The Rotary Club of Williamstown, Massachusetts
The Rotary Club of Williamstown, Massachusetts
Club Number 6549; District 7890 Every Tuesday, Noon, The Williams Inn
September 2012 Bulletin
Gary Kriss, Editor; Anne R. Skinner, Editor Emerita
GET READY FOR A RAU-SING ROTARY RECEPTION . . .
for new District Governor Eileen Rau when she joins us at The Williams Inn for lunch and
learn at our September 25th joint meeting with the North Adams Rotary,
Eileen, a West Hartford resident, was the past president of that town’s
Rotary Club, Two months ago she was sworn in as Governor of District
7890, Which includes Williamstown and 61 other Rotary Clubs in Northern
Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.
What’s DG Eileen got planned for the coming year? We’re not going to tell,
but she will. So make sure you’ve marked your calendars: we want our
members to make a good showin’ at her tellin’!
A better Williamstown Rotary!
Fred Ley, the heart of our club, will now be “officially” joined by
the heart of his heart—his bride Janet—our new Honorary Member. (We expect to collect a lot of Happy Dollars in celebration, and not just from Fred!)
Just goes to show: you can’t get enough of a good thing!
TOO EASY? OKAY, NOW ADD TWO CLUBS
AND ONE STATE REP AND WHAT DO YOU GET?
A great joint meeting last month in North Adams
with its Rotary and Gailanne Cariddi, who up-dated
members on state actions important to our region.
In her report, Rep. Cariddi stressed community
development, infrastructure investment and job
creation. She also detailed measures taken
during this legislative session to improve education.
A discussion session followed her remarks.
NEED YOUR KATIE FIX?
Sad because at a meeting last month you thought
you heard the last from Katie Swoap, our
International Exchange Student (shown jumping
for joy on Page 1 as she prepares to bid
Williamstown Adiós and Argentina Hola)?
Well fear not, Pilgrim. Katie’s arrived safely, made
A gaggle of new friends—as you can see—and has
started a blog so we can share in her adventures
abroad! So set your trusty internet browser to:
And don’t forget to reply to Katie’s posts
and let her know We’re thinking about her.
(ROTARACT)ING UP AND RUNNING
Meet Laura Donnelly,
one of the co-presidents
of the Williams College
Chapter of Rotaract.
Laura’s already been
Busy—hard at work
promoting Rotaract
at the Purple Key Fair,
an annual Williams fall
event to Recruit
members for Campus
organizations.
Rotaract International is a worldwide network of
service clubs for college students. The Williams
Chapter works with our club to carry out
International service and awareness programs in
the greater Williamstown community. These have
included advocacy campaigns, fundraising
programs and international pen pal programs with
local youth.
Stay-tuned for what Rotaract has up its sleeve for
This Year and for on-going reports of the Chapter’s
activities.
READ ALL ABOUT IT—THE CLARK EXPOSED!!
The secrets of the Clark—past, present and future—were all laid bare for members of the Williamstown and North Adams Rotary Clubs late last month during a special meeting at the famed art museum. Arranged by our own Bill Powers, head of security at the Clark, a lunch in the private dining room was followed by a comprehensive overview of the museum, which included its current massive $180 million renovation and expansion. A “behind-the-scenes” tour of the Clark, which visitors generally never see, followed, capped off by a viewing of the current show of Chinese archaeological treasures. Below are some items that were on temporary loan to the Clark that day.
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That’s what THE OLD ROTARY ALMANAC says is in store for Williamstown
on October 13th!
Williams will take the home football field against Middlebury that day and it
promises to be a heated game. With your help, our famous Rotary chili will
make it even hotter. More info to follow, but mark down the date now and get
ready to make this one of our best fundraising efforts!
COMING ATTRACTIONS
September 11th—Anne Skinner:
Her latest adventures in Africa
September 18th—Steve Lawson: Preview of the
upcoming Williamstown Film Festival
September 25th—District Governor's visit (joint
meeting with North Adams Club)
As always, thanks to Fred Ley, Paul Dube, Harry
Montgomery and Linda Sweeney for photos, notes,
ideas, encouragement and occasional whacks on the head.
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WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU ADD FOUR TRUTHS AND TWO LEYS?
FOUR TRUTHS AND TWO LEYS
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WHY IS THIS PERSON JUMPING? SEE PAGE 2
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HALL TAKES ON LIGHTNING
AND BASEBALL STRIKES
There are some who believe that Allen Hall’s profession is baseball, including,
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on occasion, Allen himself. But last month, at a new member Show and Tell
meeting, Allen confessed that he actually is gainfully employed equipping planes with lightning protection as CEO of Pinnacle Lightning Protection in Pittsfield. (His wife, Valerie, who joins him above with Williamstown Rotary Baseball Commissioner Sam Humes. was on hand to keep him honest.) Allen gave a fascinating talk on how the need for aircraft lightning protection evolved and what goes into providing it. By meeting’s end all were convinced that Allen’s obsession with baseball, from umpiring to serving as president of the Williamstown Cal Ripken youth baseball league, was just a secondary interest.
NOT!
browser to:
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MONTHLY PROGRAM CHAIRS
October ’12: Harry Montgomery
November ’12: Allen Hall
December ’12: John Craig
January ’13: Jina Ford
February ’13: Hank Flynt
March ’13: Sam Humes
April ’13: John Elder/
Linda Montgomery
May ’13: John Conklin/
Shannon Sweet
June ’13: Steve Wisniowski/
Debbie Kushnet
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