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FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 29th, 2018
"The Simple Life!"
missing someone.......call!
Wanna meet up.........invite!
wants to be understood.........explain!
have questions.........ask!
don't like something...........say it nicely!
like something...........declare it!
want something...........ask for it!
stressed...........let go!
love someone...........say it!
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of February 2018
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.
February 1...........Steve Furney
February 8...........Andrew Gary
February 15.........Randal Grizzle
February 22.........Pancake Day....everyone are greeters.
For Club Meeting, January 25th, 2018
Doug Balkman, Chester Banks, Cynthia Bentley, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Steve Furney,Charles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Lon Shell, Charles Walts, Kelli Whigham, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan,, Beverly Crumley, Andrew Gary, Tracy Herman, Francis Mendez, John Polk, Glen Rydl, McBride Wilson.
GUESTS: Jeanne Balkman (brought herself); Eric Garza (representing Texas State Circle K Club).
John Polk........February 5
Charles Walts..........February 11
James Collier...........February 17
Last Week's Program, Thursday, January 25, 2018
Thanks to Ted Breihan and his interest in the San Marcos River Foundation, Dianne Wassenich, program manager of the Foundation gave a wonderful, informative program on the need to keep our river free and clean for thousands of people who would be affected if the wrong decisions are made regarding property (see photo) west of IH 35 which is across the interstate between Hwy 123 and Hwy 80.
Well! Another winner last week. Rhonda White's name was hauled out of the BB jar...so what did she do with it? She earmarked it for the Eliminate Project! Yay!!!!
Our Program for this Thursday, April 1, 2018.
John Polk will be bringing the program this coming Thursday. He will be bringing an informative program....Hermin Perez, from 'Casino Knights' located in Austin.
In 1982, Scott Wilder thought he had a totally original idea - he would make Casino game tables and take them to places where people were ready to party. Back then, it seemed nobody had ever heard of a "Casino Party" so one of the earliest challenges he ran into was trying to explain to folks just what a Casino Party was: simulated gambling for entertainment at upscale special events.
This is how Casino Knights was formed. It is a large well-respected source for the finest entertainment around. Casino parties are rated as the number one party theme by professional party planners across the country.
John is bringing Hermin Perez to explain just how our club might become involved in this entertaining event as well as possibly being a major fundraiser for our club.
To quote "Casino Knights" - 'Our team here at Casino Knights has years of experience; our Casino equipment is beautiful and is constantly maintained and improved; our dealers are the friendliest and most professional in Texas'"
Let's have a full house for this program, and learn all the details of putting on a similar Casino night event.
"We All Can Use Prayers throughout Our Lifetime!
All of us can use a few prayers from time to time. Will our club take some extra time out of your busy lives to lift up Glen & Marylou Rydl. For several months now, Marylou has been battling cancer and she has been going through several bouts of radiation and chemotherapy. As of just a couple days ago, Glen & Marylou were told by their oncologist that none of those treatments were able to correct the cancer. That has to be a real blow to anyone facing this dreaded disease.
But neither Glen nor Marylou are giving up. They will be trying some different medication in hopes that this will be successful. They need all of our prayers now. They are such an asset to our club. It is possible that some of our bulletin readers have also gone through similar situations, and you know that prayer is 'powerful medicine. So let Glen and Marylou know that you are praying for them during these devastating times.
"Board Meeting Report"
Our Board of Directors met last Thursday evening at 5:00pm at CTMC, and it was a very productive meeting.
Those present were Doug Balkman, Kelli Whigham, Glen Rydl, Charles Johnson, Cynthia Bentley, Beverly Crumley, Francis Mendez, Rhonda White and Del Brown.
The Secretary's minutes were reviewed and approved from last month; The Treasurer's report was reviewed and approved (Note: Effective this week, Charles Johnson has had to give up the Treasurer's position due to his many commitments that is very time consuming. Thank you Charles for your faithful time spent as Treasurer. Randy Cook, our former Treasurer will take over effective immediately.
Some further discussion was held regarding the progress on establishing a Kiwanis Club in Kyle. The subject of new fundraiser ideas was also discussed.
There was discussion about an Eagle Project at Camp McBride Wilson, and further information as to what will be needed was discussed.
It was announced that a donation was given by individuals to the SM River Foundation. Some new discussion was brought to the table regarding a project that might be explored regarding Children's Park Pickets (further exploration will be done)
The board was adjourned at 5:55pm, to reconvene again on February 22, at 5:00pm. Thank you Board for the issues you have discussed.
"Trivia is Always Right for the Curious!"
1........What is OK short for"
"The most popular theory is that OK comes from 'oll korrect', a deliberately misspelled writing of 'all correct'. It was popularized in Boston newspapers around the 1840's when it was fashionable to go around spelling things incorrectly for humorous effect. Legend also has it that New York Democrats later adopted the abbreviation to promote their candidate Martin Van Buren - - the initials 'OK' were derived from his nickname, Old Kinderhook."
2..........Why do fingers and toes wrinkle when left in water?
" The waterproof coating on our skin gets rubbed away from areas of our bodies like our hands and feet that are frequently in contact with objects. If you immerse yourself in water with a lower concentration of dissolved salts than that of your cell contents, water will be absorbed by osmosis and cause your skin cells to swell. Since they are anchored to the tissues below, they are forced to corrugate to accommodate this."
3..........What is a hiccup?
"A hiccup comes from an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm, producing a sudden intake of air. The glottis (the vocal apparatus of the larynx) slams shut at the same time, so that the column of air strikes the closed glottis to produce the characteristic, onomatopoeic noise."
4..........Where do Phobias come from?
"Around 10% of the population suffer from phobias. Some may be triggered by a traumatic event while others are linked to physical problems. Studies suggest that simple phobias are partly genetic while others may be due to cultural history. For example, a fear of spiders may be passed down from the Middle Ages when spiders were associated with the plague, as victims' deserted homes became shrouded in cobwebs."
5..........Why do I get more car sick in the back seat?
"It's probably because you don't have such a good view of the horizon. Motion sickness occurs when the balance mechanism in your ear registers movement while your eyes are telling you that you are stationary."
Week 26 January to April 1,
January 26, 1788 - - The British established a settlement at Sydney Harbor in Australia as 778 convicts arrived, setting up a penal colony to relieve overcrowded prisons in England.
January 27, 1973 - - U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ended as North Vietnamese and American representatives signed an agreement in Paris. The U.S. agreed to remove remaining troops within 60 days thus ending the longest war in American history. Over 58,000 Americans had been killed, 300,000 wounded and 2,500 declared missing. A total of 566 prisoners-of-war had been held by the North Vietnamese during the war with 55 reported deaths.
January 28, 1547 - - King henry VIII of England died and was succeeded by his son, Edward VI. Henry had ruled since 1509 and had broken all ties with the Roman Catholic Church over the matter of divorce. He married a total of six times. Edward VI was the son of his third wife, Jane Seymour. Edward became king at age 10, but died of tuberculosis at age 16. He was followed by his half-sister, Mary.
January 29, 1919 - - The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Prohibition Amendment) was ratified. For nearly 14 years, until December 5, 1933, the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages were illegal in the United States. The Amendment had the unexpected result of causing enormous growth of organized crime which provided bootleg liquor to thirsty Americans.
January 30, 1649 - - King Charles I of England was beheaded for treason by order of Parliament under the direction of Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Puritan Revolution.
January 31, 1943 - - German troops surrendered at Stalingrad, marking the first big defeat of Hitler's armies in World War II. During the Battle of Stalingrad, 160,000 Germans were killed, 90,000 taken prisoner, including the commander, Friederich von Paulus, the first German field marshal ever to surrender. The captured Germans were forced to march to Siberia with few ever to return to Germany.
April 1, 2003 - - Sixteen minutes before it was scheduled to land, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart in flight over west Texas, killing all seven crew members. The accident may have resulted from damage caused during liftoff when a piece of insulating foam from the external fuel tank broke off, piercing a hole in the shuttle's left wing that allowed hot gases to penetrate the wing upon re-entering into the Earth's atmosphere. This was the second space shuttle lost in flight. In January 1986, Challenger exploded during liftoff.
.........This is a new column. I am going to put in a riddle when I send the bulletin out. When you read the bulletin and can answer the riddle, I will ask you for the answer the next club meeting. Ok? Here's the Riddle. Read it carefully!
"Accompanied by a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage, you must cross a river in order to get home. Unfortunately, you have a tiny boat which only permits you to transport a single load at a time. Therefore, during each trip, you must leave two unguarded on the riverbank while making the crossing. How will you manage to get all of them safely across, without one of them being eaten (the wolf will eat the goat, and the goat will eat the cabbage"
(Answer from last week's riddle was answered correctly by John Polk. " The way the troubadour can cross the bridge with a ball, a hat and a bowling pin without dropping any. The bridge won't bear more than his weight plus a maximum of two objects. You can't get rid of any of the objects. Answer: 'He juggles with the objects all the way across the bridge...there was always an object that was not actually in the troubadour's hands'
"A Gift Horse in the Mouth or Straight from the Horse's Mouth"
"When you get information straight from the horse's mouth, it means you are suppose to be getting honest, correct information. The phrase comes from the old days when determining how old a horse was done by looking at his teeth. So, before betting on a horse, people wanting to check its teeth to see how old this horse was. Therefore, anyone who worked around the horse (stable hand?) knew how old the horse was and could let the others know. Therefore, the information was acquired, 'straight from the horse's mouth' and not the owner of the horse.
On the other hand, if someone gave you a horse for free, it was considered rude to look in its mouth and check to see how old it was. Therefore, you were not to "look a gift horse in the mouth." Today, this means not to question the quality or motive a gift you get from someone."
"Oh No!!!!!"
Squirrels had overrun three churches in town. After much prayer, the elders of the first church determined that the animals were predestined to be there. Who were they to interfere with God's will? they reasoned. Soon, the squirrels multiplied.
The elders of the second church, deciding they could not harm any of God's creatures, humanely trapped the squirrels and set them free outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back.
It was only the third church that succeeded in keeping the pests away. The elders baptized the squirrels and registered them as members of the church, Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter.
"Where is the safest place to stand outside in a thunderstorm?"
"Tall, pointy objects standing alone in an open space are more likely to get struck by lightning but it's by no means a certainty. Sometimes the flat ground next to a tall tree can be hit. A car or other enclosed metal structure is the safest place to be in a thunderstorm. Failing that, a ditch, trench or group of shrubs of uniform height is better than nothing. Keep away from boundary areas between dissimilar terrain (water and land; rock and earth; trees and fields). Also keep at least five metres away from metal objects or other people as lightning will often jump from one object to another."
"America the Beautiful....The Great State of Mississippi"
1..........In 1963 the University of Mississippi Medical Center accomplished the world's first human lung transplant and on January 23, 1964, Dr. James D. Hardy performed the world's first heart transplant surgery!
2..........Borden's Condensed Milk was first canned in Liberty!
3..........In 1884 the concept of selling shoes in boxes in pairs (right foot and left foot) occurred in Vicksburg at Phil Gilbert's Shoe Parlor on Washington Street!
4..........The first female rural mail carrier in the United States was Mrs. Mamie Thomas. She delivered mail by buggy to the area southeast of Vicksburg in 1914!
5..........The first nuclear submarine built in the south was produced in Mississippi!
6..........Mississippi is the birthplace of the Order of Eastern Star!
7..........Mississippi was the first state in the nation to have a planned system of junior colleges!
8..........S.B Sam Vick of Oakland played for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. He was the only man ever to pinch hit for the baseball great Babe Ruth.
9..........Friendship Cemetery in Columbus has been called 'Where Flowers Healed a Nation'. It was April 25, 1866, and the Civil War had been over for a year when the ladies of Columbus decided to decorate both Confederate and Union soldiers graves with beautiful bouquets and garlands of flowers. As a direct result of this kind gesture, Americans celebrate what has come to be called Memorial Day each year, an annual observance of recognition of war dead.
10..........The oldest game in America is stickball. The Choctaw Indians of Mississippi played the game. Demonstrations can be seen every July at the Choctaw Indian Fair in Philadelphia.
America the Beautiful....Red Bluff (Mississippi's Little Grand Canyon"
"Red Bluff is a geological formation created by the natural erosion of the west bank of the Pearl River. The bluff is an exposure red clay, soil, sand and other colorful sediments, and rises to an elevation of approximately 400 feet above sea level. The bluff slopes sharply (200 feet) into a creek that feeds into the Pearl River.. Th8e natural erosion process continues and has forced the movement of nearby Mississippi Highway 587 at least two times.
The view from the bluff encompasses a significant portion of the Pearl River Basin in Marion Cou9nty, Mississippi. as well as the eastern portion of the nearby city of Columbia, Mississippi. The land where the bluff is located is privately owned, so hiking is prohibited, but the bluff can be viewed from roadside parking areas along Mississippi Highway 587."
"My Final Thoughts!"
"In Life you will realize that there is a purpose for every person you meet. Some are there to test you, some will use you, some will teach you, and some will bring out the very best in you!"
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Well! Another winner
last week. Rhonda White's name was hauled out of the BB jar...so what did she do with it? She earmarked it for the Eliminate Project! Yay!!!!
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Red Bluff (Mississippi's Little Grand Canyon"