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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Big Foot Lives 2Darryl Williams

House Cleaning (Chuck) 4Mary Lou Brainerd

T & O Whistle Stops 5Logan Williams

Memorial 6

Area Events 8

Big Foot CROSSING_ 9

Happy Fathers Day 4Mary Lou Brainerd

Thank You Firehouse Grill 11Mary Lee Williams

Strange Experience 12Meme Strange

Cover Photo: Any time this image is shownanywhere it causes the viewer to have pause.Coming up on this Memorial Holiday, the U.S.as a nation gives well deserved pause for allwho have defended our freedom. This time ofmemoriam also gives us a chance to explain toour youngsters the precious freedom theywere born into and how very important it isthat they respect it as their relatives beforethem did.

Photo taken by Logan Williams. ArlingtonCemetery, Washington D.C.

Honobia Big Foot PRINT

EditorMary Lee Williams

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Design & Layout:

Mary Lee WilliamsLogan WilliamsWeb Master:

Logan WilliamsContributing Writers:

Darryl Williams,

Mary Lou Brainerd, Meme Strange, Mary Lee Williams,Stewart Taylor and Logan Williams.

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In Thom Powells book The Locals copyright2003, by Hancock House Publishing, he referred to

Seattle Times 2002 as saying :Big Foot is Dead,Really. He goes on to say there are no ape likeapparitions named Big Foot that travel the continent,leaving Big Foot Prints, and that Big Foot is a

common noun and not a propername of an individual. I have anautographed copy of this bookand treasure it among myfavorite reading materials.Recently, however, while doing

a search on the subject, I cameacross the above picturedtombstone and noticed the firstname on the list is none otherthan Big Foot. If you search theweb, you will find severalreferences to humans who were

known as Big Foot. Rather than go on with my usualpresentation, Id like to share a few quotes from oursearch and add my own comments.

Chief Big Foot

Birth: 1823 USADeath: Dec. 29, 1890

Wounded KneeShannon CountySouth Dakota, USA

Native American Chief Big Footand his people lived on theCheyenne River Reservation inSouth Dakota and were among thestrongest believers in the Ghost Dance ceremony

when it arrived among the Lakota in the spring of1890. The hunger and misery that had followed thefinal break-up of the reservation in 1889 made theLakota keenly receptive to the Ghost Dance messageof messianic renewal, and the movement sweptrapidly through their encampments, causing localIndian Agents to react with alarm. Some, effectivelysuppressed the dancers, others called for troops torestore order. At the Standing Rock reservation,

BIG FOOT LIVESBy Darryl Williams

Throughout the paper you will see a new feature. Big Foot

has gone digital. He got out his smart phone

and started surfing the web for some of our

advertisers. When you find the code on one

of the ads, simply scan it with your smart

phones QR reader app to be taken to the

advertisers page. This one leads you to our

web site.


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where Sitting Bull was suspected of encouragingthe Ghost Dance in order to provoke an uprising,the crisis led to bloodshed when Indian police sentto arrest the aging holy man killed him in aconfrontation with his followers. Fearful ofreprisals, many from Sitting Bulls band fled south,where they found haven with Big Foot. Big Footdecided to lead his people away from the possibilityof further violence and headed farther south towardthe reservation at Pine Ridge, hoping to find safetythere. Increasingly ill with pneumonia, he had nointention of fighting and was flying a white flagwhen soldiers patrolling for roving bands caught upwith him on December 28, 1890. That night BigFoot and his people camped near Wounded KneeCreek, surrounded on all sides by soldiers. Thenext morning, the soldiers set up several largeHotchkiss guns on a hill overlooking the camp and

began confiscating the Indians weapons. When a

gun accidentally went off, they opened fire, andwithin a few minutes, some 370 Lakota lay dead.The soldiers even pursued fleeing women andchildren, shooting some as far as two miles fromthe site of the original confrontation. Big Foothimself was among the first to die. His frozen

body, half raised as though trying to warn hispeople of their imminent disaster, lay untouched forthree days until it was unceremoniously dumpedinto a mass grave.www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8155

404Whatever happened to the first amendment of ourconstitution, adopted Dec. 15, 1791, guaranteeingreligious freedom.The DLN Human Rights Coalition Quotes the

following statement from Joseph Horn Cloud ofthe Lakota:

While this was going on, the same officers saidto the Indians, "I want you all to stand in a

rank before the officersI want the samenumber of soldiers to stand in front of the Indians

and take the cartridges out of the guns and cockthem and aim at their foreheads and pull the

triggers. After this you will be free. Some ofthe Indians were getting wild at such talk andsome

said, Now he sees that we have nothing in ourhands, so he talks this way. Others said,

Were not children to be talked to like this. Aman cried out, Take courage! Take courage!

Big Foot spoke up, Yes, take courage. There

are too many children and old people.www.DLNcoalition.org/dln_nation/Chief_bigfoot.html.

If there is any credence at all to the stories myGrandfather has told with references to eitherhuman who still possess thatstands back spiritorthe spirit of ancient times manifesting in the

present, maybe this is why everyone says If BigFoot sees or senses a gun, Hes GONE.

Another website from Big Foot High School inWalworthWisconsin:acknowledges a PotawatomiChief, known as Big Foot as a large, raw-boned,ugly Indian with a countenance bloated byintemperance, with a sinister, unpleasant expression.

He had a gray-colored handkerchief upon his head,and was otherwise in his best, in compliment to thestrangers.Although not a powerful influence in history hisname is recorded on three treaties. The Treaty ofGreen Bay, August 25, 1828, set the boundaries

between the Indians and lead mines of southwesternWisconsin. Chief Big Foot signed this treaty asMaun-gee-zik, or big foot. The treaty of Prairie duChine, July 29, 1829, which involved huge landcessions, records his signature as Maw-geh-set.

Finally, the Chicago Treaty of September 26, 1833,which ceded all Potawatomi lands east of theMississippi River, Chief Big Foot becomes Mange-sett.Legend has it, he received the name Big Foot fromthe huge snow shoe tracks he left in the snow whilein pursuit of a deer.www.bigfoot.k12.wi.us/bf50/ChiefBigFoot.html

Another quote from DLN has Dewey BeardLakotas statement: I heard the Hotchkiss orGatling Guns shooting at them along the bank.

Now there went up from these dying people amedley of death songs that would make the hardestheart weep a requiem for the dead.

Has anyone reading this ever stood in the woods latein the evening and heard those melodic sounds thatseem to float in the wind that we have not yetidentified. Evidently other wildlife either respectsthe cry or cant identify it either. Coyotes, dogs,

owls will stop their noises when these melodicsounds begin. If you have heard these sounds andwould like to share ideas, please contact me.*

At this time of Memorial Day, its good toremember people who made great sacrifices forwhat we believe in. Its also good to believe in thespirit of freedom that helps humans transcend pastexperience and look for new ways to leave your BigFoot Prints in the sand.

*Darryl WilliamsHC 15 Box 10Smithville, OK [email protected]

You cannotdestroy apeople whohave dreameda dream suchas ours.

Dakota-Lakota-Nakota HumanRights AdvocacyCoalition
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Everybody is going nuts around here. Grandmais coming for a visit. Youd think it was the Queen

of England or something. Mom and Sis are in fullcleaning mode. Pop just stays out of the way.

He said to me, Son, at times like these it is bestto find some outside chore to do. Try not to goinside unless it is absolutely necessary, and never askthem when supper will be ready.

I decided to string some new clothesline wire forMom. Shed been complaining about how it maderusty spots on the clothes and how it sagged so badthat shed had to find some forked sticks to prop it

up. I had given her some plastic coated cable wirefor Mothers Day, but just hadnt got the job done.First thing I needed to do was take down the old

rusty wire. I got the wire cutters out of the toolboxand headed out. Mom always left the clothespins onthe line, so I had to find an empty can to put them in.

Just as I got the last wire cut, Mom came runningout of the house. What are you doing? I have aload of clothes in the washer and theyll need to behung out in just a few minutes. What am I supposedto do?

Itll be okay Mom, I said. I have the wireright here, all I have to do is string it through theholes and youll have your new clothes lines.

Why did you have to do that today? I didntneed to add this to my list of worries.

Dont worry Mom, I have it covered. Nosweat.

I ran the end of the wire through the first hole,pulled it through and started to twist it around itself.It wouldnt go tight! I could twist it around and it

would just come unwound. I pulled it out of the holeand went in search for the little metal clamps wedused when we built some rabbit cages several yearsago. After rummaging through several dusty andhalf- rotten paper sacks, I found the little sack with

the metal clamps. They didnt look very long, buthopefully they would work.

These little clamps look like the letter j and aremade out of soft metal. I popped the first wire intothe hook of the j and then made it into a loop and ranthe second strand of wire next to the first. I carefully

place the special pliers, Pop had made, over the endsand squeezed.

AWWW! A little bit of my finger was in theway. I had squeezed the clamp tight though, but itwas only around one strand of wire. After a couple

more times, I finally got the clamp on in the rightplace. I decided to check it out and pulled real hardagainst it. It popped right off.

Okay, after some deliberating I decided that twowell- placed clamps, going in opposite directionsaround the wires would hold. Thats when I realizedthat I had the loop in my hand and it was not treadedthrough the hole in the clothesline pole. No problem,I would just push the loop through the hole and runthe wire through it and do it that way. The double

strand of the loop with the clamp was too big to gothrough the hole on the pole. Id have to start withthe other end, put it through the hole and thenthrough the loop. One hundred feet of wire had to beslowly unwound, pushed through the hole, thenthrough the loop then pulled tight and run throughthe hole at the other end.

I got that much done and the wire pulled tightwhen I decided to just do it like a shoe lace and notgo through all that tying off until the last hole.

I pulled the wire as tight as it would go, weaving

each end to the next hole, back and forth. As Iheaded for the last hole Sis came out and started tohang clothes on the line. Before I could stop her shehad flung a sheet across the wire and the whole mess

fell to the ground, pulling the wire back through thelast hole it had passed through. Mom came runningout of the house and I wasnt sure who she was most

angry with, but the sheet would have to be washedover again and I was to have this job completedimmediately. That was plainly understood.

I had to go back through and stretch eachsegment as tight as possible and then I was finallyready to tie it off. But how?

I didnt have much wire to work with, so Ipushed the end through the hole, pulled it as tight as Icould, then I forced the end through the hole again.There was barely enough room for both strands in

that hole at a time. Finally clamped the end with thepliers and pulled it through. Then I fastened a clamparound the end of the wire, fastening it to the wiregoing into the hole. Again, I fastened another clamparound in the opposite direction. You could almost

play a song on those strings, they were so tight. I gotthe clothes pins back on the new wire, just as Momcame out with the rewashed sheet. She slammed the

basket down onto the ground, grabbed a sheet andstarted to sling it over the new, tight line, then shewalked over to where I was standing, trying as hard

as possible to be invisible. She put her arm aroundme and said, Thanks son. It looks like a very good

job.Youre welcome, I said and prayed that the

little clamps would hold.

CLEANING HOUSEBy Mary Lou Brainerd

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Spending time on the road you see a lot of the beautyof creation and imagination, both Gods and mans.From the majestic beauty of towering trees andmountains to the desolate beauty of a cactus in themiddle of the dessert, from the simple little house filledwith a loving family to the high powered magnificent

skyscrapers in the big cities. With all this beauty ofnature and man, it can still come as a shock that bothcan wield such destructive power.

Mankind, through the ages has brought devastation.We all know the stories from history, and even thehappenings of this day-in-age. But while mankind has

been known for its darkness, there is an overwhelmingpower of goodness and compassion that we show aswell.

T & O Express

Whistle StopsBy: Logan Williams

Hello

I'm Logan Williams of "Logan Williams' T & OExpress."Throughout the month I have theopportunity to travel all over our beautiful state

playing music and working for the Honobia Big FootPrint. It is always an experience to visit the manyinteresting businesses along the way. Please take a

ride along with me, as the T & O express makes itsmonthly "Whistle Stops".

Just a very short while ago, in-fact the day before I satdown to write this to you, many of my fellow Okieswitnessed the devastation and destructive power ofnature; and in the aftermath, the amazing compassionand grace of so many strangers.

The social networking sites online have been filledwith thoughts, prayers and support of those unable to

physically go and help. Friends from all over have beencommunicating with each other to see if they were ok.

Oklahoma is such an awesome state to live in. WithOKC as our capitol, to the rest of the world ifsomething happens there, it happened to the wholestate. And in a way that is true, we all feel the loss and

pain of our fellow Okies.

Some very dear friends of mine in West Texas saw thenews reports and franticly tried to get a hold of me tocheck on my family. I told them that after the powerwent out like any good sane redneck we all were sittingon the front porch watching the storm pass by. Whatan amazing lightning show we witnessed. Once the

power was restored the reports started coming in of thedevastation that had happened.

Normally I use this article to talk about an adventure

or experience I have had, and I will continue to do so.However, for this month I want to take this time toremind us that no matter the storms in life, weather

powered by nature or by emotion, we each have thepower to rebuild and if we lack the strength there issomeone there to help. In closing I would like to leaveyou with a barrowed thought taken from one of myfriends:

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Changing of theGuard RitualThe guard is changed every hour on the hour Oct.1 to March 31 in an elaborate ritual. From April 1

through September 30, there are more thandouble the opportunities to view the changebecause another change is added on the half hourand the cemetery closing time moves from 5 to 7p.m.

An impeccably uniformed relief commanderappears on the plaza to announce the Changingof the Guard. Soon the new sentinel leaves theQuarters and unlocks the bolt of his or her M-14

rifle to signal to the relief commander to start theceremony. The relief commander walks out to theTomb and salutes, then faces the spectators andasks them to stand and stay silent during theceremony.

The relief commander conducts a detailed white-glove inspection of the weapon, checking eachpart of the rifle once. Then, the relief commanderand the relieving sentinel meet the retiring

sentinel at the center of the matted path in frontof the Tomb. All three salute the Unknowns whohave been symbolically given the Medal of Honor.Then the relief commander orders the relievedsentinel, "Pass on your orders." The current

sentinel commands, "Post and orders, remain asdirected." The newly posted sentinel replies,"Orders acknowledged," and steps into positionon the black mat. When the relief commanderpasses by, the new sentinel begins walking at acadence of 90 steps per minute.

The Tomb Guard marches 21 steps down the

black mat behind the Tomb, turns, faces eastfor 21 seconds, turns and faces north for 21seconds, then takes 21 steps down the mat andrepeats the process. After the turn, the sentinelexecutes a sharp "shoulder-arms" movement toplace the weapon on the shoulder closest to thevisitors to signify that the sentinel standsbetween the Tomb and any possible threat.Twenty-one was chosen because it symbolizesthe highest military honor that can be bestowed

-- the 21-gun salute.

Duty time when not "walking" is spent in theTomb Guard Quarters below the MemorialDisplay Room of the Memorial Amphitheaterwhere they study Cemetery "knowledge," cleantheir weapons and help the rest of their reliefprepare for the Changing of the Guard. Theguards also train on their days off.

The Guards of Honor at the Tomb of theUnknowns are highly motivated and are proudto honor all American service members whoare "Known But to God."

Sentinels of the

Tomb of the

UnknownsThe Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tombof the Unknown Soldier) is guarded 24 hours a day,365 days a year, and in any weather by Tomb Guardsentinels. Sentinels, all volunteers, are considered to

be the best of the elite 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (TheOld Guard), headquartered at Fort Myer, Va.After members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment

become ceremonially qualified, they are eligible tovolunteer for duty as sentinels at the Tomb. If

accepted, they are assigned to Company E of The OldGuard. Each soldier must be in superb physicalcondition, possess an unblemished military record and

be between 5 feet, 10 inches and 6 feet, 4 inches tall,with a proportionate weight and build. An interviewand a two-week trial to determine a volunteer'scapability to train as a tomb guard is required.

During the trial phase, would-be sentinels memorizeseven pages of Arlington National Cemetery history.

This information must be recited verbatim in order toearn a "walk." A walk occurs between guard changes.A daytime walk is one-half hour in the summer andone hour in the winter. All night walks are one hour.If a soldier passes the first training phase, "new-soldier" training begins. New sentinels learn thehistory of Arlington National Cemetery and the gravelocations of nearly 300 veterans. They learn theguard-change ceremony and the manual of arms thattakes place during the inspection portion of theChanging of the Guard.

Sentinels learn to keep their uniforms and weapons inimmaculate condition.The sentinels will be tested to earn the privilege ofwearing the silver Tomb Guard Identification Badgeafter several months of serving. First, they are testedon their manual of arms, uniform preparation and theirwalks. Then, the Badge Test is given. The test is 100randomly selected questions of the 300 itemsmemorized during training on the history of Arlington

National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknowns.The would-be badge holder must get more than 95percent correct to succeed. Only 400 Tomb GuardBadges have been awarded since it was created inFebruary 1958.



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3rd U.S. InfantryRegiment

The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, traditionallyknown as "The Old Guard," is the oldestactive-duty infantry unit in the Army, servingour nation since 1784.

The Old Guard is the Army's official ceremonialunit and escort to the president, and it alsoprovides security for Washington, D.C., in time

of national emergency or civil disturbance.

The unit received its unique name from Gen.Winfield Scott during a victory parade atMexico City in 1847 following its valorousperformance in the Mexican War. Fiftycampaign streamers attest to the 3rdInfantry's long history of service, which spansfrom the Battle of Fallen Timbers to WorldWar II and Vietnam.

Since World War II, The Old Guard has servedas the official Army Honor Guard and escortto the president. In that capacity, 3rd Infantrysoldiers are responsible for the conduct ofmilitary ceremonies at the White House, thePentagon, national memorials and elsewherein the nation's capital. In addition, soldiers ofThe Old Guard maintain a 24-hour vigil at the

Tomb of the Unknowns, provide militaryfuneral escorts at Arlington National Cemeteryand participate in parades at Fort Myer andFort Lesley J. McNair.

Along with these duties, The Old Guardpresents historic theatrical productions toaudiences in the Washington, D.C., area. Oneshow, "Twilight Tattoo, " is presented weeklyduring the summer at the White House Ellipse.The show is free and open to the public.

The Old Guard annually participates in morethan 6,000 ceremonies, an average of 16 perday.

Despite this arduous schedule, The Old Guardcontinuously prepares for its security andinfantry missions by conducting year-roundtraining, culminating in a rigorous evaluationof unit tactical proficiency. Because of this, allsoldiers are as familiar with traditional infantryor military-police duties as they are with

ceremonial duties.

The black-and-tan "buff strap" worn on theleft shoulder by each member of the 3rdInfantry is a replica of the knapsack strap usedby 19th-century predecessors of the unit todisplay its distinctive colors and distinguish itsmembers from other Army units. The presentbuff strap continues to signify an Old Guardsoldier's pride in personal appearance andprecision performance that has marked theunit for 200 years.

A further distinction of The Old Guard is thetime-honored custom of passing in reviewwith fixed bayonets at all parades. Thispractice, officially sanctioned by the WarDepartment in 1922, dates to the Mexican

War in 1847 when the 3rd Infantry led asuccessful bayonet charge against the enemyat Cerro Gordo. Today, this distinction is stillreserved for The Old Guard alone.

The Tomb Guard Identification Badge is a temporaryaward until the badge-holding sentinel has honorablyserved at the Tomb of the Unknowns for nine months.At that time, the award can be made a permanent

badge, which may then be worn for the rest of amilitary career. The silver badge is an upside-down,laurel-leaf wreath surrounding a depiction of the frontface of the Tomb. Peace, Victory and Valor are

portrayed as Greek figures. The words "Honor Guard"are shown below the Tomb on the badg

There are three reliefs, each having one reliefcommander and about six sentinels. The three reliefsare divided by height so that those in each guardchange ceremony look similar. The sentinels rotatewalks every hour in the winter and at night, and everyhalf-hour in the day during the summer. The Tomb

Guard Quarters is staffed using a rotating Kellysystem. Each relief has the following schedule: firstday on, one day off, second day on, one day off, thirdday on, four days off. Then, their schedule repeats.

ARLINGTON CEMETERY in Washington D.C.

Photos taken by Logan Williams

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Once again Tin Top Ranch will be the setting forthe Sanctioned Arkansas Chuckwagon Race.

June 22-23, 2013.Gates open Wednesday.

Friday nightmeet the racers!!BBQ dinner & Pasture Pickin

(special Guest Bubbba Slaten & Friends.)Saturday morningTrail Ride.Races start noonish Sat. & Sun.

Hour after races Chuckwagon style.Saturday night Lanny Richmond Band will be

playing for the Country Western Dance.

Sunday Morning Cowboy Church.Sunday Races at Noon and awards to follow

Admission is $20. Per day or $30. For event pass.Kids under 12 are free. Ages 12-16 is Half Price.

For more information callScott Welch 479-207-1087 or

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Across2 Looks Over Shoulder (2 Words)4 How to see in the dark (2 Words)5 What researchers make when the find a

foot print in the woods (2 Words)7 What happens to trees when Big Foot

Marks his Territory12 Favorite festival Campfire event14 Another name for big foot15 Find updated info on the Big Foot Festival17 What Big Foot Builds in the woods out of

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Down1 First weekend in October (6 Words)3 Where Big Foot has been spotted a lot.6 Rock Schoolhouse8 Gathering Place for Humans at the Big Foot

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(3 Words)11 2012 Big Foot music idol (2 Words)13 What Big Foot does when singing with others16 What Big Foot Threw into a camp of parting

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Welcome to the Big Foot Crossing. Thispuzzle was created for the PRINT and theanswers involve information from theFestival. The answers will show up in thenext issue June/July. If you complete the

puzzle mail it and a 3x5 card with yourname address and phone number to HonobiaBig Foot PRINT, HC 15 Box 10 Honobia,OK. 74549. It must be postmarked by June12, 2013. The correct puzzles will beannounced in the June July issue. Allqualifying entries will be placed in the

drawing for an official Big Foot FestivalT-Shirt to be drawn for on August 10, 2013and announced in the Aug/Sep issue



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HAPPYFATHERS DAY

By Mary Lou Brainerd

In May we celebrate Mothers Day with flowers,dinners and gifts. There is nothing wrong with that.It is good to honor our mothers.

Then in June we celebrate Fathers day withfishing poles and cookouts. There is nothing wrongwith that either. The Bible says to honor yourmother and father. But what about our HeavenlyFather? When is it His day?

Oh, you say, we do that on Christmas andEaster. We do? On Christmas we give each other

gifts, have parties, eat too much and talk about howcommercial it has become, then do the same thingagain the next year. For Easter we buy new clothes,have egg hunts, a short sunrise service and a large

breakfast, and then try to figure a way to include theeggs and the bunny into some kind of spiritualmessage. It still isnt His day. It is still just about us.

Romans 12 starts out like this, Therefore, I urge

you brothers, in view of Gods mercy, to offer your

bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-

--this is your spiritual act of worship. (NIV)

Therefore, I urge you brothers and sisters, inview of the sacrifice He has made for us that we donot have a Heavenly Fathers Day this year, but

begin a Heavenly Fathers Year, this day by offeringour bodies as living sacrifices to Him so that wemight be holy and pleasing to Him. It is a small andreasonable sacrifice on our part. Perhaps with a little

practice we can really begin to worship in a mannerthat is pleasing to Him.

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With devastating news reports coming at us each week

the American public seems to always pull upon theirinner soul strength to reach out to make someonessituation less devastating. This ability to havecompassion for someone else is a basic emotion mosthumans are born and nurtured in. It truly makes oneslife a little easier.However, when that compassion is given withoutmerit, its hard for me not to take notice.Let me explainwriting, setting up, selling ads,

publishing and finally distribution of this littleentertainment paper is my passion and something my

family shares also. It gives us a chance to meet so manydifferent people and develop new ideas from theirshared stories.Since our distribution takes us to so many little

towns or communities we dont always arrive at theStill open times. Such was the case on our Aprildistribution.We had driven over the county roads stopping at eachcommunity leaving the Print at distribution pointswhen we realized, it was past 6pm-so very close to 7

pm. Our plan was to make it to Wright City and visitthe FIREHOUSE GRILL and get something to eat.We arrived at the Grill at 7:10 pm. The lights werestill on so we took the papers on in. Not knowing whattheir hours were we asked if they had anything left wecould buy--no, sorry they had already turned the grilloff.While getting back into our pick/up, the manager

(Becky) came out to the truck and said Ive turned thegrill back on, come on in and well fix you whateveryou want! Well, naturally we protested for them not

to have to stay over just for us but she insisted.The Food was deliciousDarryl is always telling mehe can taste the Love in my cooking and sometimeshe taste aggravation. Well, we did not taste anyaggravation in our food. Becky also said she couldntlet us go on down the road hungry.Now I ask you, that type of attitude in most food

establishments is not part of their job training. Thatattitude was what my grandparents showed for anytravelers down their country road. Darryls momalways had a pie baked in case the UPS Drivers madeit out on the country back roads. That was the way oflife back then and we were raised that way butnowadays its rare to find. And Becky was raised upsomewhat later than we were. There arent enough

thank-yous to her and her workers (Candice) for

making our life more pleasant that day.The Fire house Grill in Wright City definitely has theRight People working there and it reflects on theowners Arvel Wayne & Jodie Baskey as having theRight business. Not only do they have a Grill theymake Pizza too. Then, theres the cutest corner calledthe Sweet Home Bakery owned by Samantha Jenkinsand the bakery items looked fantastic. Next time wewill get there early enough to sample them.

Thank you again for your compassion and a special

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---Mary Lee Williams

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12/12

We came back from a few moments of silence as weconsidered the loss of those human lives in the BostonBombing. Silence to my kind can be a deafening roar

much like light can be blinding in the midst of darkness.It makes me see red to have a bright light hit me in theeyes when Im just enjoying my normal surroundings.Im Me-me, Meme Strange.While I may appear to be somewhat hairy to mostobservers, the more I understand about my position inlife, the more clear and defined my own existence

becomes. The same week-end we learned abouttriggering an expensive game camera in a total darknesswith sound waves, we were exposed to more HumanEmotions, I didnt realize just how human like we were

becoming until the first council meeting of thecommittee. One speaker stood and said I make a

proposal that we add to our rules of existence (andlooking directly at Solo, Hey-Hey and Me), hecontinued Thou Shalt not acknowledge the existenceof , nor trifle with any sort of picture taking device inany way, lest ye bring evil on everyone.Oh No growled Uncle Chuey. Here we go gettingreligious again. After the council dismissed, we went

back to camp to engage in a deep discussion onreligion and science. My cousin Solo was protestingWhat does the scientific process of picture taking

have to do with Bringing Evil on all of us? What,does he think itll steal our very soul? Nay UncleChuey answered, He just doesnt understand thescience involved, and tries to make religious rules to

protect everyone. Uncle Chueys old friend cameback with yeah, but that kind of thing will eventuallylead to someone thinking theyre doing the world afavor smashing up someones camera. Take thosetwo boys who did the bombing the other days, themedia says it was the result of a new radical religiousstance.

Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause,nature, and purpose of the universe, especially whenconsidered as the creation of a Super Human Agencyor agencies. It usually involves devotional or ritualobservances, and often contains a code governing theconduct of Human affairs with a strong emphasis on

practice.So do you not have any faith? Asked Hey, Hey

Not in the sense of belief in something for whichthere is no evidence was the answer. An expressionof faith is made by the confidence in the scientific

method. See a true skeptic with a scientific mind set,will appropriately recognize the unknown quantityunderlying religion as an unexplored universe. Andrather than eliminate it from acceptance, place it inthings we dont know for sure.To try to eliminate things because we dontunderstand them is the true power behind darkenergy. If the Light hurts your eyes, squint. Getsome cheap Sunglasses, BUT DONT STOPLOOKING FOR THE SOURCE.The next morning we were headed to the main event

when I saw her again. That good looking youngYeti from across the pond. As she passed us by, Ilooked back over my shoulder and gave a low whistle.Thou Shalt Not laughed Hey-Hey as he punchedme in the side with his elbow. This is really gettingstrange.

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