~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

Club President Becky Ankeny welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Denise lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Scott 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 ~

Auction Committee – We are now nearly 2 months away and A LOT of planning goes into this project. So please consider joining the committee and helping the team build an amazing Auction. The Committee plans to be available meet after the club meetings to discuss progress. Please see Michelle and sign up to help out in some way. Also now is a good time to begin finding procurements (let Dan K know if you have any relevant connections you plan to reach out to). Every meeting will include opportunities to check in about the auction, sign up for a role, and hear updates from the Co-Chairs. Please go out and find auction items! IF you will be contributing something yourself, please connect with Dan and let him know (keuler.dan@gmail.com).

• The Event: The auction will be October 28, 2022 (SAVE THE DATE) at the Chehalem Cultural Center.
• The Theme: This is our 50th Annual Auction, so the Committee has chosen the 1950’s for the theme.
• Dan K’s GOLDEN TICKET CHALLENGE: Dan K Will be buying the very first of 100 Golden Tickets for Sale for $100. Any Rotarian who either contributes an auction item themselves or procures an item from a friend, family, or business will need to let Dan K know and their name will be entered into a drawing to WIN THAT GOLDEN TICKET! Remember, up to 100 Golden Tickets will be sold, and at the Auction, one ticket will be drawn and the owner of that ticket gets to select ANY of our amazing and quite valuable Live Auction items. The sale of these tickets are the portion of the Auction that supports Club Activity. You do not need to be at the event to win.

DAN K PROCUREMENT UPDATE!!!: Big Thank You to the following who have donated an item/package to the auction

• Luckee Dutch Bakery will be donating a beautiful Halloween Cake
  
• Grant Gerke will be donating another Amazing Dinner Package
• Jungle Media will be donating a media-marking drone flight
• Stephanie Sherman with Sherman Candles will be donating a Custom made candle basket
• Tualatin Island Greens will be donating 4 drinks and 4 buckets of balls to their driving range
• The Hillsboro Hops are donating 4 Field Box Tickets

Early Birds Announcement – The Early Birds Club and invited us all to join them for SummerFest (formerly OctoberFest). There will be Beer, Cider, Wine, Food, Dancing, dog shows, Etc. There will be Entertainers with Jugglers, Fire Hoopers, etc. and will be great for Families. Please come and tell your friends about it.

 

~ Guests ~

Jan Polendy, Guest

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Karen: Shared that her and Daniel had experienced the power of prayer and good thoughts. She reminded us to think positive things and send out positivity in the world as it may help people.

Kathie: Shared that her daughter, who had a mysterious and critical illness is now on the mend. Thanks for the prayers. She gave kudos to prayer and the medical science that helped her daughter. She also shared that Shred Day is Saturday for First Federal. People can bring documents needing shredded.

Paul: Shared that he will be donating 4 quarts of his honey into the auction.

~ Today’s Program: Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Center with Michael Pollock ~

Michael Pollock is a Case Manager for the Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Center in Newberg. Helping Hands assists people who have problems with homelessness, whether they are working through drugs or alcohol additions, coming from the prison system or many other situations. Michael was born in Long Island, New York, born at 10 and a half pounds. He lived in 13 different homes all over the Country growing up. He had a lot of issues in school and was really shy. He suffered from Alcohol and drug issues from the age of 13 to 48. He shared about those struggles, which ultimately led him to participate in a program called “Thugs off Drugs” (now helping Hands) after suffering several heart attacks in 2010. He has been clean, sober, and doing amazing since, even working past a the deaths of his brother and his mother in that time. He even was given a job opportunity to work for the organization, allowing him to share his story with others suffering from a similar struggle. He also shared about how nervous he was to join our Rotary Club as he was worried of being judged, only to find out how welcoming and accepting the Rotary Club is and how much of a sense of togetherness and community our Club brings. In his years working with Helping Hands he has helped so many people turn their lives around and improve their lives and ability to contribute in so many positive ways to their communities. He shared many amazing stories and if you are interested in helping or even just hearing more about some of these amazing stories, ask Michael. Michael also shared that he is looking to take on a huge new expansion project outside of Yamhill County and this will be an amazing opportunity for him.

For more information about Helping Hands, how to participate, or to donate visit their webpage at https://helpinghandsreentry.org/.

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

~ Joke of the Day ~

Why should you not write with a broken pencil?
Because it is pointless.

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“Strive for continuous improvements, rather than perfection.”

– Kim Collins

~ Published 8/30/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

Club President Becky Ankeny welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 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 ~

Auction Committee – We are now less than 3 months away and A LOT of planning goes into this project. So please consider joining the committee and helping the team build an amazing Auction. The Committee plans to be available meet after the club meetings to discuss progress. Please see Michelle and sign up to help out in some way. Also now is a good time to begin finding procurements (let Dan K know if you have any relevant connections you plan to reach out to). Every meeting will include opportunities to check in about the auction, sign up for a role, and hear updates from the Co-Chairs.

• The Event: The auction will be October 28, 2022 (SAVE THE DATE) at the Chehalem Cultural Center.
• The Theme: This is our 50th Annual Auction, so the Committee has chosen the 1950’s for the theme.
• Dan K’s GOLDEN TICKET CHALLENGE: Dan K Will be buying the very first of 100 Golden Tickets for Sale for $100. Any Rotarian who either contributes an auction item themselves or procures an item from a friend, family, or business will need to let Dan K know and their name will be entered into a drawing to WIN THAT GOLDEN TICKET! Remember, up to 100 Golden Tickets will be sold, and at the Auction, one ticket will be drawn and the owner of that ticket gets to select ANY of our amazing and quite valuable Live Auction items. The sale of these tickets are the portion of the Auction that supports Club Activity. You do not need to be at the event to win.

Pancake Breakfast Wrap up – Please bring yard signs to the Club meetings to return them. We re-use them each year. Also please complete the survey for the Pancake Committee: Click here for that Survey.

Early Birds Announcement – Tom Tesmer visited us from the Early Birds Club and invited us all to join them for SummerFest (formerly OctoberFest). There will be Beer, Cider, Wine, Food, Dancing, dog shows, Etc. There will be Entertainers with Jugglers, Fire Hoopers, etc. and will be great for Families. Please come and tell your friends about it.

 

~ Guests ~

Jan Polendy, Guest

Josh Duder, Guest

Tom Tesmer, Guest, Early Birds Rotarian

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Ralph: Shared that his TIA condition was temporary. Thanks to all for their prayers.

Auggie: Shared about the time he bought his wife a golden ticket and while she was asking him why he bought her one, it was selected and they won a trip to Costa Rica.

Denise: Noted that the Interact Club completed their second pet immunization event at the Grange. They served 86 families, totally 111 pets. A lot of non-profits reached out to lend a hand. Homeward Bound Pets, the Newberg Animal Shelter, and Orphan Kitten Rescue of Oregon all showed up with volunteers and supplies. They have a Vet, a Vet Tech, and so many happy people and pets. The Grange reached out to invite them to help keep this type of event going every year. Denise encouraged us to consider hosting other events there.

Becky: Shared that it was her daughter just turned 38, and noted that her daughter, as a child, received the Polio Vaccine for which Becky is grateful.

Michelle: Shared her daughter is turning 33. She also noted that since our access to Square is down, people can write a check to the Club for their $44 owed for the Pancake Breakfast.

Auggie: Announced that he learned at the Greeters Event at the Chamber that the Newberg High School Boosters are hosting a Golf Tournament and are looking for Golfers. You can also participate in their Cornhole Tournament if you are not a golfer.

Walter: Thanked an unnamed Rotarian who sent a lovely bouquet of flowers for Julie Want.

DAN K PROCUREMENT UPDATE!!!: Big Thank You to the following who have donated an item/package to the auction

• CREAM Northwest will be donating Ice Cream Certificates
  
• VISTA Balloons will donate two tickets for a group flight in a hot air balloon
• The Chehalem Cultural Center will donate a gift certificate to CCC events/classes

Jim: Shared that they found evidence of Polio in New York. We need to keep working hard to end Polio because it is a terrible disease.

Ralph: Shared that his TIA was really painful. He had excellent care and the TIA went away within 24 hours with treatment. His lovely wife called 911 while they were in California. He was unable to speak during that first 24 hours and is happy to have fully recovered.

Michelle: September 7 will be a special Club Meeting to celebrate the first day of school with a Trivia Day! Bring some school supplies as an admission for this fun trivia game.

~ Today’s Program: Nurture Newberg with Denise Bacon ~

Denise Bacon is an amazing Rotarian, a Ford Foundation Field Coordinator, A Newberg City Councilor, and now a leading volunteer for Nurture Newberg. Nurture Newberg really began about 7 years ago following a series of local suicides. At that time, they had a meeting with Tony Bigland, who wrote the book The Nurture Effect. Denise read that book and realized it was an important piece of the puzzle. And they began getting busy helping people and putting into motion upstream solutions. Then eventually a new problem surfaced, Newberg was in the news, and not in a good way. Both sides of political action were having issues and were weaponizing each other and in social media. They then created their latest program within Nurture Newberg aimed at bringing people together and hoping to create peace and help people recognize how much good there is in Newberg.

They began by asking Newberg: “What do you want to see more of in Newberg?”. The results showed that people wanted positives, and cooperation, and peace. Other things they learned is that there is a tendency for a distrust of Government, that people give time and money to things they believe in, that they love their neighbors, and that they want the best for each other. They wanted a public way for people to express and share the positives they see. That is their “stop and report” effort to report good behavior (modeled after the good behavior game that is taught in schools which seeks to teach that you can be rewarded when you are good. Being Kind and being Angry have opposite long term health effects. She also noted that when we are being bullys or expressing anger, our kids are picking up on this and spreading it.

Denise had a tent at the Old Fashioned Festival for Nurture Newberg. She also noted that others are doing similar efforts like Dan R’s Podcast.

You can still fill out their survey, you can share about good things on their website or facebook page, or join one of their sessions (see website or talk to Denise for more Details).

For more information about Nurture Newberg, how to particpate, or to ask questions visit their webpage at https://nurturenewberg.org/.

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

~ Joke of the Day ~

I got hooked on auctions after going once… Going Twice…

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“Being angry is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”

– Denise shared this quote at the meeting

~ Published 8/23/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

Club President Becky Ankeny welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Rotarians lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Om 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 ~

Auction Committee – We are now less than 3 months away and A LOT of planning goes into this project. So please consider joining the committee and helping the team build an amazing Auction. The Committee plans to be available meet after the club meetings to discuss progress. Please see Michelle and sign up to help out in some way. Also now is a good time to begin finding procurements (let Dan K know if you have any relevant connections you plan to reach out to). Every meeting will include opportunities to check in about the auction, sign up for a role, and hear updates from the Co-Chairs.

• The Event: The auction will be October 28, 2022 (SAVE THE DATE) at the Chehalem Cultural Center.
• The Theme: This is our 50th Annual Auction, so the Committee has chosen the 1950’s for the theme.
• Dan K’s GOLDEN TICKET CHALLENGE: Dan K Will be buying the very first of 100 Golden Tickets for Sale for $100. Any Rotarian who either contributes an auction item themselves or procures an item from a friend, family, or business will need to let Dan K know and their name will be entered into a drawing to WIN THAT GOLDEN TICKET!

Official Board Announcement – Karen Roberts has officially been approved by the board to serve as our new Vice President. Congrats and Thank You to Karen! Next year Wendy will be President and then the year after that Karen will serve as President.

Official Board Announcement – Scott Parker has officially been approved by the board to serve as Membership Chair! Congrats and Thank You to Scott!

Official Board Announcement – Leroy Benham has been approved to become an “Honorary Member”. He joined in over 40 years ago, was instrumental in the Guatemala Project and even sponsored a teacher to go serve villages in Guatemala, is a past president, and an amazing Rotarian.

Paul Harris Fellowships Announcement! Today we had the honor of recognizing our latest Paul Harris Fellow. This is in recognition of members who contributed at least $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation in the fiscal year. Today we celebrate Om Sukheenai who was awarded her Paul Harris Fellow +2 (which means she has contributed over $3,000!). These donations to the Rotary Foundation Annual Fund are critical in meeting District goals which results in twice as much District Grant Matches over the following year. Thanks Om!

Pancake Breakfast Wrap up – Please bring yard signs to the Club meetings to return them. We re-use them each year. Also please complete the survey for the Pancake Committee: Click here for that Survey.

 

~ Guests ~

Jan Polendy, Guest

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Jim: Shared that he owes an apology to Scott for sneaking up on his wife, who turns out is Jim’s neighbor. He went to introduce himself and had no idea it was Scott and his family!

Auggie: Denied the pressure put on him by Jim to make any sort of Duck announcement. He was too into his Lunch to grant Jim’s request.

Walter: Noted that it was last August 15th that Julie was hospitalized for over a month. Once she came home, they had to rearrange their lives quite a bit. Last night she realized she forgot something in the middle of the night and fell in the kitchen. It has been a long year of Walter upping his chores and responsibilities through her health struggles. Next on Walters list is to get her a new wheelchair.

Paul: Shared that it has been a big year for Honey Harvesting, which is now done. He also thanked Dan K for putting together the Bi-Monthly Newberg Advantage Articles about Rotary and their programs. The August article was about the Resource Rooms, an amazing program we support Annually. He noted that this is great for public relations.

Dan K: Noted that the Resource Rooms was only one of a few programs completely external to our Club, but that the program directors are always REALLY excited and thankful we are reaching out to help them highlight the amazing work they do. Dan also noted that last week we had an amazing Bonsai Class from Rick. This is an example of an outside the box idea for an auction item: a class where you can pass on a skill or hobby such as Art, Music, or Cooking. (He also admitted that Rick called him out on mis-pronouncing “Bonsai”. He defended himself by pointing out that the little he knows about Bonsai is only what he learned from Mr. Miagi in the Karate Kid movies. Well Dan watched the Bonsai clip from that movie and it turns out Mr. Miagi VERY SPECIFICALLY explained to Young Daniel Karuso the correct pronounciation… So Dan really SHOULD have known how to pronounce it if he did in fact learn anything from Mr. Miagi…)

DAN K PROCUREMENT UPDATE!!!: Big Thank You to the following who have donated an item/package to the auction

• Rotarian Emily G, who has confirmed that she will contribute a photography session.
• Coffee Cat – donated gift certificate for some home made Cinnamon Rolls!
• Rotarian Rick K – donated a Custom Built Wine Rack end table as well as tickets to next year’s Concours D’Elegance Car Show

Om: Shared that on September 7th we will have a special meeting designed for FUN! It will be at the Chehalem Cultural Center and she encouraged us to bring a guest, possibly a prospective new member? Don’t miss this meeting!

Amber: Shared that Youth Outreach will be wrapping up their Blueberry picking fundraiser. Contact Amber for Blueberries, which will be $30 per flat, $15 for half Flat. This is first come first serve and this is an opportunity sponsored by the Austin Foundation.

Madeline: Shared that we will have an Auction Committee Meeting after this meeting and again every Wednesday after the Club Meetings.

Auggie: Asked Paul if he has honey for him. Also noted that he and many other Rotarians attended the Celebration of Life for John Kerekanich, who was a past president of our club. You can learn more about him and other Past Presidents from our Website. Here is a link to that- see pages 37 and 38. Several Rotarians shared at the event and Auggie learned a lot about John and those presenters.

 

~ Today’s Program: Classification Talk with Scott Parker ~

Scott Parker is the Executive Director of the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce, located currently in Downtown Newberg. (letter from the editor: Scott’s presentation was AMAZING and he has already lived several lifetimes worth of adventure… so I captured as much as I could, but liekly did not do his story justice.)

Scott’s oldest child is Delaney (17). She is a 2 time National Champion in Karate for Kata. While she was winning titles around the age of 12, she discovered Dance and decided to focus on a pursuit in Dance instead. She naturally excelled in Dance and has even worked with Nationally-renown dance photographers. At the age of 15 she was accepted into Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, which is the top private performing arts school in the country.

Scott’s son Finnley (14) is currently in the anvil academy as he is very hands-on with his learning. He loves Mountain-Biking and all types of outdoor adventure. He even shared of an occasion where a Beaver tripped him up with a stick.

Scott’s youngest is Veronica (9), and we may remember her from a few Rotary meetings she has attended. She is super fun, cool and outgoing. She is a creative, wacky kid.

Originally Scott is from Buffalo, New York, and is a Bills and Sabres fan. He got his Bachelors of Science in Education form Buffalo State College, where he played 4 years of college and was nationally ranked. He then got a Masters in Education from Grand Canyon University. After College he moved to Steamboat Springs, CO, aka Ski-town USA. Scott and a friend then decided to embark on a travelling educational mission where they travelled the Lewis and Clark trail, stopping in schools to teach about the L&C Trail. Their trip was a HUGE adventure and it was nearly cut short in Montana by their car breaking down: but they decided to complete the adventure by bike, hundreds of miles.

Scott also shared about how for 27 years he was part of a “comedy-juggling-magic troupe called We’re Not Clowns. They travelled all over the world performing their acts. (letter from the editor again: Scott failed to mention that if you google the name of his Troupe, you can watch FULL PERFORMANCES on youtube!!! Give it a go and sit back and enjoy…)

So he and his wife lived in Steamboat Springs for 12 years, where he was a Rotarian and even served as President of his club, and moved back to Western New York living in the country with chickens, ducks, etc. They then moved to Pheonix for less than a year before he found that the Historic Chief Theater, in Steamboat Springs, was in need of an Executive Director, Scotts dream job, so they moved back where he worked for 8 years. They had so many amazing acts of all types until COVID, which made things difficult and the theater owners evicted them, and is now empty. After they closed the Theatre, Scott came to the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce and loves it. He helped create the local Chehalem Valley Vaudeville show, which was 2 sold out shows. They went great an he plans to do more of them, including end of this September and beginning of October.

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

~ Joke of the Day ~

I got hooked on auctions after going once… Going Twice…

~ Happy Quotes! ~

“Everything begins with an Idea.”

– Earl Nightingale

~ Published 8/16/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~

~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~

Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

 

~ Call to Order ~

Club President Becky Ankeny welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

 

~ Flag Salute ~

Rotarians recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

~ 4 Way Test ~

Michelle 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 ~

Auction Committee – Today after the meeting will be the first Auction Committee Meeting after the Lunch meeting (1pm). We are now less than 3 months away and A LOT of planning goes into this project. So please consider joining the committee and helping the team build an amazing Auction. The Committee plans to be available meet after the club meetings to discuss progress. Please see Michelle and sign up to help out in some way. Also now is a good time to begin finding procurements.

~ Guests ~

Kimberly Howell, Guest, Rick’s daughter

~ The Rotary Duck ~

Paul: Is now in the middle of Honey Harvest. He took about 100 lbs of honey off of one hive yesterday. It was a lot of hard work. He also announced that Ralph is on vacation in California and they noticed something off and thought he maybe had a stroke. He took an ambulance to the hospital. After all of their tests they think maybe he had a TIA and that he should be OK.

Auggie: Confessed that he has a Japanese Maple. He donated a handful to Rick who later created a wonderful Bonsai display which Auggie accidentally forgot to have someone water when he was on vacation. He felt bad and replaced it with a new seedling hoping Rick wouldnt notice. However he decided, in honor of living and speaking Truth as a Rotarian, came clean and admitted to us all his trick.

~ Today’s Program: Hands on Bonsai with Rick Kaufman ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today was a special meeting where we got a hands-on lesson on the art and practice of Bonsai from Rick Kaufman. Rick has been pursuing the ancient Japanese art of Bonsai (pronounced “Bone-Sigh”) for over 65 years. Bonsai translates simply to “Tree in a Tray” and has been around for over a thousand years, originating in China and spreading throughout many Asian cultures in different forms. To be considered Bonsai, it should meet a certain criteria, but is essentially a reduced size mimicry of real trees in their natural conditions and environments. all aspects of the tree should therefore be to scale. So plants with bigger leaves would not be appropriate.

At the Rotary Meeting, Rick came prepared with several potted plants, and we all split up into groups of two and got to try it out for ourselves! We got out our gloves and sheers, unpotted the plants, cut out half of the root system, and used wire to attach them to a small block of wood. We then got a chance to get some instruction from Rick and Kimberly on how to best trim our plants as Rick explained more about the art and culture of the practice. In thanks to Rick, who purchased the plants for our experience, we donated to the club and were able to take our Bonsai plants home. We will all try to keep our Bonsai healthy with a bit of tender love and care, along with keeping a damp soil. Big thanks to Rick for providing a newly unique, fun, and educational meeting presentation!

If you would like to learn more about Bonsai, Rick has been teaching all levels of experience for decades. Reach out to Rick to possibly schedule personal lessons.

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

~ Jokes of the Day ~

What do I know about Bonsai Trees? Very little.

Today I met with fellow Rotarians to practice the art of Bonsai. To begin we all exchanged pleasant trees.

~ Published 8/9/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~