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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 2, Is. 17 Nov.
9, 2012
From the
Editor
Here Comes Santa Claus
Well, the election
is over and believe me, “Christmas is on the Way!” Relax, this could well be my last political
writing for the year—but don’t hold me to it.
I know you’re going to say, “You are just a sore loser.” Not really, but in my opinion—and you’re
entitled to yours, I firmly believe that if you were on the winning side of the
election and are one of the “makers” rather than the “takers” you too are a
loser and may just not have figured that out yet. The day after President Obama’s re-election,
the Dow Jones Industrials dropped 313 points—a selloff resulting in the worst
one day drop all year. The “Santa Claus”
reference was not original—that came from Rush Limbaugh. As he says, “Who doesn’t like Santa
Claus?” That being in reference to
President Obama giving the “takers” what they want without having to work for
it. I’m not sure where you fit in this
“food chain” but I know I’m one of those paying for it out of my retirement
that I spent 31 years earning. I do
desperately resent that.
You ask, “How could this
happen?” Well, it’s so simple I can’t
believe that I didn’t see it coming.
There are as many or more of the “takers” as there are of the “makers”
and the Obama campaign was successful in getting them ALL registered and out to
the polls to vote on Tuesday! You’ve got
to give them credit for that. How did
they do it? I wouldn’t even consider
discussing my feelings about how they “managed” that event. However, I will say from what we saw in our
18 plus hours working the polls on Tuesday (and I’m sure there are those of you
who did the same) a portion of the mix of people who showed up reflected an
electorate that we had never seen before in previous elections. This group of “outliers” appeared confused,
uncomfortable in their surroundings, and completely clueless as to what was
going on except that they were there to vote for Barack Obama! I even had one voter ask me where he went to
get paid for his vote. Really! It was apparent that this group of people
didn’t just “wander” into the polls on their own. I have no question that this was the first
time many of them had ever voted. They
were the bounty of the massive Obama campaign’s “ground game” locating and
registering previously unregistered voters and seeing that they made it to the
polls on Election Day. They were joined by a large turnout of Latinos and
African Americans--many of whom I believe were also a target of President Obama’s
“get out the vote” campaign. Not
surprisingly, there was also a sprinkling of others who, based on their
demeanor, were obviously there following the direction of the President to
“vote for revenge.” There were also
“True Blue Democrats” and probably a few Republicans that felt compelled to
vote for the President. Although these
last two groups did show up, this election was “so covered” with the
brilliantly detailed and executed “ground game” that the President would have
most likely been elected without their vote.
It is very clear to me that the Obama campaign totally understood that
if you’re a “maker” you’re in the minority and they would take their chances on
getting your vote, while putting their emphasis on the more viable “taker”
segment that just wants “free stuff” allowing them to enjoy Christmas year
round. It worked! It worked so well that Romney supporters were
literally speechless and totally “blown away” in the still of the night with
the outcome of the election!
I’d like to discuss the
final days of the campaign and the approach taken by each of the campaigns—but
I won’t. I’ll leave that to you to
ponder who was “most Presidential” in the waning hours.
Beyond my concerns over the
economy and the President’s belief in “sharing the wealth” what have I lost in
this election--the warm comfortable feeling of again having a “Man of God”
guiding our great nation? I truly hope
I’m wrong about this President and my perception of his plans for dismantling
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Content
Contributors for the Week
Bill
Hancock
Gary
Wax
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Tribute to our
Veterans
Sunday
is Veterans Day. We so owe those who
have served in our Armed Forces and the many who gave their lives to protect
our nation and preserve our freedom as well as those who continue to serve in
our Armed Forces. Veterans Day is the
one day each year set aside for us to honor them. We are glad to honor them in this issue of
the Roosevelt News—East Coast Edition.
Angel Flight
You probably want to have a
tissue available before watching this tribute.
Absolutely beautiful
tribute….Worth watching!....With reverence!
This video is about a song
called “Angel Flight” and the song is being performed with “effects.” Listen to the words of the pilot and the
tower. This is beautiful. God bless our Veterans!
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=70Ikj1hZDnw&feature=related
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Larry, the Flagman
The story of a selfless
American paying tribute to those that have sacrificed everything!
http://www.youtube.com/embed/TNJ9umv10EM?feature=player_detailpage
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Veteran’s Day Tribute at Lambeau
Field
http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/lambeau.asp
Remembering…
This
is another query from Bill Hancock.
Please send us anything you might remember about this.
Who owned the
service station on the southwest corner of Highway 9 at Broadway? This station was across from Dutch Miller's
Texaco.
Here’s what we about the last query about the
north side of
Starting
in 1947, George Caroland operated the “Caroland Garage” at the site. It probably was a metal
building. The business was in place off and on through 1964. In the
later stages, I was called the “Caroland Radiator and
Gun Service.” Bob Ferrell also remembers that a dealer sold Kaiser-Frazer
automobiles on that site.
Mike
Gage remembers a small car garage “to the north of whatever business was
there.”
Leo
Scott remembers the Marlers had a garage on the site
were City Hall is today.
Another friend said, “Seems to me right next to the
fire house was a sort of crude set of climbing bars probably made out of extra
pipe. Between Shorty Derrick's station and the alley It
seems as there was an old shed-like building - not in good shape to be a
warehouse of anything like that. Maybe a tin building.
The door s were sliding doors and did not close
completely.”
Another
man thinks it was a Nash dealership. Another said it was “Willy’s and Crosley.”
We
also learned a little more about the “Smith Drug” location at the northwest
corner of Fourth and
That sister station was next door east of the Nash
Hotel, which burned down in September of 1945. Druggist Dennis Boothe
had the old station torn down in 1947 or 1948 and opened the drug store,
reportedly to keep out any other competition—he probably figured Boothe’s, Gaines Drug, Grinnell’s and the old Hobart Drug
gave Hobart plenty of pharmacies. Boothe
installed Troy Smith as manager. Smith’s wife, of course, was
schoolteacher and musician Opal Irene Smith.
We
also learned a little more about that lightning strike in 1962, from Jeff Casida: My grandmother, Eva Casida,
lived at 222 W. 2nd, on the same block as the Coalson's,
where the
And
this came from Harold Gibson, HHS class of 1939: I enjoy learning some
things about
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Whispering Hope
This is amazing using a leaf
flute. Enjoy
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_popup?v=k6dTeQwf488
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Nurse
About Nurses: Somebody asked: “You’re a nurse?? That’s cool.
I wanted to do that when I was a kid.
How much do you make?”
The nurse replied: “HOW MUCH DO I MAKE?” I can make holding your hand seem like the
most important thing in the world when you’re scared. I can make your child breathe when they
stop. I can help your father survive a
heart attack. I can make myself get up
at 5 a.m. to make sure your mother has the medicine she needs to live. I work all day to save the lives of
strangers. I make my family wait for
dinner until I know your family member is taken care of. I make myself skip lunch so that I can make
sure that everything I did for your wife today is charted. I make myself work weekends and holidays
because people don’t just get sick Monday thru Friday. Today, I might save your life. How much do I make? All I know is, I make a difference
This should make one respect
the work of a nurse.
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.
Cooperton Valley Picture Trail
The “
Interesting
Tidbits
Editor’s
Note: This one is dear to me. My family says that a Diet Coke is my cure
all for everything. Enjoy! cnm
Let’s Have a Coke
I’d like to share a coke
with you. This Coke ad is three minutes
of pure entertainment!!! It’s cool. You’ll love it…created by some engineering
students. Outside the box, like a Rube
Goldberg…if you’re of a certain age to know who Rube was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEBJmZL8G1E
News
The
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The
Roosevelt Senior Citizen Center serves lunch on Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The cost is $4 for
those 60 and over and $5 for the younger generation. Stop in and enjoy a good meal while visiting
with your friends.
The
menu for next week is as follows:
Tuesday,
November 13: Chili, Spicy Oven Fries,
Crackers/Fritos, Salad Bar, and Fruit Cocktail Cake
Thursday,
November 15: Oven Pork Chops, Mashed
Potatoes/Gravy, Black-eyed Peas, Rolls, Salad Bar, and Cookies
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The Kiowa County Historical
Society is having its Annual Members Meeting and Dinner Monday, November 12 at
6:00 pm at the
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The Kiowa county
Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, November 13 in the Jake Slaner Room at the Jane Phelan Library,
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The Kiowa County Historical
Society is holding a bake sale during Moonlight Madness, Thursday, November 15
at 5:30 pm at the Hobart Chamber of Commerce Office,
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A
Southern Kiowa Christmas
The Southern Kiowa Chamber is
continuing to finalize plans for A Southern Kiowa Christmas on December 15 in
Snyder. The event will start with
Breakfast with Santa from 8 a.m. to
10 a.m. in the school cafeteria.
Pancakes, Blue & Gold Sausage, milk, coffee, and orange juice will
be served. The cost is $5 for adults and
$3 for children. Vendors will be at the
tennis courts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. selling their wares. The Snyder FFA Show Team will be serving
lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ag Building on
In the very near future the Chamber
will be selling tickets for their annual Christmas giveaway. At this time they plan to give away $500
cash, a trailer, a big screen TV, other electronic items, bicycles, and other
items. Tickers are $1 each. You do not need to be present to win.
Begin planning now to be in Snyder for
A Southern Kiowa Christmas on December 15.
It is sure to be an enjoyable event for the entire family.
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:
November 9 – Karen May
November 9 – Kylee Dawn Cantrell - Karla Thomas Granddaughter
November 10 – Clyde Blackwood,
Class of 1943
November 11 – Tommy McCallick
November 12 – Edith McCallick
November 12 – Sharla Bosin
November 13 – Louise (Hopkins) Kendall, Class of 1971
November 13 – Mike Ellis
November 13 – Keyna Liles Metcalf
November 14 – Cade Moore
November 15 – Audrey Stucks
November 15 – Dallon Welch
Happy Anniversary To:
November 15 – Michael
& Brandy Saville, Class of 1993
Humor
Shampoo Warning!
I don't know WHY I didn't figure this out sooner! I use shampoo in the shower!
When I wash my hair, the shampoo runs down my whole body, and printed very
clearly on the shampoo label is this warning,
"FOR EXTRA BODY AND VOLUME."
No wonder I have been gaining weight!
Well! I have gotten rid of that shampoo
and I am going to start showering
with Dawn dish soap instead. Its label
reads,
"DISSOLVES FAT THAT IS OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE."
Food for
Thought
We are
changing the title of this section to Food for Thought. When we receive something we believe worthy
for all to consider we will include it here.
It Started on November 4th 1979
Take time to read this. It is short but puts some events you will
recall into perspective. It is not
political! It’s American!
In case you missed it, World
War III began in November, 1970. U.S.
Navy Captain Dan Quimette was the Executive Officer
at the Naval Air Station,
That’s what we think we
heard on the 11th of September 2001 (when more than 3,000 Americans
were killed) and maybe it was, but I think it should have been ‘Get Out of Bed!’ In fact,
the alarm clock has been buzzing since 1979 and we have continued to hit the
snooze button and roll over for a few more minutes of peaceful sleep since
then.
It was a cool fall day in
November 1979 in a country going through a religious and political upheaval
when a group of Iranian students attacked and seized the American Embassy in
Shortly after the
In April of 1983 a large
vehicle packed with high explosives was driven into the U.S. Embassy compound
in
Then just six short months
later in 1983 a large truck heavily laden down with over 2500 pounds of TNT
smashed through the main gate of the U.S. Marine Corps headquarters in
Two months later in December
1983, another tuck loaded with explosives is driven into the U.S. Embassy in
The following year, in
September 1984, another van was driven into the gate of the U.S. Embassy in
Soon the terrorism spreads
to
Then in August 1988 a
Volkswagen loaded with explosives is driven into the main gate of the U.S. Air
Force Base at Rhein-Main; 22 are killed and the
snooze alarm is buzzing louder and louder as
Fifty-nine days later in
1985 a cruise ship, the Achille Lauro,
is hijacked and we watched as an American in a wheelchair is singled out of the
passenger list and executed.
The terrorists then shift
their tactics to bombing civilian airliners when they bomb TWA Flight 840 in
April of 1986 that killed 4 and the most tragic bombing, Pan Am Flight 103 over
The wake up alarm is getting
louder and louder.
The terrorists decide to
bring the fight to
The following month,
February 1993, a group of terrorists are arrested after a rented van packed
with explosives is driven into the underground parking garage of the
Then in November 1995 a car
bomb explodes at a
A few months later in June
of 1996, another truck bomb explodes only 35 yards from the
They move to coordinate their
attacks in a simultaneous attack on two
The USS Cole was docked in
the
And of course you know the
events of 11 September 2001. Most
Americans think this was the first attack against
In the news lately we have
seen lots of finger pointing from every high official in government over what
they knew and what they didn’t know. But
if you’ve read the papers and paid a little attention I think you can see
exactly what they knew. You don’t have
to be in the FBI or CIA or on the National Security Council to see the pattern
that has been developing since 1979.
I think we have been in a
war for the past 25 years and it will continue until we as a people decide
enough is enough.
After the attack on
This is not a political thing
to be hashed over in an election year, this is an AMERICAN thing. This is about our Freedom and the Freedom of
our children in years to come.
If you believe in this,
please forward it to as many people as you can especially to the young people
and all those who dozed off in history class and who seem so quick to protest
such a necessary military action. If you don’t believe it, just delete it and go back to sleep.
Obituaries
Nona
Mae (Muldowney) Cripps, 91, Class of 1938
Jan
(Perkins) Sullins, 61, Class of 1969
http://www.cornerstonehillsboro.com/sitemaker/sites/Corner1/obit.cgi?user=788726Sullins
James
Leroy Wilks, 69, former
http://www.lee-funeralhomes.com/obituaries/James-Wilks/#/Obituary
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Ray
and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart,
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