Aug 21 Newsletter
ROTARY CLUB OF STOW MUNROE FALLS NEWSLETTER: AUGUST 21, 2013
Invocation: Harry Newman gave the invocation after President Bob led us in the pledge.
Guest Announcer: Tom Loepp thanked Mark Lucco, assisted by Tony Falcione for getting us checked in this morning.
Fines : Tim Stephan was last in. Other than that, there were no fines.
Happy Buck: Karen Monbeck gave a Happy Buck about the beautiful garden at Grief care Place which was created through a Rotary donation. She attended the dedication last weekend.
Visitors: Roger DiPaolo was welcomed as a guest and as our speaker.
New Members: Katie Wright and Brad Jagger were recognized as new members.
Rotary Fun Fact: What year was the Polio Plus Campaign launched? Pat Messmore got the correct answer which was 1985.
Special Days:
There were no Rotary anniversaries or birthdays to celebrate this week but there are four wedding anniversaries:
Dick Hall, 46 years; Paul Organ, 24 years and Harry Newman, 15 years. Congratulations!
Drawing: There is over $240 in the 50/50 drawing. The Besso table had the winning ticket but Geoff Besso drew the queen of clubs.
Joke: Ask Marv why it was a good thing that he could eat some freshly baked cookies.
Presidential Announcements: by Bob Oborn
Christina Gary will return as our guest announcer for next week.
Jim Steward has offered to store the many Rotary supplies that are in various members’ homes. Make arrangements with either Bob or Jim to get the items there.
We are out of club directories so will be gathering information for new directories very soon.
Jim Callahan had knee replacement surgery yesterday.
Bob read a thank you from the Save our Schoolhouse committee for the $5000 the club donated toward that project.
Jacqui is the Adopt-A-Spot worker for Saturday, August 24th.
Other Announcements:
Reverse Raffle: Mike Sekulich said that about one half of the tickets are already out. Tickets are $125 per couple and include dinner and one drink for the event which will be October 16th at Guys Party Center. He encouraged us to try to sell tickets to others. A list is circulating for people who are willing to serve on the committee. Karen Monbeck is in charge of seating and will give table assignments beginning next week as soon as the money is paid for the ticket.
Silent Auction: AnnetteOborn talked with us about some unique possibilities of auction items. Perhaps people could join together and do things like a Lottery Ticket Tree, and tickets to events. She also is looking for about 20 to 25 bottles of wine with a value of at least $10.00. Attendees then could be part of a drawing where they choose wine. They know that they will at least get a $10.00 bottle of wine, but possibly one of a greater value. Annette will also be the Vanna White of the Reverse Raffle.
Golf Ball Drop: Geoff said that it is important that the ticket stubs and money come back to him now for the Golf Ball Drop. We will have tickets for sale on both days of the Summer Sunset Blast and so we need to know how many tickets we have to work with. We also will be selling tickets at Acme this Saturday and need a volunteer to staff the table from noon until 2:00. Let Geoff know if you can fill that slot.
Football Pool: Pat Messmore has 4 books left for the football pool. The rest have been sold.
Member Moment: Harry Newman told us he has both a son and a daughter. His son was in the Marines for 9 years in Iraq and after that worked as an independent contractor in Afghanistan where he was shot at regularly. Harry found that to be very stressful but not as much so as the wedding that his daughter and her fiancé are planning for next summer. He has worked for Record Publishing many years and invited the club to an open house which will be from 5:00-7:00p.m. on Wednesday, September 11th.
Speaker: Roger DiPaolo, Editor of the Record Courier, was introduced by Harry Newman. Roger has lived in Stow for 28 years. He started in the newspaper business in 1977 and has been with the Record Courier for over 20 years. He is also the author of Roasted in Kent. His father was President of the Ravenna Rotary Club.
Mr. DiPaolo’s topic was “Newspapers: Alive and Well and Changing.” He talked about what hasn’t changed is the public’s need for newspapers although now it is possible to read them on line. It is the manner of delivery and the speed by which the news is relayed that has changed the most. He stated that local newspapers are important to their area because they cover things that larger new media do not. Papers like the Record Courier and Stow Sentry are able to report governmental changes, youth sports activities and other local events such as those reported about Rotary. He discussed how change in this business means survival. The staff wants constant feedback and makes a real effort to keep the news fresh. Roger stated that there can be thousands of hits when a new video is posted. In conclusion he stated that in 1977 when he started in this business, he worked under the philosophy of “Be first and be accurate.” He states that is still a large part of his job today.
Harry then drew some extra tickets and awarded game tickets to see the Aeros to Roger Cline and Tom Loepp. Copies of Flashes of Brilliance about the KSU 2012 football season were won by Annette Oborn, Linda Nahrstedt and Bruce Hill.
Robert Oborn
Rotary Club of Stow-Munroe Falls