JANUARY 7, 2003
Beth Klingele WELCOME GUESTS We had a West Valley Kiwanis interclub including Bill Bennet, Mark Medina, Gary McClaren, and Don Young. STEVE EMHOFF’S guest was Ryan Becket a sales associate at REMAX 37 house. We also welcomed our adopted Yakima Kiwanian Lyn Buchanan.
RUSS ACKLEY thanked everyone for the warm wishes and condolences on the recent passing of his son.
We had a lovely invocation by AUDREY RICE.
VOTE
The changes to the Bylaws were passed and the vote on increase in new member initiation fees from $30 to $50 (which now will cover the actual new member costs) also passed.
WEST VALLEY KIWANIS CRAB FEED
Tickets are going fast for the West Valley Kiwanis Crab Feed to be held Saturday February 22nd at the West Valley Junior High. Tickets are $30 per person. Contact a West Valley Kiwanis Member if you want a ticket.
SONG FEST COMING SOON
SPENSER HATTON announced that Songfest is coming up March 15, 2003 and tickets will soon be available for choirs to sell. So far there are seven choirs signed up including East Valley HS, Toppenish, Grandview, Wapato, Davis HS. JULIUS GLOVER is co-chairing this great event and thanks again to our sponsor ARGUS INSURANCE thanks to BRIAN BLOUNT.
BLUE JEANS COMING SOON TOO
More info and sign up to come next week for the Blue Jeans Basketball Tournament.
INVOCATORS SUMMONED
MARY BETH WRIGHT threatened us with the wrath of a higher power (BECKY SCHOLL) if we didn’t fill the invocator sign up sheet. I guess we all have the fear of Becky in us, because the sign up sheet is full.
STEVE EMHOFF HONORED
Our best member getting member STEVE EMHOFF was honored for bringing in 40 new members during his career with Kiwanis. President BARB GRECO berated him for not bringing in 50 new members, after all he’s been a member of Kiwanis for 25 years, and he should be bringing in at least 2 new members per year.
Sergeant GRANDMA TO BE CORKY MATTINGLY shamed us all with presidential trivia.
SPEAKER: Sergeant John Durand
PAM CALDWELL introduced our speaker Sergeant John Durand who runs the Yakima County Search and Rescue operations for Yakima. John has been involved in law enforcement for many years as a patrol, working in homicide, as a sergeant, and now heading up search and rescue. Much of the work of search and rescue is by 150+ volunteers who must take 60 hours of training and work 30 hours per year in order to serve. Last year search and rescue spent 4500 man-hours on 88 missions, up from 58 in 2001. The area covered includes federal lands such as Mt Adams and the national forests. The types of missions include lost people including children, medical injuries, falls, skiing accidents. Project Lifesaver is a new program that fits autistic children and mentally impaired elderly with GPS devices. This program has dramatically decreased the time spent in searching for these people. Sgt Durand recommended that if you go hiking be sure to be ready for an emergency by bringing along dry clothes, something to start a fire with, food, water, signal devise such as a mirror, cell phone and or walkie talkie. Most importantly have a plan and let other people know where you are going and when you expect to return.
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