High Gear, July 21, 2014
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| Still Pitching After All These Years |
Elks Pavillion – Glastonbury, CT. What can you say about a softball game between 15 uniform shirted mid-forties Glastonbury Rotarians and four, count ‘em, one, two, three, four East Hartford Rotarians (two in their seventies, two in their forties) and as many kids and grandkids as Neal Cunningham could corral? Not much. But all involved had fun and that is the main point. Alex Wisz was our star shortstop, Lionel Lessard manned First Base, Jack Sayre wore the “tools of ignorance” behind the plate and the venerable hurler, George Schoen maintained his high arcing pitch and his dignity throughout.
There were Cunningham’s everywhere with sons and daughters and grandkids running all over the field in pursuit of one blast after another. There were also a few Glastonbury guys filling in key spots in our defense. What there wasn’t was an on field appearance of our own Boy of Summer, Neal Cunningham. His body betraying him at last with a gimpy ankle and tight hamstrings, Neal sat this one out and confined his contribution to coaching and offering the wisdom of his 65 years on the ball field. Baseball fans are witnessing the final season of Yankee great, Derek Jeter. We may be witnessing the playing retirement of the Connecticut Softball Hall of Fame catcher. What a run it has been.
We had a group of 20 East Hartford Rotarians in attendance for this yearly ritual with another 7 ringers who filled out our squad. As usual, the Glastonbury Club was a gracious host and provided the usual buffet of roast beef, salad, potatoes and vanilla ice cream sundaes. President Mary Martin expressed our gratitude for the hospitality.
In other news:
There is a Board Meeting next Monday, July 28, at 5:30 p.m. at the YMCA. All are welcome to attend or let a member of the Board know of your concern.
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| Coach Neal Confers With His Brain Trust On Game Strategy |
Assistant Governor Marty Fins will attend our July 30 Meeting.
District Governor Michael Roy and his wife, Mary Pat, will attend our Sgt.at Arms picnic on August 6.
Contact Bob Buettner to sign up for the Friday, September 12 Mystery Ride. Cost is $60 per person. Trip is limited to the first 50 who sign up.
President Mary is looking for volunteers to do the Invocation on a Wednesday in August.
The story on the Duck Race that appeared on the Front Page of last week's Gazette was edited to fit the space. The complete version can be found on our web site,
Sad news that former member Leo Christmas passed away earlier this week just three days after his 70th Birthday. Leo was a real gentleman and a generous supporter of all our Rotary activities. Calling hours are Wednesday, July 23 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury.
That’s all for now. Next week we meet back at the Ridge.
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| New Member Mike Kerrigan at His Induction Last Week |