Chips from the Buzzsaw Weekly Newsletter of the

Rotary Club of West Sacramento

Volume 65, No 19

November 26, 2013

Club 558 of District 5180

PO Box 288 West Sacramento, CA

95691

Meets Every Friday at Club Pheasant

at 12:15

CELEBRATE—ROTARY IS A GIFT SPEAKER PROGRAM

November 29th Club Meeting

December 5th Holiday Party

December 6th Club Meeting

December 13th

Morrison C. England, Jr., Chief US District Judge

December 20th

Club Meeting

November 22nd, 2013—Meeting Summary

Presiding: Mike Campbell

Pledge: Mark Engstrom

Blessing: Tim Carnahan

Song Leader: Pat Hill “America”

Polio Plus Matching Drawing: Christian Montgomery

Raffle: Valued at $877 — Heine Roikjer drew the eight of Spades.

Program: Korene Houston, Special Agent, Sacramento Resident Office, U.S. Secret Service

On the 50th anniversary of the assignation of

President, John F. Kennedy, the members

and guests learned about the history and

background of the United States Secret

Service from Special Agent, Korene Houston.

The Agency has a dual mission of

safeguarding the financial integrity of the

country and protecting the nation’s leaders.

Korene started with the Secret service in

2000. Her 13 year career includes both

protective detail and fraud investigation. The initial purpose of the

agency, which was created in 1865, was to investigate counterfeiting of

U.S. currency. After the Civil War, counterfeiting was widespread.

Nearly one-third of all U.S. currency in circulation was counterfeit. The

protection of the President began in 1901 after the assignation of

President William McKinley. Korene, prior to Sacramento, was based

in Palm Springs and served on the protection detail of former President

Gerald Ford. Korene’s current assignment in Sacramento is to

investigate financial crimes. Nearly $100,000 per month of counterfeit

money is discovered in the region. The Agency maintain a database to

track counterfeit bills as to where they were they were discovered. The

goal is to find the location of the printing.

DARK

West Sacramento Rotary Holiday Party Thursday, December 5, 2013

5:30—8:30 At the Home of President Mike Campbell

36136 North Center Street Clarksburg

Spouses/Partners are invited Please bring an appetizer and

bottle of wine to share

November is Rotary Foundation Month!

DARK

CELEBRATECELEBRATECELEBRATE———ROTARY IS A GIFTROTARY IS A GIFTROTARY IS A GIFT

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Guests and Visitors November 22nd 2013

Visiting Rotarians Carol Thomas Centennial Al Franks South Sacramento

Guests Carol Bogart Suellen Witham Thomas Radcliff Jim Thweatt Daniel Thweatt Kathi Thweatt

OBJECT OF ROTARY

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the: ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD: The application of ideal of service by every Rotarian to his/her/ personal, business and community life;

FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideals of service.

Bell Ringers

Peter Anderson—for his vacation to Hawaii and thank you to Heine for taking notes for

the newsletter.

Leonor Dicdican—for the food drive.

Gary Merwin—for his vacation to Cabo

Wayne Enke—for this vacation in Cancun

Mike Campbell—for the Foundation

Dan Ramos—for his new Explorer and USC victory over Stanford

Dick Marshall—for his losing bet with Dan Ramos on the Stanford/USC game.

FOUNDATION MATCH

During the months of November and December,

the club will match members donations to the

Rotary International Foundation. Contributions

will be met in increments of $100 with a minimum

donation of $100. Contact Barry Kalar for more

information.

Paul Kolarik with Carol Thomas

from the Centennial Club.

PROPOSED NEW MEMBER:

Thomas Radcliff

with Devine Intermodal

Trucking/Transportation

Sponsored by Ed Rounthwaite

PROPOSED NEW MEMBER:

Carol Bogart

with Bogart Communications

Media Consulting

Sponsored by Christian Montgomery

President Mike Campbell recognized

Ken Ruzich as this week’s outstanding

Rotarian. Ken enjoys meeting all the

interesting people that he would

normally not meet. He is most proud of

the Polio Plus campaign and the club’s

response when it was introduced when

he served as President of the Club.

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Tim Carnahan reports on the

Christmas Food Basket Program.

CHRISTMAS FOOD BASKET

For the Christmas Holidays, the

Mighty Rotary Club of West

Sacramento is raising funds for

the West Sacramento Food

Basket. The Club will match the

total donated by members and

guests. $425 was donated at the

meeting. Dick Uno gets ready for

the “pass the hat.”

Newsletter Editor,

Peter Anderson has to

explain how he was able

produce the newsletter

from Hawaii.

Chris Bradford tells the Club

of how proud he is of the Delta

Junior Saints and how well the

teams did this last season.

Mark Leland and Charlie Frank

receive their new blue badges from

Mark Engstrom.

Who has the fancy socks?

Ike Parsons receives another award

from Andy Wallace.

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Leadership Team

President *Mike Campbell

Past President *Mark Engstrom

President Elect *Ken Wilson

Treasurer *Chris Bradford

Secretary *Randy Carlson

Sergeant at Arms Andy Wallace

Membership *Troy Bird

The Rotary Foundation *Barry Kalar

5 Avenues of Service

Community Service *Christian Montgomery

New Generations *Joanie Kapell *JoAnn Moffett

International Service *Paul Kolarik *Bill Bevier

Vocational Service *Drew Gidlof

Club Service *Shaun Morrow

Public Affairs *Pat Hill

Program Speakers *Bob Walker

Literacy Program Chairs Dayton Gilleland Steve Lewis

Bulletin Editor Peter Anderson

*Board Member

Birthdays & Anniversaries

November Birthdays Chris Bradford 1st Kathleen (K.O.) O’Leary 1st Patty Palamidessi 13th Charlie Frank 15th Jorgen Bateman 18th Heine Roikjer 29th

Ken Wilson 30th

November Anniversaries None

Club Calendar

December 5th

West Sacramento Holiday Party January 12th

Rotary Day at the Kings

Mondays: Route 1

12/16 Tim Carnahan and Patty Palamidessi

Mondays: Route 5

12/2 Joanie Kapell and JoAnn Moffett 12/2 Paul Kolarik and Ken Bryant 12/9 Dick Marshall and Troy Bird 12/16 Jeanne and Mike

Wednesdays: Route 5 11/27 Lyle Bassett and Bob Ceccato 12/4 Tony Schwall and Armando Omega 12/11 Don and Judy Ratley 12/18 Jeff Post and Randy Carlson

Thursdays: Route 1

11/28 Thanksgiving—no delivery 12/5 Ken Ruzich 12/12 John Raney 12/19 Tom Wallace 12/26 Dave Kamminga and Steve Heringer

Thursdays: Route 2 11/28 Thanksgiving—no delivery 12/5 Debbie Oto-Kent and Jon Pearman 12/12 Mike Campbell and Dan Ramos 12/19 Leonor Dicdican and Charlie Frank 12/26 Ron Morazzini and Len Thomas

Thursdays: Route 5 12/5 Shaun Morrow 12/12 Mark Engstrom

Your Newsletter Crew Photos by: Editor:

Dave Peter Kamminga Anderson davidkamminga@frontiernet.net peter_anderson1444@yahoo.com

Deadline for Article Submittals is Mondays, 12:00 noon

President Mike Campbell is

checking his list:

he’s checking it twice.

Heine Roikjer finally gets his

chance to draw the joker. No such

luck. The pot is safe and there are

now only 39 cards remaining in the

deck.

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YOUR LINKS TO ROTARY

www.rotaryclubofwestsacramento.org

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Rotary-

Club-of-West-Sacramento/12087025467716

www.rotary.org

Rotary District 5180

http://www.clubrunner.ca/

portal/home.aspx?did=5180

Newsletter:

http:/ /www.clubrunner.ca/Data/5180/

H T M L / 2 1 0 1 2 6 / D i s t r i c t L I N K -

Sept.andOct.2013.pdf

4 Way Test

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 con-cerned?

Jeremiah Smith promotes

the Senior Gift Giving

program and sign-ups.

SENIOR GIFT GIVING

The Holiday Season is now upon us.

The Club with assistance from the

Interact members, will once again

participate in the Senior Gift Giving

Program. The program will deliver

gifts to the disadvantaged seniors in West Sacramento and Clarksburg.

Shoppers will select an ornament that contains the holiday wish of a

senior in our community. Upon leaving the store, the shopper will drop

off the gift with us. We will then wrap and deliver the gifts in time for

Christmas. and undoubtedly provide some much needed Holiday cheer.

Volunteers are needed at the West Sacramento Raley’s on December

14th and 15th to work in shifts of two hour increments from 10:00 am to

4:00 pm. A sign up sheet will be circulated at the club meetings.

For more information, contact Jeremiah Smith or Ken Wilson.

Senior Gift Giving Sign Ups

December 13th Label Writing 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm

1) Mike Campbell 2) Andy Wallace 3) Barry Kalar 4) Jeremiah Smith

December 14th Raley’s 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

1) Ken Wilson 2) John Raney 3) Jeff Post 3) Ed Rounthwaithe

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

1) Mike Campbell 2) Carol Bogart 3) Jeremiah Smith 4) Steve Heringer

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

1) Dan Ramos 2) Mark Leland 3) 4)

December 15th Raley’s 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

1) Luan Christ 2) Bob Collins 3) Jaclyn Powell 4) Justin Allen

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

1) Jorgen Bateman 2) Chris Palamidessi 3) 4)

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

1) Randy Carlson 2) 3) 4)

Delivery Team A TBD 1) 2)

Delivery Team B TBD 1) 2)

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FUTURE ROTARIAN:

Diana Quinones

Diana Quinones is a junior at

River City High School. She is

i n v o l v e d i n m a n y

extracurricular activities—and

one happens to be Interact, the

best one! This is her first year in

Interact, and she absolutely

loves the club. Diana hopes to

be part of the board during her

senior year and to be an active

Rotary member after college. Diana is currently

shadowing the Club’s fundraising chair to learn

the position. Diana has not determined where she

wants to go for college, but she wants to become

an anesthesiologist. She is working hard to

maintain excellent grades. Diana went to the

Rotary conference and found it to be a lot of fun.

This was one of her best moments with the other

members. Diana is glad she has joined Interact.

It is the best and most meaningful program out

there that truly "walks its talk"

2013-2014 Rotary International President

Ron D. Burton

2013-2014 Rotary District 5180 Governor

William Short

2012-2014 Rotary District 5180 Assistant Governor

Judy Foote

District 5180 Rotary Clubs Meeting Times and Locations So You Can Make Up Each Week

Day Who When Where Who When Where

Mon Foothill Highlands 12:15pm Lions Gate Restaurant Walnut Grove 12:30pm Tony’s Place

Sacramento 12:15pm Red Lion Hotel –Woodlake Fair Oaks 6:45pm Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse

Tues

Oroville Sunrise 7:00am The Monday Club Oroville Noon The Monday Club

Rancho Cordova Sunrise 7:00am Cordova Casino Marysville 12:15pm Peachtree Country Club

Sutter Buttes Sunrise 7:00am The Plaza Room at Hillcrest Rancho Cordova 12:15pm Rancho Cordova City Hall

West Sacramento Centennial 7:00am Collins Teen Center Looms Sunset 5:30pm Indian Creek Country Club

Sacramento Breakfast 7:15am Evans Kitchen Carmichael 6:30pm Ancil Hoffman Golf Course

Arden Arcade Noon Ruth Cris Steak House - Pavilions

Wed

Rocklin/Loomis Basin 7:00am Whitney Oaks Golf Club South Placer Noon Whitney Oaks Golf Club

El Dorado Hills 7:15am Community Service Building Citrus Heights 12:15pm Citrus Heights Community Center

Laguna Sunrise 8:00am Valley Hi Country Club North Sacramento 12:15pm Doubletree Hotel

East Sacramento Noon Evan’s Kitchen Yuba City 12:15 Hillcrest Plaza Room

Elk Grove 12:15pm Vince’s Restaurant Midtown Sacramento 5:30pm Café Bernardo

Folsom Lake (Folsom) Noon Empire Ranch Golf Club Rancho Murieta 7:00pm Rancho Murieta Country Club

Thu

Historic Folsom 7:00am Lake Natoma Inn Lincoln Noon Lincoln Women’s Club

Roseville Sunrise 7:00am Gingers Restaurant Roseville Noon Sierra View Country Club

Yuba Feather River Sunrise 7:00am Gary’s Place South Sacramento Noon Iron Steaks Restaurant

Pocket-Greenhaven 7:30am Aviators Restaurant Folsom 7:00pm Rotary Clubhouse-Lew Howard Park

Gridley Noon Parish Hall

Fri Orangevale 7:00am La Placita Restaurant Natomas 7:15am Hampton Inn, North Natomas

Point West-Sacramento 7:00am Doubletree Hotel Granite Bay 12:15pm McCormick & Schmick’s Restaurant

Rotary Youth Exchange candidate

Daniel Thweatt with his parents

Jim and Kathi.

Due to budget constraints, we

learned that the Secret Service

protection detail for the

President of the Mighty Rotary

Club of West Sacramento has

been discontinued!!