Preserving Our Natural Beauty: Minaret Road Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup with Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes
As part of our ongoing commitment to the community and the environment, the Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes recently participated in the bi-yearly Adopt-a-Highway cleanup of Minaret Road, leading up to Mammoth Main Lodge. |
ROTARY CHRISTMAS PARTY |
OKTOBERFEST 2023 |
ROTARIANS SUPPORT BLUESAPALOOZA   From President Tony to participating Rotarians: Thank you for organizing us, Gary! Lots of fun and plenty of fans at Bluesa supporting parking on Friday afternoon/evening and the South Bar inside the venue on Sunday. Thank you, Gary, Caroline, Joanne, Lois, Sheryl and me with Joanne’s friend Gardiner Miller (Executive Director of the Mammoth Hospital Foundation) in the parking lot and Mike, Peggy, Luan, Sheryl, Gary, Mo, Joanne and me and 2 Joanne recruits Vicki Nevardi and Debbie Hill. We expect a healthy donation for our projects from the event. |
INTERACT STUDENTS REACH OUT TO INCOMING FRESHMAN AT MAMMOTH HIGH SCHOOL Interact members were all smiles as they welcomed the incoming Class of 2027 during Mammoth High School's New Student Pancake Breakfast on June 6th. Incoming 9th graders signed up to participate in the many service projects, leadership and social activities Interact offers its members. The Interact Club at Mammoth High School is mentored by the Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes and welcomes members ages 12 to 18 to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Service Above Self. Pictured in the bottom row are Elle Brode, Lyra Manning, and Addie Koenig. In the top row are Sophia Geffry, Kaylin Spieler, and Bella Hodges |
NEW SCHOOL BOOKS FOR MAMMOTH LAKES SCHOOLS    On February 16, 2023, new books for Mammoth Lakes schools were donated to the Mammoth High School Librarian Dana Ellis. These books were funded by the Rotary District Grant Service Project - Books for Our Schools, a project created by club member Peggy Armenta. Helping her place bookplates that recognize the book as a gift of the Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes, and pictured above, were Lois Klein, Luan Mendel, Sheryl Saari, Kathy Copeland and Dana Ellis. |
ROTARY HELPS IMACA FOOD DISTRIBUTION   On Friday, January 27th, at St. Joseph’s Church, Mammoth Lakes Rotary Club assisted IMACA (Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action) in the monthly distribution of food to those in need in Mammoth Lakes. Helping out are Sandra Moberly , Caroline Britton, Tony Taylor, and Lois Klein.
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GRAND FONDO SUPPORT What a great day at the Rotary staffed Whitmore rest stop on the Gran Fondo! |
HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT  One of Rotary International's areas of focus is Protecting the Environment. In that spirit, the Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes has chosen to sponsor a tube that allows fishermen to dispose of used fishing line in an environmentally friendly way. We adopted this Tube that's located near the dock of Pokonobe Lodge on Lake Mary in the Mammoth Lakes Basin. Pictured are Rotarians Jim Clark, Luan Mendel, Sheryl Saari, Gary Sill, and Dennis Brown  |
CLEANUP OF THE ISLAND AT MAMMOTH HIGH SCHOOL New freshman students, Ele Brode and Sophia Guthrie help Joanne and Byng Hunt clean up the Island at Mammoth High School |
ROTARY INTERACT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Recently, our Club awarded the 2022 Bea Tomko Memorial Scholarship of $1,000 to Laurel Wight, President of the Interact Club and Anya Maynard, Secretary, split $500 each. They worked hard keeping the Club together during the past two years and helped to accomplish many great projects. The Scholarship comes from Bea Tomko, wife of our Club founder, Bob Tomko. Pictured are Laurel Wight, Ben Knight, Joanne Hunt, Anya Maynard and Mia Karch
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ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY EFFORT Thank you to the many folks who came out for Highway Cleanup effort on Highway 203! We had Tony and Sherryl, Sheryl and Gary, Caroline, Peggy, Lois, and Kathy! Many bags of trash were picked up! Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes makes a difference for our community!Pictured are Peggy and Lois.
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GLORIA SOLORIO GRADUATES FROM UC DAVIS Gloria Solorio, the 2018 recipient of our College Completion Scholarship, graduated from UC Davis with honors on June 12. We are so proud of all she's achieved. Pictured with Gloria are Luan Mendel, past President and Lois Klein, current President. |
DISTRICT GOVENOR AWARDS Before stepping down as Club President, Luan Mendel accepted two awards from Jeff Gabriel, Assistant Governor, District 5160. The first was the Governor's Citation for Extraordinary Achievement 2019-2020 for MEMBERSHIP GROWTH, and the second was a Club Award 2020-2021 for FOUNDATION ANNUAL FUND PER CAPITA, THIRD PLACE. |
MAMMOTH HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AWARDSOn June 10th, the Club's Senior Awards were given to Mammoth High School graduates. The Bea Tomko Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Interact President, Emma Dardenne-Ankringa. Thanks to Joanne and Caitlyn for their work with the Interact Club and for presenting the award. |
LUAN MENDEL'S DEMOTION PARTY A good time was had by all at the Demotion Party yesterday evening. We thanked past president Luan Mendel for her leadership in 2020-2021 and the Presidential team that led the Club in 2019-2020, Rich Boccia, Byng and Joanne Hunt, Luan and Sheryl Saari. Luan wears the tiara well! |
2021 COLLEGE COMPLETION SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEE |
INTERACT CLEANING UP, AGAINOn Saturday, January 16th, the Interact Club held a trash pickup. Four club members and two advisors attended and we were able to serve our community in a safe, socially distanced manner. Although it is unfortunate that we could see the ground this time of year, we were able to cover the area between the library and the 203. Overall, it was a successful afternoon as we were able to collect several full bags of trash collectively. Thank to our advisors Joanne Hunt, Caitlin Crunk, and Maureen Fakinos for helping us organize this event. Picture from left to right: Lizetta Dardenne-Ankringa, Emma Dardenne-Ankringa, Anya Maynard, Ben Knight, Joanne Hunt Not pictured: Caitlin Crunk  |
INTERACT CLUB CLEANING UP   The Mammoth Lakes Interact Club does a trash pick up at the Lakes Basin and the trails between the Mammoth Lakes Library and the Easter Sierra Community College..
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SHADE FOR LOCAL RESTAURANTS Gary Sill is putting up our Rotary Easy-up to provide shade for customers of Roberto's Cafe who must eat outdoors due to current California state and Mono County restrctions of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
ROTARY MEETING PLANSWith the ongoing complications of holding face-to-face meetings that our club normally does, we have started using a videoconferencing tool called Zoom. Zoom is a web-based video conferencing tool with a local, desktop client and a mobile app that allows users to meet online, with or without video. With it, we can choose to record sessions, collaborate on projects, and share or annotate on one another's screens, all with one easy-to-use platform. We have been using Zoom for our board meetings and regular by-weekly meetings and it appears to be working out well. Members will receive an email notice from Byng or Joanne with instructions on how to join the next meeting. Stay tuned.
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EASTER BASKETS   Mammoth Lakes Rotary stepped up to make Easter special for many needed families. Since the Covid-19 caused major layoffs at our restaurants we reached out to five restaurants in Mammoth. We asked them to identify children in need that we could make them Easter Baskets filled with goodies, candies, etc. The club members were broken into 5 teams and each restaurant had 2 families. Our local brewery gave hand sanitizer that they made instead of bourbon. We had hand made cloth masks available to the restaurants that were doing take out orders. This was an all club member participation activity. Two of our captains were new members and were excited to make this happen. |
11th ANNUAL ROTARY TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER TOURNAMENTThe 11th Annual RotaryTexas Hold'Em Poker Tournament has been postponed due to health concerns related to the coronavirus. It will be rescheduled at an appropriate time.
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TODD GRAHAM IS INDUCTED Joanne and Bing Hunt welcome Todd Graham as a new member during his induction ceremony. |
NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED District Governors Van Tassell and Gabriel helped us welcome 3 new members to the club. From left to right are Caitlin Crunk, sponsor Talene Shabanian, Stacy Comfort, sponsor Joanne Hunt and Maureene Fakinos. |
AWARDS FOR ROTARIANS Talene Shabanian, Community Services Director, is being given The Quiet Rotarian Award by Randy Van Tassell, District Governor 2019-2020, Rotary International District 5190 and Jeff Gabriel, Assistant Governor.President Rich Boccia said during the presentation "Talene started working at Mammoth Hospital in Human Resources and the leadership team quickly realized that Talene has much more to offer the health care district and appointed her as the Foundation Manager two years ago. Her colleagues and the folks at the Auxiliary believe that she is the perfect fit for the position.Talene is a quiet leader and knows when to step up and take charge and for that Talene, we would like to recognize you with our Quiet Rotarian Award".  Robert Sharp received The Making a Difference Award from Messrs. Van Tassell and Gabriel. Rich noted "Robert is the Vice-President of the Eastern Sierra Community Bank and travels between three offices in the Eastern Sierra in his all road vehicle with his best friend Walter. His background in finance has made him a tremendous asset to our Club and Board of Directors. We all appreciate Robert for who he is and what he does for us – thank you Robert". |
INTERACT STUDENTS DONATE TO POLIO PLUS Interact students Emma and Lizetta Ankringa brought Polio fundraising money to our Rotary Club to donate to Polio Plus. The students had a Polio Pig Bank to collect money over the year. Also present are President Rich Boccia and Youth Services Director Joanne Hunt.
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INTERACT STUDENTS TEAM BUILDING  Our Interact students were doing a team building event. Lower the hula hoop to the ground with 2 fingers from each student Great participation and building our team.
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ROTARY SUPPORTS THE GRAND FONDO Rotary members of the afternoon shift at the last aid/refreshment station of Mammoth's Grand Fondo, a long distance bicycle ride, served up lots of goodies for the riders. Pictured are Dennis Brown, Talene Shabanian, Joanne & Bing Hunt. The first shift included Rotarians Jim Clark, Lois Klein and Luan Mendel. |
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Gloria Solorio is receiving her first college tuition payment of $10,000 from our club's Scholarship Program. She is a graduate of Eastern Sierra College Center in Mammoth Lakes and will be attending UC Davis majoring in Psychology. Presenting the check is President Sheryl Saari.
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CLUB REUNION PICNIC Please join us in celebrating the many accomplishments of our club in more than 30 years of service to Mammoth Lakes. All past, present, and potential Rotarians are welcome!
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FUNDRAISING AT BLUESAPALOOZA   Rotarians Sheryl Saari Luan Mendel, Gary Sill and Jim Clark are hard at work collecting parking fees for the Bluesapalooza event from August 2nd to the 5th. This was a major fundraiser and the results were record setting. Kudos also to the team leader, Rich Boccia.
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ED FORSTENZER's PAUL HARRIS AWARD Ed Forstenzer receives his 2nd Paul Harris Award from President Sheryl Saari. |
ROTARIANS WERE READY FOR RUNNERS Rotarians Sheryl Saari, Jim Clark, Lois Klein, Gary Sims and Dennis Brown were primed and ready to hand out refreshments to the over 1,200 runners in the 2019 Mammoth Half Marathon. Runners started this stunningly picturesque race through Northern California’s High Sierras at roughly 9,000 feet above sea level, and followed a route that ran along a combination of trails and mountain roads — including stretches around lakes and across a bridge. This was the 6th annual running of the marathon. |
ROTARY SUPPORTS THE HEALTH & SAFETY FAIR Rotary members Jim Clark, Joanne Hunt, Bing Hunt and Luan Mendel support Mono County's Health and Safety Fair by cooking up some great free hot dogs and hamburgers for everyone. This event provides information about the community resources available about car seat installation training, bike rodeo, children’s bike helmets, children’s books, vision checks, face painting, music, and much more! |
CHILDREN'S FIREMAN's BIRTHDAY PARTYOne of our auction items sold at the club's Gala Ball last October was the Children’s Fireman’s Birthday Party. The winner, Noah, and 7 friends enjoyed a tour of the fire station directed by Chief Frank. They had the opportunity to have a hands on experience of all the equipment and trucks. It was so fun to hear all the questions they had about the jobs of firefighters. Then they enjoyed pizza and cake in the kitchen and lounge area of the fire department.    |
SUPPORT TO PAMPERED PEDAL EVENT Our Club took the lead with the Water Station at mile 38 for the East Velo Pamper Pedal event this past Saturday. We provided snacks to 80 plus riders with club member Byng Hunt playing host as the riders came through.  |
WEBMASTER GETS DISTRICT AWARD President Luan Mendel presents Dennis Brown, Webmaster, with an award from District 5190 for Club Website SuperStar in the Small Club Division. |
DAVE HINES' PAUL HARRIS AWARD President Luan Mendel presents Dave Hines with his 5th Paul Harris sustaining award. He holds the record for our club. |
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS The club's Finance Committee met to develop the 2019-2020 Club Budget. Thank you Gary Sill, Amy Graham, and Luan Mendel. |
WILD IRIS GUEST SPEAKER Mathew O'Conner, Executive Director of Wild Iris, was our guest speaker today. The organization has been serving the Eastern Sierra since 1981 and is dedicated to promoting a safer community by empowering and restoring the independence of those affected by domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Their vision is for non-violent relationships based on dignity, respect, compassion, and equality. |
STARBUCKS MANAGER GUEST SPEAKER Tanya Bekandam, manager of the town's new Starbucks, spoke to us about her background and how she manages the new Starbucks and its involvement with the community. |
ROTARY WHEEL IN BISHOPSheryl Saari and friends attended the Rotary Foundation Dinner at the Rotary Club of Bishop where she is collecting lots of points in our Rotary Wheel contest    |
10th ANNUAL TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER TOURNAMENT The Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes is hosting its 10th Annual No Limit Hold'em Poker Tournament on April 4th, 2019 at 6 p.m at LAKANUKI, in the Village. $100.00 By-In = $6,000 in Chips $50.00 Add-on = $6,000 in Chips Re-Buys during play until the 4th Round: $25.00 = $2,000 in Chips when your Chip count falls below $1,000 This charity event is for a worthwhile cause. Most of the proceeds raised is for our Mammoth High School Senior Scholarship Program, which provides FREE TUITION for the selected student who attends Cerro Coso College and attains an AA Degree and FREE TUITION for his/her Junior and Senior years at any University of California or any California State University or University of Nevada, Reno school. Your participation is a true gift and the Tournament is a lot of fun. Good food and drinks REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Registration at LAKANUKI starts at 5:00 pm on April 4th, 2019 2. To Register on-line and pay by credit card, please click here or at the link in UpComing Events at top of the right hand column of this page. 3. To register over the phone, please call Mike Bornfeld at 760-934-1688 or Gary Sill at 661-478-3803 GREAT PRIZES FOR THE FINAL TABLE SIERRA STAR GOLF 2019 PASS MAMMOTH & JUNE MOUNTAIN 2019/2020 SEASON PASS SNOWCREEK GOLF 2019 PASS SNOWCREEK ATHLETIC CLUB 6 MONTH MENBERSHIP WESTIN (1) NIGHT STAY & DINNER FOR (2) AT WHITE BARK SIERRA NEVADA INN (1) NIGHT STAY & DINNER FOR (2) AT JIMMY'S CONVICT LAKE RESORT (1) NIGHT STAY & $100.00 RESORT CERTIFICATE ALPINHOF LODGE (1) NIGHT STAY, DINNER FOR (2) AT PETRA'S BLUESAPALOOZA 2019 (2) VIP EARLY ENTRY PASSES DINNER FOR (2) AT BRASSERIE & (2) GAMES OF BOWLING DINNER FOR (2) AT NEVADOS |
A NEW PAUL HARRIS RECIPIENT Luan Mendel presents the Paul Harris Award to first time recipient Sheryl Saari. |
ROTARY VALENTINE SERENADE Mr. Mike Hammers' Mammoth High School Choir serenaded us today at the Rotary luncheon. |
NEW PAUL HARRIS RECIPIENTS Luan Mendel presents the Paul Harris Award to first time recipients Dave Easterby and Jim Clark
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JEREMY GOICO'S PRESENTATION Jeremy Goico, owner of Black Tie Ski Rental Delivery, made a very interesting presentation to our Club about his business and his management style to provide a high level of customer service to local and visiting skiers and boarders in Mammoth Lakes. Jeremy was also Past President of the Mammoth Lakes Chamber of Commerce. |
FIRST LEGO LAND-MASTER CHRAFTSMEN PRESENTATIONThe Master Craftsmen - First Lego League team, comprised of 4 students from Mammoth Unified School District, made a presentation to our Club about their development projects and their recent success in winning first place in a robot building & demonstration competition in Reno, NV. The team also showed us a demonstration of how their virtual reality tool could be used to assist astronauts to maintain physical and mental health while on board the International Space Station (ISS). .png) Above are Owen Call, Jude Howell, Jack Leonard and Wade Perry and the display they used in their winning presentation.
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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BY ROTARYOur Rotary Club presented to the Master Craftsmen – First Lego League team a check for $1,000 to help them continue with their development programs and future field trips and competitions. .png) Presenting the check is President Luan Mendel together with coaches and mothers Drea Perry, Cara Leonard, and Elise Howell.
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PAUL HARRIS AWARD Luan Mendel presents Rich Boccia with his first Paul Harris Award. |
SUCCESSFULL FUND RAISERPresident Luan Mendel recently noted: "I believe I speak for all involved in saying the Diamond Masquerade Ball was a rousing success. The food and music were terrific, our celebration of Jack Copeland was a lovely moment for everyone present, and attendees successfully bid on an amazing assortment of silent and live auction items. Watching Chief Al Davis bump and grind as part of his sales pitch for "A Day at the Range with the Chief" was worth the price of a ticket all by itself. The event was also, of course, a fundraiser, and it appears from an early tally of income and expenses that we made in the neighborhood of $6,000. Many thanks to Rich Boccia and his committee that planned event, to those who helped with set up and clean up and the event itself, and to all who attended. Well done, Mammoth Lakes Rotarians!" Below of the left is Robert Sharp, Vice President of Eastern Sierra Community Bank, presenting a donation check of $2,500 to the event and on the right is Jack Copeland receiving this year's Service Above Self Award from the Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes.   |
OUR NEWEST MEMBER Sheryl Saari presents a permanent badge to our newest member, Talene Shabanian, who is responsible for fundraising at Mammoth Hospital. |
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
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MAMMOTH HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS BREAKFAST At the Mammoth High School awards breakfast on June 8, Rotary awarded its 2018 scholarship to Priscila Yanez, and our 2017 award recipient, Gloria Solorio, and President Rich Boccia are in the photo with her. Rotary also presented two recipients of the 2018 Bea Tomko Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded to graduating Interact members. The recipients are Meaghan Thompson and Hope Reeves; Tanner Bissonette, also graduating, was Interact President for 2017-18, and Joanne Hunt and Robert Sharp, Interact coordinators are also in the photo. |
HEALTH & SAFETY FAIR On Saturday, we grilled hot dogs for the people at the Community Health and Safety Fair that was at Shady Rest Park.  |
HWY 203 CLEANUPOn May 24, 2018, our club cleaned a 2 mile stretch of Highway 203 from just before the Chair 10 parking lot to the Mammoth Scenic Loop Turnoff as part of the Caltrans Adopt-A-Highway Program.   |
CANDIDATE FORUM FOR JUNE 5th , 2018 ELECTION  On April 30, 2018, our club sponsored a Candidate Forum for all people who are running for election for offices of Mono County Superintendent of Schools, Town of Mammoth Lakes Council Member and Mono County Supervisor - 1st & 5th Districts. The event was very well attended and was hosted by Rich Boccia, our President, who acted as moderator.
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2018 MUSIC CONTEST WINNERS
The young men were fortunate to have three local professional musicians judging their performances. We are grateful to Mike Dostrow, Joe Gray, and Chuck Scatolini for generously giving of their time and expertise to encourage and support budding musical talents here in our community. We are also indebted to MHS music teacher Michael Hammers (not pictured), who encourages jazz band members to enter the competition and allows us to use his music classroom for the event.
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2018 MUSIC CONTEST The Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes is now accepting applications for the 2018 Youth Instrumental Music Contest. The local contest is open to high school students (grades 9-12) or home-schooled students ages 14-18. Students may choose any musical selection and play it on the instrument of his or her choice. Our local contest will be held on Thursday, March 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the music room at Mammoth High School. Cash prizes are award for first, second, and third places, and the winner advances to the area and district level competitions. Contact Luan Mendel at lmendel@gmail.com for more information and entry forms. |
ROTARY FLOAT AT PASADENA ROSE PARADE At the 129th Annual Rose Parade, the Rotary float was awarded the Princess Award for the most outstanding floral presentation among entries 35 feet and under in length. Rotarians from District 5190, including Mammoth Lakes, participated in making the float and walking in the parade. |
ROTARY & MAMMOTH AUXILIARY 2ND COLLABORATION Judy Bornfeld, President of the Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary, presents a 2nd check to Rich Boccia for $8,000 to be distributed to other local Rotary clubs to give to victums of the various California wild fires. This money came from the 1 day sales of the Castoff thrift store and was more than matched by the Auxiliary. With Rich and Judy is Rich's wife, Diane. The presentation was made at the club's annual Christmas Party at Nevados Restaurant in Mammoth Lakes. |
ROTARY & MAMMOTH HOSPITAL AUXILLARY COLLABORATION Rich Boccia accepts a check for $10,000 from Judy Bornfeld and Karen Curry of the Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary who donated the proceeds from their Hurricane Relief Fundraiser. This fundraiser was comprised of 2 days sales at the Castoff thrift store and the Auxiliary then matched those monies. The Auxiliary chose our Rotary club to forward these funds to the local Rotary clubs in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico to distribute them to those people most in need who were devastated by the hurricanes. |
SERVICE TO GRAN FONDO EVENT Luan, Lois, Dennis, Gary & Sarah get ready to serve up the goodies at the Gran Fondo cycle event. Our illustrious leader, Rich, is behind the camera.
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DISTRICT GOVERNOR'S MAMMOTH WALK AROUND VISIT District Governor Doug McDonald and his wife Karen on a hike with Byng & Joanne Hunt at Convict Lake.Replies from Doug and Karen after the trip: Doug said "So enjoyed our time with you and the Club! Rotary with Altitude on the Edge of Greatness!" and Karen said "Thank you Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes - it was wonderful to make new Rotary friendships! A great visit with you, looking forward to our paths crossing again."
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SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD Bill Taylor receives the Service Above Self Award from Doug McDonald, during his District Govenor's visit to our Club. |
QUIET LEADERSHIP AWARD Jim Clark receives the Quiet Leadership Award from Doug McDonald during his District Govenor's visit to our Club |
MAMMOTH HALF MARATHON SUPPORT Rotarians manned the aid station at Hidden Valley Rd. for the Mammoth 1/2 Marathon on Fathers Day morning. |
HIGHWAY 203 SPRING CLEANUP Thanks to our fantastic volunteers who came out last Thursday and cleaned up Highway 203
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ROTARY SPEAKING CONTEST WINNER Allison Robinson of Bishop Rotary, Hope Reeves, junior MHS and Luan Mendel, President Elect, Mammoth Noon Rotary. Congratulations to Hope who won the speaking contest. She now advances to the District 5190 competition on May 20th in Reno. Congratulations Hope and Good Luck! — with Luan Beaty Mendel. |
MUSICIAN CONTEST WINNERS Each spring Rotary clubs around the world invite young musicians to participate in a series of competitions that begin in their local clubs and progress to a national event. These instrumental music contests were created to give young people opportunities to develop and showcase their exceptional musical talents.
On March 29, the Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes hosted its club-level competition, which featured four talented young musicians. Winner Ari Schuldt played Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in G Minor on the piano, while second place finisher Guy LaBorde played an original composition on the bass guitar. Melanie Moyer, who took third, played Gabriel-Marie’s La Cinquantaine on the violin, and Cardiff Smith played Haydn’s Surprise Symphony Variations on the trumpet. All four competitors received prizes, and Ari Schuldt advanced to the next level of competition. The audience and judges were inspired and entertained by the music these young people created. Congratulations to all! |
JOHN URDI PRESENTS PROGRAM John Urdi, Executive Director of Mammoth Lakes Tourism, is today's speaker.
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KEVIN LIAN PRESENTS TODAY'S PROGRAM Kevin Kian presents today's program about his new position as Executive Director of the Mammoth Lakes Foundation. |
SHERYL SAARI WELCOMES A VISITING ROTARIAN Sheryl Saari welcomes visiting Rotarian Dennis Reeves from Martinsville, VA and they exchange club flags. |
ROBERT SHARP RECEIVES HIS PIN Robert Sharp, our newest member, Vice President of Eastern Sierra Community Bank, receives his Rotary pin and badge from Lois Klein. |
JOHN ROBERTS RECEIVES HIS PIN John Roberts, our newest member, recieves his pin and badge from Jim Clark. |
RYLA MEMBERS FROM MAMMOTH HIGH SCHOOL STOP BY RYLA members Susy Fontana and Omar Falcon Aburto stop by for a visit, pictured with Rotarians Lois Klein, Joanne Hunt, Rick Phelps and ? |
IF YOU'RE BUYING ON LINE, USE SMILE.AMAZON.COMIf you're buying on-line using Amazon.com, help our Rotary organization raise funds by using smile.amazon.com instead of the regular Amazon web site.The difference is that when customers shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers and we would like you to select Mammoth Lakes Rotary Club Foundation.
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DON SAGE's PAUL HARRIS AWARD Don Sage receives his Paul Harris Level 4 award from President Sheryl Saari |
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CLEANING UP HIGHWAY 203, OUR ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROJECT A fine looking crew braved the elements for the Highway 203 clean-up today. And yes, it is snowing on Mammoth Mountain. (l-r) Don Sage, Sandra Hageman, Marshall Rudolph, Linda Wright, Dennis Brown, Luan Mendel, Joe Hageman, Bill Taylor, Tony Taylor, and Jim Clark. |
WILD IRIS UPCOMING PROGRAM Join Wild Iris for the screening of the short film titled "ReMoved". The screening will take place at the first annual Hope Outloud event, October 9th at Eagle Lodge from 6:30-9:00 pm, and on October 23, 2015, at Inyo Council for the Arts in Bishop, from 6:30-9:00 pm. The screening of this powerful short film highlighting the devastating effects of domestic violence on children, and the need for foster families and CASA’s in our community. Tickets are $15 and include the screening, a glass of beer or wine, appetizers and a Dutch auction raffle ticket. Tickets may be purchased online @ www-wild-iris.org, or by calling 760-873-6601. |
MONO LAKE COMMITTEE PRESENTATIONGeoff McQuilkin, Executive Director of the Mono Lake Committee presented
 at our noon meeting. The Mono Lake Committee is a nonprofit citizens' group dedicated to protecting and restoring the Mono Basin ecosystem, educating the public about Mono Lake and the impacts on the environment of excessive water use, and promoting cooperative solutions that protect Mono Lake and meet real water needs without transferring environmental problems to other areas. |
4TH OF JULY IN MAMMOTH LAKES Here's our Noon & Sunrise Rotarians getting ready for the 4th of July parade with Jim Clark's 1936 Dodge pickup truck in the lead, followed by:
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NEW MEMBER SEAN EASTERNY Welcome our new member, Sean Easterny (with the red ribbon on her badge). Presenting her the new membership materials are her sponsor Linda Wright, Membership Chairman Tony Taylor, and President Bill Taylor.
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4 WAY TEST ESSAY WINNER Lupita Garcia receives her new Mini IPad from President Bill Taylor after winning the 4 Way Essay contest.
 Also show congratulating Lupita is Joanne Hunt.
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FIRE SIDE CHAT FOR NEW MEMBERS Great Fireside Chat at Tony & Sheryl Taylor's home. What a perfect way to share what Rotary is all about. We welcomed in 3 new members. Megan & Jason Herbst, and Robin Roberts pictured here with President Bill Taylor and Pres-Elect Sandra Hageman
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A HOUSE IS BUILT IN TIJUANA, MEXICO
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IMPROVING EDUCATION IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NEPAL Wangdowa Sherpa and his wife Deanna Dulan presented a project involving the building and staffing of a school of 75 students in the Okhaldunga District in East Nepal, in the foothills near Mt. Everest. They have formed the Friends of Himalayan Sherpa People, Inc.. For more details on this organization, see http://www.friendsofhimalayansherpapeople.org/ |
Interact Club Raises Funds for Polio PlusEmily Hartman, Interact treasurer, together with Joanne Hunt, shared money raised selling root beer floats at the high school for Polio Plus. Don Sage passed the hat to increase the funds to $210. Good job everyone for such a great cause.
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Rotarians Serving Dinner for DSES Sierra Cycle Challenge participantsRotarians Ed Forstenzer, at the grill, and Linda Wright, with her "Dirt Pie" in a flower pot, serving dinner to participants of the Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra's annual Sierra Cycle Challenge event. The Dirt Pie is actually a desert, made with Oreo cookies and pudding. It was yummy!
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Rotarians Serving Lunch to the Volunteers at Mammoth JazzMammoth Lakes Rotarians served lunches to volunteers who set up the 26th year of the Mammoth Jazz event this week. These volunteers, mostly people who live here, help every year in getting the various venues prepared for the many attendee to this major summer music event.
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Rotarians in the Mammoth Lakes 4th of July Parade
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PRESIDENTIAL CITATION RECEIVED BY INTERACT
The Interact Club at Mammoth Union High School just received a Presidential Citation for Vicky Puliz, Govenor of Rotary District 5190. |
WE BUILT ANOTHER HOUSE IN TECATE, BAJA CALIFORNIAMembers from Mammoth Lakes Noon and Sunrise joined Bishop Noon and Bishop Sunrise together with members of Interact Clubs in Mammoth Lakes and Bishop to build a house for a deserving family in Tecate. Also joining the group was District 5190 Governor Vicki Puliz and her husband, together with a number of other Rotarians and other volunteers. |
Interact Club hears from inspirational speaker Tyler DurmanThe Interact Club decided to bring a top inspirational speaker to MHS for their school project this year. Tyler was one of the speakers at a leadership camp, RYLA, that they attended last summer. Tyler spoke to the high school, middle school, and community school. He also spoke to the parents at night with help from the Booster Club. Everyone got a lot from his presentations. See more about Tyler at http://www.facebook.com/tylerspage |
Sabrina Clevenger, Academic Student of the Month at Mammoth High School
Mammoth Lakes Noon Rotary recognized Sabrina Clevenger as Academic Student of the Month for October for Science. Her teacher, Cheryl Hart said she is an outstanding student that has gone above and beyond basic requirements to take the most challenging classes offered at MHS. In her 4 years at MHS she has bee one of the top students in all of her honors and AP classes. One of Sabrina's characteristics that stand out most is her drive to understand a problem or concept rather than just getting the right answer. On a personal level, Sabrina is enthusiastic, curious, mature, giving, and helpful to staff and students. She is highly regarded by her peers and our teaching staff. |
MAMMOTH HIGH SCHOOL INTERACT'S NEXT STEP WITH PATIO PROJECTIn 2010 the MAMMOTH HIGH SCHOOL Interact decided to create a picnic area on the island in front of the school. Since the students would sit on the large rocks, they thought it would be a great place for a patio. The first project was putting in area of pavers. Joanne & Byng Hunt presented the school with a beautiful bench built by Brian Jones. The next year they added to the project with steps and a walk way. Last year they purchased a picnic table. This year started off with artificial grass placed next to the patio. Interact students and Rotarians worked together to make this such a special project. Each year the Interact Club wants to continue to improve the patio project.
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Mono County's Choose Civility InitiativeOur luncheon program today was about Mono County Department of Education's Choose Civility Initiative, given by Dan Watson and Bill Michael. For more information about this program, go to www.monocoe.org and, on the top bar, click on Choose Civility Initiative. This will take you to 3 other pages of information. There is also a story on the home page by Dr. Stacey Adler, Ph.D, Superintendent of Schools, who's pictured below, about this program.
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4th of July Parade in Mammoth LakesHere's our Mammoth Lakes Rotary Club entry in the 4th of July Parade. Carrying the "Rotarians at Work" banner are Bill Taylor (left) and Tony Taylor - (not related) on the right. Driving his 1936 Dodge pickup truck is Jim Clark, and riding in the truck bed is Gary Boyd, our new President for 2013-2014. Passing out candy to the kids are Sheryl Saari, in the red hat, and Fred Anderson.
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Mammoth Students attend a RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) CampThe RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) camp was held this year in Portola, Ca. at the Grizzly Bear Camp. Since the two Mammoth Lakes Rotary Clubs have joined Rotary District 5190, we were able to attend the 5 day conference. Between the Noon Rotary (2 students), Sunrise Rotary (1 student) and the Interact Club (1 student) we were able to sponsor 4 juniors from Mammoth High School. Joanne Hunt also attended as a counselor representing our club.
Guest speakers were brought in each day to work on self enlightenment and develop leadership skills. We also participated in the Ropes course which included group activities to develop trust and teamwork on low level activities. Then we advanced to the high wire, Alpine Tower and Zip line on the forth day. Even Joanne participated in the advance activities.
Evening fun included Mental Olympics, a Candle light ceremony and Square Dancing. It was exciting to see the students learn how to square dance. The final night was regular dancing and signing autographs.
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OUR 2013 VISITING GSE TEAM FROM INDIA, AT BODIE STATE PARK, CA
"Celebrating the Family of Rotary"with our Group Study Exchange group from India!!! GSE is an "international exchange program for young professionals"... This delightful group of young professionals came to Mammoth on Saturday and we've been showing them the sites and exchanging cultural knowledge and experiences.... Today we see them off...on their way to Bishop next, then back up to Reno Nevada..and home!!!
Picture and story borrowed from Kathy Watson's web site: www.mammothlakesdp.blogspot.com |
THE HOUSE IS BUILT IN TECATE, MEXICO
This YouTube video was created by Kathy Watson and has been published here with her permission. |
Cleanup on Highway 203 |
Interact Students Raise Funds from Box Tops - Help Collect Tops |
Mammoth Mountain Community Foundation
Our speaker this week is Stacey Corless. Stacey, a former Rotarian, runs the Mammoth Mountain Community Foundation and will bring us up to date on its mission and activities.
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Quote of the Week - Who Said It?
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
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Thought for the Week - Who Said It?
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
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Mark Your Calendars!
Here you can post little tidbits of information, reminders, or anything else!
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About Our Club |
CORAZON 2013 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTWorking with Corazon, Inc. for a 2nd year in a row, Mammoth Lakes Rotary Club (Noon) is planning to build a house in a day in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico on May 18, 2013, for a deserving family. We need volunteers. Please contact Dan Watson, Project Coordinator at danielbwatson@aol.com if you're interested. Read on for more details.
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Our RYE Student & his host family is our program this week.
Please come and share in this incredible international experience.
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Each spring the Rotary Youth Instrumental Music Contest takes place around the world and right here in Mammoth Lakes. Our local contest was held on Thursday, March 8, and club members were treated to performances by four young musicians from Mammoth High School. Junior Guy La Borde placed first in the competition with an original composition on the guitar. Tyler Goodwin, also a junior, played the tenor sax and took second. Sophomore Barrett Mannetter claimed third place with his performance on the alto sax, and another sophomore Cardiff Smith, a trumpet player, took fourth place.
Also in attendance were Rotarians Sarah Carmichael, Dennis Brown, Luan Mendel (organizer of the event), and Jim & Shannon Clark.
President Sheryl Saari and District Governor John Sullivan presenting the Quiet Rotarian award to Luan Mendel
President Sheryl Saari and District Governor John Sullivan presenting the STAR award to Don Sage
Our incoming President, Sheryl Saari, invited past Mammoth Lakes Noon Rotary Presidents to attend our luncheon and tell us about their experiences and accomplishments as Presidents.
Rotary Speech Contests: The Area 13 Rotary Youth Speech Contest will be held at Astorga's Mexican Restaurant (2206 N Sierra Hwy) in Bishop on Wednesday, April 13 at 6 pm. Parents and Rotarians are invited to attend contest, and we need a couple of volunteers to help judge the speech contest. Please let Luan Mendel if you are available to help with either event.
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On Saturday, April 25, the Mammoth Lakes Noon Rotary Club and 45 volunteers traveled to Tijuana, Mexico, to build a home for the Gonzalez family. 
This year, Rotarians from both the Noon and Sunrise parade marched in the Mammoth Lakes 4th of July Parade with Jim Clark's 1936 Dodge pickup truck decked out in the Summer Fun decorations. Announcers along the parade route helped advertise our Rotary motto, "Service Above Self" and the work we do in the community of Mammoth Lakes.
This is the 3rd year in a row that we have done this. Checkout the great pictures taken by Kathy Watson on her web site 
