Rotarians in the News
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Two Rotary Club of Edina members were honored recently with awards by the Edina Chamber of Commerce.Leann Stessman received the Chamber's Volunteer of the Year Award. And Scott Tankenoff received the Business Person of the Year Award from the Chamber.
Two Rotary Club of Edina members were honored recently with awards by the Edina Chamber of Commerce.
Rotarian Scott Tankenoff received the prestigous Business Person of the Year Award from the Chamber in May. He is president of Hillcrest Development, which is redeveloping the Pentagon Park area in Edina. Congratulations, Scott!
And Rotarian Leann Stessman received the Chamber's Volunteer of the Year Award in May. Leann is a client services manager at Minnesota Bank & Trust in Edina. Congratulations, Leann!
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Congratulations to longtime Rotarian Jerry Potter for being recognized as our 2015 Rotary Club Hero Award Recipient! Jerry was recognized at the District 5950 Conference May 16 in Bloomington.
President Jeff Ohe commented that "We are pleased that Jerry is being recognized for his great work in making a dif
ference in our community. He is indeed a difference maker and a hero to us!"
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Rotary Club of Edina President Jeff Ohe wrote a column about Rotary and making a difference with service to the local and global community. The piece ran in the March 5 Edina Sun-Current newspaper. Click on the link below to read the column:
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Several members of the Rotary Club of Edina were recently honored in Edina Magazine's "Best of Edina 2015" awards. The following members received first place in each category:
- Skip Thomas—Best Real Estate Agent for ReMax Results
- Tim Fargo—Best Chiropractic Clinic for Chiropractic Health and Wellness Center
- Ann Platt—Best Doggy Daycare/Kennel for Pets Are Inn
- Brad Pearson—Best Orthodontist
- Katie Bassett—Best Interior Designer for KBI Design Studios
- Edina Liquor—Best Liquor Store
Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up!
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The “super” Super Bowl news was that our own Mike Kallas was actually seen in a commercial airing during the Super Bowl in January 2015. Rotarians at a meeting in February were treated to a replay of the commercial, and there was Mike—prominently-featured for at least a half-second in a commercial for retailer By The Yard, sporting an Augustana football jersey. Go to the By The Yard Facebook page to view the commercial.
You hit the big time, at last, Mike! Next year, Doritos commercial?
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Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang was in town last evening as the program for a joint meeting with the Minneapolis and St. Paul Rotary clubs, as well as Rotarians from the surrounding area.
Rotary Club of Edina was recognized by RI President Huang as the No. 1 Club in Rotary District 5950 with more Paul Harris contributors ($1,000 or more donation to The Rotary Foundation) than any other club in our area. Accepting this recognition on behalf of our club was our President Jeff Ohe (pictured at left in the middle, with RI President Gary Huang at his left).
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Thanks to all the Rotary Club of Edina members who contribute to TRF, as well as to our own Fundraiser each year. We really do make a difference!
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Rotarians Jennifer Bennerotte and Ann Platt (pictured below) recently presented a program to the Edina Chamber of Congress on the Rotary Club of Edina. On Jan. 9, our Club's president-elect and treasurer were the special guest speakers at the Chamber's W.I.S.E. event at Pittsuburg Blue at the Galleria. Bennerotte and Platt spoke about "Women in Rotary," detailing the historical importance of women in Rotary and share stories of their philanthropic impact.
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Kudos to fellow Rotarian Paul Peterson (pictured below with his musical siblings) for a great article in the Edina Sun-Current on Jan. 1, titled "Music family resurrects patriarch's event business." The article begins:
Peterson Music and Events, an Edina-based music and events planning business, officially relaunched the family business this fall after a 45-year hiatus from formal event planning under the family name.
The company, spearheaded by Paul Peterson and his wife Julie, is a reincarnation of the same business that his father, Willie Peterson, began in the 1940s. For nearly three decades, Willie’s business, rightly named Willie Peterson Productions, served Minneapolis’ music and events industry by offering music production and event planning services from the Peterson’s home in Richfield.
The home, which Paul and his wife Julie recently bought and moved into, used to be the work and studio space for Willie and his clients, some of whom included Bonnie Raitt, the Steve Miller Band, George Benson and David Sanborn.
Congratulations Paul!
Read the full story at: http://current.mnsun.com/2015/01/music-family-resurrects-patriarchs-events-business/
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So who does WCCO-TV call when they have a "Good Question?"
Well, our own Edina Rotary Club member Nate Whittier!
Check it out at: http://