Alumni Sandstorm ~ 09/21/15
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6 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber Memorial today:
Mike CLOWES ('54), Jim HAMILTON ('63)
Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64), David RIVERS ('65)
Cathy GEIER ('66), Patty THOMPSON ('68wb)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ann CLATWORTHY ('54)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Treasure ELDER ('54)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ned BARKER ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike WAGGONER ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dean HEILING ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bob McCOULLOGH ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Cathy GEIER ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lyle LAUGHERY ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Karen ROW ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Stephen FORTE ('66)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54)
This is one of those days that come once in a year; an actual
"two-fer". I'm sure the Junior Gyrene sometimes hits this
feature: Two Bomber Babes celebrating a birthday on the same
date. It happens from time to time. This time, I happen to know
both of them; went to school with them; may have been in the
same classroom at the same time with them; and graduated with
them. The major problem now, is that they live on both coasts
(separately of course).
Therefore, the ceremonial tip of the ol' propeller beanie is
performed twice; but a very loud shout of "Happy Birthday!" so
it can be heard in Virginia and California is in store for Ann
CLATWORTHY and Treasure ELDER (both '54) as they reach their
22nd and 21st birthdays (respectively).
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR where
Oktoberfest has wound down and the clean-up may get damp
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>>From: Jim HAMILTON ('63)
When one goes to the doctor they always ask for you to update
your medical history, and I've never told them about a problem
I first noted 53 years ago today.
Try as I may, I don't think I could write all my symptoms in
the limited space they give on the clipboard questionnaire.
Not sure if there is an order of urgency, but they include:
My hands are shaky and my knees are weak
I can't seem to stand on my own two feet
I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree
My friends say I'm actin' wild as a bug
My heart beats so it scares me to death!
My insides shake like a leaf on a tree
And one thing I'm sure you never thought you'd hear from me
My tongue gets tied when I try to speak
I'm hoping there is no cure, and I'm confident that the
cause is that little red haired girl I took to the Uptown
that Friday night and the rest as they say is history.
Love you, Nancy, don't even want to think where or what
p.s. She still make my palms sweat
-jimbeaux
-Jim HAMILTON ('63)
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>>From: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64)
Re: Iditarod stuff
We're 166 days from the ceremonial start of Iditarod, 2016
(March 5, 2016), and 3 time winner young Dallas Seavey is
already working with his team to make them better. Click his
picture to see his next step in training:
http://iditarod.com/race/?vid=120875
-Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) ~ Gretna, LA
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: alla news what's fit ta print
Here we are again... two special Bombers separated by a couple
a years but sharing the same b-day... One has become a good bud
over the years tho we have yet to meet... almost met when he was
in Vegas a while back for a meeting of the Military Order of the
Purple Heart... guess that tells you a little bit about what he
did in the war, Daddy... the other got his first HB (I'm pretty
sure) from me whilst he was staying in Vegas for a visit... a
little Oracle ('63) called me and suggested I call him up and
wish him a happy happy and I did... been tradition to do his BD
in here ever since... Now I've been close to the hoosegow with
this guy on at least one occasion... seems the old handball wall
had become a might shabby since that night a crew from the Gold
Medal Class slinked down during a B Ball game and decorated it
with the a '63 and their class motto... "nobody likes a
squealer" or something like that... at least this is one of the
stories I've heard... there are several depending on the teller
of the tale... as I further understand, there were more kids
who came to have been there that night than were in all three
classes at Col-Hi combined at the time... so anywho... It seemed
only fitting that the wall be re-painted during the 50th reunion
for these kids and so (and I don't wanna miss anybody here...
but I can only remember two) Lamont DeJONG ('63), Roy BALLARD
('63) and SEVERAL OTHERS ('63) went around and conned the local
merchants into donating paint, brushes and rollers under some
pretense which I can't recall... the call had gone out earlier
to be at the wall at a given time... I think when I arrived 3
people were there... more came later to give moral support, but
only maybe 4 of us actually painted... now we weren't worried
cuz we had two fine lawyer types to take care of any problems...
that was until our pictures appeared on the front page of the
TCH and the attached photo was snapped... So HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
Ned BARKER ('59 and thank you for your service) and Dean HEILING
('63) on your special day, September 21, 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Riv/150921-63_Wall_Painting.jpg
-David RIVERS ('65)
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>>From: Cathy GEIER ('66)
Hi
Here is a suggestion... put info re upcoming reunions in
Sandstorm... help out the reunion committees. I graduated in
'66. I've gotten 1 or 2 things about next summer reunion but
nothing since... would be nice to know how they are doing.
If you or another Richland resident has time he/she could do
little short updates on weather, schools, sports teams, etc...
We lived there- some have roots...
I remain in Seattle doing yoga and substituting for Seattle
schools. Some day the sky scrapers will block the sky and I will
be gone to a small town where I can relive the small town life
which I create here in Seattle.
Best,
-Cathy GEIER ('66)
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[All reunions are listed on the RichlandBombers.com website...
keep checking there for any updates. -Maren]
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>>From: Trisha Pritikin, aka Patty THOMPSON ('68wb)
Dear Bombers, Bomber "Wanna-Be's", and Friends,
I have been a subscriber and consistent reader of the Alumni
Sandstorm for more than a year now, and have posted a question
or two about places and events I recalled from childhood in
Richland.
I have been encouraged by several people at the Club 40 Reunion
held at Richland Red Lion Hanford House the weekend of Sept 11-
12 to post to the group, so here I am!
I was born and raised in Richland, and spent my childhood in an
"F" on Stevens Drive. My family left Richland when my Dad, a GE
nuclear engineer (100 Area), was transferred to GE in San José,
California, and then to work with GETSCO in Spain. I would have
been class of 1968.
I am very thankful that so many people at the Club 40 Reunion
came up to our table to participate in an anonymous health
survey supported by the University of Maryland. While a number
of people reported being in excellent health (which pleased us
greatly), there were others who reported thyroid problems,
several cancers, and other health issues.
Club 40 members are all, for the most part, children of Hanford
workers. Although not yet a Club 40 member, both my parents
worked at Hanford. While some have successfully filed survivor
claims on behalf of parents deceased from cancers recognized
as radiation-related under EEOICP, others of us have not been
successful. We want very much to honor the experience of those
former workers who have had their claims rejected, by recording
their data anonymously on an online map through this project.
While we are not able to overrule a negative decision under
EEOICP, we do wish to record this health data so that it is not
forgotten.
As children of Hanford workers, we are a very special group. We
share the unique heritage of Hanford. And, as such, we are in a
position to help and support one another. Some of us have come
through childhood in Richland without health impact, and for
that I am thankful. But, others of us (and I include myself in
this latter group) now have hypothyroidism and other health
issues that may or may not be related to childhoods spent in
the Hanford area.
It is essential that the record of health impacts among children
of Hanford workers is included along with the record of health
impacts amongst our parents, now documented through EEOICP. As
children, we were highly susceptible to the contaminants in our
environment.
Many people at the Club 40 Reunion not only provided anonymous
health data themselves, but took home brochures that included
the website for the health survey so that family members and
friends could also submit data.
If you would like to submit your or family members' data
anonymously, the biomapping wellness survey can be found online
at http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2305450/Health-Survey
On a final note, thank you to everyone for a very warm and
welcoming experience for both Kate Brown, project lead, and
myself. We entered the Bombers scholarship raffle, and almost
won (which means we didn't win L) the Bombers' quilt, an awesome
prize! We made new friends and were truly impressed by the
camaraderie and friendship in evidence in the reunion.
-Trisha Pritikin, aka Patty THOMPSON ('68wb)
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Bomber Memorial
>>Cliff PETERSEN ~ Class of 1970 ~ 1951 - 2015
Bomber Memorials
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That's it for today. Please send more.
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