February 12 , 2007 - Vol.18, No. 20
News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
Attendance:
23
Invocation:
Hon. Member Dick Breton with
thoughts and prayers for Roger Ballantyne.998, JunK
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Senior Members:
Ed Merski, Peter
Karagianis, Dennis Denoncourt, Warren Mitchell, Carroll Stafford, and Paul
Normandin
Guests:
Hon. Mem. Dick Breton, Jim Cande,
and Mike Marsh
Mike Marsh, our newest addition,
is still learning the secret handshake.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
Welcome Aboard!
No
longer a guest, Lori Dickson was introduced as the newest member of the
Laconia Kiwanis Club. Lori is a long time employee of Metz Electronics,
where she currently serves as office manger and director of human resources.
She was welcomed with a big round of applause. Welcome aboard, Lori!
In Memory of Max...
Over the course of the last week,
the club has received $185 dollars in donations in memory of Max Wakeman, who
passed away last month. The donations have come from Laconia Savings Bank and
the Narragansett District Education Association in Massachusetts, where Max's
daughter is a member. Carroll Stafford also made a personal donation.
Save The Date!
The Greater Lakes Child Advocacy
Center has scheduled their 1st year annual meeting for next Thursday; February
22, 2007. The event will be at the Belknap Mill on the 3rd floor conference
center and all Kiwanis members are invited to attend. The events starts at
5:30 with the formal program at 6. No RSVP necessary.
Hey Kiwanis...THANKS!
The club received a letter of thanks
from the Laconia Public Library for our recent donation of $5,000. This brought
the remaining balance to approx $4,000, which will be paid later
on this year. Last month Paul Cotton made a check presentation for the $5,000
and it was featured prominently on the front page of The
Laconia Daily Sun!
The thank you note said the library project was honored with the improvement
of the year nod from the Laconia Main Street Program and the Golden Hammer
Award from the Greater Laconia-Weirs Beach Chamber of Commerce. The thank you
was signed by Jon Nivus.
On the Campaign Trail...
The Division 6 Caucuses are scheduled
for Saturday, March 31 from 10am-2pm at the Wolfeboro Inn. President Joe Collie
will be attending. Anyone interested in attending can ride over with him. President
Joe vows not to return as Lt. Gov-elect.
Speaking of the Lt. Gov...
Lt. Gov Bill Smith will be joining
us for the meeting we are having on Monday, February 26th. Please try and attend
to meet the Lt. Gov, if you haven't already, and to find out what other clubs
in our district are doing.
New at the box office: Tilly: The QUINTS!
Dr. Lou Ricciardello informed the
club that he had another corpse flower bloom on Monday and invited members
of the club to come and see Tilly V. Don Nelson, Kathy Calvin, Steve Loughlin,
and Joe Collie visited the greenhouse after the meeting. Joe Collie presented
Lou with a plaque from Kiwanis International thanking him again for the generous
donation of the 1st flower last summer. More pictures at bottom of this page.
After
removing plaque all day, Dr. Lou receives a plaque.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
Got stuff?
Warren Mitchell informed the club
that plans are underway for the Bike Rodeo this year. Among the plans: stuffing
the goody bags for kids with goodies. Should anyone have trinkets and appropriate
items to contribute to gift bags, or know where to get some, please
forward them over the next several weeks. The Bike Rodeo is scheduled for May...the
Saturday of Mother's Day weekend. Thanks in advance for your contribution.
Bottoms Up!
Katherine Contagiani reminds the
club, when we return to Pheasant Ridge in March, alcohol will be available
for purchase. Soft drinks, water, and coffee will still be out and included
with our meal. We return to Pheasant Ridge on Monday, March 5th.
Schedule Reminders:
Next week...we meet on Tuesday because of the President's Day Holiday on Monday. Also: the following week we will meet on Monday, but we will meet at The Belknap Mill and NOT at One Mill Plaza.
50/50:
Katherine Contigiani, $18
Fines:
Dick Breton and Carroll Stafford
Both were pinless and both were fined a quarter.
Happy Dollars:
Dick "Happy" Metz gave $5 happy
dollars this week. They were for:
$#1 - His neighbor has been accepted to the Air Force Academy in Colorado
$#2 - His urologist said he's OK!
$#3 - His wife got her purple belt in karate.
$#4 - He gets to go to Florida without Mom!
$#5 - His daughter received an honor for undercover work with the DEA.
The general fund thanks you very much, Dick.
Roger Landry gave $2 for the new members that have joined the club recently.
In total, $7 happy dollars were collected.
Dick Metz counts his blessings after
going to the doctor.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
Guest Speaker:
Jim Cande spoke to the club. A
lot of us know Jim from his days at WLKZ and his involvement in Cruise Nights
and the Laconia Nationals. Now he is the General Manager of Castle in the Clouds
in Moultonboro, NH. He's been on the job for approximately 10 months. Jim spoke
to the club about the Castle and it's history. It was built by millionaire
businessman Thomas Plant in 1913-1914 and it's original name was Lucknow. That
was also the name of a successful brand of beer that was brewed on the property
until earlier this decade. Castle in the Clouds in the number 2 tourist attraction
in New Hampshire, behind only the MS Mount Washington Cruise Ship on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Jim said future plans for the Castle include a possible return of horseback
riding, a possible conversion of the restaurant into a less cafeteria-style
setting, and a Fireman's Muster is scheduled for 07/07/07. Last year, the facility
handled 46 weddings. Jim said one of the other things his staff is working
on is tracking down Thomas Plant's original Laker boat, which was built by
Goodhue Hawkins and was the biggest of it's kind in it's day. Check out the
Castle in the Clouds online at www.castleintheclouds.org.
Pres. Joe and Jim Cande.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
Roger Ballantyne Update
The following report on Roger's treatment was submitted by Betty Ballantyne
on 2/12/07
Roger
and I spent the night in Boston last night in preparation for Roger's
pre-testing to the Interlunkin2 treatment. Our first appointment was
as 7:00 am today. The first of several tests was a chemically
induced stress test. This test takes approximately 3 to 4 hours. He
did very well on
this test. (The IL2 can push his heart and they want to know his heart
can take the stress.) The Head MRI was done this morning too. They
performed a CT Scan on his chest and torso.
Blood work. A pulmonary test (three different tests) she said Roger did
well above expected. A hip xray and a follow up from his orthopedic oncologist,
too. She said all was clear. No changes on his hip and pelvis. No signs
of cancer. Roger will begin additional PT to improve his mobility this
week. We also met with a key member of the Renal Cell Interlukin 2 Team
too. We finished more quickly than expected. The hospital staff was outstanding.
They all worked together for Roger. The last test was expected to be
completed by 6:30 pm. All the testing was completed by 4:30 pm. We had
also included two additional appointments that we thought we might have
to come back to Boston on another day. We expect Roger to be admitted
into the IL2 on March 5th for one week, one week home and admitted to
the hospital for one more week on March 15th.
Roger was prepared for the day and his attitude and cooperation was outstanding.
He is so glad this day of testing is over. He is now in bed for the night and
happy to be home.
We expect to hear from them this week to finalize Roger's admittance into the
treatment. This will give Roger some time to gain more strength and momentum
to handle the IL2. It is a difficult treatment, but Roger is so committed to
the treatment. He is striving for complete remission.
We appreciate the phone calls, notes of encouragement and keep the prayers coming!
Our Love to All,
Roger & Betty
TILLY V :
The following pictures were taken
in Dr. Lou's greenhouse shortly after our meeting.
A
greenhouse full of corpse flowers.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
2
Past President's, 1 Secretary, and a corpse flower. No partridge. No pear
tree..
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
Kathy
Calvin checks out the big guy. Hopefully she doesn't smell her hand when
she is done.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Richard Wood from Community Health and Hospice will
be speaking about the TeleHealth program...a program in which a patient's
vital signs can be monitored at home electronically without daily nurse
supervision. He will be bringing a TeleHealth machine to demonstrate.
Monday, February 26, 2007
The club meets at The Belknap Mill, adjacent to One Mill Plaza.
Lt. Gov. Bill Smith stops by for a district update.
Monday, March 5, 2007
We are back at Pheasant Ridge Country Club. Boards meet. NISE collected.
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Bac
Joe Collie
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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