Today the Rotary Club of Salem marked the 65th year of Club Presidents transitioning from one term to another. Dr. Bertram Spetzler (L) became Past Club President and Tommy Barber (R) began his term as our Club President. Each year …
This year the nation observes the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s death. Today we are fortunate to have Gary Crawford, a lifetime member of the Lincoln Forum, to speak about the “Assassination of Abraham Lincoln”. In less than one-half …
Tom Bowers, Chair of Paul Harris Fellow Committee, presided over our 2015 PAUL HARRIS FELLOW CEREMONY recognizing members who have generously contributed to The Rotary Foundation. This funding is essential to securing and growing Rotary programs throughout the world. Rotary …
One could attempt to describe Dr. Hayden Hollingsworth‘s program titled “Aging Gracefully, Good Luck With That” by using a myriad of cliches… “reality rearing its ugly head”, “wake up call”, “passing life’s milestones”, “taking care of business”. None of which, …
Mission accomplished for our visiting Rotary Foreign Exchange Student. Alvaro Catel recently graduated from Salem High School. As his visit nears the end we hope Alvaro has benefited as much from the experience as those who so graciously hosted his …
GE Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Salem Manufacturing Plant. On May 16th GE’s Industrial Solutions business celebrated the 60th anniversary of its Salem manufacturing plant. At our meeting today Craig Strong, Plant Manager, spoke of the plants history and current operations. …
The Rotary Club of Salem Service Above Self Award was presented today. This award is given in recognition of service offered by a non-Rotarian in a non-management position which the committee considered to be exceptional and which also reflected the …
Treva Carter, a Salem Rotarian and President of TJ Carter Consulting, talked to our club members about which social media is best for their organizations, from businesses to civic clubs, governments and social groups. Over 90% of U.S. businesses now …
On Tuesday evening, May 19, 2015, over 160 Rotarians and guests witnessed the successful completion of the “We are this Close” End Polio Now campaign for Rotary District 7570. Salem Club President Dr. Bert Spetzler, along with District Foundation Chair …
Our speaker today is the 43rd Mayor of the City of Roanoke. David Bowers noted with pride that our neighbor Roanoke has been named an All-America City a record six times. The Mayor brought us up to date with the …
