Welcome to the Stillwater Rotary Club
Stillwater

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Thursdays at 11:45 a.m.
5880 Omaha Ave. N.
Stillwater, MN 55082
United States of America
Stillwater Rotary Club Motto
Home Page Stories
David Palmer
 
Member picture
 
If you could have dinner with one person living or dead, who would it be?  
Ben Franklin
 
The best piece of advice you were ever given?
When in surgery, the enemy of good is better.
 
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A veterinarian - animals don’t complain.
 
Do you have a skill or talent most people don’t know about? 
I was a cowboy on my uncle’s ranch.
 
Who is your all-time celebrity crush?
Olivia Newton John
 
Share a funny story that involves another member of our club?
After having dinner with Pat Riley, he stole my Visa card and tried to buy a corvette!
 
What is your favorite way to start your day?    
To get out of bed before my wife. Our rule- last one up makes the bed,
 
What is an item you have way too many of?
Designer Pillows on the bed.
Sheriff Dan Starry
 
  
 
  
 
Sheriff Starry shared with us information on the Sheriff's Department and Washington County. Number of employees and crime history.
Thank you, Sheriff, Starry for your years of service. Enjoy your retirement.
 
 
We as Rotarians Are United For Good!  And it is the Rotary International Foundation that funds the “Magic” - Creating Peace and Goodwill in the World!
 
How Does It Work?  What Should We All Know?
 
Please join us for a “drop in” Zoom call at 6:30 PM  on Tuesday, September 22nd to learn more and ask those questions you’ve been wondering about!

Register in advance for this meeting:
 
 
We look forward to talking with you on the 22nd!
 
Margie Horning and Peggy Strom District Foundation Annual Fund Development Team Member
Rotary Meetings - All meetings are to be held at St. Croix Event Center unless otherwise noted.
 
September 10th
Tuesday September 15th (note this meeting is a joint meeting on Tuesday September 15th at Lowell Inn. Meeting will start 7:00am) There will be no meeting on Thursday September 17 that week
September 24th
 
 
Rotary Board Meetings
 
Rotary members are invited to attend our Board meetings. We meet the second Tuesday of each month at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater. We meet in the lower level. Please reach out to me and I will give you the room details. All members are welcome to attend our meetings. Below are the meeting dates up to the end of the year.
 
 
Oct 13
November 10th
December 8th
 
More information coming for the events below:
 
Tuesday September 15th - Joint meeting with Sunrise held at Lowell Inn Event Center - sign-up sheet at meeting. Meeting starts at 7:00am
 
September 24th - Volunteering to serve a meal at Stepping Stone. 
 
October 1st Club Boat Ride- More information coming - sign-up sheet at meetings (there is a cost for this event)
 
October 8th Highway Clean-up 4:30pm. Meet in the south parking lot at Washington County Fair Grounds.
 
October 22nd - Club Fundraiser Murder Mystery Dinner - more information coming
 
October 24th - Polios Last Mile - Stillwater Lift Bridge - more information to follow
SERVICE ACTIVITY: 
 
Rain Garden Clean-up
 
  
 
 
Thank you, Dave Peterka, Scott Mercer, Doug Brady and Lois Conn, for cleaning up the rain garden.
 
 
 
RSS
‘One simple word’
Leaders highlight the power of gratitude at The Rotary Foundation Donor Summit
Talking reading and Rotary with Dolly Parton
The entertainer and philanthropist Dolly Parton died 25 August 2026. This Q&A was originally published in the March 2010 issue of The Rotarian (now Rotary) magazine. Later that year, she spoke at the Rotary International Convention in Montreal, Canada.
A safe transition beyond the wire
A Rotary club in Kansas helps women break the cycle of incarceration and elude dangers on the outside
Rotary projects around the globe – August 2026
Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Thailand.
Food as medicine for TB recovery
Rediscovering a weapon against the deadliest infectious disease, TB advocates look to better nutrition
Speakers
Heather Logelin
Sep 10, 2026
St. Croix Valley Foundation
Robin Anthony, Stillwater Chamber
Sep 24, 2026
Community & Economic Benefit of World Snow Celebration
Sara Hayden
Oct 08, 2026
Sara's Tipsy Pies
Rachel Presslein
Oct 29, 2026
Community Engagement Director Community Thread
Club Executives & Directors
President
Co-President
Immediate Past President
Treasurer
Secretary
Club Administration
Club Administration
Club Administration