Prayer, Pledge and Visitors
Ken Donoughue opened the meeting with the ringing of the bell. Joe Montagna led us with a word of prayer and the pledge.
Vice President John Legris welcomed our guests and speaker: Speaker today was Ana Sandoval, City Councilman District 7 and with her was Joe Bravo, Ana's Chief of Staff. Jason Bridgeman, REALTOR® was guest of Bil Trodlier. Bil invited Jason to say a few words. Jason is with Keller Williams Realty City View and is a Property Manager. He manages about 600 properties and manages Bil's investment properties. Jason's philosophy is "to help people maximize their investment." He is Retired Air Force.
Announcements
President Rick Tarbell had a prior commitment today so he was not able to make the meeting. Thank you Ken Donoughue for stepping in and running the meeting!
Coffee Friday is this Friday, Nov 8 at Alamo Biscuit Company on Huebner Rd. Meet at 8 a.m. Usually meet 2nd Fri of the Month.
Happy Hour is Nov 21 at the Flying Saucer. Meet at 5:30 p.m. Usually meet 3rd Thurs of the Month.
Ken Ruiz announced that the winner of the drawing at MINI of San Antonio was Steve Soto. He has the opportunity to drive a MINI for a weekend! Ken also announced that there are rumors for next year's Gold Raffle Drawing again to be held at MINI of San Antonio.
Rick Rhodes is known to be late when he attends our club meetings. He says it's because years ago the meeting time was from 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm. So in his mind at least he's "on time." We're always glad to see you Rick whenever you are able to attend!
Joe Montagna spoke about the MUNSA Pancake Supper fundraiser that was Oct 24. He said it was their biggest fundraiser ever! They raised $1,250 and served 240 plates. We always enjoy helping this hard working Interact Club! Let's do it again next year!National Days
National Orange Wine day
National Mad Hatter Day
National German-American Day
National Noodle Day
This Day in History
1956 Dr. Albert Sabin discovered oral polio vaccine
Fred's Funnies
About Crows
A fact you won't soon forget
Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found over 200 dead crows near greater Boston recently, and there was concern that they may have died from avian flu.
A bird pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT avian flu.
The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts.
However, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying colors of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws.
By analyzing these paint residues, it was determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% were killed by an impact with a car.
MTA then hired an ornithological behaviorist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills.
He quickly concluded the cause.
When crows eat roadkill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger.
They discovered that, while all the look-out crows could shout "cah", not a single one could shout "truck".