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HELLO GOV ISSUE SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
VOL. 3 NO. 9
DG BILL SHARES HIS VISION
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
On Thursday District Governor Bill Durall was in the house to share some thoughts about the present and future of Rotary. He hails from Pike county, due north from RhondaB's beloved stomping grounds in Calhoun county. Bill is retired USAF who moved 21 times during his military career. He provided an update about the district sponsored agriculture project in Zambia and gladly accepted member donations for the project. Bill encouraged us to find a way to participate in World Polio Day on October 24th. He reminded us that the District Conference would be held in Collinsville on November 4th and 5th and and encouraged RBE members to attend all or part of the conference. See you there! During the balance of Bill's presentation he focused on the Rotary version of Einstein's definition of insanity-doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. Bill suggested that Rotary clubs doing the same thing they did pre-covid and expecting the same pre-covid results are setting themselves up for a big disappointment.
Birthday greeting to RodC, tomorrow and DarrenC on the 9th.
MarkSm has agreed to chair our Chili Supper event on October 14th. Many thanks! He will be needing plenty of "game day" help and aggressive ticket selling. Keep your calendar open.
Prez Robin is ready for all things pumpkin spice.
Once again, there were 22 members in the house on Thursday,DG Bill set a sterling example by being the first to arrive. He was followed by BradL,AllenH and LoriP. Last in at nine past noon was BradP. GeorgeM and PaulH arrived a bit earlier.
Prez Robin is looking for someone with a pickup truck, along with a few helpful souls, to assist with the setup and teardown of the Vintage Voices event on October 9th.
The sign-up list for the Soapbox Race on Sept 10th is now circulating, there are still two open spots for next Saturday's event. If you are working the event MarkSp strongly advises you to keep a sharp eye out for misguided cars coming down Berkshire hill. You don't want to be clipped by one of them, ouch!
LoriP won $10 on last week's scratch-off. Has anyone won a higher $ amount on the weekly ticket?
BillP announced that December 6th is out Winter Wonderland date.
Looking for something to do tonight? RodneyD reminds us that there will be a free family friendly movie @7PM at the Nazarene Community Theater. That announcement provoked MarkSm and BillP to remember their first movie experience at the Roxana Theater.
Chef Bob is off to Pittsburg next week for census training and to see a Cards-Pirates game. What does that means for our lunch, TBD??
RickH subbed for SAA LeonardB and, with an accounts payable assist from RhondaB, conducted a lighting trivia session. We got three out of four correct. Happy Fines were paid by
BradL and GeorgeT.AllenH led in the singing of the birthday song in honor of RodC, who's birthday is tomorrow. The Final Jeopardy answer was Knox College. Got it right? Pay a $.
Delicious fried chicken was our entree on Thursday, accompanied by broasted taters, rolls, salad and cake.
Opening duties were handled by Prez Robin, BradP and RodneyD
JohnP had two shots at the $113 50-50 jackpot, the pot rolls. GeorgeM had much better luck with the 3rd ticket pulled, he won a three berry homemade pie. Yum!
Ciao! Have a fine and dry weekend.
Au revoir!
CHILI SUPPER RECRUITMENT
SPREADSHEET MYSTERY
ALL THINGS TRIVIAL
More and more people are taping their mouths shut at bedtime. Why?
A-To combat snoring
B-To prevent talking in their sleep
C-To protect dental enamel
D-To keep out insects
(Answer is found at the end of the newsletter)
Today is National Tailgating Day
In what U.S. state can you find a beach with naturally green sand?
Hawaii
California
Florida
Alaska
You’re probably familiar with white sand beaches, but have you ever seen an emerald beach? It’s not caused by real emeralds, but by a silicate called olivine, a relatively heavy mineral that tends to stick around instead of washing out to sea. There are four green beaches in the world, but the only one in the United States is found on Hawaii’s Big Island. Called Papakolea Beach, it sits on a tuff ring — the site of a volcano eruption that happened thousands of years ago. The olivine comes from ancient lava flows, and the color can range from a pea soup green-gold to deep jade. You’ll also find green sands at Talofofo Beach in the U.S. territory of Guam, Punta Cormorant in Ecuador, and Hornindalsvatnet in Norway.
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
Sourced from the Make-Up and Banner newsletters
Early-September 2010
WR club officers included ScottL-VP, JimH-Secretary, GeorgeM-Treasurer and GeorgeT-Asst. Sec/Treas. EA club officers included ChrisH-Prez, LoriP-Secretary and CoryG-Treasurer.
The City of Wood River recognized the WR club for its repair and renovation work at East End Park.
St. Louis Regional Airport Air Traffic Controller Joe Case presented the EA program.
JohnP was looking for at least eight WR members to assist with the Mouse Race fundraiser on October 2nd.
WR member Dick Bell was among the visiting Rotarians welcomed at the EA meeting.
The WR club would be selling Yip Yips at the WR Fall Festival. Claud Snowden penned a song and Frank Akers had written a Yip Yip history in honor of the event.
EA members JoeS and LoriP had both won Baseball Mania $$.
WR members would be ringing Salvation Army bells on December 4th.
RodC was a scooter and RhondaB a late arriver at the EA meeting.
GeorgeM shared his 2004 non-traditional Thanksgiving visit with his brother in North Carolina with fellow WR members. He was able to see both the Blue Devils and Tar Hells in person.
BradP passed on the $84 EA 50-50 jackpot.
TommieM served as the meeting greeter and LeonardB was the program chair for the WR meeting.
NEW WORDS
Words that were listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary for the first time in 2009
Get inspired by the new Rotary Youth Exchange video
In-person youth exchanges are back this year! To celebrate, Rotary unveiled a new video that showcases the life-changing experiences students, families, and volunteers can have through Rotary Youth Exchange. We hope this video inspires you — whether you’re a Rotary member, a volunteer, or part of the next generation of Rotary Youth Exchange students — to create lasting change through peacebuilding exchanges that span the globe. And if Rotary Youth Exchange has made a positive impact on your life, or if you’re excited about participating in the future, please share this video to let others know about this transformative program. here's the video linkhttps://youtu.be/pbTJ3z4B4Iw
AND I QUOTE
"I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarian and we're skeptical."-Arthur C. Clarke
"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child”-Cicero
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."-George S Patton
"My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income."-Errol Flynn
SMILE
What do you call a French guy wearing sandals? Philippe Philoppe
Cosmetology student misses class...forced to make up makeup test.
I hate it when people act all intellectual and talk about Mozart while they've never seen one of his paintings.
The worst pub I've ever been in was called The Fiddle. It was a vile inn.
My friend was trying to explain electricity to me. I was like watt?
BY THE NUMBERS
Almost half of U.S. teens reported that they are online “almost constantly,” according to the Pew Research Center, up from the 24% who reported similar behavior in 2015
19% of subscribers to premium services—a group that includes Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV+, HBO Max and Disney+, among others—canceled three or more subscriptions in the two years up to June, up from 6% in the two-year stretch ended in June 2020-Antenna
There are 36,500 pieces of junk larger than 4 inches in Earth orbit-European Space Agency
Demand for fashion and luxury brands in the so-called metaverse could reach $50 billion by 2030-US Bank
In 1981 the median age for repeat home buyers was 31, today it’s 56-National Association of Realtors
As of April 2022, inflation-adjusted spending on pets and related products was 28% higher than in January 2019-
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