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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 1, Is. 6 August
26, 2011
From the
Editor
As we prepare to “publish”
this issue of the Roosevelt News – East Coast Edition, we are still a little
skittish from the rocking and rolling of the earth on Tuesday afternoon (and
several more times since). The epicenter
of the earthquake was about 80 miles south of where we live. We must say it is a scary experience when the
house rumbles and everything that can rattles for 45 seconds or so. Having lived through September 11, 2001, here
in the nation’s capital, we are all uneasy when something unusual happens. Watching our local news after the earthquake,
it was readily apparent that many in the area first thought there was another
terrorist attack. Now we are bracing for
Hurricane Irene. We know that many of
you would love to get any rain we might see from Irene. We would love to have rain as well, just as
long as there isn’t flooding and high winds to go with it. So much for the weather from the home of the
Roosevelt News – East Coast Edition.
On another matter, we have
had some comments from people who say their “sore old eyes” are having a little
trouble reading the Arial 12 font we are using in the newsletter. I am most certainly compassionate with these
concerns as I too have had vision issues all my life--issues which have not
improved with the years. In fact within
the last two years I have lost all vision in my right eye--not looking for
sympathy, just making the point that I do understand. However, the font size we use is considered
pretty standard for the type of publication we’re writing and is sufficient for
most. Raising the font size one level
might satisfy most, but likely would not satisfy all. I want to suggest a “fix” that will satisfy
all. As we have mentioned, all past,
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Content
Contributors for the Week
Geary
McDowell
Carolyn
Martin
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering Jerry Brown
All of us have pleasant memories
of our childhood and I have none better than of all the good times I spent with
Jerry. He was a couple of years older
than me, just “lived around the mountain” from us, and was the closest neighbor
near my age. As he grew older, he
acquired the nickname of “Mouse” because he was a little on the small
side. More about that later. However, because of his size, I was not
intimidated by the age difference. We
had so many good times. His Dad had a
barn with a loft--so much fun. I would
have killed to have a place like that to play in and play we did--often, as
long as we thought his Dad wouldn’t catch us.
His Dad, Andrew, was a little tough on him. Seemed as if Jerry could never do exactly
what his Dad thought he should--and he probably didn’t. I can still hear his Dad yell, “Boy, what are
you doing?”
Aside from the barn loft, my
earliest recollections are of us playing down at the creek. That was something I had that he didn’t. It wasn’t very deep anywhere so there was
little danger of drowning unless we fell face down in the shallow water. There was an abundant supply of frogs,
tadpoles, and a few little mud cats and perch.
His sister,
From fishing and smoking
grapevines, we moved on to building a raft to “cruise the creek” on--sounds a
little “Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn like” doesn’t it? For this project we selected 5 of my Dad’s
cedar posts and three of his granary boards to tie the five posts
together. Needless to say (although I
don’t recall him saying anything) I doubt that my Dad was very happy over our
selection of materials. Once built, we
had the logistic difficulty of how to get it to the creek. We selected my “little red wagon” for the
task--although I’m afraid had the Oklahoma Highway Patrol intercepted us and
had our wagon weighed, we would probably have been overloaded and fined. Next critical issue--when we made it to the
water, it sank. BTW, we only had about
11 inches of water to float it in. We
applied a little “
The next “really big” event
was Jerry’s acquisition of a scooter. I
think it was an Allstate (Sear sucker special).
It was so neat and so unsafe on rough, gravel, country roads. It’s fortunate that neither of us were ever
hurt. However, it probably had a top
speed of 5 mph. My Dad would have busted
my bottom side had he known how much I rode that scooter. I wanted one so badly, but knew that I just
as well forget it--it wasn’t in the cards.
We had such plans for that scooter.
We even planned to put it on propane.
I could just envision a little tank hanging off the side of it. I know that Kenneth McDowell would have
helped us with that retrofit, if we only asked.
We were both into
wildlife. One morning on the way to
school Jerry noticed a dead coon down by the bridge. We made plans of how we would come home and
skin him after school. I don’t remember
anything about the condition he (the coon) was in by the afternoon, but it
couldn’t have been good. Regardless, we
strung him up on the bridge and started the hide removal process. The next decision was to decide who would get
the hide and who would get the tail.
Jerry chose the tail, so that left me the hide. You have no idea how shocked I was when the
next day I went out to look at the hide, only to find it wrinkled and
stiff. Unfortunately, that didn’t turn
out too well for me. I’m pretty sure
Jerry got more use out of the tail than I did the hide. This was most likely the beginning of a brief
stint at coon hunting in later teenage years.
Thank you very much Larry Phillips for being our mentor in the coon
hunting world. For those of you who
never hunted coons and have no clue what the “prize” take was from every
“captured” male coon, check with Larry, he can fill you in.
At the reunion four years
ago, Terry Bagley, Jerry Hayslip, Stanna (Brewer) Lee, and a few others were
sitting around the table discussing Jerry--he wasn’t there. Their consensus was how unfortunate it was
for him to have been tagged with the “Mouse” nickname. I must admit that I’d never thought much
about it, but obviously they had. They
thought it was so unfair and demeaning to him.
It wasn’t difficult to see the respect that they all had for him.
I am not happy to say that as chance would have it, I
went through most of my adult life and never saw Jerry again after those
wonderful formative years until the reunion two years ago. What a great visit we had. It was so good to catch up after all that
time. If you missed Jerry two years ago,
don’t look for him this year, he won’t be there. To visit Jerry now, you’ll have to go out to
the
Have you looked at the list
of who is attending this year? Do you
see a “Jerry Brown” from your past in that list that you haven’t seen in
years? If you do, and weren’t considering
coming to the reunion this year, but rather waiting until the next time,
PLEASE, PLEASE RECONSIDER! You may not
be as lucky as I was with Jerry and get the chance to see that special person
again if you pass up this opportunity. A
registration form follows. Fill it out
and send in today. You’ll be glad you did.
Detach and return with payment to:
2011
Alumni Name _________________________________Class
of__________
Spouse, Friend, or Relative’s Name, also
attending_____________________
Address____________________City_____________State_____Zip______
Email
address_________________________________________________
Phone
number_________________________________________________
Number of 2009 Reunion DVD’s______@ $15 each =
__________________
Number to attend Friday Mixer________ **Donations
accepted**
Number to attend Saturday night meal ______@ $13.00
each = ___________
TOTAL = ________
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Watch
this space for news on the upcoming Roosevelt High School Reunion which will be
September 30 and October 1. We will be
bringing you updates on the plans for the
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Reservations for the 2011
Roosevelt High School Reunion have been received from the following: Those in red are new this week.
Class of 1945:
Joyce (Clark) Henson and Alex
Cedillo & Annette Williams
Class of 1946:
Emily (Martin) Bennight and Welsey
Class of 1947: Bobbi (Alford) Buckner
Class of 1948:
Cotton (Muse) Mathis and
James; Richard McConnell
Class of 1949:
Bob Sheets
Class of 1950:
Paul Hay
Class of 1951:
Class of 1953:
Tom Alford; Shirley (Webb)
Cook and Dober; Evelyn Walters; L. D. Sheets and Oweeda;
Class of 1955:
Beverly Gray and Don Taylor
Class of 1956: Rose (Chance) Anderson; Dwight
Peterson; Buck Cook
Class of 1957:
Jim Law and Alice; Johnny
Block; Walter Farrar; Darrell Cooper and Dovie
Class of 1958:
Merle Jones and Kathy
Falconer; Ronald Hebensperger and Janet;
Class of 1959:
Jerry Alford; Norwood
Pollard; Gene Janes and Janice; Mike Berridge; Dale Tufford; Dale
Cain; Jackie Davis; Dolores (Eaton) Earley; Betty (Gaidaroff) Morgan and Linda
(Gaidaroff) Clark; Lee Griffee
and Shirley
Class of 1960:
Henry Graves and Delois; Cheryl Eaton
Class of 1961:
Paula (Miller) Block; Linda (Muldowney) Dills and Robert; Jim Hebensperger;
Linda (Goodin) Hash
Class of 1962:
Joe Mac Ankney;
Howard (Rex) LaFever and Mary; Dan Hayslip and Susan;
Bill and Jean Ann (Schrader) Lyde; Ronnie Collmer;
Freddie Johnson and Joan; Austilene (Turner) Borum
Class of 1963:
Johnny Alford; Karen Denton
and Tommy; Stana Hammons
Class of 1964:
Bonnie (Pollard) Phillips and
John; Jerry Hayslip
Class of 1965:
Class of
1966: Malynda Adams and
Donald
Class of
1968:
Class of
1972: Jenny Loveless and Paul
Class of
1975: David Jackson
Class of
1977: Gayla (Cook) Miller
Class of
1979: Pam (Stroud) Jackson; Sabrina (Stroup) Vincent
Class of
1988: Mijo Chard and
Linda Melton
Class of
1991: Glenda Jenkins and Cody;
Krystal (Mahoney) Lancaster, Bill and Tommy
Guests: Brenda (Stroud) Wilhite;
Clithia (Stroud) Kilbourne;
Carri Stroud; Carolyn Martin
Alumni Website
We have renewed the account that
Local News
Geary McDowell
sent us the following article from the Mesonet Ticker
which only confirms what all of our family in friends in southwest Oklahoma
already know about the hot dry summer.
However, seeing the statistics drives home even more the dyer situation
for that part of the country.
MESONET
TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ...
August 22, 2011 August 22, 2011 August 22, 2011
August 22, 2011
The OCS/Mesonet Ticker: Dry and windy, with a slight
chance of rain.
Grandfield breaks
Shortly after noon, the Oklahoma Mesonet site at
Grandfield reached 100 degrees for the 87th time in 2011, eclipsing the state's
record for number of days at or above 100 degrees. The previous record of 86
days was held by Hollis from the summer of 1956. Here is the maximum
temperature map from the Oklahoma Mesonet map through
12:45 pm.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20110822/today.TAIR.max.grad.png
You can keep track of today's maximum temperatures here:
http://www.mesonet.org/index.php/weather/map/todays_maximum_temps/air_temperature
and the number of 100-degree days for each Mesonet
site (updated each following
day) here:
http://www.mesonet.org/index.php/weather/map/days_with_highs_above_100f/air_temperature
Grandfield's first triple-digit reading was 101 degrees back on April 18. In
fact, since June 1 there have only been five days that Grandfield didn't
see a 100-degree temperature.
Month # of 100-degree days
April 1
May 8
June 28
July 31
August (1-22) 19
Here is an updated list of the top 100-degree day counts across the state since
records began in the late 1880s.
Historical 100-degree days in a year
GRANDFIELD -- 87 days in 2011
HOLLIS -- 86 days in 1956
ALTUS -- 85 days in 2011
HEALDTON -- 83 days in 1980
WALTERS -- 83 days in 1998
HOLLIS -- 82 days in 2011
CHATTANOOGA -- 82 days in 1998
WOODWARD -- 81 days in 1896
HOLLIS -- 81 days in 1952
HOLLIS -- 81 days in 1939
FREDERICK -- 81 days in 1954
Grandfield's average summer temperature (climatological summer runs from June 1
through August 31) through August 21 has been 92 degrees, with an average high
temperature of 106 degrees. Since October 1, 2010, Grandfield has seen 5.9
inches of rainfall, nearly 20 inches below normal.
Grandfield is not only going to break the record for 100-degree days, it's
going to smash it. The forecast high temperatures for the next 6 days are 106,
105, 104, 103, 104 and 104 degrees, respectively. Next stop, 100 days of 100
degrees? The race continues.
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:
August 27 -- Tracy Ellis
August 27 -- Gracie Gean Mahoney
August 27 -- Angela Suanny Block, Class of 1985
August 27 -- Amber Reeves
August 28 – Joan Johnson Christenson, Class of 1951
August 28 – Reubin Smith, Class of 1987
August 29 – Shane Cooper
August 29 – Ryan Sears
August 29 – Bill Forbes
August 30 – Sara Copeland
August 30 – Jared Ryan Raasch
September 1 – George Farrar
Happy
Anniversary To:
August 28 – Weldon &
Peggy Johnson -- 68 years in 2011
August
29 - Clyde & Mabel Block Blackwood
Humor
Housewife’s Day Off
A man came home from work and found his three children outside,
still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers
strewn all around the yard.
The door of his wife’s car was open, as was the front door to the
house and there was no sign of the dog.
Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw
rug was wadded against one wall.
In
the front room the TV was loudly blaring a Cartoon channel, and the family room
was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.
In
the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter,
the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken
glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back
door.
He
quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes,
looking for his wife. He was worried she
might be ill, or that something serious had happened.
He
was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom
door. As he peered inside he found wet
towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and
toothpaste had been smeared over the minor and walls.
As
he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed In her
pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up
at him, smiled and asked how his day went.
He
looked at her bewildered and asked, “What happened here today?”
She
again smiled and answered, “You know every day when you come home from work and
you ask me what in the world I do all day?”
“Yes,”
was his incredulous reply.
She answered, “Well, today I didn’t do
it.”
From the Email
“Bag”
August
18, 2011
Donna Wolfe Nelson came from
Joye Johnson
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August 19, 2011
Hi, Mike. My niece just forwarded me the latest Roosevelt News,
and I'd like to be added to the mailing list. I moved recently, so I'm sure
that the address in the database that Wanda put together needs to be updated.
The current address is
Hope all's well with you. I'm afraid to do the math to figure out
how long since I've seen you or Bill Scott or James Horn or anyone else from
your class.
Keep up the good work with the News!
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August
23, 2011
Michael & Carolyn,
We all miss Wanda. I
didn’t get to know her as well as some, but really liked and appreciated her.
Thanks for continuing her
efforts. I won’t be there this year and will sure miss everyone.
Joan
Christenson
Obituaries
Harry W. Bensel, 57, (Class of 1972)
Lucille Peterson, 100, (Former
http://www.butlerfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1239680&fh_id=13257
Useful
Links:
Becker
Funeral Home of Snyder, OK
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder
Ray
and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart,
http://www.234enterprises.com/Roosevelt%20Cemetery%20Layout.htm
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/rooseveltcemetery
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99397&CScn=roosevelt&CScntry=4&CSst=38
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99399&CScn=Hobart+Rose&CScntry=4&CSst=38
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2246374&CScn=Resurrection&CScntry=4&CSst=38
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99042&CScn=Mountain+Park&CScntry=4&CSst=38
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=98391&CScn=fairlawn&CScntry=4&CSst=38
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