This post is part of a series of editorials written by Bert Walsh during his tenure as president and past president of the Shasta Historical Society. Readers are advised that his humor is often irreverent and rarely politically correct.
Click here for the table of contents for the entire collection of his editorials.
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One loss is good for the soul. Too marry losses is bad for the coach.
--Knute Rockne
We recently received an Industry Verification Statement (single worksheet) from the California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division. It seems they want to verify that we are a "selected membership organization such as art councils. athletic associations, auto owners' association and clubs. farm bureaus, farm granges, historical clubs (other than professional), animal humane societies, poetry associations, and/or reading rooms for religious material. Please circle those that apply."
Now this is the kind of gut-wrenching decision that seems to crop up every time we open the mail. Realizing that it makes good sense to keep all our options open, I circled the whole darn paragraph. They aren't going to outfox us.
The very next thing the sly bureaucrats wanted was whom to contact if they had further questions. This riddle really took some thought. I finally put down Fred Becker's1 name; he is about the most patient and tolerant person I know. But realizing that Fred wouldn't like to be disturbed at home, I gave them the phone number for the Public Library. Fred spends a lot of time there.
This is just one small example of the sort of conscientious effort your Society puts into maintaining its image. Boy, I can hardly wait to open next week's mail!
--BTW
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