At our meeting last Friday 12/10/21, President Mark welcomed about 40 folks, including two guests, Laura Smiley (our guest speaker) and Greg Kalikas (guest of Sam Shaheen). Laura provided some great info re: WAPS 91.3 FM in Akron, particularly their eclectic music mix, and the music outreach they have for children, as well as folks with addiction problems.
Secretary Paula provided the following:
On This Day in History:
1690 – Massachusetts Bay became the first American colonial government to issue paper money.
1898 – The Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War was signed by our own President William McKinley.
1936 – King Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication giving up the British throne to marry American Wallis Simpson.
1948 – Today is Human Rights Day, the day when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights meaning every human being is entitled to the same rights regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, opinion, origin or any other status.
1964 – Dr. Martin Luther King received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway
Fun Fact:
Today is National Lager Day! So why is Lager so special?
- It’s light and won’t bloat you (as much)
- It’s refreshing
- And people are more likely to approach you at a bar (Note: not sure if Paula was speaking from personal experience?)
(Editor's note: You know the old beer guy has to throw his two cents in: From beermonthclub.com - Lagering as a process was discovered roughly 200 years ago in Bavaria where it was found that beers experiencing secondary fermentation in casks stored in the cool caves of the Alps produced beers with markedly different characteristics than ales. These general traits include a smoother tasting, less aggressive character with little or no fruitiness.)
Happy Bucks: (note: lot's of congrats to the UC Bearcats for earning a spot in the College Football Playoffs! Beat 'Bama!)
Wilbur Allen
Bob Mathews
Rick Taylor
Bruce Schorsten
Bill Maddox