April 8, 2016 Briar Crier

BRIERCRIER FOR APRIL 8, 2016

THIS TIME IN HISTORY
1904: Longacre Square in Manhattan was renamed Times Square after the New
York Times.

MEETING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff

GUESTS: Marshall Ash and Joe Randazzo (via Dr. Maher), Dr. Joseph Kessler
(via Lou) and Ellen Woods (this is her third meeting and she will become a
Rotarian and join our club), Bob Berson, Susan Singer and Janet Gallagher

PLEDGE: Scott    SONG: Sy    PRAYER: Bishop John

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 18

HAPPY THOUGHTS
Mark J. became a grandfather
Dr. Bob Maher, Good Morning and Marshall is here
Scott ($2) current president is president elect, delighted that Erica is
here, it is Ernie's birthday (a founding member, we sing Happy Birthday).
Anne, re Ethical Culture and Erica, her daughter
Rich, to see Bishop John
Eric, next Tues, 6/14, is date for Captain Lawrence's Brewery fundraiser,
$45 per person, will include 50-50, etc. His birthday is next week.

Next Friday's speaker is Briarcliff Manor's Mayor Lori Sullivan [NOTE CHANGE BELOW]

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Via Rachel; The Mayor is coming and blood drive by Fire Dep't

SPEAKER is Erica Cargill Jones (Anne's daughter) on Good Heart Health,
went to elementary school and high school in what is now Sleepy Hollow, a
B.A in biology from Northwestern University and an M.D. from Cornell in
NYC, finishing medical work in 1992.
                           SUMMARY OF TALK
She talked on advanced age, family history, male gender, high cholesterol
and no smoking. Also, dying of heart disease is much more likely than
dying from breast cancer. Timing is most important, try to get to
Cardiologist in 24 hours of what believe is a heart attack. Sometimes,
indigestion and fatigue are confused with heart attack. Dentists sometimes
recognize a heart attack in time to save a life.

TEXT, Elinor; Helper is Sy

CONFIRMATION: We meet at The Briar's Restaurant, 512 North State Road,
every Friday around 12:15 for lunch. To repeat, next Friday's Speaker is
Briarcliff Manor Village Manager, Philip E. Zegarelli, who will talk about the village.

March 25, 2016 Briar Crier

BRIARCRIER FOR MEETING DATED MARCH 25

                          THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1956: "My Fair Lady", by Lerner and Loewe, opened.

MEETING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff

PLEDGE: Scott    SONG: Sy      PRAYER: Scott

ROTARIANS PRESENT:17

GUESTS: Alex Lanoff (Scott's son who is now about 13), and Ellen Woods

NEW MEMBER: Laurie Racanelli from our bank

HAPPY THOUGHTS
Sean re delivery to vets at Montrose
Tom Leihbacher ($5) happy to be speaker
Anne had lunch with daughter Erica, first in 25 years
Rich, daughter all better
Mark J. is happy with holiday season
Vic is happy that son came home
Eric ($5) for big brother Tom, wife and children went to Myrtle Beach
Dr. Bob Maher ($5) St. Christopher's marching band won a national award,
and for Lauri
Lauri re Ellen
Scott ($5) Alex is here, he is a future interactor, Scott liked Bermuda,
and thrilled with guests.

Next Friday: Friends Forever by Chelsea Fitton

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Kris re blood program + polio plus. Bob Maher, Treasurer,
we should have to give to charities more than $5,000, plus from another
fund raiser. Lauri Racanelli spoke.

SPEAKER: Tom Leihbacher on Make a Wish, he went to elementary and high
school in Briarcliff, then a BS at Univ. of Florida in advertising, then
an MS at Pace in teaching.
                         SUMMARY OF TALK
Thank you. He grew up in Briarcliff.

TEXT, Elinor, helper, Sy

We meet every Friday for lunch about 12:15

March.4, 2016 Briar Crier

BRIERCRIER FOR MARCH 4, 2016

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1931: The Star Spangled Banner became our national anthem with President
Hoover signing a relevant executive order.

MEETING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff

PLEDGE: Scott    SONG: Sy     PRAYER: Anne & Bishop John

GUESTS: John Gallagher (Ossining Rotary President Elect) and Richard Blank, Esq. (via Scott)

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 18

HAPPY THOUGHTS
Scott, re Richard Blank and a new member, Lauri, will join us
John G. re Sean
Sean ($5)re John Gallagher
Eric ($5) at Pace, also re Guests
Richard Blank ($5) is happy
Anne,had a nice dinner, loved the Interactors's event treating seniors to the BMHS's performance of Cinderella and Atria garden going well
Elinor, we will be getting a gray 2014 Kia Soul with wheelchair
accessibility, so will be able to continue with Rotary
Mark J., received an unexpected check
Bishop John is happy

Scott's son Sam along with other Briarcliff Sophomores are going to Bermuda later this month for RYLA
Dr. Bob Maher, ($20) Rotary History Month, his son won the Toastmaster
award for the northeast region and The St. Christopher's marching band to play at Carnegie Hall - "practice, practice, practice"
Rich, re three kisses but no hay
Lou, enjoyed Matthew talk re gifts to Club & The VA

ANNOUNCEMENTS: via Scott, Matthew Gullotta gave a present to and enjoyed
international breakfast and there will be a UN meeting with Rotaract
members attending, via Rachel, election March 15 and the pool will be
available and work progressing at Pavilion.

SPEAKER is Dave Mann, who went to elementary and high school in Chelsea,
Mass. and did not finish college when he was drafted  as a combat
engineer, put in 245th combat engineers under Patton and was wounded in
the Battle of the Bulge, where he lost most of his team,  who talked on
"WHAT I FOUGHT FOR" and sold  book of same name.

                              SUMMARY OF TALK
Dave did not talk much about his time after being sent to Europe, and
showed his Purple Heart. He landed on Omaha beach. He was wounded in head,
groin and butt. The hospital was ok. He did spend some time with a French
woman who had lost her husband and son in the war. He loves our flag and
spent time defending it.

THIS FRIDAY will have Joan Nimmo speaking on Alzheimer's Disease.

TEXT Elinor, Helper, Sy

February 26, 2016 Briar Crier

BRIERCRIER FOR FEBRUARY 26

                             THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1815: Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the Island of Elbe to
return to France in the hope that he would regain power.

MEETING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff

GUESTS: Karen Smith, the president of the Briarcliff-Scarborough
historical society and a trustee and mother of speaker, Carine Feist.

PLEDGE: Scott    SONG: Sy    PRAYER: Bishop John

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 16

HAPPY THOUGHTS
Elinor is happy that her multiple sclerosis is better and she is stronger
Bishop John, that his wife is better
Rachel is just happy also her husband Tom will be speaking to Rotary, and with an update that the
Pavilion will not yet be re-opened when pool opens
Eric ($10) re his father's 75th birthday, also, he is a proud partner in a new realty firm that
puts the clients success before everything else
Anne, proud of her grandchildren that are doing so well
Mark J. he had needed to drive his wife back and forth to Yonkers for work and now she can
drive fortunately drive herself
Sean, is happy about prosperity and good health
Rebecca, her son has MS but is doing well and she feels a bond with the Yuter’s
Bob M., ($10) about good news from Elinor and the marching band at St.
Christopher's is doing well
Scott, he attended Rotary meeting at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and
enjoyed meeting, and Board supports Kris as a future district governor.

SPEAKER is Nathan Feist on stone lanterns. He was educated in elementary
school and high school in Briarcliff and has BS from Cornell in food
science.

                         SUMMARY OF TALK
Nathan gave a visual history of the stone statues in Briarcliff, including
ones in front of the Congregational Church and its parish. The stone
lanterns were apparently purchased by Walter Law, the founder of
Briarcliff, from missionaries from Japan, but were originally made in China
with animal decorations which meant different things. One was originally
at The King's College. (All in all a very surprising history of the stone
statues and those in Briarcliff.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Via Eric, the Briarcliff Bears Basketball Team are champions!

FRIDAY SPEAKER is Dave Mann who will talk about his service in the Army in
Europe during World War II, and what he fought for
unless it is snowing hard, then Sy will give an update on the Middle East,
if he and Elinor can overcome any snow.

TEXT, Elinor, helper, Sy

Feb. 19, 2016 Briar Crier

BRIERCRIER FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2016

                               THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1942: President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that all
Japanese living on the west coast would be interred.

MEETING LEADER: Secretary Anne Cargill (Scott with wife was in the Virgin
Islands)

PLEDGE: Anne   SONG: Sy    PRAYER: Dr. Bob Maher

GUESTS: None

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 14

HAPPY THOUGHTS
Maher ($5) He is looking forward to hearing, and happy two weeks in a row
RICH re his vacation which he defines
ANNE every night beginning is getting lighter and later
MARK J he lost then found his money in the garbage
REBECCA had a great weekend weather wise

SPEAKER on hardships is Mathew Gulotta, an Ossining Rotarian. He has
elementary and high school in SleepyHollow, then part time at University
of Portland and New York State University for a total of three years.

                          SUMMARY OF TALK

He spoke on work that his web site, Gullota House, has done in helping
others. Very impressive. He helped many.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Nothing new in Briarcliff says Rachel, but her husband Tom
wants to be a speaker. Anne re ethical culture and right to choose.

THIS FRIDAY is Nathan Feist on the Stone Lanterns at the Church in
Briarcliff, that is the Congregational Church. When established by Walter
Law there were no Congregationalists in village but had no superior.

TEXT, Elinor, HELPER, Sy

Feb. 5, 2016 Briar Crier

BRIERCRIER FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2016

THIS TIME IN HISTORY

1929: A Treaty was signed recognizing the independence and sovereignty of
The Vatican City.

MEETING LEADER: President Scott Lanoff

GUESTS: None

ROTARIANS PRESENT: 17 (which is a lot since this seemed to be snow time).

PLEDGE: Scott   SONG: Sy   PRAYER: Bishop John

HAPPY THOUGHTS
Beth: her boys are home
Maher ($5) Hopes betting (on Superbowl football game) is OK
Bishop John, this is 100 years that Bea started a club
Anne: re fundraisers, and lost relations in World War I
Eric: "good bye" means "God be with you, bye" and Broncos
Rich: re extra prayer for Bishop John
Marty (our speaker): is leaving for South Carolina
Scott: Spent one day (and night) in Florida to attend birthday party. He
will provide speaker for Friday (tomorrow).

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Victor will contact Marilyn who is scheduled to be a speaker.

SPEAKER: Marty Ketels on Normandy during World War II. He has his
elementary and high school attendance in California with a BA from Oregon
in Journalism and an MA from Stanford in Communications.

                            SUMMARY OF TALK
He served in US Army but it was not a big deal since it was near to where
he grew up in California. Omaha Beach is very long. A division of
mountaineers scaled the heights (and beat the Nazis). There is an
interesting museum there. He and his wife then went to the Louvre, where
he was not allowed to take pictures.  He and his wife also visited
Versailles. It was a life changing experience. He is a past member of
Rotary.

TEXT: Elinor, with helper Sy.