Up With People

GUESTS
Ardin Wright brought his neighbor, Ray Kelsin, as a guest.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
President Ron Clark announced that there will be no meeting on January 18 as we are hosting the RI President Bill Boyd at the Ranch the following day. Tickets for that meal were passed out to those planning to attend. The club is paying for the meals, so if you would like to go, be at the next Rotary meeting or contact Ron to get your ticket. This is likely a once in a lifetime opportunity, so if possible, make yourself available for this event.

PROGRAM
Dr. Mike Carey introduced the program which included Kelli Buck, Diane Struekler, and his son, Daniel Carey. Daniel is with Up With People, and Kelli is a new cast member that will start her tour shortly. Daniel gave us a background of the organization. He has been with Up With People since 1999 when he toured. He was in 109 shows in 9 countries and 25 states. He stayed with 67 different host families during his tour.

Up With People (UWP) started in 1965, as a cast of 140 volunteers performing "Sing-Out 65" at a summer convention of Moral Re-Armament on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Kelli Buck will tour for six months in the SE and Eastern US as well as Europe and Thailand. She had to raise over $11,000 to pay for her expenses during the tour. She told us that in addition to the performances, the group is centered on community service wherever they go. They help many services clubs with projects locally. Kelli’s cast contains 81 people from 27 different countries. Daniel said the organization is more interested in character than talent. They accept candidates from 18-29 years old who are put through a rigorous interview and evaluation. For more information check out http://www.upwithpeople.org/.

QUIZ ANSWER
The arrow is between the E and X.

NEXT QUESTION
What song and dance man was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor and never fought in the war? (Hint--it was WWII).

I heard Denver referred to recently as the Pile High City. Speaking of snow, the premier blowing snow researcher, Dr. Ron Tabler lives in Niwot. Ron is responsible for the design of the "Wyoming Snow Fence". For those who have questions about blowing snow, drifting and other cold stuff, check out Ron's web site: http://www.tablerassociates.com/. As I told Ron once, "I question the sanity of someone who would chose as his life's work, a job that keeps him working in the worst possible weather conditions." I hope to have him as a speaker some time

Merry Christmas!

As I was not present at the last Rotary Club meeting, I cannot report on the guests, program and announcements that issued from that meeting.

I was in Ft. Worth, TX performing my duties as a "special employee" of the USEPA. Five years ago, I was appointed to EPA's National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) as a representative and operator of a small water system (Serving a population of fewer than 10,000 by EPA's definition). Members are appointed for three year stints. There are state drinking water administrators, research physicians, environmental activists, a representative from privately owned water systems, and other water specialists. We also have two ex-officio members serving as liaison with the Center for Disease Control (CDC), and the Science Advisory Board. As a group, we meet twice a year; once in Washington, DC, and the second meeting at a "remote" site. As needed, we form work groups or special task forces and bring in other experts to work on specific problems. One work group just finished a grueling project of establishing what constituents will be on the next (3rd) Contaminant Candidate List. The group had to pare down about 64,000 constituents to a workable number of contaminants that should be evaluated for regulation. These contaminants include chemicals, microbes, and "others" that may pose a risk to human health.

At the Ft. Worth meeting, we heard a report on the study on airline water quality and he struggle to develop a workable rule. It is an extremely complex issue because there are overlapping authorities with the FDA and ICC. This is further compounded by the fact that many aircraft do not fly the same routes all the time. The plane you board in Denver may have been in Bolivia yesterday. Even the largest aircraft can only carry 350 gallons of water and this includes the supply needed for flushing toilets and hand washing as well as culinary uses. Although many airlines use bottled water for the "aisle service", coffee, tea, etc are made from the onboard supply. On transoceanic flights, bottled water is often refilled with the onboard supply also. My recommendation is Scotch.

QUIZ ANSWER
Mary Hays McCauley was named "Molly Pitcher" for her service of water to here husband's artillery battery in 1778. She further distinguished herself by picking up the ramrod and loading the cannon when he was wounded by a musket ball.

NEXT QUESTION
Not a question really, but see if you can find the arrow in the FEDEX logo.

Thought for the week: If life gives you lemons...add vodka.

Hypnotherapy

GUESTS
Debbe Ledbetter brought Bob Hamer who is the CEO of NORLARCO Credit Union.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
We welcomed as new members, Joe Luethmers and David Thiemann both of the Windsor Tribune.

President Ron announced that the Interact Club at Windsor High School is up and running with Kristi Benningsdorf's daughter elected as president. Thank Eric Swanson for bird-dogging this project and getting it started.

We held an election of officers for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Ardin Wright will be president with Debbe Ledbetter being the President Elect Nominee. Dorothy Simmons will remain as Secretary and Mike Warne will stay on as Treasurer. The at-large position on the board will be Dan Leuschen.

PROGRAM
Dr. Mike Carey introduced our speaker for the day, Deborah Lindemann who is a clinical hypnotherapist. She explained that hypnosis is largely misunderstood and many of the things that people see on TV are simply not true. For instance, she says that no one can be hypnotized against their will, nor can they be force to do something that they do not want to do. She said it is a powerful tool to get rid of things in your life that you wish to get rid of. She cited smoking, overeating, fear of flying, and other such phobias. Hypnosis is a relaxed and focused state of awareness. She said that the unconscious mind is like a sponge and will absorb positive thoughts and reinforcements. Hypnosis takes visualization to a deeper level and for that reason has been used to help athletes in the performance.

QUIZ ANSWER
The man in charge of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo.

NEXT QUESTION
Mary Hays McCauley in 1778 earned a new nickname. What was the name and what did she do to earn this moniker?

I will be in Ft. Worth this week, so a hard copy of this newsletter will not be distributed at the meeting on Thursday. Have a great week! -BF