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BACKSTOPPER ISSUE
October 15, 2016
NEWS, NOTES & NONSENSE
A WINNER TODAY?
Matt gave a vocational presentation for his first program. Did you know that he is a native of Bunker Hill?
Sherry, Sandy, Allen and Virgil represented the front of the meeting conga line. Rhonda, Bill and Matt represented the back of the line. Chris1was unusually early. We all got to spend more quality time with him.
By the way, Dick was here for the 2nd week in a row. Two of our meeting stalwarts, Lori and Mark 1 were both MIA.
After last week's fried chicken feast, the buffet line offered a vegan spread. Soup (cream of... X2) and salad (lettuce and fruit) were the mainstays. There were a couple of apple dishes for dessert. What's up with the g-beans?
13 red pick-em-up trucks populated the parking lot. Marathon oil must have received some sort of deep red discount.
The fireplace was up and running. Some sort of winter omen?
Wendell was back, but he will soon return to sea.
Opening duties were provided by Fred, Virgil and Bill.
Our solo guest was Sherry's mum, Sharon, in town for her semi-annual visit. She was thankful that she was able to avoid the wrath of Matthew last week. She recommends the crab cakes at Phillip's Seafood Restaurant. Yummy!
Sandy was busy showing off the bull her father just bought. Quite a handsome guy. We're sure he will be popular with the cows.
Where was the butter, honey?
It seems as though Sandy chose last Thursday to host an employee appreciation lunch. Sherry wanted to know why not one of the other four weekdays?
Brad had a fond recollection about Brazilian exchange students in the 90's who fell in love with American candy.
Bill will be looking for a date during the first two weeks of December to volunteer at the Winter Wonderland event. The consensus was that the December 22nd date would not work. Will Allen serve as Santa?
Fred indicated that the basketball tournament date has been set for February 11th. Shirt sponsorships are available at the $60 and $120 level. Previous sponsors will automatically be included unless you opt out.
Rhonda reminded everyone that the Christmas party will be held on December 15th at the Alton Sports Tap. She promised a great meal.
SAA Bill drafted Fred as his "Bag Lad". With Officer Blake Snyder's burial taking place as he spoke, he suggested that we take up a collection the next two meeting to support the BackStoppers organization. Roger took a moment to provide more detail about the organization. Put your donation in the badge box lid. The trivia Q's covered a palindrome, ABA, White House and 7-up.
The Turkey Fund is now at $82.
Sandy and Bill drew the cards, Rick the scratch-off. The $119 jackpot rolled.
That's all from here. Have a fine and dry weekend.
TRIVIA
(The answer can be found at the end of the newsletter)
Whiting, Indiana, home of the largest oil refinery in the Midwest, will soon have a hall of fame--for what?
A-Oil tycoons
B-Jungian psychotherapists
C-Sports mascots
D-Hoosiers
October 15th is National I Love Lucy Day
What's the USA's hottest city in the summer? Yuma, AZ has an average high of about 106 degrees.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
October 21, 2004
Current members serving in a leadership capacity:Joe, Lori, Mark 1, Paul, Rod and Rick
We celebrated Wendell's birthday. Our French exchange student, Claire Philipp, will celebrate hers on the 29th
Our program was presented by Carolyn Kehr, Director of the Community Hope Center-Crisis Intervention Center
Mark 1 won the 50-50
We recognized St. Kevin's 8th grader Emily Zahner as our Service Above Self recipient
We were gearing up for the Halloween Parade on the 27th
Joe and Mark 1 announced that the golf tournament made almost $3800 for our scholarship program
The previous week was the Steak Fry at the Westerner Club. Wendell organized, he and Allen staffed the grill in a drizzle
Our Christmas party would be held at the Hartford Rendezvous on December 9th
Do you remember former member Ed Keller?
DATELINE:RI
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SMILE
Signs with a message:
I was addicted to the hokey pokey, but I turned myself around
Went to the air and space museum, but there was nothing there
The second mouse gets the cheese
my reality check bounced
Between two evils I will always pick the one I have never tried
Cure for an obsession: get another one
I'm still hot, it just comes in flashes now
THE BOTTOM LINE
U.S. airlines have collected a combined $26.2 billion in checked-bag fees since 2007. That's nearly enough to buy Delta, the most valuable airline in the U.S., which is worth just over $27 billion.-Thrillist.com
Roughly a billion people around the world now use each of Google's most popular services:Chrome,, Google Maps, Android and YouTube. That's nearly 1/3 of the global online population.-TheVerge.com
THE LAST WORD
"Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger."- Arnold Palmer
"We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom."-Michel de Montaigne
