Bass-Ass Librarians – Dick Hefton

THE BAD-ASS LIBRARIANS OF TIMBUKTU and their race to save the world’s most precious manuscripts! That’s the title of a book I found, not at the bookstore, but in a short review in the August issue of ROTARIAN. Believe me; I was not looking for a subject for a sequel to my column in April […]

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Wings of Rotary – June 2017

The dates for the Outbound Wings of Rotary trip are June 17 to June 29, 2017. Applications are due December 31, 2016, and may be found on the District 5750 website under committees. This is a life-changing experience and is open to any rising highschool junior or senior. The cost of the trip is $2300, […]

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Hunger and Homelessness

  “This presentation will center on the extent of child and family homelessness in Oklahoma City and the impact of child homelessness on educational success and workforce development.”   Susan (Griffith) Agel, President of Positive Tomorrows* and the 2016 Journal Record Woman of the Year, has worked to advance the mission of nonprofit organizations nearly all […]

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That for which I give Thanks – John Frost

“That for Which I Give Thanks” Let’s go beyond the turkey and dressing, the eggnog and pumpkin pie, family and friends, and football games. It’s time for reflection on those people, those chance events and Providence for which one can be truly thankful. I believe in Providence. I believe there is a Spiritual Force which […]

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District 5750 Governor Megan Law

Club 29 is a member of Rotary International District 5750.  Megan will offer information about future district and club activities, as well as the health of  the 30+ clubs that comprise District 5750! District 5750 Governor Megan Law is the Operations Manager for Accel Financial Staffing where she has worked since 2002. In her role, she […]

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Early Television – Leonard Sullivan

“EARLY TELEVISION” I still have my parent’s first television which was purchased in about 1950 or 1951. When I see that old set in the garage, I can’t help but recall the early days of television. There was only one channel, WKY. Most programming was live, local and produced in studio. The programming came on […]

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Officers and Directors Voting – Online

2016 Election of 2017-18 Officers and Directors – The name of the header of the email will be “Rotary Club of Oklahoma City” but the email address  will be “vote@simplyvoting.com.“ Due to this email address being new to your email servers, please  check your spam folders if you don’t see the email in your inbox […]

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Open World Legal Scholars – Guests 11-15-16

AZERBAIJANI LEADERS EXAMINE CIVIL RULE OF LAW IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA November, 2016, Oklahoma City—Five Azerbaijani legal experts participating in the Open World Program will spend November 11 through November 19, 2016, in Oklahoma City examining civic rule of law issues. Rotary Club 29 will host the delegation. Managed by the independent Open World Leadership […]

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Allison Barta Bailey – Retail Specialist

Allison Barta Bailey recently joined Price Edwards & Company after 6 years consulting for independent retailers and real estate developers. Allison works primarily on retail spaces in the urban core and walkable commercial districts in the Oklahoma City area. She is a Mayor-appointed City of OKC Arts Commissioner, Urban Land Institute member and is CNU-Accredited. […]

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Earthquakes – Bart Binning, Ed.D.

ROTARY Article 19 – Earthquakes Bart Binning, Ed.D. In addition to being in the commercial real estate business, I am President of the Central Oklahoma Commercial Association of REALTORS®. On September 21, we conducted our annual Oklahoma Commercial Real Estate Forum TM; this year’s topic was Earthquakes. At the Forum, an interdisciplinary group of experts […]

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