This meeting of the Northwest Omaha Rotary Club honors BOB EVANS, guru of sausage and favorite son of Ohio.
Robert Lewis Evans was an American restaurateur and pork processor. He was born in 1918 in Sugar Ridge, Ohio, a village near Toledo, Ohio. His farm and first restaurant was in Rio Grande, Ohio, a village near Gallipolis, Ohio, which is not that far from Columbus, Ohio. That is a way of saying that he was very much a son of Ohio, with connections to the northwest sections and middle central of the state. He started at a truck stop near Gallipolis, Ohio in 1948. Soon, he had four pork plants. He soon had restaurants throughout Ohio. Today, there are Bob Evans restaurants in 16 states. All are corporate owned, rather than franchises.
The Bob Evans restaurants are, today, owned by Golden Gate Capitol, which also owns the Long John Silver’s restaurants. The grocery store retail operation is now a separate corporation that sells sausage, prepared potatoes and other products. Bob Evans died in 2007. He was 89 years old. He is the only person to have been honored three time by the National Wildlife federation for his work to protect wild animals.
Dave will be speaking about Dino's Storage and the reality TV show he was on.
Invocate & Pledge - Matt Johnson
Note: In-person meeting Tuesday, October 27th, at the West Omaha Masonic Center, 2424 South 135th Avenue. You can also choose to join this meeting via Zoom. See below for Zoom Meeting Link.
In-person meetings are being held the 4th Tuesday of each month at the West Omaha Masonic Center located at 2424 South 135th Avenue. Members can choose to attend the in-person meeting on the 4th Tuesday or continue to join the meeting on Zoom. The other Tuesday meeting dates of the month will be Zoom only meetings.
Reservations are needed for the in-person meetings. Please email Vickie atnwrotary@cox.net if you plan to attend the in-person meeting for room setup preparation. If you choose the No Lunch option you are welcome to bring in your own lunch. No Lunch is $5, We are asking members to please donate $5.00 when attending the online Zoom meeting. You can pay Donations, Fines, and Good News at the Online Store found on the club website or pay with a credit card at the meeting.
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