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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/01/06 ~ HAPPY NEW YEAR
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Doreen Hallenbeck ('51), Deedee Willox ('64)
Bill Wingfield ('67), Larry Crouch ('71)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mark Perkins ('75)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike FitzPatrick ('80)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)
Best wishes to all Bombers for a happy, prosperous, healthy and
blessed New Year. The "DustStorm" mentioned the class of '51 55th
reunion in conjunction with Club 40. Haven't seen much mention of
it in the Alumni Sandstorm -- are many '51rs planning to attend?
We hope to make the trip north from Arizona with the hope of
rekindling friendships and sharing memories. As the calendar
years pass, so do our classmates and hopefully everyone,
including Tri-City area classmates, will be there in September.
-Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)
Arizona Sunshine Country-Smile Green Valley, AZ
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>>From: Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64)
Happy New Year to all of you Bombers everywhere.
I have been amazed to see all the different places we live and
work. And being spread all over the world, it's also amazing when
two 'bump into' each other, like Anita Fravala Griffin's ('73)
entry yesterday.
To: Anita Fravala Griffin ('73)
We've been to Scottsdale and it is beautiful. Have you gone
to Sedona yet? We took a trip several years ago, visited Jean
Armstrong Reynolds ('64) in Phoenix. We decided to go home via
Scottsdale. Jean urged us to go through Sedona, which we did. I'm
so glad we listened to her - Sedona it just beautiful. Scottsdale
doesn't get as hot as Phoenix, does it? We went in September-
October; Phoenix (as well as Tucson) was HOT!!!!
-Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64) ~ Burbank, WA - where it warmed up
a bit, in the 40s yesterday. We have family visiting, took
them for a family portrait yesterday.
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>>From: Bill Wingfield (Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
To: David Rivers ('65)
Thanks for the reminder, to call a friend if depression starts to
set in. It really does work. Sometimes it's hard to remember that
depression is only temporary. It will go away. Exercise is also a
great way to wipe it away, but phoning a friend is too.
-Bill Wingfield (BRC '67) ~ Augusta, GA
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>>From: Larry Crouch ('71)
Re: Happy New Year
I hope everyone had a great 2005 and we are looking forward to
2006, all you class of '71 graduates we are in the prime of our
lives.
Grand kids Grand kids... Harleys... If I look far enough I can
see retirement off in the distance, sitting on the porch in
western Kansas sipping on Jack... shotgun on my lap waiting for
one of those pesky pheasants to walk by, Diana will still be
trying to shape me into a real person of substance. Brad will
still be a Texican, Robin will be selling fruit, Clark will look
21 still surrounded by sexy ladies, Doug will be in some far far
away land. Alan will be living on his lake, Forsbunny will be on
some hippy island in WA. And I'll be sitting on the porch. Here's
to a great 2006 and everyone keep moving forward.
-Larry Crouch ('71)
PS... (I would really like a 6 speed my old Harley too)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/02/06
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), Mary Lee Lester ('58) and Linda Lester ('62)
Leoma Coles ('63), Linda Reining ('64), Mike Perkins ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Steve Piippo ('70)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Class of '51
To: Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)
Here is to my good friend with the longest name in the Bomber
history. Doreen, you mentioned the Class of '51 attending the
Club 40 party in 2006.
HEY 1951! NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: COME TO THE PARTY!!
-Dick McCoy ('45)
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>>From: Mary Lee Lester ('58) and Linda Lester ('62)
Re: Mary Lester Thompson
Dear Friends and Former Students of Mrs. Mary Lester Thompson,
It is with sadness that we report that our mother is in her last
days at Kadlec after a heart attack Wednesday night (Dec. 28).
Many will remember her from her teaching days at Lewis and Clark.
-Mary Lee Lester ('58) and Linda Lester ('62)
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>>From: Leoma Coles ('63)
I too, would like to wish all a Happy New Year and the best year
ever in 2006. I sometimes feel bad that I am single (divorced)
and still have to work at age 60, and worry about the things I
wish I had and can't do, financially, or for lack of time... and
then, I have to stop myself and say "wow, what about the things
I do have"!! I am fortunate to have my health, a good job, a
wonderful family, with two adorable grandchildren, a good car,
friends at work, my "Bomber family" that I enjoy hearing about,
and the freedom to worship and live with hope for the future.
Sometimes we just have to take the time, or even the moment, to
stop and say our blessings and "call a friend" or reflect on the
good times we've had and can have in the future!
Bless all and take care,
-Leoma Coles ('63) ~ in Salem, OR - where it's been wet and
rainy for days and days!
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
Happy New Year, Bombers, where ever you are! we ushered in 2006
with our traditional huge pot of chili, corn bread, dips and
chips and of course, coffee for us "old folks", and "liquid
refreshment" for the "whippersnappers"!
Re: Depression
Been there, done that and it ain't all that pretty, but Thank God
I had good friends and a wonderful family who pulled me out of
it. you'd be amazed at how much a simple phone call can mean.
I am hoping that 2006 brings all of us better times, better
health, more time to be with friends/family, stopping to smell
the flowers, swing on a swing, slide down a slide, splash in
puddles, laugh at ourselves, and enjoy our many blessings.
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - where we have finally
gotten the rain they have been predicting.
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>>From: Mike Perkins ('67)
Happy New Year to all, from the International Zone in Baghdad,
Iraq. The midnight hour passed in relative calm. Not what we
expected after the late afternoon mortar attack. And hardly any
noise compared to what was heard a few weeks ago after Iraq beat
Syria in a soccer match. Over 40 people were treated for wounds
sustained when the celebratory rounds fired in the air returned,
or attempted to return, to earth.
It's not all doom and gloom, though. The average Iraqi, like the
ones who risk their lives every day to work here in the IZ, has
never been more hopeful. They see the strides that have been made
and know that the ultimate goal is reachable.
-Mike Perkins ('67) ~ B'dad - Where it's 60°, clear and sunny,
with moderate to heavy car bombing... 8 so far today.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/03/06
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Steve Carson ('58), Dave Hanthorn ('63), Roy Ballard ('63)
Bill Wingfield ('67), Lynn-Marie Hatcher ('68), Frank Hames ('69),
Gary Turner ('71), Anita Fravala ('73), Shawn Schuchart ('78)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dick Lohdefinck ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bill Scott ('64)
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>>From: Steve Carson ('58)
To: Cindy Payton Hoffman ('65)
Thank you so much for answering my inquiry about Rodney Payton ('58).
To answer the question, no I am not a pharmacist but Rodney and I
were very active in the CAP Cadets and we both participated in
the International Aviation Cadet Exchange program. I will write
to your Uncle.
-Steve Carson ('58) ~ Chicago, IL
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>>From: Dave Hanthorn (the Gold Medal Class of '63)
To: Maren
Re: The Fiesta Bowl
I don't suppose the fans of "THE Ohio State University" would
care for your characterization of the Fiesta Bowl as "Notre Dame
vs. Ohio".
-Dave Hanthorn (the Gold Medal Class of '63) ~ from the little
island in the lake (Mercer Island) where it has been
raining ever since we got back from Thailand (yuck).
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>>From: Roy Ballard ('63)
To: Leoma Coles ('63)
Leoma, with an outlook like that, you are indeed blessed. One has
to be optimistic in this day and at this age. Talking with good
friends always seems to help.
-Roy Ballard ('63)
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>>From: Bill Wingfield (Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
To: Mike Perkins ('67)
Good to hear from some Bomber in Iraq. It's good to hear a little
good news from over there. I take it you are working over there
with Parsons. How long have you been there and when you coming
back? Please keep the stories from Baghdad coming.
-Bill Wingfield (BRC67) ~ Augusta, GA where the rains came last
night, but it's stopped for now. Hope to get in a round
of golf this am. Diamond Dave McDaniels (BRC67) you
might want to go hit a round to get ready for Masters.
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>>From: Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68)
Re: depression
To: David Rivers ('65) and Bill Wingfield ('67)
Thank you for your comments regarding depression. This is an
important topic - particularly around the holidays, during
the winter months in general, and during extended hot spells.
Research has shown (and my psychiatric practice empirically
confirms) that those are the times when depression is more likely
to get worse.
There is a point I would like to clarify - the difference between
subclinical (situational) depression and clinical depression.
Bill, you said "Sometimes it's hard to remember that depression
is only temporary. It will go away." Although that is true of
situational depression, clinical depression does not just go
away. It's kind of like the difference between getting sick to
your stomach from eating too much Halloween candy (situational),
and going into a diabetic coma (a serious physical/clinical
problem). Both are related to glucose in the system. But the
first scenario is a passing thing that can be dealt with
relatively easily -- whereas the 2nd is often life threatening.
When my cat got hit by a car I was really upset. She was a nice
cat, and I loved her. I was down in the dumps for several days.
I did the things that have been suggested here -- talked to
friends/loved ones, went for walks, allowed myself a couple of
good cries. Then the situational depression did pass, and now I
can think back on ThelmaLouise with a smile.
When clinical depression becomes a part of someone's life (due to
chemical (neurotransmitter) imbalances) that's a whole different
ball game. Yes, exercise can help. So can talking to friends
(sometimes). But clinical depression is a serious illness that
requires further intervention -- professional intervention.
As with any other illness, it is important that this one be
addressed appropriately. Just like untreated diabetes, untreated
depression can and does lead to all kinds of other problems --
many of them physical -- many of them life-threatening.
In any case, I agree with what both David and Bill said -- don't
sit in silence if any kind of depression comes into your life.
Reach out; call a friend or a medical practitioner. There is no
reason to just survive in the darkness when the opportunity to
truly live in the light is very real.
Wishing every Bomber and all their loved ones a New Year full of
light and life.
-Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68) ~ Haven Farm, Idaho (16 miles
east of Lewiston. Temperatures in the mid-high 40s with
tons of nighttime rain lately, so the soil will be really
great for planting in a few months, and the sounds of
Cottonwood Creek and Haven Creek running through our
property get louder every night!)
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>>From: Frank Hames ('69)
To: Larry Crouch ('71)
It sounds like you've got things going your way. In response to
your wish for a six-shooter for your skoot, I added one to my '00
Road King five years ago, (Rev-Tec), and It's been great. A big
bore kit really helped it on the open road. I hope you get your
wish. Happy New Year!
-Frank Hames ('69)
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>>From: Gary Turner ('71)
Last week my wife and I went to see "Walk The Line" and as we sat
through all of the credits (at $8.25 a ticket we stay for every
bit of film right through the copyright info!), I noticed that
our own Terry Delsing ('71) was the music editor. Later, I looked
Terry up on the IMDB site and discovered that he has quite a
number of music editor movie credits. I'm not surprised at his
success... if ever there was someone destined for success in the
music business, it was Terry.
Congratulations Terry for being a contributor to such an
excellent movie and I'll continue to stay to the end to watch
for your next credits.
-Gary Turner ('71)
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>>From: Anita Fravala Griffin ('73)
Re: Scottsdale
To: Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64)
Since Scottsdale is separated from Phoenix by a street, it does
get as hot here. We got here the last weekend in September and
it was about 105. We had to look for an apartment in that heat!
Fortunately, we had just spent two weeks in eastern WA so we were
used to being out in the heat!
-Anita Fravala Griffin ('73) ~ Reporting from Scottsdale, AZ,
where it's in the mid 70s today and supposed to be near
80 the rest of the week!
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>>From: Shawn Schuchart Mabley ('78)
To: Mike Perkins ('67)
So what are you doing in B'dad? Are you in the military or there
as a civilian? It's nice to get a view of Iraq that does not come
from the newspapers.
-Shawn Schuchart Mabley ('78)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/04/06
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Burt Pierard ('59), Tom Verellen ('60), David Rivers ('65)
Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Larry Holloway ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Paula Jill Lyons ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nina Berland ('69)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Dave Hanthorn (the Gold Medal Class of '63)
Re: Maren's Fiesta Bowl Reference
Come on, Dave, give Maren a break. She's no "Football Junkie."
She only has strong, emotional ties with TWO teams and she
couldn't care less about any others. She attended Louisiana State
University (LSU) when her family moved to New Orleans after
Col-Hi Graduation in 1964 but I've never held that against her.
The other team she follows is Notre Dame, mostly because of deep
respect for her Dad, Walt Smyth (RIP), who took great pride in
being one of the very few people from Utah who actually graduated
from ND.
Loosen up!
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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[I'm sure Dave knew all of that since he was our neighbor on
Perkins growing up. In my defense, I found Notre Dame's opponent
on a website and just typed what I read -- not knowing there was
even a difference between "Ohio" and "Ohio State". OOPS! -Maren
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>>From: Tom Verellen ('60 - a class that ends in zero)
I just realized that a numerical omen has occurred: class or '60
and the year of '06, a Twilight Zone year ahead for sure. And I
have actually begun fulfilling a resolution for '06; organization
of photographs and such. I ran across a newspaper clipping that I
thought I would share. Having done this I can now forget all of
those other resolutions with no guilt feelings. Sorry, I don't
have the date of publication (it was a Friday if that helps).
-Tom Verellen ('60)
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[That picture is already online... it came from my own collection
of newspaper clippings.
http://all.sports.tripod.com/Basket/60CK-59ers.html -Maren]
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiirthday time 1/4/06
As Paul Revere and the Raiders would say in the 2nd best
version... Grab your woman it's a birthday time... (paraphrase of
course)... I love this lady...she is witty, kind, thoughtful,
brave, clean and reverent... (ok I got carried away... she's
not a boy scout... tho she may have been a girl scout...) every
now and then I loose track of her but she always finds her way
back... there are people like this who are never out of your
heart tho you may not hear from them or see them often they are
always with you and bring a little smile to your face as you
recall some little thing they said or did... this lady is one
of them for me... she was the slightly "older sis" of one of my
classmates and was always just great to be around. As time has
passed I have become closer to her and find her to be one of
the best things in my life... her friendship and connection are
special to me and I know I don't let her know that enough... but
hey man... gotsta keep my cool ya know... can't go off the deep
end... so it's her party and she can dance her behind off if she
wants to... HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAULA JILL LYONS ('64)!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
To: Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68)
Thank you for clarifying clinical depression from the temporary
kind. An important distinction.
-Patty de la Bretonne ('65) ~ Seattle
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/05/06
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1 Bomber sent stuff:
Jeff Michael ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pam Ehinger ('67)
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Re: D - Pression
Hey there Bombers and Bomberettes...
Ya know, all this talk about depression could get me down!
Seriously, folks, a tip of the Bomber Mushroom Cloud to my
esteemed classmate, David Rivers ('65) and under classmate, Lynn-
Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68). I may have spoken of my depressing
past in this journal before, so I'll keep this post brief. You
are both soooo right! I've found depression not only to be a real
downer, but pretty much like diabetes (which many of my friends
and relatives tell me about). The thing is, I need to do the
things that are naturally healthy for my body; ie, have friends
to talk to, think positively, find joy in day-to-day life
(do things that bring me joy), etc. That's like the diabetic
monitoring sugar intake and retention. But in addition, to fully
enjoy life, my diabetic friends and I have to take our meds. It's
just the way it is... if we don't, the likelihood of injury or
death raises rapidly. Hey, it's now nearly as ugly as many other
medical conditions. Admittedly, in the beginning, when the
concept was "just pull yourself up by your bootstraps" and I just
kept failing, well, was pretty depressing. But, when the concept
of a chemical imbalance that could be corrected this proper
medication became the broadly accepted concept, my life improved
drastically) in to 6-8 weeks).
My next mistake was to revert to the concept that the meds
and the classic therapies had "cured" me and I could curtail
treatment. Worked pretty well for a year or so. This time, the
crash (number 3) was a blind-siding kick in the head that hit
harder, totally snuck up on me and knocked me down harder and
longer than ever before.
Bottom line lesson? Take my pills, test my blood, do the
practical things that are in my control to do and take my pills.
Oh, did I mention... don't forget to take my pills and certainly
don't decide to stop taking my pills. I don't really want to know
what crash number 4 would be like!
dj jeff Michael ('65) ~ currently in La Jolla, CA where it is
clear to partly cloudy, surfs-up (big-time) and the temp
was 85 today. Tomorrow, it's north to Newport Beach...
hope going North is not chilling.)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/06/06
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8 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice:
Doreen Hallenbeck ('51), Charles Cox ('56)
Bill Chapman ('60), Helen Cross ('62)
Jeff DeMeyer ('62), Darlene Napora ('69)
Brad Upton ('74), Tami Lyons ('76)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Larry Mattingly ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lora Homme ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Patricia Rediske ('63)
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>>From: Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)
To: Betty Bell Norton ('51)
Would you please contact me -- I tried sending you a message,
but it was returned saying the address was in error.
To: Class of '51
Are you planning on attending Club 40 this September? I'd
appreciate an "expression of interest" if you are. We're in
need of a few good leaders plus attendees.
-Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51) ~ (thanks Dick McCoy, I've
always wondered what kind of a title I'd get in this life,
and the longest Bomber name is a winner.)
Green Valley, AZ
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>>From: Charles Cox ('56)
Re: Football
'How about them 'LONGHORNS'
-Charles Cox ('56) ~ Georgetown, TX
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
From: Bill Chapman ('60)
POSTED: Thursday 01/05/2006 8:16:35pm
COMMENTS: People who were never Bombers just don't understand!
Friends down here in Southern California ask me, "So, if you were
the Bombers, what was your school mascot?" I proudly say, "A big
3-foot tall green and gold BOMB. It stood in the middle of the
boy's gym at all pep assemblies." They have trouble with that! I
love it! This is a great website!!
-Bill Chapman ('60)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
This is an unsolicited praise for the Sandstorm. It comes from Joy
Hendrix Wilson, my friend who was looking for Glenda Gray ('66).
I had told her about the Sandstorm in the course of our email
conversation. She was so pleased to get back in touch with Glenda.
Wow, what brains Virginia had! I wish I knew what it was
like to be that smart. Thanks for the information about
the Sandstorm. I looked at it and it is very well done. So
much information and great photos of class reunions. I
congratulate whoever put that together, it is a wonderful
way to stay in touch with your classmates. My hometown has
a site called "my family.com" but it is not as good as the
Sandstorm. I hope you will be one of my guest one day also.
It sure would be great to see you again. Love, Joy
This is another copy of an email from Joy Hendrix Wilson (63NAB)
or (62) can't remember after all these years. Anyhow thought this
might be of interest to some old CUPers.
I met John Ehrig ('63-RIP) but not his family. Was Virginia ('58-RIP)
his sister? The people I remember from the Central United
Church are: Susan Baker ('64), Kathy Rathvon ('63), Bill ('64)
and Bob ('61) Trumble, Diane Hill ('64), Eric Hoffman ('64),
Linda Cottrill ('64), Louise Wells ('64) and Susan Knox ('64).
Do you remember them? You're right, the internet is amazing.
I wonder what the technology will be like in 50 years. You
have some fun trips planned. This is the time of year that
we start getting visitors from the north and the time that I
need to get my house cleaned to get ready for them. We have
been having some pretty warm weather also and it was hot in
Naples, just like summer. It was great to hear from you. Love, Joy
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ West Harrison, IN - in the house by the
little lake, where it is cold +/-30°, but the lake is not
frozen and is moving in the wind... the roads are still dry
and safe, and no blizzards on the horizon... yet. It's gray
and threatening to rain today, but yesterday it was sunny and
in the 40s
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>>From: Jeff DeMeyer ('62)
Re: Lost Classmates 1962
Looking for the following lost classmates from 1962 Richland
Bombers at Richland High School who have moved away or changed
e-mail address and didn't leave a forwarding address.
Blevens Hebert E Brunelle Bruce Buchanan Carol Burns Doug
Crownover Keith Curtis Don Curtis Keith Dahl Barry
Dean Richard DeSoto Taylor Carol Dykes Ron Douglas David
Elliott Ken Farber Roger Gibson Tucker Margaret
Hahn Patricia Hall Clark Hanson Toth Linda Harmon Tom
Heneghen Dukes Faye Henderson Richard Herbal Loland Joyce
Hildebrant Doug Hooper Gerald Howard Cecil Jancovic Joe
Lang Dalton Lesie Lenhart Freddie Llyod Richard
McCue Hutchinson Patty Miles Ben Parvis Donnell Barbara
Pedersen Paul Petterson Graham Carole Petty Babette Nelson
Phifer Donnell Lana Reil Curtis Saralyn Schell Steve
Shanks Rod Smith Chuck Smith Margaret Tabbert Suzann
Taylor Lloyd Tomlinson Yount Sue Vlacil Murry Laurel
Wamsley Mary Webb Walter Whitaker Linda Wilson Dave
Workman Offerman Valeree Wright Yvonne Yeager Darris
Wilson Ward Cathy
I know you're out there Please contact me at jdemeyer15@msn.com
or call me at 1-509-946-5074
-Jeff DeMeyer ('62)
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>>From: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
Re: The Rose Bowl
Although unable to stay up to ring in the New Year, I did manage
to make it to the after midnight (central time) conclusion of
the Rose Bowl. As residents of Austin, TX for 25 years, we were,
of course, rooting for Texas. It was an exciting game, full of
fantastic plays and controversy. Seeing Vince Young¹s mom being
interviewed after the game (Vince is the QB for Texas), reminded
me of the short film clip I saw last week. The clip was from
Houston and showed Vince as a child doing a bicycle safety course
for kids. Just a few months before the clip was filmed, Vince had
been stuck by a car while riding his bike. His mother said that
she was there seconds after it happened because she is such a fast
runner. With her quick response and a long stay in the hospital,
Vince has only a large scar for permanent damage. After the Rose
Bowl, Vince¹s mom was saying that Vince gets his speed from her...
-Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
I've got a remedy for depression (was that smooth, or what?). It's
time to plug some of my upcoming dates. I will be at Harvey's in
Portland next week, Jan. 11-15th for all you VanPort Bombers. I
will be appearing at The Village Theater @ Cherry Hill in Canton,
MI on Jan. 28th as a member of the Midlife Crisis Comedy Tour, for
any Detroit Bombers. I'll be back at the Comedy Underground in
Tacoma, Feb. 23-25th. I don't think I mentioned that on my last
cruise to the Caribbean in early December I had the surprise/
pleasure of having Rob Guay ('71) and his lovely wife, Linda
Hutson Guay ('74) on board too! I'll be on Royal Caribbean's
Serenade of the Seas the first week of February.
-Brad Upton ('74)
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>>From: Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
Hearing about the Texas - USC game, I was reminded of 30 years
ago when I graduated from high school ('76) when Texas won the
Rose Bowl the same year that the Bombers won the State Football
Championship. The Bomber team mantra was "Hook 'em Horns!" (Did
I remember that right?) Anyway, I'm sure any of you class of
'76ers will correct me if my memory is a little off.
-Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
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>>Phillip Nephi Petty ('71) ~ 1953 - 12/31/05
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), Anna May Wann ('49)
Mary Lee Lester ('58) and Linda Lester ('62)
Shirley Sherwood ('62)
BOMBER LUNCH Today: Class of '60
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Rose Bowl
To: Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
Texas did not win the Rose Bowl in 1976, UCLA did. In fact Texas
never won the Rose until last year. They didn't even win it this
year, the replay officials did.
-Dick McCoy ('45) - Bronc, Beaver, Bomber
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>>From: Ann Thompson, aka Anna May Wann ('49)
In posting the dues for Club 40, I received a note from Julia
Giles Connolly ('49) that her husband Tom Connolly ('48) passed
away last July 17. She wrote a note to be put in the Club 40
DustStorm, but it really applies to all of us and would like to
print it here also.
"My Tom and I celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary
on 10 March 2005. We had dated in high school, so we
go back some 57-58 years together. My heart hurts!!.
So I say to all you 'youngsters', hold each other tightly,
treasure your moments together, and don't put off pursuing
your dreams – do it now while you are healthy enough to
enjoy! Our RHS days were a prelude to a most wonderful
life – Go Bombers – and especially Club 40!!"
Julie puts it so well, I couldn't have said it better.
-Ann Thompson, aka Anna May Wann ('49) ~ From Bothell, WA - where
it is raining, raining, raining and if it doesn't quit
soon I'm going to have to take up swimming or boating.
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>>From: Mary Lee Lester ('58) and Linda Lester ('62)
Re: Mary Lester Thompson
Mary Lester Thompson went home to heaven Friday afternoon.
Service will be Tuesday, January 10, 2006, at 10:00 at Richland
Church of the Nazarene, 2500 Jericho Road, Richland, 99352.
Thank all of you who have sent cards and prayers.
-Linda Lester ('62) and Mary Lee Lester ('58)
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>>From: Shirley Sherwood Milani ('62)
Maren, I just read your comment to someone concerning having
lived on Perkins. My family lived on Perkins. I want to say 1312
Perkins, but am not positive of that. I believe it was before
we moved to Wilson (right up against the bus lot and between
Marshall and Mahan). Remind me what the cross streets were on
Perkins. I can vividly remember playing with other kids in the
alley behind our house - which was a two family, two story home.
I can't remember whether it was an A or B house. The Cramners
lived on the other side. We went to Spalding until we moved to
Wilson when I was in the fourth grade. Great memories.
-Shirley Sherwood Milani ('62)
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[Your sister, Susan ('63) and I were in Mrs. Shank's first grade
class at Spalding. If you had Miss Bowe for 2nd grade, I believe
you and my brother, Tim ('62) were in the same class. -Maren]
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6 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Dick McCoy ('45), Shirley Sherwood ('62)
Darlene Napora ('69), Julie Smyth ('69WB)
Daniel Laybourn ('70), Tami Lyons ('76)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kath Carlson ('69)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Tom Connolly ('48-RIP)
To: Julia Giles Connolly ('49)
Julie, I have just learned that Tom, your life long sweetheart
and husband, passed away last July. I wondered why your Christmas
card did not include Tom.
Tom was a long long time friend, as are you, and you both were
great supporters of Club 40. Ida and I extend to you our deepest
sympathy.
Later, Tom, and much love, Julie.
-Dick McCoy ('45)
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>>From: Shirley Sherwood Milani ('62)
Re: Spalding
To Maren,
I was in Miss Bowe's class so Tim ('62) and I were together.
I was in Miss Hood's class for 3rd grade and I've never
forgotten her sitting over me until I finished a Sloppy Joe
in the cafeteria. I gagged down every bite and have avoided
them judiciously ever since. I don't remember my fourth grade
teacher (although a Miss Foust (?) comes to mind). I do, however,
remember Mrs. Duncan at Jason Lee who made me feel so welcome
and comfortable when I transferred there mid-year.
-Shirley Sherwood Milani ('62) ~ in Grants Pass, OR where the
rain is coming down sideways. And since it is raining, my
connection to the Direcway satellite is again down as it
always is at the very hint of rain, so will have to send
this when the sun comes out.
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>>From: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
Tami Lyons Zirians (¹76) Although Texas defeated Michigan last
year in the Rose Bowl (not the BCS Championship that year), their
last National Football Championships were in ¹69 & ¹70. You were
pretty small then, but maybe that is what you remember? Memory is
a funny thing, sometimes partially correct.
On the Rose Bowl: We'll never know if Vince had been called down
on the 9 yard line, would Texas have scored anyway on the next
play? Or if Texas had been given that interception, would USC
have been down a score?
On Love & Loyalties: The neat thing about being a Bomber is that
we are spread far & wide over this planet. It is fascinating that
Bombers continue to be Bombers wherever they wind up living and
can do that along with all the new loves & loyalties that they
develop!
-Darlene Napora Shuley ('69) ~ Bombers, WSU Cougs, Cowboys,
Seahawks, Longhorns & Aggies
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>>From: Julie Smyth Moss ('69WB)
Re: National Championship NCAA Football
To: Dick McCoy ('45)
I think maybe Texas has the National Championship crystal
Football in Austin for their efforts---is that not correct? I
was so happy to see Texas win after all the talk about USC's
possible "Three Pete". It wasn't a three pete at all because
LSU had the National Championship Crystal Football in Baton Rouge
during the "Three-Pete" time.
To: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
I've NEVER in my life said "Hook-Em Horns" because of the natural
southern football rivalry our two states have. However, the other
night I was thinking it when y'all beat USC. Geaux Vince! We've
been watching so much football here that one of my grandson's
first words were (with hands raised in the proper signal)
"Touchdown"
-Julie Smyth Moss ('69WB)
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>>From: Daniel Laybourn ('70)
To: Dick McCoy ('45)
Texas did win the "Rose Bowl" last year... they didn't grow
up with ours, however...
-Daniel Laybourn ('70)
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>>From: Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
To: Dick McCoy ('45)
I stand corrected!! Although, you may want to recheck those
stats for 2006.
-Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
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>>Dave Richardson ('57) ~ 1938 - 1/4/06
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/09/06
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy, ('45,'46,'02), Jan Bollinger ('60)
Linda Reining ('64), Darlene Napora ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Joan Eckert ('51)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda Reining ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pearl Drotts ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike Funderburg ('66)
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>>From: Dick McCoy, ('45,'46,'02)
Re: Rose Bowl
Yesterday I took a few shots from readers in the Sandstorm about
my comments on the Texas USC game last week. To clarify, I was
not picking a favorite, I was just commenting on the lousy job
the replay officials did. I could care less about either team.
As for Texas, when I was in the Army in Louisiana in the mid
forties, I had occasion to get over to Port Arthur several times
to visit friends. Then, later in that decade, out of the Army, I
worked construction on a duPont chemical plant in Victoria. While
at those two locations I discovered that under that sweet Texan
hospitality, lurked a arrogance that I have never encountered in
any other state. Hook 'em, Horns.
Further, USC did not deserve to win. At times, their defense was
beyond awful. On the last touchdown, the SC contain man ran to
the center of the field, and just disappeared, allowing untouched
Vince Young the winning score. It happened before on a couple of
first down runs. Sort of a.three-peat.
Anyone who is familiar with playing the Trojans has suffered that
awful dishpan band and its off key dum diddy dum diddy dum dum
dum. Barf!! That goes for your horse, too, Tommy.
I hate that bunch. We Huskies are poor losers, and we are getting
too damn used to it, especially after this last weekend. As has
been said, though, a good loser is a loser.
-Dick McCoy, ('45,'46,'02)
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>>From: Jan Bollinger Persons ('60)
To: Bill Craddock ('61)
We are sorry to hear of the passing of your sweet mama, Carrie.
She was a gentle lady and a good friend and neighbor to both my
parents and grandparents, as was your late father. Your mother
must have lived in that ranch house for about 56 years and,
while it is sad to think of how many original occupants of that
neighborhood have passed on, there are at least two that I know
of who still live there.
May happy memories of earlier times comfort you in your loss.
-Jan Bollinger Persons ('60)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
There's a gal "somewhere out there" who is having a birthday
today and I just want her to know that she has been a big part
of my life since I first met her in Miss Jones' 4th grade
classroom at Spalding!!!!!! We became instant friends - we even
dated some of the same guys during junior high and high school
(I know, I know "eeeeyew"....) and have maintained the friendship
all through the years. We haven't seen each other in over 40
years, but we keep in touch through this little gadget called
computer/email. We share the same birthDAY, both of us were born
at Kadlec... she's a few hours older than me - a fact I NEVER let
her forget! So, Pearl (aka Pat) Drotts Adler this is for you----
HAPPY SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY (gadzooks, did you EVER think we'd get
THAT old???????
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - where we've had a few
days of dense fog and temperatures in the low 50s
during the day and low 40s at night.
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>>From: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
Re: One Pete
To: Julie Smyth Moss ('69WB)
Thank you for setting the record straight about LSU winning the
Glass Football trophy in '04 when #2 LSU defeated #1 Oklahoma in
the Sugar Bowl. The television reports made it sound like USC had
kept the Glass Football (National Football trophy) for two years
and winning the game versus Texas would bring home the trophy for
the third time. I kept hearing "Three-Pete" and just assumed it
was true. My son, however, said that you were correct and sent me
this One-Pete photo which shows LSU, USC and then Texas with the
famous glass football!
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/060109-Napora-OnePete.jpg
Maybe your grandson will play football for the great state of
Louisiana?
Note: ('04 was a split decision with LSU atop the coaches poll &
USC atop the Associated Press Poll)
-Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/10/06
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Marguerite Groff ('54), Tom Tracy ('55), Jack Gardiner ('61)
Jean Armstrong ('64)
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>>From: Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54)
To: Bill Craddock ('61)
My condolences on the death of your mom. I just became aware of
her passing when I read Jan Bollinger Person's ('60) message
directed to you. Your mom was part of my childhood. I believe
your family was living on the 1400 block of Mahan when your
sister, Glenda Craddock ('54), Patty Doyle Ryles ('54) and I
walked to and from Sacajawea. Your mom was so friendly and kind.
Also, a very beautiful woman. I was in awe of her during what had
to be the saddest time of her life when you and she lost your
dad; and both of your sisters in a very short period of time.
I visited her a few times after that. Her spirit was always so
sweet. Bill, I'm so glad she had that little boy after Glenda was
born. God knew she would need you these last several years. I'm
sorry I missed her obituary. That's generally the first thing I
read in the newspaper.
-Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54) ~ In Richland, where the weather
is pretty decent; sometimes it almost feels like spring
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>>From: Tom Tracy ('55)
To: Dick McCoy ('45)
The Knees Have it! "Taking the Knee"! (A Quarterback falling to
one knee immediately to stop play and avoid a fumble should be
considered horse thievery.
Students who are playing for perhaps the first time, get to go
into the game…all dressed up in a uniform, helmet and all. They
know the team quarterback and coach are going to take a dive---
fail to execute a legitimate play. Parents travel far and wide to
watch their sons play and when finally given a chance, their son
gets to be a part of surrendering to the coach’s last page in the
play book…the one containing a printed song that goes: "Just Help
Me Make It Through The Night". To many, including this writer,
taking a knee is tantamount to 'taking a dive' in the boxing
arena.
The knee was clearly down in the Texas / USC game. One of the
finest Rose Bowls ever. Who's to say whether Vince could have
pulled off another miracle? But the ball was dead and only
activated by 'friendly fire' in the technical recording and
replay studios near Hollywood. Only the O.J. Trials' 'glove'
demonstration comes close to matching this fiasco. Remember when
someone fitted rubber gloves on OJ and then tried to squeeze his
hands into the gloves of the suspected murderer... like putting
on your speedo swim suit over your ski pants.
If you're a betting person, be sure you follow the referee's
wives to the betting booths and choose your favorite just like
they do.
Solution to the waste of your ticket time is: If a coach's team
appears to be 'taking a knee' – give the ball to the other team
with four downs and put 3 more minutes on the clock. Games were
made for players - not coaches.
Only time I ever won a bet, it was at the dog track in Yuma. On
my way to pick up the trifecta winnings a young man asked me how
I bet... (it was under $100)... so don't tell the IRS... I told
the young lad that I always follow the jockey's wives to the
betting booth and vote just exactly like they do... he dashed
over to his pals and repeated my story... they looked at him
kinda funny and his expression changed after he realized what he
had just said... he smiled and waved anyway.
I wonder if Pete Carroll (USC's coach) fell asleep during the
replay? There is a lot of money involved in winning the national
championship. Guess how much the University of Texas makes? Vince
is Mr. Megabucks... and he deserves it.
Hope you're all having a great new year.
-Tom Tracy ('55)
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>>From: Jack Gardiner ('61)
Re: Mrs.Craddock (RIP)
I talked to Bill Craddock ('61)Monday... his mother passed away
Sunday morning. What a great lady, if there was a Hall of Fame
for Richland mothers she most certainly would be enshrined. Like
most girls from Oklahoma, could she ever cook. I ate many meals
at Craddocks while growing up. She could make a pot roast that
would knock your socks off. She also made the best chocolate chip
cookies west of the Mississippi. My thoughts are with Bill and
his family.
-Jack Gardiner ('61)
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>>From: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
To: Anita Fravala Griffin (73)
Don't let anyone tell you any different. The Scottsdale / Phoenix
area is the best place to be during the winter. The summers are
not that bad. We have lived here 20+ years and you adapt to
the heat. You go from your air conditioned house to the air
conditioned mall (or your air conditioned job) (unless you are
a mail carrier) and most the time when it is 100° + you need
to take a sweater with you. The stores are freezing.
We had a great Christmas even though we were all sick.. We
had all our kids and all our grandkids from Texas, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and of course Phoenix. Out of the 18 of us,
16 were sick. But the weather was great. We played Crochet and
some went to the zoo and even Santa made a visit to our house.
I do miss the Columbia River and of course all my friends. The
friends you make growing up in Richland seem to remain your
friends forever.
I hope everyone has a great 2006 and I am looking forward to
making my trip up to Richland this summer. If all goes well,
I should be there in September to witness the birth of my 9th
grandchild. Our 8th will be born in Boise in August. Grandkids
are the best. If I would have known they were gonna be so much
fun, I would have had them first.
Hubby is in Hot springs, AR fighting fires. Someone forgot to
tell that part of the country that it is not fire season yet. He
will be home next week to take me to Seaside, Oregon to walk on
the beach for my 60th birthday. What a guy.
-Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64) ~ Across the street from
Scottsdale in Goodyear, AZ where it is a fantastic 75°
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1 Bomber sent stuff:
Jean Armstrong ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Russell ('58)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bob Lysher ('81)
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>>From: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
To: Shawn Schuchart Mabley ('78)
Thanks for bringing to my attention that my spell check thinks it
is smarter than I am.. I spelled "croquet" wrong and it changed
it to "crochet" which is way off. This time I think I have it
spelled right. If not we played that game where you hit the ball
with a mallet through wires [wickets] to get to the end and hit
the stick. Anyway it was fun.
When Shawn emailed me about the spelling of croquet, she
mentioned that it was raining in Walla Walla, which brought
back fond memories of my Dad and us kids putting our bathing
suits on and going out in the yard and running around in the
rain.. The neighbors thought we were crazy. I hope we weren't
the only family that did that. Were we?
I have been collecting the states quarters and I totally spaced
out West Virginia which was the last one that came out.. Does any
Bomber out there have any extra ones they would be willing to
sell me??
-Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64) ~ Where the sun is still shining
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3 Bombers sent stuff:
Ken Ely ('49), Linda Reining ('64), Cathy Geier ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Earl Bennett ('63)
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>>From: Ken Ely ('49)
Re: Interrupted Delivery
Maren,
Since the first of the month, I've been getting delivery of the
Sandstorm about every other day. I don't know what the problem
is, do you?
Thank you,
-Ken Ely ('49)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Re: Running In Rain
I don't remember putting on bathing suits to run in the rain,
but I know we would go outside and play in it and splash in the
puddles that would gather at the end of Elm---lots of times the
drain at the end would plug up with leaves and other debris and
it would sometimes be ankle-deep and we would splash in it and
see how many others we could get wet by jumping in with both
feet... great fun! I STILL splash in the puddles, take walks in
the rain, and catch raindrops on my tongue with my grandkids---
they aren't quite sure what to think of this old lady that acts
like a kid, but they laugh right along with me.
Re: Croquet
I knew what you meant when I read "crochet"---we used to play
that in our back yard all summer long---remember being "poison"
and knocking out everyone that you could? We had the shelter belt
at the back of our yard, and invariably someone would get "?" (I
can't remember what it was called when you would put your ball
against the other person's ball and knock them out of play) into
there---never knew there were snakes in there---IF I had, you can
bet your life I would have just left my damn ball in there!!!!!!!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - temps are in the 50s
during the day and in the 40's at night...great weather!
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>>From: Cathy Geier ('66)
Hello All,
I just returned from a trip to a favorite place, Breitenbush, a
retreat center with healing hot springs. I ate organic food and
got maximally rained on. My return included an unscheduled stop
(due to heavy rain) in Hood River and found Flow Yoga Yoga
Studio.. what a treasure of a find.
Peace and Light
-Cathy Geier ('66) ~ Sunnyside (where the sun shined today)
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Burt Pierard ('59), Larry Mattingly ('60)
Leoma Coles ('63), Carol Converse ('64)
Jim Coyne ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Luda Stambaugh ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pat Ruane ('75)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
Re: More Phone Book & Phone Number Stuff
Thanks to Judy Willox ('61) who acquired the March & November
1946 Phone Books and is willing to share the info. Scanned copies
will be available on the Website soon.
Anyhow, there is some interesting details in those books.
Remember that this was the transition year from duPont to General
Electric (G.E. officially took charge Sept. 1, 1946). It appears
that several things occurred that required a new book after the
April 1945 issue. One was somewhat of a scramble to change houses
when it was officially announced that the Project would continue
(as opposed to closing down after the end of WWII). Those who had
residential phones (and moved) had to get new numbers (my family
was one of those). In addition, there were many new residential
phones installed (probably because people were going to be around
for a while). But possibly the most important change was the
coming of Dial Phones (enter trumpets, stage left) for the
100, 200 & 300 Areas. As you will remember, those were the
separate exchanges (switches) that had a leading Letter (and
alphabetically associated word) in their numbers. I'll get to the
"instructions" for using a dial phone that were included in the
General Information later on in this posting. They are pretty
detailed and I think rather humorous.
Another interesting tidbit is how they listed the in-town numbers
from the 3 switches fed from the Richland Exchange (human
Operator assisted). As you will recall, I made the assumption
that the pure digit numbers (in-town offices, commercial &
critical personnel (to Dick McCoy ('45, '46), critical apparently
means important enough that somebody might need to get a hold of
them when they were off-shift) and the residential phones with
a trailing "J" or "W" were all part of the downtown exchange.
Indeed, all those numbers were listed in the March 1946 Book with
an "R hyphen" prefix to indicate (according to the General Info)
manual numbers that you had to contact the Operator to reach.
Those calling Richland Exchange numbers from a Dial Phone had
to dial "9" to reach the Operator (where have we heard that
before?).
Now for the instructions to use a Dial Phone (these are direct
quotes -- the missing punctuation in some places was absent in
the original text): 1. Lift the handset and listen for dial tone.
(A steady humming sound) Do not dial until you hear the dial
tone. 2. Keeping the handset off the switch hook place finger
in the dial opening where the first digit of the desired number
appears. 3. Turn the dial until the finger strikes the finger
stop. Then allow the dial to return to normal. Do not force or
retard the dial. 4. Repeat for each digit of the desired number
in turn. Steps 5 thru 13 all deal with general stuff (like dial
"9" to reach the Operator and dial "0" to reach the Long Distance
Operator) and what to do if you screwed up the dialing procedure.
Just so people would know what to expect, the following Section
on Tones and Signals was included: Dial Tone: A continuous hum,
indicating that equipment is ready to receive your call. Ringing
Signal: After dialing a "burring" sound repeated at regular
intervals indicates that the called telephone is ringing. Busy
Signal: A steady buzzing sound interrupted at short intervals
indicates that the called telephone is busy. Replace the handset
for a few minutes before attempting to dial the number again.
Some general observations on the two books. In the March Book,
some in-town offices (and possibly others) were connected to
the "J" & "W" Switches. Dick McCoy's Dad's number was treated
differently in the two books. In March it was listed as "R-57"
but it was changed to "1795N" in the Nov. Book. There were at
least two new Switches ("N" & "X") added between the March and
November Books and it also appeared that they figured out that
people didn't need the "R hyphen" anymore.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Sacto Bomber Lunch
I should be passing through Sacramento February 11th or 12th.
A check of the Bomber calendar noted no lunch date listed?
Anybody know the date? Road conditions and business requirements
may hold me up but I would try to make it, if it is that weekend.
(Don't change the schedule on my account).
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ rom very soggy Tacoma, WA
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>>From: Leoma Coles ('63)
Happy Birthday to Earl Bennett ('63)! I just keep thinking that
turning 60 this past year is so hard to believe! And then there
are the days that I feel 60 +... LOL. I've been working lots of
hours lately and the days go by so fast, I hope that the time
continues to go by fast until it's time to retire... it my be
about 3-5 years yet, but there's always hope!
Congrats to all those out there who are retired, and I hope you
are enjoying every moment.
Take care all,
-Leoma Coles ('63) ~ Salem, OR where it's wet and rainy like
most of the Northwest
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
I love the game of croquet!! Played it when I was young a lot. A
few years back, we bought the game, original. They have come out
with new ones now. Our yard is too small to play, but I won't
give up my game. Can always go to the park and play. What a great
idea when our granddaughter comes to visit this coming summer!!
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - where the rain just
won't quit, BUT not as bad as Seattle has been. We at least
get the sun every couple or three days in between storms.
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>>From: Jim Coyne ('64)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Jean, you and your husband better check the weather before you go
to Seaside. Lots of rain and flooding... highways are washed out.
It's just not very nice right now and doesn't look like its going
to get better before it gets worse. If you go, be careful.
-Jim Coyne ('64)
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3 Bombers sent stuff:
Derrith Persons ('60), Earl Bennett ('63)
Jean Armstrong ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Susan Baker ('64)
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>>From: Derrith Persons Dean ('60)
Pam Randow Coye was a part of the class of 1960.
Thursday night, 1/12/2006, Pam passed away.
She was always fun to talk to.
She will be missed. Neat Lady!
My condolences to her family.
-Derrith Persons Dean ('60)
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>>From: Earl C. Bennett, III (Gold Medal Class of '63)
To: Mike Perkins ('67)
Catching up on back issues of the Alumni Sandstorm, I see your
superb entry about how things are going in Iraq. Since I work for
the National Ground Intelligence Center as an Arabic translator,
I tend to get a pretty balanced view of the situation, and it's
good to see you making the case for some of the brighter side. A
colleague from an earlier part of my career recently retired from
our higher headquarters and spends a lot of time receiving and
broadcasting positive emails like yours to a large distribution
list of his VVA buddies (he's the Chaplain of the Virginia VVA).
In addition to my current function, as a Naval Reservist I spent
3 months in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and another 3 months back in
the States during 1991 working on the captured documents from
DESERT STORM. Then I had 2 trips to Bahrain and Baghdad with the
UN Special Commission Inspection teams in late '91 and late '92,
including the team that spent four days in a parking lot arguing
with our Iraqi "hosts" about whether we would get to hold
onto the documents we had collected from the administrative
headquarters of the Iraqi nuclear weaponization program (we kept
them, thanks to strong backing from the first President Bush).
I've heard of Parsons, but I'm not familiar with their function.
There was a John Perkins in my class, a serious member of the
Col Hi golf team – are you related? I vaguely recall that he may
have had a younger brother, and of course I walked or biked past
his house every day for three years on the way to Chief Jo.
One of my coworkers from the IT shop took the class I teach
introducing the Arabic alphabet and numbers, then went on a
6-month TDY to maintain and upgrade some of our database systems
in the Green Zone. She was disappointed that she never was
allowed to get out and mingle with the Iraqis – basically didn't
get to use what she had learned.
Stay safe, stay well, and remember, NGIC has answers to your
questions.
Regards, ecb3, from unseasonably warm central Virginia (average
is supposed to be 42 for a high, but this week it's been low 50s
to low 60s).
-Earl C. Bennett, III (Gold Medal Class of '63)
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>>From: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
To: Jim Coyne ('64)
Thanks for the info about the weather in Seaside. My friend
called me yesterday and said it made national news. She said the
beach at Seaside had washed away. I was hoping she was kidding.
Do you live there? Anyone live there that can give be heads up
and the weather for the 17th thru the 21st?? Geesh, I finally
turn 60 and get to go to the beach and it washes out.
To: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
I too love the croquet game. The other one that was my favorite
was Red Rover. The one where you throw the ball over the house to
another person?? Seems we were always playing that. And of course
Hop Scotch and yet my all time favorite was the Pogo Stick. I
wonder what happened to my old Pogo Stick.. I do have a picture
somewhere of me jumping on it.
-Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64) ~ Goodyear, AZ - Valley of the Sun
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/15/06
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Donna Nelson ('63), Carol Converse ('64)
Nancy Mallory ('64), Nancy Nelson ('69)
Jumbo Davis ('82)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Carol Cross ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike Freeman ('71)
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>>From: Donna Nelson ('63)
Here's a memory that's probably been mentioned before...
roller skating around Chief Jo Junior High after school or
on weekends and peaking into windows as we went. I think
I did with my sisters and Barronelle Metcalf ('62) and
Joyce Herbel ('62). We had to use the key to tighten the
skates onto our shoes and we usually started going up around
the gym. On the back side there were about 10 steps to go
down so we either slid down the metal hand rail or skated
around them on the grass. I think we even packed lunches to
eat and must have skated around a hundred times.
How fun was that????
-Donna Nelson ('63)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Oh Jean, oh Jean. You've brought out memories once again of
my youth! Pogo stick jumping. I had one and loved it. We were
always seeing who could keep jumping on it for the longest
time. I also played Red Rover a lot. Hop Scotch was also a
favorite. I did pretty good with that. And remember jump
roping? Did you ever have the 2 people holding the jump rope
swing the rope in opposite directions? Seems that I tried
that and it was very hard. Don't know if I mastered that one
or not. I also remember playing on the swings during recess.
They were located on the end of the school at L&C. We would
swing just as high as we could and try to get even with the
upper bar. We were afraid someone would just keep on going
over, haha.
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64)~ Eureka, CA -where it's still
raining.
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>>From: Nancy Mallory Johnson ('64)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
I loved croquet too. Also badmitten (the two were often sold
together. Red Rover was a game where two lines of kids, with
hands joined faced each other. One line would say: red rover,
red rover send ???? right over. If that person broke through
your line they took someone back with them; if they didn't
break through they stayed on that team. I think the game
where you threw the ball over the house was Annie, Annie
over. We also played capture the flag and other games all
through the back yards in our neighborhood. Such fun playing
outside in those days.
-Nancy Mallory Johnson ('64)
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>>From: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
Ahhhh the games we played and remember. On Red Rover, I
remember it as teams holding hands and calling Red Rover Red
Rover send ((( name ))) right over. And they tried to break
thru the teams hand holding. My other favorite was pogo,
skate boarding, and jacks. Remembering playing jacks at
Jefferson Elementary school in a contest. Mrs. Jones (P.E.
teacher) gave the winner a set of gold jacks and a super
ball. I won it one week. Pretty proud of that back then and
playing all the different games of jacks.
-Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69) ~ Colville, WA - where it has been
raining nights and snowing for the past 2 weeks.
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>>From: Keith "Jumbo" Davis ('82)
To: All Bomber Alum
I am looking for a wheelchair accessible van for the
transportation of my wife Jennifer Maiuri Davis ('86). We
are in Seattle, but still live in West Richland. Jennifer
has spent most of the last two months here in Seattle going
through a couple surgeries on her L4 vertebra and S1. She
now has a fracture on her T4 as well as several other tumors
throughout her body. If anyone has any ideas on a new or like
new wheel chair accessible van for sale please contact me at
kd3332@msn.com. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
-Keith "Jumbo" Davis ('82)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/16/06
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11 Bombers sent stuff:
Phil Belcher ('51), Dona McCleary ('54)
Lois Weyerts ('56), Barbara Powell ('58)
Lola Heidlebaugh ('60), Freddie Schafer ('63) and Ann Engel ('63)
Larry Holloway ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
Pam Ehinger ('67), Betti Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Stephanie Dawson ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Barry Byron ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gary Telfer ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gene Gustafson ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lucinda Barr ('69)
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>>From: Phil Belcher ('51)
Re: Memories
I saw a picture in the Tri-City Herald this week showing a
huge pile of Christmas trees that they were stacking for
recycling. It reminded me of the way we did it in the late
'40s and early '50s. Everyone would bring them to the big
vacant lot across from where the fire station is now and
the kids would have a snake dance all through town, stores
included, ending up at the pile of trees. No one seemed to
mind the fact that we would cross streets and force the cars
to stop and watch for a few minutes. The fire department
would set them on fire and we would stand around and watch
and sing. Does anyone remember when they quit doing the snake
dance and bon fire?
My father was a fire fighter (used to be called a fireman) and
during the weeks leading up to Christmas the men would repair
broken toys, trikes, and so forth, repaint them and give them
to families that were down on their luck. Things were so much
simpler in the old days.
-Phil Belcher ('51)
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>>From: Dona McCleary Belt ('54)
Re: Richland All Bomber Luncheon
Yesterday, Larry Belt ('57) and I attended the Bombers
Luncheon held at JD'S in West Richland hosted by Patti and
Vera. It was a good time! We were heading for the Bombers
vs Kennewick game because the week before we had purchased
tickets from the Richland Gold Dust Dance team for a
Spaghetti dinner being catered in by The Olive Garden as
a fund raising for the Dance Team.
If you haven't seen them perform ... you ARE missing out! The
are GREAT!!! (The dinner was good, too)
There are 6 more home games, as follows:
* Jan. 27 vs Kamiakin
* Feb. 2 vs Pasco
* Feb. 4 vs Davis
* Feb.7 vs Eisenhower
* Feb. 9 vs Walla Walla
* Feb. 14 vs Eastmount
Lets all get out and support our hometown team! It's...FUN!!!
Please let me know if my dues are paid up or not.
Warmly,
Friend Dona
-Dona McCleary Belt ('54)
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>>From: Lois Weyerts Harrold ('56)
Re: Croquet
Our family takes a 5 day camping trip each summer to Paradise
Creek Campground on the Wind River and Paradise Creek in
Washington. It is a beautiful camp ground in old growth
timber. Our three children and their families join us and
we get campsites close to each other. There are many paths
between the camp-sites so we can visit each other easily. Two
years ago our son-in-law, Bob Glenn, brought his croquet set
and set up an "all terrain" croquet game. You could not
disturb or change the plants, etc. along the paths to make it
easier to hit the ball to the next wicket. We had to hit it
over bumps, around dips and holes, and even under logs to get
to the next wicket. It is a real challenge and so much fun
that we do it every year now. Last year they made it even
longer and harder to be a real challenge for the adults. Our
grandkids 5 years and older enjoy it also. It worked well
because this campground does not have a lot of thick
underbrush and you could see the pathways easily.
Some wickets took as many as 10 or more tries to get through.
The game stopped when a person finally made it to the post at
the end. This is so much more fun than when we played it on
the flat ground in our backyard! If you get a chance to do
this when you go camping it will be worth the effort to set
it up.
-Lois Weyerts Harrold ('56) ~ in Richland and we finally had
a beautiful sunny day! I hope all our classmates in
the class of '56 are looking forward to our 50th
Reunion to be held on September 8, 9, and 10, 2006
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>>From: Barbara Powell Beaudry ('58)
Re: Seaside
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Since I am in Phoenix, I cannot give you the weather, but we
had a condo for 10 years in Gearhart which is right next
door to Seaside, only divided by the river. If it does stop
raining and you are allowed to walk the beach, Gearhart beach
is one of the few places where you can find sand dollars.
A wonderful restaurant is on the main road into Gearhart...
there is only one and it is right across from the grocery
store. We always enjoyed their Greek sandwich, but anything
you order is wonderful. Only open for lunch. Duggers is
wonderful for Seafood and Moe's in Cannon Beach is a popular
restaurant for their clam chowder. We enjoyed the storms as
would put a fir in the fireplace and watch the huge waves
roll in.
In regards to games . Does anyone remember the kids making
stilts. I believe it was Carl Stratton ('58) who would sit
on the porch railing to get on his stilts and then walk away
hoping not to fall.
Sharon Toner Lambert ('58) and her husband are here in
Phoenix watching their granddaughter play soccer and
hopefully will be here with us tonight and if Carolyn Brown
Hebert ('58) is over the flu, we will be getting together.
It will be the second time the three of us will be together
in about 47 years. Amazing how we just pick up where we left
off.
-Barbara Powell Beaudry ('58)
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>>From: Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
Re: Portland/Vancouver Bomber Luncheon
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-PDX/00.html
Thanks to everyone who was able to be there this time -
everyone had a good time and visiting was great! Thanks to
Irl French ('51) and Char Dossett Holden ('51) for traveling
south to join us - and to Brad Upton ('74) for joining us
from wherever he calls home now!
See you all in March!
-Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
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>>From: Freddie Schafer ('63) and Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
Re: Portland/Vancouver Luncheon
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-PDX/00.html
Saturday 14, Portland/Vancouver Bomber Luncheon met at the
Jantzen Beach Red Lion a good time was had by all. Bombers
present (in no particular order): Jo Heidlebaugh ('74),
Alan Porter ('67),Char Dossett Holden ('51), Brad Upton ('74),
Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54), Ron Holeman ('56),
Fred Schafer ('63), Ann Engel Schafer ('63), Irl French ('51),
Marilyn Mabee Welter ('61), Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60), and
Mom Heidlebaugh.
-Freddie Schafer ('63) and Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
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>>From: Larry Holloway ('64)
One of the main reasons we all played those games outdoors
was due to the fact that there were not too many of us who
had TVs. I remember the most fun we had was playing with the
large cardboard boxes that came with the washers and dryers
and TVs. Remember all the things you could do with those?
We also had fun digging a swimming pool in the back yard
and trying to fill it with water. For some strange reason it
never got very full. My dad was sure upset when he got home
from work and saw the large hole. At that time it was always
more fun to play outside rather than stay indoors.
-Larry Holloway ('64)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
Re: Games from childhood
I never did get the hang of pogo stick jumping... kept
slipping off the bar and hitting my ankles... finally gave
up! Roller skating up and down Elm Street and all the way to
Spalding, then back home... playing Red Rover, and Annie,
Annie, Over.
Re: double jump rope with ropes going opposite directions
I remember that, but was never able to do it... wasn't it
called, "Double Dutch"? I remember all the silly songs we
jumped to... "A my name is Alice...", "Down by the Ocean,
Down By the Sea", "Red Hot Peppers", "Cinderella Dressed in
Yellow", and others... have a book some place with all those
songs in it... along with camp songs... swinging on the
swings and seeing if we could touch the leaves on the trees
that were in front of the swings at Spalding... hopscotch
was a favorite, too. I can remember using a small chain as a
"marker". If I remember right, we had contests at Spalding in
jacks and the guys had contests in marbles. I don't remember
what we got if we won, though.
Remember Girls' Patrol and Boys' Patrol? We would wear white
sailor hats and a white sash across the front of our bodies.
I can't remember exactly what our duties were, but think we
would stand outside at lunch and recess and make sure that
no kids went inside school until the bell rang. Did we also
patrol the halls and after school to make sure that everyone
left the grounds? I think I remember the Boys' Patrol
standing guard at the crosswalks.
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - we have had some
rain, but nothing even close to what Seattle is getting.
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>>From: Pam Ehinger (The Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
WOW!! The games we played as kids. The kids of today have no
idea what we're talking about! How about Hide 'n Seek, kick
the can, and there was one we did in the snow, Fox and Goose?
Not sure of the name but you made a big circle and a little
circle in the middle with lines going out to the outer
circle. The one in the middle was IT and the rest had to run
around the outer circle. It was another form a Tag You're IT!
I lived on the corner of Wilson and Thayer. The Demiters,
Mike Hogan, (the older one), Allen Stephens, and a bunch more
lived in that neighborhood too! We were at that time the last
block on the North end. Hanford Bus Lot was in our back
yards!
You all brought back some great memories of those days!
Thank You!
Bombers Rule
-Pam Ehinger (The Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
To: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
Nancy,
I, too remember the jacks tournament. When I was in the
5th grade at Jason Lee, my teacher decided to have a jacks
tournament for the gals and a checkers one for the guys. I
was a tomboy and was better at checkers than jacks so that is
what I played. I ended up 3rd in the class and I was pretty
proud of that. In the 6th grade while the gals were jumping
rope, playing hopscotch, or jacks I was playing softball with
the boys. I was pretty good and always found a way to get on
base. One day the gals got jealous and decided they wanted to
join in the game. The other team had a gal pitching who had
no idea what she was doing. The guys on my team told me to
just swing at anything she throws. I was so embarrassed that
day when I struck out 3 times against her. The gals never
played with us after that one day, but then.......
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where the water fowl are in
heaven with all the rain
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/17/06
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12 Bombers sent stuff and 2 Bomber funeral notices today:
Phil Belcher ('51), Dale Ennor ('59)
Patti Jones ('60), Bill Craddock ('61)
Jim Andersen ('61), Ann Engel ('63)
Earl Bennett ('63), Carol Converse ('64)
Jean Armstrong ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Shirley Collings ('66), Nancy Nelson ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Betty Ely ('47)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Teresa Holmes ('93)
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>>From: Phil Belcher ('51)
We are packing for a move to Pasco (of all places). Never
thought we'd move here after all the squabbles we had with
the Pasco guys at the Pasco Port pool!!!
While packing I was going through some old boxes from my
Mother, (who never threw anything out) Found some old school
books of mine, history, math and so forth. In some of the
books were some old Sandstorm papers, one from '47, one from
'51. and one from '53. Took me back for a bit.
Re: phone numbers
Our home phone was Enterprise 4301 since West Richland at that
time was called Enterprise. That changed some time later
because we kept getting our mail sent to Enterprise, OR.
Memories:
Remember the unboat races? And how everyone had the greatest
time without getting in trouble.
And when the only guys that wore their baseball caps backwards
were baseball catchers and welders.
And Coke and Pepsi only had sides on their trucks in the
winter time to keep the bottles from freezing. We had a game
to see who had the Coke bottle from the furthest place from
Richland. Loser had to buy the Cokes. Cost a nickel per bottle.
Back to packing.
-Phil Belcher ('51) ~ watching it snow large flakes in
Prosser, WA
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>>From: Dale Ennor ('59)
To: Linda Reining ('64)
I remember well the day I was selected to be a "patrolman" at
Lewis & Clark grade school. I don't recall how they selected
students for the duty, but do recall than Wendell Briggs and
Mack Lamb (both '59) were "officers" in the corps and had the
enviable task of directing the labors of us peons. We were
sent to varying crosswalks to stop traffic with our red flags
to allow younger children safe passage across the street.
After the initial surge of kids the job could become rather
boring so we found activities to pass the time until relieved
by the "captains." At one crossing, I believe it was where
Endress Street terminates just east of the old school site,
we would poke the power pole with the end of our metal flag
stick. The last time I was in Richland the deep indentation in
the power pole is still quite obvious . . . more than fifty
years later!
By the way, am I losing it — more than usual, that is — a
yahoo map of Richland shows Jadwin where Goethals used to be,
and Goethals where Duane used to be. Help!
-Dale Ennor ('59)
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Re: New grandchild for Nina Jones Rowe ('65)
Nina's third grandchild in 2 l/2 years was born Friday,
January 13, 2006 at 10:39am. Alexander Merik Hoffman was born
weighing in at 8 lbs and 8 ozs. and 20.1 inches. This family
is growing rather fast lately.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Jones/060117-BabyAlex.pdf
My niece, Yvonne Jones Taylor - Joe Jones Winterhawk's ('58) -
daughter had her third child Johnathan a year ago. My mother,
Norma Jones, now has eight grandchildren and 16 great
grandchildren.
Re: All Bomber Luncheon - Richland
The following were in attendance: Pat Doriss Trimble ('65),
Dave Rhodes ('52) and spouse Alice, Glen Rose ('58) and spouse
Carol, Marie Ruppert Hartman ('63) - hubby Lance Hartman ('60)
was off playing golf -- Cathy Geier ('66) attended for the
first time as she recently moved from Seattle to Sunnyside.
Fred Klutz ('58), Barbara Isakson Rau ('58), Larry Belt ('57),
Dona McCleary Belt ('54), and Vera Smith Robbins (58).
There were so many conversations going on up and down the
table that I could not get highlights as I usually do. By
conversation I did notice there were various busy things going
on during the day for the Bombers but they set aside time
to be at the luncheon. As Dona McCleary Belt ('54) mentioned
in her Sandstorm entry today, they were off to the Spaghetti
feed and Bomber JV basketball game after the luncheon
Next luncheon will be February 11, 2006. If attending, please
make your own Valentine Bomber name tag. There will be a prize
for the best.
Re: Outdoor games growing up
All the Sandstorm entries about the outdoor games recently
brings up so many fun times. Not a game, but add the fun
washing cars that could easily turn into a water hose fight.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Jones/060117-JanetPfohl.jpg
Hmmm... wonder who Janet Pfohl ('60) is about ready to throw
the cloth at... not me as I was behind the camera. Running
through the sprinkler also there might have been a game but
can't think of any at the moment.
Walking on stilts has always intrigued me. My son-in-law
Michael (he has worked as a plaster for years and it was part
of his job to walk on stilts. We would be in down Seattle
and Michael would point out the tall buildings he worked on
wearing stilts I would wince at how scary it was to do his
job. It was nothing to him.) started wearing them on Halloween
for the past few years. He would put on his stilts and clothes
with a gory mask. The little ones could hardly look at him but
as they grew up they began to look for him each year. Soon my
grandson Jeremie took his place. Then my granddaughter Samantha
would take turns with Jeremie. Always family fun to watch
their antics with the little kids.
Other water fun was at many various spots. A day at Hat Rock
had Gary Hunt ('57) buried in the sand by Gary Persons ('57)
and Jim Morton ('5?). Janet Forby Padgett ('60) is blowing up
the air mattress.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Jones/060117-HatRock59.jpg
Pictures taken June 1959 so I know we weren't skipping school.
Quite a few sun burns that day but a good time had by all. And
what water sports did you do dj Jeff Michael ('65)?
I have noticed in my neighborhood since I have moved back to
this area that I rarely see children in the warmth of the
summer out playing. Surprised me as I would think the outdoor
games would be the highlight here. Yes, summer sports do get a
lot of the children outside.
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ Where Cathy Geier ('66) in
Sunnyside emailed me that it is snowing. Raining here
in West Richland. Temperature is 36°.
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>>From: Bill Craddock ('61)
Re: Mrs. Gardiner (RIP)
Jack Gardiner ('61) and I were and remain the best of friends
from early grade school (Spalding) until now. His Mom, Jo
Gardiner, passed away this morning, January 16th. Having
lost my own Mom only a week ago, I feel an extra, severe
loss. Two of Richland's finest LADIES and MOTHERS are gone.
Mrs. Gardiner welcomed me to her home countless times over
many years and she became almost a "Mom away from Mom" to me.
I maintained close contact with her during all the years that
Jack lived in California and prized her for her caring, and
her humor, wit, and intelligence. She and Jack were always a
very important part of my life and loved as "family".
Mrs. Gardiner adored her boys, Scotty ('56), Jack ('61), and
Chuck ('63-RIP) and her pride in them was always so evident.
I'll miss her
-Bill Craddock ('61)
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[See the funeral notice for Carrie Craddock on the Einan's
website at: http://einansfuneralhome.com/obits.php -Maren]
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>>From: Jim Andersen ('61)
Jack Gardiner ('61) lost his mother early this morning [1/16]
in Richland. She was a great lady and now she is with her
husband John and son Chuck ('63-RIP).
-Jim Andersen ('61)
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>>From: Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
Re: Games kids play
OK, the kids at the school I'm at play duck duck goose, red
light green light, kick ball, soccer, wall ball, hop scotch,
jump rope, hula hoop, simon says and four square. They can't
play red rover or tag... too many injuries. How many of you
remember 1,2,3 o'leary? Have tried to teach that to the girls
at school... it was one of my favorite game.
To: Barbara Powell Beaudry ('58)
Thanks for saving my life from my brothers Joe Engel ('58)
and George Engel ('56). You were my babysitter and I loved
you. Tell Carolyn "Hi" for me when you see her. We had a
great neighborhood.
-Ann Engel Schafer ('63) ~ From soggy, wet and getting wetting
Vancouver, WA
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>>From: Earl Bennett ('63)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Jean:
You probably get mostly D mint-mark coins out West, whereas it
takes quite a while after the coins come out for Ds to get to
us in Virginia. We get mostly Ps, of course. If you want a
Philadelphia mint-mark West Virginia quarter, give me an
address and I'll send one.
As for me, I've been purchasing the Uncirculated sets each
year, directly from the US Mint, which includes both D and P
mint marks. You might consider that, it's not too expensive,
and then you won't miss any. You can order on-line.
Re: playing in rain puddles
I lived on Turner at the end of Potter. One short block west,
where Sanford crosses Turner, there is a low point where the
drains would occasionally stop up during a heavy rain, and I
remember a couple of times the water got to about 15-18 inches
deep, covering the whole street and going well up into the
opposite lawns – one time I think it was less than 6 inches in
depth from flowing into the front door of the Vorhies' house
on the corner (Betty was class of '62, I think, and she had a
sister several years younger whose name escapes me). We would
put on swimsuits and frolic in the temporary pond, just like
you did, and like Linda mentioned on Elm street. We had
lived two doors down from Linda on Elm until we moved to the
4-bedroom rancher on Turner when I was in fifth grade.
We played croquet quite a bit, too, and I remember that
Shine's house (Pam and Dave, Bombers a couple years older than
us?) on the corner of Elm and Cottonwood had a beautifully
flat and dense lawn, perfect for croquet, surrounded by a
high, thick hedge. Our back yard on Elm next to the Shelter
Belt was pretty good, too, but the lot on Turner was too
hilly, and the flat side yard was too narrow. My wife and I
purchased a croquet set a few years ago and have played a
couple of times with our kids and grandkids, though the lawn
is not ideal for it. We hope to have a nice spot for it
established over the next couple of summers, and a Bocce
court, too, but it will be hard work, as we have a lot of
trees and full-shade grass requires takes a lot of care. Trees
will slowly thin out as I find spare time.
Regards, ecb3 – from Central Virginia, where winter is back
and the wind knocked down a dead yellow poplar Saturday night
(the top landed right next to our fire pit for easy cleanup,
thankfully), but tomorrow is supposed to get up to 50 after a
spat of freezing rain in the morning.
-Earl Bennett ('63)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
OOPS Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64):
I guess we had the game mixed up. I knew which one you were
talking about - throwing the ball over the roof of the house.
Not Red Rover. Was there really a name for that game?
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - where the sun
shone yesterday, but getting ready for rain all of
this week supposedly.
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>>From: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
To: Donna Nelson ('63)
I had forgotten about roller skating... But, instead of Chief
Jo, we roller skated at Lewis and Clark... Unless it was
Friday night... Then we went to the Roller Skating Rink there
in Richland... Oh, my, what great memories were made there...
I can remember it like it was yesterday... Ronnie Gaines ('62-RIP)
was my boyfriend at the time and I don't think we missed a
Friday night all through Jr High... And most of High School..
I still have my key to my skates... Don't have the skates
though... I did buy some at a yard sale a few years back..
Decided I better get rid of them before I broke my leg... I
did go skating with my youngest daughter about 12 years ago...
As long as she held onto me, I was OK... I think I only fell
twice and that was when she let go of me..
To: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
I never tried Pogo stick jumping... I could only jump rope the
regular way, but I did like it a lot... And swinging was a
lot of fun. I still like to swing when I take the grandkids
to the park... That's about all this old lady is up to these
days.. That and walking the dog... :)
To: Nancy Mallory Johnson ('64)
Yup, that Red Rover was when you tried to run through the line
of people with their hands together... Now I remember.
To: Barbara Powell Beaudry ('58)
Thanks for the info about Seaside. Hopefully, it won't be so
flooded that we can make it to Duggers or Moe's. I love the
beach and am sure I will have a good time. When I get back,
I'll let you know... Oh, my gosh, yes, I do remember the
stilts. My Dad made some for me. I loved them. Made me feel
tall. That was so much fun. I wish I had that balance now.
To: Larry Holloway ('64)
We did have a TV, when I was about 12, I think. But, we still
played outside. Guess we were just used to it. That and I
think we only got 3 channels. It was only black and white, but
you could buy a plastic cover that was blue at the top and
green at the bottom and maybe even red in the middle. I don't
quite remember. We played with cardboard boxes also. Made a
small house out of them. When we get back from the coast,
let's do lunch.
Thanks for all the input on all the childhood games. It has
brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. Remembering
how fortunate we were growing up in Richland where there was
more fun than crime. It was so safe there and everyone was so
friendly. It was like one big happy family. And now, living
in Goodyear, I hardly know my neighbors. And some of them, I
don't know at all. I guess that is change. I am very lucky to
have grown up when I did and where I did. I miss Richland.
Maybe someday when hubby retires, we will come back.
-Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64) ~ Goodyear, AZ today,
Seaside, OR tomorrow
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Portland/Vancouver Lunch
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-PDX/00.html
Couldn't figure one of them out... knew the face... it was
Brad Upton ('74)... how come Ann and Freddie never change?????
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
Re: Funeral Notices
I give John Adkins ('62) a BIG BOMBER "THANK YOU!" John has
been covering the funeral notices for me for the last three
weeks while I'm recovering from surgery. I GREATLY appreciate
your assistance, John!
-Shirley Collings Haskins ('66) ~Richland
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>>From: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
To: Betty Avant ('69)
I was also a tomboy and played flag football with the boys at
Jefferson. Then was disappointed when we girls were banned
from the sport. I did the hop scotch, and double Dutch.
Remembering mom and dad bought me an expensive doll when I was
7. My brother Bobby ('65) and I took it back and traded it for
a football and baseball and mitts. Boy did we get in trouble.
And right, the kids now days (talking about my grandkids)
don't know what we are talking about when we talk about all
the games we used to play and have fun. We were never bored,
always had something to do and if we didn't, we would find
something or parents would find something for us (usually
work) My kids growing up found out in a hurry not to tell me
they were bored.
Course they grew up on a horse ranch. And we grew up in town.
Would never change the way we grew up or the way I raised my
kids. All is good experience on both sides.
Will be in Richland soon - like in April or May - to visit
with my parents. Maybe it will be at the time when a Bomber
Luncheon is.
-Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69) ~ where it is starting to snow
againnnnnn.
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Funeral Notices
>>Pamela Randow Coye ('60) ~ 11/6/42 - 12/12/06
>>Dick Phillips ('53) ~ 7/17/35 ~ 11/8/05
FuneralNotices.tripod.com/
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Burt Pierard ('59), Mike Brady ('61)
Helen Cross ('62), Donna Bowers ('63)
Carol Converse ('64), Gary Behymer ('64)
Patty de la Bretonne ('65), Vicki Steichen ('67)
Nancy Nelson ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Missy Keeney ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jeannie Shanks ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kathy O'Neil ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sheila Davis ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Eric Holmes ('90)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Dale Ennor ('59)
Re: Goethals vs Jadwin
The Goethals - Jadwin changes in the South End were driven by
changes made at the Williams Blvd. intersections. Originally,
Goethals Drive was one of the four, generally, main North-
South arterials (along with Thayer drive, Stevens Drive & Geo.
Wash. Way). Goethals ran all the way through Downtown to the
South, as you remember. Jadwin Ave. was a relatively short
street that started at Wilson St. on the North and hooked west
to Goethals just north of where the LDS Church was built. The
first change (prior to 1949) was to extend Jadwin to Williams,
intersecting about 100 feet east (next to the Union 76
Station) of where Goethals went across Williams (they may have
also extended Jadwin north to intersect Stevens at that time,
I'm not sure). This essentially created a five-way
intersection. The following discussion is my undocumented
assumptions. I believe the next change (date unknown to me)
was necessitated by the coming of the Stop Lights. The Govt.
apparently could not work out a Signal System to work safely
with those intersections so their solution was to reroute
Goethals (north of Williams) to turn directly south at a point
about even with the LDS Church and intersect Williams further
west (away from the Jadwin intersection). Curiously, they
maintained the Goethals name from Williams on south. At some
time (unknown to me but after 1961), the southern Goethals
section name was changed (and some minor intersection
modifications to make Jadwin go straight through) thus making
Jadwin the N - S arterial. Presumably, this was when Goethals
was extended through to Duane also.
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Re: The Roller Rink
The Roller Rink is still a surviving venture. I was driving
by last Friday night (about 7:30) and saw a number of cars
dropping off kids to skate. What Wooses (sp?). We always
walked to get there, but then, we walked everywhere.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
First, I would like to express my sympathy to the Gardiner and
Craddock families for the loss of their Mothers. May all their
warm memories of their mothers ease the sorrow that they must
feel.
Second, I was wondering if anyone has had experience with
reverse mortgages. My wife's sister and husband are over 62
years old and are house rich but cash poor. I pointed out an
article to them in last Saturday's Seattle P.I written by
Michelle Singletary regarding reverse mortgages. It seems like
one of those "it's a too good to be true" scenarios. I read
where it is funded through FHA and Fanniie Mae.
Thanks in advance...
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
A very late Happy Birthday to my dear cousin, Carol Cross
Llewellyn ('64) on January l5th. I was head cook for 2
Chrysalis walks over the week-end so I was cooking for over
l00 and planning for it the last two weeks. Sorry, Carol, I
knew and had thought of your birthday, but got too caught up
as I got closer to the date.
We've had some gorgeous weather over the weekend, Monday it
was mostly sunny and in the 60s. Today it's in the 50s and
raining. But hey, it's not snowing and the roads aren't
freezing, so I'll take it.
I will be heading out to Sacramento and points up north about
the first on February. I am hoping to connect with a Bomber
lunch somewhere, and also see some friends, my son in
California, my mother, and brother, and some cousins and
friends.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
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>>From: Donna Bowers Rice (The Gold Medal Class of '63)
All this talk of croquet, reminds me of being in Seaside, FL
one June. We were going to the croquet field with my son-in-
law, who was telling us that he remembered many croquet
matches, but that people in the south always wore white when
they played (similarly to tennis) and usually, one needed to
make reservations for the court as there were several. Sure
enough, when we got there everyone was in their whites and the
courts were reserved. They were having a wedding shower with
champagne and they were all dressed beautifully in their
whites. It was very impressive and I thought what a fun thing
to do. We saw 3 weddings on the beach that weekend and the
receptions were held as garden parties in several of the
houses of Seaside. It was a very romantic setting.
I was just wondering if any Bomber who lives in the south now
has ever seen croquet played in the whites?? Or was that a
'50s '60s thing or a Jackson, MM thing?
-Donna Bowers Rice (GMC '63) ~ in mild St. Louis, MO - where
we have had very little winter so far
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
To: Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
You'll have to tell me about the game "1,2,3 o'leary". That
sounds soooo very familiar.
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - where it's pouring
down rain today.
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Nuke-Nacks
Bomberese?
'Buddy', our 3 year old grandson's favorite treat is
Nuke-Nacks (;-) You know... Fruit Snacks!
For you dedicated 'atomic bombers', here's a treat for you:
http://usfs.com/atomic.html
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ somewhere in downtown Colfax, WA
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Throwing the ball over the roof was "Annie Annie Over".
If it didn't go over you said "Pigtails". OK, you finally
got my attention....
-Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
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>>From: Vicki Steichen Bricker ('67)
Any one play marbles as a kid?
-Vicki Steichen Bricker ('67)
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>>From: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
Re: Passing of Jo Gardiner
My mom and dad were close friends of Jo's. She treated me and
my brother like her own. I had the excitement of visiting with
her this past summer when I was down there and took pictures
of Jo and my mom as they were the best of friends.
I remember when I went to see her... mom had asked her if she
recognized me and all I heard her say was "This can't be my
LITTLE Nancy." Mom said "Yep" it was. I was 55 that day and
not the little girl she held on her lap.
Dad called me about 2 hours after he was told about Jo and I
just sat at the computer, looked into my documents and brought
up the pictures of Jo and mom. These are for you, Jack. If you
want more, I have them.
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http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Nelson/060118-GardinerNelson5.jpg
Mom and dad were Clayton and Ruth Nelson... brother, Bob.
-Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69) ~ where it is still snowing and
forecasting snow for another week. got to love the winter.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/19/06
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12 Bombers sent stuff:
Jerry Oakley ('51), Carole Clark ('54)
Tom Tracy ('55), Burt Pierard ('59)
Patti Mathis ('60), Marilyn Swan ('63)
Carol Converse ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
Donna Fredette ('65), Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Lisa Lysher ('79) & Robert Lysher ('81)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sharon Brooks ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Donna Bowers ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jean Armstrong ('64)
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>>From: Jerry Oakley ('51)
Does anyone remember playing mumbly peg? (sp?).
-Jerry Oakley ('51)
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>>From: Carole Clark Oien ('54)
To: Vicki Steichen Bricker ('67)
Yes, I played marbles as a kid but I think I remember the boys
playing it more.
As you all have been discussing games we played as kids I
remember playing almost all of them. But the one I remember
most of all is Mumbelty Peg or something with a spelling close
to that. We played it with a pocket knife of all things. There
were different tricks that you did with the knife. A couple
that I remember are: holding the blade lightly between the
fingers of the left hand and fliipping up on the handle so that
the knife would flip and stick its point into the dirt and the
next one seems even crazier as we would hold the knife on the
top of our head with our hand over it and kind of pull and flip
the knife, again so it would stick in the dirt.
I remember playing this when we lived on Goethals and we moved
to the north end of town before I was in sixth grade so I had
to be 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade playing this crazy game. I would
have died if my own kids had done it. But it was fun!
-Carole Clark Oien ('54)
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>>From: Tom Tracy ('55)
To:O Burt Pierard ('59)
Thanks for the map tour and history of Richland's Streets. Good
to know the old skating rink is still operating. Our church
teenagers spent a lot of time there (if it’s the same one) The
only great skater we had was Lea Branum Clark ('55). She had
all the moves of an Olympic Champion and her folks sometimes
led the pack as we drove to Walla Walla's skating rink on the
old military base. It was located near the site where our
Nazarene Church dismantled the Chapel and brought it to
Richland. It was a great church...we all helped build it. Full
basement and balcony. Pretty old and basic, but had everything
we needed for our worship. Prior to that, we rented space in
Spalding School, RHS Library (where you could find something
to read if the sermons got to long.)
Skating was acceptable even to a left-hander who had to dust
himself off once in awhile. Lots of our kids were good skaters,
but Lee Branum was the best. Being her partner meant she could
readjust your slips, stumbles and keep you from having any
"unintentional contact with the floor".
Along Stevens Blvd. one winter morning we had glare ice on all
the streets and sidewalks. One of our high school classmates
creatively passed us on ice skates as we crawled along toward
Lee Blvd and the parking lots. The skater took the serious
looks off our faces. He stumbled a couple of times. I thought
if only Lee Branum Clark ('55) would have been his skating
partner, he have been much safer on those icy roads and frozen
sidewalks.
Our teenagers had a lot of fun skating and then hitting By's
Burger Drive Inn. Cousin Ben played our favorite songs and we
could dedicate them to our friends. Life was good. Thanks for
the memories.
-Tom Tracy ('55)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Re: "Annie, Annie, Over"
As I have been reading the accounts of neighborhood games, I
was pondering a posting about our neighborhood. Naturally, my
thoughts included "Annie, Annie, Over" but for the life of me,
I couldn't remember what we said if the ball didn't make it
over. You hit it right on with your answer, "Pigtails." Thanks
for the memory.
Re: Neighborhood games
Our games drew a zillion kids from the Rochefontaine area (we
were the SE corner lot at Thayer). Our game of choice was "Kick
the Can." As I recall, the game was played like Hide 'n Seek in
that one person was "It" and everybody else hid. When the "It
person" found somebody, they had to run back and jump over the
can, saying something like "Over the can on (whoever)." The
"whoever person" then had to sit out. The wrinkle was that if
the "whoever person" could beat the "It person" to the can and
kick it, everybody who had been found was released to go hide
again. I think it was also allowed that if somebody snuck
around and kicked the can while the "It person" was searching,
the found people were released as above.
For "Annie, Annie, Over," our favorite house to use was the Ron
Holeman ('56)/Larry Nelligan ('59 WB, but alas, he graduated a
Lion) "A" House. As an aside, the Nelligan side of the house
was later occupied by Jay ('59) & Jill ('63) Butler. As I
recall, it was kind of a "Rite of Passage" in our neighborhood
to be old enough to actually get the tennis ball over the "A"
House. I also have a vague recollection about what happened if
the ball thrown over was caught "on the fly." I seem to recall
that the "catcher" would then run around the house and try to
hit someone on the other team (kind of like "War Ball") and the
"hit person" would then come back to the "catcher's" team. This
memory is not strong so it may be totally false.
For Croquet, our corner lot, along with the Nelligan's side
yard, afforded a gigantic space for a course. As I recall, we
had a ground rule to cover "sending" somebody's ball into the
street (you could bring it back to the grassy edge). My brother
Dick ('52) might have to step in here, but I don't remember
owning a Croquet set ourselves. It does seem that there was no
problem with other people bringing their sets to use on our
course.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59)
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>>From: Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
Re: games we use to play
i played them all, from hide and seek to red rover, but the
game that worried me the most was one i played in first or
second grade. a circle was formed and "it" walked around the
outside of it with a piece of cloth. when "it" dropped the
cloth behind someone, they then had to pick it up and tag out
"it" with it before he took that person's place in the circle.
Of course you couldn't see who the cloth was dropped behind and
many times the cloth just laid there because no one knew but
"it" that it was there... hated that game with a passion...
never saw the fun in it... can't remember the name of the game.
Games and me didn't get along too well, although I loved them.
Mmumbly peg got me a few stitches in my arm, throwing the ball
over the roof got my glasses broken, red rover got stitches in
my knee, and roller skating got my hand broken as the shoe
skate flopped over on my hand as i fell... guess I should never
have been allowed out of my house, lol.
-Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
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>>From: Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
To: Donna Bowers Rice ('63)
I want to wish Happy Birthday Greetings to one of my "oldest" &
dearest friends. Can't believe we sat on the corner of Totten &
Symons all those years ago. We were trying to solve all our
problems back then (wish today's problems were as simple as
they were back then) & plotting our futures. Hope you have a
wonderful day celebrating!! And to be a real brat, I have to
say, "I'll never be as old as you"!!!
-Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
To: Mike Brady ('61)
My husband and I have talked about a "reverse mortgage" when
the time comes. I think they are really great for those whose
incomes are very limited after retirement. From what I know,
you want to hold off as long as possible. The more equity you
have in your home the better. You have to want to remain in
your home the rest of your life. You won't own your home once
you get the "reverse mortgage" - the company will. You just
get to live there. Now, IF you want to move, you won't get any
money to buy another home, as the equity is what you've been
paid. Here in CA, they are really pushing this. I think it's
great as we will still owe a bunch on our home when we retire.
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - where I thought
we were going for sun today, but it's dark, windy
and hailing.
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Re: 1, 2, 3 O'leary
If I remember, we would bounce a big, red ball three times,
saying, "1, 2, 3 O'leary", lift one leg over the ball when we
said "o'leary"... then say "4, 5, 6 O'leary", lift one leg
over the ball, "7, 8, 9 O'leary", lift one leg over the ball,
"10 O'leary-O" and lift one leg over the ball, again. if you
missed getting your leg over the ball, it was someone else's
turn... can't remember if there was anymore to it or not---
someone asked if anyone remembers playing marbles---I played
them, but they were more a "boys' sport"---we girls played
jacks. I do remember the big, "steelies" and the "aggies" and
"fudging"--- did we lose marbles if we "fudged"? can't remember
all the rules. remember having "cat's eye" marbles, along with
"steelies"---didn't we use those to knock the marbles out of
the circle????
I remember Friday nights at the roller rink----my mom made me a
skating outfit when I was about 7-8 years old---thought I was
"it" skating around in that!!!!!!! Don't remember going there
as a teen, though---think by then, it had gotten a "rep" and my
mom wouldn't let me go--except on Saturday afternoons---who
wanted to go during the day???? No guys to flirt with then!!!!
My grandson's elementary school has "skate night" every Tuesday
and it is packed with kids, moms, and dads skating to "The
Hokey Pokey", rock and roll, "fast skate", boys' only, girls'
only, couples, and then they have races between the parents and
the kids. they even play music from the 60's---fun to watch
them skating to the "golden oldies".
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield,CA - woke up to frost on the
grass and ice on the windows of my van the past two mornings.
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>>From: Donna Fredette ('65)
Re: Annie
To: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
You finally got my attention!! I was trying to remember what
that was over the house last night and could not remember. I
always remember playing it at Barbara and Kathy Berkeley's ('63)
house and having a great time. We had the best childhood ever.
I could jump on the pogo stick into the hundreds and it was my
favorite besides jump rope and did we ever have fun jumping
rope. We made up so many things like one story that I cannot
remember so I will have to consult Barbara because I bet she
can remember.
We played croquet all the time as well as Red Rover. Also, all
the countless nights playing hide and go seek and days playing
hop scotch. You know the reason we made up so many games was
because we did not have computers or TVs in those days. I think
it was before Mickey Mouse Club. But of course we did not sit
around all day watching TV, we were too busy running barefoot
into the sand hills! And roller skating and swimming and going
to free shows, and on and on.
Think of what great shape we were in physically. I remember
riding my bike with no hands and my feet up on the handle bars
and we didn't wear helmet's either in those days. So thanks
Patty for getting my attention. It is so much fun to remember.
I guess I am going to have to buy my granddaughter a pogo
stick.
Bomber Cheers!
-Donna Fredette ('65)
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Isn't 1, 2, 3 olario where you bounce a ball 3 times and then
put your leg over on the olario? something like that.....
-Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
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>>From: Lisa Lysher Fuller ('79) & Robert Lysher ('81)
It is with great sadness that my brother, Robert, and I wanted
to let fellow Bombers know that our father, Wayne Lysher ('57)
passed away Tuesday, January 17th in the afternoon. This was
very sudden and unexpected. He had his family around him when
he passed away peacefully. We will monitor our father's email
incase anyone wants to send one. The email address is
wlysher@msn.com
Thank you.
-Lisa Lysher Fuller ('79) & Robert Lysher ('81)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/20/06
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13 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Ken Heminger ('56wb)
Gus Keeney ('57), Missy Keeney ('59)
Helen Cross ('62), John Adkins ('62)
Dave Hanthorn ('63), Donni Clark ('63)
Carol Converse ('64), Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Betti Avant ('69), Darlene Napora ('69)
Anita Fravala ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jack Evans ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Audrey Chambers ('74)
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
I'm back. Been gone since early Dec. and returned Monday night.
It has taken me this long to go through my email. Most of it
was garbage so deleted 85 percent of it.
Took Richland's cold air with me to Texas. They had the coldest
night they have had since l919 (17°) - kids didn't have to go
to school the next day. Slicker than glass when I arrived.
My daughter, granddaughter, and I went to Denver to be with the
remainder of our family.
Denver's weather is like here - very unpredictable. Rained and
snowed very little. The mountains got most of the snow - you
can see some of the mountains from my sister's house.
Visited with my sister, Marjorie "Midge" Hiser Baldwin ('54).
My granddaughter doesn't get to see snow very often so she and
my grandnephew with snow tubing. Had a blast.
I was sorry to hear about the loss of Mrs. Lester Thompson.
Both my children - Pam ('77) and Kim ('80) - had her in the
sixth grade at L&C.
Depression: I have had depression all of my life. All of the
suggestions were valid but the two most important items: (1)
Get medical help, and (2) contact Bomber buddies, good friends,
and your relatives. Nothing makes the sunshine better than have
good friends and relatives.
Alzeheimers: Is anyone battling this? My kids made me go to a
doctor in Denver