Those Damn Calder Kids

David Calder

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:45:35 -0500

David "Chunky" Calder died of health problems on January 5, 2010. There will be calling hours at DeVaney Funeral Home in Geneva, NY on January 9, 2010 from 3 to 5; and a funeral at 2 PM a week from Saturday (1/16) at the Paint Creek cemetery, in Edith, Texas, (just outside Robert Lee).

Pictures

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:46:33 -0500

Photos from the 2009 reunion have been posted here on the website. (see links to photos from every year, in the sidebar). They were taken by Ann, Jaree, and Patrick.

If you have any pictures you'd like to contribute, or if you'd like a larger version of a photo to print, please get in touch.

2009 Reunion

Sun, 17 May 2009 18:51:40 -0500

Gary recently sent out the information for the 2009 reunion. I am too lazy to retype the whole thing right now, but you can see a copy of the flyer here, with all the details.

Basic info:

Location: Concho Bass Club in San Angelo, TX
Dates: June 11 - 15, 2009

Overall Schedule:
Thurs and Fri - Informal visitations
Fri night - setup club and group dinner
Saturday - Official festivities
Sunday - Cleanup and informal visitations

For further details, check out the flyer, or call Gary. His cell phone number can be found in the address book.

2008 Reunion Plans

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:14:18 -0500

It’s that time of year again. The Calder/Caulder Reunion is coming up once again, and I am looking forward to seeing everyone. This year, we will once again be at the Concho Bass Club in San Angelo. The official dates are Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22. Undoubtedly, there will be people around on Friday night as well, for dinner at a local restaurant. There are plenty of hotels in San Angelo, though booking early is always recommended.

As always, please try to bring some type of food to share with everyone. We’ll be supplying drinks, paper goods, and sandwich makings for lunch on Saturday and Sunday, and meat for Saturday’s dinner.

So that everyone has time to socialize and no one’s day is monopolized with work, please be prepared to help out. People will be needed to set up the hall, organize the meals, cook the meat, and clean up.

We do need to cover our costs for the weekend, and the most reliable fundraiser has been the raffle. Please consider bringing something meaningful, something funny, something special, and most of all, something that will make people buy tickets! We’re not looking for a LOT of stuff; we’re looking for GOOD stuff... so that the raffle can be fairly quick and enjoyable.

Bring your family. Bring food. Bring a camera. Bring games. Bring yourself... have fun... relax... and enjoy spending time with your family.

Questions? Concerns? Ideas? Other stuff? Call me at 240-643-5718 or email me at info@shiteatinggrin.net.

Neighborhood kids

Fri, 06 May 2005 23:24:02 -0500

I remember playing “Sheep Beard Down” with all the neighborhood kids: Manuel Abalos, David, Dennis, Michael Wolfe, Debbie, Eddie, Buddy Caulder, sometimes Jane Kay and Eddie Hood. Daddy Would sit on the porch and drink beer and make sure we didn’t argue with each other. We would play till it was too dark to see anything.

– Ruth

Cellar

Fri, 06 May 2005 23:23:34 -0500

I remember spending many nights in the cellar. Daddy would stand on the porch and tell you what the clouds and weather might be going to do; then he would rush us off to the neighbors cellar. (He sometimes would wake us in the dead of night and say “Lets Go!”)

– Ruth

Doodle Bug

Fri, 06 May 2005 23:23:03 -0500

Doodle Bug, Doodle Bug – How does that song go??

– Ruth

Garden

Fri, 06 May 2005 23:22:29 -0500

I remember helping Daddy in the garden. I didn’t seem to mind pulling weeds or pickin’ beans. My love of gardening must have come from then.

– Ruth

Green onions

Fri, 06 May 2005 23:21:45 -0500

I remember picking green onions straight out of the garden (don’t even remember washing them — just biting the end off and spitting it out) eating the whole thing like it was a piece of candy.

– Ruth

Horned Toads

Fri, 06 May 2005 23:21:00 -0500

I remember Hunting Horned Toads (for Mrs. Sockwell? – fifth grade teacher – she was shipping them to Saudi Arabia to kill ants there). We got a nickel a piece for the. Would hunt and hunt. They seemed to be everywhere back then. I haven’t seen one in years. When we had enough money, we would go swimming at the city pool for 25 cents each person. We did the same thing with Coke Bottle – a nickel a piece!

– Ruth

Cars

Fri, 06 May 2005 23:20:33 -0500

Hours and Hours of playing cars in the dirt. We made towns and streets out of everything we could find. Best playing I ever done!

– Ruth

Watermelon

Fri, 06 May 2005 23:20:00 -0500

I remember getting to choose between a watermelon and ice cream on Sunday afternoons. Never knew you should cut pieces of watermelon for each person. Daddy just cut it in half and gave us all spoons and the salt.

– Ruth

Candy bar

Fri, 06 May 2005 23:19:02 -0500

Every once in a while, Daddy would take us to the store and let us pick out a candy bar. We would stand there for who knows how long trying to decide which kind — it was hard to choose ‘cause you didn’t know when you were going to get another one.

– Ruth

Laundry

Fri, 06 May 2005 23:18:31 -0500

I remember doing laundry at the laundry mat on “the hill” every Sunday afternoon. Ronnie talked us into using slugs instead of quarters that Daddy gave us. It worked for several weeks until the owner caught us and then we had to drive to Bronte to do our laundry. Daddy finally bought a brand new electric wringer washer that sat outside the back door. We were moving on up!

– Ruth

Martin

Fri, 06 May 2005 23:16:54 -0500

I remember China Berry fights out behind (Grandpa) Martin’s house. I remember smelling sawdust in Martin’s garage. I remmeber a closet at Martin’s with toys in it. Always playing with a plastic stage coach a corral with cowboys and indian figures.

– Ruth