Distinguished Club
Distinguished Club 2016-17 Wednesday April 17, 2018
Administrative Year
“Great yesterday, better today, better still tomorrow!” Noon to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday luncheon meeting at the Pine Bluff Country Club, 1100 W 46th Ave, Pine Bluff, AR
SCHEDULED COMMITTEES
CLUB MEETING
Gang of Five
Speaker
7:30 A.M. Monday
Garry Warner
Bar B-Que Hut
Past, Present & Future
90th Anniversary
90th Anniversary
Garry Warner
Garry Warner was born and raised in Western Kansas. His parents were farmers. It was there that he learned his values and saw the difference dedicated people can make when they have a purpose and commitment. He attended Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas and Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State University) in Emporia, Kansas Garry spent forty plus years in the automobile business in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. During that time, he managed or owned auto dealerships that oversaw the sale
of more than 50,000 cars and trucks. Garry sold his dealership in St Louis in 1992 and moved to Sikeston, Missouri where he has lived ever since. Garry is currently semi-retired and works as a part time greeter at the Sikeston Walmart. Now he is writing a book about his experiences. Garry served on the Missouri Auto Dealers Association, St Louis Auto Dealers Board of Directors, Pontiac and GMC Zone Dealer Councils, GMC National Dealer Council, and was a Pontiac Master Dealer. He joined Kiwanis in 1989 and has been a member of four different Kiwanis clubs. He has held every elective office in local clubs and served as a Lt Governor three times. He is a past Missouri Arkansas Governor and former International Trustee. He has helped build 63 new Kiwanis clubs in the United States and has invited 883 new members into Kiwanis. Garry is also an active member of the Sikeston First United Methodist Church.
Pine Bluff Kiwanis Club 2017 - 2018 Officers Bill Reid President 870-535-0316
Stewart Marshall President Elect 870-592-9404
Gary McClure Secretary 870-575-2446
Billy Stone
Treasurer 870-357-8637
John Henry
Immediate Past President
870-247-3585
Board of Directors
Chris Cummings (1) * Deshawn Bell (2) Berinda Eugene (3) (*)Denotes term years
The Bulletin Editor Gary McClure 870-575-2446 [email protected] Meetings Every Wednesday at noon The Pine Bluff Country Club 1100 West 46th Ave. Pine Bluff, Arkansas 870-535-0132 Contact 12 Stoneridge Drive Pine Bluff, AR 71603 Or visit our website www.kiwanispinebluff.com Kiwanis Club of Pine Bluff
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President’s Corner What can one man do? Sometimes you may feel that you cannot accomplish much by yourself. You might be surprised. Antiochus IV 215 BC – 164 BC was the Greek King of Syria from 175 BC to 164 BC Immediately on assuming power in 175 BC, he decided to invade Egypt, something no other Syrian King had been able to do. If successful his kingdom and power would be greatly increased and he might be able to resist Rome. Bill Reid Antiochus marched to invade Egypt. Rome sent an envoy, Popillius, to tell Antiochus to abandon the invasion. Popillius catches up with Antiochus at the Egyptian border. Popillius was traveling alone, without a legion of soldiers or even a small guard for protection. They visit. They had been friends in Rome. Finally Antiochus asks Popillius why he had come. Popillius said Rome wished Antiochus would abandon his plans to invade Egypt. Antiochus said he would consider it. Popillius took his staff and drew a circle around Antiochus and said, ” Consider it, and come to your decision before you leave this circle.”
Antiochus thought for a few seconds, and then said, “Very well, I will go home.” While Popillius did not travel with military support, Antiochus knew that Popillius had the entire power of Rome behind him. When you go out on behalf of Kiwanis, you have the power of Kiwanis behind you. You will be surprised at how many people know about Kiwanis and what Kiwanis has done and continues to do for our community. The biggest problem our club has is getting our members to go out and ask for support. We are preparing for several projects for the rest of the year. We need your help. Join us, have fun and help make your club better. Our next project is helping Hope Resource Center in early May. Plan to participate. It’s a win win for everyone.
CLUB PAST PRESIDENTS 1928 Raymond Bunk 1929 J. W. Martin 1930 Q. C. Shores 1931 Robert J. Rhinehart 1932 Robert J. Rhinehart 1933 Thomas M Hooker 1934 Harvey Hinton 1935 Leslie E. Leas 1936 H. Fulton Murphy 1937 H. A. McMillan 1938 Spencer Brown 1939 Richard P. McGille 1940 J. W. Dickey Sr. 1941 Dr. Ross E. Maynard 1941 Oscar Speer 1942 Leslie Helvie 1943 Cecil S. Lynch 1944 J. A. Perdue Jr. 1945 Brooks Hensley 1946 John B. Higman 1947 James W. Sanders 1948 Cecil R. Haun 1949 Max Sudduth 1950 Robert H. Collie 1951 M. Morrell Gathright 1952 Fred Moore 1953 W. D. Wells 1954 W. A. Dunaway 1955 Alex Mosley 1956 D. Thomas Nethery 1957 I. J. Stockton 1958 Robert N. Lea 1959 Otis D. Stone 1960 Ralph E. Justice 1961 E. Harley Cox Jr. 1962 Floyd A. Stringer 1963 Lawrence E. Dawson 1964 Paul F. Lucas 1965 J. Sturgis Miller 1966 Carl A. Tillman 1967 Allan H. Bellamy 1968 W. E. Ayers 1969 John A. Davis 1970 Bill Reid 1971 Everett Leath 1972 Alfred M. Morris
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
T. J. Scott Glenn L. Rowe Leonard K. Dunn Howard L. Hall John P. Garrison Maurice Day Winston J. Deane Luther Granderson A. H. “Pat” Bledsoe Joseph A. Strode Tommy G. Paschall Herman E. Hurd Wiley L. Baron Frank V. King Ralph Croy Ted E. Harden W. E. Bobo James P. Achorn Howard Parette James J. Townsend Don Taylor Buster Crook Robert J. Rhinehart J John Henry Ed Lea Ron Boren Linda Minyard Howard Parette Barbara E. Rinehart Ed Lea Rick Melder Deborah Brown Ben C. Thomasson Barbara Rhinehart Harvey R. Post Joe T. W. Simpson Anna Riggins Phil McBee Cindy Dunn Robert Tucker Karen Cash Chris Cummings Claudia Russell Berinda Eugene John Henry Bill Reid Stewart Marshall
Hope Mother’s Resource Center Baby Shower The Pine Bluff Kiwanis Club is off to a great start and having an eventful 2018 schedule. We are excited for new opportunities on the horizon and continued engagement with the community! Every year in May, the Kiwanis Club hosts the Hope Mother’s Resource Center Baby Shower. This is our 3rd annual event centered on collecting baby items for families in need of support and assistance. Hope Women’s Resource Center needs your help providing for those parents seeking help during hardships.
Barbara Rhinehart April 20
Kiwanis Tid-Bits The creation of a Kiwanis International Foundation was proposed in 1937 by International President F. Trafford Taylor. The foundation was publicly launched at Kiwanis International’s 25th anniversary celebration in Detroit in 1940. Walter Zeller, past governor of the OntarioQuebec-Maritime District, initiated the foundation’s funds by donating 25 U.S. silver dollars. These were used to decorate the anniversary cake, slices of which were auctioned for a total of US$625. Today, the Kiwanis International Foundation receives more than US$1 million each year in donations and bequests. Page 3
John’s Jokes A blonde walks into her boss's office. "Sir, I'll be straight with you, I know the economy isn't great, but I have over three companies after me, and I would like to respectfully ask for a raise." After a few minutes of negotiating the boss finally agrees to a 5% raise, and the blonde happily gets up to leave. "By the way", asks the boss, "which three companies are after you?" "The electric company, water company, and phone company", the blonde replied.
The Bible A new pastor was visiting the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the back of it and stuck it in the door. When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, Genesis 3:10." Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter. Revelation 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid, for I was naked."
50/50 A young man saw an elderly couple sitting down to lunch at a fast food restaurant. He noticed that they had ordered one meal, and an extra drink cup. As he watched, the gentleman carefully divided the hamburger in half, then counted out the fries, one for him, one for her, until each had half of them. Then he poured half of the soft drink into the extra cup and set that in front of his wife. The old man then began to eat, and his wife sat watching, with her hands folded in her lap. The young man decided to ask if they would allow him to purchase another meal for them so that they didn't have to split theirs. The old gentleman said, "Oh no. We've been married 50 years, and everything has always been and will always be shared, 50/50." The young man then asked the wife if she was going to eat, and she replied, "It's his turn with the teeth." Page 4
First Grade A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. As you shall make your bed so shall you...mess it up. Better be safe than...punch a 5th grader. Strike while the...bug is close. It's always darkest before...daylight savings time. You can lead a horse to water but...how? Don't bite the hand that...looks dirty. A miss is as good as a...Mr. You can't teach an old dog new...math. If you lie down with the dogs, you'll...stink in the morning. The pen is mightier than the...pigs. An idle mind is...the best way to relax. Where there's smoke, there's...pollution. Happy is the bride who...gets all the presents. A penny saved is...not much. Two's company, three's...the musketeers. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and...you have to blow your nose. Children should be seen and not...spanked or grounded. When the blind leadeth the blind...get out of the way.
Did you know ......... ? If you add together all the numbers on a roulette wheel (1 to 36), the total is the number 666. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. A human with his/her mouth glued to a hose, and nostrils shut, can absorb approximately eight gallons of water before bursting. (how they found this out is puzzling) People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades- King David Hearts- Charlemagne Clubs- Alexander the Great Diamonds- Julius Caesar ------------------------------------------------------------------111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Administrative Year
“Great yesterday, better today, better still tomorrow!” Noon to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday luncheon meeting at the Pine Bluff Country Club, 1100 W 46th Ave, Pine Bluff, AR
SCHEDULED COMMITTEES
CLUB MEETING
Gang of Five
Speaker
7:30 A.M. Monday
Garry Warner
Bar B-Que Hut
Past, Present & Future
90th Anniversary
90th Anniversary
Garry Warner
Garry Warner was born and raised in Western Kansas. His parents were farmers. It was there that he learned his values and saw the difference dedicated people can make when they have a purpose and commitment. He attended Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas and Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State University) in Emporia, Kansas Garry spent forty plus years in the automobile business in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. During that time, he managed or owned auto dealerships that oversaw the sale
of more than 50,000 cars and trucks. Garry sold his dealership in St Louis in 1992 and moved to Sikeston, Missouri where he has lived ever since. Garry is currently semi-retired and works as a part time greeter at the Sikeston Walmart. Now he is writing a book about his experiences. Garry served on the Missouri Auto Dealers Association, St Louis Auto Dealers Board of Directors, Pontiac and GMC Zone Dealer Councils, GMC National Dealer Council, and was a Pontiac Master Dealer. He joined Kiwanis in 1989 and has been a member of four different Kiwanis clubs. He has held every elective office in local clubs and served as a Lt Governor three times. He is a past Missouri Arkansas Governor and former International Trustee. He has helped build 63 new Kiwanis clubs in the United States and has invited 883 new members into Kiwanis. Garry is also an active member of the Sikeston First United Methodist Church.
Pine Bluff Kiwanis Club 2017 - 2018 Officers Bill Reid President 870-535-0316
Stewart Marshall President Elect 870-592-9404
Gary McClure Secretary 870-575-2446
Billy Stone
Treasurer 870-357-8637
John Henry
Immediate Past President
870-247-3585
Board of Directors
Chris Cummings (1) * Deshawn Bell (2) Berinda Eugene (3) (*)Denotes term years
The Bulletin Editor Gary McClure 870-575-2446 [email protected] Meetings Every Wednesday at noon The Pine Bluff Country Club 1100 West 46th Ave. Pine Bluff, Arkansas 870-535-0132 Contact 12 Stoneridge Drive Pine Bluff, AR 71603 Or visit our website www.kiwanispinebluff.com Kiwanis Club of Pine Bluff
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President’s Corner What can one man do? Sometimes you may feel that you cannot accomplish much by yourself. You might be surprised. Antiochus IV 215 BC – 164 BC was the Greek King of Syria from 175 BC to 164 BC Immediately on assuming power in 175 BC, he decided to invade Egypt, something no other Syrian King had been able to do. If successful his kingdom and power would be greatly increased and he might be able to resist Rome. Bill Reid Antiochus marched to invade Egypt. Rome sent an envoy, Popillius, to tell Antiochus to abandon the invasion. Popillius catches up with Antiochus at the Egyptian border. Popillius was traveling alone, without a legion of soldiers or even a small guard for protection. They visit. They had been friends in Rome. Finally Antiochus asks Popillius why he had come. Popillius said Rome wished Antiochus would abandon his plans to invade Egypt. Antiochus said he would consider it. Popillius took his staff and drew a circle around Antiochus and said, ” Consider it, and come to your decision before you leave this circle.”
Antiochus thought for a few seconds, and then said, “Very well, I will go home.” While Popillius did not travel with military support, Antiochus knew that Popillius had the entire power of Rome behind him. When you go out on behalf of Kiwanis, you have the power of Kiwanis behind you. You will be surprised at how many people know about Kiwanis and what Kiwanis has done and continues to do for our community. The biggest problem our club has is getting our members to go out and ask for support. We are preparing for several projects for the rest of the year. We need your help. Join us, have fun and help make your club better. Our next project is helping Hope Resource Center in early May. Plan to participate. It’s a win win for everyone.
CLUB PAST PRESIDENTS 1928 Raymond Bunk 1929 J. W. Martin 1930 Q. C. Shores 1931 Robert J. Rhinehart 1932 Robert J. Rhinehart 1933 Thomas M Hooker 1934 Harvey Hinton 1935 Leslie E. Leas 1936 H. Fulton Murphy 1937 H. A. McMillan 1938 Spencer Brown 1939 Richard P. McGille 1940 J. W. Dickey Sr. 1941 Dr. Ross E. Maynard 1941 Oscar Speer 1942 Leslie Helvie 1943 Cecil S. Lynch 1944 J. A. Perdue Jr. 1945 Brooks Hensley 1946 John B. Higman 1947 James W. Sanders 1948 Cecil R. Haun 1949 Max Sudduth 1950 Robert H. Collie 1951 M. Morrell Gathright 1952 Fred Moore 1953 W. D. Wells 1954 W. A. Dunaway 1955 Alex Mosley 1956 D. Thomas Nethery 1957 I. J. Stockton 1958 Robert N. Lea 1959 Otis D. Stone 1960 Ralph E. Justice 1961 E. Harley Cox Jr. 1962 Floyd A. Stringer 1963 Lawrence E. Dawson 1964 Paul F. Lucas 1965 J. Sturgis Miller 1966 Carl A. Tillman 1967 Allan H. Bellamy 1968 W. E. Ayers 1969 John A. Davis 1970 Bill Reid 1971 Everett Leath 1972 Alfred M. Morris
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
T. J. Scott Glenn L. Rowe Leonard K. Dunn Howard L. Hall John P. Garrison Maurice Day Winston J. Deane Luther Granderson A. H. “Pat” Bledsoe Joseph A. Strode Tommy G. Paschall Herman E. Hurd Wiley L. Baron Frank V. King Ralph Croy Ted E. Harden W. E. Bobo James P. Achorn Howard Parette James J. Townsend Don Taylor Buster Crook Robert J. Rhinehart J John Henry Ed Lea Ron Boren Linda Minyard Howard Parette Barbara E. Rinehart Ed Lea Rick Melder Deborah Brown Ben C. Thomasson Barbara Rhinehart Harvey R. Post Joe T. W. Simpson Anna Riggins Phil McBee Cindy Dunn Robert Tucker Karen Cash Chris Cummings Claudia Russell Berinda Eugene John Henry Bill Reid Stewart Marshall
Hope Mother’s Resource Center Baby Shower The Pine Bluff Kiwanis Club is off to a great start and having an eventful 2018 schedule. We are excited for new opportunities on the horizon and continued engagement with the community! Every year in May, the Kiwanis Club hosts the Hope Mother’s Resource Center Baby Shower. This is our 3rd annual event centered on collecting baby items for families in need of support and assistance. Hope Women’s Resource Center needs your help providing for those parents seeking help during hardships.
Barbara Rhinehart April 20
Kiwanis Tid-Bits The creation of a Kiwanis International Foundation was proposed in 1937 by International President F. Trafford Taylor. The foundation was publicly launched at Kiwanis International’s 25th anniversary celebration in Detroit in 1940. Walter Zeller, past governor of the OntarioQuebec-Maritime District, initiated the foundation’s funds by donating 25 U.S. silver dollars. These were used to decorate the anniversary cake, slices of which were auctioned for a total of US$625. Today, the Kiwanis International Foundation receives more than US$1 million each year in donations and bequests. Page 3
John’s Jokes A blonde walks into her boss's office. "Sir, I'll be straight with you, I know the economy isn't great, but I have over three companies after me, and I would like to respectfully ask for a raise." After a few minutes of negotiating the boss finally agrees to a 5% raise, and the blonde happily gets up to leave. "By the way", asks the boss, "which three companies are after you?" "The electric company, water company, and phone company", the blonde replied.
The Bible A new pastor was visiting the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the back of it and stuck it in the door. When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, Genesis 3:10." Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter. Revelation 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid, for I was naked."
50/50 A young man saw an elderly couple sitting down to lunch at a fast food restaurant. He noticed that they had ordered one meal, and an extra drink cup. As he watched, the gentleman carefully divided the hamburger in half, then counted out the fries, one for him, one for her, until each had half of them. Then he poured half of the soft drink into the extra cup and set that in front of his wife. The old man then began to eat, and his wife sat watching, with her hands folded in her lap. The young man decided to ask if they would allow him to purchase another meal for them so that they didn't have to split theirs. The old gentleman said, "Oh no. We've been married 50 years, and everything has always been and will always be shared, 50/50." The young man then asked the wife if she was going to eat, and she replied, "It's his turn with the teeth." Page 4
First Grade A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. As you shall make your bed so shall you...mess it up. Better be safe than...punch a 5th grader. Strike while the...bug is close. It's always darkest before...daylight savings time. You can lead a horse to water but...how? Don't bite the hand that...looks dirty. A miss is as good as a...Mr. You can't teach an old dog new...math. If you lie down with the dogs, you'll...stink in the morning. The pen is mightier than the...pigs. An idle mind is...the best way to relax. Where there's smoke, there's...pollution. Happy is the bride who...gets all the presents. A penny saved is...not much. Two's company, three's...the musketeers. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and...you have to blow your nose. Children should be seen and not...spanked or grounded. When the blind leadeth the blind...get out of the way.
Did you know ......... ? If you add together all the numbers on a roulette wheel (1 to 36), the total is the number 666. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. A human with his/her mouth glued to a hose, and nostrils shut, can absorb approximately eight gallons of water before bursting. (how they found this out is puzzling) People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades- King David Hearts- Charlemagne Clubs- Alexander the Great Diamonds- Julius Caesar ------------------------------------------------------------------111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 -------------------------------------------------------------------
