April 28, 2008 - Vol.19, No. 31
News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
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Attendance:
30
Invocation:
Roger Landry
Senior
Members:
Ed Merski, Peter Karagianis, Roger Webster, Howard Bacon, and Warren Mitchell
Guests:
Seth and Ivy Levitt-Carlson
Jocelyn Morin, Mary Cass, Ashley Landof, Robert Jenkins, and Alicia Bernard
L
to R: Ivy
Levitt-Carlson and
Ashley
Landof
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
L
to R: Robert Jenkins,
Seth Levitt-Carlson,
and Alicia Bernard
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
L
to R:
Jacelyn
Morin
and Mary
Cass
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
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Annual
Meeting:
The Annual Meeting is set for next week,
May 5th. Please be here if you can. On the ballot:
President: Brian Winslow
Vice President: Dick Metz
2nd
Vice President:
Mike Marsh
Treasurer:
Joe Adrignola
Board of Directors: Denise Dow, Ed Merski, Ron Penn, and Steve
Loughlin
This will represent the first time in a couple years that we will have a
full slate of officers. Congratulations to those that are getting involved.
Further congratulations to those new members on the list like Brian, Dick,
Mike, Ron, and Denise. Again, please try and be in attendance for the vote
on Monday, May 5th.
Bike
Rodeo Update:
The
event is scheduled for Saturday, May 10th starting at 9am. A sign-up sheet
circulated. Please check your availability and join us for the fun. Jim Fortier
reported that there was no new update for this week. As reported last week:
the event will be at Opechee Park at the clubhouse and will start at 10am.
Be there at 9am for setup. Hot Dogs and drinks for the kids, the bike obstacle
course and prizes, plus helmets for a 5-dollar donation. Also, Kathleen Yale
was to get the word to the schools this week, along with the SADD group.
Local bike shops will also be on hand to provide bike safety inspections
for the kids, too.
Salvation
Army:
The
Annual Salvation Army Civic Luncheon will be held on Thursday, May 15th at
the Expo Center in Lakeport. The Club has signed on as a sponsor of the event
and purchased a table for 5. On the list to attend, representing Kiwanis
is: Roger Landry, Howard Bacon, Joe Collie, Dick Metz, and Ed Chertok.
There will also be several other club members in attendance that day, representing
other organizations and their workplace. See you there!!ote was taken and the trip was cut. The ATV raffle was
accepted
50/50:
Steve Loughlin and Phil Bonafide $22.
Charlie
still smiles even though he did not win. Phil and Steve did.
Photo
by Joe Collie
Happy
Dollars:
Steve and Phil gave 1 each.
Paul Cotton gave 1 for Joe Adrignola winning a gift certificate to The
Galley.
Joe Collie gave 3 for his AP Awards (see story below) and 1 for his weekend with
his daughter.
Warren Mitchell gave 1 for some club members winning.
Joe Adrignola gave 1 for winning the certificate Paul alluded to.
Roger Webster gave 1 for learning about Colorado’s traffic signals on Charlie’s
local TV show.
Kathy Calvin gave 2 for her trip to Florida last week and her
husband’s trip to Florida this week. In all, $11 was collected.
Kathy
Calvin offers to pay
Roger Webster to stop
talking.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Fines:
Mike
Marsh, Dianne Roberts,
and Roger Webster
were all pinless.
Roger Landry was
fined a quarter for
not fining Dianne.
Those
might not be Russ's real
teeth.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Those
are Joe's real teeth.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
The
youngest
Kiwanian
in
the
room
with
the
oldest
lap
top
in
the
world.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Guest
Speakers:
Seth and Ivy Levitt-Carlson from Key Club came to talk
about the club’s trip to Louisiana 
for
the 
Habitat for Humanity over February vacation. They had 5 Key Club students
with them. These students were also on the trip. Seth said they were in Cajun
country and near the city of Homa. They were picked up at the airport by
a Kiwanian from the area who had been to Laconia before. One of the major
projects they were involved in was building a roof on a Habitat for Humanity
home. In addition to the students, there was only 2 or 3 professional contractors
on scene. The development was 82 houses built around a large loop. Robert,
one of the students, was in charge of digging for conduit cable in the soil
and existing wiring. He said the soil was like clay and really sticky. The
students went into the French Quarter of New Orleans one of the nights they
were there. The after effects of Katrina were still visible to the group,
who said they saw people still living in tents and they saw large piles of
rubble. They were assisted by the CARE-AVAN group, a group of R-Veers who
go from Habitat site to Habitat site, spending their retirements building
homes for Habitat families. The group attended a Kiwanis meeting in Homa.
The houses are on slabs and then built on pylons on top of the slabs because
the water table is so high. One student dug a hole a foot deep and it filled
in with water. In all, 14 people made the trip; 10 students and 4 chaperones.
Lunch and a snack was provided for the work crew. They were responsible for
their own breakfast and dinner. The group said the best part of the trip
was meeting the family that was going to receive the home that they had worked
on.
The
Key Clubbers show their
newest dance!
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
L
to R: Seth Levitt-Carlson,
Pres. Dianne, and
Ivy
Levitt-Carlson.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
IN THE NEWS...
...............................Joe Collie....
.......................................................Again!
Upcoming Schedule:
Monday,
May 5th
Board of Directors meet. Food Pantry money collected.
Annual election of
officers and directors is scheduled.
Monday, May 12th
OPEN
Monday, May 12th
Larry Guild speaks on fire department antiques.
Monday, May 26th
Thomas Oetinger, former Laconia Police Chief
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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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