.Upcoming Speakers
If you would like to speak at an upcoming meeting, please contact us at ztarotary@gmail.com.
June 8, 2010
Quest Program
Dick Whitaker
June 1, 2010
Camp RYLA
Kyle Brault
May 18, 2010
Students of the Semester
Monica Nigon & Melanie Josselyn
April 6, 2010
Chemical Health Initiative
Gene Leifeld
March 16, 2010
WETC - ZM's interdistrict instructional program
Aaron Bergstralh
March 2, 2010
Ghana Shipping Project
Richard Lien
February 16, 2010
Status of Zumbrota
Richard Bauer, Mayor
February 9, 2010
Baja Mission Team
Our Saviors Lutheran Church and Pastor Westlake
February 2, 2010
Students of the Quarter
Cody Tiedemann and Laura Nelson
Venezuela Presentation
Daniela Ortega, Foreign Exchange Student
January 19, 2010
"Between the Fences", Smithsonian Special Exhibit
Zumbrota Area Historical Society
December 15, 2009
Tour de France
Adam Birr
December 8, 2009
Camp Enterprise Students
Maggie Holm and Melanie Josselyn
December 1, 2009
White Corn Research Project
Bill Beckman
November 24, 2009 - PLEASE NOTE: This is a 5PM meeting at Bridget's Cafe
Communication Connection
Vicki Snyder
November 17, 2009
Goodhue County Wind Eneregy Project
Jim Bryant
November 10, 2009
Experiences in Iraq
Dan Kingsley
Dan will talk about his experiences in Iraq. Veteran's Day is Nov. 11.
October 13, 2009
Goodhue County Health
Susan Johnson
Information concerning the H1N1 virus.
September 29, 2009
Z-M Schools Referendum
Pete Hinrichs & Rich Meyerhofer
Nov. 3 is the next School Referendum for Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools. Pete and Rich will be talking about what the referendum means for the community.
September 22, 2009
Goodhue County Red Cross
Sara Schuck
Information about the Goodhue Co. Red Cross activities.
September 15, 2009
Minnesota Corn Growers
Martin Amundson
To promote and create opportunities for profitability of corn farmers, while enhancing quality of life. The Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) is a membership based organization that exists under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 317A of Minnesota Statutes, known as the Minnesota Non-Profit Corporation Act. The MCGA's purpose is to expand the use, marketing, and efficient production of corn for the benefit of corn producers.
August 4, 2009
Goodhue County Trails
Roxanne Bartsch
What is happening with local trails.
July 21, 2009
Goodhue County Cooperative Electric
Doug Fingerson
Doug will be speaking about current legislation affecting electric utilities.
July 14, 2009
Boy Scouts of America
Tom Barry
Tom Barry from the Gamehaven Council, Boy Scouts of America, will be speaking about Scouting in Southeastern Minnesota and Zumbrota.
July 7, 2009
Goodhue Habitat for Humanity
Parker Quammen
Parker Quammen will be speaking about riding in the Habitat 500 bike rally. He is hoping to raise about $4000.00 for Goodhue Habitat and he will also try to bring a Past Habitat client to thank the group
April 28 , 2009
Vocational Tour - Ambulance Garage
Tour of the Ambulance Garage at 7:00AM
April 14 , 2009
Zumbrota Area Historical Society - "Between Fences"
Paul Kalass, Karen Brooks
Paul and Karen will be on hand to talk about their upcoming exhibit "Between Fences", which will be coming to Zumbrota in December.
April 7, 2009
Economic Talk
Toby Madden
Toby is regional economist for Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and will be speaking about the state of the economy.
Please note that this will be a NOON meeting at the Library .
March 24, 2009
Knutson Family Farms / Midwest Dairy Association
Keith Knutson
Keith Knutson is the owner and operator of Knutson Family Farms. The Knutson family has been farming in Roscoe Township since the 1930’s. Currently Keith and his family farm about 500 acres of owned and rented land, on which they grow corn, soybeans and alfalfa. They milk around 70 Holstein cows every day. The farm recently underwent a major updating of their dairy facilities. They now have a freestall barn and installed a robotic milking system to care for the cows. It has been extremely exciting for the Knutson family to work with the ultra modern technology in their dairy facility.
http://www.midwestdairy.com
http://www.dairyfarmingtoday.org
March 10, 2009
March is Foodhshare Month
Cynthia Shaffer, Executive Director, Channel One, Inc.
Since March is Foodshare Month, Cynthia Shaffer, Executive Director of Channel One, Inc. our regional affiliate of Feeding America can speak at the Zumbrota Rotary March 10 meeting. In addition to the role of the food bank regionally, Cynthia will share some information about the relationship of Channel One to the individual food shelves will be presented.
March 3, 2009
Villa Maria at Frontenac
Jill Johnson and Bill Laidlaw
Jill Johnson and Bill Laidlaw will be presenting information on “Villa Maria at Frontenac”. A 4 minute video and PowerPoint presentation on the Villa.
February 24, 2009
Coulee Cabins
February 17, 2009
Z-M schools, update
Gene Leifeld, police officer
February 3, 2009
Students of the Semester
Congratulations to Annika Nygren and Phil Putratz, our students of the semester!
January 27, 2009
History of Zumbrota through Post cards
John Cole
January 13, 2009
Tour - Midwest Fabrication
Tour of the Midwest Fabrication facility at 7:00AM.
December 9, 2008
"Gold Prospector"
Mike Richards
Mike is a GOLD prospector from Red Wing, memeber of the gold
prospectors association of America.
http://www.goldprospectors.org/
December 2, 2008
"Help! The news is driving me crazy!"
Jim Zitek
Jim will be speaking about current events and the economy.
November 18, 2008
IBM Guest Speaker
Wayne Wellik
Wayne Wellik will be talking about his career at IBM and some interesting points on what is happening in the world of Big Blue.
http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research_projects.nsf/pages/bluegene.index.html
November 11, 2008
RPAP- rural physicians program
RPAP is a nine-month, community-based educational experience for University of Minnesota third-year medical students who live and train in rural communities. RPAP students experience hands-on learning as they care for patients of all ages.
http://www.med.umn.edu/RPAP/
November 4, 2008
Tour of Midwest Fabrication Facility (CANCELLED - WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE)
October 21, 2008
Adoption Presentation
Jamie Leah & Wayne Wellik
October 14, 2008
Aging Services of America
Adam Suomala
Adam will be giving a brief update on the state of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living.
October 7, 2008
Prostate Cancer Presentation
Jim Engh
September 30, 2008
Roy Solberg, District 5960 Governor
District Governor, Roy Solberg, will be attending every club meeting over the course of his year and in order to respect what a huge task that is, we ask all members to please try and make the meeting that week. He is requesting that we have our monthly board meeting immediately following that group meeting as well. So, anyone that has the ability to attend the board meeting at 8am that day, please know you are invited and welcome.
September 23, 2008
Steve Sarvi
Congressional candidate in the second district.
http://www.stevesarvi.org/
September 16, 2008
ActionCoach
Cory Doden
Cory Doden will be on hand to talk about time management skills.
http://www.actioncoach.com/
September 9, 2008
Rochester Rotary
Rick Lien
Rick Lien, from the Rochester Rotary club, will speak to us on a World Community Service project idea, where clubs from SE Minnesota can co-operate on a large scale project. Please be there to hear from our guest speaker!
Rochester Rotary Clubs: http://www.rochesterrotaryclubs.org/
September 2, 2008
Book Talk
Catherine Friend
Catherine will be on hand to speak about her new book, The compassionate carnivore.
http://www.catherinefriend.com/
August 26, 2008
Representative John Kline
Representative John Kline will be on hand to talk and answer questions from the community.
http://kline.house.gov/
August 19, 2008
Girls on the Run
Elaine O'Keefe and Martha Harris
http://www.girlsontherun.org/minnesota.html
June 18, 2008
PAL - Rochester Police Athletic/Activities League
Jamie Lea Wellik, PAL Operations Director
PAL is a youth crime prevention program that utilizes educational, athletic and recreational activities to create trust and understanding between police officers and youth.
Visti the PAL website - http://www.rochesterpal.com - for more information.