News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
Attendance:
28
Invocation:
Cherish LaBelle, Key Club President-Elec.
Senior Members:
Ed Merski, Peter Karagianis,
Warren Mitchell, Roger Webster, Ed Chertok, and Howard Bacon
Roger That!
,
Another
Korean War flashback?
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin.
Guests:
From the Key Club: Calise Houle,
Kayne Kreitser, Ben Perkins, Cherish LaBelle, and Ashley Landof, 8 8
Kayne
Kreister: Laides Man
L-R Calise Houle, Amanda Landof, Cherish LaBelle, and Kayne Kreitser.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin.
Win A Classic!
There are only 3 stops left for
the Motorcycle Raffle in 2007. The first is this Sunday, May 20th in Concord
at the Concord Kiwanis Club’s Custom Motorcycle Show and Shine. Paul
Cotton and Warren Mitchell will be there from 11am-6pm. After that: The Portsmouth
Boat show Thursday, May 31st through Sunday, June 3rd. The schedule is:
Thursday, May 31
set up to closing: Paul
Cotton and Larry Murphy
Friday, June 1
set up to closing: Paul
Cotton and Larry Murphy
Saturday, June 2
10am-3pm: Phil
Bonafide and Lori Dickson
3pm-8pm: Joe
Adrignola and Don Nelson
Sunday, June 3
10am-4pm, breakdown, and trailer
home: Don Nelson, Sue Nelson,
and Mike Marsh
Don will trailer the bike home after the
show closes on Sunday.
Bike
Week 2007
The Grand Finale for the Motorcycle comes Bike Week, June 8th through June
17th. A signup sheet was circulated at this week’s meeting and will
go around in the weeks to come. Please check your schedule for availability
and sign up when you can. The shifts are as follows:
Saturday, June 9th
11am-3pm _________________ and _________________
3pm-7pm __________________
and _________________
Sunday, June 10th
9am-1pm _________________ and _________________
1pm-5pm _________________ and _________________
5pm-9pm _________________ and _________________
Monday, June 11th
9am-1pm _________________ and _________________
1pm-5pm _________________ and _________________
5pm-9pm _________________ and _________________
Tuesday, June 12th
9am-1pm _________________ and _________________
1pm-5pm _________________ and _________________
5pm-9pm _________________ and _________________
Wednesday, June 13th
9am-1pm _________________ and _________________
1pm-5pm _________________ and _________________
5pm-9pm _________________ and _________________
Thursday, June 14th
9am-1pm _________________ and _________________
1pm-5pm _________________ and _________________
5pm-9pm _________________ and _________________
Friday, June 15th
9am-1pm _________________ and _________________
1pm-5pm _________________ and _________________
_________________________ and _________________
5pm-9pm Paul
Cotton and _______________,
____________, ________________, and ____________
Saturday, June 16th
9am-1pm Paul Cotton and ______________, ________________, _____________
1pm-5pm Paul
Cotton and ______________, ________________, _____________
5pm-9pm Paul Cotton and ______________, ________________, ______________
Sunday, June 17th (Father’s Day)
9am-11am (need 5)
Paul Cotton, _______________, _________________, ______________, ___________
11am-3:15 (need 12),
Paul Cotton and ______________, ________________, ________________, ___________,
______________, ______________, ______________, __________________, _________________,
_______________, _______________, and __________________.
Again, please check your schedules and sign up when you can. As always, we need
all hands on deck during the big giveaway on Sunday and lots of help during the
week. Thanks in advance for your support as we get ready to give the bike away
and raise hopefully lots of money for our club!
Bike
Rodeo 2007
Thanks to everyone who made the
Bike Rodeo a success this past weekend. Among those on hand: Roger Webster,
Steve Loughlin, Kathy Calvin, Dianne Roberts, Paul Normandin, Warren Mitchell,
Jim Fortier, Chet Cilley, Carroll Stafford, Ed Chertok, Lori Dickson, and Joe
Collie. Also a BIG thanks to the volunteers and sponsors from outside the club
who made the day more enjoyable, including Patty Jeanne Calvin, Carolyn Muller
with LRGH, Kathleen Yale and Dennis Ashley with the Laconia
Police Department,
Balloon Man Mr. Phil, Piche’s Ski and Sports Shop, The Laconia High School
Key Club, Laconia Savings Bank, and Contagiani’s Catering. Congratulations
to the winner of the bike from Piche’s, Justin McDonald of Laconia. In
all, 38 kids participated in the rodeo this year. Discussion to increase participation
and community reach for next year has already begun. Thanks again to all who
were involved. Click to see pictures below.
Downtown
Laconia: Bike Rodeo
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin.
Straight
from the top…
Here’s a letter Joe Collie
received last week, addressed to the Laconia Kiwanis Club:
May 1, 2007
Dear
Joseph,
What wonderful news to learn that you just completed 80 years of
service to your community and to the world!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your gift of service is helping make the world a better place in which to live.
Your commitment is making a difference, especially in the lives of children.
The International Board and staff join me in wishing you a wonderful anniversary.
Remember, “One Can Make A Difference”…imagine what 1 million
can do!
Yours in Kiwanis Service,
Nelson Tucker
President, Kiwanis International.
Quotes:
“I never got a letter from the International President” Warren Mitchell
“Frame It!” Phil Bonafide
Also
in the mail this week:
President Joe Collie received a letter from the Kiwanis International Foundation
with a certificate of appreciation for Dick Metz and his generous support. Dick
was not at the meeting this week. The letter and certificate will be presented
when Dick returns. Stay Tuned…
Hey
Kiwanis….THANKS!
We received a thank you letter from the Boys and Girls Club for our recent donation
of $500.00 toward their banquet on June 30th. Please remember that as a sponsor,
the club does receive 5 tickets to the banquet. Any members interested in attending
should let Joe Collie or Dianne Zawacki know.
We’re
Invited…
To the open house at Lakes Region Child Care Services on May 16th, this Wednesday
evening, from 5p-7p. We donated $45,000 to the center and this will serve as
a good opportunity to see what our donation provided. Jim Fortier reports that
we have 3 rooms in the Center named for our club and Warren Mitchell reports
that both he and Jim would be in attendance at the event, but it would be great
if more Kiwanians could also make it.
Also…
The club has 4 seats at the Salvation Army luncheon, scheduled for noon Thursday,
May 17th at the Winnipesaukee Expo Center. Joe Adrignola and Kathy Calvin
will be there. Will you? If interested in attending and representing Kiwanis,
please let either Joe or Kathy know at jna@mlolaw.com or kgc@mlolaw.com.
Remember, it’s at noon Thursday at the Winni Expo Center in Lakeport.
Roaring
20’s a Roaring Success!
Roger Landry reports that the Roaring 20’s Private Collections event Friday
night last week to benefit the Belknap Mill was a great time and success for
the Mill. On hand was Dick Metz, Roger Landry, The Merskis and The Murphys, Warren
Mitchell, Mike Marsh, Lori Dickson. Roger indicated that The Key Club showed
up Saturday morning to help with the clean up of the Ice Arena. Well done!
Reading
is FUNdamental
Remember the two RIF events
scheduled for early June. The first is Monday, June 4th from 9:40am-11:15am
at Woodland Heights Elementary School. Joe Adrignola, Kathy Calvin, Terry
Fortson, and Randy Brough are scheduled. The next is Tuesday, June 5th at
Pleasant Street School from 2:00pm-2:45. The theme for this one is Aloha
to reading. Joe Adrignola, Kathy Calvin, and Randy Brough are scheduled.
Please check your schedule and if you can help out on either of those days,
please let Kathy Calvin know and thanks in advance for your support! Sign
up sheets will be coming around next week.
Schedule
Reminder
There will be no meeting on Monday,
May 28th due to the Memorial Day Holiday. We will meet the next day Tuesday,
May 29th at 6:15 at Pheasant Ridge. Please make a note.
50/50:
Warren Mitchell won $23.
Warren Mitchell cashes in on Russ
Beane's absence.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin.
Happy Dollars: 1
Warren Mitchell gave 3 for winning the other
20.
Dianne Zawacki gave 1 for the B&G Club winning the Sarah Allen award
from the United Way and for the club’s sponsor of their upcoming banquet.
Ed Chertok gave 1 for being back in New Hampshire after sometime in Florida.
Phil Bonafide gave 5 dollars because his son is the Chief Resident at Philadelphia
Children’s Hospital, his son was also married this past weekend, and
the bride is an anesthesiologist. This means she can put Phil under whenever
she wants!
Calise Houle gave 1 for Cherish LaBelle being elected new President of Key
Club.
Roger Webster gave 1 because he has been deemed no longer disabled by the
VA.
In all, $12 was collected from this happy group.
Fines:
Joe Adrignola paid his fine from last week.
Dianne Zawacki was late.
Next Kiwanis
President?
Cherish
LaBelle's jaw drops at the prospect of being Kiwanis President!
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin.
Guest Speaker:
Larry
Frates and Jim McCollum from Laconia Middle School spoke to the club. Frates
is the Integrated Art Teacher at the school, and now in his 36th year
of teaching. McCollum is the principal, and has been for the last 2 years.
Integrated learning is a concept in curriculums is cross and applied through
doing. Math and Science are crossed, as are reading and art. The practice
has resulted in an 18 percent increase in test scores at the Middle School.
Frates described the activities as Project Base Learning, in which students
learn things, tie them into the community and whenever possible, apply what
they have learned. Some examples were shown in a power point presentation.
Among these, 1500 postcards that were sent to Iraq, a hot air balloon ride,
and a rainforest display. Also, 3 gardens were built around the school to
coincide with the lessons on World War II. The school is eligible for a grant
to attract Monarch Butterflies to the garden, another way to integrate learning
and doing. Additional projects include the Civil War and Ancient Egypt. A
24 foot American Flag was also constructed and presented to soldiers from
Laconia, Gilmanton, and Plymouth that spoke at a recent school assembly.
These projects, Frates said, were carried out by mainly 7th graders that
are now in 8th grade, but by involving this year’s 7th grade class,
a continuum was formed and the school will follow that model to keep these
projects going from year to year. For more information check out the ilearn web
site.
Joe
Collie back in the principal's office.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin.
Dianne
gets the big kids. Kathy gets the little ones.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin.
Matching
hats: $20. Matching watches: $50. Matching shirts: $40. Matching glasses:
$30. Matching coins: $2. Looking almost exactly the same: priceless.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin.
Mr.
Phil and his understudy, Tevin Fortier.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin.
Carroll
Stafford prepays his next three parking tickets.
L to R. Officers: L Levin, D. Asley, Stafford, and K. Yale.
Photo by
W. Stephen Loughlin
Balloon
heads
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
Only one of them has naturally blue hair. You decide.
Photo by
W. Stephen Loughlin.
Officer
Dennis Asley: Our friendly neighbor cop.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
IN THE WEEKS AHEAD...
May 21st
Laura Stuckey from Awakenings Expresso Cafe will make a presentation on coffee.
May 28th
No meeting. Memorial Day. We will meet Tuesday, May 29th.
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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: Joe Collie or Steve Loughlin
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