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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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Sep 21, 2024 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Oct 16, 2024 12:00 PM
District Governor Kay Parries has been a member of the Moorhead Rotary Club since 1988 and served as President in 1995/96 and 2012/13. She also was a member of the Fargo West Club during a change in job location.
Kay served as an Assistant Governor for Area 5, for six years in the Fargo/Moorhead Clubs. She calls that one of her favorite Rotary positions. She continues to work with the Fargo/Moorhead 5 Club Presidents group. Kay attended the past two Rotary International Conferences in Houston and Singapore. Kay was the Group Study Exchange Leader in Iceland. Her family has hosted two Youth Exchange Students, Jonsi, from Iceland and Siri from Norway. They have maintained contact with them over the past 30 years. As the American Parents, they attended Jonsi’s wedding. Kay is originally from Elgin, Illinois. Her first knowledge of Rotary was a Rotary High School Scholarship. She has worked in retail for the past 44 years. She worked for Herberger’s Department Store for 23 years, starting in LaCrosse, WI. She was transferred to Moorhead, MN where she became the store manager. After retiring, she bought a craft store in Moorhead and renamed it K & Krafts. After 21 years, she closed her store and retired again from retail. Dan worked for Wells Fargo and, after retirement, helped Kay at the store. Kay and Dan have been married for 35 years and have a daughter. Emily is an RN in Fargo, married to Tyler. They have two boys, Tate, four years old, and Hayden, 18 months. Kay will continue to promote Mental Health with a focus on Children, and the Environment. She loves Rotary President Stephanie Urchick’s, theme, The Magic of Rotary, and encourages everyone to embrace it and have fun! |