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E-Bulletin forMarch 18th, 2019 {Issue 244}
"To be successful is to achieve an objective, but to be a success is always to have another objective in mind" (Anonymous)
Attendance on March 14, 2019
Chester Banks, Del Brown, Charles Johnson, Kelli Whigham, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan, Beverly Crumley, Andrew Gary, Garry White, Glen Rydl, Ronda Young. (Guests: Tim Tippett & Linda Johnson)
The Big Bucks winner was: Glen Rydl and he kept it!
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of March 2019
If you are scheduled to be Greeter for a particular Thursday, try to arrive at Grins by about 11:30am, put on a Greeter badge and help make all attendees feel real welcome.
…….March 21...…..Moe Johnson
…….March 28...…..Jeanne Balkman
The Program for this coming Thursday, March 21, 2018
John Polk will be bringing John Scott Anderson Head pharmacist at B&J Pharmacy here in San Marcos. John Anderson has been working as a registered pharmacist for over 30 years and has incorporated nutrition into his practice for most of that time. John spends a lot of his time consulting with clients about their unique and individual health care needs. John and his family have made the hill country their home for many years. John's focus in his practice is 'bringing the science of nutrition to the science of medicine". Let's have a grand turnout for this special program.
Special Kiwanis Meeting.....March 28th
Moe Johnson has scheduled the Mayor of San Marcos, Jane Hughson to come to our meeting on March 28th. This is a culmination of our 'membership encouragement' All members are encouraged to bring at least one guest for this meeting. Mayor Hughson will be giving a talk on the health of our beautiful city of San Marcos with special emphasis on the benefit & impact of local service clubs in our city. Be sure to bring a guest with you and encourage their interest in our club by outlining all the many contributions Kiwanis makes to our city and the youth and children in our community.
In case we need to be refreshed in what all our local Kiwanis club does for our community through the various clubs in the schools . Don't hesitate to tell guests ahead of time that you invite to our club on March 28
Moe Johnson, Gary Nelson and Jean Balkman gave us a really great program in highlighting what all our Kiwanis Club does for the community. We are constantly looking for guests to visit our club, and if interested, to come and join us. But I wonder just how many people really know what our club does throughout the year. I'm going to share information presented by our Membership committee to those who are receiving our weekly bulletin so if someone asked you about Kiwanis and what it does, you can refer them to these significant activities.....YOUTH SERVICE (Circle K Club at Texas State University; Key Club at San Marcos High School; Builder's Club at Miller Middle School; K-Kids at DeZavala Elementary School; Terrific Kids at DeZavala Elementary School. SCHOLARSHIPS: 6 - $1,000 High Schools Seniors; FLAGPROGRAM....patriotic display- over 100 FLAGS FOR 8 holidays; WEEKLY luncheon and community speakers; BUILDING OFHANDICAP RAMPS (about 10+ per year); CAMP ON THE BLANCO...8 acres used by Scout and non profit groups; CHARITY. $18,000 donated in 2017 -2018 (local community, Salvation Army, HCWC. Food Bank, School Fuel; MEDICAL EXPLORER PROGRAM, $1,000 annually;VETERANS - Annual Parade and donating 2 children's bikes; INTERNATIONAL, Eliminate Program, (over $23,000), IDD & Outreach; FUNDRAISERS - Pancake Day & Silent Auction, Great Pumpkin DasH 5K race, Flag Program, funds going to Public Library's Children's Reading Program.
"STINKY PINKY"
("We have humorist George S. Kaufman to thank for this game (and for its unusual title). Each Stinky Pinky answer contains two words that rhyme - - but you have to figure out what that answer is from an offbeat definition. For example Mrs. Onassis' tan pants is Jackie's Khakis"
1...A communication device made of rock"Stone-Phone"
2...Where you learn about diamonds...."Jewel School"
3...Plates for a flounder..."Fishes Dishes"
4...The first year ballplayer's Mint Millanos "Rookies Cookies"
5...The pastor's instructor "Preacher Teacher"
6...Epidermis at the bottom on your leg "Shin Skin"
7...A golf club made of a dairy spread "Butter Putter"
8...A carrying container for Old Glory "A Flag Bag"
9...Mrs George H.W. candleholders "Barbara's Candlelabra"
"Have You "Ever Heard the Phrase, "Keep the Pot Boiling?"
"To provide for one's living; to keep at gainful employment that will produce income; also, to keep interest from flagging; to keep the ball rolling. In former times when gentlemen and ladies were not supposed to work, to sell their time and effort for wages, some still found it necessary to produce some sort of salable commodity in order to continue to eat. It was genteel, not vulgar labor, to write or to paint, and many a man in the early nineteenth century especially kept food in his domestic pot and a fire under it, through the judicious exercise of these talents and the generosity of a benefactor. Thus we find William Combe, himself a 'potboiler' through long practice, in The tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque (1812), saying in his customary doggerel: 'No fav'vring patrons have I got, But just enough to boil the pot."
From March 15th to March 21
March 15, 44 BC. - - Julius Caesar was assassinated in the Senate chamber in Rome by Brutus and fellow conspirators. After first trying to defend himself against the murderous onslaught, Caesar saw Brutus with a knife and asked "Et tu, Brute" (You too, Brutus?). Caesar then gave up the struggle and was stabbed to death.
March 16, 1968 - - During the Vietnam war, the My Lai Massacre occurred as American soldiers of Charlie Company murdered 504 Vietnamese men, women, and children. Twenty-five U.S. Army officers were later charged with complicity in the massacre and subsequent cover-up, but only one was convicted and later pardoned by President Richard Nixon.
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 sin 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 south 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 rule of Saddam.
March 20, 1995 - - A nerve gas attack occurred on the Toky8o 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, 1918 - - During World War I, the Second Battle of the Somme began as German General Erich von Ludendorff launched an all-our drive to win the war. The battle began with a five-hour artillery barrage followed by a rush of German troops. The offensive lasted until April 6th and resulted in the Germans gained about 35 miles of territory. Allied and German casualty figures for both battles approached 500,000.
"A little son of a Baptist minister was in church one morning when he saw for the first time the rite of baptism by immersion. He was greatly interested in it, and the next morning proceeded to baptize his three cats in the bathtub.
The first kitten bore it very well, and so did the young cat, but the old family cat rebelled. It struggled, clawed and tore at him, and got away.
With considerable effort he caught it again and proceeded with the ceremony. But she acted worse than ever, clawed at him, spit, and scratched his hands and face.
Finally, after barely getting her splattered with water, he dropped her on the floor in disgust and said: "Fine, be an Atheist!"
History of the Georgia State Flag
Georgia's newest flag was designed in May, 2003. It has three horizontal stripes. red, white and red, with a blue square in the canton position (the upper area of the flag). In the blue square is a circle of 13 white, five pointed stars around the seal of the state of Georgia (pictured in yellow).
The Georgia state seal pictures three pillars (symbolizing the three branches of government in he USA: the Legislative, the Execuwtive ansd the Judicial) under an arch (symbolizing the Constitution), the year 1776 (the date of the Declaration of Independence), and banners reading "CONSTITUTION," "JUSTICE", "WISDOM," and "MODERATION." Under the pillars are the words (in white), "IN GOD WE TERUST."
1..."Do fish ever get thirsty?
2..."Do hummingbirds hum because they don't know the words?"
3... "What happens when you swallow your pride?"
4..."Do hungry crows have ravenous appetites?"
5..."What if hell really did freeze over? What would we be using instead?"
6..."What if someone died in the living room?"
7..."Do jellyfish get gas from eating jelly beans?"
8..."What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?"
9..."Do mass murderers kill only in church?
10..."Do people in Australia call the rest of the world 'up over'?
Each question in this quiz has three different answers and they all rhym. For example: Clues: One plus one; not false; azure color. (Answer) Two; true; blue
1.....A barrel maker; a state police officer; a funny error caught on film____________________
2.....A small rodent raised for furl; a member of the nonhuman primate family; the capital of the Phillipines._______________________________
3......To argue or raise objections about a trivial matter; to write something quickly and carelessly; small pellets of dry dog food.____________________________
4...….A woodwind instrument commonly used in classical music and jazz; a string puppet; a woman who fought for the right to vote________________________
5...…..To ask a question; cheerful and lively; a small pitted fruit.________________________
6...…..The eggs of a fish or frog; reflex associated with boredom; chess piece._______________________
7...…..A visible mass of condensed water vapor; a great deal of volume; a large number of people gathered together_________________
8...…...An indeterminate number of things; a feeling or guess based on intuition; a jab___________________
9...…...Feeling nauseated; squalid or sordid; achieved without great difficulty___________________
10...…..Scared; double-crossed someone; a celebratory procession________________________
(Answers next week)
" A Parting Word "
"The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well being of the community - these are the most vital things education must try to produce. If we can achieve them in the citizens of our land, then.....we shall brought to America the wisdom and the courage to match her destiny."...…Virginia Gildersleeve
18th, 2019 {Issue 244}
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The Program for this coming Thursday, March 21, 2018
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