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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 1, Is. 48 June
15, 2012
From the
Editor
Well, the “old folks” are back home again. Had a wonderful weekend in
We “hit the road” yesterday
to take our RV over to Camping World to get some service done. Seems there’s always something that needs
repaired. We do have a lot of fun with
it as long as we don’t “crunch the numbers” and try to convince ourselves how
economical it is compared to “flopping” in a motel. I think it’s all about the experience. It would be difficult to be able to spend the
night in a Walmart parking lot (as we do while passing through to a
destination) without the assistance of an RV.
I don’t mean to discourage any of you thinking about such a
purchase. Just don’t try to justify the
economy involved because it just “does not compute.”
As some of you know, who are Facebook Friends of mine, I do document a lot of the
“goings on” in our life on that social media.
One of my FB Friends, Hobart native, Sharon (Peet) Schrader often comments about how we run around so
much and at our age and all on the road.
Well, so far, so good. I can’t
imagine what it will be like when the time comes that we can no longer
travel. We so enjoy and feel fortunate
to be in good enough health to move around as freely as we do and really never
think about the time that we can’t.
Well, not until our good
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Content
Contributors for the Week
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
Frances
(Roberts) Herod, Class of 1945
Linda
(Elix) Newson, Class of 1968
Wayne
Rickerd
Gary
Wax
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering…
Maybe
we should consider going back to these good old days!
Teachers of
1872—the Good Old Days
The
following is taken from a list of rules for teachers written circa 1872.
Teachers each day will fill lamps,
clean chimneys.
Each teacher will bring a bucket of
water and a scuttle of coal for the day’s session.
Make your pens carefully. You may whittle nibs to the individual taste
of the pupils.
Men teachers may take one evening each
week for courting purposes, or two evenings a week if they go to church
regularly.
After ten hours in school, the teachers
may spend the remaining time reading the Bible or other good books.
Women teachers who marry or engage in
unseemly conduct will be dismissed.
Every teacher should lay aside from
each pay a goodly sum of his earnings for his benefit during his declining
years so that he will not become a burden on society.
Any teacher who smokes, uses liquor in
any form, frequents pool or public halls, or gets shaved in a barber shop will
give good reason to suspect his worth, intention, integrity, and honesty.
The teacher who performs his labor
faithfully and without fault for five years will be given an increase of 25 cents
per week in his pay, providing the Board of Education approves. (Saturday Evening Post, October, 1989)
A teacher’s lot is not an easy one.
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
A Genius Says Goodbye
This is an inspiring poem
written by one of the great Latin Americans and set to music. Enjoy as you read what he writes.
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=cu_275zg1so
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.
Father’s Day
Again, I wondered about the
origin of Father’s Day so decided to do some research. I must admit I was a little surprised at what
I found. Although Father’s Day had been
celebrated for years, it was not recognized as a national holiday until
1972. Following are links to information
I found. cnm
http://www.history.com/topics/fathers-day
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/fathers-day
.
Carolyn’s Tribute to Father’s
I can’t relate to Father’s
Day as I did to Mother’s Day since I am not a Father. However, I do strongly believe that Father’s
play a very important role in the family and should be honored. I am afraid they don’t get the same attention
that Mothers do on Mother’s Day and that really isn’t right as their role in
the family is equally important.
I have been very fortunate
to be surrounded by loving, caring Fathers all my life (my Granddad, my Dad, my
husband, my father-in-law LeRoy, my son-in-law Mark, my son Kevin and several
uncles). My Dad was the best. A child couldn’t have asked for a better
Dad. I rarely remember him ever uttering
a cross word and you always knew you were loved. He was a very busy farmer but took lots of
time to spend with Kenneth and me. He
loved to take the family to anything he thought we might like to attend or that
we should attend to further our education.
He was a doting Grandfather and would have so loved to see these great
grandchildren. LeRoy was a great father
as Mike will attest. He thought the
world of me and showed me that he loved me for the wife I was to Mike and the
Mother I was to his grandchildren. He,
too, loved his grandchildren and would have really loved the greatgrands.
Mike was and still is a
great Dad. He says he doesn’t remember
doing the things Mark and Kevin do with their little ones but I assure you he
did. He loved Karen and Kevin so much
and was a great help in raising them. He
spent hours on the soccer fields with them as youngsters and relished in every
accomplishment they ever enjoyed. His
love for the grandbabies is without question.
It is fun to see him with them.
We couldn’t ask for better
dads for our grandbabies. Mark and Kevin
are the best. They do any and everything
that Karen and Brenda do to take care of them.
I must say Mark can do a much better job of “doing” Paige’s hair and
changing her earrings than Nana can.
According to Paige, “Nana is learning to do my hair and is getting
better at putting in earrings.” She
knows Daddy does it better and will tell you in no uncertain terms. Baths, dressing them,
reading to them, taking them to daycare—all in a day’s work for these two
wonderful Dads.
Again
on Sunday as we celebrate Father’s Day, take time to call your Dad if he is
still with you and let him know how important he is and that you love him. If he is not longer here, take a few moments
to reflect on the time you had with him and what he meant to you. Dads are important to each and everyone of us and we should let them know that.
Interesting
Tidbits
Flag Day
On June 14 each year we
celebrate Flag Day. As I heard various
mentions of Flag Day, I wondered about its origin and history so did some
research. The following links provide
information on the history of the day. cnm
http://www.usflag.org/history/flagday.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Day_(United_States)
http://www.united-states-flag.com/flag-day-history.html
http://www.history.com/news/2012/06/13/a-flag-day-history-of-the-stars-and-stripes/
********
As
I thought about Flag Day I thought the following were appropriate to include. cnm
The Only Flag that Doesn’t Fly
Enjoy this!
News
19th
The
19th annual Cooperton Valley Reunion is coming up on July 28th. The start time is 9:00 a.m. and will go until ???. The noon
meal will be catered by End O’
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:
June 15 – Stephanie
Cain
June 17 – Katie (Lanig)
June 17 – Tommy Franks
June 17 – Sandra Hackney
Smith
June 19 – Marilyn Scott
Happy Anniversary To:
June 19 – Frank &
Gayle Lyde, Class of 1959
June 21 – Don & Marilyn Lester, Class of 1964, married 49 years
Humor
Lady
Driver Over 60
A mature (over 60) lady gets pulled over for speeding…
Older Woman: Is there a
problem, officer?
Officer: Ma’am, you
speeding.
Older Woman: Oh, I see.
Officer: Can I see your
license please?
Older Woman: I’d give it to
you but I don’t have one.
Officer: Don’t have one?
Older Woman: Lost it 4
years ago for drunk driving.
Officer: I see…Can I see
your vehicle registration papers please?
Older Woman: I can’t do
that.
Officer: Why not?
Older Woman: I stole this
car.
Officer: Stole it?
Older Woman: Yes, and I
killed and hacked up the owner.
Officer: You what?
Older Woman: His body parts
are in plastic bags in the trunk if you want to see.
The officer looks at the woman and slowly backs away to his car
and calls for back up. Within minutes 5
police cars circle the car. A senior
officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun.
Officer 2: Ma’am, could you
step out of your vehicle please!
The woman steps out of her vehicle.
Older Woman: Is there a
problem sir?
Officer 2: One of my officers told me that you have
stolen this car and murdered the owner.
Older Woman: Murdered the owner?
Officer 2: Yes, could you please open the trunk of your
car, please.
The woman opens the trunk,
revealing nothing but an empty trunk.
Officer 2: Is this your car, ma’am?
Older Woman: Yes, here are the registration papers.
The officer is quite
stunned.
Officer 2: One of my officers claims that you do not have
a driving license.
The woman digs into her
handbag and pulls out a clutch purse and hands it to the officer. The officer examines the license. He looks quite puzzled.
Officer 2: Thank you ma’am, one of my offices told me
you didn’t have a license, that you stole this car, and that you murdered and
hacked up the owner.
Older Woman: Bet the liar told you I was speeding, too.
Don’t mess with Mature
Ladies!!
From the Email
“Bag”
June
9, 2012
Mike,
I always enjoy your commentaries, but you don't "get it" about the
royals. In
George Farrar, Class of 1969
********
June 10, 2012
Dear Mike,
I so enjoyed reading your
last issue of the “Roosevelt News – East Coast Edition.” BTW, until last week’s issue with your
negative comments about the Royals, it had been quite popular over
here—especially, within the Monarchy. I
must say that the “Queen Mum” was quite disturbed and downtrodden over your expressed
opinion of the Royals and especially of her.
However, I must admit that I was able to overlook many of your comments
since you indicated that if you had a vote, you would support “Wills” over his
Dad for the throne. Additionally, that
was very kind of you to imply that you could also vote for me for Queen. Oh yes, and Pippa
was quite flattered over your nice, glowing comments about her. She sends her best regards. Please keep the excellent articles and
information coming. Just try, if you
can, to go a little lighter on the Queen that would most certainly make things
a little more bearable around the palace for the rest of us.
Sincerely,
Catherine, Duchess of
********
June
11, 2012
Dear Mike and Carolyn,
As usual, another great Roosevelt News.
Even though on TV we were given information on the important things that the
Queen of England does--and it did seem there was more than just
frivolousness--Mike's column about the Diamond Jubilee Celebration was comical,
light-hearted and made me chuckle. (That said, I'm glad I'm not having to finance the Monarchy.) Thanks, Mike. Well written. Proverbs says a
". . . merry heart does good like a medicine. .
."
Loved, loved, loved Carolyn's Essay of Travels. As I read I was thinking
what Carolyn eventually pointed out about kids today--they have to have gadgets
to keep them occupied and will never enjoy the beauty of travel like we did as
youngsters. They will, however, get to travel much cooler than we did in
our youth. Aren't air conditioners wonderful?
Judy Brown's reminiscence about grain trucks was right on! My dad and
mother even took a senior class to
I'm proud to be a part of the "Gray-Haired Brigade." Even
though my heart has been broken in recent past to see people talking during the
Star Spangled Banner, not placing their hand over their heart during the Pledge
of Allegiance, etc., there seems to be a resurgence of patriotism. We
truly live in the greatest nation on earth; but, it's up to us to keep it that
way. Keeping informed of what's going on in
I Can Only Imagine "THE ROOM" was touching, and even more,
thought provoking. How thankful we are for Jesus Blood that washes us
"whiter than snow".
Happy 50th Anniversary to Bill and Jean Ann Lyde.
(Jean Ann and I, and 4 others, were cheer leaders together the last year RHS
had a football team.) Don and I will be married 49 years June 21.
My how time flies when you're having fun, huh?
In appreciation of your work!
Marilyn Lester, Class of 1964
Political
Fodder
The Cow and the Ice Cream
The Cow
and the Ice Cream—one of the best theories of why Obama won the election from a
teacher in the
We are worried about ‘the
cow’ when it is all about the ‘ice cream.’
The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching 3rd
grade. The last Presidential election
was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a
class president. We would choose our
nominees. They would make a campaign
speech and the class would vote. To
simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of characteristics
these students should have.
We got many nominations and
from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot. The class had done a great job in their
selections. Both candidates were good
kids. I thought Jamie might have an
advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia’s mother.
The day arrived when they
were to make their speeches. Jamie went
first. He had specific ideas about how
to make our class a better place. He
ended by promising to do his very best.
Everyone applauded and he sat down.
Now it was Olivia’s turn to
speak. Her speech was concise. She said, “If you will vote for me, I will
give you ice cream.” She sat down. She surely would say more. She did not have to.
A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice
cream? She wasn’t sure. But no one pursued that question. They took her at her word.
Would her parents buy it or
would the class pay for…She didn’t know.
The class really didn’t care. All
they were thinking about was ice cream.
Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a landslide.
Every time Barack Obama
opened his mouth he offered ice cream and 51.4% of the people reacted like nine
year olds. They want ice cream.
The other 48.6% know they’re
going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess.
This is the ice cream Obama
promised us! Remember, the government cannot
give anything to anyone that they have not first taken away from someone else.
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Alonzo Aguilar, Dallas, former
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Vera
M. Miller, 89,
http://www.rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=3fb37f22-90e3-453c-abc2-ca32cdc0d9d2
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