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1 All the News That's Fit to Print And More Quick Links Kiwanis Program - May 13, 2017 Facebook Monday Night Bingo Website More About Us Our Sponsors Monument Hill Foundation Contact Us Quick Glance

2 Young Boys Who Fought in the Civil War Benny Nasser Senior Meals Drivers Meal Delivery Location Mennonite Church - Hwy 105 Delivery Days Tues, Wed, Thurs Future Program Announcements May 20, 2017 The Recovery Village at Palmer Lake Al Fritts Thanks to Jim Murphy Member Concerns Scribes May 20 Steve Steffey May 27 Bob Evans June 3 Tom Van Wormer June 10 Paul Gourley June 17 Bob Hayes Rich Munsell updated member concerns: RF Smith said we received a very nice thank you note from Kellie O'Regan for our support during Mark O'Regan's "Celebration of Life" funeral service in April. Kellie said Mark especially enjoyed our Saturday meetings, 4th of July parade and ringing the Christmas bell. She said she loved the card with so many signatures. Roy Wheeler, former Sertoma and Kiwanis member, died on May 9. Services are private. Stan Snyder has had more surgery on his knee. Rich directed attention to Pat Losey, who was sporting a "shiner" on her left eye. Turns out Pat fell while helping Jerry in the house. Pat is recovering well.

3 June 24 Dennis Beasley July 1 Tom Van Wormer Rich offered thanks to the spirit of volunteerism in our club and the big efforts from our members. We have a big impact on our community. We are mindful of mothers, watch over them, bless them and guide them. In all things we give you thanks. Paul Gourley led the Pledge of Allegiance. Thanks to Dennis Beasley Upcoming Programs May 20, 2017 The Recovery Village at Palmer Lake Al Fritts President RF Smith May 27, 2017 Leaving VietNam Col. Jack Madison June 3, 2017 Present Day Cuba Col Marty French Called the meeting to order at 8:00 am. RF's thought of the day from American humorist Will Rogers: "Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction." June 10, 2017

4 Griffith Center for Children Jamie Sachtjen ANNOUNCEMENTS June 17, 2017 El Pomar Thayer Tutt Thanks Larry Young Board of Directors Jim Johnston was inducted as a new club member accompanied by his sponsor, Steve Stephenson. Jim spent nearly 30 years in the Air Force before retiring in Since then he has been a financial advisor. Many members knew him from when he was a member of the Sertoma club. He has been a member of our foundation for several years. Welcome Jim! Board of Directors President - RF Smith

5 President Elect - Barb Broshous Immediate Past President - Rich Strom Secretary - Mike Luginbuhl Treasurer/ CFO- Jack Fry Sergeant-at-Arms - Paul Short VP - Programs - Larry Young VP - Memberships - Bob Hayes In lieu of another hat, Benny Nasser awarded Tom Van Wormer with a star for his frog hat. The "Frog" is awarded to an individual for acts of a ridiculous nature. Tom's latest faux pas was to forget photos he planned to bring to the meeting for display on the big screen. Tom's job now is to find the next recipient, so be careful what you do and who you tell. VP- Fundraising - Barrie Town VP - Public Relations - Steve Stephenson VP - Service Leadership Program - Max Williams VP - Community Service - Cheryl Wangerman

6 Dir - Bingo & Raffles Mark Zeiger Dir - Granting and External Relations - Jim Taylor Dir - Member Recognition - Ron Mangiarelli Dir - Plans, Analysis, & Resources - Russ Broshous Dir - Special Needs - Rich Munsell Dir - Interclub & Social - Marian Taylor Special Thanks To Ron Mangiarelli presented Steve Stephenson and Bob Hayes with pins for sponsoring new members. Ron also presented lifetime member badges to Harry Brandon, Russ Broshous, Tom Nelson and Jim Taylor. Club business: A paper was available with International Kiwanis proposed amendments for the Paris Conference. RF Smith said the amendments will be discussed at the board meeting next week. Lots of volunteers are needed for the Soapbox Derby. Specifically for the Derby practice day that occurs on Sunday June 4; final inspection on Saturday morning June 10, and race day on Sunday June 11. Glenn Scott still needs help hauling some PVC type pipes to line the track. There will be a Division Four open meeting Saturday, May 20 from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Country Lodge in Woodland Park. The topic is "Everything You Want to Know About Kiwanis International But Were Afraid to Ask." The Vietnam traveling wall will be in Colorado Springs from May at the Rock Family Church. RF Smith thanked Steve Stephenson for his committees' hard work that produced four news articles for things we are doing. Our next social mixer is July 7th, and the Christmas party is scheduled for December 6. The Griffith Golf Tournament is on June 29, so save the date. We support the tournament with Marshals, etc. Rich Rima has the sign-up sheet. RF Smith passed around a signup sheet for the tour of the USAFA small satellite Astro laboratory facilities. The tour will occur right after our meeting on June 3rd, about 10:00 to noon. Attendees must be U.S. citizens. See RF or Jim Head for details. Deaf and Blind Golf program occurs Mondays and Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:30 pm.at the Cherokee Ridge Golf Course with about a dozen kids. Please see Bill Stoner for details.

7 See Ed Tomlinson to sign up for the Integrity Bank charity golf tournament scheduled for June 16. Cost is $ Dennis Beasley solicited support for this newsletter by acting as scribe o' da day - just need to take notes from the speakers presentation. See Glenn Scott's write-up below for an example. HAPPY BUCKS Bonnie Nasser for photographs Tom "Media Master" VanWormer for Media Services Tom Van Wormer was thrilled that he just passed his driver's test. He is another year older and had a great day!. Harry Brandon had happy bucks for: 1) Our great bunch of Divas, 2) His participation in Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) high school activities where he sees kids with a lot of enthusiasm and discipline. It gives you a lot of hope. Rich Hicks K-News Editor

8 MHKC Service Recognition Kiwanian of the Year 2016 Larry Young 2015 Mark Zeiger 2014 RF Smith 2013 Tom Nelson 2012 Ron Heard 2011 Bonnie Biggs 2010 Dennis Daugherty 2009 Ed Kinney 2008 Don Johnson 2007 Ted Bauman 2006 Glenn Scott 2005 Dick Durham 2004 Benny Nasser 2003 Sharon Williams 2002 Bill Cook 2001 Jim Taylor 2000 Rich Rima 1999 Rich Lybolt 1998 Jack Johnson 1997 Larry Cheatham 1996 Ed DeValois 1995 Paul Bacalis 1994 Jerry Losey 1993 Denny Myers 1992 Bill Tope 1991 Max Williams 1990 Dick London 1989 Len Dodson Bob Nissan was happy to be traveling to Oklahoma next week for: 1) His son Ben's graduation from the University of Oklahoma medical school and 2) His father's 90th birthday (WWII veteran). Lynn Severson was also happy twice over: 1) The end of soccer season is almost over so Lynn will be able to attend more of our meetings and 2) Lynn has a Smith family reunion next weekend in Des Moines.

9 1988 Dave Turner 1987 Charlie Emmons 1986 Bill Dudman 1985 George Goddu 1984 Jim Carroll 1983 Rev John Snyder *Additional Sertoman of the Year or Kiwanian of the Year designates include: Dexter Peak, JoAnn Peak, Steve Hall - Sunset Sertoma Club, Darlene Loudermilk & Joe Ashby 25 Year Legion of Honor Jo Carroll, Ed DeValois, Chuck Dunham, Steve Hall, Joe Howard, Jerry Losey, Max Williams Tuck Tucker was really happy that he sold his house in one day! Now he is Colorado homeless. Tuck didn't say if he was looking for a place to stay at night Year Legion of Honor Ben Bellis, Mark O'Regan, Fred Roeming, John Snyder, Cliff Sparrow, Bud Sterling 35 Year Legion of Honor Joe Ashby, Watt Hill, John Swofford 4th of July Parade is Powered by Integrity Bank and Trust is the Corporate Sponsor Paul Short had a very happy buck for Rich Munsell. Rich noticed that Paul did not look so well a few weeks ago. An hour and a half later Paul was in the hospital emergency room. Paul expressed gratitude for all our friends in Kiwanis, especially his new hero Rich. Paul also had a Snickers bar for Benny Nasser, the Frog Hat man. There are two free, easy ways to donate money to the MHKC. One is by getting a gift card (available from Mike Wangeman that comes with $5 credit) for Safeway or Kings Soopers. You can then indefinitely add money to the card. Also, at Amazon.com Smile, you

10 for the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club 4th of July Parade Monument Hill Kiwanis Club Corporate Sponsors can designate Monument Hill Service Club as your charity organization and purchase items through Smile. Then Amazon donates.5% of all your purchases to our club. BIRTHDAYS Partners in Service Integrity Bank Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce Frank Wynne provided us with a bit of humor and member birthdays for the next week. John Magerko RF Smith Tri-Lakes Women's Club Tri-Lakes Cares Gold Sponsors Progressive Drawing May 13, 2017 Winner this week is: JJ Tracks Tri-Lakes Printing Wave's End Services, LLC

11 Jack Fry Silver Sponsors Hunter-Wolff Gallery The Wine Seller Kiwanis Progressive Drawing Stats: Date of drawing: 5/13/17 Chips this drawing: 5 Carry over from last week: $189 Today's 1/2 ticket sales: $39 Total for today's drawing: $228 Amount won & donated back: $0 Amount won and kept by winner: $0 Available for next week's drawing: $0 Chips for next week's drawing: 10 Kiwanis Program - May 13, 2017

12 Young Boys Who Fought in the Civil War Benny Nasser Scribe: Glenn Scott Benny Nasser, one of our resident civil war historians, spoke to us on the topic of "Young Boys in the Civil War." At the time of the war, the youngest age for the armies to take volunteers was 16. But we learned that tens of thousands of boys under 16, some as young as 11, lied about their age so they could serve. Many times a father going to war would take his young son with him to be a part of the same unit. The youngsters filled several different billets, many connected to music. Their jobs ranged from being drummers, buglers or fifers to "powder monkeys," stretcher bearers, hospital attendants and actual soldiers.

13 Benny is a master at researching civil war archives where he derived personal narratives for a variety of these young recruits. He brought to life the accounts of several of these boys including pictures and individual stories of their experiences and their reflections on the war. Benny portrayed young men like 12-year-old Charles King, a drummer who rose in rank to become a Drum Major. Charles was the youngest soldier killed in the battle of Antietam. Also, Orian Howe, 13, was especially courageous under fire. His father had taken him with him when he enlisted, lying about Orian's age. Because of Orian's bravery, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in Benny told of another boy from Vermont who also received the Medal of Honor. John Clem, , fought bravely at the battle of Chickamauga and rose to become a Major General. These are a few of the interesting stories of the young men who were motivated to represent their states in this tragic war. We thank Benny for bringing us this educational and captivating presentation. Happy Trails! See you Saturday at:

14 Lewis Palmer D-38 Administration building (a.k.a. Big Red) 146 Jefferson Street, Monument, CO Please use the West or North entrances!