| Date |
Program Description |
| Jan. 5 |
Six out of ten residents of nursing
homes, assisted living facilities and retirement homes never
have visitors. Marilyn Soderquist will introduce us to "Friend
to Friend", an organization which pairs up volunteers with
individuals in these facilities and provides questions and
activities for them to use during their visits. |
| Jan. 12 |
Business Meeting |
| Jan. 19 |
One in six men will contract prostate
cancer, but the consequences vary profoundly. Paul Lange, MD,
Emeritus Chair of Urology, UW Med Ctr., Head of Prostate
Oncology Research will explain the difference, what can it mean
for you or a loved one, what to do, and what CAN be done in each
type of case. |
| Jan. 26 |
Robert Viens, PhD and Prof of Geology at
Bellevue College, will teach us about the great Missoula glacial
lake which was dammed up by glaciers 12-13,000 years ago,
covered western Montana, and was larger than Lakes Erie and
Ontario combined. The dam periodically gave way and flooded
eastern Washington with a 1000 foot tsunami that swept all the
way to the ocean, scraping the good soil from Washington and
depositing much of it in the now fertile Willamette Valley. |
| Feb. 2 |
Steven Lough, President of the Seattle
Electric Vehicles Association, will discuss the latest wave of
production electric vehicles hitting the streets and the
infrastructure that’s being put into place in the Puget Sound
area and in Issaquah to support them. |
| Feb. 9 |
Business Meeting |
| Feb. 16 |
Al “Chief T” Torstenson and Cdr. Larry
Artman, instructors of Naval Science at Liberty and Issaquah
High Schools, respectively, will tell us about the goals and
benefits of the Navy Junior ROTC programs. |
| Feb. 23 |
Amy and Serge Timacheff, owners of the
new Washington Fencing Academy here in Issaquah, will speak
about fencing and give a presentation highlighting photos
they've taken at the recent Vancouver Olympics. Maybe a
demonstration too? |
| Mar. 2 |
Brandon Kelley, popular consultant,
blogger, and public speaker on the topic of innovation, will
join us to pitch his new book, Stroking Your Innovative
Bonfire. |
| Mar. 9 |
Business Meeting |
| Mar. 16 |
Erica Maniez, Director of Issaquah
History Museums, will speak on: Your Kiwanis $$$s At Work. |
| Mar. 23 |
Meeting to be held at Timber Ridge at
Talus. Jill White will join us to speak all about the Timber
Ridge community. |
| Mar. 30 |
Lt. Colonel Rick Robinson, Seattle
recruiting Battalion Commander, and Sergeant First Class Jeff
Crane, Issaquah Station Commander, will be our speakers. |
| Apr. 6 |
Business Meeting |
| Apr. 13 |
Bill Bryant is president of the King
Co./Seattle Port Commission. He will be discussing what has been
going on with the Port, as well as it's impact on Washington
State. He will touch on Washington State's global
competitiveness as well as some key areas we need to look at
such as education in order to stay ahead. |
| Apr. 20 |
A representative from the American Heart
association will be discussing 7 daily things for a healthy
heart as well as their growing focus on children's health and
education. |
| Apr. 27 |
Donald Dowie will share his experiences
as a attorney turned English teacher in rural Chile. He will
talk about his rewarding experiences in the classroom as well as
the relief work he did in the earthquake of February 2010. |
| May 4 |
Marcy O'Neill is a humanities teacher at
Pacific Cascade Middle School, Issaquah and the Kiwanis Builders
Club Advisor. On her Builder's Club site she quoted Franklin D.
Roosevelt "We cannot always build the future for our youth, but
we CAN build our youth for the future." This is exactly what she
is doing through the school and Kiwanis Builder's club. She will
bring eight students and parents to Issaquah Kiwanis meeting to
talk about PCMS Builder's Club. |
| May 11 |
Business Meeting |
| May 18 |
Don Meyer will discuss the Sibling
Support Project, a national effort dedicated to the interests of
millions of brothers and sisters of people with special health,
developmental, and mental health concerns. Don is founder of the
SEFAM (Supporting Extended Family Members) program at the
University of Washington and is senior author or editor of
numerous articles and six books. |
| May 25 |
Rachel Mathison and Sterling Bentsen will
be talking about the need for permanent, affordable rental
housing in East King County and how Imagine Housing is
addressing this need. Rachel Mathison is the Director of
Supportive Services at Imagine Housing (formerly St. Andrew’s
Housing Group). Sterling Bentsen is a member of the Board of
Directors for Imagine Housing. |
| Jun 1 |
Overlake Hospital |
| Jun 8 |
Business Meeting, including Mountains to
Sound Greenway presentation and introduction of our Kiwanis
Scholarship winner |
| Jun 15 |
Cindy Jayne - Eastside Time Bank |
| Jun 22 |
Joint luncheon with Rotary AT OUR SAVIOR
LUTHERAN CHURCH on 745 Front St. South, Issaquah - Village
Theater to present program |
| Jun 29 |
Cheri Kiltie - YWCA Family Village and
Passage Point projects in Issaquah |
| July 6 |
Chris Arkills from the King County
Executive office will discuss the important decisions that must
be made about the future of bus service in King County. The
outcome will determine if the County can preserve transit
service near current levels for the next two years, or if it
must reduce the transit system by 17%.” |
| July 13 |
Appalachian Voices - Meet the people who
are fighting to save their land and heritage from the ravages of
modern industrial coal mining. Learn about the effort to protect
their homes, their families, and the mountains themselves from
the irreversible destruction caused by mountaintop removal coal
mining. |
| July 20 |
Cycle the Wave – Women Against Violence
Everywhere. |
| July 27 |
Jackie Roberts and Marilyn Boyden will
thrill the club with a presentation about their incredible trip
to Africa. |
| Aug. 3 |
John and Kimberly Calhoun will talk about
In The Field Ministries that provides strategic community
improvements to support non-profits serving in poor areas on a
global basis and specifically about their project in Nabisooto,
Uganda to build a new medical clinic that will provide local
villagers basic care and emergency services. |
| Aug. 10 |
Business meeting |
| Aug. 17 |
Come hear school board director Brian
Deagle talk about the bond proposal, the board’s decision making
process and his personal view on the attributes for a
responsible bond proposal, and also voice your opinion about
this important issue. |
| Aug. 24 |
John Rivera Greene will discuss, “Spread
the Word – What if your child couldn’t speak?” 10% of all
preschool children suffer from severe speech/language delays.
Dealing with this early helps the child be ready for
kindergarten in addition to being ready for a lifetime of
positive communication. RiteCare of WA offers FREE
speech/language therapy for children. |
| Aug. 31 |
JThe Issaquah Robotics Society (IRS)
teens will present their "Taking FIRST to the Streets"
campaign. This pro-active campaign is to provide an opportunity
for both children and adults to learn about FIRST, For
Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology, during
various Issaquah events throughout the year. With so many
technical experts retiring, from auto mechanics to engineers,
there are not enough skilled workers available to fill today's
job openings let alone begin filling the even larger need that
is looming in the not too distant future. By taking this year's
competition robot to various outdoor venues, team members have
been able to inspire children from many communities to pursue
looking into their local robotics program, if one exists, plus
they have been providing adults with information about mentoring
and other support opportunities. |
| Sep. 7 |
Cori Kauk, the Executive Director for the
Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank will talk about the growth,
successes, and needs of the Bank over the previous year and
share the vision of its future. |
| Sep. 14 |
Ken North, Senior Vice President, Finance
of Kineta, a small, local, privately held biotechnology company
developing novel therapies for autoimmune and viral diseases,
will discuss three topics, The current state of the
pharmaceutical industry, the science behind Kineta’s
breakthrough autoimmune therapy, and the science behind
Kineta’s novel antiviral therapy. |
| Sep. 21 |
John W. Cartmell, MS, has been a Licensed
Massage Practitioner in Washington State since 1985, and a
Certified Nutritionist since 2004, receiving a Master of Science
degree in Nutrition Research from Bastyr University of Natural
Medicine in Kenmore, WA. As a Certified Nutritionist, he
specializes in clinical nutrition, helping to address the
specific nutritional needs of clients with obesity, diabetes,
digestion problems, acid reflux (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's
disease), cancer, memory problems, insomnia, chronic fatigue
syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, allergies, arthritis, autoimmune
disorders, heart disease, hypertension, post traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), age-related degenerative disease or other
chronic conditions of ill health. Cartmell will speak on
Nutrition and Drug Interactions. |
| Sep. 28 |
Ats Kiuchi will speak about his
experiences in a WWII internment camp. |
| Oct. 5 |
Sheila Farley, Career and Life Coach,
holds a Bachelor's degree in Nursing. Work:
Necessary Evil or Something More? In these times
of “recession,” many people are desperately seeking work of any
kind, with little attention to finding something they are
passionate about. Yet the key element is not about just finding
a J-O-B, but having a clear sense of focus and direction in
something that is best suited for you. Not only can you find
work, you can truly get excited about it! |
| Oct. 12 |
Business Meeting |
| Oct. 19 |
Former member David Bangs went on to
found Home Performance Washington, a statewide organization
which promotes a whole-house approach to energy performance, and
the Home Performance Collaborative, a group of Seattle’s finest
home performance contractors working together to maximize the
energy they can save. David will describe how comprehensive
approach can maximize each home’s comfort, efficiency and
safety. Then he’ll answer your questions and point out immediate
steps you can take. |
| Oct. 26 |
Chris Fontana Executive Director and a
student participant will share Global Visionaries’ mission and
vision with the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah. |
| Nov. 2 |
Club Meeting with Issaquah Rotary
(location TBD) |
| Nov. 9 |
For Key Club Week (Nov. 7-11) both
Issaquah High School and Liberty High School will talk about Key
Club and beyond. Guests: Mary Alice Peng, Bulletin Editor, PNW
Key Club from Skyline High School will talk and present Kiwanis
International Eliminate project with UNICEF, Neo-Natal Tetanus
vaccines and our Division 28 PNW Key Club Ltg and from Issaquah
High School, Kaileen Dougherty will talk about KCCP (Kiwanis
Children Cancer Program). |
| Nov. 16 |
Herb Cartmell will present “Marathon In
the Sky” about Pigeon Racing. He is a member of the Woodinville
Lions club and past President where he started a "Flight for
Sight’ to benefit the Lions Sight and Hearing programs. As a
member of the Board of the American Racing Pigeon Union he has
served the past 16 years as their Constitution and Bylaws
advisor. He was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2004 and was
named Person of the year in 2008 for his work with the 4-H and
developing a youth pigeon program. In 1960 he helped form and
charter the youngest club of record with all teenagers in his
home town of Pasco, WA where the club continues today. Herb
helped charter the Washington State Racing Pigeon Organization
in 1972 and has served on its board and almost every office
since. Besides serving as an officer at the local club and
concourse levels, he continues to serve as a 4-H leader of the
Skypilots Pigeon club. |
| Nov. 23 |
Jan Kincaid Rystrom, RD, CDE Dietitian
will join us for Diabetes Awareness Month. The talk will focus
on the epidemic of type 2 diabetes with an emphasis on
prevention. She will have the free diabetes risk assessment
screenings available to Kiwanis members. |
| Nov. 30 |
Paula Matthysse is a member of the Take
Back Your Meds coalition, which is a group of health
organizations, police, drugstores, local governments,
environmental groups, and others in Washington State who support
medicine take-back programs to reduce access to highly-addictive
drugs, reduce the risk of poisonings, and reduce environmental
contamination. These organizations support creation of a
secure, statewide medicine return program for unwanted medicines
from households that is financed by pharmaceutical manufacturers
and that does not rely on state and local government
funding. Take Back Your Meds and partners are working statewide
to educate the community about product stewardship by
pharmaceutical companies. |
| Dec. 7 |
Business Meeting |
| Dec. 14 |
Jack Berry will discuss the mission of
the Chris Elliott Fund, to end brain cancer through patient
advocacy, education and research. Jack and his wife, Janet,
came to the Sammamish Plateau in 1977. Janet came as the new
Superintendent for the Issaquah School District, Jack came to
find new opportunities after 28 years experience in public
education, including teaching, coaching, high school principal
and CFO in Glendale Arizona. Additionally, Jack has been a
partner in a Taco Bell/Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in the
state of Alabama for five years. Jack is one of the SAMMI Award
founders; (Sammamish Acknowledges Magnificent Moments of
Inspiration); he was president of the Rotary Club of Issaquah
and initiated the Rotary Club of Sammamish, served as the
Assistant Governor for Rotary District 5020. He founded the
Challenge Day race in both Issaquah and Sammamish, and serves on
the Community Advisory Board and Design Team for the new Swedish
Hospital—Issaquah. Jack is a past member of the Sammamish City
Council, having served for ten years as both Deputy Mayor and
Mayor. He has B.A. and M.A. degree in Education from Arizona
State University. Jack and his wife have four grown children,
two living in Issaquah, one in Renton, and his son is in the
U.S. Navy, stationed in Singapore. |
| Dec. 21 |
Club Brainstorm Session #1 – Ways to
raise more money for the community – A full member brainstorm
session to discuss old and new community fundraising programs
for our club. The last brainstorming session in October was fun
and insightful; we came up with new ideas, began a temporary
committee (which will report their findings for a new program),
and the format allowed everyone to contribute their ideas. |
| Dec. 28 |
Club Brainstorm Session #2 – Ways to
raise more money to run the Club - a full member brainstorm
session to discuss old and new administration fundraisers for
our club. As money has gotten tight for everyone we too have
felt the effects. This will be a great opportunity for our club
to examine how we raise money to run it and come up with some
strategies to achieve out financial goals. |
| Date |
Program Description |
| Jan. 13 |
Business meeting and new-member induction |
| Jan. 20 |
Peter Tezlaff, Vice President of
Partnerships, will speak to us about Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Puget Sound. |
| Jan. 27 |
Tent City 4, a mobile homeless
encampment, arrives in Issaquah this month and will be here for
about 3 months. Our club will be hosting one or more dinners
and perhaps other events for Tent City residents. Elizabeth
Maupin, Coordinator of Issaquah Sammamish Interfaith Coalition,
will talk with us about Tent City. |
| Feb. 3 |
Craig Baker owns Bake’s Place at
Providence Point. Bake’s Place has been named one of the top
100 jazz clubs in the world. Craig will “jazz up” our meeting
by talking a little about the history of jazz, his personal
journey, Bake’s Place, and more. |
| Feb. 10 |
Business Meeting |
| Feb. 17 |
Go Huskies! OD Vincent, Sr. Assoc.
Athletic Director at UW, joins us talk about Huskies football,
the stadium, and anything related to Husky athletics. He will
have much to chat about as signing day will have been the week
prior! |
| Feb. 24 |
Matt Huston, HOPE Volunteer Mentor,
presents a program on epilepsy awareness. |
| Mar. 3 |
Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger will be here
to enlighten us about the State of the City during these trying
economic times. |
| Mar. 10 |
Business Meeting |
| Mar. 17 |
Bellevue Community College is now
Bellevue College. Jean Floten, President of Bellevue College,
will be here to talk about all of the new and exciting recent
changes at the college. |
| Mar. 24 |
Joel Connelly, columnist for the Seattle
P-I for 33 years, will share his thoughts on the lack of
civility in public discourse. |
| Mar. 31 |
Scott Garrepy is Director of Corporate
Relations and Director of Development for International Programs
at Washington State University (phew!). Mr. Garrepy joins us to
talk about WSU’s Ripple Effect program, which supports children
and families in developing countries such as in Malawi. For a
preview, go to rippleeffect.wsu.edu. |
| Apr. 7 |
Business Meeting |
| Apr. 14 |
King County Deputy Executive Fred Jarrett
joins us. As Deputy Executive, Mr. Jarrett holds the highest
ranking staff position in the Executive Office. Previously a
state senator, Mr. Jarrett Jarrett also served four terms in the
state House of Representatives, after stints as Mercer Island
mayor and as a city council member. Prior to that, Mr. Jarrett
had a 35-year career at The Boeing Company. |
| Apr. 21 |
Lt. Gov. Harold Erland |
| Apr. 28 |
Frank Blethen of the Seattle Times |
| May 5 |
King County Assessor Lloyd Hara will join
us to talk about residential and commercial property values in
Issaquah. |
| May 12 |
Business Meeting |
| May 19 |
A representative from Harmony Hill
Retreat Center joins us. Located on Hood Canal, Harmony Hill is
a support and resource for people affected by cancer. Harmony
Hill's mission is to improve the quality of life for those
affected by cancer, by providing free support and resources that
inspire renewal. |
| May 26 |
Jess Hasken will enlighten us about Stand
for Children, which bills itself as a grassroots voice to ensure
all children have the opportunity to grow up healthy, educated,
and safe. |
| Jun. 2 |
TBD |
| Jun. 9 |
Business Meeting |
| Jun. 16 |
Mountains to Sound Greenway will join us
to talk about its Heritage Program. |
| Jun. 30 |
Laurie Carlisle brings "Truitt" to speak
about agility training, including videos and a live
demonstration. |
| Jul. 7 |
Bill Vipond returns to finish his
slideshow on mountain climbing. This installment focuses on the
Himalayan culture. |
| Jul. 14 |
Business Meeting |
| Jul. 21 |
Rowan Hinds presents a travelogue from
one his recent adventures. |
| Jul. 28 |
Kathleen Merrill, editor of the Issaquah
Press, and two members if her Beat Staff (high school
journalists) join us today. |
| Aug. 4 |
Karen Abel, executive director of the
non-profit artEAST, will provide an overview of the
organization, its community programs, and its current initiative
to transform the historic Lewis Hardware building on Front
Street into a vibrant and thriving community art center. |
| Aug. 11 |
Business Meeting |
| Aug. 18 |
Economist John Kilpatrick will talk about
the Gulf oil spill. John Kilpatrick is the President and
Managing Member of Greenfield Advisors, and has over 25 years
experience in real estate and business development, statistical
and financial analysis, consulting, teaching, and corporate
finance. |
| Aug. 25 |
Rowley Properties, Inc., presents its
innovative concepts for 90 acres of re-development on its
property in west Issaquah. |
| Sep. 1 |
Joni Balter is a veteran Seattle Times
reporter who has been on the editorial staff 11 years. She is
the political writer for the editorial page covering local,
state and national politics. Today she gives us an insider’s
overview of the current elections. |
| Sep. 8 |
Business Meeting |
| Sep. 15 |
Initiative 1098 – the proposed income tax
– is one of the most controversial statewide initiatives in
years. Joining us today is a representative from the Yes on
1098 campaign and a representative from the Association of
Washington Businesses with the opposing view. Please join us
for this important and informative session. |
| Sep. 22 |
Salmon Days planning |
| Sep. 29 |
The four candidates running for King
County District Court Judge, Northeast Division, for Positions.
The candidates for Position 6 are Michael Finkle and John
O’Brien. The candidates for Position 7 are Donna Tucker and
Larry Mitchell. This is a unique opportunity to meet the
candidates in person and get educated prior to voting. Please
come with questions. |
| Oct. 6 |
Business Meeting |
| Oct. 13 |
Stacy Hutchison will explain how adoption
has changed. Terms like Open vs. Closed; Agency vs. Independent;
make wading through adoption an crazy place. Today there is
communication, pictures and even meetings as is appropriate for
each family and each situation. As a parent that may have a
child or grandchild make an adoption plan for an unplanned
pregnancy - what would this mean to you? |
| Oct. 20 |
Marcelle Allen, full-time blogger and new
Kiwanis member, will demonstrate how to showcase volunteer
projects via social media. She applies her real estate investing
experience to blogging, enjoys interviewing entrepreneurs who
make a difference in the world, and creating social media
campaigns for small businesses. |
| Oct. 27 |
Dixie Swenson will be discussing the
AAUW’s latest research project "Why So Few?" asks why are there
still so few women in STEM occupations. Dixie has been a
teacher, district congressional staff member, political
consultant, law firm administrator, program entrepreneur,
economic development professional, and director of a 5-county
federal and state-funded National Heritage Area. Currently she
is serving as co-President on the National AAUW Public Policy
Committee. |
| Nov. 3 |
Karla Heath (Administrator) and Arlene
Carter (Foundation Director) from Providence Marianwood will
speak about how the only nonprofit short and long-term senior
care provider in East King County serves our region now, and is
preparing for the emerging needs of our aging population. |
| Nov. 10 |
Business Meeting |
| Nov. 17 |
Fred Nystrom, a local publisher since
1985, has served on numerous Boards, including Rotary, the
Chamber and the Issaquah Schools Foundation. In 2004 Fred was
honored by the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah as a “Volunteer of the
year”. On November 17th Fred will be discussing his latest
venture, the conception, launch and development of the Issaquah
Sammamish magazine. |
| Nov. 24 |
Joe Forkner, Engineering Technician and
previous City Council Member, is currently serving as committee
chair for the Central Issaquah Area Plan. Joe will speak on the
final plans as they were presented to the City Council. If you
have questions about the Central Area Plan this will be your
opportunity to get answers. |
| Dec. 1 |
"Saint Nicholas" from Childhood Cancer
Careline. The mission of Childhood Cancer Careline is to
educate, support, serve and advocate for children with cancer,
their families, survivors of childhood cancer and the
professionals who care for them. "Saint Nicholas" will tell
heart-warming stories of children living with cancer and how he
helps by bringing some joy into their lives. |
| Dec. 8 |
Business Meeting |
| Dec. 15 |
Shari Roberts from Delta Society. Delta
Society is a non-profit organization that helps people live
healthier and happier lives by incorporating therapy, service
and companion animals into their lives. Shari will bring her
therapy dog, Misty. |
| Dec. 22 |
Tom Peterson, Noreen Jobe and Margie
Felzer from New Heart Place. New Heart Place provides a
Christ-centered, residential aftercare program for men who have
completed a recognized drug/alcohol treatment program. The
aftercare includes teaching, counseling, and personal guidance
in spiritual formation, emotional and physical wellness, and
vocational development. |
| Dec. 29 |
No program speaker - Traditional Brown
Bag lunch, bring stories to share. |
