Grinnell Rotary met Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at 6:00 p.m.
The evening started with a special recognition of the Ted Clausen family, as Paul Harris Fellows. The Paul Harris Fellow program recognizes individuals who contribute $1000 to the Rotary Foundation. The program also recognizes those in whose name contributions of $1000 have been made to the Foundation. Clausen family members recognized were: Helen Clausen, Christopher A. Clausen, Brett White, Rebecca G. Clausen Pinkerton, Jimmy E. Pinkerton, Rachel D. Pinkerton, and Benjamin Karl Havlik.
The speaker for the night was Poweshiek County Treasurer, Sandy Ross. Her topic was Grinnell’s Driver’s License Satellite Station. Ross presented a history of the Grinnell Satellite Station, through a power point presentation. Going forward, Grinnell will not have a satellite station. She explained that Grinnell would not have a satellite station because of a county issuance number. In order for the county to receive enough equipment to allow a Grinnell Satellite Station, the average license issuance number for the county would need to be 5000. Poweshiek County only had 4857, averaged over three years. Ross contacted all known sources to advocate for more equipment, but did not succeed in getting the additional equipment approved. For this reason, the decision was made to have driver’s licenses issued in Montezuma only.
Grinnell Rotary meets every Tuesday at West Side Family Restaurant.
Denny Conway