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E-Bulletin forMay 27th 2019 (Issue 254)
"There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is being a credit to our parents, the second is not disgracing them; the lowest is being able simply to support them." Confucius
Attendance on Thursday, May 23, 2019
Doug Balkman, Jeanne Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Charles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Gary Nelson, John Roppolo, Charles Walts, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan, Beverly Crumley, Andrew Gary, Glen Rydl, Ronda Young, Tim Tippett (19)
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of May 2019
………….May 30...……..Garry White
The lucky drawer of the Big Bucks last week was CHARLES JOHNSON.
Special Kiwanis Award given to Frederick Case
Last Thursday President Kelli Whigham was honored to present a special Certificate of Appreciation To Frederick Case, recognizing Frederick's wonderful work in the higher echelon of Kiwanis making him a Bronze Medal member within the Legacy Circle of Kiwanis. Frederick has worked extremely hard and constant in the higher level of Kiwanis and is well deserving of this award. Congratulation Frederick!
2009 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:
LEFT TO RIGHT:
Sarah Steen
Madison Mendez
Daisy Obrigon
There were five recipients, but the other two were unable to make it to our meeting.
"Memorial Day Flag Display"
Thanks to all who turned out to put out flags this morning and who picked them up in the afternoon. Those who participated were Glen Rydl, Francis Mendez, Randy Cook, Gary Nelson, Randal Grizzle, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Lon Shell, Moe Johnson, Doug Balkman, Jeanne Balkman, James Collier, Charles Johnson, Charles Walts and Ted Breihan.
Terrific Kids Award Ceremony....Tremendous Success!
We had a great day over at DeZavala Elementary School last Friday. Those present were Pam Cook, Randy Cook, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Tim Tippett, Doug Balkman, Jeanne Balkman, Rhonda White, Gary Nelson, Francis Mendez and Kelli Whigham.
The kids were tickled to death to receive all of the goodies that several businesses in San Marcos had donated to them. Thanks to all of our Kiwanians who came out, and helped make it a special day for kids, their parents and grandparents.
The Program for this coming Thursday, May 30th, 2019
Our program for this coming Thursday will be brought by Ronda Young. She will be bringing Joyce Yannuzzi of New Braunfels. She is a dedicated community community leader and volunteer. She is a member of the United Way of Comal County Board of Directors and New Braunfels Partnership Committee.
In addition to her many tasks for the community, she holds the job of Community Relations Coordinator for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate.)
When a child enters the foster care
system because his or her home is no longer safe, a judge may appoint a committed volunteer to help. That volunteer is called a CASA.
These volunteers are appointed by judges to represent and advocate for a child's best interests in the child protection system. Let's have a great turnout for this important program.
From May 24 - May 30
May24, 1844 - - Telegraph inventor Samuel Morse sent the first official telefgraph message, 'What hath God wrought?' from the Capital building in Washington, D.C. to Baltimore.
May 25, 1787 - - The Constitutional Convention began in Philadelphia with delegates from seven states forming a quorum.
May 26, 1940 - - The Dunkirk evacuation began in order to save the British Expeditionary Force trapped by advancing German armies on the northern coast of France. Boats and vessels of all shapes and sizes ferried 200,000 British and 140,000 French and Belgian soldiers across the English Channel by June 2nd.
May 27, 1937 - - In San Francisco, 200,000 people celebrated the grand opening of the Golden Gate Bridge by strolling across it.
May 28, 1951 - - Amnesty International was founded by London lawyer Peter Berenson. He read about the arrest of a group of students in Portugal then launched a one-year campaign to free them called Appeal for Amnesty. Today Amnesty International has over a million members in 150 countries working to free prisoners of conscience, stop torture and the death penalty, and guarantee human rights for women.
May 29, 1453 - - The city of Constantinople was captured by thee Turks, who renamed it Istanbul. This marked the end of the Byzantine Empire as Istanbul became the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
May 30, 1783 - - The Pennsylvania Evening Post became the first daily newspaper published in America.
Have You Ever Heard the Phrase, "To Make One's Hair stand on End?"
"To frighten or terrify; to cause one to become rigid with fear; to scare the pants off one. This might almost pass as a literal condition, because when one is suddenly terrified the hair on one's head tends to rise, or feels as if it does, like the fur of a cat or the mane of a dog. Even a baldheaded man feels a prickling of the scalp from a sudden terror or fright. Undoubtedly the condition was recognized in early days, but the earliest English record is not found before 1530. Occurring in John Palsgrave's Lesclarcissement de la Langue F4ancoyse it may be in fact, a translation of the French, faire dresser les cheveux,'to ,make the hair stand erect.' But Palsgrave's line is: 'When I passed by the churche yarde my hearers stode upright for feare.' Thereafter many writers took the metaphor to their bosom.'"
"In a darkened theater where a suspenseful mystery story was being staged, a member of the audience suddenly stood up and cried, 'Where is the murderer?'
A threatening voice behind her replied, 'Right in back of you, if you don't sit down!'"
History of the Oregon State Flag
"Oregon's official state flag was adopted in 1925. It is the only state flag that still has a design on both sides. Both sides of the flag have a deep blue background and yellow designs. The reverse of the flag pictures a beaver (Oregon's state animal."
The front of the flag features the words 'STATE OF OREGON' and the year '1859', the year Oregon became a state. Between these is a heart shaped seal that pictures a landscape with mountains, tree, elk, a covered wagon, and a British warship leaving and an American steamship arriving. The ship's symbolizes the transfer of the Oregon Territory from the British to the US in 1846, when President James K. Polk signed a treaty with England giving this territory to the United States. The covered wagon represents the early Oregon pioneers who traveled on the Oregon Trail to settle in Oregon."
How About Some More Exponderables!
1...…..If an orange is orange, why isn't a lime called a green and a lemon called a yellow?
2...…...If bees live in a apiary, do apes live in a beeiary?
3...…...If blind people wear dark glasses, why don't deaf people wear earmuffs?
4...…….If cats and dogs didn't have fur would be still pet them?
5...…….If corn can't hear, why does it have an ear?
6...…….Why do they make cars go so fast its illegal?
7...……..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?
8...……..If everything is part of a whole, what is the whole part of?
9...……..If flowers don't talk back to you, are they mums?
10...…...Why do we have hot water heaters when hot water doesn't need to be heated?
See if you remember these facts:
Why is a can opener called a church key?
Many people suppose the term church key, describing the kind of opener that punches a triangle in a can of beer, reflects a mock reverence for the brew. Actually the present church key replaced an older kind of bottle opener of the same name. That device looked like the top end of one of the large ornate keys used to open church doors. When cans became popular, today's church key gained in popularity, and the name was transferred to it." (See you next week!"
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The lucky drawer of the Big Bucks last week was CHARLES JOHNSON.
Tremendous Success!
"To Make One's Hair stand on End?"
