The July 20th Rotary meeting began with a delicious steak meal prepared by Super Foods. Rotarian Scott McAdaragh did an excellent job with the steaks. There were no guests present as we normally do not have a program for steak day. The losing attendance team, which was the Brunsing Team paid for all the steaks which is our customary way of enjoying a meal and encouraging the losing team to do better!

Rotarian/Pastor Bill Heermann offered up a prayer of Thanksgiving for the excellent food and prayed that all Rotarians may go forth in our community to help others and enrich lives.

Song leader Jeff Doom led us in singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and one verse of “Rotary.” We were all amazed at how well we sang without accompaniment.

Rotarian Ken Cotton delivered the Membership Minute, and he informed us of the Rotary International’s General Secretary. The day-to-day operations of Rotary Internationals Secretariat are under the supervision of the general secretary, the top professional officer of Rotary. The general secretary is responsible to the RI Board and president and provides the ongoing management for more than six hundred staff members who work at RI World Headquarters and the seven international offices.

The general secretary serves as secretary to the RI Board and is also the chief executive of The Rotary Foundation, under the supervision of the Foundation Trustees. He is the secretary of all Rotary committees as well as the Council on Legislation.

The general secretary is elected by the RI Board for a term of not more than three years which may be renewed by the Board for a term of up to five years. Since 1910, 11 men have served in that position.

Throughout the history of Rotary, the personal influence and administrative skills of our general secretaries have significantly shaped the course of Rotary programs and activities.

Sergeant at Arms Jordan Weber immediately levied a fine of $ 2 each to the Rotarians who were absent and missing their steaks; $2 to Jerry Weber for wearing “Crocs” to a professional meeting and another $2 for wearing shorts; $2 to a last minute showing by Rotarian Jamie Soukup; $3 to Bryan Slaba for going back to his vacation spot; $2 to Jamie Soukup for using steak sauce, which brought about confessions from Patty Frei, Amanda Bechen, and Rachel Woods who also used steak sauce; $2 to Linda Soukup for talking about killing rodents during the meal; $5 to Jeff Doom for his payouts at his recent golf tournament; Happy Fines were forthcoming from Amanda Bechen: $4 for the extra dessert; $5 fromPatty Frei for the beautiful rain the past weekend; $2 from Jerry Weber for the rain; $5 for the great steak meal from Jerry Henke; and $13.00 from Bryan Slaba who just received his thirteenth grandchild!

Rotarian Joe Stedronsky received the lucky ticket number and had eleven cards to choose from. He only drew the King of Spades. We are now down to ten cards. Joe would have won $669.00 if he had drawn the Queen of Hearts.

Rotarian Krsnak was absent, so President Woods informed the group that there were two misses, but she did not have enough information on makeups to assign numbers to the attendance teams.

The membership discussed several topics of interest to the club pertaining to the Safe on Second Street Project which is the proposed sidewalk from the WCS to the Boys and Girls Club. Rotarian Amanda Bechen brought the club members up to date on the past decisions and the upcoming decisions to addressed. There has been a lapse of two years due to the pandemic, so estimations and prices have all changed. Involvement by the club members in the future helping with this project was the topic of conversation. Stay tuned for more information.

The meeting adjourned with the club’s recitation of the 4-Way Test:

Of the Things we think, say, or do:

Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER Friendships? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?