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Make Up Opportunities 
 
AM CLUB Hybrid meetings at Venue 31 - Meetings at 7:30 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
 
FALCONER — Meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 AM at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History located at 311 Curtis Street in Jamestown, New York
 
WESTFIELD / MAYVILLE — Currently meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 5pm via ZOOM. Contact Janese Berkhouse at 716-397-8801 for Zoom details.
 
FREDONIA/DUNKIRK
Meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM - Zoom Teleconfrence Meetings - Effective until further notice - Fredonia, NY 14063
 
 
 
Committee meetings or social events can also be used as make-ups.
 
 
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Monday, June 27, 2022, the members of the Rotary Club of Jamestown came together at Moon Brook Country Club to celebrate the events of the past year and honor its out-going President Kevin Sixbey and members and induct its new President John Healy and the Board of Directors.
 
The prime rib buffet, under the direction of MBCC general manager Anthony and of course house manager Deb Swan. The prime beef was delicious, and we finished off the meal with lovely cakes and cupcakes honoring President “Kenny”. (Ask him about it!) Thanks to the Social Committee under the direction of Michelle Jones and Melissa Meyers who did a festive job decorating the tables as well.
 
President Kevin Sixbey called the meeting to order, and all recited the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the singing of the National Anthem, the reciting of the 4-Way Test and the invocation by Sue Jones.
 
President Kevin addressed the audience with deep gratitude to all the members for attending the meetings either in-person or by ZOOM. He thanked all the committees for the tremendous projects that were undertaken this year, especially the Centennial Anniversary Gift to the City of Jamestown and Mike Roberts and John Healy and Ruth Lundin for bringing it to fruition.
 
He thanked Ruth for establishing the DEI Committee and Diana Meckley for her leadership of the Literacy Committee, finding new ways to share and improve literacy in our community.
 
The Membership Committee under Tory Irgang’s direction brought several new members, one who was inducted later in the meeting with two more joining in July and additional candidates currently being reviewed.
 
Many kudos to Kirk Young and the Program Committee for all the interesting topics that were presented to us during the past year.
 
Kevin finished by thanking all the members for making Rotary what it is and for the opportunity to serve as President.
 
The 50/50 raffle was $60.00 and for the life of me, I can’t remember who won!
 
KRISTIN MELVILLE INDUCTED NEW MEMBER
 
Kristin Melville, Executive Director of the WCA Foundation was inducted into membership of the Rotary Club of Jamestown by President Kevin Sixbey. Kristin was sponsored for membership by Stacey Hannon, owner, and Publisher of The Jamestown Gazette.
 
Kristin grew up in Jamestown and returned to her hometown after spending the past 25 years in Maine as a fundraising professional. She is a graduate of the State University College of New York at Fredonia as well as Jamestown Community College.
 
Melville, center, was presented with her Rotary pin by Stacey, while President Kevin presented her with her membership plaque.
 
 
FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN GREG JONES PRESENTED PAUL HARRIS FELLOW AWARDS
 
Steve Sandberg was honored with his third Paul Harris Fellow Award at the annual recognition dinner.
 
Sandberg has been a Rotarian since 1995 and served as President of the Club in 2010-2011. He was President of Sandberg Kessler Architecture & Engineering, PC, founded in 1991 and provided comprehensive design services for educational, municipal. and institutional clients in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. A graduate of South Carolina’s Clemson University, Sandberg has received awards for projects such as the Harvey C. Fenner Elementary School in Falconer, the Frewsburg Central Middle/High School, and the Brocton Central School.
 
After his retirement, Sandberg took an active role in leading the Vocational Service Committee and developed a relationship with the JHS Business Department for the Club to participate in mock interviews with JHS students to prepare them for the workplace.
 
He was a leader in developing the formula that our Club uses to see that its earned funds go to support Rotary’s goals in a consistent and balanced manner.
 
In turn, Sandberg presented his wife Pat with a Paul Harris Fellow Award. Pat devoted her working life to a career in nursing. He stated, “I can’t think of anything more honorable than being committed to caring for other people. Nursing is a way of life for my wife – in the care she shows for me and her family and friends, in the respect she has for the rights of others and in the care, she shows for our earth.”
 
Sandberg and his wife Pat, have three grown sons and two grandchildren.
 
 
NEW OUTBOUND ROTARY EXCHANGE STUDENTS
RECEIVE BRENDA MORROW SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
 
Youth Services Chairman of the Rotary Club of Jamestown, Cheri Krull, presented Josie Mason and Soren Kaiser each with $750 Brenda Morrow Scholarships to help defray their travel and visa expenses as they prepare to travel to Spain and France respectively for one year of study. President Kevin indicated his delight that at last the Rotary Youth Exchange Program was able to resume after Covid lockdown.
 
Josie just graduated from Jamestown High School and Soren has been home schooled and will be co-sponsored by the Buffalo Sunrise Club as well as our Club.
 
The Morrow Scholarship was established at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation in memory of Brenda Morrow who was killed in a fatal boating accident on our lake after returning from her year of Rotary study abroad.
 
 
JONESES RECEIVE ROTARY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
 
Sue and Greg Jones were honored by President Kevin with the Club’s Distinguished Service Award for their “Unselfish Commitment and Dedication to the Club’s Foundation Committee” for the past five years.
 
Greg has been Foundation Committee Chairman and Sue has assisted him during that time though their commitment to the Rotary Club of Jamestown has been far longer. Greg Joined Rotary in 1974 and has served on many committees as well as serving as President in 2001-2002, including 30 years’ service as Sergeant at Arms.
 
Sue joined the Club in 2000 and is currently co-chairman of the Public Relations Committee as well as serving as Club Historian. She served as President in 2011-2012.
 
The couple have a long history with the Club and during Greg’s tenure as President he planned a Caribbean cruise for club members to participate in and later the couple were able to travel to New Zealand for 15 days as part of a Rotary Group Study Exchange. They planned and welcomed New Zealanders to Jamestown six months later for reciprocal international studies.
 
Truly a Rotary family, their son was a member of the Club, daughter-in-law Michelle is presently a member and committee chair, their granddaughter was an exchange student to Kanazawa, Japan and family members hold numerous Paul Harris Fellow Awards.
President Kevin stated, “Both are ready to jump in and help without hesitation. Both have a long track record with Rotary, and I wouldn’t dare to try and list all their many ways of service.”
 
 
RUTH LUNDIN HONORED WITH ROTARY SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD
 
President Kevin presented Ruth Lundin with the Club’s Service Above Self Award at the annual Dinner.
 
Sixbey stated, “you have helped me personally and the club specifically, by the work you have done this year.” Lundin started and chaired the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee; led the Vision Committee; organized the Hands-on Neighborhood cleanup; worked on the North Main Street Sign Project; served on the Communications Committee; served as Vice-President of the Board; set up a kid’s activity area at Octoberfest; and numerous other activities.
 
In honoring Lundin, President Sixbey said, “her endless energy and a constant willingness to do more is amazing. Her first words are always, ‘How can I help?’, ‘what do you need?’, ‘I have an idea,’ ‘can we do this?’ Volunteers in service organizations are the lifeblood of the group, little to nothing happens without good hard-working volunteers. Service leadership by example is why Ruth Lundin received this Award for Service Above Self.
 
 
LISA GOODELL NAMED ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR
 
President Kevin presented Lisa Goodell with the Club’s Rotarian of the Year Award.
 
Sixbey stated, “Lisa is a member who is always working on behalf of the Club. The work she does is essential to the successful operations of the Club in both normal Club duties and the extra duties she takes on. For the most part, much of the work done by Lisa flies under the radar, until one stops to think about it. There is no way to say thank you enough – Lisa Goodell.”
 
Lisa is Secretary to the Board of Directors, but always performs additional duties on a regular basis. Lisa is the first person to greet members at every meeting at the welcome table and takes attendance and lunch payments. Each month and every electronic vote of the Board, she provides exceptional records. She helps to keep the Board organized and makes a myriad of reports to the District and Rotary International.
 
Lisa was presented with a clock inscribed with the Rotary logo in symbolic recognition for all the time she gives to the organization.
 
 
JOHN HEALY INDUCTED PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF JAMESTOWN
 
John Healy was inducted President for the 2022-2023 year of the Rotary Club of Jamestown by Board Member Joni Blackman. 
 
Healy is Assistant Director of the Builders Exchange of the Southern Tier, Inc. (BEST) and Vice President of American Digital Services, LLC., (ADS).
 
Builders Exchange of the Southern Tier is a not-for-profit commercial construction trade organization serving the commercial industrial, and government construction industry in the Southern Tier of New York through online plan room access, construction information OSHA safety training, and programs to its members. American Digital Services include digital archiving and electronic records management for commercial construction, public works departments, municipalities, educational institutions, and the legal field.
 
Healy has more than 16 years of experience in the construction industry including architecture/engineering, construction administration, estimating, and project management of educational, health care, commercial, utility and infrastructure projects.
 
His educational background includes an MBA from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a BA from the University of Mount Union. While playing football at Mount Union, Healy helped the Raiders to a 55-1 record and three NCAA Division III national championships. He is a certified Project Management Professional.
 
In addition to his presidency of the Rotary Club of Jamestown he is executive secretary of the Jamestown YMCA Board of Directors. and President of the Yost-Crest Association’s Neighborhood Social Group.
 
Healy and his wife Betsy (Myott, granddaughter of former long-time member Pete Kote) live in Bemus Point with their four sons: Will, Luke, Sam, and Charlie.
 
Healy then inducted the Board of Directors of the Club to include President-Elect, Ruth Lundin; Vice-President, Marion Beckerink; Secretary, Lisa Goodell; Treasurer, Joni Blackman; and Past-President, Kevin Sixbey; as well as Directors Steven Sandberg, Marion Beckerink, Ruth Lundin, and Melissa Meyers.
 
Absent were Directors Kathy Burch, Russ Webb, Kirk Young, Chris Anderson, Irene Dobies and Michelle Jones.
 
PHOTO CAPTIONS:
Left to right: Past President, Kevin Sixbey; President, John Healy, and Board Treasurer, Joni Blackman.
 
Rotary Club Board Members inducted include left to right: front row: Ruth Lundin, Joni Blackman, Melissa Meyers, Marion Beckerink, and Lis Goodell. Back row: Kevin Sixbey, John Healy and Steve Sandberg.
 
KEVIN SIXBEY HONORED WITH ROTARY PAUL HARRIS FELLOW AWARD
 
Kevin Sixbey joined the Rotary Club of Jamestown in October 2015 and recently completed his 2021-2022 term as President of the organization. He has served on the Board of Directors since 2018 in addition to leading several committees.
 
During his year of leadership of the Club he dealt with the difficulties of COVID and successfully managed both in person and ZOOM meetings of the organization. Also, during the past year, the Club established a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, as well as a very active Literacy campaign including laundromat lending libraries and participating in the Jamestown Public Schools district-wide read and soon to come to fruition after 20 years – a new North Main Street “Welcome to Jamestown, NY” sign, a special Centennial Anniversary project of the Club.
 
Kevin is an insurance producer, licensed in property and casualty, life, health, and accident. He has earned certifications as a Commercial Lines Coverage Specialist (CLCS) and Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS). He is currently working with J. Edwards Insurance Agency, Inc.
 
Kevin and his wife Megan along with their son Ben live in Jamestown. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, spending time on Chautauqua Lake, and is a founder of the Chautauqua Lake Rowing Association where he can be found coaching new rowers.
 
The Club’s new President, John Healy, presented Sixbey with a Paul Harris Fellow Award in recognition of his stellar leadership of the Rotary Club of Jamestown during 2021-2022.
 
 
CALLING ALL GOLFERS!!!!!!
 
he Rotary Club of Jamestown invites all golfers, male and female of varying degrees of ability to join in the fun at the 27th Annual Rotary Charity Golf Classic. The tournament will be held at Moon Brook Country Club on Monday, August 29 with a shotgun start at 11:30AM.
The tournament benefits Rotary’s many projects in our local community as well as International Rotary projects involving youth, and the health and welfare of all nations.
 
The cost is $150.00 per player which includes greens fees, cart, lunch on the course, dinner, and prizes.
 
Beverages will be available on the course as well. There will be two formats playing – SCRAMBLE or 2 BEST BALLS of 4 – each foursome decides which format they would like to play. All fees must be paid in full BEFORE the start of play and entry forms must be submitted by August 12.
 
Sponsorships are available at four levels and each memorial sponsor will have a sign on the course and receive recognition in the event program and in the Post-Journal.
 
PLATINUM MEMORIAL SPONSOR           $1,000 (includes 1 foursome)
GOLD MEMORIAL SPONSOR                  $   500 (includes 2 players)
SILVER MEMORIAL SPONSOR                 $   250 (includes 1 player)
BRONZE MEMORIAL SPONSOR               $   100 (signage only)
 
Questions? Contact Mike Bird at (716) 487-1111 extension 201.
 
This is a unique opportunity for everyone to play this prestigious golf course in Western New York and contribute to a world-wide organization doing good for all people.
 
This year. The 27th Annual Rotary Golf Classic will honor Rotarian Paul Wahlstrom, 91, of 1992 Camp. St. Ext., who passed away May 13, 2022, in his home.
He was born in Jamestown and was married for 67 years to Beverly Olson Wahlstrom. He is survived by his son, Steven, a retired electrical engineer with the BPU. Sadly, his daughter Debra Nickerson of Dewittville who passed away two days after Paul on May 15. He is also survived by four grandchildren and two great grandchildren and a sister Alice Carlson, who was married to Rotarian Marsh Carlson, who owned B&E Electric. Paul’s sister Helen Weaver, who was also married to Rotarian J. Emerson Weaver, predeceased him as well.
 
A lifelong resident of Jamestown, Paul graduated from JHS in 1949 and the IBEW Local 106 Electrical Apprentice Program. He was an apprentice electrician at Ahlstrom Schaeffer Electric and when the time came for Mr. Ahlstrom to retire, Paul bought his interest in the business and then purchased Mr. Schaeffer’s interest upon his retirement. When Wahlstrom retired he had organized the turnover of the business to John Dale. Growing and maintaining his business was extremely important to Wahlstrom and he was delighted for his legacy to continue with Dale.
 
Family was hugely important to Paul Wahlstrom. He grew up on Camp St. and with the help of his brother Arthur, built a home across the street from their parents. In turn, Paul helped Arthur build his home next door. Eventually, Paul facilitated his son’s purchase of one of the homes in the family enclave in later years as well. Debra and her family lived in one of the homes until moving to Dewittville and Paul’s wife Beverly still lives in the Wahlstrom home.
 
During all this time, Paul was very involved in his grandchildren and great grandchildren’s lives, attending all their sporting events and supporting them in all their endeavors.
 
Paul Wahlstrom LOVED the game of golf! He was a former member of Moon Brook Country Club, South Hills Country Club and Cable Hollow golf courses. After retiring, Paul and his wife wintered in Northport Florida and bought a home on a golf course there where he played at least every other day in the early morning, maintaining a steady handicap, and filling his home with many trophies and golf awards.
 
Paul was an active Mason for 55 years where he held many offices and acquired his 33rd degree as well serving as a past Commander in Chief.
 
Paul held Rotary in very high regard and was a member of the Rotary Club of Jamestown for 53 years and was named an Honorary member in his later years. He was recognized as a three-time Paul Harris Fellow, denoting his significant financial support of Rotary’s work throughout the world.
 
The Steve Wahlstrom family opened their home to Australian Rotary Exchange student Sara Sullivan in 2006-2007 and she became life-long friends with the Wahlstrom’s daughter Sara. Both girls had leg injuries requiring surgery and were hospitalized at the same time. They then recuperated together on the couches in the Wahlstrom home.
 
Today, Sara Wahlstrom and spouse Oscar Gonzalez Martinez have combined their names (she is known as Sara Wahltinez) and now are busy exploring all of Australia.  Sara is a world-renowned veterinary expert in the invertebrate health and wellness of Sea Stars. She is presently doing research for her Ph. D at the University of Florida at Gainesville. Sara graduated from Malone University and The Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine. The Rotary Club of Jamestown is proud to have participated in her education by presenting her with a scholarship for three years.
Oscar is employed by GOOGLE and privately developed a tool for COVID data collection now being used by Stanford, Harvard and Yale and now being fostered by his employer.
 
Sister Lynn Wahlstrom owns Lyndiana Acres, LLC in Indiana and breeds and raises Velveteen Lop-eared rabbits, registered Nubian Goats and Icelandic Sheep Dogs for sale and produces wonderful soaps.
 
Truly an exceptional Rotary family!
 
 
Falconer, Greater Jamestown AM and Jamestown Rotary Clubs have bought out July 9 Tarp Skunks Game
 
The Jamestown Tarp Skunks home game on Saturday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m. will be a Community Buyout Night presented through the combined efforts of the Rotary Club of Falconer, the Rotary Club of Greater Jamestown AM, and the Rotary Club of Jamestown. All tickets for that night’s game will be free to the public courtesy of these local Rotary Clubs.
 
The three local Rotary Clubs have supported the local team in the past and are eager to widen their support to include the entire community.
 
Tickets are available from all Rotary Club members as well as many local businesses and they will be available outside the stadium prior to the first pitch at 6:30pm.
The Rotary Club of Falconer meets for a breakfast meeting the first and third Thursday of the month at the Falconer Firemen’s Exempt Hall at 1 Coleson Drive in Falconer. Meetings begin at 7:00 AM. The Falconer Club has partnered with the Village of Falconer on an annual Spring Clean Up, the Santa Parade the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and Christmas 25 Days of Reading including the library as another partner. And of course, this Club is well known for their past and on-going work with Falconer Park which is due for an updating.
 
The Rotary Club of Greater Jamestown AM meets every second and fourth Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., in person and on Zoom, at VENUE 31 on First Street. This Club’s community service projects include their Bundle Them Up coat project in conjunction with the Salvation Army and Highway Cleanup on a portion of Route 60 four times each year. They have installed a playground for the Eastside YMCA and supplied game equipment, including a pool table and a ping pong table. They have built two women’s sewing centers in Thailand to preserve the traditional cloth weaving and provide sustenance for struggling families. Every Fall they sponsor a Buffalo Bills Football Party and, in the past, have also produced a Fine Dining Book. This year the Club has been raising funds for Royal Family Kids Camp.
 
The Rotary Club of Jamestown meets every Monday at Noon in person and by ZOOM at the Doubletree Hotel for lunch. The meeting and speaker are completed by 1:15 p.m. The Jamestown Club sponsored the other two clubs and just recently celebrated the Centennial of its own chartering. In the past, the membership has been very involved in many local and international projects including the founding of Moon Brook Country Club, the establishment of the Community Chest (now the United Way), support of the Boys and Girls Club, the Reg Lenna Civic Center, JCC Scholarships, the National Comedy Center, the UPMC Emergency Dept. and since the 1980s have sponsored a Camp Onyahsa experience for the developmentally disabled in conjunction with The Resource Center.
 
The Rotary Club of Jamestown has sponsored several projects at the Cambodia Academy, many literacy projects in local schools, libraries, and churches, local Covid relief funds, remodeling an immunization clinic in Karachi, Pakistan, establishing a cafeteria in a Tanzania school, clean water wells in several countries and of course the sponsorship of two incoming and outgoing foreign exchange students. The Club is about to unveil its Centennial Project - the new entry sign for the City of Jamestown to be built where Route 60 enters North Main Street.
 
Each of the local Clubs are deeply invested in supporting their community and their world, as are all 1.4 million Rotarians worldwide, as the Rotary slogan says, “Serve to Change Lives”. Members of the local Clubs will each have a display at the game to showcase their activities and answer questions about membership.