In 1968 the newly formed State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education created the first campus of the Front Range Community College (FRCC) in Denver. Then in 1988, the Larimer County Voc-Tech Center merged with the FRCC, becoming the Larimer Campus of the FRCC.

Signs and balloons will direct you a huge tent on the grassy quadrangle where we will meet for lunch. Or if your office is anywhere close to College Avenue, save oil and take TransFort Route 1, to the FRCC campus. Family and/or friends are welcome, although you are requested to sign up indicating the number of guests you will be bringing.

Dr. James C. Butzek is the vice president of the Larimer Campus, serving as the campus chief executive officer, overseeing all aspects of the operation and representing the campus throughout Larimer County. He was also recently appointed interim vice president of the Boulder County Campus. He has been a community college educator for more than 30 years, and worked as an instructor and administrator at community colleges in three states before coming to the Larimer Campus in November 1999.

Optional! – Beginning July 9 on the FRCC campus, The Front Range Family Theatre Project will be presenting “The Wizard of Oz” directed by John Hill. Outdoor performances will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Admission is free; Please bring your own blankets or lawn chairs. Performances continue July 10 and 11 at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., and at 10:30 a.m. only July 12.

Lets keep the web site information accurate!! Our next directory will come from the information on the web.

After the skit and introduction of the cast, past president Susie Ewing presented Chuck a gift from the club. She also presented flowers to Chuck's wife, Lynn Rutenberg, and to the wife of incomming president, J. J. Bertholf, for their support.

Outgoing president, Chuck Rutenberg, then made some comments about last year. He emphasized the club strategy and the new web site. He also presented past president Susie Ewing with a distinguished service citation.

Bonnie Titley, the acting Sgt. at Arms, inducted the new club officers and directors. The new club officers can be found on the web site. New directors are Tanis Roeder and Garth McCann and new president elect is Melanie Chamberlain. The club thanks outgoing directors, Claude Piche and Stacy Baumgarn. Bonnie also asked the club members to stand and take the oath to support the new club officers.

The program ended with some comments of our new president, Jan Bertholf. He thanked Bonnie Titley for introducing him to our club. He thanked the club for sending him to the International Convention in LA. He summarized the efforts of Rotary to rid the world of Polio and the upcoming efforts to complete the job. And he described the new RI president's motto of, "Make Dreams Real", and the focus on improving the health of the world's children.

The "Chuck Roast"
Scene 1....A Lincolnesque Ballroom in Munchkin Land on the outer edges of OZ
Narrator: Dorothy Root and Burger dazedly enters with her loyal companion, Toto, wandering aimlessly and bewilderedly towards the Podium. As the youngest and most stylish member of Rotary, Dorothy was on her way to a Wednesday noon meeting, and passing through Windsor, a cute suburb of the City of Fort Collins, a.k.a. Chickenville, was swept up in a Tornado and dumped unceremoniously into Munchkin Land. She is immediately "welcomed" by four cutesy Munchkins.

(Dorothy is nattily dressed in an unstylish pinafore with a frilly, absurd apron. Toto is equally stubborn and uncooperative. As a change of pace, the Munchkins are dressed as munchkins.)

Narrator: After determining just why Dorothy is where she is, and what she wants, the Munchkins convince her that she must follow the yellow-brick road to Emerald City to find the Wizard (who is no doubt a former military genius) in order to get out Oz to return to Ft. Collins. Dorothy is quick to catch on, after all, last year she was named "farm-girl/cow-maid" of the year by her Rotary District.

(Frank Moellenhoff Sinatra, the crooner extraordinaire sings "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" as the Munchkins dance part way down the road with Dorothy and Toto.)
Dorothy: "Gosh, Toto, we aren't in Ft. Collins any more!"

Scene II...Dorothy and Toto in the nether reaches of Oz, somewhere on the yellow brick road
Narrator: Dorothy and Toto see a Scarecrow along the road. The Scarecrow, previously a member of defunct Rotary Club, is looking for a Brain, apparently his original brain was left behind at his previous Club. His motto is: "Scarecrows Share." He wants to join Dorothy to ask the Wizard for help. Together, they see a Tin Man who is rusted, and may be incontinent, along the yellow brick road. The Tin Man is needs a heart.. .so he can "Serve above Self of course. He seeks to join the gang and is looking for the Wizard to assist. All Together they proceed down the road.
Narrator: As the is unholy group skips (Skip, damnit!) down the road, they are soon frightened by a Cowardly Lion, truly a first-rate repro-bate. The Lion scares nobody, however, and after berating him around the head and shoulders, determine that he too wants to meet the Wizard to help him find some Courage. . .fat chance,eh? Just look who the lion really is.

Dorothy: "Gosh, Toto, we really aren't in Ft. Collins any more!"

Narrator: As our five travelers move along, suddenly are confronted by a BroomHilda, a Wicked Witch (a flowery, but wilted figure indeed) and her niece, Glynda, (a younger, kinder and more vivacious witch but of equal splendor and loquaciousness). The Witches, although mildly squabbling among themselves, as witches are wont to do these days) lay into Dorothy and the others for not bringing along "new members," for not "raising funds" to find their way out of Oz, for not "working more with needy youth, like the poor munchkins," etc. They also accuse Dorothy of not feeding Toto enough! The Witches threaten to take away Dorothy's coveted "farm girl/cow maid" status if she doesn't abandon the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion, but, hey, Dorothy, if nothing else, is loyal and dependable, and she tells BroomHilda and Glynda to "get lost," which they do. Suddenly, on the horizon, they see Emerald City, and lo and behold, Dorothy immediately had a deep thought: Oh, Toto, she thought. Most people don't realize that large pieces of coral, which have been painted brown and attached to the skull by common wood screws, can make a child look like a deer! After a deep moment of reflection, and great appreciation of her deep and enduring wisdom by the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and Lion, all of them exult (Hey, Exult, please) at the prospect of meeting the Wizard himself. . . .who with a cadre of sympathizers, has been planning to take over Oz, and actually remove Dorothy from the scene.

Now the Wizard is relatively new, and doesn't realize that the Scarecrow already has a brain, and the Tin Man already has a Heart, and the Lion already has courage, and the Wizard immediately accepts them as part of his team to keep Oz moving along nicely. Without their dedicated assistance, Oz would just roll along, just sort of "rotate" with little cogs on its edges like a wheel. . .but together even with the help of a "United Oz," including the munchkins, the witches, and these three characters, Oz will be just fine. He just doesn't need Dorothy and Do Your Ears Hang Low Toto. The Wizard, even though exposed as a Real-Ator (get it?) tells the lovely and alluring Dorothy to close her eyes really tight, think about how she Shared Rotary this year, think about Ft. Collins, and Lincolnesque Ball Room.... and Dorothy is soon home. Thanks, Mr. Wizard. You are sure to Make Dreams Real all year long!

(Judy Moellenhoff Garland, the croonette extraordinaire, then breaks into a fractured version of "Some Where Over the Rainbow " and all Rotary Cogs and Cogettes are encouraged to join in if they can understand the words, All wave goodbye to Dorothy and Toto as they skip (Skip, damnit!) out the door and out of sight.

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, DOROTHY! It's been a great year!! ....

The Roast version of: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

Dorothy, "Chuck"	Munchkin 1, "Brenda"
Munchmin 2, "Melanie"	Flying Monkey, "Bart"
Scarecrow, "Alan"	Tin Man, "Dan"
Cowardly Lion, "Don"	Bad Witch, "Judy"

The Cast
Dorothy - Chuckie Root and Burger
Toto - Mabel Roberts
Munchkins (Eenie, Meenie, Mynie, and Bart): - Susie Ewing, Melanie Chamberlain, Brenda Cams,
Flying Monkey - Bart Kingham
Scarecrow - Alan Ashbaugh
Tin Man - Dan Mackey
Cowardly Lion - Don Unger
Gooder of the 2 Witches, Glynda - Tanis Roeder
Badder of the 2 Witches, BroomHilda - Judy Boggs
Mr. Wizard (of Oz) - Jan Berthoff
Frank Sinatra/Judy Garland - Bill Moellenhoff
Narrator - John deepthots Roberts
Special Thanks, hopefully, to Claude Piche for Special Effects, and to Judy Boggs, Flower Child and the American Academy of Costumeology for outfitting the cast.

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