Whip-poor-will memories echo in school songs at Schild home
Calder Pickett recalls a dinner gathering where whip-poor-wills inspired a recollection of school songs from grade school days. He describes learning patriotic tunes and classical pieces, singing with friends and teachers, and how those memories echo into adulthood. He notes his late 20th century era references and hints at forthcoming health columns.
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Oped Schild
Will
Willie
William Andra
Bob Ridgway
Bob
Mrs. Keller
Preston
Idaho
Monday Profile Back in uniform Boy Scouting official aims to help youth
Eric Melton, district executive for the Boy Scouts Heart of America Council, operates in Pelathe District covering Douglas County and Linwood. He recruits Scouts and volunteers, runs summer camps, and manages Friends of Scouting fundraising to support United Way allocations. Melton’s background includes Oklahoma state park work, YMCA camp direction, and sheriff’s deputy service. He hopes to grow Douglas County Troop participation from 1,400 to 1,500 and reflects on how scouting shaped his life and view of youth needs.
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Eric Melton
Melton
Johnson County
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Linwood
Ann
Eudora
Friends of Scouting
United Way
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Mexico
New Zealand
United States
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Douglas County Boy Scouts
Missouri
Kansas
Richard Gwin
Boy Scouts' Heart of America Council
The Eric Melton File Report Sparks Youth Service Debate
A brief note highlights efforts led by Eric Melton to organize youth programs. The contact emphasizes pride in the work and commitment to serving youth needs, noting the best students show initiative.
TV star Tim Allen recalls shop class and prison time
Tim Allen says his favorite school class was shop and jokes helped him cope after two years in prison for drug offenses. Former White House aide Larry Speakes, 52, was released after a triple heart bypass at George Washington University Hospital. Speakes, Reagan's press secretary after the shooting, now works at Northern Telecom. A courthouse was set up in a van outside Noblesville, Indiana, for hearings. Grateful Dead fans faced arrests at Indianapolis area shows. Aretha Franklin aims to collaborate with Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder after Hampton Jazz festival. Police evacuated a package at Stephen King’s Bangor home, later found to be one of his novels.
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People Magazine
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White House
Larry Speakes
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Speakes
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Noblesville
Ind
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Deer Creek Music Center
Indianapolis
Stephen King
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Maine
King
John Reach
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Aretha Franklin
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