Everett Hill’s Modern Influence – Tim Berney

“Everett Hill’s Modern Influence” – Tim Berney Everett W. Hill is the only Rotary International President that was a member of Club 29. He held the office in 1924-1925 and, according to his bio was a highly successful businessman as well as an avid fisherman. As the story goes, he only made it to his […]

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International Project Dedication Travel – May 2019

During the past few years, OKC Rotary has supported education projects with the Warsaw City Club in Warsaw, Poland. This month we funded our fourth project with them, “Stop Cancer.” Because of this continuing relationship, last summer they invited Club 29 to their annual meeting with their other partner clubs, Berlin Luftbrücke and Milano Nord. […]

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But for a Sub – Dick Hefton

BUT FOR A SUB by Dick Hefton PREAMBLE:  I met George H. W. Bush once. And after his death late last year with all the wholesome remembrances put forth in honored tribute, that meeting has stroked a warm recollection.  Bush was Vice President of the United States at the time and had flown in to […]

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Electoral College – John Frost

“The Electoral College”  – John Frost To be well-informed is an admirable characteristic of a voter in a democratic constitutional republic. Our version of a democratic constitutional republic is unique from other pure democracies and republics which exist currently around the world. When the suggestion arises as a topic for political debate, like the Electoral […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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