CHRISTMAS CHEER

Our 2010 Christmas Fellowship Dinner was really nice, even if I do say so myself!

On December 13th we got together and ate a really good catered meal from Golden Corral with Turkey, Ham, and all the trimmings followed by a great slice of carrot cake. 

The Fellowship was the very best. Everyone was in good spirits anticipating the joy of Christmas and time with families. We had the pleasure of listening to the singing styles of three students from Croatan High School, led by Madison Wall.

           

      

               

   

ONE MORE STEP UP THE LADDER TO SUCCESS...

Reading a rather lengthy list of Rotary activities already under the belt of one Miss Madison Wall, makes you proud that our selected participant for this year's RYLA is definitely the best choice. 2011 RYLA is set from January 28 to 30 at the Trinity Center.

Madison has been very active in Rotary since before starting high school, now with a continuing membership in Interact. Madison was a Rotary Exchange Student and has also hosted a visiting Exchange Student. She is a member of a dance group, who recently held a dance to make some money to give toward polio eradication. She is involved in music, photography, Beta, and too many more activities to list.

We are  hoping and planning  to have Madison as one of our guest presenters to give you a first-hand report about her experience at RYLA.

As we watched Madison sing for us at our annual Christmas Fellowship Dinner, and I watched Bevin and Pam Wall, looking at their daughter with nothing but love and pride. They certainly should be proud. In this day, it is so difficult to keep children focused and motivated, but Bevin and Pam have done a wonderful job with all of their daughters. Madison will achieve her goals and Rotary will have played a just a small part by giving her the opportunities to be a part of Interact, Youth Exchanges and  RYLA.

EARLY BIRD CATCHES WORM !

We entered our DSG application into the pot of grant hopefuls, only to find out that many clubs had already put in their grant proposals at the first of this Rotary year (July). By the time we entered our project of additional Rotary benches for Newport, the funds were already depleted. 2011 is another year, and we have to say "a lesson learned". The early bird catches the worm!

AWW SHUCKS!

Well, our much awaited for Dictionary Project was cancelled by the powers that be, citing reorganization before next year is necessary. The Newport Elementary School was disappointed as well as our members, who look forward to this wonderful annual interaction with the youngsters.
We are looking forward to 2011, when we will be able once again to pass out the dictionaries to all the smiling little faces.

DISTRICT SIMPLIFIED GRANT

We have submitted a District Simplified Grant application to enable us to purchase two more Rotary benches for placement in two more strategic locations in Newport. If successful, Our club will contribute $606 and the grant will match us $1212. This will mean some post hole digging, mixing of concrete, and a bit of labor on our part.

Remember??  

We will update you as soon as we hear the results of our application.

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

PE Jim Everett received his Paul Harris Fellowship and Pam Wall received her 8th!
Both were very fortunate to have our District Governor, Magda Baggett present their awards.

A FUTURE ROTARIAN HAS ARRIVED!

Miss Alyssa Schweitzer
10/01/10

Adorable Alyssa

Alyssa & "Daddy"
Has she stolen his heart already?

The bottle is bigger than she is!

HOOTENANNY IS HAPPENEN' !

The annual Newport Hootenanny was almost a wash this year, but thanks to our own Ruthann Sluss, it is a go!
Ruthann has taken over the reigns and is putting together a bang up event. Ruthann need some help though. She needs volunteers to help the night of the event, and she needs donations of pre-wrapped candy to give to the children when they win a game. Our Rotary club is donating $330 to sponsor a sno-cone machine. Everything is free for the kids.
The date for the Hootenanny is Saturday, October 30, 2010 and will be held at the  Little League Ball field on Howard Boulevard in Newport from 6pm to 9pm. For more information call Ruthann at 252-223-2333 or email her at ruthanns@vol.com.

Come on out and join the fun!

The Holidays are Just Around the Corner...

This season's Holiday Party is being planned for Monday, December 13 at our Rotary Building. The meal will be catered by Golden Corral again this year and the price per person is $13.00 per person. You may sign up anytime, but we will need a count of those participating by  Monday, December 6, 2010. Contact Marilyn for more information.
Ruthann and Marilyn are hoping to see everyone there!

Newport Rotary Featured in The Rotarian Magazine

3 families share each of the donated boats

Newport Rotary was featured in a special supplement in the May 2010 Rotarian on service. This is the first time anyone remembers a Newport Rotary project being mentioned in the magazine.

Their Rotary Foundation project with the Dhaka NW Rotary Club using a Foundation Matching Grant to assist fishermen devastated by Cyclone Sidr was featured in an article entitled "Restoring Livelihoods in Bangladesh".

Click here for the article.  

CCATS is the way to go!

Andy Searle brought us a program from CCATS, our county transportation system. If you know anyone who needs a ride, it is available to pick them up, and bring them back. They offer rides to the community college, beaches, shopping, Doctor’s offices, the aquarium, and all places of interest and necessity. With routes from Morehead to Cedar Island, there is virtually nowhere this transportation system doesn't go. The rides are priced according to zones, and the fare within one zone is $2.00 per person.  Additional zones are an additional $1.00 per zone. Ticket books may be purchased at $20.00 each or 2 books for $35.00. For scheduling and information call 252-240-1043.

Newport Pig Cookin' Contest

We are doing Face Painting again this year at the Newport Pig Cookin’ Contest. This year we will be working on Friday,  evening, April 9 as well as Saturday, April 10. And we have decided to up our price this year from $1.00 to $2.00 per face (which is still way cheap!). This will help our club with some much needed community exposure. We will be needing some helpers this year and would like everyone to sign up at our club meeting. A sign up sheet will be posted in the meeting room. Please help! Let’s not rely on just three or four of our members to do it all! If you cannot paint, just collect money and say hello to people. Our site this year is #54.

That Chicken Casserole Receipe

Grandma Zahn’s Chicken Casserole

1 Can Cream of Chicken soup
6 oz. Evaporated Milk
1 Tsp. Salt
1 Cup Velveeta Cheese (cut into cubes)
2 Cups Chicken or Turkey (cut up)
1 Cup Cooked Celery (choppped)
¼ Cup Pimento
1 Cup Fresh or Canned (cut up) Mushrooms
3 ½ Cups Cooked Noodles

Heat together soup, milk, and salt. Add cheese, stir until melted.
Add remaining ingredients and pour over cooked noodles.
Bake 20 minutes in 400◦ oven.
Serves 8 to 10

(Note: I microwaved fresh chopped celery and fresh sliced mushrooms
about 5 min. on high before adding to mixture.)

Lewy Body Dementia

December 21, 2009

A program on Lewy Body Dementia was presented by our guest speaker, Barbara Hutchinson. Barbara has spent the last few years traveling across America informing people about Lewy Body Dementia. She had hands on experience with her own husband when he developed this progressive brain disease. LBD is the second most common cause of neurodegenerative dementia in the elderly after Alzheimer's Disease. Barbara spoke about this disease while showing film of her own husband and his progress through the disease prior to his death.

Some of the signs and symptoms of LBD are progressive memory loss, changes in mood and behavior, disorientation regarding times and places, difficulty with language and tasks. Physical symptoms include muscle stiffness and rigidity, balance difficulties and shuffling gait, repeated falls, delusions, sleep disturbances, vivid dreams and nightmares. There are drugs that are often prescribed to help with the symptoms, but may cause worsening of the symptoms.

For more information contact Barbara at bbhutch44@yahoo.com or look up the Lewy Body Dementia Association at lbda.org. Barbara's phone is 252-269-9748.

A Christmas Feast in Newport

December 14, 2009

A warm gathering of Newport Rotarians that included our friends and families, took place on December 14. In place of our regular meeting, the club took time to celebrate the Christmas Season with fellowship and good cheer. A ham and Turkey dinner with all the fixins' was catered by Golden Corral in Morehead City. It was delicious and filled the bill just right. After stuffing ourselves, we attempted to sing some Christmas carols including a rousing round of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". The highlight of the night was a wonderful rendition of "The Night Before Christmas" by our own PDG Derryl Garner.

Enjoy the photos, all taken by Joe Garner.