Opening:
Martha Crockett
entertained us with some Broadway tunes and established
favorites--and got a vigorous round of applause.
President Jim
Ackland brought the meeting to order.
Ed Moulton
led us in "God Bless
America
"
(verse first). Frank
Ragazzi led the flag salute.
Bill Scherkey
gave the invocation.
Guests:
Howard Backer
introduced his lovely wife Rhoda--the two soon approaching their
24th wedding anniversary. Bill
Watts introduced the lady who cost him $50 last week for
their wedding anniversary.
Jack Dawson
introduced his wife Barbara--Jack and Barbara have celebrated
their 49th. Barbara
belongs to PEO (Phone Each Other).
Ed Moulton
led us in a rousing "Hi Neighbor!" and a "Happy
Birthday" to Jack
Dawson. Jim
Ackland presented Jack
with a priceless gift. How
priceless? Well,
pretty priceless!
Happy/Sad
Bucks:
Clyde Hemphill
was sergeant-at-arms. Matt
Regan was happy he found his way back.
Dave Spence
gave for his neighbor Jack
Dawson who rescued his old truck and recharged its
batteries. And: for
Bill and Margaret Watts
who bought one of Dave's
neighbor's dogs.
Pat Anderson
gave a sad buck for Daryal
Gant's new look (the Kenny Rogers beard).
Mary Gant
gave a happy buck for Daryal's
happiness at not having to shave.
Daryal Gant
gave a happy buck and a sad buck.
Happy: great
trip to So. African. Sad:
he and Mary just got
back from a trip to So. African.
(It seems Mary
Gant could not tell the difference between Daryal's
snore and a lion roar. Hal
Crockett gave for he and Martha
enjoying a trip to the great state of
Texas
.
Bob Wallace
gave what must be a happy buck for his up-coming trip to the
Caribbean. Mike
Leininger gave a happy buck for the best-tasting chicken of
the year. Bill
Watts gave for the hardworking Soap Box Derby committee.
Jim Ackland
amen'd that with a buck.
Frosty's
Challenge:
Frosty Boyd
picked one about a cow being tracked by our government but they
can't locate 11 million illegal aliens in our country.
Should we give every illegal alien a cow?
Elizabeth
Georgeon presented one about an older gentleman worried
about his wife's hearing. Jack
Dawson related a "true story" about when Barbara
and he were in high school together and a friend who chewed gum
all the time. Elizabeth
Georgeon won!
Announcements:
Bob Wallace
gave the report from the Nominating Committee for the candidates
for offices. The
nominating committee reports the following candidates:
President Daryal
Gant, President-Elect Paul
Westmoreland, Vice-President Open, Secretary/Treasurer Howard
Backer. Directors
for a two-year term: George
Lutes, Bob Martin, Barry Riedel, Melinda Thompson, Lloyd Welch.
Director for a one-year term:
Frank Ragazzi.
May
12 will be the annual meeting.
They are hoping to get the position of vice-president
filled before the election.
Offices will start in October.
Ed
Moulton
announced that our Builder's Club will put on a car wash in
front of the rental building of the Sports Chalet one week from
Saturday. Anybody
willing to spare an hour or two to be a driver?
Contact Karl
Johnson or Ed
Moulton.
Diane
DellaValle
informed us that the tickets for the jazz festival can be billed
to your account. Jazz
festival starts at
12Pm
and goes to
11PM
.
Bachy
Bachmayer
reminded us to put our donations in the tubs for Children's
Hospital which is opening a Play and
Meditation
Park
this summer.
Silvia
Kirkorian
passed around the invocation sign-up sheet.
Sign up!
Paul
Westmoreland
announced that the Soap Box Derby meeting is on Monday evening
instead of Tuesday evening meeting.
At Jack Dawson's
house.
New
Member:
Violet Ragazzi
was inducted as a new member into the Club.
Looking on proudly was her sponsor Doris
Horwith. Violet
got her certificate of membership, her temporary badge, her
pin--and from Howard
Backer her first bill!
Ed
Moulton
led us in "You're In Kiwanis Now".
Ruby
K Award:
Paul Westmoreland
gave out a Ruby K pin to Daryal
Gant for bringing in eight (8) new members!
Last
But Not Least:
Howard Backer
let us know that the Community Prayer Breakfast will be on May
13. We have two
tables reserved. Doors
open at
6:30AM
.
Breakfast at
7:00AM
.
Fines:
Jim Ackland
fined those who did not shake Ken
Lowe's hand--the secret greeter.
And ditto for those who were not wearing their pin.
Jim
Ackland
told us that it used to be pleasant to go to the Hollywood Bowl.
Jim
remembered one evening--raining--when Judy Garland gave a
stirring show. But Jim
would not trade an evening at the Bowl with Judy Garland for
. . . for . . . the joys of the Pasadena Pops!
(Which
was a segueway to:)
Program:
Tom Gilfoy
introduced Rachel Worby to speak about the Pasadena Pops.
Rachel is now a resident of LCF.
Her goal is to make us competitive with the Boston Pops.
She has done a wonderful job.
Mark
Your Calendars: June
25, 26; July 16, 17; August 20, 21; September 10, 11.
"Summer Nights Live" at
Descanso
Gardens
.
626 792 7677 pasadenapops.org
50/50:
The pot was about $370-380.
Hal Crockett
won! With 6 balls
left in the bag, Hal drew
. . . (drum roll) . . . a white ball!
So the pot continues to grow.
Closing:
Ed Moulton
led us in "Hail Kiwanis!"
Erratum:
It Was A Great Program But Where Was The Snow?
The program for May
12, was announced as “Ken
Lowe and the Ski Club”.
It, however, will not be Ken
Lowe's "Ski Club" but Ken
Lowe's "Key Club".
Special
Announcement:
Services for Bill Dewey—past president of the club in
1979-1980—will be held at the La Cañada Presbyterian Church
next Tuesday,
May
4, 2004
at
4PM
.
Soap
Box
Derby
:
The 5th annual Greater Los Angeles Soap Box
Derby sponsored by our club will be on Saturday, May 29th
this year. This is
a service project that had 58 racers last year and we expect at
least that amount this year.
This project is great one to help with.
It does take a Saturday, but is usually rewarding in
seeing the excited kids during the race.
Committee chairmen will be asking for help.
This is a great activity to support.
UPCOMING
MEETINGS:
May
5,
La Cañadan of the Year
DATES
TO REMEMBER:
Saturday
April 24:
Dine-Around
Wednesday,
May 5: 11:15
AM La Cañadan of the Year lunch
Saturday
May 29:
Soap Box
Derby
Saturday,
June 26:
Glendale
Jazz Festival
Sunday,
September 12:
Wine Tasting and Gourmet Food Tasting
They
Told Us So:
“Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high
plateau”, Irving Fisher, professor of Economics,
Yale
University
,
1929.
