April 23, 2005

Last Week’s Program...
Owensboro Rotary was proud to present Tom Laswell scholarships to five local high school students. The scholarship was established in 1992 in honor of Owensboro business and civic leader Thomas C. Laswell, Jr. An active Rotarian for 45 years, Mr. Laswell was President of Owensboro Rotary in l955, District Governor in 1959, and a Paul Harris Fellow. The $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually to a recipient from each area high school.

The club was honored to have as its guest Mr. Laswell’s wife, Evelyn. Mrs. Laswell assisted Owensboro Rotarian Tom Castlen in presenting scholarships to the following students: Pete Jones from Owensboro High School, Sarah Thomas from Apollo High School, Ashley Belcher from Daviess County High School, Adam Jackson from Trinity High School, and Andrew Murphy from Owensboro Catholic High School.

Congratulations to the recipients and their parents! We’re proud of these students and wish them the very best.

Attendance: 79

Highest Attendance This Year: 103

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test:  Martel Wightman

Fellowship Report:  Matt Francis

Introduction of Guests: Sabrina Ray and Tracy Spencer, guests of Jim McGown; Nancy Kamuf, guest of Jeff Jones. Other guests included the scholarship recipients’ families, guidance counselors and principals.

Meeting Make-Ups: Martel Wightman, at the Marshall County club; Henry Zimmer, at the Daviess County club.

Introduction of New Members:
• Marty Traylor was introduced by Jeremy Bradford. Marty is an optometrist with Owensboro Family Eye Care Center.
• Darrell Higginbotham was introduced by Bill Dexter. Darrell is president of Independence Bank and a former Owensboro Rotarian.

Thought for the Week: "A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one." ~ Mary Kay Ash (b. 1915) American cosmetics executive, founded "Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc."

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DISTRICT CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS   
Fifteen Owensboro Rotarians helped our club fulfill its responsibilities as host for the District 6710 Annual Conference held at the Executive Inn on April 15-17. A very special "thank you" goes to Donna Risley who served as conference registration chair. She worked tirelessly before and during the conference and did a wonderful job making everyone feel welcome. Assisting Donna with registration were Ed Allen, Roger Coomes, Mike Filbin, Jim French, Darrell Higginbotham, Avery Smith, and Martel Wightman. Tish Correa-Osborne, Bill Gabbert, Cherilyn Kizer, Pat McFarling, K.C. Thomaskutty, and Henry Zimmer served as Sergeants-at-Arms. John Kurtz and Pat McFarling gave a presentation to conference attendees on the indoor playground project.

ROTARY ANNOUNCEMENTS...
• Mark your calendar! Our Rotary Gala will be held Thursday, June 30 at the Owensboro Country Club.
• Have you submitted your directory information form? Forms are available at the Fellowship Table or on the club website at: www.owensbororotary.org/directoryinfo.pdf. Completed forms may be faxed to Pat McFarling at 926-3196.
• Indoor Playground contributions and/or pledges may be mailed to Jeff Ebelhar, Owensboro Rotary Foundation Treasurer, at the following address:

Jeff Ebelhar
100 W. Third Street
P.O. Box 1824
Owensboro, KY 42302-1824

YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS:
April is designated "Magazine Month" on the Rotary International calendar. As members of Rotary, we receive each month a copy of The Rotarian, RI’s official English language publication. It always contains a wealth of information about Rotary and interesting articles on a variety of topics. This month’s issue is no exception. Between the covers of April’s Rotarian you’ll find an update on assistance to tsunami victims, discover facts about cruise vacations, become informed about the future impact of AIDS, and learn about some unusual club fund raising projects. The magazine is our window on the worldwide work of Rotary.

The Rotarian has been published since 1911 and today has over 500,000 subscribers. RI also publishes 31 regional magazines in 24 languages that are distributed in 129 countries with a combined circulation of 769,000. An interesting and informative website, www.rotary.org, is another component of Rotary’s successful communications network. In this information age, keeping informed about the many wonderful programs of Rotary is easy. The information is at your fingertips...in the magazine and on the Internet. Open the window and take in the view. You won't regret it.

Have a great week!

Pat

A CENTENNIAL MOMENT
Delivering Rotary’s message in print…
In January 1911, Rotary’s first official magazine was born when the first issue of The National Rotarian newsletter was mailed to every Rotarian. Chesley R. Perry, the first General Secretary of The National Association of Rotary Clubs of America, edited the 12-page publication that had an initial circulation of 3,000. Perry accomplished the entire project for a net cost of $25.44. In addition to his other duties as National Association secretary, he continued to serve as editor, chief advertising salesman, and publisher of the magazine for many years. Ninety-four years later, The Rotarian runs 68 pages, is produced by a staff of nine editors and designers, and has a circulation of over 500,000. What hasn’t changed is the magazine’s goal to serve as a direct communication link between RI and individual Rotarians worldwide.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...   
David Edds, Sr - April 24
Sr. Suzanne Sims - April 25

ROTARY REMINDERS   
• Don’t forget to make up your missed meetings at Daviess County Rotary, 7 a.m. on Tuesdays at Heavenly Ham Restaurant in Towne Square North.
• Sister Suzanne Sims is the program chair for April.
• Todd Inman will be at the Fellowship Table during April.
• 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:

Mike Wallace
MediaWorks Advertising, Inc.
208 West 3rd Street
P.O. Box 1866
Owensboro, KY 42302
Phone: 270-684-4554
Fax: 270-684-7314
Email: mike@mediaworksadvertising.com

DEADLINE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE IMPETUS IS THE WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO MONDAY'S PUBLICATION DATE.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS
May 4 - Burley Phelan, executive director of the Owensboro-Daviess County Tourist Commission
May 11 - TBA
May 18 - Joe Bowen, State Representative, 13th District
May 25 - Dan Heckel, Editor, Messenger-Inquirer

2004 - 2005
OWENSBORO ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS
President: Pat McFarling - Phone # 270-852-3257 Fax: 270-926-3196, email: patmc@kwc.edu
Vice President: Bill Dexter
Past President: Jeff Ebelhar
Secretary: John Kurtz
Treasurer: Bob Nation
Directors: Tish Correa-Osborne, Todd Inman, Patty Drury, Tim Bradshaw, & Noel Maddox

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