On Tuesday, Nov. 21st 2017, Joe Sluka, CEO of St. Charles Health System, will be talking about how St. Charles is adapting to the changing healthcare landscape.

On Tuesday, Nov. 14th 2017, Kyle Frick will be speaking to us about our club’s own foundation.

On Tuesday, Nov. 7th 2017, Stephanie Alvstad and Peggy Carey will be speaking to us about the vocational training program at J Bar J Youth Services.

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On Tuesday, Oct. 31st 2017, our speakers will be Representative Knute Buehler and Senator Tim Knopp.

On Tuesday, Oct. 24th 2017, Dr. Dana Whitelaw, executive director of the High Desert Museum, will be speaking to us about lessons learned from a dangerous museum visitor–maintaining your values while enhancing security.

On Tuesday, Oct. 17th 2017, Todd Dunkelberg, director of the Deschutes Public Library System, will be speaking to us about the Library.

The Deschutes Public Library has gone digital. Sure, there are still shelves full of books. But today’s patrons are just as likely to be using a library computer to search for a job, or to download their borrowed books to their Amazon Kindle or their iPhone.

On Tuesday, Oct. 10th 2017, Eric Forster, project manager at the City of Bend, will be speaking to us about the 27th Street sewer line project.

On Tuesday, Oct. 3rd 2017, Gary Judd will be speaking to us about what’s going on at the Bend Municipal Airport. Gary has been the manager of the airport since March 2009. Prior to that, he was the manager at the Grant County Regional Airport in John Day.

Located on approximately 420 acres five miles northeast of Bend, Oregon, the Bend Municipal Airport (KBDN) caters to the needs of general aviators, hosts two flight training schools, and is home to numerous businesses. Their combined operations make Bend the third busiest airport in the state in terms of takeoffs and landings.

The Bend Municipal Airport wants to update its master plan to keep up with the growth of Bend. This update includes a grant from the Oregon Department of Aviation that will help kick-start the planning efforts.

On Tuesday, Sept. 26th 2017, Ed Weiser of SCORE will be speaking to us about mentoring for small businesses.

SCORE mentors, comprised of active and retired business men and women, provide clients with free and confidential business counseling. SCORE provides one-on-one mentoring for people planning to start a business, and for those already in business who are looking to improve their performance.

On Tuesday, Sept. 19th 2017, Tom Cocanower will be giving us an update on the Rotary Foundation.