Holiday Edition 2004 - Volume XXXV  E-mail Number 8, December  2004

NFTH#8

Home Up NFTH #12 Jim & Connie's Holiday Greetings 2005 NFTH#1 NFTH#2 NFTH#3 NFTH#4 NFTH#5 NFTH#6 NFTH#7 NFTH#8 NFTH#9 NFTH #10

Letter from the Editor: 

Dear Family and Friends, 

Here it is HOLIDAY SEASON AGAIN!  It seems like only yesterday and it was Holidays 2003!  This has been a busy year for all of us! 

Letters, Letters, Letters!  Thank you to all who sent letters, pictures and money for this issue.  Thank you to all who sent updated address information for those family members who have moved and changed their addresses.

I am sure that all of you are busy celebrating life.  Please take a minute and send me something for the newsletter.  This is a tool to share your life with the rest of us who don’t get to see each other very often . . . a way to catch up!  It is a way to connect with your family roots and share yourself, your travels, hopes and dreams . . . life in general, which is special to you!  Snail Mail can be sent to Jim & Connie Gale, 12925 W Greenfield Road, Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026 or e-mail to congale@ispwest.com.  Newsletters are available to you on the web at www.fromherznewsletter.com

Our web page also offers links to our family historians and genealogy experts David Trask (King family) and Daniel Frommherz (Fromherz family).   King Genealogy Contact David Trask, King Family Historian since 1989.  “I am descended from Isaac King, brother of Sol King, and so share common ancestors with the Fromherzs.  I collect obituaries and family trees of the various branches of the Nahum and Serepta (Norton) King family lines.  I have over 1500 obituaries at the present time.  I would appreciate copies of obituaries anyone has of recent family members deaths or of any obituaries people obtain in their research past family members deaths.  Please try to carefully and accurately record the name, date, and town of the newspaper, and the page, section and column number.  This is especially important when one is getting the information from a microfilm.  Enough information should be documented so another person could someday easily find the obituary from the appropriate source, ie newspaper microfilm.  I would also appreciate copies of family members family trees.  These should record family members names, their spouse(s), children, siblings, etc., and the dates and places of birth, marriage and death, and places of burial, if any of this is known.  Copies of death certificates also would be welcomed.  Any information I have on any family member is available for any one.  Just contact me.  Thanks.”   

dltrask@aol.com, David M. Trask, 1533 Nottingham Circle,  Medford, Oregon  97504-7202  Fromherz Genealogy Contact Daniel Frommherz  mckenzie_market@mckenzievalleymarket.com     David’s and Dan’s  links can also be found on our home page.  Just double click on the link and it will take you there! 

 

For those of you that don’t have e-mail or internet access . . . you can go to any library.  You usually have to sign up for a time frame (usually an hour)  . . . and sometimes you can just walk-in . . . it doesn’t cost you anything.  You can view the latest Newsletter.  There is usually a fee per page to print. Ask Rita Reichenbach how to do this!  She is getting pretty handy at accessing the internet thru the library system and even doing some printing!  Good Job, Rita!  Rita and Roy can be reached at Rita Reichenback, 3529 Bevans St., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001-1704    rjrx2@juno.com.                        

 

Jim & I frequent the libraries (or Internet Café) when we are traveling.  We even pay our bills from the internet access at the library when we are traveling. Really, it is fairly easy!

 

This issue of the Newsletter is yours to ENJOY!  Holiday Greetings to all of you Fromherz Family and friends everywhere!                       

Jim & Connie Gale

12925 W Greenfield Road

Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026

congale@ispwest.com.

Dear Newsletter: . . . Letters from you . . .

HOLIDAY GREETINGS to all of you Dear Family and A GREAT BIG THANK YOU! to all that sent mail, for it is your mail that becomes the meat and primary content of NEWSLETTER From The Heart.

Also a GREAT Big THANK YOU to all who sent $$$ to help with the costs associated with publishing this NEWSLETTER FROM THE HEART.  You know who you are!   

Florence & Louis write:

Tuesday August 3, 2004

Dear Family and other Loved ones,

I am sitting and writing with my own arranged machines – I combined my word processor to my enlarger, video eye that enlarges every word as I type my thoughts upon the large screen of the video eye.  I can read as I type.  Make corrections and make changes as I progress.  This was my own idea – to use the machines that I have instead of going to greater expense getting a copier that would do the same thing.  I have had the word processor for many years.  Doing all my writing – we bought the video eye (combination TV and magnifying machine last January when my eyes went close to becoming blind. I am considered legally blind and use a white cane.  If you know me? I must go on doing what I have done all along for years.  Of course I have to “compensate” by figuring out ways to keep going?  I have had to give up driving the car – Louis reads many things for me or I read by using my video eye – I cannot hand write but I can sign my name under the video eye camera.  It is awkward to write so I prefer using this machine setup.  I can write as long or as short a message as I wish and then let the word processor type it on paper – it comes out in two columns like this letter.

I still play the organ after I have magnified it 4 or more times the original.  I am learning all new music – memorizing it with a lot of practice, like 3 or more hours per day.  Now I am playing the big organ in our auditorium with another lady playing the piano.  We have started scheduled entertaining sessions.  I think the other lady is attracting lots of attention as she is close to professional – I am gaining by being associated with her and of course everyone knows that I am almost blind and 90n years young.  We had a great response from music lovers every time we are together.  Someday we will make a recording – if it comes out good you might get a copy?  Both of us have health problems so we call this music making “our physical and mental therapy”.

Yes, and I still crochet lap afghans.  In fact I discovered that I can crochet a lot faster since I discovered that the rows of stitches show up more definitely on the under side – so I keep turning the pattern back and forth so I am crocheting on the underside all the time.  Of course I have given up real dark colors and I still use my trusty magnifying lamps – I have used these for years.

Both of us still do some real work in our garden areas.  Our flowers are beautiful this year and get lots of our attention.  Louis tends the small grape vineyard that is here – He is now picking strawberries from his little patch.  We have enough that we share with friends and we encourage them to pick them for themselves as they goby.  We are all lucky that the founders of this place put out lots of fruit trees and berries – We had loads of cherries, now have lots of apples, delicious plums, blueberries and blackberries.

Louis still drives the car and we are going places.  This last week it seemed like we had some place to go every day – we helped celebrate our 3 year old Great Grandaughter’s 3rd birthday (Lance and Jeannie Gross’)  This was out at the enchanted forest – a wonderful fun time was celebrated by all for  the darling little princess.

The next day we drove to Brownsville to celebrate 85 year old twin ladies, Louise King and her twin sister sister Lenore.  Louise is our Uncle Warren King’s widow.  There was a large crowd - Lots of relatives, some came as far as from Florida.  We had a wonderful time getting reacquainted with relatives and friends that we hadn’t seen for many years – even met some that we had never met before.  It gave me a special feeling to realize that I am the Matriarch of the King Clan as well as of the Fromherz family.  My sister Mary tells me I have to “hold up being an example for the rest of the family.”  I guess she means, “How to grow old, and keep getting older?”

Since our brother Jimmie became 80 on his last birthday – all 7 of us remaining Fromherz Seniors are 80 and above.  So far, I am the only one that has become 90.  All of us are still on our two legs and still doing things.  Of course I must tell you that brother Art just recently had a light stroke and is now taking therapy at the Veteran’s Hospital in Vancouver.  We are praying for him and feel certain that he will be up and at it again very soon.  Also, brother Walter has been up and down with health problems – also their son Max has been ill and at home with Walt and Elenora.  Elenora has been their constant care giver and is about worn out.  Luckily Walt has a “come in nurse” that gives him needed medical care – we are thankful that Elenora is getting help.  Max has recovered ond back on his own.  Brother Joe just had his 86th birthday on August 1st, He is hanging in quite well after having been hospitalized with surgery.  Brother Jimmie keeps the doctors and everyone else amazed that he has survived what must be about 12 years if what has been considered “terminal cancer”.  He just keeps active and doing things – has come down many times but always comes up again – it must be his positive attitude and determination?  Al & Margaret are still up and at it, too.  They have been failing and needed attention for their health.  Their daughter Suzen gave up her job back in Arkansas and came home and must have done the right thing to bring her parents back to relative fait to good health.  I understand that Margaret is on oxygen but good fortune it has reversed some of her problems.  She sounds like her old normal self on the telephone.  I think Al is even back bowling again.  All of us attended the family reunion this summer except Walt didn’t make it – just too far to travel in his condition at the time.  Also, our dear sister Alice is confined to a wonderful care center in Salem (near son Don and Barbara).  It is difficult for us to visit but the last time we did visit her she was looking very good and improved considerable.  She even sent out Christmas greetings. By the way some of you might not have received Christmas Greetings 2003 from us as that was right when I lost my eye sight and couldn’t finish – I know I missed some people??

Many thanks to Connie for taking over the Fromherz Newsletter.  We just received the last issue.  We had to buy a new machine so will do better next time, I hope!  Love, Aunt Florence and Uncle Louis

OUR CARRABEAN CRUISE

We left March 19th by plane to visit our son, Father Bernard David at the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers, Georgia.  We spent 4 wonderful days with him and the many monks celebrating their 50th Founding Day.   This was the same day as Louis’ Birthday March 21st.

On Tuesday March 23rd we left Conyers and flew from Atlanta to Norfolk, Virginia where we boarded a Holland American Cruise Ship.  We were settled very soon in a beautiful promenade deck room on the 6th floor.  It didn’t take us long to find our way around, from one end of the ship to the top of 12 stories and down.

          Needless to say the food and services were fantastic for about 1300 guests.

          There was every kind of wonderful entertainment.  We didn’t begin to try doing everything.  We limited ourselves to doing site-seeing land tours and always attended the evening stage shows.  We spent a lot of time in the crow’s nest up 12 stories by using elevators.  We could study the landscape and the cities along the way.  I spent much time in the crow’s nest – This was a perfect place with my poor eyesight, with my good binoculars I could study everything in view – I could even see the window decorations, etc.  Of course we took land tours of several of the islands by buses.  We were especially happy to visit our US island of Puerto Rico.

          We returned to Norfolk after the first 11 days – most of the travelers left and a new group boarded the ship for 10 days more.  This was spring vacation time so the second group of passengers were young families, school children of all ages.  High Schoolers and college people.  There were beautifully well behaved, very much fun individuals – we really enjoyed the children and young people.

          This happened to be Easter Week.  There were church services every day.  We attended all the Holy Week services in a beautiful plush auditorium.  When we came out there would be another group ready to go in.  Everyone was very devout.  On Good Friday we were scheduled to take a land tour of one of the largest islands.  We had planned to go.  We disembarked the ship early that morning on a long concrete dock.  It was a rather long walk to meet the buses.  I was using my walker and got a bit tired about half way there – I asked Louis if he would push me for a short distance to rest my legs – that was fine until we struck a hole in the concrete and we toppled (backwards for me with Louis falling on top of me) WOW, what excitement that caused with the ambulance screaming. As it turned out it wasn’t all that bad – no broken or cracked bones, no goose egg from my head hitting the concrete – not even big enough for one stitch – the ship doctor closed the little wound with silly glue.  But I did have a tail bone injury about 1 inch above the tip.  Yes, I had several miserable days that I feasted on pain pills.

          I didn’t want to miss the last stage show which was the next day after our fall.  So, I took more pain pills and went to the show.  There was quite a long spell between dinner and the start of the show – We usually went early to get a front seat.  This particular night, the MC came out on stage early and announced that we were going to have a fun game called the “Newly Wed Game”.  Here we were right in the front center row.  He called for al newly weds to raise their hands – he got a couple that had been married only 2 weeks – then a couple 30 years, a couple 30-50 years and then called for anyone married over 50 years.  The MC knew that we had been married 65 years and looked straight at us with our hands just barely up.

          He came right down to us and asked me if I could make it up the steps (temporary steps with no rails) I said, if there are enough hands – of course there were plenty of hands.  So what do you know, here we were on the big stage in front of thousands of people ready for fun.  Our husbands were taken back stage out of hearing distance from us gals.

          The MC started asking us “gosh awful sexy” questions – Luckily I could hear the 4 questions 3 times before he got to me.  I had to think back 65 years.  I was about to renig on the 4th question which was “where was the most memorable love making session” I was about to refuse to answer when the lady next to me answered the question “it was in my parent’s swimming pool”.  That rang a bell for me – I thought that is great, I’ll just say, “it was Mary’s river and I won’t go into any details?” (Mary’s River bordered Louie’s home farm).

          So when It came my turn I just said “it was Mary’s River” Of course the audience gave a hoot and a holler, shouted, whistled, stood up, stamped on the floor, clapped, laughed and about blew the roof off the ship.  The MC could see that the people wanted more, so the rascally MC asked me more questions about what happened.  I tried my best not to say anything too disgusting or embarrassing – but on a question or so the audience took my answer different that I had meant it – You never heard suck a “Haulablew”.  Never in all of my life had I ever received such applause.  I though they would never stop laughing and howling!

          Finally they brought our husbands out to answer the same questions.  There were lots of laughter and clapping.  When they came to Louis and asked him the questions – he answered the correct answer for the size of bra that I wore – I could hardly believe that but when he answered that 4th question by saying “it was Mary’s River” I though the ship was blowing up – you never heard such laughter and applause? – A repeat of how they roared for me.  You guessed it, after that night no one asked me how I felt with my fall, did I have any broken bones, etc, etc.  The said we were the funniest people on the stage, etc. “O me, I don’t know if we we’ll ever live that one down”.  Maybe it was a good thing they didn’t know us before?

We arrived home on the 13th of April.  We have had about a month of tail bone pain, but thank God and everyone’s prayers I am almost back to normal and even doing my garden work. Florence & Louis Gross

More from Florence & Louis - Thursday, August 26, 2004

Dear Family & Friends:

It is pouring down rain at this moment.  We seem to get a heavy shower, then the sun comes out – The walking people start appearing on our walk-around path that is all the way around the building.  It is a good hike, with lots of side attractions.  A large beautiful pond full of large and small gold fish, seats to enjoy and rest, a small bridge so we can enjoy watching the fish from all spots around the pond.  Our daughter Claire used to sit and watch our home indoor fish “pond” – she said it was the best cure for a headache.  I have been fortunate that I never had suffered headaches.  I would tell the kids that I don’t have a head ache, but I have a “pain in the neck?  And that isn’t any fun either.)

          I find that sitting and watching the fish is really soothing to my whole “being”, getting old and becoming almost blind isn’t the happiest situation I am up against.  But I do feel really Happy that my hubby Louis sees that I have anything we think that will help me keep doing practically all of my hobbies – such as these machines that make it possible for me to write and keep up communication with family and many friends, however, I have given up the FromTheHeart Newsletter of 28 years.  My niece Connie Gale is continuing the letter with the computer. I am like my dad when he would say “I am a horse farmer, let the younger generation farm with tractors”.  I don’t think I would have the patience or brains to learn to use a computer???  Although maybe I could have mastered the computer like I have discovered how I can use my word processor and video-eye to do this writing?????  Anyway, no matter, I don’t have one and I’m not hankering to have one!!

          Louie watches sales and always tells me when there is a yarn sale.  Yes, I still crochet lap afghans for friends that are confined or ill.  Also, I haven’t given up on church services, occasionally Louis helps me prepare my music so I can still read it if magnified large enough – I “white out” many notes and Louis blackens all the whole and half notes for me. I cannot see notes that are not black or the flat and sharp signs.

          My trusty canon copy machine finally broke down – It had run off over 100 thousand copies for me – the repair men could hardly believe that a home machine would get that much use.  This time we didn’t have it repaired and bought a new one.  It took me quite a long time to learn how to use the new one.  In fact, we were ready to return it and go “looking” for a simpler one – but my slow brain finally got it mastered and I find it wonderful and fun to use. 

          This obituary of Brother Arthur was in very small newspaper print.  My machine enlarged it to a full page size with only one stroke.  I used to waste stacks of paper my magnifying over and over again to get the size I needed.

          This must be boring to you, but I said that I would tell you how we are, what we are doing, etc., solving my vision problems right now is “where I am”.  I have no other complaints to talk about.  I haven’t had to see my doctor for more than 4 months so I still keep busy with my flowers, my crocheting, my music and playing with these machines.

          Louis is doing very well, too.  He is still on the research program with our insurance company.  Like myself, he works at something every day.  Right now he is picking plums and delicious prunes for the residents.  He cleans them and puts them in a large bowl and puts them on a table in the lobby where people help themselves to them.  This morning he pruned an overloaded prune tree that had uprooted in a storm yesterday.  The yard care taker had reset it.  They were trying to save the tree.  Louis will get the fruit all off, he hopes soon.

          Last week was a rough week for all the family when our brother died sudden like.  He had a small stroke and was taking therapy at the Veteran’s Hospital facility when his diabetes flared up and he developed pneumonia.  They put him in the hospital right away.  The nurse was getting him settled and he was joking along with her.  She had to leave for something and was gone only a few minutes.  When she returned he had breathed his last.  We were all expecting him home in a few days.

MISS ME - BUT LET ME GO

When I come to the end of the road

and the son has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom filled room

Why cry for a soul set free.

 

Miss me a little - But not for too long

and not with your head bowed low.

Remember the love that we once shared.

Miss Me - But Let Me Go.

 

For this is a journey we all must take

And each must go alone,

It's part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home.

 

When you are lonely and sick of heart,

Go to the friends we know

And bury your sorrow;s in doing good deeds.

Miss Me - But Let Me Go.

 

Author Unknown

 

 

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Arthur Francis Fromherz Sr.

BORN

March 23, 1923 in Corvallis, Oregon

DIED

August 16, 2004 in Portland, Oregon

RECITATION OF ROSARY

Friday, August 20, 2004 at 7:00 PM

Weddle Funeral Chapel

Stayton, Oregon

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL

Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 10:00 AM

St. Mary's Catholic Church

Shaw, Oregon

OFFICIATING

Fr. James Brady

Pianist & Soloist

Gay Riesterer

MUSICAL SELECTIONS

"Prayer of St. Francis", "Open My Eyes Lord"

"On Eagles Wings", "How Good You Are Lord"

INTERMENT

St. Mary's Cemetery

Shaw, Oregon

CASKET BEARERS

Jeff, Ryan, Jerod, Kevin, Scott & Peter Fromherz, Adam Tietze & Greg Silbernagel

I am sending you a copy of the newspaper obituary and a note that I told at the rosary session where a number of people and family told about Art and how he loved his family, his friends and those with whom he worked.  His funeral was a complete military celebration as well as honoring him as a 4th degree knight of Columbus.  All 12 of his children were there with their families as well as all of us living seniors and a very large crowd of friends. 

          We feel that he went straight to Heaven and found Mom and Pop, his sister  Josephine, Brother Charley and his much loved Grandson Chris Holt and many others. Love,  Florence Gross          

David Trask writes . . .

Connie

Hope all is well with you.  Did you find a job?  I have not heard from you and was wondering how things were.

I got the reminder you sent regarding the newsletter.  I wanted to let you know I am having all my mail now sent to my house

David M. Trask

1533 Nottingham Circle

Medford, Oregon  97504-7202

The 691 Murphy Road address is my old office address and I am moving my office in March, and so I am trying to convert some of my mail to home.

Also, I thought you could have a standing paragraph for me in the newsletter:

"I am descended from Isaac King, brother of Sol King, and so share common ancestors with the Fromherzs.  I collect obituaries and family trees of the various branches of the Nahum and Serepta (Norton) King family lines.  I have over 1500 obituaries at the present time.  I would appreciate copies of obituaries anyone has of recent family members deaths or of any obituaries people obtain in their research past family members deaths.  Please try to carefully and accurately record the name, date, and town of the newspaper, and the page, section and column number.  This is especially important when one is getting the information from a microfilm.  Enough information should be documented so another person could someday easily find the obituary from the appropriate source, ie newspaper microfilm.  I would also appreciate copies of family members family trees.  These should record family members names, their spouse(s), children, siblings, etc., and the dates and places of birth, marriage and death, and places of burial, if any of this is known.  Copies of death certificates also would be welcomed.  Any information I have on any family member is available for any one.  Just contact me.  Thanks. 

David M. Trask

1533 Nottingham Circle

Medford, Oregon  97504-7202"                               

Holiday Celebrations from Don & Barb Fromherz . . .

Hi Connie, I want to be as brief as possible. (Please feel free to edit this to make it shorter) First of all, Alice is doing well. She has a very limited speech vocabulary, but loves visits and mail. We do read her everything you send, and thank you. She enjoys the memories and the news, and remembers all of you.

The Don Fromherz branch has had a wonderful and eventful year. We started with the birth of Emma in January. She is the new daughter of our daughter Jenny, a special reading teacher, and Chris, a golf professional, and the sister of 3 year old Brady, in Beaverton, OR. She is a great, little, spunky girl with a ready smile. Barb retired in June after a 33 year teaching career. She loved it to the end, but had forgotten the joy and creativity in free time. Retirement is GREAT! Scott is finishing his final year of his Neurology Sleep Fellowship at Stanford University. He is in transition, finishing his education and looking for career opportunities. He also has given us additional joy in becoming engaged to a beautiful young woman, whom he plans to marry this coming March. Don and Charlie were able to enjoy another weeklong Cycle Oregon trip in September. They  were up for the challenge and vowed to train for it again next year.  As we ready for a holiday season of family and friends. We Wish you all health, happiness and a peaceful new year. We hope to be able to see all of you. Always, Don and Barb

     

Hello from Wyoming . . .   

Dear Connie and Jim, and all the Fromherz clan, wherever, and, whoever you are!!!  Greetings for the beautiful Indian Summer  we've been having, here, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, off and on, for the past two months.  By the time you read this, Halloween (All Souls Day), and All Saints Day will have come and passed.  Here, in Wyoming, we can pret'n-near count on October 31st to be a nasty cold night...just in time to freeze the little trick-or-treaters (but, they come, anyway...all of us "grown-ups" must remember, with fondness, the Halloweens we dressed-up to go trick-or-treating...I loved it, so did my younger brothers and sisters, and, then, later, my own daughter and her friends...and, so, the happy tradition continues!).  THIS year, however, I'm going to make it a point to attend Mass on Halloween day (a Sunday), and, on All Saints Day (a Monday).  I've grown older and wiser, and my priorities have changed (Thank God!)....(I really mean that...Thank's be to God!!!).

  Marge and Ryan (our daughter and son-in-law) came and we celebrated her 26th birthday, the other evening.  We made her favorite "Mexican Chef Salad" (an "old family recipe" handed down from some friends of Roys, who, when we were first married, invited us, two, to dinner, and said, to Roy, "and bring your hammer, Roy!"....he has always been handy with tools, and many people benefited from his generous nature and talent (including, US!!!).

  Mexican Chef Salad...one large head of iceberg lettuce, washed, cored, and put in a "crisper".  A bag of baby spinach leaves, if you like to add more nutrition.  Three medium sized fresh tomatoes(ripe).  Two large ripe avocados.  Green onions, sorted, washed, and chopped (however many you like)....(you may, also, use mild sweet onions, one or two, medium, depending, again...which you may chop)....Heck!  Use whatever, and how many onions you want to!!!  A large can of good quality firm medium sized olives...you may chop them, to your liking (after draining them!).  2 cups of red kidney beans (dry), which have been washed, then soaked in 6 cups of cold water, overnight.  Drain them, and rinse well with fresh cold water.  Now, add about 6 more cups of fresh cold water, and bring them to a boil, then, simmer them, in a crock pot or heavy bottomed pot, for 2 to 21/2 hours, or until tender and done.  Now, drain them, again, rinsing well with warm or cold water...drain dry...set aside, or in fridge, until ready to fry burger and put the salad fixin's together to eat! (You may, instead, use a large can of canned kidney beans, drained and rinsed...I just like to use the beans "from scratch"...). Now, brown 2 or 3 lbs. of hamburger (depending on how many hungry mouths you have to feed...), in a skillet (sprayed with "Good Old Pam Cooking Spray"...only, because, I like to use it for all my cooking...really does keep food from sticking, though, it can buildup on your baking pans and cookie sheets where the food isn't and the cookies aren't!  Use a LOT of "elbow grease", then, to get it off...).  Now, drain the browned burger (BEEF, of course!!!  I'm from Wyoming!!!), and add the kidney beans to it, putting a lid on the skillet, and warming, both, the beans, and the burger together, on low heat, so as not to scorch.  You can add a little salt and pepper, if you like, but, not really necessary, since, you'll be using Pace Thick'n'Chunky Salsa (mild, medium, or, HOT (like I like it!!!)), as a garnish on your salad, if you want to.  Shred a pound or two of sharp cheddar cheese (or, buy it shredded).  Get some sour cream, for sour cream lovers.  Buy a couple bags of Dorito's Corn Chips (Yellow Corn is the basic...but, there are many other flavors which you might like, too).  Now, get out some large bowls for your guests (or family)., and some forks.  Have a bunch of various sized serving bowls and tablespoons, to serve the various chopped veggies, cheese, lettuce, spinach, sour cream, salsa's (Taco Bell Hot brand taco sauce is good, too!), hamburger and bean mixture, sliced or diced avocados, chopped tomatoes, onions, olives, and large bowls for the Dorito's.  Marge and Ryan, sometimes, like to use Thousand Island Salad Dressing, mixed with the salsa of their choice, to garnish the salad, too.  The whole idea, is to let everyone choose what they want to put in their own individual salad, mix it up, add garnish (sour cream, salsa, Taco Sauce, dressing...or "the whole shebang" mixed together, add the Dorito's (crush, if you like...), mix, and ENJOY!!!  Coke, Diet Coke (Diet Coke Caffeine Free, for me!), or Pepsi, or Diet Pepsi, all, go well with this salad.  Be sure and make enough of everything, so everyone can take seconds...I'll bet they will!!!  P.S./  You, also, have my "permission" to mix this salad, all together in one huge bowl, then, have each one serve up, adding their own Dorito's and choice of garnish (salsa,sour cream, dressing ,taco sauce...combination, or, whatever!).  Wait to mix the burger and bean mixture into the salad, until you're just ready to serve, since, it's warm, and can wilt the lettuce &/or spinach leaves.

There, now....ENOUGH!!!!  (I hope my dear sister Barbara Guarracino, from Phoenix, AZ gets this recipe, in the newsletter, since, I promised her I'd get it to her???!!!).  Thank's, Connie

Roy handmade himself, myself, and a friend, each, a new set of golf clubs this Fall.  They're beautiful!  He ordered the parts from Golfsmith, had quite a time getting them straightened out on his orders, but, once they were shipped, they came "overnight" via UPS. A couple of Sundays ago, on a very nice one, he and I, and his friend, played nine holes at The Prairie View Golf course, here, in Cheyenne, very close to our home.  Roy's friend, Fred, raved over the clubs Roy had made, and that guy is one bound and determined guy to master the game of golf and enjoy it!!!  I think, with that attitude, he has sure success coming!

Roy's "a natural", at golf...has been playing since he was 9.  He's very patient, and gives advice when one wants it.  I kidded with my hairdresser, the next day, telling her..."I tried so darn hard to relax!".  We, both, had a good laugh about that one!  Thank's, Roy, too, for winning first place in a golf tournament in Denver, a few weeks before, and spending his $100.00 gift certificate on a   nice new light golf bag...for me!!! (His team came in first place).

Roy's learning "the ropes" of his new position, as Manager of Technical Services for The Department Of Agriculture, State of Wyoming, since taking his post on May 1st, of "04.  He travels a lot around the State, to meetings, and to check on his 18 employees, some, here, in Cheyenne, and scattered around the State.  He's capable, adaptable, and quite committed to doing the best job he possibly can, and he does!

I'm the "Dutch Lunch" coordinator, for The Cheyenne Newcomers and Friends Club, here.  You don't have to be a "newcomer" to join, however, and you can stay in the club as long as you wish!  My duties, are to reserve the restaurant, each month, that "the gals" choose (or, I choose) to have lunch at, take R.S.V.P.'s, and let the restaurant know how many of us are coming the next day (on the third Tuesday of every month).

Tomorrow, October 19th, we're meeting at Tivioli's Coffee, Inc., a coffee shop, in the old chamber of commerce building, downtown Cheyenne, right next to where the "gunslinger shoot-outs" are held during Frontier Days Rodeo ("The Daddy of 'Em All"), always the last full week of July.

There's going to be almost 20 women coming tomorrow, some, new, some, who know many.  It's fun!

I found out something interesting about myself...I NEED TO EXERCISE, FREQUENTLY, to stay happy!!!  I was walking, as fast as I could, for, from 20 to 45 minutes a day, but, "THE DOGS" scared me, and, I didn't like the yells I'd hear from occasional cars or trucks that'd pass me by while I walked FAST down and back up Ridge Road (a busy road, but, less chance of running into stray dogs, and/or questionable characters...).  I bought a small hand held container of mace, but, you're supposed to NOT spray it INTO the wind...ya, right...when a dog is attacking me, ready to bite, like, I'm sure going to stop and think, "Now, which way is the wind blowing?", first???!!!  Oh, well.  I won't be deterred, even though, I, accidentally flooded our basement, leaving the laundry sink hose running in the washing machine "to help fill it faster", like I'd done a "zillion" times before, went off and wrote some e-mail's, forgetting it, for who knows how long?!!  We had to take up the carpet in the family room, in the basement, including our "dreaded treadmill" (which has a habit of never working, unless one of us works it!  Fine how-da-ya-do!), so, that form of exercise is "out" in the garage, unplugged, for the duration (Roy says it'll get too dusty if we set it out there...).  ONE wonderful thing about this whole mess, is, that that rug HAD TO GO!!!  The previous owners had let their dogs pee on it, and you all know, that can't be gotten out, no matter what!  I didn't want us to put a single thing down there on top of that carpet when we moved in (May 1st, of 1999), but, some of you might know, how THAT goes?  Here, it was July, of 2004, and, if it hadn't been for my (REALLY...HONESTLY...SINCERELY....ACCIDENTAL...) "mistake", we'd still have that carpet down there.  We've had a very unusually damp Spring and Summer...gardens didn't grow worth a darn this year, and, would you believe...we've had at least three bumper crops of little white mushrooms grow out of that carpet, right up alongside and out from under the bookshelf (Roy built), which is still down there, since he hasn't had time to unscrew it, and take it apart!!!  Anyway, what I was getting at, is, this morning, after having a very "bad" weekend (feeling "down", depressed, mad at everyone, and a regular hard to live with any happiness person...poor Roy got the brunt of it...me!...), I got up out of bed, right after Roy got up, at 7AM, and I dressed in old clothes, and started running, and walking up and down our flight of ten steps.  I was flapping my arms up, like a chicken, and trying to not hit the ceiling, etc. when I did, and once in a while, I'd do a deep knee bend or two.  THEN, I got a GREAT IDEA!!!  I turned on our old stereo, we still had plugged in down there in the basement, and I proceeded to begin dancing-exercising to the "Oldies-but- Goldies" station.  I LOVED IT!!!  I used to dance to my older brother Allen's 45's and LP's, when he wasn't around, my little brothers and sisters, "bouncing" forward and back, on the couch, in the family room, at "The Silverton (Oregon) Place", back in the 60's, after our mother died.  They enjoyed my joy, sheer delight, I had, dancing!  Now, This morning, Oct. 18th, Monday, '04, I danced, ran up and down stairs, and kept it up for an hour, slowing down some, whenever the news was on, or a slow song came along.  I LOVE IT!!!  Now, I can exercise...get those "Endorphens" (spelling?) revved up, sweat, have fun (I've always loved to dance...), and do it, all, in the privacy of my own home...no one to see me, but God, Himself, no dogs to worry about, no smelly old noisy cars and trucks, no cold wind, ice, snow, blizzards, hot sun...rain, thunder and lightening (YIKES!), to stop me!  Again, I say, like my mother always used to say, often, too...."Thanks be to God!!!".

Well, I'd like to call mom and dad, and Marie, again, tonight, on our cell phone ("free" minutes, after 9PM, our time...)...I call most every night...they never seem to tire of me calling, and always sound so cheerful to hear me on the other end when they answer.  Our brother John is gone in Active Duty, I can't say where, in The Army Reserves, so, mom, dad, and Marie have really missed his strong support and presence.  Roy took he and I out to Oregon this past first week in August (we drove 1,200 miles one way) to Oregon, to visit dad, mom, and  Marie, and some of my siblings and their families, and he got to see some of his, too (Roy's family).  Roy knew how much I wanted (needed) to see and hug my dad, especially,...mom and Marie, etc., etc., too, so, he gave up a week of his vacation to make the fast trip (one week) out and back, as he had to continue training the person who he hired to take his "old" position as Weed & Pest Coordinator for The Dept. of Agriculture, State of Wyoming (Roy had that position since Feburary 17th, of 1998), when we moved from Douglas, WY, to Cheyenne (a "BIG" town, compared!!!)

The cry of a Father’s heart from Genesis to Revelation...

           Father's Love Letter

My Child…
You may not know me, but I know everything about you…Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up …Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways …Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered…Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image …Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being …Acts 17:28

For you are my offspring …Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived …Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation …Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book…Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live …Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made …Psalm 139:14

I knit you together in your mother's womb …Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born …Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me …John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love…1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you …1 John 3:1

Simply because you are my child and I am your Father …1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could …Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father …Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand…James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs …Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope …Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love …Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore ...Psalms 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing …Zephaniah 3:17

I will never stop doing good to you …Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession …Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul …Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things …Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me …Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart …Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires …Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine …Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager …2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles …2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you …Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart …Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes …Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth …Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus …John 17:23

For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed …John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being …Hebrews 1:3

He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you…Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins …2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled …2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you…1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love …Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me …1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again …Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen …Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father …Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is…Will you be my child? …John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you …Luke 15:11-32

Love, Your Dad. Almighty God

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, to each and every one of you, and I'll be continuing to keep you in my heart and prayers, however far away you are from us...HAPPY NEW YEAR,too!!!  "All will be well."  Believe it!  God said it!  Love, Rita Jo and Roy Joseph Reichenbach, Cheyenne, Wyoming ("you-all-come-out-here-and-see-us, ya-hear?!!!"). Click here to see Father’s Love Letter from Genesis to  Revelation www.fatherloveletter.com

Happy Holidays from the Reichembach’s.  See Above.

Jane writes from Kelso, Washington  

Dear Connie,

The year has been very interesting for me...still eaking out a living, but keeping up with bills at this time.  I am working at the Red Lion Hotel in Kelso, Washington. I am considered full time, but with the slow down in guests for the Winter months, who knows.  I have three hats while I'm there...I started out as housekeeper, then was trained as houseperson, then trained as night janitor.  Housekeepers make the beds and clean the rooms. Housepersons wash glasswear for the housekeepers, take away the dirty laundry, wash bedspreads and blankets, put clean laundry in the storeage rooms, and help guests with anything they need...it is a never ending job that requires thinking at all times.  Night Janitor does the heavy cleaning that can't be done when there are people around.  It is interesting work, but not what I really want to do for the rest of my life.  There are a few "perks" , me and any of my friends and family can get low cost motel rooms at any Red Lion Motel, I get a free lunch everyday, I can get mattress sets, computers, and furniture through the motel at a real good price...so anyone who wants me to get stuff for them need to get in touch with me. 

As for my little family...it is getting bigger! 

You remember that Adam and Bekah live at Neah bay and Adam is in the Coast Guard.  They have Little Adam who just turned three in September, and the twins, Ean and Ethan who just turned one in June.  They have their hands full...Adam is so good with those babies, I am very proud of him. 

Annella and Jeremy have a little one now too.  Little Nathan was born in April.  Annella and Jeremy are still in the Airforce, stationed in Nebraska, but Jeremy was in Bosnia when the baby was born...he made it home safely when Nathan was 4 days old, was home for a month then had to go to Texas for training...he is home again as of a couple of weeks ago.  Originally he was supposed to be home in time for the birth, but Little Nathan needed to be born early because of Pre-eclampsia, (I don't know for sure the spelling, but I think I'm close) so it was a quick lets get him home thing.  I am glad that the Air force people actually cared enough to let him come home early. 

I have a beautiful little home of my own, three bedrooms 1 3/4 bath, a family room and an almost two car garage.  I have redone both the bathrooms, two of the bedrooms and am working on the kitchen...I decided to leave the living room as it was because it looked good and went with all my stuff.  I still have the family room and one bedroom to do, and would like to get the garage squared around to have my gift shop stuff out there.

Well, I'd best go for now...hope all is well with you.   Jane                           

New Email Address Starts Now Please Note Your Address Book

Hi everyone, this is a cover message being sent to you by Daniel David

Lewis Frommherz who is changing his e-mail address from

mckenziemarket@continet.com to a new address on his domain name account.

The new address has an "_" underscored between the "mckenzie_market"

that is hard to see unless you are looking for it here it is

"mckenzie_market@mckenzievalleymarket.com".   

 Thank you for your kind patience

Daniel David Lewis Frommherz

GRANDMA AND THE FAMILY TREE

 There's been a change in Grandma, we've noticed her of late,

She's reading history or jotting down some date.

She's tracking back the family, we'll all have pedigrees.

Oh, Grandma's got a hobby, she's climbing Family Trees.

 

Poor Grandpa does the cooking and now, or so he states,

That worst of all, he has to wash the cups and Dinner plates.

Grandma can't be bothered, she's busy as a bee,

Compiling Genealogy, for the Family Tree.

 

She has no time to baby-sit, the curtains are a fright.

No buttons left on Grandad's shirt, the flower bed's a sight.

She's given up her club work, the serials on TV,

The only thing she does nowadays is climb the Family Tree.

 

She goes down to the Courthouse and studies ancient lore,

We know more about our forebears than we ever knew before.

The books are old and dusty, they make poor Grandma sneeze,

A minor irritation when you're climbing Family Trees.

 

The mail is all for Grandma, it comes from near and far,

Last week she got the proof she needs to join the DAR.

A worthwhile avocation, to that we all agree,

A monumental project, to climb the Family Tree.

 

Now some folks came from Scotland and some from Galway Bay,

Some were French as pastry, some German, all the way.

Some went on West to stake their claim. Some stayed near by the sea.

Grandma hopes to find them all as she climbs the Family Tree.

 

She wanders through the graveyard in search of date or name,

The rich, the poor, the in-between, all sleeping there the same.

She pauses now and then to rest, fanned by a gentle breeze,

That blows above the Fathers of all our Family Trees.

 

There were pioneers and patriots mixed in our kith and kin,

Who blazed the paths of wilderness and fought through thick and thin.

But none more staunch than Grandma, whose eyes light up with glee,

Each times she finds a missing branch for the Family Tree.

 

Their skills were wide and varied, from Carpenter to Cook,

And one (Alas) the record shows was hopelessly a crook.

Blacksmith, weaver, farmer, judge, some tutored for a fee.

Long lost in time, now all recorded on the Family Tree.

 

To some it's just a hobby, to Grandma it's much more,

She knows the joys and heartaches of those who went before.

They loved,they lost,they laughed, they wept, and now for you and me,

They live again in spirit, around the Family Tree.

 

At last she's nearly finished and we are each exposed.

Life will be the same again, this we supposed !

Grandma will cook and sew, serve cookies with our tea.

We'll all be fat, just as before that wretched Family Tree.

 

Sad to relate, The Preacher called and visited for a spell,

We talked about the Gospel, and other things as well,

The heathen folk, the poor- and then- 'twas fate, it had to be,

Somehow the conversation turned to Grandma and the Family Tree.

 

We tried to change the subject, we talked of everything,

But then in Grandma's voice we heard that old familiar ring.

She told him all about the past and soon was plain to see,

The Preacher, too, was nearly snared by Grandma and the Family Tree.

 

He never knew his Grandpa, his mother's name was ..Clark?

He and Grandma talked and talked, outside it grew quite dark.

We'd hoped our fears were groundless, but just like some disease,

Grandma's become an addict--- She's hooked on Family Trees.

 

Our souls were filled with sorrow, our hearts sank with dismay,

Our ears could scarce believe the words we heard our Grandma say,

"It sure is a lucky thing that you have come to me,

I know exactly how it's done, I'll climb your Family Tree.

Author Unknown.    

 William J King sends - Greetings to my Fromherz cousins,

    I just wish to send my love to my relatives, in the most part, in the order of spiritual affinity.  I and my friend Geraldine are continuing to make mission rosaries and brown scapulars of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (our apostolate).  We wish for you a Holy Christmas 2004 and a new year full of blessings and Holy Cheer. 

Yours in Our Lord and Lady,

William J. King      --- wjksmr@earthlink.net 

Fr. Gerard David writes -

Dear family and friends,                                                                                                 10/9/04

            May you have a most blessed and joy-filled Advent and Christmas.