Welcome Rotarians and Guests !
After the pledge and the prayer announcements were made.
RECYCLING MARFA....Sandra says that this weekend we will need
volunteers to help at the collection site between 2-4 on Saturday.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED at the community gardens 4 P.M. this Sunday. We need to
finish painting the sign as well as do some spring planting.
SPRING FLING BINGO was a big success with more than a thousand dollars
cleared. Dr. J. will thank contributors with an ad in the newspaper
this week. Thanks to Johnny,Sandra,Amy,David,Cory,Rachel,and other
members for their contributions.
CINCO DE MAYO / MARFA FILM FESTIVAL Outdoor screenings will take place
May 2 - 5 at the golf course.
After the Five Way Test the meeting adjourned at the sound of
St. Mary's bells.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Meeting Minutes, April 2, 2008
5:00 at the Tipikiva in the patio of Adobe Moon Restaurant
Welcome Rotarians and Guests
After the pledge and the prayer announcements were made.
We are proud of the sign we put up during the Great Day
of service, but we were not able to complete the painting
of it.
SPRING FLING BINGO IS THIS WEEKEND. We need everyone to
pitch in at 12 o'clock to set up the hall. The City Council
did not give us a waiver or reduction of the rental fee.
David remarked that our appearance and solicitation of a
waiver has caused the council to consider changing the
way they handle waiver requests. Everyone is asked to
turn over the prizes they have collected to Dr. J. so he
can prepare the prize list for the bingo day. Amy will
coordinate the prize groupings.
CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA fundraiser is coming up next.
The group discussed the cascarones, the chicken bingo, the
turtle races, the loteria, and the entertainment.
Pinatas are needed for the pinata party and folkloric
dancers have been hard to line up this late in the year.
Marfa Theater has agreed to present the Battle of Pueblo
re-enactment on the lawn of the courthouse. The fiesta
will start at 6 P.M. and end at 10:00 P.M. because it
is on a Sunday.
Rudy offered his treasurer's review of the Rotary Accounts.
We have to think ahead to the scholarships (1000), the Ryla
awards ($950) and the exchange student fee ($450).
The meeting adjourned with the bells of St. Mary's.
Welcome Rotarians and Guests
After the pledge and the prayer announcements were made.
We are proud of the sign we put up during the Great Day
of service, but we were not able to complete the painting
of it.
SPRING FLING BINGO IS THIS WEEKEND. We need everyone to
pitch in at 12 o'clock to set up the hall. The City Council
did not give us a waiver or reduction of the rental fee.
David remarked that our appearance and solicitation of a
waiver has caused the council to consider changing the
way they handle waiver requests. Everyone is asked to
turn over the prizes they have collected to Dr. J. so he
can prepare the prize list for the bingo day. Amy will
coordinate the prize groupings.
CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA fundraiser is coming up next.
The group discussed the cascarones, the chicken bingo, the
turtle races, the loteria, and the entertainment.
Pinatas are needed for the pinata party and folkloric
dancers have been hard to line up this late in the year.
Marfa Theater has agreed to present the Battle of Pueblo
re-enactment on the lawn of the courthouse. The fiesta
will start at 6 P.M. and end at 10:00 P.M. because it
is on a Sunday.
Rudy offered his treasurer's review of the Rotary Accounts.
We have to think ahead to the scholarships (1000), the Ryla
awards ($950) and the exchange student fee ($450).
The meeting adjourned with the bells of St. Mary's.
Meeting Minutes, March 26, 2006
Welcome Rotarians! 5:00 at the Tipikiva in the Adobe
Moon Restaurant Patio
and Guest....David Beebe
After the pledge and prayer announcements were made.
Johnny Calderon announced he will not take over the
Amvets Post as he had thought earlier.
SPRING FLING BINGO is next weekend on Sunday at 1:00
Keep soliciting the prizes we will need.
SYLVIA ZUBIATE has agreed to cook hamburgers for
people at 1:00 and the Bingo will begin at 2:00.
as ROTARY GREAT DAY OF SERVICE this weekend on Saturday.
Meet at the community gardens at 1:00 to plant the
sign and paint it.
CINCO DE MAYO AND MARFA FILM FESTIVAL Marfa Rotary
will take over the hosting of the Cinco de Mayo fiesta
from the Spanish Club of the High School. For the past
two years the festival has been a good fundraiser
according to Dr. J., who was the faculty sponsor of the
club. The current faculty sponsor has no intention to
make this festival happen. Some time was spent discussing
how to create some synergy and coordination between the
Cinco de Mayo and the Marfa Film Festival. Robin and Cory
are enthusiastic about the Cinco de Mayo fiesta.
Frank Cauble of Fort Davis suggested as a supplier
of portable toilets. Cory has a friend that can bring the
cascarones from San Antonio.
At the end of the meeting David announced his intentions to
become a member.
The meeting closed at the sound of the bells of St. Mary's.
Moon Restaurant Patio
and Guest....David Beebe
After the pledge and prayer announcements were made.
Johnny Calderon announced he will not take over the
Amvets Post as he had thought earlier.
SPRING FLING BINGO is next weekend on Sunday at 1:00
Keep soliciting the prizes we will need.
SYLVIA ZUBIATE has agreed to cook hamburgers for
people at 1:00 and the Bingo will begin at 2:00.
as ROTARY GREAT DAY OF SERVICE this weekend on Saturday.
Meet at the community gardens at 1:00 to plant the
sign and paint it.
CINCO DE MAYO AND MARFA FILM FESTIVAL Marfa Rotary
will take over the hosting of the Cinco de Mayo fiesta
from the Spanish Club of the High School. For the past
two years the festival has been a good fundraiser
according to Dr. J., who was the faculty sponsor of the
club. The current faculty sponsor has no intention to
make this festival happen. Some time was spent discussing
how to create some synergy and coordination between the
Cinco de Mayo and the Marfa Film Festival. Robin and Cory
are enthusiastic about the Cinco de Mayo fiesta.
Frank Cauble of Fort Davis suggested as a supplier
of portable toilets. Cory has a friend that can bring the
cascarones from San Antonio.
At the end of the meeting David announced his intentions to
become a member.
The meeting closed at the sound of the bells of St. Mary's.
Meeting Minutes, March 19, 2008
5:00 Welcome Rotarians and guest: Sharon Berryman
After the pledge and prayer announcements were made.
SPRING FLING BINGO FUNDRAISER
Community service television channel exposure....Johnny
Newspaper publicity in Big Bend Sentinel...Jon
PSA on KRTS community radio station....Rachel
Need to promote the event with posters around town
at the Chamber
at Pueblo Mkt.
at Food Shark
at El Cheapo Liquor store
at Newspaper office
at KRTS Radio station
at Dairy Queen
at Conchita's Restaurant
at Nutrition Center
at Alice's Restaurant
POSTER CREATION SESSION...While we talk we'll work on
posters, with markers and a model of what the poster
ought to look like. Then we divide the posters among us
for posting around town.
ROTARY GREAT DAY OF SERVICE ....March 29th
Our project is to create a sign for the community
gardens project. Felipe Cordero has an old sign he
will donate. Rotary must buy the paint and get the
sign planted in front of the gardens.
PRIZE SOLICITATION FOR THE SPRING FLING BINGO
The group divided the list of donors from last fall
from the three communities of Marfa, Fort Davis and
Alpine.
The group closed the meeting at the bells of St. Mary's.
After the pledge and prayer announcements were made.
SPRING FLING BINGO FUNDRAISER
Community service television channel exposure....Johnny
Newspaper publicity in Big Bend Sentinel...Jon
PSA on KRTS community radio station....Rachel
Need to promote the event with posters around town
at the Chamber
at Pueblo Mkt.
at Food Shark
at El Cheapo Liquor store
at Newspaper office
at KRTS Radio station
at Dairy Queen
at Conchita's Restaurant
at Nutrition Center
at Alice's Restaurant
POSTER CREATION SESSION...While we talk we'll work on
posters, with markers and a model of what the poster
ought to look like. Then we divide the posters among us
for posting around town.
ROTARY GREAT DAY OF SERVICE ....March 29th
Our project is to create a sign for the community
gardens project. Felipe Cordero has an old sign he
will donate. Rotary must buy the paint and get the
sign planted in front of the gardens.
PRIZE SOLICITATION FOR THE SPRING FLING BINGO
The group divided the list of donors from last fall
from the three communities of Marfa, Fort Davis and
Alpine.
The group closed the meeting at the bells of St. Mary's.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
MEETING MINUTES (continued) from 3 / 12 / 08
ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued from previous post)
WRITER IN RESIDENCE:
Mona announced that the International Women's
Foundation will host their first writer in
residence....a Swiss national named
Jim Lojinger.
FILM FESTIVAL:
Robin announced that her Film Festival contacts
in Austin are calling the Marfa Film Festival
on the Cinco de Mayo weekend their "Sister
Festival"
She is working to get "Azul" to perform onstage
that weekend.
PARADE FOR CINCO DE MAYO (SUNDAY)
10 - 15 Volunteers will be needed to help with
the parade. The police department must get on
board and Highland can be blocked for the afternoon
parade.
DONATIONS to the Film Festival:
Can now be made to Marfa Live Arts, a 501C3 org.
(In return,MLA gets a 5% cut of donations)
Please provide a list of people that Robin
could contact for a tax deductible donation.
EXCHANGE STUDENT:
Because of difficulties finding other exchange
student profiles on the district website, Jon
will notify Melissa Metcalf that we will host
Martin Rasmussen if he chooses to come to
spend his exchange year in Marfa.
WRITER IN RESIDENCE:
Mona announced that the International Women's
Foundation will host their first writer in
residence....a Swiss national named
Jim Lojinger.
FILM FESTIVAL:
Robin announced that her Film Festival contacts
in Austin are calling the Marfa Film Festival
on the Cinco de Mayo weekend their "Sister
Festival"
She is working to get "Azul" to perform onstage
that weekend.
PARADE FOR CINCO DE MAYO (SUNDAY)
10 - 15 Volunteers will be needed to help with
the parade. The police department must get on
board and Highland can be blocked for the afternoon
parade.
DONATIONS to the Film Festival:
Can now be made to Marfa Live Arts, a 501C3 org.
(In return,MLA gets a 5% cut of donations)
Please provide a list of people that Robin
could contact for a tax deductible donation.
EXCHANGE STUDENT:
Because of difficulties finding other exchange
student profiles on the district website, Jon
will notify Melissa Metcalf that we will host
Martin Rasmussen if he chooses to come to
spend his exchange year in Marfa.
MEETING MINUTES, March 12, 2008
WELCOME ROTARIANS, and guests!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mona announced the First Hispanic Art Show to take
place in Building 98 during the Cinco de Mayo
festivities. She will invite Dr. Ricardo Aldana
of San Juanito (see below)to do a showing at this
exhibition.
Jon announced that he will meet Michael Degiglio,
the President of Village Farms next week. Jon hopes
to have an opportunity to propose a stronger community
profile for the company in Marfa.
UPDATES:
SISTER CITY INITIATIVE:
Jon reported that the Sister City initiative of
Marfa Rotary is perfectly aligned with the goals
and strategy of Rotary International, which is
the focus on international understanding, goodwill
and peace.
Our leadership in this arena has been noticed by
the community of Alpine, which is now considering
a sister city relationship in the state of Chihuahua
also.
Jon has written to Sol and Lauro Marquez of the
Noritari Cabins in San Juanito, inviting them to
come to Marfa in April.
Dr. Juan Silveyra of San Juanito visited Marfa
last week and is applying for the position of
Medical Director for the Presidio County Health
Clinics. Much of the credit for this goes to
Rudy Garcia, who met Dr. Silveyra during the
Rotary Club visit to San Juanito, and saw in
him a potential candidate to fill this recently
vacated post.
John and Hilary Slaughter, part-time residents
of Marfa, traveled through San Juanito over
this past weekend and presented a box of
Village Farms tomatoes from the club to Sol and
Lauro during their overnight at the Noritari
Cabins in the high Sierras of Chihuahua.
Jon has made contact with Bea Pierce, who is
part owner of the firetruck that sits on the
Pierce Motors lot in Marfa. He wants to find
out if this truck is working and if it could
be donated to the community of Carichi, a
community situated near to San Juanito, and
whose representatives made an appeal for help
in equipping their firefighters during the
Rotary visit to San Juanito in early February.
Mr. Pierce is communicating our interest to
the co-owners of the truck.
CINCO DE MAYO FUNDRAISER:
Robin told the group that the First Annual
Marfa Film Festival has secured a portable
screen and projection system for the outdoor
screening of movies during the festival.
She has also secured permission from TXDoT
to close the highway on Highland street for four
hours on Sunday evening, May 4. This should
allow more space for vendors.
SPRING FLING BINGO
Everyone is reminded to get busy soliciting
prizes for the event on Sunday, April 6.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mona announced the First Hispanic Art Show to take
place in Building 98 during the Cinco de Mayo
festivities. She will invite Dr. Ricardo Aldana
of San Juanito (see below)to do a showing at this
exhibition.
Jon announced that he will meet Michael Degiglio,
the President of Village Farms next week. Jon hopes
to have an opportunity to propose a stronger community
profile for the company in Marfa.
UPDATES:
SISTER CITY INITIATIVE:
Jon reported that the Sister City initiative of
Marfa Rotary is perfectly aligned with the goals
and strategy of Rotary International, which is
the focus on international understanding, goodwill
and peace.
Our leadership in this arena has been noticed by
the community of Alpine, which is now considering
a sister city relationship in the state of Chihuahua
also.
Jon has written to Sol and Lauro Marquez of the
Noritari Cabins in San Juanito, inviting them to
come to Marfa in April.
Dr. Juan Silveyra of San Juanito visited Marfa
last week and is applying for the position of
Medical Director for the Presidio County Health
Clinics. Much of the credit for this goes to
Rudy Garcia, who met Dr. Silveyra during the
Rotary Club visit to San Juanito, and saw in
him a potential candidate to fill this recently
vacated post.
John and Hilary Slaughter, part-time residents
of Marfa, traveled through San Juanito over
this past weekend and presented a box of
Village Farms tomatoes from the club to Sol and
Lauro during their overnight at the Noritari
Cabins in the high Sierras of Chihuahua.
Jon has made contact with Bea Pierce, who is
part owner of the firetruck that sits on the
Pierce Motors lot in Marfa. He wants to find
out if this truck is working and if it could
be donated to the community of Carichi, a
community situated near to San Juanito, and
whose representatives made an appeal for help
in equipping their firefighters during the
Rotary visit to San Juanito in early February.
Mr. Pierce is communicating our interest to
the co-owners of the truck.
CINCO DE MAYO FUNDRAISER:
Robin told the group that the First Annual
Marfa Film Festival has secured a portable
screen and projection system for the outdoor
screening of movies during the festival.
She has also secured permission from TXDoT
to close the highway on Highland street for four
hours on Sunday evening, May 4. This should
allow more space for vendors.
SPRING FLING BINGO
Everyone is reminded to get busy soliciting
prizes for the event on Sunday, April 6.
MEETING NOTES, March 5, 2008
WELCOME ROTARIANS !
Amy Allison and Rudy Garcia stood in for
Jon, who was absent from this meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Jon will attend PETs (President Elect Training
Session)in Albuquerque this weekend.
FUNDRAISER:
The club worked on assignments for soliciting
prizes for the Spring Fling Bingo on Sunday,
April 6.
TREASURER'S REPORT:
Rudy Garcia presented the monthly Treasurer's
report.
Amy Allison and Rudy Garcia stood in for
Jon, who was absent from this meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Jon will attend PETs (President Elect Training
Session)in Albuquerque this weekend.
FUNDRAISER:
The club worked on assignments for soliciting
prizes for the Spring Fling Bingo on Sunday,
April 6.
TREASURER'S REPORT:
Rudy Garcia presented the monthly Treasurer's
report.
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