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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
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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
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       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:
  • Bruce Erickson, Merlin Johnson, Gary Nelson, Jim Nelson, Dana Olson, Jerry Fiedler, Mark Dahlberg, Lawrence Anderson, Myron Carlson, Stan Peer, Mike Giles, Larry Stotz. Paul Pederson, Craig Selander, Greg Peer, Lois Carlson, Dr. Blaise Vitale, Dave Huff, Roger Inouye, Chris Erickson, Steve McNally, Gordy Lewis, Jim Segelstrom, Mark Anderson
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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)

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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.

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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


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Rice Lake                      North Branch
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