July Birthdays and Anniversaries

JULY, 2010 NEWSLETTER

July Birthdays and

Anniversaries

OUR OWN CELEBRITIES QUARTERLY TRAINING HELD FOR APPRENTICES Ken Griffin Robert Johnson Congratulations to the Apprentice Committee for their hard work setting up Kenny Middleton Bryan Finney the quarterly trainings. Here’s the guys who attended on Saturday, June 19th. Tom Straw Jeffrey Chaplain Chris Willhite Matthew Parker Russell Baggett Josh Hogan Jeremy Cook James Cook Andre Winston Richard Jones Steve Meador John Connolly Cory Collins Chad Moreton Chad Moreton Joseph Swistok Gary Currer Kenny Brown Ted Goforth Ismael Hernandez Kevin Deboard John Lambert Anthony Abdo Austin Fililatreau Chuck Weir Paul Baker Danny Fithen OTHER CELEBRITIES Chris Willhite Cory Collins Nathan Gaston Amelia Earhart Dan Aykroyd Hayden Hughes Robert Johnson Josh Nichols Tom Cruise Tom Hanks Bryan Finney Maurice Hurt Jessica Simpson Harrison Ford David Spade Jennifer Lopez

ANNIVERSARIES Independence Day!

First Use of fingerprints as a means of identification

John Jordan would like to thank everyone for their prayers during his recent brain surgery. A tumor was removed and a piece of skull from a donor was placed on one side. We’re so glad you’re better and back to work, John!

Safety First Avoid the Worst

Each year, there are about 7,000 victims in the U.S.—mostly in the summer season.

Poisonous snake bites are medical emergencies. It usually takes several hours for snake venom to kill. The right anti- venom can save a victim’s life. If safely possible, kill and take the snake with you to the emergency room.

Snake bites can cause severe local tissue damage and often require follow-up care.

Causes: Poisonous snake bites include bites by any of the following “pit viper” snakes  Rattlesnake  Copperhead  Water moccasin  Cottonmouth  Coral snake

DO NOT:  DO NOT allow the victim to exercise. If necessary, carry the victim to safety.  DO NOT apply a tourniquet.  DO NOT apply cold compresses to a snake bite.  DO NOT cut into a snake bite.  DO NOT give the victim stimulants or pain medications unless instructed to do so by a doctor.  DO NOT give the victim anything by mouth.  DO NOT raise the site of the bite above the level of the victim’s heart.  DO NOT try to suction the venom—doing so my cause more harm than good.

Call Your Healthcare Provider if:  Someone has been bitten by a snake. Time is of the essence. If possible, call ahead to the emergency room so anti -venom can be ready when the victim arrives.

Now is the time to double-check and follow the grounding assurance program. Here’s what it consists of:  Do not use electrical tools or equipment unless they are equipped with ground fault protection.  All power tools will be grounded or double insulated.  Do not use extension cords with breaks in the jacket insulation.  Do not use extension cords where the ground pin is broke or missing.  Do not use welder leads with breaks in the insulation.  All welders shall be grounded.  Each cord attachment cap, plug, and receptacle, and any equipment connected by cord and plug, shall be visibly inspected before each day’s use for external defects, such as deformed or missing pins or insulation damage. Equipment found damaged or defective shall not be used until repaired or re- placed.  Color coding shall be implemented quarterly after the foreman checks for continuity. The Americans of 1776 had the highest standard of living and the lowest taxes in the Western World. Farmers, lawyers and business owners in the Colonies were thriving, with some plantation owners and merchants making the equivalent of $500,000 a year. Times were good for many others too. The British wanted a slice of the cash flow and tried to tax the Colonists. They resisted violently, convinced that their prosperity and their liberty were at stake. Virginia’s Patrick Henry summed up their stance with his cry: “Give me liberty or give me death!”

There were two Boston tea parties. Everyone knows how 50 or 60 “Sons of Liberty,” disguised as Mohawks, protested the 3 cents per pound British tax on tea by dumping chests of the popular drink into Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773. Fewer know that the improper Bostonians repeated the performance on March 7, 1774. The two tea parties cost the British around $3 million in modern money.

History’s first submarine attack took place in New York Harbor in 1776. The Connecticut inventor David Bushnell called his submarine the Turtle Because it resembled two large tortoise shells of equal size jointed together. The watertight hull was made of 6-inch-thick oak timbers, coated with tar. On September 6, 1776, the Turtle targeted the HMS Eagle, flagship of the British fleet. The submarine was supposed to secure a cask of gun powder to the hull of the Eagle and sneak away before it exploded. Unfortunately, the Turtle got entangled with the Eagle’s rudder bar, lost ballast and surfaced before the gun powder could be planted.

By 1779, as many as one in seven Americans in Washington’s army was black. At first Washington was hesitant about enlisting blacks. But, when he heard they had fought well at Bunker Hill, he changed his mind. The all-black First Rhode Island Regiment—composed of 33 freedmen and 92 slaves who were promised freedom if they served until the end of the war—distinguished itself in the Battle of Newport. Later, they were all but wiped out in a British attack.

George Washington was the best spymaster in American History. He ran dozens of espionage rings in British-held New York and Philadelphia, and the man who supposedly could not tell a lie was a genius at disinformation. He constantly befuddled the British by leaking, through double agents, inflated reports on the strength of his army.

At Yorktown, the victory that won the war, Frenchmen outnumbered Americans almost three to one. Washington had 11,000 men engaged in the battle, while the French had at least 29,000 soldiers and sailors. The 37 French ships-of-the-line played a crucial role in trapping the 8,700 strong British army and winning the engagement. Want to see just how far your dollar travels? Register at www.wheresgeorge.com and enter the serial numbers of your dollars. This interesting website tracks the travels of dollar bills through circulation. Its users, most of whom mark their bills with the website address, follow the adventures of their money after it leaves their hands. (Reasonably marking bills with www.wheregeorge.com is legal.) There is also much more on the site Action, Inc. to check out, like forums, user profiles, and the George Store. Some users of Where’s 1308 Church Street George, called Georgers, have created cool Where’s George related pages for all Georgers Barling, AR 72923 to enjoy. Phone: 479-452-5723 Fax: 479-452-5931 www.wheresgeorge.com

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Looking for something fun for the kids to do this summer? How about a treasure hunt?

There are many different ways to plan a treasure hunt. Just remember to keep it safe. Be mindful of where you’re placing your clues. You don’t want your treasure hunt to turn into a treasure tragedy. Here are some ideas: 1. Plan a treasure hunt with each clue leading to the location of the next clue. Make the clues easy to identify (wrap them in orange paper.) Young chil- dren can play this game by using pictures instead of words. (e.g. Put a picture of a bathtub in the clue.) The final clue would lead to the treasure (plate of cookies, invitation to go to the water park, movie pass, etc.)  The guy on the $10 bill is of 2. Make a treasure map (or list of directions) that would lead to the treasure. course, Alexander Hamilton. You can either stain your paper with a tea bag or use a brown paper bag. He was killed in a duel by After you’ve drawn your map, crumple the paper and tear the edges so it Vice President Aaron Burr. looks old. Be sure to include any verse or written clues to help the hunters.  The first decimal system was 3. Use a single type of paper to make letters that spell out the location of the introduced in the Fourth Cen- treasure (e.g. guest bed.) The kids need to find the letters then unscramble tury BC by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia, to whom the the word to find out where the treasure is located. invention of writing is cred- 4. Make each clue a riddle with the answer being the location of the next clue. ited. 5. Clues could be short stories with missing words to figure out.  Forks were first used in the 6. Write the clues in code. Create your own. You can find examples on the Middle Ages but eating with web. one was considered scandal- 7. Camping, birthday parties, and Halloween parties are just a few examples of ous. a perfect time to do a treasure hunt.  The world’s largest natural bridge is the Rainbow Bridge, You can find lots of activities at www.creativekidsathome.com. There are sci- tucked away among the iso- ence projects, crafts, birthday party ideas and more. lated canyons at the base of Navaho Mountain in Utah.