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E-Bulletin for January 16, 2020 (Issue 284)
"There is great comfort and inspiration in the feeling of close human relationships and its bearing on our mutual fortunes - a powerful force, to overcome the 'tough breaks' which are certain to come to most of us from time to time." (Walt Disney"
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 Polk is currently in St. Luke's Hospital in San Antonio. His cancer has returned and attacked his spinal column. Your editor has spoken to him a couple of times by phone, and his spirits are upbeat, considering the seriousness of his illness. John is always this way, as we all know, because he has been battling cancer one place or another most of his life, and with the good Lord's help and the help of surgeons that he has confidence in, he will beat this. He is having spinal surgery this Thursday at 12:30pm at St. Luke. Keep John, and Mary in your prayers, and guide the hands and expertise of the surgeon during this surgery.
Committees Picked for this coming Year:
(Youth Service - Key Club)...Chair (Gary Strunk)...Members: Frederick Case, Doug Balkman, John Roppol, Tim Tippett.)
(Youth Service - Builder's Club).....Chair: John Roppolo....Members: Tim Tippett, Randy Cook)
(Youth Service - K-Kids).....Chair: Randy Cook, Members: Jeanne Balkman, Tim Tippett, Kelly Layne, Chester Banks)
( Youth Service - Terrific Kids).....Chair: Pam Cook.....Members: Moe Johnson, Kelly Layne, Doug Balkman, Francis Mendez, Tim Tippett, Chester Banks)
(Camp McBride Wilson Youth Camp) Chair: Lon Shell: Members...Andrew Gary, Gary Nelson, Doug Balkman, Kelli Whigham, Kelly Layne, John Polk, Charles Walts.)
(The Great Pumpkin Dash 5K) - Chair: Kelli Whigham.......Members: Gary Nelson, Moe Johnson, Jeanne Balkman, Kelly Layne, Randy Cook, Pam Cook)
(Flags) - Chair: Randy Cook.....Members: Del Brown, Doug Balkman, Charles Walts,Gary Nelson, Charles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Frederick Case, Francis Mendez, Jeanne Balkman.
(Veteran's Day Parade) - Chair: Lon Shell......Members: Andrew Gary, Doug Balkman, Randy Cook, Gary Nelson, Ted Breihan, Tim Tippett, Merwin Richards, Francis Mendez, Jeanne Balkmkan.
Silent Auction: Chair: Pam Cook.......Members: Beverly Crumley, Kelli Whigham, Andrew Gary - Solicit Donations.
Audit Committee: Chair: John Polk........Members: Glen Rydl
Investment Committee: Chair______________.....Members: Charles Johnson, Frederick Case, Doug Balkman
Blood Drive.........Chair: Rhonda White
Social..........Chair: Rhonda White
"Flag Day this Month"
Don't forget that next Monday, January 20th is Martin Luther King Day, so flags need to be put up. Pick them up from Ted's place by 7:00 am and return them between 4:30pm & 5:00pm.
Posted on Jan 13, 2020
Important Dates to Remember!
JANUARY 21.......Kiwanis' 105th Birthday!
FEBRUARY 17-21: Kiwanis K-Kids Week
MARCH 16-20 - - Builder's Club Week
MARCH 20 - - - iNTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS
APRIL 7th - - -Kiwanis Children's Fund's 81st Anniversary
APRIL 22 - - - Earth Days 50 Anniversary
APRIL 30 - - - Annual Achievement Report due
MAY 4 -8 - - - Teacher Appreciation Week
JUNE 17-20 - - - 105th Annual Kiwanis International Convention (Indianapolis, Indiana)
JULY 1 - 5 - - - - Key Club International Convention (San Francisco, California)
History Facts from January 10 to January 16
January 10, 1776 - - "Common Sense, a fifty page pamhlet by Thomas Paine, was published. It sold over 500,000 copies in America and Europe, influencing, among others, the authors of the Declaration of Independence.
January 11, 1861 - - Alabama seceded from the Union in events leading to up the American Civil War.
January 12, 1996 - - Congress authorized President George Bush to use military force against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
January 13, 1935 - - The population of he Saar region bordering France and Germany voted for incorporation into Hitler's Reich. The 737 square mile area with its valuable coal deposits had been under French control following Germany's defeat in World War I.
January 14-23, 1943 - - President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met at Casablanca in Morocco to work on strategy during World War II. At the conclusion of the conference, Roosevelt and Churchill held a joint news conference at which Roosevelt surprisingly announced that peace would come "by the total elimination of German and Japanese war power. That means the unconditional surrender of Germany, Italy and Japan."
January 15, 69 A.D. - Roman Emperor Sulpicius Galba was assassinated by the Praetorian guard in the Roman Forum. He had succeeded Emperor Nero.
January 16, 1992 - - The twelve year civil war in El Salvador ended with the signing of a peace treaty in Mexico City. The conflict had claimed over 75,000 lives.
Where New Mexico got it's name!
"New Mexico got its name with the signing of the Treaty of Cordova on August 24, 1821. The Spanish-American colonies secured their independence from Spain, and New Mexico became a part of the Mexican Republic. The name may derive from the name of the Aztec god of war, Mixitli."
"Gas, Kansas"
"Gas was named in 1893 when drillers in search of natural gas struck it big. In the next few decades numerous companies moved in to exploit the resources, and the town became one of the biggest suppliers in the nation. Although the town ran out of gas in 1910, the name still lives on."
Know Your Presidents . .William Howard Taft.
" William Taft was the 27th President of the United States. He served from 1909 - 1913. William Taft was perhaps the heaviest President, 332 lbs. He was selected by President Teddy Roosevelt to be his successor. He is most famous for being the only president to serve on the Supreme Court after leaving office. His many accomplishments included a parcel post service; the sixteenth amendment creating a federal income tax was passed. The Department of Labor was created to help the average worker by insuring things like workplace safety, wage standards, work hours, and unemployment insurance. The states New Mexico and Arizona were added to the country making Taft the first president over the 48 contiquous states. Taft was commonly known as Big Bill because he was such a large and influential man."
"Jackson went to a psychiatrist, 'Doc,' he said, 'I've got trouble. Every time I get into bed I think there's somebody under it. I get under the bed, I think there's somebody on top of it Top, under, top, under. I'm going crazy!"
"Just put yourself in my hands for two years," said the shrink. 'Come to me three times a week, and I'll cure you.' 'How much do you charge?' 'A hundred dollars per visit.' 'I'll think about it.'
Jackson never went back. Six months later he met the doctor on the street. 'Why didn't you ever come to see me again?' asked the psychiatrist..
'For a hundred bucks a visit? A bartender cured me for 10 dollars.' 'Is that so! How?' 'He told me to cut the legs off the bed.'"
"Why Do We say 'DIXIE?'"
"Dixie'" may be derived simply from the Mason-Dixon line (the boundry still sometimes used to distinguish the South from the North). But a more ingenious explanation traces it to dix, the French word for 'ten' Dix used to be displayed in large letters on a bilingual ten-dollar bill issued by a bank in New Orleans, and the bills gained the nickname dixies. Since having ten dollars in the South's most colorful city was a pleasant sensation, some Southerners saw Dixie as a positive name for the South. When Daniel Emmet's song 'Dixie' became popular in 1859, the term rapidly spread throughout the country.'"
""Did You Know........?
1...Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
2...Scientists have tracked butterflies that travel over 3,000 miles!
3....To produce a single pound of honey, a single bee would have to visit 2 million flowers.!
4....You breathe on average about 8,409,600 times a year.
5....Hamsters run up to 8 miles at night on a wheel.
6....Under the Code of Hammurabi, bartenders who watered down beer were punished by execution.
7....Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
8....The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in court.
9....The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.
10...You are 1% shorter in the evening than in the morning.
Our National Anthem....Everytime I sing that beloved song, I get chills up and down my spine. But, "contrary to the role usually attributed to Francis Scott Key, he wrote only the words, but not the music. The tune that became our national anthem was actually a popular British and American drinking song to which Key later adapted his short poem.
Francis Scott Key, a lawyer and witness to the British bombardment of Fort McHenry the night of September 13-14, 1814, was so inspired by the sight of the American flag still flying over the fort that he wrote a one-stanza poem on the back of an envelope. He originally entitled it 'The Defense of Fort McHenry.' The following day, Key's brother-in-law, Judge J.H. Nicholson, suggested that the poem might go well with the popular tune 'Anacreon in Heaven.' Key adapted his poem to fit this song.
Although the origin of the song is not known for certain, it is believed to have been written by John Stafford Smith, a British composer, in 1780. Anacreon was a Greek poet who was revered as a bard of wine, love, song and revelry. Smith's tune was probably an English drinking ballad, and it became the official song of a London musical society during the 1780. By 1790 the tune had also become popular in American taverns.
Key later wrote several other stanzas and renamed the song, 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' It was used officially by the army and navy at certain ceremonial occasions in the late 1890s, and was popularly considered, although not officially, the national anthem for many years. Finally, 117 years after Key first wrote the words, Congress made it the official national anthem of the United States on March 3, 1931."(As a bit of sidenote, March 3, 1931 was the day and year that I was born)
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Our National Anthem....Everytime I sing that beloved song, I get chills up and down my spine. But, "contrary to the role usually attributed to Francis Scott Key, he wrote only the words, but not the music. The tune that became our national anthem was actually a popular British and American drinking song to which Key later adapted his short poem.