A group of six Rotarians from the European countries of Czech Republic and Slovenia visited the Midwest and made a stop in Albert Lea.

The tour lasted from April 6 to May 4, with a week-long stop in Albert Lea.

They dined April 29 at the Big Island Grille & Bar with their host families. They toured the Tribune April 30, because all six work in the news media. They had a tour of the Bohemian Hall near Myrtle that day, too.

On May 1, they toured the Spam Museum in Austin and attended the Albert Lea Community Theatre production of “Church Basement Ladies.”

They received a tour of the Bent Tree Wind Farm, Innovance and Alamco on May 2, before attending a farewell gala at Wedgewood Cove.

The six were:

• Martin Barcík, a journalist, husband and father from Zilina, Slovakia.

• Stanislav Jurík, a radio announcer, event presenter, husband and father from Pilsen, Czech Republic.

• Vanda Kasová, a journalist from Prague, Czech Republic.

• Linda Salajková, a journalist, French interpreter from Prague, Czech Republic.

• Veronika Sevcíková, journalist from Bratislava, Slovakia.

• Ladislav Vonz, radio journalist and father from Prague, Czech Republic.

The Czech Republic is a country with 10.5 million residents, with Prague as the capital. Slovakia has 5.4 million residents, and Bratislava is the capital. Both are parliamentary republics, and both make up District 2,240 of Rotary International.