Polio Immunization Exercise – October 2-11, 2018
An upcoming trip to Cotonou, West Africa in October 2018 to participate in a polio immunization exercise, attend the 13th Annual West Africa Project Fair, and engage in a hands-on work project is being planned now! Below is detailed trip information. Please look at the information as soon as possible as there is a limited amount of […]
Wings of Rotary – 2019
WINGS of Rotary Informational Meeting at Kwan’s Kitchen on north side of Memorial just west of May Avenue at 3031 W. Memorial Rd. OKC – Sat. Sept. 22 at 2 pm This is amazing opportunity to explore Japan for 2 weeks. Wings of Rotary is a 42 year old Rotary Youth Exchange Program between Oklahoma […]
A Perfect Example – John Frost
A Perfect Example by John Frost The front story: At a filming of an episode of the BBC television program That’s Life in 1988, a white haired, nearly bald, slightly hunched over old man sat in the front row. This man was Sir Nicholas George Winton. The program host, Esther Rantzen, showed a scrapbook […]
Runoffs Matter!! – Brenda Jones Barwick
Runoffs Matter! By Brenda Jones Barwick, APR Are you out of town on Tuesday and forgot to get your absentee ballot? No worries. You can vote today! Early voting at the Oklahoma County Election Board, located at 4201 N. Lincoln Blvd., is available on Friday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; or Saturday from 9:00 […]
Most Taxes are OK – Leonard Sullivan
MOST TAXES ARE OK -Leonard Sullivan We all criticize taxes and government spending. However, most government spending such as military, FAA, weekly trash pick-up, police protection, clean water to our front door, streets and highways, state, city and county government, inspected food and drugs are good for all. […]
Welcome to Tomorrowland – Ted Streuli
Welcome to Tomorrowland – Ted Streuli There have been two moments of genuine, childlike wonder. One was entering Yosemite valley on a December afternoon and seeing the snow-covered Half Dome and El Capitan and reindeer ice sculptures beneath flocked evergreens. The other was walking into Disneyland. Disneyland was young when I went the first time, […]
Differences between Professionalism, Certification, Licensure: Why it Matters
The Differences Between Professionalism, Certification, and Licensure: Why it Matters, and the Commercial Real Estate Summit™. Bart Binning, Ed. D. At a time when the Internet, virtual & augmented reality, and mass communication are automating business processes and changing the way we do business, the interpersonal interactions between trusted business stakeholders are becoming increasingly important. Historically, concepts […]
Club 29 Youth Exchange Committees Revival
Ashley Smith and I, Co-chairs of the Next Generation committee Group, are interested in finding some volunteers to research some of the Next Generation Programs that have been inactive. Your work, after a review by the Next Gen committee, would have you presenting a report and recommendation to the Rotary Board. Your work would be […]
Public Transit in OKC Continues to Improve
PUBLIC TRANSIT IN OKC CONTINUES TO IMPROVE – Barney Semtner Great cities have great public transit systems. That’s a fact. I have seen many people roll their eyes when we start talking about our own local transit system. The common theme I hear is that it doesn’t go when or where I can use it, […]
Hot Summer Nights – Ron Page
Hot Summer Nights By Ron Page As we grow older, we see patterns playing out over the decades and come to understand some of the reasons why things are the way they are. This includes the why of major cultural shifts as well as where Uncle Charlie was during those three years of absence. We […]
Rotary International Convention – Toronto CA
“A princess, 3 prime ministers, and a former first lady join 25,000 in Toronto to celebrate Rotary’s good work and plan more of it.” That is the title of the wrap up- article describing the recent 2018 Rotary International Convention that I had the honor of attending as the representative of our Club 29. – […]
Literary Landmarks in Oklahoma- Susan McVey
Literary Landmarks in Oklahoma – Susan McVey For many of us summer equates to family vacations. When I was growing up, those vacations were road trips in the family car. On long trips, my father liked to make the drive educational, which translated into stopping at historical landmarks along the way. We would dutifully stop, […]