Photos by Brad Mikel
Next Week
July 27, 2016
Arapahoe Sheriff
David Walcher
Guests From India
President Patti Bateman Presented an Aurora Rotary flag to two Rotarians from India. The lady was the first woman in Rotary in her district.
They are visiting from India, and she and her husband are Past Presidents of the Rotary Club of Madurai Mid-town (Rotary district 3000).
Blue Badge
Kelley Neumann was welcomed into the club with her Blue Badge. Kelly is transferring from the San Antonio Rotary Club.
Kelly is a water engineer, working in the Aurora Water Department.
With regret, the club accepted the resignation of Roger Frame
Upcoming Events
Jim Bickford, golf chair, presented the registration form to the club. It's time to form foursomes for the annual golf tournament.
August 22 Monday
John Koskovich Memorial Golf Tournament at
Valley Country Club at 9:00 am
September 28 First Responders Luncheon.
This Week
July 20, 2016
Building a Better Colorado
(How Items Get On Ballot)
Raise The Bar is seeking to amend the way Colorado's constitution can be amended.
What is the Problem:
Our state currently has the most easily amended state constitution in the nation. It is abused by out-of-state special interest groups that don't have our families best interest in mind.
Colorado's Constitution has been amended 150 times creating a conflicted and confusing framework that makes it difficult to serve its people.
The state constitution requires fewer petition signatures than other states.
It is not required to have representative signatures from various areas of the state.
It only requires a simple majority to amend the constitution vs the US Constitution that requires a 2/3 majority.
The solution:
To qualify for the ballot signatures must come from across the state, not just the I-25 corridor.
To pass constitutional amendments requiring the amendment to be supported by 55% of the people, not just a simple majority of 50%.
