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FOR THE WEEK OF May 7th, 2018
"People tend to COMPLICATE their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough!"
For the Meeting on May 3, 2018
Doug Balkman, Chester Banks, Cynthia Bentley, Del Brown, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Moe Johnson, Gary Nelson,Lon shell, Charles Walts, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan (YAY..Welcome back Ted),Andrew Gary, Garry White, Rhonda White,Francis Mendez, John Polk, Merwin Richards, Glen Rydl, McBride Wilson. (20),,,,Guests: Ken Baumbach (Lt Gov, Division 38) & JoAnna Gilland, possible transfer into our club from the Lockhart Club)
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of MAY, 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.
May 10, 2018...............NO MEETING
May 17, 2018................Kelli Whigham
May 24, 2018................Garry White
May 31, 2018.................Rhonda White
Happy Anniversary to you lucky people in May
May 7...........Rhonda & Darrel White
May 20.........Steve & Kelli Whigham
Happy Birthday to all you great people whose birthdays fall in May, 2018
May 10th...........Kelli Whigham
May 12..............Garry White
May 18..............Chester Banks
May 20..............Andrew Gary
May 24..............Steve Whigham
And the Winner was.....Rhonda White & she kept it! Congratulations Rhonda!
Club Gives Donation
Last Thursday, our Kiwanis Club President Doug Balkman presented our Division Lt Governor Ken Baumbach, a check for $200 to assist him in attending our Kiwanis InterNational Convention, to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 28 - July 1, 2018. This is Ken's first year as Lt Governor for Division 38, and we is looking forward for him to bring back information happenings on the Kiwanis International Scale.
Attention!!
There will be another Kyle, Buda Informational Meeting on May 16, 2018 at 12:00 noon. Once again it will be held at the Orchard Park of Kyle-Senior Living Center, 4701 Ratcliffe Drive, Kyle.
RSVP to Cynthia Bentley. 504-330-8999 mscynt100@gmail.com or Frederick Chase at 512-787-0171.
Please RSVP AND BRING A FRIEND WITH YOU!!!
For more information on Kiwanis International, please visit our website at www.kiwanis.org.
The K-Kids are going to be holding another classroom meeting this coming Thursday morning, May 10th, beginning at 8:00am. It will once again be held in the classroom of their sponsor, Brittany. This time, they will be making anti-cancer bracelets to sell, and the proceeds will be going to Camp Wapiyap, a summer camp for children facing pediatric cancer. Lets have a good showing from our club to help them, and plan to purchase one of the bracelets. If possible, we can bring some back to our club meeting, and help the kids out by donating.
There will be no Kiwanis Meeting this coming Thursday, May 10th due to Texas State Graduation.
Week of May 4th - May 10th
May 4, 1886 - - The Haymarket Square Riot occurred in Chicago after 180 police officers advanced on 1,300 persons gathered in the square listening to speeches of labor activists and anarchists. A bomb was thrown. Seven policemen were killed and over 50 wounded. Four anarchists were then charged with conspiracy to kill, convicted and hanged while another committed suicide in jail. Three others were given lengthy jail terms.
May 5, 1865 - - Decoration Day was first observed in the U.S., with the tradition of decorating soldiers' graves from the Civil War with flowers. The observance date was later moved to May 30th and included American graves from World War I and World War II, and became better known as Memorial Day. In 1971, Congress moved Memorial Day to the last Monday in May, thus creating a three-day holiday weekend.
May 6, 1527 - - The Renaissance ended with the Sack of Rome by German troops as part of an ongoing conflict between the Hapsburg Empire and the French Monarchy. German troops killed over 4,000 R90mans, imprisoned the Pope, and looted works of art and libraries. An entire year passed before order could be restored in Rome.
May 7, 1945 - - In a small red brick schoolhouse in Reims, Germany, General Alfred Jodl signed the unconditional surrender of all German fighting forces thus ending World War II in Europe. Russian, American, British and French ranking officers observed the signing of the document which became effective at one minute past midnight on May 9th. Jodl was then ushered in to see Supreme Allied Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who curtly asked Jodl if he fully understood the document. Eisenhower then informed Jodl that he would be held personally responsible for any deviation from the terms of the surrender. Jodl was then ushered away.
May 8, 1945 - - A second German surrender ceremony was held in Berlin. Soviet Russia's leader Josef Stalin had refused to recognize the German surrender document signed a day earlier at Reims. This time, German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitl signed the surrender document which declared, as did the first, that hostilities would end as of 12:01 a.m. on May 9th.
May 9, 1862 - - During the American Civil War, General David Hunter, Union commander of the Department of the South, issued orders freeing the slaves in South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. He did so without congressional or presidential approval. The orders were countermanded by President Abraham Lincoln ten days later.
May 10. 1869 - - The newly constructed tracks of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railways were first linked at Promontory Point, Utah. A golden spike was driven by Leland Stanford, president of the 'central' pacific, to celebrate the linkage. It is said that he missed the spike on his first swing which brought roars of laughter from men who had driven thousands upon thousands of spikes themselves.
"Read the Riot Act!
"These days, angry parents might threaten to 'read the riot act' to their unruly children. But in the 18th century England, the Riot Act was a very real document, and it was often recited aloud to angry mobs. Instituted in 1715, the Riot Act gave the British government the authority to label any group of more than 12 people a threat to the peace. In these circumstances, a public official would read a small portion of the Riot Act and order the people to 'disperse themselves, and peaceably depart to their habitations.' Anyone that remained after one hour was subject to arrest or removal by force. The law was later put to the test in 1819 during the infamous Peterloo Massacre, in which a cavalry unit attacked a large group of protestors after they appeared to ignore a reading of the Riot Act.
.........Well, I can tell that the riddles thus far have been way too easy, so here is one that might given you a challenge!
" Nobody guessed the answer to this one. The right answer was "Besides breathing, what is everyone doing at the same time?_(Getting Older)
Riddle this week: "What is the only type of cheese that is made backwards?________
Want to Be a Detective...Find the hidden word somewhere in a sentence. In the following sentences, find the name of a 'Car Make or model'
Below are the answers from last week's....they are in bold type)
Here's another Detective item; Look for the name of .Flowers.
1. A real hero seldom runs away from danger.
2. Linda told the sitter not let the baby's nap drag on into the afternoon or he'd be awake all night.
3. "Aunt Lil, your potatoes are boiling over!" said Eric excitedly.
4. Little Christina loved her dance recital because she got to wear a tutu, lipstick, and eye makeup.
5. When I lived in Boston, I risked my life every day just crossing the busy streets.
6. When I plant my garden, I always add fertilizer and peat moss," advised expert botanist Neville Bowdridge.
7. George said the The Silence of the Lambs was as terrifying a movie as both Psycho and The Shining.
8. "In England," said the vicar, "national pride in our health care system is very important to its success.
"Here's Another 'Dog' story!..Doggone!
" As this stranger enters a country store, he spots a sign: Danger! Beware of Dog! Inside, he sees a harmless old hound asleep in the middle of the floor. 'Is that the dog we're supposed to beware of?' he asks the owner. 'That's him,' comes the reply. 'He doesn't look dangerous to me. Why would you post that sign?' 'Well before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him.'"
These two words join together to form another word!
1. Not on + the final part_______________
2. The hearing organ + a bird's home_____________
3. The red planet + a corridor___________________
4. Highest or uppermost + postal code for Phoenix's state______________
5. Dove or pigeon sound + the highest face card_______________
6. Taxi + first person singular pronoun + tennis court separator_______________
7. One sheet of a book + picnic pest_________________
8. Advice giver Landers + one-sixteenth of a pound____________
9. To prohibit + a queen's husband_______________
10. To make a wager + a shaft of light__________________
11. Tin container + past tense of do + consumed______________
12. Not against + to make an offer at an auction + a lion's lair______________
1.....Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
2.....Can you be a closet claustrophobic?
3.....Why do trees grow straight up when growing on the side of a mountain?
4.....If your therapist asked you to 'let your mind go blank', how would you know?
5.....If you invented an acid that could eat through anything, what would you keep it in?
6.....Why do they call them milkshakes if they have already been shaken? Shouldn't they be called 'milkshook' or 'milkshaken'?
7.....Why do we play at recitals and recite at plays?
8.....Do vegetarians eat animal cookies?
9.....Why do noses run and feet smell?
10.....Is it possible to be totally partial?
"Semordnilap" is a word that spells a different word forward and backward, such as faced and decaf. Last week's answers in red.
1. Forward, it's a prevaricator; backward it's what a train moves on_________________
2. Forward, it's an insect; backward it's the astronaut's beverage________________
3. Forward, they're a part of the mouth; backward it means self-satisfied or conceited___________________.
4. Forward, it's a group of Apple computers; backward, its fraud or a dishonest scheme__________________.
5. Forward, they're the noises little dogs make; backward, it's the process of neutering a dog or cat________________.
6. Forward, it's an archaic term for a poet; backward it means dull, colorless, or uninteresting_______________.
7. Forward, it's a wanderer or desert traveler; backward, it's the last name of the actor who played the title role in Good Will Hunting______________.
8. Forward, it's exemplified by Betelgeuse or the Sun' backward, they're rodents_________________.
9. Forward, it's a one-mast sailboat; backward, they're places to swim___________________.
America the Beautiful in our State of Wyoming!
1: Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote!
2: Yellowstone is the first National Park (1872)!
3: Devil's Tower was designated as the first National Monument (1906)!
4: The largest coal mine in the e United States if Black Thunder located near Wright!
5: The J.C. Penney stores were started in Kemmerer!
6: Wyoming has the lowest population of all 52 United States!
7: The Red Desert in south central Wyoming drains neither to the east nor to the west. The continental divide splits and goes around the desert on all sides leaving the basin without normal drainage!
8: The Wind River actually changes its name in the middle of the stream becoming the Big Horn River at a site at the north end of the Wind River Canyon, where each year the Native Americans hold a ceremony depicting the "Wedding of the Waters.!"
9: The Horse on the Wyoming license plate has a name, "Old Steamboat". It is named after a bronc that could not be ridden back in the 'oughts or the teens.'
10: The city of Gillette has the largest High School in the state (Campbell County High School)!
"America the Beautiful - Yellowstone National Park
Formed by volcanic fire and glacial ice, the nation's first national park is arguably its more spectacular too. Underground thermal waters bubble up to the surface and explode into geysers. Water draining from Hellowston's high plateau forms into rivers and tumbles down waterfalls. The largest herd of bison in America roams freely through Yellowstone, and eklk, bighorn sheep, grizzly bears and wolves range the park as well. Yellowstone National Park is so popular that visitors must make plans well in advance to secure lodging or campsites. Attracting more than three million visitors each year, Yellowstone is more than a national park. It's a national treasure!
"My Final Thoughts!, Life's Little Instructions" (taken from a little book,"Life's Little Instruction Book by H. Jackson Brown, Jr."
1........Everyone loves praise. Look hard for ways to give it to them!
2........Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
3........Praise in public: Criticize in private!
4........Seek out the good in people!
5.........Show respect for others' time. Call whenever you're going to be more than ten minutes late for an appointment!
6........Learn to show enthusiasm, even when you don't feel like it!
7........Every day show your family how much you love them with your words, with your touch, and with your thoughtfulness!
8........Don't leave car keys in the ignition!
9........When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you're going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
10.......Never snap your fingers to get someone's attention. It's rude!
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Yellowstone National Park