Written by Loni Sanders Amy is from Brookings, Oregon. She has worked in the global development and justice field for many years. She was a Rotary Exchange student. She values closing the gap in equity and feels strongly about housing instability. Second Home helps...

Written by Dianna Weston Our guest was one of the Club's newest members, Don-John Linton. Don is from southern Georgia, growing up on St. Simons Island. He attended college in Boston and in the Netherlands, and ultimately moved to Montana. Don-John says he lived in...

Chief Kathy McAlpine joined the Tigard Police Department after a long career at the Tacoma, Washington Police Department.  She quickly showed Tigard officials that her people skills and knowledge of data driven management would benefit the City. The City of Tigard has...

Marc Woodard and his family have a long history in Tigard, Oregon.  Marc recently served on the Tigard City Council with Tigard Rotary Club member, Marland Henderson, and his grandfather, Edward Woodard was the second Mayor of Tigard in the 1960’s. Mr. Woodard has an...

Kristen Tierney was a pretty, popular, seemingly happy young woman who graduated from Franklin High School and worked at Nike.  On the surface she had it all.  “I was either a good actress,” she admitted, “or an exceptional fraud.”  However, her...

The Law School at Lewis and Clark College was started in 1884 as a night school that didn’t require a bachelor’s degree for admission.  Forty-Five years ago it merged with Lewis and Clark College. The Law School offers specialty programs in several areas with the...

Carrie Kaufman’s mother was a volunteer at the William Temple House and Carrie grew up with a heart for helping underserved communities.  The WTH helps “the whole person” by providing services such as mental health counseling, medical care, food, clothing, and...

Melody Stone was born into a military family at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.  Her family moved around a lot, but she spent 10 years of her youth in Anchorage, Alaska.  Her family was very musical and she learned to play both piano and clarinet. ...

Margaret Doherty has served in the Oregon House of Representatives for District 35--which includes Tigard, Metzger, and part of Beaverton--since September 2009.  She visited with Tigard Rotary Club to review the 2019 Long Session of the House.  “We get stuff...

Kasey Daley was the 2019 Tigard Rotary Club nominee to attend Rotary Youth Leadership Academy at Camp Menucha Retreat Center in the Columbia Gorge in July 2019.  Ms. Daley enjoyed the Business Day, Toastmasters, and Team Building events at RYLA.  Team...

By Dianna Weston Our speaker and Sergeant at Arms was Dan Murphy, Broadway Rose Theatre (BRTC). He “treated” us to some quizzes on famous musicals, which was a natural lead in to his talk on the Broadway Rose’s history and capital campaign. Dan first spotlighted Jim...

Club member Grace Kuto is committed to creating a better world for the women and children of her African homeland in SE Kenya.  She has partnered with the Tigard and Portland Rotary clubs, and co-founded the Harambee Center to provide sustainable programs in education...

Laurie Carlson is a member of the East Portland Rotary Club and the former District 5100 Governor.  She was the first female member of her club in 1987 and later became the first female club president in 1997.  She is also the owner of Lukas Auto Painting and Repair,...

Rotary’s most recent annual international convention was held in Hamburg, Germany in June 2019.  Club President, Whitney Bautista gave an overview of her trip and favorite events. The annual convention offers a dizzying number of sessions and activities for club...

Laura Kuipers’ first trip to the rural village of Terre Blanche, Haiti was a learning experience.  The remote area lies in the mountains north of Port-au-Prince and is predominantly occupied by subsistence farmers.  There is no running water, and travel is...

Morelia, Mexico in the state of Michoacan has a high school graduation rate of only 27%.  Many parents pull their children out of school early to help earn money for the family.  In an area where the average annual income is only $400, it’s important for...

Written by Loni Sanders Gordon is a grassroots educational speaker and electrical engineer. He is on the board of 4th Mobility Electric Vehicles working on the infrastructure for those vehicles. This group and others will have a convention for electric vehicles in...

Kevin Barton says the number one goal of the DA’s Office is to keep people safe.  The office and its staff do this by prosecuting dangerous offenders, holding criminals accountable, looking for the root causes of crime, and protecting vulnerable populations such...

Jason Snider’s focus for the City of Tigard in 2019 is fourfold.  At a recent Rotary Club meeting, he outlined important vital signs that point to the health of this small Oregon city of 54,000 residents. First of all, the City will focus on diversity, equity,...

The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, OMSI, strives to inspire curiosity and stimulate informed action.  The museum was the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest and is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.  The museum sees over 1.2 million...

Birol and Sue joined Tigard Rotary Club in 1998 just after moving to Tigard from Columbia, Missouri.  They loved the fun and informal meetings and made many lasting friendships.  But things change in all our lives, and changes in responsibilities at work and...