August 6, 2005

Last Week’s Program...
Keith Harpole, Director of Transportation Planning for GRADD spoke to the club about a proposed roundabout in Daviess County. Mr. Harpole began his presentation by inviting everyone to attend a public meeting on August 25 at the Sorgho School regarding a proposed roundabout for the intersection of Highways 56 and 81, just west of the airport. Mr. Harpole noted this is a dangerous intersection and the proposed single lane roundabout would be a good alternative. Mr. Harpole stated that roundabouts are a good means of making intersections safer in that it forces drivers to slow down as they enter the roundabout and that if there is an accident, it is generally a small fender-bender with less personal injury. He stated roundabouts require smaller right of ways, reduce traffic congestion, reduce air quality emissions and are designed to accommodate not only automobiles but very large semi trucks. He stated this would be only the second roundabout in Kentucky, the other being in Lexington.

Mr. Harpole informed the club that the proposed renovation of Southtown Boulevard between Carter Road and Frederica, the construction of the bypass extension and a traffic study of the downtown area are all on schedule. Thanks Mr. Harpole.

Attendance: 89

Highest Attendance This Year: 95

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test: Donna Risley

Fellowship Report: Clay Ford

Meeting Makeups: Martel Wightman, make-up at Marshall County Rotary Club.

Introduction of Guests: John Hager introduced his guest, Morton Holbrook; Jeremy Bradford introduced his guest, Terri Prewitt; Dean Ehrenheim introduced his guest, Don Draper; and Mike Goad introduced his guest Herb Prichett.

Thought for the Week: "Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not." - Oprah Winfrey

ROTARY ANNOUNCEMENTS...
• John Kurtz announced the "Float the Boat" Fundraiser is scheduled for August 25th at Old National Bank. There will be a social hour and auction. Let John know if you have items or services available for the auction.
• 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:
Who is Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar? Mr. Stenhammar will serve as president of Rotary International for 2005-06. Mr. Stenhammar and his wife, Monica, a retired physical therapist, reside in Goteborg, Sweden. They have two sons and three grandchildren. Mr. Stenhammar spent his career in his family’s food brokerage business. The RI president is an avid sportsman who loves sailing, biking and skiing.

President Stenhammar has chosen to emphasize literacy, clean water programs and enhancing the public image of Rotary as the major goals of his term as president. He hopes to expand Rotary’s Youth Exchange Program, boost membership by at least one net member per club, and increase the role of women and younger Rotarians in the organization. He believes that the ability to read is an indispensable element in a person’s equipment for living. I hope that in a small way our club’s weekly donations to the library will help enhance the literacy of our children.

President Stenhammar also wants to encourage local clubs to participate in clean water projects around the world. He notes, "Clean water is essential for survival, sanitation, and cooking and polluted water threatens millions of people." While in most developed nations, clean water is taken for granted, 33% of the world’s population does not have access to clean water. He challenges all local clubs to improve that statistic. Finally, in the spirit of continuity, President Stenhammar selected Rotary’s longstanding motto "Service Above Self" as this year’s theme. President Stenhammar is a dedicated Rotarian with well thought out ideas to help make Rotary International a more effective service organization throughout the world. I hope that in our own way we can do our part to help achieve those goals.

Have a great week!

Bill

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Jim Ed Oberst - July 30
Rodney Berry - August 8
Mark Millsap - August 10

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.
• John Kurtz is the program chair for August.
• Clay Ford will be at the Fellowship Table during August.
• 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
August 17- Mathew Gunterman - Progress on Green
August 24- Jim French - USPS Mail
August 31- Clint Hardy - Daviess County Ag Extension Agent

2005 - 2006 OWENSBORO ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS
President: Bill Dexter
Vice President: John Kurtz
Past President: Pat McFarling
Secretary: Tish Correa-Osborne
Treasurer: Bob Nation
Directors: Tim Bradshaw, Patty Ray, Noel Maddox, John Kazlauskas, John Medley, and Sister Suzanne Sims

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