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& P'lorence Kilbom, Guth-
Cead mile failte. Good-
ness is the only investment
that never fails.
Birthday dinner (lun-
cheon) is always the third
Friday of each month,
August 20, 2010. Mystery
dinner is always the fourth
Friday of each month,
August 27, 2010. Meet at
Center at 5 p.m. Monday
evening music always starts
at 6 p.m. and concludes at
8:30ish. You are welcome
to come play with us, bring
your instrument, also per-
form vocally. We welcome
you.
Clifford Creekmore is
our emcee from Drum-
right. Musicians usually
performing: Jeff Barbeley,
Ival Hesser, Stillwater;
Howard & Betty Anderson,
Stillwater; Earl & Millie
Gray, Guthrie; BJ O'Dell
& Margaret, Tryon; KC &
Lorraine Prouty, Ripley;
Chet Smith, Perkins; Kim
Thomas, Parkland; Charles
rie; Corbett & Joy Kelley,
Mabel Mohs, Stillwater;
Mac Wallace. Stillwater;
Stella Rodgers; Otho Mcln-
tire, Agra; Bob Scott, Car-
roll McGuiness, Cushing;
Lorraine Owens, Stillwater;
Murl Rhodes, Shirlee Brit-
ton, Agra. We're so appre-
ciative of Leroy Gibson (he
also sings) our president
and Eva. Thanks for the
many and sundry things
you perform. Also Geral-
dine & Wayne Allen, our
secretary and treasurer.
Our condolences to the
Richard Kuszak family
who was involved in an
accident. Richard lost his
life, Katherine was seri-
ously injured. Remember
them in your prayers. They
attended regularly and had
become on one of us. We
shall have special memo-
des of their presence with
us at the Center.
A special thanks to those
of you who bring such deli-
cious snacks to Monday
CHURCH
continued from page C3
Trip experience in IBC and
through our Association. We
are "Sent" to share Christ with
others everywhere we go and
in every way we can.
During the evening service
Brother Robin shared pictures
from the Wyoming Mission
Trip. Pictures included the
roof restoration, the daily
VBS, and their food and
clothing ministry.
Fri., Aug. 13, the ladies of the
Encourager's class will meet
at Misti Overfelt's home.
WM&M's will have a proj-
ect workday on Sat., Aug. 14.
Camp LOL continues through
Aug. 25 when student can
enroll for AWANA Clubs,
which begin Sept. 1.
Come visit us at 2415 E 104,
just a mile north of Perkins.
Info: call 547-1222 or www.i
nlmanuelbaptistperkins.org
Lost Creek United Meth-
odist Church
Come out this Sunday
morning to hear the Belize
team tell the story of this
year's trip to Corozal. On
Sunday night, we'll see how
much talent Lost Creek has at
the Lost Creek Variety Show,
this Sunday night at 6:00. Of
course, there needs to be food
afterwards, so there will be
a fellowship following the
Variety Show. To round out
the weekend, a workday at
the church is scheduled for
Saturday.
Beginning Sunday night,
August 22, there will be
something for everyone at
Lost Creek. For adults, we'll
begin the study "When the
Game is Over, It All Goes
Back in the Box" by John
Ortberg. Ortberg sorts out
what's fleeting and what's
permanent in God's kingdom
using popular games as a met-
aphor, The study is 6 weeks
and will begin at 5:30.
The Youth will be meeting
at 5:30 for grades 5~ and up
meet on Sunday evenings.
Jake Ehrlich is the Youth
Minister at Lost Creek.
Younger children will be
having Funday Sunday for
6 weeks on Sunday evening,
also beginning August 8 at 5:
30. Dinner wiU be provided
with different topics and
activities each week.
Lost Creek offers many
ways to grow in your faith, to
live out that faith in service
and action, and to find fel-
lowship among other believ-
ers. To learn more about Lost
Creek United Methodist
Church, see our website at
www.lostcreekumc.o~ or
call the church office at 405-
377-0659. We also have a
Facebook Fan Page if you
would like to see pictures or
find out the latest news. Wor-
ship times each Sunday are 8:
30 and again at 11:00 with
classes at 9:45. Lost Creek
is located halfway between
Perkins and Stillwater on
80~ Street one mile west of
Hwy. 177.
First United Methodist
Church, Perkins
Last Friday was a big day
for our EduCare program.
This was the day we had one
of our periodic field trips, this
time to the Cushing Water
Park. At 9:30, Miss Betty, 44
adults and 40 children loaded
up and carpooled to Cushing
to spend the morning having
fun in the sun and water. The
children (and a few adults)
enjoyed splashing around
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music. We all always enjoy
the food and fun together.
Gerald and Kathleen didn't
get to attend because of ill-
ness. We shall try and be
with you all next week.
Love each of you, we're so
happy to have you all come
and play for us and laugh
and sing. It's a very special
time together, thanks.
I know that each of you
have special memories
from the time you were a
small child. We all remem-
ber the district, county and
state fairs. Almost all of
us participated along with
our children. We all had
exhibits through the years,
then our children, then the
grandchildren. It was lots
of work, sewing, giving
speeches, grooming cattle,
judging, learning to live
right and become good citi-
zens, but it was worth every
penny and every minute
that we put into it and we
are profoundly proud and
thankful that it happened
to be that way.
The whole atmosphere
of the affair was great fun!
Then there were the cami-
valsI Most of the carnivals
had a merry-go-round.
First, they were very beauti-
ful. It was always a thrill to
be able to ride on them, pick
out the beautiful steed you
would ride, sitting tall on a
painted pony with flowing
mane and tail, saddled up
with a bridle and an end-
less track to carry you on,
holding the reins, sitting the
saddle with the organ play-
ing beautifully, the sound
emanating all around you.
There's no other sound
like a carousel. It's like
being in a kaleidoscope
as you're moving around
on the carousel and seeing
the lights and patterns. It
has a magic all it's own,
and you're in the middle
of it. I can close my eyes
and still hear and see it, sit-
ting tall on a painted pony
while the fanciful herd fol-
lows, the band music plays
while the horses continue
their merry rounds.
Whee, there are lots of
good memories here. The
Grand Carousel began
making memories in 1912
and is among 210 clas-
sic wooden carousels still
whirling across the United
States. Some operate the
year around such as the
1918 Herschell-Spillman
carousel at Kiddie Park
in San Antonio, Texas.
Others are community
treasurers trotted out on
special occasions. In Per-
ryville, Mo. (pop. 7,667)
volunteers assemble a
1905 carousel for a church
picnic each August. Car-
ousel enthusiasts treasure
the original carnival rides
for their craftsmanship,
beauty and history.
"People tell us, don't
ever change," says Dick
Knoebel, 70, who owns
Knoebel's Amusement
Resort with his brother,
Buddy Knoebel, 65, and
sister, Leanna Musecato,
57. When their grandfa-
ther opened the park in
1926, the first ride was a
steam-powered carousel.
Keeping the park's two
carousels, now electric
powered, in tiptop condi-
tion is a full-time job.
"Every morning I run the
merry-go-round and watch
every horse and make sure
there aren't any unusual
bumps or squeaks," says
Dave Wynn, 59, who
restores or repaints about a
dozen of the ornate wooden
horses each winter. Wynn
also keeps the carousel's
early- 1900' s organ music
piping and the metal ring
machine tempting riders
with a free ride if they grab
a brass ring.
Taking a spin on one of
America's surviving classic
carousels is an authentic
experience, "This may be
the only thing other than
listening to period music,
that you can enjoy exactly
the way your grandparents
and your great-grandpar-
ents did."
Visit sss.nca-usa.org for
more information about the
National Carousel Asso-
ciation. Carousels are still
active, all you have to do
is visit.
Till we meet again, dear
friends, pour pren dre
conge, I wish you peace
and love, sevate. Happy
memories.
Everest
To celebrate our 58t~ wed-
ding anniversary, Barbara
and I went to see the movie
Everest at the theater in the
Omniplex in Oklahoma
City. Then we ate out at
Ted's, our favorite Mexican
restaurant. At this theater,
the screen surrounds you
and makes you feel you
are there.
The scenes were spec-
tacular with mountains, gla-
ciers, bottomless ravines,
avalanches, and up close
sojourns with the climb-
ers. The quest to reach the
summit is more than chal-
lenging. It is downright
audacious. Many have
made it most of the way
up, but precious few have
gotten to the top, and many
have died trying.
We were treated to views,
feelings~ and experiences
that we could never expe-
rience in real life, and we
were compelled to see and
feel the dangers and expe-
rience the fears of those
daring climbers. There
are no words to adequately
describe that movie. You
would need to see it for
yourselves, but let me peek
your interest by telling you
about some of it.
Close to the top of the
mountain you only receive
one third of the oxygen
from each breathe that you
would get at ground level.
The air is so thin up there
that helicopter blades can't
get enough bite to lift off
and fly. Part way up where
helicopters can barely get
off the ground, a climber
had an accident and would
have died there, but one
brave pilot decided to try
to save him. He dusted the
ground in places but made it
close enough that the fellow
could be brought and loaded
on. With the extra weight,
the copter would not lift
off the ground at first, but
it finally made it, and the
rescue was completed.
As you near the top of the
mountain your brain gets
so little oxygen that it is
impossible to think clearly.
You think you are much
more capable than you are.
If you do not follow instruc-
tions you get by radio from
those below, you might not
make it back.
The scariest part of the
movie that left my stomach
in knots was when other
climbers laid long, long lad-
ders across bottomless cre-
vasses and we were treated
to views as if we were the
ones walking across those
ladders to the other side.
Looking down past my feet
I could not see the bottom
of those chasms, and I can
still feel the absolute terror
of thinking that, if I fell no
one would ever even try to
find me. I would be gone
for good.
Close to the top, the climb:-
ers that made it that far ran
into a walloping storm.
Some turned back, but some
died. One man who started
back finally made it, but his
hands were frozen solid,
and they had to be ampu-
tated. Sadder yet was the
fact that one climber died
on the mountain while his
young wife was having
their first child, why would
anyone risk losing his life in
such a venture and never get
to see his first child?
Three climbers finally
made it to the top. The
movie provided an excep-
tional experience, but it left
me feeling empty.
When Edmund Hilary and
Tenzing Norgay became the
first to reach the summit Of
Mt. Everest, they became
rich and famous, and for
the next 55 years until
his death in 2008, Hillary
helped improve the lives Of
the Nepalese people he met
living near Mt. Everest.
In this case, some good
came out of this dangerous
endeavor.
in the water for a couple of
hours, and then headed down
to the park for a picnic lunch
prepared by Miss Ruby and
her staff. The children had
a great morning, and even
those of us who did not swim
enjoyed very much watching
the little ones have such a
good time.
Our Missions Committee
is seeking to assist our local
schools with needs they have
for standard schoolroom
necessities. They are collect-
ing donations of pencils, glue
sticks, staples and staplers,
disinfectant wipes, gallon
and quart size buggies, and
other items to give to Perkins
schools. The due date to turn
in donations for this very
worthwhile cause is August
15.
On Sunday, August 1,
FUMC Perkins welcomed its
new nursery worker, Chasity
Duncan. Chasity is an OSU
student, and she will be watch-
ing over all the little ones on
Sunday mornings during
the worship hour. After the
children's story time during
the service, the kids will be
dismissed to join Chasity,
allowing parents to focus
on being refreshed through
worship.
Twice a month, the Neigh-
borhood Ministries Food
Bank gives away groceries
to those in need in the Per-
kins community. If you have
such a need, the next food
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giveaway is Monday, August
23, at 6:30 p.m. Currently, the
food bank is serving about 30
families through this ministry
- and we hope to serve even
more! Call the church for
more information.
The congregation continues
to look for how best to serve
Jesus Christ in ministry. This
means we must know what
our spiritual gifts are, and in
what ways we can use them.
On August 15 and 22, the
congregation will gather for
two sessions on finding and
making use of our spiritual
gifts. These two sessions
will be led by the pastor,
and anyone desiring to serve
Jesus more fully may attend.
The classes will be during our
regular Sunday school time,
beginning at 9:30. Come
explore your spiritual gifts
with us, stay for our Fellow-
ship Time at 10:30, and join
us for worship at 11:00.
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 a~
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-
opportunities. Our new office
is at the comer of Seventh and;
Main. Information: 334-2188.
or www.gracestillwater.us. 0
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