Events

Dr. Krista Crowe will be talking about mental health issues for our nation's veterans and how the VA is helping serve these warriors at the Lincoln clinic.

We will hold our annual Seward Pastors' Day Christmas luncheon, featuring a special meal and musical presentation by the St. John Lutheran School Middle School Choir, as we thank the clergy in our community who demonstrate "service above self" daily as they serve God and their congregations.

In 2017, Congress passed major tax legislation that made significant changes to the federal tax code. As 2018, the first year under this legislation, nears its conclusion, Joel Endorf of Marla Belitz Johnson, CPA, PC will review significant changes under the law and how individuals should prepare for their filings in 2019.

The 2019 programs begin with State Sen. Mark Kolterman joining Seward Rotary to provide his thoughts on the upcoming legislative session in Lincoln. There are a number of issues before the Unicameral, including property taxes, Internet sales tax, implementation of Medicaid expansion, and more and we appreciate hearing from our senator on these important matters.

"TeamMates is a strengths-based mentoring program, equipping mentors to help students discover their individual strengths and talents and identifying opportunities for them to build on the ways that they are uniquely awesome." If this description from TeamMates' website doesn't get you interested, how about the opportunity that Lori Todd will provide us to hear how TeamMates is making an impact on our community and our youth through Seward's own chapter. We look forward to learning more, including about the opportunities for mentors, from this program. See you there!

Dr. Matt Dominy, Director of Curriculum and Staff Development, will be speaking to his fellow Rotarians about the performance of Seward Public School students on the recently released state assessment tests. The public is welcome to join us for what promises to be an informative presentation.

This program will be held at the Nebraska National Guard Museum, allowing members of Seward Rotary to get a behind the scenes look at some of the museum's new exhibits and upcoming activities. You won't want to miss this program!

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place." - J.K. Rowling

This program will be presented by Concordia University Prof. Kathy Miller and several of her students from their class project, "The Family," where students interviewed local Seward residents about their stories, families, and history. They will share with us what they learned about those they interviewed, our community, and themselves as a result of this unique project all about making connections.

The public is welcome to join us for this special presentation.

The mission of HoriSun Hospice, Inc. of Lincoln is to "deliver the highest level of holistic hospice care with honor and respect for patients and their families." This program will provide Seward Rotarians with the opportunity to learn more about hospice care and Medicare hospice benefits generally, as well as about HoriSun Hospice and the services they provide in particular. A good chance to gain information about an increasingly important part of end of life care.

Newly elected Seward County Sheriff Mike Vance will provide us with an update on the Sheriff's Office and his plans for the office moving forward in this presentation of interest to our entire county. He'll also bring along K-9 officers Igor (pictured) and Luc with him for a unique demonstration. The public is welcome to join Seward Rotarians for this presentation.

Seward resident Jeff Markle went on a mission trip to the Caribbean nation of Haiti earlier this month. He'll share his experiences and observations with our club during this presentation.

Our community values education, from infants to graduate students, public and private. This program will provide insights and updates for one of our fine elementary schools, St. John Lutheran School. Principal Amber Fiala will tell us about what's happening this year at St. John and how this 135 year old place of learning continues to provide an excellent education to its students and families.

Concordia University announced in December that it will begin offering a Bachelors of Science in Agricultural Science in 2019. What lead the university to start this program? What is its focus? How could it be a benefit to Seward County and our community? Dr. Dennis Brink, who, as a Concordia Regent, has been involved in the development and launch of this program, will provide an overview of Concordia Ag during this program, which the public is welcome to attend.