When we get what we don’t want
“When we get what we don’t want” by Jim Priest A Facebook post of a friend reminded of some of funny sayings uttered by kids when they don’t get what they want. Tim described a time when his now adult son was a little guy demanding to be given some treat at the […]
Rotary International Conventon – Singapore 2024
In 1905, attorney Paul Harris convened the first meeting of a Rotary Club in Chicago, Illinois along with Gustavus Loehr, Silverster Schiele, and Hiram Shorey. His goal was to bring together professionals across various vocations in his new home city and together, they began serving their community. His seemingly simple idea caught on and […]
Old Man River
Old Man River by Pat Rooney On July 11, 1960, a mid-air collision of two U.S. fighters resulted in the loss of a wing and a tail. Both planes went down in this “near miss.” The pilot of the plane struck was soon to be Admiral Ray Ackerman, and had we lost him the pathway […]
Shattered! Scattered! Scared!
Shattered! Scattered! Scared! by Franci Hart Our children in foster care have been shattered by so much trauma. They are separated from the siblings. And, they are scared! During the State Fiscal Year 2022, in Oklahoma a total of 13,921 children were confirmed as victims of maltreament and 2,525 of those were from Oklahoma County. […]
The Power of Improv & Fun
The Power of Improv & Fun by Charlie Smith It was an unexpected question; one that forced me to improvise, asked by my direct supervisor at the Omaha World-Herald. “When did you have your light-bulb moment that you wanted to leave journalism?” The answer was easy. It was during one of those […]
Thank you from Past President Lesli
Now that my term as the 114th President of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City has ended and as I reflect on the past year, I am overwhelmed with a multitude of emotions – gratitude, joy, and a touch of bittersweetness. The privilege of serving in this capacity these past 12 months has been humbling, […]
Welcome from the President – Suzanne Mitchell
To My Fellow Members of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, I am honored and excited to serve as the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City’s President for 2024-25! First, I want to acknowledge the outstanding leadership and hard work our past Presidents and Boards have dedicated to our Club since its inception—one of the many […]
Family Roots
Family Roots by Vered Harris The last week of May I traveled to Bratislava, Slovakia on a “family roots” trip. At the time of this writing, I haven’t yet left Oklahoma. By the time this is sent out, I’ll be home. In between, I am going to see the city of my paternal grandmother’s birth […]
Interview with Rotary President Lesli Massad
Interview with Rotary President Lesli Massad I have enjoyed the assignment for a number of years of interviewing our current president for our Rotary newsletter. Here are President Lesli Massad’s responses. You will enjoy very much what she has to say!!! Emily Stratton What is your first memory of Rotary? My first […]
Golden Boy: Harold Armstrong Achieves 50 Years of Perfect Attendance
Golden Boy: Harold Armstrong Achieves 50 Years of Perfect Attendance by Ted Streuli On June 4, 1974, Richard Nixon was still president, although Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein published “All the President’s Men” that month, and Nixon wasn’t president much longer. That same month, singer Alanis Morisette was born in Canada, shortstop Derek Jeter was […]
2024-2025 Committee Selections
Fellow Club 29 Rotarians: We are in full swing with a lovely spring of 2024 and believe it or not, soon to follow will be the start of 2024-25 Rotary year. As the third largest club in the world, Club 29 offers so many benefits that result from the wide-ranging talents and interests of our […]
What Makes a “Good” School?
What Makes a “Good” School? Freda Deskin, Ph.D. Most parents will say they want their child in a good school or that they moved to a certain community or area school because it had a good school. Business leaders lament that new businesses will only move to areas with good schools. Schools receive grades of […]