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Thursday, August 3, 2017 VOL. NINETY-FOUR, Issue No. 5 "Fake News" and the Digital Revolution; a Conversation About the Changing News Landscape |
Veteran journalist David Zeeck will talk about the rapid business and readership changes taking place in the media industry, as well as the impact of the “fake news” campaign to discredit the media. David is president and publisher of The News Tribune, The Olympian and the Bellingham Herald, which are among 30 media companies owned by McClatchy in 14 states. Prior to becoming publisher in 2008, Dave spent 14 years as executive editor of The News Tribune. He previously spent 20 years at The Kansas City Star as a reporter, city editor, managing editor and executive editor. |
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Welcome to Returning Member Bruce Dammeier Bruce was introduced by Libby Catalinich at the meeting on July 20. His sponsor is Larry Treleven. Even those of us who know Bruce, as a former 15 year member, learned some new things from Libby. For those who haven't had the pleasure; Bruce is a Tacoma native, he was a graduate of the Naval Academy and received his Masters in Engineering from UW. He has been a public servant for many years having served on the Puyallup School Board, the State House and Senate and now serving as our County Executive. He and his wife Lauren have 3 married sons and the newest family addition in February, a granddaughter. He still manages to find time to enjoy the outdoors, cycling and boating and is a devoted community volunteer. Please take the time to welcome Bruce back to the club next time you see him.
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REPACKS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER Time to check your calendar and make a plan to join with us to do a repack. We will be helping out at the EFN on Saturday August 19 and September 9. Both are scheduled for noon until 2:30. We need 15 volunteers to join us at the EFN Distribution Center, 3318 92nd Street South, Lakewood, 98499. Please keep in mind there’s always the potential to get food on your clothes so dress accordingly. Due to safety reasons, closed toe shoes are required. Minimum Age: The minimum age to volunteer as an individual at the Repack Project is 16. Youth ages 14-15 can volunteer with a parent or guardian. Liability Waiver Form: All new volunteers to EFN need to submit a Liability Waiver. Returning volunteers do not need to submit another form unless their information has recently changed. Volunteers age 14-17 need to have the form electronically signed by a parent or guardian. The Liability Waiver can be found here - Liability Waiver Please sign up at the meeting or let Jim Whitacre know if you are able to join in and lend a hand!
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Beer Garden Our club is hosting the beer garden at the new Courage ride in Eatonville (Pack Forest), August 26 th. We need many people to help make this a successful first year. Please contact Carolyn Weyrick for details and your interest. 253-307-6021 cweyrick@lindquistdental.org Support our Club’s Riders Please donate to the following riders in support of their efforts to bike between 50 and 175 miles. 100% of your donation will help children served at Mary Bridge, and you will be helping support Rotary as the presenting sponsor of the Tahoma Half Century route. Thank you! Go to www.ridewithcourage.org and search for the rider’s name or select the team Rotary Riders and Friends and give a gift to the whole team. Contact Cindy Niemi if you want to give cash or check: ( cindy.niemi@multicare.org or (253) 380-9219). Don Hansen Daryl Hembry Ali Criss Harrison Laird Alex Trettin Nick Rajacich Cindy Niemi GIVE COURAGE August 3rd we are taking over the Harmon. Please come support your Rotary Riders and enjoy the festivities between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. There will be a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, 10% of food proceeds to the cause, kids eat free with adult entrée and wine is ½ price from 6:00 to closing (following their fabulous Happy Hour). See you there!
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It's that time again, let's fill those backpacks. Bring your items to the office, or drop them off at the meeting on August 10 and 17. For those of you not into bargain shopping we will have a collection at the meeting on August 17. There is also a volunteer opportunity this year, on Wednesday August 23 dedicated folks will be stuffing backpacks at Mount Tahoma High School. three are 4 shifts available 8-10, 10-12, 12-2 and 2-4. Please let the office know if you would like to volunteer. Following are a list of the items that are most needed; Backpacks - stuffed & unstuffed, Binders, Calculators, Colored Markers,Colored Pencils, Copy Paper, Composition Books, Crayons -24 count, Dividers, Erasable Pens,Glue Sticks, Hand Sanitizer, Highlighters, Kleenex, Mechanical Pencils, Oral Hygiene Products (toothbrush and toothpaste), Paints, Paper - college & wide rule, Peechees/Folders, Pencils & Pencil Holders, Pencil Sharpeners, Pens -- blue, black, red, Pink Erasers, Rulers, Scissors, Scotch Tape, Spiral notebook - college and wide rule.
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What an amazing group of volunteers we had, sharing smiles and bunches of fun with the kids at Camp Goodtimes Huge thanks goes to Ann Voves for once again organizing our efforts and to the following volunteers; Kim Bedier, Cynthia Darland and Tim, Heather Faverman, Whitney Grisaffi, Maria Harlow, Kelly Lane, Karen Larsen, Melissa Malott, Debbie and Leo Regala, Greg and Sonja Rolsma, Gil and Joane Quante, Sherri Stanton, Pat Steel, Alex Trettin and Jim Whitacre.  
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2017-18 EXCHANGE STUDENT INFORMATION Hello my name is Mikulas Rimanek and I am 15 years old. I live in Ostrava, Czech Republic. I am a Rotary Exchange student who has been assigned to come to beautiful Tacoma, Washington! My parents, Tomas and Barbara Rimanek are very excited for me to meet my new host families for the 2017-18 school year at Stadium High School! I have a “very good” rating for my English studies and I speak German too. I have excellent ratings in all my classes. I like to balance my hobbies with my school studies. I love nature, birding and exploring the wild. I am very concerned about the protection of the environment. I think I will study biology and ornithology in university. I am interested in meeting new people, get to know new places in the world. I am keenly interested in taking biology at Stadium to compare the differences there and in my school. I want to become familiar with organizations that are doing environmental protection operating in Tacoma that can be used in Czech Republic. I love to eat and cook too! Will you be my new host family? Veerle Obdeijn from the Netherlands will be arriving in August from the village of Markelo about 1.5 hrs outside of Amsterdam. Veerle is an avid horsewoman. She loves music and plays violin. In the summer, she joins her older brother in Friesland for sailing camp. Veerle bikes to school. She is in secondary school in Holland. Her Dad works as a project manager with an environmental consultancy and her Mom runs an independent recreation business from home. She has an older brother and younger sister. Her parents report that she loves to sing and has a very even tempered personality. She is very responsible and has persisted through various childhood issues with early surgeries. She makes friends and is very gregarious. Veerle is a well traveled teenager. She has visited European countries and South Africa where she hiked Table Mountain in Cape Town with her family and toured Kruger Park. This will be her first visit to America. Won’t you be one of her lucky host families? |
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THIS WEEK'S HELPERS Invocator - Donna Haynes
National Anthem & Four Way Test - Pat Steel Piano - Greeter/Roving Mic - Tasha Smith Board Greeter/Roving Mic - Maria Harlow Membership Greeter - Jeremy Fogelquist Birthdays -Nick Frank
Fine Counter - Carol Duris
Meeting Reporter for Gearshift - Stephan Deal Meeting Sponsor - Communications Committee WANT TO HELP AT A ROTARY MEETING?
There are clipboards at every meeting for you to sign up to help out! --Leading the National Anthem & Four Way Test
--Giving the Invocation
--Playing piano
--Mentoring a Pandaka
--Greeter and Roving Mic
--Writing the Gearshift Meeting Notes
Birthdays to celebrate
Jan Brazzell - July 30 Van Sawin - Aug 01 Dianne Stoehr - Aug 01 Larry Ghilarducci - Aug 05 Anniversaries to celebrate Monique Nadeau - 8 years - July 30
Ed Ramos - 8 years - July 30 Tasha Smith – 1 year - Aug 04 |
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Boring Bylaws? Not on our watch! We need your help as our ad hoc committee (a dedicated quartet of bylaw busting aspiring Rotary Super Hero wannabes) works to review and update the Tacoma #8 Bylaws. Watch your email box or mailbox for the Rotary Bylaw Survey. Please take the time to open and respond to the survey. The mission of our ad hoc committee is to gather input from club members and recommend Bylaws updates to our Club Directors. Any changes to the Bylaws will only be made by a vote of our Members. We need your help to ensure that the governing documents of our Club reflect the needs of all our fellow Rotarians. The text of our Club Bylaws can be found here. Jim Henderson, Jeff Rounce, Stephen Deal, and Mark Anderson
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ROAMERS Larry Treleven - Gig Harbor |
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OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK The office is open 830-5 Monday through Friday. |
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UPCOMING RELATIONSHIP BUILDING SOCIALS
The Fellowship/Relationship Building Committee invites all members of Tacoma #8 to join them on Thursdays at 5 pm. These socials are a great way to meet some new Rotarians or catch up with old friends. Pandakas, these meetings will fulfill your "social" requirement prior to graduation and, for all members, it’s fun! August 3rd The Harmon Brewery 1938 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, WA Courage Event 50/50 raffle and 10% of food purchase goes to Courage Classic August 10 Chambers Bay 6320 Grandview Drive W Tacoma, WA August 17 Farrellis 5104 Grand Loop Ruston, WA August 24 Casco Antigue 1901 Dock Street Tacoma, WA August 31 & September 7th No socials –Happy Labor Day September 14 Adriatic Grill 4201 S Steele Street Tacoma, WA September 21 Le-Le 1012 MLK Way Tacoma, WA September 28 The Crown Bar 2705 6th Avenue Tacoma, WA |
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HIGHLIGHTING YOUR BUSINESS -- MEETING SPONSORS NEEDED NOW!
It's crunch time! We are looking for meeting sponsors for August and September (and the rest of the year) . Now is your chance to help the club offset the cost of the speaker's meal, gift and other program expenses, by signing up for a meeting. Have your company’s name highlighted and sign up today. Meeting Sponsor Cost: $100 per meeting. We are now allowing a 1 minute video in lieu of a slide and 1-2 minute presentation. To sponsor a meeting, contact the Rotary office.
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Reflections from the meeting of July 27 by Jeff Rounce |
President Mark Anderson gaveled to order this meeting, with a summer vacation-diminished attendance. Those members who were enjoying family time, missed a meaningful invocation by President Elect Linda Kay Briggs and national anthem under the leadership of Past President Barry Benson, accompanied by Jack Warnick. Visiting Rotarians from Minnesota and the Seattle A.M. Rotary Club were introduced through the graciousness of Elliott Stockstad and Greg Rolsma. Hunter George next introduced the day’s speaker, Professor Joel Baker of University of Washington-Tacoma’s Center for Urban Waters, who “studied things that I cannot even pronounce,” George confessed. Baker presented an update on the never-ending pursuit of environmental utopia through a time-travel through the South Sound’s environmental challenges. “For the first time in history, more people live in urban areas, rather than rural areas,” the Ph.D. scientist said, which makes it even more important that we all take concerns for maintaining and improving our environment. Baker offered “homework” for the audience to imagine, “What will fuel your grandchildren’s lives?” He provided a study hint that it is likely to be renewable energy, whether solar, wind or some other source other than fossil fuels. Only aviation and ocean shipping forms of transportation will need liquid fuels for as far as we can imagine. Following the speaker’s remarks and a few questions, “Mr. Fixit” Rick Olson played an introductory video from in-bound Youth Exchange Student Veerle Obdeijn from the Netherlands. She will arrive in August and still needs a couple host families to make her year a successful. Contact Diane Tilstra of the RYE committee for answers to your questions. Club anniversaries were announced by President Mark, with only Past President Becky Fontaine attending. Past President Buck Thompson delivered his always-popular rhyming birthday greetings to Mike Bitterling and Past President Pat Steel, who announced that he had doubled his already substantial birthday contribution for the privilege of sharing his observations: “We are blessed to live in paradise.” “Modern dads deserve our collective salutes for the ways in which they are engaged in raising their children and serving their families.” And “the inclusion of women (members) have saved Rotary as an institution in America.” So sayeth the “Real Deal with a backbone of Steel.” Past President Carolyn Weyrick asked for more volunteers to man Rotary #8 beverage station for the upcoming Courage bicycle ride weekend. Cindy Neimi added the invitation for all to join in financial support of a handful of club members who will be riding in the classic over the final weekend of August. Melissa Malott made a True Confession to thank Harrison Laird for leading her (and others) to a successful summit climb on Mount Rainier. Becky Fontaine will be somewhat more of a vagabond as her new promotion at Red Cross added the state of Alaska to her territory of responsibility. And Corey Hjalseth proudly declared his 30th wedding anniversary, with an added bonus that he and his wife will become grandparents for the first time this year. In closing the meeting, President Mark thanked the speaker, invited all to the Thursday evening Rotary Social at the Fish Peddler. The meeting was adjourned with the admonition to “Go out and Live Rotary!” |
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Sound advice for Service Above Self Living, by Past President Bill Baxter |
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"Nothing is so useless as doing something efficiently that shouldn't be done at all. " Peter Drucker
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