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2010 Annual Ray & Frankie Finlinson Family Reunion

Furb — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:08:29 +0000

July 31, 2010 – Saturday

10:30-11:30 Meet at the Oak City Cemetery to start on a tour of the old Finlinson family homes.

Transportation can be: walk, run, bike/tricycle, wheelchair, quads, strollers, automobiles, etc.

The tour will end up at the Hall.

12:00 Gathering and lunch at the Hall. Please bring your own food. Ice water will be provided.

2:00-5:00 Activities

Humanitarian Project
Visiting
Kid games and activities
Visiting
Rook tournament
Visiting
Sharing family history information
Visiting
Auction/Rummage Sale (no junk, usable items only)
Please provide an item for the kids to buy and sell
Any items not sold at the rummage sale will be donated to Desert Industries

5:00 Dinner will be provided by the Georgia and Carl Whatcott family

6:30 Dance – Music by the Oak City Band

2010 Ray & Frankie Finlinson Family Reunion

Furb — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:27:09 +0000

Georgia Whatcott’s family will be hosting the reunion this year. It will be held on July 31, 2010 in Oak City, Utah. Start getting items ready for the auction. More information will be coming the closer we get to the summer.

Thanks,

Jo Baird

Funny Quote from Ian

Furb — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:24:42 +0000

“Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.” Brian W. Kernighan- inventor of the ‘C’ Language

2009 Ray & Frankie Finlinson Family Reunion

Furb — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:22:56 +0000

You ask us where we’re going; so early in the morn’…

The Ray & Frankie Finlinson Family Reunion

Saturday July 25, 2009

6:30 am

Oak City Canyon at the Amphitheater

1st Annual Ray Finlinson Memorial Run

Grand Marshals are Norine Shipley and Georgia Whatcott

Run, walk, bike, roll, ride a horse or truck down the canyon (4.4 miles)

8:00 am

Breakfast at the Oak City Town Hall

10:00 am

Rook Tournament

Softball

Soccer

Horseshoes

Basketball

Volleyball

12:00 pm

Lunch in the Town Hall

(Bring your own)

1:00 pm

Auction

2:00 pm

Program

3:00 pm

Talent Show

Please call Carma Carrick @ 801-766-0983

5:00 pm

Dinner

8:00 pm

Dance

We’re going to Oak City; back where we were born!

A very, very wise quote

Furb — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:32:34 +0000

“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.” – Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931

Quotes #13

Furb — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:45:27 +0000

The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. – Confucius (551 B.C. – 479 B.C.)
We’ve gotten to the point where everybody’s got a right and nobody’s got a responsibility. – Newton Minow (FCC chairman)
Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life – is the source from which self respect springs. – Joan Didion (1934 – )
All of the books in the world contain no more information [data] than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value. – Carl Sagan (1934-1996)
A picture is worth a thousand words. An interface is worth a thousand pictures. – Ben Shneiderman
You should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster. – Quentin Crisp
I have dreams, and I have nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams. – Jonas Salk
The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure and pleasure my business. – Aaron Burr
Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.- Michael Phelps
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. – Frederick Keonig
Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don’t. – Pete Seeger
The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive. – John Sladek
The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet. – William Gibson
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. – Paul Valery (1871-1945)
Many people flounder about in life because they have no purpose. Before it is possible to achieve anything, an objective must be set. – George Halas
To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, Every cubic inch of space is a miracle. – Walt Whitman
Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose. – Andy Rooney
Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don’t. – Pete Seeger
Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. – Carol Burnett
Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest. – Mark Twain
Cheerfulness is full of significance: it suggests good health, a clear conscience, and a soul at peace with all human nature. – Charles Kingsley
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. – Voltaire (1694- 1778)
The only deadly sin I know is cynicism. – Henry L. Stimson
If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade. – Tom Peters
The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late. – Omar Bradley
People will only follow you if they see you’re ahead, are convinced you know the route, trust you, and want to get there too. – Patrick Dixon
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. – David Brin
The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves. – William Hazlitt
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. – John Adams

Quotes #12

Furb — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:07:04 +0000

You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth. -Evan Esar
The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive. -John Sladek
There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don’t. -Robert Benchley
You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough. -Frank Crane
Truth is the only safe ground to stand on. -Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices. -Benjamin Franklin
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. -Samuel Johnson
Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. -Robert Louis Stevenson
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none. -Thomas Carlyle
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish. -Ovid
Turbulence is life force. It is opportunity. Let’s love turbulence and use it for change. -Ramsay Clark
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. -Alvin Toffler
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. -Jonathon Kozol
Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. -George Lois
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. -Eleanor Roosevelt
There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity. -General Douglas McArthur (1880-1964)
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature … Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -Helen Keller (1880-1968)
Only a totalitarian society would even claim absolute safety as a worthy ideal, because it would require total state control over its citizens’ lives. -Ron Paul (1935- )
Wisdom outweighs any wealth. -Sophocles
To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. -Marilyn vos Savant
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have -Gerald Ford
Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will improve. Run around with decent folk and your own decent instincts will be strengthened. -Stanley Walker
Give no decision till both sides thou’st heard. -Phocylides
One must not lose desires. They are mighty stimulants to creativeness, to love, and to long life. -Alexander A. Bogomoletz
Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance. -William Wirt
Courage is being scared to death – but saddling up anyway. -John Wayne

Quotes #11

Furb — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:05:05 +0000

When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. – George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. – George Moore

Weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society – things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed. – E.B. White (1899-1985)

What worries you masters you. – Haddon W. Robinson

Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -Dale Carnegie

Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured. – Indian Proverb

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value. – Albert Einstein

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well. – Publilius Syrus

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. – Seneca

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. – Lord Chesterfield

Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important. – Natalie Goldberg

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. – Bertha Calloway

It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time. – Sir Winston Churchill

You are what you are because of the conscious and subconscious choices you have made. – Barbara Hall

It is our choices … that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. – J.K. Rowling

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What’s a sun-dial in the shade? – Benjamin Franklin

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. – Rodin

You always pass failure on the way to success. – Mickey Rooney

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. – Helen Keller

Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for. – Will Rogers (1879-1935)

I’d rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate. – George Burns (1896-1996)

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. – Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. – Ayn Rand (1905- 1982)

It seems to me, Golan, that the advance of civilization is nothing but an exercise in the limiting of privacy. – Isaac Asimov, Foundation’s Edge (1920- 1992)

2008 Ray & Frankie Finlinson Family Reunion Scheduled

Furb — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:03:31 +0000

Plan early to attend the:

“Ray & Frankie Finlinson Reunion”

NOTICE NEW DATE: * Saturday, July 19, 2008 *

IPP Man Camp – Delta

Come & enjoy an afternoon & evening in air conditioned comfort.

Bring your lunch for 12 noon.

Program will be at 1:30 pm.

An auction will be held after the program.

(Please plan on donating to the auction – don’t forget something for the kids too – they love to be part of the fun.)

Games for kids and everyone.

Dinner will be furnished by Norine’s family followed by a dance featuring the Oak City Orchestra.

Hope to see you on July ~~26th~~ 19th !!!!

(information supplied by Tom Shipley)

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(Jerry added this additional information: )

From: Jerry Finlinson
To: Family members
Date: 2/19/2008 6:30 PM
Subject: Ray Finlinson reunion 26 19 July 2008, IPP man camp

FYI,
We have scheduled another Ray Finlinson Family Reunion for this summer.
Norine Shipley Family is in charge. The IPP mancamp near the power plant
has been reserved for the event.

Please put it on your calendars and plan to attend.
There are camping sites available at the campground.

If you are lucky, we can give tours of the power plant.

Later, Jerry

Quotes & Jokes #10

Furb — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:41:15 +0000

If you fear making new friends because you would have to step outside the box, enlarge the borders of the box so that you have room for new friends while you stay in the box. - Sam Whatcott, Erstwhile Philosopher
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. – John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States
When ideas fail, words come in very handy. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, German Poet/Dramatist/Novelist
Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable. – Leo Rosten
Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable. – Samuel Johnson (1709- 1784)
My music is best understood by children and animals. – Igor Stravinsky (1882- 1971)
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent. – Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express. – Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English Philosopher/Essayist/Statesman
I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got. – Walter Cronkite, American Broadcast Journalist
The man who has done his best has done everything. – Charles Schwab, 1862-1939, American Industrialist and Businessman
It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them. – Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American Scientist/Publisher/Diplomat
Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. – Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Statesman and Literary Figure
The art of living lies not in eliminating but in growing with troubles. – Bernard M. Baruch, 1870-1965, American Financier and Statesman
It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. – W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. – Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn. – Earl Nightingale, 1921-1989, American Motivational Author and Radio Broadcaster
The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a “But.” – Henry Ward Beecher, 1813-1887, American Preacher/Orator/Writer
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. – Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. – George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. – Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
If nothing ever changed, there’d be no butterflies. – Source Unknown