EAST ALTON ILLINOIS ROTARY CLUB

What is going on with the East Alton Rotary Club? We will cover it here, along with all sorts of other interesting and off-kilter stuff that will inform, enlighten and amuse you.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Saturday, June 28, 2014

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AROUND THE GLOBE

CONGRATS TO OUR NEWEST PAUL HARRIS FELLOW

PIN POWER

By Ron Nethercutt, past chair of the Rotarians on the Internet Fellowship and a member of the Rotary Club of Mabalacat, Pampanga , Phil...

FASTER

Putting a motor on a skateboard seems like such a simple adaptation that “you wonder why these things aren’t everywhere already.” Apparent...

YOUR NEXT HOUSE

Easton, Conn. : Renowned architect Frazier Peters built this four-bedroom house in 1937. Set on a 7.2-acre lot, the home features arched...

TODAY IN HISTORY

June 28 1635 The French colony of Guadeloupe is established in the Caribbean. 1675 Frederick William of Brandenburg crushes the Swe...

TRIVIA Q & A

What is the only state that has hosted the (summer) Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games? (click below for the answer)

Friday, June 27, 2014

THE FIRST WORD

canaille PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-NAYL, - NY ) MEANING: noun : The common people; the masses; riffraff . ETYMOLOGY: From French...

PIX OF THE DAY

PROTEIN PRICES

Protein is getting pricey. The cost of beef, beans, bacon, and nine other protein sources jumped 28 percent in the last five years. In 2014 ...

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Rick H: East Alton, Illinois, United States; In addition to being this blog's moderator, I serve as the sergeant-at-arms for the Rotary club.

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