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The Superior Hiking Trail
Mar 13, 2024 12:00 PM
The Superior Hiking Trail:
The SHT is 300 miles long.
The SHT paid staff is 6 to 9 people.
In 2023, 460 volunteers contributed 8,790 hours.
It is estimated that 50,000 people hike, backpack, run, or snowshoe the trail each year. There are no fees to hike or camp on the trail.
The SHT crosses 80 different private properties, in addition to hundreds of parcels of public land.
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The Heritage Program of the Superior National Forest and Heritage Sites in the BWCA.
Mar 20, 2024 12:00 PM
The presenter this week is Greg Heide, West Zone Archaeologist with the Superior National Forest. Greg works out of the Kawishiwi District office in Ely. He received his Masters Degree from Florida State University and has worked for the National Park Service in Florida and the National Forest Service in Colville, WA; Duluth and Ely.
He will briefly talk about the Heritage Program of the Superior National Forest and some Heritage Sites in the Boundary Waters.
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MN North Colleges - Including the Vermilion Campus.
Mar 27, 2024 12:00 PM
Greetings,
Our presenter this week is Michael Raich, PhD, President, Minnesota North College.
Michael Raich has served as president of Minnesota North College since 2019 providing strategic vision for advancing the mission and core values of the college. As president, Dr. Raich led the process to merge the five previously independently accredited NHED colleges into one accredited college. Through a process called Vision NE, he engaged, NHED constituents and stakeholders including students, employees, bargaining units, legislators, and members of the community, as well as The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Higher Learning Commission. The three year process led to Minnesota North College opening its doors to students in the fall of 2022.
Prior to his role as president, Raich served Hibbing Community College, as provost and as dean of Academic Affairs and Student Services and served Itasca Community College as interim provost. Before working in higher education, he spent 17 years in K–12 as a former high school, teacher, athletic director, and principal. Raich serves on multiple regional boards that support K–12, business/industry, and non-profit partners. Rachel holds a bachelors degree from the university of Minnesota Duluth, a masters from St. Cloud State University, and a doctorate from the University of North Dakota.
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Healthcare-related “Hot Topics” from the national, state, and local levels.
Apr 03, 2024 12:00 PM
Greetings,
Our presenter this week is Patti Banks, CEO of ELY-Bloomenson Community Hospital (EBCH). She has years of experience in healthcare administration across various settings, including hospitals and long-term care facilities. She has been the CEO at EBCH for four years after serving as the Chief Operating Officer and Interim CEO. Patti has been involved in multi teams and has been responsible for successfully writing and managing grants and working on various projects related to capital equipment purchases, facility-wide culture change, population health, and strategic planning. In 2017, Patti led EBCH through the transition to a new electronic medical records platform called EPIC Community Connect.
As a member of the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) Board of Directors, Patti represents small, rural hospitals at the state level. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and was certified in long-Term Care Administration in 2002. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and three grown sons. She is also an active member of St. Martin’s Church in Tower and participates in numerous volunteer activities.
Her presentation will feature healthcare-related “Hot Topics” from the national, state, and local levels. Based on the current Q & A style ads that EBCH has been running in the local papers titled Hospital Connection. Patti will dive deeper into some featured topics, such as the Change Healthcare data breach, Critical Access Hospitals 101, and how AI might affect the future of healthcare.
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An On-Site Lunch & Tour of the Pioneer Mine.
Apr 10, 2024 12:00 PM
Greetings, Our program this week is a guided tour of the Pioneer Mine, with Seraphine Rolando as guide. We will be meeting at the Miners Dry House building and lunch will be catered there by the GEL.
DO NOT GO TO THE GEL, MEET AT THE MINERS DRY HOUSE BUILDING.
On the National Register of Historic Places since 1978, this iron ore mine was one of several in the Ely area. It closed on April 1, 1967 and is owned by the City Of Ely. It is operated as the Ely Arts and Heritage Center by nonprofit Ely Greens tone Public Art Committee. With mining and historical displays at the Shaft House, 401 North Pioneer Rd., the headframe and water tower are adjacent. Down a stairway where minors once walked is the Minors Dry House where minors reported for work in this important underground mine. It’s rich iron ore played an important role in the building of America from 1890 on and in two world wars. The Minors Dry House is now used for art classes, and exhibits 6 to 7 months of the year.
Seraphine Rolando is the Director of the Pioneer Mine Museum. He is a lifelong resident of Ely and worked at the Reserve Mining Company’s open pit mine in Babbitt until it closed. He then started up his own business, and the mine project has taken up much of his time since he retired. He has a wealth of information that he will share with us about the Ely mine, and the people who came from Europe to work there. He’s “Ely, Minnesota’s Guy in the Jeep“ on Facebook. He drives around town with a stationary machine gun mounted on his jeep.
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Apr 11, 2024 7:00 PM - Apr 13, 2024 11:30 AM
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The Ely Rotary “Visioning Session” (Scheduled for May 9th) Explained.
Apr 17, 2024 12:00 PM
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A Rotarian Who Has Completed Several International Projects in Bolivia - And an Upcoming Project
Apr 24, 2024 12:00 PM
Karl has visited our Club meetings ocassionally. He lives in Duluth and has a cabin on Shagawa. Karl's program is about several rotary projects in Bolivia, and how they have operated. He will talk about his upcoming project, and how it is coming along. Karl's program is about several rotary projects in Bolivia, and how they have operated. He will talk about his upcoming project, and how it is coming along. Karl is also an artist, having several works on display in town. He has been a long time Rotarian, and has many interesting antidotes to share. |
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$3.5 M Botique Hotel Project at the Former Community Center Building.
May 01, 2024 12:00 PM
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Highway 169 Cleanup.
May 02, 2024 4:00 PM
Meet at the North American Bear Center, at 4 pm to carpool to the Rotary Cleanup site. Reflective vests and trash bags will be distributed. Please bring your own gloves, water and wear shoes and slacks that can get wet or dirty. You should expect to walk approximately one mile, or more, depending on how many people sign up. Based on previous roadside trash collections, we expect to be finished by 5:30 pm.
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Plan to Attend The Thursday, May 9th Visioning Session @ the GEL - 4 to 8:30 pm.
May 08, 2024 12:00 PM
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Ely Rotary Club Visioning Session - 4 - 8:30 pm at the GEL, Dinner Available.
May 09, 2024 4:00 PM
Greetings, There will NOT be a Rotary meeting on Wednesday, May 8th!
Our meeting next week is on Thursday, May 9th from 4 to 8:30 pm at the GEL.
There will be an “Italian Buffet” available on your arrival which will include Chicken Breast topped in Marinara Sauce with Mozzarella Cheese baked until golden, Italian Meatballs in Marinara Sauce, Fettuccini and Linguini Noodles, and Alfredo Sauce. Tossed Garden Salad with Condiments and fresh Baked Rolls and Butter. The Buffet cost $15.95 + tax.
Lindsay is taking RSVP’s through Wednesday, May 8th at 12 Noon.
Contact her at: Events@GrandElyLodge.com or 218-365-6565 Ext. 3.
“Think Outside the Box! . . . In Fact, Throw the Box Away!”
PLEASE Bring an electronic device (Smart Phone or Tablet) which will be used for electronic on-line voting.
The facilitation will be done by former District Governor Blaine Johnson with assistance provided by Molly and Jim Harrington, all members of the Bismarck Rotary Club.
The Visioning Session will focus on what Club members want and a Three Year Master Plan will be created. For the past 12 years, Blaine has been involved in Visioning Sessions.
He has facilitated 30 Visioning Sessions and presented a breakout session at the Rotary International Convention in Melbourne Australia on Club Visioning.
All members will be receiving a writing exercise be completed, via email, and the results are confidential and will be used in the facilitation process.
This is a GREAT Opportunity to share your opinion and perspective and align ideals of where the Club wants to be.
Please join the Session! RSVP to Lindsay.
Thanks,
Tom Moore
ThomasMoore11@icloud.com
320-260-9264
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May 09, 2024 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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May 15, 2024 - Jun 23, 2024
“Of all flowers, methinks a rose is best.” – William Shakespeare
Rotarians
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Rose Sale Tickets Distributed - Sales Training Skills and Role Playing.
May 15, 2024 12:00 PM
Greetings,
Our Presenter this week will be Ely Rotary Club member and Rotary International Foundation chair, Ward Nelson.
Ward will be sharing his sales experience, expertise and tips for achieving success in making sales.
Ward’s 36 year career in the information technology industry included consulting services, general management, diverse field sales management, new product and business development ventures. He retired from IBM as a Certified Project Executive in IBM Global Services e-business Hosting Services organization in 2009. During his career he and his family lived in San Francisco, CA; Reno, NV; New Cannon, CT; Los Angeles, CA; Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO and Ely, MN.
Ward holds an MBA from Dartmouth College and a BA in Economics from Augustana College, Illinois. As a former Commissioned Officer, US Army Finance Corps, Ward’s service included a 13 month tour in South Korea.
Ward and his wife Muffin have two grown children and four grandchildren. They were named Grand Marshalls for the 2011 Ely Winter Festival and Ward is a Paul Harris Fellow.
Angela will be distributing Rose Sale Tickets and reviewing details and sales opportunities on various days at Zup’s as well as the Rotary tent at the Blueberry Festival on July 26, 27 and 28.
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“Yellow Butterfly” a powerful book, especially for families with a member with a mental illness.
May 22, 2024 12:00 PM
Greetings,
Our presenter this week is Bob Reichert, Author, “Yellow Butterfly”, Book of Poetry.
“My late daughter, Dorrie, loved poetry, loved writing poetry, had a unique style for producing art and had a serious mental illness. To honor her request that her poetry survive her, I recently published a book of her poetry and art. The poetry largely reflects her mental illness. I wrote an Introduction. This is a powerful book, especially for families with someone in the family with a mental illness. The book title is ‘Yellow Butterfly’, taken from one of the poems in the book.“
Bob Reichert has a BS in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. Master’s in Urban Planning from Michigan State University. City planning activities for 15 years with a private planning consulting firm and with public agencies, living and working in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Duluth and several cities in between. Owner and manager of a small real estate investment company in Duluth for 28 years. Active in the community serving on numerous nonprofit, church, and public boards, committees, and commissions; served as chair or president of many of them. Published “Yellow Butterfly“and a 650 page book on results of genealogy research on my family. Prepared a 100 page study that went to the U of MN Board of Regents that led to opening Glensheen to the public.
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Ely Area Community Hub Building.
May 29, 2024 12:00 PM
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How Rotary is Organized and the 2024 District Conference.
Jun 05, 2024 12:00 PM
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Serving St. Louis County and the BWCAW.
Jun 12, 2024 12:00 PM
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Angela’s Two Years in Review and Tom’s Look Forward.
Jun 19, 2024 12:00 PM
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The Redhead Mountain Bike Trails.
Jun 26, 2024 12:00 PM
Greetings, Our presenter this week is Bridgit Maruska, Director of Parks, Trails and Recreation for the City of Chisholm. Growing up in Duluth, Maruska’s work history includes Executive Director of Camping Services for the Duluth Area YMCA where she directed the 126 year old YMCA Camp Miller (the oldest Y Camp in the State), public relations work for the Duluth Public Libraries, freelance marketing management, and teaching in Duluth area schools. Her education includes a Master’s Degree from Concordia University in Communications and a Bachelor’s in English, History and Secondary Education. Maruska graduated from Duluth Denfeld High School in 1998.
The Redhead Mountain Bike Park has flourished in its first few years. The park has won 5 acclaimed awards for engineering excellence, environmental initiative, rural vitality, and innovation. A book titled “Mine Scapes: Reclaiming Minnesota’s Mined Lands“ was recently authored by the visionary behind Redhead, Pete Kero, and won the Minnesota Book Award: 2024 Hognander Minnesota History Award.
Redhead is featured in two films: “Biketown: A Story of Mountain Bikers, Unlikely Partnerships and Communities They’ve Created” and “Reclaimed: A Short Documentary”.
It is highly recommended that you view the film “Biketown” by clicking on the link below.
You will be amazed and have a far better understanding of how the reclaimed mines and bike trails in Chisholm have transformed this nearby community. There are two additional communities featured and the film is 39 minutes long. If you choose to, you could fast forward through the first 6 minutes and 40 seconds to see the first portion of the section on Chisholm. If you’re not familiar with these trails you will be surprised at how beautiful, exhilarating and technically difficult they are to ride! It is well worth your time to see this!
Redhead Mountain Bike Park hosts the Minnesota Cycling Association’s State Championship Race biannually, with riders and crowds exceeding 3,000 people, and the MN Mountain Bike Series Race annually. The Redhead parking lot is filled on the weekends and visitors from all over the state, country, and even world come to ride Redhead, or as some say, “Shred the Red“.
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Casino Fun Night (Fri. Aug. 16) Details and Ticket Distributed.
Jul 10, 2024 12:00 PM
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Social Event For Members & Guest - A flyer with details has been emailed - RSVP’s Requested by 7/19.
Jul 24, 2024 5:00 PM
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Jul 25, 2024 9:00 AM - Jul 28, 2024 5:00 PM
A fabulous opportunity to outreach, recruit and fundraise all at the same time. Members can sign up for their time slots throughout the weekend to share stories and sell. The booth must be manned by at least one person and open ready for business hours Friday and Saturday 9:00am - 6:00pm, Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm. No vehicles are allowed in the park after 7:00pm Thursday until 4:00pm Sunday (after park is announced closed by Ely Chamber of Commerce Staff). |
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Jul 26, 2024 9:00 AM - Jul 28, 2024 4:00 PM
A fabulous opportunity to outreach, recruit and fundraise all at the same time. Members can sign up for their time slots throughout the weekend to share stories and sell. The booth must be manned by at least one person and open ready for business hours Friday and Saturday 9:00am - 6:00pm, Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm. No vehicles are allowed in the park after 7:00pm Thursday until 4:00pm Sunday (after park is announced closed by Ely Chamber of Commerce Staff). |
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Jul 26, 2024 9:00 AM - Jul 28, 2024 4:00 PM
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Aug 09, 2024 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM UTC-05:00
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Norwegian Rotarians, Tower update
Aug 14, 2024
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Aug 16, 2024 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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Aug 28, 2024 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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