June 4, 2005

Last Week’s Program...
Owensboro Rotarian and avid Tennessee Titans fan Glenn Higdon introduced speaker Mike Keith, the "Voice of the Titans." Following an audio clip of the 1999 Titan Radio broadcast of the famous "Miracle Play" (the touchdown that gave the Titans their playoff win over the Buffalo Bills), Keith shared with the club information about the NFL team. According to Keith, who is also Director of Broadcasting for the Titans, the team is regional by design, seeking to reach 11 million fans living within a 3-hour drive of Nashville. The Titans currently have 59,000 season ticket holders and a waiting list of over 10,000. The team has been to the playoffs 4 times in 5 years. Keith mentioned that the upcoming season looks promising for several reasons, including the fact that the team’s winning general manager and head coach are still there, their quarterback is healthy, Norm Chow has joined the organization as offensive coordinator, and they feel good about the draft. Keith thanked fans in Owensboro for their support and encouraged those present to come to the Coliseum for a game.

Attendance: 90

Highest Attendance This Year: 103

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test: Noel Maddox

Fellowship Report: Jeff Ebelhar

Introduction of Guests: Sandy Edds, guest of David Edds, Jr.; Scott McCain, guest of Randy Spaw. We were also pleased to have as our guests Larry Devine, outgoing Assistant District Governor for our region, and Bob Burke, who will assume those duties July 1. Bob is the 2005 Rotarian of Year for District 6710.

Proposed new member: Flem Gordon, proposed by Ken Lawson. Flem is an attorney with the law firm Gordon & Gordon.

Thought for the Week: "Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount." - Brendan Francis Behan (1923-64) Irish writer, playwright

ROTARY ANNOUNCEMENTS...
• Mark your calendar! Our Rotary Gala will be held Thursday, June 30 at the Owensboro Country Club. Please plan to attend and invite your spouse or significant other. We’ll be wrapping up the Rotary year with an evening of good food, fellowship, and entertainment along with several awards and recognitions.
• Rotary Readifest is Tuesday, July 26, from 1-5:30 p.m. at the Executive Inn. We’ll need LOTS of volunteers, so try to set aside some time that afternoon to help out.
• 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:
At last week’s meeting, John Kurtz provided an update on the status of our indoor playground project. He shared with us the good news that a number of the playground components have already been delivered to the Owensboro Area Museum. The train, train station and tree house complexes are onsite and ready to be installed. Interactive Playco will soon begin construction of the riverboat and we hope to have it in place later this summer. John also reported the progress made towards achieving our fund-raising goal of $250,000. To date, we’ve raised in pledges and contributions $210,000. That’s certainly something to celebrate, but we still have a way to go. The cave and fort complexes have yet to be funded. If you haven’t made a pledge or contribution, please consider doing so. In addition to meeting the need in our community for a safe, educational and entertaining indoor play environment, the playground is the physical embodiment of Owensboro Rotary’s commitment to the community. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to say we have 100% club participation in this project? Our individual circumstances vary, as does the level at which we are able to give. But make no mistake; every contribution… whatever the amount… counts! If you haven’t given, I hope you’ll consider helping our club meet its goal.

Have a great week!

Pat

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Jean Wells - June 6
Greg Longtine - June 6
Jack Wells - June 9
Bill Stinnett - June 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.
• Nancy Fuqua is the program chair for June.
• Jeff Ebelhar will be at the Fellowship Table during June.
• 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
June 15 – Sr. Vivian Bowles, President of Brescia University
June 22 – Rotary Readifest / Gabrielle Gray, International Bluegrass Music Museum
June 29 – No Meeting due to Gala on June 30th

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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