Omaha West Rotary Club Secretary Report for October 12, 2018:
This past Friday, we had several guests! District-Governor Elect Mick McKinley came to present Dan Lassek's blue badge. John Marburger from the Downtown club joined us. Additionally, we had several visitors including, Emily Garden who was invited by Kim Kuhle. Joe Finnegan invited his wife Kjirsten. And Ric Miller invited Antonio Espejo.
We had several red badge members in attendance. We also had our club board members stand to be recognized.
Birthdays for October included: Steve Levinger (10/3), James Olafson (10/8), Keith Powell (10/11), Mike Morey (10/13), Bob Ames (10/18), and Steven Redler (10/24). Please wish them happy birthday!
All donations for the following good news were put in the Bloom Companion Care Lock Box. This past week was the last week for the naming rights. Please let me know if you would like to sponsor the next week or next month. Please keep Holly Gillespie in your thoughts and prayers as she recovers from surgery. Yolanda Hoffman’s daughter is in Austria. Bev Karrer shared that Brad and Susan Rohrig were in Prague. Kim Kuhle praised the good work of fellow member Mark Manhart Jr. for installing new hickory wood floors in her living room. Martie Cordaro had two items of good news – first the Storm Chasers were recently featured in a film about minor league baseball and second, the Storm Chasers were recognized as the Marketing Team of the Year. Vaughn Wiebusch’s grandson, Carter, was part of a winning soccer team that recently took home championships in Kansas City, St. Louis, and Denver. Laura Thomas just celebrated her son’s birthday at Valas. And Finally, condolences were expressed for Ron Niederhaus for the passing of his wife, Ruby.
Nick closed with a joke and wished everyone a good weekend.
