August 12, 2002 - Vol. 13, No. 46
News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
Attendance
41
Invocation
Roger Landry
We get the Big Room.
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Senior Members
Dick Breton, Bob Turner,
Ed Chertok, Howard Bacon, Roger Webster, Dennis Denoncourt, Roger
Ballantyne
Past Lt. Gov. Leo Sasseville, Sr. Members Ed Chertok, Bob Turner, and Howard Bacon
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Honorary Member
Past Lt. Gov. Tex
Holland
Past Paul Cotton, Sr. Member Dick Breton, Hon. Member Tex and Betty Holland, Priscilla Breton, Kathy Sasseville
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Guests
Betty Ballantyne with
Roger Ballantyne; Norm Colburn with Warren Mitchell; Polly Chertok
with Ed Chertok; Pat Webster with Roger Webster; Leo, Claire,
and Kathy Sasseville with Dick Breton; Betty Holland with Tex
Holland; and from the Berlin Club, Past Lt. Gov. Paul Pinette,
Sec.'y Dick Lapointe, V.P. Bob Morrisette, Dir. Ed Bryant, Pres.-Elect
Paul Fortier, and Gordon Dale
Sr. Member Ed and Polly Chertok, Russ Beane, Warren Mitchell, Norm Colburn, Sr. Member Dennis Denoncourt
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Interclub
Warren Mitchell reports
that the interclub to the York Club, York Harbor Inn, has been
moved back to Thursday, August 22. The crew will leave from A.G.
Edwards at 4:30p to make the 7:00p meeting. We will need a head
count Monday next. Pres. Phil Bonafide is taking his car if anyone
needs a ride.
Win a Classic!
Pres. Phil Bonafide
reports that Paul Cotton will chair next year's motorcycle raffle.
Key Club
Chair Jim Fortier
will be meeting the new Key Club Advisor this week.
Gilford Old Home Day
Roger Landry still
needs any promised donations towards our August 24 appearance
at Gilford Old Home Day. Contigiani's Catering will be ordering
supplies for us. He has no one signed up after 3p. Shifts available
are 12n-3p, 3p-6p, and 6p-9p. If we don't have enough help then
we will have to close early. We also need large coolers for the
event. If you have one we may borrow, call Roger Landry at 528-6500
(w) or 524-8586 (h).
Membership
Chair Nancy Williams
has called a special board meeting to consider two new members.
Sounds good to me.
Installation '02
The Installation Dinner
Committee will meet Tuesday, noon, at the Gilford Branch of Meredith
Village Savings Bank. Interested members are encouraged to attend.
[At the meeting it was decided to have the dinner at the Belknap
Mill, Friday, October 4, catered by Contigiani's. Save the date
and get the word out.]
50/50
Larry Murphy, $36
"That's very nice...but give me the money."
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Happy Dollars
Larry Murphy threw
in $10 for winning the above; Kathy Calvin had a buck for her
daughter/chaperone being away at summer camp permitting an upturn
in connubial activity; Don Nelson for Kathy Calvin's recent good
fortune; Roger Landry for hooking up with his old college buddy,
V.P. Bob Morrisette from the Berlin Club; and Roger Webster for
his daughter's knee surgery being successful.
Fine
Sec.'y Kathy Calvin
collected $.25 from Dennis Denoncourt for being pinless.
Berlin
Berlin Sec.'y Dick
Lapointe reports that things are as "dry, hot, sticky, and
miserable" up in their neck of the woods as here. We are
invited to their 75th Anniversary celebration September 28, at
the Town and Country Motor Inn.
Berlin travels in style.
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Testimonials
The Berlin Clubbers
came up with a Happy Dollar in honor of Leo Sasseville's visit.
Steve Loughlin presented Leo with a photo of a simulacrum. Norm
Colburn pointed out that Leo was a pioneer in fire science and
technology training and is pleased to have taken his job with
the Laconia Fire Dept.
Steve Loughlin makes him look.
Photo by Randy Eifert
Separated at birth?
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
We Have an Election
Sr. Member Dick Breton
reports that two women will be running for Governor of the New
England District. At this time we have no delegates attending
the District Convention to vote the matter.
"I Don't Trust You"
Berlin V.P. Bob Morrisette
auctioned off an anniversary coffee mug for our Charities Fund.
The winner with an $8 bid was Leo Sasseville which was as it
should be considering it was his mug.
Leo Sasseville gets mugged by Berlin V.P. Bob Morrisette.
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Guest Speaker
Sr. Member Dick Breton
introduced Past Lt. Gov./Past Pres. Leo Sasseville to the club.
15 years ago he left Laconia Fire Department and the area and
now resides in Sun City, Arizona. There he is a member of the
local Kiwanis club, 25 years in existence with 76 members. Their
fundraisers include rummage sales and pancake breakfasts. They
also sponsor a Reading Is FUNdamental program. Leo then regaled
us with "groaners" from his book of collected humor.
And that's how you hold a kid by the ankles.
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Sr. Member Dick Breton and Past Pres. Leo Sasseville
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Yet Another Groaner
Submitted by Randy Eifert
Two little kids are in a hospital, lying on stretchers next to
each other, outside the operating room. The first kid leans over
and asks, "What are you in here for?" The second kid
says, "I'm in here to get my tonsils out and I'm a little
nervous." The first kid says, "You've got nothing to
worry about. I had that done when I was four. They put you to
sleep, and when you wake up they give you lots of jelly and ice
cream. It's a breeze." The second kid then asks, "What
are you here for?" The first kid says, "A Circumcision."
And the second kid says, "Whoa, Good luck buddy, I had that
done when I was born. Couldn't walk for a year."
Mountain Music
Submitted by Randy Eifert
Lakes Region United Way Public Service Release:
Castle in the Clouds hosts bluegrass festival
Up to the Mountain to benefit local charities
Castle in the Clouds (Moultonboro, NH) will host Up to the
Mountain, a daylong bluegrass festival benefiting local charities.
From 10am until 9pm on August 24th, the Castle's mountain meadow
will be filled with family entertainment, the sounds and song
of New England's top bluegrass performers. Joining Grammy Award
winning national recording artists Phillips, Grier & Flinner,
will be the New England Bluegrass Band, Harvey Reid and Joyce
Anderson, and Gopher Broke. Special guests, the Wildwood Valley
Boys will be arriving on the big bus all the way from
Kentucky. Each group will play twice during the festival. Well
known for family fun, Castle in the Clouds offers horseback riding,
hiking trails and tours of the historic mansion. Add to these
attractions a festival of bluegrass music, a benefit horseshoe
tournament, raffles, parking lot pickin and free overnight
camping and it's sure to be a day to remember. The grills will
be hot serving up great food all day. The meadow will hold several
thousand spectators, with event promoters hoping for a full
field for the eleven-hour event. Reservations for the festival
can be made by calling Castle in the Clouds, 603-476-2352, and
tickets will be sold at the festival. Adults are $30, teens half
price, and children 12 and under are free. Visitors interested
in both the festival and regular attractions should request information
on combined admission packages. Proceeds benefit people served
by Lakes Region United Way. Sponsors for Up to the Mountain
include the Common Man Family of Restaurants, Castle Springs,
The Shipyard Brewing Company, Apple & Eve Fruit Juices and
Mr. Sippy Productions. Additional sponsors and vendors should
contact the United Way at 603-524-6864. For more information
about this charity event, contact Bruce Van Derven, LRUW, 603-524-6864.
Thank you!!!
Tuesday, September 3
Boards meet, NISE
Monday, August 26
We will discuss and
vote on the proposed changes to our bylaws.
Monday, August 19
John Sununu, Jr. will
be the guest speaker.
Past Pres. Jim Fortier, Leo Sasseville, Betty Ballantyne, Claire Sasseville, and Sr. Member Roger Ballantyne
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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