SHIPROCK RV RESORT
OCTOBER 2013 ANCHOR WATCH
1700 W Shiprock Street, Apache Junction, AZ Phone: (480) 505-1300 email:[email protected]
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FELLOW U.S. SHIPROCKERS
PAY A VISIT TO CANADA
The Silvercreek RV Park just outside Camrose,
Alberta was the visiting point again this summer as
Bob & Sheila Smith and Barney & Ginny Duhachek
paid a visit on their way up to Jasper, Alberta. The
welcoming committee included: Vi & Ray Proulx,
Harlan & Karen Schultz, Gary & Rejane Wagner,
Marian Makarewich, and Bill & Bonnie Schur.
Golf, great food and lots of conversation with a side
order of BS'ing was on the menu.
NICE!!!
Cheerful, inviting new pool furniture waits for
Shiprock swimmers and sun worshipers!
SHIPROCK RESIDENT “SHEDS” LIGHT ON
HOW TO “RIDE OUT THE STORM”
It was a dark and stormy night…and the new
Shiprock resident was concerned about her recently
purchased shed that she had not yet had a chance to
anchor down. Being of an independent nature, this
diminutive lady took it upon herself to hold down
her shed (quite literally!). Armed with a lawn chair,
she determined to ride out the storm inside the
empty shed. And ride she did!!! The wind caught
the shed, flipped it on its side, rolled it several
times, coming to rest on the doors. Unable to open
the doors, our lucky resident had her cell phone in
her pocket and called for assistance. A team of
Apache Junction’s finest soon arrived and extricated
her. Fortunately she sustained no injuries but the
shed sustained significant damage.
Coyote
Coupon
books are
now
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Office.
Only $20
I’ve got everything I had 20 years
ago, except now it’s all lower.Gypsy Rose Lee
A friend never defends a husband
who gets his wife an electric
skillet for her birthday.- Erma
Bombeck
Senility Prayer"
God, grant me the Senility
To forget the people
I never liked anyway,
The good fortune
To run into the ones I do,
And the eyesight
To tell the difference.
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OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
2 Kitty Hopkins
3 Leigh Ritchie
3 Ted Makarewich
5 Diane Bond
5 Betty Krueger
7 Denny Jorgenson
12 Pug Barnett
14 Judy Dally
15 Bob Rodocker
15 Mark Roberts
15 Darlene Malberg
20 Pam Rose
20 Barb Schommer
24 Linda Richardson
24 Ernie Rosengren
28 Debra Haft
29 Jim Jordan
29 Woody Kuhens
29 Bridgette McLay
Birthdays are good for
you. Statistics show that
the people who have the
most live the longest. –
By Rev. Larry Lorenzoni
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JESUS’ NEW ROBE
Jesus was wandering around Jerusalem when he
decided that he really needed a new robe. After looking
around for a while, he saw a sign for Finkelstein, the
Tailor. So, he went in and made the necessary
arrangements to have Finkelstein prepare a new robe for
him. A few days later, when the robe was finished, Jesus
tried it on -- and it was a perfect fit! He asked how much
he owed. Finkelstein brushed him off: "No, no, for the
Son of God there's no charge! However, may I ask for a
small favor? Whenever you give a sermon, perhaps you
could just mention that your nice new robe was made by
Finkelstein, the Tailor?" Jesus readily agreed and, as
promised, extolled the virtues of his Finkelstein robe
whenever he spoke to the masses.
A few months later, while Jesus was again walking
through Jerusalem, he happened to walk past
Finkelstein's shop and noted a huge line of people
waiting for Finkelstein's robes. He pushed his way
through the crowd to speak to him, and as
“Give it a rest, Gladys…”
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OCTOBER
ANNIVERSARIES
Mark & Lucie Roberts
Len & Diane Triebold
Jack & Eileen Undershultz
Edd & Diana Harney
Ray & Vi Proulx
John & Joy Boyer
Bruce & Patti Graham
A good wife always forgives her
husband when she's wrong. Milton Berle
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soon as Finkelstein spotted Jesus he said: "Jesus, Jesus,
look what you've done for my business! Would you
consider a partnership?"
"Certainly," replied Jesus. "Jesus & Finkelstein it is."
"Oh, no," said Finkelstein. "Finkelstein & Jesus. After
all... I am the craftsman."
"I understand, Mr. Finkelstein but I am the son of
God," Jesus replied.
The two of them debated this for some time. Their
discussion was long and spirited, but ultimately fruitful.
They finally came up with a mutually acceptable
compromise. A few days later the new sign went up over
Finkelstein's shop:
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PUMPKIN
Pumpkins are believed to have originated in North
America. Seeds from related plants have been found in
Mexico dating back to 7000 to 5500 B.C.
References to pumpkins date back many centuries. The
name pumpkin originated from the Greek word for
"large melon" which is "pepon." "Pepon" was changed
by the French into "pompon." The English changed
"pompon" to "Pumpion." American colonists changed
"pumpion" into "pumpkin."
Native American Indians used pumpkin as a staple in
their diets centuries before the pilgrims landed. They
also dried strips of pumpkin and wove them into mats.
Indians would also roast long strips of pumpkin on the
open fire and eat them. When white settlers arrived, they
saw the pumpkins grown by the Indians and pumpkin
soon became a staple in their diets. As today, early
settlers used them in a wide variety of recipes from
desserts to stews and soups. The origin of pumpkin pie is
thought to have occurred when the colonists sliced off
the pumpkin top, removed the seeds, and then filled it
with milk, spices and honey. The pumpkin was then
baked in the hot ashes of a dying fire.
Pumpkins and Halloween
The origin of Halloween dates back at least 3,000
years to the Celtic celebration of Samhain (pronounced
"sow-ain"). The festival was held starting at sundown on
October 31st and lasted until sundown on November 1st.
It was similar to the modern practice of the New Years
celebration.
On this magical night, glowing jack-o-lanterns, carved
from turnips or gourds, were set on porches and in
windows to welcome deceased loved ones, but also to
act as protection against malevolent spirits. Burning
lumps of coal were used inside as a source of light, later
to be replaced by candles.
Samhain was not the name of a "Lord of the Dead", no
historical evidence has ever been found to back this up,
it was simply the name of the festival and meant
"Summer's End". It was believed that the souls of the
dead were closest to this world and was the best time to
contact them to say good bye or ask for assistance. It
was also a celebration of the harvest. It is still treated as
such today by those who practice Wicca or other nature
based religions. It has absolutely nothing to do with
satan, who was a creation of the Christian church.
When European settlers, particularly the Irish, arrived
in America they found the native pumpkin to be larger,
easier to carve and seemed the perfect choice for jack-olanterns. Halloween didn't really catch on big in this
country until the late 1800's and has been celebrated in
many ways ever since!
DID YOU KNOW:
A
pumpkin
is
really
a
squash?
It is! It's a member of the Cucurbita family which
includes squash and cucumbers.
That pumpkins are grown all over the world?
Six of the seven continents can grow pumpkins
including Alaska! Antarctica is the only continent that
they won't grow in.
That the "pumpkin capital" of the world is Morton,
Illinois?
This self proclaimed pumpkin capital is where you'll
find the home of the Libby corporation's pumpkin
industry.
That the Irish brought this tradition of pumpkin
carving
to
America?
The tradition originally started with the carving of
turnips. When the Irish immigrated to the U.S., they
found pumpkins a plenty and they were much easier to
carve for their ancient holiday.
Fun Facts About The Pumpkin!
Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A.
Pumpkin flowers are edible.
The largest pumpkin pie ever made was over
five feet in diameter and weighed over 350
pounds. It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin,
36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen eggs and took six
hours to bake.
In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as
an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling.
Pumpkins were once recommended for
removing freckles and curing snake bites.
The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,140
pounds.
The Connecticut field variety is the traditional
American pumpkin.
Pumpkins are 90 percent water.
Eighty percent of the pumpkin supply in the
United States is available in October.
Native Americans flattened strips of pumpkins,
dried them and made mats.
Native Americans called pumpkins "isqoutm
squash."
Native Americans used pumpkin seeds for food
and medicine.
http://hsgpurchasing.com/Articles/pumpkin.htm
ADVICE FROM JACKSON, MISSY, &
WINSTON - “THE DOGS”
“I bark, therefore I am.”
The following story is from Chicken Soup for the Pet
Lover’s Soul and was written by Dawn Uittenbogaard.
PEPPER’S PLACE
As we turned the key to open our little pet shop for the
day, we heard the persistent ring of the telephone. I ran
for the phone while my husband acknowledged the
excited greetings from the cockatiels, canaries and
puppies. It wasn’t uncommon to receive an early
morning phone call, but the voice was raspy, and I
detected an air of sadness. The elderly caller did not
have a question, but rather a story to tell.
“You see,” the gentleman explained, “my wife and I
were just sitting down to breakfast alone. We used to
have a schnauzer whose name was Pepper.” The man
went on to share how Pepper had been with them every
morning for the past sixteen years as they ate breakfast,
drank their coffee and read the morning paper. “He was
a member of the family,” the man said. Pepper had been
with them when their last child left home. He was there
when the man’s wife became ill and was hospitalized.
Pepper had always been there – until this morning.
He went on, “Time passes more quickly than we
realized, and time isn’t always kind.” It happened that
Pepper had developed a severe case of arthritis. They
waited out the winter, they waited for spring, they
waited until yesterday. Pepper was in constant pain,
needed to be helped outside, and the man and his wife
couldn’t watch his suffering any longer. So together, he
and his wife, Ruth, and their veterinarian made the
decision to “let Pepper go.”
His voice cracking, he said, “He was the best dog, and
today is our first day alone, and we’re having a hard time
of it.” They didn’t want another dog. No other dog could
begin to replace Pepper, but they were just curious. “Do
you carry schnauzer puppies? Male puppies? Salt-andpepper male schnauzer puppies?”
I said that we did, in fact, have two male salt-andpepper schnauzer puppies on hand. “You do?” the aged
voice asked incredulously. Not that they would ever or
could ever replace Pepper, and besides, “Ruth has an
appointment so we won’t be coming this morning.” We
said goodbye and hung up.
The shop filled with people, and soon thoughts of
Pepper and his loving family were replaced with the
hectic activity of attending to the customers and the
attention-seeking residents of the pet shop.
We were still bustling about at mid-morning when two
elderly gentlemen came in the door. I knew the one man
instantly. His face, weathered and sad, mirrored the
voice I heard that morning on the phone.
He introduced himself. “My name is Bill,” he said.
“Ruth went to an appointment.” He explained that he
and his neighbor had decided to go for a ride (thirty-five
miles) and “just happened over this way” They
wondered if they could just take a quick look at a
schnauzer puppy while they were here.
I brought out both of the puppies. They wagged their
tails and wiggled their roly-poly bodies as they chased
each other and tumbled over our feet. They put on their
best “take-me-home” faces when Bill’s neighbor,
picking them up, wondered out loud, “Bill, how could
you ever pick just one?” He put them back on the floor,
and we continued watching their puppy antics.
Bill seemed reluctant to pick up either of them. He
finally yielded to the little one that had contentedly
sprawled across his feet, chewing on his shoelaces. He
picked him up with the tenderness and wonderment of a
young father picking up his first child, and he cradled
the puppy against his chest.
“Well,” he explained to the puppy, “I can’t take you
home. Ruth would probably throw us both out.” But
once in his arms, Bill couldn’t put the puppy down. We
talked about the weather, his children, our children, and
finally, as polite conversation does, it began to wane.
There was nothing left to say, no more postponing the
inevitable. Bill concentrated on the pups, saying, “Ruth
isn’t going to like this. Ruth isn’t going to like this at
all.”
We watched as Bill looked from puppy to puppy. At
last, shaking his head, he asked with a grin, “If I take
this guy home and Ruth kicks us out, would you have a
dog house for us tonight?” With his decision made, I
helped Bill to the counter with his puppy, while his
brother was returned to his cage to wait for another
chance to be adopted.
The brother puppy had never been alone before, and he
made us all painfully aware that he did not enjoy his new
only-child status. Bill, standing at the counter, watching
the remaining puppy expressing its displeasure,
remarked, “It’s no good to be alone.”
Bill paid for his purchase, and then he and the
neighbor left with the puppy affectionately secured in
Bill’s arms. Smiles and back-slapping congratulations
accompanied them out the door. With a warm feeling,
we returned to our day’s chores, as visions of the elderly
couple enjoying the new puppy danced through our
minds.
Within minutes the door opened again. It was Bill,
shaking his head. “We started up the road, and I just
couldn’t do it…” His voice trailed off. “It’s no good to
be alone. Ruth’s going to be boiling mad at me, and I’m
going to need that doghouse tonight for sure. But I’m
going home with the brother pup, too. It’s just no good
to be alone!”
The day ended as it had started, with a ringing phone.
It was Bill and Ruth. They were just calling to let us
know that Bill wouldn’t be needing the doghouse after
all. “Well,” he said, “Ruth loves the boys and taking
them both home was the best decision I’ve ever made –
on my own, anyway.”
We heard from Bill and the “boys” just last month.
Bill’s voice had an uplifted lilt and a smile in it. “The
boys are great and are even picking up a taste for toast
and eggs. You see,” he explained, “Pepper left some
pretty big shoes to fill. That’s why it takes two.”
Pumpkin Cup Cakes
Ingredients
1. Betty Crocker Super Moist SPICE cake mix
(entire box)
2. Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin 15 oz can, or 1/2 of
a 29oz can
Directions
Blend with mixer the Pumpkin and Cake mix about
two minutes or until well blended. Place two
heaping tablespoons into cupcake tins sprayed with
cooking spray, or into cupcake papers about two
thirds full Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until
toothpick comes out clean. Sprinkle with powder
sugar if desired. Makes 24 cupcakes. (Can make 48
mini cupcakes for half the calories)
Number of Servings: 24
Calories: 90.9
Total Fat: 1.6 g
Protein: 1.3 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg Total Carbs: 18.3 g
Sodium: 140.9 mg
Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
Monday, October 21 – 5 p.m.
meet Shiprock friends at
Babbo Italian Eatery
Love stretches your heart
and makes you big inside.
Margaret Abigail Walker
$5.99
Spaghetti &
Meatballs
10726 E Southern Ave., Mesa (480) 354-2322
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Find and circle all of the words that are hidden in
the grid. The remaining 47 letters spell a secret
message.
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THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
The familiar orange box and the
timeless slogan “Wheaties – The
Breakfast of Champions” has made
Wheaties a genuine American icon
and a metaphor for greatness and
success. Athletes, many of them legends in their sports,
have said that being featured on the Wheaties box is a
dream come true. .And, indeed,Wheaties is a delicious,
healthy product that has helped fuel and inspire many a
champion. But the legend and lore of this famous brand
– and the many champions it has featured over the years
– is a story in itself.
The Invention
Like many great inventions, Wheaties was discovered by
accident. In 1921, a health clinician in Minneapolis was
mixing a batch of bran gruel for his patients when he
spilled some of the mix on a hot stove. The gruel
crackled and sizzled into a crisp flake. Tasting the very
first Wheaties prototype, he decided this delicious
accident had promise. He brought the crisped gruel to
the people at the Washburn Crosby Company where the
head miller, George Cormack, took on the challenge of
strengthening the flakes to prevent them from turning to
dust inside a cereal box. Cormack tested 36 varieties of
wheat before he developed the perfect flake.
A companywide contest was held to name the new
cereal. The winner was Jane Bausman, the wife of the
export manager. Wheaties was chosen over numerous
other entries, including Nutties and Gold Medal Wheat
Flakes.
Wheaties Enters the Sports Arena
The Wheaties association with
sports began in 1933, nine years after
the cereal was introduced. General
Mills marketing maverick Sam Gale
was walking through a neighborhood
on a beautiful autumn day and noticed
that most families were indoors. When
he discovered that they were listening to the World
Series on the radio, he recognized a new opportunity to
advertise Wheaties. Gale’s vision began with the
sponsorship of baseball broadcasts, evolved into
featuring athletes on the box, and the creation of hero
“Jack Armstrong —All American Boy.”
One of the most popular slogans in advertising history
was penned later that same year. General Mills' contract
for sponsorship of the broadcasts of Minneapolis Millers
games on WCCO radio included a large advertising
signboard at the ball park. Knox Reeves, an advertising
executive on the Wheaties account at a Minneapolisbased agency, was asked what should be printed on
the sign. He took out a pad and pencil, sketched a
Wheaties box, thought for a moment, and then printed
“Wheaties - The Breakfast of Champions.”
Wheaties baseball broadcasts were immensely popular
throughout the 1930s. Originally on just one station, they
expanded to encompass 95, spreading to teams and cities
throughout the country. One of those stations was WHO
in Des Moines, Iowa, where a young broadcaster named
Ronald “Dutch” Reagan entered and won a contest for
broadcasters. His prize was a trip to Hollywood, all
expenses paid, courtesy of Wheaties. He never returned
... but that's another story. Athlete testimonials were a
key part of the
“Breakfast of
Champions”
broadcast
package. Some
of the stars
endorsing
Wheaties
through the years include: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe
DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Bob Feller, Hank
Greenberg, Stan Musial, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra,
Mickey Mantle and Johnny Bench. To get a flavor of
Wheaties pervasiveness - 46 of the 51 players selected
for the 1939 Major League All-Star Game endorsed
Wheaties at the time.
Not all of the celebrities were “real” people, however.
The radio characters Jack Armstrong and his companion
Betty Fairfield were featured on Wheaties packages in
the early and mid-1930s. They were depicted performing
a variety of activities such as skiing, playing tennis, golf
and basketball.
The popularity of Wheaties spread to other sports.
Testimonials by great, non-fictional athletes like Jack
Dempsey, Sonja Henie and Johnny Weissmuller made
their fans aware of the “Breakfast of Champions.” Some
of the testimonials were unsolicited. In 1950, for
example, when a 22-yearold Trenton, N.J., man hoisted
a 2,700-pound elephant and his trainer on his back, with
3,000 people watching, he was quoted as saying, “I
guess there's only one thing I eat every day - Wheaties.”
A New Marketing Approach
In the early 1950s,Wheaties took a new marketing
approach. The company moved away from sports and
into the children's market, associating Wheaties with the
Lone Ranger and the Mickey Mouse Club. More
youngsters began eating Wheaties, but not enough to
offset the decline in adult consumption.
Sports and Fitness
In 1956,Wheaties returned to sports and physical
fitness with strong, new marketing strategies. Wheaties
hired spokesman Bob Richards, a two-time Olympic
pole vaulting champion and a well-known crusader for
fitness. Another successful strategy was the return of
Wheaties to sports television, including pioneering
sponsorship of pre- and post-game shows. The
establishment of the Wheaties Sports Federation was
another successful step in supporting and promoting
fitness.
Throughout the years, Wheaties has remained the
“Breakfast of Champions,” and nothing shows this better
than the brand’s 75th anniversary celebration. Consumers
were asked to vote for their favorite Wheaties champion
of all-time, and Wheaties celebrated its anniversary by
re-releasing the original packages featuring the Wheaties
champions selected by the American public. The top 10
vote recipients are: Michael Jordan, Lou Gehrig, Babe
Ruth, Mary Lou Retton, Tiger Woods, Cal Ripken Jr.,
Walter Payton, John Elway, Jackie Robinson and the
1980 U.S. Men’s Olympic Hockey Team.
So remember...you are not merely eating cereal when
you pour a bowl of Wheaties. At that moment, you are
sharing in the “Breakfast of Champions” with many of
the most legendary athletes in sports history!
http://generalmills.com/~/media/Files/history/hist_wheaties.ashx
Shiprock HALLOWEEN PARTY
Thursday, October 31st
$5.00/person
Sloppy Joe supper served at 5:00 pm
Dance 6:00 – 9:00 pm with DJ Michael
From DJEMR Entertainment
Prize for best costume, 50/50 drawing
We’ll have a frighteningly good time!!!
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