Alexandria Rotary Club

Rotary 5950 Journey

District 5950's 93rd District Governor, Rod Shilkrot, visited the Alexandria Rotary Club today. After a lunch, a little singing, Good News/Bad News, Tom Reddick winning $10 and Jeremy Andeson trying unsuccessfully for $241, Rod talked to our club about his vision for District 5950 during his term as Governor. Rod has a monthly newsletter which can be view by clicking here.

At next week's meeting:

• Invocation- Jeff Hansen
• Greeter- Tim Asche
• Music Leader- Fred Bursch
• Program- Virgil Batesole

Alexandria Technical College

At the invitation of Rotarian Jim Boyd, Vern Maack spoke today to the Alexandria Rotary Club about the history of the Alexandria Technical College. Vern was the former Director of the AVTC. To learn more about Alex Tech, click here. In other news, Randy Winger won the $10.00 drawing and Jim Bill won, but lost in the Marble drawing. Thank you to Joe Haack for the photos (as always, click on a photo to enlarge) from today's meeting.

Mmmm... Corn

Mitchell Chlian of Forada was one of about 2,550 people who attended Wednesday’s 41st annual Corn and Pork Chop Jubilee, which was deemed a huge success, according to organizers. Chlian attended the event, which is sponsored by the Alexandria Rotary Club and the Alexandria Fire Department, with his uncle and aunt, Shad and Leslie Schmidt of Alexandria. So how much food do 2,550 people consume during an event like this? An estimated 4,600 ears of corn and 3,400 pork chops were enjoyed. [Echo Press]

Nutrition and Chiropractic Care

Following an Alex Rotary lunch of burgers and fries, Sandy Boesen introduced Dr. Kaija Johnson from Alexandria Natural Health Center to talk to the club about nutrition and vitamin counseling.  An interesting note from her presentation is that the supplement industry is unregulated so people need to investigate prior to starting a vitamin supplement program. Dr. Johnson offers a wide variety of chiropractic care, including pediatric care, nutritional counseling, sports and injury rehabilitation, and treatment for spinal pain.

The sign

Pictured below (click the image for a larger version) is the sign at the intersection of Hwy 29S and 27W. Notice the addition to the bottom of the sign. It is much more visible from the highway. Nice job, Lee.