Michigan native Carrie Rengers was an Arkansas transplant before moving to Wichita in late 2002 when she joined her husband, former Wichita Eagle food editor Joe Stumpe, at the publication. She started the Have You Heard? business column with stories of what's opening and closing around the city. Since then, she's broken a lot of business news and has written on numerous other topics, including everything from serious subjects, such as COVID-19, to fun stories, such as what it's like to raise backyard chickens. With the changing media landscape -- a subject she's happy to discuss -- Carrie's job has changed significantly as well.
This is our last Rotary club meeting for this calendar year! Be sure to mark your calendar with our upcoming meeting schedule:
December 23 & 30 - No meetings due to the holidays
January 6 & 13 - RHCC is always closed the first two weeks of January so we will not meet on January 6, but a Club Industry Tour is planned for January 13 - be sure to sign up!
January 20 - Semi-Annual Committee meeting @ RHCC
CHRISTMAS FAMILY WISH LISTS
This is the last day to bring your gifts for our Family Wish Lists! Please follow these instructions:
1. Wrap your gift(s) without a bow
2. Securely attach a tag with the recipient's name and the Gift # on the package. Leave the "From" section blank.
3. Bring the gift to our meeting today and mark it off the list when you arrive.
CHRISTMAS GROCERY & GIFT DELIVERIESwill be made on Saturday, December 20, meet at Dillons, Central & West, 9:00 am. Members signed up: Mark Hansen - Project Lead, Randy Bowles, Vern Klassen, Scott Hinderliter, Jami Andrews (Satellite), Shannon Bauer, Monty Allen, Terry Gardner, Joey Timmer. Groceries will be delivered to 4 families from Benton Elementary and gifts will be delivered to 3 families from Lawrence Elementary.
SALVATION ARMY
BELL RINGING
Rick Oglesby Randy Bowles
Thanks to Randy Bowles for coordinating the project and to all who rang bells on Saturday: Rick Oglesby, Randy Bowles, Dana Brewer, Bruce Pearson, Vern Klassen, Brian Goudie, John Mosley, Ed Frey & BJ Wells, Ann Welborn, Christy Barnett, Allan Sands, Joey Timmer and Satellite members: Peggy Bing, Paula Uttinger, Julie Butler, Paige Koeppen.
sign up at the meeting today!
CLUB INDUSTRY TOUR
Kansas College of
Osteopathic Medicine
217 E. Douglas Ave.
January 13, 2026
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
RHCC will be closed the first two weeks of January, so this off-site meeting will take the place of our regular club meeting on January 13. It will include lunch and a tour. Sign up at today's meeting or email Diane if you plan to attend. We will need a count for lunch and to turn in to the college.
CLUB INFORMATION
GUESTS
Ryan Dugan
Brought by Jamie Wise
Carmen Archibald
Brought by Mike Ludlow
CLUB MEETING
Attendance: 66%
Membership: 78(58 RCWW + 20 Satellite)
Last year:
Attendance: 67%
Membership: 77 (61 RCWW + 16 Satellite)
HOLIDAY RAFFLE: Ryan Dugan drew a 2 and won $2 in our raffle last week. The pot will be worth over $250 if an Ace is drawn. Proceeds from the raffle help fund our Monthly and Holiday grocery projects so thank you for supporting this effort!
ROTARY DUES STATEMENTS WILL BE EMAILED
