February 23, 2002 

Last Week’s Program...
Guest speaker, Father Leonard Alvey, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Counselor at Brescia University, began teaching World Religions in 1976. That same year he left on an organized trip to the far eastern countries. He learned from that trip and other trips that have since comprised his world wide travels that America truly is a world leader, and that we need to think American as well as to think Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc., if we want to understand and to be understood by other countries and nations. He has discovered that although countries have diverse cultures and languages, there is a universal thread that all have in common. That common ground is peace.

Father Alvey used a dollar bill as an example and explained the two seals found on the back of the dollar bill. One of the seals displays an eagle. In one claw of the eagle is a group of arrows, in the other claw, an olive branch. The arrows, of course, represent war and the olive branch, peace. Father Alvey stressed that nations that want justice must strive for peace. He questioned if there is any real justice in war. He reminded Rotarians that all world religions are interested in peace, and that peace must become the primary thought process of our world leaders, especially in the critical time that we now find ourselves.

We want to thank Father Alvey for his very inspirational presentation and for sharing about his world travels and the wisdom he gained from them.

Attendance: 106

Highest Attendance This Year: 124

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test: Darla Barker

Fellowship Report: Jim Hashem

Introduction of Guests: Bill West, Director of the Sister Cities Program, introduced the following guests from the Netherlands: Mayor of Veenendaal Jaap Spros, Chief of Public Security Ruud Engelaar, and Chief Superintendent of Police Dick de Leeuw; and David Underhill of the Daviess County Sheriff's Department. Other guests were: Gayle Gardner guest of Cap Gardner, Elizabeth Bozeman and Gary Bozeman, guests of Frank Wagner, Larry Chiles and Lynn Wiseman, guests of Bruce Brubaker.

Thought for the Week: Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen!

YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS:
Did you know that February is both Dental Health Month and Healthy Heart Month? As we salute and thank our Dentists and Physicians and all who work with them to keep us healthy, I thought we might want to review some information about our teeth and our hearts. Did you know: children have 20 teeth and adults have 32 teeth; enamel is the outer covering of teeth and is the hardest substance in the body (even harder than bone!); chewing sticks like toothpicks were used by the Babylonians as early as 3500 BC; and early toothpaste ingredients included cinnamon, strawberries, and burned bread! For healthy teeth, we need to avoid too many sugars and sweets. Sugars and acids in some foods dissolve calcium and help create plaque--that clear bacterial film that combines with sugars to form acids that eat through tooth enamel, causing tooth decay and gum disease. What can we do for healthy teeth? According to Dr. David Young, one of our members, we should, "Brush daily reaching all surfaces of each tooth, floss daily, avoid too many sweets, watch snacks and hard candy, and see our Dentist twice a year."

Did you know: in our lifetime, our hearts could beat over 3 billion times; it takes less than a minute for a drop of blood to travel through the body and back to the heart; and that the heart beats continuously 75 to 85 times a minute every minute of a person's life. For a healthy heart, we need to avoid eating lots of high fat, high cholesterol foods which cause waxy deposits in the arteries. These deposits slow down blood and make the heart work harder, wearing out the heart and increasing the risk of heart disease. What can we do for a healthy heart? According to Dr. Frank Yarbrough, one of our members, we should, "Eat heart-healthy foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, low-protein items such as chicken, fish, beans, and low-fat dairy products, don't smoke, exercise every day, and see our Doctors on a regular basis."

Let's stay healthy (the world needs good Rotarians!) by observing these suggestions and produce miles of smiles and billions of complete beats! Thanks David and Frank for your comments.

Have a great week!

Marilyn

ATTENTION: 
We need to get a color photo of the following people for the Rotary website: Connie Lou Barnett, Brad Belcher, Roger Buchanan, Jill Chenault, Michael Crowe, Stuart Gant, David Harmon, David Hawes, Ronnie Hood, Dan Lanham, Paul Martin, Bob Nation, Don Newsom, Bill O'Bryan, Shirish Patel, Jon Skillman, Frank Taylor, Tommy Thompson. Please show up this Wednesday to have your photo taken or e-mail your photo to: patmc@kwc.edu.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Bill Tyler - February 23
Ken Lawson - February 24
Drew Kirkland - February 26

NEW ROTARY EMAIL! 
We have changed our email account from owensbororotary@hotmail.com, to owensbororotary@yahoo.com. We hope this change will correct the problems we have been having with the online version of the Impetus. Many members had been experiencing problems with receiving multiple emails of the Impetus as well as receiving multiple copies of the Impetus within one email. We are sorry for the inconvenience and we hope by transferring everything over to Yahoo!, the problem will be solved. Please make a note of the email address change. Thanks!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
• Best wishes for a speedy recover to Roy Stone, who had surgery.
• The Gala will be held on Thursday, June 13, at the Owensboro Country Club--mark your calendars and plan to attend!
• The Salvation Army has invited Owensboro Rotarians to attend their appreciation luncheon on Thursday, February 28, 12:00, at 215 Ewing Road, Owensboro, since our Club assisted with the Christmas bell ringing.
• There will be a brief meeting of the Paul Harris Fellows on Wednesday, March 6, immediately following the regular club meeting at 1:00 p.m.
• Door Prizes: The great door prize of a $50 gift certificate from Flowers by Paul and owner Elizabeth Whitaker was won by Joe Castlen. Thank you Flowers by Paul and Elizabeth Whitaker and congratulations Joe Castlen! The terrific door prize of Big Times Auto Detailing and owner Tom Lavery (Tom is the son-in-law of Noel "Buddy" Maddox) for car wash, wax, windows, etc. was won by Ed Pulliam. Thank you Big Times Auto Detailing and Tom Lavery and congratulations Ed Pulliam!

ROTARY REMINDERS...
• Don't forget to make up your missed meetings at breakfast Rotary at 7 on Tuesday mornings at Moonlite Barbecue.
• The Program Co-Chairs for February & March are Darrell Higginbotham & Brenda Clayton.
• Jim Hashem will be at the Fellowship Table in February.
• If you have an email address and are not receiving the Impetus online, or you have changed your email address, 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! 

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
March 6: Keith Osborne, Owensboro Catholic Schools
March 13: TBD
March 20: Allen Rhodes, Kentucky Historian
March 27: Mary Bryan Hood and Dean Stanley, 25th Anniversary of the Museum of Fine Art 

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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