Chips from the Buzzsaw Weekly Newsletter of the

Rotary Club of West Sacramento

Volume 65, No 10

September 17, 2013

Club 558 of District 5180

PO Box 288 West Sacramento, CA

95691

Meets Every Friday at Club Pheasant

at 12:15

CELEBRATE—ROTARY IS A GIFT SPEAKER PROGRAM

September 20th Club Meeting

September 27th

Debbie Oto-Kent and Jon Pearman, Getting Healthy

Together

October 4th Eric Ullrich, Co-founder,

Hacker Lab

October 11th

Assemblywoman, Mariko Yamada

October 18th

John Lescroat, Author

September 13th, 2013—Meeting Summary

Presiding: Mike Campbell

Pledge: Steve Heringer

Blessing: Mike Campbell

Song Leader: Pat Hill — “My Country tis of Thee”

Polio Plus Matching Drawing: Heine Roikjer

Raffle: Valued at $348 — Tom Engle drew the Jack of Clubs.

Program: Dr Brian King, Chancellor Los Rios Community College District

Dr. Brian King is the Chancellor of the second

largest community college district in the state.

Over 80,000 students attend the four regional

campuses. Dr. King expressed his appreciation to

the voters in passing local and statewide funding

for community colleges. Prior to this new funding,

dealing with budget cuts was a struggle. Dr. King

is beginning to transform each of the colleges.

Facilities are being improved to better serve the students. Education at

the community college level is also being transformed. Data is readily

available to students to allow them to make well informed decisions in

terms of areas of study and potential careers. The information shows

that obtaining even a two-year degree has positive impacts in earnings

potential. The available research also helps the colleges make informed

decisions. An example in the data shows that students who are

prepared for college (e.g. student’s lowest course attempted in Math

and/or English was college level) have a higher success rate than those

unprepared for college (e.g. student’s lowest course attempted in Math

and/or English was remedial level). Funding to the community colleges

is also transforming from an enrollment based system to system based

on outcomes. Dr. King wants to work with local K-12 schools to make

more students ready for college. Dr. King’s approach is to treat the

students like family. His goal is for all to succeed.

DARK

Notice: President Mike Campbell has cancelled this Friday’s meeting (September 20th). A number of our members have signed up for Our Lady of Grace Golf Tournament and will be unable to attend. You are encouraged to sign up to play golf and/or attend the dinner. The two West Sacramento Rotary

Clubs are sponsoring a hole in support of the school.

September is New Generations Month!

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Guests and Visitors September 13th 2013

Visiting Rotarians Dan Hall Point West Howard Stagg Arden Arcade Thom Gilbert Sacrament0 Brian King Sacramento Debbie Milios Roseville Tom Engle Centennial Babs Sandeen Centennial Al Franks South Sacramento

Guests Gil Lopez Elizabeth Ku Peggy Vande Vooren Sophia Lopez Ralph Brigman Don Palm

OBJECT OF ROTARY

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the: ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD: The application of ideal of service by every Rotarian to his/her/ personal, business and community life;

FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideals of service.

VOCATIONAL CORNER

By Drew Gidlof, Vocational Service

Andy Wallace has been a member of the

Mighty Rotary Club of West Sacramento since

1995. He is currently co-owner of Wallace-

Kuhl & Associates, a geotechnical engineering

and environmental consulting firm

headquartered in West Sacramento with a

satellite office in Stockton. Andy graduated

from Chico State with a business and health care management

degree. After 5 years of running convalescent hospitals and a few

years in the Bay Area as VP of Operations for a health &

nutrition company, he joined his now retired father at Wallace-

Kuhl where he currently functions as the corporation’s Chief

Financial and Chief Operating Officer. The key role of the CFO/

COO is to maintain the Shrine of the Company’s Retired

Founder and keep the chemicals in the Company Founder’s Hot

Tub balanced in case the founder comes by for an unscheduled

visit.

Also, in 2009, in the middle of the worst recession since the Great

Depression, Andy started a winery with a few partners including

fellow Rotarian Don Clark. The stated mission of their winery is

to produce the finest wines possible, for consumption by the now

retired founders of their respective companies. Like Andy, Don

is also in charge of maintaining the Founder’s Shrine and Hot

Tub at his company.

Dan Ramos with Dan Hall of Point West Rotary.

Point West is holding their annual California Brewers

Festival on September 21st. For more information or

to purchase tickets: CalBrewFest.com

Rotary International's website just got a

great new makeover. Take a look!

http://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/home

Debbie Milios, Roseville Rotary thanks

the members for their participation in

the Rotary Blood Drive.

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Leadership Team

President *Mike Campbell

Past President *Mark Engstrom

President Elect *Ken Wilson

Treasurer *Chris Bradford

Secretary *Randy Carlson

Sergeant at Arms Andy Wallace

Membership *Troy Bird

The Rotary Foundation *Barry Kalar

5 Avenues of Service

Community Service *Christian Montgomery

New Generations *Joanie Kapell *JoAnn Moffett

International Service *Paul Kolarik *Bill Bevier

Vocational Service *Drew Gidlof

Club Service *Shaun Morrow

Public Affairs *Pat Hill

Program Speakers *Bob Walker

Literacy Program Chairs Dayton Gilleland Steve Lewis

Bulletin Editor Peter Anderson

*Board Member

Birthdays & Anniversaries

September Birthdays Dick Marshall 2nd Ken Ruzich 2nd Jon Pearman 3rd Bill Bevier 25th

September Anniversaries Jorgen and Mary Bateman 4th Jim and Ceil Cahill 12th Clark and Donna Cameron 23rd

Mondays: Route 1

10/14 Tim Carnahan and Patty Palamidessi

Mondays: Route 5

9/23 Jeanne and Mike 9/30 Joanie Kapell and JoAnn Moffett 10/7 Paul Kolarik and Ken Bryant 10/14 Dick Marshall and Troy Bird

Wednesdays: Route 5 9/18 Don and Judy Ratley 9/25 Jeff Post and Randy Carlson 10/2 Lyle Bassett and Bob Ceccato 10/9 Tony Schwall and Armando Omega

Thursdays: Route 1

9/19 Ken Ruzich 9/26 Dave Kamminga and Steve Heringer 10/3 Ken Ruzich 10/10 John Raney

Thursdays: Route 2 9/19 Leonor Dicdican and Tom Wallace 9/26 Ron Morazzini and Len Thomas 10/3 Debbie Oto-Kent and Jon Pearman 10/10 Mike Campbell and Dan Ramos

Thursdays: Route 5 10/3 Shaun Morrow 10/10 Mark Engstrom

Your Newsletter Crew Photos by: Editor:

Dave Peter Kamminga Anderson davidkamminga@frontiernet.net peter_anderson1444@yahoo.com

Deadline for Article Submittals is Mondays, 12:00 noon

Tom Engle, past raffle winner from

the Centennial Club misses the Joker

this time. Only 48 cards remain in

the deck.

Rotary Book Club: New York Times

best-selling author, John Lescroat

will be our speaker at the Friday,

October 18th meeting. He has written

24 novels. His newest thriller is "The

Orphelia Cut." It is expected he will

bring some books to sign and sell.

Maybe a few of our members will

enjoy reading one of his legal-thrillers

in the meantime.

Ralph Brigman with the Salvation

Army requests the Club to assist in

bell ringing to raise funds.

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Debbie Milios with

Thom Gilbert and

Tom’s guests. Thom

wanted to show his

coworkers how a

Rotary club has fun.

YOUR LINKS TO ROTARY

www.rotaryclubofwestsacramento.org

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Rotary-

Club-of-West-Sacramento/12087025467716

www.rotary.org

Rotary District 5180

http://www.clubrunner.ca/

portal/home.aspx?did=5180

Newsletter:

http://www.clubrunner.ca/Data/5180//

H T M L / 2 0 5 2 0 2 / / D i s t r i c t L I N K - -

August2013.pdf

4 Way Test

Of the Things we Think, Say or Do:

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all con-cerned?

Delta High School and Clarksburg Charter School are looking for the

donation of musical instruments. The High School is in the need of

guitars and the Charter School is looking for any band instrument.

Contact Tom Wallace for more information

Somebody get

Ron Chambers a

beer!

Chris Bradford works

behind the scenes as the

treasurer. He has been

treasurer since the Bush

Administration.

Paul Kolarik with

guest Gil Lopez.

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2013-2014 Rotary International President

Ron D. Burton

2013-2014 Rotary District 5180 Governor

William Short

2012-2014 Rotary District 5180 Assistant Governor

Judy Foote

District 5180 Rotary Clubs Meeting Times and Locations So You Can Make Up Each Week

Day Who When Where Who When Where

Mon Foothill Highlands 12:15pm Lions Gate Restaurant Walnut Grove 12:30pm Tony’s Place

Sacramento 12:15pm Red Lion Hotel –Woodlake Fair Oaks 6:45pm Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse

Tues

Oroville Sunrise 7:00am The Monday Club Oroville Noon The Monday Club

Rancho Cordova Sunrise 7:00am Cordova Casino Marysville 12:15pm Peachtree Country Club

Sutter Buttes Sunrise 7:00am The Plaza Room at Hillcrest Rancho Cordova 12:15pm Rancho Cordova City Hall

West Sacramento Centennial 7:00am Collins Teen Center Looms Sunset 5:30pm Indian Creek Country Club

Sacramento Breakfast 7:15am Evans Kitchen Carmichael 6:30pm Ancil Hoffman Golf Course

Arden Arcade Noon Ruth Cris Steak House - Pavilions

Wed

Rocklin/Loomis Basin 7:00am Whitney Oaks Golf Club South Placer Noon Whitney Oaks Golf Club

El Dorado Hills 7:15am Community Service Building Citrus Heights 12:15pm Citrus Heights Community Center

Laguna Sunrise 8:00am Valley Hi Country Club North Sacramento 12:15pm Doubletree Hotel

East Sacramento Noon Evan’s Kitchen Yuba City 12:15 Hillcrest Plaza Room

Elk Grove 12:15pm Vince’s Restaurant Midtown Sacramento 5:30pm Café Bernardo

Folsom Lake (Folsom) Noon Empire Ranch Golf Club Rancho Murieta 7:00pm Rancho Murieta Country Club

Thu

Historic Folsom 7:00am Lake Natoma Inn Lincoln Noon Lincoln Women’s Club

Roseville Sunrise 7:00am Gingers Restaurant Roseville Noon Sierra View Country Club

Yuba Feather River Sunrise 7:00am Gary’s Place South Sacramento Noon Iron Steaks Restaurant

Pocket-Greenhaven 7:30am Aviators Restaurant Folsom 7:00pm Rotary Clubhouse-Lew Howard Park

Gridley Noon Parish Hall

Fri Orangevale 7:00am La Placita Restaurant Natomas 7:15am Hampton Inn, North Natomas

Point West-Sacramento 7:00am Doubletree Hotel Granite Bay 12:15pm McCormick & Schmick’s Restaurant

Future Rotarian:

Jessica Ngo

Jessica is an incoming junior and has been

in Interact since her freshman year. She

was super shy when she joined, but many

of the interact members were very friendly

and Jessica ended up chairing the Tuxes

and Tennies event. It was her very first

event as a chair and it taught her to be

more responsible and also helped her

improve her communication skills with others. In

Jessica’s sophomore year, she became a board member

and a shadow for Vice President, Denise Au. This year,

Jessica will be Vice President of the club, along with

Aaron Saelee. Interact is an amazing club that taught

Jessica to not be afraid in taking on leadership roles and

to slowly come out of her shyness. Jessica feels that she is

making a difference in Interact because of all the lessons

she has learned from the club. Jessica will always try her

best to apply these lessons back to help the club be

successful. Jessica is looking forward to enjoying the

remaining years she has left with the club, giving back to

the community, and making her mark in the world.

CHUNKS FROM THE BUZZSAW

OMG (oh my God).

Our first official

RCHS Interact club

meetings - both

lunches had kids

sitting on the floor

due to a full

classroom!!!!!

Dr Charyl. Interact Advisor

Here are the students receiving their Four Way

Test coins.

(donated

by the

Centennial

Club)

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