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Jim Farrell introduced the day’s speaker, Rebecca Veium.  Rebecca is the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Janesville.  They have a new building in the works, at 925 S. Jackson Street.

Glenn Disrude introduced the day’s speaker, Doug Welch.  Doug has written books about Milton, the Milton House, and Milton Junction.  It included many old photographs and was enjoyable.  The book is available for sale.

Gregg Dickinson introduced the day’s speaker, Stacey Kincaid.  She is a beekeeper and a third-generation potato farmer.  Stacey is a representative of Invenergy and their Rock County project, Dawn Harvest Solar Energy Center.  The project intends to generate 150 megawatts, which will power 30,000 homes.  It has been developed since…

Gregg Dickinson introduced the day’s speaker, Shar Hermanson.  Shar is the President and CEO of Forward Janesville.  Founded in 1991, Forward Janesville has five full-time staff, 20 board members, 50 ambassadors, 560 members and represents 21,000 employees.

The day’s speaker was Jimsi Kuborn, Janesville Economic Development Director.

Gregg Dickinson introduced the day’s speaker, Mark Holzman, School District of Janesville Superintendent.  Janesville is the 9th largest school district in Wisconsin.

Today’s speaker was Ethan Lee, introduced by Jim. Ethan is chair of the Public Works department for Janesville city, an advocate for Janesville Urban Forestry Alliance (JUFA). He brought a raffle for a choice between: Serviceberry, Redbud, Big Cis Plum, Swamp White Oak, Tulip Tree (Tulip Poplar), Jade Prince Dawn…

  Lt Col Koob from Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter wing talks about his role in homeland defense, and tells stories about his career.  Members clearly enjoyed his talk and had many questions. 

Tree Sale May 3, 4, 5 Rotary Gardens Horticultural Center We had a successful tree sale earning over $2,000 for our service projects for the kids of the community. Thank you to all the members who volunteered to work at the sale each day.

  Golden K Tree sale returns for 2024 for just one weekend, May 3-5. We offer 2-3 year old saplings. This is an excellent and inexpensive way to put some trees on your property. You can put in a wind-break, create some shade, reforest cleared land, and fight global warming. …