History
The Kiwanis club of Steilacoom was first conceived in 1993 to meet the goals of community service and outreach. MG John Hemphill, USA Ret, Wolf Fletter, Terry Hulin, Dick Muri, John Inselman, and others realized that our community did not have a community service organization and researched to find which one would most fulfill the needs of the citizens of Steilacoom.
Because of its vibrant community service programs, especially those targeted directly toward the future of our community and children, Kiwanis was selected as the organization that would best meet the needs of the community.
Early in 1993 the first exploratory meetings were held and after much hard work the charter was presented in late 1993.
Thanks to the generosity of charter member Rosa Kreger, for many years the meetings were held at The Bair Drug and Hardware on Lafayette -- in old town Steilacoom. From 2002 - 2010 our regular meetings were held in the Steilacoom High School library; in part to facilitate the participation of teachers, school officials, and our Key Club members. In the fall of 2010 we moved our weekly meetings to the Old Pioneer Middle School.
Our club has been blessed with many fine members and officers over the years and we take pride in the fact that everyone has been willing to take their turn in leadership roles. This is a testament to the commitment to service our members display.
Lois Birt David Bolesh Marcia Bolesh Michael Campbell William "Mike" Dunsmore Wolfgang "Wolf" Fletter Daniel "Dan" French Patricia "Pat" Gilbert Mal Greene Terry Hulin John J. Inselman John Jewell Rosa Kreger Loren Gilbert |
Edgar "Ed" Larson Stephen M. "Steve" Lenzi Kathy Lykken Michael P. "Mike" Maddox Veva Maddox Norb "Ski" Matelski Patrick G. "Pat" Moon Richard W. "Dick" Muri Robert J."Bob" Neilan James R. "Jay" Randall James R. "Jim" Richards Carole Tinsley Debbie Willis Steve Wilson |
John Jewell |
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1994-1995 Terry Hulin
1995-1996 Jeff Lincoln 1996-1997 Vicky Lincoln 1997-1998 Dave Hopkins 1998-1999 Ski Matelski 1999-2000 Art Himmler 2000-2001 John Inselman 2001-2002 Duane Hardesty 2002-2003 Dick Muri 2003-2004 Shelly Shellabarger 2004-2005 David Langford 2005-2006 Homer Dodge |
2006-2007 Bob Mize
2007-2008 Ron Lucas 2008-2010 Mark Pires 2010-2011 Fred Crumley 2011-2013 Harley Moberg 2013-2014 Jeff Bryan 2014-2017 Nancy Henderson 2017-2018 Mark Haskins 2018-2019 Ken Farmer 2019-2020 Ron Krogh |