Bulletin for October 18-25, 2012

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Provo Rotary president Vaughn Park with Mike Jacobsen

Upcoming Provo Rotary Luncheon Programs and Events


25 October: Roger Thomas, director of Provo Parks and Recreation
1 November: Brent Wood about Wencor, digEcor and the Clear Horizons Academy

Vaughn Park's tie
8 November: Brent Ashworth will speak about his 60-years of collecting
22 November: Thanksgiving Day. No Rotary luncheon meeting.
29 November: Past Rotary District Governor Kelly Atkinson about the Rotary Foundation


Report of Provo Rotary Luncheon Meeting October 18, 2012

Today's meeting was held at Riverside Country Club. President Vaughn Park conducted with Jill Moon and Ron Roberts providing the music. An invocation was offered by Jim Calder.

Tom Powell
Tom Powell presented a flag he got when visiting another Rotary club recently.
The dictionary project is in full swing. If you're interested in helping present dictionaries at a Provo elementary school, contact Greg Hudnall.

The annual gala for the Utah National Parks Council of the Boy Scouts of America will be held Friday, November 16 at Riverside Country Club. Rotary has purchased a table for ten. Fellow Rotarian Ray Beckham and his wife, Janette, will be honored. If you would like to attend, please contact Stan Miller.

David Rogers
Strat Wendelboe is in Stonehenge rehab center in Orem.

David Rogers served as sergeant for the day asking political trivia.

Vic Ludlow introduced today's speaker, fellow Provo Rotarian Mike Jacobsen, Athletic Director for Utah Valley University. He and his wife Alice have four children and fourteen grandchildren. He's been Athletic Director at UVU for 29 years, a Provo Rotarian for 31 years.

Mike Jacobsen
UVU announced last week that it has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference, the sixth oldest conference in the NCAA. Joining the WAC presents a chance for post-season competition. Since the announcement all season tickets, sponsorships and donations have increased. They have let a contract for improvements to the UCCU Center for a jumbo-tron, electronic ribbons around the arena and a new sound system. It will be the best basketball facility in the WAC. UVU already has the best baseball facility. However, hosting a football program doesn't seem to be an option in the near term.

UVU will soon begin hosting a men's soccer program, the only Division 1 program in Utah other than club teams. Six years ago they began a wrestling program, the only college in Utah with this program.

It will cost the university more to be in the WAC than in the other conferences they've been in. Referees for athletic programs will cost more.

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