For 101 years, Rapid City Rotary Club has championed projects as diverse as sponsoring Storybook Island, feeding the hungry and eradicating polio. After a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rapid City Rotary Club is celebrating its centennial this month.
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Rapid City Rotary Club marks century of service
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Retired veterinarian Dr. Keith Johnson, right, and retired physician Dr. Reuben Bareis have each been members of Rapid City Rotary Club for more than 60 years.
Dozens of fathers and sons have joined Rapid City Rotary Club in its 101-year history. Rick Rogers' father, Doug, insisted that his son join Rapid City Rotary Club, and Rick hopes someday his children will continue the tradition. "I got into it because of my dad and I had so much fun," Rick said. "I loved rubbing elbows with 鈥 some of those guys that were pillars of Rapid City, and I was having lunch with them and getting to talk to them."
A group of Rapid City Rotarians stock the Lakota Homes Food Pantry in Rapid City every week. From left are Ashok Kumar, Judy Duhamel, Martha Rodrigues, Richard Wahlstrom, Richard Stracqualursi and Kara Sewell.
Rapid City Rotary Club donated Native American art and club member Ashok Kumar, center, presented a check to OneHeart in Rapid City in 2021.聽Rapid City Rotary Club gives to multiple organizations throughout the community, including the Adult Day Center, Youth & Family Services and many others.聽聽
Crowds line up at Storybook Island during the park's opening day this year. Rapid City Rotary Club founded and still supports the beloved park.聽聽
Rapid City Rotary Club's hallmark achievement is establishing Storybook Island. The club's 100th anniversary was in 2021 and the club is continuing to celebrate this year.聽 聽
Tammy Larson, manager of The Sewing Center in Rapid City, demonstrates how to use a newly installed long arm quilting machine at Whiteclay Makerspace, as Candi Red Cloud and Sara Fills The Pipe-Bass observe. The equipment installed at Whiteclay Makerspace was funded by a Rotary Foundation grant. 聽
A new monument in Rapid City鈥檚 Memorial Park urges the community to choose peace.
Six students from Rapid City won awards in the recent youth essay award competition sponsored by the Rushmore Rotary Club and Rapid City Rotary Club.
The debut of the Blooms & Pathways Garden Tour on Aug. 24 invites the community to stroll through some of Rapid City鈥檚 most exceptional pu…
