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Joan Knoertzer’s lyrical piano captured perfectly the spirit of the season. For her prelude Joan played “What a Wonderful World,” then, with the Rotary bell rung, she launched into a beautiful “God Bless America,” the country’s number 1 choice should we ever adopt dual anthems. Victor Stoeffler kicked off the proceedings with his Inspiration: “Regardless […]

Harpoon for the week of Dec. 17 Weekly Meeting Statistics:A total of 101 members learned about education in Ypsilanti from Tim Wilson. We also had three Visiting Rotarians (Cindy Duggal of Windsor Ontario, ADG Ann Nauts of Chelsea and Ted Sanford of Coronado CA) and ten guests (mostly his former colleagues from Emerson School). In […]

Joanne Knoertzer’s White Christmas was no competition for the happily expectant chatter of Rotarians as we looked forward to the performance of the Huron a capella choir after the business meeting. Dennis Powers read the gift list of Oren Arnold, late Sunday editor of the Arizona Republic: To your enemy, forgiveness; To an opponent, tolerance; […]

(Remarks delivered by Karen Kerry on the occasion of Emeritus Status presentation to Pat Pooley.) Once upon a time there was a passionate woman whose intelligence and grace took her down many road/paths from her early roots in Allen Park, MI- an ethnically diverse neighborhood on the outskirts of Detroit. She is a Rotary member […]

Barb Mulay is an avid University of Michigan sports fan. She sits behind the Michigan goal at hockey games and has received calls from around the country from friends and family who have spotted her on the Big 10 TV station wearing her Maize and Blue. Hockey is not her only love; she also has […]

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 110 members were treated to the musical excellence of the Huron High Choir. We had one Visiting Rotarian (former Ann Arbor member Christina Ferris), seven U-M Rotaractors (Abbey Edwards, Savannah Demil, Kristi Carson, Peter Chen, Cem Sami, Luis Orozco and Ophelia Deng) and ten guests (mostly friends of awardee […]

Beth Nissen has a formidable resume but she is warm, friendly and very approachable. She received a B.A with Honors in Journalism from Michigan in 1975 and an M.S. in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1976. She has graced most of the mainstream media newsrooms as a reporter: WSJ, Newsweek, […]

Spring Fling will be at the Hudson Car Museum in Ypsilanti on Sunday, May 12 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.  What a wonderful  Mother’s Day experience!! Please talk it up, suggest people bring their families and friends!!! It should be fun and different!!!

DG Jane McManus is proud to announce our new District Governor (2021-2022) Nominee Designate – Brenda K Tipton! Brenda is full of energy and enthusiasm with a great heart for service. Best known for her “Woo-Woo” call to action, in 2017-2018, she (President) and her team added 22 new members to the Livingston Sunrise Club! […]

President Greg rang the Rotary bell following a beautiful piano prelude by Past President John Ackenhusen. A full assembly of Rotarians and guests rose to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Greg then addressed the room: “Good afternoon, I’m doing the Inspiration today. This Friday marks the 77th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The architect […]