We learned this week about the origins of the Lawry’s Restaurant chain and the Lawry’s food products.  Our first speaker was Richard N. Frank, who is chairman of Lawry’s Restaurants, Inc., family-owned consisting of several  restaurants in the United States and abroad.  In 1950, he joined the company which was founded in 1922 by [...]

Dear Rotary Club of Arcadia   I can’t believe that is has been 6 months since my dad, Dr Naness, passed away.  I know that he was an active member of Rotary and was friends with many of you.  I know it is not just his family that misses his presence.   This May 23rd at [...]

     The April Rotary Teacher of the Month is Lori Bachelder Nelson, 6th grade Home Economics and 8th grade Culinary Arts teacher at Dana Middle School.   She has been with AUSD for 27 years.        Lori is a product of Arcadia schools and after graduating from Arcadia High, earned her BS in Home Economics from [...]

Our meeting next Friday, the 30th, will be our VIP luncheon, according to LAURA FREEDMAN. She wants to know about the number of guests who are coming so that an accurate count can be given to the hotel. If there are any last minute additions, please let Laura know as soon as possible. It was [...]

An Airport Serving San Gabriel Valley and Beyond Jessica Privett, a flight instructor at the El Monte Airport was the April 21 speaker at Arcadia Rotary.  Jessica grew up in the San Gabriel Valley.  At the age of ten, her father took her to the El Monte airport for the first time. One day she [...]

What an awesome write-up by Brad; please read below for the re-cap of a great morning or work and fellowship. Here are the pictures of Ratarians at work:

Late arrival: Most of the donuts were gone.The tall weeds had already been trimmed.  I slinked onto the site, aware that I was late but I had a morning of patients.  I was not berated, but appreciated. Bob Harbicht appeared to be wiring light fixtures on the steps. I did not know Bob knew how [...]

Do you know how to find and use our website?  Are you tired of typing in “www.arcadiarotary.org” when you want to check our website? Instructions to create a Shortcut (For PC users): Copy this URL:   http://www.arcadiarotary.org/ (if you don’t know how to copy, the IT committee will help you – contact V.P. Brad Miller). Go to [...]

Rotarians! Join Rotary members from Arcadia, Monrovia, and Sierra Madre in a work day at Camp Trask. The tasks will be divided according to your skill set, so all levels of enthusiasts are welcomed to join the fun. We’d like to get a head count so that we can prepare the stations and lunch in [...]

Rich Hutton was pegged by our illustrious leader, Imy, first for have been named L.A. County’s Top Criminal Attorney ($100) then for not knowing how many years he has been in the club (23 is the correct answer) another fine of $100 Dave Didier was questioned about his golf handicap and, luckily, gave a clever [...]

Stop the Youth Sports Craziness Our own member Paul Kalemkiarian presented the program at out meeting. He is a Certified Positive Coach by the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA).  Paul began his speech by citing some bad moments in coaching gathered by the Positive Coach Alliance and himself, for example A baseball brawl between two teams [...]

Jessica Privett will give apresentation about the history of El Monte Airport as well as it’s current impact on the community.  She says “We would like our fellow neighbors to be aware of all the wonderful things aviation has to offer and the many needs El Monte Airport serves.  In addition, we will discuss how to [...]

1.  Pasadena Rotary Club is celebrating its 90th birthday with a “Gala Like No Other” in the infield of the Rose Bowl on Saturday 05/15/10 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.  There will be entertainment, food, drinks, bright lights and a special fun-filled program.  Tickets are $150 per person and the attire is collegiate  and [...]

F for fellowship – getting to know the people that you have lunch with most Fridays. Craft talks help. Talking over lunch does too.   But the best way to really get to know your fellow Rotarians is to work on something together and hands-on projects have been part of the culture of Arcadia Rotary [...]

The Matching Grant project of $10,000 to provide state of the art hearing aids to elementary school children in Tijuana , Mexico is ready to be implemented in Tijuana on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 10:AM. This MG is being funded by the Rotary Clubs of Arcadia, Sierra Madre with matching funds from our District [...]

Jerry Giesler was a famous criminal trial lawyer in the 1940s and 50s was was one of the founders of the Los Angeles Criminal Courts Bar Association 55 years ago. The award is named in his memory and recognizes outstanding courtroom abilities and achievement. Last year Rich had, fortunately, some pretty good results. He tried [...]

Dave Didier announced the Students of the Month for March, 2010.  The honorees were respectively, James Nolan Ahad (Academics) and Eric Yin (Athletics). (1) James Nolan Ahad is the Student of the Month for Academics, with a 3.97 G.P.A.. School clubs and organizations in which James participated include the bridge club, and the juggling club.  [...]

[Editorial Note by Dirk L. Hudson:  Shortly after I reported on Father Boyle's address to Arcadia Rotary, chance led me to become a Facebook friend of Edgar Rivas, a person who had once himself been part of the gang culture in Boyle Heights. After finding his way out of this culture, Mr. Rivas has gone [...]

Our senior craft talk was given by our beloved club historian Bob Daggett, who grew up in very humble beginnings, in what was known until recently as “south central”.  Raised near 109th and Avalon, he attended local city schools until the family moved to Downey.  Bob then attended and graduated from Fullerton Junior College where [...]