Dr. Dave McIntosh
Rotarian of the Year
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June 26, 2011 |
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Outgoing
Rotary Club President Bill McClintock,
right, presents Dr. Dave McIntosh the
prestigious "Rotarian of the Year"
plaque. |
At their June 21 meeting, concluding a very
successful Rotary year, the Bonners Ferry Rotary
Club presented David McIntosh, D.D.S. with the
2010-2011“Rotarian of the Year” award.
Most of you who attend the Tuesday Rotary
meetings at Mugsy’s know Dave McIntosh – he’s
the only one in scrubs with a bright smile and
probably has an International exchange student
in tow! You may also know Dave through his
dental practice on the hill above Ash Street
near the new Pearl Theater.
What you probably don’t know is what an
incredibly valuable person he is to the Bonners
Ferry Rotary Club and to this community.
Dave is married to Devorah, and they are the
proud parents of three sons and four
grandchildren with a fifth on the way. Both he
and Devorah are graduates of Loma Linda
University in California. After visiting a
relative in Sandpoint, it became evident that
they liked the area, but thought Sandpoint would
probably grow too fast. Someone suggested the
small sleepy town of Bonners Ferry just north of
Sandpoint and, having always wanting to have a
dental practice in a small town, he and Devorah
moved to Bonners Ferry in 1978 and Dave opened
his practice.
Dave joined Rotary on October 7, 2003, with the
guidance and perhaps a twisting or two of the
arm from the late John Gale (John’s daughter
also attended Loma Linda University). Once he
became a member, Dave quickly resonated Rotary’s
four-way test and maintained a posture of always
being available to help at all Rotary events.
Dave is also a Rotary International Paul Harris
Fellow.
Dave’s forte in the Rotary Club has always been
concentrated on youth – consequently, he
naturally fit as the club’s Youth Exchange
Officer and he’s the only one this Club has ever
had. This program is a full one-year commitment,
not just one event! He pretty much took it upon
himself to serve as a committee of one – to
complete the substantial amount of governmental
paperwork, the scheduling of housing, the
registration for each student in school and for
each student event, and securing travel
arrangements to and from every function.
He takes lots of pictures, traveling out of town
with a carload of students to all the school
events, Rotary events, Bloomsday, ski trips. The
exchange students (Mono, Clemence, Avi, Bianca
and most recently Laura, who just returned to
Bolivia) most prized possession is the
magnificent scrapbook they leave with that Dave
painstakingly puts together for each and every
one of them.
Congratulations to David McIntosh for being
named Rotarian of the Year! |
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