THE KIWANIAN Bulletin of the Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club
April 7, 2004	Carol Lawson, Editor – Howard Seeb, Photographer
STARTERS: Prez Rick opened today's more sedate meeting #3,906. We all sang the same ole God Bless America, Deborah led the pledge, and Merle prayed. GUESTS: Pat Wooley, Jack’s wife Nick Spears, new President RUHS Key Club Jessica Seibert, Historian, RUHS Key Club BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES: No member birthdays, so we did a “GREAT” rendition of Happy Birthday for our Guest Speaker Ken Prush. DRINK DISPENSER/FINK/OTHER FINES: Whit caught Greg W. and Pablo; and Fink Pat caught Bob C. and Bud. CHIEF CLAUDE’S WIFE: Mary Stonier home from hospital today. Send cards. THANK YOU: RUHS Key Club President Nick Spears thanked the Club for its support and presented a bouquet of flowers to adviser Terry Bose. Prez. Rick thanked Terry and Carol for their support of the RUHS Key Club and their attendance at the Cal-Nev-Ha Key Club Convention in Sacramento. Met LTG Bustamonte and toured Capitol with Debra Bowen’s aide. Key Club won membership award. UPCOMING PROGRAMS: 4/14 - Prof. Voice-Over Talent – D. Cologna 4/21 – New Exec. Director - BCHD	UPCOMING KIWANIS EVENTS - MARK YOUR CALENDAR: · 4/19 - Next DCM AND Lawndale Charter Party at Normandy Club in Gardena · 4/28 - HERMOSA KIWANIS ELECTIONS · 5/27 - Governor's Official Visit · 6/25-29 - International Convention in St. Louis · 8/4-8 - Cal-Nev-Ha District Convention in Las Vegas OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS: · 4/10 – Eggstravaganza at Noble Park; HVS Builders Club will be selling photos with E-Bunny. · 4/24 - Sister Cities Ocean Oasis Program - movies at 11:00, 2:00, and 8:00 at community center. · 4/24 - Pier to Pier Walkathon for Richstone Center · 4/24 – Project Touch Theatre Party – Contact Merle · 4/25 - Sister Cities/Fire Dept. Pancake Breakfast MISCELLANY: -Terry on her best behavior – Key Clubbers here! -Cary’s Grandmother passed away. Condolences, Cary. -Bob C. proud of UConn’s winning both the men’s and women’s NCAA Basketball Championships. (Sob, sob – Ga. Tech lost!). -Rick K. says, “If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip”. And, don’t forgot to “rent” our Ten Buck Truck. -Mike says Distinguished Kiwanian Forms due 1 August. -Terry showed photo of small boy peeing on our Xmas Trees. SUGGESTION BOX: Prez. Rick reminded us of the suggestion box for our ideas, comments, jokes, etc. Appetizers Speaker Ken
ELECTION SLATE SO FAR: Past Prez Rick Koenig, Prez Greg Wyatt, Prez Elect Terry Bose, V.P. Christine Hollander, Treasurer Carol Lawson. Board candidates: Mike Miller, Howie Seeb, Bruce Bogart and Bob McEachen. Contact Election Chairman (Earl Feys) to be added to the slate or to nominate someone.
PROGRAM: Ken Prush, Director, Manhattan Beach Parks & Recreation Dept., spoke to us about “Local Partnerships in Recreation and the Arts”. It would seem art & recreation play a small role in the day-to-day activities of a city, but in fact, among the top reasons people give for moving to a new city almost always include the “character”of the town. We complain about parking, parking, parking, and the difficulty of getting into Sangria on Friday night, but arts & recreation truly improve our quality of life. Arts & recreation serve as a barometer of a city’s affluence. Surprisingly, San Jose has the highest percentage of theatre attendance. Small activities can bring economic benefits to communities without the bad effects of large events. Art & recreation are fundamental to our existence. The passions we establish in our youth stay with us all our lives. It’s more than icing, it’s a fundemental ingredient in the batter.	HAPPY/SADS: Greg W. happy he’s out of his grumpy mood. Cathy happy for a month of no-smoking (Congratulations!) and happy after visting her son’s apt. and finding it clean! Pat W. happy for Cathy – Cheerio! Dick happy to be married to Cathy even during her month as a non-smoker. Whit just HAPPY! Greg R. happy about his daughter, Tracy’s, front page story in the Breeze. Joanne happy it’s Spring, but sad at the loss of her dog. Joe just happy, no surprise after a couple of drinks. Pat L. happy for Howiee who loaned her $$$ for bar service. Howiee happy Dano was not singing today. Carol happy for the Key Club weekend with no trouble and happy for Sam and Howiee’s doing the Newsletter while she is on jury duty. Happy to have Carol as a roomate at the “ghetto” hotel for their 4th Key Club Convention. Sam had a helpful hint: “A little lemon and seltzer will remove those pesky stains after you’ve been fingerprinted”…Martha Stewart.
RAFFLE: Pat had the winning ticket but drew the Ten of Hearts. Daily was $66, pot $478 with 7 cards. NEXT FINK: #126468		CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: hermosakiwanis.org	Do Good, Have Fun, Hail Kiwanis