1. Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Volume 24, Issue 425
TODAY’S SPEAKER
MARK EWING
Senior Programming Manager
Cox Communications
After a long career in television broadcast
news as a sports anchor, reporter, and
director, Mark Ewing joined Cox
Communications in 2008. His primary
responsibility is the management of local
origination channel Kansas 22, which is
available in the 90 cities served by the Cox
Communications cable system. Billed as
“border to border television, exclusive and
in your neighborhood”, Cox Kansas 22 is
currently at an all-time high in its popularity
due to the continued addition of unique and local programming. Ewing
has had a front row seat for many memorable sporting events during his
three decades in broadcast and cable television.
In his six years with Cox Communications, Ewing has assembled all the
working parts to a successful channel, acquiring and organizing live
coverage of events involving the state’s division I teams in Kansas, K-
State and Wichita State. Ewing serves as play-by-play voice, executive
producer and show host of several Cox Kansas 22 programs including
the Shocker Sports Report. He also helped lay the groundwork for
coverage of small college events on the MIAA Network as well as the
KJCCC. Included in the list of live television programming is Friday Night
Live, which has become a popular staple of the high school football
season in Kansas.
In 2011, Cox Kansas 22 received a national cable award called the Telly,
for best live event coverage. And in 2012, Ewing was awarded as the
Kansas sportscaster of the year by the state’s association of athletic
administrators.
During his career as a local television sportscaster, Ewing worked in five
markets, KSNK in Oberlin-McCook, KSNF in Joplin-Pittsburg, WLUK in
Green Bay, KWCH in Wichita, and WIBW in Topeka. Awarded 15 times
by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for best sportscast, best 30-
minute show, and best commentary, Ewing has also received an NALTS
Diamond for best breaking news coverage.
Married to Carrie for 18 years, Ewing currently resides in Bel Aire. He is
a former KU Basketball letterman who graduated from the William Allen
White School of Journalism, and also holds an Associate of Arts from
Cloud County Community College in Concordia.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENT
December 16 Board Meeting, 5:30pm, at the Double Tree by Hilton
December 17 Speaker: tba
December 21 Holiday Family grocery & gift delivery
December 24 NO MEETING ~ Christmas Eve
December 31 NO MEETING ~ New Year’s Eve
January 7 RHCC closed, meeting plans to be announced
January 14 Speaker: tba
January 21 Program: YMCA
Save the date: February 7 has been set for our Winter Banquet
(formerly Valentine banquet) at the DoubleTree by Hilton.
CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
This year, in the absence of our Club
President, Mark Chamberlin led the
choir in singing “Happy Birthday”.
We had wonderful food and fellowship at our Annual Christmas luncheon
at the DoubleTree by Hilton last week along with great Christmas music
provided by Friends Concert Choir. Elaine Classen (wife of Honorary
Member, Walt Classen) joined us as our guest.
HOLIDAY FAMILY GIFTS
Organized by Mark Hansen
If you picked up a tag to buy a gift for our holiday families,
please wrap your gift, securely attach the tag to the outside of the
package and bring it to our club meeting on December 10th or 17th.
Also, be sure to mark your gift off the list when you bring it to the
meeting.
SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGING
Our club rang bells for the Salvation Army
last Saturday at the New Market Square
Walmart. Our thanks to Leon Lungwitz for
organizing the project and to the following
who rang the bells: Jamie Anderson, Jodi
Besthorn, Paul Blissett, Roger Bowles,
Bob Broeckelman, Bob Bundy, Greg
Carr, Tim & Gayle Devine, Bob Goebel,
Augustine Iacopelli, Vern Klassen, Stan
Krehbiel, Phil Michel, John Mosley,
Allan Sands, Lori & Ken Taylor, Joey
Timmer and his daughter.
Meets Tuesdays, 12:00 noon at
Rolling Hills Country Club,
223 S. Westlink
ROTARY WEBSITES:
Rotary Club of West Wichita:
www.rotarywestwichita.org
Rotary District 5690:
www.rotary5690.org
Rotary International: www.rotary.org
Rotary Club of West Wichita
P.O. Box 12064
Wichita, KS 67277
District 5690
Club # 24865
Chartered July 7, 1987
Executive Secretary &
Bulletin Editor: Diane Walker

2. Business/Member List
Airparts Company, Inc. – Terry Gardner
Armstrong/Chamberlin – Mark Chamberlin
Auto Craft Collision Repair– Paul Blissett
Bank of the West – Terry Finger
Benton Elementary – Ann Welborn
Beta Group - Bob Benson
Bever, Dye, LC – Jack Flesher
Bever, Dye, LC – Eric Parkhurst
Bever, Dye, LC - Brian Turney
Butler Community College – Dr. June Costin
Carr Wealth Management, LLC – Greg Carr
Catholic Family Federal Credit Union – Cindy Hand
Cessna (reitred) – Walt Classen (Honorary Member)
Circle Consulting – Dan Kreis
Citizens Bank of Kansas N.A. – Tom Wagner
City Print – Tim Devine
Coldwell Banker Plaza Real Estate – Sharon West
Commercial Insurance Group – Brian Martin
Commerce Bank – Joey Timmer
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – Michael Phipps
Downing & Lahey Mortuary – Brian Goudie
Edward Jones – Jon Madsen
FCC Services – Dr. Bob Broeckelman
FCC Services – Ed Frey
Farm Bureau Financial Services – Alan Sands
Friends University – Jay Johnson
Frontier Wealth Management – Mike Suellentrop
Garden Plain State Bank – Pat Walden
High Touch Technologies – Vernon Dolezal
Interior Trends, Inc. – Vern Klassen
Intrust Bank, Inc. – Roger Eastwood
Intrust Bank, Inc. - Bob Harbison
Intrust Bank, Inc. (retired) – Ralph Hight (Honorary Member)
Kansas Truck Equipment Co., Inc. – Maurice Linnens
Kansas-Oklahoma Machine Tools, Inc. – Lynn Ungles
Kanza Bank – Brent Groves
Koch, Siedhoff, Hand & Dunn, LLP – Lori Taylor
Media Source, The – Diana Fredelake
Meritrust Credit Union – Kimberly Rowley
New Home Specialist – Kerry Sabala
NorthRidge Financial Group – Marv Fisher
Print Source, Inc. – Leon Lungwitz
Professional Engineering Consultants, P.A. – Gregg Greenwood
Quivira Council, BSA – Alan Lepard
Realty Executives – Colby Reynolds
Resthaven Mortuary & Cemetery – Mark Hansen
Right Recruiting – Nancy Chadick
Robert Bundy Commercial Real Estate – Bob Bundy
Salon Partners, LLC – Stan Krehbiel
Sedgwick County Extension – Jodi Besthorn
Shepler’s (retired) – John Mosley
Star Lumber & Supply Co. (retired) - Bob Goebel
Starkey, Inc. – Colin McKenney
Sullivan & Associates – DeAnn Sullivan
Therapeutic Massage by Zella – Zella Newberry
Thermal Trade (retired) – Roger Bowles
TkFast, Inc. – Jamie Anderson
USPS (retired) – Tony Morrow
Warren Travel – Phil Michel
Wesley Rehabilitation Hospital – Jim Grocholski
West Wichita Family Physicians – Dr. Mike Ludlow
Wichita Airport Authority – John Oswald
Wichita Family Vision Clinic – Dr. Bob Nelson
Wichita State University (West Campus) – Augustine Iacopelli
Wichita, Friends School – Shelli Kadel
YMCA – Chuck Bennis
XPEDX – Ken Hays
CLUB INFORMATION
Happy Birthday!
Jamie Anderson ………………………………….……………. December 10
Colin McKenney ……………………………………………..... December 10
Attendance & Membership Report
Last meeting: 62% Membership: 65
Last year: 57% Membership: 66
Guests: We had 23 guests in attendance at our Christmas luncheon
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our Nominating Committee is working on nominations for our 2014-15
Board of Officers and Directors. Once secured, the list will be
presented to our Board then to our membership for approval. The
Nominating Committee consists of our past, current and incoming Club
Presidents, chaired by Paul Blissett, immediate Past President.
Just a reminder to get your Rotary Foundation contributions in before
the end of the year. About the Foundation: The Rotary Foundation is a
not-for-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International
to achieve world understanding and peace through international
humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. It is
supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of
the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. Foundation
recognitions: Anyone who contributes $100 or more per year to the
Annual Programs Fund will be recognized as a Sustaining Member.
Anyone who contributes – or in whose name is contributed – a gift of
$1,000 or more to the Annual Programs Fund may become a Paul Harris
Fellow. Each new Paul Harris Fellow receives a commemorative
certificate and a Paul Harris Fellow pin. Donors are eligible for Paul
Harris Fellow recognition when their cumulative giving reaches $1,000.
We are in need of host families for our Rotary Inter-country Teacher
Exchange (RITE) Program. Please consider the possibility of hosting.
Dalia Hale (Sunrise Rotary Club) has arranged the teachers and Shelli
Kadel and Kerry Sabala are working to set the host schedule. We have
teachers coming this year from Buenos Aires, Argentina and David and
Boquete in the province of Chiriquí in Panama. Five female and possibly
1-2 males. They will arrive Saturday, January 18 and stay through
Saturday, February 15. We have not had five since 2010. It will require
20-24 hosting spots to be filled. The usual hosting time is a week at a
time (weekend to weekend). However, Shelli has been very creative in
the past to help families meet their own needs as well as the teachers.
The host families are known to tag team a lot to help one another get the
teachers to their locations. This project is sponsored by our two west-
side Rotary clubs but area Rotarians are welcome to host as well. The
teachers are a delight and they love being here. You do not have to stop
your lives to welcome them into their home. Please contact Shelli or
Kerry if you have any questions or if you are interested in hosting.
The 4-Way Test of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?