Teams Announced for 2008 Dixie Rotary Bowl

At the Holiday Inn on Monday, November 10, Reed Noble and June McAfee greeted Rotarians and visitors to the 3718th meeting of St. George Rotary. In commemoration of the 233rd anniversary of the U. S. Marine Corps, Ray Robinson conducted the SGR Choir in a resounding "Marine Corps Hymn." Lee Warren ("the flag man") invited members to follow him in the Pledge of Allegiance and Lee Sheets asked for the blessings of heaven on the meeting and the meal. Due to the meeting topic, President Jeff pronounced a 1040 for $3 per member present in lieu of Horseplay. Funds raised will be donated to the Children’s Justice Center.

Announcements: President Jeff announced Kimberley Johnson has been given a new assignment with the state of Utah and as such, will be leaving the area and St. George Rotary.

The SGR board meeting will be held Wednesday, November 12 at the Five County Association of Governments office.

The November 24th meeting of SGR will be held in the Entrada Room at the Dixie Center which will be hosting the Jubilee of Trees.

Dean Nixon needs 3 - 4 band judges for the Dixie Rotary Bowl parade.

Program: Gary Benson, chairman of the 23rd annual Dixie Rotary Bowl, expressed his thanks for the outstanding work done by assistant chairman Richard Isom and to all members of the DRB planning committee, including Steve Johnson, Ed Rogers, Ro Wilkinson, Phil Tuckett, Dian and Bunk Robinson, Ray Robinson, Jeannine and Stan Holt, Lee Pratt, Don Pendleton, Dean Nixon, Kris Neal, Ken Isom, Jeff Morby, Eldon McArthur, Kyle Case, Eric Cook, Lisa Hayes, Brock Bybee, Lil Barron, Linda Baker and Bill Fowler.

Richard Isom shared TV spots soon to be showing across the state. He also introduced representatives from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Mike McGary from Cherry Creek Radio stations announced the "Orediggers" from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO and the "Vikings" from Western Washington University as the teams to face off in the Dixie Rotary Bowl on Saturday, December 6.

The Colorado School of Mines in Golden, is a public research university devoted to engineering and applied science. It has the highest admissions standards of any public state university in Colorado and has distinguished itself by developing a curriculum and research program geared toward responsible stewardship of the earth and its resources. In addition to strong education and research programs in traditional fields of science and engineering, Mines is one of a very few institutions in the world having broad expertise in resource exploration, extraction, production and utilization.

Western Washington University in Bellingham is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. The university is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees. In 2007, US News ranked Western Washington University number two in the public, master's universities (west) category, while placing 18th overall in the west (both public and private).

Both teams are enthusiastic about participating in the nation’s first bowl game of 2008 being held in St. George, including a national TV broadcast.