Capital City Kiwanis

Dec. 4- Dec. 10 Newsletter

Dec. 3 Meeting Recap

Song: Joe Culotta
Pledge: Wilson Baldridge
Prayer: Jodi Moscona
Introductions: Bill Scruggs
Jackpot Winner: Ed Calamari

Announcements

Cathy Door collected toys for Reality House after the Dec. 3 meeting. The jackpot was donated to Reality House.

The CCK Christmas Party will be Sat., Dec. 20 at Steve Brown's house. 

Due to the holidays, the roundtable meeting for Wed., Dec 24 and Dec 31 will be at The Great Wall. 

The December board meeting will be held Tues., Dec. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lamar Building. 

The Great Wall is moving to a new location in January 2004. An alternative meeting place will be established for a few weeks in January. 

The Red Stick organization is selling poinsettias and the Circle K organization is selling jambalaya.

Correction: The golf shirts are $26.95, not $16.95 as previously reported.

Last Week's Speaker: Gerry Lane

Gerry Lane spoke at the Dec. 3 meeting about the Angola Rodeo. Lane has sponsored the rodeo since 1972. 

He reported that the rodeo made over 1.4 million dollars this year. Arts, crafts, and food are all sold at the event. Lane stated that 30 percent of the money generated by the crafts sold goes to the inmates. The remaining money funds the building of chapels within the prison which have helped lessen fights and breakouts.

There are over 9,000 seats available for each rodeo show. During October, the rodeo sold out 3 of the 4 shows.

Quote of the Week

When there are no longer any answers, questions must suffice. 
--Anonymous

Welcome to

Circle K Members: Ralph Johnson and Anne Zaludek
Red Stick Members: Tony Boudreaux and Russ London
Carlos' Guest: Angela West

Member Spotlight: Nataly Ortiz

Nataly was born June 16, 1977 in Suchi, Russia. She was born under the communist regime. 

At age 7, Nataly attended swimming school and by age 15 she became a professional swimmer. At this time, she also became a professional model.

At age 16, she finished high school and enrolled in law school. While Nataly was in law school one of her teachers advised her to learn English. She decided to attend a private British school and started working as a translator in international events in Suchi. Nataly met Carlos Ortiz while she was working as a translator.

Member Spotlight: Carlos Ortiz

Carlos Ortiz was born in El Salvador on Sept. 14, 1934. He has been in business for himself since the age of 12. 

Ortiz received a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla. Ortiz developed an integrated poultry operation that employed a 400 person labor force. Ortiz had four children with his first wife. She unfortunately passed away when Ortiz was only 33.

Ortiz married Esmeralda Rodrigues Salinas. Due to the dangerous civil war environment, he asked his wife to go to Baton Rouge where his children lived. Ortiz and Salinas parted on friendly terms. 

In 1978, Ortiz married Ana Julia Castillo. After a close call with a guerrilla gang, Ortiz decided it was time to move to Baton Rouge. Once in Louisiana, Ortiz began fixing and reselling houses. Then he started a computer business with his son. He eventually split with his wife, Ana.

In 1999, Ortiz went for a vacation in Europe. Through the Internet he learned about Elvira, a lady that was attacked with chemical poisons and was in need of help in Suchi, Russia. Ortiz felt helping Elvira would give a special meaning to his trip. He met with Elvira's relatives and a translator, Nataly. 

Ortiz and Nataly began a relationship and decided to get married. They welcomed a daughter, Anastasia, on April 16, 2000. Ortiz now manages a building off of Corporate Blvd. that he purchased in 1998.

Newsletter Team

Ben Brown, Editor, riptidebcb@hotmail.com
Mandy Michel, Copy Editor
Aimeé Shultz, Designer