Archives for July, 2008
Tony Stewart is once again showing his generosity and good heart. He is truly an animal lover and a good man. Here is the article from the Tony Stewart Foundation.
Tony Stewart
Dog’s Vest Friend
In July 2001, Mrs. Susie Jean, at home in Atlanta, GA, was watching television footage of a police dog being fatally wounded in pursuit of a criminal suspect. Realizing that canine police “officers” need protection as much as their human officers, Susie began planning and networking that very night for what would become Vest ‘N Police Dog Protection (or Vest ‘N P.D.P), a non-profit organization that donates Kevlar vests to police dogs throughout the United States—free of charge. Through grassroots efforts, Susie has provided 208 vests to police dogs in 14 different states and she’s been dubbed “Dog’s Vest Friend”. Susie expressed, “My efforts are a small price to pay for our police dogs that protect their human partner as well as our communities.”
Now Tony Stewart and Susie have partnered to provide bullet-resistant & knife-resistant vests for all 30 dogs of the Indiana State Police K-9 Unit. These custom-made vests will be presented by Tony to the Indiana State Police on Thursday evening, July 24 at O’Reilly Raceway Park (ORP). The Tony Stewart Foundation extends a heartfelt THANK YOU to Jim England, President, J.D. Byrider and his staff for their hospitality in hosting our guests including Mrs. Susie Jean, her co-founder Mrs. Roz Schmitt and 28 members of the Indiana State Police with 10 of their K-9 “officers”—Kody, Gaston, Zeke, Hondo, Boss, Justice, Camo, Mojo, Andy & Shadow.
The 8:00 p.m. opening ceremonies for the USAC Midget & Silver Crown Double Header will feature a demonstration of the vest and the “sleeve assault” by a K-9 “officer” and his handler. Tony’s sister, Natalie Repenning, has graciously volunteered to play the role of the perpetrator!
Jul 25, 2008 | | Charity, NASCAR
Debi is having Another Ebenezer Estate Sale next weekend. Here is her announcement with the details.
Hey Folks!
I’m having an Awesome Estate sale next Saturday, Aug. 2! It is located in Charles Park in Alexandria. It’s a 4 bedroom 2 1/2 bath ranch style home with lots of room for all the stuff I have to sell!
As usual the sale will open at 7:00 AM with a preview on Friday evening from 6:00-7:00 PM (no sales). Next weekend is also Louisiana tax free weekend so everybody gets a break on the state sales tax! (5% parish tax will still be collected). Remember folks, I’m a business, licensed in Louisiana, my “store” just happens to move from house to house! The taxes I collect are not going to my bank account; they go to the parish and state. I appreciate your understanding and respect in the checkout line and spreading this info to those who are new “in line”.
Please check out my website often,
ebenezerestatesales.com as I’ve added a blog and will include info about my next sales as they come. I have 4 more sales upcoming and the dates and prep time change. I will post this info to the site as I get it. There are also links you may find interesting regarding collectibles. I have a message board where you may post a question about an item you have of interest and others may answer or chat with you about like items. I also have a “classified” section where you can advertise your own yard sale collection sale or anything you’d like to get rid of. I’d love for my site to be a “busy” place for area collectors, avid “garage salers” and dealers.
ebenezerestatesales.com
Now, what you’ve been waiting for….WHAT’S IN THE HOUSE!!!!!!!
The owner has moved to be near her children out of state. She was an avid gardener, flower arranger, quilter/needle worker, and loved to entertain. She loved England, Shakespeare, Churchill and someone in the family collected stamps, rocks, and wooden hangers from hotels around the world.
Beautiful glassware including stem ware, everyday ware, serving dishes, platters, bowls, vases galore, lovely decanters, candlesticks, and more.
Ivory Syracuse china with silver trim (lots), Flintridge china, white w/ silver trim (lots).
Lots of beautiful silver serving pieces in very good shape: coffee and tea pots, platters, chafing, trays, salt and peppers and more.
TABLES!!!! 3 drop leaf, 1 dinette w/ leaf, complete Drexel dining table, 8 chairs, and buffet.
Mahogany bedroom suite including 2 twin beds (one w/ mattress and box springs), desk, chair and chest of drawers.
Several occasional tables, side tables, book cases (no stacking shelves), easy chairs, and 3 sets of cool chairs.
Old reader’s Digest mags (1965-1984), lots of pocket sized Shakespeare works and poetry books, various old books (several 1938 Rudyard Kipling works).
Lots of dried naturals for floral arranging as well as every size of pine cone or shell. Rock collections, stamp collections w/ albums and books. Pottery, ceramic, brass and glass flower/plant bowls, pots and vases. 2 old aquariums with working light hoods, great pieces of drift wood and bird feeders/houses.
Great Vintage lamps, U. S. Navy militaria, old toys, lots of bedding.
There are some amazing jewelry pieces and just LOTS of it in this sale! Hooray!!
Quilting, sewing, and needlework supplies galore (some great buttons!).
Some kitchen electrics, pots and pans, lots of flatware and utensils.
Some hardware and tools, several flashlights and coolers.
There’s more but you’ll just have to come and see.
As I encourage you to forward this email to any and all you feel would be interested, please have your friends that don’t receive this email to go to my website,
ebenezerestatesales.com and request to be added to my email list.
Thanks again for your support over the years and I look forward to seeing you next Friday evening.
Uncovering Buried Treasure for You,
Debi Upshaw
Ebenezer Sales
Jul 25, 2008 | | Family, General
An email from Ireland to all of their brethren in the States…a point to ponder despite your political affiliation:
‘We, in Ireland , can’t figure out why you people are even bothering to hold an election in the United States
On one side, you had a pants wearing female lawyer, married to another lawyer who can’t seem to keep his pants on, who just lost a long and heated primary against a lawyer, who goes to the wrong church, who is married to yet another lawyer, who doesn’t even like the country her husband wants to run !
Now…On the other side, you have a nice old war hero whose name starts with the appropriate ‘Mc’ terminology, married to a good looking younger woman who owns a beer distributorship !!
What in God’s name are ya lads thinkin over in the colonies?
Jul 25, 2008 | | Jokes
This is from an e-mail I received this morning
You all remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona , who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well………
SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN!
Oh, there’s MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe!
Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay.
The animal shelters are now all staffed and operated by prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior. They give great classes for anyone who’d like to adopt an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog shows.
The best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million. Teresa and I adopted a Weimaraner from a Maricopa County shelter two years ago. He was neutered, and current on all shots, in great health, and even had a microchip inserted the day we got him. Cost us $78.
The prisoners get the benefit of about $0.28 an hour for working, but most would work for free, just to be out of their cells for the day. Most of his budget is for utilities, building maintenance, etc. He pays the prisoners out of the fees collected for adopted animals.
I have long wondered when the rest of the country would take a look at the way he runs the jail system, and copy some of his ideas. He has a huge farm, donated to the county years ago, where inmates can work, and they grow most of their own fresh vegetables and food, doing all the work and harvesting by hand. He has a pretty good sized hog farm, which provides meat, and fertilizer. It fertilizes the Christmas tree nursery, where prisoners work, and you can buy a living Christmas tree for $6 – $8 for the Holidays, and plant it later. We have six trees in our yard from the Prison.
Jul 23, 2008 | | Pets
A clergyman was walking down the street when he came upon a group of about a dozen boys, all of them between 10 and 12 years of age.
The group surrounded a dog. Concerned lest the boys were hurting the dog, he went over and asked “What are you doing with that dog?”
One of the boys replied, “This dog is just an old neighborhood stray. We all want him, but only one of us can take him home. So we’ve decided that whichever one of us can tell the biggest lie will get to keep the dog.”
Of course, the reverend was taken aback. “You boys shouldn’t be having a contest telling lies!” he exclaimed. He then launched into a ten-minute sermon against lying, beginning, “Don’t you boys know it’s a sin to lie,” and ending with, “Why, when I was your age, I never told a lie.”
There was dead silence for about a minute. Just as the reverend was beginning to think he’d gotten through to them, the smallest boy gave a deep sigh and said, “All right, give him the dog.”
Jul 20, 2008 | | Jokes
This is exactly what the title says. It’s my Grandma’s Carrot Cake. The cake has been a part of my family for as long as I can remember. It was there for every holiday and celebration. It is the number one pick for birthday’s. We lost my Grandma several years ago and now my Mom is the Grandma. The cake is still a family favorite. It is in several church cookbooks and is now requested at my office on employee birthdays. I hope you enjoy this cake as much as we have.
Grandma Bertha Fomby
Tressie Upshaw
Alexandria, LA
Cake
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup salad oil
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
3 cups grated carrots
1 cup pecans finely chopped
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Beat eggs. Add oil. Add sugar gradually. Mix dry ingredients and chopped pecans. Add to oil mixture. Add carrots. Bake in 3 9″ greased cake pans at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Let cool. Put together with icing.
Icing
Ingredients
1 stick butter or margarine
1 8-oz cream cheese
1 box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Cream butter, cream cheese and vanilla. Add sugar gradually, keeping mixer on medium.
Cake must be cool before iced or icing will melt.
Jul 17, 2008 | | Family, Recipes
My sister-in-law, Debi, has started a blog. The Ebenezer Estate Sales Blog. Like me, she is new to this. Ebenezer Estate Sales specializes in estate sales and household liquidations. She also does consultations. Be sure to check out her website and blog.
Jul 13, 2008 | | Family
My Aunt Florence passed away on Friday. She battled a long painful illness that no one has put a name to for many years. I watched my Dad suffer through almost the same symptoms as his sister before his own death. It may seem harsh or cold to some, but it is a relief that they are at ease and no longer have to endure the pain.
Aunt Florence was short like the rest of us and round. She was a very elegant lady. She wore nice clothes, beautiful jewelry and every hair was in place. She was an extremely talented florist, who along with her long time best friend, Ruth, owned a flower shop for many years.
She had no children of her own, but she was one who should have had a dozen. She loved her nieces and nephews and they loved her. When one of them needed a place to stay, they turned to her. After my Grandmother’s death, Aunt Florence’s house became the family meeting place, whether it be a holiday, a funeral or a reunion. We all felt welcome with her. Although she had all those attributes, the best word to describe my Aunt Florence was jolly. She was always laughing. She made everyone around her laugh.
And that is why I am at peace with her death. For the last few years, she had not been jolly. She has been in pain. She has lost her husband, four of her brothers and her beloved dog. She had to give up her home. Because of her illness and the special care that was required for her illness, she needed to be in a long term care facility. It was a very nice place. She would not have been left in a place that was less than excellent. The staff took very good care of her, but she hated being there.
I will miss my Aunt Florence. I wish I had gone to visit her more often. But I know she is now happy and doesn’t have to suffer any longer. For that I am grateful.
My thoughts are now with my Uncle Wayne and Aunt Maurice. Within the last three years, they have lost three of their brothers and a sister. They are the only two left of seven.
Jul 13, 2008 | | Family
I have written about several of the NASCAR drivers who have a foundation that helps pets and wildlife. Since Tony Stewart has been in the news all week I would like to tell you about his work for charity. Tony has a reputation for having a short temper and sharp tongue. He can be blunt and always says what is on his mind. What Tony rarely gets credit for is his generosity and tender heart.
Tony started his foundation in 2003. The mission statement reads as follows:
Founded in 2003 by Two-time NASCAR Champion, Tony Stewart, the principal purposes of the Tony Stewart Foundation are to raise and donate funds to help care for chronically ill children, drivers injured in motorsports activities and to support other charitable organizations in the protection of various animal species. The Tony Stewart Foundation will raise and donate funds to charitable interests, specifically those that support the aforementioned groups.
Tony has a deep love for animals and owns several. He provides a home for an iguana, a Chihuahua, two Tonkinese cats, and several deer. He recently donationed his monkey, Mojo, to the Lousville Zoo. Tony and his foundation have made significant donations to help animals over the years. He is a true animal lover and humanitarian.
I am focasing on his work for animals, but Tony is also one of the most generous people there is when it comes to others in need. He has given millions to charity and has also donated his time to those who need it. Be sure to check out The Tony Stewart Foundation.
Jul 11, 2008 | | Charity, NASCAR
This is the latest find for our shop. It is a vintage Philco Safari portable black and white TV, model H2010L. It came out around 1959 and is the worlds first all transistor, battery operated TV. It featured a 2″ CRT (I don’t know what that means) with a reflector/projection lens system. It has a 5″ X 7″ picture. It was claimed that you could view what was comparable to a 14″ picture tube at 4 feet. The lens/optical system was unique in that the further away from the set you were, the larger the image appeared. The set was 100% engineered, designed and manufactured in the USA. Philco was one of the largest manufactures of radios and TV’s from the late 20’s through the 50’s.
The set came in two colors, black w/chrome trim and tan w/brass trim, both were covered in genuine cowhide. The “Safari” was 16 1/2″ tall & 8″ wide, it sold for $250.00.
I am really excited about finding this rare TV and can’t wait to put it out this week. Hope we have lots of customers interested in it and at least one who wants to buy it.
Jul 06, 2008 | | Paws Awhile
