| A Flash from the Past Rotary Flashes of 01-21-2003 ROTARY FLASHES GREENSBURG ROTARY CLUB NO. 250 – CHARTERED OCTOBER 4, 1916 Volume 74, No. 30……………………………………………..January 21, 2003 Inside This Issue Wise and Otherwise Next Meeting’s Program Listing Our Weekly Meeting and Birthday listings Announcements WISE AND OTHERWISE "A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow." (Charlotte Bronte) TODAY’S INVOCATION was given by Rick Nedley. "Our Father, we thank You for the privilege of being together at this time and in this place. As Your people, we pray that Your love will unite us into a fellowship of discovery. Cleanse us of everything that would sap our strength for togetherness. Unravel the knots in our spirits. Cleanse the error of our minds. Free us from the bondage of our negative imaginations. Break down the barriers that sometime keep us apart and cause us to drift along without a dream. As we go from here - Explode in us new possibilities for service. Kindle within us the fires of Your compassion so that we may not wait too long to learn to love. May we be a people with loving purposes – Reaching out…Breaking walls…Building bridges…Let us be Your alleluia in Rotary." SERGEANT AT ARMS Report – (Jeff Malloy) – We had one visiting Rotarian: Terry Marolt (Ligonier). Our guests were: John Dickson V. and Dr. Patrick Kelley (John Dickson), Charles Anderson (Mark Barnhart), Joyce Rossman (Carl Rossman), Matt Korosi (Cathy Daversa) and Katie Clymer (Anne Peagler). Our students from Greensburg Central Catholic High School were: Maddy Matuskowitz, Robel Tesfamariam and Megan Shinn. Ivana joined us also. Thanks to our driver: John Harman. Today's attendance was 70. This included 57 members, 1 visiting Rotarian, 6 guests of members, 2 speakers and 4 students. MAKE-UPS: Elinore McMahan (Hempfield Township Club) and Bobbi Stemmler-Guest (Mission, TX). Bobbi wrote us to say "Hello" and that she was advised that she could not attend a Rotary Club in Progresso, Mexico because the Club was for men only. Bobbi found that the Mexican women in another town started their own Club and it is doing very well! ANNOUNCEMENTS: MEMBERSHIP PROPOSAL – The Classification and Membership Committees, as well as the Board of Directors, have approved the following membership proposal. Unless there is written objection submitted to the Secretary within 7 days, he will be approved for membership in the Club. Charles W. Anderson, residing at 201 Maple Drive, Maplewood Terrace, Greensburg, PA 15601. Retired Colonel, United States Marine Corps. He was proposed by Mark Barnhart. MEMBERSHIP CELEBRATION will occur in March. Cathy Daversa, Cesare Muccari and Dick McNeel are planning an event to get newer members oriented with the ideals and activities of Rotary. Also, Cathy has a list of "classifications" that are not currently being filled by our membership. Please see Cathy about this. Possibly you know someone who could fill this classification and would enjoy being asked to become a member of our Club. HEALTH SCREEENING – Kevin Metsger has set tentative dates for the annual spring screenings to occur on April 5th and April 12th. More details to follow. GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE – The District is looking for volunteers to travel to the Czech Republic to share their professional knowledge with members of that part of the world. Those being considered are those professionals between the ages of 25 and 40. Travel is September 16 thru October 14th. The deadline for consideration is February 28th. Please contact President Ed if you know anyone who might be interested. NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM – Mini-autobiography and the Birthday Table. UPCOMING PROGRAMS Jack Waite introduced C. J. and Jeff Valero. The Valero family business purchased Century Motors three years ago. They said that the recreational vehicle business is the business of "selling a dream". Many people like the dream of traveling across the nation or traveling to a site to enjoy time with nature. CJ's father started an auto repair business years ago in Slickville. They are now north of Delmont and employ 42 people. Their operation of RV sales, repair, customization, fabrication and RV rental is housed in a football field sized indoor building. They have a broad spectrum of vehicle units and tailor them to the individual client needs. There has been a big boost in sales, but particularly in rentals of recreational vehicles since September 11th. Many wish to travel within the confines of the Country. They also do business with the repairing of fleets of large companies such as Schwann's and also the State Police. A tour of one of their recreational vehicles was made available before and after the meeting. THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS: THURSDAY FRIDAY
Rotary Flashes of 01-21-2003
WISE AND OTHERWISE "A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow." (Charlotte Bronte) TODAY’S INVOCATION was given by Rick Nedley. "Our Father, we thank You for the privilege of being together at this time and in this place. As Your people, we pray that Your love will unite us into a fellowship of discovery. Cleanse us of everything that would sap our strength for togetherness. Unravel the knots in our spirits. Cleanse the error of our minds. Free us from the bondage of our negative imaginations. Break down the barriers that sometime keep us apart and cause us to drift along without a dream. As we go from here - Explode in us new possibilities for service. Kindle within us the fires of Your compassion so that we may not wait too long to learn to love. May we be a people with loving purposes – Reaching out…Breaking walls…Building bridges…Let us be Your alleluia in Rotary." SERGEANT AT ARMS Report – (Jeff Malloy) – We had one visiting Rotarian: Terry Marolt (Ligonier). Our guests were: John Dickson V. and Dr. Patrick Kelley (John Dickson), Charles Anderson (Mark Barnhart), Joyce Rossman (Carl Rossman), Matt Korosi (Cathy Daversa) and Katie Clymer (Anne Peagler). Our students from Greensburg Central Catholic High School were: Maddy Matuskowitz, Robel Tesfamariam and Megan Shinn. Ivana joined us also. Thanks to our driver: John Harman. Today's attendance was 70. This included 57 members, 1 visiting Rotarian, 6 guests of members, 2 speakers and 4 students. MAKE-UPS: Elinore McMahan (Hempfield Township Club) and Bobbi Stemmler-Guest (Mission, TX). Bobbi wrote us to say "Hello" and that she was advised that she could not attend a Rotary Club in Progresso, Mexico because the Club was for men only. Bobbi found that the Mexican women in another town started their own Club and it is doing very well! ANNOUNCEMENTS: MEMBERSHIP PROPOSAL – The Classification and Membership Committees, as well as the Board of Directors, have approved the following membership proposal. Unless there is written objection submitted to the Secretary within 7 days, he will be approved for membership in the Club. Charles W. Anderson, residing at 201 Maple Drive, Maplewood Terrace, Greensburg, PA 15601. Retired Colonel, United States Marine Corps. He was proposed by Mark Barnhart. MEMBERSHIP CELEBRATION will occur in March. Cathy Daversa, Cesare Muccari and Dick McNeel are planning an event to get newer members oriented with the ideals and activities of Rotary. Also, Cathy has a list of "classifications" that are not currently being filled by our membership. Please see Cathy about this. Possibly you know someone who could fill this classification and would enjoy being asked to become a member of our Club. HEALTH SCREEENING – Kevin Metsger has set tentative dates for the annual spring screenings to occur on April 5th and April 12th. More details to follow. GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE – The District is looking for volunteers to travel to the Czech Republic to share their professional knowledge with members of that part of the world. Those being considered are those professionals between the ages of 25 and 40. Travel is September 16 thru October 14th. The deadline for consideration is February 28th. Please contact President Ed if you know anyone who might be interested. NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM – Mini-autobiography and the Birthday Table. UPCOMING PROGRAMS Jack Waite introduced C. J. and Jeff Valero. The Valero family business purchased Century Motors three years ago. They said that the recreational vehicle business is the business of "selling a dream". Many people like the dream of traveling across the nation or traveling to a site to enjoy time with nature. CJ's father started an auto repair business years ago in Slickville. They are now north of Delmont and employ 42 people. Their operation of RV sales, repair, customization, fabrication and RV rental is housed in a football field sized indoor building. They have a broad spectrum of vehicle units and tailor them to the individual client needs. There has been a big boost in sales, but particularly in rentals of recreational vehicles since September 11th. Many wish to travel within the confines of the Country. They also do business with the repairing of fleets of large companies such as Schwann's and also the State Police. A tour of one of their recreational vehicles was made available before and after the meeting. THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS: THURSDAY FRIDAY
Rotary Flashes of 01-14-2003
WISE AND OTHERWISE "Hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone else expects of you." SERGEANT AT ARMS Report – (Jeff Malloy) – We had two visiting Rotarians: Les Brilhart (Somerset) and Ronald Pastor (Latrobe). Our guests were: Charles Anderson (Mark Barnhart) and Mike Andree (Frank VanHorn). Our students from Greensburg Salem High School were: Emily Frenchek, Christie Pennell and Mallory Hubbard. Thanks to our driver: Tom Sphon. Today's attendance was 66. This included 59 members, 2 visiting Rotarians, 2 guests of members and 3 students. MAKE-UPS: Elinore McMahan (Hempfield Township Club) and Bobbi Stemmler-Guest (Mission, TX). ANNOUNCEMENTS: MEMBERSHIP CELEBRATION will occur in March. Cathy Daversa, Cesare Muccari and Dick McNeel are planning an event to get newer members oriented with the ideals and activities of Rotary. Also, Cathy has a list of "classifications" that are not currently being filled by our membership. Please see Cathy about this. Possibly you know someone who could fill this classification and would enjoy being asked to become a member of our Club. NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM – C. J. Valero, Century Motors in Delmont, will speak on the recreational vehicle industry. Two motor homes will be parked outside in the parking lot and you can go inside to view them. Why not come around 11:30 and take a peek. Jack Waite spoke to us today about World Scouting. Scouting began in England in 1907. The father of Scouting is Robert S. Baden-Powell, whose book, Scouting for Boys, got worldwide attention. The principles of the Scout Promise and Law unite the world brotherhood of Scouting and prepare boys for adulthood in today's world. Scouting is the largest voluntary youth movement in the world with over 25 million members. Worldwide principles include: Duty to God and respect for individual beliefs, Loyalty to one's country and respect for its laws, Strength of world friendship and Scouting brotherhood, Service to others, Voluntary membership, Service by volunteer leaders, Independence from political influence and control, Training youth in responsible citizenship, physical and mental development, and character guidance through use of the patrol system, group activity, recognition through awards and learning by doing. Adib Barsoum then told us about his experiences at the World Jamboree of the Boy Scouts that he attended in France in 1947. His group consisted of two patrols from the Cairo, Egypt area. Total attendance at the Jamboree was 30,000 scouts. He told of how times were still bad from the conclusion of World War II. His adventure took him eight weeks to complete. He was told to take warm clothes, sugar, sweets, canned milk, canned butter and cooking oil. This was due to the short supply of these items. Adib and his fellow scouts traveled on open air train cars that covered them with soot, slept on the deck of a boat that was filled to capacity… twice over, camped in tents and washed with cold water and were given ration books in the different countries that they traveled through. This was Adib's first trip from his home…and what an experience it was! He later became a troop leader and scout master. THIS MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS: THURSDAY FRIDAY
Rotary Flashes of 01-07-2003
WISE AND OTHERWISE "Crime doesn't pay…neither do criminals." (James Boggs, a former defense attorney) "Never spend your money before you have it." (Thomas Jefferson) SERGEANT AT ARMS Report – (Bill Barger) – We had no visiting Rotarians. Our guests were: Tom Headley (Tom Jachimowicz), Tracey Downs (Chuck Strobel), Rebecka Hutchinson (Tom Hower), Andy Koehl (Dave Delisi) and Marg Perez (Tom Sphon). Our students from Hempfield Area High School were: Nicole Nedley, Susan Freightner and Cory Nestico. Ivana joined us for lunch. Thanks to our driver: Rick Nedley. Today's attendance was 70. This included 61 members, 5 guests of members and 4 students. MAKE-UPS: Dan Krezenski (New Stanton-Youngwood Club - twice) and Bobbi Stemmler-Guest (S. A. Airport Rotary Club in San Antonio, TX and the Fort Worth Southwest Club, TX). ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM – Ken Hager, Eagle Scout, will speak on his trip to the 20th World Scout Jamboree to be held in Thailand at the end of 2003. Also, Adib Barsoum will talk about his attendance at the 1947 Jamboree. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING to be held at the residence of President Ed on Thursday, January 9th, at 6:00 P.M. BILL TAYLOR, our Highway Cleanup Coordinator, presented framed certificates to those members who volunteered last year to "pick up the highway". (It's going to be very hard for any member not to volunteer again next year…..very good job Bill). January 28 – Mini-autobiographies and the Birthday Table. Our Birthday Table host for the month of December was Bill Rudolph. Bill, along with the rest of us, wished those having a birthday in December a Happy Belated Birthday. James Boggs gave us his mini-autobiography today. James was born in Huntington, WV, the son of a steelworker and a stay at home mom who taught him everything he knows. He was educated in the West Virginia public school system. James maintained an "A" average, started on the baseball team, ran track and was the Drum Major/Field Commander in the marching band. He was president of the Spanish Club and played lead tenor sax in the jazz ensemble. During his senior year in high school, James considered working in the steel mill, becoming an accountant or even a traveling jazz musician. After a discussion with his Spanish teacher he was pointed in the direction of scholarships. He attended Marshall University where he majored in Political Science. He was even able to travel to Russia, Latvia and Romania with the University's jazz ensemble. (This is where he realized that he would love to travel in the years to come). Scholarships helped him through Law School at West Virginia University. After WVU he returned to Huntington and opened a private law practice. He was there for three years until he was offered a position at Allegheny Power in 1990. Six years later he came to the Company office in Greensburg. He is now the Senior Attorney and the Manager of Claims. He is married to Susan who is also employed at Allegheny Power. Their "son" is an 8 ½ year old lab retriever named Barkley. His interests are sports (especially Marshall Football), music and traveling to hot sunny beaches in the Caribbean with Susan. James expressed how very happy he was that Bill Kern asked him to consider Rotary. THURSDAY FRIDAY
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