June 27 Meeting Notes

 

June 27 Meeting Notes

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

International Pineapple Day

Guests:

• Mike Kintner - Incoming Assistant/Area Governer 
• Shanley Crown - Outgoing Assistant/Area Governer

Announcements

Goathead Warriors

• Moved to July

July 4th and 5th Fundraiser - Volunteers needed 

• This fundraiser accounts for $2,000 - $3,000 for CPS Xmas for 45-50 kids
• July 4th - Parking at the Toyota Center - Contact Earl
• July 4th - Pie eating contest - 3 people needed for 1 HR - Contact Robin
• July 5th - Park cleanup team

July 15th - Glass Recycling Event - 10am to 2pm - Grace Lutheran Church

• The recycling is for glass re-use of unbroken bottles.
• No broken or cracked glass will be accepted.
• This event is a test to identify the level of need in the Wenatchee community
• Bring it to Robin at the meeting on the 11th

Craig Reese -No meeting on July 4th (Fundraiser!)

• Craig will be in Africa on July 11th and 18th

Shanley Crane - Highlights from the last year for the club

• Funds Raised - Last year - $23,000 - This year - $43,000
• Volunteer Hours - Last Year - 861 - This year - 8,400
• 22 of 24 District Governers Goals met

Brags and Confessions

Robin DeRock

• Robin's mother passed away
• Robin got to spend the last 24 hours with her and her passing was peaceful
• All of our prayers and best wishes are with Robin and her family

Mark Van Horne

• The Wenatchee Wild still needs billets for players
• The Wild is picking up players from the "Winnepeg Ice"

Kelly Walker

• Kelly and Alan spent 3 days with their 12-year-old granddaughter

Wayne Massing

• Wayne is making a great trip to Montana and other great places
• He will be out for the months of July for cataract surgery

Rebecca Lyons

• She is retiring (and she said she will miss it - NOT!)
• She will taking on the role of President Elect of our club

Craig Reese

• His son and family are moving to Idaho
• Their house sold on the west side after staying with Craig for the last 2 months
• Craig and his wife will miss having them around the house, including the grandkids

Program - Lance Keller

PUD Natural Resources Effort

Lance Keller - Senior Fisheries Biologist

Lance was born in Wenatchee. He left town to get his degree. He missed Wenatchee so he moved back to the area. He has always loved the outdoors and fishing. He and his family love to hike, including hiking on the Pacific Coast Trail. He eventually decided to mix his hobbies with his career.

The PUD Resources Effort has been a ten-year project bringing all of the stakeholders together from all of Central Washington to find the best way to meet our power needs while sustaining the environment that is affected by the dams.

Lance presented a detailed review of the effort to make sure that the fish species up and down the Columbia River maintain a delicate balancing act. The goal is to make sure that the various species of game fish are kept at 100% population, while the predatory fish species are kept at bay.

Lance explained that the PUD has a goal of facilitating the return of 91% of the young and adult fish population back from the ocean, with some traveling all the way to Canada, while complementing the other 7% with the hatchery and 2% from tributaries to the Columbia River.

The management of each dam has its own idiosyncrasies. Each facility has turbines that are specifically designed to allow fish to flow through the dam. The project uses 3 kinds of tracking devices to keep track of the paths used by the fish at each dam. They then create improved routes for the fish to successfully navigate the river. 

One of the fish ladders at the Rock Island dam has 97 segments that raise the fish up more than 90 feet on their journey.

Attached is a PowerPoint presentation that includes many details of the project. Every generator and path, the primary species of fish, and other details of the project.

Click here to access the PowerPoint presentation.

Lance gave us a very interesting and thorough look at how our needs, and the needs of the environment can coexist.

One of the more interesting things about the project is that every project decision must be unanimous. Every stakeholder must agree with the way forward. That seems like quite an accomplishment at this point in history.

Thanks to Chris McDarment for recommending this excellent program.

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Joke: "I met a microbiologist the other day. He was bigger than I expected!"

The raffle was $22. Wayne Steele did not draw the winning marble.

Upcoming Programs

• 4th of July Fundraiser
• 5th of July Cleanup
• 7/11 - Andy Thomas - Side Street Cashmere

Rotary Anniversaries

• Kaitlyn Vanweerdhuizen - June 5th - 4 years
• Stacy Gold                       - June 7th - 1 year
• Rebecca Lyons                 - June 21st - 4 years
• Wayne Steele                    - June 28th - 1 year