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4 MORE W'S ISSUE
MAY 25, 2019
NEWS,NOTES & NONSENSE
STRAIGHT OTTA PANAMA
Our program presenter was David Anderson who spoke about his nine mission trips to Panama. He is the Youth Pastor at Abundant Life Church in Alton. David went on his first trip in order to chaperone his 14 year old son. After arriving in Panama City (Panama, not Florida) the group rents three 4-wheel drive trucks and travel six hours, deep into the jungle.The mission lasts one week and the conditions are primitive. There's no potable water, toilets or electricity. Let's not forget the tent sleeping. His team size ranges from 12-20. They assist local missionary groups with a four day conference that attracts from 4,000-8,000 Panamanian Indians. Many of these Indian families subsist on $2 per day. He said that spending time in this setting helps one to get their priorities right.
Do you know that our second female Rotarian was Susan Bailey? She was followed by Kristie Baumgartner, Joyce Kitchell, Martha Morse, Rose Sebastian and Lori. The last two ladies have made a lasting impression on our club.
MarkA reports that former club president Red Littleton sez "hey" from his current residence at the Bethalto Cedarhurst center.
Before the food line opened Bill was doing his best Madison County health Department inspector bit.The buffet featured pulled pork, Steak 'n Shake fries (hold the salt!), meaty Rotary g-beans, stubby carrots, salad, cupcakes and cherry tarts.
Don't forget about the Paul Harris nomination meeting after the meeting this Tuesday (May 30th).
Have you signed up for the East Alton clean-up day on June 8th? It's not too late.
Lori returned from her journey from near the UP. She saw a wee bit of snow!
Will someone remind Allen to bring his gently read Rotary Banners?
MarkA strongly denies it, but MarkS firmly believes that MarkA's recent feat of playing 63 holes in one day was done on a par 3 course (no one suggested putt-putt.)
Receiving calls from unknown cell phone numbers? Rhonda can help make the unknown known.
Dave reminded everyone to start thinking about a Business of the Year nominee. (Lori you the nomination form.)
Early arrivees included Allen, Rod, Darren and Virgil. Last in @ 12:19 was BradL. He was preceeded by Prez Patty, ChrisH and Dave. Not included in the 24 in-house members were: Ty, Pat, Matt, ChrisL, Erin, Sandy, Alex, Dick and Sherry.
Bill arrived with his matching teal colored shirt and bag. Stylish!
Prez Patty rang the bell at 12:25 and asked Paul, Bill and Dave to provide the opening duties. They did so flawlessly.
SAA Queenie recruited a gimpy Randy to handle the $ collection duties. What a trooper! Want to know why Dave is all over the "Edge of the Weekend" newspaper stuffer? Just ask. Let's cut to the chase and rename it "Dave Times". Trivia topics covered French kings, atomic bombs (it was plutonium), skyscrapers and presidents.
Joe observed that the secret to failure is trying to please everyone.
The $22 50-50 jackpot was refused by Randy and, wait, that's me, Patty. MarkA received the scratch-off.
That's it, have a fine and dry weekend. Ciao!
NATIVE DRESS, JEWELRY & BAGS
TRIVIA
"Swatting" has sparked concerns in Silicon Valley. What is it?
A-A hot new workout that has literally given a black eye to much of the tech community
B-Local slang for the much-whispered masochistic tendencies of tech bigwigs
C-The job of elite bug killers hired to clean up error-ridden code
D-Hoax calls alleging violent crimes at the home of a target, bringing out the SWAT team
May 25th is National Tap Dance Day
What is the largest island in the Mediterranean?
Sardinia
Corsica
Malta
Sicily
Just off mainland Italy’s southern coast, Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Its proximity to the rest of the country makes it an easy addition to an Italian vacation. In addition to its gorgeous Mediterranean beaches, the island is also home to an active volcano, ancient Greek ruins and a variety of pristine nature reserves.
On This Date-
240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
1085 – Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors.
1787 – The United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia, when a quorum of seven states is secured.
1925 – Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in Tennessee.
1935 – Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1953 – Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test.
1953 – The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
1961 – Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces before a special joint session of the Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the decade.
1968 – The Gateway Arch in Saint Louis is dedicated.
1977 – Star Wars is released in theaters.
1977 – Chinese government removes a decade old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolution started in 1966.
1978 – The first bomb of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries.
1979 – American Airlines Flight 191: In Chicago, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground.
1982 – Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks.
1985 – Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
1986 – Hands Across America takes place.
1999 – The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details the People's Republic of China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.
2011 – Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty-five-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
2012 – The SpaceX Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous with the International Space Station.
2018 – The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable in the European Union
FROM THE ARCHIVES
MAY 26 ,2011
Current members in a leadership position: Prez ChrisH, Dave, Lori, Cory, Paul, Rhonda, Rod and Rick
Rick introduced the program presenter Larry LaFord. He spoke about a project researching dialectical variations in Illinois speech
Rhonda showed the Rotary cog displayed on the west end ballpark dugout in Wood River. Both clubs contributed funds to rebuilt both dugouts
Scholarship coordinator Charlie Kunz recently awarded Aaron Paul a $2500 scholarship
Reminders-like us on Facebook and download the club locator app
Rotary social night would be held on July 21st at the Grafton Winery
What would Paul's program be next week
Do you remember Dwynn Isringhausen?
SEPTEMBER 2015
DATELINE:RI
Fathers turn pain into healing solutions
Rotary members destigmatize opioid recover
A father’s concern and fear propelled sleepless Ben Lowry, an attorney in Portland, Maine, out into the streets one evening searching for his eldest son. Just a year earlier, his son had been in college studying engineering when he began using drugs, including opioids. Lowry’s family spent more than $100,000 on treatment and recovery programs before Lowry gave his son an ultimatum: stop using or move out. His son moved out.
Now, hearing the wail of sirens on this cold fall night, Lowry feared the worst.“Someone said there was an overdose nearby, and I hurried over, thinking it was my son,” Lowry said, his voice cracking with emotion. “There was a young woman dead in the street, probably in her 20s. It’s a very difficult thing to see, especially when your son is living out there.”According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maine and New Hampshire recorded nearly 800 opioid overdose deaths in 2017 – a terrible toll, but a small fraction of the 47,600 opioid deaths across the United States that year.As a member of the Rotary Club of Portland, Lowry decided to do more than just address his own situation. He joined a group of Rotary members in the New England area who have come together to prevent overdose deaths. In partnership with public health agencies, the District 7780 Recovery Initiative Committee organizes seminars that educate the community on the dangers of opioids, supports education campaigns in public schools, and raises money to train recovery coaches who assist drug users who are trying to turn their lives around.“I don’t know if I will be able to help my son,” Lowry says. “But if I can help others in a similar situation, I want to.” to continue reading link here https://bit.ly/2JXDiHA
AND I QUOTE
"Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose. "-Carl Jung
"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. "-Kurt Vonnegut
"They say the universe is expanding. That should help with traffic."-Steven Wright
"It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."-Bill Gates
SMILE
THE JEWISH BOOKIE
A Jewish bookie was at the races playing the ponies and losing his shirt.
He noticed a priest step out onto the track and bless the forehead of one of the horses lining up for the fourth race. Lo and behold, that horse - a long shot - won the race.
Next race, as the horses lined up, the priest stepped onto the track. Sure enough, he blessed one of the horses.
The bookie made a beeline for a betting window and placed a small bet on the horse.
Again, even though it was another long shot, the horse won the race.
He collected his winnings, and anxiously waited to see which horse the priest would bless next..
He bet big on it, and it won.
As the races continued the priest kept blessing horses, and each one ended up winning.
The bookie was elated. He made a quick dash to the ATM, withdrew all his savings, and waited for the priest's blessing that would tell him which horse to bet on.
True to his pattern, the priest stepped onto the track for the last race and blessed the forehead of an old nag that was 100/1. This time the priest blessed the eyes, ears, and hooves of the old nag.
The bookie knew he had a winner and bet every cent he owned on the old nag.
He watched dumbfounded as the old nag pulled up and couldn't even finish the race.
In a state of shock, the bookie went to the track area where the priest was.
Confronting him, he demanded, 'Father! What happened? All day long you blessed horses and they all won. Then in the last race, the horse you blessed never even had a chance. Now, thanks to you, I've lost every cent of my savings!'
The priest nodded wisely and with sympathy. "You are not Catholic are you, my son?"
"No, I'm Jewish.”
"That's the problem," said the priest. “You couldn't tell the difference between a blessing and last rites.
BY THE NUMBERS
Almost 30% of loans that mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac packaged into bonds last year went to home buyers whose total debt payments amounted to more than 43% of their incomes, the share has nearly doubled since 2015-Mortgage Finance
Chick-fil-A has made an average of 12 permanent or limited-time additions to its menu each year since 2010. McDonald’s has made 49 in recent years and Burger King has made 37-Datassential
One-third of middle-class American adults couldn’t afford a $400 surprise expense, and some 6% also couldn’t manage such an expense by borrowing money or selling something-Federal Reserve
Only 60% of recent college graduates have found a job related to their college major-Cengage and Wakefield Research
Two of every three Americans shopped at Sears within any three months of 1972, and more than half the households in the country contained a Sears credit card. One-third of the families in America owed the company an average of $256 for past purchases-the Big Store:Inside the Crisis and Revolution at Sears
Users dropped $101 billion globally on app-based products in 2018, up from $82 billion in 2017-App Annie Inc.
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