Lake Ozark Rotary - Noon Club

06/10/2026

06/10/2026

A prayer for Kindness from your friends at the Lake Ozark Rotary - Noon Club

06/10/2026

Mid County Deputy Fire Chief Mark Amsinger, spoke to our club today about the WET (Water Extraction Team) project. The WET project is an initiative that puts dive equipment in the hands of first due agencies and provides certification training to firefighters willing to take on the role of diver. By providing basic equipment, first due agencies can perform "hasty" or quick dives in depths of less than 25 feet to rescue a potential viable drowning victim.
The goal for this initiative is $150,000 to outfit two divers and have a spare complete kit for each participating agency. For more information contact Mark at the Lake Area Emrgency Services Association.

06/03/2026

A prayer for Understanding from your friends at The Lake Ozark Rotary - Noon Club

06/02/2026

The Lake Ozark Rotary – Noon Club welcomed Bradley Berg, CEO of Encompassed Purpose, as this week’s speaker.

Bradley shared how Encompassed Purpose is helping people rebuild their lives through Christian-based recovery support, integrative behavioral health, life skills training, and a focus on the root causes of addiction.

Through Pavilion Place in Macks Creek, the organization provides sober living and structured support for individuals working toward long-term recovery. Bradley also shared that they now offer an inpatient treatment program, with a minimum stay of 90 days and options extending up to two years depending on the individual’s needs.

A key part of their approach is looking beyond the addiction itself. While Medication Assisted Treatment is available, Bradley explained that long-term recovery also requires addressing the root causes and helping heal the mind through cognitive behavioral techniques, accountability, and life skills development.

Bradley reported that their program has seen a success rate in the 90th percentile, compared with roughly 30% for many traditional programs.

Thank you, Bradley, for sharing your work and for the impact Encompassed Purpose is making in our community.

The Lake Ozark Rotary – Noon Club meets every Tuesday at noon at the Wobbly Boot in Osage Beach.

05/24/2026

Dustin J Cox, representing the Lake Ozark Rotary - Noon Club Greg Gagnon Memorial Golf Tournament dropped off a Thank You certificate to Cochran Engineering! Thank you for sponsoring our golf tournament. We appreciate your ongoing support of Rotary and our community! Lake Ozark Daybreak Rotary Laurie-Sunrise Beach Rotary Club Camdenton Rotary Club

05/23/2026

Please have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend from your friends at the Lake Ozark Rotary - Noon Club
"Lord, lift up those who continue to wear the uniform and protect our country and communities. May the memory of our fallen heroes inspire us to live lives of purpose, compassion and selflessness. May we strive to pursue peace and justice in our community, country and throughout the world" Amen! Lake Ozark Daybreak Rotary Laurie-Sunrise Beach Rotary Club Camdenton Rotary Club

05/19/2026

This week, the Lake Ozark Rotary Noon Club welcomed Nathan Bechtold, Editor and Partner at Lake Expo, for a thoughtful look at local journalism, trust, and community.

Nathan is a familiar name to anyone who follows news at the Lake of the Ozarks. He joined Lake Expo in 2012, not long after founder Brent Simpson launched the site in 2008. Simpson, who came to the lake after college and worked at the local paper, recognized early that print was fading and built Lake Expo as a digital-first news source from the start.

Nathan framed the challenge facing modern journalism with a vivid analogy. Imagine being a boat builder running a thriving business, only to have a machine appear that can build boats for anyone, for free, at any time. That is essentially what the internet did to the publishing industry. But Nathan took the analogy a step further. Just because that machine can give everyone all the free boats they want does not mean everyone should have a boat. There are a lot of people telling a lot of stories today, and not all of them should be. That distinction is what Lake Expo has built its reputation on.

The numbers back it up. Google Analytics shows that visitors who find Lake Expo through social media spend an average of 15 seconds on the site. Loyal, direct readers stay two to three minutes. That difference reflects something no algorithm can manufacture. Nathan pointed out that Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook are not in the business of building trust, and that is exactly the space Lake Expo has worked to occupy, right down to their tagline: "The Lake's Trusted News Source."

He also spoke about the podcast he launched last year, Take on the Lake, which gives community members a platform to share their own perspectives and stories. It is another extension of that trusted storyteller role he described throughout his talk.

Nathan closed by drawing a connection between the work Lake Expo does and the work Rotary does. Trust, he said, is the backbone of a strong community. It is how businesses survive and how organizations like Rotary build lasting relationships.

Lake Ozark Rotary - Noon Club meets every Tuesday at noon at the Wobbly Boot in Osage Beach.

05/13/2026

Thank you to Tina Herrell with the Dogwood Animal Shelter for her informative update! She spoke about the many challenges she and her team face managing the shelter along with some heartwarming stories of how they are able to save and re-home so many of our furry friends! The Lake Ozark Rotary - Noon Club is proud to support Tina and her team! Lake Ozark Daybreak Rotary Laurie-Sunrise Beach Rotary Club Camdenton Rotary Club Community Foundation of the Lake

05/12/2026

The Gratitude Squad presented some thank you's to some of our Greg Gagnon Memorial Golf Tournament sponsors! Thank you for your ongoing support of Rotary and our community! Wendy Schwanz Ruud Janelle Stockstill Central Bank of Lake of the Ozarks Dustin J Cox Lake Ozark Daybreak Rotary Camdenton Rotary Club Laurie-Sunrise Beach Rotary Club