Monday, July 19, 2010

New Members Introduced

OPENING: Ray Robinson conducted the SGR Choir in a rousing rendition of “Home on the Range” in honor of Pioneer Day. Gil Trujillo invited members to follow him in the Pledge of Allegiance. Terance White asked for the blessings of heaven on the meeting and the meal. Rick Schofield led members in a recitation of the Rotary 4-Way Test.

President Grant asked for volunteers to serve as the club’s CANstruction team. See Linda Sappington for more information or to volunteer.

Durant McArthur conducted an hysterical Horseplay while Reed Noble collected funds in support of Kris Neal's Feral Cat Program.

PROGRAM: Grant Carter introduced new members Richard Luekenga, Jr. and Kip Bowler who reported on their lives and times! Richard Luekenga noted his name is of German origin, while he is from Richfield; served an LDS mission in Argentina; and, as a former student at Utah State University, he is proud to call himself an Aggie. He studied for a career in audiology in Louisville, Kentucky, then moved to St. George in 2005 where he joined with three other healthcare professionals to create the Dixie Hearing and Balance Center, 630 S. 400 East. In his practice - closely tied to Intermountain Health Care - he treats hearing and balance disorders in infants to adults of all ages.

In his spare time, Richard enjoys basketball, football, water and snow skiing, and golf (“I’m a sandbagger of sorts”).

Luekenga was brought into the club by Ray Robinson, but introduced to the principles of Rotary as a child by his father who “was the 4-way test in action!”

Kip Bowler, a loan officer at the Village Bank, has “lived in St. George my whole life.” Descended from pioneers who came to this region in the late 1800's, Bowler is a graduate of Southern Utah University who lives in Gunlock with his wife and three children. In his spare time, he is also involved in the livestock industry and enjoys roping and riding.

Sponsored by Phil Hall, Kip has Rotary in his blood. His grandfather, Truman Bowler was a longtime member and served as president of St. George Rotary in 1978.

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