May 2010
Volume 71, Issue 12
THE ROAR
www.LionsOfMunster.com
Editor’s Note (Lion Len Walavich)
HELP WANTED!!!
This year the Lions are running a concession
stand at Centennial Park for the 3rd of July
fireworks display. Anyone willing to help
should contact Lion Red Fulte at
[email protected].
This year as 3rd Vice-President I am cochairman for the 4th of July parade. I am in
need of volunteers to help. I have a few
volunteers already but do need more. Please
let me know if you are able to help organize
the parade this year. You can contact me at [email protected].
Munster Lions Club
> May 5th Dinner meeting at Centennial Park
> May 19th Dinner meeting/ Board meeting at
Centennial Park
>
June 2 New Officers
Installation Dinner
Inside this issue:
June 2 Meeting
2
Calendar
3
Did You Know
3
High Speed Rail
4
Awesome Facts
4
Note from Secretary
4
May 19th Board Meeting Minutes (not available)
There will be no general meetings for the summer, meetings will begin
again in September. Hope everyone has a GREAT SUMMER!!
The first meeting in September will take place at Heritage Park (corner of
Columbia Ave and Ridge Rd) where we will have speakers from ‘Great
Lakes Ghost Research and Investigations.’ Time and date to be
announced.
JUNE 2ND INSTALLATION BANQUET
For those of you who were unable to attend you missed out on a fabulous
evening with great food and great friends. Thanks to all who helped
make this dinner a ROARING success especially Lions Mary Caparros,
Lorin Brown, Don Erminger and OJ and Helga Meyer.
Those who attended were able to help fellow Lions celebrate their
awards:
Lion of the Year—Tim Sweeney
W.P. Woods Award—Red Fulte
Melville Jones Fellowship Award—Red Fulte
For his work collecting glasses - Russ Alther
(continued on page 2)
Rolling Stone Keith Richards
was set to make a cameo
appearance as the father of
Captain Jack Sparrow, in
Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest, a
commitment he could not
keep.
____________________
In the U.S., more than 10%
of lottery prizes go
unclaimed?
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Most alcoholic beverages
contain all 13 minerals
necessary to sustain human
life.
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The average housefly lives
only two weeks.
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JUNE 2ND INSTALLATION BANQUET (continued)
MASTER OF CEREMONIES RED FULTE
RED FULTE RECEIVING ONE OF HIS AWARDS
TIM SWEENEY WITH HIS AWARD
RUSS ALTHER WITH HIS AWARD
2010—2011 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
1st VP
2nd VP
3rd VP
Treasurer
Secretary
Dave Nellans
Don Erminger
Rusty Kunz
Len Walavich
George Shinkan
Chris Ylo
1st Year Directors
Lorin Brown
Mary Capparos
Ty Maienbrook
2nd Year Directors
Cy Bohney
Stuart Friedman
Dr. John Lanman
Lion Tamer O J Meyer
Tail Twister Michele Walavich
Melvin Jones Fellows
John Argoudelis
Steve Boilek
Jack Keener
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Every time
you lick a
stamp, you’re
consuming
1/10 of a
calorie
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JUNE
14– Flag Day
20—Father’s Day
21—Summer Begins
26—Full Moon
—————-There are no
penguins in
the North Pole
—————-The Saguaro
Cactus, found
in southwestern
United States
does NOT
grow branches
until it is 75
years old
____________
Americans will
spend more on
cat food this
year than baby
food
____________
Over 4.6
million
Whopper
sandwiches
are sold at
Burger King
every day
____________
A rodent’s
teeth never
stop growing
JULY
4—Independence Day
26—Full Moon
DID YOU KNOW……….
Alaska - More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.
Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply. The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred
miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean. The
volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the
world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United States.
Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country. Ninety
percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica . This ice also represents seventy percent
of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches Although
covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it, ice.), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet,
with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.
Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian
word meaning ' Big Village .'
Chicago - Next to Warsaw , Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
Detroit - Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the designation M-1, so
named because it was the first paved road anywhere.
Damascus, Syria was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was
founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.
Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents.
Los Angeles full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de
Porciuncula -- and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.
New York City - The term 'The Big Apple' was coined by touring jazz musicians of
the 1930's who used the slang expression 'apple' for any town or city. Therefore, to
play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple.
Ohio - There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio , everyone is manmade.
Pitcairn Island - The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia ,
at just 1.75 sq. miles/4,53 sq. km.
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INDIANA HIGH SPEED RAIL
Below is an email I received from one of our speakers:
The Indiana High Speed Rail Association Website
www.indianahighspeedrail.org
The Web location for Midwest Regional Rail Initiative economics:
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/state/docs/mwrri-economic.pdf
Here is where to see what the Indiana Department of Transportation says about High Speed Rail:
http://www.in.gov/indot/3064.htm
Thanks!
Roger D. Sims, P.E.
Sims Professional Engineers
Ph: 219-838-0011 x303
Fax: 219-838-0033
AWESOME FACTS…
The ‘sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick’ is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried
its head in the sand.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
Horses can’t vomit.
Only one person in 2 billion will live to be 116 or older.
NOTE FROM OUR SECRETARY: Munster Lions,
That time of the year - Annual Dues. Invoice is available on website www.lionsofmunster.com. Thanks for your promptness in advance.
Sincerely, Chris Ylo