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Aug 14, 2021 11:30 AM - 8:30 PM
The Rotary Club of Ely will celebrate a century of service to the Ely community and beyond with an outdoor celebration in Ely's beautiful Whiteside Park on Saturday, August, 14 from 11:30am - 8:30pm. The celebration will include:
As part of the day's event, we'll host our 31st annual live & silent auction. We'll also pick the winner of our cash raffle with prizes as follows:
The funds that we raise during our annual live auction, silent auction and raffle are used to fund projects within the Ely community and beyond. We give to local non-profit organizations and other worthwhile causes as well as support national and international projects. Some examples include: supporting the local Ely Area Food Shelf, creating/supporting our Interact club of local high school students, hosting a foreign exchange student, providing benches and picnic tables for Whiteside Park and around the Trezona trail, supporting the Mesabi bike trail, and many more. Please note that in order to bid on a silent or live auction item you will need to visit the registration table and receive a bidder number. Any bid in either the live or silent auction will require a bidder number. The schedule of events for the day are as follows:
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Demonstrate Robotic Surgery Technology
Aug 25, 2021 12:00 PM
Dr. John Bollins, DO, earned his medical degree and completed his surgical residency at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens and Columbus, Ohio. He then completed his surgical critical care fellowship at The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Bollins has served as a trauma critical care surgeon and general surgeon at Duluth hospitals since 2007. During that time he served as Pediatric Trauma Director and also as Chief of General Surgery. He focuses on excelling both in traditional and robotic surgery and has accumulated many years of robotic experience. Outside of work, Dr. Bollins and his family enjoy hunting, fishing, hiking, and spending time at the cabin. |
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Fire Chief, Dave Marshall will update Rotarians on status of the Ely Fire Department.
Sep 22, 2021 12:00 PM
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The Organization of Rotary
Sep 29, 2021 12:00 PM
Semi-retiring after careers in Insurance and the CFO position at an electronics firm, Craig relocated to the Ely area in the 1990's. He has been a member of the Ely Rotary for 20 years. He served as Sgt at Arms in 2004..served as the club Vice President and then the Club President in 2005..During that term, he initiated the major change in the annual auction from a radio-based call in to a live auction at the GEL., adding raffles, credit card acceptance, and other changes. By 2008, accepted the duties of Assistant District Governor, serving 4 years in that capacity, working with clubs in Virgina, Biwabik, Hibbing, and I-Falls ..Worked as District Trainer, managing the yearly President Elect Training Sessions..Elected to position of District Governor Nominee in 2013, oversaw activies of District Committees, including that of Strategic Planning...Became District Governor Elect,in 2014, serving for a year by managing Assistant District Governors . Becoming District Governor in 2015, his year involved visiting all of the 66 clubs in the District, twice during the year, reviewing their activities and helping with District and Rotary International resources. He and wife Diane initiated and headed up a clean water project , which gathered resources from 13 other clubs and grants total $93,000, used to supply palatable drinking water to 1000 families in the poorest rural area of Haiti Following the year as District Governor, accepted position as chair of District Public Image committe, and District Membership CoChair (Current). Also 2016-2021, served on District Grants Subcommittee.
During these years, participated in District Annual Conferences in Minot, (twice) GrandForks, Fargo and Bismarck (Twice) North Dakota; Thunder Bay Ontario; as well as Cloquet, Tower, Duluth, and Bemidji. They were sent at Rotary expense to the International Conference in St Paulo Brazil in 2015. There were numerous zone-level training sessions along the way, traveling to Mackinac Michigan, Schaumberg Illinois, St Cloud, Pittsburgh.. Grand Rapids Michigan..and District Governor Training in San Diego.. .Additionally has visited other clubs on special occasions, such as 100 year celebrations, park dedications, Dragon Boat races, Holiday parades and the Winnipeg Goodwill meeting.
Also served on District Governor Nominating Committee, and participates in District Exec-Finance Committee (current) Past District Governors committee (current) Also currently member of Ely Club Board of Directors... He is a three-time paul harris fellow |
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Voyager North Outfitters
Oct 06, 2021 12:00 PM
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Cleanup Day
Oct 14, 2021 4:00 PM
It’s that time of year again and now is your time to get involved! We will be having a Service Day rather than our weekly Club Meeting on 2nd week of October Thursday, to clean 2 miles of Highway 169. This typically takes no more than 2 hours.
Where: Meet at Bear Center Parking lot to allow for carpooling and coordination. When: Oct 14 4pm What: 2 miles of Highway Clean up on 169 How: I will have vests and bags. Items to bring: gloves, water, shoes that can get muddy. Please RSVP to me at hfitzgerald@mybwbank.com. The more people we have……the faster we can get done socialize after! Thank you! Looking forward to seeing you! Heather Fitzgerald |
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Making Progress Through The Seasons
Oct 20, 2021 12:00 PM
Life Summary Short or long – a life becomes a story told by yourself or others. The Years and Places 1947 to 1965 – Childhood and family in the St. Joseph River Watershed of Southern MI. 1965 to 1975 – College and work around the Red Cedar River Watershed of the Lansing, MI. 1976 – Work in Garrison, N.Y. in the Hudson River Watershed. 1976 to 1977 – Life on a farm on Michigan’s “Thumb” in the Black River Watershed running to Lake Huron. 1977 to Present – Community life in Ely, MN withing the Rainy River – Headwaters Watershed. Work and Education Family shoe and clothing store, paper route, farm labor, mobile home assembly line, rubber factory, college dorm custodian, Oldsmobile auto assembly line, shoe repair shop, City of Lansing Arboretum naturalist, nature center development for Detroit Edison, Assistant Director of the Nature Conservancy’s Manitoga: Center of the Performing Arts, College Instructor Vermilion Community College, Ranger Guide at Voyageur Visitor Center, Superior National Forest, Mine Guide and Mine Interpreter at Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Minnesota Master Naturalist courses, Road Scholar courses, Ely Community Education courses, Vermilion Continuing Education field trips. Degrees: Fish and Wildlife Management, Parks and Recreation Resource Management, additional graduate courses. Volunteer/Community: Ely-Winton Historical Society Interpretive Center Design Committee, Ely Parks and Recreation Board, Dorothy Molter Museum Board, Vermilion Parks and Wilderness Advisory Committee, Minnesota Ornithological Union Education Committee, News Columns in the Ely Echo and Timberjay, Radio Programs on WELY, Ely Field Naturalists Volunteer, Volunteer and Guide for Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, National Eagle Center, Friends of Sax-Zim, International Wolf Center, Boy Scout High Adventure Base, Ely Community Resources, area schools and other local groups |
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Women In Rotary
Oct 27, 2021 12:00 PM
Kay Biga has been a Rotarian since 1996. She is currently serving as District Governor Elect and working on the Women in Rotary project.
She is the founder of Duluth Superior Eco Rotary and received the Service Above Self award when she was a member of Club # 25.
Biga is a business attorney at the Spott Law Office in Duluth.
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Dorothy Molter Museum
Nov 03, 2021 12:00 PM
Jess Edberg is the executive director of the Dorothy Molter Museum and an adjunct instructor at Vermilion Community College in the Natural Resources
Department. Her passion for inspiring others to learn is well served in these roles, as well as in her past work at the International Wolf Center. Jess also contributes her time and energy to volunteer activities, which includes her involvement on several current and past MN DNR and USFS advisory committees, Wolf Care at the International Wolf Center, and other community organizations. She enjoys spending her free time with her family outdoors in every season as well as on the ice with Ely's women's hockey tea
Nestled in a quiet grove of pines, just outside of Ely, Minnesota, are the cabins and museum of one of the north wood’s dearest and most colorful individuals, Dorothy Molter. Some remember her fondly as the “Root Beer Lady” while others recall her as the “Nightingale of the Wilderness” or, simply, Dorothy. Dorothy carved out her legacy in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) located within the Superior National Forest. Dorothy lived on the Isle of Pines on Knife Lake for more than 56 years where she paddled, hiked, fished, skied and snowshoed this pristine area, until her death in 1986. She was visited by as many as 7,000 people a year |
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Northwoods Partners Annual Festival of Trees Project
Nov 11, 2021 5:30 PM
November 11 – On this Veterans Day, In place of a Rotary Meeting, Let’s have some fun and gather to craft our donation for the Northwoods Partners 15th Annual Festival of Trees ~ and while we’re at it – let’s pass the hat for our veterans! If you can’t make it, let’s honor our Veterans by paying it forward this day. Spread your kindness and encourage others to remember this day! 5:30 @ Veterans on the Lake. BYOB.
Thank you, Heather Fitzerald for your assistance! |
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Organization of IRRRB
Nov 17, 2021 12:00 PM
Commissioner Mark Phillips is a native Iron Ranger, growing up in Eveleth, MN. Mark served as Commissioner of the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation under Governor Mark Dayton’s administration. He has more than 35 years of leadership in development and finance, including launching new and creative programs for community and economic development, real estate development and business financing. Previously, Mark served as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and as the Director of Business Development at Kraus-Anderson Construction Company. He is a recipient of the Economic Development Association of Minnesota’s Career Achievement Award. Mark is a graduate of the Minnesota Executive Program within the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota – Duluth. He and his wife Patricia live on Lake Vermilion and have two grown children and two grandchildren. |
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An Introduction to Blockchain, Bitcoin, and NFTs
Dec 15, 2021 12:00 PM
Have you heard about blockchain or bitcoin or maybe even NFTs but really aren't sure what they are? Todd, our Club President, will give an overview of each of these topics so you have a little better understanding of each of them. Join us for this non-technical, non-persuasive discussion on these current day topics. Meeting Format: At the Grand Ely Lodge and via Zoom
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Library Updates
Jan 05, 2022 12:00 PM
Rachel Heinrich, Library Director of the Ely Public Library will be our quest speaker this Wednesday. |
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Northern Toboggan Company
Jan 19, 2022 12:00 PM
Jackson is the second generation owner of Northern Toboggan Co, a family-owned business based in Warroad, MN that has provided quality toboggans, sleds and other wooden hand crafted products to the north for over 25 years. Partnered with his brother Gabriel, the brothers are the new owners of Wintergreen Northern Wear in Ely and have recently launched a retail store for their toboggan business on Sheridan St as well. Jackson and his family operate the businesses and are new to the Ely area.
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Writing Retreat For Teen Girls
Jan 26, 2022 12:00 PM
Heather Cavalier teaches middle school English and creative writing in Ely. She organizes and chaperones an annual writing retreat for teen girls. Heather and a few students will share with Rotary about how authors Mary Casanova and Margi Preus lead group and individual activities during the four day event which takes place on Atsokan Island in Rainy Lake. |