| A Flash from the Past RotaryFlashes of 04-20-2004 ROTARY FLASHES GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916 Volume 75, No. 42……………………………………………..April 20, 2004 Inside This Issue Wise and Otherwise Next Meeting’s Program Listing Our Weekly Meeting and Birthday listings Announcements WISE AND OTHERWISE ”If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.” TODAY’S INVOCATION was given by Joe Biss. Joe asked that as we gather together today in Rotary fellowship, that we can provide a benefit to our community, nation and the world. He also asked that we help those less fortunate that ourselves. SERGEANT AT ARMS REPORT– (Stacy Clemmer) – We had one visiting Rotarian: Larry Williams (Winderermere, Florida). We had no guests of members. Our students from Greensburg Central Catholic High School were: Julian Vallozzi, Susan Law and Ashley Stein. TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 69. This included 65 members, 1 visiting Rotarian and 3 students. MAKE-UPS: David Robinson and Elinore McMahan attended the Rotary Club of Hempfield Township. Dick Chelsted made up at the Rotary Club of Manning, SC (twice). GET WELL WISHES ARE SENT OUT to Don Bloom and Ed Meadows. Hoping that you are able to join with us again very soon. THE GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE TEAM FROM BRAZIL WILL BE IN THE AREA FROM APRIL 27TH TROUGH MAY 2ND. AUCTION ITEMS ARE NEEDED FOR THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE. Proceeds from the auction benefit the Youth Exchange. Please contact Carl Rossman if you are able to donate items for this worthwhile cause. HIGHWAY CLEANUP PROJECT – John Dickson has set the date for our first pickup of the year. It will be on May 1st. We pick up litter along Route 130 in front of the Greensburg Country Club. Please be sure to sign the sign up sheet if you can assist with this project. DISTRICT GOVERNOR GEORGE IS INVITING US TO ATTEND HIS “BIG FAT DISTRICT CONFERNECE” on May 7th and 8th, 2004 at the Lakeview Resort in Morgantown, WV. Sounds like it will be a great time to join with many other Rotarians from our District’s clubs. Be sure to see President Bob or Jeff Malloy if you plan to attend. CHANGE OF MEETING LOCATION ON MAY 11TH. It was announced that we will be meeting at the Westmoreland County Community College in Commissioners Hall. Please be sure to mark you calendars. ARTS AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL AT TWIN LAKES will be held on July 1st through the 4th. Volunteers need to sign the schedule sheet for the day and shift that they want to handle. Jeff Branthoover and Jerry Supko are the chairmen for this year’s Club project. Also, you can support our Club’s fundraising by becoming a sponsor for $100.00. Your name or company’s name will be displayed on a banner at our booth throughout the entire festival. The program today was presented by Carl Rossman. Carl spoke to us about the United States Air Force. He gave us a very interesting slide show of the “tools of the trade”: Fighters – Warthogs, F15s, F16s. Helicopters, rescue Hueys, MH53s and the Blackhawk. Reconnaissance, RC 135s and TR1s. Space vehicles, satellites (and on a side note, even some technology that went into the Mars Rover). Tankers, KC135s (which is the primary system in use today for aerial refueling). Trainers. Transports, such as Fat Albert that can carry tanks, trucks, tractor-trailers and personnel all at one time. Bombers, B1, B2 Spirit and his favorite, which he flew often, the B52. The B52 is two stories high, has a maximum speed of .84 Mach, travels normally at 31,000 to 45,000 feet and has a maximum loaded weight of 488,000 lbs. APRIL’S BIRTHDAYS WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Rotary Flashes of 04-06-2004
WISE AND OTHERWISE ”A bicycle can’t stand alone because it is two-tired.” TODAY’S INVOCATION was given by John Sproull, Jr. SERGEANT AT ARMS REPORT– (John Hanna) – We had no visiting Rotarians. Our guests were: Bob Broderick, Art McMullen, Tom Stewart, Cathy Anthony, Doyle Anthony, Bob Van Atta and Bea Van Atta (Sue McFarland) and Karen Steeley (Jim Steeley). Bojana also joined us today. TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 79. This included 66 members, 8 guests, a speaker from the March of Dimes and 4 students. MAKE-UPS: Elinore McMahan attended the Rotary Club of Hempfield Township twice. Dick Chelsted made up at the Rotary Club of Manning, SC. THE MARCH OF DIMES “WALK AMERICA” will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2004. They ask that we “Use our feet to give premature babies a hand”. The walk site starting location in Greensburg is at Lynch Field at 11:00 AM. You can call 1-800-4-BABIES for more information. HIGHWAY CLEANUP PROJECT – John Dickson has set the date for our first pickup of the year. It will be on May 1st. We pick up along Route 130 in front of the Greensburg Country Club. Please be sure to sign the sign up sheet if you can assist with this project. DISTRICT GOVERNOR GEORGE IS INVITING US TO ATTEND HIS “BIG FAT DISTRICT CONFERNECE” on May 7th and 8th, 2004 at the Lakeview Resort in Morgantown, WV. Sounds like it will be a great time to join with many other Rotarians from our District’s clubs. Be sure to see President Bob or Jeff Malloy if you plan to attend. The program today was dedicated to the Rotary Club of Greensburg’s presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow to Robert Van Atta. Mr. Van Atta’s accomplishments in the preservation of history in our region were detailed by Tom Stewart, Editor of The Tribune Review, James Steeley, Director of the Westmoreland County Historical Society, Dr. Frank Cassell, President of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and Sue McFarland, Managing Editor of the Tribune Review. Mr. Van Atta’s twenty seven years at the Tribune Review included 1,393 consecutive Sunday installments of his featured “Vignettes”. He never missed an issue. His column informed his readers of the rich history of our region, nation and world. Even after his retirement, his writings will continue. The Tribune Review will republish some of his most interesting articles. He has also written a number of histories, served on many of the local Board of Directors, was the first recipient of the Arthur St. Clair Award, helped with the creation of the campus at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg for which he received the University’s highest recognition, and many other accomplishments for the benefit of this community. The speakers remarked that Bob is the “primary source of knowledge of the great history of our area” and “makes the learning of history interesting”. It was noted that a wide spread knowledge of local history is extremely important to a community. Mr. Van Atta has helped our community immensely in this area. WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Rotary Flashes 03-30-2004
WISE AND OTHERWISE ”Of all the properties which belong to honorable men and women, not one is so highly prized as that of character.” TODAY’S INVOCATION was given by James Boggs. “It has been said that the true measure of a man or woman is his or her willingness to serve others without the expectation of praise or pay. Dear Lord, our Rotary Club thanks You for the opportunity, the ability, the honor, and indeed the privilege that You have given each of us to be of service to others, and for allowing us to recognize that in serving others, we serve You better. Amen.” SERGEANT AT ARMS REPORT– (Stacy Clemmer) – We had no visiting Rotarians. Our guests were: Robin Acton (Sue McFarland) and Kate Clymer (Mary Clymer). Bojana also joined us today. TODAY'S ATTENDANCE was 64. This included 61 members, 2 guests and 1 student. MAKE-UPS: Elinore McMahan attended the Rotary Club of Hempfield Township. James Boggs made up at the New Stanton/Youngwood Club. Chuck Strobel attended the Latrobe Rotary Club. WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS DISTRICT GOVERNOR GEORGE IS INVITING US TO ATTEND HIS “BIG FAT DISTRICT CONFERNECE” on May 7th and 8th, 2004 at the Lakeview Resort in Morgantown, WV. Sounds like it will be a great time to join with many other Rotarians from our District’s clubs. Be sure to see President Bob if you wish to attend. THE ROTARY MINUTE - presented by Tom Hower OUR WEEKLY MEETING’S PROGRAM The Birthday Presenter, Morrie Brand, used the theme “Rise of The Creative Class” to link members who had birthdays in March with famous creative persons born the same day. Each was then asked to pick whom they would like to dine with if they had the opportunity. We sang and ate cake. Happy Birthday! John Mizikar gave his mini-autobiography. He was born in Pittsburgh. He moved to this area at an early age and attended elementary school in Norvelt. He attended Greensburg Central Catholic Sr. High School and then the Westmoreland County Community College. He enjoys cars, dogs and drawing. He has entered some of his works in local art shows. His career began at age 18 when he started working at the Four Points Sheraton and worked his way from bus boy to dishwasher to waiter and to assistant manager. This was from 1980 to 1990. He then decided to give New York City a try. He worked at Trump’s Plaza Hotel. He said that this was a great learning experience for him. Due to his father’s illness, he returned home to help out. He worked at Sharky’s Café for five years. His last four years have been spent at the Sheraton Four Points where he is the Banquet Manager. APRIL’S BIRTHDAYS WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
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