Friday, August 4, 2006 - District Governor Slick Frazer to Visit

District 6760 Governor “Slick” Frazer

      Today, Union City Rotarians welcome Rotary 6760 Governor Scheley “Slick” Frazer, of Murfreesboro.
     Congratulations to Governor Frazer on his election as District Governor and best wishes for a very successful 2006-07 Rotary year. Gov. Frazer will outline his goals and hopes for the new Rotary year and will implore the Union City Rotary Club to be the best it can be in 2006-07.
        A native of Marion, Ky, Gov. Frazer attended UT-Martin, UT-Knoxville, East Tennessee State, and Middle Tennessee State University. He is commissioned as an officer in Armor Branch of the U. S. Army and commanded units on three different continents. During his 23 years in the Army, Scheley attended various schools, including the British Staff college and the U.S. Army Command and Staff College.
     Slick has been a Rotarian since 1985 with perfect attendance for 15 years.
     Welcome to UC Gov. Frazer!

Obion County Fair Youth Musical Troupe

      Next Week, the Union City Rotary Club will get its annual preview of the Obion County Fair’s Youth Musical. Director Bill Davis and his talented gang of young performers will perform for us the same show they will be presenting during this year’s fair, set for Aug 14-19.
     Performers include Daniel Evans, Nathan Woods, Jared Hamlin, Jade Davis, Christie White, Leah Rehmert, Katie Keathley, Bonnie Wilkes, Zoe Ramage, Victoria Treece, Tabitha Covington, Rachel and Sarah Triplett, Cassie McMillan, Maddy Harris, Sarah Reese, Jeri Carrington, McCall Graves, Caroline Kirkland and Rebecca Easley.
     Others involved in helping produce and choreograph the show are Phyllis Rauchle, Jamie Johnson, Lindsay Thomas and Jamie Worrell. This is the 16th year for the Youth Musical at the award-winning fair. Bill has directed the show since 2000.
    Bring your foot tapping shoes next week!

Amy Thweatt Promotes Stroke Awareness

      Last week, Rotarians heard as Amy Thweatt, Senior Health Service Coordinator for Life Line Screening of West Tennessee discussed strokes and how four simple and painless tests can help determine if you are a “high risk” candidate for stroke.
     “It’s the third leading cause of death in the country,” Amy said. “It’s right behind heart attacks and cancer as the leading killers in America. And, it’s the number one reason people are admitted to nursing homes.”
     Needless to say, a long line of Rotarians signed up for a special day of testing—Sept 11th—at First United Methodist Church, after Amy’s talk.
     The four tests include:
  1)-Stroke Screening/Carotid Artery:
        This screens the carotid arteries in the  
        neck for plaque buildup. The #1 cause
        of stroke is linked to carotid artery
        blockage.
  2)-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screen:
         This screens for the esistence of an
         aneurysm in the abdominal aorta. The
          vast majority of people who have  
          aneurysm have no symptoms.
  3)-Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening:
          This screens for peripheral arterial
          disease (plaque buildup) in the lower
           extremities which is linked to
           coronary artery disease.
  4)-Osteoporosis:
           This screens for abnormal bone mass
           density in men and women.
           Osteoporosis is painless and silent in 
           its early stages.
      
     “We do about 60,000 screenings per month,” Amy said. “In May alone, we identified 103 patients with “life-threatening” issues because they submitted to our four easy screenings.”
     None of the 103 people had a clue they were “walking time bombs.”
     Thanks Amy for a very informative program.

Coming Attractions

8/11     Obion County Fair Youth Musical, Dateline: Rock & Roll
8/18     Coach Jimmy Fishel—UCHS Football
8/25     Coach Jason Simpson-UTM Football
9/1       BMH-UC---Dr. Wright Jernigan, new surgeon at UC-BMH
9/8       Coach Darren Bowling—OCCHS Football
9/15     Fall Fest Preview with Robin Williams, Lynn Glover, Glenda Chrisp
9/21     (Thurs)-Rotary Fish Fry at Bob Kirkland Residence
9/29     Dr. Bob Cameron—New Permanent Birth Control Procedure
10/6     TBA
10/13   US Marshal David Jolley
            

Happy Birthdays

8/4       Bill Latimer
8/6       Stephen  “Chris” Crockett
8/8       Bill Stephenson

Happy Anniversary

8/7       Bill and Felicia Thompson

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