President Adam Rees chaired the meeting.
Next week's meeting will be held upstairs at the Northland Arboretum.
Rotary Announcements:
Trevor Pumnea: The Northland Arboretum Haunted Trail is this week.Tear down will most likely be this Sunday and Monday. The Club gets credit for volunteer hours at the Arboretum, which offsets the cost of our meeting space. If you would like to volunteer, see Trevor upstairs or email the Arb at volunteer@northlandarb.org.
David Winkelman: Work on the solar project will begin next year at Rotary Park.
Andy Rangen & Buford Johnson: The Rotary International Foundation is seeking contributions for PolioPlus. On October 22, 2024,
Buford would like everyone to bring a check to contribute to the PolioPlus effort. Andy demonstrated how you can donate online. Visit this link if you would like to donate online:
DONATE. We encourage everyone to Log In so you and the club get credit for your donation.
*Check out page 32 and page 58 of our Rotary Magazine for information on PolioPlus. To read the magazine online, please click on the following link:
ROTARY MAGAZINE.
December 24, 2024 & December 31, 2024, Rotary meetings will be cancelled.
Change of Gavel will be held on June 17, 2025, at Cragun's. We will not have a noon meeting on that date.
Sergeant at Arms: Travis Grossman fined those of us that have not attended a fall festival or fall event this year. He also fined anyone that has not raked their leaves in the last 24 hours.
Speaker: Jim Roelofs - Iceland
Jim presented a photo tour of Iceland, starting with the capital city of Reykjavik. The climate is conducive to pedistrian, bike, and scooter travel. The city has a widely-used scooter program. Most people live close to the ocean and, the interior of the country is sparcely populated.
Fall 2024 Ditch Pick Photos:
Greeters:
10/22/2024:
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John Landsburg, Mike McConkey, Ed Menk
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10/29/2024: |
Peter Nelson; Curtis Nielsen; Bob Nystrom
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11/05/2024: |
Andrew Ostlund; Joseph Paine; Jennifer Person |
11/12/2024: |
Paula Persons; Aaron Peterson; Donn Peterson |
Upcoming Speakers:
10/22/2024: Kara Terry - Crow Wing County BLADE
10/29/2024: Debbie Erickson - Crow Wing County Administrator
11/05/2024: Club Meeting
11/12/2024: Darrel Olson - City of Baxter