September 4th, 2009
TODAY’S MEMORABLE QUOTE
“Either this man is dead or his watch has stopped.”
--Groucho Marx
AND YOU THINK YOU HAVE IT BAD!
Warren Buffet, coming off the worst year of his storied career, lost an estimated $25 billion in 2008.
THE OPENING CEREMONIES: President Mark Seiden brought the meeting to order at precisely 12:15 pm. The announcement was greeted with loud cheering.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THIS-AND-THAT’S: President Seiden kicked things off in this section of the proceedings by inducting new-Rotary members Seth Leitman and Mike Risko. Mr. Risko could not attend the ceremonies because of prior commitments.
Irrepressible Sy Yuter announced that he and his wife, Eleanor, had just returned from vacation, where he had body-surfed and where he and Eleanor had enjoyed the delights of the privileged.
Zen Eidel, tanned and vigorous, rose to state that he had just returned from his annual fishing trip. He caught a cold.
Ernie Pacchiana proclaimed that he was going to press with the Membership Piece
and urged all Briarcliff Rotarians to supply him with any missing credentials.
Gerry Mahoney excitedly announced that she had just returned from a 50-mile bike ride, and had the sores and bruises to prove it.
Rod Ertischek proudly proclaimed that Briarcliff was the recipient of the Government’s stimulus money.
Marie Fuesy thanked all Rotary members for help in the Food Drive.
And the lovely Shelley rounded things off by announcing the 15th anniversary of something important. (Paul Rosen was talking in my ear at the time, and I missed it.)
President Seiden came back to alert us to the fact that our annual get-together with Pleasantville Rotary will take place on October 2nd. Location: Here!
President Seiden announced also that October 16th is Vistor’s Day at the Briarcliff Rotary Club. You will make everyone happy if you bring along a prospective new member on that date.
There will also talk of our Yearly Grapefruit Sale, sometime in November. Those who will be out of town on that date will be promptly shot.
Paul Rosen startled us by announcing that Briarcliff-emblazoned T-shirts will be on sale for Community Day. He also stated that non-participating Briarcliff Rotary members will be shot or beheaded. Take your choice.
And there will be a Wizards’ Basketball game at the High School on Friday, November 12th. Proceeds from sale of mementoes will go our Club!
DON’T FORGET: COMMUNITY DAY IS THIS COMING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th. PLACE: THE FIELD BY THE SWIMMING POOL.
THIS WEEK’S SPEAKER: Our speaker this week was Briarcliff’s new Village Manager Philip E. Zegarelli. He spoke knowingly about several issues facing the village: the eternal water problem: water from Catskills or Croton? How does the Village deal with the ball fields, and the question of signs? How do we go about signing inter-municipal agreements with neighboring townships and villages? How do we keep tabs on our judicial system?
And a score of other problems.
He welcomed the problems (What would a Village Manager be without problems?)
and declared that he was “having fun” attempting to solve them. He loves the challenge!
He seemed totally at home in his new position, and thanked the Board and the Mayor for their full support.
A most interesting, and relevant, talk.
THE DRAWING: The winners this week were the ever-lovely Shelley and the ever-winning Bishop, who thanked God and all his angels for his good fortune.
Many thanks!
THE CONCLUSION OF OUR CEREMONIES: Our weekly meeting drew to an end when Peter Garth announced that he could fly and promptly threw himself out the window.
Submitted by
Recording Secretary, Don Wilde
9/4/09 Attendance - Lee Carozzi, Frances Chu, Etrusca Cosentino, Zachary Cosentino, Dean Dykeman, Zenith Eidel,Rodney Ertischek, Marie Fuesy, Peter Garth, John Herzog, Rachel Leihbacher,Seth Leitman, Shelley Lotter, Geraldine Mahoney,Ernest Pacchiana, Fiala Portnoy, Vladimir Portnoy, Paul Rosen, Mark Seiden,Donald Wilde, Elinor Yuter, Sy Yuter
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