Bulletin for March 29 to April 4, 2013
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| Utah House Speaker Rebecca Lockhart and Provo Rotary President Vaughn Park |
Upcoming Provo Rotary Luncheon Programs and Events
April 4: Ken Alford, BYU Professor, author of Saints and the Civil War. Former Dean of Army War College
April 11: Erika Cohn, Rotary Peace speaker about three female judges elected in a Muslim Palestine
April 18: Matt Montague, former BYU basketball point guard who now works for Hartford Investments
Report of the Provo Rotary Luncheon Meeting March 28, 2013
The meeting was conducted by President Vaughn Park. Dinner music was provided by Ron Roberts. The singing was conducted by Jill Moon. Ruth Riley offered an invocation.
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| Bruce and Janice Gilchrist |
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| Robert and Mary Allen Redd |
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| Ray and Janette Beckham |
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| Judy and Vaughn Park |
Guests included Janette Beckham, Janice Gilchrist, Judy Park and Mary Allen Redd, all wives of Rotarians.
Paul Warner reported that Strat Wendelboe is in the Riverwoods Specialty Hospital recovering from a bout of pneumonia.
The monthly board meeting is next Thursday at 11:00.
Ron Pugh provided a beautiful video of their most recent Rotary trip to South America. You may view it at http://youtube/SAcw0rzQBhE
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| Paul Warner |
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| Kevin Williams |
President Vaughn Park spoke about the annual Rotary district conference May 3-5, Friday to Sunday in Ogden.
David Rogers served as sergeant for the day.
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| Steve Sabins |
Steve Sabins introduced Rebecca Lockhart, Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, who reported on the
annual Utah legislative session. She spoke about several highlights including fully funding public education plus giving a 2% to graded pupil growth and an additional $50 million to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). They allocated $55 million for a new classroom building at UVU and an additional $20 million for other higher education uses. There are continuous improvements in road building and maintenance. Alcohol policy kept the "Zions curtain" and approved issuance of master liquor licenses to chain restaurants. She also spoke about Utah's demands on the federal government to relinquish control of millions of acres of land in Utah and other western states as was agreed to at statehood.
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| Rebecca Lockhart |
She also fielded questions from the group about gun control, gay marriage, air quality which improves measurably each decade, the culture of life in Utah and the political future of John Swallow.
