Glad to see attendance back up to regular standards. President Stephen confessed to his Baptist pastor, Tim Jackson, that yes he did imbibe in the evil brown liquor while on a bourbon tour in Kentucky. Tim, I have it on good authority that he played cards and danced as well! No worries, Stephen, we will welcome you warmly to the Episcopal Church where whenever you find four Episcopalians, you always find a fifth!
Glad to see Ed Jackson joined us by Zoom after bypass surgery. He even guessed the mystery Kiwanian! The other prayer news, not so good. Merrilyn Bowman is gravely ill in the hospital. Please pray for Bill and Grady and Merrilyn. Danny Highsmith and George Holden still in recovery mode hoping to be back soon. Lee Warren is in the bed waiting for a consult for hip replacement surgery. I talked to him after the meeting. He is holding up well as relief is in sight. No other changes to the prayer list.
We welcomed guests, Dr. Hank Parfitt and Cathy Schaffer who both came with their lesser halves.
Announcements
On Saturday, May 23 we will host an Ice Cream Social for our Terrific Kids at the Kiwanis Rec Center. The event is 1-3 PM. We need volunteers to serve ice cream.
Family Fun Day is scheduled for Saturday, June 6 from 9:30-12:30 PM. Felicia Smith is counting on lots of club participation as we need many volunteers.
Next Interclub is April 28 with Hope Mills Club at Sammio’s Hope Mills, 5:30 PM. Contact Richard Everett if you can attend.
This year’s sock drive is being run by our Young Professionals club. Stay tuned for an email from President Stephen with an embedded QR code to donate. So easy!
What Kind of Noise Annoys an Oyster?
Jim Schaffer brought us a great program from marine biology professor Dr. Keith Johnson. Keith did a great job in reducing a 90-minute program into about 30-minutes, so we mostly talked about oysters. When the pilgrims settled America, the pristine waters of the Chesapeake Bay were so clogged with oyster reefs it made it impossible for ships to enter the harbor. Today, we have approximately 2% of the oyster population we had in those days due to over-harvesting and pollution. The good news is the 2% is holding strong and marine biologist are working every day to increase the population of America’s favorite shellfish with innovated tools like oyster gardens and concrete reef balls. And yes, Dr. J shared that it is not recommended to eat fresh oysters in the months where the water temp is 80 degrees and above. Dr. Johnson also shared that Fayetteville State University has its own Reef-atorium with fish tanks and exhibits located next to the Planetarium. Visitors are shellcome! (See Parting Shot). Thanks for a great program, Jim!
Parting Shot
So in honor of the great program today, here are the worst oyster puns of all time……
What kind of picture does an oyster take? A Shell-fie.
Why should you never trust an oyster? Cause they're "Shell-Fish" (selfish).
What does an oyster do on it's birthday? It shellebrates!
How do oysters communicate? With shell-phones.
What kind of jokes do oysters tell? Shell-arious ones!
What happens when your wife wants a pearl necklace? You shell out a lot of money.
What do you call an oyster that flies? A shell-icopter!
These Oyster jokes are so funny I almost pulled a mussel.
Next week we have Mary Kate Burke, from the Cape Fear Regional Theatre to give us an update on construction of our new world class theatre at 1209 Hay Street. Week after that we have Michael Gibson from Fayetteville Parks and Recreation followed by Dave Boliek, former Fayetteville attorney who is now North Carolina’s Auditor. Great lineup of programs, Hal, and the food continues to be very good week in week out. So if you haven’t been in a while no better time to come back than now!
