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Richland Bombers Calendar website
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/01/07
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Sandy Carpenter ('61), Carol Converse ('64)
Gary Behymer ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Shirley Collings ('66), Rick Maddy ('67)
Steve Huntington ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Judy Willox ('61wb)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Micki Lund ('63)
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>>From: Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
To: Judy Cameron Ayers ('60)
Re: AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/071031-
Pals1960.jpg
Great picture! I remember seeing all you "upper classmen gals"
in the halls when I was in the class just below you. You all
look great, and I could recognize every one of you. So wonderful
you all can get together like that. All my closest girl friends
are either too far away, or have health problems that hinder
travel. But, we talk on the phone often. I know that Linda
Seaton ('60) lived really close to one of my best friends, Ruth
Meyer Speck ('61), and she lives way back in Iowa. She came and
visited me when I lived in Sitka, AK, and I went to visit her
the next year. Joanne Backer Wendt lives in Prosser, and I
manage to get her to the ranch each summer with us. Aren't old
friends just the BEST???
Re: West vs. East Side of the Mountains
I've lived on both, and there are so many pluses in both areas,
it's hard to say which I really prefer. But, you're right, the
winters over here on the west side get pretty dismal, with rainy
days stretching forever it seems. That is probably one of the
reasons we go to California to see relatives each winter. We
skipped last winter, because we purchased the horses in the
early spring (bad decision). But we look forward to seeing my
husband's brother in Long Beach, and my aunts and uncle in
Pacific Palisades the first 2 weeks of December this year. My
husband and brother own a timeshare membership, so we usually
try to throw in one week in Palm Springs while we're down there,
and really soak up the rays before we have to head home to
winter again. We've found if we take that trip to California in
February, that by the time we come home, it's early spring here,
and that's not so bad to come home to. However, after having
lived 15 years in Alaska (Ketchikan, Anchorage and Sitka) and
finishing out the last 10 in Sitka where rainfall is twice or
three times what it is on the west side here, this rain doesn't
really seem so bad.
[Juneau's rain 102"/year, Ketchikan 162", Seattle 38",
Portland 36", Richland 8" -Maren]
I've been in Ketchikan where the winds and rain were so bad,
that when sitting in my office on a street that went up hill,
I actually saw rain running up hill... NO lie. AND... while
walking the block to work one day, I didn't yet know that winds
sometimes funneled down through the streets of Ketchikan and
picked up velocity up to 100 mph. It literally swept me off my
feet, and I quickly reached out for anything I could grab (for
fear I would end up out in the ocean) and grabbed hold of an
extended mirror on a truck parked along the street... then
literally rode out that gust of wind in a horizontal position.
Was really glad for that mirror, or I don't know where I would
have ended up. Soooo, winds can be bad any place.
Speaking of dust in the early days of Richland... while my
mother and I were still in Chicago, waiting for my Dad who went
ahead of us to Richland in 1944, my Dad thought he'd be "cute"
and sent my mother an envelope of dust he had collected off our
"B" House windowsills. He wrote in the letter, "Honey, this is
what you have to look forward to." She almost didn't want to
move there, but was always glad in future years that we had.
Richland was a great place for us kids to grow up... even with
all the dust storms and wind.
-Sandy Carpenter Lee ('61)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Re: James House ('63) Top Notch Run 11
Great picture of all of you! These are the things that I do miss
about living so far away from Bomberville. The lunches and other
get togethers with my fellow Bombers.
-Carol Converse Maurer (Magic Class of '64) Eureka, CA
still misty raining and wondering just how many kids
will want to be out in this tonight.
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Sambo's
Somewhere, someplace in time, somehow, someone from this
group will appreciate this photo!
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Behymer/071101-Sambos.jpg
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ Colfax, WA
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Whole Earth Bomber Catalog
Pop Quiz... anyone know where you can pick up a genuine Bomber
windbreaker? How bout Bomber T-shirts... I'm talkin REAL Bomber
stuff... not that politically correct stuff (they probably just
put "RHS" on some of that stuff!)... now I'm told that there are
some Bombers out there that even refused to buy pieces of the
old gym floor because it said RHS instead of Col-Hi... course
we all remember that we always chanted "RHS RHS RHS" during the
games... but when they changed the name officially, some of us
got our dander up... by the way... the Bombers that wouldn't buy
the RHS floor did manage to get some pieces of the floor from
which I hear they are gonna mark them "Col-Hi"... won't mention
no names or how I heard about it... so... back to where I was...
or wasn't but should be... how many kids do you know that would
drive all the way to Vancouver from Richland to deliver Bomber
stuff and more importantly to carry the Bomb so Number 32 ('63)
could hug it for a few hours... well there's one place you can
get all the Cool Bomber memorabilia you could want and one girl
who would carry the bomb to a friend... and that girl is having
a birthday on November 1st...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Judy Willox ('61)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
Re: The movie "The Golden Compass"
I received an email about a movie coming out in December
starring Nicole Kidman. It's called "The Golden Compass,"
and while it will be a watered down version, it is based on
a series of children's books about killing God (It is the anti-
Narnia series.) The message said that the hope is to get a lot
of kids to see the movie - which won't seem too bad - and then
get the parents to buy the books for their kids for Christmas.
Read more at the following SNOPES website and see what you think:
http://snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp
-Shirley Collings Haskins ('66) ~ Richland
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: west - east
Washington state is certainly a beautiful place. I would say the
most beautiful of all the states – a bold statement from someone
who believes in ‘the eye of the beholder' and has never been in
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Alaska or Florida, but there are
factors I won't mention that goes way beyond aesthetic, physical
beauty... okay, just one... chiggers. I will trade one chigger,
depending on where she digs in, for three sand storms a year. I
have lived all over WA. I even consider coming back to WA now
and then, but usually I am under some mass stressor causing
momentary brain damage at the time... like the time I jarred
from my sleep believing Homeland Security Threat Level was red,
orders on my crank style radio were no suitcases, please... did
they say please?... take only the clothes on my back, all gold
coins if I have any and quickly go to the nearest FEMA Camp
because Los Angeles was under attack by Liechtenstein terrorists
that had been 'wining and dining' in Malibu for the past
three years, four months and ten days on a six month visa.
Nevertheless, I'm not sure which side of WA I would come back to
anyway. One point of interest is the two eastside's. Yes, they
are different. The north eastside (not to be confused with the
northeast side) and the south eastside (not to be confused with
the southeast side) that seem to split somewhere very near the
town of Lamont. Westside is just the Westside, a.k.a. the wet-
side. After living twenty plus years on both sides (45 years),
while escaping from myself, I finally realized I needed to
leave. I live in Huntington Beach, CA for the time being... for
the weather... and the various neck exercises. I love it here.
But it sucks here too. And that is my point. I have never lived
or been anywhere in the United States, particularly July and
August, that didn't suck. I have zero interest in seeing Kansas
or North Dakota in February... especially since they dropped
the mail order bride section in the Sears catalog. But I have
to live somewhere. Oh, yea, one other thing... I'm relatively
happy. The Happy Meter makes a big difference, no matter where
you live.
-Rick Maddy ('67) OC
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>>From: Steve Huntington ('73)
The ongoing discussion of east versus west has jogged me out of
a continuing delirium. In my dream, I see Huskies on their way
to the Rose Bowl and Seahawks holding up Lombardi trophies while
big haired announcers make goofy comments about the end of two,
no three decades of Seattle championship draught. The NY Yankees
are complaining in the papers that Seattle keeps hiring all of
the rising stars that they develop. In this version of heaven,
I have a King Cup 40 oz beer that stays cold through a whole
quarter... and in the east Pasco High is considering dropping
basketball and football as the teams have not won a game against
Richland in so many years... all obvious fantasies. The Huskies
at least need to know what an end zone is for to win, Ishihiro
has probably already leased a flat in Soho, and I never once let
a King Cup last as long as an inning, much less a full quarter.
Oh... this east versus west thing is really all about that last
item, and our first and most important major food group - beer.
A lot of the recent discussion has been focused on the
differences in precipitation between the two geographically
disparate area. This diversity is actually a planned blessing
from the Almighty, as the two climates are necessary to ensure a
supply of the ingredients required to brew. He provides rain to
have water to brew with. Now you know why Seattle and the rest
of the west side is wet. The snow packs in the middle of the
state are an emergency source, provided to ensure we never run
out of a source to keep the vats full even if the Bogachiel rain
forest was to turn Saharan. Barley and hops will not grow well
in those rain soaked bogs, thus necessitating dry land farms -
and presto deserto - you have eastern Washington and the Yakima
valley as His next miracle. So easy when you can sit back and
see His big picture.
I was just back home in October and had the chance to travel
both sides of the pass in taking care of some family matters.
What a beautiful, scenic, and beer blessed area it is! The pass
was all dressed up and shining yellow and red and silver in fall
plumage, the Puget Sound ferries scuttled back and forth across
deep, cold, and placid waters, and Pyramid, Mac and Jack, and
even a few steins of Stella were flowing in all the right places
- Tommy's Uptown and Jackson's included. (Jackson's... posh
stuff that is. I remember when the bar keep at the Gaslight
would fill a gallon jug with Oly for 2 bucks out the back
door). I would suggest to all the participants in the ongoing
controversy that they see His real genius in creating Washington
State. It is surely the best of all possible worlds - providing
every climate, and every other thing we need - to keep our mugs
filled and our lives joyous (except maybe a championship trophy
now and then). So go out, find a friend that supports the other
side of this controversy, and buy the chap a cold one. After
realizing you have a common love for our home state, buy him
another! With enough of that joy, just close your eyes, and
you too may just faintly hear that Super Bowl announcer as he
introduces the 2008 Super Bowl MVP, Matt Hasselback...
-Steve Huntington ('73)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/02/07
FALL BACK at 2am TOMORROW (Sunday) morning
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2 Bombers sent stuff:
Fred Segrest ('57), Vic Marshall ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Norma Loescher ('53)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Tom Beaulieu ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Richard Jacobs ('75)
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>>From: Fred Segrest ('57)
Re: '57 Reumion pictures
Greetings to all Bombers,
Are there any pictures from the 1957 reunion available on the
website? I’ve looked, but with no success. Those of us who were
unable to attend would delight in seeing how the rest of the
class has aged (I’m not talking about you, of course). Thanks
for reading.
-Fred Segrest ('57)
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>>From: Vic Marshall ('71)
My, how the years begin to fly by. I was looking at my calendar
of upcoming events the other day and noticed an important
Birthday brewing (hmmm - that term could have some significance.
Birthday Brewing - kind of goes together, doesn't it?). Anyway,
I didn't realize until this morning that I believe this is the
BIG 50 for this youngster and the baby of the family.
So, not to publicly embarrass you too much - happy 50th
Dr. Richard Jacobs ('75). Now if you could just get Notre Dame
Football back to winning - isn't there some doctor thing you
can do???
All the best,
-Vic Marshall ('71)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/03/07 ~ FALL BACK at 2am Sunday
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1 Bomber sent stuff:
Mike Franco ('70
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>>From: Mike Franco ('70)
Re: Rich Jacobs' ('75) B-day
Hey Rich, happy birthday... Glad to hear of your thriving
medical practice... it would be nice if you recognized all the
guidance and inspiration you got from Ben ('69) and Bob's ('70)
pals during your youth. I am pretty confident that if it wasn't
for our inspiration you would be pumping gas with Vic Marshall
('71) right now!
Happy 50th birthday, you are almost half way to Ben's IQ!
-Mike Franco ('70)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/04/07 ~ FALL BACK at 2am TODAY
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Gus Keeney ('57), Betti Avant ('69)
Darlene Napora ('69), Barb Belcher ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Twins: Betti & Robert Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Darren McIntyre ('82)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
Re: California Fires
On my way home to Yuma last night, (Between Tohachapi and Palm
Springs, CA) I passed several groups of Fire Fighters from
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana heading back north. I
guess the fires are settling down and they are being turned
loose to return home. Thanks for help Troops!!!!
I was still smoky around Bakersfield and coming down into the
San Bernadino areas, but the latter might have been the normal
LA Smog. Clear the rest of the way from the Bay Area south.
It's good to be back home in Yuma!!!
-Gus Keeney ('57) ~ From Sunny Yuma where I'll be catching up
on some needed sleep today and enjoying the rest of the
Warm Winter!!
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Birthday Greetings
Dear brother Robert,
I'm not sure of your new address or phone number and don't know
if you've been getting my e-mails. So I'd like to wish a happy
number 57 to my "womb-mate". Have a great day!!!!!
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where it's been cooler but dry
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>>From: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
To: Betti Avant ('69)
A very "Happy Birthday" to Betti (twin Bob, too) and many thanks
for her contributions to the Sandstorm over the years!
-Darlene Napora Shuley ('69) ~ from Austin, TX where the weather
is gorgeous - warm days, cool nights and best of all, the
nasty chiggers have gone to bed for the winter!!!
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>>From: Barb Belcher Valinske ('72)
Re: class of '72
This is in answer to Mike Dalen's ('72) note on 10/30/07:
you're right - the class of '72 very rarely has anything to say.
I wonder what Vicki Owens ('72) in South Africa is doing? She
use to send in the most interesting stories, such as celebrating
Thanksgiving in S. Africa. Hope things are going well for her.
I also remember several(!) years ago when the road trip of
Vicki, Terri Zangar ('72), Sharen Manolopoulos ('72), and Remy
Neill ('72) celebrated turning 50 years old.
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2004/Xtra/50sRoad-Owens.html
I have lived in West Richland since 1991 - there are now two
traffic lights and one round-about on Bombing Range Road! We are
fast losing our rural charm as the developers pave over every
square mile possible. Seeing a horse and rider on Van Giesen is
a rare sight these days. My family moved here from Arkansas in
about 1946, and there are now three generations of our family
living in West Richland.
Only five more years until we are eligible to join the Club 40.
I still have a few copies of the 30-year reunion book if anyone
is interested. Please send me your e-mail address so we can find
you in 2012.
-Barb Belcher Valinske ('72) ~ W. Richland, where the days are
mild and the nights frosty. The trees had good autumn
color this year but of course, the wind has blown most
of the leaves away.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/05/07
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Mary Triem ('47), Pappy Swan ('59)
Jack Gardiner ('61), Lynn-Marie Hatcher ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Charles Cox ('56)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Judy Cameron ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Curtis Gunter ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gerald Stein ('66)
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>>From: Mary Triem Mowery ('47)
To: Barb Belcher Valinske ('72)
I enjoyed seeing that a much younger Bomber is looking forward
to joining our alumni association Club 40. That says to me that
we have left at least one good impression on our young Bombers.
Seriously, I hope when you reach "that age" you will enjoy
belonging to a fun organization.
-Mary Triem Mowery, a '47 Bomber
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
To: Gus Keeney ('57)
Re: California Fires
"I was still smoky around Bakersfield and coming down into the
San Bernadino areas, ..."
Gus, I know you meant "It was...," rather than "I was," but
as I read that, I could not help but conjure up visions of the
"Big Gus Keeney" flying "lickity split" down the road, trailing
smoke, after having his feathers singed" while racing through
the lingering California fires (or possibly from atmospheric
re-entry) on his way to his "Snow Bird Wintering Area."
Have a nice warm winter, my friend!
-George "Pappy" Swan ('59) ~ From also sunny Burbank, WA where
the yard work is almost pleasant, but I'm getting it out
of the way so I can concentrate on more important things
later ... like pheasant and waterfowl hunting.
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>>From: Jack Gardiner ('61)
Re: Jason Lee pics
For those of you who attended Jason Lee Elementary school. Here
are pictures of her last day standing. Taken on September 5th
2007. Also taken at Twin Bridges in West Richland while the
trees are turning fall colors.
alumnisandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/071105-Gardiner-00.html
-Jack Gardiner ('61)
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>>From: Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68)
Re: Gained weight, anyone?
Well, I noted in the Sandstorm recently that our 40th reunion
dates (Class of 1968) have been set for August, 2008. This led
to Thomas (who has never been to a reunion) and me (last one I
attended was our 15th) renewing our discussion of "Should we go
... Yeah, we really should go ... I'd kinda really like to ...
It might be fun, after all this time ... etc."
And then it always comes around to basically this ... "Geez, we
used to be such slender, little people. Uh, pleasingly plump in
a wife/husband (being somewhat kind by using the word 'plump'
there, I should add) is a nice thing ... but can we really face
all those old classmates like this?"
Thomas and I have not really stayed in touched with friends from
"back in the day". So not many people have seen the "rounding
factor" in effect on us.
After marrying 3/17/2004, and moving to rural Idaho 7/21/2005
year ago, have moved into an accelerated phase of morphing into
a different (and better, we believe) way of looking at life --
and a different (and not necessarily better!) way of looking,
physically. (Actually, we had both started 'plumping up' before
ever running into one another again in 2001. So can't blame it
on our marriage or the farm!)
So here is the question -- anyone else out there been brave
enough to say "what the heck!", and go to a reunion in a, uh,
different (rounder) shape than when last they saw all the
folks with whom they graduated? If so, sure could use some
encouragement -- so would love to see your stories posted here.
This may sound like vanity -- but it's really more embarrassment
than anything else!
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share!
-Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68) ~ Haven Farm - 1/2 east of
Lewiston, ID (Man it's getting dark early today! But
it was a beauty -- about 60°, sunny and clear. It's
already been down to 19° at night, though!)
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[Trust me, you'll have so much fun! GO. And guess what? Anybody
you knew back then is still the same person inside! -Maren]
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/06/07
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13 Bombers sent stuff:
Bernie Qualheim ('56), Joretta Garrison ('58)
Bonnie Allen ('59), Pappy Swan ('59)
Carol Carson ('60), George Barnett ('63)
Linda Reining ('64), Fran Teeple ('68)
Shirley Collings ('66), Andy Michels ('68)
Betti Avant ('69), Greg Alley ('73)
Matt Crowley (‘75)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Schildknecht ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Becky Rulon ('66)
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>>From: Bernie Qualheim ('56)
Re: Fw: New Richland High School Alumni Archive
Maren, what is this???
Bernie, Just some folks trying to make a buck (sorta like
classmates.com)... and you can tell that they're FAKE cuz
they don't even have BOMBERS in their email anywhere....
they ain't Bombers, that's why.... They're in MARYLAND! I
wouldn't click their link if I were you.
Bomber cheers, Maren
-Bernie Qualheim ('56)
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>>From: Joretta "Sue" Garrison Pritchett ('58)
Re: '58 in '08 reunion planning
Planning for Class of '58 50th Reunion. Next meeting will be
Tuesday evening, November 6, at 7pm. We'll meet at the Richland
Community Center in the Lounge. Bring thoughts and ideas, and
be prepared to get involved. Questions call me.
-Joretta "Sue" Garrison Pritchett ('58) ~ Richland
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>>From: Bonnie Allen ('59)
Re: Eastern/Western Washington Debate
I am a little late in entering this debate, but so be it. I
think happiness is the main thing in life, and has a lot to do
with how happy you are in where you live. I've lived here for
almost 40 years now, so I think I've learned how to do it pretty
well. Yes, it does rain in Western Washington, but we don't have
dust storms. When we have wind on the West side, (which I really
hate) we are having a storm! I think I hate the wind more here
than I did in Richland because of the fir trees that can fall
on your (or my) head, but then we don't get as much wind as the
folks on the East side. Since living in Western Washington, I
have learned to be flexible--when it's nice I go outside and
really appreciate the sunshine--and when it rains, I pretty much
stay inside. I have learned that I don't melt--if I get wet, I
can dry off, change clothes and be on my way again. When I was
working, I was pretty determined to go for a walk every night
after work--it had something to do with my sanity! There were
times when I got pretty wet, and I survived. I'm pretty sure
that my mother's belief that "if you get your feet wet you'll
get a cold" is not true. I've been wet a lot! I'll settle for
warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer than you folks
have on the other side of the mountains! I must say that I do
envy your nice springs and falls when your temperatures are in
the 60s and 70s and ours are only in the 50s! But I think the
best place to be is simply "home."
-Bonnie Allen ('59) ~ Mill Creek, WA The sun is shinning, the
sky is blue, and I'm going out to work in my soggy yard.
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
To: Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68)
Re: Gained weight, anyone?
Yes, yes I have! Indeed, I have, especially after having knee
and foot problems about a year ago that put me in my recliner
chair for about a month. I gained about 20 pounds (seemingly
overnight). My dog, Darby, gained weight too, because where I
go.. .she goes.
But the good news is that I got the foot and knee problems
temporarily solved and have been shaving off the pounds, slowly
but surely getting me back to my normal portly self. The 20
pounds have gone away, mostly from my personalized exercise
program of "pushing." I push away from the table and avoid
seconds and certain foods. And, I am able to be more active.
Darby has lost weight too from my cutting her "doggie chow"
intake and a daily exercise routine of chasing a tennis ball
(until hunting season came along). Side Note: It is working very
well for her but I have created a near-nuisance situation for
myself. I cannot do anything out in the yard that I don't have
a tennis ball dropped at my feet or shoved in my face, and if I
don't throw the ball, she chews it up. But as usual, I digress!
Lynn-Marie, do not despair. When you go to any of your later
reunions, you will immediately notice that it is predominately
attended by a lot of older, plumper people, making you wonder
where your old classmates are? I tend to remember my classmates
as what they looked like back in Bomber days, especially those
that I have not seen for many years. So, reading name tags takes
on great importance. At my reunions, I take great comfort in the
fact that I observe many of my classmates reading mine before
they greet me, as if they recognized me all along. The usual
weight gain that comes with age levels the playing field and
puts us all on common ground. So, don't be concerned about
having put on some extra pounds. Keep in mind that its a very
popular trend in our later years and everyone is doing it.
However, I am now thinking that I need to shave even a few more
pounds from my "seasoned" framework. A couple of days ago, I
made a most startling discovery when I weighed and measured
at my doctor's office. I now have irrefutable proof that I
am indeed the "Incredible shrinking senior citizen." When I
graduated from high school, I was rather skinny, but I stood all
of 5' 9 1/2" tall. About five years ago, I had shrunk in stature
by one whole inch. No big deal, I told myself, older people tend
to loose height. But, now I find that I am 5' 6 1/2." So, I am
shrinking... or slowly disappearing? At this rate, if I live to
be 90, as many of my relatives have, I may be only 4' tall.
Or am I "puddling?" Over the years, my feet have stretched from
a size 9 1/2 to a size 12. And my large rib cage has descended
to become a rather large sunken treasure chest around my mid-
section. As I shrink, each additional pound seems to emphasize
my roundness. So, I really should lose some more weight, or I
will soon resemble a beach ball with very short legs. So, yes, I
know roundness.
I second Maren's advice, "[Trust me, you'll have so much fun!
GO. And guess what? Anybody you knew back then is still the same
person inside! -Maren]"
I once asked my wife, Jeanne, what happened to her little "wasp-
like" waistline? She replied that it was still there, but now
its gift wrapped. So, Lynn-Marie, believe me... you are not
alone. There are many like us. Go to your reunion and enjoy!
-George "Pappy" Swan ~ Burbank, WA - Where I ponder the
shrinking phenomenon and wonder... Am I am turning
into an elf?
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>>From: Carol Carson Renaud ('60)
Re: Weight Issues
To: Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68)
This subject of gained weight probably applies to a high
percentage of our high school friends. I'm sure everyone
(especially the women) thinks about this when the subject of
Reunions comes up. As a very dear friend once told me, when it
comes to women's bodies, women will always say they are "never
good enough." I personally don't consider myself fat... just
"fluffy." Not that I don't fight the good fight most of the time
weight-wise, it's just not worth worrying about for me. What you
see is what you get and I think I'm really nice so if my weight
bothers anyone, it's their problem, not mine.
The way I look at it is that I appreciate people much more
now for who they are, not what they look like and I bet there
are lots of folks out there who agree. By this age, we have
discovered what is important and skinny isn't it.
While I missed Club 40 this year, I have every intention of
attending next year. In fact my Big Brother (Steve Carson ('58)
has told me he is considering coming out from Chicago for his
50th and I told him we could go together. (Here's your chance to
commit Steve - let's do this together.)
So Lynn-Marie, don't sweat the small stuff (even if it's bigger
now).
-Carol Carson Renaud ('60) ~ From bright and sunny Lynnwood, WA
where it is sunny by cool today.
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>>From: George Barnett ('63)
Re: Jack Gardiner's ('61) fall foliage photos
alumnisandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/071105-Gardiner-00.html
Beautiful Jack, and thank you. I recognize each of them (taken
from the second bridge) you see we used to have that island and
the alfalfa field on it was my FFA project during my Jr. and Sr.
years at Col-Hi. AH but alas, the Ag program is gone now. Many
fun and enlightening experiences that included your brother
Chuck ('63-RIP) and many others. I also used to run a trap line
from the downstream side of the second bridge to about a half
mile further downstream. (Behind Koeppeon's old place).
Bye Geo.
-George Barnett ('63)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
to:Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka('68)
re:reunions/changes
GO---you will have a good time! I understand how you feel and
what you are saying and I will admit that I stayed away from my
reunions for the same reasons---gained weight and didn't look
anything like I did when I was in high school and was
embarrassed, BUT I went to my 35th(first one I ever went to)and
also the 40th and I had a GREAT time! was fun to see familiar
faces, and re-connect with everyone. a lot of us had changed,
but some had remained the same(as far as "body"), but they were
all the same inside--your friends are your friends, regardless
of how your body changes! GO, you will have a good time----
and, trust me, NOBODY will say one word about the weight gain OR
the grey hair---they will just be glad that you came!!!!!
-Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64).........Bakersfield,
CA.......our skies are finally clearing up from the fires in
Southern CA---heard on the news that we are possibly going to
have another "La Nina", which means a dryer and warmer winter
than usual!!!!!!
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>>From: Fran Teeple Wolf ('68)
Re: Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68)
Oh good golly Lynn! We are ALL a little rounder (I am!), our
hair is thinning (mine!) or gone (hey Rick Valentine - are you
coming for this one? - I owe you two lunches. I Loved Maren's
add-on.) You were a sweet kid then, I've loved reading your
entries and following your adventures, and was hoping to have a
chance to tell you so at the reunion.
I've stayed connected to a few, re-connected with a few, and
sadly, the Class of '68 has lost a few more special classmates.
Also, I have this sneaky feeling that there are more '68 Bombers
that READ this newletter than WRITE into it.
A little nip here and there, a procedure of lipo (or two!) a
few implants, a little botox - well they haven't happened. I am
aging and so, I think, everybody out there is too. But the funny
thing is... I try to remember that everyone, like me, has shy
places and shy times. I'll work at being brave and come talk to
all of you 'cause I'd like to catch up on our lives. I hope you
will all come talk to me, too?
-Fran Teeple Wolf ('68) ~ Spokane, WA we've have a few
wonderful days of Indian Summer. Tonight it will 29°
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>>From: Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
Re: Class of '66 November Birthdays
To all of our '66 classmates having November birthdays and most
of them turning the BIG 60, I wish a HUMONGUS CELEBRATION!
Gerald Stein turned 60 yesterday, November 5; Becky Rulon and
Jim Schildknecht turn 60 today, November 6; Mick Hemphill turns
60 on November 15; Kim Moore Boatman will be 60 November 17
(WHEW, THAT IS A LOT OF BIRTHDAYS.)
BUT ... you would NEVER guess that there are two of your
classmates born in 1948 who are still ONLY 58, at least for
another week. I believe Marc Franco and I are the
youngest of the '66 class. Marc turns 59 on November 13, and I
turn 59 on November 14.
Come on ... Let's celebrate!
-Shirley Collings Haskins ('66) ~ Richland
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>>From: Andy Michels ('68)
Re: Sandstorm
I have a complete set of 1968 Sandstorms and some 1967s. I
would like to see them post to the website. Can that be done?
-Andy Michels ('68)
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[Andy, It can be done. First you need to get somebody to scan
them all. -Maren]
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: weight
Lynn-Marie & Thomas,
Like Maren said, "it's what is inside that counts". I have seen
both sides of the weight issue when attending my reunions. We
had a classmate at the 10-year reunion that had lost a lot of
weight. No one recognized her without looking at her name tag. I
had one guy come up to me at my 20th and started talking to me
like a long lost friend. I had gone to grade school with him and
never really saw him after that. He was always a "skinny little
runt" that at times I would have liked to throttle. At that
reunion he knew who I was right away but I had to look at his
name tag. He had joined the Navy out of high school, gained at
least 6" in height, and over 100# since our senior year. He was
very personable and we talked for quite awhile. So see, it can
go both ways but everyone is still the same in so many other
ways. I have talked with classmates I never even knew in school
because of the size of our classes. Go to your reunion and have
fun as I know you will.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where the sun is brightly
shining today anyway
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
Re: Bomber updates.
Just had to write in because the other day only Mike Franco ('70)
submitted anything so things are really slow in Bomberland.
Had to comment on the poor crowd at the Richland-Lewis & Clark
football game. Yeah, LC took care of the Bombers 28-0. It was
a game at 4 in the afternoon, on a Saturday, it was 60° and
sunny, and a playoff game. More than half the stadium came
disguised as empty seats. It was the worst crowd I have ever
seen for a home post-season event in town. Other Bomber teams
did well like the girls' soccer team. If you're in town, take a
look at the Mac Hall renovations. It looks like the building was
hit with a real bomb as its gutted out and their using the basic
frame of the building to make a new school structure.
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ It sure is nice in the afternoon in Richland
these early days of November before the cold hits soon.
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>>From: Matt Crowley (‘75)
Re: Rich Jacobs’ ('75) birthday
Hey, the Class of ‘75 is starting to turn 51... I know I did in
September. Rich, are you really only now turning 50? I hope you
had a happy one, whichever it was.
-Matt Crowley (‘75)
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12 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Norma Loescher ('53), Millie Finch ('54), Bill Berlin ('56)
Nola Davey ('56), Gus Keeney ('57), Patti Jones ('60)
David Sowden ('62 & 63wb), George Barnett ('63), Roy Ballard ('63)
Dena Evans ('64), Shirley Collings ('66), Don Andrews ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Marilyn "Em" DeVine ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dan Haggard ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Weaver ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Julie Smyth ('69wb)
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>>From: Norma Loescher Boswell ('53)
Re: Death of Jerry Dudley ('53)
With great sadness I must tell fellow Bombers that Jerry passed
away November 5, 2007. He fought lung disease, COPD, for many
years, and recently entered home hospice care. His sons Dean and
Jeff were with him at the end.
Jerry was a Bomber through and through. As classmates, he and I
served on dance planning committees. Jerry appeared in Pep
Assembly skits, tapping into his good sense of humor. He was a
close friend of Marilyn Richey ('53-RIP). Marilyn and Jerry had
steel-trap memories. Books could be written about the high
school people, places, and events Jerry remembered.
As a youth, Jerry caught polio and lived the rest of his life
with a severely shortened leg. His musical nature moved him to
join the band. Later he kept his love of sports alive by
becoming a manager of the football and basketball teams.
After high school Jerry spent a lot of time on boats in the
Columbia River, bestowing upon himself the title "river rat." He
helped plan alumni and Club 40 reunions. In everything he did,
Jerry gave freely of himself and was loved in return. He will be
dearly missed.
-Norma Loescher Boswell ('53) ~ In Richland, where no services
are currently planned. If Jerry's requests for no service,
no obituary are overruled by his family, I'll let you know.
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>>From: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
Re: Old Sandstorms
Many of you know that my mother passed away this year and I have
been going through boxes of papers, pics, etc. Well, I have
found 2 Sandstorms - one is dated May 21, 1947, and the other
one is dated May 25, 1948.
They are quite interesting but I am not quite sure what to do
with them. Any suggestions???
I hope everyone is enjoying our sunshine and looking forward to
the holiday season just ahead of us.
-Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: East, West, where is best?
I too have to jump in on the East vs. West controversy. As I
have mentioned in the past, I left the day after I graduated
from Col-Hi to go to Alaska and work in the salmon canning
business. From that experience I got saltwater in my veins and
it has become almost like a drug drawing me towards the "chuck"
like a huge magnet. I did a lot of boating on the Columbia,
Yakima and Snake rivers growing up but working and boating on
saltwater made fresh water events seem real small. Richland was
an ideal place to grow up with lots of advantages for kids of
all ages but looking back, I am not sure I really wanted to stay
there. I knew I did not want to go to WSC (now U) so I reduced
my options to the U of Montana in Missoula or Linfield College
in McMinnville, OR and took the latter and glad I did. Between
Alaska and Linfield, that was my "split" from the Tri-Cities and
Eastern Washington and I have never wanted to return to live no
matter how many rainy or cloudy days we have in Western WA.
Now that is just me and I can respect those who want to live
in the Tri-Cities, specifically Richland, or want to come back
to live there. That is great and if that is what makes them
comfortable, so much the better. Looks to me that Pappy is happy
in Burbank and Patti in West Richland but it is not for me. Just
the same, it is not right or fair for us living in Western WA to
be critical of those in Eastern WA and visa versa. Live and let
live, no matter where that might be, is my motto.
I sure love where I live... in Anacortes, WA. Just the right
size of town, great health and hospital facilities and not a lot
of stressful traffic congestion like we had in Seattle. It is
pretty easy to get to either Seattle or Vancouver, B.C. if we
want the "rat race" and easy most of the year to get over to
Victoria and Vancouver Island and that is cool. We still have a
place over on San Juan Island very close to the migratory Orca
Whale pods and I can't get any of that in Eastern Washington. I
am a happy Bomber.
-Bill Berlin ('56)n ~ in Anacortes, WA where we have had some
pretty darn nice weather lately but I see rain on the horizon.
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>>From: Nola Davey Meichle ('56)
Re: Washington State Ferry in the "Big Blow" on 10/18/07
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/071107-Davey-00.html
-Nola Davey Meichle ('56)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
To: Pappy Swan ('59)
I was smokin' along pretty good until I hit the LA outbound
traffic on I-10. It was bumper to bumper and moving along at
5 MPH whenever it moved at all. Took almost an hour to from
the interchange onto I-10 to Cathredral City near Palm Springs!!
I went to Los Algodones Mexico and got some new glasses to
replace the ones that I lost on the way down. What a difference
it makes!!!
-Gus Keeney ('57) ~ From Sunny Yuma where it was near 90 today.
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
A couple of months ago I announced that JD Diner's owner Hannah,
had given us permission to cover the restaurant's walls with
pictures from the Bombers. Kaylene Henjum Livingston ('60) and
Mary Judd Hinz ('60) brought the first two last month to get us
started. Looking forward to more pictures and the fun of seeing
others' pictures. The pictures can be from school or in the now.
Make sure the names of the Bombers and the year are on the
picture(s).
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
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>>From: David Sowden ('62 & 63wb)
Re: Cookie Recipes
Post this in the Sandstorm if you wish... I got to from Carol
Bishop Horne ('57).
http://www.northpole.com/
Go Bombers
-David Sowden ('62 & 63wb)
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[My cousin sent me the same email with all the cookie recipes.
You can click on the links from the main website to find a ton
of cookie recipes... looks like other neat stuff, too. -Maren]
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>>From: George Barnett ('63)
Re: Greg Alley's ('73) comment yesterday about Mac Hall
One of our own BOMBER ALUMNI got the contract to do all the
steel work in rebuilding Mac Hall. Charlie Barnett ('69) (little
bro) owns Metalfab out in West Richland and they will be doing
all the renovation of the basic structure. If you run into
Charlie, check out his belt buckle. It is an old "BOMBER" brass
belt buckle with the B-17 on it. It originally belonged to Bill
Hartley ('56)... he gave it to me in about 1959, and I LOANED it
to Charlie somewhere about 1964? Anyway, you are welcome to
remind Charlie that I still remember WHO it belongs to.
Bye Geo.
-George Barnett ('63)
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>>From: Roy Ballard ('63)
Re: Birthdays
To: Shirley Collins Haskins ('66)
Shirley, I think that you got your birthday wrong, I thought
that you were 56..... :-) :-)
-Roy Ballard ('63), an aging 62 and portly, like Pappy
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>>From: Dena Evans ('64)
Re: Reunions and weight gain
Speaking from the point of view of being overweight ALL of my
life, I would like to share a few things.
During my entire school year experience, I had very few friends.
The ones that I did have, loved me for me, which I was so
thankful for. It is not easy for a person 'of size' to feel good
about themselves, unless there are people around them that help.
Unfortunately, my family didn't do that, but I had a few close
friends that made my life worth getting up for each morning.
Cathy Biehn ('64), Paula Millar ('64wb), and especially, Deedee
Willox ('64), were the 3 people that gave me self worth during
my years at Columbia High School. They saw me only for the good
person that I am, not my packaging.
After reuniting with Deedee after 40+ years, she is making
my life a better place to live. She is constantly giving me
compliments, and telling me that I 'clean up' real well. Deedee
makes me get out more, and meet new people, which I rarely did
before. I was too worried about what people were thinking about
me. I didn't want to be the one sitting in the corner as an
adult.
There is this problem that I still have with meeting people at
the reunions, and only because I still have that little voice
inside of me telling me that I am still back at Col-Hi with the
people that don't give a damn about me because of my weight.
(Its really very funny when I think about it. I am a BBW, yet
I am invisible to sooooo many people). I was very shocked when
Kathy Hoff ('64) came up to me and started a conversation at our
Club 40 Reunion in 2007. Kathy, that made me feel that things
can change when you get older, because I wouldn't have even
thought that one of the 'popular' girls would give me a second
glance, let alone talk to me. As for the boys, men now, you
missed out on a wonderful person when you didn't talk with me
because of my weight. And ladies. There were a few guys that
weren't jocks, but overweight, that should have been given a
chance. You probably missed out on a good friendship, and
possibly a better life.
Its never too late to find out who a person is, and what a good
friend they can be. I am going to give it my best to give the
'popular, fine looking, foxy etc.' people a chance to get to
know the wonderful me, like my 3 good friends did. If we would
all just set aside our 'teen' years and concentrate on how we
want to spend the rest of our lives, caring about others would
be a good place to start.
All in all, the reunions are a wonderful place to be. Don't
worry about the weight gain, hair loss, or any of those
'insignificant' facts of life. I have been to 2 of the Club 40
and have enjoyed them immensely. Even if I do sit on my fanny
most of the time, just being there is uplifting. The band is
great, and the food is delicious, and there is happiness
abounding. Smiles. laughter, tears. They are all a part of the
Reunions. As my 20 year old son Zack says, 'its all good'.
-Dena Evans ('64) ~ In beautiful Portland, where the sun has
actually graced the sky for 3 days now. I just don't know
what to do first. Darn, laundry is piling up, so down to
the basement for a few days!! I knew that it was too good
to be true.
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>>From: Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
Re: Class of '66 November birthdays
I did not realize that we have yet another classmate with a
November birthday. Jan Klusman McCurdy turns 60 on November 30.
Are there any other '66 classmates with November birthdays?
May we all have wonderful birthdays as we add another year to
our life ... growing up is optional.
-Shirley Collings Haskins ('66) ~ Richland
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>>From: Don Andrews ('67)
Re: East side/West side
I have moved back and forth with other stops in between. My life
started in Sunnyside, then Richland, Everett, Richland, Randle,
Pomeroy in that order. Then adventures in Page, AZ; Farmington,
NM; San Clemente, CA; back to Richland, Olympia, Richland,
Olympia; then another adventure "10 years, one year and a half"
in Texas. Back to Olympia, Vancouver U.S.A., and in 7 years from
now to my final resting place, retirement in Richland at Horn
Rapids. I have included photos of the view from our new home.
AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/071107-Andrews-00.html
"There's no place like Home, there's no place like Home"
Bomber Cheers
-Don Andrews ('67) ~ Vancouver U.S.A.
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Funeral Notice
>>Jerry Dudley ('53) ~ 11/23/33 - 11/5/07
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/08/07
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Marilyn De Vine ('52), Wally Erickson ('53)
Millie Finch ('54), Gus Keeney ('57)
Pappy Swan ('59), David Rivers ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Spencer Houck ('71)
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>>From: Marilyn De Vine ('52)
To: Norma Loescher Boswell ('53)
Re: Jerry Dudley ('53-RIP)
Thank you for sharing the loving remembrances of Jerry. But you
left out one thing: life guarding and teaching swimming for
many, many years. He was a hero to many of us older and younger.
He took great pride in his teaching accomplishments and the last
time we talked he mentioned more of the names of kids he taught.
(Children of Col-Hi Bombers, etc.) He was a "Class A" guy and
I'm sorry he suffered for so long. Now he can rest in peace.
God Bless him.
-Marilyn De Vine ('52)
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
To: Norma Loescher Boswell ('53)
Re: Jerry Dudley ('53-RIP)
Thank you Norma for the info on Jerry's passing. I agree...
Jerry was everyone's friend. He loved sports; he wanted to be
involved somehow, and he did that by being on the bench for our
sports teams. I still see him with a "white towel" around his
neck, being there for our players coming off the field or
basketball court with water, or to help with an injury. He had
an obvious limp due to polio, but that never interfered with his
attitude about life. I'm glad I went to our 50th class reunion;
Jerry of course was there. Those of you that don't go to the
reunions for what ever reason... are missing out on your past.
May God be with you and your family Jerry!! Thank you for the
great memories at Columbia High... "God Bless you Jerry".
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ We've had beautiful fall weather here
at Coeur D'Alene, but did get a little "sprinkle" this
morning. Regarding class reunions, are we (class of '53)
having a 55th class reunion next year, or will it be a
"Club 40" reunion??
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>>From: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
Re: Jerry Dudley )'53-RIP)
To: Norma Loescher Boswell ('53)
Thank you for the words about Jerry. He was indeed a very good
man.
The Dudleys were one of the families living in South Richland
where I grew up, and also his sister Diane ('54-RIP) was in my
class.
They were a great family and you could always see Jerry on the
ball field, whether indoors or out, he would always be there.
Thanks so much for the good words and he was truly a BOMBER!
-Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
Re: Jerry Dudley ('53-RIP)
Bummer to read about Jerry Dudley. He was my Favorite Life
Guard at the Pool and running into him in the later years was
always a treat!! We had a lot of memorable talks (Most of which
I can't Repeat!!!) sitting in front of the Richland Yacht Club
whenever I brought my Boats upstream from the St. Helens, OR
area. I always loved the banter between Jerry and Doug Stiles
('57) there.
Jerry, My old friend you are being missed already.
-Gus Keeney ('57) ~ Sunny Yuma AZ where it just reached 98.4
on my outside temp readout!!!! At least I'm getting my
laundry done!!!!
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>>From: George "Pappy" Swan ('59)
To: Dena Evans ('64)
Re: Reunions and weight gain
Very well said Dena! Remember me? I'm the portly old dude that
lives down yonder, or' the hill, an' 'cross the water from
Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64) in yon fair dale of Burbank, WA. As
I read your posting in today's Alumni Sandstorm, I was thinking,
"Its really a two way street." Every time I see you and Deedee
at the reunions and luncheons, I see smiles and feel Bomber
friendship. We get back what we give out and I always enjoy
running into the two of you.
Also, just like attending one of those "Anonymous-type"
meetings, I have yet another confession to make. "Hi, my name
is Pappy and I was a skinny kid." While some folks, in our
school days, bore the burden of some extra weight, I suffered
in the other direction.
I was an ultra-light and weight challenged kid. In fact, I was
the model for the 90-lb weakling in the Charles Atlas Ads. You
might ask, how skinny was I? Somewhere, I have a picture of me
striking a Charles Atlas pose, which was later used as a
pattern for Halloween skeleton cutouts. Early on, I tried out
for football and made the team, my position was tackling dummy.
Then, I discovered hunting and fishing. But, the fish pulled me
into the river. I was so skinny that I stole nuts and bolts out
of my dad's work shop to carry in my pockets to keep from being
blown away in our legendary wind storms. I was so skinny that
girls looked right past me (seemingly through me) and never
even noticed me until I ran screaming smack into a wall locker.
Yes, I was self-conscious too!
And, I was short. It wasn't easy being a short skinny kid,
nick-named "Shorty." I could never bring myself to talk to girls
because I would have had to look up at most of them or carry a
foot stool around. I once tried wearing shoes with six inch lift
soles, but they wore a weak, skinny kid out... real fast!
Serving in the Marines, beefed me up and I filled out a bit.
But, some things just never go away. A few years later, when
being measured for a wet suit by an old Navy diver, he said,
"Ya sure got small wrists!" So, I decided to do something about
it. I was determined to be larger. Soon I succeeded; my belly
was larger, my butt was larger, and lately my feet are larger.
But, my wrists are still the same size and I'm shorter. Go
figure. Sometimes life is just not fair for a short, formerly
skinny guy... with small wrists.
Nevertheless, I can now say that I have viewed segments of my
life from a skinny, a fairly normal (whatever that is), and a
fairly plump body and I can safely say that from inside here I
was the same each time... well maybe a little more sure of
myself and devil may care now. So Bombers, regardless of your
exterior packaging, go to the Bomber reunions, luncheons, and
gatherings and say, "Hi, I'm (enter name here)." You will be
amazed and stupefied at what good times you will have!
-George "Pappy" Swan ('59) ~ Burbank, WA where a jolly fun-
loving, bodacious, ol' dude remains trapped in and trying
to get out of this shrinking seasoned body.
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Reunions
Somebody having a reunion? Wow... when... where... Do my eyes
deceive me? Bombers questioning whether they should go to a
reunion because they don't look as they did back on graduation
day? Earlier this year we hadda Party for Steve Simpson ('65)...
it was a "just in case" party... Steve had decided he wasn't
going to take any more treatments for his cancer and we were all
concerned... what if we don't have till next June when we always
get together?!!!!!!! That was all it took... as it turned out,
it was the first time all of the seven sorries had been in one
spot at the same time in quite some time... somebody asked one
of the guys if he was a "Sorry-Seven"... I took the opportunity
to tell the girl who asked that we are all Sorry-Seven... it
only so happens that only 7 of us were in that particular
picture at the time... and for you who are worried that you
don't look as good as you did in school... I can assure you that
when we retook the Sorry-Seven photo we did NOT look as we did
in the first one!!!!... we had a huge crowd at Tony Harrah's
('65) somewhere near Mt. Vernon... now I don't live anywhere
near Mt. Vernon... but I NEVER miss a chance to be with my '65er
classmates if I can help it... In fact... a whole bunch of us
don't miss a chance to be with any Bombers if we can work it
out... I don't care what class it is... we crash if we are in
town... I'm always disappointed when a class has a reunion on a
date other than during Cool Desert Nights in June because that's
when the '65ers get together every year... and if you've got a
reunion going there is a good chance we will be there dancin'
with your classes Bomber Babes... Uncle Jimbeaux ('63) (aka the
Oracle) taught us well... if there's Bomber Babes we'll be there
and if there aren't we'll be there talkin' about the river, the
flume or some other topic of local concern... the point is...
we all grew up in that little berg and we all call it home
no matter where life's trip may have taken us... now I fully
understand the pain of growing up... not one of us wasn't
touched by some hurt we experienced growing up... Some of you
kids who think the "popular" kids (as I saw them referred to in
the Sandstorm the other day) didn't hurt growing up you've got
another think coming... I'll never forget a few years back a
bunch of us were sitting in a room at the DI and the subject
of insecurities came up... I hate to tell you this but we all
experienced almost the exact same ones... I remember Tony
Harrah... the smartest kid in our class and one of the VERY most
popular voicing a fear of returning home because we might not
approve of some of his life choices... ARE YOU KIDDING ME?...
We love you... I mean LOVE you... Yes school can be a bit of
a beauty contest... and none of us measure up to her or him...
some of us may have been very shy because of the way we
perceived the world saw us and we may have missed opportunities
to meet others we might have liked to meet and get to know...
and yes... some kids were cruel... some people are still cruel
but they don't get away with that crap at a Bomber gathering...
Please don't be surprised when the divine Ms. Hoff ('64) comes
up and gives you a hug... she is one of the most loving people I
know (and she's known Heidlebaugh ('65) since kinneygarden not
the 2nd grade)... I know at our 40th reunion we had something
like 3 people who had never been to a reunion... How come! None
of us are getting any younger and we want to see you... yes
YOU... Yes we may have missed out on getting to know the
beautiful person you were and are... but let's not let that stop
us from getting to know you now... As far as I'm concerned all
Bomberettes are Bomber Babes and all the guys are part of the
gang... if you feel we failed you back then... don't YOU fail
us now by staying away... and don't you dare sit in a corner
waiting for someone to walk up to you... walk up and hug
everyone you meet and say: "Hi, I'm so and so... how have you
been?" OK... this thing is starting to sound and look like a
Maddy ('67) post so I'll stop... for now.
-David Rivers ('65)
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Anna May Wann ('49), Jim McKeown ('53)
Karen Cole ('55), Bill Berlin ('56)
Missy Keeney ('59), Carol Converse ('64)
Linda Reining ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Shirley Collings ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Lou DeMeyer ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dick Boehning ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kandy Smith ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dick Pierce ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Tom Schildknecht ('70)
BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today: Bill Scott & Cherrie Tempero ('64)
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>>From: Ann Thompson, aka Anna May Wann ('49)
As I've told many of you before, the reason we are spreading out
and getting shorter, is the weight from all of that knowledge
stored in our head. It keeps pushing us down and of course the
only solution is for our bodies to spread. So the more we spread
it means we have that much more knowledge stored up there in our
head.
That's my explanation for my larger size (since high school) and
I'm sticking to it –
As for East side vs West side. Lived both and also in the middle
(Ellensburg). All are great as long as you have family and
friends around. Life is what you make it and how you accept it.
So as Pappy and David Rivers said, just go to the reunions,
greet everyone and keep smiling. We love all of you, just love
us back.
-Ann Thompson, aka Anna May Wann ('49)
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>>From: Jim McKeown ('53)
Re: Jerry Dudley ('53-RIP)
To: Norma Loescher Boswell ('53)
We just returned from the Mendocino coast and were without
computer for a few days. What a loss, losing jerry Dudley this
week. Jerry was an inspiration to all of us in the early '50s,
especially since he was a classmate of ours in '53. Parties,
swimming in the canal, sports, the pool, he was there and he
didn't let the fact that he had a limp bother him. You could
always count on Jerry to help at any of our reunions, and,
until recently, he was always there. He was a legend, and he
would probably be very upset reading this... but he was.
Goodbye old friend, and maybe there is a need for someone up
there to carry whatever, for one of the games in the sky. You
definitely qualify.
-Jim McKeown ('53) ~ from very sunny Sacramento, CA
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>>From: Karen Cole Correll ('55)
Re: Jerry Dudley ('53)
I'm a day late sending my condolences to the Dudley family. I
worked with Jerry for five years at the "Big" swimming pool. I
have never seen a more relaxed swimmer. We often accused him of
napping while swimming on his break. He wasn't above joining in
on the pranks pulled while Rish wasn't there, even though he was
left in charge! He was an excellent swimming teacher and a good
friend.
My sincere condolences to the family... he will be missed.
-Karen Cole Correll ('55) ~ Nine Mile Falls, WA where it looks
like the other side of the mountains, gray and misty
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Bomber Mom
It is with great sadness that I must tell you that Dorothy
Russell, mother of Jim ('58) and Jack ('59-RIP) passed away on
Monday, November 5th. Dorothy had been living in North Seattle
to be close to Jim and had been reasonably active until two
years ago when she lost her voice box.
Orly, Dorothy, Jim and Jack were our next door neighbors in
Richland down on GWWay for many years. I recall that they had
come to Richland from Silverton, OR and were active in a lot
of the kid activities in the south end. Dorothy and Orly both
taught Sunday School at Southside United Protestant Church and
Dorothy was very active in supporting the Richland DeMolay
chapter activities. In the 1950s Dorothy was one of the first
people in Richland to bronze baby shoes and always had a
basement full of them hanging on wires drying. It was a pretty
good sized home business but Dorothy was high energy and could
handle that and a lot more.
I have to say they were great neighbors and always ready to
help. I remember when the local block of kids put on a circus
out in the "compound" and Dorothy did so much to make it a
success, as did my Mom, Nita Hamilton and Dorothy Murray, that
it came out as a big time show. My Dad and Orly were the best of
friends too as Orly ran Parker Hardware in Uptown Richland and
thus had access to all kinds of neat things my Dad, being a
amateur wood butcher, could play with at or buy.
Jim took his Mom out for lunch every Tuesday for years, an event
they both looked forward to, but recently Dorothy's condition
got to be too much for both of them to handle, what with
wheelchair transfers two or three times per trip, so Jim went
to where Dorothy lived and had lunch with her there.
With Dorothy's passing, that leaves just my Mom (aged 98+) the
lone parent/adult survivor of our "little band of nerds" in
the 200 block of South GWWay, but Dorothy was always in that mix
whether she wanted to be or not. She was a great lady and will
be missed by son Jim and all of us that are still around (Bill
('56), Bruce (KHS '61) Berlin, Jimbeaux ('63) and Caroline
('60) Hamilton, Pat Murray ('61 - where are you, Pat?) and a
bunch of other kids "on OUR block."
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ Anacortes, WA
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>>From: Missy Keeney ('59)
To: David Rivers ('65)
Thanks, David! We all needed that!!
-Missy Keeney ('59)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Wow! Good going David Rivers ('65)!! You said it so well for
all of us! I bet there will be lots more kids show up to their
reunions that have been afraid to go before after reading your
input into the Sandstorm.
-Carol Converse Maurer (Magic Class of "64) ~ Eureka, CA
where the fog is in and winter is upon us once again.
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
to:David Rivers('65)
re:reunions
WELL-SAID!!!!!!! "funny" to think that the "in crowd" had
insecurities, but I spose "they" were just like "us", except
that "they" hid it. lol heck, I still HAVE insecurities and I am
way past high school age!!!!! *grin* wish I had the nerve back
in high school that I do, now. my daughters always laugh cause
they say I will talk to anyone! *grin* as for hugging, that is
my preferred way of greeting someone, too. good "ice-breaker".
*grin*
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64)..........Bakersfield,
CA.......we are still using our a/c and the temps are still in
the 80's!! doesn't look like we will be getting much of a winter
this year! weatherman is predicting another "La Nina"---warmer
and dryer winter than usual. so far, it's living up to that
prediction! grrrrrrrr
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: I have good news and bad news
First the bad... which is actually a good thing but I goofed up
and missed wishing Happy Birthday to Jimmy Weaver ('64) on the
7th... Dude... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Now, the other good news is that on the 9th one of our very own
is having a birthday... You will remember him as a Tackle...
Number 11 of Rish's finest... Now that's important to me because
I admire a guy who will get right there in your face... myself,
I only played football because the rest of the boyz did and I
didn't wanna be left out (remember that little talk we had about
insecurities?)... so naturally I hadda play... but I didn't
get up there close in the line... I played right end and only
well enough to stay on first string but not hard enough to get
hurt... I'm sure Strankman thought I was lazy... no... I just
wasn't stupid... ignorant always... but not stupid if I can
help it... in fact... one of the happiest days of my young life
was the day my mom came to me and said until my grades were
better... no more football... so I was saved from injury (due
to football anyway... but never from my big mouth) from the 10th
grade on (naturally my grades never got better)... soooooooooooo
anyway... it is birthday time for one of the big kids... he and
his wife, Linda ('63), have always been gracious enough to allow
me to join the big kids table with them and for that I am ever
grateful... Nuthin' like rubbin elbows with the big kids... as
long as I don't spill my milk... so the long and the short of it
is that you will be reading this on his birthday...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dick Boehning ('63)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
Re: More Class of '66 November Birthdays
I found that we have at least two more '66 classmates
celebrating their BIG 60 birthdays this month. Karen Grob's
birthday was November 4th, and Denny Duncan's birthday will
be November 29th.
Anyone else celebrating this month? If so, please let me know.
Thank you.
Enjoy your once in a life time day and don't start a fire with
all of those candles!
-Shirley Collings Haskins ('66) ~ Richland
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/10/07 - HAPPY BIRTHDAT MARINES
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10 Bombers sent stuff:
Wally Erickson ('53), Mike Clowes ('54)
Tom Verellen ('60), Mike Brady ('61)
Marilyn Swan ('63), Dennis Hammer ('64)
David Rivers ('65), Betti Avant ('69)
Brad Upton ('74), Christa Moore ('75)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bill Johnson ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Carl Dvorak ('58)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dee Shipman ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Fred Meeks ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Jerry Dudley ('53-RIP)
Reading some of the memories sent in on Jerry... you have to
wonder all the things he did to keep our teams, the student
body, memories of the "good ole days", the swimming pool, class
reunions, and the "Columbia Spirit" together. There is not
enough said to tell the whole story about someone that really
cared about who we were. Jerry was someone that cared about who
we were and where we were going. I was putting more air into my
basketballs today; I was thinking this was another thing that
Jerry did... whether it was a football, or basketball before
each game. When you see all the basketballs being used before
each game... that's a lot of basketballs!!!!!!! There's a lot
more involved getting ready for each game. Jerry was the one
guy there to make it happen. Sure, you have the players, and
coaches; but, what about the guy who's on the bench there for
each guy on the team. That guy was Jerry Dudley!
I had to throw this one in... Jerry was a very special person.
I wish I had spent some time with him at our 50th reunion.
Another reason I bring this up is... it's one more reason you
should go to your reunions. Share with your old friends the
memories you have of them.
I play basketball with our grandkids (girls and boys) and son in
laws during the summer. I love the game and it's a fun time for
the family. Remember the game "horse"... there's other names
used today. I remember sneaking into the old girls gym to play
basketball with my friends during the summer. Many of you
weren't around during the time of the "old girls gym". That's
what's neat about the "Sandstorm"; there's someone bringing up
something that happened during the good ole days.
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ Memories are a great thing to have!!
Still having fair weather here in the Coeur D'Alene area.
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54)
Re: The Pleasures of Yesteryear.
I was reminded today of one of the pleasures of childhood, and
even into the teen years. Whenever my mother would go to the
trouble of baking a cake, one of my chores was to clean the
mixing bowl. This was usually accomplished with one or more
fingers lifting out the remaining batter. Naturally, one had to
lick that off one's finger(s). Even today, with almost ready to
cook cake mixes, the pleasurable taste of un-cooked batter is
still there.
It was almost better than my first deer. But that was back in
the day when the big debate was whether or nor the Kentucky long
gun was more accurate after the barrel was rifled. And this was
versus the match-lock gun. But, then I'm dating myself.
Re: Jerry Dudley ('53 RIP)
I will be one among many who will miss seeing his smiling face
either around the pool deck (the Big Pool of course) or a Club
40. He was of a rare breed and is truly missed in the Bomber
Camp.
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54) ~ he monsoons have returned
to Mount Angel, OR
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>>From: Tom Verellen ('60)
Re: Pictures from the Pumpkin Patch
alumnisandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/071110-Verellen--00.html
Is there a size limit on being called a "patch"? This farm in
Nisqually is fairly large so it doesn't seem right to call it
a patch. Happy Halloween.
-Tom Verellen ('60)
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Bob Card ('62)
I've been trying to get in contact with Bob Card for several
years. Jim McKeown ('53), Bob's brother-in-law, gave me an
e-mail address, but it didn't work.
Bob and I were "crazy" kids growing up. Like many of us, we
were lucky to get through our teens alive. Bob's dad was an
advertising artist at one of the "large" department stores in
Richland. He asked us to take the store's truck and pick up
something. He told us to be careful because the top of the truck
was pretty high. As usual, we weren't thinking as we drove into
A & W Root Beer and tore the eaves off the restaurant. That was
a little embarrassing!
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
Re: Christmas card list
Hi Maren;
I received this in my email today. Think it could be included
in the Sandstorm? Thanks,
When you are making out your Christmas card list
this year, please include the following:
A Recovering American soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington,D.C. 20307-5001
-Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
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>>From: Dennis Hammer ('64)
Re: Happy 232nd Birthday USMC!!!
Especially to Bombers in the Corps.
AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/071110-Hammer-Marine.jpg
-Dennis Hammer ('64) ~ USN ('68-'72)
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>>From: David Rivers USMC ('65)
Re: From the Halls
Of Mac and Montezuma... it's that time again a time to remember
all the buddies we left behind and all the ones who made it
home... all the guys from the Old Corps and all of those in the
New Corps... Yeah I know... some a you guys and gals got more
time in the... hmmm how do I put it... uuuhhhhhhhhh the way
it was always said to me seems a tad inappropriate for the
Sandstorm... wait I got it... some of you got more time in the
"sandbox" than I got in the whole Corps... yeah yeah heard it
all... I asked Maren and Brad ('71) if they had a list of
Marines because I really hate to mention one without mentioning
all... but I have only a small list that Maren has put together.
I would ask tho that for all you others out there... how 'bout
sending your name and class (graduation class... I know I
know... "I ain't got none... ") to Maren so next November 10th
we can wish each and every one of you a Happy Marine Corps
Birthday... so to the following, some fallen and some still
kicking: Hector Alvarez ('64), Mark Black (RIP '66), Mac Brand
('64... Mac I really miss seeing you), Gary Carlson ('64),
Doug Hagen ('65), Jimmy Heidlebaugh (has known Ms. Hoff since
Kinnygarten '65), Jim House ('63 Number 32 in your program),
Mike Jennings (RIP '64), Kenny Johnson (RIP '65), George Kelly
('64... we joined on the buddy plan then never saw each other
again!!!!!!!!!!), Mike Lahrman ('63), Guy Lobdell (RIP '66),
Rick Maddy ('67... don't go getting all teary eyed, and write 7
pages in the Sandstorm), Jim Mattis ('68), Bobbie "Tuna" Mattson
('63/'64), Ray Moss ('64), Kerry Pitman ('65), Rick Reed ('49),
Gary Setbacken ('64), Jay Seigel ('61), Steve Simpson ('65),
Pappy Swan ('59), Brad Wear ('71... I thought he was in '68?),
Gary Webb ('64) and to all the other Marines out there, Bombers
or not...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINES A JOB WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(my Dad had a sign on his house for me when I got home from
VietNam that said "Welcome Home a Job well done" That's for
you, Pop)
-David Rivers USMC ('65)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Cabela's
To: Pappy Swan ('59) and other outdoor enthusiasts
Next Friday, November 16th is the grand opening of Cabela's in
Lacey, WA, USA. Square footage wise it'll be the 3rd largest
in the country. They say the average person will spend at
least 3-1/2 hours just looking around the place. They also
are estimating 4,000,000 visitors a year to stop in. Here's
to the economy of the area.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where everyone is wondering
where fall went
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
I think I plugged this date a few weeks ago, but in case I
didn't... I'll be headlining at the L.A. Comedy Club (which
isn't in L.A.) inside the Palace Station in Las Vegas this
coming Monday-Sunday, the 12th-18th. If there are any Bombers
that want to experience the OJ robbery sight, come on by!
Also, there is a beautiful new club in Kirkland at Totem Lake
called Laughs. I'll be headlining there as well from November
22-24th. You read that right, we're doing a show on Thanksgiving
night in case you need an excuse to get away from the family.
-Brad Upton ('74) ~ (I thought we'd hear from Mike Davis ('74)
when the proof was uncovered that there WAS a Sambo's in
Richland).
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>>From: Christa Moore Kirkendall ('75)
Carol Culley, Bomber Mom of Christa Moore Kirkendall ('75),
Cindy Moore Wingfield ('76), Cathy Moore Hammer ('80) and
Gauin Moore ('82) passed away on October 31, 2007 after a brave
fight against ovarian cancer. We will miss our mother more
than words can say. She never complained during her illness or
through all the treatments she had trying to get better for the
last 1-1/2 years. Please pray for a cure for this awful disease.
-Christa Moore Kirkendall ('75)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/11/07 ~ VETERANS' DAY
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8 Bombers sent stuff:
Shirley Rae Drury ('51), Gus Keeney ('57)
Mike Brady ('61), Dave Sowden ('62wb/'63wb)
Marilyn Swan ('63), Kathy Hoff ('64)
Gary Behymer ('64), Rick Maddy ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bev Coates ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jack Sinderson ('53)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ted Neth ('55)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Don Brackenbush ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Don Eckert ('64)
BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today: Jerry Boyd ('52) & Patsy McGregor ('54wb)
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>>From: Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51)
Re: Cards for Recovering Soldiers
The email requesting cards to recovering servicemen at Walter
Reed is fraudulent according to the Snopes newsletter I received
today. Here's the link to the article:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/soldiercards.asp
-Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51) ~ Writing from Kennewick, where
it is sunny after rain this morning. Tomorrow's Tri-City
Herald (which I deliver to carriers in the early, early
morning) purports to weigh over 2 lbs apiece. Poor
carriers! At least the bundle droppers get to make two runs
of it, carrying first the preprints, then the papers when
they come off the press. My route has over 1200 papers. You
should see my biceps!
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
To: All You Marines,
Sorry, this one slipped up on me!!! Happy Birthday MARINES on
this Veterans' Day weekend. And Happy Veterans Day to the rest
of us!!!!!
-Gus Keeney ('57) ~ from sunny Yuma, AZ where it is going to
be another beautiful week!!!!!! I plan on getting in
some Jeep exploring in this week.
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Personal Training
With all the talk about weight issues, I would like to offer
FREE personal training advice to any Bomber. I recently received
my Associate of Science degree in Personal Training. I own a
personal training business specializing in training adults 50
years and older. My partner and I train people in their homes
or at a small studio in Woodinville, WA.
If anyone needs direction on setting up a training program for
themselves/family members or just needs a little help with their
program, I will be glad to work with them on-line. I can also
offer resources and motivation to help with their program. If a
Bomber wants to train at home, I can provide a list of equipment
at a cost of under $200 that can be purchased at most sporting
good stores.
If I am overwhelmed by my offer, I promise to get back to you
ASAP.
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Dave Sowden ('62wb/'63wb)
To: Dennis Hammer ('64)
A hardy thank you for the birthday tribute to our beloved Marine
Corps in the Sandstorm on November 10th. I return the salute
to my highly respected former Navy friends like yourself, Jim
Wodehouse ('62), Larry Holloway ('64) and Patrick McCartney ('63)
and to many more to mention. Also a great Veterans' Day to all
who have served in any branch where "all gave some and some
gave all". Let us not forget our MIAs. Also worth a mention is
the fact over 1/4 of our country's homeless are veterans but
hey, who cares? Judge Judy is on TV.
Go bombers and semper fi
-Dave Sowden (whb '62-'63 but left town to join the marines)
in Forest City North Carolina, where we are down over 12
inches of rain fall and with no hurricanes or tropical
storms in sight it looks like some hard times ahead but
like I said, Judge Judy is on TV. Also one of the few
looking forward to the coming tax season, being in the
preparation business.
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>>From: Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
Re: Cards for Recovering Soldiers
IMPORTANT NOTE:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/soldiercards.asp
Maren:
Got a note from Ann Thompson, aka Anna May Wann ('49) [who
said she "tried this last year and the cards came back because
there was no name on the card. You almost need someone there
to receive the cards and hand deliver them."]
Would you mind posting something on the Sandstorm & see if
there are any ideas out there?
Ann, thanks for that note. Seems sad that something so simple
as to add a little cheer to some soldiers' lives has to be
complicated by red tape. Wonder if anybody else has an idea of
how to get these cards sent through without this glitch?
-Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
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[Read the stuff on that website. Looks like the Red Cross might
be willing to help. -Maren]
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>>From: Kathy Hoff Conrad ('64)
Re: Veterans' Day
I would like to thank all of you who have served our great
country. You are our true heroes! Welcome Home. God Bless you
and the U.S.A.
-Kathy Hoff Conrad ('64)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Columbian Yearbook
Just recently someone was searching for a Columbian yearbook
from ????. (What year?)
-Gary Behymer ('64)
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: Veterans' Day
I hope everyone has a peaceful Veterans' Day. Thank you David
Rivers ('65) and Dennis Hammer ('64) for the Marine Corps
birthday greetings. Semper Fi to all. My father, a former WWII
Marine (RIP), told me I would always salute the uniform, but
not necessarily the man wearing it. I salute both with the list
provided. A fine list indeed. Some other Bomber Marines would
include Phil Collins ('67... who I went in on the buddy system
with and, like Rivers said, never saw again), Tim Curd ('67),
Paul Dudley ('68) and a couple of honorary Marines. Craig
Williamson (NAB) who is married to our Penny Cornelison
Williamson ('67) – Craig was a Richland fireman for about 30
years and retired as a Chief Fire Inspector (if that is the
correct title for those that figure out how a fire is started).
I dragged Craig out of the Bremerton Navy Hospital in 1968 for a
weekend of mischief in Bomberville. I introduced Penny to Craig,
or was it Craig to Penny, and she decided she wanted this guy
for a husband. It was and still is a beautiful thing. One other
Bomberette, Penny McAllister D'Abato ('67), who I have known
since kindergarten, is married to and been jumping into fighting
holes for many years now with a 30 year plus retired Marine
'Top' who had so many stripes on his sleeves they were difficult
to count.
The mentioning of Sambo's Restaurant by Brad Upton ('74) was
sure mouth-watering. If anyone ever takes a hankering for a
short stack, you are in luck, but will have to drive to Santa
Barbara... http://www.sambosrestaurant.com/
To: Marsha Hopfinger Sork ('67)
Wonderful compilation of the classmates, Marsha. I haven't
forgotten about you. I'm collecting my laundry quarters and
will soon send money for the possible 60th birthday bash and
the booklet. It only took me about three years after telling
Maren I was sending my Online Sandstorm donation slash dues –
I know... I have less than two years before the 60 thing. I'll
get right on that.
Re: Six Photos
AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2007/Xtra/Any/071111-Maddy-00.html
Picture #1) I just had some 35mm film processed from my 2 year
vacation on Hawaii. The unprocessed film is six years old and I
was surprised that I even got one photo back. I had visited the
base at Pearl Harbor and photo'ed this building, which I believe
is the main office building on base (Admin). The pock marks were
made by the Japanese shooting the base up on Dec. 7. The Navy
decided to leave them and just paint over them. This photo is
six years old. The photo does not give the full picture to how
much this building was shot up. An incredible amount of ammo
expended by the Japanese pilots.
Picture #2) The photo of the Kamikaze, a Japanese Tony single
engine bomber, was shot down by my Uncle Howard and the gunnery
crews on the aft (back) of the USS Sangamon (20 and 40 mm guns).
They had two Kamikazes attack them within a five minute span on
May 4, 1945 off the coast of Okinawa. This particular plane
sheared off the communication antennae you see hanging (always
lowered when attacked) off the side of the ship. The Japanese
pilot fired his guns until he hit the water. Tenacious suicide
pilots. America has seen these types as recently as... well,
almost daily in Iraq. The second Kamikaze, a Japanese Nick,
suffering heavy fire from the aircraft carrier and still able to
maneuver his aircraft, dropped its bombs and flew the plane into
the wooden deck of the ship. Aircraft parts, the pilot and bombs
entered the ships ammunition stores below and the ship blew up
sending 112 sailors, including my Uncle Howard into the water.
1200 sailors onboard, seventeen die onboard and of the 112 in
the water twenty-five are never found. While in the water the
sailors were trying to save themselves and help as much as
possible anyone that was injured. On the most part, they would
stay away from each other so not to be drowning each other in
the panic. Somehow they found a rope and several hung on to this
lifeline, including my uncle, until they were picked up several
hours later. The ship, looking like the fourth of July on May
fourth, as my uncle would say, kept under way and actually
limped home to Bremerton, WA. My mother, eighteen years old, and
her brothers, sisters and parents watched the ship come into
Puget Sound as the family lived in Kingston, Bainbridge Island,
at the time. My Uncle Howard is 82 years old and lives in
Yakima, WA.
Picture #3) And for our classmates: The 9th grade photo of
Phil Collins ('67) shows that we had thought about the Marine
Corps or a long time before jumping in with both feet.
Picture #4) Phil and I in Seattle just before leaving for boot
camp in Hollywood (MCRD – San Diego).
Picture #5) Phil and I at Edson Rifle Range, Camp Pendleton with
M14. I do not recall ever firing an M16 at Camp Pendleton, but
did take them apart and put them back together a number of times
in a classroom, until my arrival in Vietnam.
Picture #6) And a photo of me in the old Bremerton Navy Hospital
with the 1968 Queen and Princess of Seafair – Seattle. I had
just gotten my left elbow fused.
May I say again, have a great Veterans Day. A very special day
in the hearts of many survivors of war.
-Rick Maddy ('67)
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12 Bombers sent stuff:
Ken Ely ('49), Betty Bell ('51)
Norma Loescher ('53), Bill Berlin ('56)
Sally Sheeran ('58), John Campbell ('63)
Dennis Hammer ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Cathy Geier ('66), Fran Teeple ('68)
Ken Staley ('68), Brad Upton ('74)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Duane Cross ('79)
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>>From: Ken Ely ('49)
Re: Letters/Packages to Walter Reed Hospital
[Sandstorm Editorial Policy: "There is no room for long
quotes or verbatim "copying" from outside sources. You may
cite website(s) as reference(s)." Here is the Walter Reed
Army Medical Center website where you can find all the text
that Ken quoted. - Maren]
http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/Lists/WRNews/DispForm.aspx?Id=25&
-Ken Ely ('49)
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>>From: Betty Bell Norton ('51)
Re: Local Real Estate Agent
An older friend of mine has a son in California that wants to
move up here to be closer to her. She called me asking if I knew
of a local agent. I told her I didn't, but that I knew where to
ask! If you know personally of any local real estate agents that
you would you would recommend would you let me know? Tell me
what you know about them, what you have heard about them, etc. I
will give all of the info to her and let them decide. Thanks in
advance for your help!
Had a great Bazaar yesterday - it must have been good, my feet
are still aching!
-Betty Bell Norton ('51) ~ in windy Richland
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>>From: Norma Loescher Boswell ('53)
To: Friends of Jerry Dudley ('53 RIP)
Jerry's obituary appeared in the Nov. 11 Tri-City Herald. The
family, abiding by Jerry's wishes, will NOT hold a memorial
service.
Jerry's interests and accomplishments which I didn't know, or
forgot to tell you a few days ago, can be read in his obituary.
As others who wrote to the Sandstorm confirmed, what a full and
rich life he led, and how lucky we are to have been part of it.
-Norma Loescher Boswell ('53) ~ in Richland, meditating on life.
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Vets' Day
We took in the Remembrance Day parade in Vancouver, B.C. and it
was a dandy. Lots of Pipes and Drums and well as the Canadian
Forces Marine (Navy) with their "Cannon Run" team from Canadian
Forces Base Esquimalt, the Leopard tanks of the B.C. Division's
Queens Horse Brigade and lots of stuff. A whole Canadian Legion
unit dressed in War I uniforms, both combat and full dress...
Red Tunics, Pith Helmets and Blue pants with red stripe. Sharp.
Here is the deal on the Cannon Run event. There are only two
major Navy bases in Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia and Esquimalt
(Victoria), British Columbia. A Cannon Run team consists of (a)
a muzzle load cannon, (b) a caisson it rides on, (b) powder and
shot box, (c) muzzle ram and (d) 16 sailors. The teams march out
and at the sound of a starting pistol, dismantle the wheels from
the caisson, the cannon from the caisson mounting bed, remove
the powder and shot box and "contain" the muzzle ram. It is up
to the team to take all of these pieces across a rope "bridge"
over hand to the other side, reassemble the entire cannon
assembly, load, tamp and fire the cannon and then disassemble
the rig and take it back to the other side and reassemble it
completely to finish. It is a timed event and you would be
amazed how fast all of this takes place. They are always done
at RCMP/Forces Tattoo's or on Navy Day events, one year in
Esquimalt and the next in Halifax. Tuck this in your Bomber
Useless Information File, but don't miss it if you have a chance
to see a competition.
Re: Jerry Dudley ('53)
Jerry was one of the "big guys" when I was growing up. I took
swimming and Red Cross Lifesaving from him and then had to pass
the test with Rish. Jerry just had a way with people to build
confidence and mine was getting me to dive off the high board.
He did it and boy was I amazed at how easy it was. Someone
mentioned what a great stroke he had, very powerful, and I
agree. It was impressive and a great tool for learning how to
power swim, correct breathing and strong kicking. Thanks Jerry.
I am still a pretty good swimmer thanks to you.
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Many thanks Rick for the pictures. Reminded me when I went to
Basic Training for the US Coast Guard. I was fortunate to have
learned how to row a boat growing up but all of the guys in
my training unit were from Kansas, Nebraska or Iowa and knew
nothing as to which end of the oar to hold on to. The better
your rowing performance, the less painting or spud peeling you
had to do so, as self appointed Bo'sun, I whipped these big
Mid-West farm boys into a rowing team that won weekly Admiral's
ribbons. I don't think we ever painted rocks and only peeled
pots once in the whole time.
On a TDY [Temporary Duty] rotation, we had to go to Camp
Pendleton and go through some gunnery range work, odd since I
think at the time our Weapon's Locker in Juneau consisted of
twelve bolt action WW I Enfield's with black painted stocks and
chrome works and barrel with frozen actions and a couple of US
Army .45 caliber pistols. I digress. I was also a pretty good
shot, my Dad said a naturally good eye for shooting, so I did
well with the M-1 Garand and M-1 Carbine and loved the BAR.
Later the M14 was a piece of cake as long as you kept it extra
clean. After the range, an old Marine Gunney came over and said,
"...kid, what the hell are you doing in this - - - - - - - Navy?
All you have to do is trade Semper P for Semper F and you're in
a real outfit..." I snuck out of Camp P and back to USCG Base
Juneau and never mentioned it to the Admiral. I did have a great
time with the Marines and always have respected them.
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ OK folks, it is November and time to get
your Sandstorm dues in. $24 is cheap for all of the stories
we get from Pappy, Rivers, Maddy, Jimbeaux, etc. This
has got to be a lot of work and 24 bucks seems cheap to
me, especially when I have a couple of marine/maritime
subscriptions that cost $500 or more, so why not sit down
and write that check for $24 (or more) and get it in to
Maren before another Hurricane hits and they hold up her
mail for a couple of months. Git 'er done!!!!
"Bag Man" Bill ('56)
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>>From: Sally Sheeran Heath ('58)
Happy Birthday to Ted Neth ('55). I know it's a sad day, too,
thinking of Danny ('57-RIP). Thanks to him and others who gave
their lives and to those who have helped and are still helping
to make the world a better place... including sister Peg Sheeran
Finch ('63) who tended to the wounded warriors while serving as
an Air Force nurse at Clark AFB. God bless 'em all - and God
bless America.
-Sally Sheeran Heath ('58)
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>>From: John Campbell (Gold Medal Class of '63)
I'm a day late, but I want to wish a big happy birthday to my
buddy and classmate Don Brackenbush ('63) on November 11th, one
of the few people I know who is older than I am - well, only by
a few days. Hope Don, Lila Jenne Brackenbush ('63) and family
have a great day. Hmmmm, 63 sounds like a good number.
-John Campbell (Gold Medal Class of '63)
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>>From: Dennis Hammer ('64)
Re: Singing Turkey
Two or three years ago someone posted a link to the singing
turkey video. Well, it has long ceased to work, but the video
can now be seen on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd4h5xKLGuE&mode=related&search=
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: I can count... I can I can
Ok... normally counting from 10 to 11 does not challenge me
greatly... but these darned Monday Holidays to confuse me a
tad... The Marine Corps Birthday is on the 10th of November...
started way back in 1775 so that's easy for me... Veterans' day
is the 11th of November... so far so good... but somehow with
Veterans' day being celebrated on the Monday after... well that
was just too much for my feeble brain to comprehend... I can't
say it any better than the Divine Ms. Hoff ('64) said it on the
correct day in the correct Sandstorm... when I saw the Caption
on the Sandstorm that read "Veterans' Day" I was shocked and
awed... I knew it was wrong... but then it said 11/11... I knew
I had blown it... I can't say more than Thank You to all the
Many Bomber Veterans out there. Words are not enough to express
the gratitude I feel along with all the other Bombers in this
world. So to Echo Kathy Hoff: THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Cathy Geier ('66)
Hello Everyone,
I am adding to the ongoing discussion about west side and
eastside. I was raised with you all in a wonderful place and
time. I spent most of my adult life in Seattle working and
secretly hidden in a small neighborhood which grew up around
me.. Wallingford. I left the traffic and school budget cuts for
a better life and tumbled in a small town.
I have lived in Richland for almost the last one and a half
years.
I miss trees and the advanced yoga and type of dance I did in
the Seattle area. While I have enjoyed the new Bikrams studio
and Kia Ora gym and some wonderful part time jobs, I am in
process of returning to the west side. Anyone with a nice in
town apartment to rent in Bellingham please contact me...
I will miss many things from my brief respite here, including
seeing unexpectedly people from my youth in line in Safeway or
whereever... but it's time to fly again...
-Cathy Geier ('66)
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>>From: Fran Teeple Wolf ('68)
Re: Mike Brady ('61)
Mike,
Count me in! Less is more they say and I'd like my husband to
have less of me to love. Beam, I mean... Take me down, Scotty...
er, Mike. This sounds like fun.
-Fran Teeple Wolf ('68) ~ Spokane, WA It's freezing tonight...
28° at my house.
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>>From: Ken Staley ('68)
Re: Veterans' Day
Wishing Jim Mattis ('68) a good Veterans' Day. For those of you
who haven't heard, Jim was recently awarded his 4th star by
Congress! If you read Thomas Rick's book FIASCO, the last few
chapters include a great deal of what this stellar vet was up to
in 2004. Now Hollywood is in the act with none other than
Harrison Ford playing our General!
-Ken Staley ('68)
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
Okay Bombers--I got some confirmed dates. I'll be at the
Chumash Casino in St. Ynez, CA with Johnny Mathis on February
14th. I am also with Johnny Mathis in Clearwater, FL on March
7th and in Ft. Meyers, FL on March 9th. I believe you can go to
www.johnnymathis.com/ and click on the schedule and it'll
take you to all the info.
Also, if you're into planning waaaay in advance--I'm with the
Smothers Brothers on May 30th at the Edmonds Performing Arts
Center (already 2/3 sold out) and on May 31st at the Admiral
Theater in Bremerton.
-Brad Upton ('74)
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Dave Brusie ('51), Marilyn Stewart ('62)
Donni Clark ('63), Jim Hamilton ('63)
Peg Sheeran ('63), Gary Behymer ('64)
Jim Heidlebaugh ('65), Lynn-Marie Hatcher ('68)
John Mosley ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Carol Carson ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Marc Franco ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sue Dix ('72)
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>>From: Dave Brusie ('51)
To: The Family of Jerry Dudley ('53-RIP)
What a wonderful friend we had in Jerry. The Lord has a Great
Manager with Jerry joining the ranks. He never let his problems
stand in the way of spreading a ray of sunshine. We will all
miss him immensely.
-Dave Brusie ('51)
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>>From: Marilyn Stewart Stephenson ('62)
Re: Where to send the cards to the wounded [Soldiers]
There are two great Troop Support Groups here in the Tri-Cities
who have contact with about 7 military Hospitals, plus Medics in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Each of the Troop Support Groups have the
ability to send cards to wounded men and women in the military.
A.C.E.S (American Citizens Encouraging Support) and
OTY (Operation Thank You)
The phone numbers [have been deleted for privacy. -Maren}
A.C.E.S contact Kathy Hoff Conrad ('64) or Marilyn Stewart Stephenson ('62).
We have names and address for wounded in most of those
hospitals, we have major contact with VA Hospitals in Walla
Walla, Portland, Boise, and Seattle.
The other Group is OTY (Operation Thank You). OTY is run by
Norma Myrick Nunamaker ('54). Her phone number is [deleted for
privacy. -Maren].
Each Group would be happy to take your cards and put them in our
Christmas Care Packages for the wounded... just give us a call.
Thanks,
-Marilyn Stewart Stephenson ('62), A.C.E.S.
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>>From: Donni Clark Dunphy ('63)
Hi Bombers!
It has been a while since I have checked in. It has been a
wonderful summer and fall with lots of time with the grandkids.
However my husband and I just got back a couple of weeks ago
from a 10 day trip to Pennsylvania and I would like to share
a few highlights. We went for a family wedding and decided to
make it a mini vacation. We started out in Gettysburg which was
just an awe inspiring place to visit. We stayed at a B&B on the
Battleground and a highlight of that stay was a history lesson
the hour before breakfast. The first morning a lady came in
dressed in costume to tell us all about the women's role the
days after the battle. She shared a wealth of information about
caring for the soldiers, from what they fed them to how they
nursed them with limited supplies. The second day a Confederate
Soldier showed up in full dress who entertained us with songs
from the civil war era, which included his rousing piano
playing, solos and a sing along. What fun! It made you want to
join up especially when singing "the Union forever, Hurrah boys,
hurrah"! We also had a personal tour guide (which I highly
recommend) who goes with you in your car for 2 hours out on the
Battlefield and takes you through the 3 days of the Battle and
the different Battle sites.
After Gettysburg we stayed at a Mennonite Farm in Lancaster
County. We all (about 20 of us each morning) joined hands for
the Johnny Appleseed prayer, which we sang and had so much fun
at breakfast just getting to know everyone and listening to
stories that it was almost noon before we got out of there for
the day. Besides experiencing a Barn Party, a wagon ride and
other fun things on the farm, we took a tour with a Mennonite
lady of the Amish countryside. Another thing I recommend. This
lady who grew up in the area knew the Amish inside and out and
told us and showed us all kinds of things we would never know
to look for. She gave us a little history on the Amish and
the Mennonites and took us to the farms that have cottage
businesses. So we indulged in homemade root beer, pretzels,
whoopie pies and shoofly pies. This lady use to work for the
Aunt Annie pretzel company as a counselor and was also on hand
to counsel the families who lost the girls in the Amish tragedy
that happened last year. One of the evenings we had dinner in
an Amish home with about 25 other people. When the scrumptious
dinner was over the Amish couple asked us to sing with them.
There were some good singers present because we sounded like a
choir (lots of men harmonizing) and there was hardly a dry eye
in the house. They sang to us in German also.
The next day we spent at Hershey's. If you ever go to PA, don't
miss Hershey! What a delightful little town! From the Trolley
Ride Tour around town, the Hershey Kisses St. lights to
Chocolate World itself it was well worth the time. In fact we
could have spent a couple of days there. They also have an
amusement park. The story of the town and Mr. Hershey is
amazing!
On to Philadelphia where we spent the rest of the time in the
Birthplace of Freedom! The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall,
Betsy Ross' house, Ben Franklin's first Post Office, Christ
Church etc. etc. were all musts! And now......................
Re: Mike Brady's ('61) offer
I must tell you that he already has helped me and given me great
tips and advise on weight training and what to look for in a
trainer. And after all of that food in PA it is back to the
exercise for me! Thanks Mike, hope you can help others and I
will be checking in with you after I loose a few pounds again!
Whew! By the way, I thought I was in pretty good shape. Huh! Be
prepared to be sore! But it is a good feeling!
God bless all of you once again for your service to our country
and as others have said "God Bless America"!
-Donni Clark Dunphy (from the Golden class of '63) ~ From the
little house in La Mirada where we missed the fires but I
am still washing off the soot. The nights are cooler, the
days still warm. My Mums did not do well this year. We are
getting ready for my husband's Dad's funeral and company
from out of town.
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
It's almost that time of year again for the Gold Medal Class of
'63 Marching, Caroling and Chowder Society's Christmas Party in
Olympia. We're gonna call this the 20th annual (it might be the
21st).
Mark your calendars for on Saturday the 15th of December.
Brother Leo [Webb ('63}] has got us a hall, Plenty's is the
same place we've gathered for the last couple of years.
We will commence with the Hugging and Kissing at 10:00am, with
Ellen [Weihermiller Anderson ('63)] leading the flag salute
whenever a majority have one arm free to put over their or
someone else's heart. In keeping with tradition, there will be
no gift exchange, or Amway power point presentations. As always
there will be 100 square grid to guess Frank Whiteside's ('63)
excuse to not attend.
If you are planning on attending or have any questions, just
let me know.
-Jimbeaux
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Peg Sheeran Finch ('63)
Re: Thanks, Sister Sal
Thought I should correct what my sister, Sal Sheeran Heath ('58)
wrote in today's Sandstorm ... thanking me for taking care
of the soldiers at Clark AB in the Philippines. It was on
PEDIATRICS that I worked for those years during the Viet Nam
war, and though I could look out the window of the hospital and
see the buses bringing the wounded soldiers - still in their
uniforms - from the air strip, I wasn't privileged to care for
them. I did make visits to a Richland wounded soldier, Max,
after being notified by my mom that he was at our hospital. They
are our heroes.
Sal, her husband, Chuck, and I are meeting in Seattle today, to
leave for China with a tour group... Shanghai, Beijing, and a
Yangtze River Cruise, among other sites... That is if the
expected high winds don't cancel our flight to L.A. They're
coming from Wasilla, AK, and I, from Omak, WA.
It feels a lot different than going to Europe... I'm more
nervous, but excited, too.
-Peg Sheeran Finch ('63)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Richland veterans initiate renaming effort
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/local/story/9449015p-9360497c.html
Re: Gone but not forgotten.
Salute!
Faces from The Wall
Benton County
http://www.facesfromthewall.com/ffwbent1.html
Franklin County
http://www.facesfromthewall.com/ffwfran1.html
Walla Walla County
http://www.facesfromthewall.com/ffwwall.html
Main Page
http://www.facesfromthewall.com/ffwwaindex.html
Former Sgt. Gary Behymer - U.S. Army (Aug 1968 to Apr 1970)
*****
Re: No Sense of Humor?
"The whole town lives off of the nuclear industry. They
have no sense of humor for jokes about being irradiated.
They want the high level nuclear waste dump. There is a
little field just outside of town in the desert that always
blooms bright green -that is where they dumped radioactive
water on the ground half a century ago and now they
irrigate to prevent to much radioactive dust blowing - it
is a thing of beauty to see as you fly into town. Life
there is like an episode of the Twilight Zone. Go bombers.
posted by caddis at 5:11 AM on June 7"
Spotted on this 'blog'.
http://www.metafilter.com/52134/Proud-to-be-a-Bomber
-Gary Behymer ('64),
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>>From: Jim Heidlebaugh ('65)
Re: Marine Corps Birthday [11/10]
So, for about a week before, I was marching around with my cut-
offs bloused, practicing my salute, then got side-tracked with
Gary Behymer's ('64) eclectic Bomber ebay stuff. Anyway, missed
the deadline for wishing... Happy Birthday to the "Proud and
Few"... some... David Rivers ('65), Craig Davis ('65)... and
others, are still celebrating. And, Happy Veterans Day, to you
Vets. I thank you for my freedom.
-Jim Heidlebaugh ('65)
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>>From: Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68)
Re: More of me to "re-une" with!
First, thanks to all of you who responded in this forum and to
me privately. The consensus is 100% -- "Go, to your 40th reunion
- you will have a GREAT time. And no one will care if you are
rounder or not! (Besides, it's unlikely you will be the only one
that's rounder!)"
I was recently trying to explain the death of a cat to our
eldest (3.5 year old) grandson. I told him that bodies (cats',
dogs', people's) are like cars ... we use them to get around in,
we fix them up if they get broken or 'sick', but after a while
they wear out so much or get so broken or sick that they can't
be fixed any more. So then we get climb out of our bodies --
kind of like climbing out of an broken car that just can't be
fixed any more -- and we get new bodies to live in somewhere
else. (We are Christian, but we have some other beliefs that co-
mingle. This was as close as I could get to making it clear to
our little guy.)
I realized after I started getting responses that this whole
thing really comes down to a matter of trust, that is trusting
Bombers at a reunion to be more involved in "reuning" than in
judging. Trusting others to have a code that says "I know that
the person is the spirit on the inside, not the 'vehicle'
carrying that spirit -- i.e. the body."
So, thanks to all who reminded me of what I already obviously
knew.
I was raised not to judge by appearances, and that's how I have
lived my life. But like a lot of us who have lived for a while
(and some people who are still very young ... I am thinking
right now of one of my seriously damaged patients who is only 6
years old - who thinks she is "too ugly to live" because she has
to wear glasses and is really skinny. She got this idea from her
Dad, by the way. Guess he had a different kind of daughter in
mind. Too bad for the jerk about the no-refund policy.), I've
been through a painful time or two at the hand of a person or
two who was NOT raised the same way -- people who DO judge only
by appearances.
For example, several months ago I was told by an administrative-
type say that I did not dress "Gucci enough" for someone who
practices psychiatry. (This partly came as a response to the
fact that I gave up wearing makeup as a gift to myself two or
three years ago. I HATE putting it on, and it felt good to stop
doing it -- so I did.) Anyway we ended up parting ways -- this
value system of hers 'slopped over' into all of her attitudes
toward everything -- and was just in too much conflict with
mine.
One other thought -- I am reminded of all the Bombers who have
given up these bodies already to go on to newness. Christy Ouren
Manolopoulos ('68 - RIP) particularly comes to mind. She and I
were not close in high school, but we knew each other. I
remember when she died a while back now ... there was a great
link to a slide show that her family (probably son, Zorba ('91)
put together. It showed Christy from high school to shortly
before she died -- it showed her very plump and it showed her
downright skinny ... that last photo from not long before her
death, I think. I am sure that everyone who liked her, and
especially those who loved her, would rather have her at the
40th reunion plump -- even fat! -- and smiling, than be missing
her presence, as we will be. So that kind of puts the whole
thing into better perspective, I'd say.
And now, will Mike Brady ('61) please e-mail me or re-post his
e-mail address here. I would be interested in what he has to
offer in terms of long-distance re-conditioning for those of us
over 50 who have extremely busy schedules, and live too rural to
get to a gym! Plump or not, it would be good to be in better
condition!
Thanks!
-Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68) ~ Haven Farm - east of
Lewiston - in the beautiful little Cottonwood Cre