1981-82
1981
The Club participated in the second annual Service Club Olympics
Governor Al Quie addressed a joint meeting of all the Faribault service clubs.
The annual Honors Banquet was held at Faribault High School.
There was a program on the future of public and cable television.
The club had a presentation by local Naturalist Orwin Rustad and a walking tour of the Nature Center followed by a picnic lunch in the parking lot.
Club dues for the year was $60.
The Club held the 17th Annual Youth Benefit Concert with 582 people attending.
Attendance Chairman George Wickstrom informed the club that each member is responsible for marking the attendance log at lunch or you will be marked absent.
The 42nd annual Christmas Concert was held at Shattuck.
Our club’s 61st president in 1980-81 was Oskar Teisberg.
1982
The club participated in the 3rd annual Service Club Olympics with Sertoma winning for the third year in a row but this year we were second place.
Attendance was at 83.5% this year down from 89.24% in 1981.
Faribault mayor Gary Kindseth spoke to the club about the city’s sound financial position and future plans.
The club held the annual honors banquet for 50 BA and FHS seniors at Bethlehem Academy.
Future Rotarian of the year (2009) Dave Beranek joined the club on June 16, 1982. Wes Bahl was his sponsor. During his classification talk he mentioned that he was single and played fastpitch softball.
New improved songbooks were provided by a number of Rotarians. These are our current songbooks and replaced the ones purchased in 1966.
The club awarded four music scholarships to Faribault High School seniors.
Our club’s 62nd president in 1981-82 was Dale Hamilton.