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PLAY GLORIA ISSUE
JUNE 1, 2019
NEWS,NOTES & NONSENSE
SELECTING A PAUL HARRIS FELLOW
Cory introduced our program presenters, Lisa Loftus and Leah Watson. Lisa told us about her son Jordan's search for a medical diagnosis for his chronic gastro problem. It was eventually determined to be Crohn's disease. She also shared his up and down adventure to find the proper way to control the disease. Leah provided the backstory regarding the organization they started to assist with Crohn's research and treatment "Givin' It All For Guts". Guts was founded in 2012 and has raised $38,000 to date. They sponsor a race in Alton and a trivia night as part of the fund raising effort. They also do outreach to Crohn's patients. Looking for more information, here's a couple of links- Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/givinitallforguts and website http://www.givinitallforguts.org
The buffet featured roast beast, lasagna, Rotary g-beans, torpedo rolls, salad and cookies.
Who knew that Fast Eddies is a dinner destination and also serves as a cooling center for those with no AC.
Rhonda was our solo scooter on Thursday.
Virgil gathered the previous Paul Harris Fellows around a rear table to select our next PHF. Stay tuned...
Have you signed up for the East Alton clean-up day next Saturday (June 8th)? It's not too late. We will be working along route 3. Meet at 8:30AM, Keasler Rec Center
Allen and his pop attended the first Blues game in 1967. Why are the refs making up penalties for the Blues games? Boarding is 5 minutes, but when it might be boarding it's two minutes??
Driving in Florida soon? Watch out for the love bugs splatting on your windshield. Love is a wonderful thing.
MarkS and Allen have just reached 45 and 44 year membership milestones. Wow! Darren has been on board for 13, Ty for 2.
Opening duties were performed by ChrisH, Rhonda and Dave who referenced "floodgates" of blessings.
Rhonda presented Lori with a laminated article about her hubby's (AKA Studmuffin) recent retirement. And no, Lori will continue to work. There's shoes to be bought!
Some of you may be old enough to remember the Night Gallery nightclub. Wendell believes that most of the young females who frequented the "establishment" were from Florissant. Was that the same time that the legal age for alcohol purchase in Illinois was 19?
First in were check writing Rod, Darren, Allen and Virgil. Among the final 24 members to join in the festivities were BradP, Dave, Joe and Nate.
Our Installation Dinner is scheduled for June 27th. Fellowship starts @ 5, dinner at 5:30. Signup on line or at the meeting.
A listing of all club Presidents, Paul Harris Fellows and Businesses of the Year recipients have been added to our web site home page.
PPIC Bill, was once again anointed to chair the meeting (past president in charge).
SAA Queenie "invited" Randy to assist with collection duties. Fines were levied at ChrisL for his alleged friendship violation with Lindsey (ouch), wearing shorts and not watching the scintillating Blues victory Wednesday evening. One wag suggested that an additional fine be levied for anyone watching the woeful Cardinal game during the same time slot. Dave had an announcement. We sang the birthday song to MarkA. We wanted to sing for MarkV, but he wasn't with us. They were both born on June 5th, different mothers. Trivia topics included curling, cells (body, not phones), teeth and Green Bay Packers.
Who would make a better Batman than a vampire? BTW, If you are looking for comedic vamps, check out the FX show "What We Do In The Shadows".
Once again Wendell had a shot at the 50-50, he and Paul left the $31 on the table. Lori picked up the scratch-off and headed back to work.
That's it, have a fine and dry weekend. Ciao!
STUDMUFFIN ALERT!
TALK, TEXT OR TICK
ALL BANNER ACCESS
Finally...the project to scan and upload all Rotary Banner issues is complete. Start by heading to our home page http://eastaltonrotary.org Banners from 1971-2014 will require you to login via the "member login" link at the top of the page. Once there, click on the "member area", also at the top of the page. Under "My ClubRunner" click on the "view club documents" link. Scroll down to the "Rotary Banner" file and open it. You will find dated files, mostly by calendar quarters, click the file to open.
If you are looking for Banners from 2015 forward, no login is required. Near the top of our home page click on the "Banner newsletters" link to go to the year by year listing. You can use the "year" tool at the top to move between years.
Go ahead and explore. Find anything interesting? Please share. Also, if you have any problems or suggestions to improve access, let Rick know.
TRIVIA
Urban Outfitters is trying a new approach to the clothing business. What is it?
A-Selling clothes in vending machines
B-An unlimited return policy
C-A monthly rental service
D-Crowd-sourcing new designs
June 1st is National Go Barefoot Day
What state holds the record of the most snowfall in a 24-hour period?
Alaska
Colorado
New York
Minnesota
The most amount of snowfall in a 24 hour period occurred in Silver Lake, Colorado on April 14, 1921. At 75.8 inches of snow, most people would have been completely submerged! There was a report of 77 inches of snow falling in Montague, New York in 1997, though the NOAA found that proper measurement guidelines were not followed, nullifying the findings. The most amount of snow in a two-day period occurred in Thompson Pass, Alaska with 120.6 inches of snow falling on December 29th and 30th in 1955. As for the most snow fallen in one hour, we head to Copenhagen, New York, where 12 inches of snow fell in one hour on December 2, 1966.
On This Date-
1495 – A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky.
1533 – Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England.
1660 – Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1779 – Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance.
1792 – Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
1796 – Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States.
1812 – War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.
1849 – Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established.
1855 – The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
1890 – The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
1910 – Robert Falcon Scott's second South Pole expedition leaves Cardiff.
1916 – Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
1958 – Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.
1962 – Adolf Eichmann is hanged in Israel.
1964 – Kenya becomes a republic
1974 – The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
1990 – Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production.
2004 – Oklahoma state prosecutors sentence Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of a parole.
2009 – General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
2011 – Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
MAY 3, 2012
Current members in a leadership position: Prez Dave, Lori, Cory, Paul, BradL, MarkA, Rod, Rhonda, and Rick
The program presenter was Madison County Clerk Mark VonNida
23 rotarians welcomed our scholarship students from RHS
MarkS threatened to have his guest Larry walk back to work. Allen offered him a lift
BradL was requesting Business of the Year nominees
MarkA had a story about Mrs. Sanders of KFC fame
Dave announced that a sports themed restaurant would open sometime this summer at the airport
Wendell passed on the 50-50 jackpot
Paul was early
The previous week was our combo meeting with the Wood River and Bethalto clubs
Do you remember Larry Lacher?
JUNE 2017
DATELINE:RI
ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE EXPANDED MY VIEW OF THE WORLD
By Xolisile Sithole, former Rotary Youth Exchange student to Canada
It has been more than eight years since I embarked on a Rotary Youth Exchange to Thunder Bay, Canada, from South Africa. In many ways, it still seems like yesterday. It was an incredibly big year for me, having finished high school and qualified for university, and It remains one of my most treasured memories.
Since I was little, I had always been involved with Rotary, as my mother was liaison of her school’s Interact club. Many Saturdays were spent volunteering, whether I wanted to or not. Despite that, I learned to love service and joined the Interact club in my high school. I invested time and poured my heart into the club and served as president my final year.
After high school, I did not want to go to university right away. But I needed to do something as my parents threatened to make me pay rent if I just stayed at home during my “gap year.” Luckily, our host club, the Rotary Club of Azalea, encouraged me to apply for a Rotary Youth Exchange.
I knew deep down the opportunity was going to change my life. But even that was an understatement. I come from a humble family in South African and it was truly a gift that the Rotary Club of arranged to fund my travels.
From the first day I arrived in Canada, hosted by the Rotary Club of Lakehead, I knew it was going to be nothing like South Africa. I instantly noticed the cleanliness of the city. The people were so kind and welcoming. Canada has abundant beauty and the scenery is ever-changing. I loved the autumn leaves so much that my host sister framed them for me to take home. She went out of her way to make my experience there amazing, introducing me to all things Canadian and her own Ukrainian culture. We still keep in touch. to continue reading link herehttps://bit.ly/2ECOvcQ
AND I QUOTE
"You've got to tell the world how to treat you. If the world tells you how you are going to be treated, you are in trouble."-James Baldwin
"One should either be a work of art or wear a work of art."-Oscar Wilde
"Admit when you are wrong. The older you get, the more frequently you'll have the opportunity."-Jennifer Finney Boylan
"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves."-Edward R. Murrow
SMILE
Farmer Jack once lived on a quiet rural highway, but as time went by, the traffic slowly built up, and eventually got so heavy and so fast that his free range chickens were being run over, at a rate of three to six a week.
So Farmer Jack called the local police station to complain. "You've got to do something about all these people driving so fast and killing all my chickens," he said to the local police officer.
"What do you want me to do?" asked the policeman.
"I don't care, just do something about those crazy drivers!"
So the next day the policeman had the council erect a sign that said: SCHOOL CROSSING.
Three days later Farmer Jack called the policeman and said, "You've still got to do something about these drivers. The school crossing-sign seems to make them go even faster!"
So again, they put up a new sign: SLOW: CHILDREN AT PLAY.
That really sped them up. So Farmer Jack called and said, "Your signs are no good. Can I put up my own sign?"
In order to get Farmer Jack off his back the policeman said, "Sure. Put up your own sign."
The phone calls to the Police Station stopped, but curiosity got the better of the officer, so he called Farmer Jack, "How is the problem with the speeding drivers? Did you put up your sign?"
"Oh, I sure did, and not one chicken has been killed."
The policeman was really curious and thought he'd better go out and take a look at the sign. He also thought the sign might be something the police could use elsewhere to slow drivers down. So he drove out to Farmer Jack's house. His jaw dropped the moment he saw the sign:
"NUDIST COLONY Slow down and watch for chicks!"
BY THE NUMBERS
A mid-2018 survey found that 84% of U.S. banking customers still visit branches at least once a year, though less than half of people go weekly or monthly. 44% of customers said they never use their bank’s mobile application-Accenture
According to the Department of Agriculture, billions of pounds of fruits and vegetables go uneaten in the U.S. each year—30% to 40% of the food supply. At the farm level, before produce even enters distribution, one-third goes to waste, by USDA estimates.
About 1/2 of millennials and 44% of Generation Z (born between 1995 and 2015) acknowledge their spending habits are at least partly shaped by social media-Schwab
40% of consumers said they snacked in the late evening hours, up from 24% in 2010- IRI’s Snacking Survey of 1,025 consumers performed in February
In 2007 Americans spent $41 billion on pet care. In 2017 that figure had grown to $70 billion, including $29 on food-American Pet Products Association
42% of pet owners spend $1,000 or more per year on vet care-Ask.Vet survey of 1,000 pet owners
