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Cat TaleCat TaleCat TaleCat Tale District 5170 Club #487 Chartered 1924 Volume #28 Issue #50 December 13, 2016

ANNUAL LOS GATOS HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL CONCERT

the College of Education in the same university and in 1998 received its Thomas Award for

outstanding contributions as an educator.

Mrs. Riley joined the Los Gatos Union School District as a music teacher in 2006, teaching

general and vocal music in grades K-5 and serv-

ing as Choir Director of R. J. Fisher Middle

School for seven years. Her audition choirs have received no less than Unanimous Superior

ratings at CMEA festivals and Superior ratings

at Music in the Parks festivals. In her current

role as Choral Director of Los Gatos High School, Mrs. Riley teaches Choir, Orchestra,

and AP Music Theory.

She is married to James Riley and has a pre-

schooler, Gabriel. They live in San Jose.

Maricel Riley has been teaching vocal and choral music for 22 years. She earned her Bachelor in

Education in Music, P.E., and Health, graduating

cum laude in 1991 from the University of San Agustin, Philippines. In 1993, Mrs. Riley was

chosen as a youth diplomat and traveled around

Southeast Asia and Japan to promote friend-

ship and mutual understanding among nations,

serving as music director of the delegation.

Maricel went on to earn a Doctor of Education

degree from the University of LaSalle, Philip-

pines, and was awarded the Outstanding Doc-toral Dissertation for her experimental study

entitled “The Effects of the Gestalt-Centered

Approach in the Learning of Students in Music”. She served as a professor for eleven years in

Maricel Riley conducting the

Los Gatos High School

Choir

Gordon Levin

SANTA'S HELPERS: Judy Rodriguez On Saturday they visited six families

with 25 children, six mothers, & two fathers.

Helper Team:

Wes Sadumiano

Annmarie Valle Judy Rodriguez

Gordon Levin

Julian Rodriguez

Greg Butterfield

Madeline Smith (not shown)

Dave Downey (not shown)

See electronic page 5 for sister Rotary club meeting

places/times. See page 6 & 7 for new member photos.

MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY

Today, the Nominating Committee presented

its slate of nominees for the governance of the Club. No nominations were made from the

floor. Voting to approve the incoming officers,

directors and chairs will be held on Tuesday,

December 20, 2016 at the regularly scheduled meeting.

The slate is as follows:

President, 2018-2019, Andrew Howard

Vice President, 2017-2018, Tom O'Donnell

Treasurer, 2017-2018, Ed Bowen Assistant Treasurer, 2017-2018, Dan Snyder

Secretary, 2017-2018, Andrew Stearns

Ass’t. Secretary, 2017-2018, Paul Mudgett

Sargeant at Arms, 2017-2018, Russ Klein

Board of Directors, 2017-2019

Colin Duerson

Greg Smith

Greg Gentile

Scholarship Foundation, 2017-2020

Rob Chaykin

Investment Committee

2016-2019, Carol Abela (replacing Cathy Schumacher)

2017-2020, Larry Jinks

Andrew V. Stearns, Club Secretary

Members of the Nominating Committee were Mike Norcia (Chair), Andrew Stearns,

John Colwell, Tom O'Donnell, and Grady

Jeter.

President Tony presented a certificate commemorating the gift of a wheelchair

in Merical Riley’s name.

Editor Grady Jeter Photos Don d’Arms

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Dec 20 “Humanity’s Last Stand” — Nan Su

Dec 27 “Silicon Valley Clean Energy

Organization”

Vice Mayor Bob Rennie

Jan 3 “Ghosts — Images of War”

Carrie Zeidan

Jan 10 Grail Family Services

Gabriela Alvarado

Jan 17 TBD

UPCOMING EVENTS

Jan 28 Annual CrabFest and Auction St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

Saratoga

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Meeting

Presiding

President Tony James

Pledge

Art Rabitz

Invocation

John Pencer

WE CARE We hear from Eric Eberle that Dick

Irion is recovering from a broken arm sus-tained in a slip and fall at the Presidents

Brunch. Fortunately, there was no head injury.

BIRTHDAY TABLE — Andrea Lee

Manizheh Zand *

Cathy Schumacher *

AnnMarie Valle

Amy Potts Greg Gentile *

Judy Rodriguez

Madeline Smith * Wes Sadumiano

Dick Irion *

Colin Duerson

* Not Present

Rotary Club of Los Gatos

P. O. Box 1018

Los Gatos, CA 95031

Return Requested

Rotary Club of Los Gatos Cat Tale Bulletin Committee Chair: Don d’Arms

Editors: Grady Jeter, Sarita Johnson,

Julian Rodriguez, Wes Sadumiano,

Ron Smith, Patti Van der Burg.

Photography: Art Beddeson, Ron Cassel,

Don d’Arms, Kamyar Negari .

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Publication Deadline: Wednesdays at 5

TUESDAY

MOUNTAIN VIEW

Historic Adobe Bldg.

Moffett Field SANTA CRUZ Sunrise

7:15 am De La Viega Golf

CAMPBELL / S.J. West

Eastfield Ming Quong Ctr 251 Llewellyn Ave

SUNNYVALE

Lookout Rest. Muni Golf

GILROY Elks Lodge 2765 Hecker Pass Rd

FREMONT

Massimo’s Re staurant

MONDAY

PALO ALTO

Ming’s Restaurant

1700 Embarcadero Road MILPITAS

Embassy Suites Hotel

901 E. Calaveras

SCOTTS VALLEY Hilton Hotel

All meeting times 12:15 pm Unless noted otherwise Los Gatos Lodge

50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd

THURSDAY

SAN JOSE Sunrise

This club no longer meets

ALMADEN VALLEY Boulder Ridge Golf

1000 Old Quarry

SANTA CLARA

Hilton Santa Clara 4949 Great America Pwy

SAN JOSE EAST

Ranch Golf Club

4601 Hill Top View

Web site addresses:

Los Gatos

http://www.losgatosrotary.org

District

http://www.rotary5170.org

International

http://www.rotary.org/

FRIDAY

SAN JOSE North

HP Pavilion Arena

SARATOGA Community Center / 12 n

SANTA CRUZ

Elk’s Lodge / 12:10 pm

Los Gatos Lodge

50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd

WEDNESDAY

SUNNYVALE Sunrise

7:00 am Le Boulanger

LOS GATOS Morning 7:15 am Los Gatos Lodge

50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd

SAN JOSE Summit Ctr

4th & San Fernando CUPERTINO

Quinlan Comm. Center

WATSONVILLE

Elk's Lodge MORGAN HILL

Morgan Hill Comm. Center

FELTON / San Lorenzo

Mt. Hermon Ctr. / 7 am

Rotary Club of Los Gatos Cat Tale Bulletin Committee Chair: Don d’Arms

Editors: Grady Jeter, Sarita Johnson, Julian Rodriguez, Ron Smith,

Wes Sadumiano and Patti Van der Burg.

Photography: Art Beddeson, Ron Cassel, Don d’Arms, Kamyar Negari.

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FRIDAY

SAN JOSE North

HP Pavilion Arena

SARATOGA Community Center / 12 n

SANTA CRUZ

Elk’s Lodge / 12:10 pm

Los Gatos Lodge

50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd

WEDNESDAY

SUNNYVALE Sunrise

7:00 am Le Boulanger

LOS GATOS Morning 7:15 am Los Gatos Lodge

50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd

SAN JOSE Summit Ctr

4th & San Fernando CUPERTINO

Quinlan Comm. Center

WATSONVILLE

Elk's Lodge MORGAN HILL

Morgan Hill Comm. Center

FELTON / San Lorenzo

Mt. Hermon Ctr. / 7 am

TUESDAY

MOUNTAIN VIEW

Historic Adobe Bldg.

Moffett Field SANTA CRUZ Sunrise

7:15 am De La Viega Golf

CAMPBELL / S.J. West

Eastfield Ming Quong Ctr 251 Llewellyn Ave

SUNNYVALE

Lookout Rest. Muni Golf

GILROY Elks Lodge 2765 Hecker Pass Rd

FREMONT

Massimo’s Re staurant

THURSDAY

SAN JOSE Sunrise

Club no longer meets

ALMADEN VALLEY Boulder Ridge Golf

1000 Old Quarry

SANTA CLARA

Hilton Santa Clara 4949 Great America Pwy

SAN JOSE EAST

Ranch Golf Club

4601 Hill Top View

Web site addresses:

Los Gatos

http://www.losgatosrotary.org

http://www.clubrunner.ca/losgatos

District

http://www.rotary5170.org

International

https://rotary.org

SISTER ROTARY CLUB MEETING TIMES AND PLACES

MONDAY

PALO ALTO

Ming’s Restaurant

1700 Embarcadero Road MILPITAS

Embassy Suites Hotel

901 E. Calaveras

SCOTTS VALLEY Hilton Hotel

All meeting times 12:15 pm Unless noted otherwise Los Gatos Lodge

50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd

As the Cat Tale will again be published on our web site, we will cease posting new member info and member address cor-

rections in the Cat Tale, for privacy reasons. For this information, use the Clubrunner Members Area, which is NOT

avai lable to the public.

MEMBER INFORMATION

MEMBERS INDUCTED

Neal Mudgett

Michelle Behr Jack Chevlen

James Park

Canan Sonuk

Michael Bisbee

Margaret Smith Madeline Smith

IN FY 2015-2016

Leola Edmond

MEMBERS INDUCTED

Geraldine Arce

Angelique Pimentel Henry Vitkovich

Joyce Cordi

Dick Konrad

David Karwowski

Marty Fishman

IN FY 2015-2016

Ketan Shah

IN FY 2016-2017 MEMBERS INDUCTED

MEMBERS INDUCTED

Gordon Levin

Greg Butterfield

Chad Clemings

Janice Gali

Amy Potts

AnnMarie Valle

Patti Van der Burg

Cathy Schumacher Kathy Murtfeldt

IN FY 2014-2015

Shane Rogers

ROTARY CLUB OF LOS GATOS

2016-2017 OFFICERS

President Tony James

President-Elect Suzanne Boxer-Gassman

Vice President Grady Jeter

Secretary Andrew Stearns

Assistant Secretary Paul Mudgett

Treasurer Dan Snyder

Assistant Treasurer Ed Bowen

Immediate Past President Rodg Griffin

ROTARY CLUB OF LOS GATOS

2016-2017 DIRECTORS

Club Meetings Director Andrew Howard Membership & Communications Director Charles Erekson

Club Events Director Dan Doore Community Relations Director Amy Potts

Youth Services Director Wes Sadumiano International Service Director Grady Jeter

Rotary International Foundation Co-Chair Avis La Grone Rotary International Foundation Co-Chair Dan Snyder

Sergeant-at-Arms Russ Klein Rotary International President John F. Germ

Rotary District 5170 Governor Jeff Orth Assistant District Governor for Area 8 Hung Wei