MEETING RECAP
Monday, March 7, 2022
By: Gayle SeldenNobody’s Perfict!
THE LAKEWOOD KEY
The March 5th meeting of the Rotary Club of Lakewood was called to order by President Jim Rooks. Barlow Buescher got us started with a reminder on the 4-way test and with a hope that we strive to be the best people we can. The pledge was led by Bob Martin.
President Rooks called on Charles Heberle for some insight into the Ukraine invasion by Russian forces. Charles lived in Russia for years teaching democracy. He also works on the Russian Friendship exchange for Rotary. He said this has been building for 30 years with the expansion of NATO toward Russia. There has been a difficult relationship with Russia since George W. Bush was President. Russia does not maintain its infrastructure well and has old tanks and equipment.
SETUP CREW:
The amazing setup crew was thanked! Rob Erb, James Osundwa, Rick Selden, Tom George (who showed up to set up and then left for a meeting--what dedication), Kendra Riconosciuto (who has super-labeled all the cords for easy setup and take down), Terry Roarke and new crew members Bob Martin and Dave Swindale.
President Jim thanked John Lowney for tabulating the fines, Jan Gee for staffing the raffle table and Sergeant at Arms, Gary Fulton for working the Foundation desk and Angela Connelly for working as the Greeter. Walt Richardson was the meeting photographer and Gayle Selden was the scribe.
Guests included Ron Irwin’s nephew Eric Borgert. Angela Connelly introduced Aubriana Harps, an intern with Tacoma Safe. Greg and Mary Horn had Grandson Asa on Zoom.
President Rooks announced the nomination committee recommended Carl Bronkema to replace Bob Bruback’s vacated board seat. The assembled Rotarians expressed their agreement.
Puffins were asked to stand and the other members were reminded to get to know our newer members.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS:
Eric Warn didn’t have much to add in the Health and Wellness report. But President Rooks encouraged us all to exercise and highlighted some members’ exercise activities. Eric Warn is into Water Aerobics and wants some gentlemen to join him! Our own President is a gym rat, bull editor Joe Quinn is a world class weightlifter, Walt Richardson is a cyclist, Gary Barton skates and plays hockey, Donna Phillips is a rowing machine maniac, Clayton DeNault is an avid hair brusher (‘er kayaker), and Bob Zawilski is a walker. President Jim says walking is good. Get active Lakewood Rotary! Doctor’s orders.
COMMUNITY CONCERNS:
Above: Rick Selden now
Rick Selden brought forth a couple projects from the Community Concerns committee. First was a proposal for $2500 donation to Caring for Kids. That proposal was moved, seconded and voted in the affirmative. Community Concerns is also giving the Lakewood Sister Cities Association $900 to bring dancers and entertainment to Summerfest. This request didn’t need a vote from the membership but Rick wanted all to know a new member, Connie Coleman-Lacadie, brought this to the committee. Please bring your ideas to support the community to this committee of Lakewood Rotary! There was a motion to give $2000 to Clare’s Closet at St Clare Hospital. This project, originally conceived by the hospital employees, provides clothing and other necessary items to patients when they are discharged. That was moved, seconded and passed as well. Great work Community Concerns team!
Above: Rick in 1987 (always smiling)
Greg Horn introduced Birthdays and Anniversaries and he kinda confused them so I thought I’d make a game out of it. Nobody’s perfect, not even Greg.
Match the Lakewood Rotary Member with their Birthday below:
Match the Member to their Partner and their wedding anniversary:
Congrats also to our Rotary Anniversaries:
Wait, that is incorrect on Magnuson as he was a member back in the olden days when pictures were taken in black and white. Maybe the math is just the cumulative total of time he has been telling Lakewood Rotary Ole and Sven stories.
Eric Borgert gave us a presentation on the Lakewood Arts Commission. He shared the signal box wraps that have been appearing all over town. Local business Print Northwest has been a major supporter of that project. He also shared a plan for a sculpture by John Fleming of Seattle at Motor Avenue and invited us to contribute to the sculpture by writing what Lakewood means to us. If you missed the opportunity, write out what this community means to you and scan it to smartinez@cityoflakewood.us.
Above: Eric Borgert
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION AND MICK JOHNSON:
Steve Enquist sent a note to the club: “Last week we were all shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mick Johnson. Mick has been a dedicated Rotarian for as long as most of us can remember, and he was also one of our past presidents. In addition, Mick was an incredible supporter of the Rotary Foundation. In 2004, Mick reached the Major Donor Level 1 ($10,000) and his generosity to the Foundation has continued even after achieving this level. In fact, when he passed, he was close to reaching Level 2 ($25,000). Last week I was the lucky person to pull the red chip out of the bag and won $300+. It seems fitting to me that a great way to honor Mick’s memory and his decades of generosity to the Foundation would be to put the raffle winnings into the Foundation in Mick’s memory. I hope others will join me in honoring and remembering Mick.” Join Steve by donating online or at the desk at the meeting Friday. Jim Rooks pledged $50 immediately.
THE PROGRAM: Port of Tacoma
Above: An aerial view
Jan Gee introduced Kristin Ang, Port of Tacoma Commissioner since 2019. Kristin was born in Manila, the Philippines, but grew up in the Tacoma area. (She actually attended St. Charles Borromeo grade school; her sister Jessica was in the same class there as Eric Quinn! The Ed.) She earned a bachelor’s degree from UPS and a law degree from Cornell. However, Kristin didn’t end up making it to the meeting. (Nobody’s perfect.) But I think we were lucky to have Leslie Barstowe speak instead. Leslie is a Rotarian from Southcenter and works for the Port and its commissioners. She was a fantastic substitute speaker.
Above: Leslie
Leslie gave us a picture of the Port of Tacoma. Washington State is very trade-dependent; we import and export goods very evenly. The Port of Tacoma has been around for 103 years and currently directly supports 42,000 jobs.
Leslie shared the $76 million dollar Wapato Creek restoration project. In this project the Port and the Puyallup Tribe are trying to restore wetlands for salmon and other fish and wildlife. She shared pictures of a lot of dirt being moved and a very small fish already returning.
2005 saw the Port of Seattle and the Port of Tacoma join forces to help compete against the Port of Vancouver and other Canadian West Coast ports. It’s called the Northwest Seaport Alliance. One of the Alliance projects was to add huge cranes to unload the big ships. Tacoma has some installed now and Seattle is getting some installed in Terminal Five.
Leslie also talked about the current supply chain issue. In Los Angeles they had 80 ships waiting to come into port to unload. In Seattle they had 14 ships waiting to unload but in Tacoma the biggest number of ships waiting was three. However, once the container was unloaded it often had nowhere to go so right now there is a lot of property around the Port with containers just sitting on them, waiting for a truck driver to come and get them. Most products that come to Tacoma are headed to Chicago; the railroad system there has been having issues as well. This supply chain backlog may take quite some time to fix. I foresee many new 2021 refrigerators on clearance in 2024. I’m still waiting for mine.
Puffin Dwight Williams won the drawing and pulled a white chip worth $5.
The answer to the Birthday, Wedding anniversary, and Rotary anniversary jumble is to draw a straight line from left side to the right side. I didn’t mix them up. I was too worried a member might call their partner the wrong name and celebrate on the wrong day. It would be mayhem and it would all be Greg Horn’s fault. Nobody’s perfect.
Calendar of Upcoming LR Events: (if you have an item send it to me—Joe Quinn, Editor)
3/27-31 Sunriver Rotary Ski Trip (sold out)
5/21 Lakewood Rotary Auction
6/25 Rotary Installation Banquet
8/20-21 The Courage
9/11-13 Reeder Rotary Roadster Romp to Sun Mountain
12/16 Tom and Jerry Party and President’s Roast
The amazing setup crew was thanked! Rob Erb, James Osundwa, Rick Selden, Tom George (who showed up to set up and then left for a meeting--what dedication), Kendra Riconosciuto (who has super-labeled all the cords for easy setup and take down), Terry Roarke and new crew members Bob Martin and Dave Swindale.
President Jim thanked John Lowney for tabulating the fines, Jan Gee for staffing the raffle table and Sergeant at Arms, Gary Fulton for working the Foundation desk and Angela Connelly for working as the Greeter. Walt Richardson was the meeting photographer and Gayle Selden was the scribe.
Guests included Ron Irwin’s nephew Eric Borgert. Angela Connelly introduced Aubriana Harps, an intern with Tacoma Safe. Greg and Mary Horn had Grandson Asa on Zoom.
President Rooks announced the nomination committee recommended Carl Bronkema to replace Bob Bruback’s vacated board seat. The assembled Rotarians expressed their agreement.
Puffins were asked to stand and the other members were reminded to get to know our newer members.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS:
Eric Warn didn’t have much to add in the Health and Wellness report. But President Rooks encouraged us all to exercise and highlighted some members’ exercise activities. Eric Warn is into Water Aerobics and wants some gentlemen to join him! Our own President is a gym rat, bull editor Joe Quinn is a world class weightlifter, Walt Richardson is a cyclist, Gary Barton skates and plays hockey, Donna Phillips is a rowing machine maniac, Clayton DeNault is an avid hair brusher (‘er kayaker), and Bob Zawilski is a walker. President Jim says walking is good. Get active Lakewood Rotary! Doctor’s orders.
COMMUNITY CONCERNS:
Above: Rick Selden now
Rick Selden brought forth a couple projects from the Community Concerns committee. First was a proposal for $2500 donation to Caring for Kids. That proposal was moved, seconded and voted in the affirmative. Community Concerns is also giving the Lakewood Sister Cities Association $900 to bring dancers and entertainment to Summerfest. This request didn’t need a vote from the membership but Rick wanted all to know a new member, Connie Coleman-Lacadie, brought this to the committee. Please bring your ideas to support the community to this committee of Lakewood Rotary! There was a motion to give $2000 to Clare’s Closet at St Clare Hospital. This project, originally conceived by the hospital employees, provides clothing and other necessary items to patients when they are discharged. That was moved, seconded and passed as well. Great work Community Concerns team!
Above: Rick in 1987 (always smiling)
Greg Horn introduced Birthdays and Anniversaries and he kinda confused them so I thought I’d make a game out of it. Nobody’s perfect, not even Greg.
Match the Lakewood Rotary Member with their Birthday below:
Banner, Ron (RON) | 28-Mar |
Easter, Chris (CHRIS) | 5-Mar |
Hoffman, Vaughn W. (VAUGHN) | 25-Mar |
Lewis, Michael A. (MICHAEL) | 11-Mar |
Marsh, Peter K (PETER) | 30-Mar |
Quinn, Eric T (ERIC) | 11-Mar |
Richardson, L Walter (WALT) | 26-Mar |
Riconosciuto, Kendra Leeann (KENDRA) | 8-Mar |
Strait, Joan (JOAN) | 31-Mar |
Swindale, David (DAVID) | 20-Mar |
Bronkema, Veronica (VERONICA) | 22-Mar |
Kerns, Henry (HANK) | 11-Mar |
Match the Member to their Partner and their wedding anniversary:
Murtha, Michael (MIKE) | Paula | 15-Mar | 6 |
Guerrero, James R. (JAMES) | Susan | 1-Mar | 26 |
Johnson, Lowell (LOWELL) | Rondi | 14-Mar | 30 |
Edgecomb, Mark Edward (MARK) | Nicola | 5-Mar | 34 |
Coleman, David (DAVID) | Joyce | 29-Mar | 53 |
Congrats also to our Rotary Anniversaries:
Montgomery, Edward R. (BUD) | 3/1/1988 | 34 |
Rooks, John James Jr.(JIM) | 3/1/1990 | 32 |
Hyde, Charles H. III(CHARLIE) | 3/1/1993 | 29 |
Horn, Gregory S. (GREG) | 3/1/1996 | 26 |
Wulfestieg, Paul C. (PAUL) | 3/26/1999 | 23 |
Lewis, Michael A. (MICHAEL) | 3/26/1999 | 23 |
Northcutt, Morris (MORRIS) | 3/17/2006 | 16 |
Enquist, Stephen T. (STEVE) | 3/12/2010 | 12 |
Forkenbrock, John R (JOHN) | 3/13/2015 | 7 |
Magnuson, John W. (JOHN) | 3/1/2019 | 3 |
Mazoff, Rachel (RACHEL) | 3/5/2021 | 1 |
Wait, that is incorrect on Magnuson as he was a member back in the olden days when pictures were taken in black and white. Maybe the math is just the cumulative total of time he has been telling Lakewood Rotary Ole and Sven stories.
Eric Borgert gave us a presentation on the Lakewood Arts Commission. He shared the signal box wraps that have been appearing all over town. Local business Print Northwest has been a major supporter of that project. He also shared a plan for a sculpture by John Fleming of Seattle at Motor Avenue and invited us to contribute to the sculpture by writing what Lakewood means to us. If you missed the opportunity, write out what this community means to you and scan it to smartinez@cityoflakewood.us.
Above: Eric Borgert
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION AND MICK JOHNSON:
Steve Enquist sent a note to the club: “Last week we were all shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mick Johnson. Mick has been a dedicated Rotarian for as long as most of us can remember, and he was also one of our past presidents. In addition, Mick was an incredible supporter of the Rotary Foundation. In 2004, Mick reached the Major Donor Level 1 ($10,000) and his generosity to the Foundation has continued even after achieving this level. In fact, when he passed, he was close to reaching Level 2 ($25,000). Last week I was the lucky person to pull the red chip out of the bag and won $300+. It seems fitting to me that a great way to honor Mick’s memory and his decades of generosity to the Foundation would be to put the raffle winnings into the Foundation in Mick’s memory. I hope others will join me in honoring and remembering Mick.” Join Steve by donating online or at the desk at the meeting Friday. Jim Rooks pledged $50 immediately.
THE PROGRAM: Port of Tacoma
Above: An aerial view
Jan Gee introduced Kristin Ang, Port of Tacoma Commissioner since 2019. Kristin was born in Manila, the Philippines, but grew up in the Tacoma area. (She actually attended St. Charles Borromeo grade school; her sister Jessica was in the same class there as Eric Quinn! The Ed.) She earned a bachelor’s degree from UPS and a law degree from Cornell. However, Kristin didn’t end up making it to the meeting. (Nobody’s perfect.) But I think we were lucky to have Leslie Barstowe speak instead. Leslie is a Rotarian from Southcenter and works for the Port and its commissioners. She was a fantastic substitute speaker.
Above: Leslie
Leslie gave us a picture of the Port of Tacoma. Washington State is very trade-dependent; we import and export goods very evenly. The Port of Tacoma has been around for 103 years and currently directly supports 42,000 jobs.
Leslie shared the $76 million dollar Wapato Creek restoration project. In this project the Port and the Puyallup Tribe are trying to restore wetlands for salmon and other fish and wildlife. She shared pictures of a lot of dirt being moved and a very small fish already returning.
2005 saw the Port of Seattle and the Port of Tacoma join forces to help compete against the Port of Vancouver and other Canadian West Coast ports. It’s called the Northwest Seaport Alliance. One of the Alliance projects was to add huge cranes to unload the big ships. Tacoma has some installed now and Seattle is getting some installed in Terminal Five.
Leslie also talked about the current supply chain issue. In Los Angeles they had 80 ships waiting to come into port to unload. In Seattle they had 14 ships waiting to unload but in Tacoma the biggest number of ships waiting was three. However, once the container was unloaded it often had nowhere to go so right now there is a lot of property around the Port with containers just sitting on them, waiting for a truck driver to come and get them. Most products that come to Tacoma are headed to Chicago; the railroad system there has been having issues as well. This supply chain backlog may take quite some time to fix. I foresee many new 2021 refrigerators on clearance in 2024. I’m still waiting for mine.
Puffin Dwight Williams won the drawing and pulled a white chip worth $5.
The answer to the Birthday, Wedding anniversary, and Rotary anniversary jumble is to draw a straight line from left side to the right side. I didn’t mix them up. I was too worried a member might call their partner the wrong name and celebrate on the wrong day. It would be mayhem and it would all be Greg Horn’s fault. Nobody’s perfect.
Calendar of Upcoming LR Events: (if you have an item send it to me—Joe Quinn, Editor)
3/27-31 Sunriver Rotary Ski Trip (sold out)
5/21 Lakewood Rotary Auction
6/25 Rotary Installation Banquet
8/20-21 The Courage
9/11-13 Reeder Rotary Roadster Romp to Sun Mountain
12/16 Tom and Jerry Party and President’s Roast
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