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Vinita
Rotary Photo Album 2010
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"Service
Above Self"
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Rotary
Club President
Bob
Green
welcomes
Chuck
Hoskins, Jr
Cherokee
Nation Tribal
Council!
Chuck
Hoskins, Jr of the
Cherokee
Nation Tribal
Council
presented
educational programs and
healthcare
plans and
objectives
for
member of the Cherokee Nation
during
2010-2012.
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Tim
Williams
Paul
Harris Plus Two
Fellow!
Tim
Williams, Vinita Rotary is
congratulated
by President Bob Green
for
his continuing contribution to
the
Rotary Paul Harris Society.
Tim
was receognized as a
Paul
Harris Plus
Two Multiple
Award
Recipient!
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Vinita
Rotary Club, Craig County
Health
Department and Craig General
Hospital
join to provide immunization
packets
to parents of all infants
born
at our local
hospital!
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Rotary
Club Membership Chair
Jimmie
Ownbey
Paul
Harris Plus
Fellow!
Jimmie
Ownbey, Vinita Rotary
MembershipChair
is congratulated by
President
Bob Green for his
continuing
contribution to the
Rotary
Paul Harris Society.
Bud
was receognized as a Paul Harris
Plus
Multiple Award
Recipient!
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President
Bob Green with Guest Vinita High School
Principal Rusty Rankin!
Vinita
High School
Principal
Rusty
Rankin guest of Vinita Rotary
Feb 17
- Topic of the day
"Vinita
High School State of the Union
&
the
concept of a new State of the
Art
High
School!"
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Rotary
Club Foundation Chair
Bud
Ronsse
Paul
Harris Plus Eight
Fellow!
Bud
Ronsse, Vinita Rotary Foundation
Chair
is congratulated by
President
Bob Green for his
continuing
contribution to the
Rotary
Paul Harris Society.
Bud
was receognized as a
Paul
Harris Plus
Eight
Multiple
Award Recipient!
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Rotary
4-Way Speech Contest
participants
and winners.
From
left, Holly Bates, first place, Annalee
Beisly, second place, Ashton Morris, third
place, and Trever Carreon, participant,
with Rotary Club members/judges Joe
Gardner and Jim
Sellers.
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President
Bob Green with Guest Vinita School
Superintendent Jim
Palmer!
Vinita
School
Superintendent
Jim
Palmer
guest
of Vinita Rotary Feb 10.
Topic
of the day
"The
State Budget and it's
effect
on the Vinita School
District!"
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Club
President Bob
Green
Paul
Harris Plus Three
Fellow!
Bob
Green, Vinita Rotary President is
congratulated
by Rotarian Bob Young for his continuing
contributions to the
Rotary
Paul Harris Society.
Bob
was receognized as a
Paul
Harris Plus
Three
Multiple
Award
Recipient!
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Rotary
Float
2010
Winner Tournament Volunteers'
Trophy!
Th
theme was "A Cut Above the Rest,"
the
Rotary Float's theme was
"Service
Above the Rest."
The
Rose Parade is viewed by about
300
million people from over
200
countries on New Year's Day.
GREAT publicity
for Rotary!
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New
Rotarian
Rex
Walk, FACHE
CEO,
Craig General
Hospital
Sponsored by James
Brasel & welcomed on January 6, 2010
as a new Rotarian and member of the Vinita
Rotary Club by Bob Green, Club
President!
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Vinita
Rotary
Contributes
to
Vinita
Red Feather
Campaign!
Bret
Boyd, Chairman of
Vinita
Red
Feather accepts a donation from
Rotary
Treasurer Linda Scott in
support
of Community Charitable
Programs!
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Vinita
Rotary Photo Album 2009
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Become
a Paul Harris Fellow!
Read
the
Paul
Harris Society Brochure
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Vinita
Rotary
Contributes
to
Vinita
Public
Schools!
Jim
Palmer, Superintendent of
Vinita
Schools
accepts a donation from Rotary
President
Bob Green in support of School
Educational
Activities &
Programs!
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Christmas
2009
Annual Rotary
Fellowship
Members of the Vinita Rotary Club joined
by their companion for the evening
celebrate the coming
holiday
season at the Crystal Ballroom
on
December 17th,
2009.
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Vinita
Rotary
Contributes
to
Vinita
High School
Band!
Matt
Young, Bandmaster Vinita High School Band
accepts a donation from Rotary President
Bob Green in support of the Blue Pride
Bands upcoming trip to the Liberty
Bowl!
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New
Rotarian
Dr
Danny Lankford,
DVM
Sponsored &
Welcomed on December 9, 2009 as a new
Rotarian and members of the Vinita Rotary
Club by Dr. Jimmie Ownbey Club Membership
Chair!
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Vinita
Rotary
Contributes
to
Craig
Co Akbar Shrine
!
John
Spurgeon and Mike Tudor of the
Craig
County Akbar Shine accept
a
donation from Rotary President
Bob
Green in support of the
Shriner
Hospitals for
Children!
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New
Rotarians
Bill
Hodge & Janet
Bedford
Welcomed on
November
25, 2009
as new
Rotarians and members of
the
Vinita Rotary Club
by Bob
Green, Club
President!
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Club
Secretary Amy
DeVore
Paul
Harris Plus Four
Fellow!
Amy
DeVore, Vinita Rotary Secretary is
congratulated
by President Bob Green for her continuing
contribution to the
Rotary
Paul Harris Society.
Amy
was receognized as a
Paul
Harris Plus Four
Multiple
Award
Recipient!
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Vinita
Rotary Donates
$2,000
to Salvation Army
Backpack
Program!
Craig
County Salvation Army's
Connee
Camp delights in accepting
a
second donation for the Army's
Backpack
Program from Rotarian
Joe
Gardner. Vinita Rotary presented
the
award from proceeds of the recent
Rotary
Shotgun
Raffle!
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Vinita
Fire Chief
Delbert
Bowers & Dr Russell
Kohl
On
November 4, 2009, Vinita Fire Chief
Delbert
Bowers was introduced by
Dr
Russell Kohl.
Chief Bowers
presentation
on
Fire Protection Services in Vinita
was
interesting &
informative!
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Ed
Hardesty, District 6110 Foundation
Chairman visits Vinita Rotary
Club
Ed
Hardesty, District 6110 Foundation
Chairman
visited Vinita Rotary on
November
11, 2009.
Mr
Hardesty congratuated Past President
Rod
Couch shown here with his son Cody
upon
receipt of
Rod's
Second
Paul Harris Fellowship
Award!
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First
Vinita
Rotary
Junior
Service Above Self
Award
Nick
and Emily DeVore were recipients of
the
first ever Junior Service Above Self
Award
presented by President Bob Green
for
their contribution to the club's
annual
dictionary
project.
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Vinita
Rotary
President-Elect
Marsha
Emerson
President
Bob Green
recognizes
Marsha
Emerson recently elected as Club
President
for Fiscal Year 2010-2011.
Marsha
represents Craig General
Hospital
and served previously as
Club
President in
2005-2006.
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Library
Books . . .
. . . .
Ketchum
Ms
Lee's 3rd Grade
Class
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New
Rotarians .
. . . . . . Stephen Chase and James
Brasel, nominated by club member Terry
Shambles were welcomed in November 2009 as
new members of the Vinita Rotary Club by
Bob Green, President!
Pictured
from left to right President Bob Green,
Terry Shambles, Stephen Chase and James
Brasel!
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Library
Book . . . .
. . .
Ketchum
Ms
Frost's 3rd Grade
Class
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Library
Books . . .
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Ketchum
Ms
Byrd's 3rd Grade
Class
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Rotary
Dictionaries
. . . . . . . . were presented to Cowboy
Junction, Third Graders on October 12,
2009!
Back
row (left to right): Mrs. Layton, Matthew
Christian, Charity Wright, Dalton Lee,
Will Seaton, Dylan Davis, Grady
Baker
Front row (left to right):
Justin Pape, Aubrey Layton, Emma
McGlasson
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Rotary
Dictionaries
. . . . . . . . were presented to White
Oak Third & Fourth Graders on Oct 13,
2009!
Back
row (left to right): Flint Carter, Seth
McCoy, George Davenport, Desiree Black,
Qwentin VonSchriltz, Clara Downing,Mrs.
Langley.
Front row (left to
right): Dalton Yott, Sunamita Amador,
Audra Alexander, Taylor Welch, Christopher
Arnold, Trevor Brown,
Destany Herman
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Library
Books . . .
. . . . . . were presented at Will Rogers
Elementary School providing interesting
details about each of our 43 U.S.
Presidents from George Washington to
Barack Obama !
Pictured
from left to right are Mrs Peggy Williams,
4'th Grade Social Studies Teacher and 4'th
graders Emily DeVore, Noah Edwards, Tayah
Holmes, Aaron Fry, Alexis Morris, Harley
Campbell, Sara Samples, Kevin Wakefield,
Jacob Niggeman, Dylan Hennen,Takoda
Workman and Mrs. Kathleen Gatlin,
Librarian.
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Library
Books . . .
. . . . . were presented to the Hal
Halsell School Library on Sep 11,
2009!
Pictures from left to
right are Brooklyn Rowan, 1'st grade, Nick
DeVore, 2'nd grader, James Davis,
Kindergarten, Deann Bruce,
Librarian
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Vinita
Rotary
GBOF
Calf Fry
Team
Awarded
1st Place
during
Annual
Vinita, Oklahoma
Calf
Fry Cook-Off &
Festival
August
29,
2009
Rotary
President Bob Green and the Great
Balls of Fire Calf Fry Team
proudly accept the First Place
Trophy
at
the 2009 Annual Calf Fry Cook Off
& Festival in Vinita,
Oklahoma.
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Vinita
Rotary
Board
and
President Bob
Green
Welcome
District
Governor
A.C.
Moncrief
Vinita
Rotary Club - July 15,
2009
Newly
Appointed District Governor,
A.C.
Moncrief accompanied by his wife
Doris visited the Vinita Rotary
Club on July 15 and brought a
message of encouragement
following his recent return from
the Rotary International Meeting
held this year in
England.
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Vinita
Rotary
Club
President
2009 - 2010
Dr
Bob
Green
Vinita
Rotary Club - July 1,
2009
Vinita Rotary Club's
new President for
2009-2010, Dr Bob
Green (left), was inducted into office on
July 1, 2009. Outgoing President Rod Couch
received a plaque of appreciation for his
dedicated leadership and service during
2008-2009.
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Vinita
Annual City Wide Cleanup
Day
Vinita
Rotary Club - June 6,
2009
Vinita Rotarians
Brenda and Dee Robison
Dr Russell Kohl and
his son Rylan
Other Rotarians
that participated putting service above
self included Jack Nichols, Hi Camp, Chris
Barlass, David Svedman, Linda Scott, Bob
Young, Don Daniels,
Bob Green and Merle
Dixon.
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Senior
Scholarship
Awards
Vinita
Rotary Meeting - May 20,
2009
Rotary President Rod
Couch congratulates this year's receipents
of Vinita Rotary Club's
Annual Senior Student
Scholarship Award,
Laura Heltzen and
Bailey Moorhead.
Laura received a
scholarship of
$500;
Bailey was awarded
scholarships of
$4,000.
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Senator
Tom Coburn
(R-OK)
Vinita
Rotary Meeting - April 15,
2009
Senator Tom
Coburn (R-OK), a guest of Vinita
Rotary and one of the steadfast
conservatives in Congress, shown
here with Vinita Rotary President
Rodney Couch, spoke following a
noon luncheon at the First United
Methodist Church. A large group
of citizens gathered for a Town
Hall Meeting and heard Senator
Coburn speak of his efforts to
cut government spending by
reforming earmarks, eliminating
waste and duplication and
promoting limited government
under the Constitution. As a
medical doctor, Senator Coburn is
an articulate opponent of
government controlled
healthcare.
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Governor
Ron Visits Vinita
District
Governor Ron Peterson
Congratulates
President
Rod Couch
District Governor, Ron
Peterson congratulates Vinita Rotary President
Rodney Couch, for meeting stellar club
performances. President Couch and his board
demonstrated "Service Above Self" with their many
community, international, and Rotary
projects.
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Rotary
Donation to Healing Waters
Project
The
Vinita Rotary Club made a donation Wednesday to the
Healing Waters Project, presented by Vinita Rotary
Club President Rod Couch (left) to Rotarian Wayne
Blackmon, who accepted on behalf of the project.
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. is
dedicated to the physical and emotional
rehabilitation of disabled military personnel and
veterans.
Photo by Angela Martin
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Rotary
Presents Dictionaries to Will Rogers 3rd
Graders
Vinita Rotarians Jeanne Bussey and Rod
Couch present dictionaries Wednesday to Will Rogers
third-graders Newley Michael and Kayla Rivera.
Rotarians visited third-graders at Will Rogers to
give each one a personalized dictionary to use at
school and take home at the end of the year.
Photo by Angela Martin
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Rotary Book
Donation
The Vinita Rotary Club donated a nice
selection of new books from classroom and school
library wish lists to the Hall-Halsell Elementary
library and the Will Rogers Elementary Library
recently. At the presentation were (from left):
Rotarians Len Dalquest, Dr. Ed Allensworth, Dr.
Jimmie Ownbey, Will Rogers librarian Kathleen
Gatlin, Rotary President-Elect Bob Green, Will
Rogers student Emily DeVore, Hall-Halsell librarian
Deann Bruce, student Nick DeVore, Rotary
Past-President Amy DeVore, and Rotary President Rod
Couch.
Photo by Angela Martin
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Rotary Book
Donation
The Vinita Rotary Club Donation via the
fun drawing at the weekly Rotary Luncheon provides
reading books to Vinita Elementary Libraries.
Photo by Angela Martin
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Rotary Shoes
for Orphans
Past President Amy DeVore and President
Rod Couch display the donated items which were sent
to the Soles for Orphans project supplying needed
shoes to children in third world countries.
Photo by Angela Martin
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VHS Scholarship
Awards
These are last year's Vinita Rotary Club
senior scholarship recipients. Past President Amy
DeVore presented them at the annual VHS senior
awards assembly held in May.

Photo by Angela Martin
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Calf Fry
2008
The Vinita Rotary Club received
recognition at the 2008 Annual Vinita Calf Fry by
winning Judges Award - First Runner Up.
Photo by Angela Martin
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