Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/10/16 - HOLIDAY - COLUMBUS DAY
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Mike CLOWES ('54), Tom HEMPHILL ('62)
Dennis HAMMER ('64), Linda REINING ('64)
Shirley COLLINGS ('66)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Larry MURPHY ('54)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jeanette HABERMAN ('73)
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)
Well, it would seem that a certain bubble needs bursting.
There was a statement made about someone from a class in the
sixties being "the first ever sophomore on the Sandstorm
staff." The 1952 Columbia lists as reporters on the '51-'52
Sandstorm fellow classmates Dick COLE and Corlee "Corky"
WILLIAMS (both '54) amongst the many. Enough said.
Now for the day's real business; the acknowledgement of a
milestone. One of today's Bomber birthdays shows that the
perfesser of the stomach Steinway is among the few. Hey, this
guy coulda replaced Myron Florin; think about that. "Thank
you, boyz, that was wunnerfull, wunnerfull."
[Florin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqURmXMEGFI -Maren]
So a tip of the ol' propeller beanie and a hearty "Happy
Birthday!" for Larry MURPHY ('54) who can still squeeze out a
tune when the mood strikes. Keep on playin' fellah.
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR where
the rains of autumn continue.
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>>From: Tom HEMPHILL ('62)
Re: Oct 1, 2016 Bomber Lunch in Vancouver, WA
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-PDX/00.htm
HUGE group picture
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-PDX/01-Group.jpg
It was great to see our friends again who have been coming to
the lunches for a few years and it was a real treat to meet
some new Bombers who have not made it to lunches in the past.
We had 20 people join us this time at the new Warehouse 23
Restaurant on the Columbia River in Vancouver. Actually it's
an old building and landing with a new restaurant owner and
great new menu.
Bob CARLSON, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) and Karyl Carlson (spouse)
have joined us often for many years. Jan RUCKER Meyer ('55)
and Ferna GAROUTTE Hicks ('58) have become regulars as well
in the past couple of years.
Jeanie TURNER Anderson ('61) and Gary Anderson (Spouse) had
fun visiting as we talked about books, politics other stuff
with Tom HEMPHILL ('62) & Linda Hemphill (spouse).
Marcia MILLER Neff ('62) and Doug Neff (Spouse) had a great
tine visiting with old friends.
Ann ENGEL Schafer ('63), Tony Siegmund (Friend), Donni CLARK
Dunphy ('63) and Gary Dunphy (Spouse) had just returned from
a cruise to Alaska, so we got a little report from them.
The '64 group, including John FLETCHER ('64), Bill SCOTT
('64), Cherrie TEMPERO Scott ('64), Eric HOFFMAN ('64), and
Maxine McKUNE Hoffman ('64) had to claim victory for having
the most representation. We were glad that these younger kids
were able to take up more space this time.
Terry WERNER ('65) joined us again and had a good visit at
the other end of the table, so we didn't get to visit much
until later in the week when Terry and I got together to
discuss important stuff.
Re: December Special Xmas Lunch
Thanks to everyone that made our gathering so much fun. Our
next Portland/Vancouver lunch with be a special Christmas
Party Pot Luck at a private clubhouse in Salmon Creek, north
end of Vancouver where I-5 and I-205 intersect. The date is
Saturday, December 3 and the time will be 11:30 until we are
done. Email me to RSVP and get directions to the clubhouse -
tomh2491@comcast.net
-Tommy HEMPHILL ('62)
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>>From: Dennis HAMMER ('64)
To: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54)
Re: Firearms Expert--NOT
Well, I said I was no firearms expert. I knew there was an
M-2, carbine, but didn't know it was a variation of the M-1
carbine, and I also thought it was post WWII, used in Korean
War. I "knew" it was designed by James Stewart... er...
"Carbine Williams," but then found out that part of the movie
was inaccurate. Working for Winchester he had another design,
but did not finish it until after the M-1 carbine was
accepted. Saw that movie when I was about 7 years old and the
only things I remembered were shooting the snake and the end
saying he was a hero for inventing that rifle used in WWII. I
was under the impression for many many years it was the M-1
they were talking about until I learned someone else named
Garand designed that one, then seeing the movie again saw
they were referring to the M-1 carbine -- still wrong. I
learned, I think in Jr. High, not to take movies "based on a
true story" too seriously, but one would think they could at
least make the basic important parts correctly.
-Dennis HAMMER ('64) ~ When the legend becomes fact, print
the legend - Reporter "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"
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>>From: Linda REINING ('64)
Re: Memories of Richland
I went to Marcus Whitman from Kindergarten to 3rd grade,
then, my folks moved from the prefab to a ranch house and I
went to Spalding from 4th thru 6th.
At Marcus Whitman I had Mrs. Lane for both Kindergarten and
2nd grade... I can still "see" her, standing in front of the
class... she was tall and thin, brown hair and glasses,
Mrs. Sterling was my 1st grade teacher... loved her... she
reminded me of a "grandma"... she probably wasn't that old,
but she had grey hair and "looked liked a grandma".
In 2nd grade, Mrs. Lane had a weaving loom in her classroom
and we each made a pot holder.
3rd grade I had Mrs. Mead (didn't like her... she was mean
and always seemed like she couldn't be bothered with the
problems of little kids)... I do remember art projects in her
class, though... we learned to "work" with clay... I have
absolutely NO artistic talent, so whenever I was required to
make anything out of clay, it was always a cat... we weren't
allowed to make snakes, or that probably would have been my
choice!
In 4th grade, at Spalding, I had Miss Jones... we also had a
school nurse and I ended up being sent to her office, then
being sent home, with what she thought was "impatigo"
(contagious disease) but was just a cold sore... had to go to
the doctor and get a note to be able to come back to school.
5th grade was Mrs. Schwartz... loved her... she was a great
teacher.
6th grade was Mr. Anderson... he was "big" on oral book
reports... hated having to stand up in front of the class...
he also liked demonstrating Science projects... one of them
that has always "stuck" in mind was when he took out a
cigarette, lit it, took out a hankie and blew the smoke into
the hankie... showed us the "brown" stain and said that is
what nicotine did to our lungs... looking back, am thinking
he probably "needed" a cigarette and thought it would be a
good excuse to give us a lesson on smoking. *grin* Now, he'd
probably be fired on the spot for doing that. He was also a
HUGE fan of giving dictionary work for those who talked
during class... I never seemed to be able to keep quiet, so
was usually spending a lot of time, after school, writing
down every word, pronunciation, and explanation on two,
sometimes more, pages. Would usually take two hours, since
he'd always manage to find pages that had a LOT of words and
explanations! Oh, and it had to be legible, too!
Now that you are totally bored, I will end this and, maybe,
write in another time, with other memories of growing up in
the BEST town in the US!
-Linda REINING ('64) ~ Fall has arrived in Kuna, ID and am
loving it... can't wait for Winter and snow!
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>>From: Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66)
Re: Joe KEEFE ('64), songwriter ~ 10/9/16 Tri-City Herald
"44 years later, Tri-City singer-songwriter
reunites with guitar, reforms band"
"Longtime musician Joe KEEFE ('64) was recently
reunited with a guitar he received as a present
for graduating from [Columbia] High School in
1964. A friend who took the guitar to make
repairs in 1972 lost touch but was recently able
to reach out to KEEFE after hearing his name
mentioned on a Dr. Demento radio program."
-Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66) ~ Richland
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