THE KIWANIAN Bulletin of the Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club
September 22, 2004	Carol Lawson, Editor – Howard Seeb, Photographer
STARTERS: Prez Rick opened the 3931^st meeting. Judi McEachen led the pledge and Merle gave the invocation GUESTS: Christine brought Sherrell Paris, Linda Cohen and Laura Raymond. Pat brought Nick Bernard and Susan Burden. Howie brought Kelvin Kwan and Joel brought Alex Jordan. Way to go everyone for bringing in guests! BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES: Today was Cary Bichlmeier’s birthday. We serenaded him in our usual fantastic manner. He was thrilled. This is the 6^th anniversary of his 39^th birthday. Bruce Bogart, whose birthday is next week, was harassed by the President about his gorgeous new red Ferrari. I’m not sure if Bruce is going to pay up or not. Possible fines ranged from $8 for each cylinder to the sales tax on the new vehicle. You gotta pay, Bruce and take all the ladies for a ride. The Birthday Guy: The Ferrari Guy: DRINK DISPENSER/FINK/OTHER FINES: Whit caught Bob, Christine and Jerry. Fink Carol caught Judi, Bob, Jerry, Cathy, Merle, Linda, Greg, Christine and Cary. Just trying to build up the Administrative account.	UPCOMING KIWANIS EVENTS - MARK YOUR CALENDAR: · 9/25 – GREG’S INSTALLATION – Be sure to RSVP – Starts at 5PM - Southern BBQ and Blues. Attire is “business casual”, “Hermosa tidied up”, or something slightly spiffier than cut-offs and flip-flops. Whatever.. Just be there! · 10/7 – NEXT BOARD MEETING – Greg’s first! Plan to be there. Caterers are Steven Delk, Bob & Judi McEachen, Maria McKeever OTHER LOCAL EVENTS: · 9/26 – HB Sister Cities Auction at Thelma Greenwald’s House – 900 Strand - $10 – 1pm to 4pm – Cathy and Rick have tickets. NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAM (9/29): “Fencing Master” (Epees, sabers and foils, not barbed wire or picket). KEEP GOOD THOUGHTS FOR DALLAS: Dallas is back at Torrance Memorial Hospital again for kidney problems. He finished the dialysis and is out of ICU. Let him know we’re thinking about him.
THANKS: We received a nice thank you note from scholarship recipient Nicole Yamagawa. ARC RENOVATION: Step one of removing all the furnishing from ARC’s Classroom 2 at the Community Center went well. The City is replacing light fixtures this week, then we will bring in a painter and then put in new flooring. Kiwanian help will be needed in a couple weeks to complete this part of the job.	CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT KEY CLUB: Terry was really pleased that Pat Love is getting up to speed to be the new Key Club advisor. Pat and Terry attended their meeting last week, met the new school advisor, and over 100 students showed up. Pat went with them to the Coastal Cleanup last weekend while Terry helped with the ARC project. PREZ RICK SAYS THANKS FOR A GREAT YEAR: The Prez thanked everyone for a great year. “It has been rewarding, fun and an honor to be part of a long standing tradition.” Hey, Rick, Nice Job!!!! It’ll be a hard act to follow, but you’ll be leaving your post in good hands.

THE KIWANIAN – Bulletin of the Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club – September 15, 2004 – Page 2

PROGRAM: Today’s Program was Bridget Moss from Yoga Fit, located at 1332 Hermosa Avenue, Studio 7 in Hermosa (under the Underground). Telephone is (310) 798-0377. They have fun yoga programs for adults and kids and also have pilates. Some of the benefits of yoga are helping breathing, clears your lungs, reduces stress, can help with allergies. It’s also good stretching for other sports. She passed out passes for a free class if you want to try it out. They have a full schedule of daytime and evening classes and also sell yoga gear. Stop by and check it out. They also have a website : www.yogafit.com	HAPPY/SADS: Christine – Three times happy for her three guests. Whit – Still just happy. Joe – Happy Marie is recovered from her respiratory ailments and is now “hitting on all 8 cylinders”. Also happy to see Prez Rick on TV at the Planning Commission last night. Very photogenic! Cathy – Happy Marie is better. Happy that 26 adults are going to Loreto in October (including quite a few Kiwanians). Happy for the success of the Surfboard auction. The Arts Foundation and Education Foundation will be splitting $35,000. Pat – “Honored” to be the new Key Club advisor. Really looking forward to it. Happy Terry will “be there” if she needs help. Terry – Happy that Pat is so new to the club that she hasn’t figured out what she’s gotten herself into. Realllllly happy Pat will be the new advisor. Happy that she gets to take her grandkids to the beach tomorrow. Joel – Happy that Greg will be the President next year. Sad that Rick is giving up his gavel. Rick’s been a great leader and given us lots of laughs. He’s one of the reasons Joel joined the club. Cary – Happy for the lovely rendition of Happy Birthday. Happy there were so many Kiwanians at his Open House. Dano – Happy Ivy here, Happy he’s going to Hawaii, Happy that Rick made it through his year as President. Greg W – Happy for Rick who will be happy to be done with this job. Happy the Installation seems to be happening, but happy it only happens once a year. Happy Dano’s coming through with the beer. Sad this will be his last time to eat lunch instead of presiding during the meeting. Jerry – Happy that Marie is feeling better. Linda – Sad for Greg having to be Prez next year, happy for Rick that he’ll now be free and clear. Greg R – Happy to be the new religious holiday coordinator. He invited Rick to attend the therapy group for ex-presidents. Bob – Happy that Greg will be taking over – he’ll do a great job. Happy that “Ain’t Misbehaving” was a great show. Happy to see that Rick Hankus (Java Man/Ocean Diner) are advertisers and supporters of the Civil Light Opera of the South Bay. Rick – Happy about Bruce’s new Ferrari, happy Marie is feeling better. Those were his last $2, but he’s still happy.
RAFFLE: Greg Ronkainen had the winning ticket but drew the 3 of Hearts (worth $3). The daily was $40, the Pot was $81 and there were 14 cards. NEXT FINK: #023		CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.hermosakiwanis.org	Do Good, Have Fun, Hail Kiwanis