Chips from the Buzzsaw Weekly Newsletter of the

Rotary Club of West Sacramento

Volume 70, No 19

December 17, 2018

Club 558 of District 5180

PO Box 288 West Sacramento, CA

95691

Meets Every Friday at Club Pheasant, 12:15

BIRDISM

What, no socks to

throw at me?

Don Carrithers

Professional Baseball Player

Don signed his first professional contract with the Giants at the age of 17. After 2 1/2 years in the minor leagues, Don joined the San Francisco Giants in Philadelphia and started his first game in the old Connie Mack Stadium. When the Giants returned to Candlestick Park, Don’s locker was between Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Millie McCovey. At the age of 20 he won his first major league game at Wrigley Field against the Cubs. Don got his first major league shutout in 1971 against the Houston Astros. That year the Giants won the Western Division Pennant. The starting rotation was Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry, Ron Bryant and Don Carrithers. Also that year, Don’s High School teammate Jim Barr joined the Giants pitching staff. Don was traded from the Giants to the Montreal Expos in the Spring of 1974. He spent 3 seasons with the Expos before being sold to the Minnesota Twins. He got his first major league hit against Hall of Famer Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals. Don was also lucky enough to face :Home Run King” Hank Aaron many times. Don gave up runs #633 and #710 to “Hammerin” Hank. Don is retired and currently lives in Elk Grove, California.

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Program of the Week Last Gathering’s Program Birdism

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Meeting Recap Visitors and Guests Meeting Summary

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Rotary Club of West Sacramento Foundation

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Save the Dates! Club Calendar Meals on Wheels Schedule Upcoming Speaker Programs

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Celebrations Bell Ringers Kwong Gong FUNdraising 1, 4, 24, Dice Tournament

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Membership Spotlight Birthdays and Anniversaries Sunshine Chair Contact Christmas Basket Project

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West Sac Rotary International Project 8

Stay Connected to Rotary Object of Rotary 4 Way test West Sac Rotary in the News Additional Announcements Why Rotary? District 5180 Leadership Other District Club Meeting Information

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Inside this issue:

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Visiting Rotarians and Guests January 11, 2019

Guests Donna Heringer — Steve Heringer

Visitors Dan Salazar — Walnut Grove

Babs Sandeen — West Sacramento Centennial

January 11, 2019

Meeting Summary

Presiding: President T-Bird Troy

Pledge: Carol Bogart

Opening Blessing: Tim Carnahan

Song: Dick Marshall “Star

Spangled Banner”

Raffle: Katie Villegas, $1,148, 3 of

Clubs

Foundation Drawing: Ken Rusich

MEETING RECAP

Steve and Donna Heringer

Denise Seals with Visiting

Rotarian Babs Sandeen

Ricardo Grande

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SPEAKER PROGRAM

January 18th Freda Clark

River City High School Students Helping in a village in Kenya,

Africa

January 25th Steve Beck returns for Part 2 of

The John Sutter Story

Club Calendar

First Quarter Full Board Meeting January 24th Fireside Chat January 29th Dice Tournament February 12th Rotary Club of West Sacramento Anniversary Dinner February 21st

January 2019 **Notes Non Rotarian Volunteer

Mondays: Route 5 1/7 Tim and Gloria** Carnahan 1/14 Joanie Kapell and JoAnn Moffett 1/21 MLK Jr. Day — NO DELIVERY 1/28 Paul Kolarik and John Hills

Wednesdays: Route 2 1/2 Tim Kwong 1/9 Lee Harris 1/16 Jeff Post and Nick Esquivel 1/23 John Raney and Elizabeth Munguia 1/23 Tim Kwong

Wednesdays: Route 5 1/2 Mark Roberts 1/9 Jeff Post and Kent Ramos 1/16 Lyle Bassett and Bob Ceccato 1/23 Marty Garozzo 1/30 Mark Roberts

Thursdays: Route 1

1/3 Tom Wallace and Tissy Simmons 1/10 Steve and Donna** Heringer 1/17 Ken Ruzich 1/24 John Raney 1/31 Tom Wallace and Tissy Simmons

Thursdays: Route 2 1/3 Leonor Dicdican** and Barry Kalar 1/10 Len Thomas and Amy Busch 1/17 Carol Bogart and Ken Wilson 1/24 Mike Campbell and Dan Ramos 1/31 Leonor Dicdican** and Barry Kalar

Thursdays: Route 5 1/3 Shaun Morrow 1/10 Mark Engstrom 1/17 Kat Gallagher and Dave Santiago 1/24 Dusty Dumars and Tim Kuzelka** 1/31 Shaun Morrow

The next Rotary Club of West Sacramento Fireside Chat is coming up on January 29th! This is a fun requirement for the Club’s new members to earn their Blue badge. However, is it sure to be a good

time and memorable experience that eve-ryone, Rookies and Long time

Members alike, are guaranteed to enjoy!

FIRESIDE

CHAT

at the

Marshall

Ranch

Save the Dates

Thomas Radcliff was early

to the meeting

Chris Bradford

David Santiago and Kat

Gallagher

Andy Wallace, Don

Carrithers, and Tom

Wallace

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Jaclyn Powell

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$$$ FUNdraising $$$ Because our Mighty club knows how to have FUN while raising FUNds

T-Bird Troy’s OPENING REMARKS FROM THE

MEETING 1/11/2019

50 Years Ago Today!

YoloCounty Farm Bureau President BILL MERWIN conducted quite a meeting

last Saturday. Of obvious historical sig-nificance was that fact that the Auto-

matic Sugar Beet Harvester was invent-ed by BABE SLATER and GUS OLSON. The first Automatic Tomato Harvester

by the HERINGER Brothers, and the Au-tomatic Milo Harvester was introduced

by JIM and BILL FRASER! I think that HOWARD RESMER invented the first

“Cotton GIN” but he was so busy figur-ing out different ways to drink it, that Eli

Whitney got the patent rights!

The Mighty Rotary Club

of West Sacramento

1— 4 — 24 Dice

Tournament

February 12th and Club Pheas-

ant Tim Carnahan and Drew Gidlof show off the

Super Bowl Fundraiser

BASEBALL IN THE BIBLE

1. “In the Beginning:, Big Inning.

2. Baserunners: get the early on th yway, that thou mayest

go home.

3. Pitchers: Strong is thy right arm.

4. Catchers: Thou shall not steal.

5. Outfielders: Behold, I will send a swarm a flies upon thee.

6. Ruth went to the well with a pitcher.

7. Eve stole first.

8. Adam stole second.

Don’t know if they were playing for the Angels or not.

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Leadership Team

President Troy Bird

President-Elect/Secretary Peter Anderson

Treasurer Chris Bradford Dustin Dumars

Past President Bill Bevier

Membership Tim Kwong Speaker Chair Mike Campbell

Interact Advisor Lee Harris

Youth Service Joanie Kapell JoAnn Moffett

Club Service Shaun Morrow

Community Service Dan Ramos

International Service Kumar Sivakumaran

Sgt. at Arms/Fine Master Jeff Post

Song Master Dick Marshall Club Prayer Tim Carnahan Social Media/Webmaster Jacklyn Powell Amy Busch

Bulletin Editor Amanda Bailey

Rotary Youth Exchange Steve Oren

Meals on Wheels Tom Wallace

Sunshine Chair Carol Bogart

Scholarships Ken Wilson

Club Photographer David Kamminga

Birthdays & Anniversaries

January Birthdays Ron Chambers 11th Joe Villanueva 25th Steve Heringer 28th Bob Ceccato 29th

January Anniversaries Dusty and Jonell Dumars 24th, 5 years Mark and Anne Engstrom 30th, 37 years

MEMBERSHIP SPOTLIGHT

Seriously ill/hospitalized; badly

hurt; having surgery; a loved one

passes away — Members or

close family—-

Please contact Sunshine Chair

Carol Bogart, at

carol@bogartonline.com

Dick Marshall leads the club in

out National Anthem

Shaun Morrow figures out his badge Katie Villegas tried for the

Joker but won a free lunch

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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.

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 FRIEND-SHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Please see Siva or refer to his email for any information on the club’s International Honduras Water Project. As Siva pointed out, this is not just his project, but the entire club’s project. All members should think about pledges as they are tax deductible. Contact Siva for more information. He has the forms. Please see Mike Campbell and Dan Ramos for information on the Yolo County Food Bank. See Katie Villegas for more information on the Yolo County Children's Alliance.

Stay Connected to

WHY ROTARY??

13. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Membership in Rotary immediately connects you with a broad range of professions and professionals, in your club, city, re-

gion, or globally., We encourage our members to do business with each other because we trust the members in Rotary. Vo-

cational diversity is one of Rotary’s core values. Because of this diversity and our ethical treatment of one another, our

members can have confidence in creating long-term business relationships.

President T-Bird

Troy and Siva

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2018-2019 Rotary International President

Barry Rassin

2018-2019 Rotary District 5180 Governor

JackArney

2018-2019 Rotary District 5180 Assistant Governor

Megan Ham

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 at McClellan Park 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 12:10pm Peachtree Country Club

Sacramento Breakfast 7:15am Evan’s Kitchen Rancho Cordova 12:15pm Rancho Cordova City Hall

West Sacramento Centennial 7:00am Collins Teen Center Loomis Sunset 5:30pm Refer to Home Page

Arden Arcade Noon Piatti Carmichael 6:30pm Ancil Hoffman Golf Course Clubhouse

Wed

Folsom Lake—Folsom Noon Empire Ranch Golf Club South Placer—Rocklin Noon Whitney Oaks Golf Club

El Dorado Hills 7:15am Community Service District Citrus Heights 12:15pm Citrus Heights City Hall

Laguna Sunrise 7:45am Valley Hi Country Club North Sacramento 12:15pm Doubletree Hotel

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

Elk Grove 12:15pm Chason’s Crab Stadium Midtown Sacramento 5:30pm Café Bernardo

Thu

Historic Folsom 7:00am Folsom Veterans Hall (VFW) Lincoln Noon Lincoln Women’s Club (2nd/4th)

Roseville Sunrise 7:00am Gingers Restaurant Lincoln 6:00pm Beermann’s Restaurant (1st/3rd)

South Yuba County 7:00am Peach Tree Restaurant South Sacramento 11:30am Casa Garden Restaurant

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

North Sacramento Noon Lemmon Law Office (1st) Roseville Noon Sierra View Country Club

North Sacramento 5:30pm Mama Kims (3rd) Gridley Noon Parish Hall

Rocklin-Loomis Basin 7:00am The Window Box Cafe Rotart eClub 6:00pm Next mtg February 9th

Fri

Orangevale 7:00am La Placita Restaurant Natomas 7:15am Denny’s

Point West 7:00am Doubletree Hotel Granite Bay 12:15pm Cattlemens Steakhouse

Twin Rivers 6:15pm Aviator’s Restaurant (1st and 3rd)

Stay Connected to

www.rotaryclubofwestsacramento.org

www.rotary.org

Rotary District 5180

http://www.clubrunner.ca/

portal/home.aspx?did=5180

YOUR LINKS TO ROTARY

Just Search for:

“Rotary Club of West

Sacramento”

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

West-Sacramento/12087025467716