Meeting of the Rotary Club of Eureka
February 10, 2014
John Bartholomew led the salute to the flag. John Gierek Jr, in a rare appearance, gave
the invocation. He asked for a moment of
silence for Teresa Sims and Vern Cooney, two former Rotarians who had passed
away recently.
Sally Arnot came to the podium to introduce some members of
the Art community who were our guests and also involved in the program.
They were Roy Grieshaber, President of the Redwood Art Association, Libby Maynard of the Ink People, ceramic artist Cathy Pierson, Elizabeth Berrian, wire sculptor, Linda Wise, metal sculptor, Shawn Griggs, Ferndale gallery Owner, Kati Texas Ward member of the Ink People (and also head of the Rural Burl Mural Bureau and chair of the Kinetic Sculpture Race Board), and Michael Fields of Del Arte. We’ll have more from them later.
Our Russian Exchange Student Dan went to a wrestling
tournament in Ukiah and came in 2nd in his weight class. очень
хорошо is what I say.
Ziggy awarded 4 new Blue Badges to Bruce Smith, Fred Van
Vleck, Nick Bertel, and Steve Lafferty.
John McBeth also got his blue badge – returned to him because he lost
it. Along with it came a $50 fine.
Nancy Dean announced that Jay Bahner had thrown his hat into the ring for Rotary President 2015-16. Final vote is in two weeks.
Mike Cunningham then came up with his last few Christmas
Party photos for $25. The lucky
recipients were Hank Pierson (2), Nick Bertel, Steve Beckman, and the
ubiquitous Fred Van Vleck.
John Gierek Jr. incurred Ziggy’s wrath by not attending
meetings. John was given one of Ziggy’s
prize T-shirts (worth $150).
Greg Williston gave a slide presentation on recent foreign exchange student Franco, who had sustained a serious head injury while skiing during his time here and spent a long time in recovery. Greg and his family visited Franco and his family in Chile. He was happy to report that Franco is 98% recovered and had passed the University Entrance Exam.
Fred Sundquist, another rare attendee, was spotted in the back and recognized for being Chamber of Commerce Business Man of the Year. We can’t wait for the foldout in the next chamber of commerce newsletter.
Ziggy then drew tickets and Mike Martin and Keith Crossley each won 10 bucks.
Program
Sally Arnot then led off our program talking about The Humboldt Arts Council. Homer Balbanis, HSU art professor, secured the initial funding from the State of California in 1965. The council occupied various vacant buildings in Old Town. Eventually the City of Eureka sold the Carnegie building to HAC for $1. They raised $1.1 million to remodel it, and as they say, the rest is fund raising. HAC started Arts Alive.
Sally introduced Roy Grieshaber of the Redwood Art
Association (RAA). The RAA is a group of
over 300 talented artists who stage monthly exhibits. They were nomadic too, until they acquired a
building on 7th and F streets in 2012. Their fundraisers include Art
in the Garden, which mixes wine, flowers and plein air painters.
Libby Maynard of the Ink People Center For the Arts came up
next. The Ink People started in 1979
when Libby and the late Brenda Tuxford decided they needed a place for their
etching press. They believe that
everyone has a secret artist inside.
They have facilitated over 70 “community dream maker “projects,
including the Discovery
Museum and Redwood
Curtain Theater. They also run an after
school program for at risk teens. They
are currently located in the Carson Block Building,
but will be moving into the Jefferson
Community Center.
Finally, Michael Fields of Del Arte spoke. Del Arte or “clown school” as some call it,
is expanding its summer Mad River Festival to 7 weeks. He also represents The California State
Summer School for the Arts. This is a
prestigious summer program held in Los
Angeles for 60 talented students between 14 and 18
years old. They will be accepting
applications through February 28th.
www.csss.com.
Cryptically crafted by Hank Ingham, (a member of the Ink People and Redwood Art Association)
They were Roy Grieshaber, President of the Redwood Art Association, Libby Maynard of the Ink People, ceramic artist Cathy Pierson, Elizabeth Berrian, wire sculptor, Linda Wise, metal sculptor, Shawn Griggs, Ferndale gallery Owner, Kati Texas Ward member of the Ink People (and also head of the Rural Burl Mural Bureau and chair of the Kinetic Sculpture Race Board), and Michael Fields of Del Arte. We’ll have more from them later.
Nancy Dean announced that Jay Bahner had thrown his hat into the ring for Rotary President 2015-16. Final vote is in two weeks.
Greg Williston gave a slide presentation on recent foreign exchange student Franco, who had sustained a serious head injury while skiing during his time here and spent a long time in recovery. Greg and his family visited Franco and his family in Chile. He was happy to report that Franco is 98% recovered and had passed the University Entrance Exam.
Fred Sundquist, another rare attendee, was spotted in the back and recognized for being Chamber of Commerce Business Man of the Year. We can’t wait for the foldout in the next chamber of commerce newsletter.
Ziggy then drew tickets and Mike Martin and Keith Crossley each won 10 bucks.
Program
Sally Arnot then led off our program talking about The Humboldt Arts Council. Homer Balbanis, HSU art professor, secured the initial funding from the State of California in 1965. The council occupied various vacant buildings in Old Town. Eventually the City of Eureka sold the Carnegie building to HAC for $1. They raised $1.1 million to remodel it, and as they say, the rest is fund raising. HAC started Arts Alive.
Cryptically crafted by Hank Ingham, (a member of the Ink People and Redwood Art Association)
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