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FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 19, 2018
"Every positive change in your life begins with a clear, unequivocal decision that you are going to either do something or stop doing something"
Happy Anniversary to those in March
March 22........David & Carol Chandler
For the Meeting on March 15th, s018
Doug Balkman, Chester Banks, Cynthia Bentley, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Moe Johnson, Rob Martin, Gary Nelson, Lon Shell, Charles Walts, Kelli Whigham, Rhonda White, John Polk, Merwin Richards, Glen Rydl, Gary Strunk. (Guest: Darwin Rydl, brought by Glen Rydl)
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of March 2018
If you are scheduled to be Greeter for a particular Thursday, try to arrive at Grins by about 11:30am, put on the special Greeter's badge and then greet each and every member and visitors as they come in.
March 22...........Rob Martin
March 29...........Francis Mendez
Our Program Last Week
Randy did a marvelous job in introducing Rebecca Campa, who is secretary of the organization called 'Family4Life'. It was founded by Rob Rodriguez, but unfortunately he was under the weather, so Rebecca filled in for him and she did a wonderful job. She explained basically what Family4Life was created to accomplish, namely to bring together children that were placed in foster homes, but not together. She explained the different reactions when brother meets brother or sister meets sister or brother meets sister. Family4life goes to great lengths to make this re-acquaintance a joyful one. It can be an emotional time for all the ones involved, children as well as the foster parents. Rebecca fielded a lot of questions from the club and we want to thank Randy for bringing her.
Our Program for this Thursday, March 15, 2018
No, Our program for this coming Thursday has nothing to do with breakfast cereal or bottled water or the best way to decorate your kitchen. No, No! Although he may touch on these things. Kelli Whigham is bringing as her guest and program speaker, Mr. Ross King. He is an agriculturalist and he has built farms in Kazakhstan. Where is this country located?
Kazakhstan is officially a democratic , secular, unitary, constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage. It shares borders with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian sea. The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands, steppe, taiga, rock canyons, hills, deltas, snow-capped mountains, and deserts. It has an estimated 18 million people as of 2014. Given its large land area, its population density is among the lowest, at less than 6 people per square kilometer (15 people per square mile).
Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The current president, Nursultaltan Nazarbayev, has been leader of the country since then, and is characterized as authoritarian, with a government history of human rights abuses and suppression of political opposition. The country has worked to develop its economy, especially its dominant hydrocarbon industry. Kasakhstan officially allows freedom of religion, but religious leaders who oppose the government are suppressed. The Kazakh language is the state language and Russian has equal official status for all levels of administrative and institutional purposes. Kazakhstan is a member of the United Nations. Islam is the religion of about 70% of the population, with Christianity practiced by 26%.
Let's have a great turnout for this most interesting presentation.
"Board Meeting will meet at CTMC Conference
Room on Thursday, March 22, 2018 It will be at 5:00pm.
Week of March 16th - March 22nd
March 16, 1968 - - New York Senator Robert Kennedy announced his intention to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.
March 17, 1776 - - Early in the American Revolutionary War, the British completed their evacuation of Boston following a successful siege conducted by Patriots, The event is still commemorated in Boston as Evacuation Day.
March 18, 1974 - - The five month old Arab oil embargo against the U.S. was lifted. The embargo was in retaliation for American support of Israel during the Yom Kipper War of 1973 in which Egypt and Syria suffered a crushing defeat. In the U. S. the resulting embargo had caused long lines at gas stations as prices soared 300 percent amid shortages and a government ban on Sunday gas sales.
March 19, 2003 - - The United States launched an attack against Iraq to topple dictator Saddam Hussein from power. The attack commenced with aerial strikes against military sites, followed the next day by an invasion of southern Iraq by U.S. and British ground troops. The troops made rapid progress northward and conquered the country's capital, Baghdad, just 21 days later, ending the the rule of Saddam.
March 20, 1995 - - A nerve gas attack occurred on the Tokyo subway system during rush hour resulting in 12 persons killed and 5,000 injured. Japanese authorities later arrested the leader and members of a Japanese religious cult suspected in the attack.
March 21, 1943 - - A suicide/assassination plot by German Army officers against Hitler failed as the conspirators were unable to locate a short fuse for the bomb which was to be carried in the coat pocket of General von Gersdorff to ceremonies Hitler was attending.
March 22, 1972 - - The Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Senate and then sent to the states for ratification. The E.R.A., as it became known, prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender, stating, "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex," and that "the Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article." Although 22 of the required 38 states quickly ratified the Amendments, opposition arose over concerns that women would be subject to the draft and combat duty, along with other legal concerns. The ERA eventually failed (by 3 states) to achieve ratification despite an extension of the deadline to June 1982.
.........Well, I can tell that the riddles thus far have been way too easy, so here is one that might given you a challenge!
Well, Doug Balkman got last week's riddle....It was (Darkness), so here's this week's:
"You are in a room with no doors and no windows and soon you will run out of air. The only things in the room are a table and a mirror. How do you get out?"
"Harry was thrilled. After seeing a psychologist for over three years, he was finally pronounced free to go. 'Wow this is so exciting you mean I am finally cured?' questioned Harry excitedly, 'You mean I no longer have an inferiority complex!'
'Well' said the psychologist slowly, 'to be perfectly honest with you I don't think you ever had an inferiority complex. After much thought I have come to a conclusion I think you really are inferior!'"
"Lock, Stock & Barrel"
" In old days, a rifle (or musket) had three major parts: A lock, a stock of wood and a metal barrel. Each part was totally useless without the other one. They had to all work together or well, you got nothing. But when they were all in sync, what a BLAST! Thus, when a person chose to put everything 100% into a decision, action or commitment and not just half-heartedly, he is said to be doing it 'lock, stock and barrel'"
"You've Got To Be Kidding!'
1..........How do you write zero in Roman numerals?
2..........If space is a vacuum, who changes the bags?
3..........If you jog backwards will you gain weight?
4..........Where does the flame of a candle go when you blow it out?
5..........Do mail men deliver their own mail or does another mail man do that? If so who delivers their mail? Is there a never ending chain of mail men?
6..........Why can't you just write the letter when writing music instead of these retarded circles?
7..........Why is it that awkward silence is always broken up by laughter or some one saying - hmmmmm awkward silence?
8..........What would you say if the Pope sneezed?
9..........Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
10.........How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink?
'PHONY"
" Something that is not genuine, a fake or imitation. British thieves and swindlers of old used many secret codewords. One such word was fawney, which referred to gilt ring. They would sell these, saying that they were made of real gold. But the rings were not genuine gold, and the word phony - fawney - came to be used for anything that is fake or not genuine."
"The Great State Of SOUTH DAKOTA"
1..........Sculptor Gutzon Borgium began drilling into the 6,200 foot Mount Rushmore in 1927. Creation of the Shrine to Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's now deemed priceless.
2..........Fossilized remains of life 50 million years ago have been arranged in unusual forms, which Lemons' mark of distinction at the world's largest petrified wood park.
3..........Jack Call was tried, convicted and hanged two miles north of Anton in 1877 for the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Anton cemetery.
4..........Tom Brokaw of NBC graduated from Anton High School and the University of South Dakota.
5..........Belle Force is the geographical center of the United States of America, designated in 1959 and noted by an official marker and sheepherder's monument called a "Stone Johnnie".
6..........Custer State Park is home to a herd of 1,500 free-roaming bison. Bison can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds. Historically, the bison played an essential role in the lives of the Lakota (Sioux), who relied on the 'tatanka' for food, clothing and shelter.
7..........The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs contains the largest concentration of Columbian and wooly mammoth bones discovered in their primary context in the world! This National Natural Landmark is the only 'situ (bones left as found) display of fossil mammoths in America.
8..........The Pioneer Auto Museum in Murdo details more than 250 rare automobiles including the infamous Tucker and Edsel.
9..........Mitchell is the home of the world's only Corn Palace.
10.........The largest underground gold mine is the Homestake Mine in Lead.
"America the Beautiful - Brookings, SD"
"Brookings, South Dakota beats out all the other places on our list at the No. 1 spot, and with good reason. Most residents are employed, the weather is very livable, the commute time is a short 12 minutes, and like the rest of the state, there's no income tax (lucky South Dakotans).
With 22,149 residents, y8ou might think crime could be a problem, but that couldn't be any farther from the truth. The city ranks No. 1 in crime rate with only 179 crimes per 100,000 people, which is worlds better than any other place.
Brookings is a slightly larger location, there are also the perks here that some bigger cities garner. The city ranked seventh - best in amenities and ninth in quality of life, which is almost as much bigger Rapid City,
"My Final Thoughts!, Life's Little Instructions" (taken from a little book,"Life's Little Instruction Book by H. Jackson Brown, Jr."
1. Never miss an opportunity to have someone rub your back.
2. Create a little signal only your wife knows so that you can show her you love her across a crowded room.
3. Never be the first to break a family tradition.
4. Park next to the end curb in parking lots. Your car doors will have half the chance of getting dented.
5. Never sign contracts with blank spaces.
6. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
7. Never take the last piece of fried chicken.
8. Don't judge people by their relatives.
9. Eat a piece of chocolate to cure bad breath from onions or garlic.
10. When traveling, leave the good jewlry at home.
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Our Program for this Thursday, March 15, 2018
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Brookings, SD"