Monticello Iowa Rotary Club

06/08/2026

Pictured are Rotarians, Rick Meyer and Gerald Retzlaff. Rick shared pictures and stories about his family’s trip to the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games. Thank you Rick for the entertaining presentation!

06/03/2026

Location Change for Blood Drive on 6/23/2026

05/23/2026

LINCOLN SCHNEITER CLASS 2A DISCUS CHAMPION 🥇

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05/21/2026

Congratulations to Members of our club, Lubben Vineyards & Wines! We look forward to serving your wines in The Craft Beer and Wine Tent at The Great Jones County Fair!

An experiment to create wine from a kit in a garage has blossomed into a family business that recently earned a local man and his mother a statewide recognition for

05/18/2026

Pictured is club president, Tom Yeoman presenting a Rotary coffee mug to Mary Sue Vernon, vice president of Starlighters II Theatre board and chair of their facade committee. Mary Sue gave us an interesting program on the upgrades that are planned for the facade and interior of the Starlighters II Theatre building. Thank you, Mary Sue!

05/05/2026

The Monticello Rotary Club is looking to add more people to our roster, and we are inviting you to join our club.
Rotary International is a global service club. Our club focus is service projects in our community. We support those by donating time and money to various local projects and organizations. The Monticello Club gives an annual scholarship to a Monticello High School graduating senior, and we pay for a student to attend R.Y.L.A. youth leadership camp. We also organize Blood Drives with the Red Cross. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Monticello Rotary Club, we raised money and installed the Music Park at Camp Courageous. Our club has two fundraisers a year. In the winter, we sell raffle tickets for our car drop, and in the summer, we staff the Craft Beer & Wine Tent at The Great Jones County Fair. Through these fundraisers, we gave over $10,000 back into our community.
The Monticello Rotary Club meets at noon on Mondays (except for Federal Holidays) at Diamond Pi. Our dues are $160.00 quarterly and covers lunch, and Rotary District and Rotary International dues.
If you're interested in visiting or joining our club, contact us through Facebook Messenger or email us at: [email protected]

We look forward to you joining our club,
The Monticello Rotary Club

04/27/2026

Picture with Rotary Club President Tom Yeoman is Avri Ruffcord, who presented a program on ASAC and the services it provides throughout Jones, Linn, and Johnson counties.

If you’re interested in becoming a Rotary member, we invite you to join us. Meetings are held Monday from 12 pm - 1 pm at Diamond Pi Company.

04/20/2026

Our program today featured Molly Crock. In 2008, Molly was sponsored by our club through Rotary International to participate in a 5-week exchange program in India while she was a science teacher at Monticello High School.

She shared how that experience helped shape her journey—from teaching at Monticello and Linn-Mar, to her current role with Grant Wood AEA. Along the way, she has also balanced life as a wife and mother of four, while currently pursuing her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Drake University.

Thank you, Molly, for updating our club and showing how the Rotary Exchange program can have a lasting and meaningful impact!

Pictured: Club President Tom Yeoman presenting a Rotary coffee mug to Molly Crock.

04/13/2026

Our program today was School Resource Officer Eric Honda. Officer Honda gave some insights about how he interacts with faculty and students of all ages and some of the steps that are taken to keep everyone safe on school properties. Thank you for sharing about your job Officer Honda! Pictured is club president, Tom Yeoman presenting a Rotary coffee mug to S.R.O., Eric Honda.

03/31/2026

Congratulations Jon!

Monticello High School has announced the hiring of Jon Kyte as its new Varsity football coach.

A 2000 graduate of Monticello, Kyte returns to lead the Panthers with deep roots in the community and a passion for developing young athletes. The 2026 season will mark his 23rd year coaching at the high school and collegiate levels, where he has built a reputation for dedication, character development, and building winning cultures. Kyte lives in Monticello with his son, Kinnick. He works for Kyte Health Insurance and currently serves as the interim pastor at Peace United Church of Christ. He is also active in the community as a School Foundation Board member and Monticello Rotarian.

Congrats Coach Kyte!