Blair Rotary Newsletter
"Rotary Shares"
May 12, 2008

Every Rotarian - Every Year 
Total to Date

Club Goal for the 2007-2008 Rotary Year is $4,000

$2879

$3,200

$3,400

$3,600

$3,800

$4,000

$4,300

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 

The annual Blair Rotary Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, June 20th at the Rivers Wild Golf Course - please reserve this date on your calendar.  We will need a number of members to help and everyone is encouraged to form a team.

A membership application has been received from Rev. Mike Knutson, Senior Pastor at First Lutheran Church, if anyone has a reason for not granting membership please contact a club officer as soon as possible.

Notes from May 6th - Program Chair - Tom Sternberg

Tom's guest was Dave Nannen who talked about the Blair Trail System.  Currently there are nearly six miles of trail and about 1.5 miles is planned to be paved this summer.  The expansion this summer will include a trail which will go from College Drive behind the Dana baseball and softball fields.  Eventually the trail will go from Deerfield to the Optimist Boat Ramp and beyond.  The entire trail system will take 25 to 30 years to complete and when complete will encompass the entire city and hook-up with trails to the south and north of Blair.

Funding for the trail system has been secured through federal matching grants.  The federal government puts in 80% with the NRD providing 10% and the City of Blair providing the remaining 10%.  During the Gateway to the West celebration there is a Fun Run/Walk event with proceeds going to the trail project.  If you would like more information about the trail system please contact the City of Blair or Dave Nannen at Nannen-Harte Physical Therapy.

Rotary Question of the Week

With the assistance of Rotary, how many children have been immunized against polio since the 1980's?

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

Decades ago, polio outbreaks were a constant threat around the world. After the introduction of polio vaccines by Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin and a steadfast immunization effort, these outbreaks became part of history in most of the world.

Yet many still live under the threat of polio, which is why Rotary and its global partners are committed to reaching every child with the vaccine and ending this disease worldwide.

Major gains have been made in the global fight against polio:

Thought of the Week

"An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it." Jef Mallet, Frazz, 04/04/07

May Birthdays
Ed Jipp 12th
Ardelle Wachter 12th
Jim Peterson 16th
Ken Rhoades 22nd
Blake Dillon 27th
Dan Veskrna 28th
George Hall 26th


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