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Meal Delivery Location Mennonite Church - Hwy 105 Delivery Days Tues, Wed, Thurs Colorado Photography John Fielder Future Program Announcements December 23 No Meeting Thanks to Jim Murphy Scribes December 16 Mark Silvanic Member Concerns December 30 Joke Day December 30 Dennis Beasley January 6 Tom Van Wormer Barb and Russ Broshous, RF Smith and Rich Strom visited Ron Pitt on Wednesday afternoon. He looks pretty good all things considered. He was in a wheel chair. He is able to use a walker periodically but he cannot put any weight on his right leg. The estimated time is at least three more months in rehab. He is in good spirits and welcomes visitors. He is in recovery at the Center of Cordera, 9208 Grand Cordera Pkwy which is just east of Powers and south of Briargate Pkwy - phone 522-2000. Thanks to Pat Losey Ed asked that members and family members that had been deployed with the military during at least one Christmas season to stand for recognition. A lot of people stood. Ed offered thanks for the commitment and sacrifice of many to preserve our nation, especially for those that are currently serving our country away from home in unfamiliar or
Upcoming Programs dangerous settings. Protect them and safely return them to their families and friends. Thank You for this meal that has been prepared and those that prepared it for us. December 23, 2017 No Meeting Rose Fortune led the Pledge of Allegiance. December 30, 2017 Joke Day January 6, 2018 German View of WWII Air War Prof. Dennis Showalter January 13, 2018 Monument Ice Hocky Andrew Sherman President Barb Broshous Barb called the meeting to order at 8:00 am. When out doing our weekly activities, Barb encourages us to invite one stranger to our Kiwanis meetings - tell them about us and invite them to join us! Thanks to Benny Nasser Board of Directors 2015-2016 GUESTS
Board of Directors 2016-2017 President - Barb Broshous President Elect - Larry Young Immediate Past President - RF Smith Steve Stephenson introduced Bob Smith. Bob is a local area resident who was a photographer and business owner in Wisconsin. Some might know him from the Church at Woodmoor or the Club at Woodmoor. Welcome! Secretary - Mike Luginbuhl Treasurer/ CFO - Jack Fry Sergeant-at-Arms - Steve Keefer VP - Programs - Benny Nasser VP - Memberships - Paul Short Dennis Beasley welcomed his high-school sweetheart, Sherrie. Jim Johnston then welcomed his wife, Sallie, seated right next to Sherrie. Glad you joined us! VP- Fundraising - Joe Foreman
VP - Public Relations - Sharon Williams VP - Service Leadership Program - Max Williams VP - Community Service - Marian Taylor Dir - Bingo & Raffles - Mark Zeiger Jim also welcomed his next door neighbor, both here and in Surprise, AZ, Wayne Petersen. Wayne is retired USAF and was in the communications business. Welcome! Dir - Granting and External Relations - Jim Taylor Dir - Member Recognition - Ron Mangiarelli Dir - Plans, Analysis, & Resources - Rich Rima Scott Ross was again accompanied by his son, Adam. Welcome back! Dir - Special Needs - Rich Strom Dir - Interclub & Social - Mark Silvanic
Special Thanks To Bonnie Nasser for photographs RF Smith introduced Larry Overmyer, a retired USAF veteran, who now works for Royal Family Kids to create life-changing moments for children of abuse. Glad to have you with us! Tom "Media Master" VanWormer for Media Services Steve Steffey said he brought his better half, Sharon! Welcome back!
Rich Hicks K-News Editor rich7100@comcast.net MHKC Service Recognition Kiwanian of the Year Charlie Brown was glad to have back the lady he has been sleeping with, now for 53 years, Peggy! 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 Rich Hicks introduced his wife, Becky. Becky teaches English as a Second Language at PPCC. Rich said she is a very patient person. Welcome!
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 1988 Dave Turner 1987 Charlie Emmons 1986 Bill Dudman 1985 George Goddu 1984 Jim Carroll 1983 Rev John Snyder Barb Broshous saw a neighbor of hers in the crowd, Jean. Glad you joined us! ANNOUNCEMENTS Here is a short summary of current/upcoming events: December 16 MHKC Board Meeting 23 NO meeting 24 Bell Ringing last day 25 Bingo Canceled Kathy Strom will be sending out the quarterly dues statements in two weeks, so let her know if you have changes to your breakfast or drink choices. She will be gone from the area for most of January, so talk to her now if you need to.
*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 Rich Sayer Don Smart Jo Carroll Steve Hall 30 Year Legion of Honor Ed Devalois Chuck Dunham Jerry Losey Max Williams Mark Zeiger asked for and received additional volunteers for Bingo scheduled for January 1. Mark asked us to sign up for Bell-Ringing next Saturday and Sunday since the two days before Christmas are very busy. Registration for bell-ringing at Walmart East, Walmart West and King Soopers is available at: https://monumenthillkiwanis.org/mhk/bellringing/. Dave Humbert provided an update of the Superbowl boards - we are at 43% so far on five boards. $10 per square, $1000 per board with one board per quarter and two for the final score. For each board, $250 goes to the winner and $750 to the sponsorship. Barb Broshous said she, Russ, RF Smith and Rich Strom went down to the Penrose House last Wednesday to receive a grant from El Pomar Foundation of $2,000 to support an at-risk group in our community. She offered a special thanks to RF for putting together the grant request! Barb added that there is no meeting next Saturday and that the meeting on December 30th is Joke Day. She said that Gov Vaughn has donated three bottles of wine that will go home with the joke winners. Have a wonderful holiday! WINNERS FOOTBALL POOL 35 Year Legion of Honor Ben Bellis Bud Sterling 40 Year Legion of Honor Watt Hill 4th of July Parade is Powered by
Three people tied at 11 and 5. Dennis Daugherty was closest to the tie-breaker, so he walked away as the winner. Dan Lopez got the Sacajawea with 6 and 10. Integrity Bank and Trust is the Corporate Sponsor for the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club 4th of July Parade LOSERS FOOTBALL POOL Monument Hill Kiwanis Club Corporate Sponsors Partners in Service Integrity Bank Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce Jim Taylor offered a tearful goodbye to Sue Daugherty and Chris Otto who have been eliminated after a long run. Three are left in the race. Tri-Lakes Women's Club Tri-Lakes Cares Gold Sponsors There are two free, easy ways to donate money to the MHKC - without paying a nickel out of your own pocket. 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 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. JJ Tracks
Tri-Lakes Printing Wave's End Services, LLC Silver Sponsors Hunter-Wolff Gallery Shop for everyone on your gift list this holiday at: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/84-6113536 and Amazon donates to Monument Hill Service Club. The Wine Seller BIRTHDAYS Jim Taylor told us of member birthdays for the coming week and Harry Brandon provided humor: Dan Lopez - Dec 20th Tony Trifiletti - Dec 22th Chuck Dunham and Bob Weyand - Dec 27th Jim's observation: Lately, I've noticed people my age are so much older than me. Progressive Drawing December 16, 2017
Winner this week is: 007 Kiwanis Progressive Drawing Stats: Date of drawing: 12/16/17 Chips this drawing: 9 Carry over from last week: $0 Today's 1/2 ticket sales: $23 Total for today's drawing: $32 Amount won & donated back: $5 Amount won and kept by winner: $0 Available for next week's drawing: $32 Chips for next week's drawing: 8 Kiwanis Program December 16, 2017
Colorado Photography John Fielder Scribe: Mark Silvanic Our speaker, John Fielder, www.johnfielder.com, a 35 year nature photographer from Summit County, showed amazing slides of his work often accompanied by music to a packed room. This certainly was something to see in person. Today's scribe cannot accurately portray this visual event. John has and continues to travel the world and for him, Colorado is the place to photograph. He has published over 40 books. We had the opportunity to purchase his books and have him sign them. He promised 30% of the sales would be returned to our club.
John has spent many decades skiing the back county, spending nights in the 100 or so huts in the high country of CO. To get the best shot, John is up well before twilight and skis to a location he picked out the day before. Once in place he captures the dawn and the early morning shots. He often is back out to catch the setting sun and skis back to the hut in the dark.
John's latest book is about winter in CO and although every season brings many photographs, he likes winter best. John told stories of taking his family on trips years ago and how he continues to ski and photographic despite having knee replacement three times on one leg. He is convinced he can do more with his cobalt titanium knee than when he was in his 30's. Between his stories of his trips to take the photos, he showed slides often put to music. He then told us about his photography courses in Summit county and explained the basics of photography by using his photos as examples. The next one is 10-11 Mar in Steamboat Springs for $850. Color in Winter-Search for color, rocks leaves, etc to show the contrast. Form and Texture-Winter presents many chances with fog, snow, ice, and snowing. Perspective-Dominant feature in the bottom of the frame or lines drawing the viewer's eyes to an object.
John told a story about his famous zig-zag fence photo. In order to take the photo he had to trespass on Ralph Lauren's ranch for years without permission. He once met Ralph Lauren by chance at a gas station where Ralph was with his $1M Bulgatti. He told Ralph that he was the photographer on his land without permission, but he was always wearing Ralph's "Polo Brand" when he was doing it. He asked Ralph if he could take a video of him driving away in his Bulgatti. Ralph said no, but he grabbed a shot with his phone.
View- Big Scenic, close-up or the in between without sky. Direction of light- Use back lighting or side lighting. Asymmetrical design-create artistic tension by putting the main object one third from the edge of the frame.
John said winter offers a great time to convert photos into black and white, proved it with another series of photos put to music. John closed his presentation with observations on the need to, and the importance of protecting our natural resources in Colorado. This was a great show that we all enjoyed. Happy Trails! See you Saturday at: Lewis Palmer D-38 Administration building (a.k.a. Big Red) 146 Jefferson Street, Monument, CO 80921. Please use the West or North entrances!