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Richland Bombers Calendar website
Funeral Notices website
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/01/06
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Diane Avedovech ('56), Steve Carson ('58)
Dale Ennor ('59), Missy Keeney ('59)
Jim Armstrong ('63), Rick Valentine ('68)
Robert Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Shirley Pittman ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lynn Johnson ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Chris Williamson ('65)
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>>From: Diane Avedovech ('56)
Thought I might add a little something to the discussion of using
Miracle Whip vs mayonnaise in peanut butter sandwiches. Personally
I had never tried these sandwiches until it was mentioned in the
Sandstorm. They are OK but I much prefer my homemade strawberry jam
with peanut butter in sandwiches. Probably because I was brought up
that way. However, the differences between Miracle Whip and Mayonnaise
is that Miracle Whip is a white salad dressing, not a mayonnaise.
They are both emulsions of oil in water but the vinegar concentrations
are quite different as well as the sugar concentrations, etc. The
formulations are quite different. White salad dressings have a greater
concentration of vinegar to them which of course is a flavorite and
adds significantly to the peanut butter sandwiches. By the way, I am
now making my strawberry jam a little healthier using Splenda instead
of sugar, and it still tastes pretty good.
-Diane Avedovech ('56)
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>>From: Steve Carson ('58)
Interesting entries on the food we grew up with. Laura Dean Kirby
Armstrong ('55) reminded me of the fried mush and local free food.
It has taken me 40 years to reacquire a taste for asparagus. My Dad
would take us to the area that is now Columbia Park, roughly where
the driving range is and we would cut "wild" asparagus. It was always
stringy and tasteless and would gag you if not careful. Thanks for the
validation on PB & Miracle Whip but dill pickles? I also remember Spam
sandwiches for lunch, best with a fresh tomato and Miracle Whip.
-Steve Carson ('58) ~ In Chicago waiting for our first snow storm.
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>>From: Dale Ennor ('59)
To: Gloria Falls Evans ('58)
Oh yes, peanut butter on pancakes. I haven't converted anyone but my
wife to this delicacy; however, people no longer look at us oddly when
we haul out the jar in a restaurant (they do, however, wonder about our
adding freeze-dried coffee to the local brew to make it palatable . . .
why can't the average cafe make decent coffee?). Still, only at home
can one have the perfect pancake: one with jullienned Spam strips
added before turning the "cakes." This is especially true for homemade
sourdough waffles, the delight of any Sunday morning.
-Dale Ennor ('59)
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>>From: Missy Keeney ('59)
To: Gloria Falls Evans ('58)
In my 'not so humble opinion' NOTHING that is "sugar-free" EVER
qualifies as "the best!"
-Missy Keeney ('59) ~ Richland Brrrrrr
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>>From: Jim Armstrong ('63)
Re: Food combos
A food combo we liked out at the Olde Ag Farm was a sixteen ounce
BOTTLE of Pepsi and a bag of Planter's Peanuts. Very refreshing after
mixing cattle feed by hand all morning, 3 pts. sugar beet pulp,1 part
barley, and 1 part bone meal and start mixing with a feed shovel.
Couldn't see or breathe for the cloud of bone meal. Those were great
times.
Pitts ('63)
P.S. That combo went down good with a Lucky. lol
-Jim Armstrong ('63)
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>>From: Rick Valentine ('68)
To: Gary Behymer ('64)
I worked at Roger's in Walla Walla the Summer of '65 and Smith's in
Milton Freewater the Summer of '66 and again the Summer of '67. The
Summer of '67 we could not find a place to live in Milton Freewater
and several of us guys commuted to work daily from Richland with Dave
Downing ('68) but that is another whole story, Dave you out there?
I always laugh when I am at the Dollar Store, all the knock offs we
call name brand wannabees. They carry two other canned meat products
we always refer to as Spam wannabees.
To: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
Just wanted to say Hi... It's been a long time since Sandstorm/
Columbian days.
-Rick Valentine ('68) ~ Spokane, WA where it is snowing this morning
and we have about two inches so far, and I am listening to a
Bing Crosby Christmas album on my computer...
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>>From: Robert Avant ('69)
Re: Food
After all the recent articles on Spam and possibly toxic mixtures of
peanut butter, mayo, and ketchup with other edibles I am forthwith
cancelling my subscriptions to Bon Appetit and Epicurous and will start
eating regularly at a place called Mom's. Though I will admit to really
liking the taste of 1000 Island dressing and cottage cheese. Beyond
that I believe my taste buds must need realignment to stay a true
Bomber
-Robert Avant ('69)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/02/06
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Bill Witherup ('53), Barbara Seslar ('60)
Tom Verellen ('60), Sandy Carpenter ('61)
Marilyn Swan ('63), Betti Avant ('69)
Darlene Napora ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Randy Rice ('73)
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>>From: Bill Witherup ('53)
I forgot the instructions on how to send an entry other than this way,
so remind me again.
Norma Loescher Boswell ('53) wrote me that my food thoughts generated a
lot of menus. Perhaps someone with the energy to do it can put together
a Richland Bombers cookbook circa 1944 - ? I bet it would be a big
seller. Photos from the era could be included and it could be a
cultural history as well. I have too many writing projects of my own
to pursue such an idea, so I send this on as a freebie. Norma would
be a good editor had she the time to do it. Anyone familiar with
anthropology knows that food is one of the main areas of cultural
study. re: peanut butter on pancakes. I never saw such a thing until I
saw laborers at the Laborers and Employers Training and Trust Fund, in
Kingston, where I sometimes help teach a course in labor history, put
peanut butter and syrup on their pankcakes. One of them immediately
dropped dead from a cholesterol attack. By the way, I will be in
Spokane at the Laborers and Employers Training and Trust Fund center
December 11 - 16, helping with the course in Labor Heritage. I don't
have the address yet, but if you write me back later at my email
address I will be able to give the specifics. I will be visiting my
mother also, who is now in a nursing home in Spokane.
My brother Mervyn Jr. ('61) lives in Spokane, sister Constance ('63) in
Post Falls. To the alumnus in Austin, Texas, hey, my good friend Eileen
Welsome, author of the Plutonium Files (1999) and The General & The
Jaguar (2006) writes for the Texas Observer. Oh, back to food, or did I
mention this already.
My father used to put butter on mother's home made cookies. She thought
this was excessive, but then those guys and gals who worked at Hanford
burned up a lot of physical energy in their own internal reactors, and
so needed lots of carbo and protein.
BILL'S 2nd ENTRY:
I had not read the back issues, so I see that someone else has already
suggested the cook book idea.
Re: Peanut Butter
David Kessler ('53) and I walked to school together - had peanut butter
and bananas on toast for breakfast every morning. One of the main
food sources of the sixties among the hippies was peanut butter and
blackstrap molasses on whole grain bread. Then, too, people who inhaled
the forbidden herb used to clean out the peanut butter jar with a
spoon.
-Bill Witherup ('53)
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>>From: Barbara Seslar Brackenbush ('60)
Re: Peanut Butter Snacks
My Mom used to spread peanut butter on a slice of bread, add a couple
of tomato slices and place under the broiler until the peanut butter
melts. My sister and I would eat them while walking to school in the
morning in Oregon. We thought they were great.
-Barbara Seslar Brackenbush ('60) ~ Richland
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>>From: Tom Verellen ('60)
Re: Food stuff of the past
Our family used generic "salad dressing" looked like Mayo but tasted
different, I don't really recall seeing Miracle Whip until the mid
fifties. A cousin made a sandwich with peanut butter, "Sandwich
Spread" (which had minced pickles included), and iceberg lettuce. It
was OK if you used a lot of peanut butter and scant Sandwich Spread.
Spam: Army "K" rations had a can marked "spiced ham" it tasted worse
than Spam, hot, cold, or in the can forty years old. I suppose that
taste would depend on how hungry you were at the time. I thought the
only reason they still made Spam is so we could show our children how
tough it was when we grew up.
But then what do I know?
-Tom Verellen ('60) ~ somewhere near a thawed Lacey, WA
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>>From: Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
To: Steve Carson ('58)
Just wanted to comment on your asparagus writing. We used to cut lots
(boxes) of asparagus along the irrigation ditches around the Tri
Cities, and Dad always taught us to cut it at the ground level, and not
snap it off. That way it would reproduce itself next year. Also, when
you get it home and prepare it for cooking, always cut the ends off
just where it starts to get tender, not where it is woody and hard to
cut. If you do that, you don't get the "stringy" stuff; also, if you
cook it or steam it until it's just tender, and not over cooked, it is
yummy and not at all tasteless. I was raised on this stuff, and it was
always good. AND, if you wanted to chill it and serve it as a salad, it
is delicious with Miracle Whip on it...NOT Mayo, but Miracle Whip. I
don't get asparagus wild anymore, and have to make due with what we
find in the markets, but manage to get some every summer so I can
make it in this salad. It's also good cooked and in a cream sauce over
crumbled soda crackers. By the way, I think a cook book is an excellent
idea.
-Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61) ~ from Snowy, Cold Gold Bar, WA
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>>From: Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
**SPAM- ALOT**
Ok, so there hasn't been enough discussion about SPAM, I will just have
to add my 2 cents worth. My much older brother, Pappy Swan's ('59) & my
mom (she always liked me best!) Millie, always made a mean concoction
of Spam, fried potatoes & onions. Hey, it was good & I even made my
family eat it especially when we went camping & they loved it. Great
Camping meal!! Growing up we ate fried SPAM for breakfast, SPAM
sandwiches & I loved the idea that one Bomber sent in about scoring
it & inserting cloves & did they mention maybe halves of marachino
cherries. Weren't we an inventive bunch of people? Must have been all
that nuclear energy floating around!!
Another camping meal item mom made & I still love 'em this way is Van
Camp's pork 'n beans, some brown sugar, ketchup, chopped onions & you
can even throw in a little chopped green pepper. I made 'em last summer
in a huge crock pot at our friends & family reunion up at Moon Lake &
there wasn't a bean left!! They are way good!! I'm sure there are more
elaborate recipes for baked beans but they are so good this way.
Not too long ago Leslie Hutchinson Byrne ('63) told me she had baked
homemade oatmeal cookies & that she remembered that my mom & I always
baked the best homemade oatmeal cookies. That made me laugh because
they were just the recipe off the back of the Quaker Oats box. Maybe it
was that crappy oleo we used to have to use that made them so good!!
Maybe that was why Pappy turned out to be such an extreme personality
as his favorite after school snack for years was oatmeal cookies &
orange juice by the gallons!!
Ah .................. memories. Didn't we just grow up in a great place
& time? I think so.
-Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63) ~ from snowy, freezing, artic cold Salt Lake
City, where it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Here is a website for Alan Lobdell's ('69) book I mentioned the
other day. It is
http://amanstornheartbook.com It includes a little information
on the book, the author and his wife, and an order form if you want
to order one.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where for the first time all week school
is starting on time and Olympia just missed the one month
all time total for rainfall
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>>From: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
Re: Book by Alan Lobdell ('69)
I received and read Alan Lobdell¹s book this past week
http://www.amanstornheartbook.com and thought that he did
a wonderful job with a heart-wrenching subject (his wife¹s breast
cancer). I especially liked the bullets at the end of each chapter with
salient points about everything from emotions to doctors & insurance.
This book would be especially helpful for men who are going through the
same fight with their wife¹s cancer, but definitely worth reading.
To: Rick Valentine ('68)
Hey Rick! It has been many years (39?) since we worked together on the
Sandstorm/Columbian. I recall that you were a great photographer and
I used many of your photos in the Classes & Sports sections of the
Columbian. I hope you have kept up with the photography, which has
changed dramatically over the years. I also hope that life has treated
you well!
Bomber Cheers,
-Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/03/06
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11 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Jim Jensen ('50), Tom Hughes ('56)
Sue Garrison ('58), Missy Keeney ('59)
Larry Mattingly ('60), Marilyn Swan ('63)
Paulette Lawson ('63WB), Bill Wingfield ('67)
Pam Ehinger ('67), Denise Payne ('79)
Kristin Wendland ('90)
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>>From: Jim Jensen ('50)
The culinary commentaries are truly interesting and I'm happy that so
many Bombers have shared them. Way back in 1951-'52, when I worked in
the "areas," my Mom went all out to provide lunches that were tasty and
substantial. At the time there was a beef product that came in the same
shaped can as Spam... can't remember the name. I loved the taste and
Mom provided sandwiches consisting of that product and either a spread
named "Lunch Box" (had sweet pickle bits, etc. in it) or mayo. She
tossed in a piece of fruit, a piece of sponge cake (with icing) and a
thermos of milk. All of the veggies in our lives were served at the
dinner table.
-Jim Jensen ('50) ~ Katy, TX where, on November 30th, we had the most
dramatic temperature drop in memory @ 7:00am it was over 70° and
by 8:00am is was 44°. That night the wind chill factor was 26°.
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>>From: Tom Hughes ('56)
Re: Victorian Country Christmas
My wife Agnes, my granddaughter Jessica, Agnes' Dad and I went to the
Victorian Country Christmas at the Puyallup Fairgrounds yesterday.
Expected to spend one or two hours there. Arrived at 10:30am and got
home at 9:00pm. There were three very large buildings full of booths
selling everything that you can imagine that was either Christmas
related or that could be used as gifts. Someone said there were over
800 booths in the three buildings. The highlight of the day was a
wonderful performance by Michael Peterson ('77). We even went back and
watched a second show. It was obvious from his stage presence that he
is a great guy with enormous talent. After each show he met with the
audience and shook hands with everyone and gave autographs to anyone
that wanted one.
It was a great way to spend the day and well worth the $8.00 admission.
I got a few photos but the lighting was not the best for pictures and I
did not want to use a flash. I am including one photo of Michael on
stage and one of him with Agnes and Jessica.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Any/061202-Hughes-00.html
-Tom Hughes ('56)
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>>From: Joretta "Sue" Garrison Pritchett ('58)
Re: ABC House Ornaments
Have WE got a DEAL for you!! The Richland Seniors Association sells
Richland alphabet-house ornaments for $5 each ($6 if mailed). But for
December 2006, our Board wishes to make them available for $1 off the
regular price. They are now $4 each ($5 if mailed). You may use the
usual form (check it out on Richland Bombers website)--just pay $1 less
than advertised. Or contact me and I'll email a form to you.
Available for this special sale: A,B,C,F,H,R,Ranch,Prefab,Precut).
(This offer does NOT include Richland Bomber and Hanford Falcon
ornaments--which are still $5 each ($6 if mailed).
Ornaments may be purchased at the Richland Community Center Gift Shop
(run by Richland Seniors) or through the mail. Proceeds from Gift Shop
sales benefit the Richland Community Center.
http://rsa99352.tripod.com/Ornaments.html
-Joretta "Sue" Garrison Pritchett ('58) ~ Richland -- just TOO cold!!
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>>From: Missy Keeney ('59)
I don't think I could handle Alan Lobdell's ('69) book right now as my
sister, Patricia ('63), began her battle with breast cancer in August.
Maybe, when she is pronounced cancer-free and has her beautiful hair
back (and she will be and will, DAG NAB IT! Pardon my language), maybe
then I'll read Alan's book. There is a web site that has been set up
for Patricia where you can check on her progress, see photos and leave
her a note. Check it out!
www.caringbridge.org/visit/patriciakeeney
Re: Rolling Hills Chorus
You missed a great show in Sunnyside Friday night but hope you made it
to Southridge on Saturday. Burt Pierard ('59) is the most awesome Santa
ever! Who knew?? (Actually, I did!)
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Keeney/061028-XmasShow.jpg
-Missy Keeney ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
What fun to follow the thread of food in early Richland. We are finding
that our favorite foods were perhaps not so weird and strange after all.
Someone mentioned "Sandwich Spread". Mom used it on our sandwiches for
several years. It was like Miracle Whip with finely chopped pickles,
onions, and I don't know what all. I loved it as a youngster but lost
my taste for it in the early teens and have not seen it since.
My favorite cookie is the standard oatmeal variety but I add so many
chopped walnuts and raisins that I can hardly stir the stiff mixture.
I don't remember who told me about it, but when cookies start to get a
little stale in the cookie jar, drop in a slice a bread. It will keep
them fresh for another day or two.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60 ~ The class that ages like fine wine). Another
dreary but dry day in western WA.
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>>From: Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
In yesterday's Sandstorm I mentioned the Van Camp pork & beans that
Mom used to make when we went camping. I left out the most important
ingredient & that was the BACON, fried up & crumbled into the mix. I
suppose it is a "poor man's" recipe for baked or crock pot beans, but
it's worth trying.
From yesterdays's Sandstorm:
"Another camping meal item mom made & I still love 'em this way
is Van Camp's pork 'n beans, some brown sugar, ketchup, chopped
onions & you can even throw in a little chopped green pepper. I
made 'em last summer in a huge crock pot at our friends & family
reunion up at Moon Lake & there wasn't a bean left!! They are
way good!! I'm sure there are more elaborate recipes for baked
beans but they are so good this way."
Actually a Bomber cookbook would be a great idea, but you would need a
central location & lots of volunteers to put one together.
-Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63) ~ SLC, UT where the sun is shining today but
the temps are in the 20s in the daytime & teens at night
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>>From: Paulette Lawson Sicilia ('63WB)
Re: Rice Krispies and Spam
Reading Bill Witherup's ('53) entries brought back many memories of the
Witherup family. Our family, the Lawsons, lived across the field from
them on Perkins. Connie ('63) and I were good friends throughout grade
school and junior high and attended confirmation classes together at
CUP. The mention of the Rice Krispies reminded me that one year for
Christmas, Connie got a set of the Snap, Crackle and Pop hand puppets-
why that stuck in my mind, I have no idea! Connie, if you still have
them, I'm sure they are collector's items!
As for Spam, my Mother convinced my sister Melanie ('60) and brother
Gary (NAB) and me that Spam was a special treat that was only served
on the evenings she and dad had steak. She fried it in oleo and brown
sugar so it was rather gooey and hid the real taste of the mystery
meat. Needless to say, once I discovered the true origin of Spam,
I ranked it right up there with potted meat, another one of those
childhood delicacies I have never subjected my family to or eaten
again.
Bill, my best regards to your family. I remember your mother as a
wonderful lady who played the organ beautifully!
-Paulette Lawson Sicilia ('63WB)
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>>From: Bill Wingfield ('67)
Re: A great reading book about the Manhatten Project
My wife and I recently moved from Augusta, GA to Santa Fe, NM. We are
both working at Los Alamos. I was told a good book was titled "109 E.
Palace" by Jeanine Conant. It's is more like a great book. But they
don't mention our Hanford enough. "109 E. Palace" is the address in
Santa Fe where all of the workers in Los Alamos checked in and had
their mail addressed to. It's a great book about Robert Oppenheimer and
what it took to build the Atom bomb and his life. Great book.
-Bill Wingfield (Blue Ribbon Class of '67) ~ Sunny but cold Santa Fe, NM
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>>From: Pam Ehinger (The Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
Re Spam
Well in my family Momma use to chop it up and put celery, dill pickles,
mayo and make a sandwich spread! I still do that on occasion, but I
put some garlic powder or fresh garlic, and a bit of mustard in to
add some tang! It's very good too! Or we use to fry it with eggs and
fried potatoes.
I still eat the Peanut Butter & Mayo with a touch of Mustard. Ex hubby
use to call it a "Don't ask" Sandwich! I can come with all sorts of
combos with Mustard & Mayo! That's what we grew up on back in the '50s
and '60s! OH The Good Ole easy days! Life was slower! As the song says
"Those Were The Days!"
Bombers Rule
-Pam Ehinger (The Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
ps Hey I haven't heard from the planning Committee for our 40th
reunion! Did Ya all forget ME? I'm still here!
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>>From: Denise Payne Sitler ('79)
Hello from the East Coast,
I'm watching the weather out there and can't believe how cold it is.
Out here in Western Mass last night we slept with the air conditioner
on because it was so sticky and warm. It is getting colder now though.
I was doing a search on google this morning, on a murder in Western
Mass. and archives from the sandstorm came up in the search, weird Huh?
Anyway I came across an old entry from a Mina Joe Payson (I don't
remember the maiden name or the graduation year, I was to excited
seeing her name). [That would be Mina Jo Gerry Payson ('68) -Maren].
Am I wrong remembering that she was the orchestra teacher at the high
school around '75, '76? I was in the ninth grade, and we used to
walk to the high school for orchestra. I really remember more for an
incident that happened one day when she signed a note that I needed for
another teacher at Carmichael. She had me stay for some reason after
orchestra and she wrote a note explaining and signed it "MJP" .
Mr. Jantz my math teacher did not accept the note because it was her
initials instead her name written out. We got into a pretty good
argument which is amazing because I was normally very quiet and shy in
front of teachers. long story short, I was able to transfer out of his
class. I really enjoyed Mrs. Payson as a teacher, I only had her for I
think a year or so and then the Carmichael hired their own orchestra
teacher.
Is Mrs. Payson still in the area and does she still read and contribute
to the Sandstorm? Just curious. Who had Mrs. Hogel at Lewis and Clark,
another beloved teacher. I still play the violin and currently working
on finishing my Music Ed degree at UMass, because of some of the music
teachers that I had in Richland, and my experiences with the Tri-cities
youth orchestra.
Thanks for listening,
-Denise Payne Sitler ('79)
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>>From: Kristin Wendland White ('90)
On the topic of peanut butter, has anyone ever tried peanut butter
on your tuna fish sandwich? Sounds awful, and when my husband first
introduced me to it, I couldn't imagine eating it. Needless to say, I
can't eat a tuna fish sandwich without peanut butter anymore, it just
doesn't taste right!
-Kristin Wendland White ('90)
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Funeral Notice
>>Don Casad ('48) ~ 12/3/29 - 5/3/06
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/04/06
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Sally Sheeran ('58), George Swan ('59)
Irene de la Bretonne ('61), John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Sandy Carpenter ('61), Barbara von Olnhausen ('62)
Donna Nelson ('63), Rick Maddy ('67)
Betti Avant ('69)
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>>From: Sally Sheeran Heath ('58)
To: Joretta "Sue" Garrison Pritchett ('58)
Sue Garrison - You're still Joretta to me! -- no "L" house ornaments?
-Sally Sheeran Heath ('58)
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
To: Santa's Elfin Receptionist in charge of "Letters to Santa."
Dear Santa's Helper:
Thank you for the quick and timely response to my letter to Santa. I
have considered your recommendation and consulted my old dusty copy of
the "Random House College Dictionary." Please tell Santa that, despite
what he has heard via the elfin grapevine, I am most assuredly morally
excellent, virtuous, and a righteous dude, i.e., "a good boy." OK, so I
am a good older boy. Oh, and those other little indiscretions shouldn't
matter... much? Should they? References can be provided signed by
Darby's paw print.
In addition, I have completed my new omni approach control system,
complete with my special OHS-TWTPH GPS (Over Here Santa-This Way To
Pappy's House) GPS System. It should lead Santa, from miles out,
directly to my rooftop, no matter which direction he is coming from.
That's in case he cannot read the giant PLH (Pappy Lives Here) on my
rooftop due to fog or the crowd of elves, myself, Darby, Murphy, Puddy,
and assorted squirrels and birds (suffering from insomnia due to the
ruckus) that will be eagerly anticipating his arrival while imbibing
in hot noggin toddies. A quick recharging system with step-down
transformer will also be available for Rudolph's nose.
Since you have indicated that Santa is burned out on the standard "milk
and cookies" bribe, I have gone that extra kilometer for him. From my
recent culinary research readings of "Sandstorm," I have come up with
the ultimate "Santa Snack," in the form of a grilled "warm n toasty"
peanut butter, Mayo & Miracle whip, sliced pickles, raw cucumbers, and
Walla Walla Sweet Onion, thinly sliced spam with poked-in cloves, tuna
fish, and long-sliced bananas, all on a sesame seed pumpernickel bun
with a side of sardines (And various other ingredients that escape me
at present). Thank you Ronald and all gourmet-minded Bombers. This
delightful sandwich will be served to the Jolly One with a large bowl
of my much younger sister's famous "Moon Lake Beans" (named for the
after-consumption effects of environmental destruction ... not the
lake). Now, those are some good beans... but I won't forget the BACON.
After dining at Pappy's fine but temporary open air rooftop pit stop
establishment, Santa will be sent on his way with take out, including
"from the back of the box recipe" oatmeal cookies, gallons of OJ, and
a large bottle of "Smooth Dissolve" Tums.
Now, that should convince the jolly old elf that Pappy is a pretty good
ol' boy and persuade him to put me back on the "GOOD" list.
PS The Tickle Me Elmo suit should be in size XXXXXL, El Gordo, or in
France, I think it translates to "Humungo."
-George "Pappy" Swan ('59) ~ Burbank, WA where the outside temperature
is in the mid-twenties, but the toasty home fire burns in
the Franklin Fireplace (not as efficient but more esthetic)
appreciated by Darby, Puddy, and Murphy (and Pappy), all
stretched out in front of the warmth with visions of large meaty
bones, kitty snacks, and sugar plums dancing through our heads.
And, when I occasionally rouse from my snoozing, I'm
theeenking... I shoulda gone a huntin'........... Not!
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>>From: Irene de la Bretonne Hays ('61)
To:Denise Payne Sitler ('79)
Yes, Mina Jo Gerry Payson ('68), the music teacher at Col-Hi in the
'70s still lives in Richland. When I was teaching English at Col-Hi
she also taught there and my son Michael ('79) and I thought she was
a terrific band director, though she only stayed a year or two!
-Irene de la Bretonne Hays ('61)
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>>From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: Spam what Am
Food'll get ya talkin'... so, my spam recollections are with me, again.
The only one I remember fondly involved slabs on top of a pan of
scalloped potatoes that were made crispy by a quick flirtation with
the broiler. The commingling of grease (aided by the Velveeta) that
suffused those spuds still gives me a little twinge of salivary gland-
memory.
My favorite location for nut butter (after the PB&J on WW toast) was on
a burger patty- on the far side from the mustard- next to the lettuce.
It must be something about animal & vegetable grease, together... Ever
since we got this 2hp blender, though, the prevailing nut butters are
almonds, hazels & occasionally cashews. It's fun to mix up a fruit
smoothie right after grinding up some nuts- just to clean the blender,
a little...
Way back before food stamps, when gov't largesse consisted of various
products prepared by companies with USDA contracts (concocted as a way
to distribute surplus farm production and keep prices up, a little) and
doled out to local agencies, schools, etc- & finally, to individuals
(we called it "Kennedy Food" back in The Day), one might receive these
gold, gov't-issue cans of powdered eggs, "mystery meat" (aka "Round
Spam") & both powdered & canned milk, among other blessings (eg rolled
oats, flour, corn meal, bulgar, etc- and Real butter!- sometimes). A
fun way to treat oneself & the kids, before bedtime, was a beverage
made up with a 1/4 cup of canned cow, a tsp of Hires root beer
concentrate (from those little 3 oz. bottles), and hot water to the
brim. Somebody called them a "hot brown cow", once- and the name
stuck... chow ^..^
-JH Browne, Jr (61- the last class to read the same upside down and
backwards until 6009) on a little island of warm people
& frosty edges...
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>>From: Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
Re: "R" House Ornament
To: Joretta "Sue" Garrison Pritchett ('58)
I was going to order a couple of these ornaments ("R" House) for my
brother and I, but when I looked at the ornament on the order page,
it was not like the original "R" House; this is one AFTER it had been
remodeled. What a disappointment; it was not at all like our original
"R" House. Why didn't they pick a house that was like the original one?
Do you know?
-Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
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>>From: Barbara von Olnhausen ('62)
Re: Spam
Years ago my son's Boy Scout troop had a camp out called "The Great
Spam Cook Out" where cooking groups were given a can of Spam and had
to come up with a recipe for the judges (Scoutmaster and Assistant
Scoutmasters brave enough to attend the event). My son's creation
(invented primarily because a kind-hearted neighbor donated a jar of
Sweet 'n Sour Sauce to "drown out" the taste of the Spam) was: saute
until browned - Spam (diced into very small chunks to minimize their
taste), mushrooms and onions in butter and garlic. Meanwhile parboil
broccoli and sliced carrots. Mix all gently with enough Sweet 'n Sour
sauce to hold it together. Served on a bed of Minute Rice on his mess
kit plate with (of course) a circle of plastic forks artfully arranged
for the tasters. As he presented it, he told the Scoutmaster, "I give
you Spasm on Rice!" He won the contest for originality, taste and
appearance (3 out of the 4 judging categories)!
Re: [teacher shall remain nameless here. -Maren] (definitely NOT my
favorite teacher):
In college my Calculus professor tried to talk me into switching my
major from Bus Admin to Math after our mid-term tests. I started
laughing and he asked what was so funny. Told him that my 9th grade
Algebra I class teacher told me "do not strive for any higher math
class because you just can't do it." Guess it was the teacher and not
necessarily the intellect!
-Barbara von Olnhausen ('62) - Redmond, WA where you have definitely
needed long johns the last few days!
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>>From: Donna Nelson ('63)
OK, I usually just read but here's a food that I ate for years after
going on a Girl Scout camp out at Columbia Park:... "a foil dinner".
It's pieces of hamburger, carrots, potatoes, onions, salt and pepper.
Wrap in up in foil and put it on the barbecue. Yummmmm. I just fixed
it gain this summer and it's still good. My Mom did the Sunday dinner
every Sunday with pot roast, carrots, potatoes and onions. Loved that
gravy!!!
For dessert sometimes, we'd put white bread in a bowl and put canned
Bing cherries over it. And our first pizza at home was made after my
sister Jan ('60) went to a party and she made it with fried bacon and
black olives over a homemade crust. It was really good. Ate those
peanut butter, pickle, and mayo sandwiches for years.
-Donna Nelson ('63)
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
If anyone is interested at looking at your tax dollars at work… here
are the charts from the Department of Veterans Affairs for Compensation
and Pension Benefits (hopefully you can get to this).
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/
-Rick Maddy ('67)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Peanut Butter
When I first moved to Montana in 1987 I noticed all the techs in the
lab ate peanut butter on their apples. It didn't seem to matter what
kind of apple it was. I tried it a few times and it's not bad. On my
diet last week one of my "snacks" was a tablespoon of reduced fat
peanut butter. Safeway had my brand on sale this week so I picked up
a couple of jars.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where it has warmed up some
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/05/06
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Barbara Farris ('59WB), Gary Behymer ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Denise Payne ('79)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: David Douglas ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Janine Rightmire ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Art Snyder ('71)
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>>From: Barbara Farris DeFord ('59WB)
Re: Food
All this talk about food hum! In the early '60s when we still lived
in good ole Richland, we would take our kids to the A and W root beer
place and they had the family burgers Papa, mama and teen burgers. I
don't think I have ever had any better tasting burger than that! Also
when Dick "56) and I were dating I think it was Zip's that had these
burgers that were so good, but they dripped so much when you were
eating them you almost needed a bib! Boy oh boy were they good!
Those were the good ole days.
-Barbara Farris DeFord ('59WB)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Maps Of War
http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/EMPIRE17.swf
For those of us who have spent a significant portion of our lives over
here, the shear amount of change in civilizations that has taken place
over the last several thousand years is incredible compared to what has
happened in North America. I thought you might enjoy this presentation,
which is an interesting history lesson in 90 seconds, particularly as
times get even more tense over the next few (historically speaking)
months.
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ Colfax, WA
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Oh what a night!
Oh what a night... late December back in '63... That's what it was
like... lemme start at the funny start... Davis ('65 Knox) and I were
spozed ta fly into Richland Friday and run get the beer and stuff for
Kenny's party... I was waiting for Terry having lunch with Cecelia
Bennett ('65) and Jimmie Adair ('65-'67)... waiting for Terry to say he
was coming in... Riiiiiiing (actually not ring... ding dong the witch
is dead is what plays)... I see it's Terry... I answer... "Don't be
mad"... ok... the start of nearly every conversation with Terry so ok
so far... "Don't be mad at me or Michelle" (my paralegal)... now I'm
concerned... Michelle made my reservation in the name Terry Davis...
oooooooooops... so no Terry for another day... fast forward to Saturday
evening at about 4 pm. Now ya gotta picture this... we always count on
the girls (yes we still think of you as girls) to set stuff up but this
was a guy time... Mike Caldwell ('64), Jimmie Adair, Carl Beyer ('65),
Steve Simpson ('65), Terry Davis Knox, Bobby Cummings, Ricky Warford
('65), Mickey Hemphill ('66), Steve Haggard ('65) and yours truly are
in this beautifully decked out room provided by the Hampton with the
makings of a huge party... now get this... We set the place up all by
ourselves... yeah Cecelia and Ann Coffman ('66) came a little later to
help and Kathie Moore Adair ('70) did make all the deviled eggs and
salads BUT we set the room up with the food line and the beer/pop/water
buckets and the wine near the sink with a cork screw and everything
and plates and plasticware and all that stuff all by ourselves and it
looked just like the girls or grownups had done it... honest... I don't
make this stuff up, ya know... So people started arriving right on
time... Uncle Burt ('59) and Missy Keeney ('59) showed up as Santa and
an Elf... people just kept coming and coming... it was way more than I
could have dreamed... shortly, the man of the hour, Kenny Johnson ('65)
arrived with Lori and their entourage and the party got in full swing..
I have to add here that one of our Jr. High buds from Chief Jo had
alleged that he would be there... i didn't believe it... But right on
time Denny Nalder ('65 always will be) arrived from Boise... he had
b-ball practice in the morning then drove right to Richland... Denny
was our pal and team mate all through Jr. High... he went on to Alaska
to become a star athlete and was listed in Sports Illustrated in 1965
as one of the top 500 b-ball players in America with Lou Alcinder (sp)
and Lyne Shackelford (sp)... The room was totally filled with love and
laughter... Kenny got to hug everybody (even Keeney ('65) wow lucky
boy... people came from all over Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and
California just for Kenny... 2/3 of the dynamic USMC trio (Kenny, Kerry
Pittman ('65) and Gary Webb ('64)) were able to make it... Gary was
stuck in Minnesota or (Caldwell says) Tennessee... whereever it was, it
was snowed in... I can't tell you how huge Kenny's smile was all night
long... the last of us finally left at about 11:30 when I realized the
Hampton staff needed to clean up... I know I am forgetting stuff...
like Keeney playing 5 songs on the Banjo... 3 he said he know... one he
improvised on and one Stump ('66) reminded him of... It was magic... it
really was... gonna try and send the address for some pictures Simpson
has posted... I'm sure there will be many more to follow... We love you
Kenny and a HUGE thanks to all who attended and all who tried or wanted
to attend!!
[NOTE about pictures: I know there are more pictures out there.
Once everybody who took pictures sends them to
pix@richlandbombers.com I'll let you all know where you can go
check them out. -Maren[
Re: Sweet 16 De Ja Vu All Over Again
It's birthday time for my sweetie pie... yes indeedee... we were
together all thru school this girl and I right up until graduation
night... then all of a sudden there was a glitch in alphabetical order
and I didn't get to walk with her to get my diploma... bummer... had it
all planned out too... but we've never lost track of each other unless
you count that little spell between 1965 and 2000, but what's a couple
of years between true friends... right? I've been so very lucky to know
this girl and her family... I just hope she's enjoyed knowing me as
much as I've enjoyed her... so right here right now I wanna wish
Janine Rightmire Corrado ('65) the happiest of birthdays... and a
special one it is too...
Love and Kisses
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Denise Payne Sitler ('79)
To: Irene de la Bretonne Hays ('61)
I couldn't believe it when you mentioned your son, Mike ('79)...
we were friends - not super close, but friends. He was a percussionist
right? We went to an "arts camp" at a college I think it was in Cheney,
before our junior year. I actually have quite a few pics of him at the
camp. He probably doesn't remember me (I left the summer before my
senior year and moved here to Mass), but say hello to him for me. Is
he still playing the drums? He always had his sticks with him, and was
hitting various objects.
Thanks for answering my entry.
-Denise Payne Sitler ('79)
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Ralph Myrick ('51), Irene de la Bretonne ('61), Sandy Carpenter ('61)
Jim Hamilton ('63), Dennis Hammer ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Linda Sargent ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Terry DeVine ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Marsha Lawell ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lamont DeJong ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda McKnight ('65)
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>>From: Ralph Myrick ('51)
I have been watching combinations of sandwiches all of you have been
writing about. I thought about it and I have come up with some of my own.
My sister Norma ('54) and I would mix powered sugar with peanut butter,
roll it into balls, roll it in powered sugar again, put it in the
refrigerator to firm it up and then eat it. Talk about a sugar high!
Some of the sandwiches I concocted where grape jelly and bacon, jalapeño
jelly and bacon, bananas and peanut butter, mayonnaise and banana, honey
and peanut butter, sweet pickles and peanut butter, sliced apples, mayo,
salami or ham or both. My mother, Ola, loved sliced onion (with lots of
butter) sandwiches. I imagine there were more, but this is all that comes
to mind. Great idea that you all had.
-Ralph Myrick ('51)
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>>From: Irene de la Bretonne Hays ('61)
To: Denise Payne Sitler ('79)
Yes, my son Mike Hays ('79) is still working those sticks! He lives in
Spokane and plays in a wonderful blues band called The FatTones (see
http://thefattones.com/). He was voted Best Blues Drummer again this year
by the Inland Empire Blues Society and the band and band members received
several other awards including Best Blues Band. They play at clubs and
other venues throughout Washington.
I'm sure he will remember you; I sent him a note asking and will let you
know. Your name is quite familiar to me. Were you ever in one of the
classes I taught at Col Hi?
-Irene de la Bretonne Hays ('61)
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>>From: Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
To: Barbara Harris DeFord ('59)
Yes, I sure do remember how good those A&W Burgers were; so much so that
my husband and I went to an A&W in the Spokane area on Division St. This
past summer. I was disappointed to see they don't make the Baby Burger
anymore, but the Mama Burger is just as good as it ever was. I remember
A&W fondly, too, because when we were in high school, I would get to
drive the family car (a 1955 Chevy DelRay Club Coup) on Wednesdays,
and we would go there for lunch. We would pile the car full of all my
girlfriends and truck on down to A&W for burgers. Sometimes I drove my
grandmother's 1941 Olds, that had a wolf whistle installed under the
steering wheel... boy did we girls have fun whistling at all the boys!
Hey, another GREAT burger was By's Burgers down by the old Richland
Cleaners off of Goethals Drive, I believe. Does anyone remember how good
those were? Those were the best burgers in town, in my estimation. Before
going to the drive-in movies, my folks would always pick up a bunch of
burgers and shakes on the way. Yumm!
-Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
Recently I was waiting in the Minneapolis airport when I start chatting
up some E-7 wearing half of a chicken sandwich on his sleeve, he being
from the 101st. Having done some time with the Screaming Eagles, I found
him very interesting. Here's some SFC, who not only was a Master Blaster
with a CIB, but he also had an MBA. A friggin' MBA. Now back when I was
wearing the suit, one was lucky to find a senior NCO who had finished the
eighth grade, much less High School, College or Grad School.
I'm sure there are not too many of us "Vet-rens" who never had First
Sergeant that thirty or forty years later, we recall as possibly the
funniest single human beings ever. I still get a smile that lasts until
after lunch when I remember Walter Dallas my "First Shirt" when I had my
first set of green tabs in Italy. J.V Voyle was the First Sergeant at
3rd Ranger and was truly one of a kind. Here was a soldier, I mean a
SOLDIER'S SOLDIER who thought the lowest point of civilization was when
they let women in the NCO Club. I think he still lived in the barracks,
even when he had three up and three down, and thirty five years for pay
purposes.
While the E-7 at the airport was definitely a today kind of guy,
Sergeants Dallas and Voyle were not. Impressive as he was, knowing Price
Theory and Resource Allocation, and probably having had read Proust in
the original French. This in itself doesn't make him a REMF, the CIB says
other wise, but I doubt his "charges" will remember him as entertaining.
My guys made Malapropisms an art form. They had no more knowledge as to
the proper conjugation of a verb than they were aware of the nuances of
an Oregon Pinot. Even Mrs. Boswell, could not have made them comfortable
with predicate nominative and subjective complement.
The times they are a changin’
jimbeaux
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Dennis Hammer ('64)
Re: I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas
In the mid '50s a grade school friend had a record of a silly song we
really got a kick out of; it was probably even a 78. In 2002 I put an
entry in the Sandstorm to see if anyone could help me find the lyrics.
The reason I know it was 2002 is that from time to time I would look
for the lyrics and Google would find my post. Well, I finally found
the lyrics. They were on a website called the "International Lyrics
Playground" that has the lyrics for almost 31,000 songs with more being
added all the time. The lyrics to the song I was looking for, "Somebody
Goofed," were only added to the site three months ago.
http://lyricsplayground.com/home.html
You can search by title or browse alphabetically for the title. There is
a section of Christmas songs, including the great holiday classic "I'm
Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas."
-Dennis Hammer ('64) ~ from a Bomber outpost near the Kennewick Lion's Den
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Mo birthdays 12/6
Ahhhhhhh... this is a special day for me... One of my all time favorite
big kid heroes is having his birthday along with one of the Bomber babes
of '65... kind of a twofer... The big kid is married to one of the
sweetest (hottest) nicest (hottest) most wonderful (am I going too far?)
Bomber babes of '63... These two (the big kid and his bomber babe make
the coolest couple... I love seeing them at least every year and more
often if possible... I have become a real Hawwiian/California surfer
shirt lover as a result of this guy's tutelage... see... I can still
learn new tricks... not many but a few... so anyway... I just want this
guy to know that he has been a huge influence on my life and I think he
is the ultimate in cool.
The '65er chick is one of the kids that is always there to support
Bombers of all years... if there is a gathering she will be there if she
can... she's a Sady Sady Married lady so I gotta be a little careful
with my words here and in fact just to play it safe I'd better hold way
back. This is a HUGE Bomber HAPPY BIRTHDAY to LaMont DeJong ('63) and
Linda McKnight Hoban on December 6th... the Day before number 32 and
Bo Belinsky's birthdays!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Linda Sargent Evans ('67)
Re: Judy Sargent ('59)
With much sadness, I want to let friends and classmates of my sister,
Judy Sargent Scott ('59), know that she passed away November 27 after a
valiant battle against a glioblastoma brain tumor. Even when her body
would no longer work, her sense of humor was intact, and she made all of
us laugh when we really wanted to cry. She follows our brother, Alan
Sargent ('56-RIP), who passed away April 19 of this year.
She requested no funeral or memorial service. However, she told us she
wanted to be a star named "Juba" and I am very happy to say she now
resides in the constellation Pegasus, which I know makes her very happy
because she truly loved horses. We believe she and Alan are shining down
on all of us.
An obituary will follow in the TCH.
Thanks to all of you who sent encouraging emails to her throughout the
last year. She truly enjoyed them.
-Linda Sargent Evans ('67)
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Gloria Willett ('56WB), Mary Lee Lester ('58)
Susan Nussbaum ('63), Gary Behymer ('64)
Linda Reining ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Brad Wear ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Hoff ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ed Borasky ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim House ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jerry Spears ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Karma King ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike Davis ('74)
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>>From: Gloria Willett Green ('56WB)
It's been quite a while since I have sent in an entry, but I had to get
into the sandwich discussion.
I love peanut butter, miracle whip, and sweet pickle sandwiches. I also
like mustard, sweet pickle and sweet onion sandwiches. My favorite,
however, is one my Mom used to make while we lived in Richland--and still
did for many years.
Start by caramalizing sliced onions in bacon grease (I use olive oil now,
but bacon is better). Scramble an egg. Spread toasted bread with miracle
whip then assemble sandwich with egg, onion, sweet pickle, tomato and
lettuce. My husband and I still eat these often for lunch--especially in
the summer when he has tomatoes in the garden. . . . speaking of which--
we are still eating fried tomatoes and red tomatoes out of the garden.
Will picked them last week before our first freeze. A few ripen every
day..
-Gloria Willett Green ('56WB) ~ [somewhere in Arkansas, I think. -Maren]
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>>From: Mary Lee Lester Yarborough ('58)
Re: "I'm getting nuttin' for Christmas"
This song is on a new Christmas CD I bought for my grandkids. My 6
year old granddaughter wanted to know what "snitched" meant. Ensuing
discussion involved when to tattle and what boys always got into trouble
in her class. It's song #13 and she likes to listen to it. My favorites
run a little more traditional.
-Mary Lee Lester Yarborough ('58) ~ West Richland
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>>From: Susan Nussbaum Reeb ('63)
Rosalie Geiger Hughes ('57)
Re: Boise Bomber Luncheon
WHEN: Saturday, December 9
WHERE: Goodwood Barbecue
(off the connector near Costco/Edwards Theaters)
TIME: 12 noon
RESERVATIONS: Contact Susan or Rosalie
Those planning to attend as of today: Susan Nussbaum Reeb ('63),
Peggy Johnson Tadlock ('63) and Noah Tadlock ('61),
Rosalie Geiger Hughes ('57), Tom Tracy ('55), Ron Pollock ('53),
and Wanda Howard Jones ('49) and husband Bill Jones (NAB).
Bomber spouses and out-of-towners are welcome to join us!
-Susan Nussbaum Reeb ('63) ~ from here in Boise, Idaho, where the Boise
State Broncos and thousands of Bronco fans are preparing to head
to Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl on New Years Day!
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: The times they are a changin’ by Uncle Jimmy Hamiliton ('63)
Starting last April when I built a web site for the 511th Military
Intelligence Company that I served with from April 1969 until August of
1970, I have come across 28 former members who are now part of my 511th
Alumni Sandstorm (;-) Included therein are 3 former commanding officers,
one who came to Colfax to spend 5 days hunting in this area. (Colonel
Thomas Dooley) After he spent 30 years serving our country, he went
back to school for 5 years. (Taking 2 years of boat building, one year
of diesel mechanics, one year of small engine repair and a year of
electronics. Why? So he could refurbish a 34' sailboat and later a 32'
boat with a diesel engine. Whoops...sorry I got sidetracked...Our 'Top"
sergeant E-8 Guy Buckles finished college after he retired...completed
his masters & now has his PHD in psychology. He has taught for years.
Salute to all who have served this country!
Re: Colfaxians
FYI two Colfaxians that attended grade schools and/or junior high in
Richland are: Robert Smith & Ronald Sloot. Both men are 44 years or so
in age?
-Gary Behymer ('64)...located in downtown Colfax, WA... just a little
bedroom community for Pullman, WA where Cougar basketball is
getting a 'bit' better these days!
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
re:food
Ralph Myrick('51)wrote and said that they would take peanut butter, mix
it with powdered sugar, then roll it into balls and roll into more
powdered sugar, then chill til hard, then eat. we use honey to mix with
the peanut butter. YUM!
someone also mentioned peanut butter on a hamburger---have done that,
too, but we also add strawberry jelly to the hamburger, with just a
squirt of mustard and a dab of Miracle Whip! sounds yuck, but it is good!
*grin* use the strawberry jelly instead of the ketchup. also peanut
butter on apple slices----like it on the Fuji or Gala's. another good
combination is a marshmallow cream and peanut butter sandwich. YUM
to:Dennis Hammer(64) re:music site
thanks for that site---love being able to find lyrics to songs that I can
only remember a few words to. *grin*
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of 64)........cold weather has finally
arrived in Bakersfield, CA---temps have been in the high 20's and low
30's at night and mid 50's during the day. last week, we broke a record
for cold that was set back in 2004---IF we had gotten any moisture that
night, they say we would have gotten snow IN town! last time it snowed
here, was 1998 and we got enough to make a very small snowman, have a
snowball fight, and make snow angels. was the first time my grandkids had
seen snow. we watched the huge flakes come down at 3 in the morning---
schools were closed, lots of businesses were closed, even the mail didn't
get delivered that day---NOBODY knew how to drive in all that white
stuff! wasn't so much the white stuff as it was the ice---lots of fender-
benders and cars slipping and sliding on the streets! no snow tires OR
snow chains, so traveling was "hairy". *grin* only lasted for that one
day, then traffic, business and life was back to normal, but we sure had
fun that ONE day! *grin*
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Too tall Jones... or is it tall Paul? Dec 7th... a day...
Tall is the word for today kids... can you say tall? The two birthdays
for today remind me of the time Bo Belinsky (NB RIP also born on Dec 7th)
told me about meeting Gene Conley ('48) and Wilt the Stilt (NB) at the
same time... he said it was like standing between two redwoods...
The first Bomber is a name which rings the bells of freedom and Bomberdom
just by being spoken... When he goes to the blood bank to donate blood he
has to ask which arm as one gives crimson and gold and the other green
and gold but his heart pumps both with equal ease... often referred to by
number only... no not Bond... not James Bond and not 007... Number 32...
some people are unaware that he has another name... why just the other
day Mary Lou Watkins ('63) (how I love to say that name) was telling
me... no wait... I'm not allowed to share that... well anyway... this
guy is a Bomber thru and thru and to some of us he's Skipper (no not
Gilligan's skipper) and to some he's Cap or Cap'n... but all who know
him love him...
Which is not to say that the next birthday boy is not every bit as much a
Bomber and every bit as much loved by his fellows... he too was a b-ball
player and towered over the little kids such as I... tho I think Brian
Johnson ('65) may have given him a run for his money on the height
end... This guy is a friend to all and always has a good word for his
fellow Bombers...
So on this... December 7th 2006... let us wish Jim (#32) House ('63) and
Jerry Spears ('64) a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Brad Wear ('71)
Re: Educated Troops
To: Jim Hamilton '63
Jim, you're right about today's military personnel and how highly
educated they are. It's a long way from most of the Marines I had as
a platoon commander, and a company commander. I know that 2/3s of my
platoon were non-high school grads. It was off set with several that had
rotated back from Sea Duty, Barracks Duty, and Embassy Duty. The best of
the best. I was always amazed at the number of Air Force officers that
had MBAs. Then I found out they were on missile silo duty and it's all
they had to do for days at a time. My First Sergeant Napoleon Berry
Jackson was an amazing guy, non high school grad, but an attorney today.
I hired my second First Sergeant, Tom Cathey, also a non-high school grad
and given the choice of either jail or the Marines in 1958. One of the
best decisions I ever made, for both of us. The number of college grads
that make up the enlisted ranks would surprise most people. My old
neighbor who was a full ride scholarship to Notre Dame is an E-6 with
the 4th I.D. and has been to Iraq twice. The sophistication of today's
military almost requires it.
-Brad Wear ('71) ~ in Kennewick, WA where it's getting warmer.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/08/06
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8 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Jim Jensen ('50), Wally Erickson ('53)
Steve Carson ('58), Missy Keeney ('59)
Larry Mattingly ('60), Jim House ('63)
Gary Behymer ('64), Rick Maddy ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bernie Qualheim ('56)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Anita Cleaver ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bethany Hagan ('00)
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>>From: Jim Jensen ('50)
Re: Servicemen
Jim Hamilton ('63) had some interesting service-related experiences
(12/6 posting). Gary Behymer ('64) and Brad Wear ('71) (12/7 postings)
apparently had somewhat different "luck." During my Air Force career of
22 years I encountered some individuals who exhibited the characteristics
Jim described. Overall the men and women with whom I served were nothing
like the men Jim met while on active duty.
My career began eleven years before fellow Bomber Hamilton graduated
from high school so my perspective is undoubtedly different from his.
A few illustrations: My first son-in-law was an Air Force member for one
enlistment. He met our daughter about one year prior to his discharge.
He had only one year of college at the time, but was a member of the
MENSA group. After leaving the service he was employed by a major
pharmaceutical firm and within a year advanced to a position in research
as a pathologist. I enlisted during the Korean Conflict and was assigned
overseas as a radio operator after completing a 27-week course of
training. A number of the individuals I initially served with were only
high school graduates. Many fellow members were veterans of World War II
who had been recalled to active duty. I met a few men who had not
graduated from high school. In the second half of my career I held
supervisory positions in Procurement (i.e., purchasing and contracting).
Most of the individuals I worked with (civilian and military) were either
college graduates or had attended college. After leaving the Air Force
I was employed by an Architect-Engineering firm as a purchasing
agent. During my service-related procurement experience contractual
relationships with A-E's were always extremely satisfactory and our
counterparts were regarded with high esteem. On my first "A-E day" I was
duly impressed with the plush carpeting, paneling, recessed lighting,
etc. throughout the three story building in Denver. I later learned that
the Boston and New York offices were far more upscale. Within two weeks
I felt certain that only four of the thirty-six individuals working in
procurement would have been worthy to work in any of offices where I
served in the Air Force. All but five in the Denver office had four-year
or advanced college degrees. The MIT graduate was brilliant - the
Harvard MBA mediocre. The Northeastern and NYU graduates were excellent
performers. The University of Colorado graduate was a loser.
I guess our impressions are determined by our environments.
BOMBER Cheers and a heartfelt thanks to all those who served. On this
day, a special thanks to my many relatives who fought to save our liberty
during World War II.
Re: Sandwiches
In a recent posting I described the sandwiches my Mom always prepared for
me (while working in the areas - c.1951-2) as some sort of beef things
which came in a can similar to the Spam tins. Despite increasingly more
frequent memory lapses I finally recalled that the beef things were
canned corned beef - which I enjoyed. I haven't noticed canned corned
beef in many years. The only corned beef I have seen bearing an
identifying label was parked in a meat counter cooler. It had a "meaty-
red" hue - nothing like that brownish stuff I saw in cans.
-Jim Jensen ('50) ~ Katy, TX where it is staying cool, but no snow yet.
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Sandwiches
It seems this peanut butter thing just won't go away... so, I'd like to
add another PB combination. My wife makes our tomato, bacon and lettuce
sandwiches with peanut butter and Miracle Whip. It's the only way to eat
a "BLT"!! I'll share with you another item I've just recently added to my
meat sandwiches; is "sliced yellow peppers" with lettuce. It really gives
the sandwich some "snap"!! You can get the sliced yellow peppers in a jar
at your supermarket.
Re: Holiday movies
If you don't believe in "Santa Claus", then you should watch "Polar
Express", or "Miracle on 34th Street". There's another one with Jimmy
Stewart (can't think of the name), where the bell rings on the Christmas
tree at the end?? Home Alone is a fun movie to watch also. If you haven't
seen "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" with Steve Martin and John Candy...
you've got to see it (Thanksgiving holiday), it's funny!! I was never a
Steve Martin fan until I saw this one. All of these are great family
movies. These come to my mind, although there are several great movies
for the holidays.
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ We still have several inches of snow and cold
temperatures in the 20s/30s here and around the Coeur D'Alene
area. Some snow still on the evergreen trees.
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>>From: Steve Carson ('58)
To: Gloria Willett Green ('56)
At last another supporter of Miracle Whip. All this Mayo talk was getting
to me. Your list matched my experience and I will be trying the scrambled
egg recipe.
-Steve Carson ('58)
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>>From: Missy Keeney ('59)
The Radiations sang a great arrangement of "I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for
Christmas" at our show on December 1st and 2nd. Word has it that it was
the 'favorite' for many of the children (big and small) who attended.
Due to a glitch, we had no video or pictures this year. "Bummber!"
(That's Bomber for bummer)
-Missy Keeney ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Even though I was never in the military I have been rather disgusted at
some of the comments about the men and women who are putting their lives
on the line for us and what we stand for.
About 15 months ago I got a phone call from an Army Sergeant who wanted
to meet with me to talk about simulating some explosive devices for
training sessions before his group shipped out to Iraq for the 2nd time.
I met with and did a live fire demo, for several Sergeants with a lot of
hash marks, and a Major. Time was short for them, so after I did the demo
I put them in contact with a supplier as we don't carry much of that
kind of item in stock. They liked the fact that they were not terribly
powerful as explosives go, but the bark of a large salute up to 30-40
feet is nearly painful. 4 of the 5 Sergeants had college degrees and
the Major had a PhD. They were a very impressive group of professional
warriors. As an aside: I have a pyro friend who is using these same
materials to train Marines at Camp Pendleton. He has a goatee and wears
Arab clothing to work. They have nicknamed him Achmed The Feared.
At about the same time, I lost a "best friend". He was a retired Sergeant
of 33 years. He would have stayed longer but the General he worked for in
Intelligence retired. He had 2 CBI, one from Korea and another from Nam,
a Bronze Star, a Silver Star, 2 purple hearts, and bunch of others. Bud
was in the Marines in Korea at Chosan and transferred to the Army after
that war. I never knew why. He loved the service and never had a harsh
word for it. He had a 9th grade education, but his intelligence belied
it. We both loved to shoot and burned up incredible amounts of ammo in
the 18 years we were friends. His use of an M-1 was staggering. He had
several, and with his favorite he could shoot 3-4-inch groups at 500
yards from a bench at 77 years old. His last words to me a few hours
before he passed away from a brain tumor were, "look in on my old lady
once in a while". So Carolyn and I have lunch every few weeks. She has a
small business and is heavily evolved with her church. So she is Ok, but
still misses Bud. They had a great marriage. He was a fine a man as any I
have met in my 65 years.
Also, last year I helped clean up the apartment of a deceased cousin who
was the last of her part of the family.
One of the leftovers from that was a full set of parts for satellite TV.
Dish, stand, cables, and two receivers. I am about to toss them out. If
any Bomber can use them please contact me off this net. I can get them
to the Spokane area on our company truck, or I will meet someone near
Portland on I-5, or I will be in Ontario, OR on the 11-12 of Dec. They
are free to anyone who can use them. You just need to subscribe to the
service.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom",
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ From office at home near chilly but sunny
Tacoma WA.
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>>From: Jim House ('63)
To: David Rivers ('65)
Thank you, as always, for the birthday wish and the reference to your
friend, Bo Belinski. You may recall, that just before he died, Bo sent
me a copy of his autobiography and inscribed the following: "Keep in
touch with your B-52s (Bombers)". I have heeded his wishes through the
Sandstorm, Spokane lunches and other get-togethers with fellow Bombers.
I am equally proud to share my birthday with two great champions, Mike
Davis ('74) and Larry Bird (NAB – French Lick, Indiana '75). One only
wonders if, as a freshman, Bird could have competed with the Sophomore
Davis for playing time on the great Bomber Championship team of '72.
-Jim House ('63) ~ Mead, WA
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Your age by chocolate math
Re: Trading Cards...
Any of you 'guys' remember trading baseball cards? Some of us still
collect them (;-) I'm making an effort to trade some John Olerud cards.
Ah go ahead... take a peek to see how crazy I really might be...
Click to take a peek
-Gary Behymer ('64)
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: Educated Troops
Interesting about the educated troops. They are much more educated today…
it just isn't about the ability to pull an M16 trigger anymore... but if
and when the draft starts and young men and women start being scooped
up out of the street... which also brings the war protestors out of the
college campus doors like bees coming out of a hive that has just been
hit by a stick… The educated military wanes among the non-drafted troops
and becomes a bit skewed factoring in the scooped up drafted. Although I
joined the Corps for four and was not drafted, I still did not help the
Bell curve much in holding up the educated troops department, at least
among the oh-300s… but I don't need to tell Sandstorm readers that.
Nevertheless, on the other end of the combat vet's fodder stick, my
skipper (company commander) in Vietnam was Capt. Fred Smith, founder and
CEO of FEDEX, now FEDEX-KINKOS. And, we really don't have to look much
farther than our own Bomber Alumni USMC general (Class of '68) for
today's... and yesterday's... intellectual military in leadership roles.
One story about the skipper. I found this book on the history of the
company I was in and started having the guys I do know sign it for me. I
look up FedEx on the internet and just picked out one of the many email
addresses and wrote… "I have this book…. blah blah, and I would like the
skipper to sign it... blah blah… can you please forward this email to
him?" About a month later, I get this email from the skipper... "Maddy,
send the book with this number on the package." Sent the book and had it
returned signed in expedited fashion. The skipper must have paid for it
because when I asked the lady who filled out the paperwork how much I
owed, she said nothing. A lot of combat vets don't talk about war ever
again after coming home because it is simply a loss of appetite for the
soul... but the skipper, after all these years, still does enjoy hearing
from ‘his' men... even this PFC.
-Rick Maddy ('67) ~ Huntington Beach, CA
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Funeral Notice scanned from the TCHerald
by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Judy Sargent Scott ('59) ~ 4/17/41 - 11/27/06
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/09/06
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12 Bombers sent stuff:
Ann Pearson ('50), Dave Brusie ('51)
Gus Keeney ('57), Deedee Willox ('64)
Linda Reining ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Dwight Carey ('68), Betti Avant ('69)
Robert Avant ('69), Mike Davis ('74)
Shawn Schuchart ('78), Jennifer Herb ('83)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ruth Miles ('59)
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>>From: Ann Pearson Burrows ('50)
Re: Canned Meat
To: Jim Jensen ('50)
Hey Jim, they still sell canned corned beef... and still in the slightly
triangular cans that you peel off the top with a key!! My husband used to
buy them by the case at the commissary. He loved corned beef sandwiches!!
So good w/mustard and/or mayo, pickle, onion etc. Another favorite from
Richland days was dried beef that came in decorated juice glasses. (I
call them juice glasses cuz we always used them for OJ afterwards)
Have a great Holiday...
-Ann Pearson Burrows ('50) ~ in sunny, dry San Diego area.
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>>From: Dave Brusie ('51)
To: Dick McCoy ('45)
Happy Holiday Season old Buddy!!!!!!
-Dave Brusie ('51)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
Re: New Email address
I have changed my Email address to the one above.
-Gus Keeney ('57) ~ From windy Yuma, AZ. I was awakened this morning at
2:30 with the wind howling and something banging in the area of
the boat. I got up and secured the Stbd. entry door. While I was
out there with the almost full moon, it was gorgeous with all
the stars. The moon is so bright it's almost like daylight here
at this point. I guess I'll try to go get some sleep now at 3:30!!
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>>From: Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64)
Re: Your age by chocolate math
To: Gary Behymer ('64)
That doesn't work anymore. However if you change number five as follows,
it will work.
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1756....
If you haven't, add 1755.
-Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64)
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[Deedee--We can't blame that on Gary!! He submitted the correct text to
the Sandstorm and (because I recognized that Math as something very
OLD that I'd seen many MANY times in the past, I googled "Your age by
chocolate math" and used the first URL that google found. OOPS! -Maren]
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
to:Wally Erickson('53)
re:Holiday movies
the movie with Jimmy Stewart that you were trying to think of is, "It's a
Wonderful Life"(also stars Donna Reed). I watched "Miracle on 34th
Street", twice Saturday night---the colorized version(which I don't
really like when they do that)and the original black and white version
(which was shown immediately following the colorized version)--both were
shown on TCM(which is Ted Turner's network and he is the one that started
colorzing all the old classics---said it would get the younger generation
to watch them----bah, humbug---not nice to mess with the originals...
*grin*). I love that movie----young Natalie Wood, Maureen O'hara and John
Payne, along with Edmund Gwenn as Santa. took all 7 of my grandkids to
see "Polar Express" the year it came out in the theaters and even the two
oldest, who were in their late teens at the time, liked it. Tom Hanks did
a great job portraying 5 different parts. now, if someone would just make
"Cinnamon Bear" into a movie, Christmas movies would be complete!!!!!!!!
*grin*
re:foods
does anyone remember eating, "toad in the hole"? you take a piece of
bread, cut out a circle in the center, put the bread in a buttered
skillet, break an egg into the hole and either have it "sunny-side up" or
"over-easy". we eat them with syrup on them. YUM
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of 64)......we are having warm days
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Oh what a night! [December 2, 2006]
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/KJC-061202/00.html
[This is David's entry from the 12/5/06 Sandstorm
added the URL with 102 pictures. -Maren]
Oh what a night... late December back in '63... That's what it was
like... lemme start at the funny start... Davis ('65 Knox) and I were
spozed ta fly into Richland Friday and run get the beer and stuff for
Kenny's party... I was waiting for Terry having lunch with Cecelia
Bennett ('65) and Jimmie Adair ('65-'67)... waiting for Terry to say he
was coming in... Riiiiiiing (actually not ring... ding dong the witch
is dead is what plays)... I see it's Terry... I answer... "Don't be
mad"... ok... the start of nearly every conversation with Terry so ok
so far... "Don't be mad at me or Michelle" (my paralegal)... now I'm
concerned... Michelle made my reservation in the name Terry Davis...
oooooooooops... so no Terry for another day... fast forward to Saturday
evening at about 4 pm. Now ya gotta picture this... we always count on
the girls (yes we still think of you as girls) to set stuff up but this
was a guy time... Mike Caldwell ('64), Jimmie Adair, Carl Beyer ('65),
Steve Simpson ('65), Terry Davis Knox, Bobby Cummings, Ricky Warford
('65), Mickey Hemphill ('66), Steve Haggard ('65) and yours truly are
in this beautifully decked out room provided by the Hampton with the
makings of a huge party... now get this... We set the place up all by
ourselves... yeah Cecelia and Ann Coffman ('66) came a little later to
help and Kathie Moore Adair ('70) did make all the deviled eggs and
salads BUT we set the room up with the food line and the beer/pop/water
buckets and the wine near the sink with a cork screw and everything
and plates and plasticware and all that stuff all by ourselves and it
looked just like the girls or grownups had done it... honest... I don't
make this stuff up, ya know... So people started arriving right on
time... Uncle Burt ('59) and Missy Keeney ('59) showed up as Santa and
an Elf... people just kept coming and coming... it was way more than I
could have dreamed... shortly, the man of the hour, Kenny Johnson ('65)
arrived with Lori and their entourage and the party got in full swing..
I have to add here that one of our Jr. High buds from Chief Jo had
alleged that he would be there... i didn't believe it... But right on
time Denny Nalder ('65 always will be) arrived from Boise... he had
b-ball practice in the morning then drove right to Richland... Denny
was our pal and team mate all through Jr. High... he went on to Alaska
to become a star athlete and was listed in Sports Illustrated in 1965
as one of the top 500 b-ball players in America with Lou Alcinder (sp)
and Lyne Shackelford (sp)... The room was totally filled with love and
laughter... Kenny got to hug everybody (even Keeney ('65) wow lucky
boy... people came from all over Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and
California just for Kenny... 2/3 of the dynamic USMC trio (Kenny, Kerry
Pittman ('65) and Gary Webb ('64)) were able to make it... Gary was
stuck in Minnesota or (Caldwell says) Tennessee... whereever it was, it
was snowed in... I can't tell you how huge Kenny's smile was all night
long... the last of us finally left at about 11:30 when I realized the
Hampton staff needed to clean up... I know I am forgetting stuff...
like Keeney playing 5 songs on the Banjo... 3 he said he know... one he
improvised on and one Stump ('66) reminded him of... It was magic... it
really was... gonna try and send the address for some pictures Simpson
has posted... I'm sure there will be many more to follow... We love you
Kenny and a HUGE thanks to all who attended and all who tried or wanted
to attend!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Dwight Carey ('68)
All this military talk has me engaged for a rare entry to the Sandstorm.
I have no real thoughts about how educated the troops are today compared
to years past. There's no doubt they need to be, with all the absolutely
amazing technology they are using today. My military experience was a
life-changing trip and very eye-opening to a hick boy from a nuclear city
in Eastern Washington. I was drafted by Al Yencopal (A wise and great man
to have known!!). I was #262 in the lottery that started when I was in
Advanced Infantry Training, so I probably never would have been drafted.
As far as education is concerned, I am convinced the military draft of
the Vietnam era made the 4-year degree almost a requirement on your
resume today. People in school were given a deferment to the draft, so
many completed their schooling out of fear of going to Vietnam. Pure
fact, and most will agree - that was one of - sometimes the only - major
driving forces to complete. Vietnam was a very unpopular war in the 1967-
1972 time frame, and the military draft was grabbing the raw, easily
influenced kids in the 18-26 year old range. What an experience, where
you were placed in the middle of every type of individual from throughout
America - and I mean every type. Some had never been outside their city
block in downtown New York, never learned how to be quiet in the woods,
never shot a gun.
However it happened, the draft had a heavy affect on America as far
as the corporate world. It is tough today to advance very far without
a degree, especially in my (soon-to-be-former) IT career. In the
"Seasoning" of a young life, I understand where people are advocates for
the draft today. After raising 4 wonderful children, I wish the military
had a part in helping with discipline, rigor, learning how to scrub
toilets with toothbrushes, waxing floors, and many other characteristics
that help people in every aspect of their life. In a world where the
teachers can't even raise their voices, much less line them up against
a wall and hit them with a "Big, Holey" paddle, the military could help
"Impress" our young people, and they could be a great help in their
service to our country in many areas - as an example - border control.
Wow - that's a discussion - "Holey" paddles. I did become familiar with a
couple, is all. Once for running in the hall.
Mr. Barnard called me the "Galloping Ghost" as he hit me. Gene Bernard
- "Uncle Bernie" - had one, too. Two of the greatest.
All for now
-Dwight Carey ('68)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Education in the Military
I joined the WACs in January of 1974, right after the Vietnam War
wound down. To qualify even at that time females had to be high school
graduates whereas the males were still being accepted without a diploma.
There was one gal I met while at Ft. Campbell who actually got in without
her diploma, but she worked on and got her GED while in the Army. Times
are different now, one can actually get money for college once they get
out just by enlisting.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA
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>>From: Robert Avant ('69)
Re: Christmas Movies
The movie with the bell at the end is "It's A Wonderful Life" with Jimmy
Stewart, Donna Reed, Ward Bond, Lionel Barrymore, et al. It is Frank
Capra's celebration of what America really was after it had endured the
Great Depression and emerged as the great super power after WWII. My
favorite character is of course Clarence, the trainee angel. You might
think it is one of my all time favorite movies. You would be right. Along
with "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon."
-Robert Avant ('69)
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>>From: Mike Davis ('74)
To: Jim House ('63)
I'm honored to share my birthday with you too, Jim and it's funny that
you compare me with Larry Bird. Many have often said that we had similar
"game!" Happy Birthday, neighbor!
-Mike Davis ('74)
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>>From: Shawn Schuchart Mabley ('78)
Re: Chocolate Math
To: Gary Behymer ('64)
Thanks for giving me some short-lived hope! I did the chocolate math and
was thrilled when I saw what my age was. I never remember my age but my
kids have been telling me my age and it was older than what the chocolate
math came up with. Wonderful! Then I noticed the chocolate math was for
the year 2004, so I really am as old as my kids keep telling me I am.
-Shawn Schuchart Mabley ('78)
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[Shawn--We can't blame that on Gary!! He submitted the correct text to
the Sandstorm and (because I recognized that Math as something very
OLD that I'd seen many MANY times in the past, I googled "Your age by
chocolate math" and used the first URL that google found. OOPS! -Maren]
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>>From: Jennifer Herb Fernandez ('83)
I may be a relative young'un, but I've enjoyed remembering many of the
Richland businesses from my childhood.
Tomlinson's Dairy - I liked that it had a cow on top, that it ONLY sold
dairy products (does anyone do that today? Or use glass bottles?), but
most of all that "whole" milk was called "4%". We would go to the drive-
in window and get some "2%" and some "4%", and for the longest time I
thought these were the only types of milk. :-)
Mr. Toivo Piippo (RIP) - I also had him for "Health" when I was at Chief
Joseph. I thought he was very funny our first day, when he talked about
how he got hooked on coffee (and didn't like it, at least at first), and
that one day someone at the school stole his coffee mug, and that was
when he realized that he truly was addicted. So he said to us that now
he had a "backup plan", and proceeded to show us coffee cups in every
cupboard and drawer in the room. Each new location cracked us up, and the
volume of it just got sillier and sillier. (I was a little less impressed
when I figured out that he gave this exact same speech, word-for-word, to
all his new students, for years!) Interestingly, I went on a student trip
to Europe that his wife (Laurel Piippo) led. I believe she was a teacher
at Kennewick High, and I don't think any teachers at Col-Hi were leading
a trip that year, so I went with the Kennewick students.
Sambo's - I remember the tiger butter!! I was so disappointed when it
became a Bananas, although I do believe they kept the "Little Black
Sambo" wall paintings up for a while. It didn't make sense to have them
there, but I was happy that they were still there for a while.
Tastee Freez - Wasn't Grigg's Hardware next door? I remember that Grigg's
was where you went for pretty much everything. We even got our Christmas
trees here.
PennyWise on Thayer - I remember this!! It was my favorite place to bike
to and buy comic books. I would go there on the way to biking to Col-Hi.
Col-Hi to Richland High - I was there when they officially updated the
name. Everyone in Richland called it Richland High anyway, so they
finally changed the name. I remember they took a vote of all the students
at the time as to whether we thought the name should be changed, and
pretty much everyone said yes.
Ernie's Printing - These were the nicest business owners ever. When I was
little, I wanted to write my own neighborhood newspaper, and I remember
having an official meeting with Ernie (RIP) about it (I had found him in
the Yellow Pages). He agreed to print the newspaper in exchange for an ad
for Ernie's Printing, and he also demonstrated how printing is done, and
taught about blue pencils and stuff. He was the best; and I recommended
him as long as they were in business..
The Camel's Nose at Uptown - My favorite place to spend any money I had.
This was a local, Hallmark-sort-of gift shop, and they had a wide
selection of my then favorite cartoons, the animals by Boynton.
The Octopus's Garden - This was a neat plant shop. I think I just liked
it because of the name. I always tried to get my Mom to take me to the
"Octopus place."
The Bootery - I think I remember that name right. It was the children's
shoe store at Uptown, and I got all my shoes there. They had a platform
with kid's seats, and you went up a couple of stairs to get up there. The
best part was the stair "banisters", which were two wooden baseball bats.
I LOVED this place. I would play on those baseball bat stairs for ages.
I'm the youngest of five Bomber children. I still have my "Richland
Bomber" gym shorts, with the mushroom cloud on it (no one in California
believed me when I tell them that my high school "mascot" was a bomb, we
were called the "Bombers," and that we had a mushroom cloud as part of
our logo--at least until I trotted those out. Now I just send people to
the Internet.).
When I took Latin at Richland High (yes, they still taught Latin!!), I
remember the teacher bragging about how Lindsay Wagner (later The Bionic
Woman on t.v.) took his class, and how he got to "teach the Bionic Woman
Latin."
I loved Miss Pfennig for Honors English. She was so creative; we did
things like write and give Cicero speeches--you know, after that scene
in Shakespeare, what if someone came up and tried to sway the crowd the
other way, what might he/she say?-- and after we read Lord of the Flies,
we had a Lord of the Flies party, with a cake that had Miss Piggy's head
(the Muppet) on a stick. She also encouraged us to come to school in
appropriate costumes for whatever we were reading. I was Calpurnia
(Caesar's wife) for Halloween that year. The thing that has stuck with
me to this day, however, was my resulting carefulness with grammar and
spelling. She was tough on grammar, and she would knock 5% off your grade
for EVERY grammar or spelling mistake. If you mispelled the same word
three times, that would decrease your paper score by 15%! Students
learned pretty quickly to pay attention, especially to "its" and "it's".
She was the one who taught me the appropriate use of "its" and "it's",
and to this day it's one of my pet peeves when people do it wrong. Also,
she had us memorize the "Quality of Mercy Is Not Strained" speech from
Merchant of Venice, and I remember it to this day--it's lots of fun
to come up with all the words when someone mentions "mercy" and
"Shakespeare".
Oh, and to John Maples, who is looking for Bomber memorabilia (great idea
by the way, and very personal), you can probably find it on eBay.com. I
don't see anything up there right now, but you can put in a "wish-list"
of item(s) and they will email you if any appear. Also, there IS a
current Bomber merchandise site that might have some good stuff:
http://richlandclub40.org/Buy/00index.html. The sweatshirts look the
most retro, but I have to admit that the newer, glow-in-the-dark T-shirt
is pretty funny. If you know any 21-29-year-olds, the glow shirt would
make a GREAT shirt to wear to clubs, even if they've never heard of
Richland. No one else will have one.
-Jennifer Herb Fernandez ('83)
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), Jim Jensen ('50)
Irene de la Bretonne ('61), Nadine Reynolds ('61)
David Rivers ('65), Betti Avant ('69)
Denise Payne ('79)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Cathy Wood ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Larry Wersen ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jeff Michael ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Loretta Jensen ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Vallely ('69)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
To: Ann Pearson Burrows ('50)
Hi there. I love corned beef sandwiches, and I haven't had one in ages.
Thanks for reminding me!
To: Dave Brusie.('51)
And happy holidays to you, too.I haven't seen you at Club 40 in a while.
Be there next Sep. I miss your sis, Bonnie ('45-RIP), every time I
mention Club 40.
-Dick McCoy ('45)
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>>From: Jim Jensen ('50)
Lots of interesting, chatty things going on in the Sandstorm... can't
wait to read my daily ration.
To: Ann Pearson Burrows ('50)
My thanks to a classmate for dispelling the clouds of ignorance that
hover around my thoughts and remembrance. Corned beef still available in
cans??? I had forgotten about the slotted key used to open the can. I'll
be hunting down the triangular canned delicacy.
[Still available... have a can in my cupboard right now...
WITH a key. -Maren]
To: Dwight Carey ('68)
Your posting about being swatted by Mr. Barnard (12/9) who called you the
"Galloping Ghost" gave me a great laugh the first time I read it and
I keep chuckling in recollection. Thank you for sharing. I wonder if
Mr. Barnard was making some sort of connection between you and the
"original" Galloping Ghost, Red Grange - a running back for the Illinois
football team way back when?
To: Betti Avant ('69)
Interesting that you served as a WAC in '74 at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky and
presumably other locations. I had the privilege of serving with WAFs, but
never knew a WAC until meeting some of those ladies while attending a
language school at the Foreign Service Institute in Washington D.C. in
1966. My classmates and I often shared luncheon tables with WACs who were
either assigned to the Pentagon or associated with the Language School
and/or other facilities. I met a lot of really sharp ladies. One girl
on special assignment to the UN as an interpreter was fluent in four
languages (other than English)... couldn't have been older than mid-20s.
I met two WAC MPs with a special interest in parachuting. Weather
permitting (and duty) they rarely missed a weekend engaged in that
occupation. Those two looked like they could make good account of
themselves in any situation - combat included.
-Jim Jensen ('50) ~ from chilly Katy, TX
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>>From: Irene de la Bretonne Hays ('61)
To: Jennifer Herb Fernandez ('83)
Thank you for sharing your story about talking to Ernie at Ernie's
Printing. My dad was Ernie (de la Bretonne) of Ernie's Printing. I'm
glad that your experience made you think of them as "the nicest business
owners ever." Since his death in July, I have heard a number of stories
that illustrate his generous nature. He was especially happy to help out
young people.
-Irene de la Bretonne Hays ('61)
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>>From: Nadine Reynolds Cochran ('61)
Re: Foods
Linda Reining ('64) mentioned "Toad in a Hole" sandwich. My mother must
not have thought that name too appetizing because we always called those
sandwiches "One Eyed Pirates". Another food we had for breakfast on the
weekends was eggs au la goldenrod. This consisted of boiled eggs in cream
sauce. Mom would separate the egg yoke from the white, cut the white part
up in chunks and put it in the cream sauce. She would then put the yoke
through a strainer and it would come out fluffy looking somewhat like the
finely grated cheese of today. She would toast and butter bread, pour the
egg white cream sauce over the toast and top it with the fluffy egg yoke.
It looked very pretty and tasted great. It was one of my favorites.
Sometimes Mom would fix a variation of this for dinner. In that case she
would add Vienna Sausage to the egg white cream sauce. Vienna Sausage,
you will remember, was another canned meat. Small little wieners in a
can. When our son was very, very small, I used Vienna Sausage in some
dish I was preparing and he was horrified. He thought it was a can of
little boy private parts. My husband Dave ('61) and I just cracked up
over his distress. I am sure that to this day he will not eat Vienna
Sausage. You know what they say about first impressions.
-Nadine Reynolds Cochran ('61) ~ Tucson, AZ where we are getting
Gus Kenney's ('57) wind from Yuma, AZ
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: More birthdays... 12/10/06
Here it is... birthday time again... we've got two '65ers and a celeb
from the gold medal class of '63... I've known the two '65ers since grade
school... .one is a girl and one is a boy... I know I used to walk to
Spalding with the guy... .not much of a walk for me... across Acacia...
and there we were... I've been trying to remember when I first met the
girl and darned if I can... just always known her and always been good
buds...
The celeb was a sock-hop regular... a real rock n roller... he had a band
when the rest of us just dreamed of being in the band... he also had
three... count em... three great looking sisters... what a lucky devil...
I dated two of his sisters over the years... both great girls... I ain't
mentioning any names so there... gotta protect the innocent ya know... I
have a couple of great memories about being at his house... one was being
parked outside and listening to "Out of Limits" before they had to change
the name from "Outer limits"... the other was coming out to my car from
visiting his youngest sis and finding a "sympathy" card on the front seat
from an unhappy ex... not sure who the card was showing sympathy for...
me or the Birthday boy's sis...
So now it's time to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
Larry Wersen of the famous Chessmen ('63), Loretta Jensen ('65) and
DJ Jeff Michael ('65)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Christmas Movies
Was the movie about Ralphie and his red ryder BB gun called "A Christmas
Story"? About 10 years ago I was invited to a coworker's house for
Thanksgiving dinner. One of the cable channels had that movie on for 24
straight hours. Every 2 hours it would start all over again. Once a year
of that movie is enough for me!
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where it's spitting rain once again
and is supposed to for the next several days (ah western
Washington in the fall and winter)
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>>From: Denise Payne Sitler ('79)
To: Irene de la Bretonne Hays ('61)
I'm trying to remember if I had you for any classes, but I can't remember
what you taught. I almost think that I did have you for something but I'm
not sure. Did Mike remember me? He probably won't we really didn't spend
a lot of time together outside of that summer camp that year. I checked
out the link you sent, he still looks like the Mike I remember.
It has gotten cold here in Mass. but it is supposed to warm up to 50
tomorrow again. This weather is really nutty.
Speaking of peanut butter, I never tried the combos I've been reading
about, but for the record my fav. is peanut butter and honey, I get a
lot of odd looks when I mention that, but it really is a nice treat
especially with a glass of cold milk.
Any one on here know my Mother, Mae Scoonover? Just curious.
Thanks,
-Denise Payne Sitler ('79)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/11/06
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7 Bombers sent stuff and 2 Bomber funeral notices today:
Ralph Myrick ('51), Mike Clowes ('54)
Joretta Garrison ('58), Irene de la Bretonne ('61)
Shirley Collings (’66), Betti Avant ('69)
Robert Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Qualheim ('70)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Evelyn Evans ('64)
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>>From: Ralph Myrick ('51)
Betti mentioned watching "A Christmas Story". This certainly brings back
memories while living in Gamerco, NM. Takes place in the late thirties
and early forties. The school I went to was exactly like the school that
Ralphie attended. They all called me Ralphie and, I, too, wanted a Red
Rider BB gun. Just like Ralphie's mother, my Mother told me the same
thing every time I had ask for one, "Ralphie, you will put your eye out",
and didn't get one. If you remember, as far back as that, all the comic
books had this beautiful advertisement of the Red Rider BB gun. I believe
it about $5.98 or something there abouts. Of coarse $5.98 was a lot of
money then, but I still wanted one. We even had a kid stick his tongue
to a four inch pipe used for a swing. And, as you might have guessed,
I never did get the BB gun like Ralphie. However, when I was sixty,
Christmas morning we all got up and I found this long flat package all
wrapped under the tree. It was the Rider Ryder BB gun that I had longed
most of my life. Judy used to hear me tell this story and that was her
Christmas present to me.
I wonder if some of you had early Christmas memories. Merry Christmas to
you all and a good night.
-Ralph Myrick ('51)
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54)
Re: "Toad in the Hole"
From somewhere, we got a recipe for this dish, and have it quite
frequently. But it is not "One Eye Pirates/Jacks".
Here it is: About one hour before serving, pre-heat oven to 450. With a
fork, prick 1 pound fresh sausage links and place in greased square
(almost) baking pan. Bake the sausages for 15 minutes or until browned,
turning once during cooking. Meanwhile, blend 2 eggs, 1 cup of milk, 1
cup of flour or Bisquick, 1/2 tsp. thyme leaves and 1/4 tsp. salt until
mixture is smooth. Set aside. When links are browned, pour off all but
1/4 cup fat. Pour batter into pan, return to oven and bake for 25 minutes
or until crust is brown and puffy.
To serve cut into squares and have it with your favorite veggies and
maybe a salad. Syrup or (gasp) peanut butter can be added. They are also
great when cold.
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54) ~ windy and showery Mount Angel, OR
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>>From: Sue Pritchett, aka Joretta Garrison ('58)
Re: ABC House Ornaments
The SALE continues. The Richland Seniors Association sells Richland
alphabet-house ornaments for $5 each ($6 if mailed). They are now
available for $1 off the regular price. They are now $4 each ($5 if
mailed). You may use the usual form (check it out on Richland Bombers
website)--just pay $1 less than advertised. Or contact me and I'll email
a form to you.
Available for this special sale: A,B,C,F,H,R,Ranch,Prefab,Precut). (This
offer does NOT include Richland Bomber and Hanford Falcon ornaments--
which are still $5 each ($6 if mailed). We DO plan to make additional
house-ornaments, but must first reduce our current inventory.
Ornaments may be purchased at the Richland Community Center Gift Shop
(run by Richland Seniors) or through the mail. Proceeds from Gift Shop
sales benefit the Richland Community Center.
http://rsa99352.tripod.com/Ornaments.html
-Joretta "Sue" Garrison Pritchett ('58) ~ Richland
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>>From: Irene de la Bretonne Hays ('61)
To: Denise Payne Sitler ('79)
Yes, Mike DID remember you and said to tell you hello. He really enjoyed
that summer camp you both attended at Eastern Washington University in
Cheney.
I taught several classes you might remember. The most popular was: Free
To Be: Images of Women and Men in Literature and Society. Another popular
course was: Minority Lit, or Literature of Minority Cultures in the U.S.
Both of the classes were different from the typical English class, and,
according to the students, very helpful and also fun. I also created
another new course called Writers Workshop. Maybe you were in one of
those classes.
Happy Holidays to you, Denise--and to any other students, friends, and
colleagues out there from the years I taught at Richland (Columbia) High).
-Irene de la Bretonne Hays ('61)
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>>From: Shirley Collings Haskins (’66)
A friend just sent me a message to try this site for a cute Merry
Christmas greeting:
http://badaboo.free.fr/merryxmas.swf
"Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night."
-Shirley Collings Haskins (’66) ~ Richland where it is pretty chilly
but no snow.
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: WACs
To: Jim Jensen ('50)
It may have been the WACs when I joined, but that changed. They decided
we were all soldiers and they dropped the WAC moniker probably sometime
later in 1974. I was at Fts. McClellan, Sam Houston, and Campbell. I did
my OJT for my speciality at the "old" Madigan Hospital. It was something
when I worked there last year as a contract tech. as one civilian had
been there for 30 years about the time I would have been there for those
6 weeks. He had seen the old and new of radiography as I had and some of
it isn't easy. In fact he has a room he never rotates from unlike
everyone else who are on a 2 week rotation.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA
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>>From: Robert Avant ('69)
Re: Christmas Movies Redux
The pix with Ralph, his "old man", et al. is indeed a "Christmas Story."
It started life as a short story by Jean Shepherd (of whom I have written
about before). It literally became a Christmas classic, because it was a
great story very well done on the screen. From time to time I still catch
sight of "A Christmas Carol" with George C. Scott who played the very
believably malevolent Ebenezer Scrooge. You would literally recoil if he
said "Bah, Humbug" to you as he was a big man and he could look quite
mean when he wanted to.
-Robert Avant ('69)
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Funeral Notices - one scanned from the TCHerald
by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Dell McVicker ('56) ~ 7/7/38 – 12/2/06
>>Cindy Fankhauser ('79) ~ 7/3/59 – 12/7/06
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/12/06
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8 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Dick Pierard ('52), Sandy Carpenter ('61)
Helen Cross Kirk ('62), Susan Nussbaum ('63)
Bob Mattson ('63 & '64), Dennis Hammer ('64)
David Rivers ('65), Betti Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Janet Martin ('53)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Burt Pierard ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Rick Morrell ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Becky Alexander ('77)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lanette Powell ('79)
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>>From: Dick Pierard ('52)
I want to convey birthday greetings to my esteemed Brother Burt ('59).
We are two genuine dyed-in-the-wool survivors and also very pleased
with the election last month.
-Dick Pierard ('52)
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>>From: Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
Yes, old memories of Christmas... we all have them, I guess. One that
stands out in my mind was the year I wanted a new bicycle; I think it was
the Christmas of 3rd grade. I was one of those late believers who just
kept on believing in Santa Claus, no matter how much evidence there was
to the contrary. One night soon after dinner there was a knock on the
door, and my Dad went to open it. When he did, in walked Santa... saying
"Ho, Ho, Ho... and what do YOU want for Christmas?" Well, immediately,
I recognized his voice as one of my parent's dear friends, and said,
"You're not Santa, you're Ray!" Well, Santa, didn't say a thing, and went
right on talking with my brother. We both got in our gift wishes, and
soon he was back out the door and on his way. After he left, my Dad said
to me, "Boy, oh boy, Sandy, you shouldn't have said that... you may not
get that new bike you want." then he added, "But, you never know, Santa's
getting old, and he may not have heard you." But those thoughts lingered
all through the night as I wondered if I would get my new bike. Next
morning I crept out into the living room before anyone was up, and THERE
it was... a brand new Schwinn bicycle. Years later I found out that I was
right, though, it was our friend Ray who had played Santa. I will forward
this story on to him in an email, as I'm sure he remembers playing Santa
for us, and he will be able to tell us if indeed he DID hear me.
-Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
I finally was able to attend a Richland Bomber luncheon last Saturday,
and it was really great to get to put so many names to faces. I still
find it hard to believe that there are so many people who were in
Richland at the same time I was growing up, and I somehow didn't know
them... I wasn't able to talk my brother, Roy Cross ('65) or my neighbor,
Harry Walker ('67) into joining me, but I had a good time anyway.
Time has gone by so swiftly since we've settled in Tieton, it's hard to
believe we will be leaving Washington State shortly after Christmas, and
begin our trek home by going south first to visit our son at South Lake
Tahoe.
It would be impossible to say what I've enjoyed most about spending time
in Washington State again, except getting to spend some more time with
dear friends we don't see too often has been great. And I have loved
driving by and seeing Mt. Rainier, or Mt. Adams or Mt. Baker, let me tell
you, that just doesn't appear on the Indiana skyline.
We survived an all day power loss with our wood stove and candles, and
heating water to use our well. It's been a neat Advent/Christmas season
spent with the great families of Hiland UM church. We had the 55th
celebration of candle lighting at our church last night. It is put on
mostly by kids from the high school and I was very impressed with them.
These kids do know the Bible Christmas Story.
I am sorry I haven't gotten to see more friends, like Cathy Stevens ('62),
but I am hoping to finally catch up with her this coming Sunday.
it's been so neat to get to be here for this fall. It's gone so fast, I'm
not going to believe it's over until I wake up out of the state on my way
home to the house by the little lake in Indiana.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
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>>From: Susan Nussbaum Reeb ('63)
Re: Boise Bomber Lunch
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-Boise/00.html
On Saturday afternoon, eleven people met at Goodwood Barbecue in Boise
for our second Boise Bomber luncheon. Those who attended are Wanda Howard
Jones ('49) and husband Bill, Ron Pollock ('53), Hoyt Roberts ('55) and
wife Lois, Tom Tracy ('55), Rosalie Geiger Hughes ('57), Noah Tadlock
('61) and Peggy Johnson Tadlock ('63) [photographer], Mac Quinlan ('62),
and Susan Nussbaum Reeb ('63). It was fun to make new Bomber friends and
to meet their spouses, too!
We're planning our next gathering for sometime in early April. If you
know of others in the Boise area who might like to join us, please send
me their names. We'll confirm a date after the first of the year.
As I write this note at holiday time, I'm reminded of how blessed we were
to grow up in a very special town, to maintain and make new friendships
through our unique Sandstorm, and to connect in person through our well
organized class reunions, annual Club 40 events, and alumni luncheons
throughout the country. Life is good for Richland Bombers!!!
-Susan Nussbaum Reeb ('63) ~ Boise, Idaho, where I'm decorating the
Christmas tree and smiling while recalling some of the fun
discussion from today's Bomber luncheon.
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>>From: Bob Mattson ('63 & '64)
Re: CTK Sister
I was looking through the Oregonian's Obituaries checking on a friend
who passed away, when I noticed this name. We knew her as Sister Martin
Francis, she died December 7 at age 87. Entered the Holy Names Novitiate
in 1940. A Christian burial will be at 2pm in the chapel of the Convent
of the Holy Names at Marylhurst.
-Bob Mattson ('63 & '64)
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>>From: Dennis Hammer ('64)
Re: "You'll shoot your eye out."
I have "The Christmas Story" playing on the DVD behind me as I write
this. I first saw the movie in the theater, our daughter and I liked it,
but my wife hates it. I bought the two-disk 20 year anniversary edition
a few years ago. That school building looks a lot like the grade school
I went to except it was made of yellow brick instead of red.
You can buy those leg lamps on the Internet, but they are not cheap. They
do come in different sizes, and even small ones for the Christmas tree.
You can even buy a stocking version for Santa to fill in case your wife
won't let you put it in the window. My wife would probably break it if I
tried to put one in our window. http://www.leg-lamp.com/
I did get a BB gun for Christmas, not the Red Ryder, but the Daisy Eagle.
I got to pick the one I wanted out of the Sears or Wards catalog and I
picked the second most expensive one. They were out of that model, so
they sent me the most expensive one. I was a little disappointed as the
Daisy Eagle had a pistol grip and a blond plastic stock. I had wanted one
that looked more like the Winchesters you saw the cowboys use on TV. I
still have in the closet, but don't know if it still works; It has been
at least 35 years since it was last used.
Re: Slide show
My wife's family has been having a Christmas eve get-together and gift
exchange since before we were married. It used to always be at her oldest
sister's house, but the family has grown so much that now we have to all
chip in and get a conference room at a Motel. Last year I scanned a lot
of the old pictures of these parties from past years going back to 1971.
I wasn't even there for Christmas 1971, I was in the Indian Ocean. Some
of those kids from the early years are now grandparents. The old photos
had faded quite a bit, but the software was able to really improve the
color. I used the quick fix as it did a better job than trying to fix
them myself. It is not as good as the original color, but a lot better
than the faded photos as they are now. I named the photos starting with
the year first so they are shown in order. Some years have a few, some a
lot, and some no pictures at all. The digital photos from the later years
were easier to work with. I thought people might watch it, but it was a
much bigger hit than I expected. I am already set to do it again this
year, I found some more old pictures and added the photos taken last
year. All I need to take is the computer, monitor, and the mouse.
Something I could really use a laptop for.
-Dennis Hammer ('64)
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: two birthdays... one of them I missed!!!!!!!!! arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh
OK... since I was remiss in failing to acknowledge a birthday on the 10th
of one of my long time buds and amigos I gotta start with him... I still
correspond with this dude and enjoy seeing him when I'm in town... my
favorite st