Rotary Students of the Month
Seth Schlecht, Jenna McNally, and Linda Harmon have been named as the Grantsburg Rotary Club's Students of the Month. Shown are (l-r): Katie Johnson, Seth Schlecht, Jeremy Tomczak, Jenna McNally, Linda Harmon, Jennie Twohy, and Rotary President Roger Inouye. Seth is the son of William and Krista Schlecht. He chose Katie Johnson as his teacher of influence because "she has done her best to give students a way to attached themselves to this culture (Spanish), and this dedication is a quality that has driven me to want to learn more and work hard in my future life." His interests include birding, music, reading, puzzle solving, fishing, and singing. He participates in both band and choir. His future plan is to attend UM-Duluth to study field biology, computer programming, and Spanish. Jenna is the daughter of Steve and Faith McNally. Her teacher of influence is Jeremy Tomczak, art instructor, as "he has taught me the importance of creativity and the necessity to be patient; both with others and myself." Her interests include playing guitar, ukulele, snowboarding, hiking, drawing, and painting. At school she participates in volleyball, band, choir, art club, and Link group.Her future plan is to attend Montana State University to seek a major in engineering. Linda is the daughter of Mark Harmon. Her most influential teacher is Jennie Twohy "not only because she teaches Chemistry but also because she taught me how to properly analyze and organize information and to not stress over the little things." Her interests include playing volleyball, kayaking, hiking, theater, and music. Her school activities include volleyball, track and field, Link group, National Honor Society, band, choir, vocal jazz, swing choir, National Anthem singer, forensics, theater, and math team. He future plan is to pursue a degree in Chemical Engineering and continue on to graduate school. 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 __________________________________________________________ Past Programs January 2 - Jay Riewesthal - DNR Wildland Firefighter January 9 - Pingping Yu - Chinese Culture and Introduction to Shen Y January 16 - Brian Kutz - Extreme Trail Runs January 23 - Costa Rica Student Exchange Program January 30 - Ken & Pat Kutz - Trip to France February 6 - Students of the Month February 13 - Claire Lillis - Human Trafficking February 20 - William Norine - Burnett County District Attorney February 27 - Dr. Blaise Vitale - Hiking the Lake Superior Hiking Trail March 6 - Club Assembly March 13 - Nicki Peterson - Grantsburg Revitalization Operation March 20 - Allan Johnson - Latest big computer viability March 27 - Chrystal Meier - Work Force Resources April 3 - Student of the Month April 10 - Greg Peer & Larry Ebersold - Village Update April 17 - Kim Wheeler - Burnett County Tourism Coalition April 24 - Craig Hokanson - Ski trails in southern Burnett County May 1 - Camp Ryla students Jacob Phillips & Missy Seeger May 8 - Club Assembly May 15 - Monique Hammond - Hearing Loss,The Silent Epidemic May 22 - Maddie Berglund - New Fitness & Food Center May 29 - Jim Tolbert, Burnett County Emergency Management Director 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 
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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 |