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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L.
May 
Vol. 4 Is. 10 May 1, 2015
From the
Editor
Our
busy schedule continues now that we are back home in
So
far we have had a cool spring with some rain.
Mike took the snow blower off the tractor and put the lawn mower on when
we returned home. He has mowed the grass
twice now and from here on that will be a weekly job. In the next 10 days we will need to plant the
flowers for the remainder of spring and summer.
We need to have mulch put down in the beds this year as well. We try to make that an ever other year event
as it takes about 20 cubic yards of mulch for our beds so that becomes a rather
expensive event. As Mike always says,
the outside work has begun and won’t stop until about Thanksgiving. Yes, it will be time to open the swimming
pool the end of May as well so there is another daily chore to add to the
list—always never ending but guess that is a good thing.
We
have been glad to see that southwest
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Content
Contributors for the Week
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
Lloyd
Newton, Class of 1951
Kate
(Roberts)
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
The Carpenter
Once upon a time, two
brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of
farming side-by-side, sharing machinery and trading labor and goods as needed
without a hitch. Then the long
collaboration fell apart, it began with a small misunderstanding and it grew
into a major difference and finally, it exploded into an exchange of bitter
words followed by weeks of silence.
One morning there was a
knock on John’s door. He opened it to
find a man with a carpenter’s toolbox.
“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” he said. “Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here
and there I could help with? Could I
help you?
“Yes,” said the older
brother. “I do have a job for you. Look across the creek at that farm. That’s my neighbor. In fact, it’s my younger brother! Last week there was a meadow between us. He recently took his bulldozer to the river
levee and now there is a creek between us.
Well, he may have done this to spite me, but I’l
do him one better. See that pile of
lumber by the barn? I want you to build
me a fence, an 8 foot fence—so I won’t need to see his place or his face
anymore.”
The carpenter said, “I think
I understand the situation. Show me the
nails and the post-hole digger and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
The older brother had to go
to town, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off
for the day. The carpenter worked hard
all that day—measuring, sawing, and nailing.
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished
his job.
The farmer’s eyes opened
wide, his jaw dropped. There was no
fence there at all. It was a
bridge. A bridge that stretched from one
side of the creek to the other! A fine
piece of work, handrails and all!! And
the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming toward them, his hand
outstretched.
“You are quite a fellow to
build this bridge after all I’ve said and done.”
The two brothers stood at
each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other’s
hand. They turned to see the carpenter
hoist his toolbox onto his shoulder.
“No, wait! Stay a few days. I’ve a lot of other projects for you,” said
the older brother.
“I’d love to stay on,” the
carpenter said, “but I have many more bridges to build.”
Remember this…
God won’t ask what kind of
car you drove, but He’ll ask how many people you helped get where they needed
to go.
God won’t ask the square
footage of your house, but He’ll ask how many people you welcomed into you
home.
God won’t ask about the
clothes you had in your closet, but He’ll ask how many you helped to clothe.
God won’t ask how many
friends you had, but He’ll ask how many people to whom you were a friend.
God won’t ask in what
neighborhood you lived, but He’ll ask how you treated your neighbors.
God won’t ask about the
color of your skin, but He’ll ask about the content of your character.
God won’t ask why it took
you so long to see Salvation, but He’ll lovingly take you to your mansion in
Heaven, and not to the gates of hell.
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
Who Was the First President of the
Did you know this?
(George Washington was the
first President of the
Now, this is interesting and I bet you didn’t know it either! I suspect George Washington was your first
guess. After all, who else comes to mind? But think back to your history books. The
So who was running the country during these initial years of our young
country? In fact, the first President of the
Check Google for more detailed information. There was also a
Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the
country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included
George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused
to run against him, as he was a major player in the revolution and an extremely
influential member of Congress.
As the first President, Hanson had quite the shoes to fill. No one had
ever been President and the role was poorly defined. His actions in
office would set precedent for all future Presidents. He took office just as the Revolutionary War
ended. Almost immediately, the troops demanded to be paid. As would
be expected after any long war, there were no funds to meet the salaries.
As a result, the soldiers threatened to overthrow the new government and put
All the members of Congress ran for their lives, leaving Hanson as the only guy
left running the government. He somehow managed to calm the troops down
and hold the country together. If he had failed, the government would
have fallen almost immediately and everyone would have been bowing to King
Washington.
Hanson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well as
the removal of all foreign flags. This was quite the feat, considering
the fact that so many European countries had a stake in the
Hanson established the Great Seal of the
The Articles of Confederation only allowed a President to serve a one year term
during any three year period, so Hanson actually accomplished quite a bit in
such little time.
Seven other presidents were elected after him:
1. John Hanson
2. Elias Boudinot (1782-83)
3. Thomas Mifflin (1783-84)
4. Richard Henry Lee (1784-85)
5. John Hancock (1785-86)
6. Nathan Gorman (1786-87)
7. Arthur St. Clair (1787-88)
8. Cyrus Griffin (1788-89)
...all served prior to
George Washington ever taking office.
So what happened? Why don't we hear about the first eight
presidents? It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work
well. The individual states had too much power and nothing could be
agreed upon. A new doctrine needed to be written - something we know as
the Constitution. And that leads us to
the end of our story. George Washington definitely was not the first
President of the
And the first eight Presidents have been forgotten in history.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A LOVER OF HISTORY TO APPRECIATE THIS!!
There you are - another lesson in U.S. History, and
you may have learned something new today.
The link below gives
information on all 8 of these presidents under the Articles of Confederation.
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-articles-of-confederation/presidents-who-served/
News
The
Roosevelt Senior Citizens serves lunch 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 the month of February is as follows:
Tuesday,
May 5: Ham and Pinto Beans, Fired
Potatoes, Corn Bread, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
May 7: Hamburger Steak, Mashed Potatoes
w/Gravy, Broccoli, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
May 12: Spaghetti, Green Beans, Garlic
Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
May 14: Baked Pork Loin w/Brown Gravy,
Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
May 19: Beef Tips and Noodles, Sweet
Peas, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
May 21: Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed
Potatoes/Gravy, Green Beans, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
May 26: Nacho Supreme, Spanish Rice, Mexican Corn, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
May 28: Baked Chicken, Rice, Corn,
Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
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Cooperton Community Dinner
The
Cooperton Community will host its community dinner at
6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 1 at the
********
Crappie
Fishing Tournament
The
6th Annual Crappie Fishing Tournament will be hosted by the Southern
Kiowa Chamber on Saturday, May 9, at
********
The Kiowa County
Genealogical Society will meet at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2015 in
the Slaner Room at the Hobart
Public Library,
********
The 1st Annual Wichita
Mountain Bluegrass Festival hosted by Great Plains State Park will be May 14,
15, and 16 at Tom Steed Reservoir, Mt. Park, Oklahoma. Admission is free but donations are
welcome. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy
the music. Thursday beginning at 6:00
p.m. will be an all gospel night. Friday
also begins at 6:00 p.m. There is an
open mic Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and more music at
begins at noon. The Festival will
feature Wichita Bluegrass, Hanks and Company, From the Heartland, 2nd
Time Around, Amber Niebruegge, Texas Country, and
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 5 – Nelson Perkins
May 9 – Nyla
Watson
May 10 – Karen Mason
May 14 – Kenneth Hebensperger, Class of 1956
May 14 – Kent Stafford,
Class of 1978
May 17 – Jack Theyel
May 18 – Judy Krehbiel
May 18 – Jaxon Green
May 18 – Barbara Hilliard,
Class of 1950
May 19 – Jerry Brittain, Class of 1986
May 20 – Glenda (Sparks) Hyneman, Class of 1969
May 21 – James Barnes
May 21 – Brittany Heskett
May 22 – Tyler Heskett
May 22 – David Joshua Everett
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
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
May 30 – J. M. Beck
May 30 – Adam Alonzo
Happy Anniversary To:
May 19 – Kent & Nora Welch
May 22 – Jacob & Rebecca Krehbiel
May 22 – Alan & Delinda Gibbons
May 22 – Alfred & Pat Miller
May 24 – Dusty & Sherri Funkhouser
May 24 – Vince & Judi
(Wilder) Sweat, Class of 1961
Note: Happy 50th!!
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 Carolyn
May
Humor
BIOLOGY EXAM
This is straight from
Students in an advanced Biology class were taking their mid-term exam. The last
question was, 'Name seven advantages of Mother's Milk. The question was worth 70 points or none at
all.
One student, in particular, was hard put to think of seven advantages. However,
he wrote:
1) It is perfect formula for
the child.
2) It provides immunity against several diseases.
3) It is always the right temperature.
4) It is inexpensive.
5) It bonds the child to mother, and vice versa.
6) It is always available as needed.
And then the student was stuck.
Finally, in desperation, just before the bell rang indicating the end of the
test, he wrote:
7) It comes in two attractive containers and it's high
enough off the ground where the cat can't get it.
He got an A.
Food for
Thought
Who is Juval Aviv?
I am sure you have read
about Juval Aviv - Here's an UPDATE!
He was Golda Meir's
bodyguard and the Israeli Agent upon whom the movie'
In a lecture in
A little background:
Aviv predicted the
Juval Aviv also gave intelligence to the Bush
Administration about 9/11 a month before it occurred. His report specifically said that they would
use planes as bombs and target high profile buildings and monuments... I think
we all know what happened, right?
Congress has since hired Aviv as a security
consultant.
Aviv predicts that the next
terrorist attack on the
Examples:
1: Because an idiot tried to light his shoe on fire, now everyone has to take
off their shoes.
2: A group of idiots tried
to bring aboard liquid explosives, and now we can't bring liquids on
board. He says he's waiting for some
suicidal maniac to pour liquid explosive on his underwear; government security
will then have us all traveling naked!
Last but not least, our
airport security looks for metal, but the new explosives are made of plastic!
Currently, our government
only focuses on security when people are heading to the gates. Aviv says that if a terrorist attack targets
airports in the future, they will target busy times on the front end of the
airport when/where people are checking in.
For example, it would be easy for someone to take two suitcases of
explosives, walk up to a busy check-in line, ask a person next to them to watch
their bags for a minute while they run to the restroom, and then detonate the
bags BEFORE security even gets involved.
In
Aviv says the next terrorist
attack here in America is imminent and will involve suicide bombers and
non-suicide bombers in places where large groups of people congregate, such as
Disneyland, Las Vegas casinos, shopping malls, subways in rush hour, train
stations, etc., as well as in rural America this time (Wyoming, Montana, etc.). The attack will be characterized by
simultaneous detonations around the country involving at least 5-8 cities,
including rural areas.
Aviv says terrorists won't
need to use suicide bombers in many of the larger cities, because at places
like the MGM Grand in
Aviv says all of the above
is well known in intelligence circles, but that our U.S. Government does not
want to 'alarm American citizens' with the facts. The world, however, is soon going to become
'a different place', Aviv says, where issues like 'global warming' and
political correctness will have become totally irrelevant.
On an encouraging note, Aviv
says that Americans don't have to be concerned about being nuked. He says the terrorists who want to destroy
Aviv also says the next
level of terrorists over which
grown' meaning they will have attended and been educated in our own schools and
universities right here in the
So, what can
Aviv recently
created/executed a security test for Congress by placing an empty briefcase in
five well-traveled spots in five major cities.
The results?
Not one person called 911 or sought a policeman to check it out. In fact, in
In comparison, Aviv says
that citizens of
Aviv also was concerned
about the high number of children who were in preschool and kindergarten after
9/11, children who were basically 'lost' without parents being able to pick
them up, and schools that had no plan in place to best care for the students
until their parents could get there. (In
Does your family know what
to do if you can't contact one another by phone? Where would you gather in an
emergency?
Aviv says that the U.S.
Government has in force a plan that, in the event of another terrorist attack,
will immediately cut-off EVERYONE's ability to use
cell phones, as this is the preferred communication source used by terrorists
and is often the way that their bombs are detonated. How will you communicate with your loved ones
in the event you cannot use phones, internet?
Bottom line, you need to have a plan!
If you believe what you have
just read, then you must feel compelled to send it to every concerned parent or
guardian, grandparents, uncles, aunts, whatever and whomever. Nothing will happen if you choose not to do
so, but in the event it does happen, I promise this particular email will haunt
you.
Don't be in the category of
saying, "I should have sent this to...", but I didn't believe it and
just deleted it as so much trash.
Obituaries
Floyd
W. Calvery, 71, Tecumseh, Class of 1962
http://www.cooperfuneral.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3053155&fh_id=14703
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,
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http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/rooseveltcemetery
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