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FLOOD FREE ISSUE
AUGUST 3, 2019
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
JUST ONE MORE QUESTION
Our program presenter on Thursday was the new Regional School Superintendent Rob Werden. He lives in Prairietown, home of the World's Fair picnic. He was elected this past November and assumed office on July 1st. And no, he is not in charge of the 13 school supers in Madison County. Schools are a local thing. Rob spent 18 years in the classroom and the past 10 years as the county's Continuing Education Training coordinator. His primary goal is to make a positive difference in the lives of Madison County students. To that end he plans to grow the Give 30 program. (Rhonda and Andrew are both enthusiastic participants). He did address the specific responsibilities of the office. Addressing a Q from the audience about school district consolidation, he responded by saying "the hardest animal to kill is a mascot", 'nuf said.
Happy birthday ChrisL.
Dave was sporting a nice Rotary cog tie.
New District Governor Mark will be in the house on August 29th.
Week 1 of Baseball Mania produced two $10 winners. Lori reported out current net at $1485.
Time for an Eastgate update (thanks Joe)-J.J. Thermo's is now serving lunch and dinner, the Mexican restaurant will have it's final inspection this coming week, Club Fitness will open on the 10th, the axe throwing room is under construction and there will be another tenant announcement on Friday (yesterday) evening.
Opening duties were covered by Rhonda, Allen (we need to brush up on the 4-way test before the gov's visit) and Bill.
MarkA was reported to be visiting his Cali daughter.
Patty was the last of 18 members to arrive, around 12:30. Post-nooners also included Joe, ChrisH and MarkV. Allen and BradL were the first to arrive, closely followed by Bill and Alex.
Lori sent you an announcement about our PM social on August 30th at J.J.'s. See you there?
Yummy fried chicken was our entree, accompanied by plank fries, an abundance of catsup, Rotary g-beans, rolls, salad, cookies and cake. Our guest speaker was particularly impressed. No one seemed confused by the reverse food line, other than Rick.
Our cookout is scheduled for October 17th. Sally Speciale will coordinated the sides. ALL family members are welcome.
Assistant District Governor Rhonda is trying to put together a get together for her Riverbend clubs. Maybe in Alton or Grafton. (How about Randy's boat?)
The Soap Box Festival sign-up sheet is making the rounds. September 7th is the date, you know the location.
SAA Chris recruited Alex to serve as the lugmeister. Not here last week? Pay a $. Arrive after Paul (12:02)? pay a $. Joe had the only paid announcement. Trivia topics included the oldest city, the flatest continent, driest desert and rivers of the world.
Once again Lori and Allen had their tickets drawn. She for the $25 jackpot, he for the scratch-off. Rick drew an 8.
That's it, have a fine and dry weekend. Ciao!
FINAL QUESTION, FOR SURE
CLUB DOCS UPDATE
Random club documents are now being archived for viewing. Some will require you to log in and view, many do not. Interesting and or amusing? You be the judge.
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
The voting for the 2018-19 Program of the Year received 18 ballots. 22 programs received votes, 10 programs received two or more votes. (Insert drum roll here). The 3rd place winner (13 points) was the Bellefontaine Cemetery presentation by Dan Fuller. 2nd place (17 points) went to Todd Kennedy's tour of Julia's. The overall number 1 program (20 points) was Mike Manelli's Alton K-9 dog program. Love them dogs! Thanks to all who submitted a ballot.
TRIVIA
Corvette aficionados are aghast at General Motors plans for the car. What's the company got in mind?
A-Making them in China
B-Imposing a limit of 95 miles per hour
C-Moving the engine behind the cockpit
D-Issuing the car as a plug-in hybrid
Today is National Watermelon Day
What is the least visited country in Europe?
Estonia
Malta
San Marino
Andorra
As the least visited country in Europe, San Marino draws only 3.5 million visitors annually. Compare that to the most visited tourist destination, France, at 85.7 million annual tourists, and you’ll understand just how dwarfed San Marino is when it comes to tourism. It’s no surprise as the micro state is situated on a cliff in Italy and, as one of the oldest and smallest nations on earth, tends to be forgotten up there.
On This Date-
1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
1678 – Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
1778 – The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
1795 – Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.
1811 – First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
1829 – The Treaty of Lewistown is signed by the Shawnee and Seneca peoples, exchanging land in Ohio for land west of the Mississippi River.
1852 – Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
1859 – The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
1900 – The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
1907 – Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
1921 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
1936 – Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
1946 – Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
1949 – The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger, that would create the National Basketball Association
1958 – The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, became the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole.
1960 – Niger gains independence from France.
1972 – The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
1977 – Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
1997 – The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.
2004 – The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
AUGUST 7, 2008
Current members serving in a leadership role: Lori, Cory, Paul, ChrisH, Rod, Dave and Rick
In honor of his 50th natal day member Larry Lacher donated $50 to our foundation. Red Littleton decided to match Larry's donation. (What a great idea.)
MarkS had a Tennessee make-up.
Cory has sold three winning Baseball Mania tickets.
Lori and BradP passed on the $47 50-50.
Rick announced that the Rotary Banner hard copy version would still be distributed at the meeting. for those not in the house they could access it via our web site.
Scholarship chairperson Charlie Kunz was soliciting feedback on proposed changes.
Do you remember Kevin Stuby?
AUGUST 2016
DATELINE:RI
LOCAL VEGGIE HOOP HOUSES
In the fall of 2015, volunteers from Rotary and Heifer International came together to build hoop houses for a few farmers working small lots in Arkansas. The afternoon outing was part of a larger project that is still reaping benefits four years later, supporting small-scale agriculture in the region and increasing access to locally-grown food.
Heifer has been using the small-scale agriculture model for decades to alleviate hunger and fight poverty around the world. The approach has the added benefits of being environmentally friendly and offering healthier food options.
That mission dovetails with Rotary’s mission to grow local economies and improve health. So it’s not surprising the two groups have teamed up on a number of occasions in the past 30 years to improve communities by helping families escape poverty. Several Heifer employees are or have been members of the Rotary Club of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, the city where Heifer has its headquarters.
“Our values line up very well,” says Ardyth Neill, a member of the Little Rock club and president of the Heifer Foundation. “With Rotary, it’s Service Above Self and helping to serve others. Heifer has been working with farmers to be accountable, pass on their gifts, train other farmers, and work together in community. It’s learning to share and care, basic things that work well together.”
"Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense."-Mark Overby
"Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all wars in history."-Carl Sagan
"It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for."-Will Rogers
"Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare."-Ed Asner
SMILE
82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot
A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good
If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain
All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese
I almost had a psychic girlfriend, but she left me before we met
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something
Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now
A conclusion is the place where you get tired of thinking
The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread
BY THE NUMBERS
Two-thirds of U.S. restaurants offer delivery via Door Dash and its rivals, according to a survey of 400 operators by consulting firm Technomic Inc. Restaurants are expected to do $46 billion in delivery sales this year, up from $38 billion in 2015, according to Cowen & Co. estimates
On average, young Americans ages 15-21 expect to be financially independent by the age of 22. 91% of parents say they expect those children be fully financially independent by the age of 25-TD Ameritrade
Just 5% of the nearly 4 billion prescriptions filled at a retail U.S. pharmacy last year were paid for in cash-Kaiser Family Foundation
From 2012-2017 96% of the $2 trillion in IRA contributions came from 401(k) rollovers-Cerulli Associates
For every $1 billion in sales U.S. retailers lose $726,000. In 2017 that amounted to $36 billion lost to crime and other fraud-National Retail Federation
In the third quarter of 2018 total household debt increase for the 17th consecutive quarter to $13.51 trillion. Total mortgage debt was $9.14 trillion-Federal Reserve of New York
AUGUST 2016
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