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We met in the gymnasium at the Salvation Army and our invocation was offered by this writer. President Ken welcomed Assistant District Governor Blake Crosby and then our student guests from Hillcrest introduced themselves. From left to right below: Hope Adams who plays volleyball, Angie Bui from Vietnam, Erik Bjorndahl who plays football, basketball and golf, and Jiun Moon who plays basketball and socker and participates in track.  Brian Tjaden gave a service update in Zack Stach's absence and then Blake Carlson told us about some District assistance being offered to clubs bringing in new members as well as upcoming events for Rotarians. Blake has moved from Bismarck to the Fargo-Moorhead area and is now a member of the morning club in Fargo. There was a Rotary Minute Quiz based on previously unshared information from the January Rotary magazine, with one of three questions answered correctly (since the war started in Ukraine, over 14 million people have been forced to flee; The Rotary Foundation has given over $11.7 million dollars in disaster grants for Ukraine through late October of last year; and with $300,000 from Rotary and a matching gift from a U.S. based non-profit, 40 ambulances were donated and driven in a caravan to Kyiv). When we moved on to brags and fines, Tim Hunt let us know he might be absent in the near future as Desta is scheduled to have knee surgery this week. Keith Olson told us he will not be personally present for up to six weeks as he and Kim travel to Arizona; he also referenced the Rotary Club in Billings, Montana donating $100,000 to a Salvation Army building project there. Mark Bring contributed for missing the last three meetings and Anthony Nordan apologized for having to meet in the gym (it wasn't too bad). John MacFarland talked about Eunice's funeral service the prior Friday that a lot of Rotarians attended, which he much appreciated. He also said he received a call from someone at college in Moorhead where they are conducting a survey of the values people hold and John referenced The Four Way Test. We then adjourned the meeting to head out to Fergus Falls Monument Co. where Rotarian Ryan Welle gave those in attendance a tour. The business was founded in 1883 and was sold six times before the Welle family purchased it in the 1940's. Its original location was 219 E. Lincoln Ave., moving to its present location in 1977. The business in now operated by brothers Ryan and Michael. |
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