Frank Blethen, publisher and CEO of the Seattle Times, will speak at the Rotary Club of Mercer Island’s meeting on Feb. 18 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 SE 24th St.

The main meeting begins at 12:30 p.m.; socializing is from noon to 12:30 p.m. Guests are always welcome and there is no fee to attend. A catered lunch from Pogacha is available for $25, or attendees can bring their own meal.

Blethen is planning to step down at the end of 2025 after four decades leading the family-owned company. According to a press release, “Blethen led The Times through some of its highs — nine Pulitzer Prizes, including one awarded in 2020 for the paper’s coverage of mistakes by Boeing leading to two 737 MAX crashes — and its most difficult lows, including the Great Recession and an industrywide contraction.”

For more information on the Rotary Club of Mercer Island, visit http://mirotary.org