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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 3, Is. 26 Jan.
10, 2014
From the
Editor
Probably wasting my time
starting this editorial out by discussing the cold weather as it’s “old news”
to all of you and unfortunately, it may be colder where you are than where I
am. If that’s the case, I do feel for
you. I’ve seen what I thought was cold
weather over my near 67 years, BUT let me tell you this is the coldest I can
remember. We came home shortly after
noon on Tuesday and Carolyn dropped me at the end of the driveway to bring in
the recycle bin. I had on some heavy ski
gloves and from the time I got out of the car until I reached the garage I
could already feel the cold coming through the gloves. That is cold.
Our schools were closed on Tuesday and so many of the parents
complained--probably because it necessitated revised plans for child care. Unfortunately, the potential danger involved
in getting the children to school received little consideration. My experience with bringing in the recycle
bin demonstrates how quickly such intense cold can affect you. People, especially children, are not
accustomed to recognizing that extremely short periods of exposure may have
devastating affects on your body. Above
and beyond children having to stand at a bus stop, most all the busses in our
school system (like most others) are diesel and for those who don’t understand,
if not plugged into power to operate block heats during such cold, a majority
of these vehicles will not start--and I doubt that the school system has the
capacity to plug all of these busses into power overnight. Additionally, even if they did start, it’s
quite likely that the diesel would congeal while running and the busses would
stall. A bus load of children in subzero
weather is not a crisis that a school system wants to have to explain to
parents. You can be sure that the school
systems understand these possibilities and strongly consider them in making
their decision. My congratulations to
our school system for their decision to leave the children at home and would
suggest that those parents complaining have a “little cheese with that
wine.” Enough said.
The cold weather has also
had a minor impact on our bath renovations.
The contractor had planned to start this Wednesday, but emailed us
Monday evening to say that he had planned to pour concrete on Tuesday prior to
starting on our project on Wednesday, but that the concrete plant was going to
be closed and he had to postpone the concrete pouring until Wednesday and would
like to “push back” until Thursday. I
must say that this didn’t disappoint me at all.
Thursday’s high is supposed to be 42--much more to my liking. We are pretty close to ready for them. However, we do have a few last minute things
to get “shifted around” to be ready to continue to “live” without our Master
Bath. I don’t look forward to the mess,
but sure do look forward to the end product.
Unfortunately, I’m afraid that this may consume the major portion of
what I call my “winter resting period.”
Then it will be back to the spring rush.
Spring is going to start a little early for us this year as we have an
early April trip planned to Elkhart, Indiana, to have some RV repairs done at
the factory.
I am so happy that there
hasn’t been any falling weather with this extreme cold causing increased odds
of losing power. We can’t run our AC or
heater with our generator. If we were
rich, I do believe that we would strongly consider a whole house propane
generator that could handle all of our power needs in the absence of utility
power.
Stay inside and stay warm if
you can until this extreme cold passes…
mlm
Content
Contributors for the Week
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
Lloyd
Newton, Class of 1951
Gary
Wax
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering…
Revealing the Contents of a 100-year-old Time Capsule
Don't you wish you were at
this grand opening? On April 22, 2013, the Oklahoma Historical Society,
in partnership with the
Dubbed the ‘Century Chest‘, the project was created in 1913 by Virginia Sohlberg of the Ladies Aid Society as a fundraiser to help
the church purchase a new pipe organ which is still in use today! Space
inside the chest was auctioned off to the public to raise money.
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/05/century-chest-100-year-old-time-capsule-revealed-oklahoma/
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all of our
readers. Enjoy this as it is very well
done.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/VhiF-PD4E_c
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Recipe for A Happy New Year
Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from
old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate.
Cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; pick off all specks of
pettiness and littleness; in short, see that these months are freed from all
the past. Have them fresh and clean as when they first came from the
great storehouse of Time.
Cut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts. Do not attempt to
make up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot this
way) but prepare one day at a time.
Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work (some people
omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), hope, fidelity,
liberality, kindness, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the oil out of the
salad dressing — don’t do it), prayer, meditation, and one well-selected
resolution. Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun,
a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor.
~ Author Unknown ~
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
You Gotta See This
I
don’t know who this guy is or what his secret is but he is AWESOME! I’m guessing he is not from this world. Watch the whole thing as there are three
“tricks.”
http://www.safeshare.tv/w/gdhRWNSrls
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GI Joe and
Lillie
Thanks
to all who are serving or served in our military and God Bless the Oakridge
Boys. I think you will be as surprised
as I was by the ending. I don’t know how
he got through it.
http://silverandgoldandthee.net/V/Lil.html
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,
Jan. 14: Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes,
English Peas, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
Jan. 16: Potato Bar/w Toppings
Cheese/Broccoli/Ham, Green Beans, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
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The
Kiowa County Genealogical Society will meet at a new time 6:00 p.m., Tuesday,
January 14 in the Jake Slaner Room at the
Jane Phelan Library in
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The
First Baptist Church of Roosevelt is hosting a Free Community Meal at the Church
in
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:
January 10 – Linda Clark
January 10 – Betty Starcher Moore
January 10 – Krystal (Mahoney) Lancaster, Class of 1991
January 10 – Glenda (Terry) Hebensperger
January 10 -- Robert Brown
January 11 – Shane Everhart
January 12 – Curtis Liles, Class of 1979
January 12 – Lisa (McCollom) Liles, Class of
1975
January 13 – Leon Chain
January 13 – Kyli Ellison
January 14 – Jill Harmon
January 14 – Sharon Raasch
January 14 – Leslie Smith
January 14 – Lauren (Thurmond) Wilson
January 14 – Dante Smith (Jerry’s son)
January 14 – Eusebio Alonzo, Class of 1977
January 15 – Cotton Talley Mathis, Class of 1948
January 16 – Carolyn (Wiser)
Melton, Class of 1967
Humor
Washing Dishes with Coldwater: A MUST READ!
Can Cold Water Clean Dishes?
This is for all the germ conscious folks that worry about using cold
water to clean.
John went to visit his 90 year old grandfather in a very secluded, rural
area of
After spending a great evening chatting the night away, the next morning
John's grandfather prepared breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast.
However, John noticed a film like substance on his plate, and questioned
his grandfather asking,
'Are these plates clean?'
His grandfather replied, 'They're as clean as cold water can get em. Just you go
ahead and finish your meal, Sonny!'
For lunch the old man made hamburgers. Again,
John was concerned about the plates, as his appeared to have tiny specks
around the edge that looked like dried egg and asked, 'Are you sure these
plates are clean?'
Without looking up the old man said, 'I told you before, Sonny, those
dishes are as clean as cold water can get them. Now don't you fret, I
don't want to hear another word about it!'
Later that afternoon, John was on his way to a nearby town and as he was leaving,
his grandfather's dog started to growl, and wouldn't let him pass.
John yelled and said, 'Grandfather, your dog won't let me get to my car.'
Without diverting his attention from the football game he was watching on
TV, the old man shouted!
'Coldwater, go lay down now, yah hear me!'
From the Email
“Bag”
January 6, 2014
Received this late Saturday from Phil. Geary
It is supposed to be about 4 degrees when we leave for
We will send out more info as we know it. Thanks for prayers for Phil
with his biopsy, his and Karen's trip Monday, and for a special friend who will
undergo a 9 hour surgery Monday as well. Looks to be a busy medical day
and a very cold day. Y'all take care.
Geary McDowell
Food for
Thought
Prayer Request
I have a prayer request. There's a lady
I've known forever. She's very sick. On top of that, she's being abused by those to
whom she has given everything. Lies
about her abound, and seem to come from all sides. Just breaks my heart. Seems there's nothing I can do alone but
maybe, if we join in and lift her up together, we can heal her.
She's well over 230 years
old, but way too young to die. Her name
is '
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Facts Not Opinions
During the 3-1/2 years of
World War II that started with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in December
1941 and ended with the Surrender of Germany and Japan in 1945, the U.S.
produced 22 aircraft carriers, 8 battleships, 48 cruisers, 349 destroyers, 420
destroyer escorts, 203 submarines, 34 million tons of merchant ships, 100,000
fighter aircraft, 98,000 bombers, 24,000 transport aircraft, 58,000 training
aircraft, 93,000 tanks, 257,000 artillery pieces, 105,000 mortars, 3,000,000
machine guns, and 2,500,000 military trucks.
We put 16 million men in uniform in the various armed services, invaded Africa,
invaded Sicily and Italy, won the battle for the Atlantic, planned and executed
D-Day, marched across the Pacific and Europe, developed the atomic bomb and
ultimately conquered Japan and Germany.
It's worth noting, that during the almost exact same amount of time, the Obama
administration couldn't build a functioning web site.
Obituaries
Patricia
Louise Muldowney, 68, former Roosevelt Resident
http://www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Patricia-Muldowney/#!/Obituary
Tracy
Ward, 47,
http://www.jacksonfuneral.net/memsol.cgi?user_id=1210653
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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