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At the November 8, 2012, meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club, Todd Emmons welcomed fellow Rotarian and Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Coni McKay. Coni spoke on the Leadership Alexandria program, established in 1991. To date, 400 individuals have participated in the program, which offers specialized training and experiences designed to build leadership skills.

Rotarians Jim Bill and Vic Dale were happy to pose with two dozen of the exquisite roses available October 25 through the annual Rotary rose sale. Members collected their roses at the H.Boyd Nelson facility, which has kindly hosted the event for several years. 

The Alexandria Rotary Club was proud to celebrate Honorary Member Bud Kolstad’s 99th birthday at the October 18, 2012, meeting. He’s pictured here with members Kathy Patton and Janet Baker Nevalainen. Hats off to you, Bud!

At the October 18, 2012, meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club, member Sue Jung introduced Tami Bredeson of Carlos Creek Winery as guest speaker. She discussed the history of the winery and how it operates.

At the October 11 meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club, a crack team of “sales consultants” presented tips and strategies to boost the club’s annual Rose Sale fundraiser. The club has set a goal of increasing the number of orders by one dozen per member this year.