MADISONVILLE KY ROTARY NEWSLETTER FOR WEEK OF              January 02, 2008

GUESTS - We had no visitors. Let’s all make a New Year’s Resolution to invite folks to come to Rotary!

BIRTHDAYS / ANNIVERSARYS / SPECIAL EVENTS - Dr. Judith Rhodes was celebrating both a birthday and an anniversary. Mike Ruschell was celebrating his Granddaughter’s Birthday!

ANNOUNCEMENTS - Our President, Kent Waide, extended Happy New Year Greetings and a reminder to turn off cell phones during the meeting.

Don’t forget to purchase your tickets to play in the Texas Holdem Tournament for School Counts! It’s sponsored by People Plus, Inc. on February 22 at 6 PM at the Hopkins County Fairgrounds. The Rotary Club has a table and James Barrett is organizing it. For more information call James or Ron Sanders at 825-8939. The black tie optional grand gala celebration for School Couhts! With all the glamour of Hollywood will take place Saturday, February 23 at 7 PM at the Madisonville Golf and Country Club. Tickets can be purchased for $25 per person for this event. Marion Miller, Sharon Smith, and Chaun Castleberry have tickets available to you for this. Be sure to mark your calendar for this event!

When you invite someone to Rotary, be sure to give them a brochure and an application to fill out.

MADISONVILLE ROTARY HISTORY MOMENT - Our Historian, Bliss Powell shared a few memories from Rotary days gone by. Bliss was sorry Jayne was not in attendance, he shared a story about her father Richard Myers and charter Rotarian member Hubert Reid. This reporter’s thoughts about our Historian’s stories of days gone by…Bliss doesn’t mind to share names, dates, and places. I however am not going to go into detail. Thank you, Bliss for the memories

PROGRAM - Our very own Rotarian David Massamore was our speaker. David shared a very interesting memory of his first trip 32 years ago with Trice Yates. Once again, be warned fellow Rotarians…don’t do anything you don’t want shared before the club as “funny” moments in history. David’s actual program was about the History of the Pirates Stadium. 1914 until 1917 Dawson Springs was the training camp for the Pittsburg Pirates. Many greats visited the baseball stadium including a name I recognized George H. Ruth. “The Babe”! Did you know back then there were 50 hotels in Dawson Springs! WOW! David is very passionate about the Pirates Stadium. The land where the stadium stands is hallowed ground and if land could talk what stories it would tell. He invited everyone to come out to enjoy the season when it starts in June, where now it’s the home to the summer collegiate wood bat leagues.

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