Newsletter-Feb. 23, 2015 (Feb 23, 2015)

Stories

This week at Smoky Hill:

No, we didn't host Lady Gaga or Julie Andrews, just PP Mike Peterson doing the invocation and revealing a crush on Lady Gaga, and a profound love for the Sound of Music, the Oscars, and all things musical. At least that's what I wrote down in my notes.

DUTY ROSTER

The Smoky Hill Duty Roster for February 16, 2015 through February 23, 2015:

SMOKY HILL	DUTY ROSTER	MAR 2 -JUNE 15
DATE	INVOCATOR	GREETER	GREETER

MAR 30 2015	CLAY FELL	PAULINE AYERS MENK	PAT POGUE

APR 6 2015	NANCY JONES	MARK JOHNSON	JOE HUGHES

APR 13 2015	TALEE CROWE	JIM SUSS	MICK STEFAN

APR 20 2015	LLOYD GOTTMAN	PAT POGUE	BILL MACLAY

APR 27 2015	JIM WINGERT	AL HORTON	JIM SUSS

MAY 4 2015	BRUCE SMITH	LLOYD GOTTMAN	JOE HUGH

MAY 11 2015	TERRY REMIGIO	DARRYL HARVEY	DENNY PASSANTINO

MAY 18 2015	JOHN LASCOR	DAVE MAXWELL	RICH JOHNSON

MAY 25 2015	DARK	DARK	DARK

JUNE 1 2015	GARY FRISCH	BILL MACLAY	CLAY FELL

JUNE 8 2015	PAULINE AYERS MENK	CRAIG ESSEX	GARY FLETCHER

JUNE 15 2015	AL HORTON	LLOYD GOTTMAN	NANCY JONES

JUNE 22 2015	JOE HUGHES	TALEE CROWE	JIM WINGERT

JUNE 29 2015	MARK JOHNSON	BETSY JANSEN	AL HORTON

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Future Programs-Invite a Friend

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

June 22 TBA

June 29 Installation

WHY THERE ARE NO ACCOUNTANTS

Three accountants and three lawyers wanted to catch a train but only had two tickets.

"How can we manage to take us six onto the train with only two tickets?" asked one of the lawyers.

"Easy," replied the accountants. "When the inspector searches for tickets, we all hide in the same bathroom and when the inspector knocks on the door, we'll open it slightly and have someone poke out their hand with the ticket to get it stamped."

They did this and it worked.

On the way back, the three accountants and three lawyers only had one ticket left.

"How can we manage to take us six onto the train with only one ticket?" asked one of the lawyers.

"Easy," replied the accountants. "When the inspector searches for tickets, you three lawyers hide in one bathroom and we three accountants hide in another bathroom. When the ticket inspector knocks on your door, have someone poke out their hands with the ticket to get it stamped."

The lawyers did not understand how this would work but took the accountants' words.

So the three lawyers hid in the bathroom and suddenly came the knock on the door. They opened it slightly and had someone poke out their hand with the ticket to get it stamped. The accountant quickly snatched the ticket.

And that is why the three lawyers in this club have made sure there are no accountants.

TRIVIA CORNER

This week's trivia:

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.

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY-HOUSE OF DREAMS

There is an article in the March Rotarian called "In Praise of Libraries" by Joe Queenan. If you love libraries, you really should read it. I have loved public libraries since I could read. When I was very young, we lived in a very small town 10 miles east of Greeley. We had no public library. Even the school had only a very rudimentary one. Since there was also very limited shopping in our town, my mother would go into Greeley once every two weeks or so to do grocery shopping and the like. I loved to go with her, because she would drop me off at the Greeley Public Library and would get to set for two hours reading and picking books to check out and take home. Some of my earliest and most vivid memories are of that time spent surrounded by books.

Mr. Queenan says, "The public library is an indispensable institution that somehow manages to get taken completely for granted...The public library serves many functions in a community. It is an adjunct to the public schools, a place where kids can do their homework. It is a day care center of sorts, where small children gather for story hour. It is a safe haven where senior citizens can pass the time in the company of others, where the unemployed can look for work. It is a place where the lonely can be less lonely, the bored less bored, the dejected less dejected, and the ignorant more enlightened." No computer, tablet, or smart phone can substitute for all that. It broke my heart a few years ago when the vote on the Aurora Library system resulted in the closure of several libraries. It was a needless tragedy robbing many neighborhoods of an important resource and place to gather. There are so few places anymore that promote community interaction across all economic, ethnic, religious and age related boundaries. The public library, free to all, does all that and more.