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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 3, Is. 45 May
23, 2014
From the
Editor
Today is supposed to be one
of the happiest days of the year--the opening of the pool for the summer. I admit, I’m not sure I’m really ready for
all the work that goes with getting this “beast” up and running. However, I know that I must have an attitude
adjustment as Nana mentioned to Paige yesterday that it was going to be opened
today and her little face “lit up” asking when she could go swimming. Paige and those two little ones in
Afraid that Memorial Day
weekend will include removing the Pansies and replacing them with the summer
flowers. I always hate the fall ritual
of replacing the summer flowers with Pansies and the spring ritual of replacing
the Pansies with summer flowers, but so enjoy the color year round
I managed to get the yard
mowed yesterday so it would be out of the way allowing me to work on the pool
opening tasks. I also believed that I
would be better equipped to do the mowing prior to the extraction of my molar
this afternoon. I must admit that I’m
not looking forward to that event.
Carolyn got through “Round 2” of the Basal cell cancer removal yesterday
afternoon and did quite well last night if you don’t consider the Thunder’s
loss.
I do hope that everyone has
a more pleasant and less eventful week planned than we do. Make it a good one.
mlm
Content Contributors
for the Week
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
Derl
Williams
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering…
My First Paycheck
As mentioned in earlier
writings, I earned my first nickel while herding turkeys on the
It was some years later that
a neighbor wrote me a check for some long since forgotten service, rather than
paying in cash. I don’t recall the
amount—I suspect it was quite small—but it was the first check I ever saw with
my very own name at the top which I was certain would open the door for my
entry into the adult world.
The Security State Bank in
Roosevelt adjoined Nash’s Department Store on the south, and one of our regular
boll-pullers, Mr. Johnson, worked there as custodian. Knowing I had the proper contact, being
acquainted with Mr. Johnson, I strolled into the bank and walked importantly up
to the teller’s window, laying my endorsed check on the countertop. She examined it for the longest, before
asking if I had an account there.
Obviously, the answer was no and she quietly suggested I go next door
and see if Nash’s would cash it.
Of course, I knew they would
since my daddy was working there and I personally knew Mr. Nash and sons, Don
and Cop; who ran the place. But, being
my first check ever, I expected my status in life to elevate a notch or two and
the bank’s staff to welcome me with open arms.
So, needless to say, I left the bank highly disappointed, carrying a
somewhat angry heart. And in my mind’s
eye, visualized shaking the dust of that unfriendly place
from my feet, much as Christ had instructed his disciples to do (Luke 10:10)
should they be rejected while spreading His teachings.
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Come Unto Me Sculpture
This is an inspiring
message.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGWhZ-GPTCE
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
A Golf Course Like No Other
This is an amazing
story. Too bad that there aren’t other
places like this for our veterans to enjoy.
Jack Nicklaus contributed his time to add a back nine and improve the
whole course that gives so much back to disabled veterans.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5768302
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Drive Your Own Car Off the Assembly Line
How about going to
Want to see why the
Germans have a positive trade balance, in spite of paying workers some of
the highest wages in the world?
Click on the link below and
enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/nd5WGLWNllA?rel=0
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,
May 27: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Green
Beans, Garlic Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
May 29: Nacho Supreme, Refried Beans,
Spanish Rice, Salad Bar, Dessert
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New Hours for
The
hours of operation for the Roosevelt Post Office will change on Monday, May
19. The post office will be open from
8:00 a.m. to noon each day.
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The Roosevelt Cemetery
Association would like to bring the rules for flowers at the Cemetery with the
following note:
Just a reminder about the
flower rules in the Cemetery. We have a
rule sign posted at the Cemetery main gate. The first mowing after Memorial Day will be
6/4/14. All flowers on the ground will
be removed before we mow. Flowers should
be in a vase or on top of the headstone.
A small pipe can be used for a vase. The pipe should extend 8 " above the
ground. By placing the pipe above
ground, the grass can be mowed and edged without damage to the flowers. You can help by following the rules. Thank
You.
In addition, you might want
to remember that the only way the Cemetery Association can keep the Cemetery up
is by donations. You might consider a
donation to the Association as a memorial for your loved ones.
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:
May 23 – Lena Rutledge
Harris, Class of 1951
May 23 – Cathy (Carley) Franks
May 24 – Dylan Lapar
May 24 – Don Ellis
May 24 – Cardayah Reed
May 25 – Frank Lucas
May 26 – Jennifer Charries Everett – 5/26/1971
May 26 – Rena Gibbons
May 26 – Darrell Block, Class of 1984
May 26 – Fawn Jackson
May 27 – James Harris
May 27 – Joye Ann Johnson
May 28 – Mitch Mahoney, Class of 1985
May 28 – Ron Overton
May 29 – Rachel Gibbons Ambruso
Happy Anniversary To:
May 24 – Dusty & Sherri
Funkhouser
May 24 – Vince & Judi
(Wilder) Sweat, Class of 1961
May 25 – Bobby & Marion
Miller, Class of 1965
May 28 – Sharon & Mike Montgomery
May 28 – Bill & Mary
(Griffee) Rickey, Class of 1962
May 29 – Eddie & Rena Gibbons
May 29 – Mike and
Humor
The Blondes Are Back
Two Blondes with Hammers...
Lynn &
They're for the other side of the house!'
****
Did you hear about the two blondes who froze to death in a drive-in movie
theatre?
They had gone to see 'Closed for the Winter.'
****
You might have to think twice about this one.
A blonde hurried into the emergency room late one night with the tip
of her index finger shot off. 'How did
this happen?' the emergency room doctor asked her.
'Well, I was trying to commit suicide,' the blonde replied.
'What?' sputtered the doctor. 'You tried to commit suicide by
shooting off your finger?'
'No, silly' the blonde said. 'First I
put the gun to my chest, and
then I thought, 'I just paid $6, 000.00 for these implants. I'm not shooting myself in the chest.'
'So then?' asked the doctor.
'Then I put the gun in my mouth, and I thought, 'I just paid $3,000 to get my
teeth straightened I'm not shooting myself in the mouth.'
'So then?'
'Then I put the gun to my ear, and I thought: 'This is going to make a loud
noise. So I put my finger in my other ear before I pulled the trigger.
****
A blonde was driving home after a game and got caught in a really bad
hailstorm. Her car was covered with
dents, so the next day she took it to a repair shop. The shop owner saw that she was
a blonde, so he decided to have some fun.
He told her to go home and blow into the tail pipe really hard, and
all the dent would pop out.
So, the blonde went home, got down on her hands and knees and started blowing
into her tailpipe. Nothing happened.
So she blew a little harder, and still nothing happened.
Her blonde roommate saw her and asked, 'What are you doing?' The first blonde told her how
the repairman had instructed her to blow into the tail pipe in order to
get all the dents to pop out.
The roommate rolled her eyes and said, 'Uh, like hello!
You need to roll up the windows first.'
****
These are just too cute not to pass on!!!!
A blonde was shopping at Target and came across a shiny silver thermos. She was quite fascinated by it, so she picked
it up and took it to the clerk to ask what it was.
The clerk said, 'Why, that's a thermos...It keeps hot things hot and cold
things cold.'
'Wow,’ said the blonde, 'that's amazing.....I'm going to buy it!'
So she bought the thermos and took it to work the next day.
Her boss saw it on her desk.
'What's that,' he asked?
'Why, that's a thermos..... It keeps hot things hot and cold things
cold,' she replied..
Her boss inquired, 'What do you have in it?'
The blond replied.......'Two popsicles & some coffee.'
****
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST
A blonde goes into work one morning crying her eyes out.
Her boss asked sympathetically, 'What's the matter?'
The blonde replies, 'Early this morning I got a phone call saying
that my mother had passed away.'
The boss, feeling sorry for her, says, 'Why don't you go home for the
day? Take the day off to relax
& rest.'
'Thanks, but I'd be better off here.
Need to keep my mind off it and I have the best chance of doing
that here.'
The boss agrees and allows the blonde to work as usual.
A couple of hours pass and the boss decides to check on the blonde. He looks out from his office and sees
the blonde crying hysterically.
'What's so bad now? Are you going
to be okay?' he asks.
'No!' exclaims the blonde. 'I just
received a horrible call from my sister.
Her mother died, too!'
Blondes Are The Best!!!
.....and we survive :-)
From the Email
“Bag”
May
19, 2014
In response to Larry Phillip' comment - I personally know people
that are now stuck with high deductibles and worse coverage with Obamacare than
before. One lady I know has 2 kids and she started a healthcare savings account
because she will never meet her $6500 deductable she now has, hers used to be
$1500 and although they are seldom sick, she knew she could come up with that
money. The only people I have heard
about that like this healthcare are the ones getting paid for signing people up
- little work, they just have to look busy when outsiders come into their
workplace. I would like Larry or others
to comment about how much they saved and how much better their coverage is
because I've yet to hear any of those stories from people I know.
Bonnie (Smith) Pickett
Food for
Thought
No Weapons Establishments
This article by Christine Rousselle gives one
something to think about.
Authorities said just before
9 p.m. Sunday, three men wearing hoodies entered the restaurant through the back
doors with pistols, and forced several staff members to lie on the floor. The bandits assaulted two employees during
the crime, but they were not seriously injured.
What groups like Everytown
for Gun Safety or Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in
While I am thankful nobody
was hurt, this certainly harms the narrative that "gun free" places
are safe places.
Obituaries
John
Paul Krehbiel, 68, Cooperton
http://www.rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=623d974a-dcdf-4ce4-bc28-88b5e75d3f02
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
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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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