Rotary Students of the Month
Jadyn Watt and Gus Bergman were name as Grantsburg Rotary's Students of the Month for the months of September and October. Shown above are Rotary President Lynn Carlson, Jadyn Watt, Gus Bergman, Jay Gilhoi and Gordy Lewis of the SOM committee. Jadyn is the daughter of Josh and Robin Watt. This Senior will represent her class as Valedictorian. Her most influential teacher is Matt Berg who she noted not only was a great teacher but made classes interesting and fun. Jadyn plans on attending the University of Wisconsin and Madison to pursue a degree in nuclear medicine. She has been active in many school activities including volleyball, enjoying the current season. Gus is the son of Eric and Patricia Bergman. He chose Jay Gilhoi as his most influential teacher as math is a favorite subject and Mr. Gilhoi has made math both interesting and enjoyable. Gus is looking at either Texas or Iowa State to continue his education, pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering. He has been active in many school activities including basketball and other sports. 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 May-June - Olivia Brock, Joseph Duncan November-December - Emma Quimby, Jillian Seeger December-January - Abby Alderman, Brooke Quimby February-March - Olivia Ohnstad, Grace Covey __________________________________________________________ Past Programs October 1 - Students of the Month October 8 - Club Assembly, Board meets at 11 a.m. October 15 - Charlie Slater, Water-Werks October 22 - Pete Johnson, Clayton Jorgenson Baseball Field October 29 - Kyle Haugen, Rotary Foundatoni; Rotary Service Above self Award November 5 - Dale Schauls, Medicare Supplement Insurance November 12 - Cory Barnette, Grantsburg Fire Chief November 19 - Byron Hopke, HHS Behavior Health Unit November 26 - Nikki Peterson, Brickfield Brewery & GRO Update December 3 - Festival Theater, Radio "A Christmas Carol" December 10 - Board meeting 11 a,m,, Students of the Month December 17 - Nate Ehalt, Burnett County Administrator December 24 - No meeting - Merry Christmas! December 31 - Rotary Avenues of Service, appetizer buffet meal January 7 - Dave Hatch, Restorative Justice January 14 - Myron & Lois Carlson, National Parks January 21 - Visiting students from Costa Rica January 28 - Rick Quimby, Snowmobile Watercross February 4 - Avenues of Service, Rose Sale planning February 11 - Students of the Month February 18 - Deputy Mitch Olson, Lisa Slater - K9 program February 25 - Allison Fern, Director Health and Human Services March 3 - Mike Myers, E&M Machine March 10 - Stan Peer, history of First Bank of Grantsburg June 2 - Destiny Rescue, Lew Anderson June 9 - Grantsburg Teacher of the Year Barb Anderson June 16 - Myron, Northern States June 23 - Marshall and Beth Ryan, Mid-States Stainless June 30 - Linda Zielsdorf, Rotary Golf Tournament July 7 - Changing of the Guard Fish Fry at American Legion Park July 14 - Dallas Swenson, Metal Products Company July 21 - District Governor Ed Marek July 28 - Domestic Sexual Abuse August 4 - Richard Hartmann, Burnett Co. Economic Development August 11 - Atty, Todd Anderson, Estate Planning August 18 - Justin Gross, Vocational presentation August 25 - Mike Amundson, GHS Athletic Director September 1- Steve Bont, St. Croix Falls Weight Room; CCC Service Above Self Award September 8 - Field of Dreams baseball, Pete Johnson September 15 - Merlin Johnson Rotary recognition September 22 - Terry Giles, PTSD September 29 - Melissa Rapp, Community Referral Agency October 6 - Tyler Myers, Grantsburg Performance & Fitness October 13 - September-October Students of the Month October 20 - Joe Cremin, SCF Rotarian, Cinermatography October 27 - Lynn Carlson, club financial report November 3 - Warren White, Development of Frisbee Golf, St. Croix Falls November 10 - Burnett Dairy Cooperative 
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Featured Rotarian: Allan Johnson
Allan joined the club in March 2014 and became Club President in the 2014-15 year. He is a 1980 graduate of Grantsburg High School and went on to received a degree in Applied Math of UW-Stout in Menomonie. He began working at IBM in Rochester, MN in 1984 and continues to work as a software engineer. He is married to Rhonda and they have three children and two grandchildren with one more on the way. He enjoys the outdoors including fishing and hunting, and farming the family Thor farm, which is the second oldest farm in Burnett County. The farm was established in 1869. He and Rhonda built their home on the Thor farm property where Allan tracks the number of bear observed each year, sometimes surpassing 50.
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) __________________________________________________________
New members welcomed
Grantsburg Rotary President Steve Bont (right) welcomed We Are Grantsburg as a new corporate member at the Club's meeting on December 3. Bob Rombach. owner of the We Are Grantsburg network, and Stacy Coy, General Manager, accepted the new member certificate. ___________________________________________________ Meet your Rotary International President Holger Knaack .Holger Knaack is the CEO of Knaack KG, a real estate company. He was previously a partner and general manager of Knaack Enterprises, a 125-year-old family business.He is a founding member of the Civic Foundation of the City of Ratzeburg (Germany) and served as president of the Golf-Club Gut Grambek. Knaack is also the founder and chair of the Karl Adam Foundation. 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 |