Feb. 28, 2018 Barker (Feb 28, 2018)

Mike Johnson to speak to March 1

The Rotary Club of Edina will welcome Mike Johnson as the program speaker at the Thursday, March 1, meeting. Johnson will speak about "Drones—What Can They Really Do?" He is the senior vice president of operations for SkySnopes. Johnson is the son of Rotarian Doug Johnson.

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Edina State of the City is today, Feb. 28

WHAT: Edina 2018 State of the City event, co-sponsored by the Rotary Club of Edina, Edina Morningside Rotary Club and Edina Chamber of Commerce

WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Feb. 28
WHERE: Edina Country Club

WHO: All Rotarians are encouraged to attend
INFO: Edina Mayor James B. Hovland (an Edina Morningside Rotary member), as well as School Superintendent John Schultz and City Manager Scott Neal (an Edina Rotarian) will present information about future plans and city issues. Cost for lunch and the program is $35 per person. Go to the Edina Chamber website for more information. Edina residents may attend the meeting as non-lunching guests. An RSVP is appreciated to erica@edina.org. The registration deadline has passed.

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Rotary Happy Hour is Wednesday, March 7

The next Rotary Vocational Development Group will be Wednesday, March. 7.

Once a month, Edina Rotarians have a chance to connect with other club members, and any guests, at the happy hour. This Rotary event is held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Mezz at the Lunds & Byerly's in Edina. The meeting will feature a brief presentation from a featured Rotarian, plus time for introductions, networking and questions. The featured speaker at the March 7 gathering will be Kelley Burnett. The Rotary Club of Edina and EMRC collaborate on this event.

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March Madness event—sign up now!

WHAT: March Madness Basketball Championship Bracket and NCAA National Championship game party
WHEN: Sign up for the bracket competition by March 10; pick your winners between March 11–14; party is at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 2
WHERE: Party is at Poor Richard's Commonhouse, 8301 Normandale Road, Bloomington. The party will feature appetizers and a cash bar.
COST/INFO: A $10 entry fee gets you into the competition. You will make your picks between March 11 and 14. The organizers of the event can help you with your bracket picks if this is your first time. On March 11, we will send out a link to the online brackets to anyone registered. All you need to do now is sign up to take part! Everyone interested in taking part must register by March 10. Payouts will go to first, second and third place winners in the bracket! We will crown our bracket winner at the party April 2. Cost for the party is $15 per person. Please register online and indicate on the registration page if you are signing up for the bracket, party, or both.

• $10 for just the bracket competition
• $15 per person for just the Championship Game party
• $25 to take part in the bracket and attend the party

Once registered, please send checks payable to Rotary Club of Edina to Scott Hawkins at:

Scott Hawkins
7161 France Ave. S., Unit 501
Minneapolis, MN 55435

You can also hand off payment to Scott Hawkins or Jennifer Garske at meetings.

Contact Scott Hawkins or Social Director Renee Harberts. Stay tuned for the bracket email on March 11!

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Proposed for membership

The Rotary Club of Edina’s Board of Directors recently approved the applicants below for membership:

Scott Blake

Classification: Business Law

Sponsor: Greg Yoch

Katy Campbell

Classification: Journalism

Sponsor: Sandy Schley

Kevin Koepke

Classification: Debt Recovery

Sponsor: Ann Platt

Toshie Metzger

Classification: Banking Services

Sponsor: Scott MacDonald

Written objections to the application must be submitted before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, to Rotary Club of Edina, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina, MN 55424 or emailed to administrator@EdinaRotary.org.

Join the High School Scholarship Committee

The Rotary Club of Edina will award two $1,250 scholarships to deserving Edina High School graduates this spring. Scholarships will be given to seniors who exemplify the Rotarian motto of “Service Above Self” and have participated in Rotary programs such as Camp Enterprise, Camp RYLA and the Interact Club of Edina. The application review period is tentatively scheduled for March 21 through mid-April.

If you are interested in reviewing applications and determining the two scholarship winners, please contact Jennifer Bennerotte, jbennerotte@EdinaMN.gov or 952-833-9520.

In review

Posted by Theresa Halverson on Feb 22, 2018

The program speakers at the Thursday, Feb. 22, Rotary Club of Edina meeting were Chris Omodt and Pat Matter, authors of the book, “Breaking the Code.” They were introduced by Pat Matter's niece, Rotarian Heather Edelson. Guests included two of Edina Police officers, David Venne and Brian Tholen; and Jake Omodt, Chris Omodt's son.

Shelly Loberg, International Service Director, shared what her committee is working on so far this Rotary year.

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Rotary Happy Hour/VDG featuring Theresa Halverson

The Mezz, Byerly's

Mar 07, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Leadership Training—session 2

Think Mutual Bank

Mar 13, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

RI Convention final early registration deadline

Mar 31, 2018

March Madness Bracket Competition and Party

Poor Richard's Commonhouse

Apr 02, 2018 7:30 PM

Rotary Happy Hour/VDG featuring Mark Stageberg

The Mezz, Byerly's

Apr 04, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Leadership Training—session 3

Think Mutual Bank

Apr 10, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Front Desk

Christensen, Joe

Greeter 1

Harris, Hal

Greeter 2

Hayes, Joe

Greeter 3

Carlson, Rick

Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance/Four-Way Test

Ohe, Jeff

Introduce Guests

Wenner, Nate

The Barker writer

Stanzak, Michael

Photographer

Jessen, Mark

Introduce the Speaker

Wenner, Nate

Thank the Speaker

Opitz, Michael

President

San Asato

President Elect

John Flynn

Treasurer

Josh Sprague

Secretary

Sam Thompson

Past President

Ann Platt

Club Service (Administration) Director

Marty Kupper

Community Service—Local Funding Co-Director

Brandon Azbill

Community Service—Local Funding Co-Director

Paul Peterson

Community Service—Programs Director

Joe Arends

International Service Director

Shelly Loberg

Membership—Recruitment Director

Greg Yoch

Social Director

Renee Harberts

Public Image Director

Dan Hennen

The Rotary Foundation Director

David Clynes

Youth Service Director

Kip Peterson

Club Administrator

Jen Garske

Join Date

Andy Finsness

March 1, 1994

24 years

Josh Sprague

March 1, 2008

10 years

Mark Jessen

March 1, 2010

8 years

Susan Stiles

March 1, 2001

17 years

Skip Thomas

March 3, 1994

24 years

Mary Swendsen

March 4, 2010

8 years

Jen Garske

March 6, 2013

5 years

Kip Peterson

March 8, 2012

6 years

Scott Hawkins

March 9, 2017

1 year

Theresa Halverson

March 9, 2017

1 year

Ross Peterson

March 12, 2015

3 years

Terry Moore

March 12, 2015

3 years

Jack Kennefick

March 15, 2013

5 years

Kaylin Eidsness

March 15, 2013

5 years

Michael Eckert

March 15, 2013

5 years

Sam Thompson

March 15, 2013

5 years

Susan Johnson

March 15, 2013

5 years

Brad Beard

March 16, 2006

12 years

Thom Winninger

March 24, 1994

24 years

Tim Fargo

March 24, 2009

9 years

George Lancaster

March 31, 1988

30 years

The Edina Country Club will serve chicken Olivia or Italian chop salad at the Thursday, March 1, Rotary Club of Edina meeting.

The Rotary Club of Edina's Administrator, Jennifer Garske, works part time Monday through Friday, and attends the Rotary meetings on Thursdays from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. to answer questions. Contact her at jgarske@EdinaRotary.org or leave a message on the Rotary cell phone at 612-875-3109.