Installation of 2006-2007 President Jerry L. Klingenberg
Left to right: Jimmy Crowder, Jerry Klingenberg & Ethel Klingenberg.
 

Outgoing President John Stockton passes the gavel to incoming President Jerry Klingenberg.

Officers and Directors
 for
2006-2007

Our new trailer donated by Rotarian Mickey Sims

Guest speaker and new Rotarian Bill Wilson.
07/13/2006

Guest speakers and new Rotarians Mickey and Beth Smith.
07/20/2006

Cindy Pecht of the Lawrenceville Rotary Club presents plaques to John Riel and Dr. Tom Saunders in recognition of helping start the Lawrenceville Club 50 years ago.

The South Hill Club has sponsored a new club in Clarksville, Virginia. The new Lake Country Rotary Club was chartered on 08/02/2006.

Guest speaker Ed Taylor of L.C.A.A.A.
08/3/2006

Guest speaker Earl Horne, Mayor of South Hill. 08/10/2006

Guest speaker Jo Ann Powell Chair Person for the Alzheimer's Walk. 08/17/2006

A special Rotary Party was held for Rotarian Mylene (Montes) Powell and her new hubby Daryl to celebrate their recent wedding. 08/31/2006

Also, the club celebrated the birth of Rotarian Nick and Nikki Gesell's baby Lilly. Heart felt congrats to these new additions to our expanding Rotary family. 08/31/2006

District Governor Jim Probsdorfer (L) inducts five new members. Left to right Denny Hardee, Martha Hall, Emily Brooks, Michael Brooks and Lee Warren. 09/14/2006

District Governor Jim Probsdorfer and Assistant Governor Bill Currie with President Jerry. 09/14/2006

District Governor Jim Probsdorfer addresses the club. 09/14/2006

Guest speaker Tim Boyle of the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. 09/21/2006

Rotarian Tom Leggett chairs the "Gleaning for the World, Operation Teddy Bear". Here he collects Rotary donations towards his goal of 1,000 bears. 09/21/2006

Rotarian Tom Leggett with more than 1,200 Teddy Bears collected for "Operation Teddy Bear". Congrats to Tom on a great job. 09/28/2006

Guest speaker June Woodall of Community Memorial Hospital. 10/05/2006

Guest speaker John Lenkey provides history on Adm. Richard Byrd. A thank you goes out to Rotarians Steve, Tommy and Mary Jane who pulled together the short notice meeting. 10/12/2006

Guest speaker Jennifer Johnson (Brad's wife) of Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center. 10/19/2006

Our club representatives at the District 7600 Conference. President Jerry, Secretary Tom and Vocational Director Randy.10/21/2006

President Jerry with Lt. Col. Steve Kiser, USAF who spoke on "Terrorism and the Impact of Rotary". 10/21/2006

Rotarian Tom Smith and former Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles. 10/21/2006

President Jerry greets Susan Allen, wife of Senator George Allen, at the Rotary Clubs Annual Family Picnic. (11/02/2006)

Rotarian John Lenkey addresses the clubs long standing question "who is this guy and what does he do?" Very entertaining. (11/09/2006)

Lt JG  Jeff Jackson of the U. S. Coast Guard addresses the club as a brand spankin' new "Coastie"  Rescue Helicopter pilot. Lt. Jackson grew up here in Southside Virginia. (11/16/2006)

Rotarian Lisa Clary, who is also a Ruritan, accepts the awards for South Hill Ruritan of the year and the District Ruritan of the year. Congrats to Lisa. (12/02/2006)

Rotarian Nick Gesell hosts his "Thanks for the Business" open house. (12/02/2006)

Diedre Horne sang Carols for the Rotary Club Annual "Christmas Family Dinner" and was a big hit. Thanks to Diedre and the committee for all the hard work. (12/07/2006)

Gary Bardwell of the "Randy Parton Theatre" which will be opening in 2007 in Roanoke Rapids, NC, updates the Club on construction and event progress. (12/14/2006)

Rotarians Bruce Settle, Lisa Clary and Randy Cash are "Secret Santa's" for the staff of the Cardiac Rehab unit at CMH. This is the 6th year that these Rotarians have delivered "goodies" to the staff. (12/19/2006)

Guest speaker Jean Holmes provides a rendition of "The Night Before Christmas" to put the club in the spirit for Christmas. (12/21/2006)

Rotarian Dr. Michael Brooks addresses the club on today's cancer concerns as viewed through his practice. (01/04/2007)

Guest speaker Jill Dynia addresses the club about Lifeline Health Screenings. (01/11/2007)

Rotarian Jimmie Crowder inducts our newest member Faye Matthews wife of Rotarian Warren Matthews. (01/11/2007)

Author Billie Hughes Locke addresses the club on her book "More Than One Angel". (01/18/2007)

Local chiropractor Kel Fleshood addressed the club on the importance of good nutrition for good health. (02/01/2007)

Rotarian Lisa Clary's program was a poem about the meaning of Rotary. The complete poem is posted on our "About Rotary" page. Please check it out. (02/08/2007)

C. W. Bing addressed our club on efforts to provide clean water in Zambia by "Water for the Oppressed".(02/15/2007)

Rotarian Bruce Settle of Southside Mortgage in South Hill has been appointed Assistant Governor for Rotary District 7600 for the January 2007 to June 30 2009 term. He will represent the district at meetings and special events throughout the term. He is a member and Past President of the South Hill Rotary Club.

Ambassador Richard Crowder, Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the office of the United States Trade Representative speaks at Farmers Night on agricultural issues relating to our area and on worldwide concerns. 03/01/2007

Robin Allen (last years "Service Above Self Award" winner), spoke to our club about the "Revitalization" of South Hill and our participation in the "Jamestown 400" celebration. (See our Links page) (03/08/2007)

Ron Seward spoke about the Lake Country Wildlife Art Festival and Carving Show sponsored by the Marine Corps League coming to South Hill. (03/15/2007)

Our annual Emergency Services Dinner honors all our local organizations. (L-R) Norman Hudson, Chief of Police, Sandra Connor, Rescue Squad, Rosser Wells, Fire Chief and President Jerry. (03/22/2007)

Rotarian and District Governor Nominee for District 7600 (2008-2009) Bill Pollard, Jr. inducts 4 new Paul Harris Fellows into the South Hill Club. L-R Pres. Jerry Klingenberg, Randy Cash, Martha Hall and Lisa Clary. (03/29/2007)

Our guest speaker Dr. Frank Polakiewicz, Division Superintendent for Mecklenburg County Schools addressing the achievements of the school system as well as a review of the proposed budget. (04/05/2007)

Annual Group Study Exchange visitors this year from Kent England. (04/20/2007)

Ingrid Safoneikova, a native of Slovakia, spoke to our club about her experiences in the Rotary Exchange Program. The program is a huge success with these fine students. (04/26/2007)

President Jerry shows the duck carving that won him a first place prize in a recent Wildlife Art Festival and Decoy Competition.

Our guest speaker Dr. Derron Simon spoke to the club on the warning signs of abdominal pain. (05/03/2007)

Rotarian Frank Nanney gave a talk as guest spearker on the life of Woodrow Wilson. (05/10/2007)

Rotarian Mike Peters addressed the club on both the fun and serious sides of law enforcement. From "handcuffs to handbags." (05/17/2007)

South Hill Club President Jerry Klingenberg with Rotary International President Bill Boyd at the Jamestown 400 celebration held in Williamsburg.(05/12/2007)

Bob Day of BB&T Bank is installed as our newest Rotarian. Welcome aboard Bob.(05/24/2007)

The sign project, initiated by the Rotary Club of South Hill, invited other local service clubs to join us on these informational signs to be placed in several locations around South Hill. Our first sign site is donated by Greg Harper of Lorene Building Supply.(05/25/2007)

District Governor Jim Probsdorfer and District  Membership Chairperson Cindy Pecht present the South Hill Club with the R. I. Award for Membership Development for the 2006-2007 year.(06/07/2007)

President Jerry rolls out the new club banner for exchanges with other club. (06/07/2007)

These are the winners of 5 of the 9 scholarships awarded by the club this year. More photos and other information is posted to the "Upcoming Events" page. (06/08/2007)

Rotarian Lee Nicholson with the students receiving the "Gini Nicholson" Scholarship Brittney Thomas and Amber Sheffield. (06/14/2007)

Program Chairman Garland Baird offered a musical program with Laura Beth Piercy and Becky Kidd on keyboard.(06/14/2007)

F.F.A. students from Park View High School present a program on the issues of "Organic vs Conventional" farming.(06/21/2007)

One of Rotary's most prestigious awards is our "Service Above Self Award". This years winner is Frank Malone, his only difficulty was finding "a few words to say" about receiving the award. Congrats to Frank, he deserves this award. (06/28/2007)

A "President's Special Award" went to Dave Yocum for his tireless efforts with our Service Trailer and equipment. Dave's diligence allowed the club to raise more than $4,000 that the club uses to support efforts within the local community. (06/28/2007)

Our 2006-2007 Rotarian of the Year Award went to Lisa Clary for her efforts to always insure that "the word gets out" about what the Rotary is doing in our community. We have also been in the Rotarian Magazine and District Newsletters. Many thanks Lisa. (06/28/2007)