March 2, 2002 

This Week's Program...
Keith Osborne, Owensboro Catholic Schools

Last Week’s Program...
Dr. Lawrence Gering, M.D., a specialist in Electrophysiology, explained to Owensboro Rotarians about his area of expertise and how it relates to the function and health of the heart. Electrophysiology is a speciality of cardiology and basically deals with abnormal heart rhythms. The first thing most people think of when they hear about heart rhythms is palpitations. Palpitations cause the heart to speed up or slow down and some of the symptoms include dizziness, shortness of breath, and chest pain. Dr. Gering explained in treating any heart patient that a medical history, an exam, an evaluation of existing heart disease, a stress test and in some cases a heart catherization are done on each patient.

Dr. Gering's knowledge and dedication in his field is very beneficial to the thousands of people who are now being treated for heart disease. 

We thank him for his outstanding presentation and for sharing information on an important field of health that touches all of our lives.

Attendance:  96

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test:   Marijane Salmon

Fellowship Report:   Jim Hashem

Meeting Makeups:   Ross Leigh at Madisonville and Frank Wagner at Morning Rotary

Proposed New Member:   Stuart Augenstein proposed by Bill Dexter.

Thought for the Week:   Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.  - Mary Kay Ash

YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS:
According to the Rotary International website (http://www.rotary.org), this month is the anniversary of the world's first service club--the Rotary Club of Chicago, Illinois, formed on February 23, 1905, by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished to recapture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The name "Rotary" was derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members' offices. As Rotary grew, its mission expanded beyond the professional and social interests of club members. Rotarians began pooling their resources and contributing their talents to help serve communities in need. The organization's dedication to this ideal is best expressed in its principal motto: Service Above Self. Rotary also later embraced a code of ethics, called The 4-Way Test, that has been translated into hundreds of languages. As it approached the dawn of the 21st century, Rotary worked to meet the changing needs of society, expanding its service effort to address such pressing issues as environmental degradation, illiteracy, world hunger, and children at risk. The organization admitted women for the first time in 1989 and claims more than 90,000 women in its ranks today. Following the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Rotary clubs were formed or re-established throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Today, 1.2 million Rotarians belong to some 30,000 Rotary clubs in more than 160 countries! According to the Club Committee Manual of Rotary International, today Rotary works to improve the quality of life of all people. As such, Rotary is an international service organization of business and professional men and women who, as volunteers, address needs of their home and international communities. Rotary exists to do good in the world. Rotary initiates local and international service projects to promote world understanding and peace and to improve living conditions for people of all ages and cultures. A good example is the PolioPlus Program through which Rotary is working to eradicate polio by the year 2005. Aren't we proud to be Rotarians?!

ATTENTION:
We still 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...
Glenn Higdon - March 5
Joy Horton - March 7

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 recovery to George Thacker, who had surgery.
• The Gala will be held on Thursday, June 13, at the Owensboro Country Club--mark your calendars and plan to attend!
• There will be a brief meeting of the Paul Harris Fellows at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, immediately following the regular club meeting.
• Owensboro Rotary has its own "I Love Lucy"! Candance Brake and her husband Nick were featured in the recent OCC Community Education publication as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo.
• Door Prizes: The neat door prize for two dinners at T.G.I. Fridays from Manager Ray Renfrow were won by Sarah Devlin. Thank you Ray Renfrow and T.G.I. Fridays and congratulations Sarah Devlin! The nice door prize of a $30 gift certificate from Briarpatch Restaurant and Manager Pat Buntin was won by Ken Lawson Thank you Pat Buntin and Briarpatch Restaurant and congratulations Ken Lawson!

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-Chair for March are Darrell Higginbotham & Brenda Clayton.
• Todd Love will be at the Fellowship Table in March.
• 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!

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

UPCOMING PROGRAMS
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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