President Roger Willeford presided, and called the meeting to order with a ring of the bell at 9:30AM.
The meeting was led with the singing of America, the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Kiwanis District Governor Kathy Durner is here! Kathy visited with each table, and gave out a choice of light or dark chocolate ‘Moo’ candies to all in attendance.
Guests were announced.
Outgoing officers were recognized for their years of dedicated service.
New Executive Directors Ryan Lewis and Steve Skelly were welcomed into their roles.
Executive officers Secretary Paul Neitzel and Treasurer Greg Turco were recognized.
A George F. Hixson Fellowship was awarded to our Kiwanis ‘Smoke Signal’ newsletter publisher Dave Figi.
President Roger Willeford passed the gavel to President Elect Richard Johnson.
Oncoming President Richard Johnson received his pin, and made a speech.
President Roger Willeford made a speech. He adjourned the last meeting of this Kiwanis year!
On, to Breakfast! A catered meal from Knutes of Orfordville was enjoyed by all.
On this day:
1657 First autopsy and coroner’s jury verdict are recorded in Maryland
1789 President George Washington nominates John Jay as the first Chief Justice
1789 The office of the US Attorney General is established
1789 US Congress establishes Post Office Department following the new Constitution
1789 US Federal Judiciary Act passes, creating a six-member Supreme Court
1869 Black Friday: Panic on Wall Street after investors Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market
1889 Alexander Dey patents the dial time recorder
1920 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth becomes the first to hit 50 home runs in an MLB season with a first-inning blast off José Acosta in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Senators
1929 1st Instrument Flight James Doolittle completes the first completely “blind” flight, taking off, flying a set course, and landing solely by instruments aboard a Consolidated NY-2 biplane at Mitchel Field in New York
1948 Honda Motor Company is founded in Hamamatsu City, Japan
1960 The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Enterprise, was launched by the United States.
1968 The prime-time American television news show 60 Minutes debuted; created by Don S. Hewitt and featuring such reporters as Mike Wallace, it became one of the most successful programs in broadcast history.
1979 CompuServe begins offering a dial-up online information service to consumers, marketed as MicroNET
1988 Barbara C. Harris of Massachusetts is elected as the first woman Episcopal bishop
1990 Periodic Great White Spot observed on Saturn
1994 Parliamentary elections in Ukraine
1996 US President Bill Clinton signs the “Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty” at the United Nations
2015 First Pope to Address Congress Pope Francis becomes the first pope to address the US Congress; names Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Thomas Merton, and Dorothy Day as his American heroes
September 24th is Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving, the longest continually-celebrated Thanksgiving in the United States. Between 1731 and 1737, six groups of Schwenkfelders, a small religious sect formed in Germany by Caspar Schwenkfeld around the time of the Reformation, came to North America in order to flee religious persecution in Europe. Numbering 209 people total, they settled in the Pennsylvania-Dutch region. The largest group, numbering 170 people and making up 44 families, arrived on September 22, 1734. Two days later, they gave thanks to God for allowing them to flee persecution, by holding a thanksgiving service and sharing a meal. As they didn’t have any crops to harvest, their meal consisted of water, bread, butter, and apple butter.
The Last Wednesday of September is National Women’s Health and Fitness Day, focusing on the importance of regular physical activity and health awareness for women, and is the largest annual event of its kind in the country—with 500 local groups and 50,000 to 75,000 women participating each year.
Minutes by Ryan Lewis.
Credit: Ryan Lewis, photographs.
Note: Kiwanis and its members are not responsible for errors or omissions. We are open to discussion if you would like to request an alteration.
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