Jeff Ettling has been the Executive Director/CEO of the Sedgwick County Zoo since May 2017. His work there includes strategic development of exhibits, programs and policies, implementation of initiatives to achieve strategic results, decision-making, personnel management, operational and fiscal management of the SCZ.
Ettling is an experienced Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) zoo professional with over 30 years' experience, including 25 as an animal curator. In his previous position, Ettling was the Curator of Herpetology at Saint Louis Zoo from 1995-2017 and had served in the same role at Sedgwick County Zoo from 1991-1995.
We had a great turn out for our Annual Christmas Luncheon last week! The Friends Chamber Choir prepared us for the season with several Christmas tunes. As the tradition continued, President Vern was asked to lead the choir in singing Happy Birthday to our December celebrants. We had two very special guests: Elaine Classen and Armida Hight whose husbands were past presidents of our club.
The Angel Tree gift tags were all taken! Please bring your wrapped gift (NO BOWS) with the tag securely attached back to our meeting today or December 17th so they can be delivered to the families. When you arrive with your gift, please mark it off of the list. Thanks to everyone for supporting this worthy project.
Angela Malley is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant and newly named Vice President & Trust Officer at The Trust Company of Kansas, which was chartered in 1990 as Kansas’ first independently owned trust company. The Trust Company of Kansas helps clients accomplish their goals, staying focused on the financial aspects of their lives so that they can stay focused on their priorities. In addition to safeguarding and growing their clients’ wealth, the company focuses on business succession planning, executor/trustee designation and service, estate settlement, gifting to descendants, analyzing insurance and liabilities and the titling and management of assets.
Thanks to our members who volunteered to ring bells for the Salvation Army last Saturday!
Randy Bowles (organizer), Stan Krehbiel, Lori Taylor, Vern Klassen, Jodi Besthorn, Bob Goebel, Roger Bowles, Rod Brown, Ed Frey and his wife, B.J. (pictured), Brian Goudie and Allen Sands.
Our Interact Club is in full swing for this new school year. Our thanks to Randy Bowles for stepping up and serving as our club's representative along with Brent Dome from the Sunrise Rotary Club. Roger Bowles hosted their meeting last week at his house and provided these pictures.
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Thanks to our members who volunteered to ring bells for the Salvation Army last Saturday!
