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Programs
High Plains Environmental Center
This coming Wednesday, the RCFC meeting at the Lincoln Center features Jim Tolstrup, the Director of The High Plains Environmental Center (HPEC). After his introduction by Bill Timpson, Jim will talk about the purpose and activities of this living laboratory in Loveland, Colorado, a unique model for preserving native biodiversity in the midst of development. HPEC is dedicated to helping residents discover how to live in better harmony with the land. The staff and facilities serve to guide visitors who want to explore the connection between sustainable living and ecological processes that foster personal and community well-being. READ MORE...
On a Wednesday challenged by heavy snowfall and Lincoln-Center internet problems, John Bidwell, an HP retiree and guest of Stacy Plemmons, gave us a last-minute informal but very interesting and informative presentation on electric vehicles. Mr. Bidwell has invested significant effort and time, much of it post-retirement, in understanding and working on electric vehicles, especially motorcycles, partly resulting in several patents and performance records. For a long time, he believed that lithium-ion batteries would always be too small to be effective in the transport sector, but once Tesla demonstrated that this was not ultimately the case, he has been working on electric propulsion and firmly believes that electric vehicles are the wave of the future. READ MORE...
The Science and Engineering Fellowship will meet shortly after the regular lunch meeting on January 25th. We’ll host Dr. Grace Borlee from CSU’s Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology Department. She’ll describe an initiative to involve Rotarians in a citizen science project.
Announcements
Purple Pins for Polio Update!
We're doing really well with registrations for bowling. We're exceeding the other clubs with lanes and teams already. This is an important year for this event as polio has started to affect more people throughout the world; even in the US! Let's kick polio to the gutter and bowl for good cause.
February 5th, 2023 at Chippers Lanes on Horsetooth. Sign up with this form, or email Irene Josey if questions. Please email or give registration form to Irene.
Can you believe the District Conference is right around the corner? The annual event will be held in beautiful Estes Park from June 8th - 11th this year. To help underwrite some of the costs so we can have a great turnout to celebrate this great Rotary year, the District is kicking off sponsorship opportunities for those that would like to help sponsor the Conference. They are targeting those of you that own businesses, but there are also opportunities for any member or non-member to get involved with this special event.
This coming Wednesday, the RCFC meeting at the Lincoln Center features Jim Tolstrup, the Director of The High Plains Environmental Center (HPEC). After his introduction by Bill Timpson, Jim will talk about the purpose and activities of this living laboratory in Loveland, Colorado, a unique model for preserving native biodiversity in the midst of development. HPEC is dedicated to helping residents discover how to live in better harmony with the land. The staff and facilities serve to guide visitors who want to explore the connection between sustainable living and ecological processes that foster personal and community well-being. 
The Science and Engineering Fellowship will meet shortly after the regular lunch meeting on January 25th. We’ll host Dr. Grace Borlee from CSU’s Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology Department. She’ll describe an initiative to involve Rotarians in a citizen science project.
We're doing really well with registrations for bowling. We're exceeding the other clubs with lanes and teams already. This is an important year for this event as polio has started to affect more people throughout the world; even in the US! Let's kick polio to the gutter and bowl for good cause.