Club News & NotesElizabeth Nicol was Greeter and Opening
Marshal, and Ron Kaufman did Happy Bucks
Today is the first day of school this fall, so please attend to your driving if you’re not attending
classes
Farmers’ Market in Excelsior this afternoon. With the road work
in town, traffic has been down. Last week there were lots of fresh
vegetables for sale. Take a look at the offerings
NEXT WEEK we will have NO LUNCH MEETING. Instead, there will be a social hour from 5:15 to 6:30
at Maynard’s.
September 5th in History:
9/5/1836: Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas.
9/5/1844: Iron ore was discovered in the Mesabi Mountains of Minnesota.
9/5/1882: 10,000 workers march in the first Labor Day parade.
9/5/1957: “On the Road” published –Jack Kerouac.
9/5/1958: Boris Pasternak’s “Dr. Zhivago” published.
9/5 is the birthdate of Jesse James, Darryl F Zanuck, John Cage, and Bob Newhart.
Empty Chairs: Missing the action on the 29th of August were Bob Boyer, Stefan Dudziak, Greg Hayek, Ron Hughes, Tom Judd, Randy Schumacher, and Kate Wilinski.
Groaner for the Week: We don’t do number groaners. Why?
Because math jokes are the first sine of madness. But, food puns are OK.
(Makeup time for the last two weeks)
Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes. OR: Did you hear about the Italian chef? He pasta way.
| | Last Meetings ProgramOur Program on August 29th was a presentation by five members of Boy Scout Troop 424. Four of the speakers were present-day members of the troop, and they spoke about the many tasks they have done (and continue to do) to help and serve the people of the Excelsior area. Toward the end of the presentation, they each told what their favorite camp-out experiences have been during their scouting membership. The four of them – Erik, Andrew, Tyler, and Jamison – were wearing their uniforms to our lunch.
Their scoutmaster, Steve Maas, filled us in on the history of scouting in general, reminding us that the movement was started in England near the turn of the twentieth century. The local troop was started and sponsored by Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, and has had over 2000 members since being founded in
the 1960s.
Our club has through the years been strong supporters of the troop and the scouting movement, and Steve thanked us for our continuing support of their troop and the grant for their new trailer.
REMINDER: There is NO LUNCH MEETING NEXT TUESDAY. We are having an evening gathering at Maynard’s from 5:15-6:30. |