Member Guests

Joseph Bittinger

Frank Bittinger's Grandson, Joseph, was the guest of the day

Happy Bucks

Steve Hall

Steve Hall is proud of what the Club and community did during the Red Kettle Campaign. The spirit was different this year - one of caring and sharing

Warren Gerig invited everyone to the Association of Former Intelligence Offic

Team A

ers meeting and luncheon on Thursday held at the Inn at Palmer Divide

Jo Carroll thanked Bingo Team A for a difficult but successful Monday Night Bingo!  

Lynne Manzer

Jesus Damian congratulated Lynne Manzer as the newest member of the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce Board, and Lynne invited everyone to attend the Tri-Lakes Chamber Casino Night fundraiser on Saturday, Jan 28th to be held at Sundance Mountain Lodge

Jan and Gov

Gov Vaughn is happy that today is his 17th wedding anniversary with Jan, and because of her, he is always 'top shelf' 

Bobbie Hill went to the doctor because he is not hearing well and the doctor said not to worry because the leprosy will go away soon

Happy Birthday

Allied Flyers Evading Capture in Germany during World War II

Gen Phil Caine

Gen Caine has a distinguished career as an aviator, historian, and professor. He obtained his PhD in History from Stanford University and taught at the US Air Force Academy, serving as the head of the History Department, and as the Deputy Commandant for Military Studies. 

Gen Caine retired as a Permanent Professor and is a past member of Monument Hill SERTOMA. Gen Caine has authored four books on military aviation in World War II.   

His presentation was drawn from his research on those four books and presented the picture of aircrew evasion efforts in the European Theater in 1944. He related that over that year an average of over 100 aircrew members per day were shot down, and all were attempting to evade capture for at least some period of time. If discovered those that helped downed airmen were often dealt with harshly by the Germans, so getting help from the local population was often difficult. 

While most downed airmen were killed or captured fairly quickly, those that were able to evade for any period of time were often characterized by patience, resourcefulness, and physical stamina. 

Gen Caine was invited to join Monument Hill Kiwanis Club.

Project Updates

MHKC......In the News

Our Community News, Vol. 12 No. 1, Jan 7, 2012 Special Events and Notices - Monument Hill Kiwanis Club names Bonnie Jo Biggs 2011 Kiwanian of the Year

Our Community News, Vol. 12 No. 1, Jan 7, 2012 Snapshots of our Community - North Pole Craft Fair Benefits Tri-Lakes Cares, Dec. 3-4  

Dennis draws a blue.

Dennis Daugherty won $182 in the Progressive Drawing and donated $150 to the Monument Hill Foundation

John Borman, Superintendent, Lewis Palmer School District (LPSD), is asking for public input on the potential school bus fee for next year. Over the past few years, LPSD has lost 8.6% in funding cuts with more to come next year. Click to provide feedback on LPSD Transportation Discussion and Survey

Keep filling up the Super Bowl Boards. This is a major fundraiser for the Monument Hill Kiwanis Foundation, the giving arm of the Club. There will be a winner for each of the five boards paying each board winner $250. All donations to the Boards are tax deductible. The Boards will raise $3,700+ for the Foundation to be given back to the community

Ed Holton

Jack Johnson gave the NFL update. Steve Steffey was this week's winner and Ed Holton won the coveted Sacajawea Award

Don't forget to signup for the Rocky Mountain District of Kiwanis Mid-Winter Conference. Deadline for earlybird reservations is Jan 17. Members received an email about the conference last week