Greg Hall Shares October 1

The program for the Monday noon luncheon meeting was presented by Rotarian Greg Hall (photo).  Hall quizzed club members over historical events that occurred on October 1st starting with Alexander the Great's defeat of Darius of Persia in 331 BC. Needless to say, no one present remembered this historic event.  As Greg's questioning progressed to more recent times, club members, however, acquitted themselves as being fairly knowledgeable.  Do you remember that the first broadcast of The Tonight Show Staring Johnny Carson occurred on October 1st, 1962?  Do you remember Carson playing Carnac the Magnificent, a psychic who could clairvoyantly divine the answer to questions in a sealed envelope?  The answer was always an outrageous pun.  Here's a sample:  "Baja"...  What sound does a sheep make when it laughs?"    or  "Camelot"...  "Where do Arabians park their camels?"   Greg's questions easily filled the speaker's time slot and kept members entertained as they refreshed their memories of past events. 

Rotary International is a service club with a membership of over 1.2 million men and women.  Its motto Service Above Self conveys the humanitarian spirit of its members in 34,000 clubs worldwide.  Rotary always welcomes new members.  To learn more about Rotary, visit www.rotary.org.  To experience Rotary firsthand, contact the Kentland Club President, Kirby Drey, at 219-474- 5155.

Brandt Stum 

Kentland Rotary Club