The Kiwanian                                       Written by Janice Brittain and Photos by Howard Seeb                                           Kiwanis Club of Hermosa Beach Meeting                                                                         Date: July 9, 2008                                                Call Meeting to Order –President Mike                                                                                                                        Patriotic Song                                 Pledge of Allegiance                    Invocation                                  Everyone                                                    Rachel                                            Dick                                                                                                                                         With special thought for Dallas                                                                                                  

Sgt of Arms - Jeff                                                                                                    

Don DeMaderios

and our speaker

                                                                                  Pass Around PTP Can                                                  Birthdays

Prez Mike on the 1st,                                                                                                                                         his wife on 5th                                                                                                                         and Scott Bilowit 2nd, and Dan Marinelli 10th (enjoying it at the Olympics!)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Correspondence                                                      Thanks you notes from scholarship winners: Anna Graner, Michael Peha, and Erik Staalberg                                                                                         Announcements                                                          *** PB&J after the meeting                                                                                                                                   *** Anna Belechee Update:   Cathy announced Anna is in Sunnyside Convalescent Facility on Vermont                                                                                                    *** Ms. Katz is recovering from surgery and hopes to be back soon                                                                    *** Paul presented a check for $55,000 to Rick K for the HB Arts Foundation from the proceeds for the “Tree Lot”

 

 

***  Short Film Festival  Pat Love and Jeff M. announced the Short Film Festival this weekend, Friday night, August 8th, Saturday August 9th, including a party after the awards, and Sunday night, August 10th, at the beach at sunset.  Pat gave President Mike 2 sets of VIP passes worth $100 each.  Bob   donated $100 for one set.

 

                                          TASTE @THE BEACH3                                                                     Bob announced the committee is working hard and it is going to be a great event.  We need all members to buy and sell tickets ASAP!!!    Paul asked members to sign up and assist on the Saturday before and the day of the T@B3 Jan announced we have many great items for the silent auction, thanks especially to Dallas.  Don Ponder arrived with a safe.  Terry, Adrienne and Jan can use help in the silent auction room on Sunday.                                                                   

                                                                                               

Drink Dispenser Fines - Whit named Linda, Pat, and Jane,                                                                              Fink – Joni (from two weeks ago) Cathy, Bob, Joanne, Linda, Terry, and Paul

Ticket Draw - Pot = $53.00 - 7 cards joker worth $293.00 Whit drew a King -- Paul drew the Inter Club; Next week’s Fink is #---938

                                                                                                                 GUEST SPEAKER   Fay Feeney  “The Business is Going Green”

             And so is Steve   

           

                       HAPPY/SAD$$                                                       NOTE:  Members shared many thoughts and Happy/Sad comments about Dallas. They are included in the tribute at the end of the newsletter.)                                                          Howiee  HAPPY  passed the ham operator test – KISLD  --  Bob  HAPPY  for Howiee –always  knew he was a “ham”  ---   Jeff HAPPY  to be back in town with his fleet from Vegas except to cars, HAPPY T@B3   ---    Rick HAPPY  was not at Kiwanis on his birthday for the “roast”  ---   Adrienne HAPPY going to Vegas  ---    Rachel HAPPY  has been chosen to replace Paul Lawson on his retirement    ---   Jan  HAPPY  for Rachel           --- Joni HAPPY Greg rescued a dog abandon at the dog park  HAPPY  found it a home  ---  Greg  HAPPY for the dog ---  Pat Love  HAPPY  for the Hermosa  Shorts  ---   Cathy Happy  to have Anna’s dog Lucky trained   ---  Nick  SAD  dealing with diaper rash and not “trained” baby;  HAPPY for T@b3

                                          Arrangements for Dallas                                          Dallas passed away Monday, August 4, 2008.  Dorothy has requested that Kiwanis have a “Celebration of Dallas’’ Life” at the Kiwanis Hall on Saturday, August 23rd.  The event will begin at 11:00 a.m.    Dorothy emphatically said, “NO FLOWERS”.   Donations can be made to the “Dallas Yost Memorial Scholarship Fund” at Redondo Union High School (R.U.H.S.), in lieu of flowers.  Steve Imbagliazzo is coordinating  the event for Dorothy.  Please  refer questions to him steveizzo@mac.com.                                                                                                

DALLAS YOST

      

            HAPPY $$$ in memory of Dallas:  Paul A -- Rick K, -- Jeff M,  -- Rachel --  Linda – Nick                             So which shirt did he like the best?

                  

Mike   Dallas was very special to him --- Cathy  for Dallas’ life and “he was on my case a lot”  --  Bob  He was a role model   --       Earl  Dallas like to raise the pot on the last card  -- Adrienne  Dallas will join her mother in  giving her dad trouble! --   Jan  Dallas ”always reminded me” about Public Works project and the board in front of City hall will be fixed before the 23rd  -- Joanne  know for 5 years, he made a difference and liked her meat loaf --  Joni  glad to have known Dallas and Dorothy personally --  Whit  will miss sitting with him  -- Terry  has known Dallas for 30 years and Dallas got her in trouble with another Kiwanian when she rented the Hall for a family party, so she had to join Kiwanis  --  Dick   known Dallas for 20 years- he gave him a  Tiger Woods putter --  Yvonne  loved his jokes, “He was a true Kiwanian” – Carol   has very special memories -- Steve    ‘He was the greatest’  when speaking to Dorothy, she was consoling him  --                                                                  Greg   presented the new bar dedicated to Dallas         

 --and we have a winner  

 

                

                        HAIL KIWANIS