Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/08/15
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3 Bombers sent stuff: 
Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52)
Laura Dean KIRBY ('55)
David RIVERS ('65)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bruce STRAND ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Grant RANLETT ('69) 
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Doug DUNCAN ('71) 
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gordy EDGAR ('78)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jennifer HARDEN ('96)

BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today: Jim ADAIR ('66) & Kathie MOORE ('69)

BOMBER LUNCH: Patti's All Bombers, 12:30, JD Diner, W.Richland 
        (every 2nd Saturday)

BOMBER REUNION concludes today: '85 in '15 - 30 years 

BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
    Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52)

Sitting here on the deck of my old house, I'm lovin' being in
Alaska again! The weather is absolutely perfect (65 to 80 for
high temps), a soft breeze and plenty of sunshine! I've had
time with my daughter and her husband, 2 of my granddaughters
and 4 of my great-grands. Yesterday I visited and enjoyed a
wonderful once-a-month Luncheon with friends from the 1980s. 
I have not yet seen the "resident" moose and calves here, but
life doesn't get much better than this!

I didn't know until last Sunday that I would be able to come up
and there were some very negative reactions on the short notice
but things are smoothed over now. I had emailed everyone of my
plans, as soon as they were confirmed, that I would be arriving
on Tuesday. Yes, it was short notice... but not anything I
could have prevented. I tried for Wednesday but there were no
seats available. I certainly didn't want to put it off for
another week after having lost a month already. I like to come
up for 2 months each year (July and August) but couldn't find a
2nd person to help with my live-in former sister-in-law. In the
rush, I forgot to bring the keys to my car. (Matter of fact, I
didn't even remember that I had taken them with me last year!)
They are in the mail and should arrive tomorrow (today, as
you read this) but it isn't guaranteed. A friend who saw my
"stranded" plight on Facebook, picked me up here in the Butte
to go the Luncheon in Wasilla. I felt so lucky to have been
here for it. Wonderful friends and great food! There was a
family of the Sikh religion...very interesting. Now I know why
they wear the turbans. I guess we all have ideas that seem
strange to others.

I plan to be back in Richland next month in time for Club 40
and the trip to Lincoln City with the Rambling Rovers Senior
travel group that I enjoy so much.

Best Bomber regards,
-Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52) ~ in another of God's Countries
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>>From: Laura Dean KIRBY ('55)

Hi Maren,

The Ladies of Bomber class '55 have scheduled a lunch for any
women in the area or passing through who graduated in 1955.
This is our first try at a get together and we would like to
see new faces. We have a reservation at Sterlings in Richland
on GWWay for 11:30 on Tuesday, August 11. Please post this
notice in tomorrow's Sandstorm and a reminder on Monday. If we
are successful, I will ask you to place us on the Bomber
calendar.

Thank you for all the work you do to keep all of us and our
unique heritage intact.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 11, 2015
TIME: 11:30am
WHERE: Sterling's on GWWay

Sincerely,
-Laura Dean KIRBY Armstrong ('55)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)

Re: Happy Happy

Afore I get down to congrchulatin' the happy couple on so and
so many years a wedded bliss... I needa make a 'nouncment... on
his birthday Mike SHEERAN ('66) shot his second hole in one!!!
Now I know for a fact that at least two girls from my adopted
class a '63 actually believe I am so stupud about sports that I
don't know what that means... well, ha ha ha... it's where the
puck goes over the goal post without touching the backboard on
the first pitch... so there!

For Linda REINING ('64), Michael PETERSON ('77) says he sang
two songs with Richland in them on the "Modern Man" album in
2001... but... it was not released in the US... arrrrrrrrrrgh.

So now on to two kids that have been close to me for quite a
while. One I've known since we were 15... we don't go back as
far as some but then he was not in Richland before that... the
other I've only known for 25 years but they shore been good
ones... we've been thru great times and not so great times...
we've eaten strawberry pie in every place in So-Cal... we've
fought our way outa the big surplus store on H-wood blvd...
We've watched Terry DAVIS ('65) take his first rolley-coaster
ride... and oh so very much more... HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Jimmie
('65-'67) and Kathie (MOORE '69) ADAIR on your special day,
August 8, 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-David RIVERS ('65)
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That's it for today. Please send more.
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