August 23

 

August 23 Meeting Notes

"National Sponge Cake Day"

Meeting Leader - Robin

Invocation - Milt Herman

Welcome guests: Allen Blackmon  

Welcome Rotary Guests: Brian Brennan - Confluence, Mark Kulaas - Wenatchee

Announcements

Little Essentials Food Basket - We are still accepting shelf stable and canned food items. Robin will pick up the donations at each meeting.

August 23rd at 5:30 - Putting Bike Ride goodie bags together at Alan and Kelly's clubhouse

• Address: 1310 Castlerock Ave - Heatherwood Condo's

8/27 Wayne Massing's pool party - 2pm to 5pm - Look for an email from Rebecca for details

• Bring appetizers
• BYOB
• Bring swimsuits

Rotary Leadership Institute Training - 9/17/2022 to 9/18/2022

• 7 more people are needed to fill the class
• The class will be cancelled if Wenatchee cannot get enough students
• The instructors are coming from Canada

New Badge's

• Robin showed mockups of the new rectangular shaped badges
• The layout will be finalized soon
• There will be magnetic and pin on options

Committee's

• Committee handouts were passed around to everyone in attendance
• Each sheet has the names of the volunteers and detailed explanations about the expectations of the group
• Contact Robin for information about your committee

Karen the Clipboard - There is now a tab for each upcoming event 

• 8/23 Goodie bag set up for Apple Century Bike Ride, 5:30 pm
• RLI - Sept 17 and 18

Brags and Confessions - Postponed allowing 2 programs for the day

Program - Peace Pole and Pickleball Court Project

                         Brian Brennan                               Mark Kulaas

                     Confluence Rotary                        Wenatchee Rotary

                                                                                                                  

The Wenatchee Peace Pole project is part of the Global Peace Pole Initiative.

The initiative began in Japan in the 1950's. There now more than 250,000 locations. 

Link: Peace Pole Plaza at Rotary Park | Rotary Club of Wenatchee (wenatcheerotary.org)

Wenatchee is working on the project with the P'squosa/Wenatchi tribe to design something that represents our area.

The project includes Basalt Columns, pathways that represent the Columbia and Wenatchee Rivers, and each "river" (walkway) will have Salmon inlays.

There will be the phrase "May Peace Prevail on Earth" at the site. The phrase will be displayed in four languages:

• Southern Interior Salish
• Japanese
• Spanish
• English

There are a number of people working on the project. Terry Valdez from Terry Valdez Studios is working on the design. Terry is currently the featured artist at Pybus Market in the hallway leading to the conference room we use on Tuesday mornings.

There is still time to purchase a place to add your dedication to a tile, a Salmon, a column, or a bench. Just fill out the form available at each meeting and get it to the committee using the information at the bottom of the form.

September 21st, World Peace Day will be celebrated at Rotary Park at 5pm. Come and see the project for yourself and check out your dedication.

Program - Ginger Wireman - Community Outreach & Environmental Education Specialist WA State Dept. of Ecology - Nuclear Waste Program

Ginger joined via Zoom for the presentation. Ginger has been with the Dept of Ecology (DOE) for 21 years.

The DOE has a channel on YouTube. Search on "Let's talk about Hanford"

Click the link below to see an introduction.

(2624) Let's Talk About Hanford - Introduction - YouTube

There are videos on topics such as:

• Geology
• Wildlife
• Fisheries
• History
• Annual updates

Wildlife

There are many species of wildlife on the site. There are a large number of elk for example.

Recently scientists have identified new species never seen anywhere else.

Websites 

• Hanford cleanup - Washington State Department of Ecology
• Hanford Site

Hanford Site - Pre 1942

The area was previously a location for Wanapum Villages.

The site had 700 square miles of land, access to clean water, power, and railways.

The government chose the site to participate in the development of the first nuclear bomb. Once the site was chosen, everyone living in the area was given only 30 days to gather their belongings and vacate their homes.

A request for employees to join the war effort was sent out across the country. 50,000 people were hired. They were separated by race and sex and assigned duties. Less than 5% of the people knew what they were there to develop.

The area provided housing (some still standing in Richland today), 5 mess halls, bowling alleys, and other services to support the team.

The purpose and location were made public after the bombs were dropped on Japan.

Timeline for the Site

1945 - 1988 - Production

The site was in production from 1945 to 1988. Several reactors and testing locations were built on the site. The site was under the control of the "Depart of the Army".

The 9 original reactors produced plutonium, not energy. All 9 have been shut down and are now part of the cleanup effort.

Washington State's only nuclear power plant operates on Hanford land. It is regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), not the DOE. It is not owned by the DOE.

1989 - Site Clean Up Becomes a Concern

Concerns over the waste being created and stored on the site created the need for an oversight committee. 

The oversight committee has been in effect since 1989, however recently the DOE has implemented term limits so 24 senior members with significant knowledge of the site have been replaced.

The Department of Ecology takes over responsibility for the Site. The EPA is assigned to take care of the radioactive materials.

1990's - Clean Up Begins - Most of the nation's waste is stored at Hanford

• 2400 waste sites identified
• 177 tanks - 28 double shell and 149 single shell (~67 have leaked)
• 56,000,000 gallons of mixed high-level waste (60% of nations total)
• 80 miles of the river exposed 
• 67 known tank leaks have occurred to date
• 190,000 tons of chemically hazardous waste

Status 

• Waste has been retrieved from 15 of 149 single-shell tanks
• Waste treatment plant well underway
• Complete groundwater remediation along the Columbia River by 2024

The waste is being transferred to a single location in the middle of the site. The waste storage and mitigation is in a location the size of 14 football fields.

Cleanup Accomplishments to Date

• Removed 14 million tons of contaminated soil from the riverbank
• Removed most pumpable liquids from 149 single-shell tanks
• Expanded pump & treat capacity to decrease containment spread to protect the Columbia River

Cleanup Challenges

• Federal budget
• Total cost projected = $114,000,000,000
• Budget based on "Risk reduction per dollar spent"
• How does Hanford rank vs other priorities?
• Tribal Treaty obligations (3 tribes)
• Why is it taking so long? (70+ years)
• USDOE plant work
• regulatory agencies approve plans
• USDOE does work per plans
• regulatory agencies oversee work
• USDOE reports work
• Regulatory agencies check report, modify recommendations and may request further work
• All regulations have the same goal
• Protect human health and the environment

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Just a Thought

Fear leads us to trade life for existence.

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No one won the raffle this week. 

Upcoming Events

Aug 27th - Pool party at Wayne Massing's home. 2pm to 5pm Bring appetizers that can be outside in the heat, swimsuits

Aug 30th - Wayne Steele Classification Talk

September 7 - 11 - Bike Ride Setup (9/7 - 9/9), Race Day (9/10), Race Clean Up (9/11)

Sept 20th - Glenn King Classification Talk

September 21 - World Peace Day at Rotary Park at 5:00

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JOKE: What do you call a cow with 2 legs...lean beef.

August 16 Notes

 

August 16 Meeting Notes

"National Rum Day"

Meeting Leader - Robin

Invocation

"Whatever you choose to do, leave tracks. That means don't do it just for yourself. You will want to leave the world a little better for your having lived." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Welcome guests: Allen Blackmon, Faviola Barbosa

Announcements

August 23rd at 5:30 - Putting Bike Ride goodie bags together at Alan and Kelly's house

• Address: 1310 Castlerock Ave - Heatherwood Condo's

Alan - Apple Century Bike Ride - Biggest Fund Raiser of the Year

• Lots of open spots on the Bike Ride sign-up sheets
• 7am - 100-mile riders start
• 8am - 50-mile riders start
• 8:30am - 25-mile riders start
• Alcohol requirements have changed - We must be a 501-C3 organization - Robin will look into the change

Rotary Leadership Institute Training - 9/17/2022 to 9/18/2022

• 2 people interested at this point
• Our club is budgeted to sponsor 5 attendees
• There is room in the training for 24 people
• The training will be canceled if not enough sign up

8/20 Pybus Farmers Market Event Cancelled - Not enough volunteers

Karen the Clipboard - There is now a tab for each upcoming event 

• 8/23 Goodie bag set up for Apple Century Bike Ride, 5:30 pm
• 8/27 Wayne Massing's pool party - 2pm to 5pm
• Bring appetizers
• BYOB
• Bring swimsuits
• RLI - Sept 17 and 18

Little Essentials Food Basket - We are still accepting shelf stable and canned food items. Robin will pick up the donations at each meeting.

Brags and Confessions

Chris McDermott - His son is recovering from ankle and foot surgery. The surgery was required to fix an injury that occurred over a year ago. 

Wayne Steele - Wayne and his daughter are being featured in a Foothills Magazine article. Wayne is the President of a fly-fishing group. He and his daughter take groups of people fishing and teach them techniques to be better at catching fish with fly's. A 1st time fisherman had great success on the last trip.

Wayne Massing - Wayne announced that a long-time dance club is ending. He and his wife were members, as well as several other Sunrise Rotary club members. The club had been a part of Wenatchee for nearly 40 years. Covid and low turnout afterwards were the reason for the closure.

Bill McDowell - Bill has been playing tennis and pickleball for a while. He recently fell on his hip playing pickleball. He is healing nicely and now back to playing tennis.

Jim Adamson - Jim informed everyone that Carol recently got hearing aids (for Jim).  Maybe he will hear her better now.

Alan Walker - Alan had lunch with PJ to talk about the Bike Ride. Alan, Kelly, and Kelly's mom are traveling to Montana soon.

Robin DeRock - Robin just got back from Northern California on the late flight into Wenatchee. Chloe (the gargoyle) was very happy to see her.

Program - Brian Brett - Fire Chief - Update on Prop 1 Funding Initiative

During his last visit to Sunrise Rotary, Chief Brett shared his plans for combining the two area fire departments into a single entity. The success of the change was going to be largely dependent on the passing of Prop 1.

The Proposition passed (50.5% to 49.5% or by around 3,000 votes). Douglas county is always tough to get additional funding approved.

Both current fire districts will stay open. A board of 6 members will be put in place. 3 members from Wenatchee (Chelan Co.) and 3 members from East Wenatchee (Douglas Co.).

Before PROP 1, Wenatchee (Chelan Co.) had 36 firefighters, and East Wenatchee (Douglas Co.) had 27. The approved funds will allow for 6 more firefighters in Douglas Co. and one new station. The Rock Island area will be better covered. They have been underserved and have had one of the lowest support ratings possible which costs homeowners more on their homeowner's policies. 

An additional administrative position will be needed as well. The position is Wildfire Liaison. This position manages grants the department uses to reduce future fire risk.

• Replace wood shake roofs - The grants help homeowners replace their shake roofs.
• Goats - Goat herds are used to eat grassy areas that may increase the spread of fires.
• Controlled burns - Fires are purposely set to clear areas of high risk, overseen by department resources.
• Work with the community - Educate the community on how to prevent fire risk

The new organization will be put in place on a 3-year test basis.

While PROP 1 has passed, there are still significant revenue challenges. Due to a Tim Eyman sponsored initiative, the fire districts are only allowed a 1% raise in revenues each year. This limitation does not come close to rising costs due to area growth and increasing call demand the departments face each year.

• Note: Sales taxes do not fund fire departments

This means that increasing costs can only be covered by public funds. There are a couple of options to address this shortfall. 

One option is to issue another funding proposition sometime in the next 3 years. 

Another is to restructure how individuals and businesses are charged for fire services.

• Home fires usually take about 3 hours
• Business fires usually take about 3 days 

These and other ideas are being considered. 

Combining districts has other costly challenges. 

For instance, the connectors for air tanks are different in each district. That means that replacement tanks are not interchangeable during a fire. They will be replaced with a single common solution. The cost of this one change is $954,000.

Fire trucks are required by law to be replaced every 25 years. Each truck costs over $700,000. You can save $150,000 if you buy two at a time. 

• Fire trucks are active for 15 years and "in reserve" for 10 years in large departments
• Old fire engines are sold to small towns that are restricted the same way.

Other Background

The department handles fires, life threatening medical calls (events that ambulances are not equipped to handle), and other incidents in the valley. 

Last year there were 6.010 calls requiring the service of Chief Brett's resources. Both counties have worked together on calls even before the passing of PROP 1, however the balancing of resources was challenging at best. The number of calls increase at a rate of 400 additional calls per year.

• Last year 32% of calls were fires
• 68% of calls were medical in nature
• NOTE: Wayne Steele shared that the fire department was called for a medical emergency for his wife. They showed up at his house in 2.5 minutes.

Due to staffing limits prior to PROP 1, building fires often have had to wait for a second truck. 3 - 4 firefighters are required to enter a home on fire, but most trucks had only 2 on board at one time in the past.

The Sunnyslope fire impacted 230 homes. Those fires raised the insured risk of the entire area one step. Two steps on the insurance rating scale can increase the cost of insurance for every homeowner in the area.

New apartments being built require 2 sprinklers per unit to cover exit paths. They are not meant to stop a fire by themselves. 

Buildings up to 4 stories high require 4 sprinklers but are not required to have systems that are fire department ready.

Buildings with more that 4 stories require systems that have fire department ready solutions like water access on every floor.

"Politics" or something else?

Chief Brett explained that he learned some things during the PROP 1 process.

He spent significant time and resources documenting the proposition in the voters' pamphlet. When it came out his information was spot on, unfortunately the "against" argument contained inaccuracies (misinformation). 

He talked to his lawyer about it. That is when he found out that the information in the pamphlets is not required by law to be accurate or factual. They are political statements, so they are considered opinions and are not fact checked.

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Just a Thought

“Never trust your fears, they don’t know your strengths.” Athena Singh

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No one won the raffle this week. 

Upcoming Events

Aug 23th - Ginger Wireman - Hanford Site Cleanup

Aug 27th - Pool party at Wayne Massing's home. 2pm to 5pm Bring appetizers that can be outside in the heat, swimsuits

Aug 30th - Wayne Steele Classification Talk

September 7 - 11 - Bike Ride Setup (9/7 - 9/9), Race Day (9/10), Race Clean Up (9/11)

Sept 20th - Glenn King Classification Talk

September 21 - World Peace Day at Rotary Park at 5:00

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JOKE: I'm currently watching a documentary about beavers. Best dam show I've ever seen.

August 9 Meeting Notes

 

August 9 Meeting Notes

Welcome guests: Allen Blackmon

Meeting Leader - Robin

Invocation - The 4 Way Test of what we think, say, or do

• Is it the TRUTH?
• Is it FAIR to all concerned?
• Will it build GOODWILL and better friendships?
• Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? 

Announcements

Robin - Carmen Bossenbrock service today 8/9/2022

• Carmen Bossenbrock was born in 1928 at the Deaconess Hospital in Wenatchee. 
• She worked closely with Dr. Ed Cadman, a Wenatchee-base physician who gained international fame for his fight against polio as the President of Rotary International from 1985-1986. He was from District 5060!

Rotary Leadership Institute Training - 9/17/2022 to 9/18/2022

• Hours - Sat 9/17 - 8am to 4pm - then dinner - Sun 9/18 - 8am to 2pm
• Contact Robin for more information on how to sign-up and attend the training.

Karen the Clipboard - There is now a tab for each upcoming event 

• 8/20 Farmer's Market - Volunteers Needed
• 8/27 Wayne Massing's pool party - Sign up requested
• Bring appetizers
• BYOB
• Bring swimsuits

Little Essentials Food Basket - We are still accepting shelf stable and canned food items. Robin will pick up the donations at each meeting.

Brags and Confessions

Wayne Massing - Wayne ran into his supervisor from his job at Boeing at the Festival of Flight last weekend.

Alan Walker - He and Kelly had 2 granddaughters Thursday thru Sunday. Then on Monday they took their daughter, her husband and their 20-month-old to the zoo for the day. It was Sea-Fair in Seattle so on their way home they were on the bridge when the Blue Angels flew over.

Kevin Love - He and his wife celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on their boat in Chelan. They went parasailing and loved every minute of it.

Bill McDowell - Pippen, a 50-year-old play is at the PAC. Bill got to be part of the play because he was sitting in the front row and the play includes audience participation. He also mentioned how great a job Woody Lotts is doing at the PAC.

Mansour Ravassipour - Mansour shared that he is the oldest member of the club (80) and he was also a charter member of Sunrise Rotary.

Carol Adamson - Carol shared that she has survived an entire day without Jim. He was in Oregon picking up their grandson for a visit.

Robin DeRock - Robin tiled her bathroom all by herself. She shared that she was outstanding and awesome, but we all knew that already.

Pangborn Airport - Festival of Flight

Update: The Rotary Booth went well. Lots of frisbees and paper planes were handed out. We also got signatures from 3 new friends. One of them is the new ROTC leader at the high school. One of his sons was in the youth exchange program in Colorado before they moved to Wenatchee.

Thanks to the volunteers:

• 9-10am - David Barshes, Jim and Carol Adamson
• 10-11am - Wayne Massing and Glenn King
• 11-Noon - Stacy Gold and Alan Blackmon
• Noon-1pm - Robin DeRock
• 1pm-3pm - Robin DeRock, Ruth and Geoff Dagg

 

Wayne, Glenn and Jim                                        Carol and Jim            

 

Jim with hometown hero "Miss Veedol"        Jim with the Life Flight Helicopter    

 

Carol and Jim (wait, not Jim)                         Carol, Wayne and Glenn               

(Oops, a resuscitation dummy, so lifelike)                                                                     

     

Robin and a curious event goer                          Stacy supervising Alan's         

Aviation Engineering Skills          

(He should keep his day job!)         

Program - Jamie McElroy - Confluence Stroke Outcomes Program

Jamie joined Confluence Health in 2004        

• In 2015 she moved to the Acute Rehab Admissions coordinator where she responsible for screening qualified patients to be admitted to an intense inpatient rehabilitation program.
• She traveled to Haiti for 3 weeks on a medical mission, she received the Singleton Award, the Daisy Award, and Nurse of the Year award as well as obtaining her BSN.
• Jamie co-stars in the widely popular "Robin(DeRpck) & Jamie Show" on Facebook live.

Jamie is now the Stroke Outcomes Admissions Coordinator for Confluence Health

This program is one of two such programs in the U.S. The other is in New Orleans.

This program was established to work with stroke patients as outpatients after they leave the hospital.

The goal of the program is to lower emergency room visits and re-admission rates.

This is accomplished by working with people to better manage their health at home after leaving the hospital.

This program covers the entire Wenatchee area including surrounding communities

There are Stroke Clinic classes held 7 to 10 days after a person has a stroke.

The course covers the following topics plus several others:

• Why strokes occur
• 30% of strokes are preventable
• 10 minutes of movement per day, seven days per week for people who have already suffered a stroke
• 30 minutes of movement per day, seven days per week for healthy people
• Eat healthy - Mediterranean Diet recommended for both groups
• Medication Management
• Lifestyle Modifications (Diet, exercise, Smoking Cessation, etc.)
• Making your home fall-proof
• Managing Blood Pressure
• "Normal" Blood Pressure is considered to be 130/90 or below.
• Too low or too high a problem for different reasons.
• Caregiver guidance and support
  

The guidelines are tailored to the individual needs of each patient. These classes are free and on a volunteer basis. The classes are limited to 24 students per class. These classes are full, with a long waiting list.

There are 2 types of home care:

• Phone Support (Limited to 50 patients at a time)
• Calls are made 30, 90, and 365 days after joining the program

• Mobile (home visit) Support (Limited to 40 patients at a time)
• This is face to face 
• Issues are addressed directly by Jamie, through support from a doctor, or with the help of other community care agencies depending on the needs of the patient

A rough estimate of 10 strokes per week are admitted to the hospital in Wenatchee. The age range is usually between 40 to 90 years old, with the majority occurring in people in their 70's.

Confluence handles cases where the clot can be dissolved with medications.

• Tissue Plasminogen Activator or TPA is a blood thinner used for emergency stroke treatment caused by a clot in the brain. (ischemic stroke). 
• Brain bleeds (hemorrhagic strokes) are treated differently since TPA would make the condition worse for these patients. 

Patients requiring surgical procedures to retrieve clots are sent to Harborview in Seattle, and Spokane area hospitals.

Joke: I found a recipe from Morocco for homemade dinner rolls. It called for fresh thyme but mine was expired. I didn't have a chance to go to the grocery store, so I used it anyway. You know as I think about it, I really liked that old thyme Moroccan roll.

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Just a Thought

"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."

Pablo Picasso

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No one won the raffle this week. 

Upcoming Events

Aug 20th - Farmer's Market - Rotary volunteers needed.

Aug 27th - Pool party at Wayne Massing's home. More details to come.

September 7 - 11 - Bike Ride Setup (9/7 - 9/9), Race Day (9/10), Race Clean Up (9/11)

September 21 - World Peace Day at Rotary Park at 5:00

August 2 Meeting Notes

 

August 2 Meeting Notes

Welcome guests: No guests at this meeting

Meeting Leader - Robin

Invocation - Rebecca

Announcements

Karen the Clipboard - There is now a tab for each upcoming event that need volunteers.

• 8/6 Pangborn Festival of flight
• 8/20 Farmer's Market
• 8/27 Wayne's pool party

Kathleen - Festival of Flight - Saturday Aug 6th

• Rotary will be there from 9am to 3pm.
• Volunteers are needed for 1-hour shifts. 
• Watch your email for available sign-up times.

Robin - Ron Griffith Memorial Banner - $75 raised - the club will pay $50.

Robin - Carmen Bossenbrock has passed - Services 8/9/2022

• Carmen Bossenbrock was born in 1928 at the Deaconess Hospital in Wenatchee. 
• She worked closely with Dr. Ed Cadman, a Wenatchee-base physician who gained international fame for his fight against polio as the President of Rotary International from 1985-1986. He was from District 5060!!
• Here's a link to a story and video of Carmen talking about her experience working with polio patients and Dr. Cadman.  "Click below"
• Polio Pandemic Memories from 94-Year-Old Carmen Bossenbrock (substack.com)
• Carmen was a guest at this year's Rotary International Conference in Wenatchee.
• She had hoped to live long enough to see Polio eradicated.
• Rotary International and Carmen almost met her goal together.

Rotary Leadership Institute Training - 9/17/2022 to 9/18/2022

• Training is paid for by the club.
• Contact Robin for more information on how to sign-up and attend the training.

Alan - Bike Ride Sign-up Sheets - There are still have a lot of open times to volunteer.

Farmers Market - August 20th - Rotary will have a booth and will need volunteers.

Sunrise Rotary Social - Saturday 8/27 at Wayne Massing's Home - All are welcome. Bring an appetizer and your own drinks. Children are also welcome. More details to come.

Alan - Thanks to all that participated in Bike Ride storage clean up.

Brags and Confessions

Erik - He has a new grandchild, Noelle. Erik's son has returned from Israel. He is getting used to hearing people around him speaking English instead Hebrew or other languages.

Little Essentials Food Basket - We are still accepting shelf stable and canned food items. Robin will pick up the donations at each meeting.

Chris - His parents' house is now empty and will be going on the market. The process began in Oct of last year and he is thankful that it is coming to an end.

Kelly - Her 15-year-old granddaughter has been raising a cow herd for a number of years. She has earned enough money to buy her first truck for the herd.

Woody - 1 year anniversary in Wenatchee. His budget at the Performing Art Center ended in the black for the first time in the history of the Center. Congrats Woody! He also took a trip to Florida with his family.

Program - Mark Van Horne - Classification Talk

Mark is originally from Canton NY (toward the northern most part of the state).

There were more cows than people in Canton at the time.

Winters in Canton could get as low as 60 degrees below zero at night.

Mark spent most of his career as an Engineer at Boeing (40+ years)

• Mark has his Master's in Engineering.
• He also has several additional advanced certifications from schools like MIT, WSU and UW for specific specialty areas
• Mark has several patents in his name. He is proud of all of them but one in particular stands out. 
• He and a few other co-workers developed a 3D modeling solution that determines how an airplane has to be assembled from start to finish.
• It even makes sure that every bolt and rivet can be placed with room for the wrenches and other tools along the way.
• Mark worked on every 7-series aircraft Boeing has made to date.

Mark - Hobbies and Retirement Projects

• Music - Mark is a long musician and songwriter. He uses software to compose music with multiple tracks and instruments. He was in a band called Euphoria for years. They performed at the Hard Rock in Seattle. He and his wife got the chance to play on the Ryman stage in Nashville. Mark wrote a song called "An Old Man in a Hat" about his experience driving as a retired traveler.
• 3D Printing - Mark has completed numerous projects including photos that are incredibly detailed, a replacement handle for his sliding glass door, and a sundial.
• Electronic Design - Mark has created many items from the ground up including advanced programming and electronics. To name a few, a rain gauge, a lightning detector, a motor home leveler, and a grill temperature monitor.
• Telescope - Mark built a telescope over a 9-month period. He recently went to the Table Mountain Star Party in Orville and saw Jupiter and Saturn and its rings.

Mark and his wife Marianne have been married for 10 years. She is a retired math teacher.

They moved to Wenatchee after his retirement. They love grilling gourmet meals, traveling in their motorhome, and playing music.

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Mark Van Horne won the raffle this week. $64. 

Upcoming Events

Aug 6th - Pangborn Festival of Flight - Rotary will be there from 9am to 1pm. Please signup if you can help that day.

Aug 20th - Farmer's Market - Rotary volunteers needed.

Aug 27th - Pool party at Wayne Massing's home. More details to come.

September 7 - 11 - Bike Ride Setup (9/7 - 9/9), Race Day (9/10), Race Clean Up (9/11)

September 21 - World Peace Day at Rotary Park at 5:00