January 7, 2006

Last Week’s Program...
John Aldrich of Wellington Parc spoke to the club regarding Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible and incurable brain disorder which affects millions of people. Alzheimer’s disease attacks the parts of the brain that provides us with memory, judgment and other cognitive function. Some of the early warning signs of Alzheimer’s include memory loss, difficulty in performing everyday tasks, problems with language, disorientation to time and place, poor or decreased judgment, misplacing things, changes in mood, behavior or personality. There is no cure or prevention for Alzheimer’s disease but scientists are learning more each day about what causes this disease and hopefully a cure will soon be found. For more information about this disease you may go to www.alzheimers.org or www.alz.org.

Thank you John for a most informative presentation.

Attendance: 77

Highest Attendance This Year: 108

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test: Bill Kurtz

Fellowship Report: Mike Filbin

Meeting Make-ups: Frank Wagner had a make-up at the Owensboro Breakfast Rotary.

Introduction of Guests: Paul Puckett introduced his guest, Dwight Beyke; Steve Gardner introduced his guest, Nate Olsen; Darrell Higginbotham introduced his guest, Cindy Aull; and Gabrielle Gray introduced her guest, Linda Perry

Introduction of New Member: Jeff Ebelhar introduced new member Jeanne Kirk, Manager of Deaconess Cross Pointe-Owensboro.

Thought for the Week: "The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism." ~ Norman Vincent Peale

YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I hope each of you enjoyed the wonderful holiday season with your family and friends. 2005 was a good year for our Rotary Club: We saw the dedication of the Owensboro Rotary PlayZeum at the Area Museum. Jeff Jones of the Museum reports that the PlayZeum is receiving rave reviews and getting lots of use. We also participated in the annual Rotary Readifest to prepare our children for a new school year. Our Club is currently in discussion with school officials and the Hager Foundation about better ways to improve the delivery of services to those families. We have inducted 7 new members so far this year. However, we have had 9 resignations for various reasons. Therefore, it is very important that we identify and bring in new members to our club. The dues from a strong membership base is essential to fund the scholarships and other charitable and civic work that our club does each year.

As a REMINDER, our meetings on January 11 and 18 will be held in the Community Room of the Owensboro Police Department at 9th and J.R. Miller Blvd. while the Owensboro Country Club undergoes renovation. Chief Kazlauskas and his staff were great hosts today. The staff will be offering tours of the facility after our meetings the next two weeks.

I hope each of you has a safe and prosperous New Year!

Bill

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Don Raines - January 8
Mike Wallace - January 8
Michael Crowe - January 9
George Nall - January 12
Connie Lou Barnett - January 13
Alma Randolph - January 13

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.
• Mike Sullivan is the program chair for January.
• Mike Filbin will be at the Fellowship Table during January.
• 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 18:  Carolyn Jones: Partnership for Successful Education
January 25:  County Judge Executive Reid Haire

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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