Wagner, SD Rotary Club, PO Box 142, Wagner, SD (2026)

06/01/2026

The Wagner Rotary club held a weekly meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Treasurer Craig Krsnak covered the presidential duties, calling the meeting to order with a rap on the Rotary bell. Jeannie Crowe introduced her guest – sister Marita. Rotarians prayed for the meal and fellowship; then, chose to forgo the week’s song.

A membership minute was offered Patti Frei, who featured reflections from the outgoing president of Rotary International, Francesco Arezzo. Arezzo has been around the world during his term. Rotary is, at its core, a peace machine. Rotarians must focus on building conditions for peace.

Fill-in Sergeant of Arms Jerry Weber levied the following Club Member fines: Jamie Soukup and Jeff Doom for being too busy to attend today’s meeting ($2 each); Rachel Woods for special time with son William ($2); Ted Honke for his extended absence ($2); Patti Frei for being so lax on Bill’s morning that he’s still in line at Platte Livestock ($2); and, Carson Koehn for failing to share portions of his tasty meal with a table-mate ($2).

Happy Fines were offered by Kathe Henke for gathering on the east coast with kids and grandkids ($10); Jerry Henke for the birth of his second great grandson ($10); Jeannie Crowe for a niece’s visit from Germany ($5); and Jordan Weber for the blessing of a kid-on-the-way ($50).

Ted Honke’s ticket was selected for Queen of Hearts, but, from the deck, he drew a Jack of spades – forgoing a $26 pot.

The attendance race is NOT close: 13 to 27 misses.

Krsnak shared a thank you note received from scholarship recipient Brylie Link.

Program Chair Alison Woods introduced her program: Ms. Michaela Jones. Jones is the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) advisor at Wagner Community High School. HOSA is a great student (secondary and collegiate) organization for health fields, including veterinary.

HOSA is a viable solution to health industry shortages. HOSA Advisors promote health professions and ensure that future health professionals are prepared for college and their health profession of choice.

HOSA offers leadership opportunities, professional development, scholarships, conferences, and service projects. Participants can take practice tests, publicly speak, tour colleges, or host Scrubs Camp.

[At this time, someone’s phone rang out. Though Amanda Bechen looked guilty, she diligently returned to her fill-in role of recorder and seems to have avoided a fine for such infraction.]

An example of a rewarding outcome for Advisor Jones is a recent student decision to go into medical coding because of their HOSA experience.

The local chapter includes 33 participants, most of whom are interested in future employment in the Wagner area. National competition is in Indianapolis on June 16.

The Wagner chapter began about five years ago, launched at the request of Emma Yost (a recent WCS graduate). Like other WCS organizations, HOSA is funded (in part) by individual contributions to the W Club.

Wagner Rotarians thanked Ms. Jones for her fine presentation. Rotarians then concluded the meeting with a recitation of the Four Way Test.

05/25/2026

President Jamie Soukup was back at the President’s table at Wagner Rotary on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026. It started out looking like there were going to be a lot of absences for the meeting, but after about ten minutes members started coming in. Rotarians are busy people and sometimes they attend conferences and meetings which take them out of Wagner to coincide with other business duties. President Soukup rang the bell and called on everyone to read the Rotary Grace. Assistant Song leader Jeff Doom was then asked to lead the song session. He quickly fell back into an old standard, “Smile” and cut it off with only one verse being sung.

Membership Minute Rotarian Patty Frei came forward with her weekly Minute which gave us information on Rotary Club Excellence Awards. These awards, formerly the Rotary Citation awards, recognize clubs that achieve specific goals throughout the year, such as increasing their membership, engaging members in sustainable service projects, giving to the Rotary Foundation, building awareness of Rotary in your community, and having an up-to-date strategic plan. When clubs achieve these goals, they contribute to Rotary’s overall health and culture for generations to come.

Reports on club goals being achieved should be submitted to My Rotary by June 20th to be eligible for the 2025-2026 Club Excellence Award. To earn the award, clubs must review all the available goals they have reached, select at least half of them, and report their achievements to Rotary Club Central by the due date. Clubs must also pay their invoices within 60 days of receiving them.

Rotarian Frei announced to the membership that Rotarians can now listen to more Rotary magazine stories wherever you go. More magazine stories on Rotary are available due to audio players. Audio readouts increase accessibility, especially for people who are blind or have limited vision.

Rotarian Bill Frei took a seat at the President’s table when the meeting started as the Sergeant at Arms was not present. Sergeant Gerrit Juffer arrived late at the meeting and Bill refused to give up his seat as he had a lot of fines to impose. He announced that he was legitimate even though

he doesn’t have a fancy Sergeant badge like Gerrit. Bill fined himself $1 for being in a “Bad Mood” when he woke that morning; he fined Patty his wife $2 for not bringing a dessert to the meeting when she was in charge of the program; Ted Honke was given a choice of picking his fine since he had been absent for a very long time and Honke fined himself $10; $2 went to Jeff Doom for telling a bad story about bad germs; $2 went to Craig Krsnak for giving out free golf balls; Becky Brunsing received a $2 fine for not brewing coffee; Gerrit Juffer was fined $1 for having a day off and $2 for being late for the meeting and coming in at 12:21. Jordan Weber was fined $5 in absentia for coming to the clubhouse, grabbing his meal, and leaving to go back to work; Linda Soukup, Amanda Bechen, Jamie Soukukp and Jeanie Crowe were find $1 each for not having any fines. Sergeant Frei was in a “bad mood”!

Rotarian Gerrit Juffer tried to find the Queen of Hearts but came up short. He drew the nine of spades. If you remember Juffer won the Queen drawing last week and received his big check. He had promised it to little Clair and Teagan Woods, and he handed the check over to Rotarian Alison Woods to give to her daughter.

Secretary/Treasurer Craig Krsnak reported that the new Queen drawing is only at $14.00 for a fresh start. The attendance team race is a total failure according to Krsnak as the Ted Honke team has twenty-six misses and the Deb Houseman team has only eleven misses.

Rotarian Patty Frei introduced her program which was three guests who came to speak to the club about the Star Knowledge Conference to be held on October 10-11-12, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the Rainbow Room in Pickstown, South Dakota, 310 White Swan Street. This gathering will honor its founder, Chief Golden Light Eagle. The gathering will feature wisdom keepers, code carriers, indigenous elders, energy workers, visionaries, sound healers, UFO authors, and alien contacts who are direct portals to the star nations, carriers of ancient wisdom and many honored presenters. There will also be vendors throughout the conference area selling jewelry, music, artwork, and other cultural offerings.

There were three guests presenting different viewpoints at the conference. Alan Blackburn was originally from California and was an iron worker, fire fighter, and is presently a police officer in Wagner, South Dakota. His wife Linda Ivarie Blackburn also spoke about her experiences following the Star Conferences all around the country and out of the country. They presently own and have lived on land in the Greenwood SD area for the past two years. Loren and his wife Linda were enthusiastic about the Greenwood and Wagner area. They enjoy the countryside and especially the people.

Alan and Linda met Loren Zepheir at one of the Star Conferences and immediately were drawn to him and his beliefs. They began helping him by driving him all over the country for the conferences. They especially liked his concept of all people coming together in unity regardless of who we think we have descended from and his Christlike teachings.

Nikki Zephie should be familiar to many in Wagner, as she has worked many jobs over the years. She spent fifteen years working at the Wagner Community school and Knot heads in Pickstown. Nikki is the daughter of Chief Golden Light Eagle (Loren Zephier) and is honored to follow the path her late father had opened for her by carrying his legacy on as the organizer of the Star Conference. Nicki’s father passed away five years ago. She has a heart full of unconditional love and compassion for all nations, races, and beliefs that she carries with her daily and will be speaking at this sacred gathering. Her father spent over 25 years traveling and teaching as guided by Spirit. He was led to create a gathering place for people, notable Native American speakers and Traditional Elder, to join and tell their story and share their messages.

You can obtain more information by calling Nikki on 605-491-1485 or nzephier6gmail.com Further information, including schedules, can be found via the Star Knowledge 11:11 page or official event, such as the Star Knowledge 11:11 Annual Conference page on Travel South Dakota.

The meeting was adjourned by reciting The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, or do: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build

GOODWILL & BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

05/11/2026

The May 6th, 2026, meeting of the Wagner Rotary club began with a warm welcome from Rotarian Jeff Doom who officiated in place of Rotarian Jamie Soukup who is busy right now with his Pioneer business. It is planting time around Wagner, South Dakota!

The membership prayed our Rotary Grace and Song leader Rachel Doom led us singing the Happy Birthday Song for the only May Birthday which was Rotarian Amanda Bechen. Doom had us sing “The Saints Go Marching In” and gave us a compliment when finished even though we were singing an octave lower than we should have! I don’t mean to sound critical, but coming from an OLD musician it is hard not having accompaniment for our singing. We could raise the roof if we had a piano player!

There has been a substantial change in our yearly District #5610 Raffle. This spring we will be conducting a local drawing based on local Rotarian participation in giving to the Rotary Foundation. For every $25 each Rotarian gives to the Foundation, their name goes into a drawing for a gift card or prize locally. The time frame for the local drawing will be May 1st to June 1st. Each club will run its own internal fundraising.

There will also be “per Capita Giving” awards given back to clubs. This award can be used for anything within our local club or for our projects in the community. This award comes from the budget of what would have been spent on the printing and distribution of the district raffle tickets in prior years. The Wagner Rotary Club is right behind the Rapid City and Sioux Falls Clubs for per capita club giving.

The Rotary Foundation has contributed to over $4 Billion in projects around the world through Global Grants and back to our local community through District Designated Funds. Wagner Rotary continues to do their best to transform service projects that better the Wagner Community and in turn the World. The Wagner Club is presently looking at a project to provide drinking water at Wagner Lake.

Sergeant at Arms Gerrit Juffer keeps enjoying his position of Sergeant and fining members! $2 went to Bill Frei for bringing the food this week BUT no

dessert; $1 to Rachel for just having a salad; and also a $1 to Carson Kohen for the same offense; $2 to Jerry Weber for being gone so much and having bad eyesight; $1 to Amanda for changing tables and trying to win the Queen of Hearts drawing at the “lucky table”; and $1 to Jerry Henke who continues to sit close to his wife even after twenty-five years of marriage.

Happy Fines came from Patty Frei of $5 who is very happy to have a grandchild to spoil in the house; $2 from Jerry Weber who is very jealous of the Sergeant Pin that Juffer has as he never got one; $2 from Rachel Doom whose youngest son hit a home run the night before; $2 from Jeff Doom who wondered where all the Rotary shirts are and $1 from Patty Frei who also wore a T Shirt. Heads up everyone! Get your Rotary T Shirt out of the back of your closet!

The program presenter was Rotarian Bill Frei who introduced Dana Sanderson who gave a handout and gave an interesting program on housing for the elderly in Wagner. He began by showing pictures of the locations of available housing in Wagner. The first was the building located on the property of “the old school” which every knows about unless you are new to the Wagner area. It is known to most of us as Park View. The noon meals are still available there and deliveries are about the same as in past years. There is no charge for the meals, and you can come to the lobby area of Park View at noon for a meal. Those meals are part of Wagner Rural Office of Community Services. The lobby area can also be used for coffee or small parties. He showed several pictures of the updates to the apartment’s rooms.

The next location moving West is what is often referred to as “the old Hospital.” This location presently has no manager, so if you are interested in this position, please call Dana Sanderson.

The next facility is called West Side Estates right next to the current Wagner Community Hospital. There are sixteen apartments in this facility and six are available right now. There are security cameras at this location, and it is well monitored.

There is an official board for the housing facilities: Wh**ey Tolliver, Pat Brreen, Jeanie Crowe, Dana Sanderson, and Lynn Soukup. You can contact Mr. Sanderson if you are interested in applying for an apartment or know someone who is looking for elderly housing. The application process consists of providing a $30 payment to complete a background check and other information to determine if you are qualified to be offered an apartment. The process will take approximately 8 days to complete. You will need a copy of birth certificate, copy of Social Security Card, Copy of Drivers license or photo ID and Proof of income.

If approved, your application will be placed on the waiting list for an apartment. When an opening occurs, you will be contacted and offered an apartment with a possession date required within 30 days. All applications are updated every six months. If a move occurs as agreed a moving date and deposit of $570.00 will be requested.

This was an interesting presentation for all Rotarians. Most community members are aware of the facilities, but we learned a great deal about requirements, rent, facility updates, and details pertaining to each location, as some of these facilities are newer than others. We ran quite a bit over our allotted time for a program, and all wished that there had been more time to ask questions.

We adjourned in our usual fashion by reciting our Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, or do: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

05/04/2026

President Jamie Soukup was back at his seat as Wagner Rotary President on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. He welcomed everyone to the meeting and there were no visitors for the day. Song leader Rachel Woods led us in “trying” to sing “Roll, Rotary.” Once again, we would like to remind the public that we could really, really, use a pianist to help us sing!

Our Membership Minute lady was not present, so Sergeant at Arms Gerrit Juffer jumped right into the fines for the day: He fined Jerry and Kathe Henke $2.50 for their 25th wedding anniversary. The Henke’s graciously offered up $$25.00 in celebration of this milestone anniversary. Juffer fined Josh Christanson and Jeanne Crowe $2 each for sitting together at church recently. Happy Fines came from Jamie Soukup of $2 for getting a haircut, a really, really, close haircut! Bill Frei happily gave $5 for “getting renters” on his property; but he is thrilled that his kids and grandchild are moving back; $Jeanne Crowe spent a week visiting her two young granddaughters for which she was $5.00 happy; and Linda Soukup and Jeff Doom each gave $2.50 for the removal of a large beaver from their lakeside properties. Craig Krsnak gave $10 in happiness for his wife making two delicious desserts even though she was not feeling well.

Secretary/Treasurer Krsnak reported that the Queen of Hearts drawing is now up to $157.00 and the attendance race is getting out of hand with a total of fifteen misses on the Ted Honke Team and five misses on the Deb Houseman team.

In other business Rotarian Bill Frei introduced a project for the club in the form of water fountains to be placed at Wagner Lake. There was agreement that we would discuss this further after the Board of Directors did more research. We can apply to the Rotary District for a grant for this project. The fountains are a combination unit for humans and dogs. Rotary Grants will become available in May.

Rotarian Josh Christensen presented the program for the day which was an update on what the Wagner Community Hospital is doing with patient records. The Hospital has been working for quite some time to integrate all their computer records with Epic Health Systems. This includes all provider, patient, nursing, physical therapy, medicine, and other pertinent

information about patients electronically. The Epic Company has been employed since the eighties and nineties and now has 75 percent of all patient records and medical records in the country. The Wagner community will experience the conversion from all paper records and documentation beginning on May 18th. You will begin to receive texts to enroll in “MyChart.” May 30th the EPIC program will begin.

You will still have access to all old records which will be converted into the EPIC system. The advantages to this program are being able to schedule your own appointments, registration for the appointment and using MY Chart for yourself and people in your care. If you have ever experienced difficulties in obtaining information from your doctor, hospital, or medical staff due to conflicting entities between hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, etc. You will be happy to see this solution that will guarantee you have all your information in one location.

All information is confidential and cannot be accessed without your permission. You will even be able to have your Social Security Administration records in one location instead of having to try to get information from several sources.

This new system to improve patient experience is available with Avera/Sanford/Monument/ and Mayo participating in one location.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 with the recitation of The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, or do: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

04/25/2026

Rotarian Jeff Doom had the opportunity to practice being President of the Wagner Rotary Club, which he is destined to be for the 2026-2027 Rotary Year on Wednesday, April 22nd. He mentioned that he was going to practice ringing the bell and he did give it a nice wallop to bring the members to order.

There were no guests present and the membership prayed our Rotary Grace followed by Rotarian Song leader Rachel Woods leading us in “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” in honor of her boys beginning a new sport this week. Baseball and softball are in full swing in Wagner, South Dakota.

The Membership Minute given by Rotarian Patty Frei was a good learning moment for the club to get the facts on Earth Day. Why was April 22 chosen for Earth Day? Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 to mark the anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970, which launched the modern environmental movement. Senator Gaylorde Nelson chose this date for a nationwide environmental “teach-in” because it fell between Spring break and final exams, ensuring maximum participation from college students.

Key details regarding the timing and origin of Earth Day include: The inaugural event in 1970, spearheaded by Senator Nelson and activist Denis Hayes, saw twenty million Americans protest environmental degradation.

April 22 was a strategic date chosen to maximize student involvement, as the focus was on leveraging college activism to spark a national movement.

The movement was spurred by rising concern over environmental pollution, such as the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill.

The success of the first Earth Day was impactful and led directly to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the passage of major environmental legislation.

While originally a US initiative, the date became recognized globally over time and is now celebrated by over a billion people in more than 190 countries.

Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22 to raise awareness about environmental issues, promote conservation, and encourage action against

pollution, deforestation, and climate change. Founded in 1970 to fight against environmental destruction, it now mobilizes over a billion people globally to protect the planet’s natural resources for future generations.

President-to-be Jeff Doom announced that the club members had been busy since last Wednesday’s meeting. At the close of that meeting, several members began cleaning the bathroom, the entry way, the kitchen, and the club room. Walls were dusted, floors vacuumed, windows were washed, tables washed and recovered with new tablecloths. Members that were physically able went out to the “Can Bin” and emptied all the sacks of cans that needed to be thrown into the horse trailer. Becky Brunsing put some new tablecloths on our round tables and purchased some small decorations for the dining tables. Our meeting room has a new, fresh look. President Doom thanked everyone for their efforts.

Rotarian Sergeant at Arms Gerrit Juffer was prepared with fines since the club members were so busy this past week. Carson Koehn was fined $1 for his efforts at cleaning a road ditch and managing a beverage at the same time as a new member; $1 also went to Bill, Patty, Gerrit, and Jeff, who were also cleaning ditches. Tim Thaler offered a Happy Fine of a dollar for working with Jeff on the ditches and learning about how healthy our President is and how inquisitive he is! Gerritt fined his wife $5 for spending more time with their new granddaughter than he has; $Tim Thaler also offered another Happy Fine of $3 for the beer that was supplied after cleaning the ditches; and Amanda Bechen offered a Happy Fine of $3 for James’ evening attire of clothes when visiting the Juffers property.

Rotarian Linda Soukup held the winning Queen of Hearts ticket but couldn’t draw the Queen. She drew a seven of Diamonds and was awarded a Lottery Ticket which proved to be worth nothing.

Rotarian Patty Frei was substituting for Secretary/Treasurer Craig Krsnak and informed Soukup that she could have won $144.00 in the Queen drawing. Attendance totals were given with three misses on the Honke

Team and two misses on the Houseman team which leaves the Honke Team in the losing category right now.

Ditch cleaning and ditches that need to be cleaned were the last topic before the week’s program. The ditches going West out of Wagner were picked for the next job and all those who are able should meet at 6:00 on Thursday night. A special location was mentioned for cleaning which is a quarter mile from the Wagner Airport to the road going south of Wagner by the Cemetery. It is drawing attention as it is a favorite “dumping spot” for residents.

Rotarian Linda Soukup introduced her program for the day which was Michele Juffer from Wagner Area Growth. This is a non-profit development corporation that is dedicated to boosting the local economy and strengthening our community. It has been in existence since 1985 and has been helping local entrepreneurs by offering loans, workshops, and an environment for business owners to collaborate and succeed.

Michele had previously held the position some years ago when it was beginning and her office was in a small room in the Wagner City Hall building. Her office now is in the Frei Insurance building on the East side of Main Street at the corner of 2nd and Main. The Board of Directors consists of nine including Michele. Matt Yost, Patty Frei, Alexa Wunder, Deb Houseman, Nick Dion, Grant Doom, Amelia spotted Eagle, Jill Frei.

Margaret Doom recently left the position as Director to pursue a master’s degree and finish her educational goals. Michele emphasized that this is a temporary position for her as she has enjoyed being retired, spoiling their new grandchild, and pursuing things that all retired people love to do. The organization is actively pursuing the hiring of a new director.

They have also established some new goals, namely forming a strategic plan, identifying three top priorities, getting input, providing grant money of up to $2,000 for Main Street Improvements and identifying properties suitable for Governors Homes.

Wagner Area Growth partners with entities such as the City of Wagner, Planning and Development District III, Dakota Resources, and the

Governor’s Office of Economic Development. This enables WAG to offer services to small businesses not otherwise available in our rural area, such as business planning, business mentoring, and training.

WAG funding comes from the City of Wagner, $50,000.00 a year, personal donations from citizens, memorial donations from families, our local Commercial State Bank, and other donors.

The most visible efforts are the Governors Houses, of which Juffers remarked that they are getting two more this year very soon, and there is a good possibility of getting two more in 2007.

If you have questions about Wagner Area Growth, Main Street, land parcels, etc. please contact Mrs. Juffers at her business office, or call 605-481-0570, email: [email protected]

The meeting was adjourned with our recitation of The Four-Way Test: Of the things we think, say, or do: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL &BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

04/15/2026

The following are meeting minutes from March 11th, when Brittany Schroeder was our program. Enjoy!

Winter took a chance at reappearing last Wednesday, March 11th in Wagner. The Rotary Club met as usual despite the snow and wind that remained from overnight. The meeting began with President Jamie Soukup helping to prepare for the meal as our usual helpers were home sick. Get well soon, Kathe and Jerry Henke!

There were two guests present courtesy of Amanda Bechen. One was her daughter Alaina Bechen and one of her employees Judean Irvine. Members gave our Rotary Grace blessing and enjoyed a meal prepared by Two Spurs. The Assistant Song Leader, Jeff Doom led the group in singing “Roll Rotary.” It wasn’t the best rendition we have ever had, but we made it through!

Membership Minute Chairman Patty Frei brought the membership up to date on Rotary’s involvement in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Each month the district 5610 newsletter highlights a theme based around our seven areas of focus. As we look ahead to spring and Earth Day in April, five Districts across five states are part of something bold, visible, and deeply aligned with who we are as Rotarians. One of Rotary’s core Areas of Focus is Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene—because fresh water isn’t a luxury, it’s a foundation for everything. Every human, animal and the environment depends on water. This year, Rotarians across multiple districts are coming together around that shared commitment through a powerful initiative called Unite for Water. Beginning on Earth Day in April, more than 1,500 Rotarians across these Districts are set to “Take Action Today for Water Tomorrow.”

Imagine the impact when clubs across our region and beyond are all working singularly or in partnership with like-minded organizations toward the same goal at the same time. Infrastructure improvements or advocacy and awareness, each project may look different, but together they form one story—Rotary in action for water.

And that story deserves to be heard. When Rotary clubs act together with a unified message, we amplify our impact—not just on the environment, but on public awareness of what Rotary does best: see a need and take action.

The Sergeant at Arms, Gerrit Juffer, went easy on Rotarians. He began by issuing an apology to Rotarian Amanda Bechen for fining her last week for her dog coming over to his house. It turned out that it wasn’t her dog! Her previous fine was cancelled. However, Jeff Doom was fined $1 for Julie’s car sitting out in front of their driveway all shiny and clean despite the recent snow; $2 to Carson Koehn for leaving soon on a vacation; $2 to Ted Honke for going to Pierre; Carson Koehn paid a $2 Happy Fine for getting help from Gerrit Juffer and another individual in Armour for helping him move old firewood. President Jamie Soukup was excited $10.00 worth) that all three of his children made it to Sioux Falls to participate in the Knights of Columbus free throw contest. His daughter Willow made three free throws; Windsor, his son tied for first place and his oldest Clara won second place in state by making twenty-four out of twenty-five free throws. Clara was the second-best shooter and will be going on to advance for more competition. Tim Thaler was $10.00 happy his sister Amanda, came back from Iraq and Syria. She has been there since June of 2025 with the Des Moines Guard Unit. .

Secretary/Treasurer Craig Krsnak held the winning ticket for a chance to find the Queen of Hearts. He found the Joker instead and that was worth $10.00! The Queen of Hearts drawing is now up to $81.00 Krsnak reported that the attendance teams are hanging in there with thirteen misses for Ted Honke’s team and fourteen misses for Deb Houseman’s team.

There were a couple of business items for the club. Next week’s meeting will be held at the Two Spurs Restaurant since it is Rotary’s annual recognition for Senior Scholars. This annual event is coordinated by one of Rotary’s committees. Rotarian Amanda Bechen announced that her committee for Citizen of the Year consists of Amy Doom, herself, and Jeannie Crowe. They plan to pick out a candidate to sponsor from the Wagner Rotary Club and are hoping to join in with the Hall of Fame event that will be held on April 18th at the Wagner Community School.

Rotarian Becky Brunsing introduced her program which was Brittany Schroeder. Brittany and her husband Austin have been busy for several months remodeling and repairing the old historic Carnegie library in Wagner.

Brittany is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and is the founder of The Psyche Studio. She believes healing isn’t about prescriptions, it’s about nurturing the mind, body, and soul as a whole. Their goal of restoring this beautiful old building in Wagner was undertaken with the intention of having: 1. A shake shop to nourish our body. An upstairs venue to gather, celebrate, and connect. 3. Saunas in the basement to slow down, sweat, and reset.

The Psyche Studio is for everyone---all ages, all walks of life. Tentative hours are: Closed on Monday and Tuesdays—Wednesday and Thursday 7 to 12:30—and Fridays 7:30 to 2:00. Summer hours will be open all the time from 7 to 2.

Reservations to use the upper floor for parties, showers, events of any kind will need to be booked in advance. More information will be coming as soon as the finishing touches are put on the remodel. New life has been given to an old historic building in Wagner! Watch for upcoming announcements in your local paper.

The club adjourned in its usual fashion by reciting The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, or do: Is it the Truth? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

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