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FULL HOUSE ISSUE OCTOBER 1, 2022
VOL. 3 NO. 19
WELCOME TYLER
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
On Thursday HenryS shared some finding from a report about personality traits related to birth order. First borns tend to be movers and shakers. They are raised "by the book" and strive to work hard to keep their parents happy. They are usually high achievers. 2nd born children benefit from a less structured home environment with not as many parental restrictions. The 3rd child typically can do no wrong in their parents eyes. They tend to be people pleasers and have a wide circle of friends outside the family unit.
We inducted our newest club member on Thursday, Tyler Lafferty. He is the East Alton Park and Rec Superintendent. Welcome Tyler!
GeorgeT observed that anyone with "Tyler" in their name has got to be a fine person.
MarkSm asked everyone to continue selling your Chili Dinner tix and encouraged everyone to make a dessert to be served with the chili. These desserts are really popular with our customers. By the way, the chili will be sourced from the fine staff at the EA-WR cafeteria.
Meeting note-The microphone is working, please use it when talking to the room. Since the acoustics aren't the best, using the mic will help to insure that everyone will hear your profound words of wisdom.
If you were at Thursday's meeting you heard RickH announce that we had 28 members in the room.That number did not include new member TylerL. Let's go ahead and count him to bring our total to 29, tying our best in-person attendance record for a weekly meeting. Early arrivals were RodneyD, AllenH and CherylM. Post-nooners included LeonardB, BradP and RodC.
The full house also includedRodneyD's wife, BradL's work associate along with a scholarship student and her mother. Lots of energy in the room.
MarkV presented a scholarship check for $1,750 to one of students on Thursday. Aquaiha will be attending a cosmetology school in Fairview Heights.
Prez Robin opened the meeting with as double-ding of the bell.
MarkA reminded everyone that our Family Cookout is in three weeks. There's still time and space to sign-up.
This past Wednesday RhondaB and LoriP addressed about 30 students from each high school and shared info about our scholarship program. They hope to increase participation. In a related note, we need mentors for our students. LoriP has already met twice with her student via Facebook.
SAA LeonardB drafted BillP to serve as his lugmeister. He and Prez Robin paid Happy Fines. Not wearing a name tag? pay a $.
The lunch buffet featured pineapple pork, mac 'n cheeze, corn off the cob, rolls, build your own Caesar and fudge.
Prez Robin told us that we would be partnering with the Bethalto for a World Polio Day bowling event. The date is TBD.
Opening duties were handled by Prez Robin, LeonardB and MarkA, who expressed thanks for not being in Florida
The $167 50-50 rolled after TylerL and SteveD failed to locate the elusive joker. LeonardB won the scratchie.
(Editors note-We view this newsletter on a variety of devices using different operating systems. If you have a consistent problem viewing any section of this newsletter please let Rick know. Thanks.)
Ciao! Have a fine and dry weekend.
Au revoir!
SCHOLARSHIP TIME
CHILI DECISIONS-CRACKERS, CHEESE OR ONIONS
ALL THINGS TRIVIAL
Academic interest in Bigfoot is growing. Which of these isn't among other names for the (so far) mythical creature?
A-Sasquatch
B-Woodbooger
C-Forest Golem
D-Skunk Ape
(Answer is found at the end of the newsletter)
Today is National Ghost Hunting Day
Which of these landmarks hid a time capsule inside of it?
Gateway Arch
Statue of Liberty
Lincoln Memorial
Seattle Space Needle
The Gateway Arch hid a secret for 50 years — a time capsule. When the city’s iconic landmark was designed, a time capsule was welded to the top of it, and inside was a collection of signatures from schoolchildren and citizens of the city. To celebrate the anniversary of its construction, the little-known capsule was revealed.
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
Sourced from the Make-Up and Banner newsletters
Early-October 2015
The WR club welcomed Junior Rotarians Emily Davis and Alexis Stumpf.
The EA Rotarians were disappointed to learn that long-time Julia's server, Karen, has moved on.
TommieM told the WR members that the Troy club has changed meeting locations.
AllenH was digging through some old photos he planned to share with fellow EA members.
DonnaK was accepting candy and cash donations from all WR members for the Halloween parade.
BillP was sporting one of his favorite Snoopy ties at the EA meeting.
JeanK and DonnaK were looking for volunteers to attend the District Conference in Macomb to assist with selling raffle tix.
RhondaB and JeanK encouraged members of both clubs to keep selling Cosmic Bingo tix and to donate gift baskets.
The EA club would be installing insulation in the Bethalto Habitat for Humanity house.
WR member CherylM paid a Happy Fine to plug the upcoming Firefighter Fish Fry.
The Chili Dinner sign-up sheet was circulating at the EA meeting.
MikeK was responsible for introducing WR meeting guests.
The EA Christmas event would be held on December 3rd at the High Flyers Grill.
Wood River Women's Club Co-President CherylM announced that the organization was celebrating 100 years of service.
The WR Junior Rotarians were selected to try and claim the $517 50-50 jackpot. Nope. The meager $27 EA jackpot was left on the table by MarkA.
NEW WORDS
Words that were listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary for the first time in 1992
3D printing--arm candy--augmented reality--auto-complete--buzzkill--cyber--doorbell camera--down-low--EVOO--flash drive--Frakenfood--Generation Y--Generation X
--Gulf War syndrome--home page--HTML--kumbaya--MacGyver--man cave--meh--metaverse--motion capture--PDA--pdf--personal digital assistant--pharma--photoshop--smack talk--Taliban--URL--Voice over internet protocol--weak sauce--woo-woo
DATELINE:RI
IN-PERSON YOUTH EXCHANGE IS BACK!
By Logan Johnson, Youth Exchange and Youth Protection Staff
After a two-year hiatus, Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE), Rotary’s exchange program for students aged 15-19, has resumed in-person exchanges. As we came to terms with the realities of the pandemic in early 2020, new in-person exchanges were paused indefinitely. With the development and distribution of vaccines worldwide, the Rotary International Board of Directors allowed exchanges to resume in the 2022-23 Rotary year.
You might be thinking, “Rotary Youth Exchange seems to be a great opportunity for young people and students, but what can I do to assist the program?”
As it turns out, there are many ways you can participate in Rotary Youth Exchange! Here are just a few examples:
Host students on exchange. Rotary Youth Exchange is an amazing opportunity for students, and being a host family is just as rewarding! As a purely volunteer effort, RYE programs rely on host families who can host one or multiple students through a typical exchange year. To put it in perspective, three to five different host families are needed for every student that goes abroad. With thousands of students going abroad each year, thousands more host families are needed to provide a safe environment for them while they learn and explore.
Volunteer with nearby clubs or district. If your club or district already has an established Rotary Youth Exchange program, they likely have volunteer roles that they need filled. They may need people to organize events for students, language tutors that can help students acquire the local language, or any number of other roles. Reach out to nearby club leaders or a district Youth Exchange committee to get started as soon as possible. If your club(s) or district does not participate in the program, offer to take the lead on helping your district become certified and help increase the number of opportunities for students worldwide.
Promote the Rotary Youth Exchange program! Talk about the program with potential students, their parents, host families, and volunteers. Share the video below to inspire all those key contributors for years to come. And share the video with your friends and family to show them the truly transformative ways that Rotary makes an impact on the next generation of young adults and those that support them. Here's a vide linkhttps://youtu.be/pbTJ3z4B4Iw
AND I QUOTE
"In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of."-Robert Schumann
"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage."-H.L. Mencken
"Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is really quite as satisfying as an income tax refund."-F.J. Raymond
SMILE
I wanna be 14 again and ruin my life differently. I have new ideas.
If a cookie falls on the floor and you pick it up...that's a squat, right?
My super power is holding on to junk for years and throwing it away the week before I need it.
Do you ever feel like your body's "check engine" light has been on and you're still driving it like "nah it'll be fine"?
It turns out that when asked who your favorite child is, you're supposed to pick one of your own. I know that now.
Saw a store that had a sign that reads "We treat you like family!" Yup, not going in there.
My kids laugh because they think I'm crazy. I laugh because they don't know it's hereditary.
When I say "the other day," I could be referring to any time between yesterday and 15 years ago.
I accidentally wore a red shirt to Target today and, long story short, I'm covering for Debbie this weekend.
I grew up living paycheck to paycheck, but through hard work and perseverance I now live direct deposit to direct deposit.
BY THE NUMBERS
According to Adobe’s 2022 U.S. Emoji Trend Report, the cowboy (🤠) cherries (🍒) and upside-down (🙃) emoji are the least understood emoji across the united states, with the cowboy taking first place.
U.S. buyers paid about $66,000 for an electric vehicle on average in July, up 28% from a year earlier, The average price paid for non-EVs rose 12% in that period, to about $45,000- J.D. Power.
25 years ago there were 200 farmers markets in the U.S., today there are more than 8,600-U.S. Department of Agriculture
World-wide, coffee drinkers consume some 2 billion cups of coffee every day (Americans drink close to 150 billion cups a year)-Water Footprint Network
Americans reported losing nearly $1.3 billion in romantic-related fraud from 2017 to 2021-Federal Trade Commission
The U.S. share of global semiconductor manufacturing capacity has dropped to 12% today from 37% in 1990-Boston Consulting Group
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