It's amazing how the world works. It is as if we are in a giant spinning vortex with information coming at us. Items about Theodore Roosevelt, our 26th president, keep showing up.

The Theodore Roosevelt Association website talks of a need for funds to secure a view shed for his Elkhorn Ranch, now a National Park. The website says, "Ever since 1934 when the Theodore Roosevelt National Park was created as first a state park and then in 1947 a national park, the objective was always to include the entirety of TR's original Elkhorn Ranch. All that was included was the former site of the ranch buildings such as TR's cabin, stables, blacksmith shed, etc. The surrounding view shed and grazing land immediately adjacent the building site, which Roosevelt wrote so eloquently about as he would sit on the veranda and gaze at the view shed across the Little Missouri River, has never been a part of the park."

The site states the TRA is appealing for contributions that are needed immediately to fulfill the public sector's requirement to contribute $250,000 to this campaign to secure the future of the Elkhorn Ranch in the North Dakota Badlands in perpetuity.

Contributions may be made to the Theodore Roosevelt Association, P.O. Box 719, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. Note on your check "Elkhorn Ranch Fund."

We also received information about a lecture on Black Holes at Montauk's Theodore Roosevelt County Park. The park was recently renamed for TR during the 100th year celebration of Camp Wikoff, the site where TR brought his troops from fighting in Cuba to recuperate. Interestingly the Theodore Roosevelt County Park is a " Dark Sky Park," the first in New York State - to maintain the dark open skies of the East End.

The Montauk Observatory is offering a free program on Friday, April 20 at the Montauk Public Library. There will be a lecture from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. followed by a Star Party at 8 p.m., weather permitting. This is the first lecture sponsored by the Montauk Observatory. Titled, "Black Holes - What, Why and Where," and it will be given by Dr. Mike Inglis.

If you check out Theodore Roosevelt you can also find information about the NYS TR Heritage Trail and just see all the places he visited and left his mark. They do not mention the TR Memorial Garden where rocks from each place he lived are on display at TR Park.

And, on Thursday, April 26, James Foote will speak on "The Role of A Lifetime," 30 years of lessons and amusing anecdotes gained during his professional life portraying Theodore Roosevelt, at 7 p.m. at Christ Church Parish Hall, at 61 East Main Street. Following a lecture and a brief discussion, light refreshments will be served.

All we can say is, just type Theodore Roosevelt into the search command on your Internet connection and the world will come to your door! Theodore Roosevelt is truly ubiquitous.