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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.
One of the main distinctions of the Carson Valley
Active 20-30 Club #85 is to raise money for 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.
Other activities the Carson Valley Active 20-30
Club #85 organizes, hosts or heads up include:
the Pedro Card Tournament, an Easter Egg Hunt
at Lampe Park, Carson Valley Days, Truck Pulls,
a Halloween haunted house, and Project Santa Clause.
Money raised by the club goes to charities such
as the Douglas County 4-H Club, Kids Fishing Derby,
Girls Softball, Miss Douglas County program, Child
Spree, and much 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 Gardnerville, NV
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
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
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