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August
18, 2009
Today’s Program American Stage Field Trip Hosted by Todd Olson and
Angela Bond
TODD OLSON, Producing Artistic Director, is a recent
graduate of Bank of America’s Neighborhood Excellence Leadership
Program. He has directed over 120 plays, musicals, and operas, including
My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, (which he co-created) at the
Actor's Theatre of Louisville, and American Stage. As an author, Todd’s
My Way has enjoyed over 300 productions worldwide. For American Stage
Todd has directed several plays which have been recognized by Creative
Loafing as “Best of the Bay” Awards for “Top-10 Productions of the Year”
and “Best Director,” including Stones in His Pockets, A Moon for the
Misbegotten, Much Ado About Nothing, and Anna in the Tropics. Other
American Stage credits include Suddenly Last Summer, Crowns, Three Days
of Rain, The Exonerated (with Sandy Duncan and Antonio Tarver), I Am My
Own Wife, Casa Blue, the last moments in the life of Frida Kahlo, Dennis
Lehane’s Coronado, The Pirates of Penzance, Pinter’s Betrayal, and
Dinner with Friends, the highest-attended production in American Stage’s
history. In 2007 both Tampa Bay Magazine and The Weekly Planet voted
“Best Theatre Company” American Stage in the Tampa Bay-area. Todd
received his M.F.A. from The University of North Carolina, and is a
graduate from the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard.
Todd lives in Seminole with his remarkable wife Charlotte, and their
constantly surprising and wonderful children Jonas, Corinna, and May.
ANGELA BOND, Director of Development, has spent her
entire adult life in the professional theatre, at first as a performer,
more recently a director, and now in development. Angela graduated from
Rollins College with a degree in theatre and business in 1981 and spent
her first two years out of college in the administration of Pennsylvania
Stage Company, a now-defunct LORT D theater in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
From there she moved to New York City to pursue a performance career and
became an active member of American Globe Theatre, for whom she also did
development work. In 1999, her husband at the time accepted a position
in the technical department of American Stage Theatre Company,
precipitating her move to Florida. She spent seven years in the
development department of the Arts Center in downtown St. Petersburg
before moving on to Bayfront Health Foundation in 2006. She has kept her
hand in performing and directing from time to time and is thrilled to
“come home” to the theatre community. She is a member of Hyde Park
Methodist Church where she does volunteer work with the drama ministry.
What’s
Happening
Jeopardy
Answer:
Bob Piplitz
Question:
Who finally made up his mind where the installation banquet is to be
this year?
Answer:
Nova 535 at 535 Martin Luther King, Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Question:
What is the location for the installation banquet?
Answer:
Tuesday, October 6, 2009.
Question: When is the Installation Banquet?
Follow
the Leader
Along with President Biff Baker, the following Kiwanians are signed up
for Thursday’s Interclub in Pinellas Park: Scott Boyle, Carl Miller,
Stan Shaver, Harry Eisnaugle, Kevin Kelso, Marvin Gay, Dan Stone, Markus
Mittermayr, Charles Stuart, and Jeff Ritch. Call Guy Middlesworth if you
wish to attend.
Last
Chance
The
Gulf Beaches Kiwanis Club on Thursday, September 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Elks Club (14111 E. Parsley Dr., Madeira Beach) hosts next month’s
Interclub.
Orlando Magic
The
District Convention is August 28-30. All members are invited to attend.
Come On In - The Water's
Fine
USF St. Pete CKI Club is kicking off the new school year
with a
Back To School Pool Party
Wednesday, September 2nd from 12noon - 6pm at the campus pool. The Club
hopes to recruit new members at this fun event, and they could use our
help: if you are able to volunteer to staff the event, please contact
Cyndi Mulligan at 366-2726.
If You Feed Them, They Will Come
The USF St. Pete CKI Club hopes to entice new recruits at
their Back To School Pool Party
(see above) with the one currency that every college student responds
to: FOOD! In order to reduce costs, they are seeking contributions from
local restaurants with the promise of promoting each establishment with
new students arriving on campus. If you can help them in this effort,
please contact Club President Candice Schottenloher at
cki.candice@yahoo.com.
CKI
Alumni
If
you are alumni of CKI, please contact Cyndi Mulligan at 727 366-2726. If
you are interested in helping with our CKI Club, please let Cyndi know
at the above phone number.
Last
Week at Kiwanis
Kiwanian of the Day, Frank Ranieri, introduced Lt. Miguel Torrez, a nine
year veteran of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) currently stationed
at Bayboro Port. Lt. Torrez previously has served in Virginia and Kew
West. Lt. Torrez’s assignments include but are not limited to maritime
security, public affairs, and search and rescue. Or, as his title
indicates, he is the Contingency Preparedness and Force Reaction
Planner.
The St. Petersburg Bayboro Port services Steinhatchee south
to Ft. Myers. According to Lt. Torrez, the Port of Tampa, the eighth
largest port in shipping volume in the United States, is an important
responsibility for the Coast Guard. In times of security or
environmental breach, the Coast Guard has the power to close the port.
As for recreational boaters, Lt. Torrez advised us to have a
ship-to-shore radio and to file a trip plan with a responsible party. By
following this protocol, the Coast Guard is able to take the search out
of a Search and Rescue (SAR) operation. Also, the Coast Guard services
buoys in the intercoastal waterway.
As far as security is concerned, the Coast Guard monitors
ships from dubious ports-of-call and requires these ships to notify the
Coast Guard 96 hours prior to docking. A matrix is established to
conduct a search to discover possible contraband or illegal aliens. Lt.
Torrez did point out that not every ship is searched or every container
examined.
Additionally, vessels carrying sensitive cargo must have a
published security plan and the appropriate amount of guards for that
cargo. Examples of sensitive cargo include hazardous materials,
currency, precious stones or metals, and weapons.
Of interest to us locally is the enforcement of fishery laws
offshore like the Middle Grounds, for instance. With 87 foot and 110
foot ships at Bayboro Port, the Coast Guard is able to check the net
sizes of fishermen as well as size and limits of the fish catch. The
Coast Guard is specially trained to board ships for complete search and
seizure procedures, if necessary.
Finally, in the event of tropical storms or other maritime
trouble, the Coast Guard constantly drills and trains their men to
interact with local, state, and federal personnel. This enables the
right agency to respond and to react faster.
In conclusion, you can rest assured that while we are
working, playing, or sleeping, the Coast Guard is watching our backsides
on the high seas.
Today’s Quiz
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How many species of ants are there?
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What is the legal size of a mangrove snapper in
Florida?
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The Amazon River originates in what country?
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What position did Tony Dungy play in college? For
what college football team did he play?
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The University of Montana is located in which city?
What is their nickname?
Last Week’s Quiz
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In accordance with a directive from the Commandant's
Office, the USCGC Ingham located at Patriot's Point Museum,
Charleston, South Carolina is the official memorial site to
Coast Guardsmen killed in action in World War II and Vietnam.
- In September of
1942, horses were authorized for use by the beach patrol. The
mounted portion of the patrol soon became the largest segment of the
patrol. For example, one year after orders were given to use horses,
there were 3,222 of the animals assigned to the Coast Guard.
Much of the mounted training took place at Elkins Park Training
Station and Hilton Head, the sites of the dog training schools.
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The Coast Guard
purchased three Loening OL-5 amphibians in October 1926.
These three amphibians, along with two Chance-Vought UO-4's, were
the first aircraft purchased by the Coast Guard and their purchase
marks the true "beginning" of Coast Guard aviation. Prior to this
time, the Coast Guard had borrowed surplus Navy aircraft.
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The
Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard was established in 1962 by then
Commandant Admiral Alfred C. Richmond, at the request of President
John F. Kennedy.
Prior to its establishment, the Coast Guard Recruit Training Center
in Cape May was responsible for supplying a recruit platoon to
fulfill Coast Guard commitments in National ceremonies. As can be
imagined, the recruits were not as proficient as their counterparts
in other services, especially since they didn't have the time to
practice and fine-tune their performance skills. The original 33
members were first located at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore,
Maryland. This presented logistical challenges...moving the group on
a regular basis from Baltimore to Washington DC where most events
took place. So in 1965, they moved to Alexandria, Virginia. At that
time it was the site of the Coast Guard Radio Station. Today it's
known as TISCOM, which stands for Telecommunications and Information
Systems Command.
- On April 15, 1986,
Libya, on orders from dictator Moammar Gadhafi, fired two
Scuds at the Coast Guard LORAN Station Lampedusa on the Italian
island Lampedusa, in retaliation for the American bombing of Tripoli
and Benghazi. Fortunately, the missiles passed over the island,
landing harmlessly in the sea, causing no damage and no casualties.
Because of the attack, the Coast Guard station was commissioned as a
NATO base, including security hardening and an armory, as well as an
Italian security detail stationed nearby.
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