Kiwanis Club of Historic St. Augustine
Newsletter – 22 May 2008
President’s Message:
The garage sale is this Saturday, May 24. You can bring items which should be delivered to Tim Chiu’s on A1A. Please give Tim a call in advance so he will know you are coming. (471-9685). We are hoping for a nice amount of money to made from this project, so those of you who will be in town be sure and sign up to help. We are passing up the Memorial Day ceremonies at the National Cemetery, so get to Tim’s and pitch in. We will need some of you to be there on Friday to help price the items that are not marked, and determine how to set the items out for sale. So, let’s get out there and make this the best ever.
It is with a heavy heart that we must accept the resignation of Cheryle Newman. The good news is that once she gets back on her feet completely, she is planning to return to the club. We send best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.
We
will have to nominate some new members to the Board to cover for Cheryle’s
departure and the fact that Frank Nemec has agreed to become
our Treasurer. If asked to serve be sure and respond, “Yes!”
Coming Events: [Advise the editor of events of interest at 797-4332]
24 May 2008: Our next Garage Sale is planned. We need items to sell, so get your closets and storage units emptied and get the stuff to Tim Chiu. Once again, Tim and Jolande are gracious enough to host the event at their business (A1A Hardware) and even store the stuff for us. Please call Tim prior to delivering the stuff to make sure he will be there and available to direct you to the place to store the stuff. Also, it would be helpful to give us an idea of what you think the stuff is worth.
31 May 2008: Uptown Saturday Night, check out the local galleries uptown on the last Saturday of each month, and taste their food and wine.
6 June 2008: First Friday
Art Walk, check out the local galleries downtown and taste their food
and wine.
Guests: Mark Shelley, had his daughter
as his guest.
Programs: (Check the website for your speaker assignment date.)
LAST WEEK: Doug Gibson had the program, and it was a very interesting presentation. Dr. Dan Gassert, from G. I. Associates fully discussed Doug’s colonoscopy, including finally finding Doug’s head. Actually, it was a very straightforward summary of the procedure. Doug indicated that he was hoping to get the Doc as a new member. That would great! I trust that everyone enjoyed the Dave Berry column on the colonoscopy as much as I did. He makes some great points, but why didn’t think about vodka in my MoviPrep?
THIS WEEK: Wayne Howell has stepped into the breech and will have the speaker for us this week. We don’t who it is, but Wayne usually has a good speaker.
NEXT WEEK:
Art Liepold has the honors for next week.
50/50
DRAWING WINNERS: Last week’s winner was one of our own,
Jake Thompson. Jake is a regular attendee and buys tickets every
week, so we won’t begrudge him the money. However, mix those tickets
real good, and make sure mine is on top.
NEWS OF NOTE:
In case you missed the prior
e-mail, Paul Linser wanted everyone that volunteered for the
folk festival to contact him because they are throwing a “Thank You
Party” for those that volunteered. If you haven’t contacted Paul,
now would be a good time to do so. Let him know if you plan to
attend or not.
Quotes You Can Use (or Not):
Newspulper Headlines:
Clinton Campaign Now Hiring: “Mob Wanted to Whack Rudy” —The
New York Post
And if You Believe This, We’ve Got a Bridge to Sell You: “Hillary
Clinton: Dental Surgery Evokes Romance in Bill” —FoxNews.com
That Explains Maureen Dowd: “Neanderthals Described as Red-Haired”
—ABCNews.com
Once They’re 7, They’re on Their Own: “Learn to Raise Happy Children
Up to Age 6” —Idaho Statesman
‘What Is a Pipe Dream?’: “Mideast Solution Plan in Jeopardy”
—Time.com
We Blame Global Warming: “Palestinian Soccer Team Misses World Cup
Qualifier, Blames Israel” —Ha’aretz
Bottom Stories of the Day: “Sean Penn Loses Trailer in Malibu Fire”
—TMZ.com
“Despite her muddled comments
[last] week, there’s no doubt where Mrs. Clinton stands on ballot integrity.
She opposes photo ID laws, even though they enjoy over 80% support in
the polls. She has also introduced a bill to force every state to offer
no-excuse absentee voting as well as Election Day registration—easy
avenues for election chicanery. The bill requires that every state restore
voting rights to all criminals who have completed their prison terms,
parole or probation.” —John Fund
“It has become obligatory for both pro- and anti-war commentators
never to mention the possibility of victory in Iraq. The most that anti-war
people will admit is that the surge has gained a temporary military
advantage in a war that cannot be won militarily. The most pro-war commentators
will claim is that they see the possibility of success, perhaps, maybe,
someday, somehow. But as of Veterans Day 2007, I think one can claim
a very real expectation that next year, the world may see a genuine,
old-fashioned victory in the Iraq war.” —Tony Blankley
“Forget the briefings from
generals, the intelligence evaluations and the Pentagon status reports.
There is a handy indicator for whether the war in Iraq is going well—its
relative absence from the front pages.” —Rich Lowry
“There is something profoundly wrong—something that should trouble
all of us—when we have elected Democratic officials who seem more
worried about how the Bush administration might respond to Iran’s
murder of our troops, than about the fact that Iran is murdering our
troops.” —Sen. Joe Lieberman