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Volume 52, Issues 7-8
January-February 2010
Rotary Club of the Santa Ynez Valley Newsletter
RI PRESIDENT
John Kenny
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Luz Marie Ortiz Smith
SYV ROTARY BOARD
PRESIDENT
President’s Message
From Dick’s
Corner
Dick Smullen
PRESIDENT ELECT
Dan Powell
PAST PRESIDENT
The New Year has
John Patterson
come and gone
and also half of the
term of office. My
how time flies when
you’re having so
much fun….
SECRETARY
Tammy Nichols
TREASURER
Bertha Foxen
SERGEANT AT ARMS
Lou Karpf
CLUB SERVICE
Jim Vreeland, Jr.
VOCATIONAL SERVICE
Jeff Little
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Joe Dugan
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Bob Hinnrichs
MEMBERSHIP
Karen & George Johnson
PUBLICITY
Dan Powell
PROGRAMS
Randy Jones
RI FOUNDATION
Butch Phillips
COGWHEEL EDITOR
Kris Kersten
In This Issue
Presidents Message
1
Recent Programs
2-3
Deepa’s Pace Trip
3-4
Rick’s Field “Notes”
5-6
Oaxaca 2010 Trip
7-9
St. Patrick’s Day Party 10
Food for Thought
11
This new year has
started out with the
rain we were promised in the El Nino
prediction. I keep
track of the precipitation yearly and
we are now at more
than double of all of
last year. The hills
are so green it is
impossible to describe and the
roadsides are filled
with tourists taking
pictures. How
blessed we are to
live in such a fantastic valley.
Our next event will
so they will all be
attending.
The Fourth is approaching very rapidly. I hope that everyone will particibe the Saint Patpate this year. We
rick’s Day luncheon will be charging adat Old Mission
mission again and
Santa Ines. The
need a few more
Bag Pipers will be
bodies. We have
doing their thing
purchased, through
starting at 11:45
Ken Anderson,
outside of the hall,
1000 feet of six foot
and our main enter- fencing. We are fortainment will be Joe tunate again to
Dickerson and his
have the Los Prietrio playing from
tos Boys camp in12:45 till 1:30.
stall and take down
Our friends at Me the fencing this year
again.
and Lou’s will be
doing the catering
Please sign up for
and promise us a
the Saint Patrick’s
great corned beef!
Day shindig since
We have invited all we need a count
the clubs in the Val- ahead of time for
the caterer.
ley to attend. The
breakfast club has
It’s a pleasure to
declared their
serve you.
Tuesday a dark day
Dick Smullen
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Recent Club Programs
1/6/10
1/13/10
Warren Blomseth explains the Endowment Fund.
Sharon Steele tells us how houses are appraised.
1/20/10
1/27/10
Bob tells about his “nightmare” airport experience!
Info about the Congo from Victoria Bentley.
2/3/10
2/10/10
Andy Densmore shows us the new fire school.
Niki Sandoval tells us about the Chumash history.
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Recent Club Programs
2/17/10
2/24/10
Allen Cooper’s trip on the USS Los Angeles Sub!
We learn from Will Ambler about stem cell research.
Deepa’s Trip to her Pace School
Deepa traveled at
the end of last year
to India. She went to
her Pace school,
which she started in
Piyali Junction, to
help lay the Educational Corner Stone
for the beginning of
the new school.
While there the students put on a ceremony to honor her.
Deepa we are so
proud of you for taking an idea and turning it into reality. You are truly changing the
face of poverty, by educating the girl child of India!
WOW!
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Deepa’s Trip to her Pace School
This Picture says it all !
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Rick Zander’s, “Notes from the Field”
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Rick Zander’s, “Notes from the Field”
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Oaxaca Trip Planned for November 2010
OAXACA, MEXICO 2010
The Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Club is once again sponsoring a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico to help build chicken coops in the poor villages outside of Oaxaca. There are
many of these villages where the people have built small simple homes for themselves, usually 200 square feet or less. This will be the 7th humanitarian trip that the
SYV Rotary has sponsored to this area. Rotary works with Medical Teams International, a Portland, Oregon based non-profit organization, which has an office in Oaxaca and makes all of our local travel and lodging arrangements.
We will spend the week building 10 chicken
coops for 10 poor families, and provide each
family with 13 chickens for their coops. These
chicken coops will provide a renewable source
of food for the ten families, and in addition, as
the chickens reproduce, the families can sell
eggs. This provides them with a small business that can supplement their other income
of usually about $2/day. This project provides
a very important step for these poor families in
their attempt to lift themselves out of the cycle
of poverty.
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Oaxaca Trip Planned for November 2010
Usually we meet for breakfast at 8 AM each day. Medical Teams International personnel will pick us up at the hotel at 9 AM and take us to the work site. We build two
chicken coops and finish by mid afternoon. On the way back to the hotel, we can visit
villages noted for woodcarving, rugs, weaving, pottery, etc. and buy handicrafts from
the area. After a shower, relaxation, etc., we get together again at 6 PM to visit one of
the many fine restaurants in Oaxaca for dinner, margaritas and Mariachi music.
Trip Itinerary
Friday Evening, November 12 - OAXACA
Depart Santa Barbara airport for Oaxaca, Mexico. Arrive in Oaxaca in the morning, and check
into the Hotel Trebol which is located just off the
central square (Zocolo).
Saturday & Sunday November 13, 14
Two free days to explore Oaxaca, Mexico for
sightseeing or shopping, or visit the many nearby
Mixtec ruins such as Monte Alban or Mitla.
Monday, November 15 through Thursday, November 18
Help build 10 chicken coops in villages near Oaxaca. We will have local helpers to
assist with any heavy work. Typically we also have lots of local families and villagers
helping, and it is very rewarding to work with the local people who are very appreciative of the work that we do there. Our jobs involve simple measuring, cutting lumber
nailing, etc. We have lots of local help, and each Rotarian is asked to help with jobs
that are easily performed according to his or her skills. There is no heavy lifting nor is
there any construction experience required.
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Oaxaca Trip Planned for November 2010
Friday, November 19 – HUATULCO
Depart Oaxaca for the flight to Huatulco, a new tropical beach resort on the pacific
coast, for a little “rest and relaxation”. We will stay at the Casa Del Mar Hotel which is
located on a cliff overlooking a Huatulco Bay. Due to the humanitarian nature of our
trip, we have special team rates at this luxury hotel of approximately $90 per night (a
real bargain).
Casa del Mar Hotel - Huatulco, Mexico
Casa del Mar Hotel - Huatulco, Mexico
Saturday, November 20 & Sunday November 21
We will visit the Huatulco area including the town, the market and beaches. On one
day we can possibly make a trip along the coast to Puerto Escondido which is another
seaside resort along the “Mexican Riviera”.
Monday, November 22
Depart Huatulco for the return flight to Santa Barbara.
The estimated cost of this trip is approximately $1,200.
For more information, call Bob Hinnrichs at (805) 686-1605.
Currently, we have six people signed up. It is on a first come first served basis and
we have room for four more. If you have an interest please let Bob know. This will be
our last trip to Oaxaca!
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St. Patrick’s Day Party Invitation
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Food for Thought
The recipe in this issue comes cooking spray; set aside. In a
from our own Suzanne Hollrah. I saucepan, dissolve gelatin in wahave had this dish and I’m telling ter. Add soup and heat to boilyou, this is one of the best appe- ing. Add cream cheese and beat
tizers I’ve ever had. The blend is well; cool. Stir in mayo, celery,
onion and 1 pound of finely
perfect!
chopped shrimp. Pour into mold
Suzanne Hollrah’s
and chill 6 to 8 hours. Remove
Luscious Shrimp Spread
from mold and garnish with reServes 10-12
maining 1 pound of shrimp and
1 envelope Knox gelatin
sprinkle with chopped olives.
¼ cup hot water
1 can cream of celery soup
Serve with bagel chips, crackers,
or small bread rounds. I vary
16 ounces cream cheese
this recipe by adding minced bot1 cup mayonnaise
tled garlic (not fresh), chopped
¾ cup celery, minced
green olives, dill pickles or black
¾ cup green onion, minced
olives and deleting the shrimp
2 pounds small shrimp, divided
and celery. One could add
Garnish: chopped olives
chopped artichoke hearts,
Spray Jell-O mold with nonstick
chopped yellow pickled peppers
(for zip) or capers. I think it could
be made with cream of mushroom soup as well. I also microwave the cream cheese until it’s
very soft before adding it to the
mixture. Usually, I garnish the
finished mold with more green
onions—since I like onions and it
looks more festive.
Found in the “30 Minutes or
Less” cookbook compiled by
Home Economics Teachers in
CA, AZ, NV, and UT.
Computer Tips
Using the Keyboard to Shut
down your computer.
Have you ever wondered what the Windows key can do?
Windows XP Shutdown: depress the Windows key once, let
up. Now depress the U key twice
in a normal keystroke. This will
shutdown Windows XP. If you depress the Windows key once, then
You can use it to quickly shut
depress the U key once, then dedown your computer as a keyboard press the R key once, this will reshortcut. Below are the keyboard
start your computer.
shortcut sequences for XP & Vista.
Windows Vista Shutdown: tap
the Windows key
once and let up.
Tap the right arrow key 3 times
and hit enter. This
sequence will shut
down your computer if you are
using “Vista”.
Funny Airline Pilot Conversations
"Sir, have you ever heard the
Ground (in English): "If you want
noise a 747 makes when it hits a an answer you must speak in
727?"
English."
Tower: "Delta 351, you have
Lufthansa (in English): "I am a
traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!"
A Pan Am 727 flight waiting for
German, flying a German airDelta 351: "Give us another hint!
start clearance in Munich overplane, in Germany. Why must I
We have digital watches!"
heard the following:
speak English?"
Lufthansa (in German): "Ground,
"TWA 2341, for noise abateUnknown voice from another
what ist our start clearance
ment turn right 45 Degrees."
plane (in a beautiful British actime?"
"Centre, we are at 35,000 feet.
cent): "Because you lost the
How much noise can we make
bloody war."
up here?"
Here are a few Airline funny’s.