LUNCH: Leafy green salad, pasta salad, Italian beef sandwiches. And cookies, of course!SONG: America the Beautiful, led by Ralph S. INVOCATION: in song, by Ralph.

A N N O U N C E M E N T S , E V E N T S a n d O P P O R T U N I T I T E S

TOTAL DISARRAY RULES! The pledge came AFTER the invocation! Guests were all out of order!

Live Healthy DeKalb County – Christel Springmire From Apr 7 – June 7 they will be collecting gym shoes. June 7 to Aug 1, sizing, cleaning, new laces, then distributed at food pantries. Volunteer opportunity for the sizing, and perhaps buying new laces.

Next Interclub: April 10th at Belvidere – 7AM ! At Ned’s out on Business 20.

DeKalb Club’s Spring Fling (formerly their Pancake Day) Coming Soon! $7.00 gets you eggs, pancakes, or whatever. $20. Family Pack – 4 tickets, 4 raffle tickets. March 29, at the First Congregational Church. There will be entertainment (maybe John dancing on a table!)

Eliminate has started a 50/50 raffle. Participation is voluntary. Unknown pot today.

Beanzie fliers are available. Please distribute them at will. Meeting at pancake breakfast!

Blood Drive Monday 3/31 at the First Congregational Church.

Our second Kishwaukee Kiwanis Blood Drive with Heartland on the 31st 3-6:30 pm at First Congregational on First St. Spread the Word ! Sign up to donate at Heartlandbc.org   https://ht.heartlandbc.org/donor/auth/signinVolunteer to check-in folks is requested.

Meals on Wheels month is coming up! Starts next week, in fact! Check the attached schedule to see when your day(s) is(are).

Dues are newly due to Sue.

PoP Box/New Member Induction

KISHWAUKEE KIWANIS CLUB of DeKalb, I l l inois

March 26, 2014 Editor-in-Spring: Paul Stoddard http://www.kishkiwanis.org

THE NEWS FROM the VOLUME XLV, NUMBER 17

Officers for 2013-2014

President Greg SpearsPresident Elect Abby ChemersVice President Dick DowenTreasurer Lisa SmallAsst. Treasurer Sue DoublerSecretary Ken DoublerAsst. Secretary Jerry WahlstromImmediate Past President

Melissa LenczewskiLt. Governor Bill CummingsDistrict Governor Pattie Heath

********************Kishwaukee Kiwanis Meetings

2nd, 3rd, 4th, (and 5th) Wednesday at 11:45 a.m

Hopkins Park Community Room

********************K-Family Events/Meetings

Circle K Tuesday nights at 9:00 p.m. in DuSable 280.Hint: To stay young, attend one of their meetings!

AKtion Club – First Wednesday of the month at 2:30 p.m. at Opportunity House (202 Lucas St.) in Sycamore.

********************Defining Statement

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing

the world, one child and one community at a time.

********************Flag Salute

As our flag signifies purity, valor, and justice, may we as true

Kiwanians exemplify these virtues as we serve the children of the

world.

POP Box today: We were popless today. A day without pop is like a day without mom. Keep an eye open for an induction in April – one of our guests has turned in his application! Welcome, Roger!

P R O G R A M

Roger Steimel (a Faivre on his mother’s side) enlightened us today about the Faivre farm family of DeKalb County. Roger is a former Key Clubber! (Of the Year, I think I heard!). DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association (DAAHA) started the ball rolling on a book on the history of the Faivre farm family. The story starts in eastern France. Two towns (Servance and Montavon), 100 miles apart were home to the Faivres and Montavons. But the families didn’t meet until they got to Ohio. Roger showed pictures of the area in France. By the 1830s, 1840s, a lot of people were getting tired of the unrest and France, and made their way here. Pierre Montavon did so in 1854. Two years later, Constant Faivre made the winter-time, 3 month journey to Portsmouth, Ohio. Just in time for the Civil War. Constant had no more stomach for war, and so moved to Amboy, IL in the 1860s. (The Steimels followed a similar route through Peru and LaSalle.) Louis Faivre carried on the family horse tradition. Roger’s grandparents, Joseph and Mary Ann Faivre, got married in 1908. Joseph ordered a diy house from Sears/Roebuck. (Pretty nice house!). The house still stands today, but it’s much more colorful (or maybe it’s just the picture that’s more colorful, since the first was in black and white). Roger’s parents came to DeKalb to be part of the Catholic community here. Roger had a lot of family pictures from the 1920s, 1930s, and later. Roger’s mother was one of nine Faivre children (including Carl Heinisch’s mother). This has translated into seven Faivre farms in our area (an 8th child, Rita Brown, and her husband Bob are land owners). Roger’s dad, Ferdie, was an early DeKalb seed corn salesman. J.P. Faivre was one of the leaders in agriculture industry. Three Faivre brothers married three Herman sisters. There are 75 Faivre grandchildren, including Roger and Carl. 451 Faivre descendants (Joseph and Mary Ann) are still with us.

Heard around the tables…Just some ideas about embezzling treasurers…

Quote for the dayThere are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.

― Aldo Leopold , A Sand County Almanac

UPCOMING PROGRAMS: (Why not invite a guest? – that could also mean a prospective member!)

April 2, 2014 BOARD MEETING @ Lincoln InnApril 9, 2014 Meg Galus Tales of a Chicago Chef

http://www.hyatt.com/gallery/nomi/team.htmlApril 16, 2014 Kiwanis Poets’ Society I’m guessing poetryApril 27, 2014 Brad Copple Kish Health System UpdateMay 7, 2014 BOARD MEETING @ Lincoln InnMay 14, 2014 Kirk Lundbeck DeKalb Municipal Band 160th Anniversary

Today’s Attendance:

30 Kish Kiwanians 3 Guests: soon-to-be member Roger, Carl H, Marcia G. 2 DeKalb Kiwanians, Dave W., John L. (selling pancake tickets) 1 Guest Speaker: Roger Steimel36 TOTAL

See the next page – yep, there’s more!

Serving the Children of the World

Meals on Wheels Sign-up so far (note: Amy has the master file so any additions/changes, please contact her.)

Tuesday, April 1 Mark SawyerWednesday, April 2 NO DELIVERY – MEETING DAYThursday, April 3 Beryl Smith/Steve CichyFriday, April 4 Paul Stoddard/Aby Chemers

Monday, April 7 Jerry WahlstromTuesday, April 8 Dean and Jane QuarnstromWednesday, April 9 NO DELIVERY – MEETING DAYThursday, April 10 Bill CummingsFriday, April 11 Amy Polzin/Paul Stoddard

Monday, April 21 Blythe and Judy StasonTuesday, April 22 Toney XidisWednesday, April 23 NO DELIVERY – MEETING DAYThursday, April 24 Jack and Marcia GoodrichFriday, April 25 Debbie Madeley

Monday, April 28 Lisa SmallTuesday, April 29 Norm SchaefferWednesday, April 30 NO DELIVERY – MEETING DAY

Monday, April 14 Dick DowenTuesday, April 15 Diana KingWednesday, April 16 NO DELIVERY – MEETING DAYThursday, April 17 Joe Gastiger/Peter LawesFriday, April 18 GOOD FRIDAY – NO DELIVERY