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2- San Miguel Basin Forum, Thursday,.March.l., 2012
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Letter: Hello! From "The Grouch"... Dorothy Spindler
Hello, f'riends and neighbors and the Forum Newspaper with Forum was absolutely awesome. I best friends. Aren't you all happy that
from Nucla, Naturita, Redvale and
Norwood. Since "The Grouch"
left the little town of 1,000 peo-
ple, I had to take my memories
me. Every Saturday, the Fortm is
in my home mail box. So, y,u all
can't hide from me!
Now, my February 23rd
Prophetic Perspective...
Keeping an eye on Damascus
Why Iran Will Provoke War...
The Real Mount Sinai Found...
by Roger Culver, Forum Newspaper Editor
Besides warnings about California quakes and the Iran versus
Israel front, prophecy is also pointing to the Old Testament book
of Isaiah where the prophet proclaims Damascus (Syria) will be
destroyed and left uninhabitable.
Because of the current upheaval there increasing, some are say-
ing president Bashar al-Assad will attack Israel to divert focus from
his country's internal destruction. Also, some claim that if Assad is
going down, first he will try to create a war legacy for himself by
destroying Israel.
Syria is almost a 'city-state' with much of its population living
in and around the city of Damascus. Some historians and archaeolo-
gists believe Damascus may be the oldest continually inhabited city
in the world and there is no record in ancient history of it ever being
fully destroyed.
Syria is also the home of many Islamic terrorist groups and
its army invaded and has occupied Lebanon for almost 30 years.
Currently, Syria (with Iran) is supporting the Hezbollah in south-
ern Lebanon against Israel. Syria, like the rest of Israel's Islamic
neighbors hate Israel, have invaded and attacked Israel on several
occasions, and have publicly called for the destruction of Israel. It
is interesting to note that recently an Israeli general, on commenting
on the growing threat of Syria, said the easiest thing to do to protect
Israel from Syria would be to drop a nuclear bomb on Damascus.
Damascus, Syria will someday be completely destroyed and beco,me
a 'ruinous heap'...
"The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away
from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap." This biblical proph-
ecy found in Isaiah. 17:1 has not yet been fulfilled.
Meanwhile, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's idea-
logical and spiritual pre-occupation with the coming of a Shiite
Islamic messiah figure, the Mahdi, or the twelfth imam (leader)
should not be underestimated. A recent video produced by the Iranian
regime "The Coming is Near" claims that Iran is destined to rise as
a great power in the last days to help defeat America and Israel and
usher in the return of the Mahdi.
All Iran is buzzing about the 12th Imam and the role Iran and
Ahmadinejad are playing in his anticipated return. There's a new
messiah hotline. There are news agencies especially devoted to the
latest developments.
In Iran, theologians say endtimes beliefs appeal to one-fifth of
the population. And the Jamkaran mosque east of Qom, 60 miles
south of Tehran, is where the link between devotees and the Mahdi
is closest.
Ahmadinejad's cabinet has given $17 million to Jamkaran.
Logical western analysts insist Iriln would never launch a
nuclear bomb or start a war, but they have no idea of the idealogical
passion of certain Shiite leaders to usher in an Islamic victory over
all non-Muslims in the last days. As oil supplies wane in the region,
the Islamic forces will take opportunity while finances afford bold,
now or never affronts.
A New Film Coming...
It was to be called the "Exodus Conspiracy," but because of
political middle eastern risks, Tim Mahoney, Director and Prodtcer
of the film, decided to rename the documentary. The new nane
and release is expected sometime this year. The film is based onan
American family's vision and discovery of the real Mount Sinai,the
foot prints of the Israelite Exodus and the rock Moses struck in the
Desert in Saudi Arabia. The film will turn the religious world the :est
of the way upside down.
Jim and Penny Caldwell's story of their 12 year experience liv-
ing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reads more like a riveting novel
of danger and intrigue than the true life story of a couple drawn to
the Middle East because of employment in the oil and gas industry.
With what began as a fascinating job opportunity there for Jim, he &
Penny, along with their two small children Lucas and Chelsea took
residence in the Eastern Province of Arabia on the Persian Gulf in
the late 1980's. Little did they know that four years later they would
be riving "fife on the edge" on a tumultuous covert mission, trekking
through the ancient desert to research the archeological remains and
location of the real Mount Sinai in the northwest comer of the coun-
try; a portion of the Hejaz mountain range better known as "Jebel al
Lawz." Yes, we're talking about the same mountain of the Biblical
account and the 40 year wandering of the Israelites. The Saudis have
this area fenced in and actively guarded; a sharp warning to anyone
attempting to get a closer look. "WHY?" one may ask. That's where
the intrigue begins... You can YouTube the video: Jim and Penny
Caldwell - God of the Mountain at splitrockresearch.com.
even called THE BOSS (Roger)
and told him so! Page 2 was the
kickoff.,.
Prophetic Perspective-
California .Earthquake
Warning... Israel going to war ....
and written by Roger Culver was
excellent! I devoured it three
times, and made my cussing
spouse read it!
At the top of Page 2 is
Politics... Is Colorado Poised
For Republican Comeback In
2012? Good Grief! I hope so!
Darrell E. Elder's obituary
was so full of sadness since he
was born. His twin brother and his
mother that he never got to know.
The newspaper was dampened
before I-could finish Darrell's
obituary.
I do remember the Old Town
Hall burning. Barely a teenager, I
learned how to dance there.
My Aunt Hilda McKinnon
made homemade donuts, and sold
themat those dances. Of course
I helped her as I stuffed those
donuts in my mouth.
My four kids were raised in
Nucla. Two of them graduated
from high school there.
I about faintgd when I saw
that the little Naturita Post Office
and the Bank in Naturita had been
vandalized.
Last time I drove through
Naturita and then on up to Nucla,
everything was closed! No dogs,
no cats, no people anywhere! I
needed gas for my car.
I was on my way home to
Grants, New Mexico from Grand
Junction. NO gas stations open in
Gateway either! Nothing open in
Dove Creek either!
I did make it to Grants on my
tank that was refueled in Grand
Junction.
Where did these little brats.
come from? No chores to do at
home? Don't they have any par-
ents? In Naturita?
Oh, I guess they probably
found some booze and were bored:
Deputy Sheriff's used to hang
around Naturita and Nucla. State
Police Officers used to live in
Nucla and Naturita.
There were Town Marshalls
in both towns.
Roger Culver was my boss,
but he and his parents were my
Veterans
Listen Up!
Your Veteran's Service Officer,
for Montrose and Ouray Counties,
is Tom Wright: he assists Veterans
in obtaining benefits.
Please call Tom at his office,
at 249-2115 for appointments or
questions. Tom's office is locat-
ed in the Department of Health
and Human Services (the old Ute
building), 1845 S. Townsend Ave.
Vets who are already participating
in the VA program also need to
keep Tom informed so that he can
make sure the paperwork is run-
ning smoothly.
Tom will be back over in the
West End on Tuesday March 13,
2012, from 10:00 am to 2:30-ish.
He will be at the Department of
Health and Human Service, 851
Main, in Nucla. Please call Tom at
249-2115, to make an appointment
, ,(for the-!3th) to discuss benefits.
And... Dale Williams is "The Grouch" left in 1985?!!!
flways in the back of my mind. Dee, Dot, Dorothy Spindler
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Wire
Something Stupid
It seems whenever I do some-
thing stupid, someone is always
there to see me do it. Even worse,
when I do something really stupid,
Sue is there to see it.
You husbands out there have
probably observed this. The last
person in the world you need to
have observe a little error on your
part is your wife.
Sue normally doesn't embar-
rass me by re-telling the story.
She's very nice about not humili-
ating me further. I Suspect she
doesn't want anybody to know
what a doofus her husband can
be. It could reflect poorly on her
standing with other wives. I can
just hear them now over coffee,
"Boy, that Sue sure bombed out
when she piked him! Did you
hear what he did now?"
Regardless of whether she
retells the story or even mentions
it at all, she knows. You know she
knows. She can give you a little
look that says, "I know". Along
with that little look is also the
unspoken threat, "I know and if
you don't toe the line I will use it
against you." I never know when,
where or even if she would use it,
but that look says she might.
One of my biggest indiscre-
tions involved a trip to a pasture
several years ago. It was hot, dusty
and we were running short of
time. Things had not been going
very well, my disposition was get-
ting a little "stressed".
As we were bouncing along
across the sagebrush in a pickup
that really shouldn't have been out
there being treated like that in the
first place, Sue leaned over with
an observation.
"Honey," she said politely,
"Your gas gauge is on empty."
"Don't worry. I've got another
tank," I answered, feeling smug
for being so well prepared.
"Shouldn't you switch tanks
before you run out?" she inquired.
"I always let it run out before
I switch over," I replied• Women
just don't understand mechanical
things at all!
"I think you really should
switch before it runs out," my
mechanic side-kick persisted.
Pushed beyond the limits of
my good nature and frustrated by
her lack of automotive knowledge,
I explained.
"Look, I've driven this pickup
seven thousand miles since we
bought it this Spring. I always let
it run out before I switch tanks. It
always works. Men know these
things. Now drop it, OK?"
No sooner had I "lined her
out" old pickup gave a cough and
drank the last drop of gas from the
left tank. Casually, I leaned over
and punched the switch to convert
to the right tank.
Nothing. Pickup roiled to a
stop. Casually, then frantically I
pumped the gas pedal. Nothing
again. I ground on the starter.
Still nothing. I worked the switch
back and forth as I ran the starter.
Nothing became panic. My man-
hood was at stake here• Silence.
Silence from the pickup, anyway.
Not from my wife, however. Sue
was thinking it. I knew she was.
She didn't say a word, but she was
thinking it.
Hood up, temper flaring and
flies biting, I worked on my stalled
transportation. Vapor locked, I had
no gas in the lines.
After thirty minutes of crawl-
ing under and over the engine
unhooking lines, including one
brilliant idea I had that blew gas
from the tank all over Sue,who I'd
meekly asked to help, the pickup
finally started.
On the drive home'the silence
was deafening. Finally, I couldn't
stand it any longer.
"I know what you're think-
ing," I muttered. "Something went
wrong• It always worked before!"
"All you would have had to do
was take my advice," she politely
but curtly pointed out.
Things got kind of ugly for a
while after that, but as usual we
got over it.
Only now she knows. I have
lived under the constant fear she
will tell the story at the worst pos-
sible time. She gives me that look
and I start to cringe.
Now you all know. She can't
hold it over my head any longer.
What a relief.
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