Wool Growers - Bakersfield Rotary

August 4, 2011
This Week
Program Chair
Wool Growers
Wool Growers, the most popular Basque restaurant in Bakersfield, was created to offer
guests the finest in Basque dining with a comfortable, familyoriented atmoshere. From the
moment one enters, they are
transported to the Basque country, a world that touches all the
senses.
Wool Growers Restaurant
620 East Nineteenth Street
Bakersfield, California 93305
Social Time Begins at 11:30am
Family Style Sit Down Dining
Begins at Noon
Meeting Starts at 12:30ish
July 28, 2011 Meeting
Bernie Herman, Editor
President Tracy rang the bell
at 12:18 and Don Clark provided
a thoughtful invocation. Kurt
Wingate led us dutifully with the
flag salute followed by the one
and only Evelyn leading us in
“America the Beautiful” for the
absent Joe MacIlvaine. Did you
know that the lyrics were written
by Katharine Lee Bates as a
poem, Pikes Peak? It was first
published in the Fourth of July edition of the church periodical The
Congregationalist in 1895. At that time, the poem was titled
America for publication. The music was composed by church
organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward and his music was
combined with the Bates poem was first published in 1910, titled
“America the Beautiful”.
Sgt-at-Arms Steve Sanders introduced the following visiting
guests:
• Greg Chamberlain introduced Ryan Beckwith, the new
Director of Athletics for Bakersfield College
• Past President Dick Porter introduced Rick Brauer, Vice
President, Citizens Business Bank
• Jake Thoene introduced Jess Gutierrez
• Kurt Wingate introduced his son, Eric, a student at Cal Poly
SLO
Continued on page 2.
U P C O M I N G
P R O G R A M S
August 11
Latest from Irag
Jordan Zoeller
August 25
Margarita Party
3801 Claremont Dr.
August 18
Flying Tigers
John Whitehead
September 1
San Joaquin Hospital
Continued from page 1.
In celebration of National Chili Dog week, lunch included chili
dogs and sweet potato fries, explaining the frequent restroom
visits.
Ron Fraze reminded the Club about the Margarita Party at Lou
and Sheryl Barbich’s beautiful home on Thursday, August 25 at
6:30 p.m. Please note this is in lieu of a meeting so we will be dark
that day. President Tracy also gave a reminder that the meeting
next week is at Woolgrowers, not the Museum. Dick Porter
recommended fining anyone who shows up at the Museum.
The meeting was graced
with some wonderful young
ladies representing the
Distinguished Young Women of
California (formerly the “Junior
Miss” program) who are in town
for this weekend’s statewide
competition. Anisha Mudaliar,
the 2011 Distinguished Young
Woman of California, informed
the Club about the event and all the young ladies introduced
themselves and performed a brief skit.
Program…
After a detailed introduction of the role of the City Manager by
Dave Plivilich, we were thoroughly briefed by speaker Alan Tandy
about the state of the City. Highlights include:
• The City is opening 5 new parks this summer, two financed
by State bond issues and three from developers’ fees. The
parks are:
o Mesa Marin
o Greystone Park
o Kern River Upland Park
o Sports Village with 8 lighted soccer fields now and 17
fields in the future, together with 6 football fields, 12
baseball/softball fields, and an indoor complex
o City in the Hills Park
• Q Street streetscape is beginning this week
• The federal courthouse is taking shape for a March 2012
opening
• High speed rail is a big question mark
• On a positive note, sales tax revenue is trending positively,
and is 30% more than the same quarter last year thanks to
auto sales, heavy equipment sales, and oil production.
• Even though Proposition 22 passed to limit the State from
taking money from counties and cities, legislation has
Continued on page 3.
Area Meetings
MONDAY
Bakersfield South - Noon
Petroleum Club
Wasco - Noon
Veterans Hall on Poplar Ave.
TUESDAY
Bakersfield North - Noon
Petroleum Club
Inyokern - 6:00 p.m.
Torres Steakhouse
WEDNESDAY
Bakersfield West - Noon
Stockdale Country Club
China Lake - Noon
Victoria’s at Heritage Inn
Shafter - 6:30 a.m.
Shafter Vet’s Hall
Bakersfield Breakfast - 6:45 a.m.
Petroleum Club
Taft - Noon
Jo’s Restaurant
Bakersfield Twilight - 6:00 p.m.
Bell Tower Club
THURSDAY
Frazier Park Rotary - 5:30 p.m.
Los Pinos Restaurant
Bakersfield Downtown - Noon
Bakersfield Art Museum
Tehachapi - Noon
Kelcy’s Restaurant
Delano - Noon
Historical Society
Kern River Valley - 6:00 p.m.
Ewings on the Kern
FRIDAY
Bakersfield East - Noon
Stars Theatre
ROTARY OFFICE
Phone: (661) 325-0696
Continued from page 2.
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Officers
passed allowing the State to take $1.2 million from the
General Fund.
Redevelopment has been hit hard despite its success
locally. Some redevelopment projects are Rabobank Arena,
Chester streetscape, Baker Street Village, Mill Creek, Creek
View Villas, and City Place Apartments.
The Kern River Municipal Flow Program will return water to
the Kern River with the expiration of 35-year old contacts.
Water will be used to increase the ground level water, restore
water through the City, and sell the remaining water.
TRIP funds allowed for the completion of the $29 million
extension of Mohawk. Phase II of the Westside Parkway is
expected to be completed by December 2012, at which time
travel from Allen Road to downtown will be reduced from
19+ lights to just 2!
Future projects involve expansion of 24th Street from
Highway 178 to Select Avenue; completion of the Centennial
Corridor connecting Highway 58 with Mohawk/Truxtun
Avenue; widening Rosedale Highway; and widening
Highway 178 to Mira Monte.
Mr. Tandy then answered many
questions the members raised. All in
all a most informative meeting.
Officers
Tracy W. Kiser .........................President
Ron Eaves ..............................Secretary
Shawn Kelly ............................Treasurer
Steve Sanders ....................Sgt.-at-Arms
Board of Directors
1 year ............................Rickard Beene
...................................Bernie Barmann
...........................................Karen King
........................................David Morton
2 years .............................Ben Hanson
............................................Bill Murray
.......................................Dave Plivelich
......................................Steve Williford
Past President
......................................Duane Keathly
President Elect 2011-2012
..................................Paul Sheldon, Jr.
R.I. President
Kalyan Banerjee
Vapi, India
District 5240 Governor
Wade Nomura
Carpenteria, Morning
Group Representative
Jim Bell
Bakersfield Twilight
Rotary Office
P.O. Box 1628, 93302
Phone: (661) 325-0696
FAX: (661) 322-2311
staff@bakersfield-rotary.com
www.bakersfield-rotary.com
Fred Porter. “Just Because.”
Continued from page 3.
Area Meetings
2010-2011 SGT. At ARMS RECORDS SHOW
PERFECT ATTENDANCE:
Aaron, Hal
Armstrong, Burt
Atkinson, Mel
Barbich, Lou
Barbich, Sheryl
Barmann, Bernie
Beene, Richard
Bentley, Phil
Black, Jim
Brandon, Rogers
Brock, John Jr.
Camp, Don Sr.
Chambers,Yvonne
Chertok, Mike
Davenport, Dick
Duquette, Diane
Eaves, Ron
Foster, Gordon
Friedman, Gary
Gallion, Greg
Hannink, Brad
Harley, Daphne
Henderson, Jack
Herman, Bernie
Hill, Bart
Hoffman, Signee
Johnson, Jeff
Johnson, Scott
Keathley,Duane
Kelly, John
Kelly, Tom
King, Karen
Kiser, Tracy
Love, Chet
Loyd, Steve
MacIlvaine, Joe
McCown, Harvey
Noriega Rob
O'Reilly, Dick
Paine, Eddie
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Porter, Dick
Sanders, Steve
Sawyer, Neil
Secor, Ken
Sheldon, Bob
Sheldon, Paul
Shell, Mary K.
Shuler, Ed
Simpson, Don
Stienert, Marv
Starkey, Harry
Stinson, Ben
Sybrandt, Bob
Wayne, Wendy
Western, Ed
Whelden, Dave
Wickersham, G
Wood, John
Ziemann, Joe
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10-11
(Rev. 7/7/11)
MONDAY
Bakersfield South - Noon
Petroleum Club
Wasco - Noon
Veterans Hall on Poplar Ave.
TUESDAY
Bakersfield North - Noon
Petroleum Club
Inyokern - 6:00 p.m.
Torres Steakhouse
WEDNESDAY
Bakersfield West - Noon
Stockdale Country Club
China Lake - Noon
Victoria’s at Heritage Inn
Shafter - 6:30 a.m.
Shafter Vet’s Hall
Bakersfield Breakfast - 6:45 a.m.
Petroleum Club
Taft - Noon
Jo’s Restaurant
Bakersfield Twilight - 6:00 p.m.
Bell Tower Club
THURSDAY
Frazier Park Rotary - 5:30 p.m.
Los Pinos Restaurant
Bakersfield Downtown - Noon
Bakersfield Art Museum
Tehachapi - Noon
Kelcy’s Restaurant
Delano - Noon
Historical Society
Kern River Valley - 6:00 p.m.
Ewings on the Kern
FRIDAY
Bakersfield East - Noon
Stars Theatre
ROTARY OFFICE
Phone: (661) 325-0696