Goodland Gazette

[Pages:4]GoTheodland Gazette 1216 N 4200 Rd ? Hugo, Oklahoma 74743 (580) 326-7568

OCTOBER 2010

ISSUE NO. 10

James smiles for the camera while hanging out with Rockwall Pres. Church

Christian and Jason attempt to get a better view of the river bottom to see the fish

swimming below.

UPCOMING EVENTS

CAMPUS

October 17

Scout Court of Honor ------

October 21-24

FPC Sand Springs Work Group ------

October 30-31

Scout Campout ------

OFF CAMPUS

October 16

Visit to Chicota PC ------

October 24th

Visit to FPC Wewoka ------

Check our Calendar on our website at

Discovering History in Nature

Beaver's Bend State Park near Broken Bow, Oklahoma was the location for this month's outdoor activity for Troop 84. Upon arrival, the boys ate lunch by the riverside and joined in a game of "Chase the Squirrel". After lunch, the boys hit the trail, hiking a threeand-a-half mile trail called "Lookout Trail". While on the trail, the boys found new types of moss and berries that they had never seen before. The particular berry that caught the boys attention was the American Beautyberry. Many boys commented on its beautiful purple hue and pondered whether it was edible. The older Scouts (those who had training in plant identification) put their heads together and finally determined that the berry was safe to eat. However, despite this determination, no one wanted to be the first to try the berry. It was Assistant Scoutmaster, Jonathan Garrison, who finally stepped up and offered to try them first. When the taste was found to be delightful by Jonathan, many of the boys grabbed a handful to try. After many sour faces and complaints about the "pine-needle" taste, the boys discovered that their Scoutmaster has a very odd set of taste buds.

After the trail side snack, they continued up

the side of the ridge. Soon old foundations of small buildings began cropping up around the trail. The foundations, the last remains of Civilian Conservation Corps buildings, left little evidence of their intended purposes. This only served to fuel the boy's imagination in speculating their use. It was a great opportunity to give a synopsis of the CCC program of the 1930s.

The Webelos of the Troop also joined the older scouts but took a shorter, one mile hike called "The Nature Trail". Along the trail, there are place cards identifying the various trees along the trail. After the hike, the boys worked on several requirements for their Outdoorsmen badge; particularly, their outdoor code and manner.

At the end of the day, many of the boys were surprised by how much fun they had. For some, it was the first time that they had been out in nature and they were loving every minute. The monthly outdoor activity is eagerly anticipated by many of the boys. It gives them a chance to explore, learn, and sometimes, simply run a little wild.

The men's group from Faith Presbyterian Church in Aledo, Texas spent three days giving the gym and school building some much needed TLC. The group fabricated a new entry way on the east side of the gym to match the recently-added entry way of the west side. They also replaced and painted several window frames in both the gym and school building. We're so grateful to the Faith Presbyterian Men's Group

for sacrificing their free time to refresh our cherished landmarks.

Several of the boys pose in front of a civil war era cannon at Fort Towson. The tour was part of a weekly field trip

program at the school.

The Goodland Indians played their first flag football exhibition game against Grayson Christian Academy. Ultimately, it was a hard fought loss but the boys continue to practice several times a week. The boys love the chance to learn the

fundamentals of football and to represent Goodland in the community.

Christian and Seth push off the bank to start their journey on the Mountain Fork River. This starting point is known as "The Rock Garden". Rockwall Presbyterian Church of Rockwall, Texas sponsored the trip with the boys. Rockwall has been canoeing with boys

for many years now.

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NEEDS LIST

OVER THE COUNTER MEDS:

Anti Acid (TUMS) Ibuprofen

Children's Bendryl Calamine Lotion Hydrocortisone Cream

Neosporin Large Gauze Pads

OUTDOOR ITEMS:

First Aid Kits for Camping and Vehicles Tool Boxes for Cottages

Ice Chests (heavy duty with wheels) Game Balls (Footballs/Dodgeballs)

Jeresy Fund for Girl's Basketball Funds to Refurbish School

COTTAGE NEEDS:

Heavy Duty Chest of Drawers Heavy Duty Small Desks

Chairs (White Lifetime from Sams) AA Batteries

Three Commercial Grade Mixers Stainless Steel Cookware Commerical Grade Skillets

SCOUTS:

Scout Shirts - (Adult small to large) Scout Socks - (Adult medium to large)

16 - Back Packs 16 - Canteens 16 - Mess Kits Scout Collapsible Shovels w/covers Fans - Battery Operated Scout Handbooks

Prayer Requests

Christine Boos

Goodland Chair of the Board of Trustees Cancer Free and Winning the Battle!

Curtis Rooney

Long-time Friend of Goodland Battling Cancer

Paul Dearinger

David's brother and pastor of Christian Fellowship Church in Paris, TX

Cancer Free and Winning the Battle!

HONOR GIFTS

Many individuals recognize and acknowledge relatives and friends at special times during the year. Gifts in honor are a means of saying "Thank You" on special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, achievement, Christmas or other holidays. The following Honor Gifts were received from September 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010.

Robert and Becky Skinner

Paula Sue Taylor Robert and Becky Skinner

Gale Turney Mr. and Mrs. Argus Hill

John Abernathy David Abernathy

Kitty Wampler Jack and Anita Wampler

Edith Haraughty Don and Dona Cooper

Judy Flinn-Wickard Fern Sain

Mr. and Mrs Pledger Keith and Margaret Bryant

Robert Williams Herman and Elaine Jones

Kelly Elsey Keith and Margaret Bryant

Mrs. Ruth Wilson Barty Shipp

Charles Stephenson AAON, INC.

MEMORIAL GIFTS

A Memorial Gift is a means of expressing sympathy and remembrance for a friend or loved one. Memorial Gifts provide a present help and a future hope for children and families. The following Memorial Gifts were received from September 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010.

Bethanie Abercrombie-Crawford Sylvester and Mary Tiger

Forrest S. Anders James Crockett

Cosmo P. Bowlin Lois Bowlin

Sarah Jean Clark Richard Baker

Ben and Nancy Clark Bill and Glenda Hinton

Linda Cooper Robert and Becky Skinner

Sue Dodd Robert and Becky Skinner

Joan Bassano Fields Robert and Becky Skinner

Don Fincher Roger and Donna Fenstermaker

Helen M. Ferguson William Ferguson

Mr. J. T. Gilliam Kenneth and Mary Ruhl

Dr. William Hayden Robert and Becky Skinner

Agnes Dickson McLaughlin William Ferguson

Mr. and Mrs. Needham Mary Earhart

John Rea Oberwetter Robert and Becky Skinner

Steve Shoemake Fern Sain

Pete Wisehert Robert and Becky Skinner

CHURCH PARTNERS

ARKANSAS

Malvern - First Presbyterian Mena - First Presbyterian Mountain Home - First Presbyterian Texarkana - First Presbyterian

LOUISIANA

West Monroe - Highland PC

OKLAHOMA

Ada - First Presbyterian Alva - First Presbyterian Antlers - First Presbyterian Ardmore - First Presbyterian Bartlesville - First Presbyterian Bixby - Trinity PC Blackwell - Presbyterian Women Boswell - First Presbyterian Broken Bow - First Presbyterian Coalgate - First Presbyterian Duncan - First Presbyterian Durant - Eastside Presbyterian Durant - First Presbyterian Edmond - First Presbyterian Edmond - Santa Fe Presbyterian Hugo - First Presbyterian Idabel - First Presbyterian Kingfisher - Federated Church Kirk of the Hills - Tulsa Lawton - Westminster Presbyterian Lawton - First Presbyterian Miami - First Presbyterian Norman - First Presbyterian Oklahoma City - Central PC Oklahoma City - Church of the Savior Oklahoma City - Covenant PC Oklahoma City - First Presbyterian Oklahoma City - Greystone PC Oklahoma City - Westminster Oklahoma City - Presbyterian Women Pauls Valley - First Presbyterian Perry - First Presbyterian Ponca City - First Presbyterian Pryor - First Christian PC Rosedale - First Presbyterian Sapulpa - First Presbyterian Shawnee - Emmanuel Episcopal Church Sulphur - Shepherd of the Hills PC Tehalequah - First Presbyterian Temple - First Presbyterian Tishomingo - The United Church Tulsa - First Presbyterian Tulsa - John Calvin PC

J. C. Short

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Tulsa - John Knox PC Tulsa - Kirk of the Hills Weatherford - CWF Federated Church Wilburton - First Presbyterian Wewoka - First Presbyterian

TEXAS

Aledo - Faith Presbyterian Bonham - First Presbyterian Dallas - Highland Park PC Denton - St. Andrew Duncan - First Presbyterian Greenville - First Presbyterian Mt. Pleasant - First Presbyterian Odessa - First Presbyterian Paris - Central PC Paris - Christian Fellowship Church Paris - First Presbyterian Powderly - Powderly Church of God Rockwall - First Presbyterian Sulphur Springs - First Presbyterian Texarkana - Trinity PC Wichita Falls - Fain PC

PRESBYTERIES

Presbytery of Arkansas Presbytery of Cimarron Presbytery of the Pines Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery Indian Nations Presbytery

GROUP PARTNERS

OKLAHOMA

Altus - Presbyterian Women Coalgate - Board of Deacons Durant, OK - FPC Women Lawton, OK - Builders Sunday School OKC - Westminster PC - Martha Circle Oklahoma City, OK- Adventure Sunday Pawhuska, OK- PW Assoc. Tulsa, OK- Forum Class

ARKANSAS

Cherokee Village, AR- Spring River PW Clarksville, AR - United PW Heber Spring, AR - First PC Women Hot Springs, AR - Presbyterian Women Prairie Grove, AR- FPC Women

TEXAS

Bonham, TX - First PC Women Bonham, TX- Zion LWML Society Hooks, TX- Young Teens Sunday School Mt. Pleasant, TX - First PC Women Mt. Pleasant, TX - First PC Circle #4 Paris, TX - CiCi's Pizza Industrial Welding Supply - New Jersey

SIGNIFICANT DONORS

Mr. And Mrs. Carl Short - Tulsa Charles and Peggy Stephenson Newfield Foundation - Houston

Choctaw Nation

CHARTER MEMBERS

Corky Askew Laverne A. Bell Nelson and Julie Bell Rev. Dr. Edwin and Patricia Bernard Virginia Berry Michael Berryman - Oklahoma City Ron and Linda Blalock Howard and Christine Boos Joyce Brydges Burkhart Foundation - Tulsa Gerald and Judy Burns Dr. R.B. Carl Joanna Champlin William Chapman - Ardmore

Crawley Family Foundation - Norman David and Martha Dearinger Larry and Judy Doyle - Tulsa Richard Drake - Paris, Texas Lindsay and Ronald Fick - Tulsa Charles and Ruth Ann Folsom Gerry and Mary Foreman Juanita Garnick Ed Garrett - Durant Lowery Gilmore John and Mary Hamby L. J. and Belle Harris Robert E. & Kathy Hays II Georgia Hedrick Tim Hight Mary Ann Hille - Tulsa John and Jean Hinton Dick and Wilena Horton Gene and Ann Hume - Tulsa Mark and Susan Isaac - Florida Jack and Peggy Jackson Johnny and Aliene Keithley Nancy Langley Louis and Sandra Latham - Guymon Dan Mann Carter and Vicki Mathews Linda Jo Max N.M. Mitchell Charles Moore - Sulphur Springs, Texas Oren Lee Peters Maurine D. Pettus Richard and Ruth Pitcher Robert Reid - Oklahoma City Joseph and Katheryn Robinson James and Melissa Robbins Richard Rorschach - Kilgore Mary L. Scallorn - Dallas Brent and Mary Shain Lila and Sandy Singleton - Edmond Ronald and Bethel Strawser Stumpff Family - Durant David and Carolyn Watts Betty Weigt William Welch Foundation Jerome Westheimer Family Foundation James Williams - Frisco, Texas Calvin and Barbara Wright

PLEDGE PARTNERS

Sonya and Geary Adams Susan and Jack Ballard William and Doris Bates John and Gail Bellmyer Cosmo and Lois Bowlin John Buzbee Kathy Derby Mary E. Derryberry John N. Dilworth Patricia L. Dole Bob and Elizabeth Doshier Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dunn Myrtle Edmond Jerry and Cora Mae Garrison James and Glenda Goodwin Diane Gotwals Mark and Charlotte Griffis Helen Hindman Howard and Ann Hopps Merwyn and Patricia Huntress Christine Ives Mark and Sandra Kern Rev. Ross and Joanne Kirven Ralph and Charla Kitch Bill V. Lambert Jack and Dottie Liwai Bill and Susan Martin Mary McNeil Betty Joe Miller Patricia Morris Darrell and Diane Moses

Cleo Opal Mouck Roy and Svea Penepacker Bill and Kimi Pranger James and Eze Redwine Mervin and Norma Redwine Gene and Ron Remschner Cecile Richards Marian Richards Jerry C. Russell Robbie and Staci Russell Don and Phyliss Rossier Richard Shawley Cody and Cleo Sherrard Barty Shipp Cheryl and Lynn Smith Sr Lanelle Strickland Lester and Esther Suttle Bob and Nancy Thompson Bill and Esther Underwood Ella Ruth Wallace Laura Woodcock Barbara R. Wright

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS

Rider Allen

Dolores Hayter

Loretta Bailey

Willie Heinz

Paul and Annabelle Beck Bette and Jack Higgins

Virginia Berry

Helen Hindman

Leon and Jency Bohanan Jack Hyer

Mr. and Mrs. Brownell

Mark and Susan Isaac

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Burns Norman and Laura

David and Tina Caliga

Johnston

Joy Clay

Gene and Barbara

Norman and Carol Conrad Landers

Edward and Lillian Euers Nancy Langley

Sandra and Andrew Kirven Carrie Loftis

Greg and Leah Larson

Robert and Patricia Lucy

Louis and Sandra Latham Mr. and Mrs. Martin

Albert and Lois O'Conner Mary Mason

Sarah Richard

Judy McCall

Eleanor Stevens

Mr. and Mrs. McClung

Betty Wakefield

Janet McGowen

William and Patti Ahrberg Jim and Ann McKellar

John Andrews

M. and W. Misenheimer

Richard Baker

Joyce Morrison

Jon and Carol Baughman Mary Morrison

Frances Beavers

Barbara Mugge

Eleanor Bedingfield

Gordon Nielsen

John and Gail Bellmyer Joyce Nimocks

Tom Birkett

Dorothy Ortlip

James Blevins

Elizabeth Price

Frank and Kim Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Richardson

Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Brown Jr. William and Carol Ritchie

Kenneth Byars

John and Ann Robinson

Mrs. Frank Camp

Mr. and Mrs. Rodehaver

Joanna Champlin

Bruce and Judy Roe

Murray Chidester

Don and Phyllis Rossier

Ben and Nancy Clark

Robert Rugeley

James Coldwell

Mrs. Raymond Self

Edna Collins

Donald Sharpe

Lois Cook

Pierre and Sharon Smith

Don and Dona Cooper

Bob and Joan Snow

George Copland

Robert Stewart

Mary Craig

Beverly Stone

Russell Crain

Robert Swatek

Ben and Jean Crockett

Billie Thomas

David Crowell

David and Sarah Turnbo

Betty Dean

Carolyn Vance

Floyd and Ora Delahorne Luann Walker

Dale and Barbara Depue Bobby and Arvilla West

Judith and Russell Dobson Lucile Wilcoxen

Nancy Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wiley

Esther Evins

Janice Farrand

Ann and Kenn Frye

Mr. B. E. Gibbs

Dolly and John Gray

Mark and Charlotte Griffis

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