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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 04/01/05
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10 Bombers sent stuff:
Carol Black ('48), Phil Belcher ('51)
Barbara Isakson ('58), Burt Pierard ('59)
Larry Mattingly ('60), Mike Brady ('61)
Dennis Hammer ('64), Larry Crouch ('71)
Llorene Myers ('72), Mary Horton ('75)
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REMINDER: This Sunday (4/3/05) at 2am SPRING FORWARD
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ed Mitchell ('69)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Carol Black Foster ('48)
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Hey Rick, what all did you all mean by "articulation of the English
language may be a problem for some, particularly if they are from
Tennessee"???
-Carol Black Foster ('48) ~ One Ole Tennessee Hillbilly presently
residing in Bellevue (or Blahvue as some would say).
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>>From: Phil Belcher ('51)
Re: Bethany Church
It is with sad memories that I read of the closing of the West
Richland Church. My father, as is true with many of the era, helped
build the church and our family were charter members. I have many
memories of choir practice, church dinners and special visitors that
would come to help out. Rev. Russell was the pastor for many years and
he married my first wife and I. The church was a center point in our
fledging community. It is sad that the town has lost such a place in
history.
-Phil Belcher ('51)
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>>From: Barbara Isakson Rau ('58)
Class of '58
Our luncheon date is April 3rd on Sunday at the Shilo Inn Restaurant
(O'Callahan's). We've been getting surprise visitors so hope to see you
there to find out who will be surprising us.
April 3, 2005 at o'clock this Sunday!
[I believe the '58 lunches begin at 1pm, but the
number was left out of this entry. If 1pm isn't right,
I'm sure Barb will submit another entry. -Maren]
-Barbara Isakson Rau ('58)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: The Milkman, Dick McCoy (45,46)
Re: Italian Prisoners at Columbia Camp
Welcome back, ol' Buddy. To refresh your memory, I NEVER doubted or
challenged your recollections (nor Kay Weir Fishback's ('37) either, for
that matter) of encountering Columbia Camp prisoners who were speaking
Italian. I believe someone else had a recollection of German speaking
prisoners which I also accept. My challenge was (and still is) your
constant referring to them as Prisoners of War (POWs). As I said in my
3/21/05 posting, those guys were probably Conscientious Objectors (COs)
or possibly even common felons, but that is a world of difference from
POWs.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
To: Jan Bollinger Persons ('60)
Re: http://community-2.webtv.net/Velpics/HUM/
Thanks for the great pictures on the Hummers [hummingbirds]... Our
30 acre pyro facility hidden in plain site south of Olympia, is a
collection of woods and meadows. We have a pair of hummers that nests
every year somewhere in a particular patch of woods. A couple of times
we have been fortunate that it was in a place where we could peek in
once in a while. We also have a pair of Killdeer that every spring lay
a pair of eggs right out in the open. We have to watch for the nest to
keep from running over it. Once we spot it, we mark it with a couple of
stakes about 10 feet away on each side. Momma Killdeer should get an
Oscar for her "broken wing" performance if we get close to the nest. We
have seen her flip upside down and lay there just quivering. But if you
take a step toward her she runs another 4-5 feet away from the nest and
does it all over again. It is fun to watch the babies grow up and start
running. We also have rabbits, robins and deer with fawn each spring.
While we are usually too busy to pay much attention to it, it is nice to
take a minute and watch nature flourish once in a while. Many times one
of us have been setting out in the open making up and fusing Special
Effects or finales, only to have deer and rabbits come within 10 feet of
us, just moving along grazing.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ From my office where it is making up to pour
rain again.
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
I enjoyed Rick Maddy's ('67 comments in yesterday's Alumni Sandstorm
regarding separation of church and state. I don't usually read the long
entries, but in his case, I did.
I spent the past 21 years working for the Seattle Parks Dept. and
Mukilteo School District. The city/school would rent their facilities to
church groups for weekend services as long as it didn't interfere with
regular programming. On the day of their meeting, churches would put a
sandwich board in front of the Center advertising their services...
but nowhere else. Many churches wanted to keep their board in front of
the Center all week or place them at street crossings, but the City
wouldn't allow it. I received complaints from people who held strict
interpretations of separation of church and state. They felt churches
shouldn't use government supported facility at all.
I hope that everyone will take a strong look at their personal
feelings, and be compassionate towards others who do not share your
beliefs. In that vein, I hope everyone had a happy Easter!
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Dennis Hammer ('64)
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: "our first seventeen Christian presidents owned slaves"
Actually it was twelve Presidents who owned slaves. I knew that
could not be correct as Lincoln did not own slaves and he was #16. I
found this interesting site. http://www.nas.com/~lopresti/ps.htm
Scroll down and each of the first 18 presidents is listed with more
details and some quotes by the Presidents. Always found it interesting
that both Grant and Lee acquired slaves then they married their wives.
Lee was opposed to slavery and freed those slaves but Grant did not.
I remember sitting in Mr. Blankenship's History class in school year
1961-1962 when he stated something on the order that the Civil war was
not fought to free the slaves, but that without slavery he thought it
might not have happened. I think we were all surprised to hear that. One
girl asked, then why it was fought. Mr. Blankenship then said it was to
preserve the Union. We usually do not hear that four slave states stayed
with the Union: Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. We are also
usually taught that Lincoln freed the slaves with the Emancipation
Proclamation, but it did not free any slaves because it only proclaimed
that the slaves in the areas that the Union did not control were free.
It was the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery.
Civil War was four years from Fort Sumter in April 1861 until Lee's
surrender at Appomattox in April 1865. The last shot of the Civil War
was fired off the coast of Alaska by the CSS Shenandoah June 22, 1865.
When the commanding officer learned the South had surrendered he sailed
to England and surrendered there November 6, 1865.
-Dennis Hammer ('64)
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>>From: Larry Crouch ('71)
Re: Hodakas
To: Stu Osborn ('71)
Stu...... I still remember riding my Hodaka all over the shelter belt
and what a trusty steed it was. Now my Harley fits me better, but I
always stop too look at any Hodaka I see for sale, some day I will just
get one and let my grandson cut his teeth on it. Its almost riding
weather here in Colorado and my old Harley has been waiting all winter
so keep on riding and feeling the wind.
-Larry Crouch ('71)
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>>From: Llorene Myers Bezanson ('72)
Re: Day's Pay Mural / The Gymnasium
Now that the gym will be going down (does anyone know exactly when
it's coming down?), what's happening with the Day's Pay mural? Will it
be disassembled and mounted on the new structure?
-Llorene Myers Bezanson ('72)
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[http://www.rsd.edu/view.html?/bondprojects/rhs/architect01_lg.jpg
See a preliminary drawing of the RHS renovation project as submitted by
CKJT Architects, Kennewick. Doesn't look like you need to worry about
the Day's Pay mural. -Maren]
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>>From: Mary Horton Finch ('75)
To: Linda Barott Rodriguez ('71)
Re: Bethany Church
I, too, am sad to hear that Bethany Church has had to close it's
doors. I "grew up" at Bethany, and remember climbing Flat Top for the
Easter Sunrise Service, the wonderful Children's Christmas Pageant and
the paper bags of goodies each child got, with an orange, hard candies
and other goodies inside. I remember my Mom, Virginia, always getting
a rose on Mother's Day for having the most children--6 of us: Harriet ('69),
Laura ('70), Rebecca ('73), Mary ('75), Sam and George ('79). I remember
the wonderful pot lucks down in the basement, and Sunday School, and
Rev. Elmer Zamzow and his family, Mamie Brown and her wonderful music.
And when I was older, maybe 10-12, my sister Becky and I helped my Dad,
who was the Church custodian, clean the bathrooms, and the kitchen, and
sweep all the floors--Every Saturday! But he did pay us $5 a month to
help him. Since our allowance was 50 cents a month, it seemed like a lot
of money--and 45 rpm records were only about 59 cents then.
And I remember Red and Elvira Stephens, and of course, Vera Edwards,
and I remember you a little, although I think I was the same age as your
little sister, Jody ('73). Thanks for the trip down "Memory Lane."
-Mary Horton Finch ('75)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 04/02/05
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Laura Dean Kirby ('55)
Barbara Isakson ('58), Rick Maddy ('67)
Louise Avant ('69), Shelley Williams ('84)
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BOMBER LUNCHES Today: Class of '60 & spouses
BOMBER LUNCHES Today: Las Vegas
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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REMINDER: This Sunday ( - TOMORROW - 4/3/05) at 2am SPRING FORWARD
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Mike Brady ('61): I realize that when Uncle Sam owned the Village of
Richland things were a lot different. Many of the churches in Richland
got their start by having services in the Richland Schools until Uncle
Sam would allocate land/buildings for them to start their churches. I
always felt this was an excellent way to find out about other churches.
My friends in high school were all of different faiths - something I had
never encountered before. I didn't always agree with them (and they
never agreed with me) but it was a definite way to find out about each
other's beliefs.
Spring ahead tomorrow night.
-Betty Hiser Gulley ('49) ~ south/government Richland - windy - coolish
and possible showers.
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>>From: Laura Dean Kirby Armstrong ('55)
To: Linda Barott Rodriguez ('71)
Loved your item about Bethany Church. I met wonderful friends there.
Married there in 1955, my first husband Dave Belcher. His mother was an
original member and a beautiful person. I won the award for youngest
mother several times on Mother's day. Your mother Doris and her sister
Elvera were good friends. Thanks for the memories.
-Laura Dean Kirby Armstrong ('55)
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>>From: Barbara Isakson Rau ('58)
Class of '58
Our luncheon date is April 3rd on Sunday at the Shilo Inn Restaurant
(O'Callahan's). We've been getting surprise visitors so hope to see you
there to find out who will be surprising us.
April 3, 2005 at 1pm this Sunday!
-Barbara Isakson Rau ('58)
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
To: Carol Black Foster ('48)
Re: TN
Hey Carol, I have a grandfather born and raised there, one buried there,
aunts, uncles and cousins buried there in that neck of the woods down in
those hollers that goes back a ways in time. After TN they moved on into
the Ozarks of MO near Dogwood and Ava. My mother is from Ava. My family
has names like Vercil, Earline, Estle, Lonzo, Rozella and Aunt Feebe. I
was back there in July of '03 talking to some of those TN folks. They
were difficult for a Washington state raised boy to understand at times.
Other than that, it was a joke. If you are implying that a newcomer,
let's say from the Ukraine, learning English from a south Tennessee
hillbilly is not going to be difficult for me to understand, then I
can see where the joke isn't funny... except to me, because I know
different. I could have said Arkansas, I suppose, but I'm not from
there.
To: Dennis Hammer ('64)
Thanks for the history lesson, Dennis, and cleaning up the figures and
dates. I hypocritically went against my pet peeve of objectivity due to
laziness in a study full of such revisions and "historical malfunction"
like I used. I'll replace my post with the thirteen presidents, not
first seventeen, not twelve, that owned slaves: George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Martin
Van Buren, William Harrison, John Tyler, James Polk, Zachary Taylor,
James Buchanan (controversial wording - indentured servants, bought,
paid for; yes, he did own slaves), Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant.
And I'm still not sure if Thomas Jefferson believed in God, so my use
of "Christian" presidents is also subjective. The issues of slave
ownership went on through the first eighteen presidents involved with
the doctrine before one, Lincoln, and even he was wishy-washy with it,
wanted it stopped would have been better put, but I was only using
slavery as an example for the existence of necessary political change
from time to time; as the same need exists in our Church and State
issues of recent and the CRUX of my post about the cross on Flattop.
Obviously, a bad choice for comparison. Also, change the five years
(1860-1865) to four years plus a couple months... or that the long,
bloody part went on long before and long after the war. Nor was I
attempting to explain that the reasons the Civil War (War of Northern
Aggression in the South) was due to both industrial north and an
agrarian south's civil (business ethics) and slavery issues. And maybe
instead of stopping with the first eighteen presidents involved by
allowing it's existence, I should have just moved right on through to
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which was needed before anybody read the
Thirteenth Amendment again to see what it meant anyway. Nevertheless,
facts are facts and need addressing. Thanks again.
As far as my post on Church and State and the cross on Flattop, it
was just my opinion.
-Rick Maddy ('67)
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>>From: Louise Avant ('69)
All this talk about Flattop got me thinking about a Saturday in the 7th
grade. I met a classmate by the name of Sally Goldsmith in PE class. We
also enjoyed GAA together. One week in the spring we got an idea to hike
out to West Richland and climb Flattop. We packed lunches and set out
from my house at Torbett and Thayer. We walked out to West Richland via
Van Giesen. We climbed the "mountain" and ate our lunches. On the way
down my feet got moving faster than I had anticipated and ended up flat
on my face "tackling" (unintentionally) Sally in the process. The wind
was knocked out of me and we had to sit a bit and get our senses back.
Luckily, neither of us was hurt and we continued on our way back to
Richland. We played leap frog over the concrete posts along side the
road. We made it back in one piece, but had a joyous time. I remember
seeing that cross when we would be coming back to Richland after
visiting friends in Yakima one knew you were about home again.
-Louise Avant ('69) ~ Eugene, OR - where surprise it is raining again
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>>From: Shelley Williams Robillard ('84)
Re: Motorcycles
Concerning Larry Crouch ('71) and Stu Osborn ('71) reminiscing about
bikes. My oldest son turned 15 today (April 1st) and my youngest will
soon be 13. We combined the birthday presents and bought them their
first dirt bike. It is some sort of old Honda trail bike. Doesn't really
matter the make, it was pure joy and love at first sight!
-Shelley Williams Robillard ('84)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 04/03/05 ~ 2am SPRING FORWARD
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Millie Finch ('54), Larry Mattingly ('60)
Mike Brady ('61), Jim Hamilton ('63),
Nancy Nelson ('69)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Garry O'Rourke ('66)
BELATED BOMBER BIRTHDAY (4/2): Larry Coryell ('61)
BOMBER LUNCH TODAY: Class of '58
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
Re: Special Request: Wanted - A Little Bomber Compassion
I know that title sounds funny, because I know that all Bombers are
compassionate and caring, but I have a very special request. One Bomber
named Carol Tighe Webb ('54) is in need of some extra TLC.
Carol is in a Supportive Care Home right now, and she told me she
could sure use some phone calls or notes or sumpin!! Carol has MS and
also has had a stroke, so she is wheelchair bound right now.
As one of her fellow classmates, I am asking for all of our
classmates from 1954 to please take a moment and get in touch with her.
It would really lift her spirits. Her address and telephone # is: (Maren
she gave me permission to put it on the Internet - Millie)
Carol Webb
4407 Segovia
Pasco, WA 99301
(509) 547-8578
Thanks to all you Bomber friends in advance, and may we all have
good days ahead.
-Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Early Churches
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Your mention of church services held in schools brought back a few
memories. I can remember at Lewis and Clark sometimes our desks would be
moved in the classroom on Monday morning. The teacher would say don't
worry about it, it was just the church group using the room on Sunday.
As a child I thought it strange as we always went to Christ The King
Catholic church. And everybody I knew had a "church" to go to. Then as I
grew older it seemed perfectly OK to me for schools to rent out rooms to
anyone who would pay the fee. I noticed as we traveled and attended mass
when on vacation that Richland churches were kind of plain in appearance
compared to those in other areas. Talking with my cousins in Kentucky
on vacations, in the late '40s and early '50s they thought it really
strange to have a church named Southside United Protestant Church. They
had Baptist, Methodist, and Catholic, but no "Protestant". Other than
they had churches for Blacks and Whites, there weren't any others. I do
remember one Sunday morning in about 1950 Father Gettlefinger, the
crusty old curmudgeon who baptized me, at age 5 days) very definitively
announced that the Black Catholic church would close at the end of the
month, and that Blacks would be attending St. Augustine's with whites.
That was the end of segregation in churches in that part of Kentucky.
Looking back I am glad Richland avoided most of those problems.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ From my office and looking at the bright
sunshine I am headed home to mow at least front yard before
the rain starts again.
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: 5-7 year old basketball jamboree
Over the past two weekends I officiated a 5-7 year old basketball
jamboree at Meadowbrook Community Center in Seattle. Whether the kids
could dribble, pass or shoot, it didn't matter. They all had a wonderful
time. Boys and girls played together on 8' hoops. The bleachers were
packed with screaming parents with cameras and camcorders, siblings,
relatives and friends. Because of all the enthusiasm in the gym, I
thought I was at a Bomber basketball game. I imagined I was hearing,
"what makes those Bombers so hot, woo, woo?" I even saw a lady wearing
a Prosser Mustang sweatshirt. Imagine that... not that we Bombers ever
lowered ourselves to play those country kids. I just wanted to let you
know basketball is alive and well for many years to come!
-Mike Brady ('61)
P.S. I know, I know, Prosser has had some fantastic basketball
teams, but in our day...
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
The Seattle Times in place of news, has an "Odds & Ends" Column on
page two. Amongst the nice to know information was the fact today, the
2nd of April was the birthday of Larry Coryell ('61), also the birthday
of Leon Russell.
Now there would be a duet.
jimbeaux
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
Re: Columbia Camp
I must say the Alumni Sandstorm is great to wake up to in the
mornings. I am answering the topic of the POWS at Hanford. My father
was there from 1943 up til retirement and he recalls that the POWS
were NOT POWS -- but conscientious objectors.
All have a good day and hope to be back in Richland this summer for
visits.
-Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69) ~ Finally seeing the sunshine here in NE
Washington by Canada... has been raining and even snowed again.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 04/04/05
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), Betty Hiser ('49)
Bill Berlin ('56), Dennis McGrath ('63WB)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jan Nelson ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nancy Erlandson ('67)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: POW
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
Prisoners that spoke Italian and German? I agree with you that
they were conscientious objectors, nearly the whole Italian army was.
Do you also believe that the powers that were would not cover up the
POW situation?
-Dick McCoy, the milkman of the Class of 1945
Broncs, Beavers, Bombers and Bull
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Millie Finch Gregg ('54): My sister, Marjorie "Midge" Hiser Baldwin
graduated with your class. I will send her Carol's address.
Larry Mattingly ('60): At first I went to the Lutheran Church located in
a building on Gillespie and Goethals (later changed to Jadwin) - where
the Southside United Protestant Church is now. Then they started a
Baptist (Southern) at Lewis and Clark (L&C) for several years before
they build their church on Richmond and Raleigh. There must have been
other churches going to L&C - I used to hear them singing in other
rooms.
Weren't all the Richland schools under AEC? There should not have been
any rent in the very early days. I worked for the Richland School
District in 1950-1951 and when AEC wanted to use the Conference Room in
the School District Building (on Snow) they just called up the school
district and said we will be (not may we?) using the conference room at
such and such a time. The school district had no choice but to let AEC
have the room. The secretary for the Richland School District used to
swear under her breath because the guys from AEC would smoke and she
would open all the windows in the building when the AEC meeting was
over. Talk about memories - that brought back a few!!!
I used to talk to people from all over and no one had ever heard of a
United Protestant church anywhere. They would ask me what the purpose
was - I wasn't sure - I just told them they needed to start up churches
and there were not enough Methodists, Baptists, etc. to have a separate
church. Good movement I thought.
My first job was with the school district as a memograph and ditto
operator. I just put in paper in my printer when I remembered as a
memograph operator I had to put in an entire ream (500 sheets) of paper.
It is so frustrating just to put in a few sheets at a time.
Although I am not Catholic I wish to express my sorry of the death of
the Pope. I thought he did many good things for the church.
Hope you all remembered to spring forward. Lots of people will be late
for church or Sunday School.
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland - sprinkled a few
drops last night - sun is trying to shine - coolish.
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
To: Mike Brady ('61)
Boy, that brings back memories. I coached Junior Football and Junior
High girls basketball at the Magnolia Rec Centre in Seattle a bunch of
years ago. We would always have a "game day" for the little kids'
basketball teams too, with 8 foot hoops, and it was something to behold.
I would have even paid admission it was such a good show... and you are
correct, the place was packed with proud parents. By the time these kids
got to Junior High they were pretty accomplished players and the proud
parents became Coach killers. We had four Rec Centre teams and I would
take all the kids that were "cut" plus a single player of my choice from
the other three teams and make up the forth team. We were not great but
in one case we beat the "big shots" in the last game of the season and
kept them out of the city championships. I did get a couple of death
threat calls at home and nobody at the Rec Centre would talk to me for a
few months but that was what our team of "losers" lived for. I loved it.
Ah yes, I can remember the Prosser Mustangs in my Bomber days (1954-
1956) and we had a saying for them... "if it were not for Prosser, the
rest of the league would have to take turns losing." They have gotten a
lot better over the years.
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ in Anacortes, WA where the tulips have survived two
BIG wind storms lately. I was afraid after the second one that
the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival had been moved over the mountains
to Wenatchee... but they survived. In addition to all that colour,
we still have around 20,000 Show Geese in the Valley. Very cool.
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>>From: Dennis McGrath ('63WB)
To: Stu Osborn ('71)
Re: Hodaka/Pabatco
Stu, glad to see somebody else that appreciates vintage Japanese
motorcycles. Most people don't realize that Hodaka was a joint
American/Japanese enterprise. The tank badges pretty much told the
story. Hodaka/Pabatco: "Pacific basin, Trading, Company" was a family
owned business located in Athena, Oregon. Talk about the proverbial
"American Dream." It started as a relatively small business and soon
escalated into a multimillion dollar concern.
To attest to the reliability of Hodaka motorcycles, I raced a 100cc
Super Rat in the Barstow to Vegas motorcycle race in 1971 and placed
top ten percent of class out of 3800 motorcycles. 187 miles of the most
unforgiving real estate known to mankind!
Hodaka was at the top of their game in the early '70s. They were known
as "trail bikes" and in Race District 37 (CA Desert) competed in the
"Trail Class" (100cc or less). The Super Rat, Combat Wombat, and Super
Combat were not trail bikes, they were all out race bikes with a minimum
of modification. Very good motorcycles.
Both of my sons still race motorcycles and both were taught how to ride
on Hodakas. Started them out on a Steens/Hodaka and then onto the Ace
100, and then to the Super Rat.
I restored a 1974 "red tank" Super Rat and it now resides in the AMA
museum. A fitting place for such a neat bike. Hodaka was very creative
with the names of their bikes. Such as: Road Toad, Wombat, Super Rat,
Combat Wombat, etc. If I remember correctly, didn't they call the one
and only 250cc bike they manufactured a Thunder Dog?
If you need help in locating replacement parts for your "Hodies" let me
know, I have several sources.
-Dennis McGrath ('63WB)
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10 Bombers sent stuff:
Joe Wood ('48), Jim Jensen ('50)
Donna McGregor ('57), Bonnie Allen ('59)
Burt Pierard ('59), George Swan ('59)
Larry Mattingly ('60), Judy Willox ('61)
Helen Cross ('62), John Bixler ('64)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ann Pearson ('50)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Joe Wood ('48)
Re: POW
I came by a used undershirt that must have been retrieved from a
rag barrel sometime in the early '40s. Anyway, it had big bold letters
stamped on it POW and it was my understanding it came from the camp out
by Benton City. Used to wear it in the summer time and my Mom would
give me fits when I did. So I agree with Dick, cause I'm sure he
approved the place.
Didn't anyone's Dad guard the place?
-Joe Wood ('48)
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>>From: Jim Jensen ('50)
Re: Thayer Drive/Flat Top/Etc.
To: Louise Avant ('69)
Your 4/2/05 posting about your hike to "Flat Top" brought back
a lot of memories. The fact that your trek began from your house on
Torbett and Thayer captured my attention as well. Our family lived
at the corner of Thayer (1603) and Van Giesen from May 1948 to August
1950. I accompanied a number of friends - Bill Hinson (RIP'50), Jerry
Arbuckle (RIP'50) and others - down Van Giesen to Flat Top. Most of
the time we would have foot races up and then down (with a few tumbles
thrown in). Bill and I tried it with bicycles a few times, but found
that downward excursions could be hazardous and on occasion subject our
bikes to troublesome damage. There were no buildings of any kind close
around there in those days - just a lot of brush (sagebrush?). We
used to wonder whether native Americans had ever used the "Top" for
observation purposes. Wonder why we never looked for arrow heads, etc.?
On Van Giesen, west of Thayer, friends and I used to enjoy the bing
cherry orchard (on the north side of the road). Ate 2.6 tons of those
babies. I haven't seen bing cherries anywhere near as good as those
were since my last visit there.....size, color, flavor!!!! Superb.
As for Thayer Drive...walking to school I would pass by the Vogel
home, the Masters, the Richeys (Don RIP'47, Alan RIP'49, Marilyn RIP),
all on the west side of the road, just in the first few blocks.
Thanks for the memories.
-Jim Jensen ('50)
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>>From: Donna McGregor Salazar ('57)
Re: United Protestant Churches
I may be wrong, but I was always under the impression that each one
of the United Protestant Churches sort of leaned towards one Protestant
denomination or another, such as it seemed like Central UP leaned
towards being Methodist, etc. I'm wishy-washy about this because it
didn't seem like it was a strict thing???? Maybe you just went to the
one closest to you or where you like the preacher the best. Reverend
Uphoff at Central was fantastic in his delivery of sermons done in
layman's terms. That's why I went there and plus they had a good youth
program.
Re: "Alumni" E-Mail
I think this has been brought up before, but "educate me again".
It is an e-mail from webmaster@alumniarchive.net with the subject of
"New Richland High School Alumni Archive".
Is this a legitimate thing? I haven't opened it.
[Donna, The guy running the site is not a Bomber and the site has
NOTHING to do with any RHS alumni. We think he's just out to make a
buck. We think he's harmless -- I didn't "register". -Maren]
-Donna McGregor Salazar ('57) ~ Cheers from the windy (but not as windy
as the Columbia Basin) Espanola Valley, NM
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>>From: Bonnie Allen ('59)
Re: Website from Iraq
I don't remember who posted the website with the pictures from
Iraq, but "Thank You." I've sent it to many of my friends and have
saved it on my "Favorites" and look at it often. Too bad CNN, NBC, CBS
& ABC don't run pictures like that to remind us what we're all about!
-Bonnie Allen ('59)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: The Milkman (45,46)
Re: POWs at Columbia Camp
First, Conscientious Objector (CO) is a specific term referring to
a particular class of United States Draft Refusers, so your reference
to "nearly the whole Italian army" was totally irrelevant.
Second, you asked if I "also believe that the powers that were
would not cover up the POW situation?" Reread the last two paragraphs
of my 3/21/05 posting. In this particular case, I believe that "the
powers that were" not only WOULD NOT cover up POWs at Columbia Camp but
they COULD NOT! Please kindly explain how the alleged POWs could obtain
Security Clearances and how Leslie Groves could have been unaware of
their existence when he was complaining about German POWs in Walla
Walla being too close to the Project?
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
Re: POW Camp, camping in the camp
To: Dick McCoy ('45) and that other kid about my age, Burt Pierard ('59)
I can't offer much as to whether the camp was for prisoners or
objectors but I know it was there because I camped among the concrete
slabs with my little buddies as we pursued our own learning adventures
about the great outdoors. Also, I camped and hiked there with the Boy
Scouts several times. It was another one of those great places for
adventure that seemed to abound around Richland for a sub-teen kid
in those days. We learned things like: how to convince yourself that
sleeping in a rain-soaked sleeping bag could still be "really fun" (?),
if you keep stirring the pork 'n beans on the campfire, they don't burn
quite so badly on the bottom, and what was all the adult fuss about
steak 'n lobster when boiled crawdads and rabbit roasted on a stick
(although slightly singed) ate pretty good for a hungry kid! In that
stretch of the Yakima River and what we referred to as "Down Back", the
area between the river and the by-pass highway, we caught Smallmouth
Bass and other fish in the warm months and Whitefish in the winter.
When we were old enough to carry a gun on our own, we honed our skills
as hunters by taking waterfowl on the river and upland birds along it
and the surrounding sage area. I encountered and gained respect for my
very first "up close and personal with a rattlesnake" on the foot of
Rattlesnake Mountain (About where the Tri-Cities Shooting Association's
ranges are today). The only information related to Italian Prisoners,
that I recall from those days, was adults mentioning that they had seen
an advertisement that read, "Italian Army Rifles For Sale -- Never been
fired and only dropped once."
-George "Pappy" Swan ('59) ~ Burbank, WA -- Where the puddle is filled
again after last night's abundant rain. Today, the sun also
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
You may be right about the free use of school's rooms. We had some
neighbors that went to one of the churches that used the school rooms
until they were able to build their own. However, I do remember hearing
conversations about taking up collections for the school rooms. But
that may have been to pay for janitorial services or something.
You mentioned the Lutheran Church, remember the one on Van Giesen
and (Stevens?). Murph Manolopoulos (Bomber Dad-RIP) and the Knights of
Columbus took that old church apart for the salvage. It was an old
building, a former Grange Hall from the '30s I think, with a full
basement. There were huge, long beams holding up the floor. Tons of
used bricks and piles of lumber were eventually sold with the proceeds
going to several good causes. I worked on it several days taking the
roof off and the rafters down. There were a couple of close calls when
various parts of the structure collapsed while being removed. We were
very lucky nobody got hurt. But it was a fun job and for a good cause.
Old buildings seem to all have some secrets revealed when you take them
apart. You never know what you may find between walls and floors. The
Knights of Columbus got the old Post Office building in the mid '60s
and moved it out to the bypass location. When we started to pull walls
apart for the remodeling, I found several pieces of mail, one from
1949. We turned them over the Post Office and I think they were able to
deliver one or two of them. We also found an old Seth Thomas "Postal
Regulator" clock in the attic. It was about 3 feet tall and very
ornate. We had it restored and last I heard it was still hanging in the
K of C Hall.
Betty, I also think you may be right about the AEC in those early
days. Many felt they had some kind of mandate to get the job done and
were sometimes a bit "high handed" about it. Setting aside the debate
of right or wrong, their ability to get most of what was needed for
Richland/Hanford to exist is to their credit. While the waste problems
at Hanford are a negative, the legacy they left in the City of
Richland, was not all that bad. Personally, I feel the City and it's
citizens pretty well earned what they received.
And, Richland and the Tri-Cities continue to flourish despite
predictions it would dry up and blow away as things began to shut down
in Plutonium production. I go to, or through the Tri-Cities a dozen or
more times a year and it seems like most times I see something new each
time. I follow the LIGO experiment on the internet as much as I can.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60)
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>>From: Judy Willox (Classic Class '61)
To: All Bombers
Re: Green & Gold, Red & White
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Taste the wines of renowned vintner Charlie Hoppes at Club 40's
Spring wine tasting event! Join us on Saturday, April 23 from 6-9pm at
the Hampton Inn, Richland. We'll be pouring wines from Fidelitas, Canon
de Sol, Gamache and Gooseridge wineries. Tickets are $25, and include
wine, light hors d'oeurves and a silent auction to benefit the Richland
High senior graduation party. Tickets are available at the Hampton Inn,
or by calling Maggie Shallman at 627-4295. Only a limited number are
available, so get yours today!
If you are from out of town and want to attend, attached is a form to
send in to the address on the form.
Bomber Cheers,
-Judy Willox (Classic Class '61) ~ Richland
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11 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), Betty Ely ('47)
Betty Hiser ('49), Ann Pearson ('50)
Dave Rhodes ('52WB), Bill Berlin ('56)
Hal Smith ('56), Larry Mattingly ('60)
Marilyn Baird ('60), Mike Brady ('61)
Linda Reining ('64)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Randy Dykeman ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Cindy Raekes ('82)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Daylight savings
The return of DST brings many memories. Way back when, the country
was a checker board of times. Minnesota was a SST and New York was DST,
which meant that our radio schedule were an hour later in the summer.
In WWII I spent my frosh and soph years ('41 to '43) in a hi school in
St. Paul. They instituted DST for the duration, and I remember hiking
to school in the dark, in the dead of a very cold winter. Later, after
the war, we went back to checkerboard times. The reservation and
Richland were on DST. Pasco was on SST. In those days, all bars and
taverns closed at 12:00 midnite on Saturdays. Guess where we spent
Saturday nite.
To: poor Burt Pierard ('59)
Re: the POW thing
Hey Leslie Groves could do and say anything he wished. Also
you hadda be there. Also, I wish Orv Marcum ('48-RIP) and Sunshine
Allen ('47-RIP) were still alive. Ya know, this thing is like the
grassy slope, it will never go away. Har!
-Dick McCoy the milkman of the Tin Can Class of 1945
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>>From: Betty Ely King ('47)
Re: United Protestant Churches
The United Protestant Churches used to hand out a folder which read
"Where the Atom is split, the Churches unite". Central U. P. Church
was backed by the Methodist, Northwest by the Disciples of Christ,
Christian, Westside by Presbyterian, & Southside by American Baptist.
We had each group in each Church. We would send what the per cent was
in each Church to the mission field.
I served as President of the Church United Church Women in 1960. We
had ten Churches active that year in Richland. Now we do not even have
Church Women United in Richland.
-Betty Ely King ('47)
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
I always heard that the POWs were brought in to pick the fruit that
the people had to leave when they started the Project. There were
lots of fruit trees in the "Village" of Richland (especially where
Carmichael School is located) - along with prisoners from Walla Walla.
None of these people were allowed out in the area.
When Camp Hanford was here, in the '50s, there were many soldiers
that were men from foreign countries that elected to serve in the
Army rather than go back to their homeland: Japan, Canada, Germany,
etc. These men were not allowed to go to the forward area (out in the
area) as they could not get clearances.
Larry Mattingly ('60): The old building that was on the corner of
Gillespie and Geothals (Jadwin) looked like an old church building or
grange - never did know what the building used to be. It was a dark
color similar to the old grange building on Stevens.
The old Post Office - wow - that brings back lots of memories. I went
to school from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. My job, as soon as I got home from
school, was to run up to the post office and STAND IN LINE. If you had
mail you stood in line A-G, H- (don't remember the remainder of the
letters. Since my last name was Hiser I stood in like for the H-?). If
you had newspapers or magazines you had to get in another line. By the
time I waited in those two lines I would run home and supper (dinner)
would be ready. Oh - those ever loving lines!!
I know AEC was high handed when it came to the types of stores that
were granted space. When we first came out to Richland there were no
gas stations. You had to go to Kennewick to buy gas. That was because
they told my dad to sell his car - they were not going to allow cars in
the Village of Richland. Free bus services was to be provided. That's
why some of the streets: McPherson, Mahan, etc.. were so narrow. My
dad didn't sell his car - Uncle Sam paid to ship it to Richland.
My cousin, who works for the FBI in Wash. DC, sent me an article out
of the paper there and it had about six pages of the ghost town of
Richland, WA. I wrote and told here we were just trucking along like
we had good sense. I believe the pictures they had (sagebrush and all)
were after Hanford had been closed.
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland - we rain
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>>From: Ann Pearson Burrows ('50)
To THE Bombers
On this, my birthday, I again want to thank all of you Bombers for
helping me remember and re-enjoy my days in Richland. What a time we
all had... what a glorious, nurturing, unencumbered, span of life... I
have no bad memories, not even sad ones. Your entries have helped me in
writing my autobiography (not to be published, just to help my children
and grandchildren to understand what "it used to be all about"). So
many of your entries tug at the corners of my memories and start all
the euphoria again. And I have NO opinion on the Prisoners...
Ann, here in fantastic San Diego area.
-Ann Pearson Burrows ('50)
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>>From: Dave Rhodes ('52WB)
Re: United Protestant Churches
My family attended the United Protestant Church in North Richland
June of '48 until we moved away in June of '50. This church met in the
school in North Richland. It was my job to set up all of the chairs
before the morning service, take them down when church ended and I also
had to sweep the floors. I received no pay for this, but I felt it was
a worthwhile task to perform.
-Dave Rhodes ('52WB)
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Southside United Protestant Church
Yes, that was my understanding that when Richland was "set up",
there was the Southside and Central United Protestant Churches were
"staffed" by the Baptist and Methodist Churches. I went to SSUP and our
ministers and youth programs were Baptist, as well as our summer camps,
and I know that CUP was Methodist. I recall there was the Catholic
Church and not much more. Later the LDS set up an temple in the Uptown
area and then there was a proliferation of other denominations cropping
up around Bomberville in the early 1950s. That is one man's view.
Re: POWs at Horn Rapids Dam Camp
I recall my Dad telling me that the Horn Rapids Dam Camp was a POW
facility for Italian (I think) prisoners. I can't confirm that but I
do remember Boy Scout camps out there and going over the diversion dam
(Horn Rapids) in inner tubes. Keep in mind I was like eight or nine
years old and could not tell Italians from Irish so just about anything
could have been out there. I do know that when the Boy Scouts were out
there it was a zoo.
What I do know was that during WW II we were posted at Camp
Roberts, CA and they had a big POW camp there for both German and
Italian prisoners. That was the first soccer game I ever saw, Germany
vs. Italy. I also had a German tailor make me an "Ike" jacket, which I
still have but it does not fit. I also vividly remember the days the
POWs were sent home with a kit of cigarettes, nylon stocking for the
ladies and a bit of cash. It was a really cool experience and with a
name like Berlin, I was a hit with the Germans. I would change it to
Berlini when I went over to the Italian camp for lunch, thus my first
lesson of making the best of things, more or less making things work.
That is one man's view.
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ Anacortes, WA where the dafs, tulips and Snow
Geese are out in full bloom and create quite a colour mix.
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>>From: Hal Smith ('56)
Re: Columbia Camp
While our family was waiting for our house to be finished in
Richland we lived in a Quonset hut across the street from the prison.
I was 5 years old and the prisoners must not have been deemed too
dangerous because I remember taking my toy cars over there and they
would play with me through the fence. They would build little roads
and we would move the cars around them. I guess they were pretty bored.
I vaguely remember they did not speak very good English, but have no
idea what nationality they were.
-Hal Smith ('56)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Tacoma Baseball tickets
Again this year I will make available a few tickets to the opening
night of the Tacoma Rainiers baseball team. It is Friday, April 15.
And, there will be a full pyro-musical fireworks display after the
game. As usual I will allot tickets in the order requested until they
run out. Rather then try to get them mailed in time, I will have them
at the fireworks site with your name on them. We are in the parking lot
behind left field, come by and say hi and I will give them to you then.
Game time is about 7 PM. These are general admission, bring a warm coat
just in case. Parking is scarce on fireworks nights, come early. This
year all 11 Friday night home games will have fireworks. And of course
the pyro musical on the 3rd of July. The stadium is nice and the prices
nicer for some good baseball.
For you Seattle boaters, (and fireworks fans) this just in:
After months of planning and working with countless different
agencies... It's a GO! We will do a barge based, large format,
fireworks display at 9:30 PM Friday May 6th, the opening night of
Boating Season for Seattle. The site is the bay just East of the UW
Football Stadium. You should also be able to see it from the large
open grass fields to the north of the UW athletic complex. It will
be a grand pyro-musical with the music simulcast over a Seattle
radio station. Details will be released as soon as arrangements are
finalized.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60)
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>>From: Marilyn Baird Singletary ('60)
I, too, would like to wish our own Jazz Musician, Larry Coryell ('61)
a belated 62nd Happy Birthday. Sorry I missed you in San Francisco.
Can you let us know where you will be in advance?
Ode To Spring..Welcome, Welcome.
-Marilyn Baird Singletary ('60) ~ Vallejo, CA
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Flat Top
I was playing golf a couple of years ago at the West Richland golf
course. What a mess... but that's another story. Anyway, as I pointed
to a flat topped "mountain," I asked this women if that, in fact, was
Flat Top. She said she didn't know. Now, this lady lived in Richland!
How could she NOT know if it was Flat Top? I had an excuse. I hadn't
been in that area for 35 years. Flat Top was probably an important part
in every Richland kid's life in the '40s and '50s... and probably for
many more years.
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
All this talk about Flat Top brought back memories of my cousins and
I walking out to West Richland from my home on Elm Street... we would
take a sack lunch, walk Elm to Cottonwood, then to Van Giesen and out
to Diettrich's Market, buy a cold soda to eat with our sack lunch, then
walk down to the river and look for pollywogs (actually, my brother,
Tim ('71WB) and cousins, (Gene Norberg and Mike DeMers), looked for the
pollywogs. We girls (Cheri and Joni DeMers, Mary Norberg, and me) stood
around hoping they wouldn't decide to throw them at us... we cooled our
feet in the water and then walked all the way back to my house. What a
wonderful experience we had, in that we could walk all over the town
and not have to worry one bit about anyone trying to "mess" with us!
I wouldn't let my kids OR grandkids do that in this day and age for
anything... too many weirdos out there, now!!!!
Some have mentioned the Lutheran Church on Stevens and Van Giesen...
I attended that church from grade school all through high school and I
absolutely HATED the new design... looked too "sci-fi" for my liking...
liked the old church much better... I remember the basement, too...
would have "Fellowship" (pot luck dinners) down there on Sunday
evenings... even helped serve some dinners.
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - Spring has arrived and
so have the warmer temps... going to be in the low 80s
for the rest of the week.
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8 Bombers sent stuff:
Mary Triem ('47), Jim Jensen ('50)
Mary Jones ('56), Burt Pierard ('59)
Jim Yount ('61), Donna Nelson ('63)
Ron Richards ('63), Dwight Carey ('68)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Anne Lauby ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda Phillips ('76)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Melissa Dykeman ('98)
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>>From: Mary Triem Mowery ('47)
To: Dick McCoy ('46, etc.)
Oh boy, I suppose you have told all your kids that not only did
you hike to school in the dark, but through snow drifts, etc.????? If
I knew how to put musical notes into this e-mail, I would play the
violin for you (NOT, can't play any musical instrument, and according
to some near and dear ones, can't carry a tune in a bucket, either!!!)
Hope all is well, old friend.
-Mary Triem Mowery in spring weather in Richland, and a '47 Bomber
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>>From: Jim Jensen ('50)
A happy birthday [on 4/5] wish to Ann Pearson Burrows ('50), one
of the lovely ladies from the golden class of the half-century.
-Jim Jensen ('50)
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>>From: Mary Jones Metcalf ('56)
To: Bill Berlin ('56)
Sorry, old classmate of mine...gotta correct you and maybe many others
will also! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints built a
chapel, not a temple, near Uptown which is still actively used today.
I remember going over to the site when my Dad (along with many other
Dads!), was helping build our church. There are some super memories
associated with that building. Not only was it a place of great
spiritual growth but it was a place of wonderful activities. Who can
forget the Gold and Green formal dances and other dances that were
held in the Cultural Hall, or the plays performed on its stage. Or,
how about the Dance Festivals which started here but ended up being
performed in the stadium at BYU in a whirl of color with participants
from many other states? Who can forget old Sunday School, Primary, or
Mutual teachers, or, even better, the Seminary teachers who got up so
early in the morning to try to instruct a bunch of sleepy teens? How
about the basketball teams and baseball teams who played in church
leagues? The choir and musical numbers? It was a magical time!
Bill, you were just ahead of the time. A temple was build on Gage Blvd.
but just a few years ago. And, the number of chapels, or Ward or Stake
buildings as we call them, has grown from that Jadwin building to a
number probably closer to 20 in the area since the newest opened about
a month ago. But, for the golden class of '56, the memories started in
that wonderful first building sitting on a little hill just west of
Uptown.
-Mary Jones Metcalf ('56) ~ heading for Portland, where the forecast is
for rain, nothing but rain. Wish I could bring some back with me!
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Dick McCoy ('45, '46)
Re: Columbia Camp
Don't "poor Burt" me -- I'm not the one with the "grassy slope"
conspiracy theory.
I noticed you artfully avoided answering the question about the
Security Clearances for all the employees and inmates at Columbia Camp
(like how could a POW get one). I understand since this is probably
a hard hurdle for you to surmount. I guess you can claim that this
portion of Du Pont's Official Final Report to Congress was completely
fabricated as part of the "cover-up." But I can't see Du Pont joining
in the plot (falsifying an Official Report to Congress) considering the
intense Congressional Investigation they endured after WW1 (they were
charged with "War Profiteering" but were subsequently cleared of any
wrongdoing). That was the main reason they would only sign a "cost +
one dollar" contract for WW2 with the additional proviso that they be
released from the Contract as soon as possible after the cessation of
hostilities.
As to your comment about Leslie Groves, I have to admit that I don't
exactly follow what you are trying to say. Are you implying that
Grove's memo to General Somervell (the person in charge of handling and
confining the POWs) was some sort of diversion to conceal the alleged
POWs at Columbia Camp? We know that Groves was extremely paranoid
about sabotage (in his memo, in addition to the German prisoners in
the hospital at Walla Walla, he complained about POWs doing hospital
maintenance work in Santa Fe, 36 miles from Los Alamos). He closed his
memo with "It would be more than unfortunate if an escaped prisoner of
war committed an act of sabotage at any one of these highly important
sites." Remember that there was no fence at Columbia Camp.
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Re: Prisoners picking fruit
I think your story has got a little jumbled. To my knowledge,
there is no record of any prisoner pickers from Walla Walla (a STATE
penitentiary) as opposed to lots of documentation about the Federal
Prison Industries (FPI) inmates from McNiel Island (a FEDERAL
penitentiary). The particular FPI crew you mentioned may have been
primarily assigned to Richland, however, FPI was indeed responsible
for the orchards (and vegetable farms) out in the Project. As I
mentioned, they worked as far out as White Bluffs and the surrounding
areas.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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[http://allgallery.tripod.com/0000s/ColumbiaCamp.html
Read LOTS about Columbia Camp. -Maren]
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>>From: Jim Yount ('61)
Re: Mary Anne Lauby ('73) turns 50 today!
This Thursday, April 7, is the 50th birthday of my bride and
partner of 27 years, Mary Anne Lauby ('73). Throughout the years,
I've enjoyed her energy, perspective, and sense of humor. But the last
twelve months have been really special. You see, about a year ago, we
broke ground on our new place near Sequim, and uprooted our Richland-
based lives (and an incredible quantity of "stuff"). We finally moved
to this wonderful part of the planet last October. Nearly every morning
for the last half year, we've watched the sun rise over the Olympics,
and nearly every day, she tells me: "we've got to be the luckiest
people on earth". So, I'd like to take this rather public way of
saying, thanks so much for all the happiness you've brought into my
life.
Mary Anne is returning from an unexpected meeting with a client in
Richland Thursday, but should be home later in the evening. I'm sure
she would appreciate hearing from any Bombers who'd like to wish her
happy birthday. Knowing that Maren is careful about releasing email
addresses and phone numbers, I've posted that information on the web
here: http://www.graydog.org/sequim/
-Jim Yount ('61) ~ From Sunny Sequim, WA - where we were greeted by
brand new, bright white snow caps on the mountains this morning!
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>>From: Donna Nelson ('63)
Re: More Flat Top memories
Our Dad took us out to Flat Top one winter in the '50s after we
got a new toboggan for Christmas. Jan ('60), Suz ('67) and I would
ride from the almost top to the bottom hitting exposed sagebrush and
rocks but boy, was it fun!!!!!
-Donna Nelson ('63)
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>>From: Ron Richards ('63)
Maren:
I don't know whether you would want to put this article in the
Sandstorm, but the many people who follow your Iditarod reporting
might be interested in it. Martin Buser is cast in a good light by
the article. Perhaps the dog sledding people should promote husky (and
whatever other breeds are used) adoption like the dog racing people
promote greyhound adoption. Anyway, this seems like an issue that
deserves some publicity.
Published: Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Dogs' deaths decried
http://www.denverpost.com/
-Ron Richards ('63)
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>>From: Dwight Carey ('68)
Holy Cow. What a great discussion on all kinds of topics. I read
Sandstorm daily, but rarely decide to add my two cents worth.
I haven't heard anyone say anything about the drive-in below Flat Top??
Maybe I missed it. We used to have a buried line for a speaker outside
the limits of the drive-in. For each movie, we would bring our own
speaker, and listen to the movies - sitting in the sagebrush. Would
spend our money on popcorn, not tickets to get in. We lived in the
Ranch house area - Elm, Cottonwood, etc., and would walk just like
some of you have said you did. Later, we would use the same tactic for
watching movies at the drive-in on Spengler street in north Richland.
Flat Top itself was great for snow - would ride on a Studebaker car
hood -complete with the ornament, down Flat Top with 3-4 other guys
(and gals), bailing off when we had to. Sometimes with no more than 1'
of snow on the ground, so actually were skimming along on sand and snow
mixed. Very fast!! Got to the bottom, warmed up around a good fire,
then used a pickup to haul us back up around the hill to the top. I
think that was after the drive-in was gone.
Also water-skied behind cars in the canal along the winding road out
there. A couple of those guys went on to be world-class water-skiers.
(No Names. They know who they are.)
The POW camp, I was always told, was inhabited by Japanese-Americans,
where the U.S. imprisoned the American-citizen Japanese. There were
lots of those type "Camps". During the last couple years, the county
has finally spent some money on Irrigation and camping improvements
which hopefully, will entice the population to realize what a nice
"lagoon" of the Yakima River it is out there. Boy Scout camping trips
are a fond memory of the area. Also - The U.S. Army used the area
for summer war games as recently as 1983 -1984 -1985. We would ride
motorcycles through their tents at the time, stirring up all kinds of
ruckus (and dust). The troops would jump in their jeeps and chase us.
We'd come back the next night, and they would be eagerly waiting in
ambush for us. Would love to do it again, given the chance!
No lies here - can't make up stories like that. Lots more where those
came from!
My parents are charter members of Northwest United Protestant Church
across from the old Spalding elementary school. The four kids Doug
('66), Linda ('70), Lissa - HHS ('74) and myself are still members of
the church. Last year, we just finished landscaping a large portion of
the grounds as a memorial to my mom. Have no idea what "Denomination"
the church was "spawned" from, and don't care. We're "Protestants", I
always said. Mix a bunch of Catholics and LDS into the family, and I
don't think anyone knows anymore.
I have lived in just about every neighborhood of Richland. If I haven't
lived in it, I've delivered farm-fresh eggs to many of the families,
or installed automatic sprinkler systems - on just about every street.
What a great place!! AND, no matter what you hear, it's not so
different from the way it was!
-Dwight Carey ('68)
"Bomber Blood Runs Deep
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7 Bombers and Vera Edwards sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), Dick Avedovech ('56)
Ray Stein ('64), Linda McKnight ('65)
Bill Wingfield ('67), Tami Lyons ('76)
Ron Harman ('77), Vera Edwards (Teacher)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: John Wingfield ('66)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: School Daze
To: Mary Triem Mowery ('47)
I not only walked to school in the dark cold winter, but it was
up hill and against the wind both ways.
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
The only reason I didn't answer your statement about security
passes at Columbia POW camp, is that there was none. Who would think
of giving Ed Johnson, Pinky Bloomer and I, milkmen and hi school
delinquents all, such clearances? That would be as unbelievable as
giving us driver's licenses!! Cheez... Forgive me for calling you poor.
I hear you have a substantial stash.
-Dick McCoy, milkman from the Class of 1945
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>>From: Dick Avedovech ('56)
Re: Churches of Richland during the '50s
Mary Jones Metcalf's ('56) comment reminded me of a somewhat
sacrilegious activity dealing with a church: During that time there
was a large church being built around Hudson Avenue and GWWay. I think
it was a Baptist church. When it got dark and the construction people
left, a group of us would go there and play hide and go seek. The
rafters 2 stories up and the baptismal fountain were great hiding
places. It was dangerous but we were kids and a little stupid then.
But it sure was fun.
-Dick Avedovech ('56)
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>>From: Ray Stein ('64)
Re: Italian POWs
Just wondering if the Italian POWs that McCoy ('45), and others
seem to remember could have been Italian Service Units (ISUs). Consider
the following:
Italy "surrendered" or "joined" the Allies in September of 1943. At
the time there were over 50,000 Italian POWs being held in the US. When
Italy switched sides, about 45,000 (or 90%) of Italian POWs agreed to
support the US war effort by joining ISUs. "They were relocated almost
immediately to coastal and industrial sites across the US. They worked
with American civilians and military personnel in combat related work
for the remainder of the war. ISUs were given increased freedom of
movement, and as a result had increased interaction with American
civilians." Italian POWs were said to have contributed millions of
hours to the war effort. They were repatriated in January of 1946.
When I read the above quoted passage about Italian POWs ". . .
Relocated . . . to industrial sites . . . In combat related work . . .
And freedom of movement . . .", it sounded like the situation that some
have described about Italians at Hanford. I doubt if we will get a
definitive answer though. As one researcher I read lamented, " . . .
the story of Italian POWs in the US during WWII is one that has
remained hidden in the margins of history."
-Ray Stein ('64) ~ Mead, WA
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>>From: Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
Re: Class of '65ers 40th Reunion
Hi Fellow Members of the Class of '65:
Just wondering what the plans are for our big 40th. (I know, I
know... didn't I just walk with Terry Krueger to get my diploma...
where oh where have the years gone... I feel like Peggy Sue... you know
in the movie with Kathleen Turner and who was the guy????).
I know on our website it says planning is starting in January.
Well, my darling planners, it happens to be April, and we don't know
much except the dates have been penciled in at the Hanford House. We
already have our reservations there, on the AARP special rate, but...
wondering if my hubby and I will be attending just the car show... I
have it on good authority that David Rivers will be in town... on
Thursday night, at the DQ. Vroom Vroom.
If you need help, just give a yell. See you in June, hopefully.
Bomber hugs,
-Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
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>>From: Bill Wingfield ('67)
Re: Bomber Reunion - Augusta, GA
We've just had the best Bomber Reunion of the '67 BRC.
My best friends, (actually more like brothers) Don Andrews ('67),
and Diamond Dave McDaniels ('67) came down from the Portland, and
Seattle areas respectively, for the 2005 Masters. From Chicago, Rob
Holloway (Dona Pfeifer '72's husband), and George Ditore came down, for
some sun and golf.
We were fortunate enough to get tics for Monday's practice round,
and tried to go yesterday to the par 3 tournament, but with tics going
for $300 a pop, we decided to pass, after we watched some poor guys
getting popped for buying the scalped tics, and this is just the
practice rounds. With badges going for 4 figures, this really is the
hardest ticket to get.
I hate to see my friends going back to their homes, but we sure
had a good time.
-Bill Wingfield (BRC '67) ~ Augusta, GA - where it was beautiful Mon,
Tues, & Wed of the practice rounds, but the sky is getting
ready to open up.
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>>From: Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
Re: Wool Wax Creme
Does anyone remember using "Wool Wax Creme"? They used to make it
at Kadlec Hospital and sold it in the gift shop there. Is it still
being sold there?
-Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
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>>From: Ron Harman ('77)
Re: Back with more shameless self-promotion
Any of you in the Portland area who remember hearing me sing in
school (or better yet, who sang with me - I would love to see some of
you guys!) have a chance to hear me again this month. My partner Rhonda
and I are appearing on Tuesday nights at Wilf's restaurant and cabaret
at Union Station in Portland's Pearl District.
The program is schmaltzy standards and show tunes, from Gerschwinn
to Billy Joel, all on the themes of finding love, losing love, and
discovering life after love. Yes, Dad (Bob Harman - '51), there's some
Nat King Cole in there, and I think of you every time I sing it.
Shows are at 7:30 on Tuesday evenings. More details:
http://home.earthlink.net/~arrhar/ronrhond.htm
-Ron Harman ('77)
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>>From: Vera Edwards (Teacher)
Dear Bomber Pals,
I have never been so excited as when I stepped into the banquet
room of the Cathy Inn in Spokane, on March 20th! As I looked around, I
saw so many familiar faces...darling faces from a long time ago. Could
it be possible that I would recognize and recall so many of my former
students? How fun to walk up to you and call out your name and my
memories of our wonderful times together...of course, the name tags
helped!
My daughter, Gay Edwards ('64), had mentioned that we were
attending our first Spokane Bomber Lunch, however, she forgot to
mention that this luncheon was in my honor. Wow! This affair surely
made turning 85 much more pleasant than I had anticipated!!!! I should
have caught on when I saw the balloons and table decorations, that
this was not a typical get together luncheon. However, until the Happy
Birthday Mrs. Edwards song was sung, I never dreamed that something so
special was in the works.
Your precious faces are still as beautiful today, as when you sat
before me in Carmichael and Chief Jo classrooms. I shall always
remember this special birthday celebration as the day you filled my
heart with such joy.
Many of you traveled long distances to be with me on March 20th,
and I am immensely grateful for your efforts in joining our Spokane
Bomber group of celebrants. For you who were unable to attend, I have
your delightful emails and photos enclosed in a lovely memory
album...which I shall enjoy always.
In case you wish to 'honor' me again...I'm available at the
following contact information.
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!
WHAT WONDERFUL STUDENTS I'VE ENJOYED!
WHOOPEE!
Vera Edwards [address deleted for privacy]
-Vera Edwards (Teacher)
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[Spokane lunch website -Maren]
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15 Bombers sent stuff:
Keith Maupin ('47), Betty Hiser ('49)
Doreen Hallenbeck ('51), Jim McKeown ('53)
Mike Clowes ('54), Burt Pierard ('59)
Larry Mattingly ('60), Judy Willox ('61)
John Adkins ('62), Linda Reining ('64)
David Rivers ('65), Gregor Hanson ('65) and Steve Upson ('65)
Bill Wingfield ('67), Brad Upton ('74)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Tere Smyth ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Cathy Weihermiller ('66)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Keith Maupin ('47)
Re: Italians
Please don't confuse me with facts! I know what I know!
I remember the orchard workers from the Horn Rapids Camp well, and
while I don't know what language they spoke, the language they spoke
was definitely like no English that I had ever heard. It could easily
have been Italian, or German, or Japanese, but they looked like
Italians more than Japanese. They didn't speak much and they never
actually told me if they were POWs or COs but most people I knew
thought they were POWs. I also know that fruit they tended was some of
the biggest, best, sweetest, and juiciest ever – and it didn't all make
it the federal prison. In fact, my mother canned some of it on Cannery
Row in Kennewick.
I also know lots of the Italians were here in the forties. There
was the Lotta family – I remember one was a Don, and there was Frank
Lasasso, but he was half Greek. Then there was that guy named Enrico
something or other. I heard he made it into the areas as far as 100B
Bldg. and that they gave him an office there. Then later there were
the Corrados and the Francos – professionals all, and highly respected
families by all accounts.
So please don't confuse me with facts! I know what I know! I'm with
the old guy on this one.
-Keith Maupin ('47)
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Bill Wingfield ('67): Marian Clark O'Rear ('50) lives in Aiken SC. She
and her folks, brother, and sister moved to Aiken when her father found
out that duPont got the contact for Savannah River so her father worked
for duPont again. Let me contact her and see if she would like to
attend one of your meetings. I will ask her if she would like to be
contacted. Will let you know by email so you can contact her.
Tami Lyons Zirians ('76): A woman chemist invented Wool Wax Creme
while working on the Project. At that time most people did not have to
sign patent agreements so she started making it and selling it in the
Richland area. She must have sold 3/4 of her product to the Project. I
went to my girlfriend's parents' house sale and found one of the green
jars that was used to put the Wool Wax in. Later the product was put in
a white plastic container with blue lettering. I used to see it at the
old Payless on Lee but haven't looked for it lately.
Teachers are important but we usually don't acknowledge it until YEARS
later when it is usually too late. Like every profession there are good
ones and unfortunately bad ones - don't know why they can't get rid of
the bad ones. I had some pretty bad ones in high school - who did not
realize that I could not hear. I told all of them but some just ignored
me - called me stupid, dumb, ignorant, and couldn't learn!!!!! That has
been my broken record ever since.
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland - sun is shining
but is chilly outside - we are having a cooling trend for
a few days with wind.
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>>From: Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)
Re: Tucson gathering
Last Sunday afternoon (4/3) Bombers gathered at the home of Sarah
Hightower-Hill ('62) for great conversation and remembering, along with
food (T-bone + brats) and drink. Sara will be forwarding photos. There
are a number of Bombers in Tucson; 13 said they would attend this
gathering, and 6 showed up. Believe me, those who weren't able to
attend missed a wonderful afternoon. Since we only gather twice a year,
perhaps attendance will pick up at the next one. Special thanks to Sara
for sharing her home with us.
-Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51) ~
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>>From: Jim McKeown ('53)
Re: Prison Camps
I have been reading, with interest the argument about the Prison
camps in the '40s near Richland... I remember it also, as does my Dad,
who just turned 97. Burt ('59) says no, and McCoy ('45) says yes. I
called the Tri-City Herald, and got in touch with their "librarian",
who researches all of the History things that the paper has written
about. The following is an excerpt from her.....
"There were two prison camps in the area in those days, and they were
as much a part of life here, as was the Hanford Project. The Italian
POW camp was at what is now Port of Pasco's Big Pasco industrial park.
The other prison camp, called Columbia Camp, was at the site of the
existing Horn Rapids Park. It housed conscientious objectors and
prisoners who had broken wartime laws. The camp existed from 1944 to
1947. Inmates offenses ranged from violating price support regulations
to wearing military uniforms without permission."
It would appear that we had not only one but two camps, very close to
the project, and that Mr. McCoy is correct.
-Jim McKeown from the soft touch class of '53
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54)
For Messer's McCoy and Pierard:
> From the Truth Will Out Dept.
Re: Horn Rapids Camp
One of the little known facts of the early days of The Project
was the crash of an extraterestrial craft on the north-east side
of Rattlesnake Mountain. Scores of beings from another planet were
captured/rescued at the site. Needless to say Gen'l Groves was (well
delicacy and the fact that this is a family publication prevent me from
giving the full description of the General's feelings); needless to
say, his chocolate candy stash took a severe beathing that day. Some
method of confinement had to be built and quickly; thus the camp at
Horn Rapids. The "aliens" were kept there until a suitable hanger
at Roswell Army Air Force Base could be made available. It is my
understanding that some of the "aliens" assisted Dr. Fermi in refining
reactor designs.
To further any disinformation, stories were started that the camp
was for Prisoners of War or Conscientious Objecters. Not much has been
heard of them, except to note that a few died during a dirigible crash
near the Roswell AAF Base. This crash occurred while they were being
transported to a new underground facility near Groom Lake, NV.
There is also a rumor that some of the more altitudinally
challenged beings escaped from Horn Rapids via a strange route that
took them through Mabton and Starbuck on their way to a mudpuddle
near Burbank. All of this information comes from an FBI person who
wishes to remain annonymous. That person's initials are FM if that
means anything to any of you.
I trust this puts an end to the "vicious" bickering about Italians,
Germans, CO's and any other weird elements that have cropped up.
Life is fun when you is a Bomber
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Dick McCoy ('45, '46) & Ray Stein ('64)
Re: Columbia Camp
Come on guys. To be perfectly fair, one must keep to the subject
that is being debated. The original subject was the question whether
Columbia Camp was a POW Camp. In the spirit of the discussion, I was
willing to expand the subject to consider whether there was a single
case of even one POW ever confined at Columbia Camp. I have always
contended that the only arguments that occur about our history do so
when documentation to prove a point does not exist. Then one has to
turn to circumstantial evidence that a "reasonable person" would accept
as proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Fortunately, in this case, the
documentation exists and I have referred to it repeatedly. On the other
side, there have only been memories (the least reliable source) and
scuttlebutt. Nobody has tried to attack the source documentation
itself (except for McCoy's note about "the powers that were" wouldn't
tell us & Leslie Groves could say anything he wanted to, whatever that
was supposed to mean).
In my view, the "Smoking Gun" document is the Official DuPont
Final Project Report to Congress. I originally quoted the critical
part of the Section on Federal Prison Industries (FPI) revealing the
requirement for Security Clearances in my 3/21/05 posting. Since nobody
appears to want to go back and read that (it is available in the
Sandstorm Archives on the Web Site), I will repeat it again.
"Prison inmates, guards, and others employed in the undertaking
were cleared by the Protective Security Unit before they were permitted
within the Project Area. The identical rules and restrictions limiting
Project employees applied." Note to McCoy: this is the Clearance
question you are avoiding -- nothing to do with delivery personnel. I
contend that non-USA citizens would not have been cleared for either
confinement at Columbia Camp or employment by FPI."
I believe that I adequately explained the Italian & German speaking
inmates as Conscientious Objectors (COs) which were officially
acknowledged as inmates. As an aside, since some people do not know
what COs are, they are USA citizens that refuse the Draft on either
religious or ethnic background reasons (like refusal to join the Army
to fight against their Homeland) and since that is a Federal crime,
they are sent to a Federal Penitentiary, such as McNiel Island in this
case. Ray Stein ('64) has raised an interesting point about the Italian
Service Units (ISUs) but all the recollections of Italian speaking
people were about inmates, not employees of FPI, so not relevant to the
discussion (also does not explain the German speaking inmates). Could
ISUs have been employed by FPI? I don't know but I would think that
the Security Clearance requirement would not allow them (purely my
opinion).
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Wool Wax Crème
To: Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
Wool Wax Crème is still being made and sold. I buy it 2-3 times a
year, a dozen at a time at the drug store next to Albertson's on Lee
Blvd. The lady that took it over years ago, lived in Pasco for a while
and had a chance to move back to the family homestead years ago in a
really small town in Montana. On one of my frequent trips to Montana
about 10 years ago and I found a phone number and called her just for
fun. Nice lady, believes in her product and makes it as needed to
supply users. At that time she said she makes it exactly as it has
always been. Even now it doesn't seem to have changed. Very rich in
lanolin, it is good stuff. Once you rub in it there is no greasy or
sticky feeling.
I still use it on my hands after working in the garden or anytime
my skin feels beat-up. I supply a several friends with it. I find
messages on my home phone to "please bring back a couple of jars next
time you go to Richland and I'll pay you when you drop it off". I think
the last I bought was like $4.49 a jar.
The chain name of that drugstore escapes me right now, but they
will tell you that any store in their chain can get it for you as it
is on the "available to order list".
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-Larry Mattingly ('60)
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[We'll get all you Bombers trained soon.... try this... go to
google.com and search for Wool Wax Crème.... here's what I found:
http://www.buymt.com/retail/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=89 -Maren]
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>>From: Judy Willox (Classic Class '61)
To: All Bombers
Re: Green & Gold, Red & White
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Taste the wines of renowned vintner Charlie Hoppes at Club 40's
Spring wine tasting event! Join us on Saturday, April 23 from 6-9pm at
the Hampton Inn, Richland. We'll be pouring wines from Fidelitas, Canon
de Sol, Gamache and Gooseridge wineries. Tickets are $25, and include
wine, light hors d'oeurves and a silent auction to benefit the Richland
High senior graduation party. Tickets are available at the Hampton Inn,
or by calling Maggie Shallman at 627-4295. Only a limited number are
available, so get yours today!
If you are from out of town and want to attend, attached is a form
to send in to the address on the form.
Bomber Cheers,
-Judy Willox (Classic Class '61) ~ Richland
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>>From: John Adkins ('62)
Re: Wool Wax Cream
To: Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
I spent about 5 years working in the Data Center at the Hanford
Project - handling paper - carbon - film and all those things that
computers create - I used a lot of Wool Wax Cream. The product is still
available at some local pharmacies - under a different name - but in
the same familiar white canister.
-John Adkins ('62) ~ Richland - the sun is coming up and I can see
blue sky
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
Re: Peggy Sue Got Married (the movie with Kathleen Turner)
the guy was Nicholas Cage.
Re: Wool Wax Creme
I remember that... my mom bought it all the time and we used it for
everything... rough knees and elbows; chapped lips; chapped cheeks;
chapped hands; and the heels of our feet! Haven't thought about that
cream in years, but, like anything good that works, I'm figuring that
it is no longer being made, although "udder cream" is a pretty good
replacement. I think "Norwegian Hand Cream" might come pretty close,
also.
Re: Tests
I had the nerve conduction tests done this afternoon (Friday)...
did it hurt????? Oh yeah!!!!!!!!! Did I cry???????? You bet!!!!!!!!!!
Am I a wimp???????? Damn straight!!!!!!!!!!!! Most of them were
tolerable, but he did one on my upper right arm that hurt like "H E
double toothpicks" and my arm is still hurting! I'll know the results
when I see my doctor on the 14th and then will find out what he decides
the next step should be. Me???? I'm hoping for surgery, as the thought
of cortisone shots gives me the heebee jeebees!!!!!!!!!!!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - where this weather can't
decide if it wants to remain Winter or jump into Spring! We had
87° on Wednesday and Thursday it rained, the wind blew and it was
a chilly 57°!!!!!!!! Ain't complaining one bit, though, as I am
not in any hurry for the heat of this area to arrive!
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Letters... we need letters... we need lots and lots of letters
OK boys and girls... Ms. McKnight ('65) kinda said it all in her
post of yesterday. I've been asked by the Sorry 7 group and lots of
others when I'm gonna send my snail mail letter about the reunion and
I've explained that I gots no info... all I know is that Werner ('65)
was planning the jet boat deal a day early so as not to mess with
the Friday festivities... but we ain't heard 'bout no Friday '65er
festivities... Carl ('65) talked about a party but the dock is kinda
small for the entire class... Oh... Important announcement... Davis
('65) is planning on staying with Lyman ('65) so somebody warn
Powell... so... What do we need to do? Are we having the traditional
sock hop on Friday? Are we having the traditional din-din (bit din-
din... not the one at Los Marguerites (Margaritas???) which I think is
set up for Friday evening)... but the big dinner where we sit in one
of the big rooms and watch Simpson's slides or eat outside and chase
napkins in the wind)... And Sunday... what are we doing Sunday... are
we eating at the DI and all telling everybody we'll keep in touch fer
reals from now on?????? I mean this is 'portan' stuff... Freddie ('63)
is loaning me his class of '63 T-shirt... for cripes sake... I'm
wearing my green and gold high top converse... (tried to get House
('63) a pair... but they stop one size too small... bummer)... I mean I
wait all year for this and in this case we have waited 40 YEARS!!!!!!!!
I'll bet there is at least one kid that wants to attend that has never
been to a reunion... I'll bet! So come on group... we need to know how
much this shindig costs... who to send the moola to and where what and
when! Hello Sir Gregor, Carl, Mike, Patti and Steve...
whaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzz uuuuuuuuuup?
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Gregor Hanson ('65)
>>From: Steve Upson ('65)
Re: RHS Class of 1965 40th Reunion
To: Fellow Classmates of RHS - 1965
We are planning the celebration of our 40th reunion of our Columbia
High School - Richland - graduation class of 1965 the weekend of June
24-25-26, 2005.
The event is scheduled to be held at the Hanford House in Richland,
WA - (located on GWWay in case some of you haven't visited Richland in
a while).
Plans are for a Social gathering in the outdoor courtyard area of
the hotel on Friday evening, and a buffet dinner in the downstairs
banquet rooms on Saturday evening. Hopefully, we can all get together
prior to the Saturday evening dinner for a group class picture!
We have not finalized the cost for attending the entire event or
just one evening of the reunion activities, but that information will
be forthcoming.
First - We are interested in knowing if you are planning to attend,
and how many will be included your party - particularly so we can have
a fairly accurate count for dinner arrangements.
Second - We are interested in knowing if you would like to have
music/dancing after the Saturday night dinner and short program.
Third - Are you interested in any other "organized" group activities
during the weekend - i.e. golf get together; Columbia River cruise tour
or jet boat tour; any suggestions? etc.
Fourth - We have "missing" classmates that we have been able to contact
or locate. Please refer to the Class of 1965 web page site at
http://richlandbombers.1965.tripod.com/ The class roll is shown on
http://richlandbombers.1965.tripod.com/65roll.html
If you have information for an e-mail address for those showing
in yellow color font, please provide that information to Steve Upson,
and please feel free to contact the person directly to inform them of
our upcoming class reunion. Also - a listing of missing classmates is
shown in turquoise blue color font. If you have information on the
whereabouts of any of those classmates, please reply to Steve Upson
with that information, as well. (Special prize for locating Alan
Spencer!!)
Be aware that the dates for our class reunion are the same weekend as
the Cool Desert Nights classic car show is held annually in Richland so
there are lots of visitors in the Tri-Cities that weekend. At this time
we are uncertain about availability of any rooms at the Hanford House,
and/or if rooms are available if there will be any discount for RHS
Class of 1965 guests. If you need information about lodging, please let
us know and we will provide a listing of options for hotel/motel
lodging in the Tri-Cities area.
Hopefully you can join us for this special weekend celebration of
sharing memories and rekindling friendships from our youthful days of
too many years ago!!
Bomber Cheers and Best Regards!!
-Gregor Hanson ('65)
-Steve Upson ('65)
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>>From: Bill Wingfield ('67)
To: John Wingfield (66)
Happy Birthday cuz,
-Bill Wingfield (BRC '67) ~ Augusta, GA - where they actually were
able to get in a little chasing of white balls around a very
green course, in between rain drops. It's looking pretty good
out there now. If you've never been to the Masters, well...
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
To: Ron Harman ('77)
Re: Shameless self-promotion
There's no need to apologize for shameless self-promotion... in
fact, on Saturday, May 21st I'll be opening for the Smothers Brothers
at the Columbia Theater in Longview, WA. I've worked with the SmoBros
a number of times, they are better than ever and their act is timeless.
-Brad Upton ('74)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 04/10/05
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02), Burt Pierard ('59)
Dave Hanthorn ('63), Ray Stein ('64)
Jeff Curtis ('69), Greg Alley ('73)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02)
Re: ET
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
When your chain is shaken you sure do rattle. I'm sure the
prisoners of whatever origin would be sure to have a security
clearance. Personally I like Ray Stein's ('64) ISU answer... it sort
of follows my statement that most Italians were conscientious objectors
from the days of the African Campaign when they were alternately run
over by Rommel then the Brits. Also AKA Clowes/Carlson ('54) has
finally answered my question as to where ET really landed.
Keith Maupin ('47) and Jim McKeown ('53) have interesting arguments.
At any rate this is my final missle on this dumb subject. Really.
Let's get the donut debate going again.
Love all you Bombers
-Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02) Take your pick.
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Keith Maupin ('47)
Re: POWs at Columbia Camp
Nothing in the published documentation conflicts with your memories
except the scuttlebutt about POWs. Remember that the "old guy" is
saying that they were positively, without question, POWs at Columbia
Camp. Also, I would bet that the "lots of the Italians" around here in
the '40s that you mentioned were all USA citizens, certainly not POWs.
To: Jim McKeown ('53)
Re: Prison Camps
Thanks for providing another source to prove my point about Columbia
Camp, to wit, there were no POWs there. As to the Pasco facility
(first I heard of it, by the way), Ray Stein ('64) provided the
probable explanation in his 4/08/05 posting about the Italian Service
Units (ISUs). I would guess that this was one of those and they were
probably working for the Navy.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Dave Hanthorn ('63)
Re: the inventor of Wool Wax Creme
To: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49) and Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
Visit this web site for more information on the invention of
Wool Wax Creme, including the name of the woman that invented it:
http://www.marchalabs.com/information.html
Bomber Cheers,
-Dave Hanthorn (Gold Medal Class of '63)
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>>From: Ray Stein ('64)
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
Sorry if I misled you. I didn't mean to imply that the Italian POWs
might have worked for Federal Prison Industries as employees. No, they
would have been working inmates with an unusual POW status since Italy
had switched sides in WWII. The "friendly to U.S." Italian POWs were
spread around the country and some experienced very good conditions
(read "Prisoners in Paradise"). For example, in many places a Catholic
priest would be notified to arrange Mass for the Italians (just as
Father Sweeney did at Camp Columbia).
If someone really wants to know whether Italian POWs were at Camp
Columbia or Port of Pasco, the records are on microfilm in the National
Archives (see file 389.4.5). I also found on the internet where someone
has recorded the name, rank, station, etc. of every WWII Italian POW
(over 50,000) who was sent to the U.S. The records are on CDs, but it
will lessen your "stash" of money to get them. Or closer to home,
someone could contact the Dante Alighieri Society of Washington
(located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle). Recently
(3/9/05), one of their members, Dom Moreo, gave a talk on "Italian
POWs in Seattle during WWII". He may know something about Italian
POWs in other parts of the state.
-Ray Stein ('64) ~ enjoying Spring Break and pondering a question from
Jim House ('63), "Did we have a spring break when we were
in H.S.?" "Too Tall" House doesn't think we did and I
can't remember. What say you'all.
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>>From: Jeff Curtis ('69)
Re: Another Day
-Jeff Curtis ('69)
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
To: Brad Upton ('74)
Hey Brad, since you're working with the Smothers Brothers can you
get me Yo-Yo Man's autograph?
Re: Big Y
The Big Y tavern is going down today or maybe it happened late
yesterday. The old buildings that housed the Wagon Wheel, the Starlite,
the old gas station that became a U-Haul place, and all the other
surrounding businesses are gone. It looks like a war zone and the
landscape of the Richland Y is forever changed. It will soon be slow
traffic time and long construction delays.
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ In Richland in the wind but enjoying the spring
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5 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber WB funeral notice today:
Betty Hiser ('49), Jim McKeown ('53)
Jack Gardiner ('61), Marilyn Swan ('63)
Linda Reining ('64)
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Dave Hanthorn ('63): Will look up your reference as soon as I finish
this (about the Wool Wax Creme). Thanks.
Has anyone checked with the Italians in the Walla Walla area. There are
many Italians in that area.
Greg Alley ('73): Not only the Y Area is changing - what about the
entire City of Richland? At Columbia Center we no longer have a Bon
Marche or Bon-Macy's - Just Macy's.
Change of Subject: I started going up to the Spudnut Shop about once a
week and am amazed at the number of people I see if there that I know -
some Bombers and also people that I worked with on the Project. Get
lots of hugs.
Just received a call from my relates in Denver and they have had a
foot of snow and more coming through the day and tonight - and maybe
tomorrow - they have closed DIA until 5 p.m. tonight [4/10/05] and
advising everyone to stay off the roads. Ah - sweet spring!
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland - sun shining -
wind blowing. We are having a cooling trend.
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>>From: Jim McKeown ('53)
Re: Camp Columbia
I didn't put all of the information from the Tri-City Herald in
yesterday's Sandstorm, but one of the reasons that everyone remembers
a "different" language at the camp could be the fact that many of the
Conscientious Objectors were immigrants from Italy and Germany, who
refused to join the service because many were concerned they could be
fighting relatives... or whatever. Many still did not speak English
that well, and probably used their native tongue in the camp amongst
themselves. This whole topic has been interesting... it's amazing to
me how many remembered that we had "something" out there, and such
diverse opinions on what that "something" was. The folks at the Tri-
City Herald, said, after I suggested that this might make a good
story, that they ran quite an article in 1991 on this subject, and
had lots of positive feedback because of it.
-Jim McKeown ('53)
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>>From: Jack Gardiner ('61)
Re: Polio Vaccine
The CBS Sunday evening news did a feature on the 50'th anniversary
on the discovery of the Salk polio vaccine. This brought back memories
of my biggest fear as a child. I was terrorized by the sight of an iron
lung. I can remember going to the Community House, and getting the
vaccine in a sugar cube.
-Jack Gardiner ('61) ~ Living in Richland again after 40 years
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>>From: Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
To: Jeff Curtis ('69)
Thanks Jeff for your latest installment of "Life As We Knew It".
I am still smiling to myself about the Tang sludge, one of my favorite
childhood memories. Probably another reason I never grew taller than
4'11", well I used to be 5' but gravity, too has taken it's toll!
Now I am sure that my much older "sniveling" (I like that) brother,
George "Pappy" Swan ('59) will enjoy reading your latest entry as much
as I did, being entertained by "anything growing up Richland" as it
were. He is on one of his yearly jaunts, taking one of the grandsons on
a youth pre-season turkey hunt as we speak. One of the "good guys" of
this world, always making sure the grandsons of their family & one
granddaughter get to get out in the great outdoors as much as possible
with their ol' GranPappy. They all get the opportunity to try hunting,
fishing or hiking or just listen to ol' GranPappy spin yarns, which I
might add he is pretty good at!!
As a matter of fact he hasn't spun any yarns in the Sandstorm
lately. I think it's because he's still trying to wade through the
"over 2000 emails" he still has in his Inbox!! That's kind of a private
family joke, what say Pappy?
-Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63) ~ In windy & chilly Salt Lake City .....
where I am really looking forward to some nice sunny &
warm weather so I can get on with all my outdoor projects.
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Jeff Curtis ('69)
The memories you bring back with your writings makes me laugh and
sometimes cry, but I love reading them! Boy, do I remember those little
boxes of cereal--my brother and I would always fight over them--neither
of us wanted the ones that were always left! My mom would generally
only buy them when going camping to Wallowa or Lake Curlew, but
sometimes we were able to convince her to "just buy them"!
The "octopus" on the face in the mornings was so funny! Brought back
many memories of my doing that to my daughters to get them up in the
mornings, though instead of a wet, soggy washcloth, I used a spray
bottle with cold water.
And, TANG! we drank it just like you described---loved getting that
"sugar-rush" all at once! Tried to drink it a few years ago, but it
didn't seem to have the same taste, possibly because, now being a
"grown-up". I followed the directions and only used two level spoons-
ful!
Thanks for the memories----looking forward to many more!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - chilly temperatures are still
hanging around---okay by me
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Funeral Notice scanned from the TCHerald
by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Randall Wayne Watson (WB72) ~ 6/8/54 - 4/4/05
FuneralNotices.tripod.com/
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 04/12/05
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Donna McGregor ('57)
Patti Mathis ('60), Tom Verellen ('60)
Judy Willox ('61), Mike Brady ('61)
Jeanie Walsh ('63), Mike Howell ('68WB)
Tami Lyons ('76)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Monita McClellan ('58)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Aaron Holloway ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Joan Belliston ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sherrie Smithwick ('68)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Polio Vaccine: The last time I was in the Children's Hospital in
Cincinnati, OH (July and August 1944) there had been a terrible
polio epidemic and they were bringing kids down to our ward from the
contagious ward. These children were to go home soon and they were no
longer contagious. The beliefs that some of those patients had were
frightening (one gal thought she got it because she made fun of an old
lady who was crippled). When I had my children I made darn sure that
they had anything related to polio (shots, sugar cubes, etc.) to keep
from getting it. My mother's youngest sister had polio and they had to
work with her day and night to keep her from being crippled. She did
have one leg that was shorter than the other - but no other problems
that I knew of.
How well I remember polio!!!
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland. Rained last
night and the wind is blowing about 15 mph.
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>>From: Donna McGregor Salazar ('57)
Re: Polio Vaccine
I remember getting my first vaccine dose standing in line at the
"Big Pool" one summer 50 years ago??? Oooosshhh!!!
Cheers,
-Donna McGregor Salazar ('57) ~ From sunny (sometimes... just got
the edge of that Denver snow storm yesterday)
Espanola, NM, today, that is.
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>>From: Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
I too remember the polio vaccines that were given at the community
house. I was so glad to see them as the sight of the iron lungs also
frightened me to death. I remember long lines but a very jubilant
crowd, happy I am sure to have one more frightening disease in check. I
can still remember if I got a fever, the sniffles or the normal child
hood complaints, my mother would always tell me if I could touch my
chin to my chest I was all right, it wasn't polio.
-Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
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>>From: Tom Verellen ('60)
Re: Camp Columbia conspiracy
For starters, Camp "Columbia" last time I looked that was the
Yakima River. There just has to be a secret government report detailing
alien smuggling fresh fruit out there somewhere (probably in some kind
of code). And how else do you explain the missing mountain peak in what
is now known as West Richland. Makes you think, eh?
-Tom Verellen ('60)
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>>From: Judy Willox (Classic Class '61)
To: All Bombers
Re: Green & Gold, Red & White
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Taste the wines of renowned vintner Charlie Hoppes at Club 40's
Spring wine tasting event! Join us on Saturday, April 23 from 6-9pm at
the Hampton Inn, Richland. We'll be pouring wines from Fidelitas, Canon
de Sol, Gamache and Gooseridge wineries. Tickets are $25, and include
wine, light hors d'oeurves and a silent auction to benefit the Richland
High senior graduation party. Tickets are available at the Hampton Inn,
or by calling Maggie Shallman at 627-4295. Only a limited number are
available, so get yours today!
If you are from out of town and want to attend, attached is a form to
send in to the address on the form.
Bomber Cheers,
-Judy Willox (Classic Class '61) ~ Richland
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Jack Gardiner '61
I also remember the polio scare very well. I lived in constant fear
that I might catch the dreaded disease. My mother told me never to walk
in front of an air conditioner??? She also said if I could touch my
chin to my chest I didn't have polio. For those of you who remember a
chubby little guy with glasses walking around always touching his chin
to his chest, that was me! Now, if you mention polio to anyone under
45, you are likely to get the response, "What is polio?"
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Jeanie Walsh Williamson ('63)
Oh my gosh Linda,
Our family went every year to Curlew Lake. As a matter of fact, Kellie,
Bomber Grad of 76?? keeps saying we need to go back for a visit, but
according the information I've heard, we wouldn't recognize the
place...Our Father would close the tire shop during the July 4th
holiday, and we would go to Curlew for about 4 days. What wonderful
memories. I didn't realize at that age that other classmates went there
as well...
Hi Kellie. Bet you're glad you're not living in Colorado today!
Jeanie Walsh Williamson (Gold Medal Class of '63) ~ Simi Valley, CA
Home of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library - Where it
is a beautiful morning, and looks to be about 81°
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>>From: Mike Howell ('68WB)
I remember the "Tang" sludge but I also remember making our own
drinks from the "Watkins" pump bottle at Richard Jones' (RIP) house.
His Mother had MS and was in a wheel chair so we kinda got away with
making our drinks a little thick, unless of course Harvey (Richard's
little brother) ratted us out over it.
-Mike Howell ('68WB)
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>>From: Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
Re: Favorite Old Cartoons
Does anybody remember that old cartoon "Tooter Turtle" from the
early '60s? His friend "Mr. Wizard" who used to always say... "drizzle,
drazzle, drozzle, drone, time for this one to come home" I've tried to
Google this on the internet to find out if you can buy it on CD but
can't find it. I remember watching this as a kid and still find myself
thinking of the "drizzle, drazzle" incantation when I get myself into
a mess... Funny the things that stay with you over the years!!!
-Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 04/13/05
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8 Bombers sent stuff and 1 teacher/Bomber Mom funeral notice today:
David Brusie ('51), Jim McKeown ('53)
Wally Erickson ('53), Barbara Powell ('58)
Larry Mattingly ('60), Sarah Hightower-Hill ('62)
Carol Converse ('64), Matt Crowley ('75)
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>>From: David Brusie ('51)
To: Anne Pearson Burrows ('50)
Sorry to have missed your birthday on the 5th. Mine is the 14th,
and glad to know that you, one of my very favorite people were born
in April. Happy - Happy!!
To: Dick McCoy ('45)
Poor Baby!! Had to walk to school in the cold, cold winter in the
dark! Try walking to school at 45° to 50° below zero with a 25 mile
wind blowing in the dead of winter in South Dakota. Well enough of that
sob story!. I too walked to school from Abbot Street at the extreme
south end of Richland to school in the dead of winter when I didn't
have a quarter for my share of the gas for my neighbor Zona Beth
Bumgarner's Model "A". (Just having a little fun with you my dear
friend)
-David Brusie ('51)
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>>From: Jim McKeown ('53)
Re: Polio
Boy, do I remember Polio... I contacted the disease in 1944 when
I was 9 years old in Portland... they believe that I contacted it at
Blue Lake, a swimming spot back in those days. I can vividly remember
the "spinal tap" that they did to diagnose it, and I remember the long
stay at Doernbecker Hospital in Portland, which was the place that the
Polio kids went... and there were a lot of us.
I remember them telling my folks that it was doubtful if I would
walk normal again, and I remember my Mom, Jeanne McKeown, saying
"baloney"!! The Sister Kenney treatment had just come out and it
involved terribly hot wool packs that were placed on the legs. I
screamed bloody murder and my Mom continued to slap those things on,
her hands scalded red. The long and the short of it is I played all
the sports at Richland, and later was a mile and two miler at WSC.
Mom is still alive and living in a care facility in Walla Walla
and is still as ornery as she was then.
-Jim McKeown ('53)
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Italians and fruit trees
This had me thinking about the Italian prune trees near the
dormitories just south of the 700 area downtown. I remember walking
thru this area with my neighbor friends going to the "old" swimming
pool in the park next to the Columbia River. We had to wait until mid-
summer before they were ripe enough to eat. If you'd bite into one
before ripening, it would be very tart; but, they were very sweet and
juicy when they started falling off the trees. We'd get a hand full and
take them with us.
I have a couple of questions about the dormitories. I remember
the buildings were two stories with entrances at each end. I remember
seeing "W-5" on one of the buildings. Was that for women only? I'm sure
they had dormitories for men too. What ever happened to the buildings
and when were they taken down? It would be interesting to get some
feedback. Maren, do we have any pictures on the dormitories?
[Yep: http://hanford.houses.tripod.com/misc/jk.html -Maren]
Re: Golden Arches (50th anniversary)
Does anyone remember the Golden Arches (McDonald's) on Kennewick
Ave. near the Angus Village in Kennewick? This had to be one of the
first McDonald's in our area. The building was actually built between
two "golden arches". I believe during that time they were grilling the
meat patties on a flat grill. I can't remember the price in the mid
Fifties, but my guess the hamburgers were somewhere between 29/39 cents
each... only a guess.
Re: Iron Lung
I can still picture in my mind someone in an Iron lung!! It was
very depressing! The polio vaccine was considered a miracle drug at
that time (50 years ago).
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ Coeur D'Alene area where it's still cool in
the evenings. Getting some rain and snow in the mountains.
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>>From: Barbara Powell Beaudry ('58)
What a lovely tribute to Mrs. Vera Edwards on her 85th birthday.
Obviously there were many students that had and still have fond
memories of her as a person and a teacher or would not have gone so far
to attend her celebration. Unfortunately, I don't believe she was at
Carmichael when I was there. Our Granddaughter is 19 and had a teacher
in the second grade that had such an influence on her, that all she has
ever wanted to be was a second grade teacher. She is just finishing up
her first year of college and is in education and then as far as her
job goes while in college is helping with the care of 12 two year olds
at a church day care center. I guess if you just touch one child, then
it makes it all worth while and sounds like Mrs Edwards has touched
many.
Happy Birthday
-Barbara Powell Beaudry ('58)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Columbia Camp
Like many, I spent most of my life believing Columbia Camp was a
POW work camp. Oh well... I do remember the slow degradation and final
destruction of all traces of what was there. We fished and hunted all
up and down that stretch of the Yakima for many years. I also attended
several Boy Scout camp outs there. There were stories of ghosts of
the dead prisoners wandering around at night, snipe hunts, campfire
activities, and all done to the howling of coyotes on a nearby ridge.
Re: Tang
My 2 girls grew up with a glass of Tang every morning with the
fluoride drops in it for their teeth. Must have worked as they both
have near perfect teeth with no problems. I drank it frequently until
a couple of years ago. Tastes change with age I guess.
Re: Polio
Among my childhood fears the 2 biggies were the Russians dropping
the bomb on Richland/Hanford, and Polio. The rather emotional
announcement that Dr. Jonas Salk had developed a vaccine came none too
soon. While some were scared of the shots and sugar cubes I found great
relief in the blind faith of my young mind that my worries were over.
Re: Tickets
There are still some tickets left for the Tacoma Rainiers home
opener with Fireworks after the game. Dr