THE HUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities www.parkcitiesrotary.org Service Leaders united worldwide to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical Above standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Self January 21, 2011 TODAY’S PROGRAM Program Chair of the Day: Wayne Sueltz Tom Grieve and Mike Maddux The Texas Rangers om Grieve enters his 17th season as the analyst in the Rangers' tele- ike Maddux recently completed his second sea- Tvision booth after debuting on Prime Sports broadcasts in 1995. He M son as Texas pitching coach, leading a staff that has been with the Washington/Texas franchise for nearly forty-three of his posted the club’s lowest ERA since 1990. The Team forty-four years in professional baseball and was elected as the 13th mem- ranked fourth in A.L. in ERA in 2010, the Rangers’ best ber of the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame during the 2010 season. ranking in the league in twenty-seven years, since the Named the Rangers' Vice President and General Manager Sept, 1984 only time Texas led the league in ERA, in 1983 (club- Grieve became the youngest General Manager in baseball at the time. He record 3.31). remained in the position until Sept, 1994, still the longest tenure of any In fact, it was just the sixth time for Texas to ever General Manager in team history. Grieve was the Senators' first round pick finish in the league’s top four in ERA. The staff’s .246 in the October, 1966, free agent draft after an outstanding high school ca- opponents average in 2010 was third in the league, reer in his hometown of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He played in the majors while 319 OBP was the lowest since 1983. The staff with the Senators, Rangers, Mets and Cardinals from 1970-79. Grieve was had a club-record 1181 strikeouts in 2010. the Rangers' Player of the Year in 1976 with career bests of twenty homers Prior to joining Texas, Maddux spent six seasons and eighty-one RBI. (2003-08) serving as pitching coach for the Milwaukee He joined the Rangers' front office as director of group sales in 1980, Brewers, which secured the N.L. Wild Card spot in 2008 became assistant director of player development in 1981, and was promo- to earn a postseason birth for the first time since 1992. ted to director of player development after the 1982 season. He oversaw a Brewers pitching staff that ranked se- Tom and his wife, Kathy, have three children, all accomplished ath- cond in the National League with a 3.85 ERA in 2008, letes. His oldest son Tim, a 1994 graduate of TCU, pitched in the Kansas the lowest figure by a Milwaukee club in sixteen years City and Arizona organizations and is now a Texas scout for the Detroit since registering a 3.43 ERA in 1992. Prior to joining Tigers. His son Ben was the second pick in the nation in the 1994 June the Brewers, Maddux was the pitching coach at Double- draft. In 1998 he was the American League's Rookie of the Year with the A Round Rock for three seasons. He played fifteen sea- Oakland A's. Daughter Katie was an all-state volleyball player at Arlington sons in the major leagues for nine different teams. He Martin HS and went on to play at Auburn University. played collegiately at the University of Texas-El Paso. COMMITTEE TIME Park Cities Rotary Blood Drive!! Caught in the Act . Little things that we should all do, but by Michael Rainwater by Tracy Gomes don't always.... Big day at NorthPark on Saturday Jan. We caught them. Caught them "red- Hillcrest HS in partnership with 15th as 48 people signed up to donate blood handed", four Hillcrest students doing RCPC is sponsoring the Caught Doing at our club's blood drive. Those making dona- good deeds for others-- Good program, part of the Club's new tions were signed up in Carter Blood Drive's -- Helping a teacher with her books Ethics program for youth to raise drawing for Super Bowl tickets! Thank you to -- Tutoring other kids during school awareness and foster a culture of the Park Cities Rotarians donating blood and -- Helping a teacher after class positive values and a higher standard of volunteering – making this day a success!! -- Picking up trash that others walked by personal behavior. (continued on pg. 3) Pictured showing off big Rotary smiles and spirit are Bill Mat- thews, Bill Hervey, Susan Rogers and Jim Zapffe. Great Job! Chartered in 1948 THE HUB The Rotary Club of Park Cities LAST WEEK January 21, 2010 - Page 2 started by asking how many had THE HUB Presiding: Jim Mills made brain health resolutions. Newsletter of the Invocation: Charles Delphenis The brain is the most important Rotary Club of Park Cities (Dallas) Pledge/Song Leader: Charlotte part of the body, yet people don’t Betty Dawson, Editor Kroeker believe they can improve their Introductions: Ley Waggoner brains. Fifty percent of what we Shutterbug Committee Chair of the Day: John Gilchrist do is bad for your brain. She said that much Bill Kelly, Chair Speaker: Sandra Bond Chapman of what she learned in college has been pro- Bulletin/Internet Advertising Program: Brain Health ven untrue. We have learned that the brain is Dax Seale, Chair the most modifiable part; we make it smarter President-Elect Jim Mills call- or dumber every day. Their goal is understan- ed the meeting to order. Charles ding, protecting and healing the brain. Typic- Delphenis gave the invocation. ally, people worry most about their memory. Charlotte Kroeker led the Pledge As we get older, we need to build more cogni- of Allegiance, followed by “Michael tive reserves, but often we go on automatic Rowed the Boat Ashore.” Ley Waggoner pilot. Since they have moved into their new OFFICERS and DIRECTORS introduced our visitors, including a long- building, the Center has grown from twenty- 2010-2011 distance visitor from South Carolina. Mark six scientists to one hundred and twenty-sev- Rick Amsberry, President Kashar introduced The Hub and the web ad- en scientists, and they have attracted some Jim Mills, President Elect vertisers. Bill Clark reminded everyone that of the top talents from around the country. Fred Brown, Vice President RCPC has its own Foundation; if your name Rather than focusing on what’s wrong, they Barb Jeffries, Treasurer begins with B, it may be your turn to support study how to make the brain function better. Maryllyn Hargrave, Secretary it. P-E Jim awarded a check to Tracy They take a horizontal approach so that re- Bill Clark, Sgt. at Arms Gomes for supplies for the new Caught search from one area affects all areas. Brain- Eric Heitkamp, Club Service I Being Good Program at Hillcrest H.S. omics is how to utilize your brain the most ef- Bart Noble, Club Service II The teacher who sponsors the program fectively. They are working with large corpor- Jack Kearney, described the program which encour- ations to help the employees live up to their ages students to do small “good” brain potential. Fear is the greatest factor in Community Service I deeds around the school. Fred keeping people from seeking help, but in the Tracy Gomes, Brown announced Dentistry with a last five years, researchers have learned that Community Service II Heart on February 11 to provide free dental the brain can be helped. The brain actually Pam Carvey, Vocational Service care to low income families. Our three den- changes from hour to hour. What you know Roger Hogarth, tists, Michael Rainwater, who is does not make you smart. Critical thinking International Service spearheading it, Roy Washburn at whose and decision making are crucial, but they are Doug Gill, At Large offices it will be held, and Moody Alexan- the last to develop and the first to decline. Phillip Bankhead, der who will be organizing However, using the brain keeps it sharp. Stra- Immediate Past President Ben Young, Parliamentarian Members the groups of patients, tegic attention, integrated reasoning, and Jim Wolf, Historian with need our volunteer time. mental flexibility are the things that matter the Laurie Aldredge, guests Also, there will be AED most and they get better and better with age. Training on January 29; Your brain can do only one thing at a time so Club Administrator Linda Tunnell learn to save a life. multitasking is very ineffective. Elimi-nating 6704 Snider Plaza Tracy Gomes Nolan Duck all the distractions helps to focus on Dallas, Texas 75205 Karl von introduced our speaker accomplishing a task. Sleep consolidates Office Phone: 214-739-4170 Bieberstein today, Sandra Bond information and is important to making the Office Fax: 214/363-6980 Kendra Chapman, the founder and best decisions. Become an expert in some- www.parkcitiesrotary.org Yanchak chief director of the Center thing rather than a jack-of-all-trades, but try Email: [email protected] for Brain Health. She to apply what you know in novel concepts. Practicing makes your brain efficient. EVENTS CALENDAR Get involved! In- Interact at Hillcrest H.S, AED = Defibrillator Training 8 am. See Tracy Gomes January Bl = Blood Drive M = Meals on Wheels (Differ- BD = Board of Dirs. Mtg, 7 am ent teams on each day) S M T W Th F S LaMadeleine, 75 & Mockingbird See Charles Delphenis M M M M In CM = Circles of Success Mc = Ronald McDonald 2 VV Mtg Mentoring See T. Gomes House-See Jina McDaniel Ray Klinginsmith, U.S.A.