Laconia Kiwanis Club

Guests:
Rev. Paula Gile - guest speaker and wife of Bill
Honorary Member Sue Nelson - wife of Don
Rosemary Murphy - wife of Larry

Dinner:
Betty Ballantyne coordinated the delivery of delicious pizza from Lakeside Pizza and Roast Beef on Union Ave., accompanied with a fine salad and dessert cookie. Thank you Betty!!

From the President:
Bill Gile reported the Bike Safety Rodeo was a great success. Partnerships with the Elm Street School & PTO, the Laconia Police Department, and MC Cycle & Sport paid big dividends. A press release on the winner of our bicycle will be forthcoming.

Scroll to the bottom of this page for a pictorial summary of the Bike Safety Rodeo.

Bill also announced that our next regular meeting will be at the Firehouse on June 25 at 6 PM. We will be having a program by the Salvation Army. He also noted, we hope to have a program in July from the Boys and Girls Club, and a program on either The Belknap Mill or Wright Museum in August and September.

From the Members:
John Walker mentioned we still had some open slots for manning the concession stand, but not many, and he feels we are in good shape. See the updated schedule posted half way down this page.

John Walker then read some recent correspondence from the COO of the Kiwanis Children's Fund thanking us for our donation, last fall, and informing us that we were being awarded a Gold-Level Today Club master patch and certificate. This honor was bestowed on the Club because of the donation we made in the name of President Bill in the fall to the Children's Fund, which also cited and saluted Bill for his work with children. The patches will be affixed to our Club Banner.

To view the correspondence from the COO of the Kiwanis Children's Fund, "click" here.

Betty Ballantyne asked the membership for input regarding her planning for 10th and final Roger's Ride being held on Sunday, August 26th. She is looking for some brainstorming regarding a raffle prize that would be a good seller. While good discussion ensued, no final decision was made.

$3 from Bill Gile: $1 for having the Nelsons back in town, $1 for Paula joining us tonight, and $1 for his church electing a new Senior Pastor this past Sunday
$1 from Steve Loughlin for Bill's church electing a new pastor that is a Kiwanian
$2 from Sue Nelson for her and Don's safe return to NH
$3 from Kathy Calvin for her husband being gone for the next three months to Montana and her chance to seriously upgrade her appliances at home
$2 from Larry Murphy because George Washington was on his dollar bill, and he is just generally happy Larry is happy, not George. George is dead, and probably not happy
$2 from John Walker and $2 from Muff Kruse for getting home safely from Colorado

Paula made a detailed presentation on:

Laconia: A Summer Healthy Lunch Program.

The Laconia Kiwanis Club has supported the

Laconia program for eight years. Any Club member who wishes to volunteer may consider joining the group this Friday at the Delivery Training session, 5 PM at the Congregational Church. For more information on

Laconia "click" here.

Rev. Paula Gile is congratulated by Pres. Bill for her fine presentation.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin

The following is a current schedule of openings as well as members who have signed up to work at the Boardwalk during Bike Week. If you would like to add your name to the list, please indicate the day and time preference and “click” here to send an e-mail to our bulletin editor. Your preference will then be updated (within 24 hours) into the schedule listed below:

Friday, June 8th
00S E T - U P: 00 John Walker, Phil Bonafide, Bill Gile and Scott Laurent

Saturday, June 9th
(prior to 9:00 am): Stocking by John Walker
9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Phil Bonafide and Steve Loughlin
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Muff Kruse and Bill Gile

Sunday, June 10th
(prior to 9:00 am): Stocking by John Walker
9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Kathy Calvin and Don & Terry Ouellette*
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: John Walker and Meredith Michaud

Monday, June 11th
(prior to 9:00 am): Stocking by John Walker
9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Betty Ballantyne and John Walker (leaving at 11:00 am)
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Kathy Calvin and Carole Davis

Tuesday, June 12th
(prior to 9:00 am): Stocking by John Walker
9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Meredith Michaud and Don & Terry Ouellette*
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Betty Ballantyne and Bill Gile

Wednesday, June 13th
(prior to 9:00 am): Stocking by Joe Adrignola
9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Bill Gile (until 11:00 am) and Meredith Michaud
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Betty Ballantyne and Brenda O'Brien*

Thursday, June 14th
(prior to 9:00 am): Stocking by Joe Adrignola
9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Betty Ballantyne, _______, and Leslie Ari*
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Kathy Calvin, Carole Davis and Ed Goucher (leaving at 4pm)*

Friday, June 15th
(prior to 9:00 am): Stocking by Joe Adrignola
9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Don Nelson and Sue Nelson
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Bill Gile & Mike West and Steve Loughlin (leaving at 2:30 pm)

Saturday, June 16th
(prior to 9:00 am): Stocking by John Walker
9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Kathy Calvin and Muff Kruse
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Steve Loughlin and John Walker

Sunday, June 17th
BREAKDOWN
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: John Walker, Bill Gile and Scott Laurent



WELCOME!

Muff Kruse and John Walker at the Registration Table		An enthusiastic Kara Stanley with Tara Beauchemin, Principal of Elm Street School and Erica Allen VISTESS member


Myles Chase of MC Cyle & Sport		LPD Detective Tony Horan and LPD Patrol Officer Lindsey Batsone

ON THE JOB...

Another biker earns her Certificate of Achievement		Key Club President Gabi Djuric registers happy bikers r


Myles Chase of MC Cycle & Sport makes things right.

ON THE JOB WITH TWO OF LACONIA'S FINEST...

LPD Patrol Officer Lindsey Batsone handles the job with patience, persistence and perfection!








Officer Batstone shows the merchandise.		Happy Family


Meet LPD Detective Tony Horan: your friendly traffic control officer








A young biker admires his new hero


Job well done!


Inside the cop car cockpit


HAPPY BIKERS...

ENJOYING THE MOMENT...

Meredith Michaud and her daughter, Abbie		Muff Kruse with Key Clubbers: Lydia Tucker and Gabbi Djuric


LPD Detective Tony Horan with Myles Chase and Steve Tucker, Director of Curriculum Gilford School District


LPD Patrol Officer Lindsey Batsone draws the winner of the free bicycle.

And the winner is...

OLIVE DIX

Olive is all smiles with her new bike which was purchased from MC Cycle & Sport
Above: photo by Meghan Dix
All other photos by W. Stephen Loughlin


POST BIKE SAFTEY RODEO PUBLICITY: Many thanks to Nancy Brown, Administrative Assistant at the City Manager's Office for the excellent presentation she compiled in the May 25, 2018 edition of the Laconia Links. To view Nancy's presentation, "click" here.

Monday - June 25th Venue: Laconia Fire Department Community Room - 848 North Main Street, Laconia
6:00 pm - Club Meeting - speakers - Captains Scott and Nora McNeil from The Salvation Army

Monday - July 9th Venue: Hector's Restaurant & Lounge - 53 Beacon Street West., Laconia
6:00 pm - Board of Directors Meeting - all members invited to attend

Monday - July 23rd Venue: Laconia Fire Department Community Room - 848 North Main Street, Laconia
6:00 pm - Club Meeting - speakers from The Boys & Girls Club

Monday - August 13th Venue: Hector's Restaurant & Lounge - 53 Beacon Street West., Laconia
6:00 pm - Board of Directors Meeting - all members invited to attend

Sunday - August 26th - 10:00 am - Venue: Rotary Park - Beacon Street East, Laconia
ANNUAL ROGER'S RIDE FUNDRAISER

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Volunteers are the lifeblood of the program







Major Fundraiser:

To view a large version "click" on the above picture.
Raffle tickets are available through Bill Gile and John Walker.




These passers-by get in the act.