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following reports were submitted by Red Wing Rotary Club presidents for
each year.
1986
- 1987
Jerry Borgen, Charter President
| District
Governor |
Robert L.
Johnson |
| President
Elect |
Bruce Tollefson |
| Secretary |
Roland D.
Meffert |
| Treasurer |
Richard Bennett |
| Club Service
Director |
Todd Keute |
| Community
Service Director |
Roger Palmquist |
| International
Service Director |
Chuck Richardson |
| Vocational
Service Directo |
Mark Tesdall |
| Sergeant
at Arm |
Gordon Haugen |
My Rotary Year, by Jerry Borgen
The GSE team from Australia
was Len Sutherland, team leader; Ross Walker, sugar cane farmer; Neil Moran,
solicitor; Geoff Grant, teacher; Ray Cross, senior technician; and Barry
O'Sullivan, detective. On their day of arrival from Australia, we walked
up the backside of Barn Bluff to stretch their legs and get an overview
picture of Red Wing.
They enjoyed
it. I think their presence for four days caused our Club to gel. They
were a perfect match and our members still retain ties with some of these
GSE team members.
Kim Paanenan from Sweden was our first youth exchange. Kim was great!
We tried a couple of fundraisers that first year. The first was a sweet
corn sale at River City Days in August. We picked the corn in a field
near Oronoco in 100 degree weather. The weather in Levee Park was just
as hot or hotter. Kyle Nordine fainted and fell into the gravel near the
railroad tracks. He had to be transported to the hospital by an ambulance.
He suffered facial cuts and bruises.
Our second fund raiser was the Kiddy Carnival at the Red Wing Mall during
Shiver River Days. I helped plan it, but missed the event because of heart
bypass surgery. Bruce Tollefson had to run Rotary when I had my
brief span in the hospital.
Roland Wilsey was the organizer of our Club and provided the flame that
got us going. He provided the money and expertise for our basics and the
talent for a good solid base for our Charter members. He brought to our
Club each of the District Chairs in the various Avenues of Service.
We started on solid ground with 23 Charter Members - thanks to Roland.
We have grown to over 60 members and have achieved a good reputation in
Red Wing for great service.
1987
- 1988
Bruce Tollefson, President
| District Governor |
W. G. Gus
Doty |
| President
Elect |
Todd Keute
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| Secretary
|
Roland D.
Meffert |
| Treasurer |
Roger Anderson |
| Club Service
Director |
Paul Reding |
| Community
Service Director |
Tom Stringer |
| International
Service Director |
Leland Finholm |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Arne Skyberg |
| Sergeant
at Arms |
Gordon Haugen |
My Rotary Year, by Bruce Tollefson
Our second year was an exciting
one. We were growing, and the enthusiasm generated in the first year continued
to build with new members. Rotary International had voted to admit women.
Since we had attached a letter with our Charter application requesting
RI Board of Directors to admit women, we were all very pleased.
The first woman to join Red Wing Rotary during this time was Susan Gillmer.
Immediately Susan became active. Other women followed her, Sonia Morphew,
an assistant in the Chamber of Commerce office and Marge Truwe, who both
joined early on.
We took first place in an ice cream cone building contest during a dairy
month promotion at F&D Supply. I particularly believe Susan Gillmer's
role in helping us win the trophy. We still have the trophy.
Our second youth exchange student was Carlos Lacuma from Spain. Carlos,
like Kim, helped us continue the enthusiasm of Rotary Foundation programs.
While the Australian GSE team from Sweden help gel our Club, the GSE team
from Sweden this year taught us more about the international sharing of
Rotary. I think, however, we are all still a bit embarrassed over the
lunch they were served. Members of this year will recall the 'famous turkey
wings' - and the wings weren't the drummy part either! We've had our laughs
about that lunch since, but at the time, we just had red faces.
Rotary entered Shiver River Days activities in January by sponsoring Donkey
Basketball. As I recall, it was a great addition for this winter celebration.
We also sent students to Camp Enterprise and Youth Leadership and our
youth scholarship program. We began promoting outbound youth exchange
program.
Gordy Haugen was named a Paul Harris Fellow by his son Jack.
Our Christmas Party was a gala event with spouses. Charter Night Banquet
was preceded with golf, and we were on our way to establishing some Red
Wing Rotary traditions.
The year went fast and was perhaps highlighted most by our increase in
membership and the admission of women members.
1988
- 1989
Todd Keute, President
| District Governor |
Robert (Bob)
Miller |
| President
Elect |
Leland E.
Finholm |
| Secretary |
Steven A.
Johnson |
| Treasurer |
Roger Anderson |
| Club Service
Director |
Paul Reding |
| Community
Service Director |
Susan Gillmer |
| International
Service Director |
Roland Meffert |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Dave Turner |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
Gordon Haugen |
1989
- 1990
Leland Finholm, President
| District Governor |
Eugene F.
Driessen |
| President
Elect |
Arne Skyberg |
| Secretary |
Kyle Nordine |
| Treasurer |
James Welsch |
| Club Service
Director |
Lee Neste |
| Community
Service Director |
Gene Kennedy |
| International
Service Director |
Gary Fryer |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Marlene Kosobucki |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
Gordon Haugen |
My Rotary Year, by Leland Finholm
This summary covers all of 1989
and the first six months of 1990. President Todd Keute accepted a position
in Virginia, Minnesota and departed our company in early 1989. President
Lee Finholm accepted the Club President position in January 1989. At the
end of December 1988, the club membership was at 40, which was an increase
of 4 members from the start of the year. It has been an up hill battle
to get a net gain in membership with the numbers of individuals that are
leaving to job changes and/or moves. At the end of June 1988, the membership
was at 41 and June 1990 at 43 members, but at mid-year membership was
at 47 members.
In January of 1989, Sally Fleming, New Zealand, arrived as our 1988-89
Rotary Youth Exchange Student. Nicole Aiken selected as our first out
bound exchange student. She was selected to Italy for the year. In July
1989, we received Izumi Torizawa from Nagoya, Japan as our 1989-90 Youth
Exchange Student. It was an extremely exciting time for our club in International
Youth activity for the year.
Also in January we sponsored Mutt Races at the Red Wing River Shiver Day
celebrations. This was a time for the club to participate in the winter
and the community. It was a fun time for all.
In April of 1989, we hosted the GSE team from South Africa. Bruce Tollefson
was the coordinator of the activities. The families of Roger Sammon, Rick
Adams, Gary Fryer, Leland Finholm, and Tom Stringer hosted the team members.
A club event with the GSE team was a family potluck supper.
In the spring of 1990, we hosted the GSE team from Taiwan. The team was
made up of four women and a male team leader. We hosted a special evening
with them at the Villa Maria where they showed us some of their traditional
clothing and art.
The District Conference for 1989 was held in Minneapolis at the Marriott
Hotel with Districts 5950 and 5960 jointly. This turned out to be a very
successful District activity as nearly 2000 Rotarians attended during
the weekend. The Club hosted a hospitality suite with Hastings and Cannon
Falls.
In May of 1989, Susan Gillmer and Gene Kennedy coordinated the Rotary
effort of sponsoring the Special Olympics at the Athletic Field. Fifteen
to twenty club members inflated and handed out balloons. We had a typical
Minnesota spring day - COLD!!
In 1989 and 1990, the Club also sponsored a Mississippi Shuffle team in
June, coordinated the efforts of the River City Days Parade - chaired
by Roger Sammon, had the annual Charter Night Banquets, and the late summer
beach party at Friedrich Point. We also sponsored students to Camp Enterprise
and Leadership Camp.
The Club provided a $500 Scholarship to Red Wing High School Senior Dawn
Wick with the alternate being Maribeth Schwartz. We purchased bicycles
for Red Wing Bike Rodeo contributed to YMCA Youth in Government and many
other organizations.
1989 marked the year the Club made a commitment to the Foundation by awarding
two Paul Harris Fellows annually and made it retroactive. Jerry Borgen,
Bruce Tollefson, Rollie Meffert and Roger Sammon were so honored. Gordy
Haugen was also named a Paul Harris Fellow in February of 1988 by his
son Jack. In 1990, both Todd Keute and I received Paul Harris Fellows.
Many other events and activities occurred during the 18 months of 1989-90
and the Rotary Club became stronger.
I have continued to remain active both at the Club and in the District
levels.
1990
- 1991
Arne Skyberg, President
| District Governor |
Robert L.
Haynes |
| President
Elect |
Paul Reding |
| Secretary |
Marge Truwe |
| Treasurer |
James Welsch |
| Club Service
Director |
Susan Gillmer |
| Community
Service Director |
Joe Dube |
| International
Service Director |
Marlene Kosobucki |
| Vocational
Service Director |
David Anderson |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
Gordon Haugen |
My Rotary Year, by Arne Skyberg
We kicked off our first meeting
in July with Senator Dave Durenberger and Lt. Governor Joanell Dyrstad
(‘Doanell Jyrsdad’ as was printed in the program. In the way of an apology,
I introduced myself to the gathering as ‘Sarne Arberg’. To this day, I
still get called ‘Sarne’).
The entire community was invited to this event. The newspaper and radio
were there and we did get a bit of press.
In August, we said our good-byes to our third exchange student – Izumi
Torizawa. Izumi came in July of 1989 and had overlapped about six months
with Sally Fleming from Australia. Izumi’s farewell presentation to the
Club was not only an emotional one for her, but also for the Club. Both
she and Sally came to all of our noon meetings and had become an integral
part of our Club. We were to receive a student from Argentina in January
of 1991, but for some reason that did not pan out.
We had been looking for a fundraiser when Marge Truwe received information
on selling roses. Her enthusiasm for the project got us going and we held
our first Rose Day in October of 1990. We chose the opening of hunting
season for the sale with the idea that hunting men would feel guilty and
buy roses for their wives or girl friends. That first Rose Day proved
to be quite successful!
Paul Reding got our Club interested in adopting Pottery Pond Park, a new
addition to the community. We planted trees and voted to budget $2,000
per year toward Pottery Pond. This was one of Gordy Haugen’s favorite
projects.
We also encouraged Elise Wrolstad (who has since become Lee Finholm’s
daughter-in-law) to apply for the GSE team to Australia. She did
and was selected. Lee Finholm was also selected as the alternate team
leader for GSE that year.
The District asked us to host the Midterm Assembly and PETS in January
of 1991. It was the first time we had done anything this major, but is
was in good hands under Rollie Meffert’s chairmanship. We sent Jim Hermlen
and Joelle Wyatt to Camp Enterprise. Marlene Kosobucki chaired our involvement
with the International Special Olympics in Minneapolis.
By popular demand and after a wrestling fiasco, we brought back Donkey
Basketball for Shiver River Days and challenged the Kiwanis and Red Wing
teachers.
We hosted the GSE team from Australia who gave their presentation at our
annual Charter Night Banquet.
We were also awarded with a District Governor’s Citation. The year was
a busy one and because of my new position with Red Wing Shoe, I had to
rely on Rollie Meffert, President-elect, a lot. Paul Harris Fellows
were awarded to Marge Truwe and me in May.
1991
- 1992
Roland Meffert, President
| District Governor |
Eugene L.
Dickinson |
| President
Elect |
Kyle Nordine |
| Secretary |
Ruth Howe |
| Treasurer |
Greg Kuglin |
| Club Service
Director |
Sonia Morphew |
| Community
Service Director |
Marge Truwe |
| International
Service Director |
Tom Stringer |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Mike Wilson |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
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My Rotary Year, by Roland Meffert
It was a special privilege to
be President of the Red wing Rotary Club. I was able to stand in front
of the Club each week and look at eager, willing and dedicated fellow
Club members. Whenever volunteers were needed for the Parade, GSE, Youth
Exchange, Mississippi Shuffle and all of the other club events, our members
were the best at raising their hands and saying, “I can help”. The “I
can help” became the “We can help” in an instant, which resulted in our
projects to be accomplished in a very successful manner. My admiration
for our fellow Club members is a great feeling that continues to grow.
The monthly Board meetings were a very successful process that led our
Club. The Directors and Officers were the inspirational leaders of our
Club. As President, it was very gratifying to see the Directors and Officers
bring a proposed project to the meeting, formulate a game plan, present
it to the Club and follow the project to a successful conclusion. The
discussions were beneficial and supportive to other Board members. The
Board members made my role as President very easy – be there to call the
meeting to order and then close it!
Adrianne Sikorski from Brazil was our Youth Exchange Student, and the
GSE team was from the Philippines. Again, both fed into the enthusiasm
of our members for these two programs.
Although I was no longer President, one of my fondest personal memories
was the District Halloween Youth Exchange Party that we hosted in October
of 1992. This was truly going to be a new experience for our members.
I volunteered to chair the event and instantly had four others volunteer
to serve on the committee. The resourcefulness of our Club members was
the catalyst that made this a great event for the students, the District
and our Club.
Paul Harris Fellows were awarded to Mike Wilson and Gene Kennedy.
It is an honor to be a member of the Red Wing Rotary Club with the rest
of you as fellow members.
1992
- 1993
Kyle Nordine, President
| District Governor |
Jerome Showalter |
| President
Elect |
Gene Kennedy |
| Secretary |
Kristin Asp |
| Treasurer |
Greg Kuglin |
| Club Service
Director |
Ruth Howe |
| Community
Service Director |
Paul Reding |
| International
Service Director |
Gary Fryer |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Tom Ahern |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
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My Rotary Year, by Kyle Nordine
The 1992 – 1993 Red Wing Rotary
year was filled with many interesting events. We began the year by touring
the newly remodeled Goodhue County Historical Museum. Our first project
for the year was the River City Days Parade with over 105 units. Our RCD
concession sales went well with pop and peanuts, but does anyone want
to buy any fireworks glasses with Randy’s coupons? We might still be able
to help out.
August kept us busy with Mississippi Shuffle with our Club sponsoring
two teams. We also sent Ruth Howe, Club Service Director, to Guatemala
with a Witness for Peace team from Red Wing. At the end of August we held
our annual steak fry hosted by Kevin and Ann Florine. August also ushered
in our Club brochure. (I told Ruth she couldn’t go to Guatemala unless
she got it together before she left.) We awarded Joe Goggin a Paul Harris
Fellow, the first non-Rotarian to receive this honor.
We welcomed our Exchange Student, Tina Szanberg, from Sonderberg, Denmark.
We assisted with the new shadow program sponsored by Leadership Red Wing.
In October we held our annual Rose Day sale. We sent Kate Jarmuz and Veronica
Tharalson to Camp Enterprise and we hosted the District Halloween Party
for the Exchange Students. The party was held at Twin Bluff Middle School
and Rollie Meffert chaired the event. Over eighty Rotary Exchange Students
and Roteract had a great time, an event both students and Red Wing Rotarians
will remember for a long time.
We began 1993 with a bang and a bunch of stars. We helped to host and
volunteer for the first ever Star of the North Games to be held in Red
Wing. Paul Reding chaired our committee and the event was extremely successful
and cold! We selected Tammy Foley for Japan and Ben Wells for Chile as
our outbound Youth Exchange Students.
New members who had joined to date were Mike Dube, Craig Stockel, Sheryl
Voth, Steve Perkins, Jim Ferguson, Laurie Smith, Don Rutten and others.
In February, we honored our sweethearts for lunch. We toured the new Republican
Eagle building as part of Vocational Service. In May we welcomed members
of the University of Minnesota Golden gophers football coaching staff
including coach Jim Wacker.
We ended the year by saying good-bye and honoring our fallen fellow Rotarian
Gordy Haugen. A pine tree was planted in his memory at Pottery Pond, a
project Gordy was very fond of in Red Wing.
Paul Harris Fellows were awarded to Rick Adams and me.
1993
- 1994
Gene Kennedy, President
| District Governor |
Gerald Meigs |
| President
Elect |
Marge Truwe |
| Secretary |
Mike Wilson |
| Treasurer |
Patricia Winget |
| Club Service
Director |
David Turner |
| Community
Service Director |
Kristin Asp |
| International
Service Director |
John Goeppinger/Sheryl
Voth |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Mark Merchlewicz |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
Robert Burggren |
My Rotary Year, by Gene Kennedy
Again, we organized the River
City Days Parade and our concessions brought in a few dollars. It was
followed by another successful Rose Day in October.
We were fortunate to have two Youth Exchange Students. Martin Jaigma from
Estonia and Sabastine (Sep) Pufpaff from Germany. Both were a real fit
for our Club and the school. Everyone very well liked them. They both
became very active in our Club and attended our noon meetings. We still
talk about them and we were sorry when they had to leave.
Because two of our members had become active with the newly formed Sister
City Commission in Red Wing, we were asked to sponsor the official signing
agreement with Red Wing’s first Sister City, Quzhou, China. The event
was held in the Sheldon and Jerry Borgen was the emcee.
We also got to understand our Saltash, Cornwall – Red Wing Rotary connection
better when Muriel Bellingham, widow of Gordon Bellingham, visited our
Club. Ruth Howe shared the committee and prepared a Red wing Rotary scrapbook
for Muriel. This event was attended by a lot of District people, and Red
Wing Mayor Romeo Cyr welcomed Muriel.
President Elect Marge Truwe was a lot of help to me that year as were
all my officers and directors. Lee Finholm and I also went to the International
Goodwill Conference in Winnipeg.
Our Club hosted the farewell party for the GSE team from Mexico.
Paul Harris Fellows were awarded to Ruth Howe from our Club and Jim Grantman
from the Red Wing community.
1994
- 1995
Marge Truwe, President
| District Governor |
John Votca |
| President
Elect |
Ruth Howe |
| Secretary |
Craig Stockel |
| Treasurer |
Patricia Winget |
| Club Service
Director |
Sue Dopkins |
| Community
Service Director |
Jill Bengs |
| International
Service Director |
John Goeppinger |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Roger Palmquist |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
Robert Burggren |
My Rotary Year, by Marge Truwe
Initially, I want to say that
when I agreed to assume the Secretary duties for a year, I had no idea
that there was whole progression of offices to follow. Was I surprised,
being a fairly new member that I was in for at least five or six years
of duty!
These duties over the years have been fun, and enlightening to the far-reaching
projects that Rotary is involved, both locally and on an international
level.
The Board of Directors that served with me for the year could not have
been a better team! At the risk of omitting anyone, I’ll say that Treasurer
Pat Winget worked very hard to develop a sound contribution policy that
was clear, equitable and sensible. She also spent many hours on the budget
that was within our means and reflected all of the areas that needed to
be addressed. Secretary Craig Stockel could not have been better! With
his sense of humor combined with the attention to detail and efficiency,
this man kept me looking like I knew what I was doing, at the same time
keeping the undertakings in perspective. President Elect Ruth Howe kept
the Rotary enthusiasm fore front and helped me to not become overwhelmed.
Pottery Pond continued to improve and a sign was designed and presented
by the City of Red Wing indicating our Rotary Club had adopted this park.
After some intense negotiations, Rotary maintained the honor (and hard
work) of putting on the River City Days Parade. One of the major contributors
to River City Days wanted to be named THE sponsor of the Parade. We succeeded
in convincing the Chamber of Commerce that one entity should be named
the sponsor to anyone event or activity.
Once again, Rose Day was a complete success and our Club remained solvent
for yet another year!
Elina Berklava from Riga, Latvia, was our inbound Youth Exchange Student.
What an absolute joy this young woman was! Elina had a firm grasp on English
when she arrived and it continued to improve throughout the year. She
was a star pupil and while here, took a test on which she scored the highest
anyone ever has! One of her pieces of artwork was selected to be on display
at a showing of the ‘Works of Bright Young Artists’ from across the state.
It then traveled to Washington DC to be displayed there. Elina truly is
a remarkable person. We all hope that she visits with us again some day.
The GSE team was from Sweden and also had their rest break here at the
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Paul Harris Fellows ere awarded to Kristin Schoffman and Jill Bengs.
All in all, it was an exhausting but very satisfying year - one that could
not have been done without the love and support of my family. Thanks,
Tom and Ben, for your help and understanding.
1995
- 1996
Ruth Howe, President
| District Governor |
Jon C. Stillman |
| President
Elect |
Kristin Asp |
| Secretary |
Don Rutten |
| Treasurer |
Steve Perkins |
| Club Service
Director |
Sue Dopkins |
| Community
Service Director |
Jill Bengs |
| International
Service Director |
John Goeppinger |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Roger Palmquist |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
Robert Burggren |
My Rotary Year, by Ruth Howe
This year will be remembered
as the “M&M” year – money & membership. We led the District in
new members with fourteen or more, net gain of eleven. Because of that,
I was awarded a Paul Harris by the District – the real thanks, however,
goes to the members who got ‘their ASK in gear,’ and to PE Kristin Schoffman
who organized membership materials and held a membership meeting. We also
challenged the Stillwater Risers headed by Jane Stillman. Jane promised
their Club would do something for our members. Bob Burggren helped us
keep the Award of Attendance. Without the help of Kristin, Don Rutten,
Mike Wilson, Steve Perkins, Ron Herbst, Directors, the chairs of committees
and the membership in general, our Club would not have received the Presidential
Citation. Thanks to you – the magic of Rotary works!
Sibilla Zambon is our youth exchange student from Rovigo, Italy. When
I attended the RI Convention in Nice, I was able to meet Sibilla and her
family.
River City Days Parade under Sue Dopkins’ guidance was a big success.
Tom Ahern again chaired the Mississippi Shuffle for cancer and despite
the heat and humidity and thunderstorms, we did well for the cause. Dave
Turner continues to organize Pottery Pond clean up and is working with
the City on other projects we can do in this park.
Jill Bengs, Tammy Drebing, Jodi Schultz and Deb Albarado enthusiastically
co-chaired Rose Day and led us to another successful sale! Craig Stockel,
however, continues to be an inspiration to all of us in rose sales – 150
dozen! Early in the year, we voted to give the Library $2,000 for an environmental
beautification project. Jim Ferguson chaired kids fishing contests, which
seem to be big hits with the kids and KCUE and KWNG co-sponsor and gave
us a lot of air time in addition to cash. It is proving to be a great
partnership. Sandy, Steve and I went to International Goodwill Conference
and were awarded the Canadian flag.
Steve Perkins at the February 1995 planning retreat suggested Happy Dollars
and Steve’s led the charge at nearly every meeting. The money collected
should fairly well cover our wells in India, the World Community Service
Project. Sandy Nordmark actively pursues this project and once we complete
contacts, we can all be very proud of the work she’s done on this.
Jill Bengs has attended numerous meetings with Goodhue and Wabasha Counties
Public Health. We gave $500 for the T-shirt program and encouraged both
Wabasha and Cannon Falls clubs to join in. Because Gene Kennedy encouraged
Coe Leta Finke to apply for an Ambassadorial Scholarship through our Club,
we may have our first Ambassadorial Scholar.
Rollie Meffert chaired the District Midterm Evaluation seminar held in
Red Wing and had 15 or more Red Wing Rotarians on the committee. It was
well done by our Club.
Again, we sponsored another Sister City signing agreement with the third
Sister City, Ikata, Japan. Vocational Director, Roger Palmquist, and Dave
Anderson are lining up a teleconference at the Technical College, and
we will ‘conference’ with Mankato and Wabasha Rotary clubs. Roger is also
coordinated with the high school on Youth Leadership and our $1,000 Scholarship.
Charter members headed by Jerry Borgen have organized the Charter night
and Muriel and Heather Bellingham’s visit. Thanks to Roger Palmquist,
Roger Sammon and Lee Finholm for helping me bring 10 years of scrapbooks
up to date. Tom Feehan has produced a great video and he will add to it.
And, the GSE team from Chile arrives the Saturday after the Charter night.
Two members will be awarded Paul Harris Fellows. I echo Marge that it
has been “an exhausting but yet satisfying year”.
1996
- 1997
Kristin Schoffman, President
| District Governor |
Tom Yuzer |
| President
Elect |
Mike Wilson |
| Secretary |
Patricia Winget |
| Vice President |
Craig Stockel |
| Club Service
Director |
Jim Ferguson |
| Community
Service Director |
Jill Bengs |
| International
Service Director |
Roger Sammon |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Dave Turner |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
Robert Burggren |
| Rooter Editor |
Sister Mary
Kay |
My Rotary Year, by Kristin Schoffman
When I became the club president
in 1996 I had no idea how it would end in 1997. My term ended in April
as I went on maternity leave, a special thanks to president-elect Mike
Wilson for stepping in and taking over as club president. Thank you to
Craig Stockel, Vice President for keeping the programs interesting. Thank
you Patricia Winget, club secretary, Steve Perkins, and Scott Gillmer,
club treasurer.
We began 1996 with Luis Vicente Giay as president of Rotary International.
Build the Future with Action and Vision was the theme. The club was awarded
a Presidential Citation, by completing projects and activities in all
four avenues of service. District Governor was Tom Yuzer and Area Representative
was Dave Shafer.
Membership Challenge Plus was the campaign to focus on membership growth
and retention. New members included Marie Bousson, Paul Christensen, Chris
Palmer and Kristin Koplin. It was also the year of music. Prior to Paul
joining the club we were not much of a singing club. Thanks, Paul for
all the enthusiasm you bring to Red Wing Rotary.
One of the first community service projects each year is the River City
Days Parade. Our Grand Marshall was Tom Hughes, this turned out to be
a special day for him and his family especially as the float he was riding
in, passed his father sitting along the parade route in front of Hughes
Shoes, which was once his father’s store.
Ivan Cok joined our club as the Rotary Youth Exchange student from Croatia.
Croatia located on the Adriatic Sea, above Greece, across from Italy,
and surrounded by countries as Serbia and Bosnia. Thank you Phil McNairy
for your enthusiasm in coordinating the Youth Exchange Program.
Vocation service included tours of the Minnesota Correctional Facility
and the Environmental Learning Center. Thank you Dave Turner, Vocational
Service Director for arranging site visits and the coordinating the scholarship
program.
Community service projects included donations to the food shelf, the toys
for tots program, adopting a family for the holidays, fielding two teams
to walk in the Mississippi Shuffle, fishing contests for children, as
well as funding a number of community service projects. Thank you Jill
Bengs, Community Service Director.
This year our club partnered with the Rotary Club of Shirva, India to
provide funds for a new well in Kalathur India, so they could have fresh
water to drink. It is through the matching funds of our district and Rotary
International that World Community Service projects can change the world.
Thanks to Bill Laidlaw for planting the seed on this project and Sandy
Nordmark, World Community Service Chair for taking action so the well
could become reality. Funds were a result of collecting happy dollars
and pennies for change.
In May our club was host to the Rotary Exchange team from India. Thank
you Roger Sammon, International Service Director, for arranging housing
and transportation for the team from India.
A special thanks to Jim Ferguson, Club Service Director, Bob Burggren,
Sargent at Arms, and Rooter editor, Sister Mary Kay Milne.
Paul Harris Fellows were awarded this year.
Rotary is more than creating business contacts it is a group of people
genuinely concerned about our community and the members in the club. This
year demonstrates the “Service Above Self” that Rotary does for the community,
and the world. Thank you for being a part of Red Wing Rotary.
1997
- 1998
Mike Wilson, President
| District Governor |
Jim Bradshaw |
| President
Elect |
Craig Stockel |
| Vice President |
Don Rutten |
| Secretary |
Bill Laidlaw |
| Treasurer |
Scott Gillmer |
| Club Service
Director |
Leah Holst |
| Community
Service Director |
Tom Feehan |
| International
Service Director |
Roger Sammon |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Paul Reding |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
Robert Burggren |
| Rotary Foundation |
Roland Meffert |
| Youth Exchange |
Phil McNairy |
| World Community
Service |
Sandy Nordmark |
| Rooter Editor |
Tom Hanlon |
My Rotary Year, by Mike Wilson
My year as President of the
Red Wing Rotary Club came a bit early as out previous President Kristen
Schoffman asked me to take over for her so she could concentrate on the
upcoming birth of her baby. After my P.E.T.S. training in Chicago, I met
with the board consisting of Craig Stockel, Don Rutten, Bill Laidlaw,
and Scott Gillmer.
We laid out our plans and goals and started down the road to a very successful
year. We had a membership increase, we had our Ambassadorial Scholar,
Coe Lita Finke, go to South Africa, and we also were able to have to new
Paul Harris members. New for our Club was the organization of the Interact
Club at the Red Wing High School with an outstanding job done by Susan
Gillmer and Tom Feehan.
The River City Days Parade was another success along with Rose Day and,
of course, out continued work at Pottery Pond. Our Exchange Student, Rattpoo
(Tony) Kothcapong, from Thailand, gave our Club the International Flair
for the year.
1998
- 1999
Craig Stockel, President
| District Governor |
William E.
Salesses |
| President
Elect |
Don Rutten |
| Vice President |
Bill Laidlaw |
| Secretary |
Leah Holst |
| Treasurer |
Marie Busson |
| Club Service
Director |
Kristin Koplin |
| Community
Service Director |
Tom Feehan |
| International
Service Director |
Chris Palmer |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Paul Zeig |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
Robert Burggren |
| Rotary Foundation |
Roland Meffert |
| Youth Exchange |
Phil McNairy |
| World Community
Service |
Sandy Nordmark |
| Rooter Editor |
Tom Hanlon |
My Rotary Year, by Craig Stockel
The year I was privileged to
be this Club’s president was filled with ‘the usual’ as well as the ‘not
so usual’. By ‘usual’ I mean that as a Club we observed such favorite
traditions as the late summer steak fry where a good time is always had
by all, Pottery Pond clean-ups replete with a meal after, and the annual
rose sale that was our major fundraiser. Of course, the rose sale allowed
us to do projects in the community and the world.
By ‘unusual’ I mean that it was the year we instituted a vocational award
to local firefighters and law enforcers, a practice that continues today.
And I remember sitting around the table discussing the possibilities of
a band extravaganza. It happened the following year as a community service
thanks to the efforts of many, but primarily at the lead of Kyle Nordine.
It was on my watch that we welcomed Ana-Maria Raluca Marila (Ralu for
short) from Romania as our inbound exchange student. It was that same
year that we sent Lee Finholm off with two other worthy local candidates
– Ann Barsness and Lisa Marty – to learn the fine art of becoming sherpas
in Mongolia (not really- but they did go to Mongolia as Lee headed up
the GSE team that year).
And who can forget the perseverance and energies of CoeLeta Finke, who
brought us back ideas from her ambassadorial year in Grahamstown, South
Africa, for a worthwhile effort as we sought contributions from other
clubs for what became affectionately known as “CoeLeta’s Project”. For
that project, we secured a gift of $21,350, which included financial matches
from the District and the
Rotary Foundation.
While the year as Club President was fantastic in itself, the opportunity
to attend a Rotary International meeting was incredibly revealing to me
of the internationality of Rotary. We speak of our international membership,
but to experience it first-hand in Indianapolis was a fantastic experience.
It was a wonderful benefit that the Club offers for incoming presidents,
and I truly appreciated that opportunity.
Although I have become active in another Club, the Red Wing Club will
always be my ‘home’ club. It was indeed my honor to be in service with
they members of Red Wing Rotary Club, and especially to serve as its president.
I think the Club exemplifies the saying: “The hands that serve are infinitely
more powerful than the lips that preach.”
1999
- 2000
Don Rutten, President
| District Governor |
Steve Wilcox |
| President
Elect |
Bill Laidlaw |
| Secretary |
Tom Feehan |
| Treasurer |
Marie Busson |
| Club Service
Director |
Kristin Koplin |
| Community
Service Director |
Therese Heimel |
| International
Service Director |
Paul Zeig |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Chris Palmer |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
Roland Meffert |
| Rotary Foundation |
Roland Meffert |
| Youth Exchange |
Phil McNairy |
| World Community
Service |
Sandy Nordmark |
| Rooter Editor |
Tom Hanlon |
| Interact |
Susan Gillmer |
| Programs |
Paul Zeig/Clare
Pavelka |
My Rotary Year, by Don Rutten
The Red Wing Rotary Club began
this Rotary year with the challenge from District Governor, Steve Wilcox,
to make our club stand for something that would be readily recognizable
within the community. Our Club was already known to be the host of the
annual River ity Days Parade in August, for Rose Day sales in the fall,
and for sponsorship of Pottery Pond.
This year we conceived the idea of hosting a marching band competition
for high school bands around the region and so in late June, 2000, the
first annual Red Wing Rotary Band Classic was held. The weather was nice,
the crowd was large, and the competing bands all said that was one of
the better band competitions that they ever attended. The ‘Band Classic’
thus became a community service event for which our Rotary Club is known.
Our Club is also known for its international service and in the 1999-2000
Rotary year we continued to sponsor the Grahamstown, South Africa project
started the year before. In addition we sponsored one outbound youth exchange
student, Stacey Veek from Red Wing and hosted an inbound student, Hristina
Dojcinova from Macedonia. Our club absolutely enjoyed getting to know
Hristina. She had a wonderful personality and still keeps in touch with
many of us in the Club.
Paul Harris Fellows were awarded to two deserving club members, Phillip
McNairy and David Turner, and to one worth community leader, Dr. David
Harris.
All in all, it was a good Rotary year; one that I will long remember and
I hope one that shows that Red Wing Rotary stands for something.
2000
- 2001
Bill Laidlaw, President
| District Governor |
Al DeBoes |
| President
Elect |
Tom Feehan |
| Secretary |
Nancy Holt |
| Treasurer |
Linda Wiebusch |
| Club Service
Director |
Barb Koeller |
| Community
Service Director |
Susan Gillmer |
| International
Service Director |
Dave DeJong |
| Vocational
Service Director |
Paul Zeig |
| Sergeant at
Arms |
Roland Meffert |
| Rotary Foundation |
Roland Meffert |
| Youth Exchange |
Phil McNairy |
| World Community
Service |
Sandy Nordmark |
| Rooter Editor |
Tom Hanlon |
| Interact |
Susan Gillmer |
| Programs |
Paul Zeig/Clare
Pavelka |
My Rotary Year,
by Bill Laidlaw
One of the first things I remember
when I joined the Rotary Club of Red Wing in 1994 was when President,
Marge Truwe, said, “Rotary is an organization of volunteers”. This is
certainly true. Without the help of many member volunteers, the events,
services and contributions to the community and the fun we had would not
have happened during this Rotary year.
Our exceptional Rotary Exchange Student, Francisco Rojo (Fran) arrived
early and was welcomed at the home of Dave and Amy DeJong. Dave had a
new buddy. Fran’s new brother, Abe, was yet to be born. Abe is now less
than a year old and must hold the world record for the number of Rotary
meetings a newborn has attended.
As part of River City Days, Kyle Nordine ran the River City Parade. Don
Rutten held a meeting of the “Dead Presidents” to answer the question
“What do we really want to be known for?” Their consensus was: A CLUB
OF ACTION.
The continual support of Potter Pond was also part of this past year.
The rose sale on October 6th, organized by Barb Koeller, went well and
we made over $5,000. The roses were some of the best ever and the cold
weather was good for them even if it did cut down on traffic at the Mall.
Robin Fortier and Jerry Borgen put together excellent display boards to
let our members and the Red Wing community know more about Red Wing Rotary.
They were in the lobby of the Signal Bank until they got preempted by
their Christmas decorating.
We had ice for the winter kids fishing contest on January 20th this year
and while the fishing was not too good, everyone had fun.
On February 3rd, to everyone’s sadness, one of our members, Lyle Warrington,
died. On May 8th our first annual Lyle Warrington Blood Drive was held
thanks to Clare Pavelka.
On April 24th, Chuck Richardson and the Club hosted the Group Exchange
Team from East Africa and that same day Mandy Lohmann, who works with
Sue Dopkins, left for East Africa as part of the out going team.
As part of our International Service Project, we sent $2,000 to St. Mary’s
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