"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of AUGUST 2017
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.
August 17............Moe Johnson
August 24............Del Brown
Attendance for August 10, 2017
Doug Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Charles Johnson, Lon Shell, Kelli Whigham, Ted Breihan, Tracy Herman, John Polk, Merwin Richards, Glen Rydl (14)
"BIRTHDAYS DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2017"
August 21..........Glen Rydl
August 28..........Pam Cook
THOSE WHO HAVE ANNIVERSARIES IN THE
MONTH OF AUGUST 2017
Lon & Phyllis Shell..........August 18
McBride & Elsie Wilson.......August 31
Hurrah!!!!! We had a winner last week for Big Bucks. It was good & faithful Ted Breihan who drew the winning name. He was present, he had his pin, and he returned the money back into the jar! Congratulations Ted.
Let's continue to keep McBride Wilson in our prayers, and any other members of our club that are experiencing difficulties of one thing or another. You don't necessarily have to be under the weather for others to keep you in prayer.
If you know of someone that needs our prayers, please let your editor know.
San Marcos Chamber of Commerce Business Exposition.
Another Business Exposition has come and gone, and it was well attended. Our booth was in a good location, lots of people came by and asked many questions. A lot of candy was handed out, as well as our literature. Those who came and helped out at our booth, at different times, were Doug Balkman, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Charles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Glen Rydl and Del Brown. Thanks to all of you who helped set up, worked your shift, and helped tear down at the end of the day.
Our Program Last Week Gave All of Us a Great Deal to Think About.
Our speaker last Thursday, Charles Walts, gave all of us a great deal to think about. He spoke about the book that he authored along with Tommye White a very thorough need for all of us to not only think about, but to do something about it. On the back of their book, "Rest in Peace", he writes, 'Life comes with an expiration date and sooner or later we are all going to pass away, often without warning or time to prepare. To help prepare for the end of life, their book, 'Rest in Peace' is a pre-death planning guide, whether it be for your own demise or the death of someone whose end-of-life affairs you may need to attend to. This planning guide contains templates of important documents that can serve as valuable tools to help you put your affairs in order before it's too late." Charles said that the most important document that everyone should have is a 'will'. If you don't have anything else, make out a will. He had several books that he sold to our members, and believe you me, it is thorough. Even though we would like to think that we have many years left in our life, never underestimate the unexpected. Thanks to John Polk for bring Charles to our club last week.
The Program for this coming Thursday, July 17, 2014
Doug Balkman will be bringing the program for this coming Thursday. He will be bringing Todd Karch, who is the Regional Staffing Manager for Amazon here in San Marcos. The Staffing Manager plans, directs and leads all phases of successful operation for sourcing, screening, hiring and onboarding seasonal employees. The Recruiting Manager also develops staff members so that everyone on the team is fully trained and utilized to the optimum level.
Amazon is working hard to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, they need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Todd is the man who has this responsibility. He must have the ability to identify process improvements and make sound recommendations. He also must have working knowledge of labor and employment laws. He must have the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines. He has to have a solid sense of accountability and sound personal judgment. He has to have the ability to handle a high volume, transactional load. Todd is qualified to do all of these things, plus much more. Most of us are familiar with Amazon through our own personal purchases. Come to the meeting and learn a lot more about the organization through Todd.
Board of Director's Meeting : DON'T FORGET LIKE YOUR EDITOR DID LAST MONTH!
There will be a Board of Directors meeting next Thursday evening , August 24, at 5:30pm at Brookdale San Marcos North. We need all board members there.
Can You Believe It. October will be on us before we know it and you know what that means.......O-C-T-O-B-E-R------D-A-S-H!!!!.
The date is October 21, it's a Saturday, and Halloween costumes are in order. We need everyone to plan on helping!
August 11th - August 17
August 11, 1841 - - Frederick Douglas, an escaped slave, spoke before an audience in the North for the first time. During an anti-slavery convention on Nantucket Island, he gave a powerful, emotional account of his life as a slave. He was immediately asked to become a full-time lecturer for the Massachusetts Antislavery Society.
August 12, 1676 - - King Phillips' War ended with the assassination of Metacom, leader of the Pokanokets, a tribe within the Wampanoag Indian Federation. Nicknamed 'King Philip' by colonists, he led a Native American uprising against white settlers which resulted in a war that raged for nearly two years, now known as King Philip's War.
August 13, 1961 - - The Berlin Wall came into existence after the East German government closed the border between east and west sectors of Berlin with barbed wire to discourage emigration to the West. The barbed wire was replaced by a 12 foot-high concrete wall eventually extending 103 miles around the perimeter of West Berlin. The wall included electrified fences, fortifications and guard posts. It became a notorious symbol of the Cold War. Presidents Kennedy and Reagan made notable appearances at the wall accompanied by speeches denouncing Communism. The wall was finally opened by an East German governmental decree in November 1989 and torn down by the end of 1990.
August 14, 1935 - - President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act establishing the system which guarantees pensions to those who retire at age 65. The Social Security system also aids states in providing financial aid to dependent children, the blind and others, as well as administering a system of unemployment insurance.
August 15, 1969 - - Woodstock began in a field near Yasgur's Farm at Bethel, New York. The three day concert featured 24 rock bands and drew a crowd of more than 300,000 young people. The event came to symbolize the counter-culture movement of the 1960's.
August 16, 1896 - - Gold was discovered in Rabbit Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River in Alaska, resulting in the Great Klondike Gold Rush.
August 17, 1978 - - The first transatlantic balloon trip was completed by three Americans: Max Anderson, Ben Abruzzo, and Larry Newman, all from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Starting from Maine on August 11th, they traveled in Double Eagle II over 3,000 miles in 137 hours, landing about 60 miles west of Paris.
What do we Know About Other States in our 'Beautiful America?'-----Let's Go to the State of New Hampshire
1.....Of the thirteen original colonies, New Hampshire was the first to declare its independence from Mother England - - a full six months before the Declaration of Independence was signed!
2.........New Hampshire is the only state that ever played host at the formal conclusion of a foreign war. In 1905, Portsmouth was the scene of the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War!
3.........The first potato planted in the United States was at Londonderry Common Field in 1719!
4.........Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr., the first American to travel in space is from East Derry, New Hampshire!
5.........Alexandria was the birthplace of Luther C. Ladd, the first enlisted soldier to lose his life in the Civil War!
6.........The Memorial Bell Tower at Cathedral of the Pines in Rindge has four bronze bas-reliefs designed by Norman Rockwell. The bell tower is specifically dedicated to women - - military and civilian - - who died serving their country!
7.........New Hampshire's state motto is "Live Free or Die". The motto comes from a statement written by the Revolutionary General John Stark, hero of the Battle of Bennington!
8..........The Pierce Manse in Concord is the home of the only New Hampshire citizen ever elected President. Franklin Pierce was a hero of the war with Mexico and the youngest President elected at that time!
9..........The first free public library in the United States was established at Petersborough in 1833!
10.........The Bavarian-style hamlet of Merrimack is home to the famous eight-horse hitch, and the Clydesdales maintained by the Annheuser-Busch Brewery.
"America the Beautiful....Mound Monadnock, New Hampshire...."
Mound Monadnock is also known as the Grand Monadnock, which is the highest point of Cheshire County and located in the New England State within the towns of Jaffrey and Dublin. It is a heaven for the mountain climbers and designated as a most frequently climbed mountains in the world. The Mount Madnock is about 3165 feet tall and an isolated Mountain. Monadnock is a great tourism area for hiking, picnicking and snowshoeing, some of the lower trails of the mountain are also suitable for backcountry skiing. There's a seasonal campground in the southeast side which is under the State of New Hampshire's maintenance. All Terrain Vehicles, (ATV's) and camping outside the campground are strictly restricted in the mountain.
The Age of Imponderables! - (There are no answers to these imponderables, but if you think of a good answer, let me know and I will put it in?
1.........What is an occasional table the remainder of the time?
2.........When does a large puddle become a pond, and a pond become a lake?
3..........Why is it you can walk down a road, even if it goes up hill?
4..........Why is baseball called the World Series if it is only played in the U.S.?
5..........If a house catches fire, does it burn up or does it burn down?
6..........How do you draw a blank?
7..........When pigeons walk their heads bob up and down really fast, doesn't that give them a bad headache?
8..........How can there be a competition for solo synchronized swimming?
9..........Why do people say, "It's always in the last place you look"? Of course it is always in the last place you look, what kind of moron would keep on looking after he'd found it?
10........Why is a building called a building when it is already built?
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"TO GIVE SHORT SHRIFT TO"
To cut short; to make quick work of. The literal sense appears in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of King Richard III, Act IV, scene 4. Lord Hastings has just been sentenced to execution by the Duke of Gloucester, shortly to be declared Richard III, and is interrupted in his reveries by Ratcliff, ordered to oversee the execution, who says: "Dispatch, my lord; the duke would be at dinner: Make a short shrift; he longs to see your head." That is, though a condemned criminal was permitted time for confession or shrift, urgency might require that he be allowed no more than a few minutes for his shriving. Hence, thanks to the long list of crimes punishable by execution, this urgency was so common in the seventeenth century that "short shrift" became a synonym with "least possible delay."
"The Amazing Pet!"
A man went into a pet shop and told the owner that he wanted to buy a pet. But, he didn't want your ordinary, garden variety pet! No, he wanted a pet that could do everything! The shop owner suggested a faithful dog. The man replied, 'Come on, a dog?' The owner said, 'How about a cat?' The man replied replied, 'No way! A cat certainly can't do everything. I want a pet that can do everything!' The owner thought for a minute, then said, "I've got it! A centipede!' The man said, 'A centipede? I can't imagine a centipede doing everything, but okay....I'll try a centipede.' So he got the centipede home and said to the centipede, 'Clean the kitchen.' Well, thirty minutes later, he walked into the kitchen and....it was immaculate! All the dishes and silverware were washed, dried, and put away; the countertops cleaned, the appliances sparkling; the floor waxed. He was absolutely amazed.
He then said to the centipede, 'Go clean the living room.' Twenty minutes later, he walked into the living room. The carpet has been vacuumed; the furniture cleaned and dusted; the pillows on the sofa plumped; and the plants watered. Well the man thought to himself, 'This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. This really is a kept that can do everything!'
Next he says to the centipede, 'Run down to the corner and get me a newspaper.' The centipede walks out the door. 10 minutes later.....no centipede. 20 minutes later....no centipede. 30 minutes later.....no centipede. By this point the man was wondering what was going on. The centipede should have been back in a couple of minutes. 45 minutes later.....still no centipede! He couldn't imagine what had happened. Did the centipede run away? Did it get run over by a car? Where was that centipede? So he went to the front door, opened it.....and there was the centipede sitting right outside.
The man said, 'Hey!!! I sent you down to the corner store 45 minutes ago to get me a newspaper. What happened?!' The centipede says. 'I'm goin'! 'I'm goin'! I'm just puttin' on my shoes!''
1.......Richard Versalle, a tenor performing at New York's Metropolitan Opera House, suffered a heart attack and fell 10 feet from a ladder to the stage just after singing the line, "You can only live so long."
2........In ancient Egypt, priests plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes!
3........It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to and from the New World!
4.........Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt!
5.........."Typewriter" is the longest word that can be made using the keys on only one row of the keyboard!
6..........More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call
7..........There are only four words in the English language which ends in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
8...........In England in the 1880s, "pants" was considered a dirty word!
9.........According to many language experts, the most difficult kind of phrase to create is a palindrome, a sentence or group of sentences that reads the same backward and forward. A few examples: 'Red rum, sir, is murder'; 'Ma is as selfless as I am'; Nurse, I spy gypsies. Run!'; A man, a plan, a canal - Panama'; He lived as a devil, eh?
10...........If you were to spell out numbers, you would have to go until 1,000 until you would find the letter 'A'. (one thousAnd)
Just a brief personal word of gratitude and privilege to be your editor of this newsletter. I am proud of our club's newsletter, and was humbled when I submitted several copies to the club newsletter contest held at the District Convention. In the category where clubs have 35 members or less, we were honored to take 2nd Place in the contest. That is a tribute to our club. The newsletter that we put out is your newsletter, not mine. I simply put it together. I welcome any suggestions that any of the readers of the bulletin might have to put into it.
I am enjoying being the editor and will work hard to make our bulletin worthy of all of those who receive it. If any of you have suggestions as to what we might include in the bulletin, please run it by me.
The material that I include in the bulletin, I want to be uplifting and positive, non political, and proud of this great country that we live in. If something bothers you about the contents, please let me know. I want it to remain your bulletin.
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