Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/28/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
14 Bombers sent stuff and Bomber Memorial INFO today:
Dick WIGHT ('52), Rex HUNT ('53)
Mike CLOWES ('54), Margo COMPTON ('60)
Annette HALL ('62), Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
Donna BOWERS ('63), Donna NELSON ('63)
John CAMPBELL ('63), Dennis HAMMER ('64)
Linda REINING ('64), David RIVERS ('65)
Shirley COLLINGS ('66), Rick MADDY ('67)
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
7 days till the Ceremonial Start of Iditarod 2015 in Anchorage
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lola HEIDLEBAUGH ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Larry GROSS ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sharon CHAMBERS ('70) - REALLY 2/29
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Dick WIGHT ('52)
It is indeed too bad to see some folks "unsubscribe" and "let
their feet do the talking" with regard to participating in
Sandstorm. Right off it needs to be clear that Maren is in no
way at fault, and is pretty much caught in the middle.
As I understand it, the basic premise for this newsletter is to
exchange friendly info between alumni. Any "political" discussions
are not allowed, but most anything else is o.k. within the
boundaries of normal decorum. Therein lies the "rub". Late last
year there were some entries about welfare issues... some folks
declared this a political issue, and it surely can be said that
there is a political component to this subject. There were some
strong statements that one of our readers took very personally.
To some extent, the validity of the viewpoint that discussions
of welfare issues "politics" is debatable. To me, the issue of
welfare is to a large extent a moral issue - so even in that
context, there is some disagreement on the definition of
"political".
Anyhow, some "bad blood" was generated, and the fallout seems to
continue. For my part, I prefer to try and live by this old adage:
I may disagree with you, but I will defend your right to say what
you believe.
It seems to me that we should all try a little harder to be less
"thin skinned" when we have opposing opinions on issues.
One reader recently complained that Sandstorm is becoming a dull
and not-too-interesting forum. I rather agree. I tried 2-3 times
in the past few months to generate some discussion about the "old
days" at Columbia High, and some other discussion about the
"modern day" Tri Cities. Scant response happened.
I too sometimes tire of seeing just a few folks submitting the
"same ole stuff" about birthdays, anniversaries et al... but they
are certainly appropriate for this forum, and probably not boring
to some folks.
So I will continue to read this forum pretty much daily, and try
to participate in a wholesome and hopefully interesting way.
My hat is off to Maren for keeping her "cool" and keeping this
forum alive.
-Dick WIGHT ('52) ~ trying to age gracefully in Richland!
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Rex HUNT ('53)
OK! OK! OK! I get it. I also agree this is no place for politics.
This is a place where we call walk barefooted thru memory's
passed. get up-dates on current events in our lives and keep in
touch with old friends make new friends and generally cast off
the pollution of our mundane lives.
We can get all the one sided views on news by watching network
news. We can get all the hypocrisy we need at church so let's keep
this stroll down memory lane mowed, and the flowers in bloom.
PS those who opt-out are like a Fox news blurt on something they
neither appreciate nor comprehend.
Have a nice er what ever!
-Rex HUNT ('53wb) ~ heifer dust capital of the dairy industry
Downtown Hanford, CA
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54)
Well, today is the birthday of a younger Bomber Babe of my
acquaintance. We've been to several Portland lunches over the
years. Always good to see her. A tip of the ol' propeller beanie
and a hearty "Happy Birthday!" for Lola HEIDLEBAUGH ('60).
It's a funny thing about opinions, just like a certain portion
of the anatomy, everyone has one. Once upon a time there was the
Sandbox which allowed for such things. When the editor decided
he/she had other or better things to do, it expired. As Maren has
stated, anyone who wants to edit such a paper is more than welcome
to do so. I believe that she may even help in getting the "show
on the road". [Yep, that's spot on, Bob!! -Maren] So, fellow
Bombers, if you want to do a lot of belly-aching now's the time
to step up, take the bull by the horns and do it the Bomber way.
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Margo COMPTON Lacarde ('60)
Re: Thought provoking entries
The Sandstorm is not for "thought provoking entries" in my
opinion. It is to stay connected to classmates, many of whom you
will never see again, remembering childhood and good times. I
get up, pour my coffee and pull up the Sandstorm, Sometimes the
entries get a little long (no names mentioned "LOL") but I can
scroll thru them. You don't have to read every word. Then I finish
my coffee and the Sandstorm and go out to face the real world
where I can get all the "thought provoking" stuff I will ever
need. Thank you Maren for all you do.
-Margo COMPTON Lacarde ('60)
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Annette HALL Bundrant ('62)
Re: Mrs. Huske (RIP)
I don't know who all would remember Mrs. Huske. She worked at
Jason Lee in the cafeteria in the '50s thru '70s. She was the one
who had the bright red hair. She lived behind the 7-11 on Wright
Street, on Humphreys. She was a neighborhood fixture. Kept watch
and nursed all the kids for blocks around, including myself and my
siblings. I grew up (part of growing up) with her son Richard ('61).
My sisters with her other sons John ('58-RIP) and Vern ('56). She
also has a son Mike ('64). She was red haired almost to the last.
I saw her last when her son John passed away, and a few times
after that. She never forgot our family. We were all part of her
"neighborhood family".
I want to tell all the Huske family how much she is remembered and
loved. She was a big part of early life.
-Annette HALL Bundrant ('62)
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
To: Ed QUIGLEY ('62)
Yo, Ed, now is not the time to abandon the Sandstorm ship in
exchange for a solitary raft. It's not as you fear, that Sandstorm
subscribers want only to relive the old days... we do hear your
interest in things that have "a direct impact on our lives, as
they are now."
And besides, all of us have Winston Churchill to consider. In
early 1940 he offered this to the House of Commons: "If we open a
quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we
have lost the future".
So, as for stuff with an "impact" in both the past and "here and
now", let us celebrate neighbor Ed back in the eighth grade, for
example. On one occasion you came to the busy halls of Chief Jo
with a giant purple blotch against your shoulder, giggling in your
unique way. Rabbit hunting in the sage brush. Forgot to brace the
weapon securely against the bod and the high-impact kick left an
impression. And, weren't you also the farsighted one who stepped
on a hiding Jackrabbit's tail, such that it jumped right out of
its skin? Another memorable impact! The same year, I think, your
parents (both excellent nurses) carted you off to have a doctor
drill into a boil compressed under your fingernail. The pressure,
you bragged, sent a stream clear up to the ceiling, and then there
was the scream...
It's just impossible to forget the Ed QUIGLEY phenomenon. May you
continue. Talk to us. Are you still doing the troll thing living
under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge? Tell us a bit more about your
current writing and new hobby of photography? Sunsets, birds,
flowers, sage brush landscapes?
[Well said, Pete. THANKS! -Maren]
-Pete BEAULIEU ('62) ~ a few miles north in rainy Shoreline, WA
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Donna BOWERS Rice (Gold Medal Class of '63)
Re: Tom Schweich
Dear Alumni Sandstorm:
Most of you will not understand what the death of our State
Auditor has to do with the Alumni Sandstorm. Let me explain.
Last night, when I found out this great man (a Rep. running for
Governor of Missouri and well liked by both R + D) committed
suicide over a whisper campaign by the Chmn. Of the Republican
Party in Missouri. Imagine my shock, after telling Mike ('60) last
night, I thought it could be that he was really Jewish and not
Christian when I read in a Post Dispatch editorial this morning,
that, that WAS possibly the reason he took his life. I had not
known any of this, as his was always portrayed as a lovely
Christian family, but he looked Jewish to me. He was well known
for doing an excellent job at whatever he did.
One of the signal memories of growing up in Bomberville was an hr.
long discussion/argument with a very smart, articulate fellow
Bomber, Peter Baugher ('63) over religion when I was a junior in
high school. It was my first experience of arguing religion with
a Jewish person. I was dyed-in-the-wool Christian, but he was the
first person to begin to open my mind. So when we moved to St.
Louis and Mike took a job in a Jewish/Christian company, we were
to experience something we hadn't before. We developed special
bonds to the Jewish faction and I subbed in many Jewish dental
offices. I developed a deep respect for how hard they worked,
their intelligence, and their acceptance of all kinds of people.
Our Jewish friends always had Mike's back at work. You do not
forget that... ever.
The shock of finding I was right this morning, prompted me to be
thankful that I grew up in Richland. To be thankful that we never
had knock-down fights over religion while I was growing up in
Richland like they did here in St. Louis. The subtleties of race
and religion may be lost on those who have never lived outside the
PNW, but they are huge elsewhere. The fact that politics can be
so mean as to cause a man to take his life because his grandfather
was Jewish just upsets me beyond words. We all need to back off,
of the cruelty/Untruthfulness that seems to permeate our politics
lately. But, I am grateful for the Peter BAUGHERs in our lives who
open our hearts and minds to different ways of thinking and I have
missed him at our reunions. I am grateful and wish I had told him
how much I think deep discussions are healthy for thinking and
changing our world for the better.
-Donna BOWERS Rice (Gold Medal Class of '63) ~ where we have snow
on the ground, it's so cold and all I want to do is walk on
a warm beach right now
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Donna NELSON ('63)
Maren, YAAAY for you! thank you thank you thank you!!!!! Guess
we're kinda like the Thanksgiving family around the dinner
table....!! Or, the Sandstorm is like a newspaper... people
can subscribe or not.
-Donna NELSON ('63)
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: John CAMPBELL ('63)
Re: Not Opting Out
To my fellow alums thinking about opting out of the Sandstorm:
It is a rare thing to belong to any group without some
disagreements. Regardless of what groups we join, there will
always be differences among members. However, we are all RHS alums
and have unique memories. I have actually gotten closer to some
fellow Bombers over the years. It is great when Bombers lend their
support when we face challenges such as family health issues, as
an example. In short, stay the course, not because we all think
the same, but because of that bond that you will not likely find
anywhere else. Thanks again to Maren for herding the cats. I don't
always read each entry, just as I don't always look at old photos
of my kids. It is nice to have them when you feel in the mood.
-John CAMPBELL (Gold Medal Class of '63)
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Dennis HAMMER ('64)
Re: I guess I just don't understand
Why is it that some people will say how much they have enjoyed
reading the Sandstorm for many years, but one little thing comes
along they don't agree with and they fold their tent. They seem
to be saying that 99.9% is great, but that 0.1% is a deal breaker.
That is like if I went to the car dealer, they offered me a brand
new Cadillac for $500 and I say, "Nah, I don't like it that they
took the ducks off the shield." (emblem) How does one get through
life without coming in contact with people they disagree with?
I am a pretty easy-going guy, I don't go out looking for a fight,
but I have run into people I disagree with in school, military,
church, work, whatever, and I expect some day I will be buried
near someone I could not agree with on the color of an orange.
To: Ed QUIGLEY ('62)
You said your new hobby is photography. I have been interested in
photography since Jr. High and even have an enlarger and other
dark room equipment I will probably never use again. I just
recently dug through boxes and boxes of old pictures, scanned
them and put together a slide show for my mother-in-law's 100th
birthday party with pictures of her in her christening dress up to
one taken the day before on her actual 100th B-Day. It was shown
on a digital picture frame and on a TV in two different rooms at
niece's house where the Saturday party was, and on a projector at
church for the Sunday party. Most photography we do is so we can
remember the moment, or to share the moment with others.
I had a Canon FT SLR for many years and could do all sorts of
things with it. I recently acquired a Nikon D3100 which is far
superior to my 10 year old Fuji digital camera. Now the camera
will do all sorts of things, but I need to hire a Jr. High kid to
come along with me to show me how to use it. Mostly I just leave
it on automatic and hope for the best so far.
I find it interesting you ended your post with "Live long and
prosper!" then within hours I hear breaking news that the actor
famous for saying those words has died. Maybe you really are in
the future.
To: Maren ('63 & '64)
Keep up the good work, Maren!
-Dennis HAMMER ('64) ~ Well, at least we still have a free and
unregulated internet... er... wait a minute!
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Linda REINING ('64)
Not sure I understand why some are deciding to "opt out" of the
Sandstorm... my understanding of the reason for the Sandstorm was
to discuss our memories of Richland and/or Col-Hi and reconnect
with old friends, who we may not have "found" any other way. I
realize that some of us enjoy a "good" debate, but the Sandstorm
was never intended for a political forum... we had the Sandbox for
that and we also have other venues for those discussions... Face
Book is one that comes to mind. *grin*
I don't write in all that often... don't always have something I
think others would be interested in reading, but I LOVE reading
the entries... will admit, even though I probably shouldn't, that
there are some that I skip over, as the content isn't something
that interests me, but for the most part, I read every entry.
I just hope Maren never "tires" of her duties, as I would miss the
Sandstorm if it were to disappear.
-Linda REINING ('64) ~ we are supposed to be getting another storm
that is brining rain and snow to Kuna/Meridian/Boise, ID
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee got it... WE
are the Bombers, Mighty mighty Bombers, everywhere we gooooooo
people wanna knoooooooooow who we are so we tell them.........
So I'm sittin here eating my Peeney buster n Cocoanut oil sammy
(don't ga till ya tried it... if E (not e, Ellen ('63) could eat
peeney buster and Banana I can do my thing too)... and I'm thinkin
I musta made a big mistook when I read a couple a entries inna
Sandstorm on the 27th... nope... two a my good buds have left the
Sandstorm acuz our beeeeeaaaaaatiful, sexy, cool, HARD WORKING
Editor in Bomber-babe has requested that we refrain on the more
provocative subjects in our posts, for good reason... sometimes we
forget ourselves and can get downright nasty and disagreeable. I
remember well when the Sandbox was invented... it was getting
worse than a bar fight between a buncha squids and the Few and the
Proud... notta pretty sight... it got damned ugly... worse than
ugly... now the Editor in Bomber-babe didn't sign on to do two
Sandstorms a day... We are the ONLY people I know of (tho I do
not doubt that the other two secret cities may have something
similar) to have a daily Alumni paper where we Bombers can keep in
touch... it is about the coolest thing I've ever heard of and I'm
not all that easily entertained... I am the first to admit that
there are kids out there from my class and likely others who
consider me a perfect A-hole. I'm not perfect nor am I always
right... in fact, every single day after saying my prayers and
meditations... I mean right after, I catch myself taking the
tooter far too seriously... I gotta think... If my little feelings
are hurt, what in MY behavior is wrong. I don't wanna see ANY
Bomber leave this forum because of something that was said. I
especially don't wanna see anyone leave because we can't get down
and dirty... we got lotsa places to do that... we don't have to
agree alla time... but here, we need to be civil and if that means
we can't say everything on our minds sometimes I can certainly
live with that... we learn through disagreement... and for that
let's go outside this lil gem of ours... My daughter's restaurant
gotta 100% bill of health from the health department the other
day... she said "Dad, we can't be perfect, how do we improve if we
are perfect?"... I'm thirty years older than she is and I'd never
heard it put so well. The other Day, Betsy FOX ('63) put her
position to a question I posited in a FaceBook post about as
eloquently as I've ever read... but if I hadn't read it, I'd have
missed all of the points she made... right forum... right place
for us to argue... When I saw that "Em" ('52) and my ol' friend
Q ('62) were dropping out from "boredom" I took it seriously...
I mean I met Em quite a while back and found her to be just
lovely... Q is the first Kadlec baby in history... man we don't
need to lose people like that and we shouldn't... we shouldn't
lose anyone because it's too nasty or too boring... it's a great
means of staying in touch... .Well, that's how I feel anyway...
We are the Bombers, Dang it!
Oh yeah... it occurred to me that I forgot to name the four Stars
in the photo I sent in my post the other day. Some of you may have
never known them and some of you may not have recognized them...
so they are:
Ray STEIN ('64 number 10 in your b-ball program), Terry DAVIS Knox
('65 number 70 in your football program; he's not a Doctor, but he
has played a few on TV), Jim HOUSE ('63 number 32 in your b-ball
program) and Dick BOEHNING ('63 number 11 in your football
program) . Sorry guys, my mistook!
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Col/150228-RHS-v-Mead.jpg
So it's birthday time... I shoulda put these first so you could
scroll past but... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Lola HEIDLEBAUGH ('60) and
Larry GROSS ('65) on your special day, February 28, 2015!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David RIVERS ('65)
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66)
Re: 4 stars at the RHS-v-Mead game:
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Col/150228-RHS-v-Mead.jpg
Re: Picture I took from our seats on the north side of the gym:
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Col/150228-Gym-looking_south.jpg
Richland beat Kentridge 78 to 51 this evening [2/27] at Chiawana
for a berth to State March 5 – 7.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Col/150228-RHS-Team.jpg
On to State, Bombers!!!!!
-Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66) ~ Richland
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
>>From: Rick MADDY ('67)
Re: Politics and Me
I may have shared my childhood stories and a bit of my adulthood
about living in Richland. Stories after I left. Stories when I
came back... and left again. I have never 'relived' my past in
here. Have fun trying to do that!! I believe we started out by
simply telling short stories of our lives in Richland. People we
know/knew. Where we went if we did leave. Our parents, teachers,
children, grandchildren. Notable automobiles. Many of us putting
our story in here for the many reasons we did with a touch of
trust. Opening up at times for vile scrutiny from others when
we actually believed we would be treated in an atmosphere of
'confidentiality' due only to the fact we are all Bombers. Be
careful with what you assume. The brotherhood and sisterhood.
Love. Prayer. Happy Birthday. So many good things have by far
outweighed the bad. The details of an individual's history of
Richland before the bomb(s) and since. An ongoing story and I
still enjoy reading them.
The old Col-Hi and Richland High School still exists in our
hearts, minds and today. They are one in the same. I have heard
FEW stories from the alumni from the years 1980 to today. I have
read many from the 1930s to 1979 and there are many that still
have not penned their thoughts for whatever reason. I am waiting
to hear from the 1980 to 2014 grads. I want to hear about their
keggers, where they had them... is it still possible to have
them... and etc., etc. etc., etc. Those who believe the '30s
through the '70s is the story of Bomberville is sadly mistaken.
Anyone who wants to use this site for their propaganda constructs
and governmental 'truth' is a long way off the Alumni Sandstorm
trail. Use your local newspaper to spew your political views. Make
your own website for the like-minded. I do not even care what your
political view is. Wrong place. I can read about politics online
every second of the day until I drop dead. I vote. I have little
use of ever hearing anyone's political views in here because it
causes me PTSD. If Maren allowed it, I would leave. I'm sure
nobody would even notice I was gone because there is only going
to be about ten to twenty of you left in the Alumni Sandstorm
attempting to put your ball in the other's court with your
political views. Haters are going to hate.
Politics almost got me killed in 1968 when I was 18 years old and
killed several Marines I actually liked. I think of those Marines
on an almost daily basis. Like when I wake up every morning and
ask myself, "You still here?" I am an eighth generation American.
My family has been shot up on many occasions because of
Republicans, Democrats and other political fanfare. I could go on
and on and on, and sometimes do, about it. And to think that my
decision to join the Marine Corps as my father did before WWII
so not to be drafted into the Army... that I could have been a
Canadian divorce lawyer... therefore, I repeat, my take on your
all knowing, skewed, fanatical political views is to take them
elsewhere. I won't even say good-bye.
Heed the words of Steve CARSON (Championship Class of '58) -
27/Feb/2015 post.
Thank you, Maren, for keeping the AS real and as clean as you have
accomplished with a few bumps along the way. How you do it is a
mystery for myself. I have too much anger and a low tolerance for
a lot of reasons that I have yet dealt with. Probably the reason I
live alone.
-Rick MADDY ('67)
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
NOT a Bomber Memorial - only INFO today
Re: Ed SHANE ('51wb-RIP)
Viewing Einan's at Sunset 2/28/15 - 5pm to 7pm
Memorial Service Events Sunset Sunday, March 1st at 2pm
followed by a grave side burial service at Sunset Gardens.
Reception w/light food and beverage will be held at the
Kennewick Church of the Nazarene, 2402 S. Union St.
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
That's it for today. Please send more.
****************************************************************