The Bat Woman

The Bat Woman

Did you know bats can eat more than 1,000 mosquitos in one night? At the Feb. 15 meeting, Dr. Rada Petric from the Highlands Biological Station presented an entertaining and educational program about her research on bats in Western North Carolina. Our natural...
Rotary Members Serving on Chamber Board

Rotary Members Serving on Chamber Board

Several members from the noon and daybreak Rotary clubs serve on the Franklin Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and attended a board retreat on Feb. 18. The retreat included a field trip to Highlands Outpost and Highlands Aerial Park, where some were brave enough...

Rotary Birthday

The month of February is very special in the Rotary Calendar because it includes the anniversary of the first meeting of Rotary held on February 23, 1905. Paul Harris’ original concept was to give professionals with diverse backgrounds the opportunity to...
Community Service – CareNET

Community Service – CareNET

Club members volunteered on Feb. 10 to pack food for CareNet’s backpack program that provides food for students to take home over the weekend. We have a new workday to accommodate more members’ schedules. The new time is 4:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month....
Member Activity

Member Activity

In an effort to gain personal and club insight, this month’s Rotary Club activity on Feb. 7 was completing the “5-minute personality test” also known as L-O-G-B. The test was originally developed by Gary Smalley and Dr. John Trent in 1999. At the completion of the...