 
PITFALLS AND POSSIBILITIES Looking for "pitfalls and possibilities" is how former congressional aide David Mast described a big part of his job being the eyes and ears for U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield for 8 years. Mast, who left the public sector for a private sector job six months ago, took a humorous walk down memory lane from when he began his "steep learning curve" as an aide in 1999 to the present, during which he mentioned a number of Rotarians he has worked with over the years on a number of issues, including the champions of Paducah's river industry, Bill Dyer and Ken Wheeler. But the most time consuming part of his job was Paducah's gaseous diffusion plant. "The plant could have had it's own full-time congressional aide," said Mast, referring to the complexities of issues at the plant. His most stressful assignment, however, began with a call from the White House. Mast was asked to coordinate a visit to Paducah by President George W. Bush. "It was my most stressful week. I burned through 3,500 minutes on my cell phone that week," he said. The visit involved hundreds of people on the ground and asking for help from numerous community leaders. He acknowledged Swift and Staley COO Bill Holsapple for providing posts and fences for crowd control. Through it all, Mast said Paducah was welcoming from the beginning, and later came to embrace him as an individual who had something to offer outside of his official job title. Mast is currently a member of The Think Tank and serving on the Lourdes Foundation Board. He hopes to find more ways to give back to the community in the future. APRIL PROGRAMS April 30 - Adam H. Edelen
- Director of Kentucky's Office of Homeland Security
Jim Zumwalt- April program chair
ANNOUNCEMENTS Sixteen Rotarians are celebrating birthdays in April. David Baileywas the winner of the weekly birthday floral arrangement from The Flower Galley. The Rotary Board of Directors will meet Wednesday, April 16 at 5:15 pm at Whaler's Catch.  QUILT
SHOW UPDATERotarians were treated to a comical rewriting of "The Night Before Christmas" to "The Week Before the Quilt Show" by Suzanne Farmer. As of this week's meeting, only 3 volunteer shifts needed to be filled said L.V. McGinty. Rotary's Annual Antique Quilt Show begins next week. There will be no Club meeting next week due to the show. Kay Travis announced a change in the annual WKCTC golf tournament and auction. This year, the events have been split. The pro-am golf tournament will be held on May 12th in conjunction with a Texas Hold 'Em tournament. The auction will be held in September, as usual. People can do both tournaments, or just one. All proceeds go to the scholarship fund. Debbie Wattier also announced a first for an old fundraiser. The 10th annual wine auction and tasting will be held for the first time at the Carson Four Rivers Center. Paducah Symphony Season Finale April 19, 2008 (7:30 pm) Carson Center Don’t miss out on this Spring’s “BIGGEST” event! Purchase your tickets this week for the April 19th is the Paducah Symphony’s Season Finale, when over 200 instrumentalists and vocalists will grace the Carson Center stage! Spread the word! Bring Friends! Share the Music! The Paducah Symphony Orchestra wraps up its 2007-08 Season with a splashy season finale featuring Johannes Brahms’ luscious Symphony No. 4 and Franz Joseph Haydn’s Mass in Time of War featuring the Paducah Symphony Chorus, Madisonville Community College Choir, Murray State University Concert Choir, and West Kentucky Community and Technical College Choir. For tickets, please call 270.444.0065. GUESTS Jim Tidwell, Frank Freiseis - Andy Wood; Marti Wiles - Ken Wheeler; Basil Drossos - Dave Perry; Bill Holsapple, Glenn Denton - David Denton; J. Logan Blewett - Club STUDENT GUESTS Paige Cochran - Heath; Jennifer Payne - Lone Oak; Amy Hughes - PTHS; Drew Musgrave - Reidland; Katherine Wade - St. Mary REPORTED MAKEUPS Gear Teeth:Desiree Owen Invocation: Erik Wolfe Song Leader: Michael Cochran Family of Rotary Committee: Don Barger Sgt. At Arms: Art Feather, Marvin Devers, Chuck Heyduck, Ken Schuppert Program:Jim Zumwalt Student Guests: Mike Muscarella Financial Statements: Scott Taylor Quilt Show Skit: Shawn Turner, Suzanne Farmer, LV McGinty eClubOne - Debbie Stone Rotoract - Erin Whitlock HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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following are celebrating the date of their induction into Rotary:
Today's editor -Desiree Owen List of Unfilled Classifications
Artist/Retail,
Arts Administration, Attorney (Civil, Commonwealth, Social Security
Administration, Marine Law), Banking (Mortgage Lender, Trust Management),
Bed & Breakfast/Hospitality, Building Materials, Cable TV/Advertising,
Chemical Plant, Chemical Plant Management, Commercial Door Contracting,
Communications Systems Integration, Community Development/Administration,
Contractor/Commercial, Day Care Management, Director/Substance Abuse
Prevention, Education ( Pre-school, Administration), Employee Leasing
(Permanent, Temporary) Engineering/U-235 Plant, Equine Farming,
Facility Manager, Film Making, Financial Management/Jewelry Business,
Financial Planning, Government/Risk Management, Hardware/Retail,
Hospital, Human Resources, Industrial Supplies/Wholesale, Information/Management,
Information Technology, Information Technology/Internet Director,
Insurance - Sales, Judge/Family Court, Judge/District, Law (Corporation,
Litigation, Domestic), Medical/Podiatry, Medical Center Management,
Medical/Public Relations, Men's Clothing/Retail, Ministry/Christian,
Motion Pictures Theatres, Moving & Storage, Municipal Human Relations,
Nursing/Geriatric, Orthodontics & Facial Orthopedics, Photography
Equipment & Supplies, Public Service/Emergency Services, Rape Crisis
Manager, Real Estate/Commercial, Refined Oil Products/Retail, Restaurant/Italian,
River Transportation/Port Authority, Sales - Temporary Employees,
Scout Executive, Space Education, Special Gifts/Retail, Total Wellness,
Waste Water Utility
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