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OCTOBER BASEBALL ISSUE
OCTOBER 5, 2019
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
TIME TO CHIL-I
Bill introduced Claire Sharp, a 17 year employee of the American Cancer Society (and avid Cubs fan), who works at the Maryville office. She pointed out that there is a 1 in 3 chance that you will be diagnosed with some form of cancer. In 2018 1.7 million new cancer cases were diagnosed. Since 1946 the ACS has provided $4.6 billion to research funding , 2nd only to the U.S. government. Locally, they provide lodging and transportation to cancer patients. In fact, their biggest need is for volunteers to provide rides to/from treatment sessions. You interested? Call 800.227.2345 or www.cancer.org for additional information.
We welcomed Wood River Rotarian Tommie.
Let's take a moment to thank Lori for coordinating the Baseball Mania fund raiser. How about that Clare Gowin? Paul gave her 5 tickets and she parlayed them into $420 in winnings. Total winnings were $800, including ChrisL's $250 winner. Thanks to everyone who participated.
Thanks also to MarkS, Joe and Roger Werts for tri-chairing our chili supper. 18 members (not including family helpers) participated last Saturday. Our net is now $1,100. If you have $$ to turn in, give it to Mark pronto.
Both the Cardinals and "Big Red" ( football Cardinals) were topics of table talk. Suffice it to say, neither Bill Bidwill or George Boone were held in high esteem by our "veteran" members. Allen claimed to be good buds with Bidwill, doubters abounded. Sporting STL Cardinals logo wear were Randy, MarkS, Lori, Joe and Rod. Go Cards!!
Sandy was back in the house after her speedy recovery from knee replacement surgery. Great to have her back! By the way, she has downsized her Prairie Farms chili stock to gallon sized bags, ready to heat and eat.
Our entree was protein free (and virtually sauce free) spaghetti (did it really smell like peanut butter Sandy?). It wouldn't be an official lunch without Rotary g-beans. Also available- corn, torpedo rolls, salad, syrupy peaches, pudding and cake.
Paul was joined by fellow early-bidders Allen, Rod and Pat. Last in included BradP, Joe, ChrisH and Cory.
The 20th edition of our Turkey Fund collection began on Thursday. A bit of club trivia for you, the TF collection began at the same meeting that Lori became a member. All donations will be given to Operation Blessing to purchase Thanksgiving food items. If you are donating via check, make it payable to Operation Blessing. $77 was donated on Thursday.
Opening duties were handled by ChrisH, Paul and Bill, who offered a small prayer for Prez Brad's memory.
Paul suggested that there were some Wood River rats enjoying the leftover chili.
Alex and Randy recently made a scholarship presentation to 30 EAWR students. Interviews are scheduled for October 30th.
The sign-up sheet for the Steak Fry on October 17th is making the rounds. If you submitted your registration on-line, skip the hard copy option. Do you want steak or chicken?
SAA super sub Alex recruited Randy to handle the $$. Not here last week or helping at the chili supper? Pay a $. The tech trivia covered iPhones, browsers and computer daddy's.
Lori announced, and you received a confirmation email Thursday afternoon, our Olga's fund raiser on November 1st. You must present the flyer for us to benefit. Lunch or dinner. Pass the info along via talk, text or social media.
Sherry and ChrisH went looking for the $96 joker to no avail. Lori was the scratch-off winner.
That's it, have a fine and dry weekend. Ciao!
THE CHILI SHUFFLE
PACKIN' IT UP
TRIVIA
Amazon is bringing its Alexa virtual assistance into a whole new arena. Which one?
A-Deodorant
B-Car-sharing services
C-Hospital operating rooms
D-Wearables, including eyeglasses and a ring
Today is National Get Funky Day
Which U.S. state is the most rectangular?
Colorado
Kansas
Wyoming
North Dakota
The farther west you go, the more straight lines you see. Wyoming is the perfect example. When the state was first plotted by Congress, it followed the latitude and longitude lines on most maps. Being that it was the 19th century, the process wasn’t perfect, which is why there’s a discrepancy between the lines and borders on the modern day map, but they got pretty close. Also, if you really want to be technical about things, Wyoming isn’t a rectangle because the world is round. That means there’s a little bit of a curve to the state lines. But on a map, it’s close enough. While Colorado was intended to be rectangular, due to the curvature of the Earth, the lines of longitude aren't actually straight. That, plus some guesswork made when plotting the state lines around rivers and canyons, make Wyoming more rectangular.
On This Date-
1789 – French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.
1813 – War of 1812: The Army of the Northwest defeats a British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit.
1877 – The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
1905 – The Wright Brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
1914 – World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire
1921 – The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
1938 – In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated.
1943 – Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.
1944 – The Provisional Government of the French Republic enfranchises women.
1945 – A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio.
1947 – President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
1966 – A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown.
1968 – A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry is violently suppressed by police.
1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
1982 – Tylenol products are recalled after bottles in Chicago laced with cyanide cause seven deaths.
1984 – Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
1988 – A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt.
2000 – Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
OCTOBER 31, 2013
Current members serving in a leadership role: Prez Rhonda, BradL, Lori, Cory, Paul, MarkA, Rod and Rick
Joe presented the program. he spoke about his time playing minor league baseball
MarkV was in charge of next weeks program
We had a photo op at the new picnic pavilion in Hartford, a project we shared with the Bethalto and Wood River clubs
Do you remember Jeny Lewis?
OCTOBER 2013
DATELINE:RI
WHEN EMBRACING YOUR WEAKNESS HELPS YOU SUCCEED
By Steve Stirling, a member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta, Georgia
They are typical job interview questions: What is your greatest strength? What is your greatest weakness?
But in my case, the interviewer often hesitates. After all, how do you ask a guy who is wearing leg braces and using crutches about his greatest weakness? It seems both obvious and insensitive.
We all have weaknesses. Mine are just a bit more obvious. So I’ve learned to turn the uncomfortable moment around and confront the situation head on.
“My greatest strength is that I am what some people call ‘crippled,’” I say, purposely using the politically incorrect word. “Some prefer to call me ‘handicapped’ or ‘disabled.’ I’ve heard all the terms and I’m not upset by any of them. I’m not easily offended.
“I’ve learned that my physical limitations have helped me build my mental and spiritual strength. I have an Ivy League degree and an MBA from one of the country’s most prestigious schools. I’ve had jobs in top corporations and nonprofits. I have enjoyed great success and yet I never forget what it was like to be a child who couldn’t walk, living in an orphanage. My greatest strength is what most people assume is my weakness.”
My last interview was five years ago when a search committee was looking for the next president and CEO of MAP International, an organization that provides medicine and health supplies to those in need around the world. In some ways, it was a match made in heaven. To continue reading, link herehttps://bit.ly/2nI74HH
AND I QUOTE
"Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something."-Plato
"I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people."-Isaac Newton
"When a mouse laughs at the cat there is a hole nearby."-Nigerian proverb
"Silence is not only golden; it is seldom misquoted."-Bob Monkhouse
SMILE
A police recruit was asked during the exam, 'What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?' He answered, 'Call for backup.'
A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus with them to Jerusalem. A small child replied, 'They couldn't get a baby sitter.'
A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to 'honor thy father and mother, ' she asked, 'Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?' Without missing a beat, one little boy answered, 'Thou shall not kill.'
BY THE NUMBERS
Some $2.5 billion worth of subprime loans, those with FICO credit scores below 690, ended up in mortgage bonds in the first quarter of 2019. That is more than double a year earlier and the highest level since the end of 2007-Inside Mortgage Finance
The sale of secondhand goods accounts for a tiny fraction of the $3.8 trillion in U.S. retail sales, but it is growing fast. Sales of secondhand goods are expected to more than double to $51 billion by 2023, up from $24 billion last year-GlobalData PLC
Nearly 80,000 passengers may be turned away by Transportation Security Administration airport checkpoints on Oct. 1, 2020, because they don't have a Real ID-compliant driver's license or other approved ID-TravelPulse
In 1947, refillables made up 100% of soft-drink containers by volume and 86% of beer containers. By 1998 those figures dropped to 0.4% and 3.3%, respectively-Container Recycling Institute
87% of Americans agree that nothing makes them happier or more confident than feeling like their finances are in order-Northwestern Mutual 2018 Planning & Progress Study
10.8% of U.S. adults—more than 26 million—have a food allergy, and about half developed a new food allergy as an adult- JAMA Network Open
