On Tuesday, June 23, our lunch program will be the passing of the gavel from outgoing President Laurel Fishkin to incoming president Neal Bordenave.

We’ll be in our usual room at 10 Barrel East.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

On Tuesday, June 16, our lunch speaker will be Lieutenant Nathan Garibay from Deschutes County Search & Rescue.

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s SAR mission is to provide professional, high-quality search and rescue assistance to citizens of Deschutes County, visitors who recreate locally, and mutual aid to other counties as requested. The ability to save a life or effect a successful rescue is often dependent upon how quickly the person can be found or reached.

The unit consists of general volunteers and a number of specialty teams, including swift water rescue, mountain rescue, winter search, medical evacuation, water operations and canine search. Additional teams include Incident Management, Air Operations, tracking and an internal horse team, separate from Posse assets. All members are trained in Wilderness First Responder as a minimum; other volunteers are EMT-certified, including Paramedic.

We’ll be in our usual room at 10 Barrel East.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

On Tuesday, June 9, our lunch program will be our own member Heidi Wright, who’ll be giving a presentation entitled “Inside a Journalism Lab: Reporting on Homelessness in Central Oregon”. Heidi is currently Board President, Fund for Oregon Rural Journalism.

Heidi is also Executive Director at ING (Independent Newspaper Group), an industry association committed to supporting the continued vitality of independently owned news organizations.

Prior to her role at FORJ, she was the COO of EO Media Group, which published the Bend Bulletin until its acquisition by Carpenter Media Group in 2024.

We’ll be in our usual room at 10 Barrel East.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

Don’t miss lunch on Tuesday, June 2nd, for an enjoyable and inspiring program that promises to be one of the highlights of the year!

At this year’s Rotary Student Recognition Lunch, we will honor exceptional high school students who have been chosen by their respective schools as the epitome of the Rotary ideal of “Service Above Self.”

This is an excellent opportunity for us to recognize these outstanding students and celebrate their remarkable achievements. We hope that you will be able to join us for this special occasion.

We’ll be at the Riverhouse, in Deschutes South & North Rooms.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

On Tuesday, May 19, our lunch program will be our president elect, Neal Bordenave, who’ll be speaking to us about the California Wildfire insurance crisis. Is Oregon next?

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

On Tuesday, May 5, our lunch speaker will be Peter Franc, Executive Director of Ballet Bend. For the past 20 years, Peter danced around the world as a Soloist and Principal Dancer for several renowned classical and contemporary ballet companies including Houston Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, and Oregon Ballet Theatre.

Upon retiring from the stage, he next served as Artistic Director of Oregon Ballet Theatre expanding the company’s repertoire across 3 seasons presenting 18 company and world premieres. Always feeling most at home in the mountains, Peter now brings his passion for exciting and innovative dance works to Bend.

Ballet Bend is a professional dance presenting company providing access to world class performances and education to the communities in Central Oregon. From classical to contemporary, they feature world-renowned guest artists that celebrate, elevate, and advance the art form of dance.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

On Tuesday, April 21, our lunch program will be a talk entitled “Cascadia Subduction Zone – Earthquakes and Volcanoes” from Dr. Danielle McKay, Associate Teaching Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon.

Dr. McKay is a Senior Instructor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon. She lives here in Bend, and teaches online geology courses throughout the academic year, and field courses in central Oregon during the summer.

Her research background is in physical volcanology with a focus on recent mafic eruptions in the central Oregon Cascades. She is also active in natural hazard preparedness, especially related to volcanic activity and earthquakes. She has worked with Deschutes County, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience, and the Red Cross on natural hazard preparedness and mitigation in central Oregon.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

On Tuesday, April 14, our lunch program will be autobiographies from Diana (Dee) Teem, Bob Spaet, Michael Baker, and Stephanie Wascha. Come learn more about our very interesting new club members!

Dee Teem is the Development Director at J Bar J Youth Services. In previous leadership positions—including Executive Director at the Olalla Center and Community Relations & Development Director at the Community Services Consortium—she built and sustained programs across Lincoln, Benton, and Linn counties in Oregon, consistently focusing on underserved populations, families in crisis, and inclusive community health services. She’s a former Big Sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and enjoys hiking in the mountains, walking along the coast, or exploring new trails with her husband and their dog, Lucy.

Bob Spaet‘s expertise lies in toxicologic pathology in drug safety assessment with 45+ years experience. While at CIBA/Novartis, he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility to eventually become Director, Translational Sciences, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Dept. of Pathology. He is accredited by the International Academy of Toxicologic Pathology and is certified as a Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology.

Michael Baker is the CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend, and has worked with the Boys and Girls Clubs for the past 38 years. He began his career with Boys & Girls Clubs in 1988, working in the housing projects of New York. For the past two decades, he has served as CEO at Clubs in Anaheim, CA and Santa Barbara, CA.

Stephanie Wascha is a licensed architect with over 18 years of residential experience, and is co-owner of RHiZO Architecture, a Bend-based design practice. She’s also the author of this book on home remodel advice.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.