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2010-2011 SERVICE COMMITTEES & SPECIAL PROJECTS CLUB SERVICE ………...…………….. Jo Stone, Director Kam Breitenbach .…………………...…………...Attendance Jo Stone …………………...…...Change of Command Party Jim Boyd ……………...….……………...Club Photographer Cathy Groves …..……………….………………..Dinner for 8 Bob Satrom…....Invocations, Pledge, 4 Way Test, Greeters Jo Stone ……...………………..……….…….....Holiday Party Jim Muir, Doug Young, Steve Gilbert…………..……...Music Bill Fernow …...………………..………..Newsletter Editarian Steve Gilbert ………………..…….Asst Newsletter Editarian Bob Satrom/Ken Claiborne .………..………...……Programs Jane Johnson, Kam Breitenbach ...….……..Summer Picnic Bob Forbes ……………………….……………….Webmaster Gene Felgenhauer …………...……………..…..Club History Kam Breitenbach ..…...Liaison to Cherry Creek Valley Club COMMUNITY SERVICE …….......Carl Finamore, Director Doug Montgomery …………………..……....Christmas Gifts Larree Morgan ……..………..………..………..Flower Power Katheryn D’Amico …...…...Freedom Through Faith Ministry

Habitat for Humanity Katheryn D’Amico, Ken Claiborne, Mike Donnell,

Larry Morgan, Dave Gurule …………………………………………….Imagination Library

Sharon Nemechek, Larry Brutlag, Bob Satrom, Al Johnson Jim Boyd …………………………………..Parker Task Force

Carol Hein, Ben Zimmerman, Wayne Wagener Larry Brutlag

Jim Boyd, David Cichon ….……. Parker Police Department ………………………………………….Praying Hands Ranch

Jim Muir, Larry Brutlag Sue Gardner …………………..………….Crop Walk in 2011 Hank Coll, Jim Boyd ….....Elizabeth Fire Prevention District Liz Volz/Jane Johnson ..……………...…..Project Sanctuary Bob Kramer……………………………………..Rotary Reads

Mike Meyerle, Jim Pettett, Ben Martin, Ted Sweeney Bill Gripman, Nancy Gripman

Kam Breitenbach ….…...Rotary Community Corp of Parker Michelle Duncan

………………………………………..Freedom Service Dogs Larry Brutlag, Carol Hein, Jim Pettett, Eydie Hoeppner

………………………………………...Women’s Crisis Center Sharon Nemechek, Larry Brutlag

Ken Claiborne ………...….Continental Divide Trail Alliance Kevin Roth, Irv Buck…………...….Alta Vista Autism Center

MS 150 Larry Brutlag, Bill Shriver, Bob Forbes, Ken Claiborne,

Ted Sweeney FUND RAISING ……………………..… Steve Small, Chair

…..………………………………..Annual Golf Tournament Al Johnson, Mike Donnell, Ben Zimmerman, Larry Brutlag,

Carl Finamore Larry Brutlag, Cathy Groves …………………...…..Peaches Steve Trevino, Cathy Groves …………...State of the Town

Tom Duncan, Mike Meyerle, Jim Boyd, Larree Morgan, Ben Zimmerman, Larry Brutlag, Carl Finamore

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ….Joel Engelstad, Director India Watershed Mgmt (nutrition, medical, literacy)

Irv Buck, Joel Engelstad, Frank Gibbs Larry Brutlag …………….……….Zimbabwe Water and San

Project CURE Bob Haeflein, Frank Gibbs, Wayne Wagener

Larry Brutlag …………………………..……..Nigeria Medical Open World Program

Al Johnson, Irv Buck, John Gile Lew Million ………………………………………….Polio Plus

Mike Oldham Irv Buck …………………..……………………….……….GSE Mike Oldham .Ambassadorial & World Peace Scholarships Irv Buck …………..Bosnia (Global Children’s Organization) Al Johnson, Kam Breitenbach ………………….Shelter Box Liz Volz ……….……………...……..Rotary Youth Exchange VOCATIONAL SERVICE ... Tom Vanderheiden, Director Dave Selden …...……………...……………...Four Way Test

Bill Shriver, Doug Young, Al Johnson, Dave Gurule, Jane Johnson

Bill Fernow ……...……………...…..…...Interact, Ponderosa Mike Oldham …….……………..……….RYLA/Young RYLA Dave Gurule …………….……………………….….. Rotaract Tom Vanderheiden.……...…….. …Scholarships, Chaparral Larree Morgan ……..……………..Scholarships, Ponderosa Katheryn D’Amico..... …….Student of the Month, Chaparral John Gile ………….……..Student of the Month, Ponderosa Bob Satrom ……...…….……………….…...Vocational Talks Cathy Groves …………... ……....District Club Ethics Award Steve Trevino …………….………...Business of the Quarter

MEMBERSHIP ……………......... Jane Johnson, Director Larry Brutlag ……..….……………….…………….Past Chair Bill Shriver ………………….…..…………..…Classifications Kam Breitenbach………………….……………...Club Roster Mike Oldham …………...……………...……...Fireside Chats Jane Johnson, Bob Forbes, Jim Boyd ….New Member Info Jane Johnson …………………….…...…………...Inductions Sue Gardner/Bob Haeflein ….….………….Mentor Program

Irv Buck, Jim Boyd, Al Johnson, Liz Volz, Eydie Hoeppner

Al Johnson/Bob Haeflein ………...Internal Communications Jim Boyd ...…………………....……...Recruitment Program

Bill Gripman, Mike Meyerle, Bill Shriver, Kathryn D’Amico, Carol Hein, Frank Gibbs

Jane Johnson …….………………………Retention Program Harold McCloud …..…………...…...Red Badge/Blue Badge Jane Johnson …….Remembrance, Rewards, Recognition PUBLIC RELATIONS ……….……....Kevin Roth, Director

Larry Brutlag, Jim Boyd, Jane Johnson FOUNDATIONS ………...………...Tony Barnard, Director

Trustees - Steve Small, Larry Brutlag, Bob Martin, Dean Weaver, Hank Coll, Tom Duncan, Lew Million,

Dick Gordon

THE ROTARY CLUB OF PARKER

Chartered August 18, 1993

Rotary Fellowships Month June 16, 2011

TODAY’S PROGRAM

Vocations/Member Life Stories

Thursday, June 23—No Meeting—Change of Command Dinner

Thursday, June 30—TBD

Thursday, July 7—Judith Brodie, National Alliance on Mental Illness

Thursday, July 14—Michelle A. Rahn, The Domino Effect

Thursday, July 21—Dawn Cashman, Parker Police Department

DISTRICT 5450

Karen Sekich

Governor

2010-2011 Theme

Ray Klinginsmith

RI President

The Lamplighter A Multiple Bemis Award Winning Publication of

The Rotary Club of Parker P.O. Box #473, Parker, CO 80134

Breakfast Meeting each Thursday 6:45-8:15 a.m.

The Club at Pradera 5225 Raintree Drive

Parker, Colorado 80134 The Parker Rotary Centennial Gift to

the Town of Parker - 2005

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June 16, 2011 VOLUME 18, NUMBER 46

Bill Fernow, Editarian (303) 805-5039

FAX: (303) 805-5039 wfernow@comcast.net

PARKER ARTS CULTURE & EVENTS

CENTER—(PACE)

Leslie Johnson, the Marketing and Sales Coor-

dinator for the PACE Center brought the club

up-to-date on the center. Construction is about

70% complete with an opening planned in the

Fall. Tours are being scheduled for July 13th

and 20th. The center includes a 500-seat thea-

ter, a 250-seat outdoor amphitheater, an event

room and patio for banquets, community

events, weddings and performances, and multi-

purpose classrooms. In addition, there will be a

full catering and teaching kitchen for culinary

classes and events, a plaza with children’s art playground, and an art gallery. Leslie has a

Bachelor of Journalism degree in advertising, marketing, and public relations from the Uni-

versity of Nebraska. She lives in Highlands Ranch with her husband, Rick.

Leslie Johnson

Jack Braly shared his expe-

rience in Mexico with the

several Toys for God’s Kids

cars that he collected at a

recent meeting. Jack dis-

tributed them in a small vil-

lage and showed a few

slides of the very apprecia-

tive youngsters.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

June 18 Food Drive for Parker Task Force, King Soopers

June 23 Change of Command Dinner

June 24 RCC Dance

June 25, 26 MS-150

August 6 Rotary Kwik Car Wash Day

Augusgt 27 Project Sanctuary Gala

September 10 Rotary at Work Day

2011-2012 RI Theme

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2010-2011 CLUB OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Larry Brutlag ..…………..….…….President Jane Johnson ……………..President-Elect Kam Breitenbach …….........…….Secretary Dick Gordon ..……………………..Treasurer Harold McCloud …....…..Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Forbes …....Immediate Past President

Carl Finamore ….....…..Community Service Joel Engelstad …....…International Service Jo Stone ……..….….....……….Club Service Tom Vanderheiden …....Vocational Service Tony Barnard .....……………....Foundations Steve Small …...…..…..……....Fund Raising Kevin Roth ...……….……...Public Relations

PARKER ROTARIANS WITH DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES PDG Mike Oldham - Executive Committee, Strategic Planning, Nominating Committee

Chair, PDG Advisory Group, Extension Committee, Health & Hunger Concerns, Annual

Giving Polio Eradication, World Peace Fellowship, Group Study Exchange; Bill Fernow -

Executive Committee, Public Relations and Rotary Awareness Chair, Interact Chair; Al

Johnson - Assistant Governor Area 12; Jim Boyd - Membership Development; Doug

Young - 4-Way Test Chair; Dave Gurule - Rotaract; Irv Buck - Water Management;

Larry Brutlag - Grants Area 4&5; Bob Forbes - Ambassadorial Scholarships

Bill Fernow June 4

Dick Gordon June 6

Bill Shriver June 12

John Gile June 16

Kevin Roth June 20

Bill Gripman June 26

Eydie Hoeppner June 30

Bill & Pat Fernow June 4

Sid & Penni Raines June 8

Bob & Kay Martin June 11

Tom&Nancy VanderHeiden June 11

Hank & Betty Coll June 13

Dan & Manon Rodriguez June 14

John & Kim Neininger June 15

Joel & Melissa Engelstad June 17

Jack & Alice Braly June 18

Congratulations 50th Anniversary! Cathy & Jon Groves June 25

Wayne & Marjorie Wagener June 25

Ken & Ellen Claiborne June 30

Dave & Kathleen Gurule June 28

ANNIVERSARIES

Members are encouraged to bring their

spouse to breakfast as a guest of the club

on your anniversary..

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GUESTS AND VISITORS

Jonathan Fung—a repeat visitor and

guest of Bob Forbes

Nancy Gripman—Honorary Member

Nancy VanderHeiden—Tom’s wife (of

course) celebrating their anniversary

Lisa and Henning Peterson—Anna’s

parents

Anna Peterson of Lutheran High

School was the 2011 recipient of one of

the club’s scholarship of $1,000. Here

she is congratulated by Tom VanderHei-

den. Anna had a GPA of 4.2 and was

ranked number 3 in her class. She par-

ticipated in Theater, Student Council,

National Honor Society, and played

handbells. Anna plans to attend Johnson

and Wales University and study culinary

arts. She has an ambition of working in

baking and pastry arts. Anna was ac-

companied by her parents, Lisa and Hen-

ning.

TODAY IN HISTORY

1884 The first American roller coaster

opens at Coney Island, New York.

1922 Henry Berliner makes one of the

first helicopter flights, reaching a

height of seven feet, at College Park,

Maryland.

1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt

launches his New Deal recovery pro-

gram by signing banking, industry,

and public works bills, as well as farm

aid legislation.

1967 Thousands of young people flock

to the Monterey Pop Festival in Mon-

terey, California, the first widely pro-

moted rock music festival.

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AN OPPORTUNITY (or two)

In addition to supporting the club’s MS-150 (now Bike

MS) team by pledging at last week’s meeting, the team

has invited you to join their final shakedown ride this Sat-

urday. Get our your bike and meet them at the Safeway

parking lot at 7:30 am. The route was in Ken’s message

this week. The real ride will be on June 25 and 26.

TODAY IN HISTORY

On June 16, 1858 Abraham Lincoln gave an address in Springfield, Illinois accepting

the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination to be it’s candidate for the U.S. Senate. His

bid was unsuccessful, but his speech was memorable.

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.

I do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I do not expect the house to fall—but

I do expect it will cease to be divided.

It will become all one thing or all the other.

Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it

where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinc-

tion; or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become alike lawful in all the

States, old as well as new—North as well as South.

This speech predicted that the antagonism between North and South over slavery “will

not cease until a crisis shall have been reached, and passed.”

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THE FOUR-WAY TEST

Of the things 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 con-

cerned?

MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIES

Wednesday—Castle Rock Rotary

7:15 am

Village Inn

207 Wolfensberger Road

Castle Rock

Wednesday-Parker Cherry Creek Valley

11:30 am

Boston’s

19340 E. Cottonwood Dr.

Parker

Don’t forget that you can make-up meetings

online through eClub One - the Rotary

eClub maintained by District 5450

(www.rotaryeclubone.org).

ROTARY INFO ON THE WEB

Rotary International www.rotary.org

District 5450

www.rotary5450.org

District Polio www.endpolio.com

CLUB WEBSITE -

www.parkerrotary.org

CLUB LINKED-IN SITE http://www.linkedin.com/

groups?gid=1813524

Eclub One Meeting on the web www.rotaryeclubone.org

Rotary on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/

rotaryinternational

Rotary on Twitter http://twitter.com/rotary

Rotary on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/

Rotary-International/7268844551

Rotary on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/groups?

gid=858557&trk=hb_side_g

Things Confucius Didn’t Say

☺Man who lives in glass house should

change clothes in the basement. ☻ A

lion will not cheat on his wife, but a

Tiger Wood. ☺

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ROTARY MINUTE June 16—Jim Boyd

June 30—Dave Selden

July 7—Liz Volz

July 14—Michele Duncan

July 21—Bill Gripman

July 28—Steve Gilbert

WHAT PAUL HARRIS SAID

"Respecting Others None of us controls our country of origin. Therefore, hold-ing people responsible for their nationality is totally unrea-sonable to the point of being irrational. Moreover, Paul Harris argues that all nationalities deserve respect. Like most profound ideas, the beauty of this idea is its simplicity.

“One’s religion is one’s own possession and he has a right to it. One’s nativity is not of his own choosing, but whatever it may be, it is entitled to respect; and all nations have [an] honorable place in the world’s family.”

This Rotarian Age, page 61

GREETER PLEDGE INSPIRATION/ 4-WAY TEST

INVOCATION

June 16 Dick Gordon Bill Gripman Mike Oldham Gene Felgenhauer

June 30 Jim Boyd Mike Oldham Jo Stone Bob Satrom

July 7 Jim Boyd Carol Hein Jo Stone

July 14 Steve Gilbert Dave Gurule Bill Gripman

July 21 Irv Buck Bill Kelly Lindy Blackburn Bill Fernow

July 28 Dick Gordon Al Johnson Bob Kramer Bob Haeflein

Aug 4 Frank Gibbs Larree Morgan Steve Trevino Dave Gurule

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your ef-

fort when you have forgotten your aim.

Santayana

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FLAG ETIQUETTE QUIZ

(answers will be available on the club’s website and in next week’s Lamp-

lighter)

1. True or False? When the flags of two or more nations are displayed with

the American flag, they should all be displayed at the same height.

2. Yes or No? Is the below display correct and in accordance with the U.S.

Code?

3. In the above display which flag is raised first? Which is lowered last?

Rotary is becoming an important contributor to the continuing success of Walk for Life. In No-vember Colin Macfarlane spoke to 40 Clubs in District 5450 in Denver. The Rotary Club of Parker suggested a matching grant with a host Club in Dhaka. Progress was fast: The Rotary Club of Dhaka Buriganga agreed to become the host club. Colin visited Rotary HQ in Chicago and received encouragement to continue with the grant application Bob Forbes reports that the grant will be for $75,000. Thirteen clubs in three countries are on board. As the lead club, we need to show that this is a priority for us by stepping up with our pledges. Look forward to an opportunity to participate by signing up on another clipboard this week.

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THE GOLF TOURNAMENT

“Lame Duck” Larry and

First Lady Naomi

“Golfers, start your engines”

Register here!

Michele, Bill, & Al

Get those items in Black Tie

Doc is ready!

Jane

Inspires

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A GARY MERAZ TRUE STORY A mobster discovers that his deaf accountant has cheated him

out of 10 million bucks. He confronts him, bringing along an

interpreter. “Ask him where the money is,” the mobster says.

The interpreter does so, and the accountant signs back, “What

are you talking about?”

The interpreter tells the godfather, “He says he doesn’t know what you’re talking about.”

The mobster puts a pistol to the bookkeeper’s head. “Ask him again!”

The interpreter signs, “He’ll kill you if you don’t tell him!”

“Okay, okay!” the bookkeeper signs back. “The money is buried behind the shed in my

cousin Enzo’s backyard!”

What’d he say?” asks the don.

“He says you don’t have the guts to pull the trigger.”

Rotary “Firsts”

The first Rotary club meeting was in Chicago, Illinois, on 23 February 1905. The first regular luncheon meetings were in Oakland, California, chartered in

1909. The first Rotary Convention was in Chicago in 1910. The first Rotary club outside of the United States was chartered in Winnipeg,

Manitoba, Canada, in 1910. The first Rotary club outside of North America was chartered in Dublin, Ireland,

in 1911. The first Rotary club in a non-English-speaking country was in Havana, Cuba, in

1916. The first Rotary club in South America was chartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, in

1918. The first Rotary club in Asia was chartered in Manila, Philippines, in 1919. The first Rotary club in Africa was chartered in

Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1921. The first Rotary club in Australia was chartered

in Melbourne in 1921.