The Rotary Club of Littlefield hosted a meeting on March 19, 2026.
Rotary Club President Bree Clark called the meeting to order by ringing the Rotary bell. Clark called on Rotarian Lupe Rodriguez to lead the club in the Pledge of Allegiance, on Blake Moore to lead the club in prayer and on Dezi Vargas to lead the 4-way test.
Per Rotary Club tradition, Clark announced her upcoming birthday, happening on March 20.
Commencing the meeting, Rodriguez recapped the Admin Luncheon Committee’s recent meeting. As decided, this year’s Administrative Luncheon will take place at noon on April 22, 2026, at the Lamb County Ag Center. Clark suggested the ticket pricing will range between $15 to $20.
Notably, this year’s luncheon keynote speaker is Texas Tech Women’s Basketball head coach, Krista Gerlich. Rotary members anticipate Gerlich’s presence to drive luncheon ticket sales and sponsorships. The event flyer will be ready by the next Rotary meeting.
The luncheon menu will remain the same as last year’s: Chicken à la crème (or poulet à la crème) with sides and beverages. Additionally, the committee will raffle door prizes. The Rotary Club advises anyone interested in donating a prize to contact a committee member.
Further, Clark reminded club members of the district conference scheduled for May 1 and May 2 in Canyon, Texas. Events for May 1 will take place at Palo Duro Canyon. Registration for the conference remains open for the club members.
President- Elect Dezi Vargas is looking to organize a meeting to discuss the club’s 100th anniversary; details are forthcoming. All Rotarians are asked and encouraged to share ideas.
Formal officer elections are set for April 2, where all nominees are expected to be present.
To conclude the meeting, Clark introduced Reese Moore, a junior classman and Certified State Student Ambassador for the 4-H Shooting Sports Program. The program begins with third graders and finishes with high school seniors. Winners are eligible to earn belt buckles to commemorate their successes.
Moore’s responsibilities as an ambassador include mentoring younger shooters and promoting the program’s initiative through public speaking opportunities. As a competitor, Moore participates in four competition categories: pistol, archery, rifle, and shotgun.
Moore spoke about the safety precautions present at every competitive event and explained what competitions entailed. In the pistol competition, paper targets and metal silhouettes are used. The rules for hitting the silhouettes are very specific, explained Moore. In the rifle competition, shooters have 12 paper targets and compete using three stances: prone, standing and kneeling. In the archery competition, larger paper targets are used. There are four classifications: recurve, aided recurve, compound and compound recurve. Trap and Skeet shooting are used in the shotgun competition. Moore explained that if 25 straight hits are completed, there’s a hat-shooting tradition. He mentioned shooting clays are shot two at a time, and whizbang prohibits the shooter from engaging his/her gun until after the call. Lastly, he mentioned the 3-D contest and how larger stuffed animals are used as targets.
The club appreciated his presentation and wished him luck in his future competitions.
Clark adjourned the meeting by ringing the Rotary bell.