November @ 2011 @ Rotary Ojai West

Nov

17

November 15, 2011

Meeting Agenda

November 15, 2011 7:00 AM

Hour	Activity and Notes
7:00	Fellowship:
7:10	Pledge: Jim Halverson Inspirational Moment: Fr. Steve Ochoa
Breakfast:
7:30	Welcome Visiting Rotarians and Guests – RCOW Welcome Who- Maud and John Kenyon
7:30	Mystery Greeter(s) Who –Jim Halverson and Steve Frank
President’s Remarks – Beeby
	1. Thank Scribe – Kathy Doubleday2. Thank Set Up Crew – Who: Brian, Dave and Scott3. Mystery Greeter(s) – Who - Jim Halverson and Steve Frank4. Birthdays: Rene Briggs, Ross Atkinson, Yadira Juarez (Sister to our Student of the month.) Ross & Rene celebrate their birthdays in style, the Rotary Club of Ojai West Way! 5. Anniversaries: None, Halina says that hers is this Friday the 17^th! 6. Nominations for Board and Officers – November 15^th. Nominating Committee – Beeby, Long, Shouse, Briggs, Frank 7. Annual meeting and election will be December 20^th






	8. Need for a photograph committee: Please let Bob know if you are interested in helping with photographs for our meetings.
	9. Student of the Month – Jim Halverson : Marco Juarez is a senior at Nordoff and an AVID class participant and assistant teacher. He has applied to several local colleges and has taken several AP classes including Physics and European History. He is known for his sincere willingness to help his fellow classmates and they seek him out for help. He hopes to pursue education as a possible career path. Congratulations! Jim & Student of the Month Marco Juarez Marco Juarez, our Student of the Month for November Marco's teacher, Bronwen Cull
Announcements
	1. DARK November 22^nd Prior to Thanksgiving2. November 29^th – 5^th Tuesday Social – Ojai Valley Museum 5:30-7:303. December 3^rd – District Staff meeting – Santa Maria Inn 11:00-3:004. December 6^th Ojai Valley Green Coalition OPEN HOUSE 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the OVGC resource center located at 327 E. Ojai Ave5. Holiday Party December 17^th – Mira Valle Mobile Home Park 6. Board of Directors Election December 20^th 7. Dictionary Project January 24^th 8. Poverty Conference UC Santa Barbara Corwin Pavilion Jan. 28^th 8:00-4:00 Holly is going and she wants some company!







Committee Reports
	1. Club – Rob Long – Bylaws and Nominating Committee: Bylaws are circulating around the board and will be voted on Dec. 20^th. Please make yourself known if you would like to serve on the board next year. If not, nominations will be made.2. Community – Holly – Clean up this weekend, 10am-1pm West campus! Turkey Drive went well and we collected almost our goal of 100 turkey’s . We are also providing the roasting pans.Reggie – Read Thank You from Ojai Catholic Home School Assn.3. Foundation – Jim – Every Rotarian Every Year. This is our 5 week drive to get all pledges in by Dec 6^th. Jim told us about the 6 areas of focus that our money works toward. This week focused on Water and sanitation, Peace and conflict resolution, and from last week Maternal and child health, economic development. If you don’t get your pledge in Bob will be calling you for a reminder.4. Fundraising – Bryan or David 5. International – Linda – GSE Award to Linda for her service to the recent team. 6. Vocational – Holly Front row: Lavonne Theriault, Wendy Hilgers, Cricket Twitchell, Candace Delbo Back row: Paul Garth, Kathy & John
	This picture was missed last meeting when the Living Treasures were presented.




Program – Paul Thomas to introduce Robert Clark, Ojai City Manager, “The State of Ojai”.Brief Summary: The state of Ojai has changed in the last 6 months since the initial presentation. Economy: 25-30% of the budget comes from Hotel taxes. The 1^st quarter of the year was up 25%from the previous year so we are going in the right direction.Financial Problem: Transit Fund has been reduced from the Federal Government. A Local committee including riders came up with recommendations. 1. Stop Gold Coast from Mira Monte to the “Y”. Hopes to save money and give more robust trolley service. 2. Double Fares 50c to $1 and 25c to 50c for low income. 3. Add Routes for AM and decrease weekends to every hour.Redevelopment: All activities are on hold until court ruling. Golden State water issue. The city has hired a specialized water attorney and the city is in support of FLOW efforts. Libbey bowl is ahead of schedule on pledges being collected that will allow the city to be paid back for money up front for the reconstruction.
Q & ARichard: Question about Sarazotti Park usage. A- The city is working on providinging better care and changing the mowing schedule.Ross: Streets need to be maintained and how is that prioritized. A- They are organized into the type of repair needed and then the available funds are used some in each type of needed category.Renee: Is there any Ordinance Enforcement on the weekends? A- It is done on a complaint basis but occasionally there is a specific force that enforces signs and other ordinance infractions.Linda: Decreased funds for public transportation contrasted with the need and demand for air quality controls seems to be contradictory A- We are working to coordinate services to decrease cost and continue to support services.
Thought for the Day“Life is known only by those who have found a way to be comfortable with change and the unknown. Given the nature of life, there may be no security, but only adventure.”–Rachel Naomi Remen,American physician and professor

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Nov

09

November 8, 2011

Meetings

Meeting Agenda

November 8, 2011 7:00 AM

Hour	Activity and Notes
7:00	Fellowship:
7:10	Pledge: Linda Burr; Inspirational Moment: Rene Briggs
Breakfast:
7:30	Welcome Visiting Rotarians and Guests – RCOW Welcome Who- Migel (our exchange student), John & Maude Kenyon, Lola Haag, Robbie Roberts
7:30	Mystery Greeter(s) Who – ??????
President’s Remarks – Beeby
	1. Thank Scribe – Paul Blatz 2. Thank Set Up Crew – Who – Les, Mike C., Scott M, Brian 3. Mystery Greeter(s) – Who – ?????? 4. Birthdays: Pastor John 5. Anniversaries: None 6. Nominations for Board and Officers – November 15^th. Nominating Committee – Beeby, Long, Shouse, Briggs, Frank 7. Annual meeting and election will be December 20^th






Announcements
	1. DARK November 22^nd 2. 5^th Tuesday November 29^th – Ojai Valley Museum 5:30-7:30 Will also be our Anniversary Party 3. Holiday Party December 17^th – Mira Valle Mobile Home Park 4. Board of Directors Election December 20^th 5. Dictionary Project January 24^th 6. Poverty Conference UC Santa Barbara Corwin Pavilon Jan. 28^th 8:00-4:00 7. Lola Haag spoke about Casa Pacifica asking for our participate in their holiday gifts for “at risk” children 8. Phil Adams announced a program at Little House on 11/16 at 6-7:30 to help children to cope with caring for their aging parents. RSVP 646-5122







Committee Reports
	1. Club – Bryan 2. Community – Holly, Help of Ojai cleanup scheduled for this weekend is postponed due to rain in the forecast. We are asking every member to support the Christmas turkey drive. $10.00 for each turkey and we want to provide 100 turkeys. 3. Foundation – Jim, Jim spoke about Rotary International’s world projects and ask us to be “EREY” meaning “Every Member Every Year” contributing to the Foundation. 4. Fundraising – Bryan or David 5. International – Linda 6. Vocational – Holly





Happy Bucks – Who & What
	1. Michelle H thanked our club for sponsoring Interact members at PERLS. 2. Lou Torres announced that there would be a communitywide Ojai flow meeting Wednesday at Nordhoff high school beginning at 6 PM 3. Jim Halverson announced that Dennis Jones knee replacement surgery went well 4. Tom Farmer announced that he had loaned Dennis Jones his Cane, Walker and potty chair. 5. President Beebe announced that we had received a certificate regarding our GSE team from Korea 6. Barbara Jackman presented the club with a Rotary flag from Santa Fe New Mexico. 7. Pastor John was happy for a recent bequest of $10,000 for his church









Fines - Finemaster – Rob Long Questions & Who topic of the day “famous sports quotes”
	1. Dennis Guernsey was asked “it’s a round ball and a round bat and you have to hit it square” Pete Rose 2. Mike Caldwell was asked to identify a Roger Harnsbey quote 3. Bryan Crawford was asked to identify a Ben Hogan quote 4. Tom Farmer was asked who said “show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser” Vince Lambarde 5. Scott McArthur was asked to identify a Martin Maul quote









Program – Lavon Roberts to introduce Mauve Hanley, her granddaughter “Experiences of a Casitas Firefighter”. “Marvelous” Mauve who’s now the captain at the Lake Casitas fire station along with fellow firefighter (and husband) Andy shared numerous stories regarding a firefighter’s life including training, providing education, and even being struck by lightning. Capt. Mauve informs us that she works for the National Forest Service which is part of the Department of Agriculture and that she is one of the very few female firefighters as all females must meet all the stringent training requirements as do male firefighters
Q & A
Thought for the Day “A total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance.” –Tom Flores, American football’s first Hispanic quarterback and head coach

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Nov

01

November 1, 2011

Meetings

Meeting Agenda

November 1, 2011 7:00 AM

Hour	Activity and Notes
7:00	Fellowship: David & Mike
7:10	Maud & Mike (again!) Pledge Fr. Steve Ochoa and Inspirational Moment Stephanie Midgett:
Breakfast:
7:30	Visiting Rotarians and Guests – The club welcomed Living Treasures: Paul Garth, Wendy Hilgers, Lavonne Theriault, Candace Delbo and Cricket Twitchell. We also were honored to have Rene’s son, Loc Briggs and former exchange student Ruby Theobald returned from Germany. Maude Kenyon was also visiting with us and got a warm welcome home….. Holly & son
7:30	Rene & son, Loc Briggs
President’s Remarks - Beeby
	1. Scribe – Phil Adams2. Set Up Crew: Brian, Mike , Jack, Scott and Dave3. Mystery Greeter(s) : Stephanie and Fr. Jeff 4. Birthdays: Bob Denne, Stephanie Midgett, and Pastor John Robison (absentia) Bob & Stephanie- B Day buddies 5. Anniversaries: None known or admitted to………………. 6. Board Meeting - (1) Bylaws are under review (2) Continuing Resolutions will be next 7. Election for next year Board and a new President Elect will be in December (on or before Dec. 20^th) If you would like to run for a position, let Pres. Bob know.






Announcements
	1. Friday Club – Joint Meeting in March. Will be on a Friday at noon and will feature John Robinson2. 5^th Tuesday party will be at the museum at 5:30 on Nov. 293. We’ll be dark on Nov 22 (don’t show up!!!) 4. Dictionary distribution day is on Jan. 24^th. We’ll be going to 13 3^rd grade classrooms. The procedures are available on our web site. 5. Les Gardner lost his sister last week. 6. Bob Denne is having a Kidney removed soon 7. Save the evening of Dec. 17 for our Holiday Party







Committee Reports
	1. Club – Bill Shouse – Report on Board Meeting: Board worked on revision of by-laws to make them reflect current practice and be accurate. There is (or will be) a new page on the website listing officers so outsiders can more easily contact us. Also discussed that the Wine Festival was very successful and therefore we have positive budget opportunities. If your area of service needs more budgetary consideration, talk to Pres. Bob.2. Community – Holly– We will be fundraising for CAP to provide Thanksgiving Turkeys to families in need. Sign up or contact Holly. $10 per Turkey. We are committed to 100 turkeys. Holly also mentioned that we will be cleaning up the distribution building at HELP of Ojai for the adopt-a-family Christmas program. The gifts and food for each family will be stored, sorted and distributed from this building. We’ll also help in the acquisition and distribution activities.3. Foundation – Jim – Every Rotarian Every Year – Its November again and time to make our annual fund donations to the Rotary Foundation. Jim has notified each member of past donations and provided donation forms. Let’s try to make it 100% participation from our club!! 4. Fundraising – Bryan: We gave a BBQ 2 weeks ago for the disaster response workshop. Fed about 100 people. Special thanks and kudos to C.J., and Dave for their help. Bryan also mentioned that we loaned our ‘pop-ups’ to the Friday Club for their Taste of Ojai event. 5. Interact – Linda: The Interact pancake breakfast was a true success. The “kids” netted more than $2400.





Happy Bucks – Who was happy and why…………………
	1. Fr. Jeff for the Interact Pancake breakfast…despite the 5 lb. weight gain.2. Stephanie (esp. happy) BBQ for Disaster Response/sustainability conference. CERT class just started, paddle tennis next week.3. Michelle: Interact Club and family support at Pancake Breakfast. Special thanks to Yvonne who runs food service at Nordhoff who helped so very much. 4. Barbara: Youth scholarships for learning to play musical instruments available, talk to her. 5. Bob Denne: Special visits with his sons. 6. Kathy: Faulkner Farms, Santa Paula Rotary Halloween Happening and good times 7. Bob Pergson: Nordhoff football









Fines - Finemaster – Dennis Jones NO ONE ANSWERED CORRECTLY TODAY Fine Master Dennis
	1. Rick Turner: Name 3 of the 4 colors pumpkins come in: orange, green, blue, white2. Dave May: What is the origin of Halloween costumes: Ancient Celts thought that the spirits and ghosts they believed to roam the country side couldn’t tell you were human if you were to wear costumes and masks.3. Mike Leigh: What treat is given out more on Halloween than any other? Snickers 4. Brian Crawford: Why orange and black for Halloween? Orange is associated with the Fall Harvest and black is associated with darkness and death. 5. Lou Torres: What is the country of origin for Jack o’ Lanterns? Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday. 6. Michelle Henson: How much do Halloween candy sales average annually in the US? $2 Billion 7. Fr. Steve: Of the 4 commercially successful holidays, where does Halloween rank? Second 8. Bill Shouse: What does seeing a spider on Halloween traditionally mean? That the spirit of a loved one is watching over you. 9. Rene: How much did the world’s largest pumpkin weigh? 1,385 lbs 10. Jim Halverson: If you have a fear of Halloween, from what malady do you suffer? Samhainophobia. (see question 5) 11. Donna Jones: How many witches were burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials? None… other methods of death/detection were used.









Program –Ojai’s Kathy introducing the Living Treasures Living Treasures – Introduced by Kathy Doubleday: 5 of the 6 current Living Treasures spoke to us about their very differing passions for service to the community (Dr. Tim Williamson was unable to join us):Paul Garth: Areas of interest…things that can save people’s lives in emergencies. He’s Howard & Living Treasure Paul Garth very active in CERT, Search and Rescue, Red Cross, Amateur (HAM) Radio. He wants to grow leadership in the valley in these areas.Wendy Hilgers: Likes to volunteer behind the scenes. Came to Ojai in 1969 to help flood victims and kept volunteering. She supported and helped guide the skate park’s location and installation (both the old temporary one and the new permanent site) because of her interest in her grandson’s passion for skateboarding. She loves youth activities. Yvonne Theriault: She has been very involved in music… especially Elementary School music bringing instruments to children. Helped form the summer youth music clinic at Miners Oaks school. Plays tympani in the Ojai Community (summer) band. Linda Burr & Living Treasures Lavonne Thierault & Wendy Hilgers Candice Delbo: She’s a 33 year resident of Ojai. In 1969 Rotary Club of Ojai brought the Young Americans to Ojai. Candice learned from the leader that Ojai didn’t have any youth choral activities so she decided to form one. This program has impacted many lives. She loves to see her kids grow in community and high school productions. Donna, Kathy & Living Treasure Candace Delbo Cricket Twitchell: Came to Ojai from “East of the Hudson” in 1969 and wasn’t so happy about it till her mother reminded her to look for positive qualities in the people and she found them! And she found a liking for history and has been active in Ojai history pursuits since… including the museum. Her latest adventure was to resurrect the Ojai History Walking Tours. She reminds us that every Saturday morning at 10:30 at the museum there is a local history program… bring your out of town guests. “Freely you have received, freely so shall you give”

Thought for the Day“In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.”–From the “Ask Ann Landers” American advice column