- The first meeting of the provisional club was held May 9, 1996 at the Hampton Inn in St. George. There were 4 attendees: Gerald C. Harrison, Chapin Burks, David Prink and T. Robert Cochran.
- The second meeting was held at the Hampton Inn with 3 attendees: Gerald C. Harrison, Chapin Burks and T. Robert Cochran. (What were they thinking?)
- Subsequently, attendance grew until there were 25 attendees, and Rotary International issued the club’s charter on September 5, 1996, four days short of four months after the first meeting.
Bryan “Chuck” Barton, Chris Jones, Annette Basso, Jill Jones, Gregory F. Basso, Peggy Lynch, James L. Brownell, Fay McFadden,Chapin Burks, James G. Mersman, T. Robert Cochran, Rick A. Parker, Rick Evans, David J. Prink, Christine Evans-Burks, Evan J. Racker, Darrin Hallman, Sean Ray, Gerald C. Harrison, Lynn R. Spafford, Brad Hasty, Nate Staheli, Kerry K. Hepworth, David B. Turner, John L. Johnson
- Founding Officers and Directors were:
Gerald C. Harrison President, Chapin Burks President-Elect, T. Robert Cochran Secretary/Treasurer, David J. Prink Club Service Dir, Christine Evans-Burks Community Service Dir, Bryan “Chuck” Barton International Service Dir, Kerry K. Hepworth Vocational Service Dir
- Presidents:
- 1996-1997 Gerald C Harrison
- 1997-1998 Chapin Burks
- 1998-1999 David J Prink
- 1999-2000 Gregory F Basso
- 2000-2001 Vardell H Curtis
- 2001-2002 Paul R Gooch O.D.
- 2002-2003 Rhys Weaver
- 2003-2004 Margaret S Shakespeare
- 2004-2005 Rocky E Neal
- 2005-2006 Todd Watts
- 2006-2007 Joseph Christopher
- 2007-2008 Joseph H Bowcutt III
- 2008-2009 Paul Gooch
- 2009-2010 Marla Shelby-Drabner
- 2010-2012 Jeff Wilcox
- Member Census at Rotary Year-End (June 30):
1997: 27, 1998: 48, 1999: 50, 2000: 45, 2001: 58, 2002: 66, 2003: 57 All-time High: 72, 2004: 59, 2005: 43, 2006: 43, 2007: 41
- Attendance by Rotary Year:
1996-1997: 72.09%, 1997-1998: 75.78%, 1998-1999: 78.06%, 1999-2000: 70.09%, 2000-2001: 72.38%, 2001-2002: 71.51%, 2002-2003: 73.05%, 2003-2004: 73.40%, 2004-2005:, 2005-2006: 60.31%, 2006:2007: 60.62%
We finally received John Kinsman's name badge and President Wilcox is shown here presenting it to him. He is now a fairdinkum (Australian for bonafide) member of the club.
We had some awesome visitors on Thursday. These two youngsters came for a hot breakfast while their mom is backpacking across Europe for the summer. And we still don't know who the guy with the beard is shoveling food in his mouth like he just got back from some trek experience or something. Well, that is all for this week. See you all Thursday.
