RC Maysville hosts Horse Show then hosts Hillbilly Horseshoes!

 The Maysville Rotary Club had a very busy September!  On September 10^th, we held our Annual Rotary Horse Show. This is always successful. Even though we had a light rain for a few minutes, it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the participants and the Rotarians. We were excited to have DG John Adams, Christie, and little Charlie in attendance. Proceeds from the horse show help provide scholarships to 2 Mason County students who attend Maysville Community & Technical College.

On September 20^th, we had as our guest speaker, D G John Adams. He brought us up-to-date on the changes in RI and reminded us of the great work Rotary International does worldwide. After the meeting, John was asked to toss out the first Hillbilly Horse Shoe, actually a toilet seat. John and DG Assistant Jackie Hopkins both took the challenge. 

September 23-24, Maysville Rotary sponsored an activity in Maysville’s Annual "Pig Out in Maysville". This event is a fundraiser for our local Shriner’s Transportation Fund.  We chose to have Hillbilly Horse Shoes. This consists of plungers as stakes, and toilet seats for the horse shoes. This brought quite a lot of comments and participation. All of the proceeds from our activity will be donated to the local Oleika Shriner’s Club. The highlight of this came late in the evening on Saturday. Stober Drives participated in what they termed “World Championship Hillbilly Horseshoes”. They had employees from 10 countries involved in this playoff. The countries in attendance were: Switzerland, Germany, France, Japan, Singapore, England, China, Australia, and the US. No one actually knows who won but the Italians were claiming the title. Mr. Brend Stober, from Germany & president of Stober Drives even tossed the horse shoes. Can you imagine the tales they will have when they return home?

We also have inducted 3 new members: Gerry Schumacher, First State Bank of Ohio, Dawn Browning, director of KY Gateway Museum, and Whitney Evans, owner of Whitney’s Fine Jewelry.

Whew, what a busy month!!!!

Next will be our 3^rd annual “Purses for a Purpose” purse sale. New or gently-used purses are donated by Rotarians and their friends for this sale. Last year, we had around 500 purses and made over $3200. We’re hoping for a bigger sale this year. If any Rotarians have purses that aren’t being used and would like to help us, email: jthomas@maysvilleky.net. All donations will be gladly accepted.