There was plenty of frolic Tuesday night as Rotarians from local clubs gathered together at Wolverine World Wide in Rockford for their annual Interclub meeting. The theme of the meeting was the Titanic    and club members ate what was thought to be close to the last meal ever served on the Titanic, which perished on April 10, 1912. 

Club members were entertained and educated as a program was presented not only about the sinking of the ship and the aftermath, but also about many real characters that were on board of the ship. 

One of those on board was me, Karl Backstom, a Finnish carpenter who was offered a job as a construction foreman in the United States. I convinced two of my wife's brothers to accompany us on the trip.  Tragically neither the brothers or myself survived, but my pregnant wife made it back to Finland. My body was never recovered... Read More

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Sparta freshman, Madi Myers, and a Level 9 club gymnast, recorded some of the highest scores in Michigan for individual events and all-around competition. Her efforts and talent helped lead the Rockford-Sparta team to an undefeated dual-meet season so far this year.

Madi has brought a lot of consistency according to her coach, Allison Beach.  She is a phenomenal leader for being so young and a team player. She encourages other team members regardless of the level they are at.