The news of the week form Smoky Hill Rotary-Feb. 9
President Paul Urtz opened the Monday meeting with a very pleasant announcement. PP Joe Hughes and his wife Cindy welcomed a new addition to their family. Their new grandson, Beau Joseph Hammer (8 lbs, 8 oz)was born on Februay 6th. Joe and Cindy’s daughter, Kelly and little Beau are doing well. Congratulations to everyone!
Greg Lestikow, former Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Brazil, was our speaker on Monday. Greg went to Salvador da Bahiz, Brazil in 2007 on a 3 month Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to study Portuguese. Greg is a near native Coloradan (he has livede 31 out of 32 years here), graduated from Regis High School and Colorado College. The opportunity to go to Brazil was a gift, for which he thanked everyone in Rotary for their support.
Mar. 30 Tom Canino - Denver Police Dept.
Apr.6 Dave Fisher - Personal Safety/Firearms
Apr. 13 Camy Bell - UofC Health Sciences Burn Unit
Apr. 20 Colorado State Treasurer, Walker Stapleton
Apr. 27 Jim Hilton - Spellbinders
May 4 Donald Tallman - Colorado Railroad Museum
May 11 Kevin Hougen - Aurora Chamber/Gaylord Hotel (Update)
May 18 Susan Schulten - DU/Professor of History
May 25 No program
June 1 Gary Wheat-Visit Aurora
June 8 TBA
June 15 TBA
Life expectancy rates vary from place to place around the world, as you would assume. Nevertheless, in every place, women have a higher life expectancy rate than men. In the US, it is 79.45 years for women and 74.14 for men. In Angola, it is 39.22 and 37.24 respectively. Vacationing in Angola just got removed from my bucket list. I suppose genetics has something to do with it, but I wanted to know more, so I decided to do a little research.
Last week's question: March Madness is upon us. One of the most famous plays in the history of the tournament is when Duke forward Christian Laetner caught a pass made from one end of the court to the other and then hit a jumper at the buzzer to beat Kentucky in a regional final. Who threw the pass to Laetner? Answer-Grant Hill.
This week's question: In 1949, the movie The Treasure of the Sierra Madre was awarded Oscars for best director and best supporting actor. The interesting thing is that the two so honored were father and son. Who won the two Oscars? Answer next week.
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