President Rod’s Fight Song of the Day – California State University Sacramento

 

Song – Al Lombardo, All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

Salute – Bill Radakovitz

Thought of the Day – Paul Galushkin

What it is to give…

 

Greeter – Linda Maeding

Sargent At Arms – Jolie Houston

Tech Support – Richard Hall, Bret

Set Up/Clean Up – Terry Cooney

Bulletin – Rachel Kanowsky

Raffle – Linda Maeding

 

Linda introduced new Rotarian Patrick Noder from Gold Country Rotary

 

Brandee Ambrosia – introduced her guests Liza Stephani, Jon Stephani, and their daughter, Ashtan Stephani, a current candidate for the outbound Rotary Youth Exchange Program.

 

Steve Snyder introduced someone he bumped into; our colleague Leonard James.

 

Ron Martinez introduced his guest, Sarah, Director of Loomis Library.

 

Steve Grundmeier introduced Christian Kiefer, today’s guest speaker and author of “Phantoms” 

 

There is a December 7 Pearl Harbor Day ceremony tomorrow at 10:00 am at the Auburn Cemetery.

 

Sherry Gilbert is chairing the Adopt a Family Gift Drive in association with the Boys and Girls Club. We need Your Help! Rotary of Auburn has adopted 2 families in need this season.

Please go to the sign up sheet at Club Runner under Calendar and find this event. 

Select the Sign Up button and, from there, scan the list to see what you can provide for our holiday gift drive. 

Please bring your wrapped gifts to the next meeting or the Holiday Party. We need the gifts by December 13^th. Much appreciated!

 

 

President Rodney - A spin Heather Leslie for $10.

 

Bobbi Allen called out Prez. Rodney; he was late for this past weekend’s bell ringing in front of Save Mart. Prez Rodney spun for $15.

 

President Rodney announced the Rotarian for the Month for November; Our meetings would not happen with out Terry Cooney.

 

 

Heather Leslie. Heather gave us a short verbal Bio of herself. 

Originally from Yuba City, Heather then lived in Bralin, Washington, cranberry country. 

Heather was also a long time Foresthill resident, and a graduate of Placer High School. Heather’s first career after High School was in Banking and Finance; she started at Bank of America, selling to business customers. Heather then moved to smaller community banks in the area after that; Bank of Commerce, then Placer Credit Union, doing personal loan collections. Heather then moved to Auburn Community Bank, as Assistant Operations Manager, and now they are Umqua Bank.

Heather had a career switch from the banking industry to Education, she began work at the Placer County Office of Education in the Special Education and Facilities department, and later, as a Consultant for Public Agencies. 

Heather was a member of the Auburn 20/30 International Club as Treasurer until she turned 40; the club purpose is to help kids. 

Heather’s husband Ryan, is a firefighter, medical technician and teaches for Yuba College Fire Training and EMS. Heather and Ryan have 4 kids between them. Heather credits Jeff Small for asking her to jump back in to a community service club.

 

Induction of New Member/Red Badge – Jeff Ambrosia/Bridget Petersen-Powers inducted Kelly Cooper into Rotary of Auburn, awarding Heather her Red Badge.

When asked, Kelly noted her hobby is her 14 year old daughter who plays softball, volleyball, basketball and more. Heather has worked for  First Northern Bank,  and lived in 

Grants Pass, Oregon, now in Newcastle. 

Kelly loves to travel.

 

Induction of New Member. Bill Radacovitz inducted Lori MacIntosh with her sponsor, Mary Jo Payne standing by her side.

Lori is from Virginia Beach; she has 3 sisters, and her dad is a longtime 

Rotarian. Lori attended high school in Dallas, Tx and college at the University of Texas.

Lori specialized in head injuries during her occupation as a therapist in New York, Boston, and later, Sausalito, Ca.

She also has worked as a Pharmacy Sales Rep after settling in Auburn. Lori loves her 3 Arabian horses, all who love endurance racing. Lori has her Tevas Buckle, along with 2 Great Pyrenees  dogs. Lori has her Real Estate License, and she was Rotarian in Morgan Hill, Ca. Lori is an advocate for Trail access in CA.

 

Kahl Muscott announced:

1^st - Christmas party is this Thursday, at Canyon View Community Center, 471 Maidu Dr. at 5:30 pm. Please note, there are two levels of parking, if you have mobility issues, arrive early and park in the upper parking lot.

2^nd - breaking news, video was shown of the interview Santa Claus is doing to replace Rudolph; answers to who will be the new Rudolph wil be revealed at the Christmas Party on Thursday.  

 

Catherine McGregor – for those who volunteered to buy gifts for the Stand Up Placer children, the gifts due this Friday at noon at Brian Michler’s office. Thanks to all for your support.

 

Sharon Caballero is happy – she is looking forward to all of you who will be at the Christmas party this Thursday night. She noted there are 23 Rotarian who are actors, 10 who are organizers and she is so grateful for all of the support and cooperation of these folks. 

 

Phil Booker Happy – He joined the grandparents club this past weekend.

 

Pot was worth $202, no winner today

 

Holiday Schedule Update - No Rotary Meetings Dec. 20 and Dec. 27, 2022

Merry Christmas! 

 

Next Board meeting is on Tuesday, 13 Dec at 7 am at Rod’s office, all welcome to attend. 

 

SPEAKER – Christian Kiefer, Local Author of “Phantoms”

Kiefer’s sweeping novel examines the ways war shapes the lives of ordinary people. Upon returning to Placer County, Calif., after serving in Vietnam, John Frazier is at loose ends: 21 and gripped by recollections of violence and a drug habit he’s trying to kick, he’s unable to imagine his future. But when he runs into his long-lost aunt Evelyn Wilson, John is improbably sucked into the mystery of what happened to Ray Takahashi, Evelyn’s Japanese-American former neighbor, who disappeared soon after returning from WWII. With John in tow, Evelyn meets with Ray’s mother to reveal a secret she’s kept for 26 years—that, unbeknownst to Ray, Evelyn’s daughter, Helen, gave birth to his baby after he came back from the war. At Evelyn’s insistence, Helen gave up the infant to an orphanage partly due to the “disgrace” of a mixed-race child. As John grapples with his own ghosts, he investigates Ray’s life: his idyllic childhood growing up with the Wilson children, his romance with Helen, the Takahashi family’s transfer to an internment camp and the prejudice they encountered. After Evelyn exposes her secret, the sinister forces underlying Ray’s disappearance begin rising closer to the surface. Kiefer’s story sheds light on the prejudice violence ignites and on the Japanese-American experience during a fraught period of American history, and makes for engaging and memorable novel. (Apr.)