Norsk News 4/15/2026
Attendance: Brent Yauchler, Bill Dunnington, Laura Armstrong, Dave Reed, Dana Fager, Heidi Kopras, Keith White, Sarah Straka, Paul Christiansen, Franke Wallitsch, Peggy Zalucha, Mark Rooney, Gary Tree, Susan Smith, Aubree Hanks, Tammy Wedig, Keith White, Elizabeth Grabe, Jon Lefrere, Melissa Lease, Russ Christian. Guest: Dr. Steven Salinger. Student rotarians Clementine Christian and Anna Tranel.
Happy Bucks
Steve shared that the Viking Band Show was fantastic and featured guest stars (beyond our student Rotarians), including the funk band WURK, made up largely of Mount Horeb Area School District alumni.
Susan also noted how amazing the band's performance was. Keith mentioned that Theo’s birthday is coming up and that Harrison enjoys tracking tornadoes with the family.
Liz announced that the village-wide compost site is now live and thanked the grants committee and Gary for their work, encouraging others to learn more about the program, which allows residents to bring food scraps to a pickup site where they are turned into compost.
Tammy expressed appreciation for the student Rotarians at their last regular meeting and shared that they will be facilitating next week, along with celebrating a recent birthday with family.
Paul reported that the Christiansen family gymnastics season concluded on Sunday, with several top-five finishes and awards.🏆
Mark shared that he helped his son move cars to avoid hail damage.
Peggy attended the Mount Horeb Bird City, Wisconsin, ceremony. The Green Team provided support of an initiative of the Village Sustainability and Natural Resources committee. The combined efforts of the Village Parks Department, Mounds Vue Garden Club, Mount Horeb Community Garden, and Friends of Stewart Park, assisted the village to qualify for the designation's criteria. Members of our Rotary club celebrated with 25 attendees including, representatives from bird advocacy groups, village staff, and Chamber of Commerce. Peggy noted that today is World Art Day.
Zandra
Zandra shared that she will be traveling to Florida soon and recently visited an authentic Chinese restaurant.
Student Rotarians
Clementine and Anna were presented with certificates in recognition of completing their month as student Rotarians.
10K Update
The approval process for grants is currently underway, with ongoing discussions focused on who to fund and the reasoning behind those decisions.
Upcoming Dates
Tricon, a conference focused on networking across three districts, will take place April 17–18 in Wisconsin Dells. The district is also offering financial assistance for members interested in PETS leadership training. The club is currently planning the 10K event for either July 30 or July 31, with an alternative option of September 9 or 10 under consideration. Members are encouraged to reach out to Steve to discuss these options, and a final decision is expected within the next week or two. Neither option would conflict with football or Interact student participation.
Community Grants
The committee is currently reviewing nine applications. An awards dinner date has been selected, but further details will be shared once logistics are finalized, particularly in consideration of road construction near the Violet Room.
