Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/05/15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 Bombers sent stuff: Dick WIGHT ('52), Janet FORBY ('60) Larry MATTINGLY ('60), Carol CONVERSE ('64) David RIVERS ('65) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sue ERICKSON ('59) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sue NUSSBAUM ('63) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jerry COFFEE ('66) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary McCUE ('67) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Vicki LOWE ('71) BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar Click the event you want to know more about. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Dick WIGHT ('52) Re: Coast Guard birthday 4 August Thanks to Tedd CADD ('66), LCDR USCG for his post on Coast Guard Day - 225 years! Most folks don't know that the Coast Guard is the second-oldest service, barely behind the US Marines. The continental Army and Navy were disbanded after the Revolution, then re-established later. The Coast Guard was established in 1790 - brain child of Alexander Hamilton so our fledgling country could enforce the customs tax laws started around 1788. Then called the Revenue Cutter Service, officers of the Coast Guard were in the dual role of customs officers and also Naval officers of our nation. USCG was involved in every armed conflict since - War of 1812, Spanish American War and onward. Named U.S. Coast Guard in 1939, I believe, and codified in law as one of the nation's Armed Forces - even though it actually had been all along. I was proud to serve in that fine outfit from 1952 thru 1986, held 13 different pay grades (E-1 thru E-7 and O-1 thru O-6), commanded two ships and served on a total of 7 ships, one of them twice. Semper Paratus! -Dick WIGHT ('52) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Janet FORBY Padgett ('60) To: George BRINKMAN ('60) Re: 60 Class Reunion - 55 Years How to register Hi George, I am also sending this message to the Sandstorm in the hope of letting our class members who are not Club 40 members know what is happening and how to register. The Class of 1960 is joining Club 40 for our reunion activities on Friday, 9/11 and Saturday, 9/12 nights at the Red Lion Hotel. Saturday afternoon 9/12 we have a special get-together from 12noon until 3pm at the Richland Community Center, 500 Amon Park Drive (this is in Howard Amon Park, aka Riverside Park). We will be in the Riverview Room for a social gathering to "Eat Dessert First" enjoying decadent desserts, finger foods and beverages, and a short program. Fred PHILLIPS ('60) has agreed to be our Master of Ceremonies. He is a lot of fun! The Class of 1960 photo is scheduled at 2pm on the north side of the patio area. The cost of the photo includes mailing. Small group photos will also be taken and payment arranged with the photographer. A souvenir pamphlet with a schedule of events and other information regarding classmates will be distributed. The costs for our Saturday afternoon get-together is $15 per person for the Social, $10 for the photo and $5 for the Class of 1960 Pamphlet (add $2 if mailing is desired). We will accept pay-at-the door for Saturday afternoon activities. Friday evening we will join Club 40 members for a Taco Bar Buffet starting at 6pm. Bobbie PEARSON Wiley ('60) will set up her music machine and play our "old" favorite tunes from her collection. We expect it to be a great opportunity to say hello and reconnect with classmates from other classes as well as the Class of 1960. The cost is $35 per person. Saturday evening at 7pm we will join Club 40 members for dinner, and program, followed by live music to listen and dance too, if we can. We have special tables designated for the Class of 1960. There will be fun, interesting and sentimental items raffled off to raise money for the Conley-Richey-Overdahl Scholarship fund. Dinner entrée is pre-selected and served at the table. Choices for the entrée are Parmesan Crusted Chicken, Char Grilled King Salmon, Prime Carving Roast or a Vegetarian Dinner. You can also select gluten free items. The cost is $40 per person. To attend any Club 40 functions, you must be a paid member of Club 40. Dues: $10/year. I hope everyone joins Club 40. It will be primary database used for our 60 year reunion mailing and contact. Registration and payment for Club 40 Friday and Saturday nights need to be received no later than Saturday, August 22. These are pre-paid, pre-registrations. No tickets will be sold at the door. Registration information requested: NAME (MAIDEN NAME)_________________________ CLASS YEAR_______ SPOUSE (MAIDEN NAME)___________________ CLASS YEAR (IF A BOMBER) ADDRESS_________________________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS ___________________ PHONE _________________________ Saturday Night Dinner Selection(s) $40 per person Parmesan Crusted Chicken____ Grilled King Salmon____ Prime Carving Roast____ Vegetarian____ gluten free____ Friday Night Taco Bar Buffet $35 per person # ______ Club 40 Dues ____ $10 Class of 1960 fees ______ Social $15 ______ Photo $10 ______ Pamphlet $5 + ($2 if mailing desired) $_____Total Payment made to Club 40 and mailed to Kathy HOFF Conrad ('64), Club 40 Treasurer, P.O. Box 1832, Richland, WA 99352 Email me to have a brief note included in the pamphlet or to update your email and mailing address. We are looking forward to seeing or hearing from our friends. -Janet FORBY Padgett ('60) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Larry MATTINGLY ('60) Re: Tuesday August 4th is the birthday of the US Coast Guard I started this about 5PM Monday the 3rd. But I got distracted... more about that further down. "Any fireworks display fired on, over, or affecting, "any Navigable Waterways" must have a USCG "Marine Event Permit". So we mail out a thick envelope of applications each year in late January. There is a 138 day notification period. Many of these permits require an inspection by the USCG. After a few minor squabbles over various permits scattered over a 5 state area, I offered to do a class for inspectors. Best thing that could have happened. We developed a solid working relationship and with one exception all problems vanished. On one barge display a crusty old "Chief Boats" laid it on Ken and I about how perfect our set up needed to be. He got right in our faces and said I will be watching you all day pointing out the nearby USCG station across the water. "Anything ain't perfect on this barge you ain't shooting". "Got that? You understand me?" "Yes Sir". Normal fireworks barges are a mess with spilled sand and wires running everywhere. It is organized confusion at best. But when all was done and checked out and ready to fire we sent the crew ashore. Then Ken and I carefully bundled and secured all 500 plus wires running up and down the rows of sandboxes containing the mortars.. Then we smoothed all the sand around the mortars in the boxes and then dragged leaf rakes all around the surface of the barge, turning it into a "Zen" garden. Absolutely nothing was out of place. We then called for inspection. The Chief came over with 2 helpers. The tide was out so you could look down on the barge and see it all. Starting down the ladder the Chief looked down and his jaw dropped. You could tell he did not want to put a foot track in that sand. He came back up on the dock and said "uuuhh, it looks OK" and signed off on the permit and walked away. I would have paid big $ for a picture of the smirks on his enlisted sailor assistants behind his back. This last J4 [4th of July] I was at Dutch Harbor, AK for my 22nd trip out there to do that very large display. The City of Unalaska supplies my crew. But I had only one crew member as the rest were on vacation. Because of the ever-changing and often bad weather we set the display up on semi trailers inside the high bay building. While I stood there rethinking how to get it done, in walks a group of Coast Guard personnel volunteering to be crew. I need to digress here: The 24 ship drilling fleet for Shell had just arrived at Dutch Harbor and the Coast Guard in Seattle District had sent 2 fast patrol boats and assorted personnel to be prepared to fend off a protester fleet of small boats. But... some 800 miles SW of Anchorage is pretty remote and no protesters showed up. I had a variety of talent in that group. 2 Law Enforcement Specialists, a Specialist in Maritime Law, 2 Gunners and a couple of mechanics who maintain the boat and engines. Not sure what the other 3-4 did. But the big thing here is that those "Coasties" pitched in and we got it done in 2 days. We fed them pizza for lunch the first day and roast beef sandwiches on the second day. I sent the Seattle Commanding Officer a letter of thanks for their help. They were a great bunch and were glad to have something to do. Now, as to the "distraction"..... I have a cat in my house. It came in last weekend as I was sorting out stuff and carrying it to the "house stuff" storage in the shop building on the back of my property. I left the sliding door wide open as I often do for short periods. We are trying to get things organized but with Jackie in Alaska part of the time and my working every day and my knee not being as good as expected, things are stacked up a bit in parts of the house. During the day when I am not there and in the middle of the night it has badly torn up parts of the carpet in several places. I see signs of it having been on the tables and counters. It is good at hiding as 3 of us looked for 2 hours and could not find it. I have left the door open several times so it could leave, but nada. I have seen it twice racing from one place to another when I surprised it getting up at 4am and coming home mid-day. It is grey and appears to be a feral cat as it is pretty beat up. Last night I set a live trap baited with tuna fish. No results this AM but I have hopes for this afternoon when I get home. I like cats and as I am typing this Charlotte (one of our pair of "tuxedo" cats) has her head on the edge of my laptop and is fast asleep. She and her sister Ashley were going on to 19 years old. But Ashley passed away a couple of months ago. She is upside down in the "twisted" position only a cat can achieve, purring softly. -J. Larry MATTINGLY ('60) ~ Finished at my office south of Olympia. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Carol CONVERSE Maurer (Magic Class of '64) To: David RIVERS ('65) You wanted to know what other big birthday we look forward to. I'm thinking our 65th birthday. Not that we are looking forward to that one, but it's a biggie nonetheless. Of course, there is also age 50. SENIOR DISCOUNTS start.. Love 'em. -Carol CONVERSE Maurer (Magic Class of '64) ~ Kennewick It's cooling down once again and let's hope it stays out of the triple digits for the rest of the summer! *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: David RIVERS ('65) Re: Bombers are so dang cool Today is one a those special b-days for me... this Bomber-babe has been in my life for as long as I can remember. She is the slightly more mature sister of a guy ('65) I was totally mesmerized by growing up... that probably sounds funny but I'm not sure how else to put it. He was (and is) just a guy you wanna be around and emulate... so much so that Terry DAVIS ('65) and I actually dyed our hair to give us that look I've come to enjoy her more and more over the years as just one of those Bomber-babes who is great to be around just to be in her presence... Every time I drive near my house on Van Giesen and get to the spot of the house across from Carol WISE's ('64) just west of mine I can't help but recall my Dad carrying this babe into our house... when I heard her initial scream I was knocked over... then seeing my Dad take charge as he always did was something... that accident (back in probably around '62) was something I'll not forget and her recovery is something I'll never stop being grateful for... I'm hoping her latest back problems have been resolved as well... she is just special so there! I am sure you all recall a video that went "viral" (I really hate those tag words) a few years ago. It is simply called Richland, Washington after the song written and sung by James Talley and was produced by a member of the class of 1972 for their 40 year Reunion. I would like to thank and give credit to Peter BRANDT ('72) for producing this fine piece of Art work... when we first "discovered" it we, who are not as bright as others sought to determine the producer of this video... I immediately spotted my Mom as the lady standing to the right of the Carnation Milk trucks (I think third from the right)... Terry DAVIS ('65) spotted Jack KEENEY ('65) at the swimming pool and some have even located their houses. We are so very impressed that the class of '65 wishes to show the video at our 50 year Reunion. Naturally we would not presume to alter Peter's work product and shall give him credit for the production and James Talley for the song. Thank you again Peter for such a wonderful tribute to our home town! (and the Class of '72 of course). Go BOMBERS! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sue NUSSBAUM ('63) on your special day, August 5, 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -David RIVERS ('65) and yes, Senior Squid ('54)... to be correct, 96 would have to be reversed not upside down. [Dagone, David, I knew 'ZACTLY what you meant. -Maren] *************************************************************** *************************************************************** That's it for today. Please send more. ***************************************************************