2020 Rotary Scholarship
Megan Garner Recipient of the 2020 Rotary Scholarship.
CHISAGO LAKES EATS
Rotary purchases $25 gift cards at two different local business every week.
Local chefs and Rotary feed needy
Chisago County Press June 25, 2020
The Chisago Lakes Rotary is using a grant and $500 of its own locally generated funds to get prepared meals to area vulnerable adults.
Restaurants participating include: Deutschland, in Lindstrom, with Alex Miron in photo with meal bags. Phil’s Grill, Center City and The Northern, Chisago City are also on the schedule through mid-July.
Meals are sent out through the Family Pathways Food Shelf in Chisago City. In second photo Kay Oien, volunteer, greeted delivery of the meals donation earlier this week.
Celebration of the Lakes
Chisago Lakes Rotary Ice Carousel
2021 Rotary Scholarship
2022 Annual Chisago Lakes Rotary Golf Tournament
The Chisago Lakes Rotary would like to thank everyone who supported and participated in the 2022 Annual Chisago Lakes Rotary Golf Tournament. The tournament was held on Tuesday, June 14 at the Chisago Lakes Golf Course, with 17 teams participating. Gold sponsors each gave $1000 to the tournament: Gregory Contracting and Midwest One Bank. Also Thank you to Ecumen Point Pleasant Heights and Eichten’s Cheese for being major sponsors.
Congratulation to our winning teams. The winning Men’s team was Team State Farm Insurance: Mike O’Malley, Jason Huseth, Ben Forsberg, and Paul Gibson. The winning Women’s team was Team Midwest One: Jodi Greene, Laura Zachmann, Becky Carlson, and Lisa Eickman. The winning Mixed team was Team Move-It Realty: Chris DuBose, Megan Corradi, Travis Hillis, and Dave Pung.
The Chisago Lakes Rotary gave half of the proceeds to Northwoods Humane Society. The rest of the proceeds will support the Chisago Lakes Rotary and several of our current projects: Pollinator gardens along the Highway 8 corridor; Swedish Immigrant Bike Trail trailhead development, including kiosk, bike rack, and more at Tern Ave. in Shafer Township; initiate a local program to bring about awareness and fight all aspects of human trafficking; and to continue our support of community, state, national and international efforts that make the world we live in a much better place to pass on to future generations.
Additional Sponsors that we would like to thank: Gregory Paine Edward Jones, Mickelson Landscaping, Greg Shaleen Edina Realty, H&L Machine, Granstrand Funeral Home, Sven’s Shoes, Al’s Center City Saloon, Dan Charpentier Lake Country RE, Chisago Hardware/True Value, Bolten and Menk, Empire Insurance, Wagner Chiropractic, Lakes Veterinary, Move It Real Estate Group, Virga Chiropractic, Stein Insurance, Anderson Koch Ford, Daphne Molnar Remax RE, Farmers Insurance Tom Kiefer, Chisago Lakes Lions, State Farm Insurance Mike O’Malley, The Northwoods Roasterie, Lakes State Carpet Cleaning, Captain Shawn’s Boat Rentals, Soderlund’s Woodmill, The Uncommon Loon, Copy Pro, Frankie’s, and Deauthschland Meats.
© Rotary International/Monika Lozinska
Local couple wins ATV from Rotary fundraiser
Remember seeing this ATV on display at the Home Improvement Expo last winter? Well, the main prize, part of a fundraiser for Rotary and Lions, has been touring the town celebration circuit and a winner was just announced at Frankie’s Saturday, Aug. 20, during the Bass Tourney. The winner is Barb Prindle. The Tracker 450 ATV is valued at $6,800 and Frankie and Deb Dusenka are acknowledged by Lions and Rotary members for their making this fundraiser possible. Deb is pictured third from left, with Barb and Fred Prindle, and Rotary rep Bill Mack to right. To left side are Lions member Gary Gerke and Rotary rep Roger Trivette, in hat.
Second place in the drawing $500 went to Colleen Kargel, and the third place prize, an Oculus Quest 2 was won by Ward Mefeterd.
2021 Annual Chisago Lakes Rotary Golf Tournament
The Chisago Lakes Rotary would like to thank everyone who supported and participated in the
2021 Annual Chisago Lakes Rotary Golf Tournament. The tournament was held on Tuesday, June
22 at the Chisago Lakes Golf Course, with 20 teams participating. Three major sponsors each gave $1000 to the tournament: Gregory Contracting, Kendall Howard, and Midwest One Bank.
Congratulation to our winning teams. The winning Men’s team was Team Anderson Koch-
Patrick Fossen, Adam Thoreson, Jeremy Klund, and Donnie Brown. The winning Women’s team was Team Fuge - Kristine Fuge, Brenda Carlson, Andrea Jerrick and, Deanna Nelson. The winning Mixed team was Team Stein Agency - Megan Corradi, Jason Mork, Luke Angrimson, and Susan Engquist.
The Chisago Lakes Rotary gave $5000 of the proceeds to Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, an organization that helps veterans and their families. The rest of the proceeds will support the Chisago Lakes Rotary and several of our current projects: Pollinator gardens along the Highway 8 corridor; Swedish Immigrant Bike Trail trailhead development, including kiosk, bike rack, and more at Tern Ave. in Shafer Township; initiate a local program to bring about awareness and fight all aspects of human trafficking; and to continue our support of community, state, national and international efforts that make the world we live in a much better place to pass on to future generations.
Additional Sponsors that we would like to thank: Silver Sponsors Parmly on the Lake and Point Pleasant Heights. Bronze Sponsor Eichten’s Cheese. Hole Sponsors- Dan Charpentier, Wagner Chiropractic, Sven’s Comfort Shoes, Jim and Daphne Molnar, Doug’s TV, H & L Machine, Mickelson Landscaping, Edward Jones - Greg Paine, Wally Carlsons BP, The Chisago Lakes Lions, Move It Real Estate Group, O’Malley State Farm Ins, Empire Insurance, Northwoods Roasterie, Bolton Menk, Virga Chiropractic, The Shaleen Team, Chisago Lake Rental, Lakes State Carpet Cleaning, Grandstrands Funeral Home, Larkin Hoffman, Alliegro Law Office, and Lakes Veterinary.
Josie Waltman is the 2021 recipient of the Chisago Lakes Rotary scholarship. Josie will be attending the University of North Dakota to pursue a degree in nursing with the hope of becoming a nurse anesthetist.
Contact Us: Chisago Lakes Rotary Club, PO Box 954, Lindstrom, MN 55045
E-mail us at: info@chisagolakesrotary.org