Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/14/15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 Bombers and Don Sorenson (NAB) sent stuff: Mike CLOWES ('54) Diane AVEDOVECH ('56) David RIVERS ('65) Don Sorenson (NAB) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ken NEAL ('57) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jon BLACK ('61) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lorraine WARD ('63) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gayle VOGEL ('66) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Shirley COLLINGS ('66) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Michael West RIVERS ('68) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Jo GARRISON ('69) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Terry DELSING ('71) BOMBER LUNCH: Patti's All Bombers, 12:30, JD Diner W.Richland (every 2nd Saturday) COLLEGE FOOTBALL Today: 2:00p (CST) UW @ AZ St. - PACN 2:30p (CST) ND#4 - Wake Forest - NBC 6:15p (CST) LSU#9 - AR - ESPN 9:45p (CST) WSU @ UCLA#18 - ESPN BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar Click the event you want to know more about. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) Re: 11/11/40 Storm The only things missing from Dick McCOY's ('45, '46 & '02) hazardous tale was the lead dog named "King" and the trip to and from home to wherever was up hill both ways. Those were the days, my friends... -Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR where, hopefully, what ever snow falls stays in the mountains. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Diane AVEDOVECH ('56) Re: WKRP Thanksgiving Turkey video https://youtu.be/PeCGURWzjwE A Thanksgiving video. I'm still laughing and have tears in my eyes. This is a little longer than the clip that I got on Facebook but it is great! -Diane AVEDOVECH ('56) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: David RIVERS ('65) Re: A moment Of Prayer or silence if you prefer for those innocents in Paris; and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Shirley COLLINGS ('66) on your special day, November 14, 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -David RIVERS ('65) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Don Sorenson (NAB) Re: B Reactor National Park http://alumnisandstorm.com/Xtra/Sor/151115-B-Rector_Park.htm To All Bombers, November 12th the day B Reactor became part of the National Park system! A mix of former White Bluffs/Hanford residents, former Hanford workers, Senators and former Congressmen and 4th graders from White Bluffs grade school attended the event. The tireless efforts of B Reactor Museum Association (BRMA), the public, congressional folks and D. O. E. brought about this reality. I was lucky enough to receive an invite and asked to put together a display of items from the early days of Hanford. I also had the opportunity to meet a former resident of Hanford and White Bluffs. During our introduction I noticed her eyes were moist with sadness. While her lips were near trembling it became readily apparent memories were rushing back from over 70 years ago of having to leave a home she dearly loved. I reached out to touch her shoulder and said its okay to feel sad and that I was glad to meet her. About fifteen minutes later we crossed paths and she said "I'm feeling better". Three buses of children arrived soon after the doors were opened and you could hear the teachers issuing instruction on behavior and to resist the urge to touch (Some of the adults should have listened as a quite a few of them did the opposite). Burt PIERARD ('59) was there and we chatted for awhile. He and two others produced an excellent publication on DuPont's forgotten role at Hanford. I have been to "B" many times for tours I've done of Hanford, but this visit was the most electric. While news organizations reported this was the first time children had stepped foot into "B" this is not entirely accurate. Children toured B reactor during Hanford's 25th Anniversary and small grandchildren of former residents visited in the '80s during the Hanford/White Bluffs Reunions. Still the tape has been broken and many more children will have the opportunity to view something that for decades was off limits. -Don L. Sorenson (NAB) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** That's it for today. Please send more. ***************************************************************