June 2016 - Rancho Murieta Kiwanis

Kiwanis Kronicle
Rancho Murieta, California
Published by the Kiwanis Club of Rancho Murieta, Inc.
Volume 17 Number 9
President’s Corner
Inside this issue
Who attends what
Kid’s Fishing Day
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We can do it!
4-5
2016 Scholarship Winners
3
Family Picnic/Easter Egg
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Rich Gilmour
The annual meetings for the
Kiwanis Club of Rancho Murieta,
Inc. and the Kiwanis Club of Rancho Murieta Foundation, Inc. were
held at 7:00 a.m. on May 5th at
the Villas Meeting Room.
Elected were:
23rd Annual May Pole Event
10
HH4H report
18

President Bonnie Shewchuk
Kiwanis Calendar
23
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Immediate Past President Rich Gilmour
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President-elect - Vacant
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Secretary Linda O'Brien

Treasurer Susan Sozzi
July 4
Rowland Jones
Uncle Sam
July 11
Craig Carbrey
July 19
Lynn Erpelding (twins?)
John Viera (twins?)
July 25
Pamela Haines
July 26
Frank Terzolo
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Directors (2018) Lynne Erpelding,
Chet Keil,
Dia Utterback.
Directors are elected for two
year terms. Directors continuing t
their terms for the second year
are William DuVal and Diann
Swan.
The term of the new officers
and directors begins October first
2016.
They will be installed at the installation dinner on Thursday
September 29th.
Question box???
What color are
ADA mats?
Answer: See
page 15.
Editor: Inn D. Pendence
June 2016
Club Installation
Dinner!
Thursday evening
September 29th
Rancho Murieta
Country Club
Up until our May 5 meeting, I had
not missed one of our general or
Board of Directors meetings. I
missed our May 5th general meeting
but I have a good excuse.....a very
good excuse. I was conducting an
“Inspection” of the Panama Canal.
I am happy to report that it continues to function well. We Americans built the Canal and operated it
for many years, by law, on a no
profit, break even basis for the benefit of all shipping from all nations.
We handed over the Canal to Panama during the Carter administration. The Panamanians operate it for
profit and boy do they know how to
make a profit.
A passage through the Canal cost
our cruise ship (the Coral Princess)
in excess of $400,000; however,
they do an excellent job of managing and maintaining the Canal and
are presently in the process of widening the Canal so that even an aircraft carrier will be able to pass
through.
All in all, the Panama Canal was
and is an amazing feat of engineering.
In my absence, our May 5th
meeting was ably presided over by
President-elect Bonnie Shewchuk.
Thanks to Peter Telfer, who arranged it, we had a terrific program
which featured Mindi Russell. Mindi is a Senior Chaplain from the
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President’s Corner
We can do it!
Rich Gilmour
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Sacramento Law Enforcement Chaplaincy.
She spoke about what chaplains
do to benefit law enforcement, businesses, schools, and more. Essentially she explained how physical and
emotional trauma affects us and how
her office can help a person survive.
Her office operates a 24 Hour Crisis
Kiwanis Kronicle is a monthly
newsletter published by the Kiwanis
Club of Rancho Murieta, Inc. Club
was chartered May 21, 1996. The
address of the club is P.O. Box 855
Rancho Murieta, CA 95683-0855
(916) 354-0538
Club meetings are on the 1st and
3rd Thursdays of every month at the
Villas Recreation Center 7083 Murieta
Parkway (Enter North Gate) Rancho
Murieta, CA 95683.
Boards of Kiwanis Club of Rancho
Murieta Inc. and Kiwanis Club of Rancho Murieta Club Foundation Inc.
meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each
month at 7:00 p.m. at a designated
board member’s home.
Line.
Our May 5th meeting was also
noteworthy in that we installed
three new members in the persons of: Judy Viera, John Viera,
and Judy Leezer. Welcome
aboard!
Finally, our May 19th meeting
featured Rancho Murieta’s Traci
Lillich who, in 2002, founded the
Kylee Lillich Charitable Giving Tree
charity, in memory of her daughter Kylee who died in 2000 after a
tragic home accident.
Traci, who is also a 5th grade
teacher at Cosumnes River Elementary School, stays busy managing the Charitable Foundation
which provides aid and assistance
to children who have lost a parent
or sibling.
Also they provide support to
children suffering from a terminal
illness. They help children who are
needy, grieving, homeless and
hospitalized.
Traci stated that since 2002, the
Charity has helped over 8,000
children in the greater Sacramento area. Needless to say, Traci
gets the job done!
Things are progressing nicely
with Pancake Breakfast (but hurry
home Judith Embree!).
President..…………………..Richard Gilmour
Imm. Past Pres………………..Craig Carbrey
President-Elect………..Bonnie Shewchuk
Secretary……………….….…….Linda O’Brien
Treasurer…………………………….Susan Sozzi
Director………….………Coit Conant (2016)
Director….………..William DuVal (2017)
Director…..…………….Teresa Field (2016)
Director………………...Diann Swan (2017)
Director………….………Peter Telfer (2016)
Editor……………………..John W. Seigal
The editor is solely responsible for
the content. It is the intent to be
100% accurate. Articles labeled as
Editorial represent the opinion of the
editor and may not represent the
opinion of the Kiwanis Club of Rancho
Murieta, Inc. nor Kiwanis Club of
Rancho Murieta Club Foundation, Inc.
The address of the editor is P.O.
Box 1131 Sloughhouse, CA 956831131 or email at:
jwseigal@sbcglobal.net
Also, Craig
Carbrey needs a
President-elect
and that someone is YOU, Judith Embree!
See you all on
June 2nd.
Rich
“We can do it!”
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Who attends what?
As a Kiwanian (new or old) think
about who attends what meeting?
Club meetings (1st and 3rd Thursday) all members are expected to attend. There is a program at each meeting. Meet at Villas Recreation Center.
Committee meetings Set by committee chairs. The committees meet to
conduct business and to prepare proposals to the board meetings on the
third Thursday each month.
Board meetings On the Wednesday
before the third Thursday of each
month at 7:00 p.m. The meetings are
held at a designated board members
home. One board is for the Kiwanis
Club and the other is for the Kiwanis
Club Foundation. Separate organizations but the same board members.
Committee chairs and other club
members are invited to attend board
meetings and see how the club and
foundation are governed.
Service projects Club members are
expected to participate in the service
projects of our club.
Interclubs These are meetings
when four or more attend another Kiwanis Club meeting. Generally it is an
eye opening experience. You get a
chance to see how others do it. Some
things you can adopt and use, and
some things… well let us generally
leave it unsaid.
Socials Special events just to have
fun and socialize.
Mid-Year Conference A one-day
educational and motivational conference designed for all club officers,
committee chairmen and members. It
is planned so Kiwanis members can
drive to the conference together, participate in an Inter-Club, attend a few
workshops and then be back home the
same day. The conference promotes
fellowship as well as provides an opportunity to learn more about Kiwanis.
A Division Council Meeting (DCM)
is a meeting in which the clubs within
the Division come together and are
given the opportunity to network;
share experiences and best practices;
and promote upcoming club events.
Conventions: The Kiwanis family is
too large to gather at one time. So representatives from the Kiwanis family
meet at conventions to conduct organizational business, elect board members, amend bylaws and conduct leadership training etc. These conventions
are generally held annually at the district and International levels.
No, there’s nothing particularly
inflammatory about the lines
“Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe, Catch a
tiger by his toe.” But there is when
you consider that the word “tiger”
is a relatively new development in
this counting rhyme, as a replacement for the n-word.
Even with the lyrical switch-out,
any reference to the poem still has
the ability to offend.
In 2004, two passengers sued
Southwest Airlines was for intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of
emotional distress, following an
incident where a flight attendant
used the rhyme in a humorous
fashion during takeoff when she
told passengers: "Eeny meeny
miny moe, Please sit down it's time
to go.” (The court sided with the
airline.)
The Elk Grove Regional Scholarship Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting
the college and career plans of students in the Elk Grove Unified
School District. Scholarships are
provided every year from the endowments and donations of community members, families, individuals,
businesses, and organizations. The
Kiwanis Club of Rancho Murieta
Foundation is a part of this foundation.
The Foundation had its beginning
in 1987 when it provided one student scholarship. The Elk Grove
Regional Scholarship now administers more than half a million The
Foundation will continue to grow
along with the city of Elk Grove,
helping more students succeed each
year.
In May of each year, the Elk
Grove Regional Scholarship Foundation holds an evening of celebration
at which scholarship recipients are
formally recognized. Donors and
recipients are paired at this event
and given an opportunity to become
acquainted with each other.
This year the Spotlight on Scholarships was held on Thursday, May
5, 2016, at the First Baptist Church
in Elk Grove. Presented
were 172 scholarships totaling over
$200,000. The student and parents
are invited to this dinner.
The foundation works in such a
way that each student may receive
one scholarship and that scholarship
would be the highest in dollar value.
This year our Kiwanis Foundation
provided four scholarships valued at
$1,000 each. However if a student
applied to another charity and received a higher value charity, out
Kiwanis foundation’s scholarship
would be vacated. This means our
Up dates
1. Light travels faster than sound.
This is why some people appear
bright until you hear them speak.
2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong.
A tax is a fine for doing well.
3. He who laughs last, thinks
slowest.
4. A day without sunshine is like,
well, night.
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Presentation event: May 5,
2016, at the First Baptist Church
in Elk Grove.
2016 Recipients: Aardas Hora;
Emily Martin; Maddie Fitcher;
Kennedy Johnson
selection committee may select four
students but have several alternates.
So if the first round student received a
higher scholarship and alternate scholarship selectee would become eligible
for the Kiwanis scholarship.
Scholarship Chair for 2016 is Sally
Parker.
She reported that 17 students were
interviewed on February 13 th. The entire
selection process with Elk Grove Regional Scholarship Foundation takes
several months.
5. Change is inevitable, except from a
vending machine.
6. Those who live by the sword get
shot by those who don't.
7. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently
talented fool.
8. The 50-50-90 rule: Any time you
have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability
you'll get it wrong.
9. It is said that if you line up all the
cars in the world end-to-end, someone
from Texas would be stupid enough to
try to pass them.
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When folks ask where some
might be, sometimes the response,
that he or she has gone fishing.
Which really means they aren't
there, goofing off, relaxing, or just
taking time off.
Not so when speaking about
our President Rich! (Read his article on pages 1 and 2 to see what
de does taking time off… he cruises).
This year he chaired the Kiwanis
Kid’s Fishing Day, or in the terms of
Kiwanis International is was our
clubs Kiwanis One Day. It is a one
day of the year when all Kiwanis
Clubs and Service Leadership Programs (such as Key Clubs and
more) come together in a one day
of community service.
Our Kid’s Fishing Day involves
California Department of Fish and
Wildlife, our Key Clubs, Rancho
Murieta Fishing Club, Plaza Foods,
Fisherman’s Warehouse, Rancho
Murieta Business Center and more.
The fish were ordered and delivered on time. It did rain a bit, but
that does not bother the fish, and
CSD prevented poaching.
Plaza Foods provided lunch.
Photos provided by Al Swan.
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You catch them…
Fishing Club cleans them
Yuk!
Not so
bad!
Staff instructed on
proper fishing,
conservation, and
more.
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Adopted from a test published by FDIC. See page 15 for answers.
Could it be said that Principal Michael Gulden is a-door-able?
Why does Humpty
Dumpty love autumn?
Because Humpty Dumpty
had a great fall.
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Sacramento Sheriff K-9 (below)
It is called a Family Picnic & Easter Egg Hunt.
This year Sally Parker, and her
crew pulled off another great community event.
There were over 6,000 Easter
Eggs stuffed by K-Kids; Key Club;
Boy Scouts; Brownies; parents and
Kiwanians.
But the event is more than an
Easter Egg Hunt.
There was:
Peter Pan Production by
Murieta Dance Company, Director
Doreen Zimmermann.
S.P.C.A visited with pets (above).
Face painting (below).
And of course there was family,
picnicking since that was the purpose.
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The Back Nine...This is awesome!
Your editor received this as an
email from Marilyn Haugen. It is
attributed to Gary Beasley.
It is worth sharing.
*And then it is winter*
“You know ... time has a way of
moving quickly and catching you
unaware of the passing years. It
seems just yesterday that I was
young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate.
Yet in a way, it seems like eons
ago, and I wonder where all the
years went. I know that I lived
them all. I have glimpses of how
it was back then and of all my
hopes and dreams.
“But, here it is... ‘the back nine
of my life’ and it catches me by
surprise...How did I get here so
fast? Where did the years go and
where did my youth go?
“I remember well seeing older
people through the years and
thinking that those older people
were years away from me and
that I was only on the first hole
and the back nine was so far off
that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.
“But, here it is...my friends are
retired and getting grey...they
move slower and I see an older
person now. Some are in better
and some worse shape than
me...but, I see the great change…
Not like the ones that I remember
who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is
beginning to show and we are
now those older folks that we
used to see and never thought
we'd become.
“Each day now, I find that just
getting a shower is a real target
for the day! And taking a nap is
not a treat anymore... it's manda-
tory! Cause if I don't on my own
free will... I just fall asleep where
I sit!
“And so…now I enter into this
new season of my life unprepared
for all the aches and pains and
the loss of strength and ability to
go and do things that I wish I had
done but never did!! But, at least
I know, that though I’m on the
back nine, and I'm not sure how
long it will last...this I know, that
when it's over on this earth...it's
over. A new adventure will begin!
“I have regrets. There are
things I wish I hadn't
done...things I should have done,
but indeed, there are many things
I'm happy to have done. It's all in
a lifetime.
“So, if you're not on the back
nine yet...let me remind you, that
it will be here faster than you
think. So, whatever you would
like to accomplish in your life
please do it quickly! Don't put
things off too long!! Life goes by
quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure
whether you’re on the back nine
or not!
“You have no promise that you
will see all the seasons of your
life....so, live for today and say all
the things that you want your
loved ones to remember...and
hope that they appreciate and
love you for all the things that
you have done for them in all the
years past!!
“‘Life" is a gift to you’ the way
you live your life is your gift to
those who come after. Make it a
fantastic one. ‘live it well! enjoy
today! do something fun! be happy! have a great day. Remember
It is health that is real wealth and
not pieces of gold and silver.
“Lastly, consider this:
anymore, but you really don't
care that you aren't as interested.
 You sleep better on a lounge
chair with the TV 'ON' than in
bed. It's called "pre-sleep".
 You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON"
and "OFF" switch.
 You tend to use more 4 letter
words ... "what?"...
"when?"... ???
 You notice everything they sell
in stores is "sleeveless"?!!!
 What used to be freckles are
now liver spots.
 Everybody whispers.
 You have three sizes of clothes
in your closet.... two of which
you will never wear.
 But Old is good in some things:
Old Songs, Old movies, and
best of all… Old Friends.
Stay well, "Old Friend!" Send this
on to other "Old Friends!" and let
them laugh in agreement!!! It's not
what you gather, but what you
scatter that tells what kind of life
you have lived.
Today is the oldest you've ever
been; yet the youngest you'll ever
be, so enjoy this day while it lasts
“Do not regret growing older. it is
a privilege denied to many” Amen
Rust Florist Closes!
Owners Retire
 Your kids are becoming
you.... but your grandchildren
are perfect!
 Going out is good... Coming
home is better!
 You forget names... But it's
OK because some people forgot they even knew you!!!
 You realize you're never going
to be really good at anything
like golf.
 The things you used to care to
do, you aren't as interested in
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The owners of Rust Florist (5215
Folsom Boulevard) retired May 21,
2016.
For three decades they had donated flowers to our Kiwanis Family
House each week!
They were rated Top of the A List
for an unpresented six years (shown
above)
56th
Annual
CreelmanFrancisco
Golf
Classic
Chris Creelman
is signing the sign
for “last”. The
Creelman-Francisco
Golf Classic is always on the last
Thursday in April
(April 28th this
year).
This year the 56th Annual was
held at the Davis Golf Course.
This makes this event the oldest continuously operating charity
gold event in Kiwanis International.
Randy Todd and Sheila Watford.
Herm Kramer, John Holm,
Susan Sozzi, and Phil Fitch.
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How long has Maypole Dancing
been around? You can’t describe it
as a fad, because fads are short
lived. Is it a trend… no, trends
generally go up and down. Please
someone come up with a word for
a dance whose origins are in the
16th Century.
As for Maypole Dancing in Rancho Murieta, on May 1st, it marked
its 23rd Anniversary. It started
with the multi-talented, Pamela
Haines.
“We did one in my back yard for
a baby shower for Wendi Balvanz. That baby, for whom the
shower was presented, is now 22,
making this the 23rd annual.
“Robin Albee-Kesich (she and
Fred Kesich raised two children
here) was in attendance at that
baby shower and was present
again on May 1, 2016.
“Did you notice I sneaked in a
little Hokey-Pokey? All in the interest of identifying ‘left hand’
‘right hand’ and getting a little
rhythm going.
“The surprised comment by one
participant ‘It's a braid!’ warmed
my heart. I love braiding - hair,
ribbon, fiber, whatever. It's so
basic. I want to share this simple
pleasure with the children and
their parents. I used to volunteer
these skills at the now defunct
Rancho Murieta Community Summer Rec Program.
“Having so many adults holding
ribbons and helping the four year
olds was really key to such a successful Maypole. I am really hoping to find someone to manage this
event in the long term future. It's
a lovely tradition, and I hope it
does not disappear.
“As I keep saying, it's an exercise
in cooperation, a team effort, a
simple and whimsical event for the
pure enjoyment of creating something pretty and festive.”
After the braid is completed, it is
taken from the top. Each participant writes his/her name on a slip
of paper and the winner is drawn.
For 2016 Chloe Hardt, received
the prize.
She lives in South Rancho
Murieta with her family.
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To the editor and readers of
Kiwanis Kronicle.
I grew up in Mt. View, CA and
attended UC Santa Cruz.
I've previously worked at the
The Record in Stockton and the
Manteca Bulletin.
I not only am the Managing
Editor for the River Valley Times,
but I write a weekly column as
well as news articles for The Galt
Herald.
I make graphics and help lay
out all the papers published by
Herburger Publications. I have a
nine year old son, Max, and live
in Sacramento.
Here is also the "Get to Know
Me" article that ran in this week's
River Valley Times:
By Chris Ching Managing Editor
“Hello!”
That’s probably the best place
to start any relationship.
And this relationship, between
you, the reader, and me (and by
extension the River Valley Times),
I hope to be a fruitful one for both
of us.
It’s already gotten off to a
great start.
Upon learning I would be stepping into the role of Managing Editor, a friend and I took a drive
through the areas we cover. Full
transparency, I’d been to the outskirts of Wilton, but that’s it.
The two of us planned on having lunch somewhere in Rancho
Murieta, but our stomachs had
other plans. We pulled into The
Sloughhouse Inn for a delightful
brunch overlooking the creek.
Once our hunger had been sated, we drove a little further up
Highway 16 to Rancho Murieta.
Passing through the gates of both
North and South, I was surprised
to see eclectically designed
homes, inviting amenities and the
bustling of activity.
I have to admit a certain preconceived notion of what a “gated
community” was (having lived in
one previously) and was happy to
be incorrect.
We also stopped by the different businesses that
comprise Rancho
Murieta Plaza making a particular beeline for Buona Vita
Yogurt. Chatting
with the owner, we
accepted her gracious invitation to attend the
E.T.C. Concert Series Kickoff
event at the Country Club.
Arriving to find different local
businesses offering food and wine,
the two of us pleasantly discovered we’d have the chance to
sample all the restaurants we’d
had trouble choosing from earlier.
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We concluded our road trip
with a stop in Wilton; both of us
were knocked out by the beauty
of the Memorial Rose garden.
I’m no flower aficionado in the
slightest, but I’d match up that
peaceful setting against anything the “bigger” cities nearby
have to offer.
But what really struck me
that day was the friendliness
and warm welcome everyone
showed us . If you can begrudge me an easy travel metaphor, it was the best possible
beginning to the path on which
I have luckily found myself.
In the spirit of former Managing Editor Judith Unzner, we
will continue to provide the
great news
and commentary you’ve
come to expect. I’ll be
taking a very
hands-on approach to this
job, engaging
with the community whenever possible, Photo: The
and supporting Galt Herald
our excellent
staff with writing of my own.
We will also endeavor to expand in new and exciting ways.
I bring to this position a background in journalism and design
(both print and digital). I also
have the best nine year old son
in the world who keeps me
young at heart (and prone to
parental hyperbole).
I believe a newspaper is still
the best resource we have in
nurturing a community, and if
you don’t already agree, I think
you will soon.
Stick around, it’s going to be
good.
Any questions, comments, or
concerns? I want to hear them.
Please don’t hesitate for a second to contact me at
rvt@herburger.net or call me at
(916) 685-5533 ext. 122
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are thankful for all who helped
serve and continue on!!”
Cub Scout Pack 633 is chartered
to the Kiwanis Club of Rancho
Murieta.
Cub Scouts were bouncing off
the floors, walls, and ceilings in the
two bounce houses.
Cubmaster
Retires
On Sunday evening May 22nd
Cub Scout Pack 633 held a special
meeting which covered the promotion of Cub Scouts in their dens
to the next age level, and a special good-bye to Cubmaster Kenton Fong who retired.
Kenton’s wife Karen, reports on
Monday May 23rd: “Last night
Pack 633 said Thank You to Kenton Fong for being involved in
Pack 633 for eight years and especially over the last five years as
Cubmaster and Committee Chair.
“Thank you Alicia Correia for
getting the Congressional Recognition of achievement for Kenton.
“What touched Kenton the most
was the memory book with thank
you notes from the kids and parents along with photos going back
through so many camps and activities over the years.
“It is a true treasure.
“Kenton has put his heart into
growing the pack. This has been
his ministry getting boys and dads
and families connected by instilling good values, hard work, community service, strong faith and
character into the next generation.
“He is handing the Pack into
good hands and great dads. We
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Thomas Jefferson
1743-1826
Thomas Jefferson was a very
remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never
stopped.
 At 5, began studying under his
cousin's tutor.
 At 9, studied Latin, Greek and
French.
 At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.
 At 16, entered the College of
William and Mary. Also could
write in Greek with one hand
while writing the same in Latin
with the other.
 At 19, studied Law for five
years starting under George
Wythe.
 At 23, started his own law practice.
 At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
 At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the
Rights of British America" And
retired from his law practice.
 At 32, was a delegate to the
Second Continental Congress.
 At 33, wrote the Declaration of
Independence.
 At 33, took three years to revise Virginia's legal code and
wrote a Public Education bill
and a statute for Religious Freedom.
 At 36, was elected the second
Governor of Virginia succeeding
Patrick Henry.
 At 40, served in Congress for
two years.
 At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated
commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben
Franklin and John Adams...
 At 46, served as the first Secre-
tary of State under George
Washington.
 At 53, served as Vice President
and was elected president of
the American Philosophical Society.
 At 55, drafted the Kentucky
Resolutions and became the
active head of Republican Party.
 At 57, was elected the third
president of the United States.
 At 60, obtained the Louisiana
Purchase doubling the nation's
size.
 At 61, was elected to a second
term as President.
 At 65, retired to Monticello.
 At 80, helped President Monroe
shape the Monroe Doctrine.
 At 81, almost single-handedly
created the University of Virginia and served as its first president.
 At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the
Declaration of Independence
along with John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied the previous failed attempts at government.
He understood actual history, the
nature of God, His laws and the
nature of man. That happens to be
way more than what most understand today.
Jefferson really knew his stuff.
Davis Ranch
Summer squashes are in
Look below…
Expect corn on June 15th!
Monticello sits atop a lofty hill in
Albemarle County, Virginia, not far
from the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson, its creator and most prominent resident, who spent more than
four decades designing, dismantling
and reimagining the estate he
called his “essay in architecture.”
The property is considered a national treasure not only for its
beauty and historical significance
but also for what it reveals about
the third U.S. president, a complex
and controversial figure whose political philosophy fundamentally
shaped the nation.
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the surface and the water temperature is cold. Swimmers and waders
are reminded that the river is a real
danger even though it may look
harmless.
Here is Rancho Murieta, you may
sign out (borrow) Life Jackets at
Sac Metro’s Station 59.
Look for this sign by the door.
Children under 13 must wear a
life vest
- Kid's Don't Float Campaign
begins May 23 Summer is almost
here and that means more people
will be heading for local waterways to swim, wade, and recreate in the water. Besides sunscreen, beach umbrellas and towels, aqua fans must also have life
jackets for all children under the
age of 13.
Sacramento County Regional
Parks, the American River Parkway Foundation, Sacramento
Metro Fire Department, City of
Sacramento, and the Drowning
Accident Rescue Team (DART)
remind everyone that safety
comes first in and around our
waterways and are launching the
“Kids Don’t Float” life jacket program on the American River
Parkway.
The American River Parkway
Foundation will again provide the
life jackets throughout the summer. Up to 2,500 lifesaving floatation devices will be available at
seven locations on the American
River Parkway.
An additional 750 lifejackets
will be provided by the City of
Sacramento at one location on
the American River and one location on the Sacramento River.
“This is our fourth year of
providing life jackets for the ‘Kids
Don’t Float’ program,” stated Dianna Poggetto, Executive Director of the American River Parkway Foundation. “Our mission is
to support the preservation of the
Parkway, but we also want to
support the safety of the people
who use it.” The Foundation is
providing new signage at the life
jacket distribution sites.
Each sign features the message
that kids don’t float and if they are
under age 13 they must wear a life
vest per the Sacramento County
Ordinance and are invited to borrow
a vest and return it. The signs are
in English, Russian and Spanish
languages.
The signs was introduced and the
Kids Don’t Float campaign started
on Friday, May 23, 10 a.m., at the
Lower Sunrise Recreation Area on
the American River Parkway.
The Drowning Accident Rescue
Team demonstrated water rescue
techniques.
“Regional Parks has a long
standing relationship with the
American River Parkway Foundation
and the ‘Kids Don’t Float’ program
is just one of our partnership endeavors,” stated Jeff Leatherman,
Director of Regional Parks.
“We are grateful to the foundation and to our law enforcement/
safety partners including Sacramento Sheriff’s Department, Sacramento Metro Fire and the Drowning
Accident Rescue Team, and the City
of Sacramento Department of Parks
and Recreation.” The life jacket locations are: (American River) Ancil
Hoffman Park, Discovery Park (two
locations), River Bend, Howe Avenue, Paradise Beach, Sunrise and
Watt Avenue Accesses and Sand
Cove on the Sacramento River.
Also, several fire stations in the
area have a life jacket loaner program. Parents and guardians are
encouraged to purchase life jackets
for their children prior to going in
the water.
However, if that isn’t possible or if
the life jacket is forgotten at home,
all are welcome to borrow and return them at any of the river or fire
stations located in Sacramento
County. Even though the river flow
is low, strong currents exist below
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Cybersecurity answers
The Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 (ADA) is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990.
In 1986, the National Council on
Disability had recommended enactment of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and drafted the first
version of the bill which was introduced in the House and Senate in
1988.
It was signed into law on July 26,
1990, by President George H. W.
Bush, amended and signed by President George W. Bush with changes
effective January 1, 2009.
When sidewalks first became
wheelchair-friendly, oddly enough,
the new slopes created a whole new
hazard for the visually impaired,
which in turn created the need for
ADA mats.
Past Kiwanian Paul Gumbinger
assisted in the preparation of this
article.
The slopes were difficult to detect
underfoot and without a level change
to indicate the end of a sidewalk,
visually impaired pedestrians had
little to no warning of impending vehicular hazards.
However, a detectable warning
system was long overdue and ADA
mats have slid
easily into place
on curb ramps
and now benefit
the visually impaired, physically
disabled, and pedestrians in general.
ADA mats on
curb ramps not
only offer underfoot detectability and audible warnings but also a slip resistant surface
which can be appreciated by anyone,
on wheels or feet, during winter’s
worst or an unavoidable rainstorm.
ADA pads are also known as truncated dome pads.
4th of July
Pancake
Breakfast Poster
Winners
 “You’re #1
Jayce Dilbeck
 “Great Job!”
Catherine
Corsaut
 “Awesome Job!”
Emma Temple
 “All Star”
Aubree Davis
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This article is late for Memorial
Day, but worth remembering. It is
a bit of history, which most people
will not know.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a 2-acre national memorial
in Washington, DC. It honors U.S.
service members of the U.S.
armed forces who fought in
the Vietnam
War, service
members
who died in
service in
Vietnam/
South East
Asia, and
those service members who were
unaccounted for (Missing In Action) during the War.
In April 27, 1979, four years
after the Fall of Saigon, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund,
Inc. (VVMF), was incorporated as
a non-profit organization to establish a memorial to veterans of the
Vietnam War. Much of the impetus behind the formation of the
fund came from a wounded Vietnam veteran, Jan Scruggs, who
was inspired by the film The Deer
Hunter, with support from fellow
Vietnam veterans such as retired
Navy chaplain Arnold Resnicoff.
Eventually, $8.4 million was
raised by private donations.
A year later a site near the Lincoln Memorial was chosen and
authorized by Congress on the
site of a demolished World War I
Munitions Building.
Congress announced that the
winner of a design competition will
design the park. By the end of the
year 2,573 registered for the design competition with a prize of
$50,000.
On March 30, 1981, 1,421 designs were submitted. The designs
were displayed at an airport hangar at Andrews Air Force Base for
the selection committee, in rows
covering more than 35,000 square
feet of floor space. Each entry was
identified by number only, to preserve the anonymity of their authors.
All entries were
examined by each
juror; the entries
were narrowed
down to 232,
then 39. Finally,
the jury selected
entry number
1026. The artist
was Maya Lin.
Interesting Veterans Statistics off
the Vietnam Memorial Wall:
 There are 58,267 names now
listed on that polished black wall,
including those added in 2010.
 The names are arranged in the
order in which they were taken
from us by date and within each
date the names are alphabetized.
It is hard to believe it is 57 years
since the first casualty.
 The first known casualty was
Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of North
Weymouth, Mass. Listed by the
U.S. Department of Defense as
having been killed on June 8,
1956. His name is listed on the
Wall with that of his son, Marine
Corps Lance Cpl. Richard B.
Fitzgibbon III, who was killed
on Sept. 7, 1965.
 There are three sets of fathers
and sons on the Wall.
 39,996 on the Wall were just 22
or younger.
 8,283 were just 19 years old.
 The largest age group, 33,103
were 18 years old.
 12 soldiers on the Wall were 17
years old.
 Five soldiers on the Wall were 16
years old.
 One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was
15 years old.
 997 soldiers were killed on their
first day in Vietnam
 1,448 soldiers were killed on
their last day in Vietnam
 31 sets of brothers are on the
Wall.
 Thirty one sets of parents lost
two of their sons.
 54 soldiers attended Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia. I
wonder why so many from one
school.
 Eight Women are on the Wall,
Nursing the wounded.
 244 soldiers were awarded the
Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War; 153 of them are on
the Wall.
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 Beallsville, Ohio with a population of 475 lost 6 of her sons.
 West Virginia had the highest
casualty rate per capita in the
nation. There are 711 West Virginians on the Wall.
 The Marines of Morenci - They
led some of the scrappiest high
school football and basketball
teams that the little Arizona
copper town of Morenci (pop.
5,058) had ever known and
cheered. They enjoyed roaring
beer busts. In quieter moments, they rode horses along
the Coronado Trail, stalked
deer in the Apache National
Forest. And in the patriotic camaraderie typical of Morenci's
mining families, the nine graduates of Morenci High enlisted as
a group in the Marine Corps.
Their service began on Independence Day, 1966. Only
three returned home.
 The Buddies of Midvale LeRoy Tafoya, Jimmy Martinez, Tom Gonzales were all
boyhood friends and lived on
three consecutive streets in
Midvale, Utah on Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh avenues. They
lived only a few yards apart.
They all went to Vietnam. In a
span of 16 dark days in late
1967, all three would be killed.
LeRoy was killed on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the fourth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
assassination. Jimmy died less
than 24 hours later on Thanksgiving Day. Tom was shot dead
assaulting the enemy on Dec.
7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day.
 The most casualty deaths for a
single day was on January 31,
1968 ~ 245 deaths.
 The most casualty deaths for a
single month was May 1968 2,415 casualties were incurred.
For most Americans who read
this they will only see the numbers
that the Vietnam War created. To
those who survived the war, and to
the families of those who did not,
they see the faces, they feel the
pain that these numbers created.
They are haunted with these
numbers, because they were their
friends, fathers, husbands, wives,
sons and daughters. There are no
noble wars, just noble warriors.
Sign on garage door
On Abierto Drive
Why?
Read RVT Security Log!
Not seen at
Davis Ranch
No joke, Boring, Oregon is about
615 miles north of Rancho Murieta.
Boring is an unincorporated community located in Clackamas County, Oregon about 12 miles southeast
of Portland.
It was named after William Harrison Boring, a farmer who settled
the area in the 1870’s.
Above seen at Ace Hardware
Should be seen
on Scott Road!
Below:
Geese crossing Reynosa
Drive at Celebrar Street.
Seen on T-Shirt at Sacramento-Southern
Railroad at railroad museum.
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Hygiene Help for the
Homeless (HH4H)
By Bill DuVal

Saturday July 4th 13th
Annual Rancho Murieta
Pancake Breakfast Sponsored by Kiwanis Club of
Rancho Murieta

Tuesday September
20th Lt. Gov. Laird
Smith’s Installation Dinner. Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church (same location
as previous years).

Thursday September
29th Club Installation Dinner Rancho Murieta Country Club

Saturday October 1st
Blues & Brews
Think ink!
Recycle your ink/
LASER/toner cartridges. Turn in at Rancho
Murieta Business
Center or given to
Jack Seigal at
meetings.
They will be turned
into our Kiwanis Family House.
It makes “cents” to recycle for
the environment and for our Kiwanis Family House income.
The goal for this program of
service is 10-13 pounds each
month.
So when you go to your dentist
and get a small bag of toothpaste
and a tooth brush you can’t use,
donate to someone who can.
We need used/new
eyeglasses.
When you stay at a hotel/motel
and don’t use all of the toiletries,
gather them up and donate them.
Donated for the month of
April 2016:
What you turn in was donated
to:
 Our Kiwanis Family House,
119 items 2.6 lbs.

Loaves & Fishes,
325 items 19.2 lbs.

PATH serving the homeless
in Elk Grove.
56 items 6 lbs
P.S. If you turn them in at the
business center. You can buy replacement inks there for your
printer.
By Dan Germain, Executive Director, Kiwanis Family House.
This year's BIG Day of Giving
was challenging, eventful, and ultimately, very successful for Kiwanis
Family House.
Despite the ongoing issues with
the BIG Day of Giving donation
site, support of our donors went
well beyond our wildest expectations!
Our supporters, all 113 of you,
donated $52,663.62 to our Kiwanis
Family House.
We did win an additional incentive prize of $500 early on, but
once the donation site began experiencing issues, all prize challenges
thereafter were suspended.
We did not ultimately win any
other prize challenges, but by
all measures the day was a great
success, and one we could not
have achieved without your generosity.
This year's BIG Day of Giving
faced severe technical challenges
when the software provided by,
which was used to process donations, failed to work as designed.
In order to assist participating
nonprofits to obtain as many donations as possible, the Sacramento
Region Community Foundation extended the BIG Day for 15 hours,
until 3:00 p.m. on May 4th.
Again, thank you for making the
BIG Day of Giving a success for our
Kiwanis Family House. We couldn't
have done it without you!
"The difference between genius
and stupidity is that
genius has its limits."
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Mark Twain
Some words from
Dr. Seuss
Confused
“Politicians and diapers must be
changed often, and for the same
reason.”
Mark Twain 1835-1910
“Sometimes, when I see my
granddaughters make small
discoveries of their own,
I wish I were a child.”
Kiwanian Home Town Heroes
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What is an interclub?
With The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF
have joined forces to eliminate
maternal and neonatal tetanus.
This deadly disease steals the
lives of nearly 60,000 innocent
babies and a significant number of
women each year. The effects of
the disease are excruciating —
tiny newborns suffer repeated,
painful convulsions and extreme
sensitivity to light and touch.
To eliminate MNT from the
Earth, more than 100 million
mothers and their future babies
must be immunized.
This requires vaccines, syringes,
safe storage, transportation,
thousands of skilled staff and
more.
It will take US$110 million —
and the dedicated work of UNICEF
and every member of the Kiwanis
family.
Kiwanis Help Line
(916) 354-0538
Need help?
 Want to know where
to get a wheel
chair?
An inter-club meeting is a
meeting staged by two or more
Kiwanis clubs (including clubs
in formation), or by a Kiwanis
club and any K-Kids, Builders
Club, Aktion Club, Circle K
Club, or Key Club.
Clubs with 20 or fewer members need a minimum of two
members in attendance to constitute an interclub meeting.
Clubs with 21-30 members
need three members, and clubs
with 31 or more members need
at least four members in attendance.
Visiting groups shall be composed of a minimum of two
Kiwanians’ plus members of KKids, Builders Club, Aktion
Club, Circle K Club, and/or Key
Club must be in attendance (a
lieutenant governor can only be
included if he/she is a member
of the participating club).
Inter-clubbing is a means of
supporting Kiwanis’ fifth Object, which is “To provide,
through this club, a practical
means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build a better community.”
 Want to know about
how to join Kiwanis?
 Want to know about
Kiwanis sponsored
activities?
Deposit items at collection
boxes at Plaza Foods and the
RMA office.
Tally up!
This wider scope of Kiwanis
can be achieved by arranging
visits between clubs in the
same town, division, and district, as well as inter-district
get-togethers.
Kiwanis protocol is to
have the visiting club call
the host club to advise it
how many people are coming and when.
 Want meals deliv-
ered during lunch?
Collect labels!
Support
Cosumnes River
Elementary School!
Kiwanis Kronicle
Kiwanis Kronicle is
emailed to members who
have email addresses.
It is also emailed to some
Kiwanis Division and District addresses.
If you want a copy
emailed to you, email editor:
jwseigal@sbcglobal.net
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Each month, our ever loyal club
secretary, Linda O’Brien, prepares many reports for Kiwanis
International and the Cal-Nev-Ha
District.
One of the reports deals with
service hours.
So please tally up your service
hours for the various Kiwanis projects, and give them to her at the
first club meeting of the month.
Oh the places you’ll go, Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting, So get on your way!... Dr. Seuss
Proposed
Club Programs
Looking ahead!
 2016:
 International Convention 6/23 - 6/26/2016 Toronto, Canada

June 2 - Suzanne Maust,
Courage to be you– A program about children rescued
from sex trafficking.

June 18—Bill Ruzzamenti
Impact on Marijuana Legalization

July 7 - David Schaffer,
M.D. Military Veterans’ Health

July 21—Chris Ching River
Valley Time’s new Managing
Editor

Aug. 4 - Robert Mees
Rancho Murieta Neighbors
Magazine

Aug. 18—Chelsea Minors
Raleys/Bel Air

Sept. 1—Al Brown, Sr. CEO
of the Northern California
Asthma Camp: CA Fair Play
 District Convention - 8/11
- 8/13/2016 - JW Marriott
Resort & Spa in Las Vegas,
NV

2017
 July 13-16 Kiwanis
International Convention
Paris, France
One word essay
Hope!
Division Council Meeting
Lt. Governor Lori Warden:
June 13th– The Kiwanis Club
Auburn is hosting the DCM. It is
a special meeting so Lt. Gov.elect Laird Smith, may meet
your presidents, secretaries, and
board members for the 20162017 year.
The location the Warden’s
Home at 2040 State Highway
49, Placerville CA 95667-9602.
Gather 5:00 p.m. or later is OK.
Daryl Warden is cooking tritip.
Each club take a salad or side
dish to serve either eight to ten
others.
Pun of the Month
Treat the earth well:
It was not given to you
by your parents,
It was loaned to you by
your children.
We do not inherit the
earth from our
Ancestors,
we borrow it from our
Children.
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Noon.
Greater Colfax has merged into the Kiwanis Club of Auburn.
New: 1st Tuesday is a dinner meeting at Buonarroti’s at 5:30 p.m. $18.00

Lincoln Foothills: Turkey Creek Golf Course 1525 State Highway 193, Lincoln, CA 95648 1st &
3rd Friday at 11:30 a.m. Email bethroberts49@gmail.com before coming.
Last Wednesday of the month: 6:00 p.m.
NEW: 1st Thursday 6:00 p.m. Lodge inside Casino at 2801 Prospect Park
NEW: All other Thursdays: IHOP Rest. 7:00 a.m. 2216 Sunrise Blvd. Rancho Cordova, 95670
1st Thurs,
Thurs.7:00
7:00
a.m.;
Thurs.
1st
a.m.
3rd 3rd
Thurs,
7:00 7:00
p.m. p.m.
Strikes Unlimited 5681 Lonetree Blvd. Rocklin– Thurs.@12:00 p.m.
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Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated
to improving the world, one child, and one community at a time.
July 2016
Sun
3
Mon
4
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
5
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8
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Meeting
Program:
David Schaffer M.D., Military Veterans’ Health.
Breakfast on
the Lake.
13th Annual
Pancake
Breakfast!
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Meeting
Program:
Chris Ching
River Valley
Times, Managing Editor
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July is the seventh month of the
year in the Julian and Gregorian
Calendars and one of seven
months with the length of 31
days. It is, on average, the
warmest month in most of the
Northern hemisphere (where it is
the second month of summer)
and the coldest month in much of
the Southern hemisphere (where
it is the second month of winter).
July starts on the same day of
the week as April in a common
year, and January in leap years.
In a common year no other
month ends on the same day as
July, while in a leap year July
ends on the same day of the
week as January.
Previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth
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month in the ancient Roman calendar, which traditionally set
March as the beginning of the
year before it was changed to
January at the time of the decemviri* about 450 BC. The name
was then changed by Augustus to
honor Julius Caesar, who was
born in July. In the ancient Roman calendar the ides of July fell
on the 15th day of the month.
* Decemviri is a Latin term
meaning "Ten Men" which designates any such commission in the
Roman Republic.
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