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VETERANS SALUTE ISSUE
NOVEMBER 11, 2017
NEWS, NOTES & NONSENSE
CAN YOU FIND THE JOKER?
Thursday's program was presented by Madison County Sheriff Deputy Lt. James Joeken. He made a presentation about situational awareness, something we could all be better at. The video has been posted. Take a look for some very useful tips.
Our club home page has been updated to allow for better mobile device visibility. Some of the elements have also been rearranged. Take a look. If you have any suggestions for improvement, let Rick know.
@ 11:45 no members had arrived. Patty, Brad 2 and Wendell were the first. By the time Rhonda, Joe and Randy arrived, 24 members had found a seat.
Seeing Patty and Dave in the house before noon was a bit disorienting, but in a good way !
Sherry took the gavel and covered for MIA Prez Bill. She did her usual great job.
Who knew that Wendell was into scrapbooking.
We welcomed Wood River Rotarian Tommie Myers.
Did you catch Allen's cold?
Brad 1 reminded everyone to watch for the Scouting for Food bag this AM. Food pickup will be on Saturday the 18th. All food is kept locally. The benefiting pantries depend on this collection to fill holiday food needs.
Sandy returned just in time to corral the catsup and mustard.
Brad 2 will be at the Salvation Army house in Alton representing the Madison County Vets Commission on November 16th, 10AM-4PM. He will be taking applications for holiday assistance to MadCo vets in need. That is the same day that the SA will be distributing 500 free turkeys.
SAA Lindsey and bag guy Chris 2 collected a $ from everyone not in the house the previous Thursday. Rick, Brad 1 and Joe each had an announcement. Trivia topics included:cows, Hawaiian Punch, Croatia and colonial seafood. Sherry offered to fine every non-female. Lindsey thought it was a great idea. Not everyone agreed, mostly the men.
Don't forget that the Veterans plaza dedication is today at 11AM, Main and Shamrock Streets.
Mark 2 indicated that the interest in Salvation Army bell ringing is so strong that he has added a couple of shifts, with the option of adding more. He attended the recent kick-off breakfast where it was announced that 300 of the 1700 available Riverbend time slots had been filled. Since the local SA no longer pays anyone to staff the bell ringing sites, any time slot not covered by a volunteer is left vacant.
Lori is looking for three more shirt orders. You received an email on Thursday with the details.
If you know someone who would like to receive a Christmas flower, let Lori know.
The serving line featured well roasted beef, baked tater planks, g-beans, rolls, salad and cookies.
The Turkey Fund ended the day with $267. If you would like to write a donation check, make it payable to Operation Blessing. The final day for contributions will be this coming Thursday. Thanks for your generous support.
Our Christmas gathering will be the evening of December 14th. We will gather at the Bluff City Grill on Broadway. Time? TBA.
Our Winter Wonderland date has been set for Sunday December 10th, 5-9PM. Online signup will be available soon.
The 50-50 $63 jackpot was passed on twice by visiting Rotarian Tommie. Mark 1 took the scratch-off and headed for the door.
Opening duties were performed by Patty, Chris 1 and Dave.
That's all from here. Have a fine and dry weekend.
LAST CALL
TRIVIA
(The answer can be found at the end of the newsletter)
Saudi Arabia said it would open some sports stadiums to women-with what caveat?
A-They won't be allowed to watch games played by men
B-They will have to sit in a special "family section"
C-They will need permission from a male relative
D-They won't be allowed to see most halftime shows
November 11 is National Sundae Day
71 million U.S. adults, which is about 30% of the population, say they haven't heard anything at all about Equifax's data leak that affected approximately 145.5 million consumers.-CreditCards.com
Riddle-A red house is made of red bricks, a blue house is made of blue bricks, what is a greenhouse made of?
Answer:glass
October 5, 1978
Current members in a leadership position: Allen and Mark 1
We were meeting at the Lewis & Clark Restaurant. The Rotary Banner "Editarian" was Paul Celuch
The program presenter, VP Dave Hopkins, showed a film by Earl Nightingale, showing "how to become as successful as Mark Speciale".
The steak fry was scheduled for October 12th
There was a paragraph referencing a letter sent to all members about the "handsome attorney" and "ugly stockbroker"
By Ana Laura Zavala Guillen, 2011-13 Rotary Peace Fellow at the University of Bradford
Over the last three years, as a doctoral researcher, I have been studying the loss of territory by San Basilio del Palenque, a town located in the Colombian Caribbean, due to the armed conflict, business developments, state demarcations and the war on drugs. San Basilio is considered the last Colombian Palenque, communities built by runaway slaves during the 17th century as shelters.
Land grabs
As a human rights lawyer, my main aim for my research is to serve as evidence that the community can use in their claims against land grabs. On 15 June this year, I arrived in the town of San Basilio del Palenque, just in time for the celebrations that commemorate the Patron Saint of the community: St Basilio. I feared the high temperature and celebration preparations would prevent people from joining the seminar on The Role of the Archives in times of Peacebuilding.
"If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble."-Bob Hope
"The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it."-Neil deGrasse Tyson
"The caterpillar does all the work and the butterfly gets all the publicity."-George Carlin
SMILE
A ghost walks into a bar and orders a shot of vodka. The bartender says "sorry, we don't serve spirits here."
Why can't you tell a kleptomaniac a joke? They always take things literally.
I've taken up speed reading. I can read "War and Peace" in 20 seconds. It's only three words but it's a start.
What did the cowboy say at the German auto show? "Audi."
What did they give the person who invented the door knocker? A no-bell prize.
What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta.
What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Physicians are the highest paid salaried employees in the U.S., earning on average $187,876 a year, according to a report from job-search platform Glassdoor. Second are pharmacy managers, at $149,064 a year, followed by patent attorneys ($139,272) and medical science liaisons ($132,842).-USA Today
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, hit $1trillion in value recently. The fund was established more than 20 years ago to invest revenue arising from the country's oil extraction. Its value is roughly equal to Mexico's annual GDP.-Bloomberg.com
On November 7th a United flight from San Francisco to Honolulu was the last scheduled flight of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet by a U.S. passenger airline. (In 1970 this was the route the first United 747 flew.) Delta and United were the last two U.S. airlines to continue to fly the so-called Queen of the Skies.-Forbes.com
