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FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 12th, 2017
"When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new!"
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of June 2017
If you are scheduled to be Greeter for a particular Thursday, try to arrive at Grins by about 11:30am, put on the special Greeter's badge and then greet each and every member and visitors as they come in.
June 15..........Pam Cook
J une 22.......Randy Cook
June 29........Beverly Crumley
THOSE WHO HAVE ANNIVERSARIES IN THE
MONTH OF JUNE, 2017
June 30..........Del & Marie Brown
"BIRTHDAYS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE, 2017"
June 28..........Veronique Hahn
June 30..........Francis Mendez
Program for This Week, June 15, 2017
Our program for this coming week will be presented by Rob Martin. His topic is going to be one that will be of interest to all of us, because our lives would not be what they are today if it wasn't for being aware of taking advantage of unexpected opportunities. That is his topic.
You know, it is impossible to predict the future and plan for every opportunity that could help promote our lives. While some opportunities can be anticipated, many are unexpected and offer little or no time to plan. Taking advantage of these unexpected opportunities means have a mechanism in place to identify them and the infrastructure to respond.
Be sure to come this week, and bring a guest with you.
June 9, 1898 - - The British signed a 99 year lease for Hong Kong, located on the southeastern coast of China. Hong Kong, consisting of an area measuring 400 square miles, was administered as a British Crown Colony until July 1, 1997, when it's sovereignty reverted to the People's Republic of China.
June 10, 1942 - - In one of most infamous single acts of World War II in Europe, all 172 men and boys over age 16 in the Czech village of Lidice were shot by Nazis in reprisal for the assassination of SS leader Reinhard Heydrich. The women were deported to Ravensbruck concentration camp where most died. Ninety young children were sent to the concentration camp at Gneisenau, with some later taken to Nazi orphanages if they were German looking. The village was then completely leveled until not a trace remained.
June 11, 1991 - - Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted, spewing ash into the air, visible over 60 miles. The surrounding areas were covered with ash and mud created by rainstorms. Nearby U.S. bases were also damaged.
June 12, 1898 - - The Philippines declared their independence from Spain. The islands were named after King Philip II. Once freed from Spain, the islands were then invaded and occupied by U.S. forces. They became an American colony and remained so until after World War II.
June 13, 1971 - - The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers, a collection of top secret documents exposing U.S. strategy in the Vietnam War.
June 14, 1775 - - The first U.S. Military service, the Continental Army consisting of six companies of riflemen, was established by the Second Continental Congress. The next day, George Washington was appointed by a unanimous vote to command the army.
June 15, 1215 - - King John set his seal to Magna Carta, the first charter of British liberties, guaranteeing basic rights that have since become the foundation of modern democracies around the world.
The Age of Imponderables! - (There are no answers to these imponderables, but if you think of a good answer, let me know and I will put it in?
1....If Barbie's so popular, why do you have to buy all her friends?
2....If blind people wear dark glasses, why don't deaf people wear earmuffs?
3....Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
4......Why do they report power outages on TV?
5......Why do tourists go to the top of tall buildings and then put money in telescopes so they can see things on the ground in close-up?
6.......If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?
7.......Why do we call something sent by car a shipment and something sent by ship a cargo?
8.......Why do we call them restrooms when no one goes there to rest?
9.......If flowers don't talk back to you, are they mums?
10......If Fred Flintstone knew that the large order of ribs would tip his car over, why did he order them at the end of every show?
"Read the question carefully, see if you get the answer before looking at the answer at the end of the bulletin."
1.......By what name is Lancelot Brown more usually known?
2.......Name the world famou gardens situated ten miles outside of London, close to the River Thames?
3.......Which popular gardener created Barnsdale Gardens and was the author of many books such as The Ornamental Kitchen Garden, 'Gardeners World' Practical Gardening and Paradise Gardens?
4........Which garden is considered to be among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
5........What colour is a Welsh poppy?
6.........What color is a Himalayan poppy?
7........Name the organic gardener who is almost as famous for his long blond plait as he is for his books such as Going Organic and the Gourmet Gardener and his regular appearances on the BBC radio's Gardener's Question Time.
8.........Give the alternative name for a Mountain Ash tree?
9.......... Which kind of bulbs were once exchanged as a form of currency?
10..........By which Latin name was Rosa Gallica previously known?
"The leader of the vegetarian society just couldn't control himself anymore. He just needed to try some pork, just to see what it tasted like. So one summer day he told his members he was going on a vacation. He packed out of town, and headed to the nearest restaurant. After sitting down, he ordered a roasted pig, and impatiently waited for his delicacy.
After just a few minutes, he hear someone call his name, and to his great chagrin he saw one of his fellow members walking towards him. Just at that same moment, the waiter walked over, with a huge platter, holding a full roasted pig with an apple in it's mouth.
"Isn't that something," says the leader after only a moments pause, "all I do is order an apple, and look what it comes with!"
"Charley-horse"
A paragrapher in Ladies Home Journal (Vol LXX, No. 12) asserted without hesitation that this term for muscular stiffness came about thus: In the 1890's, a horse (named Charley) which drew a roller in the White Sox ball park in Chicago had a peculiar limp. Hence, the fans applied the name "Charley-horse" to any player afflicted with a muscular stiffness or lameness.
The term was used by a Cincinnati paper early in 1889, telling why a ball-player had withdrawn from the game in 1888, and inasmuch as the nature of the injury was not described, it is obvious that "Charley-horse" was well understood by baseball fans, at least, even outside of Chicago, before this latter date. Regrettably, we must continue to say "Origin unknown,", despite much and varied speculation.
1....Men can read smaller print than women. Women can hear better.
2.....Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
3......A kiss stimulates 29 muscles and chemicals that cause relaxation. Women seem to like light and frequent kisses while men like them more strenuous.
4.......Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
5........According to Chinese acupuncture, there is a point on the head that you press to control your appetite. It is located in the hollow just in front of the flap of the ear.
6.........In a recent survey, Americans revealed that banana was their favorite smell.
7..........All polar bears are left handed.
8...........The leg bones of a bat are so thin that no bat can walk.
9........... The katydid bug hears through holes in its hind legs.
10.........Slugs have four noses.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL( Exploring some of the 'Beauty' spots in our country!
"Mt McKinley, Alaska"
Denali, once called Mount McKinley, is the tallest mountain in North America. Located in south-central Alaska, the mountain's peak is 20,310 feet above sea level, also making it the third highest of the Seven Summits - - the highest mountains on each of the seven continents - - following Mount Everest in Nepal and Aconcagua in Argentina. By one measure, it could be considered the third tallest mountain in the world.
Denali's height was recalculated at 20, 210 feet in September 2015, based on GPS survey data; and that number was an update to a 2013 estimate of 20, 317 feet, which was calculated using remote sensing technique called interferometric synthetic aperture radar.
A gold prospector, William Dickey named it Mount McKinley in 1896, after President William McKinley. Dickey was among a large group of prospectors who were part of the Cook Inlet gold rush. When asked why he chose to name the mountain after then-presidential nominee McKinley, he cited McKinley's support of the gold standard. McKinley, who was from Ohio, never visited his namesake mountain or any part of Alaska.
The state of Alaska officially changed the name to Denali in 1975 and asked the federal government to do so too. However, when the park was tripled in size and renamed Denali National Park and Preserve in 1980, the federal government retained the name Mount McKinley, according to the Alaska Dispatch News.
In August 2015, with President Barack Obama's approval, the US Department of the Interior officially renamed the mountain Denali.
For this Week's Questions for June 12, 2017
1....Answer: Capability Brown
2.....Answer: Kew Gardens
3......Geoff Hamilton
4.......The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
5........Yellow
6.........Blue
7.........Bob Flowerdew
8.........Rowan
9.........Tulips
10.......Rosa Mundi
"Before exploring the types of relationships humans tend to have, here are two essential points about relationships in general. First, all relationships are with yourself - - and sometimes they involve other people. Second, the most important relationship in your life-- - the one you'll have, like it or not, until the day you die - - is with yourself."
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THOSE WHO HAVE ANNIVERSARIES IN THE 
Program for This Week, June 15, 2017
