OWENSBORO'S ROTARY IMPETUS

January 3, 2004

This Week’s Program...
"Meet our members" -  Donna Risley, Hugh Gilbert, Glenn Higdon, Esther Jansing and Alma Randolph.

Last Week’s Program...
Nicholas Brake, PhD presented an informative program on workforce development in the Owensboro region. Nick is Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Academic Programs for the Owensboro Community and Technical College. He described how the development program has three components. The first is a partnership with the local high schools which provide technical training as part of the secondary education curriculum. The second is the skill training center which provides adult education programs and continuing education and training opportunities for the area workforce. The third is the proposed Advanced Technology Center ("ATC") currently awaiting approval and funding from the Kentucky State legislature. The ATC is a unique applied technology concept which will bring the regions’ workforce to a new level. The programs included in the ATC are state of the art manufacturing and information technology training focused. Graduates from the program will be cross trained in all phases of manufacturing. Funding required for the facility which includes a major cost in equipment will be approximately $24 million.

Thanks for an interesting and informative program!

Attendance: 44

Highest Attendance This Year: 100

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test:  David Edds, Sr.

Fellowship Report:  Pat McFarling

Meeting Makeups:  Sim Davenport, one (1) makeup at the Rotary Club of Murray

Introduction of Guests: Visiting Rotarian Dan Griffith from the Covington Rotary Club.

Thought for the Week:  "It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny."  ~  Jean Nidetch

YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS:
Should old acquaintances be forgot? Not in the Owensboro Rotary! We are in for a special treat during January. Past President Marilyn Brookman has arranged a series of programs which she has entitled "Meet the Members". These will give us the chance to learn more about 23 of our fellow Rotarians. You won’t want to miss this.

Why Join Rotary? Reason 18 – Nice People: Rotarians above all are nice people – the nicest people on the face of the earth. They are important people who follow the policy of it is nice to be important but it is important to be nice.

Happy New Year!

Jeff

ANNOUNCEMENTS
• The Owensboro Rotary Club has been selected by the Owensboro Medical Health System Board of Directors to have a representative serve on the Community Director Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will be responsible for recommending eight individuals of which four will be selected to serve on the OMHS Board. If you are interested in being our Club representative please let Jeff Ebelhar know on or before January 7, 2004.
• Membership Proposals: Zev Buffman, President of River Park Center and George Greenwell, Retired Mortgage Loan Broker and Consultant have been proposed for membership.
• Membership Drive: Donna Risley and Jody Wassmer remind everyone to continue to submit names of prospective members. Those who have already submitted names should check with either Donna or Jody to follow up with formal membership proposals.
• Joke of the Week: We enjoyed two jokes this week. The first joke was told by Frank Wagner and the second by Hugh Gilbert. Hugh promised to share half of his winnings with the members of the Club if he won up to $1,000,000.00. I guess we will see if bold face bribery works when the Club votes on the winning joke for the month of December. Everyone who tells a joke-of-the-week will get a chance to win up to $1,000,000.00. See Jeff Ebelhar to have your name added to the list of joke tellers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Don Raines - January 8                               
Mike Wallace - January 8
Michael Crowe - January 9

ROTARY REMINDERS...
• Don't forget to make up your missed meetings at Daviess County Rotary (formally breakfast rotary) at 7 on Tuesday mornings at Moonlite Barbecue.
• The program chair for January is Marilyn Brookman.
• 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
January 14: Meet our members Keith Cain, Jackie Addington, Cap Gardner, John Kazlauskas
January 21: Meet our members Jane Noble, Candance Brake, Gary Sisk, Jody Wassmer, John Kurtz, Tom Ed Booth, Mike Wallace, Bob Wayman
January 28: Meet our members Tim Bradshaw, Brenda Clayton, Nancy Fuqua, Dean Ehrenheim, Johnny Ghosal

2003 - 2004 OWENSBORO ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS 
President: Jeff Ebelhar 
Vice President: Pat McFarling 
Past President: Larry Mercer 
Secretary: Bill Dexter 
Treasurer: Bob Nation 
Directors: Candance Brake, Darrell Higginbotham, Bob Hudson , Tish Correa-Osborne, Todd Inman , & John Kurtz .

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