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BULLETIN FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 2, 2016
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." (Melody Beatiie)
ATTENDANCE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28th, 2016
Doug Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case,Randy Cook, Charles Johnson, Rob Martin, Lon Shell, Moe Johnson, John Polk, Glen Rydl, Gary Strunk, McBride Wilson (13)
It's a new month and here is the list of greeters for the month of May.
May 5............Francis Mendez
May 12...........Garry White
May 19...........Glen Rydl
May 26...........Kelli Whigham
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU WHO WERE BORN IN MAY
May 10...............Kelli Whigham
May 12...............Garry White
May 18..............Chester Banks
May 20..............Andrew Gary
May 24..............Steve Wnigham
HAPPY ANIVERSARY TO THOSE IN MAY 2016
May 20...........Steve & Kelli Whigham
Our Program for this coming Thursday, May 5, 2016.
Nope, we are not bringing Paul Anderson as Moe's program this week, but you can see that it is going to have something to do with weightlifting. Moe is very familiar with the subject. He will be presenting a power point slide presentation on "The History and Evolution of Weightlifting."
Many of you know that Moe was not always a runner. I n fact it would be fair to say that back in the day, his figure was not the lean physique typically associated with a distance runner. He was a champion weightlifter, wrestler, and body builder - winning state competitions and claiming titles such as Mr. North Dakota and Mr. Northern Plains during the 1960's. At the age of 50, Moe rounded off his lifting career with a national title at the United States Powerlifting Federation's Masters National Powerlifting Championships. A nagging shoulder injury ultimately affected Moe's weightlifting ability, and he turned to running as an alternative form of exercise. Oh, and by the by, your editor, when he was stationed in Baumholder, Germany around 1963 was privileged to not only invite Paul Anderson to come and demonstrate his world champion weightlifting skills to the troops stationed there, but your editor got to just one on one eat breakfast with Paul. You wouldn't believe what he had for breakfast. At least two steaks, and at least a quart of milk. He was a Big-Big-Big man, but also a very strong representative of his religious faith. Be sure and attend this Thursday.
Our Camp Coordinator, Gary Strunk is suggesting that we put our Kiwanis camp on somewhat of a regular schedule beginning this month. He is suggesting the 2d Tuesday of each month, beginning at 9:00 am. This is a good idea rather than wait until we have another emergency. So the first day will be Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Not sure what all needs to be done, but Gary says bring your weed eaters. He'll get a schedule of other implements needed before the 10th. We need all the volunteers we can get. Our camp is being used quite regularly now, so let's get it in great shape.
Hallelujah! We had a winner for Big Bucks last week. John Polk was present and he had the proper identification and he kept his money. Congratulations John. Ok guys and gals, who will be next. You know now that I mention it, my name hasn't been drawn in months.
MEMBER SATISFACTION SURVEY
1. I regularly invite non-members to our Club meetings.
(These are the first 10 results of our Membership Survey. Ten more will go in next week's bulletin. Seventeen members participated in the survey)
I guess that our program last Thursday, given by Frederick Case, was far from completed when 1:00pm rolled around. Frederick had a great deal for to say with regards to getting members in our club. He gave an excellent presentation, but he just didn't have enough time to complete it. What is a member anyway, whether it's a Kiwanis member, or Rotary, or Lions, or Chamber of Commerce or any other organization that we find that we want to belong to because we like what the organization stands for....so we join, then what? Do we just attend whenever it's convenient, or do we put the meeting date on our calendar, meaning that we don't want to miss a single meeting, unless, of course an emergency comes up that keeps us from attending. No club can survive very long if our members are only occasional members, and don't jump in to participate each time we have a function. Remember that all of our functions that make money for our club doesn't really stay with us, rather it immediately gets earmarked for community activities that involves kids.
During the last several weeks, our attendance has dropped considerably? Why? Our club is considered an up and coming club. We have programs every week. The members who work to get these programs together work hard and I am sure they would like to see as full a house as possible to take advantage of those programs.
Our nominating committee is meeting to fill some very important spots for this next year. We have our President Elect, but we need to find someone to be President after the President Elect. In addition to that person we need to fill a Vice President's position, a Secretary's position and a Treasurer's position, as well as hoping someone will come forward to be Flag Chairman for next year. We need all of our members to be involved, not just when we have money raising fundraisers, but every week. We know there will be times that we can't make the weekly meetings, but try to make them as often as possible. Get in the habit of coming and support each other.
Did You know these Random facts?
1..........The Eisenhower Interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
2..........Karoke means 'empty orchestra' in Japanese.
3..........There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye, hip,arm,leg,ear,toe,jaw.rib.lip.gum).
4..........There are more than 1,700 references to gems and precious stones in the King James translation of the Bible.
5..........Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old.
6..........Beatrix Potter created the first of her legendary "Peter Rabbit" children's stories in 1902.
7.............In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.
8.............The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.
9.............Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
10...........7.5 million toothpicks can be created from a cord of wood.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE NUMBER '20?'
1...........If you total the number of letter in "Virginia Commonwealth", you get, you guessed it - 20.
2...........Route "20" is the longest highway in the United States.
3...........There are "20" baby teeth.
4...........The atomic number of calcium is "20".
5..........."20/20" is considered perfect vision, even though it actually means normal vision at 20 feet.
6...........China is the traditional gift for the "20"th anniversary.
7...........Dolphins can leap up to "20" feet in the air.
8...........A black Mamba snake can travel at a top speed of "20"mph.
9...........The great white shark can grow to be more than "20" feet long.
10.........A grasshopper can jump "20" times it's own length.
Our U.S. Constitution!
Quite a few issues of the Bulletin, we did some articles (questions & answers) about our Constitution....no questions, no answers, just some facts.)
1........The U.S. Constitution has 4,400 words. It is the oldest and shortest written Constitution of any major government in the world!
2...........Since 1952, the Constitution has been on display in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. Currently all four pages are displayed behind protective glass framed with titanium. To preserve the parchment's quality, the cases contain argon gas and are kept at 67 degrees Fahrenheit with a relative humidity of 40%.
3...........The Constitution does not set forth requirements for the right to vote. As a result, at the outset of the Union, only male property owners could vote. African Americans were not considered citizens, and women were excluded from the electoral process. Native Americans were not given the right to vote until 1924.
4...........James Madison, ?the father of the Constitution? was one of the first to arrive in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention. He arrived in early May, bearing the blueprint for the new Constitution!
5...........Of the 42 delegates who attended most of the meetings, thirty-nine actually signed the Constitution. Edmund Randolph and George Mason of Virginia and Elbridge of Massachusetts refused to sign due in part due to the lack of a bill of rights.
6...........When it came time for the states to ratify the Constitution, the lack of any bill of rights was the primary sticking point.
7...........Patrick Henry was elected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, but declined, because 'he smelt a rat'
8...........Because of his poor health, Benjamin Franklin needed help to sign the Constitution. As he did so, tears streamed down his face.
9...........The oldest person to sign the Constitution was Benjamin Franklin (81) and the youngest was Jonathan Dayton of New Jersey (26)
10..........Governor Morris was largely responsible for the wording of the Constitution. although there was a Committee of Style formed in September 1787.
Here's a Couple for You
"A Hydrogen atom is walking down the street with a friend when he suddenly stops.
The friend says 'What's wrong?'
The Hydrogen atom replies, 'I lost my electron!'
The friend says, 'Are You sure?'
The Hydrogen atom exclaims, 'Yes, I'm positive.'
The friend laments, 'Oh, I thought you were just being negative again.''
"Gracie Allen's Recipe for the Perfect Roast Beef"
Ingredients: 1 small Roast Beef & 1 large Roast Beef.
Put both roasts in the oven. When the little one is burned, the big one is done" (Oh No!)
"When confronted with a Goliath sized problem, which way to you respond: 'He's too big to hit' or, like David. 'He's too big to miss'?"
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Did You know these Random facts?
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"When confronted with a Goliath sized problem, which way to you respond: 'He's too big to hit' or, like David. 'He's too big to miss'?"