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NEW NAME ISSUE
OCTOBER 10, 2020
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
"WHERE'S MY TICKET?"-PAUL
The regular program schedule will resume on October 21st. If you are unable to attend your scheduled presentation meeting let Prez Chris know so he can find a replacement presenter. Remember, your speaker can attend via Zoom if that is their preference.
Prez Chris was under the weather (not Covid related) so Bill stepped up to gavel things to order.
ChrisH wants to know just how low mortgage rates can go?
It was nice to see Randy in person as he gets ready to celebrate the second week of his SECOND marriage.
Another merger meeting meeting will be taking place in the next few days. Lori and Rhonda are pretty comfortable that we will get there. How about the combined clubs being called Riverbend-East? How about a new name for our newsletter? Do you have any suggestions? Let Rick know.
Lunch featured chicken on rice, Rotary g-beans, cooked carrots, rolls, salad and cake.
The Turkey Fund is now @ $97. All $$ collected will be given to Operation Blessing to use for Thanksgiving food purchases. If you want to donate via check, make it payable to Operation Blessing. If you prefer to donate via PayPal of Venmo, Rick will accept payment and convert it to cash for the cause. Find him via phone 618.792.0256 or @john-hooks-7 on Venmo or @JrTheChief on PayPal. $45 was donated on Thursday.
Rhonda has been thinking about a possible winter virtual fundraiser. Do you have any suggestions? Let her know.
Pre-nooners included Allen, BradP, Lori and Randy. The very late arriving crowd of 12 included Bill, Cory and Rhonda.
Lori has lots and lots of Football Mania tickets , pick up a pack today! Winning opportunities begin on October 29th.
SAA Sherry was in Springfield so Sandy stepped up to fill the void. Randy served as the designated lugmeister. Trivia got kind of personal with questions about Paul's weight and Randy's marriages. Paul had an announcement about recent non-Rotary recognition for Ty and BradL. Randy announced his happy marriage.
Opening duties were handled smoothly by ChrisH, Randy and Bill, who was thankful for his first slice of cake.
The $31 jackpot was unclaimed by ticketless Paul and Sandy. Rick took a shot at the scratch-off.
Have a fine and dry weekend, stay safe. Ciao!
GROUP THINK
ZOOM ON IN
If you are unable to join us for the weekly meeting you can join us via Zoom any time after 12:15. BradP has got your back! Here is the linkhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/465333257
Here's our meeting ID: 465 333 257
If you prefer to join us via phone, no worries, dial this number 1 312 626 6799 and use the above meeting ID. See you Thursday!
TRIVIA
How are stir-crazy fliers, grounded by the pandemic, satisfying their travel urge?
A-paying $99 to visit an airport, wait in line and have their luggage lost
B-Installing airplane seats at home
C-Taking flights to nowhere that touch down where they started
D-Holding Zoom meetings with strangers overseas
Today is National Angel Food Cake Day
Which U.S. city was once called Pig's Eye?
Atlanta, Georgia
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jackson, Mississippi
Memphis, Tennessee
The city of "Pig's Eye" is better known today as Saint Paul, Minnesota. Its former name came from its earliest settler, Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant, who made the area's first land claim in 1838, after which the settlement became known as Pig's Eye Landing. Fortunately for all, the name didn't stick. In 1841, a Roman Catholic missionary named Lucien Galtier moved to the region and established a chapel to the apostle Paul, which led to its current name, Saint Paul. The city became the capital of Minnesota eight years later, in 1849, and the state was granted admission to the Union less than a decade after that, in 1858. Parrant's nickname can still be found throughout the city, though: There's a Pig's Eye Regional Park and a Pigs Eye Lake, and for a time, there was even a Pig's Eye Brewing Company.
On This Date-
1845 – In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 students.
1871 – Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.
1913 – U.S. President Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.
1928 – Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
1933 – A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
1963 – The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect.
1964 – The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites.
1966 – The Beach Boys release one of their biggest singles, ranked the 6th greatest song by Rolling Stone, "Good Vibrations".
1973 – U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
OCTOBER 4, 2007
Current members in a leadership position-Prez BradP, Lori, Cory, ChrisH, Rod and Rick
The program was presented by District Governor Ron Ritter
Pat had a couple of Florissant Rotary make-ups
The ribs prevented Allen from eating his Rotary g-beans
Joe had to eat 'n run
Virgil conducted the "great debate"
Lori was happy to have Nathan home
It was time to sign-up for the Steak Fry next Thursday at the Westerner Club
Erin would chair our Halloween parade event
The Bethalto he club was sponsoring a five day Valentine's day cruise. Sail on!
Gov Ron drew Prez Brad's ticket
Do you remember Don Brandt?
OCTOBER 2017
DATELINE:RI
ROTARY SCHOLARS STAY CONNECTED THROUGH WATER DIPLOMACY
Nataliya
Through The Rotary Foundation, we invest in emerging leaders who are using their skills to make the world a better place. We have the amazing opportunity in Rotary to participate in this work by offering scholarships that enable these young leaders to expand their skills and make connections with other professionals in their fields.
During Reconnect Week 5-11 October, we celebrate these alumni and hold activities designed to keep them connected. These alumni serve as ambassadors for Rotary, joining a growing network of peacebuilders and service-minded professionals who are partnering with us to do good in the world.
Rotary Scholar Bota Sharipova with her daughter
Bota Sharipova of Kazakhstan and Nataliya Chemayeva of Turkmenistan are both recipients of a global grant scholarship from District 5340 to study at the Joint University Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Program. Since graduating from the program, they are continuing to use what they learned and the connections they have made to promote peace through water cooperation, working together on several initiatives involving six countries that share the Aral Sea Basin centered in Central Asia.
The Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Program is a collaboration between the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in The Netherlands, the University for Peace in Costa Rica, and Oregon State University in Oregon, USA. It trains future water managers and other professionals how to address conflict over water by providing a comprehensive understanding of both water science and water diplomacy, including dispute mitigation, management, and resolution. To continue reading, link herehttps://bit.ly/3jLim5I
.AND I QUOTE
"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."-Yogi Berra
"Some of the worst mistakes in my life were haircuts."-Jim Morrison
"The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it."-Franklin P. Jones
"God will pardon me, that's his line of work."-Heinrich Heine
SMILE
Thoughts and prayers going out to all the married men who've spent years telling their wife "I'll do that when I have the time"
I'm bathing in Axe body spray now to force people to stay at least 6 feet away from me
People say I'm a plagiarist...Their words, not mine
I saw a man going up a hill with a wagon full of horseshoes, four leaf clovers and rabbit's feet...I thought, "Well he's pushing his luck!"
At any given moment, the urge to sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is just a whim away, a whim away, a whim away, a whim away...
BY THE NUMBERS
Some 16,000 books have been written about Abraham Lincoln—more than any other historical figure except Jesus
47% of families say they will cancel holiday get-togethers. Almost half say they will shift from in-person celebrations to virtual-Morning Consult
Nearly two-thirds of people age 1 and older consumed more than 10% of their daily calories in added sugar, according today collected between 2013-2016. The mean consumption is 13%
One in four consumers plan to participate in door-to-door trick-or-treating this year. 48% plan to hand out candy, compared with 64% last year. 62% of consumers plan to purchase candy for their personal consumption, up from 56% last year-Numerator
There are now about 1 million people who would like to a job but can’t because of child care problems, up from 624,000 in January-Bureau of labor Statistics
In Italy, around 23% of children aged 30 to 49 live with their parents, compared to 6.4% in the U.S., 5.2% in the United Kingdom and 1% in France-University of Bonn (Germany)
1953-Ore-Ida created Tater Tots, the crispy recycling of french fry leftovers
