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FLY YOUR FLAG ISSUE JUNE 14, 2025
VOL. 5 NO. 31
LOOKING FOR PLAYERS/SPONSORS
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
There's no meeting next week. The following Thursday is our Officers Installation Dinner @ Rustic Roots, no noon meeting. Look for your next issue of the Eastender news on July 5th.
On Thursday we had the pleasure of hearing a very enthusiastic presentation from the Director of the Wood River Library (and former club prez) Lindsey Herron. She shared a handout that contained all sorts of interesting library stats for the 2024-25 fiscal year, including-13,307 folks attended 429 library sponsored events, 29,977 people visited the library, 35,500 items circulated, $234,363 was saved by checking out library materials. She also listed the numerous programs that the library sponsors. They include-yoga classes, toddler programs, tax filing, home school events and recipe classes. Mysteries/thrillers are the most popular book titles.
Let's take a moment and thank Prez Bill for his second term as club prez. He did a great job and we look forward to a third term sometime in the future. Contrast that with the very recent move by the RI incoming president to back out of the assignment three weeks before he was due to assume the role. The folks @ RI HQ in Evanston must be going nuts. Don't know if that has ever happened.
Birthday wishes go out to GeorgeM on the 23rd, SandyS on July 2nd, and AllenH on July4th.
Golf tournament update-As the date draws closer JoeS has a couple of reminders. If you/your business were a sponsor last year you will automatically have the same sponsorship this year, unless you tell Joe otherwise. If you know golfers and/or potential sponsors get their contact info to Joe ASAP and he will solicit them directly. Next spring our foundation will sponsor our first big project.
Early birders included-AllenH, LoriP and Prez Bill.
Looking for some good music on Sunday June 29th. Prez-elect MarkSm is sponsoring the Owls Band at his business on Ferguson Av. from 12-3 that day. There will also be food trucks on hand if you want to purchase some grub. Come on out and enjoy the jams!
Prez-Elect MarkSm want to know "What are you waiting for?"-Our Installation Dinner will be held at Rustic Roots with dinner by Food A Fare. June 26th is the date. Fellowship @ 5:30, dinner and program to follow. Mark encourages everyone to sign-up ASAP.
The slide-right-inners were represented by RodneyD, GlennB, ChrisH, BradP and GeorgeM.
Late arrivals included GeorgeM, RobinK, BradP and ChrisH.
Our Color Run event has been penciled in for a September 27th.
These fine members are celebrating years of service-PatB-46 years, PattiA-26, ErinP-18 and PatA-7.
SAA Patti fined everyone who had not been to a pool, lake or ocean this year.
We had 16 members in the house dining on pineappled ham, cheezy taters, steamed veggies, rolls, salad and cookies.
Was this destiny? A Dick Thompson acolyte would be the one to find the joker amongst the two remaining cards. Congrats to ChrisH on winning the $335 jackpot. GlennB had his chance with three cards.
Opening duties were covered by JoeS, ChrisH and BillP, who was thankful for the cookies and received a solid AMEN from WendellR.
57% of Eastender News subscribers opened the last newsletter.
GLENN HAD HIS CHANCE...
BUT CHRIS WON THE $$$
BILL'S FINAL BOARD MEETING
LIBRARY CHATTER
ALL THINGS TRIVIAL
Which card game, more popular than ever, is a battlefield for player rule-fighting?
A-Pinochle
B-Poker
C-Whist
D-Uno
(The answer is found near the end of the newsletter)
Today is National Strawberry Shortcake Day
What city used to be called Constantinople?
Rome, Italy
Athens, Greece
Stockholm, Sweden
Istanbul, Turkey
The city that we now know as Istanbul was founded as Constantinople in 324 CE by Roman Emperor Constantine I. It served as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (aka the Byzantine Empire). When the Ottomans took over in the 15th century, locals began to call the city "Istanbul," a mix of "Islambol" ("city of Islam" in Turkish) and "eis tin Polin" ("to the city" in Greek).
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
Sourced from the Eastender News, Make-Up and Banner newsletters
June 2017
The EA club heard a presentation about the "Just Keep Walkin'" program.
SandyS was so hungry that she helped with food prep.
MikeK was promoting the Cracker Factory fireworks watching event on July 3rd.
PaulH finally arrived @ 12:23.
Barb Kyro was looking for menu suggestions.
Volunteers were needed for the lemon shake-up booth at the WR Ice Cream Social.
SAA BillP was once again absent. It was rumored that he was in Peoria.
PaulG introduced visitors.
Prez SherryT was happy that the presidential satchel (with all the Rotary nuke codes) had been located.
PattiA was offering a variety of Rotary logo apparel.
LoriP reported that Baseball Mania ticket sales had netted $915 to date.
JohnP was delighted that the EA-WR High School Foundation had raised over $150,000 since its inception in 2011.
JeanK let the $240 WR 50-50 pot roll. LoriP and RickH did the same with the $110 EA jackpot.
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
DATELINE:ROTARY
57 YEARS OF YOUTH EXCHANGE
By Ivan Vianna, Rotary Club of Belo Horizonte-Pampulha, Brazil
Whenever I speak about or write about Rotary Youth Exchange, my mind goes back to my teenager years and I have good memories. No doubt that year as an exchange student, 1968, did provide me with experiences for all the years ahead.
It took 22 years after my exchange year to join Rotary as a member. The main reason was that nobody invited me. From my first day as a Rotarian, I became a member of the Youth Exchange District Committee. In 1991, my district had fewer than 15 outbound students. That drove me to find new partnerships by participating in Rotary International Conventions, Youth Exchange preconventions, regional meetings in North America and Europe, and a trip to Russia.
As time went by, I participated in several national and international organizations, including some outside Rotary related to my engineering field, which helped grow my network. Being active and serving in several organizations as a member of the board, director, or president, enabled me to spread the news about Rotary’s Youth Exchange Program as well as Rotary itself.
A close friend became president of Brazil, and later governor of my state. I was there to assist and do my best to serve my country during his terms. It was beyond any expectations I ever had.
Our District 4760 Program expanded to nearly 100 outbound students, both long and short term, before the program was suspended due to the pandemic. When it returned, our numbers had shrunk by about a third. A few years ago, I stepped down as district committee member, accepting the title of Chair Emeritus (more a label of distinction than a role with daily responsibilities). But I remain ready to step in whenever needed. To continue reading link herehttps://rb.gy/ez07iy
AND I QUOTE
“With engineering, I view this year’s failure as next year’s opportunity to try it again. Failures are not something to be avoided. You want to have them happen as quickly as you can so you can make progress rapidly."-Intel co-founder Gordon Moore
"Ideas are like fish...if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper."-David Lynch
"Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."-Thomas Edison
"Pay attention to what you pay attention to."-Amy Kraus Rosenthal
SMILE
Just before sweet potatoes are mashed they become very quiet.This is known as "the silence of the Yams."
What happened when the blue ship and the red ship collided at sea? Their crews were marooned.
What's the difference between the bird flu and the swine flu? One requires tweetment and the other an oinkment.
What do you call a line of men waiting to get haircuts? A barberqueue.
Why do seagulls fly over the sea? If they flew over the bay, they would be bagels.
I'm thinking I should do lunges to stay in shape. That would be a big step forward.
What did the baby corn say to the mama corn? Where's popcorn?
What vegetable is cool, but not that cool? Radish.
What do you call two monkeys who share an Amazon Prime account? Prime mates.
BY THE NUMBERS
The average savings rate in 401(k) plans rose to a record high 14.3% of income in the first three months of this year-Fidelity Investments
American travelers plan to take shorter trips this summer, with 41% surveyed taking a trip of three nights or fewer compared with 37% last year, according to a Deloitte report
A January 2023 survey from Study.com found that 89% of college students had used ChatGPT to complete a homework assignment. Nearly half admitted to using it on at-home tests or quizzes, and 53% had turned in an AI-generated essay
Last year 373 public-company CEO’s exited, 24% more than in 2023. Among U.S. businesses with at least 25 employees, 2,221 CEOs bid farewell last year-Challenger, Gray & Christmas
More than 54,000 objects greater than 4 inches are orbiting Earth, while more than 1,200 re-entered the atmosphere in 2024-European Space Agency
The average wedding reception guest count nationwide was 131 in 2024, down from 184 in 2006-The Wedding Report
(Trivia answer-D)
Rotarian Code of Conduct
The following code of conduct has been adopted for the use of Rotarians:
As a Rotarian, I will
1-Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life
2-Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect
3-Use my professional skills throughRotary to: mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people's quality of life in my community and in the world
4-Avoid behavior that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians
5-Help maintain a harassment-free environment in Rotary meetings, events, and activities, report any suspected harassment, and help ensure non-retaliation to those individuals that report harassment
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