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COLLECTOR'S ISSUE
October 1, 2016
NEWS, NOTES & NONSENSE
DECISION MAKERS DECIDE
Thursday's program was presented by Andrew Theising. He is the SIUE Political Science Department Chair. Andy spoke about his passion for collecting. He has amassed a 10,000 piece collection of St. Louis area memorabilia. He has a past connection with Rotary and Olin. The presentation has been posted.
By the way, if you are interested in the virtual East St. Louis Historic Society archive that Andy mentioned during his presentation, link here http://bit.ly/2dhGzjj
Program note: Andy also has a presentation about East St. Louis that he would be willing to present at an upcoming meeting. If you are looking for a program, he can be reached at 618.650.2308 or atheisi@siue.edu
Allen, Mark 1 and Lori were the (relatively) early birders. However, once again, our guest speaker arrived before a Rotarian darkened Julia's door. Paul and Chris were the last of the 22 members to arrive.
The food line offered your choice of ham 'n cheese and/or Straub's chicken salad (according to our guest speaker, that's what it resembled) sandwiches, tater salad (German version), g-beans, fruit and regular salad.
Mark 2 reported that the scholarship plaques have made their way back to their respective schools.
Opening duties were provided by Chris 1, Rhonda and Bill (who handed off to Dave).
SAA Bill recruited Chris 2 for bagman duties. Dave announced that the wings 'n wheels event was a fine success. There were more planes and fewer cars than he anticipated. Sandy and Sherry took advantage of free flights at a Growth Association event to take a spin around the area and snap some pix. The various tables did a very good job answering the trivia Q's. The topics included Gene Autry, Curious George, Miguel de Cervantes (to dream...), Summertime Blues, Harry Potter and Willie Mayes.
Sandy and Lori drew the cards, Joe the scratch-off. The $98 jackpot rolled.
That's all from here. Have a fine and dry weekend.
TRIVIA
(The answer can be found at the end of the newsletter)
United Kingdom researchers genetically modified a tomato-resulting in what?
A-A tomato with seams, for better throwing
B-A tomato that doesn't wrinkle 14 days after harvest
C-A tomato that grows sliced on the vine
D-A durable tomato with heirloom flavor
October 1st is National Ghost Hunting Day
52% of workers would rather talk about a colleague's achievements than their own-LinkedIn and Censuswide survey of 11,228 workers
FROM THE ARCHIVES
September 27, 1984
Current members serving in a leadership capacity:Prez Pat and Paul
We were breaking bread at the Lewis & Clark Restaurant on Route 3
The program was sponsored by Pat. He introduced Belleville tax lawyer Pat Mathis
District Governor Rob Simon (from Edwardsville) would be visiting us next week
Last week's program was presented by Alton police representative Dave Whipple. (Was he not the first Madison County 9-1-1 Coordinator?) Dave served as an undercover cop and spoke about drug use in the area.
Do you remember former member Jack Barnerd?
DATELINE:RI
WHAT MILLENNIALS LOVE ABOUT ROTARY
If there is one absolute truth about millennials, it is this: Anyone who says there is an absolute truth about millennials risks being subjected to their collective eye roll.
Millennials are individuals, and fiercely so. According to the Pew Research Center, most of them don’t even like being called “millennials,” let alone hearing generalizations about their shared attitudes and behaviors.
Case in point: Christa Papavasiliou, 31, recoils at the notion that older folks see her generation as a bunch of selfie-snapping smartphone addicts. “I’m the complete opposite,” says Papavasiliou, who was a Boston Rotaract club president and district Rotaract representative before joining a Rotary club, the E-Club of New England, last year. “How would they like it if I stereotyped them?”
It’s a fair question. And yet, it seems we can’t help ourselves. To continue reading, link here http://tinyurl.com/jo2ye4t
SMILE
Early one morning, a mother went to wake up her son for school.
"Wake up son."
"But why mom? I don't want to go."
"Give me two reasons why you don't want to go."
"Well, the kids hate me for one, and the teachers hate me also!"
"Oh, that's no reason not to go to school. Come on now and get ready."
"Give me two reasons why I should go to school."
"Well, for one, you're 52 years old. And for another, you're the principal!"
THE BOTTOM LINE
With studies showing that pets in the office can lower workers' stress and boost productivity, more companies are opening their doors to dogs. 7% of U.S. firms now let employees bring pets to work, up from 5% five years ago.-NPR.org
The number of tourists heading for Spain, Portugal and other sunny European nations have increased up to 30% this year vs 2015. Experts say travelers are eager to avoid destinations seen as potential terrorist targets;Egypt has experienced a nearly 50% drop in visitors this year.-CNN.com
THE LAST WORD
"Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous."-Mencius
"The best things in life are free. The second best things are very, very expensive."-Coco Chanel
