Jon Utecht - Minnesota Soil and Water District Aquatic Invasive Species coordinator - North St. Louis County
Club Update - Tom Moore
Club Treasurer Update: Ann Johnson has agreed to do the accounting for the club replacing Todd Heiman in September.
Tom and Susan did a podcast with What's Up Ely with Lacey Squier to talk about the student exchange program in the works with Rotary. They also discussed Rotary Casino Night. What a great platform for others to hear what Ely Rotary has coming up. The podcast reaches almost 30,000 people.
Turn in your Casino Night tickets to Terri, no later than Wednesday, 8/14.
Mealey's donated a polywood rocker chair and table set for a Casino Night prize.
Discussed drinks available at Casino night.
Rotary Burger and Brat sale on Friday, 8/9/2024.
Update: Youth Exchange Program - Susan Polege
Plans are in progress.
Suggest involving students in Rotary activities.
Students interested will be applying to district.
Stay tuned for more to come.
Funds Request: Jeff Sundell
Ely Memorial High School Yearbook made a request for a Rotary donation. Approved $150.00 pending official form request.
Reminder: Official form needs to be filled out for donation requests. The form is found on our website.
Speaker Background: Jon Utecht
Jon is the Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator for North St. Louis County. His role is to manage AIS prevention programs and educate the public on the damaging effects of AIS and the ways to prevent AIS from spreading.
He helps to identify any suspicious and new AIS infestations. He has several year's experience in water resources programs.
Speaker Highlights:
Jon spoke about various AIS Issues from Rusty Crayfish, Mussel Snails to a variety of different invasive weeds in area lakes.
His territory is from Cotton, MN to the Canadian border.
He hires supervisors to do boat checks at public landings in the area.
Their job is to educate the public, the boat owners, resort owners and also use hot and pressurized water to clean the boats.
Thank you to Jon for his presentation on AIS and his work to protect and preserve lakes and educating the public for future generations.
Attendance:
Tom Moore
Terri Olson
Lindsay Przybylski
Kurt Soderberg
Jeff Sundell
Ward Nelson
Lisa Ledel
Greg Buckley
Joe Weise, Guest
Jon Utecht, Presenter
Card Game Drawing:
Kurt won the chance at the 50/50 drawing but did not win.
The pot was $160 and will continue to next meeting with 40 cards remaining.
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