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The KIWANIAN

May 26, 2005

Judi McEachen, Editor

Howie Seeb, Photographer

Bob, Rick = and Earl led the patriotic song, Linda led the pledge, guest Davis Kaneps prayed.

GUESTS: Len brought Mark Sidler who is going to join us, and Rev. Davis Kaneps.

ANNOUNCEME= NTS: We sang happy birthday to Joanne, Dano, Betty and happy 50^th anniversary for Dallas and Dorothy.

City Counc= il sent a letter thanking us for $250 for the Spring Eggstravaganza.

HB School = Dist. sent a letter saying there will be 3 school board seats up for election this fall. Anyone interested in ru= nning? Kathy is, and Cary was on the school board.

The HB His= tory Museum will be having a garage sale fundraiser in August.=

We still n= eed people to sign up for parking lot duty this weekend.

There are = only 29 blimp ride raffle tickets left.

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HAPPY R= 11; SAD: Dallas sad he went to Rotary lunch yesterday and there were only 12 people there, happy Dorothy put up with him for 50 years, happy the clock has been delivered to the city yard.

Whit just = happy.

Howie sad Judy’s dog, Amber died.

Nick happy= to have spent 1^st anniversary in Puerto Viarta (sp.?), happy to moving i= nto their new house, and happy he passed his financial planner test.=

Pat very s= ad Corinne has found another lump in her breast; happy Key Club and Builders C= lub are doing so well.

Joel happy= to be here; happy for Pat’s good job with Key and Builders Clubs.

Rick happy= he had a body scan at Joel’s business and is healthy. Now we’ll never = get him to quit smoking.

Bruce happ= y for article about Dan in Easy Reader.

Alicia hap= py Jim and Judi are feeling better and are both here.

Joanne hap= py for birthday song and that Merle is the speaker today.

Anna happy= the Coast Guard concert was great.

Linda happ= y for Joanne’s b-day and Dallas’s anniversary and that Jim is here.

Terry happ= y her family went camping in Carlsbad and she taught the grandkids to boogie boar= d.

Sam happy = Alicia and Jim here, sorry he forgot his papers so he has no quip for Terry.<= /o:p>

Laura happ= y to have helped Pat and the Clubber’s at their beach clean up, happy for Dan’s article, happy Terry has joined Friends of the Parks, sad about Amber.

Joe sad his brother-in-law got lost driving and ended up in Riverside.

Jim thrill= ed to be here and happy about all the club’s good work.

Earl happy= Merle paid $2 for today’s guests.

Greg happy= for b-days and anniversary song, happy the clock and flagpole are ready and loo= king forward to working the beer/wine booth this weekend.

Dallas hap= py Dorothy travels without him; maybe that’s why they’ve lasted 50 years.

Mike sad t= here was no parking available today.

Drink disp= enser Whit, fined Laura, Mike, Joel, Judi and Joanne but he paid for Joanne since it’s her birthday.

Terry was = the fink today and nailed Bud, Joel, Judi and Joanne but she paid for Joanne since she’s the nicest person in the club.

SPEAKER: O= ur own Merle Fish was today’s speaker. He talked about all the different for= ms of life on the planet and had many interesting facts in this regard as well= as facts about the oceans and space. Merle gave many interesting facts that science has discovered, and pointed out that many new discoveries about life and our universe are made almost daily. We still don’t really know so= me very basic things. For instance, what is gravity? What is life? How did the= universe come into existence and much more… Thanks Merle, good job.=

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Sam won the raffle, found the joker and went home with $600. Congratulations Sam!<= /o:p>

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CALENDAR: = May 28 – 30: Fiesta wine/beer booth and parking lot

May 30: Dr= awing for the blimp ride on the plaza

June 1: HB= Friends of the Library members book sale 6:00 – 8:00pm

June 3: Re= dondo Beach Club Charter party at our hall

June 4: HB= Friends of the Library public book sale 9:00-noon

June 5: Ke= y Club Banquet ‘Mardi Gras’ 4:00 – 8:00pm

June 9: Bo= ard meeting catered by Bob, Judi, Joel and Bruce

June 14: W= e will present City Council a check for $5000 for HB Arts Commission

July 23: R= elay for Life, sign up with Christine

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UPCOMING P= ROGRAMS: June 1: Martha Philpoff, HB Librarian

June 8: Pa= ul Ostrove, alternate fuels/fuel efficiency

June 15: P= hyllis Ramey, airline attendant

June 22: ?= Any volunteers?<= /p>

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Visit our = website: www.hbkiwanis.org

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Just a thought: &nbs= p; Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing th= at is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy. Albert Einstein<= o:p>

Do good, have fun, smile like you mea= n it!

HAIL KIWANIS

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