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The Rotary Club of Trumbull President
Joe Ruospo called the meeting to
order and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Jack Quinlan said the invocation. Jim Lang and Dale Seymour
led us in singing “You are my Sunshine”. Our meeting was held at the new and
fabulous Great River Golf Club in Milford, CT, thanks to the efforts of our own Gene
Leone. Attendance: 33 members of 60 attended. Marjorie Anctil, Ray Baldwin, Jr.,
Greg Bivona, John Bogannam, Jayne Bolton, Doreen Buotote, Jackie Carlino, Dawn
Dalrymple, Barry Diamond, Dave Dunn, Joan Farley, Lynn Fontana, Tom Heaney, Ed
Hedrick, Steve Hodson, Phil Lane, Jim Lang, Gene Leone, Ron Lesko, Dana
Lonergan, John Makar, Preston Merritt, Ted Merritt, Frank Metrusky, Kevin
Murray, Jack Quinlan, Michael Redgate, Joe Ruospo, Dale Seymour, Paul Squillace,
Steve Taylor, George Voynick, Bill Zeidenberg. Guests: Henry
Leone, Gene Leone’s father, and Joe Romano, a guest of Tom
Heaney. Dr. John Flores, attending his fourth meeting, who has applied for
membership. Dr. John’s membership application has been approved, and he will
be inducted soon. Announcements:. Joe Ruospo announced that there will be no morning meeting next week. Instead, we hope everyone will be able to attend our scrumptious and fun-filled dinner meeting at Tashua Knolls in Trumbull on Friday evening, June 22, 2001. Come and honor our outgoing President, Joe Ruospo, for the great job he has done during the past year. Join us in a cheer and a handshake for incoming President Ted Merritt. Cocktails and appetizers begin at 6:30PM, with dinner following at 7:30PM. Ted will be handing out detention slips and extra homework assignments for those who are late or absent without a note from their parents. Call Jayne Bolton now, if you forgot to send in your reservation. Bill Zeidenberg announced that our “Adopt a Ramp” is almost complete, and just
waiting for the sign installation. It is a classy tribute to our Town and our
Club. Our site is on the esplanade at the corner of Daniels Farm Road and
Stroebel Road Joe Ruospo stated how proud he was to see fellow Rotarians on the Board of the
YMCA, and to observe the acknowledgment plaque for erecting the YMCA Pavilion in
1994. By the way, our club also donated the Pavilion at Twin Brooks Park. Joe
stated that much unfinished business and yearly progress was discussed at the
Board Meeting, with our overall efforts being very impressive indeed. We
will host an exchange student this year, and are still looking for families that
can host the incoming female student for several months each. The country of
origin and name of the student has not yet been determined. Call Jayne
Bolton if you would like first-hand information from a generous family who
has hosted a foreign student recently. Happy/sad
Dollars:
Joe Ruospo gave
a happy five dollars for the excellent contributions made by many Rotarians
during the past week. Over 20 members were at the last Board Meeting. Joe
coached the Kennedy Center sponsored soccer team at the Special Olympics. Joe
was also present at the Trumbull-Lakewood YMCA Recognition Dinner when our gift
of $2,000.00 for summer camp scholarships was acknowledged. Lynn
Fontana gave a happy two dollars for Trumbull High School graduation, and
for her niece. Lynn’s niece is a student at Boston College who recently
completed a semester of study at Oxford University in England with an “A”
average. Ray Baldwin gave a happy
dollar for Tom Galla’s mother who was recently released from Sloan Kettering
Memorial Hospital in New York. Jim Lang
gave a happy dollar for his trip to Haiti, where he had a great time, in spite
of the poor living and working conditions there. Our donation of used baseball
caps was very popular with the youngsters who received them. Dawn
Dalrymple gave a happy dollar to be a part of our great club and for the
YMCA being blessed with Joe Ruospo’s
presence at their recognition dinner. Barry
Diamond gave a happy dollar for the assistance our club provided to
Trumbull’s Own Chamber of Commerce during
the past year. Birthdays
and Anniversaries:
None were
announced at the meeting. Program:
Max Goree, the General Manager of Great River Golf Club, gave an informative
presentation regarding the development of the club, it’s remarkable sudden
popularity, and their plans for the future. A brief tour of the restaurant and
pro shop followed. Many members were tempted to stay and play golf, shop, or
continue eating, but most of us straggled out with a mental note to return soon.
Among other things, Max said: 1.
The Club
is owned by the Lenoci and Shennel families of Fairfield, CT. 2.
Great
River has been nominated as one of
the best new Golf Clubs in the country. 3.
In only
ten weeks of operation, sell-outs are being achieved. 4.
Approximately
12 years ago, the owners began to buy up property along the Housatonic river in
Milford for the purpose of creating the Club, as well as for potential housing
developments. 5.
The Club
has 155 acres of river-front property and a 30,000 square foot custom-designed
clubhouse. 6.
The grass
on the golf course is in its third year of growing, and in excellent condition. 7.
The Club
will always remain public, but members can call for reservations one week before
the public can. Yearly memberships allow for unlimited golf. 8.
The
restaurant is open from 6AM to 10PM, every day. The food is delicious and the
prices are reasonable. 9.
Frank
Metrusky stated that he had a great party for his wife at the club, commenting
on the service and food quality. 10. There are no plans to build tennis courts,
swimming pools or boat slips. Great River will remain strictly a golfing club. 11. Indoor golf training is available. After the tour, Ron Lesko asked if our members would
consider moving our golf tournament to Great River. After a brief discussion, it
was decided to remain at Tashua Knolls this year. We will consider utilizing
Great River for some sort of event, possibly golf, in the future. Raffle: Dave Dunn and
Preston Merritt drew for $311.00, with no winner selected.
UCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS June
22
No
morning meeting! Installation
Dinner at Tashua Knolls at 6:30PM. Plan on bringing
your spouse or a friend. Call Jayne Bolton with your last-minute
reservations.
June 29
Morning meeting at The Marriott July
1
District Governor Installation at Wallingford. We
will be reserving at least one table of ten. Call Len Germano with your
reservation Respectfully Submitted,
Directions
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