Book of Golden Deeds

Linda and Ed Sappington, Mark Loosli

Today's meeting was our presentation of the Book of Golden Deeds. We presented it to Linda Sappington. Linda wears many hats:

• Director of the Volunteer Center of Washington County and the Five County Senior Corps including Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Senior Companion Program (SCP), Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), and the Five County Health Insurance Information Program.
• Writer for the local newspapers and magazines
• Wife to Ed Sappington
  
• Mother of six
• Grandmother to 12, soon to be 13 and one great grandchild

Linda also served as Public Relations Director for Dixie Regional Medical Center in the 1980's and started and served four years as the Chairperson "Jubilee of Trees", a major fundraiser for the Dixie Regional Center Foundation. She served as the Chairman of Habitat for Humanity this past year, is a Past President of Rotary.

Ed Sappington has been a member of the club since 1975. He and Linda will soon be leaving on a full time mission.

DOCUtah

Today's speaker was Phil Tuckett and Lani Puriri. Lani is the Marketing Manager with CMI at Dixie State College. She Explained some of the background in getting Phil Tuckett to join DSC and introduced him to the club. Phil Tuckett is the Festival Director for DOCUtah. Phil is an associate professor at Dixie State College and the director of the Dick Nourse Center for Media Innovation. He is also the director of the digital film track in the communication department. Prior to coming back to his alma mater to teach, Phil was vice president of special projects at NFL Films for 21 years.

DOCUtah had 487 films submitted from 36 countries. 134 Films were selected for this first annual international documentary film festival, lasting 9 days with 4 outdoor screenings.

DOCUtah has its Gala Night at Tuacahn on September 16th. The audience will then watch part one of Helen Whitney’s latest documentary, “Forgiveness.” Award-winning filmmaker, Helen Whitney, will be a featured guest at this event. Her film, “Forgiveness”, is a two-part, four-hour PBS documentary special featuring intimate and emotional stories of great wrongdoings and the struggle to find the strength for forgiveness. With emotional rawness the films challenge our psychological and ethical assumptions that it is always best to forgive, and that those who embrace anger are lesser for it. Among the more personal stories of the film: A survivor of a gruesome attempted murder who single-handedly tracks down her assailant and a penitent 60’s radical on the run for more than 30 years for murder who must face her victim’s widow.

Part two of “Forgiveness” will be screened on Friday, September 17th at 7 p.m. at the Dolores Doré Eccles Fine Arts Center Mainstage Theater on the Dixie State College campus.

For more details on this film and many more go to the DOCUtah website.

Our Know your Exchangite today was Tom Bayles. Tom has been a member of the Exchange since February 2009. His birthday is December 6th. Tom is a Dixie State College Alumni and moved to St. George in 1998. When I googled the name Tom Bayles, this is the first picture that showed up. (Seriously, I don't make this stuff up!)

76th Annual Dixie Roundup Rodeo

Joe Bowcutt, Courtney Welch, Jennifer Welch, and Wayne Hoppal

Today's meeting was a presentation by the Lion's Club, Joe Bowcutt. He brought this year's Dixie Roundup Rodeo Princess, Courtney Welch, her mom Jennifer (Roundup Queen of 1986), and this years Roundup Chairman Wayne Hoppal.

This year is the 76th Annual Dixie Roundup Rodeo. The Lion's Club built the Sun Bowl in 1947 and the Roundup has been there ever since. The Rodeo will be September 16-18.

Parade Info:
Friday 9/17 at 5:00 pm, Children's Parade Theme - "A BLAST FROM THE PAST"
Saturday 9/18 at 5:00 pm, General Parade Theme - "THE ROUNDUP, A DIXIE TRADITION"

Rodeo Info:
Gates open and tickets on sale at 6:00 p.m. nightly, entertainment 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday 9/16, "Kids Night" - children 11 and under are free with a paying adult
Friday 9/17, "Tough Enough to Wear Pink"
Saturday 9/18 , "Rodeo Breakfast" benefiting the Washington County School District Foundation
Saturday 9/18, "High Noon" Special Needs Rodeo
Saturday 9/18, the final night of the rodeo

Advance Ticket Sales: Lions/VFW Bldg. 301 E 100 S - 435.673.3301
Ticket Sales begin on Saturday September 11, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ticket Price - General Seating - Adults $8, Children 11 and under $5 Reserved Seating $12

For more information about the rodeo go to the Dixie Roundup Rodeo Blog.

Our Know your Exchangite today was Jay Barnes. Jay has been a member of the Exchange since January 2010. His birthday is November 6th and although he was wearing red today he made it very clear he was not rooting for the University of Utah. Jay served an LDS mission to Romania and is married to Jana. He is an attorney at the law office of Dabney and Dabney. When I googled the name Jay Barnes, this is the first picture that showed up. (Seriously, try googling the name Jay Barnes yourself!)

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National Service Award

On July 6th our club was awarded the 2009-2010 National Service Award. A picture with the letter we recieved is listed below. This is a great accomplishment and something for us to be very proud of. Now we all need to buckle down and work towards the BIG-E.

Ken Olsen

It is with great sadness that we announce that one of our club members, Ken Olsen, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2010. Ken was a charter member of the St. George Exchange Club and he served as president of the club and president of the District.

In the last few years he has spent a great deal of time on the road and has not been able to attend our meetings very often, but it was always enjoyable when he did.

He leaves behind a great legacy and we should all be grateful for the efforts he put in to help establish this club.

A link to his obituary is below. The club has arranged to send flowers.

Ken joined the Exchange Club on 5/1/1974.

1975 Club President
1977 District Div. 1 Director
1978 District Div. 1 Director
1979 District Secretary
1981 District President-Elect
1982 District President
1983 District Immed. Past President

Obituary

Ford Iron Man St George 2010

Today's speaker was Kevin Lewis, Sprots & Events Director with the St George Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Kevin gave us a recap on the St George Iron Man, sharing a couple of videos and pictures and much feedback from the participants.

2,500 athletes signed up (the race was capped at 2,500). Only 2,150 athletes registered the day before, only 1,916 started the race, and only 1,634 finished. Kevin explained that the St George Iron Man is being claimed as the hardest course in North America. The people at Iron Man were impressed with the way the City of St George came together to pull this off. We had 4,300 volunteers, over 9,000 visitors came and spent an estimated $7.85 million in Washington County.

The male winner was Michael Weiss, finishing in 8 hrs 40 min.
The female winner was Heather Wurtele, finishing in 9 hrs 35 min.

The Kids Fun Run had an estimated 700 participants, this is the second largest Fun Run that the Iron Man circuit has ever had.

Iron Man has signed a 5 year contract with St George and will always be on the 1st Saturday of May.

Ford Iron Man St George website
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Changing of the Guard

Out with the old, and in with the new!

Today's club meeting was held at the Children's Justice Center. We conducted our new officer installation. Tim Floyd was presented with a Exchange Club President Plaque for his valiant efforts as club president for the past year. Our new Club President Bill Hudson was sworn in by Mark Loosli.

The 2010-2011 Club Officers are: