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JULY 30

The First Defenestration of Prague involved the killing of seven members of the city council by a crowd of radical Czech Hussites on July 30, 1419. Jan Želivský, a Hussite priest at the church of the Virgin Mary of the Snows, led his congregation on a procession through the streets of Prague to the Town Hall - Novoměstská radnice - on Charles Square. The town council members had refused to exchange their Hussite prisoners. While they were marching a stone was thrown at Želivský from the window of the town hall. The mob became enraged at this event and led by Jan Žižka stormed the town hall. Once inside the hall the group threw the judge, the burgomaster, and several members of the town council out of the window and into the street, where they were killed by the fall.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Small music ensemble “Dakota Dixie” (July 30 7:00 PM)
John Jenks, Wild Rose, WI will be playing the electric accordion (August 6 7:00 PM) performances at Ellery Park Free Ice Cream and Popcorn
Sponsored by the Rugby Lions Club and the Rugby Park Board
Listen to KZZJ 1450 AM radio for alternate location in case of inclimate weather

START THE DAY WITH GOOD HUMOR

During the wedding rehearsal, the groom approached the pastor with an unusual offer: "Look, I'll give you $100 if you'll change the wedding vows. When you get to the part where I'm supposed to promise to 'love, honor and obey' and 'be faithful to her forever,' I'd appreciate it if you'd just leave that out." He passed the minister a $100 bill and walked away satisfied. On the day of the wedding, when it came time for the groom's vows, the pastor looked the young man in the eye and said: "Will you promise to prostrate yourself before her, obey her every command and wish, serve her breakfast in bed every morning of your life, and swear eternally before God and your lovely wife that you will not ever even look at another woman, as long as you both shall live?" The groom gulped and looked around, and said in a tiny voice, "Yes," then leaned toward the pastor and hissed: "I thought we had a deal." The pastor put a $100 bill into the groom's hand and whispered: "She made me a better offer."

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TRIVIA, PUZZLER & FILL-IN-THE BLANKS QUESTIONS!
-Answers Can Be Found At The Bottom Of This Page-

TRIVIA: A. Aside from almonds, what other nut is mentioned in the bible? 1. Peanut. 2. Cashew. 3. Pistachio. B. Ancient Chinese Artists would never paint pictures of what? 1. A dog’s tail. 2. The sun. 3. Women’s feet. C. What percentage of Americans drink coffee? 1. 39%. 2. 52%. 3. 81%. D. Acupuncture was first used as a medical treatment in 1. 300 AD. 2. 150 BC. 3. 2700 BC.

PUZZLER: What is so delicate that when you say its name it is broken? FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS: Restaurants in California will no longer be able to prepare food using __ __ a __ s -__ a __ s

Good Things Happening in the World
"Adopt A Hummingbird" program takes off!

In 2006, SABO volunteer Susan Ostrander launched a new "Adopt A Hummingbird" program to support our research and help the banding station visitors and other members of the public connect on a deeper level with the birds we study. Hummingbirds banded as a part of SABO's research projects are now available for "adoption" by individuals, families, school classes, scout troops, etc. Each adoption includes: a colorful certificate with the bird's species, band number, and location where it bird was banded, the sponsor's name, and a name the sponsor chooses for the bird a "biography" summarizing the bird's known history up to the date of the adoption a year's membership in SABO, including discounts on activities and subscription to our electronic newsletter (optional). Sponsors who are present when the bird is captured are allowed to release the bird. Whenever an adopted bird is recaptured, its sponsor receives an update on its current status by e-mail or postcard. Adoptions begin at $25 for common species; limited numbers of rarer species are also available for a higher fee. For more information on adopting a hummingbird for yourself or as a gift, contact adoption coordinator Susan Ostrander at adoptions@sabo.org.
This article taken in its entirety from the SABO website
http://www.sabo.org/photoalb/banding.htm

“TRIVIA, PUZZLERS & FILL-IN-THE BLANKS ANSWERS!”
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TRIVIA - A)- 3 Pistachio B)- 3 Women’s feet C)- 2 52% D)- 3 2700 BC
PUZZLER - Silence
FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS - trans fats

Steven Mueller
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THIS WEEK'S HERO
Ali’s Boundless Playground in Sertoma Park
ALI KARPENKO

It’s Ali Karpenko’s dream to have a community playground that is accessible to children with disabilities. With the support of her friends, family and various community organizations, she is working to raise $200,000 for a new Boundless Playground to be constructed in Grand Forks, ND in 2008. Ali, age 13, was born with Spina Bifida. “I am very blessed, as I have a very mild case of it. Many of the problems I face are hidden to most, as I am very physically able. I did not begin the playground project for myself. I’m doing it for the kids like me who have a disability, but aren’t as lucky as I am.”
Boundless Playgrounds are tailor-made for the way children are naturally drawn to play. They are universally accessible so everyone can play side by side at his or her own highest level of ability.
The Grand Forks Park District has donated land in Sertoma Park and will assist in the construction and on-going maintenance of the playground. Two local organizations, Grand Forks Sertoma Club and The Arc, Upper Valley have teamed up to assist Ali in her marketing and fundraising efforts which will include soliciting donations from local residents and businesses. The project also has the support of Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown.
“I think every kid should be able to have fun and feel like they belong,” says Ali.
“It would be nice to have a place where kids with disabilities and their siblings could have fun together.”
The Otto Bremer Foundation has awarded Ali’s Boundless Playground in Sertoma Park a matching grant of $20,000.
We must raise $20,000 independently in order to “match” their pledge.
All donations received after May 22, 2008 will count toward the matching grant.
Thank you for your support! -Ali Karpenko
Support Ali’s Boundless Playground in Sertoma Park by making a tax-deductible contribution. Cash & In-Kind (trade for labor, materials, etc.) contributions will be accepted. Contributions are tax-deductible. All donations of $100 and above will be recognized on a sponsor sign at the playground.
This article taken in its entirety from Ali’s website, check it out
http://www.thearcuppervalley.com/html/playground.html
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Ali’s Boundless Playground, PO Box 12420, Grand Forks ND 58201.

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Congratulations to Shannon on graduating with her Masters in Educational Leadership on August 1st 2008 from UND, Cheryl and Family.

Kelly & Jerrilyn, Happy Anniversary from Mom and Dad.

Happy Birthday to Judy, July 28, From your husband Dave, daughter Lacey,
son David Jr., & Grandson Jace, We love you.

Happy Anniversary to Kelly & Jerrilyn, from all you children.

JOB SERVICE NORTH DAKOTA
positions in the area that are current as of July 28, 2008:

Work@Home Remote Order Specialist- Rugby, Daycare Director, Home Appliance Repairers, Special Education Teacher, Staff Pharmacist, General Labor - Paint/Assembly, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers, and many other positions. The total civilian labor force in Pierce County for May, 2008 was 1,893 of which 1,815 were employed and 78 were unemployed. The unemployment rate was 4.1 percent.

Luke 10:38-42

As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary (who) sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me." The Lord said to her in reply, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her."

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LIFE IS GOOD!

BEIJING – Chinese sports stars have opened their wallets to help earthquake victims in their country with Houston Rockets star Yao Ming pledging 2 million yuan ($286,100).
'I plan to do whatever I can,' Yao said in a joint statement with Rockets owner Leslie Alexander, who pledged to help in any way possible. 'I hope that many others around the world will join us.'
High hurdles world record holder Liu Xiang donated 500,000 yuan. A further 500 athletes and officials involved with the August Games made their own donations, including 5 million yuan from China's General Administration of Sports itself. 'I would like to dedicate my all achievement at the Olympics to the people hurt in the earthquake,' said Liu, one of China's best hopes of winning a gold at the Aug. 8-24 Games.
Chengdu Blades, the Chinese Super League (CSL) soccer club from the quake-stricken Sichuan capital, sent their reserves to donate blood and the team will wear black arm bands at matches. The league announced it would give all revenue from the eighth round of matches, delayed until this weekend, as charity relief. China's sports lottery organizations made a contribution of near 100 million yuan, including HK$20 million ($2.6 million) from the Hong Kong Equestrian Committee. Olympics organizers arranged one minute's silence at the start of each day of the Olympic torch relay across the country and scaled down celebrations.
Besides $1 million from International Olympic Committee and 220 million yuan from Olympic sponsors, the charity donation boxes along the flame path have collected over 70 million yuan in the last three days in eastern Jiangxi province.
China says it expects the death toll from Monday's quake to exceed 50,000. May 16,2008

Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare.

A new firefighter was being trained by an old fire chief. "How would you react if a sudden fire flared up on the front of the building?" asked the fire chief. "Break out a fire hose and start spraying it, chief." answered the new firefighter. "How would you react if another fire flared up in the back of the building?" asked the fire chief. "Break out another fire hose and start spraying it, chief." answered the new firefighter. "And if another huge fire flared up in the basement, how would you react?" asked the fire chief. "Break out another fire hose." answered the new firefighter. "Now wait a minute, son," said the fire chief. "Where are all these fire hoses coming from?" The new firefighter answered, "The same place where all of the fires are coming from, chief."

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Elephants are the largest land animals. The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 260 lb. An elephant may live as long as 70 years, sometimes longer. The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1956. This male weighed about 26,000 lb, with a shoulder height of 14 ft, a yard taller than the average male African elephant. The smallest elephants, about the size of a calf or a large pig, were a prehistoric species that lived on the island of Crete during the Pleistocene epoch.

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Turkey Hash

Leftover turkey, cut into small pieces
Leftover gravy
Leftover dressing, cut into small cubes
In a skillet, warm about 1 cup of gravy. Add about 3 cups chopped turkey and about 3 cups chopped dressing. Mix well. Heat thoroughly, stirring often. Mixture should stick together, but not soupy. Add a little more gravy if too dry.
ROLETTE SACRED HEART ALTAR SOCIETY Bob Ballantyne

HELPFUL HINTS!

Add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 cup of plain yogurt and you’ll have
a mock sour cream in a jiffy!

No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without
leaving some mark on it forever. - Francois Mauriac

With their bright feathers and strongly hooked bills, flamingos are among the most easily recognized waterbirds. Their pink or reddish color comes from the rich sources of carotenoid pigments (like the pigments of carrots) in the algae and small crustaceans that the birds eat.

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July (abbreviation "J") is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. It is, on average, the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer) and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere. The second half of the year commences in July. Dog days begin in early July, when the hot sultry weather of summer usually starts. Summer school is under way for many students. Spring lambs, born in late winter or early spring, are usually sold before July 1st.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Gospel quartet “Four-Ever Faithful” (July 23 7:00 PM)
and Small music ensemble “Dakota Dixie” (July 30 7:00 PM)
performances at Ellery Park
Free Ice Cream and Popcorn
Sponsored by the Rugby Lions Club and the Rugby Park Board
Listen to KZZJ 1450 AM radio for alternate location in case of inclimate weather.

HELLO RUGBY

Rugby businesses, we hope you enjoyed seeing your ad in the Midcontinent News this week. All ads are generic for the purpose of this publication. If you are happy to see your ad and would like to continue to have it published in the Midcontinent News, please call Scott at 278-5523 or 477-8052, or email midconewseditor@gmail.com
All ads can be re-designed to your specifications.
You may have noticed the various sizes of the ads in this publication, this means we have pricing and design options to meet any need. Ask about our first-time advertiser specials.

Community, we encourage you to call or send in any community, birthday/anniversary/get-well/etc. greetings, pictures, jokes, stories, recipes, just about anything; we’ll try to get it in. Of course, there is never a charge.
We look forward to hearing from you,
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TRIVIA, PUZZLER & FILL-IN-THE BLANKS QUESTIONS!
-Answers Can Be Found At The Bottom Of This Page-

TRIVIA: A. A group of caterpillars is called a 1. troop. 2. army. 3. herd. B. A young beaver is called a 1. cub. 2. pup. 3. kit. C. Total solar eclipses happen once about every how many years? 1. 1.5. 2. 3.5. 3. 7. D. Acarophobia is the fear of 1. windows. 2. itching. 3. riding in a car.

PUZZLER: What comes next in this sequence- 1, 3, 4, 7, 11,

FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS: Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren were featured in in a photo spread in the new issue of OK magazine along with their new daughter. Jessica admits feeling her own name is pretty bland, that’s part of the reason for giving her daughter this somewhat unusual name

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How the World Works
On Account of Kindness by Jacqueline Freeman

In the mid-80's, I owned a holistic health center. A woman on my staff and I would talk about how elders seem to become more invisible to society as they age. So, we decided we would volunteer at the elderly center and do something to honor them.
Every Friday morning we went there and spent a few hours massaging shoulders and giving foot rubs to anyone who looked like they could use one. As we did that, we talked with them, asking them questions and appreciating the wisdom they shared with us.
Years later I had saved up a little sum toward a home of my own. One of my clients, who owned a real estate company, told me about some acreage that was about to go on the market. She suggested I look at it and if I liked it, that I make an offer through one of her agents. The property was just what I was looking for. I asked the agent to write an offer on it, but to write it for a lesser amount than was being asked. Even scrimping, I knew I could only come up with half the asking price. The agent told me it was rude to put in such a low offer and it would never be accepted. I told her this wasn't a negotiation tactic, it was all I could afford. She presented the offer and the next day it was accepted. The agent was amazed since the land clearly was worth the asking price. Some weeks later I learned why that happened.
The woman who read my offer was selling the land for her mother. Her mother had been one of the elderly women whose feet, on many occasions, I'd rubbed three years earlier. The mother had told her daughter many times how much she appreciated my doing that and how much better she felt afterwards. When my offer came in, as acknowledgement for those free foot rubs years earlier, they sold me the land for the price I could afford.
That still is, to me, a miracle. I had no idea way back then that these little acts of kindness would come back years later and end up saving me a small fortune in return.
Jacqueline Freeman lives in the very small town of Venersborg in Washington state. She teaches people how to start and run businesses that are based on love and kindness. She also shows them how to use their businesses to make a difference in the world. In the past 3 years she has helped 1,000 small business owners personally donate $2.5 million, over 200,000 volunteer hours, and enough blood to save 7,300 lives. Jacqueline can be reached at TheFreemans@myexcel.com Please mention that you saw this story on To Be A Blessing if you write :-) Thanks!

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TRIVIA - A)- 2 army B)- 3 kit C)- 1 1.5 D)- 3 One Trillion

PUZZLER - 18 (add previous 2 numbers)

FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS - Honor Marie Warren

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Good Things Happening In The World

Since 1989, Women's Bean Project has been dedicated to helping women break the cycle of poverty and unemployment.
Our Mission: "To teach, through employment in on-site businesses, workplace competencies for entry-level positions to women who come from backgrounds of chronic unemployment or poverty." Our Vision: Women’s Bean Project strives to break the cycle of chronic unemployment and poverty by helping women discover their talents and develop skills by offering job readiness training opportunities. With this stepping stone toward success, the women will be able to support themselves and their families, and create stronger role models for future generations.
Our History Jossy Eyre founded the Women's Bean Project in 1989 as a result of her volunteer work at a day shelter for homeless women. Eyre saw that while the shelter kept women safe, if could not help them make lasting changes in their lives. Eyre bought $500 worth of beans and put two homeless women to work - the first step in building the social enterprise we are today.
In 1993, King Soopers became the first grocery store to carry our products. Today our product offerings have expanded to salsa mixes, spice rubs, coffee beans, and jelly beans in addition to our soups and chili, along with gift baskets, baking mixes and much more.
Whom We Serve The women hired at the Bean Project have histories of poverty and unemployment; they lack hope and self-confidence; most do not have a GED or high school diploma; most are single mothers and have been on public assistance; many are recovering from experiences with substance abuse and incarceration.
What We Do The Women's Bean Project is a social enterprise that offers a transitional job in gourmet food manufacturing designed to provide immediate income, arrange support services to overcome barriers to employment, and teach the job readiness skills needed to get and keep a job. Program participants come from backgrounds of chronic unemployment and poverty, and the program helps them develop the work and interpersonal skills needed to function independently in the workplace and community. But the Women's Bean Project does not hire women to make and sell bean products. We make and sell bean products to hire women. Women produce the goods that are sold nationwide as they develop the work and interpersonal skills needed to function independently and effectively in the workplace and community.
The Women's Bean Project:
Meets basic needs and removes barriers to employment by paying a wage and facilitating support services
Offers life skills that enhance a woman's ability to govern her own life Arranges services that increase employability such as GED and computer classes
Provide hands-on training in the fundamental job readiness skills required by entry-level employers. Why We Do It
The tools gained during their stay at the Bean Project empower women to create better lives for themselves, provide their families with hope, and contribute to a stronger community.
I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did. This is copied in full from The Women’s Bean Project website, check it out at www.womensbeanproject.com Editor, MIDCONTINENT NEWS

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Eleanor Hamilton


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Happy Birthday Alex, Mom & Dad

Happy Birthday to my handsome husband Richard (July 21) Love, Mary

Happy Birthday Dad! I love you, Maria

John 20:1-2, 11-18

On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, "They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they put him."
But Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been. And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken my Lord, and I don't know where they laid him."
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" She thought it was the gardener and said to him, "Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him." Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni," which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, "Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, 'I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and what he told her.

LIFE IS GOOD!

I used my ATM card at the self-service pump. Normally I put my card in my pocket while I pump the gas, but the pants I was wearing didn't have pockets. I put the ATM card on the trunk, thinking, "that's a really dumb thing to do."
I went about my day. I might have made another stop before heading back to the office. I'm not sure. Anyway, after several exercises in procrastination, I was finally actually filling the blank screen with words. I had finally stopped procrastinating when the phone rang. "Where is your ATM card?" my husband asked. I wasn't sure what he was getting at. As I reached for my purse to look for it, he said, "You don't have it. It's at the Elmwood Wells Fargo." As he was telling me who had called from the bank, I had that terrible feeling that accompanies the realization you have lost your wallet, purse or bank card. I called the automatic bank service to check if anyone had used my card. While you can't use a card to withdraw money from an ATM machine without knowing the secret code, you can use it to make purchases at stores and restaurants. There were no charges I didn't recognize. So where did I leave my card, I was wondering? Where did I use it last? As I grabbed my coat and headed over to the Elmwood Wells Fargo, I saw my hand putting the card on the trunk of my car, and heard myself thinking, "that's a really dumb thing to do." I drove to the bank, almost four and a half miles from the gas station on Mandana Boulevard.
After a couple of minutes, I found the employee who had called and had my card. "A guy just came in and said he found it on the street," he said. "Did he say where he found it?" "Nope. Just said he found it on the street." We both commented on how nice it was of him. And how lucky I was a person like that found it. Reviewing my account, the bank employee advised me to make a change to save fees and I went on my way. I kept wondering how the card had gotten from Mandana in Oakland to College in Berkeley. Whatever it's particular route, how it got there is still a mystery. And the man who turned it in remains anonymous.
If you happen to be a guy who found an ATM card and took it to the Wells Fargo on College Avenue, I want to say thanks. Thanks for your honesty. Thanks for going out of your way. Thanks for an act that reaffirms our faith in humanity. And next time I think, "that's a really dumb thing to do," maybe I won't do it. Duh.
Brenda Payton writes for the ANG newspapers.

Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day.
Albert Camus

Britain Dethroned

BEIJING: China has flushed Britain's claims to have invented the water closet down the pan with the discovery of a 2000-year-old toilet complete with running water, a stone seat and a comfortable armrest. Archeologists found the antique latrine in the tomb of a king of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC to 24 AD), who believed his soul would need to enjoy human life after death, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The invention of the flush toilet is widely attributed to London plumber Thomas Crapper, who patented a U-bend siphoning system for flushing the pan in the late 19th century.

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Cats, like dogs, are digitigrades: they walk directly on their toes, with the bones of their feet making up the lower part of the visible leg. Cats are capable of walking very precisely, because like all felines they directly register; that is, they place each hind paw (almost) directly in the print of the corresponding forepaw, minimizing noise and visible tracks. This also provides sure footing for their hind paws when they navigate rough terrain.

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IT’S A CRAZY GOOD & AMAZING WORLD!

The flower with the world's largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds! It is a parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem. It attaches itself to a host plant to obtain water and nutrients. When in bloom, the Rafflesia emits a repulsive odor, similar to that of rotting meat. This odor attracts insects that pollinate the plant.

HELPFUL HINTS!
Burnt Popcorn Smell in the Microwave

To get rid of this awful lingering stink, fill as large microwave-safe bowl with one cup of water and sprinkle your favorite spice like cinnamon or add several drops of vanilla or lemon extract. Bring to a boil. You must let it sit inside for 10 to 15 minutes to cool down. Simply wipe the walls down with paper towels. Leave the door open to further air it out.

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.
William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830)

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TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008
Today is the 198th day with 168 days left of 2008

July Birthstone, Flower & Food
Ruby, Larkspur & Water Lily - Ice Cream & Hot Dogs

July is National Picnic Month

July Quotation
Just after the death of the flowers,
And before they are buried in snow,
There comes a festival season
When Nature is all aglow…
Author Unknown



WEEKEND WEATHER

WEDNESDAY.... SHOWERS……….…...80/58
THURSDAY……SC T-STORMS…….….77/56
FRIDAY………..PRTLY CLOUDY….…..79/56
SATURDAY…...ISO T-STORMS……....79/56
SUNDAY…………SC T-STORMS………..76/56

UPCOMING EVENTS

Rugby Chamber Farmer’s Market Located on the Northeast Corner of the Junctions of Hwys 2 & 3 at the Tourist Information Booth & Chamber of Commerce Office.
Every Wednesday and Saturday starting Wednesday, July 16
Each Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. - sellout and Saturday at 8:00 a.m. - sellout
Every week until freeze-up, Rain or Shine.
Sponsored by the Geographical Center and Rugby Chamber of Commerce

HELLO RUGBY

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Community, we encourage you to call or send in any community, birthday/anniversary/get-well/etc. greetings, pictures, jokes, stories, recipes, just about anything; we’ll try to get it in. Of course, there is never a charge.
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TRIVIA, PUZZLER & FILL-IN-THE BLANKS QUESTIONS!
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TRIVIA:
A. Young Japanese children are traditionally taught Right from Left by teaching that the right hand is used to hold? 1. pencil. 2. rice bowl. 3. chopsticks.
B. This country has the most phones per capita. 1. U.S.A. 2. Sweden. 3. Germany.
C. With over 800 films annually, this country is the number one movie producer in the world. 1. India. 2. U.S.A.. 3. Japan.
D. Electricity was installed in the first U.S. home in this year. 1. 1812. 2. 1840. 3. 1902.

PUZZLER:
How could I place a book bag on the floor where no one could jump over it?

FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS:
A new study suggests that middle-aged men and women could slow aging-related deterioration and functional decline by using resveratrol, a compound found in

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Good Things Happening in the World

In rural Ethiopia, the most highly prized “possession” that anyone can have is an education. Children will walk miles to attend school even if it means squeezing into a small classroom with 120 others just as eager to learn. The Ilay School in Gambella provides a great example of just how important an education is to these children. In 2001, the school’s eight aging mud-block classrooms were literally falling down around the students’ ears and yet it was forced to turn away hundreds of children who wanted to enroll. In spite of its condition, the school already had more than 900 students.

Gambella is the capital of Gambella Region and it has a rapidly growing population so the school’s administrators knew the situation was only going to get worse. They approached the Ethiopian Social Rehabilitation Fund (ESRDF) asking the organization to add an expansion project for the school to the list of proposals it would present to A Glimmer of Hope for 2002. They did and the project was approved. In 2002, two new brick classroom blocks were constructed allowing the Ilay School to increase it’s enrollment to more than 1,120 students; typically, there are four classrooms to each block. In 2005, Gambella’s steadily increasing population demanded that the school be added to again and three additional classroom blocks were constructed giving hundreds more children a chance to go to school.

According to Principal Diriba Wodago, the school has had quite an impact on the local children. “This project has reduced our shortage of classroom space tremendously,” he said. “It has also made a significant difference in the lives of those children who would otherwise not have had the opportunity to get an education.” The total cost of the Ilay School Expansion Project was $125,000. Community participation in the project was substantial with much of the labor being provided on a volunteer basis by locals.

“TRIVIA, PUZZLERS & FILL-IN-THE BLANKS ANSWERS!”

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TRIVIA - A)- 3 chopsticks B)- 2 Sweden C)- 1 India D)- 2 1840

PUZZLER - In the Corner

FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS - Red Wine

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Auto, Home, Farm, Commercial,
Life - Health, Crop & Hail
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Rugby, ND

LIFE IS GRAND
-No Bashing Allowed. This Is Here Because It’s Just Plain Funny-

I say: "kissing", Yes, kissing is the greatest sport on earth. I’ll explain just a few of the reasons. Kissing is the most versatile sport around. There are so many types of kisses to choose from – at least one for just about any occasion.
There is the quick peck on the cheek kiss, the peck on each cheek kiss, the peck on your nephew's cheek kiss while grabbing the other cheek with your hand, the wildly passionate kiss, the elegant kiss on the hand, the dreaded kiss of death, the "Hey you! Kiss this!". -Kissing is easy to transport. Kissing requires so little equipment. Kissing always livens things up.
Try it. See how it livens things up? Kissing is legal in all 50 states. Kissing is 100% biodegradable. Kissing is safe to do in a moving vehicle, as long as you are not driving. Kissing is non toxic. Kissing is non-fattening. Kissing is organic, low in sodium, preservative-free, low in saturated fats and does not contain dozens of delicious ingredients that cannot be pronounced. Most kisses are not tested on animals. You can kiss just about everyone.

RIGHT ON THE MONEY

Perhaps you noticed that United States dimes, quarters, half-dollars, and silver dollars have ridges, or grooves, around their edges. They were not put there for decoration, but had a very important purpose at one time in history. During our country's earlier years, all coins were made of gold or silver, and did not have ridges. Each coin's value was based on the amount of gold or silver in it. For example, a $10 gold piece contained ten dollars worth of gold, and silver dimes contained ten cents worth of silver. But some dishonest people sought to make an illegal profit from these coins. They filed off the edges and sold them for their value in gold or silver. The smaller-sized coin often went unnoticed, but this dishonest practice decreased the value of the original gold or silver coin. To prevent this, the government began milling, or grooving, the edges so a coin could easily be identified if it was trimmed. Coins today are no longer made of pure gold or silver, but the milled edges remain because people are accustomed to seeing them that way. At the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, one single stamping machine can produce 10,000 coins every minute of every hour of every day of the week!

JOB SERVICE NORTH DAKOTA
Positions in the area that are current as of July 10, 2008:

Home Appliance Repairers, School Secretary, Special Education Teacher, General Labor - Paint/Assembly, and many other positions. DID YOU KNOW? The average weekly wage for North Dakota in 4th Quarter 2007 was $690. This would be equivalent to $17.25 per hour or $35,880 per year, assuming a 40-hour week worked the year around. Log on to jobsnd.com and view labor market information for quick facts and statistics.

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Mathew 11:20-24

Then he began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented. "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And as for you, Capernaum: 'Will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to the netherworld.’ For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you."

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LIFE IS GOOD!

Santa Ana, CA -- Scott Glabb walked into the Athletic Director's office at Santa Ana High School and immediately got the job as head wrestling coach-- but, of course, the competition was lean. Not a single other person had applied for the job at the school, which was known for students to be in gangs and dealing drugs. Coming from a school of upper-middle class students, Glabb was unsure of how disciplined the wrestlers at Santa Ana would be -- he soon found out that the commitment level he was used to from athletes was not the norm at Santa Ana High School. The first season, Glabb dealt with wrestlers not being eligible to compete because of grades, and students in gangs and on drugs. His team of 20 wrestlers had a losing season of 11 wins and 16 losses -- once even getting beat by a score of 72 to zero. Glabb figured he would never have the winning wrestling team he dreamed of at Santa Ana, so he decided to stop focusing on winning and start investing more time in these kids -- and that is when things started to change. Glabb began to focus on the relationships he had with his wrestlers and started hanging out with them outside of practice -- taking them to movies and theme parks and learning more about their lives and cultures. The next season the team was 26-3 and the team that had previously beat them by 72 points, only beat them by 6. Because many of these boys did not have father figures and had to grow up too fast because of their family life situations, Glabb became the role model they needed to break their negative cycles. He believed in them when no one else would, and took the time to get to know them. Since Scott started focusing on his wrestlers rather than winning, there have been major changes among his team -- wrestlers are no longer skipping practices, and the training has become much more serious because everyone's attitude is better. Scott too has benefited from working with the Santa Ana wrestlers because he says it has given him a purpose and hope. Since Scott started coaching in 1991, the Santa Ana High School wrestling team has had a record of 294 wins and 53 losses, 48 state qualifiers, and two high school national champion wrestlers.

Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything,
we ought to know a little about everything.

Having a Bad Day?

Fire authorities in California found a corpse in a burned out section of forest while assessing the damage done by a forest fire. The deceased male was dressed in a full wet suit, complete with scuba tanks on his back, flippers, and face mask. A post-mortem revealed that the person died not from burns, but from massive internal injuries. Dental records provided a positive identification. Investigators set about to determine how a fully clad diver ended up in the middle of a forest fire. It was revealed that on the day of the fire, the person went for a diving trip off the coast some 20 miles from the forest. The fire-fighters, seeking to control the fire as quickly as possible, called in a fleet of helicopters with very large dip buckets. Water was dipped from the ocean and then flown to the forest fire and emptied. You guessed it. One minute our diver was making like Flipper in the Pacific, the next he was doing the breast stroke in a fire dip bucket 300 feet in the air. Apparently he extinguished exactly 5'10" of the fire. Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed.
- This article was taken from the California Examiner, March 20, 1998

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FREAKY, FUN, TERRIBLE & WEIRD FACTS!
-We Cannot Make Any Claims As To The Validity Of Any Of This Information. But What The Heck, It’s Funny And Sometimes Disgusting-

The running of the bulls, el encierro in Spanish, is a practice that involves running in front of bulls that have been let loose on a course of a sectioned-off subset of a town's streets. The most famous running of the bulls is that of the nine-day festival of San Fermín in Pamplona, although they are held in towns and villages across Spain during the fiesta season, usually in the run-up to the corrida, or bullfight. Unlike bullfights, which are performed by professionals, anyone may participate in an encierro. The origin of this custom is the transport of the bulls from the off-site corrals where they had spent the night to the bullring where they would be killed in the evening. Youngsters would jump among them to show off their bravado.

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IT’S A CRAZY GOOD & AMAZING WORLD!

The platypus is classified as a mammal because it produces milk and is covered in coat of thick fur. Lacking teats, the female nurses pups through the skin covering its abdomen. But there are reptile-like attributes too: females lay eggs, and males can stab aggressors with a snake-like venom that flows from a spur tucked under its hind feet. The bird-like qualities include webbed feet and a flat bill similar to a duck's. With their eyes, ears and nostrils closed, platypuses rely on sensitive electrosensory receptors tucked inside their bills to track prey underwater, detecting electrical fields generated by muscular contraction.
In captivity, platypuses have lived up to 17 years of age. In the wild, they feed on worms, insect larvae, shrimps and crayfish, eating up to 20 percent of their body weight every day. Males grow to a length of 50 centimeters (20 inches) and weigh about two kilos (4.5 pounds), with females about 20 percent shorter and lighter.

HELPFUL HINTS!

If your artistic child has shown his talent (crayon) on painted walls or wallpaper, here’s how to get it off: Dry cleaning solvent, available at drug or shoe stores. Pour a bit on a terry cloth towel to safely remove crayon from almost any (except antique wallpaper) surface.

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