Observations on China

– Susan McVey I recently returned from my first ever visit to China. The trip was on my husband’s bucket list and since we aren’t getting any younger and the flights aren’t getting any shorter, we decided this was the year to go. My husband and I travelled with friends who are originally from China. […]

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Deana McCloud

Executive Director of the Woody Guthrie Center Deana McCloud is the Executive Director of the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa’s Brady Arts District. She is a member of the Brady Arts District Business Association, Folk Alliance International, and the Tulsa Regional Chamber. In addition, she serves on the board of The Oklahoma Center for Poets […]

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Jalal Farzaneh

Mohammad and Jalal Farzaneh moved to the United States in 1978 and made Oklahoma their new home.  Both Jalal and Mohammad received their bachelor and Master of Architecture from the University of Oklahoma; they serve on the Board of Visitors at the OU College of International Studies. In 1981, the brothers started their homebuilding company Home Creations, now Oklahoma’s largest homebuilding company. Jalal […]

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An Audible Whoosh

– Stanley F. Hupfeld, FACHE, Senior Consultant, INTEGRIS Health On June 25, 2015 there was a noticeable whoosh coming from the 16 Republican candidates for president. The sound was an audible expression of relief over how to handle their individual and collective positions on the Affordable Care Act. On that day the Supreme Court decided to […]

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Bricktown Rotary Club – Days of Wine and Rotary – September 17

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BBJ Memorial Bedlam Luncheon

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Amber Sharples

Amber Sharples is the Executive Director of Oklahoma Arts Council.  She earned her B.A. and M.A. Degrees from the University of Oklahoma.  She serves on the Board of Directors of Friends of the Capitol; StateCapitol Preservation Commission, Friends of the Mansion, Mi-America Arts Alliance, Native American Cultural and Educational Authority and the State of Creativity.

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Downton Rotarians – Service Saturday Committee

Members of the Rotary Club 29 Service Saturday Committee helped answer phones and take pledges for the annual OETA “Augustfest” on Sunday, August 16th The volunteer crew consisted of 9 people:  Ellen Fleming, Community Service Group Chair; Ron Suttles, Service Saturday Committee Chair; Ron Stakem, Service Saturday Committee, Vice-Chair; Steve Rassmussen, Jay Hoey and his […]

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Rotary Youth Exchange Student Arrives in OKC

President Tim Strange, Past-President Marion Paden, Marylee Strange, and Jerry Burger (not shown but taking photo) greeted the new Club 29 Rotary Youth Exchange Student upon his arrival from Bordeaux, France last evening.

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Mai Ly Do

Founder, Vietnamese Public Radio – Oklahoma Mai Ly Do AKA Marlene Do was one of the Vietnamese boat people who fled the communist regime on April 30, 1975, in search of freedom. She is the third child of a family of seven children.   The Do family struggled with their new environment and a new […]

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