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BULLETIN FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 23rd, 2017
"The Best Preparation for Tomorrow is Doing Your Best Today!"
Attendance for Thursday, January 19, 2017
Doug Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Charles Johnson, Rob Martin, Gary Nelson, Lon Shell, Kelli Whigham, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan, Beverly Crumley, Andrew Gary,
Tracy Herman, John Polk, Glen Rydl, Gary Strunk, McBride Wilson (20)
Here Are The Greeters for the Month of January, 2017.
January 26..........Gary Nelson
"BIRTHDAYS DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2017"
January 24, 2017.......Randy Cook
Visitors are always welcome!
We had one visitor with us last Thursday. Lucky Bovo, fresh out of the military and currently working with American Airlines was very interested in our club, so he was given a Membership Packet and has indicated that he will be back.
OH! Gosh Darn! Missed it Again!
There was money in the jar, but Randall Grizzle wasn't present! Better luck next time....(and I haven't won it either)
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Pancake Day is not that Far Away.....February 23rd.!
Ok! All of us should have plenty of forms to visit the businesses around town. We should have gobs and gobs of auction items. It's not too early to start making our community aware of this very important fundraiser. Remember the money goes for scholarships and assistance for other very worthwhile activities in which our children and youth are involved. And if you run out of tickets, Charles can always get you more.
The Program for Thursday, January 26th.
Rhonda White will be bringing Michael A. Cordona, new Superintendent of Schools in the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District. Michael was named to this position back in May 2016, He came from the Houston ISF where he was employed since 2012.
Recognized throughout his career as a turnaround administrator, he has already implemented rigorous student performance standards resulting in recognizable higher achievement scores.
He has been lauded by both teachers and administrators for his strong leadership. He has demonstrated a record of strengthening student achievement at the secondary level and has high expectations for all students, and improving school safety.
We look forward to Dr. Cordona's presentation, so let's have a good turnout.
"Kiwanis K-Kids meets this Thursday Morning"
Every second and fourth Thursday, The K-Kids will be holding their group meeting at
DeZavala Elementary School from 7:30am-8:00am. They need to see interested persons from our club to attend, showing our support for the service projects they will be getting involved in. Let's have 3 or 4 (or more) turn out this Thursday morning, January 26th. We meet in the Library.
Brittany Bouzard, our K-Kids advisor says that mornings are the best time to get the most K-Kids to attend. She says that they have elected 2 leaders from each grade level, and she meets with them more often to keep up with their ongoing projects. Right now, they are working on bracelets to raise awareness for lymphoma/leukemia (pasta for pennies). They will be selling these bracelets on this Friday at 7am-7:30am and the following Friday if there are any left. This project of 'pasta for pennies' will last until February 3rd. It is obvious that these kids are very involved, work hard, and have great ideas!
Key Club to be given their Support Check.
This coming Thursday. January 26 is a very important date for our local High School Key Club. Randy Cook, Gary Strunk (who has agreed to be our Kiwanis Advisor to the Key Club,) and Del Brown, (maybe others) are going to the club's upcoming meeting to be held in the Performing Arts Center at the school from 11:36am - 12:09pm). This way we can get back to our noon club meeting. Randy will also be presenting our club their annual support check of $1,000. It's been suggested that this check should be used to send Key Club members, especially next year's officers, to the Texas/Oklahoma District Convention.
These visits by our club to their meetings is very important and shows the Key Club members that we want to support them as much as we can
Can You Help this Week in Building a Ramp?
An urgent plea is going out from Gary Nelson and Gary Strunk regarding the building of a ramp this coming Wednesday, January 25. They will be meeting at the Ramp Warehouse at 8:30am. Remember, building these ramps are only done under desperate situations. There is always a great need to help someone to make life a little easier to endure. Give either Gary's if you can help.
Friends of Scouting Luncheon
Every year, Friends of Scouting has a luncheon to honor a person or persons who have exhibited the qualities of scouting in their work in the community. Bill Pennington from Pennington Funeral Homes has been selected as this year's honored guest. In the past our club has always had representatives attend the luncheon which this year is on Tuesday, February 21st, from 11:50am to 1:oopm in the Spring Lake Ballroom, Embassy Suite.
Our club has budgeted an amount each year. If you would like to attend this luncheon, please let our club know as soon as possible, so a table can be reserved for our club. It's a great meal and worthy of our participation. You also may give a donation of your own.
January 20, 1887......Pearl Harbor leased by the United States from Hawaii for naval station.
January 21, 1977......President Jimmy Carter pardoned Vietnam draft evaders.
January 22, 1973......Vietnam peace agreement signed by United States, North & South Vietnam and the Vietcong.
January 23, 1870........First State Bureau of Labor in United States organized in Massachusetts.
January 24, 1884........First United States Congressional of Honor was awarded.
January 25, 1971........Charles Manson convicted of the 1969 murder of Sharon Tate and others.
January 26, 1942........First American Expeditionary force to go to Europe during WWII went ashore in Northern Ireland.
"The Imponderables of Life!"
"Why Do Sailors Wear Bell-Bottom Trousers!.....
Nobody knows for sure if there was one particular reason why this custom started, but three theories predominate:
1. The flared leg allows bell-bottoms to fit over boots easily. Sailors traditionally sleep with their boots at the side of the bed, so that in case of emergency, they don't have to waste time trying to position their pants over their footwear. Once a sailor arrives on deck, having the trouser legs fully cover the top of the boot has practical advantages as well - - it protects him from spray and rain entering his boots.
2. Bell-bottoms are easily rolled up. Because sailors often work with potentially harmful chemicals (scrubbing the deck with lye, for example), rolling up the cuffs prevents permanent damage to the pants. Also, if a sailor needs to wade ashore, bell-bottoms can easily be rolled up above the knee.
3. If a sailor is thrown overboard, bell-bottoms are also easier to remove than conventional trousers. And the loose fit of the bell-bottom also make it easier to remove boots in the water.
Sailors in boot camp are taught another practical use for bell-bottom trousers. If the legs are tied at the ends, bell-bottoms can hold quite a lot of air, in a pinch they can be used as floatation devices.
"OH GREAT!!!!!
"I'm driving with this fellow, and he runs right through a stop light. So I say, 'Hey, that was a stop light.' And he says. 'I drive like my brother!'
A few blocks later, he plows right through a red light. I say 'You just ran a red light.' And he says, 'I drive like my brother!'
So now we're coming up on a green light, and he slows down. I'm confused, so I say,'It's green; why are you slowing down?' He says, 'My brother might be coming!'"
1...........Did you know that most commonly used letter in the alphabet is 'E'?
2...........Did you know the 3 most common languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English?
3...........Did you know that Switzerland eats the most chocolate equaling to 10 kilos per person per year?
4...........Did you know the most commonly forgotten item for travelers is their toothbrush?
5...........Did you know your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)?
6...........Did you know Monopoly is the most played board game in the world?
7...........Did you know that Scotland has the most redheads?
8...........Did you know the most fatal car accidents occur on Saturdays?
9...........Did you know your most active muscle are in your eyes?
10.........Did you know the most common injury in ten pin bowling is a sore thumb?
"America the Beautiful"
"The Pony Express"
While lasting only 20 months, from April 1860 to November of 1861, the Pony Express was a daring solution to the problem of delivering mail from St. Joseph, Mo. to Sacramento, California in less than the 20 days required by stagecoach. Riders averaging eight miles an hour cut that time in half. When it was replaced by the transcontinental telegraph, the Pony Express had logged an amazing 596,501 miles and handled 30,700 pieces of mail.
In 1860, there were about 157 Pony Express stations that were about 10 miles apart along the Pony Express route. At each station stop the express rider would change to a fresh horse, taking only the mail pouch called a 'mochile' (from the Spanish for pouch or backpack) with him.
The employers stressed the importance of the pouch. They often said that, if it came to be, the horse and rider should perish before the mochila did. The mochila was thrown over the saddle and held in place by the weight of the rider sitting on it. Each corner had a 'cantina' or pocket. Bundles of mail were placed in these cantinas, which were padlocked for safety.
The mochila could hold 20 lbs of mail along with the 20 pounds of material carried on the horse. Eventually everything except one revolver and a water sack was removed, allowing for a total of 165 lbs on the horse's back
Riders who could not weigh over 125 lbs, changed about every 75-100 miles, and rode day and night. In emergencies, a given rider might ride two stages back to back, over 20 hours on a quickly running horse.
"My Closing Thought for the Week!"
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy,
the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.
Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation)
There is one elementary truth, the elementary truth,
The ignorance of which, kills countless ideas and splendid plans:
That the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too,
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred."
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Friends of Scouting Luncheon
1...........Did you know that most commonly used letter in the alphabet is 'E'?
