26 Miles at a time!Later this month, Kentucky Colonel Skyler Steinman will run in the the annual Des Moines, Iowa marathon. It will be the 22nd in his quest to run marathons in all 50 states and on all 7 continents. His goal is to bring attention to Parkinson's disease and leukemia. Colonel Steinman's father and brother suffer from the ailments. A nice story on Colonel Steinman appears on the Cincinnati Inquirer's web page. THIS LINK will take you to the article.Derby Invites
Headquarters has already received several inquires about the 2011 Kentucky Colonels Derby Extravaganza. We will begin issuing invitations to that party late this month. The invitation mailing is done in stages and will be completed in early January.
NOTE to those who will attend Colonels' Day on Millionaires' Row
Your tickets were mailed On Oct. 1. If you have not received them by Oct. 15, email or call headquarters.What's in the Box?
Nothing yet. But, it can be used as a jewelry box or, with an available attachment, as a humidor. The laser engraved polished wooden "box" is one of several new personalized items in the 2011 Pomperoser / Emporium catalog.
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Thank you for remembering the Good Works Program in your charitable giving.
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Colonel :
Friday (Oct. 1) was the so-called "drop" day for the 2011 Honorable Order membership cards, contribution slips and the 2011 Pomperoser and EMPORIUM catalog. We mail with a non-profit postal permit which is treated as "bulk mail" by the post office. That means it will take a little while for many of the envelopes to be delivered. If you have not received your packet by the end of this month, email the membership department.
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A Multinational Day
Look closely at this photo taken in Münster, Germany and you will notice the
young lady just left of center has a Kentucky Colonels tote bag on her
shoulder. It was the NATO 1st
German-Netherlands Corps' Multinational Family Day. The Corps is a High Readiness Forces (Land) HQ
made up of soldiers from 12 nations. Multinational Family Day is intended to introduce the families of the
troops to the various cultures represented. The USA force introduced the other 11 nations to things "Kentucky" this
year and asked the Honorable Order's help. Maj. James
Matheson reports: "(There were) many
questions ranging from what is a Kentucky Colonel, why are horses such a big
deal there and what is a Mint Julep?" He
also termed the presentation "a great success". We're glad we could help a bit.
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Radio "eyes"
Just about everywhere in the USA and much of Canada there
is a popular 24 hour news and information radio broadcast that most of us will
never hear. The exception would be if
you have a friend or family member who is blind. In central New York, the service is called "Read-Out
Radio"; In Kentucky, it is called "Radi o Eye". For the most part, these services are fully staffed by volunteers who
read newspapers and other publications for broadcast to special receivers
supplied, many times free of charge, to individuals with sight impairment. Morning broadcasts are usually devoted to
local publications while afternoon and evenings involved such publications as
the Wall Street Journal and Reader's Digest provided through a network of all
the local outlets. The Honorable Order's
Good Works Program has long been a supporter of these broadcasts. The American Foundation for the Blind has a
listing of 145 reading services for the blind at this web site. Incidentally, the reader in the photo is Ambassador Glen
who recently was a "guest" reader for Radio Eye.
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The Archives
 In the late 1950's the Jim Beam Distilling Company hit upon a marketing plan that by the 1970's had become a rage among collectors. Beam created a collector decanter series and filled the decanters with its Kentucky Bourbon. The rage has died down considerably today but there are still folks who collect the bottles. Late last week some 2,000 were being offered for sale on eBay. From what we can determine, over 5,000 different bottles have been issued. In the late 1960's, Beam began to produce bottles to recognize organizations. One for the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels came out in 1970. A second collectible decanter, produced by another company, was issued in 1978. We'll feature it in a later newsletter |
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Back issues of Pomperoser ARE AVAILABLE BY CLICKING THIS LINK
KENTUCKY
COLONELS and HONORABLE ORDER OF KENTUCKY COLONELS are registered
trademarks.
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