Date: May 16, 2007
Location: Breckenridge Inn
Time: Wednesday at Noon
Call To Order:
President Marty Koetters opened the meeting and Cliff Travis led us in the prayer and the pledge.
Visiting Rotarians & Guests:
Guest –Bobbie Durham (Bull’s son)
Door Prizes:
Door prizes were won by Robert Burns, Bert Trompeter and Jay Wissing.
Happy Bucks
• Jay Wissing was happy because his youngest graduated from college, his spouse Alice received her Masters on Saturday and his youngest just went through successful surgery
• Louise Edelen gave a buck because her daughter received her 2nd degree in Special Education from Bellarmine and Louise shot a 94 in golf (yes for 18 holes!)
• Hugh Kettring just celebrated his 57th wedding anniversary!
Finemaster
Cliff described how this week we had our first criminal offense. Joe Gottbrath’s picture was in the State Farm advertisement under another agent’s name, which certainly qualifies as identity theft!
Announcements
• The Senior Olympics will be in town June 22 – July 12. Any one interested in volunteering for this event let Ted Loebenburg know and he will get you in touch with the right people.
• D. A. announced the Salvation Army Golf Outing will be Monday, July 16th at The Cardinal Club. Morning and afternoon flights are available at $150 per player. Let him know if you are interested in playing.
• Spring Adventure Camp 2007 will be May 15, 16, 17, & 18 at Camp Crooked Creek from 9:00AM to 2:00PM. Breakfast is provided at 8AM; lunch will be served to all volunteers. If interested, contact Ruthe Holmberg at 361-2624, ext 3012.
• Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana’s 18th annual golf tournament will be held on Monday, June 4, 2007 at Quail Chase Golf Course with a 1:00 shotgun start. Marty is looking for 2 more players to complete a foursome
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• Our club will be doing a mini-fundraiser on Saturday, June 9th to benefit the Rotary Foundation. Dave Willey’s neighborhood is having a yard sale in Norbourne Estates that day from 8:00a.m. to 12:00. Please look for quality items to donate, which we will need to have at Dave’s house about two days before the sale. Judy Mayfield is going to coordinate workers and the schedule. Buyers will be able to make their checks payable to the Rotary Foundation for tax purposes.
• Our Rotary Club donated $500 to a project that Rotary Club East Louisville
Sunrise and Rotary Club of Miraj, India are joint sponsoring. This project
was to buy an ambulance for the Wanless Hospital.
Presentation
Marty introduced our speaker, John Fischer, Assistant Director of Economic Development for Metro Louisville. John is responsible for orchestrating the “COOL Program” which stands for “Corridors of Opportunity in Louisville.” His group identifies retail development sites, recruits retail services and developers, provides demographic and other information for site selection and introduces financial and infrastructure incentives. The mayor’s office realizes the importance of developing retail sites within neighborhoods for employment opportunities and maintaining the vibrancy of our neighborhoods. The projects are multi-faceted, working with zoning, MSD and the retail operations themselves.
The group has completed over 200 projects in the last 4.5 years, including projects such as the re-development of the Bashford Manor Mall and bringing Cheesecake Factor and P.F. Chang’s to Louisville.
If there are retailers you would like to see brought to Louisville you can e-mail John at
John.Fischer@LouisvilleKy.gov.
King of Clubs
Chris Bingaman won $6.00 – no King of Clubs was drawn.
Did You Know?
Ye Olde Oil was first published in 1945 as a weekly club newsletter. Can you believe this publication is 60+ years old!!!
The history reports that "Ye Olde Oil was a source of strength in communication". The name was selected for "oil, a lubricant that gets rid of squeaks and groans".
Future Speakers
May 23rd – Dan Blanchard, motivational speaker
May 30th – David Willey, Rotary International / Paul Harris Fellows
June 6th – Buddy Wheeler, History of Tattoos
June 13th - Dr. D. Bauer, Bellarmine University
June 20th – Mack Wall, KET
June 27th – Annual Dinner, Big Spring CC
Metro Make up Roster
Monday
12:00 Noon; Buechel; Buechel Fire Department • Bardstown Road
Tuesday
7:00 a.m.; Jeffersontown; Hurstbourne Hotel • Convention Center
7:30 a.m.; Sunrise East; Marriott • Embassy Sq. Blvd.
12:00 Noon; Southwest Louisville; Logan’s Roadhouse • Dixie Highway
12:00 Noon; Jeffersonville;Ramada Inn • 700 West Riverside Drive
12:00 Noon; LaGrange; Oldham Co. Comm. &Aquatic Ctr. • Hwy. 393 N., Buckner
12:00 Noon; Fern Creek; Wildwood Country Club• Bardstown Road
12:00 Noon: South Louisville/Okolona; Holiday Inn, South-Airport• Fern Valley Rd. @ I-65
Wednesday /Thursday
7:15 a.m.; Prospect-Goshen; Hunting Creek Country Club
12:00 Noon; Downtown Louisville; Galt House Hotel • 4th & Main Streets
12:00 Noon; New Albany; Robert E. Lee Inn • 201 East Elm Street
Friday
7:30 a.m.; South Oldham County; Bank Oldham County • 6317 W. Hwy. 146, Crestwood
St. Matthews Rotary Club Board of Directors:
President, Marty Koetters; President-Elect,Cheryl Rago; Secretary, Danny McPheron ; Treasurer, Jay Wissing; International Service, David Willey; Community Service, Brian Weigel Vocational Service, Chris Bingaman; Master Sargeant at Arms, Bull Durham; Sargeant at Arms, Hugh Kettring.
Others Aiding the Effort This Year:
Programs, Tim Holland; Ye Olde Oil, Lyndy Alexander; Rotary Club of St. Matthews Charitable Foundation, Judy Mayfield, Jeff Echelberger, Jay Wissing, D.A. Sachs.
