Speakers: Karen Etter Hale and Vicki Wickliffe discussed the monarch migration to sanctuaries in Mexico. Monarchs migrate 2,000 miles south traveling about 100 miles per day. Monarchs only weigh about 1 gram. They head to the mountains west of Mexico City. Monarchs leave Mexico to head back north in late February. The 3rd generation comes to Wisconsin. Karen and Vicki visited sanctuaries, markets, and other sight seeing attractions.
You can help monarchs by:
planting native milk weeds
planting native perennials
do not use pesticides
donate to monarch projects
purchase monarch friendly avocados.
Indigenous people believe monarchs are the souls of their ancestors. For 2024-2025, the monarchs have increased in population by 30%. A group of monarchs is called a kaleidoscope. They need habitat and food to get back here.
Student Rotarians:
Allison (LLHS intro
Violet (LLHS) intro
Isabella (LMHS) intro
Nevea (LMHS) intro
Mollie (LMHS) 4 way test
Isabella (LMHS) 4 way test
Announcements
- Happy Rotary Anniversary to Michael S. (35 years, 11 months), Zach (9 years, 11 months).
- Happy birthday to Anita, Scott E. and Janine.
- Janine would like to start a community project: Stone Soup at Rotary Park in the next couple weeks. Tom V. has offered to serve on committee with Janine. Text Janine if you can help: 920-220-9252.
- Vaccine Clinic had 40 people come for vaccinations including children. Don would like to have more outreach including a cancer screening project. More info forthcoming.
- Club 55 will have someone from Fort Healthcare come in on the first Tuesday of each month for blood pressure screening at the building, 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. for anyone that wants to get their blood pressure checked.
- Calendar Raffle tickets will be printed soon. Twenty sponsors including a few new sponsors that we are waiting to hear from. Make sure to sell tickets to family and friends.
- Make sure to check out the Rotary Club website. All dates, speakers and minutes are posted on website. Thank you to Jenny.
- Tricon (regional Rotary conference) will take place April 17-18, 2026 at Kalahari in the Wisconsin Dells. Networking, workshops, meeting fellow Rotarians. Club has funds available.
- Jim W. worked on peanut project today. Interact students will be helping and they will sell peanuts at the Mill and annual Christmas market which is held the first Saturday in December at the middle school.
Important dates:
- November 5 – Night meeting at Tyranena Brewery (6pm)
- Grant breakfast meeting Thursday, November 6 in Madison
- Anita and Beth went to the Vibrant Club workshop last Saturday. Many ideas will be shared at a later time.
- Communications – minutes from meetings will be emailed to members and also posted on club website.
- November 11 – District Governor Michael Kloss will be speaker at noon meeting.
- November 18 – Teachers of the Month and Don’s introduction speech.
- November 25 – program on drug free communities grant and coalition work in Jefferson County.
- Holiday/Ugly Sweater Party and Invite-a-Guest Meeting– December 2 at noon. Garett will also do his introduction speech.
- December 16 – holiday party for Rotarians
- December 17 – Blood Drive, Noon to 6:00 p.m. Please call Brian B. if you can volunteer. Thanks to Gerard for taking down at the last blood drive.
- Brian B. and Beth are working on a sponsor thank you party in January. More info forthcoming.
- January 21 – Wed. evening meeting. No Tues. noon meeting this week.
Meeting adjourned at 1:03pm.
