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The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club hosted its first Family Fun Night on Tuesday, March 15, 2011.  There were close to 60 people in attendance, including spouses and children.  The event was meant to highlight some of the history of our club and allow the kids to help us make birdhouses for our 2011 club bird house project.

St. Croix Falls Rotary Bird House Project

The Family Fun Night was hosted by the St. Croix Regional Medical Center and catered by the Village Pizzeria in Dresser.  A special thanks to the presenters who brought our clubs history to life and Mike Armbrust, who put everything together.

The 16 bird houses built during the event and many more to be built in the weeks to come, will be hung around the area as a club project.

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club is pleased to announce the March 2011 Rotary Club Students of the Month from St. Croix Falls and Osceola, WI.

• Zach Christenson, St. Croix Falls High School
• Lucas Sletten, Osceola School High School

Zach Christenson, Student of the Month, most influential teacher Steve Magnuson, and Rebecca Berg, Rotary President.

Lucas Sletten, Student of the Month, most influential teacher Art Aytay, and Rebecca Berg, Rotary President.

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club is pleased to announce the February 2011 Rotary Club Students of the Month from St. Croix Falls and Osceola, WI.

• Nick Johnson, St. Croix Falls High School
• Lisa Rydeen, Osceola School High School

Nick Johnson, Student of the Month; most influential teacher and Rebecca Berg, Rotary President.

Lisa Rydeen, Student of the Month; most influential teacher and Rebecca Berg, Rotary President.

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club is pleased to announce the January 2011 Rotary Club Students of the Month from St. Croix Falls and Osceola, WI.

• Joseph Thayer, St. Croix Falls High School
• Ashley Johnson, Osceola School High School

Joseph Thayer, Student of the Month; most influential teacher and Rebecca Berg, Rotary President.

Ashley Johnson, Student of the Month; most influential teacher and Rebecca Berg, Rotary President.

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club is pleased to announce the December 2010 Rotary Club Students of the Month from St. Croix Falls and Osceola, WI.

• Dan Nelson, St. Croix Falls High School
• Nicole Peck, Osceola School High School

Dan Nelson, Student of the Month; Mike Wilson, Counselor and Rebecca Berg, Rotary President.

Nicole Peck, Student of the Month; Matt Haus, most influential teacher and Rebecca Berg, Rotary President.

Press Release
Osceola, WI
September 12, 2010

The Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls and the Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of Hudson, WI were in Osceola during the Wheels and Wings celebration to officially draw the 3 lucky winners of the Rotary Club’s Raffle.  The drawings signified end of the Rotary Clubs largest fundraising efforts.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional men and women united worldwide who provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.”

Rotary International, founded in 1905 as the world’s first service club organization, is made up of over 32,000 clubs and 1.3 million members in more than 200 countries.

Its members form a global network of business and professional leaders who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world.

Portions of the funds raised by selling raffle tickets will be used to fund the clubs efforts to complete projects both locally and internationally.  Although Rotary is best known for its efforts to eradicate Polio, they are also involved in education, providing clean water, food distribution, and shelters after disasters like the one in Haiti.

Rotary Club would like to thank everyone who supported our efforts by buying a raffle ticket and let everyone know that as an active organization, we are always looking for new men and women who want to give something back to the community and the world through service.  We want to invite you to visit one of our club meetings to see what rotary is all about.

2010 Rotary Raffle Winners

1st Place – 2010 Red Ford Mustang
Anna Leask, Prescott, Wisconsin

2nd Place – 2010 Scooter
Sam Blesi, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin

3rd Place – $500 Cash
Abigail Fett, Hudson, Wisconsin

Congratulations to our 2010 Rotary Club Raffle winners!  Your support is so important to us!

Contact:
Kirk Anderson
St. Croix Falls Rotary Club
rotary@scfrotary.org

What is Rotary?

Today’s Rotary Club was to celebrate the 16 outstanding students from the St. Croix Falls and Osceola High Schools who were chosen to be the Student of the Month in 2009 and 2010.  From these winners, 2 students were given a $100 scholarship for college.  Scholarship was a gift from the Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls/Taylors Falls.

Presenting the Students of the Month plaques to the schools was Dr. Steve Bont of St. Croix Falls.  The winners of the $100 scholarship were: Austin Whittenberger of St. Croix Falls High School and Jessica Martell of Osceola High School.

The 2009-2010 Students of the Month From The St. Croix Falls High School

• Cory Gebhard, October 2009
• Megan Yunker, November 2009
• Jon Mikl, December 2009
• Austin Whittenberger, January 2010
• Gabby Nuckles, February 2010
• Katie Burns, March 2010
• Alicha Greenlee, April 2010
• Christian Wolfe, May 2010

The 2009-2010 Students of the Month From The Osceola High School

• Kristine Gustafson , October 2009
• Ricky Hoverman,  November 2009
• Jessica Martell , December 2009
• Megan Tarman , January 2010
• Avery Bundgaard , February 2010
• Cera Nelson , March 2010
• April Elise Strobach , April 2010
• May James Cross , May 2010

Also present at the meeting was Fmr. Police Detective and Talk Show host, Dan Conry.  Dan offered the students some words of wisdom about the real world and encouraged them to do their best.  You can find more information about  Dan at his website: www.DanConry.com

Next years Foreign Exchange Student, Elliott Frokjer, was also at our meeting to receive a special gift from the St. Croix Falls Rotary Club, presented by Warren White.  Elliott will be going to Switzerland as an Outbound Foreign Exchange Student.

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club is pleased to announce the March 2010 Rotary Club Students of the Month from St. Croix Falls and Osceola, WI.

• Katie Burns, St. Croix Falls High School
• Cera Nelson, Osceola School High School

Katie Burns, Student of the Month; Mr. Matt Beversdorf, most influential teacher
and Terry Hawkins, Rotary President.

Cera Nelson, Student of the Month; Sara Henke, Counselor
and Terry Hawkins, Rotary President.

Learn how to construct a well written resume along with tips for “Selling” yourself – even in a new career path.  Also learn how to prepare for interviews.  Improve your odds of landing a position in these tough economic times!

Class is taught by Mike Armbrust from Management Recruiters of the St. Croix Valley.

2 convenient times and locations for these classes:

Monday March 1 – 6:30 p.m. – FREE
Peace Lutheran Church 2355 Clark Road near Dresser

Tuesday March 2 – 6:30 p.m. – FREE
Bone Lake Lutheran Church 1101–255th Ave. near Luck

Call 715.553.0707 for more information

Sponsored by Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls and United Way of Polk County

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club is pleased to announce the February 2010 Rotary Club Students of the Month from St. Croix Falls and Osceola, WI.

• Gabby Nuckles, St. Croix Falls High School
• Avery Bundgaard, Osceola School High School

Gabby Nuckles, Student of the Month; Mrs. Sue Imoff, Most Influential Teacher
and Terry Hawkins, Rotary President

Avery Bundgaard, Student of the Month; Mr. Kelly Stephens, Most Influential Teacher
and Terry Hawkins, Rotary President