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Ryan Pechacek, high school teacher specializing in agricultural subjects at RFHS, introduced himself as a lifelong River Falls resident and River Falls High School graduate.  He cited the influence of a teacher who encouraged him to overcome shyness as a high school freshmen and try public speaking.  After high school, Ryan attended UWRF.  He showed us his mission statement as a teacher, something that principal Kit Luedtke asked from all teaching staff.  Ryan said that his personal philosophy stresses the importance of building relationships with others, and it is an important part of what he does as an educator.
 
Ryan showed a slide of the FFA motto and the three components of agricultural education – Classroom, Lab, and FFA, the three aspects of which are Leadership, Personal Growth, Career Preparation.  He said that fewer students are growing up on farms and expecting to take over the family farm.  Students in FFA, whatever their background, are able to learn about career options in agricultural fields. 
Our hosts at Abundant Life Church started with a tour of the Daycare facility, which serves around 85 young children from babies to preschool and includes a 4K program.  We got a look at the rooms and equipment suited to the various ages of the children.  We toured in small groups to make it easier and less disruptive to the children and staff.  The 4K program that prepares preschoolers for moving on to kindergarten.  After our tour, we moved to the sanctuary, which doubles as the gym/recreation area for the learning center students during the school week.  We were treated to an excellent breakfast as we started our meeting.
Sandy Tauferner and Mark Klapatch-Matthias reviewed last year’s Earthfest, which was originally planned  as an outdoor event at Glen Park.  The cold and wind required organizers to move to the UWRF University Center at the last minute.  Among the many challenges was finding and arranging space for around 75 exhibitors from groups across the area.  At the event, Earthfest volunteers handed out lots of giveaways from Culver’s and other organizations.  As in past years, the sustainability pledge was offered, and they received 76 new pledges.
 
Again this year Earthfest will have a Bluegrass Festival artist as part of the ongoing tie-in with that event .  Mark said that he’s pretty comfortable with where the planning group of about 30 local people is, given that they are about a month from the event.  The first year Earthfest drew about 1000 people by informal count, the next year attendance was estimated at around 2000.  The number of exhibitors has grown from around 45 to 75.
We're excited to announce that this year's winner of the 2024 River Falls Rotary Burger Battle is Tarnation Tavern!  This was one of the tightest Battles we've ever seen with Tarnation Tavern narrowly beating out last year's winner, Lazy River -- by less than .034 average points!  Congratulations Tarnation Tavern on being voted the BEST burger in town!  And we're having our 5:01 meeting this week at Tarnation to congratulate them and hand them the trophy!
 
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2nd and 4th Tuesdays at noon
 
Ezekiel Lutheran Church
202 S. 2nd St.
River Falls, WI 54022
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PO Box 311, River Falls, WI 54022
 
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Elaine Baumann and Tony Pedriana
Apr 02, 2024 7:00 AM
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Yoana Newman
Apr 09, 2024 12:00 PM
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Apr 16, 2024 7:00 AM
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