August 23 Announcements

Mark your calendars - September 18 will be a family picnic at Utigard's orchard.  Former member, Mark Anderson, will be in attendance.

We heard of a potential project fixing up the house that one of our Challenge Scholars will be moving into with her mom and brother.  More to come.

PJ finished the shadow box containing the sole possessions of a family that lost their home in last summer's fire.  Thanks, PJ.

September 17 will be a football game between WHS and Kelowna, BC (a first).  Our area clubs received a $1500 PR grant, and will be working the concessions and manning a Rotary booth.  More details to come.  This can be a great social as well as a public image awareness event.

Milt gave a report form the Nicaragua Stove Team.  They received a $87,000 matching global grant from The Rotary Foundation for a contract to build 850 stoves in the next 8 months.  The factory is finished, and the first 100 stoves have been sold, with more orders coming.  Our local clubs have contributed $7000, which paid for about one third of the factory build.

Make-a-Difference Day is October 22.  Our club will do our section of highway clean-up that day.

Brags and Confessions

Leslie Trebotich and Mike Coleman are officially engaged.  Wedding to take place in Vegas on November 12.  Congratulations.
Wayne Massing had a family reunion in Yakima, and has relatives visiting now.
Carol and Jim Adamson are leaving Saturday for a 10 day cruise/land tour to Alaska.
Joanne Rosenthal's sister and brother-in-law are moving to Wenatchee.