STUDENTS OF THE MONTH: Congratulations to Rotary Club of Enid’s students of the month for September. Schools and honored students are, from left: Janine Antakbon, Enid High School; Molly Bruyn and Peyton Meyer, Northern Oklahoma College; Kadee Ranson, Samuel Hill and Cooper Reinhardt, EHS; Ashley Pesicka, Northwestern Oklahoma State University; and Kamber Riffel and Matthew Smith, Oklahoma Bible Academy. The Rotary Club of Enid hosts honored students each week, with students changing each month during the academic year, with the goal of exposing students to Rotary, the ideas of Monday luncheon speakers, and Enid community leaders. Enid Rotarians, in turn, benefit from the exchange of ideas with students each Monday.
 
 
 
OKLAHOMA FIRST LADY: First Lady Sarah Stitt was our speaker today. She shared her story about adverse childhood experiences and the impact it had in her family. She also shared information about the upcoming Oct. 7th Hope summit and encouraged everyone to sign up and participate. #hopesummitt #rotaryclubodenid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IN REMEMBERANCE: It is with heavy hearts that we have learned of the passing of Enid Rotarian Patrick Farrell. Our thoughts and prayer are will his family and loved ones. Pat was a member of the Rotary Club of Enid for 48 years! And served as Club President in 1978-79.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stephen Samples, right, chaplain at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, is introduced as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Enid by organization President Dan Schiedel. Samples is a former rector at St. Matthews’s Episcopal Church in Enid as well as churches in Buffalo, W.Y., and Meeker, Colo. In Enid, Samples also has been a sixth-grade science teacher at Longfellow Middle School. A cycling and camping enthusiast, Samples has been involved with Eastern Star and the Masonic Lodge in addition to Rotary. Welcome back, Steve!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Great presentation this week by Col. Jay Johnson, wing commander at Vance Air Force Base. He touched on some great Rotary and community involvement themes in his remarks and answers to questions.