Rotary Students of the Month
Olivia Brock and Joseph Duncan have been named as Grantsburg Rotary Students of the Month. Shown above are Rotary Club President Roger Inouye, GHS teacher Tiffany Johnson, Olivia Brock, Joseph Duncan, and GHS teacher Mark Johnson. Olivia is the daughter of Van and Roxanne Brock. She chose Tiffany Johnson as her most influential teacher because "she is uplifting and kind." She said Ms. Johnson is always willing to help guide her through obstacles and she offers a helping hand when needed. "She is truly and inspiration to me and has influenced my high school career." Olivia enjoys spending time with family, playing basketball, and time in the sun. Her school activities have included basketball, volleyball, track and field, and choir. She plans on attending Minnesota State University in Moorhead to pursue a degree in project management, and plans on becoming a construction project manager throughout the United States. Joseph Duncan is the son of Kevin and Joanie Duncan. His chose Mark Johnson as his most influential teacher because he enjoys physics and Mr. Johnson "I really gained important information to use throughout life." "I admire his teaching style, especially with how lenient he is knowing we have such busy schedules outside of school." Joseph's hobbies include running, basketball, golf, snowboarding, snowmobiling, hunting, and fishing. His school activities include cross country, basketball, golf, choir, theater, and National Honor Society. He plans on attending the University of St. Thomas to pursue a degree in business marketing. Past Students of the Month
October-November - Thorne Hunter Carter, Rachel Glover December - Jami Michel, Christopher Hermann January-February-March - Alaina Oachs, Olivia Oachs, Joseph Ohnstad April-May-June - Teddy Vitale, Trevor Vollendorf, Kalvin Watt September-October - Susan Roberts, Luke Trittlewitz November-December-January - Linda Harmon, Jenna McNally, Seth Schlecht February-March-April - Grace Gerber, David MacKean, Mikala Hammer __________________________________________________________ Past Programs March 5 - Retired Sheriff Ron Wilhelm March 12 - Issac Bont, Festival Theater, St. Croix Falls March 19 - Mark Elliott, Northwest Passage March 26 - Auctioneers Gary & Rhonda Erickson (A fundraising auction will be held at this meeting) April 2 - Video - brain trauma and treatment April 9 - Club Assembly - Board at 11 a.m. April 16 - Students of the Month April 23 - GHS Costa Rica students April 30 - Club Assembly May 7 - Bob Rombach, We Are Grantsburg network May 14 - GES/GMS Title Program May 21 - Camp RYLA students Lainie Thoreen, Adeline Dauer May 28 - Burnett County Sheriff Tracy Finch June 4 - Incoming officers Steve Bont, Lynn Carlson June 11 - Teacher of the Year Linda Benge June 18 - Rotary Club board meeting 11 a.m., Club Assembly June 25 - Burnett County Circuit Court Judge Melissa Mogen July 2 - Installation of new Club President Steve Bont July 9 - Paul Harris Fellowship presented to Joni Burgin July 16 - 11 a.m. board meeting, new District Governor Paul Perez July 23 - Michael Hoefs, Burnett Co. Highway Commissioner July 30 - Larry Stotz, Club accounting August 6 - Board meeting 11 a.m., Club Assembly to follow 
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Featured Rotarian: Mark Anderson
Mark joined the Grantsburg Rotary Club in February 2014 just after taking over as General Manager of Farmers Independent Telephone Compay (Grantsburg Telcom). Prior to that he served as general manager at the Clear Lake Telephone Company. He is married to Fay, a teacher, and they have three chilcdren, two grandchildren, and two more grandchildren on the way. Mark served as club president in the 2017-18 year. He enjoys some hunting in his spare time.
Past Featured Rotarians:
Club Calendar of Events
Rotary District Conference: April 19-20 Highway Clean-up: April Camp Ryla: April 20-24 (Brent Blomberg) Scholarship: May 14 (Merlin Johnson) Fish form Fish Fry: June (Stan Peer, Roger Inouye) Teacher of the Year: June Big Gust Days: June 1-3 International Convention: June 23-27 in Toronto CCC Fish Fry: June (Roger Inouye) Pontoon Party: July (Greg Peer) Golf Fundraiser: August (Mike Giles, Dave Huff) Grantsburg Fair: August 23-26 Highway Clean-up: October (Steve McNally) Grantoberfest: September 22 Rose Sale: October (Kathy Palmquist, Dave Huff) Christmas Caroling: December (Peter Johnson) __________________________________________________________
Paul Harris Fellowship awarded
Dr. Joni Burgin, recently retired superintendent of the Grantsburg School District, was presented with the Paul Harris Fellowship award at the July 9 meeting of the Grantsburg Rotary Club. Dr. Burgin served the district for 25 years. She is shown with past-president Roger Inouye and current club president Steve Bont. ___________________________________________________ Meet your Rotary International President Mark Maloney Mark and his wife Gay live in Decatur, Alabama. He joined Rotary in 1980 and has served as a club president, district governor, RI director, presidential aide, Rotary Foundation trustee, and chair of the Council on Legislation and the 2014 Sydney Convention Committee. Mark is a lawyer who has practiced in taxation, estate planning and agricultural law (he was raised on a farm). He has been involved in many Rotary projects, both in the United States and in foreign countries. Links of Interest
Rotary International Rotary District 5960 Rotary Foundation Rotary Store Village of Grantsburg Grantsburg School District Crex Meadows Wildlife Area St. Croix National Scenic Riverway Burnett County Nearby Clubs St. Croix Falls Siren-Webster Rice Lake North Branch Chisago Lakes Forest Lake White Bear Lake |