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River Falls disc golf: an introduction

Disc Golf 101: Andrew P. Reese will introduce himself and the sport of disc golf to us. He will provide a short background on disc golf in general and explain the sport, followed by the history of the River Falls club. He will also tell us about the club’s current and future services and goals. Using a portable disc golf basket and a few discs, he’ll give us a demonstration as part of his presentation.

About the Club: The River Falls Disc Golf Club started in 2015, and the club began running a disc golf league in 2016. In 2017 the club began working directly with the River Falls Parks and Recreation Department on resolving issues with the current 9-hole course in River Falls as well as working on expanding disc golf within the River Falls community.

About the speaker: Andrew P. Reese is a River Falls native, growing up here. He began playing disc golf casually more than 10 years ago, getting more passionate about the sport in 2013. He is one of the founders of the River Falls Disc Golf Club.

White Bear Lake Rotary Project Update

Our River Falls Club contributed to this project in Africa, the Nasasruni Academy for Masai Girls. This week we received a progress report and photos. Click 'read more' for a brief letter from the White Bear Lake Club. Monday's reminder email will have the detailed progress summary along with some photos.

Upcoming events

Next Month: Thursday 2/17

Due to a conflict in January with the Taste of River Falls event, the Club Forum a/k/a “Super 5:01” has been moved to February: We’ll be combining an evening social with an opportunity to continue discussion on key items from the member survey recently conducted. Details coming soon!

An Insider’s Perspective on the Major Changes in Local Journalism

At the January 4 meeting, Bob Burrows introduced himself to the club before telling us about the numerous changes to the news business and to the River Falls Journal, its successors and competitors.

Bob grew up in the blue-collar city of Bayonne, NJ, famous for "Sopranos" street scenes and boxer Chuck Wepner, the inspiration for Rocky (I, II, III, etc. – I lost count!) After a year at Marquette University on the other side of Wisconsin with too many distractions, Bob spent three years in the Navy tracking Soviet subs (pretty cool stuff!) After the Navy, college at UWRF set him in new directions, and he was won over by the openness and friendliness of Midwesterners. Several part-time jobs led to his starting on the journalism career that he continues to enjoy, despite the changes and challenges.