by Deanna Rivera | Sep 13, 2019 | District News, People and Personalities
District 5110 Governor, Rick Olson, spoke today. Rick joined Rotary in 1986. He is from the Eugene area and served as President of the Eugene downtown club. Passion Passion is key to what Rotary is and should be. At every board meeting, Rick asks if they are focused...
by Deanna Rivera | Sep 13, 2018 | Arts and Entertainment, People and Personalities
Author, Bob Welch, shared four life lessons we can learn from high-jumper, Dick Fosbury, whom Welch profiles in his soon-to-be-released book, “The Wizard of Foz: Dick Fosbury’s One-Man High-Jump Revolution” (Skyhorse publishing, New York, hardback, $24.99). “Welch...
by Deanna Rivera | Aug 2, 2018 | Community Awareness, Health and Wellness, People and Personalities
Today, more than ever, it is imperative that we all face and embrace the grave disparities that exist in our communities, as people struggle with hunger in every county and congressional district in Oregon and the nation. The reality is, hunger does not discriminate,...
by Southtowne Rotary | Feb 25, 2016 | People and Personalities
Vic Hariton is “the Zoo Guy”. He has worked at the New York City Zoo and most recently at the Austin City Zoo. He shares his reflections. He primarily worked with big cats, and will share stories of some “wild” experiences. Vic has a heart for...
by Southtowne Rotary | Feb 4, 2016 | People and Personalities
Carl Falsgraf was a researcher and educator for 30 years, then, at the age of 55, left his prestigious and well-paying job to chart the last third of my life. “I lived in the back of a 1999 Toyota pickup truck for seven weeks, traveling alone 11,231 miles across...
by Deanna Rivera | Apr 23, 2015 | People and Personalities
Retired Lane County Circuit Court Judge Jim Hargreaves recently returned to Eugene after spending a year as a member of the judiciary in Kosovo under an agreement between the Kosovo government and the European Union. He worked as both a trial court judge and a judge...
