We have less than a month before our gala celebration of 100 years as a club.
We'll celebrate at the country club on March 4 with a social hour followed by a sit-down banquet. We'll have guests from Canada, Helena, and Butte; we'll have the incomparable Mark Finnicum as emcee; we'll have the esteemed Governor Steve Bullock as keynoter; we'll have historical slides featuring our signature achievements ... and so much more!
But the main thing we'll have is each other at this historic moment in time. Your attendance is important. Have you made your reservation yet? C'mon ... time's a-wasting.
This Week at Rotary
This week Omba Nganbu will tell us all about Rivers of the World: the Humanitarian Congo Project. Sounds fascinating! Also, the magic card eluded Gregg Holt this week, so the 50-50 deck is now down to the single digits! Join us at noon at the country club!
Last Week at Rotary
Last week we were treated to a very informative presentation on All Things Ocular by Dr. Tyler Sorensen of the Great Falls Clinic. Dr. Sorensen moved here a year ago with his wife and three children.
Dr. Sorensen focused on glaucoma and macular degeneration. Glaucoma, he assured us, is very treatable if you get in to see a doctor early - and regularly. Four of the five risk factors for glaucoma - age, family history, race, and thin corneas - are things you can't do anything about, but much can be done to avert/mitigate glaucoma with early diagnosis. The fifth factor, pressure, can be treated.
Macular degeneration typically shows up in your late 60s or 70s. You experience it as blurry vision in the center of your vision. There's no cure for dry macular degeneration, but there are effective interventions for wet macular degeneration. The best thing, as with glaucoma and all things ocular, is to see your doctor when you experience any change in vision. Don't just write it off as "I must be getting old."
Rotarians ... Are Happy Campers!
We got a construction update on Camp Rotary from Bruce Davidson and Gaines McFadden last week. The four cabins of focus in Phase I are 90% complete. Coming up is Phase II, which involves the construction of another four, and possibly five, cabins. Bruce and Gaines are looking for bidders on that project, so if you know someone who might be interested in submitting a bid, refer them to Bruce or Gaines.
We have submitted a grant request to the Murdoch Foundation for the fifth cabin. We've received a Murdoch grant in the past and they've accepted this one, so keep your fingers crossed.
Sheila Rice told us that someone we wowed at the Harvest Howl became a "Cabin Angel,"donating $500 to the cause. You, too, could be a cabin angel! (In addition to the warm feeling of giving, you might get serenaded with a parody of "Johnny Angel"!)
Exciting times for Camp Rotary.
Milestones
Lots of stellar Rotarian birthdays this week:
Glenn Lambert - Tuesday, Feb. 9
Bill Salina - Wednesday, Feb. 10
Carol Lindseth - Saturday, Feb. 13
Such good people and such great Rotarians! We're happy you're on this earth.
Weekly Wisdom: Like Making Bread
My daughter Molly hit the sibling list-serve last week to request Mom’s bread recipe and got this response from my sister Eileen: “I’ll send you the recipe, but the real secret was in her hands. Mom knew how to knead bread, and how to let it alone, and she often said that making bread was akin to raising children in that way.”
We got a construction update on Camp Rotary from Bruce Davidson and Gaines McFadden last week. The four cabins of focus in Phase I are 90% complete. Coming up is Phase II, which involves the construction of another four, and possibly five, cabins. Bruce and Gaines are looking for bidders on that project, so if you know someone who might be interested in submitting a bid, refer them to Bruce or Gaines..jpg)
