Buzz 7/12/10

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This Week:  This week was a board meeting.  There was no speaker.

50/50:  Gary Ginter’s name was drawn but he didn’t win the $121 pot.

Bingo:  Great bingo last week as $1,218 was made.  This week is the McGinn team.

Rodeo: It’s almost time for the rodeo and there is lots of hard work to do!  Kevin really needs help.  Gary, Jere, and Tony have graciously agreed to handle the parking and transportation issues.  Thanks guys.  Kevin and the committee is going to need even more help.  PLEASE call Kevin and volunteer to help.

Notes:  The fair was a large discussion of the meeting today with suggestions and ideas for improvement.  The fair committee will meet next week after the regular meeting.

Eddie says the County Extension office is offering pressure canner testing on Thursday the 15th from 3:30-5:30pm.  It will be in their office in the EMS building on Church Steet in Blue Ridge.

Birthdays:  NL Prather 7/9

Anniversaries:  Ted and Mary Ellen McConnell 7/7/73

Kiwanis Anniversaries:  Eddie Ayers 7/7/97; Tony McConnell; 7/14/97; Gary Ginter 7/15/00

Did you know?

• The biggest snowflake measured 15 inches across
• The brain uses 20% of the body’s total blood supply
• History’s deadliest cyclone was in 1970 in the Bay of Bengal and killed 30,000 people
• Earth’s tetonic plates move one inch a year
• The elephant is the only mammal with 4 knees

Have a good week all! -sm

BUZZ 7/5/10

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This Week:  This week’s program was presented by Peggy Snyder and Clare Johnston from the GA Mtn Research and Education Center.  They discussed the center’s purpose, adult outreach, preservation, education and the wonderful children’s programs that they offer to 5 counties.  The center is open Mon-Fri from 8a-5p and everyone is welcome to take a look and maybe learn something about nature!

Next Week:  is a board meeting.  All board members please try to attend.

Bingo:  Last week’s Super Bingo made the club $1,186.  This week is the Hamm team.

50/50:  Ted’s name was drawn but he didn’t win the $109 pot (Milt wiped the kitty out last week winning a whoppin’ $579!)

Birthdays: NL Prather 7/09

Anniversaries:  Ted and Mary Ellen McConnell 7/7

Kiwanis Anniversaries:  Forrest Hamm 7/1/02; Jere McConnell 7/5/91; Eddie Ayers 7/7/97; Tony McConnell 7/14/97; Gary Ginter 7/15/00.

Notes:  The Girl Scouts Yardsale is Sat 7/17 from 9-3.  If you have any items to donate, please let me know or contact Ken for a time to bring it to the fairgrounds. 

Last Saturday was the Fourth of July Parade in Blue Ridge.  The “Kiwanis Kruisers” showed up in full force!  Thanks guys for representing our club in such a fun way!  By the way…next year I may show up on my bicycle…I think I can keep up!

Alex was presented with his own badge for helping with the fair and because he wants to be a Kiwanis member “more than anything”.  Thanks all for making his week!

Pictured is Tommy and Mike M.  showing their empty pockets after coming home from Vegas!  They participated in Kiwanis International Convention last month.  They will be reporting in detail to the club at a later date.

Did You Know?:

• Citronella irritates a mosquito’s feet
• Scientists believe that a new star is born every 18 days
• Sea water is 3-4% salt; The Dead Sea has 25% salt
• The face and head have over 50 small muscles
• Skin cells live 19-34 days
• A fish’s age is determined by its scales, which have growth rings like trees

Have a great week all!! -sm

Come and join us!!

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This Week:  This week’s speaker was Stan Hamm.  He spoke to the club about the state of real estate in Fannin county.  He also discussed his new “expert” title and how being a Certified distressed property expert can help some homeowners with foreclosure.  Interesting information and good job Stan!

Next Week:  Next week is a board meeting.

Bingo:  Last week bingo brought in $1055 and tonight Ted’s Angels are working bingo.  As you all now know, we lost Boots Holler and because he was instrumental in starting bingo the club is going to donate tonight’s profits to the Crisis Center in Boot’s name.  Will report more next week.

50/50:  The pot is up to $425 and there aren’t many cards left!  Tommy Vannoy’s name was drawn but he didn’t win the money.  Aww…maybe next time!

Notes:  Jill brought the Key club secretary, Emily, with her.  Great job with the teens, Jill!

The fair committee met after the meeting and plans are up and moving to have another great one!  Remember to mark your calendars for June 22-26th!

Did you know?:

• Hawaiians once used coconut husks for toilet paper.
• Charles Dickens accurately described dyslexia 40 years before it was officially recognized.
• Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
• The largest fruit crop on Earth is the grape.
• In six moon missions, American astronauts brought home 843 lbs of lunar rock and soil.
• Camels have 3 eyelids.

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This Week:  This week Anthony Jones and Steve Smith from boyscout troop 460 spoke to the club about their upcoming trip to Cimarron, New Mexico to the Philmont Scout Ranch.  They discussed their fundraising efforts as well as their appreciation for our help.  Sounds like the boys (and adults) are in for a challenging, but fun experience!

Next Week: Clarke has next week’s program.  I received the following message from him:    Ruth Jordan, President of the Appalachian Community Bank in B.R. will speak on the Federal Gov’t. induced crisis in the banking industry.  She is well read in this area.  Ruth is a local lady that has done well in the banking industry.  So we need all hands to turn out and give her a good audience.   Sounds like a pretty good program!

Bingo:  Last week made $993.  The Hamm team worked last night and report will be given Monday.

50/50: The pot is up to $358.  Travis’ name was drawn, but he didn’t win. 

Birthdays: Steve Eaton and Ken Williams both had birthdays on 3/1!

Kiwanis Anniversaries:  Stan Hamm 3/23/73

Notes: 

Sat 4/10 is the governor’s rally.  It will be held at the Fannin Co. park.  We will plant shrubs and flowers and build flower boxes to go in front of the new Rec Center.  We will eat BBQ and enjoy good fellowship!

Jill, Forrest and two key clubbers reported on the key club Convention in Atlanta.  Sounds like they are both doing a great job with the kids.

Did you know? 

• In acient Rome, yellow was the color most associated with weddings
• In America, “the Orient” refers to China and Japan.  In Europe, it refers to India
• Octopusses are deaf
• Alabama’s state quarter spells out helen keller’s name in braille
• A healthy bladder can hold 2 cups of urine for up to 5 hours

Have a good weekend all!

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This Week:  This week’s speaker was Bill Stephens, former Georgia State Senator and Canidate for US congress.  Bill spoke to the club about the economy, government spending, heathcare, and government accountability.  He also answered questions and responded to comments.  For more information about Bill go to www.billstephens.com 

Next Week:  Next week’s meeting is at night (7pm).  It is our annual STAR Student program.  This year is different because we now have 2 schools elligible.  FCHS as well as MACA.  Please try to attend because we will have the opportunity to hear from two students and the winner will be announced.  Let’s show these students our support by having a good turnout.

Bingo:  Bingo made over $1200.  This week is the Hamm team.

50/50:  Norman’s name was drawn this week but he didn’t win the $323 pot.  Sorry!

Birthdays:  Tom Patterson 2/10; Mark Parris 2/14; Norman Kaye 2/16; Forrest Hamm 2/18;

Anniversaries:  No Kiwanian member anniversaries this month.  We need to recruit for February!

Wedding Anniversaries:  Pete and Kim Folger 2/10/; Mike and Jetta Brennan 2/14.

Did You Know?:

• A single tiger can eat 6 tons of meat a year
• A man spends an average of 40 secs in a public bathroom stall.  A woman, 80.
• Bee stings are acidic, wasp stings are alkali.
• Street lamps in Hershey PA are shaped like Hershey’s kisses.
• You can put 600,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms in a thimble.
• Hawaiians used to use coconut husks for toilet paper.  (Yikes!)

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Santa baby we had a little party last night, that’s right

been an awful good year, Santa baby

Kiwanis fun in Blue Ridge last night!

Santa baby, chocolate wine and travel mugs too, and Lew

he got a shaker for booze, that’s true

Kiwanis fun in Blue Ridge last night!

Think of all the laughs that slipped, 

when Clarke put on that hat with all those hairy tips

Gayle was just a mad housewife

and travel mugs and slippers were the biggest hits!

Ken got chocolate and Ted received a big orange tee, let’s see,

no dryer balls for me, yippee

Lot’s of Kiwanis fun tonight!

Our annual Kiwanis Christmas party was last night and even though there was only 16 members present, we had a great time (as always).  Mike and Dee arranged a fun event and the food and fellowship were great!

Next week Nathan Deal will be speaking to the club and answering questions.  Please try to attend.

50/50:  Tommy Vannoy won the $14 pot.  Maybe he can buy more reeds for his diffuser???

Bingo:  Last week was Super bingo and we made $929.

Notes:  There will be a board of director’s meeting on Wednesday at 7pm at the fairgrounds.

Did you know?:

• Rabbits can see forward and backward at the same time
• Mythomaniacs are people who lie constantly
• An elephant can hold up to a gallon and a half of water in its trunk
• It takes a drop of ocean water 1,000 years to travel around the world
• You can estimate the age of a star by its color…the redder, the older

The Buzz 11/11/09

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This week’s speaker was Dee Maginn RN, public health nurse.  Dee spoke to the club about H1N1 and encouraged everyone to be vaccinated against this flu.  She also spoke about the need for frequent handwashing, using Klenex and staying at home if you are sick. 

Jill brought 2 Key clubbers to the meeting, Stephanie and Nickie.  Thanks for doing such a great job Jill!

Bingo:  Last week we made $2020 which proves that bingo is still going strong!  This week is Ted and his Angels!

50/50:  Ron Beckey’s number was drawn but he didn’t win the $210 pot.  Sorry!

Notes:  The Christmas parade in Copperhill is Dec. 5th this year and the theme is “Christmas of Yesteryear.”  Since we have already RSVP’d, we really need members to help with this event.  Please try to help if possible and contact Ken asap!

Our annual Christmas party will be Monday Dec. 7 at 630 at the Appalachian Community room.  We will once again do the “Chinese Christmas” exchange.  Please bring a gift (funny or not) with a price range of between $10-$20.  Please try to attend because this is one of our most fun events!

The Empty Stocking fund last week made $2,044!

The River’s alive was well attended and Ken noted that there was several girl scouts helping to clean the river.  Good to see them helping our community!

Thanksgiving baskets will be put together at the Super-Saver on Nov 18th at 3:30pm.  Please try to help!

Did you know?

• American kids make about $8.6 million per year in allowance
• 95% of people put their left sock on first
• One out of every three insects in the world is a beetle
• The combined area of the entire United Kingdom is smaller than the state of Oregon
• Modern bowling comes from the German game of heidenwerfen, which translates to “strike down the heathens”

Thanks to Ted and Tom for taking notes for me….have a great week all!  -sm

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This week’s meeting was a board meeting.  Steven presented Eddie with a plaque for being our secretary for the past two years.  Thanks Eddie!

Next week we will have Dee MaGinn, public health nurse, informing the club about H1N1 flu.  This should be an informative program!  Please try to attend.

50/50 – The pot is up to $203.  Ken’s name was drawn, but he didn’t win.  Maybe next time!

Bingo – This week the club made $1028, so bingo is still doing very well!  Thursday is the Maginn team.

Tonight is the benefit bingo for the empty stocking fund.  They could use more help because we are expecting a large crowd.

River’s alive is Saturday and we need help at Horse Shoe bend at 10am to cook hotdogs and hamburgers.  If you have any questions, please call Mike Maginn.

The 5th Monday in November will be held at the Chamber of Commerce conference room.  Wilda and Jodie will handle the details. 

Thanks to Ken and Jere for spending a rainy evening handing out candy to children at this year’s Halloween Safe Zone! 

The Christmas parade is Dec. 5th this year and the theme is “Christmas of Yesteryear.”  We need people on the committee if you can help!

Our annual Christmas party will be Monday Dec. 7 at 630 at the Appalachian Community room.  We will once again do the “Chinese Christmas” exchange.  Please bring a gift (funny or not) with a price range of between $10-$20.  Please try to attend because this is one of our most fun events!

Dues are due!

Did you know?:

• One ragweed plant can release as much as one million grains of pollen
• Permafrost is ground that has remained at 32F for at least 2 years
• Color blindness affects 1 in 20 people, mostly males
• Rainbows are doughnut shaped when viewed from above
• Citronella irritates a mosquito’s feet

Have a great week all!