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FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 29, 2018
"Love your children with all your hearts, love them enough to discipline them before it is too late....Praise them for important things, even if you have to stretch them a bit. praise them a lot. They live on it like bread and butter and they need it more than bread and butter"(Lavina Christensen Fugal)
Attendance for Thursday,October 18th, 2018
Doug Balkman, Jeanne Balkman, Chester Banks, Cynthia Bentley, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Veronique Hahn, Moe Johnson, Gary Nelson, John Roppolo, Charles Walts, Kelli Whigham, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan, Beverly Crumley, Andrew Gary, Merwin Richards, Glen Rydl,
(20): Guests: Sherry Nelson (brought by Gary); Liz Gonzales, (prospective new member)
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of November 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.
Ted Breihan brought an absolutely fascinating program to our club last Thursday. He brought Robert W. Starnes, who has been attending our club , and will soon become a member. Robert told the story of his life as starting off as a Texas State Highway Patrol officer, and went on to become a leading individual in counterterrorism, counterintelligence, investigations, and protective services and working in this capacity through our U.S. Department of State , Diplomatic Security Service.
He enthralled our club with his many close calls, but much needed type of service for our country. He had many copies of his book "Dictators and Diplomats" and sold quite a few to our club. Thanks Robert. We applaud your sharing of your dangerous, but essential work, and look forward to having you as a member of our club.
All Right! Chester Banks' name was drawn last week, and I believe he kept it. Way to go Chester!
Another good turnout for the K-Kids Induction Ceremony.
Thanks to all of those Kiwanis members that turned out last Friday afternoon to participate in another found of K-Kids being inducted into the club. Those Kiwanians that were there were: Kelli Whigham, Pam Cook, Randy Cook, Gary Nelson, Francis Mendez and John Roppolo. It was also a joyous time when our club presented the K-Kids with a check for $500.00 to help support their efforts. A picture will appear later, using our brand new "large Check" made under the leadership of our new president, Kelli Whigham. What an exciting time was had by all.
Our Program for this coming Thursday
Our program for this coming Thursday will be presented by Pam Cook, who will be accompanied by Charles Johnson, who will be presenting another one of his thrilling stories.
From October 26 to November 1
October 26, 1881- - The shoot out at the O.K. Corral, Arizona, occurred between the feuding Clantons and the Earp families. Wyatt Earp, two of his brothers and "Doc" Holliday gunned down two Clantons and two others.
October 27, 1904 - - The New York City subway began operating, running from City Hall to West 14th Street, the first underground and underwater rail system in the world.
October 28, 1636_ - - Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in America, was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was named after John Harvard, a Puritan who donated his library and half of his estate. Distinguished alumni include: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Henry James, and NAACP founder W.E.B. Du Bois.
October 29, 1929 - - The stock market crashed as over 16 million shares were dumped amid tumbling prices. The Great Depression followed in America, lasting until the outbreak of World War II.
October 30. 1990 - - For the first time since the Ice Age, Great Britain was connected with the European continent, via a new rail tunnel under the English Channel.
October 31, 1517 - - Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg's palace church, denouncing the selling of papal indulgences and questioning various ecclesiastical practices. This marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.
November 1, 1848 - - The first medical school for women opened in Boston. The Boston Female Medical School was founded by Samuel Gregory with just twelve students. In 1874, the school merged with the Boston University School of Medicine, becoming one of the first co-ed medical schools.
New column coming up.....Brain Teasers"….(Answer is elsewhere in the bulletin. Look for it!)
"You have a 5 gallon bucket, a 3-gallon bucket, and a water faucet. How can you accurately put four gallons of water into the 5-gallon bucket?"
What about the History of the New Hampshire State Flag!
The official state flag of New Hampshire was adopted in 1909 (but the design has been in use since 1784). The flag pictures the state seal on a deep blue field background). The state seal has the ship "Raleigh" sailing near a large gray granite rock, in front of a yellow sun rising over blue water. The "Raleigh" was built to fight the British during the Revolutionary War. The scene is surrounded by the words, SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 1776," and yellow laurel leaves interspersed with nine yellow stars (since New Hampshire was the ninth state in the US);
(No one guessed last week's riddle. It was a 'leaf'
This week's is "I am the beginning of the end and I'm in a bend. I am at the end of the race and the last in space. What am I?
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"Up to Snuff"
"Today the phrase means anything or anyone who isn't up to some sort of standard of quality. The origin in a way goes back to that also. Snuff is tobacco. And in the old days men carried around pouches of it, with spoons and graters. Soon, commercial mixes got into the mainstream and so the real connoisseurs of smoking prided themselves on being able to tell the real, pure grade snuff from the commercial stuff. Someone who couldn't tell the difference between pure quality tobacco and the mixture was said to be 'not up to snuff.'"
"An impassioned minister was visiting a country church and began his sermon with a stirring reminder: 'Everybody in this parish is going to die.'
The evangelist was discomfited to notice a man in the front pew who was smiling broadly. 'Why are you so amused?' he asked. 'I'm not in this parish.' replied the man. 'I'm just visiting my sister for the weekend!'" (Roger Delahunty)
Well, How About That!! What Life was like just 112 years ago... (thanks to Craig Scheib)
1..The average life expectancy was 47 years.
2..Only 14 percent of homes had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
3..There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.
4..The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10mph.
5..The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.]
6..More than 95% of all births took place at Home.
7..Sugar cost four cents a pound.
8..Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
9..Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
10.Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
"A Parting Thought"
"Character is something each one of us must build for himself, out of the laws of God and nature, the examples of others, and....most of all....out of the trials and errors of daily life. Character is the total of thousands of small daily strivings to live up to the best that is in us. Character is the final decision to reject whatever is demeaning to oneself or to others and with confidence and honesty to choose the right"
(Answer to the Brainteaser: "First, completely fill the 5 gallon bucket. Then pour the 5 gallon bucket) into the 3 gallon bucket until you fill the 3 gallon bucket completely. This leaves two gallons of water in the 5-gallon bucket. Then dump out the 3 gallon bucket and pour the two gallons of water into it. Now fill the empty 5-gallon bucket until the 3 gallon bucket is full. This will take one gallon's worth of water, leaving you with four gallons of water in the 5-gallon bucket.")
"Love your children with all your hearts, love them enough to discipline them before it is too late....Praise them for important things, even if you have to stretch them a bit. praise them a lot. They live on it like bread and butter and they need it more than bread and butter"
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All Right! Chester Banks' name was drawn last week, and I believe he kept it. Way to go Chester! 
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(No one guessed last week's riddle. It was a 'leaf'
