Dan Romanchik

In kindergarten, Dan Lewan was a picky eater, yet his teacher told him he was destined to travel the world eating strange foods. In college, he began to feel she might be right. Freshman year, he seized an opportunity to do humanitarian work gutting houses in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He liked it so […]

The Community Allocations Committee solicits, reviews, and awards grants to local not-for- profit organizations that support the club’s goal of “Helping Kids Succeed.” Funding commitments are for a single year with a maximum amount of $5,000 per grant. Members of the committee are responsible for reading and ranking applications in preparation for an annual grant […]

Notes by Ed Hoffman; Photos by Fred Beutler Joanie Knoertzer provided a wonderful piano prelude to the luncheon meeting as President John hovered nearby, with truncated tie, swaying to the music. Suddenly he grasped the gavel and gave the bell a hearty whack. Your reporter made a special note of watching the bell-ringing this meeting: […]

This post first appeared on ScottWesterman.Com and was written by Scott’s son, Scott…..Dan W. Scott Westerman, Jr., the man I’ve always called “The Real” Scott Westerman, passed away peacefully early in the morning of April 18, 2018, on what would have been my mother’s 93rd birthday. She would want me to remind you that she […]

Notes by Ed Hoffman; Photos by Fred Beutler President John struck the Rotary bell a good one, and a full Anderson Room rose to sing the national anthem with real gravitas. Joan Knoertzer set the pace beautifully, making Rotary’s little upright sound like an orchestra. Rosemarie Rowney came to the podium and delivered a truly […]

Fernando grew up in the great outdoors of Milford and he is still happiest out of doors. He is a dedicated member of the American Sailing institute, carving out Tuesday mornings to sail all the boats in the Institute’s extensive fleets, which are moored in three different lakes across the region. He and his wife […]

Our Rotary club invites its members based on candidates’ history of service and leadership, then engages and supports them in the early portion of their membership to help build connections to foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise. Membership development supports the club through active recruitment of community members whose interests […]

Notes by Ed Hoffman; Photos by Fred Beutler Maestro Tom Strode treated the assembly to a lovely prelude, until President John struck the Rotary bell. Over a hundred Rotarians, Rotaractors, and guests launched into a beautiful rendition of our national anthem. Aaron Boylan then walked the few steps to the podium to deliver the day’s […]

As you may know, a goal for 2018 is for every Rotarian to plant a tree. That said, Scott Nelson (past president of Ann Arbor North Club) is leading an effort to plant 100 trees as a wrap up to the district conference the first week of May. The trees will be planted in Ypsilanti […]

President John clanged the Rotary Bell and everybody stood to belt out The Star-Spangled Banner to Tom Strode’s accompaniment. It sounded great. So did Past President Beth Fitzsimmons’ Inspiration: “[Historian] Bruce Catton is best known for his many books on the Civil War, but he loved Benzie County. He writes of Frankfort, Michigan: “How could […]