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E-Bulletin for February 18, 2019 (Issue 240)
"Funny how a dollar can look so big when you take it to church, and so small when you take it to the store"
Attendance on January 14th, 2019
Guests
Doug Balkman, Jeanne Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Charles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Gary Nelson, John Roppolo, Lon Shell, Charles Walts, Kelli Whigham, Ted Breihan, Beverly Crumley, Garry White, Francis Mendez, John Polk, Rhonda White, Merwin Richards, Glen Rydl, Ronda Young (23)
Guests: Francis Breihan, Dianna Johnson, Stacy Brunley
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of February, 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.
February 21...……………..John Roppolo
February 28...……………..John Polk
Board of Directors Meeting...
Just a reminder that we will be having a Board of Directors meeting THIS COMING Thursday evening, February 21st instead of the 28th..... 5pm, on the third floor of the CTMC Professional Building, Room 305. Everyone knows what is going on on the 28th......PANCAKE DAY AND SILENT AUCTION.....Yeahhhhhh!!!!!
What a Day today was....President's Day...Flag Display ...and having a special Proclamation Read.
It was a bitter cold day this morning as flags were put up by our club, with the help of recipients from Gary Job Corps, but the temperature didn't deter a sizeable crowd from showing up on the steps of the San Marcos Court House. Several city officials were present, including Mayor Jane Hughson, Jude Prather, our Veteran's Assistance Officer, and Ruben Becerra, our newly elected Hays County Judge. After the flags were properly put up around the Kiwanis routes, Judge Barrera read a Proclamation that included not only the Kiwanis Club and Gary Job Corp, but highlighting all other organizations that has as their purpose, serving the children, youth and adults with programs that are in keeping with strengthening our families, youth and children in San Marcos.
Randy Cook, chairman of our Kiwanis flag program gave a very thorough description of what our local Kiwanis Club does to enhance all aspects of our children and youth through the elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and in our Texas State University.
The morning was well spent, even though it was cold, but our community got a current knowledge of all that is going on through some of our service organization. Thanks to all Kiwanis flag displayers for doing a fantastic job.
Those who put out flags for this special day were Glen Rydl, Francis Mendez, Charles Walts, Charles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Del Brown, Randy Cook, Doug Balkman, Jeanne Balkman, Randy Grizzle, James Collier, Frederick Case, John Polk, Lon Shell, Garry White, Gary Nelson, and Ted Breihan.
Last Week's Program took us all on a fantastic trip
Our speaker last week was an tremendous and exciting speaker and I am sure his speaking about his travels brought back many memories for those of us who have travelled, not just in the United States, but elsewhere around the world. Dr. Jim Kimmel and his wife, shared a beautiful panorama of what it really means, not just to travel to various places, but to make traveling a unique and memorable excursion.
It was very exciting just to listen to him telling, in vivid detail, how he prepares for a travel experience, what he looks for on the way, what he finds when they get there, writing down significant details in a journal, and then explains it, not just as a place to go, but an adventure that includes not just the 'big picture', but of many, many, minute details that leaves their travel experience more than going from one place to another, but history lesson, a geography lesson, a geology lesson, and since he is a geography professor, this was more in line with what he has dedicated his life to.
Thank you Frederick Case for allowing our club to listen and to appreciate details that will make our next trip more memorable.
Our Program for this coming Thursday, February 21, 2019
Our program for this coming Thursday will be provided by Doug Balkman
Kiwanis Pancake and Silent Auction
This year's Pancake and Auction will be a very special one. Not only is our 80th Anniversary, but in addition to our wonderful pancakes and Sausage meal, our Auction tables will have a new addition. There will be special baskets, filled with all sorts of goodies. Come, and bid on these on Thursday, February 28th at the San Marcos Activity Center, There will be two serving times: 11:30 am to 1:30pm and 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. This will be a humdinger of a event. You can come with tickets that you have or you can buy at the door for $5.00. Don't miss out on this wonderful event. Tell your friends and be sure and come yourselves.
From February 15 - February 21
February 15, 1898 - - In Havana, the U.S. Battleship Maine was glown up while at anchor and quickly sank with 260 crew members lost. The incident inflamed public opinion to the U.S., resulting in a declaration of war against Spain on April 25, 1898, amid cries of 'Remember the Maine!'
February 16, 1935- - Entertainer and politician Sonny Bono was born in Detroit, Michigan. Following a career as a popular singer, he became mayor of Palm Springs, California, then became a Republican congressman, serving until his accidental death from a skiing mishap.
February 17, 1865 - - During the American Civil War, Fort Sumter in South Carolina was returned to the Union after nearly a year and a half under Confederate control. The fort had been the scene of the first shots of the war.
February 18, 1892 - - American politician Wendell Wilkie was born in Elwood, Illinois. He was the Republican nominee for president in 1940, running against Franklin D. Roosevelt.
February 19, 1942 - - Internment of Japanese Americans began after President Franklin Roosevelt issued an Executive Order requiring those living on the Pacific coast to report for relocation. Over 110,000 persons therefore shut down their businesses, sold off their property, quit school and moved inland to the relocation centers.
February 20, 1943 - - German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel broke through American lines at Kasserine Pass in North Africa as inexperienced U.S. troops lost their first major battle of World War II in Europe, with 1,000 Americans killed.
February 21, 1972 - - President Richard Nixon arrived in China for historic meetings with Chairman Mao Tse-tung and Premier Chou En-lai.
"Of these things I have two, one for me and one for you. And when you ask the price, I simply smile & nod twice. What am I______________?
"Have You Ever Heard the Phrase, 'To Do the Baby Act?
"To act in a manner typical of a baby; that is, to whine, coax, wheedle, shed tears, yell, holler, howl, scream, kick, or otherwise adopt a babylike action in order to evoke sympathy, gain attention, or get one's way: as he weakened when she pulled the baby act, for he couldn't stand tears.' The expression in any of its forms is modern, but the act itself undoubtedly traces back to Eve, who was the first female determined to have her own way. But the small boy also puts on the baby act when he thinks he may gain something thereby, and perhaps occasionally his older brother, for the act is not altogether confined to the female of the species."
""Overheard: 'The police in this town have a very tough sobriety test. Not only do they make you blow up a balloon, but then you have to twist it into a giraffe!"
History of the Nebraska State Flag
"Nebraska's official flag was adopted in 1925. The flag has a deep blue field with the state seal in the center, pictured in gold yellow) and silver. The state seal, designed in 1867 by Isaac Wiles (a member of the House of Representatives), pictures a blacksmith hammering on an anvil, a settler's cabin, sheaths of wheat, a steamboat on a river, and the transcontinental railroad, with mountains in the background.
The state moto, "Equality Before the Law" is on a banner above the landscape. The date of Nebraska's admission to the union, March 1, 1867, is listed below the seal."
1...Do you think that Houdini ever locked his keys in his car?
2...Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.
3...Atheism is a nonprophet organization.
4...When pigeons walk their heads bob up and down really fast, doesn't that give them a bad headache?
5...Why don't you ever see baby pigeons?
6...How can there be a competition for solo synchronized swimming?
7...If one of the synchronize swimmers drowns, do they all have to?
8...Why do psychics advertise? Don't they know who their customers are and shouldn't they seek them out?
9...How is it possible to have a civil war?
10...Why is it called the tourist season if you can't shoot them?
"A Parting Word from the Past to the Future
"After the First World War, President Warren G. Harding made the following declaration: 'America's present need is not heroics but healing, not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration; not surgery but serenity; not the dramatic but the dispassionate......'"
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"Overheard: 'The police in this town have a very tough sobriety test. Not only do they make you blow up a balloon, but then you have to twist it into a giraffe!"
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