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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/01/07 ~ HAPPY NEW YEAR
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick Wight ('52), Larry Mattingly ('60)
Deedee Willox ('64), Gary Behymer ('64)
Nancy Nelson ('69), Jumbo Davis ('82)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mark Perkins ('75)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike FitzPatrick ('80)
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>>From: Dick Wight ('52)
Re: Dr. Corrado stories
My stepmother Edna "Eddy" Wight was a surgical nurse at Kadlec Hospital
- dad was (at the time) a battalion chief on the Richland fire
department. "Doc" Corrado, and also Dr. Lih, were family friends. In the
fall of '53 or '54 (I think!), my folks and these MDs and wives all
went to Seattle for a U of Washington football game. I was stationed on
a Coast Guard icebreaker in Seattle, age 19 or 20. They fetched me off
the ship and took me to the game, then we all went to dinner at Canlis
Restaurant, in those days a posh (and expensive) dinner club that over
looked Lake Union (or was it Lake Washington?) As we waited for our
table in the piano lounge, we all had a drink or two. I was thrilled -
in uniform as was the custom of the day (we couldn't have "civvies"
onboard ship) - and though I was underage, I was "served" without
incident). When we ordered dinner, we ordered steaks. Filet mignon, as I
recall, and I was a little "let down" that they didn't have a nice big
T-bone. Dr. Corrado corralled our little oriental kimono-clad table
server and ordered me a second filet, insisting that "young sailors had
to eat right!". I obligingly ate it - ha!
As I recall, Dr Corrado was one of several volunteer MDs that helped my
Dad get the first emergency medical response service going in Richland.
The volunteer MDs, some retired or semi-retired, manned a center
that had a radio link to the emergency response people from the fire
department, to give them on-scene advice and instructions.
New subject - my wife Ruth and I sold our home in the mountains west of
Yakima (Oct. '05) - wandered in our RV for a year - just moved into a
house we purchased 15 miles south of Branson, MO (2 miles inside
Arkanasas). Guess we are Ozarkians or Arkies now!
-Dick Wight ('52)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Hanford Landing strip
Yey!!... the internet's up... 152 e-mails... sheesh.
To: Gary Christian ('67)
There were several sets of anti-aircraft batteries around Hanford when
they were still using the 90 and 120 MM AA rifles. They often towed
targets for the gunners and also had an early model target drone.
The landing strip may have been used for that. I remember hearing an
explanation of the gunnery at the park one 4th of July. They operated in
sets of 4 guns moving, pointing, and firing simultaneously. While most
of the gun sites have been bulldozed over, you can still pick out some
of them in aerial photos. I can remember hunting with my Dad on the
bluffs across the river from Hanford and seeing the flack bursts in
the sky and seconds later hearing the rumble of the guns.
These guns were in use before the advent of the Nike Ajax missiles at
Hanford. Those sites were I believe, across the river near Saddle Mtn,
just South of 200 East and 1 or 2 on the top of Rattlesnake Mtn. The
Saddle Mtn. and I believe 200 E sites have been bulldozed over.
Working long hours but hope to be ready to fire the display at midnight
on the 31st. Weather permitting.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-Larry Mattingly ('60) From Dutch Harbor - Aleutian Islands, AK.
Blowing and snowing since I got here. Temp in the 20s. Well over
a foot of snow, but hard to measure with the wind pushing it
around. Lots of 3-4-5 foot drifts. Visibility difficult at best.
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>>From: Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64)
Re: 2007
Wow! How can it be 2007 already? My mom used to tell me that the older
you get the faster the years go. I thought that was just dumb! How can
time get faster for some while it stays the same for others? What a
skeptic! Now, at almost 61 (January 22), I understand what she meant.
The year 2006 has not always been kind to us, but I can truly say the
God has carried us through the hard times and blessed us with the good.
I am thankful for both, as I know God is working in my life for my
ultimate good.
May 2007 bring you love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faith, gentleness, and self-control. Those are the fruit of the Holy
Spirit. May 2007 also bring you prosperity, good friends, loving family,
and the ability to face another year without fear.
-Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: eBay item... ...of interest to one or more Richland Bombers
1945 Richland Washington 10k Gold High School Ring
-Gary Behymer ('64)
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>>From: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
Re: "My Town"
To: Shirley Drury Crume ('51)
My town is Colville, WA. We live about 69 miles north of Spokane and 40
miles South of British Columbia. I live 7 miles south of the main town.
It was 5° last nite but the ice crystals on top of the snow shined and
was real pretty. We are expected to get more snow this next week.
To: David Rodriguez ('69)
I remember playing jacks too. Won a big super ball and gold jacks in the
tournament at Jefferson Elementary. My granddaughter still plays jacks
and I will sit with her even today and show her some of the games.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and may all your dreams and wishes
come true.
-Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69) ~ going snow mobiling today for the New Years
Eve poker run. Will be fun again.
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>>From: Jumbo Davis ('82)
Re: Bomber football web site
http://bomberfootball.org/
I really enjoyed looking through the history of Bomber football. The
stats you were able to get together was very entertaining. One that was
very impressive was the run of the '81 - '82 team. They, other than week
three against the Kennewick Lions, throttled most of their opponents.
This was a team that knew they had a state title coming for years in
advance. Other than two players from Chief Joseph, the starting line-
ups consisted of 20 positions that were Carmichael grads. While at
Carmichael they were never scored on. They compiled 192 points in ninth
grade. (192-0).
A couple other stats that may never want to be remembered was the
'64 - '65 team that had back to back brutal games. Week two losing 53-0
to the Borah Lions, then the next week losing 60-0 to the Eisenhowere
Cadets. Can you imagine Coach Fran Rish's talk after those games? The
first year they were called Bombers in '45 - '46 they only managed 13
points all season. They did get a win against Hermiston 7-0 in week two,
but then managed to compile one of the worst seasons in Bomber history
losing (301-13).
I did notice some very impressive teams in the late '40s to early '50s
(Jack Dawson ('52) era).
I would really like to see a web site like this done for the Basketball
program. I think maybe Mike Davis ('74) really might like to head up
this program.
[Check this Basketball site out: http://colhi70.org/RHSbasketball/
Website put together by our own Dan Laybourn ('70) with stats
provided by Lorin St John ('55) -Maren]
Re; Harvey Chapman's ('56) comments on the talent of the program
The talent went down when the NINTENDO took the kids out of the back
yards. All we had, and all the generations before us had were friends as
entertainment. Who was having people over for 3 on 3 basketball tonight?
or when are we meeting for a whiffle ball tourney? What park or street
are we playing football in tonight? Now the friends get together for NBA
LIVE, MLB 07 or MADDEN 07 and ask what couch are we sitting on tonight,
mine or yours?
-Jumbo Davis ('82)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/02/07
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Wally Erickson ('53), Marla Jo Lowman ('55)
Mac Quinlan ('62), Frank Whiteside ('63)
Bill Wingfield ('67), Larry Crouch ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Steve Piippo ('70)
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Boise State vs. Oklahoma Univ.
What a great football game!!!!!!!!! One of the most exciting football
games I've seen in a long time. We from Idaho are so proud in how the
Boise State players and coaches played the game. They definitely had
more "heart" and they believed in themselves more than the other team.
I'm one proud Idahoan (or, should I say "potato head")! Tom Tracy ('55);
I know you live in Boise... did you see the game? What a great moment
for Boise State... do you think they should be given the chance to play
for the National Championship? For those that didn't see the game;
it was Boise State, 43 vs. Oklahoma, 42 in "overtime"! What a game to
remember for years to come. Thank you Boise State for making us Idahoans
proud!!
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ Still have some snow in and around the
Coeur D'Alene area. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!
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>>From: Marla Jo Lowman Kenitzer ('55)
Re: Alumni Get Together in Northern California
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/070102-Lowman00.html
A dozen Bombers were able to meet and greet this Holiday Season, and to
wish Phil Gant ('54) a happy XXth Birthday (we cut him open and counted
the rings). His brother Charlie ('53) was here from Richland, also,
Norma Loescher Boswell ('53). The other party goers: Jim McKeown ('53) &
Edna (spouse); Jack Sinderson ('53) and Jan Nussbaum Sinderson ('55):
Pete Hollick ('55) and Jenine (spouse); Harold Kenitzer ('54) and
Marla Jo Lowman Kenitzer ('55); and, of course, the birthday boy and
his wife, Patti.
After a day of golf (good old California weather) and shopping for the
non-golfers (who cares about the weather) we met at the McKeowns for
wine and finger food then on to dinner at a local restaurant. The next
evening we attended Phil's birthday party - lucky Phil, his wife is a
fabulous cook and graciously served over 50 people a complete evening's
worth of food from finger foods to a full buffet and finally a delicious
birthday cake - most of which she "whipped up" in her newly remodeled
kitchen. Phil's daughters kept the wine glasses full and it was a really
great party.
-Marla Jo Lowman Kenitzer ('55) ~ Sunny California - well, it is getting
colder but golfers will brave extremes to chase that little white ball
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>>From: Frank "Mac" Quinlan ('62)
Re: Rattle Snake Mountain
To: Larry Mattingly ('60)
When I was a Boy Scout someone arranged for us to take a trip up to the
top of Rattle Snake Mt. to visit the radar station. It was a very tight
windy single lane road up the side of the mountain. I remember it being
a pretty good drop off on either side of the mountain in some places
near the top.
We'd been up there a while and someone was explaining how the radar
worked and how far it could see planes, when all of a sudden horns
started going off and people started running everywhere. The guy that
was giving us the tour had us go outside and pointed down below towards
the base of the mountain. We go to see the big concrete doors open up
and a Nike missile come up out of the ground. It turns out that a canvas
covered Piper Cub had strayed over the Hanford area. After that they
stuck us back in the truck and ran us back down the mountain.
Looking at the mountain after that always brought back memories of that
incident. I used to be able to see the road up the (south?) side, but
the last time I was back I couldn't see it. I just figured by now it was
all grown over or it was taken out. Does anyone have any information on
what happened to that Nike installation?
-Frank "Mac" Quinlan ('62)
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>>From: Frank Whiteside ('63)
Thought the "Buzzwords" might be an amusing link in the Sandstorm.
Buzzwords link
-Frank Whiteside ('63)
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>>From: Bill Wingfield (Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
Happy New Year to y'all.
-Bill Wingfield (BRC-67) ~ Santa Fe, NM where they supposedly have 3'
of snow in our driveway. Donna McGregor Salazar ('57), is this
true? We are visiting our good friends in Seabrook Island, SC
where it is sunny outside and about 65 chilly degrees at 8:30am.
I feel so bummed out missing all of that white stuff.
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>>From: Larry Crouch ('71)
Re: Kansas Ice Storm
We survived... just got back form three day survival adventure in Saint
Peter, Kansas... three days no heat, no power, only 50 mph winds and ice
storms. We cooked on our road-trip grill and used the outhouse... our
house never got below 30 so we did survive. I made new list of must
haves: gas heat, and Generator set... I might get one big enough to
power the whole town!!! I had never seen an ice storm... it was weird...
10° outside and it was raining... in Colorado that's snow, everything
in town was coated with about 2" of clear beautiful ice. Although
destructive to power poles, it was so beautiful. On a full-moon night
every tree left standing was illuminated by moon and ice. Instead of
going hunting for pheasants, I put out feed and salt licks with some of
the locals at one of the shelter belts... it was strange... loaded with
birds, coyotes, raccoons, every creature was in there... all right next
to one another just trying to hang on I'm sure. After the storm passed
they all became hunters and prey again.
-Larry Crouch ('71)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/03/07
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8 Bombers and Don Sorenson sent stuff:
Millie Finch ('54), Tom Tracy ('55)
Sharon Panther ('57), Mac Quinlan ('62)
Susan Nussbaum ('63), David Rivers ('65)
Brad Wear ('71), Kevin Linn ('81)
Don Sorenson (N A B)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dick Lohdefinck ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Tobe Roberts ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bill Scott ('64)
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>>From: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
Re: New Year's Football Games
There was every kind of "Bowl" game possible yesterday, but the best of
all was the Fiesta Bowl (Idaho vs Oklahoma). Wow, what a game and Wally
Erickson ('53), your comments in yesterday's "storm" were right on -
they have made all of the NW proud and I for one think they should be
allowed to play for a National Championship. It was an excellent game
and one of the best in a long time.
Happy New Year to all and I pray for Peace, and Health this year for
everyone.
-Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
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>>From: Tom Tracy ('55)
To: Wally Erickson ('53)
You are correct in all counts about the Boise State Bronco Football
Team. Prior to the game, I enjoyed the delicacy of an Idaho Baked potato
with butter, salt and pepper. Then I stood in various positions in front
of the TV to be prepared if they needed me to step in and help out. I
sometimes helped by flinching, gritting my teeth, tensing my shoulders
or exclaiming Allllllllll Riiiiiiiight! I was just explaining the
overtime procedures to my granddaughter, when the last interception by
Oklahoma wiped away the tie score. Oklahoma tailgaters used their remote
ignition starters to warm up their motor homes in the parking lot. Some
folded their blankets and prepared to cheer their Sooners' acceptance
of the Fiesta Bowl Trophy. One BSU player needed a few minutes after the
game to propose to his girlfriend on National TV. Another motivation
indeed.
Boise loves football. Oklahoma fans didn't know of the coaches, parents,
Boise's community who had previously drilled positive actions and
compiled confidence into the tradition at Boise State. It was just like
I'd seen in the attitude from the days when I refereed games in Boise
for Kids' Optimist football, Jr. High, High School and for BSU's
founding football coach Lyle Smith. Confidence building is a tradition.
Becoming a friend of coach Tony Knap was a privilege. Tony Knapp, who
coached BSU and then UNLV was a true gentleman who once remarked to
me, "I've been saved so often by the courage and determination of our
BSU players and the 'Polish Patron Saint' just when it looked like we
had lost...". Tony built a tradition of confidence ...and he came from
up your way in Coeur 'D Alene. He was a modest, but inspirational
coach... just like others who followed. Our Coach Petersen added a new
dimension to confidence and class, time management, faith and courage
last night. He used every moment remaining. Players here learn to
believe intensely in themselves and their team mates. This team showed
us it is still a "GAME"... not a god to worship, or a dragon to slay...
but a GAME to enter with enthusiasm, anticipation, skill and faith after
diligent practice sessions...especially in each Friday's 2-Minute Drill.
The two minute drill plays remind us of the exotic "Statue of Liberty"
plays we attempted in the sand lot games in the evenings on Iry Street
with near Marcus Whitman with Bill Griffin, Kenny Plumb, Joe Valdez,
Ralph Myrick ('51), Gerald Hostetler and others during the late '40s
after we watched our heroes like Mel Thompson, Don Fisher, Don Marczyk
and many others... (I just wish we'd have had a chance for Boise State
to execute at least one "Drop Kick" and a few other techniques... to
show the world the supplementary index of Boise State's Expanded Play
Book). However, I believe Oklahoma experienced enough surprises to make
the long ride home extensive enough to digest the sound spanking they
got when BSU's Broncos took the wheels off their Sooner Wagon. BTW,
Oklahoma Sooners are the most gracious tailgaters ever. When you walk
through the massive motor homes in the parking lots at games, you're
invited to share their delicious barbecued ribs, steaks and hamburgers.
My favorite uncle lives in Oklahoma City and gives me Sooner tickets
when games are played on the West Coast and took me to a traditional
OU/Nebraska game. The toughest football in America... until last
evening. I think we saw more of that last night. Both teams and coaches
displayed classic examples of sportsmanship; a tribute to sporting
events, officials, fans and participants alike. (Reminds one of RHS'
best events).
I have to agree with Commentator Lou Holtz, former coach of Notre Dame:
"I have never seen any team better prepared in my lifetime of football
than that displayed by Boise State University."
Wally, I'm not sure the NCAA's other teams would want to see BSU open
its "Play book Index of Extraordinary Events and Strategies for the
Football Field" against them. But if they want to challenge this team...
we welcome them!
If such a game is scheduled, opponents will also put Idaho Potatoes on
their pre-game menu. Complete with butter, sour cream, salt, pepper and
a dab of honey on the side... to compensate for the BSU advantage. Yes,
I am also proud indeed. Although I do prefer to maintain a commanding
lead from the start. So, If you ever buy a ticket to a BSU game... you
may be required to take a defribilator for heart restoration, a sack
lunch-you won't have time to go to concession stands and a very good
bladder so you won't miss a moment of the action.
In the meantime, keep a sack of spuds handy, eat a few Spudnuts at
Richland's Spudnut Shop or have a friend send you a dozen.
-Tom Tracy ('55) ~ Boise, where they're still honking horns, high-fiving
everyone on the sidewalk and waving Blue and Orange flags.
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>>From: Sharon Panther Taff ('57)
Re: Class of 1957
The Class of 1957's 50th reunion will be held September 7, 8 and 9,
2007, in conjunction with Club 40 activities.
The 50th reunion committee has planned a bus tour of four local
wineries, on Friday, September 7, starting at 9:30 a.m. and ending at
3:30 p.m. in time to get ready for the Friday night Club 40 gathering.
Saturday, September 8, from 1:30-4:00 pm, the Class of 1957 will gather
at the Richland Community Center, Riverview Room, located at 500 Amon
Park Drive, for a short program, class picture, memorial remembrance,
some songs by the Bomber band, and social hour or two. Saturday night,
September 8, the Class of 1957 will attend the Club 40 dinner and
entertainment program with music provided by The Easy Swing Band.
We are planning to have a booklet with brief comments from 1957
classmates on what they have been doing for the past 5 years, or 50
years for first timers.
Mark your calendars and come for our 50th reunion on September 7, 8,
and 9, 2007.
Be watching for registration details.
-Sharon Panther Taff ('57)
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>>From: Frank "Mac" Quinlan ('62)
Re: Trip up Rattle Snake - Fiesta Bowl
After thinking about it some more, it wasn't a Boy Scout thing, but the
rest of the story is accurate... I think?
NOW - to the Fiesta Bowl - The Boise State Broncos didn't just hang in
there by the skin of their teeth, they dominated most of the game!! I
have to admit, I thought we'd get taken to the cleaners, but the coaches
and players have said for years that Boise could play with the best of
them if ever given the chance. I guess it wasn't all hype, they backed
up what they said. If you missed the game, you missed a good one!
-Frank "Mac" Quinlan ('62)
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>>From: Susan Nussbaum Reeb ('63)
Re: Fiesta Bowl
Just had to add my comments to those of Wally Erickson ('53) regarding
Boise State's incredible win of the Fiesta Bowl. I attended the tailgate
party and the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, AZ, and it was by far the most
exciting New Year's Day of my life! Some twenty thousand people from
Boise headed to Arizona for the big game. The outdoor tailgate party,
which consisted of hundreds and hundreds of people, was well organized
and loads of fun. Fans were given snacks, necklaces in their teams
colors, pom poms, and seat cushions. Face painting and other fun
activities were going on. Huge screens were provided outside, showing
the other bowl games to the crowd. This party began at 12 noon and ended
at 5 p.m. It was a beautiful sunny day and around 70°.
The crowd then headed over to the new Glendale stadium. After being
patted down (there were lines for males and lines for females), we
entered the huge new state-of-the-art stadium. Our mouths dropped open
as we looked around at the impressive facility, which held some 73,700
people for the game. One thing we found pretty amazing is that there
were no long lines for the women's rest rooms. Apparently there are 79
rest rooms at the stadium, and this was much appreciated!!! Prior to the
game, we were entertained with various activities that were going on
down on the field, and we never found ourselves bored or tired of
waiting for the game to begin.
The game itself was indescribable if you were a Boise State fan in the
stands. Both the team spirit and the fan spirit were overwhelming. Our
wonderful team never stopped playing their best, even though they were
out-sized and less experienced. Emotions ran high, and it was an awesome
feeling to win the game with such a dramatic climax! The fans went
crazy!!! An additional highlight was watching popular Ian Johnson
propose to his head cheerleader girlfriend following the win!
We from Idaho are extremely proud of our team and our fans. Who would
have thought that so many people from Idaho would take the time and
spend the money at holiday time to travel in force to support their
team! It was a terrific showing from an area the size of Boise!
I highly recommend attending a Bowl game if you get the opportunity.
It's a great way to begin the new year . . . especially if you're a
BSU Bronco!
-Susan Nussbaum Reeb ('63) ~ from Boise, Idaho, most of the year and
Sun City, Arizona, in the winter months
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Travel well, Dear Friend
He was born on December 10, 1946. From that day on he would make his
mark in many of our lives. When I mentioned his birthday last year (way
last month) he wrote me to tell me he had hoped he had lived down the
fresh tracks story and was amazed it lives on... and more important to
this story, he never let me know he was ill... In school he was one of
the fastest kids around. His mother used to shop for his clothes and to
say the colors were vibrant is an understatement. We made fun and we
weren't always kind about it... but he was one of the boyz... he took it
with style, grace and a huge smile... never got angry about it... In Jr.
Hi the coaches always said he had the best football name in years... not
that he wasn't a talented athlete too... I was always glad to see him
when I would come home and he was always glad to see me... made me feel
that way deep down... I will really miss him... we will still refer to
some rather loud articles of clothing as "Botu Stye"... just as we
always called shirts with long collars and fat ties "Mr Piippo" shirts
and ties. He'll always be with me... in all the stories and memories...
he was my friend, you see. I could tell you about how he painted Snuffy
Smith and "lil brown jug" on the right front quarter panel of my car...
how he helped me put in a set of massive front springs in my car when my
dad got mad because we had cut the front coils with a torch to give it
the right rake (said we could have blown the car up... hey Dad... we
didn't and it looks cool... get over it!)... so I had the first
"gasser" look in town... no power but had the look... I could go on and
on... but instead I'll let you who knew him remember your own stories...
God Bless you, Mike Botu ('65 RIP 1/1/07)
=David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Brad Wear ('71)
To: Larry Crouch ('71)
Larry Dale, get used to the ice. It is an annual event in Texas, and
Georgia as well. You are right about how beautiful the ice is in the
moon light. I've seen it too many times to count. Glad I'm back in
the Tri-Cities and do not have to put up with it. I've had friends in
Oklahoma who have been without power for three weeks from ice storms.
-Brad Wear ('71) ~ in balmy Kennewick where it was 55 today.
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>>From: Kevin Linn ('81)
To: Jumbo Davis ('82)
Jumbo. If you and Mike want to help me gather information I would love
(and was hoping) to build a similar website for Bomber Basketball. I
have the infrastructure already built for football so it wouldn't take
too much to do it. I just need help gathering the information that goes
in it. Let me know!
[Kevin -- check out that bomber Basketball website...
http://colhi70.org/RHSbasketball/ -- what other information
would you need/want? This site was put together by Daniel
Laybourn ('70) with information provided by Lorin St. John ('55)
I'm sure Lorin would provide the same information to you for
a new website... Do we really NEED one given the site Daniel
put together??? -Maren]
Thanks to everyone who has commented on the site. It has been very fun
connecting with fellow Bombers.
-Kevin Linn ('81)
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>>From: Don Sorenson (N A B)
Re: Rattlesnake Mt
To Frank "Mac" Quinlan ('62)
I was on Rattlesnake earlier last year. The road is still there and
narrow! The buildings that are still on top have their roofs tied down
with cable. The buildings are mostly empty, some large tools abandoned
in place. One building has the outfits name painted on it. At the base
of Rattlesnake the launchers, of course, are gone. The rooms below are
still open and quite safe. A few of the bunk bed frames are still
there along with some old Civil Defense material. There is a full size
basketball court (no back boards) and right below it is a ball diamond.
The above ground bunk houses (empty) are still there and are looked
after on a quarterly basis. There is also an old Army vehicle
maintenance building that is used by another federal agency Fish and
Wildlife, I think.
Watching the doors open would have been cool. Two years ago I met a
fellow who just retired from the CIA. During the '50s he was stationed
in Othello and manned the radar station. This radar was so good they
could see trucks moving along the highway from Walla Walla to Hermiston.
Also the fighters stationed in Moses Lake would hug the ground to hide
from the radar then pop up to surprise the radar guys.
Lastly, I did hear some parts of an old Nike missile were found 10
years ago. Not recovered but buried rather than deal with outside
"parties" on what to do with it. Surprisingly they found it several
miles away from Rattlesnake. Thought you’d like to know.
-Don Sorenson (N A B)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/04/2007
Dateline: Richland
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
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Larry Mattingly ('60), Helen Cross ('62)
Donna Bowers ('63), David Rivers ('65)
Dwight Carey ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Larry Holloway ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Paula Jill Lyons ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nina Berland ('69)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Fireworks, Snow, and Wind
Well, here I sit reading a book I found in the local grocery store .....
I have to credit the 4 local volunteers. They could be on my crew
anytime. Show them once and they not only did it right the first time
but they did it quickly. After some very long days, we were ready to
fire 4 hours ahead of show time. I tested the 300 firing circuits and
not one problem showed up. Great workers. However, high winds and near
zero visibility spoiled the evening. No show was possible at midnight.
So we scheduled it for 8 PM the next evening. Virtually the same
conditions at 5 PM when they canceled. Actually, it cleared up enough to
see them but we were firing close under a mountain and the winds would
have pounded the shells into the cliffs above us. And there were some
overhangs of snow that did come down later in an avalanche across the
road, and into the bay.
If we can shoot tonight, Tuesday the 2nd, I will move the site down a
couple of hundred feet to a safer location from potential slides.
The wind and drifting snow have turned the place into a surreal
landscape of deep drifts and windswept scoured areas where a few weed
tops show. Many drifts 3-4 feet deep and some as much as 8 feet. I dug
the 4x4 out of 3 feet of snow on one side and 2 feet on the other this
AM. Driving can be treacherous as the blowing snow blinds you and the
drifts on the road make you feel like you ran over something. It is
about 3 miles from the hotel to the building where the gun trailer is
locked up. I had to clear a 4 foot drift from the door to get in this
AM. From one end to the other the main road is only about 4 miles long.
The city has many pieces of snow removal equipment in a wide variety for
different purposes. The snowplow drivers have good job security here in
the winter. Some take their machines home and catch a few hours' catnap
before getting back on the road. It is a constant battle with the
elements. Four hours after 3-5 pieces of equipment clear the main road,
it looks like they never did it.
Daylight starts at 9:40am with the clouds getting lighter. It is after
10:30 before it gets close to full light.
As soon as my camera batteries charge I will go out and take some
pictures to send to the Sandstorm's picture address.
About 2:00am I was typing on this laptop and looked out the window to
see 2 fishing vessels going out to sea in the 4-5 foot rollers. I had
lunch yesterday next to 3 crewmen from a Coast Guard boat that was in
for a few hours for some re-supply. They had been in 40 foot seas for 2
days. Both the fishermen and those who keep watch over them have my
admiration. While they consider it their duty, I consider them very
brave souls.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Greetings and Happy New Year!! And congratulations to Boise State. It
was a fabulous game. And I agree, it is a really fun experience to get
to go to a bowl game, as we WSU Cougs have been blessed to do several
times in the last 8 years, but alas, not this year. We are all doing our
best to remain in form for the next time this will occur by visiting and
encouraging each other. (I wore purple to a Christmas party in W.
Seattle, and a fellow Cougar fan chastised me for my choice of color. He
said he could just see a big W on the sleeve.)
Greetings from Roseville, above Sacramento, and from South Lake Tahoe
where we spent a few days with our son who lives up there and works at
their hospital in food preparation. So far we have had all dry roads on
our travels south from Tieton, where my husband preached his last sermon
on Christmas Eve day. In fact, when we attended church down here on New
Year's Eve day, I have to say it was nice not to be responsible for how
the service went. It means that we should try harder to work other
services into our schedule when we are preaching.
We have to say we loved our 4-1/2 month sojourn in Washington State, and
loved getting to see as many "old friends" who we don't usually get to
see. And I loved just being in Washington, as I think it is a beautiful
and interesting state. As we still have family and friends there, we
will return, probably before the Class of '62 45th reunion, also to be
held in conjunction with Club-40 events this coming September.
We are looking forward to our journey back home to Indiana, and
wondering how long we will find "dry roads", as I saw snow on Route l0
in El Paso, Texas, on the weather channel today. So we'll just play it
by ear, as we head east, and be thankful we've had dry roads so far.
I'm on a new diet for 2007. So far I've managed to get in my 30 minutes
minimum of exercise every day, and not over-eat ..... I'm so bad on
drinking enough water, but I am trying ..... so good luck and God be
with us in all our New Year's Resolutions to be more healthy and kind as
we go along in this life. Sorry, I won't make the Bomber Richland
luncheon on the 13th of January, but I was so happy I was able to make
the December one.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ On the road again ....
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>>From: Donna Bowers Rice (GMC '63)
Re: Boise State 43 - Oklahoma 42 OT
To: Susan Nussbaum Reeb ('63)
We watched the game and were thinking of you and just how proud you must
be of your team as well as the things they said about Boise. It was a
1st class operation with the members of the team sharing their pride in
the city, the college, and the region. Mike and I thought Boise just
played with such great heart (being the smaller of the 2 teams) and when
your quarterback threw the interception at 1-1/2 min. we just could not
watch, so we turned off the TV. Imagine our surprise when we woke up the
next morning -- we were just elated and could not get enough of the
replays of those final minutes. I am sure you all will treasure this the
rest of your lives and it is well deserved. Having lived in the Midwest
for over 20+ yrs. now and seeing the Midwest's craze for football, and
experiencing the South's allegiance to football (via my daughter's 5
yrs. in college as well as living in Ala.), I can't tell you what
wonderful fun to watch your area of the country come into its own in
football. It was much like Gonzaga's entry into the NCAA's basketball
hierarchy -- YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED NOW!!!
To: David Rivers ('65)
I was shocked and saddened to read about Mike Botu {'65RIP). My 83 year
old mother was a friend of his mom's (she is here in St. Louis with me
now) and I babysat Mike a couple of times when I was in junior high.
I hope I can find out what happened to him. I just cannot believe he is
gone and I am saddened by his passing. He always had a smile whenever I
saw him and he was full of energy and spunk as a child.
Sincerely,
-Donna Bowers Rice (GMC '63) ~ St. Louis ~ we have sunshine and
it's 53; pretty abnormal for this time of year.
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Ohhhhhhhh goodie...nuther birthday
Oh yeah...this is a fun one...She's a friend, she's a lady,
she's a love...she's just cool....she's everything a girl just
oughta be....I could describe her in so many ways....sweet kind
thoughtful brave clean and reverent.....and sexy...always
sexy.....just about as fun as anyone I know....I always look
forward to seeing her when I come home and always hope that
she'll be in town.....We've talked and talked about her moving
to Vegas and being my secretary but never been able to time it
right...course there's that little "test" she keeps missing by
one answer.....(inside joke....she'll kill me for
this)........Naturally she's an "older" woman...I always did dig
those older chicks....but not that much older....in fact this
birthday could make us the same age....but of course I'd never
pry and ask such a personal question (except the one on the
secretary exam).....but after she turns real red from all this
she's gonna have a huge smile on her face and say: "Thanks
Davie"...prolly the only person in the world who calls me
that....so anyway...just gotta wish a wonderful and HAPPY
BIRTHDAY to Paula Jill Lyons.....Love you, PJ!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Dwight Carey ('68)
Re: Rattlesnake Mountain
To: Frank "Mac" Quinlan ('62) and Don Sorenson (NAB)
Interesting notes about Rattlesnake Mountain and the missile silos. I
also got to go up to the top on some kind of field trip -- probably Boy
Scouts. We were shown the telescope, and believe we even got to look
through it, a big monster that probably doesn't compare to today's
versions. I don't remember it being a radar unit, but maybe it was??
The action you saw regarding some type of drill where the silo doors
opened up must have been exciting. That would be down at the bottom. I
was there in 1973, working for Battelle on a summer job at $3.00 an
hour, walking the entire reservation with some type of Geiger counters
checking out rabbit droppings and owl pellets.
We had offices out by the former missile silos, in several buildings at
the base of Rattlesnake. We never got to go in the silos themselves, or
bunkers -- or whatever was behind those big doors -- but, we got to see
some nice country that's been closed to the public for over 50 years
now. Rattlesnake Springs was something to see -- the spring comes out of
the mountain, and disappears before going under the Vernita highway.
Site of a homestead that has never been given back to the farming family
that was moved out in 1943. There is a large elk herd out there now,
giving the bordering farmers problems. Almost 600 elk. Have always
wanted to go back out there, but haven't made it. Nice memory!
-Dwight Carey ('68)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/05/2007
Dateline: Richland
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Betty Bell ('51)
Shirley Rae Drury ('51)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pam Ehinger ('67)
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>>From: Betty Bell Norton ('51)
Just a note to let you know I became a great-grandmother for the 10th
time yesterday afternoon. My granddaughter, Melissa Henry (Richland
grad) had baby Madison, 5 lb 7 oz at 4:44pm Jan 3rd. Her mother Paula
Norton Henry (also a Richland grad) is our youngest daughter. Everyone
doing fine!
-Betty Bell Norton ('51)
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>>From: Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51)
Re: Dutch Harbor Fireworks Show
Thank you, Larry Mattingly ('60), for the update on your challenge in
setting up your performance. I (for one) have been concerned, and your
letter shows I have good cause. It seems that everyone has safety in
mind. Yet I am so glad we do not live there. Such old-fashioned
dedication to your commitment you show. I applaud you for it and for the
writing talent application that shows us so vividly your surroundings.
Your composition teachers did their jobs well! Of course, it's obvious
the pupil was exceptional!
I'm fighting some kind of virus I've contracted into the 11th day after
it first visited. Today I may try to see our family doctor just to check
whether what I'm experiencing is normal. The lymph glands at the back of
my neck are so swollen and painful, and my calf muscles and the ones
back of my thighs hurt when I move and sit. However, 2 aspirin will
alleviate the symptoms until their effect wears off.
Just moaning and groaning around here, even in the beautiful weather
we've had for two days.
-Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51) ~ Kennewick
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/06/07
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7 Bombers sent stuff and 6 Bomber funeral notices today:
Marguerite Groff ('54), Bill Berlin ('56)
Gene Johnson ('57), Larry Mattingly ('60)
Gary Behymer ('64), Denny Nalder ('65)
Linda McKnight ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Larry Mattingly ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lora Homme ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Patricia Rediske ('63)
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>>From: Marguerite Groff ('54)
On January 12, I received the following e-mail from Kathy, wife of
Jack Moorman ('54).
"Just a note to let you know that Shirley passed away on
December 31. Services will be Saturday 1/6 at 10:00 at
Einan's there in Richland. You may already know this, but
wanted to be sure."
That would be Shirley Moorman Stewart ('54), wife of Lionel Stewart ('52).
I was waiting for the obituary, but none was published. I just went to
Einan's web site and didn't see an obituary. So, I decided this was
the best way to share such sad news to both Shirley's and Lionel's
classmates and friends.
A belated "Happy New Year" to one and all.
-Marguerite Groff ('54)
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
To: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Sounds like winter in good old Dutch Harbor. Used to fly in there a lot
in the winter months and your story sounds pretty typical for this time
of the year. I remember taking off from Port Heiden with three very
large men who were meeting their King Crab boat at Dutch and I was sure
I was over grossed and the take-off pretty well proved that. Now there
is an old flying adage, if a plane is heavy going up, the going down
will be less of a problem and in this case it was a good thing. Landing
at Dutch in a huge wind I thought that we were going to flip when we hit
the runway but these three very large guys were just what I needed to
keep the wheels on the ground. Not a fun flight but business as usual
in Dutch Harbor. I have been stuck out there for so many days that I
considered running for mayor during one long stay. Hello Mayor Larry???
Re: Boise State Broncos
Great game. Maybe the most entertaining in many years and BSU deserved
this win. I remember when it was Boise Junior College (BJC) and they
were a farm club for the University of Oregon. A lot of top name Ducks
came over from BJC over the years. The Broncos QB is from Oregon,
Ontario I think, and was rejected by the U or Oregon so he went to BSU.
Good thing too.
I love it. The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) did very well during
the holidays with BSU, Hawaii winning and Nevada losing by a point. The
Mountain West's BYU ripped Oregon too. No more patsies in these leagues
but they still "don't get no respect" from the BCS or the big guys.
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ Anacortes, WA where the weather continues to be
changing by the hour and our electricity has been out some nine
times this year. We are having Maui weather... not weather LIKE
Maui but weather that makes you want to GO to Maui.
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>>From: Gene Johnson ('57)
Howdy from "Wild Horse Plains" Montana.
I haven't been on here for the last couple of years, lots of things
happening. I just found an entry from Sharon Panther Taft. Hi Sharon,
and Dave.
The reunion sounds interesting. Hard to believe it's been FIFTY, years.
Maybe we'll see you all in September.
-Gene Johnson ('57)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Success at last
The weather appeared to be cooperative tonight, Tuesday the 2nd, so I
had the semi tractor hookup and pull the trailer the mile or so to
the shoot site. The wind was only a stiff breeze and it was snowing
moderately. I had given each crew member an assignment in final
preparations to fire. We fired several salutes over the space of 15
minutes to be sure all in the town would know the display would be
tonight. I had the 12 year old son of a crew member push the buttons
to launch the salutes. That made his day. We could barely see them
gathering along the bay through the snow fall. 30 Minutes after the
warning salutes, we commenced firing. Patterns in the sky and multi-
levels of effects worked as designed. There was a great added effect
in that 1000 foot high mountain right behind us covered with white
glistening snow that reflected the colors and lit up the whole bay. The
show was a great success. One of my best efforts in many years. The crew
of 4 who had worked so hard for long hours not really knowing why they
were doing some things, were really excited. There were good hugs and
heartfelt words.
When the last echoes of the finale salutes had rumbled off into the
distance I realized it had stopped snowing and was crystal clear with
little wind. Word came down from city leaders that we had "raised the
bar", and that I should immediately submit a long term contract
proposal.
I have made several firm friendships here in the icy middle of the North
Pacific/Bering Sea. Having been invited into some of their homes and
met their families, I felt a bit of a kinship with them. Like many
Richlanders, they are from all over the US. N Carolina, Oklahoma, New
York, Florida, Nebraska. My best friend here grew up in Quincy, WA. The
residents of Unalaska have the same hopes and dreams and the willingness
to work for them as many of those I grew up with. Nice people, and I
look forward to coming back for the 4th. Maybe except for that plane
ride.....
Now if I can clean up the mess and get off this island before the
weekend, I will be in the Anchorage/Palmer-Wasilla areas for a couple
of days of business meetings.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ From the Grand Aleutian Hotel at
Dutch Harbor, AK where I will go to bed relieved and quite
satisfied with the day.
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Michael Carraher (Class of 1964)
Front page of The Spokesman-Review for Wednesday January 3, 2007
has a photo of Doctor Mike Carraher
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Behymer/070106-DoctorMike.jpg
-Gary Behymer ('64)...somewhere near the Top Notch, Colfax, WA
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>>From: Denny Nalder ('65)
Re: Let's talk more about BSU:~)
I teach in the Boise school District and am very proud of the progress
our University has made on the football field. I have had the privilege
of teaching and coaching several of the players when they were in the
9th grade and they were all very neat young men. The coaches and staff
at our school follow our former students closely. Of course our most
famous alum is Jake Plummer - He visits us when he is in town. But what
I am really proud of is the way our fans, students and players conducted
themselves during the whole season. So many times fans and students get
out of hand after a big victory and destroy property and leave a bad
taste in the communities involved. There was a huge party in Boise after
the victory and nobody was arrested and there was no damage to property.
Very classy of our community. In all the interviews I saw, all the
players, fans and coaches were very gracious and represented our city
well. Good job Boise. Go Broncos
-Denny Nalder ('65)
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>>From: Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
On December 30, 2006, I became a Grandma for the fourth time. My son and
daughter-in-law had a baby girl, Victoria Rose Jackson, 8 lbs. 13 oz.
20-1/2 inches long. Mommy, Victoria, and Daddy are doing fine. Hubby
and I are taking soup over to the new parents tomorrow. Haven't seen
Victoria since New Year's Eve... wanted to let the new parents settle
in some. Will send pics later. She is adorable!!
Bomber hugs,
-Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
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Funeral Notices
>>Ed White ('69) ~ 10/1/51 - 8/29/06
>>Pat Aeschliman Roberts ('57) ~ 1/12/39 - 11/18/06
>>Carol Shanks Caldwell ('57) ~ 12/30/38 - 12/12/06
>>Jim Walker ('65) ~ 11/13/46 - 12/22/06
>>Shirley Moorman Stewart ('54) ~ 9/26/36 – 12/31/06
>>Mike Botu ('65) ~ 12/10/46 - 1/1/07
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/07/07
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3 Bombers sent stuff:
Donna McGregor ('57), Barbara Sharp ('61 & '62)
Brent Van Reenen ('67)
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>>From: Donna McGregor Salazar ('57)
To: Bill Wingfield ('67)
Re: Your inquiry on the snow situation in Santa Fe, NM on 1/2/07
Finally did some catching up on the Sandstorm. Sorry so late - you may
even be home by now and know all about it!
You betcha! You probably did have 3', and maybe more, of snow in your
driveway. Another storm came through last night. Our area just caught
the edge of it, but further south to Santa Fe and beyond got a lot more.
My daughter's boss couldn't get out of his driveway - further south than
Santa Fe. These were record snowfalls for a lot of New Mexico. Here in
Espanola we got a total of about 19". That's not a lot for some places
in the country, but for here it is a LOT!! Our elevation is over 5800',
Santa Fe's is 7000'.
So, yes, Bill, there was a lot of snow in your driveway and if you are
not home yet there is probably still a bunch of it there.
Hope all had good holidays~Cheers~from northern NM.
-Donna McGregor Salazar ('57)
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>>From: Barbara Sharp Lysher Porter ('61 & '62)
As a displaced Richland Bomber, and now a 30 year settled-in Okie, I
must say the Fiesta Bowl was one of the most exciting games we have
watched in years. Going into the game my husband, a true Okie whose
grandparents made the "run", said don't count Boise out! And although
he is a OU fan, (I personally like OSU) our evening was spent admiring
the coaching abilities of the Broncos. Bob Stoops may have gotten his
team to the Big 12 Championship, but he was just out-coached by Boise!!!
And I just loved the last play in the game, what a kick! So, to all you
Broncos fan, GREAT GAME, and maybe see you next year in another bowl
game...
P.S. in Oklahoma, where I think sometimes Football comes before family,
we also go to every high school football game. Some of the teams have
problems coming up with enough players to field a team, but when they
do, watch out, you'll see traditional Okie football, rough and tough
and loved by all!
-Barbara Sharp Lysher Porter (classes of '61 & '62) ~ Here in Earlsboro,
Oklahoma, where a second stop sign may have to be put up this
year. Traffic is increasing, a little...............
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>>From: Brent Van Reenen ('67)
Re: '67 in '07 - 40 year Reunion or Club 40??
What is happening with the 40 year reunion for the Blue Ribbon Class of
1967?? If anyone knows, let me know. My new wife, Susan, and I have
just moved from East Wenatchee to Everett to take care of her ailing
parents. Let me know what is happening.
-Brent Van Reenen ('67)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/08/07
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
John Campbell ('63), Jim Adair ('66)
Marsha Hopfinger ('67), Sherri Daugherty ('67)
Kathie Moore ('69), Betti Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kath Carlson ('69)
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>>From: John Campbell ('63)
Re: Seahawks
My wife and I were fortunate enough to see an outstanding Seahawks game
last night. The fans certainly got their money's worth. It was like a
roller coaster ride. We needed 4 miracles: Our patched-up defense to
contain T.O. and Dallas' other receivers, Romo to muff the ball on the
field goal, Babs to catch him, and Stevens to step up and catch passes!
Sometimes you just got to get lucky.
Let's enjoy the ride as far as it goes. A belated happy New Year's wish
to all my fellow Bombers.
-John Campbell ('63) ~ in rainy Seattle
P.S. Looking forward to seeing my old classmate George
Barnett ('63), who has kindly offered to show my brother
Rush ('52) and me around Tucson later this month.
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>>From: Jim Adair ('66) and Kathie Moore Adair ('69)
This is a Prayer call, the more the better. We have a good friend
who is a Bomber. He has a brain tumor and is having surgery on Monday
the 8th.
Please Pray for him; to keep him safe, to guide his surgeon and to be
with his family.
Thank you so much from windy West Richland.
-Jim Adair ('66) and Kathie Moore Adair ('69)
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>>From: Marsha Hopfinger Sork ('67)
Re: Blue Ribbon Class of '67 in '07 - 40 Year Reunion
http://richlandbombers.1967.tripod.com/67roster.html
The 40th class reunion of the Class of ’67 will be held this summer.
Here is the information available so far:
Date of the reunion: July 27 and July 28 2007
Location: Hampton Inn, Richland
Room reservations: This is a busy weekend in the Tri-Cities. If you need
a room reservation, I recommend you do it now. Hampton Inn rates are
$91.00 Cityside and $101.00 Riverside. To get this rate, give this
confirmation number when making the reservation: R67. Any room left in
the block of rooms we have reserved will be released July 6, 2007 if it
has not been reserved.
Reunion program: Here is what we know so far about reunion events. On,
Friday, July 27 we will have a room reserved for a welcome gathering.
This will be a casual gathering for people to mingle as out-of-town
classmates start to gather. On Saturday, there are many events scheduled
in Howard Amon Park which is right next to the Hampton Inn. The art show
and other community events are sponsored by the Hydroplane Race planning
committees. Saturday night July 28, we will sponsor a gathering at the
Hampton Inn for the Blue Ribbon Class of 1967. This will be a casual
affair that will allow class members to reconnect. The evening will
offer heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks in an environment that will be
conducive to great conversation. We have a large room with a beautiful
patio attached that is just a few steps from the river. It will be a fun
evening. We may also offer a golf tournament.
Contact Data Base: We are preparing an invitation to be sent to class
members. We will contact by US Mail and/or e-mail, depending on personal
preference. This is where we need help. We have a list of addresses used
for announcing the 35th reunion. This US Mail list needs to be updated.
We made a data base of e-mail addresses posted on:
http://richlandbombers.1967.tripod.com/67roster.html
We are requesting updates from people who have posted their e-mail
address on the site. We are depending on each person who reads this to
notify friends who don’t see it about our need for correct information.
Please contact Marsha Hopfinger Sork to update any information you have
about our classmates. When you send an e-mail please have the subject
line read: Class of ’67 contact info update.
Feel free to contact me with suggestions or questions.
Regards,
-Marsha Hopfinger Sork ('67)
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>>From: Sherri Daugherty Elliott ('67)
To: Brent Van Reenen ('67)
Hi Brent... I am glad you asked the question... I hope there is going to
be a reunion! Those of us out of towners need to make reservations and
such... so we need dates and so forth.
We are fine... David and I living in Laguna Niguel, CA (now suffering
from a beautiful day of 71° temperatures... ha!) Dad is still in Milton-
Freewater... has had major by-pass surgery and two knee replacements on
the same knee. He is wearing out... his heart is not good. Mom passed
away last March... the day before my birthday. We were all with her and
she actually knew us in the ending moments... a real miracle after
suffering with alzheimers for so long. She was only 77 years old.
I will be going to Walla Walla in February... to take care of my
sister... she is having her thumb joint replacement surgery... I guess
that's what getting old is all about... sucks.
Greetings to Susan and a hug for you.
-Sherri Daugherty Elliott ('67)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Seahawks
I don't know if what I sent went through, so here it is again.
How about them Seahawks Saturday night? I found it interesting as John
Madden said the final play would be a "hook and ladder" just like Boise
State used. Alas, it was a "hail Mary" and didn't work for the Cowboys.
The Seahawks will have to play better next week in either Chicago or New
Orleans to make it into the next round. Seattle has the most "rabid"
fans no matter what the weather man brings. Go Seahawks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where we already have more rain for the
month than normal and the stats. are only through the 6th, oh my
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Missy Keeney ('59), Donni Clark ('63)
David Rivers ('65), Mandy Holmes ('97)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Joan Eckert ('51)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda Reining ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pearl Drotts ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike Funderburg ('66)
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>>From: Missy Keeney ('59)
Re: Montgomery Ward
I am looking for a picture of the Montgomery Ward storefront. It was on
the Jadwin side of the Uptown south of Newberry's (now Joann's).
-Missy Keeney ('59)
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>>From: Donni Clark Dunphy ('63)
To: All Bombers wherever you are
Another Reunion/Lunch! First time Southern California - L.A. area.
Jeanie Walsh Williamson ('63) and I are putting together a special get-
together for all Bombers and their families.
Jeanie (who is on the Simi Valley City Council) has put together a tour
of the Ronald Reagan Library and Air Force One on Saturday, April 28th.
We will meet at ll:00 at the Library for the tour and then go to lunch.
We will work out the lunch details when we know how many will be coming.
Jeanie already has some places in mind. If there are any Bombers coming
from out of town and need a place to stay, Jeanie may be able to block
off some rooms at a near-by Hotel also.
If you are interested in coming please contact me and let me know.
You have time to put it on your calendar now and I will give you an up
date next month as to how plans are going and answer any questions you
have if I can.
If you know Bombers who are not aware of the Sandstorm, please let them
know also. They can contact me by phone.
It was a very warm 87° here in sunny CA today!
-Donni Clark Dunphy ('63) ~ La Mirada, CA
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Hey Girl... it's yer birthday!
So... I'm sitting here thinking... shall I finish the Brief I'm spozed
to be working on or should I say Happy Birthday to a '64 (class not
age... yet) Bomber Babe... uhhhh... gee... hard choice... now if the
phone would just stay quiet for a minute or two... This is one a them
down home country Bomber Babes... the kinda beautiful lady ol Brother
Buck would sing about when he had a tiger by the tail... Yup... A
Bakersfield girl... prolly hanging round the Crystal Palace waitin' to
see the Smokin' Armadillos... I always mean to stop in and say howdie
when I'm there for the hotrod reunion... but with all that nitro in my
nose and the tearing in my eyes I haven't made it yet... course she's
always gonna get together with me on one of her bowling trips to
Vegas... we've come close a time or two... But no matter what... it's
time to say: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Linda Reining ('64)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
P.S. to Roy Ballard ('63)... Hope you are recovering well
and lemme know if there is anything I can do (Like have
Adair ('65-67) run and fetch for ya!!!!!!!!)
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>>From: Mandy Holmes Taylor ('97)
Re: '97 in '07 Reunion help
Hello Bomber brothers and sisters!
Greetings from warm and windy Southern California!
I've written about this before, but I thought I would ask for help
again. I am planning my class reunion (only 10th this year) and am at
the stage of making decisions as far as location and activities. I'm
looking at Water Follies weekend--yes, I remember it's always busy that
time of year, which is why I want people to come home! I have a couple
of proposals from hosts, but wanted to know if anyone knew who I might
be able to contact regarding class finances. I am unable to contact my
class president--yes, I've tried--and was not in student government in
high school. So, I don't know if the class has any funds. I am unable
to, and don't feel that I should have to, pay for everything myself. I
can front some costs, but not too much. I also do not live in the area
and wouldn't be able to travel there for some time due to work and
school obligations.
Also, if anyone knows any class of 1997 Bombers, I would appreciate it
if you would forward the information on to them that I'm looking for
them. I am specifically looking for my class president Chad Kreutz. So
far, I'm the only one that I know of trying to organize anything and
I'm not getting very many responses. That could be due to the lack of a
committed venue and date, but I can't really commit unless I know how
many might be coming. I hate that Catch-22 thing...
Other than that frustration, life is good here. I am on my way back to
graduate school full-time with only 3 (maybe 4) quarters left until I
have my MA!
I hope everyone is well, healthy, and following their dreams. Be good to
yourselves and each other.
Bomber cheers,
-Mandy Holmes Taylor ('97)
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Paul Worrell ('57), Larry Mattingly ('60)
Patti Jones ('60), Kathie Moore ('69)
Jenni Rew ('97)
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>>From: Paul Worrell ('57)
Re: Fiesta Bowl
Wooooooow, what a fantastic football game!!!! Thanks to all the Bombers
that cheered for our BSU Broncos.
That was the most exciting and stunning game I've ever seen. It had
excitement, action, drama and yes, romance. What more can you ask for?
With an estimated 17.3 million viewers world wide, the Boise State
Bronco football team has put the 'little' guys' on the map and perhaps
will get the recognition and respect of the 'naysayers' out there in
sports land.
Everyone (well almost) in Boise and the state of Idaho can't say
enough about the players, coaches, and entire staff. We are so very
proud of all of them.
Yep, BSU BRONCO'S are # 1.
Greetings to all Bombers wherever you are around the globe.
-Paul Worrell ('57)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Travel fun
Besides entertaining people with fire, one of the more fun things I
do in life is travel and meet people. While in Anchorage this week on
business I got an e-mail from Sally Sheeran Heath ('58) to come by for a
visit with her and husband Chuck ('56-Sandpoint, ID). So I called first
and drove out there Saturday PM. Sally and Chuck are gracious hosts and
I was greeted with a hug and telling me I was staying for dinner. The
Seahawks game was on the first TV I had watched since leaving home
before dawn on the 26th. Great game but a bit wild. Two of Sally's
daughters showed up with their children and also a son-in-law Todd,
husband of the Governor. Nice fellow.
Part of our discussion was about the wedding that didn't happen.
My mother, Louise, almost married their father, Clem Sheeran. They
called it off 2 days before the wedding. There were probably other
reasons but we think mostly neither really wanted to give up their home.
Sally's husband, Chuck, is a great hunter and does some interesting work
for a wildlife department. I could listen to him for hours. Thanks Sally
and Chuck for a wonderful evening.
I spent the next night at the home of a pyro friend on an island in Big
Lake about 55 miles from Anchorage. Normally I go to the landing and
call for someone to pick me up in the boat. Not this time. There are 28
inches of ice on that lake. So I drove out on the 4 lane plowed road (20
inches of snow) that runs diagonally the length of the lake. Taking the
2nd left I motored right to his island and parked where his dock usually
floats. It was a strange sensation. I bought a couple of steaks on the
way and we bar-b-qued them on the grill. It was really cold on the deck
of his 3 year old beautiful log home. Last year I helped him replace the
posts holding up the roof of the front deck and 2nd story. The 6 new
posts were native Alaskan hand-carved totems. I checked his fancy
digital home weather station. No wonder, it was -28 below zero F! I
said a quick prayer this morning (Monday the 8th) before trying to start
the car after 15 hours in that cold wind. It was groaning but fired-up
on the 3rd try, and I was off to a couple of appointments after a few
minutes of warm up. I negotiated a renewal of our contract with the
State Fair, so I will be back up in August if not before. I note that
at least half of the pickups I see are carrying a snowplow blade on the
front.
Alaska has lots of really nice folks, and the scenery is hard to beat.
This was one of my best trips ever, but I will be glad to be in my own
bed at home Tuesday night.
I was saddened to read of the passing of my former sister-in-law, Carol
Ann Shanks ('57). She was a good woman, a fine mother, business person,
and she was a lady.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ From NE Anchorage AK... It is only -7 below 0
on the deck here at 11 PM.
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Reflection through the New Year coming into 2007 have shown me again
and again how thankful I am to be back in the Richland area. So much to
do and explore. Have not even began to do all I want to. Amazed that
Entertainment newspaper is full monthly of things to do every week.
The arts have grown over the years in the area. Our worst weather is
not ever like Western Washington. Maybe having a few less huge trees is
a blessing.
Looking forward to the luncheon on Saturday.
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
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>>From: Kathie Moore Adair ('69)
Re: Surgery
Thank you for all of your Prayers.
I know there were some, had to be more than just me.
The golf ball size tumor is out.
They think they got it all and that it is benign.
He should be fine.
In Intensive Care for now.
Thank You all again. Thank God.
-Kathie Moore Adair ('69) ~ from the wind blown city of West Richland...
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>>From: Jenni Rew Hoskins ('97)
To: Mandy Holmes Taylor ('97)
Re: '97 in '07 Reunion
Hey Mandy,
It was good to hear from you. It's great that you are doing so well.
Good luck with your Masters.
Hey I may be able to help you with Chad Kreutz ('97). I think he's
married and possibly living in Seattle. But his mom lives in Pasco and
her name is Kathy Scott. Hopefully that helps you track her down.
Good luck planning the reunion. You're a brave girl.
-Jenni Rew Hoskins ('97)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/11/07
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2 Bombers and 1 NARB sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Pappy Swan ('59), Betti Avant ('69)
Ed Schable (NARB - Not a RICHLAND Bomber)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Russell ('58)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bob Lysher ('81)
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
Re: Old vs. Seasoned
OK Bombers, I now have undeniably, irrefutable, and indisputable proof
that I am no longer just "seasoned" but "old!" And, it cost me $100.00
to prove it. Yesterday, I appeared in traffic court. I appeared to
explain to the judge just why I had been happily driving "Lil Ricky"
(my little rickity ol' huntin' and fishin' pickup) all over the state of
Washington for six months on expired license tabs. To cut to the nitty
gritty (age dating old term) of this story, I just plain forgot. I
thought that I had taken care of it.
My wife, Jeanne, and I have a system. The notice arrives in the mail.
She sends in the payment and when the new registration and tabs arrive,
I apply them and thereafter drive happily around with my left blinker
constantly on.
However, we were in Utah on a fishing trip last year when Ricky's tabs
came due (driving the car not Ricky). We forgot and the notice got
misplaced. About a month ago, one of Franklin Counties finest finally
tagged me (so to speak) and awarded me a ticket for $193.00 since my
tabs were over two months expired.
However, the good news is that the judge exhibited a sense of humor when
I told him that I was indeed guilty... guilty of driving with expired
tabs and being old and having a bad memory. After the court room
laughter subsided, he completed his own laughter, and said that he
sympathized, but by state law he could only reduce the fine to $100.00
and since he was no spring chicken, he was going to pay more attention
to his own tabs.
The story ends there but I must admit to a prologue. On the way to
traffic court, a "lady driver" pulled right out in front of me, from a
side street on the right. After hitting the brakes and standing Jeanne
and I on our nose, I continued on to court in a private (under my
breath) rant about crazy drivers ... as I then sheepishly noticed that
my right blinker was still on after just changing lanes prior to the
ladies... now, not so offensive left turn. So ... watch out for ranting
old guys, driving rickity little pickups with either blinker on, they're
everywhere and a new crop is constantly coming of age!
-Old George "Pappy" Swan ('59) ~ Just happily goin' down the road
in Burbank, WA in a fog and thinkin' "Laugh at yourself and
the whole world will laugh with you and who cares if they
laugh at you... they're laughing."
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: snow
Well, the kids got their wish today. We probably got a couple of inches
of "white stuff" and they canceled school. Friday is a professional day
and Monday is a federal holiday so they have more time off in the next
few days. School is already set to let out in mid June and will probably
be later with the snow days. They already have at least 1 or 2 days to
add on to the end of the year. It is interesting, too, that there are
several school districts in the area and not all have Friday off, but
all have Monday off. The same was true at Christmas break, most were
scheduled to start break on the 18th, but the 15th was canceled due to
weather and other schools didn't start their break until the 21st. I
don't remember missing many days of school growing up in Richland due to
the weather do you?
This small amount of snow (I'm guessing no more than 2") caused them to
cancel school today (1/10). The big worry now is for it to freeze in
time for the evening commute.
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/070111-Avant_00.html
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA
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NOTE: Since Ed sent this to the page webmaster -- NOT to the Sandstorm
as an entry -- I'm leaving his email address off, but figured this
exchange would be interesting for some of us. -Maren
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>>From: Ed Schable (NARB - Not a RICHLAND Bomber)
mailto:NOT
Re: Bomber Mascot Web Page
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Mascot.html
Fellow "Bomber",
Your web page on the bomber heritage of your school is really cool. I am
a graduate of Argenta - Oreana HS in Illinois. I find it interesting
that there are only 15 that were found nationally. Also interesting is
the change of mascots. I have always thought that the bomber is an
original and strong mascot. Anyway, cool site. Ed S.
PS If you are into finding strange or unusual mascots, some weird ones
in Illinois are: Fisher (Bunnies), Hoopeston Area (Cornjerkers),
Rockford East (E-Rabs), Teutopolis (Wooden Shoes), Cobden (Apple
Knockers), Effingham (Flaming Hearts), Vandalia (Vandals), Centralia
(Orphans) ..... Just off the top of my head
-Ed Schable (NARB - Not a RICHLAND Bomber)
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I wrote to him:
Ed,
As far as I know, we are the only Bombers with an atom
bomb as a mascot, though .... You have to admit that an
a-bomb is much more powerful/stronger than a plane.
Bomber cheers, Maren Smyth, class of '64 Richland Bomber
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Ed answered:
Maren, Indeed the a-bomb is quite intimidating. A friend informed me of
a bomber you may or may not have on your list. The Midwest City Bombers
in Oklahoma.
-Ed Schable, class of '91 A/0 Bomber
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[Midwest City Bombers are #10 on the web page list. -Maren]
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Funeral Notice
>>Donna Gulley Jorgensen ('58) ~ 2/17/40 - 1/4/07
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/12/07
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Gus Keeney ('57), Tom Verellen ('60)
Sandy Carpenter ('61), Carol Converse ('64)
Chuck Crawley ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Earl Bennett ('63)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
To: Pappy Swan ('59)
AAAAAmen on the tag thing, Nuf Said??? I had to rush in last month and
redo my drivers license that expired in June!!! Luckily, I didn't get
caught.
There is a whole herd of us OFs (Old Folks) down here in Yuma, AZ. Now
that the "Birds" are here, it's way more of a challenge to get anywhere.
It'll slack off after April!!
-Gus Keeney ('57)
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>>From: Tom Verellen ('60)
To: G. P. Swan ('59)
Sorry Pappy, I'm not sure that forgetting to do the tabs automatically
qualifies you for "oldness". I carry a bicycle on the rear of my RV
which semi obscures the license plate. So I never got an official
reminder from any state sponsored uniformed person because they never
saw me doing something very stupid and speeding is impossible (four
cylinder Toyota). My grandchildren did mention it several times but in
my mind I didn't feel overdue. Turns out that when I did actually check
the dates on the tag I had been driving expired (the tags not me) for
three years. Living a life of crime in ignorance. Only in retrospect,
I enjoyed living life on the edge. Consequently since I don't recall
getting "old" you probably aren't....
Now where was I?
-Tom Verellen ('60) ~ snow bound near Lacey, WA.. drifts nearly 2 inches
deep and a cold north wind in the low 30s.
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>>From: Sandy Carpenter Lee (Great Class of 1961)
Re: Snow Days
ToO: Betti Avant ('69)
Yes, Betti, I can remember a few missed days of school, but not very
many. The ones I'm thinking of were when we were in grade school at
Jefferson Grade School. We lived across the street from the school, so
it wasn't very far for us to go. But, if they closed school because of
the weather, you still couldn't go. That particular day the whole family
stayed home, and I remember it fondly because my folks taught us how to
make and pull taffy candy. We made all kinds, vanilla, peppermint, etc.
And it was soooo good! Turned out pretty good, too. Sure wish I still
had that recipe. Another thing my Dad would always make every holiday
season was Butterscotch Suckers, and he made the sticks out of
toothpicks! They were very good, and I do have that recipe. Maybe
something for our school recipe book.
Cheers,
-Sandy Carpenter Lee (Great Class of 1961) ~ a very snowy Gold Bar, WA
(we had a total of 8" here) where schools are closed
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Re: Snow
To: Betti Avant ('69)
I don't remember any school closures for snow or wind. Most of us
walked to school and the buses, I think, always ran, perhaps a bit
late getting there.
We are having a cold snap hit us with temps in the high 20s to low
30s the next few nights. It took me a long time to scrape the windows
on the car this morning. The snow/rain is to start this afternoon or
tonight. It's predicted that we will get snow down to the beaches. If
there is snow when people get up tomorrow, they will all be outside
taking pictures and all the kids will be playing. It's been almost 20
years since Eureka has gotten any snow to speak of.
-Carol Converse Maurer (Boomer Bomber Class of '64) ~ Eureka, CA
The sun is out and it looks lovely, just VERY cold! Linda, I
hope this cold gets down to you. You can be a happy camper, as
I heard southern CA was quite warm yesterday.
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>>From: Chuck Crawley ('67)
Re: Bomber Mascot Web Page
Not to mention the Bay Area Bombers...
but that was Roller Derby
-Chuck Crawley ('67)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/13/07
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Carol Bishop ('57), Missy Keeney ('59)
Cheryl Weihermiller ('60), Dave Hanthorn ('63)
Leoma Coles ('63), Linda Reining ('64)
Betti Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Luda Stambaugh ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pat Ruane ('75)
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>>From: Carol Bishop Horne ('57)
Re: Snow in LV
We are expecting snow today in Las Vegas and cold weather too... kids
will love it... lots of snowmen will be built and then melt away by
noon...
To: Sally Sheeran Heath ('58)
Re: Alaska Governor
I was wondering if you know a Ray Matishowski... worked for Senator
Murkowski... Ray is from Ketchikan and went with our daughter in High
School and somewhat after... nice guy... and political too... we were
wondering about him and if he is still in the political field...
-Carol Bishop Horne ('57)
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>>From: Missy Keeney ('59)
To: Sandra Carpenter Lee ('61)
BUTTERSCOTCH SUCKERS!!! Gotta have THAT recipe!!
-Missy Keeney ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Cheryl Weihermiller Wagner ('60)
Re: Richland Street Names
Of course there were the ranch house trees, but who were the other
streets named after? ie VanGiesen, Goethals, Lee, Wright, Jadwin, etc.
Thanks to sister Ellen's ('63) connections, I learned the source of
Carmichael's non NW historical naming, for a school board land donor.
-Cheryl Weihermiller Wagner ('60)
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>>From: Dave Hanthorn (Gold Medal Class of '63)
To: Chuck Crawley ('67)
Re: Bomber mascots
If you are going to talk about pro sports teams like the Bay Area
Bombers, then you can't leave out the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the
Canadian Football League (didn't that franchise used to be in a
different city?)
Bomber Cheers,
-Dave Hanthorn (GMC '63) from sunny, cold, and snowy Mercer Island,
where I would like to get rid of some of this global cooling
before worrying too much about global warming.
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>>From: Leoma Coles ('63)
I haven't been on line for ages, except at my local coffee house. My
computer was soooo messed up, and I finally spent 6 1/2 hours last week
and got my computer totally re-programmed. I was on the phone with
"India" at Dell what seemed forever... now, I can really enjoy my
computer again, and just wanted to wish Mr. Earl Bennett ('63) a very
Happy Birthday! Wow, those birthdays sure come around fast these past
few years, and I have a hard time believing that we are now "over 60"
LOL..
Well, everyone out there...
Take care,
-Leoma Coles ('63) ~ Salem, OR where it's so cold, that it's not
even over 20° out!
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
re:snow days
I don't remember missing any school for snow or any other type of
weather. they kept saying Bakersfield might get snow flurries Friday,
but we didn't get them(last time it snowed here, was January 25th, 1999,
and we got enough snow to stop the town in its tracks---schools closed,
businesses closed, even the mail didn't "run", but we had fun making
snowmen, snow angels, and having snowball fights)!!!!! darn!!!! yes, I
LOVE the cold and I LOVE the snow, but I realize I don't have to drive
in it and I don't have to shovel it, and it's been over 30 years since I
had to drive in it, so I might feel differently IF I had to do all that,
but I still LOVE it and I still miss it!!!!!!! *grin* it's cold in
Bakersfield-----it is only 29 degrees right now and they are saying
parts of Kern County could get down to 16 degrees by Saturday night!
now, I know that's COLD and freezing, but I still LOVE the cold!!!! I
can always get warm enough, BUT I can NEVER get cool enough!!!!!! *grin*
they are advising that we all protect our water pipes and let water
trickle out of the backyard spigots---I remember doing that in Richland,
only it was the kitchen faucet that we would let water trickle out of.
we keep the heat in the house at 68, which is GREAT for me, but my
daughter goes around with a sweatshirt on all the time!!!! her kids
inherited MY hot blood---she has to practically threaten them with their
lives to get them to wear jackets or sweaters when they are outside!!!!!
*grin*
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of 64).........Bakersfield,
CA.......where it's COLD and yes, Carol Converse Maurer('64), I am a
"happy camper"!!! *grin*
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Snow Days
I know we had snow days growing up in Richland, but I don't recall very
many. I know in the winter of '64 - '65 we had a big snowfall and school
wasn't called off. I walked in knee deep snow from Torbett and Thayer to
Chief Joseph, no one had gotten out and cleaned off their sidewalks.
In those days the boots we wore came just above the ankles and pants
weren't allowed. I was taking chorus that year and we had been working
on Handel's Messiah. We were to join with Carmichael and Columbia High
in a Christmas program to sing that song. Alas, when the snow hit they
canceled the concert and we were pretty "bummed out" about it. One of
the first things we made in Home Ec class in the 7th grade was molasses
taffy. We wrapped it in waxed paper to take home and share with our
families. I put mine in my purse, we had an assembly later that day, and
by the time I got home the taffy was hopelessly stuck to the paper. Mom
put it in the freezer for a while and we could then peel the paper off,
yummy!!!!!!!!!
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where at noon it's still below freezing-
brrrrrrrrrrrrr
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9 Bombers and Don Sorenson sent stuff:
Mike Clowes ('54), Bill Berlin ('56)
Michael Ragland ('57), Bonnie Allen ('59)
Patti Mathis ('60), Larry Mattingly ('60)
Sandy Carpenter ('61), Donna Bowers ('63)
Bill Scott ('64), Don Sorenson (N A B)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Susan Baker ('64)
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54)
To: Cheryl Weihermiller Wagner ('60)
The street we have known and come to love were named for engineers.
There is somewhere on the Bomber web page a listing of just who is whom.
http://hanford.houses.tripod.com/streets.html
To: Dan Hanthorn ('63)
Didn't that team used to be in Baltimore?
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54) ~ In chilly Mount Angel, OR;
no snow but plenty of frozen mud-puddles.
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Richland Street names
A lot of those mentioned in the 1/13/07 Sandstorm were Engineers during
the building of the Panama Canal. Not only was I told that by my Dad but
having traversed that body of water many times, you see their pictures
in the museum in Panama City.
http://hanford.houses.tripod.com/streets.html
Re: Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Nope. The Blue Bombers of the CFL have been there for years. Having
kicked there a couple of years, I know they were there in '61 and '62.
Not sure where the "Bombers" side of the name came from but you only
have to play a game or two in November in Manitoba to realize where the
"Blue" comes from... "blue" as in frozen blue.
Re: Bomber Mom
Violet Berlin, Mother of Bill ('56) and Bruce (Kennewick '61) will turn
98 on 1/23/07. She lives here in Anacortes at the Rosario Assisted Care
Living Center and is doing pretty well... even exercises in class three
times a week.
Re: Boise State Football
I am still thinking they should be #1.
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ Anacortes, WA where we still have 4" of snow
on the ground, could play Hockey Night in Canada on my front
street and keeping my beer cold is NO problem.
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>>From: Michael Ragland ('57)
Re: Medicare and Social Security
A "heads up" to Bombers nearing retirement age. If you do not sign
up for medicare when you become eligible, the social security agency
penalizes you when you do sign up. Not whining, but when I turned 65,
I was still working full time and insured under a group policy with the
company that employed me. Naturally, Medicare and Social Security were
far from my mind, as I am healthy and was fully insured.
When I resigned from that company and began doing consulting work, I
attempted to buy a private policy. Being a Washington resident, I
applied for a LifeWise of Washington policy, a private plan that is
affordable. I was rejected due to the fact that I was medicare eligible.
Cool. I applied for Medicare and learned that, because I was eligible a
year earlier, I would have to pay $78.00 per month in premium, something
that I would not have been subject to had I applied six months prior
to turning 65. That premium increases with the cost of living on an
annual basis. It also increases as you further age without applying and
receiving Medicare benefits. Not sure I understand the logic here, but
it is what it is.
Re: Seahawks
On a happier note, the Seahawks are playing in Chicago this weekend
where the temperature and snowy conditions are more favorable than here.
Most of the media thinks the Hawks have no chance, but play offs are
play offs and even in their decimated condition, the team will play with
heart. Not necessarily guaranteeing a win, but I think we have a great
chance.
-Michael Ragland ('57) ~ from cold Edmonds, WA where it is currently
25° and the heat wave is coming.
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>>From: Bonnie Allen ('59)
To: Leoma Coles ('63)
If you learn to use the "Chat" feature with Dell it will make your
life a little easier. Before Christmas I spent many hours with Verizon
and Dell. Verizon was a snap, I think the reps I was talking to were
just down the road. Dell is another matter. When I tell them "I can't
understand you." they think I can't understand what they are telling me
to do. This is not the case... I can't understand what they are saying!
I know they are speaking English, but their accent is so bad I don't
understand them. When they type the words, I can understand them much
better than when I am talking to them. If you use the "chat" feature,
they also have a remote control program where you give them permission
to remotely control your computer. It's pretty weird, because you can
watch them doing things inside your computer. But they do it, and you
don't have to and you can learn by watching them. Unfortunately, all
three Dell people I was working with had different solutions to the
problem.
-Bonnie Allen ('59) ~ Mill Creek, WA
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>>From: Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
All this talk of snow days has jiggled my memory. I don't remember not
going to school because of snow, but I sure do remember being sent home
early because of it. I must of been about 7 or 8 (sitting in someone's
class, lord knows whose) when the teacher announced all of the parents
had been called to pick up their children, as school had been canceled
do to a blizzard. Well, as luck would have it, my mom was without a
car that day. I didn't live far from the school (Marcus Whitman) and
convinced the powers that be I was certainly capable of getting home
on my own. I started out in the right direction, made a wrong turn
somewhere, and by the time I realized it, my hat had blown off, my scarf
was gone and I was soooo scared. In my panic I plowed up the sidewalk of
a house that had their lights on and begged for entry. When my sobbing
resided, I realized my home was right across the street. How lucky we
were that homes back then were safe, and small children were always
returned to their parents. Sweet.
-Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Street names
Original streets in Richland were, if I remember correctly, named after
US Army officers, most were Generals and many but not all, were Corps
of Engineers. General Goethals for instance was responsible for a major
part of the building of the Panama Canal. We all know George Washington.
Some where there exists some typewritten sheets with a 1-2 line history
of these men. I saw it maybe 5-6 years ago. Can't remember who had it.
How about it, Burt? Was it you that showed it to me? I'm sure it was a
Bomber Alumni. Ok I know that only narrows it down to a crowd. Somebody
fess up and enlighten us with a bit of history.
[Larry -- you PROBABLY read it online. -Maren
http://hanford.houses.tripod.com/streets.html]
Tree streets and Mountain streets came later in additions.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ from home near Tacoma where it is 15° on
my deck at midnight.
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>>From: Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
Re: Butterscotch Suckers
This is for Missy Keeney ('59) and any others who want to know how
to make
BUTTERSCOTCH SUCKERS
Mix
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1 Tbsp. Butter
1 tsp. Vinegar
Boil to hard crack stage
On waxed paper or buttered foil pour sucker size puddles onto Sucker sticks.
Allow to harden and peel off foil.
These are really good; and so easy!
-Sandy Carpenter Lee (Class of '61) ~ In Gold Bar, WA where the snow
hasn't even begun to melt And it is a brrrrrish 22° this morning.
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>>From: Donna Bowers Rice (Gold Medal Class of '63)
To: Dave Hanthorn ('63)
Global warming is brought on by the change in the CO2 cycle among other
things and what that does is cause extremes of weather, both hot and
cold and dry and wet. I am sitting here in St. Louis hearing cracks like
thunder as big branches of trees pop off due to the ice storm we have
here. This is just the beginning of several below freezing days with
more ice storm to come. I have big trees in my back yard and I am
wondering if they are going to be falling into my house after the next
storm that passes through. Thankfully it is not windy or I think this
could be worse. Nature is certainly beautiful, but also frightening. We
have over 60,000 without power and this is just the beginning. We lived
in the PNW for most of our lives and never experienced ice storms like
they get back here.
Hope all of you keep warm and happy & curl up with a good book... looks
like a lot of people here will be in for a few days... sounds like there
are problems all over.
-Donna Bowers Rice (GMC '63)
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>>From: Bill Scott ('64)
Re: Richland street names
To: Cheryl Weihermiller Wagner ('60)
Many of the prominent Richland streets, including, I think, most if not
all of the ones you listed were named after engineers of the Army Corps
of Engineers.
http://hanford.houses.tripod.com/streets.html
-Bill Scott (Boomer Bomber Class of '64_ ~ from uncharacteristically
frigid Nipomo, CA where it's expected to be about 20° tonight
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>>From: Don Sorenson (N A B)
Re: Looking for Dave Crawley
To: Chuck Crawley ('67)
Is your fathers name Dave Crawley? I've been looking for him for a while
now. If not, do you know a Dave Crawley?
Re: Chldrenofthemanhattanproject Web Site
To All Bombers,
Tried to access the Childrenofthemanhattanproject this a.m. No luck the
web site is expired. I know the Atomic Heritage folks had some plans to
take over the site and make some changes, however I wonder if that plan
feel apart.
-Don Sorenson (N A B)
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8 Bombers sent stuff:
Shirley Rae Drury ('51), Wally Erickson ('53)
Tom Hughes ('56), George Swan ('59)
Jan Bollinger ('60), Carol Converse ('64)
Dennis Hammer ('64), Brad Upton ('74)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Carol Cross ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ronna Jo Lynch ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike Freeman ('71)
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>>From: Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51)
Re: Question to Bill Scott ('64)
Bill, how did you make that little degree mark? (20°) I only can show
it here because I copied and pasted from your entry. I don't have
anything like that on our keyboard, and have been sending weather
reports cumbersomely spelling out "degrees F."
-Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51) ~ from Kennewick where there's ice all
over my truck at midnight and 15° F. Br-r-r-r
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[Shirley, Bill probably didn't do the degree mark (°). I usually replace
"degrees" with the mark whenever I see it. Google "keyboard characters":
http://home.earthlink.net/~awinkelried/keyboard_shortcuts.html
For a degree mark: use the number key pad on the right side of your
keyboard. Make sure NumLock is on. Press/hold the ALT key & type 0176
ON THE KEY PAD... release the ALT key... TA DA!!! °. Website has a whole
bunch of other characters. -Maren]
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
To: Maren
Re: New Orleans Saints
The Saints played a great game against the Eagles. It's great to see
New Orleans get this far into the play offs.
Hope you'll root for the Seahawks Sunday... it would be fun watching the
Seahawks vs. Saints!! Actually, the Seahawks are lucky they got this
far; with all of their injuries. It's been an real "ugly" season for the
Seahawks this year. I would think most of the Bombers would be rooting
for the Seahawks; since they're a Washington/northwest team... grin.
Seahawk cheers..
-Wally Erickson ('53)
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>>From: Tom Hughes ('56)
Everyone who signs up for Part B of Medicare pays the premium. Doesn't
matter when you sign up.
-Tom Hughes ('56)
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
Re: Stressful communication
To: Bonnie Allen ('59)
Re: "Unfortunately, all three Dell people I was working with had
different solutions to the problem."
Oh, the miracles of modern technology! I wonder how many of the
afflictions suffered by modern man are stress-induced through the guilt-
ridden attempt to use modern conveniences? Consider those of us who
have lived through the onset of the age of information, but are finally
realizing that we're just aren't wired that way? I still agonize over
the fact that I have never learned to program my VHS Recorder and I
don't even want to go to that place where DVD devices are discussed.
Show me the button!
Just show me the buttons and tell me which ones to push, when and where.
Don't confuse me with too much info! It pushes me dangerously near
the brink of mass mental mayhem. Like, "Why can't I learn to do all
that stuff that my cell phone can do?" Or, maybe they should issue a
kindergarten kid with each device, to explain it to me.
I feel a sense of being left at the starting gate in today's quest for
more. More information, more speed, and more...more. Now, everything has
to be faster and offer more! Faster computers, faster cars. If it is
faster, it is supposed to be better. But, when speed limits pretty much
top out at 70 mph, why is the speedometer capable of registering 120?
Am I going nowhere ... fast. And, I wonder how many other seniors really
use all of those bells and whistles pushed at us on today's devices. I
wonder.
I considered meditating and cogitating further on this great quandary,
but I can no longer bend my knees into that sitting position. And,
when I hum (as in Ahhhhhuummmmmm), I am subjected to a fit of coughing.
Besides that, the pathway of life just doesn't look as long as it used
to. I don't want to spend all that time learning to use my new cell
phone. When I buy it, why can't I just push a button and talk? And, why
do email servers inevitably screw up about the time I need a really
important exchange of information? So, in an effort to regain and secure
inner peace for seniors such as I, while enjoying a slower pace, I am
considering reviving the "Pony Express."
However, I will call it "Hosses Unhurried." My bad knees no longer allow
me to get my toe into the stirrup and vaulting over the horse's _ _ _
like "The Young Riders" is totally out of the question. However, I have
secured an engine hoist so that I can be lowered into the saddle like
the knights of old. And, I have had a seat belt installed on my old
saddle.
Speed is not of the essence. I figure that I can deliver a letter
between Bomberville and Saint Jo, Missouri in about...oh, six or eight
months (one way), dependent on weather and ol' Dobbin's grazing time.
But, just think of the joy derived through reviving the drawn out
anticipation and finally receiving a letter from the folks back home
or way out west. The beauty of it all, is that seniors will no longer
suffer the frustration of dealing with these modern, hi-tec, stressful,
communication devices ... and ol' Dobbin and I can come out of being
put out to pasture.
Get yer cards and letters in early folks. I figure I can carry six
in each side of the saddlebags after loading 'em with some jerky and
Copenhagen fer me and grain fer ol' Dobbin. Sorry, no parcel posts or
freight allowed. Any of ya'll old guys interested in applying contact
"Ol' Dobbin, Burbank, WA." We're an equal opportunity outfit so ladies
are welcome to apply too -- send picture of horse.
-George "Pappy" "Ol Hoss" Swan ('59) ~ Burbank, WA where it's
cold at night (single digits) and not much warmer during
daylight burning time. Ummm, oookaaay, ol' Dobbin just
pawed out the message that the "Hosses Unhurried" service
will begin ummm, when the weather gets a little warmer.
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>>From: Jan Bollinger Persons ('60)
Re: Spokane Bomber Lunch - Sunday 1/21
Our November lunch was held at Ripples on the River for the first time
and the great majority of those attending voted in favor of making it
our permanent lunch location. Alums appreciated the extensive menu and
the food received many compliments. The service could have been better
in some cases and we have requested that the tables be set in banquet
style instead of rounds for future lunches.
My apologies for not reporting much earlier regarding the vote and the
great turnout of 30+ Bombers and guests at that lunch! However (here
comes my excuse . . . ), as many of you know, I had been having some
health problems at that time, and after my biopsy came back positive,
I was in chemo treatment the very next day! So I've had what they call
"chemo brain" ever since, which sometimes makes it difficult to string
two sentences together. However, I'm feeling kinda perky now and won't
have another treatment until after the 22nd, so I expect to be feeling
perky at Bomber lunch time, too. In any case, there WILL be a lunch and
we hope it is one where we conversation revolves around everything BUT
my health. (It's okay to talk about my hat, or wig, or near-bald head,
though.)
All Bombers, spouses and guests are welcome!
-Jan Bollinger Persons ('60)
-Gary Persons ('57)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Re: Seahawks
So sad that the Seahawks lost. My husband and I hurried home from church
this morning so that we could see the last of the game. How exciting to
turn on the TV and see that they were 2 points ahead. They gave a good
fight for the title though. There is always next year. We love 'em
anyways!
-Carol Converse Maurer (Boomer Bomber Class of '64) ~ Eureka, CA where
it's STILL very very cold!
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>>From: Dennis Hammer ('64)
Re: Snow days
I have been wondering about this since the early '80s when my daughter
started Kindergarten. I don't remember school ever being canceled
because of snow. I went to grade school and junior high in Athena and
Milton-Freewater, Oregon where they have more snow than in the Tri-
Cities. I do remember one time in grade school parents of at least one
classmate came to pick him up and were getting assignments from the
teacher for the next few days because they lived on a farm and were
going to be snowed in.
Re: Street names ~ http://hanford.houses.tripod.com/streets.html
I first learned in the '70s that the streets were named after Army
engineers while working in the area as a mechanical and piping designer
from Bomber dad Bob Noland (RIP). I have thought for years that the
streets must have been named by someone from the South. One on the
longer main streets is named after Robert E. Lee, but George B.
McClellan has only a one block long street named after him. I didn't
even know McClellan street existed until they had cut-backs out in the
area; so for a couple of years I was trying to make a living delivering
pizza and had to learn all the streets.
-Dennis Hammer ('64) ~ (Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2006)
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
Hey Detroit Bombers! This coming week I'll be at Joey's Comedy Club in
Livonia, Wednesday thru Saturday. I get back on Sunday morning and have
2 shows that night opening for Joan Rivers at the Skagit Casino. I'm
sorry to say that I'm not expecting Bomber Legend, Mike Davis ('74) to
be attending any of these shows.
-Brad Upton ('74)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/16/07
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13 Bombers sent stuff:
Richard Roberts ('49), Ralph Myrick ('51)
Em De Vine ('52), Gus Keeney ('57)
Steve Carson ('58), Mary Rose ('60)
Ed Quigley ('62), Donni Clark ('63)
Marilyn Swan ('63), Gary Behymer ('64)
David Rivers ('65), Cathy Geier ('66)
Doug Ufkes ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Stephanie Dawson ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Barry Byron ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gary Telfer ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gene Gustafson ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lucinda Barr ('69)
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>>From: Richard Roberts ('49)
Re: Degree sign, °
Dang, Maren, you are so smart!
-Richard Roberts ('49)
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>>From: Ralph Myrick ('51)
In 2002, I notified the Bomber crew about the compensation that the
government was giving to those who think that radiation, or other
substance, was responsible for their relatives' deaths. I submitted my
dad's. He worked at the 100F area. Dr. Yang did the diagnosis of the
cancer and took out some of dad's lung. However, more than seven years
had passed since Dr. Yang had seen him. His office told me that records
are destroyed after seven years. No hope there, however, Kadlec had
records. Sent in all information that Dept. of Labor required and in
2005 I was told that they denied my compensation. They figured that
working in the area was responsible for 46.38% of his cancer. You need
50% to qualify.
I recently heard that a new law was passed and that you could resubmit
your claim and that they were paying. I went to the Dept. of Labor in
Richland and made an appointment with a counselor. During the time I
spent with her, she told that a new law was passed, but only for the
following sites:
Amchitka Island
Ames Laboratory
Gaseous Diffusion Plants located at
Paducah, Kentucky
Portsmouth, Ohio
Oak Ridge, TN
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Linde Ceramics Plant
Mallinckrodt Chemical Works
Nevada Test Site
Pacific Proving Grounds
Y-12 plant
The reason that I am notifying any of you that had relatives at one
of these site go to the nearest DOL offices and check to see if you
qualify. I say this because my nephew said that his granddad worked
at the Nevada site and when they submitted his name they got full
compensation. It is worth a try. The powers to be are trying to get
Hanford as one of the sites. Keep watch.
-Ralph Myrick ('51)
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>>From: Marilyn "Em" De Vine ('52)
To: Pappy Swan ('59)
Yeah, I feel the same way about some of these "new fangled" things! For
instance, this morning I was trying to play a new CD/radio/tape player
and my 7 year old grandson finally pushed the right button. For reasons
unknown to me, the front controls are for the CD and the top controls
are for the tape player. I got the radio to play just fine.
I talked with Jerry Dudley ('53) and he says he's not doing all that
great. Actually, he was looking for Ray Hubbard ('52) so I gave him
the information he needed to get in touch.
Re: Butterscotch suckers
We didn't have much luck with them. Maybe because I was looking at the
C. instead of F. while it was boiling and got it up past 250.
To: Jan Bollinger Persons ('60)
Sorry to hear about your bad biopsy and subsequent chemo but glad you
are feeling better. Good luck! I got a good report from my recent
biopsy, now I'm just waiting to hear about the Pap test. It's amazing to
me that so far I have escaped Ca. There was so much of it in my female
line of ancestors, and even my eldest daughter has had cervical Ca and
lots of skin cancers, which, luckily, are somewhat easily removed.
I've always figured that if I live long enough, I will have it. One fun
result of my biopsy is that I drew "tattoos" on my grandson with the
pencil they used to "mark the spots" for the needle aspirations. And he
drew one on me. It washes off and I got permission from the parents!
Granddaughter, Jordan hasn't decided what picture she wants, yet.
Re: weather
I feel so badly for those thousands of people (millions?) who are
suffering so much from this cold, stormy weather. It hasn't been all
that bad (relatively speaking) in the Tri-Cities, but I surely am tired
of the cold!! I think we are all ready for spring to come.
Bomber regards to each and all,
-Marilyn "Em" De Vine ('52)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
Hello All,
Awful News this Morning.
Sunny Ogston Anderson ('57-RIP) passed way this morning [1/15/07] in
her sleep at 04:45.
May God Bless Tom and the rest of the Family.
-Gus Keeney ('57)
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>>From: Steve Carson ('58)
To: Wally Erickson ('53)
I am sure the Seahawks will enjoy their time off. The game could have
gone either way but my Bears pulled it out. Seahawk fans must have felt
a little like Dallas did last week. Love the Seahawks but in Chicago
BEARS RULE. We are looking forward to the Saints and that will be a
great game next week.
-Steve Carson ('58) ~ Chicago, IL
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>>From: Mary Rose Tansy ('60)
I have been reading all of the entries on how cold it is in various
parts of the country. I think we have you beat here in central Utah.
When I got up to let the dogs out this morning at about 7 am, it was
5 below. About three hours later it was zero. It has been like this for
several days. Sometimes during the day it gets up to about 15° to 20°
and it feels like a heat wave.
Re: Donna Bowers Rice's ('63) entry on ice storms
I lived in Kansas in the mid 1980s and we experienced all kinds of
weather that I wasn't used to. We lived on a hill overlooking the
towns of Leavenworth and Lansing. When we had lightening storms it was
unbelievably beautiful. The entire sky lit up as far as you could see.
We only had one big ice storm while I lived there - that was enough, but
it was also beautiful. We were without power for about 4 days and had to
go to work. Boy was that fun. We took cold showers and stayed warm by
the fireplace. We used a little camp stove to cook on.
We also experienced a tornado (my first and only). We were told that we
only received the side winds. One of our barns was lifted up and moved
over 6 feet. It was bowed out and all of the beams were broken. The
insurance company didn't even ask any questions. They just looked at it
and sent a check.
A very exciting place to live!!! (I was a lot younger then!!)
-Mary Rose Tansy ('60)
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>>From: Ed Quigley ('62)
To: Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51)
Hey Shirley, for the 7% discriminating enough to have a Macintosh [ :)],
press "shift>option>8" and you'll get the ° sign!
-Ed Quigley ('62)
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>>From: Donni Clark Dunphy ('63)
Hi Bombers!
I am looking for a little help again. My husband and I are planning an
Alaska cruise this year and I know that many of you have written in
before with all of your wonderful suggestions on which is the best
cruise to take etc. etc. I wrote down Dave Brusie's ('51) and Ed Wood's ('62)
names before as having some good ideas but now I have misplaced all of
that information. Could any of you who have been to Alaska send me some
tips and infoRMATION that you have. Someone mentioned Lindblad Tours? I
also know that there are some other Bombers who would also like to go to
Alaska. It would be fun to all go together! Thanks for any help you can give.
-Donni Clark Dunphy ('63) ~ from the little house in La Mirada, CA
where the sun is shining but it is burrrrrrr cold out side!
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>>From: Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
To: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
To: "My old foogy, much older brother"
Just thought I would you give you a tip about getting on that horse...
you do not need an engine lift! A good sturdy step stool will do! I know
this as my youngest daughter's ex-husband had a Dodge Ram pickup that
had a lift kit on it & it was so high in the air that she had to take my
sturdy little step stool with us to Lowe's to pick up some supplies one
day! It was the only way I could get in that truck & what a hilarious
sight that must have been!! It wasn't as much that I am so old, as much
as I'm so dang short!!! So just get yourself a good sturdy step stool &
you'll be in business with reviving that "Pony Express" ("Hosses
Unhurried").
On second thought, I think you're already out there in that pasture
somewhere!!
Sisterly thoughts from "your" much younger sister" that Mom always liked
best!!!
-Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63) ~ Southwest of Salt Lake City, UT
in frigid temps, 10º at the moment. Glad we aren't having
the ice storms Donna Bowers Rice ('63) spoke of in the
St. Louis, MO area. I'm looking forward to Spring or maybe
just maybe a warm beach in Mexico .......
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: eBay Item: Robley Johnson's Desert Scene
-Gary Behymer ('64)
P.S. No it is not mine...
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Well it's like this......................uhhhhhhhh... no... I cannot
tell a lie... I blew it on Ronna Jo Lynch's ('65) Birthday and I admit
it! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANYWAY RJ!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will tell ya tho that I bought a bunch of original Real Don Steele
Live from the 1960s recordings from a former Pasco DJ (I mean a bunch)
and have been putting them on CD... What great memories... As I've
mentioned 100 times before, Don was the second string jock to Lynne
Bryson ('57) back in the day... Lynne's theme was Straight Flush by the
Frantics... no clue what Don's was... he left in the early 1960s for
Yakima... then to KISN in Portland where he was the Boss Jock and then
back to his home in L.A. where he was also the Boss Jock and eventually
syndicated his Live from the 1960s show with the help of MG "Machine
Gun" Kelly who has taken over the show since Don's death and added the
1970s to the playlist (what's wrong with the 1950s I ask????)... I hear
so many songs that put me right back to where I was the first time I
heard them... I remember Butch Manthei ('65) always sitting in Zip's
back in '64 playing "Pretty Woman" over and over... and Bobby Cummings
('65) listening to "Last Kiss" by J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers in
the same year on the same juke box 6 months before it became a hit...
we would always tell him it was cowboy crap... till it hit the top ten...
then we changed our tune... I remember being at a restaurant in Walla
Walla when a bunch of us went to see Pierre Remillard ('65WB) and we
played "You've lost that Lovin' Feeling" over and over... Never forget
when we were sophomores during the first days of our first year in Hi
School and the banner for the Mixer had "Beachwood 45789" written on
it when I first met Kathie Roe ('64) and Kathy Hoff ('64)... I was
swoooooooning... Then last night I watched a movie called "16 Blocks"
with Bruce Willis I loved it... found the ending to be a little tear
inspiring... first name I saw on the screen was Jimmy Van Wyck ('66)
tho they didn't call him Jimmy in his roll as the Producer... So I think
I'll just keep burning copies of the Real Don Steele and reliving the
great years I had growing up in OUR home town!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Cathy Geier ('66)
Dear Maren,
I so appreciate getting the Sandstorm. Thank you.
I need to find out again when the Bomber Luncheons are. Somehow I think
I missed this one or Patty took a break. When are they?
Sincerely
-Cathy Geier ('66)
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[Check the Bomber Calendar -- Link at the top of this Sandstorm. -Maren]
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>>From: Doug Ufkes ('68)
Re: Arizona Bombers Lunch
To: Richland High School Bombers across the nation
On March 17, 2007 the Arizona RHS Grads will be getting together for our
bi-annual get together at the Harrah's Casino in Maricopa, Arizona at
noon in the Harvest Buffet.
All Bombers are welcome to attend.
Please email me for further info and to let me know if you will be there.
-Doug Ufkes ('68)
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Bell ('51), Gus Keeney ('57)
Sharon Panther ('57), Dale Ennor ('59)
Nancy Nelson ('69), Dave McAdie ('79)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Betty Ely ('47)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Teresa Holmes ('93)
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>>From: Betty Bell Norton ('51)
To: Shirley Drury Crume ('51)
Bert Wells told me to use the NUM LOCK, hold down the "alt" key
and type "167" º
-Betty Bell Norton ('51)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
Re: Service for Sunny Ogston Anderson ('57-RIP)
Sunny's memorial funeral service will be held Thursday, February 1, at
11:00 am at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 1608 Russell Road, Alexandria, VA
22301, 703-683-0798. Sunny's family will receive friends at their home
immediately following the service.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made in Sunny's name
(Sunny A. Anderson) to The Komen Foundation, PO Box 650309, Dallas, TX
75265-0309, 1-888-888-3317.
-Gus Keeney ('57)
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>>From: Sharon Panther Taff ('57)
Sharon Panther Taff (1957)
Re: Mike Raglund's ('57) comment on Social Security
Before I was full retirement age I visited the SS office and was told I
could defer Medicare part B with no penalty since I was still working
full time and had medical coverage. I could not defer the Part A without
penalty since I applied to collect SS benefits even though still working
full time. Since I am full retirement age there is no penalty for
drawing SS. I figure there is no guarantee how long I will live so I
will collect it now and put more wages in a tax deferred program through
my employer to reduce annual income. When I do retire and need Part B
then I need to notify the SS office and they will begin deducting that
payment.
-Sharon Panther Taff ('57)
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>>From: Dale Ennor ('59)
Re: "degrees" symbol
Apparently there are a number of ways to display a "degree" symbol;
WordPerfect provides it with "Control-W," followed by "4,63." The
"Control W" allows access to a number of other symbol categories,
including one of my favorites the elongated "em-dash" which is "4,34."
Also any number of fractions are readily available.
-Dale Ennor ('59)
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>>From: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
About the Medicare sign up.. You have January and February to sign up for
Medicare when you are eligible. You are only penalized when you sign up
for Part D pharmacy if you are already on the Medicare and did not sign
up for the Part D.
I have been on Disability and Medicare since 1992 so that is what they
told me. So if you are almost ready to retire now you know.
To: Pam Pyle ('69)
Just letting you know in case you have not been notified that dad passed
away October 22, 2006. Now just mom and me.
To: Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
Used to visit Goldbar, WA all the time when my ex brother-in-law lived
there... now go to Northbend where my birth mom and half brothers live.
Maybe sometime will contact you and Gary ('64) when I get over there
again and we can meet for coffee or something.
-Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
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>>From: Dave McAdie ('79)
Re: Keyboards and Special Characters
To: Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51) -- and any other interested folks
Since a non-discriminating 93% of us (according to Ed Quigley ('62))
have Windows machines, there is an easy way to find out any and all
special characters available to us. Either "Start->Programs->
Accessories->System Tools->Character Map", or "Start->Run->Charmap.exe"
will open up the Character Map utility. You will notice at the top of
the window that there is a drop-down list of fonts. Select any available
font and the grid will show you all the characters available for that
font. At the very bottom of the window there is a display area that
lists the font on the left and the corresponding keystroke on the right
(usually ALT+numeric value -- using the numeric keypad). Notice that the
first few lines, up through the "tilde" character have no keystroke
value - because they are the "keyboard" available keys. You can copy the
characters from there, or use the keystroke value to enter them (for
example ALT0163 is £). Happy key-poking :)
And Ed had to do the same sort of thing (character map) to come up with
his "shift>option>8" too.
-Dave McAdie ('79) ~ Snowy, frozen Kennewick
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2 Bombers and Don Sorenson sent stuff:
Gus Keeney ('57), Nancy Stull ('59)
Don Sorenson (N A B)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Missy Keeney ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jeannie Shanks ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kathy O'Neil ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sheila Davis ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Eric Holmes ('90)
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SHARING... FROM THE EDITOR - Dogs 'n' Kids:
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
To: Missy Keeney ('59)
Happy Birthday to my Little Sister Missy on the 18th!!!
-Big Bro Gus ('57) ~ from Chilly Yuma, AZ in the High 50s & 60s
for a few days
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>>From: Nancy Stull Jewell/Knutson ('59)
All—
Re: The degree symbol
In Word, if you type the lower case "o", highlight it, go to Format >
Font and click on "superscript", you will have the symbol. Maybe seems
a little round-about, but I don't have to remember special codes.
Short-term memory doncha know!
-Nancy Stull Jewell/Knutson ('59)
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>>From: Don Sorenson (N A B)
Re: Bomber Sports
To Whom,
Some time ago somebody was looking for old Bomber sport clippings.
I have a few 1948 Richland Villager's with sports sections. If you
like I can loan them for scanning. Email me for details.
-Don Sorenson (N A B)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/19/07
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8 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Dick McCoy ('45), Stan McDonald ('53)
Bonnie Allen ('59), Patti Jones ('60)
John Browne ('61), Helen Cross ('62)
Perry Moore ('63), Gary Behymer ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sharon Brooks ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Donna Bowers ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jean Armstrong ('64)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Degree
I get the º mark by doing the same, except alt 167
-Dick McCoy ('45)
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>>From: Stan McDonald ('53)
Re: Nancy Stull Jewell/Knutson ('59)
Comments about computer typing of the symbol for "degree"
As it often is necessary to use degree symbols in legal descriptions of
metes and bounds properties, here is a fast way to do it. An easy way in
Microsoft Word program is to click on "Symbol" ... a matrix appears and
you just go down to the 5th line where the degree symbol is and click on
it, then Insert it and close.
In Word Perfect 11 a similar operation under "Insert" pull down choices.
-Stan McDonald ('53)
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>>From: Bonnie Allen ('59)
To: George Swan ('59)
I don't use every feature that my cell phone comes with, but I did
notice this little tiny book that came with it... I think it was called
an "Instruction" book, or something like that. It had quite a bit of
interesting information in it.
My VCR also came with one of those funny little books. I've found that
you do have to do a channel search every time the power goes out or it
won't record properly. Would you like me to come over and program your
VCR for you the next time I'm in the Tri-Cities to visit my sister? If
that is not convenient, maybe Jeanne could help you.
-Bonnie Allen ('59) ~ Mill Creek, WA
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Re: January All Bomber luncheon Richland
January has swung in with record cold temperatures as we all know. The
warmth of the luncheon last Saturday was worth braving the cold to be
there. The following attended: Burt Pierard ('59), Missy Keeney ('59),
Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64), Dena Harr Evans ('64), Larry ('57) and
Dona McCleary Belt ('54), Derrith Persons Dean ('60), Marilyn Baird
Singletary ('60), Dave Rhodes ('52), Alice Rhodes (NAB), George "Pappy"
Swan ('59), We missed you Jeanne (Spouse of George Swan), Betty Bell
Norton ('51), Marie Ruppert Hartman ('63), Mary Judd Hinz ('60), Barbara
Isakson Rau ('58), Glen Rose ('58) and spouse Carol (NAB), Fred Klute ('58),
Deryl Johnson ('73), Pat Doriss Trimble ('65), Vera Smith Robbins ('58)
and myself. Any Bombers who have attended before you are always missed
when you aren't there. Always look forward to new ones.
For the Bombers setting their calendars for the year the All Bomber
Luncheon is always the second Saturday of the month.
Re: Year 2007
All the cold weather keeping me in, easy for me to say because I work at
home, has allowed me to look at my calendar for the year. What I will be
doing is always some what of a mystery in the beginning of the year but
some things are a definite. Such as Club 40 this years 20th Anniversary.
Astounding that many Bombers had enough site to set a legacy for the
future of gatherings of Bombers annually. Most of the group being 1940's
graduates. Many we know from writing the Sandstorm or attending the
reunion. I would mention all their names here as I have met so many of
them over the past six years but do not know the exact original Bombers
who started the Club 40. Do not want to leave a one of them out as they
are so special. Maybe some one who knows them all can put their names in
a Sandstorm entry soon. The beginning group even made it easy for all
of us by setting the date for Club 40's to be always the weekend after
Labor Day. So those who are looking at your calendars for the year,
set the date now so you can be at one of the greatest functions ever
attended by Bombers. Dates this year are, September 7, 8 and 9th, 2007.
I look forward every year to seeing the Bombers I have gotten to meet
over the past six years since 1960 was inducted as well as the ones I
will meet. Many are in attendance every year that come from distances to
be here. The reunions such as this years 1957 50th and the class of 1952
55th bring a whole different highlight to the reunion.
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ West Richland, WA ~ Cold weather supposed
to lift! Must say the weathermen have done very good this year
at their forecasts being close.
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>>From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: The 4th degree (or better)
º [That's the "alt" key ("option", Quig) held down and the "zero"
struck]... ^..^
-John Browne, jr. (1961 - the same upside down & backwards) where it
has thawed out enough to type, again- and the car's back in its
stall, after 3 days down there next to the pavement...
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Greetings Bombers from the house by the little lake in Indiana!! We
made it home late Sunday night and are still trying to get everything
we bought or somehow acquired into a spot in our house... but we had a
great trip home, after a great time in Washington State, and we managed
to beat the major storms raging across the nation on our trip.
We had a great time in Roseburg, OR where we finally got to visit with
Warren's uncle who has had to go into a care facility with Altheimer's
Disease, but he still knew us and could enjoy the visit so we were glad
we finally made it there. We also spent some time where we used to live
in Roseville, CA with a great group of friends there, and then we got up
to Lake Tahoe to see our oldest son, Chip who still snow boards when he's
not working at he local hospital there.
We managed to stay ahead of the storm, and had a great day of blue
sky and sunshine at the Grand Canyon, with only a little snow by the
pathways. Warren walked down and up part of one of the trails, and
therefore could hardly walk for the next few days, but I was happy to
hike along the edge on the south rim. Where there were people from all
over the world, I met some happy Gator fans, and not so happy Ohio State
fans, but no Cougars or Bombers, that I recognized anyway...
We toured the Oklahoma State capital building, as it has gotten a new
dome since we saw it last. We have visited every capital building in all
the 50 states, and this is the first upgrade that we have been aware
of anyway. It is a beautiful building. We managed to drive on toward
Arkansas that night, as they were expecting 6 inches of rain and
eventually freezing rain which they did get.
We did stop at Memphis to go and see the Peabody Hotel ducks (I think
they are so cute), and had quite a discussion with the assistant duck
Master there, and also visited some good friends who shared their cute
granddaughters (3 and 5) visit with us. Then we headed north and just
made it to home here in the greater Cincinnati area with above freezing
temperatures.
It was colder today, as it got down to 10° here last night, but no
snow yet this year. We heard from some of our former church members
in Tieton, WA that it has been very cold there, too.
Now we will take off on a short trip to see our younger son, up by
Chicago and head on up to Fargo, ND to pick up some antiques that
haven't sold at a mall up there in 6 months... and have to find a
space for all of that...
So the month of February will find us home here by the little lake, so
do drop by if you are in our area. As after the fun trip we've had, I
feel like just sitting by the fireplace, I actually rarely light the
fire... and reading some good books... we do miss our church in Tieton
but we did enjoy the services we visited coming across the states, one
a Baptist church in Nevada, one a Presbyterian church we used to attend
in Roseville, and then a U. Methodist church in Tennessee.
A woman I used to work for in Adoptions at Sacramento County, CA years
ago always said "It's a great life, if you don't weaken, and I think I
agree with that... So Mary, here's to you and a New Year, 2007!!
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ a bit travel weary, and dieting like most
of the rest of us, walking everyday now... from the house by
the little lake, W. Harrison, Indiana
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>>From: Perry Moore ('63)
To create the degree symbol in almost all programs use the ASCI
character/command "ALT (the left alt key) with 248 (entered from
the number pad) " ° ".
Have a good day
-Perry Moore ('63)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Pacific Northwest Bands
Re: David Rivers ('65) "Straight Flush" - Frantics
A long, long time ago...
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And, maybe, they'd be happy for a while.
Here's the site for you, David, & all those who remember the sixties (;-)
Pacific Northwest Bands
http://pnwbands.com/
-Gary Behymer (' 64) ...inside where it is 72
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Funeral Notice
>>Kenneth Smith ('03) ~ 3/29/85 - 1/11/07
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1 Bombers sent stuff:
Shirley Rae Drury ('51)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jack Evans ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Audrey Chambers ('74)
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>>From: Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51)
Re: The degree mark
Thank you all for your instructions on using the degree mark º.
Ha! See that, see that!! °
I've just had time to try today's from Dick
I've just had time to try today's from Dick McCoy ('45)
("From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Degree I get the º mark by doing the same, except alt 167");
Perry Moore ('63)
("From: Perry Moore ('63)
Re: To create the degree symbol in almost all programs use the ASCI
character/command "ALT (the left alt key) with 248 (entered from
the number pad) ' ° ' ".)
and John Brown, Jr. ('61)
("From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: The 4th degree (or better) º [That's the "alt" key ("option", Quig)
held down and the "zero" struck]... ^..^")
With Dick's and Perry's I noted that I had to first hit the numbers
lock key on the numbers keypad. John's didn't work for me, but then
I'm composing my letter in Incredimail. and I don't understand his
reference to ("option", Quig). I'm duly noting all the information
in order to access many symbols, which I do want to do, but haven't
tried to employ my little gray cells in that endeavor (yet).
-Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51) ~ Kennewick WA where it is now 15°F
(feels like 8°) with an air stagnation advisory (information
out of Pendleton's weather bureau).
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Ralph Myrick ('51), Donna Bowers ('63), Linda McKnight ('65)
Bill Wingfield ('67), Lori Simpson ('70), Greg Alley ('73)
Brad Upton ('74)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Claris Van Dusen ('48)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Leona Mari Eckert ('65)
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>>From: Ralph Myrick ('51)
To: Bombers that are or were teachers
I just finished a book, "Teacher Man" by Frank McCourt that is excellent
reading. I know one person, Norma Loescher Boswell ('53), if she hasn't
read it already, would really enjoy it as would beginning teachers.
English teachers especially would enjoy it but I do believe any teacher
would enjoy reading that book. I know that I was reminded of how
difficult teaching was and the creative ways that you use to get the
student's attention.
The teacher's having to teach to pass the WASL all creative ways to
teach are taken away. I understand, know, you teach to the test. What
a shame!
-Ralph Myrick ('51)
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>>From: Donna Bowers Rice (Gold Medal Class of '63)
Dear Sandstorm:
Note to all the degree people-my computer won't let me make the degree
sign by holding down the ALT key with 167 or 248 or 0 with or without
the numbers lock being on so I think you must all be crazy-whose leg are
you pulling!?!
To Pappy Swan ('59)
Don't feel too bad about all those computer gadgets, if you use all
the gadgets on your phone-they just cost you more, which was the whole
objective anyway. Also read the book "The Limits of Software" by
R. Britcher and you will find that many of the problems you experience
are not "you" but the program. I can't tell you how many people that I
run into that work in computers that have never read that book and it
documents what is wrong with programming. You will really appreciate the
fact that almost no one that is a biologist programs computers so the
nuances of biology-since it relies on tipping points, not either/or
programming is far more difficult to program properly. It gives you a
totally different perspective on what is truth on the computer. Beings
you are an air-affectionate, the information on the FAA system is right
up your alley and must have been read by the terrorists, since they
knew exactly how far to fly out (and come back in as a new plane when
getting out of the original radar range they began with). It certainly
confounded the air traffic controllers. The guy that wrote it works on
the FAA computers/system. Then if you read the latest book on who owns
the internet (2006) and you try different URLs and are told they don't
exist or they can't be found, you begin to realize that those URLs may
be available elsewhere depending on where you live or what access codes
you know. That was interesting to find out. All these little pieces of
information are interesting aren't they??
-Donna Bowers Rice (GMC '63)
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>>From: Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
As a medical transcriptionist, I use the degree sign a lot as you can
imagine = temperature is 98.6º etc. etc.
So this is what I did, but you have to be in Word to do this......
Go to Insert ------
Drop down to Symbol - click on Symbol
In box find the Symbol º and press on the insert tab...
The º will now be on your Word document screen
Highlight º by pressing control and shift together... the screen will be
dark over the º symbol
Go to Tools and search for Auto Correct and open that
You will see your º in the right hand side.......
Okay.......now you want to choose something that will remind you when
you are typing to add the symbol º in your typing... I am using the
letters.... degs..... So when I am typing 98.6degs it actually will
write as 98.6º when I hit the spacebar.
After you have chosen what will remind you to type to use the symbol º
put that where it says Replace ..........
Click Okay....... Now you are ready to see if it really works.
It will take a little while to feel comfortable using this Auto Correct
function... but try it …..
I use auto correct and auto text for all my shortcuts in transcription.
What you can also do is highlight these instructions then right click
on the body ------(Control Shift) click copy and then go to your Word
document and right click and hit paste and these instructions are then
in your Word document to store for later use. Then you don't have
to keep going back and forth from your email program to find these
instructions to your Word program. This only works in Word... but it
works well for me...
Happy Computing Bomber Family
-Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
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>>From: Bill Wingfield (Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
Re: symbols
Maren, all this talk about how to make symbols, maybe you want to add
this. Maybe not. :-)
http://www.swalk.com/smilies9.htm
-Bill Wingfield (BRC-67) ~ From Snow Covered Santa Fe, NM
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>>From: Lori Simpson Hogan ('70)
OK I must have missed it! How do you make the temperature degree sign?
I have a Dell computer system.
-Lori Simpson Hogan ('70)
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
Re: Bomber basketball
Since only 1 person wrote in yesterday I thought I might comment on
the evening at Art Dawald gym on Friday, January 19th. It was a boys
and girls doubleheader with Pasco. The first game was close and the
girls lost in overtime. The boys game did not look good early but it
was a tight contest with Pasco prevailing in the end. The halftime
presentation was John McCoy and Joe Frank presenting a plaque with all
the top donors to the floor replacement of the big gym and where the
money went. Jim House ('63) was in the house. They saluted some long
time fans, the bomb was taken to center court by a lady who's name I
did not recognize. As time went on, the band played, and the dancers
danced, the announcer went though all the state champions in the
school's history and named anyone who was in the audience that was a
part of that championship. I will have to say the banners of all the
state championships in the history of the school hanging from the
rafters is the nicest touch in the new Art Dawald gym.
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ In Frostbite Falls (Richland), where a day with a
temperature over 32° would be a highlight.
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
I just hit in succession, the letters d-e-g-r-e-e-s. That seems to work
too, and for me, is quicker than finding all those other combinations.
-Brad Upton ('74) ~ Livonia, MI and 17 degrees
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10 Bombers sent stuff:
Marilyn De Vine ('52), Betty King ('53)
Bob Sandall ('58), Dale Ennor ('59)
Mary Judd ('60), John Adkins ('62)
John Campbell ('63), Linda Reining ('64)
Betti Avant ('69), Bruce Strand (’69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Marie Ruppert ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Deedee Willox ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Schodt ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Paul Boehning ('85)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sarah Avant ('94)
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>>From: Marilyn De Vine ('52)
To: Greg Alley ('73)
Re: Richland Basketball.
Thanks for the report on Fridays game. Yes, the banners of all the
schools are nice. Here is my take on the Saturday game against
Wenatchee: please remember that I graduated 21 years before you did,
which makes a big difference in perspective.
Wow, how things change over the years!
The JV game was in the 2nd half when I arrived. Bombers won 74-44 or
something like that. When the Big Boys came out, I was amazed (amused?)
by their warm up pants. I couldn't decide if they looked more like
pajamas or prison garb. Awful!
The band was very good, well balanced, from where I sat, and loud
enough but not too loud.
Then we began to hear the names of the players announced... I don't know
who he was, but he used a "wrestling match" deep, gravelly, voice with
the names of the Bombers drawn out in a phony, dramatic way. He didn't
use the same technique when announcing the Panther's names. Maybe the
Announcer is supposed to be biased, I don't know, but, to me, it didn't
sound good. (Both the "technique" and the one-sided delivery.)
The 8 cheerleaders stood at the side line (and I mean AT the line) the
entire game. Sometimes they would turn around to face the audience and
say a cheer (with very un-creative actions) but the teenagers watching
the game showed no enthusiasm for the game, the players, or the
cheerleaders.
Bombers were substantially behind when we left at the end of the 3rd
quarter. I went to the game to watch a grand daughter dance during half
time. Again, it is amazing how things change over the years, and it was
a tremendous disappointment (to me) to see this downward spiral in
creativity, athletic ability, and audience participation.
Closing on a more positive note; the Bomb blimp was fun to watch during
half time, after the girls danced. I will try to send pictures.
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/070122-DeVine-00.html
-Marilyn De Vine, class of '52…celebrating our 55th this summer!
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>>From: Betty King Moody ('53)
Lost my buddy and good friend a couple of days ago. His name was "Hook".
He was a 25 years four months old cat. His space on my bed is still
empty. There are fifteen others that are looking for him. They are cats
and kittens we have rescued over the years. "Hook" was there for each
one of them. We will keep doing this work and bringing them home to be
loved and nursed back to health. He won't be here to cuddle up with them
but he will be in our hearts.
-Betty King Moody ('53)
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>>From: Bob Sandall ('58)
Does anyone have an idea how Greg Markel ('65) could be located?
-Bob Sandall ('58)
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>>From: Dale Ennor ('59)
Re: Degree symbol
To: Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
I appreciated your entry about your approach to the "degree" symbol. I
tried the "cousin" in WordPerfect—QuickCorrect—and found I was able to
duplicate what you do in Word. Rather than have to spell out "degrees"
or some portion of the word, I just chose the letter "d" to retrieve
the symbol. It is also nice to have all the fractions available in
"superscript" manner. Now I wish I could find some way to provide as
simple a means of creating a military date — i.e. "22 January 2007" —
which I cannot use as a default in WordPerfect as I can in Word. Any
suggestions . . . anyone?
-Dale Ennor ('59)
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>>From: Mary Judd Hinz ('60)
To: Ralph Myrick ('51)
Re: "Teacher Man"
Frank McCourt is my favorite author! I loved "Teacher Man." Have you
read his first book, "Angela's Ashes?" It is fantastic! The very first
paragraph will get you hooked.
Thanks to your great idea, I'm going to give my copy of "Teacher Man"
to Donna Foust who was my 4th grade teacher at Spalding. She was Patti
Jones Ahren's ('60) guest at the last Club 40 reunion. Patti, would you
like to go with me? Donna, if you're reading this, expect a call.
-Mary Judd Hinz ('60)
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>>From: John Adkins ('62)
Re: degrees = °
To: Brad Upton ('74)
Oh sure leave it to a teacher to translate "°" into English.
-John Adkins ('62) ~ Richland; It got to 50° and there is high "°" of
probability that the golf course will open this morning.
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>>From: John Campbell ('63)
Re: Visit with George Barnett ('63)
My brother, Rush ('52), and I visited with my classmate, George Barnett,
and his wife Peggy in Tucson last week. George gave us a nice tour of
the surrounding area. They have a lovely home complete with quail and
citrus trees in their back yard. We enjoyed a great sunset and headed
off to the local steak house for a great meal. George is staying mighty
busy since his retirement from the Tucson Police Department. Earlier,
Rush and I also enjoyed visiting the PIMA air museum and the "boneyard".
If you like airplanes, it is not to be missed. As and added plus,
Phoenix has a lot of Harley dealers for cycle fans. All that made for
a nice 4 days.
-John Campbell ('63)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
re:degree symbol
by the far the easiest one, for me and my limited computer knowledge
(*grin) is using "alt 167"---it works and is easy to remember, too.
*grin* my "numbers lock" has been activated on my keyboard since I
bought it, so didn't even have to try and find that function. *grin*
to:Bill Wingfield('67)and Maren Smyth('63&'64) re:symbols
these are just too cool. I put them in "My Favorites".
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64)........we are no longer
freezing in Bakersfield, CA. temps have warmed up to 60's during the day
and the snow that descended on Malibu, Santa Monica, and other parts of
Los Angeles missed us, DARNITT!!!!!! geez, even LAS VEGAS got
snow!!!!!!!! yes, I know, I am one weird duck, but I LOVE the snow and I
LOVE the cold and I am not all that happy that the warmer temps are
arriving!!!!!! *grin* the freezing temperatures did affect the citrus
growers here and one farmer estimated his loss at 8 million dollars--we
will all be paying higher prices for fresh citrus very shortly.
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Hey Pappy--
You mentioned all these new-fangled things and how to get them to work.
I bought a new drying rack at Target the other day as my wooden one had
broken. This one was a bit pricey as it was metal but I thought at least
it won't break. I got it home and read the directions and made sure all
the parts were in the box. It didn't look too difficult so I set out to
assemble it. I got so far with it and ran into a snag so I called the
800# listed for help. The gal I talked to said she had never heard of
the product so she connected me with the QA person. He wasn't in so I
left a voice mail. I gave up for the day and decided perhaps a new day
would be better. When I ran into another glitch (I had figured the first
one out) I called them again. Once again I got his voice mail (the gal
said he's quite busy) and he never called me back. A thought then hit me
and I called my local Home Depot and asked if I were to bring something
in I bought elsewhere could they help me with it? A very nice older
gentleman named Bill said sure. I took apart what I had done as it
wouldn't fit in the box and drove off. Bill came from the back and at
first he had a difficult time with it but got me started in the right
direction; he would have assembled it totally for me but decided it may
not fit in my car (it would have as it's meant to fold up). He helped me
carry it out to my car and wouldn't take anything from me for helping me
so I just gave him a good handshake and thank you.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where the º have warmed up some (thanks
to all for sharing how to make that mark, the one that works for
me is the num lock, alt 167 method)
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>>From: Bruce Strand (’69)
Re: Degrees (°) symbol
I do like Brad Upton’s (’74) method of entering the degrees symbol…
It may have been mentioned already, but you can save yourself two
keystrokes from the Upton-methodology by holding down the "Alt" key
and typing "0176" on the numeric keypad to get " ° " – see. What’s
nice about this is that it works in MS Word, Excel or most any other
application (like your e-mail app). Alt – 0176 is the ASCII code for
the ° symbol.
-Bruce Strand (’69) ~ Tempe AZ where we awoke to a balmy 39.7° (it has
gotten cold here, several trees and bushes are frost damaged)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/23/07
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5 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Larry Osterman ('51), Ruth Miles ('59)
Patti Jones ('60), Roy Ballard ('63)
Bob Mattson ('63 & '64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Billie Lawell ('55)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ann McCue ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Cherrie Tempero ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Debra Harding ('77WB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Matt Haskins ('81)
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>>From: Larry Osterman ('51)
Re: High School Coolness Test
To see if you are a still a cool person, click the link.
http://www.elks590.org/main/cooltest.htm
-Larry Osterman ('51)
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>>From: Ruth Miles Bruns ('59)
Re: Military date in WordPerfect
To: Dale Ennor ('59)
Hey there, classmate, I don't know about a "default" date setting in
WordPerfect, but in my WP8, under "Insert", then "Date/Time", the fourth
choice down is the date format I think you're looking for, for example
22 January 2007.
Hope this helps!
-Ruth Miles Bruns ('59 - the last great class of the Fifties)
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
To: Mary Judd Hinz ('60)
Re: Book
Yes I would enjoy going with you to deliver the book "Teacher Man" to
Mrs. Donna Faust Burroughs. We could go to Old Country Buffet and join
the Spalding teachers the first Monday of every month at 12 noon. All
Bombers have a standing invitation.
Do want to add too your entry that Mrs. Donna Faust Burroughs was also
the guest of Maren and Jan Bollinger Persons ('60). You didn't come
into all the goings on possible until Club 40 weekend about Donna being
there. Maren and I discovered about four years ago when talking that we
both had Donna for a teacher. We talked off and on about going to see
her at a Bomber reunion weekend. The subject came up again last summer.
I told Maren that I would go find her and get her to the Club 40
weekend. From there is now history. I have had several notes (Donna is
still excellent at English) from her over the last couple of months as
well as visited with her a couple of times. Donna is still so happy we
found her and she attended Club40 weekend. I probably won't ever get
use to calling her Donna as she has been Mrs. Faust in my mind for so
many years.
Re: Degree sign
I've gotten some good laughs about the degree sign. Since most
everything I do with the computer is by email and I rarely use the
degree sign did not ever ask or look up how to do it. Most times I
would use it was when I would do a Sandstorm entry. I would notice
that Maren would insert the degree sign. Kept thinking I was going to
email her to find out how to make the sign. When everyone came on the
Sandstorm with their ways of putting in the sign I would read what was
being said. It all finally came together tonight when reading Linda
Reining's ('64) entry about the º sign. Guess I was memorizing along
the way without realizing.
Sometimes I wonder when reading the Sandstorm which class I am in. I
have laughed, learned and found new subjects to explore by all the
Bomber writers in the Sandstorm. Looking forward to many more years
of enjoyment by reading the Sandstorm, as well as the going to the
reunions.
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ West Richland, WA it is 30º (yeah, I made
the sign again) tonight. Missed the snow when it melted but not
the cold temperatures.
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>>From: Roy Ballard ('63)
To: Marilyn De Vine ('52)
I thought that the gym turned out very nice, but I have problems with
other things at the gym. I've been trying to put the Wall of Fame back
together as has Dean Moore, but we can't seem to get any help from the
AD. Both of us have called and gone to the gym, but no help. As for
the teams it is a sad situation when we grew up in the Dawald and Neill
times and now have a coach that was mentored by none other than Thacker
at WW, as for me I think that it is time for a new boys varsity head
coach. Enough said, or maybe I said too much.
To: Bob Sandall ('58)
I knew a guy by that name when I was in high school and Demolay. Greg
Markell does many things, but I believe that one can get ahold of him
at Washington Securities at [phone number removed for Greg's privacy. -
Maren]. If that doesn't work call Chad (his son) at [Cell number removed
for Chad's privacy. -Maren]. A long time ago I used to work for them
doing real estate appraisals.
-Roy Ballard ('63)
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>>From: Bob Mattson ('63 & '64)
Re: Grandpa Tuna
Well, I finally made Grandpa. My daughter, Kate, gave birth early last
Sunday Morning to Brooklynne Brianne, 19-3/4" long, 7.8 pounds. And am
I looking forward to playing in the sand again at the beach and a bunch
of other cool stuff.
Later,
-Bob Mattson ('63 & '64)
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[Grandpa Tuna - Congratulations. You're gonna love it! pal, Maren]
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Funeral Notice
>>Sunny Ogston Anderson ('57) ~ 3/7/39 - 1//15/07
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/24/07
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Dale Ennor ('59), George Swan ('59)
Bill Wingfield ('67), Rick Maddy ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Edith McLenegan ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Judy Ley ('67)
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>>From: Dale Ennor ('59)
To: Ruth Miles Bruns ('59)
Re: Military date in WordPerfect
Thanks Ruth, that's as far as I can go with it. But I hate to have to go
in and make the change for every letter. In Word one can set the default
but I can't get used to the image of Word. Gotta change, I guess.
-Dale Ennor ('59)
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
Re: º
Hey, does anyone remember how to translate º to the written equivalent?
I used to know how, but so much exposure to º that I think I forgot.
Seems like there was a comedian that was on the right track?
-George "Pappy" Swan ('59) ~ Burbank, WA where the ºs are higher than
they were a week ago.
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>>From: Bill Wingfield (Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
To: Larry Osterman ('51)
Re: High School Coolness Test
http://www.elks590.org/main/cooltest.htm
Damn. Larry it says I'm still a Dork. How do I change that?
-Bill Wingfield (BRC-67) ~ From Sunny but cool Santa Fe, NM where
the mountains are covered in some white stuff. Having
just moved here from Augusta, GA, can anyone tell me what
that white stuff is? I see to remember this in Richland
when we hookey bobed. I liked it then, but... I preferred
the heat of Augusta, GA.
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: Washington state quarter
Those that want to buy the new Washington state quarter can do so by
going here:
http://www.usmint.gov/index.cfm?flash=yes
Click on 'BUY ONLINE' -- which you do not need to if you click on it.
Then click on 'PRODUCT SCHEDULE' {towards the top of the page] and take
a look around.
U. S. Mint - You can call them and order.
FYI
-Rick Maddy ('67)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/25/07
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Ralph Myrick ('51), Marguerite Groff ('54)
Pappy Swan ('59), Betti Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jack Armstrong ('60)
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>>From: Ralph Myrick ('51)
Maren, I don't know whether you will send this out, however, it will
bring tears to your eyes. I wonder how many today will have this same
sense of devotion to their spouse. Ralph and Judy Myrick
To: A all Bombers who've had their vows tested
Re: This is what Love really means!
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/070125-Myrick.htm
-Ralph Myrick ('51)
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>>From: Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54)
I wanted to share an e-mail that I received from Norma Myrick Nunamaker
('54). Because this is about our classmate, Ferol Smith Lukins ('54).
Norma suggested that I forward it to the Sandstorm. Norma's e-mail
follows:
"I have been negligent in letting you know that we need
prayers for Ferol Smith Lukins. She is having Hospice
come in a few times a week and is not in good condition.
She has congestive heart failure and diabetes. I talked
to her and she has been getting phone calls from Judy
Pearson ('54). Kenny Gardner, and others. Please give her
a call at (*). Her address is (*). Marge, if you want to
put this prayer request out on the Sandstorm, I would
appreciate it. I know Ferol would love to hear from any
of her friends."
(*) I left Ferol's phone # and address out of this message as per
Maren's practice. Please call or e-mail me and I'll send the information
to you. I'm in the phone directory.
-Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54) ~ Our weather is getting nicer.
Except I keep hearing from the experts, that it's going
to cool off again. But, we can't complain. compared to
many parts of the country, we are really very blessed (so
far) with our winter.
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
Re: Like an ol' pickup truck
Some folks say that the body is like a temple.
I say that the body is like a good ol' pickup truck. My own starting
system takes a lot longer to get me up and running. My left headlight
has begun to blink on and off. My exterior is not as smooth and shiny
as it used to be and seems to be wearing thin. My suspension gear is
weak and wobbly, causing the frame to lurch along. Inexplicable noises
emanate from my vehicle. The thermostat must be shot, 'cause sometimes
I run hot and sometimes I run cold. I can't seem to get the radio to
shut off, as, at times, songs seem to play over and over in my tuner.
And, the speakers must be going, as the sound often seems garbled and
permanently set on low volume. Over the years, I installed a bigger fuel
tank but now the consumption is greater. I'm probably running over the
maximum gross weight load limit. And at times, I just don't seem to be
running at full power. So, now the mechanic wants to run a diagnostic
check from the intake through the fuel injection system all the way to
the exhaust pipe. But, the good news is that my seat is more padded than
it once was! Drivin' is just like ridin' a horse with a padded saddle!
I guess that's all to be expected after the mileage has added up on a
vehicle. But, why is it that all the parts seem to begin wearing out at
about the same time... right about the time when the warranty has just
expired?
Now, I can't complain when the vehicle has given 65 years of good
and faithful service, but I am seeking second opinions from body and
structural mechanics in hopes that repairs can be made so that my
vehicle can stay on the road for a few more years. I still have too many
places to go, people to meet, things to experience. and long winding
roads and trails to explore. Ya, know what I mean, Vern?
-George "Pappy" Swan ('59) ~ Burbank, WA where the nights are frosty
but the days are not so bad... whoops I'm a quart low on coffee
and it's time to fill the tank again.
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
To: Bill Wingfield ('67)
Re: High School Coolness Test
http://www.elks590.org/main/cooltest.htm
Hey Bill,
I guess I'm a "dork", too. I always knew it and now it's confirmed
by a "cool person test". Oh well, such is life, huh?
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA ~ temps in the low 50s today but
fog this morning
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/26/07 ~ POPCORN DAY
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Bill Berlin ('56), Gary Persons ('57)
Nancy Stull (’59), Jan Bollinger ('60)
Patti Jones ('60), Suzie Gunderson ('60)
Jim Adair ('66), Kathie Moore ('69), Anon
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Doris Van Reenen ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ron Hoglen ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Treva Bolin ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ben Jacobs ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Robert Miller ('96)
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
I have the flying bug again. Last weekend my daughter and son-in-law
flew up for my Mom's 98th Birthday in their Citation X private jet.
On Saturday afternoon we just had to take it out for a little "drive"
out the Strait of Juan de Fuca, up the West Coast of Vancouver Island
and then down the Georgia Strait... all in about an hour and fifteen
minutes. Of course ex-pilot Bill [hisself] got to ride right seat once
airborne and even did a little "driving" during the journey. Now I don't
have a jet rating but I do have quite few hours multi-engine (piston)
with a limited passenger ticket (not more than 10) so I get the jist
of what is happening but it is what I am used to times four or five in
terms of speed and agility. It is just amazing what as little as $8.5
million will buy these days.
Now combine that with Larry Mattingly's ('60) episode out in Dutch
Harbor a month or so ago and I had to get my old flying/pilot pictures
out. Used to operate out of King Salmon down to Dutch, Cold Bay, False
Pass, Port Heiden and even once to Adak. Now there was another story...
Adak. Mostly closed to commercial and private aircraft, I flew some
special blood in there on an emergency flight. No sooner touched
down and I was surrounded by five or six Shore Patrol vehicles with
electronic arrows flashing and a huge FOLLOW ME sign. Once shut down,
they ask me if I was hungry and I said "yes" so I had to wait in the
aircraft until they brought out a huge steak, baked potato, rolls and
pie for desert and let me eat it, never leaving the aircraft. Had to
stop in Dutch to go to the bathroom. No empty Coke bottle (Pilots and
Cops) on this trip. Any Bombers with an Adak story or two, Navy or
otherwise?
So why all the security at Adak? We now know that the Navy had a world
wide communications system and a huge monitoring board that showed every
vessel movement in the world at any given time... including submarines.
For those days it was very high tech and super secret so the security
was very intense. Super airstrip that I am sure they could get a C5A
onto easily and a piece of cake for a twin NAVA-JO.
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ Anacortes, WA wondering what some Bombers are
thinking when they sign off with stuff like "it is going to
be hot today" (are they in hell?) or "it is very cold and
getting colder" (are they at the North Pole?), leaving most
of us slower on the uptake people to wonder since their home
town is not listed. I am sure Gus, Pappy, Maren, Betty
Advant ('69) and those in the "Bomber know" can read between
the lines but us old ex-pilots don't have a clue. WHERE DO
YOU LIVE?
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>>From: Nancy Stull Jewell/Knutson (’59)
Re: Read this today on A WORD A DAY, a site I visit regularly
Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to
believe that certain films were made by God or that specific
software was coded by him. Imagine a future in which
millions of our descendants murder each other over rival
interpretations of Star Wars or Windows 98. Could anything -
- anything -- be more ridiculous? And yet, this would be no
more ridiculous than the world we are living in. -Sam
Harris, author (1967- )
-Nancy Stull Jewell/Knutson (’59)
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>>From: Jan Bollinger Persons ('60) and Gary Persons ('57)
Re: Spokane Bomber Lunch
Last Sunday was a typical winter day in Spokane, and our lunch group had
a wonderful view of the snow-covered trees and grounds with the river
"rippling" through, at the Ripples on the River restaurant in the Red
Lion Hotel. Two visitors from the Tri-Cities braved the winter roads to
join us: Lora Homme Page ('60) and Fred Phillips ('60). The "locals"
who enjoyed reminiscing and catching up on current events were: Denny
McDaniels ('60) and spouse Kathy; John Bruntlett ('54) and sister Jean
('62); Karen Cole Correll ('54); Jim House ('64); Richard Coates ('52)
and spouse Kay Mitchell Coates ('52).
Sunday was also the first day of the National Figure Skating
Championship competition in Spokane and we're pleased and proud to
see that ticket sales have broken all records--even those posted in
Los Angeles!
Our next lunch will be at the same location on Sunday, March 18th. Mark
your calendars now!
-Jan Bollinger Persons ('60) and Gary Persons ('57)
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
To: Ralph Myrick ('51)
Re: 1/25/07 Sandstorm Entry about Alzheimers
I did shed some tears with your entry today in the Sandstorm. Sent on to
my sister-in-law. My brother Joe Jones Winterhawk ('58) has had a form
of Alzheimer for eight years. My sister-in-law Susanne, Joe's wife,
lovingly visits with Joe three times a week. Has not been easy for her.
If Joe was closer I would be visiting him often also. Your forward
states it very well.
To: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
Thanks for explaining all the problem my engine has running at times.
Now I understand. Not willing to age. I want to be young always. Soon to
be 65, as is all the class of '60. Hmmm you must be 66 this year some
time.
Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ West Richland, WA. - Rather icy this
morning and cold. Winter wonderland of ice makes one want to
cuddle up with a good movie or book. Oh well, on to work.
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>>From: Suzie Gunderson Chiles ('60)
To: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
Re: Mechanical Failure
I have read many poems, paragraphs, articles, & funny quips about aging
and it's effects on our bodies, but never one comparing that process
to an aging car. Accolades, Pappy; you should submit this analogy to
AARP *LOL*; no, this is so good, send it to (can't think... guess my
engine needs fuel)... anyway, I'm glad you sent it to the SS so we could
all have a chuckle.
-Suzie Gunderson Chiles ('60) ~ Omak, WA with 21" of snow, and this
morning there is a fog alert... how quaint.
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>>From: Kathie Moore Adair ('69) and Jim Adair ('66)
Maren,
This was sent out to all EnergySolutions employees, can we share it
further, since it is for Kenny Johnson ('65-RIP)? If they are interested
they can contact Jamie Adair Curtis at jscurtis@energysolutions.com
and she gave permission to use her work email, she is Jimmie's ('66)
daughter. She knew Kenny Johnson was a friend and a Bomber.
Thank You.
EnergySolutions has sponsored and our employees have
participated in the American Cancer Society’s signature
event, Relay for Life, for many years. We will once again
provide corporate sponsorship for this very worthwhile event
and take up the fight against cancer. This annual fund-
raising event will be held from Friday, May 4 at 6 p.m. to
Saturday, May 5 at noon at the TRAC in Pasco.
The process goes like this. Walkers and runners solicit
donations in support of their efforts, with the funds going
to the ACS. This year's goal is to have each team member
raise at least $100.00 in the fight against cancer. This is
done by either obtaining general donations or having
individuals purchase the luminaries. The luminary is a way
for individuals to honor those loved ones who have survived
cancer or a way to remember those loved ones who have lost
their fight against cancer. 100% of the money raised from
the sell of luminaries goes to cancer research. There is no
set cost to purchase a Luminary, it is by donation only.
The 2007 EnergySolutions Team will honor the memory of Ken
Johnson, our friend and co-worker who passed away in
December 2006. What a beautiful sight it will be to see
hundreds of luminaries all aglow in memory of Ken.
I invite all of you and your families and friends to
participate in this event. Please contact me if you would
like to support me in the walk. If you are interested please
respond to the email address below:
Thank you for your support of this worthy cause!
Jamie Adair Curtis jscurtis@energysolutions.com
-Kathie Moore Adair ('69) and Jim Adair ('66)
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>>From: Anon
Response To High School Coolness Test sent by Larry Osterman ('51)
in the 1/24 Sandstorm: http://www.elks590.org/main/cooltest.htm
http://www.dr-joe.net/quiz.html
-Anon
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11 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick Wight ('52), Betty King ('53)
Gloria Willett ('56WB), Tom Hughes ('56)
Carol Bishop ('57), Gus Keeney ('57)
John Browne ('61), Helen Cross ('62)
Freddie Schafer ('63) and Ann Engel ('63)
Betti Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Betty Conner ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gary Wilgus ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Lou Watkins ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kay Schafer ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Darwin Perkins ('69)
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>>From: Dick Wight ('52)
Re: Adak et al
Bill Berlin's ('56) story of Adak was interesting, at least to me!
During my Coast Guard career I spent quite a lot of time in the North
Pacific, Bering Sea Beaufort Sea (on an icebreaker)(half a century
ago!). In the early '70s I commanded a ship home ported in Kodiak, and
our "beat" was international fisheries treaty and law enforcement to a
large extent in the waters near the Aleutian Islands, and in the Bering
Sea up somewhat beyond the Pribilofs. My ship was always short of water,
and sometimes a little short on fuel depending on how hard we had been
"chasing" Russian, Korean and Japanese fishing vessels. I refueled/
replenished a few times in Adak circa '72-'74... and was totally unaware
of any heavy security restrictions there! My crew and I were free to
move about the main part of the rather small Navy base. At that time, I
THOUGHT the base's main function operating an was anti-submarine warfare
squadron of P2Vs (or similar), and perhaps some coastal surveillance
flights off Russia. I did know that here were Navy electronic vessel
tracking facilities there and at Kodiak, at the time still highly
classified. The Navy had these sites all over the place, including at
Pacific Beach, WA - near Monterey, CA and who knows where else! They
could apparently detect vessels underway on the surface and undersea for
literally thousands of miles.
Anyhow, Adak was a dismal place and I felt sympathy for the Navy folk
stationed there...
-Dick Wight ('52)
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>>From: Betty King Moody ('53)
Re: Saponi Nation In Missouri
To the young man who took the trip back through the Trail of Tears, and
many other interesting places to visit in Missouri.
Your Mother might be intrested to check out the Cherokee Nation, the
Saponi in Missouri. She might find some information on her family around
Ozark county in Missouri. Also the article you wrote for the Sandstorm
appeared on their web site. They must have felt your story would bring
others to read or visit this great nation. It has helped me make a
connection with family... five of the names on the Saponie Collins site
is my family. Hope you enjoy the Cherokee nation of Oklahoma from there
click on to Saponis of Missouri.
-Betty King Moody ('53) ~ here north of Tonasket, WA
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>>From: Gloria Willett Green ('56WB)
To: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
I've been catching up on reading the Sandstorm, and I just read about
your long trip. As you left Little Rock headed for Memphis, you passed
an exit for Lonoke (pronounced Lone Oak). About a mile before you
reached the exit, you went under an overpass which is about 1/2 mile
from my home. We can stand in the yard and see the traffic through the
trees. Small world, huh? Bombers are everywhere!
-Gloria Willett Green ('56WB)m ~ Lonoke, AR where we have had a
cold and rainy January - over 9"... and it's supposed to rain
Saturday or Sunday.
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>>From: Tom Hughes ('56)\ma
Re: Pappy's Pickup
Every morning Agnes and I go to the Auburn Supermall for our daily walk.
There are a number of people around our age and older that sit around
and talk for a while. I took a copy of Pappy's story about the pickup
with me and everyone got a kick out of it. Several people asked for
copies of it but I am hesitant to hand out copies without Pappy's
permission. I told them that I would check with Pappy and if he says
OK, I will get copies for them. So, Pappy, let me know if it is Ok. If
not I will abide by your wishes.
-Tom Hughes ('56)
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>>From: Carol Bishop Horne ('57)
Maren... Funeral notice for Gene's brother, Oral Horne ('50WB). Thanks
for posting it... He passed away yesterday [1/25] in Richland...
waiting for funeral time... Had been sick for some time...
Thanku
-Carol Bishop Horne ('57)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
My close friend, Richard "Dick" Stephens ('66) went in for cancer
surgery this afternoon [1/26]. I will send another note after I find
out how it went. It won't hurt to keep him and his family in your
prayer chains.
Thanks All,
-Gus Keeney ('57) ~ Sunny Yuma, AZ where it was 65 this afternoon
here in the Foothills!!
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>>From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: life in the (non-jet) fast lane
Re Bill Berlin's ('56) Adak adventure .."Had to stop in Dutch to go to
the bathroom. No empty Coke bottle (Pilots and Cops) on this trip.."
This got a chuckle out of me... and brought up an ancient memory of a
hitch-hiking episode gone awry, re: rest stop opportunities. I was on
Highway 1 in California around Manchester, hitching North, when a couple
of guys stopped & gave me the shotgun seat. They were, um, "dramatic-
looking" characters... both wearing jackets from Bay-area motorcycle
clubs, a little disheveled, red-eyed, purposeful. Neither was saying
much. It was 1966. About a half-hour into the trip, the driver said
something about needing to take a bathroom break (in far fewer words)-
but the guy in the back seat nixed that, saying "when we need gas, we
stop." We were in the redwoods corridor, and I was looking at trees,
when there was this explosion! We weren't slowing down, though. I looked
at the driver, who was putting this huge handgun (maybe an Army .45)
under his seat... and then back at the trees, as he relieved his bladder
via the new hole in the floor of the car. The other rider never said a
thing. I had already decided that I wasn't going to put my vote in for a
rest stop- and kept thinking about gas lines, and brake lines, and what
was I doing here, and how I wasn't going to wet my pants, no matter
what. We did stop, finally, just north of Crescent City. They were
heading for I-5 at this point, and I was staying with 101... so we
wished one another "good luck" and kept on moving. In retrospect, one
advantage of flying so low is the absence for the need of a proper
"through-hull" fitting, I guess...
To: Nancy Stull ('59): thanks for that quote... and I wonder if we can
look forward to a movie based upon the premises outlined. It brought an
old novel, "A Canticle for Leibowitz" to mind... ^..^
-John Browne, jr ('61) who's been listening to a north wind whistling
through since before daylight, in the South Puget Sound. Nice out,
though- and not too cold, either... but I'm keeping the hearth
fire burning.
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Happy Birthday to Ronnie Hoglan of the great class of '62!! I was
recalling swim team days when I watched my 2 nieces swim this summer
(Roy's ('65) girls in Kennewick). I also tried a Miner's hamburger
before we left the Yakima area in December... they are as good as I
remembered from swim team trips to Selah. As I never drove to the swim
meets, I always thought Miner's was in Selah, but the clerk there
assured me it's always been at that spot in Yakima. Probably the road
has changed since the late '50s...
Greetings from the house by the little lake in Indiana where it is up
to almost 40° again. It's been so dry that we drove up to Fargo, ND and
back in 4 days this week and saw very little snow on the side of the
road in Wisconsin, Minnesota or Illinois, and escaped the predicted 3 to
6 inches yesterday in northern Indiana when we stopped to see our son,
Ryan. At 26 he has decided to get serious about getting an engineering
degree... thank heaven for that.....
It's been really beautiful out with the sunshine and clear skies by the
frozen, soon-to-be-thawed little lake as they predict above freezing
here.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ West Harrison, Indiana
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>>From: Freddie Schafer ('63) and Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
Happy Birthday to Kay Schafer Reed ('67"). You can't pick your sister
but if I couldn have picked one it would have been you. Have a great
day in your beautiful new home in Katy, TX.
-Freddie Schafer ('63) and Ann Engel Schafer ('63) ~ Vancouver U S A
where we have blue skies for a change today
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Signing Off Posts
To: Bill Berlin ('56)
The reason I started signing off with where I was at is because someone
suggested it soon after I started reading the Sandstorm. It has come in
handy at times. I had a classmate email me because he missed my posts
while I was still in Kansas. He is in Missouri and knew when I said what
the weather was doing in Kansas he would be getting it a few days in
most likelihood. I think it is a neat idea to say where one is at as
some people I have wondered aloud to myself, "gee where are they?"
Anacortes is a neat area; my aunt and uncle retired there after he left
the AEC. They built a home in a newer area and I had some great times
visiting them. They had a great view of the water and mountains as they
sat on a small hill. I've heard that area has gotten a lot bigger since
they were there.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where the clouds have finally broken
up and the sun is shining
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11 Bombers and Don Sorenson sent stuff
and one Bomber and one honorary Bomber funeral notices today:
Bill Hightower ('49), Jerry Boyd ('52)
Patsy McGregor ('54WB), Gus Keeney ('57)
Jack Gardiner ('61), Helen Cross ('62)
Jim Hamilton ('63), Roy Ballard ('63)
Dennis Hammer ('64), Fran Teeple ('68)
Ken Staley ('68), Don Sorenson (NAB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Betty Neal ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Terry Durbin ('62WB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bill Craddock ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Beth Meyer ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kathy Staley ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kathy Goble ('69)
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>>From: Bill Hightower ('49)
To: Dick Wight ('52)
I watched a very interesting program on the History Channel yesterday
on Coast Guard icebreakers. I believe they said that four were built
before WW2 but three were loaned to Russia at the beginning of the war
so they could keep their northern ports open to receive supplies. (I
think your icebreaker was kept here. {Northwind ?})
After 47 1/2 years I am returning to the Tri-Cities. I bought a condo
in Kennewick a couple of months ago and expect to move in 6 to 8 weeks.
Shannon Craig Gross ('50) found it and a hangar for my plane and
covered storage for my motor hame. And she is ramroding some mods and
improvements to the condo.
-Bill Hightower ('49) ~ Where it was so nice and warm (69°) I flew
to Brenham for lunch
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>>From: Jerry Boyd ('52) and Patsy McGregor Boyd ('54WB)
Re: Adak - Bill Berlin ('56) and Dick Wright ('52)
Patsy and I spent seven years living at the Adak Naval Station when I
was working for a construction company. The first thing you notice as
you get off the airplane is the sign on the back of the air terminal
"Birth Place of the Winds".
We were on the Island for about two months when we went through a 7.7
earthquake and many more small ones. At night time when you were asleep
you would hear a new earthquake heading your way and then the trailer
would start rattling! One night the wind hit 141 miles per hour at a
dock about a quarter mile from our trailer and every time a gust would
come through the question was where were we going to end up?
On the average there were seven days a year that you would see sunshine
all day long and if the temperature would break sixty degrees the
Captain of the base would give the Sailors sunshine liberty.
Average of 160 inches of rain per year and most of it was horizontal as
the wind blew most of the time.
Yes, a C5A would land a couple times a year for different reasons and
Nuclear Subs would come into port for emergency repairs. Patsy and I
did a tour of a regular and a Nuclear Sub and it was very interesting.
Between the Navy, Civil Service and contractors the population of Adak
was give or take 6,000. For security reasons no actual numbers were
released. It was required that you have security clearance and be
employed or Military personnel.
As I remember there was only about twenty five miles of road, so our
Sunday drive was nice and short!
I spent two years on Shemya (US Air Force Base) and the wind blew 363
days a year. The Island is only about two miles wide by four miles long
and a lot of fun landing and taking off!
Lots of stories to tell about during our tour of the Aleutian Islands.
Also, classmates of '52 it is time to start thinking about our 55th.
-Jerry Boyd ('52)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
Dick Stephens ('66) had his surgery on Friday and seems to have come
through just fine. At this point, he will be in the hospital until
Monday or Tuesday. Still had some tubes in him this evening, but in
good spirits. That's all I know at this point. I forgot to ask Jane
which Hospital, Probably Kadlec or Kennewick General!!!!!
I can give you his cell # if you e-mail me.
-Gus Keeney ('57) ~ Sunny Yuma, AZ where it was 75 yesterday and today!!
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>>From: Jack Gardiner ('61)
Happy Birthday... To my life long friend Bill Craddock ('61),
who turns 2 x 30 Something today.
-Jack Gardiner ('61)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Re: Mrs. Foust
I too had Donna Foust Burroughs for 4th grade [at Spalding] and she
remains my most lovely teacher in my mind. Will she be at this year's
club 40 and the reunion for the class of '62 and maybe others? I'd love
to see her again, but I doubt I could ever call her Donna either. It's
like when I call my dear neighbor Elsie Walker, Elsie I'd really rather
call her Mrs. Walker. My kids still do that with my friends, they never
got into calling them by their first names.
To: Dale Ennor ('59)
I am late at reading this. Greg Markel ('65) is a well known realtor
in Kennewick and I imagine he has a website. I believe it is Markel
Realty. If you can't contact him with this, write in again, and I'll
get my brother who also lives in Kennewick to look up his company's
telephone number. One of his boys is also in the company with him.
Re: "Teacher Man"
As I'm at the library I want to go look up Teacher Man.
Re: Degree Sign
I had to try to make the degree sign. I did try the alt thing and
nothing happened. I agree, if I really feel the need, I'll just spell
out degrees rather than all those other steps. ° Well, it did it when I
hit enter!! Learn something new every day,now if I can just remember it,
as I've often wondered how to do that....Thanks
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ in the house by the little lake where it's
suppose to get colder again tomorrow.
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
So it's not like she hadn't reminded me over and over that her Birthday
was January 27th, it was that I put in on my calendar for the 27th and
not the 26th. Hence my birthday greeting is a day late.
Happy Birthday to Mary Lou Watkins Rhebeck ('63). She's still driving
down the road of life with the top down and makes us all smile with her
"Put the Dogs to bed Jig" and her latest "good idea", the matching
jammies for our no power blackout sleep over at Ellen's house last month.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/070128-Hamilton-ML.jpg
Just like the ski bus, what happens at Ellen's stays at Ellen's.
Happy Birthday Mary Lou, we love you!
-The Forever Young and Always Lovely Miss Nancy and her Boy Toy Jimbeaux
P.S. You should have been picked for the "Real Housewives of Orange
County", You da'Bomb
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Roy Ballard ('63)
To: Bill Berlin ('56) and Dick Wight ('52)
Thought that I would say a little about the Navy, subs and things that
were brought up in your notices to the Sandstorm. My son Greg (who is a
'90 grad from RHS and also has 17 years in the Navy and is now a Chief)
was stationed at Whidby Island base was with the group that kept track
of all the subs of the world. There are special points all over or under
the ocean that keep tract of all under-sea ships (subs) of all countries
and from what I'm told they know the names of each. He is now stationed
in Hawaii at Kaneohi Marine base. This base has the P3 Orions, this is
where the P3 was from that was shot down by the Chinese a few years ago.
He works with that squadron. That is about all that he can say about
what and with who he does work for.
-Roy Ballard ('63)
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>>From: Dennis Hammer ('64)
To: Bill Berlin ('56) and Dick Wright ('52)
Re: Adak
Not really an Adak story, but in involves Adak. In 1970 I was a radioman
stationed on board a heavy cruiser sitting off the coast of Vietnam. We
had already received word that our ship was going to be decommissioned.
One night the officer on watch, came from the teletype room into the
front room, picked up a telephone, and asked for the Executive Officer.
He then said into the phone that we had just received a message that the
cruise was to be cut short and we were going home early. Everyone got at
least a little excited and one sailor near me was actually jumping up
and down and yelling, "Oh boy! Oh boy! . . ."
Then we find out that it was all a hoax. Some of the men told that
officer, "Alright, We'll get you."
A month or two later I am again on watch with the same people, having
forgotten all about it. As the ship was going to be decommissioned
some of the personnel had started receiving orders for their new duty
stations. Unbeknownst to me the sailors in the teletype room and
cut that officer a set of orders for NavComSta (Navy talk for Naval
Communication Station) Adak, Alaska. They had gone to great lengths to
cover all of the bases to make it look real. They had even made a fake
monitor roll, coming off the teletype so that if he checked it, which
he did, he would think it had actually come in over the teletype.
He called the division officer and the personnel officer, to tell them
about his new "orders" and was getting ready to call the XO, when they
informed him, "We got you back."
To: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Re: Miner's Burgers
Miner's has always been in the same location, but even in the early '70s
I think the road was two lane, not four. Fifteen to twenty years ago
they added an inside dining room. It used to be drive through or pick
up only with a little park-like area and picnic tables you could eat at.
The rest rooms were in a separate cinder-block building. Even then it had
been remodeled maybe three times. They used to have some large black and
white photos hanging up of the way it had looked before each remodel. If
I remember correctly the first photo looked like it started out as just a
house with a drive through window added.
Another place with really good burgers I like is Char Burger in Cascade
Locks, Oregon by the Bridge of the Gods. They have a dining room with
large windows overlooking the Columbia river. There is also have a Char
Burger in Hood River but I don't like that one quite as well. I also
like the Iceberg in Walla Walla. It still does not have indoor dining
and has changed very little since the 1950s. The sliding order windows
are now aluminum instead of wood and the parking lot is a little
different, but that is about it. They have two drive-through windows
on each side and windows in front where you walk up to order. About six
feet in front of those windows are two pipe rails which I swear look
like they must be hitching rails to tie up your horse.
-Dennis Hammer ('64) ~ from a Bomber outpost near the lion's den in
Kennewick
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>>From: Fran Teeple Wolf ('68)
To: Anon
Re: Response To High School Coolness Test sent by Larry Osterman ('51)
in the 1/24 Sandstorm at http://www.elks590.org/main/cooltest.htm
Larry Osterman's test was funny, and I freely admit to dorkism. But
yours {http://www.dr-joe.net/quiz.html) needs some tweaking. Anyone
have a better one? I need a daily laugh dose.
-Fran Teeple Wolf ('68) ~ Spokane, where long forgotten sunshine is
absolutely glorious today!
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>>From: Ken Staley ('68)
Would you add the name of my sister, Kathy Staley Berg ('65) to your
Birthday list? She's turning the ripe age of SIXTY Sunday!
-Ken Staley ('68)
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>>From: Don Sorenson (NAB)
Maren,
Found this Hanford Project News article with O. V. Horne's ('50wb-RIP)
photo. Could you forward this to who ever sent in the obit? Thanks
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Soren/070128-ITT-FSS-1968.jpg
-Don Sorenson (NAB)
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>>Oral Horne ('50WB) ~ 3/6/31 - 1/25/07
>>Rodney Huff ('85) ~ 1/13/67 - 1/22/07
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Pappy Swan ('59), Anita Cleaver ('63)
Earl Bennett ('63), John Bixler ('64)
Pam Ehinger ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda Stewart ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Virginia Eckert ('58)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Robin Frister ('73)
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
Re: Old stories and old pickup trucks
To: Bill Berlin ('56) and Dick Wight ('52)
You gentlemen have once again stirred memories. My Alaska time only
spanned six months in 1970 (first job out of college) working with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. However, it was long enough to leave
indelible memories of the Pribilof Islands, Cold Bay, wildlife, the
Aleut people, and riding aircraft, ships, and numerous runs in raging
winds across Cold Bay and the waters of the Izembek Lagoon Refuge in
a bouncing Dory. Trekking over the hills and tundra around Cold Bay,
dodging Brown Bears and herds of Caribou, when counting geese, exposed
me to vast amounts of WW II installations, wreckage, debris, and
history. Once, I sat spellbound listening as an older Aleut gentleman
in the Pribilofs described an ambush by the Aleuts of Japanese sailors
who came ashore from a submarine at night early in WW II.
I became so inspired with flying that I got my own "single engine land"
ticket later. I have not been at the controls for many years, but I am
still a flight enthusiast. And, as I have mentioned before, nowadays,
I do my flying by watching "Dogfights" on the History Channel or at my
computer with stick and throttle where I lose myself for long periods of
time winning back the Pacific by flying Wildcats, Hellcats, or Corsairs
as I dogfight my way through Zeros, Georges, and Betty Bombers. I'm
getting better at it. I don't get shot down so often and I haven't
crashed trying to land on my own carrier for sometime now.
To: Betty King Moody ('53)
Betty, do you have a site address for the Saponi Nation In Missouri?
To: Tom Hughes ('56)
Re: Pappy's Pickup
Tom, feel free to copy the pickup story. I think once it is out in
Sandstorm its public anyway, right Maren? [How would I know? -Maren]
That concept of aging body vs. old pickup deterioration comparison just
kinda jumped out of my meandering mind one morning over my first very
strong cup of coffee. The real star of, and one half of the inspiration
for that story is Henry, my good ol' '81 Ford F-150, who has faithfully
served me for most of his life. With sadness and fond memories, I am
beginning to realize that Henry, too, is about ready to retire along
with Lil' Ricky, my '90 Ford Ranger, both, to be replaced hopefully,
by a newer Toyota Tundra. A long time ago, I was a dedicated Chevy/GMC
pickup man, but ... well ... long story. The response to the body vs.
pickup story, both privately and from Sandstorm, has prompted me to
expand on it for my next article for my shooting association.
To: My good friend, Bonnie Allen ('59)
Smarty pants! Still getting even with me for bringing the elves to your
party and my ducking out when "spin the bottle" started!
You wrote, "I don't use every feature that my cell phone comes with, but
I did notice this little tiny book that came with it... I think it was
called an "Instruction" book, or something like that. It had quite a bit
of interesting information in it." And then, you administered the coup
de' Gras when you thrust the symbolic dagger deeply and then twisted it
by offering to come over here and explain the directions to me which
left me clutching my heart and gasping in agony.
Hence, I am compelled to reply, "Instruction books are strictly for
ladies!" It's a guy thing, just like stopping to ask for directions. The
key word here is "Directions" somewhat synonymous with "Instructions."
How can any self-respecting guy read the directions, let alone ask
for them? We are the trailblazers, the leaders, the pathfinders, the
explorers, the voyagers, even if on occasion we do inadvertently
go where no man has gone before (by mistake). A real man reads the
instructions only when all else has failed and he needs to figure out
how to take something back apart so that he can try again.
Columbus did not sail back to Spain to ask the queen for a map,
directions, or GPS coordinates. He did the manly thing that a guy's
gotta do (even if it meant possibly sailing off the edge of the world)
by keepin' on keepin' on. He got where he was going, didn't he? He found
the new world. Now, admittedly, he had a big target and could not have
missed it, because his wife was not along for the ride, telling him to
turn left or right. His destination was the new world and any land would
suffice. He just forged on ahead into the sunsets until he bumped into
it, to the masculine declaration of "Land Ho!"
Critical confusion develops when women demand a specific destination,
like a particular restaurant. Like, for many a guy any restaurant would
probably do, especially if they serve beer and the game is on the TV
over the cash register, next to the pull tabs.
Likewise with cell phones and various assorted miracles of modern
technology, how would it look to my fellow man if I were to ask my wife
or you for directions (written or verbal)? Nay, I am obligated by the
rules of "guydom" to punch buttons until something happens.
-George "Pappy" Swan ('59) ~ Burbank, WA where today's weather
reminds me a lot of Cold Bay minus the wind and horizontal
rain or snow, so I am feeling severely solar radiation
challenged. Hmmm, I wonder how long it will be before
Snoqualimie Pass is nice enough for someone to come
comfortably over this way. I'll keep those instruction
manuals in a handy place ... just in case...
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>>From: Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
Re: "tiny A-bomb"
Okay folks I have a question for anyone in the know about events in
Richland from the '50s. We had friends over for dinner last night - two
people being Margo Heiling Barron ('57) and Lee Williams (who went by
the nickname of Tootie). Lee (Tootie) said she remembers that one year
when they burned the old Christmas trees around the Uptown shopping
district, someone put a "tiny A-bomb" in the fire and it blew out
several windows. We all laughed so hard (and we also had a lot of
wine) but Lee (Tootie) insisted that's what happened. Anyone???
-Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
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>>From: Earl C. Bennett, III (Gold Medal Class of '63)
Re: Burgers (Helen Cross Kirk ('62), Dennis Hammer ('64), et al)
Does anybody remember the salad burger at Zip's? Coleslaw on a burger -
I loved that thing, but it was the messiest burger I've ever tried to
eat in a car (though there was one Whopper that came close, somebody
probably squirted too much sauce).
Our 11-year-old grandson, Kody (who was already taller than my wife at
5' early last summer), ordered a quadruple burger at Wendy's once, and
it came with 5 (five!) patties. I had my camera and took picture for
him; he really thought that was great. He also gets embarrassed when my
wife and I order kid's meals - we explained about older folks not being
able to eat much and not paying for more than you want or should eat,
but he still would prefer to be elsewhere when we do it.
To this day, the A&W Teen Burger stays at the top of my list (as Karen
Kleinpeter ('63) used to say, "Let's tool Zip's then go to A&W for
good food"), though the local A&W, which shares fully with a Long John
Silvers in a strip mall parking lot, doesn't do it justice (neither does
the LJS -they have no way to make the broiled items listed in the ads,
only fried, and my cholesterol is already too high). The burgers are
too dry/overcooked, and the self-serve root beer tap is out of order
half the time. Another A&W memory from childhood was one of the first
vacations we took as a family in the early fifties after moving to
Richland. We were headed up the Yakima Valley highway and stopped at an
A&W in Sunnyside or somewhere around halfway to Yakima, and as we left
I saw the restroom door on the back of the building that said "EITHER" -
for some reason that really tickled me and has stuck in my mind all
these years.
I had a really great burger at Friendly's once, I think they called it
a patty melt, but they served it on toast rather than a hamburger bun.
True, it was substantial toast, but still unpleasantly messy. As a kid
in Richland, when I was just really hungry and not too flush with cash,
the AC burger across from the Uptown theater was a cost effective choice
if you bought them in bulk. The sauce tasted good, but it wasn't enough
to make me go out of my way for more.
Regards, ecb3 - from central Virginia, where we've been back to real
January weather for about a week, including 2 inches of snow last
Sunday, after truly unseasonably warm and dry weather for the first
half of the month (when I called my sister Cecilia ('65) after her hip
replacement 11 days ago, I mentioned our fine weather and she said,
"We in the northwest really don't want to hear it" - she had a tree
break through the roof of the house they are renting during the storm
a few days before her surgery).
-Earl C. Bennett, III (Gold Medal Class of '63)
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>>From: John Bixler ('64)
Re: Aleutians
In the course of my work (Electrical Engineering) I have been to the
island of Shemya. Shemya is the second to last American island in the
Aleutians. Attu being the last (I think there is a small coast guard
base there). Shemya is so far west it is due north of New Zealand yet
they keep it in the same time zone as Anchorage (The sun rises and sets
late.) Shemya was a refueling stop for the air force during the war and
Northwest airlines after the war. Eventually it became a location for
a secret listening installation for the navy. Alascom has a satellite
relay station or something there. It is a small island about 2 by 5
miles. I was there to work on the Cobra Dane Radar, whose main mission
after the end of the cold war has been to map space junk for the shuttle
missions. It can see into space up to 3000 miles away and really small
items. Apparently people have left a bunch of junk in space. There is
an abandoned Nike or Minuteman rocket site there, a beach called "50
Caliber Beach" and many signs warning of unexploded ordinance. The wind
blows constantly there. All the vehicles have canvas straps securing the
doors from swinging fully open – so they won't get ripped in the wind.
It is kind of like being on a minimum security Alcatraz – in fact
everybody even calls it the rock. There is no escape with the Pacific on
one side and the Bering on the other. Accommodations are like being in
the dorm in college. There is a mess hall or cafeteria – all you can eat
and paper sacks to hall extra food to your room. There is even a little
store where you can buy beer for about 30 dollars a case when they have
it. I have been there three times. While there I have seen Coast guard
both American and Canadian stop there for a day or two and then move on.
I met a federal game warden there once who apparently patrols the Bering
Sea. The really fun part however, is that once there you can get stuck.
The Plane flies out from Elemendorf Airbase in Anchorage twice a week.
They stop at White Salmon to refuel. Once we stopped in Adak to refuel.
I didn't see any obvious indications of high security – although we were
in a military plane. When the planes get to Shemya if the weather isn't
good they can't land and must return to White Salmon for fuel and back
to Anchorage. This can repeat multiple times. Some people have been
stuck for up to six weeks. I was stuck for about two weeks once. It is
a great and interesting place to visit - once!
-John Bixler ('64) ~ In Seattle where there is weather.
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>>From: Pam Ehinger ('67)
To: Gary Huff ('67)
I'm so very sorry to hear of your brother's death! My deepest sympathy
to you and your family
Take Care & God Bless
-Pam Ehinger ('67)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/30/07
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29 Bombers sent stuff:
Anna May Wann ('49), Dick Harris ('49), Wally Erickson ('53)
John Richardson ('58), Bonnie Allen ('59), Missy Keeney ('59)
Nancy Stull ('59), Jan Bollinger ('60), Lora Homme ('60)
Patti Jones ('60), Patti Mathis ('60), John Browne ('61)
Marilyn Swan ('63), Carol Converse ('64), Gary Behymer (64)
David Rivers ('65), Vicki Schrecengost ('67), Rick Valentine ('68)
Greg Alley ('73), Brad Upton ('74)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dave Rhodes ('52WB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Vikki Lytle ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: April Miller ('92)
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>>From: Ann Thompson. aka Anna May Wann ('49)
Re: Horses for Pappy's "Hosses Unhurried"
On January 15th George "Pappy" Swan ('59) asked for people who had a
horse and wanted to join his "Hosses Unhurried" to send in a picture of
their horse. Well it took me a while to round them up but I am sending
a picture of my horses. Notice that they don’t have names as they are
really race horses, but right now they are a little bored and would
like to ride along with Pappy and his "possee". They can be really fast
depending on the jockey. Also if Pappy and the elves want to have horse
races after all of this bad weather dissipates I will loan them the race
track too and I will gladly volunteer as the cashier at the betting
cage!!. They are very gentle and can handle any of these "old geezers"
that seem to be coming out of the woodwork lately.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/070130-Wann-Horses.jpg
-Ann Thompson. aka Anna May Wann ('49) ~ Sunny Bothell where it is a
balmy 40º outside this afternoon.
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>>From: Dick Harris ('49)
Re: Ice Breakers!
I have seen that program on icebreakers on the History Channel
previously and saw some the recent one. In 2002, our Rotary Club
hosted a delegation of Russian Small Contractors (to experience their
professions in our free market system) for three weeks. The young lady
who was serving as facilitator for the delegation stayed with us for
the duration of the visit. She is from St. Petersburg and her mother
is an engineer, who specializes in the design of icebreakers. We met
her mother on a subsequent visit, but I didn't get the opportunity to
discuss her work with her. I thought this interesting and suggest that
you never know whom you might meet!
Good luck on your move, Bill!
-Dick Harris ('49)
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
To: Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
Re: Lee Williams ('57)
This has to be the Lee Williams; his brother is Johnny ('56) and sister
Barbara (RIP '53). They lived on Thayer Drive across the street from the
Finneys. I remember Lee very well; he was a "toe head" blond kid. If
you see him again, tell him "hi" for me. Some day I plan on hooking up
with Johnny Williams and check out his winery. Does Lee still live in
Moses Lake? I think Johnny's daughter mentioned he was a veterinarian
in Moses Lake. Some day it would be great to see the guys from our old
neighborhood; the "Putnam St." gang from the '40s and '50s.
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ Where it's still cold and snow on the ground
in the Coeur D'Alene area. Ready for some warm weather and spring.
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>>From: John Richardson ('58)
To: Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
Re: Tiny A-Bomb
The incident that you are asking about occurred as a celebration of The
City of Richland becoming a city on its own and not being owned by the
Federal Government. The celebration took place at the far end of the
Uptown, across the street from JJ Newberry's in a sizeable vacant field
at that time. I don't recall the burning of Christmas trees although
there was a huge pile of wood and debris probably two stories tall that
was set on fire and attended by the new Richland Fire Department.
Now in answer to the question, no there was not a tiny A-bomb but yes
there was an explosion that looked amazingly like an atom-bomb. The
powers that be at that time thought since Richland was "The Atomic
City" that it would really be neat to have a mock atomic explosion for
the celebration. Here is where it gets really interesting; they enlisted
the ever reliable and extremely competent help of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers to provide and produce the desired spectacular. Well as they
say, it went down hill from there as they used far more explosive
material and phosphorus than they needed for this kind of demonstration.
I was standing some 350 yards away from the point of explosion and it
darn near knocked me down. Some small children and women I am sure were
flattened by the surprisingly strong blast. Several large plate glass
windows in the Uptown Shopping area were blown out as a result of the
concussion. In the surrounding area, windows in homes were blown out and
a family with a brand new fireplace had the chimney peeled off the side
of their two story house over toward the Mormon Church as a result of
the strong concussion. Well as you can see, it was a mess, although it
was an impressive mess and "The Richland Powers That Be" never could
figure out who's idea it was to have "a Tiny A-bomb".
-John Richardson ('58) ~ From beautiful Longwood, Florida where it is
supposed to be 32 DEGREES here this morning.
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>>From: Bonnie Allen ('59)
To: George Swan ('59)
I felt sure that you would eventually send me a "zinger." What took you
so long?
I might be able to help you with those "directions" or "instructions" in
a couple of months. Can you wait that long?
-Bonnie Allen ('59) ~ Mill Creek, WA
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>>From: Missy Keeney ('59)
Re: Singing Valentines
It's that time again (shameless self promotion time)!!
THE RADIATIONS are taking bookings for SINGING VALENTINES. We go almost
anywhere in the Tri/Quad-City area. See attached poster.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Keeney/070130-Radiations.doc
-Missy Keeney ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Nancy Stull Jewell/Knutson ('59)
Re: Instruction manuals
Speaking of instruction books….. Paul Knutson ('59) and I got new cell
phones in December after mine died (long story). Neither of us liked the
phones so we went back to the store Sunday ('nother long story). During
the course of our most recent purchase, the "little girl" (clerk) told
us to go on-line for instructions, that the books were garbage (more or
less). And this is from an employee! In trying to program our phones in
December, I found the instruction book worthless and made do with the
menu keys on the phone. There are so many bells and whistles that I'll
never use, don't need, don't want --- I hate to say I'm getting old, but
why can't "they" make something simple that will make phone calls and
take messages when you don't answer. Don't need the picture phone.
Don't need the IM messenger. Text messaging is EXPENSIVE! We tried
it once just for drill and when we got the bill were shocked. Never
again. Instructions and directions may be for ladies, but ladies
aren't supposed to talk like you end up talking when you read them!
-Nancy Stull Jewell/Knutson ('59)
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>>From: Jan Bollinger Persons ('60)
Re: A Tale of Two Cockies
Those folks with even an inkling of interest in birds will enjoy the
very special bird-story web site at
http://www.juliusbergh.com/cocky/Welcome.html
Great pictures and entertaining narrative, too!
-Jan Bollinger Persons ('60) ~ Spokane under a light snow mist and 24º
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>>From: Lora Homme Page ('60)
To: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
Re: Columbus
I'm sorry to point this out Pappy, but Columbus did not get where he was
going. If I remember correctly, his purpose was to prove that the world
was round and was hoping to wind up back where he started, or at least
at the Orient, by going the other way round. He ran into this continent
quite by accident and thought he'd arrived in India, which is how the
native Americans were given the misnomer "Indians" when that isn't even
close!
There's no getting around it, Pappy, if his wife had been along, she
might have told him to turn left and then right, right again, then left
and they'd been back in territory familiar enough that they would
probably have arrived back in Spain... eventually.
Let's face it, the discovery of the New World was a serendipitous event
that caused Columbus to go down in history as a hero instead of that
stupid guy who thought the world was round so sailed off the edge of the
earth. And I think I've heard it said, that he didn't actually say "Land
Ho." It was more like "What the h___?"
-Lora Homme Page ('60) ~ Across the river and down the road from home,
in cold and dreary Kennewick. I'm ready for spring!
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
To: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Re: Mrs. Donna Faust Burroughs coming to Club 40
Mrs. Donna Faust Burroughs has talked about coming again this year
to Club 40. As soon as I know she definitely is coming I will put
in a Sandstorm entry. Mary Judd Hinz ('60), possible Kaylene Henjum
Livingston ('60) and myself will be attending the March Spalding
teachers' luncheon to see Donna and the other teachers. Will probably
know then. We will definitely let her know that others want to see her
at Club 40.
I really related to what you wrote about calling people by their first
names, Helen. When I first moved back to Richland I visited with lots
of relatives that I only saw once in a while through the years when
visiting. After visiting my Aunt Kay and Uncle Jim a few times my Aunt
asked me to call her by her first name. I walked away feeling very
confused. How would I remember after all these years of calling them
Aunt and Uncle. I have slowly managed to call them by first name. This
very gracious lady was mainly concerned that she would not answer
because everyone called her Kay. Many Bombers will remember her as she
worked at the Uptown Thrifty for a long time starting in the early '50s.
Her name is Mrs. Kay Boak. At 87 years old she is as gracious and pretty
as she has always been. A kind laugh and smile always to be remembered.
Hopefully she and my Uncle Jim will be attending the next All Bomber
Luncheon in February. My grandchildren still use the Aunt and Uncle.
Re: Saying where you live on the Sandstorm entry.
When I came on the Sandstorm I was very quizzical where all the Bombers
that wrote were. I made the suggestion when visiting Richland back a
few years ago to a group of Bombers. Everyone liked the idea. Roxanne
Knutson ('62) who was with the group put in the Sandstorm.
I have noticed in recent months fewer Bombers are putting where they
live. So whoever mentioned recently to put where you live in again, I
really appreciate you bringing up the subject. Nice to know where
everyone is.
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ West Richland, WA - There is supposed to
be sunshine the next few days with temperatures being a little
higher than they have been. Depends on what weather report I
am watching. The sunshine is from my computer forecast. I'll
believe the sunshine when I see it.
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>>From: Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
Re: Messy burgers
I remember fondly the salad burger at Zip's. I don't remember the
coleslaw, just shredded lettuce. In fact, it is still on the menu,
and I still buy it, along with the deep fried mushrooms!
-Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
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>>From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: guydom
Ohh-h-h, Guydom! It has been both a blessing (learn to Think Outside the
Box!) and a curse ("ogod, I cannot ask a 5 year-old how to make that
12:00AM thingie stop blinking... not unless he asks me to help him tie
his shoes, first"). It's one of those "can't live With 'em... can't live
Without 'em" dealies, I guess... but I've got an idea. What we need,
maybe, is a... a paragon, (or paradigm?) some kind of iconic presence
with social skills & a grasp of cultural references, (that's also the
embodiment of benevolence) and encyclopedic knowledge (or access to
some), and common sense- that all of us guys recognize (without giving
anything up, at all, you understand) that it would be OK to, um,
consult, on occasion. Hey- we could have a search, and hold a contest,
and the winner could be celebrated, as... as "Miss (Ms?) GUYDOM! Hey-
I may have been confused once or twice- just too much information,
usually- but I think This might be The Answer... I really do!
Re: hamburgers
After one trip to Miner's, I'd decided that it was the Gold Standard
of burgers, everywhere. Not too long after my interesting (albeit
unsuccessful) pursuit of a college degree had begun, my good luck put me
in cahoots with a couple of guys, down in Miami, with similar tastes in
entertainment. We were sitting around a short-wave radio, listening and
laughing at the things we were hearing (& saying- "theater people" love
to talk back to the radio), when someone pointed out that it was 1AM- &
a school night- and we hadn't had much to eat, that evening. They
decided to go out for burgers... & took me along. On the way there, they
had to listen to me babble about Miner's, as we headed out onto Highway
1, where we stopped at this place called the White Castle. We went in
and ordered- them first- and they both asked for, like, a 6-pack of
hamburgers & a coke (or something)... and I was... mystified- but I
ordered 4 (just to humor them... I didn't have a clue), and we waited.
These things came out that looked like a dinner roll, with a half-
dollar-sized patty in there... and one of them asked me if these could
"stand up to that baby from Yakima", with this totally deadpan look.
When I started laughing, we all kinda lost it, for a few minutes...
There's a place in Tacoma (well, Ruston, really) down on Pearl St.
called Tatanka Take-out that makes killer bison burgers... and a DQ in
Raymond that does pretty well with an oysterburger, but there's a booth
at Bumbershoot (I know not from whence they come) that puts an inch-
thick slab of barbecued sockeye on a kaiser roll that I cannot walk by..
^..^
-John Browne, Jr. ('61) ~ where there is no weather... we have an
inversion, so all the weather's up top, somewhere, I guess...
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>>From: Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
Hi Maren;
I thought this was great!! Could you put this on the Sandstorm so that
any that might like to can access it. Thanks,
A Tribute to Our Flag - by Elvis Presley
http://home.comcast.net/~nw-fla/tribute_flag_B_thompson.htm
-Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63) ~ still freezin' our fannies off somewhere
southwest of Salt Lake City!
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Re: Burgers
I got really hooked on the "Dusty" burger while living in Wenatchee.
It's good and messy! Whenever we come up to see the kids, we have to
stop for a burger. For those of you living in and around Wenatchee,
have you tried a "Dusty's"?
-Carol Converse Maurer (Baby Boomer Class of ('64) ~ Eureka, CA
where it's trying to warm up a bit, but not making it. Have
had heavy heavy fog the past few days.
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: For the asking...
Free for the Asking: I still have nice copies of "Hanford and History:
B Reactor's 60th Anniversary" by Richard Rhodes.
Free for the Asking: Sandstorm dated Friday Dec 9, 1967 with photos of
Judi Eckhardt, Shari Iler, Mary Hettinger, Randy Fullmer, Chris Nickola,
Bob Utecht and Dave Barber. (IF you are one of these folks... you get
1st priority)
Free for the Asking: Sandstorm dated Friday Oct 27, 1967 - Homecoming
Issue Photos of Cindy Richmond, Nancy LaRiviere, Norma Dean, Debbie
Waggoner, Lynn Belew, Peggy Anderson, Karen Stanfield, Jill Watson,
Mike Harty and Scott Woodward. (Same thing goes: IF you are one of the
people in the photo you get 1st priority in what has to be a first come
first served basis... though I could run photo copies if someone would
like?
-Gary Behymer (64) ~ Colfax
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Darn... I mean double darn... I was sure I combed my cheat sheet reeeeel
well before leaving... did I say cheat sheet... I mean I thought and
thought and combed my finely honed memory to be sure nothing slipped
thru the cracks... sooooooo I felt it was safe to head off to the Grand
National Roadster Show with all my little duckies in a row... well two
little duckies slipped away from me and I feel just awful about it... I
shore do hope I will be forgiven my these two lovely Bomber-Babes and
won't be in big trubel... Treva Bolin ('65) turned sweet 16 on the 26th
of this month and the bestest girlfren a guy could have from the Class
of '63 Mary Lou Watkins turned Sweet 18 on the 27th! And there I was
like the dunce I can be just runnin all over the LA Fairgrounds lookin
at cars on the 75th Anniversary of the Deuce Ford... Oh me... Oh my...
if it wasn't so cold I'd eat worms... I hope both these lovelies and
wonderful birthdays and I will not make this mistake again... at least
without some really cool excuse... will hafta be really wild but I gotta
whole year just in case! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TREVA AND MARY LOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65), Wearing a huge dunce cap (green and gold of course)
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>>From: Vicki Schrecengost Carney ('67)
I need help from anyone who is/has been a Marine
I was a juror in a murder trial last week that ended in a mistrial.
One of the issues for the jury was the combat training that a Marine
receives. The defendant in this case was an ex-Marine (entered the
Marine Corps in 2000 and went AWOL after 18 months). He claimed he got a
weekend's worth of just general defense training. Can anyone out there
tell me what training a Marine receives? We're not talking Special
Ops here, just general Marine Corps training. And also, what is the
punishment for someone who goes AWOL? There was one ex-Marine on the
jury, but his memory seemed to be very fuzzy. Any input would help me
immensely even though it will have no effect on the trial outcome.
-Vicki Schrecengost Carney ('67)
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>>From: Rick Valentine ('68)
Re: Burgers...
All this talk about burgers a Miner's in Yakima has my mouth watering!
Another great place for burgers is Effie's in Lewiston, Idaho. An Effie
Burger will feed 2 or three if you have small appetites. In 2002 I went
with some friends to Mardi Gras in New Orleans and they had Slaw Burgers
(burgers smothered with coleslaw). They also had Alligator chile which
was quite good. The last time I was in Nashville, they had Slaw Burgers
and Ski (or was it Skee) we had to ask what Ski was and the response
(after "oh you Yanks") was it's like Dr Pepper. Come to think of it,
the reply to asking for Hash Browns instead of Grits was also "oh you
Yanks". They also thought it was disgusting that I put Ketchup on my
hash browns instead of gravy (go figure).
-Rick Valentine ('68) ~ Spokane, WA Where it is 24° (note the degree Sign) :-)
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
Re: Art Dawald
Is there any significance to a number 15 jersey with the plaque awarded
to Art Dawald for the Central Washington Hall of Fame? I attended a
comedy show at the Tri-Cities Coliseum and upstairs in the lounge area
still called the Sunset lounge I think, all the boxes or displays for
the awards are on the wall. Plenty of Bombers in the area, Dawald,
Teverbaugh, Stein, and Conley. It's a yellow number 15 jersey. Is it a
random number or does it stand for something in his career? Was it also
true in the '60s, if you had say a number 10 jersey, your number would
be 11 on the road? Is there any Dawald`s out there available to coach
the Bombers today?
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ Its still cold and gray skies abound in Richland.
Spring is closer.
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
My dad told me this story about the Aleutian Island of Shemya: He was
in the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1944 when he was 16 years old.
During the war they wore Navy uniforms and were in the Aleutians doing
survey work for the military. While on Shemya, he and another buddy
wandered over to a line of B-24s and were looking inside. My dad
mentioned to the crew that he had never been in an airplane before--they
told him that they were going up later and they were welcome to join
them. My dad and his buddy were thrilled! They grabbed a 12-pack of
beer, showed up, and got in the plane. The crew told them to throw their
empty cans down in the bomb bay doors. After several beers my dad asked
where they were going. "On a bombing run over northern Japan," came the
reply. They started to drink faster as the crew enjoyed their sudden
fear. Of course the crew was telling these two how rough it was going to
be, etc. Eventually the bombers dropped down, opened the doors, out went
a load of bombs and empty beer cans. The planes turned around and flew
back to Shemya. As it turned out it was mostly a harrasment run--the
crew knew they weren't going to run into any resistance. They had
brought these teens in Navy uniforms along just to scare the s*** out
of them. Mission accomplished!
-Brad Upton ('74)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/31/07
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13 Bombers sent stuff:
Bill Berlin ('56), Pappy Swan ('59), Patti Jones ('60)
Patti Mathis ('60), Sandy Carpenter ('61), Anita Cleaver ('63)
Frank Whiteside ('63), Roy Ballard ('63), Julie Alexander ('65)
Chuck Crawley ('67), Alan Lobdell ('69), Betti Avant ('69)
Robert Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dennis Hammer ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Tina Fraser ('89)
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Shemya vs Adak
Reading between the lines, Bombers of all ilk's should know that Shemya
and Adak are two different islands in the Aleutian chain but both have
long runways. Adak, as discussed, was Navy and was a very secure base
whereas Shemya was an Army Air Corps/Air Force base and not as secure.
Not only were there a fleet of bombers stationed their in WW II, but it
was also a stop-over for flights of delivery aircraft going from Alaska
to Russia in the old "Lend Lease" program that supported the Russian Air
Force. The USCG also had a small base there and one could land there,
either by air or boat, and get fuel, weather reports, etc.
I have been into Shemya a number of times and it was another great long
runway. I imagine it is a little hairy going in there now without a
tower to help you through the classic Shemya weather (usually zero-zero
conditions, maybe high winds too, lots of snow and ice and in general
just a messy place to go). I don't think there is a lot of activity
at Shemya now, especially since Dutch and Cold Bay are the King Crab
processing areas out Westward. They do tell the story of the chicken out
in Shemya that got turned into the wind and laid the same egg thirteen
times... get my drift about wind out there?
Bill Berlin ('56) ~ in Anacortes, WA where I am going to join "Pappy's
Posse" as soon as I round up my steeds from winter pasture on...
Mount Yourhorses.
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
To: Ann Thompson. aka Anna May Wann ('49)
Ann, No. 2 looks like a "goodun" as I was always partial to Buckskins,
and it looks like a mount that I could still hang on to. See ya at the
window when I get back from the next run.
To: Bonnie Allen ('59)
Sure! In the meantime, I'll just keep on punchin' buttons.
To: Lora Homme Page ('60)
Maybe, but I'm more inclined to think that about the time Chris said,
"What the h___?" he had just received a message in a bottle from Lief
Erickson, so he decided to turn left. However, just as he signaled and
started to bear left for the "Horn," he spotted a grass hut with a TV
over the cash register right next to the pull tabs.
To: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: guydom
JB, just what I was thinking -- I think?
To: Brad Upton ('74)
Good story! It would make a good episode to include in a WW II movie.
-George "Pappy" Swan ('59) ~ Burbank, WA...low on the horizon from
Bomberville, proving the world really is somewhat rounded.
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
To: Nancy Stull Jewell/Knutson ('59)
Re: Cell phones
I didn't want all the learning with a cell phone either. Through my
children's suggestion went to Cingular. Asked the clerk to see their
most basic phone. She showed me a Nokia. Which I bought with just
minutes (no monthly fee). The minutes cost me $25.00 every three months
for a 100 minutes. The minutes accrue if not used. This being at
Christmas, I was quite happy when the clerk gave me the phone for free.
Something to do with a Cingular problem. When I got home and started
reading the manual I wasn't sure I would like the phone. With practice I
found that the phone is very easy to use and not very many features that
I won't use. Over all I am very happy with the phone. (bought the phone
at the Cingular store in the Winco shopping center in Richland.)
At times I still look for a cell phone that may be even easier than
what I have. Found this ad the other day. Call Jitterbug phones at
1-866- 427-1479 or go to http://www.jitterbug.com/
Looks like their advertisement about it being an easy phone may be
right from what I have seen so far. Good packages per month also for
those that aren't on the cell phone much.
Re: Mechanical items
One of my greatest problems with anything mechanical is practice. Takes
patience that I don't always have so have learned to buy as simple as
possible. Look for a clerk that has been selling whatever item for at
least a year. Know that I can call the store to get questions answered
has helped tremendously. I think the computer I have has been the
easiest of all that I have bought. Practice has become a key word for
whatever I buy.
Re: Hamburgers
After growing up with such good places like By's burgers and Skip's
(where I worked) I thought finding a good hamburger would be easy when
I moved to San Jose in late 1962. Not true! The first one I had after I
moved there was at a Spivey's restaurant. They served a meat and bun
calling it a hamburger. Yuk! Did go to the well known drive in the
movies of the 1950s called Mel's Drive In. Do not even remember their
hamburger. The best I found in Northern California was Zim's in San
Francisco. That was a juicy messy hamburger filled with a great sauce
and all the condiments.
In 1984 I moved to Federal Way, WA.... challenged again in finding a
good hamburger... Dave's on the pier in Des Moines won out. When they
closed out finding a good hamburger became a challenge again. Archie's
restaurant at Brown's Point where I ended up living for nine years was
the best. Good fries are a must for me also. Prefer a steak like fry.
Each of the places I found made good fries also.
Then move to West Richland presented the same problem. Knew Denny's made
a good hamburger but not always as good as certain fast food places,
depends on the cook. Found Carl's Juniors. Now that's a good hamburger.
A Bomber friend and I were out doing errands last fall, we decided to go
to Carl's Jr. pick up hamburgers and go to Howard Amon park to eat. Not
sure which was the best the hamburger or the view of the river. I think
they both were a favorite. Together made for quite a delight. JD Diner
in West Richland also makes a good hamburger. Going to try it smothered
with chili next. Even Bomber suggestions of hamburgers with coleslaw
sounds good.
Always something new to try.
Along with the above I like a good fish burger at times. Can't say I
have found the best yet. Close to the best would be JD Diner.
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ West Richland, WA - The computer weathermen
were right and the sun did break through for a while and it was
warmer today. 38º.
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>>From: Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
Re: Cockies
I thought that was a very cute entry from Jan Bollinger Persons ('60).
You don't have to be a bird lover to appreciate that one. Thanks for the
entry and giving me smiles.
-Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
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>>From: Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
Greetings from Gold Bar, WA
Hi Everyone, We just returned from the Write On the Beach writer's
conference at Ocean Shores, WA (their annual that I try to attend each
year so I can pick all the literary brains I can). It was a wonderful
conference with very knowledgeable speakers & presenters; I managed to
pick up bookoos of info on Marketing which will come in real handy in
marketing my book finally published October 5th, 2005. Most of you will
probably remember seeing my notes about this in the past, but in case
you didn't get to read those, the book is entitled, "Father, Forgive My
Father" by Sandra G. Lee. You can see my write up on the web site at
http://www.shoutlife.com/ my actual web site there is:
http://www.shoutlife.com/Lees
I also have a My Space (courtesy of my grandkids who just had to get
"Granny" on there). Anyway, I met up with old friends from previous
conferences who were very glad to see that I'd finally gotten the book
published that I was working on at the last conference. They had lots of
new ideas for marketing, and one even referred me to a friend of his who
plans all the lectures for a Seattle based college. The lady actually
invited me to contact her regarding me lecturing on my book at the
college. Wow... that blew me away, and will be a wonderful jumping off
place to other avenues of marketing. I also made the acquaintance of
a lady my age who is a publisher's daughter and a writer and editor
herself with 40 years writing experience. She purchased a book, read it,
and wrote me a wonderful review and referrals. And... to top it all off,
the weather was beautiful while we were down there. We stayed in the
beach house that brother Gary ('64) and myself built a few years ago
and use as a family retreat for both of our families. It is always so
enjoyable to visit there. If any of you are unfamiliar with Ocean Shores
on the west coast of Washington state, it is a very beautiful place with
lots to see and do there.
-Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
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>>From: Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
Re: dna@europa.com
Thanks to John Richardson ('58) for clearing this "tiny" matter up. I
copied and forwarded your email to Lee Hebbeler Williams ('57). I know
she'll be happy to learn that at least it "looked" like a "tiny A-bomb!"
The eight of us teased her mercilessly and we all, including Lee, had a
great laugh over this.
To: Wally Erickson ('53)
You must be thinking of another Lee Williams as the Lee I know is
definitely a woman. She and her husband live here in Portland and are
absolutely wonderful people. Dean ('63) and I were introduced to them
through Dean's sister, Margo Heiling Barron ('57).
-Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
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>>From: Frank Whiteside ('63)
Re: Burgers and sloppy food
All this talk about food is really making me hungry!! As for burgers
down here (NOLA), the Port of Call restaurant, at the edge of the French
Quarter, always has had a very large tasty one. (Don't know if they re-
opened after the storm). Another really good big one we enjoy is from
the Swamproom (a bar and food place) in Metairie. Top it with a huge
order of sweet tater fries and you have lunch and dinner!
And for sloppy, guess none of you have ever enjoyed a sloppy, gravy
roast beef or barbeque poboy. Most meatball and red sauce ones are just
as sloppy. Better have a box of napkins.
Pitts ('63) can probably also find you some good stuff on his favorite
food site at http://roadfood.com/
-Frank Whiteside ('63) ~ Where it's chilly on the bayou--lows in mid
30s and low 40s. No gators sticking their heads up in Pappy's Pond
on the bayou like the groundhogs up North!
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>>From: Roy Ballard ('63)
Re: Burgers
After reading all the stuff from everyone, I thought that I'd put in my
two cents worth. I still prefer the Miner's burger over most all others,
but I do remember a time when working in Israel in 1990 and they had
Passover. I had a burger at a Wendy's in Jerusalem and during Passover
you can't have regular bread, their burger had like two big saltines as
the bun. Needless to say it was the most messy burger that I have ever
eaten. The (bun) if one can call it that totally went to he-- and the
rest of it had to be picked at with your fingers. For those that
would like a Big burger try the one at the Vegas club and casino in Las
Vegas it's called the Big Daddy Barrick Burger and is a 9# burger and
costs $49.99 and if you finish it in one hour it is free. It comes with
a 12" bun , half a head of lettuce, 2 onions, 4 pickles, mayo, mustard
12 slices of American cheese, and an side of fries and Maalox. Now that
is a burger and I'm going through Vegas in a couple of weeks and I might
just stop by and see one.
-Roy Ballard ('63)
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>>From: Julie Alexander ('65)
Re: Tiny Bomb
I agree with John Richardson ('58) on the celebration of Richland
becoming a city. The date in my mind was December 12, 1958, the night
my sister Rebecca ('77) was born. I remember the "bomb" being awesome!
Re: Burgers
There is nothing in the world like an "In-n-out" burger found originally
in So Cal. I used to drive miles for one. They only sell burgers, fries,
milk shakes and drinks. Yum!
-Julie Alexander ('65) ~ Finally back in Richland
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>>From: Chuck Crawley ('67)
To: Gary Huff ('67)
Gar,
I was so sorry to read about your brother's untimely death. You have
our deepest sympathy. I'll bet the reunion with your parents is sweet.
For something completely different (with apologies to Monty Python :o)
I saw a Bomber sweatshirt running on the Portland riverfront at lunch
time today.
-Chuck Crawley ('67)
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>>From: Alan Lobdell ('69)
To: Vicki Schrecengost Carney ('67)
I'm sure you are going to get a lot of response to your question. Anyway
here is my two cents worth. I was in the Marine Corps from '71 to '73.
At that time we were put through 13 weeks of boot camp where you were
trained to fight or should I say kill with rifles, knives, hands or
whatever you could get your hands on so that you could stay alive along
with being put into the best shape in you life. After those 13 weeks
all Marines were required to go to Infantry Training Regiment (ITR). I
believe we spent 6 or 7 weeks there and again more training. After which
the new Marine was then sent to his MOS training. In my case artillery
(M109 Self Propelled Howitzers, 8 weeks). Others went to Grunt training
for I'm not sure how long and even others went into the Rangers in which
they received considerable more training. In each case it was about 30
plus weeks before a Marine was ready to be deployed to his duty station,
be it a combat zone or otherwise. I know that Marine training does and
has changed over the years however if the Marine Corps is now only
giving a weekend of self defense training then it sure has changed and
definitely for the worse.
After seeing these young Marines on TV in Iraq and watching how they
conduct themselves I have to believe that the training is as intense and
maybe even better than we received in '71. As for going AWOL, If I was
to tell you my true feelings as for what to do to a Marine who has gone
AWOL I don't think it would get printed.
-Alan Lobdell ('69)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Basketball Jersey Numbers
To: Greg Alley ('73)
Yes it's true regarding jersey numbers in the '60s. Home jerseys had
an even number and the road ones were the next odd number; hence 10 at
home, 11 on the road.
The other thing I remember was Col-Hi was the only school in the league
whose JV team was entirely sophomores until my senior year when the
classes got a bit bigger and they added a Sophomore team to the varsity
and JV. Some of the smaller schools that we played like Sunnyside would
occasionally have a senior on the JV team because perhaps he hadn't
played earlier in his career.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA - fog, fog, & more fog & just below zero
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>>From: Robert Avant ('69)
Re: Shemya, burgers, and Columbus
When I was living out on Dutch Harbor, AK I was a subscriber to the
Wall Street Journal which was of course flown out in the mail sacks from
Anchorage. On more than one occasion the paper took a detour to Shemya
and it would get back to me with an Air Force Intelligence mark on it
saying it had been checked by them (for nefarious KGB plants I am sure).
I even received one phone call and one visit from those fine folks
just so they could decide I was a real American. Thank God I did not
subscribe to Pravda.
Re: Columbus
Actually everyone pretty much knew the world was round, the mistake was
in estimating the circumference of said Earth. Columbus was looking to
short cut the expensive and Ottoman controlled caravnn routes by sailing
West to get East; a fine example of entreupenuership and the Law of
Unintended Consequences.
Re: Burgers
Last week in Puyallup visiting daughter Sarah ('94) I happened into
Herfy's Burgers on Meridian. The burger was fine but the "fry sauce"
transported me back to Arctic Circle and the french fries there. It was
a great flashback.
-Robert Avant ('69)
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