Build a better dinosaur
They say necessity is the mother of invention, but have you ever stopped and really looked at the simplicity of some of our everyday devices? I looked up a Web site that spotlights children’s inventions and was in awe at what we lose when we lose the simplicities of life, possibly with age.
One invention is that of Chester Greenwood, who was born in Farmington, Maine, in 1858. A grammar-school dropout, he invented earmuffs at the age of 15 and accumulated more than 100 patents in his lifetime. On June 4, 1963, patent No. 3,091,888 was granted to an amazing 6-year-old inventor, Robert Patch, for a “toy truck.“ Patch’s toy truck was designed to be easily assembled and disassembled by a kid, and the toy could be changed into different types of trucks each time (closed van style body or dump truck).
In 1994, Kathryn Gregory, from Bedford, Mass., became an inventor and an entrepreneur at the age of 10. Kathryn invented and trademarked Wristies, which are protective winter gear designed to be worn under your coat and gloves that block the snow, wind, and cold from entering any unprotected gaps. Only a minority of ideas ever eventually make money. However, that should never stop you from dreaming and inventing; after all, even Thomas Edison had his failures.
Another year behind us
Luna’s big weekend went very well, and there are so many who sacrificed so much to see that each event was a success that we would definitely miss someone. So many people and businesses helped with their time, talents and money. A special “thanks” goes to Joyce Laney, who stepped in at the last minute for Friday night’s carnival.
Also, an extra “thanks” to the volunteers who appeared Sunday morning, picked up trash and helped clean out the newly renovated concession stand.
Rodeo winners
Open barrels, Pat Wood; barrels 1 to 14 years, Whiley Cline; barrels 2 to 9, Cheyllie Greenwood; team roping, Travis Whitlow and Robert Murphy; steer riding, Casper Johns; calf riding, Riley Cluff; bull riding, Hadley Miller; breakaway roping, Leanne Wilkerson; mutton busting, Hayle Finch; calf roping, Byron Wilkerson; bareback bronc, Dalon Hulsey; saddle bronc, Logan Westcott; wild cow first place team, Armando Orona, Dalon Hulsey and Eldon Hulsey.
For more winners’ lists, check out lunarodeo.com.
EMS Services
The Luna Volunteer Ambulance Association has worked tirelessly to put its new ambulance into service, just in time. They have had a few calls in the past week to break it in. Luna Volunteer Fire Department training will be Saturday at 9 a.m.
Luna Community Center
Luna’s summer marketplace is the first Friday and Saturday of each month. Watch for signs. Thanks to all who have supported this monthly occurrence, it has proven to be a great community success. Contact Diana Moyers for more information on table availability.
Preparedness Corner
There will be one more canning session for the summer, July 31. Orders for the last canning session of the 2009 season will be due to Joyce Laney by Sept. 27. The final canning session for the year will be Oct. 24. There will be no canning sessions in August or September. There are still cookbooks and pre-canned items available for purchase. Contact Joyce Laney for more information.
Genealogy Corner
So much comes out in obscure ways that I cannot stress enough how family history research involves so many different tasks that it is exciting as you learn about or improve your skills in many areas. It will help you to become a better organizer, writer, speaker and researcher on multiple topics. It will improve your computer skills.
Family history research sometimes is like a second career. You’ll gain skills in courthouse and old record research, land record research, communication and detective work. You may even learn how to read maps better, use the Internet to find places and how to do better searches for data.
Quote of the Week
“A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.”
~ Arthur McBride Bloch
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