Sampson Community Club
The Squeaky Squirrel
On the following pages, is our quarterly Newsletter, the "Squeaky Squirrel". For your convenience as well as information, it has been, in part, reprinted here.
The
Squeaky Squirrel
A newsletter about and for
our Mountain Community
by Miss Dee, published author (a.k.a. Dee Lee)
March 15, 2004
www.sampsonclub.org
The Sampson Community Club's website has been "up and running" for several months and has received many great reviews!
All of last year's events were photographed and the pictures with details of the event were placed on the site's "2003 Photo Album" page; truly a work of love! The site is updated monthly: any of the club's events' date or information changes are posted on the "Home" and the "Calendar" pages. "Community Business'" page hosts a list of our valuable neighborhood commerce. If you would like to advertise your business on the website, e-mail your card to the site's webmaster, bewdwebmaster@earthlink.net To advertise your business on the site, donations are gladly accepted by the Sampson Community Club, but not required. Take a look at the website, it's worth your time to visit!
Eagle Scout
On March 7, 2004, in a special ceremony held at the Sampson Community Club, our neighbor, R.J. Terral, received his Eagle Scout medal, the highest rank attainable in scouting. To earn his metal, R.J. needed to complete one exceptional project which needed the approval of his Scoutmaster and one member on the Scouting Board. His year-long project, which he could only supervise, was to rebuild the well-room roof in the Sampson Schoolhouse. In addition, R.J. needed to locate and secure not only the funds for his project but volunteer help as well.
When asked how long it took him to become an Eagle Scout, he said, "I've been at it for six years." Prior to receiving his medal, it was mandatory that R.J. attend the Bighorn Leadership Camp at Tahosa Lodge, in Colorado, for one week. He said, "I had a blast!"
And when asked what scouting had given him, he thoughtfully answered, "Scouting has taught me leadership qualities, first aid skills, and social skills." R.J. has enlisted in the Navy and is due in ROTC camp in early November. And because he is an Eagle Scout, R.J. will receive a higher rate of pay in the Navy ROTC.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Verla Keasling would like to give Bob Johnson, on Sampson Road, a great big, "Thank You," for his help. He took Verla Keasling, of McKinney Road, and her daughter, Jodean King, home while a county truck and Mr. Jim Milligan got John King's Blazer back on the road during the March 4th snowstorm. John King's Blazer was in the ditch in Deer Creek Canyon.
Thank You, Sampson Community Club members, for getting caught up on your yearly dues! If you need to pay your $20.00 yearly membership, please make the check out to Sampson Community Club and mail it to the club's mailbox: 16150 Sampson Road, Littleton, CO 80127.
2004 Sampson Community Club Calendar
There will be two delightful additions to four of the club's events this year: Mr. Jim Sharp and his massage chair! Jim has graciously accepted an invitation to, bring his lotion, set up his massage chair, and soothe away aching, stiff, arm, back, neck or shoulder muscles for $1.00 per minute, the going rate. Jim, certified massage therapist, is proficient in both deep tissue (get the blood flowing) work and swedish (light touch) massage. He works carefully around any injuries you may have and provides a conscientious assessment of your health care needs. What a triple treat: Jim's entertaining sense of humor, his comfy chair, and his healing hands!
May
2 9:00 a.m. Mountain Mama Breakfast
Sampson Schoolhouse
Coordinator:
Suzanne Welder and Bryn Shepeck
*
Jim Sharp and his massage chair will be at this event; an appreciated treat for
aching, tense muscles!
June 4 Family
Game Night & Potluck Dinner Sampson Schoolhouse
Coordinator: Christina Mann (303) 697-5542
July
10 Ice
Cream Social & Barbecue
Sampson Schoolhouse
We
need a Coordinator!
*
Jim Sharp and his massage chair will be at this event. What better way to enjoy
a Saturday afternoon than a delicious meal, homemade ice cream, and a massage!
Aug. 7 12:00
Pig Roast Lamb
Schoolhouse
Coordinator:
Bryn Shepeck and Glick Bishop (303) 697-4414
*
Jim Sharp and his massage chair will enjoy friendship and a plate of scrumptious
food with us, and be available for massages in the shade. What a day!
Sept. 11 Canyon
Clean-Up Sampson
Schoolhouse
Coordinator:
Virginia Temmer (303) 697-7272
Sept. 25 Mystery
Dinner Sampson
Schoolhouse
Coordinator:
Virginia Temmer (303) 697-7272
Oct. 29
& 30 Haunted
House Sampson
Schoolhouse
Coordinator:
Karen George is contemplating being the coordinator (303) 697-3283
Nov.
20 Thanksgiving
Dinner Sampson
Schoolhouse
Coordinator:
The Board of Directors Virginia Temmer (303) 697-7272
Nov.
27 & 28
Craft Fair Sampson
Schoolhouse
Coordinator:
Val Cukr (303) 697-8862
*
Jim Sharp and his massage chair will be available both days to soothe away those
aching, tired, tight holiday shopping muscles! Yes, he does sell Gift Certificates.
We need volunteers for all the club's events
and we need a Coordinator for the Ice Cream Social! Please call the coordinator
of the event you would like to help with, and call Virginia Temmer, (303) 697-7272,
if you are interested in organizing the Ice Cream Social. If you can spare a few
hours to help, you and your time would certainly be appreciated!
2003/2004
Board Members
Mitch Tanenbaum, President
(303) 697-5542 Tamie Martin, Secretary (303) 697-4727
Virginia
Temmer, Treasurer (303) 697-7272
Good Tidings
March and April are the months to rake the pine needles away from your house, restack your piles of firewood, also away from your house, gather up broken tree limbs and brush as well as thin out that very combustible Scrub Oak. If you have access to a Wood Chipper, the limbs, brush and Scrub Oak all make excellent mulch. Mulch helps keep moisture in and feeds the soil.
* * * The Bears come out of hibernation mid to late March! * * *
·
Empty your bird feeders, wash them and put them away until mid-November.
·
Don't store trash in your house or garage. Double bag it and put it in the trash
dumpster or a Bear Proof
container.
·
Don't leave food sitting on your kitchen counter.
·
Make noise when you are outside.
Division of Wildlife (303)
297-1192 Dispatch (303) 291-7227 Operation Game Thief 1-800-332-4144
The
Greenhouse Corner 
During January and February, I watched the falling snow, as many of you did, and I did a lot of garden daydreaming. I also sketched our gardens' layout, a few times. Now my hands are getting itchy to work in the dirt and plant my cold weather veggies: broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, lettuce, peas, potatoes, spinach and onions. This year, I'll start the above ground veggies on the 5th of April, the full moon, and the below ground veggies on the 19th of April, the new moon.
Since we're moving into the gardening season, I thought a Gardener's Calendar would be helpful.
March
and April, "Deep Root" water your fruit and special trees. Actually,
we need to
water our trees once a month during the winter season to maintain
the tree's root system.
March or April, start your summer/fall veggies inside.
Late
April, take the tree wrap off if you wrapped them last fall. Hang onion slices
on your Cherry or other fruit trees to keep the birds away: they are after the
moisture/water not the fruit.
Mid
May, tilling and soil preparation. While tilling your garden, work in coffee
grounds and fireplace ashes. Worms love to eat coffee grounds and as they do so,
they help keep the soil aerated and loose. The ashes are food for the soil as
are dead leaves. After tilling, cover your garden with a thin layer of hay to
keep the weeds out. * Pine Needles are wonderful mulch for berries but DON'T use
them anywhere else in your gardens! There is something in the needles that deters
the growth of seeds.
Late
May, plant the veggies you started earlier this year or your purchased veggie
plants.
June, feed your fruit trees, berries, veggies and roses. Feed your gardens once a month throughout the growing season, except for your roses. DON'T feed them after August 1st.
Before too long, some of us will be knee deep in rhubarb, which originally came from Europe in the 1790's. Caution: DON'T eat the leaves! Did you know that rhubarb is rich in vitamin C and fiber, that one plant will live 5-8 years, and that you can shine your pots with rhubarb? Below are a few recipes from my recipe box. They are old enough that I truly do not know who to give the credits to!
Rhubarb Spread Rhubarb Custard Pie Rhubarb Cake
3 cups chopped rhubarb 3
eggs, beaten 1
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar 1
½ cups sugar ½
cup softened butter
¼ cup water ¼
teas. nutmeg 1
tbls. vinegar in 1 cup milk
dash
of salt 1
egg
4
cups sliced rhubarb 2
cups flour
1
teas. vanilla and baking soda
Combine all in a saucepan, Mix
eggs, sugar, salt ½
teas. salt
simmer, uncovered, for 15 and
nutmeg. Stir in 1
½ cups chopped rhubarb
minutes or until rhubarb is
rhubarb. Pour the
tender. Refrigerate. mixture
in a 9" pie Mix
ingredients and pour into a
crust.
Dot with 2 tbls. greased
9 x 13" pan. Sprinkle
Optional: add 1 pint fresh of
butter and bake at with
a mixture of 1/3 cup sugar
strawberries to simmering 400
degrees for 45 and
½ teas. cinnamon. Bake for
mixture for a Rhubarb minutes.
50
minutes at 350 degrees.
Strawberry Spread.
Rhubarb Pudding --- Cook together until tender: 3 cups chopped rhubarb, 1 cup sugar, ½ cup water. Add 1/8 cup tapioca, simmering until thickened. Serve warm or cold, drizzled with milk.
Advertising Would you like to place
an ad? 20 words $5.00, 50 words $10.00, over 50 words, call Virginia Temmer. To
place an ad, give Miss Dee a call, (303) 697-2558, or mail your ad along with
the appropriate fee to the Sampson Community Club's mailbox: 16150 Sampson Road,
Littleton, CO 80127.
Ideas? Suggestions? Queries? If you have an idea, a story, suggestion or questions, please contact Miss Dee, (303) 697-2558 or missdee001@earthlink.net or drop a note in the Sampson Community Club's mailbox: 16150 Sampson Road, Littleton, CO 80127. Please include your evening phone number.
Editor's Notes The Squeaky Squirrel, a quarterly newsletter, is published on the 15th of March, June, September and December. Deadlines for ads and submissions are the 1st of these same months.
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