Today I was asked to sub at the highschool band.  The band director Mr Charles Bartrug is in Tulsa attending the OMEA music convention.  I was allowed to direct the High school wind ensenble. This is the top players of the high school band program.  They are wonderful students and performers.  It was fun and the hour just went by to fast.  The new highschool is a beauiful facility.  It appears to be well planed.  The band areas are wonderful.  There are 3 band rooms plus practice rooms and storage area.  It will server the students for many years.  The band program if on its way to becoming one of the very top programs in the state.

If you would  like to live in Yukon and have your children attend this wonderful facility, I sell real estate and would be happy to help you find a home.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT
CAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED
A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO
OF WHOM I’D JUST READ?
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALIZED THE FAMILIES
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN’T HELP WONDER
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT
BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES
AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED
AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
“SANTA DON’T CRY,
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I DON’T ASK FOR MORE,
MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
MY! COUNTRY, MY CORPS.”

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER
AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
I COULDN’T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I WEPT FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT AND STILL
AND WE BOTH SHIVERED
FROM THE COLD NIGHT’S CHILL.

I DIDN’T WANT TO LEAVE
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR
SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
WHISPERED, “CARRY ON SANTA,
IT’S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.”

ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
“MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND!
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.”

This poem was written by a Marine.

The following is his request. I think it is reasonable…..

PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities.  Let’s try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant this small seed.

Below are a few homes for sale here in Yukon. I know that some of those coming home for the holidays, from overseas, don’t have long to look for homes for their families so please feel free to call me. I will show any time.

Homes For Sale In Yukon

Showing properties 1 - 6 of 75. See more city of Yukon real estate.
(all data current as of 5/20/2012)

1. $107,000 : 1004 Hyacinth Hollow Dr, Yukon
   
   3 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,191 sq ft

   Lot size: 6,000 sqft

   Year built: 2001

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 1
2. $115,000 : 10120 Kay Rdg, Yukon
   
   3 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,335 sq ft

   Lot size: 6,952 sqft

   Year built: 1984

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 1
3. $120,000 : 617 John F Kroutil Dr, Yukon
   
   4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 2,197 sq ft

   Lot size: 14,810 sqft

   Year built: 1976

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 3
4. $122,900 : 10340 Birkenhead Rd, Yukon
   
   3 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,520 sq ft

   Lot size: 6,098 sqft

   Year built: 1982

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 3
5. $114,900 : 201 Out West Trl, Yukon
   
   3 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,510 sq ft

   Lot size: 6,980 sqft

   Year built: 1983

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 4
6. $114,900 : 11841 NW 7th St, Yukon
   
   3 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,177 sq ft

   Lot size: 7,850 sqft

   Year built: 2004

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 4

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