Next Meeting
When............ March
2, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.
Where........... The
Franklin Hotel
Program....... Dr.
David Kulik, surgeon, Rome Hospital el
Upcoming Events:
February 27 – Mardi
Gras Party, Elks Club, 6:00 p.m.
March 9 Meeting, The
Refugee Center
Attendance: Total Membership: 99. Please note that the newsletter now lists those present, not those
absent from meetings: PRESENT: Adamo, Bahr, Bird, Bottini, Butters, Carnevale,
DeMatteo, Donovan, Foreman, Fusco, Geller, Gray, Haritatos, Herrmann, V.,
Herrmann, Kahler, J., Kahler, D., Kaucher, Kobernuss, Latimer, Matt, Mooney, Normand,
Occhipinti, Panara, Packer, Recco, Riley, Simons, J., Skogland, Sperlik, Summers,
Till, Trela, Tuthill, W., Weber, Wieners.
Guests: William Guglielmo (Adamo)
Visiting Rotarian: Sam Hall (Fort Ann Rotary)
After work meeting 2/18/10: Carey,
Corbett, Graves, Midlam, Ramos, Townsend, Tuthill K, Tuthill W
Guest:-
Rotary Exchange student, "Juanki"(Graves)
Make-ups: All Make Ups submitted at the regular
and after work meetings were recorded in the attendance records.
50/50: Sandi
Latimer had the winning ticket but didn’t get the winning card – thanks for playing
Sandi!
Quote of
the Week: “An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.” Friedrich Engels
Rotary Stuff
It is the 105th Anniversary
of Rotary International – Happy Birthday Rotary!!
Announcements
and Events
They
still need judges for the Rome Academy of Science Fair on March 6th
at RFA. Please see Dave Kobernuss if
you can help.
There
is a District Membership/Foundation meeting in Utica at the Blue Flag Room on
February 24 at 5:30 p.m.
The Thursday After Hours dinner at the Vigneto (formerly
The Plaza) was very enjoyable and a good time was had by all in
attendance. Mark your calendars
for "The Cozy Cabin"(West Rome) at 6:30 pm on March 18 for the next
Thursday After Hours dinner – all Rotarians are invited. A reminder: The Thursday After
Hours meeting is ideal for all who can't make the regular Tuesday meeting or
need it as a makeup. It counts as an official Rotary meeting.
The Rome Rotary Mardi Gras
Party Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge. You can still sign up or
e-mail Jackie Corbett with your reservation at mcorbett@twcny.rr.com Cost: $5 per person. The
club will be providing meat, pasta and roast potatoes along with beer, wine and
soda. Members attending are asked to bring a dish (salad, dessert,
appetizer, or side dish) or paper products. Mardi Gras recipes are
certainly encouraged. A king and queen will be crowned and reign over the
festivities. Guests are also welcome – this is a great way to introduce
someone to Rome Rotary.
Keith Butters heads up our mentoring program for new members and is
seeking more mentors. Please contact
Keith.
Board Meetings will be Third Monday of the Month at Savoy Restaurant at
5:15 p.m.
Program – Oneida County District Attorney
Scott McNamara
Rome Rotary welcomed Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara as
the program today. Scott started
out his career at the District Attorney’s office a number of years ago working
right here in Rome City Court. He
moved up through the ranks and has prosecuted numerous high profile cases in
his time at the District Attorney’s office and now heads the office. He talked about the many facets of what
it takes to prosecute a case from arrest through trial. He discussed the standards of proof,
the constitutional checks and balances and the many other procedural aspects of
a case such as the felony hearing, plea bargaining, trial and sentencing. Thank you Scott for a great program!
