Monday's Guest is Kyle Pfannenstiel, reporter and journalist with the Idaho Capital Sun. Idaho health care is his focus, yet he reports on all types of stories relevant to our Idaho community. Please join us on Monday to learn more about the Idaho Capital Sun, story development, and Kyle!  

 

In July, Kyle reported on a lawsuit seeking to void Idaho's government employee health insurance contract. This follows up on two-part series this spring announcing the insurance contract change and delving into how it was made. Here's part 1 from that series.  This is a story that Kyle continues to cover. State government contracting is a unique area of reporting that Kyle covers. It is complicated and can involve a lot of tax money, affecting a lot of Idaho lives. 

Trick or Treating is just weeks away and Meridian Rotarians are signed up for Trunk or Treating at City Hall!  On 10/24 from 5 to 9pm at City Hall.  The club will pass out candy to youth from the community. 

Here are the sign-ups to date:

We still need more candy donations. Please plan to bring your donations on Monday 10/14 or the night of the event if you are volunteering onsite.

This is also World Polio Day and we'll be passing out information on polio and polio eradication.  

On Monday 10/7 Rotarians toured Top Golf in Meridian, Idaho. Hosted by Victoria Kraynak, Director of Sales, everyone had fun, learned a lot, enjoyed lunch, and a few stayed and whacked some golf balls! Many thanks to Karol Stokes for the suggestion and for Victoria for the fantastic tour. Top Golf is welcoming for golfers and non-golfers alike. They can host up to 750 people at a time, they have a restaurant open to the public (no golfing required), two kitchens, plenty of parking, a meeting room (for up to 26 people), and a mini-golf course for those who enjoy a bit of putt-putt golf!  A suggested was made to host an event, inviting all Rotarians, friends and family from across the Treasure Valley for a fun night out.  

 

10/16 - Club Board Meeting at Karol Stokes home starting at 4:30pm

10/24 - Trunk or Treat - Meridian City Hall 5-9pm

10/28 - Club Meeting with speaker Susan Saad - Bogus Basin

11/9 - Service event, food sorting at the Idaho Food Bank (need at least 10 volunteers) 

12/9 - Club Meeting with Speaker Brian May Martinez, AFSD-S TSA Idaho 

3/28/2025 - Open World returns to Idaho! Hosting a journalism delegation from Tajikistan!