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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 1, Is. 27 Jan.
20, 2012
From the Editor
Well the Patriots/Broncos
game last Saturday was painful at best and most certainly not to my
liking. Yes, I, like many others, am a
Tim Tebow fan. Why? First of all regardless of his performance
the day before, I have no worries that he will appear on the sports page with a
headline of “Tebow Busted for Selling Drugs” or “Tebow Charged with DUI.” Second and more importantly, because he is a
great example for our young folks--not “cut from the same cloth” as many of our
sports stars. Yes, different and far
from ashamed to proclaim his faith in the Lord.
Please don’t misunderstand me, we have many other college and
professional athletes who are good examples and do a tremendous amount of good
for mankind. The last thing I want to do
is take anything away from any of them.
However, this is about Tebow.
Last week, in an ESPN poll, he was voted the most favorite athlete in
Now, let’s think about the
aforementioned scenario. Separate the
man from the sports hero. There’s
nothing different this week about Tim Tebow, the person, than there was last week
although he may now be viewed quite differently because of his (the Broncos’)
loss. I can assure you all the good
things that he did for humanity last week he will continue to do this week and
the week after. That’s the part I like about
him. What happened last Saturday? Was the Lord just too busy with more
important issues than a football game to help get Tebow the win or did he
decide that it was time to let Tebow know that although things don’t always
turn out the way you would like, I’m still with you? I believe that Tim will understand and
continue on his same path to success.
That’s the example our young people need to see.
As young people watch their
“perceived heroes” making millions, it’s hard for them to realize that this
earning period is usually very short and there is need to have a good education
to allow them to move on after their sports career--whether that means
successfully managing their earned millions or moving on into some other
business arena. Understand, uneducated
football players don’t go on to become successful sports announcers. More importantly, there are only a small
number of individuals with the talent to earn millions in professional
athletics. Most of us will have to earn
it the “old fashioned” hard way--one day at a time over a 30 to 40 year
career. Again, here’s where a good
education most definitely comes in.
Tim, we wish you the best as
your career progresses and although I’m sure not needed, we encourage you to
follow the “straight and narrow path” you have chosen and continue to be the
example, in this day and time, that our young people so desperately need.
mlm
Late Breaking: One week
after winning a national championship with
Content
Contributors for the Week
Austilene
(Turner) Borum, Class of 1962
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering…
Again, I am publishing an article from a 1947-1948
issue of The Bronc. I also found this
article on FHA very interesting as I, too, took Home Economics in high school
and was an FHA member. However, my days
in FHA were 1960 to 1964 and from my recollection, there had already been
considerable change from activities described in this article. Imagine the changes now 60 plus years
later. cnm
FHA
The Homemaking students and
their teacher, Mrs. Ratliff, are very proud of their new Department and
equipment.
We are indeed grateful for
the new Maytag stove, which has regulator, clock, well, and good baking over
and broiler. The Westinghouse
refrigerator enables us to have ice creams, sherbets, and jelled desserts. It also saves on the grocery bills. Built-in cabinets, sink with hot and cold water
make for efficiency. Built-in storage
cabinets on east wall, with tote tray for each student helps in clothing units.
Our four Singer Machines,
two electric and two regular, help the girls in doing all kinds of sewing
especially tailoring problems. The
buttonhole attachment is used practically every day. The accordion foot is used in upholstery
work. The skirt hem marker guarantees straight
hemlines.
Our Venetian blinds are very
useful and attractive.
Our sectional divan and
chair that match add to the attractiveness of our department.
Our electric clock which is
just above the stove enables us to do more systematic and taster work.
The folding clothes rack
helps with our laundry problems. The
ironing board and cover with accompanying sleeve board and pad are our
stand-bys in finishing garments.
Lena Kenimer has given us an
electric waffle iron that we don’t know what we would have done without. You should have seen us using it hour after
hour during the long period (I guess everyone remembers) when our butane was
frozen.
The Homemaking students
completed 710 projects the first semester.
We want to express our thanks to you parents who have helped us get this
equipment.
We are all looking forward
with enthusiasm to the Mother-Daughter banquet.
We hope all of you mothers, honored guests, will be sure and come. So circle the 27th day of April on
your calendar and come to out little formal affair. The Junior and Senior girls have been asked
to serve at the FFA banquet and have decided to do so.
The state FHA rally will be
held April 3 at
You
are all cordially invited to attend our Visitors Day, scheduled for Tuesday,
March 30. We will have on display clothing
articles, home projects, and furniture renovation—pieces done by students and
adults. The boys’ class will prepare a
variety of cookies to serve you parents at noon, Tuesday. (We are just warning you so you can work up
an appetite).
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
A poem
about responsibility
There was a most important job that needed
to be done,
And no reason not to do it, there was absolutely none.
But in vital matters such as this, the thing you have to ask
Is who exactly will it be who'll carry out the task?
Anybody could have told you that everybody knew
That this was something somebody would surely have to do.
Nobody was unwilling; anybody had the ability.
But nobody believed that it was their responsibility.
It seemed to be a job that anybody could have done,
If anybody thought he was supposed to be the one.
But since everybody recognized that anybody could,
Everybody took for granted that somebody would.
But nobody told anybody that we are aware of,
That he would be in charge of seeing it was taken care of.
And nobody took it on himself to follow through,
And do what everybody thought that somebody would do.
When what everybody needed so did not get done at all,
Everybody was complaining that somebody dropped the ball.
Anybody then could see it was an awful crying shame,
And everybody looked around for somebody to blame.
Somebody should have done the job
And Everybody should have,
But in the end Nobody did
What Anybody could have.
Charles Osgood
Alumni Website
We have renewed the account that Wanda
Jackson had set up at the photo sharing website, picturetrail.com for the
Roosevelt Alumni: http://www.picturetrail.com/rooseveltalumni. She had posted many pictures from past
reunions, class panels, and old schools buildings along with write ups about
them. We thought you might find these
interesting if you haven’t visited this site in the past.
Interesting
Tidbits
As I viewed these slides, I stopped to think of the
hard times so many endured during the Depression. I have heard my Mother tell stories of how
hard my Grandmother, who was left a widow with a 16 month old and an 8 day old
in 1919, worked to make ends meet for them.
These images by
photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information are
some of the only color photos taken of the effects of the Depression on
http://extras.denverpost.com/archive/captured.asp
News
We (the editors of the
Roosevelt News--East Coast Edition) are enjoying a visit to southwest
As
one would expect the weather has been all over the board--from highs of 38 to
70 with strong winds on the cold days.
None of this is surprising to us as we always said when growing up here,
“If you don’t like the weather, wait ‘til tomorrow.” cnm
Birthdays and
Anniversaries
We
have compiled all of the birthday and anniversary information we could from
Wanda’s files. We are sure we are
missing some. Please send us the
birthdays and anniversaries for your family and friends so that we can have as
complete as list as possible. We are
going to start with what we have from Wanda’s files so if we miss you, please
send us the information so we have it for the news next year. In addition, should any of the birthdays we
list be wrong, also please let us know.
Happy Birthday
To:
January 20 – James
Mathis
January 21 –
January 22 – Debbie (Peterson) Wager, Class of 1978
January 23 – D. A. Franks
January 24 – Ann (Baden) Thurmond
January 25 – Kelsey Franks
January 25 –
January 25 – Anna Matteson
January 26 – Tom
Johnson
Happy Anniversary To:
January
24 – Buck & Louann Cook
Humor
Police Humor
Those
Southerners have a way with words! These are actual comments made by South
Carolina Troopers that were taken off their car videos:
1. "You know, stop lights don't come any redder than the one you just went
through."
2. "Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they're new. They'll stretch after you wear them a
while."
3. "If you take your hands off the car, I'll make your birth certificate a
worthless document." (My Favorite)
4. "If you run, you'll only go to jail tired."
5. "Can you run faster than 1200 feet per second? Because that's the speed of the bullet
that'll be chasing you." (LOVE IT)
6. "You don't know how fast you were going? I guess that means I can write anything I
want to on the ticket, hey?"
7. "Yes, sir, you can talk to the shift supervisor, but I don't think it
will help. Oh, did I mention that I'm
the shift supervisor?"
8. "Warning! You want a warning?
O.K, I'm warning you not to do that again or I'll give you another
ticket."
9. "The answer to this question will determine whether you are drunk or
not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or a
dog?"
10. "Fair? You want me to be
fair? Listen, fair is a place where you
go to ride on rides, eat cotton candy and corn dogs and step in monkey
poop."
11. "Yeah, we have a quota. Two more tickets and my wife gets a toaster
oven."
12. "In God we trust; all others we run through NCIC." (
13. "Just how big were those ' two beers ' you say you had?"
14. "No sir, we don't have quotas anymore.
We used to, but now we're allowed to write as many tickets as we
can."
15. "I'm glad to hear that the Chief (of Police) is a personal friend of
yours. So you know someone who can post
your bail."
AND THE WINNER IS....
16. "You didn't think we give pretty women
tickets? You're right, we don't. Sign here.”
From the Email “Bag”
January 12,
2012
Yes, we got grandma’s car when Mama and Daddy were
off in
In the summer time Kenny
Jackson and I were on harvest. We missed
the summer lake fun. But we made our own
thing in all those summer months. Never to be lost.
Sam Ward
********
January
16, 2012
Mike, we sure did like what you wrote about our country! Everyone needs to pray for our country!!! Glad you are standing up for our country. John and I are right there with you! Keep up the good work!
John and Bonnie (Pollard) Phillips, Class of 1964
*******
January 17, 2012
Mike,
I am Walter Farrar’s daughter
and the oldest of Ralph and Isabelle’s grandchildren. Thank you for the tidbit
about my Grandmother being your Den Mother. I don’t remember anyone sharing that they were
in scouts so I will have to ask. My dad
really enjoys your paper, talks about it all the time so I am excited to be
able to subscribe on my own as it will give us something else to talk about.
Thank you again for letting
me join.
Nancy
Clements
Obituaries
Malcolm
E. Bridwell, M.D., 73, (Longtime Hobart physician)
http://rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=ce77d39f-957b-4974-b0a7-222eaf679a5f
Useful
Links:
Becker
Funeral Home of Snyder, OK
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder
Ray
and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart,
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http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/rooseveltcemetery
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