GUANAJUATO TRIP -- Ten club members will travel to Guanajuato this weekend to inspect new houses built from the proceeds of our recent "Taste of Guanajuato" fund-raiser. The group will help install ecocina stoves in all the dwellings, stoves manufactured in a factory at San Miguel Allende. Barbara Allen and Jim Batzer will videotape the project. Other participants are Karen Amarotico, Pete Belcastro, Dave and Marge Bernard, Sandy Friend, David Lively, Angelica Ruppe and Lynn Thompson.

THEY SHINE -- Trustees of the Ashland Rotary Foundation keep a low profile every year until it's time to award scholarships. At last week's meeting Margueritte Hickman and Jeff Monosoff were elected new trustees to serve three years. They join President Sydnee Dryer, Secretary Jason Stranberg. Treasurer Dave Bernard, trustees Juli Di Chiro and Pete Belcastro. Outgoing trustees are Bruce Albert and Greg Williams.

FOR SCHOLARHIPS -- Trustees of the Ashland Rotary Foundation raised an astonishing $15,905 last Thursday. Ashland High graduate -- and current ARF trustee -- Jason Stranberg conducted the spirited bidding. Nine club members contributed $1,000; six members, $500, and 30 members amounts ranging from $250 to $100. All told, 53 club members contributed to the worthy cause of scholarships for high school and college students.

DANIELE'S DONATIONS -- With her Brazilian dinner scrubbed because of the interference with dates, Youth Exchange student Daniele Andrade still needs to raise money. Listen up for a possible new fund-raiser.

CONFERENCE COMING UP -- Registering for the upcoming District Conference in Medford can be accomplished easily on line and at no cost. The golf tournament will tee off at Centennial Golf Course on May 31. Plenary sessions will be held at the Red Lion Inn. Special tours have been arranged at the Farmers Market and Roxy Ann Vineyard on Friday. Dinners will be held both Friday and Saturday nights. Entertainment Saturday night will include music buy the Karen Lovely band.

HOLD EVERYTHING -- Wait two weeks before you plant tomatoes was the advice of the Ashland Greenhouses to eager workers at the Ashland Rotary Garden. Highlight of the Saturday work day was the reappearance of Master Gardner Stew McCollom. Chet Daniels and Kent Patton prepped the tomato beds, Karen Amarotico and Bob Rasmussen mowed and tilled, Bill Sager and Ann Marie Hutton weeded. Ned Schaaf keeps everything watered during the week. Workers will report for work at 9 o'clock this Saturday.