“Pioneer broadcaster”…..several knew it was
TOM BURROUGHS.
‘Mining school graduate”…This
stumped the crowd! BACHY BACHMAYER.
“USC fan” ..
(there are many in this club!)…but MARK ALEXANDER’S name
was heard first.
“Collects vintage jewelry”…easy answer
from several members: LINDA MAGARIAN.
“Raises
small trees”….KARL JOHNSON has outstanding “bonsai” (not
“banzai”) trees.
“Practices martial arts”...Superintendent
of Schools, JIM STRATTON.
“Graduate of Loma Linda
College”…. DR AL PERRY.
“Attended KIWANIS meeting in
hometown in Kentucky”….JIM REYNOLDS.
“Attended St.
Gertrude High School”……MARY GANT.
C
R A F T T A L K S:
LCF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT JIM
STRATTON,
born in Salem, Ohio, known as “Quaker Town” and with a high school, the “Fighting
Quakers” (!), where Jim was in the KEY Club. He entered Kent
State University as an English major with Film Production as a
goal. Later attended U. of Wisconsin (Ford Foundation
grant),and moved to L.A., doing research in the film industry.
He began teaching at Walnut HS, became the Ass’t. Principal at
San Marino High and then to La Cañada. His hobbies include
traveling, martial arts and developing a “yet to be a success”
Japanese garden.
SHEREE INGRAM, born in Chico, CA, on
Thanksgiving Day (a disappointment
to an older sister and she
grew up in Northern California, attending different schools. Helping her father in Corning with 20 acres of olive trees, she
told of ‘handwatering’ as her job after which she spent four
years with the telephone company. Tiring of small town life,
she moved to San Francisco, working as a sales person and with
various companies. She married when she was 40 and referred to
her happy life with her musician husband, unfortunately now
deceased. She herself is an eight year cancer survivor.
SPECIAL REPORT:
In a detailed presentation dealing with what
KIWANIS does, NICK BERKUTA told members of his
experience in introducing a project, getting it approved, and
finding that, in the long run, it was too expensive for the club
to afford. His story began with the international publicity of
the conjoined twins from Guatemala who were separated (their
heads were connected). After surgery, they were returned from
the U.S. to their country but the parents could not afford to
take care of them so they were placed in foster homes. One
twin, Josie, received physical therapy here in La Cañada being
taken care of by Jenny Hall, daughter of Brian Hall, a KIWANIAN.
The initial cost for the therapy pool was substantially lower
than the cost of the project. Faced with the higher cost, an
attempt was made for help from the Kiwanis Foundation to assist
with underwriting the project. The project was beyond the scope
of the Foundation. The lesson learned is that proper project
management is essential for success.
Thanks, NICK, for the time and energy you
have given in learning and sharing this information.
HAPPY & SAD BUCKS
ELLIE WILDERMUTH gave a ‘happy buck’
for UCLA victories.
TOM BURROUGHS noted that although USC
was “at the bottom of the list,” it is #25 in the nation.
JACK DAWSON offered a dollar if CITY
MANAGER MARK ALEXANDER would tell us the current situation with the “Sport Chalet”
project and work on the Sound Wall.
MARK said he would pay a dollar if he
didn’t have to respond…but he did and we learned of progress
being made in the approval of work plus the financing of this
major city project and that work has begun on the Sound Wall.
However, the club was stunned to hear that homes would be burned
by the Fire Department “as an exercise” for fire fighters!
MARY GANT had two happy bucks for a
visit to Kiwanis University and for Omar’s turning 13, which
means there is a teenager living in their home.
DARYAL GANT and BILL
SCHERKEY
contributed a dollar, commenting on ‘global
warming’ coming from the burning homes in La Cañada.
DIANE DellaValle (using the dollar
the PREZ gave her?) said she was happy with the recent Interclub
with the Verdugo club, especially hearing about the “Kiwanis
Family House.”
HOWARD BACKER, who has been on a
cruise with his wife for three weeks, said he missed us and that
he was offering a “Century Club” contribution for his wife’s
birthday.
FACTS AND FICTION
Music: piano tunes by Tom Burrows
and, with Ed Moulton, leading us in ‘God Bless America”,
“Hi, Neighbor!”, and “Come on, Kiwanis!”
Ed Moulton
Opening:
flag
salute by
DARYAL GANT. Inspirational message by
SHEREE INGRAM.
Guests:
BILL HACKET, Field Rep for ANTHONY PORTANTINO
PAMELA FETERL, Berkshire Travel
Center
Persons we have not seen for a
while…Welcome back to:
CAROL LIU, former ASSEMBLYWOMAN
and now candidate for STATE SENATOR.
HAL THOMAS, always good to see Hal!
Master of the Cash Box: CLYDE
HEMPHILL
Birthdays: BILL SCHERKEY (who already
contributed to the Century Club but added $10).
Secret Greeter: SHEREE INGRAM
Fifty-Fifty Drawing: PAUL WESTMORELAND
RAFFLE:
Have to admit, our PREZ is an interesting
auctioneer. He raffled off a $50. Kiwanis ticket for
restaurants, saying “Do I hear $100?” several times. It was
purchased for $45. by HOWARD BACKER.
This Week's Editor: Bob Martin
