Waterloo Rotary Club

05/18/2026

Monday, May 18th we hosted a candidate forum for 2026 Black Hawk County supervisor candidates, moderated by Kevin McCrindle. Special thanks to Steve Schmitt for arranging candidates in the contested primary to attend.

Candidates were asked to respond to these questions sourced from our members:

What do you see as the biggest challenge facing Black Hawk County and your proposal to deal with that challenge?

The State Legislature has been encouraging government entities at all levels to look for ways to be more efficient with the taxpayer’s money. What suggestions would you have for Black Hawk County to work with other Counties or Cities/Schools to accomplish this?

Our club really appreciates the willingness of these candidates to step up and run for elected office, and having this forum allows our club to meet and hear directly from each candidate.

Here is a link to more info on the upcoming Primary Election coming up on June 2.

blackhawkcountyelections.iowa.gov/

03/16/2026

Good chilly morning, Rotarians! We WILL MEET TODAY at noon at the Waterloo Convention Center.

Please join us if you feel safe doing so - our speaker from the Salvation Army (and fellow Rotarian) Zac Zumwalt has confirmed he will brave the winds to be with us.

Travel safe!

  Capt. Zac Zumwalt serves as the Corps Officer for The Salvation Army in Waterloo, Iowa, alongside his wife, Capt. Karissa Zumwalt. Originally from Kansas City,  Zac has worked with The Salvation Army throughout the Midwest since 2014 in Chicago, Kansas City, Watertown SD, and Sioux City, IA. W...

03/03/2026

Rotary District 5970 Governor Ward Budweg joined us for lunch March 2nd and encouraged our members to "find their replacement"...in other words, bring new members into our club and transfer our shared wisdom and love for service. Two of our longest-serving Rotarians, Gene Leonhardt (51 years) and Frank Seng (52 years) were honored alongside our newest member Kristi Brown (32 days). Each was given the choice of a lottery ticket or a one dollar bill; Frank chose the sure-thing, while Gene and Kristi chose the potential for instant riches. Gene's ticket was a dud, while Kristi won DOUBLE what Frank walked away with!

Governor Budweg shared stories from his trip to Nicaragua alongside our past presidents Steve Thorpe and Dave Buck as part of our Shoebox Project, as well as circumnavigating the globe on bikes with his wife. Ward donated a copy of their book to the Waterloo Public Library - The World at 10 MPH (available from Amazon -or- free with a $20 autograph directly from Ward).

02/25/2026

WATERLOO ROTARY CLUB FEATURED ON THE NEWS...
Waterloo's Ward 2 special election: Polls open until 8 p.m.

Link:
https://www.kwwl.com/news/waterloos-ward-2-special-election-polls-open

Voters in Waterloo are heading to the polls today for a special election to fill a vacancy on the City Council.