Monday, August 20, 2012

Lots of Stuff Happening in Rotary

Our Rotary meeting on the 16th of August had something for everyone, or so it seemd.  Here on the left is Carl presenting a Marine Corp League Certificate of Appreciation to Lynn Spafford for his involvement with the flags for funeral ceremonies.  Lynn is always good about donating his time and resources to great causes and this one is no different.  Thanks Lynn.
Butch Jentzsch (can I buy a vowel) was volunteered for our Rotary Minute and he gave a fascinating presentation on how the Rotarians were involved at the Olympics and spreading the good word about polio eradication.  He was off the charts with his minute and has raised the bar for the rest of us who have aspirations of presenting a Rotary Minute.  Strong work Butch.


In other exciting news, we see here in this photo Presidente Wittwer inducting our newest member into the club, Bob Flowers.  Bob is seen here with Shayne and John Johnson and took the oath to become the newest member of our club.  In an effort to keep the carbon monoxide levels at a minimum, President Wittwer decided to skip three paragraphs of the indcution speech and boy was it a quick one.  Anyway, welcome to the club Bob.  We are grateful to have you as our newest member.

Our speaker on Thursday was Dr. Ken Lord.  He is the owner of the Retina Associates of Southern Utah and is the only locally based Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon in Southern Utah.  Home grown in Kanab, Dr. Lord is very familiar with our community and is actively involved in helping treat diseases of the eye and helping his patients achieve a better quality of life and vision.  He is working on procedure to implant rose colored corneas in this blogger's eyes so I will have a better outlook on life.  I will let you know how that goes.  We appreciate Dr. Lord and his time and information on Thursday.  A very good meeting in deed.

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A Brief History of Dixie Sunrise Rotary

  • 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.
  • Charter Members were:

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%