Beacon News June 4th 2003

Visiting Rotarians

None

Guests

Jim Lawrence – Brad Shea

Birthdays

Ed D’Angelo

Deb Walker

Gary Krauss

Anniversaries

Ray & Marjorie Pschierer

Tom & Jody Shay

Dan & Nancy Barletta

Fining with Paul

No real fining session today.  Paul just fined Drs Strauss & Wiley and Ray Pschierer for eating before the daily blessing.

Announcements

Community Service

Tom Lawson proposed a Summer party for the BOCES kids sometime late July early August.  The board voted to support this event.  The club will provide food, clowns and a petting zoo for the picnic.  Tom will be finalizing the details.  The club’s members will be asked to participate as we do at the Kids Xmas party.  Tom is looking for members to help organize the event.  Please give Tom a call or email if you are interested.  Tom’s contacts are Tel. # 225-4560, or tom_lawson@urscorp.com

LPGA – Del Smith -LPGA schedule is available at weekly meeting for members to sign up for their shifts.  If a members works three or more shifts they will be entitled to a full week pass to the tournament.  We need people for the last shift 1:30 to 4:00, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 additional for Saturday and Sunday and 7 for Thursday and to contact me to sign up. Thanks

If you plan on having a neighbor or spouse help at the concession tent, Del needs their name and address so he can submit it to the LPGA so they will be covered from an insurance standpoint.

Monday June 9^th Tent Managers Meeting at Locust Hill.  Del will be attending other managers welcome.  The agenda is a review of operating of cash registers.  Rush-Henrietta will be providing dinner to meeting.

LPGA Dress Code

Please wear white shirt & dark pants or shorts.  You may wear any hat you want.  If you don’t bring a hat to wear, you will be required to wear paper hat.

Carlotta’s Going Away Party – Saturday June 14^th

Carlotta is leaving June 26^th.  There will be a going away party for her either June 14^th.  The party will be Kim Putman’s house.  The party will begin around 5 pm.  Please bring a salad/dessert to pass if you plan on attending.  There is a sign up sheet at the weekly meeting.  The club will be providing food (hot dog & hamburgers) and beverages.

Attached to this newsletter is the most recent update of the schedule for the LPGA Food Tent.

LPGA Raffle Ticket money was due by June 1^st.

Please bring money to weekly meeting or arrange to get it to Chuck Krause.

Del Smith has announced that the Greece Rotary Foundation is now a reality.  We have a foundation that is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c) non-profit organization.

50/50 – Paul Pickering

Today’s Program

Jim Lawrence Editor for the D&C newspaper.  Jim started his discussion today by reviewing the scandal at the NY Times.  The scandal involved the plagiarism of stories by one of its writers.  Jim stated that the author had over 50 corrections in the last 2 years.  This would not happen here in Rochester.  The D&C has systems in effect that enhance credibility.  These actions include the sources of all articles are know by the editor & Managing editor.  The newsroom has an accuracy committee to enforce standards.  When an error occurs the author is asked to make the correction and state how it can be corrected so it doesn’t occur in the future.

Jim then turned to tell the club about the editorial page.  He believes the page is the “Soul “of the newspaper.  The editorial board meets daily to discuss topics to come up with idea.  These ideas are either in the news or are community events.  Jim does not fell the board is liberal / conservative.  The board consists of the 8 most senior people at the paper.  They have an average of 25+ years of working for the news.

The community “Speaking Out Page” is the community’s page.  Jim pointed out that there are no advertisements on the page.  This is not the case with out papers.  The paper receives over 12,000 letters per year.

Meeting Make-Up schedule:

http://home.rochester.rr.com/greecerotary/makeup.htm