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The Award Winning Newsletter of the Cooperstown Rotary Club Vol. 88, No. 5 — August 3, 2010
The Oil Can
“You now have two homes,” Ryan’s host mother told him…
I will never forget my time in Germany — Ryan Davine
B ecoming a Rotary exchange stu‐dent was something of an after‐thought for Ryan Davine back in 2008. He decided to apply the
day after the applications were due. “I talked to Mr. Kuch and Mr. Geertgens and they said I could still apply,” Ryan recalled. “I think I got the questionnaire filled out one afternoon before basketball practice.” It wasn’t as simple a matter as he had an‐ticipated, however. “Getting the application done and going through the selection proc‐ess is the second hardest part of becoming an exchange student,” Ryan said. Ryan is not a Cooperstown native but he moved here for third grade and considers Cooperstown his home. The past year in Germany was Ryan’s first foray into the larger world beyond the stoplight at Main and Chestnut streets. How exchange stu‐dents serve as ambassadors for America, their hometowns and themselves was a facet of the exchange experience Ryan did not anticipate. “It didn’t totally hit me at first that I would represent Cooperstown and the U.S. I didn’t realize what that meant,” he confessed. “Many people asked me political questions. There are many who believe Americans are arrogant politically. I tried to be tactful with answers and listen to others with different points of view. Ryan had a rewarding and warm host family experience, spending eight of ten months with one family in two different stretches, punctuated by a two‐month stint with a second family. His first host father was a pastor and his host mother worked for an insurance company. Ryan felt lucky to be where he was. “I lucked out with host fami‐lies. I lucked out with my school and I was lucky to live in Dortmund,” he said. Ryan also found a readymade circle of friends when he was selected to play for a local men’s basketball team in the Dortmund area. That experience continued throughout the year (see photos on p. 2 of The Oil Can). “I threw myself into basketball,” Ryan said. Apart from basketball Ryan found himself immersed in German family life. “My host family was very close. We spent a lot of time with relatives. I heard many stories. One of my host grandfathers worked in a brewery for 48 years,” Ryan said. Wars past and present were also topics of family conversation. “Every family in Germany was affected by WW II in some way. I heard what people thought about the war. They had many questions about how we Americans learn about the war and how we interpret it.” During his exchange year Ryan had many opportunities to travel to other regions of Germany and to other coun‐tries, going with host family members, with other exchange students, or with his own family members who came over to visit with him. At the end of the year Ryan felt connected to Germany, to his host family, and to the many friends he had made. It was hard to leave everything behind. “My host mom made me a cookbook of German reci‐pes to bring back,” he said. “She told me, “It’s okay to leave us — you now have two homes.” Tom Heitz, Ed.
Charles Ellsworth presents Ryan Davine with a Rotary bat following his talk last Tuesday.
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The Oil Can August 3, 2010 Page two
Today’s Program
August 10 My Year in France
Julia Nelson
August 17 My Year in Germany
Krystal Tandle
August 24 Orville Wright
District 7170 Governor Visitation
August 31 Drilling for Gas in Otsego County
Lou Allstadt
September 7 T.B.A.
September 14
T.B.A.
September 21 T.B.A.
August 3 My Year in Belgium
Anna Weber
Forthcoming Programs
House Committee Assignments
August 3 — Carl Good August 10 — Will Green August 17 — Tom Heitz August 24 — Jim Howarth August 31 — John Irvin
September 7 — Dennis Jakubowicz September 14 — Jim Kevlin September 21 — Tom Lieber September 28 — John Ramsey
Ryan Davine’s Photo Album
August Birthday Roster
Betsy Jay — August 2 Jeff Woeppel — August 5 Chad Welch — August 14 Bruno Talevi — August 16 Carol Waller — August 19 Stephen Elliott — August 20
Hugh MacDougall — August 30
P laying competitive basketball while in Germany was a highlight of Ryan Davine’s exchange year in Dortmund, Germany. Ryan, who was a stand‐out point guard for the Cooperstown Redskins, tried out and landed a place on a German league team. The youngest member of the
squad, Ryan had the opportunity to play in competition with boys a year or two older. The basketball experience in Germany put Ryan in a place that he under‐stood and provided him with a readymade circle of friends. Photo above on the court Ryan is #15, second from right in the front row. Photo below — Ryan after the game, third from right in back row. More photos on The Oil Can Insert.
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The Oil Can Insert Page One August 3, 2010
Ryan Davine’s Rotary Photo Album (cont. from p. 2)
R yan was with this host family for eight of his ten‐month exchange year in Dortmund, Ger‐many. Family life in Germany was very close and Ryan had the opportunity to spend time with an extended host family of grandparents and other relatives.
T he German beverage is beer and pub‐lic events and
private parties alike are never without it. See reverse for more Ryan Davine photos
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The Oil Can Insert Page Two August 3, 2010
P hoto above left — Ryan in the kitchen with his host father cooking up som German cuisine. Ryan saw his share of German meats. Photo above right — In the Austrian Alps — Ryan went skiing for the first time on some world class slopes. Below left — Ryan at a meal with other Dortmund inbound exchange stu‐dents. Photo below right — Ryan in London. During his year in Germany Ryan had many opportunities
to travel in Europe.
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The Oil Can August 3, 2010 Page three
Squirts from The Oil Can Announcements & Miscellany
Summary of the July 27th Business Meeting
C harles Ellsworth presided for our meeting in the ab‐sence of President Jake. The invocation was presented by Jim High in the style of “Food for Thought.” We quote directly from Jim’s plate — “It was 1995. I was
attending my first Rotary International Convention in Nice, France. During some of my free time, I walked down an aisle of vendors and stopped to look at some Rotary pins. The one I bought simply said: “I speak Rotarian!” What does that mean? Example number 10,642, taken from the diary of a Rotary Youth Exchange student: ‘I was told to hitchhike for transportation and to use public telephones (on the street) to make local calls because Americans are rich and can afford it. I learned what others per‐ceive of us is not always true or fair, but we are the only ones who can change their opinions.’ How do you speak Rotarian?” Charles Ellsworth, acting as Sergeant‐at‐Arms, recognized our guests, including several Rotarians from distant places. We wel‐comed Mike Parsons from Goleta California, Mary and Doug Scott from Arnold, California, Norman Weiss from Naples, Flor‐ida and Donna Weinman from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Other guests were Kate Evans and Jan Kerr, mother and grand‐mother respectively of our exchange student speaker Ryan Dav‐ine, and Matt Burch one of our 2010‐2011 exchange students who is outbound for Germany. Jim High returned in the guise of songmeister. We began with a tribute to the German penchant for the brewer’s pride — the Beer Barrel Polka (We’ll have the blues on the run) and concluded with Let There Be Peace on Earth (With every step I take let this be my solemn vow). A card of condolence was signed for Margie Landers whose fa‐ther George Logan had passed away. Our thoughts were with Margie and her family and we were all privileged to have met George who came with Margie to many of our meetings in years past. He was a WW II veteran. Club treasurer Angie Erway reported that 61 of our members have paid their 2010‐2011 annual dues. Ben Novellano reported that our Hall of Fame Induction sales table had taken in almost $3,600 in revenue. Our parking team, of course, earned a cool $1,000 for easy work at the Clark Sports Center and at the Iroquois Farm lot. Charles Ellsworth shared a note from Cooperstown Food Bank director Ellen St. John addressed to Ellen Tillapaugh‐Kuch and the members of Rotary which read: “Thank you for the honor you bestowed on me on July 1. I feel it is such a privilege to work with so many compassionate, dedicated, joyful volunteers who wish to help many struggling families. I know we feel we are the ones
who are blessed. Thank you too for your generous sup‐port that has made us strong. Heartfelt thanks, Ellen St. John.” Ellen, of course was the 2009‐2010 recipient of our club’s Chris Warrell Community Service Award. Doug Geertgens reported that our club had recently heard from Karolina Toth, a former inbound exchange student from Hungary. Karolina will be returning to the United States to attend a college in Illinois. Doug and others provided support in gaining admission to the school for Karolina, reduced tuition, and a scholarship. Mike Jerome was drafted for happy dollar duty. Mike had a dollar of his own for the parade held during the BBHoF Induction Weekend — a new feature that Mike believes should be continued. “It was a nice addition to the weekend,” Mike said. Joan Badgley, following our new “early departure” policy, plunked a dollar in the hat and took leave of the speaker. Ellen Tillapaugh took happy dollar time to plug the Cooperstown Rotary Foundation’s first annual golf tournament on Sunday, August 29 — details to follow. Bill Coleman extended his thanks to those who helped with the parking detail for the BBHoF induction cere‐monies. John Irvin said he was glad for the Hall of Fame’s presence in the community. “I’m glad they are behind us,” John said. Our club’s relationship with the Hall of Fame dates back to the 1930s. Dennis Jakubowicz said that he and others from the club had gone down to Oxford to attend a District 7170 gathering of exchange student program personal. “The amount of exchange student paperwork is overwhelm‐ing,” Dennis noted. Bob Birch had an apology dollar for Jeff Woeppel for Bob’s missing a sales table work shift and a tribute dol‐lar for Ben Novellano for his organizational talents. Laurie Blatt said she had enjoyed a wonderful time at Cape Cod. Jim Woolson noted that the anniversary of the armistice in Korea had passed. TRH & MRW
The Rotary Four-Way Test (Of the Things We Say or Do)
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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Rotary Club of Cooperstown (Revised 08/03/10)
The Rotary Club Of Cooperstown P.O. Box 993
Cooperstown, New York 13326 Web Site: cooperstownrotary.org
Rotary International President
Ray Klinginsmith (U.S.A.)
District 7170 Orville Wright, District Governor
(Owego)
Club Officers: 2010-2011 Jake Maijala, President
Charles Ellsworth, President-Elect Ralph Snell, Vice President
Bill Glockler, Past-President Margaret Savoie, Secretary
Cathy Raddatz, Assistant Secretary Angie Erway, Treasurer
Charles Ellsworth, Sgt.-at-Arms
Directors: Frank Capozza 2009-2011
Ralph Snell 2009-2011 Teri Barown 2009-2011
Marjorie Landers 2010-2012 Chad Welch 2010-2012
Chuck Newman 2010-2012
The Oil Can Editor Tom Heitz
Inbound Exchange Students: Samir Touahri (France)
Jan Buechsenschuetz (Germany) “Lucy” Hsueh-l Lu (Taiwan) Julietta DiBlassi (Argentina
Outbound Exchange Students
Emily Snell (Belgium) Sarah Fanion (Belgium)
Tiffany DeMell (Germany) Matthew Burch (Germany)
Amy Bishop (Germany) Alison Weber (Mexico)
Virginia Ofer (India) Courtney Yonce (Thailand)
Inbound Exchange Counselors
Dennis Jakubowicz Bob Birch
Ellen Tillapaugh-Kuch Nan Apps
“Service Above Self”
Membership Roll (By Date of Affiliation)
Hon. = Honorary Member; PHF = Paul Harris Fellow; SPH = Sustaining Paul Harris; PDG = Past District Governor
a. = Affiliation Date b. = Month/Day of Birth Howard Talbot, Hon; PHF; a. 12/51; b. 10/06
Ted Peters, PHF; a. 12/59; b. 05/12 Ed Badgley, Hon; a. 06/61; b. 07/07
Doug Walrath, PHF; a. 10/70; b. 12/11 Bob Schlather, PHF; a. 01/79; b. 05/03 Will Monie, PHF; a. 09/80; b. 11/21
George Cade, Hon. PHF; a. 12/80; b. 12/18 Roger Smith, Hon. a. 01/12/82; b. 04/28 Jeff Woeppel, a. 03/02/82; b. 08/05
Ferd Thering, Hon; PHF; a. 05/82; b. 02/12 Mike Jerome, PHF; a. 08/13/85; b. 07/23 Bob Birch, PHF; a. 09/23/86; b. 12/30
Jim Woolson, Hon., PHF; a. 03/87; b. 10/05 Hugh MacDougall, PHF; a. 04/87; b. 08/30 John Ramsey, PHF; a. 06/87; b. 03/03 Chuck Carrier, PHF; a. 01/88; b. 06/19 Bruno Talevi, PHF; a. 04/88; a. 08/16
Doris Holdorf, PHF; a. 01/02/90; b. 07/04 Joan Badgley, a. 05/22/90; b. 06/07
Catherine Black, Hon; PHF; PDG; a. 01/22/91; b. 04/22 Ellen Tillapaugh‐Kuch, PHF; a. 10/01/91; b. 02/16
Cathy Raddatz, PHF; a. 12/29/92; b. 03/02 Tom Heitz, PHF; a. 03/02/93; b. 12/20 Bill Coleman, PHF; a. 04/13/93; b. 02/16
Pati Grady, a. 01/11/94; b. 03/07 Jim Gates, PHF; a. 02/20/96; b. 03/09 Michael Otis, PHF; a. 05/28/96; b. 07/17 Carol Waller, PHF; a. 05/28/96; b. 08/19 Susan Streek, PHF; 11/19/96; b. 04/04
Anne Geddes‐Atwell, PHF; a. 01/27/98; b. 07/01 Carol Cade, PHF; a. 02/16/99; b. 02/23 Tom Lieber, PHF; a. 11/16/99; b. 07/15
Margaret Savoie, PHF; a. 12/07/99; b. 05/20 Francis May, PHF; a. 07/25/00; b. 04/02
Patricia Donnelly, PHF; a. 05/29/01; b. 02/24 Jim R. High, PHF; PDG; a. 09/04/01; b. 04/03 Michael V. Coccoma, a. 12/18/01; b. 03/30 Mary R. Wright, PHF; a. 02/19/02; b. 07/01 Vicki Gates, PHF; a. 02/26/02; b. 11/06 Dave Bliss, a. 04/30/02; b. 10/28 Chad Welch, a. 09/17/02; b. 08/14 Mary Leonard, a. 09/17/02; b. 01/13 Carl Good, a. 04/01/03; b. 02/12
Lois Warrell, PHF; a. 04/08/03; b. 09/24 John Irvin, PHF; a. 04/08/03; b. 11/20 Bill Glockler, PHF; a. 08/05/03; b. 10/18 Paul Kuhn, PHF; a. 08/05/03; b. 05/14
Jane F. Clark, Hon; PHF; a. 01/08/04; b. 05/11 Doug Geertgens, PHF; a. 03/02/04; b. 01/04 Dennis Jakubowicz, a. 03/02/04; b. 07/05 Chuck Newman, PHF a. 03/02/04; b. 09/04 Betsy D. Jay, PHF a. 05/18/04; b. 08/02
Martin Tillapaugh, PHF; a. 09/07/04; b. 11/29 David Vaules, PHF; a. 10/05/04; b. 02/14 Sundar Samuel, a. 09/20/05; b. 11/16
Donna Shipman, PHF; a. 10/04/05; b. 09/25 Will Green, a. 01/24/06; b. 01/29
Stephen Elliott, a. 02/07/06; b. 08/20 Scott Barrett, a. 02/14/06; b. 09/14
Teri Barown, PHF; a. 05/16/06; b. 04/17 Jim Kevlin, a. 07/25/06; b. 03/15 Lyn Edinger, a. 10/03/06; b. 07/29
Jake Maijala, PHF; a. 10/31/06; b. 06/22 Ray Holohan, a. 01/09/07; b. 09/21 Jeff Katz, PHF; a. 03/20/07; b. 09/14 Ben Novellano, a. 02/20/07; b. 11/03 Marjorie Landers, a. 05/01/07; b. 07/22
Mary Earl, a. 07/31/07; b. 11/28 Frank Capozza, a. 11/13/07; b. 11/27 Ralph Snell, a. 12/18/07; b. 11/23
Richard J. Blabey, a. 03/18/08; b. 03/11 Charles A. Ellsworth, a. 03/18/08; b. 11/19 Tabetha Rathbone, PHF; a. 05/13/08; b. 04/09
Tim Wiles, a. 05/20/08; b. 06/28 Frank Leo, PHF a. 06/17/08; b. 03/28
Irene Fassett, Hon; PHF; a. 06/24/08; b. 01/20 Jim Howarth, a. 09/09/08; b. 07/02 Nancie Apps, a. 11/18/08; b. 10/28
Bruce Markusen, a. 12/16/08; b. 01/30 Ryan W. Miosek, a. 04/21/09; b. 12/09 John M. Mason, a. 04/21/09; b. 07/09
Diana Nicols‐Dilorenzo, a. 05/05/09; b. 11/14 Angie L. Erway, a. 05/12/09; b. 07/01 Amanda May, a. 07/28/09; b. 12/29 Dion Wade, a. 09/08/09; b. 11/09
Catherine Andrews, a. 09/08/09; b. 07/13 Karen Cadwalader, a. 03/16/10; b. 11/09
Laurie Blatt, a. 03/16/10; b. 11/18 Sally Eldred, PHF a. 03/23/10; b. 03/21 Richard Abbate, a. 03/23/10; b. 04/06 Robert Hanft, a. 04/20/10; b. 06/03
Madeline Sansevere, a.06/22/10; b. 05/11 Nancy T. Robinson, a. 06/22/10; b.
Dawn Martin‐Bullis, a. 06/22/10; b. 11/23
86 Active Members; 8 Honorary Members 94 Total Members /59 Men / 35 Women
First Paul Harris Fellows: Joe Vidosic Marj. Tillapaugh (Hon)
Non‐Rotarian Paul Harris Fellows: Donna Lamb High Walter Rich Santa Claus Barbara Harman Anita High Martha Vaules Karine Rich Virginia Heitz Marianne Bez
William Waller
Rotary Club of Cooperstown (Club No. 4868) www.clubrunner.ca/cooperstown
District 7170 Web Site: www.district7170.org.
Electronic Make‐up Web Site: rotaryeclubone.org