Rotogear for June 11, 2008

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June 11 , 2008 Program

Ron Rutz

Today Rotarian Ron Rutz will share his passion for gold panning, a hobby since his college days at CSU. Besides helping us think “out of the box”, Ron will share secrets that may make panning either an attractive retirement income supplement, or entertainment for the average Rotarian and grandchildren.

Ron Rutz has been a member of our club since 1977. He was born in Greeley, raised on a farm north of Windsor, and attended CSU. While at CSU Ron farmed, occasionally rode bulls, and did a little gold prospecting. Ron went on to New York University Law School as a Root-Tilden legal scholar, taught at the University of Alabama Law School, and practiced in Hawaii before returning home to Colorado.

He practices law in the areas of estate planning, real estate, and corporate/LLCs; teaches when he has time; and has written columns for the Senior Voice and Fort Collins Coloradoan.

Panning for Gold — YES You Can!

Gold has been known and highly-valued since prehistoric times. It may have been the first metal used by humans and was valued for ornamentation and rituals. Egyptian hieroglyphs from as early as 2600 BC describe gold, which Egyptian king Tushratta of the Mitanni claimed was "more plentiful than dirt", according to Wikipedia. At the recent high over $1000 per ounce, panning a few nuggets could be a very profitable weekend. The spot price for gold on June 10th was $861.10 per ounce.

Gold panning is a method used to recover gold from placer deposits. A placer deposit is a concentration of a natural material accumulated in the loose sediments of a stream bed, beach, or residual deposit from earlier mining efforts. Gold undiscovered in earlier mining efforts is likely to accumulate in placer deposits because of its weight and resistance to corrosion.

The process of washing material in a pan, referred to as "panning," is the simplest, most commonly used and least expensive method to separate gold from the accompanying materials.

Leading Our Meeting Last Week:

Larry Kunter

John Roberts

Lorna Reeves

Presiding: Chuck Rutenberg

Invocation: Larry Kunter

Song Leader: John Roberts

Music: Lorna Reeves

Microphone & Sergeant at Arms: Melanie Chamberlain

Guests Last Week

Lee Jeffrey

Andy Groeger

Dawn Davis

Mary Pierz

Guests of the Club: Gail Neben, Scott Niels, Mary Pierz, Lindsey Pointer, Sergio Schwartz, Nick Ewing

Member Guests: Tim Blume guest of Jan Bertholf; Jean Lamm guest of Betty Brown; Gary Looper guest of Joe Looper

Visiting Rotarians

John Davis, Foothills; Edwin Oliva, Gualán, Guatemala, Maynor Rassal, Gualán, Guatemala

New Club By-Laws

A voluminous project has been completed thanks to John David Sullivan and Kent Sutherland who have worked tirelessly to streamline our club bylaws. A vote will be taken during a meeting to accept the bylaws in June. A copy is available at the Secretary’s Desk. Comments to John David Sullivan.

Classification Talk

Lee Jeffrey gave his classification talk. He is an MD and is associated with Kelvin Kesler in the Women's Clinic. I can't seem to locate his printed copy, but when I do, I'll add info here.

New Member Inducted

Pres Chuck Rutenberg inducted Lt. Colonel Andy Groeger into membership. Andy is a Professor or Military Science at CSU and Developing Officer for the U. S. Army. He and his wife, Susan, have two children, Alexandra and Andrew. He was sponsored by Pres Elect Jan Bertholf.

Paul Harris Fellows

Congratulations to Dawn Davis for her recognition as Paul Harris Fellow from the Circle of Paul Harris, anonymous sponsors. Dawn was recognized for, among other things, for her efforts in support of the Inspiration Playground

Congratulations also to Mary Pierz who received the Paul Harris Fellow by Max Getts. Mary has pioneered the 4-Way Test at Preston Junior High School.

Rotary District Conference

Convening in Cody, the 66 clubs in District 5440 met for leadership training, new ideas, and Rotary fellowship. Attending from our club was Melanie and Ray Chamberlain, Chuck Rutenberg, Susie Ewing, Judy Boggs, Jan and JJ Bertholf, John Roberts, Bill and Gentry Moellenhoff, Ron and Lynne Baker, Claude Piché, and Exchange Student, Esther Mngola from England.

Club History Fellowship

The Rotary History Fellowship will meet again immediately after the regular meeting at Joe's Everyday Coffee Shop on Mason Street. This week's topic will be: "The Interplay of Resources, Environment and Culture in History."

BrewFest Security Fund Raiser Support

As a fund raising contribution to help with our commitment to the Spring Creek Gardens, we will be helping to provide security and help services for the Fort Collins BrewFest Saturday & Sunday 28-29 June. We can use 20 Rotarians for 2-hour increments from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. See Sue Wagner, 266-7751 and Susie Ewing, 221-0700.

Rotary Russian Rhapsody Volga River Cruise

The Rotary Club of Ft Collins invites you to join us on a once-in-a-lifetime Volga River Cruise in Russia. Sign up now for great discounts. For more information, ask at the Secretary’s desk or Jim Mucklow, 222-9535. August 10-26, 2009. Signed up: John Roberts, Bonnie Titley, Henry Weiser, Alan & Mary Ashbaugh, Jan & JJ Bertholf, Bart & Mildred Kingham, Jim & Judy Mucklow, Melanie & Ray Chamberlain, and Don & Karen Unger. St Petersberg-Volgograd (Stallingrad)-Saratov-Samara-Ulyanovsk-Kazan-Volga River-Moscow

Rotary Directory Photos:

Photarian Lannie Boyd will be taking Print Directory photos for both new members and those who would like a new one. June 11th he will set up the studio in the northwest corner of the Canyon Room at 11:30 am. Please get your photo taken then, so he won't have to bring the equipment again. An option is to provide with a photo of yourself, either digital or print, which he can scan and return to you..

**June Birthdays**
14	Chuck Rutenberg	17	Nels Grabbenstetter	27	Mike Anderson
15	Michael Stradt	17	Jon Radtke	27	Brenda Carns
16	Judy Boggs	18	Dennis Kaan	27	Tammie Niemann
16	Loren Dilsaver	19	Carol Hoelscher

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Claude Pichê	Doug Hutchinson
Dr. Edwin Oliva	Maynor Rossall

Last Week's Program:

Claude Piché introduced last week’s program and the superb impact that our club is doing in Guatemala. Claude introduced Dr. Edwin Manolo Oliva, a pediatrician and member of the Rotary Club of Gualán and Rotarian, Maynor Rossal, a Gualan pharmacy owner, summarized the incredible multi-project impact that the Rotary Club of Fort Collins started.

The relationship started when Edwin’s son contracted Dengue. He went to the internet for a search and typed in “Dengue and Rotary.” What came up was the Rotary Club of Fort Collins—doing a 3H Grant started by Dengue expert Dutch Gubler, then the head of the Fort Collins Center of Disease Control and a member of our club. The relationship grew to numerous projects hosted by Rotary Clubs in Illinois, California, Colorado, and Canada.

Dr. Oliva thanked our club for initiating the idea for successful matching grant projects which are currently addressing health (i.e., Dengue prevention), hunger, youth sports, ambulatory care, community sanitation, and youth education. In addition to his private pediatric clinic and hospital, Dr. Oliva volunteers medical services to the less fortunate at the Nutritional Rehabilitation Center and the community health clinic. Rotary member and City of Fort Collins Mayor, Doug Hutchinson, presented the keys to the City and thanked Edwin and Maynor for the relationship the town of Gualán now has with Fort Collins. Edwin and Maynor presented a huge plaque to Mayor Doug commemorating the visit. The Gualan group traveled to the Rotary 5440 District Conference last week and presented their story of World Community Rotary Projects to the District. Edwin thanked the club and Interact youth for the home that was built last year by our club for the Ana America Vasquez family. Next week a new team will travel to Guatemala to build a second home for the Martinez family. Edwin thanked the club and especially Susie Ewing for hosting a reception at the Ewing’s two weeks ago.

Calendar

Jun 15-18 - Rotary International Convention in LA

Future Meetings

Jun 18 - World Community Services Committee Presentation, Jim Epstein, Claude Piché and Dave Stewart

Jun 25 - Glade Reservoir

Jul 02 - Changing of the Guard, Past President Susie Ewing and Board of Directors

Jul 09 - Front Range Community College 20th Anniversary, meeting at FRCC

Jul 16 - Rotary District 5440 Governor Stuart Palmer's Visit to our Club

Jul 23 - George Theodore - Travels

Jul 30 - Human Trafficking

Links to the previous and next Rotogears

June 4, 2008

June 18, 2008

Warren and Genny Garst Wildlife Collection at CSU Click here or on the "tiger."

Rotary District 5440 Home Page - We recommend browsing this page particularly the links to other Clubs in District 5440 as your time permits.

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