1. New Member Induction: The new member induction that was scheduled for today will need to be rescheduled. Recently, Paul Jensen was in a bike accident and is currently healing. We will keep you posted regarding his induction date.
2. Board Meeting: Due to the rain and flooding problems, the board meeting was canceled for Wednesday, July 15, 2026. An email was sent out, by Jennifer, to all the board members, requesting votes for 3 separate agenda items.
a. Paul Jensen: new member status- motions, seconds, and votes were made, with majority ruling to induct him.
b. $200 contribution request: Rick Pickering requested club funding to help purchase school supplies for the "Fill the School Bus" event. Motions, seconds, and votes were made with majority votes in favor of the contribution. Penny Slavik will purchase the school supplies using this contribution, as well as $200 donated by 2 club members. If anyone else wishes to donate school supplies or monetary donations, please contact Rick. July 30th will be the cutoff date for contributions.
c. $500 contribution request: A donation for the Juneteenth Foundation was made during the Club's Cornhole Tournament to support the foundation. The motion and second was made to take the money from the administration account, rather than from the Cornhole account. Majority vote from board members gave this an
approval vote.
3. Installation Banquet: The banquet will be held at the San Marcos Activity Center from 6:00-8:00pm. Setup will be at 5:00pm. We will be serving pork chops and sides, and the cost per person will be $25.00. An invitation will be sent out through email. It is very important that members RSVP as soon as possible with the number of guests you will be bringing with you.
4. Disaster Backpacks: This past Saturday, Rick Pickering will be transporting about 100 backpacks to Comfort to help flood victims get back on their feet. These backpacks have been assembled by 2 Kiwanis Clubs and needed help getting them transported to the areas of need. Thank you, Rick!
5. DECON: The Kiwanis Texas/Oklahoma conference will kick off next week. Rick Pickering plans to take our club banner and participate in the banner parade. It's still not to late to attend the conference.
PROGRAM
McBride Wilson Kiwanis Camp and the Tractor Shed
Lon did a great job, sharing information about our club camp, its history, needs, and building structures on the property.
McBride Wilson
Layout of the camp structures
The completed tractor storage building.
McBride Wilson Kiwanis Camp was purchased in the 1950's for approximately $400. The camp was originally referred to as "Camp Kiwah". McBride Wilson became overseer or manager of the property, for many years, and over time the camp was renamed McBride Wilson Kiwanis Camp, as a way of honoring McBride's maintaining the beauty of the camp.
The camp is located on 8 acres of land, and hosts boy scouts, girl scouts, and other organizations working with children. The Kiwanis Good Citizen Camp has been held for 2 years on the property, and the Kiwanis Club has sported several socials on the pavilion of the camp.
Lon Shell has been very instrumental in the development and upkeep of the property and camp. He stated that there is always a need for Kiwanis workdays, to take care of mowing, tree trimming, wasp control, ant control, bathroom cleanings, firepit cleanout and maintenance, and other cleanup in order to make the camp maintained and pleasant to spend time on. He highly recommends that Kiwanis members stop in and help on workdays and visit campers on weekends that the camp is in use.
Recently, the club found out that the storage building, located on Hwy 123 that houses items for fundraisers, and promotional items, has been sold. Plans are in the works to house those items in the tractor shed that was built on the property in 2001, with the assistance of Southwest Texas/ Texas State University students, as well as several San Marcos Kiwanis members. Lon shared numerous slides that showed the shed being built. Thank you, Lon, for a wonderful presentation.
McBride Wilson
University students
Charles Johnson and Moe Johnson
Moe Johnson
Andrew Gary
Showing the inside of the tractor shed.
Shelving will be placed along the walls to store our warehouse items. The items will be stored 3 feet off the ground to compinsate possible flooding from the river.
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
July 23, 2026: Texas State University Equestrian Police Department
July 30, 2026: San Marcos Public Library and their Summer Reading Program with Jenigh Coleman
Aug. 6, 2026: AI abuses in Imaging with Charles Johnson
Aug. 13, 2026: The New Hays County Food Bank with Jack Luthy
Aug. 20, 2026: Eras of Music with Harley Slavik
Aug. 27, 2026: What is the Garden Club? How do they help in the community? with Mary Alice DeBow
UPCOMING EVENTS:
June and July 2026: Teacher Reuse needs volunteers to sort, shelve, fill orders, and help with teacher shopping. Go to Teacher-reuse.org
July 23, 2026: Bring new school supplies to lunch meeting for Fill the School Bus Event"
July 30, 2026: Bring new school supplies to lunch meeting
Aug. 19, 2026: Chamber of Commerce Business Expo, 10-2pm
Sept. 18, 2026: Kiwanis Installation Banquet at San Marcos Activity Center
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:
July 5, 2026: Veronica Medina's birthday
July 9, 2026: Cheryl Petre's birthday
July 9, 2026: Charles Johnson's birthday
July 11, 2026: Jesse Ramos' birthday
July 12, 2026: Adriana Lozada's birthday
July 15, 2026: Gary and Sherry Nelson's wedding anniversary
REMINDER:
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HUMOR AND MUSING:
History of S’mores (Some Mores)
The s’more — a toasted marshmallow sandwiched between graham crackers and chocolate — has roots in early 20th‑century American campfire culture, with its name evolving from “Some More” to the modern “s’mores.”
Precursor and early versions
The closest predecessor is the Marshmallow Marguerite, a buttered marshmallow on a saltine cracker, popularized in the early 1900s. By 1913, some recipes combined graham crackers with melted chocolate beneath the marshmallow Commercial versions like Nabisco Mallowmars (1913) and Moon Pie (1917) combined marshmallow and chocolate
Girl Scout connection
By the mid‑1920s, Girl Scouts were described as eating “Some‑mores” — graham crackers with Hershey chocolate, a toasted marshmallow, another chocolate piece, and another cracker. The first recorded recipe for “Some More” appeared in 1927 in Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts, a guidebook for hiking and camping. The recipe called for roasting marshmallows over a campfire and pressing them between graham crackers and chocolate, with the note that “while the recipe is called ‘some more,’ eating one is enough”
Myth vs. reality
While many credit the 1927 Girl Scout book with inventing s’mores, historical research shows that Dorothy Christian Moore, a Girl Scout leader nicknamed “Cookie,” had already been sharing a similar recipe in 1925. The 1927 book’s recipe may have been a compilation or adaptation rather than the first creation.
Which vegetable loves going to summer camp? Brussel scouts.
Why are people who go camping on April 1 always tired? Because they just finished a 31 day March.
