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San Marcos Noon Kiwanis - We Build!

Kiwanis is for Kids:"Every Child Is a Story not Yet Told"

We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM

Grin's Restaurant

802 N LBJ Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666
United States

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President

Rhonda White

Secretary

Beverly Crumley

Treasurer

Doug Balkman

Webmaster

Lon Shell

Past President

Kelli Whigham

President Elect

Moe Johnson

Mar 12, 2020

Garry White

TBA

Mar 19, 2020

Jeanne Balkman

TBA

Mar 26, 2020

Pam Cook

TBA

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E-Bulletin for March 11th, 2020 (Item 292)

"To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others!" (Pope John Paul II)

Attendance at the March 5, 2020 Noon Meeting

Doug Balkman,Jeanne Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Charles Johnson, Gary Nelson, Lon Shell, Charles Walts, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan, Beverly Crumley, Garry White, Glen Rydl, Gary Strunk, Tim Tippets, Kelly Layne (20)

GREETERS FOR THE MONTHS OF MARCH & APRIL 2020

March 12.......Tim Tippets

March 19........Rhonda Young

March 26........Gary Strunk

April 2.............Glen Rydl

April 9.............Merwin Richards

April 16............Francis Mendez

April 23............Garry White

April 30............Andrew Gary

Francis Mendez's name was drawn for Big Bucks, but he wasn't present. Sorry Francis!

History Facts from March 6th to March 12th

March 6th, 1836 - - - Fort Alamo fell to Mexican troops led by General Santa Anna. The Mexicans had begun the siege of the Texas fort on February 23rd, ending it with the killing of the last defender. 'Remember the Alamo' became a rallying cry for Texans who went on to defeat Santa Anna in the Battle of San Jacinto in April.

March 7, 1707 - - - Stephen Hopkins was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the state's colonial governor and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

March 8, 1863 - - - During the American Civil War, Confederate Colonel John Mosby, leader of Mosby's Rangers, captured Union General E.H. Stoughton at his headquarters in Fairfax County Courthouse, Virginia.

March 9, 1864 - - - Ulysses S. Grant was commissioned as a Lieutenant General and became commander of the Union armies.

March 10, 1862 - - - The first issue of U.S. Government paper money occurred as $5, $10 and $20 bills began circulation.

March 11, 1918 - - - The Spanish influenza first reached America as 107 soldiers became sick at Fort Riley, Kansas. One quarter of the U.S. population eventually became ill from the deadly virus, resulting in 500,000 deaths. The death toll worldwide approached 22 million by the end of 1920.

March 12, 1888 - - - The great Blizzard of '88' struck the northeastern U.S. The storm lasted 356 hours with snowfall totalling over 40 inches in New York where over 400 persons died from the surprise storm.

Where Did Wyoming Get It's Name?

"The state of Wyoming got its name from Mecheweami-ing, Delaware Indian words meaning 'large plains.' J.M. Ashley, representative from Ohio, named the area Wyoming in 1865 when introducing a bill to Congress providing a temporary government for the area."

"Know Your Presidents - -John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"John Fitzgerald Kennedy was our 35th President of the United States and served from 1961 - 1963. He was most frequently referred to by his initials. JFK"

"Mr Smith was driving through the country when his motor stopped. He got out of the car and raised the hood to locate the trouble. 'The trouble is in the carburetor,' a voice behind him said. Smith turned around, surprised, but saw only an old horse standing nearby. Not believing his ears, he asked, 'Did you say something?' 'I said you'd better check your carburetor,' replied the horse.

Rushing to the nearest farmhouse, Smith excitedly told his experience to the old farmer. 'Was it an old bay horse with one flop ear?' asked the farmer.

'Yes, yes, that's the one!' 'Well, don't pay any attention to him,' the farmer scoffed. 'He don't know anything about automobiles anyway.'"

"Busy, Kentucky"

"This town was named in 1929 by its citizens who made numerous submissions to name the small community around the new post office. Busy was chosen because the post office workers said they were too busy to check if any of the submissions were already used as city names in Kentucky."

"Where did the word free lancer come from?"

"It's been said that a free-lancer is any newspaper reporter who is out of work! The free lances of the Middle Ages, however, really carried lances. They were professional soldiers - - sometimes led by a knight - - who were hired out as mercenaries to feudal lords. They were first described as free-lancers around 1820. Since that time the term has broadened to include any person who sells his or her services without a long-term commitment."

""Why Do we Say Brand New?

"This phrase has nothing to do with name brands, but goes back to the Middle Ages. Then a brand was a flame. When a metal product was taken out of the flames, it was fire-new or brand new"

"Old Soldiers Never Die, they just fade away".

"This statement is usually attributed to General Douglas McArthur, and it is true that he did close his military career with these words before a joint session of Congress in 1951. However, his speech also referred to the well-known fact that those words were from a British World War I army song and the most popular barracks ballad of that day. The song contained the refrain about old soldiers and was not, even by MacArthur's admission, first said by him." ("Myth Information" by J.Allen Varasdi)