MARCH 2007
volume 19, number 6
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Presidential
Thoughts |
Thirty four
years is a long time, even to be a Kiwanian, I know we have members who have been in
the club a lot longer than I, but 34 years is still a long time.
I was invited
to join by my good friend and racquetball partner, Don Ferguson who just wanted me
to meet some of his friends. Since then I have met many friends. I joined the
Bowling Team in 1974 and made many friends both kiwanians and
non-kiwanians.
Then I got
involved with the auction, the inter-club, and other activities and made a lot more
friends. When I retired, I considered resigning from the club, the cost of
membership was not in the budget, but I thought I’d go to 25 years, and then I'll
quit.
But, how do
you give up a lifetime of friends for a few bucks a week? Programs are great, meals
good, the services to the youth in the community are exciting, but it’s the
friends that for me, are what makes Kiwanis such an exciting organization to be
a part of.
What do my friends have to do with Kiwanis? Well it was my friend who invited
me to this great organization, and I believe that, without exception it was your friend
who invited you. It is only right that friends share good things with
friends, and Kiwanis is a good thing. Invite a friend to join you at one of our
meetings to find out why you are so proud to be a Kiwanian
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March Birthdays
14th Rob Swor
20th Blair Gagne
24th Richard Whiteman
28th Tricia Peterson
31th Don Lilyquist
March Anniversaries
3/1/2000 Wayne Johnson
3/3/1993 Gary Madison
3/2/2005 Jason Malmstrom
3/16/1977 James Peterson
3/13/1991 Donald Ellison
3/14/2000 Durbin Keeney
3/7/2001
Christopher Rousseau
3/17/2004 Rob Swor
3/24/2004 Stephen Collins
3/24/2//4 John Mohn
3/16/2005 Tim Olhoff
Numbers for
attendance in
February were:
Feb. 2: 33 attended
Feb. 14: 34 attended
Feb. 21: 30 attended
Feb. 28: 27 attended
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Membership
Jim Berry
Our
membership committee is trying to find ways to encourage membership growth and would
appreciate any ideas.
I’m
looking forward to another good quarter and with your help and attendance I know it will
be.
Be the next to bring in a new member!
Don't forget to invite a friend every week!!
Please hand out the
Membership Post Cards
Youth Services
Gary Madison
Sports & Social
Ben Blais
Key Club
Jason Malmstrom
Community Service
Durbin Keeney
Reading is Fundamental
Bob Aspling
Inter-Club
Looking for a Chair
Finance
Joe Stariha
Please see web site
for March....
Greeters
Invocators
Area Kiwanis Club meetings
Perfect Attendance
‘I am just a
Kiwanian’
Newly elected International President Nelson Tucker
waxes poetic on what it means to be a Kiwanian
I am just a Kiwanian, just like you, you see.
I get up every morning to find a new reason to be.
To be someone special to a shut-in or a kid,
To make the world a better place because of what I did.
You and I are no different; we both share the same belief.
That living by the Kiwanis Objects, we give much-needed
relief.
We strive to live by the Golden Rule, believe in our fellow
man.
We have faith in our future, that Kiwanis has a plan.
A plan to rid our world of famine, grief, and strife,
To give to every human being, a better way of life.
So, let’s all work together for every boy and girl,
The future of Kiwanis is serving the children of our world!
Slow-Cooker
Corned Beef and Cabbage
The slow cooker is the perfect way to go for this
traditional dish, since it must bubble away untended for hours, in any event. Be sure to
serve with crusty bread, and Dijon mustard and horseradish on the side.
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4 cups hot water |
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2 tbsp. cider vinegar |
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2 tbsp. sugar |
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1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper |
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1 large or 2 medium onions, cut into wedges |
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1 3-lb. corned beef round or brisket, packaged
with spices |
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8 small white or yellow potatoes, scrubbed and
cut into quarters |
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1 head of green cabbage (about 1 1/2 lbs.),
cored and cut into 10 wedges |
1.
In a 6-quart electric slow cooker, combine the water, vinegar, sugar, pepper and onions,
mixing well. Place the corned beef in the mixture. Scatter the potatoes over the top and
along the sides.
2. Cover and cook on the High heat setting 4 hours. Remove the
lid and scatter the cabbage wedges over the top. Cover and continue cooking on High 3 to 4
hours longer, or until the beef is tender. To serve, carve the beef into slices and serve
with the cabbage and potatoes, with some of the cooking liquid spooned on top of the beef
to keep it moist. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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Celebrating women in
Kiwanis
Twenty years ago, Kiwanis extended an invitation to women
to join. Kiwanis International celebrates this anniversary by honoring those women who
have made a significant contribution to their communities through service. If you know
such a Kiwanian, tell us about
her and why she deserves to be recognized.
Kiwanis International will identify women who represent the
very best of Kiwanis and share their stories with regional and national media, as well as
consider them for possible future use in Kiwanis publications.
Spread the news that Kiwanis women are changing the world
one child and one community at a time.
Everyone’s
goin’ to ‘San Antone’
It seems a whole lot of Kiwanians are heading to San
Antonio, Texas, for the July 2-7 International Convention. Are
you?
Registrations are 20 percent ahead of the previous
year’s count at this time of the year. Friday’s performance of Fiesta Noche del
Rio already is sold out.
Register now and qualify for the early registration fee of
US$150.
Tickets remain available—but are selling
fast—for:
- Tuesday’s K University
- Thursday’s Fellowship Breakfast with guest speaker
LaDonna Gatlin
- Thursday’s Live On-Stage with Clint Black
- Saturday’s Fiesta Noche del Rio
My concern is about the decrease that has been reported for
our district membership. The membership numbers out of Kiwanis International reflect
our district down by approx 200 members. This, however, reflects the closing of clubs and
the changing of the billing system of International. Across the district, most of
our clubs have shown reasonable stability in their membership. What is tells us,
however, is that we need to continue our excellent work in recruiting new members, so that
we reduce the impact of declining membership. There are Lt. Governors working in
their regions to assist clubs in minimizing their membership decline, and support those
clubs in any way they possibly can to insure that growing clubs remain growing
clubs. To that end I have asked Stewart Ross to complete this year as district
membership chair. We are even now discussing plans for aiding regions and
their clubs in this endeavor. Having completed four of our seven regional visits, I can
report an energy and vitality among our members. I know that several of our
regions are working on both new club building and membership recruitment. We all
should be doing the same.
Now to future events. This Saturday, Region 6
conducts its annual conference in Redwood Falls, MN. The following weekend is the
district convention of Circle K in Fargo culminating in the second annual Extravaganza
with the profits going to the Outreach Fund (have you made your reservation?). At
the end of March are two events: The Region One and Two Conference in Jamestown, ND
and the Key Club District Convention at Gull Lake near Brainerd, MN. These are
exciting times for our young Kiwanians and for those of us who support these young
leaders!
I am hoping that each of the clubs in our district will
consider sending at least one member as delegate to our International Convention in San
Antonio, Texas in July. What a great time this is going to be! And what a
great training ground for your President Elect or other Kiwanis member - to learn, to
experience and to participate with other Kiwanians who strive for the same goal of Serving
the Children of the World.
I will see many of you in the coming months and look
forward to hearing your stories of service.
Gaelic Games
Centuries ago, when Scottish kings chose the best men at arms, they used tossing
and wrestling contests to gauge candidates' accuracy and strength, and dancing to build
endurance and agility. Here are two fun feats inspired by those Highland games to test
your family's mettle.
HEAVE HO
In this version of the classic hay sack toss, use a spatula (in lieu of a pitchfork) to
pitch a newspaper-stuffed lunch bag up and over a clothesline or makeshift crossbar.
Whoever succeeds the most times out of ten is the winner.
SHOOT FOR THE
NOON
Traditionally, the caber toss entails hoisting a 20-foot, 120-pound pole onto your
shoulder and flipping it onto the ground so that the end you were holding points toward 12
o'clock on an imaginary clock (your feet are considered to be at 6 o'clock). To see just
how tricky it can be, try this scaled-down spin-off: take turns flipping an unsharpened
pencil at the floor. Whoever lands a pitch with the eraser nearest to noon wins.
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