As Monifieth & District Rotarian Neil Ferguson retires after a 46 year career with DC Thomson, the company responded with this wonderful mocked up front page. Enjoy!
Courier Tribute
Speaker Ewan Pate on the “Matador Ranch”
A fascinating talk from Ewan Pate on the connection between Dundee and Texas in the 19th Century as Dundee’s rich funded a huge cattle ranch in the USA.
130,000 acres of Texan cattle ranch was owned by a conglomerate of Dundee businessmen in the 19th century, later sold making a huge profit for the many canny Dundee citizens who each took a small share. A fascinating tale and soon to be told in greater detail in Ewan Pate’s forthcoming book.
District Governor’s Visit
It was a delight to welcome the Governor of Rotary District 1010 along to the club at the end of September. Rather than “talk at” the members, Graham requested a series of questions be arranged and tackled them very ably.
Craig Fotheringham – Provost of Angus
The club gave a warm welcome to Councillor Craig Fotheringham who provided great insight into his role as Provost of Angus. Equally welcome was an invitation to tour the Provost’s offices at some point I the near future.
Charity Golf Day
The weather was kind as the 2025 Charity Golf Event took place over the Monifieth Medal course. An excellent day’s golf with entrance fees, raffles, auctions and sponsorships ensured a goodly sum was raised. We look forward to a substantial donation being made to our main charity of the day – Guide Dogs Scotland.