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After we had our lunch, President Joyce Cappelle started the meeting at 12:30 p.m. Claude Jones led us in the flag salute and Howard Wood, Bob Savage, Randy McFarland and Don Ludwig assisted us in singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and “Smile.” Art Levine (who is in training to become a Rabbi) gave the Thought for the Day encouraging us to appreciate all we have, value each of our days and cherish our family and friends.
Howard Wood thanked Rick Crane for arranging the Rotary Day at the Flyers ball game. Rick, great job! Rick Crane introduced the guests and hosts - New Ladera Vista principal Margie Price - Cameron McCune; John Braun - Mark Geiss; Past President Roland Hiltscher - Jim Williams. Roland is moving to Utah and came to say his good byes. Roland, we wish you well! Program - Craft Talks We had two very interesting and enjoyable Craft Talks. Bill Klinghoffer was first up. He was born in Strausburg, Pennsylvania on June 5, 1934 and at the time, his father had a wholesale news business. When still quite young, Bill and family moved to Virginia where he attended Military School until grade 4. Then he went to public school. He played sports in high school. and went to college at the University of West Virginia where he studied geologicial engineering. He volunteered for the draft in 1954 and spent two years in the army. He actually witnessed an Atom Bomb explosion at a testing station. After his tour of duty ended in 1956, Bill went back to school at the University of West Virginia where he met his wife Jean. He and Jean moved to California and went into teaching. He taught fifth grade in Ontario, sixth in Santa Fe and third and high school in Alamitos. He |
tired of teaching and went into insurance sales but later decided to come to Fullerton and went to work at the Fullerton Joint Union High School District where he thoroughly enjoyed working with students in continuation school. He had to leave the school when his wife became an during his career in high school he also taught 23 years in the Fullerton Community College teaching business math. In 1999, he was very instrumental in the founding of the Friends of Jazz. FOJ is a wonderful organization that serves the Fullerton Elementary School District, the High School District and the Fullerton Community College District. He and his group believe that it is important to have music in the schools.They chose jazz as the medium because it is truly an American art form, and it espouses the ideal of American democracy since the musicians have freedom to play their instruments under within certain rules much like our American freedom under law. Jazz promotes the creative aspect in children and they must listen and cooperate. Jay Kremer was next up for the craft tralk and his talk was equally interesting and enjoyable. Jay grew up in the Chicago.He and his wife of 50 years, Gloria, had three children all of which earned masters degrees. They have 5 grandchildren. His father became ill when Jay was quite young and he had to go to work as a brick layer to support his father, mother and brother. Later in life he was able to go to school at North Western University where he studied civil engineering. He received a Bachelors Degree from N.W.U in Environmental Engineering and later he taught engineering subjects part-time at the University of Southern California. He earned a M.A. in Public Administration at U.S.C. The major part of his life was spent as an envirornmental engineer working for the Los Angeles Sanitaton Department starting in 1963. He was placed in charge of the Industrial Waste Control Program where he initiated several impressive programs and his department received an award for the “Best Large City Industrial Waste Program In the United States.” Jay related serveral humorous stories to us but there were too many for me to accurately recount. (Ask Jay about the stories. He has a million of them!) After his retirement from the sanitation department he went into real estate and was very successful in real estate investing. Jay, thanks for a great job! President Joyce concluded the meeting a little after 1:30 p.m. with another clever ending.
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