March 25, 2006

Last Week’s Program...
President-elect John Kurtz performed a valuable service for the Club by introducing the candidates for new board members. Thanks to the use of a valuable computer search engine called Google, and a little biographical information supplied by the candidates themselves, John was able to present the Club with quite a few facts on each candidate. The highly qualified candidates were: Jeremy Bradford, Brenda Clayton, Kirk Kirkpatrick, Greg Longtine, Gavin Roberts and Ed Wathen. After all votes were tallied, the new board members, whose two year terms begin July 1, 2006, are: Jeremy Bradford, Kirk Kirkpatrick, and Ed Wathen.

Congratulations Jeremy, Kirk and Ed, and Welcome Aboard!

Attendance: 89

Highest Attendance This Year: 108

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test: Jackie Addington

Fellowship Report: Henry Zimmer

Introduction of New Member: Glenn Taylor introduced new member, Dr. Glen Sowards

Meeting Makeups: Frank Wagner had a makeup at the Daviess County Club.

Thought for the Week: "Don’t be afraid to take a big step. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps." ~ David Lloyd George

2006 TOM LASWELL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Below are the 2006 Tom Laswell Scholarship winners as reported by Steve Gardner and his hard-working committee.

YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS:
As a part of my plan to hear from some of our past presidents, I urged my good friend, Glenn Taylor, to write a letter for the Impetus. I should have known better....

YOUR PAST PRESIDENT SPEAKS
Perhaps my favorite part of serving as president was writing a president’s message each week. It was a warm feeling of satisfaction that I got from it, knowing that by just the investment of a brief bit of my time and some careful thought about what would be meaningful to the members there could be established a rapport and an even stronger bond of Rotary friendship.

I never felt pressure to prepare a president’s message for the Impetus. While serving as president, I considered it a privilege, enhanced by the simple knowledge that I was doing what was expected of me. I looked forward to and took pride in having each one completed and hand-delivered (no fax or e-mail to Inky Fingers Hardin) in time for publication. But now there is pressure, despite it being called a gentle reminder, imposed by a wheedling president looking for someone to take some work off his hands. Not only does he not have to hand-deliver it, but as an attorney he doesn’t even have to type it into the computer. He just dictates, a verb that could easily become a noun and a title to which he is becoming more and more suited.

I don’t recall being asked to share his trip to the International Convention, to stay in the fancy hotels, to eat in the 5-star restaurants, to rub elbows with the glitterati of Rotary. Noooo! But ask me to do some job he wants to slough off? Without a moments hesitation. He asked me if I would do it then thanked me for agreeing before I’d had a chance to respond.

He asked me to write about anything I wanted then gave me a list of topics from which to choose. I’m giddy with the freedom. So I’ll choose one; recollection. I recall with glee the freedom the club felt in goading the president, the quick-witted banter that could take place between the podium and the room. So, rather than bore you with all that happened or didn’t, during my tenure, I’ll take this wonderful opportunity to sling an arrow of friendship toward President Bill.

Have a Great Week!

Glenn Taylor - President 1985-1986

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Gabrielle Gray - March 25
Avery Smith - March 28
Kevin Carrico - March 28
Pat Strehl - March 29
Larry Hager, Jr. - March 30

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.
• Dean Ehrenheim is the program chair for March.
• Henry Zimmer will be at the Fellowship Table during March.
• 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 5: Tom Laswell Scholarship PresentationS
April 12: Jerry Abramson: Mayor of Louisville
April 19: TBA
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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