Friday, June 8, 2007 - Judge Jim Bradberry to visit Rotary

Weakley County Juvenile Judge Jim Bradberry

      Today, we welcome Weakley County Juvenile Judge Jim Bradberry, who will offer
a view from the bench on what he calls “Families in Crisis.”
     Judge Bradberry, who is also an accomplished lawyer, has overcome the disability of blindness to build a successful 27-year legal career.
     A graduate of Gleason High School, Judge Bradberry is also a graduate of Michigan State University.  He earned his law degree from Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.  He resides in Dresden with his 11-year old grandson.
     There are 98 courts with juvenile court jurisdictions in Tennessee’s 95 counties, with a total of 112 judges, 34 referees and 350 staff members.  Juveniles are those people under the age of 18 charged with crimes,  who have not been transferred to adult court.  Juvenile Courts seek to protect the needs of children, families and communities.   
     Welcome Judge Bradberry!   

Rotary Exchange Student Hailey Fishel Visits
     
     Also today, Rotarians will hear from Rotary Exchange Student Hailey Fishel, who will discuss her upcoming trip to Sweden.  Hailey is taking part in Rotary International’s Student Exchange Program, along with Rachel Triplett.  They are the guests of Dr. Leland Davis today!

Ashton & Andrew Jennings of Premier Racing, Inc.

     Next week, our guest speakers will be former Weakley County products Ashton and Andrew Jennings, who will discuss the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and starting out on your own this day and age. 
     The Jennings are involved in two businesses headquartered in Huntersville, NC—Premier Racing, Inc., and Field of Steel, Inc., which hosted North Carolina’s largest bike rally last weekend.
     Ashton and Andrew are the sons of Linda and G. T. Jennings,  and the grandsons of former Rotarian, Leon “Shine” Jessup.     

Don Hutson Reports on BMH-UC’s Focus

     Last week, Rotarian Don Hutson talked about the “focus” of Baptist Memorial Hospital to the community’s health care needs and to it’s economy.  Don is Administrator and CEO of the local hospital, following his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army in 2006.
     Don spoke about the three C’s of collaboration, commitment and continuous improvement as the ways the local hospital maintains its community focus. He said the vision of the local hospital and its staff is to be the “provider of choice for quality, patient-focused, health care.”
     Using a PowerPoint presentation, Don noted the 37 physicians on the local hospital staff, including Rotarian Dr. John Hale, who is president of the local medical staff.  He pointed out the hospital’s ability to recruit two new doctors to Union City and plans for three more to locate here before the year is out. 
     Don spoke about Dr. Gore’s new oncology clinic now under construction on Miles Avenue, the new liptrotripsy unit used to blast kidney stones, and a new 1.5 Tesla MRI unit and CT Scanner.  He said the hospital pumps about $74 million into the local economy annually.
     Hutson concluded his talk by talking about the community involvement of hospital employees and their commitment to patient care.  He also mentioned numerous awards the local hospital has earned in recent months and emphasized the compassion and caring the hospital staff exhibits daily.  He asked Rotarians to “be our ambassadors” as we talk up BMH-UC in the community and to always choose the local hospital for our medical treatment.

Coming Attractions

6/22       Bill Page-Youth Town TN
6/29       Kris Moore—Behavioral Health Care Center
7/6         Rotary Installation Program
7/13       Hailey Fishel—Exchange Student  Reports on Trip to Sweden
7/20       Rep. Phillip Pinion—Legislative Report
7/27       Dr. Shirley Raines—President of the University of Memphis, President

of Memphis Chamber of Commerce

 Happy Birthdays

6/8         Shea Riley, III
6/9         Jimmy Cagle
6/11       David Johnson

       Happy Anniversaries

6/8        Clay and Sherry Woods
6/9        Dennis and Lisa Sigman
6/10      Shea and Donna Riley, III
6/11      Robert and Ann Cameron
6/13      John and Lelia Warner
6/14      Steve and Wesley Conley

Masquerade Theatre Presents

“Annie”

Tickets are $15 and are available at Lanzers in downtown UC.

June 8, 9, 10
June 15, 16, 17
June 22, 23, 24
7:30 on Fri/Sat
2:00 on Sun

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