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FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6TH, 2017
"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered"
(G.K. Chesterton, 'On Running After One's Hat,' All Things Considered, 1908)
Attendance for Thursday, February 2nd, 2017
Doug Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Pam Cook, Charles Johnson, Moe Johnson, Rob Martin, Gary Nelson, Lon Shell, Kelli Whigham, Ted Breihan, David Chandler, Andrew Gary, Tracy Herman, John Polk, Glen Rydl, Gary Strunk, McBride Wilson. (20)
There were also 2 guests, Kathy Chandler and Sherry Nelson
Here Are The Greeters for the Month of February, 2017.
February 9..........Del Brown
February 16.........Glen Rydl
February 23.........PANCAKE DAY/SILENT AUCTION
"BIRTHDAYS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2017
February 17, 2017........James Collier
THOSE WHO HAVE ANNIVERSARIES IN THE
MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2017
Hey, Hey, Hey! What's going on? No I didn't forget those that got married in February. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE!! Now I ask you, is that fair? Didn't the 'love bug' bite anyone around Valentine's Day. Where's your love spirit. You know, if anyone out there got married in February, and would consider being a member of our San Marcos Kiwanis club, well come on and join us at Grin's Restaurant this coming Thursday at 12:00 noon, get a great meal and a great program......that way I can put your name in the bulletin each year! Ok?
OH! Gosh Darn! Missed it Again!
Caleb Williams had his name drawn out of the jar, but he didn't win because he was not there. See how easy it is to win 'Big'Bucks, but you have to be present. When you are not present, the rest of the club miss you very much.
Oh by the way, the editor was not at the meeting two weeks ago when 'Big Bucks was drawn and Randy Cook was the grand winner. I think it was $14.00.
Our Program last Thursday, February 2, 2017
David and Kathy Chandler, who presented our program last week on their 2 year's mission trip along the westward route of travelers across what became Western United States in the 19th century.
In the American Old West, trails used by immigrants from the eastern United States, between 1830 and 1870. These colonists began to settle various regions of North America west of the Interior Plains, during the overland migrations of the mid-19th century. Settlers following these 'Westward ways' were spurred by various motives, among them including persecuted Mormons seeking freedom of religion.
There were two major wagon networks, one based typically out of Missouri and the other out of Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico. Three of the Missouri-based routes were collectively known as the Emigrant Trails, the Oregon, Mormon and California Trails. Historians have estimated at least 500,000 emigrants used these three trails from 1843-1869, and despite growing competition from transcontinental railroads, some use continued into the early twentieth century.
David & Kathy, both Mormons had the privilege of traveling along with other 'emigrants' as they journeyed as the original emigrants did then.
These trail networks have become embedded in the folklore of the United States as one of the significant influences that have shaped the content and character of the nation. Thanks David & Kathy for sharing your personal experiences.
"Our Program for this coming Thursday, February 9, 2017.
Randy Cook will bringing one of our own members to present our program for this coming Thursday. Chad Burns, who is our club's advisor for the Builder's Club at Miller's Middle School, will be presenting two programs, both dear to his heart. One, he will be talking about what's happening with the Builder's Club, how they are doing this year. He has been very successful in having some very enthusiastic members in the Builder's Club in the past, and he is going to bring us up to date on what they have planned for this year.
The second part of his program is one that he is very close to and familiar with, and that is the subject of 'autism'. Chad has an autistic child and he will be telling us some important facts about this devastating illness. But as the picture on this article says, Society must 'accept, understand and love'.
Basically 'Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior,'
Globally, autism is estimated to affect 21.7 million people as of 2013. As of 2010, the number of people affected is estimated at about 1-2 per 1,000 worldwide. It occurs four to five times more often in boys than girls. About 1.5% of children in the United States (one is 68) are diagnosed with ASD as of 2014. Let's have a great crowd for Chad this week.
Dezavala K-Kids are going strong!
Last Thursday, Randy Cook and Del Brown went to a K-Kids meeting from 7:45am - 8:30am. There were about 30 kids that are in the K-Kids with their new sponsor, Brittany Bouzard. Randy presented them with 60 Pancake Day tickets to sell or whatever, and any profit they make will go toward their latest project, making bracelets to sell for the Lynphoma/Leukenia Foundation. Then at our noon meeting last Thursday, we took up a 'pass the hat' to help them out with their project, and Randy then went back to the school and presented Brittany with $94 more dollars. Thanks Club members for your generous giving. The K-Kids have also been invited to help out with our Pancake Day fundraiser on February 23rd. The kids are absolutely ecstatic about helping in some way.
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Pancake Day is not that Far Away.....February 23rd.!
Ok! All of us should have plenty of forms to visit the businesses around town. We should have gobs and gobs of auction items. It's not too early to start making our community aware of this very important fundraiser. Remember the money goes for scholarships and assistance for other very worthwhile activities in which our children and youth are involved. And if you run out of tickets, Charles can always get you more. Also keep that list of what your jobs are at this event. It is one event that requires everyone to participate. If you don't show up, someone has to fill your slot, and that's not fair.
Also, start collecting your silent auction items. Pam doesn't want to wait for them at the last minute.
"RAMP BUILDING UPDATES"
There seems that there is a increasingly greater need for handicap ramps to be built. Our club is increasingly being involved once again, so I shall try to keep you all up to date on what's happening in our 'Ramp Building Updates.
(Article sent to editor by Gary Nelson on the latest ramp built)
"On January 25th, volunteers from the Kiwanis Club of San Marcos built a ramp for Mr. Kenneth Smith (see right photo). I believe that you can see what a great looking ramp it was. Both Mr and Mrs Smith really appreciate having a safe way for him to exit and enter the home.
For the team to survey the site, build modules and cut the lumber at the warehouse, transport the material from the warehouse to the home, prepare the site for building, and then build the ramp took approximately 37 hours. Texas Ramp Project uses a formula created a formula created by Independentsector.org to estimate the value of the labor donated by our volunteers. If we had to pay fair wages to have this ramp built, it would cost approximately $912.00, which does not include the cost of the material, transportation, or other cost involved.
Texas Ramp Project has a warehouse in San Marcos, which allows us to purchase lumber and other material in bulk. We are able to build the modules and cut the lumber to the specific need for each ramp. This saves us time on the build site and allows us to use any left-overs on another ramp. St. David's Foundation granted the funds to build this ramp. We are very thankful for the generosity of St. David's Foundation and their concern for the people in Hays County.
For this particular ramp, we had the following club volunteers turn out and help with the construction. They were Gary Strunk, Randy Cook, David Chandler, Doug Balkman, Bill Stich, and Gary Nelson.
You will be seeing more news of future ramps being built, If you can help, keep your eye on the bulletin. Your help will be much appreciated
"The Age of Imponderables!"
"Why does American Electricity run on A.C. Rather than D.C.?
"Direct current flows only in one direction. Alternating current flows back and forth continuously. Thomas Edison was a proponent of direct current (he had a financial stake in it), which worked fine in the early days of electric light, because the generators were very close to the lights that used electricity.
But as demand for electric lights increased, D.C. proved inadequate. Electric current loses the least energy when traveling at high voltages. It was then uneconomical to transform D.C. to the high voltages necessary for long-distance transmissions. Direct current circuits would have required generating stations every three or four miles, unfeasible in the sprawling United States.
In 1885, a young man named George Westinghouse bought the U.S. patent for alternating current. Not only could A.C. transmit higher voltages more cheaply than D.C., the voltages could be raised or lowered by switching only one transformer. With its relative flexibility and lower cost, A.C. quickly became the U.S. standard."
"This One will 'drive' you crazy!'
" My sister felt she was well prepared for her in-depth interview with several members of the police-academy board who would determine her suitability as a candidate. The first situation they presented to her was: 'On routine patrol you see a car traveling at excessive speed, with undue care and attention. You pull it over, and discover that the driver is your brother. What do you do?' Without any hesitation she replied, 'Tell Mom!' She was accepted!'"
1.............Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game.
2.............The only7 two animals that can see behind itself without turning its head are the rabbit and the parrot.
3.............It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it
4.............When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
5.............Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six year olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.
6.............In ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.
7.............Approximately one-sixth of y8our life is spent on Wednesdays.
8.............You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
9..............12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
10............160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road.
"America the Beautiful"
Joel Poinsett, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, was from Greenville South Carolina. He brought a flower back from Mexico that became known as the poinsettia, the Christmas flower. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the National Institute for the Promotion or Science in Washington, the forerunner of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
"My Closing Thought for the Week!"
"The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning" (Mich Albom)
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Our Program last Thursday, February 2, 2017
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