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The Sunrise
Newsletter of the Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary Club
(Organized June 18,
2003) District 7150
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Dong Kurn Lee Larry
Calabrese James
J. Gascon Thomas
W. Seeley
RI President District
Governor Asst.
District Governor President
UPCOMING EVENTS, INFORMATION AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
Programs
TODAY
Timothy Herne: Scouting in Finger Lakes
August 7 – Club Assembly
August 14 – District Governor visit
August 21 – Jonathon Beach Photography
August 28 – Philip D’Angelo: School
rankings
September 4 – Club Assembly
September 11 – State of the Housing
market
September 18 – Rotary on the Web
Suggestions for future programs are always welcome. Please forward your ideas to Toni at tonicurt27@aol.com.
Finger Lakes Golf House draws on lush fairways of
Central NY
John Troyan hopes to drive the NYC area to the fairways of
Cayuga County.
John,
who was born and raised in Auburn spent the past 15
years working for trade entertainment publications in New York City. Throughout that time his thoughts never
ventured far from his home town and his favorite golf
course, Highland Park Golf Club in Sennett.
His
increasing desire to move closer to home motivated John and his girlfriend to
purchase a house at adjacent to the 10th Hole tee box. Together, they have created Finger
Lakes Golf House, a boutique bed and breakfast designed to cater specifically
to golfers looking for a weekend golf getaway. John shared his vision for the property at the club’s July
17 meeting.
When
completed, the B&B will have space to accommodate a four-some and will
feature Stay and Play packages at Highland and other local courses. John envisions being able to offer a
menu of options at various courses for golf enthusiast to choose from. John
hopes to draw on the 16 million people who live in and around New York City,
just a short 265 miles away. He
also hopes to draw locals looking for a change of scenery for what he deemed a ‘staycation.’
John’s
enthusiasm for the project was evident as he described himself like a “kid with
a lemonade stand.”
The
property will not be a traditional bed and breakfast, he cautioned. There will be no frilly bedding or
window treatments. Rather, he
described the design as ‘crisp and tight’ with wood and tile floors.
He
declined to provide pictures of the property because, in his words, at the time
of his talk the property looked more like the Finger Lakes Frankenstein House.
John
more than earned his eggs and we wish him all the success as he weans himself
off of the NYC Trade Entertainment publication business.
Images come naturally to lifelong trade magazine
publisher
Creating
exceptional images of the natural world does not require long trips to far off locales.
So
says Tom Dwyer who recently opened Natural Images Gallery in Main Street in
Marcellus.
Tom,
the longtime owner of Pinnacle Publications, a publisher of trade publications
who began taking pictures of the natural world as a hobby about eight years
ago. After years of taking
pictures for his trade magazines, Tom took his first trip to take ‘nature
pictures’ to Baltimore Woods in 2000.
His hobby grew as friends and family suggested he exhibit his pictures
locally.
After
showing his pictures at the Marcellus Library and his former building on State
Fair Boulevard someone suggested he start selling them. At about the same time, Tom was looking
to downsize his publishing business to a smaller location. He rented a storefront in Marcellus,
putting Pinnacle in the back and dedicating the front of the space to Natural
Images Gallery, his new photography business. Not long after, he noticed that customers were staying 30 to
40 minutes to enjoy the photographs.
Earlier
this year, when
space was opening up across the street, a more visible, higher traffic
location, Tom decided to move the business. He started moving in April 1 and in the first month he was
open there, the photo gallery did more business than in the previous 10 months
at the former location.
Natural
Images Gallery has added a frame shop and can offer photos of any size. Tom is also experimenting with new
print methods that can print on canvas, stone and glass.
Tom
continues to operate Pinnacle Publications, which provides targeted, custom
publications for various companies and organizations.
For
more information on Natural Images Gallery, see www.tomdwyerphogo.com. For more information on Tom’s
publishing business visit www.pinnaclemagazines.com.
Club
Business &
Dates
to Remember
Call to Order; Pledge of Allegiance & Invocation
lIntroduction of
Guests/Visitarians
lHappy Dollars & Fines
District Major Events
August –
Youth Exchange Welcome Picnic (date and time TBA)
August 6 – Youth Exchange Welcome
Home Dinner
August 29 – Club Social Event
Steak & Steamers at Skaneateles Country Club
Sept. 12-14 – District Conference, EdgeWood Resort, Alexandria Bay
November 1 – Rotary Leadership
Institute, Canandaigua
Old Business
Committee Reports
lClub Administration
President
– Tom Seeley
Treasurer
– Toni Feldmann
Secretary
– John Paddock
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Service Projects
Food Pantry
– Daryle Pickering
Sea Scouts
– John Paddock
Programs
– Paul Frickey
Early Act
– Tom Seeley
Fire Equipment
– Chris Bruna
Service Committee
– John Rooney
lWinterfest & Craft Fair
– Seeley/Krauter
lMembership (& Retention)
– Beckwith/Feldmann
lFoundation/Community
Recognition Torrisi/Krauter
lSocial
Chair – Maggie Gilson
lSergeant
at Arms – Daryle Pickering
New Business
Guest Speaker Tom Dwyer, Natural Images Gallery
Evening
Club Programs
TODAY –
Peter Adams, Classification Talk
August
6 – Dirk
Young Twin Birch, owning and operating dairy farm in Skaneateles
Officers
& Directors
Officers
·
President – Thomas W. Seeley
·
President-Elect – John
Rooney
·
Past President –
Marion Krauter
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Treasurer – Toni Feldman
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Sergeant-at-Arms –
Daryle Pickering
·
Secretary – John Paddock
Committee Chairs
·
Club Service – John
Rooney
·
Food Pantry – Daryle
Pickering
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Membership – Sidney Beckwith
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Program Chair – Toni
Feldman
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Rotary Foundation – Paul
Torrisi
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Social Chair – Maggie
Gilson
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Youth Exchange/RYLA
– John Paddock
Members
Sidney
Beckwith, Christopher Bruna, Dave Cutten, Robert DeWetter, Toni Feldmann, Paul
Frickey, Maggie Gilson (visitor), Douglas Hill, Marion Krauter,
John Paddock, Daryle Pickering, John Rooney, Thomas Seeley, Paul Torrisi,
Michael Wahlrab, Rhett Weiss
Exchange Students
Sarah Bierbaum (Germany), Lucas Grob (Switzerland),
Eddy Tasia (Belgium), Nico Avalle (Argentina)
Our District
Website: http://www.rotary7150.org/
Rotary
International: http://www.rotary.org/
RYLA http://www.rotaryryla.com/
Skaneateles Rotary: http://www.skaneatelesrotary.org/
e-club http://www.rotaryeclubny1.com
Thomas W. Seeley 685-2311 Fax:
685-2460 tws@mlsattorneys.com
