1. travel
2. tourist facilities
3. hotel

Make-Ups
Mike Coats 10/27 Edmond Blvd • Sanford
Coats 10/27 Edmond Blvd • John Crain 10/20
North OKC • John Crain 10/28 North OKC •
Jim Farha 10/28 North OKC • Michael Johnson
10/21 Video Makeup • Joe Kernke 10/28 North
OKC • Mike McAuliffe 10/28 Bricktown •
Ashley Smith 10/28 Video Makeup • Emily
Stratton 10/14 Video Makeup • Harry Wilson
10/07 South OKC • Jo Wise 10/23 Tulsa
Preservation Commission; Arts Standards
Committee; Friends of the Mansion; MidAmerica Arts Alliance; Native American
Cultural and Educational Authority.
Makeup Meeting in Finland
Chair of the Day, continued
works with the Oklahoma Arts Council
board and staff to implement agency goals
and objectives and responds to the needs of
the state’s arts community through financial
support, services and advocacy. She serves
on various boards of agencies, commissions
and nonprofits, including: Capitol
Club 29 Rotarian Ron Sutor is pictured with
District 1400 Governor Tarja Repo in this
picture from Oulu Finland.
Editor
Pat Rooney Co-Chair
Contributing Editors
Barney Semtner Co-Chair, Bart Binning,
Ray Bitsche, Carl Bosteels, John Frost,
Bob Hammack, Dick Hefton, Jane Jenkins,
Susan McVey, Paul Moore, Cathy O’Connor,
Ron Page, Pat Ryan, Emily Stratton,
Leonard Sullivan, Mike Turpen
Luncheon Menu
Choice of:
• Fruit Plate with Tuna Salad
• Cobb Salad
• or Small Luncheon with Ranch Dressing
• Grilled Salmon with Clam Sauce
Luncheon Includes:
• Rolls and Butter
• Bistro Dessert
• Coffee or Tea
Attendance
October 28, 2014
Total Present & Makeup ...............................177
Average....................................................... 30%
Membership
October 16, 2014.........................................637
Senior Active Excused . .................................13
Honorary Members ........................................18
Total . ............................................................606
Club 29 Breakfast Meeting
meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m.
Hilton Garden Inn - 2809 NW Expwy.
The meeting on November 13th will be
Financial Staffing Solutions
SM
Accelerating the pace at which
talent meets opportunity.
232-3100
Jeff Moore
Oklahoma Historical Society
MEG SALYER
The OKC Rotary News
(USPS 471-440)
Official Publication of the
Rotary Club of Oklahoma City
Member of Rotary International
Club No. 29, organized Nov. 22, 1910
Meets 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each Tuesday,
at the Petroleum Club. Published weekly
except the week(s) between Christmas Eve &
New Year’s Eve and when New Year’s Day &
July 4th fall on a Tuesday by The Rotary Club of
Oklahoma City, 119 N. Robinson, #360, OKC, OK
73102, Ph. 235-5100. Subscription price $1.00
per year.
Periodicals paid at OKC, OK.
POSTMASTER send address changes to
The OKC Rotary News, c/o Rotary Club of OKC,
119 N. Robinson, #360, OKC, OK 73102.
www.okcrotary.com
email: rotary29@okcrotary.com
Officers
Jerome Holmes President
Tim Strange Vice President
Mike Knopp Secretary
Matt Bown Treasurer
Sherry Rhodes Assistant Treasurer
Lisa Hammond Sergeant-at-Arms
WEAR YOUR ROTARY PIN
EVERY DAY!
Attention Rotarians: You may pay your
dues statement by credit card.
Call the Rotary office for information.
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Change for Teachers
$2105.55 has been raised for our Teachers.
Directors
Bob Anthony
Jalal Farzaneh
Ellen Fleming
Lance McDaniel
Gary Marrs
Cheryl Borelli
Mautra Jones
John Robberson
Shahla Reynolds
Evan Walter
Robert Clements Past President
Meeting Location: Petroleum Club
Tuesday – 11:45 a.m.
November 11, 2014
Greeters
John D. Williams and Anne Wilson
Luncheon/Parking Ticket
Lonny Towell
Attendance Scanning
Barbara Newey and Mark Williams
Visiting Rotarians & Guests
Registration
Johnson Hightower
Program Committee
Jerrod Shouse, Chair
Brian Alford, Craig Clemons, Cheryl Davenport,
Bruce Day, Brent Dishman, Shannon Evers,
Ann Felton Gilliland, Jake Fisher, Russ Florence,
Lou Gasbarra, Randy Grau, Greg Hall, John Hanes,
Lesli Massad, Tom McDaniel, Anthony McDermid,
Mike O’Neal, Chip Oppenheim, Pat Potts,
Tony Shinn, Dennis Shockley, Jerry Steward,
Hans Thun, Anne Wilson, Chris Winland
November 11, 2014
Volume 103 No. 20
Trait Thompson
Project Manager, State Capitol Restoration
Trait Thompson was named Project Manager of the
State Capitol Restoration Project in July 2014 by Preston
Doerflinger, Director of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services. Prior to that, Trait served since 2010
as Legislative Director and Senior Policy Advisor to
President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman in the Oklahoma
Senate. In addition to his experience in state government,
Trait has worked in the business consulting, nonprofit, and
telecommunications fields.
He graduated from Oral Roberts University in 2000
with a degree in Finance and from Texas A&M University in
2007 with a Master’s degree in Public Administration. He is
the chairman of the State Capitol Preservation Commission
and a board member of Friends of the Capitol. He is also
an adjunct professor in the Political Science Department at
the University of Oklahoma. Trait’s wife, Sara, is a wedding
planner and they have two young children.
Care & Compassion Committee
Kristin Davis, Chair
Brian Bakeman, Brian Barnes, John Dobson,
Mautra Jones, Shelly Lambertz, Mark McAdow,
Debbie Nauser, Keith Oehlert, Shahla Reynolds,
Debra Williams, Anne Wilson, Mary Wolf
Call 235-5100 or
email care@okcrotary.com with sickness,
hospital or bereavement information.
Invocation
Ulrick Petersen
Introductions
Next Week’s Program
November 18, 2014
Katherine Richard
Warick Energy Group CEO
Chair of the Day
Nathaniel Harding
Sam Hammons
Chair-of-the Day
Amber Sharples
Amber Sharples is
Executive Director of
Oklahoma Arts Council.
She graduated from the
University of Oklahoma
with a Bachelor of Arts
and a Master of Arts in Art History. She
holds a Graduate Certificate in Museum
Collections Management and Care from
The George Washington University.
Sharples joined the Oklahoma
Arts Council staff in 2006 as Visual Arts
Director. As Executive Director, Sharples
Continued on page 4
Stephen Prescott, M.D.
“Ebola and the
Quarantine Quandary”
Like Oklahoma’s
weather, the news on
Ebola changes quickly.
Between the time I write
this article and the time you are reading
it, the story about this global health crisis
will no doubt have moved in many new
directions.
Still, I feel confident that at least
one thing will have remained the same:
the vigorous debate over the use of
quarantine to stop the spread of this
deadly virus.
The issue came into sharp focus
when nurse Kaci Hickox defied Maine
authorities and refused to remain
confined in her home following her return
from treating Ebola patients in Sierra
Leone. Because she was not symptomatic
and said that she was regularly
monitoring her condition, Hickox
reasoned that she didn’t pose any threat
to people she might come in contact with.
“So many states have started enacting
these [quarantine] policies that I think
are just completely not evidence-based,”
Hickox told the media. “They don’t do
a good job of balancing the risks and
benefits when thinking about taking away
an individual’s rights.”
Not long after Hickox decided to
go for a bike ride with her boyfriend,
Maine took legal action in an attempt to
enforce a quarantine. That action failed,
with the judge allowing Ms. Hickox to go
about her daily business with only minor
restrictions. The decision was greeted both
with loud applause and howls of derision.
So what’s the right answer here?
Health authorities have repeatedly assured
us that the virus doesn’t become contagious
until a person starts to manifest symptoms,
the most obvious of which are a fever. So
long as a person shows no signs of illness
and remains vigilant about monitoring her
condition, does she really pose any risk to
others?
The truth is, we can’t be completely
sure. With most viral illnesses, an infected
person begins to “shed” virus before he
or she shows signs of illness. How long
before varies from virus to virus. Although
anecdotal evidence suggests that Ebola may
be different, there’s no ethical way to test
that hypothesis.
The only way to know for sure would
be to infect people with Ebola, then expose
them (and their bodily fluids) to others
over the ensuing weeks. By observing who
contracted the virus and who didn’t, you’d
get a clearer picture of when Ebola becomes
contagious.
Maybe we’d discover that Ebola
becomes contagious six hours before the
body temperature begins to rise. Or maybe
it’s when the body temperature reaches 99
degrees. Or 99.5.
Obviously, we’ll never know for sure,
because we’ll never do that experiment.
How on earth would you find volunteers?
Instead, we’ll continue to gather
anecdotal information and make our best
guess about when, exactly, the virus begins
to spread.
In the meantime, the surest way to
curb the Ebola outbreak is to resolve all
doubt in favor of keeping people who
may be infected away from those who are
not. That’s especially true because there
are many different strains of the virus,
and they are constantly mutating, causing
changes that could make the illness more
contagious.
Quarantining those who have been
exposed would result in some temporary
loss of freedom for those individuals. We’ll
just have to decide if that’s a cost we’re
willing to bear to ensure that the Ebola
epidemic does not take hold in the U.S.
Prescott, a physician and medical
researcher, is president of the Oklahoma
Medical Research Foundation. He can be
reached at omrf-president@omrf.org.
OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS
Each summer, District 5750 sends a
team of 11th and 12th graders to District
2520 located in the northern prefecture
of Iwate, Japan for approximately two
weeks. (It is not necessary to be related
to a Rotarian to apply.)
In taking part of WINGS of Rotary,
you’ll learn a new way of living, a
great deal about yourself, and maybe
even a new language. You’ll also be an
ambassador, teaching people you meet
about your country, culture, and ideas.
You can help bring the world closer - and
make some good friends in the process.
More than 8,000 young people
each year have experiences like these
through Rotary Youth Exchanges. It’s
the opportunity of a lifetime. Are you
ready for it?
Requirements:
WINGS exchange students must
attend at least one Rotary meeting
before departure.
WINGS exchange students must learn
basic phrases in Japanese such as “how
are you” “thank you” “Good to meet
you” “hello” and “goodbye” and other
similar phrases.
MUST HAVE VALID PASSPORT
Cost: $2100 - $2200 (includes airfare,
train passes, lodging and meals.)
Deadline for Outbound WINGS
applicants: December 31, 2014
For further information, contact Keith
Oehlert: kboehlert@gmail.com or by
phone 405 590 62616.
Happy Birthday
Jason Reese, 11/12, Law: Labor Law – Resolution Law.
Bill White, 11/13, Construction Service: Construction Consulting – William White & Associates.
Alex Cameron, 11/14, Broadcasting: Television Broadcasting – Griffin Communications.
Jill Merritt, 11/14, Consumer Services: Shopping Mall – Penn Square Mall.
Richard Parry, 11/14, Financial Services: Investment Management – Tom Johnson Investment Management LLC. Activities & Interests:
Have just become a granddad. Volunteer efforts: Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Dean McGee
Eye Institute Foundation.
Nancy Hyde, 11/15, Accounting Services: CPA/Local Firm/Tax – Hyde & Company CPAs PC.
Donna Lawrence, 11/15, Business Services: Executive Coaching and Consulting – Success Redesign, Inc.
Donna Morris, 11/16, Arts & Humanities/Libraries: City Libraries – Metropolitan Library System.
Cathy Christensen, 11/17, Law: Family Law – Cathy Christensen & Associates. Activities & Interests: Traveling - Time with Family Reading. Misc. Comments: Proud to share my birthday with my Rotary Club Family!
Cliff Hudson, 11/17, Hotels, Resorts & Restaurants: Restaurants/Drive-in – Sonic Corporation.
Open World Legal Scholars 10-28 Luncheon Meeting
Rotary Club 29 Open World Committee
Co-Chairs, Judges Lisa Hammond & Suzanne
Mitchell, Mr. & Mrs. Rick Vermillion, PDG
& Mrs. Will Beckman, Mary Jane Calvey,
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Henry, Dr. & Mrs. Bud
Oehlert, and Mr & Mrs. Bob Hammack
hosted Russian legal scholars from Nizhny
Novgorod.
Pictured with the scholars, is Rotary Club 29
President Jerome Holmes & Facilitator Judge
Stephen Friot.
The 2015 Rotary Float for the
New Year’s Day Rose Parade
President Jerome Holmes, District 5750
Governor and guest speaker, Michelle Schaefer
and PDG Page Dobson, Chair of the Day.
Roster Changes - New Business Contact
Aubert, Valerie
New View Oklahoma
501 N. Douglas Ave.
(73106)
Cell: (405) 641-0866
Fax: (405) 236-5438
vaubert@newviewoklahoma.org
www.newviewoklahoma.org
(405) 232-4644
Float Facts:
• This is our 36th Consecutive Entry.
• The float is funded by generous donations of Rotarians in the U.S. and Canada.
• Volunteers donate more than 6,000 hours in preparing decorations and applying them to our Float.
John Hancock Financial Services
AIR CONDITIONING, LLC.
RONG
TY
ARS SKLTAH O M A CI
1YM2CA5 OYF EGR EATE R O
COMMERCIAL – INDUSTRIAL – RESIDENTIAL
• Air Conditioning • Heating • Plumbing •
405 297 7777
tXXXBDDFTTDPNUFDIDPN
Beckman Company
Independent Insurance Agency
P.O. Box 18858
Oklahoma City, OK 73154
(405) 842-2337
email: pete7374@aol.com
Exceptional Service to the Investor
“Investment Consulting for
Individuals and Institutions”
Member FINRA/SIPC
WWW.PHILLIPSINVESTMENTS.COM
(405)943-9433
3555 NW 58th St., Ste 600, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
It’s The Service
That Counts.
24 Hours
7 Days Week
525-7622
Will Beckman
www.osborneelectric.com
Come See Us
After Rotary–
Just Across The Street
528-3333
SALES
FAX: 528-3359
Nicholas Harroz III, Esq., CPA
Mark I Asset Management, Ltd.
Tom Phillips
Daniel
Medley
Bob
Medley
Registered Investment Advisor
3315 N.W. 63rd Street, Suite B • Oklahoma City, OK 73116
VOICE (405) 525-6688 • FAX (405) 525-6317
EMail: NHarroz@coxinet.net
Patrick T. Rooney
Jim
Clark
101 Park Ave. • 232-8806 • www.bcclark.com
5625 N. Western Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Ph: 405.848.2001
Direct: 405.842.0518
Fax: 405.841.6758
H & H GUN RANGE
Shooting Sports Outlet
www.medley-insurance.com
405-528-3565
Cole + Reed P.C.
Chairman & CEO
Coleman
Clark
SERVICE
700 Cedar Lake Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73114
(405) 478-7700
www.nga.jhnetwork.com
email: aniemann@jhnetwork.com
Alan Niemann
531 Couch Dr. Ste 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-2251 218-4703
www.coleandreed.com
dgreenwell@coleandreed.com
405-947-3888
I-40 & Meridian • 400 S. Vermont, OKC
www.HHGunRange.com
March 6-8, 2015
STATE FAIR PARK
www.OkcAutoShow.org
Stephen Prescott, M.D.
“Ebola and the
Quarantine Quandary”
Like Oklahoma’s
weather, the news on
Ebola changes quickly.
Between the time I write
this article and the time you are reading
it, the story about this global health crisis
will no doubt have moved in many new
directions.
Still, I feel confident that at least
one thing will have remained the same:
the vigorous debate over the use of
quarantine to stop the spread of this
deadly virus.
The issue came into sharp focus
when nurse Kaci Hickox defied Maine
authorities and refused to remain
confined in her home following her return
from treating Ebola patients in Sierra
Leone. Because she was not symptomatic
and said that she was regularly
monitoring her condition, Hickox
reasoned that she didn’t pose any threat
to people she might come in contact with.
“So many states have started enacting
these [quarantine] policies that I think
are just completely not evidence-based,”
Hickox told the media. “They don’t do
a good job of balancing the risks and
benefits when thinking about taking away
an individual’s rights.”
Not long after Hickox decided to
go for a bike ride with her boyfriend,
Maine took legal action in an attempt to
enforce a quarantine. That action failed,
with the judge allowing Ms. Hickox to go
about her daily business with only minor
restrictions. The decision was greeted both
with loud applause and howls of derision.
So what’s the right answer here?
Health authorities have repeatedly assured
us that the virus doesn’t become contagious
until a person starts to manifest symptoms,
the most obvious of which are a fever. So
long as a person shows no signs of illness
and remains vigilant about monitoring her
condition, does she really pose any risk to
others?
The truth is, we can’t be completely
sure. With most viral illnesses, an infected
person begins to “shed” virus before he
or she shows signs of illness. How long
before varies from virus to virus. Although
anecdotal evidence suggests that Ebola may
be different, there’s no ethical way to test
that hypothesis.
The only way to know for sure would
be to infect people with Ebola, then expose
them (and their bodily fluids) to others
over the ensuing weeks. By observing who
contracted the virus and who didn’t, you’d
get a clearer picture of when Ebola becomes
contagious.
Maybe we’d discover that Ebola
becomes contagious six hours before the
body temperature begins to rise. Or maybe
it’s when the body temperature reaches 99
degrees. Or 99.5.
Obviously, we’ll never know for sure,
because we’ll never do that experiment.
How on earth would you find volunteers?
Instead, we’ll continue to gather
anecdotal information and make our best
guess about when, exactly, the virus begins
to spread.
In the meantime, the surest way to
curb the Ebola outbreak is to resolve all
doubt in favor of keeping people who
may be infected away from those who are
not. That’s especially true because there
are many different strains of the virus,
and they are constantly mutating, causing
changes that could make the illness more
contagious.
Quarantining those who have been
exposed would result in some temporary
loss of freedom for those individuals. We’ll
just have to decide if that’s a cost we’re
willing to bear to ensure that the Ebola
epidemic does not take hold in the U.S.
Prescott, a physician and medical
researcher, is president of the Oklahoma
Medical Research Foundation. He can be
reached at omrf-president@omrf.org.
OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS
Each summer, District 5750 sends a
team of 11th and 12th graders to District
2520 located in the northern prefecture
of Iwate, Japan for approximately two
weeks. (It is not necessary to be related
to a Rotarian to apply.)
In taking part of WINGS of Rotary,
you’ll learn a new way of living, a
great deal about yourself, and maybe
even a new language. You’ll also be an
ambassador, teaching people you meet
about your country, culture, and ideas.
You can help bring the world closer - and
make some good friends in the process.
More than 8,000 young people
each year have experiences like these
through Rotary Youth Exchanges. It’s
the opportunity of a lifetime. Are you
ready for it?
Requirements:
WINGS exchange students must
attend at least one Rotary meeting
before departure.
WINGS exchange students must learn
basic phrases in Japanese such as “how
are you” “thank you” “Good to meet
you” “hello” and “goodbye” and other
similar phrases.
MUST HAVE VALID PASSPORT
Cost: $2100 - $2200 (includes airfare,
train passes, lodging and meals.)
Deadline for Outbound WINGS
applicants: December 31, 2014
For further information, contact Keith
Oehlert: kboehlert@gmail.com or by
phone 405 590 62616.
Happy Birthday
Jason Reese, 11/12, Law: Labor Law – Resolution Law.
Bill White, 11/13, Construction Service: Construction Consulting – William White & Associates.
Alex Cameron, 11/14, Broadcasting: Television Broadcasting – Griffin Communications.
Jill Merritt, 11/14, Consumer Services: Shopping Mall – Penn Square Mall.
Richard Parry, 11/14, Financial Services: Investment Management – Tom Johnson Investment Management LLC. Activities & Interests:
Have just become a granddad. Volunteer efforts: Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Dean McGee
Eye Institute Foundation.
Nancy Hyde, 11/15, Accounting Services: CPA/Local Firm/Tax – Hyde & Company CPAs PC.
Donna Lawrence, 11/15, Business Services: Executive Coaching and Consulting – Success Redesign, Inc.
Donna Morris, 11/16, Arts & Humanities/Libraries: City Libraries – Metropolitan Library System.
Cathy Christensen, 11/17, Law: Family Law – Cathy Christensen & Associates. Activities & Interests: Traveling - Time with Family Reading. Misc. Comments: Proud to share my birthday with my Rotary Club Family!
Cliff Hudson, 11/17, Hotels, Resorts & Restaurants: Restaurants/Drive-in – Sonic Corporation.
Open World Legal Scholars 10-28 Luncheon Meeting
Rotary Club 29 Open World Committee
Co-Chairs, Judges Lisa Hammond & Suzanne
Mitchell, Mr. & Mrs. Rick Vermillion, PDG
& Mrs. Will Beckman, Mary Jane Calvey,
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Henry, Dr. & Mrs. Bud
Oehlert, and Mr & Mrs. Bob Hammack
hosted Russian legal scholars from Nizhny
Novgorod.
Pictured with the scholars, is Rotary Club 29
President Jerome Holmes & Facilitator Judge
Stephen Friot.
The 2015 Rotary Float for the
New Year’s Day Rose Parade
President Jerome Holmes, District 5750
Governor and guest speaker, Michelle Schaefer
and PDG Page Dobson, Chair of the Day.
Roster Changes - New Business Contact
Aubert, Valerie
New View Oklahoma
501 N. Douglas Ave.
(73106)
Cell: (405) 641-0866
Fax: (405) 236-5438
vaubert@newviewoklahoma.org
www.newviewoklahoma.org
(405) 232-4644
Float Facts:
• This is our 36th Consecutive Entry.
• The float is funded by generous donations of Rotarians in the U.S. and Canada.
• Volunteers donate more than 6,000 hours in preparing decorations and applying them to our Float.
John Hancock Financial Services
AIR CONDITIONING, LLC.
RONG
TY
ARS SKLTAH O M A CI
1YM2CA5 OYF EGR EATE R O
COMMERCIAL – INDUSTRIAL – RESIDENTIAL
• Air Conditioning • Heating • Plumbing •
405 297 7777
tXXXBDDFTTDPNUFDIDPN
Beckman Company
Independent Insurance Agency
P.O. Box 18858
Oklahoma City, OK 73154
(405) 842-2337
email: pete7374@aol.com
Exceptional Service to the Investor
“Investment Consulting for
Individuals and Institutions”
Member FINRA/SIPC
WWW.PHILLIPSINVESTMENTS.COM
(405)943-9433
3555 NW 58th St., Ste 600, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
It’s The Service
That Counts.
24 Hours
7 Days Week
525-7622
Will Beckman
www.osborneelectric.com
Come See Us
After Rotary–
Just Across The Street
528-3333
SALES
FAX: 528-3359
Nicholas Harroz III, Esq., CPA
Mark I Asset Management, Ltd.
Tom Phillips
Daniel
Medley
Bob
Medley
Registered Investment Advisor
3315 N.W. 63rd Street, Suite B • Oklahoma City, OK 73116
VOICE (405) 525-6688 • FAX (405) 525-6317
EMail: NHarroz@coxinet.net
Patrick T. Rooney
Jim
Clark
101 Park Ave. • 232-8806 • www.bcclark.com
5625 N. Western Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Ph: 405.848.2001
Direct: 405.842.0518
Fax: 405.841.6758
H & H GUN RANGE
Shooting Sports Outlet
www.medley-insurance.com
405-528-3565
Cole + Reed P.C.
Chairman & CEO
Coleman
Clark
SERVICE
700 Cedar Lake Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73114
(405) 478-7700
www.nga.jhnetwork.com
email: aniemann@jhnetwork.com
Alan Niemann
531 Couch Dr. Ste 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-2251 218-4703
www.coleandreed.com
dgreenwell@coleandreed.com
405-947-3888
I-40 & Meridian • 400 S. Vermont, OKC
www.HHGunRange.com
March 6-8, 2015
STATE FAIR PARK
www.OkcAutoShow.org
Make-Ups
Mike Coats 10/27 Edmond Blvd • Sanford
Coats 10/27 Edmond Blvd • John Crain 10/20
North OKC • John Crain 10/28 North OKC •
Jim Farha 10/28 North OKC • Michael Johnson
10/21 Video Makeup • Joe Kernke 10/28 North
OKC • Mike McAuliffe 10/28 Bricktown •
Ashley Smith 10/28 Video Makeup • Emily
Stratton 10/14 Video Makeup • Harry Wilson
10/07 South OKC • Jo Wise 10/23 Tulsa
Preservation Commission; Arts Standards
Committee; Friends of the Mansion; MidAmerica Arts Alliance; Native American
Cultural and Educational Authority.
Makeup Meeting in Finland
Chair of the Day, continued
works with the Oklahoma Arts Council
board and staff to implement agency goals
and objectives and responds to the needs of
the state’s arts community through financial
support, services and advocacy. She serves
on various boards of agencies, commissions
and nonprofits, including: Capitol
Club 29 Rotarian Ron Sutor is pictured with
District 1400 Governor Tarja Repo in this
picture from Oulu Finland.
Editor
Pat Rooney Co-Chair
Contributing Editors
Barney Semtner Co-Chair, Bart Binning,
Ray Bitsche, Carl Bosteels, John Frost,
Bob Hammack, Dick Hefton, Jane Jenkins,
Susan McVey, Paul Moore, Cathy O’Connor,
Ron Page, Pat Ryan, Emily Stratton,
Leonard Sullivan, Mike Turpen
Luncheon Menu
Choice of:
• Fruit Plate with Tuna Salad
• Cobb Salad
• or Small Luncheon with Ranch Dressing
• Grilled Salmon with Clam Sauce
Luncheon Includes:
• Rolls and Butter
• Bistro Dessert
• Coffee or Tea
Attendance
October 28, 2014
Total Present & Makeup ...............................177
Average....................................................... 30%
Membership
October 16, 2014.........................................637
Senior Active Excused . .................................13
Honorary Members ........................................18
Total . ............................................................606
Club 29 Breakfast Meeting
meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m.
Hilton Garden Inn - 2809 NW Expwy.
The meeting on November 13th will be
Financial Staffing Solutions
SM
Accelerating the pace at which
talent meets opportunity.
232-3100
Jeff Moore
Oklahoma Historical Society
MEG SALYER
The OKC Rotary News
(USPS 471-440)
Official Publication of the
Rotary Club of Oklahoma City
Member of Rotary International
Club No. 29, organized Nov. 22, 1910
Meets 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each Tuesday,
at the Petroleum Club. Published weekly
except the week(s) between Christmas Eve &
New Year’s Eve and when New Year’s Day &
July 4th fall on a Tuesday by The Rotary Club of
Oklahoma City, 119 N. Robinson, #360, OKC, OK
73102, Ph. 235-5100. Subscription price $1.00
per year.
Periodicals paid at OKC, OK.
POSTMASTER send address changes to
The OKC Rotary News, c/o Rotary Club of OKC,
119 N. Robinson, #360, OKC, OK 73102.
www.okcrotary.com
email: rotary29@okcrotary.com
Officers
Jerome Holmes President
Tim Strange Vice President
Mike Knopp Secretary
Matt Bown Treasurer
Sherry Rhodes Assistant Treasurer
Lisa Hammond Sergeant-at-Arms
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EVERY DAY!
Attention Rotarians: You may pay your
dues statement by credit card.
Call the Rotary office for information.
405-235-5100
Change for Teachers
$2105.55 has been raised for our Teachers.
Directors
Bob Anthony
Jalal Farzaneh
Ellen Fleming
Lance McDaniel
Gary Marrs
Cheryl Borelli
Mautra Jones
John Robberson
Shahla Reynolds
Evan Walter
Robert Clements Past President
Meeting Location: Petroleum Club
Tuesday – 11:45 a.m.
November 11, 2014
Greeters
John D. Williams and Anne Wilson
Luncheon/Parking Ticket
Lonny Towell
Attendance Scanning
Barbara Newey and Mark Williams
Visiting Rotarians & Guests
Registration
Johnson Hightower
Program Committee
Jerrod Shouse, Chair
Brian Alford, Craig Clemons, Cheryl Davenport,
Bruce Day, Brent Dishman, Shannon Evers,
Ann Felton Gilliland, Jake Fisher, Russ Florence,
Lou Gasbarra, Randy Grau, Greg Hall, John Hanes,
Lesli Massad, Tom McDaniel, Anthony McDermid,
Mike O’Neal, Chip Oppenheim, Pat Potts,
Tony Shinn, Dennis Shockley, Jerry Steward,
Hans Thun, Anne Wilson, Chris Winland
November 11, 2014
Volume 103 No. 20
Trait Thompson
Project Manager, State Capitol Restoration
Trait Thompson was named Project Manager of the
State Capitol Restoration Project in July 2014 by Preston
Doerflinger, Director of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services. Prior to that, Trait served since 2010
as Legislative Director and Senior Policy Advisor to
President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman in the Oklahoma
Senate. In addition to his experience in state government,
Trait has worked in the business consulting, nonprofit, and
telecommunications fields.
He graduated from Oral Roberts University in 2000
with a degree in Finance and from Texas A&M University in
2007 with a Master’s degree in Public Administration. He is
the chairman of the State Capitol Preservation Commission
and a board member of Friends of the Capitol. He is also
an adjunct professor in the Political Science Department at
the University of Oklahoma. Trait’s wife, Sara, is a wedding
planner and they have two young children.
Care & Compassion Committee
Kristin Davis, Chair
Brian Bakeman, Brian Barnes, John Dobson,
Mautra Jones, Shelly Lambertz, Mark McAdow,
Debbie Nauser, Keith Oehlert, Shahla Reynolds,
Debra Williams, Anne Wilson, Mary Wolf
Call 235-5100 or
email care@okcrotary.com with sickness,
hospital or bereavement information.
Invocation
Ulrick Petersen
Introductions
Next Week’s Program
November 18, 2014
Katherine Richard
Warick Energy Group CEO
Chair of the Day
Nathaniel Harding
Sam Hammons
Chair-of-the Day
Amber Sharples
Amber Sharples is
Executive Director of
Oklahoma Arts Council.
She graduated from the
University of Oklahoma
with a Bachelor of Arts
and a Master of Arts in Art History. She
holds a Graduate Certificate in Museum
Collections Management and Care from
The George Washington University.
Sharples joined the Oklahoma
Arts Council staff in 2006 as Visual Arts
Director. As Executive Director, Sharples
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