In just 29 weeks, the Faribault Rotary Club will celebrate its 100-year anniversary on May 1, 2020. This week’s historical highlight is from 1989.
The club had 82 members.
Deb Asp, an instructor at the Wilson Center, gave a presentation on the building and sailing of the Viking ship, Hjemkomst. Deb, her three brothers and eight others sailed from Duluth to Norway.
The club toured the Faribault Regional Center. (Deb was a friend and classmate of mine at Concordia-Moorhead)
Finally, after nine years the Faribault Rotary Club took home the 1st place trophy in the Service Club Olympics.
Representative Pete Rodosovich presented a program about his trip to the Soviet Union and Minnesota property taxes.
The 25th Annual Youth Benefit Concert was held at the Senior High. (This year will be the 55th annual concert.)
Nick Coleman, columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press gave a talk on his career as a newspaper columnist.
The Faribault Senior High Choir presented the 50th annual Christmas concert.
Our club’s 69th president in 1988-89 was Bob Trench.