Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/03/17 BOMBERS ARE 2017 STATE 4A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 Bombers sent stuff: Ruth PATTY ('56). Nola DAVEY ('56) David DOUGLAS ('62), Mike FRANCO ('70) ************************************************************* ************************************************************* BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Rick VINCENT ('71) 12/03 22 days till Christmas CINNAMON BEAR - Listen to "Weasley Wailing Whale" (Episode #5) BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar Click the event you want to know more about. ************************************************************* ************************************************************* >>From: Ruth PATTY Holesworth ('56) To: Beverly EDWARDS Olson ('56) My sincere thoughts and prayers to you and family on the passing of Glenn. We haven't seen each other in many years, but fondly remember our days at Sacajawea. -Ruth PATTY Holesworth ('56) Sent from my iPhone ************************************************************* ************************************************************* >>From: Nola DAVEY Meichle ('56) Re:Cinnamon Bear My brother Howard ('58-RIP) and I started listening to the Cinnamon Bear around 1946; I was between 8 and 9. We loved it. Hurried home from school to listen every afternoon. I don't remember when I stopped listening. Of course, I am 80 years old, so do not remember much anymore. Lol -Nola DAVEY Meichle ('56) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Check out The Cinnamon Bear on Wikipedia - very cool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cinnamon_Bear -Maren] ************************************************************* ************************************************************* >>From: David DOUGLAS ('62) My son Rodger was well enough this week to be transferred to the Rehabilitation facility for physical therapy before going home. He was finally scheduled to be discharged Tuesday, December 5, which also happens to be my birthday. Then Thursday night the nurse called and said he had been sent back to the transplant critical care unit because he was throwing up blood. They did an endoscopy and found a large bleeding ulcer, which the doctor sutured together and stopped the bleeding. However, Friday morning they did an angiogram of the artery going to his second transplanted liver and found it completely blocked, with no blood going to the liver. The doctor will do a biopsy Saturday morning to determine the state of his second liver, but I'm afraid it will not be viable. Rodger has already told me he does not want a third transplant. I'm going to have him sign an advance directive so that he makes that decision, not me. I can understand his feelings. He's been in the hospital almost four months, and will be there another three at least if he has the third transplant, assuming one can be found in time. He was very fortunate that it only took six days for him to get his second transplant after the first one failed. He was on life support for over a month after the second operation, as he was much sicker than before his first transplant when his own liver was still functioning. It's been very hard on both my wife and me. We've been to visit him every day he's been in the hospital, except for three days when he was sedated. We live 35 miles from the hospital, and even travelling most of the way on freeways it takes almost an hour to get there. Still, it isn't as difficult as the road he has to travel. I very much appreciate the support of my fellow Col-Hi classmates. I value it greatly. -David DOUGLAS ('62) ~ Mesa, AZ ************************************************************* ************************************************************* >>From: Mike FRANCO ('70) WOW... Happy RIce day! 1) Happy birthday to our friend and fellow Bomber and Eastern pal Randy RICE ('73) yesterday 2) Huge congratulations to Boise State hoops coach Leon Rice. Last night his Broncs ended The Oregon Ducks' 46 game home court winning streak with a half court buzzer beater. It's on the net, check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLZN1jyodas Re: Cinnamon Bear AND thank you everyone for the enormous amount of background regarding Cinnamon Bear lore and history. I must say as a class of 1970 guy it is refreshing to run into a subject like this that really was before my time. In the '50s as a young Jefferson Grade School kid I vaguely remember a few radio shows but they were like Gunsmoke and Don McNeill's breakfast Club out of Chicago. But I never really listened to any of that. Actually as a young guy I am not sure I ever listened to anyone besides other kids! Thanks to all for the Cinnamon Bear education! I will never catch up with the rest of you but feel I understand a little bit now. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday and has great plans for great family fun this month. -Mike FRANCO ('70) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Mike, Just click the Cinnamon Bear link at the top of every SS and listen to that day's episode... they're usually just under 13 minutes... ************************************************************* ************************************************************* That's it for today. 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