2018 KINGMAN ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The following criteria must be met to be considered for this scholarship

(1) Graduate in the 2017-2018 school year from KUSD, KAOL, or home-schooled and living within the Kingman Unified School District.

(2) Answer all questions.

(3) Students must attend a two or four year college in the fall of 2017.

(4) Application must be received by May 1, 2018. Applications may be turned in to the Guidance Office of your school, mailed to the Kingman Rotary Club, PO Box 421, Kingman, AZ 86402 .

April 6 Rotary Members meet at the Castle Rock Bar to start the Bi-Annual Hwy Clean-up. This club event is one of the longest running state highway Adopt-A-Highway projects. Thanks to Alan Klaas for heading this worthwhile project.

Thanks for Joining our Club, Debi Sherwood, Mortgage Banker.

Great times were had by all at the 2nd Annual Daddy/Daughter Dance held March 23, 2013. Thanks to the members and friends for the planning and help to make this a top event. This event is now at the top of the must do list each year!

Richard Hernandez is the past Student Rotarian of the Month. Richard gave a real nice speech.

Once again Billy Sipe, Past President has gone the extra mile to head the Easter Basket Project. 30 plus kids from Manzanita Elementary School received an Easter Basket full of goodies.

Meet March Student Rotarian Shaun Wootten

Cathy Ott (center) with her grand daughter Madison Ott (on the left)  and Carla Moreno (on the right). Madison and Carla talked about their trip to RYLA a couple weeks ago. 

Its that time of year again. Big Events - Need lots of help! The Daddy/Daughter Dance will be March 23 2013 at Lee Williams High School. A committee is now working on the event, anybody that can help is appreciated please. Also after that is the 20-somethingth Homer Johnston Golf Memorial Tournament. The Tournament is scheduled for April 20, 2013. Volunteers are needed for all events, Please call our President Lee Novak with questions 928-2799362

Not too long ago, our very own Welks provided us with a very entertaining program on the importance of music in our lives. In addition to providing us with some interesting information, he showed us that he can still lay down some fine sounds. Not only that, Welks put together a Rotary kazoo chorus line and music'ed us all up a bit.

Thanks Welks for a great program and the musical refresher!

This Easter the Kingman Rotary Club prepared Easter baskets for 36 students from Manzanita Elementary school. Rotarian Billy Sipe, project founder, led the project again this year as a gesture of good will toward our community as well as to help ensure that everyone has an opportunity to enjoy this holiday. Billy was aided by Rotarians Lee Novak, Roger Jacks and Cullen Linn.

Here are the baskets directly before the children arrived.

Pictured here are the recipient children and Rotarian Billy.

Our club recently awarded Pam Bibich with a Paul Harris Fellowship in memoriam of the late Joe Bibich and his many contributions to our community.

Businesses now have the opportunity to show their support for the community and the wonderful projects that Rotary is responsible for undertaking each year through the Rotary Monthly Sponsorship Package.

Russ Skubal from the Kingman Little League recently approached the Kingman Rotary Club hoping to raise funds for new upgrades to the South fields including new bullpens and backstops. The Kingman Rotary Club has an ongoing commitment to serve both the global and local communities and was happy to join other local organizations in sponsorship of the Little League.

Russ told the club that the Route 66 Rotary Club had agreed to a $2,000 sponsorship of the Little League, so with some friendly jeering, the Kingman Rotary Club agreed to match the $2,000 from the 66 club - but that wasn't quite enough. Long time Kingman Rotary Club member and past District Governor William Porter decided to kick in an extra $1,000 personally on behalf of the club to bring the grand total to $3,000. The new upgrades to the South fields look great thanks to Russ' fundraising efforts and the generosity of organizations such as the Kingman Rotary Club.

Pictured in the photo from left to right: William Porter, Tarik Skubal, Dr. Scott Moon, Dr. Charles Lucero, Russ Skubal, Kiley Rogers, Emery Rogers

"Kingman Parks and Recreation"

Yvonne, the Recreation Coordinator for Kingman City Parks and Recreation, came (on very short notice) to let us know a little bit about what's shaking with fun in the sun in Kingman, Arizona courtesy of the stellar staff at the Parks and Recreation Department.

"Can you hear me now?"

Kerry invited Noreen Frisch to speak to us about a wonderful organization, the Boys and Girls Club of Kingman. Noreen is very passionate about providing healthy and active programs for Kingman's youth, however the club is running up against some difficult budget issues. Their main fund-raiser, the proceeds from which comprised a significant portion of their annual budget, came up very short this year. Noreen is seeking donated funds to help the club get through the end of its fiscal year.

"Happy Holidays"

As a special holiday treat we were entertained by and honored to have Steve present our program. He presented an interesting Rotary Minute based around five of his favorite Rotary-themed movies and then discussed some interesting statistics that he has been collecting since 2003 in relationship to the successes and failures of his probation recipients.

"Finally Off Probation"

Rod gave our program this past week with guest speakers from Kingman Regional Medical Center Jaime and Danny. Jaime and Danny are working with the new Wound Center and spoke to us a bit about the center, focusing on the new hyperbaric treatment technologies.

"Arizona Highways"

JC invited Rance Spurlock of ADOT to give us a rundown on area projects and their statuses. Here is a quick rundown:

"Back Again"

Saturday, November 22, marked the 46th anniversary of one of the most memorable events in modern American history, the assassination of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, John F. Kennedy. Billy, who was formerly a believer that there was more to the story than officially recognized, provided our program on the topic of the JFK assassination, conspiracy theory and myth busting and ultimately explained why he no longer believes that there was any conspiracy.

"Student Rotarian"

Our outgoing Student Rotarian, Cory Litzinger, gave a short talk for his third visit this past week. He took his time to tell us a little bit about what he has been up to as well as some of his short and long term goals.

"The Producer"

For our program this past Wednesday, Pablo "produced" Mayor John Salem to give us the first "State of the City" address. Before he handed over the time to the Mayor, however, Pablo briefly visited on the recent college bond failure. Pablo expressed his disappointment in the bond's failure and his hopes that a future such bond would be approved. He emphasized the benefits to the community and the need for a more qualified work force.

Student Rotarian

Our outgoing Student Rotarian, Heather Oder, gave her talk today about some of her experiences, passions, and goals. Heather has been involved in gymnastics for a number of years and has participated in multiple state championships. She described the competitive drive, discipline and self respect that she developed from her involvement with competitive gymnastics and how she also passed that on as a gymnastics instructor.

Heather has recently turned her extra curricular attentions to horses and plans on studying nursing after graduation. Thank you Heather for all of your hard work in the community and best of luck to you in the future!

"Student Rotarian"

Our outgoing Student Rotarian, Richelle Benton, gave a brief talk about her education and career goals of becoming a mechanical engineer. She was first inspired to the field when in London upon viewing the London Eye. She was further convinced that engineering would be her tool for "service above self" when she witness hurricane Katrina and the resulting disasters resulting from the under-engineering of the dikes.

"No Show"

One of the goals of Rotary is to recruit and retain great members that will further Rotary ambitions and represent Rotary ideals. Our District Governor, Charlie Tegarden, pointed out in his recent visit to our club how important member development is and how important it is for members to have fun in service. We have taken these ideas to heart and are exploring ways to make our club more attractive for our current members and prospective members.

"District Governor"

Our very own District Governor Charlie Tegarden was our guest today during his Official Visit. It was extra nice to have Charlie with us this past Wednesday, not only because he hails from right here in Kingman, but also because he is a reminder of the great role that Kingman has played in district involvement over the years, including our very own Past District Governor William Porter. We were also honored to have with us the ever industrious Corky Cornell, our Assistant District Governor, and Charlie's wonderful wife Anne. During his talk, Charlie gave us some background information on a number of topics including who (not what), our district really is, Rotary International President Dong Kurn Lee's theme "Make Dreams Real" and what it's about, what it means to be an effective club, and a more personal look at the Rotary Foundation.

"Do I Look Like a Daddy to You?"

Cullen offered our program this week. He talked about some of the lessons that his parents passed on to him, as well as a number of other lessons that life taught him. Then he switched modes and talked a little bit about computer and software security.

"Report Card"

Roger provided our program, "Report Card" in which he invited staff from the Kingman Unified School District to give an informational presentation on the proposed JTED (Joint Technical Education District) which will appear on the ballot for the upcoming November elections.

"Here Come da Judge"

Rick provided our program this past Wednesday in which he invited Kingman's own Newshawk, Dave Hawkins. Having been a resident and news reporter in Kingman for over twenty years, Dave can be considered a community historian and was happy for the opportunity to take us down memory lane. Dave was also able to weave in some fun recollections of interactions with many of our members over the years.

"Be Prepared"

Zach provided our program, "Be Prepared" this past week on none other than the topic of Boy Scouts - where did that come from? He introduced and gave a little overview of the Boy Scouts program and the advancement schedule from Bobcat to Eagle Scout and everything in between. He also spoke a little bit about some of the other programs offered by the Boy Scouts of America such as Venture programs.

Program

Randy presented our program, "Lego Man" in which he talked about the building block of construction, concrete, and related it a bit to the popular toy Legos. Both concrete and masonry are versatile and very common, though it could be said that concrete is slightly more prevalent and useful for large construction.

Program

Jeff presented our program, "Can't See a Lick" in which he discussed two forms of macular degeneration, "wet" and "dry" (the actual names of which were considerably longer and were more difficult to pronounce), showed us some optical illusions and recounted a bit about his recent mission trip to El Salvador.

Program

John invited Pat Carlin, the Vice Chairman of the Kingman Unified School District Governing Board, to tell us a little bit about the current status of the new high school construction being undertaken under the School Bond. The current White Cliffs Middle School, formerly the Kingman High School South Campus, and previously THE high school has been selected as the future site for the district's new high school. The current structure is outdated and will be refurbished and updated to modern standards and additional buildings will be constructed so that the campus will be able to house approximately 1400 students. Additionally, the existing athletic fields will be improved under this project to offer regulation baseball, football and track fields.

For more information any time, contact Oz or Roger and they should be able to connect you. Thank you John and Pat for your informative presentation.

Program

Lester presented our program "It's Been Fun" in which he recounted his personal experiences in Kingman since his arrival here over a half century ago in 1953. He recalled what a great experience it was to be a teacher in his early Kingman days and named some of the great students that he met that are now community leaders and fellow Rotarians such as William. He also underscored the importance of this period in his life since it was also when he met his wonderful wife.

Lester continued relaying some of his experiences in coaching basketball during that time, later serving as principal for over 20 years, spending time on the Council as a councilman and later as mayor for 10 years, as well as various other local and regional leadership roles that he served on.

Thank you Lester for your entertaining program and for your years of service to Kingman in so many capacities!

Program

Wink came to the rescue for us Wednesday and provided our program. He told us a little bit about some of the events going on with the museum including the recent release of an exhibit featuring oils paintings of all of the US presidents and their significant others. The museum also recently held a ribbon cutting for their new mining exhibit.

Thank you Wink for filling in and thanks for the super calendars!

Student Rotarian

Tegan Gibelyou attended her third Rotary meeting and gave a short talk on the importance of the Arts in her life and her future ambitions. The Arts have played a considerable role in Tegan's life with her involvement in marching band and drama. She described how her experiences in marching band and drama helped tune her discipline, social abilities and mental abilities. Tegan hopes to open her own studio some day where she will be able to expose future generations to the Arts.

Tegan is another shining example of promise for a brighter future for our children. Thank you Tegan!

Student Rotarian

Alec Duranceau, our outgoing Student Rotarian, gave a short talk on his post-high school goals and aspirations. As with many of our Student Rotarians, Alec is an intelligent, motivated, and socially aware individual. He plans on applying his ethics and convictions to serve his fellow man through medecine.

Alec will be attending the University of Arizona (go WildCats!) where he will study medicine and embark on the long journey to become a doctor. He had an opportunity recently to visit a hospital in the Philippines and noted the clear need for additional physicians there as well as everywhere else such as the Arizona metro areas. And after all, he said, Dr. Duranceau has kind of a nice ring to it.

Thank you for telling us a little bit about your goals Alec. We look forward to a bright future for you and hope to see you again!

Program

Joseph provided our program, "Cinco de Mayo" in which he discussed a little bit about race, discrimination and fellowship. He commented on the discrimination that he has seen in his time in Kingman and in the West at large. On considering fellowship in Rotary, Joseph noted that in Rotary, no one hesitates to grab and shake someone's hand.

Thank you Joseph! As William noted, your words really embodied the essence of Rotarian fellowship.

"Welcome Back" by Eric

Eric provided our program "Welcome Back!" for which he invited John Salem (Route 66 Rotarian and Kingman Mayor-Elect) to tell us a little bit about himself. John began with a disclaimer that these stories were for us Rotarians only, so I will forgo the details of several very humorous stories that he regaled us with. If you didn't make it, you'll have to meet him down at City Hall and find out what you missed.

Thanks for the entertainment Eric and John!

This week we had a wonderful treat with our outgoing Student Rotarian, Lauren Christensen. We also got our introduction to the new club documentation project.

Before the children took off for Spring break, the Kingman Rotary club wanted to send a group of children home with an extra Easter surprise - Easter baskets filled with goodies, coloring books, crayons, and early readers. Check out the Photo Journal of the event.

Billy put this idea on the table at the last minute and the club joined right in and donated over $600 to make this project possible. Additionally WalMart kicked in another $100 plus discounts. Thanks to everyone who made this possible this year - it went great and we hope to make it an annually recurring project!

Our club is very active in the local and global community. Here is a not-so-brief list of some of the events and projects that we hosted or supported within the last year.

This past Saturday, February 2 we celebrated Rotary Fellowship for the coming new year at our First Annual "Ring in the New Year" Fellowship Dinner - and it was a blast!

Rod recently attended the RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) gathering as a volunteer and had a short and refreshing report on his experience.

act. The aims of RYLA are to demonstrate Rotary's respect and concern for youth, provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders, encourage leadership of youth by youth, and recognize publicly young people who are rendering service to their communities. RYLA, hosted in Prescott, Arizona this year, was attended by over 200 exemplary young men and women.

We have had many reports over the years of the experiences of student attendees and Rod was happy to report that all of the reports were true and accurate. He said that the quality of the programs was exceptional and that the visible growth in the youth participants was awesome. He was amazed to see how the activities helped the participants learn, take on challenges, and build team dynamics.

Rod also pointed out that the experience as a volunteer was extremely rewarding and challenged more Kingman Rotarians to participate in a volunteer capacity next year. Thank you so much for lending a hand to the RYLA event this year and thank you for your report back. Next year we will send along more accompaniment!

To learn more about RYLA, see their website at http://www.rotaryryla.com/

Announcement

• Heppy Birthday Moon!

Program

Tiger invited Danny Marcus from the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) to speak for the majority of the presentation. Danny introduced a non-profit that Tiger has recently been appointed the President of. The board for the Lower Colorado River Resource Conservation and Development aims to help ensure sustainability in the lower Colorado River region.

Tiger spoke for a moment as well about sustainability and introduced some energy concerns that his groups hopes to help address. For instance, he pointed out how alternative energies in Arizona, such as wind and solar, are under utilized. He also spoke briefly and fielded some questions regarding energy production by coal and nuclear fission.

Thank you Tiger!

Student Rotarian

Our outgoing Student Rotarian, Kelsey Moon, gave a short, charismatic talk about why she is pursuing a career in elementary education. Kelsey explained that she loves children and she loves watching them learn. She has found inspiration in helping to teach her little sister throughout the years.

Kelsey hopes to teach in the 4th or 5th grades to help arm them with the skills and hope that they will need to make it to and through middle school. She wants to teach them to believe in themselves.

It is obvious that Kelsey is a wonderful individual with a lot to offer our future generations. Thank you and best of luck Kels&

Here is the second installment of my "Educating New Members about Rotary." My goal is to do at least one story a month dedicated to educating members, new or not so new.