Wildcat 68 Newsletter
June 18, 2026
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I sure hope all is well with you and yours.

I do not have much news....except I am working on some projects and I just finished one that some of you might really enjoy!

First off....Here are the two pages for the ALL School Reunion... Always first Friday in August.
Opening Page	Form
Here Is My Latest Video Story. I would bet that VERY FEW of you EVER heard the full story.... (Make sure the sound is on...and enjoy) 8 minutes
I am kinda proud of this last video. The streets of Glidden are the real streets, real Methodist church and real Glidden railroad dept...etc.
FOR FATHER'S DAY!! I remember being taught many of these things in school. Elementary school).....Do you?.....I have tried to do most of these, my entire life..., thanks to my Father, my olders brothers and especially my Mom....Certain things you did, or did not do.....I was in schools when they quit doing this and now they wonder what happened to discipline....I especially remember BettyLou  and the "House With The Magic Window"..and the Magic Words.......Please and Thank You....I think that was also the Golden Rule era and Captain Kangaroo...taught the sane, The video is a litle long, maybe too long, but I found it fascinations. You may not agree with everything, but it is the WAY IT WAS.....for over 100 years... What Men taught Boys To make then Men! (I did not make this....some of you may find it fascinationg, too)
Here We Go!! 10 moderate questions of what was going on when Merle was in Glidden High School 19912-1915 ((I THINK i FIGURED THE DATES CORRECTLY.....) 1. What exciting new dance craze swept the nation around 1912–1914, often done to lively ragtime music? 2. Name a popular “movie star” or early film celebrity from the 1910s who thrilled audiences in silent pictures. 3. What fashionable item did women love wearing in the early 1910s that featured big, dramatic shapes? 4. What amazing invention or gadget from this time made it easier for people to listen to music at home? 5. What was one big world event or exploration feat that captured everyone’s imagination around 1912? 6. Name a fun, silly song or ragtime hit that people danced and sang along to in those years. 7. How did men’s fashion look different in 1912–1915 compared to today? (One key style detail) 8. What new form of entertainment was booming in theaters and nickelodeons during this period? 9. Who was a famous inventor or scientist making headlines with ideas or breakthroughs around 1912–1915? 10. What exciting sports or Olympic moment from 1912 made Americans cheer?
I try to listen to this song as muh as possible. It MOTIVATES me.....May it will for you, too...
ANSWERS TO QUIZ=O=RAMA
1. The Tango (or Castle Walk / Turkey Trot). 2. Mary Pickford (or Charlie Chaplin, who rose fast; “America’s Sweetheart”). 3. Huge, ornate hats (with feathers, flowers, or wide brims). 4. The phonograph / Victrola record player (or player piano). 5. The sinking of the Titanic (or Roald Amundsen reaching the South Pole). 6. “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” by Irving Berlin (or other Tin Pan Alley hits). 7. Men wore stiff collars, three-piece suits, hats  (derby or fedora), and often mustaches/beards. 8. Silent movies / moving pictures in nickelodeons. 9. Thomas Edison (still active) or Henry Ford (assembly line advances); or Guglielmo Marconi with radio. 10. The 1912 Stockholm Olympics (Jim Thorpe’s amazing performance).
HEY.....IT'S PRIDE MONTH!! flying High And Proud!!
STAY SAFE AND PROSPER!! DBTryon Educator RESTORE THE ROAR!!