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December 14, 2009 - Vol.21, No. 11
News That Concerns Kiwanians
and Their Families
Attendance:
41 members and guests
Invocation:
Roger Landry
Senior Members:
Roger Webster, Howard Bacon, Dennis Denoncourt, Ed Merski, Carroll Stafford,
and Paul Cotton
Guests:
Honorary Member: Dick Breton
Key Club Members:
Nate Labelle, Teigan Stebbins, Ashley Witham
Spouses: Pat Webster, Pam Landry, Rosemary Murphy, Joanne Merski, Susan Denoncourt,
Vi Adrignola, Sue Nelson, Donna Feehily, Chrissie Metz, Lori Marsh
Friends of Dick Metz: Bill and Alice Contardo, Steve and Sue Cutillo,
Bill and Sally Kosmos, Greg and Donna Waugh
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Dick Breton |
Nate Labelle |
Teigan Stebbins |
Ashley Witham |
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Pat Webster |
Pam Landry |
Rosemary Murphy |
Joanne Merski |
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Susan Denoncourt |
Vi Adrignola |
Sue Nelson |
Donna Feehily |
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Chrissie Metz |
Lori Marsh |
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Bill Contardo |
Alice Contardo |
Steve Cutillo |
Sue Cutillo |
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Bill Kosmos |
Sally Kosmos |
Greg Waugh |
Donna Waugh |
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This
explains a lot.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin
CPA's
Dana Scott Beane and Dennis Denoncout shake on a new merger.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin
I
believe I'm a little tipsy.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin
Green
Bean(e)s.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin
Paul
Cotton on steroids.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin
Yankee Swap:
This year’s Yankee Swap was an amusing but lengthy free-for-all of gift swappers that lasted over an hour.
Larry Murphy was lucky enough to draw ticket #1, which meant he picked the first gift, and had the envious privilege to pick the last gift from anyone in the room. His initial gift was a crock pot but he ended with up a bottle of Crown Royal.
Hot items this year included a Snuggie blanket, which flipped back and forth between several people including Chrissie Metz, Lori Marsh and Ed Merski. Chrissie Metz proved the victor in that heated contest. Other gifts that didn't stay in the hands of anyone very long included a mini tool kit, a probe light tool, and a box of mini flashlights.
Two joke gifts were the surprise of the evening.
The perennial Billy Bass talking fish (which didn't talk this year because last years recipient was too cheap to put in new batteries) proved to be the opposite of being the traditional booby prize. Many tried to hook Billy Bass especially Alice Contardo and Donna Waugh.
The biggest surprise of the evening was a talking chicken, which proved even more popular than Billy Bass. The chicken never stayed on anyone’s plate for more than a few minutes and, like Billy Bass, was most sought after by both Alice Contardo and Donna Waugh. The latter cried “fowl” when Alice proved to be the final victor in that contest.
Let
the swap begin.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin
I'll
take that!
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin
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Touchy
Feehily |
This
present will get a lot of use. .NOT! |
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Can
I keep this?. |
Where
do I put this? |
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Don
Nelson demonstrates the proper way to choke a chicken.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin
Don
Nelson sings for his supper.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin
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I'll
keep this. |
No
you won't! |
Alice
Contardo shows her big catch of the evenings. However, the fish
got away.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin
Bill
and Alice get the bird.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin
Larry Murphy draws the
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From
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.To view the most unique gift of the evening,
.please"click" here and
wait about 30 seconds
.for the download.
Reminder: Ring the bell for the Salvation Army:
We will be ringing the bell for the Salvation Army on Wednesday, December 23rd in downtown Laconia. The following is the updated work schedule:
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....9am-
10am: Larry
Murphy
and
Charlie
St.
Clair
610am-
11am: Joe
Adrignola and
Chet Cilley
..11am-
noon: .Kathy
Calvin and
Scott
Beane
6 noon-
1pm: .Steve
Loughlin and
Roger
Landry
...1 pm-
2pm: .Phil
Bonafide and
Dick
Metz
...2 pm-
3pm: .Carroll
Stafford and
Paul
Normandin
...3 pm-
4pm: .Brian
Winslow and Don Nelson
...4 pm-
5pm: _Tom
Knox
and Cathy Knox
50 50:
None tonight
Fines:
None tonight. Merry Christmas!
Tonight's meeting was adjourned at 8:29 pm
Second
Notice to amend Bylaws:
Note: Past
President Brian Winslow is proposing a change to our bylaws to be voted
on at the January 4th meeting.
Proposed amendment: to concern Article VII, Section 1 of the BYLAWS
of the KIWANIS CLUB OF LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, INC.
Currently Reads “The Board of Directors shall consist of the officers
and 8 elected directors.”
Proposed Language “The Board of Directors shall consist of the officers
and 5 elected directors.”
To review our current bylaws "click" here.
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Upcoming
Schedule:
Monday, December
21st
OPEN
Wednesday, December 23rd