Clarion
Publication Date: February 22, 2007
Volume 58, Issue 5
Recent Programs
January 30– Marcia Woodard, Director of School Development and Professional Learning, and wife of Rev. John Woodard, gave a talk on Becoming a National School of Character. She was formerly the principal of St. Stephen’s Elementary School which is one of only two National Schools of Character in North Carolina. It is also the only school in Catawba County to be named a Super-Safe School.
One fact that makes these accomplishments even more impressive is that approximately 200 of the 800 students are in ESL classes.
February 6– Terry Watts, Hickory City Engineer, presented a program on Storm Water, which is the run-off water that goes into the storm drains and then directly into either the Catawba River or other streams leading to the Catawba. Unfortunately, the run-off contains many things other than pure water, such as pesticides, insecticides, fertilizers, pet waste, garbage and other undesirables. The city and county governments participate in detection of illegal discharges and erosion control but there are several things that individuals can do to reduce the problem, such as limiting the amount of leaves in storm drains, finding environmentally-friendly pesticides and insecticides, cleaning parking lots and driveways, picking up or stopping litter and cleaning up pet waste.
February 13– Kitty Barnes, Catawba County Commissioner for the past 8 years and chair for the last 3 years, spoke on topics that have been, are, or will be of interest to Catawba County. The five county commissioners who serve 4-year terms do many things including setting goals, budgeting, setting the tax rate, appointing members to more than 50 boards, and adopting ordinances. The budget occupies much of their time from December to June. Some recent accomplishments are the Unified Development Ordinance and the establishment of the Higher Education Center. This center now has over 550 students plus 70 on-line students.
Present and future developments include activities at the landfill involving methane collection for power generation, greenhouses (100 acres), two universities interested in research, a lumber company, and a brick company. User fees pay for the landfill operation.
February 20-Past Governor Bill Wiggs spoke on the CDKF 1200
Program which currently has 7 Hickory Kiwanis members or spouses. The CDKF (Carolinas District Kiwanis Foundation) has reached a total of more than $500,000 and hopes to attain a level of $1 million in the future. The CDKF 1200 Founders Circle consists of members who contribute $1200 over a three-year period. Bill emphasized that any worthwhile projects have a good chance of being supported by the Foundation and encouraged the club to submit grant requests.
| The CDKF members who were honored
are: Al Lee Dr. Tom Warren Rick Foster Wendell Cramer and wife Judy Charles Dixon and wife Dot |
Upcoming Programs
and Other Events
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February 27- Terry Clark, Hickory Airport manager and Airport Task Force chairman.
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March 6– Jim Correll, of the Greater Hickory Classic golf tournament.
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March 13– Mary Ann Gosnell on children’s cancer.
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March 20– Rev. Reggie Longcrier on an African trip.
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March 27– Dick Washer on his trip to several Baltic countries.
Announcements
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President Dave Kozak would like for all members to make a concerted effort to recruit new members. We welcome our two newest members, Rod Herbert and Tom Winkler.
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A letter was received from the Hickory Parks and Recreation Department expressing appreciation for the sponsorship of the Pee Wee Boys Rockets club which finished 5-7 for the year.
The Quote:
We cannot always build
the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
Franklin D. Roosevelt