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Rotary Year 2009-10 October, 2009 Vocational Service Month
Rotary District 5390, Montana
MONTANA MEANDERINGS FROM THE ROTARY TRAIL
Wow!, did sum- I have The district as-
mer go away or only a sembly is upon us in
what!! Oh, that's hand full Great Falls on the 23
Special points of
right mid October of club and 24th. You can
interest:
is suppose to be visits to still register online
• GSE—time to apply fall. I'm very happy finish and maybe get the
for exchange with to see Hunting now. Rotary rate at the
District in Brazil
season just around District Governor My Heritage Inn. I would
• Leadership Academy
the corner and the Mark Finnicum goal
student recognized love to see as many
Rotary Club of
• District Assembly fall colors all round. Great Falls was leaders and future
just days away
Going from White Sul- to club leaders attend as
• One Interact Club
includes 25% of its phur Springs to Man- be done by the first possible. Please make
high school students hattan today, I had a snowfall.... Well, al- every effort to attend.
nice herd of elk cross most. Ladies and We will have allot of
in front of me. That gents, I am again just fun and learn a lot
was so nice to see. amazed of the scope about growing and
Did I mention that I and quantity of pro- running a club. It is
got my antelope al- jects that are getting an honor and privi-
ready—with my car. accomplished within lege to serve as your
The car just got out our district. Thank district governor.
of the shop after hav- you and congratula-
Inside this
issue:
ing $2000 in repairs. tions to all on what Thank You,
But, my car looks we are doing for the Mark
Club News 2
really nice and new local and interna-
again. tional people.
DSG Money 2
Available
Peace Park 3
Summary
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY JUST AROUND THE BEND
GSE Applicants 3
being requested With the 2009 Dis- paying by check, the upper left corner
trict Assembly sched- bring your check with of the page.
What is the Zone 4
uled to start on Fri- you and make it out While an assembly
Institute?
day evening, October to Rotary District is usually thought of
Membership 5 23rd, you might 5390. The Agenda as being for officers,
Report
think it is too late to for the Assembly is any Rotary club mem-
Club/District 6 register. Nope!! You posted on the district ber can benefit from
Events can still go on line, web site. Just click attending and learn-
register and pay if on the 2009 Assem- ing more about our
using a credit card. If bly event and look in great organization.
The 5390 Roundup Page 2
HAVE CLUB, WILL SERVE
The Rotary Club of The Rotary Club of cook-off with 22 teams
Red Lodge (like several Big Sky celebrated their participating. The
other clubs around our 5th anniversary with $15,000 raised will
district) have been try- family and friends at an benefit the Polson
ing to sneak a highway outdoor deck party on Youth Soccer Associa-
clean-up day in be- September 16th. Assis- tion. The raffle was a
tween early snow tant Governor and good fundraiser and
storms. A printed DGND Daryl Hansen offered a top prize of
“rumor” said there was helped President Wendy 110 bottles of wine or
$11 for beer for those Rogers present Paul 1/2 of a beef OR $1000
The Rotary Club of Polson held participating in the Oc- Harris awards to in cash or $1500 in
their annual Chili event and raised
over $15,000 which this year will
tober cleanup. A big- George MacDonald and groceries.
benefit the Polson Youth Soccer ger budget may not Bill and Linda Davis.
The Rotary Club of
Association. help the weather; but,
The Rotary Club of Great Falls has a new
it might attract more
Polson had a very suc- roof on the new bath
garbage pickers. ☺
cessful annual chili house at (cont. p. 4)
DISTRICT SIMPLIFIED GRANT MONEY ROUNDED UP
When Rotarians in mum value of $995. reports on last year’s
DISTRICT TRIVIA
our District donate to This will allow up to 16 grants and that delays
the Rotary Foundation, grants in that maxi- receiving money for the
the District receives a mum amount to be current year.
What City was
portion of the total given to clubs so they If your club has an
home to the first amount three years can partially fund vari- eligible project, now is
later. This Rotary year ous service projects. the time to apply for a
District Governor
we have received While we would nor- 2009-10 DSG. Forms
for Montana enough back to have a mally be distributing are available on the dis-
Rotary Clubs?
fund for District Simpli- this money earlier in trict web site. Contact
fied Grants in the the year, there were DSG Chair Marilyn Mor-
amount of $16,516. several clubs who were ris for additional infor-
Each DSG has a maxi- late in filing their final mation.
5390 Young’ns—Interact & Youth Exchange
Interact has been in rapidly in the few years When letters home
high schools in Mon- since its charter is the from our Youth Ex-
tana on and off since at Interact Club of White- change students and
least the 1970s. It re- hall High School. They made available, it is
appeared with enthusi- currently have 49 mem- nice to let you, the Ro-
asm after our District bers which is 25% of tarians, know what kind
adopted a successful the student body. Club of experiences they are
RYLA program. The members and their par- having in their host
Seven of the eight charter members half-dozen clubs will ents will be hosted at a country. Here is an up-
of the Rotary Club of Big Sky. They
hopefully have new sis- dinner by the Whitehall date from Nolan
celebrated the 5th anniversary of
the club in September. ter clubs soon. One Rotary Club on October Schmidt, sponsored by
club that has grown 26th. Bozeman (cont p. 4)
Rotary Year 2009-10 Page 3
77TH PEACE PARK ASSEMBLY HELD IN WATERTON
Each year since the great programs with ized the gathering of
early 1930s, Rotarians varied and interesting thirty-three Youth Ex-
from Alberta, Canada speakers. This year, change students who
and Montana gather at presentations were are visiting in Alberta
Waterton or Glacier Na- made by Martha and Montana. Those
tional Park to celebrate McManus, a Rotary from Montana repre-
Thirty-three Youth Exchange stu-
the first International World Peace Fellow, sented three different dents from Montana and Alberta
Peace Park in the world. Professor George Mel- continents and 10 dif- joined Rotarians at the Peace Park
It was through the ef- nyk, one of the foun- ferent countries, in- Saturday banquet.
forts of Rotarians that ders of the Consortium cluding Kyrgyzstan.
the Peace Park came for Peace Studies, and The 2010 Assembly
into being. Mike Colasurdo, Rotary will be held at Many
In addition to being International Director Glacier on September
a perfect time to renew Treasurer. 10-12. It will also be
friendships, the Peace Four Alberta Rota- the 100th anniversary
Park Assembly offers ract members organ- for Glacier Park.
The group, Wings of Harmony
entertained Rotarians after dinner
at the National Cowboy Museum.
ZONE INSTITUTE HELD IN OKLAHOMA CITY Over $3000 was donated by Ro-
tarians to help support the pro-
Never heard of a with full-time in the We were “released” gram that keeps the group going.
Zone Institute? Unless class room learning from the hotel on Fri-
you are in line to be- about the various as- day evening for a little
come a District Gover- pects of being a DG. fun time at the National
nor, it probably would Since none of us left Cowboy Museum and
not come up in a Ro- the room screaming in entertained by a Will
tary conversion. Each terror, it looks like we Rogers buff and the
fall, these gatherings will stay the course. glorious voices of a
are held in our Rotary The second two group called the Wings
Zone to begin the train- days involved a number of Harmony. Behind
ing process for Gover- of very informative ses- those strong clear
nor Elects and Gover- sions on Foundation, voices are stories of
nor Nominees. The Polio, the Peace Scholar tattered lives stitched Rotary International President
Elect, Ray Klinginsmith gave
current District Gover- program, Membership back together with the words of encouragement to Gover-
nors also attend. The and other pertinent help of a young man nor elects and their spouses dur-
first two days are filled topics and concerns. who gave up (cont. p 4) ing the Zone meeting.
Web Site Hint
GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE—LOOKING FOR A TEAM TO BRAZIL Want to introduce
someone to the Basics
Are you a Rotarian profession in the north tions are available on
Sao Paulo, Brazil area. the District web site un- of Rotary? Go to the
who speaks Portu-
guese? Perhaps you Our district is seek- der the Group Study Ex- District Web site and
know a young non- ing applicants for team change section on the open the center story
Rotary business person leader and team mem- left side column or from
on Rotary in Cyberspace
between the ages of 25 bers for the 2010 GSE the center story on GSE.
and 40 who would love team to Brazil. The Contact Beth Ihle or Julie then click on the link
the opportunity to team will be going in Ann Schmidt for more for Rotary Basics.
learn more about their late spring. Applica- information.
The 5390 Roundup Page 4
Rotary Young’ns, continued from page 2
Sunrise. He is spend- who really want to talk to break then 2 hours of
ing his year abroad in me. I just made a couple sport. I met with my Ro-
Austria. guy friends this week but tary club yesterday for
still have more girl- the first time. We ex-
“I just started school last
friends. I think the most changed flags and ate at
week (September) and it
interesting thing for me a fancy restaurant. Ro-
has been pretty good. I'm
about school is that they tary here starts at 7 PM
in the class 6B which is a
have religion class. The and goes till 9. I'm plan-
grade lower than most
class is for the catholic ning on taking a trip to
people my age are. I
faith and is for everyone. Graz this weekend to
don't understand much of
The reflecting pool at the Okla-
You don't have to go if meet another exchange
what the teachers are
homa City Bombing memorial— you don't want to but student for his birthday.
many Rotarians attending the saying but they are all
most people do. Today I'm making all the ar-
Zone training made this a priority very nice to me. My class-
place to visit. was a 10 hour day of rangements with Rotary
mates are mainly girls
school! We had five so I can go.”
who are the only ones
classes then 3 hours of
World Interact Week,
Nov. 2-8 Zone Institute, continued from page 3
Interact Clubs are a career on Broadway been through, twin gang. A Rotarian
encouraged to complete to return to Oklahoma brothers in the group started a hat around
service projects during City and lead this had been abandoned as the room and in a short
this week as well as promising group. To time over $2000 was
infants by their drug
using the media to
advertise their events give you an idea of addicted mother. For collected to support
and projects. what some of these others, it was a way to them. Who says service
young people have escape the grip of a has to be complicated?
Interact began in 1962
in Melbourne, Florida Club News, Continued from page 2
and is now in 132
countries. Camp Rotary thanks in event will benefit the ounce Krugerand. For
big part to Bill Knick Opportunity Resources more information or to
and Kurt Baltrusch. A and is organized by the order tickets, call 261-
Leadership Academy 0047.
Student Receives Praise lot of sweat equity has New Members Commit-
been donated by Rotari- tee. The buy-in is $100 The Rotary Club of
Leadership Academy Web ans and their families and the ultimate winner
Master Harriett Schloer
Livingston will be us-
to upgrade the camp. goes home with $1000. ing the Iron Lung to
has recognized Bigfork
Rotarian Clint Walker The club will be holding promote polio aware-
The Rotary Club of
for his exceptionally a joint meeting with the ness during the Novem-
good paper from course Evergreen will hold
local Lions on October ber 7th Livingston
#1. She said, “Your their annual Fall Fest
students are doing 20th and the featured Health Care’s Fall
Wine Tasting on No-
well. They are ahead speaker will be MSU- Health Festival. The
of all other districts
vember 6th from 6 to 9
Northern Chancellor, Festival runs from 7 AM
in getting their work PM at the Buffalo Hill
completed and they’ve Frank Trocki. to 1 PM.
Golf Course. Tickets
done outstanding work. Their Cowboys &
The Rotary Club of are $75 per couple or
One of them, Clint
Missoula will hold their $40 for a single. There Cabernet event is tenta-
Walker, wrote and
incredible research Old West Poker Fest on will be hors d’oeuvres tively scheduled for No-
paper that I will be October 23rd at 6:00 to complement the vember 20th. Proceeds
using in Course #1 as help send students to
part of the curriculum PM at the Press Box. wine, auction items,
starting next year.” This Texas Hold’em and a raffle for a one- RYLA and maintain Ro-
tary Depot Park.
Rotary Year 2009-10 Page 5
Club Membership and Foundation Giving
# Mem.
SEPTEMBER 2009 Start of # New # Members # Mem. End Meetings Av g. % # Mem. Start # New # Members # Mem. End Meetings Av g. %
Month Members lost of Month Held Attend. of Month Members lost of Month Held Attend.
AREA 1 Nancy Manning AREA 6 - Daryl Hansen
Kalispell Daybreak 71 0 0 71 4 82 Big Sky 18 1 0 19 5 50
Kalispell 123 123 NR NR Bozeman 119 0 3 116 5 41
Libby 47 0 1 46 3 50 Bozeman Sunrise 81 0 0 81 4 73
Whitefish 77 1 3 75 5 NR Livingston 56 0 1 55 5 49
Manhattan 24 24 NR NR
AREA 2 Joanne Knutson
Bigfork 41 0 0 41 5 60 AREA 7 - John Stew art
Columbia Falls 15 0 0 15 NR 64 Laurel 25 0 1 24 5 75
Evergreen 17 0 0 17 5 98 Red Lodge 46 0 1 45 4 53
Polson 76 0 0 76 5 51 Billings 233 0 2 231 3 49
Billings Sunrise 5 0 0 5 4 60
AREA 3 - Dave Kinsey Billings West 79 0 1 78 4 52
Hamilton 38 1 1 38 3 57
Missoula 176 3 0 179 5 41 AREA 8 - Rick Evans
Missoula Centennial 10 10 NR NR Big Sandy 18 1 0 19 3 33
Missoula Sunrise 72 3 0 75 5 63 Chester 5 5 NR NR
Philipsburg 38 38 NR NR Great Falls 87 0 0 87 5 52
Great Falls Morning 10 10 NR NR
AREA 4 - Ed Shaw Havre 31 31 NR NR
Anaconda 18 1 0 19 5 58 AREA 9 - Tom Reynolds
Butte 41 41 NR NR Lew istow n 53 1 0 54 3 46
Dillon 26 26 NR NR Malta 13 13 NR NR
Tw in Bridges 19 0 0 19 4 83 Roundup 9 9 NR NR
Whitehall 24 1 0 25 3 77
AREA 10-Carl Ernst
AREA 5 - Paul Bray & Bill Kearns Miles City 25 0 0 25 5 62
Deer Lodge 36 0 0 36 4 42 Glendive 19 19 NR NR
Helena 77 0 0 77 5 43
Helena Sunrise 17 17 NR NR 956 3 9 950
Tow nsend 40 0 1 39 4 51 TOTALS 2002 13 15 2000
White Sulphur Springs 18 18 NR NR
1046 10 6 1050
65% OF CLUBS REPORTED FOR SEPTEMBER, UP FROM 56% IN AUGUST
FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTIONS 2009-10, as of September 30, 2009
Goal $117,800 Received $12,269.72 % Achieved 10
Clubs Pledged 26 2009-10 Restricted Giving $58,225.50 Total District Contributions: $70,495.22
Goal 2008-09 $144,735 w ith 39 clubs pledging
Rotary District 5390, Montana THE FOUR-WAY TEST
Of the things we think, do,
Mark Finnicum, District Governor
1515 1st Avenue North or say:
Great Falls, MT 59401
Is it the TRUTH?
Phone: 406-868-7956
E-mail: markfinnicum@gmail.com
Is it FAIR to All Concerned?
Will it Build GOODWILL and
BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to All
Concerned?
District Officers, 2009-10 Remember to submit items
District Governor: Mark Finnicum, Great Falls for the District Newsletter
District Governor Elect: Dave Kinsey, Missoula to the Editor by the 10th of
District Governor Nominee: Arlene Weber, Whitehall each month.
District Governor Nominee Designee: Daryl Hansen, Livingston
District Foundation Chair: Mark Frisby, IPDG, Bozeman
District Secretary/Treasurer: Ellen Robison, Billings More information is available
at montanarotary.org or at
Web, Newsletter: Arlene Weber
rotary.org.
District/Club Event Corral
OCTOBER Falls
23-24 District Assembly in Great To Be Scheduled:
Falls Our GSE Team selection for Brazil
23 Missoula Old West Poker Fest District Foundation Dinners
NOVEMBER
2-8 World Interact Week
Still time to register If your club is having an event you
for the Assembly on 6 Evergreen Fall Wine Tasting would like everyone to know about,
the District web site
under District Events.
7 Great Falls Harvest Howl send information to Arlene by the 10th
Whitefish—Spirit of Whitefish of the month to have it posted here.
Dinner, Auction & Awards
Trivia Answer
JANUARY 2010
Well, pardner, the
22 Whitehall Annual Casino Night
first DG for Montana
Attending PETS— FEBRUARY 2010 came from down in
what a great way to 25-28 PETS in Denver Denver, Colorado,
meet fellow club PEs before our state bor-
and prepare for my der became the dis-
year as club president! MAY 2010
trict boundary.
7-9 District Conference, Great
