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Board of Directors 2017-2018

President

Timothy Weaver

President-Elect Karen Furnari

Past President Robert Bianchi

Secretary

Martin Anderson

Treasurer

Chris Steele

Club Administrator

Dave Friedl

International Service Director

David Stowell

Community Service Director

Pat McCoy

Vocational Service Director

K.T. Connor

Youth Service Director

Trevor Tyloch

Director at Large Jennifer Strong

Membership Chair

Carol Robinson

Family of Rotary Chair

Paul Dryman

Rotary Foundation Chair

David Masci

Executive Treasurer

Larry Baker

Executive Secretary

Mike Hebert

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and

write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." Alvin Toffler

Program: March 1st

Classification Talks

Carol Robinson, Landscape Architect

Tony Guevara, Education Administrator

Program: February 15th

Rotary Works for

International Peace

David Stowell, Chair

International Committee

David Stowell began and ended his talk with the

quote “Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they

shall be called Children of God,” delivering an

inspiring and energizing reflection on the amaz-

ing Rotary Foundation potential for bringing peace to the world.

He began by telling the story of the carpenter who was asked to build a

wall to separate one brother from the brother he hated. Instead the

carpenter used the wood from the wall to built a bridge that brought

them together.

David then reviewed the extensive range of violence, sickness, war, illit-

eracy, and poverty in so many places. And the divisions that exist. Fac-

ing these, he said, the world asks, “Where are the Peacemakers?”

Rotary reaches out with 6 services of response. A key focus is Peace and

Conflict Prevention and Resolution, a theme to which the entire month

of February has been dedicated. Dave quoted John F. Kennedy: “Peace

is a daily, weekly, monthly pursuit.”

Several District grants were celebrated, including one for farmers doing

organic farming in India, one for a planetarium for children in Tijuana,

others for bilingual hospice support, hearing aids for poor people, and

supply food for the poor both in our community and in Mexico. Dave

then announced that the club has become a Peacemakers club and that

the International Committee would lead the charge to wage peace. In

response to his talk, the club stood and gave a resounding applause.

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Thousand Oaks Rotary

Minutes of Meeting

February 15, 2018

President Tim Weaver introduced Tammie Helmuth who read a letter

from a dying friend as her Moment of

Inspiration. The friend wrote that she

looked at what is right in her life, not

what is or was wrong. It’s such a waste,

she thought, to see the negative. She

valued especially appreciating the people in her life and making memo-

ries of those she loved. Joani Pappas let in America the Beautiful after

the salute to the flag.

Mark Sellers introduced Wade Nomura, District Rota-

ry Foundation Chair, and Cheryl Richardson, club Past

President, both as visiting Rotarians. Cheryl was also

Vicki Arndt’s guest. He then introduced Matt Lallo’s

guest, his wife Teresa; Alan Nelson, guest of Nikki

Richardson; and Monica Fuller, guest of Andrea McClellan.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Trevor Tyloch mentioned the time and place of long-time club member Dick Winchester’s memorial service.

Vicki Arndt mentioned the number of Paul Harris Fellows in the club & thanked Rich Folsom for his fabulous

pictures each week.

David Masci awarded Ean Kleiger his 6th Paul Harris Fellow.

David Masci and Wade Nomura introduced those in the club who pledged to donate each year $1000 to the

Rotary Foundation. These special people make the Thousand Oaks club a special club. Among these special

people were Martin Anderson, Vicki Arndt, Roger Benson, Frank Corrigan, Nate Harrimoto, Lee Ladd, Matt

Lallo, Susan Murata, Steve Pederson, David Stowell, Ken Warner, Bob Biery, Michele Nash, Patricia Jones,

and Lois Curran-Klein.

Birthdays Feb 01 Richardson, Niki Feb 04 Badger, Ryan Feb 04 Cornwall, Russ Feb 05 Curran-Klein, Lois Feb 12 Wang, Felix Feb 15 Hebert, Mike Feb 20 Messner, Douglas Feb 24 Gonzales, Mike Feb 26 Arndt, Vicki Feb 26 Wieler, Dick Feb 28 Arbuckle, Eric Anniversaries Feb 04 Parks, Keith & Denice Feb 10 Antoniskis, Adam & Lindsay Feb 16 Feigen, Marc & Darlene Feb 22 Selvin, Harry & Maureen Feb 24 Gooch, Herb & Chris

FINE SESSION

Ean Kleiger assigned Fine Mas-

ters for certain dates. Refusers

would be fined. None refused.

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HAPPY $$$$$$

Meghan Lopez carried the cup.

Ken Kossoff celebrated 21 years in Rotary.

KT Connor warned that since she will be speaking at a conference in San Antonio next week, she may have

to squash 2 bulletins in one when she returns.

Vicki Arndt revealed that her guest Cheryl Richmond was her sponsor in the club.

Jere Robings informed the club that an early member, Elmer Ramsey, recently passed away.

Karen Furnari raved about the PETS conference she went to last weekend. She said it made her so exhilarat-

ed about being next year’s President.

Pat McCoy thanked the committee that worked with him to put on the Economic Forecast program.

Nelson Buss stood up wearing akilt and spoke of the upcoming Scottish competition.

Hugo Roche asked Cheryl Richardson to be his Valentine once again, and not refuse this time.

Steve Pederson said his bruise was from slipping while cleaning his spa.

Sevak Khodhabakhian said former member Chir Hanner is doing better though still not well.

Paul Dryman congratulated Pat McCoy for the Economic Forecast program’s success. He also wondered

why businesswomen in the club work pants while the men, like Nelson, wore kilts.

Cheryl Richardson confessed that she really was grateful Hugo sponsored her in the club.

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Program: February 22nd

My Story

Tyaga Hebel

Sevak Khodabakhshian introduced his wife, Tyaga Hebel. Tyaga told her incredible story of how her

mother and her mother’s husband were killed in Mexico City shortly after Tyaga’s birth. She was kid-

napped at that time by their assailant, and smuggled into the US at age 1, where her birth father (who

turned out to be her mother’s assailant) struck a deal with a leader in a Hare Krishna ashram commu-

nity and abandoned her. Abused and in constant fear for her life, she always felt she didn’t belong

there and knew she needed to escape.

One of Tyaga’s teachers took her under her wing, but that teacher moved to California in 1986. Tyaga

was 12. The teacher made multiple requests to the leader of the ashram to have Tyaga sent to Cali-

fornia for a 2 week visit.

The request was denied many times. Finally, the teacher was able to leverage her request, having

information that the Leader was under investigation by the FBI for murder. Tyaga was finally allowed

to visit, and it was at that time that the teacher offered to adopt her. Her story continued as she

searched for her family which hit dead-ends, twists and turns, until she found her roots. Tyaga shared

an amazing, heart-wrenching story of courage and survival, and at long-last, love.

Thousand Oaks Rotary

Minutes of Meeting

February 22, 2018

President Tim introduced Sevak Khodabakhshian for the

Moment of Inspiration and salute to the flag.

Joani Pappas and Sevak led in the singing.

Paul Dryman introduced visiting Rotarian Patrick Yarrow

from Westlake Noon, and Kyle Lundberg’s guest Paul

Blair, and Tammie Helmuth’s guest Heather Bruhn.

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FINE SESSION

Ed Jones was Fine Master and asked questions about presidential history. Those fined

were Adam Antoniskis, Darin Arrasmith, Larry Baker, Roger Benson, Robert Bianchi,

Marissa Buss, Nelson Buss, Robert Cabral, Jason Corey, and Lois Curran-Klein.

HAPPY $$$$

Greg Kusnierek carried the cup.

Pat McCoy raved about the half-page article in the ACORN that did a wonderful

story on the Economic Forecast program that the club put on. It included a pic-

ture of Chris Lamia and former member Rick Principe as well.

Hugo Roche reported that his facebook account had been hacked. That's the

one indicating that large dollars were yours for the taking if you were only to

send in a $500 application fee. This is nothing but a scam. There are no large

dollars available. However should anyone want to send him the $500 app fee,

that would be nice, he said.

February 2018

Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month And we are now a Peacebuilder Club!

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58-59 DONN ODELL

59-60 JOHN HEYWOOD

60-61 MARV BURROW

61-62 ROSS DUSKIN

62-63 ROY McCOMBER

63-64 PAUL PACE

64-65 JOHN CONLAN

65-66 CARLOS SCURIA

66-67 MERRILL DARLING

67-68 PHIL OZAB

68-69 WILLIAM VANDERZWANN

69-70 ALVIN J. HOTZ, JR.

70-71 BEN CRANMER, JR.

71-72 GLENN GOODWIN

72-73 GEORGE VASLIEFF

73-74 HENRY STILL

74-75 JOHN TUEL

75-76 KENNETH HANSON

76-77 DAVID HUANG

77-78 WILLIAM HAAS

78-79 FELIX MASCI

79-80 HARLAND JONES

80-81 DAVE WENDER

81-82 GEORGE GIBB

82-83 NORMAN NAGEL

83-84 BILL PETERSON

84-85 MIKE O’BEIRNE

85-86 MARV SOSNA

86-87 FRED FERRARINI

87-88 DOC NEEDHAM

88-89 KENNETH ROBERTS

89-90 JEFF BORENSTEIN

90-91 DENNIS GILLETTE

91-92 MERV KOPP

92-93 TOM GLANCY

93-94 HUGO ROCHE

94-95 BRIAN BACK

95-96 TONY KOUROUNIS

96-97 JACK CAINE

97-98 DICK WIELER

98-99 JUDY ST. JOHN

99-20 MIKE GONZALES

20-01 NEAL SCRIBNER

01-02 BOB BIERY

02-03 HARRY SELVIN

03-04 RICK LEMMO

04-05 DOUG TAPKING

05-06 KATHY HILL

06-07 PETE TURPEL

07-08 VICKI ARNDT

08-09 MARTIN ANDERSON

09-10 KEITH PARKS

10-11 FRANK CORRIGAN

11-12 RICHARD WILLIAMS

12-13 SUSAN MURATA

13-14 CAROL FREEMAN

14-15 NATE HARIMOTO

15-16 MIKE MURPHY

16-17 ROBERT BIANCHI

The ACORN is a weekly publication of the Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks.

Editor K.T. Connor, notes by Nancy Wohl, photos by Rich Folsom

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