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E-Bulletin for April 22, 2019 (Issue 249)
"If there is one thing more than any other that characterizes the average American, it is his eagerness to learn almost anything at almost any age."
(H.V. Kaltenborn)
Attendance on April 18th 2019
Doug Balkman, Jeanne Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Moe Johnson, Gary Nelson, Lon Shell, Charles Walts, Kelli Whigham, Rhonda White, Ted Breihan, Garry White, Francis Mendez, Glen Rydl, Gary Strunk, Ronda Young, (Soon to be Member - Tim Tippett)
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of APRIL 2019
April 25...……Glen Rydl
Well, Well, Well, Lon Shell's name was drawn for Big Bucks....and he kept it.
Our program for this coming week.
Glen Rydl will be bringing the program for this coming Thursday. It will be Chrissy Allison from 'True Vineyard' here in San Marcos.
K-Kids Last Two Meetings for this year
This is an important message from Randy Cook announcing that the K-Kids will be having their last two meetings for the year. The first meeting will be TODAY! April 22 from 3-4pm. and the next meeting will be next Monday, April 29th from 3-4 pm. Both meetings will be held in Christina Patek's classroom on the Second Grade Hallway (last room on the right). They have had a good year, so let's see if we can have a good turnout at both meetings. If you have never been to one of their meetings, you have a real treat. (Additional message). Del Brown was able to make the meeting today, and was really impressed with the energy that our K-Kids exercised during what they did this afternoon. These pictures help. Basically Christina had them take buckets with small holes in them to hold water for the many new trees that had been planted around the school. They then tied a bucket around each tree so they would get slow drip irrigation on each tree. Then another thing they did was to go into the different class rooms and get waste paper from the rooms, and then proceed to take them to be recycled. I couldn't stay too much longer because I wanted to get this bulletin out with some pictures.
CAMP CLEANUP......April 27, 2019
Our camp needs to having some cleaning done this coming Saturday, Aprii 27 beginning at 9:00am. In addition we will have a BBQ picnic like we've had in the past. Lists were sent around last week for people to sign up for what to bring, food wise. Let's have a good crowd and pray that the weather will be agreeable.
From April 19th to April 25th
April 19, 1775 - - At dawn in Massachusetts, about 70 armed militiamen stood face to face on Lexington Green with a British advance guard unit. An unordered 'shot heard around the world' began the American Revolution. A volley of British rifle fire was followed by a charge with bayonets leaving eight Americans dead and ten wounded.
April 20, 1914 - - Miners in Ludlow, Colorado were attacked by National Guardsmen paid by the mining company. The miners were seeking recognition of their United Mine Workers. Union. Five men and a boy were killed by machine gun fire while 11 children and two women burned to death as the miners' tent colony was destroyed.
April 21, 1836 - - The Battle of San Jacinto between Texans led by Sam Houston and Mexican forces led by Santa Anna took place near present day Houston. The Texans decisively defeated the Mexican forces thereby achieving independence.
April 22, 1864 - - "In God We Trust" was included on all newly minted U.S. coins by an Act of Congress.
April 23, - - Established by Israel's Knesset as Holocaust Day in remembrance of the estimated six million Jews killed by Nazis.
April 24, 1800 - - The Library of Congress was established in Washington, D.C. It is America's oldest federal cultural institution and the world's largest library. Among the 145 million items its collections are more than 33 million books, 3 million recordings, 12.5 million photographs, 5.3 million maps, 6 million pieces of sheet music and 63 million manuscripts. About 10,000 new items are added each day.
April 25, 1967 - - The first law legalizing abortion was signed by Colorado Governor John Love, allowing abortions in cases in which a panel of three doctors unanimously agreed.
Board of Directors Meeting...
There will be a Board of Directors meeting next Thursday, April 25th at 5:00pm in room 305 (third floor) of CTMC Hospital.
Have You Ever Heard the Phrase, "Cash on the Barrelhead"?
"Immediate payment; spot cash; payment on the nail. There is no doubt that the original scene here was the makeshift bar of the American frontier a century or more ago. The barrel itself, under improvised conditions, served as both container and counter, or, when empty, as counter only. But the wise bartender trusted none of his customers and extended no credit. Nor did he dare turn to serve another lest the first vamoose, and he unable to give chase. The expression dates back many years, but, regrettably, none but recent uses have been found. It's modern equivalent is the weak 'cash on the counter.'"
"The Sociologist on an African jungle expedition held up her camera to take pictures of the native children at play. Suddenly the youngsters began to yell in protest.
Turning red, the sociologist apologized to the chief for her insensitivity and told him she had forgotten that certain tribes believed a person lost his soul if his picture was taken. She explained to him, in long-winded detail, the operation of a camera. Several times the chief tried to get a word in, but to no avail.
Certain she had put all the chief's fears to rest, the sociologist then allowed him to speak. Smiling, he said, 'the children were trying to tell you you forgot to take off the lens cap?'"
History of the West Virginia State Flag
West Virginia's official flag was adopted in 1929. The flag has a white field surrounded by blue. The state seal is encircled by a garland of the state flower (rhododendron), in the center of the flag. The seal pictures two men (a farmer and a miner) around a rock bearing the date June 20, 1863 (the day West Virginia split from Virginia and became a state), Below the men are two rifles and a red liberty cap (a symbol of freedom) A red ribbon below the men has the state motto, "OMONTSANI SEMPER LIBERI" (meaning 'Mountaineers are always free" in Latin). A large red ribbon above the seal reads, "STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA"
1. What is a 'refried bean'? Why do they have to fry it twice?
2. What kind of fruit is in Juicy Fruit gum?
3. Do witches run spell checkers?
4. Do you realize how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
5. Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter?
6. When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
7. When day breaks who fixes it?
8. When dog food is new and improved tasking, who tests it?
9. Does killing time damage eternity?
10. When night falls who picks it up?
" A Parting Word "
" Knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge - broad deep knowledge - is to know true ends from false, and lofty things from low. To know the thoughts and deeds that have marked man's progress is to feel the great heart-throbs of humanity through the centuries; and if one does not feel in these pulsations a heavenward striving, one must indeed be deaf to the harmonies of life." (Helen Keller)
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