San Carlos Lions Car Show!

May 9, 2010

The Lions of San Carlos are putting on another Car Show, along with Sparky at his GREAT garage. All cars are welcome. The 1st 100 cars registered get t-shirts,dash plaques, and a great goodie bag. $100 cash prize from the 1st 100 cars to register. Only $25 for a wonderful day at a great location. We are a 501c3 group. Would you like to be a sponsor?

Email: Ginger at gingeroni@comcast.net

Jun 06, 2010, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

975 Industrial Road in San Carlos, of course!!!

Click here to visit the event website.

 

Greening Your Home Room-by-Room

April 20, 2010

Making your home more energy efficient and environmentally friendly can be as easy as making simple changes to each room/area of your house, including your kitchen, laundry room, bedroom, bathroom, and landscaping. Making small alterations to these areas can add up to big savings!

Final Exam in 1895 for 8th Grade…

April 2, 2010

I just couldn’t resist sharing this with you. Makes me wonder about my education!

What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895….          

 Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out.. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? 

 This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas , USA . It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal.  
    8th Grade Final Exam: Salina , KS – 1895 
                                               Grammar (Time, one hour) 
1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.
2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications. 
3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph
4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of ‘lie,”play,’ and ‘run..’ 
5. Define case; illustrate each case.
6. What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation. 
7 – 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. 
                                         Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes) 
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic..
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold? 
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare? 
4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals? 
5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs.. Coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.. 
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. Long at $20 per metre?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods? 
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt 
                                      U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) 
1. Give the epochs into which U..S. History is divided
2.. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus  
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States  
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas  
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. 
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865. 
                                 Orthography (Time, one hour) 
                           [Do we even know what this is??] 
1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals 
4. Give four substitutes for caret ‘u..’ (HUH?)
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final ‘e.’ Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. 
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis-mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last. 
9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays…
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication… 
                                  Geography (Time, one hour) 
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas ? 
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America  
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco   
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude? 
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.          Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete.

Gives the saying ‘he only had an 8th grade education’ a whole new meaning, doesn’t it?!  

Also shows you how poor our education system has become and,

NO, I don’t have the answers!

March 19, 2010

Hey all,

What beautiful weather we are having. I just love it. Driving down Arroyo and all the trees in blossom. Then  headin on Brittan and the rows of tress all in blossom. Priceless. Flowers, blossoms and more. Oh yeah! I am not partial to this picture, but I do love the red poppies.

Belmont Farmer’s Market

March 18, 2010

The Belmont Farmers’ Market offers the best of California’s agricultural bounty direct from the farmer to you. You can find fruits, vegetables, greens and nuts as well as freshly baked breads and pastries, delicious specialty foods, fresh flowers and much more. Enjoy live music weekly along with the season’s freshest fruits and vegetables and the company of your friends and neighbors. 9-1 all year.

San Carlos Crab Feed!

February 24, 2010

Crab Feed at San Carlos Adult Community Center
San Carlos Adult Community Center
601 Chestnut St., San Carlos, CA 94070

Sponsored by Friends of the San Carlos Senior Center

If you would like to view the flyer click here: ( Crab Feed Flyer )

I plan on being there and would love to see you. Advance tickets please.

Spring Fling in San Carlos Fundraising Event!

February 21, 2010

San Carlos Social Media Skills…

February 17, 2010

This will be a great session for those of us who want more info. on social media….Wednesday, February 24th, 8:30 am to 9:30 am
San Carlos Library, 2nd Floor Community Rooms, 610 Elm Street

In this one-hour session, Melanie Yunk of Yunk Consulting and Kriselle Laran of Bullfrog Media will demonstrate the creation of profiles on Facebook and Twitter along with tips, tricks & tools to make joining the conversation simple, easy & fun. Also discover how apps like Foursquare can help your business establish a social presence in the mobile world.

The first workshop is not a prerequisite, but a documented social media strategy will assist in the creation of profiles. Those who attended the first workshop should work on their strategies before this session.

 

Very Inspirational… Had to Share.

February 11, 2010

Please view this awesome inspiring message:

http://www.maniacworld.com/are-you-going-to-finish-strong.html

After seeing this, you wonder why in the world are we all complaining….

Savvy Cellar in RWC Looking to Expand.

February 8, 2010

Savvy Cellar is expanding and seeking investors!

We are interested in debt financing to fund the following:

* A possible move to an improved location in Redwood City,
* Expansion of online sales.

We are seeking amounts of $25k, $50k or $100k – in exchange we are offering above market interest rate returns for investors.

If you are interested, please join us for an investor presentation this Wednesday February 10th, 5:30-6:30pm at 2420 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA. (Note this is not Savvy Cellar’s address – it is one of several prospective new locations we are considering in Redwood City).

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