The Past Few Weeks:
Our guest speakers on January 21 were from Highgate, who spoke about Senior Living Facilities, Services, and Care Levels. L-R: Val Damschen, Sara Nicholson, Jennifer Williams, Melanie Danelson
January 14: Ellie Staley from the Downtown Business Partnership was our guest speaker. We had numerous members, guests, and visitors in attendance!
On January 7, 2025 we began meeting again at The Springs - first time since Covid started in 2020 - it's great to be back with meals on site instead of brought in! Our guest speaker was Nikki Vradenburg from Montana PBS Education, who spoke about Supporting the Meaningful Use of Media at Home and at School.
Recent Speakers, Activities,
and News
On December 10 we recognized out Student of the Month recipients from Gallatin High School. L-R: Laszlo Baumgardner (September), Audrey Kimmel (October) and Toby Dinges (November).
Our RYE student Allegra gave a presentation to the club on December 10th about her home country Spain.
Our guest speaker on December 3 was Bevin McCormick from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, who spoke about Chronic Wasting Disease.
November 19: Our speaker was Bobbie Geise from OLLI (The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at MSU.
On November 19, members Joseph Kielczewski (left) and Lance Dissel (right) received their blue badges from President Jackie Vick.
Our guest speaker on November 12 was Brett Cusker, Retired USAF Colonel and Executive Director of the MSU TechLink Center.
On November 5, member Pam Bredberg presented a program about the history of polio and the development of vaccines.
Instead of a lunch meeting, the last meeting each month this year is dedicated to service projects. ABOVE: October 29th was disassembling informational signs at the Glen Lake Rotary Centennial Pavilion for cleaning, and installing the steel frames for the last two signs to be installed now that road construction is complete.
BELOW: October 26th was cleaning up our stretch of the "Adopt-A-Highway" program on Frontage Road between Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery heading west for two miles.
Our Annual Agriculture Appreciation Dinner was held on October 21 at the GranTree Inn. ABOVE: Dr. Paul Nugent spoke about Precision Agriculture and new technologies used to increase productivity and collect yield and grazing data. BELOW: Dr. Sreekala Bajwa (VP, Dean and Director of the MSU-Bozeman Agricultural College) started the evening's program with an overview of the college.
On October 19, our RYE student Allegra participated in the Gallatin Valley Packathon for Haiti, along with other students from the Gallatin High School Interact Club (photo courtesy of John Patterson)
October 15: Vickie Lyons from the Bozeman Extreme History Project was our program presenter, and spoke about Chinese marking blocks and gaming in late 19th century Bozeman.
On October 8, we took a field trip following the lunch meeting to Caldera Cacao Roasters. Owners Logan and Lauren Burgess showed us the the process of turning raw cacao into 70% chocolate, and sample/compare differences of cacao from Ecuador and Peru. www.calderacacao.com
On October 1st, we held our first meeting at Thrive, and the program was on the two upcoming Public Safety Bond Issues voters will decide on this November. Bozeman voters will decide on two critical public safety issues: a construction bond to build a fourth Fire Station, and a mill levy to fund additional first responders.
Jim Veltkamp, Bozeman Chief of Police
Josh Waldo, Bozeman Fire Chief
Douglas Fischer, Bozeman City Commissioner
Our guest speaker on September 17 was Fran M. Albrecht, President and CEO of the MSU Alumni Foundation
On September 17, Bozeman Rotary member Todd Williamson was recognized for his new level of giving to the Rotary Foundation as a Paul Harris Fellow (plus one)
September 11-12: Prepping and painting a transitional housing unit in partnership with Family Promise, and part of our 2024-2025 Rotary District Grant. ABOVE: Joseph Kielczewski and Lloyd Mandeville; BELOW: Jackie and Jeff Vick.
Our guest speaker on September 10 was Katie Sproles, Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT) Communications Manager.
September 10: Two of our Paul Harris Fellows were recognized for their new levels of giving to the Rotary Foundation - Susan Gibb (plus seven) and Bill Frazier (plus eight).
September 7 - MSU Gold Rush Game Day Parking at Town and Country, over $1,300 was raised in about one hour! Thanks to Town and Country for the opportunity to do this again this year, and to Sharon Erickson for organizing.
Our guest speaker on September 3 was Dr. Hayes Goosey, Assistant Professor at MSU who spoke about soil improvement experiments (dung beetles!).
On September 3, Tom Fulton was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow (plus three) for his ongoing level of support of the Rotary Foundation.
Our fourth meeting of August was another service project day - Nineteen Rotarians and family members showed up at Glen Lake Rotary Park to do weeding and cleanup at the Centennial Pavilion, then labeling the dictionaries to be passed out in September to area third graders. A potluck dinner followed to wrap up the evening!
On August 20, three students sponsored by Bozeman Rotary who attended the RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) Camp spoke about their experiences.
Our guest speaker on August 13 was Anna Reardon, Gallatin College Director of Professional Development and Continuing Education.
On Monday, August 12th we greeted our RYE (Rotary Youth Exchange) student Allegra from Spain at the Bozeman Airport!
Thrive Executive Director Virginia Hanson, along with Lacey Bertram (not shown - Early Childhood Programs Manager) presented on July 23.
Our guest speaker on July 16 was Erica Aytes Coyle from Haven, discussing their new facility, programs, policy updates and answered numerous questions from members in attendance.
Bozeman Rotary Sponsored RYLA Campers - Left to right: Will Fennelly, Gavin Brokaw, and Maria Mendez
Our guest speaker on July 9 was Doug Eisenman from the City of Bozeman Parks and Recreation Department.
On July 9, Don Ray George received his blue membership badge from President Jackie Vick.
Also on July 9, returning member Lance Dissell received his red badge. A red badge indicates a member is going through the process of club orientation, education about club processes-projects, and becoming familiar with other members. Once completed, members receive their blue badge.
Our guest speaker on July 2 was Dr. George Haynes from MSU who spoke about the changing landscape of NCAA Athletics and MSU student athletes.
On June 25, I-Ho Pomeroy was posthumously awarded the 2023 Rotary Community Service Award. Her daughter Jin Ju Jahns accepted the award from member Ric Tieman.
June 25: Pam Bredberg was recognized as our 2023 Rotarian of the Year. Her award was presented by Ric Tieman.
June 25: The outgoing 2023-2024 Board of Directors was recognized by outgoing President Mary MacLean. L-R: Jeff Vick, Jackie Vick, Pam Bredberg, Todd Williamson, Susan Gibb, Chris Budeski.
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