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Wednesday, November 26, 2008 |
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The Kiwanis Club of La Cańada meets
every Wednesday at Noon
Visitors
are Welcome
Van
de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Drive, La Cańada, CA
91011
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Upcoming Events
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November 22, 2008
Travelogue
- Alaska: RV Adventure of a
Lifetime - John Holod
7:30 P.M. with pre-show
entertainment at 7:10 P.M at the .Flintridge Prep Auditorium.
November 26, 2008
Craft Talks
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall in Descanso
Gardens
December 3, 2008
Lawrence Mortenson - 3 Strategies for
Thriving in Tough times
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall in Descanso
Gardens
December 4, 2008
Kiwanis Board Meeting
7:00 PM @ LCF Community Center
December 10, 2008
Chuck Sambar - Traveling in Exotic Asia
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall in Descanso
Gardens
DECEMBER
14, 2008
HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS PARTY
CARL CHRISTENSEN’S STUDIO
December
17,2008
Caroline Craven, speaker,
“Shooting Wild Animals in
Africa”
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall in Descanso
Gardens
DECEMBER
24, 2008, AND DECEMBER 31, 2008,
THE CLUB IS DARK
December
30, 2008
DON CANADAY, KIWANIS
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
2008-2009
ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT’S
INTERCLUB LUNCHEON
12;00 – 2:00 pm, University
Club of Pasadena, 175 North
Oakland, Pasadena
$40.00 per person for lunch
Contact Nick Berkuta, Interclub
Chair
Click
on the following button to view
the long term calendar
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Announcements
Frosty Boyd—Hal Thomas’ wife Julia
passed away this past Saturday.
Diane Della Valle—nominated Cory
Stevens for the board. It was voted to close the nomintations.
We will vote on it in two weeks.
Diane Della Valle—read a thank you
note from Challenge Air for the help of our Kiwanis volunteers
and the $500 donation.
Norm Johnson—sent an email regarding
writing the weekly newsletter to 21 people. 8 people responded.
It is important as a record. Contact Norm to help out.
Carl Christensen—read a thank you
note from one of the Terrific Kids.
Craig Wallace (from Pasadena
Kiwanis)—invited us to the International Interclub on Dec. 30th
at the University Club from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. Stay afterwards to
see the floats being built.
Pat Anderson—invited all of us to
the Festival in Memorial Park on Dec. 4th from 4:00
to 7:00. There will be snow, reindeer and Mr. & Mrs. Clause as
well as the tree lighting.
Howard Backer—please donate to the
cans on the table for the doctor’s program
Linda Magarian—Dec 14th
is our Christmas party at Carl Christensen’s studio. It is
$35/pp and the no-host bar begins at 5:00 with dinner being at
6:00.
Frosty Boyd—Dick DeGray is status
quo.
SPECIAL
PRESENTATION
Howard Backer read a Thanksgiving
poem.
THE
PROGRAM
Craft talks:
Brian Fuller—he has a business
called Fuller concepts. He ran against Anthony Portantino this
last election. AND he says, “The Newsletter might just come my
way”
Rolando Morales—told us about his
lovely family and how he got to be in the banking
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Marianne Berkuta—among her many
accomplishments were hiking Mount Kilamanjaro and receiving her
doctorate from USC.
HAPPY &
SAD BUCKS
Clyde Hemphill—happy buck for Bill Watts
getting us ice tea glasses
Carl Christensen—happy buck for grandkids
are coming for Thanksgiving, happy buck for his studio soon to
have doors, sad buck for his studio not having lights.
Rolando Morales—happy buck for a very
successful mixer at Gilmore Bank.
Gigi Schlueter—happy buck for her
son-in-law being in a guest-starring role on House last night.
He was great but the show was a stinker.
Howard Backer—5 happy bucks for Unversity
of Missouri’s basketball team beating USC.
Ellie Wildermuth—happy buck for Ohio State
winning Michigan in their last game.
Nick Berkuta—happy buck for the interclub
in Sunland. We had more people there than they did.
FACTS AND
FICTION
Music: Tom
Burroughs at piano, Jack Dawson as vocalist
Opening:
Flag salute—Brian Fuller, Inspiration—Diane Della Valle,
Guests:
Pasadena
interclub—Betty Thorne, Patty Woolman, Craig Wallace, Rita
Allen, Reid Allen, Robert Tomey.
Pasadena Interclub, Betty Ford, Lewie Ford, Allen Reed,
Robert Torrey, Craig Wallace, Patty Woolman
Diane Della
Valle—Wendy Smith
Nick Berkuta—Stuwart
Lynn
Melinda
Thompson—Eric Hamilton
Rolando
Morales —Brian
Schwartz (a future member)
Anniversaries: none
Birthdays: Bill Watts—today (he gave a happy buck because
he didn’t get fined)
50-50 Raffle: Noone - Prez forgot to
draw winning ticket!!!!
Fines: None
Secret
Greeter: Bill Watts
Fifty-Fifty
Drawing: Marianne Berkuta drew the number, Gigi
Schlueter won
Master of
the Cash Box: Nick Berkuta
This Week's
Reporter: Gigi Schlueter
This Week's
Photographers: Paul Westmoreland
Webmaster
and Coordinator: Jeb Long
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