October 29, 2007 - Vol.19, No. 5
News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
Attendance:
27
Invocation:
Past President Joe Collie
Senior Members:
Ed Chertok, Ed Merski, Howard Bacon, Warren Mitchell, Roger
Webster, and Peter Karagianis
Guests:
Ian Davis with Warren Mitchell
Sue Nelson with Don Nelson
Ron Penn with Dick Metz
Send it to committee:
President Dianne Roberts passed around the final committee roster.
If you were at the meeting, you got a copy. If not, please see her
in the coming weeks and see what committee you are on. A complete update
is expected on the membership page of the website soon.
Dianne will
not be with us next week…
President Dianne Rodham Roberts will not be here next week, as she attends a
work conference overnight in Portsmouth. Vice President Jeff Stone will lead
us…and if Jeff is not here then Past President Joe Collie will ring the
bell one more time.
Peter and Paul…
...Me
and My Shadow
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Schedule Reminder…
The Tuesday after Veteran's Day, November 13th, we will be meeting at One
Mill Plaza. Joe Adrignola informed the club that Nancy Childress, the
daughter of the illustrator of the Dick and Jane grade school
readers, has pictures on display of her late father's illustrations.
Do not meet at Pheasant Ridge and do not show up Monday that week!
Again, November 13th; we will meet TUESDAY at One Mill Plaza. Any questions?
Larry Murphy…this
means you.
Reading is
Fundamental:
We had 2 RIF book distributions this past week. Kathy Calvin thanked all those
involved. On Wednesday the 24th at Elm Street School: Joe Collie, Larry Murphy,
Judith Plant, and Kathy Calvin. On Friday the 26th at Woodland Heights: Joe
Adrignola, Don and Sue Nelson, Dick Metz, and Kathy Calvin. Some interesting
notes: Larry Murphy confused his days as he showed up at Elm Street School ready
to read on Tuesday. Joe Adrignola had the right day, but the wrong school. He
showed up at Elm Street School on Friday. Ooops.
Sachems Finish
Perfect Season...
Maybe it was the popcorn Kathy Calvin popped in the snack shack all year, but
whatever it was, the Laconia High School Football team finished with a perfect
regular season record of 9 wins and 0 losses. Chet Cilley, Larry Murphy, Ed Chertok,
Jim Fortier, and Kathy Calvin were all in the snack shack last week. There is
a playoff game this coming Saturday at 1pm at Laconia High School. If you can
help in the snack shack, please be there for noon and thanks in advance for helping
out!
Saluting the
Soldiers…
Kiwanis was part of the salute to the families of soldiers serving overseas,
held Saturday at the Belknap Mill and featuring a band, BBQ, face painting, and
card to soldiers. The event was hampered by the rain. That aside, Dick Metz said
the event provided a good opportunity for Kiwanis to get the word out about what
we do and who we are. On hand Saturday, Lori Dickson, Pam Landry, Dick Metz,
Howard Bacon, Roger Webster, Joe Collie, Mike Marsh, Jim Fortier, and Joe Adrignola.
The article that appered in The Citizen recapping the day's events is
included below.
Advertise!
Ed Chertok shared a story about being on the radio with
Esther Peters some time ago, promoting his furniture store. He said that he would
give a brand new dollar bill to everyone who came into the store that day. He
went to the bank after the radio spot aired and he took out 50 brand new bills.
That day, he gave away $18. The moral of Ed's story was that the club needs to
advertise and get the word out about ourselves. People will react to our message
and they will be interested in Kiwanis just like they were interested in getting
a dollar at Chertok's that day. Perhaps we should give everyone who comes to
Kiwanis a dollar…
Just
in time for Halloween, the former mayor puts a spell on his fellow
Kiwanians.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Win this Caddy!
A Caddy Raffle could be in the works. More to follow…stay tuned!
50/50:
Ron Penn won $27. Russ Beane was not here.
Our
guest takes advtange of Russ Beane's absence as HE wins the 50/50...
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Happy Dollars
Ed Merski gave a dollar for his recent trip to Poland.
Sue Nelson gave a dollar for Don's birthday, Tuesday 10/30/07.
Mike Marsh gave a dollar for the Patriots Cheerleaders in costume at Sunday's
game.
Ron Penn gave 3 for winning the other 24.
Ed Chertok gave 3; 1 for seeing Ian Davis again, 1 for a picture of he and
Peter Karaginais from 1952 in Washington, DC that he found and passed around,
and 1 for now being able to get some sleep with the World Series being over..
Fines:
Chet Cilley, former President, Treasurer, Lt. Governor, and current Kiwanian
of The Year, was fined a dollar for not wearing his nametag.
Guest
Speaker:
Ed
Engler, the editor and publisher of The Laconia
Daily Sun, was introduced
to the club by Steve Loughlin, who 
recalled his first time reading
the Sun. Some highlights from Ed's talk:
He's got 30 years in the newspaper business.
He's gotten use to the public scrutiny of being published everyday.
The paper debuted in Laconia in June 2000.
13,000 copies are printed every Monday through Friday and 11,500 on Saturdays.
The material is gathered and designed here, then sent to Conway over the
web, were the paper is printed at their press, the same press that produced
The Conway Daily Sun.
Free dailys started in Aspen, CO in 1979 and flourished in ski resort towns,
where their only competition was weekly papers. They have also flourished
in suburbia and in subways.
President
Dianne with Ed and Steve, both of whom are in front of the camera
for a change.
Photo
by Joe Adrignola
IN THE NEWS...
Kiwanians on the radio and in the paper...n
Last
week, Joe Collie received accolades for
his recent radio awards as national radio personality, Jim Bohanan
signed off on the nationally synticated radio talk show America
in the MORNING. Take a listen to Jim Bohanan's sign-off
by "clicking" here.
"To go back to Saluting the Soldiers,
click here.
Upcoming Schedule:
Monday, November 5th
Boards meet. Food Pantry money collected.
Tuesday, November 13th
(Monday is Veteran's Day)
We will meet at One Mill Plaza for the Dick and Jane display.
Monday, November 19th
Steven Beals,
Principal of Laconia High
School
Monday, November 26th
Open
Monday, December 3rd
Boards meet, Food Pantry money collected
Monday, December 10th
Children's Christmas Party
Monday, December 17th
Christmas Party at Dick Metz' house. Spouses welcome.
WE WILL NOT MEET AGAIN
UNTIL MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2008.
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Pictures
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