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Rotary Club Hears About Trip to Lake Tahoe; Plan Trivia Contest

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Submitted by Randy Adams

Carmi Rotary Club meeting
Thursday, September 29, 2022

At Thursday’s meeting of the Carmi Rotary club , Rotarian Don Drone gave a brief account of his recent trip to Lake Tahoe, California. He and his family made the trip to attend a wedding on the shore of the beautiful lake. Don commented that the weather was gorgeous, except for the orange haze the first few days, that had been generated by fires in and around the mountains of California. He told the club that Lake Tahoe has an elevation of around 6,000ft, and at times that elevation caused a little problem with breathing and getting around. [Read more...]

Rotary Club Report: Rotarian Cindy Conley Goes to D.C.

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Submitted by Randy Adams

The Carmi Rotary club had a presentation from one of their own on Thursday, as Cindy Conley told the group about her recent trip to Washington, DC.

Cindy explained that she had wanted to take a long trip to the nation’s capital for some time, and when the chance came along to go with her long-time friend Kathleen Logsdon, she made her plans. [Read more...]

Rotary Club Talks Major League Baseball at Last Week’s Meeting

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Submitted by Randy Adams

Thursday, August 18, 2022

The Carmi Rotary club heard an interesting talk on Bosse Field, and the chance of a Major League baseball game coming to Evansville at Thursday’s meeting. Rotarian Tom Logan told the members about a recent news story from Evansville. Major League Baseball has been in talks with officials from Evansville about the possibility of an actual MLB game at the historic stadium. [Read more...]

Carmi Rotary Club Prepares for District Governor’s Visit

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Submitted by Randy Adams

The Carmi Rotary Club met on Thursday, July 21, 2022 without a formal speaker, so the Rotarians on hand used their time to discuss a variety of topics. First up, the club discussed next week’s meeting, when the newly inaugurated district Governor will be on hand. Mary Harvey, of the Mt. Vernon, Illinois club will make her first official visit to Carmi, as the 22-23 DG of the southern Illinois district. The club is hoping for a very strong turn-out of Rotarians and guests for this important visit. [Read more...]

Ackerman’s Questions Puts CWC Hiring Practices in the Line of Fire

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The CWC board of education held a special meeting last night to consider and ratify the bargaining agreement with the support staff association for the next four years, but during public comment, board member Kelly Ackerman brazenly probed the hiring practices of the school district .

“If the state doesn’t require the Dean of Students position to hold a general Administrative Endorsement, then why did our district require that certification?,” he asked. [Read more...]

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