The mission of Sisters Kiwanis is “Service to the community with an emphasis on youth.”

May 23, 2006

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NEW OFFICERS ELECTED!!!

Voted in by the club are the new officers for the coming year. From leftto right they are: (First Row) Travis Brown - Vice President, JeanneNolander - Director, Linda Bafford - Secretary, Jack McGilvary - Treas-urer, Tay Robertson - Past President, (Second Row) Jim Smith - Director,Rick Davidson - Director, JT Taylor - President, Bob Walter - Director,Jeff McDonald - Director.

At left, Kati Powers holds theplaque that was made by the stu-dents of the Cloverdale Pre School.The students visited the Food Bankearlier this year with their teachers.They brought food donations andwere taken on a tour of the facilityby Sue Edgerton.

Activity CalendarBUCKAROO BREAKFAST Jun 11KIWANIS INTL. CONVENTION J Jun 28—July2, Montreal, QuebecQUILT SHOW/KIWANIS KITCHEN July 8BLOOD DRIVE July 20DISTRICT CONVENTION August 17--20, Lincoln City

Items of Note:Ray Powers reports that Kati is pretty muchout of the woods with a recent test.

Tammy Emberton has undergone gastric by-pass surgery.

The Central Oregon Council on Aging is con-ducting a raffle to benefit Meals on Wheels.Tickets are one dollar or six for five dollars. Thegrand prize is a Pacific Northwest cruise. SeeKati Powers for tickets.

A plaque will be prepared for Glenn Keeranalong with a scholarship in his name. Glenn iscurrently in California but will be back soon.

The Episcopal Church donated $86.30 to thefood bank.

The free badge this month went to BarbaraJohnson.

Jack McGlivary reported that the club has do-nated $15,100 to various organizations and in-dividuals. Fundraising is above the budget thisyear.

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The Cascade Horizon Band, a 55-membersenior adult concert band, will pre-sent itsthird annual summer program in Bend on Sat-urday evening, June 24 and for the first timein Sisters at Sisters High School at 3 p.m.,Sunday, June 25 under the direction of SueSteiger. The concert will feature big bandsounds of the ‘30’s ‘40’s, Dixieland jazz, show tunes, inspirational music and patrioticmarches. Part of the band will also appear ona float in the Sisters Rodeo Parade on June 13.This is a first for the band. Cascade HorizonBand concert performances are free to thepublic, in part thanks to Peter Storton,RE/MAX Town and Company Realty, present-ing sponsors for the Sisters concert.

By Tom Worcester

(Above) Sheriff Les Stiles spoke tothe club on the importance of a sta-ble funding program for DeschutesCounty. Although it was widely ap-proved, there wasn’t a 50% partici-pation so they measure will be rein-troduced in November.

Mary Reitman gives her speech thank-ing the club for a scholarship to CampKiwanis this summer.

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Celia Grayson has joined the club. As oneof your newest members, please introduceyourself to her.

Kristi Rhodes and daughter receive the officialmembership badge after a long delay.

Speaker Hadley McCann, now a local photogra-pher, was in the FBI for 29 years. One of his mostinteresting cases was with the Bagwhan at the Ra-jneesh Ranch in Antelope. It is a 65,000 acre ranchthat the Rajnheeshi cult bought in the early 80's. Inan attempt to take over the City of Antelope,Homeless people were bussed in to vote for cultmembers to Wasco County administrative positions.

In September of 1984, they were accused of infect-ing restaurants with salmonella in The Dalles. Over750 cases were confirmed. Another charge was at-tempted murder of the Attorney General of Oregon

In October 1985, indictments were issued when labequipment infected with salmonella was confis-cated. The Baghwhan posted $500,000 bail andfled. The ranch was bought and donated it to YoungLife, a Christian organization,By Susan Windell

DIANE JACOBSEN NAMED EVERYDAY HERO

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Diane Jacobsen was awarded the everydayhero award for her outstanding work over theyears with children in her fourth-grade classes atSisters Elementary School and in other programsin the community.

The club recognizes her positive effect on chil-dren. She originated Oregon Field Trips to takeall fourth-grade classes for two days on the Ore-gon Trail. Children also participate in an IndianPow Wow to learn about Native American cul-ture. Diane is active in the High Desert Museumand Cub Scout program. She has the distinctionof being one of those teachers has taught chil-dren of the children she had in class. RickDavidson is the chair of the Everyday Heroawards

The Kiwanis sign at the east end of talent is finished and is being admired by citizens and visitors alike. JeffMcDonald headed up the project with the help of a number of volunteers. The sign was the result of a com-munity effort with number of local businesses donating supplies.

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On May 11 the club was hosted bythe Key Club to a breakfast and visitto the woodworking shop at the highschool. They observed studentsmaking guitars under the tutelage ofteacher Tony Cosby. (Shown on theleft) The guitars were in variousstages of construction with some fin-ished examples that displayed out-standing workmanship.

Students work independently on theirown time before school. It is up tothem to show up They are gradedonly when they finish the project.

Jeff McDonald presents BevClarno, former Speaker of theHouse and Senator in the OregonLegislature with a club cup. Ms.Clarno spoke to the club about thegrowing meth problem in the state.With the aid of a PowerPoint pres-entation Ms. Clarno showed thedevastating effects of the drug onpeople and described the tremen-dous expense to the community ofthis epidemic. For more informa-tion, visit the following website:www.methaction.org.

Key Club members brought all the in-gredients for breakfast and cooked andserved them.

Instructor Tony Cosby helps a student with hisproject. Howard Den Hartog supervises.

Woodworking students enjoy the choreof hand sanding their project.

Bend Noon ClubMon., Noon:JJ Norths.Burns-Hines ClubThurs., Noon:Old Camp Event Ctr.John Day ClubWed., Noon:The Outpost.Madras Club ThursNoon: MazatlanRestaurantPrineville ClubThurs., Noon: GolfClub.Redmond ClubWed., Noon:Sully’s Restaurant, 5th

and CascadeSisters ClubThurs., 7:30 AM:Fire Station.

The Kiwanis Board Meetingis on the last Wednesday of themonth at the Fire Station. (Allmembers are invited.)

The Objectives of Kiwanis To give primacy to the human and spiri-

tual rather than to the material values oflife.

To encourage the daily living of theGolden Rule in all human relationships.

To promote the adoption and the applica-tion of higher social, business, and pro-fessional standards.

To develop, by precepts and example, amore intelligent, aggressive, and ser-viceable citizenship.

To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, apractical means to form enduring friend-ships, to render altruistic service, and tobuild better communities.

To cooperate in creating and maintainingthat sound public opinion and high ideal-ism which make possible the increase ofrighteousness, justice, patriotism, andgood will.

P.O. Box 868Sisters, OR 97759

Inter ClubOpportunities

Meeting Schedule:

May 25 Jim Noteboom, Horn of Africa andWar on Terrorism

June 1 President's MeetingJune 8 Jim Smith, Tour an Aegis destroyerJune 15 OpenJune 22 Taylor Robertson, Kayaking adven-

turesJune29 Katie and Doug Cavannaugh, Folk

song writing