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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 2, Is. 4 Aug.
10, 2012
From the
Editors
I must say that I have
probably spent way too many hours in front of the TV the past 10 days as I
watched one Olympic event after another—throughout the day and up to midnight
some nights. I am sure Mike will agree
that I have as he isn’t the sports fan I am but he hasn’t complained as the TV
blared on NBC.
Of course, one couldn’t miss
the Opening Ceremony as you had to compare it to what you saw 4 years ago in
Then the actual events
started. I looked forward to watching
the swimming and gymnastics. I think I
had forgotten about the soccer and volleyball.
Initially, I told Mike I didn’t think I would be watching much after the
first week as I thought most of the events I really liked were in that first
week. Well, I was wrong. Most every event that is on regardless of the
sport draws me into the audience. I have
watched many of the track events and marvel at the speed of the men and women
running those. I can’t imagine jumping
as long or as high as they do in the long jump or the pole vault. The water polo amazes me as I think about the
players treading 6 ½ foot water to pass the ball and hopefully score or defend
the goal depending on whether they are playing offense or defense. What strength they must have. The diving and synchronized diving and
swimming are just as amazing. The skill
and strength of the gymnasts—both men and women—are fantastic. I can’t imagine how 2 people can cover a
volleyball court as the beach volleyball players do. I do love the soccer and volleyball as our
kids played those and we followed them for years on school and club teams so
really enjoy watching the superb play of the Olympic teams. I could go on and on as I have found that I
enjoy watching whatever event is on from the above mentioned to cycling,
equestrian events, etc. Growing up in
southwest
Now, what I must really
comment on is the dedication that each and every Olympian must have. Each of them is a top athlete in their sport
for their country. They had to work very
hard to earn their place on their country’s team beating out many other very
talented individuals. They spend hour
upon hour on a daily basis training year around. They give up the day to day activities and
fun that their peers who are not athletes enjoy. Some move away from home to train at an early
age. Yes, most have dedicated their life
to hopefully be able to say they won “gold” but only one athlete in the
individual events can claim that honor.
More can claim the honor in the team events but not that many. Unfortunately, there are a few who try to be
the “best” by using strength and endurance enhancing drugs but with today’s
testing they usually don’t go undetected.
If each of us had the dedication and work ethic that these athletes take
into their Olympic training in our daily activities, the world would be a much
better place.
cnm
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I came in from mowing the
yard this afternoon and told Carolyn that I’d decided the topic of my editorial
for the week. She asked what and I said,
“It centers around the Olympics.” She
laughed and said, “Well, I’ve already written one and that’s what I wrote
on.” After I cleaned up, I took a look
at her work and no surprise to me, it was too good to not use, but thought the
twist I was planning on taking was worth “digging into” also. So here goes.
As she said, “I watched, but
not with the enthusiasm she exhibited.”
The part that touched me most about the Olympics was watching the
reaction of the parents to the performances of their offspring. Watching the intensity with which they were
all engaged was quite inspiring. It
wasn’t hard for me to imagine being in their position and feeling the
excitement that they were enjoying. I
could envision the commitment, the money, the possible separation from family
while they trained, and the normalcy of life that they had collectively given
up so their child could “have a shot” at being an Olympian. If I go “way back” I think I can set the
stage that gives me my platform for relating to the proud parents of these
young Olympians.
I loved sports and played a
little bit of everything except football.
The common thread between all that I attempted was that even though I
loved them, I wasn’t very good at any of them.
The sad thing was that I was out of school before it registered to me
why—well beyond NOT being a “jock”--I had very poor vision. I never had good enough vision in both eyes
to have binocular vision and that most certainly puts you at a big disadvantage
in the sports arena. In grade school, I earned
a spot on the team by being the catcher.
I wasn’t good, but I was the only one stupid enough to get behind the
plate and let someone pitch at me.
Regardless of my talent, as a senior I got a Senior Jacket with the “Big
R” with 3 bars for lettering in basketball (riding the bench), and 1 for
track. Between the 4 bars, the
basketball, and the “fleet foot” for track gracing the “Big R” it looked pretty
cool if I do say so myself. The letter
in track was very interesting. One
afternoon when we went to baseball practice the coach said, “There’s a track
meet at
I’m sure you’ve all heard
about the “crazy parents” trying to relive their young years through their
children. My story has a little
different “spin” to that. Fortunately
for me, both of our children were good athletes. Our daughter was honored as “Most Valuable
Player” on her Volleyball Team in high school her Senior year and our son was
on 2 Virginia State Champion High School Soccer Teams and 2 Virginia State
Champion Travel Soccer Teams. In
addition to that in his Junior year, his High School Soccer Team was ranked
Number 1 in the Nation by USA Today. So
as a result of their successes, I was not able to relive my career, but live it
for the first time through them. So
based on our “small scale” competitive endeavors, it’s not hard to imagine the
pride of the parents of this year’s Olympians.
Now after digressing a
little to days gone by, let’s go back to the “current day Olympics.” I am proud to inform you that the “Roosevelt
News – East Coast Edition” was read at the 2012 London Olympic Games this
year.
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Content
Contributors for the Week
Debbie
(Farris) Bryant, Class of 1972
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
Frances
Herod, Class of 1945
Wayne
Rickerd, Class of 1945
Thank
you all!
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
What A Wonderful World
This is awesome! The photographer captured it all. We do live in a wonderful, beautiful world.
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/embed/auSo1MyWf8g?rel=0
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Message from Ronald Reagan
What a wonderful message
from Ronald Reagan with something for everyone to think about.
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/embed/OvN1jTkzXbY?rel=0
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.
Interesting
Tidbits
1945 Japanese Surrender
This is a great historical
clip of the surrender of the Japanese on September 2, 1945. It is believed that these clips were never
shown but that only still shots were released.
Gen. MacArthur speaks at the surrender ceremony and his voice was rarely
heard in the news clips of that time.
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=vcnH_kF1zXc&feature=player_embedded
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You Know You’re from
You can properly pronounce
Eufaula, Gotebo, Okemah,
You think that people who
complain about the wind in their states are sissies.
A tornado warning siren is
your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.
Your idea of a traffic jam
is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
You’ve ever had to switch
from “heat” to “A/C” in the same day.
You know that the true value
of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the
availability of shade.
Stores don’t have bags, they
have sacks.
You see people wear bib
overalls at funerals.
You think everyone from a
bigger city has an accent.
You measure distance in
minutes.
You refer to the capital of
It doesn’t bother you to use
an airport named for a man who died in an airplane crash.
Little smokies are something
you serve only for special occasions.
You go to the lake because
you think it is like going to the ocean.
You listen to the weather
forecast before picking out an outfit.
You know cow pies are not
made of beef.
You know people who have
used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.
You know someone who has a
belt buckle bigger than your fist.
A bad traffic jam involves
two cars staring each other down at a four-way stop, each determined to be more
polite and let the other car go first.
You know in which state
“Miam-uh” is and in which state “Miam-ee” is.
You aren’t surprised to find
ammunition, bait, and a movie rental all in the same store.
Your “place at the lake” has
wheels under it.
A Mercedes Benz is not a
status symbol, but a Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 or a Ford F350 4x4 is.
You know that everything
goes better with Ranch.
You learned how to shoot a
gun before you learned how to multiply.
You actually get these jokes
and are “fixin” to send them to your friends.
Finally, you are 100%
Oklahoman if you have ever heard this conversation: “You wanna coke?” “Yeah.”
“What kind?” “Dr. Pepper.”
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 10 – Matt Alonzo
August 10 – Tanya Henson
August 10 – Michelle
(Neuwirth) McCormack
August 11 – Shawn Ragsdale
August 11 – Jesse Alonzo, Class of 1984
August 11 – Greg Ragsdale
August 14 – James Calvery
August 14 – Ralph Farrar,
Class of 1962
August 15 – Ronnie Hebensperger, Class of 1958
August 15 – Bryan Garrison
August 15 – Rachel Stutzman
August 16 – Linda (Lawson)
Mitchell, Class of 1965
Happy
Anniversary To:
August 10 – Trapper
& Dierra (Davis) Heglin
August 11 – Frank &
Shirley Lucus
August 11 – Steve & Debbie Boyd
August 12 – Scott & Cheryl Neyers
August 13 – Cody &
Stormy (
August 14 – John & Judy Krehbiel
August 14 – Ken & Betty Heskett
Humor
100
Mile An Hour Goat
Two rednecks are out hunting and as they are walking along they
come upon a huge hole in the ground.
They approach it and are amazed by the size of it. The first hunter says, “Wow, that’s some
hole; I can’t even see the bottom. I
wonder how deep it is.”
The second hunter says, “I don’t know, let’s throw something down
and listen and see how long it takes to hit bottom.”
The first hunter says, “There’s this old automobile transmission
here, give me a hand and we’ll throw it in and see.”
So they pick it up and carry it over, and count one, and two and
three, and throw it in the hole. They
are standing there listening and looking over the edge and they hear a rustling
in the brush behind them. As they turn
around they see a goat come crashing through the brush, run up to the hole and
with no hesitation, jumped in head first.
While they are standing there looking at each other, looking in
the hole and trying to figure out what that was all about, an old farmer walks
up. “Say there,” says the farmer, “You
fellers didn’t happen to see my goat around here anywhere, did you?”
The first hunter says, “Funny you should ask, but we were just
standing here a minute ago and a goat came running out of the bushes doin’
about a hunert miles an hour and jumped headfirst into this here hole!”
The old farmer said, “Why that’s impossible, I had him chained to
a transmission!”
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Cowboy
Headstone of Russell J.
Larsen in the
Five Rules for Men to Follow
for a Happy Life
1. It’s important to have a woman who helps at
home, cooks from time to time, cleans up, and has a job.
2. It’s important to have a woman who can make
you laugh.
3. It’s important to have a woman who you can
trust and doesn’t lie to you.
4. It’s important to have a woman who is good in
bed and likes to be with you.
5. It’s very, very important that these four
woman do not know each other or you could end up dead like me.
Political
Fodder
Sorry we couldn’t include the cartoon that was with
the following because it made it even better.
Thoughts to Ponder
I’ll run over and pick up
both our Welfare cheques. Then drop by
the University to see what’s holding up our Federal Education grants. Meanwhile you go to the free clinic for a
pregnancy test and if it’s positive, fill out the necessary papers for
assistance and baby bonus. Oh and pick
up my free glasses. And then we will
meet at the federal building at noon for the mass picketing of the stinking
establishment.
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Thomas Jefferson
This is amazing. There are two parts. Be sure to read the 2nd part in
red.
Thomas Jefferson was a very
remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never stopped.
At 5, began studying under
his cousin’s tutor.
At 8, studied Latin, Greek,
and French.
At 14, studied classical
literature and additional languages.
At 16, entered the
At 19, studied Law for 5
years starting under George Wythe.
At 23, started his own law
practice.
At 25, was elected to the
Virginia House of Burgesses.
At 31, wrote the widely
circulated “Summary View of the Rights of British America” and retired from his
law practice.
At 32, was a Delegate to the
Second Continental Congress.
At 33, wrote the Declaration
of Independence.
At 33, took three years to
revise
At 36, was elected the
second Governor of Virginia, succeeding Patrick Henry.
At 40, served in Congress
for two years.
At 41, was the American
minister to
At 46, served as the first
Secretary of State under George Washington.
At 53, served as Vice
President and was elected president of the American Philosophical Society.
At 55, drafted the Kentucky
Resolutions, and became the active head of the Republican Party.
At 57, was elected the third
president of the
At 60, obtained the
Louisianan Purchase, doubling the nation’s size.
At 61, was elected to a
second term as President.
A 65, retired to
At 80, helped President
Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.
At 81, almost
single-handedly created the
At 83, died on the 50th
anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence, along with John
Adams.
Thomas Jefferson knew
because he himself studied the previous failed attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of
God, his laws and the nature of man.
That happens to be more than what most understand today.
John F. Kennedy held a
dinner in the White House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at
that time. He made this statement; “This
is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in
the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”
“When we get piled
upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as
“The democracy
will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and
give to those who would not.” – Thomas Jefferson
“It is incumbent
on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save
one-half the wars of the world.” --
Thomas Jefferson
“I predict future
happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the
labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” – Thomas
Jefferson
“My reading of
history convinces me that most bad government results from too much
government.” – Thomas Jefferson
“No free man shall
ever be debarred the use of arms.” – Thomas Jefferson
“The strongest
reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is as a last
resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” – Thomas
Jefferson
“The tree of
liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and
tyrants.” – Thomas Jefferson
“To compel a man
to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and
abhors Is sinful and tyrannical.” – Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
said in 1802: “I believe that banking
institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private
banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation,
the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the
people of all property—until their children wake-up homeless on the continent
their fathers conquered.”
Obituaries
Joyce
Leon Holder, 79, Snyder resident and former Kiowa County Commissioner
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