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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 2, Is. 35 Mar.
15, 2013
From the
Editor
Let me begin this editorial
by saying that I am indeed a blessed man with a loving wife, daughter, son,
son-in-law, and daughter-in-law. The
“frosting on the cake” is the 3 wonderful grandchildren that have been
presented to us. We, like all families,
have had our share of loss of extended family members. In fact, the entire generation before us is
all gone with the exception of my Aunt Doris Field--my Mother’s sister just
younger than her.
Beyond family, I have been
exceptionally fortunate in the fact that I am 66 years old and can count the
number of close friends that I have lost on one hand. That’s quite amazing in my view. However, this week that count may have moved
to my second hand as I lost one of my former co-workers and friend Steve
Cyrier. Yes, this is a loss to me, but
an unthinkable loss to his family as Steve was only 43 years old. He has been battling cancer since December of
2009 with too many “ups and downs” to count.
Steve had 3 children--two still in high school and a daughter that
graduated a couple of years ago. Stop
and think about the real tragedy here.
He won’t see any of his children make the transition into responsible
young citizens, but he needn’t worry they will.
The last 3 plus years have already given them a “jump start” helping
their Mother with day to day responsibilities.
Further, he won’t see any of them marry, start families, or present him
and his wife Amy with grandchildren.
Knowing the joy that grandchildren have brought to me and “Nana” that
fact alone breaks my heart. His illness
has been such a bitter sweet--up and down battle--for his family that I think I
would be remiss to not admit that understanding what the eventual outcome was
going to be it must truly be a relief from the pain for both him and them to
end this terrible journey. It’s so very
sad to admit, but actually true. That
said, in Steve’s own words, that I’ve heard so many times from him over the
years when things went astray--It’s just “all wrong.” Yes, life ending at 43 is just “all
wrong.” I only hope that as they start
to feel the relief that they can accept it and not feel the guilt that most
often accompanies it.
I have expended a great
amount of effort to keep close contact with Steve--especially over the last
year or so as it became evident that this was not going to give us the result
we wanted. Steve had extreme
difficulties with breathing and was unable to eat for months due to a blockage
in his colon that doctors were not comfortable to attempt to rectify with
surgery. Those last months were terribly
uncomfortable for him. Much of that time
he was not able to talk on the phone, so we corresponded via texting only. I wasn’t perfect, but I attempted to see that
he had a message from me most days. My
goal was to reassure him that I did care and to give him something to respond
to. I wasn’t able to visit him
personally as often as I would have liked because of him being in ICU--unable
to have visitors or me with “sniffles” not wanting to expose him to unneeded
opportunities for picking up a “bug.” I
did visit him a week ago last Friday in the hospital. It was hard for both of us. In fact in our discussion he stated, “It won’t
be long now.” Later that afternoon I
sent a text telling him how much I enjoyed having the chance to visit and how
helpless I felt that there was nothing I could do to help him get better other
than to pray. At 3:34 a.m. the next
morning he texted, “That is all you need faith in GOD and knowing that he is
with you--thanks.” Later that morning he
was sent back to ICU and on Wednesday of last he “coded”, had a breathing tube
inserted, and was placed in a medically induced coma. Around 9:00 p.m.--one week from the day I had
last visited him, he slipped away.
I have been concerned that
he would pass while we were on our next trip, which will begin on March
21. With the sadness of his loss, I was
encouraged that I would still be here for services. I so remember when my Dad and Mom were out
here visiting and one of his best friends Arlie Holder passed away and he wasn’t
able to attend his services. He was
devastated. If I didn’t understand then,
I do now--as we got word late Monday that his services will be on March 23--and
we’ll be in
mlm
Content
Contributors for the Week
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
Gayla
(Cook) Miller, Class of 1977
Wayne
Rickerd, Class of 1945
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering…
Bill Hancock Query
Here is this week’s query
about
What do you
remember about the dimension Theater, which was on the east side of
What we’ve learned….
Last Time’s Query: We asked about the businesses on the south side of
Next to Alley
You’ll be surprised to learn
that the Home State Bank was just west of the alley from 1907 until 1921.
After the bank move, the building was torn down and W. U. Baker constructed the
current structure in around 1923.
We’re not sure who was the
first tenant, but J.C. Penney’s store opened in 1927 and remained until
1970. It was a warm and comfortable store and had a balcony on the south
end. Were children’s clothes sold up there? And do you remember
that wire strung from the ground floor to the balcony? Seems
like papers were clipped to it and carried between the first and second floors.
What was that all about, anyway?
Harold Gibson worked at
Penney’s as an HHS senior in the class of 1939. “Every morning
except Sunday I went to the store and cleaned walkways and made the store
presentable at the time it later opened,” he said. “I then went
to class at the high school except on Saturdays when I changed from janitor to
salesperson. I had an arrangement with the school to arrive about
an hour late each day.”
By the way, Harold
celebrated his 92nd birthday February 24. He’s a great
contributor to the Journal.
When Penney’s closed in
1970, the building was remodeled to make way for
John Brown bought the
building and remodeled it in about 2005 for Landers Ink, which was there until
2008. It was owned by Jan Landers.
Melinda and Lonnie Olson’s
dandy store, The Sand Plum, occupied the space from September or October of
2008 until it closed June 30, 2011.
Next Door West
Next-door west of Penney’s,
Opal Maupin and Alice Brackeen opened the Vogue
Shoppe in the spring of 1933. Lola Darby bought the Maupin interest in
1935 and completed purchase of the store from Brackeen in 1937. The Vogue
sold women’s dresses. A beauty shop operated in the back (south) end of
the store.
Lola had a remarkable
career; she operated the business until 1987 or 1988—nearly 50 years. Think
about that!
John Ed Lee’s ran a nifty
store, Mr. John’s Fashions, starting after Lola retired. We’re not sure
how long John Ed’s store operated, but Paul Reed’s chiropractic practice is
there now.
Helen Trentham.
We asked about Helen a while
back. Her husband was Jim Trentham, who operated Jim’s little suburban
grocery on
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Harmonica Man
This story was on CBS in
2009. The Harmonica Man died in
2011.
What a great old
man; these kids will never forget him.
He has taught them there is more to life than sitting in front of a
computer playing games. We could use
more of these kind of stories on the news.
Turn on your sound, click
the link below (please be patient while the short advertisement plays), click
the small box in the lower right hand corner for full screen. Enjoy!!
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5979464n
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
Air Force Test
Have fun with this one!!!
The object of the game is to
move the red block around without getting hit by the blue blocks or touching
the black walls. If you can go longer
than 18 seconds you are phenomenal. It’s
been said that the U.S. Air Force uses this for fighter pilots. They are expected to go for at least 2
minutes. Give it a try but be careful…it
is addictive.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html
News
(Editor’s
Note: We received the following letter
from the Roosevelt Cemetery Association.
We felt many of you would be interested in the information if you did not
receive a letter so we are including the letter in full as it was sent to us.)
Just
a reminder: It’s about time to begin the
mowing and maintenance of the
When
you visit the cemetery you will notice the cemetery rule sign. The sign states the rules concerning the
placement and removal of flowers. You
can help keep the cemetery looking nice by following the rules.
We
have continued the tree and rose bush trimming.
We have filled several graves in the cemetery and plan to fill more
graves in the older sections of the cemetery this year. We hope to receive rain this year so the
grass will spread on the areas that have been filled in.
Last
year the shingles were replaced on the tool house roof. We hope you will be pleased with all the work
that has been done in the cemetery.
We
plan to have the cemetery roads repaired as soon as the county can help with
the work. Some roads have holes that
need to be filled and some need to be resurfaced. The county will help with the equipment and
labor. We will have to pay for the material.
We
do not receive money from the town of
Our
cemetery board members contribute their time and effort and are not paid for
any thing they do.
We
appreciate your interest and donations each year. We welcome your visits and thank you for your
help in the past.
If
you know of other family members that would like to be informed about the care
of the cemetery, please send their names and addresses and we will include them
in our mailing list.
Sincerely,
Board
of Trustees:
Dale
Miller, President
Allen
Gibbons, Vice President
Ramona
Cline, Superintendent
Gayle
Lyde, Treasurer
Nolan’s
Email Address: nolan1982@windstream.net
Elizabeth
Block,
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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,
March 19: Hamburger Steak, Mashed
Potatoes/Gravy, Corn, Rolls, Salad Bar, and Dessert
Thursday,
March 21: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Green
Beans, Garlic Bread, Salad Bar, Dessert
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The
Kiowa County Historical Museum is in the process of holding a fund raiser with
tickets on sale for a chance to win 1 of 2 prizes—a quarter of a beef or a 5.1
cubic foot Sears chest freezer. The
Kiowa County Historical Society would like to thank C.R. Freeman, Kirk Duff,
and Todd Duff of Premium Beef Feeders and Power Plus
Genetics for their donation of the quarter beef, processed. They also thank the anonymous donors of the
5.1 cubic foot Sears chest freezer.
Tickets
are $1 each or 6 tickets for $5 and are on sale at the Museum at
The
drawing will be held Monday, April 1, 2013, at 1 p.m. at the
Go
by the Museum and buy your tickets! The
proceeds will help a great cause—the wonderful Museum—and you could benefit by
winning one of the prizes.
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It’s A Spring Thing
The
Southern Kiowa Chamber is again planning for It’s A
Spring Thing to be held in
Vendor
booths are filling up fast for the Vendor Fair which is from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. inside the Roosevelt Senior Citizen Center. There are only 3 spaces left for inside. Contact Candace Thurmond at candace.thurmond@gmail.com or
580-639-2020 to sign up.
The
following vendors have signed up so far:
Katie’s
Wood Creations
Mary
Kay – Augusta Keldsen
Body
by Visalus – Christina Defoor
Pink
Zebra – Katelyn R. Martin
31
Bags – Tava Mitchell Batt
Jimminee
the Clown—face painting and balloon artist
Scentsy
– Katie Seymour Lucas
Pampered
Chef – Kay James Byrge
Paparazzi
Accessories – Patricia Lumpkin
Silverware
wind chimes, crochet items, bracelets, rings – Elaine Verner
Red
Dirt Décor – Pari Breeze
Tom
Steed Bait Shop – Dawn Baster Garrison
Grace
Adele (purses, jewelry, & accessories) – Nancy Ledford
Needlework
– Wilhelmina Ensing
Goat
Milk Soaps & Lotions – Dana Boyd, Boyd Salon
Bows,
Dream Catchers, Tutu’s, etc., Linda Ratliff
Hot
Wheels, George Garrison
Crafts
& Crazy People, Michelle Woodall
Rural
route Charms, Kate Setzer
The
Chamber is still looking for vendors who see Tupperware, bunnies, and hand
stamped jewelry.
Remember
that there will lots of activities in addition to the Vendor Fair.
Pictures
will be available with various cartoon characters. There will also be moon bounces, live
entertainment, and bingo.
Decorated Bike Parade:
11:00 a.m. outside the
Dog
Parade sponsored by Mars: Noon outside
the Roosevelt Senior Citizen Center. Prizes given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place.
Easter
Egg Hunt: 2:30
p.m. outside
Concessions: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. inside the
Mark
your calendars and plan to attend this event.
It will be a fun day for the entire family.
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Snyder Alumni
Association Twenty-Second
The
Snyder Alumni Association is hosting their Twenty-Second Reunion on Saturday,
March 30. This
The
costs for the event are as follows:
Banquet
ticket and alumni dues: $19
Banquet
ticket only: $12
Alumni
dues only: $7
Tickets
may be picked up anytime during the Reception.
Tickets for the dinner must be presented at the door.
All
reservations should be sent in by Friday, March 22.
The
Alumni Association suggests that you bring a picture of the first car you used
to drag
(Editor’s
Note: We are looking forward to
attending this event. We encourage any
of you to come out as it is so much fun to visit with friends from the past.)
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:
March 15 – Mike Morris
March 21 – Brooke Mahoney
Happy
Anniversary To:
March
20 – Beth & Martin Mahoney, Class of 1960
Humor
Grandpa and the IRS
The IRS decides to audit
Grandpa, and summons him to the IRS office.
The IRS auditor was not
surprised when Grandpa showed up with his attorney.
The auditor said, “Well,
sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, which you
explain by saying that you win money gambling.
I'm not sure the IRS finds that believable.”
“I'm a great gambler, and I
can prove it,” says Grandpa. “How about a demonstration?”
The auditor thinks for a moment and says, “Okay. Go ahead.”
Grandpa says, “I'll bet you a thousand dollars that I can bite my own eye.”
The auditor thinks a moment and says, “It's a bet.”
Grandpa removes his glass eye and bites it.
The auditor's jaw drops.
Grandpa says, “Now, I'll bet you two thousand dollars that I can bite my other
eye.”
Now the auditor can tell
Grandpa isn't blind, so he takes the bet.
Grandpa removes his dentures
and bites his good eye.
The stunned auditor now
realizes he has wagered and lost three grand, with Grandpa's attorney as a
witness. He starts to get nervous.
“Want to go double or
nothing?' Grandpa asks. “I'll bet you
six thousand dollars that I can stand on one side of your desk, and pee into
that wastebasket on the other side, and never get a drop anywhere in between.”
The auditor, twice burned,
is cautious now, but he looks carefully and decides there's no way this old guy
could possibly manage that stunt, so he agrees again.
Grandpa stands beside the
desk and unzips his pants, but although he strains mightily, he can't make the
stream reach the wastebasket on the other side, so he pretty much urinates all
over the auditor's desk.
The auditor leaps with joy,
realizing that he has just turned a major loss into a huge win.
But Grandpa's own attorney
moans and puts his head in his hands.
“Are you okay?” the auditor
asks.
“Not really,” says the
attorney. “This morning, when Grandpa
told me he'd been summoned for an audit, he bet me twenty-five thousand dollars
that he could come in here and pee all over your desk and that you'd be happy
about it!”
I keep telling you! Don't Mess with Old People!!
From the Email
“Bag”
March
7, 2013
This is an update from my
father-in-law, Phil Arnold, that I share when I
receive them. Just one more proof of the power of prayer.
Geary McDowell
Okay. I need to catch everyone up on my status and
this email may sound a little disjointed in places. Believe it or not, things haven’t been nearly
as bad as they told me they might be.
From what I read and what the doctors told me I have really been
fortunate. I have had very little nausea
and when I have had any they gave me some meds that take care of it almost
immediately. I have had diarrhea
alternating with constipation but not as bad as I had it after the heart
surgeries. It hurt my chest so much to
strain to go then that this is mild by comparison. One of the really bad experiences has been my
sinus. They bleed so much and blow out
big chunks but they are right next to where the radiation is being concentrated
so what can I expect. I still have most
of my hair and seem to have lost very little of my hearing in the right ear
which Is burned quite a bit, even down the ear
canal. All the other bad stuff you hear
about from radiation and chemo either hasn’t happened or has been very
mild. Good ole Denise, the niece, sent me
a formula for the sores that might develop in my mouth and I have used it and
haven’t had any (thanks Denise), and just on and on and on. Marsha has faithfully prayed for me daily as
have many, many others and you and I am convinced that is what has made the
difference. They told me I’d lose weight
and appetite but I have stayed hungry, however I finally lost 2 lbs, and then
gained it right back. I weigh more than
I have ever weighed in my life = 158 lbs. I’m just a picture of health
(lol).
They told me today that they
are going to cancel the last chemo scheduled, so as of today I am through with
them. They told me that both chemo and
radiation treatments can still have side effects up to 6 weeks after they stop
administering them, but even if I have to experience worse side effects my strength
and tolerance to handle them is greater because I haven’t been weakened by them
to this point. Prayer makes the
difference in more ways than one. For my
part I’d just as soon pass on the bad stuff, but as the old saying goes “This
Too Shall Pass” yea God. Keeps those
prayers and petitions coming folks and we’ll just depend on Him to handle this
situation as He sees fit.
********
March
10, 2013
I received this email in
part within a message about computers tonight from Phil. He is one tough
ol' bird, and a strong believer in the power of prayer. He thanks one and
all for any and all prayers and asks they continue as he is still fighting.
Geary McDowell, son-in-law of Phil Arnold, Kathy Arnold
McDowell's father by the way. :)
My memory is really
flawed. I remember I had something like
that on my computer and I’ve been trying to remember how I got rid of it. I just can’t recall. Let me think about it.
Yes, I’m still preaching
full time. I took two weeks off about
half way thru these cancer treatments but the first week had Valentine’s Day in
it and we had a bunch of activities going on.
I didn’t preach those three sermons but I was involved in something at
church 4 out of the 7 days so I didn’t actually get much time off. The second week I really did take days
off. However, the only day that I have
had where I was really sick during all of these treatment days was that Sunday
that I was off. Other than those two
weeks it has been several months since I’ve had any time off.
The cancer hadn’t shrunk any
noticeable amount until a week ago Friday, March 1. That is the first day that
you could tell it had gone down any at all.
That was the second day they did pin point radiation. It has continued to go down a little since
then and yes, they are still doing pin point.
I have 4 more treatments to go and then they will decide if they need to
do anything else or not. They did cut
out one of my chemo’s so I don’t have any more of them
to do.
I haven’t really had any
terrible sick or feel bad spells, except that one Sunday, during this whole
time. I’ve had some periods when I got a
little nauseated but they gave me some pills that work great and each time I
have taken one of them the sicky feeling has cleared up within the hour. The main things I notice is
I don’t have much energy and I get tired easily; and my sinus bleed and bother
me all the time. Whenever I blow my nose
I get big bloody chunks out.
Four more treatments, this
week thru Thursday, and unless they decide I need something else I should be
thru. Whatever needs to be done tho, I
want them to do it. I don’t want to go
thru this again so I’m for staying with the treatments until they have killed
it all.
Phil Arnold
********
March 11, 2013
Mike,
I sent a copy of Nominated for Best Email of the Year to our high school
teacher son, Steve. Below is his response. (I've included a copy of
the article so you can refresh your memory of the details.
Nominated for Best Email of the Year
After being interviewed by
the school administration, the prospective teacher said:
Let me see if I’ve got this
right.
You want me to go into that
room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for
signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and
instill in them a love for learning.
You want me to check their
backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and
raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.
You want me to teach them
patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to
register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.
You want me to check their
heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they
all pass the final exams.
You also want me to provide
them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate
regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by
letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.
You want me to do all this
with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big
smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.
You want me to do all this,
and then you tell me
I Can’t Pray?
Steve's Response:
This is pretty accurate. A couple of updates need to be made. Instilling
patriotism is no longer expected. As a matter of fact it might be frowned
upon. Most of us now have white boards (not chalk) and many of us have
smart boards. One more thing... The trend is to move away from text
books. These limit creativity as well as discriminate against those who
are weak readers (thereby injuring their self esteem). We teachers are
supposed to research materials that will address the specific needs of each
student in every class individually. i.e. A
teacher with 85 students will have at least 84 lesson plans per day (there
might be 2 students that benefit from the same plan--everyone else needs an individualized plan of instruction). Factor
in that in any given class period anywhere from 1/4 to 2/3 of the students will
be out of the class room involved in some extra curricular activity and you
just about have it. And to be completely honest, we qualify for food
stamps only if our spouse does not work outside the home. But on the
bright side... we do make enough that our kids do not qualify for
any help going to college. There you go.
One other
minor detail. Monitoring
T-shirt messages is not that big of a deal anymore. As long as they
do not chew their sandwich into the shape of a gun (or a cross) it doesn't
matter what their T-shirt says.
OK... I know for sure
we are now at the top of the terrorist watch list.
Thought you might enjoy this. Well, "enjoy" might not be the
proper word.
Sincerely,
Marilyn (Morgan) Lester, Class of 1964
Food for Thought
Judge Jeanine on Gun Control
This is a powerful
presentation on gun control, well worth the time to listen. There is a short commercial at the
beginning. Just wait for it to play and
then listen.
Turn on the sound and click
on the box in the lower right corner for full screen.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2138468100001/
Obituaries
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Peoples
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http://www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com/who-we-are/history
Ray
and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart,
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