July 1, 1977 - June 30 1978

President: Bill Walter
Vice Pres: Ray Shutt
Secretary: Gary Mertes
Exec. Secretary: Carol Norton
Apple Seed: Jay McFarland
District Governor: H.A. Shaw, Kelowna, B.C.

Attendance: 88.48%
New Members: 11
Members Lost: 11
Members end of the year: 180

At the Rotary International Convention in San Francisco, attended by both Past President Tom Byrne and President Bill Walter, Ed Cadman was elected Rotary International Director.

Program Chairman, Lloyd Berry, did an outstanding job bringing us such fine programs as: Our three legislators, Earl Tilly, George Sellar and Rollie Schmitten, brought us a wrap-up of the longest legislative session in state history; Anthony Savina, retired vice President of Rainier Bank, brought us a program on Poland; District Governor Hank Shaw visited our club meeting on September 8 and a club assembly that evening; an interesting apple program included a panel of members of our club and leaders in the industry, Bill Dewitt, Leo Sax, Paul Scea and moderator, Jim Loudon; Ed Cadman reported on his Rotary travels in England as representative of Rotary International President, Jack Davis; Howard Elmore, Manager of the Chelan County PUD, gave us a picture of our present power situation and for the next decade; Douglas Rutherford and Alan Asadoorian, both of Stone and Webster, gave us an update on the second power house at Rock Island Dam; Chuck Reidinger introduced his brother, Tom, who is Director of Marketing Communications for Boeing who spoke on what is involved in selling airplanes world wide; William A. Bulley, Director of Washington State Department of Transportation, gave an interesting program on our state highway system.

Many of our programs were youth centered. Exchange students who presented programs were Renee Auwerter, back from New Zealand, Jim Berlage from Germany and Kelly Brown from South Africa. Our exchange student from Brazil gave a most impressive program on his home. The Apple Blossom Royalty were our most "beauteous" program, and the W.H.S. debate team made us more aware of the outstanding speaking ability of our young people. The WVC Collegiate Singers entertained us at one meeting as did the Orchard Junior High Swing Choir. Bob Gomulkiewicz was our Student Rotarian for the year.

Social and Recreational Chairman, Doug Button, arranged for 47 Rotarians and Rotary Anns to travel by bus to view the King Tut Exhibit in Seattle, and Vice Chairman Marlind Nelson shepherded a bus tour to a Seattle Supersonics basketball game.

"On to Tokyo" and "On to Kelowna" were the campaign cry used to instill interest in the R. I. and District conventions. 25 couples attended Kelowna's 50th Golden Year Roaring Twenties celebration.

Rotarians flipped hot cakes at the annual Boy Scout Pancake Feed in the Buttrey-Osco parking lot April 22. Bob McCoy, Ways and Means chairman, kept us hopping with projects. Our annual Suit sale netted $2,375 in October and the club sold 7,500 Apple Blossom Buttons in the spring.

The "Pot of Gold" was initiated early this Rotary year, and became a pleasant means to add to our club treasury. Our Christmas collection for the Salvation Army netted $805.06 which was gratefully received by Captain Russ Fritz.

The attendance committee, headed by Don Garvik, helped keep us in the top 10% of the clubs in the district.

In assessing the year under the leadership of Bill Walter is "it was a year of good fellowship, fun and some good to our community" (quote by Jay McFarland).