UPCOMING
Monday April 23: Interclub to Waterville, 6:10 Inland Hospital
April 26 Betty Palmer, Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter – Meghan Loubier intro. Grace: Keith Page
May 3 Observance of Law Day w/ James Glessner, State Court Administrator – Betsy Pohl intro. Grace: Rick Maxwell
May 10 Distinguished Youth Awards
May 17 Youth Services meeting – Speaker TBA
May 24 Col. Eric Lind, Director of Staff, National Guard – Ron Trahan intro
As we approach our 90th anniversary ..we have a current member who was alive when the club was formed:
Happy 90th Birthday Russ Brown
Warren Winslow read a resolution in memory of Past
President Hugh Holmes
(1969), who would have been 73 years old on April 19.
President Chuck back in charge after a brief taxing absence.
In Honor of Patriots day, our own Minute Man Peter Mendall receits Longfellows Midnight ride of Paul Revere:
Thursday’s speaker Steven H. Levesque, executive director, Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, outlined progress and plans for the redevelopment of the Brunswick Naval Air Station which closed last year.
He said the transition from a military base to a civilian facility is utilizing existing assets to attract new industrial development, including 8,000 foot runways, enormous hangers, and significant infrastructure and buildings. He said the presently vacant Navy Gateway Inn, constructed in 2004, represents the second largest hotel in Maine and could serve as an important meeting and conference facility.
Levesque reported that 16 business entities are now conducting business at the Brunswick Landing with several more in the works. The Brunswick Executive Airport which opened at the site last year features a near 1,000 acre aviation complex for manufacturing, general aviation services, research and development, and maintenance, repair and overhaul businesses.
A Brunswick International Fly-In is scheduled for June 2-3.
90thANNIVERSARY PARTY–June 9
Seven more weeks
Mark it down!
The Early Years
June 16, 1972 was Charter Night at the Hotel North on Water Street with 52 charter members in attendance, State Librarian Henry Dunnack was the first president and served two terms. Early fundraisers benefited the Community Chest and the American Society for Prevention of Tuberculosis.
The 1940’s
The Club meetings moved to the Augusta House, and Kiwanis funds went to the Kiwanis Laboratory at Augusta General Hospital and the Boys Room at the YMCA. In 1944, The Ernest McLean College Series began in which a college lecture series was conducted annually.
The 1950’s
1954 The first Augusta Kiwanis scholarship was awarded.
1957 Brunswick Music Theater programs began a 24-year run of annual presentations at Kiwanis luncheon meetings. 1958 The Kiwanis Pancake Festival fundraisers began at the Augusta State Armory
The 1960’s
1960 The Hallowell (Hall-Dale) Key Club was founded with Ronald Graves as their first president. The New England Music Camp program series began. 1965 Kiwanis Past President Bennett Katz used Kiwanis as a catalyst to launch the idea of a University of Maine at Augusta commuter college.
Live two-day Auctions were held at the Augusta State Armory.
Club meetings moved to the Holiday Inn.
Name the presidents…
More Club History from Milt next week.
A long standing Kiwanis Tradition: Happy/ Sad dollars plus $5.00 for an anniversary or birthday:
The Augusta club was well represented at the first ever Maine Kiwanis Conference Saturday April 21st. All 3 officers, Chuck, Linda, and Rick attended, along with IPP Kim and Beth Crummet, along of course with Lt. Gov Bob
