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Wednesday,  October 31, 2007

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.

The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada meets every Wednesday at Noon
Visitors are Welcome

Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada, CA  91011

Upcoming Events

 

November 7, 2007
Laura Morgan has jury duty & will re-scheduled.  Instead, we have a
Very Special Program
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens

 November 14, 2007
David Ford - SCE Edison Electrical Update
Wednesday Lunch Meeting
@ Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens

November 17, 2007
MY OWN PRIVATE ITALY – Jeff Gallup
Saturday Evening Travel Adventure, 7:00 p.m. @ Flintridge Prep Auditorium 

November 21, 2007
Howard Backer - Kiwanis Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Wednesday Lunch Meeting
@ Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens

November 28, 2007
Ray and Chris Kotroczo - Legacy Financial
Wednesday Lunch Meeting
@ Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens


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The Prez sez . . .


Queen Diane, the Prez

Thanks once more to Tom Burrows for playing fabulous old show tunes for us. Six people were selected as judges in the Halloween costume contest: Mel Wilson, Bob Wallace, Pam Feterl, Glen Pettit, Chuck Gulick and Pat Anderson.  The votes will be tallied and the winners announced by the counters, Tom Gilfoy and Bill Scherkey. The winners were: Most Attractive – Paul Westmoreland  and Elaine Alexander. Funniest – Sheree Ingram. Scariest – Howard Backer.  Most Unrecognizable  - Bob Martin. Everyone looked great.  Hot spiced cider was served and there was Halloween candy on every table.

 


Bauchy Bachmayer                                            Bea Cirar               


   Bob Martin (most unrecognizable)                           Daryal Gant                       



Ed Moulton and Norm Johnson


Elaine Alexander & Paul Westmoreland                    Ellie Wildermuth and Bill Watts
      (
Most Attractive)


Frosty and Sheree (
Funniest )                         Mary Gant      


Howard Baker (
Scariest)                        Carl, Bachy and Daryal 

Tom Stafford and Jim Reynolds

Flag Salute:  Dave Spence

Invocation: Jim Reynolds 

Guests:   Paul Westmoreland introduced Elaine Alexander.


Elaine and Diane


Lloyd and Gigi

Mary introduced Cassandra Rodosta, who of the guest of both she and Diane...



Emelita Bituin,
guest of Mary,

 


Emelita Bituin
 

Dr. Mark Anthony, Dr. Ann Knight, Teddy Lee, President of the LCHS Key club collecting for Unicef. Members greeted them with our traditional “Hi Neighbor” song.


            Dr Mark Anthony                                          Ann Night

Anniversaries: Mary and Daryl Gant celebrating 51 years and jointly joined the century club. The group joined in and sang “Happy Anniversary”.

Birthdays:   Bachy celebrated his birthday on October 26th and joined the century club. A very cheery  “Happy Birthday” was sung.


91 year old Birthday boy, Bachy

Secret Greeter:  Bob Martin

Fifty-Fifty Drawing:  Linda Magarian

Master of the Cash Box:   Jack Dawson

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bachy –  Children’s Hospital -  please donate to the canisters on your table.

Pat Anderson announced the Chamber’s Quarterly Meeting will feature Supervisor  Michael Antonovich, who will speak on State of the County.  It will be Thursday, November 8th, 11:30am at La Cañada Country Club. Pam Feterl reminded all of the Travel Adventure Series on November 17., Diane requested volunteers for the Challenge Air Fly Away this Saturday.

SLADick DeGrey is doing fine and still appreciates any phones calls; Jeb’s daughter-in-law  Vikki is stable. Hal Thomas is still OK.

HAPPY & SAD BUCKS

 

Joel Smith had happy bucks for singing “East Side, West Side”; Mark Alexander had happy/sad bucks for USC’s loss and their wins up to now.  Bob Wallace had a great vacation and is happy to be back.


Bob, Carl, Linda, and Joel

 Howard had happy buck that Missouri is ranked higher than USC.  Ellie Wildermuth had happy bucks for Ohio State and showed pictures of her attendance at the homecoming game She was invited by the University  to crown the ‘07/’08 homecoming queen.   Paul Westmoreland threw in a happy for Ohio State and Dinuba.  Mary added a, happy for Ohio State and Missouri.

THE PROGRAM:


Speaker, Jimmy Weldon

Nick introduced Jimmy Weldon who spoke on “Spending Your Buried Treasure” which was a very informative and enthusiastic speech on planning for your future.  Suggested you make a list of what you want to do.  He had two DVDs for sale: one was the program he presented and the other was a 1957 episode of Dragnet called “The Big Suicide” which he co-starred in with Jack Webb and Ben Alexander.

Music:  piano tunes by Tom Burrows and Ed Mouton leading us in “East Side, West Side “ at the beginning of the meeting and “Come On Kiwanis” at the conclusion.

This Week's Editor:  Sheree Ingram

This Week's Photographer:  Paul Westmoreland

Webmaster and Coordinator:  Jeb Long

 

   


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