Donna Gustafson spoke to us about how you could take a photo and let it tell a story.  Donna started taking pictures when she was quite young and they were of her pets.  She took those pet photos (black and white) and entered them in the County Fair.  Later she started taking photos of her children for Christmas Cards and eventually she decided she wanted to continue taking pictures.  She has had no training, except learning from two other photographers and other individuals.  She learned to post some of these photos on websites, but before doing those websites, she needed to invest some money to purchase some good photographic equipment.

She told us that you can take some really good photos with cell phones today and download them into apps that will help you filter out certain things or let you crop what you just want for your photo either from the computer or the cell phone.

Bill is a native Nebraskan being raised in Palmer, NE.  He has been married to Darby for 44 years, who is also from Palmer.  They have known each other since they were five years old.

 

Bill has been a member of Rotary for 40 years, previously he was a member of the Norfolk Morning Club and the St. Paul Rotary Club.  Bill worked as a funeral director, retiring in 2019 after 42 years.  He moved from St. Paul, NE and built a new home two miles east of Denton, NE, moving into that home in May 2021.  

 

Bill and Darby have three children, Ashley and her husband, Jeff live in Ahwatukee, AZ; Alex and his wife, Liz live in Lincoln, NE; and Austin and his wife, Tracy live in North Pole, Alaska. They have six grandchildren.  Bill enjoys deer hunting, Nebraska football and spending time (winters) in Arizona.

 

Lonnie got his Business Administration degree from Loma Linda University.  He is presently Vice President, Finance of Christian Record Services, Inc., which is a non-profit charity specializing in providing various media services to people who are blind.  He has also worked in higher education as chief accountant, Vice President of Finance for a private K-12 school.  He worked as an assistant director of a social services community center for people in need.  He has 13 years experience in the financial services sector including branch management experience.  Lonnie is married to Bonnie and they have no children.  His hobbies are travel, phusical fitness and outdoor activities.  Lonnie is a Board Member of Good Neighbor Community Center, Lincoln and a board member of SDA Credit Union in Lincoln.

 

 

 

No birthdays between January 26th and February 2nd:

  Wellness Chairman Greg Schnasse has requested information in regard to any illness by club members and/or their family members.

Phone: 402-440-9917

Email: greg.schnasse@gmail.com

 

 

 

Keep all our Rotarians in your prayers and thoughts as we continue fight with variants from the COVID-19.

 

Even with the vaccine, we continue to keep all of our teachers, school officials, and students, EMT's and first responders, hospital doctors and nurses, supermarket clerks, restaurant workers laid off or furloughed and waiting for unemployment, all those who are currently unemployed, human service organizations who still are open to serve those poor/homeless/hungry, funeral home workers, churches, airline employees, hotel employees, gas station and convenience store workers.  
 

If you know of any of our members you would like for us to mention who are ill or need prayer, please let Greg know and we will put it in the SPOKE.