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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L. May 
Vol. 4, Is. 1 Aug.
1, 2014
From the
Editor
Another month is coming to a
close and we are marching right along. I
am happy to report that Mike’s eye sight has continued to improve. When we went back to the doctor on July 8,
the scan showed that there was no fluid in the eye or behind the macula. That was great news. The doctor said Mike didn’t need another shot
at that time. We go back again on Aug. 4
for another evaluation. If there is
still no fluid, the doctor will spread the time between appointments. The vision test showed that Mike was seeing
as good as he has seen in the last 3 years.
After another refraction, he
now has new glasses—five pair—regular, sun glasses, TV glasses, computer
glasses, and shooting glasses. All but
the computer glasses are working great and they had to be remade so hopefully
in another couple of weeks those will be right and he can more comfortably use
the computer. We are so thankful for the
progress he has made and pray that it will continue. The doctor still believes the eye issue was a
result of stress so we are continuing to work on keeping stress down. And I must say Mike is doing much better at
not letting small things worry him.
We can also report great
results with his CPAP machine. He has
continued to adjust to it and says “I hate it” but I feel so much better. He went back to the doctor for a follow up
after being on the machine for 22 days.
The doctor told him he could be a “Poster Child” for CPAP. During the sleep study, Mike quit breathing
an average of 16 times an hour. For the
first 22 days he was on the machine, he quit breathing an average of .3 times
an hour. That is an amazing difference
and is probably why he feels so much better.
So he continues to diligently work at getting more adjusted to it.
We had a wonderful July 4th
weekend with our
Since getting home from
We have a busy next few
days. Karen turns 40 on Sunday. Mark, her husband, planned a surprise
birthday party for her for Saturday night.
He called me to ask if I could help him with the food. I told him not to worry I would take care of
all of it. Then his mother contacted me
to say he had asked her as well so we coordinated what each would do. I must say I am so glad I can do this but I
do miss not being able to ask Karen questions about a few of the dips I want to
make. They are her recipes and she
usually makes them. I think I can follow
them and just hope they turn out as good as hers do. After all, her friends who will be there are
accustomed to her great cooking. I just
hope we can pull this surprise off. I
think there will be 20 to 24 adults and 12 kids in attendance. That will take a lot of food but I have lots
of things planned.
We have more excitement
coming up. Earlier this year Kevin and
Brenda asked if we would like to take a trip to
We will only be home one day
from that trip until we go RVing with Karen and her family for a long Labor Day
weekend. Sure glad that the
Now, having said all of
this, you should have come to the conclusion that the next newsletter will be
more than a month from now. There is no
way we can do all of this traveling and get a newsletter out. Again, that is why we have gone to a monthly
issue. It allows us to do things we want
and need to do and reduces the stress of trying to get a newsletter out. This approach is critical for Mike’s
continued health and eye sight.
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Content
Contributors for the Week
Jerry
Alford, Class of 1959
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
Kate
(Roberts)
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering…
Lost in the 50’s
This will bring back
memories for most of you.
http://safeshare.tv/w/FEDEwZHZXu
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
My Travel Plans for 2014
I just hope that you
understand.
I have been in many places,
but I've never been in Cahoots.
Apparently, you can't go alone.
You have to be in Cahoots with someone.
I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no
one recognizes you there.
I have, however, been in
Sane. They don't have an airport; you have
to be driven there. I have made several
trips there, thanks to my children, friends, family and work.
I would like to go to
Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity
anymore.
I have also been in
Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I
try not to visit there too often.
I've been in Flexible, but
only when it was very important to stand firm.
Sometimes I'm in Capable,
and I go there more often as I'm getting older.
One of my favorite places to
be is in Suspense! It really gets the
adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli
I can get!
PLEASE DO YOUR PART!
You can do your bit by
remembering to send this e-mail to at least one unstable person. My job is done!
Life is too short for
negative drama and petty things. So laugh insanely, love truly and forgive
quickly!
From one unstable person to
another. I hope everyone is happy in
your head - we're all doing pretty well in mine!
********
One Minute of Your Time
You may have seen this
before…It is worth another look.….
This is a commercial for
Not a word spoken and none
needed. Very few commercials deserve to go viral. This one does.
Take 1 minute and click on
the link below.
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 Volkswagon Ad
This is a must watch for
everyone. Pass it on to family and
friends as everyone needs to see it.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/JHixeIr_6BM?rel=0&autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3
********
Baby Elephant
It appears that this was one
of the first times the baby elephant was allowed out into the “play” area. In any event it is clear the baby elephant
was having a good time.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/bu_E2f0mQmI?rel=0
********
Maps of the World
This is very
interesting. You can click on the video
or scroll through the graphs.
http://list25.com/25-maps-change-world/
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 the month of August is as follows:
Tuesday,
Aug. 5: Chicken Strip, Mashed Potatoes
w/Gravy, Green Beans, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
Aug. 7: Beef Tips and Noodles, Vegetable
Medley, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
Aug. 12: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Corn,
Garlic Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
Aug. 14: Nacho Supreme, Spanish Rice,
Mexican Corn, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
Aug. 19: Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed
Potatoes w/Gravy, Corn, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
Aug. 21: Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes
w/Gravy, English Peas, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
Aug. 26: Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes
w/Gravy, Corn, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
Aug. 28: Ham Steaks, Fried Potatoes
w/Gravy, Baked Beans, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
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2014 COOPERTON
The 2014 Cooperton Reunion
was held on Saturday, July 26. A large
crowd was in attendance with one hundred sixty-nine being served lunch. Approximately 200 attended off and on during
the day. Committee members for the 2016
reunion are Joyce VanderPol, Steve Boyd, Kenneth
Boyd, Floyd Allen Mace, Junior VanderPol, Linda
Files, and Karen Mason.
A drawing for prizes given
by the Cooperton Reunion were as follows:
Table w/glass top-James Riley; Bench- Billie Nash; Box w/lid: Belle Reeder; walking stick-Bernice Inglebarger;
cross-Shirley (Sorrell) Reece .
These items were purchased from Allen and Betty Moore, Cooperton. The next two items were hand crafted and
donated: Cedar Cross by Johnney VanderPol
was won by Kaye (Sheets)
Pictures from the reunion
are posted on the Cooperton Valley Picture Trail website, http://www.picturetrail.com/coopertonvalley. Go to the site, view the pictures, and see
if you recognize your friends. A link to
this website appears in all issues of the Roosevelt News (see above).
Those attending are as
follows:
Teachers:
Kenneth and Arlene Boyd,
Paul Swanson, Wayne Smith, Billie Nash, Della June Liles, Dortha
VanderPol, Dottie (McCormick) Perkins and son Dan,
Bill McCormick, Lewis and Vickie Pearce, Dorothy (Carr) Clark, Barbara (Davis) Pybus and daughter Lou Ann Hughes, Neta
(Reeder) Adams and son Layne, Jemi (Haley) McBride,
Lily Dean (Haley) Runividge and daughter Sheryl,
Louise Smith, Allen and Betty Moore, Leland and
Bonnie White, James Riley, Bonnie (Boyd) Sims, George and Betty (Sheets)
Dixon, Jaquitta (Miller) Shelton, Theda
Jan (Reeder) Deaver, Dwaine Hilbern,
Roger and Gwen (Baskett) Halverson, Vondella (Brooks) Jones, Claudine (Worley) Radon, Patty Jo
(O'pry) Hestand, Alfred J.
Miller, Wanda (Johnson) Simmons, Donnie & Charlene (Walker) Fink, Dale Shoop, Jackie (Maddox) Stewart, R. Gail Reeder, Eddie and
Gayle (Askew) Prentice, Don and Joyce (Rogers) Boyd, Don and Sandra (Welch)
Stutters, Belle (Sommers) Reeder and daughter and
granddaughter, Melody and Faith Dunham, Oma Lynn (Sommers) Buchanan, Donna (Liles) Hoepfner
and son Rocky, Nova Merle (Henderson) Cox, Wesley Callen,
Stephen and Debbie Boyd, Rex and Sheila (Boyd) Brand, Kathy (Boyd) Cacini, Don
Lester, Jerry and Sue (Sheets) Wilson, Johnney and
Joyce (Geis) VanderPol,
Eric and Kaye (Sheets) Jackson, Lillie (Fink) Stafford,
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:
August 1 – Leah (Bynum)
Bobrovicz, Class of 1967
August 1 – Jill (Bynum)
Smith, Class of 1973
August 1 – Chanan Davis
August 2 – Stanna (Brewer)
Lee, Class of 1963
August 3 – Karen (Wiser)
Pickens, Class of 1987
August 5 – Dan Hayslip,
Class of 1962
August 7 – Christian Dane McCannon
August 10 – Matt Alonzo
August 10 – Tanya Henson
August 10 – Michelle (Neuwirth) McCormack
August 11 – Shawn Ragsdale
August 11 – Jesse Alonzo, Class of 1984
August 11 – Greg Ragsdale
August 14 – James Calvery
August 14 – Ralph Farrar,
Class of 1962
August 15 – Bryan Garrison
August 15 – Rachel Stutzman
August 16 – Linda (Lawson)
Mitchell, Class of 1965
August 17 -- Galeen Chain
August 17 – Betty (Block) Broadus,
Class of 1951
August 20 – Krista Chain
August 20 – Judi (Wilder)
Sweat, Class of 1961 Born 1943
August 21 – Barbara Kimray
August 23 – Weldon Johnson
-- 86 yrs old in 2011
August 23 – Paula (Miller)
Block, Class of 1961
August 24 – Karla Jackson, Class of 1969
August 25 – Kelcie Howard
August 25 – Paul Files, Class of 1988
August 27 – Tracy Ellis
August 27 – Gracie Gean Mahoney
August 27 – Angela Suanny Block, Class of 1985
August 27 – Amber Reeves
August 28 – Reubin Smith, Class of 1987
August 29 – Shane Cooper
August 29 – Ryan Sears
August 29 – Bill Forbes
August 30 – Sara Copeland
August 30 – Jared Ryan Raasch
August 31 – Linda (Phillips)
Goodson, Class of 1966
Happy Anniversary To:
August 10 – Trapper
& Dierra (Davis) Heglin
August 11 – Frank &
Shirley Lucus
August 11 – Steve & Debbie Boyd
August 12 – Scott & Cheryl Neyers
August 13 – Cody &
Stormy (
August 14 – John &
August 14 – Ken & Betty Heskett
August 19 – Tommy &
Karen (
August 23 – Dick &
Barbara (Miller) Pederson, Class of 1966, 39 years in 2012
August 29 – Clyde &
Mabel (Block) Blackwood
Humor
Bubba
His name was Bubba, he was
from
Later, the bank's president
and its officers all enjoyed a good laugh at the Redneck from the south for
using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral for a $5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then drove the
Ferrari into the bank's private underground garage and parked it.
Two weeks later, the Redneck
returned, repaid the $5,000 and the interest of $23.07. The loan officer said, "Sir, we are very
happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very
nicely, but we are a little puzzled.
While you were away, we checked you out on Dunn & Bradstreet and
found that you are distinguished alumni from
The good 'ole boy replied,
"Where else in
His name was BUBBA....
Keep an eye on those southern
boys!
Just because we talk funny
does not mean we are stupid.
********
Chuckles for Seniors
Getting Older
A distraught senior citizen
phones her doctor’s office.
“Is it true,” she wanted to
know, “that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my
life?”
“Yes, I’m afraid so,” the
doctor told her.
There was a moment of
silence before the senior lady replied, “I’m wondering then, just how serious
is my condition because this prescription is marked ‘NO REFILLS’.”
****
An older gentleman was on
the operating table awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renowned
surgeon, perform the operation.
As he was about to get the
anesthesia, he asked to speak to his son.
“Yes, Dad, what is it?”
“Don’t be nervous, son; do
your best, and just remember, if it doesn’t go well, if something happens to
me, your mother is going to come and live with you and your wife.”
****
Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you
stop lying about your age and start bragging about it. This is so true. I love to hear them say “you don’t look that
old.”
****
The older we get, the few
things seem worth waiting in line for.
(Mostly because we forgot why we were waiting in line in the first
place.)
****
Some people try to turn back
their odometers. Not me! I want people to know why I look this
way. I’ve traveled a long way and some
of the roads weren’t paved.
****
When you are dissatisfied
and would like to go back to your youth, think of Algebra.
****
One of the many things no
one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young.
****
Ah, being young is
beautiful, but being old is comfortable.
****
First you forget names; then
you forget faces. Then you forget to
pull up your zipper…it’s worse when you forget to pull it down.
****
Two guys, one old, one
young, are pushing their carts around Wal-Mart when they collide.
The old guy says to the
young guy, “Sorry about that. I’m
looking for my wife, and I guess I wasn’t paying attention to where I was
going.”
The young guy say, “That’s
OK, it’s a coincidence. I’m looking for
my wife, too. I can’t find her and I’m
getting a little desperate.”
The old guy says, “Well,
maybe I can help you find her, what does she look like?”
The young guy says, “Well,
she is 27 years old, tall, with red hair, blue eyes, is buxom…wearing no bra,
long legs, and is wearing shorts. What
does your wife look like?”
To which the old guy says,
“Doesn’t matter, let’s look for yours.”
****
(And this final one
especially for me,)
“Lord, keep Your arm around
my shoulder and Your hand over my mouth!”
Now, if you feel this
doesn’t apply to you…stick around a while…it will!
From the Email
“Bag”
July
16, 2014
At least three people had
asked last week about my father in law as there have been no updates sent
out. He has not had much to say in any changes. I was thinking last
week I should send out something. I asked and here is his response.
Phil, the middle daughter Karen and her daughter Brittany, had just returned
last week from a week or so in
Thanks for caring,
Geary McDowell, Phil's
favorite son in law
Kathy McDowell, Phil's
favorite daughter;)
Nice to have people
interested in me.
I’ve had an infection in the
incision where it circles under my ear and up my cheek to the cancer site. I’ve had three courses of antibiotics and we
are hoping that killed it. It is no
longer seeping but has gotten sore again so we are just waiting to see what it
does. I don’t mean to sound negative but
the doctor said if it doesn’t clear up soon or gets sorer he will want me to
call and make an appointment with him. He
will want to do a biopsy. He would be
concerned about more cancer at that point. Sooooooo - we are
just waiting to see. Thru the last three
operations, where they evidently didn’t get all the cancer because it kept
coming back, my dog would not lick me or even smell me on that side of my face.
Since this last surgery he will kiss me
on that side and sniff me a little. Therefore, we are trusting his judgment and
assuming it is not more cancer – lol. GOOD DOG!
I am having cataract surgery
on my first eye tomorrow so I really don’t want to go for a biopsy in the near
future. However, I don’t want to have
more cancer again either. When I got
finished with that 9.5 hour surgery I said I was never going to have another
elective surgery. That didn’t last long,
huh?
Thanks for asking.
Pop (AKA Phil Arnold)
********
July 18, 2014
Eye surgery went just great.
I was amazed how much like a real
surgery that they treated it. Man they
had a real operating room, attendants, anesthesiologist, and the whole bit. It took about 15 minutes. The doctor kept telling me what he was doing
or getting ready to do (which was nice) and then they wheeled me out. About
10 minutes in the recovery room where they gave me a cup of coffee and we were
on our way home. Actually we went to
breakfast.
I called
All is well here and aside
from those things I’ve mentioned everyone seems to be doing okay.
pop (AKA Phil Arnold)
********
July 24, 2014
I always wondered what the B
in his name meant! LOL. I know, but again, proof of the power of
prayer! Thanks all and continue, is works. Geary McDowell
The email from Phil, my
father in law.
I went back to my eye doctor
today for my 7 day check up from the cataract surgery. He said his tests showed that my eye was
seeing as well now without my glasses as it was before the surgery with my
glasses. I find that hard to believe
since I can’t perceive a significant difference, but that is what the man said
and I doubt he would lie about it. I
guess I’m a bit disappointed because I expected to see essentially normal
without my glasses after the surgery. But
when you stop to think that I have had all those radiation treatments (63
total) on that side of my face, had all of the nerves removed from that side of
my forehead, have a droopy eyebrow, and had those 4 surgeries on that side also
it may have affected my vision enough that what I’ve got is all I can get. (They evaluated that I have lost 1/3 of my
hearing on that side from the radiation so it is logical that it also had some
effect on my eyesight.) He said he realized I was expecting a “wow
factor” and maybe I’ll get it when the other eye is done. He didn’t encourage me in any way to have the
second eye done so I don’t think it was just a sales pitch. I am going to have the other eye done, of
course, because the cataract in it will just continue to get denser whether I
can see better now or not. Eventually that cataract will cloud my eye
completely and I don’t want that.
The surgical scar under my
ear has continued to appear infected, has been sore, and has been weeping a
little puss every since the rest of the scar got well. I had made an appointment to go back to
I’m so healthy and so
blessed that I think I better check my bank account. It may have increased by some extraordinary
amount just based on the good fortunate I’ve experienced this week. Tho I was a little
disappointed in the results of my eye surgery, it all went perfectly and I’ve
had no discomfort from it at all and I certainly haven’t LOST any vision.
Thank you Lord,
Phil B[lessed]
********
July 28, 2014
Hello you two.
Gee we miss hearing from you
and hope Mike your vision is getting better.
Your Okie Friends,
Food for
Thought
Ray Stevens – Come to the
Boy did he ever hit the nail
on the head with this one. Funny how
loud the truth can speak!!!
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WgOHOHKBEqE?feature=player_detailpage
Obituaries
Kendall
Brown, 74,
http://www.rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=8e0c9727-9ed1-4fb6-b02e-9990c2cb984e
Ronald
Hebensperger, 73,
http://www.dailystarjournal.com/obituaries/article_9498c84d-0bca-5876-af61-e3534449c517.html
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Becker
Funeral Home of Snyder, OK
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Peoples
Cooperative Funeral
http://www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com/who-we-are/history
Ray
and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart,
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