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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 06/01/04
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26 Bombers and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Betty Hiser ('49), Dick Roberts ('49)
Ann Pearson ('50), Char Dossett ('51)
Dorothy Keys ('52), Dean Enderle ('57)
Michael Ragland ('57), George Swan ('59)
Nelson Sisters ('60), ('63), & '67)
Betty Noble ('63), Donni Clark ('63)
Earl Bennett ('63), Jim Hamilton ('63)
Mary Lou Watkins ('63), Roy Ballard ('63)
Carol Cross ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Marcia Wade ('67), Sherri Daugherty ('67)
Pam Pyle ('69), Roxanne Southard ('71)
Stu Osborn ('71), Mike Davis ('74)
Gil Blankenship ('81)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ellen Foley Pope ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Carolyn Roe DeJong ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Roberta Lawrence Montgomery ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kerry Steichen ('74)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
I want to thank each of you for the individual emails
that I received about reunions and illnesses. If it has
made one person decide to come to a class reunion/Club 40
function/R2K+ event then I am happy. As people always tell
me - don't sweat the small stuff, find a bridge and cross
it, etc.
I just recently starting writing to the Alumni Sandstorm
because I have been in and out of Richland for the past 7
years having too many surgeries. I enjoy writing and
certainly learning from and about the BOMBERS, Richland,
and the Hanford Project.
In September, the good Lord willing, and the creek don't
rise, I will have lived in Richland for 60 years.
For those of you who have never been in a reactor: On
October 9 (with DOE's help) our organization (B Reactor
Museum Association - BRMA) will be conducting tours to 105-B.
Don't know right now if there will be a charge or not.
Normally DOE furnishes the buses and some of our members act
as tour guides. More later.
B Reactor started up on September 26, 1944 - just 9 days
after we moved here. My father was at the start up of 105-B
- that's the main reason that I joined BRMA (bur ma - like
the country).
The World War II memorial was a day late and a dollar
short - but worth the LONG wait. Put politics aside and
thank and bless those who served our country during all our
wars - not just those who died.
When I was in the sixth grade they invented some kind of
miracle drug. I told my teacher that it would save so many
lives and we would become overpopulated. My teacher told me
to think of wars, car accidents, stupid people doing stupid
things, disasters, etc.
-Betty Hiser Gulley ('49) ~ in south (government) Richland -
where today (Monday) the sun is shining and
supposed to get up to about 74°
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>>From: Richard "Dick" Roberts ('49)
To: Dick McCoy ('45)
God bless you, Dick McCoy.
-Richard "Dick" Roberts ('49)
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>>From: Ann Pearson Burrows ('50)
Re: Life (including reunions)
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
Most of us are old enough to withhold consent.
-Ann Pearson Burrows ('50) ~ Sunny Southern California -
where, as usual, the weather is perfect!!
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>>From: Char Dossett Holden ('51)
To: Dick McCoy ('45) and
Ann Thompson, aka Anna Ma Wann ('49)
Well said.
-Char Dossett Holden ('51)
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>>From: Dorothy Keys Harding ('52)
Re: Girls of '52 Lunch
DAY/DATE: Tuesday, June 8, 2004
LUNCH TIME: 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Granny's Buffet
LOCATION: 6821 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, WA
DIRECTIONS: By Outback Steakhouse & Michael's Crafts
PRICE: $6.09 All you can eat senior lunch
RSVP: E-mail Dorothy Keys Harding ('52) or
Helen Bartlett Sullivan Mowery ('52)
-Dorothy Keys Harding ('52)
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>>From: Dean Enderle ('57)
Re: Reunion Stuff
I have been reading all the latest entries concerning
reunions with some interest. I have never attended a reunion
of any kind and have often wondered what the experience
would be like.
Largely, this is due to the fact that I have spent most
of my life after Col-Hi outside the continental U.S. due to
a military career and later working for the Dept of Defense
as a civilian, neither of which placed me anywhere convenient
or even in close proximity to a reunion that I may have
wished to attend. Now that I am retired I sometimes think I
would like to attend just one time but then since I live in
England it would be a very long and expensive trip to make
and then have it be an anti-climax. I suppose what I am
trying to say (very poorly) is that reunions are fine for a
lot of people and especially if they have a bit of long-
standing history but for those of us who only were there for
a relatively short time (4 1/2 years in Richland in my case)
it would probably be awkward and uncomfortable as there
would not be much common ground to be gone over.
In any case, c'est le vie and may all of you enjoy the
reunions and raise a glass to "absent friends" if you will.
Who knows maybe one day I will turn up just to surprise
everyone.
Best Wishes and a long life
Take Care
-Dean Enderle ('57)
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>>From: Michael Ragland ('57)
Re: Memorial Day
-Michael Ragland ('57)
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
Re: Easy Swing Band Dance
-George "Pappy" Swan ('59) ~ See, I do got culture too.
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>>From: Nelsons: Jan ('60), Donnie ('63), and Suz ('67)
Re: Meagan's Graduating
Congratulations, Meagan Lynn Burnet!!! See yah Friday
and we'll be cheering for you!!!!
Love You,
-Aunt Jan ('60), Aunt Donnie ('63), and Aunt Suz ('67)
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>>From: Betty Noble Giedd ('63)
Re: Jim Jensen's ('50) 5/31/04 Sandstorm entry
To quote Jim, "Thinking back... I learned later that
quite a number of classmates thought I was "stuck up"
because I didn't converse easily. Fact was that I was often
so shy that I ducked away from opportunities to chat with
people."
I can relate but I only knew of one person who thought I
was stuck-up because of my shyness and that was a friend's
mother. After that, I wondered if more people felt that way.
I was really clueless about many things in school & in life.
I think a lot of the reason for that was in school there was
so much to do, to know, to understand. Maturing and learning
at the same time, what a challenge in life. I look back, and
that's OK to look back, but I'd realize how it could have
been or should have been. I know now I wouldn't have changed
anything, right or wrong. There was no way I could have been
more outgoing, it just wasn't my true self. I like being a
"highly sensitive person" because I can feel for others and
understand where they are coming from and understand their
needs. School, in general was a real social shock for me. I
remember very well refusing to go to kindergarten unless my
neighbor, then Jimmy Newell ('63), went w/me. Thanks Jim.
I've needed to tell you thank you for such a long time.
Don't know if you read the Sandstorm but would love to hear
from you. For someone who started out not liking school I
ended up with it becoming my career for almost 17 years. How
ironic.
Here's to all the shy, sensitive people out there! Let's
be proud of who we are!!
-Betty Noble Giedd ('63) - 6.5 miles SW of Philomath, OR
few know where that is -- just think OSU and go
west. Hoping for clear skies for the rest of the
week so I can go back to my gardening.
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>>From: Donni Clark Dunphy ('63)
Re: Memorial day
It is still Memorial Day as I write this. Since I am
still caring for my Mom and Dad, we were confined to the
home today. We watched, like Linda Reining ('64) some
wonderful celebrations on TV and listened to some great war
stories. My Dad served in World War II in the Seabees. He
served in Alaska and in the South Pacific. He was saying
today that they weren't really the important ones because
they didn't go into battle, but I told him that everyone who
served was important and if it wasn't for them the soldiers
that went into the front lines wouldn't have had places to
rest, eat, sleep etc. He is my hero and I thank him for
serving our nation for me and others.
And a great big thank you to all of our Bombers who
served in the military! For those who are no longer with us
who died on the battlefields, and for those who came home
and for those of you now have children and grandchildren who
are serving. You are the bravest and the best!
Re: Reunions
As far as reunions go, some of you have said it so well.
I think reunions are about far more than high school. They
are about our home town, our roots, our childhood, our
friendships, who we were. And far better then who we were
is who we have become and what we have contributed to our
world. We were silly teens back in high school who were
affected by peer pressure and sometimes did unkind and
thoughtless things. It is fun to reminisce about fun times
but more important is sharing about our jobs, our kids, our
grandkids and our interests now. In my senior year, a very
popular girl came up to me in the hall way and said "Why
are you so stuck-up? You never talk to anyone?" First of
all I was dumb founded because I couldn't believe that she
wanted me to talk with her in the first place and secondly
she was so wrong! Although I found it easy to talk to some
kids and my special friends, I found it very difficult to
talk with just anyone and not because I didn't want to... I
just didn't know what to say. But I later found out at a
reunion that that person, who passed away several years ago,
didn't have a great childhood. Every reunion I've been to
has been an eye opener as more and more people open up and
share their deep hurts. Even the kids we viewed as very
popular were covering up hurts. We didn't talk about those
things back then like kids do today. We didn't know. I have
had wonderful experiences going to all my reunions. I have
become great friends with some of my classmates that I
hardly knew back then.
And Mike Brady ('61), I hope you try again and that
Mary Jane ('63) comes too because she was one of my dearest
friends in 9th grade and I still remember the fun times I
had with her and in your home. I thought you were pretty
special and envied Mary Jane for having a big brother
like you! That's another thing you find out at reunions.
Sometimes you find out that others admired you from afar and
for reasons you'll never know unless you come. Well, like
George, I have rambled on too much. I wish I was an eloquent
writer. But George, I love your writings, too! I can't
believe Marilyn and I have been good friends all these years
and I never got to know you!
-Donni Clark Dunphy ('63) ~ La Mirada, CA - where we have
been having the June gloom in May but its starting
to warm up now!
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>>From: Earl C. Bennett, III (Gold Medal Class of '63)
Happy Birthday to Carolyn Roe DeJong ('63)!
(Sorry, Jim, I didn't know her well enough to have any
tales to tell.)
To: Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54)
Marguerite:
I went to Luther Haven at least once, maybe twice,
probably around 9th/10th grade. It was a beautiful place,
and they brought in some wonderful speakers. The one I
remember best was a Pastor from Lithuania (or Latvia) who
had been a prisoner of war (to the Nazis or Soviets, not
sure which) for a couple of years. He mentioned that they
were fed spaghetti and water, twice a day, every day, for
the whole time - and it was still his favorite dish! He said
if that had not become true, he probably would have died.
Thanks for the kind words about Mom. If you get the
chance to drop by, I know she would love to see you - Beecie
Bennett, room 120 (she moved down from the third floor last
year). She gets to attend church at RLC fairly often, too,
when someone can give her a ride.
I remember Bill ('61RIP) from Luther League, since he
was only 2 years older than me. Did he die recently? Please
accept my condolences and the comfort that Jesus promised us.
Donni Clark Dunphy ('63) and I have been emailing off
the Sandstorm and the subject of Sunday School teachers came
up. Do you remember a Mr. Killand? I think he may have been
my first SS teacher in about 5th grade, and the first name
Oscar rings a bell. The vague memory leaves an impression of
someone at retirement age or older, and that would have been
in '55/'56. I remember little more than that I learned a lot
and enjoyed it, including memorizing Psalm 8.
Regards, ecb3 - from wet (but sunny for the moment) Reva,VA
looking forward to the Moment of Remembrance encouraged
by the White House for 3:00 p.m. this afternoon - we
owe so much to those who served and died, that we might
live free.
-Earl Bennett ('63)
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
So I’m sitting here outside of Leavenworth with the
always lovely and forever young Miss Nancy ('65). We've had
a wonderful weekend of day hiking, albeit wet day hiking, in
the Alpine Lakes and bivouacking at her folks' cabin. Uncle
Uli's brauts and the Leavenworth IPA have done wonders for
moral, and have made the pain in my knees disappear faster
than Frank Osgard ('63WB) when the waiter brings the bill.
Life is good, really, really good.
Amongst our commiserations were discussions of how
really rare it is to have old friends, who are not only long
time friends but are "friend friends". You know what I mean.
They’re pretty dang rare, pretty dang rare indeed.
Don’t know what I did to deserve it, but I've somehow
kept Carolyn Roe DeJong ('63) in my circle for all these
years, and folks there ain't no better friend nowhere. It’s
gotta be forty five or more years ago that I first met her,
and she still keeps us all young. You know the old saw, "if
you didn't know how old you were, how old would you be?"
Carolyn is high centered in her teens, and she ain't goin'
nowhere anytime soon.
Happy Birthday Carolyn, we love you, and there isn't
anyone whose life you touch that doesn't come out the better
for it.
Jimbeaux
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Mary Lou Watkins Rhebeck ('63)
Re: Birthday Tribute
She has been my friend since our days at Jefferson. We
bonded watching our parents dance, drink purple passions and
party. We were in car pool together in high school and so
knew every secret of every guy any of us dated... very cool.
She and Ellen were my inspiration in fashion, speech,
mannerisms and all attributes... as they were the "Cool of
the Cool" at Col-Hi. Over the years, we kept running into
each other, greeting each other as sisters with a bond
forged in family, laughter, and tears. Our families merged
once again when her little sister & my neighbor, Chris,
found my parents the best condo in Orange County, and when
I was lucky enough to take a visiting Miss Kitty, her mom,
and my folks out for martinis, cigarettes, and wonderful
memories in the guise of lunches. She & Lamont have Chris
to visit here in southern California, so I get to see them,
thank goodness. When we meet at reunions, we are family and
will always be.
Next year the members of the Gold Medal Class of 1963
turn 60... and Jimbeaux (our spiritual leader) has declared
that we party together... but in the meantime, my blonde
bombshell buddy has a birthday on June 1st... and, along
with Frank's gang, I send her my love and thankfulness for
memories and bonds that stretch from the Jefferson
playgrounds to California... .
Happy Birthday Carolyn Roe DeJong ('63)... love ya babe!
-Mary Lou Watkins Rhebeck (Gold Medal Class of '63) ~ Laguna
Hills, CA... say what you will about southern
California... it's 78° and no humidity... the
sun is out, the ocean is sparkling and the
jasmine is blooming... .
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>>From: Roy Ballard ('63)
To: Jeanie Walsh ('63)
Bravo to you... great words for the vets who gave their
all for the rest of us so that we all can enjoy the freedom
that we all enjoy today.
To all vets and those serving now I salute you all. Remember
-Roy Ballard ('63)
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>>From: Carol Cross Llewellyn ('64)
To: Jeff Curtis ('69)
Re: Bomber Sign In Paris
Thanks again Jeff for the entertaining recap of your
trip to Paris. Only a NAB [Not A Bomber] or BW [Bomber
Wannabe] would not see our Bomber logo on that sign.
Thanks for my first laugh of the day!
-Carol Cross Llewellyn ('64)
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Girl Dynasties and birthdays
One a them lovely girls from a line of lovely girls is
having her birthday today... some people like Frank Osgard
('63WB) or his pal ('63) might be blunt enough to just come
out and say how old she is... but NOT me... I have respect
for my el... el... el... uh... elegant girls!... So anyway,
how many of us can see we grew up next to a Dynasty of
really wonderful, special girls that made every morning seem
like a Disney movie with those little bluebirds helping make
the bed and chipmunks or some such varmints scrubbing the
floors and stuff... raise your hands if you were one a those
lucky guys who got that pleasure... I was one and I mean it
is soooooooooooo cool to first fall in love with the oldest
then the next oldest and on and on... in fact I got to do
that twice... OH YEAH... the Reed girls then the Parker
girls... life was good! So, I'm thinking who were the lucky
guys who grew up next to this group? This Birthday girl was
the one I got to adore from afar first because she was a
Senior and I was just a lowly sophomore... oh the agony
of it all... It really is an awful experience to be a
sophomore... I mean here you are in the coolest place in the
world... the social club of all social clubs and you are at
the bottom of the barrel... and then... when you get to be a
Senior... the dolls you were head over heel for two years
before are either grown up ladies or College women...
Anyway... I can only hope that this lovely birthday girl
had a younger kid (boy) living next door on both sides so
she could be worshipped from the next door yard by them and
could carve her image into their memories for all time...
I just know that I am so very happy to know the lovely
Caroline Roe DeJong ('63) and wish her the very best HAPPY
BIRTHDAY so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67)
Re: Reunions--still again
You know, oddly enough, Club 40 and the lunches don't
scare me off nearly as much as the Reunions of the past did.
Maybe our next '67 reunion won't freeze my innards as bad
as the 20th and 25th did! I'm willing, I think to give it
all a try.
Re: the Louvre
I loved the Monet! I want that Monet! Think they'd sell
it to me for a couple bucks? Or maybe just let me borrow it
for a while. And the pictures, especially the ones with the
little kids, were a great thing to see!
Thanks to Jeff Curtis ('69)!
-Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67)
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>>From: Sherri Daugherty ('67)
Re: Reunions
I just read Marci Wade's ('67)email regarding her
experience at the 20th reunion... I really do believe things
do change... I know that! I have so enjoyed our reunions...
but have been unable to make some... traveling from Southern
CA and having more than I need on my plate at any one time
does contribute to that. I am still in the process of
growing up, tho. Can hardly believe that I qualify for
Senior discounts at the movies... I will be unable to make
the All Class Reunion on 6/26 as I will be in "Real Estate
School"... trying to pass the state test on July 23rd! I
wish I could come just to see old friends... especially you,
Marci! Isn't it great to be at an age where we get to set
our own preferences in regards to how we dress, "where we
sit" etc. etc. etc.!!! I absolutely love my life, my 5 grand
children (including a set of 3 year old twins)... and the
free time I get to devote to playing with them! I am just
finishing up a divorce... it will be final August 2nd... not
fun... but I have had prior experience with this type of
thing, sorry to say!
I will be in Black Butte (outside of Bend, OR) June 5,
6, 7, and 8, white water rafting, golfing, fishing and horse
back riding... then on to the Walla Walla area to see my
sister, Karen Daugherty ('68), my parents (Mom is in an
Alzheimer's facility), and brother, "Scooter". Then on to
Spokane to visit my "boyfriend's" sis and family, back to
"Wally World" and then on home (now in Laguna Niguel, CA). I
would love to see or hear from any of you former classmates,
former friends or not!
-Sherri Daugherty ('67)
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>>From: Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('69)
Re: Help From Alaska Bombers, Please!
Dear Fellow Bombers:
Hubby Charles (Scottsdale High '62) and I are off on a
land/cruise tour of Alaska this coming Saturday (June 5).
Spending five days on land: Fairbanks to Denali to Talkeetna
to Anchorage to Seward. Then, transferring to Celebrity
Summit for a 7-day southbound cruise to Vancouver, via
Juneau, Icy Straight, Skagway and Ketchikan.
I have the following question for fellow Bombers in the
great State of Alaska: What's the best mosquito repellant
for use there? We purchased some stuff to treat our (mostly
long-sleeved) clothing with, and have also got a little
container of something known as "the best NON-Deet repellant".
Is that gonna do it, or are we going to have to result to
"industrial strength Deet products"? We will be outdoors a
LOT, having opted for all the whitewater and float tripping
we can find, as well as several wildlife search excursions.
And, I don't want to waste time on the trip trying to shop
for bug juice. I've still got several more shopping days
before we leave, so am hoping for some good tips from you by
Thursday. Feel free to respond to me via direct e-mail, if
you like.
To: Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67)
Yes, Betty Hiser Gulley ('49) is near you, still in the
south end, although not at the same address. Think she's now
"up the street" in her folks old house... don't quote me on
that, though. I'm sure she'll give you the "straight poop"
herself. You just keep working on that shoulder. A tiny,
tiny soft tissue injury in my right shoulder occurred almost
two years ago. Within a few months, I had a nearly "frozen
shoulder" (could scarcely move it). It has taken me the
better part of this two years to rehab it back to (almost)
good as new, following a steroid injection, a three-month
course of empirical (systemic) steroids, and a LOT of
physical therapy. The exercises have to go on looooong past
the time when the visits to the professionals stop. But they
were right: it will seem like forever, but the slow and
steady work wins the race. And it hurts; but, in retrospect,
it sure seems like it was all worthwhile. And I'll bet I've
got better upper body strength now than I ever had. :-)
Bomber cheers,
-Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('69)
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>>From: Roxanne Southard Jenkins ('71)
Re: Happy Birthday wish
I would like to wish my favorite brother-in-law,
Kerry Steichen ('74) and nephew, KC, a very happy Birthday
today the first of June. Have a great day both of you.
-Roxanne Southard Jenkins ('71)
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>>From: Stu Osborn, ('71)
Re: Hijacks, Spam and Critters
-Stu Osborn, ('71)
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>>From: Mike Davis ('74)
To: Brad Upton ('74)
To use the words of my great, late father, Norm, who
you knew well:
"It don't matter!"
-Mike Davis ('74)
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>>From: Gil Blankenship ('81)
Re: Memorial Day
-Gil Blankenship ('81)
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Funeral Notice scanned from the TCHerald
by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Steven Gordon Halseth ('67) ~ 1/5/49 - 5/27/04
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 06/02/04
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16 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02), Betty Hiser ('49)
Dave Rhodes ('52WB), Max Sutton ('57)
George Swan ('59), Patti Jones ('60)
Mike Brady ('61), Helen Cross ('62)
Jim Hamilton ('63), Bob Mattson ('64)
Diana Bennett ('64), Gary Behymer ('64)
Tedd Cadd ('66), Pam Ehinger ('67)
Connie Leyson ('69), Eric Lukins ('81)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Rick Reed ('49)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Larry Felder ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lori Simpson Hogan ('70)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02)
To: Dick Roberts ('49)
Thank you and right back at ya!
To: Char Dossett Holden ('51)
Thank you, too
To: Ann Thompson, aka Anna May Wann ('49)
You are so right, those fifty and sixty folks seem like
they should look much younger than they do. OUCH!!
To: Jim Jensen ('50)
I just can't imagine you being a wallflower in school.
You are too nice a guy.
To: Dorothy Keyes Harding ('52) and Anne Pearson Burrows ('50)
I don't see enuf of you nice gals, but it's good to see
your names in the Sandstorm!
-Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02)
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
To: Ann Person Burrows ('50)
I wished I had heard your saying: "No one can make
you feel inferior without your consent," when I was much
younger. I still have a couple of people who know how to
push all my buttons. (If any of you watch Dr. Phil - he is
always saying something similar.)
To: Dean Enderle ('57)
Sometimes we don't stay in one place long enough to make
"friends." Are you any relation to Rudy Enderle? I worked
with a guy in B Area by that name.
To: Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('79)
Have a marvelous time in Alaska. I've only been to
Anchorage, Portage Glacier, and vicinity. If I can save
enough pennies I am going back next year in May. Buy me
a post card and I will send you my snail mail address.
P.S. I am not going to be able to attend the meeting in
Washington, DC in August.
I am always amazed when I attend reunions, etc., to find
out I was NOT the only one who was shy, bashful and scared
spitless; what pain the "kids" went through at school, work,
or home.
I worked at Hanford for 39+ years. About 25 years after
the Project started and when people quit, retired, etc.,
they had exit interviews about various and sundry things
that went on at the Project (where things were buried, where
blueprints could be located, etc.) What they ever did with
this information I have no clue or even if they used it.
Since the years are passing rather rapidly, I thought it
would be interesting if we could find out how or why Bombers
ended up in Richland/Hanford. Most of the people my age
came out as the result of duPont closing a lot of plants
throughout the USA and transferring employees to other
states. My father had two choices: Bridgeport, CT or
Hanford, WA (we could not find Hanford on the map - did
find Pasco after they told him he would be getting off the
train at Pasco). Since my father had been to Bridgeport to
learn about a new black powder duPont was manufacturing, he
told my mother that it was not a fit place to raise kids
(too big, dirty, and highly industrialized). After the
interview for Hanford he decided to give it a try - so here
I am after 60 years. He left for Hanford on June 26, 1944
(my birthday). Years later I worked in the same group he
did (in a different area) and looked at his Union Seniority
Date and found out that his seniority date was my birthday:
6-26-44. He went to work for Peters Cartridge, which was
taken over by Remington Arm, and duPont took over Remington.
He went to work at age 17 so he worked a total of 17+ years
for duPont (remember this was during the Great Depression
when some times they only worked one day a week or sometimes
not even that much so all of that time was deducted from his
service date).
What do you think?
-Betty Hiser Gulley ('49) ~ south (government) Richland -
the sun is shining, and supposed to get over 80 today.
I never mention the wind - that is just a known!
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>>From: Dave Rhodes ('52WB)
Re: Reunions
I have read a lot about the pros and cons of attending
reunions. I only attended my freshman and sophomore years at
Col-Hi. I was a member of the class of '52. I accidentally
found about the class of '52 thirtieth reunion and I thought
what the heck,I would attend even though I didn't think
anyone would remember who I was. What a pleasant surprise
when I found that not only did many of them remember me, but
that I remembered many of them. I have not missed a reunion
since and will continue to attend as long as I am healthy
enough to do so.
I also attended 3 other high schools and attend those
reunions also. I have enjoyed getting reacquainted with all
of my ex classmates and I am very happy and proud to have
them as my friends.
-Dave Rhodes ('52WB)
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>>From: Max Sutton ('57)
To: Dean Enderle ('57)
4 1/2 years is just that. Means nothing. There are still
guys here who remember and miss ya. So, here's hoisting one
to you Dean. God Bless.
-Max Sutton ('57)
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>>From: George Swan ('59)
Re: Reunions and Such
...Yesterday is dead and gone
and tomorrow's out of sight
and its sad to be alone...KK
So, go to the reunion -- and help somebody make it right.
Re: On another subject
And today, June 2nd, I wish a very happy birthday to
my wife, Jeanne (NAB from Fairbanks, AK), my soul mate (I
believe) for many past lives, and for the past 21 years
of the present one. Something that I could never say before,
became much easier after she found me -- Those oh so little
but so powerful words, "I love you."
-George Swan ('59)
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Re: Grandma Nina Jones Rowe ('65)
Nina is being so busy being a Grandma she can't seem to
find the time to put in a Sandstorm entry (do not think my
little sister ever has written the Sandstorm, one of those
rejection things that is so readily being discussed in the
Sandstorm right now). So I got the great phone call when
Number 2 grandchild was born last Friday. Hint Hint, will
you announce it in the Sandstorm. Nina's first grandchild
was born to her daughter Debi last August just before they
left on a trip to Ireland as I wrote about then. This
grandbaby was due when Nina and her husband were due to
leave on a trip to Connecticut for her husband's mother's
80th birthday in June. Luckily she was heard and Reed
William Altman was born to her son Ryan and his wife Cheryl
at 2:45 p.m. Friday the 28th of May. Mom and baby are
healthy. Grandma Nina is walking around quite proud not only
of the baby but she was in the room for the birth. Now she
can go on with her trip to Connecticut. Now Nina it's non-
acceptable that you not attend any reunion next year! You
will have your '65 reunion, R2K+5 and Club 40 (**grin** you
are aging little sis) to choose from. Go get her class of
'65 we will drag her to a reunion next year if we have to.
Re: Reunions
With interest I have read all the Sandstorm entries
about reunions. Any time I have gone to a reunion (only
missed one since I graduated because of surgery). Many times
I have had great anxieties to find as soon as I walked into
the group how quickly I was caught up with communicating
with a Bomber or Bombers. As we all know we have something
in common, at reunions we find out more than we know. For
all the peer pressure we went through all Bombers have grown
into wonderful for/giving adults has been my experience.
Club 40 is a great example of acceptance. Meeting the
upperclass men and women makes the late '50's brats, whoops
Bombers makes us look like angels when they share their
stories **grin**. I'm always anxious each year to get back
to Club 40 to meet up with all the new friends. I definitely
did not have all the greatest experiences in high school and
a couple of bad ones in the seventh grade to do with other
Bombers. Setting the bad experiences a side to go to the
reunions I found what other Bombers remembered was
definitely not what I remembered. True to life.
To: Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60) and other Bombers who started
this great subject.
Somewhere I hope this subject will roust more Bombers to
come to any reunion. There are still a lot of Bombers out
there that I havent seen for years that I look forward to
finding at a reunion. Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60) you are one
of those. I'd like to offer to come pick you up and drive
you to the reunion. I think you would find your past quickly
goes away. Just trying to recognize each other is a big
task. Thank God for name tags. Janet Pfohl Williams ('60)
was one who hadn't been to a reunion in over 40 years. I
talked her into coming to Club 40 and she had a really good
time. Patti, you might start by going to a '60's luncheon.
My suggestion! Hope you can put the past aside to attend a
reunion!!!!!!
To: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Keep up the good work. It must not be easy. Half the
battle is being willing to ask for others to pray for you
which you did so eloquently. It opens us all up to praying
for each other. My prayers are with you.
To: Gus Keeney ('59)
If you can crawl out of that car I know you can get
well. I had a disk replaced in my neck with metal. It isn't
easy to get well but prayer from others and taking time to
get well will heal you. Don't hurry.
Now that I am caught up it is time to read today's
Sandstorm. One busy day today has kept me from reading it.
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ Browns Point, WA - heading for
bed at midnight to listen for a Coyote to howl, watch
for the lights to come on from a raccoon entering
into the laundry room to eat cat food. Get up in the
morning to hopefully find my cat hasn't left a bird,
lizard or snake on my front door step as Jessie loves
to do lately to let me know he is doing his job.
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Co-Ordinate Club
Can anyone tell me what the Co-Ordinate Club was all
about? I remember going to Christmas parties and Easter Egg
Hunts when I was a child. A couple of months ago, my sister
sent me a photograph taken around 1948 of children and
adults waiting for an Easter Egg Hunt to begin.
-Mike Brady ('61)
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[http://allgallery.tripod.com/0000s/Co-OrdinateClub.html]
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
I have to agree with my cousin, Carol Cross ('64)
that Jeff Curtis' ('69) "An American Bomber in Paris" is
delightful. It looks like somebody from Bomberville must
at least have been a technical consultant for that bar.
Happy Birthday to you, Jean, from one of the class of '62.
Re: First Indianapolis Bomber Lunch
And I want to again invite anyone who is near to the
northwest side of Indianapolis to our first Bomber lunch in
Indiana on June l9th!! Coming up fast. Hope we have as good
weather as it is today. Sort of sunny,but not too muggy.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ West Harrison, IN - where by the
little lake it's sort of windy, but that keeps down
the humidity so I'm not complaining, as it's really
quite pleasant to be outside at the moment.
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
Re: Reunions
Oscar Wilde said it best, "Living well is the best revenge"
Everyone deserves a second chance, even Frank Osgard ('63WB)
jimbeaux
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Bob Mattson ('64)
Re: from the Small World Department.
There's Bombers everywhere. I drove over towards
Beaverton, OR, today with my broker to put the final touches
on a house I'm buying. Walked into the title office and was
greeted by the receptionist. Soon after a classy looking
woman brought us into her office, and I started signing
papers. I remarked the closing date was great timing because
I would have plenty of time to get moved in before I went to
my 40-year class reunion later this month. She said hers was
next year, then asked where I graduated. I said, "Richland,
Washington". Well, she just looked me. Col-Hi. After a
pause I couldn't help myself. "Are you a Bomber?" "Yes!
She was known as Nina Jones in the class of '65. Well, we
shook hands all over again. We talked briefly about reading
the Alumni Sandstorm, and the latest concerns some felt
about attending reunions. It's nice doing work with family.
-Bob Mattson ('64)
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>>From: Diana Bennett Ground ('64)
Re: Alaska Trip
To: Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('69)
Sounds like you are going to have a wonderful trip to
Alaska, but you are certainly traveling in mosquito country.
I have lived here in Juneau for over 30 years now and can
say that I have never found any non-Deet repellant that
works. And here in Southeast Alaska we have smaller and less
violent mosquitos. Up in the Fairbanks area they are huge
and blood thirsty. And even worse than mosquitos I think are
the "no see-ums" . These are small black biting things that
leave worse welts than mosquitos and can itch twice as bad.
Rather than suck your blood like mosquitos, "no see-ums"
actually take a very small bite out of our skin. You
definitely need the Deet repellant for them.
-Diana Bennett Ground ('64)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Upton ('74) & Davis ('74) Fund raisin'
One must have the proper motivation to make things
happen. Someone asked me why I would bother to help raise
funds for MR. Mike Davis ('74) to attend his 30th reunion in
late June. Well...I figure the following...Upton will pony
in the balance of the $40...Davis gets ticked off...is a
no show at his reunion...Upton in turn and out of spite
refuses to attend also, but makes a brilliant decision to
attend the Class of 1964's 40th reunion on the same night. I
take credit for one of the premier comedians attending OUR
reunion which relieves me from publishing anymore issues of
The Sagebrush Rag...
Now you know... Behymer from downtown Colfax, WA...where the
men are good looking...the women strong...and the kids about
average...
-Gary Behymer ('64)
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>>From: Tedd Cadd ('66)
Re: Rainbows
A few days ago, we has some spectacular rain storms here
in Richland. At one point, I was driving down Van Giesen
from West Richland into Richland. The rain was coming down
in huge drops and raising a constant two or three inches
splash or mist on the road. With the sun behind us, we saw a
rainbow that continued its curve beyond the usual point on
the horizon on down the road itself and right to our car. It
was rather beautiful.
I've seen the circular rainbows in a cloud when flying
but this was the first time I'd ever seen the effect on the
ground.
Re: Reunions
The last reunion I attended was in 1991 and I enjoyed
the time with friends. However, the reunion itself seemed
focused on the past. I'm wondering if we could do one that
was a little more focused on the present? Could we have a
theme of "what I've learned from life?" or "What do I find
most rewarding in life now?" sort of thing?
-Tedd Cadd ('66)
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[Volunteer for your '66 reunion Committee and maybe you can
make that happen, Tedd!! -Maren]
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>>From: Pam Ehinger Nassen ('67)
Re: Steve Halseth ('67RIP)
I wish to send my condolences to Steve's family. May
God bless and keep you safe as Steve will be with Him and
make sure you're safe.
Bomber Sympathy
-Pam Ehinger Nassen ('67)
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>>From: Connie Leyson Yesberger ('69)
Re: those dang moles
We've waged war against the moles too. I used to call
Louie [Yesberger ('67)] "Rambo" because he was so intense
about it. He took (takes) it as a personal insult--how dare
they invade his yard! When the kids were younger, he had a
bounty out for them for either spotting or killing a mole.
Louie used to sort of stalk them; he'd wait, early in
the morning, ever-so-patiently... Sometimes in robe and
slippers, poised, ready for the moment when he's see the
tremor in the grass...and ka-BLAM went grandpa's shotgun...
Oh, I forgot, there was also a bounty on recovery... I
actually have pictures of Evan and Eric holding out shovels
with the remains of moles--ugh! (what were we thinking?!)
(and for that matter, why were we digging them up? To make
sure they were dead? eww!)
I honestly can not believe those kids grew up with such
Clampetts for parents. Anyway--I think that he's tried every
way we've ever heard of, and these have worked the best for
him:
1. We used to be able to get mink-doo (it was sort of like
compost) from a mink farm near Roslyn, WA, from my uncle who
has a place there. Minks are moles' natural enemies so it
worked super well. (stuff some down holes)
2. Moth balls in the holes, followed by about a quart of
water. That's his latest method. Shotgun days are over,
thank goodness.
-Connie Leyson Yesberger ('69)
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>>From: Eric Lukins (Col-Hi '81)
Re: Gulley and Pyle entries
On the 100 block of Armistead, you didn't dare act up in
front of Chester Pyle's house or he'd set you straight in a
heartbeat. Then there was the vacant lot behind his house
that all of us kids played "Army" in, but never ever around
his garage, not even as a dare! I don't remember Pam ('69)
since I grew up with Bobby and Desiree.
I do remember the Gulley girls though and the massive
rotten apricot wars we would have. Rhotens lived next to my
grandparents and they had three large trees and the Gulleys
had a few across the street. One time I went home as a solid
orange slime zombie, head to toe gunk, and the street was a
littered war zone with slime and pits.
Hide and seek games were a neighborhood event and there
would sometimes be up to 20 players.
Later on in life, I actually got a chance to know
Mr. Pyle when he would hang out at Dean's and Gene's
garages, and although he could still bark a bit, he
certainly was a "good old boy" who had a heart that
wanted to serve and please.
-Eric Lukins (Col-Hi '81)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 06/03/04
It was the 3rd of June... another sleepy, dusty, delta day...
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17 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Dick Roberts ('49)
Jim Jensen ('50), Kay Mitchell ('52)
Wally Erickson ('53), Dean Enderle ('57)
Burt Pierard ('59), Roger Gress ('61)
Tim Avedovech ('61), Jim Hamilton ('63)
Deedee Willox ('64), Jeff Michael ('65)
Linda McKnight ('65), Sandy Vandenberg ('66)
Pam Ehinger ('67), Dan Morgan ('83)
Zorba Manolopoulos ('91)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mick Mikulecky ('53)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Susan Vandenberg Delaney ('65)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
To: Mike Brady ('61)
Co-Ordinate Club? Don't know who or why it existed. When
I worked for GE Purchasing we used to have many of our wild
Christmas parties there until they closed it and we started
having them at the old Hanford House (much milder and not so
wild). It was in a quonset hut (we had so many quonset huts
in Richland of all sizes) and had to tear it down to build a
better road after the '48 flood.
To: Tedd Cadd ('66)
My children and I visited Hawaii in the early '70s. We
were so excited at being there that we went outside about
midnight - bright moon - and there was what we called a
moonbow. There was this beautiful rainbow circling the moon.
I was truly impressed.
Unfortunately as we get older we tend to think more of
the past than we do the present and future. At most reunions
you just kinda let the conversation flow and you really talk
about other things besides the past. My mother asked the
doctor why she could remember things that happened 30 to 40
years ago but not what she had for breakfast 3 days ago. The
doctor asked her if she knew anything about floppy disks. I
told him I would explain when we returned home. He told her
that your brain is like a floppy disk and it stores data in
little dibs and dabs rather than everything is a neat
manner. So around 65 the disk is loaded to the hilt and hits
overload. No more room in the brain for short term memory.
To: Eric Lukins ('81)
Is that what happened to all my apricots and why the
ground around the trees was always so slimy. Live and learn.
What you learn after 30 or 40 years. It is almost like your
kids telling you things after many years. Should one be
shocked after all that time?
Re: 17-Year Locust
To: Those of you in the East and Midwest
There was an interesting article about, what I call, the
17-year locust in Monday's Tri-City Herald - article for the
kids. Also an interesting article in the June 7, 2004,
People's magazine. Gourmet food - I don't think so!!! Worse
than trying to eat grasshoppers, etc. They are so huge,
red/orange eyes, and so SLIMY when they get on the streets,
roads, sidewalks, etc. YUK!
-Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
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>>From: Richard "Dick" Roberts ('49)
To: Rick Reed ('49)
Happy birthday, Rick. You were a good addition to the '49ers.
-Richard "Dick" Roberts ('49)
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>>From: Jim Jensen ('50)
Re: Wallflower
To: Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02)
First, gotta say it, each time I view the "train" of
your graduation dates I'm reminded of the way some of the
English gentry sign their correspondence or are referred to
in news articles, etc.: e.g., Reginald Jeeves, D.S.M.,O.B.E.,V.C.,
etc.
Secondly, thank you for the "nice" comment. I wasn't
really a wallflower in high school. I was quite active
socially, but always had that surge of uncertainty and fear
of failure under the skin.
I agree with Betty Hiser Gulley ('49) on Ann Pearson
Burrow's ('50) remark about not feeling inferior without
one's own consent. I remember the lovely Ann Pearson from
way back in the 7th grade at Sacajawea...black hair, spray
of freckles, beautiful eyes...never knew such wisdom was
poised behind them.
-Jim Jensen ('50) ~ Where, in Katy, TX, Spring means a
humidity reading of 97, dew point of 78, and
a heat index of 84 at 1:30 a.m. It's, like,
soggy around here.
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>>From: Kay Mitchell Coates ('52)
Re: '52 Ladies Luncheon [6/8/04]
Thanks to Dorothy Keys Harding ('52) for the Sandstorm
entry regarding the '52 ladies luncheon next Tuesday.
Richard ('52) and I will be in town for the weekend, so
added a couple days to our stay so I could join with old
friends on Tuesday. I emailed my sister-in-law, Bev Coates
Karns ('52) and asked her to come with me. Now, Jerry Molnaa
('52) if you can talk your wonderful wife (Shirley Pitman
Molnaa '52) into attending, it would make my day!! Hope you
and Shirley have been reading all the entries in the
Sandstorm regarding attending reunions. Maybe Shirley will
break the ice and attend on Tuesday. It would be great to
see her. I am looking forward to connecting again.
-Kay Mitchell Coates ('52)
PS to Jerry - You and Dick could have your own boys
chow down that day. He said he would really enjoy a
visit with you.
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Reunions
I've been gone, so I'm not sure all that's been said
about reunions. I've been fortunate enough to have been to
my 20th, 30th, 40th and finally our 50th class reunion last
year. I have to say, I've enjoyed each one and not been
disappointed in any of them. I got a chance to meet
classmates I respected, looked up to, had a classes with,
home room class... whatever.
However, our 50th class reunion my classmates had name
badges (without photos)... Oh Boy!!!! Hey, I'm talking about
50 years later... give me a break. Anyway, I spent several
minutes talking to one of our classmates trying to figure
out who she was. You have to realize she didn't look
anything like her picture in the year book... I won't go
into details. If she had a photo on her badge, I would have
known who she was. I have a reason for bringing this up, we
had photos on our badges at previous reunions, but I believe
it's more important to have them for your 50th!!
I had a chance to visit one of my classmates that hadn't
been to a class reunion yet... he lives in Pasco. After our
visit, he told me he would definitely go to the next one...
after I told him who was there and how much fun it was.
I also had a chance to see in person Maren Smyth!! We
had a short visit and it gave me chance to tell her how much
I (we) appreciate her time (24/7's) and effort in making the
Sandstorm a huge success for all of us "Bombers"!! Thank you
again Maren! Which reminds me, I need to catch up with my
dues for this year... sorry Maren. Will you forward me your
address?
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ Enjoying the weather here looking
east over Lake Coeur D'Alene. Yes, that's in Idaho!
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>>From: Dean Enderle ('57)
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Re: Reunions
You are absolutely correct about some folks not staying
in one place long enough to make "friends" but as Max Sutton ('57)
pointed out (thanks for the kind words Max) 4 1/2 years is
really nothing, as he has proven.
Yes I am related to Rudy Enderle, he was my father (RIP)
he passed away in 1984 shortly after I departed the states
on yet another of my jaunts to a foreign land.
On that note I will sign off, best wishes to Bombers
wherever you may be, take care and God Bless you all.
-Dean Enderle ('57)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Co-Ordinate Club
The Co-Ordinate Club was an organization of civilian
engineers and architects that was formed in the summer of
1943 in response to the Corps of Engineers building the
Castle Club (located west of Wright Ave. & south of the
existing Westgate Shopping Mini-mall) as an exclusive
recreation club for the Army Engineers. They originally held
their meetings at the old Grange Hall (corner of Stevens &
Van Giesen, later the Lutheran Church). They held picnics
near the old MP Barracks in North Richland and dances in the
old Richland Grade School Gym (later Lewis & Clark)
throughout 1943 & 1944.
In March of 1945, the Club leased the Tract House at the
intersection of GWWay and Thayer Drive (later the By-pass
Highway) for a Clubhouse. They decided that they wanted to
add a Dance Hall Annex which the Government willingly
supported because of considerations for improving morale
of the Village residents. It was simple enough to get
Construction Drawings and volunteer labor from the
membership and du Pont supplied all the building materials,
including quite a few Quonset Hut sections. The Hall went up
quickly and the July 13, 1945 Grand Opening was described by
the Villager as "One of the gayest dates to be remembered in
the social calendar of Richland..." Everybody who was
anybody attended, including Col. Matthias.
The Club prospered for years and in addition to the
adult entertainment (that term didn't mean the same thing
then as it does now), they also put on stuff for kids, like
Christmas Parties and the Easter Egg Hunts that you
mentioned.
The Club folded in 1952 and the facility was leased and
later purchased by the Knights of Columbus.
As a footnote, I was out at the Club with my Dad some
months after an Easter (must have been about 1948) when "the
egg worth the biggest prize" had never been found. I was
climbing in one of the trees on the site and lo and behold,
I found the egg in the crotch of a branch. It was long
enough after Easter that the egg had fully "ripened."
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Roger Gress ('61)
Re: Reunions
All I want to say is that I'm glad to hear more pros
than cons about the Reunions. Maybe we can put this to rest
and move on to another subject.
-Roger Gress (Classic Class of '61)
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>>From: Tim Avedovech ('61)
I know reunions can be a very difficult time as old
memories rise to the surface, and you see certain people
with whom you didn't have the "greatest" of experiences. Or
an old "girl" or "boy" friend that you're embarrassed or
feeling guilty to see or talk to again, etc. I think we have
all had these types of thoughts and feelings, and in the
past have beaten ourselves up over this, feeling less of a
person, unworthy, not good enough, etc. I know, I've been
there. I've been through all this negative stuff and I have
been the "epitome" of guilt for reasons that were totally
invalid. I attended the 2001 reunion and although I saw a
return of many of these feelings, I was pleasantly surprised
at how congenial everyone was, even those whom I thought
absolutely "hated" me. Maybe they did previously, however
the occasion didn't reveal any of that.
Since this memorable time for me, I've discovered PSI
Seminars, and this is not meant to be an advertisement,
however let me briefly tell you about a Seminar program
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There are no secrets or hidden agenda here. Because this
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mankind, it is a very powerful and effective program for
enabling you to see the truth strength of yourself, the
power you have to be and do whatever you want in life. You
become self-confident, not afraid to proceed ahead in life,
and you achieve your own goals that you never dreamed
possible. Had I gone through this BEFORE the 2001 reunion,
I would have been much more outgoing with my friends and
acquaintances. I had fun, however I could have had much more
fun and renewed many more great friendships. As I know so
many of you feel, I loved Richland when I lived there. It
was, and still is in many ways, the greatest city in the
world. The bonds we developed are truly "forever". Everyone
had powerful strengths and so much to give. However,
remembering that our parents raised us the best way they
knew how based on their previous experiences and upbringing,
we ALL developed negative programs in order to get through
school and become adults. All of us can become stronger,
more self-confident, and live without beating ourselves up
all day, or feeling guilty, etc. We really can. We just
have to understand how we developed as we did and use some
very available tools to become who we really are. You
don't have to listen to me. Check it out for yourself on
Psiseminars.com. It's truly legitimate, and totally valid.
For the next reunion, yes I'll be there. And I know I
will have an absolutely fantastic time, being with my
original and true friends. For those of you who still harbor
these fears (false evidence appearing real), take a risk and
come back. Give those people a chance. You'll be glad you
did. It works.
If anyone wants to know more about the personal growth
seminar, I'm available.
Have a great day.
-Tim Avedovech ('61)
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
All this talk of church camps, has stirred up some
faded memories from the archives of SSUP summers, long
past. Southside was charged with salvaging the souls of
the rabble, which inhabited the grounds bordered by Adams,
Gillespie, what was then Duane and GWWay. I'm not certain,
but they probably also ran an outreach ministry at Fred
English, or should have just to stay in touch.
Now long about the end of May, it would come time for
our folks to pony up the 20 bucks or so for our annual
pilgrimage to Church Camp. The level of excitement would
build to a feverish pitch as our allocations filled,
culminating in a crescendo of exhilaration today experienced
only at Mardi Gras, the Running of the Bulls or LaMont
DeJong ('63) at the opening of a new Dollar Store.
Now we're not talking about your garden variety choir
boys here, I'm including Pook, Plows, Irwin, Hemphill, Kurt
Johnson, Norman Hill and Mugsy Goodrich. Off we would go to
Ross Point in Post Falls, ID for our annual Baptist fix. I
do find it strange that many of us would return to Post Falls
when it was home to "The Rock" back in our pre 21 Cheney
days. They had canoes, water skiing and beaucoup Spokane
girls. But it was only, OK.
Now the Club Med of church camps had to be Camp Naches.
It was here that bonds were first formed with all kinds of
kindred souls from over in Indian Country. It was like a
summer ski bus to salvation, with plastic braid crafts,
nightly campfires and everyone eating at long tables. As I
recall there were at least eight kinds of dry cereal in
little boxes for breakfast and I'm pretty sure we had
pitchers of green Kool Aid at all meals. Me further thinks
there was some incentive to be done eating and have your
table cleaned first, but I'll be damned if I can remember
what it was. Must not have been too cool. We would get mail
from home for 3 cents, as fast as you now can receive a
fifteen buck Fed-Ex. My mom would send me Charlie Van
Sickel's columns and a shoebox of oatmeal cookies each year,
I'm sure it was there that I first met Jim Stull,
Richard Twedt and probably Pete VanWyck. I have vivid
memories of first seeing Kathy Rathvon, Betsy Fox and
Cecile Phillips (now there is a name from the past) in
their white robes doing interpretive dances to various and
sundry hymns. Kathy still remembers all the moves and will
demonstrate them all for a Margarita. She isn't even the
least bit rusty, she must practice.
Try as I may, I am wallowing hip deep in secular
memories, and can't seem to get any further. I close my
eyes and can feel some ingénue's sweaty palm in mine as
we sing, "We are climbing Jacob's ladder" around a smoky
campfire. It's the version where all the guys are all
singing tenor or higher. Wonder what last night affirmations
I made, and how came close I came to keeping them?
Jimbeaux
p.s. We had more than our fair share of lovelies at
Southside. There were the Judys (Shibly and Campbell),
the Sharons (Brooks and Denny), the Carols (Converse
and Cross), and Kathy Paul to only name a few. But you
know how the grass is always greener
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64)
To: Tedd Cadd ('66)
Re: Reunions focused on the past or "more focused on the present?"
What a great idea! Although the past is what binds all
those people together to start with, none of us live in the
past, and we have all changed. So to focus on who and what
we are today is a great idea. I can see new friendships
arising from old ones as we find other things in common
besides our school days. Wish I'da thunk of it first!
-Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64) ~ Burbank, WA - where is was a
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Hey Bombers and Bomberettes...
Due to technical problems beyond my control... blah,
blah, blah. ANYWAY! Back riding the purple sage (internet)
again.
Brad... I'm not sure, but I'd guess that Mike would just
rather not run into some of his old classmates... like the
guy with the initials Brad Upton.
Loved the humming birds... shared with my wife and some
of the g-kids.
As for critter stories... just gotta add a couple. When
I lived in Boulder, CO, coming home from the radio gig
around dusk, the headlights would often pick up the bright
reflected light from the gutter storm drains. The pairs of
eyes peering out belonged to raccoon families checking to
see if it was dark enough to scour the neighborhoods for
cat food dishes outside. By they bye, the 'coons won't eat
anything if there is no water available to wash their food
and fore-paws in. Yup, it's true!
In the winter and spring, there was always the resident
mule deer munching the tree branches and fresh garden stuff.
While living on the northern edge of San Diego, on the
edge of a deep canyon (wildlife preserve), we had quite a
critter encounter. As it was about time to retire for the
night, I hit the remote control to close the garage door
that had been open most of the evening. During the night,
I awoke a couple times thinking I heard a hissing and
scratching sound, but couldn't figure it out and went back
to sleep. In the morning, I headed out the door from the
house into the garage and again hit the opener. I heard a
thump and an opossum ran into the garage, around the cars a
couple times and out the door! As I backed the car out and
closed the garage door, I observed vicious scratch marks on
the door, and the casing was ripped to shreds in one area
about half the door high on one side. Apparently, the
'possum had his tail caught near the top of the door and had
hung there upside down all night! Luckily, they don't mind
hanging by their tails... but he was pretty pissed to have
missed dinner!
Oh... isn't that the same moose that was featured on
Northern Exposure? He's looking a bit worse for wear. Must
miss all the notoriety!
dj Jeff Michael ('65) ~ Living in Pasco, having dj'd at an
outside Bar-B-Q in Kahlotus during the hail, rain, etc.
storm mentioned in previous posts to this venerable rag.
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>>From: Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
Congratulations to my friend, Nina Jones ('65) for being
a grandma for the second time!! Isn't it the greatest thing
in the whole wide world???? Those little fingers and toes
are so cute, and babies are so kissable!!
Also, want to say to Patti Jones ('60 -- Nina's sis)
that I have seen Nina at all the reunions I have been to,
and that would our 10th, 20th, 30th, and R2K. Not sure about
the 35th. Nina, help me out on this one, wouldya? Also went
to one Portland Bomber Luncheon and there she was!! We had
a wonderful chat, and promised to have lunch together again
soon, but you know how it is, and especially now that we are
grandmas, who has time to eat!! Ha!
Our Bomber reunions make us very special, for there is
no other town like the town we grew up in.
Bomber Cheers!!
-Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
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>>From: Sandy Vandenberg Jeans ('66)
Re: Susan Vandenberg Delaney ('65} birthday June 3
She is still the beautiful Susan and dancing the
flamenco these days.
Happy Birthday from your little sister
-Sandy Vandenberg Jeans ('66)
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>>From: Pam Ehinger Nassen ('67)
TO: Connie Leyson Yesberger ('69)
Connie
In regards to that mink farm in Roslyn, or the one just
outside of Cle Elum, they are no longer there. The one in
Cle Elum, was hit one night by some animal activists... they
let all the minks go and most of them got killed on the road
(highway 90). So much for "Saving" their lives! I bet I can
still get some of that Doo Doo! But for now I'll try the
moth balls, I was going to get ammonia and pour it down them
darn holes! I found two new holes this morning! They are
staying in one area of the yard! Where the grass is not the
weedy part of it! I have two Huge Sycamores in the yard and
the ground under them won't grow grass!
But thank you Connie for the advise! Tell Louie Hi!
Bombers Rule
-Pam Ehinger Nassen (The Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
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>>From: Dan Morgan ('83)
Hi!
Various RHS friends from '80 to '87 are looking for the
following Teachers to invite to a small picnic we are having
this Summer in July.
So far, I've been asked to try to find:
Lonnie Pearson, Linda Pfenning, Linda Stairett, Dave True.
Thanks in advance if you can help us to reach them!
-Dan Morgan ('83)
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>>From: Zorba Manolopoulos ('91)
Introducing the newest Manolopoulos:
http://www.manolopoulos.com/zorba/zach
Thanks
-Zorba Manolopoulos ('91)
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18 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Patti Jones ('60)
Mike Brady ('61), Pam Swan ('61)
Roger Gress ('61), Bob Cross ('62)
Frank Whiteside ('63), Freddie Schafer ('63)
Bill Scott ('64), Carol Cross ('64)
Patty de la Bretonne ('65), Shirley Collings ('66)
Marcia Wade ('67), Pam Ehinger ('67)
Beth Riggins ('72), Maggie Gilstrap ('74)
Terry Hutson ('74), Anne Mitzlaff ('77)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Heather Ryanne Kozlik ('92)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Re: Dr. Franco
Very interesting article in the Tri-City Herald today
about Dr. Franco. I hope his children are proud of him. I
remember when D-Day occurred - it seemed such a momentous
occasion - the newspapers had nothing but pictures of PT
boats and massive amounts of servicemen coming out of those
PT boats.
Children never think of their fathers as heroes - but
Dr. Franco certainly was. The thing about heroes is that the
people seldom know they are being a hero until after the
event.
He also saved my mother's life in 1964 by performing
emergency surgery on Christmas eve.
-Betty Hiser Gulley ('49) ~ in south (government) Richland -
where the temperature will reach 90 today. I am not
ready for HOT weather.
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[See today's entry from Shirley Collings Haskins ('66) if
you want to read the article. -Maren]
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Re: South Puget Sound Area/Fife luncheon
No reservations necessary! If you would like you can
email me you will be at the luncheon.
DATE: June 13, 2004
COFFEE TIME: 11:30am
LUNCH TIME: 12:30pm
WHERE: Fife Bar and Grill
In between Goodyear Tire and Day's Inn
PHONE: (253) 922-9555
ADDRESS: 3025 Pacific Highway E., Fife, WA
I-5 North, Exit 136 B (Port of Tacoma)
I-5 South Exit 136
Turn left on Pacific Highway. E.
PRICE: Price range $10.00 - $14.50 includes drink and tip
All Bomber Spouses and Friends are welcome!
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ Browns Point, WA ~ Where an
outstanding Golden Full Moon has been shimmering
across the water.
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Co-Ordinate Club
It would be interesting to know why they called it the
"Co-ordinate Club." Does anyone have any more information?
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Pam Swain Johnson ('61)
Re: More on Reunions
With all due respect to Roger Gress ('61), another word
on reunions. It seems odd to me that those who go to their
reunions want those who don't to attend no matter what. (Can
this be shades of the in group and the out group? Well, no,
probably not.) We all have our ways of dealing with the past
and some of us just don't want to revisit those painful
periods of our lives. And let's be honest, reunions are a
lot of "remember when." Several people have suggested that
it's time to forgive and move on. But it isn't a matter of
forgiving those kids who might have been mean in those far
off days. Moving on for some means that we forgave ourselves
and moved on. So for those of you that go to your reunions,
go and have a great time. For you that don't go, you have a
great time too.
One final thought. The whole discussion about reunions
has been very interesting. Big ups to the lady who brought
it up and big ups to everyone who joined in.
-Pam Swain Johnson ('61)
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>>From: Roger Gress ('61)
To: Tim Avedovech ('61)
Thanks for the great entry on Reunions.
-Roger Gress (Classic Class of '61)
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>>From: Bob Cross ('62)
Re: Happy Birthday to Cousin, Helen
Would like to wish my cousin Helen Cross Kirk ('62) a
very happy birthday. Have a great 39th. The years sure go
by fast. You don't look a day over 35! You sure are busy
for someone almost 40... wish I still had the energy.
-Bob Cross ('62), Your much older cousin (2 weeks)
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>>From: Frank Whiteside ('63)
Re: The Sagebrush Rag
Come on, everybody!! Subscribe to and join the debate in
The Sagebrush Rag. There are a number of us who would like
to see this informative forum survive. Surely, many of you
are not so apathetic that you don't care about the numerous
things that are going on in the U.S. and world. Besides the
November Presidential Election, there are plenty of other
topics that may not be suitable for discussion in the
Sandstorm---stem cell research, right to die for terminally
ill patients, the economy, Terrorism-its cause and effects,
the corporate scandals, the environment, gas prices, the
gun control debate, cloning, government regulation, the
education situation in America, crime and punishment (death
penalty/three strikes etc.), saving the cities, affirmative
action, racism, providing universal health care/medicine,
the drug epidemic, ADD/ADHD-is it real?, taxes/overhauling
the tax system/solutions,global warming and anything else
that might bug you. Expand your horizons and join the
debate! Sagebrush Rag will help you vent your frustrations
and needs your opinions and expertise. Try it, you might
just like it, and the price is right!
-Frank Whiteside ('63)
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>>From: Fred Schafer ('63)
Congrats to Connie Foster McLean ('63). On May,27 she
became a grandma. Baby Zachary David McLean, 8 pounds, 8 oz.
20 inches... Mom, dad, baby,and grandma, Connie, are all
fine.
-Fred Schafer ('63) ~ sunny Vancouver USA
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>>From: Bill Scott ('64)
Re: Upcoming Big 4-0 reunion, Class of '64
Well, it won't be long until the golden class of '64
gathers this month. I've been amazed over the years how
disparagingly some other people talk of reunions. But ours
were never like Romy and Michelle's. Personally, they've
been some of the greatest times of my life, and wild horses
couldn't keep me away. I was a nothing in high school,
but people who didn't acknowledge my existence then have
welcomed me like a long-lost brother each time. I've also
made peace with those with whom I had some hard times,
except one, whom I still fantasize about punching out over
the buffet table. Fortunately for him (or perhaps both of us)
he never shows up.
The Class of '64 is like a giant tree with over 400
branches, all having common roots. Some of the branches
have died, but soon those of us who survive will gather to
celebrate those common roots.
Class of '64, you're the best! If things go right, see you soon.
-Bill Scott ('64)
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>>From: Carol Cross Llewellyn ('64)
To: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Happy Birthday to my wonderful cuz Helen. You are always
in my thoughts and prayers. Congratulations on your courage
and ability to ask for help through prayers.
Love you bunches!
-Carol Cross Llewellyn ('64)
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Re: All the fear & anxiety attached to attending reunions
I think Ralph Waldo Emerson said it well;
"Be not the slave of your own past - Plunge into the sublime
seas, Dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with
self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience
that shall explain and overlook the old."
For myself, curiosity and a strong desire to reconnect
with my past has always over-ridden the fear.
-Patty de la Bretonne ('65) ~ in warm Seattle
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>>From:Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
Re: Dr. Robert Franco ~ 'Return to Destiny'
'Richland veteran going to Normandy to mark 60th
anniversary of D-Day'
From 06/03/04 TC Herald
[links no longer work. -Maren]
With love and thanks to an awesome gentleman and doctor,
-Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
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>>From: Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67)
Re: SSUP Church Camp
To: Jim Hamilton ('63)
Hey, you left out those of us on Abbot St. in your
'boundaries' for SSUP! We were there too! Abbot was the
'furthest' south street in the olden days--right next to the
shelter belt which held all sorts of mysteries and fun! You
must not have known anyone past Adams St., which is still a
good old street, I know that, living on a corner of it these
last 13 years!, but one block to the south was Abbot, where
my mom still lives after 55 years! I don't know why, but I
never went to church camp when I went to SSUP. I really
don't even remember hearing it talked about--wonder if the
focus had changed by the time I came along, if I just
figured I wouldn't get to go, and 'forgot' I had wanted to,
or what. Did make it one year to Camp Fire Camp at old Camp
Roganunda (sp?), and had a great time there.
-Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67)
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>>From: Pam Ehinger Nassen ('67)
Re: Mike Davis ('74)
Let's give Mike a break! He may have some very important
business that he can't get out of. You all know that Mike
wants to be there! But let's face it. there are times we
have to bite the bullet and do what we have to. Like miss
Our Beloved Class Reunion. We don't like it but we can't
change things. So Mike I know your class will miss but you
do what you have to do! Tell your friends to video the
reunion for you!
To: Jeff Michaels ('65)
That moose from Northern Exposure was named Mort.
Unfortunately Mort has died. He went to the Great Moose
Heaven many years ago. Moose don't live well in captivity...
they only make it about 3 years. It has something to do with
their diet. So if you saw Mort, well kiddo, you're in
trouble!
Bombers Rule
-Pam Ehinger Nassen (The Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni Guest Book:
>>From: Beth Riggins ('72)
Thursday 06/03/2004 9:33:35am
COMMENTS: I was just reading the guest book, and someone was
asking about Diane Hartley ('72), I grew up with her if find
her let me know. Thanks, Beth
P.S. Does anyone know anything about Carol Stewart,
Rosie Powell, Patty McCarthy, etc. I found Bill Johns... he
sounds exactly the same! We did a little catching up, it
was great. Let me know if the rest of you are still out there.
-Beth Riggins ('72)
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>>From: Maggie Gilstrap O'Hara ('74)
To: Pam Pyle Jewell-Bullock ('69)
Short of eating a whole clove of garlic only deet works.
Not only will all the bugs give you a wide berth the people
will as well. I sell a body net (I have only seen tourists
wear them) that keeps the bugs off as well.
Seriously the bugs are bad this year. The low, fat, slow
mosquitoes were a no show however the fast, lean, mean,
biting mosquitoes came in force. So if you do not want to
leave lots of your blood in Alaska deet is the answer.
You will be within a few miles of the "Cat House" on
your travels. Are you traveling on your own or with a tour
group? If you are on your own and would like to, you are
more than welcome to spend a night or two with me.
I have a large home on Crooked Lake with two hot tubs
(one outside screened in so the bugs can not get to you),
full bar, big screen TV, boats at the docks and a beautiful
view of Mt. Susitna from the front deck. If you love the
holidays you can stay in the "Christmas Room". You should
see husbands cringe when their wives see this room. Not to
mention, I am famous for my Grand Marnier French toast. I do
not have any B&B guests scheduled during that time and would
love to show you some Bomber hospitality! If you are with a
tour group and know about when you will be in Talkeetna I
will try and meet up with you depending on what is going on
here at the "Cat House".
I will send you home with some world famous T-Shirts and
hats.
-Maggie Gilstrap O'Hara ('74)
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>>From: Terry Hutson Gunter ('74)
Re: Weddings
Just got back from Boise, ID. Attended my nephew's
wedding, which was a blast! Wanted to announce the new
couple to Sandstorm.
Jeremy Guay ('98) married Angela Sproat from Boise, on
Saturday, May 29th. Joshua Jelmburg ('98) was best man.
Chad Guay (2000) was one of the ushers.
Jeremy is the son of my twin sister, Linda Hutson ('74) and
Rob Guay ('71).
Along with the many friends and relatives, the other Bombers
that attended were Ian Guay ('68), Scott Guay ('74), Shelley
Hankins ('74) and my husband, Dale Gunter ('69). 3 days of
eating, drinking and dancing was had by all.
Jeremy and Angela are both graduates of the University of
Idaho and have made their home in Orlando, FL. Best wishes
and we love you.
-Terry Hutson Gunter ('74)
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>>From: Anne Mitzlaff Gerken ('77)
Re: Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus & Mary Years of Service
Hey all you ex-Christ the Kingers, this is SHORT notice,
but some of the teachers are having a celebration of their
years with Holy Names. I'm planning to attend this Saturday
the 5th in Spokane, so if you have a memory or note for one
of these people, send it to me and I'll be glad to print and
take it, or attempt to forward it. I've discovered they are
not big on detail, like providing exact mailing addresses,
e-mail address, or directions!
Anyway, they are:
Sister Rita Jean (now going by Sr. Lorina Pasquan-maybe) 60 years
Sister Mary Ann O'Mara 50 years of service
Sister Agnes Miriam (principal?)(now Sr. Margaret Downey)
70 years who's now 90 yrs. old.
I only knew of one of them celebrating until yesterday.
-Anne Mitzlaff Gerken ('77)
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Lenora Hughes ('55), Gus Keeney ('57)
Burt Pierard ('59), Missy Keeney ('59)
Larry Mattingly ('60), Jay Siegel ('61)
Diana Bennett ('64), Claudia Stoffel ('68WB)
Lynn Noble ('72)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Richard Rushworth ('70)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Lenora Hughes Bejarano ('55)
To: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Belated Happy Birthday Helen. I had you marked down on
my "Do Not Forget" calender and lo and behold, it snuck up
on me and I did just that. This "sometimers disease" is
awful. Anyway, I hope you had a wonderful day and that you
enjoyed every moment of it.
Your former next door neighbor,
-Lenora Hughes Bejarano ('55)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
Thank you all for the notes and Cards since my auto
accident. My sister, Missy ('59) is coming to stay with me
here in Yuma for a few weeks while I get better and kind of
be my Care Giver. I'm gonna hide my guns so we don't kill
each other!!!
The Broken neck seems to be healing well but I have to
keep the neck brace Collar on for 3 months. The left
shoulder Dislocation is harder because I have to keep that
arm in the sling. That means pretty much doing everything
with one hand. Dressing, undressing, showering, eating and
everything else we take for granted with two hands.
This has delayed my trip to Richland for a month or so
later than I had planned. This way I will look forward to it
more!!
Oh, I just thought about maybe I hadn't written since
the wreck.
I was taking a friend's car back to Palm Springs from
Florence, OR when I fell asleep driving just North of Red
Bluff, CA on I-5. I rolled the car several times. I just
remember short clips of people being there very fast. (it
was around noon on May 13th) People telling me that 911 had
been called. The CHP officer taking charge, The paramedics
using the Jaws to rip the top off the car to extract me.
Man, I hurt everywhere. My left shoulder was dislocated and
my neck hurt really bad at that point. Fracture and they
fused C5& C6. The helicopter ride was not very long to the
Redding Mercy Medical Clinic where they took good care of me
except when they dislocated my shoulder again trying to get
X-rays. Now that one really hurt!!!
That is the Basics and probably TMI!!
Anyway, I am home in Yuma and off the pain meds now
other than I eat about 15 tylenol 500s a day.
Thanks again for all your support.
-Gus Keeney ('57)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Co-Ordinate Club Name
When I first responded to your question about what
the Club was, I didn't realize it would grow into a
Comprehensive Exam. But that's OK since I feel the Club was
one of the more interesting aspects of the old "Project"
Richland lore (as opposed to Kay Weir Fishback's ('37)
"old or original" Richland).
You didn't ask but might be interested that the 17
Founding Fathers were all construction engineers or
employees of the Project Engineering Office, located in
the old Richland Grade School building, which was being
remodeled, expanded and eventually reopened (Jan. 16, 1944)
as Lewis and Clark Elementary School. They moved to
permanent offices in the 700 Area when they were completed
in the Fall of 1943. The Club expanded its membership with
other disciplines (no exclusivity here). Three individuals
who you might have heard of, who were President of the Club
at one time or another, were Johnny Gerdes (of Gas Station
fame), Roland "Hy" Meyers (father of Big John Meyers {'58RIP),
and Lyman Powell (presumably the father of the '65 grad of
the same name).
Now to the origin of the name. You might find the
reasoning a little lame (being an engineer, I kinda
understand how they thought) but I swear that this is an
almost direct quote from a "Looking Back" article in the
Richland Villager newspaper. "Twelve names were suggested
and out of the lot, the CO-ORDINATE CLUB was selected for
its significance to the work of the club members, all being
construction engineers and accustomed to working with maps
and blueprints. The name was chosen above the others, for as
the sectional lines on a map or prints so designate definite
points or co-ordinates, so should the hearts of the members
co-ordinate to provide definite good-fellowship."
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Missy Keeney Baker ('59)
Re: Co-ordinate Club
Burt Pierard ('59) knows "every thing you want to know
but were afraid to ask" about the Co-Ordinate Club!
Re: Yuma
I will be winging my way to Yuma on Tuesday to try to
help my brother, Gus ('57), get back in to fighting shape
since he mushed himself up so badly in that roll-over
accident! He still has his sense of humor, so that's "a good
thing!"
Remember all you Bombers out there! DRIVING DROWSY
IS AS DANGEROUS AS DRIVING DRUNK! Don't do it!!
Pull over!!! Stay safe!!!!!
-Missy Keeney Baker ('59)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Mosquitoes
I have a lady friend in the South side of Anchorage and
she says she can hardly work outside this year, worst in
years. It would be nice if they were gone by the time I have
to spend 3 weeks up there in August-September for the State
Fair in Palmer.
Re: Fireworks reminder
Shelton, WA ~ Saturday June 5. in the athletic field
between Wal*Mart and the Middle School. This one is a
"sleeper". It is a massive display, well over two times
larger then the Olympia Lakefair fireworks for example.
900 shells and comets and over 50 large multi-shot devices
putting up nearly 16,000 effects. This is for the Shelton
Forrest Festival. Rain or shine the show will go at approx
10 PM. It is sponsored by Manke Forrest Products. The Manke
family are friends of ours and this is the 2nd display they
have had.
Re: Private feelings
Reading about some of the private feelings of alums
during their early lives brings early memories that I could
write volumes about my own feelings. Some I didn't shake
off until I was about 30 years old. I admire those who are
willing to discuss theirs. Not sure I could. Will give it
some thought after the 4th of July when I have more time for
private things.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ From home South of Tacoma - where
I have several marble-sized tomatoes on my vines.
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>>From: Jay Siegel ('61)
Re: Reunions - my two-bits
After 10 days of vacation from "The World", I had to
deal with my back log of email, so this is coming in on the
tail end of the thread.
During school, I wasn't one of the "in crowd", but time
has taught me that, my youth is precious to me - it is when
the foundations of what I was to become was laid. Every
person that I knew in my youth is a part of me, some bad
memories and some good, but each one is important. Time
washes away the bad memories and makes them dim while the
positive ones stay vivid and important, making our youth
valuable.
Reunions are a means of renewing those positive memories
and adding a few new ones each time that we gather. The
possibility of meeting with old friends who we haven't seen
for years is akin to opening presents - where have gone with
our lives and are we better for the travel or not?
Having left Richland, and many classmates behind to join
the Corps, each reunion is important to me to renew that
special relationship that we share. Since I have returned
to Washington, I have spent many hours trying to locate old
friends and classmates; some I have met at reunions, but
many haven't returned to the gathering for one reason or
another - and those I have continued to seek out. Each time
that I locate one and we visit, it is a private reunion and
marks very important times to me.
During my vacation trip, I was able to have one of those
"private reunions", a classmate that I hadn't seen for over
40 years. We had a great visit and I went away with warm
fuzzies. If all that we cling to in life are the "bitter
dregs" and we don't attempt to seek out the "warm fuzzies"
then that is what our lies tend to turn into. Each Bomber
get-together, whether between only two people or two
hundred, can be a tremendous endorphins-fix.
We, as Richland Bombers, were raised in such an unique
positive environment that when we gather together there
is a sharing of that experience tempered by maturity and
understanding. Even those that we "didn't particularly get
along with" are greeted with hugs because even though
we didn't like each other and probably still don't we
influenced each others lives and are therefore important to
each other. Likes and dislikes are set aside and we enjoy
each other's company for a brief period.
Each person who doesn't attend a reunion, for whatever
the reason, loses out on that enjoyment. We all may not be
comfortable when we go to a reunion, but we depart with
refreshed old memories and some new ones; with new feelings
about our classmates and an appreciation that only comes
from meeting someone after a long separation.
Clear blue skies and warm, gentle breezes
-Jay Siegel ('61)
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>>From: Diana Bennett Ground ('64)
Re: Graduation
Congratulations to all the seniors of the Bomber class
of 2004. In particular to my niece Kerrie McCartney. Way to
go, kids - the world is your oyster and may you all find
lots of pearls.
-Diana Bennett Ground ('64)
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>>From: Claudia Stoffel ('68 WB)
Re: Grand babies
My son, Chris Caruth ('87) and his wife Renee finally
had their daughter on Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 9:11am in
Kennewick General. They had planned to have another home
birth, son Rio 3.5 yrs. was also born at home. Since she was
over her 5/6/04 due date they had her go in and have her
labor induced. Apparently my grand-daughter liked where she
was at. Morgan Elizabeth weighed 11 POUNDS and now has a
fractured collarbone from her birth experience, poor
sweetie. My sister, Vonna (Wilson) Bond ('53 WB) said they
heal quickly. (Vonna retired from Kadlec in 2002 after 34
years as a OB/GYN nurse, she loved all the mention that
Mrs. Mac got a few months ago.) and that it is fairly common
in BIG babies.
To: Betty Noble Giedd ('63)
Do you have a sister named Darlene Noble ('68?) I went
to Jason Lee on with a Darlene Noble and I just a few weeks
ago posted one of our 3rd grade class pictures. Front row #2?
richlandbombers.1968.tripod.com/jl3c.html Darlene Noble
use to think it was funny that I had so many sisters and
brother and I was the only one at home. My sisters were
grown when I was born. Dalene Wilson ('48WB), Darlene Wilson ('50),
Bonnie Lou Wilson ('52WB), Vonna Belle Wilson ('53WB) and
Darvin Wilson ('56 KHS)
Re: Graduation 2004
I want to wish all the Class of '04 greatness and wings.
My great-niece, Vanessa Belle Johnson ('04) will be 1 of
those graduating tonight and I couldn't be prouder. She is
my 'bud' and has been from the moment I watched her be born.
Go girl. My great-nephew, Chase Thompson, will be graduating
Saturday, the 5th of June from Kennewick. I've been blessed.
-Claudia Stoffel ('68 WB)
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>>From: Lynn Noble Paden ('72)
To: Beth Riggins ('72)
Diane Hartley ('72) is alive and well and living in
Richland. She doesn't get the Alumni Sandstorm via email and
so she wanted me to tell you hello. She is still teaching --
this is her 28th year!
-Lynn Noble Paden ('72)
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12 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Loretta Ostboe ('55)
Bill Berlin ('56), Betty Noble ('63)
Kathy O'Neil ('63), Jeff Michael ('65)
John Allen ('66), Bill Wingfield ('67)
Pam Pyle ('69), Dan Ham ('72)
Lynn Noble ('72), Mike Davis ('74)
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BOMBER LUNCHES 'n stuff (in order of appearance)
TODAY Class of '58 Lunch
06/08 LUNCH - Girls of '52
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
To: Carole Carson
I have tried to get in contact with David at work (but
apparently he must be on vacation) in order to get your
mother's phone number. I have forgotten your last name (old
age???) Contact me and I will call her - miss her.
Re: Reunions
Attending a reunion can be a very painful thing or very
nice - depending on how you WANT to treat the siltation.
Remember how many time you HAD to attend a family reunion -
especially those of us who came here from goodness knows
where. Now those are painful because of the taunting that
your family gave you and their memories - which did/do not
match yours.
Re: Weather
Old Mother Nature gave us a beautiful display of
lightning early this morning. I grabbed a blanket and my dog
and I sat on the porch and watched the display and listened
to the thunder and watched the rain come down.
-Betty Hiser Gulley ('49) ~ from south (government)
Richland where yesterday the temperature reached
93 but a definite cooling trend is here. HOORAY
- I'm not ready for 100+ weather.
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>>From: Loretta Ostboe Fraser ('55)
Re: SSUP
Interesting to read about those living in south Richland
(old south!) and going to South Side UP Church. I was
baptized there when I was l3 (year 1950) and attended Sunday
School... also was married to my Bill there in 1956! Thanks
for the memories! My family lived at 700 Adams for several
years, and of all coincidences, our daughter Laurie married
our neighbor Irene Mitchell's son Tom in 1992! Small world...
I used to babysit Tom's older sisters and brothers!! Thanks
for the trip down memory lane.
PS - Betty Norton, Dorothy Harding invited me to their Girls
of '52 lunch, I'll be there! Thanks, Dorothy
-Loretta Ostboe Fraser ('55) ~ West Richland - where it
rained today!
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Camp Naches
Once again the lean, mean and cat quick mind of old
Jimbeau Hamilton ('63) has raised the Phoenix from the ashes
of Camp Naches. Maybe it is still there but I can remember
my Dad and I going up there with John Cowan, Sr., John, Gene
Crose and Jim, Orly Russell and Jim and a bunch of others in
the late '40s and early '50s and building buildings at the
camp. Not sure who cut and barked the trees but there was
an old Army 4-by with an "A" frame mounted on the front and
that is how we stacked the logs to build the Mess Hall,
or am I thinking of the military name here. Anyway it was
always a great weekend of Father/Son camaraderie to make
Camp Naches the Club Med of Baptist Summer Camps. Not sure
where Camp Rattlesnake is that Hamilton first went to but
maybe it was for little brothers only.
Re: South Side United Protestant Church or SUP
I went there the whole time I lived in Richland as did
most Protestant kids in the South end. Jim and Fay Ledbetter
were the Pastor and Pastor's wife there and it was an
exciting place to go to church and get involved in youth
activities. Jim persuaded me to go to Linfield College in
McMinnville, OR, which was another terrific experience for
me, which is a Baptist school. Great sports, great education
and a great time. A couple of SUP kids went there too but
mostly it was a mix of people from all over but I did know a
number of them from summer camps. By the way, Jim and Fay
Ledbetter live in Lake Oswego, OR and he retired as Western
Regional Director of the American Baptist Convention. I see
them once a year at meetings and we all relish our Richland
experience.
Re: Reunions
Coming from a guy who has never been to one at Richland,
I need to add that they are there for those who need or want
them. I only recently started going to the South Puget Sound
monthly luncheons and really enjoy them, so I am not anti-
reunion. I have gone to a number at Linfield College but
it just seems I have been out of country when a big Bomber
reunion is held. Just the same I would go and will go if I
can work out the dates. It is one of the nice things about
being a dork in high school... people don't expect much out
of you some 40-50 years later.
Bill Berlin ('56)- in Anacortes, WA - where the soft spring
rains are watering my new lawn and plants. Sure
enjoy knowing where a lot of the Bombers are
living so add that to your byline when you can.
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>>From: Betty Noble Giedd ('63)
To: Claudia Stoffel ('68)
You asked if our family was related to Darlene Noble (68?)
who went w/you to Jason Lee. No, we all went to Marcus
Whitman, Carmichael, then Col Hi. We were a large family
also w/6 children.
To: Jay Siegel ('61)
Loved what you wrote on reunions. Sums it all up.
To: Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67)
I, too, lived for a time on Abbot Street. The shelter
belt was my sons' most favorite mystery place. Each day they
went out there was a great adventure for them.
-Betty Noble Giedd ('63)
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>>From: Kathy O'Neil Childs ('63)
I have been trying to think of one more small gift for
my Dad for Father's Day. While catching up on my Sandstorm
reading, I just came across the entry on the book by
Beth Young Gibson ('81), "Images of America: Richland,
Washington" which is now back in print. I've just written
to Beth to order one. If any other are also searching for a gift,
I think that many of our Dads would enjoy this book.
-Kathy O'Neil Childs ('63) ~ in sunny Los Altos, CA
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Re: Reunions
Hey Bombers and Bomberettes...
Wow, Mike, you've made quite a contribution to the
mental health of many a Bomber via your absentia from class
reunions. Quite a discussion topic! Guess I'll share, too.
School was always my "escape" from a less than pleasant
home life. Even so, it was the best of evils, cuz I was
still the weird one out, last chosen for sports, on the edge
of the sock-hop floor, etc. In order to have money to go to
a dance or buy an annual, I worked in the school cafeteria
and Chief Jo and Col-Hi. For the same reason, I was in Jr.
Achievement at Col-Hi. These weren't the "cool" things to
do! I wasn't a fighter, but there were those who tried to
push me into after school main events. If my clothes got
messed-up or my glasses broken... there would be hell to pay
at home.
Yet, I wanted to attend reunions. I wasn't happy that
they were held on the 4th of July weekends in the early days
after I graduated. I was an announcer at auto races... the
4th weekend was NOT the time to go on vacation.
When I finally made my first reunion, I was married-
divorced-married again. I went just about as unnoticed then
as 20 years earlier. Then I spent quite a bit of time in
"therapy". By the time my 30th rolled around, I was divorced
again, and married again... and changed! In fact, so
changed, that the class voted me one of the two "Most
Changed" classmates.
I still suffer some of the "I'm not noticed syndrome"
and still get some therapy. I also still treasure my school
memories, good and bad. After all, they shaped me. There are
teachers and kids that made very strong contributions to who
I was and still am. Junior Achievement led me to business
successes and failures. Talking in class led to a career in
radio/tv/stage. My Mother's humor and joy with words led me
to an appreciation of reading and a love of witticisms and
puns. Its all part of what I am today... take it or leave it.
I look forward to celebrating who we were, are and will
yet become in one-on-one visits over coke or coffee; small
groups at lunches; and yes, the reunions. It's cool to see
what others have done with their lives since they passed
through the dish return line on chili/cinnamon roll day at
Col-Hi and caught Alex Clark ('65) and me horsing around
with the dish sprayer!
Thanks for letting me share...
dj Jeff Michael ('65)
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>>From: John Allen ('66)
Re: Dr. Franco article (6/4 Sandstorm]
Since nobody seemed to catch it in the Friday or
Saturday Sandstorm, I am tempted to leave it alone, but
for those few who might be out there doing the math and/or
wondering, I would like to assure all who have had some
relationship with Dr. Franco and Ilene, that the Tri-City
Herald staff reporter had apparently turned off her hearing
aid by the time the interview got to subject of their
wedding year. They were, in fact, married in November of
1947, NOT coincident with their move to Richland in '54, and
so, all those Franco children born between 1954 and November
of 1948 (at least three of them) were quite legitimate. I
was not alive for the actual wedding, but I graduated with
their eldest son, I accompanied the good Doctor and Ilene
in 1994 during the 50th D-Day Anniversary and, among many
others, I personally attended their 50th Wedding Anniversary
in Richland in November of 1997. Therefore, I feel
sufficiently qualified to make this correction; a task which
the children should not be required to address.
-John Allen ('66)
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>>From: Bill Wingfield ('67)
To: Jay Siegel ('61)
Re: Your "Reunions - my two-bits"
You said it so well Jay.
To: All others, my two-bits
I was very nervous going to our last reunion, ('67's
35th in '02) as I was not very outgoing in RHS, and kind of
a small little shy kid. I'm still kind of shy, but I have
learned to fake it. Anyway, it turned out much better than I
thought it would. I met some people there from my class that
I didn't really know that well in HS. I saw some others
that I did know but haven't seen them in years. Like Louie
Yesberger ('67) I never could beat him in badmitten, but it
was good seeing him, even though I have never forgiven him..
It was great. My bride and I got to set next to Barb Franco ('67)
for dinner. I just looked at the story about your dad Barb,
pretty cool.
I like what Will Rogers said "I never met a man I didn't
like." At least I think that's what he said.
Every time you have a reunion come up and you don't
go, you are missing a golden opportunity. People are
interesting, and to have people get together that have the
same commonality of having grown up in such a beautiful town
as Richland, is just too cool.
To: Reunion Organizers
So, my hat's off to all of those people that, like Steve
Shockley ('67) did for our 35th, are working their butts
off, on their own time to put on these reunions.
Life is short, so live it while you can.
-Bill Wingfield (BRC of '67) ~ Augusta, GA - where it is
starting to get a little wawwwm heea as they say
down heea. Oops it is catching. I have got to go
get ready to go play tennis.
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>>From: Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('69)
To: Alaska Bombers and former Alaska Bombers
Re: Bugs on the run...
Thank you, thank you, thank you, fellow Bombers, for the
plentiful and useful advice concerning the use of insect
repellents on our upcoming trip to Alaska. Among other
things, we've gained a new level of respect for the "State
Bird of Alaska" (aka mosquito-maximus), which is apparently
large enough at this time of year to keep a good many
domestic felines engaged in hunting pursuits. Although we
were not able to find in stock around here the "Ben's Insect
Repellant" (100% DEET in orange containers) which many of
you recommended, we did land on a supply of Johnson's Deep
Woods for Sportsmen (also 100% DEET, and also in small pump
spray bottles). And, we'll use the permethrin spray to treat
clothing. That oughtta do it! Will report our outcomes in
the Sandstorm when we return on 6/19. Thanks again, friends!
To: Eric Lukins ('81)
You don't remember me, Eric, but I certainly remember
you. When I wasn't babysitting Betty Hiser Gulley's ('49)
two girls, I was often otherwise engaged by your mom, Sandy,
to look after you and Deanna and Sherry. In your case, this
mostly involved diapers and "oodles" of tissues, to wipe
that perpetually drippy nose of yours. :-) Bob and Desiree
Wisler are my sister's (Betty Pyle '56) children; being
closer in age to them than to Betty, they were very like
having a baby brother and sister around.
Your entry about the man you call "Mr. Pyle" (and you
undoubtedly made a LOT of "brownie points" for showing him
that respect as a young man) opened a virtual floodgate of
memories; thank you for that. His friends called him "Chet",
"Chester", and--more often than not--"CV". (His given name
was Chester Vernon Pyle. Bless his heart, what WERE they
thinkin'?!). And yes, Eric, "CV" was a character--a
"character", in the popular vernacular, with a great deal of
character, really. He and my mother (Beryle) graduated from
the "It Takes A Village" school of community child rearing
before the Hon. Hillary Clinton was herself out of diapers.
His own mother died when CV was very young; as the
essentially leaving him to do the lion's share of fathering
and "bread-winning" in a family of six children. (His father
wasn't very good to himself, much less to his children.) In
retrospect, I think that set the stage for the rest of his
adult life; he never thought twice about "setting straight"
another child within "earshot", no matter who was present at
the time. And, as you and I both know from experience, he
didn't mince words, either. :-)
Having been forced to early adulthood at the advent of
the Great Depression, Daddy never got more than an eighth
grade education. He would tell you--and probably did later
on--that his formal education came via the "School of Hard
Knocks". Somehow, he managed to woo and win the heart of a
pretty little school teacher from the "other side of the
tracks" in Newton, Iowa. I'm not entirely clear on that part
of his history, but if memory serves, he met my mother as
a result of going to work for her dad, a life-long Maytag
production manager. Like so many others who came to Hanford
with the hope of great opportunities, Daddy moved my mom and
sister to Richland around 1946 or so. He proudly signed on
as a fireman with Richland FD and, later, went to work--and
eventually retired from--many years of service with the fire
department at Hanford (first employed by General Electric, I
think, and then later, by ITT/Federal Support Services).
My parents managed to buy a two-bedroom prefab on
Armistead, probably mortgaged to the hilt. Although we
certainly weren't wealthy, by any standard, I don't ever
recall wanting for anything. About the time I was in junior
high school, he finally built (every bit of it himself and
with help from friends) that huge 3-car garage you remember
NOT daring to play around. Among my mother, my sister,
and I, this monstrosity was known as "CV's Castle". He
preferred to call it "the Barn". And he knew exactly where
he had put every last tool in that place; I can't tell you
how often I thought I was getting the raw end of the deal
when Mama would send ME out to fetch a hammer or screw
driver. If said tool wasn't returned to the very same spot
from which it had been taken... oh, brother! Egad. Don't
even get me started on the stories around the time I learned
to drive, or I'll have to tell you what it was like to have
CV standing by while one tried to maneuver a (gargantuan)
1959 Buick Electra BACK into the garage "where it belongs!"
(read that: in EXACTLY the same spot in which it was parked
before one backed it out of the garage). And then there was
the time I had to go home and FACE "CV" after I'd taken out
a speaker at the A&W Drive-In (as well as the right front
fender on that big black Buick my friends called "the
Batmobile")...
As you learned later, in truth, CV was always a whole
lot more bark than bite. Yes, I got backhanded across the
mouth a few times (generally in response to speaking
disrespectfully to my mother), and there was that time when
he sent me out with his pocket knife to select and cut the
willow switch he would use across my rear end... I couldn't
tell you what "crime" I'd committed now if my life depended
on it. The only thing I'm certain of is that I never
repeated the behavior. :-)
And, in spite of his lack of formal education, he was
one of the smartest men I've ever known. Although quick
judgments of people occasionally cost him later need for
apologies, he made those apologies just as soon as his error
became apparent. He made acquaintances with a fair degree
of ease, but chose his friends pretty carefully. And his
friendship was awarded without regard to a person's material
success, their station in life, their skin color or national
origin. He absolutely demanded honesty from his friends and
his family, and any penalty he ever awarded me was far worse
if I'd made the mistake of trying to lie my way out of a
behavior or situation. And the guy had a work ethic you
couldn't kill with a meat axe! In describing his influence
on my own adult work ethic, I've often joked that, as far
as my dad was concerned, a man with no arms and legs could
still find gainful employment as a doorstop. Retirement
just didn't suit him; "running parts" at the garages you
mentioned and driving the truck for a Honda dealership kept
his mind sharp and his sense of self-worth alive and well
until a tired heart just wouldn't go anymore. Indeed, he
died working... his heart stopped as he stood over the
zucchini plants in his garden, HAND watering from a watering
can (because, of course, they could be watered this way
ONLY).
Oh, my yes, so many memories... Thanks for sharing your
memories of my dad (and refreshing mine), Eric. You made my
day. :-) Or, as Daddy would have said, "You're a GOOD kid."
Bomber cheers,
-Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('69) ~ Stafford, VA
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni Guest Book:
>>From: Dan Ham ('72)
Saturday 06/05/2004 4:10:39am
COMMENTS: First, welcome back, Beth! Second, reading thru
this Guestbook I noticed someone trying desperately to find
Mike Davis ('74). Sadly, Mike was lost to us some 2 months
ago. Seems he went insane over going to his class reunion
this summer. He was last seen standing on a corner holding a
sign that read simply "Merry Christmas".
-Dan Ham ('72)
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>>From: Lynn Noble Paden ('72)
Re: Diane Hartley's ('72) whereabouts...
I've rec'd a few emails for Diane Hartley since being
her "personal reporter" yesterday and decided to send her
email address so that she can be contacted directly. At
least I think this is HER email address since I haven't
personally seen her for over 30 years!! Each time I'm in the
Tri-Cities, she CONVENIENTLY has an excuse for not visiting
with me. I've even suggested that we golf, have a beer(s),
dinner or gamble at the Wildhorse but nothing has worked.
So, write her and give her some grief about staying in
touch with old (but only a little older) friends -- she
definitely has it coming!
-Lynn Noble Paden ('72)
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>>From: Mike Davis ('74)
I would like to extend my congratulations to my son,
Rick on his graduation Friday night from Richland High.
(Class of 2004) I'm very proud of you, Rick, Job well done!
-Mike Davis ('74)
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Dateline: Richland
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6 Bombers and 1 Bomber Mom sent stuff:
"Em" DeVine ('52), Millie Finch ('54)
Wanda Davidson ('56), Burt Pierard ('59)
Michael Davis ('74), Karen Davis ('76)
BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Laurie Hutton ('72)
BOMBER CALENDAR: <www.calsnet.net/All_Bombers>
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Marilyn "Em" DeVine Dow ('52)
Re: Anthony Taylor ('04)
My first Bomber grandchild graduated Friday. What a
great ceremony. They've had lots of good parties to go
to, prompting my daughter (his mom) to remark about what
a great, supportive community this is!
We had a good "families" party down at Howard Amon,
in spite of the not-so-great-weather. Was very happy to
have a distant cousin, Nicole Van Dyke, and her family
join us. (Or did WE join THEM?) At any rate, it was fun
and a treat to get to celebrate with nieces and nephews
as we proudly send the kids off to the wide-wide-world.
To: Kay Mitchell Coates ('52)
I'm delighted to see you'll be at Granny's for the
'52 Ladies' luncheon! Am eager to see photos and hear
more about your wonderful trip to Spain.
To: Gus Keeney ('57)
So glad to know Missy ('59) is going to help you out
for a while. She's a good little sister! Also glad you
are doing well for the condition you COULD be in.
I would like to join the Red Hat Ladies Club. Anyone
know how to go about doing that? I talked to one woman
about it, but she said her group is full. I believe there
are actually several groups here in the area so maybe
there will be one with room for me.
Best regards to each and all,
-Marilyn "Em" DeVine Dow ('52) ~ in wonderful,
cooler Richland.
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>>From: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
Happy Birthday to classmate Marguerite Groff Tompkins
('54) today.
I sure hope you have a wonderful day and know you are
loved by so many!
Cheers always,
-Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
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>>From: Wanda Davidson Turner ('56)
To: Pam Pyle Bullock ('69)
Yes, I have to agree that your dad was quite a man.
Your sister Betty and I played together as children. Our
mothers were very good friends, as well as our dads. I
remember CV getting on to Betty and me often, especially
the time we set the wheat on fire behind our prefab on
Adams St. I wish that my grandchildren and great-
grandchildren could have the carefree, happy days that we
did growing up in Richland.
To: Bill Berlin ('56)
Thanks for your comments on SUP; brought back a lot
of memories.
-Wanda Davidson Turner ('56)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Apology and other stuff
Please excuse my feeble attempt at humor in
Saturday's Sandstorm posting about the Co-Ordinate Club.
Rereading it, I realize that I was coming off as an
"authoratative ass". I'm not really that way [Now see
here Burton; those of us who know and love you agree that
you are *exactly* that way. --Editors] and I did
appreciate your bringing up a historical subject that
most people have never heard of (I'll have to write that
book that I've been meaning to get to someday).
The Co-Ordinate Club was truly one of the most
interesting (to me) stories of the early project days.
The anecdotes that emerged from that endeavor are
numerous. This was just a bunch of fun-loving guys who
felt (I feel correctly) that Richland was in dire need of
an entertainment facility/organization of this type and
just wanted to be left alone. Their hassle with the
state liquor inspector is a story of its own and
partially led to the club's demise. One of the most
enduring stories concerned Paul Nissen, Richland Villager
Editor, who showed up at the grand opening with a camera
and demanded free admission to take pictures for the
paper, which was granted. He wandered around and
occasionally shot off flashbulbs (remember what those
were?) but no pictures appeared in the paper. The club
rumor was that he didn't have any film in the camera.
Does anybody remember the "Spike Jones" type band
called the "Dew Valley Acorns"? They performed from a
flat-bed truck for almost all the parades and appeared at
most of the stage shows (south of Lee and east of the
tennis courts) in John Dam Park (later Riverside). As an
aside, most of those guys ended up as Shriners after the
club folded -- does that tell you something?
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Michael Davis ('74)
Re: Mike Davis Reunion Fund
Here's an idea: give it a rest!
-M Davis ('74)
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>>From: Karen Davis Scheffer ('76)
Re: Michael Davis ('74) Reunion Fund
To all of you contributing the $1.33 to the reunion
fund. Hope you don't expect to balance your
checkbooks!!!!!!
-Karen Davis Scheffer ('76) ~ and probably not going to
my reunion in two years either, Mike!
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