Join us this week as we welcome Mike Hawkins from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources as our program at Rotary. Mike will share about the the spring gillnetting at the Fish Hatchery as well as an update on other happenings on the lakes and in the state parks this summer. 
Congratulations to Rotarian Steve Lindeberg on receiving his sixth Paul Harris Fellow recognition pin. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation. (Donations are cumulative.) Donations to the Foundation by club members go toward both projects globally as well as district grants. Iowa Great Lakes Rotary has been the recipient of numerous district grants over the years, including grants toward Shelby's Playground renovations, the Pavilion at YMCA Camp Foster, and purchasing chlorination kits for water in Africa. Thank you Amy for your support of the Rotary Foundation. Steve is shown receiving his pin from Iowa Great Lakes Rotary Foundation Chair John Battern. 
Please welcome Christine Hindt as our newest member of the Iowa Great Lakes Rotary Club! Christine recently moved to the Iowa Great Lakes permanently after vacationing her for years. She is currently working with Kindred Hospice Care and has also enjoys spending time with her fur babies. Please take a moment at the next meeting to introduce yourself to Christine if you haven't already done so. Mary Skopec is Christine's sponsor and she is shown here with Membership Chair Kathy Fahy. 
We have a winner! (excerpts from KUOO Radio story):Crews late Thursday afternoon (March 24) retrieved the Iowa Great Lakes Rotary Club car that went through the ice Tuesday morning on Smith’s Bay of West Lake Okoboji, and we now know the winner of this year’s contest. Rotary Club member Erin Reed tells us who it is: “Yvonne Beck from Sioux City is the winning ticket with 9:31. The official time was 9:29 but we did not have that ticket sold so the next closest one was 9:31." Reed says they’re pleased with the response they received again for this year’s contest. “There’s a lot of attention given to it. Of course it’s on KTIV and it’s on Explore Okoboji web cam and it’s a great visibility for us and it brings in a lot of money and we can share it around the Iowa Great Lakes for some good causes.”
