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BULLETIN FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 4TH, 2016
"When an American says that they love their country, they mean not only that they love the New England hills, the prairies glistening in the sun, the wide and rising plains, the great mountains, and the sea. They mean that they love an inner air, an inner light in which freedom lives and in which a person can draw the breath of self-respect." (Adlai Stevenson)
ATTENDANCE FOR JUNE 30TH, 2016
Doug Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Steve Furney, Charles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Rob Martin, Lon Shell, Kelli Whigham, Garry White, Ted Breihan, Beverly Crumley, Andrew Gary, Tracy Herman, Francis Mendez, John Polk, Glen Rydl, McBride Wilson. Caleb Williams (21)
Greeter List for the Month of July, 2016
July 7............McBride Wilson
July 14..........Chester Banks
July 21..........Del Brown
July 28..........Doug Balkman
Greeters should arrive NLT 11:30am in order to put on a Greeter Badge, and greet the early arrivals. If they are new to our club, introduce them to other members, make them feel very welcome.
"The one thing that drove me absolutely crazy about my boyfriend Bill was the way he drove. He would insist on driving in the dead center of a two way intersection, and no matter how much I complained, sulked, and threatened nothing made a dent. The only consolation I found was the thought that at least the cars coming towards us, were staying in their lane. Sure enough, I soon resigned myself to my fate but I would still cringe all too often while on the road,
Well, the day finally came when I was to meet Bill's family. We headed to the small hick town that he was from in Pennsylvania, and had a grand old time with his folks. It was when we went out for a drive in the old family pick up that I learned that things could get quite a bit worse. "Don't worry about my husband's driving in the center of the road," said Bill's mom with a big friendly smile, as we headed onto a two way intersection. "THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE DOES AROUND HERE!"
............July 9th.........Charles Johnson
............July 30..........Jude Prather
...............July 3..........Randy & Pam Cook
...............July 15........Gary & Sherry Nelson
Brian Olson brings an opposing view on whether to destroy Cape's Dam.
Tracy Herman brought Brian Olson as our program last Thursday, and he covered a lot of territory to oppose the City Council's vote to destroy Cape's Dam. Brian gave some very pertinent facts, followed by many questions from our club. Capes Dam is a historical structure, and according to Brian, destroying the dam would also affect the plants, and fish, especially the Darter, and wild rice growth, because by removing the dam, it would increase the flow of the river to the point that the important species of aqua plants and fish might not survive. He did an excellent job of proposing the opposition side of this very important historical dam.
Rob Martin has his name drawn. He had his pin and several other articles of Kiwanis emblems.....guess what, he donated it back into the club fund.
Welcome to our Guests last Thursday.
We welcomed three guests last week, all three who came to hear Brian Olson make his presentation on Capes Dam.
Tom & Paula Goynes, both who are very familiar with the San Marcos River, and Ashley Brannon, who came with Brian. Guests are always welcome. Come again.
Sam Brannon to bring the program for this coming Thursday, July 4th.
You can easily tell by the topic that this will be a good program. Sam is going to present this himself, so don't miss it. Sam tells us that "Few are aware that Hays County has the 2nd highest per capita debt in the state, and that in the last 12 years the debt has grown at 10% the rate of population growth." Come with your questions.
Don't forget flag people, we will be putting up flags this coming Monday, the 4th of July. Let's all meet at Ted's Monday morning, at 7am, and don't forget to get them picked up later in the afternoon. This is a very important day. This is where it all begins, the birthday of our nation.
Last Week's Answers:
d.....Litigants prefer to raise these sorts of issues under the Bill of Rights rather than argue separation-of-powers.
a.....Article I
c.....Article III
b.....Article II
This Weeks questions:
Which of the following statements is true about the power of Congress?
a. Congress has unlimited power to legislate.
b. Congress can legislate, interpret, and enforce the law.
c. Congress possesses only that limited legislative
power granted to it by the Constitution.
d. Congress can legislate and execute, but must leave interpretation up to the judicial branch.
Federal court judges are selected according to which of the following methods?
a. Appointed by the governor of the state in which the courthouse is located.
b. Appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
c. Elected by the voters residing in the judicial district or circuit in which the judicial vacancy has occurred.
d. Elected by the House of Representatives and Senate, and confirmed by the President.
Which of the following best describes a judicial activist?
a. A judicial activist believes in following precedent.
b. A judicial activist tends to focus on the facts without questioning whether the law needs to be changed.
c. A judicial activist believes that the judiciary should refrain from determining the constitutionality of an act of Congress unless absolutely necessary.
d. A judicial activist is results-oriented and is interested in reaching the result that is best for society.
This case gave the Court the opportunity to state the federal government is supreme in relation to the state governments. It also was the start of something remarkable regarding Congress' ability to legislate based on its powers under the commerce clause. Using this power, Congress has been able to bring about much social change in this country - including working conditions, safety, and the meltdown of segregation in institutions, to name just a few. In addition, many historians find that the ruling in this case was instrumental in turning New York into what it is today - simply by opening up the trade in and out of the area.
a. Marbury v. Madison (5 U.S. 137)
b. McCulloch v. Maryland - (17 U.S. 316)
c. Gibbons v. Ogden - (22 U.S. 1)
d. Barron v. Baltimore - (32 U.S. 243)
1.........The order of the planets, starting closest to the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
2..........The one place where a flag flies all day, never goes up or comes down, and does not get saluted, is the moon.
3..........Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years - but so does winter.
4..........The largest iceberg ever recorded was 335 km (208 miles) long and 97 km (60 miles) wide.
5..........Hurricanes, tornadoes and bigger bodies of water always go clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. This directional spinning has to do with the rotation of the earth and is called the Coriolis force.
6..........Winds that slow toward the equator curve west.
7..........Planets, meaning wanderers, are named after Roman deities: Mercury, messenger of the gods, Venus, the god of love and beauty, Mars, the god of war, Jupiter, king of the gods, and Saturn, father of Jupiter and god of agriculture, Neptune, god of the sea.
8............The tallest waterfalls in the world are Angel Falls in Venezuela. At 979 m (3,212 feet) they are 19 times taller than the Niagara Falls, or 3 times taller than the Empire State Building.
9.............Although the Angel Falls are much taller than the Niagara Falls, the latter are much wider, and they both pour about the same amount of water over their edges - about 2.8 billion litres (748 million gallons) per second.
10...........All the planets in the solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venu. It is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
significant facts pertaining to the month of july!
According to the Gregorian calendar, July is the seventh month. On the Roman calendar, it was the fifth month and was called 'Quintilis', meaning 'fifth'. Julius Caesar gave the month 31 days in 46 B.C. The Roman Senate named it 'Julius', in honor of Caesar..........July is usually the hottest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere..........During July, when there isn't much rain, the grass often loses it's greenness..........Independence Day is observed in the U.S. on July 4th. On that day in 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. In France a similar holiday, Bastille Day, occurs on July 14. Several others countries celebrate national independence in July.....Canada celebrates July 1, as Canada Day. Independence Day is celebrated in Venezuela on July 5; in Argentina, July 9, in Belgium, July 21, and in Peru, July 28.........Americans troops occupied San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War, July 1, 1858.......Battle of the Somme began in World War I, July 1, 1916........President James Garfield was shot, July 2, 1881........Thurgood Marshall, first black justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, born July 2, 1908.......Champlain founded Quebec, July 3, 1608......Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, and John Hancock signed it, July 4, 1776.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THESE EXTRAORDINARY FACTS?
1...........It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska.
2...........Slugs have 4 noses.
3............A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years.
4............Butterflies taste with their feet.
5............A cat's urine glows under a black light.
6............If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
7............Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples.
8............The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
9............Guiness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
10..........Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day.
What Amazing Facts come out in Number 29!
1..........The number 29 is the tenth prime number!
2...........29 is the atomic number of copper!
3...........Saturn requires over 29 years to orbit the sun!
4...........29 is the number of days February has in leap years!
5...........According to USA Today, 29% of married couples share a toothbrush!
6...........The Human Skull is made up of 29 bones!
7...........Seven straight cuts through a pizza can divide it into as many as 29 pieces!
8.............It would take 29 million years for a car traveling 100 miles per hour to reach the nearest star!
9............The offs of being born on 29th February are 1 in 1461!
10..........On 29 March 2004, The Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants!
"Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong." (James Bryce)
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"Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong." (James Bryce)