ROTARY SPOKE
The Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Penn Valley
December 28, 2020
 
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Birthdays/Anniversaries
 
DECEMBER Birthdays.....
 
Paula Collins                              December 2
Mike Dobbins                             December 3
Gene Vander Plaats                     December 3
Bruce Golder                               December 5
Jim McCabe                                December 26
Chuck Zavitz                               December 26
Pamela Yazell                              December 31
 
Anniversaries....
Michael Green (Gayle)                December 21, 1991
Barbara Ross (Ted)                      December 27, 1972
 
Rotary Anniversary....
Kathy Williamson                        December 1, 1988
 
 
Remember - 50 cents for every birthday year....$1 for every Anniversary year....these fines have been pre-invoiced...if you do not have a spouse anniversary, you will be invoiced for your Rotary anniversary!!
 
 
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Weekly News
December Rotary Theme: Disease Prevention and Treatment Month!!!
 
Next meeting: Happy NEW YEAR 2021!!!  January 5 at 5pm...Local Author Chris Enss will chat about her array of historical novels mostly about women. Enss has written more than 20 books on the subject of women in the Old West, and collaborated with producer Howard Kazanjian on four books, including two about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
 
On January 19, at our noon zoom meeting, we will hear from David West, Nevada County's Veteran's Services Officer. 
 
Please Please Please...if you have not already paid your dues for this year, please do so TODAY!! We still have a few members that have not paid for the first half of the year (July to December) and we will be invoiced from Rotary International for the January to June half of the year on January 1!!! .. If you would like to make other arrangements, please connect with Treasurer Ed at ed@mcsweeneyandassociates.com ....you'll be receiving a  "gentle nudge" phone call from the Club board...so please, pop it in the mail today...Penn Valley Rotary, PO Box 120, Penn Valley, CA  95946
 
PREZ PAMELA'S PROSE...
 
Mark your calendars!! Christmas tree recycling...Lake Wildwood (only) Christmas Tree recycling will take place on January 9, from7:45 am to approximately noon...Special thanks to the following for working on this project: Mark Bailey, Mark Fleming, Gordon and Ryan Beatie, Gene Vander Plaats, Jim Sears (local yard  maintenance provider) and the students of Nevada Union Interact and the Weeblos of Cub Pack 275.  We need two volunteers per vehicle, we have 7 vehicle routes...we could still use a few more volunteers to help, so connect with Greg Marshal if you'd like to help...Thanks,  Greg, for organizing this fun event....gsmarshall67@aol.com...
 
 
The following slate of officers & committee chairs were elected into office for the 2021-2022 Rotary year, by the members of the Penn Valley Rotary club:
President -  Joyce Feldman
Vice President – Rick Nolle
Treasurer – Ed McSweeney
Secretary and President Elect – Lindy Beatie
Sargent of Arms – Michael Green
Membership – Mark Fleming
Youth Services  - Nicole Van Vacas Gagnon
RI Foundation - Darlene Won-Golder
Publicity – Mike Dobbins
Past President – Pam Yazell
 
 
Watch for a "Clean the Garden" dates....Moving forward on our Ready Springs Garden project, the tool shed should be in place after the first of the year...Mark Fleming noticed that the garden could use some clean up, so expect a notice of a work day (or two) in between the raindrops over the next few weeks...See the latest updates of our garden project:
Compost area is cleaned up, thanks to Greg Marshall and Gordon B...10 planter boxes are ready to be planted after the first of the year outside classrooms at Ready Springs, thanks to Gordon B, Greg Marshall and Mark Fleming...
 
 

 
 
NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO INVITE A FRIEND TO JOIN OUR ROTARY CLUB...Dues for the second half of the year are only $75 for January 2021- June 2021....Invite them to a zoom meeting (it only takes attending two meetings to begin the membership process)...we've got some great projects going and welcome new ideas and fresh faces...
 
 
 
Stay safe, healthy and PURPLE!!
 
AND #5....HAVE FUN!!
 
 
 
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