Creeks and Ladders
THE LAKEWOOD KEY
It all began as usual, you know, the Prez, Jason Whalen (PJW) and his shell (along with the bell) blowing us to order.

Tom George gave the invocation and encouraged the collective at hand to help others toward their success and be thankful for all that we have. Don Daniels, aka Fish Ladder Don, led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Those that helped with the meeting were recognized:
Set up crew – James Osundwa, Tom George, Wynn Hoffman and Rick Selden.
Sergeant at Arms – Jan Gee
Money taker – John Lowney
Photographer – Bob Zawilski
Scribe – Donnnnnn Irwin
Foundation desk – Chuck Hellar

 On this day in history…

1215 - English barons serve an ultimatum on King John which eventually leads to the creation and signing of the Magna Carta

There were no visiting Rotarians (but see below)

PJW recognized our “royalty” – Greg Horn, Tony Camoroda and Bill Potter

1551 San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, opens (oldest continuously operating university in the Americas)

A special birthday shoutout in honor of our riparian miracle-seeking Svede guy in the north.

Born: 1496 Gustav I of Sweden (1523-60), born in Rydboholm Castle, Sweden (Ole’s National Holiday)

Guests etc.: (those that I could get anyway).
Jim Weinand brought “the wife” (Jennie) and for good reason – they were celebrating an anniversary.

Visiting Rotarian Kris Kaufmann (don’t know which club and have probably butchered the spelling but never-the-less, he was there). Bob Martin brought our exchange student Hans Bruun, Ron Banner brought someone but I didn’t catch the name (Grant Twyman?, Mark Herr introduced wife, Mary Beth and Connie Coleman-Lacadie introduced her friend from Ukraine, Anastasia, who presented a tear-jerking program at Lakewood Rotary several months ago.

PJW then recognized the Puffins.

1638 Emperor Shah Jahan commissions construction of the Red Fort at Shahjahanabad, Mughal Empire (now Delhi, India)
1777 1st ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi in the NY Gazette)

Eric Warn (The Voice) was called upon to announce that all is well in Lakewood Rotary land.

Above: Rose Stevens in the Member Spotlight

Rose Stevens was put in the “spotlight” by PJW as part of our ongoing member spotlight program. Rose came to the podium and proclaimed that the projects Rotary does are near and dear to her heart. Rose has been deeply involved in Rotary International projects as well as local projects like the Little Food Pantries. Not being one to miss an opportunity to ask for money for these various endeavors, Rose asked for a motion to approve spending $4,727 of our donating dollars to get medical aid and supplies to Ukraine. The money will be used for mobile medical emergency clinics that Rose showed in pictures. The motion was made, a second was called out and a unanimous vote of “yeah” was taken - motion passed.   Rose said this donation will take the remainder of her international service committee’s budget.  Thank you Rose for all you do.

1784 Ratified copies of the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War exchanged between US and Great Britain, in Paris

Birthdays and Anniversaries were delivered to the club by Tony C as Greg Horn was out goofing off somewhere…. I think.
Birthdays:
McGowan, Wendy
Cordell, Monica
Barton, Gary        
Enquist, Anne
Wilcox, Russell (Troy)
Osundwa, James
DeNault, Clayton
Sharp, Jim
Selden, Gayle
Potter, Bill
Camoroda, Tony
Eng, Philip
Fulton, Gary McGowan, Wendy – 2 years                        
Cordell, Monica    - 3   
Barton, Gary - 4             
Enquist, Anne - 5  
Wilcox, Russell - 8
Osundwa, James - 2       
DeNault, Clayton -11     
Sharp, Jim - 13     
Selden, Gayle - 16
Potter, Bill - 19              
Camoroda, Tony - 21     
Eng, Philip - 29
Fulton, Gary – 39

Wedding Anniversaries:
Yorleny Clapper to Patrick – 19
Dan Livingston to Leah – 25
Jim Weinand to Jennie for 46 years (hopefully Jim, being the numbers guy that he is, can still count that high).

Above: Tracy Abdella with Jason and Eric Warn

The Educator of the Month Award went to Tracy Abdella of Park Lodge Elementary School in the Clover Park School District. Tracy has worked with Clover Park School District for 27 years. She has proven to be an effective educator, warming the hearts of students and families that encounter her in her role as a kindergarten teacher.  
It is a priority for Tracy to establish a safe learning environment where students feel valued and motivated to learn and grow. She takes time to individually assess her students academically and social-emotionally to determine areas for growth. With the information from assessments, she develops goals for her students that are communicated to parents, encouraging parent involvement and collaboration in helping students achieve success.  

Tracy reaffirms her students by celebrating their growth and achievements. She frequently sends pictures of students to their families, capturing precious moments that are often unseen.  
 
Tracy graciously accepted the award.
                      
1865 Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas
1932 The body of Charles Lindbergh’s kidnapped son was found in New Jersey
1938 Sandoz Labs begins manufacturing LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)

I want to be cremated as it is my last hope for a smoking hot body.

Jim W paid a $100 fine for his 46 years of marriage and a few other things. Chris Kimball paid a $20 fine for his letter to the editor that got published in the Rotary International magazine.

1958 US & Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)
1991 A new cancer drug is announced which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest

To the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing.

The Program:

Don Daniels introduced the speaker: Al Schmauder, Water Steward, Chambers-Clover Watershed Council. Al’s title for his presentation was “Will Urbanization Finally Kill Clover Creek?

Mr. Schmauder approached the podium and began his riparian address showing no signs of discomfiture as he asked the question: “How do you kill a creek”? The answer was, of course, “get rid of the water”.

Al then gave an incredibly encapsulated history of the creek/watershed beginning with Native Americans in the long ago up to the present day. He presented graphs, charts, and drawings/pictures of the creek over a period of years. One of the pictures featured our own Don Daniels imitating a salmon using a fish ladder…...or was he just trying to clean it out? Another photo had my brother from another mother, Ron Irwin alongside Mr. Daniels smiling nicely into the camera as they were working on some restoration along the creek.

Over the many years the creek has been dammed, dredged, rerouted and channeled. The speaker said that the creek is drying up due to the aforementioned problems and because many, many entities are sucking water out of it. It was stated that 20% of the water in the creek is pumped directly into Puget Sound.

Mr. Schmauder stated that no one is overseeing the entire use of the watershed and that no knows how much water is actually being taken out.

A crazy wife says to her husband that moose are falling from the sky. The husband says, it’s reindeer.


PJW adjourned the meeting and then drew a ticket for the weekly drawing. Bill Potter had the opportunity to capture the tidy sum of $875 as he held the winning number. With just 6 white chips and one red, Bill’s chances of scoring the big bucks were pretty good. Alas, he drew a white chip. He too showed no discomfiture in drawing the chip because, as he proclaimed, he still won $5.00. If your birthday was today (Rob Erb), then you have the same birthday as the following folks:
1820 Florence Nightingale
1907 Katharine Hepburn
1925 Yogi Berra
1928 Burt Bacharach
1935 Felipe Alou
1937 George Carlin
1951 Former Sonics coach George Karl
1959 Actor Ving Rhames
1962 Emilio Estevez
1968 Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk
1970 Golfer Jim Furyk