DO YOU REMEMBER?

Any fan of the classic 90s sitcom, Home Improvement, is sure to remember all of the clever video transitions (known as “wipes”) that the show incorporated over the years. Well, we just had to share this music video we recently found, which includes every single wipe from the 3rd season. The band in the video is called Wawes, and we think they deserve an A+ for their efforts. Take a look and see for yourself:

TODAY IN HISTORY

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APRIL 28

1967:Muhammad Ali is stripped of his heavyweight boxing championship after he refuses to be inducted into the Army, citing religious objections.

1969: Charles de Gaulle resigns as the French president after his proposed reforms are voted down in a referendum.

2001: American Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist as he launches into space aboard a Russian rocket.

HOW THE COUNCIL EVOLVED

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In the 76 years of its existence, the Council on Legislation has evolved from a single plenary session at the international convention to an autonomous legislative entity.
The Council was created by the 1933 convention to serve as an “advisory body” to assist with the review of enactments and resolutions proposed at the annual convention.
It first convened as part of the 1934 convention, as Rotarians struggled with a worldwide recession, threats to world peace, and rising unemployment.
By 1954, the Council was well established. At that year's convention, Rotarians decided to allow for longer intervals between legislative sessions and adopted a biennial framework for voting upon enactments and resolutions. The next deliberations were held at the 1956 convention.
The 1970 convention further modified Rotary International’s legislative process when it decided that the Council should no longer serve in an advisory capacity, but instead become RI’s official legislative body, considering proposals to amend the RI Constitution and Bylaws and the Standard Rotary Club Constitution. Four years later, delegates decided that the Council would meet triennially, still in conjunction with the convention. Finally, in 1977, the Council adopted an enactment to meet independently of the convention.
Technological advances have also had a profound impact on the Council. In the 1970s, delegates sported large headphones to follow the proceedings in their own language. Today's delegates have access to compact simultaneous interpretation equipment. The use of a single interpreter has given way to multiple interpreters working out of booths on the side of the Council chambers. Electronic voting was introduced in 2001.
Over the decades, the Council has debated and weighed virtually every nuance of RI policy and every detail of membership and attendance rules. While individual Rotarians may not always agree with its decisions, one thing is clear: The Council is Rotary's primary agent for change, allowing the organization to evaluate its relevance in today's rapidly evolving world, reflecting shifts in lifestyles, priorities, technology, and business.

JUST FOR PUN

“The coffee tasted like mud because it was ground a couple of minutes ago.”

WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT?

TheUnderwater Pogo Stick.This is the only pogo stick designed for use in swimming pools that allows you to perform a variety of waterborne stunts as you bounce off walls or bottoms. A rigid ball filled with water fits into the non-slip footrest, providing responsive push-off when compressed against a pool's floor with your body weight, and enables you to splash effortlessly in shallower water and bound powerfully through deeper water. The stick is made from heavy-duty ABS plastic with two rubber handlebars for a firm grip. For use with in-ground pools with solid surfaces.

PEOPLE BEING PEOPLE

TODAY IN HISTORY

APRIL 27, 1947

At 53, George Herman Ruth Jr. gets a standing ovation at Yankee Stadium during Babe Ruth Day. Joe DiMaggio and other players ask for autographs.

1805: U.S. Marines capture Derna on the shores of Tripoli. The Barbary War victory is later immortalized in the “Marines’ Hymn.”

1974: Thousands march in Washington, D.C., calling for President Nixon’s impeachment. The New York Times reports that five streakers wearing Nixon masks also show

LIFE AND TIME OF PAUL HARRIS

O ne day in the fall of 1900, Paul P. Harris met attorney Bob Frank for dinner in a well-off neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago. They took a walk around the area and stopped at shops along the way. Harris was impressed by how Frank had made friends with many of the shopkeepers.

Since moving to Chicago to set up his law practice, Harris had not encountered the kind of camaraderie that Frank enjoyed with his fellow businessmen. He wondered whether there was a way to channel and expand this type of fellowship, which reminded him of the New England town where he'd grown up.

The thought persisted that I was experiencing only what had happened to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of others in the great city … I was sure that there must be many other young men who had come from farms and small villages to establish themselves in Chicago ... Why not bring them together? If others were longing for fellowship as I was, something would come of it.
-- Paul P. Harris, My Road to Rotary

Eventually, Harris persuaded other local businessmen to meet and discuss forming a club for commercial trade, community, and fellowship. His vision laid the foundation for the Rotary of today.
Continue through the exhibit to learn more about Harris, the founder of Rotary.

• Boyhood in Vermont
• Finding his calling
• Service to Rotary
• His bonny lassie
• Penned by Paul
• Death of a legend
• Timeline

AND I QUOTE

"Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours." – Mark Twain

VINTAGE ADVERTISING-1940's

MISSY WALSH WAS INSTALLED AS OUR NEWEST MEMBER THIS PAST THURSDAY

DO YOU REMEMBER?

Today, we look back at one of the grooviest, funkiest shows to ever hit the television airwaves. Providing an R&B alternative to the long-running American Bandstand, audiences tuned in for over 35 years to take a ride on the Soul Train. Created and hosted by Chicago radio DJ, Don Cornelius, it remains the “longest-running, first-run, nationally-syndicated program in television history.” Let’s take a look at what 70s viewers saw each week when they tuned into Soul Train: