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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 2, Is. 18 Nov.
16, 2012
From the
Editor
It’s apparent that winter is
on the way. I recognize that for many
reasons. First, the pool is closed and
that area has filled with leaves.
Second, we are now fairly consistently getting cooler weather. Thirdly, we have blown leaves out of the yard
and the pool area 4 times so far. No,
you NEVER get rid of all of them. They
continue to blow from one side of the yard to the other throughout the winter
(as we simply blow them into the woods).
You say, “Well, why don’t you just bag them up?” Are you kidding me! Not a prayer.
The sheer volume of leaves we have out here is beyond belief unless you
live in an area with the number of very tall trees that we have. Without removing them in stages, leaves would
be knee deep. Lastly, the outside
faucets have been drained and shut off and the sprinkler system has been blown
out.
With all of the previous
done, we start to move inside with “inside projects” and mentally prepare for
the holidays--and our trip to
After finishing the painting
on Tuesday I retired upstairs for my second shower of the day. Upon finishing, I yelled at Carolyn to ask
should I put on my “evening wear” (like the Romney’s do) or fully dress. Her answer was, “It’s up to you--I’m not
cooking.” So, thinking it would be a
little inappropriate to go out in my “jammies and
smoking jacket” I got fully dressed and we were off to Outback and our favorite
waiter there, Darrin. As usual it was a
typical very pleasant experience.
Upon leaving we were shocked
to see over a dozen power company trucks roll into the parking lot. The logos on the door read “Georgia
Power.” I have to admit that I had a
lump in my throat that I, rightly or wrongly, equated to seeing a group of our
brave young men and women returning home from battle. I’m sure that this group of men and probably
women were on their way home from “Battleground New York, New Jersey, and
surrounding areas” and the aftermath of “Super Storm Sandy.” I feel that they and their local comrades
never get the praise that they should as they attempt to repair the damage
after a natural disaster. People always
complain that it takes too long to get their power back on and I know sometimes
it does, BUT, before we complain, we need to stop, think, and try to imagine
the challenges these workers face--downed trees, downed (live) power lines,
broken gas lines--and many times facing these challenges in the midst of
inclement weather. I often think of the
advance planning it takes for these power companies to have outside support
from another part of the country at their disposal, ready to call in at a
moments notice to assist them in a time of need. So, for their extraordinary work and
sacrifice, I’d like to take this opportunity to salute the “boys and girls from
mlm
Content
Contributors for the Week
Geary
McDowell
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Glass of Milk
One day, a poor boy who was
selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had
only one thin dime left, and he was hungry.
He decided he would ask for
a meal at the next house. However, he
lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked
for a drink of water! She thought he
looked hungry so brought him a glass of milk.
He drank it so slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,”
she replied. “Mother has taught us never
to accept pay for a kindness.”
He said, “Then I thank you
from my heart.”
As Howard Kelly left that
house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was
strong also. He had been ready to give
up and quit.
Many years later that same
young woman became critically ill. The
local doctors were baffled. They finally
sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare
disease.
Dr. Howard Kelly was called
in for the consultation. When he heard
the name of the town she came from a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of
the hospital to her room. Dressed in his
doctor’ gown he went in to see her. He
recognized her at once.
He went back to the
consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to
her case. After a long struggle, the
battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the
business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the
edge, and the bill was sent to her room.
She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her
life to pay for it all.
Finally she looked, and
something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words…”Paid in full with one
glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.
Tears of joy flooded her
eyes as her happy heart prayed, “Thank you, God, that Your love has spread
broad through human hearts and hands.”
There’s a saying which goes
something like this: Bread cast on the
water comes back to you. The good deed
you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected
time. If you never see the deed again at
least you will have made the world a better place. And, after all, isn’t that what life is all
about?
Now you have two
choices. You can send this on and spread
a positive message or ignore it and pretend it never touched your heart.
The hardest thing to learn
in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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
Cute Commercial
This is one of the best
commercials I have seen and is well worth the time it takes to watch.
It is actually an HP Printer
and Evian Water commercial. But there
are only a few seconds that actually bring attention to the HP printer and
Evian Water. The bulk of the commercial
is purely entertainment. And, it is
amazing! I don’t know how they do this
kind of stuff, but it is flawless. It is
so perfectly done that I could not find one thing that would make you think it
wasn’t real if you didn’t know better.
Cool! Click the link below and
enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?feature=player_embedded&v=341rybZ42vA
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Went Fishing, Caught Four Deer
The best day of fishing
ever! Click on the link and enjoy
reading the story.
http://fishing.outdoorzy.com/four-deer-rescued-from-alaskan-waters-121411/
News
The
Roosevelt Senior Citizen Center will be closed the week of November 19th
for Thanksgiving. They wish everyone a
Happy Thanksgiving and invite everyone to join them again on November 27th
for a great lunch.
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The
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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 16 – Cory Blaine
November 16 – Andy Goodson,
Class of 1966
November 17 – Gayla (Cook) Miller, Class of 1977
November 17 – Ashlan Thompson
November 18 – Ben Horton
November 20 – Bud Johnson
November 20 – John Gibbs
November 21 – Andurea Melton
November 22 – Bobbie (Alford)
Buckner, Class of 1947
Happy Anniversary To:
November 21 –
Humor
This should make you smile
unless it hit too close to home.
Letter to Redneck Son
Dearest Son
I'm writing this slow because I know you can't read fast.
We don't live where we did when you left home.
Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happen within 20miles
of your home, so we moved.
I won't be able to send you the address because the last
that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so they wouldn't
have to change their address.
This place is really nice. It even has a
washing machine. I'm not sure about it.
I put a load of clothes in and pulled the chain. We haven't seen them since.
The weather isn't bad here. It only rained twice last week; the first
time for three days and the second time for four days.
Auntie Maude has sent you a pair of socks she knit. She put a third one
in because she heard you have grown another foot since she last saw you.
About that coat you wanted me to send; your Uncle Billy said it would be too
heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on, so we cut them off and put them
in the pockets.
Jimmy locked his keys in the car yesterday.
We were really worried because it took him two hours to get me and your
father out.
Your sister had a baby this morning, but I haven't found out what it is yet, so
I don't know if you are an aunt or uncle. The baby looks just like your
brother.
Uncle Bobby fell into a whiskey vat last week.
Some men tried to pull him out but he fought them off and drowned. We
had him cremated, he burned for three days.
Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pickup truck. Butch was driving. He rolled down the window
and swam to safety. Your other two friends were in the back. They drowned because they couldn't get the
tailgate down.
There isn't much more news at this time.
Nothing much out of the normal has happened.
Your Favorite Aunt,
Mom
From the Email
“Bag”
November
8, 2012
I really appreciated the "Nurses"
story. I think my mother, Juanita Baden,
would agree with the article and was a nurse that made a difference.
Cathy (
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November 9, 2012
Hey
good morning, Mike,
I liked your editorial writing in this edition. While I'm glad the
politics and campaign is over I'm just ill about the results. I don't
know how I'm going to take Obama's arrogance and attitude for 4 more
years. Plus sharing the meager profits of my career with the
'takers'. I'm not greedy but there's only so much to go around. I
know we have to wait and see but didn't we just do that over the past 4
years? And what a dismal track record!
Fortunately, life goes on and maybe we can forget these issues. For me,
I'm going to make the most of what I have and live each day to the
utmost. I wish this for everyone.
Respectfully,
Jerry W. Curtis, Class of 1961
Food for
Thought
Trillion
You may have
seen this representation before - but if not!.... think on it! & pass it on
too!
Physical concept of money...great graphics
This is beyond mind-boggling....
http://www1.radiofreemarket.com/2012/10/19/physical-concepts-of-money/
Obituaries
Useful
Links:
Becker
Funeral Home of Snyder, OK
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder
Peoples
Cooperative Funeral
http://www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com/
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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