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Health News:  By Steve Miller Medicine 2.0: Increase Your Health Span Outlive, by Peter Attia, MD, changed my life. I want to share a few of the valuable insights I picked up. The history of medicine can be broken down into Medicine 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. Medicine 1.0 originated in Hippocrates’ time and was largely…

Health New by:  Rita Sullivan  Studies show a strong relationship between optimism and positive physical and mental health outcomes compared to pessimism. Optimism is a tendency to expect good things in the future. Pessimism is correlated with excessive somatic complaints.   Experts have advanced various explanations as to why optimism impacts our physical and mental health. …

We had a great turnout of club members on Wednesday, 1/24, for our featured speaker, Congressman Cliff Bentz. The Congressman was introduced by club member Bob Wise. Congressman Bentz’s presentation included; an overview of the size/geographical coverage of his district, a glimpse into his schedule and travel between Oregon and Washington D.C, a look at…

The Tiny House Service Project, led by Rick Clark, was completed on time to meet the January 10th due date for opening of The Crossings development. Thanks to Rotary club members and others, the last 5% of the work required to complete the 12 units was finished the weekend of January 5-7th The phrase “it…

Today we welcome Randy Sparacino and David Sommers as new club members. Randy is the current Medford City Mayor and was also the presenter at our club program on May 31, 2023. The program included Randy sharing his his journey to becoming mayor and updates on current events in Medford. David is the Publisher and…

The First Years of Rotary Within a year of its creation, the Chicago Rotary Club became so large it became necessary to adopt the now-common practice of a regular meeting place! The next four Rotary clubs were formed in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, and Seattle. The National Association of Rotary Clubs in America was…

On Thursday, January 17th, our club had the opportunity to tour the recently opened Rogue Credit Union Community Complex (“Rogue X”). Just under 40 club members, plus a handful of significant others, took advantage of this opportunity to tour the facility and learn more about  the great programs that are already underway and being enjoyed…

Health Tips……  Dry air in the winter can cause respiratory problems.  With all the new viruses circulating our nasal health is very important.  To neutralize the dry winter air, add a humidifier to your living space.  Skin can become dry during the winter. To help with the problem, take shorter showers with warm water. Also,…

Artificial Sweeteners Are Not Safe  By Kellie Hill, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner   Many diets recommend using artificial sweeteners in place of sugar to keep the taste and lose the weight. These artificial sweeteners come in many forms including Aspartame, saccharine, Sucralose, and Acesulfame-K. They are readily available at the grocery store as well as in many…

Volunteers and support will be needed, stay tuned for more details on how you can help.

What a blast we had at this week’s meeting Speed Dating. The room was set up with smaller round tables of four people. Each table had one minute per person per question to learn about your fellow Rotarians. We were able to rotate tables once and were able to learn more about 7 other members…

Reminder our club meetings do not resume until Jan 22nd! Mark your calendars accordingly.

The Founder of Rotary – Paul Harris Paul Harris was born in Wisconsin but was raised in Vermont. After attending Princeton, the University of Vermont and the University of Iowa, Harris settled in Chicago where he lived until his death in 1947. He began a law practice in 1896, and established the first Rotary club…

HO HO HOly cow! Another great Christmas party organized by our fellowship committee. The event held at Centennial Golf Pavilion was a smashing success with great food and a perfect opportunity for everyone to enjoy each others’ company and celebrate the holidays together. The entertainment provided a perfect back drop to the event. The Hersey…

The Christmas spirit was alive and well with the volunteer crew for Rogue Power Pack on Friday, 12/15. The team filled ~550 bags of food for students wrapping up the effort for 2023. Packing will resume again on Friday, January 5th, corresponding to school being back in session. The pack is usually completed in less…