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Invocator – John Nash
 
Announcements:
  • Grand Haven Rotary Club is have their annual D’vine event on Thursday, June 27th. Click here for more info!
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  • Lakeshore Athena Nominations are being accepted through June 24th. Two awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding lakeshore women who excel in their professions, give back to their communities and help to raise other women leaders. You can nominate someone here!
 
Presenter: Michigan Senator Roger Victory
  • In November 2018, residents of Michigan’s 30th Senate District elected Sen. Roger Victory, R-Hudsonville, to the state Senate, representing Ottawa County. Roger chairs the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
  • Prior to joining the Senate, Victory served six years in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 88th District.
  • Victory owns Victory Farms LLC, a year-round specialty crop producer, as well as Victory Sales LLC, a national produce distributor. He previously co-owned a trucking company from 1996-2004.
  • Roger is currently an executive board member of the Michigan Vegetable Council and former president of the Ottawa County Farm Bureau. He is also active with the Ottawa County Republican Party and on the advisory board of the Ottawa County Careerline Tech Center.
  • Victory graduated from Davenport University in 1989 with a degree in business management and from Michigan State University’s Great Lakes Leadership Academy.
  • Senator Victory gave us update on the following subjects
    • Auto Insurance Reform
    • Fixing the damn roads
    • How Ottawa County is the fasting growing county in Michigan
    • Our county farms make us the 2nd most agriculturally diverse
    • Affordable housing
    • Proposed dredging of the Grand River
    • Pension Tax
    • Asian Carp
    • PFAFs
 
The 50/50 winner was Ed Grafton! Congrats Ed!
 
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Chris Burns
June 22
 
Pete Sherwood
June 27
 
Anniversaries
Ernie Petrus
Susan Petrus
June 9
 
Thomas Hickman
Elizabeth
June 17
 
Chazz Fisher
Patti Fisher
June 26
 
Jennifer Lynn
Jennifer Lynn
June 26
 
George Gardner
Sarajane
June 29
 
Join Date
Mike Cotterall
June 2, 1995
24 years
 
Steve Matthies
June 2, 1995
24 years
 
Sue Zwart
June 2, 2006
13 years
 
Barry Kram
June 11, 2010
9 years
 
Jennifer Lynn
June 11, 2010
9 years
 
Bryan Paul
June 15, 2018
1 year
 
Dennis Furton
June 20, 2008
11 years
 
Tim Kval
June 25, 2010
9 years
 
Russell Hampton
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