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2011-2012

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Mar. 14   Dr. Gilbert Moe gave us another fabulous slide show, this time all about hummingbirds.  Now retired from his Medical Practice in the SJ Valley, he has the time to study his love; birds, nature, and photography.  He travels to their natural habitat, takes professional quality photographs and also has another great slide show of Eagles taken in Alaska.


  



 
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Mar. 7   Jeri Westerson, a Medieval Author spoke to us about the Middle Ages. She started out with a lot of myths centered around that period of time. Several are:  Myth: people were unclean, Truth: there were many public baths.  Myth: The earth was flat;  Truth: by the 12th & 13th century people were looking for an ocean route to India.  Myth:  Dark Ages;  Truth: they were called the Middle Ages.  Jeri writes and publishes fiction based about the 14th century in Medieval London.  The central character is named Crispin Guest, and there are now several books based on him.  The Boston Globe says about her writing thus:  "A medieval Sam Spade, a tough guy who operates according to his own moral compass..."  More information can be found at www.JeriWesterson.com  or  Jeriwesterson@g mail.com 
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Feb. 14   We held a special Valentines Day program, handing out our new Rotary shirt, and then just fellowship with members sharing their best Valentine story.
Feb. 7    Club Business
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Feb. 28   Linda Haabak talked about how to prepare for disasters.  She is a member of the Community Emergency Response Team.  When a disaster occurs the quickest thing that happens is to do "Triage" and separate people based on their level of injury, and/or if nothing can be done for them.  The three Triage Killers are:  Lack of breathing, Bleeding, and Shock.  She also demonstrated the kind of things that she carries her Disaster Suitcase, so one can learn a lot by making a case similar to hers:     Helmet, gloves (work and medical), flashlight, masking tape, paper and writing utensils, mask, duct tape, a light strip, Bakes chocolate, a small booklet, water treatment tablet, knife/cutter, space blanket, wipes, whistle, Red Cross triage kit including 4x4's to control bleeding, a hand crank radio.  She had all these things in a typical travelling suitcase with a handle and wheels.  It might be really smart to emulate her.  She can be contacted at 951-652-6200.
 
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Feb. 21   Rick discussed the concept of reverse mortgage loans and their application.  It began slowly in 1989, but took off in 2004 when HUD sponsored it.  Must be at least 62 years of age, and the home is appraised.  The loan would be 60% - 75% of the appraised value.  If approved, payment can be one lump sum, or given as a line of credit.  At the moment the loan is rated at about %5.  The recipient will have HUD counseling, and it is still their responsibility to pay insurance and taxes.  In some cases the heirs can keep the property if they pay back the loan.  He can be contacted at:   rgause@iReverse.com  or 951-634-3443






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Feb. 14 
 
We held a special Valentines Day program, handing out our new Rotary shirt, and then just fellowship with members sharing their best Valentine story.
Feb. 7    Club Business
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Jan. 24
Robert Lindquist discussed the Hemet Heritage Foundation.
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Jan. 17      Past Dist.  5330 Governor Mark Howison.  Presentation on the District 5330 International Project. The Oduoro-Kanapa Project! Our virtual village is an online gathering of resourceful individuals motivated to help eradicate world poverty, one village at a time.

In February 2009, we began production on our documentary, intended to raise awareness for innovative methods of eradicating world poverty by making the world of Oduoro-Kanapa and its people accessible to a broad audience. We hope to inspire you, educate you, and compel you to take action in your own, creative ways.

The trip was incredible, and we are back in the states and logging the footage. More details to follow! Please check back soon for pictures, video clips, and blog posts!

See our Cause at: 
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/239094/37674147?m=1b2abeb2  
Email: oduoro.kanapa.project@gmail.com
Office:  http://www.helpinguganda.org/
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Jan. 10      We held a special meeting to induct several new members, and we welcome them to our "Service Above Self" world of Rotary.

 

 

 

 








L-R:PDG Rich Dell'aqua,  Yvette Sanchez-Amaro, Rick Cosand, Sewa Contreras, Pres. Bob Duistermars                             





                                     
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Jan. 3      Kenneth Haslam gave a Presentation about the Smart N' Safe Foundation work with children and children's safety.  Smart N' Safe After School Program  How is your child spending their time After School? You Are At Work and Your Child Is Doing What? This Is Not Day Care But Child Enrichment.  Pan-Technicon Center, 2543 S. San Jacinto Ave., San Jacinto, CA 92583   Contact: Ken Haslam at (951) 375-6811  or     kenhaslam@la.tw cbc.com


 
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Dec.  27  Jolene Farley competed in our 4 Way Test Speech Contest last year. She also won the American Legion District Speech Contest, and honed her skills for an upcoming contest by giving her speech to our group. Her subject was the "Pledge of Allegience" to the United States of America, Fundamental Rights and Duties of a Citizen., She did a remarkable job and all from memory.  We wish you well in your contest. 
 
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Dec. 20 
 We were dark because of the Christmas Party.....Merry Christmas   
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Dec. 13   Charlene Stover talked to us about the San Jacinto Education Foundation. The San Jacinto Education Foundation raises funds for enrichment programs for the students and teachers in the San Jacinto Unified School District through school grants and other enrichment programs. Supports your creative classroom programs  Reduces your total taxable income    Provides opportunities for every child in the San Jacinto Unified School District. 

Donations are Tax Deductible   The San Jacinto Education Foundation,  2045 South San Jacinto Avenue, San Jacinto, California 92583  Contact   Jerry Peebles   951-929-7700 x 4530  
or  www.sanjacinto.k12.ca.us/documents/foundation/foundation_brochure.pdf  




 
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Dec. 6 
   Rotary District 5330 (Riverside/San Bernardino Counties) Governor Cherie Curzon visited our club to get a report about the Club operations and successes, and to offer her help in any way we might need it.
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Nov. 29
   Club Assembly: Introduction to the developing Club leadership program.




 
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Nov. 22   Peter Odencrans, EMWD official provided information about the regulatory/envi ronmental costs that EMWD is obligated to meet. Also He covered a number of other points about rates, projects and upcoming issues. 
           
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Nov. 15
   Chutima Ganthavorn works for the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources for University of California. Food may look and taste good, but if handled improperly, harmful bacteria grow and can make people sick. On average, one out of four people become ill each year. Seniors are at greater risk to become ill from food poisoning. You can help make food safer. What can you do? Come learn about safe food handling at the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Make Food Safe for Seniors training program. Chutima Ganthavorn... cganthavorn@ucd avis.edu



 
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Nov. 8  Wayne Disher, Librarian for the City of Hemet Public Library, gave us a report on the health of the Library.  Their mission statement is "to provide the community with the materials and services necessary for self-education, informed decision making, and recreation.  Whether you're in our library in-person or online, the Hemet Public Library is "The Place to Be".  However, due to the failing economic condition in our country and specifically our City,  Drastic cuts have had to be made in most or all of the City's Departments, and the Library had been hard hit with pay reductions, hours cut to 38 a week, the number of librarians has been cut from 21 down to 7, and obviously the level of income for the Library has been drastically reduced. Amazingly enough, when times are bad, Library usage rises dramaticaly.  When people have lost their jobs, the Library computers are available to help write resumes and to look for jobs.  A few points of positive progress is that they have incorporated technology to help save money, with  a new automated check-in and check-out, and commensurate with the computers, and in addition the Library offers wireless connection.

So there is a great need to help, and to supplement the Library income which can be done in several ways:
1.  Join the "Friends of the Library":  

2.  Contact at:   http://californialibraries.volunteermatch.org/?zip=&submit2=y&searchSubmit=Go 


3.  Open their website and check the many options down the left column:
http://www.cityofhemet.org/library/index.htm
300 E. Latham Ave - Hemet, CA 92543,  Phone: (951)765-2440,  Fax: (951)765-2446,  Hours:   Sunday, Monday & Tuesday- Closed,  Wednesday & Thursday - Open 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.,  Friday & Saturday - Open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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Oct. 25    This was the monthly planning meeting, centered on new membership.  Interested?  Email Carl Cardey at ccardey@verizon.net or  call me at  951-929-4941.
                                     
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Oct. 25  Tonight was Ralph Rivers, an ordained Baptist Minister, born in Los Angeles, and has been a speaker all his life.  He volunteers as a speaker from the Registrar of Voters and came to tell us specifics and public awareness about registration and voting options for the coming election.  There are three ways to vote:  by mail; early at the Registrar of Voters office at 2724 Gateway Dr., Riverside; and the regular method at the appropriate polling location.  Every elections there is a need for volunteers to help at the poling locations.  It's a long day but it pays $110 tax free for the day. anything new we need to know, how to figure out where to vote etc. Further information can be found at their website at www.voteinfo.net or 951-486-7200 or 800-773-8683

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Oct. 18  Samantha Hallburn, a Personal Banker at Citibank here in Hemet, was able to take part in a special Rotary International program called GSE (Group Study Exchange) and told us about her experience. GSE is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 in the initial years of their professional life. The program provides travel grants for teams of participants to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries and lasts for four to six weeks.  There is a small team of 3-4 members with one Rotarian as the leader, and when they get to the host country, all their housing, food, and travel needs are taken care of by Rotarians in that area. While there, every attempt is made for each participant to meet and spend time with business people in their own vocation.  So Samantha's trip was to Hungary and she was able to spend time with bankers and learn their methods of operation.  In addition she told us all about the many things she was able to see and visit.  She would be available to other Rotary Clubs as a speaker.  Contact me  ccardey@verizon.net  and I'll put you in touch with her.    
                                     
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Oct. 11  Diane Mitchell spoke to us about the Diamond Valley Arts Council, founded in  2004 to serve an often overlooked need in our community, that is to encourage awareness of and participation in the arts.  They are an umbrella organization, nurturing a broad interest in the arts and helps to create a cultural climate that will further enhance the region's quality of life. They have an extensive Events Calendar of arts-related activities in the region with an art gallery/exhibition space, a flexible area for the performing arts, and classroom space, all to serve as a conduit for bringing the arts to our community.  Loke any community organization they are always in need of members, volunteers, and donations to support their organization.  They are located at 140 E. Stetson Ave., PMB #297, Hemet CA.  951-651-1964   thedvac@thedvac.org   and   www.thedvac.org   
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Oct. 4    Andrea Stone very professional and emotional description of the wonderful program Project NOT FORGOTTEN.org and it's effect on all of our wounded warriors who return from the battlefield only to find themselves in a military hospital.  Many of them only wake up from these serious road side bomb explosions, until after they are med-evac'd and  in the hospital, very confused.  Their own personal items and property from abroad may take weeks or months to catch up with them.  And are seriously confused, and concerned about what their injuries are and the long term consequences.   
     Project NOT FORGOTTEN
  is an attempt to support every one of these returning troops by immediately going to see them and to give them a Backpack which contains all the necessary personal items that they will need while they are in the hospital.  The average stay is ten months.  The Project has the objective of "Together we BUILD A BACKPACK of basic necessities and "Hear Medicine"-entertainment items that remind them that they are Not Forgotten."   Make a Difference... One Item, One Backpack, One Med Evac, One Hero at Time!   These backpacks cost over $600 so they have a great need for money, products, and volunteers to help.  Contact Andrea Stone at 619-991-3669 or 
864 North 2nd St. #340, El Cajon, CA 92021 
andrea@rescuetaskforce.org   www.rescuetaskforce.org 

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Sept. 27    This was a very special night reserved for the induction of 3 new members.Beside the normal welcoming that is always a part of Rotary, Roy Smith, a twice past  District Governor of Rotary district 5330, gave the new members a short history of What Rotary is all about, how big we are around the world and how, by working together, we can magnify the many thousands of projects and things that we can do for our communities and the world.  With great pleasure we welcome Daniel Goodrich, Hitesh Patel, and Richard Gordon. 

 
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Sept. 20   Jackie Johnson from Guide Dogs of the Desert was our presenter, and she brought Jane Derian with her, who lost her sight a few years ago, and she told us what getting a guide dog has meant to her, and the kind of things the dog us able to do.  These dogs improve the lives of the blind by creating opportunities for life-changing independence, and by conducting community outreach and education programs, and they provides safe mobility, loving companionship and the "miracle of independence" to the blind through the use of a guide dog.
     GDD are currently breeding Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and Standard Poodles.  All of their breeding stock dogs live with approved "Breeder Host Families". Dogs within the breeding colony are not chosen until after the age of 2 yrs and they must pass extensive medical testing.  All of the litters are whelped at their facility which is set up as a home environment.

We are always looking for approved "Breeder Host Families". If you are interested in becoming a breeder host family, please contact Lori Miller at lmiller@gddca.org or Trina Began at tbegan@gddca.org    

GDD Administrative Offices  are at 125 Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Springs, CA 760-329-6257 or 888-883-0022
http://www.guidedogsofthedesert.org/ 
   
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Sept. 13   Sgt. Timothy Kubo, US Army Recruiter in Hemet, a man who has served for more than 11 years, told us about the Army, many of the challenges, and some of the over 150 career paths that are available for our young men and women. The links below will take you to a large list of specialties within each category.

Administrative Support Focuses on support jobs dealing with Army personnel, administration, finance, legal, information and religious services. Roles and responsibilities include clerical to supervisory positions. Army human resources jobs can also be found here. Jobs include administrative specialists (e.g. aviation operations, finance) and religious support.

Intelligence & Combat Support These roles support U.S. Army personnel involved directly in combat. They work behind-the-scenes to support and provide intelligence to Soldiers on the field. Jobs include food services, watercraft operators, intelligence analysts, translators, interpreters and topography specialists.

Arts & Media Covers the administration, communication and supervision of Army affairs for both military and civilian audiences. Jobs include broadcast technicians, graphic designers, translators, journalists and musicians.

Legal & Law Enforcement Focuses on keeping the people and property of the Army safe. MOSs include firefighters, military police, criminal investigators, security and emergency specialists.

Combat Involves Army reconnaissance, security, and other aspects of both offensive and defensive combat situations. Jobs include artillery specialists, infantry, special operations and tank crew. All combat MOSs are closed to women.

Mechanics Tasked with keeping the Army's vehicles and machines in proper running order. MOSs range from heating and cooling mechanics to vehicle mechanics who service aircraft, wheeled and tracked vehicles, heavy equipment and watercraft.

Computers & Technology Includes technical and informational support for a variety of areas. Positions available in computers, communications, environmental health, intelligence, explosives and unmanned vehicle operations.

Medical & Emergency Consists of jobs in the medical, dental and veterinary fields. These MOSs cover a variety of responsibilities throughout the military health care field, from clinical settings to point of injury.

Construction & Engineering Consists of jobs in every aspect of construction, including electrical, carpentry, masonry and plumbing, as well as heavy equipment operation and supervising construction engineering.

Transportation & Aviation These jobs involve the coordination and supervision of personnel, equipment and procedures for proper transportation and use of Army materials throughout the world. Jobs include air traffic controllers, railway equipment repairers, parachute riggers and truck maintainers.

Sgt. Timothy Kubo can be reached at the Recruiting Station at 3329 W. Florida Ave, Hemet or at 951-652-0065.     http://www.goarmy.com    GO ARMY
 

 
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Aug.30 Club business Sept. 13 Dark because of a special even that week.
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Aug.23  Hemet Police Chief Dana gave us an update on the status of public safety in Hemet .   It was informative and the Chief kept the discussion light and fun.  He has a great speaking style that keeps the audience engaged.  Hemet is lucky to have such a dedicated Police Department that looks out for our safety.  But he did mention the cuts and budget restrictions that they face and may still face for some time to come.  He was asked if the community can help in any way.  He indicated that more officers and equipment were the solution.  To accomplish this, the City needs new resource avenues that the community would have to support.  Weather it is a Public Safety Tax, or a special Police District, the only way to successfully implement it is with broad public buy in.
                                     
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Aug.13
   The Chief of Police in Hemet, Richard Dana, gave us an update on the status of public safety in Hemet .   It was informative and the Chief kept the discussion light and fun.  He has a great speaking style that keeps the audience engaged.  Hemet is lucky to have such a dedicated Police Department that looks out for our safety.  But he did mention the cuts and budget restrictions that they face and may still face for some time to come.  He was asked if the community can help in any way.  He indicated that more officers and equipment were the solution.  To accomplish this, the City needs new resource avenues that the community would have to support.  Whether it is a Public Safety Tax, or a special Police District, the only way to successfully implement it is with broad public buy in. 

Aug. 16  
We had Dr. Gil Moe, a local gynologiist who practiced in Hemet for 33 years. He had a lifetime photography hobby of nature subjects.  Last year he had the opportunity to travel to Homer Alaska to photography the Bald Eagles that have congregated there in the winter for more than 30 years, because they were being fed.  A lady who lived there most of her life had set up a secluded spot on the spit where they would be undisturbed, and fed them with scraps of fish from the fisheries. The lady died in 2009 and the city outlawed the procedure after that, so it was the last year.  The Bald Eagle was declared the National Bird of the USA in 1782. If you have interest in his program (also Hummingbirds) you can contact him at GilbertMoe@pollybutte.net  

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Aug. 9  
Dennis Spurgin, DC spoke to us about the nutritional value of peanut butter, and the program of "Project Peanut Butter".  Across the worl, Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM_) is the largestkiller of children under five years of age.  SAM is the result of inadequate intake of food, leading to critical illness that causes death to more than 3.5 million children a year.  Without roper treatment, the children wo survive SAM will be cognitively and physically stunted.  The solution is her, it is achievable, it is as simple as a jar of peanut butter.  Dr Minary andcolleagues, Michele Lescane and Dr. Andre' Briend, experimented with different mixtures of ground, roasted peanuts, vegetable oil, powdered milk, vitimins, minerals and sugar.  Combined with Home-Based Therapy, treating children i the home, rather than in overcrowded, understaffed treatment centers,  the recovery rate for clinical malnutrition rose from 25% to 95% .  The clinical trial expanded to the country of Sierra Leone and is poised to become a national program   upon completion of a local factory in 2010. The beauty of this program is that it can be produced locally, relatively simply and inexpensively in factorys, which then also help the local economy, not only in the production, but also for the local farmers who then grow most of the ingredients. For further information contact Dr. Spurgin at dspurgindc@yahoo.com or www.projectpeanurbutter.org 
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July 28   Sgt. Vladimir Sanchez is a US Marine Corps recruiter in Hemet who has served 4 tours in Iraq. He spoke to us about the Marines and particularly the many Career paths that they have to offer to our young men and women. As they say in their brochure: "YOUR PATH. YOUR DESTINY.  Each path defines those who walk it. The path to becoming a Marine is a path on which one leads, not follows:  where footprints are not made by dragging one's feet..............The desire to serve something greater than oneself is a calling not everyone heeds........The Marine Corps makes these commitments:  We will make Marines.  We will win our nation's battles.  We will develop quality citizens. , "Semper Fidelis - "Always Faithful"  No Marine passes through our gates without gaining principles that can be called upon throughout a lifetime."   Not all recruits are able to complete the rigorous 12 weeks of boot camp training, but those that do are forever called "The Few"
          There are over 200 skills that the Marine Corps has to offer.  The major ones are: Infantry, Embassy guards, Mechanic, Military Police, Nutrition, Heating & Air Conditioning, Water Purification, Supply & Logistics, Communications, Tanks,  Heavy Equipment, Languages and travel, to name just a few.  Age limit at the moment is 17 - 28, but likely to change to 17-25 in the very near future.  Marines are able to have up to 100% of their education expenses paid while serving active duty possibly leading up to advanced degrees, and the benefits also many extend after retirement.  
          Further information can be had at the USMC Recruiting Center in the Target Center at 3329 W Florida Ave., Hemet, 92545.  For complete information go to  
www.marines.com
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Steven                         Parents- Mike, Steven, Dede:  & WIggs.      Steven & other Scouts
June 30   Tonight was our "Valley Hero Award" Program.  Our MC was Member Wiggs Mendoza, and he began by relating that most true leaders come from humble beginnings, and show two traits: compassion, and a need to help their fellow man. Our first recipient we found in the Boy Scouts of America, and are very proud to present the award to Steven Pulsipher.  Steven is well on his way to completing the requirements of an Eagle Scout.
          The Jacob Weins Elementary School in Hemet suffered a disastrous+ fire and in particular it burned most of the books in the Library which influenced Steven greatly as he has the feeling that without books, a school is merely a series of buildings without the character needed to influence the students.  So Steven decided to do a project of replacing a
t least 500 books.  Realizing that he couldn't do it himself, he went to the community, book and other stores asking permission to put posters, the media, and he went online to the internet asking for help.  There was great response and Steven and other people helped in doing bar-coding and then shelving the books.  In the end he raised 750 books out of which 200 were suitable for classroom use, and another 20 that were of a higher reading level went to the Hemet Public Library. In doing this project Steven spent 92 hours.
          We feel in our club that we should begin searching and recognizing these Heroes from our own valley.  In the future we will award two people each year on a bi-annual basis, and we welcome anyone in our community to send names to us of anyone that it is felt that they would be a suitable candidate.  Send the person's name to
ccardey@verizon.net  along with a short essay describing why this person should receive the award.    
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Virginia Figueredo/Kate Moore (below)
  June 23  This night we were particularly honored to have from England,  Kate Moore MBE  (Member of the British Empire, which means that Kate was Selected as an MBE by the Queen in recognition of her very substantial value to the UK).  She has been a great help to people all over the world in the many organizations that she belongs to.
          Kate was awarded the very First "Jean Harris Award" (wife of the First President of  Rotary International) for women, by RI.  Kate has been a member of Soroptimist International for 30 years, having served in many positions particularly as the President of their Great Britain & Ireland Federation, and currently is the Director of Membership.  Any women interested in joining this wonderful worldwide women's organization can get more information at their website at:
www.soroptimistinternational.org/    Kate is also very intimately involved with two other organizations:  Landmine Action, and  Cluster Bomb Removal and has travelled extensively around the world in the attempt to achieve Disarmament Treaties, of which there have now been Two signed, particularly the banning of Landmines signed at Ottawa, Can, and Oslo, Norway in 2007, and Dublin, Ireland in 2008.
         Kate is a Board Member of Landmine Action and they work to save lives and livelihoods through the elimination of landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW).  In 1990 Princess Diana of the UK was very heavily involved in this organization, travelling to the areas of contamination.  Mines contaminate more than 80 nations, many of them the world's poorest. Despite the presence of international legislation to ban the landmine, many mines remain in the ground or in stockpiles and many countries have yet to sign up to the legislation: these include the US,  China, Pakistan, India, & the UK.  Each year, up to 20,000 new casualties are caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance: around 1,500 a month and 40 a day.  For
Ten facts you need to know about landmines and/or are interested is joining or helping, go to:  http://www.landmineaction.org/problem.asp .
          For the Cluster Munition Coalition  Kate is in charge of logistics for the International conferences and travelling, housing,  reservations etc. for all the attendees that travel to and from each location.  Cluster munitions are large weapons which are deployed from the air and from the ground and release dozens or hundreds of smaller submunitions. Submunitions released by air-dropped cluster bombs are most often called “bomblets   It is estimated that 40% of all submunitions fail to detonate on impact and become de facto antipersonnel mines killing and maiming people long after the conflict has ended. These duds are more lethal than antipersonnel mines; incidents involving submunition duds are much more likely to cause death than injury. Cluster bombs have killed and injured thousands of civilians during the last 40 years and continue to do so today. They cause widespread harm on impact and yet remain dangerous, killing and injuring civilians long after a conflict has ended. One third of all recorded cluster munitions casualties are children. 60% of cluster bomb casualties are injured while undertaking their normal activities.    For further information and/or have and interest in joining or helping, go to the website:  http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/

Dave Kelley gave us a history and the story of Barbershop Quartets.  It is historically an all men group made up of 4 singing parts:  tenor, melody, baritone and bass.  It began in the late 1800's & early 1900's but was organized in 1937 in Barber Shops and the singing is American Folk music.  Dave is also a member of the Hemet Harmoneers who are wel know for their singing throughout the San Jacinto Valley.  Anyone interested in singing can contact Dave at 951-845-8054 





Bill Schmitz/Dave Kelley

 
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   June 16
Margaret Penney, one of our members, gave us a "craft talk" about her life and interests.  She has a long history as a proprietor in several Hair Salons, and ran a school for beauticians, both in So. Calif. and in Texas.  She also worked in the Aerospace industry.  She is a most valuable member of our club, particularly in our Public Relations and we are fortunate to have her as a member.  




 
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June 9 This night we had GARY TAYLOR.  He is a retired US Navy captain whose presentations, lectures, and seminars balance energy, insight, humor…and slices of the “Cowboy Way.” His knowledgeable talks center around his research on generational cultures. His rich stories are framed out of partnership fathering with his son-in-law(the therapist), his global travels, and high level adventures—Navy fighter pilot, missionary, rancher, business entrepreneur, and teacher and author.   



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June 2
On this night we had our Interntional member, Nhamo Mawema, a retired Diplomat for Zimbabwe. He was also a member in the Rotary Club of Borrowdale Brooke, in Harare, Zimbabwe.  His father is still a member there and this opened up a chance to do a joint project with them.  They are supporting the Kathleen Palmer School for orphaned children and desperately need a supply of electricity 24hrs/day. There is always a chance for matching support from our District and our International office, so we wrote up the project, submitted it, and it was was granted.  The project was to build a Solar Panel & allied equipment that would supply continuous electricity for not only the home but also for a projected chicken house that would allow them to raise chickens for an income supply. We now hope to finish their needs by getting matching grant help to improve their water supply and to install a drip system to their gardens.  Often now they have to carry water in containers.
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5-26   Club business - No speaker. 
 
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5-19  Ramona Humane Society has a New Animal Control Officer on the services they plan to provide the citizens of Hemet.
 
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5-12 Tom Siebold is from Valley Wide Kayak Club talking about the thrill of Kayaking.  Membership is $24/year.  The cost of a kayak can from from $200 - $5,000, and paddles from $50 - $2,000, depending on how serious one want's to be.  The club does their events at many of the local lakes, and also plans more extensive and serious trips Contact: 927-5951
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Shaun Ellsworth is a local business consultant and Internet marketing specialist who spoke about
"Internet Trends and their Impact on Small Business in 2010." There is an Internet Market for Small Business.  There are 1.3 billion searches a month on the internet, and 82% of them searches are for local business.  Most of the searches are to research shopping and many buy while online.  Recent innovations are: Blogs, which are online journals and can create a community;  Facebook pages where there can be paid advertising and lower prices;  Keywords are used for searching products;  You Tube, and there can be video marketing, video contests; and of course Google is the most popular search engine and they also do many kinds of research.
                                    
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4-28 Ray Hicks, Region Manager for So. Calif. Edison.   SCE has over 5 million meters in 180 cities.  They have a computer control that is continually upgraded and the future looks to not only control the meters electronically and by radio, but also able to record the time of use and when and how much electricity is used, which helps SCE and the electric grid is planning the supply.  They are working to be EcoPositive and support those laws.  A couple tips are: 1 of you have a garage refrigerator, fill the extra space with water bottles.  They hold the cold better and will save electricity use. 2. Those on Soc. Security may qualify for an SCE  CARE program
 
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4-21    Today we had Dr. Wm (Bill) Vincent, VP of Student Services at Mt. San Jacinto Community College.  This College District covers the largest geographical area of any district in the state of California, and is the fastest growing CC District.  The CC enrollment growth is 30% throughout the state, but in the SJCC it is growingat the rate or 70%. They have an existing program where they work with HS students from the California Charter Schools who can begin some of their college classes while they are still finishing their HS Diploma and get Dual Credit for the classes.  They have a 5 year Masterplan for growth. Beside the two existing locations in San Jacinto and Menifee, two additional locations are the early stages of development in the Temecula and Banning/Beaumont areas.  Another idea for the future is to upgrade the Registered Nursing Program to 4 years and a BS in Nursing.  Dr. Vincent can be reached via bvincent@msjc.edu .
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4-14  Today  Richard Masyczek, City of Hemet Planning Consultant, gave us an update on the progress made on revising the General Plan of the City of Hemet. 

 
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4-7    Today our speaker was Dr. Shamus Sheridan  -  an expert on Wellness talked about Living the 100 Year Lifestyle

 

 








 
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3-27   This was a work day for us, called the Jennifer Daniel Memorial Pancake Breakfast, in memory of our deceased Past President.  It is done on the opening day of the Hemet Youth Baseball Organization, as a money raiser for them. Our members all turn out about 6:30am and get organized to cook pancakes and sausage.  Our current president, Bob Duistermars, is also the President of the United Way of Inland Valley
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          Julie Diaz                    Jolene Farley            Jonathan Gomez          James Shellabarger                Iman Stenson
3-24The Rotary Club of Hemet Sunset held their annual "4-Way Test" speech contest for local High School Students.  The students can pick their own topic but are supposed to include each of the 4 tenets that all Rotarians try to live by:   Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 78Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Alessandro HS was represented by James Shellaberger, San Jacinto Valley Academy was represented by Iman Stenson,  Tahquitz HS was represented by Jolene Farley, and West Valley HS was represented by Julie Diaz, and Jonathan Gomez.

Judging was done by Amelia Hippert, Brian Nakamura, and Dr. William Schmitz.  All the students received a Certificate of Participation.   

When the judging was finished Julie won 1st place, Jonathan was 2nd, and Iman was 3rd.  They won $200, $100, and $50 respectively.  Julie will advance to a Rotary mid-level contest, and the winners there will advance to the Final competition at the annual conference of Rotary District 5330.  



    Diaz 1st,      Gomez 2nd,         Stenson 3rd.    

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3-17  Tonight's speaker was David Cardey, a local Plumbing Contractor and a Race Driver.  The Club is having a family friendship night at the Perris Auto Speedway (PAS) on Mar. 27, so we had David come and tell us all about Sprint Car racing, the cost, safety, sponsorship, and in general what the members should look for when we go to the track.  The car is red as shown here, but NOTE that this year he is using car number 59.  The cost to start a new team from scratch with winning equipment is about $250,000 the first year, although one could start somewhat cheaper by buying used equipment. The design of the car chassis is such as to put the driver inside a very strong mid cage, so that in an accident the other parts are designed to break away much easier which absorbs much of the impact. The PAS was very generous in giving us the tickets so that our members could attend and witness an event that many of us normally might not think about.  There are a several different classes of vehicles that race at the PAS in addition to the sprint cars:  trucks, late models, stock cars, midgets, motorcycles etc.  Information and dates can be found by calling call the PAS at (951)940-0134 or on their website at  http://www.perrisautospeedway.com .
                                             
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3-10  Our speaker tonight was Sarah Cullins the President of Finesse Personnel Associates.  They are a source of temporary employees for Companies & Corporations who have need of extra employees or to cover those who are ill.  He topic was Team Building and how to have a company whose employees have good interpersonal relations. This takes trust and good cohesive support for the employees.  when successful that leads to a company's achievement of their goals, success, growth, and the income it takes to operate. Sarah can be reached at 888-813-1333, scullins@finessejobs.com  and the website at  www.finessepersonnel.com    
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3-3  Our speaker tonight was Dale Kinnear, the Principal of John W. North High School, in Riverside. He talked about the state of Education in Riverside County. He sated that only29% graduated with the minimum requirements for acceptance to the University of California. And for the African American & Hispanic students, it drops to 18-19%.

In the second picture we have Bob Duistermars - President, Bina Singhvi - visitor, and Roy Smith - member and two time District Governor of our Rotary District 5330.  This turned into a very special night because this lovely lady decided to join us and help in our efforts to serve the community and the world.  We are all delighted to have Bina as a new member, and hope that she can help us find more qualified people to become members.  

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2-24   Tonight we had a special program planned for all the students that are in our sponsored "Interact Club" at the San Jacinto Valley Academy.  As it turns out their Basketball team made the CIF playoffs so some of the student's weren't able to come, so we postponed that program until all the students can come.  We want them to see Rotary in action and hopefully impress on them the traits of Quality, Truthfulness, our 4 Way Test that we all attempt to live by ,service to others etc.  These are the students who were able to come, and Rigo Macias, one of the faculty advisors.


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2-17  Tonight's program was by William Truman Peck, from the Association of Lincoln Presenters - Profiles as a Living History resentation of Abraham Lincoln.  He has been presenting President Lincoln since February of 1981, particularly to school children, as a Lincoln look alike and dressed in the period clothing that Lincoln wore.  He is in an upcoming movie "Lincoln look-a-like" called "Masked and Anonymous", and has appeared on the History Channel and in a TV promo for HBO.  

His program is available for Schools, Libraries, Business meetings, Churches, Civic Organizations, Retirement Homes etc.  He can be reached by email at
sandiegolincoln@juno.com  and the website  www.history-alive.com  
                                           
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2-10   Bill & Nancy Schnitz gave a presentation about Ionized alkaline water effects on humans & the environment.  Much food that we eat contribute to raising the acid level in the body. There are some "miracle waters" in  several places around the world, which has been exhaustively researched, and find that the secret to long life and health is that the water is clean, alkaline, micro-clustered, and antioxidant. In scientific terms, the pH in the body can be shifted from Acidic to Alkaline with "Kangen Water", and is available from Enagic.  For further information contact Trent Hilderbrand at 951-256-4579  www.LifeWithAlkalineWater.com,  More product information at www.LifeWithAlkalineWater.net    For  a free 5 minute recorded message call 512-505-6833
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Tonight was a celebration of our Rotary Club and it's 56 years in the city of Hemet. If you click on  Club Projects over on the left you can see many of the projects that we have been able to do for our community that total more than $250,000.  We have also been able to raise and donate more than $500,000 to Rotary International  www.rotary.org    in support of the many world-wide projects including but not limited to:  Polio Eradication which is 99% accomplished now with over 2,000,000,000 children now protected with the vaccine;  Clean Water, Disaster aid, Food and Health projects etc.   We are always looking for good community members who would like to help in carrying out these many projects.    Also shown is Dick Wilson (right) presenting a Paul Harris Fellowship Award to member Ken Shaw(left).    It can truly be said that the Sun Never Sets on Rotary.  Singly there isn't a whole lot that many of us can do for our community and the world, but a membership if Rotary multiplies by 1,200,000 world-wide members the number of things that we can accomplish.
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1-27     Tonight we had what we call a member's Craft talk, where they talk about their occupation.  We had Virginia Figueredo, who works for the Bank of Hemet, and is the Assistant Vice President as a Financial Service Officer. The Bank is the ONLY local bank left in Hemet and the SJ Valley, and has branch locations in Anza, Beaumont, Hemet(2), Riverside, and San Jacinto.  Her major topic that she discussed was Group Security/skimming - ATM Card Skimming and PIN capturing Awareness.  There are a number of illegal items that can be attached to an ATM machine that by a small video camera, or by keylogging, can copy your card number for fraudulent use by other people. KNOW WHAT YOUR ATM MACHINE, CARD ENTRY SLOT, and KEYBOARD LOOK LIKE AND CHECK THEM EVERY TIME YOU USE THEM.     Google  "atm skimming prevention"  
Did you know that the Bank has bought a house and given it to Hospice; or that the new Hemet HS stadium is named  The John McDonough Stadium , for a former Bank President; or that over the past 6 years they have donated $250,000 in Scholarship awards to students?  Did you know that they have more than 68 Community Partners for other contributions and sponsorships?  Did you know they were named as a "Super Premier" performing bank, one of only 20 such banks in California?  And Did you know they were "one of nation’s leading bank advisors, to participate in The Partnership for Banking Excellence, awarded to 22 high performing banks from throughout the U.S.  We were the first bank in California to be given this distinction."  You can contact Virginia at 1555 W. Florida Ave Hemet, CA 92543,  (951) 766-4100 or by email at  vfigueredo@bankofhemet.com 
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1-27 This week we had a report about the Hemet Police Dept. Gang Suppression Officer.  We learned about some of the major gangs, what they are about, what they wear as a uniform, where they hang out etc. etc.   Two very large gangs from the LA area are the Bloods and Crips.   The Bloods wear red when they are advertising, and the Crips wear blue.
PHOTO REMOVED TO HELP KEEP HIM MORE SECURE  They have moved their operation to a more secure location since the attempts have been made on their lives.

                                             
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1-13   Michael Scofield brought us the subject of "Computers:  Why We Hate Them, and How They Feel About Us?". He is a Professional Data Manager in Loma Linda, dealing with Date governance & integration, warehousing, analysis & visualization, and information quality. We learned so much about the history of computers and where they have and are leading us. It all started with the Eniac in the 40s that help us win WWII; the 50s brought us punch cards, then magnetic tape; the 60s brought the IBM 360 which led to the Main Frames in the 80s, 85 brought the PC;  by 90 came spread sheet programs; followed by email, the www and search engines. Now we have routers and servers, wireless communication, Free audio and visual communication via Skype, and the new online Wikipedia which has hundreds of time more information than Encyclopedia Britannica which used to be the world's largest.  During All that time and the tremendous leaps in knowledge and technology, the unit price of memory has reduced to only a fraction of a penny where it used to be thousands of dollars.  Michael can be reached at NMScofield@aol.com  
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1-6  Amelia Hippert,  is on the Board of Directors for the Valley Health System, which is one of the local hospital districts in California, and is one of the largest covering 800 square miles. They have two hospitals now, in Hemet and Menifee.   She talked about their transition period, now that the voters have voted to allow the sale to the Doctors, and which will finally lead to stability.  The district does not receive tax money, and their funding comes from their patients, which is not always profitable because they operate under laws and rules that require them to treat a patient whether they can pay or not, and they are not even allowed to ask a patient whether or not they have insurance.  Amelia can be reached at 951-658-3935 or www.valleyhealthsystem.com 

                                           
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12-16   Our speaker this week was the Hemet City Manager, Brian Nakamura.  He gave us a brief summary of the state of the our City, and finally described our city as a full-service city in Western Riverside County offering a myriad of services, programs, and community events. In January and throughout 2010 the City will be celebrating its Centennial birthday.





                                           
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12-9   Tonight we heard a beautiful story about the Angel Faces program by a very enthusiastic Anna Callan.  From their own brochure comes their Mission Statement, "Angel Faces is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide healing retreats and ongoing support designed to inspire adolescent girls with severe facial disfigurements to achieve their optimum potential and develop meaninful relationships for themselves, their families, and their communities."   Angel Faces "arranges retreats designed to empower and encourage the girls along their difficult journey"   They were dreamed up and set in motion by the founder, Lesia S. Cartelli, who endured a serious burn injury herself at the age of nine.  "Seeing the transition within the girls throughout the week is extraordinary.  They learn how to identify and build upon their strength to create a hopeful future for themselves."  We saw many slides and pictures of the miracles wrought upon these girls after only a week, and I cannot tell the story nearly as well as by simply showing you the before and after of one girl, Haley. I costs approxmately $600 for a girl to attend, so as with any non-profit organization they have a continuing need for funds and donations would be gratefully received..   Further information can had at P.O. Box 235538, Encinitas, CA 92023-5538.    lesia@angelfacesretreat.org   www.angelfacesretreat.org  
Our picture shows Anna, Hemet Fire Chief Matt Shobert, and our member Ken Shaw. 
                                                                    
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12-2   This program was a combination of our club meeting with the San Jacinto Chamber of Commerce. They held a mixer with the Measure P organization and during our part of the meeting there was speaker describing the details for voters living within the Valley Health Systems geographical area.

 

 

 


11-25  With Thanksgiving as the beginning of our annual time for thinking kinder thoughts and words, we had Amber Calvert and Sherri Pastell  from the Ramona Humane Society as our speakers.  Amber is the Customer Services Specialist and Assistant Volunteer Coordinator for the Society,  and Sherri is the Membership Volunteer Coordinator, Customer Service Specialist, and works with POPCO (Pet Overpopulation Coalition).  They gave us a great program about the Society.  They are celebrating their 40th Anniversary this year, and how they have grown since their beginning, especially considering that it is all from donations, as they do not take any government money.   I cannot do them properly with such a short summary, but you will find information about: Shelter/Clinic Hours; Adoptions/ Animal Clinic; Events at RHS; Volunteer at RHS; Why Spay or Neuter; Wish List; Adoptables; RHS Newsletter/ Online Resource; Employment Opportunities) on their website at http://ramonahumanesociety.org/ ,  or Contact them at:  690 Humane Way, San Jacinto, CA 92582;  PHONE: 951-654-8002, FAX: 951-654-2830;  email at   info@ramonahumanesociety.org.           
                                              
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11-18  Wiggs Mendoza, president of the nonprofit organization The Green Coalition of San Jacinto Valley, told us their goal is to be a resource to our community.  "The coalition's action plan includes community education through workshops and activities; citizen participation through use of a green directory that identifies locations of recycling centers and product outlets; and advocacy for green development for businesses and homes"1   
          
Building green is about managed growth and Wiggs hopes that people in the community will work together to balance ecological, economic and social needs to ensure a clean, healthy and safe environment for all members of society and for generations to come.   Information and/or Membership applications are available by contacting Mendoza at
greencoal@rocketmail.com or 951-929-0854. http://www.greencoalition-sjv.org/       1 The PE Nov. 18, 2008
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11-11  Kati Ford works as a Senior Services Coordinator  for La Vista Prevention Services, an offshoot of La Vista Recovery and Wholeness Center for Women in San Jacinto. She was speaking on Medication Issues and how they affect your health and your wallet.  La Vista not only helps women of all ages but also pregnant women in Riverside County and have done so for over 35 years.

As a speaker she focuses on ways to stay safe when taking prescription drugs, as we know many people can get into trouble with drug interactions, particularly children and seniors. She is available and can speak for whatever length a club would desire, and will have handouts.  She is a retired RN and haas many years of experience in hospitals throughout L.A. and Orange County.  For further information  La Vista Prevention Services is at 2220 Girard St., San Jacinto, CA 92583.   951-925-0532   
www.lavistarecovery.com    greencoal@rocketmail.com    

                              
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11-04  Karen Bradford, from the Rotary Club of Jurupa, was our speaker.  We have had her before and she is so good, that we wanted her to come and tell us about her just completed journey to Tibet, at the rooftop of the world. This is a very difficult trip due to the fact that it has to be approved by and go through China to get there.  Almost immediately she was denied her air flight from a major Chinese city to Lhasa, the traditional capitol of Tibet, China, and she had to then take a two day rail trip.  Tibet is the size of Europe with a  population of 6  million, and is situated on the East side of the Himalayan Mountains..
         Her primary reason for the trip was to go to Mount Kailash, and make the Pilgrimage Around The Most Sacred Mountain In Tibet.  This mountain is sacred to the Hindu and Buddhist religions, to the same degree that going to Mecca is to the Muslims. It was a 4 day trip to get there, and then it is a 32 mile trip around the mountain. Once there she was able to hire a Tibetan horse (pony) to circle the mountain.
       Once back in Lhasa, it was China's 60th anniversary celebration, very serious, and the presence of the Chinese Military was extremely obvious in their watching of any foreigners.  It make Karen very nervous and she opted to return home a week early.
                              
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10-21  Sandy Hancock, from "Inspire", told us about the "Life Skills Training for Foster Children about to be dumped into the real world on their own."  Inspire works with former foster youth who have turned 18 and finished high school and are therefore no longer eligible for the foster-care system. The private nonprofit charity helps the young women and men with housing, transportation and other needs in the program that requires them to attend college or vocational classes full time, work at part-time jobs, attend counseling sessions and meet with mentors.  It works with former foster youth to set goals and helps them complete their education. Each student is assigned a Mentor to help them.
        Inspire has a house in Riverside and two apartments and works with 16 former foster youth. They also have an additional 3 in the planning/desired stage.   The charity receives no government funds and depends on donations to continue their program. 
They can be contacted at:  Inspire Life Skills Training Inc., 2279 Eagle Glen Parkway, Box 112, PMB 131, Corona, CA 92883.  951-316-0011    
http://www.inspirelifeskills.org/   or kristi@inspirelifeskills.org

                              
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10-14  Tonight we had a Compelling talk by Andrea Stone, Executive Officer at Rescue Task, Force. "RTF is an agile and innovative non-profit org. whose mission is to alleviate suffering and provide developmental aid to those who have been marginalized by geography or economic deprivations.  We often go to where others do not go to help those who are outside the scope of conventional relief providers."  They "fulfill their mission statement in service to others under four different project categories:  
1.  Happy Hearts for Hurting Heroes - Build a Back Pack for (Brave young men and women severely wounded in the war on terror);  
2. Clean Safe Water - Moskito coast - Honduras
(Water Filter - details below);  
3. Immediate Disaster Response/Relief
(On the ground, determining and filling immediate needs);  
4. Literacy Schools for Woman in Afghanistan
(Bringing light to a very dark place).    

Back to her talk tonight specifically #2,  The group from RTF  is made up of Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, and members who come to help. She described this compelling trip to Uhsan:  LAX to Honduras in a 13 hour flight(much subsidized by the airlines including transport of clay pots) to Tegucigalpa;   Then a flight in a bush plane to a dirt strip in  Puerto Lempira;   Many hours overnight in a boat across  the Terracasta Lagoon & swamps; then up the Cuda river on a 6 day canoe trip up rivers and swamps; and finally a two day "hike" carrying everything they took with them THROUGH MUDDY TRAILS WHERE THEY SANK IN TO THE KNEES OR EVEN TO THE WAIST to be met by the whole village populace and others.  Why are they there?  Illness, Constant Pain, Malnutrition, Discomfort and Death particularly from parasites which live in contaminated water. The Dentists pull innumerable teeth from people who may have travelled from as far as 9 days hence to get there, and have had constant tooth pain day and night for months or even years.  The Doctors examine and treat hundreds of people who are desperately ill, many close to death. These people live surrounded by insects especially mosquitoes that carry Malaria and Dengue Fever.  And worst of all the parasites which cause: diarrhea which leads to dehydration; bloated stomachs; fatigue; lack of concentration; and malnutrition. The mothers pass these parasites to their infants through their breast milk, and the fatal cycle repeats.

RTF has found a unique and cost-effective way to provide clean water to those Indians living in the jungle of the Moskito Coast:  A clay pot filter that is impregnated with colloidal silver. When dirty water strains through the pot, the water comes out clean and free of any parasites. Today the Doctors report diarrhea is down 90%

Would you like to help, $90 buys a water filter for a family of four that will produce clean water for two years, or you can specify for of the other 3 categories: 
864 No. 2nd St.  #340, El Cajon, CA 92021, 619-328-6511,
info@rescuetaskforce.orgwww.rescuetaskforce.org 
or you can see in on YOUTUBE Project report.  Search "Rescue Task Force Water", or insert this URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3071I5QQ2Q  
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10-07   James N. McCallum, ChFC, and VP of Thornes & Associates. Inc spoke to us about the present Economy. Gov't stimulus money should stimulate the Economy. But the Gov't appetite for money, which it prints and the Fed. Reserve buys, is inflationary, and the new normal is 4%/year which will probably last for some time. This is deflationary to our US Dollar against other countries.  Some important factors are:  when Interest is Low - Bonds are High;  when Interest is High - Bonds are Low; The Gov't has taking over control of the Auto Industry i.e. GM, & most of Chrysler, and next will probably be the Airlines and Trucking;  Gov't is pushing to take over Health Care i.e. the "Public Plan" and reorganize it; Real Estate still too high; at this moment Bonds, Treasury bonds & Bills, and CD's are to be avoided. He handles our own Alma Brook Memorial Nursing Scholarship Foundation 501 c3 funds very competently, and we are happy to endorse him.  Contact Jim at 412 E. State St, Redlands, CA 92373;  800-835-7440; or jmccallum@thornesinvest.com. Thornes website is  www.thornesinvest.com   

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9/31/09  Roger schultz , the Superintendent/President of Mt. San Jacinto Community College District, was our speaker and enlightened us with a lot of little known information about the Colleges. They have two Main Campuses in San Jacinto and Menifee, and an Education Complex in Temecula and a new in Feb. 2008 San Gorgonio Pass Service Center.  The District covers a geographical area from Anza to Corona, and San Gorgonio Pass area to Temecula.  Nationally they are the Second Fastest Growing college in the nation with over 10,000 students, with 26,148 students enrolled in the fall of 2009.

Their education programs lead to an AA Degree in Arts and Science, and Certificate Programs, examples being: Registered Nursing; Fire & Police Science; Alternative Energy; Emergency Medical Technicians etc. who are credentialed.   On the average getting credentialed raises one's income from $26,600 to $45,671 for an increase of 86%. For the 80% of the students working, there are even classes offered online.  For further information go to their website at http://www.msjc.edu  where you can get Campus addresses, and contact information.
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 09-23-09   Gustavo Gonzalez is a Rotarian from the Palm Desert Rotary Club.  The Hemet Sunset Club joined in with them, along with some other local Clubs, to sponsor a Water Project in Honduras.  A huge amount of land in rural areas in the Third World Countries is without any clean water and have to drink out of polluted stream and rivers, which contributes greatly to their high mortality rates especially amont their children and elders.  Because of this Rotary International made a call to all Rotary Clubs to make Clean Water a part of their International projects.  

Imagine having to walk miles just to get water to drink, and the having the risk of it carrying dysentery, cholera, malaria and many other undesirable objects. Gus told showed us pictures and told us about this Matching Grant project done in conjunction with the local Club Rotario Santa Barbara in Honduras. Their club organized and built a building in 4 days in preparation to housing a water sanitation business which would supply pure clean water to this town of about 8,000 population. Our part of the project was to supply all the necessary filters and other equipment that would take the local water and turn it into clean water.  It is then put into 5 gallon bottles like we have and sold to the local people.  If you would like to contribute to a water project, or any other one for that matter, Email CARL or Call Secretary, Carl Cardey at (951)  929-4941 and we will direct you to the proper place .


                                                      
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 9-16-09   The speaker was Crystal Howard from EnviroMINE, Inc. Her topic was that the Construction Industry is suffering an AGGREGATE CRISIS which is putting Riverside County's Infrastructure Projects at Risk.  Aggregate is the sand, gravel and crushed stone consumed in every residential, commercial and industrial building, for public works projects such as roads, highways, bridges, schools, hospitals, and water delivery and sewer treatment facilities.  Aggregate is the second most consumed commodity in the world, behind water.  Think about this:  every Californian needs almost 7 tons of aggregate per year, a total of 544tons a lifetime. Figure that about 25 tons per truckload ,That is about 20 truckloads.  It takes about:  229tons/house; 21,000 tons per 1 lane for 1 mile of highway.  In order to meet future damane and build needed infrastructure, we are obligated to allow a permit for local sources of aggregate.  For more information about the aggregate crisis, call 877-505-5004, email them at  info@aggregatecrisis.com   or visit their website at  www.aggregatecrisis.comccardey@verizon.net 
                                                       
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9/9/09   Tonight we had Sally Kaiser-Dyer BSN, MA, the Coordinator for Loma Linda
International Heart institute's: Cardiac Lifestyle Management Clinic, and Community Education Programs. He talk was centered around causes of Heart Disease i.e. Atherosclerosis, Blood Pressure Cholesterol and laughter effects, Charecteristics of Healthy Endothelium  i.e. the blood vessels, controlling Risk Factors etc.  For further information she can be reached at the Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson St. Room 1636F, (800)INTL-HEART,  or sdyer@ahs.llumc.edu


                                                       
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9-2
   Tonight we had Shannon Bernier from Transworld Systems.  Her presentation was "Ten Steps to a Healthy Cash Flow", a program for businesses to help them control their Cash. Condensed somewhat there are:  1. Define credit policy; 2. Ask for payment when service is rendered;  3. Invoice/Bill promptly;  4. Use "address service requested" to avoid mail 'skips'; 5. Contact Overdue accounts immediately;  6. Develop systematic plan for overdue account;  7.  Use again sheet for a/r decisions, not feelings;  8. "Watch" collection laws;  9.  Use Professional third party (like Transworld) promptly.  NSF checks quickly; 10.  100% collections no a reasonable goal.  The goal of Transworld is to provide prompt and inexpensive service to those who need a collection agent.  You can reach her a 1950 So. Sunwest Lane, Ste 301, San Bernardino, CA 92408,   (951) 237-9244 or shannon.bernier@transworldsystems.com.  web.transworldsystems.com/sanbernardino 
                                                       
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8-26     Mary Snow from the "California Family Life Center" told us about on of their programs, "Kin Care", which provides "Services for Relatives Raising Relative Children". Their Mission is "committed to building on the strengths of the extended family as the first option for children who have been displaced from their natural parents."  I'm sure that most of us who are grandparents can imagine the difficulty of having to care for the young grandkids, and would face it with more than a little trepidation.  So that's where Kin Care comes in to the home and provides many services, from Planning and Support Groups to help with any court required paperwork for guardianship and/or kin adoption, counseling, to links to legal services. For further information:  Kin Care at the Senior Service Center, 1075 N. State St., Hemet; (951) 791-3557. http://www.cflckids.org/  msnow@rivcoaefd.org

Another service they have is the "Empower Youth Program" for youth ages 16-21 from low-income families.  Once eligibility has been determined and potential participant has fulfilled the basic requirement, he or she may participate in the many opportunities they provide: work readiness skills, certificate programs, work experience & career exploration, leadership development, education.  For further information:  Empower Youth program is in the Empower State Building at 930 No. State St., Hemet; (951) 765-0917

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8-12   Karen Bradford, Rotarian from the Jurupa Club, gave us our program about Rotoplast.  It is a program when Rotarians volunteer their services to perform reconstructive surgery for problems  involving Cleft Palate and other deformities primarily of the mouth.  The palate is the roof of ones mouth that separates the breathing channels from the eating and drinking passageway, and cleft means that there is a hole in the roof which causes severe problems in the breathing/eating/drink processes.  Another problem is severe malformation or cleft of the area in the lips leaving ugly gaps, and often involvement of the teeth locations.  

They have served 138 missions in the past, and 12,121 patientsThe Rotoplast volunteers on the last trip went to Barquisimeto, Venezuela and Karen gave us a very informative program describing the processes involved in getting there, and particular patient problems and the processes involved in repairing them.  For further information and even volunteering to go on a mission and help, see their website:  http://www.rotaplast.org/missions/pastmissions.php   or contact us.
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08/05/09  Chief Richard L Dana, of the Hemet Police Dept was our speaker this week to give us a report about the state of law enforcement in our city. He conveyed to us how positive he is about the Officers and employees in his department.  They are People Oriented and he told about the very high level of volunteerism he sees from them. He says that they are an exemplary force and as good as any Police Dept. he knows about.
          The "goal is to provide our community with the best possible services that reflects our pride in our city and our commitment to a safe and caring environment.  With a strong commitment to Community Oriented Policing, our members work together in partnerships with our community to prevent crime and enhance the quality of life for citizens, businesses, and visitors in the City of Hemet."
          Of course there are still people that we live with that don't follow the laws and he told us a few to specifically watch out for:   There have been people who have received large checks in the $Thousands for no apparent reason.  If one cashes them, they lead to unknown people using it go to get ones bank account and then the ability to clean it out before one even knows about it, so "DON'T CASH THESE CHECKS";  "BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS" particularly at night out in dark parking lots; and there has been some cases of Home Intrusion so keep your doors locked. If they have to make noise breaking doors or windows, they will go somewhere where they can walk in quietly and put put one in harms way.
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07/29/09   Kenneth Young,
Superintendent of Schools for Riverside County.  Their primary goal is Improving Student Achievement.  The focus of the Division of Educational Services is on improving student achievement in Riverside County.  Each of the five units in the division has a mission that ultimately addresses this focus.  These units are: District and School Success Center, Regional School Improvement Unit (includes Regional System of District and School Support), Safe Schools Unit, the Teacher Support Center (includes BTSA), and Career Technical Education.  This is all provided to the 23 school districts and the more than 400,000 students living in Riverside County,
through the unique programs they operate directly, including Special Education for the severely handicapped, Head Start, Migrant Education, Alternative Education through independent study, Community Schools and Juvenile Court Schools, and through the latest Career Technical Education (CTE) programs.  In addition, the Riverside County Office of Education administers a broad range of state and federally funded grant programs and services designed to ensure student success throughout the county. 
And they have also been hit hard by the recession and had to lay off 140 employees.     They can be contacted via their website at
http://www.rcoe.k12.ca.us, or by Phone: (951) 826-6530,   Fax: (951) 826-6199 or E-mail: General Comments  (rpeoples@rcoe.k12.ca.us)
                                                                           
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07/22/09  Matt Shobert,
Fire Chief for the city of Hemet.  Much of what he spoke about were the effects that the recession is having on the Fire Department.  Personnel has be cut back from 61 to 45 firefighters, higher level middle management positions and one station was closed with cooperation from the County FD. Last year the Department responded to 12,398 emergencies and the above factors obviously affect the level of service.  Much of this was predicted last year and Measure O would have taken care of these problems to a great degree.  It received 55% of the vote but needed just few more votes.  Hopefully there may be some Federal Stimulus money coming to assist in moving and/or rebuilding stations.
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07/15/09   Rich Dell'Acqua is the new Rotary District Governor of 5330, of which our club is a member.  As I said below, every year the new DG visits every Club in the District to tell us what all the new District and Rotary International plans are for the next year.  As you can see from above "The future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS". The primary goal for the year is the continuation of the fight to eradicate Polio.  World wide it is down to about 1000 new cases, but it MUST be eradicated and the Bill Gates Foundation has put $355,000,000 if we will match it.  In the United States, something like 1/3 of our youth are not protected from the virus so the fight is on to get it completed before it spreads throughout the world again.  We started the year with President Bob giving a check for $1,000 to our DG Rich.  Anyone can help and add to it.  Just contact Carl Cardey at 951-929-4941.  All contributions are Tax Deductable.
                                                                            
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07/08/09   This is the first meeting of our new year and our new President Bob Duistermars.  He devoted our discussion as a strategic planning meeting about how to receive our new Rotary District Governor, next week.  And we also were planning our new year.  Rotary Clubs, District and even International are very unique in the world of business in that we change our leadership every year.  Imagine any other corporation with 1.2 million members, 32 thousand clubs, and 600 Districts completely changing their business leadership every year. 






                                                                           
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07/01/09  
One of the greatest pleasures that we have as a Rotary Club is the presentation of scholarships every year to help our young people in their quest for a superior education.  This year we were again able to give our $16,000  Alma Brook Memorial Nursing Scholarship.  . Alma Brook was the beloved wife of Art Brook, a past Club Member and Rotary District 5330 Governor, and he formed this Scholarship in her memory.   We have been able to help 7 young women complete their AB Degree and RN.  Now we are starting our 8th young lady who just graduated from Hemet HS on her way, and this was a particularly special meeting where we got to introduce to the whole club, the young lady and her mother, Jessica and Theresa Kendall. 


 
                                                                          
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05/13/09      This week we had Lary Townson, EMT-A as our speaker.  He is the Nat'l Director of Law Enforcement Division for Emergency Medical Products, Inc.  They specialize in in the sale and service of pre-hospital equipment and supplies, specifically a kit for gunshot trauma. Gunshot victims can suffer any number of injuries from sucking chest wounds to vital organs, and often can bleed out before an EMT can arrive.  Often Even then there isn't enough time to transport the victim to an Emergency Trauma Center.  This kit is simple enough that with only a little training most anyone can apply it temporarily giving that time necessary for transport.  

It is a relatively inexpensive kit that has been installed in many schools and other organizations that might have a risk of shooting victims.  Lary can be reached at 951-318-4531 or 800-771-0366 or lartripar@aol.com.

                                                                            
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04/22/09  PROGRAM SPEAKER: Rod Pacheco, Riverside County District Attorney, did a wonderful job as our speaker Wednesday evening. It truly is amazing how our County has grown and how the case load for the DA has increased. Mr. Pacheco has been doing great work bring our crime ratio down until it is one of the very best in the State. 

One of the most alarming topics discussed is the number of active gangs in our area. Crime is a business and gangs are international in scope and have over 100,000 members worldwide. To combat these problems  Mr. Pacheco has established task forces in communities throughout our County. We certainly can be proud of the efforts of Mr. Pacheco and his team. 

Two items of concern that were brought to our attention are the inadequacy of both our court system and our prisons. The courts are clogged because of a lack of judges and our prison do not have the capacity to handle all of criminals being convicted of violent crime.

CLUB NEWS: 

Wednesday was a very nice turnout. We had to set up tables on the museum floor to accommodate all the guests! It worked out well and we thank all the members that helped set up and clean up.

We welcomed Mark back after a very busy couple of months kept him away from club. He was given his Red Badge and will embark on the quest to earn the Blue Badge of Membership. He needs to learn all of our names, so be helpful….introduce yourself each time you see him until he tells you to stop! Dick Wilson won $17.00 in the raffle, but Bob was able to get a couple of those dollars back during our fines. 

Lori Van Arsdale was one of our guests and, after taking a tour of the Museum, donated
$800.00 to Fingerprints to help upgrade the carpet in the front of the Museum. 

Lori! We are glad Rotary brought you to a place where you could see a need and fill it.  For the Youths who come, we Thank you.
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04/04/09  We had an outstanding event on Sat. at our pancake breakfast which has been renamed:  "The Jennifer Daniel Memorial Pancake Breakfast.  Jennifer was the driving force that started this annual event, which is the kickoff for the new Hemet Youth Baseball season, and they very graciously joined with us in celebrating her life.  This was a combined event:  HYB supplied food; We supplied the labor with help from the San Jacinto Valley Academy students, and Bob Duistermars President/Director of the Central Counties United Way brought their trailer and supplied all the cooking equipment.   We served well over 400 breakfasts in 3 hours before the teams began their new baseball season, and raised over $1,000 for HYB..  

 
To keep the pancakes and sausage flowing as fast as it takes, requires a lot of help and Principal Doug Ferber from the San Jacinto Valley Academy Charter School brought some of his students with him to help us.  What a wonderful group of young people, learning to give a little back to society, and without their help, our job would have been much more difficult.  Doug  brought his two sons who were also a great help.
 
      The first hungry mouths                  San Jacinto Valley Academy Students getting ready to serve.       

      Doug and his two boys         Ken is sluffing off and Margaret watches           
OK, back to work Ken   
 
  
Pancakes a'cookin'              Yes we let the SJVA students eat      Bob Duistermars with the United Way Van 
 
And last but not least, the HYB presented us with a lovely plaque commemorating our Past President, Jennifer Daniel.  It was during her term as President that she saw the need for helping the HYB raise money in support of their outstanding service to the youth of Hemet and San Jacinto Valley.  At that time they also put a Rotary sign up in the backfield of one of the diamonds.  An example of two Charities working together. 
                                                                              


Jerry with the plaque, and other members.
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3//11/09    
Tonight we held our annual "4 Way Test" speech contest on Mar. 11 for local High School Students.  Competing from West Valley HS were   Phylicia Barron, Andrew Davis, Monique Garcia, Tatianna Huckstep, Thabiso Mawema, and from Alessandro HS was Marcos Palacios. 
          The students are timed for 5-8 minutes and can select any topic they wish, but have to intertwine somehow the "4 Way Test" that all Rotarians try to live by, which says: "Of the things we think, say or do: 1.  Is it the Truth?  2. Is it Fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?  4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?"
          The winning students were: third place was Tatianna Huckstep, Second was Monique Garcia, and First was Andrew Davis. The students were awarded $50, $100, and 
    President Jerry Julian, Monique Garcia, Tatiana Huckstep, Andrew Davis   $200 respectively, and Andrew will advance to a Rotary District mid level competition where they compete with winning students from Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.  The winning students then compete one last time at the District Conference and the overall winner is awarded $1,000.
          Judges for the competition were: Marilyn Forst, Trustee - HUSD;  Paula Lawrence, Pres. of Physical Rehab Center in Hemet; and. Dr. Steven Simpson, owner of  Hemet Optometric Center.

                                                                        
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2/25/09     "February is Rotary International's "World Understanding Month - a time to focus on the importance of goodwill and understanding for peace.  It is a time for all of us to pause and consider how we are pursuing Rotaryk's fourth Avenue of Service - International Service - because it is our international service, and our international fellowship, that will do the most to help us all build a more peaceful tomorrow."   So tonight we watched a video from Rotary International showing us the International Vision of Rotary. and are inspired to continue our quest to assist in some small way.  The year we have contributed to a Water Project in Zimbabwe.
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2/18/09 
We had Rebecca Mashatt as our speaker. She is the Principal  of the Nuview Bridge Early College High School, which is the Charter school for the Nuview Union School District in Nuevo, CA.  Charter schools are public schools that are particularly responsive to students needs and are held accountable for improved student achievement.  Nuview Bridge was begun with a $400,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and is particularly advanced in that it connects with the Riverside Community College in Moreno Valley.  It is one of a national initiative to establish 70 Early College High School over a five year period, and began in 2004. Other organizations that support are the Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corp., of NY, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. 

Beginning in the 9th grade a student may begin taking college courses, along with the normal HS curriculum.  It is the responsibility of the parents to take the students to the HS, but after that the are transported to and bake from the RCC campus.  By the time they graduate from HS, they can at the same time graduate from RCC with an AA degree.  The school accepts students from all over Riverside County and has 365 students at this time with a maximum to be 400.  Research shows charter schools do a better job increasing student achievement than traditional public schools, and these Early College HS are geared to reach the low-income and first -generation college students to motivate them to see themselves as "college material" and to reduce family tuition costs.  For more information you can call  951-928-8498 or email  tfrey@nubiew.k12.ca.us.  The HS is located at 30401 Reservoir Ave. in Nuevo, CA.  

                                                                                 
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2/11/09 
We had what we call a periodic Fellowship night, at the home of Jerry Julian, our President.  It is a chance for members, families, and prospective members to get to know each other better.
                                                                                 
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2/4/09 
  This meeting was devoted to our lost beloved Jennifer.  We just sat and talked with our heavy hearts.  Before we were done we decided on at least two ways to memorialize Jennifer: We do an annual pancake breakfast for the opening of the youth baseball season and Jennifer was very much a leader in getting it started.  So it will become the Annual Jennifer Daniel Memorial Pancake Breakfast.   A second way will be a Jennifer Daniel Memorial Scholarship at Hemet HS, where she graduated.  We will form a Foundation that will award a scholarship every year to a graduating senior at Hemet High who is planning to major in finance of some sort.    We are starting it with a $1,000 initial donation, and The  Central County United Way will also be joining with us.  We hope to build this to at least $10,000 so that we know a $1,000 scholarship will be donated yearly in perpetuity and from the eanings.  We invite any other organization or people to join us in this event in her name. 
                                                                               
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1/28/09 
Member Bob Duistermars gave us a craft talk where we hear personal and business information and history.  As it turns out Bob grew up most of his life here in the valley on his family dairy farm. After his education he started his own dairy farm on land that how has the San Jacinto Unified School District on it.  He had 800 cows in his dairy but eventually the dairy owners grew bigger and bigger until it wasn't profitable to have a smaller dairy and they gave way to the modern era.  
          Then he gave us somewhat of a report on the Valley economic conditions and differences between Hemet and San Jacinto.  San Jacinto seems to have lived within a balanced budget as a matter of policy, whereas Hemet seems to have been caught up with the failing economics like most of the rest of the country.  So unfortunately Hemet has been hit with a lot more downsizing and layoffs compared to San Jacinto.

                                                                                 
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 1/21/09 
Again we had a young lady, Riana Dilley, who is employed by the Hemet USD in their CC After School Service-Learning Clubs  for 6th to 8th grade students in the Middle Schools.  Specifically She and their Club are looking for volunteers from the adult and service community, to come and meet with the kids. Specifically she covers Acacia, Dartmouth, Diamond Valley, and Rancho Viejo Middle Schools.  They are using part of their campus to learn how to plant and grow flowers and vegetables.  
          The students who join examine the needs of their local community to choose specific areas to address through service projects which they plan and implement.  Special attention is paid to projects that help alleviate poverty. And they also learn about the life and values of Cesar Chavez.  This valuable leadership training teaches them skills of organizers, leaders and decision makers for long term projects and programs. For further information email Riana at Rdilley@hemetusd.k12.ca.us  or call at 765-5100 ext. 3923
                                   
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1/14/09
Great News.  Mark decided to join our club giving up feedback to the School
1/7/09 
Opening our new year we had the Principal of West Valley High School, Mark Lenoir, give us an overview of the school and its programs, staff, and students.   If you go to their website at  http://www.hemetusd.k12.ca.us/sites/wvhs/home/  you will find links to everything from "Academics" to "School Info".  The school was built to house about 2,200 students when it opened in 1996, but through growth in the community it reached well over 3,000 students.  The opening of the new Tahquitz HS helped drop attendance back to the level where the school was designed for.  In passing there might even have been a comment or two about their First Title in any sport.  CIF Division 3A Boys Basketball Championship: West Valley vs. Perris - Mar. 01, 2008
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12/17/08 
We had Patrick Ozzi Oswald.  In April 2004 he received the prestigious national Lewis Hine Award recognizing his 20 years of advocacy for troubled, disadvantaged children and youth. Ozzie also helps with fundraising for CFLC and is passionate about helping kids and staff alike ... always willing to lend a hand in anyway he can. Come and hear Ozzi tell us about the California Family Life Centers 930 N State St.,  Hemet, CA 92543,  Phone: (951) 765-6955     http://www.cflckids.org/staff.html
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12/11/08  We had Beth Camarillo from Exceed Valley Resources who discussed their Mental Retardation & Developmentally Disabled Services.  The essence of  their program is to train their clients to become more independent, so they can become taxpayers and use fewer social services.  They handle about 700 persons with disabilities throughout the Inland Empire at EXCEED's 5 facilities;  transport about 180 persons to their program and/or work;  120 clients are employed by companies in the communities with an average wage of $8.05/hour and job retention over 5 years;  327 clients did packaging and assembly worth $621,000 in 2004-2005.etc.  Some of their loyal customers are:  Lowe's Distribution Center, Milgard Windows, Bradshaw International, CalTrans, Vons, Home Depot, March Air Reserve Base, Walgreen's Distribution Center.  They can be of help in:  janitorial, kitting, packaging, assembly, wiring, lighting assembly, blister packs, shrink wrap, collating, lettershop services, recycling, repacking, labeling, product pres & shipping, rework, lawn maintenance etc. Can they be of help to You, or do you know someone who could benefit from their program?   Contact Beth Camarillo -Employment Specialist Supported Employment at:     951-780-8444 ext. 225 or bethexceed@hotmail.com         www.weexceed.org
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11/20/08
     Dr. Jeanne McClellan  talked about two Rotary Graduate Studies Fellowship programs:  One leads to a Masters degree in international relations, peace studies, conflict resolution , or related areas. This program is aimed at professionals under 40, with an AB Degree, and significant work experience in the areas of conflict resolution. The must have literacy in a different language than English, and if accepted would attend one of 4 Universities:  Int'l Christian U. in Tokyo, Japan; Univ. del Salvador in Buenos Aires, Argentina; U. of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England; and U. of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. 

The other one is a Short-term Professional Development Certificate Program in Peace and Conflict Resolution, three months long held
at Chulalongkorn U. in Bangkok, Thailand.  It is designed for professionals in mid-to-upper-level positions in fields related to conflict resolution and mediation.  Applicants must be employed at least five years in a field that is related to conflict resolution or peace keeping, and have bachelor's degree or equivalent infields such as law enforcement, government, education, unions, media, and NGOs.

You can go to: 
rotary.org, click on Students and Youth, then click on Educational Programs, and then click on Rotary Centers for International Studies.  Or if you are interested or know someone who might qualify, contact  ccardey@verizon.net   for further information.
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11/13/08  was our Past District Governor Red Peryea who discussed our Group Study Exchange (GSE) program.  "The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for business people and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides all expenses paid, except for personal items, for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of a different country. For three to four weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, and will stay with Rotarian families.  It give one a chance to observe how their own vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas."  Do You Fit?  Are You Interested?  Contact us
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11/6/08  Our speaker this week was Betty Folsom, Coordinator of Child Welfare and Attendance for Jurupa USD.  She is a Rotarian in charge of our District Ambassadorial Scholarships (AS). "The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas. The program sponsors several types of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While abroad, scholars serve as goodwill ambassadors to the host country and give presentations about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups. Upon returning home, scholars share with Rotarians and others the experiences that led to a greater understanding of their host country".   (http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/AmbassadorialScholarships/Pages/ridefault.aspx)
There are 3 different kinds of awards:   1.  Academic for one year and $24,000;   2. Multi-year with $12,000 x 2; or a Cultural with a humanitarian emphasis to learn a language and go to a place where help is desperately needed 3 months with $10,000, or 6 months with $15,000.  DO YOU HAVE THE DESIRE OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES AND QUALIFIES?  Contact us and   Apply for a chance to make a difference  

In addition we had a young lady, Riana Dilley, who is employed by the Hemet USD in their CC After School Service-Learning Clubs  for 6th to 8th grade students in the Middle Schools. The students who join examine the needs of their local community to choose specific areas to address through service projects which they plan and implement.  Special attention is paid to projects that help alleviate poverty. And they also learn about the life and values of Cesar Chavez.  This valuable leadership training teaches them skills of organizers, leaders and decision makers for long term projects and programs.
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Disclaimer:  In the spirit of Rotary International's Non-Political and Non-Religious policy, we allow candidates to come and present their positions to us, but that does NOT imply or assume any endorsement of the Candidate or other election items.  In the interest of absolute fairness, we will not present any Candidates qualifications or positions in our website,  because anything put in here is very subjective, and items could be either added or left out in an attempt to measure with other Candidates who may or may not come later. 
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10/30/08   The speaker this week was the last candidate for HUSB, Charlotte Jones.
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10/23/08  Our speaker this week was Wayne Discher, the Librarian at the City of Hemet Library.  He chose to speak about Intrinsic Values and the four economic services the Library has for the community.  1. Literacy: especially for the very young, and the many partnerships with organizations and people in the community helping to accomplish this.  2. Employment & career resources:  Internet access both with 38 computer stations, and wireless access both inside and from the parking lot; How-To-Do  packets available for many appropriate topics.  3. Small Business Resources:  many data bases on market research, demographics, how to get licenses; new business mixers.  4. The Building and facilities: They are like a Community living room.  Reading and Cultural programs, History and Heritage, and Economy etc.     The Library gives direct service to over 1500 people per day, 60 % of which are children, along with DVD/CD and videos, books on tape, and online they get between 400,000 and 1,000,000 hits online.
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10/16/08Our Speaker was Marilyn Forst, candidate for a Board seat on Hemet Unified School District.   
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10/9/08Our Speaker was Susan Beltran who is with Hemet Hospice. Hemet Hospice was founded in 1979 by a group of compassionate community leaders motivated by a common concern for terminally ill patients and their families. Their focus was on providing hospice patients with the emotional and spiritual support needed during their illness. Click for more
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10/2/08 Our Speaker was Sid Cottrell, candidate for a Board seat on Hemet Unified School District.
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9/25/08Our Speaker was Ron Bryer, candidate for a Board seat on Hemet Unified School District. 
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9/18/08   Today was the official visit by our Rotary District 5330 Governor, Dr. Robin Shepherd, along with his wife Maureen.  All the Officers or Rotary, from the International level, down to the Club level change every year. (Imagine any other corporation with 1,200,000 workers spread throughout the 7 continents, changing the leadership every year?  We do it and very successfully) This gives the Club members a chance to meet the new District leaders, and the Governor to meet all the clubs to check on their needs and successes, and to offer any needed help from the Districts' leaders.  
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9/11/08  Today was a Club assembly where we discuss plans, working and future.
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8/28/08    Today we had a lovely lady from New Zealand, Geraldine Boutoni.  She is very well versed on the plants, vegetables, and fruits that grow and come from her homeland.  Since I have a black thumb when it comes to horticulture, most of it went over my head, but I do remember she told about an apple that has an excellent taste and can even be bought at our Henry's store in Hemet.  She also told us about Volcanoes in NZ, and there are a surprisingly large number that are considered active.  
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08/28/08   Today we had Dr. Lisa DeForest, Candidate for the Hemet Unified School Board, 
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08/21/08   Today we had Patti Drusky, who is the President/CEO of the Hemet/San Jacinto Valley Chamber of Commerce, and she gave us a brief history. In 1999 the Hemet and San Jacinto CoC merged with approximately 500 members. In 2001 they started to submit News & Views Newspaper Articles (550). In 2003 began the 1st chamber Chat newsletter and Power Lunch (650). In 2004 they held the 1st Fiesta (700).  In 2005 they started the 1st Olympus Awards (750).  In 2006 the 1st Harvest Kick-Off began (800).  In 2997 the 1st Learn to Play in S.J. (850). This year they launched the San Jacinto Chapter (900), and on Fri. Aug.22 they will add their 1,000th member, a truly remarkable achievement. Contact them at 615 N. San Jacinto St., Hemet 92543,  by phone at 951-658-3211, and their website is at    http://hemetsanjacintochamber.com/ 
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08/14/08   Today we had Florentine Tabares, the Director of the newly reorganized Fingerprints Youth Museum, tell us all the exciting things that are happening to the old Kid Zone. This is a Hands On Learning Center where kids can come pay, explore, and learn.  Kids are "invited" to touch everything rather then the "don't touch" attitude of many museums. Learning programs are developed according to the Education Dept. of the State of California.  One of the exhibits is called the "Shakezone" which is and interactive earthquake exhibit that is the first of its kind, and sponsored by NSF through the Southern California Earthquake Center in Los Angeles.  There is a learning center  being designed and constructed, and will be ready soon.  Also an "Educator's Portal" is being finished which will give educators a series of lessons, teachers manual, and tests that will match the California requirements.
They are located at  123 So. Carmelita, in Hemet, just south of Florida.  Their phone number is 765-1223,  and they are developing a website at    http://fingerprintsmuseum.com/

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08/07/08   Today we had Len Wood, City Manager for the City of Hemet. He gave us a report on the status of the City.  With the economy depressing, the state of the city has done the same thing.  Its revenue has dropped to the point where there is a $7,000,000 shortfall which means one of two things,  Either a way is found to raise that money, or the City will have to make reductions in its spending, some of which has already been done.  About 37% of the General funds are untouchable, by law:  developer's impact money, gasoline tax, water and refuse collection funds.  So the only thing left is reducing the City's expenses.  They are facing the elimination of 1/3 of the Firemen and Policemen. Consider that Police and Fire response time would increase by 2 minutes. A reduction in the Library by 1/5, and similar reductions in the other City Departments. 

          With the big reduction in Sales and other Taxes, there is no other way to raise the money, without coming to us the taxpayers.   On the Ballot in November will be Measure "O", which will ask for a 5% sales tax increase in the City limits. It can only legally be spent within the City. There will be an oversight committee and an independent audit to see that the money is used for what it has been committed. And finally, there will be an exemption for low income people, and Seniors.

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07/24/08 Today we had two ladies, Dona Barber and Sue Tatosian, from the Western Center for Archaeology & Paleontology, Southern California's newest museum.  In the picture on the table you can see a model cast from a Saber-toothed cat, just one example of the many world-class museum attractions designed to stimulate your senses.  They have Laboratories and do Research, have Curation facilities that protect and store the over one million specimens, and an Education & Conference Center to provide classroom space for students from elementary schools to post-graduate researchers. So take a trip and see Max, the biggest mastodon ever found in the West; and Xena, the 1,000 year-old mammoth who rules over the central exhibit hall, and all the Interactive exhibits.  They have many levels of Membership starting at $15 for students. The Western Center is at 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, CA 92543. Telephone  is 951-794-0032 and  www.westerncentermuseum.org for complete information.  
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07/10/08 and 07/14/08  We had business meetings, called an Assembly, to discuss our upcoming events.  When we do that, we don't have a speaker.  And it's vacation time so smaller attendance.
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07/03/08  Our speaker today was Matt Shobert, the new Fire Chief for the City of Hemet.  He is working hard to learn all about the present Fire Department, and the city of Hemet.  His immediate concern was the extra fire danger that the 4th of July would bring.  His long term desire is to add a trained paramedic to every fire truck.  We are the only city in the County of Riverside that does not have them.  More often than not, the City fire trucks will arrive at a call site before the ambulance, which indicates the need.  Another desire is to get a helmet on every bicycle rider.  AND,  He was a Rotarian in Sedona, AZ, and we have inducted him into our Club.
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06/24/08   David Minasian discussed the major shift in Hollywood movie plots.  They have developed the themes with huge amounts of violence, sex and other topics, considered by many in our society to be unsatisfactory.  David has many years of film making, script writing, and book authoring beginning back when he was 10 years old, using the family 8mm movie camera.  His first film in 16mm, done while he was taking film-making at the university, was nominated for an Oscar.  He then went to work for Jeremiah films, making documentaries.   There has been a movement lately, which He is involved in, toward more films that are family oriented without all the trash that Hollywood is using.   He produced “The Joyrider”, and assisted Mel in the production of “The Passion”.  (Picture is Jerry on the left, and David on the right)
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06/17/08
   Our speaker this week was Jack Warneke, a well known local writer and long time citizen from San Jacinto.  He has served our communities in many positions along with his wife Nancy.  He talked to us about San Jacinto History. He touched on the development starting with the; Soboba Indians; then the Spanish; Juan Batista DeAnza who developed the new route to San Francisco. In this area originally there were 7 tribes and The Temecula Indians. During a terrible drought the Temecula Indians attacked the tribes in what is now called Massacre Canyon, and only the Soboba Tribe survived.  One of the most noted men was Edward Hewitt, the first Teacher in San Jacinto.  He later belonged to the County School Board, the the San Diego County School Board, became the State Superintendent of Schools, and formed the 1st Teachers Union. Jack has a book on all this history that will be available very soon. And because of the decades of work and volunteering, San Jacinto has named one of the new Parks, the Warneke Park in the Coventry Acres development.  He can be contacted at 654-4550 or jnwarneke@netzero.net
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06/10/08
   Rich and Sue Dell ‘Acqua, a Rotarian and his wife, showed us a PowerPoint program about their trip to India.  They went to check on current and past projects that clubs in our district are involved with.  They took money with them to deliver to other Rotary Clubs with whom some of our club are partnering with, and they were constantly on the look for other new projects.  They were hosted by different clubs including the Calcutta Metro Rotary Club.  They also traveled to the Nagaland area and Korima village among other places.  Nagaland is in the North East part of India and very difficult for visitors to enter, but their needs are great and Rich and Sue received a very warm welcome.
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06/03/08   Our speaker was Kati Ford from La Vista, a local recovery place for women. She and her staff are promoting "Not in Our Town," an effort to educate people on the effects of prescription drug overdoses. Often teens get their parents' or grandparents' medicines and take them themselves and share the "legal" drugs with their friends.  If you have children be on the alert for parties at which some of them “Farm” their stolen drugs to other children.

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05/27/08    
This a special meeting.  First we had a student, who we had sponsored to a weekend leadership seminar, tell us about his experiences and what he learned and received from it.   Another positive learning experience that we were able to sponsor.

Next we had Jared Moore  and Mark Miller from the Ramona Hillside Players, give us a short sample of what to expect from the current program: Charley’s Aunt.  It was a very funny exchange between Father and Son:  Father who is funding his Son’s university education to a level that Son thinks he should get; and Son who now learns that the family funds are extremely limited and is shocked to find out he is now considered “poor”.  Without having seen the Play, but based on the Title, one would think that maybe Charlie’s Aunt might have something to say about his future.  Last chance, Fri & Sat. May 30 & 31 at 7:30 pm, and June 1 Matinee at 2:00 pm. $12.00 single admission, Seniors $11.00.  Be at the theater no later than 15 minutes prior to curtain.  Reservations suggested at <?xml:namespace PREFIX="SKYPE"?> 951-658-5300.  Ramona Hillside Players, PO Box 462, Hemet, CA 92546.   http://www.ramonahillsideplayers.org/home_page.htm

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Lastly we are very pleased to induct three new members: Doug Ferber, Ken Shaw, and Nhamo Mawema. Doug is the Principal at the San Jacinto Valley Academy, a Charter School in the San Jacinto Unified School District.  Ken is Special Projects Director with the Central County United Way, and Nhamo is a Rotary Member in Zimbabwe.  He is living here for a finite time and will maintain his membership there, but wanting to continues his contribution for Rotary, we have inducted him as an Honorary Member.   A big welcome to all our new members.  
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05/20/08  Sorry,  but this week I was absent.
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05/13/08  This week our speaker was Charlene Stover speaking about Scholarships for San Jacinto High School, the difficulty of getting them for the students, and of course the value to the students.  Many times a scholarship, even small, may influence a graduating student to go on to further ther education at San Jacinto Community College or other Schools.
           In addition she talked about the San Jacinto Education Foundation which was founded in 2001 to enhance the educational experience of young people in our educational community.  It is a voluntary organization dedicated to improving the educational opportunities of the studenr of SJUSD through teacher incentives, scholarships and grants in areas where the need is greatest.  They have founded the Edward Hyatt Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Distinguished Alumni Recognition Award.    If you wish to contribute, contact them at 2045 So. San Jacinto Ave., San Jacinto, CA 92583.  also (951)929-7700 x4530   

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05/06/08 This Week our speaker was Dr. Helene Kalfuss,  Past District Governor of our District 5330.   Helene, along with her husband Leonard Kalfuss, MD, presented their program, Helene and Leonard on the Road. They went on a trip to the Orient as an Oversight Committee for Rotary International, to evaluate the success of  the vision and interocular implant programs that the RI Foundation had funded.  These are done as matching grant programs with Rotary Districts and Rotary Clubs.  In Bangalore & So. India they visited several hospital sites that Rotary Clubs had built and sponsored. India has 100,000,000 or 25% of all the worlds blind people with many of them cataracts, and these programs were to do interocular lens implants to replace the normal lens. They also traveled to Cochin Harbor and Sharada.  Then went on to Singapore and Dandar Surway in Malaysia before returning home.  The volunteerism of  Rotarian Doctors, Nurses and members, along with the Clubs and Districts on both sides of the world magnify and multiply the money and efforts toward aiding many needs in the world.      
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04/29/08  Today we had Bob Duistermars fill in again and he talked about the San Jacinto Valley Academy, a Charter School that the United Way had a part in getting started.  It has progressed to the point since it's opening in 1997, to where it is now serving 300 students, and Sr. High Grades  9-11.  Next year they will have their first graduating class.  The Charter schools work under the hat of the San Jacinto Unified School District.  The education of the children is based on the Inquiry learning method, and the sole focus of the school since its start has been on Achievement. The main focus of their educational program is to deepen students' awareness regarding their natural and social environment.  The school has no problem meeting the  federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires that all schools and districts meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements. There is also a required high level of Parent participation.  They are located at 480 N. San Jacinto, San Jacinto, CA 92583.  Tel: (951) 654-6113  Check their website for further information:  http://www.sjacademy.org
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04/22/08  Today we had Chuck Peeples from West Valley High School as our speaker.  He is the head coach of their basketball program and presented a great story of progress with their program.  Chuck cam 5 years ago and faced a team that had hardly won a game for several seasons.  When he put out a call at the beginning of that year for potential players, only 2 came. This is a winning story of young 9th grade students who had never played basketball, and many from underprivileged homes.  In the  intervening 5 years the program grew steadily and at the last season 45 students showed up to play.  They began to make the CIF playoffs, and at the end of the last year they beat all toughest school in the league, and Then Perris to take the Championship.  They are the only team in the valley to have ever won the CIF Title.  



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04/08/08  Today we had Tatianna Huckstep as our speaker.  She is a student at West Valley High School.  We selected her to attend RYLA this past weekend (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards), which is a weekend at a mountain resort and the chance to get together with other Junior - 11th grade -  students from many HS in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. They are given much training in leadership skills that will help them throughout their lifetime.  Being mixed together in small groups allows them to discuss  and learn skills in areas of diversity, relating to personal issues positively, turning negative situation into positive, Stereotyping, and morals and values.  And they finally get to listen to several top speakers who relate their life experiences and what a person achieve if they just have faith and stay focused.  One example was a felon, who when he was released from prison turned his life around and trained to become an RN.  These students are nervous when they begin to come together on Friday after school, and by Sunday are very tearful when the have to go home and away from their new found friends.  Contratulations to Tatianna, and we just might see her returning next year as a returning counselor.   
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03/29/08 Today we had Russ Bogh, Past Assemblyman from our 37th District, and again a Candidate for the same seat.  Amazingly enough he didn't even give us the usual political entreaties. His talk was basically about the State budget.  The deficit when he was previously in office was about $24B which was reduced to about $4B.  Unfortunately it has risen again to $18B.  He also talked about the effects of Prop. 58 and Prop. 76.  Also about waste by the state government and how it impacts transportation, education and other departments.

In line with our non-political position, we will also invite his opponent to talk to us.
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03/25/08  Our speaker today was unable to come at the last minute. We had Emerson Bixby, from the Hemet Historic Downtown Theater, in attendance to be honored as our business of the month.  We enticed him to be our speaker and tell us all about the theater and his thoughts about the Theater and Hemet.  It turns out that Emerson is a very community oriented person and in addition to just running a theater, he uses it to enhance the lives of the citizens in our valley. A very few of his ideas are using movies as a benefit for people with serious problems.  Another event centered around amnesty for small furry creatures. 
       There is a beautiful website at http://hemettheatre.com/ with a Film Schedule and much more information. It is located at
216 E. Florida Ave.   Phone number is 951-658-7123
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03/18/08  Today's speaker was member Bob Duistermars, President/CEO of Central County United Way. He brought us up-to-date on the status of Kid Zone, the youth museum, since they took control of it. Kid Zone had been in serious financial trouble and late last year, in essence they simple dropped the keys into the lap of CCUW.  Changing the name to Kid Smart indicates the direction that they will pursue in the future, i.e. Education and Cultural Learning. There is an ongoing shift to a learning atmosphere that will follow the California State Education standards.  This will allow teachers to go into there website, download the educational material and then teach that information to the students for a  week or two.  Then they will be able to have a field trip to the museum so the students can interact with that subject. After returning to school the teacher can then give the students a test, that they have also downloaded from the website.  By adhering to the State standards, the School district will no lose their ADA payment. One of the major subjects in the museum concerns earthquakes, and they are and will be more.  CCUW can contact Lorraine Ousley, KidSmart Director at (909) 980-2857 ext. 203,   lusley@iew.org,   or http://www.kidzone.org/  where they have an
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03/11/08  This weeks speaker was Linda Denver, a Rotarian from our Perris Club.  An amazing lady who is very active in her club, and is in charge of this year's District Conference, to be held April 17-20 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Ontario. But most of her talk was about her fun activity, auto racing.  Her husband was racing a small stock car mostly at the Perris Auro Speedway, and in going with him to help and to watch, she one day got talked into trying it herself, and like most people do race, it is very quickly becomes a part of your soul for the rest of you life.  She is a racing Grandmother, and she told us about some of her exploits on the track at Perris Auto Racing track. Part of her story includes one night when approaching the end of the straightaway, her steering box failed at about55-60  MPH, and she went straight into the wall at the corner.  That part did cause her to miss the rest of the year but she was right back at it the next year.  Even though she had some injuries the safety built into a race car saved her from any worse injury.  The cars have a built-in rollcage and a special seat to help confine the driver.  They also have to wear a firesuit and fire resistant gloves and shoes,
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  02/26/08  Today we had Karin Marriott, Director of Public Information and Marketing at Mt. San Jacinto Community College District as a 2 year college.  Also  Camille Kraft the Director of Services.  The College covers 1,700 square miles, has an enrollment of 20,000, and can confer 11 A.A. degrees; 22 A.S. Degrees; 31 Certificates; and 14 Employment Concentration Certificates. Credits transfer to 4-year universities. There are two main campuses in San Jacinto and Menifee Valley, along with the Temecula Education Complex, and the San Gorgonio Pass Service Center in Banning.  A 48 acre campus in southeast Banning is planned in the future.         
San Jacinto 951-487-3215; Menifee 951-639-5215; Temecula 951-308-1059;
San Gorgonio Pass 951-922-1327 
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02/19/08 This time we have selected Document Solutions Legal Services Inc. as Our Business of the month.  It is run by Debra Williams L.D.A. "For all your legal needs".  "If you don't need an Attorney's advise, Don't pay an attorneys price!"  She can supply help for any need from Adoptions to Wills.  She can be contacted at (951) 929-8899, or at 222 E Florida Ave.  She is Licensed and Bonded.
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02/12/08  Nhamo Mawema, a visiting Rotarian from Zimbabwe, is a member of the Rotary Club of Borrowdale Brooke, in Harare. His Club is 6 years old and functions much as ours, with projects both International and local.  They sponsor a book literacy reading project for children in three schools; distribute clothing and food for children;  support a malaria project to eradicate mosquitoes; support one school with all their supplies; support an orphanage with bedding and a washing machine; supply free physicals for an aides project; and a clean water project.  A truly remarkable Rotary Club.  

Our speaker today was Wayne Discher, the Director of  the Hemet City Library, who told us of the many things that they do for the community. Beside what we think of as the usual books, tapes, CDs and DVDs, they sponsor many Special events every month from reading to special concerts.  The have a regular monthly schedule that is available.  They have  computers for all to use, and also free wireless access, both in the building and outside. They sponsor Scrabble every Wednesday at 4:00PM, and Genealogy classes in the Heritage Room. A community focus point for kids, teens and adults.              
(951) 765-2440, 300 E Latham,
Hemet, On the Internet at  www.hemetpubliclibrary.org
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2/5/08:  Our speaker today was Mary Snow, from the Inland United Way.  She is the Program Director for their Foster Grandparent Program, and Senior Companion Program, both of which are national Programs. The  Foster Grandparent Program with more than 30,000 volunteers, provides one on one loving and experienced tutors and mentors to more than 250,000 children and youth with special needs.
Photo: Ken Shaw receiving Service Award from Mary)
       

The Senior Companion Program with 15,000 volunteers serve more than

 
56,000 homebound seniors and other frail adults, to maintain independence in their own homes.  Their is always a need for more volunteers, and those who would like to help should contact Mary Snow at the United Way: 418 E. Florida Ave, Hemet, 92543, 951-929-0426, or fax at 951-652-0064. marysnow@ccuw.org   www.ccuw.org
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/29/08,  Our annual "4 Way Test" speech contest for High School Students at West Valley HS went off very well with 5 students participating. They give a 5 minute speech, during which they have to incorporate each of the 4 Way Test Items.  The winner gets to advance on to our District Conference contest where scholarships are earned up to $1,000. 

The contestants:  Kelly Weddel - 1st Place; Karen DeLeon - 2nd Place; Monique Garcia - 3rd Place; and Melinda Hernandez and Tatianna Huckstep - Honorable Mention.
L to R: Weddel, Garcia, DeLeon, Hernandez, Huckstep
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1/22/08   Our program this week was centered around our Monthly Business of the Month program. Our members are always looking for businesses that stand for many of the qualities that Rotarians try to live by (4 Way Test). Rent-To-U was our featured business this month.  Lela Liskey was here to represent the business and to tell us about it and herself. They primarily rent for Parties and Weddings, and they advertise "No event too large or too small", but with their inventory they can handle many other events.  Because of her Service Above Self attitude, she donated the tables and chairs for the Firestorm 2007 Relief Benefit Dinner to support the survivors and Firefighters affected by the recent firestorm that struck So. Calif.  You can find them at 1515 E. Florida Ave. next to Gus Jr No. 15.  or call 951-658-7368 or 909-732-5736.
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1/15/0 8  This week we had John Butts and Terry Hurd, managers of The Camelot, where Gracious Retirement Living is a way of life.  When we age enough many find that it becomes more and more difficult to take care of ones home and property, and we begin to falter in cooking nutritious meals like we should.  John described the benefits of living in a place like Camelot where everyone gets three meals a day that are designed by certified nutritionists, and this encourages people to make
Hurd, Butts and Pres. Daniel        friends and look forward to social intercourse, whereas living alone at hom one tends to give up on going out and loses contact with friends.  They can be contacted at  951-929-0145,  fax  951-929-1858 or 800 W. Oakland, Hemet 92543
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1/8/08   After a couple weeks off because of Christmas and New Year's Day, we started the New Year with Paul King and Candy Bushway  from Home Instead Senior Care as our speakers.  They offer non-medical assistance for those who are advanced in years, and find that they are having a difficult time doing things and taking care of themselves. They offer care and support that allows one to continue having an independent lifestyle that doesn't require one to change their lifestyle.  The serve can be a few hours-a-day, up to 24 - seven days-a-week, including weekends and holidays. Home Instead is international serving nearly 1 million clients with only the most trusted and passionate trained CAREGivers. 
Contact at (951)929-1050,   hemet@homeinstead.com    or www.hemeinstead.com.
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12/18/07  Today we had Donna (D.J.) Willis, an Instructor with Canine Support Teams, an organization  from Temecula that helps raise, train, and donate "Support Dogs" to people who have serious disabilities, and cannot deal with simple tasks in their daily lives that we tend to take for granted: Picking up a dropped item, getting the mail out of the mailbox, turning on or off the lights, pressing an elevator button. For a person with a disability these tasks can be a serious problem. With a specially trained dog from CST to Assist with these tasks, they no longer need to be a challenge.  CST is a non-profit organization and to continue their work, they depend on financial donations, and people to raise the puppies.
(951) 301-3625, CSTMAIN@AOL.COM   OR www.caninesupportteams.org  

 


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12/11/07   We are now deep in the midst of the Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday season, where we all find it difficult to stay away from all those wonderful treats that are full of sugar and honey and fat and taste so good.  So Today we had Lynette Tucker, a Family Wellness Coordinator, speak to us about proper nutrition. We all know we need vitamins and minerals in our diet, and Lynette represents "Juice Plus", a balanced nutritional blend of fresh raw fruits and vegetables, to supplement and give a balanced diet for a healthier body.   Contact her at  866-374-0190 or lynette.tucker@earthlink.net  and she will give you a copy of "Nutrition Tips for Healthy Holiday Living".

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12/4/07 (Pictured is Marc Searl and our President Elect Jerry Julian)  Marc Searl, and his BJ's business, was awarded our Business of the Month Certificate today for the quality he maintains. And while he was there, we pressed him into being our speaker for the day, since he is a City Council Member, and the Mayor for this term.  The City has done an efficiency evaluation on the City Departments and changes have been made. The services County services as not up to the quality of the City, and there are areas on both the East and West sides where some property owners are interested in being taken into the City. Discussions are ongoing with EMW - Eastern Municipal Water District - to live up to agreements made with regard to recreational areas and other issues. The proposed change in the Hwy 79 on the West side are down to two of the proposed highway directions, and the Vernal pools with the fairy shrimp are still part of the issue, and costing millions of dollars to find an agreement. And there is traffic study underway by a professional firm. 
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11/27/07  Richard Masyczek, Club Member, and the Planning Director for the City of Hemet, gave us much information about growth in the City and the types of businesses that were or wanted to build within the City.  Shopping centers are on the board, beside the ones already approved, and include large anchor stores and many restaurants.  Also Office and Medical complexes. The City has now grown to about 77,000 citizens and the average age of it's citizenry has dropped from 68 in the recent past to 48 now. 
 

 

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11/20.07Michael S Turner is recognized for his distinguished community and professional leadership. He specializes in how to prepare for negative media coverage for people and businesses who have that risk, and to combat it if is occurs. It could be a pretty dry subject, but he has a very lively interactive presentation and is easy to listen to.  He has developed Sterling R. Bearsworth as an aide to lighten up the presentation, but this enhances his ability to captivate his audience.  It was a light enjoyable and educational time. 
 

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11/13/07   Our speakers were Bobbi Christy and Wren Gateneau from Kid Zone Museum. It is an interactive learning center for kids in the San Jacinto Valley.  The first words a child hears when they come in to the center is "Please Touch".  There is a vast array of subject areas for them to investigate: Rock wall to climb; Ambulance; Police motorcycle, station & jail; rock wall to climb; wheel chair basketball, momentum machine; paleontology pit; grocery store, doctor's office, KKid TV station; bank; shake zone etc etc.

Like all non-profit organizations KidZone struggles to stay ahead of costs, and they have had a major jump this year.  An Anonymous donor has most generously offered to
match all new donations through Dec. 31, 2007 up to a total of $10,000, so if you have any desire to help them, this is the time to do it and double your own donation.  KidZone Youth Museum,
 
123 S. Carmalita St,  Hemet, CA 92543,  (951) 765-1223, kidzoneym@yahoo.com
 
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10/30/07 Lori Van Arsdale Vice-Mayor City of Hemet - Lori gave us an update as to the state of the City of Hemet was her subject today.   The high winds of a week ago wreaked havoc on our area, especially the City of San Jacinto.  It was so severe that our City Maintenance crews have given some assistance to them in cleanup. San Jacinto Community College suffered more than $2,000,000 in damage.

The General Plan for
Hemet has been under discussion for 1˝ years now, and probably has another year to go before it is finished. With the rapid growth we have had and that will continue, it is important to have a plan in place before it is to late, if there is to be some rhyme or reason to what we will look like.  Lori's made the point that it is important for the citizens to attend, see what is being proposed, and be involved in the process.

And as in her previous talks told us she still is working closely in consulting with her friends there in the Government, to help them build their new government and society.

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10/22/07  Measure G - Vote No was the topic of Clyde Osborn, Treasurer of the Valley Health System.  He gave us his interpretation as to what the issues are be if Measure G passes.  Again, as a Board Member, he is not allowed to speak for the Health System, and spoke only for himself.   One of his main positions is that a successful vote Yes, will take the hospital out of the hands of a local elected Hospital Board, and put it in the hands of a private organization, with a debatable past history.

Rotary's recommendation is to study the issues carefully before making a decision how to vote, and voting is a vital basis of our freedoms.
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10/9/07 Measure G - Vote Yes was the topic of Amelia Hippert, a Professor at Mt. San Jacinto College, and a Board Member of the Valley Health System. She came to give us information about the condition of the Valley Health System. As a Board Member she is not allowed by law to speak for the Health System, which she made very clear to us.

She IS allowed to give her opinions as a private citizen, which she made very clear she was doing,  The very future of health care in our area is at stake, depending on whether the measure passes or not. The hospital is operating at a significant loss now, and unless a sale of the assets is made, or a better source of income if found, it most likely will face bankruptcy issues. So it is extremely important that citizens study the issue and be prepared to vote intelligently.
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10/2/07  
Anne Jennings, Director of the Hemet Museum gave a fascinating talk about the history of Hemet, from the standpoint of very old Street names in Hemet, and where they came from.  You will have to get the details from the Museum, but very briefly:
Whittier:  W. F. Whittier, a bay area land developer very active
here late 1800's.
Johnson: Hancock Johnson, another
a bay area land developer very active here late 1800's.
Stetson: James Stetson, another
a bay area land developer very active here late 1800's.
Mayberry:  Edwin Mayberry, another
a bay area land developer very active here late 1800's, who helped develop the San Jacinto Valley by supplying funds to build the Hemet Dam.
Florida: Named as an attempt to build the area reputation as a Citrus center.

Also Tom Dornell, the President of the Museum Association, gave more details.  To get the full story, go the Museum, at the corner of Florida and State.  Open Tue. through Sun. 11am-3pm
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9/25/07  Murray and Laura Celaya Robitaille are one of only another 2 or 3 Performing Arts groups in town.  Their passion is to see that the Performing Arts are not only presented in the San Jacinto Valley, but are also made available to the the youth of the community. In addition they also search for actors/actresses to join in local presentations.  Specifically they have several presentations available:  "Cash on Delivery !"is a fast paced farcical comedy; and a lovely love story called "Love Letters".   951-306-2084 or playwithyourfood@msn.com
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9/18/07 
 Tom Wilson, Field Representative for Paul Cook Assemblyman 65th District, described Paul's works and interests in the Calif. Legislature since his election, particularly Health care, and his seat on the Committee on International Trade. Paul has issued updates on bills that he is following:  AB 282 - Stolen Valor Act;  AB 339 Manuf. Homes Escrow;  AB 455 Contractor's State License Board Quorum;  AB 456 Construction Management Education Account; AB 1525 BPPVE Extention Act - Private Education; and AB 1662 - Overseas Ranked Ballot.  In addition, Tom is on the Valley Healthcare Board, and answered some questions about the valley hospitals.
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9/11/07   Sonya Haffner, Executive Director of "T.H.E. Center, Inc., Therapy for Handi-capable Equestrians", spoke to us today about the great center here in Hemet, and what they offer especially, to both children and adults with handicaps.  Sonya has been a riding instructor since 1995 and a NARHA Registered Instructor since August 1998 as well  CHA (Certified Horsemanship Association) Level 4 Western, Level 3 English certified instructor. She is comfortable teaching both riders with disabilities and those without. Over the years she has taught riders as young as 3 years old and up to seniors. While most of her therapeutic students have physical disabilities, Sonya has also worked with those     that are mentally impaired, learning disabled, severely emotionally disturbed, sight impaired, hearing impaired, and many with multiple disabilities. " I have been blessed to instruct such a diverse group of students over the years." 

"Some of the greatest joys in my life have been being able to share my knowledge with others. I receive a huge emotional reward by being able to help people better their lives through therapeutic horseback riding. "   This is a lady, and an organization that live by the Rotary Motto of "Service Above Self", and they deserve the community's support. 

         27260 Girard St. / P.O. Box 5337  Hemet, CA 92544,  Tel:  (951)658-7790
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8/28/07  
Hemet Police Captains Dave Brown and Rob Webb gave us more information and demographics about the city.  One reason the City Police Dept. is considered so effective is that 80+% of the officers live within the city limits, so they have more of a personal interest because their kids live here too. 
          The biggest point of discussion was the need for increased funding for the Dept. because of the fast increasing population within the city, which is now over 71,710. As stated last week tin 1990 the average age was 64.2, and now is 41.  Arrests for Drug use and sales is up 40
% since 1003.  There are now 21 gangs and over 1,000 documented gang members.  During a temporary 4 month Special Enforcement period 100 illegal guns were taken off the streets. etc. etc. etc.
          IF special bond issue is voted successfully, it will be guaranteed to be spent ONLY for Public Safety, NOT put in the general funds, and would have strict fiscal accountability watched by a special committee.  Considered is a $.05 or 1/2˘ sales tax, with food and medicine exempted.  This would be spent for Crime Suppression, re-establish the Gang Drug Vice and Narcotics Squad, establish Fire & Police Medics, Fund the PAL program for the kids, and replace the 47 year old Jail and 911 center (Only one is old in the entire county)
          To repeat from last week, this is based on the Hemet Police and Fire questionnaire that was sent to all residents.  Normally the best return is usually 6% max, and it was 11% from our residents indicated approval.  If you missed getting the questionnaire, you can get one from the Police or Fire Department Headquarters. 
          A Public Safety Hotline will be established soon.
                               THANKS FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

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8/21/07  Hemet Police and Temp. Fire Chief Richard Dana, and Captains Dave Brown and Rob Webb.  (Photos are L to R)  I will say that the 5 members who attended had very red faces at our  poor attendance, but Chief Dana and the Captains were remarkably gracious, and continued with their presentation anyway.  You will see from the above upcoming speakers, that they will come back next week and give us more information.
           Topics discussed were: Gang suppression: The number of gangs are up and the money to deal with them is down.  The unit has to deal with 21 gangs within the city, but they have had support from the City Council and are having much success in dealing with them
;      Demographic Changes:  Since the mid 80's the average citizen age in the City has reduces from the mid 60's to the low 40's caused by the great influx of new citizens;   Citizen Questionnaire:  The voluntary return by the citizens of the Questionnaire that was mailed out recently was truly remarkable, and indicated a high desire by the citizens especially to combat the gangs, to control the greatly increased traffic problems especially on Florida.   You might have noticed an improvement in the past few days on Florida Ave based on the increased surveillance.;     Bond Issue: And the great increase in positive replies indicates that there is a very strong indication that a bond issue to cover the increasing costs for law enforcement is probably worth putting before the voters in a coming election.   So remember that they are coming back next week, Tue. Aug. 28.
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8/14/2007: Former Assemblyman Russ Bogh  gave us a lot of his history while in office, along with the many Assembly Bills that he authored and were voted into law: Helped reduce the $10billion deficit to $700million today; Indian Tribe gaming contracts which will now put hundreds of millions of dollars into the state revenue; victims rights; RapeShield Law; sex offender housing; police & firefighter aid when injured in the line of duty; the true costs of Illegal's in the state - $10billion in health care alone;  etc. etc.  He has a business background with the accompanying ability to know what pays for itself and what doesn't,  which many other Assembly members do not seem to.
 

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7/16/2007 RYAN School of Aeronautics Museum:

Several years ago along, with the Hemet Sunrise Rotary Club, we built a handicapped ramp for the RYAN School of Aeronautics Museum.  An interesting piece of news is that they have been able to expand by combining with another Hemet man, Doug Medore, who has a museum of his own.  Doug is a Captain in the U.P.S. airline, and his museum is also at the Hemet Ryan airport.  He has three hangers, an easy walk across the tarmac from the RSA museum.  His collection includes 5 WWII training aircraft including: a Ryan PT-22, a Voltee BT 13, a North American AT-6, and a North American Trojan-28; Plus a Check Jet, a MIG 13, and an L-14 Observation plane.

All aircraft are operational, including the MIG-13, and fly frequently performing at Air Shows and the "missing man" formation.  This is an exciting addition to the Museum that was formed by Maure Solt, a WWII Instructor at the Aeronautical School.  Although he now lives in Florida, he still writes for the "Sky News" newsletter.  You can support the Museum with a small $15/year membership fee.  Call Ryan Reunion Committee 951-925-2337 for further information. The RSA is located on the south side of the Air Port on Walden Weaver Rd. next to the restaurant.

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7/24&31/2007  Both Speakers had to cancel at the last minute, so we had what we call a Club Assembly where we discuss Club business, projects etc.
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8/7/2007:  
Mike Gow, Hemet City Engineer, gave us a comprehensive talk about the future of the City infrastructure, especially roads, sewers, and building both commercial and a private. The city expects to spend $100,000,000 over the next 5 years for infrastructure.   There are four shopping centers in planning stages including: the Garret Ranch at NE corner of W. Florida and Warren Rd; Promenade at NE corner of W. Florida & Myers.  Of interest is the fact that the Garrett ranch will require 1 million cu. yds. of earth which translates to 50,000 truck loads.  Within the City each truck pays a fee of $3/cu. yd. of earth to help in paying for road damage.

A current City project map is located at: http://www.cityofhemet.org/engineering/pdfs/projects.pdf

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Speaker Tue., 7/17:  Today we had Duane Baker, who is the Senior Assistant City Manager for the City of Hemet.  His primary responsibility in Hemet is Economic Development, and he is responsible for implementing the City's business retention and business attraction program.   During the record breaking 2005 year, over 1,300 building permits were issued, and although the economy slowed during 2006


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Speaker Tue., 7/10:  We had what we call a Craft Talk, where our members describe their own particular business, without the threat of a fine for talking business during the meeting (The fines are small, and is one way to have a little fun). We had two at this meeting:

Claudette Silva, our immediate Past President, is employed by the Bank of Hemet and described the product that she is promoting, called Business e-Deposit, where businesses can make their check deposits right from their business location.  It allows a business to scan their check deposits electronically directly into their account at the bank using a small desktop scanner, that they supply.  No trips to the Bank, no waiting in line.
 

Jennifer Shultz told us a little about her family and then her business.  She is an Independent Beauty Consultant wit Mary Kay, "America's Best-Selling Brand" of Skin Care, Makeup, Spa & Body, Fragrances, and even Men's products. For those with the proper skills, it is an established business that one can operate from their home which allows for an enriched home life as well.



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06/25/2007 Business of the Month - June: 
Triple Time Tire and Auto Express. Each month we will be awarding a Certificate to a business in our area that one or more of our Members has observed and had dealings with. They have shown that they operate their business with high ethics, and in accordance with the "4 Way Test" that all Rotarians are expected to live up to.
Bob and Betty  Ihrig and Pres. Claudette Silva

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March 24 at the community Baseball diamond just to the west of West Valley High School.   We have donated a new commercial refrigerator/freezer and are having a pancake breakfast to inaugurate their new snack bar.  8AM to Noon.

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Lori Van Arsdale - City of Hemet Councilperson  
Lori gave us a rundown on her trips to Iraq.  She has friends there in the Government and has worked closely in consulting with them build their new government and society.

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Sherry - Ramona Humane Society

Sherry told us about the Society and all the different animals and projects they have and how they are taken care of.

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Robin Lowe - City of Hemet Councilperson

Robin talked to us about the state of the City now that the New year is with us.  e talked about, roads and highways, businesses and industry coming to town, and other infrastructure of the City.

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Rotary District 5330 Governor, Dr. Helene Kalfuss gave us our annual meeting to see what her new year's goals and objectives are, and to check  check our progress. Always a highlight of our Rotary year.
 

 

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Bob Knepp - Honorary Member Reported on the progress we are making on replacing the 17" computer monitors at the Braille Institute Computer Learning Center in Palm Desert, with a series of increasingly larger flat screen monitors up to at least 32".  Also a 20" flat screen has been added to their mobile testing and service vehicle.
  
We just received confirmation that we will be able to present this program at the world-wide annual Rotary convention this year in Salt Lake City, Utah, which should help to multiply the effect nationally, and even internationally.

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Attorney Steve Wojcik - talked about the state of the schools in Hemet Unified School District. Steve will be running for the board to replace Gisela Gosch.
NOTE:  In standing with the Rotary Principles of not endorsing Religion or Politics, if we allow one politician to make a presentation, then we will allow all competitors.
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Bob Duistermars - United Way  Bob told about major changes coming to the local United Way.  In the past they have looked at the community from a Service Agency standpoint.  In the future they will be looking from an Impact Based standpoint, where the United Way goes to the community agencies and groups and asks what issues they think are the most important, and will then focus on those issues.     (951)929-7173

Guests were Mary Snow from the Foster Kids Program, and Clyde Gibson from the Hemet Sunrise Rotary Club.
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Marsha Spell:  CASA (Center Against Sexual Assault).  Availability to the community including free classes: Child Abductions Prevention & Personal Safety, Self-defense, Child Lures, Awareness, Assertiveness, Physical Techniques & Finger Printing.  Speaker Contact & 24 hour Crisis Line at (951)652-8300   


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5/30/06 Youth Day - 1. RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) WVHS: Samantha Herman .  Students told about their learning experiences at the weekend camp in the San Bernardino mountains:  speakers, group discussions, fellowship.  2. PRYDE (
Personal Rotary Youth Experience) Middle School: Crystal Pak - Diamond Valley MS, Jessica Hadesty - Santa Fe MS, Gabriela Butirrez - , Luis Laguna - Santa Fe MS, Nandeet Mehta - Dartmouth MS; Students told about their daylong learning experiences in the Idyllwild mountains, also speakers, group discussions, fellowship.  3. Parker Smith - Combined his Eagle Scout project with our Club's assistance and rebuilt the spectator stands at  T.H.E. Center - for handicapped children;  4. Nikole Braaksma, Scholarship recipient from WVHS told of her vision for a Nursing Education. We are donating a $650 Scholarship to her.
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P.A.L.  Sgt. Newman & Lee Ann Adams   Hemet Police Activities League is committed to building a bond between “kids and cops” and offers a variety of activities such as skate park, a BMX track, boxing, video games, pool tables and ping pong.

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T.H.E. Center    Therapeutic riding center for Handi-capable Equestrians. Helping people since 1984.   Therapeutic riding is recognized as one of the most beneficial forms of therapy for persons with disabilities.  The three-dimensional movement of the horse's back while walking mirrors the human gait and provides a repetitive pattern of movement.

Debbie Kominski    91/658-7790     thecenter@lasercom.net

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Mike Gow from City of Hemet talked about City planning, code enforcement.  Hemet’s General Plan provides a snapshot of Hemet today, a vision for Hemet tomorrow, development policy guidance for decision-makers, and a work program that outlines the steps required to get from today to tomorrow.


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 Attorney
Steve Wojcik - talked about the state of the schools in Hemet Unified School District. Steve will be running for the board to replace Gisela Gosch.
NOTE:  In standing with the Rotary Principles of not endorsing Religion or Politics, if we allow one politician to make a presentation, then we will allow all competitors. Contact Carl Cardey at 929-4941
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Lori Van Arsdale - City of Hemet Councilperson  Lori gave us a rundown on the state of the City of Hemet, what is going well, what is in the planning stages, and what the future looks like.



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6/13/06  Bob Duistermars - United Way  Bob told about major changes coming to the local United Way.  In the past they have looked at the community from a Service Agency standpoint.  In the future they will be looking from an Impact Based standpoint, where the United Way goes to the community agencies and groups and asks what issues they think are the most important, and will then focus on those issues.     (951)929-7173

Guests were Mary Snow from the Foster Kids Program, and Clyde Gibson from the Hemet Sunrise Rotary Club.
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Marsha Spell:  CASA (Center Against Sexual Assault).  Availability to the community including free classes: Child Abductions Prevention & Personal Safety, Self-defense, Child Lures, Awareness, Assertiveness, Physical Techniques & Finger Printing.  Speaker Contact & 24 hour Crisis Line at (951)652-8300   



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5/30/06
Youth Day - 1. RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) WVHS: Samantha Herman .  Students told about their learning experiences at the weekend camp in the San Bernardino mountains:  speakers, group discussions, fellowship.  2. PRYDE (
Personal Rotary Youth Experience) Middle School: Crystal Pak - Diamond Valley MS, Jessica Hadesty - Santa Fe MS, Gabriela Butirrez - , Luis Laguna - Santa Fe MS, Nandeet Mehta - Dartmouth MS; Students told about their daylong learning experiences in the Idyllwild mountains, also speakers, group discussions, fellowship.  3. Parker Smith - Combined his Eagle Scout project with our Club's assistance and rebuilt the spectator stands at  T.H.E. Center - for handicapped children;  4. Nikole Braaksma, Scholarship recipient from WVHS told of her vision for a Nursing Education. We are donating a $650 Scholarship to her.

 

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