Rotary Students of the Month
Mikala Hammer, Grace Gerber, and David MacKean have been named as Students of the Month for January-March. Shown above are (l-f) Linda Benge-Brigg, Mikala Hammer, Heidi Jensen, Grace Gerber, David MacKean, and Adam Hale.. Mikala is the daughter of Russ and Deb Hammer. Her most influential teacher is Linda Benge-Briggs as "she has been a part of my life since elementary school." She said Ms. Benge-Briggs has shown her the magic of music, has pushed her to improve, and that her wisdom has helped guide her in her future plans and the power of hard work. Mikala enjoys piano, flute, singing, learning, helping others, crocheting, traveling, hiking, and kayaking. She is involved in Academic Decathlon, math team, forensics, tutoring, National Honor Society, International Club, singing the National Anthem, band, choir, vocal jazz, and swing choir. She plans on attending Concordia College to study physics. Grace is the daughter of Ted and Kelly Gerber. Her most influential teacher is Heidi Jones because "I admire her overall organization style and her ability to relate with students." She said the two enjoy common interests as well. Grace's interests include kayaking, running with her dogs, and spending time at the lake with family and friends. She is involved in cross country, gymnastics, track, choir, swing choir, National Honor Socitey, and Student Council. She plans on attending the University of St. Thomas to major in Mechanical Engineering. David is the son of Brad and Lori MacKean. He chose football coach Adam Hale as his most influential teacher as "he influenced me to change my high school career and helped me through the ups and downs." Coach Hale also helpede guide him in the college search and helped him better his character on and off the field. David's interests include football, basketball, track, and fishing. He has also participated in the school play and choir. He plans on going to UW-Stout in Menomonie to study plastics engineering. While there he plans on playing football and be a part of the track team. 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 __________________________________________________________ Past Programs June 5 - Club Assembly June 12 - Tim D'Jock, Softec June 19 - Teacher of the Year Dana Morrin June 26 - Sheriff Ron Wilhelm July 3 - Club Assembly July 10 - Karl Anderson, vehicle retrieval from lakes July 17 - Melissa Rabska & Crystal Rohde, Inspire Northward July 24 - Nate Ehalt, Burnett County Administrator July 31 - Steve Briggs, Dryden Wire August 7 - Committee meetings August 14 - Tiffany Johnson, Yoga August 21 - Peggy Tolbert, Burnett County Humane Society August 28 - Rose Sale Kickoff September 4 - Tom Amsden, owner of The Den restaurant September 11 - Rotarian Dave Huff September 18 - John Hunt, What is Pickle Ball? September 25 - Greg Peer, Rotary International Convention October 2 - Chiropractor Steve Bont - Trip to Rock of Gibralter October 9 - District Governor Mike Becker October 16 - Myron & Lois Carlson, trip to Iceland & Greenland October 23 - Students of the Month October 30 - Secretary of Wisconsin Safety & Professional Services Laura Gutierrez - the Opiod Crisis & Rx Drug Monitoring November 6 - Allan Johnson - Deep Brain Stimulation November 13 - 5 p.m. meeting - Larry Stotz trip to Alaska November 20 - open November 27 - Cris Peterson - UW Board of Regents December 4 - Students of the Month December 11 - 5 p.m. meeting - Dr. Blaise Vitale - Hiking the 2200-mile Appalachian Trail December 18 - Outbound Costa Rica students, board meets at 11 a.m. December 25 - Christmas - no meeting January 1 - New Year's Day, no meeting January 8 - retired District Attorney Bill Norine January 15 - Allan Johnson, brain surgery procedure January 22 - Costa Rica exchange students January 29 - Gordy Lewis, heart surgery experience February 5 - Students of the Month February 12 - Board meeting 11 a.m., Club Assembly February 19 - Rebekah Stavne, Community Education February 26 - Burnett County Sheriff Tracy Finch was unable to attend, Ted Knutson presented a program on medivac during Vietnam Confict March 5 - Retired Sheriff Ron Wilhelm 
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Featured Rotarian: Jim Segelstrom
Jim joined the Grantsburg Rotary Club in 2010. He serves as President and General Manager of McNally Industries in Grantsburg. Jim is a 1977 graduate of Grantsburg High School and is married to another GHS grad Lonnie, daughter of Butch and Barb Hunter. They have two children, Erik ,24, and Amy, 22, and they live near St. Croix Falls. He has been at McNally Industries for 11 years. Prior to that he worked for 17 years at Corrosion Fluid Products, Carmel, IN; and 3 years at Wanner Engineering in Minneapolis.He enjoys golfing, fishing and travel.
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) __________________________________________________________
Francisco ends year in Grantsburg
Francisco Mindello arrived from Belo Horizonte, Brazil in August and was the Rotary Exchange Student in Grantsburg this past school year. He is shown presenting his local Rotary Club flag to former Grantsburg Rotary Club President Ted Knutson. ___________________________________________________ Meet your Rotary International President Barry Rassin Barry Rassin earned an MBA in health and hospital administration from the University of Florida, and is the first fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives in the Bahamas. He recently retired after 37 years as president of Doctors Hospital Health System and continues as an adviser. He is a lifetime member of the American Hospital Association and has served on several boards, including the Quality Council of the Bahamas, Health Education Council, and Employer’s Confederation. 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 |