La Mesa Today's La Mesa Blog Posts Tagged 'La Mesa Kiwanis' (12)

Dogs Like Howl-o-ween Too!

LA MESA -- There will be some scary-looking dogs at Canine Corners Dog Park in La Mesa’s Harry Griffen Regional Park from 11 am to 3 pm this Saturday, October 24. Also other dogs dressed as clowns and…

Kiwanis Awards College Scholarships

LA MESA -- Recognizing academic achievement, leadership skills, community service and financial need, the La Mesa Kiwanis Foundation this month awarded $12.000 in college scholarships to graduating seniors at Grossmont, Helix and Chaparral High…

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Once More To The Hill

LA MESA -- For the 11th year, La Mesa's Kiwanis Club gathered up a collection of young local residents and took to…

Soap Box Derby Winners Will Be Honored Friday

LA MESA -- Local Soap Box Derby winners Brandon Stephenson and Daniel Wood will be special guests at Friday's luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club of La Mesa at Nan Couts Cottage, 5045 Memorial Drive in La Mesa. The boys, winners of the stock and…

 

Hi-Tech Races Off To Fast Start

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LA MESA -- The new hi-tech La Mesa Soap Box Derby was off to a multi-media start Saturday on Jr. High Drive in West La Mesa as racers began competing for the cherished slot in the national competition later this summer in Ohio.

The La Mesa Soap Box…

La Mesa Races Adding Instant Digital Results

LA MESA -- Steering a Soap Box Derby race car downhill just got a little more exciting for kids in San Diego East…

 

Races Adjust Well To New Course

LA MESA -- Once again the Soap Box Derby cars rolled down the road as young racers began amassing the points necessary to get to the national races in Akron. This week's races were run on a slightly adjusted race course which had to adapt to new flared crossings the city installed on Junior High Drive…

Races Will Test New Course Configuration

LA MESA -- Youngsters age 7-17 from throughout Southern California and Arizona are getting ready for two days of Soap Box Derby Races, November 3 and 4, as members of the host Kiwanis Club of La Mesa adjusts to modifications to the course on Junior…

Bloemen Takes Kiwanis Leadership Post

Glenna Bloemen, who joined the La Mesa Kiwanis Club in 2003, has been installed as Lt. Governor for Division 31 of the California-Nevada-Hawaii District of Kiwanis International for 2012-2013. The division is comprised of 15 clubs in San Diego East…

Bardin Brothers Both Head To Akron

LA MESA -- Just a year after Declan Bardin went to the national Soap Box Derby races in Akron, Ohio, he is headed back -- and he's taking his younger brother with him.

Declan and Aidan Bardin of La Mesa both earned coveted spaces in the Akron race…

La Mesa Racers Take To The Streets Saturday

LA MESA -- Quietly, over time, the men and women of La Mesa's Kiwanis Club have built a franchise.

With all the precision and order of a NASCAR event, the club members and their sponsor, Drew Ford, arrive on the little slope near La Mesa Middle School and…

Kiwanis Member Wins A Pot 'O Gold

LA MESA -- At each La Mesa Kiwanis meeting there is a Pot o' Gold Drawing. It's not an easy win.

First the member has to have their number drawn from among all members and then that winning member has to pick the Jack of Diamonds from a deck of…