Beacon News May 7th 2003

Visiting Rotarians

None

Guests

Larry Wehner – Gil Cooper

Dan Hedberg – Brad Shea

Dr. Steve Walts

William DiCicco

Keith Imon

Kelly O’Connor

Karen Hoffman

Gerry Phelan

Eric Paterson

Carol Tegas – Pat Dottore

Jeff Mc Cann – Dave Nagel

Birthdays

Bob Potter

John Bansbach

Sue Edgett

Linda Blossom

Pat Dottore

Anniversaries

Kim & Mike Putman

Tom & Lisa Nolan

Barb & Mike Accorso

Announcements

President Bill gave a brief review of the District Conference held the previous weekend in Montreal.

Bill left Rochester at 3:30 pm arrived around 8:30 pm.  Past President Liz Richardson left 8 am arrived on bus at 8 pm.

Friday evening was just cocktails

Saturday started with a breakfast session then Breakout sessions on Rotary PR, Rotary Foundation, etc.  Brad Shea went to sessions, the rest of the group went for a massage.

They took of Old Montreal in the afternoon and one member of the group had to stop at every church to light candle (Rick Antelli).

Greece Rotary had another cocktail hour in Liz’s suite and then attended the Banquet that night.

President Bill reported that a total for Polio plus was announced of $440,000.00 which is a little short of the $500,000.00 that the district had originally thought the total would be.

Next Year’s Conference will be at Valley Forge.

Installation Dinner - Mark your calendar – June 6^th.  Frank Ardino ‘s band will be the entertainment for the evening.

Golf Tournament – we need golf sponsors.  See Sue Edgett or Gene Noga for details.  Committee members will be calling club members to ask them to be hole sponsor or to recommend someone to be a hole sponsor.  Volunteers are needed that day to help run the tournament.  The committee is also looking for door prizes to auction.  So far wee have major sponsors pledging $2,500.00 and in-kind services sponsors giving $2,000.00

Rotary Baseball Game- the district will be holding its annual Redwings baseball game June 1^st.   The tickets are $4.50 for reserved, $7.00 for Upper Box and $8.00 for Premium Box seats.  Some of the money for tickets stays with the club as a fundraiser.  The deadline is May 19^th.

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.  Help is greatly needed Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

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.

May 31^st.  Camp Haccamo Spring Cleanup.  More details to follow.

Tom Lawson discussed with the club an idea he will be bringing to the board for another project with the BOCES Kids.  More details to follow.

Mike Taylor – Carlotta is leaving June 26^th.  There will be a going away party for her either June 14^th or June 21^st.  The date time and location to be determined soon.

Kim Putman wanted everyone to remember that they can still pledge individual amounts for the Polio Plus Campaign.  Also she will be competing in the Mrs. NY America Pageant June 6-7^th.  The final are on the 7^th.

Attached to this newsletter is the most recent update of the schedule for the LPGA Food Tent and the Hole in One Contest.

Fining with Paul

• Cindy Martone, Pat Dottore, Ralph DeStephano fined for “sucking up “to the district administration today.

• Cindy and Pat fined for trip to England during school break.

• Larry Waye was given a credit for his wonderful singing today but had to pay fine for his missed meeting last week.

• Deb Walker – missed meeting was I Florida for mother’s birthday

• Scott Wiley missed meeting but had make-ups for all meeting he missed here while in Florida.

• Mike Perotto – missed meeting took trip to Myrtle Beach had cigars but had to take wife.

• Diane Berardicurti announced that her daughter won an essay contest at Kirk Rd. School.  She was fined for “plug” of school to District Admin.

• Cindy Martone was ratted out by Dr. Walts for being selected the Administrator of the Year for all of New York State.

• Barb Accorso took trip to Disney with husband.

• Past President Liz ratted out Deb Whitt for her trip to casino while in Montreal.  She also announced she is not officially the Assistant District Governor.

• Doug DeVey confessed to another trip to Colonial Williamsburg

• Chuck Krause took trip to Florida

• Elaine Gorman, Paul Pickering, Gil Cooper, Barb Accorso Bob Potter – fined for missed meetings

Upcoming Meeting Schedule

May 14 - Hilton School Budget with Dr. Cooper
May 21 - Club Assembly & Chuck Chapin will be talking to the club about Rotary Foundation.
May 28 - Hole in One Contest Grand Opening

Greece Town Hall
June 4 - Jim Lawrence, editor of D & C
June 11 – Capt. Ted Kuppinger speaking about wartime experiences in Afghanistan
June 18 - Club Assembly
June 25 - Gary Beikirch & Larry Waye

Today’s Program

Dr. Steve Walts gave a brief review of the upcoming budget for the Greece Central School District.  The vote is June 3^rd.

Just The Facts

·    $7.3 million cut from last year’s contingency budget

·    Funding for 104 staff positions cut

·    Largest percentage of cuts in administration

·    $157,178,943.00 budget

·    Budget maintains educational programs

·    2.9% increase over last year.

·    92% of the budget goes to schools.

There are three propositions that allow residents to decide how money is spent:

Proposition 1 (staff)

Restore 39 staff positions (mostly teachers and support staff) not included in the proposed

budget. ($2.1 million)

Proposition 2 (Student Transportation)

Eliminate proposed centralized bus stops, keeping bus stops closer to home. ($800,000)

Proposition 3 (Buses and Computers)

Purchase 10 replacement buses and some additional classroom computers. ($770,000)

Note:  Approved propositions can only go into effect if the budget is also approved by voters.

The School District web site for further information is:

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Subject: The Pesticide Salesman
 

A young salesman is trying to convince a farmer into buying his pesticide for use on the farm.  The farmer was dubious. "Young man," he said, "I'll make you a proposition.  I'll tie you in my cornfield buck nekkid, covered with that thar bug spray.  If there is not a single bite on you come mornin', I'll buy everything you have."
 

The salesman was delighted.  They went to the field and he stripped. The farmer sprayed him thoroughly with the bug spray and tied him to a stake. Back to the house went the farmer.
 

The next morning the farmer and his family trooped out to the corn field. Sure enough, the salesman was there, hanging in his bonds, not a single bite on him.  Yet he was a total wreck!  Pale, ghastly and drawn, but not one bite on him.

The farmer was perplexed. "Son," he said, "you don't have a bit on you but you look like hell!  What the devil happened?"

The salesman looked up through bloodshot eyes and croaked, "For crying out loud, mister, doesn't that calf have a mother?!!"

  Wisdom

My wife dresses to kill. She also cooks the same way.
 

My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
 

A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong.
 

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
 

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.
 

After a quarrel, a wife said to her husband, "You know, I was a fool when I married you." The husband replied, "Yes, dear, but I was in love and didn't notice."
 

I haven't spoken to my wife in 18 months - I don't like to interrupt her.
 

My girlfriend told me I should be more affectionate. So I got myself two girlfriends.

Man is incomplete until he is married. Then he is finished

A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?"  The father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."

Young Son: Is it true, Dad, that in some parts of Africa a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her?
Dad: That happens in every country, son.

Then there was a man who said, "I never knew what real happiness was until I got married; then it was too late.

A man placed an ad in the classifieds: "Wife wanted."
The next day he received a hundred letters.
They all said the same: "You can have mine."

A woman was telling her friend, "I made my husband a millionaire." "And what was he before you married him?" asked the friend. "A billionaire." she replied,
 

It's not true that married men live longer than single men. It only seems longer.

Losing a wife can be very hard. In my case, it was almost impossible.
 

Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all.
 

How do most men define marriage?
An expensive way to get your laundry done free.
 

First guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!"
Second guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive.
 

The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.

Meeting Make-Up schedule:

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