Newsletter - Archive  May 13, 2009

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P.O. Box 620700                                                   Russ Ketron                                                             Sandra Pugh 

Woodside CA 94062-0700                                District Governor                                                       Club President

                                                      http://wpvrotary.org                                          

Regular Meeting                                                                                          May 13th, 2009

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Wednesday with breakfast by Encore Performance Catering, fellowship, project updates and an interesting speaker from the community.  The last Wednesday of each month we meet at 6:00pm at a local restaurant for and hors d'oeuvres and no host bar and meeting new people.  Please check our website calendar for details. 

Morning meetings:  Guild Hall, Woodside Village Church, 3154 Woodside Road, Woodside, California  Guests are not only welcome but encouraged!

This Week's Program:   Upcoming Election Issues 

Ken Broome will introduce a speaker from the League of Women Voters who will talk about the upcoming election issues. 

Last  Week's Program:   (courtesy of Last Week Editor, Dean Babcock) 

It has been quite a while since we met in Woodside’s charming Independence Hall.  Nice place! Ken Hayes, architect extraordinaire, introduced Jackie Young, the town’s new Director of Planning.  She was raised in Fairport, upstate New York.  She obtained her urban planning education at San Jose State University and is now a member of the American Institute of Certified Planning.

   Jackie is an advocate for advanced planning and regional planning. She worked in Campbell on modernizing records. Her work in Woodside involves updating the general plan, setting up a data management system and a records retention policy. 

   Jackie is also involved in the preservation of historical buildings, developing a history of the town and developing a building code for fire safety. 

   There were many questions from club members..  You may contact Jackie by email at jyoung@woodsidetown.org.

Next Week's Program:   How Did They Do It?  

Our own (former) Navy Seal and President-Elect, Dave Hyman, will talk about the kind of training he had which made it possible for the Navy Seals to recently rescue pirate hostage, Captain Phillips, by picking off three pirates at night with only three bullets.

Club News: We have another new member, Jim Sanderson, of "Upper" Woodside.  Jim is a neighbor of Ken Broome's and has already jumped in with both feet.  Welcome, Jim!  When was the last time you looked at the Rotary website?  Try this link for an interesting article on a collaboration on water projects.  http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/090318_news_H2Ocollab.aspx

Coming Events:

Next Board Meeting:  Tuesday, June 2nd, 7:30am, Church Library 

Rotary Means Business:  Wednesday, June 3rd, 5:30 pm Encore Performance Catering

Rotary International Convention, Birmingham, UK, June 21st-24th

Taste of Woodside:  Sunday, September 20th 2009, 3-7pm, Woodside Village Church

Announcements:   Have you had a look at the Rotary International website lately for what is going on in Rotary's world?  www.rotary.org   How about finding out about what is going on in the district?  www.rotary5150.org