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Poudre Valley Community Farms
This Wednesday, September 4, 2024, Dr. Stacy Lischka will explain why a local farming and conservation enterprise, Poudre Valley Community Farms (PVCF), was started in 2016 and how they pursue their three priorities:
1. secure access to land and water for local farmers and ranchers;
2. support conservation agriculture; and
3. foster a connected community of people who grow, eat, and care about food.
Stacy Lischka, the mother of two, grew up on a Wisconsin farm, and with her husband is passionate about using local foods to connect people and nature. As a conservation researcher, Stacy worked for governments and nonprofits nationwide before settling in Northern Colorado. She is a passionate cook and a water sports enthusiast. READ MORE...
During our in-person meeting on August 28, club member Bob Meroney, in his usual entertaining and amusing style, used general definitions and specific examples to introduce us to slang and other euphemisms, past, present, and (with tongue in cheek) the future. To get the presentation off to a suitably intellectual start, Bob gave us a definition of “euphemism”: a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant of embarrassing. Mid-way through his presentation, Bob reminded us of the meaning of “euphemism” using a newspaper cartoon, Non Sequitur, by Wiley: the bottom line, “what makes you think using banal euphemisms is going to change the reality of the situation?” READ MORE...
It’s 1943. WWII rages. The Amache High School (Japanese Internment camp) Valedictorian is preparing his Graduation speech. Searchlights reflect through his windows. Marion Konishi asks himself, “What does America mean to me?” This Wednesday September 4, Lynne Baker will lead the DEI Fellowship’s discussion of Konishi-san’s speech. All are welcome. Discussion will start immediately following the Noon Rotary meeting (approximately 1:15pm) in the Lincoln Center Columbine Room. A few questions: ‘Have we really changed much since 1943?’ ‘Could it happen again?’ ‘Could the 4-way test help?’ Please bring your own questions and join us at 1:15 Wednesday.
The Board of Directors has approved the membership and transfer from the Summit County Rotary Club David "Woody" Woodland. Originally from the UK, Woody holds a PhD in Immunology from the Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology in Freiburg, West Germany. In 1985, he moved to the United States to establish a research career in respiratory immunology at the National Jewish Hospital in Denver, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, and the Trudeau Institute at Saranac Lake, NY. He became a naturalized US citizen in 1993. A scientific consultant since 2017, Woody also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research. A Past Secretary and President of the Summit County club, Woody was named the District 5450 Rotarian of the Year for 2021-22. Having moved to Fort Collins earlier this year, Woody and his wife Dr. Marcy Woodland have two adult children.
The Board of Directors has approved the membership and transfer from the Summit County Rotary Club David "Woody" Woodland. Originally from the UK, Woody holds a PhD in Immunology from the Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology in Freiburg, West Germany. In 1985, he moved to the United States to establish a research career in respiratory immunology at the National Jewish Hospital in Denver, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, and the Trudeau Institute at Saranac Lake, NY. He became a naturalized US citizen in 1993. A scientific consultant since 2017, Woody also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research. A Past Secretary and President of the Summit County club, Woody was named the District 5450 Rotarian of the Year for 2021-22. Having moved to Fort Collins earlier this year, Woody and his wife Dr. Marcy Woodland have two adult children.
