th.

Walter: While out enjoying wine at a local winery, the young server told Walter that she recognized him as having helped with her dental work when she lived in Guatamala.

Denise: Congrats to Leroy for the Scholarship. Also noted that the Interact’s Club project is on the weekend at Fernwood Range, where volunteer help with setting up and taking down would be appreciated.

 

~ Today’s Program: City of Newberg URA Updates with Denise Bacon ~

Denise shared a bit about herself: Denise considers her roles in life to include being a Mother, Wife, daughter, community member. He family and her parents have always been supportive of trying to do good. She also noted that she is the longest sitting Council Member on the Newberg City Council, which she has been serving for 14 years, which she has learned a lot from. She has a Bachelors in Political Science and a Master’s in Public Administration. She also has done work in the Criminal Justice System and is a Doctorial Candidate as well. Her dissertation is on Police trauma and community Trauma from the administration aspect of police and how to have healthier police forces. Her paying job is as a field staff for the Ford Family Foundation, where in short she spends her time helping the community.

One of the biggest things happening in the City of Newberg is the planning and development of the Newberg Urban Renewal Agency (URA). She pointed out that a URA is not a tax or does it result in a tax increase. What is actually happening, is that the Agency is taking taxes already due off the top of each taxing authority, and investing in local businesses and infrastructure. This UR District includes, most importantly, development work over at the Mill Site. The developing of that area of town is critical for our community. That property is in good hands as the owner has done a lot of this type of development, doing great things with similar properties. They have a great reputation for the cleanup and will be a great partner for the community. She noted that they do not plan to bond on any projects until they know what the project will be. They can help bring good jobs, including much needed industrial, to the community. She also noted that every 5 years they are required to complete a check-in to make sure the URA is following the intended plans. This URA should be a great tool for improving our already amazing City of Newberg.

Denise also noted that there are going to be a lot of awesome opportunities for industrial growth, which she is personally working with different businesses on in terms of who is in need of additional industrial space. She also noted that there was a portion of the URA District that was taken off due to political disagreements with the County, though a lot of land was Annexed over the years within this area.

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~ Joke of the Day ~

Why did the bicycle collapse?

It was two-tired.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“Growth today, is an investment in tomorrow.”

John C. Maxwell

~ Published 5/31/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter for May 18, 2022

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

Vice President Wendy McArthur welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Dan K lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Shannon K 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 ~

Congratulations to Emily G: Emily was recently inducted into the club.

Interact’s free public clinic at the Park has officially been rescheduled to May 28th from 10am to 2pm at Fernwood Grange. The event will be supporting people in need of pet supplies, vaccines, and microchipping. Please spread the word to help make this event a big success in serving our community.

Rotary Installation Dinner and Past Presidents Dinner – The event will be celebrating outgoing and incoming officers, presenting awards, giving thanks to past presidents’ service. It will take place at the Chehalem Wine Tasting Room on June 16 at 6:30pm. Plus ones are welcome, and it is VERY IMPORTANT to RSVP as soon as you can to ease the stress and make for a smooth planning process for the event. To RSVP, email wendymcarthur1000@gmail.com. Contact Michelle Colvin regarding payment: Tickets are $35 per person and include dinner, wine, and fun (it really was an amazing value and a lot of fun last year).

Our Annual Memorial Park Cleanup Event – For those who don’t know, our Club annually participates in an effort to cleanup Memorial Park in advance of Memorial day activities. This involves cleaning, weeding, laying barkdust, etc. We need as many people as possible to help in this effort, and it will take place on Thursday, May 26 from 4-6pm.

~ Guests ~

Yasmine Uribe, Guest Speaker

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Todd: Welcomed Yasmine, who is speaking today and works with him at Friendsview.

Wendy: Thanks to Walter for volunteering to do the Duck, and on his Birthday! Happy Birthday!

Walter: Is celebrating his 80th Birthday.

Judy: Noted that the very first meeting she ever attended with our Club was about 5 years prior in this very room at Canyon Commons. She also asked members to please help the Interact Club’s project by spreading the word and volunteering to help set up and/or take down the event on May 28th.

Curt: Also celebrating a birthday, but is one year older than Walter.

Jim: Noted that the original reason he joined Rotary was because of the great service they do for the community. He is looking for Rotarians to volunteer a couple of hours to show up to Memorial Park to do beautification work before Memorial Day. It will take place on Thursday, May 26th from 4-6pm. He noted that its fun, not too strenuous, and he will look at getting some Pizza to thank the volunteers.

Auggie: Announced that the Newberg Rotary Foundation is developing a new Trades Scholarship. Next week they will announce that and announce which Rotarian it will be named after and dedicated in honor of. Stay Tuned!

Todd: Noted that he has been online only for a VERY long time and is happy to be back in person after all this time.

Stan: Shared that over the decades he has learned about Service Above Self. Rotary has taught him a lot and he has been married for 66 years because of it.

Paula: Wished Walter a Happy Birthday.

Lisa: Noted how happy she is to see Stan and Todd at today’s meeting.

Kathi F: Tomorrow is her 1 year anniversary of her return to Rotary.

Wendy: Gave kudos to Shannon K for helping her with her new Leadership Role in the club. She also noted that the Banquet is coming up and that she really wants everyone to RSVP as soon as possible. Email Wendy an RSVP.

Dan K: Mentioned that he is working with Rotary International to confirm donations from the club as it seems as though some of our members’ donations may not have been applied to our Club. If you have donated between July 2021 and now, please contact Dan K privately to let him know, so he can confirm that your contribution to our club has been recorded properly.

Shannon K: Reminded everyone that the Pancake Breakfast planning has been moving along and noted that Sponsorships are needed. There is a long term vision to make it free to the community, but that would not be possible without bolstering out sponsorships. She also recommended everyone check out Dan R’s Podcast, as she checked it out this week and loved it. Here is the link to the episode Shannon was referring to about the Civility Project: Click here for his free Podcast.

Wendy: Noted that she is looking for some volunteer help with the Banquet coming up next month. Please let her know if you are available because as of now, she is alone in putting it together. Reminded everyone how important it is to donate to The Rotary Foundation. These donations play a part in our District Matching.

~ Today’s Program: English Language Learner Program with Yasmine Uribe ~

Friendsview has always made an effort to create a career pathway for their employees. They do career days in the community and hire young men and women as early as 14 or 15 years old. They make an effort to provide a pathway for their young employees to be able to grow and advance through the organization. They have even worked with Chemetka to create a CNA program that was sponsored by the morning club. Yasmine was one of the first students from this class and began working for Friendsview as a CNA right out of high school. She has advanced and been promoted since and is now leading the English Language Learner Program, which was designed to help provide opportunity and growth for other EEs for whom English is their second language. Denise Bacon helped Todd write a grant that originally funded this Program, for which they hope to find more grant funding for.

Yasmine, began working at Friendsview right as she finished highschool in 2018 as a CNA before being promoted to Med-tech. Todd then came to her to invite her to create their new English Language Learner Program and she began the program a couple of years ago, and it has grown into a fun, family-friendly program. Any spanish speaking adult is welcomed to apply for this program, free of charge. They did online and in person classes. She got the word out by spreading fliers in both spanish and english, but also reaching out to stakeholders and organizations in the community to share the program’s availability. The teachers are bilingual and the program’s students have only had positive things to say and are very grateful for the opportunities. Reach out to Yasmine or Todd for more information on this program, which is available to anyone, including those who are not at all affiliated with Friendsview.

 

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~ Joke of the Day ~

My boss recommended I sign up for a 401k…

But there is no way I could possibly run that far.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Maya Angelou

~ Published 5/23/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter for April 27, 2022

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, April 27, 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, April 27, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Karen lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Shannon K 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 ~

Congratulations to Grant Austin: Grant has earned his Paul Harris Fellow + 7 pin for being an annual donor to The Rotary Foundation and has now donated a cumulative total in excess of $8,000. Thank you Grant Austin for your generosity!

Metro Rotary Club is looking for Used Laptops or Tablets. Reach out if you might have one you are willing to donate.

Interact is collecting pet supplies and funds for their service project. Click here to donate by buying from their Amazon Account: https://a.co/8kuxOOc.

~ Guests ~

Leslie Caldwell, Guest Speaker, Taste Newberg

Yvonne Lerch, Guest

Tim and Pam Weaver, Guests

Jill Bilka, Guest

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Yvonne: Yvonne is the Strategic Partnerships Manager at Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland. She curates the home and garden shows and other events they put on. They are in their 47th annual NWNatural Street of Dreams. They will be producing some beautiful homes off of Bell Rd and welcome people of Newberg to reach out and find ways to participate.

Spike: Spike’s guests are Tim and Pam Weaver, family members of past Rotarian Ray Simonson, for whom is the most recent honoree for the painted colors of our duck we pass around. Pam, Ray’s daughter, was the manger of the birth center of the hospital and Tim was a long time well respected police officer in Newberg.

Pam: Pam mentioned how much this Rotary group meant to her late father who was a member for somewhere around 50 years, and is very honored to have been invited to attend.

Rick: Noted that he was originally from Forest Grove, and this is his 4th Rotary Club in 53 years. He announced that the Forest Grove Rotary Club will be putting on its major fundraiser this summer after a few covid years off, the 2022 Forest Grove Concours D’Elegance Car Show which will take place on July 17, 2022. Ask Rick or see their website for more details. https://forestgroveconcours.org/

Denise: Is really proud and excited for her husband who was promoted to Assistant Manager at Les Schwab after 25 years working there. She celebrated by hiring a yard maintenance professional to relieve him of his yard duties. Also noted that the Interact Club Project is doing great. Homeword Bound Pets has stepped in to do all of the Vaccinations, flea treatments, and chippings for free. Hazels House and Orphan Kittne Rescue of Oregon are also coming to help out. It is free with food and goodies for dogs and cats. It was scheduled originally for Saturday but was postponed due to medical emergency, so stay tuned for a new date.

Larry: Is a proud Grandpa. His grandson Cole, was accepted into the Doctorate Program at OSU Cascades. This weekend he won the NW Conference Championship in Baseball scoring 6 runs, 4 RBIs, with a 500 Batting Avg. In other news, his granddaughter was named valedictorian at her HS.

James: Is now in the Pancake Breakfast committee and is proud of all the work they are doing. They are ramping up their meetings and are putting together more detailed instructions, whereby transitioning leadership of that project in the future will be much quicker and less painful. He also noted that he is thankful for his team working at Astor House.

Dan K: Is happy to be back in person after a few virtual meetings. Also announced that he will be mailing out Grant Austin his pin and certificate for Grant’s Paul Harris Fellow +7, which means he has donated in excess of $8,000 during his years in our club. Huge thank you to Grant for his generosity. These donations to The Rotary Foundation are vital to our grant funding available to our club by way of district matching. Also reminded everyone to check out the new edition of The Giving Town Podcast whereby Dan R dives into the organization “Henderson House”. Listen to the podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1931556/10510495

Walter: Pointed out that 10 years ago, the Rotary Club joined with the Friendsview committee to work on Trail off of 99W in town. They will be doing a spring cleanup on that trail where you can meet up with some seniors for treats and some clean up opportunities. Also pointed out that plants will be on sale by the Newberg High School Greenhouse which will kick off Thursday May 5th and run 5th-7th (Thurs-Sat) and again May 12th-14th (Thurs-Sat), from 10am until 6 pm.

Laura: Announce a thank you to the Club for donating $1,400 for travel expenses to send ER Nurse Marni Tilrico to travel to Poland to help with Ukrainian Refugees. Also our Global grant to train advocates for the prevention of violence against women in Nepal begins this week. All is running smoothly and our friends in Kathmandu have given big thanks for our work on this.

 

~ Today’s Program: Taste Newberg with Leslie Caldwell ~

Leslie Caldwell is the Executive Director for Taste Newberg. Taste Newberg is the official online travel resource and Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for Newberg, Oregon. Formed initially as Visit Newberg (dba Taste Newberg), a 501(c)(6) non-profit in February 2019, they are a destination marketing organization dedicated to enhancing the greater Newberg area’s economy by attracting travelers to the region and promoting the support of local businesses during their visit. Leslie has worked at various hotels from coast to coast before settling down in Yamhill County and taking on the role of building Taste Newberg from the ground up in an effort to work to increase tourism to our beautiful Town.

Taste Newberg is separate from the Chamber of Commerce and their activities, and is primarily responsible for the marketing for tourism to Newberg. There are no members and are funded 100% by Transient Lodging Taxes and occasional grants. Similar to a traditional non-profit, they have a board of directors which includes area tourism and business industry leaders. After realizing they had some domain name issues with the name Visit Newberg, they rebranded to Taste Newberg, which reflects a varied array of “tastes” that draws travelers to come to Newberg including Food, Wine, scenery/hiking, truffle hunting, art, history, etc.

Taste Newberg promotes overnight lodging stays and driving traffic to our local businesses. They provide industry support to local businesses through information sharing about grants, small business marketing training, social equity, business trainsings, etc. They are also part of a larger parent organization called Travel Oregon, who has designated 7 regions in Oregon, of which one is the Willamette Valley, for which there is also a Regional DMO that in part represents us in Newberg.

There have been huge impacts due to COVID, as they saw a huge drop in funding as they lost revenue with a decrease of TLT revenue of 55%. As Covid has decreased, they expect to see a continued recovery in the tourism industry.

For more information on the organization and their marketing efforts, visit their website at https://tastenewberg.com/.

Check your e-mails for Zoom meeting access information, special announcements, and newsletter release notifications.

~ Joke of the Day ~

What is the best thing about Switzerland?

I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“Only rainbows after rain, the sun will always come again.”

Keep Your Head Up by Andy Grammer

~ Published 5/03/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~