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V OLUM E 2, NUM BE R 38 (WITH GAP)

VOLUME 2, NUMBER 38 (WITH

VEGAS WEST
GAP)

W E S T E R N U N I O N
The Voice of the Rotary Club of Las Vegas West

FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010

INSIDE: Tom Lott reports on Corazon Super-Build

Doubling up Look who’s talking:

on debunking
Staying tuned
of Homeland Security and emer-
Does more than one Tom Axtell
gency response departments.
exist? Does he have a clone to
Tom Axtell And oh yes, it also houses all
help shoulder his workload?
PBS departments.
Segal Halvorson
In addition to his role as general
Soon, we won’t have Presi- manager of the Las Vegas PBS
Tom will be our guest speaker
Tuesday, June ??? To tell us all
dent Steve Segal to kick channel, Tom is president-elect
around anymore. And it’s about it.
of the Las Vegas Rotary Club —
been a long time since we’ve Educational Technology Cam-
the big one. It’s about our final chance to
had the other guy to kick
pus. grab him as a speaker before he
around. He’s also active in local commu-
The campus, which houses the adds bricks to his load by be-
Come to think of it, what was nity activities and played a criti-
valley’s Virtual High School and coming president of that other
the name of the other guy? cal role in the establishment of
Educational Media Center, also club — you know, the one Pat
Oh, yeah: Steve Halvorson. Clark County School District’s
is ground zero for the local folks Carlton visits us from.
Ending the era of two presi-
dents named Steve is the
aim of frivolities planned for
this weekend: The double
debunk celebration sched-
Once more unto the breach, dear friends
uled Saturday night, June 5,
Coming soon, to a gambling morning guest appearance by
at Bilbo’s Bar & Grill, 8699
W. Charleston Blvd. hall near you — the irrepressi- motivational speaker John

Debunk chairman Ken Cox ble Brett Grant and his break- O’Leary.
says he needs an RSVP — if fast schtick.
you haven’t done it, do it. Las Vegas West Rotarians also
Brett is our man at the Dis- will want to make sure to be on
And he wants everyone to be
on time for the 5 p.m. open- trict Conference — if you hand for the noon lunch that
ing ceremony. don’t count Dist. Gov. Tom day for the final level of the Dan
Novotny. Brett will be doing his thing as Stover music contest.
We’d better make sure we’ll
there. This is almost a once- The conference is scheduled master of ceremonies for one of Our club’s winner, the talented
in-a-lifetime event. After all,
Thursday, June 10 through Sun- the key Rotary moments of the Shana Kim, is bound to blow
Ken’s been planning it a
day, June 13 at the Green Valley away the competition.
long time: More than a year, conference — the Saturday
in fact. Ranch.
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South of the border

Pictures and a report from the intrepid adventurers who once again set foot in southern climes for the Corazon Super-Build mission

TOM LOTT reports Ken Cox have made all four. Lucky I was filming or I might have shed a tear or
Dateline: Tecate, Mexico two. She was just awesome.
Ken can really swing a hammer, and is qualified to
be a lead builder, so he is relied upon heavily.
The 2010 Super-Build was the
best I’ve attended in three Robin and I painted, and this year DG Tom laid Our photographic tour on these pages includes a
years of going. It also was the down his hammer to strut around as the properly view of Tom an Ken taking in the view from our
most satisfying and gratifying inspired royalty he is. overnight accommodation on the ocean at San
Rotary Moment for me.
We built a house for 12 family members living in an Diego, then on to Tecate. We were a few miles
Corazon Super-Build, in which teams of Rotarians adjacent shack, with an outhouse a few feet from south I think.
erect houses for families in a deprived Mexican the blanket-door covering. Four will move into the
village, is the official District 5300 International new Corazon house.
Rotarians from our district built two other houses,
project.
Grandma gave a heart-felt thank you, then went one by the South Pasadena club with help from a
Our club has participated for four years. I’ve at- around and shook every hand with a kiss to all the few Pahrump Valley members.
tended three, as I said. Tom and Robin Novotny and
workers.

Tom — on the phone, of course — and Ken relax before work.

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down Mexico way

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What’s it all about, Ted?

“They seek him here, they seek him there,” The Kinks sang
back in the 60s . “In Regent Street; in Leicester Square.
Eagerly pursing all the latest fashion trends, he’s a dedi-
cated follower of fashion.” Even a quick glance at his
clothes tells one that our Ted Baker is natty. But now we
know he has his own clothing store on London’s Regent
Street. Clearly it is our Ted who is the Dedicated Follower
of Fashion. Meanwhile, the store next door to the Ted
Baker emporium is called fcuk. That’s worth a fine!