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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 1SLATE OF OFFICERS 1BUG PROGRAM IN HOBART 1 DATES TO REMEMBER 1 AUGUST PROGRAMS 1BOARD HIGHLIGHTS 1MEETING HIGHLIGHTS 2-5BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH 1OTHER AREA CLUBS 4 ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEES 6NEW MEMBER INTRO 6

Puns, quotes & Bible verse wherever

EVERY THURSDAY 3 TO 7 PM : SUMMER MARKET CORNER OF 3RD & MAIN PEANUTS CAMPAIGN ON NOW. SELL. SELL. SELL.AUGUST 10TH: HOOSIER BURN CAMP GOLF OUTINGAUGUST 14-16: DISTRICT CONVENTION IN INDY @ THE ADAMS MARK HOTELAUGUST 20 - 23: 18 LAKE FRONT FESTIVALSEPT. 18-20 :CHAMBER'S FALL POWER BOAT RACESEPT. 23: HONOR DON CANADAY AT VALPO CLUBOCT. 14: ED. FOUNDATION WINE TASTING EVENTOCT. 17 -18: HOBART OCTOBERFESTDEC. 6TH: CHRISTMAS PARTY (Wine tasting too)

President Jim Burns is back from the International Convention in Nashville and he said,"How impressive it all was!" He loved the new voting technology they used with 7000 Kiwanians from all over the world participating. He also brought back some lovely pins which he gave out: an apple Kiwanis pin for all educators, a Wild Bill Kiwanis pin for Bill Heuring, and a Mayor's pin for Brian Snedecor.

8-5-2009 Sheila DeBonis presents: Wayne Wodrich for Deep River park8-12-2009 Ken Buczek presents: Amanda Maynard for Challenger Center 8-19-2009 Larry Martin presents: Janice Qualliza for IHSAA8-26-2009 Club Forum

k Our club will man a beverage booth at the Clock Tower on Sept. 18th of the Power Boat Race

k New members will be involved quickly into committees.

k Our club may take over the Country Market on Thursdays, if approved by the city. It would about $700 per week as a new fundraiser.

k SLATE OF OFFICERS announced by Tim O'Brien: President, Tim O'Brien (maybe for 2 years!); Vice President, Mike Adams; Secretary, Kay Wiseman (for one more year); and our ever faithful and excellent Treasurer, Judy Candiano will serve again. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE.

Bring Up Grades, or BUG is a program designed to provide recognition to students who raise their grades to an acceptable range, and maintain or continue to raise them from one grading period to the next. Recognition includes being placed on the school's BUG Honor Roll; a pizza, ice cream, or other food-themed party; and presentation of certificates, pins, and other giveaways.

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

AUG. 4: BILL COPEAUG. 9: RICH LAINAUG.9: DON ITTELAUG. 10: JULIE KRAUSEAUG.17: ELSIE KOLEFFAUG 23: JENNY LYNNAUG. 28: DOTTY LACKEY

P.2 MEETING NOTES for JULY 1 BY Janet DealSONG: "God Bless America" led by Cas Wiseman. PRAYER: by Linda BuzinecGUESTS TODAY: Cheryl Herrick,mascot Sylvia, Mike Ciesielski, speaker Gavin Mariano and Clarise GrilloHAPPY BUCKS: Jim Moody for his helping Tom Lackey to get home; Linda Buzinec announced the October 14 Educational Foundation Wine Tasting Event; Bill Heuring for his upcoming grandson's birth; Sylvia will be showing her pet in the Pet Parade; Sylvia brought in lots of pop tabs; Phil and Marcia Speer glad to be back (at last, we missed you!); Dr. Peggy Buffington announced as Grand Marshall in the Parade; Evelyn Campbell's cast is off & she's able to drive again; Sam Hicks' son on the Minor A Little League Champs team and his daughter in on the UA softball team; Reita forgot why her hand was up by the time Tom got to her, but gave the buck anyway; Jim Burns for Clarise's presence with our Railcats tickets; Clarise for how smoothly the 166 tickets for Kiwanis night sold; Casbecause in the last 7 days there have been no new impending great grandchildren to announce; and summer berries will be on sale this Thursday at the Farmer's Market; Mayor Snedecor for the upcoming flyover of the US Airforce at our parade.HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUNG TO: Andrea Hardy, Marlene Rhode and Phil Speer.50/50 @ $ 372.50 Mike Adams (the President of the Hobart Chamber of Commerce) drew his own ticket. His ticket is drawn often! His lovely lady Jan Gornick did not pick the Queen of Spades, however.ANNOUNCEMENTS: k Cas Wiseman took in eighy-nine pounds of pop tabs: $29.37 worth. Thanks, Cas for doing this job.k Kay Moody passed out the Railcats tickets for our July 17th Kiwanis Day.k Nikki Rodriquez said to please help out this weekend with the Pet Parade and Baby Olympics.k Mike Adams announced all of the various activities for this whole 4th of July week.PROGRAM: Nikki introduced Gavin Mariano from the Crisis Center who told us of the 39 years that this wonderful program has helped children everywhere. He began his interest in this organization because he used it for himself when he was 17. He is proof that it works. His pamphlets told of their many free services. One symbol that we were all interested in making better know is the yellow "Save Place" sign seen in this picture on the right. Tell your children about this. They can walk into a place that displays this sign and ask for help, and the hotline will be called. 219 938 7070. PLEASE visit www.nrscrisisline.org A wonderful program with many valuable tools: Crisis Contact, Reassurance Contact, Safe Place, Counseling, Alternative house, Teen Court, and Youth As Resources. Review your pamphlet. Keep it handy.SCRIPTURE: read by Phil Speer from James 2: 14-17. MEETING NOTES for JULY 8th BY JANET DEAL

President Jim Burns gonged our bell & led the PLEDGE. SONG: "My Country 'Tis of Thee" led by Cas Wiseman.PRAYER: with special prayer for Polly Koesters' and Brian Snedecor's family who bereave the loss of Polly's father, George Ginter. A second silent prayer was offered by all later as well. Cards were signed to them from all present. Our sincere sympathy goes out to all who knew and loved George Ginter.GUESTS: Cheryl Herrick, two grandsons of Judy Candiano (there was too much noise for me to catch their names, Judy. . .sorry), Bill Brown and Sylvia and speakers: Kim Eldridge & Len Schmidt.HAPPY BUCKS:( Sam Hicks collected them today.) Jan Gornick for going golfing all day today; Mike Adams for Nikki's great running of the Pet Parade with 44 pets (many lauded her for handling it so well); Judy Candiano for the upcoming trip to Colorado with her grandsons; Reita for marking an unusual time that takes place today (4:05,06,07,08, . . .twice, actually). When Sam saw her note he commented on the size of the print! Jim Burns for a story of confessions; Rosemarie Ehrhardt was happy to get to Kiwanis today in spite of spotting 3 deer along the road (She had experience in another year of hitting one on the way here.) Sheila DeBonis' grandson is hitting home runs; and many for Nikki Rodriquez's Pet Parade and Mike Adams for the running of the Parade.HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUNG TO: ROSE HOFFMAN (See back page for her biography!)50/50 @ 406.50, but Judy Riba did not draw that elusive Queen of Spades.PROGRAM: Janet Deal presented Kim Eldridge and Len Schmidt from North Shore Health Centers. They explained That they are a full medical and dental health center who see265 patients per day! Len said no calls are needed, and payment is based on a slidingscale according to income, with a minimum fee per visit required. Their brochure points out the details, or you can call 219 763 8112 Website: www.northshorehealth.org.FINISHING TOUCH: Bill Heuring read a scripture telling us to have a sense of humor.

Kim Eldridge & Len Schmidt from NSHC

Note the yellow symbol.

P.3MEETING NOTES FOR JULY 15, 2009 by Janet DealSONG: God Bless America, led by Cas Wiseman. PLEDGE: led by Pres. Jim Burns. PRAYER: Reita TorinINTERCLUB: Valparaiso Noon Club: Joy Ellen Sexton, Ron Hager, Jon Groth, DaveLindgren, Paul Knauff, Steve Ingram, Doug McMillan, PAUL SCIARRAGUESTS: Cheryl Herrick, Ronald Siwy, Tony Modglin, Letty LukenHAPPY BUCKS: Tom Lackey is just happy. Evelyn Campbell will be a grandma! Bill Barber saw himself on this website: http://www.vmb613.com as he was in his World War II Marine Squadron, and he invites you to see it there too! (Janet Deal printed it on our back page for you to appreciate.) Brian Snedecor thanked us for our support for his and Polly Koester's family during their bereavement of George Ginter. Dotty is happy that her Tom Lackey has his garage refrigerator. Jim Burns: for the Valparaiso Noon Club visitors and our two attending prospective members. $5 from Sherry Williams: for her volunteers who will work the extra stocking of the Food Pantry today. Rosemarie Ehrhardt for our speaker today on autism.50/50 @ $430.00. Marilyn Leach hugged Bill Heuring for a long time, but didn't draw the winning Queen.ANNOUNCEMENTS:k Don Canaday (former Kiwanis international President) will be honored on September 23rd at the

Valparaiso Noon Club. We are invited to join them, and we surely will.k This year's PEANUT DRIVE will be launched at our July 29th meeting. Be here to get your assignments.k Linda Buzinec asked us to remember Carol Shingler's husband in our prayers as he has started dialysis. PROGRAM: Janet Deal proudly introduced Toni Modglin, mother of two children, the youngest having been diagnosed with Autism at age three. He is seven and doing great now. Her history explained how her need to get help from nearer than Indianapolis led to her work with ASK. Toni told us about About Special Kids as the organization you should call when you learn that your a child or love has a disability or a chronic illness. Toni's flyer tells that these special needs kids are given help, support and access to many resources: insurance options, government programs, community programs, support groups, respite, medical equipment and special education law. Her Regional Parent Liaison phone number is 219 678 4746 TOLL FREE NUMBER: 800 964 4756 Their website: www.aboutspecialkids.comToni also went to the Kiwanis website and decided before she came to speak to us that she wants to join our club so she was given a membership kit. Thank you for insight into new ways to help kids, Toni.FINAL THOUGHTS: given by Jim Burns.MEETING NOTES FROM JULY 22, 2009 MEETING by Janet DealSONG: Oh Beautiful, led by Cas Wiseman PLEDGE: led by President Jim Burns PRAYER: by Dan LiechtyGUESTS: Ron Siwy, Cheryl Herrick, Sylvia Rodriquez, and Susan MarenoHAPPY BUCKS: several for Skip Shingler's good health wishes; Linda Buzinec for the upcomng Diabetes Walk; Jim Moody for son Tim's visitation now; Jan Gornick for the Steelhead Ball game fun; "County Line needs workers" said Margo Brown; Judy Candiano's trip to Colorado was fantastic; Jim Burns told two jokes; Kay Wiseman for grandkids in playoffs in baseball; several for today's speaker, Susan Mareno; and Marilyn Leach for Jim's funny jokes.BIRTHDAYS: Linda Buzinec &

Kay Moody

50/50 @ $ 454 today. Maggie Lain drew the Jack of Clubs. The pot grows and grows. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Alicia Morton will report about her summer in Africa next week!Kay Wiseman suggested we go to the Old Mill's ball games. Check with her about those. Marilyn Leach suggested buying frozen ribs at the Farmers' Market, and easy heat-and-eat (and drink along) at home.Jim Burns wants to give a pin to each person who brings in a new member.

top picture: Linda and Kay dressed alike for their birthday song.

Left picture: Speaker, Susan Mareno and Kay Wuchner Marcus have been friends since Kay had Beth as a student and encouraged piano lessons.

PROGRAM: Rosemarie Ehrhardt introduces Susan Mareno who has been an inspiration for their family in dealing with autism. Susan then kept us laughing and tearing up with her personal story about her anguish-ing times with her daughter, Beth. Her trying times for the first five years with a screaming child caused her to seek and create help for herself and others. She thanked our Kay Marcus for her insistence that Beth should learn to play piano, and that helped Beth. Beth has a masters degree and speaks three languages, and sings in seven! Jim Burns presented her with our check for $100 to help her in her cause. smoreno@maapservices.orgWWW.MAAPSERVICES.ORG or 219 662 1311 for loving help

ONE STATISTIC: One in every 150 children born in the U.S. will be diagnosed with some form of autism. Our challenge love them and educate them!

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Chesterton meetsThursday at noon at the Porter Library Crown Point Evening Club meets on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm at St. Anthony's Hospital.Gary Club meets at noon on Tuesdays at the Dusty's Buffet at 411 E 5th Ave, Gary, IN (Directly across from the 1st Base line gate of The SteelYard) Merrillville Breakfast meets Thursdays at 7:30 am at Sheffields Restaurant (formerly Sicilian Cart)Merrillville Noon meets Thursdays at noon at the Old Country Buffet.Portage Breakfast meets Tuesdays at 7:30 am at Tate's Place, 3051 Willowcreek Rd.Valparaiso Noon meets Wednesdays at noon at the Strongbow Inn.Valparaiso Sunrise meets on Tuesdays at 6:45 am at Round the Clock.

BIRTHDAYS: Tom Lackey, Vince Verduzco and Bill Cope enjoyed? a discordant song!50/50 @ $ 466.50 was not won by Lou Mikolics. THANK YOU NOTES: from Stephanie Truchan and Suzanne Miller were read.MARGO NEED WORKERS AT THE ORCHARD! CALL HER.INSTALLATION OF RON SIWY: Rich Lain introduced Ron and Sally Cope installed him. You will have a biography of him and picture in the next issue. WELCOME, RON SIWY. His notable quote for joining us brought a good laugh: My wife said get the hell out of the house.SPEAKER: Nicky Rodiguez re-introduced our own Alisha Morton who held us spell-boundin her report of her trip to Senegal, Africa. She called it life changing, and full of love forthe wonderful people she met there as she earned credits from IU toward her degree inmedicine. She plans to work as a traveling doctor in Africa! She thanked us for our help in financing this trip. We are all so very proud of this lovely ambassador for our countryand for Kiwanis.PEANUTS REPORT: Bill Cope announced that the Moodys will head up the peanut drive this year. He also said that the team who brought in the most money from sales last year was the Linda Buzinec team, with the Kay & Cas Wiseman Team second. For the 5th year in a row, Janet & Charlie Deal made the most personal sales, selling 55 cases.

At the left is the picture from 2003 when they first put the peanut trophy on their mantle. (Janet thinks they still look the same.)

The important thing here is: the cards and addresses for your previous sales will be ready next week. Get those out and start the contacts for this, our biggest fund-raiser each year. The Deals would be very pleased to see your picture here next time. SCRIPTURE: read by Dan Liechty from Psalms 98: 1-3 Sing unto the Lord a new song of thanksgiving-!!

The pictures on the left are from our Railcats Baseball Game and the 4th of July Parade. These pictures were all taken by Janet Deal.

July 29 MEETING NOTES by Janet DealSong led by Cas, Pledge led by President Jim Burns, Prayer by Dave AlbrechtGUESTS: Cheryl Herrick, Mike Ciesielski, Jim Tudor, Ron Siwy and Alisha Morton and her mom.HAPPY BUCKS: Many people were just happy! Ray Rodriguez's grandkids are in town from London; Polly Koesters thanked us for being thoughtful when her dad died

A good pun is its own rewordA Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your motherA pessimist's blood type is always b-negative.A hangover is the wrath of grapes.A successful diet is the triumph of mind over platter.A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumorA chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.Marriage is the mourning after the knot before.

What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead giveaway.)Sea captains don't like crew cuts.A backward poet writes inverse.

When you dream in color, it's a pigment of your imagination.When the actress saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye.Reading whilst sunbathing makes you well-red.With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.Without geometry, life is pointless.A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired.In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes.A lot of money is tainted. It taint yours and it taint mine.Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded.She had a boyfriend with a wooden leg, but broke it off.He had a photographic memory that was never developed.Bakers trade bread recipes on a nead-to-know basis.You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.He often broke into song because he couldn't find the key.A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft, and I'll show you A flat minor.

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CommitteesClub Meeting and Administration: Tim O'Brien, Chairperson Bill Cope, and Les ReaganCommunity Service: , Chairman (NEED CHAIRPERSON) Carl Atseff, Larry Barrasas, Ken Buczek, Judy Candiano, Charlie Deal, Sheila DeBonis,Tom Ehrhardt, Judy Enslen, Raleigh Enslen, Janet Herrick, Jim Herrick, Don Ittel, Betsy Kietzman, Dave Kietzman, Dotty Lackey, Rich Lain, Maggie Lain, Tom Lackey, Marilyn Leach, Judy Riba, Rich Riba, Mary Ann Thompson, Raleigh Thompson, Gene Torin, Reita Torin, Vince Verduzco, Cas Wiseman, Josh Krause, Jack Burger, Carla Burger, Ray Rodriguez, Larry Martin, Phil Speer, Patty Rees, Mike Adams, Karen RobbinsHuman and Spiritual Values: Ruth Ittel and Sherry Williams, Co- Ch. Carl Atseff, Dave Albrecht, , Bill Barber, Gary Brubaker, Bill Heuring, Dan Liechty, Patty Rees, David Spitzer, Reita TorinSocial Committee Kay Moody, Chairperson Jim Burns, Ken Buczek, Linda Buzinec, Tony DeBonis, Sheila DeBonis, Rosemarie Ehrhardt, Janet Herrick, Polly Koesters, Jim Moody, Tim O'Brien, Judy Patrick, Carol Shingler, Kathy Smith, Jim Thorne, Jay VettickalMembership Growth & Education: Linda Buzinec & Paul Sheehy, Co- Ch. June Barrassas, Larry Barrassas, Sally Cope, John Hevel, Monica WileyPublic Relations: Janet Deal & Rich Riba Co- Chairpersons Peggy Buffington, Lisa Field, Andrea Harty, Judy Hevel, Elsie Koleff, Steve Toth, Jay Vettickal, Christy RennSponsored Programs: KEY CLUB at Hobart High School: Alice Cope, & Kari Roach, Co Sponsors meets in Rm.226 Nicky Bush-Rodriguez, Dan Liechty, Reita Torin, Robert Glover, Dave Spitzer, Lou Mikolics, Gene Torin, Sam Hicks BUILDERS CLUB at Hobart Middle Sch.: Crystal Kistler, sponsor Rm.101 Bill Cope, Karen Robbins, Sam Hicks, Reita Torin, Tim O'Brien, Jeff RennYoung Children Priority One: Marcia Speer, Chairperson Rich Anderson, Margo Brown, Evelyn Campbell, Pat Danko, Dale Marcus, Kay Marcus, Christine McCollum, Judy Patrick, Marlene Rhode, Shirley RhodyYouth Services: Sharon Tarry, Chairperson Carla Burger, Bruce Bush, Joel Helding, Ruth Ittel, Jenny Lynn, Mark Malczewski, Jeff Renn, Paul Sheehy, Phil Speer, Brian Snedecor

OFFICERS

President: Jim Burns jfburns3@verizon.net

Vice President: Tim O'Brien timothy.obrien@edwardjones.com

Secretaries: Kay Wiseman 942-6338 & Nicky Bush-Rodriquez nicky.rodriquez@ccr.edu

Treasurer: Judy Candiano JACANDI1226@comcast.net

Past President : Reita Torin Board of Directors:

one year term two year termCarla Burger Gene TorinRich Lain Mike AdamsKay Moody Linda BuzinecJim Herrick Sam Hicks Betsy Kietzman Karen Robbins INDIANA DISTRICT OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR: Terry White taw@thelawteam.netEXEC. DIRECTOR: Susan Walker susan@indkiw.orgLT GOV. DUNELAND Judy Rooney-Davis judyrooney- davis@verizon.net

Hobart Breakfast Kiwanis Club

Founded February 1, 1975

P.O. Box 491

Hobart, IN 46342

Wednesday 7:15 a.m.

Paragon Restaurant

1701 E. 37th Ave.

Hobart, IN 46342

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Editor: Janet Deal 219 942-9629

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& Rich Riba219 942 8141

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Website: www.hobart.k12.in.us

click on Community & then on Kiwanis

Dr, Peggy Buffingtonpeggyb@hobart.k12.in.us

Getting to know her:Rose Hoffmann is a high school business teacher at Lake Central High School in St. John. She is also the Founder and Director of Ambre House, a maternity home for pregnant teens. She is a licensed realtor with Ginter Realty in Hobart. She has one son, John who is a senior at Purdue University in West Lafayette.

CUNNINGHAM-KLINE CREW: First Lieutenant James A. Cunningham Jr., First Lieutenant Robert J. Kline, First Lieutenant William N. Barber, Sergeant Francis K. DeMint, Staff Sergeant James C. Lewis, Sergeant Warren D. Ritter, and Sergeant Kenneth E. Beahm. Photograph: U.S. Marine Corps, Clell Q. Thorpe Collection (Courtesy of the University of Houston Libraries)

Janet Deal went to the website Bill gave us, and found the picture on the far left. She cropped out the one she is sure must be Bill Barber here on the near left. Thanks, Bill for your service.