"We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard asd well as our voices." (Richard M. Nixon)
Our Program for this coming Thursday, January 23, 2020
Glen Rydl will be bringing his own program for this coming week. His subject is one that he is intimately involved in since it's conception many years ago. He will be talking about the San Marcos 'Twice Blessed' Consignment Shop. He was there when it was built and he has not stopped working in it with many other volunteers, your editor is just one. Be sure and come, and bring someone with you. You will be amazed at what all goes on and out in our consignment shop.
"Flag Day this Month"
Thanks to all of our flag teams that turned out this morning and put up flags. It was a bit chilly, but it always give me a certain pride each time I put up flags on my route. That flag is one way of expressing to our city that the United States is the best nation in the world, and we are proud of it. God Bless America!
Attendance at our Meeting on January 16, 2020
Doug Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Charles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Gary Nelson, John Roppolo, Lon Shell, Charles Walts, Kelli Whigham, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan, Andrew Gary, Garry White, Francis Mendez, John Polk (in hospital), Glen Rydl, Gary Strunk, Tim Tippetts, Kelly Layne. (23)
Birthdays during the Month of January 2020
...........Gary Nelson,,.....January 18
...........Randy Cook........January 24
"John Polk, Ted Breihan & wife Frances, Gary Nelson and wife, Sherry.
John was unable to have the surgery on his spinal cord, so they will be outfitting him with a back brace, and he may be able able to come back to New Braunfels to the hospital there.
Let us continue to keep Ted Breihan and his wife in our prayers. Gary Nelson's wife is improving also, but keep them all in your prayers.
Last Weeks program was brought by Francis Mendez. The speaker was Dr. James Nevales from Texas State University . Dr. Nevales spoke on the development and implementation of Computer Science within the younger grade levels , beginning with the elementary level, then entering the Middle School level of grades 6,7,8, then going on into High School , grades 9-12. Since so much of today's communication is done through the computer, it is important that children began to get acquainted with computer science as early as possible. Thanks Francis and Thanks to Dr. Nevales.
Board of Directors Meeting...
Our monthly Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, January 30th at 5:00pm in Room 305 of the CTMC Professional Building. All Board members are urged to be present.
History Facts from January 17 to 223
January 17, 1773 - - The ship Resolution, sailing under Captain James Cook, became the first vessel to cross the Antartic Circle.
January 18, 1966 - - Robert Clifton Weaver was sworn in as the first African American cabinet member in U.S. history, becoming President Lyndon B. Johnson's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
January 19, 1966 - - Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India in succession to Lal Shastri who had died eight days earlier. She served until 1975 and later from 1900 to 1984, when she was assassinated by her own bodyguards as she walked to her office. Her only surviving son, Rajiv, became the next prime minister. In 1991, he was assassinated while campaigning for reelection.
January 20, 1649 - - At the conclusion of the English Civil War, King Charles I was brought before a high court of justice at Westminster Hall on charges of treason. The Civil War had been fought over whether the King's power was absolute or was limited by the powers of Parliament. Oliver Cromwell had led the Parliamentary forces to victory over the Royals. In the trial that followed, Charles was found guilty and condemned as 'a tyrant, traitor, murderer and public enemy'. He was beheaded several days later in front of Whitehall Palace in London.
January 21, 1793 - - In the aftermath of the French Revolution, King Louis XVI of France was guillotined on the charge of conspiring with foreign countries for the invasion of France. During the Revolution, the King had attempted to flee to Austria for assistance. Ten months later, his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette, was also guillotined.
January 22, 1905 - - Five hundred protesting Russian workers were killed by the troops of Czar Nicholas II in St. Petersburg. The event became known as 'Bloody Sunday' and marked the beginning of the violent revolutionary movement of 1905 which ultimately failed. A second revolutionary movement in 1917 succeeded and the Czar abdicated.
January 23, 1849 - - Elizabeth Blackwell was awarded her MD by the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York, thus becoming American's first woman doctor.
Where New York got It's Name
"The former Dutch colony New Amsterdam was renamed in 1664 after an English fleet sailed into the harbor and forced Governor Peter Stuyesant to surrender. The English colony was then named New York in honor of the duke of York, who became King James II."
Know Your Presidents . .Woodrow Wilson
"Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States and served from 1913 - 1921.
He was often called the Phrase Maker because he coined so many phrases to inspire patriotism during the First World War. He was also called the School Master in Politics because before he entered the world of politics, he taught in many of the nation's finest colleges and universities. Wilson had a Ph.D in political science and was a noted historian. Prior to entering politics, he taught at Princeton, University."
"One hot, dry day in the West, a traveler arrived at a small highway cafe'. wiping the sweat from his brow, he turned to a deeply tanned old-time sitting at the counter and asked, 'When was the last time it rained here?' The old man looked at him, 'Son, you remember in the Bible when it says it rained for 40 days and 40 nights?' 'Well, yes, I sure do.' The old man continued, 'We got an inch.''
"LIKELY, CALIFORNIA"
"At a town meeting called to name the township, someone stood up and announced, 'It isn't likely that we will agree on any name." The townspeople, in fact, agreed upon the name likely.
"Why Are First and Second-year students called Freshmen and Sophomores?"
"The word 'freshman goes back to 1550, when a first-year university student was fresh - -untried and inexperienced. And he was a man; college in those days was definitely not for women. Because of this origin, many feminists prefer first-year student or even freshperson. Sophomore is equally interesting in its origin. The Greek sophos meant 'wise' and moros meant 'foolish'. It is well known , or assumed at least, that, based on their newfound experience, sophomores are given to making confident pronoucements on weighty issues, while in fact they are quite immature and relatively unlearned."
""Did You Know........?
1...Cherophobia is the fear of fun.
2...A ten gallon hat will only hold 3/4 of a gallon.
3....Just like fingerprints, everyone has different tongue prints.
4.....Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions. The word 'run' comes in close second.
5.....A jiffy is the scientific name of for 1/100th of a second.
6......One fourth of the bones in your body are located in your feet.
7......The tongue is the strongest muscle in the body.
8......More than 50% of the people in the world have never made o received a telephone call.
9......The male ostrich can roar just like a lion.
10......Mountain lions can whistle.
Having just returned from a trip to Pennsylvania for a visit with my older son, I am always impressed with the fact that they live in and around the Pennsylvania Dutch, or Mormon folks. I ran across this article about this interesting group of folks. "This ethnic group, concentrated mainly in the southeastern counties of Pennsylvania known as the Pennsylvania Dutch are actually German. Since these settlers from the Rhineland referred to themselves in their original language as Pennsylfawnish Deutsch, they became inaccurately called 'Dutch' in America. They did not refer to themselves as Germans for the simple reason that Germany, as we now know it, including the word, did not even exist until Bismarck formed the country nearly two centuries after these Rhinelanders arrived in the United States.
Arriving in Pennsylvania as early as 1683, these settlers retained their Old World language and customs because of their large numbers and strong ethnic and religious heritage. But not all of the Pennsylvania Dutch are the rigid traditionalists they are commonly thought to be. Some have kept their conservative ways, such as the Old Order, 'plain' Amish and Mennonites, and are the ones usually sought out by tourists. However, 90% of the Pennsylvania Dutch are New Order, 'fancy' and have blended into American society largely indistinguishable in appearance and custom.("Myth Information by J. Allen Varasdi"
E-Bulletin for January 23, 2020 (
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