1997-98 CNH Dist. Logo 1997-98 Pres. Phil BCHS Key Club Chartered 1997 Christmas Party

1997-98 Year:

July 12, 1997
COT for Presidents & Secretaries Training, Northminister Presbyterian Church.
September 17, 1997
President Phil Field's Installation, Four Points Hotel.
September 18, 1997
Division 33 Lt. Governor Rudy Arambula's Installation, Holiday Inn Select.
September 25, 1997
President Training Meeting for Officers, Directors ad Committee Chairs.
October 1, 1997
Official Year Begins - The Year of the Club.
October 23, 1997
Worldwide Service Project - Iodine Deficiency Disorders Day at Kern Kiwanis Club.
November 1-2, 1997
Special. Olympics Floor Hockey Players Breakfast at Sequoia Middle School.
November 7, 1997
Student Government Day, NOR Vet Hall hosted by Westchester Club.
November 20, 1997
Governor's Official Visit, Holiday Inn Select.
December 6 & 13, 1997
Salvation Army "Bell Ringers" at the Mervyns on California Avenue (South & East Doors).
December 11, 1997
Kern's Christmas Social at George and Kay Kates Home. See News Page.
December 18, 1997
Salvation Army Christmas Party with Santa for 52 Kids.
Division 33 Council Meeting co-hosted by Kern Kiwanis Club & Golden K Club.
January 1, 1998
Rose Parade Kiwanis Float, Pasadena, CA.
January 10, 1998
City of Bakersfield Centennial Parade. Kern members in their new club jackets behind Division 33 Float included: President Phil Field, Lt. Gov. Rudy Arambula, VP Tammy Lodermeier and PSDLG John Stephenson. The "Old Town Kern" Float showed off our President Phil Field.
January 17, 1998
President Elect Planning Conference (PEPC), Northminster Presbyterian Church, Bakersfield, CA. PE Charles Neville will attend along with site coordinators PLG & Treasurer Willis Lazelle.
February 7, 1998
South Mid-Winter Conference, San Diego, CA. 1997-98 District Chair PSDLG John Stephenson presented 2 workshop on Awards and Recognition.
March 6-7, 1998
District Board & North Mid-Winter Conference, San Jose, CA (International President Walter Sellers and First Lady Irene Visit). 1997-98 District Chair PSDLG John Stephenson presented 2 workshops on Awards and Recognition. Kern had an Interclub including: President Phil Field, Honorary Member & First Lady Leah Field, VP Tammy Lodermeier, Fuchsia Ward and John Stephenson.
April 3-5, 1998
Kiwin's District Convention, Woodland Hills, CA.
April 4, 1998
Kern presents 1998 Junior Miss Program Celebrating 26 years of excellence at Harvey Auditorium, 7:00 p.m. Mindi Ehrlich of Centennial High was the winner over 17 wonderful young girls. Jr. Miss Chair was PLG Willis Lazelle.
April 17-19, 1998
Key Club District Convention, Santa Clara, CA was attended by eight East Bakersfield Key Club and their Faculty Advisor John McCormick.
April 22, 1998
Kern held Special Ed Kids Fishing Trip at Hart Park, 9 a.m.with 13 students who were just outstanding. The "iced down" fish from Kernville were not biting as in the past years, and we used Plan B so that each kid got one fish. Chair PE Charles Neville wants to thanks the Kern members and spouse: Rudy Berrera, IPP John Cove, Clint Douglass, Al & Yoko Lum, Major Lynn Rodal, PSDLG John Stephenson plus our cooks PP Wally Pitchford and PP Cal Wilson.
May 27, 1998
VP Tammy Lodermeier arranged a wonderful 50th Charter Night at the Bakersfield Country Club, 6:30 p.m. Both Cal-Nev-Ha District Governor Reid Allen and Div. 33 Lt. Gov. Rudy Arambula were present to welcome seventeen Past Presidents for the class picture: 1960 John Boydstun, 1963 PLG Wendall Kinney, 1966 Ed Wilson, 1968 PLG Frank Sweder, 1969-70 Charles Anspach, 1974-75 Jim Ware, 1976-77 Ron Rohmiller, 1977-78 PLG Willis Lazelle, 1979-80 Walter Heisey, 1980-81 Cal Wilson, 1984-85 Ralph Rudie, 1985-86 Dr. Steve Montgomery, 1989-90 & 1991-92 PSDLG John Stephenson, 1990-91 Ken Wainwright, 1993-94 David Moore, 1994-95 John Wagner, 1995-96 Rueben Perttula.
June 4-7, 1998
4th Annual Kern Kiwanis Million Dollar Hole-In-One Shootout, Stroke Cutters. PSDLG John Stephenson, MDHIOS Chair, reported the event raised $15,068 for local charities and Iodine Deficiency Disorders. A total of 431 golfers participated in this year's 2-1/2 hour Saturday rains shorten event. The Semi-finals had a total of 204 golfers that qualified 1374 shots to the pin. During the ten single-shot Finals, no golfer made a $1,000,000 hole-in-one. Dr. Tom Berry was 1st place with 8.92' and $1,000, Wayne Tidwell was 2nd place with 17.67' and $500 and Bryan Porter was 3rd place with 22.79' and $250. A total of 62 members worked 732 hours on this event.
July 1-8, 1998
Kiwanis International Convention, Montreal, Ouebec by Pres. Phil and First Lady HM Leah Field, PE Charles and Ann Neville and PSDLG John Stephenson.
July 1-4, 1998
Kern Club's Red Devil Fireworks Stand at K-Mart Shopping Center, Rosedale & Calloway and will be chaired by Fuchsia Ward - 323-9006.
July 25, 1998
Club Officers Training Conference (COTC) for Presidents & Secretaries of Division 33 will be conducted by Lt. Governor-designate Marvin Fuller and Certified Trainer PSDLG John Stephenson.
August 13-16, 1998
Cal-Nev-Ha District Convention, Sacramento, CA. Kern Club had the following in attendance: Pres. Phil Field, Honorary Member Leah Field, Director Fuchsia Ward & PSDLG John Stephenson (1998-99 District Youth Service Chair presented a workshop on Friday.) (The left above picture shows the District Interclub luncheon & the right picture was taken after the District Installation dinner.)
September 9, 1998
The 1998-99 Installation was held at Four-Points Sheraton. Fuchsia Ward began the evening by giving the invocation and Past Pres. Phil Field introduced the head table. Brian Lonbeck and the Sounds of Country entertained us with great music. Past Pres. Phil Field recognized and thanked each of his chairpersons for their outstanding work thoughout the year. Past Secretary Michael McCarthy presented Legion of Honor and Perfect Attenance awards. PSDLG John Stephenson retired the 1997-98 Officers and Directors. 1998-98 Div. 33 Lt. Gov. Marvin Fuller (Oildale) installed the following: Officers - Presisdent Charles Neville, President Elect Tammy Lodermeier, Vice President Rudy Barrera, Secretary/Treasurer John Cove and Immediate Past President Phil Field; and Directors - Milo Hall, Lynn Hathaway, Andy Kupka, Al Lum, Mike McCarthy, Warren Morse, Bob Ross, Fuchsia Ward and Charles Williams. President Neville presented IPP Field with his gavel and apprecation plaque commemorating his year Also, he was given a memory album of his year in office along with "First Lady" Leah Field. Congratulation IPP Phil Field for his outsanding leadership and devotion to this club.
September 30, 1998
1997-98 Year Ends
October 15, 1998
1997-98 Club Annual Report Due.
February 15, 1999
File IRS Form 990 & California Form 199 (Foundation)