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The La Kiwanian
The Weekly Bulletin of the
La Cañada Kiwanis Club
On the web (with pictures):
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Serving the Children of the
World |
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November 23, 2005 |
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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:
CANALS OF AMERICA - Jack Dawson
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at
Descanso
BOARD MEETING
Thursday Evening – La Cañada
CitiBank at 7:00 p.m.
AHEAD WITH HORSES - Jennifer
Richards
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at
Descanso
HOLIDAY PARTY
Sunday Evening – Dinner at
Madeleine’s Restaurant in Pasadena
JAZZ FROM “A TO Z” - Thom Mason
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at
Descanso
HOLIDAY MUSIC - Flintridge Prep
Girls’ Choir
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at
Descanso
The Prez sez . . .
“A life not lived for others is
not a life.”
John Wooden
Our Kiwanis International President,
Steve Siemens, will the guest of
honor at the Pasadena Hilton Kiwanis
luncheon on Friday, December 30th.
Steve is a motivational speaker by
profession, and those who have heard
him speak say he is terrific. This
annual event is always enjoyable and
Not-To-Be-Missed this year! Put
December 30 on your calendar right
now.
If you want to see Key Clubbers
decorating our Kiwanis Rose Parade
float, that opportunity will be
available on December 29th.
Dinner and a tour of the float
decorating pavilion all starts at
5:00 p.m.
Another date for your calendar is
December 11th for our
Holiday Social. December 7th
is the last day to get your name on
the reservation list. Call Harriet
Hammons if you have any questions.
Our Kiwanis Club was responsible for
putting up the new Christmas lights
last week in Glenola Park. Three
pictures of the work party were on
display, and it looked like it took
a lot of supervisors for one guy who
was doing all the work up on a
ladder. The actual tree lighting
ceremony will be held next Wednesday
evening, November 30th
from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to help on
the Kiwanis float on December 27th.
Looking several months ahead,
February 12th will be a
Day at the Races.
Next week: Flag Salute by Daryal
Gant and Invocation by Tom Slaughter
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Howard Backer
was standing in for
Bachy
and exhorted all of us to contribute
our $5 and $10 bills to Children’s
Hospital.
Hal Crockett
reported we raised $565 in
individual contributions last week
for the hospital in Guatemala.
Pat Anderson
gave us the following Chamber of
Commerce dates to set aside:
December 15th dinner at
Oakmont for
Joe Thompson’s
election for COC President; January
26th for
Joe’s
installation.
FROSTY’S SLA REPORT
Patsy Christianson and
Carl Gieseke both appreciate
phone calls. Patsy is
waiting for a surgery date and
Carl is about ready to come to a
Wednesday lunch meeting.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Bob Wallace
did the honors again and presented
permanent Kiwanis badges to
Nick Berkuta
and
Fred Schooley.
THE PROGRAM
Diane DellaValle introduced
our Kiwanis District Three Lt. Gov.
Laurel Patric. Laurel joined
the Glendale Kiwanis Club in 1992,
encouraged by a fellow librarian.
Laurel really didn’t know
anything about Kiwanis when she
joined, even though her dad had been
a Kiwanian for a number of years.
Laurel will be visiting every
club in the District this year, and
today was her first official visit.
Laurel said she had wanted to
give a Sad Buck, because her brother
is president of the Pasadena Kiwanis
Club and didn’t attend the Pasadena
InterClub with our club today.
Laurel talked about our
International President and his
goals this year for every Kiwanian:
Believe in the Impossible,
Expect Significant Results,
Share the Vision Creatively, and
Together Let’s Do It.
HAPPY & SAD BUCKS
Elizabeth Calciano … had
three Happy/Sad Bucks
because although her two year old
grandson was sick, she managed –
even with her bad knee and back - to
get him into his car seat in the
back seat of her small car, and now
he is well.
Joan Peters … said it was
worth a whole lot more, but she had
a Happy Buck for the
forty turkeys the Flintridge Prep
Key Club was cooking today, and for
the forty complete Thanksgiving
meals they will be delivering
tomorrow.
Ken Lowe … was pleased and
Happy the La Cañada
High School Key Club graciously
baked a cake to welcome our Club
members who attended the InterClub
meeting with the Key Club last
Thursday.
Clyde Hemphill … was
Happy for all the help at
Glenola Park last week.
Pat Liddell (guest from the
Glendale Kiwanis Club) … had a
Sad Buck for the color
of the coat worn by our District
Lt. Gov. Laurel Patric.
Jim Reynolds … was very
Happy about the #9
standing of Auburn’s football team
and donated a half Century Club.
Fred Schooly … was very
Happy because a month ago
he was suffering from an irregular
heart beat and problems with his
eyes, and now four weeks and three
operations later he is feeling as
good as new!.
Daryal Gant … had a
Happy Buck for visiting
grandchildren.
The Pasadena Club … had some
real Happy Bucks
because they just finished a big
project supplying 22,000 traffic
STOP signs that will be used to
protect the Pasadena school
children.
Harriet Hammons … was
surprised and Happy to
run into past Club member Don
Davidson at the Dona Maria.
Don moved away several
years ago but was back in town
visiting his son who is an actor on
All My Children.
Carl Christensen … was
grateful and Happy for
all of Frosty Boyd’s work on
the SLA Committee (of one). Carl
lost his mother several weeks
ago and appreciated the support of
the Club. He also had a Happy
Buck to celebrate the
excellent Impressionist show which
is currently at the Art Museum.
FACTS AND FICTION
Music: piano tunes by Tom
Burrows, who also took on the
additional duties of Song Master and
led us in God Bless America,
and Hail Kiwanis.
Opening:
flag salute by
Howard Backer
and inspiration by
Carl Christensen
Guests:
Our Prez’
First Lady, Elaine
Alexander, Hal Crockett’s
First Lady Martha,
and InterClub Kiwanis members from
Pasadena and Glendale.
Master of the Cash Box: Bob Wallace
Fines: Prez Paul
caught Tom Stafford off guard
and waved an article from the
NewsPress under his nose; the
article was about Tom’s wife,
Helen, and described their
happy marriage and many other nice
things about Helen and Tom.
Instead of a fine, Prez Paul
called for a standing ovation in
honor of the lovely life they have
had together! There was another
newspaper article in the Valley Sun
that started out: “When I heard
from Clyde Hemphill ….” The
Prez chastised Clyde
because there was almost no mention
of Kiwanis in the article, but
refrained from a fine because the
article was actually all about
Clyde’s son, who is a great
chef. The Prez challenged
Clyde to say the
International Kiwanis defining
statement. Clyde couldn’t,
the Prez repeated the
defining statement, and then
Diane DellaValle fined the
Prez because he said “worldwide”
instead of “global.” Other fines
included $1 for no Kiwanis pin and
$1 for not shaking the hand of
Secret Greeter Bill Watts.
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
New Member
Acquisition and Retention – Jim
Ackland ~ Membership Records –
Bob Wallace
Music – Ed Moulton
~ Newsletter – Melinda Thompson
~ Parliamentarian – Clyde Hemphill
Programs – Diane
DellaValle ~ Publicity – Open
~ Sick-Lame-Ailing - Frosty Boyd
Social – Harriet
Hammons ~ Spiritual Aims and
Human Understanding – Charles
Broberg
Web-site – Jeb Long
FOUNDATION COMMITTEE
CHAIRMEN for 2005-2006
Children’s Literacy
Project – Harriet Hammons ~
Community Services – Mike Leininger
Fund Raising – Open
~ International Understanding –
Hal Crockett
Soap Box Derby – Joel
Smith ~ Terrific Kids – Deborah
Weirick
Travel Adventures –
Bob Wallace ~ Wine and Gourmet
Food Tasting – Open
Youth Services –
Bachy Bachmayer
- Sponsored Youth -
LCHS Key Club – Ken
Lowe ~ Flintridge Prep Key Club
– Joan Peters ~ Builders Club –
Open
K-Kids – George Lutes
& Steve Hagerty ~ Terrific Kids –
Deborah Weirick and Pat Flynn
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
Nov. 30
Wed. Lunch Meeting - Canals of
America
Dec.
1 Thu. Evening - Board
Meeting
Dec.
7 Wed. Lunch Meeting -
Ahead With Horses
Dec. 11
Sun. Evening – Holiday Social
Dec.
14 Wed. Lunch Meeting - Jazz
from “A to Z”
Dec. 21 Wed. Lunch Meeting -
Holiday Music by Flintridge Prep
Girls’ Choir
Dec.
28 Wed. Lunch Meeting -
Craft Talks
Jan.
4 Wed. Lunch Meeting - LA
County Sheriff Captain Tim Peters
Jan.
5 Thu. Evening - Board
Meeting
Jan. 11
Wed. Lunch Meeting - Old Classic
Films (Marvin of the Movies)
Jan. 18
Wed. Lunch Meeting - State of the
City by Mayor Anthony Portantino
Jan. 25
Wed. Lunch Meeting - The Alex
Theatre
Jan. 28
Sat. Evening - Travel Adventure:
Hawaii Paradise
Feb. 1
Wed. Lunch Meeting - History of
the LCF Chamber of Commerce
Feb. 2
Thu. Evening - Board Meeting
