April 8, 2006

Last Week’s Program...
Wednesday’s program was the presentation of the Tom Laswell Scholarships. Steve Gardner as Master of Ceremonies introduced each recipient and highlighted their accomplishments. Congratulations Whitney, Andrew, Chase, Kristina and Julia and good luck in your future endeavors.

The club was also honored to have as guests the visiting delegation from Olomouc, Czech Republic, who presented our club with gifts from the Rotary Club Olomouc.

Attendance: 80

Highest Attendance This Year: 108

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test: Pat McNulty

Fellowship Report: Tom Shelton

Thought for the Week: Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted.

YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS:
Congratulations Laswell Scholars! On Wednesday, April 5th, our club recognized and awarded scholarships to students from each of the county’s five high schools. This year’s recipients are:

Trinity High School: Whitney Payne
Owensboro High School: Andrew Gish
Owensboro Catholic High School: Chase McNulty
Daviess County High School: Kristina Robertson
Apollo High School: Julia Morgan

All of the recipients have distinguished themselves with academic and civic accomplishments. Each of the students were accompanied by family members and school representatives.

The Tom Laswell Scholarship was established in 1992 in honor of Owensboro business and civic leader Thomas C. Laswell, Jr. An active Rotarian for 45 years, Laswell was president of Owensboro Rotary in 1955, District Governor in 1959, became a Paul Harris Fellow in 1979 and was designated "Mr. Rotary" in 1993. The funds for these scholarships come from the voluntary contributions many of us make as a part of our dues. If you have not already done so, I encourage each of you to contribute to our Tom Laswell Scholarship Fund to perpetuate this important scholarship program of our club.

Have a Great Week.

Bill

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Pat Berry - April 8
Matt Francis - April 12
Ed Allen - April 15
Grey Hurt - April 15

ROTARY REMINDERS
• Don’t forget to make up your missed meetings at Daviess County Rotary, 7 a.m. on Tuesdays at Ponderosa in Towne Square North.
• Kevin Carrico is the program chair for April.
• Tom Shelton 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!

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
April 19: Jim Mattingly, Executive Director of the Diocese of Owensboro Catholic Schools
April 26: Combest/Hager Awards

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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