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The Kiwanis Club of North Port, known as the Noon Kiwanis, held its 40th anniversary celebration Sunday at Plantation Golf & Country Club. Pictured are the club's 2012 officers: standing, vice president Ken Maturo; president Marty Murphy; past president 2008-09, chairman for the 40th anniversary dinner and secretary Robert Coulter; sunshine chairwoman Mary Wagner; and treasurer for many years, Janis Goodcuff.

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Marine Corps League Detachment 948 Commandant Walter Alexander, past commandant and Kiwanian Ken Miller, 2010-11 past commandant Mario Bojsiuk, who had just received recognition for overseeing many worthwhile events during his tenure, and his wife Mary. The League and Kiwanis teamed up to raise money for North Port children with a recent golf tournament.

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Kiwanis of North Port 1993-94 past president Don Kissel, seated; 1997 past president Wanda Korte; her husband, 1988-89 past president of the Early Bird Kiwanis Bud Korte; and 2001-02 past president Atanas Kobryn, who has been a Kiwanis member since 1968. The Kiwanis Club of North Port was celebrating 40 years of service to local children and the community.

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2003-04 Kiwanis International president Bob Moore, who was present at the May 15, 1972, charter ceremony of the Kiwanis Club of North Port, speaks at the 40th anniversary dinner Sunday at Plantation Golf Club.

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Since North Port City Commissioner Jim Blucher, far left, has been vice president-elect from 2001-06 for the Noon Kiwanis Club, City Commissioner Tom Jones, president of the Early Bird Kiwanis, gave him the honor of reading the 40th anniversary proclamation to the approximately 80 people present Sunday for the dinner and dancing. Also pictured are Jim's wife Ardith, North Port City Manager Jonathan Lewis, Noon Kiwanis founding member and 1972 Sarasota County commissioner Gene Matthews, and his wife, Early Bird member Lorraine.

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Kiwanis Knight Owls charter president Sam George, his wife, president-elect Joy George, chaplain Sonja Taylor and president Bob Taylor support their fellow Kiwanians.

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Kiwanis Club of North Port past presidents, Marshall Grove, 1997-98; Jodi
Fraser, 2005-06; and Bill Haugh, 2006-08.

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The Bill Millner Trio strolled around the tables Sunday following the presentations and played requests, to the delight of Kiwanis Club of North Port board director Do Pataky and Eileen Murphy; the trio then played dance music the rest of the evening.