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PLANET EARTH ISSUE
APRIL 22, 2017
NEWS, NOTES & NONSENSE
DON'T FORGET YOUR MANIA TICKETS
Rod presented a program about the Patriot Guard Riders, of which he is a proud member. His presentation has been posted. Rhonda agreed with Rod that the entrance to the cemetery in Hardin is one heck of a climb.
23 members dined on the passover meal, food that was passed-over from Julia's Easter buffet. Patty was delighted to find something in her salad besides lettuce. Wendell and Mark 1 debated on the beef. Was it prime rib?
Rod, Brad 2, Sherry and Sandy all arrived before Allen. what's up with that? The laties were more predictable:Rhonda, Brad 1, Chris 1 and Cory.
Sherry claimed to be upside down, it was really her badge. Others had difficulty finding their badge in the box.
Allen put his socks on. Ask Sandy for clarification.
Dick joined us for the second week in a row.
For those of you who may remember former President Gregg Kirkland, he recently underwent triple bypass surgery in Dallas. His recovery is going as planned.
Congrats to Wendell, recently appointed to the airport board of directors. He promises a free flight in every pot!
Sandy was willing to provide her lucky cough on anyone's 50-50 ticket. It didn't work on mine.
It looks like Sherry and Fred kissed and made up. All is well!
Dave, or maybe it was Fred, introduced Growth Association Director of member Services Trish Holmes. Everyone agreed that she does great work for the GA.
The next board meeting has been bumped from April 26 to May 3.
Bill read a letter of thanks from the Alton Park and Rec for our help with the 2016 Winter Wonderland and then presented a check to Sherry for $400. Chris 1 observed that it took until the end of March for his fingers to thaw.
SAA Bill recruited Rhonda as his "financial assistant". He announced that the next "lunch and learn" program at his church will be held on Tuesday April 25th. The topic is "Who needs a will, and why?" Free lunch is served at noon (11:59), with the program starting at 12:20. Need more info?, call 377.8413. Rotary type trivia questions were featured. The last U.S. RI convention was NOLA, not Chi-town.
Sherry and Sandy will be attending a township confab next week. See them in May.
Opening duties were provided by Paul, Roger and Dave.
Lori and Cory book ended Bill and each took a turn at the $43 50-50. No go. Sandy had equally bad results with the scratch-off and then tried to blame Rick for her bad luck. Wow!!
That's all from here. Have a fine and dry Earth Day weekend.
BUDDIES FOR LIFE
TRIVIA
(The answer can be found at the end of the newsletter)
Which country is on track to become the world's first to abandon FM radio?
A-Chile
B-North Korea
C-Norway
D-Singapore
April 22 is National Jelly Bean Day
The average automobile insurance premium increase after one $2000, or higher, claim is 44% and 99% after two.-InsuranceQuotes.com
APRIL 19, 2001
Current members in a leadership position were: Prez Mark 2, Joe, Dick, Paul, Mark 1 and Rick
The program was presented by retired NFL official Gary Lane
Paul was looking for Busch Stadium workers for our next date on April 24th
Prez Mark2 was seeking nominations for the Paul Harris Fellowship and Business of the Year
Dick served as the sub SAA
Do you know why you shouldn't golf with a mortician? Prez Mark 2 had the answer
Mark 1 reported a good response to the golf tournament invites
The Installation Dinner date was set for June 28th at Moonlight
Do you remember Nick Adams?
DATELINE:RI
Rotary road trip hits 14 West Coast cities to work with clubs and communities
By Brad Webber
Hundreds of Rotarians applauded as a 25-foot recreational vehicle rambled toward the Fess Parker hotel, a palm-lined resort on the Pacific oceanfront in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Two Rotarians, two Rotaractors, and a district governor on board the RV had just concluded a 2,400-mile road trip that originated in Seattle nearly two weeks earlier, stopping for service projects in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona. (There was also a kickoff party in October in Hawaii.) The road trip helped link Rotarians with charitable organizations in their home communities, encouraged clubs to partner with their crosstown counterparts, and illustrated the scope and value of Rotary. After a brief welcome, more than 400 Rotarians, some with spouses, piled onto buses and followed the RV to two Boys & Girls clubs in Santa Barbara where they hoisted paintbrushes, sandpaper, hammers, and rakes to revitalize the youth centers. (Local Rotarians, along with members of Interact and Rotaract, met separately to refurbish a third club, in Carpinteria.) Dozens stayed behind at the hotel to fill 400 backpacks that would later be given to the children. The point: a potent display of the power of Rotary.
“I was amazed,” says Jeff Henley, vice chairman of Oracle Corp. and a governor of the national board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, who watched the mob of Rotarians give a center a face-lift by painting the hallways and gymnasiums, adding storage lockers, weeding playfields, and refinishing picnic tables.
Santa Barbara Rotarian Michael Baker is the CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County, which serves about 550 children every day, mostly underprivileged youth who find the clubs to be an after-school haven. “It was beautiful, ” Baker says. “There were teams assembling cubbies, teams sanding and painting benches, teams doing general cleaning. We had another two sets of teams cataloging books. Nobody was standing around. To continue reading, link herehttps://tinyurl.com/mbnquq5
SMILE
SIGNS
FROG PARKING ONLY ALL OTHERS WILL BE TOAD
ANTS ARE HEALTHY BECAUSE THEY HAVE LITTLE ANTIBODIES
IS THERE EVER A DAY WHEN MATTRESSES ARE NOT ON SALE?
I WAS ADDICTED TO THE HOKEY POKEY BUT I TURNED MYSELF AROUND
WENT TO THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THERE
HOLD THE DOOR OPEN FOR A CLOWN IT'S A NICE JESTER
THE SECOND MOUSE GETS THE CHEESE
MY REALITY CHECK BOUNCED
IF PRIDE COMES BEFORE A FALL HUMILITY SHOULD COME BY WINTER
THE BOTTOM LINE
9% of employees tested positive for one or more drugs in 2015, according to testing firm Quest Diagnostics, an increase of 47% over the previous three years. roughly one-half of U.S. employeers screen for drugs.-CNN.com
There will be roughly 3.8 million hobbyist-owned drones in the U.S. by 2021 according to estimates by the Federal Aviation Administration.-Fortune.com
LAST WORD
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader."-John Quincy Adams
"Work is the least disappointing relationship you can have."-Bette Davis
