Friday, June 6, 2025
- Advertisement spot_img

Rotary Club in Smiths Falls plans 100th anniversary

This year the Rotary Club is quietly marking 99 years of service in Smiths Falls and looking forward to their 100th anniversary next year. Gerald Reilly, President of the Rotary Club of Smiths Falls, met with council during Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss the service club’s 2022 celebration. 

The Rotary Club’s motto is Service Above Self. “In May of 2022, we will be celebrating one hundred years of service and kicking off the next one hundred years of service,” explained Reilly. To mark this milestone, Rotary wishes “to give to the community a lasting legacy that we hope you would consider. Rotary would like to purchase and plant blue and gold tulips in the garden nodes of the Beckwith and Main St intersection.”

The tulip bulbs would be planted this fall.

The Rotary Club would also like to hang four anniversary banners on the lampposts in the Main and Beckwith intersection “hopefully for the duration of the anniversary year.”

Councillor Dwyer applauded the idea, noting that planting flowers “is one of those little things a community can do that can add such brightness. I’m grateful to Rotary for wanting to take this on.” 

Council directed staff to look into this request.

Councillor McKenna added “any group that is turning one hundred and has done the kind of work Rotary has done deserves some kind of recognition. I look forward to staff’s feedback on this.”

Happy 99th anniversary to the Rotary Club!

Article by Janelle Labelle

Hot this week

Smiths Falls Police address crash, bar incident and youth assault in series of responses

SUBMITTED No injuries after collision with hydro pole. Driver facing...

UCDSB to host holocaust survivor Andy Rèti as Tour for Humanity returns

SUBMITTED The Tour for Humanity mobile classroom will return to...

King Charles III Coronation Medal recognizes exceptional Canadians

LAURIE WEIR In a special ceremony hosted by Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston MP...

Impaired charge laid after a collision on Roger Stevens Drive

SUBMITTED A Toronto resident has been charged following a single...

Smiths Falls Police tackle crime with multiple arrests in ongoing theft and IPV investigations

SUBMITTED Two arrested after shoplift investigation On April 9th, 2025, the...

Smiths Falls Police address crash, bar incident and youth assault in series of responses

SUBMITTED No injuries after collision with hydro pole. Driver facing...

Leeds OPP lays obstruct, drug and assault charges following head-on collision

SUBMITTED Members of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario...

UCDSB to host holocaust survivor Andy Rèti as Tour for Humanity returns

SUBMITTED The Tour for Humanity mobile classroom will return to...

Fraud charges laid in connection with Elgin-area cat rescue

SUBMITTED The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police...

Naismith students champion accessibility in Mississippi Mills

SUBMITTED Grade 6 students at Naismith Memorial Public School have made a...

Smiths Falls Police tackle crime with multiple arrests in ongoing theft and IPV investigations

SUBMITTED Two arrested after shoplift investigation On April 9th, 2025, the...

Rideau Lakes council trims tax hike to 5.78%, avoids new borrowing in revised budget

LAURIE WEIR Township council will proceed with a leaner 2025...
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img