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E-Bulletin forMay 6th (Issue 251)
"Do it the hard way! Think ahead of your job. Then nothing in the world can keep the job ahead from reaching out for you. Do it better than it need be done. Next time, doing it will be child's play. Let no one stand between you and the difficult task; let nothing deny you this rich chance to gain strength by adversity. confidence by mastery, success by deserving. Do it better than anyone else can do it. I know this sounds old fashioned. It is, but it has built the world. (Harlow H. Curtis)
Attendance on April 25th, 2019
Doug Balkman, Jeanne Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Cjharles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Gary Nelson, John Roppolo, Lon Shell, Charles Walts, kelli Whigham, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan, Garry White, John Polk, Merwin Richards, Glen Rydl, Tim Tippet. (Guests: Kelly Layne, Jamaal Fraser, Scott Hall, Jeff Helgeson)
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of May 2019
……………May 9th...…….Lon Shell
………...May 16...……..Gary Strunk
………...May 23...……..Kelli Whigham
………….May 30...……..Garry White
Wow!! Garry White's name was drawn two weeks in a row, but this time, he had his pin on, and collected the Big Bucks.
Last Week's program
Randy Cook is shown here along with members of the San Marcos Youth Baseball/Softball Association. Mr. Scott Yarbrough gave a 'home run' presentation on the organization which has made such a smashing impact on our young children and youth.
Scott (far right in photo) was accompanied by (L-R - Scott Hall, Director of SMYBSA, Jeff Helgeson, Director of SMYBSA, Randy Cook, Treasurer of Kiwanis Club, Jamaal Fraser, Website Administrator for SMYBSA and Scott Yarbrough, speaker and Vice President of SMYBSA. As an appreciation for all that this group has done for the children and youth of our city, our club presented them with a check for $500.00
Our Program for this coming Thursday
Our program for this coming Thursday will be Jenny Mangrum who is the director of School Fuel. This very successful project's mission is to provide the 'fuel' for a better learning environment by removing the pangs of hunger among the students in our classrooms.
Over 75% of our school age children are on reduced or free meals at school. Most of them go home on the weekends to little or no food. In the Spring of 2013, School Fuel began with a pilot program providing food sacks for 31 students; School Fuel is currently serving over 700 students who have a high risk of little or no food at home.
School Fuel is solely operated by and accomplished with volunteers. This program is one in which our entire community is concerned about. Let's have a great turnout for this program.
Terrific Kids Award Ceremony....Don't forget!
Remember the last award ceremony that DeZavala Elementary School had for their Terrific Kids, well another event is being planned for Friday, May 24th 2019, from 2-2:45pm. Randy & Pam Cook are hoping that 10-12 of our club members will participate in this important Kiwanis event. There will be parents and grandparents there, watching with great pride their son or daughter or grandchild receive a small token of appreciation donated by different businesses in San Marcos. Let's put it on our calendar and make a date to be there. The picture shows the last event that was held.
Happy Birthday to You in the Month of May!
…………….Kellie Whigham...……..May 10
…………..Garry White...…………..May 12
…………...Chester Banks...……...May 18
…………….Andrew Gary...………...May 20
…………….Steve Whigham...…….May 24
Anniversaries celebrated in May!
………..Steve & Kelli Whigham...…...May 20
………...Rhonda & Darrell White...…..May 7
1. John & Mary Polk
2. Ted & Francis Breihan
3. McBride & Elsie McBride
(If you hear of any of our members who are sick or disabled, and you would like their names put into the bulletin, please let your editor know.
From May 3 to May 9
May 3, 1469 - - Birthday of Italian writer and statesman, Nicolo Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy. He offered a blunt, realistic view of human nature and power in his works, The Prince and Discourses on Livy.
May 4, 1494 - - During his second journey of exploration in the New World, Christopher Columbus discovered Jamaica.
May 5, 1865 - - Decoration Day was first observed in the U.S., with the tradition of decorating soldiers' graves from the Civil War with flowers. The observance date was later moved gto May 30th and included American graves from World War I and World War II, and became better known as Memorial Day. In 1971, Congress moved Memorial Day to the last Monday in May, thus creating a three-day holiday weekend.
May 6 1527, - - The Renaissance ended with the Sack of Rome by German troops as part of an ongoing conflict between the Hapsburg Empire and the French Monarchy, German troops killed over 4,000 Romans, imprisoned the Pope, and looted works of art and libraries. An entire year passed before order could be restored in Rome.
May 7, 1915 - - Th3e British passenger ship Lucitania was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland, losing 1,198 of its 1,924 passengers including 114 Americans. The attack hastened neutral America's entry into World War I.
May 8, 1942 - - During World War II in the Pacific, the battle of the Coral Sea began in which Japan would suffer its first defeat of the war. The battle, fought off New Guinea, marked the first time in history that two opposing naval forces fought by only using aircraft without the opposing ships ever sighting each other.
May 9, 1862 - - During the American Civil War, General David Hunter, Union commander of the Department of the South, issued orders freeing the slaves in South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. He did so without congressional or presidential approval. The orders were countermanded by President Abraham Lincoln ten days later.
Have You Ever Heard the Phrase, "To Bite the thumb at...."?
"To bite one's thumb was, and still is, an ordinary act, as ordinary and inoffensive as to bite one's fingernail. But 'to bite one's thumb at' a person was an insult of Shakespeare's time not to be taken lightly, a sure cause for quarrel. The gesture itself, as defined by Cotgrave (1611), meant, 'to threaten or defie by putting the thumb nail into the mouth, and with a jerk (from the upper teeth) make it to click, or snap."
The commentators of Shakespeare and others have not been able to determine the significance of the gesture, what it was intended to represent. The conjecture is that it was equivalent to the indecent gesture of contempt, the thumb thrust between the fingers to represent a fig, 'not worth a fig', but it is difficult to see what relationship there could have been between the two."
"When a Colorado mine operator found that his office safe had jammed, he called the nearby state prison and asked whether any of the inmates might know how to open it. Soon a convict and a prison guard showed up at the office. The inmate spun the dials, listed intently and calmly opened the safe door.
'I'm much obliged, ' said the mine operator. 'How much do you figure I owe you?'
'Well,' said the prisoner, 'the last time I opened a safe I got $25,000.'"
History of the Washington State Flag
Washington's official flag was adopted in 1923. The flag has a deep green background with the state seal in the center. The state seal pictures George Washington, the first president of the United States. "THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON", is written in black on the yellow band surrounding George Washington. The state seal was designed in 1889 by Charles Talcott. This is the only US state flag that pictures a president and the only one with a green background
1......What is a 'free'gift? Aren't all gifts free?
2...…"What's the sound a name makes when it's dropped?"
3...…"When I erase a word with a pencil, where does it go?"
4.....""Does that screwdriver belong to Phillip?"
5...…"When something fades in the sunlight, where did the colors go?"
6...….When they first invented the clock, how did they know what time it was to set it to?"
7...…"When we say our mind wanders - where does it go?"
8...…"Have you ever talked into an acoustic modem?"
9...…"How can someone 'draw a blank'?"
10....."How can there be self-help groups?"
" A Parting Anecdote"
"A telegram from one of his generals was on Lincoln's desk while an old man was pleading for a pardon for his son. Lincoln turned to him gently but firmly, 'I am sorry, I can do nothing for you,' he said with finality. 'Listen to this telegram I received from General Butler yesterday: 'President Lincoln, I pray you not to interfere with the courts-martial of the army. You will destroy all discipline among our soldiers,'
Greatly affected by the hopeless despair on the old man's face, Lincoln said, 'By Jingo,Butler or no Butler, here goes!'
The old man read, 'Job Smith is not to be shot until further orders from me - - Abraham Lincoln.' He expressed disappointment. 'Why, I thought it was a pardon! You may order him to be shot next week.' 'My old friend,' the President replied, 'I see you are not very well acquainted with me. If your son never dies till orders come from me to shoot him, he will live to be a great deal older than Methuselah.'"
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Wow!! Garry White's name was drawn two weeks in a row, but this time, he had his pin on, and collected the Big Bucks.
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1......What is a 'free'gift? Aren't all gifts free?
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