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In The News
- What you missed!
Tuesday, March 6
First of all I want to apologize for leaving John
Morgan's name off of the list I prepared when I wrote about the
Boy's Oratorical Contest. John was definitely there, so there
was, counting myself, thirteen Optimists at the Boy's Oratorical
Contest instead of just twelve. Well I have a list of names of
those who attended the Girl's Oratorical Contest, 22 in all, and
I have a description of the great dinner Ebie provided, but what
I don't have is time to list and describe it all. Suffice to
say it was a great evening with 27 parents, siblings, and
counselors present, 3 judges, and 10 contestants. Now we are
back on track with our next meeting being a regular breakfast
meeting at Mimi's this coming Thursday. See you there.
John Dieken President
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Long Beach Press Telegram - 02.23.2007 - "Cerritos Volunteer
Honored"
- What you missed!
Thursday night February 22nd, twelve Optimists, Gary Lee, Don
Brown, Bob Green, Ebie Ghaneian,, Bob Hughlett, Kay Fujimura,
Ray Lovell, Waldo Arballo, John Dieken, George Dominguez, Jeff
Green, and Pete Sinclair, along with 22 parents and counselors,
3 judges, and 7 contestants all braved the rain to attend
the Optimist Meeting held in the Community Center at Liberty
Park. There they were treated to some of the finest cuisine
imaginable. California Chicken gently laid on an even bed of
honey suckled spring rice, accented with a vegetable cornucopia
of carrots, zucchini, cabbage, and broccoli, a dinner roll of
exquisite texture and favor, a world renown selection of soft
drinks and bottled water, and cream puffs to die for. This was
followed by seven speeches on the theme of "My Greatest
Challenge Is". We should all be so introspective! This was the
boys portion of the Oratorical Contest and those that were there
heard a 13 year old youth tell of his father's alcoholism and
the subsequent betrayal of his love for his Dad, and the youth's
determination to confront and overcome his greatest challenge,
that of forgiveness! A lesson we can all take to heart.
John Dieken, President
- Thursday, March 1st
We will have the second part of the Oratorical Contest,
the girl's portion again in the Community Center at Liberty
Park. I have asked Ebie to serve homemade Sloppy Joes accented
with macaroni and cheese. No! I wouldn't do that to the
girls. The food is ready to serve at 6:15p.m. and the program
starts at 7:00p.m., after 7:00p.m. no one will be allowed in
during a speech, only between speeches. Please be there!
We Optimists surely should out number the parents and counselors
and believe me you will leave the evening filled with admiration
for our Communities' youth.
John Dieken, President
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