Join us Wednesday morning at 7:30am in the Great Hall - Kitchi Gammi Club (831 E. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802) as we hear from Silver Medalist Olympic Curlers Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin!
Cory and Korey are a mixed doubles curling team based in Duluth, Minnesota. They began curling together in 2022 and quickly established themselves as one of the top mixed doubles teams in the United States.
In 2023, they made history by capturing the United States’ first World Championship title in mixed doubles curling. With their sights set on the Olympics, they continued to train and compete at the highest level, ultimately winning the 2025 U.S. Olympic Trials and earning the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Games.
At the Olympics, Cory and Korey delivered another historic performance, winning the silver medal and becoming the first U.S. Mixed Doubles curling team to bring home an Olympic medal. Cory Thiesse also became the first American female curler to win an Olympic medal.
From a newly formed team in Duluth to World Champions and Olympic medalists, Cory and Korey’s journey has been defined by determination, teamwork, and a drive to compete at the highest level. They continue to train and compete with their sights set on representing the United States again at the 2030 Olympic Winter Games, while also helping inspire the next generation of American curlers.
Join Harbortown Rotary for its second Harbortown Rotary Senior Luncheon. For "seniors" (broadly defined - you can even be an honorary "senior for the day"!), this luncheon is meant simply for the fun of conversation with fellow Rotarians and their spouces/significant others.
12:00pm on Tuesday, September 22nd | Kitchi Gammi Club, McGiffert Room
To RSVP for the fun and fellowship, please respond to: Brad Jenson, Club Service (bradleyjenson1956@gmail.com)
If you have the upcoming program duty (check the duty roster here), please be sure to secure a speaker and provide notice to Chloe Strand (chloestrand90@gmail.com) as soon as your speaker is confirmed. If you are unable to confirm a speaker, please contact Lauren Farden (lauren.farden@edwardjones.com) for help. If you have a different assigned program duty and cannot make it to the meeting, please find a replacement.
Harbortown Rotary has a Windows 11 laptop. Presenters may bring a USB drive with the PowerPoint presentation (or whatever is wanted to be shown on the projector while speaking). Please share this information with your program's presenter.
Upcoming Program Speakers:
Sept. 23 - Rene Ann Goodrich, Red-Hand/Native Lives Matter Coalition
Sept. 30 - Guest of Chris Dahlberg
Oct. 7 - Drew Markey, Executive Director, YMCA Camp Miller
There will be some changes to the Club Service role starting 7/1/26. There will now be a Club Service Committee: Chloe Strand, Brad Jenson, & Steph Jago.
JULY 1 - SEPT. 30, 2026 - Scuttlebutt
For news, announcements, event promotion, social media, media releases, please contact Chloe Strand | cstrand@allete.com | 218.340.2541
OCT. 1 - JUNE 30, 2027 - Scuttlebutt
For news, announcements, event promotion, social media, media releases, please contact Stephanie Jago | sjago@charter.net | 218.343.1833
For Scuttlebutt: If you are hosting the program speaker, please copy Chloe on the speaker's name, organization, and email. If you are the chair of a Harbortown Committee, please update Chloe on relevant information regarding grants and awards, meetings or news. Your information will be used to create more dynamic and engaging content to share with potential club members and on social media!
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