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 NOVEMBER 27, 2006  

PRESIDENT Robert R. Loveridge presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Joe Behson

GUESTS:  of Chris Blais, Joanna Flanagan, school nurse at APHS

                  of Eve Ward, Paul Vincent, owner of Crooked Lake House, on his second visit

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø       CITRUS SALES:  Last minute orders must be received by Citrus Joe at his home, 1 Pond Hollow Road, by SAT DEC 2!  Committee chairs of Community Services and Spiritual Aims should notify Joe of their needs for food boxes, etc ASAP!

Ø       CHRISTMAS TREE SALES:  Trees expected this weekend.  Pres Bob’s crew will unload.  New site hopefully near WSL Firehouse.  Structure to be erected Sat Dec 2 @ 7 AM.  Volunteers:  Sarah, Joe, Brownrigg, Dudley, and Chet.  Need 2 pickup trucks to transport wood from barn.  Botsy offered the use of his truck (need driver).  PLAN TO SIGN UP!

Ø       Pres Bob reported that this year Wal-Mart would donate $750 each to SLK, Castleton, and Rensselaer Clubs.

Ø       CHRISTMAS PARTY:  Mon Dec 18, cocktails @ 6, dinner @ 7PM, choice of prime rib, chicken cordon bleu, or salmon.  All clubs and guests cordially invited.  Bring wrapped grab bag gift for game, and your singing voice for caroling.  Make reservations--signup next week.

Ø       Chris:  APHS Yearbook Ed looking for ads @ $170 full pg, $100 half pg, $70 qtr pg, $45 for 1/8^th pg.  Referred to Board of Directors meeting next week.

Ø       DOORS OF HOPE:  Food to be unloaded Fri Dec 8 @ 10 AM—Sarah, Ken N, Kathy

Ø       CHRISTMAS FOOD & GIFTS:  Members to bring unwrapped gifts suitable for teenagers no later than Dec 11 meeting.  Food sorting @ COC Sun Dec 17 @ 1:30PM; help seniors wrap during the day Mon Dec 18; deliveries to be done Sat Dec 23.

Ø       BELLS OF LIFE:  Sat Dec 2 @ Crossgates Mall, lower level, same as last year, 9:30am-8pm:  9:30-1 PM  Chris Blais (will stay all day with Key Clubbers), Jim Rogers, Skip Patton

1-4:30 PM   Barb Fioravanti, Armand & Ellen Mills, Bryce Cutler

3:30-7 PM   Peg Weiss, Eve Ward

4:30-8 PM   Botsy & Tina Rosenberger, Mikki McSherry, Jerry Tysiak 

PROGRAM #1

          Paul Vincent gave an overview of the history of Crooked Lake House, which, he did acknowledge, was probably better known by those of us who have been around for “a while”.  Paul and his wife Donna bought the property 9 months ago from Mark Hammond who had inherited it from Dalmar Tifft.  Both men had purchased it from the estate of Al Coons who had operated the establishment until about 20 years ago.  Paul admitted that he “wanted the place” ever since he had seen it when Al Coons was the owner, and that he and Donna are trying to restore it to the way it was at that time.  They hope to make it appealing to the community, and have been amazed at how many people have “a connection” to it, via weddings, anniversaries, proms, etc.  Most want it back “the way it used to be”, a special place for special events.  This coming Sunday will see a ballet presentation to an expected 300 people, with lots of little kids.  New Year’s Eve will be a big night, featuring the Swing Docs Band.  Paul very much wants to bring back the famous Winter Carnival, and hopes SLK will be involved.   He also plans to have a car show this summer.

PROGRAM #2

          Sec Dave Booker gave a video presentation showing the use and advantages of the new Club Management Software that is now available to the Club.  Once in place, and after officers and committee chairs become familiar with its use, this tool, newly approved by Kiwanis International, will relieve them of the tedious drudgery of reports, and keep track of activities and those who have volunteered to work on them.  Multiple phone calls will be replaced by instant e-mails.  Now, all we have to do is learn how to use it!

HAPPY DOLLARS

$       Sarah:  We’ve made a bid on a house, and are waiting to hear the results, imminently!

$       Eve:  Son Bob Irwin came in 5^th overall in the 10K Troy Turkey Trot!

$       Booker:  Had a wonderful Thanksgiving with the Ruggieros in VT; 300 people ate in a barn!

$       Jim Rogers:  Great 2 wk trip with the Trupias to Branson, MO—saw 14 shows!

$       Citrus Joe Behson:  It snowed on Mt Snow!  I’ll be up there very soon!

$       Chris:  Happy to have Nurse Flanagan here!

$       Brownrigg:  Enjoyed trip to UT, CO, AZ, seeing 8 national parks, 3 state parks, covered 2100 miles in 10 days.  Also visited nieces & nephews who talked us into getting tattoos!  {Of course we insisted John show off his “Silver Eagle”—Suzanne got a cat’s paw on her ankle!}

$       Gary:  Youngest son came from MO with his new wife of 2 mos, who’s very nice, quiet, shy... {“THAT’S the kind of wife to have!” comment by K.N.}  Of course, like all my other kids, this one also took his $100 and went back to MO to see his mother—who’s still too damn close!!

$       Pablo:  We will be one of the coffee vendors at the Chocolate Expo in the State Museum this Sunday, and Island Bob will offer his truffles, too.  {Free admission vouchers were circulated}

$       Pablo also announced that Fri Dec 1^st will be JavaNet’s 1^st anniversary, and he will have the 5 O’Clock Charlie Band playing beginning at 10 PM.

DOOR PRIZE, provided by Booker, was won by Mikki McSherry!

50/50 for $22 was won by Chris Blais!

MEGA 50/50, tonight worth $185.50, will keep growing.  Ken Noland tried, but couldn’t find the King of Clubs.  From the 40 remaining cards, he picked out the 8 of Hearts!

NEXT WEEK    PROGRAM:  Comm Svcs Co-Chairs John Brownrigg & Kathy Evensen

DEC 4                              BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Bryce Cutler

DEC 11                    PROGRAM:  Bryce Cutler

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Joe Distell

DEC 18                   PROGRAM:  Bob Carpenter

                                      CHRISTMAS PARTY             {Now there’s a great pair!}

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Doug Baldrey

DEC 25                   NO MEETING – CHRISTMAS DAY

JAN 1                     NO MEETING – NEW YEAR’S DAY

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“God’s online—all knee-mails answered.”   Sign outside a church in Bayonne, New Jersey

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