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 Carolyn Niebruegge May                      Michael L. May

Vol. 1, Is. 41                                                                                      April 27, 2012

 

 

From the Editor

 

Well spring is in full swing in Virginia with all the outdoor things that come with it.  The sequence at our place goes something like this.  First, change over the tractor from snow blower to mower.  I so hate it as this year when the change over to snow blower was for naught.  Then comes cleaning up all the “tree trash” and leaves that continue to fall and blow around the yard all winter.  Unfortunately, this year we need mulch since we put none down last year.  That’s about a 20 cu. yard affair.  We’re in that process now.  We’re hiring that done this year.  Have come to the conclusion that at this time in life, we just can’t do it all ourselves.  Carolyn and I spent a lot of the day Tuesday running back and forth to Home Depot and Costco picking up new spring plants and large ones to replace the ones that have succumbed to the winter “deer treatment.”  And yes, I’m going to pay them to plant those 5 gallon plants too.  Also had to pick up a dozen new liriope to replace ones overrun with grass.  Don’t know where the grass comes from, but each year grass overtakes a few of them.  Hopefully, by the weekend this will all be done.  When we get this out of the way we’ll move on to power washing and sealing the deck at the house.  Oh remember, mowing grass is now in full swing and will continue until fall, drat!  That will be followed by opening the pool and power washing the pool deck.  Paige has already asked when we’re opening the pool.  Unfortunately for her, we can’t do that until right before Memorial Day because of all the pollen that comes down.  Even though we so enjoy the pool for the little ones and many of Mark and Karen’s friends, we always say the two happiest days of the year are when we open it and the day we close it.  The Azaleas all (over 100 of them) need to be trimmed and fertilized at this juncture in time.  After that’s done, and we’re all pooped it’s time to pull the RV out of “mothballs” and start getting it ready should we have opportunity (and gas money) to go somewhere.  It’s usually later in the summer before we get that far.

 

By the time we have all the work done to enjoy the summer, it’s nearly over and time to close the pool, put the RV in storage, change the tractor back over from mower to snow blower and be ready for a long winter’s rest that comes to an end all too soon.  I LOVE winter!

 

mlm

 

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Guest Editorial (Linda Elix Newson) Class of 1968

 

The State Of Our Country (My opinion)

 

I've been thinking about the state of my life, in this country, over the past 40 years.  There is only one thing I know, I worked very hard from the cotton fields of Oklahoma to Southwestern Bell in Kansas City for everything I have.  And I wouldn't change a bit of it.  I can't recall one President whose term did one thing to improve the state of my life.  I have seen the quality of peoples lives deteriorate with the loss of jobs, homes, small businesses and the increase in suicides.  I have personally seen a couple of those also.  There used to be so many jobs available in this country.  Now whenever I call customer service in this country I am usually talking to someone in India.  I make sure I ask.  

 

Our children are only as smart as the teachers who teach them and the parents who help them.  The State of Missouri is taking control of the Kansas City School District.  Education is a place that should never be cut when it comes to funding. 

 

AT&T says they send work oversees because there is no one here smart enough to do it.  But then they never cared about insulting the public.   I remember when General Motors was allowed to send work to Mexico.  My Mother lost her job.  I think there would be more jobs available in this country if the government didn't allow large companies to send their work out of this country. 

It is my personal opinion that it doesn't matter who sits in the White House (when it comes to little poor people like me--those on the outside of the beltway.)  I just hope China doesn't call in its debt.

 

As for Obama, I have never seen a president more disrespected than this President.  From fingers shaken in his face to questions about his birth to him being called a Muslim, to not being able to get a word in when he was interviewed by that idiot from Fox News.

 

 I don't think it would matter much if President Obama balanced the budget, made jobs available for everyone who wants a job and made everyone BELIEVE that "All Men Are Created Equal."

 

But:  That’s just my opinion and you know what they say about opinions......

 

 

 

Content Contributors for the Week

 

Austilene (Turner) Borum, Class of 1962

Frances (Roberts) Herod, Class of 1945

Ruby Fern Johnson, former teacher

Gayla (Cook) Miller, Class of 1977

Linda (Elix) Newson, Class of 1968

All those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”

 

Thank you all!

 

 

Remembering…

 

Be sure to read all the way to the end to the statement by Jay Leno.

 

Born 1930 to 1979

 

To all the kids who survived the 1930’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s!

 

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.  They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn’t get tested for diabetes.

 

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-base paint.  We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads.

 

As infants and children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.  Riding in the back of a pick-up truck on a warm day was always a special treat.

 

We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.  We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one actually died from this.  We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon.  We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar.  And, we weren’t over weight.  WHY?

 

Because we were always outside playing…that’s why!

 

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.  No one was able to reach us all day.  And, we were ok.

 

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride them down the hill only to find out we forgot the brakes.  After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

 

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo’s and X-boxes.  There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD’s, no surround-sound or CD’s, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet and no chat rooms.  WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

 

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.  We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.  We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.

 

We rode bikes or walked to a friend’s house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.

 

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team.  Those who didn’t had to learn to deal with disappointment.  Imagine that!!!

 

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.  They actually sided with the law!

 

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever.  The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovations and new ideas.  We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.

 

If you are one of them, CONGRATUATIONS!  You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good.

 

While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were.  Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn’t it?

 

The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:  “With hurricanes, tornadoes, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of swine flue and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?”

 

 

 

Thoughts from the Squirrel Lair

 

Old Barns and Old People

 

This is a gem--full of meaning and wisdom!  The rendition of “The Old Rugged Cross” is awesome.  Do enjoy as we did.

 

Turn on the sound, run in full screen (left click the little box at the lower right of the You Tube screen)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Ioa1gVVeA

 

 

 

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

 

The Beauty of Mathematics

 

This is very interesting and thought provoking.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=h60r2HPsiuM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

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Aphorism

 

Aphorism:  A short, pointed sentence that expresses a wise or clever observation or a general truth.

 

The nicest thing about the future is that is always starts tomorrow.

 

Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

 

If you don’t have a sense of humor, you probably don’t have any sense at all.

 

Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.

 

A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you’re in deep water.

 

How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?

 

Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.

 

Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?

 

Scratch a cat and you will have a permanent job.

 

No one has more driving ambition than the teenage boy who wants to buy a car.

 

There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.

 

There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 a.m.  Like, it could be the right number.

 

No one ever says “It’s only a game” when their team is winning.

 

I’ve reached the age where ‘happy hour’ is a nap.

 

Be careful about reading the fine print…there’s no way you’re going to like it.

 

The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.

 

Do you realize that in about 40 years we’ll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos?

 

Money can’t buy happiness but somehow it’s more comfortable to cry in a mink coat than in a trench coat.

 

After 60, if you don’t wake up aching in every joint, you’re probably dead.  (an old one)

 

Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind and the ones that mind don’t matter.

 

Life isn’t tied with a bow but it’s still a gift.

 

And REMEMBER…”POLITICIANS AND DIAPERS SHOULD BE CHANGED OFTEN AND FOR THE SAME REASON.”

 

 

 

News

 

Cold Springs Reunion

 

The 12th Annual Cold Springs Reunion will be May 19.  Mark your calendar and make plans to attend!  The Reunion will be held at the Roosevelt Senior Citizens Center.  Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon.  Lunch is $7.50 per plate.  All former students and teachers as well as anyone who has interest in the Cold Springs area are encouraged to attend.  This reunion was started 12 years ago by Charles May and Eugene Hayslip with the assistance of Wanda Jackson and has met every year since.  If you have any questions about the reunion, contact Eugene Hayslip at (254) 732-0635.  Attendees will certainly have a grand time.

 

 

 

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:

 

April 27 – Gerry Ankney, Class of 1943
April 27 – Wanda Haunpo
April 28 – Alice Silcox
April 28 – Arlene Balderas Walker
April 28 – Norma Jurczewsky
April 29 – William Henson
April 30 – Donna Hawkins Cooper, Class of 1983

Happy Anniversary To:

 

April 27 – Simon & Glenda Hebensperger

 

 

 

The 'Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher

 

I've been teaching now for about fifteen years.  I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a       few years back. 

When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell.  So I always have a few sessions with my students.  It helps them get over shyness and usually, show-and-tell is pretty tame.

 

Kids bring in pet turtles, model airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that.  And I never, ever place any boundaries or limitations on them.  If they want to lug it in to school and talk about it, they're welcome. 

Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very outgoing kid, takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a pillow stuffed under her sweater.  She holds up a snapshot of an infant.  This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'm going to tell you about his birthday. 

First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then Dad put a seed in my Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there.  He ate for nine months through an umbrella cord. 

She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying not to laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me.  The kids are watching her in amazement. 

Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts going, 'Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh!'

Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans.  She walked around the house for, like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!'  (Now this kid is doing a hysterical duck walk and groaning.) 

My Dad called the middle wife.  She delivers babies, but she doesn't have a sign on the car like the Domino's man.  They got my Mom to lie down in bed like this.   (Then Erica lies down with her back against the wall.) 

And then, pop!  My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed, like psshhheew!  (This kid has her legs spread with her little hands miming water flowing away.  It was too much!) 

Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push,' and 'breathe, breathe.  They started counting, but never even got past ten.  Then, all of a sudden, out comes my brother.  He was covered in yucky stuff that they all said it was from Mom's play-center, so there must be a lot of toys inside there.  When he got out, the middle wife spanked him for crawling up in there in the first place.

Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her seat.

I'm sure I applauded the loudest.  Ever since then, when it's Show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder, just in case another 'Middle Wife' comes along. 

Live every day as if it is your LAST chance to make someone happy!

 

"Laugh uncontrollably, it clears the mind."

 

 

 

From the Email “Bag”

 

April 23, 2012

 

Just a note to say 5 weeks ago today I had a bad fall and broke my hip, then the EMT slipped bringing the gurney in and hit the right foot and broke it in a different direction and severed the muscle.  They did a total hip replacement.  Glad to say that 5 weeks later I am now walking with a cane.  The muscles are getting stronger by the day and I go to rehab 3 times a week.  Hopefully in a couple of weeks I will not even need a cane.  Want to thank my classmates that have encouraged me via Facebook.  Would not have been this far ahead of schedule without the encouragement and prayers.         

 

Thanks,

Merron (Smith) McCormack

Class of 1969

 

 

 

Political Fodder

 

If I Wanted America to Fail

 

Something to think about….

 

Turn on the sound, run in full screen (left click the little box at the lower right of the You Tube screen)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-4gnNz0vc

 

 

 

Obituaries

 

Sandra (Shelton) Fleming Bardsher, 70, Class of 1959

http://www.beckerfuneral.com/sitemaker/sites/becker0/obit.cgi?user=611562Bardsher

 

Useful Links:

 

Becker Funeral Home of Snyder, OK

http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder

 

Ray and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart, Mt. View, and Carnegie, OK

http://rayandmarthas.com/

 

Roosevelt Cemetery Layout

http://www.234enterprises.com/Roosevelt%20Cemetery%20Layout.htm

 

Roosevelt Cemetery Markers (Picture Trail)

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/rooseveltcemetery

 

Roosevelt Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99397&CScn=roosevelt&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Hobart Rose Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99399&CScn=Hobart+Rose&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Hobart Resurrection (Catholic) Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2246374&CScn=Resurrection&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Mountain Park Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99042&CScn=Mountain+Park&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Snyder Fairlawn Cemetery on Find A Grave

 

 

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