Jimmy Joe Stoots, 51, of Columbia passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital.
There will be no services.
He was born March 28, 1960.
He was a fighter. He lived life to its fullest and wouldn’t compromise. He was a boxer, purveyor of antiques, music lover, motorcycle rider, fisherman and Santa Claus. Jimmy Joe made this world more beautiful, making flowers bloom where there was once only gravel and poor dirt. He worked hard and with great integrity. Most of all, he was a good friend, and he will be sorely missed.
He served our country honorably in the U.S. Army tank division.
He is survived by family and friends.
Each one of them holds precious memories of him in their hearts.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
PTRA Meeting Nov 28 2011 Agenda
Meeting Agenda
Monday, Nov 28 2011 @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda:
I. Meeting Called to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Officer’s Roll Call
IV. Previous Meeting’s Minutes Shared
V. Treasurer’s Report Shared
VI. Daily Check, Vial of Life, Share Shelf, CHA Van, BBH, RAB, CMAAA
Old Business—
I. MOU Budget - April
II. Discussion Officer Elections. Vote Ron Brammer to full Officer status.
New Business—
I. Officer Meeting Moving 2012
II. Bylaws Committee Forming 2012
III. No PTRA Meeting December
IV. Speaker Mark CenturyLink
IV. Time for CHA Management
VII. Open Floor Comments, Questions
VIII. Adjournment.
Expect there to be Snacks after the Meeting
Monday, Nov 28 2011 @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda:
I. Meeting Called to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Officer’s Roll Call
IV. Previous Meeting’s Minutes Shared
V. Treasurer’s Report Shared
VI. Daily Check, Vial of Life, Share Shelf, CHA Van, BBH, RAB, CMAAA
Old Business—
I. MOU Budget - April
II. Discussion Officer Elections. Vote Ron Brammer to full Officer status.
New Business—
I. Officer Meeting Moving 2012
II. Bylaws Committee Forming 2012
III. No PTRA Meeting December
IV. Speaker Mark CenturyLink
IV. Time for CHA Management
VII. Open Floor Comments, Questions
VIII. Adjournment.
Expect there to be Snacks after the Meeting
Sunday, November 13, 2011
A conversation with David Dollens Occupy CoMo
From the beginning, David Dollens called the shots. “We’ll talk at my apartment,” he says, walking from his post in front of city hall. “But on the way, I have to stop at the bank and then at a gas station.” Why the gas station? “To get lottery tickets, of course. It’s all rigged, but I keep buying tickets to help pay for education. And maybe today I’ll get lucky.”
Nearly 70 years old, Dollens commands respect not just because of his military service, his grizzled beard or his commitment to a number of causes, but because everyone around Columbia seems to know and love him. “Hey Dave!” a student shouts from his car as Dollens ambles past a few homeless people who also greet him by name. “I’ve been around a long time,” he explains. And he doesn’t plan on going anywhere. Dollens has been campaigning for the rights of impoverished and oppressed citizens for as long as he can remember. His latest cause is Occupy CoMo, Columbia’s version of the Occupy Wall Street movement that aims to draw attention to the income inequality in America. Camped outside Columbia City Hall for hours and sometimes days at a time, Dollens and his fellow Occupy CoMo protestors crusade for the rights of Americans who, he feels, do not have a voice.
How long have you been an activist?
My father owned a pizza parlor in Mexico, Mo., when I was young, and he served all races. Black people didn’t even have to go in the back room. They ate out front. Some of them would get up to let the white people sit, and he would say, “No.” That’s the way I was taught.
What’s the most generous thing you’ve ever done?
I met this couple who were homeless and had two little kids, so I’d buy them coffee and sodas. They were out every day, and it was getting cold, so I went down to the bank and got out $1,000. I don’t have much, but I’d saved a couple thousand, so I got that and put it in an envelope. I waited a couple of days and finally saw them. I just shoved the envelope out to them and their eyes got so big. They said “Thank you” and the woman said she’d pay me back. Well about a year or so went by, and I didn’t think anything about it. And the next thing I know, they’re knocking on my door, and they gave me $1,000 plus $300 interest. But I didn’t take the interest. I had no idea that they’d pay me back! It amazes you what some people will do.
Have you participated in any other protests?
I went on a protest at city hall in 1985 in Columbia. I read in the paper that they were gonna do away with the free health clinic for the poor people. They weren’t gonna fund it. Well, I figured the only thing I could do was go down and sit outside city hall for a few days without food. And I did for 30 days. When you fast that long, you just want to hug everybody that walks by.
In your opinion, what is the Occupy Wall Street movement about?
It should have been done 30 years ago. But this movement is about how people want change. These college kids don’t have a chance for the next 20 years — they owe too much money. The government owns them. And there are no jobs out there. They say on the news that 44 percent of graduates are unemployed or working in minimum wage jobs that don’t require a college degree, and they’re gonna have to live at home or be homeless. It’s that pure and simple.
What do you hope to accomplish by protesting in Columbia?
To make people aware of what’s going on. The news said that the after-tax income of the top one percent in America has gone up 275 percent between 1979 and 2007. The poorer people’s wages have gone up only 18 percent. You can get your pencil and paper and see how much the cost of living has gone up in 10 years. That’s why I’m out there. I don’t want to steal from the rich, but we’ve got to do something.
What are you and the other protestors going to do about the cold weather?
Nationwide, it’ll just fizzle. What I understand is it’s growing, but this cold weather is going to mess it up. But I hope it’s going to come back in the spring. But I’m not sure that even the cold weather is going to stop some people.
What’s the most interesting thing you’ve seen while protesting?
The people protesting with me. I was amazed that we had everyone from a prosecutor, teachers and a lieutenant colonel to students and kids with bachelor’s degrees at the protests. I was amazed that we had a veterinarian who got laid off. That’s what I’m seeing down there.
What’s the most disheartening thing you’ve witnessed since joining Occupy CoMo?
There was a college kid who came out here, stuck his head out the car window and said (to the protesters), “I’m gonna kick all of your butts,” and that really pissed me off. There’s a lieutenant colonel down there. Twenty years in the military and three wars. For this college kid to tell him he’s going to whip his butt — that just isn’t going to happen.
Do you have many students out there supporting the cause?
Ninety percent of the kids who drive by support us. Nationwide, there’s the growing Occupy Colleges movement. I’m hoping that this is their generation’s chance to do something.
How do you feel about the people who come out with signs that say things like “I love turtles” or “free hugs”?
We had one down there that said, “I’m a banana.” That’s OK, as far as I’m concerned. They’re down there. That’s what the movement’s about. The kid asked me if he could put up the sign that said “Free hugs,” and I said, “Yeah, put it up there.” He gets to hug a lot of girls. I wouldn’t mind that.
Source:
http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2011/11/10/conversation-david-dollens/
Nearly 70 years old, Dollens commands respect not just because of his military service, his grizzled beard or his commitment to a number of causes, but because everyone around Columbia seems to know and love him. “Hey Dave!” a student shouts from his car as Dollens ambles past a few homeless people who also greet him by name. “I’ve been around a long time,” he explains. And he doesn’t plan on going anywhere. Dollens has been campaigning for the rights of impoverished and oppressed citizens for as long as he can remember. His latest cause is Occupy CoMo, Columbia’s version of the Occupy Wall Street movement that aims to draw attention to the income inequality in America. Camped outside Columbia City Hall for hours and sometimes days at a time, Dollens and his fellow Occupy CoMo protestors crusade for the rights of Americans who, he feels, do not have a voice.
How long have you been an activist?
My father owned a pizza parlor in Mexico, Mo., when I was young, and he served all races. Black people didn’t even have to go in the back room. They ate out front. Some of them would get up to let the white people sit, and he would say, “No.” That’s the way I was taught.
What’s the most generous thing you’ve ever done?
I met this couple who were homeless and had two little kids, so I’d buy them coffee and sodas. They were out every day, and it was getting cold, so I went down to the bank and got out $1,000. I don’t have much, but I’d saved a couple thousand, so I got that and put it in an envelope. I waited a couple of days and finally saw them. I just shoved the envelope out to them and their eyes got so big. They said “Thank you” and the woman said she’d pay me back. Well about a year or so went by, and I didn’t think anything about it. And the next thing I know, they’re knocking on my door, and they gave me $1,000 plus $300 interest. But I didn’t take the interest. I had no idea that they’d pay me back! It amazes you what some people will do.
Have you participated in any other protests?
I went on a protest at city hall in 1985 in Columbia. I read in the paper that they were gonna do away with the free health clinic for the poor people. They weren’t gonna fund it. Well, I figured the only thing I could do was go down and sit outside city hall for a few days without food. And I did for 30 days. When you fast that long, you just want to hug everybody that walks by.
In your opinion, what is the Occupy Wall Street movement about?
It should have been done 30 years ago. But this movement is about how people want change. These college kids don’t have a chance for the next 20 years — they owe too much money. The government owns them. And there are no jobs out there. They say on the news that 44 percent of graduates are unemployed or working in minimum wage jobs that don’t require a college degree, and they’re gonna have to live at home or be homeless. It’s that pure and simple.
What do you hope to accomplish by protesting in Columbia?
To make people aware of what’s going on. The news said that the after-tax income of the top one percent in America has gone up 275 percent between 1979 and 2007. The poorer people’s wages have gone up only 18 percent. You can get your pencil and paper and see how much the cost of living has gone up in 10 years. That’s why I’m out there. I don’t want to steal from the rich, but we’ve got to do something.
What are you and the other protestors going to do about the cold weather?
Nationwide, it’ll just fizzle. What I understand is it’s growing, but this cold weather is going to mess it up. But I hope it’s going to come back in the spring. But I’m not sure that even the cold weather is going to stop some people.
What’s the most interesting thing you’ve seen while protesting?
The people protesting with me. I was amazed that we had everyone from a prosecutor, teachers and a lieutenant colonel to students and kids with bachelor’s degrees at the protests. I was amazed that we had a veterinarian who got laid off. That’s what I’m seeing down there.
What’s the most disheartening thing you’ve witnessed since joining Occupy CoMo?
There was a college kid who came out here, stuck his head out the car window and said (to the protesters), “I’m gonna kick all of your butts,” and that really pissed me off. There’s a lieutenant colonel down there. Twenty years in the military and three wars. For this college kid to tell him he’s going to whip his butt — that just isn’t going to happen.
Do you have many students out there supporting the cause?
Ninety percent of the kids who drive by support us. Nationwide, there’s the growing Occupy Colleges movement. I’m hoping that this is their generation’s chance to do something.
How do you feel about the people who come out with signs that say things like “I love turtles” or “free hugs”?
We had one down there that said, “I’m a banana.” That’s OK, as far as I’m concerned. They’re down there. That’s what the movement’s about. The kid asked me if he could put up the sign that said “Free hugs,” and I said, “Yeah, put it up there.” He gets to hug a lot of girls. I wouldn’t mind that.
Source:
http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2011/11/10/conversation-david-dollens/
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
PTRA Meeting Oct 31 2011 Minutes
Meeting Agenda Minutes
Monday, 10/31/2011 @ 6:30 p.m.
Meeting called to order @ 6:27 p.m. by: Jeff Shirley
Pledge of Allegiance
Officer’s roll call:
Jeff Shirley = President
Chuck Dudley Jr. = Vice President
Tony Watkins = Treasurer
Sandra VanSickle = Secretary
Andy Paul = Sergeant of Arms
Previous meeting’s minutes shared:
Treasurer’s report was not available due to April was ill and not here. The report for this month will be read at the next meeting.
Andy Paul says Daily Check is going just fine.
Jeff says he has plans to store all our goods, and that April now stores all of our equipment.
Speaker: Lee Radke introduced our new manager, Charlann Peavler, from Arizona, who us experienced (20yrs.) is exactly what we need.
Old Business—
1. Chuck reported on the price list for office equipment.
2. Jeff says winter-time food sales are going well.
3. Chuck talked about selling toilet paper to the residents.
4. Jeff talked about the past residents party and said that everything went fine.
New Business—
1. Election of Assistants Officers:
Ron Brammer = Assistant Sergeant Of Arms.
Elsie Privette = Assistant Vice President
Robin Fox = Assistant Secretary
2. Charlann addresses the Residents:
She will be posting her office hours soon. To come by anytime or call, and she does listen to her messages if you leave your name, apt. #, and your phone #.
She says for us to think of us all as Family.
She says if you loan money out, not to expect it back. All complaints from residents must be taken to April first.
3. Jeff reminds us the Burrell Behavior Health
has many very positive aspects; many solutions to problems and to be sure to welcome them when they come.
4. Theresa said that she thinks all notices to
the meetings should be put on our doors.
5. Sandra said she agreed with Theresa.
6. Chuck says a CHA Officer has to give permission to post them on the doors.
7. Elsie Says the bulletin boards aren’t always read and Margarie says that she wants larger letters and non-colored paper
Adjournment passed by Quorum vote.
Sandra VanSickle Secretary PTRA 10/31/2011
Monday, 10/31/2011 @ 6:30 p.m.
Meeting called to order @ 6:27 p.m. by: Jeff Shirley
Pledge of Allegiance
Officer’s roll call:
Jeff Shirley = President
Chuck Dudley Jr. = Vice President
Tony Watkins = Treasurer
Sandra VanSickle = Secretary
Andy Paul = Sergeant of Arms
Previous meeting’s minutes shared:
Treasurer’s report was not available due to April was ill and not here. The report for this month will be read at the next meeting.
Andy Paul says Daily Check is going just fine.
Jeff says he has plans to store all our goods, and that April now stores all of our equipment.
Speaker: Lee Radke introduced our new manager, Charlann Peavler, from Arizona, who us experienced (20yrs.) is exactly what we need.
Old Business—
1. Chuck reported on the price list for office equipment.
2. Jeff says winter-time food sales are going well.
3. Chuck talked about selling toilet paper to the residents.
4. Jeff talked about the past residents party and said that everything went fine.
New Business—
1. Election of Assistants Officers:
Ron Brammer = Assistant Sergeant Of Arms.
Elsie Privette = Assistant Vice President
Robin Fox = Assistant Secretary
2. Charlann addresses the Residents:
She will be posting her office hours soon. To come by anytime or call, and she does listen to her messages if you leave your name, apt. #, and your phone #.
She says for us to think of us all as Family.
She says if you loan money out, not to expect it back. All complaints from residents must be taken to April first.
3. Jeff reminds us the Burrell Behavior Health
has many very positive aspects; many solutions to problems and to be sure to welcome them when they come.
4. Theresa said that she thinks all notices to
the meetings should be put on our doors.
5. Sandra said she agreed with Theresa.
6. Chuck says a CHA Officer has to give permission to post them on the doors.
7. Elsie Says the bulletin boards aren’t always read and Margarie says that she wants larger letters and non-colored paper
Adjournment passed by Quorum vote.
Sandra VanSickle Secretary PTRA 10/31/2011
The Green Thing
The Green Thing
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.
The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days."
The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."
She was right, (really, the younger generation doesn't have a clue) -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.
Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.
Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right; we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana . In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right; we didn't have the green thing back then.
We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.
The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days."
The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."
She was right, (really, the younger generation doesn't have a clue) -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.
Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.
Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right; we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana . In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right; we didn't have the green thing back then.
We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?
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