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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 3, Is. 46 May
30, 2014
From the
Editor
Well, we are approaching the
middle of the week and time to think about getting another issue of the
Roosevelt News—East Coast Edition online.
We have had a very busy week.
Neighbor Joe did come on Saturday and power washed the pool deck. He did a great job as always but it is
definitely a long day’s job. Mike and I
did get all of the Pansies out and planted new flowers to last through the
summer. Yes, that is a job as we have a
lot to plant given the yard and the pool area.
We were fortunate to find very pretty healthy flowers so hope we can
keep the deer away so we can enjoy them until time for Pansies again in the
fall. Our Knockout Roses are blooming
and are very pretty but the deer like them as well. Who would have thought that deer would eat a
thorny plant like a Rose but they do. It
is difficult to keep them out of the yard and flower beds. They have eaten so many of the leaves off of
some of our shrubs that I think we are going to have to take them out and
replace with Boxwood—that is about the only shrub that they don’t eat. They even eat the Holly tree branches—again
who would have thought?
The last two days have been
taken up with the contractor here to replace the front door and the outside
basement door. They also installed a
drop-down ladder from the attic to the upper floor. For the 35 years we have lived here, Mike has
carried a ladder upstairs around the corner, down the hall, through a bedroom
door, and then through a closet door (behind the door to the bedroom) to get to
that attic crawl space. We have floored
storage up there so do need to access it occasionally. The second heat pump is up there as well so
the A/C serviceman has to go up twice a year to service the unit. I told Mike a few weeks ago that we needed to
see if Jim, the contractor, thought there was room for a dropdown ladder. As always, Jim came through. Yes, he had to move the closet light and made
a few other adjustments but we now have a very heavy-duty, sturdy dropdown
ladder for accessing the attic. Today
his guys are finishing changing out locks to all the outside doors and changing
hinges and doorknobs in the house. When
I decided to change all of the fixtures to rubbed oil bronze, Karen and Mark
announced that we needed to update the doorknobs and hinges. I had to agree with them so that job is about
done. Down the road we will take on the
ceiling fans but that has to wait for now.
Mike is having issues with
his eye—he has fluid behind the macula (and that is the only eye he has vision
in). Our regular retina specialist had a
broken camera so couldn’t do the test that needed to be done last week. He sent us to one of his associates to do that. After the test the two conferred on the phone
with us in the room. They agreed that it
could be one of two things and they also agreed that they should treat the more
serious of the two as that treatment wouldn’t hurt. That treatment is an injection in the eye
once a month for sometime. We went back
to see our doctor yesterday afternoon to follow up. He really doesn’t think it is the beginning
of the wet macula degeneration as there is no blood leaking in the eye. He feels that it is an abnormal blood vessel
caused by stress which will correct itself.
However, for safety sake he is going to continue the injections until
Mike sees improvement. He told Mike he had to get all of the stress
out of his life. That isn’t easy when
one is having issues with the only eye he sees out of. However, we have so much confidence in our
doctor that we do believe he may be right about his diagnosis. We are going to work to remove anything that
Mike tends to stress over.
For the past few weeks he
has stressed when it is time to get the issue of the Roosevelt News—East Coast
Edition out. I do most of the work on it
but he always writes the editorial and now the computer is his worst enemy when
it comes to seeing. So for now we are
going to reduce the issues to one a month and hope that takes one of his stress
factors away. Should we come aware of
news of significance or deaths, we will issue a small edition with just that
information. We will include all of the
birthdays and anniversaries for the month as well as the month’s menus for the
This will be the issue for
June. Again, we will issue a small
edition should we learn of deaths and other news throughout the month.
cnm
Content
Contributors for the Week
Kate
(Roberts)
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering…
Editor’s Note:
This should bring back memories to many of you. It certainly does me as I spent many an hour
typing on a manual typewriter—that is what I learned on and could easily hit
100 wpm on a one minute timed test and about 80 on a five minute timed
test. I remember going to Oklahoma State
and taking typing where I had to learn to use an IBM Selectric—what an
adjustment. I also worked as a secretary
all of my college years and all of that was on
electric typewriters of one kind or another.
Now I’m not sure I could use a typewriter as I have used the computer
with different word processing software for so long. I often wonder what it would have been like
to go through college with the ability to write papers on a computer. I certainly know that the master’s thesis and
doctoral dissertations I typed would have been much easier. I earned a little extra money typing those
for graduate student friends. My how
times have changed!! I just wonder what
our grandchildren will see in their lifetimes.
cnm
Back to Work after 30 Years
The shortest video you've
ever seen so pay attention...A woman goes back to work after thirty years.
Watch carefully, the video is only 5 seconds long, but, you'll get it.
If you're younger than 40 years old, you probably won't understand it.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/qteu4ld_SCE?rel=0
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
Memorial Day Tribute
Editor’s note:
Yes, this is the issue after Memorial Day but it is never too late to
remember our service men and women and those who gave so much for the freedom
we enjoy today.
You do not have to be a
veteran to have goose bumps run down your body.
A spell binding tribute as
no other can do!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKsW6c_CgFY?feature=player_detailpage
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
Like a Penguin in a fish store...
YOU WILL GET A REAL KICK OUT OF THIS
This 10-year-old King
Penguin was rescued from a fisherman's line and refused to leave after he was
healed. He was adopted by a family in a small town in
http://www.flixxy.com/pet-penguin-goes-shopping.htm
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Paraprosdokians
Paraprosdokians (Winston Churchill loved them) are figures of
speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or
unexpected; frequently humorous.
1. Where there's a
will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my
list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a
fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from
many is research.
9. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
10. In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency, Notify:' I put 'DOCTOR'.
11. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a
bald head and a beer gut and still think they are sexy.
12. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to
skydive twice.
13. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.
14. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the
target.
15. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a
garage makes you a car.
16. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
17. I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for
me to find one now.
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,
June 3: Ham and Cheese
Thursday,
June 5: Chicken Strip, Mashed potatoes
w/Gravy, Green Beans, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
June 10: Hamburger Casserole w/Noodles,
Corn, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
June 12: Hamburger Steak, Mashed
Potatoes w/Gravy, Broccoli, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
June 17: Pork Chop, Mashed Potatoes
w/Gravy, Corn, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
June 19: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Green
Beans, Garlic Bread, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
June 24: Nacho Supreme, Refried Beans,
Spanish Rice, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
June 26: Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes
w/Gravy, English Peas, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
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 30 – J. M. Beck
May 30 – Adam Alonzo
June 4 – Buck Cook, Class of
1956
June 5 – Tyler Mahoney
June 8 – Merron Smith McCormack, Class of 1969
June 9 – Stormy Stucks
June 9 – Ronda Thompson
June 10 – Jerry Hayslip, Class of 1964
June 10 – Sylvia Files
June 11 – Anita Copeland
June 12 – Brad Henson
June 13 – Jessie Collins
June 14 – Lori (Lile) Bagley
June 14 – Susan Neyers
June 14 – Wendell O’Neal, Class of 1974
June 15 – Stephanie Cain
June 17 – Katie (Lanig) Moore
June 17 – Tommy Franks
June 17 – Sandra Hackney
Smith
June 19 – Marilyn Scott
June 22 – Olivia Alonzo
June 22 – Pam (Stroud) Jackson, Class of 1979
June 22 – Scott Cox
June 23 – Ricky Simmons, Class of 1977
June 23 – Jason Morgan, Class of 1990
June 23 – Mickey May, Class of 1969
June 23 – Tim Neyers
June 24 – Melba Curtis Harken
June 24 – Alfred J. Miller
June 25 – Dillon Brown
June 25 – Bobby Paul Ford
June 26 – Kaisen Walker
June 26 – Edwin James Marx
June 26 –
June 26 – James Brooks
June 26 – Phyllis (Barnes) Krehbiel, Class of
1987
June 27 – Donna Ray
June 28 – Misty Jackson, Class of 1993
June 28 – Bill Pitts, Class of 1947
June 28 – Betty Hendry
June 29 – Clint Block
June 29 – Tasha Cortes
June 29 – Mason Zacharias
June 30 – Kaylee Carter
June 30 – Junior Curtis, Class of 1965
June 30 – Olivia Juarez
June 30 – Gayle (Thomas) Lyde, Class of 1959
June 30 – Breanna Webb
June 30 – Shirley Lucus
June 30 – Samantha Bellendir
June 30 – Sarah Bellendir
Happy Anniversary To:
June 2 – Bill & Jean Ann
(Schrader) Lyde, Class of 1962
June 9 – Mark & LaDonna Turner
June 10 – Dick & Becky
Bynum Tannery, Class of 1965
June 19 – Frank &
Gayle Lyde, Class of 1959
June 21 – Don & Marilyn Lester, Class of 1964
June 28 – Dobber & Shirley Cook
June 28 – George & Cindy Garrison
June 30 – J. D. & Pam Taylor
June 30 – Jerry & Christy Pina
Humor
The
Candy with the Little Hole
This should make you laugh.
You have to love little kids.
Lifesavers
The children began to identify the flavors by their color:
Red………………Cherry
Yellow……………Lemon
Green…………….Lime
Finally the teacher gave
them all HONEY lifesavers. None of the
children could identify the taste.
The teacher said, “I will
give you all a clue. It’s what your
mother may sometimes call your father.”
One little girl looked up
in horror, spit her lifesaver out and yelled, “Oh my God! They’re ass-holes!”
The teacher had to leave
the room.
From the Email
“Bag”
May
25, 2014
In reply to Bonnie Pickett,
I know of a man in Mt. Park Ok. that had ins. from his
workplace for him and his wife and she had breast cancer so her ins. was
cancelled. She is now on Obama care for
$39.00 per month.
Larry Phillips, Class of 1964
Obituaries
Roy
Lynn Ward, 54, Mustang, Class of 1978
http://www.mcneilsmustangfs.com/obituary.aspx?MemberId=134951&MName=RoyLynnWard
Servey Alonzo, Class
of 1969
http://www.rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=1ddc0efa-7484-4100-996b-23067adf879d
Joan
Blish, former
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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