Newsletter-May 11, 2015 (May 11, 2015)

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Posted by Talee Crowe on Jun 01, 2015

President Paul Urtz opened the meeting with three (3) rings of the bell to honor Triple Crown Winner American Pharoah, the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years.

PP Joe Hughes gave the invocation during which he honored both his father and his golf mentor, Arnold Palmer.

DUTY ROSTER

The Smoky Hill Duty Roster for July through August, 2015:

SMOKY HILL	DUTY ROSTER
DATE	INVOCATOR	GREETER	GREETER


JULY 27 2015 AUG 3 2015 AUG 10 2015 AUG 17 2015 AUG 24 2015 AUG 30 2015	JIM SUSS DARRYL HARVEY MARK RANK PAT POGUE TALEE CROWE MICK STEFAN	DENNY PASSANTINO BETSY JANSEN GARY FRISCH TERRY REMIGIO PAUL URTZ MARK JOHNSON	JIM WINGERT GARY FLETCHER VLAD LOZINSKIY JOE HUGHES JOHN LASCOR DARRYL HARVEY

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Future Programs-Invite a Friend

July 27th Dave Ruppel Front Range Space Port

Aug 3rd Club Assembly Mr. Joe (Long Iron/Putter) Hughes

Aug 10th Morgan Cullen of Accelerate Colorado

Aug 17th Aurora Chief of Police Nick Metz Aurora Police Department

Aug 24th Golf Celebration & Social at The Summit 6p.m.

KEY ROTARY DATES

Save These Dates

July 23rd 5:45p.m. Board of Director Meeting S. Aubin's Office 7400 E. Crestline, Suite 250, Greenwood Village, 80111

August 7th 6 a.m. Volunteers 5th ANNUAL SMOKY HILL GOLF TOURNAMENT, Common Grounds Golf Course 10300 E. Golfers Way, Aurora

Before 7:15 a.m. for Check in and Burritos

8 a.m. Shotgun Start

August 15th Preliminary Back to School Shopping, Walmart at Parker Road and Chambers. A Special Things for Special Kids event!

August 24th   6 p.m. Golf Celebration and Social at The Summit.    Evening Social rather than noon Meeting
October 3- Grants Qualification Red Rocks Community College
October 17-   Rotary Leadership Institute Red Rocks Community College
November 14- Rotary Leadership Institute Red Rocks Community College
January 16-   Grants Qualification Red Rocks Community College
February 6-     Rotary Institute                               Red Rocks Community College
March 11-13- PETS Training     Renaissance Hotel
April 2- Rotary Leadership Institute     Red Rocks Community College
April 22-23- District Conference     Breckinridge
May 14- District Training Assembly      Front Range Community College

GUEST POET

Our own Fran Webster is our surprise poet of the week. Fran dedicates this poem to his son, Paul. Enjoy.

A MAN’S ODE TO THE SEASONS
By Francis M. Webster

Spring - a season of hope!
I eagerly anticipate...
Flowers raising their heads thru’ the snow,
Leaf buds bursting forth on tree limbs,
Robins returning, little rabbits scampering,
Dreaming about flowers and veggies to be
planted,
Easter eggs and hats blossoming in
technicolor,
and refreshing rains,
Basketball, hockey, spring training, and golf...

But then there’s...
Pruning shrubs, fertilizing,
Picking up dead limbs,
Spading the garden, planting seeds,
Thatching the lawn,
Putting the lawn furniture out,
Preparing the lawnmower,
Removing storm windows,
Replacing the screens, and...
washing the car.
I’m tired already!
Time for a nap.

Summer - a season of pleasure!
I eagerly anticipate...
Lolling in the hammock on warm lazy days,
Swimming in the pool,
Basking by the ocean,
Smelling the roses,
Barbecuing on the patio, eating fresh strawberries, tomatoes, corn-on-the-cob, green beans, and peas fresh out of the pod, and home made ice cream!
Visiting relatives and other friends,
Vacations, baseball and golf...

But then there’s...
Mowing the lawn,
Cultivating the garden,
Weeding and, deadheading the flowers,
Refinishing the deck,
Repairing the house,
Watering the lawn and gardens, and...
washing the car.
I’m tired again!
Time for a nap.

Autumn - a season of reaping!
I eagerly anticipate...
Picking the squash,
Carving pumpkins,
Trick or treating and
Little people dressed up as goblins,
Watching leaves turn to vivid colors,
Enjoying warm days and crisp nights,
The World Series, football and golf...

But then there’s...
Raking leaves,
Pruning the roses and shrubs,
Cleaning and mulching the gardens,
Filling the wood shed,
Butchering and canning,
Removing screens and replacing storms, and
washing the car.
I’m still tired!
Time for a nap.

Winter - a season of celebration!
I eagerly anticipate...
Making snow men and throwing snow balls,
Icicles hanging from the eaves,
Sitting and reading in the glow of the fireplace,
Remembering the birth of Jesus,
Watching children open presents,
And sipping a cup of hot buttered rum!
Toasting the new year and
watching the crystal ball drop,
College football playoffs, the Super Bowl,
and golf...

But then there’s...
Carrying wood for the fire place,
Shoveling snow,
Salting the sidewalk,
Repairing frozen pipes, and
washing the car.
Not quite so tired but
But still its time for a nap!

TRIVIA CORNER

This week's trivia:

Last week's question: Who are the only two actors to direct a film in which they also won the Oscar for Best Actor? Answer -Roberto Benigni in Life Is Beautiful, and Laurence Olivier in Hamlet.

This week's question: On Monday, PP Terry Remigio asked if anyone knew who David Lloyd George was. Not a lot of people seemed to know, so this week's question is about him. Lloyd George was British Prime Minister during the last half of WWI and then the immedited post-war period. He represented Britain at the peace talks. Unlike the French and Italian leaders, Lloyd George on the whole stood on the side of generosity and moderation. He did not want to utterly destroy the German economy and political system—as the French demanded—with massive reparations. A world famous economist attacked Lloyd George's stance on reparations in his book The Economic Consequences of the Peace, calling the Prime Minister a "half-human visitor to our age from the hag-ridden magic and enchanted woods of Celtic antiquity". Who was that economist? Answer next week.