The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club is pleased to announce the February 2012 Rotary Club Students of the Month from St. Croix Falls and Osceola, WI.

• Alicia Graveson, St. Croix Falls High School
• TBD, Osceola School High School

Alicia Graveson, Student of the Month with most influential teacher Sarah Schmidt & Club President LeeAnn Vitalis.

TBD, Student of the Month with most influential teacher TBD & Club President LeeAnn Vitalis.

The Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls made a $1,200 donation to the St. Croix Falls Back Pack Program.  The funds will be used to buy milk vouchers that are redeemable at local grocery stores.  Every week, participants get a milk voucher in their backpack.

Rotary President LeeAnn Vitalis presents a $1,200 check to the Back Pack Program

The Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls is raising money to provide milk, a much needed item, to the program.  You can donate by clicking the image above (all proceeds will go towards milk coupons) or to receive a Tax Deduction for your Donation, please send a check payable to the Salvation Army & write “SCF Backpack Project” on the memo line.

Financial donations can be sent to:

St. Croix Falls Middle School
c/o Denise Sinclear Todd
740 Maple Drive
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024

Would your company do a matching gift?  This would be a great way to increase your donation!

If you have any questions, call Denise Sinclear Todd at 715-483-2507 (ext. 1204) or Maria Gjovig at ext. 1172.

On Saturday, February 4th, 2012 – some brave members of the St. Croix Falls Rotary Club will participate in the 3rd Annual Polar Plunge in Harris, MN.  The event, sponsored by the North Branch Rotary Club, is held at the Fish Lake County Park.

Registration starts at 11:00 AM and Plunging starts at 12:00 PM
Everyone is welcome to come and watch or even sign up to jump in!!!  The more the merrier!

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If you would like to sponsor a jumper with a donation, please use the button below!

Donations will be used in community projects that Rotary sponsors!  Thank you for supporting the Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls!

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club is pleased to announce the January 2012 Rotary Club Students of the Month from St. Croix Falls and Osceola, WI.

• Christopher Eisen, St. Croix Falls High School
• Cody Brunclik, Osceola School High School

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

• Lauren Koshmeder, St. Croix Falls High School
• Arianna Vasquez, Osceola School High School

Lauren Koshmeder, Student of the Month with most influential teacher Sue Imoff & Club President LeeAnn Vitalis.

Arianna Vasquez, Student of the Month with most influential teacher Amanda Meyer & Club President LeeAnn Vitalis.

Remembering Patrick Struve

Rotarian Patrick Struve

It is with deep sadness that we report the passing of a long time Rotarian and member of the St. Croix Falls Rotary Club.  Rotarian Patrick Struve (81) passed away on November 13, 2011 at a care facility in Luck, WI.  Patrick had a passion for Rotary and loved to serve others.  He was particularly interested in the fight to eradicate Polio throughout the world through Rotary vaccinations and supporting a children’s hospital in the Country of Haiti after the tragic earth quake in 2010.

Patrick’s service was commemorated on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 with the display of Patrick’s 8th Paul Harris Fellow Awards (Paul Harris Fellow +7).  Although Patrick was unable to receive the award at the meeting, it was a celebration of his ‘Service Above Self” lifestyle, generosity, and spirit of Rotary in action.

Due to Patrick’s untimely passing, club leadership was unable to present the Paul Harris Pin to him in person, but in his honor, it will be given to his wife Vicki with the full appreciation of the club.   Patrick will be missed dearly by our Club; Rotary has lost a great Rotarian.

Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2011

Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Parish
Balsam Lake, WI.

• Visitation: 10am
• Funeral: 11am
• Lunch: 12pm

Past Paul Harris Awards for Patrick

Obituary

Dr. Patrick William “Pat” Struve  |  Visit Guest Book

Age 81 Of Balsam Lake, Wisconsin Passed away on November 13, 2011 from complications of cancer. Born on January 25, 1930 to Hugo and Catherine Struve in Davenport Iowa where Patrick spent his early years before attending East Waterloo High School where he played football and baseball for the Trojans.

On graduation from high school in 1948, he entered Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, IA where he received his B.A. He received his masters degree and PhD from the University of Iowa. Patrick served in the US Navy during the Korean War from 1951 to 1954. He worked as an educator at City High School in Iowa City, IA, Ball State University in Muncie, IN, Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN. and as an administrator at the State Department in Madison, WI and South Washington County in MN.

For 15 years, he owned and operated Allied Glass Products in Cedar Rapids, IA. He retired to Balsam Lake, WI in 1995 where he and his wife, Vicki resided until his death. Patrick was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife Dorothy Harness Struve, daughters Marie and Michele Struve and Lori Perkins. He is survived by his wife, Vicki; children, Mike (Liz) Struve, Sharon (Brian) Napstad, John (Jill) Struve, Jeff Struve, Gary Peterson, Anne (Steve) Benson, Glenn Peterson, 19 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 11:00 at Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Balsam, Lake, WI. Visitation one hour prior to service. Internment at Cedar Memorial in Cedar Rapids, IA. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the Rotarian Society, American Cancer Society or charity of choice.

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

• Erin Kessler, St. Croix Falls High School
• Asher Elmquist, Osceola School High School

Erin Kessler, Student of the Month with most influential teacher Brian Jacobson.

Asher Elmquist, Student of the Month with most influential teacher Theresa Ellefson.

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club, with the help of 16 volunteers on Saturday, October 1, 2011, packed 458 boxes of English language books to be sent to the country of Kosovo.  The container filed with more than 20,000 books will be trucked to New York and shipped by boat to Thessaloniki, Greece where it will then be trucked to City of Prishtina in Kosovo for unpacking and distribution by Rotary volunteers.

The goal of this literacy project is to distribute the books to school and community libraries around Prishtina via a non-governmental organization known as Biblioteca.   This project was initiated by former Chisago Lakes Rotarian and retired district court Judge Linn Slattengren who has been living and serving in various roles for the past 8 years in Kosovo.  The books being sent have been collected by several Rotary Clubs in Western Wisconsin and Eastern Minnesota from schools, colleges, libraries and homes over the past 3 years with volunteer time.

Prior to last Saturday’s packing, the books were stored at the former Franconia farmstead of Slattengren (now owned by Bob & Rita Pavey).  The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club donated a total of $500 to the project, which was spearheaded by the Chisago Lakes Rotary, who was awarded a Rotary District Grant totaling $7,000 to accomplish this literacy initiative.  This project was made possible with additional financial support from the Rotary Clubs of North Branch & Siren/Webster along with a local donation of $1,900 from the Chisago Lakes Rotary Club and matching donations of the Rotary of Prishtina International, Kosovo.

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at Noon at the Dalles House in St. Croix Falls.  For more information about this service club and how to get involved in your community, visit www.scfrotary.org.

Kirk Anderson
PR Chairman for the St. Croix Falls Rotary Club
PO Box 291
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024
rotary@scfrotary.org

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

• Alex Frey, St. Croix Falls High School
• Megan Doll, Osceola School High School

Alex Frey, Student of the Month with most influential teacher.

Megan Doll, Student of the Month with most influential teacher.

Louie Anderson is coming to St. Croix Falls on July 16, 2011 at 8pm!

Meet & Greet – at Festival Theatre following parade then to Thompson Parkway for the show.

Download Louie Anderson Poster.

Louie Anderson is a Minnesota born comedian that has done everything from appearances on TV shows like Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, and David Letterman, to major film roles in “Coming to America” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Most recently, Anderson is known for his role as the host of the wildly popular TV show “Family Feud.” Louie is also a best selling author and has recently finished his newest book on family, THE F WORD, HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR FAMILY. Now he is traveling the States doing what Louie loves to do, Stand Up Comedy.

Tickets Available at:
Festival Theatre (SCF): 715-483-3387
Indian Creek Winery & Grill (SCF): 715-483-2829
or online at: www.festivaltheatre.org

• All ticket Sales Benefit Historic Festival Theatre in Downtown St Croix Falls.
• All Beer & Wine sales benefit the Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls.

Advance Tickets
$35 – General Admission
$50 – Reserved Admission: Includes “Meet and Greet” with Louie before the show