Meets 6:30 PM Mondays at The Lakeview Inn Restaurant

President Robert R. Loveridge                                                                                                          Secretary David E. Booker

President-Elect Joseph M. Behson                                                                                              Treasurer Robert S. Pasquarelli

Vice President Gerald Tysiak                                                                                            Immediate Past Pres Alison M. Greene

Sandpiper Editor Margaret Weiss

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

James M. Colabelli, Manfred Jeschke, Kelly Stone

Christopher R. Blais, Roland B. Wagner, Eve M. Ward

Bryce M. Cutler, James E. Rogers, Sarah M. Tripp

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2007   

PRESIDENT Robert R. Loveridge presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Jim Rogers

GUESTS:  of Chris Blais, his wife Robin, and his sister, Deb Cavanaugh – the meeting’s program

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø       SOCCER FOOD TRAILER schedule for next two weeks:

Shift #1 – 11:30-2:30                      Shift #2 – 2:30-5:30

          Sun Sept 30:   Botsy to deliver trailer                          Jerry Tysiak

                             Joe Behson                                           Cindy Tysiak

                             Bob Loveridge                                       Ron Wagner

                             Bryce Cutler                                         Betty Crozier

                             Peg Weiss                                            Colabelli to pick up trailer

Sun Oct 7:     Colabelli to deliver trailer                       Ron Wagner

                             Joe Behson                                           Betty Crozier

                             Eve Ward                                             HELP NEEDED

                             Peg Weiss                                            HELP NEEDED

                             Jeremy Vosburgh                                  Colabelli to pick up trailer

Ø       DOORS OF HOPE 10 AM unloading food trucks:

Fri Oct 5:  Jim Colabelli, 2 MORE HELPERS NEEDED

Tues Oct 16:  Dave Booker, Bob Pasquarelli, Dick Johnsen

Ø       INTERCLUBS pending for Club installations:

Hoosick Falls Division Council Tues Sept 25, 6:30 @ HF Country Club:  KVP, Eve,

 Bob Pasquarelli, Bob Loveridge, Booker, Dale Hall, & Jim Rogers

                   Castleton Wed Sept 26, 6:30 @ Ambulance Service Building:  Booker & Pasquarelli

                             TWO MORE NEEDED TO COMPLETE INTERCLUB!

                   Cambridge Valley Tues Oct 9, 6PM @ West Village Market:  Booker, Behson,

                             Wurtemberger, & Bob Loveridge

                   Troy Tues Oct 16 – still no details as to time and place

                   Rensselaer Thurs Oct 18, 6:30 @ 3^rd St Ambulance Building:  Bob Loveridge, Joe

                             Behson, Dave Booker, & ---?  ONE MORE NEEDED FOR INTERCLUB!

Ø       House Chair Dudley was presented a patch for our banner signifying attendance at the San Antonio International Convention.

Ø       The new North Greenbush Club Charter Night will be Saturday Nov 10^th at the American Legion Hall in Wynantskill.  As a sponsoring club, we are expected to support this with an INTERCLUB of at least four, if not more, members. 

Ø       Thank you notes received from Felicia Banks, APHS, for her graduation award, and from SL Center for the Arts/Circle Theatre Players for our support of their efforts.  Open House will be held Sunday Nov 11^th from 1-4PM.

Ø       Several nominations have been received for Friends of Kiwanis, and they will be recognized at a future meeting.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS to Ron Wagner for 9 years, and to Dave Booker for 25 years! CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH MEMBERS!

    
(President Bob presenting Ron with is 9 year tab and Dave Booker gets his 25 year tab from one of Bob's little healpers)

PROGRAM

          Chris Blais introduced his sister Deb Cavanaugh, who has been studying, playing and singing folk music for more than 15 years, and has performed with Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger.  She explained that folk music is “music that has been handed down orally through the generations of family and personal connections.”  Rap is folk music, whether we, or the kids, care to admit it!  Folk music tells stories of life situations at the time.  There are work songs, such as sea shanties sung first by river sailors, then by ocean sailors, and coal miners’ songs, that helped lift their spirits and provided rhythm to work.  In a clear sweet voice, Deb sang Shenandoah (the background music for this page), and Working on the Railroad, with the mandolin, and then historical songs, such as Erie Canal, Sweet Betsy From Pike, and Follow The Drinking Gourd (Big Dipper), about slaves fleeing north.  In 1897 there was a tragic mill fire killing over 300 women in Fall River, MA, similar to the infamous Triangle Factory fire in NYC, and from it came the song Granite Mills.  Deb demonstrated and explained that the mountain dulcimer and the banjo are the only true American instruments, and the limberjack came from the same area.  Many folk songs tell sad stories, but many are just plain fun, like Shady Grove, and Old Joe Clark, which was from the late 1800s, about a real moonshiner and gambler, and was accompanied on the limberjack (a carved wooden percussion instrument also know as the "dancing man") also known as the .  Jim Rogers thanked Deb for a most entertaining program, and presented her with our Certificate of Appreciation.

HAPPY DOLLARS

$       Jim Rogers:  Thanks to Deb for a wonderful program!  My granddaughter celebrated her 8^th birthday.  Had a great 3 days in Plymouth, MA with the best weather ever!  Also, for the first time in 6 years, I weigh less than 200 lbs!  And thanks to Botsy for cutting my hair even though he was really closed!

$       Ken James:  I’m still walking around!  Just got a clean bill of health from my doctors!

$       Jim Colabelli:  Showed pictures of granddaughter from sonogram to present!  {Pretty kid, but is this going to be a monthly event?}  Had a great time at the EX in MA!  And my truck is now complete {with a baby seat?}  It’s a 3-ball truck {deleted!} and can haul the food trailer!

$       Chris, for my sister’s performance!  It’s great to have Robin here with me—she pays!  And I’m back coaching girls’ volleyball at APHS!

$       KVP:  Older grandson’s car adventures had a safe 3 weeks, and having played soccer since he was 6, he made varsity goalie, and had 3 shut outs!  The younger grandson plays football for Hoosick Valley, a small school, but he scored 2 TDs against Coxackie-Athens, and the team won the game!  Now, about the Yankees—they’re only 2 games behind—BEWARE!  We just returned from 10 days of perfect weather on the Rhode Island beach!

$       Dick Johnsen:  Gave a Hong Kong $20 (worth ??)  Spent 9 ½ days in Beijing, saw a “pippa” (a Chinese instrument).   The flight from Hong Kong to Chicago seemed like 3 weeks!

$       Dale Hall:  Something about Goodnight Irene and a rat in a hospital that turned out to be a Chihuahua puppy!  {I’m confused—ED}

$       Fred Wurtemberger:  Spent a weekend on Cape Cod and had a date with a 6’6” transvestite, a tall story!  Got a phone call Sunday night from Betsy from Shady Grove.  {Now I’m REALLY confused!—ED}  {Lots more deleted comments!}

$       Jerry Tysiak:  Thanks to all who provided programs during the past year, and one of the best was Deb’s tonight!

$       Booker: the birds above favor my usual parking spot, making frequent trips to the car wash necessary, so I moved to a different place.  Next morning, a VERY LARGE tree limb fell on the original place—so thanks, birds!

$       Pres Bob:  This is my last official meeting—I’ve cried a lot about it, too!  It has been fun all year, thanks to everyone who helped.  Here’s to another great year!

DOOR PRIZE, 2 tickets to any event at SCLA provided by Chris, was won by Ken James!  {Fred can get you a date if you’d like, Ken!} 

50/50 for $23 was won by Pres Bob, who donated it to Deb Cavanaugh’s folk music group!

MEGA 50/50 will keep growing!  Jim Colabelli COULD have won the unusual sum of $159.10 IF he had found the King of Clubs from the 40 cards left, BUT he picked the 10 of Diamonds instead!

NEXT WEEK    PROGRAM:  Incoming President Joe Behson presents an evening of festivity!

OCTOBER 1              Members & guests will enjoy cocktails & hors d’oeuvres at 6, dinner at 7, then

                             Installation of officers & directors, followed by music and dancing til 9:30 PM   

                   GREETER/INVOCATOR:  Ken Van Praag 

OCT 8                     PROGRAM:  Jim Colabelli – Spiritual Aims Committee/ BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Bill Whipple

OCT 15                   PROGRAM:  Bob Carpenter 

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Gary Meislin 

OCT 22                   PROGRAM:  Chet Melius

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Bruce Perry

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” 

                                                                                      Thomas Jefferson

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