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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/01/04
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13 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Marguerite Groff ('54)
John Richardson ('58), Jan Bollinger ('60)
Mike Lewis ('60), Sue Elliott ('62)
Patricia de la Bretonne ('65), Carol Converse ('64)
Jan Klusman ('66), Rick Maddy ('67)
Steve Piippo ('70), Beverly Hinkle ('73)
Mike Davis ('74)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Yesterday (11/30): Jan Klusman ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Shirley Pittman ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lynn Johnson ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Chris Williamson ('65)
BOMBER CALENDAR: <Richland Bombers Calendar>
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
To: Dennis Johnson ('62WB)
I always listened to "Could This Be You?" I was appalled at the
answers some of those people told. I was disappointed that it no
longer appeared on the radio. I don't suppose in this day and age
they could do a program on TV. Besides - it would be very costly.
Sorry to hear about your father. I still miss my father and he
has been dead 12 years.
Re: Radio
Does anyone remember when radio shows could be 15, 30, 45 and
60 minutes long? My first postcard was given to me by my maternal
grandfather (who ran a mom and pop grocery store in two rooms of
their house) advertising bread - they sponsored The Lone Ranger in
Ohio. The program started at 7:45 p.m. and lasted until 8:15 p.m.
(After years of having that postcard I discovered it was just an
advertisement for the bread - what did I know - I was only 5.)
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland - weather keeps
cooling down - may have 15 sprinkles of rain today.
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>>From: Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54)
I was saddened to read in Monday's Sandstorm that we lost another
classmate, Bill Wilborn. If you missed the item, his daughter Darci
was kind enough to send a note letting us know about her father's
death. I sent an e-mail to her thanking her for thinking of us and
asking if she could e-mail me a copy of the obituary. If I receive it
I'll forward it to Shirley Collings Haskins ('66) so she can publish
it in the Sandstorm. My request is: Knock it off. Since our very
successful 50th reunion we've lost 3 classmates, Phyllis Browning
Phelps, Dick Grabner, and now Bill Wilborn. That's 3 too many. We
were fortunate that Darci knew how to notify us. The new DustStorm
will be coming out in December. Even though you were just here for
our BIG reunion, consider returning for the Club 40 celebration next
September.
-Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54) ~ Richland - it's getting colder.
Every time my furnace goes on I see $ signs.
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>>From: John Richardson ('58)
To: Ed Quigley ('62)
Re: Old Cars
The emerald green 40 Ford that you remember belonged to Lee
Arnold ('57). Lee and I drove Pete Washer’s home heating oil delivery
truck one cold winter and also worked at the station where we used
to have contests to see who could greet the customer, check the oil,
check the tires, wash the windows and fill the car with gas the
quickest. That, my friend, was when gas was $0.34 a gallon, and going
to the Village Theater on Saturday morning cost $0.12 and that was
for a double feature movie, two cartoons and the weekly continued
serial feature. Every so often the manager of the movie would have
to break the bad news that they missed the delivery of the continued
feature and that it was on the bus to Yakima. We would all boo
whistle and throw popcorn boxes and he would run for cover while
laughing. When you stop and think about it, that Saturday morning
movie was the cheapest baby sitter that our folks ever had. You also
mentioned the lacquered candy apple red Ford Crown Vic and that was
owned by Ray Quillon from Kennewick and was absolutely beautiful. You
were right about the girl that he gave it to when he left for the
service, within six months the car was completely faded to a pale pink color.
Re: Old Radio
I have been reading with much interest the discussions about the
old radio shows. Someone mentioned a program that started with the
unlocking of the door with rattling chains and loud squeaking. If I
am not wrong, I believe that was a show called the "Inner Sanctum"
Very scary listening on a dark winter night with the wind howling
outside. How many of you remember these programs? "The Whistler",
sponsored by The Signal Oil Company, remember them? What about the
"Fat Man", "Gang Busters", "Sky King", "Big Jon and Sparky", "Space
Patrol", the "Lone Ranger and Tonto" who always said "Tyhee Kemosabe"
(always wondered what that really meant?). What about "Sergeant
Preston of the Yukon and his big dog King", "Captain Midnight", the
"Green Hornet", the "Cisco Kid and Poncho" and of course "Gunsmoke"
with James Conrad who was the great voice of Matt Dillon.
[Make that WILLIAM Conrad.. James ARNESS was the TV Dillon. -Maren]
How many of you remember these old time movie stars? Lash Larue,
Whip Wilson, Johnnie McBrown, Hop Along Cassidy, Rocky Lane, Red
Rider and his sidekick Little Beaver, Rex Allen and Zorro. You could
always tell the good guys from the bad because the good guys always
wore white hats.
-John Richardson ('58)
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>>From: Jan Bollinger Persons ('60)
To: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Spokane Bomber Lunch 11/21
We are sure sorry to have missed you at our lunch on the 21st (see
Alumni Sandstorm entry on 11/23)! Our apologies that the Bomber
Calendar led you to our former location instead of the current one
at Cathay Inn on North Division! (Bombers haven't met at The Chapter
since last May.) We expect the Cathay Inn to be our permanent
location and have requested an update to the calendar; however, just
to be sure that a last-minute change hasn't occurred, please look for
our lunch announcement in the Sandstorm or Email us the next time
you'll be in town. We don't want to miss you again!
[All Bomber calendar has been updated. OOPS... When's that next
Spokane lunch, Jan??? -Maren]
To: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Saturday vs. Sunday Bomber Lunch
When we originally polled Spokane area Bombers to determine
the most popular day for our lunches, the great majority preferred
Sunday. That was more than two years ago, so we're conducting another
poll, asking Bombers to vote for Saturday, Sunday, or Either. We'll
put you down as a vote for Saturday and let you know the final
results.
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
If you're too sick to work, you're too sick to watch TV?? But
Betty, TV must be good for what ails you . . . just look at all the
hospital rooms that have TVs these days! LOL!
-Jan Bollinger Persons ('60) ~ Spokane - Where we woke to our first
real snow of the season, but less than two inches of the
white stuff, so far.
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>>From: Mike Lewis ('60)
Well, I gotta confess, my sister Peggy ('62) and I used to listen
to "The Shadow", "The Creaking Door", "The Fat Man", and other
whodunits in the back seat of our old Plymouth at night in Seattle
while Dad drove and Mom was in the front seat beside him. It was
really spooky in that car at night. There were two other radio shows,
can't recall their names now but did only a couple of years ago. The
Cinnamon Bear was high on my list too, but I never told anybody about
that, and listened to it only at home. That was all around 1949.
Also The FBI in Peace and War -- with the theme song from Love of
Three Oranges -- but not when it was aired, it might not have been
that long ago.
-Mike Lewis ('60)
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>>From: Sue Elliott Homan ('62)
To: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Fireworks
I just have to say - we've been in Hayden/Cd'A for three holiday
seasons now, and we wouldn't miss the holiday kickoff/fireworks
display for anything! It was truly indescribable - and it was so
great to hear everyone around us talking about how it was the best
fireworks they'd ever seen. We happened to be at the Festival of
Trees later that evening, when Patty Duke Pearce (I don't think Patti
Paige is around any longer, but we knew who you meant!), who is the
honorary chairman of that event this year - anyway, she DID start her
speech by saying this was the best fireworks display she'd seen in
her whole life. Pretty cool - and the audience agreed heartily. ~ Am
proud to know that a fellow Bomber was responsible for all that
beauty and excitement - our thanks, Larry!
-Sue Elliott Homan ('62)
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>>From: Patricia de la Bretonne ('65)
To: Don Sorenson (NAB)
Any names of any of the people in the Frontier Days pics?
Anybody?
-Patricia de la Bretonne ('65)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
OK. All this talk of the Cinnamon Bear radio program. This
morning, while half way through the Sandstorm, I got my tapes out.
NOW, when do I start listening to them so that I end up right with
the last program? I can't remember. I was thinking it was Dec. 1,
but I just don't remember. Help?!
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ had a great Thanksgiving day here
in Eureka, CA
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[This was sent yeste4rday, 11/30. -Maren]
>>From: Jan Klusman McCurdy ('66)
sniff sniff.... my birthday is today
-Jan Klusman McCurdy ('66)
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[Janice - Ya can't be cryin' because nobody remembers your birthday
if you don't tell us when it is BEFORE it happens!!!! Got it on the
calendar so we'll remember next year. -Maren]
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: Camp Pendleton Navy Hospital
I wanted to update you on the Navy hospital on Camp Pendleton
following that tirade I produced a couple weeks ago... the second
one, not the first one. I took a little trip down there with a buddy
from the Vietnam days, Rod "Hole" Hoel, to see what was going on. Got
a call from another Vietnam vet buddy, Ron "Mac" MacCarville, who is
involved in the First Marine Division Association, that there were
conflicting reports as to the needs of the wounded and for us to go
check it out.
The rooms are NOT packed to capacity. The brunt of the wounded
from the Fallujah scene came and went. But that is not to say what
tomorrow may bring. We all know this war on terror, or whoever else
decides they don't like us, can turn ugly (escalate) at any point in
time. Nevertheless, Rod and I visited six Marines in four rooms and
talked to the doctor on call. A small sample, but adequate for the
feel of things at Pendleton. Men were from Kilo and Lima 3/1 if I
recall correctly. Several 3/5 had left or were running around and not
in bed, but doc told us there were only a couple of that bunch left.
Ward doctor, nurse and military staff were excellent. Helped the
whole way, pointing out the wounded's rooms and showing us where to
wash our hands with disinfectant before going from room to room. All
Marines reported that everything is all good. Each said they have
been treated very well, are thankful for us spending the time to see
them and thank you all for your good wishes and prayers! We told them
how proud we all are of them and for the outstanding job they are
doing for us. All I can say is it is like looking in a mirror at us
thirty-five plus years ago. They all have one thing on their mind,
they just want to get home.
They are from everywhere; WI, WA, northern CA. I'm not sure what
military hospitals have who, or where, but like I said, if you are
inclined... CALL first. One Marine had his dad and girlfriend
visiting him and we spoke a few minutes to dad alone, an Army Vietnam
era vet. He too said things were much better today. Another had two
rounds go through his left thigh, missing bone, and he could not
feel his foot. He was about an hour from going into the O/R. Said he
didn't need a thing. Another told us they had busted down a door and
as soon as that happened a room full of Iraqis opened up on them.
Turned into an O.K. Corral scene with hand grenades being tossed both
ways and bullets flying. Killed one Marine and wounded three before
getting the job done. This young man had shrapnel pass through his
hand from a grenade. Pinned and wrapped but did not know the outcome
in store for him. He said a couple months before that an RPG round
hit this building he was in and the roof fell in on him cutting his
leg pretty badly. He had a nice scar from that too. He figures he
will recover and go back to duty. I don't know about that, and I said
nothing. He also needed nothing.
Everyone said they had everything they need. The city of
Oceanside has a large population of veterans and the city alone
probably contributes enough for all to be happy at the Pendleton
hospital. Talked to the one Navy doctor and same-o same-o from him.
All is going very well as of today. Plenty of phone cards, DVD's...
etc. etc.
The situation with the wounded is very positive. Clean operation.
Private rooms - one or two to a room. You can see the hollow in
their eyes, but that is expected. Hopefully as time passes they will
sparkle again. They got the psychologists and psychiatrists on board;
A LOT better than what we saw during Vietnam and medieval medicine.
These young men are being well cared for. Of course, they have a
generation of vets looking at them and a few commanding generals too
that, in my opinion, did not get the treatment as expected for war
wounded and are going to be sure this is not the case again... which
at this time is not the case.
Rod and I did not attempt the germ infested I.C.U. ward. Right
now, prayer and hope for a more peaceful world. If the war worsens,
the hospital situation could worsen drastically depending on numbers,
but you know what to do. Balboa V.A. in San Diego has only a few in
their halls so we opted to not go... this time.
-Rick Maddy ('67)
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>>From: Steve Piippo ('70)
LCPL Brad Anderson ('02) writes he/troops have swept through
Baghdad and Fallusa...tasked out at 140%...14.5 hour firefight
on the 8th...apologizing for not writing back sooner.
-Steve Piippo ('70)
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>>From: Beverly Hinkle Lais ('73)
Re: Gerald Saucier
I don't usually send in anything, but I would like to ask for
Bomber prayers for JoeAnn Saucier, Mark, Paula, and Trish, for the
loss of their Husband, father, grandfather and recently great
grandfather. He will be greatly missed. Love Beverly Hinkle and
family
-Beverly Hinkle Lais ('73)
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>>From: Mike Davis ('74)
My coworker and old friend, Lori Whelan Killand ('72) and I were
discussing today at school Brad Upton's ('74) comments about Cinnamon
rolls and Bear claws and my eating habits. We thought, "Why such
meaningless banter?" I mean how about some real important stuff like,
"Why are two of our elementary schools known as Jason Lee Elementary
School and Marcus Whitman Elementary School when Jefferson Elementary
is not known as Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?" Not to mention
the old Spalding Elementary was never called Henry Spalding
Elementary School. What the hell is that all about? Not Fair!
Kinda like Goofy gets to live as a human when Pluto lives the
life of a dog! They're both dogs, for crying out loud!
So, Rogaine Upton, start addressing the real problems of life and
get off the fluff!
-Mike Davis ('74)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/02/04
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10 Bombers sent stuff & 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Betty Hiser ('49), Dave Rhodes ('52WB)
Mike Clowes ('54), Pete Overdahl ('60)
Freddie Schafer ('63), Deedee Willox ('64)
Linda Reining ('64), Fran Teeple ('68)
Brad Upton ('74), Jim Wheeler ('81)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Randy Rice ('73)
BOMBER CALENDAR: <Richland Bombers Calendar>
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
To: Ed Quigley ('62)
Thanks - I could not remember the name Inner Sanctum (was on an
elevator the other day and it made as much noise as Inner Sanctum). I
don't know what Tyhee means but Kemosabe is what do you know. Someone
who knows Spanish should be able to tell you.
I had a crush on Johnny McBrown.
Re: Gunsmoke
When I had my second daughter the doctor said that I had
interrupted his favorite TV show: Gunsmoke (she was born at 10:08pm).
To: Mike Lewis ('60)
Since we never had radio in our cars I never had the opportunity
of listening to old radio shows in the car. Must have been
interesting. I would probably have wrecked the car.
(Does anyone remember when your parents drove their cars to the
area that they were forbidden to have radios?. That was because they
could used to transmit and receive messages.)
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Glad you visit vet hospitals. It is sad when you read the that
vet hospitals are in deplorable condition.
To: Beverly Hinkle Lais ('73)
I worked with Jerry several times out on the Project. He was a
Chief Power Operator and I always admired him for his ability to do a
very good job with one arm. We worked together in B Area and N Area.
My condolences to his wife (she worked for the City of Richland for
years) and his children. After he got to know you he was a very funny
person.
To: Mike Davis ('74)
I like fluff. Certainly better than reality shows that on TV.
When I came to Richland Lewis and Clark was already here (pre-
government). Jefferson had barely opened and Sacajawea was at least up
and running. Marcus Whitman was built and part of it was available
after the Christmas break in 1945. Don't know why they chose not to
use Thomas or Henry. They told us when we first came to Richland that
the schools were named after people who helped settle the Pacific
Northwest. (The only one that did not follow that was Columbia High -
the two junior high schools were not built.) This included, later,
John Ball in North Richland.
So - what items would you suggest instead of fluff?
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er ~ south/government Richland - sun is shining
but cool outside.
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>>From: Dave Rhodes ('52WB)
Well, at last Alice and I are in our Kennewick home. We are still
surrounded by large stacks of boxes, but I assume that eventually we
will empty all of them and wonder why in the world do we have so much
junk.
I have read with great interest the e-mails about all of the old
radio shows. I must really be old because I remember all of them. One
of my favorite holiday programs was the Cinnamon Bear. I never missed
an episode.
I remember all of those old movie stars and going to the matinee
movies on Saturday. How many of you remember the Gene Autry weekly
serial at the theater. They had all of these underground cities and a
whole lot of other stuff..
Have a great Day!!!!
-Dave Rhodes ('52WB)
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54)
To: John Richardson ('58)
If memory serves (which it usually doesn't), Al "Lash" LaRue and
Charles Starett (when appearing as the Durango Kid) wore black hats.
Perhaps this was the first inkling that the world was more shades of
gray than pure black and white.
To: Mike Lewis ('60)
The actual theme to "The F.B.I. in Peace and War" was the march
from "Love for Three Oranges". Ironically, the music was written by
Serge Prokofiev, a Soviet Russian.
Re: Other memories
What ever happened to:
The Homecoming Parade
The Homecoming Bonfire
and The Homecoming Snakedance following the bonfire?
Stay tuned, The Bomber DustStorm [Club 40's paper newsletter] will
be hitting your mail boxes sometime in December (it's almost done.).
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54)
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>>From: Pete Overdahl ('60)
To: Dennis Johnson ('62WB)
Re: Radio Show (Could This Be You)
It was interesting to see your note and Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
about the show on radio called "Could This Be You". I also took a
great interest when I would listen to the show as a young man. I
later joined the Washington State Patrol and served 25 years with
them and 22 of that was working traffic. The stories each officer
knows from experience is quite entertaining. The show had finished
shortly before I joined the patrol. A Sgt. George Amans started the
show in 1946 and it was heard virtually the world over for almost 20
years. A retired Lieutenant from Spokane is now writing a small book
on the experiences of the Troopers of the Washington State Patrol. I
have read the proof copy.
Re: Frontier Days
I remember going to the Frontier Days as a kid and watching the
talent show on the south side of the Lee extension on a stage. Along
with one other contest I had not read yet, the Beard Contest. I know
they had certain rules and different categories. I am sure some of
the readers had fathers who entered this contest. I know that it is
close to Christmas and Santa and his long beard. I remember some
fairly long grey beards or white who entered the contest.
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
You must have a postcard collection. I have some old ones not
used from 1947 that were produced by Union 76 for advertising their
gas but were some nice touched up photos for the cards. I have a few
if you are interested.
-Pete Overdahl ('60)
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>>From: Freddie Schafer ('63)
Re: Send warm & fuzzys
Ann is having brain surgery (colonoscopy) this Thursday morning
should be home be noon. So send her some comments about everything
coming out alright. Everyone over 50 should have a colonoscopy... it
is a pretty simple gig and could save your life.
Re: Identity Theft
Keep a watch out for people standing near you in the checkout
line at retail stores, restaurants, grocery stores, etc. who have
a camera cell phone in hand. With the camera cell phones, they can
take a picture of your credit card, which gives them your name,
number, and expiration date. CBS reported this type of identification
theft is one of the fastest growing scams today. Be aware of your
surroundings.
-Freddie Schafer ('63) ~ from chilly and wet Vancouver, USA
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>>From: Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64)
To: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Carol, there are 26 episodes, the 26th to be on December 24th,
so you would have to start on November 29th. Enjoy!
-Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64) ~ Burbank, WA
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
Re: old radio programs
I don't remember listening to those mentioned on the radio, but I
do remember watching: "Sky King"; "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon and his
dog, King"; "Lone Ranger"; "Cisco Kid and Poncho"; "Green Hornet";
among the others that were mentioned. I also remember Judy Canova---
can still see her pigtails and her big mouth---think it was almost as
big as Martha Raye's and/or Joe E. Browne.
and, I remember Hopalong Cassidy (just watched a story about him
on the Westerns channel that was narrated by Dennis Weaver~~Chester
on Gunsmoke), Red Rider and Little Beaver, Johnnie MacBrown, Rex
Allen, and Zorro~~~think these were on every Saturday afternoon---I
can remember watching them at the movies, too, but also remember them
as being on weekly. my great uncle used to come over every Saturday
and watch them all day long (at night, we would watch Gunsmoke,
Have Gun will Travel, and others, and on Sunday night we would watch
Bonanza)---at times, we could also find westerns made with midgets---
loved those--always looked like little kids playing Cowboy and
Indian.
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Thanks so much for the update on how the Naval hospital is
treating our wounded. so good to hear that they are being treated so
much better than all of you who came home from Viet Nam--nice to know
that there are vets out there that care and give a damn and are
making sure these kids are treated the way ALL service men and women
deserve to be treated! thanks, again, for all you do and did and hope
you know that I and many others are proud of all of you who served
and are serving.
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - where we set a record for
the coldest night on record (24 degrees Monday night). Decided
I was tired of scraping off ice in the early morning hours,
so have resorted to a beach towel on my front windshield! can
remember my mom putting a blanket on the front windshield in
Richland and also in Wishram. Man, I miss having a garage to park in!
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>>From: Fran Teeple Wolf ('68)
Re: Larry Mattingly '60
Making it to one of your "Bloom" shows is becoming an obsession
with me by now. I keep missing them by a day or hours. It must have
been near perfect weather - for winter, brrr - since we've had few
really freezing days here. I can only imagine how gorgeous it was
that night with all the CD'A hotel lights and scenes lighting the
ground and you and your merry "elves" lighting the sky.
FYI, you're thinking of Patty Duke Astin, not Patty Paige. Paige
died in an airplane crash about 1958 or early '60s that ended her
country music singing career. Patty Duke had promised months ago to
serve as chair for the CD'A hospital annual fund raising. That kicked
off the same night as you were lighting the sky. And it was barely
two weeks after Duke underwent single bypass heart surgery.
Have a safe flight to the land of sun and sand.
-Fran Teeple Wolf ('68)
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
To: Mike Davis ('74)
Good point, Mike. But what was Sacajawea's last name?
-Brad Upton ('74)
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>>From: Jim Wheeler ('81)
I was wondering if anyone could email me photos of the old Sham-
Na-Pum golf course. I would very much like to find a picture I can
save to disk then take somewhere and have it made into a photo. I
would very much like to present this to my grandfather for Christmas
since he spent so much of his life there.
Thank you.
-Jim Wheeler ('81)
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Funeral Notice scanned from the TCHerald
by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Ronald Lee "Griz" Griswold ('66) ~ 8/30/48 - 11/26/04
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/03/04
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13 Bombers sent stuff:
Shirley Watts ('49), Grace DeVincentis ('50WB)
Marilyn DeVine ('52), Dennis Chapman ('54)
Millie Finch ('54), Tom Hughes ('56)
Jim Russell ('58), Burt Pierard ('59)
George Swan ('59), John Northover ('59)
Larry Mattingly ('60), Denny Johnson ('62WB)
Ed Quigley ('62)
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BELATED BOMBER BIRTHDAY 11/30: Sandy Clark ('71)
BOMBER CALENDAR: <Richland Bombers Calendar>
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>>From: Shirley Watts James ('49)
Happy Birthday to Janis VanBergen ('49) from me too.
Your long-time good friend,
-Shirley Watts James ('49)
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>>From: Grace DeVincentis Spice ('50WB)
Re: Radio
No one has mentioned "Lux Presents Hollywood" which came on at
9pm Monday nights. Also "Mr. District Attorney" on Wednesday nights
and "The Hit Parade" on Saturday night either before or after "Inner
Sanctum". Were these just on the East Coast or were they here too?
I came here in 1950 and I don't remember good reception on the radio
then. There was a lot of static.
-Grace DeVincentis Spice ('50WB)
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>>From: Marilyn "Em" DeVine Dow ('52)
To: Frank Whiteside ('63)
Thank you for the attachment [link] for the Cinnamon Bear.
I was wondering what everybody was talking about until I listened
to it! It was one of those "aha" moments.
Holiday greetings to each and all,
-Marilyn "Em" DeVine Dow ('52)
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>>From: Dennis Chapman ('54)
Re: I remember....
....My memories of the '48 Frontier Days also include Monty
Hale's automobile..he drove into town in a red Cadillac convertible
with "longhorns" attached to the grill....
...In response to Betty Hiser Gully's ('49) e-mail regarding
songs of the '50s...One of my favorite memories was sitting at the
snack bar at the old Rec Hall with Dick Grabner ('54), Ron Lukens,
Larry Murphy ('54) and George Bowles ('54), and listening to the juke
box with Kay Starr singing "Wheel of Fortune" and "I'll Never Be
Free" and Guy Mitchell's "Pawn Shop on the Corner in Pittsburgh, Pa".
Other favorites at that time were "Mockingbird Hill" - "My Heart
Cries For You".....Lefty Frizzell was the most popular country
western singer at that time.............
I enjoy hearing from the "Sandstorm" and learning what is going on
with old friends and classmates. Keep it coming. Best Regards...
Dennis Chapman ('54)
P.S. To Larry Christianson ('54) - Larry, weather is fine in
Sarasota - give me a call some time....mirrors are inexpensive in FL
-Dennis Chapman ('54)
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>>From: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
Re: Roy Stewart, II - RIP
To: Sue McElhaney Stewart ('54) and her family.
I was so saddened to read in the TCH yesterday on the death of
your son, Roy. Sue, my heart is aching with you and for you tonight,
and you will be in my prayers for strength in the days ahead. To all
of your children, I am so sorry for the loss of your brother and know
there will be an empty void there, but Bombers are good healers and
will continue on. Cherish the memories you have of the precious time
you had together. Sue your other classmates share in your loss also.
My love and hugs to all of you,
-Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
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>>From: Tom Hughes ('56)
Re: South Puget Sound Area/Fife luncheon
No reservations necessary!
DATE: December 12, 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!
-Tom Hughes ('56) ~ Auburn, WA
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>>From: Jim Russell ('58)
I have very fond memories of the Cinnamon Bear radio story. For
two successive years prior to moving to Richland, brother Jack (60-RIP)
and I listened to those episodes with delight and suspense. We
heard them over KEX out of Portland.
When we moved to Richland in the fall of 1949, we felt terribly
uprooted and missed our friends in Silverton, OR. Imagine our delight
when our first December rolled around and The Cinnamon Bear came
alive on KALE! At least some of our friends were still around. I
get misty-eyed even today when I listen to that story.
(We did enjoy good friends and good neighbors after a short while
in Richland - thanks to Bill and Bruce Berlin, Carolyn and Jimbo
Hamilton, Pat Murray and all the others living in the south end and
attending Lewis & Clark.) (Jimbo wasn't the "stud" in those days - he
was Jimmy, Carolyn's ornery little brother!)
-Jim Russell ('58) ~ alive and well in Mountlake Terrace, WA
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Betty Hiser ('49) & Mike Davis ('74)
Re: Grade School names
The study of the school names is an interesting (to me) exercise.
In The Beginning (at the govt. takeover in the Spring of 1943), there
were two schools existing, Richland Grade School & Richland High
School that were incorporated in to Spokane Architect G. A. Pehrson's
design of the Richland Village. As an aside, the high school didn't
have an actual gym (just a fairly low ceiling basement area) so
their basketball games were played in the grade school gym. Richland
Grade School was immediately closed for remodeling and used for the
remainder of 1943 as the Civilian Engineers Offices. In the Fall of
1943 (until Jan. 1944), any elementary students in Richland were
bused to the only school maintained at the Hanford Construction Camp,
namely Hanford High School, which was used exclusively as a grade
school (half-day classes). At the same time, any high school students
in Hanford Construction Camp were bused to Richland High School.
In Jan. 1944, Richland Grade School reopened as the first of the
first group of Richland Village elementary schools (Jefferson &
Sacajawea in Sept. 1944) and all 3 were named after people involved
in the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Pehrson apparently felt that full
names were not necessary although some Alumni Sandstorm posts
indicate that some people didn't make the connection with Thomas
Jefferson. The 4th grade school that Pehrson was responsible for was
Marcus Whitman (Jan. 1945) and I can only assume that he felt that
Marcus was a Walla Walla person & not connected with L & C so people
would not know who Whitman was and thus, spelled it out.
After the War, no new schools were opened until the Phase II
Construction Boom in 1948 when John Ball (Feb. 1948), Spalding (Oct.
1948), and Robert Gray Jr. Hi (Feb. 1949 -renamed Carmichael before
opening) all opened. Jason Lee opened in Jan. 1952. Again I assume
the people named were not household words and were spelled out,
although Spalding is an anomaly for which I have absolutely no
explanation.
Slightly off the subject but another name you might be interested
in was the name of the new High School (April 1944). DuPont's Final
Project Report indicates that they (DuPont) thought the school had
been named Columbia River High School and it appears that Pehrson
just dropped the "River" part. I can find no drawings, sketches, etc.
done by him that include "River." If that was indeed the "official"
school name, it might explain the mascot name change from Broncos
(the old RHS name) to Beavers in the Fall of 1944 (maybe someone felt
an aquatic animal was more appropriate).
This turned out rather lengthy so I'll wait until tomorrow to
write about Richland Days/Atomic Frontier Days.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
Re: Uh?
Ummmmm? Soooo, who was Patsy Cline and where did he fit in?
-George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
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>>From: John Northover ('59)
Sacajawea's last name was Charbonneau IAW this site:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/sacajawea.html
I thought the question was a test.
v.r juan the john '59 - Where the Santa Anna winds are influenced by
the chill of the North and it is COLD ... temperature got down to 39
last night ... All the women in paradise had to put on long john's
and all the men simply had another Martini and the kids ... well they
just continued being kids ... still wise beyond their years.
-John Northover ('59)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Corrections on Patty Duke
Thanks to Fran Teeple Wolf ('68) and Sue Elliot Homan ('62) for
setting me straight on the Pattys. Soon as I read the first note I
thought Duuhh, I knew it wasn't Patty Paige. She died a long time
ago. I was down on the barges stacking racks of mortars when the word
of her comments was passed to us about fourth hand and I didn't think
much about it at the time. Two of our crew that night also deliver
furniture part time for a store in Spokane. Both said they have
delivered furniture to Patty Austin's (Pierce?) home.
Our flight to Honolulu was incredible. We picked up a tailwind at
35,000 feet and landed 55 minutes early. It was the shortest flight I
can remember in all of the many many times I have been here. There
was not one empty seat in that 767 and not a grumpy kid in the bunch.
It is always a heady experience when they first crack open the door
in the tropics and that warm, moist, fragrant air wafts into the
plane. We jumped on a Wikki Wikki bus to the car rental counter,
checked out a convertible, dumped our stuff at my daughter Sandra's,
parked the car in the parking garage under her building and walked
the block to the beach. It was nice to sit at table in front of the
Sheraton with a tall cool gin and tonic and not have to make plans of
what we had to do. We will just wander and take it as it comes for
the next 10 days.
"Happiness is Hawaii in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60)
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>>From: Denny Johnson ('62WB)
First off, I'd like to thank all of those who extended their
condolences to our family for the loss of our dad. Many sent e-mails,
others responded in the 'Storm.
My punctilious proclivities will not allow me to let a repeated
error go unchallenged - the cowboy's name was: Johnnie Mack
Brown...not McBrown, MacBrown or other variations. And I assume
everyone is aware that "Little Beaver" of Red Ryder fame is now on
trial for the murder of his wife. (Robert Blake, aka Baretta)
Rex Allen and his horse Cocoa were big favorites of mine. As a
Boy Scout in Clarkston, my troop provided ushering duties one year at
the Lewiston Roundup....Rex Allen was one of the stars, and he
actually shook hands with me....I was inclined to NOT wash that hand
forever...that lasted about a day, of course.
How many remember all the illegal drag races around the Tri-
Cities? Horn Rapids Rd, Columbia Park, the potato processing plant,
the old trailer park? It was "run what ya brung", and pretty much
anyone with more than fancy wheels took part at one time or another.
I'm sure there were other places these were held, but I didn't move
back to Richland until '64, so I probably missed a few of the older
places.
From Las Vegas, where the temps actually dipped below freezing
for two nights in a row...and my wife has to cover her precious
plants each time that occurs (I've got the local burlap market
covered).
Y'all have a good Christmas now, y'heah?
-Denny ('62WB) Johnson
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>>From: Ed Quigley ('62)
To: John Richardson ('58)
Thanks for the info on the owners of the '40 Ford and the Candy
Apple red Ford, John. Those were the names that I was looking for!
Indeed, I remember the days of "full service" at the gas stations,
and put in my own time at Jimmy Smith's station, next to the Village
Theater, in '63 (4?). And, as I mentioned a few years ago, the
Village Theater was the scene of my first traumatic experience with
inflation, the day that the price went from 12¢ to 20¢! Somewhere
around a 66% increase! I have to say, though, that it was probably
what my Mom and Dad considered to be the best deal in the world,
since they'd drop me there around noon, and pick me up at between 6
and 7!
On the radio programs, the only one I didn't listen to, and don't
remember, was "Fat Man". "No School Today" (Big Jon & Sparky) was my
first brush with what I later recognized as "hypocrisy", although at
the time, it was only experienced as disappointment and hurt, when
Big John stated, at the end of his final show (due to being fired!),
"There, that'll hold the little bastards for another week!". . .
Pretty sure that was another example of a mike being left on, when
it shouldn't have been. And who the heck was Johnnie McBrown? I wish
the good guys still wore white hats; it would sure make figuring out
who to vote for a bit easier. (Although I suspect that they'd all be
out purchasing white Stetsons.)
Anybody know whatever happened to Lynn Bryson, who, I think was
a member of The Sandmen, around '58, and later ran a music show on
KORD? Did he stick to radio as an occupation?
To: Denny Johnson ("honorary" grad, but I can't remember which class
let you in! :) ) Condolences on the loss of your father, Denny. As
I'm sure you remember, my Dad and I went "head-to-head" from the time
I was 7, until I was 31! We became best friends for the last 14 years
of his life, and I still miss him, darn near every day.
-Ed Quigley ('62)
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10 Bombers and 1 NAB sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Betty Conner ('52)
Dick Pierard ('52), Dick Wight ('52)
Karen Cole ('55), Bill Berlin ('56)
Burt Pierard ('59), Helen Cross ('62)
Rosann Benedict ('63), Jeff Michael ('65)
Don Sorenson (NAB=Not A Bomber)
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BOMBER LUNCH Today: Portland/Vancouver Area
BOMBER CALENDAR: <Richland Bombers Calendar>
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
To: Pete Overdahl ('60)
When is the book coming out on "Could This Be You?"
I started collecting postcards in earnest about 1994. I started
buying the Union Oil cards about two years later because of their
size and colors. The cards were issued starting in 1939, '40, and
'41. They stopped in 1944, '45, and '46 (during the war years) and
started back up in 1947. I have duplicates and triplicates of some of
the cards because they were different on the back. Send me a note and
I will give you my snail mail address. One thing I never understood
was the fact that they did not consider Colorado as western. No cards
were issued from CO.
To: Freddie Schafer ('63)
I have never had a colonoscopy but did have a fractured skull
when I was a teenager. I had the absolute worst headaches that I have
ever had in my life. They finally discovered that I had a blood clot
pressing on my brain and they had to drain the blood clot. Ann is on
my prayer list.
To: Linda Reining ('64)
Judy Conova's talent was wasted. She was an opera singer but the
persona was ruined as a hick from the sticks. Her daughter, Dianna,
was on TV for awhile but I haven't seen her lately. Apparently she
did not inherit her mother's singing voice.
To: Grace DeVincentis Spice ('50WB)
I had forgotten about "Mr. District Attorney". Here, in Richland,
"Hit Parade" was on while my mother was getting supper and I wanted
to write down all the songs and she was yelling, "Set the table,
etc." Radio reception here was pretty good.
Re: Memories
Does anyone remember in 1948 (I think) that Richland was playing
the basketball tournament (for the first time) in Seattle? I was
listening to it on my neighbor's radio (my dad was sleeping - he must
have been on graveyard) and during the most exciting part the radio
station lost power from Seattle so there I sat waiting for the power
to be restored. Whew!
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
Thanks for the information about the schools. I think Spalding's
first name was Henry - he was, I believe, a school teacher.
Carmichael name came from the gentlemen who owned that property
before Uncle Sam came in - he owned a big orchard - I remember the
G.E. News had a article that anyone who wanted a fruit tree could
come up and dig them as they would be destroyed when the school would
be built.
To: Larry Mattingly ('60)
I didn't know that Patty Paige had died. I slipped a cog
somewhere.
Enjoy Hawaii. I took my children over in 1972 and we visited four
islands. Aloha.
To: Denny Johnson ('62WSB)
I knew when I wrote McBrown it did not look right. I still had
a crush on him.
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland - where we have
had fog for the past two nights.
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>>From: Betty Conner Sansom ('52)
Re: Patti Page ("How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?")
Her name is spelled "Page" - not 'Paige'.
I cannot remember her being in that 1948 (or was it 1949) parade.
Janis Paige was there - and I remember her, and Johnny Mac Brown, and
Roddy McDowell, but I don't remember P. Page?
Re: Atomic Frontier Days
My stand on the Atomic Frontier Days celebration was that it kind
of dwindled down to a few floats, and entirely too many horses. We
sat on the curb by the old theater on GWWay, and there was about 15
minutes of horses for every other parade entry. The Tri-City Water
Follies became the same, and also the Kennewick rodeo (can't remember
the title of that). So, wise heads prevailing, they combined them.
I can't remember when the last Frontier days was held, but I know I
attended the 1954 parade with out-of-town friends. The carnival at
Howard Amon Park [then Riverside Park] was a lot of fun.
I remember Kirk Douglas coming to Richland in about 1952 or 1953.
I have NO idea of the event, but about 200 girls (me included) stood
by the gazebo that was there at the time, awaiting his arrival. This
"hero" - who played every part (still does) to the hilt -- Spartigas,
for instance, was about 5'7" tall. A big disappointment at the time.
He came in with a local gentleman, with no fanfare. And they made
their way thru the crowd, and he had on cowboy boots (mark up 2 more
inches to his height - so he might have been 5'6" - with silver on
them, and some elegant silver on the toes. He stepped on the back of
my ankle, and removed a large chunk of flesh. - It took me years to
appreciate his talents, after that. He's now one of my favorites, and
I still wish he had noticed what he did, and apologized.
I can't even imagine any of the now-famous stars coming to
Richland.
-Betty Conner Sansom ('52)
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>>From: Dick Pierard ('52)
Re: A couple items to mention.
First, the 2005 Manhattan Project 60th Anniversary Commemorative
Calendar is now out. It is published by the Manhattan Project
Heritage Preservation Assn., in Montour Falls, NY. You old-timers
will surely like to have one of these calendars gracing your wall, as
it is in my office. For ordering information check their web site
or call toll-free 1-888-299-4494.
Second, a follow-up on brother Burt's ('59) informative piece on the
origins of school names. As he pointed out, the schools were named
after figures who had some role in the early history of the Pacific
Northwest, with the first three taking their names from the 4 most
significant personalities in the Lewis and Clark expedition. Jason
Lee was a pioneer Methodist missionary who went to the Northwest in
1834, and is alleged to have preached the first Protestant sermon
west of the Rockies. Marcus Whitman and Henry Spalding (the school
named for the latter has since been closed and become a private
school) and their wives, Eliza and Narcissa, reputedly the first
white women to travel overland to the Oregon country, were
Congregationalists who were sent West by the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1836 to establish the Oregon
mission that would minister among the Nez Perce Indians. Spalding
founded a station at Lapwai, just east of Lewiston, Idaho, and
Whitman at Waiilatpu, near Walla Walla. The Whitmans were massacred
in 1847 in an Indian attack on their station. Both places are
historical monuments today. Chief Joseph was the great Nez Perce
leader who is one of the heroic figures in the history of the
aboriginal or "native" Americans. John Ball school was named after
the first teacher in the Northwest, but I don't know anything
substantive about him.
-Dick Pierard ('52)
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>>From: Dick Wight ('52)
Re: celebrities in town
Late one night in either 1950 or 1951 (after I was old enough to
have my own car - a '38 Chev "beater") - I stopped in at the coffee
shop in that big drugstore downtown, which as I remember NEVER seemed
to close! I was sipping a coke or something, when in walked a fellow,
white/grey haired, tall and slim, big six-gallon Stetson an a white
suit covered with pictures of playing cards. I had no idea who he was,
but sure was curious! I got up the courage to speak to him, and asked
point blank who he was. His response: "Why, son, I'm T. Texas Tyler!"
T. Texas Tyler was a fairly well-known country western singer
during WW II whose biggest hit was "Deck of Cards", a song depicting
a GI overseas in combat using a playing card deck to lead himself
through a Christian ritual. Anyone remember the song???
-Dick Wight ('52)
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>>From: Karen Cole Correll ('55)
In response to the request for identification in the [Atomic]
Frontier Day photos, check out the entertainment picture.
My sister Patti ('52) is the girl playing in the band. She was
the only girl in the dance band, and was so talented that Mr. Pappas
remembered her at the Club 40 reunion.
To: Some of my classmates
Do you remember square dancing at Frontier Days?
-Karen Cole Correll ('55) ~ Nine Mile Falls, WA - Cloudy with a
skiff of snow
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
To: Jim Russell ('58)
Great memories of the Cinnamon Bear programs. You and Jack ('60-RIP)
put us on it when you guys moved to Richland, and right next door to
Bruce ('62-NAB) and I. I had forgotten that program and that you guys
had moved up from Richland, your Dad to manage Parker's Hardware in
Uptown Richland, and found the series on our local radio station.
I was telling my Mother (aged 95 and still in her own house)
about your entry in the Alumni Sandstorm and she reminded me that old
Jim Hamilton ('63) used to refer to himself as "Mimmy" not Jimmy. Do
you remember that? Bruce, Pat Murray ('58?) and I do because we used
to egg him on to say his name. Does that make him "Mimbeaux" now?
Too bad he did not call himself "Bimmy" ant that way he could now be
"Bimbeaux." I keep posted on Jimbeaux from his Sister-in-law, who
works at our favorite store in LaConner. Berlin's G2 is everywhere.
Happy holidays to all of the South Richland, GWWay 'hood members.
Semper Bombers.
-Bill Berlin ('56)~ Anacortes, WA - where I made a new friend
yesterday. Half Swiss and half Japanese but who has
spent some time in Richland on various projects and
really likes the area but is now living in Anacortes.
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: All who have been writing about Atomic Frontier Days
Re: AFD & other Community Celebrations
Before I start, I feel it is only fair to say that any mentions
of the Kennewick Grape Festival & the Pasco Water Follies are purely
from memory (even my esteemed Bro Dick [52] couldn't help out with
his incredible memory). Maybe some of you grayer than I, Bombers can
jump in on this.
I'm reasonably sure that the Annual Kennewick Grape Festival
(late Sept., I believe) was going before the Govt. Takeover but I'm
not sure about the Pasco Water Follies (I just haven't taken the time
to check the old Pasco Heralds on this). My only vivid memory of the
Grape Festival (other than old Programs kicking around the house
and lost to antiquity) was attending, as a young child, a Remote
Broadcast of the Ralph Edward's Truth or Consequences Radio Show.
Many, if not all, the stunts involved people getting dumped on or
dropped in Grape Juice. My recollection is that the Festival only
continued until about 1950, or so. They then joined in with the Water
Follies (in July each year) to form something named like the Pasco-
Kennewick Water Follies.
In Richland Village after the Nagasaki Bomb and the resulting end
of the World War II, the entire Village was engulfed in euphoria and
the pride of the community's contribution. They wanted to have a
celebration. (By the way, this was the same euphoria that engulfed
the Col-Hi students when they changed the mascot name to Bombers,
Oct. 12, 1945.) They hurriedly threw together a one day event (Sept.
5, 1945) that included a parade and other events. They didn't even
have time to print a program so the Villager ran a single sheet extra
edition that included the program. This became known as the 1st
Annual Richland Days Celebration.
richlandbombers.1945.tripod.com/1945RD.html
In 1946 & 1947, Richland Days expanded to include carnival rides
and the Lee Loop Midway but was still held around Labor Day.
http://krookmcsmile.tripod.com/RichlandDay.html
With the onslaught of the Phase II Construction Boom in 1948,
it was decided to recognize that era by changing the name of the
community celebration to Atomic Frontier Days. The name was changed
on July 8, 1948 but the 1st Annual AFD was still held in Sept.
http://richland1947.tripod.com/RD2.html
In 1949, the event was moved to the 2nd weekend in Aug. and it
was held annually on the 1st or 2nd weekends in Aug. until its
demise. Paul Beardsley's book only documents the annual events
through the 10th Annual in 1957 (after which he was apparently more
concerned with documenting the 1958 Incorporation and the transfer
from the Federal to Local government). I believe AFD continued
through at least 1960 before being rolled in with the Water Follies
to become the Tri-Cities Water Follies.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
To: Wendie Walker ('62)
Hey Wendie, do you read the Alumni Sandstorm? Well, I just reread
Hendrik Ibsen's "The Doll House" and it brought back thoughts of all
I didn't learn because we sat across the row from each other in our
WSU class on Scandinavian Literature, and we had fun chatting about
the good ole Bomber days among other things.
To: Donni Clark ('63)
Your recounting your embarrassing moment of when your plate fell
on your lap is just why I always ordered shrimp when I went out to
eat. I was afraid I'd cut something incorrectly, or something, as
going out to eat wasn't high on my family's list of things to do.
To: Ed Quigley ('62)
I've enjoyed reading your accounts of many incidents. I agree
that dropping us all off at the Village Theatre was a cheap form of
babysitting. And I remember the shock when they raised their prices.
To my cousins in various classes: I wonder if our parents (or at
least my dad) didn't like going to the fun parts of Atomic Frontier
Days, because I remember the parades, but not spending money on games
of chance or shooting anything.
With all the remembering of favorite old songs from the past,
tonight I got to enjoy a special put on by public television called
"Magic Moments: The Best of the '50s Pops." Well, Patti Paige was
alive and well (I must admit, I too, didn't know if she was or not
before she came on stage tonight), singing "The Tennessee Waltz", and
so many other wonderful songs and singers from the past were on, too
many to mention, but I did hear Gogi Grant sing "The Wayward Wind",
and "Little Darlin" by the Diamonds, I believe. I didn't realize how
many popular groups of 4 men there were until tonight. The 4 Tops,
Lads, Preps, etc. All sang great songs, and I knew almost all of the
words to all of them. I wonder if I could have learned history dates
better, had it been put to music??
While I am remembering old favorites, I guess The Loretta Lynn
Show was one of my favorites, and the George Burns and Gracie Allan
shows were 2 I never missed if I could avoid it. What fun remembering
all these fun times of our youth. I'm still surprised when I see me
or my contemporaries (you all born before 1950) in the mirror that we
are the gray-headed, thicker in the middle ones now, like the people
they showed in the audience tonight during the magic moments show.
It's sunny again today here in West Harrison, Indiana, not far from
Cincinnati, and we feel blessed living by the little lake because we
won't have to worry about any snow or ice, at least not this weekend.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ Still enjoying the warmer temperatures by
the little lake. A few ducks flew in today for a swim on
their way south, I guess.
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>>From: Rosann Benedict ('63)
To Burt Pierard ('59)
Burt, Henry Harmon Spalding was also a Northwest missionary, like
Marcus Whitman. Hence the name. We had all explorer-missionary/
explorer names for the elementary schools--and Thomas Jefferson sent
Lewis & Clark on their expedition.
-Rosann Benedict ('63)
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Hey there Bombers and Bomberettes...
I recall most all those old radio shows you all have spoken of
in the Alumni Sandstorm. But for a different reason (because I'm not
old enough to have heard them originally). Back in my radio days in
Colorado, we aired a program called "Old Time Radio". As you would
guess, we ran many of the shows that have been mentioned. But I don't
recall anything about Cinnamon Bears/Bear Claws or even Krispy
Kremes.
Oh, while Upton ('74) is on my mind...fluff is good...especially
when grown naturally upon the head. Even an info commercial on cable
at 2AM (baldness solutions) is better than most any TV reality show!
By the way, Sacajawea WAS her last name. Her first and middle names
were "Running Bear". It was just way too long for the porch of the
school.
My favorite old TV show was the Walter Cronkite program called
"and You Are There". It was the most interesting way to look at
history ever created. I also liked: "Alfred Hitchcock presents",
"G.E. Theater" (with Ronald Reagan), "Hit Parade", "What's Your
Line" and "Candid Camera" (the first and only real reality show).
Do you really think Ozzy Osborn and his family conducted themselves
"normally" when their house was full of cameras/mics? Kinda like
watching WWE (which we all agree is NOT scripted...not).
I thought "Kemosabe" was "my friend" sorta "Native American" for
"Amigo" (not the car).
Interesting, Bob Carlson, that you would mention those CHS
traditions. I was thinking of them just the other day. Did they end
when CHS became RHS? Did the Bonfire create too much air pollution?
Was the Snake Dance not PC? Did the Parade violate jay-walking
ordinances? I do recall that the Class of '65 had the biggest bonfire
of all time!! Course, we were all suffering from the effects of
unacceptable mascot syndrome (UMS) in those days. At least I seem to
remember offering many UMS when called-on by Mr. Gentle to recite
Pythagorous' Thorem and whatnot.
A few years back when I was suffering a flare-up of the chair
staining kind; my wife (bless her palpating heart) talked me into
one of those medical procedures Freddie Shaffer ('63) spoke of. I
found it a bit "invading of my personal space". But (oops), I guess
it's better than going to jail...from what I have heard about "cavity
searches".
Oh, BTW, does anyone have a solution for the "when I can't find
my classroom, forgot my schedule, where's my locker...and my clothes"
dreams I have been having lately? Maybe I've been reading Sandstorm
too much...or a relapse of UMS.
Hi to Vic Day, my old Sandstorm (the non-cyberspace version)
classmate. I remember some fun days in the darkroom! Well, developing
stuff...pictures!! I see he's still doing photography...in Germany!
Least he's not "flying in his taxi" like a Cat in the Cradle.
Yes, Phoenix was phun...but it's good to be back...
-dj jeff Michael ('65), in the Tri-Cities where its foggy and cold.
What's up with this!! Did Richland and Bakersfield get left
out of the global warming pattern?
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>>From: Don Sorenson (NAB=Not A Bomber)
Re: Atomic Frontier Days beards
To: Pete Overdahl ('60)
I remember reading an old Richland Villager 1948. Did not see
anything about beards in it. But I do remember someone telling me
about a beard contest with prizes awarded in different categories.
I do know they had a "kangaroo court" for those folks caught not
wearing some kind of western attire. This court would move about the
"Village" to convict the offenders. Apparently Atomic Frontier Days
prior to 1948 was only one day. In 1948 it started on August 30th
and ended on September 6th. While the brochure advertises 3 days the
paper details events for 8. Also Atomic Ties with a cowboy theme were
also sold. Seen a photo of one on Fred Tauch's dad. (Fred, sorry if I
butchered your last name).
Re: Atomic Frontier Days pictures
To: Patricia de la Bretonne ('65)
As far as names of the folks in the photos I do not know. I was
kind of hoping some Bombers would see themselves in them. I have more
to send but I wonder if it would be too many. I will have to admit it
would be great fun to recreate something like that again. Those old
floats were great. May be it could be done in some kind of display
fashion. There has got to be a lot of memorabilia in the possession
of some one. May be a one day affair might do. Who knows.
-Don Sorenson (NAB=Not A Bomber)
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[Don--Instead of duplicating effort, how about just give us the URL
of where (in the Declassified photos pages) each picture is that you
want us to see??? -Maren]
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14 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Colt Funeral Notice today:
Betty Hiser ('49), Ralph Myrick ('51)
Stan McDonald ('53), Mike Clowes ('54)
Ken Heminger ('56WB), Tony Tellier ('57)
Burt Pierard ('59), Larry Mattingly ('60)
Mike Lewis ('60), Ray Stein ('64)
Linda Reining ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Patty de la Bretonne ('65), Janie Crowley ('77)
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NOTE: "WB" means Woulda Been
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: David Douglas ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Janine Rightmire ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Art Snyder ('71)
BOMBER LUNCH Today: Class of '58
BOMBER CALENDAR: <Richland Bombers Calendar>
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
To: Betty Connor Sansom ('52)
I thought Patty Page's name was spelled Page because when she
was here in Richland (1948) she was just getting started and they
introduced her as: "That singing rage, Patty Page." (No i in page at
that time.)
Are you any relation to Ralph Sansom? He worked in B Area at the
time I did. I remember he had 15 or more years without an absence and
they were going to give him a big award in Olympia and he would not
go because he would miss work. He delivered Meals on Wheels after he
retired.
To: Dick Wight ('52)
"A Deck of Cards" was a song that would be hard to forget. I
think Tex Ritter also made a record of that song. The song came out,
I think, during the Korean War.
To: Karen Cole Correll ('55)
I thought some of those women had the most beautiful square dance
dresses.
Re: Kennewick Grape Festival
Spike Jones appeared there - I remember our neighbor's young
daughter (probably about 1946 or 7) telling about him. He was talking
with another person and the other person asked Spike Jones who that
woman he was with the other day and Spike Jones replied, "That was no
woman - that was my wife."
Re: Village, Richland, and Uptown Theaters
I always looked very young for my age (those days are gone
forever) and got in as a child until I was about 23. My mother never
used the theaters as a baby sitter -she always went with us. And we
never stayed to see the movie a second or third time.
To: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
I am originally from Kings Mills, OH where Kings Island is
located (of course I lived there before the Kings Island came
into existence). I spent many years in the Children's Hospital in
Cincinnati. I still have relatives that live in that area and in
Kentucky. I try to get back there every 5 years or so. My last visit
was in 2000.
To: Jeff Michael ('65)
When Candid Camera was at the movies (one of the many shorts) it
was called Candid Mike. I had an experience at the store recently. I
was putting oranges in a plastic bag. I kept putting in oranges and
the bag never got full. I looked and the bottom of the bag was open
wide. I looked around to see if I might be on Candid Camera.
To: Don Sorensen (NAB)
I remember the beard contests. Some men just could not grow long
beards. I think the guys had to start about 3 months before the
contest to grow their beards.
I had started to work on the Hanford Project in 1950 and it was
the only time we were allowed to wear pants to work during work days
(jeans, cowboy shirts, scarfs, cowboy boots, etc.). We could always
wear grubs if we worked on the weekends.
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland - typical late
fall/early winter weather. Spokane, according to the paper,
is to have 8 inches of snow. BRRR
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>>From: Ralph Myrick ('51)
I wonder if you, "old timers" can remember what you did at the
end of the Japanese War? I remember that Jim Thompson, my sister,
Norma ('54), Marl McCreede, Gene Goodman, and I walked the streets
around Rossell Ave. The Watts might have been with us, I can't
remember. I was blowing my trumpet, the others were hollering and
banging garbage can lids together and yelling as loud as we could the
war it over. Neighbors came out to see what was happening, some of
them complaining until they found out what we were doing. I had just
had a bike accident and put a big gash in my knee. Mom put a big
white bandage on it so I looked like I had just returned from battle.
My biggest relief was that my Dad would be safe from being drafted. I
can remember being scared every time the mail came, expecting to see
a letter from the draft board. It was a memorable time.
-Ralph Myrick ('51)
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>>From: Stan McDonald ('53)
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49) and others interested...
Patti Page, the singer, is not dead. Her real name is Clara
Fowler. She is very much alive and living with her husband in Solana
Beach, California (she used to live in Rancho Santa Fe. The reason I
know that is because she answered an e-mail inquiry I made to her
about a year ago concerning her nephew, Charles Fowler, who was
a close friend of mine during my freshman college year at the
University of Tulsa (I graduated from UW). We frequently ate meals
together and he looked much like Patti Page (The Fowler look). She
was kind enough to answer my inquiry and spoke about how much he
meant to her but that he died about six months before my inquiry of
lung cancer. He was a smoker. (Not when I knew him). Anyway, Patti
Page had a concert here in the San Diego area about a year ago at the
East County Performing Arts Center. I'm not sure that she is still
touring or doing shows now.
Perhaps, Betty, you confused Patti Page with Janis Paige, an
actress.
-Stan McDonald ('53)
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54)
Re: The AFD "Entertainment Picture"
In addition to Patti Cole (on sax); one can also recognize Phil
Yount ('53) on base, possibly Mr. Pappas and Gene Dewey ('52) on
trumpets and maybe Jim Gladfelter ('53) on trombone.
Re: Snake Dance
Heard from Rex Hunt ('53WB) that the possible reason for shutting
down the snake dance was some looting and pillaging during or
following the dance. Certainly couldn't have been any Bombers, so the
dance may have been infiltrated by lions or bears (oh my). There are
some pictures in the '52 Columbian of both the parade and the snake
dance if anyone cares to look.
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54) ~ from sunny (at the moment)
Albany, OR
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>>From: Ken Heminger ('56WB)
Re: Addition to the "Do you remember" dept.
Not sure if this was brought up yet or not, if it was I missed
it. But... do you remember when they first started broadcasting
something close to FM Stereo? You had to have two radios tuned to
different stations to listen to a song in stereo... It was a perty
cool concept at the time....
-Ken Heminger ('56WB) ~ Great falls, MT - 49° and overcast
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>>From: Tony Tellier ('57)
Re: Ah, those simple dayz gone by
Dialing (phone) Instructions ~ 1940s?
-Tony Tellier ('57)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Rosann Benedict ('63)
Re: School names
You missed the point of my posting. I was attempting to answer
the Mike Davis ('74) facetious question about why some of the grade
schools were given single names only and why some had full names. My
contention is that Pehrson (the architect) reasoned that Lewis &
Clark, Jefferson & Sacajawea were self-evident and starting with
Marcus Whitman, full names were used for the other Northwest
personalities that weren't so well known. As I stated, the only
anomaly to my thesis was Spalding Grade School (not designed by
Pehrson), i.e., why wasn't it named Henry Spalding Grade School?
By the way, John Ball was not an "explorer-missionary/explorer"
but was the organizer & teacher of the first school in the Oregon
Territory.
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Atomic Frontier Days
My memories of early Atomic Frontier Days are the parade, my dad
and uncle Allen Stine with the required beards, and of course the
fireworks. The parade was cool with all of the military stuff from
Camp Hanford and I can still see in my minds eye, the tall red headed
fellow with the big baton that led the VFW Drum and Bugle Corps.
After the parade the soldiers would set up one of the big anti-
aircraft guns in the park. (As an aside, I can also remember riding
with someone up North of the Ringold area on the other side of
the Columbia and watching them practice with those guns on drone
aircraft. You would see the burst of smoke from the ground and see
the black bursts in the sky and then hear the rumble of the guns
going off. They fired several at once to get a pattern in the sky.)
I think I remember that part of the demise of the AFD was the
banning of gambling and games of chance on the "midway" by the new
city council. This was a couple of years after Richland became a
city, around '59-'60? Something about bringing city laws into
conformation with state laws?
To: Jeff Michael ('65)
I have to agree, one of my all time favorite TV programs was
"You Are There". It gave history real credibility.
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
I am too young to remember the Grape Festival but I do remember
that at one time when they started cutting it down for housing
developments, Kennewick supposedly had the largest concord grape
vineyard in the world. I know some folks in Tacoma area who got
cuttings and still harvest grapes from their 50 year old vines to
this day. I can remember the wonderful smell of the ripe grapes in
the fall.
Re: Johnny Mac Brown
I never did know how he met them, but my father used to meet
Johnny, Jack Elder (early NFL player) and Pierson Cooper (dad grew up
with him in KY) who was the retired Monahans TX newspaper publisher.
The four of them met in the Phoenix and Scottsdale area and played
golf for several days once a year. I have a couple of the old letters
from Johnny to my dad and Jack Elder wrote us a nice letter when dad
passed away. At that point they were all retired and getting along in
age but it went on for several years.
Re: Old radio programs
We listened to many of them. Fibber McGee, Jack Benny, Bob Hope,
The Great Gildersleeve (Leeeeroy!), and others. My favorites were
Johnny Dollar, The Lone Ranger and The Shadow. I always admired Red
Skelton. He was a genuinely funny person and never had to resort to
vulgarity or cheap tricks to entertain. A while back a client of ours
bought N318BH, which was Bob Hope's personal jet aircraft. Haven't
had a ride in it yet, but a tour of the aircraft showed that Bob
traveled in style. As he said, "it's not a fast as the old Lear but
it's a whole lot more comfortable". Don't everybody jump me for what
I missed, but I never listened to the Cinnamon Bear, and never
watched Howdy Doody or Capt'n Kangaroo. I do remember Bert Wells and
"The Big Rock Candy Mountain". But not so much that I liked it, but
that it was about all that was on in those early days. As I do now, I
spent much my spare time reading.
"Happiness is Hawaii in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ The trade winds are blowing hard in
Hawaii. Stopped at the Pali lookout today, and saw the
winds actually blow several Japanese tourists off their
feet. The wind caught the big coat of one tiny elderly
lady and just bounced and tumbled her along the walk.
Two of us caught her as she nearly sailed by. She was
full of cuts, bruises, and abrasions. Shades of old
Richland. When you got right up against the rail it was
incredible. I didn't even try to take pictures. Right
now it is Sat. at 5:40 AM and the wind is howling around
my daughter's high rise condo.
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>>From: Mike Lewis ('60)
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Well, when we were listening to the mystery program (I recall
Inner Sanctum now, too) we lived in Seattle, and moved to North
Richland only around 1950. My father did not drive the car to the
area or if he did, never mentioned any restrictions on the use of
radios so it was probably relaxed by then.
By the way, there are various websites on which huge collections
of old radio shows are listed for sale. http://www.radiolovers.com/
is one, but a Google.com search for "old radio shows" brought up over
7 million hits.
I must be missing something, too, but cannot figure out what it
should be.
-Mike Lewis ('60)
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>>From: Ray Stein ('64)
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Richland didn't make it to "State" in '48, but the '46-'47 team
did make it. Their district title was chronicled in the 3/6/1947
Richland Villager, "BOMBERS WIN TITLE – Thousands Fans Watch 'Fly
Boys' Win Easily"
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
You left out some history! The "euphoria" that engulfed Richland
after the Nagasaki Bomb caused the Sandstorm to name our team the
Richland Atoms!
10/29/45 Sandstorm - page 3
After "Bombers" appears (on the same Sandstorm page), the term Atoms
is never again used in connection with Bomber sports teams. Though
"Atomic" Bombers would seem an appropriate moniker, that term is
never used. Instead, as the above-mentioned article states, the
Bomber sports teams are nicknamed - (quote) "Fly Boys, as they are
known at the high school . . ." After appearing in the '47 and '48
yearbooks, the name 'Fly Boys' also disappears from Bomber
vernacular.
Re: State Picnics
Anybody remember "State Picnics" that were so popular in the
'50s? Our family always went to the North Dakota picnic and enjoyed
three-legged races for us kids.
-Ray Stein ('64)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Re: Judy Canova and her daughter---geez, I remember watching Diana
Canova, but never even connected the two names. and didn't know that
Judy had been an opera singer----just liked watching her in those
westerns on Saturday mornings and she always played the comic,
sidekick.
To: Dick Wight (52)
Re: "Deck of Cards"----I remember that song, very well! they used to
play it on the radio at Christmas all the time! in fact, our local
country station, KUZZ, (owned by Buck Owens--who is still alive and
running the station) plays it, but they usually play the version by
Tex Ritter. makes me cry each and every time I hear it. thanks for
the memory.
To: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Re: Gogi Grant and the "Wayward Wind"----I love that song---Betty
Bates ('64) and I used to sing it all the time---used to drive her
dad bonkers---we couldn't carry a tune, but that never stopped us
from singing it!!!!!!!
To: DJ Jeff Michael ('65)
Re: "You are There"-----IF they had taught History that way, I might
have really learned all the important stuff! loved listening to
Walter Cronkite----think my most favorite was when he did the one
about Joan of Arc----his voice really made am impact---made History
come alive--too bad teachers couldn't have used that program in
classrooms!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - we have set a record......
5 days of the coldest temperatures in decades! been in the
20s and we have been having freeze warnings----warming to
50s/60s during the day! my kind of weather, gets the blood
pumping!
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Birthday giiiiirl
Ho ho hee hee... It's that time again... a birthday for a very
special girl... oh yes... ain't no doubt about it... Only known
her since 7th grade but when I met her I was knocked over at first
glance... oh yes... cute as she could be... with a last name in the
Rs so we were always together in all the school stuff... you know how
imaginative and innovative they were back then... either lined up by
height or by last name... no exceptions boys and girls... so I was
lucky enough to have her sit behind me most of the time... the only
exception... and I was counting on it big time... was gradgeashun...
they messed us up by doing something with class standing... since
I wasn't paying attention (too busy screaming out the "let's have
a Heidleburg beer right now... a hardy Heidleburg would go like
wow... it's got the flaaaaaaaaaavor the other beers lack... that's
what keeps the people coming back oh Heidleburg... " with Jimmy
Heidlebaugh ('65) to be listening to anything else)... I didn't see
it coming till it was too late and I was walking up there to get my
deeeeeploma with someone else... bummer... .. well, I've told most of
the stories about this gal... she was and is a looker and can still
knock my socks off with that winning smile... I know her beautiful
daughters are gonna throw her a big party with noise makers and
everything for turning 21... so it is time to wish HAPPY BIRTHDAY to
Janine Rightmire Corrado ('65)!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
To: Jeff Michael ('65)
I have had those "where's my locker, what's the combination,"
dreams over the years! weird ones. some at grade school, some were Jr
Hi ("What's my next class, will I be late, where's my next class?")
For me they always coincide with some rather important change in my
life that maybe brings up stress. But they always take a dark and
anxious turn. You are not alone.
Thanks(?) for the memories.
-Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
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>>From: Janie Crowley Smith ('77)
Re: Research article
In JAMA (The Journal of American Medical Association), Dec 1,
2004, pp 2600-2613 is an article that may be of interest to
Bombers. The title:"Thyroid Neoplasia, Autoimmune Thyroiditis, and
Hypothyroidism in Persons Exposed to Iodine 131 from The Hanford
Nuclear Site". Results: "There was no evidence of a relationship
between Hanford radiation dose and the cumulative incidence of any
of the outcomes."
-Janie Crowley Smith ('77) ~ Sunny Bangor, Maine
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Funeral Notice scanned from the TCHerald
by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Ted Kurth ('24 Colt) ~ 5/4/05 - 11/26/04
>>David Carter ~ Class of 1975 ~ 8/20/56 - 11/30/04
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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14 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), Betty Hiser ('49)
Jim Jensen ('50), Bob Harman ('51)
Roger L. Myers ('55), Donna McGregor ('57)
Burt Pierard ('59), Janet Wilgus ('59)
Mike Brady ('61), Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
Freddie Schafer ('63), Joanna Faulkner ('63)
Dennis Hammer ('64), Karen Davis ('76)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Terry DeVine ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lamont DeJong ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda McKnight ('65)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Lewis & Clark
To Burt Pierard ('59)
I was surprised to learn that the graders went to Hanford in the
fall of 1943.
The hi school did open in the old "Alamo" in the fall, I was
there, and they did import the Hanford kids. However, the Lewis &
Clark was built by the native Richlanders to house all grades, as the
old hi school was falling down. (The one we willingly went to.) Also,
if L&C was closed, please note that the Richland Broncs played
basketball there in the 1943-44 season. In a forerunner of things to
come, they actually beat Kennewick that year.
One more item. That low ceiling basement you mentioned in the old
hi school was a gym before Hanford. I can only imagine the low arc
necessary to score. Ray Stein ('64) would have been happy. There was
a cage to hold the "crowd" to keep them from the court and V.V. The
baskets were right up against the wall by the looks of the court
lines, faded but visible when I took Spanish down there in 1943.
-Dick McCoy ('45), Go Broncs
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Ralph Myrick: Everyone in my neighborhood ran out their back doors
yelling and screaming and hugging each other. But beneath that upbeat
feeling was, "What's going to happen to the plant and Richland?" How
many of you remember the Power House (784 Building) in downtown with
the whistle? That was the only time I can remember that the whistle
blew when it was 8 a.m., 12 noon, 12:45 p.m., and 4:45 p.m. It seemed
like it blew for an hour. It seemed, at the time, that the whole
world had lifted from our shoulders. I think it also blew when we
celebrated VE Day.
I never did think my father would be drafted. He was too old,
married, had two children and was doing a job for the war effort.
Stan McDonald: I was never confused about Patty Page - it was the
other people who started putting the i in Page. Also at the time she
was here in Richland her first name was spelled Patty and not Patti.
Larry Mattingly: Old Radio Programs: What about HENRY - HENRY
ALDRICH! You are right - I only remember once that they cut Red
Skelton off of the air. They were ALWAYS cutting Bob Hope off of
the air. When they did that you just had to listen to however many
minutes of music they got cut off. Does anyone remember when the
people who regulate copyrights on songs started suing everyone for
playing music without paying for the copyrights? All you heard on the
radio was "I Dream of Jennie with the Light Brown Hair" and songs
that were not covered by the copyright laws?
Reading - that's where you can really use your imagination.
I learn so much by writing to the Alumni Sandstorm. I couldn't
remember the date of our "first" state tournament. Thanks Ray.
Don't know why - but Ohio never had a state picnic. I remember that
South Dakota always had picnics.
Linda Reining: Judy Canova was always an opera singer - she just
acted like a hick from the sticks and I don't think many people
remember her singing on TV and on radio. Mel Blanc played on her
radio show with a Spanish accent and he always said: "Hasta la
Vista" and she would reply: "Hasty Bananas to you too."
What about Tex Ritter's version of "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke". I was
smoking at the time and found it amusing but at 40 when I could no
longer walk from my office building to the government bus without
stopping to "catch" my breath I had to quit and could understand the
words much better.
Jane Crowley Smith: When I was around 43 I began to have what I
thought was menopause. I went to my ear doctor and he recommended
that I see an Internist. I had Graves disease - hyperthyroidism - on
the way to work we used to pass the 200 Areas where you could see the
yellow iodine being released (I131) My thyroid had enlarged and I had
to take two batches of radioactive iodine to make my thyroid shrink.
and now take good old pills to keep the thyroid regulated. To this
day I don't know if it was "Hanford related" or not. The doctor did
tell me, since I was from the Midwest, that people in that region do
not get enough iodine to keep from having thyroid problems and I hate
fish. The amazing part about goiters (thyroid) is that Seattle has
massive problems with thyroids - where the best fish in the world is
located.
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland - rained last
night and the sun is shining right now.
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>>From: Jim Jensen ('50)
Re: The Good Times
You Bomberland folks have been bringing back old memories by the
ton. It's been a pleasure to hear about "old" experiences, events,
circumstances, etc. I look forward with happy anticipation to each
day's postings.
In the 12/5/04 Alumni Sandstorm, Ken Heminger ('56WB) mentioned early
FM-stereo "technology." Brought back memories of living at 1500
Judson. I loved just about everything Stan Kenton recorded. I used to
race home from church and before the folks got there I would open the
windows on either side of the porch, open the front door, turn the
volume way up on our multi-speaker radio and blast the world with
Stan Kenton and his orchestra. As I sat on the front porch the
acoustics and reverberation were fantastic!!! Never polled the
neighbors about my music listening habits.
Tony Tellier's ('57) submittal (with picture) on telephone dialing
instructions was a gas!!! When we first moved into our "A" house,
1117 Marshall, in late 1944, we were on a party line (who wasn't?) No
dial on the telephone. You just picked up the instrument, hoped the
line was clear, and gave the operator the number you wanted. Our
first telephone number was 49J, ring 2.
Larry Mattingly ('60) told Burt Pierard ('57) about Kennewick's
concord grape vineyards. My folks used to stop by what I think was a
business building (white, one-story) and pick up a couple of gallons
of grape juice. Larry is right. Marvelous aroma. When my sister and
I had to wait in the car one of the employees used to hand us a big
bunch of grapes to enjoy. My Mom, ex-farm girl, WWI vintage, used to
call the concords "slip skins."
When I began to tear myself away from baseball, basketball, sandlot
football, etc., and enjoy music, among my favorites were "Nature
Boy" by Nat King Cole (some years later heard the Nat Cole Trio
at the Bluenote - in the Loop, Chicago), anything by Jo Stafford,
"Invitation" by Les Brown, most things by Perry Como, the George
Shearing quintet, Billy Eckstine ("Mr. B"), the divine Sara Vaughn,
"Harlem Nocturne", almost everything by Dave Brubeck, Frank
Chacksfield's (sp.) "Ebb Tide", many others. Does anyone remember
seeing and dancing to the "Big Bands" that used to make Walla Walla a
tour stop circa 1953-6? Ray Anthony, Harry James, Ralph Flanagan, et
al.
Bomber Cheers,
-Jim Jensen ('50)
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>>From: Bob Harman ('51)
I guess I'll weigh in on this Atomic Frontier Days. I remember
a number of things but what stands out for me was the year we gave
away a new Tucker automobile. I think it was '48 but I'm not really
sure. [Apparently], the winner of the Tucker received a set of seat
covers or something like that. I also recall the big promoter of
the event ended up in some kind of scandal about the money, etc.
I also recall Janis Paige and Chill Wills being there. They
stayed at the Desert Inn. Many of the kids, especially boys, hung out
there to get a glimpse of Janis. What a really beautiful lady... at
least to a impressionable fifteen year old boy.
The parades were great and I was sorry when they stopped. There
hasn't been anything to match it here in the Tri-Cities since. Our
atomic heritage should have been retained. I never could figure why
we grew beards for something as modern as atomic energy. I guess it
was because we called it a frontier day!
-Bob Harman ('51)
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>>From: Roger L. Myers ('55)
Re: Atomic Frontier Days/Old Time Radio
I have enjoyed reading about the "Old Time Radio" comments and
the Atomic Frontier Days. Like most other entries it brings back
pleasant memories.
I enjoyed listening to The Jack Benny Show, The Lone Ranger, The
Cisco Kid, Mr. District Attorney, etc. Fortunately, I still am able
to hear many of these. I purchased a new automobile last December
that had "XM radio" included. I was delighted when they have one
channel devoted to "Old Time Radio". On Thursday, while driving, I
heard the Cisco Kid, The Lone Ranger and Tales of the Texas Rangers
(starring Joel McCrea). These shows are nostalgic but also remind me
of a simpler time when good and evil were easy to recognize and good
always triumphed.
As for Atomic Frontier Days - I will always remember the time
that I discovered that everyone was not always going to tell me the
truth! I was enjoying all the sights, sounds of the midway one
evening (I was in junior high school) and stopped outside of a
carnival type tent. The "barker" was promising $25 to anyone who
could last three rounds against a professional wrestler (a big
threatening individual in wrestling shorts and shoes). After exciting
the crowd for 5 or 10 minutes the barker made some disparaging
remarks about the lack of real men in the audience. I was excited
when a rather ordinary looking man agreed to "take on" the
professional wrestler. Eagerly, I paid my quarter so I could see this
brave man wrestle the professional. I watched them wrestle and was
disappointed when "my hero", the audience member, wrestling in his
bare feet and jeans, lost before the three rounds were up. He did give
an excellent account of himself before succumbing. I went home that
evening thinking of the bravery exhibited by the ordinary man who
accepted the challenge of the professional wrestler. I left thinking
that when I got old enough, I would be more than willing to do battle
and avenge the defeat of the volunteer from the audience. The next
week, I was crushed and figured out that perhaps everyone was not
always going to tell me the truth, when I watched "Professional
Wrestling" from Spokane on TV and saw the same two wrestlers
competing. Yes, the blue-jean volunteer from the audience was also
a professional wrestler and had been "planted" in the audience.
I also remember the "hazing" that took place - the threat was
always worse than the actual "hazing" and the junior high romances
that blossomed and wilted during the celebration.
-Roger L. Myers ('55)
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>>From: Donna McGregor Salazar ('57)
Re: Memories
Radio shows that I remember. My sister, Pat, and I used lie on
our stomachs in front of the radio on Saturday mornings and listen to
listen to "Buster Brown" and "Let's Pretend" with the commercial on
"Cream 'o Wheat is so good to eat - you eat it every day", and the
commercial of Buster Brown and his dog Tie who lived in the shoe!
Then came "The Morning Breakfast Club" with Li'l Orley and the
bubble gum machine where Li'l Orley would get caught up in a great
big bubble and go rolling down a hill and I don't remember what
happened to him. Unless I actually heard a few episodes to refresh my
memory, "Cinnamon Bears" is new to me. Do you remember Phil Harris
singing "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette. Smoke, Smoke, Smoke,
Until You Smoke Yourself To Death, Tell St. Peter At The Golden Gate,
I Just Hate To Make Him Wait, But I Just Gotta Have Another
Cigarette." (Yeah, they knew way back then that you could smoke
yourself to death.)
Didn't Johnny Cash do a version of The Deck of Cards" also?
I had a pair of gray sued pixie boots. I was very fond of the very
pointy shoes and was told I was always buying witches shoes.
Bomber Cheers
-Donna McGregor Salazar ('57) ~ in cold Espanola, NM - where it has
been down to 3° lately. Had snow - didn't melt - just
evaporated. Had more snow last night and it warmed up
and finally did some melting.
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Ray Stein ('64)
Re: Origin of the Bomber Name
As Ronald Reagon would have said, "There you go again." You are
continuing to muddy the waters by taking advantage of the lack of any
written documents that state specifically that we were named after
the Atomic Bomb and its associated effect on ending the war. I assume
your only motivation is to somehow defend Dale Gier's ('48) 55 year
old memory that he was a Sophomore Rep on the Student Council that met
and voted to change the name from Beavers to Bombers and they were
acting as a commemoration of the purchase of Day's Pay. In fact,
the Introduction to your Day's Pay Defense paper states that Dale's
article in the May 2001 Club 40 Newsletter is all one needs to read
to prove your point. Let's lay that issue to rest once and for all:
Dale Gier was NEVER on the Student Council during the 3 years he
attended Col-Hi. Not only does his picture & name not appear with the
Council in the '46, '47 & '48 Columbians, if you check the Service
Credits with his Senior Picture in the '48 Columbian, you will see
that there is no mention of being on the Council, any of his 3 years.
So how does a False Memory like this occur? In researching my
Atomic Bomb Defense paper, I interviewed dozens of old grads and my
cursory contact with how the human memory works (and sometimes
doesn't work) was enlightening. I am no expert, but I believe False
Memories do start with a glimmer of truth and in the individual's
attempt to recall, the human mind will fill in details, whether they
actually occurred or not. I think that is what occurred with Dale. He
remembered being elected Soph. Rep to something and assumed it was
the Student Council. His mind must have then taken off and created
images of this meeting that never happened. The element of truth was
his Soph. Rep election to Boy's Federation (see the next Sandstorm
after the one you cited and also his Service Credits).
Since I was not permitted to rebut your Research Paper (by mutual
agreement), I will now prepare a Formal Rebuttal to send to Maren for
inclusion with our papers, I invite you to do the same.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59)
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>>From: Janet Wilgus Beaulieu ('59)
Re: Pattijan Dukeastin Payge
To: Stan McDonald ('53)
This Patti Page topic is an absolute riot!! I hope you have the
time to edit this funny series of Standstorm babble and send it to
the real deal!! We've gone from Patty Austin, to Patty Duke Astin to
Janis Paige and Patti Paige er Page and I think we should add Patsy
Cline and a few others to it just for the heck of it. Remember the
old game "gossip?" This is it with a twist...advancing OLD AGE!! I
think our contributions started with an innocent question from Jan
Bollinger Persons ('60) about why they didn't see Mattingly ('60) at
the Bomber luncheon in Spokane. This stuff is such a great read.
-Janet Wilgus Beaulieu ('59)
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
I enjoyed learning how to dial a telephone in yesterday's
Sandstorm. Note that if you need assistance to complete a call, dial
operator, explain the situation, and SHE will be glad to assist you.
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Ann Engel Schafer ('63) & Freddie Schafer ('63)
Happy Birthday to an older classmate and a good guy. Now you can
legally use your senior discount card, and tap into that 401K. Happy
Birthday Lamont DeJong. You put the gold in gold medal class of "63".
See ya at 8:15am on the 18th... we have the hot chocolate ready.
Re: Portland Lunch Pictures
Click here for pictures -- Photos accessible online until 04 January 2005
-Ann Engel Schafer ('63) & Freddie Schafer ('63)
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>>From: Joanna Faulkner Brown ('63)
I found a story behind this song online....here is a link:
http://www.mamarocks.com/deck_of_cards.htm
Bomber Cheers,
-Joanna Faulkner Brown ('63)
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>>From: Dennis Hammer ('64)
To: Linda Reining ('64)
Re: "You Are There"
I do remember one teacher you used an episode of "You Are There"
in History class. That was Mr. Bob Blankenship in the year '62-'63.
He showed the episode about the "Boston Massacre." That was the
program where I first learned about the mutiny on the Bounty, and
although I did not remember the ship name, or any of the names of
people involved, couple years later when I it came up again, I
thought "Oh yeah!"
One of the TV programs I really enjoyed was called "Bold
Journey" where a guest would show a silent film of their travels,
usually sailing the South Pacific or a trek through the jungle or
something like that. The guest would then narrate the film with the
help of the host, who I think might have been Mike Douglass.
Re: Radio shows
There used to be two 15 minute shows I liked to listen to every
day. "The Story Lady" followed by "Big Jon and Little Sparkie." I
really liked "Big Jon and Little Sparkie" and remember one time I
missed those shows because I was sent to the store to get something.
I really didn't want to go because there was dried mud built up
between the fender and tire of my bike acting like a brake. (I later
learned that you can take a screwdriver and knock the mud out in no
time). I really did not want to go because I was sure with my bike
like that I would not make it back in time, and sure enough, I missed
it. I remember the series ended with a story line about flying
saucers.
I also remember that my parents took me to see Big Jon and
Little Sparkie at the Walla Walla armory. I believe Big Jon was the
voice for both characters on the radio, but for the live appearance,
Sparkie was a puppet.
[If memory serves (from 1999), this picture of Big Jon and Sparkie
came from David Rivers ('65)... -Maren]
-Dennis Hammer ('64)
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>>From: Karen Davis Scheffer ('76)
Please everybody wish with me a super happy birthday to my big
brother---the light of the Davis' lives----MICHAEL WAYNE DAVIS ('74)
on Dec 7th--Pearl Harbor Day. He was the second bomb that dropped on
that day. I love you tons there brother---wish you were around as my
walking partner.
Have a terrific day.
-Karen Davis Scheffer ('76) ~ in Spokane ---No Deer Park now, with
about 4 inches of snow.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/07/04 ~ PEARL HARBOR DAY
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25 Bombers and 1 NAB sent stuff:
Mary Triem ('47), Betty Hiser ('49)
Ann Clancy ('50), Bob Harman ('51)
Marilyn DeVine ('52), Wally Erickson ('53)
Bill Smith ('55), Chuck Holtz ('55)
Grover Shegrud ('56), Tom Hughes ('56)
Barbara Brown ('57), Margo Heiling (57)
John Browne, Jr. ('61), Helen Cross ('62)
Ann Engel ('63) & Freddie Schafer ('63)
Jim Hamilton ('63), Jim House ('63)
Carol Converse ('64), Deedee Willox ('64)
Ray Stein ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Jeff Michael ('65), Brad Upton ('74)
Heidi Davis ('00), Don Sorenson (NAB=Not A Bomber)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Hoff ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ed Borasky ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim House ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jerry Spears ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Karma King ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike Davis ('74)
BOMBER CALENDAR: <Richland Bombers Calendar>
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Mary Triem Mowery ('47)
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
Oh how I wish I had the command of the English language so I
could elaborate on the facts of our Bomber history AND the fortitude
to tell it like it is that you have. YOU ARE SO RIGHT about the
origin of the Bomber name. Some of the younger Bombers have listened
to the "politically correct" faction for far too long!
From an older (elderly?) Bomber:
-Mary Triem Mowery, a '47 Bomber
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Jim Jensen: Party lines: My father told me I could talk as long as I
wanted on the phone until I heard someone else pick up the phone and
I had to hang up. Only VIPs could get telephones when we first came
out but my mother had had surgery just before we came to Richland and
it was not healing properly so we did get an emergency phone (party
line and all). Our phone number was 1672-W and Central Stores number
was 1672-J. Needless to say - our phone rang all of the time. I loved
the plant operators.
Les Brown and his band of renoun (sp?). I wore out three 78 records
of him and Doris Day - Sentimental Journey.
Bob Harmon: Too bad Tucker could not get financial backing for his
car. It was so advanced for its time (he was here during the 1948
Frontier Days).
I thought it was strange that all of the floats in the early days
were on government trucks - everything was kakai, which I hate the
color to this day.
Radio: Has anyone mentioned Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthey and
Mortimer Snerd?
Donna McGregor Salazaar: Phil Harris - I loved it when he sang: "And
That's What I Like About the South."
My husband used to tell me the only good thing about those pointy
toed shoes was to kill ants in the corners of the room.
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland - weather
doesn't know what is wants to do today. They say we may
have snow! Not ready for that!
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>>From: Ann Clancy Andrews ('50)
Re: radio programs
Sitting in front of the old Philco and listening to Fanny Brice
as "Baby Snooks" and Edgar Bergen and "Charlie McCarthy" A couple of
my favorites along with so many others that that have been mentioned.
My father grew his one and only beard for the '48 beard contest.
Didn't win a thing!
-Ann Clancy Andrews ('50)~ In sunny, cool Sacramento, waiting for a
storm to come blowing in at 20 to 30 mph. There goes the
holiday decorations!
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>>From: Bob Harman ('51)
How many remeber when the small stucco house accross Kennewick
Avenue from the golf course was virtually the last house in
Kennewick. It's still there!
-Bob Harman ('51)
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>>From: Marilyn "Em" DeVine Dow ('52)
Re: Some thoughts on recent contributions
I think it was Phil Harris who sang Smoke, Smoke Smoke (that
cigarette). He had a beautiful wife, Alice Faye, who was on radio and
TV with him. They were married almost forever and were very talented.
The line many comedians used as a fall-back joke was "Who was
that lady you were with last night?" The answer was," That was no
LADY, that was my wife." In those days there was a big difference
inferred by the term "lady" as opposed to "woman". It still drives
me nuts when the news reports some horrendous event and then refers
to the perpetrator as a "gentleman". Picky, picky, picky.....
[That's one of my pet peeves, too! Some "gentleman", huh? -Maren]
Does anyone remember "Let's Pretend"? I listened to it about 65
years ago, (ohmygosh...now THAT is a time warp!) when we were still
in Ellensburg. I'd lie on the floor and snuggle up to our big console
Zenith radio and let my imagination fill in all the "visual" details.
Re: grade schoolers going to Hanford High
Terry ('52), Sharleen ('50) and I went there on the early shift.
We lived in an old farm house from Dec. '43 to June '44 out North of
White Bluffs, a ten mile bus ride to the school. We had no running
water, and only 1 electric light. There was a well down the hill
at the barn, but it was not good for drinking. Using our red Flyer
wagon, we'd haul buckets of it up to the house for laundry and
bathing. We had a water-tight canvas "tub" in which we would bathe
once a week, as I recall. It was collapsible and the folks would
set it up in the kitchen so we'd have warmth from the wood stove.
Sharleen's teacher wasn't any good, and our mother had lots of health
problems in those days, so Sharleen and little brother Richard went
back to Ellensburg and stayed with relatives until school was out and
we moved to Sunnyside while the Richland housing was being finished.
Thanks to all who have submitted these great memories.
-Marilyn "Em" DeVine Dow ('52) ~ in cloudy, rainy Richland - where
holiday lights are brightening up houses all over town.
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Radio shows
From time to time, I'll reflect back to my favorite radio shows.
Every Sunday evening before dinner, I'd lay on my folks' bed and
listen to my favorite radio shows on their Zenith radio. Mr. District
Attorney, The Shadow and Inner Sanctum were my favorites. I have to
share one of the "Inner Sanctum" stories I still remember. It's about
a couple of young boys that find a "loaded" pistol near one of the
garbage cans in the alley of New York City. They decide to play
"Russian roulette". This goes on for several minutes with a "click"
after each one takes their turn. Towards the end, one of the mother's
calls out to Johnny to come home for dinner. Johnny decided since he
had to go home, he would point the gun at the garbage can to see what
would happen.. you guessed it, the gun went off. It was very
suspenseful!!!
I too, enjoyed "Could this be you?". It was very well done and
like it has been mentioned several times about other radio shows, you
could close your eyes and picture in your mind exactly what was going
on. I don't remember "Cinnamon Bear". I guess I was to busy playing
"Cowboys and Indians" during that time....grin.
Re: Carmichael Jr. High
Thank you both Burt ('59) and Dick Pierard ('52) for the info on
the schools, it was interesting. My class of '53 (7th grade) and
Dick's class of '52 (8th grade) were the first classes to transfer
into the new Carmichael Jr. High Feb. '48. I remember they were just
starting to install the seats in the new Auditorium. Also, they were
just finishing up with the new Gym (not sure what they were doing). I
think my 7th grade teacher was Mrs. Fisher I transferred from Marcus
Whitman. It was very impressive to have our own lockers. I believe
they were in the final stages of installing all the lockers during
that time.
Two years later, half of our Class of '53 was sent to Columbia
High School (Freshmen) and the other half (9th grade) stayed at
Carmichael. The class of '53 was the last Freshmen class of Columbia
High School. Refer to "1950" Columbian. We really thought we were
"big shots" to be able to go to High School. It was great to connect
with the other half of our class from Carmichael the following year.
Re: Uptown theater
I remember walking with my friends to Uptown to check on the
building of the new Uptown theater. The walls, ceiling and stage area
had just been completed. With nothing but dirt inside with lots of
scaffolding. My friends Bill Lloyd ('54), Bill Dunwoody ('52-RIP) and
Kenny Webster ('55) found an opening to get in to check it out. I'm
not sure of the date of the Grand Opening?? But, I do remember there
was a brand new "Buick" four door sedan in the lobby... I believe it
was a '53. This would have been in the fall of 1952. Maybe someone
out there can confirm this for me.
Memories at the Village theater was being able to mix our
beverages at the "pop" machine. The manager of the theater lived
upstairs; he always wore a suit and tie. I can still see his face
with a thin mustache keeping control of the long lines.
Thanks for the memories.
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ Where it's starting to snow again. It's a
lovely sight looking out over Lake Coeur D'Alene and the snow
covered trees. It's like a "postcard" setting, or Christmas
card. Happy Holidays to all my "Bomber" friends. Cheers!!
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>>From: Bill (aka Duane) Smith ('55)
Re: Good ol' days
When we first moved to Richland in '44, only the main through
streets were paved. We lived in an "A" house on McPherson, one of
the unpaved streets. Every evening we would meet many of the
neighbors as we all used our garden hoses to water the street in
order to keep the dust down.
How times have changed! We used to go to either Yakima or Walla
Walla to do Christmas shopping, now people come to the TC to shop.
-Bill (aka Duane) Smith ('55)
P.S. Are there any plans yet for our 50th reunion?
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>>From: Chuck Holtz ('55)
If my memory serves me right (and it frequently does these days)
Pat McCoy ('55), has a very large collection of the
old time radio shows and sells copies to anyone wanting them. Don't
know if he's still in the business but to anyone interested, try him.
-Chuck Holtz ('55) ~ In Everett where it's raining lightly.
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>>From: Grover Shegrud ('56)
Re: End of WWII
I and a hundred or so kids and parents were watching a movie in
the Village theater when the war ended. The movie was stopped and
everyone went out in the street and whooped it up. After a while we
went back in and they restarted the movie. I have no idea what movie
though!
-Grover Shegrud ('56) ~ In Martha lake, Mill Creek, Bothel, and/or
Lynnwood, WA
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>>From: Tom Hughes ('56)
Re: Grapes
Mention of the Concord Grapes around Kennewick reminds me of one
of my early jobs. The first summer that I worked in the grape juice
plant in Kennewick it was called Churches Grape Juice. My first job
was re-palletizing boxes of grape juice. When the juice came off the
bottling line the boxes were stored with the necks down. Prior to
shipment all of the boxes had to be turned over to allow the sediment
in the neck to disperse before they got to the store. My job was to
pull out a pallet and turn over each box onto another pallet. Worked
10 hour days for 25 cents an hour. The next summer Welches had bought
out Churches and I got a job cooking grape jelly. I tended 10 fifty
gallon steam kettles that I would fill with juice, turn on the steam,
add the sugar, essence and pectin and cook it until it came up to
temperature. I would then open a valve and drain the jelly down to
the bottling room. For this job I only worked 8 hours but got 35
cents an hour. It was a good 10 years before I could stand the smell
of grape jelly. When all of the jelly had been processed they sent
me out to work on the cold storage tanks. This was in August and
the temperatures outside were over 100°. They had six, five hundred
thousand gallon cold storage tanks. These had to be washed out and
pre-chilled in preparation for the new juice. They would fill the
tanks with ice water to pre-chill them. My job was to crawl into the
top of the tank in a little rubber boat and, as they lowered the
water level I would work my way around the wall and when they found
a leak on the outside I would go to the spot and patch it with a
ceramic paste. I was one of the few that wore an overcoat to work in
August. I would not call these fond memories but these jobs did pay
for my school clothes all through high school and into college.
I also remember at the end of the summer I would take all of my
money and we would go to J. C. Penny's in Kennewick to buy school
clothes. Rather than the cash machines at each checkout counter they
had a cashier that sat in a cage on the second floor. Each checkout
counter had a spring powered device that the clerk would use to send
the check and the money up to the cage. The cashier would make the
change and send it back to the checkout in one of the little spring
powered tubes. The whole time you were in the store there were these
little tubes sailing along the wires all over the place.
Hope to see everyone at the Fife luncheon next Sunday.
-Tom Hughes ('56)
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>>From: Barbara Brown Webster ('57)
Maren,
I missed the location of the Cinnamon Bear episodes. Could you
help me out, please?
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--- the following is from the 11/7/02 Alumni Sandstorm ---
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>>From: Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64)
Re: Cinnamon Bear
Tapes and/or CDs are available from http://Amazon.com
Original Radio Broad Cdrdos 4037, Glanville Heisch
Price: $24.49 & eligible for FREE Super Saver
Shipping on orders over $25.
Smithsonian
Price: $35.98 - item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
I ordered them originally from
Radio Spirits, Inc. (Smithsonian)
P. O. Box 2141
Schiller Park, IL 60176
$34.98 for CD plus shipping ISBN 1570190682
$24.98 Cassettes plus shipping ISBN 1570190674
Also the website that was in the Alumni Sandstorm on
November 5 is http://otrsite.com/logs/logc1016.htm I went to the
site and it has all the episodes named, numbered, with the date
first aired. Apparently, you can order from him.
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Also, people have mentioned sending you checks... do you have a
set fee for the Sandstorm? Please let me know. Thanks.
[Still asking for 12 bucks/year donation. -Maren]
-Barbara Brown Webster ('57)
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>>From: Margo Heiling Barron ('57)
Re: Class of '57 Luncheon Reminder
If you haven't reserved a place yet, there is still time. Please
respond to my email address. Thanks.
WHEN: Saturday, December 11
TIME: 12:00 Noon
WHERE: 3 Margaritas
ADDRESS: 627 Jadwin in Richland
-Margo Heiling Barron (Class of '57 - ahead of our time)
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>>From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: Old age, and Olde radio
I was also a "Big Jon & Sparkie" fan- but realized right away
that the show was an amalgam of entertaining vignettes from many
sources. For instance, I had heard the "Li'l Orly" stories as a
regular part of the old Fred Waring Show, which were introduced
(and narrated) by one "Uncle Lumpy"- with musical effects provided
by the Fred Waring Orchestra.
The Fred Waring archives are at Penn State... and they've farmed
out the Little Orley CDs to a company in Michigan. Check them out at
http://www.littleorley.com if this interests you.
(The only other source that I'd ever seen for these was the
personal collection of the stories on 45RPM records, that was in the
possession of Jimmy Green, a 'loose cannon' of a youth at Chief Joe
whose family moved on to Yakima. We became friends years afterwards,
and those records were one of his treasures.) Someone recalled that
the opening sequence of "Big Jon & Sparkie" involved a show about
spacemen. That's right- it was the chronicles of General Comet,
starring Captain Jupiter (and I think it probably began as one of
Big Jon's ad-libs, and just caught on). The Captain had some great
adventures, involving even interstellar hazards of the plant world,
eg the Strangulating Gloxinia.
I think that there were a couple of villains, too- Montmorency
Clutchrider and Ivan Cruisingspeed(?)... and adventures in the Oh-oh
Ozone (and the No-no No-Zone as well... anyone?). One regular line
indicating an astonishing development became a great favorite around
our house, to wit: "his eyes got as big as sewer lids, and his mouth
hung open like a trap door, swaying in the breezes".
I confess that I still remember the theme of Big Jon's show (was
it called "No School Today"?) which was "The Teddy Bear's Picnic".
The "Let's Pretend" sequences were really wonderful productions, as
well- they could be awfully scary, at times... very well produced
radio. We had records of some of these childhood stories, too- like
"Hypotenuse Turtle" and "Tubby the Tuba", and others a bit less
memorable. I never have gotten the Cinnamon Bear tapes... but maybe
it's time to resurrect that old Crazyquilt Dragon, and the other
mysteries from that neglected trunk!.. and pass them along... ^..^
-John Browne, Jr. ('61) ~ Vashon Island, WA
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
I can't believe it, tonight on public television, they are
celebrating the sta