The Kiwanis
Club of La Cañada
Serving the
Children of the World
The La Kiwanian
Melinda
Thompson, Editor
Wednesday,
September 21, 2005
COMING UP NEXT:
WINE AND GOURMET FOOD
TASTING - Annual Fun & Funddraiser
Sunday, 3-6:00 p.m. -
Memorial Park
INSTALLATION OF
2005-2006 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Wednesday – Evening
Installation Dinner and Meeting at Oakmont
Country Club
EARLY TV: FIRST AND
SECOND DECADES – Tom Burrows
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at
Descanso
BOARD MEETING -
Kiwanis Club and Foundation
Thursday at 7:00 p.m., La Cañada CitiBank
Kiwanis is a global organization of
volunteers dedicated to changing the world,
one child and one community at a time.
The
Prez sez . . .
Our $600 check came in from the Glendale
Kiwanis Club for our share of the Great Duck
Race sales.
A big turnout of Club members and spouses
is expected for the installation of our new
President, Paul Westmoreland on the
evening of September 28. Call Howard Backer
if you haven’t signed up yet.
FROSTY’S SLA REPORT
A
repeat of last week – since most of us
didn’t pay attention. The number is:
248-6166. Call Carl Gieseke at home
and have a chat. Even if you don’t know
Carl, he loves to visit with Kiwanis
members. Carl joined our Kiwanis
Club in 1963 and was president in 1970. He
also was a YMCA board member/director.
Carl is recovering from a bad fall and
is housebound. None of his children live
locally.
VOTING
The nomination by the election committee of
Steve Hagerty to fill the office of
President-Elect and of Nick Berkuta to fill
the position vacated by Steve on the Board
of Directors was approved by a voice vote.
A big thanks to these two guys who stepped
up to the plate when the need arose!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ed Moulton will be
moving to a retirement home in Pasadena in
early October. He will still be active in
our club – and can catch a ride over for
$1.80 with Access Taxi. However, he won’t
be able to handle some of his Kiwanis
projects and is looking for volunteers to
take over the newspaper collections at LCE.
This is a new project for LCE.
Paul Westmoreland
announced that only two Kiwanis members
hadn’t attended an InterClub this year. He
also corrected the Prez’ statement
last week – Dinuba has a new Super Wal Mart
that covers five acres (not a Costco). Then
we heard about the origin of the name Dinuba
and a commercial for the Raison Festival
being held there this week.
Mary Gant invited
everyone to come to her house (and Daryal’s,
too) this Friday for the Tournament of Roses
Happy Hour. There will also be a campaign
kick-off for Joel Peterson on Monday.
Bachy Bachmayer
encouraged us to contribute to the
Children’s Hospital tubs on our tables.
Clyde Hemphill
told us there were flyers about flu shots on
the back table. Flu is already going around
at the schools this year.
Bob Wallace requested
any last changes for the membership
directory that will be “put to rest” and
published in a week or two. Bob was
also promoting the October 1st
fundraiser for the Barkley Community Center.
CRAFT TALK by Tom Burrows
Tom
was raised in Tuscon, Arizona. Music
was his hobby from a very early age. By
fourth grade he was already in a band
playing clarinet, and then later - drums.
Tom was also in the Tuscon Boys
Choir. In junior high he delivered
newspapers to earn money to by 75 cent Vicor
records with Big Band music. He took piano
lessons, and taught himself jazz. In high
school, Tom was in a swing band
playing the drums at first and then later
the piano. The band played every Friday
night for the weekly high school dance. On
Saturday nights Tom played piano and
drums with a group of professional musicians
at a variety of nightclubs. (There were
three military bases nearby, and Tuscon was
a swinging town on Saturday nights.) On
Sundays he was playing at the church. After
graduating from USC with a degree in music,
Uncle Sam “invited” Tom to join the
Army. After becoming an officer, he served
as a Tank Platoon Leader in Germany.
Off-duty he was encouraged by his peers to
play the piano to “attract the girls.” Back
in Tucson, Tom spent two years at a
radio station. When he moved to Los Angeles
he first worked for Channel 13, then later
worked at ABC and KCET. His final
professional move was to a teaching position
at Cal State Northridge; Tom said this was
his favorite lifetime job. That ended Tom’s
five minutes – but there’s more to come, as
Tom is presenting one of our noon
programs this fall on the early days of TV.
Aren’t we lucky to be able to enjoy Tom’s
music every week?!!!
THE PROGRAM
The
Prez told us his year as Club President
had been a million dollar experience, but he
didn’t want a nickel more. Some of the
major accomplishments this year included a
net increase in membership of six, the
appointment of Clyde Hemphill as
parliamentarian and Bob Martin as
historian, the establishment of a Finance
and Investment Committee, the beginning of
our Children’s Literacy Project, and the
addition of Jelly Roll (who is retiring).
Then the Prez gave his own version of
Happy Bucks – thanking many members for
their special contributions during the past
year. What a good reminder to all of us of
our seen and often unseen member
contributions of time and talent to Help
the Children of the World.
HAPPY & SAD BUCKS
Steve Hagarty … wasn’t sure if he was
Happy or Sad for his brother
who lives in Montana and just accepted the
position of Kiwanis Lt. Governor for his
fifth term. Steve will know more when he
actually gets to talk to his brother.
Patsy Christensen … was Happy
to announce she became a great
grandmother again this morning.
Anthony Portantino … was Happy
his daughter was interested enough
in Key Club to attend her first meeting at
LCHS. She is a freshman this year.
Rick Lazare … was Happy (and
so was Paul Westmoreland) he
finally made it to an InterClub.
Tom Gilfoy … was Happy
all the oak from his back yard was cut up.
He has a seven year supply and would be
happy to give some away – just remember the
wood still needs to be split.
Harriet Hammons … was Happy
she was able to be on the Prez’ team
this year. She said Daryal really
measured up and presented the Prez
with a cute yardstick.
Mary Gant … was Happy she
could contribute the twenty dollars she
pledged last week on the contingency that
UCLA would beat Oklahoma on Saturday.
She’ll continue to be $20 a week Happy
as long as UCLA continues to win.
Jim Reynolds … was Happy
he had such a great vacation, including
a cruise through the Panama Canal.
Tom Slaughter … was Happy
for the good work of Dr. Perry
removing a skin cancer on his arm.
Al Perry … was Happy and
Thankful for all the good work
Ken Lowe does with our Key Club at LCHS.
FACTS AND FICTION
Music: piano tunes by Tom Burrows
– playing your requests for Tips for
Kids, Ed Moulton leading This is
My Country, Hi Neighbor and
Hail Kiwanis
Opening:
flag salute by
Glen Pettit
and inspiration by
Prez Daryal
– who reminded us that
Kathryn Graham, Editor of the Washington
Post, said it is most important to love
what you do and think that it matters.
Guests: Paul Westmoreland
introduced
Karl La Masa, who was here for his third
visit and was completing a new member
application. Ken Lowe introduced seven Key
Club members and also announced that the
first meeting of the LCHS Key Club had an
overflow crowd! Several of the Key Clubbers
thanked us for helping with their trip to
the International Key Club Convention in
Atlanta this summer.
Master of the Cash Box: Clyde Hemphill
Anniversaries:
None
Birthdays: Tom Slaughter on
September 18; he pledged a dollar for each
year … just a few bucks under $50. Lloyd
Welch has a birthday next week and had
an anniversary last week; his pledge covered
both events. John Parady added the
second 50% of his Century Club pledge.
Melinda Thompson was celebrating her
birthday today and made a Century Club
donation.
Jelly Roll Revelation: The winners
of the women’s division of the Tacky Top
contest were Harriet Hammons
(runner up) and Linda Magarian.
Men’s division winner was Tom Burrows
and Nick Berkuta (runner up).
Melinda Thompson received honorable
mention for having the most technical Tacky
Top.
Frosty’s Challenge: There were four
contenders this week, but Tom Slaughter
received the loudest clap vote for his story
about a smart donkey. Frosty, Frank Ragazzi
and Elizabeth Calciano were in the
competition. Frank also cracked up just
trying to read a funny “Quickie.”
Fifty-Fifty Drawing: Joel Smith
won the pot and will be selling raffle
tickets next week.
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
Van de
Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens – 1418
Descanso Drive, La Cañada, CA 91011
P.O. Box
33, La Cañada, CA 91012
LONG-TERM CALENDAR
Sep. 25 Sun. Afternoon -
Gourmet Wine and Food Tasting
Sep. 28 Wed. Evening Dinner
Meeting - Installation at Oakmont Country
Club
Oct. 5 Wed. Lunch Meeting - Early TV:
First and Second Decades
Oct. 6 Thu. Evening - Board Meeting
Oct. 12 Wed. Lunch Meeting -
Glendale College Foundation
Oct.
15 Sat. Evening - Travel
Adventure: The Real World of New Zealand
Oct.
19 Wed. Lunch Meeting - Clergy
Day
Oct.
26 Wed. Lunch Meeting - Casa of
Los Angeles
Nov. 3 Thu. Evening - Board Meeting
