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John Stewart and Pres. Christy Manning with Tony Terrasi and his guest presenter, Paul Aslanian While he said a trip to Amenia had never been on his Bucket List, an unusual set of circumstances caused Tony Terrasi and his wife to travel to the Republic of Armenia, a small, landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. They found it to be a fascinating country with a rich and ancient history. Tony noted that it is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south — not the friendliest of nerghbors . Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center. It is a very old country, dating back to the early Bronze Age. In the 4th century, it was one of the first countries to declare Christianity to be the state religion. Tony said there are a large number of old monasteries located there, and he showed us pictures of several of them. From 1915 - 1926 the Ottoman empire carried out an Armenian Genocide, continuing during and after World War I, with an estimated 1.5 Armenians being killed. The country fell inder Soviet Communist rule from 1920 to 1991, when Armenia gained its independence. Tony had some pictures of still standing and empty buildings which had housed Soviet troops. He showed us some interesting comparisons between the unattractive, boxy constriction of the Russian designed buildinga and some more beautifully built buildings of German dresign. Tony said they were warmly welcomed by the people, and that visiting the country is both inteesting and a travel bargain. He had Paul Aslanian, a friend who is of Armenian descent, to share briefly with us about the countries' culture and the Armenian Genocide. Thanks, Tony and Paul, for a vey interesting program! "The Governor Line" Joe Sweeney, who attended our meeting last week, mentioned hat he had served as our AG for the past several years, and that he had just moved up from also being the DGND to now being the DGN of our Rotary District. For the benefit of our newer members, probably a translation of this "Rotary Speak" may be needed. As is the case with the other 528 Rotary Districts around the world, we have a Rotary District Governor as the top leader in our distrct's leadership structure, who is assisted by a number of Assistant Governors (AGs), with a group of clubs assigned to each of them to help as needed,, That DG, like all of the others, is an unpaid Rotary volunteer, who serves a one-year term. However, that person is selected to serve as our District Governor (DG) several years in advance, and goes through a fairly extensive, multi-year leadership training program for the position, together with his/her peers in other districts. When first chosen, the person is known as a District Governor Nominee Designate (DGND. The next year, the person wears the title of District Governor Nominee (DGN). Then, the year before actually becoming the District Governor, the person acqures the title of District Governor-Elect (DGE). Michelle Holcomb, from Fountain Hills, has just become our District Governor, Next in line is Jim Schmidt, from Mesa, who is now the DGE. Then comes Joe Sweeney, from Prescott, who is now the DGN. A DGND has not yet been selected, but that process will begin soon. COMMUNITY SERVICE In follow-up to Ryan Hart's program a week ago, the new PHS Girls' Flag Football team is looking for business sponsors. You will find below a QR Code you can use to connect with Ryan about this opportunity, or you can call him at (928) 900-3370, or email him at rhart@gridironfb.com. Prescott High School Girls' Football Schedule for 2024   The other day I swallowed a dictionary. It gave me thesaurus throat I've ever had. __ "The worst thing about stolen passwords is having to rename your dog!!!" __ A young couple moves into a new neighborhood.
The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside.
"That laundry is not very clean," she said. "She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap." Her husband looked on, but remained silent.
Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same comments.
About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband: "Look, she has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this?"
The husband said, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows."
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I have had a horribly busy day converting oxygen to carbon dioxide.
__ A diner in a restaurant started to choke on a bone. Another diner rushed over and performed the Heimlich Maneuver. The bone popped out.
As the first man's breath and voice returned he said, "You saved my life! How can I ever repay you?"
The other man grinned and said, "I'll settle for one percent of what you were willing to pay while you were choking."
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I hate people who can't let go of the past. Debt collectors are the worst. __ EDITOR'S NOTE: This really is The Sunupian for August 5, 2024. However, the Club Runner software has given me some major problems this week, and it has refused to permit me to correctly identify our newsletter with this week's date. |
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