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          MANIA WINNER ISSUE                           JULY 30, 2022
VOL. 3 NO. 4
OUR BOARD GATHERS
 
        NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
  • Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Instagram pages (links are available at the top of our main web page. Also, join our Facebook group. Want to like/share something, give it a tag @riverbendeastrotary
  • Our program was presented by Illinois District 111 Representative Amy Elik. She is a MadCo native and currently resides in Fosterberg. Her career has been in accounting related fields. She spent a few minutes talking about the house committees she has been assigned to and some of the recent legislation coming out of Springfield.Amy encouraged everyone who has an issue with the state to give her office a call. 
  • LoriP reports that, for the first time ever, we have sold all our hard copy Baseball Mania tickets (300, plus 20 more online). Well played by all our ticket sellers! Our top sellers were: Lori, LindseyH, TammyI, RobinK and MarkSm. Our club will net $2,060. Let's hope for some big winners. Lori proposed a goal of selling 500 next year, Prez Robin thought 350 may be more realistic. Your thoughts?
  • We welcomed EA elementary school district Superintendent Mario Sherrill and Eastwood School Principal Ashley Lowe to the meeting. Several members put on their recruiting hats and told them about the advantages of Rotary.
  • Prez Robin announced that MarkSm has agreed to serve as our Vocational Service chair. Thanks Mark!
  • Among the 22 members in the house on Thursday the early birds were represented by DarrenC, AllenH and RodC. Arriving later, but before BradL's 12:20 entrance, we count RodneyD, LeonardB and MarkV.
  • Congrats to AlanaY on her 11 years of Rotary service.
  • DarrenC reminded  everyone that the EA Park District sponsored Back to School Bash would be held on Saturday August 6th from 9-2. He encouraged everyone to stop by the Keasler Center and see all the activity. There will be 200 participants.
  • SAA LeonardB, with an assist from Lugmeister DarrenC, collected a $ from members not wearing their badge. If you had no heavy rain cleanup to do, pay a $. PrezRobin paid a Happy Fine. PattyA and MarkSm got a finger wag from Leonard for chatting. Who is Wally Pipp?
  • JoeS observed that he would prefer to not fly in any plane that has easily removable wings. PattyA warned flyers about cancelled flights this summer.
  • PrezRobin wants everyone to try and attend our September 1st meeting to greet our new District Governor. Let's aim for 35 members in the house. You in?
  • Chef Bob was MIA so we had ham 'n cheeze on dollar rolls, bag 'O Lays, cruciferous veggies, salad, mini cuppers and cake. Hurry back Bob!
  • Opening duties were handled by Prez Robin, JoeS and RodneyD.
  • Birthday greeting go out to MikeK on Monday.
  • The $60 50-50 jackpot went unclaimed by MarkA and BillP. RobinK won the scratch-off.
Ciao! Have a fine and dry weekend.
Au revoir!
 
LORI & PAUL RECRUIT
ASHLEY & MARIO
CHATTING WITH AMY
ALL THINGS TRIVIAL
Florida's Bucholtz high school has won 13 of the last 14 national championships-at what?
A-Football
B-Math
C-Chess
D-Stock-picking
(Answer is found at the end of the newsletter)
 
Today is National Cheesecake Day 
 
What is the world's most populous island nation?
Japan
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Philippines
 
Of all the island nations in the world, Indonesia is the most populous. Located on the largest island nation by size, it only makes sense that Indonesia also has the largest population, which as of December 2019 is nearly 272 million people. That makes it the fourth-most populous country in the world. The next two most populous island countries, Japan and the Philippines, are also located in Asia. Japan has a population of about 127 million people, while the Philippines is home to more than 108 million.
I RECCOMMEND...
...Bella Milano-Serving upscale Italian cuisine featuring excellent pasta dishes, outstanding salads (similar to STL Hill neighborhood), wonderful variety of entrees, outstanding wait staff all within the confines of a tastefully decorated facility-JimH
(1063 South State Route 157 Edwardsville, IL 62025)
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
Sourced from the Make-Up and Banner newsletters
Late-July  2015
  • WR officers included JeanK-Prez, MikeK-VP, DonnaK-Sec, GeorgeM-Treas, PaulG-SAA and GeorgeT-Asst Sec/Treas
  • LoriP and WendellR were among the first EA members to sample the pork cutlets and veggies.
  • DaveA was among the WR members thanked for his assistance at the Back 2 School Bash.
  • BradL covered for the absent EA Prez and RickH served as the SAA in BillP's absence.
  • DonnaK encouraged all WR members to continue selling their raffle tickets.
  • BradP and PaulH provided opening duties at the EA meeting.
  • Happy Fines were paid at the WR meeting by LeonardB, DonnaK, AlanaY, TommieM and HenryS.
  • All three EA Mark's were in the house. Allison, Speciale and Vaughn.
  • GeorgeM was the WR meeting greeter and MikeK introduced guests.
  • "Uncle" LeonardB received a make-up at the EA meeting. He suggested that everyone wear a Tom Wolfe white suit at the Cosmic Bingo event in October.
  • MarkS assured all the EA members that the Cardinals don't need a big trade to win the World Series. (How'd that work out?)
  • SAA PaulG fined all WR members who ate ice cream during Ice Cream Week.
  • Scooter SteveD had his 50-50 ticket drawn by DaveA at the WR meeting. The $390 jackpot rolled. RickH and ChrisH failed to claim the $48 EA jackpot.
NEW WORDS
Words that were listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary for the first time in 1998
Cord-cutter--cyberbullying--dark web--deplatform--open-source--perfect storm--queen for a day letter--social networking--webinar
 
DATELINE :RI
Use the QR code to link to a PowerPoint presentation by Rotarian Lyn Kenney, a historian with Rotary Global History Fellowship. Learn about the many pioneering women who made a difference in Rotary long before the Duarte court case of 1987 which officially allowed women into Rotary.
AND I QUOTE
"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."-Dale Carnegie
 
"The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer."-Fridtjof Nansen
 
"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning."-Bill Gates
 
"It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you."-Will Rogers
SMILE
Compiled from the Flathead County Sheriff’s and Kalispell, MT Police Reports
5:32 p.m. A canyon resident woke up to find two horses grazing in their backyard. 
10:35 a.m. A man who stopped traffic in order to help move a turtle out of the roadway was told not to do that again. 
11:24 a.m. Dogs with a history of killing pet rabbits were found sniffing around a neighboring hutch.  
12:09 a.m. An ice machine vibrated a ceiling tile loose, which tripped the motion-sensor alarm. 
2:34 p.m. A large black dog was keeping pace with traffic along the highway. 
4:09 p.m. Someone wanted to report that a dog bit a toddler three weeks ago. 
4:29 p.m. A man made it out of a grocery store with a whole cart of groceries without paying.  
4:56 p.m. Someone was using a drone to watch the neighbor sunbathe in her backyard. 
8:08 p.m. A woman was huffing canned air outside a gas station.
9:10 p.m. Someone was concerned the loud noise they were hearing was an oncoming tornado.   
10:06 p.m. A car full of high school or college kids was sheltering from the hailstorm in a car wash drinking Smirnoff. 
8:09 a.m. A young man was fast asleep in the lilac bushes.    
8:42 a.m. After reporting an assault, a woman asked if officers could hold off on arresting the person today because she needed them to watch her kid. 
1:59 p.m. A man was upset that he had not been contacted about the theft of his dog at a Motel 6 last year. It was later learned that he had given the dog away while intoxicated. 
4:28 p.m. A woman hanging out in the clothing department of a store was getting “itchy.”
3:36 p.m. Some housekeepers entered a hotel room to find a canister of bear spray had been deployed. 
4:45 p.m. “Aggressive driving issues” were reported in the Costco parking lot. 
5:00 p.m. A man sleeping at the corner of an intersection asked the officer that woke him up if the medics could come and look at his fungus. 
BY THE NUMBERS
Sixty-three percent of small-business owners say that hiring challenges are affecting their ability to operate at full capacity, according to a June survey of more than 825 small businesses-Vistage Worldwide Inc.
 
The main highway in Glacier National Park can see snow drifts up to 60 or even 80 feet. It takes until June, and often well into July, to fully plow.
 
According to a Gallup poll, Americans read 12.6 books a year, down from 15.6 in 2016. And the number of relatively avid readers is decreasing: In 2021, 27% of adult Americans polled said that they read more than 10 books a year, down from 35% in 2016.
 
In 2020, 45% of American households owned a dog compared with 38% in 2016-American Veterinary Medical Association
 
A Bankrate survey in late March found nearly 70% of more than 2,600 respondents said they are changing their summer travel plans due to inflation.
 
In fiscal year 2021, the IRS paid $3.3 billion in interest to tax filers, more than triple what it paid in 2015-Government Accountability Office
(Trivia answer-B)

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