Are you ready to get your laugh on? Join the Highland Rotary Club on Friday, April 19 at Casa Milanese, located at 692 US-44, Highland, NY, for some 21-and-over style fun with comedic powerhouse Joey Kola. Plus, he’s baaaaaaaack! The one and only, hilarious Crazy Gene Trifilo will once again be the event emcee. There will also be a surprise guest comedian that’s going to leave the audience in stitches.
Proceeds from the event will support the Highland Rotary Club’s scholarship fund, slated to award $12K to college-bound Highland High School students and to assist Ulster BOCES students from Highland in purchasing the tools, licenses, and other start-up costs to enter their trade fields. Tickets are $65 per person and include a buffet dinner. The doors open at 5 PM with a cash bar; dinner will be served at 6 PM. The show starts at 7 PM.
“The talent this year is spectacular,” said event organizer Richard Roza, noting that as a stand-up comedian for 40 years, headliner Joey Kola has performed for hundreds of thousands of people in the US, Canada, and England. His high energy, spot on punchlines, and fast delivery assault an audience like a comedic freight train.
Order tickets here. Reservations can also be made by calling 845-234-6210.
The Highland Rotary Club has installed a Peace Pole, dedicated in loving memory of community member Donna Deeprose, at the Highland Rotary Club's Centennial Garden, located on the Hudson Valley Rail Trail near the Commercial Avenue Extension in Highland, NY.
More than two dozen local residents came out on September 21, which is also the International Day of Peace, to commemorate the Peace Pole dedication in Deeprose’s honor. The interactive ceremony was led by Douglas Sturomski, chair of the Rotary District 7210 Peace Pole Committee, and included comments from long-time Highland Rotarian Rafael Diaz, Deeprose’s husband.
As a humanitarian organization, Rotary International has always championed the cause of peace. Locally, the Highland Rotary Club embraces this cause and strives to promote peace through kindness and efforts to make the world a better place for all. These are also qualities and commitments of Deeprose.
A beloved member of the Highland community for nearly two decades, Deeprose passed away in January at the age of 81. Her life exemplified the ideals of peace, kindness, and service to others. Born in Alberta, Canada, she moved to the United States in 1961 and later met Diaz during their time as graduate students at Columbia University.
Following a successful career as a writer, published author, and management trainer, Deeprose and Diaz retired to Highland in 2003. However, her retirement was anything but idle. She dedicated her time and energy to various community endeavors, leaving an indelible mark on the town.