Kellie Battaglia (Nonprofit Organizations – Development Director), sponsored by Marc Bayliss Official Posting date: 12/18/2018. This is published in accordance with Medford Rotary Club By-Laws Article XIII, Section 5 which states: “Each proposed member’s name will be published in two successive club bulletins. If no written objection to the proposed applicant, stating reasons, is received by… Read More

Elizabeth “Liz” Andersen (Grant Writer), sponsored by Mike Jacobson Official Posting date: 12/10/2018. This is published in accordance with Medford Rotary Club By-Laws Article XIII, Section 5 which states: “Each proposed member’s name will be published in two successive club bulletins. If no written objection to the proposed applicant, stating reasons, is received by the Board… Read More

In accordance with the Medford Rotary Bylaws, the following slate of nominees for the club and foundation boards is proposed to the general membership, to be voted on at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, December 18th at the Rogue Valley Country Club: Club Board of Directors President-elect: Michelle Corradetti Vice-president: Kim O’Gara Four Directors (two… Read More

In 1997 then President Tim Gerking sent Doug Smith, Marc Bayliss and Ed Lassman to help establish Rotary in the Petropavlovsk Kamchatka located in the Far East of Siberia. Over twelve years $18,000,000 of medical, pharmaceutical and humanitarian aid was delivered through our club’s efforts and RI to this isolated region of Russia. Our critical contact and the… Read More

The North Medford High School Choir performed Christmas carols today. It helped to put everyone in the holiday mood.

Last Tuesday was the second in a series of presentations about employing different methods of forest management to mitigate the impacts of wild fires in our region. Our speaker was Darren Borgias, who has worked for 30 years with the Nature Conservancy and is currently the Southwest Oregon Forest Project Director for the Conservancy. He… Read More

Club Meeting: “Riding The Rocket To My Dreams”: – NASA Propulsion Engineer, Norman Chaffee at the NASA Johnson Space Center will talk about growing up in rural Oklahoma to putting a man on the moon, mars and beyond. Norman Chaffee shared parts of his illustrious NASA career with our Rotary Club including visual aids such… Read More

A little bit about guest speaker, David Schott.  David graduated High School in 1965 with Sandy Darland, Ron McUne and Dick Fosbury.  He used to manage a “pack station” at Lake of the Woods.   He was Ex. Director of the Southern Oregon Timber Assoc. and he has is an advocate for putting out forest fires.… Read More

Rotary Meeting Notes for Oct. 2, 2018 Jan Rowe and Laurel Miller discussed the end of life choices and presented information on the history and effect of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act. Recommended movie on subject, “Being Mortal” The purpose of the Death with Dignity Act is to be able to control one’s dying… Read More