Whitney Houston electrified a nation
at a moment in time when we were
ready for that spark. Who knows?
This may become the greatest of
all her gifts. This video is not just a
tribute to the nation and its people
but to her as well.
(zip down and shut off radio first.)
About SPENCER JONES: I have been very lame about getting news out regarding our classmate
Spencer Jones. My only excuse is that through email, Sam and Soff
have managed to keep most of the '60s class up-to-date. However, for
those of you that may have missed those emails, a month or so ago
while in his Marshall home, Spencer got pneumonia which compounded
an existing serious stomach problem. He was rushed to the hospital
where he stayed until the pneumonia had subsided enough for him to
return to his home in Malibu, California, and go to his own doctor. When
he arrived back home, his condition was such that he was immediately
admitted to a hospital, and treatment of the pneumonia was continued
until he was well enough to be operated on for the stomach issue. He
has had an extremely difficult time fighting through this, but his wife Paula
has been with him constantly, and he is about ready to go home. He is
"out of the woods", but still has a good deal of recovery ahead. I promise
you and him that I will be more prompt with future updates. For contact
information, please visit his Profile Page.
CLICK ON URL. You guys are gonna love this.
Sweet words, youth and a powerful voice. Very
impressive and moving.
CLICK HERE to see some great photos by a
photographer that went into the wild in West
Texas to get them.
CLICK HERE to see a small bird land on Josh William's
guitar at the Doyle Lawson Bluegrass Festival while he
is singing. Watch his reaction as he keeps his cool and
finishes the song. This from Bubba Armstrong.
CLICK HERE to see underwater footage from Fiji and
Tonga.
Note From Ethyl Rae
As many of you know, our classmate Ethyl Rae Wilkinson is in
a battle with emphasima and was recently hospitalized with
pneumonia. She has gotten better and is now at Highland Pines
Re-Hab facility. The following, is one of two notes that she has
sent to Gerald (Soff) Watson, to share with classmates. Sam
and Soff continue to visit with her and provide updates, but I am
certain she would love to hear from any of you. Her address and
telephone number are provided in the email I just sent to both
classes.
CLICK ON FLAG to see Veteran Of The Year.
Big Surprise...... this from John Wolf
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"There's no place like home ~ ~ except Caddo Lake."
Presidents' Day is celebrated in February to honor two of our greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. The holiday is celebrated in the United States on the third Monday in February.
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. When he was born, America was not a nation yet. It belonged to England, a country across the ocean. People in America didn't want to belong to England so they fought a war to become a separate country. George Washington was an American general in the war. America won the war and picked a new name for itself: The United States of America. George Washington was elected to be its first President.
A legend is told about George Washington as a boy. Young George had a new hatchet and with it he cut down a small cherry tree. When his father saw the tree, he was angry. "George," he said. "Did you do that?" George was afraid to admit that he did.
Nevertheless, the boy decided to tell the truth. "Yes, Father," he said, "I cut down the cherry tree with my hatchet. I cannot tell a lie." George Washington's father was proud of George for telling the truth.
George Washington Activities:
Printable Coloring Pages
Just click on the picture!
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 sticks butter or margarine
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
maraschino cherries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together the vanilla, butter, egg yolks and brown sugar until creamy. Add the flour and salt and mix well.
Have the children roll the dough into 1" balls and place them on greased cookie sheets. Have the children make a thumbprint in each ball and then place a maraschino cherry in each thumbprint. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. (Makes about 3 dozen cookies)
Abraham Lincoln Activities:
Printable Coloring Pages
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Celebrate ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY with your child or the children in your class by making Miniature Lincoln Logs! Here's how: Bake a white or yellow cake mix in paper baking cups as directed on the package. Cool and remove from papers. To form logs, put two cupcakes together end-to-end with ready-to-spread chocolate frosting. Frost sides, leaving ends of logs (tops of cupcakes) unfrosted. With small spatula make strokes in frosting to resemble bark. Decorate each log with a hatchet cut from red construction paper.
An art idea sent to me for making a log cabin:
We have the shape of a small house and open door cut out. The children glue this onto construction paper. Next they glue small pretzel sticks onto the house to resemble logs. Inside the door the children are given a shiny new penny and identify Abraham Lincoln's face on it. They glue it inside the open door. We talk about how log cabins were built prior to making our own.
Sherry sent in this great Lincoln activity below. Thanks, Sherry!
Read Just Like Abraham Lincoln by Bernard Waber.
Compare/contrast Mr. Potts and Abraham Lincoln (appearance, when they lived, occupation, clothing, height, favorite things to do, etc.)
Marilyn sent me this great Abe idea. Thanks, Marilyn!!
My students are studying Abe and we have really taken off on quite an expedition. Here's a fun activity--My children were impressed to find out the Abe was 6'4" tall--the children took large paper --and my best artist drew Abe--we measured him to be the exact height he was--the students were amazed at how tall he was. Then I took a Picture of each student standing in front of Abe-- they'll take it home to remember our thematic unit--
The kids are also in the process of finding out how big the log cabin actually was-- we'd like to find out it's measurements--as we'd like to make a floor model of it--and then see how it is that 7 and sometimes 8 people lived in that cabin--do you have any information on how big it was??
**webmaster note! does anyone have the answer to this? Please email me if you do! Thanks!
Marilyn wrote back with the answer to her own question:
"I found out through another source that the cabin was 16 y 18 feet--my kids and I will go outside and measure it--it should be fun to do--I just have to wait for a warm day here in NY--hopefully it won't be too bad next week. It's his birthday and the kids are thrilled to be celebrating it instead of Valentine's Day--who would have thought it."
I hope you have enjoyed these Presidents' Day Activities! If you have any suggestions, please contact me!
For some more great Abraham Lincoln fun, please visit Abraham Lincoln Research Site. Near the bottom of page, you'll find some great stories about the Lincolns and animals...there are stories about goats, dogs, and even a White House Turkey!
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12 in 1809. Things were different then. When Abe was a boy, he lived in a log cabin. A log cabin is a small house made out of logs cut from trees. His father cut down the trees and made the cabin.
There were no electric lights in the cabin. Young Abe read books by firelight and drew with charcoal on a shovel. Abe's family was poor. Often he went barefoot because he didn't have any shoes.
When Abraham Lincoln grew up, he studied hard and became a lawyer. Then he was elected to be a law-maker. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States.
The pictures of four Presidents are carved
on a big mountain. Can you name them?
PRESIDENT’S DAY
Back in Seventeen ninety-six
Is when this Holiday began
For the birthday of ol’ George
At least that was the plan.
It was his last full year
Of his Presidency
Born February twenty-second
Or the Eleventh, ‘cause you see
The old calendar was different
Than the one we use today
And some celebrated one
Some people on the other day.
By the early Nineteenth Century
Celebrated every year
Birthnight Balls were held
Taverns reveled in good cheer.
Public figures gave their speeches
And Receptions given by a few
Then along came ol’ Abe Lincoln
His Birthday in February too.
In Eighteen and sixty-five
The year after Booth’s fatal shot
Both House’s of Congress gathered
For a Memorial and solemn thought.
Not a Federal Holiday like George’s
But legal in more than one State
And then a Resolution was enacted
Back in Nineteen sixty-eight.
They made the third Monday of the month
To make for a three day weekend
To honor Washington and Lincoln
And this story comes to it’s end.
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