Rotary Club 13 Buzz Saw This Week’s Meeting– Muehlebach Hotel, Noon, Trianon Room, Sept. 29, 2011 Top Stories Speaker: Gail of Gail’s Harley-Davidson, ―Feel the Power‖ Come Enjoy the Fall Fireside Meetings
Committee Meetings Bell Ringer Committee– Lido, Sept. 29, 11 a.m. Member Retention– Burgundy, Sept. 29 11 a.m. New Member Orientation– Lido, Oct. 6, 11 a.m. New Member Involvement– Burgundy, Oct. 6, 11 a.m. Membership C&Q– Roosevelt, Oct. 6, 11 a.m. Camp Enterprise– Nixon, Oct. 6, 11 a.m.
Greeters The Communications Committee will serve as our greeters this week Invocator
David King
Welcomer
Roxana Shaffe
Upcoming Speakers and Events Sept. 26: Cocktails @ Christy Chester’s 158 NW Pointe Dr. Gladstone, MO 64116 Sept. 28: Bowling League Draft Sept. 30: The Big Cowboy Carnival at the American Royal Oct. 4: Cocktails @ Christy Chester’s 158 NW Pointe Dr. Gladstone, MO 64116 Oct. 13: Business Executive of the Year @ Municipal Auditorium 301 W. 13th St. Kansas City, MO 64105
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Rotary Club 13 Buzz Saw This Week’s Meeting– Muehlebach Hotel, Noon, Trianon Room, Sept. 29, 2011 “Feel the Power” Gail of Gail’s Harley-Davidson Gail grew up around motorcycles. She worked in her father’s motorcycle shop at the bottom of the hierarchy when she was a teenager. Gail quickly learned all phases of the day-to-day operation and later assumed a variety of key positions. Gail purchased the dealership from her parents in 2000, and became one of a limited number of female HarleyDavidson® dealership owners in the country. Today the business is recognized as one of the top dealerships in the country and has received many local and national awards. ―Having a first-class experience at the dealership and then returning and having another great experience – that’s what creates lasting relationships,‖ said Gail.
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Rotary Club 13 Buzz Saw This Week’s Meeting– Muehlebach Hotel, Noon, Trianon Room, Sept. 29, 2011 Cocktails @ Christy’s Tyros, Christy Chester will host cocktail parties just for you, the Tyro Committee and the Board of Directors on Sept. 26 and Oct. 4. Please RSVP to Pat Dunn, Tyro Committee Chair at pat.dunn@jedunn.com or call 816-444-2174.
Come Enjoy the Fall Fireside Meetings To all Club 13 members. Don’t miss these Fall Fireside visits to get to know one another better and participate in important Club 13 discussions. The two-hour home meetings are hosted by five of our members and offered over a 3-day period. Just select the best times and dates for you and SIGN UP!! Tuesday, Oct. 11 7:30 p.m. - Denny Bolte, 1244 W. 61st Terrace, Kansas City, MO (816) 361-4465 Wednesday, Oct. 12 6:00 p.m. - Jerry Cooke, 11905 Summit, Kansas City, MO (816) 942-5311 7:30 p.m. - Karl Roscoe, 8210 Locust, Kansas City, MO (816) 361-8874 Thursday, Oct. 13 6:00 p.m. - Ron Dillon, 13405 W. 83rd Street, Lenexa, KS (913) 894-6735 7:30 p.m. - Al Tikwart, 2040 Brookwood Road, Mission Hills, KS (913) 432-0304 TYROS – Earn 10 points for each meeting you attend! To register, simply email office@rotary13.org or call 816-842-2322 by Oct. 7.
Bowling News Dick Retrum
We are just days away from this club’s most anticipated event, the annual bowling league draft party. All bowlers are invited to attend as well as those who want to be drafted to play for the first time. Captains are being asked to arrive at 6 p.m. on Wed. Sept. 28 to start the ball rolling (Is that a play on words?). Everyone else can show up at 6:30 p.m., bring a covered dish and a jacket. This will be an outside event. WHERE: Al & Mary Tikwarts house. 2040 Brookwood Rd. Mission Hills, KS. It is rumored that the Chief’s head coach, Todd Haley lives a few doors down from the Tikwarts. Maybe he will drop by and offer pointers on how to draft effective players.
Buzzsaw Office Hours Monday—Thursday: 9 a.m.—5 p.m. Friday—Sunday: Closed For comments, questions or suggestions, please contact Stephen G. Nichols, interim managing editor of the Buzzsaw, buzzsaw@rotary13.org or call 913.486.4177.
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Rotary Club 13 Buzz Saw This Week’s Meeting– Muehlebach Hotel, Noon, Trianon Room, Sept. 29, 2011 Last Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011 Pete Burgess
The great Greeting and Meeting Committee welcomed members to a memorable meeting. President Marc Horner called us to order and invited Bob Lager to lead ―America the Beautiful‖ while Denny Bolte’s brother Carl made the piano sing. Marc called Josh Hill up for a special Meuhlebach-amplified invocation. Julie Cogley welcomed our five guests that included Dr. Kathleen Hanlon and Mike Pedro the president and assistant principal of Christo Rey High School. We have several members doing recovery at home. We add Bob Eltonhead to the group. Bob is home now recovering after open heart surgery at KU Med Center, and we have assurance that Ken Beardsley will be coming home soon from St. Luke’s on the Plaza where had knee surgery this week. Lots of praise for recent Club 13 events; recognition to Sally and Bob Bibb for hosting the Tyro Music Party; to the Entertainment Committee for the Nelson-Adkins event; to the super Camp Enterprise Committee who stood for recognition of their super Camp Enterprise. Busy times are ahead. Debra Shultz needs some help from 1:45 to 3 p.m. on Wed. Sept. 28 at Washington Square Park for the dedication of the Korean War Memorial. That’s the same day Al Tikwart hosts the bowling draft at his house. Then comes the Sept. 30 Big Cowboy Carnival at the American Royal, followed on Oct. 4 by a Tyro party at Christy Chester’s home, and then three famous Fireside Evenings Oct. 11 – 13.
Mark VanLoh discusses the future of aviation in Kansas City
Oh yes, we had another great program last Thursday. Bill Moran introduced Mark VanLoh, director of the Kansas City Aviation Department. Mark’s topic was entitled, ―The Future of Aviation in Kansas City.‖ Did you know that KCI has 11,000 acres and only needs 3,500 for the airport? The rest is farmed and Mark even runs cattle as a profit center. The KC Aviation Department has 532 employees and a budget of $167 million to run the city’s two airports. The current three-terminal design from the 1970’s will be replaced in the next 10 years. A new KCI hub-friendly mega-terminal and parking garage is planned for the north side of Highway 152 at a cost of one to two billion dollars. All costs will be expensed in Federal funds just like the new Denver Airport and the new Sacramento Airport. Mark addressed the $70 million spent on the downtown airport for two new runways, 100 hanger spaces, the self-serve airplane gas station, and for concrete arresting blocks that keep aircraft emergencies from plunging into the river. We enjoyed a good presentation peppered with good humor. Thanks Mark.
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