January 17, 2023 Meeting Notes

January 17, 2023 Meeting Notes

The meeting was called to order at 7 am by President Robin DeRock.

Today is National Bootleggers Day

Rotary Guest: Richard DeRock, Wenatchee Confluence Rotary Club.

Guests: 

• Ron Cridlebaugh - Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority
• Sarah Deenik - Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority.

Announcements

Kathleen - Road Apple Roulette Raffle Tickets go on sale soon

• Sat. Feb 4th and Sunday Feb. 5th - Home Show - First public event
• Volunteers needed for the show! Easy 2 hour shifts. (Lots of Road Apple Roulette tickets sold at the Home Show last year!)

Mark - Suite at Wenatchee Wild game - March 18th at 6:05pm - $45 each person 

• Reserved parking included. Food and drinks for purchase.
• Members bringing prospective Rotarians, get priority seating

Brags and Confessions

Earl - $52 

• Turned 51
• His daughter Emma just a job as a Development Coordinator at Sister Connection

Allie

• The UGA Bulldogs (Allie's Alma Mater) won the NCAA Football Title

Wayne Massing

• Wayne and his wife made a trip to Chelan with Mark and Maryam VanHorne
• Winterfest was in progress
• They visited the Manson casino and contributed to the local economy
• He recommends Local Myth Pizza in Chelan

Ruth

• A widow recipient from Sister Connection sent a letter of thanks.
• Here the translation as received.

Program - Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority

• Richard DeRock, a board member for the Port Authority, introduced Ron Cridlebaugh
• Presented by Ron Cridlebaugh/Sarah Deenik

The Port Authority leads the charge for industrial development. They partner with all other agencies to identify opportunities to create an attractive area for businesses to consider for their business.

The projects include new data centers in both Chelan and Douglas counties for Microsoft, and many substantial projects for Pangborn Airport.

The Microsoft projects include improvements to infrastructure for water and power being brought into the area from other locations outside our area to preserve our power capacity for our cities and residents.

• The plans include 6 buildings in Chelan County and 6 more in Douglas County
• If all potential data centers are installed, the revenue for each county could be as much as $3 billion in each county. There will be as many as 300 jobs to support all 12 buildings.
• The Malaga water system will be enhanced by Microsoft to meet their needs. It will include a water treatment plant even though the water is technically potable coming from their facilities.

There are several projects planned for the airport.

• New landing lights to allow planes to more safely land in poor visibility by reducing the needed distance from 1 mile to 1/2 of a mile.
• New concrete pad to replace the failing asphalt pad currently in place.
• The new pad will accommodate 3 Boeing 737 sized planes. This will allow for larger carriers to support Pangborn customers.
• Air National Guard - They will be moving from Moses Lake to Pangborn in 2023.
• There will 50 employees
• There will several helicopters that will be located at the airport.
• They will be able to better support tanker planes to address our fire season with reduced travel time for refill of retardant and fuel.
• The Guard will have a permanent location by adding to total size of the airport. Farmland on the south side of the airport has been identified and development of the property will be completed by a local contractor.
•  Corporate Planes
• The old building will have a $5.5 million makeover as reception area for corporate travelers.
• New plane storage for corporate planes will be replace current private plane storage. Private plane storage will be addressed in a separate project.
• Runway upgrade
• A complete repair and remodel of the existing main runway
• This project will be substantial and will be 90% funded by federal grants.

Other information

• Richard DeRock shared that they are working on getting a second Alaska flight back. They are also looking to add a new carrier for direct flights to airports other than Seattle. The toughest part is that the airlines are struggling to find enough pilots.

Click here for the entire presentation.

President Robin presented Ron with a book that will be donated to the Regional Library in his name.

Raffle 

Ruth did not win the raffle this week.  $238 dollars and growing!

Joke of the Week

I used to run a dating service for chickens, but I was struggling to make hens meet.

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