It was a momentous meeting as Michael-jon Pease was unveiled as our new President-Elect and District Governor Mike Becker revealed that Club 10's reputation is as "the old man's club." A gauntlet thrown that also included a helping hand from the District which has moved to a team model with a new public image team and budget to partner with. Read on to see how you can make a difference!

Can the United States achieve energy independence? Erin Roth, Executive Director of the American Petroleum Institute, Minnesota and Wisconsin, was the speaker at the downtown Saint Paul Rotary luncheon last week. Answering this question was one of the key topics Mr. Roth covered Tuesday, August 28^th. Other topics were the coming change in regular gasoline from E-10 to E-15 ethanol content and whether pipelines are the safest and most economical means to transport oil and gas.