Our February 13 meeting featured a presentation by Parker Municipal Court Judge Kevin Sidel on the job of the Parker Municipal Court in relation to the Town of Parker and Douglas County.
From the left: Rotarian Steve Trevino, Ponderosa teacher Kasie Chihoski, Dad Joel Peterson, Ponderosa Student of the Month Lily Peterson, Mom Beth Peterson, Grandma Betty Dalrymple
Congratulations to Lily Peterson, the Student of the Month for Ponderosa High School! Lily plays both violin in the orchestra and percussion in the Ponderosa marching band and other ensembles. She has served the Ponderosa community on Student Council, on the Link Crew and with Wish Week. (Click here for an article on this year’s Wish Week at Ponderosa, which has just concluded.) She has received academic letters all four years of high school. In her free time, Lily likes to do Western pleasure riding. Lily plans to attend Montana State University to study criminal psychology.
In January, the Interact Club at Chaparral High School raised $828 selling Yuda bands for Guatemalan students needing assistance. (What's a Yuda band? See the photo above!) Way to show your Service Above Self, Chaparral. On January 31 the Interact club also prepared Valentines to distribute to fellow students with a loving message and Interact 2020 on the reverse.
We have our next evening to volunteer at Project C.U.R.E. on Tuesday, February 18 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Click here to register online or send a quick email to Wendell Geary to let him know you’re coming (wendell.geary@gmail.com). Friends and family are welcome, and you can register them online as well! Youth must be at least high-school age.
Praying Hands Ranch is having its 31st Annual Sweetheart Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday evening, February 22 at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock. Click here for more information or to order tickets.
State of the Town Update
It’s almost here! The State of the Town event is less than two weeks away, on Wednesday, February 26 at the PACE Center. Here are some updates:
As of February 14, we have raised $55,800. We’re almost to our goal of $60,000!
We are approaching the seating capacity at the PACE Center. Please let Bill Shriver know right away if you DO plan to attend and provide the names of your attendees for name tags (bcshriver@comcast.net). Also please let Bill know right away if you DO NOT plan to use all of the tickets to which your sponsorship entitles you.
We still need a few volunteers to make the event a success. Click here to see the signup sheet and sign up for a task online. We will need all hands on deck once the event is over to clean up.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to work at the Parker Task Force food drive on Saturday, March 7. As of now all our slots are covered!
Family of Rotary
We mourn the death of long-time Rotarian Ted Sweeney on February 7. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 22 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Parker United Methodist Church (11805 Pine Drive, Parker, CO 80134), with a reception to follow. Please click here to read the full obituary.
Social
Lindy Blackburn has arranged for a tour of the Douglas County jail in Castle Rock for our Fifth Thursday social event on Thursday, April 30. Click herefor more information or to register. The tour will be followed by libations at a nearby venue. More details to follow…
We are adding the “Bored” meetings, our Thursday afternoon casual get-togethers, to the calendar on the club website. If you are ever wondering where this week’s Bored meeting is taking place, check out the calendar!
Jim Muir will be organizing a new round of Dinners for Eight which give us the opportunity to get to know each other in a casual setting. Look for further announcements and sign-ups.
Be sure to check out the club website for the latest information on our doings! https://parkerrotary.org/
