by Julie Ketchum | Sep 29, 2016 | Weekly Lunch Speaker 2016
Nearly 100 people move to Portland every day. This is why it is important to look to the future of transportation systems in Tigard and beyond. Area highways and surface streets are already clogged with traffic, especially during rush hours. Tigard needs a complete...
by Julie Ketchum | Aug 11, 2016 | Weekly Lunch Speaker 2016
Mark Rountree speaks with the soft, southern accent of his native Louisiana. He has a degree in history from Louisiana Tech and worked at various universities across the nation including Georgetown and OSU. He said he played “assback” on the LA Tech football team,...
by Julie Ketchum | Aug 4, 2016 | Weekly Lunch Speaker, Weekly Lunch Speaker 2016
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici says that people don’t struggle by choice. Government policies affect the day-to-day challenges faced by those in need. This is the reason she has focused on family and education issues for most of her career. Congresswoman Bonamici...
by Julie Ketchum | Jul 28, 2016 | Uncategorized, Weekly Lunch Speaker, Weekly Lunch Speaker 2016
Tom Markos believes that Rotary makes a difference. He joined Rotary for the first time in Rawlins, Wyoming in 1983, but it wasn’t until he moved to Oregon and joined the Kruse Way club that he began to realize its full impact. Along the way to becoming District...
by Julie Ketchum | Jul 7, 2016 | Weekly Lunch Speaker 2016
When Roni Sasaki was a little girl she wanted to be a gymnast or a figure skater. She loved watching these events on the Olympics and never gave a thought to her “disability.” Roni was born with part of one leg missing but didn’t let that stop her from pursuing her...
by Julie Ketchum | Jun 23, 2016 | Weekly Lunch Speaker 2016
You bought a lottery ticket and think you’ve won. Now what? Oregon Lottery spokesman, Chuck Bowman says the first thing a winner should do is sign the back of the ticket. This will prevent someone else from cashing in on a lost-and-found ticket. Task number two is...
