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February 20, 2007
No. 20 Vol. 85
Today’s
Program: Chief Charles “Chuck” Harmon, St. Petersburg Police
Chief Harmon joined the City's Police
Department in 1982 and was named police chief in 2001. He oversees all
police operations for Florida's fourth largest city, a department with
805 sworn and non-sworn positions in three bureaus: Investigative
Services, Uniform Services, and Administrative Services. In 2003, he
oversaw the department’s fourth national re-accreditation and first
State accreditation.
Chief Harmon holds
Associate's degrees in General Studies and Criminal Justice from Brevard
Community College, a Bachelor's degree in Criminology from Florida State
University and a Master's degree in Public Administration from Troy
State University. He is a graduate of Leadership St. Pete.
Chief Harmon is Honorary Executive Director of the St. Petersburg
Athletic League and is on the boards of the Enterprise Zone Development
Agency and the Tampa Bay Area Police Chiefs Association. He serves on
the Southeastern Public Safety Institute Advisory Committee and
volunteers with the Urban League Crime Run, American Heart Association
and community paint projects.
With so many news
stories focused on the St. Petersburg police recently, our program
promises to be informative and lively. Welcome, Chief Harmon.
Last Week at
Kiwanis
Captain Rick
“Lucky Dawg” Frazier Lucky Dawg Fishing Charters
Kiwanian-of-the-Day Mark Shames filled in for Tom Nelson to introduce
our speaker. Mark and Captain Rick Frazier have been friends for eight
years and have fishing history together.
Captain Rick
Frazier is a full-time professional fishing guide who has fished the
waters of Tampa Bay since 1964 and captains a professional charter boat
service. He provides expert fishing training to newcomers and
experienced fishermen alike, emphasizing that he likes to target species
rather than waiting for fish to bite. He wants the people he takes out
to have a great time and a bent rod, so he teaches them techniques for
season-round success. Fishing is cyclical; for instance, silver trout
and sheephead are abundant now, he told us, but in the spring, Spanish
and King mackerel and tarpon will be running.
Capt. Rick
entertains his clients with a special breakfast dish – squid on hot dog
buns – and makes each trip out as entertaining as possible while giving
customers the biggest bang for the buck in terms of fish caught. But as
fun as it is to go out into the Gulf, Capt. Rick assured us that you can
fish almost all of Tampa Bay without a boat. Snook, trout, redfish and
tarpon are all available wade-fishing and you can do it without carrying
a tackle box. The captain said he uses three baits in the early morning
and late evening or on low light or cloudy days. He starts with topwater
bait because it reflects and it’s easy to use and catches fish. When
the sun gets higher, he uses a sub-surface mid-range bait like a gold
spoon with a treble hook to catch founder, ladyfish and a host of
others. He clued us in on how to control the depth (mid-range) of the
bait: cast and then reel it back in before it hits the water. You don’t
want the lure to sink too much or it’ll get caught down in the grass. To
cover the bottom range, use a jig with a weighted head. He likes the
plastic tails with some added proteins. You can drag it, bounce it,
whatever and it works 90% of the time. In the winter, slow down your
casting and you can fish on the dock at Coffee Pot Bayou and get snook.
Capt. Rick showed
us an 8 lb., 40 inch tusk he caught on the dock of Bahama Shores. He
landed him in low tide swimming out and caught him with a jig. Our
speaker ended his talk by passing around different lures and explaining
the advantages and disadvantages of each. He invited everyone to come to
one of his 9-week saltwater fishing classes on Wednesday nights starting
in April. He can accommodate 20-25 people and it books up fast. He has
no problem getting hopeful fisherman to attend and stick with it; after
the first class, he joked, he has them hooked!
For more
information on the captain’s fishing charters or classes, visit his
website at www.luckydawg.com.
Guests and
Visitors
Three guests
joined us Tuesday for lunch. Dan Stone brought a co-worker, Kevin
Smith, Harry Benjamin came to enjoy the program and our company and
Maryann Lynch brought her friend, Deborah Harsa who is visiting her from
out of town. Join us again! Better yet, join our Club!
What’s
Happening?
Division 13 Is Growing
Markus
Mittermayr let us know that
a new Club, First Unity Kiwanis, will be chartered Friday night,
February 23 at the St. Pete Yacht Club. If you want to attend in support
of the new Club, ask Markus whom to contact to reserve a space.
Florida
District Mid-Year Conference
The Florida
District Mid-Year Conference is being held in Lake City on Friday, March
30th and Saturday, March 31st. Tom Nelson,
Markus Mittermayr and Charles Stuart are going and welcome
others who’d like to attend. For more information, go to the Florida
District website.
Community
Involvement
Special Olympics –
Jane Baldwin gave an update on this Saturday, March 3rd
event. Let her know if you can help out. About 30 volunteers are
needed
Great Chefs
Still Needs Volunteers
Ron
Scoggins and Kathy Condon report they’re still in need of
volunteers for the Great Chefs event on Sunday, March 18th.
There are many interesting tasks required to make it a successful event.
Let them know if you can help out. The proceeds from Great Chefs
benefits Family Resources, Inc.
Let’s Meet At
The Beach!
Doug Lampe
invites us to attend an Inter-Club meeting this Thursday, February 22nd
at the Gulf Beaches Kiwanis Club. Their meeting will take place at 6
p.m. at the VFW, John’s Pass.
February Fast
Fact
Astronaut
John H. Glenn, Jr.,
became the first American to orbit the earth,
February 20, 1962. Let’s raise a glass of Tang in honor of Glenn!
TODAY’S QUIZ:
1. Horned Lizards
can shoot what from their eyes when alarmed?
a)
Looks that could kill
b)
Toxins
c)
Blood
d)
All of the above
2. On the
television series, "Hill Street Blues," what was the last thing Sergeant
Esterhaus said to the squad after roll call?
3. How many
paintings did Van Gogh sell during his lifetime?
4. What year was
the Corvette first introduced?
PRAYER OF THE
DAY
“Truly I tell
you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of
my family, you did it to me.” Matthew 25: 31-40
LAST
WEEK’S QUIZ
- The Jeopardy! theme song,
"Think!" (originally composed as "A Time For Tony") was written
by Merv Griffin as a lullaby for his son. It has served as the
Final Jeopardy! countdown music since the show's inception in 1964.
- St. Valentine’s Day is
mentioned in two Shakespearean plays, “A Midsummer’s Night’s
Dream” and “Hamlet.”
- The albatross can sleep
while it flies. It
dozes while cruising at 25 miles per hour. Just like some pilots!
- In the Great Seal of the US,
the eagle grasps an olive branch for peace in his stronger right
talon and in his left talon, he holds the power of war symbolized by
the
bundle of 13
arrows. The scroll in the Eagle's beak says
E Pluribus
Unum, Latin for “Out of Many, One.”
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