Newsletter - Archive  Mar 17, 2010

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Editarian: Jerry Allen                                                                        

Club Photographer : Brad Mikel 

Next Week

March 24, 2010

Lee White

Rocky Mountain Honor Flight

Sending WWII Vets to DC to visit WWII Memorial

Rotational

March 31, 2010

Meeting will be at Val Cunningham's studio

8101 E. Belleview

Meeting will begin at 11:30

Important:  respond to cvalcat@aol.com  so an accurate number of meals can be ordered. 

This Week

March 17, 2010

President-elect Tom ran the meeting for President Susan.

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The Nazca Lines of Peru

The Nazca lines and figures are spread over a 37 square mile  area at the foot of the Andes near Lima, Peru.  It isn't until the area is flown over or is viewed from the mountains that the figures and lines become intelligible.

Scientific researchers believe the lines and figures were created by native peoples between 300 B.C. and 630 A.D.  Speculation as to the reason for the lines includes aliens, placating gods, and following underground aqueducts that have been built.

Anita showed a Discovery Channel clip of the aqueducts and people climbing through them cutting the moss out with machetes.

The area receives no precipitation at all.  The water in the aqueducts are necessary for life in the area.

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Author and poet Anita Jepson-Gilbert told the story of Maria Reiche, a German mathematician, that viewed the lines on a plane flight in 1940 and became enthralled with them.  She made it her mission in life to protect the lines from tourist destruction.  In 1974, Peru decreed them a protective region as well as historical, national monument.

Anita has written a book about the lines.  She had communicated with Maria and written long poem to her.  Anita visited the lines in 2003.

Debbie Lynchupdates the club on The State of the City, Thursday, May 20 at the Crowne Plaza Event Center at Chambers and I-70.  There will be no meeting Wednesday May 19 at the Double Tree.

Respond to Debbie only if you are bringing a guest or not coming.  debbie@lupuscolorado.org.

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Kimberly reaches for the sky.  She in fact wasn't being held-up.  She was announcing The Wellness Summit being held Saturday April 17 at Grandview HS from 8:30 until 2:30.

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 Kimberly Armitage led the club in a short aerobic excercise when she announced the Wellness Summit.

Congratulations 

Jerry and Joyce Beabout welcomed grandchild Matthew James Dean born March 16. Justin age 3 gets to hold his new baby brother.

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Board Notes

4-24 is a Rotary Service day.  Rotarians will meet to help Project Cure pack survival supplies.

4-28 2nd Wind Breakfast at Infinity Park - 4400 E Kentucky 7:30 to 8:30. The breakfast is complementary but a donation is appropriate.

3-10 a number of members attended the Latin American Education Foundation dinner.  Leo Bessera with the Aurora Rotary Foundation have provided scholarships to the LAEF.

Howard Hall was authorized to buy a new microphone for the club.

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