Kiwanis Club of Kern, Bakersfield Calendar Page

Kiwanis Club of Kern, Bakersfield
Calendar Page

CNH Logo 2001-02 Club Pres. Lee Mathers HASV Chair Michael Friedman presented PE Fuchsia Ward with Layman of the Year Award PSDLG John Stephenson with Trustee Carissa Gonzalez and KIWIN'S Gov. Lani Nguyen LG McDaniel honors PLG Field with a Div.33 DSA Jay Boydstun, John Boydstun Sr. , John Stephenson Sr. & Tom Poor 8th MDHIOS 1st Place Winner Richard Sturgill Relay for Life - PSDLG John Stephenson & PFL Leah Field

Maintained by PSDLG John W. Stephenson and Kiwanis Club of Kern, Bakersfield, CA (USA).

Content: This page contains a calendar of up coming events, organization activities and key dates for our organization. Date, time and location information on each event or activities is provided to assist you. If you wish to contact us, please feel free to e-mail us at the address listed below.

2001-2002 Year:

April 19-21, 2002: 26th Annual Cal-Nev-Ha KIWIN'S District of Key Club International was held at the Holiday Inn, Visalia, CA. Over 500 KIWIN'S celebrated their 1st year as the 32nd District of KCI. 2001-02 KIWIN'S Governor Elizabeth Steinfield (El Toro High School) and District Administrator Brendan Hendrick (Kiwanis Club of Oxnard) were retired by Cal-Nev-Ha District Governor Greg Mason. 2002-03 KIWIN'S Governor Lani Nguyen (Fountain Valley High School) and District Administrator John Stephenson (Kiwanis Club of Kern, Bakersfield) (Lower Right) were installed by Cal-Nev-Ha District Governor-elect Mark McDonald.
April 27-28, 2002: The American Cancer Society - Relay For Life was held at Cal State Bakersfield Soccer Fields. About 900 cancer survivors walked the first lap on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. with the following Kern cancer survivors: (L-R) PSDLG John Stephenson and PFL Leah Field. Div. 33 "Kiwanis Cares" teams had 30 out of the nearly 5000 participants for the 24 hour event. (Lower Middle-Right) Div. 33 had two team sites (#165 & 166) with the "K" sign and Castle front. Div. 33 two teams were coordinator by Nancy Kerns (Bakersfield) raising $10,000. PSDLG John Stephenson is back to health with a 2 hour walk at the start and end of the Relay for Life. At the closing ceremonies on Sunday morning, the 186 teams heard that the 2002 Relay for Life raised $950,000 an increase of $250,000 over last year with their help.
May 2-5, 2002: 2002-03 KIWIN'S Governor Lani Nguyen (Fountain Valley High School) and District Administrator John Stephenson (Kiwanis Club of Kern, Bakersfield) will attend Governor and Administrator Training Conference (GATC) in Indianapolis, ID.
May 16-19, 2002: Cal-Nev-Ha District's Lt. Governor Training Conference at Bass Lake with Div. 33 Lt. Gov.-designate Sunny Scofield attending.
May 16, 2002: Div. 33 DCM hosted by East & Delano Clubs at Red Lion Inn, 2400 Camino Del Rio Ct., Social - 6:30 p.m. & Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
May 24-26, 2002: 2002-03 Cal-Nev-Ha KIWIN'S May Board meeting at Holiday Inn in Visalia, CA. Photo & Details
May 30-June 2, 2002: Kern Kiwanis Club's 8th Million Dollar Hole-In-One Shootout at #1 Golf Driving Range and Pro Shop (formerly Stroke Cutters). PSDLG John Stephenson and Tammy Lodermeier (South Bakersfield) are Co-Chairs. The total ball sales were $8,831 ($3,575 under 2001). A total of 216 golfers participated in this years event. Two hole-in-ones were made during qualifying rounds. The Semi-final round had a total of 144 golfers that qualified 1296 shots to pin. During the ten-shot Finals, no golfer made a $1,000,000 hole-in-one. The following were closest to the pin: 1st Richard Sturgill 16.00' - $1,000; 2nd Chuck Blacklock 17.20' - $500; and 3rd Randy Webb 19.00' - $250. Pictured above are: Co-Chair Tammy Lodermeier, Richard Sturgill (1st place winner) and Co-Chair John Stephenson. (Lower Middle-Left)
June 21, 2002: Re-scheduled Salute to Kiwanis (WSP-IDD) by the US Fund for UNICEF. Check out details on the Div. 33 News Page.
June 21-25, 2002: Kiwanis International Convention-New Orleans was attended by 15 Kiwanians and 6 Guests representing 12 of the 13 Div. 33 Clubs.
June 22, 2002: Cal-Nev-Ha District Board of Trustees Meeting-New Orleans.
July 2-7, 2002: Key Club International held their 59th Convention at the Hilton Hotel in Anaheim, CA. Photo & Details
July 18, 2002: Div. 33 DCM hosted by Tehachapi Club at The Apple Shed, 333 E. Tehachapi Blvd., Social - 6:30 p.m. & Meeting - 7:00 p.m. Governor Greg Mason presented Cal-Nev-Ha District Foundation's grant for $922 to Ray Hino of the Tehachapi Valley Health Care District Hospital which is part of First Lady Tammie's Pediatric Trauma Program. Tehachapi President Dick Patteson presented Ray with a matching sum. The clubs in attendance were as follows: Bakersfield (0), Delano (0), East Bakersfield (4), Golden K (1/2), Kern (4), Oildale (2), Rosedale (10), Shafter (4), South Bakersfield (0), Southwest Bakersfield (0), Taft (7), Tehachapi (15/5) and Westchester (5).
July 19-21, 2002: 2002-03 Cal-Nev-Ha KIWIN'S Summer Board meeting on the campus at Cal State University Northridge. Photo & Details
August 8, 2002: Tehachapi Kiwanis Club's 7th Charity Golf Tournament at Horse Thief Country Club at Stallion Springs. Pres-Elect Mike Kelley presented the awards and drawing prizes. For the Kiwanis Team Plaque, both Shafter Club and Kern Club were tied, and in a coin toss PSDLG John Stephenson called heads and his team was the winner (John Boydstun Sr., son Jay and Tom Poor). (Lower Left)
August 14, 2002: Cal-Nev-Ha District Board of Trustees Meeting-Ontario.
August 15-18, 2002: Cal-Nev-Ha District Convention-Ontario.
August 22, 2002: Div. 33 DCM hosted by Kern Club at Red Lion Inn, 2400 Camino Del Rio Ct., Social - 6:30 p.m. & Meeting - 7:00 p.m. Lt. Gov. Bob McDaniel presented PLG Phil Field with a Distinguished Service Award for his many hours of community service, donations and consultant services provided to support the vision and mission of Kiwanis is general and Division 33 particular. (Right) The clubs in attendance were as follows: Bakersfield (6), Delano (0), East Bakersfield (3), Golden K (1), Kern (10), Oildale (1), Rosedale (2), Shafter (5), South Bakersfield (3), Southwest Bakersfield (4/3), Taft (2), Tehachapi (7), Westchester (4) KIWIN'S LTG (1) and Key Club LTG (1).
August 30-September 2, 2002: PSDLG John Stephenson escorted KIWIN'S Gov. Lani Nguyen to KCI GRITS IX held at Twin Pines Resort south of Birmingham, AL. Attending were 26 of 32 District Governors and Administrators with 18 International Board members plus two KCI staff members. Pictured are KCI Trustee Carissa Gonzalez (Texas-Oklahoma), Cal-Nev-Ha KIWIN'S District Administrator John and Governor Lani. (Middle)
September 13, 2002: Installation of 2002-03 Kern Officers and Directors at Bistro Four Point Sheraton Hotel, California Ave., with Social - 6:30 p.m. and Dinner - 7:00 p.m. Human and Spiritual Values Chair Michael Friedman presented the Layman of the Year Award to Incoming Pres. Fuchsia Ward. (Left) PP Rudy Barrera, Sr. provided the introductions. Sec./Treas. John Cove presented Perfect Attendance Tabs and Legion of Honor pins. 2001-02 Div. 33 Lt. Gov. Robert McDaniel (Shafter) retired the Team 2002. 2002-03 Div. 33 Lt. Gov. Sunny Scofield (Golden K) installed the Team 2003 and Pres. Fuchsia Ward. Entertainment was provided by Theresa Spanke and Jimmy Gaines. We were happy to have two Charter Members and their wives attend: John Boydstun, Sr. (Peggy) and Dr. Steve Montgomery (Rosalie). Also, KIWIN'S Ruby Division LTG Renae Elliott was our special guest.
September 19, 2002: 2002-03 Div. 33 Installation and Retiring Party will be held at Hodel's Olive Drive, Bakersfield, CA with Social - 6:30 p.m. and Dinner - 7:00 p.m.
September 30, 2002: 2001-02 Year Ends; *****************************
August 8-12, 2001: Cal-Nev-Ha District Convention was held at the Nugget in Sparks, NV. All 13 Div. 33 clubs were represented with 23 voting delegates and 11 guests. During the Third General Session on Saturday afternoon, the photo shows the following voting delegates: PSDLG John Stephenson (Delano), Pres.-designate Lee Mathers (Kern), Pres. Elect-designate Fuchsia Ward (Kern), 2001-02 Lt. Gov. Elect Sunny Scofield (Golden K) and Pres. Rudy Barrera (Kern).
August 30, 2001: Div. 33 Installation and Retiring Party was held at Maitia's Basque Cafe, 4420 Coffee Road, Bakersfield, CA with Social - 6:30 p.m. and Dinner - 7:00 p.m. Shafter Past Pres. Daniel Knapp was Master of Ceremonies. The Shafter Club had 35 of the 112 in attendance.; 2000-2001 Lt. Gov. Phil Field (Kern) was pined by PFL Leah after being retired by PLG Willis Lazelle.; 2001-02 Lt. Gov.-elect Sunny Scofield (Golden K) was pined after being installed by PSDLG John Stephenson.; 2001-02 Lt. Gov. Robert McDaniel (Shafter) was pined by FL Amy after being installed by PSDLG John Stephenson.
September 8, 2001: 2001-02 Lt. Gov. Robert McDaniel held the Div. 33 Club Leadership Education with Certified Kiwanis Instructor at RiverLakes Community Church, 4301 Calloway, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All 13 Clubs with 31 Kiwanis were in attendance. Those participating included: 11 President-designate, 11 Secretaries-designate, 1 Treasurer-designate, 1 President Pro Temp, 1 Lt. Gov. Elect-designate, 2000-01 Lt. Gov. and 2 Past Lt. Govs. Thanks to First Lady Amy McDaniel for serving wonderful continental breakfast and lunch. (Left)
September 30, 2001: 2000-2001 Year Ends; *****************************
October 1, 2001: 2001-2002 Year Starts
October 18, 2001: Div. 33 DCM hosted by Bakersfield Club at Hodel's, Social - 6:30 p.m. & Meeting - 7:00 p.m. The clubs in attendance were as follows: Bakersfield (9), Delano (0), East Bakersfield (5), Golden K (0), Kern (5), Oildale (0), Rosedale (7), Shafter (4), South Bakersfield (1), Southwest Bakersfield (4), Taft (7), Tehachapi (1) and Westchester (6).
November 14, 2001: The City of Bakersfield and Kern High School District 47th Annual Teen Government Day was hosted by Kern Kiwanis Club at noon, NOR Veterans Hall, 400 Norris Rd. After lunch they listened to a speaker, Supervisor Jon McQuiston. Supervisor McQuiston encouraged the students to continue their educational career beyond high school, donate some time and expertise to community improvement efforts and become involved in the political arena. Political involvement according to Supervisor McQuiston makes you a better-informed community person. He shared two important guiding principles that keep his life enriched: 1) To never promise more than they could deliver, but deliver more than promised and 2) In losing anything, always understand the meaning of why you lost.
November 15, 2001: Div. 33 DCM hosted by Oildale Club at BBQ Factory at the Elks, 1616 30th St., Social - 6:30 p.m. & Meeting - 7:00 p.m. The clubs in attendance were as follows: Bakersfield (6), Delano (0), East Bakersfield (2), Golden K (1), Kern (7), Oildale (7), Rosedale (3), Shafter (4), South Bakersfield (4), Southwest Bakersfield (4), Taft (7), Tehachapi (4) and Westchester (4).
November 17-18, 2001: Special Olympics Floor Hockey teams breakfast was held from 6:30 to 9:00 a.m. at St. Francis Religious Education, 2424 Palm Ave. under the directions of Chair PP Charles Neville. Detail information
November 21, 2001: Div. 33 Blood Drive was hosted by Oildale Club at noon, NOR Veterans Hall, 400 Norris Rd. Chair Bill Altmiller arranged for Houchin Community Blood Bank staff to process each donor as well as coverage from TV & Radio. Delano PP Arny Morrison and Captain Blood Bill giving blood. Div. 33 Lt.Gov. Judge Robert McDaniel welcomed Mayor Harvey Hall as the guest speaker.
December 1, 2001: Salvation Army Bell Ringing at Mervyn's on California Ave. Mike Friedman needs 4 volunteers for 2 hour shifts from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Detail information
December 6, 2001: Kern Kiwanis Club's Christmas Party will be held a Warren & Peggy Morse home, 7700 Avenida Valedor, 7:00 p.m. Chair David Rogers with son Alex were our chefs. On the chopping board were George Kates, John Cove, Ed Wilson and Fuchsia Ward. All were well fed with good eats.
December 20, 2001: Div. 33 DCM and Christmas Party was hosted by South Bakersfield Club at Petroleum Club, 3500 Truxtun Ave., Social - 6:30 p.m. & Meeting - 7:00 p.m. The clubs in attendance were as follows: Bakersfield (5), Delano (0), East Bakersfield (6), Golden K (1), Kern (7), Oildale (4), Rosedale (0), Shafter (4), South Bakersfield (9), Southwest Bakersfield (5), Taft (8), Tehachapi (4) and Westchester (1).
January 17, 2002: Div. 33 DCM was hosted by Rosedale & Southwest Clubs at Denny's Restaurant, 8710 Rosedale Hwy., Social - 6:30 p.m. & Meeting - 7:00 p.m. The clubs in attendance were as follows: Bakersfield (5), Delano (0), East Bakersfield (2), Golden K (2), Kern (8), Oildale (2), Rosedale (10), Shafter (5), South Bakersfield (0), Southwest Bakersfield (5), Taft (2), Tehachapi (4) and Westchester (4).
February 8, 2002: Cal-Nev-Ha District Board of Trustees Meeting-Oakland.
February 9, 2002: Mid-Year North-Oakland. PSDLG John Stephenson will present a Youth Services seminar from 2:00-2:55 p.m.
February 21, 2002: Div. 33 DCM hosted by Westchester Club was held at Red Lion Inn, 2400 Camino Del Rio Ct., Social - 6:30 p.m. & Meeting - 7:00 p.m. The clubs in attendance were as follows: Bakersfield (5), Delano (0), East Bakersfield (4), Golden K (21), Kern (6), Oildale (3), Rosedale (3), Shafter (5), South Bakersfield (1), Southwest Bakersfield (4), Taft (6), Tehachapi (5) and Westchester (7).
March 2, 2002: Mid-Year South-Pasadena.
March 16, 2002: Total K Day.
March 21, 2002: Cal-Nev-Ha District Gov. Official Visit to Div. 33 hosted by Shafter Club at Four Points Sheraton, Social - 6:00 a.m. & Meeting - 7:00 p.m. Div. 33 first DKA was awarded to PSDLG John Stephenson and pinned by FL Amy. Gov. Greg Mason presented Warren Morse with Kern's DSA award. (
March 22-24, 2002: Circle K Convention-Visalia.
March 28, 2002: Kern Club's Special Guest Day was held at the Holiday Inn Select at noon. Nineteen Special Guests were invited by 14 members. Two proclamations were presented to Pres. Lee Mathers by : Bakersfield City Mayor Harvey Hall and KCBOS President Steve Perez. PSDLG John Stephenson shared the history of Kern Club and Kiwanis International from the beginning to present with an emphasis on community service as it relates to the Objects of Kiwanis. All Special Guests were invited to join Kern Club and were given a membership application with a brochure of color photos. Our speaker was George Martin the founder and organizer of Bakersfield Business Conference for 15 years. (Lower Right)
April 5-7, 2002: Key Club Convention-San Jose.
April 11, 2002: Division 33 held the 2002-03 Election at Kern County Builders' Exchange, 5:45 p.m., with 9 clubs and 14 delegates participating. Sunny Scofield (Golden K) was elected as Lt. Governor-designate by unanimous ballot. South Bakersfield Pres. Keith Brice placed in nomination Filmore Bender, and he was elected Lt. Governor Elect-designate by unanimous ballot.
April 18, 2002: Div. 33 DCM hosted by Taft Club at Red Lion Inn, 2400 Camino Del Rio Ct., Social - 6:30 p.m. & Meeting - 7:00 p.m.