An overflow
crowd graced the confines of our meeting room on a beautiful
spring day among the spectacular blooming tulips of
Descanso Gardens. The 21 guests including inter-clubs from
Eagle Rock, Montrose-La Crescenta, and Glendale, were in a
frivolous mood as they eagerly awaited today’s Talent Show.
The roar of the crowd almost drowned out the melodies of
Martha Crockett at the keyboard.
The Prez sez . . .
America"
Let’s Salute the Flag: and
Bob Wallace led
us
Let us pray: and Diane
DellaValle graced is with prayer
Let’s introduce the Guests: so each visiting club did so
Then others guests were introduced including:
Marilyn Peroni (aka
Mrs. Jeb Long) and her Grandson;
Robert Georgeon
(husband of Elizabeth); former Kiwanian
Nancy Avila;
newest Kiwanian John
Parady; the good looking member of the
Dawson family-Barbara,
( Jack said she wanted to come and watch him make
a fool of himself ); Ed’s wife
Connie Moulton;
Pat & Otis Hutchins
also were guests.
BIRTHDAYS were
next on agenda as the Prez tapped on
Diane DellaValle
who joined the Century club for her Birthday gone past.
ANNIVERSARIES
were next and
Anthony
Portantino had $15
bucks left (after joining the Century Club last week) for
his 15th Anniversary;
Jack Dawson
volunteered his 50th
Anniversary coming up in April as he won’t be
here and joined the Century Club.
HAPPY (& SAD) BUCKS
were many Clyde Hemphill
started the bucks flowing with a sad buck because
his basketball team ((Rutgers) didn’t make it to the final 4;
Mary Gant gave a
sad buck as Paul
Westmoreland is on vacation and no one has
mentioned Dinuba (what’s a Dinuba?);
Frank
Ragazzi popped in a Happy Buck too;
Frosty Boyd gave a
Sad buck for the upcoming Talent Show; several Happy bucks
were forthcoming from the Eagle Rock Club;
Harriet Hammons gave
a couple of sad bucks for recently deceased friends
including former Kiwanian Bill Woolson and Harvey Price;
Hal Crockett gave a
happy buck for something out of my earshot.
SECRET GREETER:
The prez asked for the Secret Greeter to stand up and no one
did and finally a reluctant
Jim Reynolds stood
up with a red face (did I miss something here?)
THE FROSTY CHALLENGE:
Frosty had a
joke about Sunday School which was challenged by
Frank Ragazzi who
read a long winded joke also about kids; this was challenged
by Elizabeth Georgeon
who was declared the overwhelming winner of an accordion.
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE:
By Clyde Hemphill
(which was a repeat) received an overwhelming
THUMBS DOWN!
v
50/50 RAFFLE:
Won by Frank Ragazzi
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CLYDE HEMPHILL
touted the upcoming Tof R Bingo B-B-Que on
Bachy Bachmayer
made his plea for bucks for the Children’s Hospital table
tubs;
Frosty
reported
on our ailing brethren;
Glenn Pettit
broke his knee (praying);
Don Davidson
Needs
prayers for wife
Corrine;
call him for any others.
LIGHTS!
CAMERA! ACTION!!!!!!!
IT WAS TALENT SHOW TIME UNDER
THE DIRECTION OF THAT 89 YEAR OLD YOUNGSTER ED MOULTON ……….
WITH ANTHONY PORTANTINO AS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Master of Cermonies, Mayor Anthony Portantino
What An
Event!!!
First off was
Martha Crockett who
performed a rousing rendition of Bumble Boogie (Boy can she
rock!)
Martha Crockett
Next was
Pat Anderson who
was a stand up comedian with some “quickie’ jokes.
Number three on the program was “The
Verdugo Hillbillies” performing “Wreck on the Highway”. The
lead singer was our own Prez
Daryal Gant who sang (like a wreck) and strummed
the mandolin as Frosty
played the saw, Bob Wallace
strummed the washtub bass,
Dick DeGrey on the
harmonica, and Jack Dawson
on the guitar (also trying to sing to an off key Daryal).
Verdugo Hillbillies
Frosty, Daryal, Dick, Jack and Bob
In a solo performance
Bachy Bachmayer did
a vocal solo (on key) of “Lydia the Tatooed Lady” (an
outstanding performance as he said this song has been going
through his mind for 70 years)
This was followed by the “Harriet
Hammons Trio”. Three sexy ladies who wiggled their
tousch’s and vibrated to the “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of
Company B” as they mimicked the Andrew Sisters (only mature
Kiwanians can remember them), This was fantastically performed
by Harriet, Diane DellaValle, & Mary Gant. (Eds note: This was my
favorite.. a 10!)
Harriet, Diane, and Mary
Although a hard act to follow Ed Moulton
and friends (Al Perry Sr.,
Elizabeth Georgeon, Mark Alexander, and
delivered
a never before rendition by 6 players at the same time of
Chopsticks on the piano. (What talent!)
Next
Daryal
Gant did a few stand up
jokes at the expense of ED
Moulton.
A Barbershop SEXtet with
Jack Dawson, Ed Moulton, Al
Perry Sr.,Charles Broberg, Ken Lowe, and
Karen Kimbrough
(borrowed from the LCPC choir) did a bang up job on two
numbers and even tried to lead us on another number (with not
much success) and they were accompanied on the Saw by
Frosty Boyd.
Barbershop Sextet
A GREAT
EVENT!! WITH MUCH THANKS TO ED MOULTON.
We barely had enough breath left to sing
“Hail Kiwanis” with an on-time close.
NEXT
WEEKS MEETING: Life Water
Around The World. Dr. Jeff Byorck
UPCOMING
MEETINGS & EVENTS:
April 7th;
Board Meeting
April 13th:
Wine & Gourmet Food Tasting. Don Corbett and Joan
Peters
April 16th:
Saturday evening Travel Adventure
April 20th:
Three Years in Russia –Dr. Charles
Broberg
OFFICERS for 2004-2005
Daryal Gant,
President Paul Westmoreland, President-Elect Frank
Ragazzi, Vice President
Bill Scherkey,
Secretary Howard Backer, Treasurer Jim Ackland,
Immediate Past President
DIRECTORS for 2004-2005
Carl Christensen,
Diane DellaValle,
Clyde Hemphill, Jeb Long, George Lutes, Bob Martin,
Melinda Thompson,
Bill Watts, Lloyd Welch
CLUB
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN for 2004-2005
Attendance –
George Lutes, Finance & Investment – Open, Hospitality &
Welfare – Frosty Boyd, House – Mel Wilson, Interclub – Paul
Westmoreland, Membership – Bob Wallace, Music – Ed Moulton,
Newsletter – Melinda Thompson, Parliamentarian – Clyde
Hemphill, Programs – Frank Ragazzi, Publicity – Diane DellaValle, Social – Harriet Hammons, Web-site – Jeb Long
FOUNDATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN for 2004-2005
Community
Services – Carl Christensen and Mike Leininger, Fund Raising
– Sylvia Kirkorian,
Human and
Spiritual Values – Al Restivo, International Understanding –
Hal Crockett,
Soap Box Derby –
Joel Smith, Sponsored Youth: LCHS Key Club – Ken Lowe,
Flintridge Prep Key Club – Joan Peters, Builders Club –
Open, K-Kids – George Lutes, Terrific Kids – Open, Travel
Adventures – Frank & Vi Ragazzi, Wine and Gourmet Food
Tasting – Don Corbett and Joan Peters, Youth Services – Bachy
Bachmayer
The Kiwanis Club of La
Canada meets every Wednesday at Noon
Van de Kamp Hall in
Descanso Gardens – 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada, CA 91011
P.O. Box 33
,
La Cañada, CA 91012
Website:
http://lacanadakiwanis.org
