January 19, 2021 Meeting Notes

 President Earl Crowe opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Ruth Dagg gave the invocation.

Announcements

President Earl share Jim Huffman's health issues. Please keep Jim in your thoughts and prayers.

Alan Walker reminded the club of the Bike Ride Meeting tonight, Tues. Jan. 19th at 5:30 pm. The link for the Zoom meeting will be sent in an email by Wayne. 

PJ discussed having a club ski day, every Wednesday at 1 pm at Mission Ridge Ski and Board Area. So, tomorrow, Wed., meet at the trail sign at the base next to the ticket office at 1 pm.

Earl said our club's flatbed trailer, donated by Tom Utigard, is now licensed and ready for duty.

Wayne explained that the Life Flight air ambulance memberships are due to expire on Jan. 31, 2021. If you have said you wanted to renew, and haven't gotten your membership application and $59 check to Wayne Massing, get going!! Taro, Rebecca, and Craig, head's up!! If you need another application, contact Wayne at: wkmassing@nwi.net

Earl reminded club members to check with Craig, our Club Treasurer to see if what you are purchasing for the club can or will be reimbursed. There may may not be a budget for what you are buying. The online reimbursement form is on our club's website: http://www.wenatcheesunriserotary.org/links . The hard copy can be obtained by contacting club treasurer Craig Reese.

Brags and Confessions

Ruth sported her new yellow/green unicorn wig that has been circulating through the club since last June! Nice, Ruth!

Ruth revealed that her 95 year old Mother-In-Law fell. She lives in an independent care facility in Arizona is will probably be going to an Assisted Living facility now.

Wayne donated an extra $1 that Ruth had overpaid for the Life Flight membership renewal (with her consent).

Carol announced she's living with birthday boy, Jim, and will give the club a check for the appropriate amount for his birthday! Jim added that Carol's birthday was coming up later this month! It will be a costly month!

Earl said that he and his wife Joy both have the same birthday this month, but he's 4 years older. He gave a check for $49.

Rotary Moment

Kevin Love read from the newest issue of The Rotary Magazine about the Future of the World, related to Rotary.

Program

Jackie and Dan Rector, our club's newest members shared their classification talk with the club today.

Dan was born in Portland, Maine, and moved to West Virginia. He attended the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) and received an electrical engineering degree. He worked for Northrup/Grumman, a defense contractor in Chicago. A brother coaxed him to visit Portland, but he liked Seattle better, and so moved there. In 2013, he met Jackie.

Jackie lived in Seattle, but graduated from Omak High School. She attended WSU (Go Cougars!) and received a degree in Communications. She moved to Seattle in 2010 and became a property manager for 3 years until she met Dan.

They were married on 8/18/18 at Lake Chelan. 2 wedding dresses and 2 tuxedos were required because they both took a lake plunge in full wedding attire before the wedding!

They both received their real estate licenses and started working for Century 21 North Homes Realty on the West side of the mountains. 

Runs/walks/hikes, shoe shoeing and visiting National Parks are high on their lists of things to do.  They recently flew to Florida for Dan's birthday to visit several parks there; one was underwater! One of their yearly goals is to complete 100 different hikes.

They were attracted to Rotary because of their previous volunteer work and community giving.  They started volunteering with Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club BEFORE they were even members! Your smiling faces and warm personalities are welcome in the Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club! Welcome!