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 Peg Weiss

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 James M. Colabelli, Fred Jeschke, Kelly L. Stone

Christopher R. Blais, Ron Wagner, Eve Ward
Bryce E. Cutler, Sarah M. Parslow, James E. Rogers

MEETING OF OCTOBER 23, 2006 

PRESIDENT Robert R. Loveridge presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Bob Pasquarelli

GUESTS:       Candidate for Congress Kirsten Gillibrand

                   Candidate for Assembly Martin Reid

Sage Circle K Sec Heather Laughton and Lt Gov Kim Worobey 

                   Of Pablo Martinez, Armand Mills, local printer 

 (Left to right: Kirsten Gillibrand being greeted by President Bob     Joe Cybulski & Martin Reed                     Circle K Lt. Governor Kim & Heather Lawton          Armand Mills & Pablo Martinez)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø          INTERCLUBS  - Made last Thurs to Rensselaer:  Booker, Colabelli, Loveridge, McSherry

              Wed Oct 25^th to Troy for 90^th Anniversary Installation:  Booker, Hacker, Loveridge, VanPraag, Weiss, Wurtemberger

Ø          SAGE CIRCLE K projects:  selling applesauce & banana bread to benefit KPTU @ Albany Med,

              cell phone & ink cartridge recycling, Relay for Life this Fri. 

Kim and Heather reported on recent CK Intl convention, gave invitation to meetings Weds @ 5PM.

Ø          CASTLETON KIWANIS chicken BBQ Sun Oct 29^th 1-5PM @ Firehouse for $7.50.

Ø          VAN RENSSELAER DIVISION trip to NYC Tues Nov 28^th.  Radio City Christmas Show tickets and dinner at Carmine’s for $120 due Oct 25^th.  Another trip also on Dec 12^th.  For more information call Mary Lou Kalpa (Castleton Club) 732-4228.

Ø          FOOD TRAILER/SOCCER:  Thanks to Mikki, Botsy & Tina, Ron & Betty, and Jim Colabelli for working yesterday.  Only one week left!

SUN OCT 29            11 AM – 2 PM                              2 PM – 5 PM

                            Kevin Sarsfield                                      Ron Wagner

                            Kelly Stone                                           Betty

                            Ken James                                           Joe Behson

Ø          TRASHBUSTERS:  Barb displayed “Hurtin’ Bear”, most distinguished trophy collected last Saturday by a member of the Columbia HS Key Club, who will have the privilege of keeping our mascot “Hiway Rat” until next April!

Ø          WAYS & MEANS:  Joe Behson reported that the Christmas trees have been ordered, and the citrus contract is in the works.  Everyone plan to WORK on these important projects!

PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARD presented by Pres Bob to Botsy for 2 years!

PROGRAM

          Joe Cybulski, listed all the candidates for election next month, and then introduced Martin Reid, candidate for Assembly.  The only other candidate who responded to our invitation, Kirsten Gillibrand, candidate for Congress, stayed for a few minutes, speaking to members before the meeting.   Martin is a native of the Town of Sand Lake and Averill Park schools.  He described his very large district as a “big circle around the Hudson River” including parts of many counties.  Rensselaer County has presented a very large budget increase of 25%.  Martin’s goal is to lower taxes by wiser spending of tax dollars.  The county has 181 Level 3 Sex Predators.  He would propose that Levels 2 & 3 submit to lifetime monitoring, and perhaps lifetime confinement for some Level 3 offenders.  He also felt that many school budgets pass because people fear that contingency budgets will eliminate valuable programs, and he would like to revamp the procedures.  The state lottery DOES buy all books for NY students, but it should do much more for our schools.  During a Q&A period, long-term care insurance was discussed, and its value stressed.  Since LTCI helps save the government money, it should be given tax incentives.  (Joe Cub inserted that his County Dept of the Aging has much information on this subject).  Many members noted personal experiences, which illustrated the need for this insurance.  Nursing home costs run up to $10,000 per week!  We were advised to consult an elder law attorney.  Reid wants to expand the state bottle bill, and has already introduced such a bill in the county legislature.  He was receptive to the request to initiate the ignition interlock for second offender DWIs, at the judge’s discretion but preferably by mandate, and stated that it needed a source of funding.  Joe thanked Martin for coming and speaking to SLK.

HAPPY DOLLARS

$       Pablo:  Glad Armand was able to come tonight.  Thanks to Chris Blais for attending his Sat Game Day (RISK) for the benefit of the Key Club.  And also for his being able to purchase a mixer board for half price.  He will loan this to the SummerFest bands.  Thanks, Pablo!

$       Jim Rogers for his friend Eberhard:  He was happy to meet SLKs at last meeting.  Had a great time on the trip to Maine, and he won the Rummy Cube games 3 times!

$       Jim Rogers for himself:  Thanks to Chet for the loan of his large screen so they could watch slides of hiking in the Alps in 1976 and 1987.  They later learned that a large bear had invaded the back yard, destroying all his bird feeders.  Eberhard’s grandson plays for the German National soccer team that won in Portugal.  And also for his accepting Lt Gov Kileen Davies’ request to become Van Rensselaer Division’s PR Chair!

$       Botsy:  Had a great time working in the Food Trailer with his wife Tina.  Proud to announce that his son is joining him in the barbering business!

$       Bob Reiter:  Following the death of his mother-in-law, he drove her sister home to Florida, where his friend Tom Hoffay, now living in The Villages, treated him to a round of golf—here’s to Aunt Charlotte! 

$       Bryce Cutler:  I am now the proud owner, but unhappy taxpayer, of a home in the APSD!  And also for my good friends, Kelly and Chris!

$       Chris Blais:  Thank you for the very nice get well card while he was ill, and happy to see his old friend Armand here!

DOOR PRIZE, a bottle of wine, with ID charms, provided by Joe Cub, was won by Joe Behson!

50/50 for $28, won by Ken Noland, who gave it to Martin Reid to help buy gas for campaigning!

MEGA 50/50 worth $108.50 will keep growing.  Bob Reiter picked the 9 of Spades from 45 cards!

NEXT WEEK    PROGRAM:  Gary Meislin presents Deb Reiter, “Trip to Africa”

OCT 30                   GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  John Brownrigg

NOV 6           PROGRAM:  Barb Fioravanti, Key Club Officer Exchange

                                      BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Bob Carpenter

NOV 13                   PROGRAM:  Bruce Perry

                                      VAN RENSSELAER DIVISION COUNCIL

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Jim Colabelli

NOV 20                   PROGRAM:  Bob Pasquarelli, Spiritual Aims Chair

                                      CLERGY RECOGNITION NIGHT

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Ron Wagner

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.”    Booker T. Washington

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