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Wings of Rotary – Deadline Dec 1 2018

October 5, 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 […]

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Streetcars Benefits on OKC Culture- Tim Berney

October 1, 2018

Streetcars Benefits on OKC Culture Tim Berney The new streetcar system in Oklahoma City that is scheduled to debut in December is going to mean getting used to a lot of things, not the least of which is sharing the roadway with these giant, futuristic people movers. As a downtown worker, I’ll have a […]

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Yankee Ingenuity – Pat Rooney

September 20, 2018

Yankee Ingenuity by Pat Rooney David McCullough’s The Wright Brothers “is a story that resonates with anyone who believes deeply in the power of technology to change lives and the resistance some have to new innovations.” This quote by Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, sums up the book in a nut shell. The […]

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Lessons Learned while Fly Fishing – Ann Felton Gilliland

September 7, 2018

Lessons Learned while Fly Fishing – Ann Felton Gilliland Anyone who knows me understands that my 27-year tenure as CEO of Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity, which is my life’s passion, can sometimes lead to a singular focus for me – provide additional affordable housing for limited-income Oklahoma families. I was prepared to share with […]

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A Second Chance – Will Beckman

September 5, 2018

A Second Chance by Will Beckman This story begins at a summer camp outside Brandon, Vermont. This was my first summer working back east during my high school years. To see the country, I had driven my Dodge Demon throughout the east coast and was now contently working at Twin Lake Camp. Life was […]

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Polio Immunization Exercise – October 2-11, 2018

August 30, 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 […]

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Wings of Rotary – 2019

August 27, 2018

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 […]

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A Perfect Example – John Frost

August 27, 2018

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 […]

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Runoffs Matter!! – Brenda Jones Barwick

August 21, 2018

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 […]

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Most Taxes are OK – Leonard Sullivan

August 13, 2018

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. […]

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Welcome to Tomorrowland – Ted Streuli

August 8, 2018

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, […]

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Differences between Professionalism, Certification, Licensure: Why it Matters

July 31, 2018

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 […]

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