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Seward Rotary Club “Service” Celebration Scheduled for Saturday, May 18th, 2019 at Ag Pavilion

The annual Seward Rotary Club “Service” Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 18th, 2019 at the Seward County Fairgrounds Ag Pavilion and feature Nebraska celebrity and football hero Matt Davison as the featured speaker. Also honored at the dinner will be Clayton Kent, recipient of the Seward Rotary Club “Service Above Self” Award and Kathy Broeker, recipient of the Seward Rotary Club’s ”Wayne Tanderup” Award.

The celebration begins with a “Social” Time from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, and features the opening of the Rotary Club Silent Auction (open until 8:30 pm). Matt Davison will be present throughout the social hour to convers, give autographs and pose for photos. A special “Husker” Windsor Loin Dinner will begin at 6:00 pm followed by the presentation of Matt Davison, former Nebraska Football Star and current Associate Athletic Director for football. At 7:30 pm a “Live Auction” will be held to assist in funding the club’s desired funding goals, followed by the presentation of the “Service Above Self” award to Clayton Kent –longtime local businessman and founder of the “Cross Makers” and the “Wayne Tanderup” award to Kathy Broeker.

Kiernan Baker Selected Youth Rotarian of the Month by Seward Rotary Club

Posted by Clark Kolterman on Mar 21, 2019

SHS Senior, Kiernan Baker was selected the Youth Rotarian of the Month by the Seward Rotary Club and
was honored and recognized at the recent Seward Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday, March 20 th at
noon at the Jones Bank Auditorium in Seward. He is the son of Noelle and Brett Baker of Seward. He
was introduced and presented with a packet of Seward and the Seward Rotary Club, a Rotary Club
banner and a Book Scholarship.

2019 Seward Rotary Award Recipients Announced

The Seward Rotary Club has announced that Clayton Kent of The Cross Makers of Seward will receive the club's 2019 Service Above Self Award and that Kathy Broeker of Seward will receive the 2019 Wayne Tanderup Award. Both awards will be presented at the Seward Service Celebration, with special guest Husker legend Matt Davison, on Saturday night, May 18, 2019 at the Seward Ag Pavilion. Tickets are available now at www.sewardrotary.org.

Caleb Meyer is February Youth Rotarian of the Month

Posted by Clark Kolterman on Feb 13, 2019

SHS Senior, Caleb Meyer of Seward is the Seward Rotary Club’s February Youth Rotarian of the Month. He is the son of Rev. Michael and Stacey Meyer. He was recognized and honored at the weekly Rotary Club’s noon luncheon meeting. He was introduced, presented with a packet of materials on Seward and Rotary International and a Rotary Club banner. Caleb was presented with a Rotary Club scholarship for books next year and is now a finalist for the Seward Rotary Club’s annual Youth Rotarian of the Year.

SHS Juniors Selected for Rotary's RYLA Leadership Week-End

Posted on Mar 11, 2019

Two Seward High Juniors- Elise Johnson and Emily O'Kief were selected to represent Seward, Seward High and the Seward Rotary at the annual, nationally recognized ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD leadership camp at Camp Alitalia near Louisville! Johnson is the daughter of Jill and Brady Johnson and O'Kief is the daughter of John and Stacey O'Kief. The Seward Rotary Club covers all the expenses for the week-end Seminar as their sponsor and they will report their experiences to the Seward Club when they return!

Amber Fiala Shares Insights on St. John Lutheran School with Seward Rotary Club

Posted by Clark Kolterman on Mar 06, 2019

Amber Fiala, the principal of St. John Lutheran School in Seward, was the featured program for the weekly meeting of the Seward Rotary Club on Wednesday, March 6 at noon following their luncheon, fellowship and brief business meeting. She was introduced by Rotarian Kurth Brashear, who serves as the March Program Chair for the Rotary Club. Mrs. Fiala is in the middle of her fifth year at St. John Lutheran School and shared a power point presentation on St. John Lutheran School and spoke on the various programs and activities at St. John’s.

Gerald “Jerry” Meyer Presents Museum Update on Site to Seward Rotary Club

Posted by Clark Kolterman on Feb 03, 2019

Gerald “Jerry” Meyer, Executive Director of the new Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward,
updated the members of the Seward Rotary Club at their recent weekly meeting held on Wednesday,
January 30, 2019 at noon. A luncheon, fellowship, short business meeting and reports was hosted by
Seward Rotary President Elect Kurth Brashear. Clark Kolterman and Kevin Zadina were Rotary Club
Program Co-chairs and they thanked the club for venturing out in the cold to hear this special update on
the Nebraska National Guard Museum. Kolterman introduced Jerry Meyer and spoke on the grand
positive impact their entire family has created since they moved to Seward just four years ago.

Chris Blanke Presents “Suicide Awareness and Prevention” at Seward Rotary Meeting

Posted by Clark Kolterman on Jan 23, 2019

Chris Blanke, RN, of the Four Corners Health Department in York, presented a program to the Seward Rotary Club on “Suicide Awareness and Prevention” at their weekly meeting on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at noon at the Jones Bank Auditorium. A luncheon, fellowship, and short business meeting preceded the program. She was presented to the membership by Clark Kolterman, local program chair for January. Her presentation featured a power point titled “Nebraska Loss Teams-Surviving Suicide,” prepared by Dr. Dan Belau. She thanked the Seward Rotary Club for their interest in the topic of suicide and willingness to learn more on the subject, encouraging the members to “Be Part of the Solution!”