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PLAY BALL! ISSUE
JULY 25, 2019
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
DON'T TALK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL
MarkS and Dick were the first to arrive @ JJ's.
Rhonda, MarkA and Randy joined in via Zoom for all or part of our social hour. By the way, where was MarkA, somewhere in Colorado?
Nice to see MarkV in person for the first time.
Everyone did a smashing job of social distancing.
Paul arrived, early, @ 12:10, last in.
There was plenty of table talk. Not sure if problems were solved, but it was fun!
We hope BradP was enjoying his Gulf Coast time in the sun.
The pick 2 for $8 was a popular lunch option, except for Paul. He insisted on ordering for two.
MarkV said it's time to put a fork in tax season.
Are tomatoes later than usual this summer?
That's it, have a fine and dry weekend and stay safe. Ciao!
TRIVIA
Scientists proved that wild hummingbirds can see ultraviolet light in colors invisible to humans. How do the birds use the light?
A-To forage for food
B-To detect predators
C-To judge the fitness of a mate
D-For tanning
Today is National Merry-Go-Round Day
Which of these insect species can fly higher than Mount Everest?
Bumblebees
Wasps
Ladybirds
Flies
Generally speaking, flying insects don't do well at extremely high altitudes, because the air is thinner and oxygen levels are lower. One exception is the Alpine bumblebee. In 2014, scientists at the University of California-Berkeley discovered that bumblebees are capable of flying at altitudes of more than 30,000 feet — the height of the peak of Mt. Everest. Although they likely wouldn't survive the below-freezing temperatures of Everest, they could survive the air density and oxygen levels associated with such high elevations. According to LiveScience, the bees compensated for the increasingly difficult conditions not by beating their wings faster but by changing the angle at which they extended their wings
On This Date-
306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops.
1603 – James VI of Scotland is crowned king of England (James I of England), bringing the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into personal union
1755 – British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
1788 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor
1837 – The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph is successfully demonstrated in London by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone.
1866 – The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank.
1868 – The Wyoming Territory is established
FROM THE ARCHIVES
JULY 23, 2009
Current members serving in an official capacity-ChrisH, Lori, Cory, Paul, Rhonda, Rod, Dave and Rick
Paul presented Pat with his service award for 35 years. Joe received one for 10 years of service.
Was Allen really in Branson?
The $126 jackpot went unclaimed
Joe and MarkS will co-chair the Chili Supper scheduled for October 23rd at Roxana HS
Prez Kevin Study was looking for chairs for the Steak Fry and Christmas party
Scholarship chair (and program mentor) Charlie Kunz provided an overview of our successful program that, since it's inception in 1996, has awarded $46,775 in scholarship $$
AUGUST 2017
DATELINE:RI
UNCERTAIN TIMES CALL FOR INNOVATION
By Michelle Davis, past president of the Rotary Club of New Albany, Ohio, USA, and an assistant governor in District 6690
Wash your hands. Wear face masks. Self-quarantine. COVID-19. Pandemic. Whoever thought these phrases or words would become part of our everyday life!
As a Rotarian, I know we are “problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change.” When our District 6690 leaders communicated an opportunity to use a district grant in response to the global COVID-19 crisis, I knew we needed to jump in. But how? What impact could we make in our community using a district grant?
The Rotary Club of New Albany, Ohio, proceeded to submit a grant proposal to purchase a 3-D printer for Form5 Prosthetics to increase their production of the re-usable face shields for first responders and medical professionals. Form5 Prosthetics is no ordinary non-profit organization. The young CEO and innovator, Aaron Westbrook, was a newly inducted Rotarian with big ideas and a big heart. Form5 is also near and dear to the hearts of our community.
In true Rotary fashion as People of Action, our club rallied to not only respond to the pandemic but to also support one of our own. I’ll let Aaron tell the rest of the story. To continue reading, link herehttps://bit.ly/2ZRkqBn
.AND I QUOTE
"If confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius."-Larry Leissner
"If you want a happy ending it depends, of course, on where you end the story."-Orson Wells
"Okay you guys, pair up in threes."-Yogi Berra
"If some countries have too much history, we (Canada) have too much geography."-William Lyon Mackenzie King
SMILE
I just changed my computer password to 'Alcatraz' and now my 'esc' button won't work
Most ornamental figurines found in gardens are only 12 inches tall and wear red hats. It's a little gnome fact...
Why can't you play games at the zoo? Because of all the cheetahs!
I was going to tell you a chemistry joke...But I didn't think I would get a reaction
what music do frogs listen to? Hip-hop
BY THE NUMBERS
In the quarter that ended in April U.S. Circle-K convenience stores sold some 21% less fuel than 2019 but made more on each gallon. The company’s U.S. margin averaged about 47 cents a gallon, up from around 19 cents during the same period a year ago
Ancestry, the family-history website, says it has seen a 37% increase in new subscriptions year-over-year during the pandemic
U.S. retailers are on track to close as many as 25,000 stores this year as the coronavirus pandemic, that is more than double the 9,832 stores that closed in 2019-Coresight Research
About 95% of the filers of 155 million individual tax returns get assistance in preparing them, either from a human being or tax software-IRS
Clothes make up nearly 85% of Bangladesh’s export earnings-World Trade Organization
