Events

To kick off Rotary Foundation month, Mick McKinley, District 5650 Rotary Foundation Chair, will share an update on giving throughout the District to The Rotary Foundation, the funding of global and district grants, and other points of emphasis as we consider our year-end giving.

Brad Kindler, Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Sustainable Landscape Specialist, will share the Arboretum's mission to plant Nebraska for healthy people, vibrant communities, and a resilient environment through tree-planting, gardening, and education.

For this week's program we'll hear from students our Club sponsored to attend District 5650's Rotary Youth Leadership Academy in October as they reflect on their academy experience and their takeaways.  Be sure to join us and be inspired by these future leaders.

John Hughes, President of Hughes Brothers Inc., will share what is happening at one of Seward's corerstone businesses and the improvements and expansion work currently underway at the plant in this week's program.

Four Corners Health Department's mission is to “promote health, prevent disease and protect the environment, improving the health" of residents in Butler, Polk, Seward, and York Counties.  This week's program will provide an update on Four Corners' work.

Former Secretary of State Allen Beermann is widely recognized as a skilled public servant, true, patriot, masterful connector, and Nebraska champion.  In today's program, he'll share stories from his new book about his remarkable life of service to Nebraska, our nation and thousands of friends around the globe.  

The Civic Center renovation project is making good progress and members of the Civic Center Commission will give us an update on this important community facility in this week's program.

This week's meeting will continue the discussion began in late 2024 on our Club's plans for the remainder of this centennial year and beyond.  Please be sure to attend and be part of this important work.

This week's program will be about Lake McConaughy and the agriculture, communities, recreation, and environment it supports.  Devin Brundage is the General Manager of The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, the public entity that owns Nebraska's largest lake, and he'll talk about why we in eastern Nebraska have an interest in this lake nearly 300 miles west of us during this week's program.

In keeping with Rotary's focus on water issues in March, this program will feature Terry Julesgard, Water Department Manager for Upper Big Blue Natural Resource District, talking about water quality and quantity issues in the Seward area, which is part of the district.  A great opportunity to learn more about Nebraska's most valuable resource - water.

Local resident Kelley Limback became the owner of Chapters Books & Gifts in January and will share why she bought this cherished local business and what lies ahead for Seward's independent bookstore in this week's program.  (Photo: Seward County Independent)

Nebraska celebrated its 158th birthday on March 1st and this program will highlight well known, interesting, and off beat parts of the Good Life and Rotarians views about and knowledge of our state.

The long-awaited Wellness Center is now open and Joel Brase, executive director of the Center, will give our Club an update on these first weeks during this program.

Jerry Meyer, Executive Director of the Nebraska National Guard Museum, will talk about the exploits of the First Nebraska Infantry and others during the Civil War, which was fought before Nebraska achieved statehood, in this week's program.  PLEASE NOTE that this week's meeting will be held at the Nebraska National Guard Museum.