July 30, 2001 - Vol. 12, No. 44
News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
Attendance
20
Invocation
Roger Landry
Senior Members
Roger Webster, Ed Chertok, Howard Bacon, Roger Ballantyne, Dick
Breton, Peter Karagianis, Bob Turner
Guest
Jeff Pearson, Stafford Oil Company partner, with Warren Mitchell
What Ever Happened to Those
Radio Guys?
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Gary Howard, former station manager of WEMJ radio, joined the
Laconia Kiwanis Club in the 1970's and remained a member until
about 1982. Gary moved on from both the radio station and as
a member of the club when WEMJ was sold to the McCann family
in 1983. Jim McCann, the new station manager joined the Laconia
Kiwanis Club in January 1983 and stayed in the club until 1988
when the station was sold. While Gary Howard and Jim McCann were
general managers of WEMJ they assisted the Laconia Kiwanis Club
with public service announcements and often opened the air waves
through Kiwanis Radio Day, an annual advertising event
that had been a major fundraiser of the club. Today, Gary Howard
and Jim McCann work together at New Hampshire Public Radio in
Concord. Both are involved in Corporate Relations, which is the
sales division of NHPR of which Jim is Director. Jim resides
in Rye and Gary lives in Bedford. I recently met up with Jim
McCann and caught him in my camera lens.
Jim McCann
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
In Memory
Pres. Don Nelson called for a moment of silence in remembrance
of former member, Don Buckley who passed. Retired from I.B.M.,
Don leaves three daughters and wife, Olive. Condolences to the
survivors.
Installation '01
V.P. Phil Bonafide is planning to hold our annual installation
dinner on the regular meeting night of Monday, September 24.
Win a Classic!
Fundraising Chair Phil Bonafide reports we are still looking
for someone to underwrite the cost of the next motorcycle raffle's
tickets. This will be around $500 and the sponsor would appear
on every ticket. He is also looking at some possible dates to
sell tickets at Walmart this fall.
Be Our Patron
V.P. Phil Bonafide reports that the ads are starting to come
in for the bulletin. The ad linked to their own website is $100.
If we need to make a custom page up for them, it costs an additional
$50. Members are encouraged to pick up a form from Phil and sign
up some new sponsors.
Fore
Pres. Don Nelson says that we are shooting for Monday, October
1 to hold our golf tournament at Pheasant Ridge Country Club.
Food Trailer
V.P. Larry Murphy is planning to take the motorcycle trailer
to Gilford Old Home Day, Saturday, August 25, in lieu of the
Food Trailer. He will be away for two weeks but doesn't anticipate
any problems and wants everyone to plan on "having a good
time."
Happy Birthday to Us
V.P. Larry Murphy says that we may be to late celebrate our 75th
Anniversary next May or June. Stay tuned.
Interclub
Chair Warren Mitchell has rescheduled the Berlin trip for Tuesday,
August 21.
Don't Show Up
We will not be meeting on Monday, September 3 (Labor Day). The
club and Boards will meet on Tuesday, September 4.
50/50
Ed Chertok, $20
Fines
Sgt.@Arms Roger Landry found John Grocki, Warren Mitchell, Larry
Murphy, and Dick Breton (though he wore it all day) pinless;
Chet Cilley tardy.
Happy Dollar
Chet Cilley had a dollar for his wife, Gracie, being nominated
for New England Cancer Society Motivator of the Year; Ed Chertok
for Nancy Parrott talking him into buying more 50/50 tickets;
and Roger Webster for getting a banana as a tip for driving the
trolley, he then regaled us with a Shaggy Dog joke.
Guest Speaker
This writer introduced Sr. Member Roger Ballantyne as our speaker.
As Chairman of the Lakes Region General Hospital's Board, he
has been working on the proposed merger with Franklin Hospital
over the last few months. The incentive was to keep the Franklin
facility operating as a community hospital and avoid L.R.G.H.
and Concord hospitals being over loaded. (L.R.G.H. saw over 70
emergency cases the last Saturday night of Motorcycle Week alone.)
Time is of the essence as some of the physicians are leaving
as intake drops. A Letter of Intent has been issued pending resolution
of some governance questions. The proposal is to have two boards
from each requiring a supermajority of both for major changes.
They should hear from the Attorney General's office by the end
of the summer on antitrust clearance.
In Two Weeks
Stan Garfield, Garfield Pest Control, will be our guest speaker.
Next Week
The Boards meet; NISE
Michael
Bastraw
Editor
Kiwanis Kronikle is a weekly publication of the Kiwanis Club of Laconia, N.H., P.O. Box 757, Laconia, N.H. 03247-0757. We meet Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at the Pheasant Ridge Country Club, Country Club Rd., Gilford, N.H. Please call your President or Secretary on any Member or his family in case of illness. Email: Michael Bastraw or Steve Loughlin
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