A Quilt, a Geologist, Two Celebrations and Community Day

 

This handmade quilt by Susan Kipp is her second such gift to Malta Sunrise Rotary. We plan to raffle it off, maybe at the Harvest Craft Fair on Nov. 8 at the Community Center. Thanks, Susan.

Our speaker on Thursday was Malta resident Chris Mack, who is a geologist at the Albany office of Continental Placer Inc. Before he, his wife and their young son settled in Malta, Chris said, he "bounced around a lot," working on mine and quarry operations in the western United States, Africa and Saudi Arabia. Now he deals with many clients in the southeastern US.

There is no morning meeting next Thursday, Sept. 4. Instead, Larry Levine will host a party for Rotarians and prospective members from about 2 pm into the evening.

On Sept. 9 from 3 to 6, Miles Cornthwaite and his wife Nancy will host a 25th wedding anniversary celebration to which club members are invited. RSVP requested to 518-587-7388. 

On Malta Community Day, Saturday Sept. 6 from 10 to 3 at Shenantaha Park, we'll be running a cornhole game with various prizes. Stop by and say hello.

From Bobsleds to Baseball

                                            Last week's speaker, Norman Miller, is a 33-year US Air Force veteran, a former Olympic bobsled coach, and a participant in end-of-the-Cold War adventures involving the Soviet Union, its soldiers and the KGB, the CIA, alloy composites, Latvian athletes and an Estonian escape route to Finland. Miller has fictionalized those experiences in two novels, IceSpy and Inside the Cold War, and is working on a third with a Mafia element. 

Shaun Francis, this week's speaker, is a Malta resident who grew up in Colonie, and became a professional baseball umpire. He also became a labor activist, leading the Association of Minor League Umpires, and supporting its affiliation with the Office and Professional Employees International Union. He now works for the New York State Public Employees Federation, and attends law school.

In other business, we're sponsoring the AOET booth at the Glenville Oktoberfest on Sept. 27.