Topic: Role of the King Science and Technology Magnet Middle School within the Omaha Public School system
Bio: Kristin Utterback is the Health Career Academy Coordinator at King Science and Technology Magnet Middle School in the Omaha Public Schools district. Kristin’s education began in 2003 when she earned an Associate’s degree in Applied Science from Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan. She completed her Bachelors’ degree in Education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2016. In addition to five years of diverse educational experiences, Kristin brings ten years of health career experience as a surgical technologist into the classroom. She also currently works overnight on the weekends at Nebraska Medicine in the Emergency Services Department to maintain her real-world experience. Kristin has various professional and educational affiliations that enhance her teaching abilities. She is a HOSA sponsor, a certified Red Cross instructor, and has held various officer positions in the ASCD-UNO chapter. When Kristin is not in the classroom, she is spending time with her four boys and husband adventuring in the outdoors and teaching Sunday school.
Kristin Utterback is looking forward to the impact her work will have on students, specifically those living with a social or economic disparity.
To culminate our 11thh Annual Golf Scramble, this Friday September 7th, is our big raffle drawing. Exciting prizes await you such as a Champions Run Brunch for eight people! There is also an intriguing Axe Throwing coupon prize that you don't want to miss the chance of winning, thanks to Lori Benton. Butch Ethington, Golf Chair, has ordered bottles upon bottles of Scotch and Vodka as part of the raffle prizes. President-Elect Martie Cordaro has an Autographed Danny Duffy (Kansas City Royals) Major League Baseball and a Rosenblatt Stadium Replica, which may be worth a lot in the future. Dean Rasmussen has Don & Millie's and Prairie Life gift cards and Rodge Bickerstaff has beautiful custom made pens. Jim Otis has a 6-month membership to the Dive Bar T-Shirt of The Month Club. So turn in all your raffle tickets this Friday.
Golf Committee Chair, Butch Ethington, will give you another chance to win our auction items this Friday, September 7th. The auction items are a Gourmet Dinner for 6 donated by Kim Kuhle, value $500; Wine Tasting Program for 20 people @ WineStyles donated by Bob Kully, value $400; and Pilates Program donated by Lori Benton, value $250. Mark Ellsworth is the highest bidder at $250 for Kim's Gourmet dinner. Kim Kuhle is the highest bidder for Lori's Pilate's program at $105. Marsha Kubica is the highest bidder for Bob's wine tasting at $175. Prepare your highest bids when you come this Friday and outbid our current bidders!
Special thanks to Omaha West Rotary photographer Bob Fell with his professional camera for taking these photos at the 11th Annual Golf Scramble. Enjoy Bob's photos published on our share site here.
The Omaha West Rotary is participating in a multi-club project called Hotel/Motel Project, which seeks to eliminate and prevent sex trafficking by educating those in the hospitality industry to realize it is happening and training them on how to respond. Our club Foundation has approved up to $3,000 to support the project. This project is now underway and we need your support. Sign up to help Rotary fight human trafficking by training hotel/motel employees. See the flyer here. Please email jennifer@suburbanrotary.org or call 402-397-7335 to sign up. Read more here.
Scheduled for Sunday, November 4, the Bloody Mary Jazz Fest will begin at 3 pm and conclude at 6 pm. The location for the event is Champions Run Country Club. Set up for the event will begin earlier in the day, with most of the work being completed after the normal Sunday Brunch concludes at 2 pm. Attendees will purchase a ticket to attend for $45 ($65 with a swag bag, in limited supply). Tickets will be available soon. Please click here for more information and for questions please contact Ric Miller, Chair of the Fundraising Committee at 402-681-7947 or email at ricnokdocpam@cox.net.
To find out about speakers at other Rotary Clubs in the area, you can conveniently see the list of Club websites here. Then click on the home icon to the left of the club name. The list of speakers are listed on their Homepage.
To culminate our 11thh Annual Golf Scramble, this Friday September 7th, is our big raffle drawing. Exciting prizes await you such as a Champions Run Brunch for eight people! There is also an intriguing Axe Throwing coupon prize that you don't want to miss the chance of winning, thanks to Lori Benton. Butch Ethington, Golf Chair, has ordered bottles upon bottles of Scotch and Vodka as part of the raffle prizes. President-Elect Martie Cordaro has an Autographed Danny Duffy (Kansas City Royals) Major League Baseball and a Rosenblatt Stadium Replica, which may be worth a lot in the future. Dean Rasmussen has Don & Millie's and Prairie Life gift cards and Rodge Bickerstaff has beautiful custom made pens. Jim Otis has a 6-month membership to the Dive Bar T-Shirt of The Month Club. So turn in all your raffle tickets this Friday.
Golf Committee Chair, Butch Ethington, will give you another chance to win our auction items this Friday, September 7th. The auction items are a Gourmet Dinner for 6 donated by Kim Kuhle, value $500; Wine Tasting Program for 20 people @ WineStyles donated by Bob Kully, value $400; and Pilates Program donated by Lori Benton, value $250. Mark Ellsworth is the highest bidder at $250 for Kim's Gourmet dinner. Kim Kuhle is the highest bidder for Lori's Pilate's program at $105. Marsha Kubica is the highest bidder for Bob's wine tasting at $175. Prepare your highest bids when you come this Friday and outbid our current bidders!
