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 […]

On Sunday, April 8th the Rotaract Committee honored 6 graduating seniors for their years of commitment to Service Above Self at the annual Senior Sendoff brunch. Amidst the executive board leadership for next year, the 6 seniors, Sam, Mandy, Karly, Aditya, Rosa, and Anastasia had a chance to reflect on their 4 years in Rotaract […]

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 and fellow Rotarians, I remember our Jerry Prescott   First, Jerry was a family man. He married Lorna Ball, his companion for 61 glorious years.  Jerry and Lorna raised 4 lovely children; Tom, Sydney, Kristi, and Dorothy, all of whom are living outstanding lives. A church man. Jerry was a faithful usher and […]

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 […]

The Junior Rotarian Committee annually celebrates 15 students, from five area high schools, with exceptional achievements in academics and community service. Three senior students each from Community High School, Gabriel Richard High School, Greenhills School, Huron High School, and Pioneer High School are selected by their counselors to receive this honor. They are invited, along […]

Please welcome two of our newest members! Watch for more new member profiles next week….Agnes Lauren Heinonen Lauren is our youngest member. She grew up in Brighton and attended Michigan, graduating in the Class of 2017. She graduated with Honors in Evolutionary Anthropology, having completed an honors thesis titled “Human Genetic and Nasal Morphological Responses […]

Betty passed away on March 20 at age 76 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was a Rotarian from 1996 until 2012 when she resigned as a result of her disease. She was a member of our Sustainer’s Society. Bettye’s sponsors were Lois Jelneck and Ingrid Deininger. In addition to being a member of […]

Tim Harrison passed away on March 23. He was a member of our club since 2010 when he joined along with his wife, Nancy. Before that, Tim was a Rotarian in the Briarwood Club from 1991 to 2004. There will be a celebration of life service on Saturday, April 14 at 11:30 am at the […]