Monahans Rotary Club

05/21/2026

The Monahans Rotary Club welcomed this year’s Monahans High School Valedictorian and Salutatorian as our guest speakers this week.

Valedictorian, Rylee Sides introduced herself and shared her plans to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio to major in Biology. Rylee was also awarded the prestigious Terry Scholarship.

Salutatorian, C**t Beckham introduced himself and shared his plans to attend Southern Arkansas University on a golf scholarship, where he will major in Finance.

We are proud of these outstanding students and their accomplishments. Congratulations on your graduation, we wish you both the very best as you begin your college journeys and exciting futures ahead!

05/14/2026

The Monahans Rotary Club welcomed Beau Harris, Assistant City Manager and newly elected District 1 Board Member for the Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District, as this week’s guest speaker.

Beau shared his background and roots from Grandfalls, along with his desire to coach and work through education. He spoke about his overall 27 years in education and his desire to be a strong voice for the students, staff, and community of MWPISD in his new role.

Beau will officially be sworn in on June 1st during a special meeting for the school district. We appreciate him taking the time to visit Rotary and wish him the best in this new leadership role serving our community.

05/14/2026

05/11/2026

The Monahans Rotary Club welcomed this year’s Miss Monahans contestants as our weekly program guests.

Accompanied by Lynda Linton, the contestants introduced themselves to the club, shared the activities and organizations they are involved in, and spoke about their outlook and experience participating in the Miss Monahans Pageant.

It was great hearing from these young ladies and learning more about their goals, leadership, and community involvement. We appreciate them taking the time to visit Rotary and wish each contestant the very best in the upcoming pageant!💚

05/06/2026

This week's guests are the contestants of Miss Monahans 2026! It's always a pleasure to meet these wonderful and talented young ladies! Welcome ladies!

**A FUN FACT**
The winner of the Miss Monahans pageant also serves as the Rotary Club Sweetheart for the year!!

**Anyone is invited to join us for lunch on Wednesday's! All you have to do is reach out to a Rotarian and let us know you'd like to come.

What you can expect is a home cooked meal, comical conversation, and an informative speaker. Anything from public officials to new business owners speak for about 20 minutes introducing themselves and presenting their program. It is a way to keep up with what's going on around Ward County and beyond.

The real reward is being part of an organization that puts Service above Self. Come visit us!

04/28/2026

This week's speaker is Nickolas Jasso, Area sales manager for Guidant Measurement.
Welcome Nickolas!!

**Anyone is invited to join us for lunch on Wednesday's! All you have to do is reach out to a Rotarian and let us know you'd like to come.

What you can expect is a home cooked meal, comical conversation, and an informative speaker. Anything from public officials to new business owners speak for about 20 minutes introducing themselves and presenting their program. It is a way to keep up with what's going on around Ward County and beyond.

The real reward is being part of an organization that puts Service above Self. Come visit us!

04/21/2026

This week's speaker is Raquel Gonzales, director of college success with IDEA public schools.
Welcome, Raquel!!!

**Anyone is invited to join us for lunch on Wednesday's! All you have to do is reach out to a Rotarian and let us know you'd like to come.

What you can expect is a home cooked meal, comical conversation, and an informative speaker. Anything from public officials to new business owners speak for about 20 minutes introducing themselves and presenting their program. It is a way to keep up with what's going on around Ward County and beyond.

The real reward is being part of an organization that puts Service above Self. Come visit us!

04/14/2026

This week's speakers are members of the Dia De Los Mu***os committee of Odessa.
Welcome everyone! We look forward to having you!

**Anyone is invited to join us for lunch on Wednesday's! All you have to do is reach out to a Rotarian and let us know you'd like to come.

What you can expect is a home cooked meal, comical conversation, and an informative speaker. Anything from public officials to new business owners speak for about 20 minutes introducing themselves and presenting their program. It is a way to keep up with what's going on around Ward County and beyond.

The real reward is being part of an organization that puts Service above Self. Come visit us!

04/08/2026

Rotary club had the pleasure of hosting TWO guests this afternoon!!

Mortgage broker Shelbi Cornelius with Texas Tech Credit Union for an informative presentation on today’s Real Estate climate, rates, and the mortgage lending process. 🏦🏠

Maribea Merrit, Rotary District 5730 Assistant Governor ⚙️💙💛

Shelbi shared her testimony on how she made her way into the mortgage industry, highlighted the various loan types and how they can differ, and also placed emphasis on the importance of working with a reputable lender who’s transparent and eager to educate the client! 💼👩🏼‍💻🧠

Maribea spoke briefly about her excitement to visit our club and the surrounding clubs in the area, upcoming district conference, and the swearing in of next year's District Governor in June. 💛💙

Thanks again Shelbi and Maribea for being our guest speakers at our club today!!

To learn more about opportunities with Rotary, interested parties can reach out to myself or any Rotarian for more info! ⚙️⚙️ 🤝

04/07/2026

The speaker for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, is Shelbi Cornelius with Texas Tech Credit Union.
Welcome, Shelbi!

**Anyone is invited to join us for lunch on Wednesday's! All you have to do is reach out to a Rotarian and let us know you'd like to come.

What you can expect is a home cooked meal, comical conversation, and an informative speaker. Anything from public officials to new business owners speak for about 20 minutes introducing themselves and presenting their program. It is a way to keep up with what's going on around Ward County and beyond.

The real reward is being part of an organization that puts Service above Self. Come visit us!

04/01/2026

Mark your calendars! Monahans Rotary Club Wedges and Mallets tournament is back! Two tournaments, one day. This is the day before Father's day so fellas, use that dad card and come out for a great time!