Jill Donovan – Rustic Cuff

“Rustic Cuff” Jill Donovan was born in Baltimore, raised in Pensacola and graduated from ORU where she met her husband, Terry. She went on to earn her law degree at the University of Tulsa and was an adjunct law professor and practicing attorney for 8 years. Four years ago while on a short sabbatical, she […]

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Thoughts on Retirement – Paul Moore

 Thoughts on Retirement -Paul Moore Disclaimer:  I only lasted 18 months in full retirement. Background:  February, 2012.  I survived surgery to remove a tumor in my ethmoid sinus, only to receive a diagnosis that I had IgG4 Related Disease.  This exotic illness had only had a name, in the US, for about a week before […]

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Chad Wilkerson – Federal Reserve

“Federal Reserve” Chad Wilkerson is Branch Executive of the Kansas City Fed’s Oklahoma City Branch office. In this role, he serves as the Bank’s lead officer and regional economist in the state of Oklahoma. Wilkerson is responsible for recruiting and working with the Branch’s board of directors and for briefing the Kansas City Fed’s president […]

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Great Library builds Community- Susan McVey

“A great community is built around a great library and a great library builds a great community.” –Lisa Scottoline at the 2017 Literary Voices event   Every spring the Metropolitan Library System Endowment Trust sponsors an author dinner to raise funds for library programs and services, to encourage the love of reading and literacy in […]

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Graham Colton

 Jr. Rotarian Graduation Day   Graham Colton was born in Oklahoma City and was a lifer at Heritage Hall school. He was an all-state quarterback on the state championship team in 1998 along side best friend Wes Welker. He began writing and performing songs while in high school at local restaurants and coffee shops in […]

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Coming Attractions – Lance McDaniel

 Coming Attractions By Lance McDaniel Editor’s Note: From Time to time we offer guest columnists an opportunity to discuss upcoming events in OKC. Fellow Rotarians, The 2017 film festival is coming up June 8-11. The festival will start on Thursday night on the rooftop of the Museum of Art and continue through the weekend with […]

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District Conference – 2017

NO Luncheon meeting at the Petroleum club on May 2- Register for the 5-5 Friday Luncheon – or the entire conference below!! Join us for a FUN, informative Conference at the Grand Casino Resort in Shawnee, OK! Once a year, Rotarians across our district gather to celebrate successes, get to know other Rotarians in neighboring clubs, […]

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Arts Liaison – Robbie Kienzle

“Art as part of an Economic Engine”   ROBBIE KIENZLE, ARTS LIAISON & PROGRAM PLANNER OFFICE OF ARTS & CULTURAL AFFAIRS CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT As Arts & Cultural Affairs Liaison for the City of Oklahoma City, Kienzle coordinates arts and cultural initiatives to further the City’s economic, tourism and community development priorities. […]

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3-25-17 Food Bank

20+ Club 29 Rotarians worked along with members of the Downtown Kiwanis Club packing, and sorting food for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.  This event was part of  the Club 29 Service Saturday committee’s efforts to participate in the International Week of Service.  In the spirit of Rotary Serving Humanity, RI President John Germ […]

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Losing sleep over “Fake news” – Dick Hefton

“Losing sleep over “FAKE news”? RX: Don’t love your local newspaper to DEATH!” False reporting, a non sequitur called “Fake News”, for the most part rolls out of undisciplined sensationalist self-serving outlets –generally of a cyber nature, but put to compounded use by the so-called mainstream press to cover their biased journalistic transgressions. Now “bias” […]

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