THE NUGGET
VOLUME 74, ISSUE 30
 
 
 
 
THE ROTARY CLUB OF CARMICHAEL
P.O. Box 129
Carmichael, C 95609-0129
 
 
District 5180:
 
Rotary International:
 
MARCH, 2021
WATER & SANITATION MONTH
 
 
CARMICHAEL-TORORO UGANDAN WATER PROJECT
 

 President  David Thorman opened the 30th meeting" of the 2020-2021 Rotary Year on the 2nd of March, 2021 and the 41st "virtual meeting" overall ( will it ever end?) As is his custom, he rang the " Official Bell" (and virtually) to start the meeting. The "pledge" was performed by esteemed member Vinne Iosso and he added the following "Thought for the Day":

 
"Be strong enough to stand alone,
smart enough to know when you need help and
brave enough to ask for it"
 
 
 
HONORARY
CHRIS NELSON, MO BROWNING
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
 ► FUND RAISER:
Dick Bauer gave out the following flyer (below the links) detailing our newest and perhaps our only fund raiser this year. Please invite your friends and all the ones that you would invite to the Crab Feed to partake in the fund raiser. Jay and Vicky Boatwright have already tasted the dinner and have given their stamp of approval. Right now we have 40 or so dinners sold (each $90 is for 4 dinners) what a deal! Use PayPal as link below, or send to address on flyer, or send directly to our Foundation treasurer, Katha Danz.
  Live links are as follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ► A NEW GROCERY OUTLET : Our new member Heine Roikjer opened his spanking brand new store, Grocery Outlet, at 5025 Marconi, St, in Carmichael with a bang, see story below.
 
   ►SPEECH CONTEST:  Phil Danz reported that the speech contest will happen on Tuesday, March 16th. We have 3 committed contestants, and   his sources say that more will be coming. Jay Boatwright is going to run the technical part (Zoom), and Alan Gallaway will oversee the judges. The three contestants are excellent and Phil looks forward to a great contest (virtually). You can share your link to the meeting with friends, we are sure they will enjoy finding out what is good about 2020.
 
   ►EASTER SEALS GOLF TOURNAMENT:  Jay Sedlak said that the Easter Seals Carmichael Golf Tournament is slated to be on June 11th, and we will have our “Golf Assembly Meeting” on June 8th,  and wanted to know how many want to participate, $175 for individual golf cart, prizes, lunch, raffle and shotgun 18 holes at Ancil Hoffman.     
 
   ►CARMICHAEL PARK DISTRICT:  Have completed two Bocci Ball courts in their park and word has it, that the Carmichael Park staff is challenging the Carmichael Rotary Club to a match on the courts when it can be safely done (maybe we start practicing A.S.A.P.!)
 
 
FUTURE PROGRAMS
 
  ♦ MARCH 9TH: Gary Strong, CEO, Sacramento Red Cross
 
  ♦ MARCH 16TH: SPEECH CONTEST: Exciting High School
speakers in the Carmichael area! The topic "How 2020 Opens Opportunities"
 
  ♦ MARCH 23RD: Christine Dyer, International Service Chair
 
  ♦ MARCH 30TH: Basim Elkarra, Reg. Exec. Dir., Council on American Islamic Relations
 
 
 
Read more...
THE CARMICHAEL WATER DISTRICT
It was great to have the Public Information Officer for the Carmichael District, Chris Nelson with us to give us an update of the activities of the District. It was also in keeping with Rotary's monthly theme "Water and Sanitation" that we focus on water. Chris has been with the Carmichael Water Dept. for 22 years. Chris mentioned that it has been some time since he has addressed our Rotary Club. Actually last time it was during the long draught that we had a few year's back. Now we are in the COVID crisis. Chris said he would divide his talk into three topics, Overview, Past Projects, and Current Conditions. He showed us a few short videos and some slides on water topics. He said the main source for the Carmichael Water District is the American River (about 75-80% and they serve 37,000 people every day. The 2nd source is ground water and wells figure in for 20-25%. He talked about the filtration of ground water from the American River and the 3 Ranney collector systems that were deployed in the 1950s. He mentioned the necessary job of the maintenance of the equipment. Then there is the La Vista booster system (1971) and the Bajamont water treatment plant of 2001 which produces 22 million gal. of clean water, and that in 2021, they will break ground on a new plant to be finished in 600 days. They, of course, are reliant on a good snow pack in the Sierras and currently is 60% of average, but this is better than last year at this time. Being optimistic, Chris is hoping for a miracle March like what happened in 1992 when at this time, the beginning of March, the snow pack was at 14% and then it snowed and snowed and after March it ballooned to 85%! Chris ended his talk by explaining how water saving can help with keeping water abundant, with eliminating water loss and with more judicious use of water - through water saving nozzles - shower heads, etc. Our President David had little to add about our water issues, but he did elicit a positive response from Chris by telling him that a book will be donated (maybe on a water topic) , in his honor, to the Carmichael Library, subsidiary of the Sacramento Public Library. Some of the interesting slides presented are below.
 

 
And so, a large number of people showed up on Thursday, March 4th at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate the opening of Heine and Ramouna Roikjer’s store, Carmichael Grocery Outlet at 5025 Marconi Ave. There were abundant dignitaries there and a ribbon cutting ceremony was performed. Over 20 of our members, friends and family were there and after the ceremony, we were invited to look around and shop. This brand new store shown like a jewel with shelves abundantly full of quality products -  almost everything that you would find in a Raleys or BelAir. What a convenience it will be to local people and others who will shop there in the years to come. Hat’s off and congratulations to Heine and Ramouna for their wonderful achievement and what they are doing for our community.
 
HAPPY FINES
So there was only one auspicious Happy Fine, and it was one that President David approved of and it was definitely a good one, Heine Roikjer BONGED THE GONG because he is opening his Grocery Outlet in the morning (see story above) 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
BELL RINGERS
 
JAY BOATWRIGHT; DICK BAUER; TROY DRENNON; GREG HERRERA; VINCE IOSSO; WALTER MALHOSKI;
CHUCK McBRIDE; HEINE RORKJER;  STAN ROE; JAY SEDLAK; JACK SHEARER
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BONG GONGERS
 
 
HAMID AHMADI (3); DICK BAUER; MARK BEIL ; JAY BOATWRIGHT (2); ED BUNTING (3) ;
KATHA DANZ; GREG HERRERA(5) ; VINCE IOSSO (3); WALTER MALHOSKI (2); CHUCK McBRIDE; KAREN MUNSTERMAN; FRANK PEASE; STAN ROE (3); HEINE ROIKJE (2); RAMOUNA ROIKJE; JACK SHEARER; JEFF THOMPSON; JIM THOMPSON;  DAVID THORMAN (2)

EXPLANATION: A BELL RINGER IS SOMEONE WHO DONATES $100 TO THE CLUB IN A GIVEN YEAR; A GONG BONGER IS ONE WHO DONATES AN ADDITIONAL $100 TO EITHER THE CLUB OR R.I. FOUNDATION (FOR GENERAL OR SPECIFIC PURPOSE)

 
Donations as of 2-14-2021
 
During the incumbency of  President David Thorman,(2013-14) it was decided that instead of giving a particular gift, ie coffee mug, pen etc. to honor our guest speaker each week, we would simply donate a book to the Carmichael Library. So below are many of the books that we have donated in honor of recent speakers.
It is the "gift that keeps of giving" because those who will check out these books from the library will derive many hours of pleasure for years to come, and it enhances learning and literacy. The books are chosen by Berta Boegel, Branch Supervisor, Carmichael Library, subsidiary of the Sacramento Public Library
rboegel@saclibrary.org
Due to the quantity of books donated as of 1-5-2021 (nearing 300), I have noted only the last 16 or so. The prior tabulations of books donated have been archived and will be in the memory of the Carmichael Club in Club Runner.
   
SPEAKERBOOK TITLEAUTHOR
 
GEORGE HOME
 
"Elsewhere"Dean Koontz
 
MICHAEL KORPIEL
 
"Only Truth"Julie Cameron
 
RUTH PROBASCO
 
"The Connected Parent"John Palfrey & Urs Gasser
 
GELIKA HARRISON
 
"Grand, a Memoir"Sarah Schaefer
 
KEN COOLEY
 
"The Truth is Marching On"Jon Meacham
 
TODD HARMS
 
"Serial Griller"Matt Moore
 
DONNA FLESHMAN
 
"Grasp"Sanjay Sarma
HOLLY HAIGHT, M.D."Get Your Yoga on"
 
Kino Macgregor
 
LYNETTE ANDERSON"Decoding the World"
 
Po Bronson
Arvind Gupta
 
BRIAN GLADDEN
 
"Accountable: The Rise of
Citizen Capitalism" 
 
Michael O'Leary
Warren Valdmannis
GOPAL KAPUR
 
"The Character Edge: Leading
and winning with Integrity"
 
Robert L. Caslen
Dr. Mitchell A. Matthews
MARCOS BRETON
 
"The Religious Causes, the case for
separating Church and State"
 
Howard Gillman
Edward Chemerinky"
ROD MALLOY
 
"What Can I Do? My path from
climate despair to action"
 
Jane Fonda
MARGARET LOEHR
 
"The Future of Earth: A radical vision for
what's possible in the age of warming"
 
Eric Holthaus
 
 
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