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The Women Who Built Omaha
Jul 27, 2022
Eileen Wirth, Author Dr. Eileen Wirth is a professor emeritus of journalism at Creighton University and a senior writer for Legacy Preservation. A native of Nebraska City, she was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and a public relations writer for Union Pacific Railroad before joining Creighton in 1991. She chaired the Department of Journalism, Media & Computing for 19 years and retired in 2016. Wirth has written eight books, including several on regional history. These include From Society Page to Front Page, the history of Nebraska’s women journalism; Historic Omaha Houses of Worship and her forthcoming book on the history of Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. Long active in the community, Wirth is a member of the Nebraska State Historical Society Board and a former president of the Omaha Library Board, the Omaha Library Foundation, Friends of the Library, the Omaha Press Club Foundation and St. Cecilia’s School Board. She is a member of the Omaha Press Club’s Hall of Fame and the Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Omahans Hall of Fame. She has a B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, an M.A. in Journalism and a Ph.D. in Political Science from UNL. |
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Aug 02, 2022
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Omaha Downtown Rotary Foundation Grant Awards
Aug 03, 2022
John Nania With more than 30 years of experience working in Organizational Development, Process Improvement, Project Management, and Fundraising for not-for-profit and for-profit organizations, John has a mission- o Learning for ALL is a privately funded organization that supports adults in our communities to acquire the literacy and language skills necessary to thrive and achieve their life goals. Learning for ALL is an organization founded by passionate individuals who have spent years working to help adults achieve their education and life goals in Omaha and the surrounding areas. We are our students’ supporters, educators, and advocates. Learning for ALL offers learning opportunities with the schedule flexibility, pace of the curriculum, one-on-one support, and family-like environment that these students need to achieve their goals. |
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Aug 03, 2022 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Please join us on Wednesday, August 3 when we award the Omaha Downtown Rotary Foundation grants to a group of deserving non-profit organizations from across the Metro. The grant recipients will be in attendance to accept their funds and network with the membership. One organization will be selected to share with the club the project that the grant funding is being used. Everyone is invited to attend. Lunch is $14. Please pay at the door. For questions, please contact ODRF President Sean Olson at solson@sonburst.com. |
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State Board Member of Nebraska Department of Education
Aug 10, 2022
Deb Neary seeks re-election to represent District 8 on the Nebraska Board of Education. Her policy topics include teacher shortages, school safety, and education standards. She believes parent voice and ongoing parent support are crucial to a child’s educational success.
Well respected by her colleagues, she serves on the Board’s Executive Committee and has served on five other board committees in the past three years.
Deb is accessible to her constituents; her town halls are popular and well attended. She’s discussed health education, teacher shortages, statewide math readiness, shifting population trends, and school accreditation.
Her Master’s degree is in history and public administration. She’s spent twenty years working to support educational opportunities for youth; she was executive director at MENTOR Nebraska; education director at the Durham Museum. She taught catechism at Christ the King Church and served on the board of Madonna Schools.
The highest example of her dedication to youth is that she and her husband, Joe, were foster parents for eight years.
Deb is a fifteen-year member and former officer of Rotary West
Source https://www.debfored.com/history-of-leadership and other parts of her website.
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The Astronaut Comes Home
Aug 17, 2022
Clayton Conrad Anderson (born February 23, 1959) is a retired NASA astronaut. Launched on STS-117, he replaced Sunita Williams on June 10, 2007 as a member of the ISS Expedition 15 crew. He is currently an author, a motivational speaker, and a Professor of Practice at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
A veteran of two space flights, Anderson has logged 167 days in space and 38 hours and 28 minutes of EVA in six spacewalks. He completed 5 months aboard the space station in 2007 and served aboard the STS-131 crew in 2010.
Anderson considers Ashland, Nebraska to be his hometown. Married to the former Susan Jane Harreld of Elkhart, Indiana, USA. They have two children. His interests include officiating College and High School basketball; participation in all sports; coaching youth sports; flying; reading; writing music; playing the piano/organ and vocal performance.
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Aug 23, 2022 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Ag Supply Chain Industry Trends and Disruptions & How Scoular handles the Challenge
Aug 24, 2022
Some lessons can only come with time and experience. Through an early career as a commodities trader, I learned to see business from end to end, understand how to weigh risks and trade-offs against opportunities, and how to make decisions in the service of a greater good. Seeing potential possibilities enables one to achieve something previously unimagined. I believe leadership is something you genuinely must desire, it’s not something you just “do.” |
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Candidate, District 8 Nebraska Department of Education Board
Aug 31, 2022
Marni Hodgen is an Omaha native and attended Roncalli Catholic High School. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Doane College and shortly after graduation traded the Omaha's Old Market for the city of Chicago. She pursued an education in massage therapy and have been a licensed massage therapist since 2006. She and her husband are both kept young and active by their three sons. Marni Hodgen is an Omaha native and attended Roncalli Catholic High School. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Doane College and shortly after graduation traded the Omaha's Old Market for the city of Chicago. She pursued an education in massage therapy and have been a licensed massage therapist since 2006. She and her husband are both kept young and active by their three sons. |
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Sep 02, 2022 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER. This event will count for service hours at school. The 9/11 Tribute of Flags Omaha will be on display to commemorate the anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001 On Friday, September 2, from 4:30 – 7:00 PM, the Rotary Club of Omaha will once again set up the 9/11 Tribute of Flags Omaha in Memorial Park. 6005 Underwood Ave *In the event of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled for 9:00 AM on Saturday, September 3, at Memorial Park. |
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Sep 06, 2022
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Seeking Congressional Reelection
Sep 07, 2022
Growing up and working on a farm in Illinois, Congressman Don Bacon learned first-hand how the value of hard work and commitment contributes to the success of a small business. He moved from the family farm to attend Northern Illinois University, from which he graduated with a Bachelors of Political Science in 1984, the same year he married Angie, the love of his life. They have three sons, one daughter, and six grandchildren. One year later, he began his military career by joining the U.S. Air Force and serving nearly 30 years, ultimately retiring as a Brigadier General. During his career in the Air Force, Congressman Bacon specialized in electronic warfare, intelligence and reconnaissance. His career highlights include two tours as a Wing Commander, one each at Ramstein Airbase in Germany and Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska; group command at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona; squadron command in Arizona, and expeditionary squadron command in Iraq. In total, Congressman Bacon served 16 assignments including four deployments across the globe, three of which were in the Middle East, and one assignment to Iraq in 2007 to 2008 during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Congressman Bacon’s military decorations include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, two Bronze Stars, two Legion of Merits, five Meritorious Service Medals, and the Aerial Achievement Medal. Additionally, he was selected as Europe’s top Air Force Wing Commander for his time at Ramstein Airbase, as well as recognized as a distinguished graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, Navigator-Electronic Warfare School, and Officer Intelligence School. Further, Congressman Bacon has earned two Masters Degrees, from the University of Phoenix in Arizona and the National War College in Washington D.C.
Upon his retirement from the Air Force in 2014, Congressman Bacon served as the military advisor to Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01), where he specialized in military affairs focusing on Offutt Air Force Base and the Nebraska National Guard. He also was an Assistant Professor at Bellevue University where he taught Undergraduate Leadership along with American Vision and Values (The Kirkpatrick Signature Series), until his 2016 election to Congress, representing Nebraska’s Second Congressional District.
Presently, Congressman Bacon serves on two committees within the House of Representatives: the House Armed Services Committee, and the House Agricultural Committee.
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US Congressional Candidate
Sep 14, 2022
Tony began his career as a public-school teacher, receiving Teacher of the Year awards. He has served our community since 2013 as an Omaha Public Schools Board member. Then, as a member of the Nebraska Legislature, he passed legislation to strengthen our public schools, improve access to health care, encourage technology and innovation, and improve consumer protections. |
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The Oncoming American Health Care Crash---And How We Can Avoid It
Sep 21, 2022
Dr. Donald Frey, MD is a Family Medicine Specialist in Omaha, NE and has over 44 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Frey is a geriatrician who specializes in the unique health care needs of the elderly. He prefers to be called Don, rather than Dr. Don graduated from University of Missouri / Columbia Campus in 1978. He is affiliated with CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy. Don is a popular writer of op-eds for the World Herald because of his interesting logic and ideas. He is a thinker and you’ll enjoy his take on our current health care and the solution. |
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Study on mental health in Douglas County
Sep 28, 2022
Jim believes that working together we can do better. |
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Oct 04, 2022
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Flatwater Free Press: Nebraska’s important stories and Nebraska Public Payrolls.
Oct 05, 2022
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Candidate for Nebraska Governor
Oct 12, 2022
Conservative Republican Jim Pillen grew up on a farm in Platte County, Nebraska and raised pigs with his father, Dale. Jim graduated from Lakeview High School.
He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science from UNL, and married Suzanne Shreve. He then earned a doctor of veterinary medicine from Kansas State. In 1983, Jim returned to Nebraska and opened a small animal practice and swine consulting practice. Jim and his father, Dale, partnered together, raising 60 sows and 1,200 market hogs on a dirt lot on their home farm. In 1993, Jim started Pillen Family Farms. In 2003, he added DNA Genetics. 2012 brought the addition of Jim’s two oldest children, Sarah and Brock, into the business. Pillen Family Farms and DNA Genetics are now a multigenerational family-run business, composed of over 1,100 team members. The family business operates by some basic core beliefs—do what is right, do the best you can, and treat others the way you want to be treated. Jim and wife, Suzanne, have four children, Sarah, Brock, Polly and Izic, and seven grandchildren, William, Halle, Eloise, Henry, Harrison, Ava, and Thomas. Jim has dedicated himself to community involvement including:
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Nebraska Candidate for Governor
Oct 19, 2022
Nebraska gubernatorial candidate, Carol Blood, is this week's speaker. Born in McCook and raised in rural Adams County, Nebraska, she and her husband, Joe, raised their three adult children in Sarpy County. She served two terms as the At-Large (city-wide) Representative on the Bellevue City Council and is serving two terms in the Nebraska Legislature. Carol has been an active volunteer and community advocate who feels her mission in life is to help and serve others. She prioritizes being accessible to her constituents because it helps her understand the wants and needs of the folks she serves by hearing and noting their concerns directly. "In Nebraska, we can keep our eye on what is important – people. Those seeking to serve in public office should not serve special interest groups or political parties; they should serve you." As an experienced legislator, Carol has specific ideas and solutions.
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NATIONAL DAY OF THE DEPLOYED, Honoring all service members who have been deployed.
Oct 26, 2022
Colonel Jasin A. Cooley is the Commander, 55th Mission Support Group, 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Previously, Colonel Jasin R. Cooley was the Commander of the 36th Mission Support Group, 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, which provides essential mission support to the largest air base in PACAF, including 9,000 military, civilian, dependent and retired personnel. The group controls all base support operations encompassing engineering, communications and information, contracting, logistics readiness, security forces and force support, which includes manpower, personnel and legacy services functions and operational responsibilities for 36th Wing assets in Diego Garcia. Colonel Cooley received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 1996; he was first assigned to Eglin AFB, FL, as Flight Leader and Force Protection Officer for the 96th Security Police squadron. In 1999, he departed for Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea and the 8th Security Forces Squadron, serving as the Air Base Defense Officer. He then moved to RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, in 2000 as the Combat Readiness Flight Commander. He also served as interim Chief of Security Forces at RAF Croughton. He subsequently moved to Sheppard AFB, TX and the 82d Security Forces Squadron as the Security Forces Operations Officer. In 2004, he was reassigned to the US Air Force Academy with the Department of Military Strategic Studies, instructing military theory, strategy and officership; he then took command of Cadet Squadron 36 at the Academy, leading 115 cadets and two noncommissioned officers. In 2008, he began an assignment at the University of Florida, studying Political Science on scholarship from the Air Force Institute of Technology. Returning to Colorado in 2011, he took command of the 50th Security Forces Squadron, leading over 200 civilians, airmen and officers at Schriever AFB, CO. Following command, he served as the Director, Center of Airpower Studies and Assistant Professor for the Air Force Academy’s Department of Military and Strategic Studies. Most recently, he was the Provost Marshal, Headquarters United States Forces, Japan (USFJ), and Division Chief, Security Forces, Directorate of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Fifth Air Force, Yokota Air Base, Japan. He served as the senior U.S. DoD law enforcement official in Japan, and provided guidance to the Commander on antiterrorism, security, and protection of the force. Colonel Cooley’s deployments include tours in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan. In his most recent deployment, he served in 2017 as the Director, Police Institutional Advisory Team under NATO’s Resolute Support Mission CJ7, leading a joint/multinational team training-advising-assisting senior Afghan leaders on training and budget systems for the Afghan National Police. Colonel Cooley and his wife, Nicole, have a daughter, Abigail. |
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Nov 01, 2022
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Rank Choice Voting
Nov 02, 2022
Wes Dodge
Practicing Lawyer Wesley Dodge is a self employed attorney practicing in Omaha and Eastern Nebraska focusing on Family Law, Mediation and a general practice of law. After a divorce or custody case judges often say, "If anyone leaves here happy I did not do my job". Kind of how the election probably feels for everyone. Time to come together. Wes has worked to get rank choice voting also known as instant runoff voting because it involves fair news in elections by allowing votes to rank candidates in order of preference.
John McCollister
Nebraska State Senator John McCollister represents District 20 Nebraska State Senate. He assumed office on January 7, 2015. His current term ends on January 4, 2023.
McCollister is running for election to the Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors to represent Subdivision 6 in Nebraska. John will talk about legislative experiences, and bills he proposed in the Nebraska legislature.
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Operation Hippocrates
Nov 09, 2022
Dr. Jeffrey Delaney, MD is a Pediatrics Specialist in Omaha, NE and has over 28 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Creighton University in 1994. Dr. Delaney attended Pediatric residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma Washington, Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at Yale University, and Congenital Interventional fellowship at Duke University. Dr. Delaney is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska. As of January 2022, Dr. Delaney is the Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and the Theodore F. Hubbard Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology. He is the Medical Director of the congenital cardiac catheterization program at Children's since 2008. In Rotary, Dr. Delaney is known as the pediatric cardiologist of Operation Hippocrates since 2009, where he developed the pediatric catheterization program in Belize. |
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Changing the Way the World Builds with Construction Management Software
Nov 16, 2022
David Arnold has been Vice President of Corporate Development at Buildertrend since 2016 where he is responsible for managing the research, development, and launching of value-added services for the purpose of increasing customer loyalty, creating new revenue streams, and deepening competitive advantages. His role also includes sourcing, vetting, and managing strategic partnerships and M&A opportunities; and managing the company’s internal and external corporate counsel. Prior to Buildertrend, Arnold was actively involved with the Omaha start-up community as the Managing Director at Straight Shot and Director of Client Services at MindMixer. Arnold received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2010. He also received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Highest Distinction from Nebraska Wesleyan University. |
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Dec 06, 2022
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Calling all Native Nebraska Sons & Daughters Home
Dec 07, 2022
A serial entrepreneur in every way, Nathan has experience in creating more than half a dozen companies and advising hundreds over the past years. Nathan is best known for co‐founding MindMixer, a civic engagement startup that quickly scaled from 0 customers to nearly 1,000 in just two years. MindMixer now employs more than 75 employees across the Midwest.
Nathan has a Bachelor of Science in management information systems from the Peter Kiewit Institute of Information Science and Technology, a graduate degree from UNO in urban planning, and is a former Silicon Valley and Silicon Beach product manager.
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Musical Presentation of A Christmas Carol
Dec 14, 2022
We’ll be treated to an ensemble from the Omaha Community Playhouse (OCP) showcasing holiday music accompanied by OCP Music Director Jim Boggess and Susan Baer Collins, former artistic director. The Omaha Community Playhouse program is brought to us by Camille Metoyer Moten, who is president of the OCP Board of Directors. The Past Presidents are treating all of you to wine, so bring a mate or a friend. |
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Jan 03, 2023
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Jan 07, 2023 10:00 AM - Jan 08, 2023
The Christmas Tree recycling this year is scheduled for January 7 and 8, 2023. Please click here to sign up. Coffee and Donuts will be served. |
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Meeting venue: Scottish Rite 202 S 20th St. Omaha
Jan 11, 2023
DALLAS (FWAA) – Michigan center Olusegun Oluwatimi was named the recipient of the 77th Outland Trophy on Thursday night during The Home Depot College Football Awards. The Outland Trophy is awarded annually to the nation’s best college interior lineman on offense or defense. Oluwatimi is the Wolverines’ first Outland Trophy winner. Meeting Venue: Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 202 S 20th St. Free Parking Jan 11 is In-Person Meeting only, register here: You'll find convenient, free parking by turning into the alley off 20th Street between Douglas and Farnam. Enter the parking garage under the 'Reserved Parking' sign, and parking is available on floors 1, 2, or 3. The door to the Masonic Center is on the first floor, and our club meeting is on the center's second floor. Elevators are available. Thanks to Hal Daub for arranging our January 11 and 18 meetings at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center. DO NOT park in the garage accessed on Douglas Street. We do not have access to that portion of the garage and CAN NOT get any cars out until the following weekday.
The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best college football interior lineman in the United States as adjudged by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named an All-American at two positions, Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in 1898 as a tackle and consensus honors as a halfback in 1899. Outland had always contended that football tackles and guards deserved greater recognition and conceived the Outland Trophy as a means of providing this recognition. In 1988, Jim Ridlon was commissioned to design and sculpt the Outland Trophy. A member of the National College Football Awards Association, the award has become one of college football's most prestigious. The 2022 Outland Trophy winner is Olusegun Oluwatimi. Olusegun Oluwatimi (born August 5, 1999) is an American football center for the Michigan Wolverines. He previously attended the University of Virginia, playing college football for the Virginia Cavaliers before graduating with a degree in economics in 2021. Oluwatimi played a final year as a graduate student for the Wolverines at the University of Michigan in 2022, where he won the Rimington and Outland Trophy.
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Jan 11, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Meeting Venue: Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 202 S 20th St. Free Parking
Pre-registration is required: Click here to register
Lunch Price: $14 for guests and visiting Rotarians, Downtown Rotarians - same price as Field Club lunch
Lunch Menu: Beef Brisket, Macaroni n cheese, coleslaw, dessert, drinks
Our January 11 meeting is at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 202 S 20th St. You'll find convenient, free parking by turning into the alley off 20th Street, between Douglas and Farnam. Enter the parking garage under the 'Reserved Parking' sign, and parking is available on floors 1, 2, or 3. The door to the Masonic Center is on the first floor, and our club meeting is on the center's second floor. Elevators are available. Thanks to Hal Daub for arranging our January 11 and 18 meetings at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center. DO NOT park in the garage accessed on Douglas Street. We do not have access to that portion of the garage and CAN NOT get any cars out until the following weekday.
For questions, please send a message to director@omaharotary.org
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Meeting Venue: Scottish Rite 202 S 20th St. Omaha
Jan 18, 2023
Kyle Clark got his start in politics under then-Mayor Hal Daub in 1998. He has worked on campaigns ranging from President of the United States to local city and county races, including spending four years as Political Director, Communications Director, and advisor to Congressman Don Bacon. Kyle has also been a policy advisor to several elected officials and national organizations, and his opinions have been quoted in numerous national and international media publications. Kyle is the Managing Partner of Chase Marketing, LLC , an Omaha-based political and public relations consulting firm with an 88% win rate and numerous political award nominations. He believes in the power of the individual, the endurance of United States Constitution, and the greatness of America. His presentation includes a discussion on the concept of ranked voting and its effect on the state of politics in Nebraska.
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Jan 18, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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