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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/01/04
Dateline: Alumni Sandstorm Headquarters in WA
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11 Bombers, 3 funeral notices, and 1 Bomber Mom today:
Betty Hiser ('49), Millie Finch ('54)
Charles Cox ('56), Patti Jones ('60)
Dennis Johnson ('62WB), Marie Ruppert ('63)
Ray Kelly ('63), Roy Ballard ('63)
Mike Howell ('68WB), Daniel Laybourn ('70)
Vic Marshall ('71), BJ Davis (Bomber Mom),
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Re: Helen Skogen
Although I never had Miss Skogen for a teacher she was
best friends with Muriel Hamilton, Librarian at Carmichael.
I worked for Miss Hamilton during the school year '50-'51
for 2 hours each day. Miss Skogen was always a very pleasant
person.
Re: Hurricanes
After reading Pam Pyle's ('69) entry about the
hurricanes, I called my cousin who lives in Virginia but
works in Wash DC for the FBI. She said they had gotten 7"
of rain (in less than 24 hours) from the hurricane. I told
her that Richland gets about 7" of rain a year. That blew
her away.
To: Linda Reining ('64)
When Hanford was in a no fly by zone (forbidden flying)
the planes from Edwards Air Force base used to fly as far
as Hanford and left their little trails.
Were you any relation to "Sarge" Reining?
Re: Rumbling
Mt. St. Helens is rumbling again - they think it may go
off in the next 3 to 4 days - nothing like the May 18, 1980
eruption. It has rumbled for awhile. I was surprised when it
said over 200 ft. have been added to the top of the mountain
since the May 18 eruption.
To: David Rivers ('65)
I went to a school in Seattle. When one of the
instructors asked me where I was from and I said Richland.
She replied, "Oh, that's where those match stick apartments
are located." I had never heard them called that.
My father and I both worked out in the area. Since he
worked in radiation zones he received one of those P bottles
each month. I did not work in radiation zones so I received
one of the P bottles every 3 months. Since they were
distributed alphabetically we had two of those bottles in
our house four times a year. To keep them separate one was
on one side of the toilet and the other on the other side.
Needless to say my mother was not happy when those things
arrived. They messed up her housekeeping routine. They were
testing to see how much radiation you had in your body.
(This was in addition to the dosimeter badges we wore.)
At the time they started up Hanford the FBI checked up
on you - your house, your school, beer joints (westerns call
these taverns), your neighbors, etc. They had to find out if
you were reliable, honest, and worthy of the Q clearance,
etc. It was eerie - just like watching scary movies.
A few years after the plant started you had to go to the
Administration Building (703) to pay for your electric bill.
One day I went down with my dad and there was a small boy
(probably about 4 or 5) standing in line and he turned
around to my dad and said, "I know what they make out
there." Daddy asked him what and he said: "Toilet paper.
Daddy brings his lunch box full every day."
You could get fired if you talked about your job. Since
I worked out in the area my dad and I talked a lot about
what went on out there. If you talked about your job to
strangers and the FBI found out about it they would fire you
and give you 3 days to get out of Richland. They only time
you had more than 3 days to get out of Richland was when you
retired. They gave you 30 days. That was not the only thing
you could get fired over. My dad told my sister and I that
if we got into trouble he could lose his job. Put the fear
of God into two children.
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er ~ south/government Richland where
the weather has been beautiful - supposed to be in the
high 70s to low 80s for the next 5 or 6 days. Hooray!
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
>>From: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
Click here to read the GuestBook entry
-Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
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>>From: Charles Cox ('56)
Re: Golf
Just to let everyone know that I had another HOLE-IN-ONE
today [9/30/04]. This is my 5th... but who is counting?
-Charles Cox ('56)
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
To: All Bombers
Re: Move
With all my heart of excitement I will be moved to West
Richland off Bomber Range road by November 1st. Richland is
where I have wanted to be for 42 years. I moved to San Jose
in 1962 to try another area for a while. Finally it's
happening. There is sadness and happiness from family,
friends, neighbors and Bomber friends here. This decision
has been coming for two years. Club 40 weekend deciding area
where I wanted to live brought the right home. While in
Richland from Sunday to Tuesday this week met at the Spudnut
shop with Mary Judd Hinz ('60), "Pappy" George Swan ('59),
his wife Jeanne, Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63). What a hoot. By
the time we left, "Pappy was helping move me in to the
house and Mary Judd Hinz ('60) had the house warming party
planned. Yes, Mary, I will make the famous chili. Looking
forward to lunches, helping Club 40 so forth.
The question that rises the most is what about the Puget
Sound Area - Fife luncheon. Tom Hughes ('56) has willing
taken the luncheon into his hands. I will do the October
luncheon and from there it's Tom's with hopefully some back
up from Jim McDougal ('57). **Smile Jim**. I didn't say
I wouldn't be telling anybody Tom that I will do the
announcements for you **grin**. I will be back them up while
they get the hang of it all. Yes I will come back and forth
at times. Hopefully after I get settled in West Richland I
will be doing an all Bombers luncheon there as no one has
come forth to do it.
Re: South Puget Sound Area/Fife luncheon
No reservations necessary!
DATE: October 10, 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 - for a very
short while. Yes, I will miss lots here but I can come
back any time to visit. Two of my Kids are five minutes
from here.
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>>From: Dennis Johnson ('62WB)
To: David Rivers (65)
While lazily perusing your splendiforous contribution
of late, I noted that you mentioned some Bomber salt and
pepper shakers... I might mention that such a pair were
recently for sale on Ebay... yellow in color, in the classic
shape of an aerial bomb... stabilizer fins, etc... replete
with the City of Richland prominently embossed thereon. I
believe there was a reference to the "Atomic City" or at
least a mushroom cloud also present.
I am distressed to find (after the fact) that these two
items would have been of some interest to you, for they are
apparently no longer for sale - either having expired or
they were purchased. I did not 'save' them to my "watching"
page, and much to my chagrin, I did not bid on them. Be
assured, that had I known that such a set held so much
meaning to you... I would have promptly secured them...
and presented them to you with minimal fanfare at the next
meeting of the much-vaunted "Donut Delinquents"
Perhaps they were acquired by the individual that you
have accused of stealing yours... so that he may have a
back-up pair with which to taunt you... ¿quien sabe?
In another vein, if no one else appreciated David's
photo of he and Jim H lined up for a street race, I would
like to comment that aside from Rink Jett (or is that Jett
Rink? - I cannot recall specifically), there are no two more
delinquent denizens than these. I believe that the concept
for the various "street scum" movies (Hot Rods from Hell...
Hot Rod Girl... Hot Rod Crazies... et al..) was a direct
result of someone observing David and Jim in some earlier
life of debauchery and decadence. The term "suicide front
end" is not without some substantiation.
From my aerie, high atop Shadow Hills... where the
temperatures have finally reached a tolerable level for
both streetrodding and flying - I remain:
Polysyllabically yours,
-Dennis Johnson ('62WB)
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>>From: Marie Ruppert Hartman ('63)
Had lunch yesterday at the Spudnut Shop with the '63 &
'64 girls. We got to chatting about why I had moved back to
Richland, how I liked it, etc. Rosalie Lansing Haag ('63)
asked where I had bought and I told her on Snyder St. She
said she used to live on Snyder back in the early '80s. To
make a long story short, it was the same house!
-Marie Ruppert Hartman (Gold Medal Class of '63)
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>>From: Ray Kelly ('63)
Unfortunately, I don't find Mr. Steach's "explanation"
of what will happen to the Bomber symbols to be acceptable.
As a toxicologist, I can tell you that asbestos is pretty
harmless if part of a solid structure whose integrity is not
compromised. If it isn't released into the environment, it
will be fine. At the same time, he seems to think nothing of
substituting our genuine Bomber symbols for something which
he feels should be equivalent. Typical liberal educational
thinking in my mind... We'll tell you what's good for you...
don't worry about a thing!
-Ray Kelly (Gold Medal Class of '63)
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>>From: Roy Ballard ('63)
Hear, Hear to David Rivers ('65). He tells it like it
is. Go David!
Hey David I've got a big gold bomb, want it? The schools
won't let the kids have it... guess why.
-Roy Ballard (Gold Medal Class of '63)
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
>>From: Mike Howell ('68WB)
Click here to read the GuestBook entry
-Mike Howell ('68WB)
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>>From: Daniel Laybourn ('70)
Re: California earthquakes (Linda Reining's entry)
Linda, just a small correction... Parkville is nowhere
near San Francisco (in fact, it's closer to Bakersfield)...
just east of Paso Robles. The town itself is known as the
earthquake capitol of CA. The quake actually registered 5.9,
which isn't considered very large in these parts.
-Daniel Laybourn ('70) ~ somewhere on the Monterey Bay coast
http://colhi70.org
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>>From: Vic Marshall ('71)
Re: Asbestos in the bomb
I have been reviewing the responses from the school
board about replacing the Bomb in the mixing area and the
Mushroom Cloud - citing asbestos as the reason for not
wanting to re-use materials. Has anyone challenged how they
came to this conclusion? There seems to be a tendency these
days to conclude that anything over a certain age had to
contain asbestos - when that may not be the case - but it
does drive the cost of construction/remodeling WAY up - so
is frequently cited as a reason for special handling,
disposal etc.
Not being a Richland taxpayer, it is of little financial
consequence to me but I would hope someone questions how
they come to these conclusions... seems a little too
convenient to me... a new conspiracy theory to debate for a
few months...
-Vic Marshall ('71) ~ Beverly Hills, MI - Where there are no
hills and I have yet to meet Beverly.
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
>>From: BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
Click here to read the GuestBook entry
-BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/02/04
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17 Bombers sent stuff:
Norma Myrick ('54), Dick Avedovech ('56)
Lois Weyerts ('56), Paul Ratsch ('58)
Ernie Trujillo ('59), Michael Waggoner ('60)
Roger Gress ('61), Ed Quigley ('62)
Roy Ballard ('63), Gary Behymer ('64)
Linda Reining ('64), Jeff Michael ('65)
Rick Maddy ('67), Steve Edwards ('68)
Betti Avant ('69), Larry Crouch ('71)
Kim Edgar ('79)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kay Conrad ('60)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY:
Notre Dame vs Purdue - 2:30pm (Eastern time) NBC
LSU at Georgia - 3:30pm (Eastern time)
BOMBER CALENDAR: <Richland Bombers Calendar>
Click the event you want to know more about.
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
>>From: Norma Myrick Nunamaker ('54)
Click here to read the GuestBook entry
-Norma Myrick Nunamaker ('54)
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>>From: Dick Avedovech, Jr. ('56)
Re: Mt. St. Helens
There is a cam recorder set up at one of the
observatories where you can watch Mt. St. Helens on the
Internet. The picture is compliments of the U.S.G.S. and
is updated every 5 minutes. The web site is:
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
Right now the picture is not showing anything very
exciting, but apparently things are rumbling underneath.
-Dick Avedovech, Jr. ('56)
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>>From: Lois Weyerts Harrold ('56)
Re: Class of '56 Ladies Luncheon
Our Class of '56 Bomber Lunch Bunch will have our
luncheon on Tuesday, October 5th at 11:00 at the home of
Karol Brimhall Smith.
We would love to have some more people join us for
our salad luncheon. I will give you directions to Karol's
home when you email me.
We usually meet the first Tuesday of each month at
someone's home or at a restaurant.
-Lois Weyerts Harrold ('56)
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
>>From: Paul Ratsch ('58)
Click here to read the GuestBook entry
-Paul Ratsch ('58)
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>>From: Ernie Trujillo ('59)
Re: David or Donna Howell (would have been class of '59 and
'61 respectively)
I was a close friend of both David and Donna (they were
neighbors in Richland) before they moved to Grandview, just
before we started high school in 1957. I've thought about
what happened to Dave and Donna over the years. I had a
short reunion with Donna and her husband Bill Brown, in
Amarillo, TX when I was going throught Technical School
for the Air Force in early 1960. Now that I live in Dallas,
I'd like to touch base with either of them just to catch up.
Anyone knowing of their whereabouts, I'd appreciate a
reply or in the Sandstorm, as I read it daily.
-Ernie Trujillo ('59) ~ Where Bombers and Cowboys have
an easy coexistence.
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>>From: Michael J. Waggoner ('60)
Re: Kennewick Man
Colorado's distinguished Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a
Native American, has introduced a bill that if enacted would
increase control of ancient skeletons by Native American
tribes and reduce scientific access to those skeletons. The
committee he chairs has approved the bill.
I would hope that all of us would be willing and
eager to have our ancient ancestors' remains examined by
scientists, to find out about diseases and culture and
history, and that Native Americans would not feel unfairly
imposed upon by the scientists. The world has an unfortunate
history of having religion block scientific inquiry. I side
with the scientists, who are exploring the wonders of God's
creation, not just following earlier generations' vision of
that creation.
-Michael J. Waggoner ('60)
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>>From: Roger Gress (Classic Class of '61)
To: Kay Conrad Johnson ('60)
Happy birthday to my old neighbor & I don't mean in age.
-Roger Gress (Classic Class of '61)
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
>>From: Ed Quigley ('62)
Click here to read the GuestBook entry
-Ed Quigley ('62)
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>>From: Roy Ballard (Gold Medal Class of '63)
To: Ray Fisher ('63)
How are you doing? The word from Steach is that they
are removing the floor tile and of course all floor tile
has asbestos in it... didn't you know that? I also have a
supervisor's card in abatement. But I know it's all
political. Ask Semler... he knows all along with Steve
Neill.
-Roy Ballard (Gold Medal Class of '63)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Bomber Salt & Pepper Shakers
Here are those Bomber salt & pepper shakers that were
listed on eBay last week.
-Gary Behymer ('64)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Re: "Sarge" Reining
Yep. I'm related to him... he was my dad.
I remember those bottles being left by the front door
and I never knew what they were for til I read about them in
the Sandstorm... dad never talked about his job and I never
knew what he did (still don't... never told me) although a
few times he didn't come home, mom would just say, "your dad
is hot, so he can't come home"... couldn't figure that one
out... we would get hot, too, but we didn't have to stay
away from home! It amazes me how all those people who
worked out there kept quiet about their jobs and never
talked ("loose lips sink ships"). I can't even imagine
that happening in today's world. Can you imagine telling
employees NOT to talk about their jobs?????? That would
never happen!
I also remember dad telling my brother and I that we
better be good, cause he could get fired IF we did something
bad. Geez, what a load to lay on a kid.
To: Daniel Laybourn ('70)
Thanks for the correction on where Parkville is... I was
just going by the way they described the town on the news
and where they showed it on the map... from where I was
looking, it looked closer to 'Frisco than Bakersfield.
By the way, since you are on the Monterey Bay Coast, did
you feel it? Or any of the one we had on Wednesday that was
centered in Keene (close to Tehachapi, but still part of
Kern County). We had some small aftershocks today... have
our handy earthquake kit, but always figure the "big one"
will hit when I am least prepared... either in bed, out
shopping, or some other inconvenient place!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - temps are finally
cooling down... only in the 80s
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Hey there Bombers & Bomberette...
Confidential to D. Rivers ('65): Cuz that's just the way it
was... and You Are There (said with the honest/believable
voice of Walter Cronkite). Wouldn't that make a great
show... live in a room with Teller, Einstein, etc.
discussing whether to unleash this device on the world?
And they'd be saying anybody that worked on the Manhattan
Project would have to be able to keep secrets, work in
rubber suits, wear gas masks and NOT TELL ANYONE!
Think about all those "construction" guys who came here
to build some strange buildings while living in Quonset huts
in North Richland. Wonder what they and their families
thought when they finally figured out what they had built.
They probably felt like I did when I went to Russia the
first time and realized what a huge lie had been
purpertrated on us all about what was behind the Iron
Curtain.
To this day I remember sitting in 9th grade General
Science (Chief Jo) watching a movie about atomic energy and
hearing the announcer say that people who worked at the
reactor plants referred to being in the reactor itself as
"working in the canyon". All the pastoral images of my Dad's
comments about his work dissipated in a cloud of radioactive
dust!
Yeah, Richland was a pretty unique place back in the
day... and I find upon returning after nearly 40 years... it
still is!
Confidential to "sky's in bloom" Mattingly ('60): Please
email me... I've lost your address and have someone who
needs your assistance. Bombers support Bombers!
Oh, don't use Saint Helen's name in vain... she's getting
kinda sensitive lately!
-Jeff Michael ('65)
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: Paint and Tiles
I was wondering if these photos were the areas of
danger to the students? The lead paint in the mural and the
asbestos in the tile. Does this mean I need to consider my
shower stall tiles as being a health hazard? I quit eating
paint (mostly the #2 yellow painted pencil), snorting tiles
and smoking dried banana peels way back in the '60s. *cough*
Anybody remember - WHAT IS YOUR NAME? Uuh... YOU GOT TEN
SECONDS, BOB. Uuh... Bob... BOB! As you can see below, after
all these years, I can still remember my name, eventually.
-Rick Maddy ('67)
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
>>From: Steve Edwards ('68)
Click here to read the GuestBook entry
-Steve Edwards ('68)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
I see Mt. St. Helens is awake again, oh my!!!!!!!!!!!
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Goodland, KS, where we are under a
frost advisory for the next couple of nights
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>>From: Larry Crouch ('71)
To: Vic Marshall ('71)
Vic, it seems for years they have been trying to get
rid of the BOMB and this times it's just for our own good,
I (like you) don't live in Richland any more but if I did I
would take my chances with the BOMB. If they do succeed in
removing it they can store the horrible toxic thing at my
house in the basement I'd love to have it.
-Larry Crouch ('71) ~ Northglenn, CO - where it's 40 and
raining.
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>>From: Kim Edgar Leeming ('79)
Re: Interesting Website
I came across this article, thought it might be
beneficial for some of the Bombers.
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DEAR ABBY: Veterans and their families might be interested
to know about a new Web site: www.govbenefits.gov
<CLICK HERE.
It's government-sponsored, and organizes 500 federal and
state benefit programs, targeting citizens into one single
site. Veterans can log on, answer a few anonymous questions
and find out which benefits they may be eligible to receive.
It's also a helpful site for case workers, relatives or
caregivers.
I answered the questions for my grandfather, a World War II
veteran from 1941-'45, and discovered 21 benefit programs
for which he might be eligible. -KEITH NELSON, WASHINGTON, D.C.
DEAR KEITH: Bless you for sharing this information with my
readers. Upon further investigation, I learned that
www.govbenefits.gov
CLICK HERE
was created by the U.S. Department of Labor, with
contributions by 10 federal agencies and several states.
(There is at least one benefit in every state.) Hosted by
firstgov.gov, which just celebrated its fourth anniversary,
the site also includes a Spanish language version:
www.govbenefits.gov/es
Click Here for Spanish version.
Bravo!
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-Kim Edgar Leeming ('79)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/03/04
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12 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Jim Grow ('51)
Gary May ('58), Michael Lewis ('60)
Jim Andersen ('61), John Browne ('61)
Tom Hemphill ('62), Gary Christian ('67)
Rick Maddy ('67), Pam Pyle ('69)
Daniel Laybourn ('70), Tom Kelleher ('73)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: George Brinkman ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Katie Riggins ('60)
BOMBER CALENDAR: <Richland Bombers Calendar>
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
To: Linda Reining ('64)
I believe when I knew your dad he was working for Minor
Construction which later because J. A. Jones Construction.
He was in my office one day when I received a priority
message about some VIPs that would be visiting Richland.
The message said that there would be appetizers, etc. I was
looking in the dictionary trying to find the word I needed
and your father asked me what I was looking for and when I
told him he said, "you can't find horses dorvers?" I still
can not spell those words!!!
I know at one point in time he worked in either 105-B
or 105-C. That's when he would have received the P bottles.
When you are threatened with losing your job if you blabbed
certain things it scares you. I don't think most of the
guys realized that what they were working on or with was as
significant as it turned out to be. Most of the people that
worked with my father only had eighth grade educations or
less and even in the '40s it was difficult to get a job
without a high school education.
Those P bottles were quite a conversation piece. One of
the guys on a job I had refused to use them. My boss wrote
him a note and said, "Drink lots of beer." Our neighbor
could see no point in using them until he was threatened
with his job. He only had to use them four times a year
(like me).
Mt. St. Helens let off a little steam yesterday and is
rumbling some more. They think maybe it will go off again in
3 to 5 days. Nothing like the May 18 1980 eruption. Thank
God.
-Betty Hiser Gulley ('49er) ~ south/government Richland -
where the temperatures are in the high 70s.
Bless coolness.
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>>From: Jim Grow ('51)
Re: 500 Benefit Programs
Richland is a strange town. Give me something for
nothing. A free lunch. Well folks there is no free lunch
just lunches that get paid for five times over.
Has any one ever asked why there is such a thing as
500 Federal and State Benefit programs.
-Jim Grow ('51)
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
>>From: Gary May ('58)
Click here to read the GuestBook entry
-Gary May ('58)
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>>From: Michael Lewis ('60)
To: Michael Waggoner ('60)
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act was established as a Federal law in 1990. It is an
attempt to restore the dignity and feelings of native
Americans after the brutal way they were conquered by
Europe's militaristic science and religion, and repressed
since then until very recently. Some of that repression
continues today.
Do you give native Americans any choice other than
that between the European science you suggest, with its
experiments, or the European theology which you also
suggest, with its inquisitions?
Worse, the vast academic camp has taken over the role of
what were in medieval Europe the vast religious institutions
there. Science now is often merely an office of that new
Authority.
Being part Cherokee, I share some of the understanding
with which western civilization is viewed by people who
lived in this continent for tens of thousands of years. We
are not laboratory specimens. Let it rest. Nature does not
fit easily into a convenient marble block. There's lots,
lots more that I could say on this.
You can get the NAGPRA web site at
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra/INDEX.HTM
-Michael Lewis ('60)
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
>>From: Jim "Andy" Andersen ('61)
Click here to read the GuestBook entry
-Jim "Andy" Andersen ('61)
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>>From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: Kennewick man
To: Michael Waggoner ('60
The situation of the old bones from the present-day
bank of the Columbia River really has created some strange
alliances among "advocacy groups" who have plans for these
remains. While I would agree that the general impression
over the last few centuries has been that Science and
Religion have been "working at cross-purposes" fairly often,
one must acknowledge that, since the adherents of the
predominant sciences and the dominant religions share a
common culture (and, therefore, often common long-term goals
and aspirations on a cultural level), that those in any
'minority' relationship to that culture may feel that the
repression by that culture is not limited to one camp (ie
Scientists) or the other (ie the Missionaries). I have also
to consider the contributions of, say, Teilhard de Chardin
on the one hand, with someone like the noted American
nuclear scientist who recently praised a book he found at
the gift stand at Grand Canyon National Park, which promoted
a view that the canyon could actually have been formed
within the literal parameters given in the Bible for the
length of the Earth's existence.
The local Shahaptin-speaking indigenous people are about
to lose the last of their native speakers partly because of
political and religious efforts in the last century to wean
them from their mother-tongue. They lost the primary source
of their food to science-aided and abetted dam construction.
They lost a very important 'sacred place' of their own
'religion' when the creation of the Hanford Reservation
enclosed Gable Mountain, the place of "vision quests" for
their young. Their cultural views have been disparaged and
their values denigrated by many scientific, religious and
political advocates of the dominant culture here for over a
century; and this has occurred despite the fact of their
residence here for, most likely, millennia. In the face
of this recent history it's very easy to understand the
unwillingness of the indigenous people to forego a recently-
won protection from the routine grave-robbing and looting of
indigenous burial (and other significant cultural) sites by
members of the dominant culture, for whatever purposes.
While I would love to discover that an ancient colony of
Old Norsemen had inhabited the Lower Columbia region right
after the last Lake Missoulian wall of water and debris had
settled out (and, thus, open a claim to the Territory by
modern Norwegians, much as certain inhabitants of Queens and
the Bronx have done in the Jordan River Valley), it won't
grieve me greatly to let sleeping dogs (or, in this case,
bones) lie, to maintain their mysteries as deep and
compelling as the contents of the Presidential files of
former President Reagan, and the first Bush, to which we
have been denied access by the his son. ^..^
PS - What's up with the eighth Berber, "Octo", anyhow? Ya
just funnin' us?.. made me smile... ^..^
-John Browne, Jr. ('61) ~ Vashon Island, WA
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>>From: Tom Hemphill ('62)
Re: Mariners Baseball
Were there any other Bombers at Safeco Field yesterday?
My wife (Linda) and I had a most wonderful day at the
Mariners game where Ichiro tied and then broke the hit
record for a single season. He hit # 257 to tie and then 258
and 259 to set a new record. For those who do not follow
baseball, the 257 hit record was set in 1920 - 84 years ago.
The fans were great with a sell-out of more than 45,000
people, which is pretty good for a last place team. The
emotions and excitement is hard to put into words.
We feel pretty lucky to have been at this game and
others that were pretty special as well. In 2001 we were at
the 116th win game that tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs record
for single season wins.
I have a lot of very fond memories of baseball in
Richland. And, as my brother Mick ('66) says, "the older we
get the better we was." We now wait for the 2005 Mojo.
-Tom Hemphill ('62)
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>>From: Gary Christian ('67)
Re: Mt. St. Helens
To Dick Avedovech ('56)
I checked out the cam of Mt. St Helens. Nice pictures.
But I have a more dramatic view. I just go out and stand on
my deck and look North. Have a great view of the mountain
from my home in Vancouver, WA. In fact, I walked out on my
deck just as it burped its steam and ash yesterday. And my
wife Deborah, saw the plume from work as well and it was
quite an experience for her. She is originally from West
Virginia and was living back east when the mountain erupted
in 1980 so it was exciting for her even though it was a
small event. But the earth quakes continue and are getting
more frequent so I don't think the grand lady is quite
finished yet. Should make for an interesting fall!
-Gary Christian ('67)
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: The mural and What-not
Hi Maren - As usual, I was sort of joking about the lead
paint. I seriously doubt there is lead in the paint, unless
they found a few of those very old barrels in the secret
room below the girl's shower in the old gym, and I only
said it for those that believe what they read... without
questioning. I took these photos in June while passing
through Richland. What I sensed with the towering mural was
this huge in-your-face painting of the B17 Days Pay in a
sortie with other bombers trying to portray the Col-Hi
Bombers being named after such. Public art is special, with
special meaning for... the public. Maybe whoever signed
the document allowing the painting was thinking "public
pacifier" for visitors. The mural should have actually been
two B29’s, one being Bocks Car, dropping a single bomb with
a particularly odd shape on Nagasaki. The other B29 dropped
scientific measuring equipment and what-not. Now that would
have had the Richland newbies marching on city hall, yea
baby!! Instead, alumni and students get Days Pay, which is
okay, fer sure necessary, for honoring those Hanford workers
sacrifices during the war. Now, with a sigh, everyone is
happy-faced looking at bombers that dropped bombs on places
without a clue as to where the bombs would go, but praying
they missed schools during recess and hit the intended
factory, but still maintaining the theory that when you
bomb civilians, they lose the will to go on with their
governments intentions. But this B17 mural would have been
better suited on city hall, or main gate Hanford, not the
high school gym. Meanwhile, our beloved asbestos mushroom
cloud w/R in the Dawald gym is out of sight being walked
on and breathed deeply by unsuspecting students. Sublime
message? Doubtful. But a good start towards changing
mascots. Being fair, at least we still see our mascot around
the school and I can give the present administration and
student body that. She (is it a she) has not disappeared,
yet, from sight. The number one way of keeping our mascot
intact is by educating the student body on objective
historical fact and not the good guy/ bad guy regimen they
get from teacher's subjective opinions, movies and media
misinformation. Fact: A united America will go to any means
capable to NOT lose a major war and our way of life; in this
case W.W.II. Fact: No exceptions. And I never visualize the
last American standing.
Thanks for posting the pix, Maren. Do I smell the
Sandbox? Remember the Alamo.
As Usual,
-Rick Maddy ('67) ~ "Hey dad, how do you spell MTV?"
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>>From: Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('69)
Attention Mid-Atlantic Bombers!!
Have I got an opportunity for us all... and I know
you'll forgive the short notice when I invite you to join me
at Applebee's Restaurant in Stafford, VA, on Garrisonville
Road just west of I-95, on Saturday, October 16, 11:45a.m.
At our first-ever gathering last May, I promised all
that we'd do it again this fall; your consensus at the time
was for an October date. And I have been working on an
October date, but have just been a little OBE (overcome by
events) in the process. Read on for exciting details and
developments.
In reading Sandstorm entries over the summer, I became
aware that Major General James (Jim) Mattis ('68), USMC, was
headed our way for his next assignment. As you may be aware,
Jim commanded the US Marines 1st Expeditionary Forces
through invasions of Afghanistan and, then, Iraq. And,
don't quote me on this, but I THINK--if I understand what
correctly what I've read--Jim has just earned a third star
on his shoulders and become (??? help me out here, Marines)
Lieutenant General James Mattis with his arrival at his
newest post... the Marine Corps Combat Development Command
(also known as "mec-dec") at Quantico, VA. When I learned
this, I felt sure you would all want to join me in extending
a big personal "WELCOME HOME to the Mid-Atlantic" to Jim.
So, with a little help from several Bombers--Jim House ('63)
and Larry Jacobs went out of their way to assist--I have
been able to contact Jim Mattis.
Gen Mattis--who, by all accounts, is just an all-around
good guy and dedicated public servant--has assured me that
he is definitely interested in getting together with fellow
Mid-Atlantic Bombers; of course, his schedule provides a
challenge... BUT, he had ONE SATURDAY IN OCTOBER AVAILABLE.
Yup... October 16. Now, this first contact had to be via
snail mail and telephone, and I just got the word back from
Jim yesterday afternoon, when I picked up voicemail. Hence,
the reason I said earlier I thought you might forgive the
short notice... (I am in Virginia Beach, helping my son out
while he recovers from the knee surgery he had a week ago;
expect to be home again sometime this next week, as soon as
Chris can get that leg bent enough to maneuver it in and out
of his vehicle FRONT seat--so he can drive, rather than be a
back seat passenger.)
Soooooo, Bombers... ..WHATTYA SAY?! Join Gen Jim and me
for lunch on Saturday, October 16??????? Feel free to e-mail
me, or call via my cell phone [deleted # for privacy. -Ed],
with any questions.
Bomber cheers,
-Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('69)
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>>From: Daniel Laybourn ('70)
To: Linda Reining ('64)
Re: the earthquake(s)
Actually, Linda, I've only ever felt one earthquake
(in SF) all the years I've been in California... however,
my partner Vickey (NAB) did feel it (same room, different
section of the house)... I observed the water in her glass
rolling, but that's about it. Apparently, they have to be
over 6.2 for me to feel 'em, I guess...
-Daniel Laybourn ('70) ~ somewhere on the (today sunny)
Monterey Bay coast http://colhi70.org
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>>From: Tom Kelleher ('73)
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10 Bombers and 1 NAB(?) today:
Max Sutton ('57), Lola Heidlebaugh ('60)
Roger Gress ('61), Ed Wood ('62)
Larry Holloway ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
Andy Ward ('68), Jeri Collins ('68)
Mike Franco ('70), Greg Alley ('73)
George Gell (NAB ?)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gloria Davis ('61)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
>>From: Max Sutton ('57)
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-Max Sutton ('57)
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>>From: Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
Re: Portland/Vancouver Bomber Luncheon
DATE: Saturday - October 9th
VISIT TIME: 11:00am
ORDER LUNCH: 11:30am
WHERE: DoubleTree/Columbia River
Take Jantzen Beach Mall Exit off of I-5
RSVP: Please contact Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
if you are planning to join us!
All Bombers, Spouses & Friends are welcome! See you Saturday.
-Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
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>>From: Roger Gress (Classic Class of '61)
Happy Birthday to Gloria Davis Tinder (Classic Class of '61)
-Roger Gress (Classic Class of '61)
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>>From: Ed Wood ('62)
Re: Kennewick man
To: Michael Waggoner ('60)
Although I applaud your efforts to base decisions on
science rather than religious beliefs, we need to remind
folks of the difference between science and "junk science".
Junk science is used successfully by both the left and the
right to support their points that really can't bear up
under close scrutiny. The best source of junk science
debunking may be at www.junkscience.com where the Kennewick
man was featured briefly in an Oct 2000 article. The only
other mention of Kennewick in the website is pointing out
the Kennewick is one of the few places in this country that
still prohibits fluoride in its water - based on more junk
science.
-Ed Wood ('62) ~ Morrison, CO
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>>From: Larry Holloway ('64)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
The only place I know my dad worked was in "N" Reactor
and for J.A. Jones. I think that is where he was working
when he retired. I laughed when you said he referred to
appetizers as "horses dorvers"... he definitely had a way
with words/expressions.
To: Daniel Laybourn ('70)
Re: Earthquakes
How many years have you been in CA? I have been in this
state since '74 and I have felt 4 or 5 of them! The first
one I felt was when we were living in Santa Ana... the house
was moving and I was knocked out of the rocking chair, ran
outside and told husband (now ex) that I wanted to go HOME.
He told me I WAS home. I said, "NO, I want to go home to
Richland!!!!!!" He didn't think I was a bit funny!
The worst one was the Northridge quake in '94? By then,
we had moved here to Bakersfield... we had a pool and I
swear you could have surfed on the waves that quake created!
It cracked the pool decking and cracked the door frame above
the kitchen/garage door! I'll still take the quakes over the
hurricanes and tornadoes that the rest of the country
suffers through!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - nice weather...
only in the 80s and we are due to cool off some
more. Hip, hip hooray!
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>>From: Andy Ward Stewart ('68)
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-Andy Ward Stewart ('68)
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>>From: Jeri Collins Sandberg ('68)
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>>From: Mike Franco ('70)
Today as I sat at Safeco, watching Edgar play his last and
Ichiro hit his 262nd, my cell phone rang. My wife, Cheryl
(Curtis, 1970) and her father were on a cruise ship just
leaving Seattle, heading out on a long voyage ending in
Santiago, Chile (the country, Mike Davis ('74), not the
stuff they serve at Denny's). She called me with the
exciting news that one "funny boy" Brad Upton ('74) was
appearing on board during her trip. Hearing her excitement,
I reminded her that we caught his act in Pioneer Square a
few years back. She remembered but was STILL was excited to
see Brad's routine!
Well, Brad, try and be gentle... and go easy on the
Mariner jokes, we have had enough pain already. Have a good
trip out there!
On a sad note, we lost Mike Meeker this past week. What
a great guy he was. All those of us who lived along that
Davison, Hectrick, Willis street area in the late '50s and
'60s remember those huge catches of fish the Meekers used to
bring home from those camping trips. The car pool Saturday
morning ski trips to Spout Springs... late night kick the
can games... the Meekers and Mr. Meeker were a great part of
a great time. We will all miss him. He always had a smile
for all of us. My best thoughts go to all the Meekers...
those memories last forever... and special thoughts go to
my next door neighbor (1958-1964), great friend and a pretty
fair cheerleader, Trish (1970).
-Mike Franco ('70)
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
To: Tom Hemphill ('62)
I was live at Safeco also for Ichiro's record hits. It
was pretty electric in the stadium. That lasted till his
second hit and the Mariner's took the lead and then everyone
went for beer and food and waited for Ichiro's at bats and
the next fan appreciation night giveaways. I did not win
anything but I have the ticket stub of the game and I will
hang on to that one.
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ It's a nice, cool fall morning in the
Atomic city.
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>>From: George Gell (NAB-Not A Bomber)
Re: Rock N Souls, Isle of Phyve, Esquires, bands of the '60s
I read a post from many months ago regarding the Rock N
Souls from Richland and Pasco. I'm an avid collector of the
local 1960s rock and roll scene. The members were Steve
Rogers - guitar, Jim Kenfield - bass (replacing Jim
Henning), Red Elder - drums, and Mark Gage - keyboards. They
recorded one 45 on the Rich Tone label, which was run by
local country musician Alden "Shorty" Holloway. The song
titles were "Not Like You" "Got No Love", both band
originals. They changed their name to County Fair for a
short time. I'm also looking for a copy of the record for my
collection, I can offer a generous reward for one. I'm also
trying to find Jim Kenfield and Mark Gage, does anyone know?
Does anyone have more information about the Isle of
Phyve? I believe some of their members were Keith Gosney,
Bob Magula, and Len Stanfield, and that some of them were
from Richland.
Another Richland band was the Esquires. I have
information on them if anyone would like to know or share.
I'd welcome an email from anyone who would like to chat
about this subject, please contact me.
Regards,
-George Gell (NAB-Not A Bomber)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/05/04
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8 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02), Betty Hiser ('49), Ralph Myrick ('51)
John Browne, Jr. ('61), David Rivers ('65), Rick Maddy ('67)
Brad Wear ('71), Brad Upton ('74)
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BOMBER LUNCH Today: Ladies of '56
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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Today we have 1 post from:
Gary Ackerman ('71)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02)
Re: Club 40
I am much late with this, because 1. We took a trip to
Canada, 2. I have been very busy with my missed obligations,
such as working the election season, and 3. I am a dreadful
put offer.
After Canada, in Sandpoint [Idaho] we visited Paula
Doctor Werry ('51) and spouse, Elwood. (What a classy class,
'51)
Anyway, a late hooray for the excellent Club 40 party,
and a big bow to Burt Pierard ('59), who retired, and big
good wishes to AKA Bob Carlson ('54) who is our new prexy.
But I missed you Maren, stuck in the Florida mess.
This is a rather garbled message, but I am a garbled
kinda guy.
-Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02)
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
To: Linda Reining ('64)
I was in San Francisco in l956 attending a Civil Air
Patrol conference. We got in Friday afternoon the ground was
shaking. Went to visit my sister, who lived in San Bruno. My
brother-in-law answered the door and wanted to know what the
*#$% I was doing. Didn't I realize that they were having
earthquakes? He had been sent home (he worked for United
Airlines) because the building he worked in had been
damaged. We had our meetings in the Palace Hotel (I think it
has another name or had something added before Palace) and
the chandeliers tinkled the entire time we were having our
conference (through Sunday afternoon).
It really frightened most people. I had lived in a small
town in Ohio that manufactured black powder for ammunition
(gun shells). During the Second World War they could only
hire inexperienced help and if the powder wasn't packed
right and lightning struck the place the powder blew to
kingdom come. The earthquake felt exactly like the times
that the powder line blew up.
God love your father - he was always good for a laugh
and messing up the English language.
-Betty Hiser Gulley ('49er) ~ south/government Richland. It
has only been in the high 70s the last 2 or 3 days.
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>>From: Ralph Myrick ('51)
Another one of our teachers died last week. Her name was
Dorothy Elliot. She taught elementary school. Dorothy was a
fine lady and good teacher.
-Ralph Myrick ('51)
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>>From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: Junk Science
To: Ed Wood ('62)
Your recent post reminded me of an occasion involving
industrial-strength halogens in service to mankind. I was
chaperone to a group of Franklin HS students on a bus trip
to admire the Seattle water system at the Landsburg Dam on
the Cedar River. We all stood on a landscaped green above
the dam, near the weir which traps floating debris. A lovely
old drinking fountain is the centerpiece of the green, which
all looks like something dating from the WPA days. At the
end of the "lecture" the speaker gestured to the fountain,
saying "And here is the end result of our procedures." I was
about 15' from the fountain as he turned it on, offering a
drink to any and all. The smell of chlorine was pretty
evident, and I mused aloud about whether there were other
animals that poisoned their water, in order to make it
safe to drink- a comment which, apparently had not gone
unnoticed. I was "dis-invited" to accompany future trips to
the water system, as a result. Much of "junk" science is
probably just that. There are also legitimate scientific
enquiries that are 'politically incorrect', apparently- in a
similar vein to the historical realities that are subject to
'glossing over' or 'reinterpretation' that Mr. Maddy ('67)
addressed recently (with wit and perception). Maybe it's OK
to sanctify pragmatism (as oxymoronic as that may sound) as
long as the pursuit of Truth is not a casualty.
^..^
-John Browne, Jr. ('61) ~ Vashon Island, WA
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Thanks to all
Thanks to Betty Hiser Gulley ('49) for confirming that
all that stuff from my "past life" was real... it is always
good to be reassured... Ballard ('63) I am VERY and often
painfully aware that you have a big bomb... first you
wouldn't have it if you hadn't made a rather round about
trip to my house a few years back and second, I've had to
"help" you carry it enough times to know nearly every pound
of it intimately! As for Behymer ('64) and Johnson ('62WB)
I am glad that Denny explained that he did NOT snag the salt
and pepper shakers from my grasp... ( You missed the Hotrod
reunion in Bakersfield, Denny... Cacklefest was WONDERFUL!)
However, Gary only showed a picture of them and never once
even suggested that he isn't the evil eBay snatcher. Tho
they were shown against a black background I have every
belief that they are sitting on Gary's kitchen table already
covered with fingerprints and catsup... Well, lemme tell you
now, Son... the race is on... he who dies with the most
Richland memorabilia wins!
Finally, I know there are some out there who may be a
bit skeptical about the identical accounts given by the
School District spokesperson and the Board member regarding
the removal of the offensive symbols gracing the walls and
floor of Col-Hi/Richland High School... Course Ballard has
good reason to be skeptical... after the unceremonious way
the Bomb was hoisted outa the gym after all the work Stull
('63) and Adair ('66) put into it... But to have such
questioning from that flip flop wearing, Beach bum, surfer
dude Maddy ('67) is just uncalled for... Well, Mr. Maddy...
all I can say is: "Eddy would go"... so for all your
skeptics out there... I have to believe that you probably
don't believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy
and you probably don't think Oswald shot Kennedy either!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: Neurology problem
If at all possible, could any of you guide me to a
neurologist (neck) in WA state, west-side or east-side, for
the purpose of treating a right side bulging disk in the
neck - C7. My daughter, Heather, is having this difficulty.
Possible fusion. She is a classic example of a person that
is the very opposite of dad; she runs five miles a day, does
not drink (maybe a margarita once or twice a year), never
had a cigarette in her mouth and has never done street drugs
of any kind. Why? Basketball since the third grade. Loves
playing gym rat city league basketball, endorphin highs and
is the epitome of health at the age of thirty-four. And now
has a bulging disk in her neck, nor a clue as to how that
happened. That is the way life is. Never ask why?
I thought maybe someone that reads the Sandstorm has
seen this problem, or at least dealt with it at some level
during their lifetime and can drop a doctor’s name to me.
Thanks for anything - same address as on top.
-Rick Maddy ('67)
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>>From: Brad Wear ('71)
Re: Funeral Notice
I found out yesterday from Clark Riccobuono ('71) that
Jim Andersen ('71) has recently passed away. Peggy Andersen
('70), Jim's sister said that his ashes would be spread at
sea in Hawaii where he lived. He'll be missed by all who
knew him.
-Brad Wear ('71)
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
Yes, I'm on a cruise ship again, but only for 3 days...
Seattle to San Francisco. I got on the ship yesterday at
Pier 30. I brought a small radio with me so I could hear
Edgar's last at bat. After he grounded out and the crowd
started to chant EEEeeeeddd-Gggaarrrr, I hurried out of my
cabin and could hear the chant from the top of the ship.
What a treat. I think I could see Mike Franco ('70) crying!
-Brad Upton ('74) ~ did my shows last night and now I'm just
waiting around to disembark on Wednesday and fly home.
I'll probably run into a famous friend of the
legendary Mike Davis ('74) here in Astoria. Next
Tuesday I'm opening for Sean Hannity in Phoenix...
I've never felt like such a prostitute in my whole
life. Please don't come see that show!!
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/06/04
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Lenora Hughes ('55), Patti Jones ('60)
Frank Whiteside ('63), Rick Maddy ('67)
Gil Blankenship ('81)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Collins ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Harvey Irby ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Willie Mitchell ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pam Pyle ('69)
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>>From: Lenora Hughes Bejarano ('55)
To: Harvey Irby ('64)
Happy Birthday Harvey. Bob and I hope you have a
wonderful day. Hope we see you at a Las Vegas Bomber
luncheon soon.
-Bob and Lenora Hughes Bejarano ('55)
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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: October 10, 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 -
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>>From: Frank Whiteside ('63)
Re: Recent trip to Colorado Rockies
My wife and I just returned from Estes Park in the
Rocky Mountains of Colorado, my long-time family stomping
grounds. I thought I would send a few pictures of some of
the local surroundings. These are just a cross-section of
one disc. My blasted camera broke down after that, so I'm
going shopping for a new one! Imagine my disappointment
leaving temperatures between the 30s and 60s and returning
to Louisiana to high 80s and high humidity. (I'm a cool
weather fan).
-Frank Whiteside ('63)
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
To: David Rivers ('65)
Dear Dude,
I very much take offense to the following statement from
the 10/5 Sandstorm --
"I have to believe that you probably don't believe
in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and you
probably don't think Oswald shot Kennedy either"
I can deal with Santa, I can deal with EB, and Oswald
did not act alone, BUT, I know for a FACT that the Tooth
Fairy left me a quarter under my pillow one time. I had this
tooth that wasn't quite ready yet for me to put force on,
but I was broke and looking for a job because that was how
it was in the old days (hey, I was six). I knew who had the
big bucks, so I got the heavy duty string, a large concrete
block - you know, the foundation kind, humped (slang - USMC,
taking a long stroll with heavy gear) that puppy up to the
second story window... well, you know the rest. I GOT my
QUARTER, Mr. Rivers.
By the way, Sarge, thanks for sending me the "Eddie
Would Go" bumper sticker all the way from Hawaii. One of my
most prized possessions. And the East Side Rod & Custom Shop
T-shirt. Awesome, dude. As they say in Vegas since Elvis
left the building... Thank you, thank you very much.
Sincerely,
-Rick Maddy ('67)
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>>From: Gil Blankenship ('81)
I finally began scanning all my negatives from my Col-Hi
days and placing them on a website. I invite those of you
who attended RHS to come and take a look. These photos are
generally from the years 1978-1981.
The process of scanning negatives is not a fast one, and
not many of them have survived the 20 some years since my
graduation. I have not applied any post processing to the
negatives, so those presented may not be in the best
condition.
My hope is to put up a searchable database of Bomber
images. That day is some time off. But it is in the works
(I already have a prototype - it's just time needed to
complete it and test it). Any information that fellow
Bombers can supply would help this effort. So, if you see
yourself - or can identify anything about the photo (people,
places dates, etc.) I will be happy to record that data.
I will probably have to rotate the images through, due
to limited web space. My target is to scan 1 roll a week and
put it up on the site.
Here are the current links:
Main Menu:
http://homepage.mac.com/blankgm/Bombers/Menu23.html
Roll 001:
http://homepage.mac.com/blankgm/Bombers/PhotoAlbum24.html
Roll 002:
http://homepage.mac.com/blankgm/Bombers/PhotoAlbum25.html
I will post when a new roll is added.
-Gil Blankenship ('81)
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Lola Heidlebaugh ('60)
Jeff Michael ('65), Ken Staley ('68)
Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jessie Willoughby ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jon Boisoneau ('67)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
To: Pam Pyle ('69), etc. - a most Happy Birthday. Time
flies when you are having fun.
To: Frank Whiteside ('63)
Was your father Al (AC) Whiteside? I worked with him in
B Area - I remember when GE left he went to Huntsville, AL.
And I know that when he retired from GE he returned to
Denver. I used to call him all the time when he lived in
Denver - my sister and youngest daughter live in the Denver
area.
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Wow - did I live a deprived childhood. I had to get all
my teeth pulled at age 4 and the tooth fairy left me ZILCH,
DE NADA, NOTHING. BOO HOO!!! And I never heard of the Easter
Bunny until I arrived in Richland at the age of 13. Was I
ever robbed.
Mt. St. Helens is still burping and they still expect an
eruption - nothing like the 1980 one.
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland. The
weather has been beautiful - in the upper 70s during
the day. We had our usual 15 drops of rain sometime
during the night.
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>>From: Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
Re: Portland/Vancouver Bomber Luncheon
DATE: Saturday - October 9th
VISIT TIME: 11:00am
ORDER LUNCH: 11:30am
WHERE: DoubleTree/Columbia River
Take Jantzen Beach Mall Exit off of I-5
RSVP: Please contact Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
if you are planning to join us!
All Bombers, Spouses & Friends are welcome! See you Saturday.
-Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Hey There Bombers and Bomberettes...
Confidential to Frank Whiteside ('63)
Those Rocky Mountain High photos weren't taken while
traversing the "Peak-to-Peak" Highway between Estes Park and
Nederland, were they? Say it isn't so! That was my favorite
motorcycle ride in the whole world. We'd run up to Estes
Park, catch the P-to-P and down Boulder Canyon (or vise
versa) many an early Saturday morning during the 20 years
I lived in Boulder. Ya know what... the Aspen's are STILL
beautiful!!! The elk are STILL awesome. And the Rocky's (not
to be confused the Rockies) are STILL to die for!! Thanks
for the memories.
I always wanted to climb Long's Peak, but settled for
Mt. Audoban (the easiest 14er). My father-in-law referred to
it as and old grandmother's walk. I was about all outa air
long before the crest... but pushed on to the top. Slid on
my butt back down the glacier! What a kick!!
Re: Sharing with All
Went out on my own on 1Oct. Still dj jeff, but now part
of 2djs.biz. That's my wife and me. The web site is not up
yet, but the domain name is purchased.
-dj jeff Michael ('65)...in "who let the Portland weather
in?" Tri-Cities.
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>>From: Ken Staley ('68)
Re: Funeral Notice
I noted in Sunday's Paper that Dorothy Faust Elliott
passed away recently. Dorothy was my 5th grade teacher at
Spalding Elementary School.
-Ken Staley ('68)
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[I had her for 4th grade at Spalding. Bomber tears, Maren]
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>>From: Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
Re: Photo Album - Roll 3: CJHS
Ok, so things are not working out as planned. I did get
another roll scanned today (Roll 3), but unfortunately it
was from Jr. High.
So I created another album area for these and anyone
lucky enough to have gone to Carmichael 75-78, trip on in
and have a look.
This may happen frequently as the negative sheets seem
to have been mixed up in my many moves.
Roll 3: CJHS
http://homepage.mac.com/blankgm/Cougars/Menu28.html
-Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/08/04
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8 Bombers sent stuff:
Gloria Willett ('56WB), Tom Verellen ('60)
Frank Whiteside ('63), Steve Simpson ('65)
Pam Pyle ('69), Lisa Lysher ('79)
Gilbert Blankenship ('81), Susan Lundgren ('82)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Susan Sherwood ('63)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Gloria Willett Green ('56WB)
Maren,
I emailed a Sandstorm entry on Oct. 5. Did you fail to
receive it?
-Gloria Willett Green ('56WB)
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[Gloria, Haven't seen it. Please resend. -Maren]
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>>From: Tom Verellen ('60)
To: Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
Enjoyed your photos of Carmichael. It appears they
haven't bothered to replace the desks. As improbable as
it might seem, I think that some of the students in the
photographs are the same as 20 years earlier (with longer
hair). No doubt some of the lost boys in never-neverland. In
one scan (2580-0075 the girls in the cafeteria) in the upper
center above the girls heads is what looks like one of the
ultraviolet light fixtures the were installed through out
the school. I think every room had two, about three or four
feet long set horizontal in a fixture with mirrors so the
light could not be viewed directly. Their purpose or
function one of those mystery items that I wondered about
but never knew the answer. Does anybody know? Does anybody
care? It's really starting to bother me and my patience is
running a little thin after only fifty years.
-Tom Verellen ('60) ~ near Lacey (it may shrink in the rain)
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>>From: Frank Whiteside ('63)
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Re: My Dad
Yes, Betty, my dad was Al (AC) Whiteside. He brought my
mom and brother from Ft. Lupton, CO, to Richland in about
January 1944. It's great to know you still remember him.
Actually, we moved to Long Beach, Mississippi, in 1965 when
he went to work at the Mississippi Test Flight Facility for
the moon rocket program. Some others moved to Huntsville. My
parents moved back to Denver when he retired in 1970, and he
passed away in June 1977 in Denver.
To: Jeff Michael ('65)
Re: Rocky Mountain pictures
Jeff, as I recall, some of the photos were taken in the
area you described. I actually had about 33 photos, but
because of space and time only sent 10. It's a great area
where we go every year. I've been going there since the
1940s. I even have a photo of my grandfather and other
relatives in Estes Park with old wagons and tents from 1889
when they were visiting. The Rocky Mountains have always
been my favorite place. Would love to live there part-time
some day.
-Frank Whiteside ('63)
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>>From: Steve Simpson ('65)
Does anyone know how to reach Don Jones ('64)?. Glenna
Hammer ('66) just emailed me that his father died. I want to
contact Don.
-Steve Simpson ('65)
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>>From: Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('69)
ATTENTION: MID-ATLANTIC BOMBERS
From the "As I Live and Breathe Department"...
The Bomber fellowship never ceases to amaze and delight.
At the height of a wave of envy over all the Bomber
gatherings taking place at various locations "Out West", I
wrote a little "gee-whiz-I-sure-wish-we-had-something-like-
that-back-east" e-mail to Maren earlier this year. Her
response was reminiscent of the line from Kevin Costner's
film "Field of Dreams": "If you build it, they will come."
An incurable adventure-seeker, I thought to myself, "Well,
what the heck have you got to lose?" So, just as Maren
suggested, I randomly picked an obviously-located-
moderately-priced-ho-hum-chain-restaurant and posted in the
Sandstorm a gathering time there for the first Saturday of
last May. The rest is history, as they say... Bombers came
from distances in excess of 100 miles, just to meet with
other Bombers for a couple hours. AND...then they asked for
more!
Last week, I posted in the Sandstorm news of the
opportunity for another gathering. Notice seemed a little
short, but the opportunity which had arisen quite
unexpectedly--to welcome the Mid-Atlantic arrival of fellow
Bomber, Maj. Gen. James "Jim" Mattis, USMC ('68)--was
unique...and entirely dependent upon Jim's demanding
schedule. With just two weeks' notice, I wondered just how
responsive local Bomberville could be. Once more, I'm
astonished at the Bomber response, and can now report that
our upcoming gathering is taking shape as another great day
in Bomber history. I want to stress that the luncheon
(details below) is open to ALL BOMBERS who happen to be in
the area at the time; and, at this writing, it appears that
Sacramento, CA Bomber Ann Clancy Andrews ('50) plans to
steal the "I-travelled-the-farthest-for-this-insanity"
award. Attendees reporting in so far represent Bomber
classes from 1950 to 1969...and counting. And...AND...Bomber
Earl Bennett III ('63) reported in this morning with his
INTENTION TO BRING FRESH SPUDNUTS from the Spudnut Shoppe in
Charlottesville, VA! OH-BOY-OH-BOY-OH-BOY-OH-BOY-OH-BOY...
So, Bombers, what we've got cookin' here is an
opportunity to hear some first-hand insights on Afghanistan
and Iraq from Jim Mattis (who led American forces in both
places until his latest promotion and reassignment), munch
on Spudnuts(!), pour over old yearbooks, and eat lunch
together...all on (we hope) a classically beautiful fall day
in Virginia.
PLEASE COME, BOMBERS AND SPOUSES/FRIENDS, ONE AND ALL!
PLACE: Applebee's Restaurant, 1000 Stafford Marketplace,
Stafford, VA 22554,
(540)658-0717
DATE: Saturday, October 16
TIME: 11:45a.m.-??? (guessing 1:30-ish)
DIRECTIONS: FROM INTERSTATE 95 (from the north or the
south), TAKE EXIT 143-B, GARRISONVILLE ROAD WEST. LOOK FOR
APPLEBEE'S IN STAFFORD MARKETPLACE SHOPPING CENTER ON THE
RIGHT... JUST A STONE'S THROW FROM THE FREEWAY. FOR GENERAL
ORIENTATION PURPOSES, THIS LOCATION IS ROUGHLY 40 MILES
SOUTH OF WASHINGTON, D.C., AND 15 MILES NORTH OF
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
MORE INFO AND/OR QUESTIONS:
CONTACT ME BY E-MAIL OR CELL PHONE:
P.S. to Betty Hiser Gulley ('49) and Pattie Crigler Cole ('59):
Thanks so much for your birthday greetings!
Bomber cheers,
-Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('69)
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>>From: Lisa Lysher Fuller ('79)
Re: Fellow '73 Classmate passed Away
I wanted to let our fellow Bombers know that one of our
classmates passed away early this morning. Tim Shaw ('73)
fought a long hard battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. I was
with him last night for a few hours and was glad I got to
talk with him before it was time. He was always funny and
witty and a great person to be around. My thoughts are with
his daughter Rose (13) and his family. We will miss him.
-Lisa Lysher Fuller ('79)
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>>From: Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
Re: Photo Album - Rolls 4 and 5: CJHS
Two more rolls today, 4 and 5 both from CJrHS
http://homepage.mac.com/blankgm/Cougars/PhotoAlbum31.html
http://homepage.mac.com/blankgm/Cougars/PhotoAlbum32.html
Enjoy
-Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
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>>From: Susan Lundgren ('82)
Re: Photo Album Roll 3: CJHS
To: Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
Thank you, Gilbert, for your efforts to share these
pictures. I appreciate the challenges involved and am
thoroughly enjoying perusing the albums. Some pictures are
in CJHS and Col-Hi annuals... were you on staff as one of
the photographers?
Regards,
Susan Lundgren ('82) ~ Anchorage, AK - where snow has not
come on the ground permanently yet.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/09/04
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6 Bombers and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Mike Clowes ('54), Mike Waggoner ('60)
Mike Brady ('61), Betti Avant ('69)
Jerry Sions ('74), Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
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BOMBER LUNCH Today: Portland/Vancouver Lunch
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY:
Notre Dame vs Stanford - 11:30am (Pacific Time) on NBC
LSU vs Florida - 4:45pm (Pacific Time) - on ESPN
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54)
To: Tom Verellen ('60)
Re: Ultra-violet lights in Carmichael
Somewhere in the memory banks lies the information that
these lights were there for sanitary purposes. Some "genius"
thought that by bombarding the classrooms with ultra-violet
rays, the many and varied germs, etc., would be eliminated,
therefore making the classroom a safe environment. The
students (and the teachers) would either be less prone to
communicable diseases or have better teeth (no, wait the
teeth thing was part of the "commie" plot to put fluoride in
the drinking water).
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54) - Carmichael '51
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>>From: Mike Waggoner ('60)
To: Tom Verellen ('60)
This is just a guess. I believe that the UV lights were
intended to kill bacteria. There was talk of using UV during
the anthrax problem in 2001.
-Mike Waggoner ('60)
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Seattle Storm
The best game in town! My sister, Mary Jane ('63), and
I watched the Seattle Storm beat Sacramento 82-62 Tuesday
night to win the WNBA Western Conference championship. What
a game! I have never been so excited at a sporting event
since my old Bomber days. Sue Bird (broken nose and all),
Lauren Jackson (Miss. World) and the rest of team are
fantastic. Quite different from girls' basketball of the
'50s. They can actually dribble the ball past the half court
line (tongue in cheek). To top it off, these young women are
excellent role models for our children and grandchildren
which is a rarity in professional sports today. I highly
recommend coming out to the championship games Sunday and
maybe Tuesday or checking it out on ESPN2.
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
I know you alumni have come through in the past.
I am going to Eugene next week for a job interview. Any
suggestions of things to do or see in half a day? I arrive
in mid morning, have an interview the next morning, and
leave that afternoon. Thanks a "Bomber" bunch.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Goodland, KS - but hoping to be back on
the west coast soon
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>>From: Jerry Sions ('74)
On Wednesday, Sept 22, 2004 my big brother Del Sions fell
asleep and on Thursday, 9/23/04, his soul left the Earth. He
has since been reunited with his father, his sister Lynda, a
host of other family members and GOD himself. Del was a 1969
grad and was well known by many of my class of 1974 as well
as my sister Lynda ('72) and Sharon ('67). My big brother
had followed me all over the country and had ended up in
Florida with me for the last 15 or 20 years.
A man forms a relationship with his big brother that cannot
be rivaled. He has left me with a big brother sized hole in
my heart. Heres to you Del - Gone but never forgotten.
".... And He Said, Some Day I Hope You Get The Chance To
Live Like You Were Dying"
-Jerry Sions ('74)
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>>From: Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
To: Everyone
Thank you for your kind comments regarding the photos
and a special thank you to those of you who are identifying
individuals in the pics!
It does take quite a bit of time to process the
negatives even though I am not doing any post processing
(pixel clean- up or scratch removal).
I hope you all are enjoying the walk down memory lane.
To: Tom Verellen ('60)
Good catch on the light fixture. I hadn't noticed them
but now that I think about it, yeah - what were they?
Perhaps an early version of the now popular Bug Zappers?
Perhaps someone from the School District will chime in.
My friend from Pasco HS (who I now work with out
here in Maryland) conjectures government plot to detect
radioactivity supposing that in such a case the fixtures
would glow.
To: Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('69)
I would love to make this event (I'm in Maryland) but
other events keep me from it. Please keep me informed as to
other NE region Bomber events! SPUDNUTS MMMMM!
To: Susan Lundgren ('82)
Yes. I was.. I believe the only student photographer for
the CJHS yearbook. By this time I had my own 35mm SLR (a
Minolta) camera which I had purchased from my father, and
was shooting with it. The school also had a single 35mm SLR
which was used primarily by the teacher who ran the book.
His name escapes me. He was quite kind and helped me pursue
my photographic exploits (as did my father who ran the RHS
annual for many years and was my primary influence into
photography). As the years ended the instructor typically
destroyed the film. I convinced him to let me keep it.
When I entered RHS I was unable to join the yearbook
staff officially, I think the reason was a conflict with the
Bomber Band schedule so I ended up doing 'freelance' work. I
was on staff during my Jr. and Sr. years. During my Sr. year
I was the Sr. Photo Editor - although a long story ensues
there which I will not regail other than to state my photo
and recognition for this position won't be found in the '81
book.
Anyway - again I used (mostly) my own photographic
equipment and frequently used my own film for day-to-day
shooting. I used specifically school equipment and school
film when provided an assignment. At this point I believe the
yearbook consisted of a photo staff of about 5 students.
Those who remember me should recall that I always had my
Minolta and was always shooting something. It was quite an
expensive hobby - had I not been working at the time I could
not have afforded it. Thank goodness for the rise of the
Digital Film era!
I don't know what became of the bulk of the film at the
end of the school year, I believe most of it was destroyed.
Only 1 roll tonight (what can I say - the debate is on).
Roll 006 - CJHS:
http://homepage.mac.com/blankgm/Cougars/PhotoAlbum34.html
-Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
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by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Timothy "Tim" Shaw ('73) ~ 8/11/55 - 10/7/04
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/10/04
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7 Bombers and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Gus Keeney ('57), John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Mike Brady ('61), Betti Avant ('69)
Vicki Owens ('72), Tim Lippert ('79)
Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
Re: Trip Home
I made the first leg of my trip home just fine. The rain
started in the Hood River area and continued through to
St. Helens, OR. I will get a few things handled here and
leave for Florence, OR on Tuesday to visit with my good
friends, Dan and Dorothy Friend.
I want to thank all the folks in Bomberland for making
my stay in Richland so pleasant!!!
-Gus Keeney ('57)
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>>From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: Eugene or Bust!
To: Betty Avant ('69)
Search on http://www.eugenesaturdaymarket.org/ to get a
sense of the vibrant Arts & Crafts community there. Check
the 'events' calendar on the WOW Hall website. The Maude
Kerns Art Center at the U is always diverting- & there's a
pretty good Natural History museum there, too. The Science &
Tech center in Springfield can be interesting... and, if
they still give tours of the Springfield Creamery, you can
check out the local butterfat content- including the best
yogurt this side of Bulgaria. I haven't been in Eugene
overnight in a few years- but I still have fond memories...
it's a fun place to ride a bike. ^..^
-John Browne, Jr. ('61) ~ Vashon Island, WA
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Retirement
After working over 35 years as a Community Center
Director in Seattle and Southern California, I am about
ready to hang it up. I'm not ready to stop working, yet.
I want to find something fun to do. I thought it would
be interesting to hear what other retirees did to find
meaningful work after retirement... both paid employment
and volunteer work.
Thanks,
-Mike Brady ('61)
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[Try your hand at Bomber web mastering!! -Maren]
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Bomber thanks
Thanks to the responses by fellow Bombers about Eugene.
I was there this summer for another interview, so saw some
of it from a rental car. Vicki I think I will find it (as
I fly into it). I will be staying at the Campbell House Inn,
interview Wed. morning, and fly out Wed. afternoon.
It will be a quick trip, but I am praying for a
successful one.
Bomber thanks again.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Goodland, KS - for now anyway
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>>From: Vicki Owens ('72)
Re: Eugene
To: Betti Avant ('69)
Dear Betti,
I won't be much help on things to do in Eugene. I just
hope you're able to find it! In August when four '72 Bombers
(well, three Bombers and one WB) took a road trip together
(maybe you read about it in the Sandstorm?), we never did
see Eugene.
Sharen Manolopoulos ('72) and drove from Redmond, WA to
Medford, OR on I-5. At one point we realized that we were
running behind schedule (those pesky outlet malls), so
called our Terri Zangar Robert's house in Medford to let
her know. Her son Nolan answered, and asked whether we
had passed through Eugene yet. Sharen and I conferred and
decided we hadn't. Nolan informed us we still had quite a
ways to go.
We fooled him. We got there much faster than he
expected. Funny enough, we never did see Eugene! We must
have passed through it, or at least its environs, since we
were on I-5, but we never did see it. Perhaps were too busy
talking to notice! But the rest of our road trip we kept
saying, "Have we reached Eugene yet?"
I hope you do better finding Eugene than we did. Best
wishes on your interview!
-Vicki Owens ('72)
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>>From: Tim Lippert ('79)
To: Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
Just wanted to say thanks for the scans. I am forwarding
them to my dad so he can see them as he would recognize the
staff and some of the students. I don't know if he (Norm
Lippert) was the teacher that was advising for the yearbook
when you were there but I think he might have been. I
actually still have a (the?) camera from Carmichael. I think
dad got it because it was just obsolete for however they do
yearbooks now. It is an old Yashica and I think it has CJHS
engraved on it somewhere. It still works and I have used
it within the last few years. I started going in to the
darkroom, I remember it being kind of behind the crafts room
in the 9th grade wing, on Saturdays with dad and helping
him print. That was when I was probably about 8 or 9. The
fascination with the process stuck as I ultimately got a
degree in photography (relatively useless) and found out
how hard it is to scratch out a living doing that. I'm still
working in the industry but on the image output side of
things. Funny how things progress. Didn't you live up on
Edgewood at one time?
-Tim Lippert ('79)
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>>From: Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
I have renamed the pages and started splitting the
negatives up in their own books, but don't worry - all the
old links should work fine - and this should allow me to
scan sheets out of order while still maintaining some
'semblance of filing.
Today I added the following:
Carmichael Jr. High School Photos:
Book 2 Roll 007: CJHS
Book 2 Roll 008: CJHS
Book 2 Roll 009: CJHS
Book 2 Roll 010: CJHS
Richland Bomber Photos:
Book 3 Roll 19791102.1 Homecoming Assembly (color)
Book 3 Roll 19791102.2 Homecoming Assembly (color - partial roll)
Book 3 Roll 19791102.3 Homecoming Assembly (color - partial roll)
Instead of posting the individual links for these pages,
I'll just say - click on the homepage link below and
navigate to what interests you.
-Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
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>>Joanne Sittig Swanson ('65) ~ 4/15/47 - 10/6/04
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7 Bombers and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Gus Keeney ('57), Judy Porter ('61)
Ed Wood ('62), Ray Kelly ('63)
Lynn Noble ('72), Rob Peutz ('73)
Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Yesterday: 10/10 Jeanette Haberman ('73)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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Click here to view the ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook
Read recent post from:
Pam Ehinger Nassen ('67)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
Hi all. I got to place the last of Sue's ashes where
she wanted them placed today. I contacted our old neighbor,
Rocky Thurman and asked if he would be available or could
recommend one of the Yacht Club Members to convey us to
Martin Island for the dispersal. He said that I should
look no further and he and his 26 foot Tollycraft would be
privileged to do it.
Late this afternoon Rocky and Mike Jones met me, Ruby &
Mike Carroll, & Mike's sister Rita at The St. Helens Marina
and we went to Martin Island. With a short remembrance, we
dispersed Sue's ashes and started motoring home.
About 100 yards down stream one of the engines quit. So,
while Rocky and Mike worked on the problem engine, I took
the controls and kept motoring on with the other engine. It felt
great to be on the bridge again, and I think Sue didn't
want us to leave quite yet!!
Rocky and Mike Jones determined we had a faulty coil and
replaced it with an on-board spare. We were back with both
engines now and I asked Rocky if he would like to drive his
own boat. He told me I was doing just fine and had me drive
us back to the Marina. I was remembering how I used to like
to have guests drive my boats and it would give me time to
talk to the other guests and look over the boats while under
way to watch for problems or items that needed attention. I
then turned over the boat to Rocky to dock us while Mike and
I handled the dock lines.
I am mostly glad that Ruby, who was one of Sue's best
friends in St. Helens could be there.
I am feeling a lot of closure at this point and I think
that is a good thing.
-Gus Keeney ('57)
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>>From: Judy Porter Cox ('61)
To: Mike Brady (61)
Re: Retirement
I took early retirement in 2001 and do not have enough
time in my day! All you have to do is volunteer where it is
needed most - in the schools as a mentor or just helping in
the class room. Our youngest grandson is 10 and he has had a
great mentor for 2 years. And this year was so important for
Alec, since his mother (our youngest daughter) passed away.
He now has the opportunity to not only talk with his
brother, father, and grandparents but also with his mentor
concerning any thing that comes to his mind.
As for me, I have found such a satisfaction in helping
in classrooms (3rd & 5th grade) during reading and math. The
kids today are in need of more adults that show they truly
care about them and what they can achieve. Did you know that
5th grade math is pre-algebra?
Being a volunteer is being paid, just not with a pay check.
-Judy Porter Cox ('61) ~ Georgetown, TX
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>>From: Ed Wood ('62)
To: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Retirement
Rather than "meaningful work after retirement", you
might consider the concept of "transitional career". For
those of us who have worked intently for decades, it's
probably unhealthy to stop work completely and retire on the
shuffleboard and golf circuit. When I left my first
career, I decided I didn't want to do something that I would
always compare with my first career, so I embarked onto a
transitional career that bore only a faint resemblance to
what I had been doing since graduating from college.
The transitional career was chosen to take advantage of
what I could offer, what I really wanted to do, and also to
allow lots of time for fun and travel that was missing in my
first career. In my case it was boards of directors seats,
executive coaching, and economic development volunteer work.
I make sure I restrict my activities so I really do have
time for travel, mountain activities in Colorado, education,
and other fun things.
My transitional career is designed to enable me to
gradually taper off activities over many years if I wish.
Like most of my friends who have gone through retirement
transition, I find myself so busy doing a worthwhile wide
range of things, that I wonder how I ever found the time to
work full time.
Good luck!
-Ed Wood ('62) ~ Morrison, CO
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>>From: Ray Kelly ('63)
To: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Things to see in Eugene
I went to grad school in Eugene, Oregon and recommend
the following:
University of Oregon campus: Beautiful trees everywhere,
wonderful old buildings such as Deady Hall, a cemetery right
on campus dating back to 1800s which is refreshing and
peaceful to walk through and provides an opportunity to make
gravestone rubbings with paper and charcoal.
Eugene is in a time-warp from the activist/hippie
sixties: Next to the U of O campus and in the immediate
neighborhoods are coffee shops, student hangouts and
wonderful shops with all kinds of handmade products.
Willamette River: Runs right thru town and next to a
park called Skinner's Butte Park. It's also fun to drive up
to the top of the butte for a great view of the city. Hope
it doesn't rain.
It's one of the most beautiful cities in the country,
so ENJOY!
-Ray Kelly (Gold Medal Class of '63)
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>>From: Lynn Noble Paden ('72)
To: Betty Avant ('69)
First, good wishes to you for a successful outcome with
your interview!
I didn't see your original entry in the Sandstorm so I'm
not sure what your original questions about Eugene but looks
like you got answers you were looking for. Feel free to
email if you have any other questions that I can help with
as we used to live there.
I used to stay at the Campbell House quite often when I
worked in Eugene/Springfield for about six months after we
moved to the Portland area. You'll enjoy it immensely -- I
always felt so spoiled after staying there. Make sure you
try their scones with your yummy breakfast. You'll never
find a better one anywhere! It's much like home away from
home.
-Lynn Noble Paden ('72)m aka: "Bi-Coastal Bertha" ~
In Vienna, VA - where the humidity is gone and it's
feeling a little more like home finally -- just in
time to go back to our Oregon home next week...
I get so confused!
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>>From: Rob Peutz ('73)
Re: Tim Shaw ('73RIP)
It was with tears in my eyes, that I read the funeral
notice for Tim Shaw. I have many fond memories of Tim "wrong
way" Shaw. He was a true friend. My prayers go out to his
family and friends.
Re: Eugene or Bust
To: Betti Avant ('69) and Vicki Owens ('72)
One of our favorite brew pubs is the Steelehead Brewery.
They are located in Eugene, and for Vicki Owens, San
Francisco (easier to find on the map. *LOL*
Because I lived in Corvallis (Beavers), Eugene (Ducks)
was enemy territory, the Eugene/Springfield has many things
to offer. Good luck on your job interview.
To: My wife, Jeanette Haberman ('73)
Happy Birthday 10/10. Thanks for the great weekend.
"Beavers and Ducks" :)
-Rob Peutz ('73)
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>>From: Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
To: Tim Lippert ('79)
You're welcome for the scans. I hope you enjoy them. I
believe it was your father who let me shoot for the Cougars,
he also let me work in the Darkroom from time to time.
Please tell him that I said hello and that I stuck with it
all through High School.
I also kept my original camera (a Minolta T102?) for a
number of years. Amazing how long those early SLRs would
last - really well built. I banged that old camera up pretty
good. Even dropped it down a flight of those concrete stairs
at RHS. I was standing in horror as I watched it bounce from
the second story (science building) to the first landing! I
picked it up, inspected the (slightly bent) lens -took off
the cracked UV filter (thank God dad convinced me about
filters) and continued shooting. That ole camera finally
broke down on me for the last time around '84(?) and I got
rid of it. Really hurt to dump it, I got it from my father
and both he and that camera were really my start.
Following that I moved to a Minolta x700 and finally to
digital (currently shooting a mix of Kodak 210, 290, and
Sony DSC-P150).
I still have a couple 35mm's laying around - but I
haven't used them in years. It's just too expensive.
And, actually most of my time while in Jr. High School
I lived down on Cullum street about a block from Lewis and
Clark. I think in '77 or '78 was when my family moved out to
Edgewood (about 9th grade) - good memory. I find it hard to
believe people remember me at all - let alone where I lived!
Hey! You not the one that kept egging & TP'ing our house are
you? :-)
Today's work:
Carmichael Jr HS
Book 2 Roll 001: CJHS (B&W mixed loose film)
Book 2 Roll 002: CJHS (B&W mixed loose film)
RHS
Book 3 Roll 17970215.1:
Basketball (color RHS v Shadle Park, 91 to 80)
Book 3 Roll 19790215.2:
Seattle Basketball Finals Half Time Show (color) and Bomber Band
Book 3 Roll 19800302:
Yakima Band Trip (mostly my friend Val) and some from work
Book 3 Roll 19080401:
Candids (partial roll - 5 frames)
I need some help placing dates for some of these RHS
rolls. Three sheets (19790215.1 spans 2 sheets) were dated
1979-02-15. Probably the date I could finally afford to get
them developed (color was expensive).
According to research and deductive reasoning -
19790215.1 is the RHS v Shadle Park game ending with a score
of 91 to 80. (thanks to
All Basketball Stats web page)
The next roll 19790215.2 looks like a group of shots
from the half-time show of the state finals. Bomber Band,
Cheerleaders and two shots of a baton routine along with
some roll closing shots of the Seattle Aquarium.
I don't have the exact dates on either roll. Any Bomber
Mania buffs out there who can provide correct dates? I will
keep them both as 19790215 until I hear different.
I will also take this opportunity to apologize for
partial rolls. In the past the negatives were not kept as
distinguishable units but rather where they would fit in
existing contact sheets (a cost issue for an 18 year old
spending all his cash on developing - grin). I am attempting
to re-constitute original rolls into discrete contact sheets
wherever possible.
That's it for today - the scanner is heating up so the
film is slipping - makes for interesting scans. Perhaps I
should post those as a contest "Guess the Photo"
As always - you can get to the photo albums at:
http://homepage.mac.com/blankgm/index.html
-Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
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by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Martin Bennett ('78) ~ 8/15/59 - 10/2/04
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/12/04
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Bell ('51), Millie Finch ('54)
Tom Hughes ('56), Craig Buchanan ('57)
Mary Judd ('60), Donna Nelson ('63)
Jeff Michael ('65), Frank Hames ('69)
Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Clancy ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Roma Harrold ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Shirley Sherwood ('62)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Betty Bell Norton ('51)
The Richland Seniors Association (RSA) is sponsoring
another "all ages" dance at the Richland Community Center
on Friday, October 15th with the Easy Swing Band from
1pm - 4pm. Everyone is welcome and the cost is only $4
at the door. Refreshments are always served.
We are also sponsoring another "all ages" dance on
the fifth Sunday [10/31] from 1pm - 4pm, which happens
to be Halloween. The Easy Swing Band will also play for
that dance at the Community Center. The cost is still
only $4 and refreshments will be served.
Hope to see some of you at these dances!
-Betty Bell Norton ('51)
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>>From: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUSBAND
I just want to wish my husband of 49-3/4 years a very
happy 73rd birthday today. He is not a bomber, but reads
the sandstorm faithfully - so honey I gotcha and now
everyone knows!!! I love you.
Bomber cheers always,
-Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
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>>From: Tom Hughes ('56)
Re: South Seattle (Fife) Lunch
All Bomber Lunches website
Well, I finally am able to get out a report on the
Fife lunch. Did not make it last month but will try to get
back into the task this month. We had a good turnout and
the discussions were flying long and hard. Even after we
got up to leave it was another 20 minutes getting out the
door. It was great to see Curt Donahue ('53) and Charlotte
Dossett Holden ('51) back again. I know it is difficult
for both of them to get to the lunches but we really
appreciate their efforts to show up. Dave Hanthorn ('63)
and his sister, Alice Hanthorn Johnson ('59), were back
this month. Their brother, Jack ('56RIP), was one of my
best friends in school and it is great to get with them
and talk about the times I spent at their house over the
years. Reuben Linn ('58) made it back and it was great to
see him again. Irl French ('51) was in attendance. It
would not be the same without him and his jolly demeanor.
My wife, Agnes, and my grand daughter, Jessica were also
in attendance, Last, but certainly not least, Patti Jones
Ahrens ('60) made it to the last lunch before she returns
home to the Tri-Cities. She has bought a house in West
Richland and will be moving "Home" after many years. We
will all miss her very much. She has provided all of the
inspiration that started all of the Bomber lunches across
the country. We all wish her the best of luck and hope she
can make the occasional trip across the mountains to join
us in Fife.
-Tom Hughes ('56)
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>>From: Craig Buchanan ('57)
To: Gus Keeney ('57)
Gus,
Thank you for sharing this touching chapter in your
life.
-Craig Buchanan ('57)
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>>From: Mary Judd Hinz ('60)
Re: '79 Homecoming Pictures
To: Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
I can't thank you enough for not destroying your old
negatives. I was going through your RHS pictures thinking
I might spot my daughter as she was Class of '80. I was
mistakenly thinking the 1979 homecoming assembly pictures
meant Class of '79. Was I ever surprised to see pictures
of my daughter, 25 years later, being escorted to her
throne as the homecoming queen. I had no idea these
pictures even existed. And in color yet! I would love to
have copies. (I will contact you separately.) I forwarded
your site to my daughter and she was as surprised as I
was. She is in contact with the '79 homecoming king and
will also forward your site to him.
What a day brightener. Thank you so much for sharing
these pictures.
A very grateful Bomber mom
-Mary Judd Hinz ('60)
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>>From: Donna Nelson ('63)
Re: Bomber Lunch
Gustav's Restaurant in Leavenworth, WA is expecting
Richland Bombers for lunch Saturday, November 6th. They
open at 11 and just tell them your a Richland Bomber and
they'll direct you to the room reserved for us.
-Donna Nelson ('63)
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Hey there Bombers and Bomberettes...
Well, ya done got me again! After all these years
I thought I had seen most all the tricks at wedding
receptions... but, no, the Bombers had not yet spoken!
I was part of a wedding reception of a Bomberette of a
few years back who wed this past Saturday. The ceremony
was at the Promise Garden in Pasco and the reception at
Meadow Springs Golf Club. These folks, including several
other Bombers, were "party people." That's a good thing...
and no surprise.
But wait... here's the kicker: One of the attendees is
the "Spudnut Lady." Her contribution to the reception was
a Spudnut Cake!" Seriously, there was a traditional
wedding cake and a multi-layerd cake, kind of a pyramid,
of various types of Spudnuts. It was quite the hit!
Certainly separated the locals from the out of towners!
And the kids... they couldn't hardly wait for the cake
cutting so they could get at those Spudnuts.
And to the sports buffs:
So how did the Cougar play book get into the hands
of the Seahawks the next day! Daaa.
-dj jeff Michael ('65) ~ In Bomberland where the beauty of
autumn is awesome!
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>>From: Frank Hames ('69)
Re: Del Sions ('69RIP)
My condolences to the Sion's family. I have many fond
memories of Del(mar) Sions from our days in high school.
-Frank Hames ('69)
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>>From: Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
Re: Photo Album Project
Todays work:
Carmichael Jr. High: No new pages
RHS:
Book 3 Roll 19800228.1: Cheerleaders / Teacher B-Ball (partial roll)
Book 3 Roll 19800228.2: Cheerleaders / Teacher B-Ball (partial roll)
Book 3 Roll 19800228.3: Cheerleaders / Teacher B-Ball (partial roll)
Book 3 Roll 19800402: Candids (partial roll)
Book 3 Roll 19800403: Candids (partial roll)
That's all for now. If I have time, I will try to do
more later tonight. Keep those identifications coming!
As always - you can get to the photo albums at:
http://homepage.mac.com/blankgm/index.html
-Gilbert Blankenship ('81)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/13/04
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5 Bombers and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Gus Keeney ('57), John Northover ('59), Gary Behymer ('64)
Rick Maddy ('67), Bob Thorson ('69)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Wanda Wittebort ('53)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: David Edgar ('56)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Julie Alexander ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jerry Gilstrap ('83)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
Re: Made It!!!
Hi,
I made it to Florence, OR, with a stop in a rest
area on I-5 below Albany. Got here in time for dinner!!!
Weather was beautiful and listened to a Janet Evonovitch
audio book. Gonna be nice here in Florence for the time
I am here.
-Gus Keeney ('57)
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>>From: John Northover ('59)
To: Portland OR - Bombers
My wife and I will be leaving Cannon Beach on a
Sunday, heading to the Portland Airport for our flight
back to San Diego. We want to have lunch in Portland ...
a restaurant with a view of the river or mountains.. or
scantily clad dancing girls!!! ... I guess for my wife ...
scantily clad boys!!! ... to be fair.
I have been on the internet looking ... but it is hard
to tell how good or bad a place is going to be from their
web pages ... The last time we did this we ended up in
some 'hippy' area ... very interesting people but the
restaurants were sparse. AND that was the day the fires in
San Diego started ... we had a 2:00pm flight out ... but
were delayed until about 10:00pm ... did make it home ...
to an ash covered world.
SO ... any suggestions would be most welcome.
v.r
juan the hungary 7-13 '59
-John Northover ('59)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Many thanks to Pat O'Neil and daughter Eileen O'Neil
Hinch ('73) who stopped by Almota Elevator Company today!
What a treat... One can spot a Bomber most anywhere! I
last saw Eileen in July of 1966... my interests at that
time were more in the direction of her 19 year old sister.
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ living in downtown Colfax, WA
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: 3D Movies
To: The Class of '73 that went to Lewis & Clark Elem. and
anyone else interested...
Some of you remember my brother, Roger Maddy ('73NAB).
I thought some might get a kick out of this. Roger is one
of an eclectic group, probably count them on one hand,
that knows how to "properly (keyword)" render movies into
3D (anaglyph - red/cyan). The art form is an imperfect
world, which he loves, and one ultimate goal in this world
is to make a 3D movie that lasts at least forty-five
minutes without giving you a headache, among other
problems within the media, and having 3D rise from novelty
to a state of recognition by the industry. Medicine and
other professions are now starting to see the emergence of
3D in their fields. As for Hollywood, not until Disney, or
other producers of 3D movies, start getting technicians
that understand the do's and don'ts with 3D production
will this ever occur. Oddly, there is not even a job
description or pay scale for this job in the industry. If
you have ever read a 3D comic or seen a movie (i.e., Spy
Kids 3-D), you will know what I mean. I’m sure some of the
'50's alumni remember many of these movies (around 150
were made in the '50s). The digital world and technology
in television will change what we see on television in the
very near future from A to Z as the FCC moves toward -
is it analog? Yes, I agree, hopefully we will find
entertainment in the Es. They (who is they?) say ten
years, but many say half that. You cannot view 3D movies
on your standard television set. Your standard television
will most likely be a dinosaur within seven to ten years.
But, your monitor will work just great for these. Roger's
latest short, "That Mt. St. Helens Volcano doesn't Scare
Me One Bit" has a burping Mt. Saint Helens in the
background. The truck Roger is sitting in is five inches
long. He took a left and right still digital photo (known
as a cha-cha) of the truck in combination with footage of
the mountain and footage of him speaking from the driver's
seat. These one minute "movies" are quite revolutionary in
the 3D world and a passionate study for my brother. Hours
and hours of untold hours of study. What you are viewing
has a very steep learning curve and Roger shares this
information while he learns in various website groups.
Hopefully you have speakers because there is sound. Other
movies, "Facing Reality" filmed in Mt. Rainier Nat. Park,
"Eyes of a Giant" in downtown Seattle, and "Keep Your Eyes
on the Fountain" from downtown Olympia with the Capitol
building in background and several others are worth a
look, trust me. You will need 3D glasses. The '50's Alumni
probably only need to get into one of those boxes stored
away. Red/cyan are preferred over red/blue. Both will
work. Cyan is blue and green in 50-50 mixture if I recall.
Website for free 3D glasses is on his page. I download
the movies into a C:/folder, then open it for viewing in
Windows Media Player (WMP). The shorts are .WMP files. I
keep the movies, of course, but you just delete them after
viewing. Or, just click on them. I think the links are
hot. All of my brother's work is Rated G (all family
members). He is an artist, not a pornographer :-) Enjoy:
http://www.puppetkites.net/anaglyph.htm
On the other hand, my passion is sitting on Main
Street HB and drinking too much coffee with the locals.
Gotta go.
-Rick Maddy ('67)
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>>From: Bob Thorson ('69)
I, along with Frank Hames ('69) and probably many
others from the class of '69, want to add my prayers and
condolences for and to the Sions family. Delmore ('69RIP)
is a friend I don't ever remember not knowing. His mom,
dad, sisters and brother were all friends of my mom, dad,
sisters and brothers. Jerry, your tribute to your brother
in the Sandstorm was a difficult job done well.
Will there a memorial service in Richland?
-Bob Thorson ('69)
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Funeral Notice sent by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Daisy Buerkle Craddock ('48) ~ 1931 - 8/31/04
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/14/04
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3 Bombers sent stuff:
Kathy O'Neil ('63), David Rivers ('65), Gary Turner ('71)
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>>From: Kathy O'Neil Childs ('63)
To: Dan Staringer ('78)
Re: Bomber Alumni in Campbell, CA
I am behind in reading my Sandstorm issues, but I just
read your entry about finding others who live in the
Campbell, California area. My family and I all live in the
Campbell/San Jose area and are Bomber alumni. I teach at
Del Mar High School just down the street from Campbell.
I have taught in the Campbell Union High School District
for over thirty years. My husband and I live in nearby
Los Altos. We go to the King's Head in Campbell for dinner
and dancing about three times a month, in fact, we were
there last night. My sister, Patty O'Neil Lopez ('65),
teaches at a middle school in San Jose. My brother, Tim
O'Neil ('76), and his wife live in San Jose, too. He is
an engineer/project manager at General Electric in the
nuclear division.
It would be fun to hear from you and others in the
San Jose area. I know there are a few of us here. Mike
Quane ('63) graduated with me and we have been friends
with he and his wife for many years.
-Kathy O'Neil Childs ('63)
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