Oakie's NW Corner...
As the first Arctic-front was hitting Oklahoma last weekend, this
northwest Okie was heading westward via I40, Route 66 and I25 towards
Stone Mountain Retreat (SMR) in SW Colorado for her 54th
birthday. AND... to enjoy the cool, snow-capped mountain scenery.
Also saw plenty of deer sightings in the SMR mountain pastures and
surrounding areas. We made it here in a couple of days in fine shape...
AND... at times the temperatures were warmer than Oklahomans were
experiencing the first of the week. That is until March rolled in
like a lion and February ended.
Before I get started on this week's NW Corner, let me thank all
of you who sent birthday e-cards and emails with your birthday thoughts
and wishes. They warmed this displace for a short time... NW Okie
heart completely!
 The
day after my birthday, February 26th, I happened to get this snapshot
for Y'all of the ALMOST Full Moon as it peeked it's glistening,
bright globe of light above the Stone Mountain in SMR's front yard.
I got this shot just as the sun was setting in the west (approximately,
6:28pm). Hence, there was still some light to catch some details
in the mountains and foreground of barn, corrals.
 I
wasn't so lucky the next night with the light, though. The Full
moon made it's entrance about 30-minutes or so later on February
27th. On this night the full moon looked like a round, bright, white
dot on a black background when I took the picture with my digital
camera. BUT... It was still a magnificent sight to view. Did anyone
else out there get a shot of that Full moon that was suppose to
be the brightest of Full moons so far? Send me a snapshot in a Jpeg
(jpg) file.
Oakie's
Webshots... The end of February (28th) was
a gorgeous day at SMR's mountain retreat with temperatures reaching
in the 50s and only a slight breeze. I got to walk around the pastures
and do some work outside. I also got some scenic, mountain photo
views from the west and north views of Stone Mountain Retreat. You
can see the "Stone Mountain Retreat (SMR)"
photos over at Oakie's
Webshots. 
I also have some "pics" of three deer that were caught
in the early morning hours of February 27th, grazing in SMR's side,
front yards. Of course, I was inside the house (still in my pajamas)
quietly, looking out the windows so as not to startled the deer.
I think these are the same three that our youngest son wrote about
last Fall (2001) -- the Mother Doe with her twin babies grazing
in the yard. BUT... only take that as one amateur deer watcher to
another. Do Young Deers usually hang together and return back to
their same grazing spots like this?
Old Oil Fields & Dance Halls... One of my readers is
looking for any information, documentation concerning the old oil
fields around Osage county. Does anyone out there have any documentation
of these old oil fields in Osage County? If any of you have (or
know of) anyone who has some old photos of an "Old Dance
Hall" in Osage County that Bob Wills and Johnnie Lee Wills
used to play, send them this way in JPG format. As I understand
it, the dance hall no longer exists and some old-timers want to
put up an historical marker where it once stood. BUT... when Kaw
Lake is at its normal level the site is under 20 to 25 ft of water.
Memories of Alva (Oklahoma)... Another one of my readers
sent me some of her fond memories of growing up around Alva. Genevieve
(Cook) and her family used to live across the street north
of us when we lived at 703 7th Street (Alva, Oklahoma). There
were three in their family (two girls and one boy). We would
play in their yard and they would play basketball, hula hoops, etc...
over in our yard. By the way... Do you remember when hula hoops
first came out and you could buy them for under a dollar?
Anyway, Genevieve remembers, "...having a soda at Holder-Southern
Drug where the floor squeaked as you walked on it; shopping in Anthony's
with the 'air-cylinder' that sent money upstairs after you bought
an item; the Rialto with great family movies; and last but not least
-- driving around the old town square, up 6th Street, turn left
at the Boulevard, right into the Sonic (or on to Pangburn's restaurant)
and turn around and then do it over and over for a couple of hours
to see your friends after school riding around also......"
[Checkout more of her fond memories in the Mailbag Section"
below.]
The last part of that about cruising the old town square, 6th street,
the boulevard and stopping at the Sonic, Dairy Queen, Lotta Burger,
etc... before turning around and repeating it over again was a mainstay
of what teenagers had to look forward to in the small, rural community
of Alva, Oklahoma. Maybe once in awhile someone would have a sock-hop
at the Junior High Old Gym. Of course... You need a car, drivers
license or know someone who had both.
As I said earlier... March blew in like a lion this Friday with
another arctic-front that is promising to remind us that Winter
is NOT over with yet! Looks like you all in the mid-western states
up around Chicago, etc... are going to get the big part of the snowstorm
that is heading in a northerly and easterly direction towards the
New England states. We might be driving back through some of that
snow in the northwest corner of Oklahoma (if any lasts) through
Sunday, Monday.
See Y'all (southerly You all) safely back in the NW Corner
of Oklahoma next weekend. Keep the light shining bright! ((warm
hugs to ALL!))
~~ Linda "OaKie" ~~
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Escaping to the Mountains
Stone Mountain Deer, 02-27-2002
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Checkout this NEW Site - Web
Tech News... "Here is what I
have up so far on my new website -- WebTechNews.
It combines my two main areas of interests and personal, work acitivities.
An area to test, learn new web design elements." -- Michael
Old Oil Fields in Osage County... "It is
a shame that there isn't any detailed history of the oil fields in
Osage Co. The history just wasn't documented. What got me started
was that my wife is from Shilder, OK. When she was a little girl her
folks use to go to Big Beaver to dance to Bob Wills and Johnie Lee
Wills but nothing was documented. Some of the old timers up there
want to get a Historical maker placed in the Area to make sure it
isn't forgotten. The big problem is that when the Kaw Lake is at normal
level the site is under 20 to 25 ft of water. I did visit the site
this year and took some pictures of the area but all is left is the
piers of the Beaver Creek bridge."
Old Osage Dance Hall... "I appreciate you
writing the story about the old dance hall for me. I hope we can get
some leads. Thanks again."
Happy Birthday... "Linda, wishing you a
very very Happy Birthday. May God shower all the happiness of life
over you with making the coming year best among all the years you
have seen in your life. There is a power that will light your way
to health, happiness, peace and success, if you will but turn toward
that light. Love for you and your loved ones, nears and dears."
Things that happened February 25th...
Birthdays on this Date --
In 1841 - Renoir, painter
In 1873 - Enrico Caruso (Italy), singer
In 1888 - John Foster Dulles, former Sec. of State
(under Eisenhower)
In 1904 - Adele Davis, health nut
In 1910 - Millicent Fenwick
In 1936 - Linda Cristal (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
In 1938 - Diane Baker (Hollywood, CA)
In 1943 - George Harrison, singer (Beatles)
In 1948 - Linda McGill Wagner, artist, writer, etc...
Events Worth Noting --
In 1838 - London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward, 20 miles forward
in 8 hours. Chuck Barris wasn't even born yet!
In 1870 - Hiram Rhoades Revels becomes
1st African American congressman.
In 1913 - 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax.
In 1919 - Oregon is first state to tax gasoline (1-cent per gal).
In 1930 - Bank check photographing device patented.
In 1933 - USS Ranger, first US ship build from the keel up
as an aircraft carrier, is launched.
In 1940 - First televised hockey game, NY City.
In 1972 - Paul McCartney releases
"Give Ireland back to the Irish"
single.
In 1977 - Soyuz 24 returns to Earth.
In 1979 - Soyuz 32 is launched.
In 1986 - Ferdinand Marcos flees the Philippines.
"Linda... Thanks for adding my name to
your mailing list. I enjoyed reading them. Not much to tell about
myself. I was born here in Oklahoma (Wewoka) in eastern Oklahoma
and lived in Cromwell and then in Elk City where I am now. I lived
in Oregon for thirty years and then back here. I missed Oklahoma and
glad to be back here. That about it. Thanks again."
Electric Scotland - Clans, Burkes Peerage etc...
"Alastair MacIntyre is the editor, publisher of Electric
Scotland website. He has been working to clarify the status
of the Clans. The revised web site is now up and has referrals
to the various clans and some of the related septs are also shown
on another section. There is also a link to the Burkes Peerage
that gives a free thumb nail sketch of many prominent Scottish people.
This site is now the closest that I know of that takes into account
the legal status from the Lord Lyon court, the approval of
the Scottish Council of Scottish Chiefs and the pending status
of the others. Here is the latest Clan review from Alastair
at electricscotland.com.
You can also subscribe to his weekly email magazine here as well.
Please forward to other lists and groups that may be interested."
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The Real Uncle Sam
(Paris), Sand Pointe, Idaho...
These are photos that taken at Uncle Sammy's house in Sand Point,
Idaho. Sammy is one my mother (Vada Paris McGill) younger brother.
The lady standing beside him is his wife Cecilia. They always called
her "Cec." Uncle Sammy has always lived in Sand Point. Uncle
Sammy is one of the remaining sons of Ernest Claude & Mary Barbara
Hurt Paris. His brothers & sisters, in age of their birth, oldest
to youngest: Leslie, Alvin, Vernie, Vada, Zella, Kenneth, Sammy, Geneva,
and Ernest Jr. (EJ). Check out ParisTimes
Pioneers Genealogy for more Paris info.
George Elford's Phone #...
"Hi, its me again, I read Nette Elford's Obituary. It said that
her brother George Elford preceded her in death. I don't see a George
Elford on the Social Security Death Index for Alva, Oklahoma, but
I do see this phone number (1-405-555-1217). Do you have a 1979 Directory
for Alva, that could tell me if George lived there, and if that was
his phone number at that time? Thank you." -- Laurel
Fond Memories... "Hi Linda, you can put
a pin in your reader's map for me. I am an old playmate, neighbor,
Genevieve (Cook) Latza. 702 Church St. I do remember playing
in your backyard with Amber and you sometimes.
I have been married since Aug. 1967
(34 years) and away from the community for those many years traveling
with my family, one boy and one girl, both married. We have been living
in the Cleveland, OH area for approx. 14 years and love it here.
However, I do have fond memories of
friends whom I left behind and can no longer find when I return for
a visit. So much of my memories are kept in my heart -- Washington
School; Alva Jr. High (the old one with the steps inside that were
worn from years of kids); Alva Sr. High days; Girl Scouting in
the Park; the Zoo; having a soda at Holder-Southern Drug where the
floor squeaked as you walked on it; shopping in Anthony's with the
'air-cylinder' that sent money upstairs after you bought an item and
before it burnt down; the Rialto with great family movies; and last
but not least -- driving around the old town square, up 6th Street,
turn left at the Boulevard, right into the Sonic (or on to Pangburn's
restaurant) and turn around and then do it over and over for a
couple of hours to see your friends after school riding around also.
Great times! Keep up the great newsletter. It's fun to read and keeps
me informed of a connection in my childhood."
"Hi Linda... I didn't receive your e-mail
for 2/23. I look forward to these every weekend. Maybe you didn't
send one out this weekend, but if you did, I would appreciate receiving
it. You do a wonderful job on all of these... they are most interesting.
Thanks for all the work you put in to the weekly letters."
Theresa Teller Inquiry... "Looking for
a Theresa Teller who married a Jacobs. They had two sons by this marriage,
Bonn and Dean Jacobs. What became of them? Were they in the Military
in WWI? Theresa was living at Stafford, KS I believe when she was
married to a Jacobs. She apparently divorced him and married a William
S. Lemons who lived near Edith, OK. When did she die? Where was she
buried? She had an older sister, Sarah Elizabeth Teller born Keokuk
County, IA and married Dr. Charles Asbury Ruggles. She resided in
Stafford, KS and her husband ran a Sanatorium there. She divorced
Dr. Ruggles and married J. M. Wing, of Freedom, OK. From my records
that I have, shows her buried at the Freedom Cemetery, Freedom, OK.
I would appreciate any info I can get on Theresa. She would be my
Great-Aunt. She was the daughter of Henry S. Teller and Julia Ann
Ford of Keokuk County, Ia." -- evans@avalon.net
History of Scotland, etc... "From
a web site in a Lighthouse on the West Coast of the Shetland Islands.
The Shetland Island are about 60 degrees north (about equal to Anchorage
Alaska. They are above the Orkney Islands. This has to be one of the
most northern web sites. Complete
History of Scotland | Lots
of other Scottish Background and maps. Please foward to other
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