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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 3, Is. 33 Feb.
28, 2014
From the
Editor
Well I feel it’s time for me
to get back “in the saddle” since Carolyn covered for me last week while I was
totally consumed by “Phone Armageddon.”
I will say that I do think that crisis is “mostly” behind us. The phone configurations are fine and work as
well or better than expected. There are
faster phones with larger screens out there, but few with better features or
better built than the Motorola Droid Maxx phones we selected. Regardless, Verizon considers them one of
their top two phones. Some reviews claim
the “Maxx” to be Verizon’s best phone.
Whatever, it’s mostly user likes and dislikes that determine what phone
one buys. To top it off, I see better on
the Maxx display than any of the other current smart phones. Now for the reason I said that the crisis is
mostly behind us. Upon completing the
phone build Verizon pushed out an operating system update (to which the Verizon
technician said to go ahead and accept it).
I did that and then was informed by the phones that there was yet another
update. The second update moved the phone
from the newest version of “Jelly Bean” to the very newest android version
“KitKat.” How cool I now had the newest,
hottest android version on our phones.
That’s a good thing, right?
Wrong! Everything appeared to
work fine EXCEPT the software for accessing our alarm system and security
cameras. The security system portion was
ok, except to login you have to make a second attempt before it will let you
in. That is workable (until the software
is fixed), BUT the fact that I can no longer access the video clips made when
one of the cameras detects motion is a HUGE problem. Obviously, this is an issue that the security
software people must address. So far we
have been less than effective in convincing them that they have a HUGE problem
for many of their “higher tech” customers.
So for the time being, that feature only works on our computers, iPad,
and Android tablet. We can still control
the alarm system from our phones--turn it on and off, make setting changes, and
view live video--just no recorded video clips.
You can be assured that I will continue to be on our “alarm guy” until
they get this fixed. I have warned him
to not update his Samsung S4 when they roll out the KitKat update for that
phone. I guess I secretly hope he will
not remember my warning and experience the problem first hand. That would certainly get me another
“cheerleader” to give the software people a little static until they fix their
problem.
The renovations are finally
over and the contractors are out of the house.
No more tarps and plywood on the floor, and construction dust
everywhere. We are very pleased with the
results and look forward to getting everything back to normal. We expect drapes to be hung tomorrow
(Thursday) and to get some of the office furniture. The remaining furniture is in
As that comes to an end,
reality sets in and we’re faced with another new challenge. A little over two weeks ago I had a spot on
my faced removed that I kept getting into with my razor. Wasn’t terribly concerned other than it was
bothersome. However, we are regular
dermatologist customers as we realize the seriousness of skin cancer. In fact we go on an every 6 month
schedule. My visit to have this spot
removed was around 4 months since the last visit. Long story short, the PA sent the specimen
off for pathology and we found that it was a melanoma--about an eighth of an
inch in diameter. I received a call from
the dermatologist last Thursday to inform me of what we had to deal with and
also inform me that he didn’t deal with melanomas and would be sending me to a
specialist that has facilities to do the pathology in his office while doing
the surgery so they know for certain they got all of it on the first pass or if
they need to go back and take some more to be sure they have it all. The first objective is to not remove more
material than is necessary, but be certain that in that attempt they get it
all. Their website suggests that you be
prepared to be there for 3 to 5 hours if more than one attempt is
necessary. I have that surgery scheduled
for this afternoon at 3:00 pm. I want to
be optimistic because we know it wasn’t there 4 months ago, but am obviously
concerned knowing the seriousness of a melanoma. We’re praying that we will be able to sleep
easy tonight.
mlm
I
must add to Mike’s editorial. What we
thought would happen when he went to the doctor on Wed. was not right. This doctor doesn’t use the Moh Surgery on
melanomas. We now are on to a head and
neck surgeon who will use dye to see which is the Sentinel
lymph node. Once that is
determined, he will remove that lymph node and test to be sure the melanoma
hasn’t moved to the lymph nodes. As long
as it is clear, he will remove the melanoma from Mike’s face and that will be
the end. If it is has moved to the lymph
node, he will remove all lymph nodes on that side of his neck. So we are waiting to hear on Friday when
surgery will be. It is in hospital
surgery which should be sometime in the next month.
So
needless to say, we may be a little off schedule with the newsletter as we are
this week. We have spent most of the
last 2 days in doctors’ offices and expect more of that over the next weeks.
cnm
Content
Contributors for the Week
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
Bill
& Dixie Mosley
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Remembering
Monopoly
(You'll never look at the game the same way again!)
Starting in 1941, an increasing number of British Airmen found themselves as
the involuntary guests of the Third Reich, and the Crown was casting about
for ways and means to facilitate their escape...
Now obviously, one of the most helpful aids to that end is a useful
and accurate map, one showing not only where stuff was, but
also showing the locations of 'safe houses' where a POW on-the-lam
could go for food and shelter.
Paper maps had some real drawbacks -- they make a lot of noise when you open
and fold them, they wear out rapidly, and if they get wet, they turn into
mush.
Someone in MI-5 (similar to
At that time, there was only one manufacturer in
By pure coincidence, Waddington was also the U.K. Licensee for
the popular American board game, Monopoly. As it happened, 'games and
pastimes' was a category of item qualified for insertion into
'CARE packages', dispatched by the International Red Cross to prisoners of
war.
Under the strictest of secrecy, in a securely guarded and inaccessible old
workshop on the grounds of Waddington's, a group of sworn-to-secrecy employees
began mass-producing escape maps, keyed to each region of
As long as they were at it, the clever workmen at Waddington's also
managed to add:
1. A playing token, containing a small magnetic compass.
2. A two-part metal file that could easily be screwed
together
3. Useful amounts of genuine high-denomination German,
Italian, and French currency, hidden within the piles of Monopoly money!
British and American air crews were advised, before taking off on their
first mission, how to identify a 'rigged' Monopoly set -- by means of a tiny red
dot, one cleverly rigged to look like an ordinary printing glitch, located in
the corner of the Free Parking square.
Of the estimated 35,000 Allied POWS who successfully escaped, an estimated
one-third were aided in their flight by the rigged
Monopoly sets. Everyone who did so was sworn to secrecy
indefinitely, since the British Government might want to use this highly
successful ruse in still another, future war.
The story wasn't declassified until 2007, when the surviving craftsmen from
Waddington’s, as well as the firm itself, were finally honored in a public
ceremony.
It's always nice when you can play that 'Get Out of
Jail Free' card!
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Sack Lunches
I put my
carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned
seat. It was going to be a long
flight. 'I'm glad I have a good book to
read. Perhaps I will get a short nap,' I
thought. Just before take-off, a line of
soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally
surrounding me. I decided to start a
conversation.
'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier
seated nearest to me.
'Petawawa. We'll be
there for two weeks for special training, and then we're being deployed to
After flying for
about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for
five dollars. It would be several hours
before we reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the
time... As I reached for my wallet, I overheard a soldier ask his buddy if he
planned to buy lunch.
'No, that seems
like a lot of money for just a sack lunch.
Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks.
I'll wait till we get to base.'
His friend agreed.
I looked around
at the other soldiers. None were buying
lunch. I walked to the back of the plane
and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. 'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.'
She grabbed my
arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet
with tears, she thanked me. 'My son was
a soldier in
'Chicken,' I
replied, wondering why she asked. She
turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner
plate from first class. 'This is your
thanks.'
After we
finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest
room. A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this.' He handed me twenty-five dollars. Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the
Flight Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he
walked. I hoped he was not looking for
me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the
plane. When he got to my row he stopped,
smiled, held out his hand and said, 'I want to shake your hand.' Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and
took the Captain's hand. With a booming
voice he said, 'I was a soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never
forgot.'
I was
embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers. Later I walked to the front of the plane so I
could stretch my legs. A man who was
seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake
mine. He left another twenty-five
dollars in my palm. When we landed I
gathered my belongings and started to deplane.
Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me, put
something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a
word. Another twenty-five dollars!
Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to the
base. I walked over to them and handed
them seventy-five dollars. 'It will take
you some time to reach the base. It will
be about time for a sandwich. God Bless
You.'
Ten young men
left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow travelers. As I
walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our
country. I could only give them a couple
of meals. It seemed so little.
A veteran is
someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to
'citizens of United States ' for an amount of 'up to and including my
life.' That is Honor, and there are way
too many people in this country who no longer understand it.'
In God We Trust
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
Garage Door
Security
A
wire hanger is all thieves need to get in through your garage door. The following video shows how they do it and
what you can do to prevent it. Good
information for all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSO_HTBHLFI
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How Wolves
Change Rivers
This
is very interesting. I doubt that many
of us had any idea how this works.
http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/how-wolves-change-rivers/#.Uw0QcFXFd64.email
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,
Mar. 4: Ham Steak, Cornbread, Pinto
Beans, Cornbread, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
Mar. 6: Sloppy Joe, Spicy Potatoes,
Baked Beans, Salad Bar, Dessert
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Fire Destroys
Buildings in Snyder
A
fire broke out in the building at the corner of 8th and
Fire
departments from at least 15 surrounding towns came to the aid of the Snyder
Fire Department. The Elgin Fire
Department brought their ladder truck which was key in
containing the fire to those two buildings.
Businesses and citizens of Snyder pitched in to help in many ways
including providing food and drinks for the firefighters. Thanks to the hard work of everyone, what
first started to look like a fire that could destroy much of the block was
limited to destroying just two buildings.
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The
The drawing will be held
Saturday, April 19 during the Museum's annual Easter Bake Sale in front of the
Museum.
You do not have to be
present to win. Your support of the Museum is greatly appreciated!
The
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The Kiowa County
Genealogical Society will meet at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in
the Jake Slaner Room at the Jane Phelan Library in
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Military Simulation in
American Milsim will hold
its second annual military simulation in
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Cooperton Potluck Dinner
The Cooperton Community
potluck dinner will be Friday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Tim Buchanan will be the
guest speaker. He is president of the
Oklahoma State Farm Bureau and is on the Governor’s Water Board.
Plan to attend. You will enjoy an evening of fellowship and
furthering education.
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It’s A Spring Thing
The Southern Kiowa Chamber
will hold its 2014 It’s A Spring Thing at the
Vendor
Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Decorated
Bike Parade at 11 a.m.
Dog Parade at noon
Easter Egg
Hunt at 2:30 p.m. The Easter Bunny will be there for pictures. Bring your camera.
Concessions are available
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
There will be picture opps
available with various cartoon characters, moon bounces, live entertainment,
and bingo.
Mark your calendar and plan
to attend.
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:
February 28 – Redd
Conrad
February 28 – Robert Wiser, Class of 1985
February 28 – Manuela Alonzo
February 28 – Carolyn (Niebruegge)
May
March 3 – Terry
Jackson, Class of 1974
March 3 – Eldon Reid Dickson
March 4 – Jessica Franks
March 5 – Laura (Haynie) Hayes
March 5 – Brannon Jackson
March 5 – Jana (Bynum) Cope, Class of 1972
Happy Anniversary To:
March 5 – Brad &
Sherrie Webb
March 6 – Misty & Kristie Dickey
Humor
My Favorite Animal
Our teacher asked what my
favorite animal was and I said, “Fried chicken.”
She said I wasn’t funny, but
she couldn’t have been right, because everyone else laughed.
My parents told me to always
tell the truth. I did. Fried chicken is my favorite animal.
I told my dad what happened,
and he said my teacher was probably a member of PETA. He said they love animals very much.
I do, too. Especially chicken, pork
and beef. Anyway, my teacher sent
me to the principal’s office. I told him
what happened, and he laughed, too. Then
he told me not to do it again.
The next day in class my
teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was. I told her it was chicken. She asked me why, so I told her it was
because you could make them into fried chicken.
She sent me back to the
principal’s office. He laughed and told
me not to do it again. I don’t
understand. My parents taught me to be
honest, but my teacher doesn’t like it when I am.
Today, my teacher asked me
to tell her what famous person I admired most.
I told her, “Colonel
Sanders.” Guess where I am now.
Food for
Thought
The
Global Warming
The Arctic Ocean is warming
up, icebergs are growing scarcer and in some places the seals are finding the
water too hot, according to a report to the Commerce Department yesterday from
Consulafft, at
Reports from fishermen, seal hunters, and explorers all point to a radical
change in climate conditions and hitherto unheard-of temperatures in the Arctic
zone. Exploration expeditions report that scarcely any ice has been met as far
north as 81 degrees 29 minutes.
Soundings to a depth of
3,100 meters showed the gulf stream still very warm.
Great masses of ice have been replaced by moraines of earth and stones, the
report continued, while at many points well known glaciers have entirely
disappeared.
Very few seals and no white
fish are found in the eastern Arctic, while vast shoals of herring and smelts which have never before ventured so far north, are
being encountered in the old seal fishing grounds. Within a few years it
is predicted that due to the ice melt the sea will rise and make most coastal
cities uninhabitable.
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I apologize, I neglected to mention that this report
was from November 2, 1922, as reported by the AP and published in The
Washington Post - 90+ years ago.
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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