Olney Senior Cub Center Chats
After eating a delicious meal of turkey and dressing with ‘the trimmings ‘ AND peach cobbler with a scoop of ice cream at the Cub Center Thursday, I had a pang of regret that some turkey had to give its ALL to supply that sumptuous repast. Later, as I headed to Graham that pang turned into a state of panic! There they were, the turkey gestapo! Two of them came, strutting across the road straight at me! What to do, what to do? Then, as the food-induced fog in my brain eased a bit, I realized I was encapsulated in my big metal vehicle, and those two turkeys couldn’t get to me. So I accelerated and left them standing in the road. That’s my version of the story anyway. There really were two turkeys!!
We did have an excellent crowd for lunch; some 20 of us ate our pre-Easter meal with great gusto! Those cooks did themselves proud! Thanks, ladies!
The board of directors met Thursday,
April 11 at 4:30 to discuss several business items and get an update on revenue and expenditures. With rising grocery costs, the necessity of replacing broken equipment, and fewer congregate patrons, we are still not breaking even. Our need for extra revenue is evident, and we are searching for ways to increase that, but it is a challenge. However, there are ways that individuals can help.
Giving memorial donations, putting provisions in wills for contributions to The Cub Center, supporting our fundraisers, and making considerable donations during Texoma Gives. Suggestions from the community are always welcome. $20 will feed one person for a week. Gifting the Center on birthdays or anniversaries would be a way of “paying it forward” and would be profoundly appreciated. If you have the means to give, please do. We sincerely appreciate this community’s support and willingness to help, especially during the pandemic and its aftermath. Search your hearts.
Our sky should have some good meteor showers this month and should peak around April 22. So do a little skywatching alone or with a buddy or two. Make memories!
Our school children continue to shine in academics and athletics, but more importantly, they shine because they are polite and respectful. Every encounter I’ve had with them thus far has proven true. Congratulations to them, their parents, their teachers, and everyone who has been a good example for them to follow. Well done!
Easter eggs: boiled, dyed, plastic, chocolate, marshmallow, jellybean, etc. Those colorful ovals can be transformed into egg-salad sandwiches if they survive the rigors of ‘the hunt,’and eaten straight from the candy wrapper (dripping chocolate on shirts and dresses bought especially for Easter)or used as flying missiles from sibling to sibling (producing wails and tears as they clash with eye sockets). I hope everyone had a simply marvelous Easter egg Hunt!!
I knew my parts had started needing to be replaced with older age, so that was done. My older vehicle was diagnosed with the need for replaced parts, so the search was on. Unfortunately, none are available or aren’t made anymore. So what’s a person to do? Well, I’m not walking! It’s my conspiracy theory that it is a conspiracy against age! Shame on those young whipper-snappers who refuse to work to make replacement parts. Has anybody got a mule to sell?
Keep smiling. It will make some people smile with you and make others wonder what you’re up to.
Have a great week.