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Brad Florin has invited
everyone to a tour of the Boys & Girls Club of Larimer County. It will be held Thursday, September 27, at 4pm at 1608 Lancer Drive in Fort Collins. He says "It's a great opportunity for people to see how our dollars have been put to work to better kids' lives locally."
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Josh Benedict
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We have a new member. Josh Benedict was officially not blackballed at our last Board meeting, which makes him our newest member, for better or for worse. Welcome Josh when you see him! |
Our membership chairman, John Clagett, holds up Josh's check and application.
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Lee Cooper and his flying machine. |
Larry Abrahamson thanked everyone for coming out and playing at his D.A.T. golf tournament recently. He told us that Clay Rogers set a new course record by setting a (handicap adjusted) net 56! There were 90 in attendance.
Click HERE to see pictures from the 2007 Sertoma Installation ~ My apologies if I left YOU out . . . I tried to shoot everyone, but probably missed some. Some pictures were just terrible, as well, so if YOU aren't there, be thankful, perhaps!
The Acotts ~ Constance, Lori, and Dick. Lori, an art teacher at Poudre High School (and so much more) spoke with us on Friday. |
Women With Wings |
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Jim Manning's father-in-law, Tom Brian, was in attendance the other day.
E. Scott Billington bragged on Brad Dusek, and told us how not only was he volunteered to be our new Flag Czar, but he didn't scream OR shout. SO, the torch passes, once again!
Ken Borrett showed us a picture that Jim Bernecker sent him of a HUGE sockeye salmon Jim caught while staying with the in-laws.
Don Simecka told us about "Bubba", an 11-year student at LSU, who had his big chance to graduate. In front of thousands of LSU students at Homecoming, he was given one question . . . . "what is 3 x 3??" Bubba thought about it for about 10 minutes, and replied "9". Before the Dean could respond, thousands of LSU students stood up and shouted out "GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE!"
Bill Brown also told us about a piraty-type pirate. You know, peg leg, patch over his right eye, hook on one hand, parrot on shoulder. Ya' had to be there for that one though.
Has EVERYONE responded to Norm's request for information for the Directory he is publishing? If not, contact him! norm@rehme.com
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Brian Simpson and Chris Wynn from New Belgium Brewery told us all about New Belgium Brewery's philanthropic cycling circus,
Tour de Fat. It all happens on September 22nd. |
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Ed Caffrey introduced his wife, Ann, at a recent meeting, and told us she has put her application in for membership.
Ronny Bush bragged two bucks worth, "one for each knee". Seems he had a total knee replacement 32 days ago, and lived to tell the tale!
Ken Reiter bragged that he is sixty two years young.
Terry Danielson had a $5 brag, because he and his (then) teammates at Poudre High School won a state championship! He thought that a 38 year reunion was an odd year, but, since everyone has started dying off, they figured they'd better git 'er done. Celebration and parties for 3 days!
Gary Ross, not to be outdone, borrowed a buck and bragged that "50 years ago this year, Colorado Springs High School won the state championship, and he was an ALL-CONFERENCE END!"
Larry Scheinost bragged that he recently spent time in Walden this week, fly fishing with his son. Between them, they caught 60 flies!
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Tom Bryan and HIS uh, thing! |
In 1963, Boulder High School took the championship, and Ronny Bush bragged that "he was the halfback on the team".
Someone said something about grasping for glory ~ others mentioned that they were "the mascot", or "held the tackling dummy", but that was pretty much the end of the football festivities.
Our new Social Chairman, Dick Zepplin, passed around suggested activities for what we, as a club, might do in the upcoming year. He mentioned spaghetti cook-offs, chili contests, and other stuff. More as it happens.
Dick also expressed an interest in matching hats, shirts, and jackets for us. He will be bringing in samples for us to take a look at and render an opinion.
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John K. reported that, including tips, we made $96 per person at the last game! |
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I did not write this, please don't give me credit for it (but I sure agree with it!).
I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed. Within a week we had hundreds of birds taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily accessible food. But then the birds started building nests in the boards of the patio, above the table, and next to the barbecue. Then came the poop. It was everywhere: on the patio tile, the chairs, the table...everywhere. Then some of the birds turned mean: They would dive bomb me and try to peck me even though I had fed them out of my own pocket. And others birds were boisterous and loud: They sat on the feeder and squawked and screamed at all hours of the day and night and demanded that I fill it when it got low on food.
After a while, I couldn't even sit on my own back porch anymore. I took down the bird feeder and in three days the birds were gone. I cleaned up their mess and took down the many nests they had built all over the patio. Soon, the back yard was like it used to be...... quiet, serene and no one demanding their rights to a free meal.
Now lets see....... our government gives out free food, subsidized housing, free medical care, free education and allows anyone born here to be an automatic citizen.
Then the illegal's came by the tens of thousands.
Suddenly our taxes went up to pay for free services; small apartments are housing 5 families: you have to wait 6 hours to be seen by an emergency room doctor: your child's 2nd grade class is behind other schools because over half the class doesn't speak English: Corn Flakes now come in a bilingual box; I have to press "one" to hear my bank talk to me in English, and people waving flags other than "Old Glory" are squawking and screaming in the streets, demanding more rights and free liberties.
Maybe it's time for the government to take down the bird feeder.
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Tragic Local Courtroom Drama plays out in Toledo
Toledo, OH (AP) -
A seven-year old boy was at the center of a Lucas County courtroom drama
yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody
of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the
judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child
custody law and regulation requiring that family unity be maintained to
the highest degree possible.
The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him
more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When
the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy
cried and said that they also beat him.
After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning
that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the
judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who
should have custody of him.
After two recesses to check legal references and confer with the child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the University of Notre Dame whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.
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Nathan Scott (L), receives the SOW trophy from
Bill
Benton |
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THINK!
A man and his wife were driving home one very cold night when the wife asks her husband to stop the car.
There was a baby skunk lying at the side of the road, and she got out to see if it was still alive.
It was, and she said to her husband, "It's nearly frozen to death. Can we take it with us, get it warm, and let it go in the morning?"
He says, "O.K., get in the car with it."
"Where shall I put it to get it warm?"
He says, "Put it in between your legs. It's nice and warm there.
"But what about the smell?"
"Just hold its nose."
The man is expected to recover, but the skunk she used to beat him with, died at the scene. |
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| 2007 CSU Rams Football Schedule |
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
RESULT/TIME |
| 09/08 |
California (Ag Day) |
L, 34-28 |
| 10/06 |
San Diego State University
(Homecoming) |
3:30 PM, Sat |
| 10/13 |
Air Force (Hall of Fame) |
3:30 PM, Sat |
| 10/27 |
Utah (1870 Weekend) |
3:30 PM, Sat |
| 11/17 |
Georgia Southern (Band Day) |
12:00 PM, Sat |
| 11/23 |
Wyoming (Border War) |
12:00 PM Fri |
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Our next flag day will be
Independence Day
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A man walked into a bar with his
alligator and asked the bartender, "Do
you serve lawyers here?" "Sure do,"
replied the bartender. "Good," said
the man. "Give me a beer, and I'll
have a lawyer for my gator."