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E-Bulletin for April 15, 2019 (Issue 248)
Attendance on April 11th, 2019
Doug Balkman, Jeanne Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Charles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Charles Walts, Kelli Whigham, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan, Beverly Crumley, Andrew Gary, Garry White, Merwin Richards, Glen Rydl, Ronda Young, Tim Tippett (20)
"It seems to me that the key to our future can be summed up in one word - adaptability. In a rapidly changing world it is often a matter of survival to change one's mind - one's attitude - one's way of thinking and doing things. Even when survival is not at issue, we should all know how to adjust to changed circumstances in order to capitalize on new opportunities" (Dudley Dowell)
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of APRIL 2019
April 18...…...Merwin Richards
April 25...……Glen Rydl
What a Wonderful Gift for our Club!
As you can see by the happy looks on our club members last Thursday, that our club was honored by the San Marcos Daily Record as being chosen as the Best Civic /Social Club for 2018. This is quite an honor for the whole purpose of our club has to do with our children and youth and adults in our schools and community.
Those of our members who were present for this honor were Front Row, Left to right: Merwin Richards, Moe Johnson, Rhonda White (holding banner), Beverly Crumley, Garry White (holding banner) Kelli Whigham (president) and Tim Tippett. Second row, Ted Breihan, Chester Banks. Pam Cook, Rhonda Young Randy Cook, Del Brown, Charles Walts. Back Row (L-R) Charles Johnson, Frederick Case, Andrew Gary, Doug Balkman & Jeanne Balkman
Hey, Hey, Hey! Ted Breihan's name was drawn for Big Bucks, but he didn't keep it. Way to Go Ted!
Our program for this coming week.
Our program for this coming Thursday will be brought by Francis Mendez. He will be introducing Dr. Benjamin Grijalva, who is the Director of Bilingual programs for San Marcos CISD. Mr. Grijalva has served as an educator in Central Texas for over 10 years. His educational experiences working with students in Head Start, teaching kindergarten, third grade and serving as an assistant principal have prepared him to lead efforts in implementing a Dual Language program at SMCISD.
He has a doctoral degree in School improvement from Texas State University. His primary subject will deal with Dual Languages within our school system. Let's have a great turnout.
From April 12 -April 18
April 12, 1945 - - President Franklin D. Roosevelt died suddenly at Warm Springs, Georgia, after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been President since March 4, 1933, elected to fou8r consecutive terms and had guided America out of the Great Depression and through World War II.
April 13, 1743 - - Thomas Jefferson was born in Albermarle County, Virginia. He was an author, inventor, lawyer, politician, architect and one of the finest minds of the 1700's He authored the American Declaration of Independence, and later served as the 3rd U.S. President from 1801 to 1809. He died on July 4, 1826, the same day as his old friend and one-time political rival John Adams.
April 14, 1865 - - President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded while watching a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater in Washington. He was taken to a nearby house and died the following morning at 7:22 a.m.
April 15, 1817 - - The first American school for the deaf was founded by Thomas H. Gallaudet and Laurent Clere in Hartford, Connecticut.
April 16, 1995 - - Iqbal Masih, a young boy from Pakistan who spoke out against child labor, was shot to death. At age four, he had been sold into servitude as a carpet weaver and spent the next six years shackled to a loom. At age ten, he escaped and began speaking out, attracting worldwide attention as a featured speaker during an international labor conference in Sweden.
April 17, 1989 - - The Polish labor union Solidarity was granted ,legal status after nearly a decade of struggle, paving the way for the downfall of the Polish Communist Party. In the elections that followed, Solidarity candidates won 99 out of 100 parliamentary seats and eventually forced the acceptance of a Solidarity government led by Lech Walesa.
April 18, 1775 - - The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes occurred as the two men rode out of Boston about 10 pm to warn patriots at Lexington and Concord of the approaching British.
Have You Ever Heard the Phrase, "ON THE ROCKS?"
"As used in American slang this respected and well-established phrase has taken on a variety of interpretations. They all relate to some form or another of dilapidation or ruin, however. Thus a person 'on the rocks' may be ruined financially or 'busted', or he may suffering a physical or mental collapse or 'off his hinges,' 'minus some buttons,' 'gone haywire.' A marriage 'on the rocks' is one that is about to be, or has been, broken up. A business or other venture 'on the rocks' has failed or, at least, in in a desperate plight. Figurative use in the sense of being destitute dates back some two hundred years, and was derived from the literal nautical sense of the condition of a vessel shipwrecked on a rocky coast."
"An earnest young minister, eager to improve his sermons, bought a tape recorder and recorded one of his Sunday morning services. After supper that evening he set the recorder, seated himself in an easy chair, and awaited the playback.
The opening prayer, scripture reading, and matters of the day all came forth just as he would have wished them. Then came the sermon.
When he awoke some time later, the choir was starting the closing hymn." (Sunshine)
History of the Alabama State Flag
"The official state flag of Alabama is called the 'crimson cross of St Andrew's." It was first adopted in 1895, and features a red cross on a white field. It is intended to represent the Southern Cross, or Battle Flag of the Confederate States during America's Civil War. This flag can be any type of rectangle but the crimson bars must be six inches wide."
1: "If you are in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the lights?"
2: "Why isn't 'palindrome' spelled the same way backward?"
3: "Why does an alarm clock 'go off' when it starts to ring?"
4: "Why is it, whether you sit up or sit down, the result is the same?"
5: "If you keep trying to prove Murphy's law, will something keep going wrong?"
6: "Shouldn't there be a shorter word for 'monosyllabic?"
7: "Why do tug boats push their cargo?"
8: "Does a fish get cramps after eating?"
9: "Why is there only ONE Monopolies Commission?"
10:"Why is it called 'after dark', when it's really after light?"
" A Parting Word "
"If you want to get a favor done by some obliging friend, and want a promise, safe and sure, On which you may depend, don't go to him who always has much leisure time to plan. but if you want your favor done, just ask the busy man.
The man with leisure never has a moment he can spare; he's always 'putting off' until his friends are in despair.
But he whose every waking hour is crowded full of work, forget the art of wasting time....he cannot stop to shirk.
So when you want a favor done, and want it right away, Go to the man who constantly works twenty hours a day. He'll find a moment sure, somewhere, that has no other use, and serve you while the idle man is framing an excuse." (New York Ledger)
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