The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada’s Weekly Newsletter
On the web (with pictures):
http://lacanadakiwanis.org/news.htm After 5 on 7/14
Melinda Thompson, Editor
The La Kiwanian
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
COMING UP NEXT:
SWEENY TODD - Summer Theater
Wednesday – Lunch
Meeting at Descanso
HELPNG AT A CHILREN’S ORPHANAGE IN
EQUADOR - Becky Kelley
Wednesday – Lunch
Meeting at Descanso
LOS ANGELES NOW & THEN - Stan Chambers
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at Descanso
BOARD MEETING - Kiwanis Club and
Foundation
Thursday at 7:00 p.m., La Cañada CitiBank
HONEYMOON WITH MY BROTHER - Kurt Wisner
And … Lotta Leg Day
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at Descanso
KIWANIS CAL-NEV-HA DISTRICT CONVENTION
- Fresno
Wednesday through
Sunday
The Prez sez . . .
Many thanks to Harriet Hammons and crew for the
enjoyable Summer Social held last Sunday on the lovely
front lawn of Paul Toffel’s house.
Get ready for Lotta Leg Day on August 10th.
Costumes and outfits are almost required. Only speedos
will be turned away at the door. Prizes will be
presented for all types of categories.
Thanks to Frank Ragazzi for filling in at the
meeting last week while Paul Westmoreland and
the Prez and Mary Gant attended the
International Kiwanis Convention in Hawaii. The
leadership was dynamic and there was lots of information
to bring home to the Club.
Daryal, Paul, and Mary working hard at the International
Kiwanis Convention in Hawaii
Kiwanis “We Build” motto has been changed to
“Serving the Children of the World.”
Kiwanis has a new Defining Statement:
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated
to caring for the world, one child and one community at
a time.
International Kiwanis has a goal of increasing
membership from 300,000 to 1,000,000 members by 2010.
He was gifted by Harriet Hammons with the
Flamingo T-Shirt he was wearing and a plastic chirping
Flamingo on the end of a stick.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Paul Westmoreland commended
Prez Daryal on accepting the Kiwanis position of
Division Three Lt. Governor for the 2006/2007
Kiwanis year. We are one of twelve Kiwanis Clubs in
Division Three, which covers Glendale, Eagle Rock,
Highland Park, and our Crescenta Valley.
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Jack Dawson has been fixing up
our trailer barbeque and one of the things it needed
was new tires. Member Paul Bobzin, who is
our La Cañada Bridgestone/Firestone Tire Dealer,
generously donated new tires. Jack reminded
us to support our own members in our business
dealings.
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Pat Anderson reminded us of
the upcoming Going to the Dogs picnic on July
28; this is the LCF Chamber mixer for July and is
being held at Woody Walker’s veterinary
clinic. Pat also let us know there will be a
half dozen or so street repair projects going on in
LCF during the next few months. Driving around town
may be very inconvenient for several months, but the
pain will all be over at once.
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Paul Westmoreland announced
another InterClub scheduled for next Wednesday
evening at the Eagle Rock Kiwanis Club.
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Bachy Bachmeyer reminded us to
support Children’s Hospital.
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Howard Backer announced that
our Club can now accept credit card payments. If
you want to pay your Kiwanis bill that way, call
Howard and he will explain the procedure.
Kiwanis Members at the buffet
FROSTY’S SLA REPORT
Charles Broberg was expected to come home
from the hospital last evening and his recovery from his
surgery is still going well. Carl Gieseke broke his
hip and has been getting therapy. He is in good spirits
and is going home today.
NEW MEMBER INDUCTION
What a great day!. Bob Wallace
inducted four new members to our Club. Tom Burrows,
a long time resident of La Cañada, is being sponsored by
Ed Moulton and is already providing us with great
piano music on Wednesdays. Mark Alexander and
Bob Wallace are sponsoring Aaron Solomon who
is the Executive Director of the Roger Barkley Community
Center. Aaron lives in Northridge. Scott
Fuller is the owner of E-ZNet Internet Services. He
lives in La Cañada and is being sponsored by Chuck
Gulick and Jack Dawson. Fred Schooley is a
retired Program Manager. He lives in Glendale and is
sponsored by George Lutes.
New Member and their sponsers
CRAFT TALK by Peter Racicot
Peter grew up in a small town on
the border of Vermont that was founded by soldiers
during the Revolutionary War. It took about 200 years
before the town found out it was actually in Canada and
not the U.S. Peter lived on a farm with his
grandparents. Milking sixty head of cattle by hand
taught him a good work ethic. Peter learned
about civic responsibility from his grandfather who was
the patriarch of the town and was responsible for
bringing electricity to the town in the 50’s! He left
the farm to go to high school in Montreal and then moved
to Los Angeles in 1961. After a casual relationship
with college for several years, Peter was drafted
in 1966 and served in Viet Nam as a combat MP. He is a
Disabled American Veteran and has been very active in
that organization for many years. Peter became
serious about college after he was discharged and
graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with majors in Urban
Planning and Architecture. Peter became
interested in Kiwanis when his daughter was a Terrific
Kid. He and his wife, Linda Mills, have a
blended family with five children. They live just four
doors away from Ed Moulton, who is Peter’s
sponsor. Linda is a criminal prosecutor and went
to school at USC. Peter belongs to the Episcopal
Church of Angels in Pasadena. It’s lucky Peter
is semi-retired, as he has a list of hobbies a mile
long. He loves photography, old cars and vehicles (he
keeps an old tractor in his front yard just in case he
needs one), surfing, player pianos, and dogs … just to
name a few. But Peter assured us he has plenty
of time for Kiwanis and wants to be very active.
Welcome, Peter!!!
Pete and his daughter Shauna
THE PROGRAM
Cathy Keen is a member of the Glendale
Kiwanis Club and her presentation today grew out of her
Craft Talk for her Glendale Club. Cathy was a
stewardess for American Airlines for eleven years during
the time when hair length was measured with a ruler and
every aspect of dress and decorum was tightly
regulated. It was apparent Cathy was a real “people
person” as she had great stories about people she met as
a stewardess who made a big impact on her life. Her
description of watching the caskets of Viet Nam
servicemen being unloaded from the underbelly of the
planes was especially poignant.
Guest Speaker Cathy Keen
HAPPY & SAD BUCKS
Tom Slaughter … Happy and
grateful for all the business he gets from members of
our Club, which was worth a Century Club donation. He
had check in hand!
Ed Moulton … Happy he could
be Peter Racicot’s sponsor.
FACTS AND FICTION
Music: piano tunes by Tom
Burrows, Ed Moulton leading God Bless
America, Your in Kiwanis Now, and Hail Kiwanis
Opening:
flag salute by
Tom Slaughter and
inspiration by Diane DellaValle
Guests: Shauna Racicot
and Don
Mazen
We’ve Missed You and We’re Glad
To See You: Jim Ackland, Don Davidson,
and Pat
Flynn
Fifty-Fifty Drawing:
Frank Ragazzi
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
