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Carolyn Niebruegge May Michael L.
May 
Vol. 4 Is. 7 Feb. 1, 2015
From the
Editor
Our life continues on with
us staying busy as ever. We have had
lots of cold weather in January but fortunately very little snow. Mike got the tractor ready to put the snow
blower on and finally last week went ahead and put the blower on the
tractor. Each time snow was predicted,
nothing or very little fell. We don’t
mind that we haven’t had to used the snow blower yet and actually hope we don’t
have to. We still have all of February
to go through and our biggest snows usually come in February so we aren’t out
of the woods yet.
Mike is experiencing issues
with his eye again. Fluid has formed
behind the macula but so far there is no leakage into the eye so the doctor is
monitoring him very closely. Unless he
finds a hole with leakage, he won’t give Mike a shot in the eye. Mike says that poles that are straight looked
crooked and windows are concave on one side.
The doctor says it will take his body about 3 months to absorb the fluid
so we continue to pray that the vision gets no worse and that in time it will
get better as it did before.
We are working to get an
online directory up and running for our church.
We attend a church that has only been in existence for 4 years and has
no church building. We meet in one of
the local high schools. Yes, in this
county every high school and middle school has a church meeting in it. It takes a lot of work and time each Sunday
morning to set up for the church service and then to tear everything down. We only have the facility for 4 hours so that
doesn’t give us a lot of time. Our
average attendance is 200 each week. So
there are a lot of people and very little time to really get acquainted. Mike thought it would be good to have a
directory so we could at least put names and faces together and hopefully
everyone would eventually get to know each other. We volunteered to support the effort and
hopefully get it up and running. Mike
has spent a lot of time on it and we are about to get it off the ground. We pray that this will serve our congregation
well. This is just one more thing that
keeps us busy and lets time fly by.
We are looking forward to
meeting a couple who moved in next door to us 36 years ago for lunch this
week. They lived next door 6 or 8 years
and then moved away. We kept up for a
time but then lost track of each other.
Last year 60 Minutes did a story on the U.S. Capital Dome and their
oldest son was on the program as his job is Historian of the Capital. We did some research and found his
parents. They live about 3 hours from
here so we are meeting half way for lunch and plan to spend the afternoon
“catching up.” Wonder who can tell the
better stories about their grandkids?
cnm
Content
Contributors for the Week
Roxie
Collins, Class of 1956
Charles
Curtis, Class of 1965
Frances
(Roberts) Herod, Class of 1945
Kate
(Roberts)
All
those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”
Thank
you all!
Remembering…
Note: This is a little long and fits in both the
Remembering and Thoughts from the Squirrel Lair categories. I think many of our readers will remember the
old telephone on the wall and the operator who answered when you rang the old
phone. I am sure many of those operators
could also have been as kind and helpful as this one. Unfortunately, our children and grandchildren
will never know the kindness of the live operators we experienced growing
up. cnm
The Old
Telephone on the Wall. Hello?
When
I was a young boy, my father had one of the first telephones in our
neighborhood. I remember the polished,
old case fastened to the wall. The shiny
black receiver hung on the side of the box.
I was too little to reach the telephone but used to listen with
fascination when my mother talked to it.
Then
I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful device lived an amazing
person. Her name was “Information
Please” and there was nothing she did not know.
Information Please could supply anyone’s number and the correct time.
My
personal experience with the genie-in-a-bottle came one day while my mother was
visiting a neighbor. Amusing myself at
the tool bench in the basement, I whacked my finger with a hammer, the pain was
terrible, but there seemed no point in crying because there was no one home to
give sympathy. I walked around the house
sucking my throbbing finger, finally arriving at the stairway. The telephone! Quickly, I ran for the footstool in the
parlor and dragged it to the landing.
Climbing up, I unhooked the receiver and held it to my ear.
“Information,
please,” I said into the mouth piece just above my head.
A
click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear. “Information.”
“I
hurt my finger…” I wailed into the phone, the tears came readily enough now
that I had an audience.
“Isn’t
your mother home?” came the question.
“Nobody’s
home but me,” I blubbered.
“Are
you bleeding?” the voice asked.
“No,”
I replied. “I hit my finger with the
hammer and it hurts.”
“Can
you open the icebox?” she asked. I said
I could. “Then chip off a little bit of
ice and hold it to your finger,” said the voice.
After
that, I called “Information Please” for everything. I asked her for help with my geography, and
she told me where
She
told me my pet chipmunk that I had caught in the park just the day before would
eat fruit and nuts.
Then
there was the time Petey, our pet canary, died.
I called Information Please and told her the sad story. She listened, and then said things grown-ups
say to soothe a child. But I was not
consoled. I asked her, “Why is it that
birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up
as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?”
She
must have sensed my deep concern, for she said quietly, “
Somehow
I felt better.
Another
day I was on the telephone, “Information Please.”
“Information,”
said in the now familiar voice. “How do
I spell fix?” I asked. All this took
place in a small town in the
“Information
Please” belonged in that old wooden box back home and I somehow never thought
of trying the shiny new phone that sat on the table in the hall. As I grew into my teens, the memories of
those childhood conversations never really left me. Often, in moments of doubt and perplexity I
would recall the serene sense of security I had then. I appreciated now how patient, understanding,
and kind she was to have spent her time on a little boy.
A
few years later, on my way west to college, my plane put down in
Miraculously,
I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well.
“Information.”
I
hadn’t planned this, but I heard myself saying, “Could you please tell me how
to spell fix?”
There
was a long pause. Then came the soft
spoken answer, “I guess your finger must have healed by now.”
I
laughed, “So it’s really you,” I said.
“I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that
time?”
“I
wonder,” she said, “if you know how much your calls meant to me. I never had any children and I used to look
forward to your calls.”
I
told her how often I had thought of her over the years and I asked if I could
call her again when I came back to visit my sister.
“Please
do,” she said. “Just ask for Sally.”
Three
months later I was back in
“Are
you a friend?” she said.
“Yes,
a very old friend,” I answered.
“I’m
sorry to have to tell you this,” she said.
“Sally had been working part time the last few years because she was
sick. She died five weeks ago.” Before I could hang up, she said, “Wait a
minute, did you say your name was
“Yes,”
I answered.
“Well,
Sally left a message for you. She wrote
it down in case you called. Let me read
it to you.”
The
note said, “Tell him there are other worlds to sing in. He’ll know what I mean.”
I
thanked her and hung up. I knew what
Sally meant.
Never
underestimate the impression you may make on others.
Whose
life have you touched today? Why not
pass this on? Lifting you on eagle’s
wings. May you find the joy and peace
you long for. Life is a journey…NOT a
guided tour. I know this has been long
but I trust you have found it worth reading.
Each of us touch lives in ways we may never know until we reach heaven.
Thoughts from
the Squirrel Lair
The following from the No Greater
The Fence
There once was a little boy
who had a bad temper. His father gave
him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must
hammer a nail into the fence. The
first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to
control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down.
He discovered it was easier to hold his
temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when
the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He
told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one
nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally
able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
The father took his son by
the hand and led him to the fence. He
said “you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a
scar just like this one.” You can put a
knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t
matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there. Make sure you control your temper the next
time you are tempted to say something you will regret later.
- Author Unknown
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Take a minute to read this all the way through. Which dog are you?
Thoughtful Thursday
There is a story they tell
of two dogs. Both at separate times walk
into the same room. One comes out
wagging his tail while the other comes out growling. A woman watching this goes into the room to
see what could possibly make one dog so happy and the other so mad.
To her surprise she finds a
room filled with mirrors. The happy dog
found a thousand happy dogs looking back at him while the angry dog saw only
angry dogs growling back at him.
What you see in the world
around you is a reflection of who you are.
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
Dolphin Show
Enjoy!
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/pRFq7K4vCSk?rel=0
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The Dutch Army
Bicycle Band
It is hard enough to march
in formation and play an instrument. But the Dutch
Army Bicycle Band does it
while riding bicycles!
http://www.flixxy.com/the-dutch-army-bicycle-band.htm
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,
Feb. 3: Pinto Beans w/Ham, Corn Bread,
Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
Feb. 5: Lasagna, Green Beans, Garlic
Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
Feb. 10: Beef Tips and Noodles, Sweet
Peas, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
Feb. 12: Baked Pork Chop, Mashed
Potatoes w/Gravy, Corn, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
Feb. 17: Chili Con Carne, Mexican Corn,
Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
Feb. 19: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Green
Beans, Garlic Bread, Salad Bar, Dessert
Tuesday,
Feb. 24: Hamburger Steak, Mashed
Potatoes w/Gravy, Broccoli, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
Thursday,
Feb. 26: Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes
w/Gravy, Sweet Peas, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert
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The
Kiowa County Genealogical Society will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February
10 in the Slaner Room at the Hobart Public Library in
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Cooperton
Valentine Dance
Cooperton’s
Valentine Dance will be Saturday, February 14 from 7:30 to 11:00 p.m. at the
The
Wichita Valley Boys will be playing some of the best two-stepping music. Wear something red and bring your valentine
if you have one. If you don’t have a
valentine/partner, come anyway. You will
be sure to meet the nicest people and have a great time.
The
dance is always smoke and alcohol free so is a family friendly atmosphere.
Come
and bring a dish for the potluck.
Refreshments, coffee, and soft drinks are provided.
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:
Birthdays
February 1 – Scott Neyers
February 1 – Arvella (Hines)
McCollom
February 2 –
February 2 – Luke Davis Tacker
February 3 – Brian Newsom
February 3 – Jean Ann
(Schrader) Lyde, Class of 1962
February 4 – Nora Welch
February 4 – Wayne Stafford, Class of 1955
February 5 – Kailen Urban
February 5 – Jaden Hand (son of Katie Thurmond)
February 5 – Merle (Pollard) Jones, Class of 1958
February 6 – Keegan Stucks
February 6 – Brenda (Howard) Haynie, Class of 1972
February 6 – Kearstyn Lile
February 6 – Jean Smith
February 6 – Nathan Lee Copeland
February 7 – Conner Block
February 8 – Polly Kate Tacker
February 9 – Elizabeth
Ferris, 90 in 2013
February 11 – Sammy Jackson
February 15 – Jack Smith
February 16 – Bobby Miller,
Class of 1965
February 18 – Haiden Gibbs
February 20 – Margie (Alonzo)
February 20 – Rita Mayfield
February 20 – Marla Neuwirth
February 21 – Gayleen Stroud
February 22 – Darlene Barnes
February 22 – Don Lester
February 23 – DeRoy Rickerd,
Class of 1953
February 24 – Mac Raasch, Class of 1992
February 24 – Faith Shockley
February 24 – Rod Raasch, Class of 1968
February 24 – Lindsey Drywater
February 24 – Cobe Ross Horton
February 25 – Renny Jackson, Class of 1969
February 25 – Byrd Curtis
February 25 – Brandy (Files) Saville, Class of 1993
February 25 – Ned Callen
February 27 – Joe Rutledge, Class of 1972
February 27 – Kyson Rayce Lile
February 28 – Redd Conrad
February 28 – Robert Wiser, Class of 1985
February 28 – Manuela Alonzo
February 28 – Carolyn (Niebruegge)
May
Happy Anniversary To:
February 8 – Sharon
& Jim Wood
February 10 – Charles
(Junior) & Dee Curtis, Class of 1965
February 14 – Sammye Jo
& Robert Beeson
February 17 – Mickey
& Samantha Reeves
February 22 – Jim & Alice Law
Humor
Eating Strawberries
A farmer was driving along
the road with a load of fertilizer. A child playing in front of his house saw
him and called, "What are you hauling?"
"Fertilizer," the farmer replied.
"What are you going to do with it?" asked the child.
"Put it on strawberries," answered the farmer.
"You ought to live here," the child advised him.
"We put sugar and cream on them."
Food for
Thought
Pledge of Allegiance
JOHN
McCAIN'S REMARKS ABOUT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I MUST
PASS THIS ONE ON TO YOU AND IN HOPES YOU WILL DO THE SAME. GOD BLESS OUR
"The Pledge of Allegiance" - by Senator
John McCain
As you may know, I spent five and one-half years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam
War. In the early years of our imprisonment, the NVA kept us in solitary
confinement two or three to a cell. In 1971 the
NVA moved us from these conditions of isolation into large rooms with as many
as 30 to 40 men to a room.
This was, as you can imagine, a wonderful change and
was a direct result of the efforts of millions of Americans on behalf of a few
hundred POW's 10,000 miles from home.
One of the men who moved into my room was a young man
named Mike Christian. Mike came from a small town near
Then he became a Naval Flight Officer and was shot
down and captured in 1967. Mike had a keen and deep appreciation of the
opportunities this country and our military provide for people who want to work
and want to succeed.
As part of the change in treatment, the Vietnamese
allowed some prisoners to receive packages from home. In some of
these packages were handkerchiefs, scarves and other items of clothing.
Mike got himself a bamboo needle.
Over a period of a couple of months, he
created an American flag and sewed it on the inside of his shirt. Every
afternoon, before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike's shirt on the wall
of the cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance.
I know the Pledge of Allegiance may not seem the most
important part of our day now, but I can assure you that in that stark cell it
was indeed the most important and
meaningful event. One day the Vietnamese
searched our cell, as they did periodically, and discovered Mike's shirt with
the flag sewn inside, and removed it.
That evening they returned, opened the
door of the cell, and for the benefit of all of us, beat Mike Christian severely
for the next couple of hours. Then, they opened the door of the cell and threw
him in.
We cleaned him up as well as we could. The cell in
which we lived had a concrete slab in the middle on which we slept. Four naked
light bulbs hung in each corner of the room. As I said, we
tried to clean up Mike as well as we could. After the excitement died
down, I looked in the corner of the room, and sitting there beneath that dim
light bulb with a piece of red cloth, another shirt and his bamboo needle, was
my friend, Mike Christian.
He was sitting there with his eyes almost shut from
the beating he had received, making another American flag. He was
not making the flag because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making
that flag because he knew how important it was to us to be able to Pledge our
allegiance to our flag and country.
So the next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance,
you must never forget the sacrifice and courage that thousands of Americans
have made to build our nation and promote freedom around the world. You must
remember our duty, our honor, and our country.
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
PASS THIS ON... And on... And on!
You can even send it back to me, I don't mind, because it's worth reading.
Obituaries
Ruby
Fern Johnson, 96, former
http://rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=9b3f75b0-9ef4-4fca-b836-353903576965
Heath
Moeller, 41,
http://www.beckerfuneral.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1511518
Ardron
Hinton, 84, Warren, former Roosevelt Church of Christ minister
http://kincannonfuneralhome.com/2015/01/ardron-a-hinton/
Received the
following from Roxie Collins:
Ardron Hinton was preacher
of the
He had not lived in
Roosevelt but had his home in
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
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