INTERESTING FACTS
Alexander Graham Bell,
the inventor of the telephone, never telephoned his wife or mother because
they were both deaf.
Adolf Hitler was Time's
Man of the Year for 1938.
Thomas Edison, the
inventor of the light bulb was afraid of the dark.
The parents of Albert
Einstein were worried that he was mentally slow because it took him a long
time to learn how to speak.
Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings (The Red Vineyard).
Alexandre Gustave
Eiffel, the man who designed the Eiffel Tower, also designed the inner
structure of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour.
The most senior crayon maker Emerson Moser retired after making 1.4 billion crayons for Crayola. It was then that he revealed that he was actually colorblind.
The political
philosopher Karl Marx used to write articles for the New York Tribune in the
early 1850's.
Chef Boyardee is
actually a real person. His real name is Hector Boiardi and he was born in
northern Italy in 1898.
Fidel Castro was once a star baseball player for the University of Havana in the 1940's.
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Program Our speaker today was Bill Wilkins, Camp
Manager of Camp Frederick located between Rogers and Negley.
Camp Frederick now offers an adult retreat center in addition to
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Ohio programs.
Click here for more
information about Camp Frederick. |
Guests: Chuck Gilbert & Bill Wilkins
Dave won the drawing AGAIN. Julie won the Bulldog sweatshirt.
HB/SB: Traci is happy to be going to Vegas for a pool tournament; Laura is happy because her wedding went well; Sandra is happy because physical therapy is SO much fun.
The Board voted that our Club will not participate in the Canton Club Fundraiser
The Board voted to send $2,000 to the Rotary Foundation. We will replace the money when we hold our raffle. The Club voted to name Doug and Bonnie as Paul Harris Fellows.
Next Monday is our annual picnic- NO MEETING NEXT MONDAY AT NOON. Families are welcome.
The Farmers Market will be held every Thursday beginning July 3rd at the Centenary Methodist Church parking lot.
The fireworks will be held on July 5th. We will have our trailer in the Park to sell food and glow-in-the-dark necklaces.
| 6/23/08 | PICNIC |
| 6/30/08 | Club Assembly |
