Gretchen Lane Costner, director of the Waldensian Heritage Museum, told us about the activities planned to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Valdese! The town and the Waldensian Presbyterian Church will both be celebrating 125 years. Don’t worry town monies and…
On Tuesday, September 19, Courtney Kennedy, Town of Valdese Deputy Clerk, was inducted as a new member of our club. Past Presdident Jon Mercer presided over the induction and it was a time for all members to reflect on what…
Our Club’s 70th Anniversary Celebration will be on Tuesday, October 10 at our Noon meeting. We are mailing invites to all living past presidents who are not current members to attend and give highlights of our year (that is 26 people).…
Kristina and Beth lead the first Interact Meeting of the year at Heritage Middle School on Friday, Sept 15. Publicity beforehand really paid off – as they had about 75 students in attendance. Keep up with all the club’s activities at…
Lisa Wall, Editor of the News Herald, presented our program today. Lisa is the first female editor at the News Herald and has 17 years experience in multi media journalism. That includes print, digital, and social media. Last year the…
Lu prepares our weekly bulletin and Bruce prints them to have at each meeting. As Bruce has been traveling to other clubs for CART, he has noticed the use of monthly bulletins – to save paper and time. We are giving…
Great article in the Monday, Sept 11 paper on page A5 about the Ministerial Grant and Cornerstone School Supply Ministry. Thanks Kristina for submitting the article.
Dr. Jim Smith told us all the ins and outs of CoMMA (City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium) today. How they get good prices (catch an show traveling from city to city) and how much the power bill is for a…
Each month we will recognize members’ Rotary Anniversary – years in Rotary. We will present a pack of chewing gum to them to thank them for their “stick-to-itive-ness.” For September…. Ted – Sept 1, 1998 – 19 years Jeff – Sept…
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