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Glens Falls Rotary’s Citizens & Rotarians of the Years

The Glens Falls Rotary Club presents its annual Citizen of the Year Award to a non-Rotarian who exemplifies Rotary ideals of service in the local and regional community, and professional and personal ethics.

Rotarian of the Year is for a current member of the club, not on the Board, who exemplifies the ideals of Rotary by their outstanding service to the club.

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Glens Falls Rotary Club’s 100 year party, downtown, Saturday

Glens Falls Rotary Club celebrates “100 years of Service Above Self” — 1922 to 2022 — with a “Rotary Rockin’ 100!” party Saturday, Oct. 1, in downtown Glens Falls.

The party is Saturday, Oct. 1, from noon to 5 p.m. on “The Green” as Rotary calls it —the triangle of lawn at the corner of Bay and Glen Streets.

Food trucks and vendors will be located on Glen Street, next …

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Rotary exchange ‘changes lives’; Suzanna Bernd’s own lifelong link

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Rotary Exchange invites students from the U.S. to stay with host families in other countries and for students from around the world to stay with host families and attend school in the Glens Falls region.

“Many members of the club were exchange students as young people,” says Club President Jennifer Brink.

“In recent years, our club has hosted students from Denmark, Argentina, France, and …

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Glens Falls Rotary hopes to make a park out of Bay-Ridge wedge

The Glens Falls Rotary Club’s Centennial Celebration this Saturday will take place in the green space facing the Civil War Monument in downtown Glens Falls, between Glen and Bay Streets.

The club hopes someday to help transform that green “wedge” into a park.

Plans floated last year by the City and Glens Falls Collaborative show added pathways, benches, art kiosks and other amenities.

“Prior to the 100th anniversary year, we …

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