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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 2, Is. 9 Sept.
14, 2012
From the
Editor
So enjoying having our
Georgia Grandbabies here. They and their
parents got in around noon on Friday. I
think the kids brought most of their possessions with them—and amazingly, it
all fit in a mini-van. They bought a new
Honda Odyssey shortly after Parker was born and love it. Agreed, it takes a lot of “stuff” to care for
two little ones, but really. Nana and
PaPa have started to appreciate the need for all the “stuff” as they left the
two in our care Saturday as they trekked off to
Friday evening we all helped
Paige celebrate her 6th Birthday at “Kids in Motion”—an indoor
facility with a myriad of bounces, slides, and the like. Little cousin Raegan thoroughly enjoyed
herself believing that she was just as big as all the rest in attendance. All the “bouncing and sliding” was followed
with pizza and cake and then the opening Paige’s Birthday presents at Karen and
Mark’s.
Now, let’s pick up at Kevin
and Brenda heading off to
We’re so looking forward to
the next 3 days having them here to share time with us and Mark, Karen, and Paige. Let the good times roll!
mlm
I must comment on this. Nana as well as PaPa really does enjoy having
the grandbabies here and keeping them for a while so Dad and Mom can have a
little time for themselves. Yes, I was a
little tired after being up and down with them but wouldn’t take for the time
we have had them. I love it when Raegan
comes looking for Nana. Just wish we
were as close to them as we are to Paige.
I am just so thankful for Skype so that Raegan sees and talks to us
regularly and does know who we are.
By the way if this week’s
newsletter is a little on the short side, you will know why—too much time spent
with the grandbabies but must take advantage of every minute we have with them.
cnm
Content Contributors
for the Week
Austilene
(Turner) Borum, Class of 1962
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
Frances
(Roberts) Herod, Class of 1945
Wayne
Rickerd, Class of 1945
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Two Choices
What would you do? You make the choice. Don’t look for a punch line, there isn’t
one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?
At a fundraising dinner for
a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of
the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who
attended. After extolling the school and
its dedicated staff, he offered a question:
“When not interfered with by
outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as
other children do. He cannot understand
things as other children do. Where is
the natural order of things in my son?”
The audience was stilled by
the query.
The father continued. “I believe that when a child like Shay, who
was mentally and physically challenged comes into the world, an opportunity to
realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people
treat that child.”
Then he told the following
story:
Shay and I had walked past a
park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, “Do you think they’ll let me
play?” I knew that most of the boys
would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father I also
understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed
sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his
handicaps.
I approached one of the boys
on the field and asked (no expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said,
“We’re losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we’ll try
to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.”
Shay struggled over to the
team’s bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth
in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my
son being accepted. In the bottom of the
eighth inning, Shay’s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.
In the top of the ninth
inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his was, he was
obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear
to ear as I waved to him from the stands.
In the bottom of the ninth
inning, Shay’s team scored again. Now,
with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and
Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. At
this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the
game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the
bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all
but impossible because Shay didn’t even know how to hold the bat properly, much
less connect with the ball.
However, as Shay stepped up
to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning
aside for this moment in Shay’s life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in
softly so Shay could at least make contact.
The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to
toss the ball softly towards Shay. As
the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back
to the pitcher. The game would be over.
The pitcher picked up the
soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have
been the end of the game. Instead, the
pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman’s head, out of reach of all
teammates.
Everyone from the stands and
both teams started yelling, “Shay, run to first! Run to first!”
Never in his life had Shay
ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and
startled.
Everyone yelled, “Run to
second, run to second!”
Catching his breath, Shay
awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the
base. By the time Shay rounded towards
second base, the right fielder had the ball, the smallest guy on their team who
now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the
second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher’s intentions so he,
too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman’s head.
Shay ran toward their base
deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.
All were screaming, “Shay,
Shay, Shay, all the way Shay!”
Shay reached third base
because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction
of third base, and shouted, “Run to third!
Shay, run to third!”
As Shay rounded third, the
boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, “Shay,
run home! Run home!”
Shay ran to home, stepped on
the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game
for his team.
“That day,” said the father
softly with tears now rolling down his, “the boys from both teams helped bring
a piece of true love and humanity into this world.”
Shay didn’t make it to
another summer. He died that winter,
having never forgotten being the hero and making me so happy and coming home
and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!
AND NOW A FOOTNOTE TO THIS
STORY:
We all send thousands of
jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending
messages about life choices, people hesitate.
The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but
public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and
workplaces.
If you’re thinking about
forwarding this message, chances are that you’re probably sorting out the people
in your address book who aren’t the ‘appropriate’ ones to receive this type of
message. Well, the person who sent you
this believes that we all can make a difference. We all have thousands of opportunities every
single day to help realize the ‘natural order of things.’ So many seemingly trivial interactions
between two people present us with a choice:
Do we pass along a little
spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the
world a little bit colder in the process?
A wise man once said every
society is judged by how it treats it’s least fortunate amongst them. May your day, be a Shay Day.
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
Hand Feeding Hummingbirds
These pictures and the story
are very interesting. I am sure that
many of you just like Mike and me love to watch the hummingbirds at your
feeders.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/hummingbirds.asp
********
Impossibilities in the World
This will bring a laugh and
each of you probably will be just as gullible as all who have read it so far.
1. U can’t count your hair.
2. U can’t wash your eyes with soap.
3. U can’t breathe when your tongue is out.
Put your tongue back in
fool.
TEN things I know about you…
1) U are reading this.
2) U are human.
3) U can’t say the letter
“P” without separating your lips.
4) U just attempted to do
it.
6) U are laughing at
yourself.
7) U have a smile on your
face and you skipped No. 5.
8) U just checked to see if
there is a No. 5.
9) U laugh at this because
you are silly and everyone does it too.
10) U are probably going to
send this to see who else falls for it.
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:
September 14 – Eric Jackson,
Class of 1962
September 14 – Penny (Martin)
McCuiston
September 14 – Louise Smith,
88 years young
September 15 – Keith Morgan,
Class of 1972
September 15 – Debbie
(Farris) Bryant, Class of 1972
September 15 – Marsha
(Cooper) Hill, Class of 1972
September 20 –
Humor
In Case You Need a Laugh
Pilots
have no sense of humor—just ask the maintenance guys!!
Qantas
Airlines: Repair Division
Remember,
it takes a college degree to fly a plane but only a high school diploma to fix
one.
After
every flight, Qantas’ pilots fill out a form called a ‘Gripe Sheet’ which tells
mechanics about problems with the aircraft.
The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form,
and then pilots review the “Gripe Sheets” before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a
sense of humor.
Here
are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas’ pilots (marked with
a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers.
By
the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never, ever had an accident.
P: Left inside main tyre almost needs
replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tyre.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.
P:
Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a
200 feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to
stick.
S: That’s what friction locks are for.
P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF is always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you’re right.
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief
search.
P: Aircraft handles funny……(I love this one!)
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right,
and be serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
And
the best one for last…..
P: Noise coming from under instrument
panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on
something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.
From the Email
“Bag”
September
6, 2012
Hi Mike,
Sounds like a great time
with all your kids. I always enjoy that
time very much also. My grand kids are
all growing so fast. My oldest
Just a thought, I for one
look forward to the election being over and life moving forward with whoever
wins. Hopefully feelings won't be too
hurt and as few a number of people offended as possible. Everyone has their opinion and believe they
are right. Just hope the winner truly loves our country and the people here
more than they love being what they believe they are...."right."
Have a good visit with
Kevin, Brenda and the kids.
Becky (
********
September 9, 2012
In
order to have "One Nation Under God" work, there has to be willing
participants.
"If Obama is re-elected there will be another Civil War".
After having nuts thrown on her, a Black reporter was told "This is how we
treat animals".
These are the attitudes of some people in this country,
Someone convince me that Barak Obama's biggest drawback is not that he is a
Black Man. He certainly isn't the worst President that ever sat in that
house.
Linda
(Elix) Newson, Class of 1968
********
September
10, 2012
Could
you send me the information about the Wichita Indians? I did not understand who it was that helped
build the
Evelyn
(Lanterman) Walters, Class of 1953
Political
Fodder
GM Boasts Strong June Sales -- But is that
the Whole Story?
General Motors announced this month its auto sales increased by 16 percent
in June, its best monthly sales gain since 2008. Considering all the company has
been through, and the fact that it still owes taxpayers approximately $25 billion in TARP repayments, a 16 percent boost in sales
sounds like good news, right?
Who knows? With consumers buying up all these cars, maybe
GM can reestablish itself as an auto heavyweight, shareholders will finally get
to see a return on their investments, and President Obama will have
something to brag about on the campaign trail.
Not so fast.
As it turns out, there’s a big reason GM experienced an increase in
sales last month: “government purchases
of GM vehicles rose a whopping 79% in June,” according to the National Legal and Policy Center’s Mark Modica.
Seriously?
“Overall fleet sales (which are typically
less profitable than retail sales) at Government Motors rose a full 36% for the
month, helping to drive decent sales improvements year over year,” Modica
reports.
The report continues:
GM claimed that sales increases did not rely
on incentive spending, which appeared to remain in check, but one analyst
during GM‘s sales conference call questioned whether the company’s “stair step”
incentive spending was accurately depicted. This incentive spending kicks in after
dealerships report final sales figures for the month and may be yet another
deceptive way for GM to fudge its numbers. Not mentioned was GM card rewards programs
that do not get counted as incentive spending.
Considering that the president fully intends to
campaign on the company’s so-called “success,” the fed’s decision to bulk
up its vehicle fleet with GM products would seem to be a clear conflict of
interest.
Think about it in these terms [via NewsBusters’ Seton Motley]:
Barack Obama is now campaigning on the “success” of
the government buying cars from … the government’s car company. With our money.
That’s like you setting up a lemonade stand for your
kids. You buy them the lemons, sugar,
cups and pitchers – and then buy most of the lemonade yourself.
Except you are President Obama. Your kids are the United Autoworkers Union.
And the lemonade cost $50 billion.
As always, what’s the bottom line?
“The long-term health of GM remains in question and
the true financial picture may not surface until well after voters decide who
will be running our country,” Modica writes.
“Eventually we will see just how successful GM really
is.”
UPDATE –Modica
writes that he was contacted by GM sales spokesman Jim Cain who disputes the
National Legal and
Cain argues that “total government sales for GM in
June were still below 5% of total sales“ and that the majority of ”government
sales increases were attributed to state and local governments” (as opposed to
the federal government).
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,
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http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/rooseveltcemetery
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