C4 - THE JOURNAL, Thursday, April 22, 2010
Seniors
Cead mile failte.
April, from the Greek
goddess of love, Aphro,
dite. Have you planted
your garden? Set your
hen? Or have you ever
set a hen? Well, that is the
reason for roosters, if you
raise chickens.
When we lived at the
Circle J, we always raised
chickdns. We always
bought straight runs, usu-
ally a hundred chicks. This
gave us plentY to replenish
our laying flock, and have
plenty to have all the fryers
needed for the table. Can't
beat home fried chicken,
anyway all we needed or
wanted.
My mother and also my
mother-in-law, Pearl and
Lillie, used to set several
hens in the early spring.
They always began to get
. broody, the children never
like to gather the eggs this
time of year, and they usu-
ally really enjoyed doing
this chore. The broody
hens would get real protec-
tive of their nests and would
retaliate by pecking anyone
who tried to gather the eggs.
Mother always had a brood-
ing pen, this was separate
from where the bulk of the
residents (hens and roost-
ers) were housed in the hen
house. It was comprised of
a scratch pen and mounted
laying nests and roosts.
The rest of the hen house
also had covered nests
and a ail for easy access.
There were also roosts that
were hinged to the wall of
the hen house where they
could be raised on one end
so they were easily cleaned
underneath. After you had
selected the hens that were
to be :allowed to hatch the
little chickens, you would
mark each egg with pencil
or crayon, in case there was
a fresh egg layed in the nest
by mistake, so you could
tell the difference, Then the
hens were allowed to set for
21 days, when the chicks
would "pip" the eggs (peck)
until there was an exit big
enough for the chick to
come out or "hatch". Then
there was lots of cheep-
ing. Then they would be
removed from under the
hen and placed in usually
a cardboard box with feed,
water, and a gallon bucket,
full of warm water, and
wrapped with a soft cloth
until there was enough
hatchlings or all the chicks
were hatched. Then they
were removed from the box
and put with the mother hen
and bak irito, probably, the
brooder house, where they
were housed until they were
let out each day to roam into
the garden and yard.
If chicks were purchased
in a group from the hatch-
ery, usually in Guthrie, or
McConkeys in Stillwater,
they were housed in the
brooder house, where
instead of putting them
with a hen, a purchased
brooder was used. This
had a large metal hover,
and was warmed by kero-
sene. There was a jug filled
with kerosene and put into
a container, upside down
and was slowly and regu-
larly fed into the burner to
keep the chicks nice and
warm, just like the hen. Of
course, there was cleaning
and feeding, also watering,
besides how many hours did
you sit and enjoy watching
the little chicks play, run
and also eat? It was a very
enjoyable part of our days
on the farm, and a part of
farm life. This was besides,
milking the cows twice
daily, separating the milk,
feeding the bucket calves,
and slopping the hogs,
and washing the seperator,
casing the eggs, this was
preparation for the weekly
trip to town to sell the eggs
and cream and going to the
picture show every Saturday
evening, also meeting your
school' friends, along with
maybe a favorite special
one, that you saved a seat
for at the show (theatre).
It was a great life, a very
special life. That's the way
we raised our family. We
were never too busy to also
serve God. We attended
church every Sunday,
prayer meeting and every
revival meeting we were
there. And thankful every
day for God's goodness.
Our Monday evening
guests are so wonderful,.
besides bringing us the
most wonderful music and
song, they also bring snacks
and we are so appreciative.
Monday April 19, those
bringing and serving snacks
are as follows: Florence
Kilborn, cookies; Norma
Bentley, sandwiches; Kath-
erine Kuszak, cherry jello;
Eva Gibson, strawberry
jello, fruit; Betty Driscoll,
butter • beans, cornbread;
Barbara Ummel, mini
scones, cinnamon rolls;
Wanda Knox, baked beans,
cookies; Kathleen Johnson,
egg, vegetables, green pea
salad, Senior Center, potato
soup. Thanks to one and
all for your kind generos-
ity. You make the Senior
Center special, thanks.
Musicians performing
for us this evening: Max
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home--don t let your pet become a statistic.
Irt recognition of Pet IO Week, the OSU
veteri hospital not only place a micrxfbip but
tl register your dog, cat or horse with a national
identification network. i $O.OO and the
from ,.h rv'lay inth
progeam wilt be offered
we want pet r .el.
& June Porter, Glencoe; & Florence Kilbom, Guth-
Leroy & Eva Gibson, our rie; Kim Thomas, Parkland;
president, how can I tell you
and Eva how wonderful and
what a great and versatile
pa!r you are, we so appreci-
ate the spectacular job you
do, thanks, to each of you,
we love you and are so
thankful for you; Clifford
Creekmore, the center's
Corky & Polly McCroskey,
Morrison; Bob Scott, Cush-
ing; Stella Rodgers, Agra;
Ival Hesser, Stillwater; Joy
Lindsey, Corbett Kelley,
Chandler; Murl Rhodes,
Agra; Mabel Mohs, Still-
water; Max & Barbara
Ummell, Carney; Carroll
emcee, thanks for the job McGuiness, Cushing.
you do, we appreciate you, Wh'at a magnificent eve-
thanks, Drumright; Jeff Bar- ning of entertainment you
beley, Stillwater; Howard brought us. So wonderfully
& Betty Anderson, Still- special. Thanks to each of
water; Earl & Mil!je Gray, you. Hopefully we shall see
Guthrie; Jimmy & Margaret each of you next week.
Walker, Stillwater; Otho
Mclntire, Agra; Stella
Rodgers, Agra; BJ O'Dell
& Margaret, Tryon; KC &
Lorraine Prouty, Ripley;
Chet Smith, Perkins; Mae
Wallace, Stillwater; Charles
Ell we meet again dearest
friends, deo volente, pour
pren dre conge, sevate, we
wish you peace and love,
sevate.
CHURCH
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Shelton, Cooperative Program (CP) Specialist with the Bap-
tist General Convention of Oklahoma. Brother Bob shared
from Romans 15:20-21 that Paul knew where the lost people
were and went there to share the good news of Jesus Christ.
There are over 5.9 billion people in the world today who do
not know that Jesus Christ died for our sins and is ready to
give eternal life to those who receive His gift of salvation
That's about 1 in every 7 people who need Jesus. The CP is
the largest mission sending organization in the world because
many churches cooperate together. As members give their
tithes and offerings,, the church then gives a percentage of
that to the CP and it is around the world within 12 days
-with no admin costs subtracted! Falls Creek is just one of
the recipient ministries partially supported by the CP. First
we pray, then give, and then go into the world to share the
gospel; cooperating together as He commanded.
During the evening service Brother Robin shared about
and read our Church Covenant. Following this covenant
relationship reminder, we celebrated the Lord's Supper,
remembering what Jesus did for us on the Cross.
Come visit us at 2415 E 104, just a mile north of Perkins.
Info: call 547-1222 or visit www.immanuelbaptistperklns
First United Methodist Church, Stillwater
Join us for worship this Sunday at Stillwater First United
Methodist Church. Worship is at 8:30 and 11:10 at our 7th
& Duck location and at 11:00 at our South Husband loca-
tion. This Sunday Stan Warfield, senior pastor, will preach
at the 8:30 and 11:10 a.m. at our 7th & Duck location. The
title of his sermon is "Recapturing the 23rd Psalm" based
on text taken from Psalm 23.
In both the 8:30 and 11:10 a.m. worship services the Chan-
cel Choir will sing "Let All the People Say 'Amen'". The
8:30 a.m. worship service is broadcast live each week on
Stillwater radio station KSPI-AM 780. A nursery is provided
for children 5 and under during both services.
Steve Roach will preach this Sunday at our South Campus,
2823 S. Husband, at 11:00 a.m.
Closer Walk, a modem service is held every Sunday morn-
ing in the Family Life Center on the comer of 7th and Duck
at 10:00 a.m. This music-rich service will enlighten your
spirit and energize you. This Sunday Stan Warfield will
preach at the Closer Walk service. The title of his sermon
is "Recapturing the 23rd Psalm" based on text taken from
Psalm 23. This will truly be a unique worshipping experi-
ence with Methodist traditions in a casual atmosphere.
Please join us I
Eden Chapel United Methodist Church
We have a busy week coming up--the usual goings on:
Tuesday is Love Bears at the Church. Wednesday evening is
Children's Group and Youth and the choir also has practice
starting at 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Thursday morning 6:30 a
m is Morning Prayer Hour, and then at 1:00 pm the Quilt-
ing group meets at the church. At 7:00 pm it is a Gathering
Devotional Time.
Wednesday, April 21, we will be meeting to discuss VBS.
Everyone i invited to come it will be All Hand on Deck with
VBS June 21-25. Come find out what is happening.
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Tiger's new challenge
Tiger Woods is very much
in the news today. He has
made some bad decisions
and had some problems.
As a result, he has kept out
of public view lately. After
apologizing to just about
everyone for his behavior,
he has decided to start play-
ing g01f again.
A story is going around
that some of his close
friends planned a small
private party for him to
celebrate his return to public
life. They are supposed to
have invited Stevie Wonder,
one of Tiger's favorite
entertainers, to come sing
a bit for him.
Sometime during the party
while the two were chatting,
the subject of Tiger's infi-
delity was never discussed.
Stevie told about his child-
hood and how his singing
career began. They talked
about golf, and Tiger was
amazed when Stevie told
him that he played golf
also. Since Stevie is blind,
Tiger wanted to hear how
he could do that. Stevie
said his caddy would stand
in the middle of the fair-
way and shout loudly at
him. Stevie would listen to
that voice and hit the ball in
that direction. When they
approached the green, his
caddy would decide where
on the green he should try to
land. He would stand there,
call from that spot, and
Stevie would play the ball
toward that voice. When he
reached the green his caddy
would line up the put, lie
down with his head on the
ground by the hole, and call
to him. Stevie would then
put with a mental picture
of the ball going into his
caddy's mouth.
Woods asked about his
score, and when Stevie
told him proudly that he
was a scratch golfer, Tiger
was incredulous. Woods
doesn't want to get out in
public with people swarm-
ing all over him, but he was
so intrigued by the thought
of a blind man playing his
game, and doing it so well,
that he offered to play
a round or so with him
sometime. Stevie took him
up on it, but said that since
people don't take him seri-
ously, he only played for
money, and never for less
than $1,000 a hole. Tiger
decided he would agred to
that but refuse the money
when he won. He offered
to play one hole, and asked
Stevie to set the date. The
impetuous singer smiled
and said, "Whenever you
like. Just pick a night!"
Sometimes we just can't
see all of the consequences
o four actions. We might
all do well to think things
through ahead of time, eh?
Saturday, April 24, UMW will be meeting at the Church at
9:00 am. All the ladies of the church are welcome to come,
enjoy a time of Fellowship--"Let's Get Together".
Saturday is also a clean up day, for both inside and outside.
Each Sunday school teacher can be responsible for their
rooms. Spring has arrived, let's get the Church all spick
and span!
Sunday April 25 is the monthly potluck. This month we
are going "green", the only thing that will be provided will
be paper napkins--Bring Your Own Table Service! If you
happen to forget, there are non-disposable items at the church
you can use.
After lunch the Children's Group and Youth will head to
Stillwater for an afternoon at Mini Golf, it is sure to be a lot
of fun, plan on coming.
Remember to bring your change each week! Jenny has
provided small container to bring back to church each week
with you change in it. Ending with Pentecost, the change
collected will help to purchase sturdy wheelchairs that can
handle the rugged streets and paths in Rio Bravo. This is a
conference wide mission. Speaking of missions, one great
one in the area is the Wesley Foundation, they are looking
for help with some small landscaping projects on front patio
facing OSU. If you have a green thumb, this would be a great
project to help with.
Grace Church Stillwater
Grace Church Stillwater (PCA) is a community of faith
that emphasizes strong biblical teaching through a service
that reflects the historic and modem church. Pastor Jonathan
Dorst will be teaching through the Old Testament book of
Genesis from November-February. We meet for worship
Sundays in Westwood Elementary School, comer of Sixth
and Kings (across from Warren Clinic), at 10:30 a.m. and
Theology Breakfast classes at 9:30 a.m.. Children's classes
provide a safe place for kids to learn biblical truth and have
fun. Grace hosts Bible studies, community groups, film
nights and cultural equipping, as well as service opportuni-
ties. Our new office is at the comer of Seventh and Main.
Information: 334-2188 or www.gracestillwater.us.
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