Archive for July, 2009
President Andy’s e-mail, July 29. 2009
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Click here for weekly bulletin: rotarian-july-29 The tenth annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon will start on April 25, 2010, at 6:30 a.m. Registration begins in just a few weeks, on Labor Day, at 8:00 a.m. Do you know why the race is called a marathon? Legend has it that, in 490 B.C.E., a Greek soldier [...]
President Andy’s e-mail, July 22nd Notice
Monday, July 27th, 2009Dear Edmond Rotarians– Thank you for responding so graciously to our last minute change in plans the other day. As you know, because of an unfortunate circumstance beyond our control, we had to cancel our meeting only minutes before it was set to start. We will reschedule our program – Steve Murdock – as soon [...]
President Andy’s e-mail, July 15th, 2009
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Click here for weekly bulletin: rotarian-july-15 Have you ever been the victim of a “cybercrime?” Computer intrusions, fraud and identity theft have all become much more common. Indeed, as we met last week, the New York Times was running a story entitled, “Cyberattacks Jam Government and Commercial Web Sites in U.S. and South Korea.” Our [...]
President Andy’s e-mail, July 8th, 2009
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Click here for weekly bulletin: rotarian-july-8 Big Eight golf champion. OSU head golf coach at 25. Twenty-five conference championships. Eight NCAA championships. Karsten Creek. Boone Pickens Stadium. Et cetera. The official biography is impressive. The person is even more impressive. I first met Mike Holder after joining the OSU/A&M Board of Regents. What a treat [...]
Edmond Rotarian for July 1, 2009
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009This weeks Edmond Rotarian is available online. Click here to read the PDF. This week we celebrate Independence Day. How appropriate, then, for us to welcome Tom Dugger, the Scout Executive/CEO for the Last Frontier Council, Boy Scouts of America.. This program seems fitting for my first meeting as President of the Rotary Club of Edmond. [...]