MEETING RECAP
Friday, March 25, 2022
By: John W. MagnusonThe Lakewood Key for
March 25, 2022
Onward and upward
In order to truncate this “key” you will not encounter big words. Nope, you’ll not be confused by words such as “etymology” or “entomology.” Frankly, it really bugs me that most people can’t distinguish the difference in these words!
12:30 Welcome and Ring the Bell, Invocation by Paula Olson and – Ye Gods! What was that caterwauling? Lakewood Rotary set Canadian-American relations back a notch by singing our respective national anthems.
Speaking of international relations, did you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as the Irish do in Ireland? With green beer and soda bread, cabbage and corned beef? I hope you left enough room for the celebration of Sprengidagur Day as is custom in Iceland where you eat buns, salted meat and peas until nearly bursting. The reason I ask is that Iceland is only one sea away from Ireland.
Now where were we…? Oh 12:32
If I rattle off a list of names, will you be able to discern the important functions of these Rotarians? I bet you can: Rob Erb, Tom George, James Osundwa, Rick Selden, Terry Roark, Bob Martin, Leanna Christian and Kendra Riconosciuto.
Next up: John Lowney, Ole, Greg Horn, Steve Enquist, Gary Fulton and Walt Richardson.
One minute later: AD Tony Camoroda introduced DG Lorna Curtis. President Jim introduced visiting Rotarian Mario Zink from Kent, I believe I heard. PP Phil Eng introduced Judy Eng from California.
Quick quiz at 12:35 – (see how we’re just zipping along here?)
Who are these VIP’s? Rachel Mazoff, Steve Saalfeld, Jamie Simons, James Osundwa, Wendy McGowan, Connie Coleman-Lacadie, Tony Veliz, Bob Martin, Andy Phillips, Angela Connelly, Dwight Williams, Linda McDermott, Veronica Bronkema and Hank Kerns. Please submit your answer using the attached BlueBook not later than next Friday at 12:30 PM to President Jim Rooks.
Speaking of education, Secretary Greg Rediske has been taking drum lessons from PP Chris Kimball. Chris gave Greg one of his old drums to practice on, but it is broken. Greg says you just can’t beat it.
Health and Wellness with Eric Warn: John Forkenbrock is seriously ill. Sorry to hear that old neighbor! John Warner was hospitalized but is on the mend.
12:38 With Steve Enquist and DG Lorna Curtis; quiz time again. I’ll give you the name and a number and you complete another BlueBook on what the number signifies. Mary Marlin – 2, Barb Spriggs – 4, Rob Erb – 5, Sally Smith – 7, Don Anderson – 8, John Caulfield – 8, Gary Fulton promoted to Major (hint, hint.) I don’t want to give any more clues so I made them opaque. I had to look up the definition of opaque but it wasn’t very clear.
Above: Paul Harris Fellows with the DG
12:40 Rob Erb introduced Linda Collins and Tammy Golden of JBLM Family Scholarship Fund and presented a check for Lakewood Rotary’s support of their efforts. They provide educational access to children and spouses of military families. They have awarded $193,750 to 149 recipients for their higher education. Wow! That is impressive. Kudos.
12:45 President Jim and PP Rose Stevens updated Ukrainian support efforts and began collecting spare change from the gathered. More later.
PP Rick Selden updated the club on progress towards the upcoming Auction. He named sponsors and donors so fast I couldn’t get them, but suffice to say it was a long list of generosity. We have collected $11,000 on our way to a goal of $25,000. Rick graciously gave a nod to second generation Rotarian John Korsmo of Korsmo Construction. When John was apprenticing for his Dad, he had a fear of over-engineered buildings. It was diagnosed as a complex complex complex.
12:55 PG Greg Horn announced that Rotary Grant Scholarship awardee from Lakewood, Marissa Terry, had her scholarship doubled by RI. It totals $30,000 for her studies in Ireland. Greg also awarded PP Mark Edgecomb a RI Presidential Citation for his leadership in 2021. Well done Mark-- under the most difficult of circumstances!
Mark and Jim Weinand are our busy CPA’s at this time of year. Can you imagine those tax returns with all that money going to Washington DC? You do realize that “Theirs is The IRS” don’t you? I’m sure Jim and Mark have had their fill of math puns. They probably make them number.
1:00 on the bean! John Caulfield introduced our very own and Lakewood’s very own Chief Jim Sharp. Jim has 36 years with the Fire Service and 10 years as West Pierce Chief.
Above: Jim Sharp, the West Pierce Fire Chief
We had some technical difficulties but the highlights included the fact that personal health calls are way up, year over year. They have 5 aid cars dedicated to critical care immediate response. (If I have that number wrong, my apologies.)
There is now one small truck available 12 hours per day. The small vehicle is essentially everything but a fire vehicle. It is smaller, quicker, more efficient and utilizes a crew of 2 or 3.
Much of what the crews deal with involves discerning cause versus symptoms. The symptom manifests as a result of little, no, or wrong foods resulting in health crises. Cause versus symptom. Another cause: no gasoline or no vehicle. The individual can’t get to food or other necessities that results in a call to 911. Often there is no family support. Often no money. The district has set up a plan called Connect Care. An experienced Nurse staffs it. Contact may start with a 911 call. The program begins with community resources – of which there are a plentitude. But it takes knowing how and where to access them. That access is followed by a referral and education. Many times that solves the symptom because it corrects the causal issue.
The population of those in need is growing dramatically. The elderly, the lonely, those with mental health issues, the abused, the homeless, those with critical medical needs management, and so forth.
What lies ahead for the fire district? More new hires – 21 so far in 2022. A 2nd Battalion Chief. New Station #32. New Logistics Center. New Training Tower and drill ground. 2023 Operations Levy and Bond. A plan for the next 20 years.
Jim mentioned their cooperation with law enforcement and the need for many on his team to be detective skilled. He didn’t go so far as to imply that Fire Fighters would be armed. Many police have voiced concern that the guns they have been issued do not have a trouble-shooting section in their manuals. And, for example, the Fire District did not respond to the 911 call about the break-in at the Apple store. Police are looking for iWitnesses. Sorry to have missed the Q & A as there was no sound.
What’s with the pre-meeting fellowship being replaced by PowerPoint on a loop? One time round is enough. Ten times round is too much. Bring back the fellowship. Once is enough to remember all that the Lakewood Foundation does. Keep in mind the Memory Foam Mattress. Sometimes it wishes it could just forget!
Above: We like our ADG, Tony Camoroda, but only $5 worth
Who Reads This Stuff,
Ole
President Jim announced that more than $7100 was raised for Ukrainian support.
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)
3/28 Break Bag Delivery on a Monday
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
Now where were we…? Oh 12:32
If I rattle off a list of names, will you be able to discern the important functions of these Rotarians? I bet you can: Rob Erb, Tom George, James Osundwa, Rick Selden, Terry Roark, Bob Martin, Leanna Christian and Kendra Riconosciuto.
Next up: John Lowney, Ole, Greg Horn, Steve Enquist, Gary Fulton and Walt Richardson.
One minute later: AD Tony Camoroda introduced DG Lorna Curtis. President Jim introduced visiting Rotarian Mario Zink from Kent, I believe I heard. PP Phil Eng introduced Judy Eng from California.
Quick quiz at 12:35 – (see how we’re just zipping along here?)
Who are these VIP’s? Rachel Mazoff, Steve Saalfeld, Jamie Simons, James Osundwa, Wendy McGowan, Connie Coleman-Lacadie, Tony Veliz, Bob Martin, Andy Phillips, Angela Connelly, Dwight Williams, Linda McDermott, Veronica Bronkema and Hank Kerns. Please submit your answer using the attached BlueBook not later than next Friday at 12:30 PM to President Jim Rooks.
Speaking of education, Secretary Greg Rediske has been taking drum lessons from PP Chris Kimball. Chris gave Greg one of his old drums to practice on, but it is broken. Greg says you just can’t beat it.
Health and Wellness with Eric Warn: John Forkenbrock is seriously ill. Sorry to hear that old neighbor! John Warner was hospitalized but is on the mend.
12:38 With Steve Enquist and DG Lorna Curtis; quiz time again. I’ll give you the name and a number and you complete another BlueBook on what the number signifies. Mary Marlin – 2, Barb Spriggs – 4, Rob Erb – 5, Sally Smith – 7, Don Anderson – 8, John Caulfield – 8, Gary Fulton promoted to Major (hint, hint.) I don’t want to give any more clues so I made them opaque. I had to look up the definition of opaque but it wasn’t very clear.
Above: Paul Harris Fellows with the DG
12:40 Rob Erb introduced Linda Collins and Tammy Golden of JBLM Family Scholarship Fund and presented a check for Lakewood Rotary’s support of their efforts. They provide educational access to children and spouses of military families. They have awarded $193,750 to 149 recipients for their higher education. Wow! That is impressive. Kudos.
12:45 President Jim and PP Rose Stevens updated Ukrainian support efforts and began collecting spare change from the gathered. More later.
PP Rick Selden updated the club on progress towards the upcoming Auction. He named sponsors and donors so fast I couldn’t get them, but suffice to say it was a long list of generosity. We have collected $11,000 on our way to a goal of $25,000. Rick graciously gave a nod to second generation Rotarian John Korsmo of Korsmo Construction. When John was apprenticing for his Dad, he had a fear of over-engineered buildings. It was diagnosed as a complex complex complex.
12:55 PG Greg Horn announced that Rotary Grant Scholarship awardee from Lakewood, Marissa Terry, had her scholarship doubled by RI. It totals $30,000 for her studies in Ireland. Greg also awarded PP Mark Edgecomb a RI Presidential Citation for his leadership in 2021. Well done Mark-- under the most difficult of circumstances!
Mark and Jim Weinand are our busy CPA’s at this time of year. Can you imagine those tax returns with all that money going to Washington DC? You do realize that “Theirs is The IRS” don’t you? I’m sure Jim and Mark have had their fill of math puns. They probably make them number.
1:00 on the bean! John Caulfield introduced our very own and Lakewood’s very own Chief Jim Sharp. Jim has 36 years with the Fire Service and 10 years as West Pierce Chief.
Above: Jim Sharp, the West Pierce Fire Chief
We had some technical difficulties but the highlights included the fact that personal health calls are way up, year over year. They have 5 aid cars dedicated to critical care immediate response. (If I have that number wrong, my apologies.)
There is now one small truck available 12 hours per day. The small vehicle is essentially everything but a fire vehicle. It is smaller, quicker, more efficient and utilizes a crew of 2 or 3.
Much of what the crews deal with involves discerning cause versus symptoms. The symptom manifests as a result of little, no, or wrong foods resulting in health crises. Cause versus symptom. Another cause: no gasoline or no vehicle. The individual can’t get to food or other necessities that results in a call to 911. Often there is no family support. Often no money. The district has set up a plan called Connect Care. An experienced Nurse staffs it. Contact may start with a 911 call. The program begins with community resources – of which there are a plentitude. But it takes knowing how and where to access them. That access is followed by a referral and education. Many times that solves the symptom because it corrects the causal issue.
The population of those in need is growing dramatically. The elderly, the lonely, those with mental health issues, the abused, the homeless, those with critical medical needs management, and so forth.
What lies ahead for the fire district? More new hires – 21 so far in 2022. A 2nd Battalion Chief. New Station #32. New Logistics Center. New Training Tower and drill ground. 2023 Operations Levy and Bond. A plan for the next 20 years.
Jim mentioned their cooperation with law enforcement and the need for many on his team to be detective skilled. He didn’t go so far as to imply that Fire Fighters would be armed. Many police have voiced concern that the guns they have been issued do not have a trouble-shooting section in their manuals. And, for example, the Fire District did not respond to the 911 call about the break-in at the Apple store. Police are looking for iWitnesses. Sorry to have missed the Q & A as there was no sound.
What’s with the pre-meeting fellowship being replaced by PowerPoint on a loop? One time round is enough. Ten times round is too much. Bring back the fellowship. Once is enough to remember all that the Lakewood Foundation does. Keep in mind the Memory Foam Mattress. Sometimes it wishes it could just forget!
Above: We like our ADG, Tony Camoroda, but only $5 worth
Who Reads This Stuff,
Ole
President Jim announced that more than $7100 was raised for Ukrainian support.
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)
3/28 Break Bag Delivery on a Monday
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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