Everybody out of the pool, life in the fast lane

While strolling, we wondered whatever happened to Jay Essner.

Happy birthday to Kenny Ruiz, Chris Hanback, Joann Schott, Rocky Shields, Delores Nation, Maggie Penrose, Sue Glenn, Roy Husband, Charles Maddock, Judy Meyr, Steve Hahn, Matt Boese, Butch Davis, Wanda Pobst, Ellen Kitchen, Jodie Hodge, Paul Charleston, Ryan Pobst, Brittany Wood, Liston Mitchell, Brian Boese, Stacy Abernathy, Margaret Braswell, Wes Proffer, Billie Davis, Tim Steimle, Billi Charleston, Dale Wiseman, Mildred Eldridge, Gladys Chambers, Anna Felty, Mandy Stone, Beky Powell, Dennis Cook, Mona Horrell and Janeen Cunningham.

Special birthday wishes to Ethan Thomason, who celebrated his special day Aug. 14.

Happy anniversary to Mark and Ruth Glastetter, Jack and Cindy Burnett, Joe and Karen Rice and Clarke and Abby Cassout.

Congratulations to Rex and Marie Williams, whose home was selected Chamber of Commerce's Residence of the Month.

The pool at Harmon Field closes for the season after today's session. Swimmers wish the pool could stay open through Labor Day, but lifeguards have to return to school. The good news is you can still get your summer treats at the Chaffee Drive-in (aka DQ) through the last Sunday of September!

Remembering Everett

We always welcome names submitted by readers for our "While strolling ..." intro line. A Chaffee High School graduate looking through past Moguls saw Everett Seboldt's name and asked that we wonder "whatever happened to" him.

We thank his sister-in-law, Mildred (Grossheider) Seboldt, for contacting us. She and Everett graduated from CHS in 1946 and her husband, Arthur, in 1943. Mildred tells us that Everett served more than 40 years as a Lutheran school principal, teacher and church musician in southern California. We are sorry to learn that he passed away. Mildred says they miss the times they spent with Everett, since he always retained his zest for life.

Pass the ...

Remember Lazy Susans? They are popular once again on dinner tables and range in price from affordable table tops to hundreds of dollars for tables with built in turntables. Lazy Susans were first advertised in Vanity Fair in 1917, and had a resurgence in the 1950s and 1960s when an engineer, soy sauce manufacturer and partner in a popular Chinese restaurant redesigned them.

With four daughters asking that this and that be passed, my dad strongly suggested one for our table. Richard says his parents put one on their dinner table, which maintained some sense of peace at mealtime with three hungry boys and one girl.

Summer vacations have come and gone, but many of us are still enjoying road trips. One never knows what lies ahead on the highways in Arkansas, and, just recently, we learned that a major rock slide on Interstate 35 in Oklahoma blocked both directions of traffic. Rock from the Arbuckle Mountains came tumbling down June 18 during Tropical Depression Bill. Midway between Dallas and Oklahoma City, I-35 had been closed for six weeks but is now open.

Keep on truckin'

Signs are posted along most interstates that the left lane is for passing only. However, there are always those who consistently drive in the passing lane, oblivious to the mayhem they may be causing behind them. Another irritation is when an 18-wheeler pulls in front of you at a much slower speed.

We encounter it a lot on our many travels back and forth between Dallas, Texas, and Chaffee. There are certain truck companies you absolutely do not want to get behind, and even the truckers themselves avoid being trapped.

One ex-trucker told us that Swift -- which drivers had tagged "Sure Wish I Had a Fast Truck" -- were notoriously slow. Others include ABF, USA, Wal-Mart and JB Hunt.

After reading an article in Forbes magazine, I smile now, thinking about the woman who started JB Hunt. Johnelle Hunt and her husband JB got into the trucking business in 1961 as a side venture to their poultry business. She held various positions, serving as needed from secretary to credit manager. The company started out with five trucks and seven trailers and eventually grew to $6.2 billion in sales. JB Hunt Transport Services went public in 1983 and employs 14,000 drivers. JB died in 2006 and Mrs. Hunt, now 83, lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Special words

Remember to tell those special people in your life you love them -- those three words mean so very much.

Our thoughts and prayers are with those who miss their loved ones, our homebound, those in hospitals and nursing homes. Email your news and comments to darbuck2@airmail.net or leave a message at 573-887-6430 or 214-207-7839.

And then ...

Then there was the personalized license plate "U C Me."