July 1, 1972 - June 30 1973

President: Don Kay
Vice Pres: Wayne Zook
Secretary: Stan Stallings
Exec. Secretary: Carol Norton
Apple Seed: Charles Best
District Governor: H.D. Pritchard, Penticton, B.C.

Attendance: 87.19%
New Members: 13
Members Lost: 11
Members end of the year: 167

The Rotary International Convention was held in Houston, Texas in June, 1972, and was attended by Don and Glenda Kay.

Included in the highlights of activities for the year was the final accounting for the "Mission Vista Home Auction" which showed a grand total of $22,109.98 collected. Reed Johnston and Phil Isaminger made reports on donated apple sales, from 18 different fruit firms, with a net of over $3,000 to the Home. In another project for the handicapped, led by Archie Rolfs, Wenatchee Rotary advanced the Sheltered Workshop for handicapped youth $1,000 in operating funds, then cut, sold and delivered 67 cords of apple wood for the workshop to return the amount of the loan.

The annual Rotary Suit Sale, held the first weekend in December, raised $3,300 for the Youth Activities budget. The Ways and Means Committee led by Don Telford and Greg Bitter deserve major credit. The Red Cross Blood Drive in January exceeded the 120 pint quota by 67 additional pints. Ron Reimer, chairman, contributed most of the blood, sweat and tears that day.

Rotary again won the All Service Club Golf Tourney held at the Country Club in September. Rotary dominance was led by Glen Weyenberg, Russ Esvelt, Joe Welty and Walt Hampton. Forty Rotarians and Rotary Anns journeyed to Seattle by bus for the transplanted WSU vs. USC football game. Dr Ludwick led the delegation's charge, which saw USC win handily, but the singing and good fellowship was never better. 38 noisy Rotarians participated in another bus trip to a Sonics' Basketball Game in February, led by Swede Koenigs.

P.D.G. Ed Cadman received international attention when his provocative "Ashes to Ashes," or "Rotary, Rest in Peace" address was repeated in a feature article in the December Rotarian magazine.

Rotary Firesides found 84 members of the Wenatchee, Wenatchee North and East Wenatchee clubs getting together at nine homes. New Yellow Fellowship Blazers brightened the greeter activity and additional member purchases resulted in a total of 25 blazers worn by our club members at the Penticton District Convention in April. The convention was attended by 49 Rotarians and wives.

Some 30 club members changed to Senior Active classification when the International By-Laws were changed to do so automatically after 15 years of membership, or 10 for those over 60 or 5 for those over 65.

Executive Secretary Carol Norton received a surprise bouquet of red roses from Past Presidents and club members in appreciation and gratitude for her 5 years of efficient dedication to Wenatchee Rotary. Reed Johnston and the Chaplain Committee conducted a Rotary sponsored Holy Week service at the Liberty Theatre. Thirty-eight Wenatchee Rotarians ended the 1972 years with perfect attendance.

Ed Cadman, P.D.G. and a traveling representative for R. I. Presidents, became Wenatchee's first Paul Harris Fellow thanks to the birthday gift of $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation in his name by his wife, Mary Jean.

Prominent Rotarians in the news this year included: Earl Tilly was elected to the State Legislature; Jack Grover was appointed to succeed Wally Young on the City Council; Harry Harn was elected to the County Commission; Ray Shutt was Director General of the Festival; Gene Erickson was Chancellor of the Applarians; John Manhart served on the Wenatchee School Board; Don West was National President of the County Engineers Association.

The Program Committee, led by Earl Tilly and Tom Byrne provided many good programs for the year, some of which were: Michael Avey, WSU Anthropology Dept. Field Director, spoke on the archeological diggings along the East side of the Columbia River; America's chances at the 1972 Olympic Games were appraised by renowned WSU Track Coach, Jack Mooberry; former member Jack Lang, visiting here from his current home in Geelong, Australia, reported on life in Australia and his leadership of the Alcoa operation there; the club lunched at the new Wenatchee High School and toured the buildings there; Kelly Brown returned from South Africa and told of his experiences there as a Rotary Exchange Student; a legislative forum arranged by Earl Foster included candidates Horace Bozarth, Earl Tilly, Bob Curtis, Steve Brundage and George Sellar; Chelan product Steve Kline, with a successful 16 won and 9 loss pitching record for the New York Yankees, returned to report on life in the big leagues; Ray Shutt brought Rear Admiral Thomas Ross III, Commandant of the 13th Naval District to speak on today's modern Navy; Perils of the Prostrate by Urologist Dr. Dale Peterson was of intense interest to everyone with the exception of Executive Secretary Carol; Lisa Shamberger, exchange student to Sweden, and Brad Kay, Political Science student interning in Congressman Tom Foley's Washington, D. C., office presented interesting youth programs; Earl Tilly gave his first term insight to the "Life of a Freshman Representative."