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The La Cawañian La Cañada, CA – March 22, 2000 Meghan Serwin, Editor It was Key Club Take-Over Day, and take over they did! We came in to the piano virtuosity of Key Clubber Christine Lew; saluted the flag under the direction of Shannon Ito; and heard a lovely invocation from Anita Park. Jason Kim led our a cappella version of The Star-Spangled Banner. As young as they are (and as old as they made some of the rest of us feel), the Key Clubbers were not the youngest folk in the room. Pat Flynn welcomed three Terrific Kids from Palm Crest Elementary -- Kiana Devari, Rae Anne Butts, and David Facer – who brought their moms along. Guests old enough to vote included LCHS Key Club Advisor Mary Ruth Dicks and Martha Crockett, who came with hubby Hal. Key Club President David Zhao introduced the Key Club officers for this year and next. Among them were Anita Park, Debbie Park, Linda Kim, Shannon Ito, Christine Lew, Jason Kim, Kristina Gupta, Valerie Arboleda, Richard Lee, and Grant Takahashi. Announcements came from Ed Moulton, who reminded one and all to sign up for Von’s E-Scrip, which costs only $10 a year but earns the club money every time you go to the grocery store. Ed also said he’s assigning us to the different committees working on our upcoming Soap Box Derby; if you have strong feelings about what committee you’re on, be sure to call Ed right away. Also, be sure to calendar the next Soap Box Derby meeting (Thursday, March 30 at Jim Reynolds’ house). Pat Anderson rallied excitement for next week’s program speaker, actor Robert Forster, by reminding us of his supporting actor Oscar nomination for "Jackie Brown" a year or two back. Matt Regan announced that our next social will be dinner and a play at the Pasadena Playhouse, with further details to be announced soon. Dick DeGrey heralded the choice of Wes Seastrom as La Cañadan of the Year; a festive banquet in Wes’ honor will be held on April 26. Jim Reynolds reminded us of the Board Meeting next Monday, March 27, at 7 p.m. on the 4th Floor of Verdugo Hills Hospital. A fistfull of Happy Bucks came from Ed Moulton, who turned 84 on Monday; he made it a Century Club event in honor of the three billion or so heartbeats he’s had since he was born. The Key Clubbers’ program consisted of Craft Talks by all the new 2000-2001 Key Club officers, as well as a truly amazing video presentation made by the Key Clubbers themselves. The video was directed by Brian Kim and written by Chris Lee. It stars Grant Takahashi as a high school kid who’s left angry, alone, and disconnected after witnessing an argument between his parents, but who finds fun, friendship, and a purpose through Key Club. Without a single word of dialogue, these young filmmakers brought out the truth and depth of all of Grant’s emotions (something many famous directors can’t pull off with six script doctors and a 200-page script). Like any good production team, they did go over budget, but their $250 production costs seem very reasonable to produce a film that is not just professional, but profound. They’re planning on entering the video in a Key Club District contest, but I think this one should go straight to Cannes, or at least Sundance. In all seriousness, these kids made a really excellent film that addresses very important themes – two thumbs up! Next week: Jack Dawson will lead the Flag Salute; Frank Williams will provide the Invocation; Inez Pickering will sell raffle tickets; and Daryal Gant will continue as Sergeant-At-Arms. Program speaker will be actor Robert Forster. Thought for the week: There are two types of people in this world: those who leave a mark, and others who just leave a stain. Webmasters note: Your Webmaster dropped his digital camera on a weekend Boy Scout hike and had to send it in for repair. There are no pictures from this weeks meeting (unless one of our others photographers wants to provide their prints which I will happily scan).
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