John Patterson. Rotary Club of the Santa Ynez Valley Newsletter. President s Message. The Holidays are upon. Words from the Back Office

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1 TheCogwheel Volume 51, Issues 5 & 6 November/December 2008 RI PRESIDENT D.K. Lee DISTRICT GOVENOR Anil Garg SYV ROTARY BOARD PRESIDENT John Patterson PRESIDENT ELECT Dick Smullen PAST PRESIDENT John Rasmussen SECRETARY Tammy Nichols TREASURER Bertha Foxen SERGAENT AT ARMS Lou Karpf CLUB SERVICE Jeff Little VOCATIONAL SERVICE Randy Jones COMMUNITY SERVICE Philip Boortz INTERNATIONAL SERVICE Bob Hinnrichs MEMBERSHIP Karen & George Johnson PUBLICITY Mary Jo McNamara PROGRAMS Jeff Cotter RI FOUNDATION Butch Phillips COGWHEEL EDITOR Kris Kersten This Issue Presidents Message 1 Team Oaxaca 2, 3, 4 Christmas Party 5, 6, 7 Bell Ringers 8 Santa s Sleigh 9 Food for Thought 10 Rotary Club of the Santa Ynez Valley Newsletter President s Message Words from the Back Office The Holidays are upon us, as is our annual Christmas Party at the Alisal on December 11 th. Fields Park, wonderful We all had a great time. job folks. Butch and The band was wonderful, thanks Jeff! Decem- Randy will have more details including when ber is a busy month, with we will have a dedication. our Oaxaca team coming home, the Party, Bell Ringing, Poinsettia sales and Santa s Sleigh. It is great to see so many of you volunteer to help You might not know that your Foundation has provided a $1,000 grant to the local Support the with these programs. Troops organization. It We could still use some more help for Santa s Sleigh, give Phil Boortz a call if you can assist. Thanks to Ken, Jeff, is a great group that provides care packages for our deployed forces. If you are interested in learning more check out Paul, Bertha, and Phil their web site at for leading these efforts. Our next really big We have reached our goal of raising $5,000 for the memorial to John event will be the 50 th anniversary celebration of the founding of the club. Rasmussen at Sunny It will be March 11 th, at Pea Soup Andersen s, of course. Be sure and put that on your calendar as a must attend. You have all done well this year, you should be proud. We are slightly ahead of our fund raising goals for the year with only the golf tournament remaining in May. So take December 24 th and 31 st off, your club will be dark those days, and rest up for the big push to make dreams real with service above self. (How is that for a Rotary sentence?) Happy Holidays. John Patterson

2 Team Oaxaca Pictures from the Field Page 2 A Panoramic View of the Church at the City Square in Oaxaca, Mexico

3 Team Oaxaca Latrines Page 3

4 All Work and no Play so then we go and Relax! Page 4 Having dinner on the Zocolo in Oaxaca. The view from our hotel in Huatulco. Dave and Bob trying to figure out the menu? Here we make a toast to John Rasmussen!

5 Our Best Christmas Party Ever ; About Time We Had Fun Page 5

6 Our Best Christmas Party Ever ; Check Out Those Smiles! Page 6

7 Our Best Christmas Party Ever ; Thanks Ken and Jeff! Page 7

8 Page 8 A Huge Thanks to All of the Bell Ringers When I joined our club, one of the first events I signed up for was the Bell Ringing. When I came home that day my impression of what the Salvation Army really does had changed. Also, I felt wonderful because I had helped, in a small way, the less fortunate. All of the money collected goes right back into the Santa Ynez Valley in the form of food, clothing and toys. Here is a list of the people who volunteered this year to ring the bell. Jay Cerny, Dick Smullen, Kris Kersten, Dan Powell, Greg Pensa, Miki Holden, Len Dalberg, Phil Boortz, Nelson Owens, Paul Hanberg, Butch Phillips, John Patterson, Jim Johnson, Bertha Foxen, Bob Moir, Deepa Willingham, Tammy Nichols, Lou Karpf and Paul Matthies.

9 Here We Are Doing Our Annual Santa s Sleigh Ride Page 9

10 Page 10 About 20 years ago I decided to make a new deviled egg recipe. I was tired of the normal sweet eggs so I gave my deviled eggs a little oriental twist. Everyone who has tried them wants the recipe, so here it is. You might want to try them for New Years Day. Kris Deviled Eggs Mix all of the ingredients with the egg yolks of 6 hard boiled eggs and stuff egg halves. Food for Thought 6 Hard Boiled Eggs 1/8 tsp. Soy Sauce 1/8 tsp. Prepared Horseradish 1 tsp. Sweet Pickle Relish 1 1/2-2 Tbs. Mayonnaise Add a dash each of the following: Dried Ginger Dried Mustard Garlic Powder Pepper TheCogwheel Note: You may omit the horseradish if you don t like it spicy. After tasting, you may want to add a dash of salt. The Soy sauce is very salty so I use salt sparingly. Yummy! Here is another one of my favorites. My Mom and my Grandmother always made this for the holidays. I have already made one batch for my Brother this Christmas. This will keep for three weeks covered in the refrigerator. Of course it won t last that long! Cranberry Sauce 1-12 oz. pkg whole Cranberries. 1 cup sugar 1 cup water Zest of one large Orange Combine all ingredients in a deep kettle. Bring to a hard boil & stir for 5 minutes. Once the cranberries have popped open, use the side of a large wooden spoon to crush them against the side of the kettle. Pour into a plastic jar; cover, cool and refrigerate. As our year comes to a close, it is time for reflection has truly been a year of many ups and downs. We lost John, who was a true, loving, caring, giving person. From Editor s Thoughts this happening, it has inspired many of us to spend more time giving our Service above Self. With this thought in mind, please be thankful for every day. Each day try to smile and help at least one other person! Let s all have a Happy New Year!