[Home-on-the-range] Remembering

[Rob Tabor]

Yes, and then there's that unforgettable song to the tune of "Lemon Tree" by 
Peter Paul and Mary. It goes like this:

Lemon tree, very pretty
And the lemon flour is swell
But the fruit of the poor lemon
Is impossible to sell.

--On the trip down memory lane.

Rob Tabor & White Cane Raúl

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Tabor" <souljourner at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFB of Kansas Internet Mailing List'" <home-on-the-range at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Home-on-the-range] Remembering


> Hi, Cindy:
>
> And speaking of remembering, remember the annual downtown sidewalk sale 
> the
> Third Thursday of July in downtown Lawrence each year which wasn't really 
> a
> sale because merchants were trying to get rid of stuff they couldn't sell
> and the prices weren't all that great? Remember the lemons with candy 
> canes
> we tried to sell to raise money for our chapter at the sidewalk sale? It
> makes me overheat just thinking about it!
> Susan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: home-on-the-range-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:home-on-the-range-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:08 PM
> To: NFB of Kansas Internet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Home-on-the-range] Remembering
>
> Yes, it is. I didn't realize Martha was still treasurer, though I guess I
> should have from a few things Susie had said.
>
> Loren Schmitt? Who used to be from Iowa? Yes, I know him. He is an amazing
> guy. Used to have a crush on him back in the day; you don't want to know.
> <Giggle> OOPS. I had better confine my comments to the list. I'll have to
> write you off list about that.
>
>
> On Jul 14, 2010, at 5:32 PM, Susan Tabor wrote:
>
>> Hi, Cindy:
>>
>> And Martha still is our treasurer today! History is an amazing thing; 
>> I've
>> always loved and treasured it, and it's always interesting to get
> different
>> people's perspectives on their shared history and how it interfaces with
>> their personal histories.
>>
>> Cindy, did you know Loren Schmidt? He is a member of our Lawrence 
>> chapter.
>> He is amazing!
>>
>> I'll look forward to getting the nuts info from you when you can. Thanks!
>> Susan
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: home-on-the-range-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:home-on-the-range-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 10:05 AM
>> To: NFB of Kansas Internet Mailing List
>> Subject: [Home-on-the-range] Remembering
>>
>> Hi to all,
>>
>> Well, here I am remembering. It seems strange to be on the list, yet not
>> really a part of it. I lived in Kansas from 1982 until 1998, and I raised
> my
>> daughter in Lawrence. When I moved to Kansas, we had been through the 
>> Iowa
>> split, one that still seriously dogs the state today. In those days I had
>> decided not to be a part of any consumer organization anymore. It was
> summer
>> though, and when I had been there a while I became bored. The NFB was all
> I
>> had known, having joined in 1964 while a student at the then Iowa
> Commission
>> for the Blind, so I decided to visit. I did so, and I began 
>> participating.
>> Of course I met Chuck Hallenbeck there, and that's a whole other story.
>> Eventually because I was so mouthy, it seemed good for me to consider
>> joining the chapter in Lawrence, then the Douglas County Chapter, and I
>> served as its president until we dissolved it because of lack of 
>> interest.
>> That was hard, so it is good to see the chapter and the state affiliate
>> doing so well now.
>>
>> I think it is important to always be able to tell our story. Dick Edlund
> was
>> a mighty force in the Federation, not only building the state affiliate 
>> as
>> he did, but working on the lines trying to get sheltered shops in line
> with
>> human wages, and dealing with small business issues. Even while he was in
>> the state legislature, he worked tirelessly for the rights of the blind 
>> in
>> the state and in the country. Dean and Susie were right there with him,
>> traveling about the state trying to get chapters up and running, selling
>> nuts, and arranging for nut sales. I think Iowa uses the same company.
>> (Susan, I'll get that information for you today or tomorrow.) They worked
>> with us to fight the legislature when that august body tried to pass a 
>> law
>> that would exempt zoos from allowing dog guides in them. I thought fondly
> of
>> that issue as I traveled about the Louisville Zoo in June with my
> daughter.
>> The Stanzels butted heads with the Feds with regard to blindness issues,
> and
>> Susie has told you of that. The Federation was their family. Eileen 
>> Edlund
>> continued working in the Federation until her cancer made it impossible
> for
>> her to continue on. Dick cared for her and continued working to it
>> respectbable to be blind in Kansas. All of them sacrificed themselves and
>> their family sacred time to make the lives of us all just a little 
>> better,
>> along with Martha and Jack Kelly, Beth and Ray Graber, and countless
> others.
>> Martha and Beth were both willing to drive folks to affiliate and chapter
>> events, and Martha served for years and years as the trusted treasurer of
>> the affiliate. It is beautiful to see what is happening there in Kansas,
> and
>> I am proud of all of you. Keep on with this hard work, and I will hope to
>> see many of you soon.
>> Cindy Lou Ray
>>
>>
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