Kiwanis Club
of Sacramento Suburban, Inc.
FEBRUARY , 2015
WE MEET EVERY
WEDNESDAY
@ 12:10 P.M.
Jackson Catering
1120 Fulton Ave.
Sacramento, Ca 95825
OFFICERS
President
Donna Gordon
President-Elect
Naomi Errecart
The Next Program
Linda Lee, a life coach, author and speaker will share
information with us about what it means to live a quality
life of meaning and substance. She will provide insight into
how we can create the best life for ourselves that we
can. She will ask us to identify our purpose in life and how
we can improve our relationships to achieve our dreams.
Bring a guest and prepare to look at your life
Vice President
Fred Borowski
Treasurer
Marianne Laws
Secretary
Ryan Digman
Immediate Past President
David Jones
DIRECTORS
Jim McKelligon
Kristi Mattes
Kent Casey
Jeanne Anderson-West
Dick Easterbrook
Last Week’s Program
Stephen Croff, the new Council
Executive of the Pioneer Express
District informed us about the state
of the Council. This is a large
district that last year had 573
scouts achieve the Eagle Scout
rank. This year the projection is for
about 500 scouts to accomplish
this milestone.
Board Meetings are held the
3rd Tuesday of the month
starting at 6:30
Lieutenant Governor, Division
44
Kathleen Ross
Lt. Governor Elect
Division 44
Division 44 Website
Governor,
California-Nevada-Hawaii
District Website
The progression of ranking in
scouts goes from scout,
tenderfoot, 2nd class, 1st class,
star, life and then eagle.
International President
Kiwanis International Website
Rick Dwyer
Board of Directors
Kiwanis Family House
Sponsored Key Clubs:
Mira Loma High School
Monday 12:00 Room F3
Dave Keltchen, pack 53 cub
master told us some of the
activities including the
Pinewood Derby and the Blue
and Gold ceremony that are
going on. His son Jason joined
us.
Rio Americano High School
Tuesday 12:10 Room B3
Richard Cable, Troop 53 scout master
joined us and shared insight as to trop
activities.
El Camino High School
Tuesday 3:00 Band Room
Rosemont High School
Thursday Noon Room E-102
TROOP 53
Troop 53 Scout Master
Richard Cable
Bulletin Editors
Jim Johnson
and
Tom Fleischmann
Service Committee Chairs
Community Service
Fred Borowski
Youth Services
David Jones
Spiritual Aims/Sunshine
Jackie McClure
Sponsored Youth
Mike Gordon
YCPO
Judy Meadows
Admin Committee Chairs
Membership
Rich Kocher
Art Fiesta
Jim McKelligon
Kristi Mattes
Budget And Finance
Kent Casey
Public Relations
Kristi Mattes
Programs
Dick Easterbrook
Troop 53 is headed by Scoutmaster
Richard Cable and Committee
Chairman Caesar Abcarius. The Troop
has 36 youth members: 13 high school
aged and 23 middle school aged. Most
high school Scouts attend Jesuit or Rio
Americano High School while most
middle school Scouts attend Arden
Middle School or Sierra Oaks School. The Troop is divided into four
Patrols according to their school class: sixth, seventh, eighth grades,
and high-school. The Troop holds elections twice a year for positions
of responsibility. Presently the Senior Patrol Leader is Jack Murphy,
Nick Bender is the Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, John Harrington,
Rithvik Yenumula, Chris Granroth, and Liam Hammers are Patrol
Leaders. Kaj Olsen is the Scribe and Order of the Arrow
Representative, Rocco Cable is the Troop Guide, Ryan King is the
Bugler, and Danny Garland is the Den Chief.
More information about Troop 53 with a calendar of events and
pictures of past activities can be found at their web site t53.info.
The Troop started the New Year with their largest fund raising
event—the Christmas Tree Pick-up. They gather Christmas Trees from
the Arden Park neighborhood to take to the County’s North Area
Recovery Station. Residents give the Troop $10 donations for this
service.
Usually for the months of
January and February the
Troop participates in a Snow
Day where the Scouts play in
the snow while learning
survival skills. And then
another weekend they have
Interclub
Chris Creelman
House & Reception
Shelly Berlant
Social & Fellowship
Jim Wunschel
Beaujolais
Marianne Laws
Crab Feed
Rick Dwyer
Newsletter
Jim Johnson
Tom Fleischmann
Gail Bash Committee
Historian
Nancy Wunschel
Need a Makeup or attend an
Interclub?
Division 44 Kiwanis Clubs:
Kiwanis Club of Amador County
Mel & Fayes's Diner
31 State Highway 49/88
Jackson, CA 95642
Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday at 7:00
am
Website: www.amadorkiwanis.org
an overnight snow campout. Lack of snow has cancelled these events.
In January Assistant Scoutmasters Erik Olson organized a trip to San
Francisco with ten older Scouts along with Scoutmaster Cable and
ASM Greg Williams travelling by Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor. The idea
was to have the Scouts plan their adventure using transportation in
the urban landscape: BART, Muni bus, streetcars, cable cars, and shoe
leather. The Scouts stayed at a youth hostel in the Tenderloin and had
an eye-opening adventure walking the area. They performed several
hours of community service serving food at St Anthony’s. Later, the
Scouts ate dinner at Delancey Street Restaurant operated by the nonprofit Delancey Street Foundation. Sunday morning they attended a
Sunday service at Glide Memorial Church where the message was
received loud and clear with rock and blues music performances.
February saw the Troop’s only other fundraiser of the year, See’s
Candies Valentine’s Day sales. The Troop sold out their entire
inventory. Sacramento Suburban Kiwanis members supported the
Troop by purchasing nine one-pound boxes of chocolate candies.
The calendar for March brings the annual Scouting For food where
Scouts will go door-to-door throughout Arden Park collecting bags of
non-perishable groceries and donated to St Mark’s United Methodist
Church where the food will be categorized and distributed to the
needy.
Kiwanis Club of Auburn
Sizzler Restaurant
13570 Lincoln Way
Auburn, 95603
Meets every Wednesday at 6:30 pm
Website: www.auburncakiwanis.org
Kiwanis Club of Carmichael
Elks Club
5631 Cypress Ave
Carmichael, CA 95608
Meets every Wednesday at 7:00 am
Website:
www.carmichaelkiwanis.org
Kiwanis Club of Folsom Lake
Empire Ranch Golf Club
1620 E. Natoma St
Folsom, CA 95630
Meets the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Tuesday
12:00 pm. The board meeting is held
on the 2nd Tuesday.
Website: www.folsomkiwanis.org
Scouts also will perform community service participating in the Stop
Hunger Now packaging event held at St Ignatius Loyola Parish.
On March 14 and 15, Troop 53 and Pack 53 will join together to have
a Family Campout at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park in Sonoma County.
The highlight of the trip will be stargazing on the telescopes at the
Robert Ferguson Observatory located next to their campsite.
Kiwanis of Gold Country
Kane's Restaurant
120 East Main Street
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Meets every Thursday at 12:00 pm
Website:
www.goldcountrykiwanis.org
In April Troop 53 volunteers for Sacramento’s Creek Week. Scouts
spend a Saturday morning with five-gallon buckets, gloves, and
rubber boots collecting trash along the creek running through
Cottage Park.
Kiwanis Club of Granite Bay
Raley's Supermarket (Community
room in store)
6845 Douglas Blvd.
Granite Bay 95746
Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday at 7:00
am
Website:
www.granitebaykiwanis.org
Website: n/a
Every two years Troop 53 makes their way to Scout Expo held at
Beale AFB. This is a Golden Empire Council-wide weekend event with
a myriad of activities and draws 6,000 attendees.
Kiwanis Club of Greater Colfax
T.J.'s Roadhouse
520 South Auburn Street
Colfax, CA 95713
Meets 1st & 3th Thursdays at 6:30
pm
Summer events will be covered later including Summer Camp, the
Troop’s big backpacking trip, flag ceremonies for Memorial Day,
Fourth of July, and Veterans Day, the Veterans Stand Down dinner
with Kiwanis Club, and progress of Eagle Scout projects.
Kiwanis Club of Lincoln
Buonarroti Ristorante
460 Lincoln Blvd. (formerly Hwy 65)
Lincoln, CA 95648
Meets every Tuesday at 7:00 am
Website: www.lincolnkiwanis.org
Kiwanis Club of Placerville
Cold Springs Golf & Country Club
6500 Clubhouse Drive
Placerville, CA 95667
Meets every Wednesday at 12:00
pm
Website:
www.hangtown.com/kiwanis
Kiwanis of Rancho Cordova
International House of Pancakes
2216 Sunrise Blvd.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Meets every Thursday at 7:00 am
Website: None
Kiwanis Club of Rancho Murieta
Villa Recreation Room
7083 Murieta Parkway
Rancho Murieta, 95683
Meets 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 7:00
am
Website:
www.murietaonline.com/kiwanis
Kiwanis Club of Rocklin
Strikes Bowling alley
5681 Lonetree Blvd.
Rocklin, CA 95675
Meets every Thursday at 11:45 am
nd
Evening meeting the 2 Thursday
April is when the Troop celebrates its newest members when Pack
53’s Webelos II Scouts become Boy Scouts in the annual Crossover
Ceremony.
Troop 53 cordially invites a Kiwanis member or two to attend a Troop
Meeting to give a short talk and/or slideshow, say five to ten minutes,
about the Kiwanis Service Organization, what you do and why you are
an important part of the community, how you raise funds, and your
Key Clubs. I believe it is important for the Scouts and their parents to
see you. Our Court of Honor is Wednesday March 18, 7 pm at the
Arden Middle School “old” gymnasium. This event is well-attended by
most of the Scouts and their parents. You would be one of the first
speakers of the event so you may take leave or stay the entire hour
and a half. Feel free to contact me by email
[email protected] or phone 916-799-4436.
Future Programs
March 4th: Rob Roscoe will present a program on
water issues
March 11th: Rob Roscoe will be back to tell us
about a walking trip through Peru. Night Meeting!
Guests
We had numerous scouts and scouting leaders join us.
Website: www.rocklinkiwanis.org
Upcoming Interclubs!
Kiwanis Club of Roseville
Pacific Street Cafe
301 Lincoln Street
Roseville, CA 95678-2245
Meets every Thursday at 12:00 pm
Website: www.rosevillekiwanis.org
Kiwanis Club of Sunrise Citrus
Heights
Denny's Restaurant
6215 Sunrise Blvd
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Meets every Wednesday at 7:00 am
Website: n/a
Wed. 2/25, 7:00 AM breakfast, Carmichael at the Elks Club, 5631
Cypress Ave.
Tues. 3/3, Noon, Folsom Lake
Mon. 3/9, 5:30, Div. 44 DCM
Thurs. 3/12, Noon, Roseville
Thurs. 3/19, 7:00 AM breakfast, Rancho Murieta
Thurs. 3/26, 11:45, Rocklin
Sign up at Club or call Chris Creelman.
Announcements
Our March 11 meeting will be a night meeting featuring Rob Roscoe
and a walking trip in Peru.
Jeannie Anderson-West sent us the attached flyer for St. Ignatius's
Stop Hunger Now Global Food Packing Event.
New Member Inducted
Van Sarantis, a charter organization
rep for the scouts, was inducted as a
new member. Past Lt. Gov. Rich
Kocher performed the induction and
instructed Van on new member
responsibilities.
Van in addition to working in PR for Maita
Automotive has been involved in scouts
for 9 years and is proud of the good
people that scouting helps to develop.
Plan Ahead - Save The Date!
February 28: Mid-Year Conference North - in Monterey
March 14: Kiwanis Club of Rocklin 20th Annual St. Patrick’s Bash
Social Hour at 5:00pm; Dinner 6:30-8:00pm $25
April 11: K-Family Workday - Kiwanis Family House 9:00am-2pm
Birthdays
Renee Ross February 27th
Kent Casey February 28th
Shelly and Sally Berlant on February 28th
Naomi Errecart joined our club on February 28, 2010
Happy and Sad Bucks
 Bruce Lagomarsino was featured in the February 18
Sacramento Bee "Our Region" section.
 Barb was happy for the scouts we had as guest and for the
impending beginning of baseball spring training.
 Jim McKelligon was happy to have spent a "grueling 10 days in
San Diego with his daughter and her family. He shared the
riddle his 4 year old granddaughter asked him. If you’re an
American when you go into the bathroom and an American
when you come out of the bathroom, but not when you are
inside what are you? European!
 Tom was happy for a great weekend at Sea Ranch with
beautiful weather and photography experiences sharing time
with former club member Owen Cater and his wife Jan and
another couple that brought a quad copter (drone) with
camera capabilities. Unfortunately he got a tick bite and he
and Nancy were rear ended at low speed as they were
returning to Sacramento. He was also hopeful that the Kings
new coach George Karl would change the direction of the
losing team.
 Jackie was happy for the scouts to be able to join us and sad
to tell us that Marge Dwyer had a heart attack recently and
Rick will be on leave until June.
 Naomi was also happy for the scouts joining us and sad for
deaths in the family. One of those dying was going to go with
her to Hawaii in May and she was cancelling her trip.
 Ronnie Errecart, Naomi's grandson was happy to join us and
the other scouts.
 Chris was happy to have gotten some comp tickets to the final
round of the AT&T golf tournament at Pebble
Beach. Beautiful weather and local golfer Nick Whatney
finishing in second made it a very memorable day.
 Donna was sad that her grandson Wyatt's cold had turned into
pneumonia.
Humor?
Minnesota Road Work
A road crew supervisor in Minnesota hired Ole to paint the yellow
line down the middle of route 32 heading up toward Bemidji. He was
skeptical about hiring him since he didn't have any painting
background, but he appeared enthusiastic and told him that he really
needed the job. At least his wife Lena told him so.
He explained to Ole that his work day would be to complete 2 miles
of centerline on the road. He was set up with brushes and paint and
his boss got him started. After the first day, the supervisor was
pleased to find that he'd painted 4 miles of road in his 8 hour shift,
instead of the two expected of him. He told Ole that he did an
excellent job and said how pleased he was with his progress.
On the second day, Ole completed painting just the 2 miles of road
that was asked of him. His supervisor was surprised, because on the
first day, he had completed twice as much work. But he didn't say
anything, since 2 miles of road was the amount that the job required
anyway. He decided to just accept it, and to look forward to the next
day when he was sure that Ole would pick up the pace again.
On day 3, the supervisor was disappointed to learn that in his 8 hour
shift, Ole completed painting only 1 mile of road. Ole was called to
the supervisor's office and asked “what was the problem?”
"On your first day, you completed 4 miles of road, on your second
day, 2 miles of road, and now on day 3, you were only able to
complete 1 mile of road. What's the problem, Ole?"
"Vell," Ole replied, "I'll tell you vut is da problem, but I tought a
smart man like you vould figger it out fer yourself. Every day I get
farder and farder avay from da paint can."
Zona Thomas