September 29, 2003 - Vol. 14, No. 52
News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
Attendance
72
Invocation
Paul Cotton
Senior Members
Ed Chertok, Peter Karagianis, Bob Turner, Howard Bacon, Dennis
Denoncourt, Roger Ballantyne, Ed Merski, Carroll Stafford, Paul
Normandin
Our Seniorest Member Peter Karagianis and wife Lydia
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Installation 2003
Master of Ceremonies Phil Bonafide called upon Pres. Larry Murphy
to open his final meeting which he did. Past Pres. Joe Adrignola
presented the Objects of Kiwanis. MC Bonafide introduced notable
guests: Lt. Gov. Dan Witham, Div. 6, of the Seacoast club; Pres.
Larry and Rosemary Murphy; Pres.-Elect Warren and Janet Mitchell;
himself and Jackie Bonafide; Jennifer Mitchell and sister Carrington
with her husband Jeffrey and two oldest children Brooke and Ben;
Key Club Advisor Sam Dixon and three Key Clubbers; Past Presidents
Joe Adrignola, Howard Bacon, Roger Ballantyne, Phil Bonafide,
Chet Cilley, Paul Cotton, Dennis Denoncourt, Jim Fortier, Paul
Normandin, Don Nelson, Bob Turner, Nancy Williams, Dick Breton,
and Max Wakeman; Honorary Members Max Wakeman and Bill Patterson;
and guests from Community Health and Hospice, Laconia Library,
and Lakes Region Day Care Center.
Head Table: Immediate Past Pres. Phil and Jackie Bonafide; Pres. Larry and Rosemary Murphy; Lt. Gov. Dan Witham; and Janet and V.P. Warren Mitchell
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Past Pres. Joe Adrignola introduces some of our guests.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Witham, Div. 6, from the Seacoast club
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Key Club Advisor Sam Dixon, Key Clubbers, and Chair Jim Fortier
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Another set of Mitchells: the Piersons
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Past Pres. Dick Breton drops in from the Southern Carroll County club.
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
After Dinner
Pres. Larry Murphy recognized retiring Directors Paul Cotton,
Jim Fortier, Nancy Parrott, and Dianne Roberts; Immediate Past
Pres. Phil Bonafide; Treas. Chet Cilley; First V.P. Warren Mitchell;
and Second V.P. Paul Cotton for their service to the club. Lt.
Gov. Dan Witham discharged these outgoing officers and directors.
Pres.-Elect Warren Mitchell presented Pres. Larry Murphy with
his President's plaque and pin. Pres. Larry Murphy makes his
farewell remarks.
Pres. Larry Murphy gets pinned by wife Rosemary and Pres.-Elect Warren Mitchell
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Pres. Larry Murphy's finally makes it onto the Past Presidents plaque.
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Attendance Champs
Sec.'y Kathy Calvin presented Legion of Honor certificates to
Roger Ballantyne, Ed Chertok, Ed Merski, Steve Loughlin, and
Warren Mitchell for 25 years of membership; Paul Normandin, Carroll
Stafford, and Robert Turner for 35 years; and Howard Bacon for
50 years. She then gave attendance tabs to Larry Murphy (1 year),
Kathy Calvin (6), Phil Bonafide (7), Nancy Williams (10), Jim
Fortier (19), and Bob Turner (32!).
And Steve Loughlin must be the youngest Legionnaire of Honor.
Photo by Scott Beane
Roberts Award
Immediate Past Kiwanian of the Year Don Nelson explained the
significance of the Ned Roberts Award and recognized past award
winners in attendance: Bob Turner, Roger Ballantyne, Jim Fortier,
Warren Mitchell, Paul Cotton, Kathy Calvin, Nancy Parrott, and
Nancy Williams. he then announced that this year's winner is
Past Pres. Joe Adrignola.
Immediate Past Kiwanian of the Year Don Nelson presents the gorgeous trophy to our latest Ned Roberts Award winner, Past Pres. Joe Adrignola.
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Installation Required
Lt. Gov. Dan Witham installed new directors Russ Beane, Phil
Bonafide, Dianne Roberts, and Nancy Williams; Treas. Chet Cilley;
First V.P. Paul Cotton; and Pres. Warren Mitchell. Pres. Mitchell
discharges Pres. Larry Murphy and accepts the gavel and club
charter from him. He makes special recognition of Michael Bastraw,
Kathy Calvin, and Chet Cilley and acknowledges Contigiani's Catering,
Lt. Gov. Dan Witham, and all the presenters. Charlie Stafford
and Jeff Pierson then presented Pres. Warren Mitchell a Hixson
Fellowship for a $1000 donation they made in his name to Kiwanis
International. Past Pres. Nancy Williams read the closing prayer
and Pres. Warren Mitchell adjourned the meeting.
From behind the sofa: Immediate Past Pres. Larry Murphy presents Pres. Warren Mitchell with our club charter.
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Pres. Warren Mitchell is presented the Hixson Fellowship by Treas. Chet Cilley and donors Charlie Stafford and jeff Pierson.
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Monday, October 20
Open
Monday, October 13
Sr. Member Ed Chertok will be the guest speaker.
Monday, October 6
Boards meet, NISE
Goodnight
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Michael
Bastraw
Editor
Kiwanis Kronikle is a weekly publication of the Kiwanis Club of Laconia, N.H., P.O. Box 757, Laconia, N.H. 03247-0757. We meet Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at the Pheasant Ridge Country Club, Country Club Rd., Gilford, N.H. Please call your President or Secretary about any Member or family member in case of illness. Email: Michael Bastraw or Steve Loughlin
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