The Award Winning Newsletter of the Cooperstown Rotary Club Vol. 89, No. 49, — June 19, 2012

The Oil Can They’ve got talent…

Young Artists From The Glimmerglass Opera Festival

P hoto above — Young artists from the Glimmerglass Opera Festival, left

to right, Thesele Kemane from South Africa. Thesele sang Vi ravviso from

La Sonnambula by Bellini; Mireille Asselin from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

She sang Mein Herr Marquise from Die Fledermaus by J. Strauss; David

Moody, accompanist; Makudupanyane Senaoana from South Africa. She sang Ecco

ridente from The Barber of Seville by Rossini; Megan Ort from New Jersey and a stu-

dent at Ithaca College. She sang Here I Am from Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels by David

Yazbek; and Jeffrey Gwaltney who sang The Flower Aria from Carmen.

Photo right — Mireille Asselin addresses Rotarian John Ramsey (head in fore-

ground). John was recruited as a straw man to stand in for Mein Herr Marquise

from Die Fledermaus. John absorbed quite a musical lecture and sat very still for it

as Mireille, a soprano, delivered a lively, histrionic, and very entertaining perfor-

mance.

Each young artist introduced themselves and their musical selection. Our thanks

to Linda Jackson for her assistance in arranging last Tuesday’s program. TRH

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Today’s Program

June 28 Pass The Gavel $55 per person

6 p.m. — The Otesaga Hotel No Regular Meeting on June 26

July 3 My Year in Denmark

Anna Sams

July 4 Rotary Concession/Lakefront Park

July 10 Climbing Mount Everest

Tim Horvath

July 17 My Year in Switzerland

Laura Harmon

July 20 Rotary Night at the Opera

“The Music Man” With Duane Croft

July 24 My Year in Brazil

Robbie Katz

July 31, 2012 Meet Hartwick’s Music Man

Duane Croft

August 7 My Year in Argentina

Liana Baker

June 19 My Year in India

Anna Kramer

Forthcoming Programs

Meeting Invocation Roster

The Rev. Betsy Jay — June 19 Vicki Gates — June 26

Jim High — July 3 Hugh MacDougall — July 10

The Rev. Sundar Samuel — July 17 David Vaules — July 24

The Rev. Elsie Rhodes — July 31

Cooperstown Rotarians Take Note

2012 Golf Tournament

Sunday, August 26th, 2012 (Rain Date: Monday, August 27)

3 p.m. Start

Meadowlinks Golf Course

To Benefit The

Cooperstown Rotary Foundation P.O. Box 1271

Cooperstown, NY 13326

Pass The Gavel Annual Meeting & Banquet

The Otesaga Hotel

Thursday, June 28, 2012

6 p.m. Reception

7 p.m. Seating

A Sumptuous Repast Followed by Honors & Awards,

Entertainment & Good Company

$50 Per Person

Don’t Forget to Vote In The

Federal Primary Election Cast Your Votes For

Candidates Running For

House & Senate Seats On

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Polls Open: Noon to 9 p.m.

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Squirts from The Oil Can Announcements & Miscellany

Business Meeting Summaries for June 12th, 2012

T he Rev. Elsie Rhodes brought the invocation which

began with a quotation from Gandhi: “There is more

to life than merely increasing its speed.” The following

meditation is adapted from prayers by Philip Newell

and Brother Roger of Taizé (France): “Glory be to you, O God, for

the rising of the sun, for the rain — yes, even this rain. Glory be

to you for the beauty and gifts of this day...But, where the glisten-

ing is lost sight of, where life’s colors are dulled, and the human

soul grows hard, we pray for grace this day, we pray for soften-

ing graces. Embolden us to bring peace where there are opposi-

tions, and may a reflection of your compassion become visible by

the lives we lead.” Amen.”

President Charles doubled as Sergeant-at-Arms. Anne Geddes-

Atwell was hosting her partner Jim Atwell. The accompanist and

five young singing artists from the Glimmerglass Opera were

guests of Linda Jackson were recognized to be introduced later

as they performed.

David Vaules was our songmeister and we opened with Take

Me Out to The Ball Game (Buy me some peanuts and Cracker

Jack®) and finished with a tribute to the Music Man — 76 Trom-

bones (Double bell euphoniums and big bassoons).

President Charles spoke once again about the Dreams Park um-

pire, a Rotarian, who is looking for housing in the area for June

22-28.

Members were advised that their annual dues are $125, but if

paid prior to July 17, $110. After July 17th, penalties may accrue

to the sum of $150 until October 31. Of course, with payment of

dues, comes a free year’s subscription to The Oil Can.

The sum of $24 is the amount that should be found in your

EREY (Every Rotarian/Every Year) envelopes.

John Ramsey revealed the results of the club’s informal golf out-

ing/tournament played on the Leatherstocking Course on Tues-

day afternoon, June 5. The members of the winning foursome

were Bill Glockler, Ray Holohan, Chuck Newman, and Mike

Otis.

There will be no regular meeting on Tuesday of next week (June

26) in light of the scheduling of our Pass The Gavel Annual Meet-

ing on Thursday, June 28th, at the Otesaga. The tariff for the

event has been set at $50 per person.

President Charles advised that Mary Livermore is scheduled

for induction as a new member this week, our fifth new member

of the current 2011-2012 Rotary year.

The next edition of The Oil Can will appear as Vol. 90, No. 1, as

the 2012-2013 Rotary year commences on Tuesday, July 3rd, with

incoming club president Ralph Snell at the helm. The next sched-

uled board meeting will take place at the Episcopal Church on

July 9th at 5 p.m. A budget for the 2012-2013 Rotary

year was approved at a recent board meeting.

Just before it was time to collect our happy dollars

President Charles announced that our friend and Rota-

ry colleague Jeff Woeppel had found it necessary to

resign from membership. Jeff, who first joined with this

club in March, 1982, more than 30 years ago, served a

term as club president in the late 1980s and over the

years has been a stalwart among our senior leadership,

contributing to our club’s programs and fundraisers in

a variety of ways. He also, for many years, has enjoyed

the distinction of being the tallest Rotarian in this club.

We wish Jeff the best, and perhaps he will return in

time to our fold.

President Charles then called for a volunteer to collect

happy dollars, and in looking around the room he

spotted the upraised hand of Vicki Gates. However, as

it turned out, Vicki was not volunteering to collect hap-

py, but simply indicating to the Rev. Elsie Rhodes, seat-

ed at her table, just how tall the aforesaid Jeff Woeppel

was. Elsie, of course, has never met Jeff. But having ex-

plained the purpose of her upraised hand Vicki said she

would be pleased to collect happy dollars, and so it

was.

Ted Peters spoke of the anniversary of the great naval

battle at Midway in the Pacific Ocean in WWII and add-

ed that he was celebrating a 67th wedding anniversary.

Doug Geertgens said he had yet to encounter the busi-

ness end of a mosquito in Otsego County, but he had

just returned from a mission trip in Alaska along the

Yukon River where the pests were plentiful and vora-

cious. For a week or more Doug battled the Anopheles

while working on maintenance tasks at a camp for Eski-

mo children. For recreation, there was mountain climb-

ing amidst spectacular scenery Doug described as

“beautiful desolation.”

Chuck Carrier reported that his eldest granddaughter

had landed a great job in Boston. Diana Nicols-

DiLorenzo entered a plea for volunteers to assist with

the workings of our July 4th concession at Lake Front

Park. Ralph Snell said that his daughter had been in

London England where she saw Queen Elizabeth dur-

ing the recent Jubilee celebrations. Jim Atwell reported

that since his spouse Anne has become Otsego Town

Supervisor, he has been less supervised than before.

Ben Novellano was celebrating a warning ticket from

the Cooperstown police. Several of our number wel-

comed back our treasurer, Angie Erway, who reported

that she has been tending to the needs of a handsome

little man/baby at home. Tom Heitz, Editor

Rotary Club of Cooperstown (Revised 06/19/12)

The Rotary Club Of Cooperstown P.O. Box 993

Cooperstown, New York 13326 Web Site: cooperstownrotary.org

Rotary International President Kalyan Banerjee (Vapi, India)

District 7170 Bob Ross, District Governor

(Cortland)

Club Officers: 2010-2011 Charles Ells worth, President Ralph Snell, President-Elect

Jeff Katz, Vice President Jake Maijala, Past-President Margaret Savoie, Secretary

Cathy Raddatz, Assistant Secretary Angie Erway, Treasurer

Bill Glockler, Assistant Treasurer Nan Apps, Sgt.-at-Arms

Directors: Marjorie Landers 2010-2012

Chad Welch 2010-2012 Chuck Newman 2010-2012

Nan Apps 2011-2013 Mary Earl 2011-2013

Jim Howarth 2011-2013

The Oil Can Editor Tom Heitz

cooperstom@aol.com

2011-12 Inbound Exchange Students: Nicole da Silva (Brazil)

Bastien Muller (Belgium) Paola Nunez (Bolivia)

Noah Sims (Australia)

2011-12 Outbound Exchange Students Anna Kramer (India) Shyah Miller (Bolivia) Anna Sams (Denmark) Liana Baker (Argentina)

Laura Harmon (Switzerland) Robert Katz (Brazil)

Inbound Exchange Counselors Jeff Katz Bob Birch

Ellen Tillapaugh-Kuch Pati Grady

Rotary Club of Cooperstown (Club No. 4868)

www.clubrunner.ca/cooperstown District 7170 Web Site: www.district7170.org.

Electronic Make-up Web Site: rotaryeclubone.org

“Service Above Self”

Membership Roll (By Date of Affiliation)

Hon. = Honorary Member; PHF = Paul Harris Fellow;

SPH = Sustaining Paul Harris; PDG = Past District Governor

a. = Affiliation Date b. = Month/Day of Birth

Howard Talbot, Hon; PHF; a. 12/51; b. 10/06

Ted Peters, PHF; a. 12/59; b. 05/12

Ed Badgley, Hon; a. 06/61; b. 07/07

Doug Walrath, PHF; a. 10/70; b. 12/11

Bob Schlather, PHF; a. 01/79; b. 05/03

Will Monie, PHF; a. 09/80; b. 11/21

George Cade, Hon. PHF; a. 12/80; b. 12/18

Roger Smith, Hon. a. 01/12/82; b. 04/28

Jeff Woeppel, a. 03/02/82; b. 08/05

Ferd Thering, Hon; PHF; a. 05/82; b. 02/12

Mike Jerome, PHF; a. 08/13/85; b. 07/23

Bob Birch, PHF; a. 09/23/86; b. 12/30

Hugh MacDougall, PHF; a. 04/87; b. 08/30

John Ramsey, PHF; a. 06/87; b. 03/03

Chuck Carrier, PHF; a. 01/88; b. 06/19

Bruno Talevi, PHF; a. 04/88; a. 08/16

Doris Holdorf, PHF; a. 01/02/90; b. 07/04

Joan Badgley, a. 05/22/90; b. 06/07

Ellen Tillapaugh-Kuch, PHF; a. 10/01/91; b. 02/16

Cathy Raddatz, PHF; a. 12/29/92; b. 03/02

Tom Heitz, PHF; a. 03/02/93; b. 12/20

Bill Coleman, PHF; a. 04/13/93; b. 02/16

Pati Grady, a. 01/11/94; b. 03/07

Jim Gates, PHF; a. 02/20/96; b. 03/09

Michael Otis, PHF; a. 05/28/96; b. 07/17

Carol Waller, PHF; a. 05/28/96; b. 08/19

Susan Streek, PHF; 11/19/96; b. 04/04

Anne Geddes-Atwell, PHF; a. 01/27/98; b. 07/01

Tom Lieber, PHF; a. 11/16/99; b. 07/15

Margaret Savoie, PHF; a. 12/07/99; b. 05/20

Francis May, Hon., PHF; a. 07/25/00; b. 04/02

Jim R. High, PHF; PDG; a. 09/04/01; b. 04/03

Michael V. Coccoma, a. 12/18/01; b. 03/30

Mary R. Wright, PHF; a. 02/19/02; b. 07/01

Vicki Gates, PHF; a. 02/26/02; b. 11/06

Dave Bliss, a. 04/30/02; b. 10/28

Chad Welch, a. 09/17/02; b. 08/14

Mary Leonard, a. 09/17/02; b. 01/13

Carl Good, a. 04/01/03; b. 02/12

Lois Warrell, Hon., PHF; a. 04/08/03; b. 09/24

John Irvin, PHF; a. 04/08/03; b. 11/20

Bill Glockler, PHF; a. 08/05/03; b. 10/18

Paul Kuhn, PHF; a. 08/05/03; b. 05/14

Jane F. Clark, Hon; PHF; a. 01/08/04; b. 05/11

Doug Geertgens, PHF; a. 03/02/04; b. 01/04

Chuck Newman, PHF a. 03/02/04; b. 09/04

Betsy D. Jay, PHF a. 05/18/04; b. 08/02

Martin Tillapaugh, PHF; a. 09/07/04; b. 11/29

David Vaules, PHF; a. 10/05/04; b. 02/14

Sundar Samuel, a. 09/20/05; b. 11/16

Donna Shipman, PHF; a. 10/04/05; b. 09/25

Will Green, a. 01/24/06; b. 01/29

Teri Barown, PHF; a. 05/16/06; b. 04/17

Jim Kevlin, a. 07/25/06; b. 03/15

Lyn Edinger, a. 10/03/06; b. 07/29

Ray Holohan, a. 01/09/07; b. 09/21

Jeff Katz, PHF; a. 03/20/07; b. 09/14

Ben Novellano, a. 02/20/07; b. 11/03

Marjorie Landers, a. 05/01/07; b. 07/22

Mary Earl, a. 07/31/07; b. 11/28

Frank Capozza, a. 11/13/07; b. 11/27

Ralph Snell, PHF; a. 12/18/07; b. 11/23

Richard J. Blabey, a. 03/18/08; b. 03/11

Charles A. Ellsworth, a. 03/18/08; b. 11/19

Jamie Stegman, a. 03/18/08; b. 10/18

Tabetha Rathbone, PHF; a. 05/13/08; b. 04/09

Tim Wiles, a. 05/20/08; b. 06/28

Frank Leo, PHF a. 06/17/08; b. 03/28

Irene Fassett, Hon; PHF; a. 06/24/08; b. 01/20

Jim Howarth, a. 09/09/08; b. 07/02

Nancie Apps, a. 11/18/08; b. 10/28

Bruce Markusen, a. 12/16/08; b. 01/30

Ryan W. Miosek, a. 04/21/09; b. 12/09

Diana Nicols-Dilorenzo, a. 05/05/09; b. 11/14

Angie L. Erway, a. 05/12/09; b. 07/01

Amanda May, a. 07/28/09; b. 12/29

Dion Wade, a. 09/08/09; b. 11/09

Catherine Andrews, a. 09/08/09; b. 07/13

Karen Cadwalader, a. 03/16/10; b. 11/09

Laurie Blatt, a. 03/16/10; b. 11/18

Sally Eldred, PHF a. 03/23/10; b. 03/21

Richard Abbate, a. 03/23/10; b. 04/06

Robert Hanft, a. 04/20/10; b. 06/03

Madeline Sansevere, a.06/22/10; b. 05/11

Nancy T. Robinson, a. 06/22/10; b.

Elsie Armstrong Rhodes, a. 08/31/10; b. 06/16

C. J. Hebert, a. 09/13/10; b. 12/06

Linda D. Jackson, a. 04/12/11; b. 07/17

Donna Borgstrom, a. 05/10/11; b. 06/13

Jody L. Smith, a. 05/10/11; b. 06/03

Paul D’Ambrosio, a. 06/14/11; b. 05/21

John Burdick, a. 10/18/11; b. 03/10

Richard P. Daley, a. 02/21/12; b. 01/27

Tim Dolan, a. 02/28/12; b. 02/09

Brigitte Priem, a. 05/15/12; b. 06/06

88 Active Members; 8 Honorary Members

96 Total Members 58 Men /38 Women

First Paul Harris Fellows: Joe Vidosic Marj. Tillapaugh (Hon)

Non-Rotarian Paul Harris Fellows: Donna Lamb High Walter Rich Santa Claus

Barbara Harman Anita High Martha Vaules

Karine Rich Virginia Heitz Marianne Bez William Waller