News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
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Attendance:
20
Invocation:
Jim Fortier
Senior
Members:
Ed Merski, Howard Bacon, Ed Chertok,
Roger Webster, and Peter Karagianis......................................
Fund Raising Update
Photo
by Joe Collie, Graphics by Brian Winslow
The
ATV Raffle will be at The Weirs for Bike Week starting this
weekend. It would be ideal to have each shift filled with
three workers. If you can work one of the open sections,
please email Steve
Loughlin and he will add your name to the schedule
listed below.
Saturday,
June 14th
9am-1pm: Denise
Dow, Joe Collie, and _______
1pm-5pm: Don
and Sue Nelson, and _______
5pm-9pm: Roger
and Pam Landry, and _______
Sunday,
June 15th
9am-1pm: Phil
Bonafide, Steve Loughlin, and _______
1pm-5pm: Jim
and Arlene Fortier, and _______, and
5pm-9pm: Warren
Mitchell, Paul Cotton, and _______
Friday,
June 20th
9am-1pm: Kathy
Calvin, Ed Merski, and _______
1pm-5pm: Denise
Dow, _______ and _______
5pm-9pm: Dick
Metz, Ron Penn, and _______, and
Saturday,
June 21st
9am-1pm: Kathy
Calvin, Lori Dickson, and _______
1pm-5pm: Brian
Winslow, Steve Loughlin, and _______
5pm-9pm: Dick
Metz, Ron Penn, and _______,
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Sunday,
June 22nd
10am-3pm: Jim
and Arlene Fortier and Dick Metz and Howard Bacon
Thanks to everyone for their help. Paul Cotton and Warren Mitchell have volunteered to assist with setup on Friday morning. Brian Winslow has a tent with wrap around security for storing the ATV. The display will consist of the larger ATV unit with banners and posters displaying what the package entails since the entire package will not fit under the tent or in the space allotted to us on the boardwalk. Parking details will be worked out this week and e-mailed to those who need to know where to go. Stay tuned.
RIF:
The
next RIF Distribution will be this Friday, June 13th from 2-3pm at Pleasant
Street School. On the schedule so far are Don and Sue Nelson and Joe Adrignola.
Additional volunteers are needed. Please check your schedule and come for the
fun if you can.
50/50:
$20 to the winners…Dick Metz and Roger Landry. They’ll split
it.
Dick
Metz shows us the money
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Happy Dollars:
Dick Metz and Roger Landry gave $2 for winning the 50/50.
Ed Chertok gave a happy dollar for being happy.
Steve Loughlin gave 2 happy dollars. 1 for Mike Bastraw and 1 for his son,
Tommy, both of whom helped him restore 5 years worth of lost Kiwanis newsletters.
Dianne Roberts gave a happy dollar for her oldest son completing his first
year with a GPA of 3.91 Dick Metz gave another happy dollar because his mail
box was left in tact while Roger’s was destroyed. Roger gave a happy
dollar because Dick Metz left his handcuffs at home. Paul Cotton gave a happy
dollar for our guest allowing us to sing Happy Birthday to him.
Guest
Speaker:
Ed Merski gave an nice introduction to our guest speaker, Richard Grenier, the
Superintendent of the Belknap County House of Corrections, also knows as the
County Jail. He showed off a newspaper clipping from 1912, showing the jail manager
and his wife. The article refers to the jail dating back as far as 1860. Grenier
says his hiring was commissioned by Ed Chertok when he was commissioner in 1977.
The county farm has been cut down from 200 acres to 25 acres. Dick says the inmates have been working the acres and making produce. A farm stand is planned for the summer and right now they make 2,200 plants from seeds. He says inmates working in the field is part of a progressive program and inmate rehab. The jail provides inmate labor that saves taxpayer money. Grounds work is done and laundry in the county home, etc. They also detail city vehicles and Marine Patrol boats.
The bracelet program, which allows inmates to be under house arrest and out on work release, will be a year old next month. This program allows inmates to learn a job and be a responsible citizen. 1/3 of their pay on work release goes to the general fund. Technology allows them to track inmates on work release and house arrest with GPS and cell phone technology. Last year the jail booked 1,179 inmates. The jail serves approximately 685 intoxicants per year. These are persons brought into the jail by police to sober up. They are not arrested and they are free to go once they are sobered up. In 2005, 1,050 inmates went through the state prison while more than 21,000 inmates went through the 10 county jails in the state of New Hampshire. The average length of stay is 29 days. The average daily count is 92 inmates. The maximum load is 110 inmates. The staff is made up of 24 uniformed officers, 1 maintenance man, and part timers and a program coordination officer.
"Dear
Dick, please stop parking your vehicle in my parking place. Sincerely,
Dianne Roberts"
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
L
to R: Ed Chertok, former
Belknap County Commissioner; Richard
Grenier, Superintendent
of the Belknap County House of Corrections;
and Dianne Roberts, Director of Nursing at the Belknap County Nursing
Home
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Richard
Grenier and Dianne Roberts work in the same complex.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Dick's
space and Dianne's space
(Looking from the rear of the Belknap County Complex)
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
IN THE NEWS...
............................Charlie
St. Clair...AGAIN and AGAIN!
The Sunday Citizen, on June 8th, featured a story on Charlie
St. Clair. Charlie and Jennifer Anderson, will address the Kiwanis
Club on Monday, July 21st.
Upcoming Schedule:
Monday, June 16th
The Laconia RIF program teachers along with Kathy Calvin
Monday, June 23th
Jason Stickney, chronic diseases
Monday, June 30th
Dianne Zawacki along with the "youth of the year" from the Boys & Girls Club
of
the
Lakes
Region
Monday, July 7th
Boards Meet and Food Pantry money collected
Monday, July 14th
Open
Monday, July 21st
Charlie
St. Clair and Jennifer Anderson will discuss their
book, Laconia
Motorcycle Week..
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contained in this newsletter have been modified to assure a fast download.
Therefore, if you try to print them, they will not be of
the best quality. If you should desire a picture better suited for printing,
feel free to request a copy by emailing W. Stephen Loughlin at steve@theloughlins.com
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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
In Memory of Max Chertok, Charter Member - Normandin, Cheney, & O'Neil - Byse Agency - Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home - Metz Electronics - Laconia Savings Bank - Meredith Village Savings Bank - Martin, Lord & Osman, P.A. - Hart's Turkey Farm Restaurant - NAPA Auto Parts - Stafford Oil Company, Inc. - The Home Beautiful - Cantin Chevrolet/Cadillac