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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 3, Is. 11 Sept.
27, 2013
From the
Editor
It’s Thursday, September 26
and I’m just now sitting down to write this week’s editorial. Carolyn had warned that we might not be on
schedule this week and she’s probably going to prove herself to be correct. That said I’m going to try to put the
editorial behind me. We are in
We continue to have events
happen that tell us we are all members of an actively engaged family with a lot
of “ups” and a few definite “downs.” Our
minor issues include our near 3 year old, Raegan falling and knocking out a
front tooth. Fortunately, it was a baby
tooth. The downside was that it happened
on the edge of a sandbox at day care and they don’t know if it was lost in the
sand or became an integral portion of her diet.
Regardless, there was nothing left to leave for the “Tooth Fairy.” Cousin Paige’s first question was, “Did she
get money for it?” Raegan, at almost 3,
wasn’t too clear on the Tooth Fairy and her duties. So, Mom tried to explain saying that the
Tooth Fairy was a little like Santa Claus who brings unexpected gifts. Obviously she didn’t do too good a job of
explaining as Raegan took away from the discussion that the Tooth Fairy and
Santa Claus were the same. After
straightening out that the Tooth Fairy and Santa weren’t the same person, Mom
and Dad suggested that they should write a letter to the Tooth Fairy to explain
that she needed to bring some “coins” (the kids like coins to drop in their
piggy bank) even though they didn’t have evidence of the missing tooth other
than the space between her front teeth.
Well the short of it is the letter worked and the coins were received.
Older Cousin Paige had her
issues this week also. While staying
with “Aunt” Laura last Sunday while Mom and Dad attended the Navy Yard Memorial
Service for the fallen of the Navy Yard shootings, she fell off her scooter and
broke her left arm. Fortunately, she’s
young and young bones heal quickly.
Doctor Gluck, our family’s “Orthopedic Hero” says she’ll only have to
sport her “purple cast” for about 3 weeks.
However, I’m sure that will be longer than she would like.
Our longer term challenge is
with
What we’re facing with
Beyond looking over Karen, God
continues to bless us by providing safe passage from
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Editor’s Note: As Mike stated, I thought
we would be off schedule for this week’s newsletter as well as the next
two. So far I am right. We plan to be on the road next Thursday and
busy on Friday so I think I better shoot for an early issue next week if one is
to go out. It may be short a few
sections as this one is but something will be there. Bear with us until we return home and have
more time to put the newsletter together.
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Content
Contributors for the Week
Linda
Melton
Wayne
Rickerd, Class of 1945
Kate
(Roberts)
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Appreciation
One young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the initial interview, and now would
meet the director for the final interview.
The director discovered from his CV that the youth's academic achievements were
excellent. He asked, "Did you
obtain any scholarships in school?"
The youth answered "no.”
"Was it your father who paid for your school fees?"
"My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid
for my school fees,” he replied.
"Where did your mother work?"
"My mother worked as clothes cleaner.”
The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were
smooth and perfect.
"Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?"
"Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Besides, my mother can wash clothes faster
than me.
The director said, "I have a request. When you go home today, go and clean your
mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back home, he asked his mother to
let him clean her hands. His mother felt
strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to her son.
The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his
mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother
winced when he touched it.
This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that
washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fees. The bruises in the mother's hands were the
price that the mother had to pay for his education, his school activities and
his future.
After cleaning his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining
clothes for his mother.
That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, when he asked: "Can you tell me what have you done and
learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, "I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished
cleaning all the remaining clothes. I
know now what appreciation is. Without
my mother, I would not be who I am today. By helping my mother, only now do I realize
how difficult and tough it is to get something done on your own. And I have come to appreciate the importance
and value of helping one’s family.”
The director said, "This is what I am looking for in a manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate
the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things
done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life.”
“You are hired.”
This young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his
subordinates. Every employee worked
diligently and worked as a team. The
company's performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would
develop an "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He
would be ignorant of his parent's efforts.
When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him,
and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his
employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good
academically, they may be successful for a while, but eventually they would not
feel a sense of achievement. They will
grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are
we really showing love or are we destroying our children instead?
You can let your child live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch
on a big screen TV. But when you are
cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and
bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to
hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how
rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother
of that young person. The most important
thing is your child learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the
difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.
--- Author Unknown ---
The
The mixer if Friday night
from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Elementary School. There will be refreshments and donations are
accepted to cover the cost.
Registration for the
Entertainment
Entertainment for Saturday
night has been lined up. Ricky
Rodrigues, a singer who has opened for stars like Crystal Gayle, Pam Tillis,
the World Famous Platters, Eli Young Band, Blake
Shelton, Merle Haggard and more will perform.
He will sing songs from the 60’s to the current date and has a show to
go with it. This will be a great evening
of entertainment to cap off the reunion.
Reservations for
The following have
registered to attend the Roosevelt High School Reunion, September 27 and
28. Send your reservation in and join
these to have a great time visiting with old friends.
Class of 1943:
Class of 1945: Joyce Henson and Annette
Williams
Class of 1946: Mabel Blackwood, Wanda (Tufford)
Class of 1948:
Class of 1949: Norine (Goodin) Jackson and
Willie, Bobbie Sheets and Anita, Pat Moore and guest
Class of 1951: Betty (Block) Broadus,
Class of 1952:
Nelson Davis
Class of 1953: Evelyn (Lanterman) Walters, Tom
Alford, Phyllis Stockton and Randall, L.D. and Oweeda Sheets
Class of 1954:
Judy (Johnson) Erickson.
Virginia Walker
Class of 1955:
Beverly (Gray) Franks and Don
Taylor, Elbert McNutt
Class of 1956: Buck Cook, Charles and Barbara
Pollard, Dwight Peterson, Marge Jean (Rickerd) Salhus
Class of 1957: Donna Williams, Walter Farrar,
Albert Perkins, Nancy (
Class of 1958:
Class of 1959:
Jerry Alford and Lenora,
Class of 1960:
Joel Cook, Ray Hackney and
Martha, Henry Graves and Deloris, Jimmy Johnson and Carolyn
Class of 1961: Judy Williams and Eddie, Deanna
(Miller) Cook, Linda (Goodin) Hash Orr
Class of 1962: Dan Hayslip, Bill and Jean Ann
(Schrader) Lyde, Ronnie Collmer and wife
Class of 1963: John Alford, Ted Schrader and
family,
Class of 1964:
Bonnie (Pollard) Phillips and
John
Class of 1965:
Michael May and Carolyn
Class of 1966:
Craig Goodson and guest,
Ralph Goodin
Class of 1972: Jenny (
Class of 1973: Phillip Liles, Shirley (Collmer)
Funkhouser and Stan
Class of 1975:
David Jackson
Class of 1976: Sabrina (Stroup) Vincent
Class of 1977: Gayla (Cook) Miller
Class of 1979: Pam (Stroud)
Class of 1981: Donnie Peterson
Class of 1988:
Michael Chard and Linda
Melton
Class of 1991:
Glenda Ann Jenkins and Cody
and Shawn, Krystal (Mahoney) Lancaster
Others: Carolyn Martin, Merl and Kathy Pollard, Valorie
Amerson, Brenda Wilhite, Danny Lou Cole, Dober Cook
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
What
States Are Known For
GEORGIA............It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist John Pemberton made
the first vat of Coca Cola....HAWAII............Hawaiians live, on average,
five years longer than residents of any other state.
NEW
WASHINGTON............
WISCONSIN............The ice cream sundae was invented here in 1881 to get
around Blue Laws prohibiting ice cream from being sold on Sunday. Also the
American Water Spaniel was created there and is the state dog.
I hope you enjoyed this. Just proving no matter how old you are, you can always
learn something new.
News
The
Roosevelt Senior Citizens has reopened from the summer break. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. Lunch for Seniors
is $4 and for the younger generation is $5.
The
menu for next week is as follows:
Tuesday,
October 1: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce,
Green Beans, Garlic Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
October 3: Pork Chop, Mashed
Potatoes/Gravy, Corn, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
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Fall Festival
The Southern Kiowa Chamber
will sponsor its 4th Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 12 from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in downtown Snyder.
The Festival will include a car show and cruise, outhouse races, live
music, carnival and kids events, vendors booths with
foods, craft, jewelry, etc., and the General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute
Traveling Road Show. The car show registration
will be between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. with judging from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and
awards will be made at 3 p.m. A cruise
will follow at 4 p.m. The outhouse
registration begins at 11 a.m. at the main stage south of Becker Funeral Home. Preliminary outhouse races begin at 11:45 and
the final race will be at 3:30. Live
music will be on the main stage throughout the day. Carnival rides will be located south of the
Bank of the
Vendor booths will be
located along main street throughout the day. A few more booth spaces are available. If you are interested in having a booth,
contact Ashley Ervin at 580-471-4965.
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The Kiowa
County Historical Society is pleased to announce the first annual Kiowa County
Historical Essay Competition. This
contest is intended to encourage High School students in
There will
be First, Second,
First
through
The rules
are as follows:
1.
Essays
must be no less than two single-spaced machine-written pages. No maximum length is specified.
2.
The
font shall be Times New Roman, the size of the font
shall be eleven. There shall be a
one-inch margin top and bottom and on both sides.
3.
Quotes
and passages from other published works are allowed, but must be correctly
attributed, set off in italic, and properly footnoted.
4.
Plagiarism
will cause rejection of the submission.
All essays will be subject to checking through accredited sites that
identify incidences of plagiarism.
5.
Essays
must be the original work of the student.
Submissions of original drafts may be submitted to others for comment,
but any major changes made by those others will not be allowed. In case of suspicion, the student may be
subjected to questions by the judges.
6.
Spelling
errors in the age of Spell Check are inconceivable. However, the student should edit the document
before submission to ensure the wrong word (i.e. for-four) which spell check
will not catch, should be corrected before submission.
The judging
criteria are as follows:
1.
Originality
- All things being equal, choosing a subject that has not been extensively
explored by other writers will be given extra consideration.
2.
Composition
- The essay should flow properly, tell the story in a
coherent manner, and without the addition of “filler” included to meet minimum
page count.
3.
Grammar
- Properly composed sentences and paragraphs.
4.
Punctuation.
5.
Historical
accuracy.
SUGGESTIONS:
1.
People
- Some current and former
2.
Events
- An event can be life-changing or as simple as the memory of a particular
picnic or town fair. Attempt to pick an
event that has not been covered extensively by other writers.
3.
Places
- An example would be the numerous schools which have closed down in
4.
Historical
Trends -
There are
many resources available to students when researching their chosen subject. The
Submissions
will be forwarded to the Kiowa County Historical Society no later than October
21, 2013. Electronic submissions are
encouraged.
E-mail:
kiowacomuseum@cableone.net
Regular
mail:
Celecia
Stoup
(580)
726-6202
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 27 – Lindsey
McCuiston
September
28 – Mary Jan (Jackson) Swanson, Class of 1967
September
September 29 – Chris Ankney, Class of 1985
September 30 – Louann Cook, Class of 1958
September 30 – Dolly Beck
Humor
80 YEARS, EXPLAINED
On the first day, God
created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark
at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of
twenty years." The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How
about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"
And God saw it was good.
On the second day, God created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do
tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life
span." The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a
pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog
did?"
And God, again saw it was
good.
On the third day, God created the cow and said, "You must go into the
field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and
give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span
of sixty years." The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want
me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back
the other forty?"
And God agreed it was good.
On the fourth day, God created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry
and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years." But the human
said, "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty
the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back;
that makes eighty, okay?"
"Okay," said God,
"You asked for it."
So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, sleep, play and enjoy
ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family.
For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And
for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone. Life
has now been explained to you. There is no need to thank me for this valuable
information. I'm doing it as a public service. If you are looking for me I will
be on the front porch.
From the Email
“Bag”
September
22, 2013
Received this last night, Saturday. Still
more proof in the power of prayer as it is evident the medical community has no
clue! :)
Geary McDowell
I’m doing great. Even my
doctors can’t believe how few physical problems I’ve had with this persistent
cancer. My radiation oncologist said it
was a “unique” cancer base on how unresponsive it has been to the treatments
they have given me. I’ve had 3
surgeries, 9 chemo’s, and 63 radiation treatments and right now they don’t know
if it is gone or not. They did a PET
scan 7 weeks after my last surgery and it appeared that it might have moved to
a lymph node under my jaw bone. It
showed up on the scan but there is the possibility that the lymph node could
just have been irritated by the surgery. They went ahead and radiated it along with the
area of the surgery which was right in front of my right ear. During that surgery they took out a cancerous
growth about the size of a grape but it had my main facial nerve involved and
they were afraid to go any farther, afraid they would damage that nerve. Because of that, they were pretty sure they
left some of the cancer cells. It goes
without saying that there only has to be one for it to start up again. I finished my last radiation treatment on Aug.
30 but they can’t do a scan to see if they got rid of it this time until November.
They have to give any cancer cells that
are left a certain period of time to develop before they can pick them up on a
PET scan.
I’m not hurting anywhere, I don’t have any limitations, and I’ve
only been slightly nauseated a few times, but I have some “magic pills” that
pretty well settles that down. I was
supposed to lose my hair but I haven’t lost a one, I was supposed to have
canker sores in my mouth but I’ve only had one, I was supposed to lose weight
but I’ve gained 2 pounds and I was supposed to be rid of the cancer but I’m
not, so what do they know – lol. I feel
as normal as an old man can feel at this age. Two weeks ago my cousin and
I trailored motor scooters over to
I’m certain the only reason why I’ve done so well is the power of
prayer. So many people are praying for
me and you can be sure God has heard each one. I told our church that the reason that He may
not have taken this stuff away yet is so they can see that their prayers really
work. So if all of you guys will, just
keep that up for a while longer.
Okay, end of my sad mini saga, but it could be a whole lot worse. If someone has to have this cancer junk this
is the way to do it.
Phil Barnes Arnold
Cancer Survivor Extraordinaire
********
September
26, 2013
I'm always just
a little bit jealous when you have the Roosevelt Reunion because it is a whole
weekend long with entertainment. At
Cooperton we have the luncheon meal and only a couple of hours in the afternoon
to catch up then everything has to be shut down for
the Cooperton Dance. I wish they could
forego the dance once every 2 years to celebrate the people who went to
I have been invited to attend the Roosevelt Reunion by a few people but even
though Cooperton and Roosevelt were only 9 miles apart there are many that I wouldn't know. I
hope everyone has a wonderful time catching up and talking about "The Good
Old Days". :)
Bonnie (Smith)
Pickett
Food for
Thought
VA Cheat
This is a must
watch! Regardless of which party you might stand with. Whether you
are a liberal or conservative what this congresswoman did will make you want to
stand up and scream, "right on." She really nailed it when it
comes to disabled veterans.
Subject: Cheat
Congressman Duckworth - talk
about a smack down to a person deserving it, this is! We need more
Elected Officials like her. Congresswomen Duckworth was brilliant and
brings to mind the fact that she is a real war hero. She held the rank of
Captain and was a helicopter pilot. Her helicopter was shot down over
Mr. Castillo's business
received $500 million dollars in federal business because he claimed he was a
disabled veteran.
Mr. Castillo's injury
consists of hurting his foot while playing football at an elite college prep
school!
He never served a day in the
service of his country, but he claimed playing football at a college prep ROTC
was the same as an injury in combat!
Watch what Duckworth says to
Mr. Castillo, who has made millions from his "disabled veteran
status", while real disabled veterans live under viaducts and in alleys
because of what they saw or did in the defense of this nation.
Give her four minutes to set
this guy up before belittling him in front of a congressional hearing.
And the speaker of the meeting let her talk longer than allotted regular time.
Obituaries
Useful
Links:
Becker
Funeral Home of Snyder, OK
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder
Peoples
Cooperative Funeral
http://www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com/who-we-are/history
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=2176228
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?=cr&CRid=99577&CScn=Springhill+Cemetery&CScntry=4&CSst=38&
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=98525
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=99397&CScn=roosevelt&CScntry=4&CSst=38
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99439
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