Rotary Club of El Dorado, KS

Good morning Rotarians, Can you believe it is almost July? How would you like to find out about Smoke on the Prairie BBQ Cook-Off? I am sure you will so, please join us Wednesday when Steve Reynolds will be our speaker and tell us all about it. Hope to see you then. Thanks to Kurt Bookout for being a great Rotary president for the 2008-09 year and welcome to Bret Koontz who will be our next great leader. Bernie

Hello Rotarians, Herb Llewellyn will be our speaker this Wednesday. Please join us to hear about our wonderful city. I also wanted to mention to you that Mary Luebbet's brother passed away early Sunday morning. Please keep Mary and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Bernie Spradling

Rotarians who gathered at the memorial at Noon, June 10 for their weekly meeting were held spellbound by Don Nace's recounting of his experiences inside the tornado and its aftereffects. We welcomed Julie Clements, who wrote up the account for the El Dorado Times, where she also serves as editor. Check the link here as "A Day to Remember: http://www.eldoradotimes.com/homepage/x986607386/A-day-to-remember?popular=true and here as Tornado Memorial Commemorates Terrifying Event: http://www.eldoradotimes.com/news/x1176013131/Tornado-memorial-commemorates-terrifying-event?popular=true

Dear Rotarians, I wanted to pass on this wonderful tribute from Assistant Governor Dave Nyggard about Bill's funeral. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: dnygaard To: Pershall Accounting Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:41 PM Subject: Fw: Final goodbys to Rotarian Bill Kirkpatrick Subject: Final goodbys to Rotarian Bill Kirkpatrick Just thought I would drop you a note to say the funeral for Rotarian Bill Kirkpatrick was nicely done. He would of been proud to see all who came to give him his final respects. The priest asking all to give him a salute was wonderful..............I also wanted to say, "Simper Fi." His wife told me she was sure happy with the way his Rotary Club stood behind him and he was really proud of his club and was thrilled to receive his "Paul Harris." I gave her a hug and a prayer of the soldier being admitted to heaven. His tw...

Rotarians, The memorial service for Bill Kirkpatrick will be Thursday, June 11, at 11 am . at Trinity Episcopal Church . If you plan on attending, Rotary usually sits as a group. You might check on it with the ushers. Bernie Spradling

Good morning Rotarians, Please remember we will meet at the Tornado Memorial this Wednesday. We will have a box lunch picnic and Don Nace will be sharing his experiences as a tornado survivor. Please join us. We also want to have a group picture taken for the newspaper. If you did not sign up for a box lunch last week and would like one, please let me know. I want to be sure there is enough for everyone. Bernie Spradling, b1spradling@sbcglobal.net

Good Morning Rotarians, This Wednesday we will be hearing from Peggy Krause about the El Dorado Relay for Life. We will be presenting Seth Hadley with his El Dorado Rotary Scholarship check. His parents will be joining us. We may also have some "surprise guests" joining us. Hope to see you then. The following week on June 10 we will be having a picnic at the Tornado Memorial. I will be sending a sign up sheet around this Wednesday but if you will not be with there, please let me know so I can order enough lunches for everyone. Bernie Spradling