(PHOTOS PROVIDED / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
ROAD TRIP … The Bryan Rotary Club went “on the road” for a meeting. Fellow Rotarian Glen Newcomer welcomed the club to his family farm and business. Newcomer is the fifth generation to run the family business. The original barn from the 1860’s, a round barn from 1872 and a windmill from 1914 still stand today. Newcomer shared how farming has changed throughout the years and how he has expanded the operation to farming thousands of acres. He eliminated livestock to concentrate on grain production, corn and soybeans. Corn is harvested and sold for seed, ethanol, and feed for livestock and soybeans are harvested for seed. In addition to selling seeds, Newcomer also has a trucking business and sells crop insurance. He showed his new, extremely impressive harvesting machine that will be in use soon, harvesting 200 acres a day. Newcomer was proud to share that his son has joined the business and will one day run the operation as a 6th generation Newcomer.
NEWEST MEMBERS … The Bryan Rotary Club welcomed two new members. New to the club are Dylan Wagner, Director of the Williams County Public Library and Tom Conrad, Vice President of Operations at Bard Manufacturing Company.