No, Jack is correct!!!!! The Fresno Scraper
transformed the backbreaking labor of land leveling, ditch
digging and road and railroad building. It helped to change
the way that earth could be scraped, moved, dumped and
leveled. The "Fresno" and its variants made possible the
early-day irrigation canals, ditches, and level fields in
the Central Valley of California, as well as the
construction of dams, roads and railroad right-of-ways. It
indeed was the forerunner and provided the basis for the
development of the modem day earth-moving scraper. For more
information click: There is also a Fresno city in Ohio
and one in Texas.
http://valleyhistory.org/FindingAids/FresnoScraper/FresnoScraper.html
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1
Bill Scherkey requested
Committee Reports for the month of June from all Committee
Chairs.
2
Pat Anderson announced the next
LCF Chamber Mixer on July 28th. The mixer will
be held at the La Cañada Pet Clinic, which is celebrating
it’s 40th year in business. Bring your dogs and
a picnic blanket.
3
Clyde Hemphill reminded
everyone to come to the Summer Social this Sunday at the
home of Paul Toffel. Ed Moulton chimed in that
Tom Burrows will be there with his electronic keyboard
and our Kiwanis songbook; we’ll really be able to serenade
Paul’s neighbors.
4
Bachy Bachmeyer requested
contributions for Children’s Hospital.
FROSTY’S SLA REPORT
Jim Ackland is
still at home, although he is feeling better. Charles
Broberg made an unexpected trip to the hospital. One
lung was removed due to a cancerous growth, but prognosis is
good and he will not need chemo.
CRAFT TALK by Dang
Pham
Dang was born
in Saigon in 1975. His father was being held in a Communist
concentration camp “relearning everything he knew.” That
was a euphemism for indoctrination in Communism. Dang
told us the Communists were afraid of knowledge and also
very corrupt, so bribes were a way of life. Dang and
the rest of his family lived with his grandparents. Dang
was in prison twice before he was eight years old – once
for a day and the second time for a month. His family made
six attempts to escape Viet Nam and were finally successful
on their seventh try. They left the country on a boat but
had no food or water. After five or six days on the ocean,
fishermen from Indonesia helped them with food and water,
saving their lives. Dang’s family moved to the
United States when he was eight years old and he graduated
from high school in Arcadia. At UCLA he majored in math and
applied science and had several very interesting jobs after
graduating. Dang currently has his own business
helping people convert media from VHS to DVD format. He is
also exploring opportunities to build a business as a
financial planner. We are so happy to have you join our
Kiwanis Club, Dang, and your life story was a great
reminder today of how precious our freedom is in this
country. A great Craft Talk for the week of the Fourth of
July.
THE PROGRAM
Bruce Sievers
provided the perfect program for this Fourth of July week.
He is the poet who wrote “An American in Love with His
Country.” Having a poet recite his own work is a very
special treat, and Bruce’s poems are exceptionally uplifting
and thoughtful. He is a joyful American and is able to put
into words what many of us feel but cannot say well. Bruce
has presented his poetry program for several presidents and
wrote a special poem for Bob Hope as a present from
Dolores. He has recently been nominated for next year’s
U.S. Poet Laureate.
HAPPY & SAD BUCKS
Diane DellaValle …
Serendipity Buck because she ran across a book at
an estate sale called “The Traveler” which was published in
1889. Inside the front cover of this child’s book it said
“Donated by the La Cañada Kiwanis.”
Tom Gilfoy …
Happy Buck for the enjoyable piano music provided by
Tom Burroughs.
George Lutes …
Happy Buck because he’ll be in Mammoth playing golf
in a few days.
Doris Horwith …
Happy Buck looking forward to her trip to France in
2 ½ weeks.
Jim Reynolds …
Happy Buck for the marvelous music and fireworks at
the Rose Bowl on July 4th.
Pat Anderson …
Happy Buck because she was on site to witness the
Deep Impact at JPL.
FACTS AND FICTION
Music: piano
tunes by Tom Burrows, Ed Moulton leading
American the Beautiful, Happy Birthday, and
Hail Kiwanis
Opening:
flag salute by
Jim Reynolds
and inspiration by
Frosty Boyd
Guests: Fred
Schooley
Master of the
Cash Box: Bob Wallace
Anniversaries: Tom Stafford
will celebrate his
twentieth anniversary this month.
Birthdays: Frosty
Boyd contributed $18 to the Children of the World
because he will be 200 years old in 115 years. Hal
Thomas gave $84 because he will be 84 years old on July
9.
Fines: The
secret greeter was George Lutes and the VPrez
caught a number of people empty handed.
Jelly Roll Revelation:
None
Frosty’s Challenge:
Taken up by Bachy Bachmeyer and Jack Dawson,
with Bachy being the disputed winner.
Fifty-Fifty
Drawing: Bill Watts, who will be selling tickets next
week.
Presentations:
Joel Smith handed out certificates to volunteers and
advertisers of the Soap Box Derby. Special Thanks to
George Lutes who made all the certificates (and received
one, himself).
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 – Daryal Gant, Historian – Bob
Martin, Hospitality & Welfare – Frosty Boyd, House – Mel
Wilson, Information Data Base – Joel Smith, InterClubs –
Paul Westmoreland, Membership – Bob Wallace, 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,
Reading Assistance –
Harriet Hammons, 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 – Ed Moulton, Travel Adventures –
Frank & Vi Ragazzi, Wine and Gourmet Food Tasting – Don
Corbett and Joan Peters, Youth Services – Bachy Bachmayer
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada meets every Wednesday at Noon
The Prez is in Hawaii working hard at the Kiwanis
International Convention, so Frank Ragazzi took over
and did a fine job. 