College Football Kickoff! Wear your School Colors!
Livestream 11:55am 8-20-2024 Berry Tramel Berry Tramel is a 46-year veteran of Oklahoma journalism who joined the Tulsa World this year after having spent 13 years at the Norman Transcript and 32 years at The Oklahoman. He six times has been named Oklahoma Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Born and […]
Bedlam!
Bedlam! by Drew Edmondson First off, it is wrong. An entire football tradition, the annual battle between Oklahoma State University at Stillwater and the University of Oklahoma in Norman, has been named for a mispronunciation. There are two primary definitions of “Bedlam”. The first and most common is “a scene of uproar and confusion.” This, […]
When we get what we don’t want
“When we get what we don’t want” by Jim Priest A Facebook post of a friend reminded of some of funny sayings uttered by kids when they don’t get what they want. Tim described a time when his now adult son was a little guy demanding to be given some treat at the […]
“BancFirst: The History, Present and Future”
Livestream 11:55am 8-13-2024 “BancFirst: The History, Present and Future” – Fireside Chat with Gene Rainbolt and David Rainbolt In 1962 Gene Rainbolt acquired his first bank, the First American Bank in Purcell. In 1965 he acquired Federal National Bank in Shawnee, and in 1967 he and a group of investors commenced acquiring banks in Oklahoma, […]
Rotary International Conventon – Singapore 2024
In 1905, attorney Paul Harris convened the first meeting of a Rotary Club in Chicago, Illinois along with Gustavus Loehr, Silverster Schiele, and Hiram Shorey. His goal was to bring together professionals across various vocations in his new home city and together, they began serving their community. His seemingly simple idea caught on and […]
Protected: 2024-2025 Letters of Intent Scoring
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2024-2025 New Rotarians
8-6-2024 Wendy Elliott is Vice President of Development at City Rescue Mission. Born in Tyler, Texas, Wendy attended Texas Tech University where she earned her bachelor’s in social work and her master’s in public administration. Wendy also met her husband while in college, Stuart, who is from Kansas and graduated from OU. They relocated to […]
“Fueling OKC’s Fastest Growing Industry” Panel
Livestream 11:55am 8-6-2024 “Fueling OKC’s Fastest Growing Industry” – Kari Watkins, Oklahoma City National Memorial; Harshil Patel, Champion Hotels; Moderator: Lindsay Vidrine, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce; Craig Cress – ED USA Softball; Scott Munz – Okla. State Fair Moderator Lindsay Vidrine is a passionate advocate of Oklahoma City and currently serves as […]
Old Man River
Old Man River by Pat Rooney On July 11, 1960, a mid-air collision of two U.S. fighters resulted in the loss of a wing and a tail. Both planes went down in this “near miss.” The pilot of the plane struck was soon to be Admiral Ray Ackerman, and had we lost him the pathway […]
Vocational Tour Day
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