The Hard Work Begins – Fred Morgan
The Hard Work Begins by Fred Morgan The November elections resulted in a historic level of turnover in the Oklahoma Legislature. More than 58 new legislators were sworn in, and they will be tasked with making decisions that will affect our jobs, our children’s education, health care and much more. After every election, the State […]
2019-20 Club Officers and Directors
2019-2020 Rotary Club Officers and Directors Taking office July 1, 2019 PRESIDENT PRESIDENT – ELECT SECRETARY TREASURER ASSISTANT TREASURER (TREASURER-ELECT) SERGEANT AT ARMS Directors 2019-2020 2019-2021 Foundation Director 2019-2022
We are the result of many peoples’ efforts – PDG Will Beckman
“We are the result of many peoples’ efforts throughout our life” By PDG Will Beckman This last week I was asked and honored to speak at a family friends funeral – recognizing her efforts in helping others. Polly Ishmael Sandlin was this person as well as the granddaughter of famed surgeon Earl McBride of the McBride Clinics […]
Three Smart Tips for 2019 – Brenda Jones Barwick
Three Smart Tips for 2019 By Brenda Jones Barwick, APR Christmas and New Year’s are around the corner, then we’re into 2019. Although everyone feels busy with holiday parties and running down last-minute end-of-the-year deals, this is the perfect time to evaluate success on your 2018 goals and make new goals for 2019. It must […]
Auto-Pilot
AUTO-PILOTED CARS? I enjoy driving an automobile. A couple of years ago, we went for a 7,000 mile drive. We saw friends in Amarillo, TX, relatives in Tombstone and Phoenix, AZ, San Diego, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and San Francisco, CA. After that we toured the wine country, visited several National Parks, and went through Reno […]
Vote Like a Boy Scout!
“Vote Like a Boy Scout” – Ted Streuli I noticed two things last week as I stood amid the cardboard kiosks with my fellow voters from Precinct 064: The ballot is hard to read without glasses (thank goodness for the flashlight on my phone) and I don’t vote the way I think I vote. I […]
Opportunities for the Eastern Oklahoma County Corridor
Opportunities for the Eastern Oklahoma County Corridor Bart Binning, Ed.D. In this post-election time, we should consider re-evaluating state goals and how state resources are dedicated to achieving those goals. It is suggested that we not just throw money at problems (as we did earlier this year), but that we systematically think about where […]
Everett Hill’s Journey into Rotary Leadership – Barney Semtner
Everett Hill’s Journey into Rotary Leadership By Barney Semtner You often wonder what inspires leaders to lead. In the case of Everett Hill, it was a fateful Sunday meeting of the Boys’ Committee of the Shawnee Rotary Club in 1918. Another Rotarian led this meeting with ten young boys picked from the streets of Shawnee, […]
Before There Was Google – Ron Page
Before There Was Google By Ron Page In the 1950’s, our farmhouse and outbuildings in northern Illinois sat along a straight gravel road atop a little drumlin, or whale-shaped hill, left by the glacier. From our somewhat elevated perspective, we had an unobstructed view of the flat nothingness surrounding us – nothingness in the sense […]
Inaugural Oklahoma Festival Celebrates Books Authors and Readers – Susan McVey
An Inaugural Oklahoma Festival Celebrates Books, Authors, and Readers – Susan McVey Authors, poets, illustrators, and readers of all ages will convene at Oklahoma City’s Boathouse District on Saturday, October 20 for the inaugural Oklahoma Book Festival. More than 50 writers, including national bestselling authors, will be in attendance at the event. The Book Festival […]
Wings of Rotary – Deadline Dec 1 2018
District 5750 WINGS of Rotary Thanks to Rotarian Bob Hammack for producing a short video about the Wings of Rotary Student Exchange 2019 Wings of Rotary Brochure Download 2019 Wings of Rotary Application – DUE Dec. 1, 2018! Cost, and other information from District 5750 Share this info with interested people. We will also be looking […]