Robert Bartle is a Lincoln lawyer, beginning his practice as an Assistant Attorney General between 1976-1981, and working as a trial attorney in his private practice for the past forty-two years. Between 1982-2009 Bob taught courses at the Nebraska law school as an adjunct professor in legal writing and trial advocacy.
Apart from his practice, Bob served as the president of the Nebraska State Bar Association from 2010-2011. He serves on the Nebraska Wesleyan Board of Governors, as well as a second year member of Rotary 14 and administrative assistant to the District Governor. Bob is an occasional poet, having studied under the late William Kloefkorn, Nebraska's first state poet. He prefers reading the poetry of other more accomplished poets, such as Ted Koozer. Barbara and Bob have raised three children and are proud grandparents of six.
On April 25, 2023, almost 300 Nebraskans gathered at the Cornhusker Marriott for a luncheon to honor the 2023 Nebraskan of the Year, Rhonda Seacrest. Congratulations, Rhonda! To read more about Rhonda, click here. Below are some photos from Nebraskan of the Year luncheon.
Former Secretary of State Allen Beerman presented Rhonda Seacrest with the Nebraskan of the Year award.
Lincoln Mayor Leirion Baird delivered her congratulatory message to Rhonda Seacrest.
Rotary District Governor Barb Bartle congratulated Rhonda Seacrest on behalf of almost 2,000 Rotarians in our district.
In the past week, Mayor Gaylor-Baird favorably mentioned a convention center in her concluding remarks following the televised debate with the other candidate, Congressman Flood drew attention to one of the spots identified in the feasibility study we sponsored, then KLKN reached out to Visit Lincoln, Downtown Lincoln Association and Rotary 14 as they produced a story.
It was the lead story this evening on Channel 8. You can read the transcript and watch the video here:
Despite winter temperatures this past weekend, the Spring Rotary Roadside Clean-up was a success! Big thanks to all the volunteers: Doyle Hulme, Susan Dinsmore, Bill Waddell, Terry Wittler, Ken Koop, Christine Krueger with her son Tyson and granddaughter Olivia, Jennifer Williams, and Pat Birch. Special thanks to Project Chair Pat Birch. Here are some photos of Rotarians in Action.
The Rotary Dictionary Literacy Project was recently concluded with Rotarians distributing the dictionaries to Lincoln Public Schools. Thank you to all Rotarians who attended the Dictionary Labeling Party and distributed the dictionaries to the schools. Special thanks to Project Chair Christie Weston. Here are some photos:
Allen Beermann and Fred Ohles at Roper Elementary School
Tom Allman, Jr., Mahendra K. Bansal, Landon Bartel, Geoffrey Cline, Lori Cook-Benjamin, Nick Cusick, Erin Dobesh, Ryan Dobesh, Ryan Foor, Glenn Friendt, Lisa Froehlich, John Gessert, Jim Griesen, Josh Hanshaw, Priscilla Henkelmann, Courtney Hillebrecht, Scott Holechek, Chris Hove, Katie King, Jess Kinser, Art Knox, Shawntell Kroese, Mari Lane Gewecke, Scott Larson, Pat Leach, Lisa Lee, Mitch Lee.
Thanks to their generosity, Club 14 projects and partnerships will flourish. The Gathering Place will have continued volunteers; scholarships will be funded, the Rotary 14 Foundation will grow its endowment and children at Everett Elementary School will have more adults who care about them. These fellow Rotarians provide credence to the value of Club 14’s mission to serve this community and beyond.
The Rotary Foundation (International Foundation) has consistently received 4 stars out of 4 Star Rating by Charity Navigator. So you can donate with absolute confidence! Click here to donate online to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) of Rotary International (RI). Our goal this year for both the Annual Fund and PolioPlus is $32,000. So far, we have met $14,524. We still need to raise $17,476.00. We need your help. Your donation comes back to us in three years in the form of Global and District grants to spend on our projects. Thank you to those who have donated so far this year. The following are our YTD 2022-2023 Rotary International Foundation Donors as of January 8, 2023.
Here's the unedited live capture video of President John Gessert's rendition of Come Together Right Now, Rotary! The performance earned President John Gessert and his Rotary band a standing ovation from fellow Rotarians.
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