Events

Chris White and his wife will host a Fireside Meeting at his home on Thursdasy January 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM.  If you are new member you won't want to miss this opportunity to learn more about our Club.

Angie Lee, Director of Promise Ridge Shelter Board Topic: The Promise Ridge Story.

February is Rotary International  "Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution" Month.

Rotary Exchange Student, Emma Verhofstad, will make a Netherlands presentation.

District 5400 Govenor, Janice Fulkerson, will present "District 5400 Update:.

Becky Leatham is a Certified Prevention Specialist and has spent the last 20 years in the field of youth leadership and substance abuse prevention. Living most of her life in Idaho, she is the mother to four adult children, grandma to four adorable grandchildren, and “mom’ to hundreds. Becky began her journey impacting teens many years ago as a volunteer at her children’s school and an AmeriCorps Service Member. She credits her success to great mentors early in her career and a knowledgeable and passionate group of coworkers she calls friends today. Becky is the founder and Executive Director for Community Youth in Action and is mentoring a large staff to always carry on her mission if she ever “gets hit by a bus” or chooses to retire.

Mayor Sean Coletti will be our speaker and his topic is "The Cost of Water - One City's Experience with Water Conservation".

Sean Coletti graduated from Rigby High School and attended Ricks College prior to serving as a missionary in Seoul, Korea for two years. Afterward, he continued his education at Brigham Young University, where he received his Bachelors Degree in Political Science, and University of Connecticut Law School, all while serving in the Army National Guard as a counterintelligence agent and Korean linguist.  After school, Sean clerked in Twin Falls and then American Samoa, after which he began as a new associate at Hopkins Roden Crockett Hansen & Hoopes, PLLC, where he is now Partner and has been working for 15 years.  Sean served two terms on the Ammon City Council and is on his second term as Mayor of Ammon.  In addition to his Mayor responsibilities he also serves on various boards including the Imagine Idaho Foundation, the Idaho Health Facilities Authority, the Idaho Magistrate’s Commission, and the Idaho Workforce Development Council.  Sean is married to Ammon native Jessi Grigg Coletti, and they have two sons, Jaydn and Sterling.

John Radford, Idaho Falls City Council Member, - topic "The Benefit of Urban Trees".

John Radford, is a member of the Idaho Falls City Council and was born and raised on the West Side of Idaho Falls. John attended Ethel Boyes grade school and Eagle Rock Junior High and then Graduated from Rigby High School. John attended Brigham Young University and then served a mission for his church in Michigan. John returned to Brigham Young University and then transferred to Idaho State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. John also holds an MBA that he earned after attending Idaho State University and Washington State University. John's Family is made up of his wonderful wife of 21 years, Melanie (a Ballet Teacher), a terrific daughter, Ella (an aspiring author and book designer). John lives next to Tautphaus Park here in Idaho Falls, were he has spent many hours with his family. He has had the joy of reading, selling, sharing, and learning from customers while selling books for the past 20 years. This experience has allowed John a rare opportunity to learn from an amazing cross section of our community. It is his ability to learn and listen that has inspired his journey into civic service.

Classification Talks with Cheryl O'Brien and Jay Kunze.

David Richards, Idaho Falls Water Superintendent, - topic "Public Water System Management, A Drink From The Firehose".

David is a native of northwest Montana. He is presently the Superintendent of the Idaho Falls Water Division, where he has served for the past 19 years since 2004. He previously served as Assistant City Engineer for Layton, Utah (1998-2004) and as an Engineering Assistant for the Mesa, Arizona office of Sunrise Engineering, Inc. (1997-1998). David graduated from Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 1997. He is a registered Professional Engineer in both Idaho and Utah and a Class IV Water Distribution Operator in Idaho. David has been married to his wife Jana for nearly 28 years. Together they have recently become empty nesters with three children and three grandchildren. David has previously served through the board ranks of the American Water Works Association’s Intermountain Section (over Utah & SE Idaho) and currently serves as Vice President of the Eastern Idaho Water Rights Coalition.

Rotarian Engagement Fun

Rich Kirkham, Pocatello Rotary Club, Past Chair, World Service Committee & Jed Thomas, Chair, World Service Committee - Topic: Ghana Well & NICU Projects.

Abbi Zaug, Rotary Exchange Student from Idaho Falls,  - topic "Report On Her Time In The Netherlands".

Speaker to be announced soon.

Lara Herway, Principal at Sunnybrook Strategies, - Topic "Sunnybrook Strategies".

Law Day

Emma Verhofstad, East IF Rotary Club Rotary Exchange Student, - Topic "American Experience Conversation".  The East Idaho Falls Rotary Club will join us.

Classification Talks

YMCA

Cole Clinger, President of Melaleuca,  - Topic:  Melaleuca