General News                                                                                                                   

We have received a membership application from Julie Jones, the human resources officer at the Cargill in Blair.  If any member has just cause for not granting Julie membership please contact a club officer immediately.

Reminder: attendance should be at least 60%, if you can't make a meeting you can do a make-up on the web at the following address:  http://www.rotaryeclub7890.org/makeup.htm 

Notes from January 2nd Meeting

Family members of Blair Rotarians gathered for food and fellowship.  21 Rotarians were present with many spouses and children in attendance as well.  It was good to renew acquaintances and to meet family members of fellow Rotarians.  A special thank you to President Lana for organizing this family event.

Rotary Question of the Week

When were women granted membership into Rotary? 

Rotary Fact of the Week (from  the RI or District Website)

Reflecting society in 1905, the organization had been limited to male members and remained so officially until 1989, when the Council on Legislation, Rotary's parliament, voted to eliminate the male-only provision, opening up membership to qualified women across the world (though the U.S. women Rotarians began to appear during the 1986-1987 Rotary year). Today, there are approximately 145,000 women Rotarians worldwide, many of them serving in leadership roles.

 Thought of the Week

"When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power." Hugh White

January Birthdays
Chuck Larsen