Cottleville/Weldon Spring Rotary Club

06/09/2026

This week's speaker is our District's own Brian Kohlberg. He will be talking about how our donations to The Rotary Foundation go good in City of Cottleville, Mo and City of Weldon Spring, Missouri and around the world.

06/02/2026

Tomorrow, we will host Patrick Flynn of Columbia Threadneedle Investments. He will be giving us a market outlook and economic update. Let us know in the comments, if you would like to join us.

06/01/2026

As part of our speaker series from Sheriff Scott Lewis in May, Jason Gray shared about his time with the Major Case Squad.
Interesting Facts:
• Started in 1965.
• Consists of 500 detectives.
• At least 22 detectives called on for any case.
• Only a training budget.
• Detectives' time/salary/expenses are covered by participating city departments.
• Call out lasts 5 days.
• Case closure over 80%!

05/29/2026

Cottleville Police Officer Garrett Willyerd demonstrated the drone for us.
Some interesting facts:
30x zoom
Almost 1 mile range
Used for 11 hours at Irishfest in Cottleville
Upcoming drone first responder, clarifies incidents before officers can reach location
Real Time Information Center RTIC in O'Fallon
Drones will cover 90% of Cottleville out of RTIC
To operate, one must be licensed drone pilot
Interior drone can clear a house before SWAT
400' height limit per FAA
Up to 30 mph

05/27/2026

What's that in the sky? Don't worry it's Officer Garrett Willyerd of Cottleville Police Department demonstrating their drone technology today. Come experience our exciting speakers Bemo's Grill at 12Noon.

05/15/2026

CWS Rotary has completed a project supporting the Black Cat Coffee Cafe. We were happy to donated 1000 coffee cups and printing of the new crew manual. BCCC gives teens with disabilities real world work experience.

05/15/2026

THANK YOU Cottleville/Weldon Spring Rotary Club for the donation of 1000 coffee cups! ⭐️WOWZA!⭐️

05/09/2026

Our Rotary Club will be participating in the celebration event. Come out and join in the fun! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B6HBbxsF6/

Join us for a special Twilight Tuesday event at Legacy Park on June 16th as we celebrate America’s 250th Birthday! 🇺🇸

Mark your calendars and bring the family for an evening of community, celebration, and patriotic fun as we honor this historic milestone together!

05/06/2026

Big day at Rotary! We inducted Dave Bemis of Bemo's Grill as a Paul Harris Fellow for his support of our club throughout the years. Then Sue Cobb shared our Rotary Foundation giving awards for 2024-25: Double Century Club (over $200 per capita giving), 100% Foundation Giving Club (average of $100), Every Rotarian, Every Year (100% Rotarian Giving).

05/05/2026

This Wednesday, Officer Garrett Willyerd of Cottleville Police Department will join us to demonstrate their drone technology. Come join us for lunch at Bemo's Grill. Reach out, so we have enough food.😄