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WINTER THAW ISSUE
JANUARY 20, 2018
NEWS, NOTES & NONSENSE
TOMMIE HAD HER CHANCES...
The ROTARY BANNER is now on winter break, hoping to return by the Ides of March. Until then, behave and chat amongst yourselves.
One wag suggested that if you are not sure what you ate at the meeting, check the BANNER to confirm. The good news is that if you are reading about it on Saturday, you lived to talk about it.
Thursday's program was presented by Dennis Krieb, LCCC Director of Institutional Research & Library Services. He gave us a nice overview of the economic impact of the college. Take a look at the video to see for yourself. Dennis was glad to see his former baseball coach, Joe.
18 members dined on sliced cured pork, Rotary g-beans, au gratin taters, salad and a rolled dessert. Catsup was representing and willing to help, Mr. Mustard stood down.
Paul and Joe returned from their annual January golf adventure in Orlando. They found Mark1 and Mickey in good spirits.
Lori was spied drinking her lunch. A can of soup.
Wood River Rotarian Tommie Myers was our only visitor.
Chris2 is still looking for 5th grade girls teams for the basketball tournament next month. The work list is circulating. Chris1 is circulating a concession stand list. You can sign-up to work or donate candy, or both!
Rhonda really like Rick's birthday cake (as seen on Facebook).
SAA Lindsey recruited Chris2 to help collect the $$.She recognized three members anniversaries-Dave (10), Cory (12) and Mark2 (20). Her trivia Q's were very challenging. The topics included ears, space debris, Celsius and breaking glass.
Want to know if your mouth is dirty? Ask Paul.
Cosmic Bingo is on March 24th. We will co-host with the fine folks of the Wood River club. Rhonda is looking for gift baskets, ticket sellers and workers. Everyone was emailed a flyer. Please share it with your family and friend and post on your Facebook page. Look for tickets real soon. $100 round sponsorship are available (see your recent email). 8 or more pre-sold tickets can reserve a table. Make all checks payable to the Wood River Rotary Club.
The $1XX 50-50 jackpot went unclaimed. Guest Rotarian Tommie Myers took the first two tickets, Brad1 received the scratch-off.
Opening duties were performed by Brad1, "Mr. Hoover" and Brad2
That's all from here. Have a fine and dry weekend.
TRIVIA
(The answer can be found at the end of the newsletter)
Hurricane-induced production problems have contributed to a shortage of what key item used by hospitals?
A-Paperwork
B-Disposable syringes
C-Nylon surgical sutures
D-Intravenous bags
January 20 is National Cheese Lover's Day
63.4% of Illinois relocations last year were exits, making it the top state for outbound moves-2017 United Van Lines National Movers Study of 48 contiguous states
Riddle-Romeo and Juliet are found dead on the floor in a bedroom. When they were discovered, there were pieces of glass and some water on the floor. The only furniture in the room is a shelf and a bed. The house is in a remote location, away from everything except for the nearby railroad track. What caused the death of Romeo and Juliet?
Answer:Romeo and Juliet are fish. The rumble of the train knocked the tank off the shelf, it broke and Romeo and Juliet did not survive.
January 24, 1991
Current members in a leadership position: No one
We were lunching at DiRomero's Restaurant
The program was presented by Judy Moody with the Adult Education Services Center at SIUE
The program for next week would by the Illini movie "OskeeWowWow", with commentary provided by Allen
The next Board of Directors meeting would be held on February 5th at Lee Marc's Restaurant
We were sponsoring the Pat Holt Singers on April 6th at the EA-WR High School auditorium
Our Bicycle Rodeo was scheduled for May 7th, Larry Ringering would chair the event
A chairperson was needed for our garage sale schedule for May
Do you remember Bud Hotson?
DATELINE:RI
Teaspoons of peace that will last a lifetime
With peace makers from around the world at the International Institute on Peace Education conference in Innsbruck, Austria
By d’Arcy Lunn, 2016-18 Rotary Peace Fellow, International Christian University, Tokyo
Take visiting 15 countries over five months, then add in any number of training events, an internship, research, attending conferences and events, and meeting two Nobel Peace Laureates, and you get an amazing formula for gaining skills in peace building. The final and most important result of this equation, though, will be what I eventually do with it all. I have some ideas about that.
The Rotary Peace Fellowship is a wonderful opportunity to earn a Master’s in Peace Studies at an esteemed university. With it comes an Applied Field Experience (AFE) where Fellows spend time almost anywhere in the world learning about peace with practitioners, academics, and others associated with peace in various ways.
The variety of Peace Fellows is as diverse as the applied field experience opportunities. In my class there was a Fellow from Bangladesh pursuing his field experience in Geneva, a Fellow from Sierra Leone and Gambia in Nigeria, from Argentina in Bolivia, Australia in Israel, and from the United Kingdom in Tanzania and Thailand. To continue reading, link herehttp://bit.ly/2D8n7Rq
AND I QUOTE
"f hate could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world."-Nikola Tesla
"People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it."-George Bernard Shaw
"If you let your head get too big, it’ll break your neck."-Elvis Presley
SMILE
A MOTHER'S DRIVING LICENCE
A mother is driving her little girl to her friend"s house for a play date.
"Mommy," the little girl asks, "how old are you?"
"Honey, you are not supposed to ask a lady her age," the mother replied. "It"s not polite."
"OK," the little girl says, "How much do you weigh?"
"Now really," the mother says, "those are personal questions and are really none of your business."
Undaunted, the little girl asks, "Why did you and Daddy get a divorce?"
"That"s enough questions, young lady! Honestly!" The exasperated mother walks away as the two friends begin to play.
"My Mom won"t tell me anything about herself," the little girl says to her friend.
"Well," says the friend, "all you need to do is look at her driver"s license. It's like a report card; it has everything on it."
Later that night the little girl says to her mother, "I know how old you are. You are 32."
The mother is surprised and asks, "How did you find that out?"
I also know that you weigh 130 pounds."
The mother is past surprised and shocked now.
"How in Heaven"s name did you find that out?"
"And," the little girl says triumphantly, "I know why you and daddy got a divorce."
"Oh really?" the mother asks. "Why?"
"Because you got an F in sex."
THE BOTTOM LINE
Rotisserie chickens are a golden goose for supermarkets. Americans bought 625 million of the spit-roasted birds at U.S. supermarkets last year. Costco, which has sold rotisserie chickens for $4.99 since 2009, alone moved 87 million.-The Wall Street Journal
A record 487 original scripted television programs aired in 2017, according to data compiled by the cable network FX, up from 455 shows in 2016. Online services like Netflix and Amazon accounted for 117 of the programs. There were 216 series produced in 2010.-Variety.com
The net worth of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, recently reached $105.1, overtaking the record previously set by Microsoft’s Bill Gates in 1999.-Bloomberg.com
