South Oldham Rotary Club #30440 • District 6710
January 2015
As The
WHEEL
TURNS
Inside
Reminders
Rotary Awareness Month
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Donations
A Note
From the
Governor
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Comedy
Night
Page 7
Birthday &
Anniversary
Page 10
Also
• Community Service & Support 3
• December Student of the Month 5
• January Student of the Month 6
January is designated by
Rotary International as the
month to focus on ROTARY
AWARENESS. Five of the
clubs in our district applied for
funds by September 15, 2014,
and each will receive $500 in
support of a Rotary Day in their
communities. Those clubs are
Bardstown, Campbellsville,
Henderson, Paducah, and South
Louisville/Okolona. This is an
outstanding way to make nonRotarians in the community
aware of the service Rotary
provides and the benefits of
membership. To encourage
more clubs to get involved in
ROTARY AWARENESS, I
am reopening the opportunity
to apply for funds in support
of Rotary Day; this time
the maximum that will be
awarded to a club is $250. The
application is available on the
district website, and must be
submitted electronically by
Monday, February 2, 2015.
And, keep in mind the dates
of May 15-17, 2015, when our
District 6710 Conference will
be held in Paducah, and all
Rotarians (not just club officers)
will have the opportunity to
celebrate Rotary and share their
club successes. Save The Dates!
Let's keep this year's theme in
mind and continue to "Light Up
Rotary" this month!
Yours in Rotary Service,
Jayne Crisp
District Governor, 2014-15
Meetings held Friday 7:30 AM (Visitors Welcome!)
Oldham County Schools Arts Center • 7105 Floydsburg Road • Crestwood, KY 40014
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DISTRICT 6710 REMINDERS
Speech Contest Announcement
The New Year is upon is and that means that the 2014-15 District
Speech Contest is in full gear. Clubs need to send in their contest
dates and contest contact /chair to Stan Klausing. Club contests
must complete by March 15, 2015., no exceptions. All clubs should
have contacted the high schools in their service area to alert them
of the contest. Please follow up to make sure they will have
students participating. A student sign up form and release is
included in the contest packets and on the web site. Please see
that all contestants fill this out before you let them participate in
your contest. Do not send these forms to the District. They are for
your club's use initially. The District will be getting a contest result form
from each participating club after their contest. Advanced Contest Host Clubs
are still being sought in the Central and East Regions. Contact Tommy Reed
if your club is interested in hosting in the Central Region or Stan Klausing if in the East
Region. If you are in the West Region, you can forward your information or questions to
Tom Grassham.
PETS Registration Now Open
At last count, only 14 of our Presidents-Elect had registered for PETS (President-Elect Training Seminar)the hotel fills up FAST. More information can be found on the website or by contacting DGE Mike Kull or
502-802-4485. Join fellow incoming presidents from across Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama in Nashville,
TN, March 20-22, 2015 .
Digital/Resource Update
The District Directory has been shipped directly to each person in the directory, including club presidents
(one to share with the president-elect), the club secretaries (one to share with the treasurer), as well as
all club executive secretaries, past district governors, assistant governors, district officers, and district
leaders, including district committee chairs. Extra copies are available by contacting Leigh Perry, District
Administrative Assistant.
The new District website is awaiting content and photographs of D6710 Rotarians putting Service Above
Self into ACTION! Forward JPEGs of your ACTION shots to Leigh Perry, District Administrative
Assistant. Be sure to identify club name and individuals in the photographs.
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South Oldham Rotary – Community Service &
Support
Project
Student of the Month
Service Suppor Financi
Service Support Financial
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al
X
Project Graduation
X
The Reality Store
X
Litter abatement
“SOS” (Support Our Students)
X
Interchurch Council food baskets
Cash contributions
X
Hands-on assistance
X
Cub Scout sponsorship
X
Yew Dell Gardens parking
X
Christmas “Shoe Boxes”
X
Applepatch
Picnic
X
“Handyman” projects
X
Financial support
!
Focus for 2015 - parks, schools, past speakers, mayors, new ideas?
Need dates for Reality Store & Project Graduation
X
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Oldham County School Donation
Photo: (left to right) South Oldham Rotary Community Service Director Ryan Oliver, Camden Station Elementary
Guidance Counselor Brittany Ford, Camden Station Elementary Assistant Principal Dana Corson, South Oldham High
School Guidance Counselor Lori Ferriell, Kenwood Station Elementary Interim Principal Diane Morgan, Kenwood Station
Elementary Guidance Counselor Paula Moore, (back) South Oldham High School Principal Jeff Griffin, South Oldham
Middle School Principal Steve Emerson, Crestwood Elementary School Interim Principal Mark Robson & South Oldham
Rotary President John Oliva.
At the December 12, 2014 meeting, the South
Oldham Rotary Club once again presented
checks to the Oldham County Schools located
in Crestwood. President John Oliva presented
checks to representatives of Camden Station
Elementary, Crestwood Elementary, Kenwood
Station Elementary, South Oldham High School
and South Oldham Middle School. The schools
utilize the funds for students that have needs
like coats and shoes. Camden Station Guidance
Counselor Brittany Ford shared this information"For many years the South Oldham Rotary has
made a monetary donation to Camden Station's
Indigent Fund. Many only think of academic and
athletic achievement when thinking of our
schools. And many don't realize the need in our
schools; school supplies, clothing, shoes, food,
etc., that our students come to school with every
day. Without their basic needs being met, students
cannot learn to their highest ability. Without
outside donations from the South Oldham Rotary
and other community organizations, we could
not do what we do for kids. My wish is that
when anyone sees money being collected by our
great organizations here in Oldham County, that
they will donate, because it benefits the students
in their community schools." While Oldham
County is a very affluent area, there are still many
students with a real need in our community and
these funds go a long way to help the students.
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December Student of the Month
Pictured left to right- (front) South Oldham Rotary Vocational Director Frank Chumley, Nicole Elise Childress, Jayne
Childress, South Oldham High School Guidance Counselor Lori Ferriell (rear) South Oldham Rotary President John
Oliva, Chad Childress & South Oldham High School principal Jeff Griffin
The South Oldham Rotary Club had the
student, a great leader and a multi talented young
pleasure of honoring the South Oldham Rotary
lady. Childress plans to attend Western Kentucky
John Longstreet Student of the Month at their
University and Northwestern University with
December 12th meeting.
a career goal of becoming a photo journalist for
Nicole Elise Childress is the daughter of Chad
National Geographic.
& Jane Childress and a Senior at South Oldham
High School where she is involved with the school
newspaper, dance team, National Honor Society,
Outside of school she is an avid baker, a small
group leader at Southeast Christian Church and
Stammtisch, Drama, GATES (Gifted and Talented
enjoys pageants and photography.
Educational Services), Homecoming Committee
The South Oldham Rotary Club congratulates
and Governor’s Scholars Program.
this outstanding student on her numerous
Childress was chosen because she is an outstanding
accomplishments.
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January Student of the Month
Pictured left to right- Keith Jones, Sydney Nicole Jones, Joyce Jones, South Oldham High School principal Jeff Griffin,
South Oldham Rotary Vocational Director Frank Chumley, South Oldham High School Guidance Counselor Lori Ferriell,
& South Oldham Rotary President John Oliva
The South Oldham Rotary Club had the pleasure
of honoring the South Oldham Rotary John
Longstreet Student of the Month at their January
9th meeting.
Sydney Nicole Jones is the daughter of Keith &
Joyce Jones and is a Senior at South Oldham High
School where she is active in girls basketball, Link
Crew, National Honor Society, volleyball and is
a class officer. She was chosen because she is the
best example of a student/athlete that you could
hope for. She excels in and out of the class room.
Jones plans to attend the University of Kentucky,
Kentucky Christian University or Campbellsville
University with a career goal of becoming a
neonatal nurse.
Outside of school she participates in AAU
basketball and is involved in her church.
The South Oldham Rotary Club congratulates
this outstanding student on her numerous
accomplishments.
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Upcoming Events
South Oldham’s Rotary Club Comedy Night
We have set the comedy night date for February 21st with a back-up date of February
28th. David Bizianes booked the comedians. Cleveland Jackson, Tim Northern
And Sean Keller. As usual, it will be at the O.C. Art Center in Crestwood.
Included are the two bios we have on Tim and Cleveland.
TIM NORTHERN
Following humorist Tim Northern's appearance as a finalist on the nationally televised
Star Search, Naomi Judd raved about his performance. "He's the only one that could be a
member of Mensa", she said. "I absolutely adore the cerebral humor." Noted intellectual
(and former game show host) Ben Stein agreed with her assessment, adding his own
accolade, "I love that fact that he assumes his audience has a brain!" Coming from an Ivy
League presidential pundit, that's high praise indeed for someone who never set foot in
college. "It was a great moment," Tim says. And it's exactly the response he's hoping for
each and every time he takes the stage. "That's what I'm striving for. I provide you with
two-thirds of the joke, and you provide the other third. It's like do-it-yourself comedy."
That do-it-yourself approach is paying off for the Nashville native, whose influences are a
veritable Who's Who of comic genius. "George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Steven Wright I like
all of em." Once Tim takes control of the mike, he relies on much the same type of material
that those classic comedians used to land in the national spotlight plain and simple, Tim
Northern is a word man. "Love words. Love em!" Tim says. His enthusiasm for words and
language results in what can aptly be described as humor for the thinking person, a unique
combination of intellect and fun-filled observation. And yet, it's mainstream humor that
everyone understands. Simply put, Tim Northern is punster of the highest caliber. "A lot
of people say puns are the lowest form of humor," he admits. "It's knowing how to pull em
off that makes it work. I basically do set-ups and punch lines. I don't tell stories. I don't
try to preach. I don't try to come up with some kind of point of view. I'm making fun
of words, cleverly disguised puns." And he does it - for the most part with a straight face.
Unlike some comics who laugh at their own jokes, Tim prefers to present an observation
to his audience. He allows them time to ponder what he's said, then lets them do the
laughing. "If I did it with a big grin, it would be very cornball. My delivery of the puns
makes them more palatable. I don't wanna laugh, because then the audience will know
that's when they're supposed to laugh. I'd rather for them to laugh when they're supposed
to without my prompting." But, like any humorist, sometimes the absurdity of what Tim's
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Upcoming Events (cont.)
saying does tickle his funny bone. "There are times when I laugh just because it's so silly," he
says. "I'll laugh at the absurdity of what I said - but very sparingly. I don't want that to be a
crutch. I do jokes about the most absurd things, and I know the audience is thinking, How
is that gonna be funny? That's when I give them a chance to put it all together. It's smart
humor." Tim continually hones that smart humor, seeking and finding new turns of phrase
on a daily basis. On the road for much of the year, he uses that travel time for wordplay
whenever possible. "I'm excited when I'm in a different town, a different setting," he says.
"It gets my creative juices going, gets me thinking more. I might just be talking to people, or
else reading a newspaper when something will hit me a weird sentence, maybe. I'll explore
it, and things happen."
Cleveland Jackson
Another fine product from the birthplace of Art Modell, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
and the worlds first flammable river ...It's the "Dazzling Suburbanite Humor of Ohio's
Native Son: William "CLEVELAND" Jackson. Inspirational? No. Role Model Not even
close. Entertaining? Well, yeah if you got that kind of time. "I started doing stand up on the
second Tuesday in March of 97 and I don't think I want to do anything else". Browns Town
Native, United States Paratrooper, Ex Trucker, Strip Club DJ and failed Radio Talk Show
host "Cleveland" stirs a mixture of life with common sense views, the beauty of "Clashing
Cultures" and a few interpretive dance steps (it keeps the Endowment for the Arts checks
rolling in) into a "Ditch-Digger-meets Dignitary" show that is sure to entertain, if not
improve your golf handicap. "The road has been great to me, the places I've been, the people
that I've met out there, worked with, I really feel blessed."
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