Reduction of Juvenile Population -Jeffrey Cartmell, Terry Smith
Livestream 11:55am 9-3-2024 Jeffrey Cartmell currently serves as the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Prior to his appointment, he most recently served as Counsel to Secretary of State Brian Bingman and as a Senior Advisor to Governor Kevin Stitt. In these roles he provided strategic legal, policy, and ethical counsel to the […]
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Rotary Musings
ROTARY MUSINGS by Michael Figgins For over half a century, I have championed the causes of the poor throughout this nation. As a Catholic, I come by this honestly. It is not just a question of giving one’s surplus to those in need, but of helping people, excluded or marginalized, to enter into the sphere […]
Rachel Holt, President and CEO – “United Way of Central Oklahoma: The Next Century of Giving”
Livestream 11:55am 8-27-2024 Rachel Canuso Holt started as the President and CEO of United Way of Central Oklahoma on November 1, 2023. Rachel previously served from 2020 to 2023 as the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA), Oklahoma’s juvenile justice agency. Rachel spent seven total years at OJA, where she also […]
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 […]
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