Chuck Berg of our Shakopee Rotary Club was installed as district governor for Rotary International District 5950 on Tuesday at Americas Best Value Inn (formerly Canterbury Inn).

Berg is a past president of the Shakopee Rotary Club and will be the 97th district governor. The ceremony will take place in the ballroom area beginning at noon.

Berg will be the sixth member from Shakopee to lead District 5950, joining Dr. Bror Pearson (1960-61), Dr. Paul Nevin (1969-70), Virgil Mears (1985-86), Jack Cole (1991-92), and Tammy Laurent (2007-08).

District 5950 covers a geographic area that includes the Minneapolis metro are and extends west to Willmar, north to Alexandria and south to Fairmont. The district includes 62 clubs and about 3,000 members, making it the largest district in the state of Minnesota.