Agnes Reading

President Mark Ouimet opened the meeting at 12:30 on the day UM students returned to campus. Tom Strode played America the Beautiful. President Mark honored Tom’s 30-year service playing our patriotic song and Steve Pierce serenaded him with “He’s A Jolly Good Fellow”. Michael Barg announced the birthdays, including Tom’s. Michael Barg’s Inspiration noted that […]

Newly inaugurated President Mark Ouimet rang the opening bell at 12:30 on July 13. Tom Strode played the Star Spangled Banner. Pattie Katcher honored our speaker by talking about how much books have meant to her. Her favorite is Gift From the Sea, by Anne Morrow Lindberg.  Steve Pierce led us in singing Those Hazy […]

“The Membership Committee is considering renting a booth at the Art Fair this coming Thursday through Saturday July 21-23. If we can get enough Rotarians to staff the booth, we can hopefully proceed. This involves just saying hello to passers by, and talking to people who seem interested in our club. Also you may take […]

President Susan Froelich’s term came to an end at the meeting on June 29, 2022 and Mark Oiumet assumed the mantle of leadership. Susan’s presidency was packed with activity and success on many different fronts. Read the full text of her remarks here.  The meeting opened with Tom Strode’s playing of The Star Spangled Banner. […]

During our clean-up of I-94 on April 23, seven-year-old Gavin Luczak and his grandmother stopped at an exit to congratulate Tom Millard and John Sepp. Gavin was so inspired by the time he reached home that he got his gloves and bag and cleaned up trash in a wooded area behind his house! Our own […]

President Susan Froelich rang the opening bell at 12:30 and Tom Strode played the Star Spangled Banner. Peg Talburtt’s Inspiration was  taken from The Organic Commandment, 1940, by Frank Lloyd Wright: “Love is the virtue of the Heart; Sincerity is the virtue of the Mind; Courage is the virtue of the Spirit; and Decision is […]

The Northup Humanitarian Award Recipients are: Henry Maicki, MD for 2021 and Manish Mehta, PhD for 2022. The Award presentation will take place at the meeting on Wednesday, April 27 at the Michigan Union in the Anderson Room. You are cordially invited to join us in person or via Zoom. Each recipient will share some […]

John White interrupted the pre-meeting chatter with the Zoom etiquette announcements, and turned the meeting over to Tom Strode, who played God Bless America. Cyril White gave the Inspiration, talking about his grandmother, who with her husband and children, fled their town in Ukraine to escape the Soviet invasion at the beginning of WWII.  After […]

The February 9 meeting opened with the ringing of The Bell at 12:30pm. Tom Strode played America the Beautiful. Sara Maddock’s Inspiration recalled being a teenager in the 90’s and having a teenager in the 00’s, and now has twin teens, noting that change comes fast but although the platform and interpretations change, the things […]

Dawn Johnson delivered the Zoom etiquette message at 12:30, President Susan rang the opening bell and Tom Strode got things started with The Star spangled Banner. Fanfan Zheng got us ready to welcome in the Year of the Tiger on February 1 Chinese New Year. His inspirational message is an ancient Chinese proverb: Don’t be […]