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The La Kiwanian
The Weekly Bulletin of the La Cañada Kiwanis Club |
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Serving the Children of the
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October 5, 2005
Wednesday |
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Kiwanis is a global organization
of volunteers dedicated to
changing the world, one child
and one community at a time. |
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The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada
meets every Wednesday at Noon –
Visitors Welcome
Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso
Gardens – 1418 Descanso Drive,
La Cañada, CA 91011 |
COMING UP NEXT:
GLENDALE COLLEGE
FOUNDATION – Alex Leon
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at Descanso
TRAVEL ADVENTURE –
The Real World of New Zealand
Saturday Evening – Flintridge Prep High
School at 7:00 p.m.
CASA OF LOS ANGELES
– Carol Marlowe
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at Descanso
BOARD MEETING
Thursday Evening – La Cañada CitiBank at
7:00 p.m.
The Prez sez .
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“A life not
lived for others is not a life.”
John Wooden
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Our first Board Meeting for the
new Kiwanis year was held
Thursday evening. This was
mostly a “get organized”
meeting. We are off to a good
start and looking forward to an
active year. Howard Backer,
our Treasurer, had the most
exciting news: our Wine and
Gourmet Food Tasting
fundraiser in September was
definitely a financial success
as well as a social success.
The accounting is not completed,
but the net income (which will
be used to support our
Foundation projects) will exceed
$15,000. This is up from a net
of approximately $6,000 in 2004
and “breakeven” in 2003. This
event was the original vision of
Daryal and Mary Gant, and
we owe them MANY THANKS for both
the vision and their exceptional
efforts to implement the vision!
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Our Travel Adventures
series starts next week with an
enticing program on New
Zealand. A little history for
newer members: The Travel
Adventures was started as a
fundraising project by our Club
over forty years ago and is
still one of our significant
fundraising projects for our
Foundation. The Travel
Adventure programs are
“live” presentations by the
original filmmakers who share
their personal experiences and
insights. The photography has
always been excellent, and now
the films are all produced using
the finest digital cinema
techniques. Our Club sells
season tickets for $40. Single
event tickets can be purchased
at the door for $8. Our Club
policy is to send every member
four season tickets. You are
encouraged to use them yourself,
use them as gifts, and/or sell
them to someone else. Howard
Backer is the person to contact
if you need more season
tickets. Also, if you are
unable to use any of the tickets
you have received, you need to
return them to Howard to get a
credit on your Foundation
account.
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Next Week: Invocation by
Mike Leininger & Raffle
Ticket Sales by Daryal Gant
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Anthony Portantino was standing in
for Joy Gifford to announce the
Candidates’ Forum for the LCF School
Board race. The Forum is coming up
soon, will be held at the LCHS
auditorium and is organized by the
League of Women Voters.
Pat Anderson had on her Chamber Hat
and reminded everyone about the Mixer on
October 20. The City of La Cañada
Flintridge is hosting this mixer which
will held at the City Hall. The Chamber
is also sponsoring a Black Tie
Masquerade Ball fundraiser next Saturday
evening.
Bob Wallace asked everyone who isn’t
going to the Masquerade Ball to come to
our Club’s first-of-the-season Travel
Adventure on October 15th.
An armchair tour of New Zealand
definitely has a lot of appeal if you
don’t like flying in an airplane for
hours on end. Our own Flintridge
Prep Key Club will be providing
refreshments; this is one of their many
fundraisers. If you haven’t ever
attended a Travel Adventure, give it a
try. You may get “hooked” like many of
us already are.
Bachy Bachmayer reminded us our
donations to the Children’s Hospital
tubs on our lunch tables each week
allowed our Club to make a very nice
annual gift to the hospital.
Daryal Gant donated two brand new
printer cartridges as a fundraiser for
our Club. The highest bidder turned out
to be Paul Westmoreland. He gets the
cartridges and our Kiwanis Foundation
will get the cash.
FROSTY’S SLA REPORT
Many thanks to the Club members who took
the time to call Carl Gieseke.
He has really enjoyed the phone calls
and would enjoy having a chance to visit
with other Club members. Even if you’ve
never met Carl, give him a call.
He loves to be updated on our Club
activities and can tell you some
interesting stories about our Club
history.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Joe Thompson
was our La Cañadan
of the Year for 2005, and
Diane DellaValle
has spent several
months putting together a Memory Book
for
Joe. Diane
presented this lovely
album to
Joe,
which included pictures and newspaper
articles that document
Joe’s
activity in our community this last
year.
THE PROGRAM
Diane DellaValle introduced our
very own Tom Burrows, who gave us
a historical trip through the early days
of television. The clips from many of
the early TV programs brought back
memories for many Club members and
seemed very odd to the younger people in
our Club. Some interesting facts:
Roosevelt was the first president to be
on TV. The type of engineering that the
English used to develop their air raid
system was similar to early TV
technology, so Britain was actually
ahead of the U.S. and started
transmitting TV programs in 1937. In
1939 the BBC was transmitting a Disney
cartoon when the transmissions were cut
because of the German air raids. After
the war when the BBC turned their TV
programming back on, the first program
was the completion of the Disney cartoon
that had been playing when the station
was turned off at the beginning of the
war.
HAPPY & SAD BUCKS
Jack Dawson … Happy he and
Barbara had such a great vacation
exploring Chicago and the Great Lakes.
He offered to give a Wednesday lunch
program about the many canals of that
region.
Hal Crockett … had five Happy
Bucks because his son was asked
to compose a musical piece for the USC
125th anniversary program
this weekend.
Ex-Prez Daryal Gant … was rested and
Happy because he didn’t
have to stay up late last night getting
organized for our Wednesday lunch
meeting. First time in a year!
Frank Ragazzi … was also Happy
to be out of office and able to sit
and visit with the ordinary folks again
instead of at the Head Table.
Howard Backer … spent four relaxing days
in Mammoth last week and was Happy
he forgot about everything here in
La Cañada – including his duties as our
Club Treasurer. (Howard didn’t
realize he was “coming out of
retirement” when he agreed to become our
Treasurer several years ago!)
Pat Anderson … had a Happy
Buck in honor of all the people
who have been choosing to shop locally
in La Cañada Flintridge. The sales tax
collected is one of our city’s major
sources of income.
Jack Dawson … had another
Happy Buck because Glen
Petitt rescued him last week when
Jack’s car wouldn’t start.
Ken Lowe … was celebrating because
his house was getting hooked to the
sewers while we had lunch. After the
long wait, he was Super Happy!
(Of course, our city mayor took a
little heat at his lunch table from some
Club members who had “paid up” more than
a year ago and hadn’t yet seen a sewer
construction crew on their street.)
Ed Moulton … was Happy
his move to Pasadena went smoothly
but Sad to not be living
in La Cañada any more. (Ed is
one of those people who always look on
the bright side, though. He is already
scheming to start a new Kiwanis Club at
the retirement home where he and Connie
are now living. Ed’s new contact
info: 1575 East Washington Blvd.,
Pasadena 91104. Phone: 626-794-0345
E-mail is: edmoulton@charter.net)
Joe Thompson … gave ten Happy
Bucks as a special Thanks to
Diane DellaValle for all the effort
she put into his Memory Album.
FACTS AND FICTION
Music: piano tunes by Tom
Burrows, Ed Moulton leading
God Bless America, Hi Neighbor,
Welcome Back and Come On Kiwanis
Opening:
flag salute by
Chuch Gulick
and inspiration by
Frosty
Boyd
Guests: Joe Thompson, Karl LaMasa,
and
Martha Crocket
We’ve Missed You and We’re Glad To See
You: Carlos Cortez
Master of the Cash Box: Nick Berkuta
Birthdays: Bea Cirar and the
Prez himself. Paul joined
the Century Club and threw in an extra
dollar so we wouldn’t sing Happy
Birthday
F
ines: The Secret
Greeter was Chuck Gulick and not
too many had missed shaking his hand.
Those who weren’t wearing their
Kiwanis pins also had to pony up a
dollar, and then the cash box was full.
Anthony Portantino claims he lost
his pin but got no leniency. (If you
have lost your pin, contact Club
Secretary, Bill Scherkey. He
will order a new pin for you and
Treasurer Howard Backer will send
you the bill. The pins are not
expensive . . . and certainly cheaper
than a dollar fine every week.)
Frosty’s Challenge: Lloyd Welch
won the applause for his political
joke although Jim Ackland and
Frosty came in a close second and
third.
Fifty-Fifty Drawing: Daryal Gant
The Dinuba Challenge:
This
Club member lived in Pennsylvania three
years and in Temecula three years,
attended Glendale High School and
Glendale College, has two children and
three granddaughters, and has donated a
kidney. Can you guess who this Dinuba
Challenger is?
OFFICERS for
2005-2006
President: Paul Westmoreland ~
President-Elect: Steve Hagerty
Vice President: Diane DellaValle ~
Secretary: Bill Scherkey ~
Treasurer: Howard Backer Immediate Past
President: Daryal Gant
DIRECTORS for
2005-2006
Nick
Berkuta ~ Carl Christensen ~
Clyde Hemphill ~ Jeb Long ~
George Lutes
Linda Magarian ~ Melinda Thompson
~ Lloyd Welch
CLUB COMMITTEE
CHAIRMEN & ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS for
2005-2006
Attendance: George Lutes ~ Finance
& Investment: Karl Johnson ~
Historian: Bob Martin Hospitality &
Welfare: Frosty Boyd ~ House: Mel
Wilson ~ InterClubs: Steve Hagerty
Membership Acquisition and Retention:
Jim Ackland ~ Membership Records:
Bob Wallace
Music: Ed Moulton ~ Newsletter:
Melinda Thompson ~ Parliamentarian:
Clyde Hemphill
Programs: Diane DellaValle ~
Publicity: Tom Burrows ~ SLA:
Frosty Boyd
Social: Harriet Hammons ~ Spiritual
Aims and Human Understanding: Charles
Broberg
Web-site: Jeb Long
FOUNDATION COMMITTEE
CHAIRMEN & PROJECT COORDINATORS for
2005-2006
Builders Club: Open ~ Children’s
Literacy Project: Harriet Hammons
Community Services: Mike Leininger
~ Flintridge Prep Key Club: Joan
Peters
Fund
Raising: Open ~ International
Understanding: Hal Crockett
K-Kids: George Lutes & Steve Hagerty
~ LCHS Key Club: Ken Lowe
Soap
Box Derby: Joel Smith ~ Terrific
Kids: Deborah Weirick
Travel Adventures: Bob Wallace ~
Wine and Gourmet Food Tasting: Open
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
Website:
http://lacanadakiwanis.org
LONG-TERM CALENDAR
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
- To Be Announced
Oct. 26 Wed. Lunch Meeting
- Casa of Los Angeles
Nov. 2
Wed. Lunch Meeting - To Be Announced
Nov. 3
Thu. Evening - Board Meeting
Nov. 19 Sat. Evening -
Travel Adventure: Europe’s Alps
Dec. 11 Sun. Evening – Holiday
Social
Jan. 5 Thu. Evening - Board
Meeting
Jan. 28 Sat. Evening -
Travel Adventure: Hawaii Paradise
Feb. 11 Sat. Evening -
Travel Adventure: Wine Regions of
France
Mar. 25 Sat. Evening -
Travel Adventure: Natural Wonders of
the SE Seabord
Apr. 29 Sat. Evening -
Travel Adventure: Italy
