Stretching after holiday break

Roswell Rotary Club members, following yoga instructor Amber Swete’s directions, stretch their arms during the Jan. 5 club meeting.

January Rotary programs

Speakers and programs at Roswell Rotary Club meetings during the month of January are:

Jan. 5

Roswell Mayor Timothy Z. Jennings will speak on the State of the City.

Jan. 12

State Rep. Greg Nibert will discuss state and local issues before the State Legislature goes into session on Jan. 17.

Jan. 19

Amber Swete, a certified yoga instructor, will show how to get in shape after the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Jan. 26

Donald Shawler, career law clerk to Judge Bobby R. Baldock of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, will discuss cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this year.

Rotary Christmas program

Members of the Roswell High School Cheyettes and Roadrunners show choir perform at the Roswell Rotary Club Christmas Party on Dec. 15. The party was held at the Backdraft Barbeque@Third Street Station.

Newest Rotary club members

Roswell City Attorney Hess Yntema (left) and Salvation Army Major Mike Lutcher join Roswell Rotary President Bianca Cheney at the Dec. 8 club meeting. Hess and Mike were welcomed as the club's newest members.

Signing up for committees

Rotarians Jimmy Craig and Carolyn Mitchell register for Roswell Rotary Club committees last Thursday. President Bianca Cheney pasted oversized signup sheets on the wall at the meeting and invited members to select committees for service.

Rotary party next Thursday

Be sure to RSVP Elizabeth Michael if you plan to attend the Rotary Holiday Party at the Backdraft Barbeque@Third Street Station. The party begins at noon on Dec. 15.

Club re-elects Winter fund members

Roswell Rotary Club members unanimously re-elected four members to the club’s Gus Winter Fund Board.

Board president Howard Perry on Nov. 17 placed the names of Mike Alber, Trent Bates, Andy Miller, and Jim Gill before the Rotary Club for re-election to another term. All were unanimously re-elected.

The Gus Winter Fund annually distributes aid to needy people in Chaves County. The Board’s goal is to annually collect $1 for each year of each club member’s age.

Perry reported to the club the Gus Winter Fund during the past year has helped with medical expenses for poor people in Chaves County, and contributed $1,000 to the Community Kitchen and the Salvation Army.

The fund started when Winter left $1 to his son and $30,000 each to local civic clubs to help the needy. The Roswell Rotary Club fund has since grown to $325,000.