Lessons From the Dinner Table: The Goy, The Girl, and the Gefilte Fish
Lessons From the Dinner Table: The Goy, The Girl, and the Gefilte Fish by Ted Streuli Food! Breaking bread, a shared meal—it nourishes both the body and the soul. Nowhere are we more likely to learn about one another than at the table. What could be more Rotarian than that? We eat together at every […]
Club 29 Breakfast Speakers
Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room The Club 29 Breakfast is for Club 29 Rotarians and their guests ONLY. It does not serve as a makeup for members of other rotary clubs. Speakers 2025 March 27. Kimberly Walker, Publisher, Oklahoma Gazette, “Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future: Reviving a Legacy of Trusted […]
Mine Mine Mine
Mine, Mine, Mine by Byron Jackson My parents were very loving to my brother and me. They did their best to take care of us. As we grew older, I eventually learned that I had to choose which family traditions to carry on. We were taught to protect what we have and not to give […]
Rotary AfterHours – RSVP HERE
April 8, 2025 | 5:30-7:00 Tequila Chulos 303 NW 62nd St 73118 Cash Bar, Bring Guests RSVP for Club29 Rotarians and their guests ONLY
1911!
1911! By Franci Hart The Rotary Club of Oklahoma City became the 29th Rotary Club October 7, 1911. Were there other events of import that year? Well, let’s see. The population of Oklahoma City was 64,000, a 500% increase from 1898. Oklahoma City’s first city charter was approved in 1911, as was the opening of […]
2025-2026 Foundation Election
Election for positions on the upcoming Rotary Club 29 Foundation Board will be held electronically. March 18, 2025 2:00pm through March 31, 2025 11:59 pm through Simply Voting. Watch for the email link. This is a Approve/Reject vote. Meet the Candidates: If this slate is approved, these officers and directors take office July 1, 2025. […]
Creativity and Imagination
Creativity and Imagination by Charlie Smith I’m one of those troglodytes who still has cable television. Honestly, I don’t know why we pay for it – the only things I watch are sports and local news. One night during the long Christmas-New Year’s break, I was surfing the channels. On a movie channel, to my […]
Making Beautiful Things, Together
Making Beautiful Things, Together by Sarah Sears In a world moving faster than ever, where do we find space to slow down, reflect, and build something meaningful together? As technology advances, energy demands rise, and social behaviors shift, complexity is increasing. But with complexity comes opportunity—the opportunity to design something beautiful through collaboration, curiosity, and […]
The Canada You Might Not Know
The Canada You Might Not Know By Ian Ogilvie Canada has been in the news lately. Small in population (40 million), Canada is not accustomed to being a headline in the national US news. Recently, Canadians have not welcomed the banter around Canada becoming a US State. But that minor provocation reveals a silver lining […]
Forward Momentum
Forward Momentum by Charlie Price When the new year arrives, it’s only natural that we shift our focus to what lies ahead. As I look toward the future, I’m committed to being more intentional about how and where I spend my time, and I suspect I’m not the only one aspiring to make my days […]
The Oklahoma Standard
The Oklahoma Standard By Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, 1995-2003 On April 19, 1995, America suffered its worst domestic terrorist attack in our history. An angry young man, and embarrassingly a veteran, detonated a fuel oil and fertilizer bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. The explosion damaged […]
An American Story
An American Story by Pat Rooney Is your children’s life going to be better than yours? Most people would say yes. In J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy, he makes the case that in parts of the country that’s not necessarily so. Referring mostly to Appalachian and the Ohio River rust belt, Mr. Vance gives us […]