[Dilworthian] Oct. 9 issue

Wed Oct 7 16:56:37 PDT 2009

The Dilworthian

October 9, 2009

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Joe Dyer Honors Wife as Paul Harris Fellow    
Joe Dyer honored his wife, Patty, as a Paul Harris Fellow at our Oct. 2 meeting.  Dewey Jenkins, Rotary Foundation Chair, presented the certificate and medallion to Patty. 

DilWorth Noting

Speaker Says Environment Is Improving,

But Region Still Faces Challenges 

Environmental reporter Bruce Henderson of The Charlotte Observer told the audience at our Oct. 2 meeting that Charlotte’s environment is blessed with a moderate climate, a gentle terrain, plenty of water and recreation from the Catawba River, but we have not always treated the environment kindly.

He ticked off some of the unkind treatment to our environment:  raw sewage dumped into streams; some streams buried by pavement; industrial air pollution; wetlands filled in; streams straightened into ditches; and toxic chemicals dumped contaminating groundwater.

Bruce said in the 1970s the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act helped turn things around, but imposed regulations that Charlotte still struggles with. The Charlotte area has been growing fast and that makes it harder to keep the environment clean.

He said Mecklenburg County’s population nearly double 1987-2007, but motor vehicle traffic increased nearly threefold.  The number of high ozone days has gone down from 36 in 1987 to 19 in 2007, but the county will not be able to meet the federal ozone standard in 2010 and the new standard will make it even hard.

Fine particulates in the air are another rising concern, he said.  Air quality standards are getting harder to meet and possible federal sanctions could stop road funding.

Bruce said our lake water quality is good to excellent, about the same as 20 years ago, and the amount of bacteria in the lakes dropped 75%.  However, he said 73 % of the major Mecklenburg streams are impaired and that there are more than 1,100 contaminated groundwater sites in the county, compared with 60 in 1987.

He warned that it is much more expensive to fix environmental problems than it is to avoid them.

News about Members

Our Sympathy Goes to Donna Hodgkins in Mother’s Death

Our sympathy goes to Donna and David Hodgkins in the death of Donna’s mother, Louise Beaudry, 90.  She passed away Saturday, Oct. 3 in Worcester, Mass.

Construction Law Group Honors Fenton Erwin

Fenton Erwin was awarded the Evelyn M. Coman lifetime distinguished service award given by the Construction Law Section of the NC Bar Association.  The award is given “to a person who has committed a lifetime of work to construction law and has consistently upheld the highest ideals of his profession; has made a noteworthy contribution in the field of construction law; has a strong record of volunteerism and work within the community; and possesses an exemplary professional record.” 

In announcing the award at the Annual Meeting of the Construction Law Section at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, the presenter, after mentioning personal and family matters of interest, referred to the large number of Supreme Court cases in which the position Fenton advocated had been adopted by the Court and which established a precedent in construction law; the statutes enacted by the legislature for which Fenton was the principal draftsman; and his being NC Counsel for the American Subcontractors Association for many years. Although established in 2002 there have been only three other recipients of the award.

Contractor of the Year 2009 main photo

Magazine Names Dewey Jenkins

2009 Residential Contractor of the Year

Contracting Business Magazine chose Dewey Jenkins’ company 2009 Residential Contractor of the Year.  Dewey received the award at the Comfortech convention in Nashville last week.

The magazine had this description of how a contractor qualifies for the award, “The Residential Contractor of the Year represents an elite group: a forward thinking class of residential HVAC contractors who are dynamic and professional in every aspect of their business. The high-quality management of their companies parallels that of many top corporations in the U.S. today. These contractors follow strategic plans and maximize their returns on investment, and are always exploring new ways to improve their operations. They maintain high levels of communication within their organizations, are aware of changing market conditions, and respond quickly to opportunities. They're the leaders of our industry.”

Dewey was the keynote speaker at the Comfortech convention, his industry’s largest gathering each year.

The full story in Contracting Business Magazine can be found on the web at http://contractingbusiness.com/feature/big_cats_carolina/index.html.

Happy Birthday         Happy Anniversary

Jim Stump, Oct. 12                          Terri and Clay Andrews, Oct. 7

Clay Andrews, Oct. 15

Programs

Oct. 9              Emily C. Anderson, Vice Consul, Second Secretary, American Embassy, 

                        Vienna, Austria

Oct. 16            Rotary Foundation Program by Dewey Jenkins, Chair of the club’s Rotary 

                        Foundation Committee

Oct. 23            “Childhood Obesity and School Food” – Angela Calamia, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

                         nutritionist

Oct. 24            Habitat for Humanity Tent Book Sale at the Habit ReStore, 1133 N. 

                        Wendover  Rd.  9 a.m. until 4 p.m. or until the books run out.

Oct. 30            “Barter: The Hows and Whys” – Bill Bailey

Nov. 4             Restaurants Fundraiser at various Dilworth restaurants.

Nov. 6 `           “The Alta Cayma Project” 

Coming Events

Oct. 16            Coat and Jacket Drive for Crisis Assistance Ministry ends.

Oct. 17            The Rotary Club of Lake Norman – Huntersville’s 11th Annual Wine 

                        Spectacular at 7 p.m. in Northstone Country Club now offering 

                        ONLINE TICKETS <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102680495178&s=236&e=001i77E6G8eE_9EuyT2xIBjStVPwpz3mu4mIJS55ZPMLgyZ-0iskGRz90dEJ_m4jTRSfbOA6nAQKBO9sGPi01WRXgAjZRyHKjPP4o5Pxti3Iyuj8N9tUzsAe1F4ywwiKoVX1GLqEZnfUkHWmX7lydLPJGip0EekIGJ2bQwt1CdrW6x_bxBFvXkVAQ==> .  The USO of NC, Charlotte Center is the beneficiary

 of the Champagne Diamond Reverse Raffle.

Oct. 19            First Annual Ballantyne Rotary Golf Tournament at the TPC at Piper Glen 

                        Country Club.  Registration is 9-10 a.m.

Oct. 20            John Hanford. Memorial Flight of Honor.  Rotarians are encouraged to be at the airport for 

                        the return of World War II veterans from their Flight of Honor.  Estimated time of arrival is

                        8:15 to 8:30 p.m., but with a tail wind they could arrive a little before 8 p.m.  Wear Rotary 

                        hats and shirts to let the veterans know that Rotarians are there to welcome them home. 

                        After all, the Flights of Honor are a project of Rotary District 7680.  

Nov. 4             Dilworth Charities Restaurant Night\

Nov. 7             The Matthews Rotary Club will have a 5K Race, its annual bike ride, 

                        a Chili Cook-Off and Blue Grass Festival.

Nov. 16          Rotary Foundation Banquet at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Concord.

Jan. 30           Mid-Year Assembly – Time and place to be announced.

Feb. 13           Rotary Leadership Institute, Mooresville, Courses I, II and III

Service Opportunities

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Until Oct. 16, donate gently used and new coats and jackets to Crisis Assistance Ministry.  Bring coats and jackets to meetings through Oct. 16.  Bring coats and jackets to meeting.

Weekly at Meetings:

International Projects - 

      Participate in the weekly lottery.  Half the proceeds go to benefit our

      International projects. 

     CART - Donate your loose change to the Alzheimer's research project by 

tossing it into the blue bucket at the check-in table.  

Have News for The Dilworthian

Have news for The Dilworthian? Deadline is each Tuesday at 9 p.m. Call Lamar Gunter, 704/525-0569 or e-mail to Lamar at gunter4283 at bellsouth.net  

Dilworth Rotary's Web site is a valuable source of information on committee chairs, upcoming programs and events, projects and other club matters.  Other important Rotary links on the Web are  <http://www.rotarydistrict7680.org/> www.rotarydistrict7680.org and  <http://www.rotary.org/> www.rotary.org, the Rotary International Web site. 

Please report changes of e-mail address by using the "contact us" feature on the Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Web site.  Please report changes of postal mailing address to Tricia King, assistant secretary-treasurer,  <mailto:thekings at carolina.rr.com> thekings at carolina.rr.com, or P. O. Box 471211, Charlotte, NC, 28247-1211.

Make-Up Opportunities

All  makeups should be mailed to Tricia King, Dilworth Rotary, Post Office Box 471211,  Charlotte, NC 28247-1211. Club projects and committee meetings count as make-ups.  All meetings listed below are at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

MONDAY

Charlotte North - Byron's South End, 101 W. Worthington Ave.

Matthews - The Senior Center, 1050 DeVore Lane, Matthews, NC 28105 

Charlotte Top-of-the-Week  -  7:30 a.m., Dunhhill Hotel, 237 North Tryon, uptown.

Charlotte South  -  Zebra Restaurant at 4521 Sharon Road in SouthPark. 

TUESDAY

Charlotte – Crowne Plaza, 201 S. McDowell St. 

Charlotte University City  -  7:30 a.m., University Hilton, 8629 J. M. Keynes Dr.

WEDNESDAY

Charlotte West  -  Carolina Golf and Country Club, 2415 Old Steele Creek Rd.

North Mecklenburg - 12:15 p.m.  -  Peninsula Country Club, Hwy 73, W. Jetton Rd., Cornelius

Charlotte SouthPark - 7:30 a.m. Marriott SouthPark Hotel, 2200 Rexford Rd.

THURSDAY

Charlotte East  -  Red Rocks Café, 4223 Providence Rd.  

Lake Norman-Huntersville - 7:30 a.m. NorthStone Country Club, 15801 Northstone Rd.

Waxhaw-Weddington - 7:30 a.m. in Rippington's Restaurant in Waxhaw.

Mint Hill - 7:30 am at Pine Lake Country Club, Mint Hill 

FRIDAY

Mecklenburg  County-South  -  7:30 a.m., Raintree  Country Club, 8600 Raintree Lane

Ballantyne Rotary – Piper Glen County Club, 4300 Piper Glen Dr., 

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