A special thank-you to all who helped at the Blair Recycling Center on Saturday, April 26th.

Please welcome our newest Blair Rotarian, Lana Pleak.  Lana has been a resident of Blair for over 22 years and works at the Blair Memorial Community Hospital.  

The club is planning a golf tournament on June 27th at the Rivers Wild Golf Course.  Please reserve that date and plan to help with the tournament.  All members will be asked to create and or promote a four-some.

Centennial Project - the deadline for submitting the club's Centennial Project is drawing near.  A possibility is working with other groups on the restoration and upkeep of the Brewster Cemetery.  Additional information regarding this project will be forthcoming.

Notes from the April 22nd  Meeting -  Program Chair - Dave Bohling

Dave's guest for the day was Dr. Milt Heinrich, Professor of Art at Dana College.  Dr. Heinrich has been at Dana for over 30 years and has a number of significant works throughout the region.  Dr. Heinrich's work typically tells a story through imagery.  Often his works are constructed using metal, clay and wood and there are usually layers of meaning within each piece.

The following projects are examples of the works Dr. Heinrich has completed in the local area:

• Valmont Industries: at the main entrance of the company's headquarters, Milt created a large globe suspended by four arcs representing the global presence of the company.  In the Board Room area, he has created a "story wall" mural that depicts the many products and facets of the company.
• HunTel Systems:  this was the first commissioned piece Milt did in the area.  It is on the right of the main entrance to HunTel Systems.  It is constructed using various pieces of telecommunication components.
• Eppley Airport: a large mural at the south end of the main terminal - shows an aerial view of the area (made in clay) with a ribbon of metal running through depicting the Missouri River.
• Nebraska Jewish Historical Society: a wall mural depicting the many businesses and enterprises owned over the past century by Jewish business men and women.
• Peter Kiewit: a number of paintings depicting the businesses and activities of the corporation.
• Dana College: a large wall mural in the Durham Classroom Center honoring all those who contributed more than $5,000 to the building project. 

Dr. Heinrich is currently working on two projects in Blair.  The first is the Washington County Veteran's Memorial to be constructed at the intersection of Highway 75 and Washington Street, adjacent to the American Legion Building.  The second is a large wall mural listing the names of all contributors of $5,000 or more to the Dana College Legacy Campaign.

Although Dr. Heinrich enjoys working on his projects, he stresses that his first love is teaching.  The ability to expose students to the process of preparing bids for projects and receiving commissions, provides a valuable insight for his students.

Rotary Question of the Week

What are the objectives of Rotary?

Rotary Fact of the Week (from  the RI Website)

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Thought of the Week

"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

April  Birthdays
Mary Jean Rahlfs - 5th
Lana Pleak - 7th
Chris Boswell - 17th
Mick Jensen - 27th