Ann Lee opened the meeting at the Lake Mills EMS building at 12:20pm and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance followed with the Four-Way Test.
Guests
Jenn Jeschke - Optimal PT
Rob Larson and Stacey S from Tyranena Brewing Co.
Student Rotarians
Happy Bucks
Ann - Went to the breathe salt room in Johnson Creek
Greg - LD Fargo library thank you for hosting, Fort Atkinson library this evening, Thursday attending Miami Book Fair gold medal award presentation
Trevor - Tosses for teens raised $3000
Amy - Christmas decorations are up
Tom - Returned from Europe,
Steve - son John made all state soccer team
Brian B - Refereed 3 games in hockey in 10 year olds and saw many instances of great sportmanship and coaching
Dave - 2 fines (photo and title), basketball started yesterday,
Fines
Dave - Photo in paper
Birthdays
Scott Tellefson 4 years at Rotary
Joker Draw
Greg R did not pull the joker!
Committee Reports and Announcements
Donation to Stop the Bleed to Russ C., we took a group picture with Russ
Assembly - Next week tuesday at 6pm at the high school in the commons. NO DAY MEETING.
Induction of new member Jen Jeschke and Optimal PT
Interact club - Wanting to buy T shirts, $350. Motion by Jen to cover the cost. 2nd by Nicole. All in favor, motion passed.
Board member - Looking for president elect (2021), so they can attend training with Mick.
Tickets have been printed for Beer / Wine tasting event
PROGRAM
Tyranena Brewing Co - Rob Larson and Stacey
Celebrated 20th anniversary. Tyranena was one of the earliest breweries in the craft market. Since then, the industry has exploded.
Rob was an avid home brewer who was interested in producing something more flavorful than the bland beers that were on the commercial market. He founded Tyranena in Lake Mills because he lived here. He loved the history of the area, so adopted many historic names for his branding. Tyranena, Chief Blackhawk, Headless Man, Rocky's Revenge, Bitter Woman, etc are all such names. Years ago there wasn't much interest in microbrewed beers, but now they are everywhere. They faced challenges at local and state levels with regulation. They are active in the wisconsin brewers guild which gives them a larger voice in state politics.
