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LAW 'N ORDER ISSUE AUGUST 20, 2022
VOL. 3 NO. 7
HENRY & RODNEY PLEA BARGAINING WITH RACHELLE
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
On Thursday SandyS introduced Rachelle Aud Crowe, recently appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. The district covers the southernmost 38 counties of Illinois. She observed that we were the first non-law enforcement group that she has addressed. Rachelle told us that the appointment process took about a year. Once her nomination reached the U.S. Senate her appointment was approved unanimously.The three offices in the district are staffed by 34 attorneys and 30 support staff. Rachelle is working hard to build trust across all law enforcement agencies serving in the Southern Illinois jurisdiction. She concluded by talking about some of the scams that are going on in our area-Felony Lane Game, Money Mules and cash to Bitcoin.
Friendly reminder-please move the tip box and 50-50 bin to another table when everyone at your table has had the opportunity to "donate".
Anyone else besides BillP @ the Cardinal Cathedral on Thursday to see the blowout victory?
Birthday greetings go out to to SherryT on the 22nd and TomS on the 25th.
MarkA can use some help with entertainment and a side dish coordinator for the Family Cookout/Steak Fry on October 20th.
We need a chairperson for the Chili Supper on October 14th. Share your interest with Prez Robin ASAP.
JoeS observed that during his days of high school sports officiating that "Good coaches coach the kids, not so good coaches try to coach the officials."
Prez-Elect Rodney covered for Prez Robin, who was still beachside in Gulf Shores, and opened the meeting with a strong clang of the bell. Was Robin sipping on an umbrella beverage??
There were 23 members in the house on Thursday, the early birds included Prez-Elect Rodney, setting a sterling example, AllenH, SandyS and MarkSp. Last in @ 12:09 was was MarkA, preceded by BradP,ChrisH and RhondaB.
LoriP announced that AlanaY's crew was assembling our Soap Box race car. BradP has created an opportunity to sign-up for crosswalk duties at the event on September 10th. To sign-up go to our web site home page and under "upcoming events" click on the 2022 East Alton Race of Fun link.
Prez-Elect Rodney took a moment to have us sample his next career as a stand-up comic. "Weigh me down to sleep" was the punch line. Don't quit your day job!
Sub SAA RickH and lugmeister RhondaB collected Happy Fines from BradL, daughter's 16th birthday, PaulH, new grandchild, and HenryS on his Rotary anniversary. We serenaded birthday girl SherryT and correctly answered 3 0f the 5 trivia questions. Vacation free this summer? Pay a $.
PrezRobin wants everyone to try and attend our September 1st meeting to greet our new District Governor.
The buffet line featured glazed pork, whipped taters, rolls, pickled beets (that's a first) and carrot cake.
Opening duties were handled by Prez-Elect Rodney, PattiA and MarkV.
50-50 opportunities came and went for GeorgeM and JoeS. MarkA walked away with the scratch-off.
Ciao! Have a fine and dry weekend.
Au revoir!
RODNEY'S READY TO RING
POTENTIAL MONEY MULES?
ALL THINGS TRIVIAL
A new set of keyboard icons is up for approval by the Unicode Consortium. Which of these is among them?
A-A moose
B-A squirrel
C-A platypus
D-A robot
(Answer is found at the end of the newsletter)
Today is National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
A brief history of popcorn, from the Aztecs to the microwave
1621: Popcorn figures in the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth, Mass.
1848: The word “popcorn” is included in John Russell Bartlett’s Dictionary of Americanisms.
1875: Corn-popping machine invented by Frederick Myers in Kentucky.
1885: Portable lightweight popping machine invented by Charles Cretors of Chicago.
1890: Popcorn is first raised as a crop for market.
1893: Popcorn that is covered with molasses, the precursor to Cracker Jack, is introduced at the Chicago Worlds Fair.
1938: Midwestern cinema owner Glen W. Dickson installs popcorn machines in the lobbies of his theaters.
1981: General Mills patents the microwave popcorn bag.
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
Sourced from the Make-Up and Banner newsletters
Mid-August 2017
The WR Board of Directors had a special meeting to discuss the Rotary Raffle.
RhondaB received her 10 year membership certificate and introduced the program speaker, Robert Blake, with the Belleville Philharmonic.
WR club Prez JohnP reminded everyone that DG Brian Barstead would be in the house on September 24th.
EA members AllenH and BradL served as the "lobby lookout" crew.
WR members sent condolences to the family of former club President Dick Sanders. He was a club member for about 25 years.
EA member BillP shared some "blessed" vegetables from his victory garden with club members.
Happy Fines were paid by WR members LeonardB and BarbO.
BillP planted a birthday kiss on fellow EA member RandyN and encouraged him to join Harry's Shave Club.
DonnaK failed to claim the $299 50-50 jackpot at the WR meeting, Bill P had two chances to win the $23 jackpot at the EA meeting, same results.
No one wanted to sit next to JoeS at the EA meeting, why?
JohnP selected Rotary, My Rotary as the song of the day at the WR meeting.
The Edwardsville Rotary sponsored event takes place TODAY, from 3-11PM, in downtown Edwardsville. Come join the fun!https://edwardsvillecriterium.page/
NEW WORDS
Words that were listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary for the first time in 1997
AAC--air rage--Amber Alert--andro--auto-tune--cube farm--deep state--dot-comer--elliptical trainer--emoji--friend with benefits--judgy--weblog--wingsuit
DATELINE:RI
Focusing on the comfort and care of our members
August is Membership and New Club Development Month. One of RI President Jennifer Jones' initiatives is to focus on the comfort and care of our members, and Membership Month is the perfect time to make sure that your club provides a welcoming experience. Members are more likely to stay if we listen to them and understand what they want out of Rotary. Here are a few ideas for helping people feel valued and involved:
Take the Best Practices for Engaging Members course to develop strategies for engaging people at all stages of membership, or the Creating an Inclusive Club Culture course to discover ways to become more inclusive, diverse, and equitable.
Make sure your members know that they can develop their leadership skills with professional development courses.
Help your club improve its member experience, service and social events, public image, and operations by taking the Is Your Club Healthy? course.
Remember that for any Learning Center course, you’ll need a My Rotary account.
"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."-Mark Twain
"Perhaps the greatest test of love is the way we act in times of need."-Suleika Jaouad
"Men forget but never forgive. Women forgive but never forget."-Robert Jordan
"A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' come together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences."-Dave Meurer
SMILE
Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency, Notify:' I put 'DOCTOR'.
You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a mechanic.
You're never too old to learn something stupid.
I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it’s getting harder and harder for me to find one now.
No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.
The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
If you jumped off the bridge in Paris, you'd be in Seine.
A vulture carrying two dead raccoons boards an airplane. The stewardess looks at him and says, 'I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger.
Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says, 'Dam!'
Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, 'I've lost my electron.’ The other says, 'Are you sure?' The first replies, 'Yes, I'm positive.'
BY THE NUMBERS
Fake online product reviews cost shoppers 12 cents for every dollar they spend and increase the likelihood they buy inferior products-The Behaviouralist
84% of restaurant operators saying they will likely hire additional employees during the next six months if there are qualified applicants available-National Restaurant Association (Survey of 4,200 operators fielded between July 14 and Aug. 5)
Since 2017 over $9 billion has been spent building youth sports facilities in the U.S-Sports Business Journal
Data from ADP’s human-resources systems reveal that after inputting work goals, fewer than 4% of people go back and check their goals even once during the work year.
Less than half of the wood furniture sold in the U.S. in 2002 was imported, but the share of imports reached 86% in 2020-Mann, Armistead & Epperson, Ltd
Americans plan to stream about 290 separate movies and TV shows in 2022-OnePoll
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