SPY’s Community Newsletter
(7/29/24)
SPECIAL SUMMER KIDS CLUB NEWS
(Please see informational flyer at the bottom of the Newsletter)
Sunfield Farmers Picnic
Open Class Craft Show News
We are pleased to announce that this year’s Open Class Craft Show sponsored by the Sunfield Programs for Youth will be held on Saturday, August 17th with the judging starting promptly at 10 a.m. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to show that homemade item off and possibly receive a cash prize and ribbon. Do you can your own pickles each year? How about a lovely flower arrangement with flowers from your garden? Are the vegetables in your garden extra special this year? These are all items that are welcome for this event. Do you do a craft that you would like to share? How about all those quilters out there! Sunfield and surrounding area communities have many talented people and this event is an opportunity for you to show your talent.
As always, there are a few rules, such as the work must be your own, not from a kit. Baked goods must be made without commercial mixes and have the recipe included. Framed photography entries should have a paragraph about the picture, i.e. why chosen, taken with type of camera/film, what photo means to photographer and age of photographer. Children entering fifth grade and younger are judged separately from adults. Each entry is judged on its own merit and each category may have a “Best of Show” ribbon awarded at the judge’s discretion.
(There is an entry form attached to the bottom of this Newsletter). Drop off your crafts between 8 – 9:45 a.m., Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Floyd Van Buren Park in Sunfield. Crafts will be on display until 6 p.m. for patrons to admire what talent you have.
For additional information, please contact the event’s chairperson, DeAnna Clark, at 517-231-2527, sunfieldfarmerspicnic@gmail.com.
2024 Farmer’s Picnic Schedule of Events
(Complete schedule is attached at the bottom of this Newsletter)
Contributions
· Sue Cooley donated a collection of Beanie Babies to the Dime Toss.
· John & Sandra Fisher made a donation in memory of Wendel Peabody, Sr.
· Myra Wilson made a contribution.
· JoAnn Gibbs also made a contribution.
Notice #1
Mapes Furniture is having their 30th annual Tent Sale Thursday, August 8th thru Saturday, August 10th. The hours are 10 AM to 8 PM on Thursday and Friday, and 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday. Stop in and join them under the big top. There will be free hot dogs, popcorn, and soda pop starting at Noon each day.
Glassware Donations Sought
Clean out the cupboards and round up any glassware, (especially logoed glasses), that the SPY’s can use in their Dime Pitch Booth at the Farmer’s Picnic. If you have anything to donate please contact our project chairpeople, Zeke & Samantha Cappon at 517-331-3360, or drop off any donations at the Best Tax Service office.
Parting Comments
· Deep Thought of the Week: America is not divided by race, color, gender, or sexual orientation. America is divided into wise people and fools. And, fools divided themselves by race, color, gender, or sexual orientation.
· Notable Quote: “ “The more one meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be one's world and the world at large.”-----CONFUCIUS
· That’s Puny Department: “Eat more doughnuts---it’s the original hole food.”
· Did You Know Section: Although Thomas Edison was awarded 2,332 worldwide patents as an inventor, one of his lasting contributions to modern society was not proprietary: the job interview. Edison was not just a prolific inventor — he was also a businessman in charge of an industrial empire. His corporation, Thomas A. Edison, Inc., employed more than 10,000 workers at dozens of companies. Edison wanted employees who could memorize large quantities of information and also make efficient business decisions. To find them, he devised an extensive questionnaire to assess job candidates’ knowledge and personality.
Edison began using tests for candidate assessment in the late 19th century, but the questions he asked then were very specific to open positions he needed filled. Over time, he expanded on the idea, including questions that were not directly related to the job. While interviewing research assistants, for example, Edison served them soup to see if interviewees would season the soup before they tasted it; those who did were automatically disqualified as it suggested they were prone to operate on assumptions. In 1921, Edison debuted the Edison Test, a knowledge test with more than 140 questions. Questions varied depending on the job position, but all interviewees were asked about information outside of their areas of expertise. The queries ranged from agricultural in nature (“Where do we get prunes from?”) to commercial (“In what cities are hats and shoes made?”) to the macabre (“Name three powerful poisons”). After a copy of the questionnaire was leaked to The New York Times, Edison had to change the question bank multiple times to ensure applicants took the exam without any outside assistance.
A score of 90% was required to pass, and out of the 718 people who had taken the test as of October 1921, only 32 (just 2%!) succeeded. The test was difficult, to say the least. Edison’s own son Theodore failed it while a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). More famously, Albert Einstein failed the exam because he forgot the speed of sound. The 1920s saw an upswing in college-educated people in the workforce, leading to increased competition for skilled labor, and thus more applicants for employers to choose from. Edison's strategy of questioning candidates to assess their personality and aptitude was innovative at the time, and is still standard practice today — though employers are more likely to ask about someone's greatest accomplishment than the origins of prunes.
Notices
1. If there is any organization or business out there that has something they would like to advertise or promote, please feel free to submit it to this Newsletter and we will help publicize it. There is no charge. We are glad to provide this means as a public service to help keep the community informed.
2. If you are looking for further information about the SPY’s events---Corporate or Platinum Sponsorship information---scholarship forms---youth sports reimbursement forms---past
SPY newsletters---etc.---just go to the SPY website at www.sunfieldareaspys.com.
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