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BRENTWOOD ROTARY CHR NICAL VOL. 1, NO. 5 THE BRENTWOOD ROTARY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated Confucius

Friday, February 22 Brentwood Community Center (see page 2)

Seana Fippen President-Elect Nominee

Brentwood Rotary

Monday, June 24

Seana is a local business owner, entrepreneur and volunteer – she is one of the founders and co-owners of the Red Box Business Solutions and serves as The Public Relations Director for The Rotary Club of Brentwood. Seana received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Finance, with an emphasis on Information Systems. Her postgraduate work included her Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Certification.

She has served on several local non-profit and advisory boards over the last 10 years. She has especially enjoyed serving for The Rotary Club of Brentwood. While making a difference is what our club is all about.

She believes it is our members who make our club so phenomenal. Her favorite service project is the Kohl’s Back-to-School Shopping and the Home Team.

Seana is truly grateful to raise a family, work, play and serve in here in Brentwood. Her husban,d Brett, volunteers for local youth sports programs. Her son Aidan is in leadership at Bristow Middle School and her daughter Ava serves as the President of the Loma Vista Elementary. President-Elect Seana’s goal is always to work-hard, lead and inspire with a solid balance of professionalism, grace and humor.

Seana lives by three specific quotes daily:

“Trade your expectations for appreciation” Tony Robbins

“Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know”x H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“You will regret the things you didn’t do more than the ones you did” Mark Twain

The Rotary Club of Brentwood has electe President-Elect Nominee through the end of June and President-Elect for the 2019-20 year.

MEETINGS

February 4 – Gus ina

February 11 – Chief Tom Hanson

February 17 Rotary Club of the Delta

30th Anniversary Party (RSVP)

February 18 - Dark Presidents Day

February 19 – Board meeting

February 22 – Poker Tournament

February 25 – Bryan Montgomery Oakley City Manager

March 15 – Chamber Gala Citizen/Business of the Year

Spring District Assembly - Chico

Wesley Olson, President 2018-19 ✦ Richard Inglis, President-Elect 2018-2019

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Brentwood Rotary

SpotlightWe proudly present our Brentwood Rotary

Member Spotlight with one of our new members,

Jason FletcherJason grew up in Brentwood, CA and went to Liberty High School. He completed his undergraduate degree at San Diego State University majoring in Civil Engineering. He served six years enlisted in the United States Coast Guard performing missions of search and rescue and homeland security. Jason worked as a field Engineer for a bridge contractor before deciding to obtain his California Teaching Credential from Sacramento State University. He taught high school Geometry and Physics for four years at Freedom High School in Oakley. He enjoyed teaching, but also had aspirations to be self-employed and decided to pursue that journey. He is the owner and a technician for my company Gold Coast Appliance Service, LLC in the repair and service of all major appliances. Jason enjoys many different activities with his two sons and his passions are surfing and dirtbiking.

Jason deeply embeaces the concept of Rotary and very much appreciatesd the opportunities it allows for philanthropy in his local community and in world at large.

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MEETING MEMORIES A Glance Inside the Local Wine Industry By Dr. Don

A year ago next month, on February 1, our weekly meeting was especially enjoyable because member Steve Walker updated us on the wine industry with a presentation called “Winemaking 101 (or How I spent the summer of 2016).” Steve is a retired fire fighter. In the spirit of “retiring to something,” he pursued his love for the wine indus-try by working as an intern with Three Steves’ Winery.

Everyone enjoyed the presentation. The Bible says that God blessed us with wine “to gladden the heart of man.” However, even members who don’t drink wine appreciate the beauty of vineyards stretching across hillsides plus the lovely and sometimes palatial buildings associated with the larger wineries.

Steve explained the complicated process of planting, growing, harvesting, and processing grapes that underlies every bottle of wine. He also revealed the complexity of the industry beginning with choosing appropriate land, preparing the soil to receive young plants, plus designing and installing miles of irrigation and then the trellis system to support the vines. He described the challenge of choosing particular varietals and plants that will be most fruitful considering characteristics of location, market forces, resistance to local pests, and be most suited to the characteristics of soils, moisture, and salinity levels.

Steve told us some surprising facts. For example, some vineyards are protected by propane-powered cannons that fire blank loads every 60 seconds in order to discourage birds from feasting on the growing plants.

Rotary is committed to carrying out service projects associated with local communities and with projects around the world. But Rotarians also have fun together. For example, it was a real pleasure last year to learn some-thing interesting about Steve’s life and hear his first-hand account of the fascinating local wine industry.

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Jack Gaughan, Editor/Publisher

jack.gaughan@icloud.com 925.437.6360

Seana Fippin, Contributing Editor

seana@getredbox.com 925.513.0000

Don Huntington, Correspondent

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If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.

Yogi Berra

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