OWENSBORO'S ROTARY IMPETUS

December 1, 2001 

This Week's Program...Gary Cox, President, Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities - Independent Higher Education in Kentucky.

Last Week’s Program...
Dr. Larry Vick, Superintendent of Owensboro Public Schools, shared what a delightful, supportive community he's found Owensboro to be since moving here in July. He spoke, too, of how far education has advanced in the last century--from children attending school when the farm
work was caught up to the space/information age. He stated that it was educated people who were responsible for this progress. Dr. Vick reported that the experts indicate there won't be as many changes made in the next century, but that the pace of the changes will be very
accelerated.

Some of the important changes that Dr. Vick noted happening in the Owensboro Public School System include: 14 members inducted into the Hall of Achievement, many teachers and administrators receiving numerous earned awards, the pupil expenditure cost being above average in national statistics, and above average teachers in the school system.

Dr. Vick is striving to see the following become reality: becoming a more efficient system, raising salaries regularly, placing the very best teachers in the classrooms, expanding the Hager PreSchool to an all day program, and most importantly, keeping the students first.

A big thank you to Dr. Vick for the fine job he is doing and for sharing his observations with Owensboro Rotary.

Attendance: 109

Highest Attendance This Year: 124

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test: Drew Kirkland

Fellowship Report: Donna Risley

Meeting Makeups: Keith Cain at Breakfast Rotary and Noel Maddox at Breakfast Rotary.

Introduction of New Members: Terry Huff by Jim Ed Oberst. Keith Osborne by Brenda Clayton, and Shirish Patel by Bill Tyler. We are very pleased to welcome Terry, Keith, and Shirish as our new members!

Introduction of Guests: Mayor Waymond Morris guest of Bill VanWinkle, Stuart Augenstein guest of Bill Dexter, Jim Byrd guest of Jane Noble, John Hager guest of Rodney Berry, Ross Leigh guest of John Olynick, & Mark Cooper of the Messenger-Inquirer.

Thought for the Week: Sitting still and wishing makes no person great. The Lord sends the fishing, but you must dig the bait!

YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS: 
If you were at Rotary this week, you noticed that we acknowledged national "Eat A Red Apple Day" which occurs on December 1, and each of us received a shiny red apple. Also on December 1st is "National Pie Day," and what could be more American than apples and pie = apple pie! An apple is something we all enjoy without thinking too much about it. Did you
know there are at least 20 different kinds of apples, including Red Delicious (which we had at Rotary), Jonathan, Golden Delicious, McIntosh, Ida Red, Rome, Gala, etc. Apples are used in every kind of food preparation imaginable including pies, cakes, salads, casseroles, sauces,
juices, and many other ways. Believe it or not, one apple contains no fat, no cholesterol, and no salt. An apple gives you more fiber than a serving of oatmeal. Apples can also be used in all kinds of crafts such as apple prints, apple jewelry, apple candleholders, apple collages, and apple dolls.
They can be used in apple birdfeeders, apple pictures, and apple window hangers. Why should we love apples? They won't make us fat! They look cool! They are way cheaper than caviar! They don't leave a slippery peel behind like bananas do! Apples have been grown since 300 BC--initially by the Greeks. European settlers brought apple seeds and trees to the New World, and apple trees were grown in New England as early as 1630. The favorite American apple story is about Johnny Appleseed, who in real life was John Chapman. Mr. Chapman distributed apple
seeds in the 1800s to settlers in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois and became a folk hero. What does all of this have to do with Rotary? Well, we want you to heed the ole saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," and stay healthy and happy.

Have a great week!

Marilyn

ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS:
On Wednesday, December 5, an election will be held for the Board Members to serve from July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2004. Three members will be elected from the following six candidates: Candance Brake, Brenda Clayton, Tim France, Darrell Higginbotham, Bob Hudson, and Marijane Salmon.

ROTARY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
• A Team Leader is being sought for the GSE Team heading to Mexico City from January 29 to February 26. There will also be another team going to Salvador and Brazil from mid-April to mid-May. If you are interested, please see Marilyn Brookman.
• Silver Noel: The 25th Anniversary Holiday Forest at the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art opens with a gala preview on Saturday, December 1, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Special thanks to Lisa Townsend, who is serving as General Chair of this event, which raised money for the art museum's education programming for regional schools. The exhibit continues through December 30.
• CHRISTMAS WISH -- Rotarians are encouraged to help and can do so at any time by stopping by Christmas Wish in Town Square Mall (next to Famous). Sim Davenport will be glad to answer questions about Christmas Wish.
• SALVATION ARMY -- Please sign up to help ring the Salvation Army bells on Saturday, December 8, at Krogers and K-Mart in Wesleyan Park Plaza. Volunteers are needed for one-hour shifts from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Henry Payne will be glad to answer questions about this project.
• At the 2001 Awards Luncheon of National Philanthropy Day, Owensboro Rotary received an impressive columnar sculpture, which will be on display at weekly meetings. Also, the Distinguished Philanthropist Award was presented to the Field Family--Nancy Field Wilson, mother of Rotarian Millie Killian (Correction: Millie’s name was left out in last week’s Impetus. Sorry Millie!). The following Owensboro Rotarians were Table Honorees: Larry Hager, Charles Ralph, Ed Riney, and Jack Wells.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Pete Moore - December 1
David Fort - December 6
Susan Tierney - December 6
Duval Bushong - December 7
Terry Roark - December 7
Larry Vick - December 7

ROTARY REMINDERS...
• Don't forget to make up your missed meetings at breakfast Rotary at 7 on Tuesday mornings at Moonlite Barbecue.
• The Program Chairman for December is Wes Poling.
• Carol Higdon will be at the Fellowship Table in December.
• If you have an email address and are not receiving the Impetus online, please send an email to kim@mediaworksadvertising.com and you will be added to the Rotary email address list.
• Log on to Rotary’s website at www.owensbororotary.org. You’ll find our current member directory, photos of new members, past copies of the Impetus, some interesting history, and more!

Please mail any questions, suggestions, or comments regarding the Impetus to:

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Owensboro, KY 42302
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

December 12: Owensboro 5-6 Center Chorus, Julie White, Director. "Eine Kleine Christmas Music."
December 19: The Rev. Dr. Tom Cheatham, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church. "Christmas Reflections."
December 26: Major General J.D. Humble--Special Operations of the Marine Corps

2001 - 2002 OWENSBORO ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS 
President: Marilyn Brookman 
Vice President: Larry Mercer 
Secretary: Jeff Ebelhar 
Treasurer: Bob Nation 
Directors: Sim Davenport, Bill Dexter, David Edds, Jr., Tom Smith, Darrell Higginbotham, Pat McFarling, Jane Noble 

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