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September 29, 2009
This Week’s Program: 99.5 WQYK Radio Personality Dave McKay
Dave McKay began his career in radio in Jamestown, NY in
1980 after graduating from high school. He has hosted radio shows in
Jamestown, NY; Buffalo, NY; Greensboro, North Carolina; Flint, Michigan;
and Indianapolis, Indiana.
For 17 years he has been a resident of St. Petersburg
and now lives in downtown. As a veteran with 99.5 WQYK, Dave enters into
his 14th year with the station.
Dave and his on-air partner Randy Price were honored as
the 2008 Major Market Broadcast Personalities of the Year by the Country
Music Association.
Dave can be heard on 99.5 WQYK Weekday Mornings and seen
around town during his many promotional appearances and charity
fund-raising events.
Attending Last Week
We had 50 members and 5 guests attending.
Judy Clark, guest of Tom Hallis
John Morroni, guest of Biff Baker
Dave Drake, guest of Dick Koch
Donna Lawrence, a former member
What’s Happening?
Project Save-A-Smile
Kiwanian Dr. Ron O’Neal is sponsoring
Project Save-A-Smile for the fifth year. On Saturday, November 14, at
Dr. Ron’s office at 7401 Dr. MLK, Jr. St., N at 8:15 a.m. work will
begin on children up to the age of 16. Please contact Kathy Condon to
volunteer for this most rewarding experience. And, thanks Ron, for
helping young children in need.
Ascension Alert
Bob Piplitz reminded us all about the Installation
Banquet on October 6, 2009, at 6:30 p.m.; we need your reply cards back
as soon as possible along with your checks.
Lincoln – Douglass……… or something like it
Ron Braun reminded members to bring a guest to our
mayoral candidate debate; this meeting is part of our 2009/2010
membership drive. Please reserve a spot for your guest with a $12
payment. You will receive a reservation card that each guest must
present at the door.
House of Cards
Ron Braun also announced our supply of Kiwanis
business cards have arrived. The front explains the Kiwanis Mission and
on back there is room for a guest name and member name to be used as an
invitation to the luncheon meeting.
Interclub Meeting
Five members attended the Interclub at Gulf Beaches
Club in Madeira Beach. There were: Chair Guy Van Middlesworth, Pat
Kraujalis, Pat Biscotti, Nick Gizzarelli, and Markus Mittermayr. Thanks
to these gentlemen for attending.
Relief Pitchers (and not another round, either)
Jim Beach announced the Red Bowling Team is looking
for fill-in keglers. The team plays at Sunrise Lanes on Monday evenings
from 6:30 to 9:30. Call Jim if you are brave enough to roll.
MIRACLE LEAGUE OF GULF BEACHES OPENING DAY OCT. 3
The 7 member Florida Kiwanis Executive Committee will
be in attendance October 3rd. Show your respect for Governor Donna
Parton and her Executive Team by attending and meeting her and the other
members.
Governor Donna will be at the field from 9:15 am to
10:00 am
VIOLET’S FIELD at AZALEA PARK LL
CALL 727-278-7846 -- For More Information
A Project of the Kiwanis of Gulf Beaches Foundation,
Inc. a 501(c)(3)
Three Minute Speech
Melissa Hongo gave her 3 minute speech. She was born
in New York and raised in St. Petersburg graduating from Dixie Hollins
High School. She graduated from University of South Florida in
accounting and is currently sitting for the CPA Exam. She works for Jim
Attikission, a CPA specializing in international tax, estate, and trust
work. She thanked Doug Lampe, her sponsor, for getting her involved with
Kiwanis.
Feaster or Famine
David Feaster was our Fine Master on September 22.
Thanks for a record breaking collection.
Donna Lawrence Farewell
Donna stopped by to say goodbye as she has accepted a
new position with US Bank Corporation in Springfield, Missouri. She will
be leaving St. Petersburg in the next few weeks.
Happy Worker’s
Thanks to all the Kiwanis volunteers that
helped at the Happy Worker’s Book Fair. A special thanks to Jane Baldwin
and Kathy Condon for their help in making this event a success.
Last Week at Kiwanis
Biff Baker relinquished his introduction duties as the
Kiwanian of the Day to a special guest, District 6 Board of County
Commissioner John Morroni, who introduced our speaker Robert (Bob) Levy.
John Morroni has known our speaker for many years and indicated Mr. Levy
is one of the top lobbyists in Tallahassee.
Mr. Levy began by telling us that he did not have a
good message for us about the state of affairs in Tallahassee. Mr. Levy
is president of Robert Levy and Associates, one of South Florida’s
leading lobbying and advocacy firms.
Levy is concerned that the term limits will destroy
Tallahassee’s good public policy. 2010 is the end of an era as public
office will be limited to eight years. People like Dennis Jones who
really care about the State of Florida is leaving public office after
twenty-five years. Nine senators with 230 years of combined service will
be leaving office in 2010, resulting with the largest ballot ever with
twenty-five open house seats and nine open senate seats. The 1976 Bucs
had fewer turnovers! It is important to get new blood and new ideas, but
the concept creates a new set of problems that need to be solved, says
Levy.
Florida is not fiscally sound as we are actually spending our
grandchildren’s children’s money. Two years ago we had a $73 billion
budget, and the current year’s budget is $65 million including $5
million in federal stimulus money. We will get $5 million in stimulus
money in 2010, but after that, the stimulus money is questionable. To
help the State is re-apportioning monies from various funds. Even so
Florida started this year $1.8 billion in the hole, and raising taxes is
an unpopular option. To offset further financial shortfalls the cost of
many license fees have increased, some as much as 140%.
Additionally, Levy foresees that hometown democracy
will create a gridlock on future ballots. We will be voting on zoning
changes, pitting neighborhood associations against the deep pocket
developers.
And to show how a special interest group can get their
way, he mentioned the motorcyclists and their ability to attend sessions
in strong number to discourage passage of another helmet law.
Mr. Levy fielded questions from the audience and
stayed after the meeting to answer members’ additional questions. A big
thank you goes out to Mr. Levy even though the information was not all
positive.
Today’s Quiz
1.
Where did
Biff Baker graduate from high school?
2.
What is
Biff’s brother’s name?
3.
Where did
Biff meet his wife, Ann?
4.
What is
Biff’s favorite beer?
5.
Where was
Biff born?
Last Week’s Quiz
1.
The crew
aboard were the astronauts selected for the first manned
Apollo program mission:
Command Pilot
Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom,
Senior Pilot
Ed White and Pilot
Roger B. Chaffee. All
three died in the fire. Edward White Hospital is named after Astronaut
White.
2.
Henry Hudson,
an
Englishman who worked for the
Dutch East India Company
discovered
Manhattan Island on
September 12,
1609, and continued up
the river that bears his name, the
Hudson River, until he arrived
at the site where New York State's capital city,
Albany, now stands.
3.
A player
in the game of SCRABBLE receives 50 points for using all seven
tiles on the tray.
4.
The
Northern Mockingbird is the State Bird of Florida.
5.
JaMarcus
Russell
threw the pass to Louis Murphy, Jr. for his first NFL touchdown with the
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