Check back often to find out what the WPFV Rotary has going on ! 

April 2010 

• 04/24 EVENT: Service above self Banquet
  
• Location:   Beaver Village Lodge
• 04/23 EVENT: Peru GSE visit starts
  
• Location:   various
• 04/06 Speaker: Mike Turner, Channel 18
  
• Subject:  Community-based Television

March 2010 

• 03/30 Speaker: tbd
  
• Subject:   tbd
• 03/27 EVENT: Club Retreat
  
• Location:  tbd
• 03/23 Speaker: Rob Taylor, Mountain Parks Electric
  
• Subject:  MPE's Renewal Energy Projects
• 03/22  BOARD MEETING 5PM 
  
• Subject:   WPFV Rotary Club Board Meeting
• 03/16 Speaker: Annie Oium, NRC Broadcasting
  
• Subject:   FM Radio in the Fraser Valley
• 03/09 Speaker: Deb Bittner, Executive Director, Advocates
  
• Subject:  Grand County Advocates update
• 03/2 Speaker:  Brent and Amy Wolff
  
• Subject:   Experiences in Haiti

February 2010 

• 02/23 Speaker: Club Assembly
  
• Subject:   club business meeting
• 02/22  BOARD MEETING 5PM
  
• Subject:   WPFV Rotary Club Board Meeting
• 02/16 Speaker: Dr. James Kennedy
  
• Subject:  Health care Bill
• 02/12 EVENT:  WPFV Comedy Night Fund Raiser, 6PM Cash bar/food, 7PM Show
  
• LOCATION:   West Portal Building, Winter Park Base area
• 02/09 Speaker: Rich Devlin, Club Member
  
• Subject:  The Colorado Court System
• 02/02 Speaker: Leanna Roberts, Vail Rotary Club
  
• Subject:  Orphan Act and its work in Russia

January 2010 

• 01/26 Speaker: Gary DeVries, APL Lines
  
• Subject:  The Life of a Merchant Marine Ship's Captain
• 01/19 Speaker: Gary DeFrange, Winter Park Resort
  
• Subject:   Ski Area Update
• 01/28  BOARD MEETING 5PM
  
• Subject:   WPFV Rotary Club Board Meeting
• 01/12 Speaker: Frank Delay from Grand Mountain Bank
  
• Subject: Banking Industry Update 
• 01/05 Speaker: Elizabeth Oldham, District Attorney, 14th District
  
• Subject:  The work of our DA

December 2009 

• 12/29 Speaker: Eden Recor, Club member
  
• Subject: RI website demo
• 12/22 Speaker: RI Exchange Student Pilar
  
• Subject: The Country of Peru
• 12/15 Speaker: Karen Vance, Artist of Grand County
  
• Subject:  The Buffalo Museum Art Show, Cody, WY. 
• 12/08 Speaker: Fran Cook, Mayor, Fraser, Colorado
  
• Subject:  An update from the town of Fraser 
• 12/01 Speaker: Mary Ann Kersteins
  
• Subject:  Update about Grand County Animal Shelter 

November 2009 

• 11/24 Speaker: Ron Nelson
  
• Subject:  The Grand Foundation
• 11/17 Speaker: Club Business meeting
  
• Subject:  various
• 11/10 Speaker: Kirk Klancke, District Manager, Winter Park Ranch Water & San.
  
• Subject:  The Moffat Water Firming Project 
• 11/03 Speaker: Rob Taylor, Mountain Parks Electric
  
• Subject: Mountain Parks Electric's Green Energy Programs

October 2009 

• 10/27 Speaker: Dan Lubar, Club member
  
• Subject:  What is the Smart Grid and why is it important? 
• 10/20 Speaker: Club Assembly 
  
• Subject:  Club Business Meeting 
• 10/19 BOARD MEETING 5PM at The Radcliffe Household
  
• Subject:  WPFV Rotary Club Board Meeting
• 10/13 Speaker: Dan O'Connell  (MEET A THE REC CENTER ! ! )
  
• Subject:  TOUR OF THE NEW REC CENTER ! !
• 10/06 Speaker: Glen Trainor, Chief of Police
  
• Subject:    Law enforcement topics for Winter Park & Fraser

September 2009

• 09/29 Speaker: Penny Suazo, Principal, Fraser Valley Elementary
  
• Subject:   About Fraser Elementary..
• 09/22  Club Assembly & Jack Bakken from the Granby Club
  
• Subject:   EndPolio.com website & Business Meeting
• 09/21  BOARD MEETING 5PM Beaver Village Lodge
  
• Subject:   WPFV Rotary Club Board Meeting
• 09/15 Speaker: Tim Showalter
  
• Subject:  Update on Energy Policy in the US
• 09/08 Speaker: Jim Meyers, Mayor of WP
  
• Subject:   Update from the Town of Winter Park
• 09/01 Speaker: Congressman Jared Polis
  
• Subject:   Update of current legistation for the 2nd CD

August 2009

• 08/25 Speaker: Eden Recor
• Subject: Eden's Ecuador Report & Update
• 08/18 Speaker: Gary Coblentz 
• Subject: Art Shows and Plenaire Painting 
• 08/17 BOARD MEETING 5PM Beaver Village Lodge
• Subject: WPFV Rotary Board Meeting
• 08/11 Speaker: Mike Thompkins
  
• Subject:   Grand Lake Issues
• Please come early to meet our esteemed guests that will be joining us which include Brandon Shaffer, President of the Colorado State Senate, John Morse State Senate Majority Leader, Dan Gibbs our District's State Senator, and Elena Barishnikova a Rotarian from the Ukraine
  
• 08/08 EVENT: The ACS Relay for Life of Grand County (click here for details)
• Time/Place: August 8th & 9th, 6PM to 8 AM, Middle Park HS Track, Granby
• 08/04 Speaker: Hal Koczwara, District 5450 Literacy Chair
• Subject: Learn about the literacy programs in our District!

July 2009

• 07/28 Speaker: Jack Gerstein
• Subject: Mount Everest Survival tips!
• 07/27 EVENT: WPFV Club Golf Tourneyment Fund Raiser
• Time/Place: 1PM Shotgun Start, Grand Elk Golf Club
• 07/21 Club Assembly: Sandy Mortonsen
• Subject: Club Visioning
• 07/20 BOARD MEETING 5PM Beaver Village Lodge
• Subject: WPFV Rotary Board Meeting
• 07/19 EVENT: All Rotary Club Picnic
• Time/Place:  1PM at the Barn below Shadow Mountain Reservoir dam
• 07/14 Speaker: Todd Holzwarth/Dennis Soles, Fire District Update
  
• Subject:  Update on Summer fire hazard & fire planning in the Valley
• 07/07 Speaker: DG, Mike Oldham
• Subject: Meet our new District Governer!
• 07/02 EVENT: WPFV Rotary Club Transition Dinner
• Time/Place: Cocktails start at 5:30PM, Dinner after 6PM..

June 2009

• 06/30 Speaker: Lucinda Elicker
• Subject: The Headwaters Trail Alliance
• 06/23 Speaker: Billy Summerlind
• Subject:  Middle Park Land Trust - Water Project & Quilt
• 06/16 Speaker:  Megan Ledin, Executive Director & Ron Nelson, Board President
• Subject: The Grand Foundation
• 06/15 BOARD MEETING 5PM Beaver Village Lodge
• Subject: WPFV Rotary Board Meeting
• 06/09 Speaker: Michael Schurer    
  
• Subject:   The Digital TV Transition
• 06/02 Speaker: Caryn West, Human Right Activist
• Subject:  The Child Abuse around the world

May 2009

• 05/27 EVENT: WPFV Club Adopt-a-river Clean up Day
• Time/Place: Meet 4PM at the Lion's Pavilion south of the Fraser Safeway
• 05/26 Speaker: Wendy Christensen of the Winter Park Historical Society 
• Subject: Learn about the History of Winter Park
• 05/19 Speaker: Tim Bohlender, Medical Director, Granby Med. Ctr
• Subject:  Seven Mile Clinic Update
• 05/19 BOARD 1:15PM AFTER THIS WEEKS LUNCH MEETING
• Subject: WPFV Rotary Board Meeting
• 05/12 Speaker: Joyce Burford    
  
• Subject: CAST / The Plastic Bag Challenge  
• 05/05 Speaker: Kay Borvansky of Horizons
• Subject:   Horizons - Child & Adult Developmental Disabilities
  

April 2009

• 04/28 Speaker: Club Assembly
• Subject: various
• 04/21 Speaker: Savannah Shipman
• Subject: Savannah's Study Exchange experience in Turkey
• 04/20 BOARD MEETING 5PM Beaver Village Lodge
• Subject: WPFV Rotary Board Meeting
• 04/14 Speaker:  Gary Defrange
• Subject: Update from IntraWest/Winter Park Resort
• 04/07 Speaker: Carol Wolff, 
• Subject:  Rocky Mtn. Repertory Theater
• 04/04 COMMUNITY EVENT:  3rd Annual Service above self banquet
• * * * DON'T MISS IT!  BRING A FRIEND !  * * *

March 2009

• 03/31 Speaker: Susan Nissen-Scott    
  
• Subject:  GC' s Relay for Life - American Cancer Society
• 03/24 Speaker: Joan Spalding
• Subject: Rotary International volunteering and volunteer grants
• 03/17 Speaker: Club Assembly
• Subject: various 
• 03/16 BOARD MEETING 5PM 
• Subject: WPFV Rotary Board Meeting
• 03/10 Speaker: John Erwin, Fraser 9News Health Fair Coordinator
• Subject:  9News Health Fair 2009!
• 03/03 Speaker: Dan O'Connell
• Subject: Review of construction progress for the new Fraser Rec Center  

February 2009

• 02/24 Speaker: Sondra Chessare, Executive Director, Advocates Victim Assistance, GC
• Subject: Discussion of essential services Advocates provides our community
• 02/20 Event: Granby Club's Winter Social & small silent auction
• Friday Evening 6:30-7:30 cash bar, 7:30-9:30 dinner, $30 per person
• 02/17 Speaker: Club Assembly
• Subject: various 
• 02/16 BOARD MEETING 5PM 
• Subject: WPFV Rotary Board Meeting
• 02/10 Al Barrett of Granby 
• Subject: Summiting Mount Everest: Story & photos
• 02/05 COMMUNITY EVENT: Rec Center Public Meeting
• Thursday the 5th, 6PM to 8PM, Fraser Library
• NOTE: MONTHLY BREAKFAST MEETING @ 7:30 AM ! 
• 02/03 Speaker: Zibinew Zemikowski et al..
• Subject: Int'l workers @ Beaver Lodge & Ziggy's flight from Poland

January 2009

• 01/27 Speaker: Traci Maddox
• Subject: "Becoming successful by becoming essential in the workplace"
• 01/20 Speaker: Stewart Thomson, Chair, Grand County Planning Commission
• Subject: CG historical real estate sales data as compared with 2008 
• 01/19 BOARD MEETING 5PM 
• Subject: WPFV Rotary Board Meeting
• 01/13 Speaker:  Jack Baaken, Granby Rotary Club
• Subject: The Dolly Parton Book Program
• 01/06 NEW: 8AM Club Meeting: Beaver Village Lodge
• Jaymes Wood; Grand Youth Adventures
  

December 2008

• 12/30 Speaker: Jimmy Orr; White House Internet Director, 2001 - 2004
• Subject: Stories from Jim's time at the White House
• 12/23 Speaker: Clark Lipscomb, President , Grand Park
• Subject:  Rec Center Progress/Status
• 12/16 Speaker:  Dale Sonnet 
• Subject: High Country Stampede Rodeo 25th Anniversary year in review..
• 12/15 BOARD MEETING 5PM 
• Subject: WPFV Rotary Board Meeting
• 12/09 Speaker: Mark Krieg, Asst Governer
• Subject:  various
• 12/06 Saturday: Lions Club Christmas  Tree Auction 4PM to 8PM, Beaver Village Lodge
• Come and share the Holiday Spirit!
• 12/05 Friday: Help decorate the WPFV Xmas Tree!  4:30PM, Beaver Village Lodge
• Our tree will be part of the Lions Club Auction 
• 12/04 Thursday:  WPFV THEATER & SILENT AUCTION ANNUAL FUND RAISER NIGHT
• To be held at the Grand Theater Company in WP, the show is  Ha Ha Holidays 
• Doors open at 6:30PM, Show Starts at 7:30PM Contact Petra for details..
• 12/02 Speaker:  David Cook, Attorney
  
• Subject:  Wills, Estate Planning & Practices 

November 2008

• 11/25 Speaker: Eden Recor
• Subject: Annual giving to the Rotary International Foundation
• 11/18 Speaker: Club Business Meeting 
• Subject: various
• 11/17 BOARD MEETING 5PM 
• Subject: WPFV Rotary Board Meeting
• 11/11 Speaker: Dr. James Kennedy, Private Practice Physician from WP
• Subject:  Health Issues in Grand County
• 11/4 Speaker:  Eden Recor
  
• Subject:  The Ecuador Project Update: Eden's trip to the Village

October 2008

• 10/28 Speaker: 2nd Congressional District Candidate Scott Starin  
• Subject: Issues & Answers
• 10/23  WP Chamber & Business Without Borders Business Expo 
• Thursday, October 23 @ 4:30-6:30pm, Winter Park Station
• 10/23  DISTRICT ROTARY EVENT:  Governor’s State of the State Luncheon 
• 11:45 AM, Denver Merchandise Mart  click here for details
• 10/21  Speaker: Randy Baumgardner, Colorado House District 57 Candidate
• Subject: Issues & Answers
• 10/18  EVENT: Troublesome Horse Rescue annual fundraising dinner 
• 5:00 PM, Caroline's Cuisine, 970-627-9404 
• 10/14    Speaker: Scott Linn of Trouts Unlimited
• Subject: Recent Colorado River Study and it impact on Denver Water
• 10/7    Speaker:  Todd Hagenbuch, Colorado House District 57 Candidate
• Subject: Issues & Answers

September  2008

• 9/30 Speaker:  PDG Mike Hayes
• Subject:  Mike will speak about Micro Lending
• 9/23 Speaker: District Governor, Steve Cantrell  
• Subject: District  & Rotary Discussion
• 9/16  Speaker: Club Assembly
• Subject: various
• 9/15 Board Meeting:  5PM, Beaver Village Lodge
• 9/9    Speaker: Susan Perkins, Mountain Family Center
• Subject: Hunger Awareness Month
• 9/9    EVENT: 1st Annual Rotary Golf Tournament to help eradicate polio !
• For more details see the note on our home page..
• 9/2    Speaker: Pam Gilbert
  
• Subject: Update on the Club's International Project in Ecuador

August 2008

• 8/26 Speaker:  Debbie Harris
• Subject: Troublesome Horse Recue
• 8/19 Speaker: Club Business Meeting 
• Subject: tbd
• 8/12 Speaker: Fran Cook, Mayor of Fraser, Colorado 
• Subject: Current events at the City of Fraser
• 8/9 : EVENT, 10 AM  Saturday AM..
  
• Eisenhower statue Unvailing Cermony near Safeway..
• 8/7 : EVENT, 6PM to 8PM (Thursday)
• Subject: KUNC Celebration & Party, Grand Mountain Bank, Granby
• 8/5 Speaker: 
  
• Subject: Kenya's Game Preserve & Parks Movie

July 2008

• 7/29 Speaker: Rachel Linke, WPFV Rotary RYLA Candidate
• Subject: My RYLA Camp Experience
• 7/22 Speaker:  Dan Clark
• Subject:  Rotary Int'l's Polio Plus Initiative
• 7/21  WPFV Rotary Board Meeting, Monday 5PM, Club President's
• 7/15 Speaker:  Patrick Brower
• Subject: Public Affairs in Grand County
• 7/8  Speaker:  Gina Hartley
  
• Subject: The Mount Saint Vincent Children's Home
• 7/1  Speaker: Bill Tetlow
• Subject: Grand County Library, Past, Present & Future
• 6/30  WPFV Rotary Board Meeting, Monday 5PM, BVL

• 6/24 Speaker:  Rotary Speaker Day
• Subject: tbd
• 6/17 Speaker: Ann Daley, Associate Curator, Petrie Institute of Western
  American Art, Denver Art Museum 
• Subject: The Western Art Collection of the Denver Art Museum
• 6/10  Speaker: Kip Hale, Esq  (CLICK HERE for background)
• Subject: Kips' work in Cambodia & The Hague
• 6/3  Speaker: Club Business Meeting
• Subject: 
• 6/2  WPFV Rotary Board Meeting, Monday 5PM, BVL

May 2008

• 5/27 Speaker: Joan Boyle, ED of Grand County Habitat for Humanity
• Subject: The Habitat Hobbie and other information
• 5/20 Speaker: Rotary Speaker Day
• Subject: tbd
• 5/13  Speaker: Jen Giacomini, Rural Health Network
  
• Subject: The "Aches" & "Pains" Programs in Grand County
• 5/6  Speaker: Club Business Meeting
• Subject: 
• 5/5  WPFV Rotary Board Meeting, Monday 5PM, BVL

April 2008

• 4/29 Speaker: Craig Pollitt, CEO of NSCD
• Subject: National Sport Center for the Disabled
• 4/25 District Conference: Vail Marriot, 4/25 1PM to 4/27 11AM
• 4/22 Speaker: Emil Rinaldi 
• Subject: South Africa Group Study Exchange Team
• 4/18  Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, Openhouse 4 to 7pm, Java Lava Cafe, Granby
  
• 4/15 Speaker: Jason White; Water Attorney
• Subject: Water rights in Colorado and the Western States Compact
• 4/12  2008 Service Above Self Award Dinner
•  Saturday, 6:30 PM, Beavers Lodge, Winter Park
  
• 4/11  GSE Team Social/Cultural/Vocational Day
•  Friday, 5PM, Muftic Residence, Fraser
  
• 4/8  Speaker: Club Business Meeting
• Subject: 
• 4/7  WPFV Rotary Board Meeting, Monday 5PM, BVL
• 4/1  Speaker: Jill Korkowski, Director
• Subject: The Mountain Family Center

March 2008

• 3/29 WPFV Rotary Club Retreat, Sat 7:30AM Gasthaus Eichler
• 3/25 Speaker: Jessie Trimmer, American Cancer Society
• Subject: August 2nd, Relay for Life Event info
• 3/18 Speaker: John Ewert - Colorado Division of Wildlife
• Subject :  River biology and stream flows
• 3/11  Speaker: Kirk Klancke - WPWWSD
• Subject: HB 1280 & what it means for the Fraser River
• 3/4  Speaker: Club Business
• Subject: WPFV Club Business

February 2008

• 2/26 Speaker: tbd
• Subject: tbd
• 2/19 Speaker: tbd
• Subject: tbd
• 2/12  Speaker: Ian Munday
• Subject: Shelter Box Trust
• 2/5  Speaker: Club Business
• Subject: Tab Benoit - Film: Hurricane on the Bayou @ 1:30

January 2008

• 1/29 Speaker: Sara Rosene
• Subject: The Caucus Process
• 1/22 Speaker: Kim Linin
• Subject: Court Appointed Advocate Group
• 1/15 Speaker: Karen 
• Subject: Heart of the Mountains Hospice
• 1/8  Speaker: Will Arduino
• Subject: WPFV Club Business
• 1/1  Speaker: Happy New Year!
• Subject: No Meeting

December 2007

• 12/25 Merry Xmas!
• No meeting
• 12/18 Speaker: Dr. Thomas Bouknight
• Subject: Charter Schools
• 12/11  Speaker: Gary Defrange
• Subject: Winter Park Resort
• 12/4  Speaker: District Speaker
• Subject: Club Business

November 2007

• 11/27 Speaker: Anna Winkel
• Subject: The Grand County Library District
• 11/20 Speaker: Laurie Mooney
• Subject: Winter Park Competition Center
• 11/13  Speaker: Dan Cheek
• Subject: Chinese Adoption
• 11/6  Speaker: Thomas Wolf, District Annual Giving Co-Chair, Rotary Int'l Foundation
• Subject: Rotary's many Grant and Foundation Programs

October 2007

• 10/30 Speaker: TBD
• Subject: TBD
• 10/23 Speaker: District Speaker
• Subject: TBD
• 10/16 Speaker: District Speaker
• Subject: TBD
• 10/9  Speaker: Dorry Penny
• Subject: Grand County Rural Health Network
• 10/2  Speaker: Jared Polis
• Subject: Public Education

September 2007

• 9/25  Speaker: District Speaker
• Subject: TBD
• 9/18  Speaker: Jack Gerstein
• Subject: Motivational
• 9/11  Speaker: TBD
• Subject: TBD
• 9/4    Speaker: TBD
• Subject: TBD

August 2007

• 8/28 Speaker: District Speaker
• Subject: Club Business
• 8/21 Speaker: Mick Cronin
• Subject: Grand County Search and Rescue
• 8/14 Speaker: Bruce Aaron
• Subject: Rotar Rack
• 8/7 Speaker: Clark Lipscomb
• Subject: Grand Park

July 2007

• 7/31  Speaker: District Speaker
• Subject: Club Business
• 7/24  Speaker: Todd Holzwarth
• Subject: Fire Chief
• 7/17  Speaker: Club Assembly
• Subject: Club Business
• 7/15  EVENT: COUNTY WIDE ROTARY PARTY
• Runs from Noon to 5PM at Stan Meyer's
• 7/10  Speaker: David Beall
• Subject: New District Governor
• 7/3    Speaker: Jack Gerstein
• Subject: Mount Everest

 June 2007 

• 6/26     Speaker: Scott Linn
•     Subject: Trout Unlimited
• 6/19     Speaker: Mark Johnson
•     Subject: Club Business
• 6/12     Speaker: Mari Anne Klanke
•     Subject: Life Coach

  May  2007   

• 5/7      Speaker:  Kelly Sterns
•     Subject:  Grandbeginnings of Grand County

  April  2007   

• 4/14     Annual End of Season Banquet ! 
•   

  March  2007   

• 3/21     Speaker: 
•     Subject:

  February  2007 

• 2/27     Speaker: Irina Bulkley-Hopkins
•     Subject: Update on today's Russia

  January  2007   

• 1/16     Speaker: dba
•     Subject: Alpine Club - A New Development Slopeside by WPR

  November 2006

• 11/7     Speaker: Jill Korkowski
•     Subject: Mountain Family Center 
• 11/28   Speaker: TBD, Grand Elk
•     Subject: Alpine Club - A New Development Slopeside by WPR 

   October 2006

•  10/3   Speaker: Bill Stewart, Dir. of Development / Intrawest Placemaking
• Subject: Real Estate Preview for the improved Winter Park Base area 
• 10/10  Speaker: Gary  McGraw, Winter Park Mountain Mgr - Retired
• Subject: Planning and Implementation of the Mary Jane in 1976

  September 2006

• 9/26  Speaker: Doug Laraby, Dir of  Mountain Planning, Winter Park Resort
• Subject:   Preview of Winter Park Mountain Improvements for 2006/2007
• 9/19  club social - no speaker
• 9/12  Speaker:  Al White, Incumbent State Representative, District 57

  August 2006

• 8/29 Speaker:   Deb Bittner
• Subject:   Advocates
• 8/22 Speaker:   John Erwin
• Subject:   Winter Park Health Fair
• 8/1   Speakers: Gavin Atwood & Eric Peterson
• Subject:   National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD)

   June 2006

• 6/20  Speaker: Patty Silverstein
• Subject: State of the Economy
• 6/13  Speaker: Pam Gilbert
• Subject: Centro Educativo La Minga
• 6/6    Speaker: Rosemary Knerr, Mountain Parks Electric
• Subject: Compact Flourescent Lighting