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Publication Date: January 25, 2007
Volume 58, Issue 4
 

Kiwanis Golf Tournament  coming up Monday, May 21, 2007

     At the Catawba Springs course of Lake Hickory CC

 

One of the prizes from a previous year and being offered again is a private flight to play golf at Saluda (courtesy of Wendell Cramer).

The Golf Committee wishes to remind all members to start getting sponsors and teams. A major sponsor will be Bennett’s which will be furnishing a BBQ lunch at 11:30 followed by tee-off at 1:00.

Members of the Golf Committee include Tom Devlin, Frank Willis, Tom Shields, Dave Kozak, Frank Ryan, Ken Kleva, Lanny Huffman, Mark Vollinger, Matt Barkley, Bill Barkley, Rick Foster, Ron Simmons, Wendell Cramer, Bill Straka, & Helen Devlin.

 This is a major fund-raiser so everyone should assist if at all possible.
 

OMISSIONS

In the last issue at least two very important names were left off the list of bell-ringers for the Salvation Army. One was Pres. Dave Kozak and the other was Molly Ryan who not only assisted her father  but also provided a musical accompaniment on the flute for the entertainment of donors. 

 

Recent Programs 

January 2-Tong Yang of the United Hmong Association told of the Hmong immigrants to this country, including about 10,000 to the Hickory-Morganton area, and of the tug-of-war between the drive to assimilate and the desire to maintain cultural customs.

 January 9-Joann Spees of the Council on Adolescents of Catawba County gave an update on the work of this organization (from which she is retiring this year) and gave credit to Janice Kleva, wife of Ken, for founding it in 1983. She compared some results from 1986 to 2004 which showed the positive results that have occurred in laws and  decreases in tobacco and alcohol use, but also indicated the magnitude of the problem of teenage pregnancies and other ills still to be reduced from their present level.

 January 16-Maria Daily, Executive Director of Centro Latino, gave an overview of its operation. It has a staff of 3 full-time people and many other part-time people and volunteers who assist the Hispanic population with English classes, tutoring, immigration advice, pre-natal and other health assistance, adult education, DWI/drug classes, and other services to both adults and children.

 January 23-Jeff Cline, BB&T insurance agent and world traveler gave a slide-illustrated talk about his latest trip with old friends to several countries of southern Africa. Spectacular scenery and interesting shots of people and animals made a very enjoyable presentation.
 
 

Upcoming Programs and Other Events

  • January 30-Marcia Woodard, wife of Kiwanian Rev. John Woodard, and award –winning school principal will talk on “Becoming a School of Character”.
     

  • February 6-Terry Watts, City of Hickory engineer will speak on storm water, a topic that has been in the news lately.
     

  • February 13-Kitty Barnes, Catawba County Commissioner
     

  • February 20– To be announced
     

  • February 27-Terry Clark, Hickory Airport Manager and head of the airport task force to determine the future of the airport.
 

Announcements

  • Ken Kleva reported that the peanut/pecan sales effort had produced a profit of $2780.50. Asizable portion of the sales  was accomplished by Dr. Tom Warren, who sold over $2000 worth of nuts and by the Barkleys who sold 5 cases.
     

  • The Governor’s official visit to Division 4  will be at the Hickory United Methodist Church on Friday, Jan.27 at 6:00 pm
     

  • Derval Hamilton (CVCC) has done a terrific job of renovating the Hickory Kiwanis website. Check it out at www.hickorykiwanis.org
     

  • Mid-year Conference  will be held in Winston-Salem on February 2 & 3.
     

  •  International Convention will take place in San Antonio, Texas on July 4-8.
     

  • Mark Vollinger has reported that the collection for the Longview School amounted to $370, exceeding the $300 goal.
 

Tar Heel Wealth Management has announced that Ken Kleva has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President and principal

Every meeting of the Hickory Kiwanis Club brings impressive reports of activities completed or planned which do not ordinarily get published in the Clarion because they are so numerous and considered normal.

 The Terrific Kids program with several volunteers most weeks is enthusiastically received by schools, parents and children and encourages children in their progress through the school systems.

 The Key Club at Hickory High School is very active and Danny Seaver has a full report almost every Tuesday of activities completed or planned for the future.  The latest plans are the preparation for their annual convention where they expect to win many awards and honors as they have in the past.

 Likewise, the Circle K clubs at CVCC and Lenoir-Rhyne College and their activities at The Catawba Science Center and at other projects are reported often by Linda Baker and Harrison Jahn.
 
 

The Quote:

"Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time."

  Marian Wright Edelman