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THIS FRIDAY

It’s celebration time, as the BBRC notes the changing of the guard! The annual Rotating the Wheels Dinner will bring together the membership to heap praise on Steve Lingenbrink’s administration and welcome Jim Zidar’s leadership. Zidar becomes the club’s 21st president and will be joined by several new members of the board of directors. The dinner and program will take place at the BBRC’s familiar surroundings of the Glendale Country Club. Come all and have a great time!

ADMIN CORNER

The Rotary Year ends Friday at midnight. Because we’ll be enjoying our regular digs at Glendale, those who’ve not squared their account can pay by credit card at the Cashier’s Desk. Or, you can mail the proceeds to BBRC, P.O. Box 3003, Bellevue WA 98009-3003. Starting the year with a clean slate is a goal of your club leadership.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Dale Carnegie said, “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”

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Rotating the Wheels

BBRC Charity Golf Classic

Click on the names below to wish your fellow members a happy birthday or congratulate them on their BBRC anniversaries.

BIRTHDAYS

Jim Kindsvater, 06/03
Chip Erickson, 06/09
David Bolson, 06/11
Jim Carney, 06/11
Margie Burnett, 06/25
Chris Monger, 06/26
Alex Rule, 06/27
Alan Forney, 06/28

ANNIVERSARIES

Kim Shrader, 17 yrs
Bob Holert, 16 yrs
Alex Rule, 11 yrs
Scott Sadler, 11 yrs
Jay Powers, 9 yrs
Steve Waltar, 8 yrs
Andrew Face, 5 yrs
Michael McIntosh, 2 yrs
Zul Alibhai, 1 yr

Golf Classic Nears
Reveille PhotoThe Big Guns of the BBRC Golf Classic rose to exhort the membership to form foursomes, sponsor holes and hazards, participate in the Mini-Golf Putting Tournament and generally contribute “any way you can.” The Classic tees off at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 17, at Willows Run Coyote Course in Redmond. Chair Dick Brown assembled his captains, Tim Leahy, Hal Teel, and Chuck Barnes, to tout their particular interest areas.

Tim put out another call for auction items that will be offered at the day’s end. “Lifestyle-type items like boat rides, plane rides, condo/cabin use.”

Teel hyped the Putting Tourney, with several prizes available for participants. This is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Rainbow Run at Willows and caters to kids.

Barnes released the good news that corporate sponsorships account for $31,000 of support, going for a goal of $35,000. “See me to help us reach our goal.”

Brown pointed out there are jobs for non-golfers. Observers at hole-in-one holes and other jobs. Apply within.

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THIS WEEK'S EDITOR
John Mix


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Vol. 18, No. 52, JUNE 26, 2006

Click here for photos from the meeting.

The Friday Program:
A Duty to Prepare

Reveille PhotoKen Graham, frequent visitor, fellow Rotarian and President and CEO of the Overlake Hospital Medical Center, came with a message Friday: “It’s our duty to prepare for catastrophes. We’ve learned so much recently that it’s apparent that an aware citizenry is the key to surviving a catastrophe.”

Graham, a member of the Rotary Club of Bellevue, has been a Rotarian for 32 years. “You’ve got a cheery, young club,” he stated, presumably using his own club as a comparison!

The CEO said that we’re being warned “about all kinds of catastrophes that may strike. Earthquakes, pegged at 9.0, rainstorms and windstorms which we have with regularity, the threat of terrorism, the flu pandemic, volcanic eruptions.” Graham said that the leadership of our country has learned many lessons from Hurricane Katrina, which displaced a half-million people, with 1700 lives lost and 500 people still missing.

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Reveille PhotoFriday Potpourri

With a greeting from President Lingenbrink, the final regular meeting of his presidency began. Jim Young delivered the invocation and led the pledge to the flag. Roger Allington greeted five visiting Rotarians and other guests.

Reveille PhotoNew members were notified that the first New Member meeting of the new Rotary year will take place at Jitters, in the Sears shopping center in Redmond on Wednesday, July 5. This is a one-hour meeting beginning at 7 a.m. All new members are encouraged to attend.

Visitor John Luksetich, who’s been assessing the value of joining the BBRC the past month, was called into service as the photographer when Jim Kindsvater showed his colors by supporting the membership of returning member Ernie Hayden. See results below.

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Moon Induction Ceremony

Reminiscent of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon Mass Marriage Ceremonies, the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club welcomed four new members to the fold on Friday.

Conducted by President Lingenbrink, the four will officially begin their membership on July 1, 2007 and be counted in the new term of President Jim Zidar.

Accepting badges, pins, books and good advice were:

Reveille PhotoDr. John Armenia, classification “Education-Leadership,” is director of the Education Leadership program at City University. A 23-year member of the Gig Harbor Rotary Club, John was acquired in a trade for Keith Harris (and a player to be named later). John served as club President, Chair of Club Service, and has great credentials as a professional writer/editor. John edited the District 5020 Newsletter over the span of several years beginning in 1996. He is also served as a trainer for Rotary education projects. John and his wife Brenda recently set up housekeeping in Redmond. John’s sponsor is Steve Lingenbrink.

Reveille PhotoCandace “Candy” Barroga, classification “Mortgage Investment,” is 3-year veteran of the Rotary Club of Fremont, serving as treasurer for the new club. Candy works for Cedar River Mortgage LLC in Bellevue, hence her desire to move to the BBRC. Candy has been active on the board of the Wallingford Senior Center and serves as President of Literacy Source. She is a member of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association. Candy also announced that she will be changing her name to Igou when she’s ties the knot with Bob on July 22. Candy’s sponsor is Steve Lingenbrink.

Reveille PhotoRonald V. “Ron” Black, classification “Mortgage Broker-Residential,” is President of Referral Financial Incorporated, an Issaquah residential mortgage firm. Ron has no prior Rotary experience, but he does now! Ron has coached youth baseball, soccer and basketball, is a member of the Washington and National Associations of Mortgage Brokers and has led his group of brokers the past two years as the state’s #1 producer. You can tell that Ron takes care of his customers when you call his office and get his greeting. A good Rotarian he’ll be! Ron is married to Stella and they live in Redmond. Ron’s sponsor is Dick Brown.

Reveille PhotoErnest N. “Ernie” Hayden, classification “Homeland Security Specialist,” is no stranger to Rotary. Ernie was a member of the Rotary Club of Bellevue for three years before joining the BBRC in 2002. Because of job pressures, he resigned last September 30, with the intention of re-joining later. Well, Friday was later, as Ernie was welcomed as a new member with a special re-instatement of his blue badge. Ernie's “time off” took an unplanned detour, when he suffered serious injuries in a fall at his home in January. After ten days of hospitalization, Ernie began a long rehab process, and knew that he needed to get back into Rotary. He set July 1 as his goal, and he made it! Ernie works for the Port of Seattle as Chief of Information Security. He lives in North Bend with wife Ginny and daughter Karina. Ernie’s sponsor is John Mix and Jim Kindsvater.

President Lingenbrink conducted the induction ceremony, reminding the new members they were joining a world-wide organization on which the sun never sets. “You’ve just gained 1.2 new friends by associating with Rotary. Learn all you can about what Rotary is and does in the world.” And with that, a standing ovation greeted all four of the new members.

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Reveille PhotoSergeant Recycles

Never really thought of it this way, but the old and new Sergeant At Arms pulled off a very clever transition gig. Today’s Sergeant at Arms Ballard entered the hall as “Father Sergeant,” gray wig, staff and shoulder swag declaring SAA 2005-2006, and completed the change from old to new, with “Baby” Sergeant Face arriving with his diaper, milk bottle and the sign declaring “SAA 2006-2007.” A great repartee ensued as the two had a fine time handing over the responsibilities of Sergeant At Arms. It’s been a glorious year of skits and comedic routines. Thanks to Chris Ballard and his mischievous minions. Now, Andrew Face has his dreams come true. As of July 1, he is the Sergeant At Arms. He’s got a big act to follow!

Andrew didn’t miss the chance to fine brand-new member Ron Black, who proudly had reported he’d become a grandfather recently. Baby weighed about 7 pounds and was 21-inches long. Andrew fined him 21 cents. Oh boy, this may be a long year ahead!

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Camp Perry Project Completed
By Hands-On Investigative Reporter Kim Shrader

Once again super volunteer, architect, general contractor, job foreman, very hard worker, and all around good guy Ron Healey headed up Day Two of this year's special BBRC project at YMCA Camp Terry in Preston. Ron's small crew included Howard Johnson, Bob McKorkle, and Kim Shrader. They completed the railing of the steps from the elevated second story deck. It was hot, but the small group worked hard and completed the project on time (well, actually a little late) and within budget, thanks to the volunteers and the man who made it all happen, Ron Healey.

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A Corr Classification Talk

Reveille PhotoOne of our new members, William Corr Pearce III, showed ‘em how it’s done with his Classification Talk. Corr, as he’s known, was born in San Francisco, spent some time in Santa Cruz, where he learned how to say “Dude,” had dreams of being an astronaut, and instead joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1985. Corr was first assigned on a CG Tender in Portland, then on to New York for a communications assignment, then to Kodiak, AK, for law enforcement, search and rescue, to Topeka, KS, for computer school, then enrollment in Officer Candidate School and came out an Ensign….immediately assigned to a buoy tender, work in drug interdiction with an assignment at the American Embassy in the Bahamas, completion of his service obligation, and finally becoming a civilian once again and forming a consulting firm in Issaquah.

That’s the short story. Corr served two tours in the Middle East during the current conflict and had an offer of another. Nice job, Corr. You’re part of an exceptional class of new Rotarians. We’re glad to have you in the membership!

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Givan’s Flags

Last week, we reported Jim Givan had brought 28 American flags to the Rotary Club of Duvall to mark a special Flag Day program. As we’ve reported before, Jim has a collection of over 350 flags of countries, states and organizations all over the world which he takes to various functions, such as Rotary Conventions, Assemblies, District Conferences and clubs. Here are the pictures that didn’t get into last week’s issue. Our apologies to Jim.

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The Friday Program:
A Duty to Prepare

Reveille PhotoKen Graham, frequent visitor, fellow Rotarian and President and CEO of the Overlake Hospital Medical Center, came with a message Friday: “It’s our duty to prepare for catastrophes. We’ve learned so much recently that it’s apparent that an aware citizenry is the key to surviving a catastrophe.”

Graham, a member of the Rotary Club of Bellevue, has been a Rotarian for 32 years. “You’ve got a cheery, young club,” he stated, presumably using his own club as a comparison!

The CEO said that we’re being warned “about all kinds of catastrophes that may strike. Earthquakes, pegged at 9.0, rainstorms and windstorms which we have with regularity, the threat of terrorism, the flu pandemic, volcanic eruptions.” Graham said that the leadership of our country has learned many lessons from Hurricane Katrina, which displaced a half-million people, with 1700 lives lost and 500 people still missing.

The lessons from Katrina are many: “Healthcare workers abandoned their jobs in favor of caring for their own families. Healthcare providers didn’t respond when the hospitals put out the call for mobilization,” Graham said. “There were problems of patient tracking, security in healthcare facilities and the fear of civil unrest.”

Communications becomes the critical factor in a disaster. Identification of incident command centers, hospice sites and plans for populations with special needs are just some of the lessons learned. “What we must do now that we’re armed with these facts is to plan for self-sufficiency among our citizens. It’s our legal duty, it’s our insurance duty, and it’s our civic duty.”

Graham described programs that are now ongoing to organize collaborations among hospitals and public health agencies. A survey of the hospitals in the Seattle-Bellevue metropolitan area revealed a startling limit of just 500 patients being handled by the existing system. In view of this, several objectives have been stated.

  1. Expand health care emergency response
  2. Improve the system from the ground up, beginning with individual organizations, all the way up to the Federal tier.

Reveille Photo“Relationships among health care providers need to be developed eyeball to eyeball,” Graham commented. “We must provide primary safe care in a catastrophe.”

He explained that hospitals are now being designated as surge facilities, where large groups of patients can be taken for emergency care. “We must define our levels of care better. One of our glaring problems is not having enough care givers. We should be prepared to erect tent hospitals to bring treatment closer to the center of disasters.”

Staff issues are raised in this discussion. “Who covers for flu sufferers? How do we protect our care givers in this instance? We need a program that might be likened to our old Civil Defense programs of the 1950s.”

Graham said his medical center is planning ahead for contingencies of disaster preparedness. “We are developing more sustainable facilities, planning to handle twice as many patients in the new construction that’s underway.”

So, the bottom line is: how can we be better prepared? Graham said that healthcare officials and staffs are conducting drills to hone their preparedness. “Making sure our communications work is imperative. Consider these elements of planning:”

  1. Employer issues — what about childcare, connections with family? How do we handle panic? How will the core business continue with a third less workers?
  2. Be prepared to defend against respiratory problems, spreading flu germs by coughing, having masks available.
  3. Assemble emergency kits and have them readily available, both at home and work.
  4. Practice and rehearse what to do in case of an emergency.
  5. Designate roles for employees and family members.
  6. Conduct fire and earthquake drills.
  7. Review preparedness websites.
  8. Acquire publications available from various health agencies for distribution to the employee base.

Reveille Photo“We are working together to prepare for any eventuality,” said Graham. “There’s a world of information out there. It behooves all of us to assemble what we need for the people around us, and make sure we’re ready for whatever happens.”

Ken Graham earned a certificate indicated a book has been donated to the King County Library System on behalf of Rotary’s international literacy project.

Thanks to Jim Gordon for his introduction.

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MAN SMART/WOMAN SMARTER

When Dan found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided to go out and celebrate. He went to a singles bar where he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. He walked up to her and said, "I may look like just an ordinary man, but In Just a week or two, my father will die, and I'll inherit 20 million dollars."

Impressed, the woman went home with him that evening and, three days later, she became his stepmother.

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THE DANGER OF SWITCHING JOBS

A passenger in a taxi tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him something. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb, and stopped just inches from a large plate glass window.

For a few moments everything was silent in the cab, then the driver said, "Please, don't ever do that again. You scared the daylights out of me."

The passenger, who was also frightened, apologized and said he didn't realize that a tap on the shoulder could frighten him so much, to which the driver replied, "I'm sorry, it's really not your fault. Today is my first day driving a cab. I have been driving a hearse for the last 25 years."

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SOMETIMES THINGS DON'T COME OUT THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO

A co-worker got a pen stuck inside our printer. He started to try and remove the pen, but I told him we didn't have time for that and to just put a note on the printer telling folks not to use it and then report it to the Help Desk. So, he grabbed a piece of paper and wrote a note. (I left before he finished the note.)

About 20 minutes later, one of my techs came in laughing and said he was just in the lobby and the printer had a serious problem, so I went to investigate.

This is what I found:

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