“The Rotogear is the minutes of our meetings and the diary of our Rotary life.” Lannie Boyd, past Assistant Editor
Thanks to John Matsushima’s RCFC Centennial History (2018 pages 87 to 95), we know that minutes from RCFC meetings have been kept since 1918. In 1956, those minutes became the “Rotagear”, changing to the Rotogear in 1957. Copies of all printed Rotogears from 1968 to February 2020 are kept in the RCFC archives. (The print Rotogear stopped when RCFC stopped meeting in person but will return for the June 30 meeting.)
As far as is known, the Rotogear has been published every week since 1956, regardless of holidays, vacations, floods, fires, snowstorms, Covid shutdowns or any other challenge. That was only possible through the work of many dedicated Rotarians. Most recently that team has included Eric Peterson (This Week’s Program), Bob Simmons and Harry Mueller (Last Week’s Program), Bonnie Titley (Announcements), Lee Jeffrey, George Theodore and Ralph Smith (Photos), Terry Knight (PDS - Troy Tafoya employee) Print Rotogear, and Stacy Plemmons, overall Editor and Publisher.
President (2021-22) John Trone has made a decision to take control and become overall Editor and Publisher July 1. Please give him your support on his new responsibility.