Wednesday, January 6, 2010

“Century Club of Rochester celebrates centennial - Democrat and Chronicle” plus 2 more

“Century Club of Rochester celebrates centennial - Democrat and Chronicle” plus 2 more

Century Club of Rochester celebrates centennial - Democrat and Chronicle

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 02:14 AM PST

On Jan. 6, 1910, the Century Club of Rochester was born.

The oldest ladies' social club in town is about to celebrate its centennial with a gala on Saturday. The club boasts a membership of about 100 these days.

Longest-standing member, Mary Louise Riter, 75, of Penfield joined as a junior member in 1969 at the suggestion of one of her friends. She was a 35-year-old mother of three living in Pittsford at the time, and the club allowed her to make friends with women of all ages.

"It's always interesting when you meet up with a lot of new people," Riter said. "I've formed some very close relationships over the years. A lot of those ladies were older than I was and have since passed on, but then you make new friends when new members join."

While bridge has always been a big part of the Century Club, Riter has never been much of a card player. She joined the club's bowling league at Clover Lanes soon after becoming a member. Her skills are still sharp: Earlier this year, she bowled a 230.

The Century Club is housed in a Victorian mansion at East Avenue and Strathallan Park.

Guest speakers are invited to talk on various topics, from aging to accessorizing that little black dress.

There are parties and dinners and book reviews. Once a month, members of the Rochester Art Club come to explain their work, some of which is displayed at the club itself.

The club purchased the turn-of-the-century mansion at 566 East Ave. in August 1913. It originally belonged to Albrecht Vogt, owner of the Vogt Coach Lace and Manufacturing Co., which made trimmings for carriages. Vogt was very active in Rochester and was one of the organizers of the Edison Illuminating Co., said Elaine Spaziano, the club's publicity chairwoman. The home was sold to the Ham family in 1904 and to the Century Club nine years later.

The mansion needs "a lot of TLC" because of its age, Riter said.

"We're very proud of the fact that we've always maintained our own home," she said.

Century Club President Jan Smith joined 20 years ago, shortly after the death of her son.

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Harley students review 'Indian Shoes' - Democrat and Chronicle

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 01:59 AM PST

Indian Shoes by Cynthia Leitich Smith, a collection of stories.

Individual stories reviewed by the fourth-grade reading group at The Harley School in Brighton.

The Accident, reviewed by Spencer Adams:

In this chapter there is an art contest that Ray will be entering. His first picture was of a moccasin that looked like a potato — at least that's what Grampa thought. His second try he painted a T-rex, but he used too much water and it went streaming off in all directions. That painting was ruined. His third try he painted a fiery sun but his pet ferret came and spilled the water on accident.

Ray decides to quit, but doesn't want to disappoint Grampa, and makes a collage in the morning. Ray's picture comes in third place, but because he made his Grampa happy, he feels like a first-place winner.

Don't Forget the Pants, reviewed by Robert Dorsey:

Ray is going to a wedding and he is the ring bearer. He gets dressed in his tie and other fancy clothes. Then he figures out that he has no pants! He tells his Grampa. He said that it was too late to get some so he can borrow his pants. Ray went to the wedding. When the wedding was about to begin, Ray noticed that he had forgot the ring, but then his Grampa came and gave Ray the ring.

Team Colors, reviewed by Kyle Lacey:

Ray needs a haircut before his baseball game. The barbershop has turned into a froufrou shop, so Grampa cuts Ray's hair with a bowl and scissors. To make the haircut look better, Ray dyes his hair purple and orange — his baseball team's colors. Ray goes to the baseball game excited about the game but nervous about his hair.

The game goes badly until the sixth inning when Grampa finally shows up with his own hair dyed!

Indian Shoes, reviewed by Imani Baker:

Grampa Halfmoon saw a pair of moccasins in a shop and they reminded him of home. Ray decided he was going to save up money to buy the moccasins, but when Ray went back to the store to get them, a lady who had more money was getting the moccasins.

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Kirkus Reviews May Survive Yet - New York Times

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:20 PM PST

In December the publishing industry was shocked when the Nielsen company announced it was shutting down Kirkus Reviews, the venerable journal of prepublication book reviews used by many buyers as a hint at what might become best sellers and a source for finding neglected gems. On Tuesday it appeared that a white knight might be lurking in the wings. Eric Liebetrau, the journal's managing editor, said in an e-mail message that Nielsen and Kirkus were "in the process of working out an arrangement with an acquiring company to continue the publication of the magazine." He said he had no further details about the identity of the acquiring company, but said news was expected by the end of the month. "We will definitely publish a second issue in January," Mr. Liebetrau wrote, "and then reassess the situation and hopefully continue publication in February and beyond." Kirkus, a biweekly founded in 1933, published nearly 5,000 reviews a year.

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