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The Sunrise
Newsletter of the Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary Club
(Organized June 18,
2003) District 7150
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John Kenny Fred
Cholet Deborah
Glisson John
Rooney
RI President (Scotland) District
Governor (DeWitt) Asst.
Dist. Governor (Marcellus) President
UPCOMING EVENTS, INFORMATION AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
Programs
August 6 – Identity
Theft Protection, Arstina Lischak
and Juanita Williams, assistant attorneys general
August 13 – Staging a Home for
sale, Nancy Shafer
August 20 – DG Fred Cholet Visit
August 27 – Stickley,
Streisand & Skaneateles, Marion Krauter!
September 10 – Milfoil Eradication,
Chris Scholz
Suggestions for future programs are always welcome. Please forward your ideas to Marion at amkrauter@verizon.net.
3d Generation grape grower christens Skaneateles’
first winery
Jim
Nocek never wanted to be in the grape growing business.
Jim
was raised in a family that had been growing grapes in the Fredonia area for
several generations, beginning with his grandparents who brought their skills
to this country from Eastern Europe.
Jim first trained as a scientist then pursued a career in the corporate world. He soon was searching for a way
out of that path and eventually found himself migrating back to grapes. He enjoys wine, but not so much the
grapes, so he began searching for a way to combine his vast knowledge of the
grape growing process with wine making.
He
began looking for a farm in the Skaneateles area and about fifteen years ago
purchased property on West Lake Road across from Winding Way. The land was not especially fertile as
far as agricultural land, but featured a significant slope, which helps flow
cold air away from the grapes, a key to sustaining a vineyard in this cold
climate where the fruit has such little time to ripen.
Grapes
were planted in 2001 and the first crop bore fruit in 2005. Last fall, Anyela’s Vineyards,
Skaneateles’ first winery, officially opened for business with a signature wine
tasting room featuring spectacular views of Skaneateles Lake.
Growing
grapes in Skaneateles poses significant challenges due to the high elevation,
Jim says. The vineyard is at 1,100
feet above sea level, compared with 600 feet in most of the other Finger
Lakes. This can cause the
temperature to be 5 degrees colder in the winter, which puts exceptional stress
on the vines.
To
combat this problem, Anyela’s cane prunes the vines and buries them before the
winter which preserves the crop.
The vines have developed well and the winery has produced Pinots and
Rieslings, among other wines. The
Pinots are light with strawberry and rasberry flavors while the Riesling
features a nice peach flavor, Jim said.
Unlike
some Finger Lakes varieties, Anyela’s wines are produced exclusively with
grapes grown on their farm. This
helps assure the quality of the grape used to produce the wines. Prior to this year, Anyela’s wines were
crafted at an alternate location.
The 2008 vintage is the first to be made and bottled in Skaneateles.
Anyela’s
is at 2433 West Lake Road.
For more information, visit their Web site at www.anyelasvineyards.com.
Club
Business &
Dates
to Remember
Call to Order; Pledge of Allegiance & Invocation
lIntroduction
of Guests/Visitarians
lHappy
Dollars & Fines
District Major Events
September 24-27 – District Conference,
The Desmond, Albany
Old Business
Committee Reports
lClub Administration
President
– Tom Seeley
Treasurer
– Toni Feldmann
Secretary
– John Paddock
l
Service Projects
Food Pantry
– Daryle Pickering
Sea Scouts
– John Paddock
Programs
– Krauter/Beckwith
Early Act
– Tom Seeley
Fire Equipment
–
Service Committee
– Mark Shafer
lWinterfest & Craft Fair
– Seeley/Krauter
lMembership (& Retention)
– Beckwith/Feldmann
lFoundation/Community
Recognition
lSocial
Chair –
lSergeant
at Arms – Daryle Pickering
New Business/Program
q Identity
Theft
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Evening
Club Programs
TODAY – Power of Positive Humor, Yvonne
Conte
August 13 – Club Assembly
August 20 – Athaeneum
of Skaneateles, Cheryl Silvestrini
August 27 – TBD
September 3 – Club Assembly
September 10 – TBD
September 17 – Pancake Breakfast Thank You, Lourdes
Camp
Officers
& Directors
Officers
President – John Rooney
President-Elect –
Past President – Thomas W. Seeley
Treasurer – Toni Feldman
Sergeant-at-Arms –
Daryle Pickering
Secretary – John Paddock
Committee Chairs
Club Service – Mark Shafer
Food Pantry – Daryle Pickering
Membership – Beckwith/Feldmann
Program Chair – Marion Krauter
Rotary Foundation –
Social Chair –
Youth Exchange/RYLA – John Paddock
Members
Sidney
Beckwith, Robert Brown, Toni Feldmann, Paul Frickey, Maggie Gilson (visitor),
Marion Krauter, John Paddock, Daryle Pickering, John Rooney, Thomas Seeley,
Mark Shafer, Paul Torrisi, Rhett Weiss
Exchange Students
Miguel Rodenas (Spain), Charlotte Linden (Germany),
Bruno Caetanno Alves de Melo (Brazil)
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
