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The
La Kawañian
May 25, 2004
Bill
Watts, Guest Editor
Spring
is here, the grass is riz, and everywhere you look at
Descanso
Gardens
the flowers is… Added to this
beautiful setting of our
Noon
repast was the majestic music of Martha
Crockett as she serenaded
gregarious Kiwanians with grand music to gladden our mood.
Before you knew it “Mr. K”, “Mr. Ed” (etc.) Ed
Moulton popped up to
center stage like a 20 year old (rather than an 88 year old) and led
us vigorously in “God Bless America”.
Tom
Stafford
(with a surprised look on his face) led us in the Flag salute. A
meaningful prayer was presented by Karl Johnson
and then President Jim started
off with a bang (this isn’t the 4th of July Jim!) as he
searched the gathering for Guests who were: George
Kolanta, guest of Jeb
Long. Also Introduced was
Roger Files, the
husband of our speaker. Roger was a Lt. Col. and flew a P-47 in WW2.
“Mr.
Ed” then led us in (da da da da) Hi Neighbor (bang, bang, bang on
the table).
Melinda
Scherkey introduced
2 “Terrific Kids” and their parents from La Cañada Elementary: Wendy
Van Sickle & her
parents Craig & Aridae and
Jonathan Sparks
&his mother Lynne.
After Melinda’s
long list of the programs
and achievements of these youngsters it’s no wonder they are
“Terrific Kids”.
Terrific Kids and their Parents
HAPPY
, SAD, (& WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BUSINESS BUCKS?):
Mary
Gant started the bucks
flowing by pitching in a fiver for Tom Slaughter
who is coming on strong as a “real” member as he was attending
an interclub; George Lutes
popped in a buck as Doris Horwith did
a great job on printing the Soap Box Derby programs; Hal
Crockett put in bucks for
his daughters (good job at something?); PP Pat
Anderson had bucks for
the upcoming Fiesta Days weekend, the parade will have over 120
entries this year (a record); Jim Reynolds offered
to share his pictures and story about this his trip to South America
where they traversed over 25,000 miles.
THE
FROSTY CHALLENGE:
After
Frosty’s “shaggy dog” story he was challenged by Bill
Watts &
Pat Anderson with their
story’s. And the
winner: Pat Anderson.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Joel Smith reminded
all about the Soap Box Derby this Saturday.
Help is still needed especially a driver with an SUV and a
trailer hitch. The
brains have been meeting for months to produce this race, now its
time for the “brawns” to help out; Karl Johnson
reminded all to bring used cell phones, glasses, and printer
cartridges in and presented a check to our charity for $159 for past
collections. He went on to thank Ed Moulton for
graciously consenting to match the amount raised by the Builders
Club in their fund raising efforts: Carl Christensen reminded
the “hamburger helpers” to show up to cook on Monday at 11 am
(more helpers always needed); Silvia Kirkorian
said she was passing around a sign up sheet for the invocations; Pat
Anderson expounded on the
Fiesta Days celebration this weekend with Fireworks and a great B-B-Que.
(catered by Arbor Crest) that starts at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday night; Bachy
Bachmayer urged bucks for
the table tubs for the Children’s Hospital; Diane
DellaValle urged all to
buy tickets for the Jazz Festival as we get $15 back for each and
also pitched the upcoming (August 22nd) “Summer
Social” and asked all to sign up for what delicacy they will
bring. Ken Lowe
read a Thank You note (on official Key Club Stationary) from the Key
Clubers who “took over out meeting and they mentioned they
especially liked the food and it was great fun.
THE
RAFFLE:
Diane
DellaValle had
the winning ticket and there was a hush in the audience as she
approached the podium. With
only 2 white balls left and the coveted orange ball, would she draw
the orange ball and receive $300 plus dollars…
(drum roll please) Ohhhhhhhhhhh she didn’t.
This means next week there will be only 1 white ball left…
Who will be the winner??
THE
PROGRAM:
An
exciting story of the “Belgium Underground’ during WWII was told
by Yvonne
Files. Her
activities included Espionage, Sabotage, and sheltering of Allied
Airmen. She was betrayed and arrested by the German SS in July 1944
and spent many months in solitary confinement where she was
subjected to daily interrogations and beatings.
She was condemned to death by hanging but liberated 10 days
before the execution date.
Our
Speaker, Yvonne Files introduced by Mary Gant (Left)
UPCOMING
PROGRAMS:
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Next
Week: Clergy Recognition Day with “Clergyman of the Year”
Award
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June
9th:
“News Bias and the Power of the
Media”
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June
16th:
JPL’s Mike Klein “Science Education”
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June
23rd:
We Honor Boy & Girl Scouts
Dates
to Remember:
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