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The History of the Carson Valley Active 20-30 Club
The Carson Valley Active 20-30 Club was founded in May 1932, as part of the larger Active 20-30 International. The Club has been meeting in the old Gardnerville Jail for its meetings for well over 40 years now. The Carson Valley Active 20-30 club has help restore and up kept the building to its current conditions. The building was once co-occupied with Douglas County Pop Warner. The old Iron Gate over the door upstairs has the initials "PWF" which stands for Pop Warner Football.
Many influential residents of Carson Valley have served in the local Carson Valley Active 20-30 club #85. Well-known names such as Lundergreen, Neddenriep, Fricke, Dressler, Selkirk, and Jacobsen to name a few. In 1960, honorary membership was bestowed on Julian Larrouy Sr. who celebrated his 100th birthday in 2004. Other honorary members include Harry Leavitt, Fred Dressler, and John Dangberg.
The main effort of the Carson Valley Active 20-30 Club #85 is to raise money and enrich the of special needs children within Douglas County. Members encourage hands-on participation that serves to strengthen relationships, maintain motivation, and produce a high degree of personal satisfaction. It is a long history of the members of the Carson Valley Active 20-30 Club to donate enormous amounts of time and resources to accomplish their goals.
Some activities the Carson Valley Active 20-30 Club #85 organizes, hosts or heads up include: the Carson Valley 20 30 Shotgun Shoot, the Easter Egg Hunt at Lampe Park, Carson Valley Days, and Project Santa Clause. Money raised by the club goes to local charities such as the Junior Rodeo, Relay for Life, Little League, Austin's House, Silver Spirit All Stars, and many more.
The History of Active 20-30 US and Canada
Realizing the Need
Active 20-30 International had its beginnings in 1922 when young men in two widely separated communities of the United States saw the need for a service club for young men. They found that established service clubs were dominated by older men, run by older men, and whose officers were invariably much older men.
This realization led those groups of ambitious young men to stray away from existing groups and organized a club of their own. These clubs shared the ideal that young men would have a chance to engage actively in service to their communities; where young ideas, backed by enthusiasm and the energy of youth, could share in civic responsibilities on an equal basis with clubs composed of older men.
These pioneers of young men's service clubs simultaneously created two virtually identical clubs: the Active International, located in Aberdeen, Washington, and 20-30 International formed in Sacramento, California.
Both the International and Active International Associations were charter members of the World Council of Young Men's Service Clubs (WOCO). John Armenia, Joe Crowe and Arnie Scheldt of Active and Dr. James Vernetti, Henry Heyl and Ray Fletcher of 20-30 were among those who fostered the World Council movement up to its formal beginning in 1945.
Merging Ideas and Resources
In 1959, President Norm Morrison of 20-30 and President Ken Helling of Active, exchanged a letter renewing the long standing proposal that these two identical young men's service clubs should merge.
Between 1959 and 1960, meetings were held between the two groups, culminating in the proposed Constitution and Resolution to be presented to the 1960 Conventions of each organization. In addition to Morrison and Helling, Jack Kummert, Doug Martin and Clint McClure of 20-30, and Victory W. "Bill" Smith, Owen Barnes and Jim Robertson of Active participated in the early negotiations.
In 1960, the 20-30 International Convention was held in Santa Cruz, California. The delegates unanimously adopted the merger proposal and the Constitution. One month later, the delegates at the Active International Convention in Calgary, Alberta, also unanimously adopted the propositions. Therefore, on August 1, 1960, Active International and 20-30 International became the Active 20-30 International.
While the mechanics of the merger were being formulated, each organization maintained its separate administrative structure, officers and National Office through its convention year. In October 1960, the first combined magazine, Active 20-30 made its appearance. The first convention of Active 20-30 International was held in Tucson, Arizona, July 10-14, 1961, where the Constitution and bylaws were officially adopted.
The Creation of the Active 20-30 United States & Canada
In 1981, a proposal was put forth to the membership to allow for National Associations in Active 20-30 International. In 1982, the Active 20-30 United States and Canada, Inc., was formed with its National office in the building owned by Active 20-30 US & Canada on 1915 I Street, Sacramento, California. Arnie Krogh of Sacramento served as its first National President. In 1996, the National Office was moved over to 915 L Street in Sacramento, California, where the Nossaman, Guthner, Knox and Elliott, a professional association management team, is currently serving Active 20-30 United States & Canada
National Presidents of Active 20-30 United States & Canada
1982-83 Arnie Krogh Sacramento, CA
1983-84 Fred Simpson Sun Valley, CA
1984-85 Randy Tomilson Calgary, AB, Canada
1985-86 Charles Stark Santa Rosa, CA
1986-87 Steve Gair Wasco, CA
1987-88 Charles Moody Phoenix, AZ
1988-89 Tom Davis Tolleson, AZ
1989-90 William Bennett Napa, CA
1990-91 Gregory Finch Sacramento, CA
1991-92 Gary Wickel Turlock, CA
1992-93 Mike Nohrenberg Eugene, OR
1993-94 Gary Robles Phoenix, AZ
1994-95 Kevin Thompson Torrance, CA
1995-96 Monty Daley Sacramento, CA
1996-97 Sharon Straede Roseville, CA
1997-98 Keaton Merrell Scottsdale, AZ
1998-99 Tucker Davies Eugene, OR
1999-00 Dallas Sweeney Placerville, CA
2000-01 Nick Grant The Carson Valley 20 30
2001-02 Scott Balzer Central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2002-03 Duane Dougherty Napa, CA
2003-04 Trisha Sweeney Placerville, CA
2004-05 James Koch, Jr. Eugene, OR
2005-06 Richard Middlebrook Bakersfield, CA
2006-07 Jennifer K. Norman Gardnerville, NV
2007-08 Frank Cockrell Sacramento, CA
2008-09 Rusty Burchfield Bakersfield, CA
National Conventions of Active 20-30 United States & Canada
1983 Cancun, Mexico
1984 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1985 San Jose, Costa Rica
1986 Eugene, Oregon
1987 Sacramento, California
1988 Phoenix, Arizona
1989 Sacramento, California
1990 Mexicali, Mexico
1991 Santa Cruz, California
1992 Portland, Oregon
1993 Anaheim, California
1994 South Lake Tahoe, California
1995 Santa Rosa, California
1996 Tucson, Arizona
1997 Eugene, Oregon
1998 Sacramento, California
1999 Scottsdale, Arizona
2000 Santa Rosa, California
2001 Reno, Nevada
2002 Sacramento, California
2003 Phoenix, Arizona
2004 Lake Tahoe, California (Hangtown & Gold Rush)
2005 Bakersfield, Cruise to Ensenada, Mexico
2006 Scottsdale, Arizona
2007 New Orleans, LA
2008 Las Vegas, NV
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