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The La Kiwanian
The Weekly Bulletin of the La Cañada
Kiwanis Club
Serving the Children of the World |
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 |
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The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada meets
every Wednesday at Noon
Visitors
Welcome
Van
de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada, CA
91011 |
Upcoming Events
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April 25, 2007
PASSPORTS & FINGERPRINTS – Paul
Kiehl, City of Glendale
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall in Descanso
Gardens
May 2, 2007
KEY CLUB TAKE-OVER – LCHS Key
Club
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall in Descanso
Gardens
May 3, 2007
BOARD MEETING FOR CLUB AND
FOUNDATION
7:00 p.m. on Thursday Evening @
CitiBank, La Cañada
May 5, 2007
TRAVEL ADVENTURE - Canada's
National Parks
7:30 p.m. Saturday at Flintridge
Prep School Auditorium
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The Prez sez . . .
Many thanks to Ed
Moulton who was tickling the ivories before lunch today.
When Prez Steve Hagerty got the meeting started after
lunch, Ed did double duty by leading God Bless America
and playing the piano accompaniment. Prez Steve Hagerty
heard that Carl Christensen and Diane DellaValle
did a great job leading the meeting last week while he was
playing hokey.
Ed Moulton
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Howard Backer has tickets for the
Community Prayer Breakfast at the YMCA on May 2. We already
have two full tables of Club members.
Joel Smith reminded everyone of the
Soap Box Derby on Saturday, June 2. There will be a Derby car
clinic this Saturday morning. Clyde Hemphill has been
keeping the event ball rolling while Joel played in Italy
for a month.
Bachy Bachmayer told us there are over
100 researchers at Children's Hospital working on 251 separate
research projects. Filling the Children's Hospital canisters on
our tables help support these research efforts.
Pat Anderson invited everyone to
attend the Chamber Mixer on the 19th at LCHS. Students in the
culinary arts program will be providing the refreshments.
Diane DellaValle reminded everyone
about the InterClub tomorrow at noon with the LCHS Key Club.
SLA Director, Frosty Boyd, encouraged
members to give Dick DeGrey a call in the afternoon and
chat awhile. Hal Thomas also enjoys company at the
retirement home where he is now living.
TERRIFIC KIDS
On Wednesday, April 18, the La Cañada Kiwanis
Club honored six outstanding Palm Crest Elementary School
students at their weekly luncheon meeting. Kiwanian Pat Flynn
introduced the Terrific Kids and their parents to the Kiwanis
and guests. The Kiwanis Terrific Kids program recognizes
outstanding students who are academically outstanding and are
active in extracurricular activities.
Chris Parker,Megan Roberts, Zack Johnson,Micaela Anderson, Mary
Clare Plaschke, Avery Swchwartz
Pat Flynn (left) with the Terrific kids and their parents
Future leaders at this meeting were Chris
Parker with his parents Michael and Shanna and grandfather Bill
Wierda; Meghan Roberts with her mother Julie; Zack Johnson with
parents Jeff and Melissa; Micaela Anderson with parents Matthew
and Deanne and grandmother Ginger Seiles; Mary Clare Plaschke
with mother Lisa Jacobs; and Avery Swchwartz with mother Dana
Cioffi.
Chris enjoys school
and working with his classmates and teachers. He enjoys math
and history classes and is a very good student. He also enjoys
sports playing basketball with his friends and with the La Cañada Spartans and baseball with LCJBA. Chris plans on going
to Cooperstown with his baseball friends this summer. Chris
goes to after school “Boot Camp” and works around home with
chores and yard work.
Meghan enjoys
reading, writing, and writes stories. She won second place in
English for her poem in the Reflection Contest. She also writes
a small magazine for her friends. Meghan enjoys playing the
piano and spending time with her classmates. She volunteers for
“MEALS ON WHEELS” during spring break and in the summer.
Zack works at
helping out in the classroom. His favorite subjects are math
and drama, He enjoys athletics, playing basketball with the La Cañada Spartans, soccer with the AYSO and baseball with the La Cañada Junior Baseball Association.
Micaela likes
working with her teachers and classmates. She is active in
sports and plays volleyball with the San Gabriel Volleyball
Club. She is a very good student with science being her
favorite subject. She loves being with her friends and was
active in the sixth grade play.
Mary Clare Plaschke
enjoys school with English being her favorite subject. She
writes screen plays and scripts for movies and plays and has
written a school play against bullying for the sixth grade
students. She writes for the school paper and plans to direct
movies and plays. Mary is an exceptional student, loves
basketball and has been on the Student Council.
Avery is a member
of the sixth grade Student Council. He enjoys music, plays the
electric guitar and is a member of a school band named “Dead Off
Center” which plays at all the school spirit rallies. He is a
member of the Choristers and enjoys school with math being his
favorite subject. Avery is a Tournament basketball player and a
Gold Medal winner in jump rope.
The members of the
Kiwanis, whose motto is “Serving the Children of the World”
always enjoys the opportunity to meet and interact with these
Terrific Kids, their parents and families.
THE PROGRAM
Ted Ashby
Ted Ashby is a western American
History buff, and his presentation on the Pony Express held
everyone's interest. In fact, most of the Terrific Kids
and their Terrific Parents stayed to listen. The
business of setting up the Pony Express started on a handshake
and was carried out by one of the wealthiest companies in the
country. It had a strong influence on the politics of
California and the country, yet the Pony Express was only in
existence for 18 months. All of the businessmen who were
involved with the development of the Pony Express died
penniless. It was 30 minutes of Amazing and Interesting facts.
For more information regarding the Pony Express, click
here.
HAPPY & SAD BUCKS
Ellie Wildermuth had a Sad Buck
for the Virginia Tech tragedy and a Happy Buck
because her three-year-old and seven year old grandchildren
were able to spend the last week with Ellie and Bob.
Mary Gant (last week's newsletter
editor) had a Sad Buck for Prez Steve ...
who apparently did not read last week's newsletter. If he had
read the newsletter, the Prez would have known who
admitted to having a birthday or celebrating an anniversary at
last week's meeting!
Jack Dawson had a Happy Buck
because he just finished rebuilding his antique car. The
car really got water logged during Jack's rainy road trip
through Europe last summer.
Dr. Alan Perry Sr. added a Sad
Buck the Mary Gant's SB 'cause the Prez
didn't read the newsletter last week.
Our speaker, Ted Ashby (of the Eagle
Rock Kiwanis Club) had a Happy Buck for all the
Terrific Kids and took the opportunity to try and recruit
the Terrific Parents for his club.
Daryal Gant had a Happy Buck
'cause Mary didn't stiff him out of his allowance
this week
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Daryal Gant
Howard Backer had a Happy Buck
for Melinda Thompson (returning from the tax war)
and for the Terrific Kids. Howard had another
Happy Buck because he was at the Dodger game on
Sunday when Jackie Robinson was honored.
Howard Backer
Dave Spence had a Happy Buck
because the City's mid-year budget hearing confirmed that
City revenues are strong. There was enough money to allocate
$270,000 for improving the intersection at Foothill and Angeles
Crest and another $175,000 for improving the hillside at
Memorial Park.
FACTS AND FICTION
Opening:
flag
salute by Ted Ashby
and
the inspirational Ellie
Wildermuth
Ellie
Wildermuch
Guests: Daryal Gant
brought Larry Dumas
- another JPL'er. Ken
Lowe introduced two LCHS Key Clubbers, and six Glendale Kiwanians
and four Eagle Rock
Kiwanians added up to two
InterClubs.
Key Clubers
Interclubers from Glendale Kiwanis
Master of the Cash Box: Jim Stratton
Anniversaries: Joel Smith got back
from Italy in time to celebrate his anniversary at home and
joined the Century Club.
Fines: for those not wearing their
Kiwanis pin or shaking the hand of the Secret Greeter
Secret Greeter: Melinda Thompson
Fifty-Fifty Drawing: Eagle Rock
Kiwanian LaDell
This Week's Editor: Melinda Thompson
(with insert by Paul Westmoreland)
This Week's Photographers: Jeb Long
This Week's Website Newsletter Editor:
Jeb Long
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