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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/01/06 ~ HAPPY NEW YEAR
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Doreen Hallenbeck ('51), Deedee Willox ('64)
Bill Wingfield ('67), Larry Crouch ('71)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mark Perkins ('75)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike FitzPatrick ('80)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)
Best wishes to all Bombers for a happy, prosperous, healthy and
blessed New Year. The "DustStorm" mentioned the class of '51 55th
reunion in conjunction with Club 40. Haven't seen much mention of
it in the Alumni Sandstorm -- are many '51rs planning to attend?
We hope to make the trip north from Arizona with the hope of
rekindling friendships and sharing memories. As the calendar
years pass, so do our classmates and hopefully everyone,
including Tri-City area classmates, will be there in September.
-Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)
Arizona Sunshine Country-Smile Green Valley, AZ
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>>From: Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64)
Happy New Year to all of you Bombers everywhere.
I have been amazed to see all the different places we live and
work. And being spread all over the world, it's also amazing when
two 'bump into' each other, like Anita Fravala Griffin's ('73)
entry yesterday.
To: Anita Fravala Griffin ('73)
We've been to Scottsdale and it is beautiful. Have you gone
to Sedona yet? We took a trip several years ago, visited Jean
Armstrong Reynolds ('64) in Phoenix. We decided to go home via
Scottsdale. Jean urged us to go through Sedona, which we did. I'm
so glad we listened to her - Sedona it just beautiful. Scottsdale
doesn't get as hot as Phoenix, does it? We went in September-
October; Phoenix (as well as Tucson) was HOT!!!!
-Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64) ~ Burbank, WA - where it warmed up
a bit, in the 40s yesterday. We have family visiting, took
them for a family portrait yesterday.
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>>From: Bill Wingfield (Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
To: David Rivers ('65)
Thanks for the reminder, to call a friend if depression starts to
set in. It really does work. Sometimes it's hard to remember that
depression is only temporary. It will go away. Exercise is also a
great way to wipe it away, but phoning a friend is too.
-Bill Wingfield (BRC '67) ~ Augusta, GA
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>>From: Larry Crouch ('71)
Re: Happy New Year
I hope everyone had a great 2005 and we are looking forward to
2006, all you class of '71 graduates we are in the prime of our
lives.
Grand kids Grand kids... Harleys... If I look far enough I can
see retirement off in the distance, sitting on the porch in
western Kansas sipping on Jack... shotgun on my lap waiting for
one of those pesky pheasants to walk by, Diana will still be
trying to shape me into a real person of substance. Brad will
still be a Texican, Robin will be selling fruit, Clark will look
21 still surrounded by sexy ladies, Doug will be in some far far
away land. Alan will be living on his lake, Forsbunny will be on
some hippy island in WA. And I'll be sitting on the porch. Here's
to a great 2006 and everyone keep moving forward.
-Larry Crouch ('71)
PS... (I would really like a 6 speed my old Harley too)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/02/06
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), Mary Lee Lester ('58) and Linda Lester ('62)
Leoma Coles ('63), Linda Reining ('64), Mike Perkins ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Steve Piippo ('70)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Class of '51
To: Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)
Here is to my good friend with the longest name in the Bomber
history. Doreen, you mentioned the Class of '51 attending the
Club 40 party in 2006.
HEY 1951! NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: COME TO THE PARTY!!
-Dick McCoy ('45)
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>>From: Mary Lee Lester ('58) and Linda Lester ('62)
Re: Mary Lester Thompson
Dear Friends and Former Students of Mrs. Mary Lester Thompson,
It is with sadness that we report that our mother is in her last
days at Kadlec after a heart attack Wednesday night (Dec. 28).
Many will remember her from her teaching days at Lewis and Clark.
-Mary Lee Lester ('58) and Linda Lester ('62)
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>>From: Leoma Coles ('63)
I too, would like to wish all a Happy New Year and the best year
ever in 2006. I sometimes feel bad that I am single (divorced)
and still have to work at age 60, and worry about the things I
wish I had and can't do, financially, or for lack of time... and
then, I have to stop myself and say "wow, what about the things
I do have"!! I am fortunate to have my health, a good job, a
wonderful family, with two adorable grandchildren, a good car,
friends at work, my "Bomber family" that I enjoy hearing about,
and the freedom to worship and live with hope for the future.
Sometimes we just have to take the time, or even the moment, to
stop and say our blessings and "call a friend" or reflect on the
good times we've had and can have in the future!
Bless all and take care,
-Leoma Coles ('63) ~ in Salem, OR - where it's been wet and
rainy for days and days!
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
Happy New Year, Bombers, where ever you are! we ushered in 2006
with our traditional huge pot of chili, corn bread, dips and
chips and of course, coffee for us "old folks", and "liquid
refreshment" for the "whippersnappers"!
Re: Depression
Been there, done that and it ain't all that pretty, but Thank God
I had good friends and a wonderful family who pulled me out of
it. you'd be amazed at how much a simple phone call can mean.
I am hoping that 2006 brings all of us better times, better
health, more time to be with friends/family, stopping to smell
the flowers, swing on a swing, slide down a slide, splash in
puddles, laugh at ourselves, and enjoy our many blessings.
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - where we have finally
gotten the rain they have been predicting.
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>>From: Mike Perkins ('67)
Happy New Year to all, from the International Zone in Baghdad,
Iraq. The midnight hour passed in relative calm. Not what we
expected after the late afternoon mortar attack. And hardly any
noise compared to what was heard a few weeks ago after Iraq beat
Syria in a soccer match. Over 40 people were treated for wounds
sustained when the celebratory rounds fired in the air returned,
or attempted to return, to earth.
It's not all doom and gloom, though. The average Iraqi, like the
ones who risk their lives every day to work here in the IZ, has
never been more hopeful. They see the strides that have been made
and know that the ultimate goal is reachable.
-Mike Perkins ('67) ~ B'dad - Where it's 60°, clear and sunny,
with moderate to heavy car bombing... 8 so far today.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/03/06
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Steve Carson ('58), Dave Hanthorn ('63), Roy Ballard ('63)
Bill Wingfield ('67), Lynn-Marie Hatcher ('68), Frank Hames ('69),
Gary Turner ('71), Anita Fravala ('73), Shawn Schuchart ('78)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dick Lohdefinck ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bill Scott ('64)
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>>From: Steve Carson ('58)
To: Cindy Payton Hoffman ('65)
Thank you so much for answering my inquiry about Rodney Payton ('58).
To answer the question, no I am not a pharmacist but Rodney and I
were very active in the CAP Cadets and we both participated in
the International Aviation Cadet Exchange program. I will write
to your Uncle.
-Steve Carson ('58) ~ Chicago, IL
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>>From: Dave Hanthorn (the Gold Medal Class of '63)
To: Maren
Re: The Fiesta Bowl
I don't suppose the fans of "THE Ohio State University" would
care for your characterization of the Fiesta Bowl as "Notre Dame
vs. Ohio".
-Dave Hanthorn (the Gold Medal Class of '63) ~ from the little
island in the lake (Mercer Island) where it has been
raining ever since we got back from Thailand (yuck).
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>>From: Roy Ballard ('63)
To: Leoma Coles ('63)
Leoma, with an outlook like that, you are indeed blessed. One has
to be optimistic in this day and at this age. Talking with good
friends always seems to help.
-Roy Ballard ('63)
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>>From: Bill Wingfield (Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
To: Mike Perkins ('67)
Good to hear from some Bomber in Iraq. It's good to hear a little
good news from over there. I take it you are working over there
with Parsons. How long have you been there and when you coming
back? Please keep the stories from Baghdad coming.
-Bill Wingfield (BRC67) ~ Augusta, GA where the rains came last
night, but it's stopped for now. Hope to get in a round
of golf this am. Diamond Dave McDaniels (BRC67) you
might want to go hit a round to get ready for Masters.
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>>From: Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68)
Re: depression
To: David Rivers ('65) and Bill Wingfield ('67)
Thank you for your comments regarding depression. This is an
important topic - particularly around the holidays, during
the winter months in general, and during extended hot spells.
Research has shown (and my psychiatric practice empirically
confirms) that those are the times when depression is more likely
to get worse.
There is a point I would like to clarify - the difference between
subclinical (situational) depression and clinical depression.
Bill, you said "Sometimes it's hard to remember that depression
is only temporary. It will go away." Although that is true of
situational depression, clinical depression does not just go
away. It's kind of like the difference between getting sick to
your stomach from eating too much Halloween candy (situational),
and going into a diabetic coma (a serious physical/clinical
problem). Both are related to glucose in the system. But the
first scenario is a passing thing that can be dealt with
relatively easily -- whereas the 2nd is often life threatening.
When my cat got hit by a car I was really upset. She was a nice
cat, and I loved her. I was down in the dumps for several days.
I did the things that have been suggested here -- talked to
friends/loved ones, went for walks, allowed myself a couple of
good cries. Then the situational depression did pass, and now I
can think back on ThelmaLouise with a smile.
When clinical depression becomes a part of someone's life (due to
chemical (neurotransmitter) imbalances) that's a whole different
ball game. Yes, exercise can help. So can talking to friends
(sometimes). But clinical depression is a serious illness that
requires further intervention -- professional intervention.
As with any other illness, it is important that this one be
addressed appropriately. Just like untreated diabetes, untreated
depression can and does lead to all kinds of other problems --
many of them physical -- many of them life-threatening.
In any case, I agree with what both David and Bill said -- don't
sit in silence if any kind of depression comes into your life.
Reach out; call a friend or a medical practitioner. There is no
reason to just survive in the darkness when the opportunity to
truly live in the light is very real.
Wishing every Bomber and all their loved ones a New Year full of
light and life.
-Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68) ~ Haven Farm, Idaho (16 miles
east of Lewiston. Temperatures in the mid-high 40s with
tons of nighttime rain lately, so the soil will be really
great for planting in a few months, and the sounds of
Cottonwood Creek and Haven Creek running through our
property get louder every night!)
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>>From: Frank Hames ('69)
To: Larry Crouch ('71)
It sounds like you've got things going your way. In response to
your wish for a six-shooter for your skoot, I added one to my '00
Road King five years ago, (Rev-Tec), and It's been great. A big
bore kit really helped it on the open road. I hope you get your
wish. Happy New Year!
-Frank Hames ('69)
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>>From: Gary Turner ('71)
Last week my wife and I went to see "Walk The Line" and as we sat
through all of the credits (at $8.25 a ticket we stay for every
bit of film right through the copyright info!), I noticed that
our own Terry Delsing ('71) was the music editor. Later, I looked
Terry up on the IMDB site and discovered that he has quite a
number of music editor movie credits. I'm not surprised at his
success... if ever there was someone destined for success in the
music business, it was Terry.
Congratulations Terry for being a contributor to such an
excellent movie and I'll continue to stay to the end to watch
for your next credits.
-Gary Turner ('71)
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>>From: Anita Fravala Griffin ('73)
Re: Scottsdale
To: Deedee Willox Loiseau ('64)
Since Scottsdale is separated from Phoenix by a street, it does
get as hot here. We got here the last weekend in September and
it was about 105. We had to look for an apartment in that heat!
Fortunately, we had just spent two weeks in eastern WA so we were
used to being out in the heat!
-Anita Fravala Griffin ('73) ~ Reporting from Scottsdale, AZ,
where it's in the mid 70s today and supposed to be near
80 the rest of the week!
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>>From: Shawn Schuchart Mabley ('78)
To: Mike Perkins ('67)
So what are you doing in B'dad? Are you in the military or there
as a civilian? It's nice to get a view of Iraq that does not come
from the newspapers.
-Shawn Schuchart Mabley ('78)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/04/06
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Burt Pierard ('59), Tom Verellen ('60), David Rivers ('65)
Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Larry Holloway ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Paula Jill Lyons ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nina Berland ('69)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Dave Hanthorn (the Gold Medal Class of '63)
Re: Maren's Fiesta Bowl Reference
Come on, Dave, give Maren a break. She's no "Football Junkie."
She only has strong, emotional ties with TWO teams and she
couldn't care less about any others. She attended Louisiana State
University (LSU) when her family moved to New Orleans after
Col-Hi Graduation in 1964 but I've never held that against her.
The other team she follows is Notre Dame, mostly because of deep
respect for her Dad, Walt Smyth (RIP), who took great pride in
being one of the very few people from Utah who actually graduated
from ND.
Loosen up!
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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[I'm sure Dave knew all of that since he was our neighbor on
Perkins growing up. In my defense, I found Notre Dame's opponent
on a website and just typed what I read -- not knowing there was
even a difference between "Ohio" and "Ohio State". OOPS! -Maren
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>>From: Tom Verellen ('60 - a class that ends in zero)
I just realized that a numerical omen has occurred: class or '60
and the year of '06, a Twilight Zone year ahead for sure. And I
have actually begun fulfilling a resolution for '06; organization
of photographs and such. I ran across a newspaper clipping that I
thought I would share. Having done this I can now forget all of
those other resolutions with no guilt feelings. Sorry, I don't
have the date of publication (it was a Friday if that helps).
-Tom Verellen ('60)
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[That picture is already online... it came from my own collection
of newspaper clippings.
http://all.sports.tripod.com/Basket/60CK-59ers.html -Maren]
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiirthday time 1/4/06
As Paul Revere and the Raiders would say in the 2nd best
version... Grab your woman it's a birthday time... (paraphrase of
course)... I love this lady...she is witty, kind, thoughtful,
brave, clean and reverent... (ok I got carried away... she's
not a boy scout... tho she may have been a girl scout...) every
now and then I loose track of her but she always finds her way
back... there are people like this who are never out of your
heart tho you may not hear from them or see them often they are
always with you and bring a little smile to your face as you
recall some little thing they said or did... this lady is one
of them for me... she was the slightly "older sis" of one of my
classmates and was always just great to be around. As time has
passed I have become closer to her and find her to be one of
the best things in my life... her friendship and connection are
special to me and I know I don't let her know that enough... but
hey man... gotsta keep my cool ya know... can't go off the deep
end... so it's her party and she can dance her behind off if she
wants to... HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAULA JILL LYONS ('64)!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
To: Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68)
Thank you for clarifying clinical depression from the temporary
kind. An important distinction.
-Patty de la Bretonne ('65) ~ Seattle
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/05/06
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1 Bomber sent stuff:
Jeff Michael ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pam Ehinger ('67)
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Re: D - Pression
Hey there Bombers and Bomberettes...
Ya know, all this talk about depression could get me down!
Seriously, folks, a tip of the Bomber Mushroom Cloud to my
esteemed classmate, David Rivers ('65) and under classmate, Lynn-
Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68). I may have spoken of my depressing
past in this journal before, so I'll keep this post brief. You
are both soooo right! I've found depression not only to be a real
downer, but pretty much like diabetes (which many of my friends
and relatives tell me about). The thing is, I need to do the
things that are naturally healthy for my body; ie, have friends
to talk to, think positively, find joy in day-to-day life
(do things that bring me joy), etc. That's like the diabetic
monitoring sugar intake and retention. But in addition, to fully
enjoy life, my diabetic friends and I have to take our meds. It's
just the way it is... if we don't, the likelihood of injury or
death raises rapidly. Hey, it's now nearly as ugly as many other
medical conditions. Admittedly, in the beginning, when the
concept was "just pull yourself up by your bootstraps" and I just
kept failing, well, was pretty depressing. But, when the concept
of a chemical imbalance that could be corrected this proper
medication became the broadly accepted concept, my life improved
drastically) in to 6-8 weeks).
My next mistake was to revert to the concept that the meds
and the classic therapies had "cured" me and I could curtail
treatment. Worked pretty well for a year or so. This time, the
crash (number 3) was a blind-siding kick in the head that hit
harder, totally snuck up on me and knocked me down harder and
longer than ever before.
Bottom line lesson? Take my pills, test my blood, do the
practical things that are in my control to do and take my pills.
Oh, did I mention... don't forget to take my pills and certainly
don't decide to stop taking my pills. I don't really want to know
what crash number 4 would be like!
dj jeff Michael ('65) ~ currently in La Jolla, CA where it is
clear to partly cloudy, surfs-up (big-time) and the temp
was 85 today. Tomorrow, it's north to Newport Beach...
hope going North is not chilling.)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/06/06
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8 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice:
Doreen Hallenbeck ('51), Charles Cox ('56)
Bill Chapman ('60), Helen Cross ('62)
Jeff DeMeyer ('62), Darlene Napora ('69)
Brad Upton ('74), Tami Lyons ('76)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Larry Mattingly ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lora Homme ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Patricia Rediske ('63)
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>>From: Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)
To: Betty Bell Norton ('51)
Would you please contact me -- I tried sending you a message,
but it was returned saying the address was in error.
To: Class of '51
Are you planning on attending Club 40 this September? I'd
appreciate an "expression of interest" if you are. We're in
need of a few good leaders plus attendees.
-Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51) ~ (thanks Dick McCoy, I've
always wondered what kind of a title I'd get in this life,
and the longest Bomber name is a winner.)
Green Valley, AZ
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>>From: Charles Cox ('56)
Re: Football
'How about them 'LONGHORNS'
-Charles Cox ('56) ~ Georgetown, TX
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
From: Bill Chapman ('60)
POSTED: Thursday 01/05/2006 8:16:35pm
COMMENTS: People who were never Bombers just don't understand!
Friends down here in Southern California ask me, "So, if you were
the Bombers, what was your school mascot?" I proudly say, "A big
3-foot tall green and gold BOMB. It stood in the middle of the
boy's gym at all pep assemblies." They have trouble with that! I
love it! This is a great website!!
-Bill Chapman ('60)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
This is an unsolicited praise for the Sandstorm. It comes from Joy
Hendrix Wilson, my friend who was looking for Glenda Gray ('66).
I had told her about the Sandstorm in the course of our email
conversation. She was so pleased to get back in touch with Glenda.
Wow, what brains Virginia had! I wish I knew what it was
like to be that smart. Thanks for the information about
the Sandstorm. I looked at it and it is very well done. So
much information and great photos of class reunions. I
congratulate whoever put that together, it is a wonderful
way to stay in touch with your classmates. My hometown has
a site called "my family.com" but it is not as good as the
Sandstorm. I hope you will be one of my guest one day also.
It sure would be great to see you again. Love, Joy
This is another copy of an email from Joy Hendrix Wilson (63NAB)
or (62) can't remember after all these years. Anyhow thought this
might be of interest to some old CUPers.
I met John Ehrig ('63-RIP) but not his family. Was Virginia ('58-RIP)
his sister? The people I remember from the Central United
Church are: Susan Baker ('64), Kathy Rathvon ('63), Bill ('64)
and Bob ('61) Trumble, Diane Hill ('64), Eric Hoffman ('64),
Linda Cottrill ('64), Louise Wells ('64) and Susan Knox ('64).
Do you remember them? You're right, the internet is amazing.
I wonder what the technology will be like in 50 years. You
have some fun trips planned. This is the time of year that
we start getting visitors from the north and the time that I
need to get my house cleaned to get ready for them. We have
been having some pretty warm weather also and it was hot in
Naples, just like summer. It was great to hear from you. Love, Joy
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ West Harrison, IN - in the house by the
little lake, where it is cold +/-30°, but the lake is not
frozen and is moving in the wind... the roads are still dry
and safe, and no blizzards on the horizon... yet. It's gray
and threatening to rain today, but yesterday it was sunny and
in the 40s
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>>From: Jeff DeMeyer ('62)
Re: Lost Classmates 1962
Looking for the following lost classmates from 1962 Richland
Bombers at Richland High School who have moved away or changed
e-mail address and didn't leave a forwarding address.
Blevens Hebert E Brunelle Bruce Buchanan Carol Burns Doug
Crownover Keith Curtis Don Curtis Keith Dahl Barry
Dean Richard DeSoto Taylor Carol Dykes Ron Douglas David
Elliott Ken Farber Roger Gibson Tucker Margaret
Hahn Patricia Hall Clark Hanson Toth Linda Harmon Tom
Heneghen Dukes Faye Henderson Richard Herbal Loland Joyce
Hildebrant Doug Hooper Gerald Howard Cecil Jancovic Joe
Lang Dalton Lesie Lenhart Freddie Llyod Richard
McCue Hutchinson Patty Miles Ben Parvis Donnell Barbara
Pedersen Paul Petterson Graham Carole Petty Babette Nelson
Phifer Donnell Lana Reil Curtis Saralyn Schell Steve
Shanks Rod Smith Chuck Smith Margaret Tabbert Suzann
Taylor Lloyd Tomlinson Yount Sue Vlacil Murry Laurel
Wamsley Mary Webb Walter Whitaker Linda Wilson Dave
Workman Offerman Valeree Wright Yvonne Yeager Darris
Wilson Ward Cathy
I know you're out there Please contact me at jdemeyer15@msn.com
or call me at 1-509-946-5074
-Jeff DeMeyer ('62)
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>>From: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
Re: The Rose Bowl
Although unable to stay up to ring in the New Year, I did manage
to make it to the after midnight (central time) conclusion of
the Rose Bowl. As residents of Austin, TX for 25 years, we were,
of course, rooting for Texas. It was an exciting game, full of
fantastic plays and controversy. Seeing Vince Young¹s mom being
interviewed after the game (Vince is the QB for Texas), reminded
me of the short film clip I saw last week. The clip was from
Houston and showed Vince as a child doing a bicycle safety course
for kids. Just a few months before the clip was filmed, Vince had
been stuck by a car while riding his bike. His mother said that
she was there seconds after it happened because she is such a fast
runner. With her quick response and a long stay in the hospital,
Vince has only a large scar for permanent damage. After the Rose
Bowl, Vince¹s mom was saying that Vince gets his speed from her...
-Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
I've got a remedy for depression (was that smooth, or what?). It's
time to plug some of my upcoming dates. I will be at Harvey's in
Portland next week, Jan. 11-15th for all you VanPort Bombers. I
will be appearing at The Village Theater @ Cherry Hill in Canton,
MI on Jan. 28th as a member of the Midlife Crisis Comedy Tour, for
any Detroit Bombers. I'll be back at the Comedy Underground in
Tacoma, Feb. 23-25th. I don't think I mentioned that on my last
cruise to the Caribbean in early December I had the surprise/
pleasure of having Rob Guay ('71) and his lovely wife, Linda
Hutson Guay ('74) on board too! I'll be on Royal Caribbean's
Serenade of the Seas the first week of February.
-Brad Upton ('74)
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>>From: Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
Hearing about the Texas - USC game, I was reminded of 30 years
ago when I graduated from high school ('76) when Texas won the
Rose Bowl the same year that the Bombers won the State Football
Championship. The Bomber team mantra was "Hook 'em Horns!" (Did
I remember that right?) Anyway, I'm sure any of you class of
'76ers will correct me if my memory is a little off.
-Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
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>>Phillip Nephi Petty ('71) ~ 1953 - 12/31/05
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), Anna May Wann ('49)
Mary Lee Lester ('58) and Linda Lester ('62)
Shirley Sherwood ('62)
BOMBER LUNCH Today: Class of '60
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Rose Bowl
To: Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
Texas did not win the Rose Bowl in 1976, UCLA did. In fact Texas
never won the Rose until last year. They didn't even win it this
year, the replay officials did.
-Dick McCoy ('45) - Bronc, Beaver, Bomber
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>>From: Ann Thompson, aka Anna May Wann ('49)
In posting the dues for Club 40, I received a note from Julia
Giles Connolly ('49) that her husband Tom Connolly ('48) passed
away last July 17. She wrote a note to be put in the Club 40
DustStorm, but it really applies to all of us and would like to
print it here also.
"My Tom and I celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary
on 10 March 2005. We had dated in high school, so we
go back some 57-58 years together. My heart hurts!!.
So I say to all you 'youngsters', hold each other tightly,
treasure your moments together, and don't put off pursuing
your dreams – do it now while you are healthy enough to
enjoy! Our RHS days were a prelude to a most wonderful
life – Go Bombers – and especially Club 40!!"
Julie puts it so well, I couldn't have said it better.
-Ann Thompson, aka Anna May Wann ('49) ~ From Bothell, WA - where
it is raining, raining, raining and if it doesn't quit
soon I'm going to have to take up swimming or boating.
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>>From: Mary Lee Lester ('58) and Linda Lester ('62)
Re: Mary Lester Thompson
Mary Lester Thompson went home to heaven Friday afternoon.
Service will be Tuesday, January 10, 2006, at 10:00 at Richland
Church of the Nazarene, 2500 Jericho Road, Richland, 99352.
Thank all of you who have sent cards and prayers.
-Linda Lester ('62) and Mary Lee Lester ('58)
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>>From: Shirley Sherwood Milani ('62)
Maren, I just read your comment to someone concerning having
lived on Perkins. My family lived on Perkins. I want to say 1312
Perkins, but am not positive of that. I believe it was before
we moved to Wilson (right up against the bus lot and between
Marshall and Mahan). Remind me what the cross streets were on
Perkins. I can vividly remember playing with other kids in the
alley behind our house - which was a two family, two story home.
I can't remember whether it was an A or B house. The Cramners
lived on the other side. We went to Spalding until we moved to
Wilson when I was in the fourth grade. Great memories.
-Shirley Sherwood Milani ('62)
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[Your sister, Susan ('63) and I were in Mrs. Shank's first grade
class at Spalding. If you had Miss Bowe for 2nd grade, I believe
you and my brother, Tim ('62) were in the same class. -Maren]
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6 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Dick McCoy ('45), Shirley Sherwood ('62)
Darlene Napora ('69), Julie Smyth ('69WB)
Daniel Laybourn ('70), Tami Lyons ('76)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kath Carlson ('69)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Tom Connolly ('48-RIP)
To: Julia Giles Connolly ('49)
Julie, I have just learned that Tom, your life long sweetheart
and husband, passed away last July. I wondered why your Christmas
card did not include Tom.
Tom was a long long time friend, as are you, and you both were
great supporters of Club 40. Ida and I extend to you our deepest
sympathy.
Later, Tom, and much love, Julie.
-Dick McCoy ('45)
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>>From: Shirley Sherwood Milani ('62)
Re: Spalding
To Maren,
I was in Miss Bowe's class so Tim ('62) and I were together.
I was in Miss Hood's class for 3rd grade and I've never
forgotten her sitting over me until I finished a Sloppy Joe
in the cafeteria. I gagged down every bite and have avoided
them judiciously ever since. I don't remember my fourth grade
teacher (although a Miss Foust (?) comes to mind). I do, however,
remember Mrs. Duncan at Jason Lee who made me feel so welcome
and comfortable when I transferred there mid-year.
-Shirley Sherwood Milani ('62) ~ in Grants Pass, OR where the
rain is coming down sideways. And since it is raining, my
connection to the Direcway satellite is again down as it
always is at the very hint of rain, so will have to send
this when the sun comes out.
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>>From: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
Tami Lyons Zirians (¹76) Although Texas defeated Michigan last
year in the Rose Bowl (not the BCS Championship that year), their
last National Football Championships were in ¹69 & ¹70. You were
pretty small then, but maybe that is what you remember? Memory is
a funny thing, sometimes partially correct.
On the Rose Bowl: We'll never know if Vince had been called down
on the 9 yard line, would Texas have scored anyway on the next
play? Or if Texas had been given that interception, would USC
have been down a score?
On Love & Loyalties: The neat thing about being a Bomber is that
we are spread far & wide over this planet. It is fascinating that
Bombers continue to be Bombers wherever they wind up living and
can do that along with all the new loves & loyalties that they
develop!
-Darlene Napora Shuley ('69) ~ Bombers, WSU Cougs, Cowboys,
Seahawks, Longhorns & Aggies
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>>From: Julie Smyth Moss ('69WB)
Re: National Championship NCAA Football
To: Dick McCoy ('45)
I think maybe Texas has the National Championship crystal
Football in Austin for their efforts---is that not correct? I
was so happy to see Texas win after all the talk about USC's
possible "Three Pete". It wasn't a three pete at all because
LSU had the National Championship Crystal Football in Baton Rouge
during the "Three-Pete" time.
To: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
I've NEVER in my life said "Hook-Em Horns" because of the natural
southern football rivalry our two states have. However, the other
night I was thinking it when y'all beat USC. Geaux Vince! We've
been watching so much football here that one of my grandson's
first words were (with hands raised in the proper signal)
"Touchdown"
-Julie Smyth Moss ('69WB)
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>>From: Daniel Laybourn ('70)
To: Dick McCoy ('45)
Texas did win the "Rose Bowl" last year... they didn't grow
up with ours, however...
-Daniel Laybourn ('70)
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>>From: Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
To: Dick McCoy ('45)
I stand corrected!! Although, you may want to recheck those
stats for 2006.
-Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
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>>Dave Richardson ('57) ~ 1938 - 1/4/06
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/09/06
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy, ('45,'46,'02), Jan Bollinger ('60)
Linda Reining ('64), Darlene Napora ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Joan Eckert ('51)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda Reining ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pearl Drotts ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike Funderburg ('66)
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>>From: Dick McCoy, ('45,'46,'02)
Re: Rose Bowl
Yesterday I took a few shots from readers in the Sandstorm about
my comments on the Texas USC game last week. To clarify, I was
not picking a favorite, I was just commenting on the lousy job
the replay officials did. I could care less about either team.
As for Texas, when I was in the Army in Louisiana in the mid
forties, I had occasion to get over to Port Arthur several times
to visit friends. Then, later in that decade, out of the Army, I
worked construction on a duPont chemical plant in Victoria. While
at those two locations I discovered that under that sweet Texan
hospitality, lurked a arrogance that I have never encountered in
any other state. Hook 'em, Horns.
Further, USC did not deserve to win. At times, their defense was
beyond awful. On the last touchdown, the SC contain man ran to
the center of the field, and just disappeared, allowing untouched
Vince Young the winning score. It happened before on a couple of
first down runs. Sort of a.three-peat.
Anyone who is familiar with playing the Trojans has suffered that
awful dishpan band and its off key dum diddy dum diddy dum dum
dum. Barf!! That goes for your horse, too, Tommy.
I hate that bunch. We Huskies are poor losers, and we are getting
too damn used to it, especially after this last weekend. As has
been said, though, a good loser is a loser.
-Dick McCoy, ('45,'46,'02)
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>>From: Jan Bollinger Persons ('60)
To: Bill Craddock ('61)
We are sorry to hear of the passing of your sweet mama, Carrie.
She was a gentle lady and a good friend and neighbor to both my
parents and grandparents, as was your late father. Your mother
must have lived in that ranch house for about 56 years and,
while it is sad to think of how many original occupants of that
neighborhood have passed on, there are at least two that I know
of who still live there.
May happy memories of earlier times comfort you in your loss.
-Jan Bollinger Persons ('60)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
There's a gal "somewhere out there" who is having a birthday
today and I just want her to know that she has been a big part
of my life since I first met her in Miss Jones' 4th grade
classroom at Spalding!!!!!! We became instant friends - we even
dated some of the same guys during junior high and high school
(I know, I know "eeeeyew"....) and have maintained the friendship
all through the years. We haven't seen each other in over 40
years, but we keep in touch through this little gadget called
computer/email. We share the same birthDAY, both of us were born
at Kadlec... she's a few hours older than me - a fact I NEVER let
her forget! So, Pearl (aka Pat) Drotts Adler this is for you----
HAPPY SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY (gadzooks, did you EVER think we'd get
THAT old???????
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - where we've had a few
days of dense fog and temperatures in the low 50s
during the day and low 40s at night.
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>>From: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
Re: One Pete
To: Julie Smyth Moss ('69WB)
Thank you for setting the record straight about LSU winning the
Glass Football trophy in '04 when #2 LSU defeated #1 Oklahoma in
the Sugar Bowl. The television reports made it sound like USC had
kept the Glass Football (National Football trophy) for two years
and winning the game versus Texas would bring home the trophy for
the third time. I kept hearing "Three-Pete" and just assumed it
was true. My son, however, said that you were correct and sent me
this One-Pete photo which shows LSU, USC and then Texas with the
famous glass football!
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/060109-Napora-OnePete.jpg
Maybe your grandson will play football for the great state of
Louisiana?
Note: ('04 was a split decision with LSU atop the coaches poll &
USC atop the Associated Press Poll)
-Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/10/06
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Marguerite Groff ('54), Tom Tracy ('55), Jack Gardiner ('61)
Jean Armstrong ('64)
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>>From: Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54)
To: Bill Craddock ('61)
My condolences on the death of your mom. I just became aware of
her passing when I read Jan Bollinger Person's ('60) message
directed to you. Your mom was part of my childhood. I believe
your family was living on the 1400 block of Mahan when your
sister, Glenda Craddock ('54), Patty Doyle Ryles ('54) and I
walked to and from Sacajawea. Your mom was so friendly and kind.
Also, a very beautiful woman. I was in awe of her during what had
to be the saddest time of her life when you and she lost your
dad; and both of your sisters in a very short period of time.
I visited her a few times after that. Her spirit was always so
sweet. Bill, I'm so glad she had that little boy after Glenda was
born. God knew she would need you these last several years. I'm
sorry I missed her obituary. That's generally the first thing I
read in the newspaper.
-Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54) ~ In Richland, where the weather
is pretty decent; sometimes it almost feels like spring
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>>From: Tom Tracy ('55)
To: Dick McCoy ('45)
The Knees Have it! "Taking the Knee"! (A Quarterback falling to
one knee immediately to stop play and avoid a fumble should be
considered horse thievery.
Students who are playing for perhaps the first time, get to go
into the game…all dressed up in a uniform, helmet and all. They
know the team quarterback and coach are going to take a dive---
fail to execute a legitimate play. Parents travel far and wide to
watch their sons play and when finally given a chance, their son
gets to be a part of surrendering to the coach’s last page in the
play book…the one containing a printed song that goes: "Just Help
Me Make It Through The Night". To many, including this writer,
taking a knee is tantamount to 'taking a dive' in the boxing
arena.
The knee was clearly down in the Texas / USC game. One of the
finest Rose Bowls ever. Who's to say whether Vince could have
pulled off another miracle? But the ball was dead and only
activated by 'friendly fire' in the technical recording and
replay studios near Hollywood. Only the O.J. Trials' 'glove'
demonstration comes close to matching this fiasco. Remember when
someone fitted rubber gloves on OJ and then tried to squeeze his
hands into the gloves of the suspected murderer... like putting
on your speedo swim suit over your ski pants.
If you're a betting person, be sure you follow the referee's
wives to the betting booths and choose your favorite just like
they do.
Solution to the waste of your ticket time is: If a coach's team
appears to be 'taking a knee' – give the ball to the other team
with four downs and put 3 more minutes on the clock. Games were
made for players - not coaches.
Only time I ever won a bet, it was at the dog track in Yuma. On
my way to pick up the trifecta winnings a young man asked me how
I bet... (it was under $100)... so don't tell the IRS... I told
the young lad that I always follow the jockey's wives to the
betting booth and vote just exactly like they do... he dashed
over to his pals and repeated my story... they looked at him
kinda funny and his expression changed after he realized what he
had just said... he smiled and waved anyway.
I wonder if Pete Carroll (USC's coach) fell asleep during the
replay? There is a lot of money involved in winning the national
championship. Guess how much the University of Texas makes? Vince
is Mr. Megabucks... and he deserves it.
Hope you're all having a great new year.
-Tom Tracy ('55)
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>>From: Jack Gardiner ('61)
Re: Mrs.Craddock (RIP)
I talked to Bill Craddock ('61)Monday... his mother passed away
Sunday morning. What a great lady, if there was a Hall of Fame
for Richland mothers she most certainly would be enshrined. Like
most girls from Oklahoma, could she ever cook. I ate many meals
at Craddocks while growing up. She could make a pot roast that
would knock your socks off. She also made the best chocolate chip
cookies west of the Mississippi. My thoughts are with Bill and
his family.
-Jack Gardiner ('61)
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>>From: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
To: Anita Fravala Griffin (73)
Don't let anyone tell you any different. The Scottsdale / Phoenix
area is the best place to be during the winter. The summers are
not that bad. We have lived here 20+ years and you adapt to
the heat. You go from your air conditioned house to the air
conditioned mall (or your air conditioned job) (unless you are
a mail carrier) and most the time when it is 100° + you need
to take a sweater with you. The stores are freezing.
We had a great Christmas even though we were all sick.. We
had all our kids and all our grandkids from Texas, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and of course Phoenix. Out of the 18 of us,
16 were sick. But the weather was great. We played Crochet and
some went to the zoo and even Santa made a visit to our house.
I do miss the Columbia River and of course all my friends. The
friends you make growing up in Richland seem to remain your
friends forever.
I hope everyone has a great 2006 and I am looking forward to
making my trip up to Richland this summer. If all goes well,
I should be there in September to witness the birth of my 9th
grandchild. Our 8th will be born in Boise in August. Grandkids
are the best. If I would have known they were gonna be so much
fun, I would have had them first.
Hubby is in Hot springs, AR fighting fires. Someone forgot to
tell that part of the country that it is not fire season yet. He
will be home next week to take me to Seaside, Oregon to walk on
the beach for my 60th birthday. What a guy.
-Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64) ~ Across the street from
Scottsdale in Goodyear, AZ where it is a fantastic 75°
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1 Bomber sent stuff:
Jean Armstrong ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Russell ('58)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bob Lysher ('81)
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>>From: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
To: Shawn Schuchart Mabley ('78)
Thanks for bringing to my attention that my spell check thinks it
is smarter than I am.. I spelled "croquet" wrong and it changed
it to "crochet" which is way off. This time I think I have it
spelled right. If not we played that game where you hit the ball
with a mallet through wires [wickets] to get to the end and hit
the stick. Anyway it was fun.
When Shawn emailed me about the spelling of croquet, she
mentioned that it was raining in Walla Walla, which brought
back fond memories of my Dad and us kids putting our bathing
suits on and going out in the yard and running around in the
rain.. The neighbors thought we were crazy. I hope we weren't
the only family that did that. Were we?
I have been collecting the states quarters and I totally spaced
out West Virginia which was the last one that came out.. Does any
Bomber out there have any extra ones they would be willing to
sell me??
-Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64) ~ Where the sun is still shining
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3 Bombers sent stuff:
Ken Ely ('49), Linda Reining ('64), Cathy Geier ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Earl Bennett ('63)
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>>From: Ken Ely ('49)
Re: Interrupted Delivery
Maren,
Since the first of the month, I've been getting delivery of the
Sandstorm about every other day. I don't know what the problem
is, do you?
Thank you,
-Ken Ely ('49)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Re: Running In Rain
I don't remember putting on bathing suits to run in the rain,
but I know we would go outside and play in it and splash in the
puddles that would gather at the end of Elm---lots of times the
drain at the end would plug up with leaves and other debris and
it would sometimes be ankle-deep and we would splash in it and
see how many others we could get wet by jumping in with both
feet... great fun! I STILL splash in the puddles, take walks in
the rain, and catch raindrops on my tongue with my grandkids---
they aren't quite sure what to think of this old lady that acts
like a kid, but they laugh right along with me.
Re: Croquet
I knew what you meant when I read "crochet"---we used to play
that in our back yard all summer long---remember being "poison"
and knocking out everyone that you could? We had the shelter belt
at the back of our yard, and invariably someone would get "?" (I
can't remember what it was called when you would put your ball
against the other person's ball and knock them out of play) into
there---never knew there were snakes in there---IF I had, you can
bet your life I would have just left my damn ball in there!!!!!!!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - temps are in the 50s
during the day and in the 40's at night...great weather!
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>>From: Cathy Geier ('66)
Hello All,
I just returned from a trip to a favorite place, Breitenbush, a
retreat center with healing hot springs. I ate organic food and
got maximally rained on. My return included an unscheduled stop
(due to heavy rain) in Hood River and found Flow Yoga Yoga
Studio.. what a treasure of a find.
Peace and Light
-Cathy Geier ('66) ~ Sunnyside (where the sun shined today)
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Burt Pierard ('59), Larry Mattingly ('60)
Leoma Coles ('63), Carol Converse ('64)
Jim Coyne ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Luda Stambaugh ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pat Ruane ('75)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
Re: More Phone Book & Phone Number Stuff
Thanks to Judy Willox ('61) who acquired the March & November
1946 Phone Books and is willing to share the info. Scanned copies
will be available on the Website soon.
Anyhow, there is some interesting details in those books.
Remember that this was the transition year from duPont to General
Electric (G.E. officially took charge Sept. 1, 1946). It appears
that several things occurred that required a new book after the
April 1945 issue. One was somewhat of a scramble to change houses
when it was officially announced that the Project would continue
(as opposed to closing down after the end of WWII). Those who had
residential phones (and moved) had to get new numbers (my family
was one of those). In addition, there were many new residential
phones installed (probably because people were going to be around
for a while). But possibly the most important change was the
coming of Dial Phones (enter trumpets, stage left) for the
100, 200 & 300 Areas. As you will remember, those were the
separate exchanges (switches) that had a leading Letter (and
alphabetically associated word) in their numbers. I'll get to the
"instructions" for using a dial phone that were included in the
General Information later on in this posting. They are pretty
detailed and I think rather humorous.
Another interesting tidbit is how they listed the in-town numbers
from the 3 switches fed from the Richland Exchange (human
Operator assisted). As you will recall, I made the assumption
that the pure digit numbers (in-town offices, commercial &
critical personnel (to Dick McCoy ('45, '46), critical apparently
means important enough that somebody might need to get a hold of
them when they were off-shift) and the residential phones with
a trailing "J" or "W" were all part of the downtown exchange.
Indeed, all those numbers were listed in the March 1946 Book with
an "R hyphen" prefix to indicate (according to the General Info)
manual numbers that you had to contact the Operator to reach.
Those calling Richland Exchange numbers from a Dial Phone had
to dial "9" to reach the Operator (where have we heard that
before?).
Now for the instructions to use a Dial Phone (these are direct
quotes -- the missing punctuation in some places was absent in
the original text): 1. Lift the handset and listen for dial tone.
(A steady humming sound) Do not dial until you hear the dial
tone. 2. Keeping the handset off the switch hook place finger
in the dial opening where the first digit of the desired number
appears. 3. Turn the dial until the finger strikes the finger
stop. Then allow the dial to return to normal. Do not force or
retard the dial. 4. Repeat for each digit of the desired number
in turn. Steps 5 thru 13 all deal with general stuff (like dial
"9" to reach the Operator and dial "0" to reach the Long Distance
Operator) and what to do if you screwed up the dialing procedure.
Just so people would know what to expect, the following Section
on Tones and Signals was included: Dial Tone: A continuous hum,
indicating that equipment is ready to receive your call. Ringing
Signal: After dialing a "burring" sound repeated at regular
intervals indicates that the called telephone is ringing. Busy
Signal: A steady buzzing sound interrupted at short intervals
indicates that the called telephone is busy. Replace the handset
for a few minutes before attempting to dial the number again.
Some general observations on the two books. In the March Book,
some in-town offices (and possibly others) were connected to
the "J" & "W" Switches. Dick McCoy's Dad's number was treated
differently in the two books. In March it was listed as "R-57"
but it was changed to "1795N" in the Nov. Book. There were at
least two new Switches ("N" & "X") added between the March and
November Books and it also appeared that they figured out that
people didn't need the "R hyphen" anymore.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Sacto Bomber Lunch
I should be passing through Sacramento February 11th or 12th.
A check of the Bomber calendar noted no lunch date listed?
Anybody know the date? Road conditions and business requirements
may hold me up but I would try to make it, if it is that weekend.
(Don't change the schedule on my account).
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ rom very soggy Tacoma, WA
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>>From: Leoma Coles ('63)
Happy Birthday to Earl Bennett ('63)! I just keep thinking that
turning 60 this past year is so hard to believe! And then there
are the days that I feel 60 +... LOL. I've been working lots of
hours lately and the days go by so fast, I hope that the time
continues to go by fast until it's time to retire... it my be
about 3-5 years yet, but there's always hope!
Congrats to all those out there who are retired, and I hope you
are enjoying every moment.
Take care all,
-Leoma Coles ('63) ~ Salem, OR where it's wet and rainy like
most of the Northwest
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
I love the game of croquet!! Played it when I was young a lot. A
few years back, we bought the game, original. They have come out
with new ones now. Our yard is too small to play, but I won't
give up my game. Can always go to the park and play. What a great
idea when our granddaughter comes to visit this coming summer!!
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - where the rain just
won't quit, BUT not as bad as Seattle has been. We at least
get the sun every couple or three days in between storms.
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>>From: Jim Coyne ('64)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Jean, you and your husband better check the weather before you go
to Seaside. Lots of rain and flooding... highways are washed out.
It's just not very nice right now and doesn't look like its going
to get better before it gets worse. If you go, be careful.
-Jim Coyne ('64)
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3 Bombers sent stuff:
Derrith Persons ('60), Earl Bennett ('63)
Jean Armstrong ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Susan Baker ('64)
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>>From: Derrith Persons Dean ('60)
Pam Randow Coye was a part of the class of 1960.
Thursday night, 1/12/2006, Pam passed away.
She was always fun to talk to.
She will be missed. Neat Lady!
My condolences to her family.
-Derrith Persons Dean ('60)
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>>From: Earl C. Bennett, III (Gold Medal Class of '63)
To: Mike Perkins ('67)
Catching up on back issues of the Alumni Sandstorm, I see your
superb entry about how things are going in Iraq. Since I work for
the National Ground Intelligence Center as an Arabic translator,
I tend to get a pretty balanced view of the situation, and it's
good to see you making the case for some of the brighter side. A
colleague from an earlier part of my career recently retired from
our higher headquarters and spends a lot of time receiving and
broadcasting positive emails like yours to a large distribution
list of his VVA buddies (he's the Chaplain of the Virginia VVA).
In addition to my current function, as a Naval Reservist I spent
3 months in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and another 3 months back in
the States during 1991 working on the captured documents from
DESERT STORM. Then I had 2 trips to Bahrain and Baghdad with the
UN Special Commission Inspection teams in late '91 and late '92,
including the team that spent four days in a parking lot arguing
with our Iraqi "hosts" about whether we would get to hold
onto the documents we had collected from the administrative
headquarters of the Iraqi nuclear weaponization program (we kept
them, thanks to strong backing from the first President Bush).
I've heard of Parsons, but I'm not familiar with their function.
There was a John Perkins in my class, a serious member of the
Col Hi golf team – are you related? I vaguely recall that he may
have had a younger brother, and of course I walked or biked past
his house every day for three years on the way to Chief Jo.
One of my coworkers from the IT shop took the class I teach
introducing the Arabic alphabet and numbers, then went on a
6-month TDY to maintain and upgrade some of our database systems
in the Green Zone. She was disappointed that she never was
allowed to get out and mingle with the Iraqis – basically didn't
get to use what she had learned.
Stay safe, stay well, and remember, NGIC has answers to your
questions.
Regards, ecb3, from unseasonably warm central Virginia (average
is supposed to be 42 for a high, but this week it's been low 50s
to low 60s).
-Earl C. Bennett, III (Gold Medal Class of '63)
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>>From: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
To: Jim Coyne ('64)
Thanks for the info about the weather in Seaside. My friend
called me yesterday and said it made national news. She said the
beach at Seaside had washed away. I was hoping she was kidding.
Do you live there? Anyone live there that can give be heads up
and the weather for the 17th thru the 21st?? Geesh, I finally
turn 60 and get to go to the beach and it washes out.
To: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
I too love the croquet game. The other one that was my favorite
was Red Rover. The one where you throw the ball over the house to
another person?? Seems we were always playing that. And of course
Hop Scotch and yet my all time favorite was the Pogo Stick. I
wonder what happened to my old Pogo Stick.. I do have a picture
somewhere of me jumping on it.
-Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64) ~ Goodyear, AZ - Valley of the Sun
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/15/06
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Donna Nelson ('63), Carol Converse ('64)
Nancy Mallory ('64), Nancy Nelson ('69)
Jumbo Davis ('82)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Carol Cross ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike Freeman ('71)
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>>From: Donna Nelson ('63)
Here's a memory that's probably been mentioned before...
roller skating around Chief Jo Junior High after school or
on weekends and peaking into windows as we went. I think
I did with my sisters and Barronelle Metcalf ('62) and
Joyce Herbel ('62). We had to use the key to tighten the
skates onto our shoes and we usually started going up around
the gym. On the back side there were about 10 steps to go
down so we either slid down the metal hand rail or skated
around them on the grass. I think we even packed lunches to
eat and must have skated around a hundred times.
How fun was that????
-Donna Nelson ('63)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Oh Jean, oh Jean. You've brought out memories once again of
my youth! Pogo stick jumping. I had one and loved it. We were
always seeing who could keep jumping on it for the longest
time. I also played Red Rover a lot. Hop Scotch was also a
favorite. I did pretty good with that. And remember jump
roping? Did you ever have the 2 people holding the jump rope
swing the rope in opposite directions? Seems that I tried
that and it was very hard. Don't know if I mastered that one
or not. I also remember playing on the swings during recess.
They were located on the end of the school at L&C. We would
swing just as high as we could and try to get even with the
upper bar. We were afraid someone would just keep on going
over, haha.
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64)~ Eureka, CA -where it's still
raining.
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>>From: Nancy Mallory Johnson ('64)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
I loved croquet too. Also badmitten (the two were often sold
together. Red Rover was a game where two lines of kids, with
hands joined faced each other. One line would say: red rover,
red rover send ???? right over. If that person broke through
your line they took someone back with them; if they didn't
break through they stayed on that team. I think the game
where you threw the ball over the house was Annie, Annie
over. We also played capture the flag and other games all
through the back yards in our neighborhood. Such fun playing
outside in those days.
-Nancy Mallory Johnson ('64)
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>>From: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
Ahhhh the games we played and remember. On Red Rover, I
remember it as teams holding hands and calling Red Rover Red
Rover send ((( name ))) right over. And they tried to break
thru the teams hand holding. My other favorite was pogo,
skate boarding, and jacks. Remembering playing jacks at
Jefferson Elementary school in a contest. Mrs. Jones (P.E.
teacher) gave the winner a set of gold jacks and a super
ball. I won it one week. Pretty proud of that back then and
playing all the different games of jacks.
-Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69) ~ Colville, WA - where it has been
raining nights and snowing for the past 2 weeks.
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>>From: Keith "Jumbo" Davis ('82)
To: All Bomber Alum
I am looking for a wheelchair accessible van for the
transportation of my wife Jennifer Maiuri Davis ('86). We
are in Seattle, but still live in West Richland. Jennifer
has spent most of the last two months here in Seattle going
through a couple surgeries on her L4 vertebra and S1. She
now has a fracture on her T4 as well as several other tumors
throughout her body. If anyone has any ideas on a new or like
new wheel chair accessible van for sale please contact me at
kd3332@msn.com. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
-Keith "Jumbo" Davis ('82)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/16/06
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11 Bombers sent stuff:
Phil Belcher ('51), Dona McCleary ('54)
Lois Weyerts ('56), Barbara Powell ('58)
Lola Heidlebaugh ('60), Freddie Schafer ('63) and Ann Engel ('63)
Larry Holloway ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
Pam Ehinger ('67), Betti Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Stephanie Dawson ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Barry Byron ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gary Telfer ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gene Gustafson ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lucinda Barr ('69)
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>>From: Phil Belcher ('51)
Re: Memories
I saw a picture in the Tri-City Herald this week showing a
huge pile of Christmas trees that they were stacking for
recycling. It reminded me of the way we did it in the late
'40s and early '50s. Everyone would bring them to the big
vacant lot across from where the fire station is now and
the kids would have a snake dance all through town, stores
included, ending up at the pile of trees. No one seemed to
mind the fact that we would cross streets and force the cars
to stop and watch for a few minutes. The fire department
would set them on fire and we would stand around and watch
and sing. Does anyone remember when they quit doing the snake
dance and bon fire?
My father was a fire fighter (used to be called a fireman) and
during the weeks leading up to Christmas the men would repair
broken toys, trikes, and so forth, repaint them and give them
to families that were down on their luck. Things were so much
simpler in the old days.
-Phil Belcher ('51)
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>>From: Dona McCleary Belt ('54)
Re: Richland All Bomber Luncheon
Yesterday, Larry Belt ('57) and I attended the Bombers
Luncheon held at JD'S in West Richland hosted by Patti and
Vera. It was a good time! We were heading for the Bombers
vs Kennewick game because the week before we had purchased
tickets from the Richland Gold Dust Dance team for a
Spaghetti dinner being catered in by The Olive Garden as
a fund raising for the Dance Team.
If you haven't seen them perform ... you ARE missing out! The
are GREAT!!! (The dinner was good, too)
There are 6 more home games, as follows:
* Jan. 27 vs Kamiakin
* Feb. 2 vs Pasco
* Feb. 4 vs Davis
* Feb.7 vs Eisenhower
* Feb. 9 vs Walla Walla
* Feb. 14 vs Eastmount
Lets all get out and support our hometown team! It's...FUN!!!
Please let me know if my dues are paid up or not.
Warmly,
Friend Dona
-Dona McCleary Belt ('54)
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>>From: Lois Weyerts Harrold ('56)
Re: Croquet
Our family takes a 5 day camping trip each summer to Paradise
Creek Campground on the Wind River and Paradise Creek in
Washington. It is a beautiful camp ground in old growth
timber. Our three children and their families join us and
we get campsites close to each other. There are many paths
between the camp-sites so we can visit each other easily. Two
years ago our son-in-law, Bob Glenn, brought his croquet set
and set up an "all terrain" croquet game. You could not
disturb or change the plants, etc. along the paths to make it
easier to hit the ball to the next wicket. We had to hit it
over bumps, around dips and holes, and even under logs to get
to the next wicket. It is a real challenge and so much fun
that we do it every year now. Last year they made it even
longer and harder to be a real challenge for the adults. Our
grandkids 5 years and older enjoy it also. It worked well
because this campground does not have a lot of thick
underbrush and you could see the pathways easily.
Some wickets took as many as 10 or more tries to get through.
The game stopped when a person finally made it to the post at
the end. This is so much more fun than when we played it on
the flat ground in our backyard! If you get a chance to do
this when you go camping it will be worth the effort to set
it up.
-Lois Weyerts Harrold ('56) ~ in Richland and we finally had
a beautiful sunny day! I hope all our classmates in
the class of '56 are looking forward to our 50th
Reunion to be held on September 8, 9, and 10, 2006
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>>From: Barbara Powell Beaudry ('58)
Re: Seaside
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Since I am in Phoenix, I cannot give you the weather, but we
had a condo for 10 years in Gearhart which is right next
door to Seaside, only divided by the river. If it does stop
raining and you are allowed to walk the beach, Gearhart beach
is one of the few places where you can find sand dollars.
A wonderful restaurant is on the main road into Gearhart...
there is only one and it is right across from the grocery
store. We always enjoyed their Greek sandwich, but anything
you order is wonderful. Only open for lunch. Duggers is
wonderful for Seafood and Moe's in Cannon Beach is a popular
restaurant for their clam chowder. We enjoyed the storms as
would put a fir in the fireplace and watch the huge waves
roll in.
In regards to games . Does anyone remember the kids making
stilts. I believe it was Carl Stratton ('58) who would sit
on the porch railing to get on his stilts and then walk away
hoping not to fall.
Sharon Toner Lambert ('58) and her husband are here in
Phoenix watching their granddaughter play soccer and
hopefully will be here with us tonight and if Carolyn Brown
Hebert ('58) is over the flu, we will be getting together.
It will be the second time the three of us will be together
in about 47 years. Amazing how we just pick up where we left
off.
-Barbara Powell Beaudry ('58)
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>>From: Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
Re: Portland/Vancouver Bomber Luncheon
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-PDX/00.html
Thanks to everyone who was able to be there this time -
everyone had a good time and visiting was great! Thanks to
Irl French ('51) and Char Dossett Holden ('51) for traveling
south to join us - and to Brad Upton ('74) for joining us
from wherever he calls home now!
See you all in March!
-Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
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>>From: Freddie Schafer ('63) and Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
Re: Portland/Vancouver Luncheon
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-PDX/00.html
Saturday 14, Portland/Vancouver Bomber Luncheon met at the
Jantzen Beach Red Lion a good time was had by all. Bombers
present (in no particular order): Jo Heidlebaugh ('74),
Alan Porter ('67),Char Dossett Holden ('51), Brad Upton ('74),
Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54), Ron Holeman ('56),
Fred Schafer ('63), Ann Engel Schafer ('63), Irl French ('51),
Marilyn Mabee Welter ('61), Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60), and
Mom Heidlebaugh.
-Freddie Schafer ('63) and Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
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>>From: Larry Holloway ('64)
One of the main reasons we all played those games outdoors
was due to the fact that there were not too many of us who
had TVs. I remember the most fun we had was playing with the
large cardboard boxes that came with the washers and dryers
and TVs. Remember all the things you could do with those?
We also had fun digging a swimming pool in the back yard
and trying to fill it with water. For some strange reason it
never got very full. My dad was sure upset when he got home
from work and saw the large hole. At that time it was always
more fun to play outside rather than stay indoors.
-Larry Holloway ('64)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
Re: Games from childhood
I never did get the hang of pogo stick jumping... kept
slipping off the bar and hitting my ankles... finally gave
up! Roller skating up and down Elm Street and all the way to
Spalding, then back home... playing Red Rover, and Annie,
Annie, Over.
Re: double jump rope with ropes going opposite directions
I remember that, but was never able to do it... wasn't it
called, "Double Dutch"? I remember all the silly songs we
jumped to... "A my name is Alice...", "Down by the Ocean,
Down By the Sea", "Red Hot Peppers", "Cinderella Dressed in
Yellow", and others... have a book some place with all those
songs in it... along with camp songs... swinging on the
swings and seeing if we could touch the leaves on the trees
that were in front of the swings at Spalding... hopscotch
was a favorite, too. I can remember using a small chain as a
"marker". If I remember right, we had contests at Spalding in
jacks and the guys had contests in marbles. I don't remember
what we got if we won, though.
Remember Girls' Patrol and Boys' Patrol? We would wear white
sailor hats and a white sash across the front of our bodies.
I can't remember exactly what our duties were, but think we
would stand outside at lunch and recess and make sure that
no kids went inside school until the bell rang. Did we also
patrol the halls and after school to make sure that everyone
left the grounds? I think I remember the Boys' Patrol
standing guard at the crosswalks.
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - we have had some
rain, but nothing even close to what Seattle is getting.
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>>From: Pam Ehinger (The Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
WOW!! The games we played as kids. The kids of today have no
idea what we're talking about! How about Hide 'n Seek, kick
the can, and there was one we did in the snow, Fox and Goose?
Not sure of the name but you made a big circle and a little
circle in the middle with lines going out to the outer
circle. The one in the middle was IT and the rest had to run
around the outer circle. It was another form a Tag You're IT!
I lived on the corner of Wilson and Thayer. The Demiters,
Mike Hogan, (the older one), Allen Stephens, and a bunch more
lived in that neighborhood too! We were at that time the last
block on the North end. Hanford Bus Lot was in our back
yards!
You all brought back some great memories of those days!
Thank You!
Bombers Rule
-Pam Ehinger (The Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
To: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
Nancy,
I, too remember the jacks tournament. When I was in the
5th grade at Jason Lee, my teacher decided to have a jacks
tournament for the gals and a checkers one for the guys. I
was a tomboy and was better at checkers than jacks so that is
what I played. I ended up 3rd in the class and I was pretty
proud of that. In the 6th grade while the gals were jumping
rope, playing hopscotch, or jacks I was playing softball with
the boys. I was pretty good and always found a way to get on
base. One day the gals got jealous and decided they wanted to
join in the game. The other team had a gal pitching who had
no idea what she was doing. The guys on my team told me to
just swing at anything she throws. I was so embarrassed that
day when I struck out 3 times against her. The gals never
played with us after that one day, but then.......
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where the water fowl are in
heaven with all the rain
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/17/06
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12 Bombers sent stuff and 2 Bomber funeral notices today:
Phil Belcher ('51), Dale Ennor ('59)
Patti Jones ('60), Bill Craddock ('61)
Jim Andersen ('61), Ann Engel ('63)
Earl Bennett ('63), Carol Converse ('64)
Jean Armstrong ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Shirley Collings ('66), Nancy Nelson ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Betty Ely ('47)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Teresa Holmes ('93)
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>>From: Phil Belcher ('51)
We are packing for a move to Pasco (of all places). Never
thought we'd move here after all the squabbles we had with
the Pasco guys at the Pasco Port pool!!!
While packing I was going through some old boxes from my
Mother, (who never threw anything out) Found some old school
books of mine, history, math and so forth. In some of the
books were some old Sandstorm papers, one from '47, one from
'51. and one from '53. Took me back for a bit.
Re: phone numbers
Our home phone was Enterprise 4301 since West Richland at that
time was called Enterprise. That changed some time later
because we kept getting our mail sent to Enterprise, OR.
Memories:
Remember the unboat races? And how everyone had the greatest
time without getting in trouble.
And when the only guys that wore their baseball caps backwards
were baseball catchers and welders.
And Coke and Pepsi only had sides on their trucks in the
winter time to keep the bottles from freezing. We had a game
to see who had the Coke bottle from the furthest place from
Richland. Loser had to buy the Cokes. Cost a nickel per bottle.
Back to packing.
-Phil Belcher ('51) ~ watching it snow large flakes in
Prosser, WA
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>>From: Dale Ennor ('59)
To: Linda Reining ('64)
I remember well the day I was selected to be a "patrolman" at
Lewis & Clark grade school. I don't recall how they selected
students for the duty, but do recall than Wendell Briggs and
Mack Lamb (both '59) were "officers" in the corps and had the
enviable task of directing the labors of us peons. We were
sent to varying crosswalks to stop traffic with our red flags
to allow younger children safe passage across the street.
After the initial surge of kids the job could become rather
boring so we found activities to pass the time until relieved
by the "captains." At one crossing, I believe it was where
Endress Street terminates just east of the old school site,
we would poke the power pole with the end of our metal flag
stick. The last time I was in Richland the deep indentation in
the power pole is still quite obvious . . . more than fifty
years later!
By the way, am I losing it — more than usual, that is — a
yahoo map of Richland shows Jadwin where Goethals used to be,
and Goethals where Duane used to be. Help!
-Dale Ennor ('59)
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Re: New grandchild for Nina Jones Rowe ('65)
Nina's third grandchild in 2 l/2 years was born Friday,
January 13, 2006 at 10:39am. Alexander Merik Hoffman was born
weighing in at 8 lbs and 8 ozs. and 20.1 inches. This family
is growing rather fast lately.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Jones/060117-BabyAlex.pdf
My niece, Yvonne Jones Taylor - Joe Jones Winterhawk's ('58) -
daughter had her third child Johnathan a year ago. My mother,
Norma Jones, now has eight grandchildren and 16 great
grandchildren.
Re: All Bomber Luncheon - Richland
The following were in attendance: Pat Doriss Trimble ('65),
Dave Rhodes ('52) and spouse Alice, Glen Rose ('58) and spouse
Carol, Marie Ruppert Hartman ('63) - hubby Lance Hartman ('60)
was off playing golf -- Cathy Geier ('66) attended for the
first time as she recently moved from Seattle to Sunnyside.
Fred Klutz ('58), Barbara Isakson Rau ('58), Larry Belt ('57),
Dona McCleary Belt ('54), and Vera Smith Robbins (58).
There were so many conversations going on up and down the
table that I could not get highlights as I usually do. By
conversation I did notice there were various busy things going
on during the day for the Bombers but they set aside time
to be at the luncheon. As Dona McCleary Belt ('54) mentioned
in her Sandstorm entry today, they were off to the Spaghetti
feed and Bomber JV basketball game after the luncheon
Next luncheon will be February 11, 2006. If attending, please
make your own Valentine Bomber name tag. There will be a prize
for the best.
Re: Outdoor games growing up
All the Sandstorm entries about the outdoor games recently
brings up so many fun times. Not a game, but add the fun
washing cars that could easily turn into a water hose fight.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Jones/060117-JanetPfohl.jpg
Hmmm... wonder who Janet Pfohl ('60) is about ready to throw
the cloth at... not me as I was behind the camera. Running
through the sprinkler also there might have been a game but
can't think of any at the moment.
Walking on stilts has always intrigued me. My son-in-law
Michael (he has worked as a plaster for years and it was part
of his job to walk on stilts. We would be in down Seattle
and Michael would point out the tall buildings he worked on
wearing stilts I would wince at how scary it was to do his
job. It was nothing to him.) started wearing them on Halloween
for the past few years. He would put on his stilts and clothes
with a gory mask. The little ones could hardly look at him but
as they grew up they began to look for him each year. Soon my
grandson Jeremie took his place. Then my granddaughter Samantha
would take turns with Jeremie. Always family fun to watch
their antics with the little kids.
Other water fun was at many various spots. A day at Hat Rock
had Gary Hunt ('57) buried in the sand by Gary Persons ('57)
and Jim Morton ('5?). Janet Forby Padgett ('60) is blowing up
the air mattress.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Jones/060117-HatRock59.jpg
Pictures taken June 1959 so I know we weren't skipping school.
Quite a few sun burns that day but a good time had by all. And
what water sports did you do dj Jeff Michael ('65)?
I have noticed in my neighborhood since I have moved back to
this area that I rarely see children in the warmth of the
summer out playing. Surprised me as I would think the outdoor
games would be the highlight here. Yes, summer sports do get a
lot of the children outside.
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ Where Cathy Geier ('66) in
Sunnyside emailed me that it is snowing. Raining here
in West Richland. Temperature is 36°.
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>>From: Bill Craddock ('61)
Re: Mrs. Gardiner (RIP)
Jack Gardiner ('61) and I were and remain the best of friends
from early grade school (Spalding) until now. His Mom, Jo
Gardiner, passed away this morning, January 16th. Having
lost my own Mom only a week ago, I feel an extra, severe
loss. Two of Richland's finest LADIES and MOTHERS are gone.
Mrs. Gardiner welcomed me to her home countless times over
many years and she became almost a "Mom away from Mom" to me.
I maintained close contact with her during all the years that
Jack lived in California and prized her for her caring, and
her humor, wit, and intelligence. She and Jack were always a
very important part of my life and loved as "family".
Mrs. Gardiner adored her boys, Scotty ('56), Jack ('61), and
Chuck ('63-RIP) and her pride in them was always so evident.
I'll miss her
-Bill Craddock ('61)
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[See the funeral notice for Carrie Craddock on the Einan's
website at: http://einansfuneralhome.com/obits.php -Maren]
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>>From: Jim Andersen ('61)
Jack Gardiner ('61) lost his mother early this morning [1/16]
in Richland. She was a great lady and now she is with her
husband John and son Chuck ('63-RIP).
-Jim Andersen ('61)
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>>From: Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
Re: Games kids play
OK, the kids at the school I'm at play duck duck goose, red
light green light, kick ball, soccer, wall ball, hop scotch,
jump rope, hula hoop, simon says and four square. They can't
play red rover or tag... too many injuries. How many of you
remember 1,2,3 o'leary? Have tried to teach that to the girls
at school... it was one of my favorite game.
To: Barbara Powell Beaudry ('58)
Thanks for saving my life from my brothers Joe Engel ('58)
and George Engel ('56). You were my babysitter and I loved
you. Tell Carolyn "Hi" for me when you see her. We had a
great neighborhood.
-Ann Engel Schafer ('63) ~ From soggy, wet and getting wetting
Vancouver, WA
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>>From: Earl Bennett ('63)
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Jean:
You probably get mostly D mint-mark coins out West, whereas it
takes quite a while after the coins come out for Ds to get to
us in Virginia. We get mostly Ps, of course. If you want a
Philadelphia mint-mark West Virginia quarter, give me an
address and I'll send one.
As for me, I've been purchasing the Uncirculated sets each
year, directly from the US Mint, which includes both D and P
mint marks. You might consider that, it's not too expensive,
and then you won't miss any. You can order on-line.
Re: playing in rain puddles
I lived on Turner at the end of Potter. One short block west,
where Sanford crosses Turner, there is a low point where the
drains would occasionally stop up during a heavy rain, and I
remember a couple of times the water got to about 15-18 inches
deep, covering the whole street and going well up into the
opposite lawns – one time I think it was less than 6 inches in
depth from flowing into the front door of the Vorhies' house
on the corner (Betty was class of '62, I think, and she had a
sister several years younger whose name escapes me). We would
put on swimsuits and frolic in the temporary pond, just like
you did, and like Linda mentioned on Elm street. We had
lived two doors down from Linda on Elm until we moved to the
4-bedroom rancher on Turner when I was in fifth grade.
We played croquet quite a bit, too, and I remember that
Shine's house (Pam and Dave, Bombers a couple years older than
us?) on the corner of Elm and Cottonwood had a beautifully
flat and dense lawn, perfect for croquet, surrounded by a
high, thick hedge. Our back yard on Elm next to the Shelter
Belt was pretty good, too, but the lot on Turner was too
hilly, and the flat side yard was too narrow. My wife and I
purchased a croquet set a few years ago and have played a
couple of times with our kids and grandkids, though the lawn
is not ideal for it. We hope to have a nice spot for it
established over the next couple of summers, and a Bocce
court, too, but it will be hard work, as we have a lot of
trees and full-shade grass requires takes a lot of care. Trees
will slowly thin out as I find spare time.
Regards, ecb3 – from Central Virginia, where winter is back
and the wind knocked down a dead yellow poplar Saturday night
(the top landed right next to our fire pit for easy cleanup,
thankfully), but tomorrow is supposed to get up to 50 after a
spat of freezing rain in the morning.
-Earl Bennett ('63)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
OOPS Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64):
I guess we had the game mixed up. I knew which one you were
talking about - throwing the ball over the roof of the house.
Not Red Rover. Was there really a name for that game?
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - where the sun
shone yesterday, but getting ready for rain all of
this week supposedly.
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>>From: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
To: Donna Nelson ('63)
I had forgotten about roller skating... But, instead of Chief
Jo, we roller skated at Lewis and Clark... Unless it was
Friday night... Then we went to the Roller Skating Rink there
in Richland... Oh, my, what great memories were made there...
I can remember it like it was yesterday... Ronnie Gaines ('62-RIP)
was my boyfriend at the time and I don't think we missed a
Friday night all through Jr High... And most of High School..
I still have my key to my skates... Don't have the skates
though... I did buy some at a yard sale a few years back..
Decided I better get rid of them before I broke my leg... I
did go skating with my youngest daughter about 12 years ago...
As long as she held onto me, I was OK... I think I only fell
twice and that was when she let go of me..
To: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
I never tried Pogo stick jumping... I could only jump rope the
regular way, but I did like it a lot... And swinging was a
lot of fun. I still like to swing when I take the grandkids
to the park... That's about all this old lady is up to these
days.. That and walking the dog... :)
To: Nancy Mallory Johnson ('64)
Yup, that Red Rover was when you tried to run through the line
of people with their hands together... Now I remember.
To: Barbara Powell Beaudry ('58)
Thanks for the info about Seaside. Hopefully, it won't be so
flooded that we can make it to Duggers or Moe's. I love the
beach and am sure I will have a good time. When I get back,
I'll let you know... Oh, my gosh, yes, I do remember the
stilts. My Dad made some for me. I loved them. Made me feel
tall. That was so much fun. I wish I had that balance now.
To: Larry Holloway ('64)
We did have a TV, when I was about 12, I think. But, we still
played outside. Guess we were just used to it. That and I
think we only got 3 channels. It was only black and white, but
you could buy a plastic cover that was blue at the top and
green at the bottom and maybe even red in the middle. I don't
quite remember. We played with cardboard boxes also. Made a
small house out of them. When we get back from the coast,
let's do lunch.
Thanks for all the input on all the childhood games. It has
brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. Remembering
how fortunate we were growing up in Richland where there was
more fun than crime. It was so safe there and everyone was so
friendly. It was like one big happy family. And now, living
in Goodyear, I hardly know my neighbors. And some of them, I
don't know at all. I guess that is change. I am very lucky to
have grown up when I did and where I did. I miss Richland.
Maybe someday when hubby retires, we will come back.
-Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64) ~ Goodyear, AZ today,
Seaside, OR tomorrow
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Portland/Vancouver Lunch
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-PDX/00.html
Couldn't figure one of them out... knew the face... it was
Brad Upton ('74)... how come Ann and Freddie never change?????
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
Re: Funeral Notices
I give John Adkins ('62) a BIG BOMBER "THANK YOU!" John has
been covering the funeral notices for me for the last three
weeks while I'm recovering from surgery. I GREATLY appreciate
your assistance, John!
-Shirley Collings Haskins ('66) ~Richland
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>>From: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
To: Betty Avant ('69)
I was also a tomboy and played flag football with the boys at
Jefferson. Then was disappointed when we girls were banned
from the sport. I did the hop scotch, and double Dutch.
Remembering mom and dad bought me an expensive doll when I was
7. My brother Bobby ('65) and I took it back and traded it for
a football and baseball and mitts. Boy did we get in trouble.
And right, the kids now days (talking about my grandkids)
don't know what we are talking about when we talk about all
the games we used to play and have fun. We were never bored,
always had something to do and if we didn't, we would find
something or parents would find something for us (usually
work) My kids growing up found out in a hurry not to tell me
they were bored.
Course they grew up on a horse ranch. And we grew up in town.
Would never change the way we grew up or the way I raised my
kids. All is good experience on both sides.
Will be in Richland soon - like in April or May - to visit
with my parents. Maybe it will be at the time when a Bomber
Luncheon is.
-Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69) ~ where it is starting to snow
againnnnnn.
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Funeral Notices
>>Pamela Randow Coye ('60) ~ 11/6/42 - 12/12/06
>>Dick Phillips ('53) ~ 7/17/35 ~ 11/8/05
FuneralNotices.tripod.com/
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Burt Pierard ('59), Mike Brady ('61)
Helen Cross ('62), Donna Bowers ('63)
Carol Converse ('64), Gary Behymer ('64)
Patty de la Bretonne ('65), Vicki Steichen ('67)
Nancy Nelson ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Missy Keeney ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jeannie Shanks ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kathy O'Neil ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sheila Davis ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Eric Holmes ('90)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Dale Ennor ('59)
Re: Goethals vs Jadwin
The Goethals - Jadwin changes in the South End were driven by
changes made at the Williams Blvd. intersections. Originally,
Goethals Drive was one of the four, generally, main North-
South arterials (along with Thayer drive, Stevens Drive & Geo.
Wash. Way). Goethals ran all the way through Downtown to the
South, as you remember. Jadwin Ave. was a relatively short
street that started at Wilson St. on the North and hooked west
to Goethals just north of where the LDS Church was built. The
first change (prior to 1949) was to extend Jadwin to Williams,
intersecting about 100 feet east (next to the Union 76
Station) of where Goethals went across Williams (they may have
also extended Jadwin north to intersect Stevens at that time,
I'm not sure). This essentially created a five-way
intersection. The following discussion is my undocumented
assumptions. I believe the next change (date unknown to me)
was necessitated by the coming of the Stop Lights. The Govt.
apparently could not work out a Signal System to work safely
with those intersections so their solution was to reroute
Goethals (north of Williams) to turn directly south at a point
about even with the LDS Church and intersect Williams further
west (away from the Jadwin intersection). Curiously, they
maintained the Goethals name from Williams on south. At some
time (unknown to me but after 1961), the southern Goethals
section name was changed (and some minor intersection
modifications to make Jadwin go straight through) thus making
Jadwin the N - S arterial. Presumably, this was when Goethals
was extended through to Duane also.
To: Jean Armstrong Reynolds ('64)
Re: The Roller Rink
The Roller Rink is still a surviving venture. I was driving
by last Friday night (about 7:30) and saw a number of cars
dropping off kids to skate. What Wooses (sp?). We always
walked to get there, but then, we walked everywhere.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
First, I would like to express my sympathy to the Gardiner and
Craddock families for the loss of their Mothers. May all their
warm memories of their mothers ease the sorrow that they must
feel.
Second, I was wondering if anyone has had experience with
reverse mortgages. My wife's sister and husband are over 62
years old and are house rich but cash poor. I pointed out an
article to them in last Saturday's Seattle P.I written by
Michelle Singletary regarding reverse mortgages. It seems like
one of those "it's a too good to be true" scenarios. I read
where it is funded through FHA and Fanniie Mae.
Thanks in advance...
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
A very late Happy Birthday to my dear cousin, Carol Cross
Llewellyn ('64) on January l5th. I was head cook for 2
Chrysalis walks over the week-end so I was cooking for over
l00 and planning for it the last two weeks. Sorry, Carol, I
knew and had thought of your birthday, but got too caught up
as I got closer to the date.
We've had some gorgeous weather over the weekend, Monday it
was mostly sunny and in the 60s. Today it's in the 50s and
raining. But hey, it's not snowing and the roads aren't
freezing, so I'll take it.
I will be heading out to Sacramento and points up north about
the first on February. I am hoping to connect with a Bomber
lunch somewhere, and also see some friends, my son in
California, my mother, and brother, and some cousins and
friends.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
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>>From: Donna Bowers Rice (The Gold Medal Class of '63)
All this talk of croquet, reminds me of being in Seaside, FL
one June. We were going to the croquet field with my son-in-
law, who was telling us that he remembered many croquet
matches, but that people in the south always wore white when
they played (similarly to tennis) and usually, one needed to
make reservations for the court as there were several. Sure
enough, when we got there everyone was in their whites and the
courts were reserved. They were having a wedding shower with
champagne and they were all dressed beautifully in their
whites. It was very impressive and I thought what a fun thing
to do. We saw 3 weddings on the beach that weekend and the
receptions were held as garden parties in several of the
houses of Seaside. It was a very romantic setting.
I was just wondering if any Bomber who lives in the south now
has ever seen croquet played in the whites?? Or was that a
'50s '60s thing or a Jackson, MM thing?
-Donna Bowers Rice (GMC '63) ~ in mild St. Louis, MO - where
we have had very little winter so far
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
To: Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
You'll have to tell me about the game "1,2,3 o'leary". That
sounds soooo very familiar.
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - where it's pouring
down rain today.
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Nuke-Nacks
Bomberese?
'Buddy', our 3 year old grandson's favorite treat is
Nuke-Nacks (;-) You know... Fruit Snacks!
For you dedicated 'atomic bombers', here's a treat for you:
http://usfs.com/atomic.html
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ somewhere in downtown Colfax, WA
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Throwing the ball over the roof was "Annie Annie Over".
If it didn't go over you said "Pigtails". OK, you finally
got my attention....
-Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
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>>From: Vicki Steichen Bricker ('67)
Any one play marbles as a kid?
-Vicki Steichen Bricker ('67)
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>>From: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
Re: Passing of Jo Gardiner
My mom and dad were close friends of Jo's. She treated me and
my brother like her own. I had the excitement of visiting with
her this past summer when I was down there and took pictures
of Jo and my mom as they were the best of friends.
I remember when I went to see her... mom had asked her if she
recognized me and all I heard her say was "This can't be my
LITTLE Nancy." Mom said "Yep" it was. I was 55 that day and
not the little girl she held on her lap.
Dad called me about 2 hours after he was told about Jo and I
just sat at the computer, looked into my documents and brought
up the pictures of Jo and mom. These are for you, Jack. If you
want more, I have them.
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http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Nelson/060118-GardinerNelson5.jpg
Mom and dad were Clayton and Ruth Nelson... brother, Bob.
-Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69) ~ where it is still snowing and
forecasting snow for another week. got to love the winter.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/19/06
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12 Bombers sent stuff:
Jerry Oakley ('51), Carole Clark ('54)
Tom Tracy ('55), Burt Pierard ('59)
Patti Mathis ('60), Marilyn Swan ('63)
Carol Converse ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
Donna Fredette ('65), Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Lisa Lysher ('79) & Robert Lysher ('81)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sharon Brooks ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Donna Bowers ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jean Armstrong ('64)
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>>From: Jerry Oakley ('51)
Does anyone remember playing mumbly peg? (sp?).
-Jerry Oakley ('51)
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>>From: Carole Clark Oien ('54)
To: Vicki Steichen Bricker ('67)
Yes, I played marbles as a kid but I think I remember the boys
playing it more.
As you all have been discussing games we played as kids I
remember playing almost all of them. But the one I remember
most of all is Mumbelty Peg or something with a spelling close
to that. We played it with a pocket knife of all things. There
were different tricks that you did with the knife. A couple
that I remember are: holding the blade lightly between the
fingers of the left hand and fliipping up on the handle so that
the knife would flip and stick its point into the dirt and the
next one seems even crazier as we would hold the knife on the
top of our head with our hand over it and kind of pull and flip
the knife, again so it would stick in the dirt.
I remember playing this when we lived on Goethals and we moved
to the north end of town before I was in sixth grade so I had
to be 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade playing this crazy game. I would
have died if my own kids had done it. But it was fun!
-Carole Clark Oien ('54)
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>>From: Tom Tracy ('55)
To:O Burt Pierard ('59)
Thanks for the map tour and history of Richland's Streets. Good
to know the old skating rink is still operating. Our church
teenagers spent a lot of time there (if it’s the same one) The
only great skater we had was Lea Branum Clark ('55). She had
all the moves of an Olympic Champion and her folks sometimes
led the pack as we drove to Walla Walla's skating rink on the
old military base. It was located near the site where our
Nazarene Church dismantled the Chapel and brought it to
Richland. It was a great church...we all helped build it. Full
basement and balcony. Pretty old and basic, but had everything
we needed for our worship. Prior to that, we rented space in
Spalding School, RHS Library (where you could find something
to read if the sermons got to long.)
Skating was acceptable even to a left-hander who had to dust
himself off once in awhile. Lots of our kids were good skaters,
but Lee Branum was the best. Being her partner meant she could
readjust your slips, stumbles and keep you from having any
"unintentional contact with the floor".
Along Stevens Blvd. one winter morning we had glare ice on all
the streets and sidewalks. One of our high school classmates
creatively passed us on ice skates as we crawled along toward
Lee Blvd and the parking lots. The skater took the serious
looks off our faces. He stumbled a couple of times. I thought
if only Lee Branum Clark ('55) would have been his skating
partner, he have been much safer on those icy roads and frozen
sidewalks.
Our teenagers had a lot of fun skating and then hitting By's
Burger Drive Inn. Cousin Ben played our favorite songs and we
could dedicate them to our friends. Life was good. Thanks for
the memories.
-Tom Tracy ('55)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Re: "Annie, Annie, Over"
As I have been reading the accounts of neighborhood games, I
was pondering a posting about our neighborhood. Naturally, my
thoughts included "Annie, Annie, Over" but for the life of me,
I couldn't remember what we said if the ball didn't make it
over. You hit it right on with your answer, "Pigtails." Thanks
for the memory.
Re: Neighborhood games
Our games drew a zillion kids from the Rochefontaine area (we
were the SE corner lot at Thayer). Our game of choice was "Kick
the Can." As I recall, the game was played like Hide 'n Seek in
that one person was "It" and everybody else hid. When the "It
person" found somebody, they had to run back and jump over the
can, saying something like "Over the can on (whoever)." The
"whoever person" then had to sit out. The wrinkle was that if
the "whoever person" could beat the "It person" to the can and
kick it, everybody who had been found was released to go hide
again. I think it was also allowed that if somebody snuck
around and kicked the can while the "It person" was searching,
the found people were released as above.
For "Annie, Annie, Over," our favorite house to use was the Ron
Holeman ('56)/Larry Nelligan ('59 WB, but alas, he graduated a
Lion) "A" House. As an aside, the Nelligan side of the house
was later occupied by Jay ('59) & Jill ('63) Butler. As I
recall, it was kind of a "Rite of Passage" in our neighborhood
to be old enough to actually get the tennis ball over the "A"
House. I also have a vague recollection about what happened if
the ball thrown over was caught "on the fly." I seem to recall
that the "catcher" would then run around the house and try to
hit someone on the other team (kind of like "War Ball") and the
"hit person" would then come back to the "catcher's" team. This
memory is not strong so it may be totally false.
For Croquet, our corner lot, along with the Nelligan's side
yard, afforded a gigantic space for a course. As I recall, we
had a ground rule to cover "sending" somebody's ball into the
street (you could bring it back to the grassy edge). My brother
Dick ('52) might have to step in here, but I don't remember
owning a Croquet set ourselves. It does seem that there was no
problem with other people bringing their sets to use on our
course.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59)
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>>From: Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
Re: games we use to play
i played them all, from hide and seek to red rover, but the
game that worried me the most was one i played in first or
second grade. a circle was formed and "it" walked around the
outside of it with a piece of cloth. when "it" dropped the
cloth behind someone, they then had to pick it up and tag out
"it" with it before he took that person's place in the circle.
Of course you couldn't see who the cloth was dropped behind and
many times the cloth just laid there because no one knew but
"it" that it was there... hated that game with a passion...
never saw the fun in it... can't remember the name of the game.
Games and me didn't get along too well, although I loved them.
Mmumbly peg got me a few stitches in my arm, throwing the ball
over the roof got my glasses broken, red rover got stitches in
my knee, and roller skating got my hand broken as the shoe
skate flopped over on my hand as i fell... guess I should never
have been allowed out of my house, lol.
-Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
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>>From: Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
To: Donna Bowers Rice ('63)
I want to wish Happy Birthday Greetings to one of my "oldest" &
dearest friends. Can't believe we sat on the corner of Totten &
Symons all those years ago. We were trying to solve all our
problems back then (wish today's problems were as simple as
they were back then) & plotting our futures. Hope you have a
wonderful day celebrating!! And to be a real brat, I have to
say, "I'll never be as old as you"!!!
-Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
To: Mike Brady ('61)
My husband and I have talked about a "reverse mortgage" when
the time comes. I think they are really great for those whose
incomes are very limited after retirement. From what I know,
you want to hold off as long as possible. The more equity you
have in your home the better. You have to want to remain in
your home the rest of your life. You won't own your home once
you get the "reverse mortgage" - the company will. You just
get to live there. Now, IF you want to move, you won't get any
money to buy another home, as the equity is what you've been
paid. Here in CA, they are really pushing this. I think it's
great as we will still owe a bunch on our home when we retire.
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - where I thought
we were going for sun today, but it's dark, windy
and hailing.
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Re: 1, 2, 3 O'leary
If I remember, we would bounce a big, red ball three times,
saying, "1, 2, 3 O'leary", lift one leg over the ball when we
said "o'leary"... then say "4, 5, 6 O'leary", lift one leg
over the ball, "7, 8, 9 O'leary", lift one leg over the ball,
"10 O'leary-O" and lift one leg over the ball, again. if you
missed getting your leg over the ball, it was someone else's
turn... can't remember if there was anymore to it or not---
someone asked if anyone remembers playing marbles---I played
them, but they were more a "boys' sport"---we girls played
jacks. I do remember the big, "steelies" and the "aggies" and
"fudging"--- did we lose marbles if we "fudged"? can't remember
all the rules. remember having "cat's eye" marbles, along with
"steelies"---didn't we use those to knock the marbles out of
the circle????
I remember Friday nights at the roller rink----my mom made me a
skating outfit when I was about 7-8 years old---thought I was
"it" skating around in that!!!!!!! Don't remember going there
as a teen, though---think by then, it had gotten a "rep" and my
mom wouldn't let me go--except on Saturday afternoons---who
wanted to go during the day???? No guys to flirt with then!!!!
My grandson's elementary school has "skate night" every Tuesday
and it is packed with kids, moms, and dads skating to "The
Hokey Pokey", rock and roll, "fast skate", boys' only, girls'
only, couples, and then they have races between the parents and
the kids. they even play music from the 60's---fun to watch
them skating to the "golden oldies".
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield,CA - woke up to frost on the
grass and ice on the windows of my van the past two mornings.
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>>From: Donna Fredette ('65)
Re: Annie
To: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
You finally got my attention!! I was trying to remember what
that was over the house last night and could not remember. I
always remember playing it at Barbara and Kathy Berkeley's ('63)
house and having a great time. We had the best childhood ever.
I could jump on the pogo stick into the hundreds and it was my
favorite besides jump rope and did we ever have fun jumping
rope. We made up so many things like one story that I cannot
remember so I will have to consult Barbara because I bet she
can remember.
We played croquet all the time as well as Red Rover. Also, all
the countless nights playing hide and go seek and days playing
hop scotch. You know the reason we made up so many games was
because we did not have computers or TVs in those days. I think
it was before Mickey Mouse Club. But of course we did not sit
around all day watching TV, we were too busy running barefoot
into the sand hills! And roller skating and swimming and going
to free shows, and on and on.
Think of what great shape we were in physically. I remember
riding my bike with no hands and my feet up on the handle bars
and we didn't wear helmet's either in those days. So thanks
Patty for getting my attention. It is so much fun to remember.
I guess I am going to have to buy my granddaughter a pogo
stick.
Bomber Cheers!
-Donna Fredette ('65)
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Isn't 1, 2, 3 olario where you bounce a ball 3 times and then
put your leg over on the olario? something like that.....
-Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
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>>From: Lisa Lysher Fuller ('79) & Robert Lysher ('81)
It is with great sadness that my brother, Robert, and I wanted
to let fellow Bombers know that our father, Wayne Lysher ('57)
passed away Tuesday, January 17th in the afternoon. This was
very sudden and unexpected. He had his family around him when
he passed away peacefully. We will monitor our father's email
incase anyone wants to send one. The email address is
wlysher@msn.com
Thank you.
-Lisa Lysher Fuller ('79) & Robert Lysher ('81)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/20/06
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13 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Ken Heminger ('56wb)
Gus Keeney ('57), Missy Keeney ('59)
Helen Cross ('62), John Adkins ('62)
Dave Hanthorn ('63), Donni Clark ('63)
Carol Converse ('64), Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Betti Avant ('69), Darlene Napora ('69)
Anita Fravala ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jack Evans ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Audrey Chambers ('74)
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
I'm back. Been gone since early Dec. and returned Monday night.
It has taken me this long to go through my email. Most of it
was garbage so deleted 85 percent of it.
Took Richland's cold air with me to Texas. They had the coldest
night they have had since l919 (17°) - kids didn't have to go
to school the next day. Slicker than glass when I arrived.
My daughter, granddaughter, and I went to Denver to be with the
remainder of our family.
Denver's weather is like here - very unpredictable. Rained and
snowed very little. The mountains got most of the snow - you
can see some of the mountains from my sister's house.
Visited with my sister, Marjorie "Midge" Hiser Baldwin ('54).
My granddaughter doesn't get to see snow very often so she and
my grandnephew with snow tubing. Had a blast.
I was sorry to hear about the loss of Mrs. Lester Thompson.
Both my children - Pam ('77) and Kim ('80) - had her in the
sixth grade at L&C.
Depression: I have had depression all of my life. All of the
suggestions were valid but the two most important items: (1)
Get medical help, and (2) contact Bomber buddies, good friends,
and your relatives. Nothing makes the sunshine better than have
good friends and relatives.
Alzeheimers: Is anyone battling this? My kids made me go to a
doctor in Denver and he tells me I have early symptoms. I am
going to see my family doctor and see what he recommends.
Duane Avenue: I lived on Duane from Sept. 1944 until Aug. 1955
(in the 500 block). When we first arrived in Richland Duane
ended at Gillespie Street. It was extended to Lee Boulevard.
Right across the street was the Hi Spot. I thought it was neat
to have the Hi Spot so close to home but some of the "kids"
couldn't lie to their folks about when the Hi Spot closed
because all the folks had to do was look down the end of the
street.
After we moved, they did some major work on the streets in
Richland and changed Duane to Goethals Drive and Goethals Drive
to Jadwin Avenue. I remember a friend of mine lived on Goethals
Drive and when they changed it to Jadwin her car insurance,
home owners policy, etc., went up. She had to get the city to
write to all of those companies and tell them that the street
name was just changed - that my friend had not moved, etc. Took
her over a year to get all the mess straightened out.
There was a big field in the area before they extended Duane
to Lee. My father, who would not let my sister and I play
dangerous games, or ride bikes, scooters, nor skate or use a
sled, etc., used to let us hook a sled up to the back of his
car and he would let us "hooky bob". I was so shocked that he
would allow us to do that but it certainly was fun.
There was a house on the corner of Lee and Duane. It was used
by a construction company as their headquarters (an old tract
house). I voted my first time (at age 21) at that house. Does
anyone know who had owned it before Uncle Sam (federal
government) took it over.
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland. It has
been pitter pattering since I have been home. SO
GRAY LOOKING!!!
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>>From: Ken Heminger ('56wb)
My two bits worth...
A lot of reminiscing about what we did for entertainment way
back when. I'd like to take us back to the Hi-tech aspects of
our youth.. I'm hoping this hasn't been addressed yet.. How
many remember the Original FM radio broadcasts..? Remember we
had to have two radios set to different stations and the result
was stereo.
-Ken Heminger ('56wb)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
So Sorry to see the note about Wayne Lysher ('57) in this
morning's Sandstorm. He was always kind and put up with "The
Keeney Kids'" antics as we were growing up. I remember he was a
great Tap Dancer and was in a lot of the talent shows we put on
all through the School years.
Condolences to the Family From Marilyn DeVine ('52) and Me.
-Gus Keeney ('57)
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>>From: Missy Keeney ('59)
Re: Rolling Hills Show
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Keeney/060120-Playbill.jpg
It's that wonderful time of year again . . . . Rolling Hills
Chorus of Sweet Adelines International is holding our annual
show. "THE BEST OF TIMES" and it is a celebration of 25 years
of Barbershop Harmony and Rolling Hills Chorus. Friday, January
27th in Sunnyside at Sunnyside High School at 7:30 PM and
Saturday January 28th at 2:30PM and 7:30PM at Chief Joseph
Middle School in Richland. You will love it!
Email me or call me about tickets!
-Missy Keeney ('59)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Happy Birthday to Sharon Brooks, a fellow member of the best
class of l962, as least to those of us in that class. Sharon, I
think we met at Carmichael in gym class with Gretchen Karlson
as our teacher, if memory serves me right. I won't go into what
else I remember.... see you at our next reunion in 2007??? As
soon as we set a date, we'll advertise, as the place is well
known....Bomberland!!
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ West Harrison, Indiana in the house
by the little lake where it is a balmy 55° in the mid
west and not a snow drop in sight, for a few days anyway.
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>>From: John Adkins ('62)
mumbly peg: I have a permanent indentation on my right index
finger from playing mumbly Peg.
Marbles: About once a year - Marbles would be banned at "old"
Sacy because them danged 6th graders would play "keepsies" with
the 4th and 5th graders - I got even though when I was a 6th
grader.
-John Adkins ('62) ~ Richland - hoping for some sun
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>>From: Dave Hanthorn (The Gold Medal Class of '63)
All this talk about the games we played as kids reminded me
once again of the unique experience of growing up on Perkins
Avenue. We had a special game that was "invented" by "Skip"
Hutton ('57 WB) called "Foot in the Mud Puddle". In the early
1950s we played this game in the "alley" behind the Hutton's
house on the 1100 block of Perkins. In spite of the name, there
was no puddle involved. In the later 1950s this game was
moved to the little playground at the corner of Roberdeau and
Perkins, where it was renamed by the Smyth kids, Tim ('62) and
Maren ('63 & '64), to "Two Feet in the Mud", and we used the
irrigation hoses to mark the boundaries of the "field". One
person was "it" and stood in the middle of the "field" and
called out a number of "steps" that the other kids were then
allowed to take from the "end line" of the "field". Those kids
would then get a running start and do a "hop, skip, and jump"
sort of maneuver to take the largest steps they could manage.
If they "traveled" (to use a basketball term) at the end of
their allotted "steps", the "it" kid could run over and tag
them "it" too. At the end of the "steps", the object was to
run the rest of the way across the field without going "out of
bounds" and without getting tagged "it" by any of the "it" kids
in the middle. Lots of "faking" and other antics were the order
of the day as you stood there waiting for the right opportunity
to make your break to the other end. As more and more kids
became "it", it became increasingly more difficult to make your
break to the other side without getting caught. Finally, when
there was only one kid left that hadn't yet become "it", the
game started all over with that last kid being the first "it"
kid in the next game. This game was played by all the kids on
the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Perkins in the 1950s and 1960s,
and plenty of kids from nearby streets, too. But I have never
heard of it or seen it played anywhere else. I am pretty sure
it was just another of those special Perkins Avenue
experiences.
Also in the late 1950s and early 1960s we played a game (I
don't remember the name, but it was a "reverse" hide 'n seek)
where one kid would go hide while the rest would count to one
hundred and then fan out in search of the one hidden. When a
kid would find the hidden one, they would have to join them in
the hiding place. As more and more kids found the hidden ones,
the hiding place would fill up and become increasingly easier
to find, so that even the "little kids" would eventually find
the hidden group. Then the last one to find the group would be
the first to go hide in the next game. What usually happened
with the young teens in the game (with those hormones running
wild) would be a "tip off" to that "someone special" as to
where they would be hiding so as to enjoy a few minutes of
"private time" before anyone else found them and joined the
hiding place. I think this game may have been played in other
neighborhoods in Richland, but I don't know for sure.
These games and the others that have been mentioned in the
SS seem so simple when described now, but they held a great
fascination and charm to all of us back then. I think kids that
have been raised by the TV have really missed out on a lot.
-Dave Hanthorn (GMC '63) from Mercer Island. where it is cold
and wet and I miss those warm Richland evenings when
we all played outside.
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>>From: Donni Clark Dunphy (The Gold Medal Class of '63)
Hi Bombers! After a day of playing on the monkey bars, swinging
and going down the slides with my two new little grandchildren,
and coming home from a trip that included playing in the snow
with my other two grandchildren (Fox and Geese, sledding and
some vicious snow ball fights), it was great fun to catch-up on
the latest Sandstorm entries and read about games from our
childhood. We did have soooooo much fun didn't we? I try so
hard to pass the enthusiasm on to the next generation as they
truly do not know how to play as we use to.
Besides all the wonderful, games already mentioned. I remember
a few more I enjoyed. We had very tall, giant elm trees that
lined our road in West Richland and they were the source of so
much fun. I grew up in a neighborhood of boys! I was the only
girl for blocks around. I could climb those trees as well as
the boys, if not higher. In fact one time I got so high that I
sent one of the boys home to get my Dad to come help me down.
We played all kinds of imaginary games and those trees became
look-out towers for Pirate ships, and forts of all kinds. We
swung from their branches on tire swings and ropes and did many
daring things that I cringe at now when I think about them.
We dug tunnels and trenches under them and covered them with
boards to make traps and caves and dugouts. Since I was the
only girl my favorite thing to play was that I was the Indian
Princess that was always captured and then rescued. We also
made tents. Indian Tepees, and tents over the clothesline
poles. My Dad made me a couple of turning poles to play on that
I loved and spent time on till I left home. We flew down the
hill on our bikes with no hands, feet on the handlebars and
were fearless! At night in the summertime, playing Hide and
Seek or Truth or Dare or Ollie-Ollie Oxen (correct me please,
this is how it sounded) were delightfully thrilling. The
Ollie-Ollie game sounds kind of like the Annie game, maybe the
same thing. When they caught the ball on the other side you
didn't know it for a few seconds and didn't know which way they
were coming. Racing around in the night -time was so much fun.
I played Truth or Dare a lot in town with friends too.
At school besides jump-rope and jacks, one of my favorites was
7-Up. Remember our tall swings and tall, slick slides, sew-saws
and monkey bars? So different then today. Almost all my friends
had basements with ping-pong tables, some had player pianos and
we played games at parties. We ate donuts from strings, passed
oranges under our chins, dunked for apples, did the broom dance
etc. etc. I could go on and on. What happy days!
Noticed that Shirley Sherwood ('62) lives in Grants Pass. We
were just there and caught the rain. But what a beautiful spot
in Oregon it is. We feasted on crab, all you could eat at Wolf
Creek Tavern one night and stayed in Fluery Manor. I should
have known a Bomber would live there.
-Donni Clark Dunphy ('63) ~ from La Mirada, CA -where the days
have been clear and cloudy, sunny and cool at night.
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Thanks for the 'instructions' on 1, 2, 3 o'leary. Yes, I do
remember playing something like that. I'm loving all the
memories of outside games when we were young. I remember going
skating at the roller rink each Friday and Saturday nights
during high school. If we weren't skating, we were at the
Uptown watching a movie.
0-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - the sun is
shinning today, but very cool out.
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
To: Donna Fredette ('65)
oh, Donna!! I got a pogo stick when I was about 8 and I pogoed
so much I wore it out! and, miracle of miracle, my parents got
me another one--bigger and stronger! I loved it!! I could pogo
up and down the porch steps even! how old were you when you had
yours?
-Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Here's another childhood game-green light, red light, also
Simon Says. I remember going to the roller rink. I went with
a church youth group in 5th grade. We were playing "crack the
whip" and one classmate was on the end and fell coming around
a corner. She ended up with a fractured wrist. I went skating
about 20 years ago and couldn't believe I could still stay up.
What fun we had.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA, where we may set a new record
for number of days straight with rain (oh my) and we are
way ahead for the year already
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>>From: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
To: Julie Smyth Moss ('69WB)
Do you remember the jump rope competitions during recess at CK?
There was regular jump rope and two ropes going at the same
time which was called Double Dutch. There were several ditties
that we jumped to: One that I can't remember the whole thing
which started out... "Not last night but the night before, 24
robbers came knocking at my door..." Another ditty that I do
remember went:
"Down by the ocean, down by the sea.
Johnny broke a bottle, and blamed it on me.
I told Maw, Maw told Paw
And Johnny got a licking so Ha, Ha, Ha
How many lickings did he get?
1, 2, 3" etc. until you missed...
I think the record was around 500 jumps limited only by the
amount of time allowed on the playground (We must have been in
awfully good shape). Also, jumping rope was the only time that
you could show off your Petty Pants. Does anyone out there
remember Petty Pants? They were about the same length as
today's biking shorts but ended in rows of ruffles. I had a red
pair with four rows of white ruffles and a white pair with pink
ruffles - Eat your heart out Victoria's Secret!!!
-Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
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>>From: Anita Fravala Griffin ('73)
What about a favorite girls game of mine: jacks. I could sit on
the sidewalk, or down in my grandmother's basement, for hours
playing jacks.
-Anita Fravala Griffin ('73) ~ where it is going to be another
warm, blue sky and sunny day here in Scottsdale, AZ
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/21/06
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9 Bombers & 1 NAB sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Betty Hiser ('49), Lola Heidlebaugh ('60)
John Adkins ('62), Maren Smyth ('63 & '64)
Linda Reining ('64), Nancy Mallory ('64)
David Rivers ('65), Robert Epler ('80WB)
Aaron Johnson ('82), Don Sorenson (NAB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Leona Mari Eckert ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Claris Van Dusen ('48)
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Games: I played jacks by the hour. I never could hear too well
so it was a game that I could play by myself or with others.
This was back in the days when jacks were made of steel.
The things they have now wear out too fast. Played lots of
hopscotch. To this day I will look down, see a flat rock, and
think: "That would make a good hopscotch rock." What about
pick-up sticks? They allowed us to play pick-up sticks inside
if the weather was bad. There was always reading - my idea of
heaven is sitting outside reading when the weather is nice.
-Betty Hiser Gulley 49er - south/government Richland. Still
pitter pattering.
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>>From: Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
Re: Games People Play
Hi Maren -
Just couldn't let another mention of mumbly peg go by without
adding the Heidlebaugh episode of the game. It was probably the
summer between my 5th & 6th grades, and my brother Jim's ('65)
2nd & 3rd (or something like that) we were in the back yard
playing mumbly peg. Well - when you flip the pocket knife (it
wasn't illegal or politically incorrect back then!) you are
supposed to flip it forward - toward the other person's foot -
or something. Well, being the tomboy I was, when I flipped my
pocket knife - instead of it going forward it went back over my
head - and lit in the top of my brother Jim's head! His crew
cut hair style did nothing to stop the flow of blood - he had
blood going everywhere! Needless to say - we didn't play mumbly
peg for a long time - but I think his head finally healed up.
If you know Jim - you might ask him about his "scar"!!!
Someone mentioned climbing trees - that was allowed back then
too. And something I thoroughly enjoyed - until the day I was
supposed to go get my 6th grade report card at Jason Lee -
climbed a cherry tree that day - a limb broke - and I ended up
at the hospital with 2 broken arms. Kinda took the fun out of
that summer - Boy! Those casts were hot in the summer. But
there's nothing like looking at the world from a tree limb
(especially when you are a little bit on the short side!)
Another game I haven't seen mentioned was hop scotch. You
always had to have a special chain for your marker - some
chains were so much better than others. Oh - the memories
these games bring back!
Thanks everyone for sharing!
Always a Bomber!
-Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
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>>From: John Adkins ('62)
Re: Games were us
I'm surprised we haven't heard from the "HOPSCOTCH" crowd -
Those girls would hopscotch till your brain was dizzy.
-John Adkins ('62)
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From: Maren Smyth ('63 & '64)
To: Class of '69
Re: '69 Home Page
I've just been made aware that the entire Class of '69 wetsite
is GONE... I remember Gordie McMaster, your '69 webmaster,
asking for a replacement -- a LONG time ago -- but I never
dreamed that if he didn't get a replacement, he would just dump
the '69 website.
So, what do we do now??? Somebody from class of '69 needs to
step up and get all the information from Gordie and get your
site back up...
Bomber cheers,
-Maren Smyth ('63 & '64) ~ Gretna, LA
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Donni Clark Dunphy ('63)
Re: Ollie Ollie Oxen, free.......didn't we holler that when
playing Hide and Seek, when we wanted the rest to come in from
their hiding spots and not worry about getting caught?
Re: 7-Up......we played on rainy days during school ---didn't
we put our heads down, hold up one thumb, and if your thumb was
"tagged", you put it down, then you had to try and figure out
who had "tagged" you???
Re: basements.......my friend, Betty Bates ('64) had a basement
with a ping pong table down there. she would always have the
neatest Halloween parties down there! her dad had a workshop
that he would use as the scary room----we would be blindfolded,
then he would take us, one at a time, through the room----we
would walk through "spider webs" (which, we found out after our
blindfolds were taken off, were thin strips of cotton material
that Mrs. Bates had torn and hung up) we would have to touch
the "brains" of some ghoul (grapes that they had taken the
skins off) and we also had to touch "worms" (wet, cold
spaghetti) --- great memories. also bobbed for apples. my
granddaughter's birthday is the week before Halloween, but we
have not been able to convince her to have a scary party for
her birthday---keep thinking she might change her mind the
older she gets. she will be 13 next October, so maybe by then.
think her mom and I want it more than she does--we have all
these neat ideas, that she just thinks are gross!
yes, I remember the tall, slick, slides, see-saws, and the
monkey-bars---used to get the worst blisters on the palms of
my hands from those, but still managed to hang from them---
remember getting on top of them? and, seeing how many bars we
could skip without losing our grip? think the most I managed
was two bars--you would let go of one bar and swing to the next
two. can't do that at all, now----carpal tunnel and weak wrists
prevent me from even being able to get a grip on the blasted
things! can still slide and swing, though.
To: Carol Converse Maurer ('64).....do you remember the
Saturday morning cartoons at the Uptown and using a receipt for
penny candy as the price of admission? think we could be there
from 9 in the morning til noon, then we would have to leave,
cause they would have to get ready for the matinee feature to
start at 1 in the afternoon. remember when we only had to pay
35 cents til we turned 13, then we paid 65 cents til we were
18, then it was 95 cents? now, we pay over $5 just for the
matinee!!! and, remember what we paid for snack bar items?
think we could take a dollar for soda, popcorn and candy and
get change back! now, a dollar won't even buy a box of candy
at the movies!!!!!
To: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
Re: hopscotch ditties.......remember,
"Cinderella dressed in yella,
went upstairs to kiss a fella,
how many kisses did she get?
1,2,3........"
[Linda - sounds like jump rope... not hop scotch... -Maren]
on "Not last night, but the night before, 24 robbers came
knocking on my door, as they came in, I ran out"----I think we
started out with someone in the middle of the jump rope, then
when we said, "ran out", one person would jump out---can't
remember how many times we did it, though or how many people
ended up jumping in and out.
I don't remember "petty pants", but I do remember crinoline
underskirts and trying to wear as many as you could get on
under your skirt or dresses---think my limit was 6---we also
had hoop skirts---underskirts that had a wire hoop through the
hem and you had to be careful that you didn't sit on the wire,
cause if you did, both your underskirt and skirt or dress would
fly up in front of your face!
thanks to all for the great memories---we really did grow up in
a wonderful town and time! kids today have NO idea what they
are missing---they might exercise their minds for playing
Nintendo, Gameboy, X-box, Playstation, but they sure don't use
their whole bodies like we did!!!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - down to 31° Thursday
night----had to scrape ice off windows on my van.
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>>From: Nancy Mallory Johnson ('64)
Re: Games
Wasn't the reverse hide and seek game called sardines? We
played it a lot at the church (West Side). Also played Darling
I love you at youth parties at church.
Wasn't Ollie ollie oxen all in free what you said when you
couldn't find all the hiders in hide and seek (or wanted to
start over)?
-Nancy Mallory Johnson ('64)
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Heeeeeeeeelp
OK... I admit it... I haven't figured out what election I
should take for my mommy under Medicare... for prescriptions?
I'm not even sure what it's all about. I know I still have
some time to do it... I asked my Partner the genius and he
just threw this 400 pound book at me full of BIG print sos old
peoples can read it... problem is the print is big but the
words don't mean nuthin' Now that I think of it... maybe I
should just ask Burt Pierard ('59)... he probably had to do
it for himself... yeah... what's wrong with me... Burt should
know... Just in case Burt doesn't know... is there anybody out
there smart enough to figger out what spozed ta be done????????
My Partner said his mom's meds don't cost much and his dad's VA
benefits pick them up... I think he'd be surprised if he wrote
the checks instead of just having his secretary do it... I know
when I write those checks for Scripts for my mom I'm dang
surprised... Way more than my Pop's VA benefits... Way more!!
Thanks
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Robert Epler ('80WB)
All this writing about childhood games brought back some
memories for me as well. I grew up on Waldron St. off of GWWay
and the street was filled with children looking for amusement
and adventure. We didn't have video games to keep us amused so
when we weren't playing kick the can, red light-green light,
Mother may I and tag, we spent the long summer days and
evenings acting out grand adventures. We were sophisticated and
worldly detectives called the Wildcats and my code name was
Wade Robertson. We battled the forces of evil and the good guys
always won. We were living in the land of giants where the
grass under our feet was actually hair on top of one of the
giants head. Around Halloween, my Mom, Madelyn Hinson Epler('52),
would put a skeleton on our front door and we pretended we
were traveling though it's body in a miniature ship as in the
movie, Fantastic Voyage. We would spend hours on our neighbors
front porch drawing comic books. We were never ever bored. I
contrast that to the street I now live on in Ozark, MO that is
also filled with children that I rarely ever see outside. My
4 children are home schooled and have no video games (child
abuse!) with limited TV time and they play much the same way
we all did in the 1960s. Unfortunately, the children in the
neighborhood rarely venture out of their houses, even in the
summer. Nevertheless, my kids sure have fun with each other.
It's almost like watching myself and the kids on Waldron
inventing new games and adventures to act out on those long
summer days. Sure brings me back.
-Robert Epler ('80WB) ~ In beautiful Ozark, MO where the
temperatures are in the mid-60 s every day and Winter
is something I've only heard about that happened many
years ago.
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>>From: Aaron Johnson ('82)
To: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Reverse Mortgages
Mike,
While I don't handle reverse mortgages myself, I've found an
excellent source of information on these, as well as just
about any question you have on any subject having to do with
mortgages. It's on a web site by a guy called the mortgage
professor. The article on reverse mortgages is at:
www.mtgprofessor.com/reverse_mortgages.htm
While I was living in southern California the last 3 years
(I'm back to Richland again!), I know these were really being
pushed. One of the reasons was that so many people had an
obscene amount of equity in their homes due to the market
increase over the prior 4 years. (Orange County was
experiencing as much as 28% annual increases in median home
prices). If you'd bought a home in 2001 for $200,000 you could
sell for $600,000+ last year. If you could find anyone who
could afford to buy your 900sf, 2 bdr. 1 bath in Torrence for
that amount of money!
One of the things you should be aware of is that whatever you
draw in the reverse mortgage reduces the size of your estate
after you die. Which is fine, as far as I'm personally
concerned. My folks made their money working their tails off
all their lives, and should spend every last dime before they
go!
If you should have any other questions on mortgage matters,
please feel free to call me. I'm always available for advice!
Office number is (509)735-5052.
Cheers!
P.S. Hi Aunt Kitty! ('61)
-Aaron Johnson ('82)
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>>From: Don Sorenson (NAB)
Re: Dave Hanthorn's ('63) dad
Mr. Hanthorn,
I recently read an old presentation by a man named Hanthorn. It
was dated somewhere in the '50s. Any relation to you.?
Re: Christmas Trees
To: Phil Belcher ('51)
Found some old photos of those tree bonfires. Thought you might
like to see them.
(1954) FIRE DEPARTMENT - JAYCEES OPERATION TORCH
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Re: Pictures for Linda Reining ('64) & Dale Ennor ('59)
(1951) Child Illustrating Bicycle/Traffic Safety Issues
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(1951) School Safety Patrol Christmas Party - Co
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-Don Sorenson (NAB)
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>>Wayne Lysher ('57) ~ 10/10/39 - 01/17/06
FuneralNotices.tripod.com/
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12 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Nancy Riggs ('51), Wally Erickson ('53)
Dale Ennor ('59), Larry Mattingly ('60), Mary Rose ('60)
Ed Quigley ('62), Linda Reining ('64), Gary Behymer ('64)
Donna Fredette ('65), Patty de la Bretonne ('65) Betti Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Marie Ruppert ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Deedee Willox ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Schodt ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Paul Boehning ('85)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sarah Avant ('94)
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Did any of you youngesters play with Clackers (probably in the
late '60s or early '70s)? My children talked me into getting
them a set. I thought they were dangerous and would only let
them play with them at home (of course, I had to leave for
work at 6:10 a.m. - they probably snuck them to school a few
times).
I think the Richland School District finally banned them from
school because of the danger of being hit in the eye.
They were two balls made of plastic with a cord running from
each ball - you made them hit each other and they made a
clacking sound. I'm sure they had other names. I think I saw a
set in the Vermonter catalog (heaven forbid).
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/govenment Richland - sun is
shining - HURRAY!
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>>From: Nancy Riggs Lawrence ('51)
Regarding the pictures Don Sorenson submitted yesterday, the
girl setting fire to the Christmas trees is Doris Lemon (’51),
a long missing classmate. If anyone knows her whereabouts we
would love to hear. Last I heard her married name is Jones and
she lived in southern California, so you can see why we have
never been able to locate her.
-Nancy Riggs Lawrence ('51)
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Games in the '40s
All of the emails sent in about the games we played in the
'40s & '50s brought back some fond memories. I lived on Putnam
St. just west of Thayer Drive, there were only "A" houses in
that block except for one. So the "Annie Annie over" was a
little more thrilling. We played croquet behind the Davies
(Jack '56/Bob 'RIP54) and Williams (John '56/Lee '57) house
since there was lot more space. There was a large vacant lot
between our homes and the houses on Perkins. That's where we
built forts in the sand, played tag football, etc.. I remember
only playing marbles a few times, I really didn't have the
skill for it. But, I remember drawing a large circle in the
sand and each of us trying to knock the marbles out of the
circle and still keep your "shooter" marble in the circle for
the next shot. I also remember the leather marble bags with
draw strings to carry your marbles in (Mom made mine out of a
heavy duty cloth). For a fun evening of "kick the can", we'd
dress in dark clothing so we could sneak up to kick the can.
It as if we were training for "Special Forces"......grin.
Mumbly peg was another fun game; starting by flipping the
knife over the palm of your hand on the ground, then starting
with your left hand and working toward your head and down the
other side. You didn't want to use a heavy knife...ouch!!
The movies during those years helped us with our imagination
in playing other games. After watching so many Cowboy movies;
we decided to dress like cowboys. My folks bought me some real
cowboy boots and cowboy hat. Of course I had a holster and
"cap" pistol. Now, Bill Lloyd '54 had two holsters and guns.
We called him "Wild Bill". My Mom Dorothe was our Den Mother
for Den #3, Pack 48. One year we made some Indian customs,
head bands for feathers, drums (from rubber tire tubes), and
shields, and we also made a tepee with Indian signs on the
outside. The Indians were me, Bill Lloyd, Bill Dunwoody
'RIP52, Kenny Webster '55, Jack and Bob Davies, Lee Stratton
'RIP55 (there were others I can't remember); we had a picture
taken, but I can't find it. We all had our faces painted, like
we were ready for war.....grrrrrr.
Then came the movie of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn; you
guessed it, we carved a sword out of wood and got our Moms to
make us a Robin Hood outfit. We used Webster's large willow
tree off to the side of the house; it was as tall as their
"A" house. That tree was like a big trapeze. Other times we
played tag on it. Oh, and then there was Tarzan, I think you
get the idea from here......yep, we played Tarzan in that
"same" willow tree.
I could go on, but I think everyone has done a great job
describing the games we played "outdoors", it was definitely a
fun time during those years!! Great memories.
I've been and Seahawk fan since the beginning '75. It's
exciting to finally see the Seahawks go this far in the
playoffs. I'm sure most, if not all of you will be rooting for
the Seahawks tomorrow and hopefully in the Super Bowl. Go
Seahawks!!!!!!!
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ Just south of Coeur D'Alene were we
got some snow, but it's almost gone. There's plenty of
snow in the mountains, so it should be a great spring
and summer. Would welcome any ideas on keeping deer
away from my plants and trees. Thinking about a fence
for part of it.
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>>From: Dale Ennor ('59)
To: Don Sorenson (NAB)
Your pictures of the grade school patrol brought back vivid
memories. Were my eyesight just a bit worse I'd swear that
was me toying with the driver in the '49 (or thereabouts)
Studebaker. Couldn't be, even though we had a similar vehicle,
as it looks like a guy driving the car and my dad never drove.
The first picture is looking north toward Lewis & Clark grade
school across the great expanse of grassed playground. The
next two are looking east and the pole I recall trying to
destroy with my flag pin was just to the left where the street
comes in to "Jadwin"! The last is on "Jadwin" looking north
and just north of the crossing where I worked on that pole.
The patrol boy would probably have gotten a demerit as the
flag is incorrectly mounted. The "STOP" should be level when
held out at a 45-degree angle. Incidentally, the church to the
left was just south of Southside Protestant Church and had a
bell tower (visible in the picture). We used to go in there
during the day when no one was around, pull that bell rope for
all it was worth and then run like the devil.
-Dale Ennor ('59)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Looking for missing recipe
Back in the '50s and '60s the Knights Of Columbus used to
put on several dinners during the year to finance their new
building that is out west of the bypass hiway.
One of the events was the annual "Shish-Kabob" feed. I was the
chairman of the event a couple of times and we had no trouble
selling the 400 tickets in a couple of days. The food was
great and with the ambience of waiting in line to be served
and passing by the windows and looking down at the bed of
coals with the kabobs lined up over them, it was always a
successful evening.
We marinated the prime cuts of beef for 24 hours. The recipe
for the marinade was wonderful. It was given to us by Johnny
Saba who was I believe of Armenian decent. And we understood
it was from the old country. The event discontinued some time
in the late '60s, and alas the recipe has been lost. Johnny
and my father were close friends, but it was not in any of
dad's papers. I just searched through them one more time.
I have written, called, and spoken with many K C, young and
old, and nobody seems to know who may have it. Perchance does
any Bomber Alum have a copy of this recipe? I would be
greatful for a copy.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ From Tacoma where 2 days of warm
sun have done little for my soggy yard.
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>>From: Mary Rose Crum Tansy ('60)
I was saddened to hear of Jo Gardiner's passing. My two
daughters and I lived in Richland for a number of years in the
late '70s and early '80s. Jo became known to us as "Grandma
Jo." On a monthly basis I would balance both her checkbook and
Grandma Crum's (Helen Crum) checkbook. They would then either
take us all out to dinner or fix a home cooked meal for us.
There were a number of these ladies who were close friends,
they came to Richland in the early years and remained friends
throughout the years. (Some that I remember are Margaret
Hokansen, Jane Drotts, Ruth Nelson, Helen Crum, Jo Gardiner,
Bea Parker, and many more I can't remember.) Most of these
women didn't work outside the home, so they played Bridge,
shopped, went to lunch together, did volunteer work, bowled,
etc. They were quite a group of ladies.
I remember Helen telling me in the later years about them
all going out to lunch together to a nice restaurant in the
Highlands. She said they noticed an elderly man looking at
them from time to time. When they got up to go, the waitress
told them he had paid the bill for all of them. They thought
that was so nice. They never found out who he was. I have
never forgotten that. I could just see that little group of
ladies sitting in the restaurant (probably all talking at once
- they all loved to talk).
-Mary Rose Crum Tansy ('60)
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>>From: Ed Quigley ('62)
Re: Yesterday's David Rivers entry. . .
For those of you that are not yet aware of this extremely
complex and important decision, until yesterday I was not
aware that for every month that our parents hesitate in making
this hugely important decision, they will lose 1% of their
benefit. . . I was listening to the radio, and one of the
pharmaceutical lobbyists said that this was considered an
"incentive" to "help" them make a decision on this incredibly
complex issue!
Time to get busy, folks, and do some hard research and make a
decision or two!
-Ed Quigley ('62) ~ (who managed, with a great deal of
restraint, to keep from making any political remarks!)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
Re: hopscotch vs jump rope ditties
To Maren........just chalk it up to a "senior moment".
*grin*
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - still having freezing
temperatures at night and still scraping ice off van
windows. not complaining, though---just glad we aren't
getting the rain that those in and around Seattle are
getting hit with--keep wondering when they are going
to have to start growing web feet. *grin*
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: July 1960 Jan Bell & others at Tri-City Country Club
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2006/Xtra/Behy/060122-CtryClub60.jpg
Re: Jazz Guitar Great Larry Coryell in 1960
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-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ Colfax, WA
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>>From: Donna Fredette ('65)
To: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
I was eight or nine when I used to play on Barbara and Kathy's
pogo stick. I don't remember them jumping on it because I
was using it all the time. I didn't have one of my own but I
think it would be fun to get one in a couple of years when my
granddaughter is eight and see how she likes it. I think she
would because she has so much energy.
The memories of jump roping and hop scotch and those skirts
with the hoops are so great! Does anyone have pictures of
themselves or their friends in those skirts? or the poodle
skirts? I think it would be fun to collect pictures from
everyone and make a book for all to share. Or publish them
here for everyone to see.
Bomber Cheers!
-Donna Fredette ('65)
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
To: Nancy Mallory Johnson ('64)--Was that Darling I Love you
but I just can't smile?
and to David Rivers ('65)--I'm with you David..what a mess. I
work at Harborview Hospital in Seattle and found out yesterday
the official name for the prescription dept at medicare when
you're mailing papers in is The Medicare Pill Department....
duh..
-Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
ps I loved Jacks too.
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: patrol girls and boys
Someone the other day was asking how patrol girls and boys
were selected "for duty". As I recall (at least at Jason Lee)
the 5th grade teachers nominated students in their respective
class for it. I was the only female in my class selected. We
had a meeting with the advisor and got to select who would
train us. I chose my best friend and neighbor. I trained under
her and started the area I worked with her in 6th grade. I had
to find someone willing to trade my morning post for a noon
one as I had activities 4 of the 5 days of the week before
school. At noontime we had a hall we would monitor plus being
outside when the weather was OK and checked our area around
our door. If the weather was poor and the students didn't go
out after lunch that is when we would monitor the classrooms
while the teachers were still at lunch. I imagine the boys
were selected the same way, but I'm not sure.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA, where it is still W-E-T!!!!!!!
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/23/06
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12 Bombers sent stuff:
Jack Lowrey ('49), Grover Shegrud ('56), Derrith Persons (60)
Paulette Lawson ('63WB), Nancy Mallory ('64), Betti Avant ('69),
Darlene Napora ('69), Mary Jane Smith ('70), Gary Turner ('71)
Dee Shipman ('72), Lisa Lysher ('79) & Robert Lysher ('81)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Billie Lawell ('55)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ann McCue ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Cherrie Tempero ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Debra Harding ('77WB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Matt Haskins ('81)
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>>From: Jack Lowrey ('49)
Re: Cell Phone information from Jeanie Hutchins Simon ('62)
The article is a hoax. Check http://www.snopes.com for the
full info. There's a lot of it out there.
-Jack Lowrey ('49)
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>>From: Grover Shegrud ('56)
OK! Does anyone have the same problem I have, when David
Rivers ('65) writes in my mind digs up this picture of a 2 or
3 year old standing by the back door of the "A" house on
Stevens hanging on to his mom and his dad coming across the
yard with a big salmon hanging from each hand. So when David
asks about medicare benefits it doesn't click in my mind. Then
I remember that I started receiving social security 6 years
ago so I guess it is possible.
My wife works in the health care world and this prescription
thing befuddles her too.
-Grover Shegrud ('56)
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>>From: Derrith Persons Dean (60)
Re: Pam Randow Coye ('60-RIP)
The remembrance service for Pam will be February 18, 2006
at American Legion located in Benton City, WA.
If you need directions e-mail me and I will give you a phone
number to call.
Thanks,
-Derrith Persons Dean (60)
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>>From: Paulette Lawson Sicilia ('63WB)
Re: Games
Our family lived on the 1500 block of Perkins, down the street
from Jason Lee, the Heidlebaughs and Muscles' house. His
family had a pet monkey that sometimes stayed in a cage in
their yard and they were always very nice about allowing us
kids in the yard.
I remember my sister Melanie ('60) and I played all the
neighborhood games and in the summer we could stay out after
dark. Melanie usually instigated a game of Hide 'n Seek where
everyone hid from me! That would last until I caught on (I
could never find them) and went crying to my dad, who would
insist that they play with me. We sometimes played a game I
think was called "Lemonade" which was a little like charades.
It was two rows of kids, facing each other and started with:
Here we come.
Where're you from?
New Orleans.
What's your trade?
Lemonade.
Show us something if you're not afraid.
Then one team mimed something (like riding a bike) and the
other team had to guess what they were doing.
And I loved playing hopscotch at recess at Jason Lee. We girls
competed to have the best marker-mine was several chains
linked together. I don't have the chain anymore but I do have
my skate key! Those were the best of times!
-Paulette Lawson Sicilia ('63WB) ~ Centennial, CO - where the
entire state of Colorado is mourning the Broncos' loss
to Pittsburgh
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>>From: Nancy Mallory Johnson ('64)
To: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
Yes, that was Darling I love You won't you please smile. One
of my fondest memories was playing that at West side. It could
have been in high school or when going to CBC. We were sitting
in the circle and a girl (I can picture her, but her name
escaped me) and she went up to Keith Fowler (one of our
advisors and a Bomber Dad) and just yelled Darling I love You
won't you please smile at him. Usually he kept a stone face
during this game, but that time he cracked up and laughed.
-Nancy Mallory Johnson ('64)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
I meant to send a birthday greeting to my niece for Sunday
and forgot, oh my. The 22nd, Sarah Avant ('94) turned the
"dreaded" 3-0. Hope your day was great. Aunt Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Seahawks
How about them Seahawks? Wouldn't it have been something
if had been them against their former division rivals-the
Broncos? I've been a fan since the beginning.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA, no rain today
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>>From: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
WAY TO GO SEAHAWKS!!!
Look out Steelers...
-Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
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>>From: Mary Jane Smith Poynor ('70)
Re: Cell phone Do Not Call
Just a quick note regarding the National Do Not Call Registry
mentioned by Jeanie Hutchins Simon ('62) yesterday.
I was able to access the website
https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx this evening
however I had to go to my "email guard" trash can to find the
final link that you must click on to complete the
registration.
Re: Iditarod
Just 6 weeks until Iditarod start up here in AK {starts the
1ast Saturday in March. -Maren] - always an exciting time! It
will be even more fun for me this year since my sister from
Bellingham will be joining us.
We received about 4 inches more snow last night - thankfully
not the 12 - 15 inches predicted. Now if the volcano will just
cooperate we'll have another beautiful week in the 49th state.
Warm thoughts,
-Mary Jane Smith Poynor ('70)
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>>From: Gary Turner ('71)
Re: Selling Cell Phone Information
Not to worry... See the attached link. This bit of
misinformation has been circulating for some time.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
http://www.snopes.com is a good site to bookmark to check on
anything that pops up in your inbox that doesn't look quite
right.
-Gary Turner ('71)
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>>From: Dee Shipman Jones ('72)
Re: Cell Phone National Do Not Call Registry
To: Jeanie Hutchins Simon ('62)
Please go to the following website:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
You will learn that the information you received was erroneous
and just another 'urban legend' email that has been making the
rounds.
Snopes is an incredible website that I have to visit often to
squelch a lot of 'phishing' emails that infiltrate our system
at work. When you have a minute, spend some time perusing the
site. Not only will you learn a lot, you will find it to be
the first place you go in the future when you just aren't sure
of an email's authenticity.
-Dee Shipman Jones ('72)
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>>From: Lisa Lysher Fuller ('79) & Robert Lysher ('81)
Re: Passing of our grandmother
It is with great sadness that we report that our grandmother,
Margaret Lysher (NB) mother of Wayne Lysher ('57-RIP) and
Gary Lysher ('60-RIP) passed away peacefully on the day of my
father's (Wayne) funeral January 21, 2006. My grandparents
lived on Chestnut for many years where my father and uncle
grew up. We will miss her deeply.
-Lisa Lysher Fuller ('79) & Robert Lysher ('81)
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9 Bombers and 1 NAB sent stuff:
Jerry Cawdrey ('48) & Carole Weeks ('52)
Larry Mattingly ('60), Marilyn Baird ('60)
Jeanie Hutchins ('62), Carol Converse ('64)
David Rivers ('65), Jeff Michael ('65)
Sharon Popp ('67), Don Sorenson (NAB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Edith McLenegan ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Judy Ley ('67)
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>>From: Jerry Cawdrey ('48) & Carole Weeks Cawdrey ('52)
Hello anyone...
Jerry and Carole Weeks Cawdrey on online now... for more or
less the first time, at least for Carole... and hope anyone
interested would drop us a line, as we used to say in the
olden days.
We've been in Sonoma CA for a number of years and are
reasonably healthy (I hope). Fifty one years and counting.
Speaking for Carole, she's out of the room and if you
remember, a little shy... I know she'd be thrilled to hear
from anyone who remembers. Me too.
Love and kisses, Jerry & Carole
looking for Virginia "Gini" Miller ('49). She and I played in
dance bands together... sent an email, got notice that her
address didn't exist. Any ideas?
Thanx, Jerry C.
-Jerry Cawdrey ('48) & Carole Weeks Cawdrey ('52) ~ Sonoma, CA
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: AARP Internet
Do any of you use the AARP ISP for your internet access?
I have been an AARP member for 14 years and like duuhhh, I was
not aware they had one until I received the CD in the mail
last week. I have high-speed cable at home and we have a T-1
line at the office. But I need an ISP for dial-up use in areas
where I can't reach high-speed cable. Seems like I am in
outlying areas at least a dozen times a year or more. I hate
AOL, and I am looking to find something for occasional use.
AARP site is $12.95 a month for members. The first 6 months is
half price.
Anybody have any info on it? The CD and folder does not have a
lot of details on it and the offer expires Jan. 31. So I need
to make up my mind.
I am not all that concerned with price except that I dislike
paying $25 a month for something I use 10-14 times a year.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-Larry Mattingly ('60)
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>>From: Marilyn "Cookie" Baird Singletary ('60)
Let me put in my 2 cents worth. When I had my Heart wake up in
1990, I felt a pressure on my left shoulder bone. It did not
hurt per-say, just something that I felt was not right. I had
an angioplasty that day... I also quite smoking that day..You
know, life or death? - does make a difference.
Tuck this in the back of your brain, sounds like something we
should all be aware of.
http://www.dysan.net/Weird/show.php?num=600
Your Friend, Classmate, Acquaintance, Family member.
-Marilyn "Cookie" Baird Singletary ('60) ~ Vallejo, CA
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>>From: Jeanie Hutchins Simon ('62)
Re: Cell Phone Information
First, I apologize for sending information that was not
accurate. That was the last thing I was wanting to do and will
not try to alert you of a problem again. I truly thought I'd
gotten the information confirmed and then called the 1-888
number and got registered before emailing my Sandstorm entry.
I appreciated receiving the Snopes website. It's very
informative!
For those interested.....today, I read the following from
the Federal Trade Commission, entitled, The Truth about Cell
Phones and the National Do Not Call Registry.
"Telemarketing to cell phone numbers has always been illegal
in most cases and will continue to be so. The federal
government does not maintain a national cell phone registry.
Personal cell phone users have always been able to add their
number to the National Do Not Call Registry... the same
Registry consumers use to register their land lines... either
online at http://www.donotcall.gov or by calling toll-free
1-888-382-1222 from the telephone number they wish to
register. Registrations become effective within 31 days of
signing up and are active for five years. There is no cut-off
date or deadline for registrations."
Again, I apologize.
-Jeanie Hutchins Simon ('62) ~ Bellingham, WA
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Re: Seahawks
It's so great that the Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl.
We, down here in CA, don't get the chance to see them play
much. Only when they are playing one of the 3 teams here in
the state. It's been great fun to be able to watch them
throughout the playoffs!!
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - where it's sunny
today and suppose to be up to 67°
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Bombers are the BEST
I spent the weekend at the Grand National Roadster Show (fka
Oakland Roadster Show) and had a ball. Part of the fun was
that Rick Maddy ('67) joined us on Saturday and made it that
much more enjoyable. When I got back I learned two things that
I already knew... so I guess I had them confirmed... from the
response I received to my query about Gubmint Aid (whatever
the stupid thing is called) it is as confusing to others
as it is to me... perhaps "they" would prefer it not be
understood... and that Bombers are the best and always ready
to lend a helping hand. To all of the wonderful friends that
responded to my confusion... a huge thanks!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Boys Patrol
Hey there Bombers and Bomberettes...
Hmmm, several things on my lil ole brain this AM (besides
hair).
I usually don't buy in to the memory lane stuff... but the
Patrol Boys - Crossing Guard avenue is just toooo
irresistible. Due to my highly restrictive parental control,
there were few extra-curricular activities in which I was
allowed to participate. But after a great deal of whining (a
habit that still persists in my personality), my folks caved-
in to me being a Patrol Boy (gosh, that's soooo not PC). I
remember Gregor Hanson ('65) being the Captain. I would lobby
(a term for whining unknown back in the day) for the post that
would allow me to "lay down my coat" (hold out the red stop
flag) in an act of chivalry (duty of the patrol boy) for my
beloved (she knew nothing about this). Sadly, that post was
highly contested (she DID know that, I'm sure) and I'd get
sent to "Post 7". That was the one farthest from Spalding
and least used. One had to run out and run back. Meanwhile,
Gregor and the Elite Forces would do the processional at the
front entrance to the school and the flag raising/lowering
ceremony. That group would march in unison to their posts.
This was all pretty OK when the weather was pleasant. If hot,
we just wore the white belt, including the single diagonal
chest and back strap and the cool white bus driver (police)
hats. If cooler, we wore the jazzy red jackets. Again, the
Elite Force wore the new jackets and the regulars wore the
older, heavier, darker, ratty ones. If raining or snowing, the
Captain could select the Designer Yellow slicker with the
attractive bowl cover to insure the hat and bill remained
dry. Oh, on windy days, the use of the strap around the front
of the hat, above the bill, as a chin strap was strictly
verboten. That often lead to the less than military stance of
the traffic controller with one arm extended perpendicular to
the body fighting to hold the red flag against the wind and
the other hand on the head, struggling to remain in uniform!
I remember playing some of those games, but was a bit clumsy
and wore those coke-bottle glasses. Fear of damage to the
glasses and the resultant punitive action by my parents kept
me from doing most anything that required wearing seeing
accurately. Those sports activities that could be pursued with
poor eyesight (glasses off) were my forte. Let me list them
here:
On another subject... I am excited to have been named an
Ambassador of KLOVE radio in the Tri-City area. I'll be
working with Tim Bruner in Walla Walla to bring a greater
awareness of KLOVE to folks that live here. If there are ways
that I can help you and/or your Christian outreach, please
feel free to email me.
And finally, a patently obvious plug for the Father/Daughter
Ball coming up at TRAC 3Feb. It looks to be a great time for
Dads and Daughters in the Tri-Cities. Again, my mail box is
available if you would like additional info. It is put on by
Cavalry Chapel in Kennewick.
Rock and Roll will never die...
dj jeff ('65) in the Tri-Cities where the sun is shining all
around us.. .and the Blue Mtns are not blue but the White
Bluffs are VERY white. Saw a little, tiny sailboat on the
Columbia outside my back window a couple days ago when the
wind was whipping. Brrrrrrrrrr.
-Jeff Michael ('65)
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>>From: Sharon Popp Wise ('67)
Re: Cell Phone Registry
Regarding the posting on 1/22/06. This has been an ongoing
rumor for many months. I logged onto the FTC website
http://www.ftc.gov and found the following article on this
subject. I'll let you use your discretion in whether to post
the article or just the link. [just the link. -Maren]
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/01/dnccellphones.htm
-Sharon Popp Wise ('67)
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>>From: Don Sorenson (NAB)
Re: More photos
Child/children Illustrating Bicycle/traffic Safety Issues.jpg
060124-2309-1-neg-e-1951.jpg
060124-2309-1-neg-f-1951.jpg
060124-2309-1-neg-g-1951.jpg
060124-2309-1-neg-h-1951.jpg
060124-2309-1-neg-i-1951.jpg
060124-2309-1-neg-j-1951.jpg
060124-2309-1-neg-k-1951.jpg
School Safety Patrol Boy with Children Cr.jpg
060124-2556-1-neg-b-1951.jpg
060124-2556-1-neg-d-1951.jpg
060124-2556-1-neg-e-1951.jpg
School Safety Patrol Boy w/Children Cr.jpg
060124-7798-1-neg-a-1953.jpg
060124-7798-1-neg-b-1953.jpg
North Richland Bus Loading Lanes.jpg
060124-2422-1-neg-a-1951.jpg
060124-2422-1-neg-b-1951.jpg
060124-2422-1-neg-c-1951.jpg
060124-2422-1-neg-d-1951.jpg
-Don Sorenson (NAB)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/25/06
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Dale Ennor ('59), John Campbell ('63)
Carol Converse ('64), Sandy Clark ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jack Armstrong ('60)
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>>From: Dale Ennor ('59)
Re: Patrol Boy highjinks
I gotta know! Anyone in Richland who can drive by the site of
the old southeast entrance to Lewis & Clark grade school and
check the power pole depicted in Don Sorenson’s (NAB) picture
(060124-2309-1-neg-j-1951.jpg) of 24 January? That spot on the
pole just over the left shoulder of the little girl has the
suspicious look of having been persistently poked by a Patrol
Boy’s flag staff! If so, and it is not the one I remember
attacking in my boredom—mine was the one at the crossing
immediately to the south—then it would appear the act of pole
desecration may have been widespread. I don’t want to go down
alone on this.
-Dale Ennor ('59)
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>>From: John Campbell ('63)
Re: Seahawks
Went to the Seahawk – Panther game on Sunday with my son, who
flew out from Washington DC just to go the game. He has been a
huge fan of Hasselbeck for a long time. We started the day at
9am at FX McRory’s by the stadium and had a blast. There were
people there that early who didn't even have tickets. It is
great to see a whole city come together. Wish we were going to
the Super Bowl XL, but the cost is out of sight.
-John Campbell ('63)
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[I heard super bowl tickets cost $620.00... -Maren]
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
To: Larry Mattingly ('60)
I just read about AARP on the 1/24 Sandstorm. I went to their
website, but there is nothing about and AARP ISP. That would
be neat to get more inf. Of course, there isn't much time
left. I would be interested to know how to get ahold of a CD
as well. With AOL, I only pay $21.95 per month as I'm an AARP
member.
To: Jeff Michael ('65)
I listen to KLove down here in Eureka at times. Great station,
but I do get tired of just music. Wish they would do more
talking.
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - We're in our 2nd
day of sunshine. Tomorrow we're back to clouds and
possible rain.
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>>From: Sandy Clark Chamberlin ('71)
class of '71 reunion planning mtg
To all interested class of '71ers
We are finally getting together to set a date and start the
planning for our 35th Reunion!!!
We will meet on Feb. 7th at 7:00 PM at the Town Crier in
Richland. Please show up and give us some input. If you have
suggestions for dates and /or activities please call me or
email me before the meeting.
We hope to see you or hear from you.
-Sandy Clark Chamberlin ('71)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/26/06
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Jerry Cawdrey ('48), Jim Jensen ('50)
Lois Weyerts ('56), Gail Cyphers ('62)
Carol Cross ('64), Nancy Nelson ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Doris Van Reenen ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ron Hoglen ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Treva Bolin ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ben Jacobs ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Robert Miller ('96)
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>>From: Jerry Cawdrey ('48)
Who remembers high school dances in the gym and the dance
bands in 1947-'48? One of the 'adult' bands was Joe Banana and
His Bunch, from I think, somewhere down the Yakima valley.
And, we were the guys and a gal (Gini Miller), from the Col-Hi
band, who formed a kinda' sorta' dance band that played at
youth venues around Tri-Cities. The Hi-spot (does that sound
right?), someplace in Pasco, maybe it was a young persons'
hangout for dancing... don't remember... also at some grange
halls--do they still have those? And of course, in the small
high school gym. We had uniforms... Formal for the girl piano
player (Gini), White tux coats, stripped ties, white shirt and
suspenders(!!) for the guys. Played what were called 'stock
arrangements', stocks for short, which you could buy in music
stores then. Most of the original Glenn Miller big band
arrangements... In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, Tuxedo
Junction, Satin Doll... all the others... Also Tex Beneke,
Billy Mays and others. All reading charts... no 'faking' e.g.
improvising a melody or harmonic part without reading music.
Wish I could remember would was in the band. Steve Douglass (a
close pal then, RIP now) played alto sax, Laverne Knox on
trumpet (good player), Bob Kalinowski played clarinet and sax,
I played trombone, and damn! that's the only people that come
to immediate mind! Any help out there? Love, Jerry C.
PS. my sister-in-law, Dawn Weeks Fitzpatrick ('49), and Bob,
RIP, were a couple of hi-rolling jitterbuggers then... she
still lives in a pretty neat place in west Richland, with
meals and medical care on site.
-Jerry Cawdrey ('48)
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>>From: Jim Jensen ('50)
Re: MJ-4
Re: Don Sorenson's (NAB) Patrol Boys and Bus pictures. Among
these memory prodding, 1/24/06 postings kindly shared by Don
is a picture of buses lined up by a sign: "MJ-4"... aha! My
mind is not totally composed of aberrations... there really
was an MJ-4 where I labored circa 1951.
Re: Maren's 1/25/06 comment about Superbowl tickets going for
$660!!!! I read an article in todays paper (USA Today or
Houston Chronicle) that a ticket having a "face" price of $750
was scalped for $175,000 and change. Now that buyer is either
the world's greatest football fan or the least mentally
stable. Go Seahawks!!!
Bomber cheers,
-Jim Jensen ('50) ~ from Katy, Texas - where we've actually
had a few weeks of winter this year... freezing temps
and everything. Today back up to low 70s.
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>>From: Lois Weyerts Harrold ('56)
Re: Death of a 1956 Classmate
Re: Reuben Edens ('56)
I got word yesterday, January 24, that our fellow classmate,
Reuben Edens, died the 24th after suffering two severe
strokes. He and his wife, Barbara Pierce Edens ('56) had been
on a vacation and were in Las Vegas when the first stroke
happened the day before they were to return home. Please keep
Reuben Edens' family in your prayers. Our hearts go out to
Barbara and her family. Barbara has been one our regular
attendees at our ladies class of '56 Bomber luncheons.
Life is precious and we are saddened by the untimely deaths of
our friends and classmates that we have known as "Bombers."
-Lois Weyerts Harrold ('56) ~ in foggy, cloudy Richland. We
are testing our patience daily while we are under-
going some remodeling of our house!
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>>From: Gail Cyphers ('62)
Re: Super Bowl
To: John Campbell ('63) and Maren ('63 & '64)
I have been hanging out here in the Detroit area now for about
a year and a half. If you already have super bowl tickets, you
paid an average of about $750 each. If you don’t have tickets
and you buy from a legitimate sports broker it's $2800 each as
of today at 2:00. This will climb depending on the time of day
and how close it is to game day... doesn't matter where you
sit... Almost like airline tickets... Once again I'm in the
wrong business... I think I'll be going to a sports bar...
-Gail Cyphers ('62)
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>>From: Carol Cross Llewellyn ('64)
Re: AARP ISP
I also received a CD titled People PC several months ago
(think that is the name); these companies working thru AARP
have their own websites and phone numbers. Think you can find
out who to contact by calling AARP - they were very helpful
each time I called them.
-Carol Cross Llewellyn ('64) ~ Grays Harbor, WA - where we saw
sunshine yesterday but back to rain today.
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>>From: Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69)
How about them Seahawks. Tickets for the superbowl are $600. a
piece for the season ticket holders. Here they are $2,500 each
to the public with some still available. I don't know about
rest of the fans. I would like to go but that is a little much
out of my league, as I am on Social Security and have to pinch
just to stay alive.
But I have been saving and scraping to finally get to leave
the state of Washington for a well deserved vacation in April.
Am meeting my girlfriend in Las Vegas and I can't wait. I have
never been there but have heard a lot about it. Maybe there
will be a Bomber Luncheon when I get there.
-Nancy Nelson Wyatt ('69) ~ where it is foggy and snowing againnnnnnnn
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/27/06
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12 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), Richard Roberts ('49)
Norma Connell ('56), David Douglas ('62)
Freddie Schafer ('63), Linda Reining ('64)
David Rivers ('65), Shirley Collings ('66)
Betti Avant ('69), Mary Jo Garrison ('69)
Greg Alley ('73), Mike Davis ('74)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Betty Conner ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Lou Watkins ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kay Schafer ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Darwin Perkins ('69)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Dancers
To: Jerry Cawdrey ('48) Hi!
Next time you see Dawn Weeks Fitzpatrick ('49), say hello. Yes
she and Bob were very good dancers...I also thought she had a
very neat name.
-Dick McCoy ('45)
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>>From: Richard Roberts ('49)
To: Jerry Cawdrey ('48)
Nice memories, Jerry, keep it up. I'm sure I did some light
fantastic to your music. You did some gigs with some other
folks later in your local career. I remember Jack Smith, on
piano, and that great jazz guitar player, can't remember his
name right now. Jack played at our 50th and we had a chat
about you and others. Our best to you and your Carol. Take
care. Cheers,
PS- I thought you were a '48er, not a '49er. I think both you
and JoAnne are sometimes confused. Must be a genetic thing.
-Richard Roberts ('49)
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[Richard -- yes, Jerry is a '48er... I goofed in yesterday's
Alumni Sandstorm when I had him listed as class of '49. This
sometimes happens when people forget to "sign" their entries
and depend on MOI to remember their class year... I hope I
remembered your class year correctly, '49, right? -Maren]
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From the new ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
From: Norma Connell Foxx ('56)
POSTED: Thursday 01/26/2006 4:47:02am
COMMENTS: Unable to open most of the information. Amazing how
many of my classmates are deceased. If anyone knows about a
50th Reunion for class of 1956 please email me the info.
-Norma Connell Foxx ('56)
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>>From: David Douglas ('62)
To: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Re: "2nd day of sunshine..."
I think we're at the 100th day of sunshine here in Phoenix, AZ
We could use some rain.
-David Douglas ('62)
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>>From: Freddie Schafer ('63)
Happy Birthday Lorraine Kay Schafer Reed ('66)... enjoy this
one... you are getting real close to the Big 60. You can't
pick your sister but if it was possible I would have picked
you.
Brother Freddie from wet Vancouver U.S.A.
-Freddie Schafer ('63)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Marilyn Baird Singletary ('60)
Re: heart attack/coughing
according to TruthorFiction.com this doesn't work, unless you
are experiencing cardiac arrythmia or an irregular heartbeat
and when this was done, it was done in the hospital with
patients being hooked up to monitors and under supervision.
well, that may well be very true, but I do know that when I
experienced my heart episode in 2001, I did cough and kept
coughing, til I figured, after an hour, that it wasn't
working---I did not know I was having a problem, I just
thought I couldn't get my breath, so started coughing and kept
doing it til I decided to call 9-1-1 and then kept coughing
til the paramedics got there--then, they put me on "full"
oxygen and took me to the heart hospital. I had a heart
attack, but I had NO symptoms of a heart attack----had NO pain
in any part of my body! I had the angioplasty and was told
that I have congenital heart disease and am on heart
medication which I will take for the rest of my life. my point
in all of this-----women do NOT have the same symptoms that
men have when experiencing a heart attack----our heart attack
can take on symptoms of a severe backache, or just a "funny"
feeling in our bodies, so IF you feel "funny" or experience
something that you think is odd, get it checked out---it is
better to be paranoid and a bit of a "worry-wort" , than the
alternative!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ been cold and frosty in Bakersfield, CA
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Birthday girl on the 27th
It's that time again. The class of '63 has started another
round of birthday greetings... Yes, I know... I've already
missed a few January's but I'm only human... I mean I even
missed a '65er yesterday when Treva Bolin had her special
day... no I'm not going to start into that old song and dance
about being kidnapped by bad guys who looked like the Beagle
Boys in the comic books... you guys have never bought that
before so I'm not going to try it again... I am thinking tho
so don't be surprised if I come up with a really great excuse
I mean valid reason before too long... The birthday girl today
was one of those wonderful ladies that underclassmen such as
I used to dream about... I mean... there was a song in '61 I
think called "Image of a Girl"... the Birthday girl was my
image of a girl... oh my yes now that we have all got a couple
of years under our belts and I've been invited to the big
kids' table a few times I can admit it... She knocked my socks
off... Now I know I'm fond of making fun of Terry Davis (Knox
'65) for the way he still gets star struck by the big kids...
it always cracks me up to see him speechless... but I will
admit that the first time I saw the birthday girl since school
was in 2000 at R2K. Several of us were sitting outside of
Ellen ('63) and Myra ('67) Weihermillers' room and Ellen and
the birthday girl walked up... the birthday girl "demanded":
"Who are you?"... Well that's the way I heard it... she looked
very beautiful and very stern and very much a Senior (as in
12th grade) and I felt very much a sophomore (10th grade)...
maybe I felt like a 6th grader... anyway... I understood the
terror Terry feels when faced with these situations tho I'll
NEVER tell him that and you can't make me so there! I tried to
say my name but it wouldn't come out. Finally Steve Simpson
('65) said "That's David"... (Sure lady... I'm David don't
cha know???? thank goodness I now had an inkling of my own
name)... My face was burning and I managed to untangle my legs
from a folding chair so that I could sit before I fell... and
that, my friends was my first meeting since High School of the
birthday girl... She is every bit as stunning as she was the
first time I saw her. She has also lost that stern nature
that I so vividly imagined in 2000. So now let's all take the
moment and let MARY LOU WATKINS RHEBECK know we wish her...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
St. Louis Rams hired Detroit Lions quarterbacks coach Greg
Olson -- a Richland High School graduate ('81) -- to be their
offensive coordinator.
(From 1/25/06 TCHerald.)
Re: Funeral notice scanned from TCHerald
by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
Theresa Lynn Coffman Martin (She must be an RHS graduate, but I
can't find her. She did work for the Richland Schools.)
-Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Seahawk Tickets
There was an article on the front page of The Olympian this
morning about Seahawk SuperBowl tickets. I guess the lottery
was held for season ticket holders. The number of chances a
person had was one for each year they had been a season ticket
holder plus one for every ticket they had for this season.
When a local man found out another man who had only had a
ticket for this season had been selected he didn't stand a
chance (he has held tickets for all 30 years plus he had 4
tickets this year). When his wife brought in the registered
letter from the Seahawks to his work place he thought she was
pulling a practical joke. It turns out she wasn't and yes he
is going accompanied by his nephew. His wife is not much of
a sports' fan.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where the rain has returned
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>>From: Mary Jo Garrison Miller (The Classy Class Of '69)
I have a dilemma!!! I have been a Seahawks fan since day one...
born and raised in Richland... but did not have a lot of luck
in the early years keeping up with scores, players, etc. as we
moved to WV in 1970... living 90 miles south of Pittsburgh, we
were surrounded by steeler fans... remember the steel curtain
and the 4 superbowl victories of the '70s and '80s... so, you
guessed it, 30 year steeler fans!!! Now who do I cheer for???
the "underdogs"... they have been left out for toooooo long...
good luck Seahawks... after all, when I moved from Richland
(again) in August of 2004, I gave away my last remaining
steeler shirt and am now wearing my Seattle Seahawks
sweatshirt!!! and, all thing's being equal, I live in the
middle of bengals country, near Dayton, OH!!!
-Mary Jo Garrison Miller (The Classy Class Of '69)
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
Re: AARP ISP
I too would be interested like a few of the Sandstormers who
have written in about the offer from AARP and peoplepc.com
if it is a real good deal or their are some hidden fees that
happen in the future. Maybe if someone has tried this offer
they can tell us if it is in fact a good deal. At the end of
some of the trial periods there is always a price increase.
Richland Community Center - I have been watching the old
Community center being torn down. There has been a lot of good
memories in that building. I remember riding my bike down to
it in the summer for a number of activities. I also remember
a fellow Bomber's wedding reception in there.
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ In cloudy cold Richland. Is it spring yet?
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>>From: Mike Davis ('74)
Are the Seahawks in the Super Bowl?
-Mike Davis ('74)
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14 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber Funeral Noticer today:
Jerry Cawdrey ('48), Norma Loescher ('53), Wally Erickson ('53)
Ann Bishop ('56), Jim Russell ('58), Missy Keeney ('59)
Mike Brady ('61), Dave Hanthorn ('63), Roy Ballard ('63)
Carol Converse ('64), Betti Avant ('69), Arty Schafer ('70)
Mark Saucier ('70), Tami Lyons ('76)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Betty Neal ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Terry Durbin ('62WB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bill Craddock ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Beth Meyer ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kathy Goble ('69)
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>>From: Jerry Cawdrey ('48)
Re: Genetically linked confusion is often coupled with
incredibly high intelligence!
But I;m sure you know that Mr. Roberts...a s they say in an
old movie!
As you point out Dick Roberts, Joanne Cawdrey-Douglass-
LeVeque--my sister--and I may SEEM confused, but it's only a
conversational gambit. On the other hand, after being born and
raised in the Yakima valley... yes, at the end of the forties,
Jo and I were two of a very few from eastern Washington who
attended Col-Hi (and graduated). On the other hand, having now
lived for many years in the SF Bay area and being 'at one'
with the political climate here I'm often surprised at myself.
Maybe I fit in because I'm uncompromisingly left-handed.
Regarding musicians in the Tri-Cities, Jack Smith (died in
2004) was an excellent upright bass player in addition to
being the best jazz pianist I've been around (without asking
for an autograph)in 60 odd years of playing music. The guitar
player you don't remember is John LaChappelle, still living,
teaching guitar and I think, still performing in the area.
John was/is an incredible talent... I've spoken with top
musicians from around the country who've jammed with him and
who are astounded that a talent like that is teaching guitar
in for God's sake Richland, Washington (no offense). In
remembering me playing with those guys, sorry, I didn't...
as they say in the business, I couldn't have carried John's
instrument case!! Maybe some of you ol' folks will remember
the Coordinate Club out toward the Yakima River bridge. Jack,
John, Al Rossberg (stage name Sonny Ross) and a drummer, can't
remember who, played there a bunch.
One of John's early students was Beth Pederson ('61) - younger
sister of Rufus Pederson ('48) - who went on to become a
successful entertainer and composer... made several CDs,
traveled throughout the west coast playing music... who also
majored in music at Univ. of Puget Sound in Tacoma.
Also, Jack Smith's only son (don't remember his name), is a
successful music arranger/composer/player/director in Los
Angeles making big bucks I hear.
Incidentally, Jack's widow still lives in Richland on Blue
Street, I think it is. Anyway, all the above is old time stuff
that may be of interest to a few silver foxes and foxettes(?).
Love and kisses, Jerry Cawdrey, '48.
Add: Funny (but true) story about John LaChappelle. In 1948 or
'49, a riverboat with dance floor, bandstand and so forth was
moored on the Kennewick side of the river near the old Pasco
bridge. A popular country western band was playing there
several times a week for country-western type dances. John
HATED cw music. Why? The music, for a serious classically
schooled musician is very easy to play, very repetitive, and
consists of only 3 or 4 chords, played over and over in a
rhythmic manner, especially for the accompanying rhythm
guitarist. That was the job John was hired to do. He hated it
but needed it... work as a musician was hard to find at the
time. Anyway, after a period of time, don't recall how long,
John, who would tip a few at the time (not now), one night
fell asleep on the bandstand, in the middle of a tune. He
either dropped his instrument or fell off his chair... or
maybe it's my memory that fell off the chair... was relieved
of his position, to his relief I think, and never played
country-western again! Or not. Jerry C. '48
Maren, if you can include the subject matter directed at Dick
Roberts, please do.
-Jerry Cawdrey ('48)
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>>From: Norma Loescher Boswell ('53)
Re: Classmate Needs Our Cheer
Gail Henderson Renner ('53) has been in Room 315 at Kadlec in
Richland since Monday with heart-related problems and could
use some cheer. I will print out your messages for her to read.
Bomber cheers,
-Norma Loescher Boswell ('53)
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Cars of late '40s & early '50s
After graduation and getting a job with GE, I bought a '48 two
door coupe De Soto. It was dark green with a visor, fender
skirts and a steering knob. The reason I mentioned this item
is they're not around anymore (except I have seen some visors
on SUVs and trucks). Until the early '50s, most cars were one
color; dark green, dark blue, black and white. The steering
knobs were clear plastic with girl pictures, or whatever you
chose. The steering knobs would cut into the steering wheel
after having been tightened several times. This also was a
time when you had to use "hand signals" to make a turn or slow
down; and we didn't have power windows in those days... you
got the picture??
I bought my second car, '53 Ford Crown Victoria in fall of '54
for $1650. This car was one of the true "two tone" cars then.
The bottom was a creamy yellow with a midnight blue hard top.
This car had custom visor, chrome bumper guards, rear fender
skirts and "spinner" hub caps in the front. I loved that car!
My friend Harold George (RIP'52) had a '51 Mercury, he had
customized with a "bar" grill, continental kit and lowered on
all wheels. He also had it painted black with white sides.
During those times the "State Patrol" cars were painted black
with white sides. We got a lot of looks driving around in this
car. There were times we'd be driving on the divided hi-way
between Richland and Kennewick and pretend we were the State
Patrol. The cars ahead of us would slow down and we would
smile at them after passing. There wasn't anything the State
Patrol could really do, but keep an eye on us..... fun and
great times.
I saw something on the email reminding me of the cars during
this time era, so I just wanted to share the above. I also
remember as a kid before I got my driving license, you were
able to tell what kind of car it was a mile away. One of the
games we played to pass the time on trips with our parents
Another game we played while traveling across the state, or
into other states was to see how many different "State" car
license plates we could come up with.
Now, kids can watch "TV" or videos in the back of the
vehicle... to me that doesn't seem to be as much fun; you
miss the scenery and being able to see what's going on around
you. How things change.
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ We got just a little snow covering
today in the Coeur D'Alene area. Waiting for the Seahawk
game next weekend... should be exciting!!! Go Seahawks!!!
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>>From: Ann Bishop Ousley ('56)
Don't know about the AARP thing with PeoplePC, but I've used
that IP for over 3 years at $9.95 a month for personal use.
You have to upgrade to $14.95 (I think) in order to conduct
business. I have had very little problem with them... unlike
AOL. They even notified everyone in my address book of the
e-mail change for me.
-Ann Bishop Ousley ('56) ` Texarkana, AR - Warm... NO winter
this year, so far, and the burn ban has FINALLY been lifted.
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>>From: Jim Russell ('58)
To: David Douglas ('62)
Re: "I think we're at the 100th day of sunshine here in
Phoenix, AZ We could use some rain."
Oh, SHUT UP!
-Jim Russell ('58) ~ Mountlake Terrace on the WET side of
Washington
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>>From: Missy Keeney ('59)
Re: Show
Don't forget to attend the Rolling Hills Chorus show this
Saturday at Chief Joseph at 2:30pm or 7:30pm. Also, if you do
attend, don't forget to stick around after the performance to
say Hi and introduce yourself as a Bomber.
-Missy Keeney ('59) ~ Richland - Still singing and crazy after
all these years!
P.S. I'm waiting with baited breath for the answer to
Mike Davis' ('74) question . . . "are the
Seahawks in the Super Bowl??"
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
In January 2005, I retired after 35 years in the parks and
recreation field. The day after I retired I started classes
at Lake Washington Technical College in Kirkland Washington
pursuing an Associated of Science degree in Personal Fitness.
Tomorrow I'm taking the GRE. I'm planning on starting a
Master's program in Exercise Science at Western Washington
University next fall. Don't let anyone tell you that the
seniors can't keep up with the kids in the classroom. In
reinventing myself, I even switched to boxers!
If any of you in the Seattle area need a good personal
trainer, let me know.
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Dave Hanthorn (The Gold Medal Class of '63)
To: Mike Davis ('74)
Re: Seahawks
I hear that they are doing a booming business on ice skates in
Hell.
Go Seahawks!
-Dave Hanthorn (The Gold Medal Class of '63)
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>>From: Roy Ballard (The Gold Medal Class of '63)
Maren, Tell Mike Davis ('74) that it is Hawaii and Bankok
that are in the Super Duper Bowl... and I saw Mike at the
Spudnut shop this morning
-Roy Ballard (The Gold Medal Class of '63) ~ Richland
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
To: David Douglas ('62)
Re: 2nd day of sunshine
Let's swap our weather for a bit. We really do not need any
more rain. You don't need any more sun. We are in the rain
mode once again, starting yesterday. Sun trying to come out
for a bit now, but tonight we're really in for it once again.
I want SUN!!!
Re: AARP ISP
I'm thinking that most ISPs give a AARP discount. As AOL has
gone up a couple times, I stay the same with the AARP
discount.
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - where for now, it
can't make up its mind - rain or shine.
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
I forgot to mention one thing about the lottery of season
ticket holders for SuperBowl tickets. They had to pay for them
at the going price. One guy on the news last night drove all
the way from Boise to get his tickets. It also showed several
people approaching them after their purchase with wads of
cash offering to buy them from them. A couple of cops were in
the parking lot just in case there was any trouble. I guess
offering cash to the purchasers wasn't illegal. Let's go
Seahawks.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA
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>>From: Arty Schafer ('70)
Re: Hanford High & Rita
I watched the local news the other night and they mentioned
Richland. Some good folks from Hanford High sent care packages
to the girls basketball team in Cameron, LA. It contained
basketballs, uniforms, and other items. It was very much
appreciated and brought some joy and hope to them. Cameron was
pretty much leveled by Rita and they have a long and difficult
task of rebuilding and it seems that their problems have not
gotten the press like New Orleans and Katrina. It gave me a
great deal of pride about my hometown and to know that people
there have generosity and still understand the importance of
high school basketball.
Happy one day late birthday to Kay Schafer Reed ('66). Thanks
again for the help painting last weekend.
-Arty Schafer ('70) ~ the "blue roof" city of Lake Charles, LA
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>>From: Mark Saucier ('70)
Re: Playoffs & Super Bowl
Having lived out in Richland when the Sea Hawks franchise
started; having lived in Cincinnati when they went to the
Super Bowl; having lived in Chicago for ten years when they
won the Super Bowl; and now having lived in Pittsburgh for 11
years (2nd Bowl in those years); nothing is like the Steeler
nation during playoffs.
Workers are going to work with black & gold face paint a
priest who had to say mass during a playoff game is wearing
black & gold under his vestments & tells the congregation to
turn off their electronic devices during mass, he will be
notified by pager & will status the congregation. and then
does interrupt & announce the win.
EVERYBODY is wearing black & gold
The day after Super Bowl (like the opening day of deer season)
are not considered a work or school day
Was glad to see the Sea hawks get a shot. Enjoy this week.
It's all you get.
-Mark Saucier ('70) ~ Pittsburgh, PA - (a beer drinking town
with a football problem)
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>>From: Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
To: Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
Re: Greg Olson
Thanks for including the TC Herald article about Greg Olson.
I graduated with Greg's older sister April ('76) and remember
Greg when he was just a young kid. I went to the Rams website
and found this article with a nice picture of Greg!
http://www.stlouisrams.com/article/52983/
-Tami Lyons Zirians ('76)
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Funeral Notice scanned from the TCHerald
by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Connie Gulley Buchanan ('58) ~ 9/1/40 - 1/25/06
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Richard Roberts ('49), Jim Jensen ('50)
Missy Keeney ('59), Linda Reining ('64)
Betti Avant ('69), Sandy Clark ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda Stewart ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Virginia Eckert ('58)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Robin Frister ('73)
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>>From: Richard "Dick" Roberts ('49)
To: Jerry Cawdrey (48)
Good story, Jerry. I'm sure it will tickle a few memories
around the Tri-Cities. I always so admired the licks and riffs
that John LaChappelle could get out of that guitar. Great
envy. I did manage to learn to play a few chords on the
ukulele for some great beer drinking party singing, I think
you could classify it as singing.
Cheers,
-Richard "Dick" Roberts ('49)
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>>From: Jim Jensen ('50)
Re: Wally Erickson's ('53) posting on cars 1/28/06
Great job Wally! Brought back a lot of memories. My second
car, purchased with part of my Air Force reenlistment bonus in
1956, was a '53 2-door Mercury, sky blue bottom and navy blue
top. I loved that car's styling. Mine also had rear fender
skirts and spinner hub caps in front. I put U.S. Royal
"Master" white walls on it right after I bought it. Next to a
black '74 Olds 88 (JetStar?), with a leather interior (which I
bought much later), that Merc was the smoothest riding car I
ever owned.
When I was a little kid living in Salt Lake on 9th South (c.
1937-'42) my best friend's older brother interested us in
watching cars passing by on that busy thoroughfare. The
brother rehearsed us until we could identify virtually any
vehicle we saw. You're right, Wally, you were able to
determine the make of a car a mile away. We saw some
interesting stuff... Cords... La Salles... Packards...
Caddys... 1935/6 Chryslers which strongly resemble those of
today... fair number of Model Ts... one day Major Abe
Jenkins' racer drove by - the one he used in setting the
Bonneville Salt Flats speed records... an electric car owned
by two old ladies that lived just east of us which had a dark
blue velvet interior, was steered with a lever, had tiny
flower vases mounted on each side of the interior and a black
paint job... we used in sit on chairs tilted back with our
feet propped up on my grandma's wrought iron fence and enjoy
the parade. It was indeed better than television. In the '30s
there was an added benefit. We were always on tap when the
iceman stopped in front. We would jump into the back of the
truck and push blocks of ice near the rear of the truck bed so
that the driver didn't have to climb up and down more than
once. When he finished heaving those huge blocks (with tongs)
we were rewarded with chunks of clear ice larger than our
fists... then we could sit there enjoying the delights of ice
while viewing the auto show.
Simple times... simple pleasures.
-Jim Jensen ('50) ~ in Katy, TX - where the drought of '05-'06
was broken with the second, heavy rain storm in ten days.
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>>From: Missy Keeney ('59)
To: Jerry Cawdrey ('48)
Jack Smith's widow is Shari Smith and one of the neatest
ladies on the planet. I did not know Jack but have become
friends with Shari in the last couple of years. Their son
who writes music for films is B.C. Smith and he is also a
really cool guy. Must be genetic!
-Missy Keeney ('59) ~ Richland, WA
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: cars of the '40s and '50s
I remember playing "car bingo" on long trips---we would see
who could pick out the license plates in alphabetical order;
we would also pick out the cars---could tell a Ford, Chrysler,
Plymouth, Buick, Pontiac, Chevy, Cadillac, Dodge, Studebaker,
Mercury, Rambler, Hudson, Packard, and all the others just by
their "fronts" or by their hood ornaments! lots of fun! tried
teaching the game to my daughters when they were little, but
by then, we had so many Datsuns and Toyotas on the roads and
they all looked the same, along with all the American cars
trying to look like them, that the game was almost impossible
to play!!!!! now, I can't tell one "make" from the next! liked
it much better when you could tell what car was coming at ya
on the road! you could also tell what "year" a car was, now, I
can't tell any "year" from the next!
I also remember gear shift knobs! was a lot of fun to see all
the designs that were inside the clear plastic knob. think
some of the designs I remember were: snake; skull; flowers;
girls; and think some even had beer logos. I remember the
steering wheel knobs, too. thought it was so neat that you
could steer the car with just using that big knob. kids today
really are missing out on lots of stuff from the "good, old
days".
my first car was a '49 Ford Coupe that my dad gave me for a
DOLLAR (that way, I didn't have to pay gift tax for my car
tags) when I turned 18. second car was a '55 Chevy Bel Air,
two-tone green---I loved that car and wish I still had it,
today! got it right after I graduated and had it til 1st hubby
came home from Viet Nam, when we bought a '68 Dodge Monaco---
had all the "bells and whistles"---power locks, power windows,
air conditioning, "leather" seats (which I absolutely hated---
stuck to them in the summer and kept the heat in, too, so were
hotter than hell when the sun beat down on them---always had
to remember to keep towels in the car to put on the seats, or
remember to NOT wear shorts!!!!!!!).
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - we have had some rain
sprinkles, but they say most of it will stay North of
us--we more than likely won't get any of the newest storm
that is coming from the Pacific Northwest! I like the
rain, so I miss it, but I can understand others not
liking having to grow web feet!
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: black & yellow
To: Mark Saucier ('70)
You mention everyone in your area will be wearing black and
yellow. The head of the Washington state legislature is
"allowing" the congressmen and women to wear green and blue on
Friday and if they win the Monday following to their meetings.
He did say if they have a jersey on they are still expected to
have a tie and jacket on over it. Black-Yellow or Green-Blue?
I like the sound of Green-Blue myself.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA
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>>From: Sandy Clark Chamberlin ('71)
Re: planning mtg. 1971 reunion
Hi Maren
Could you run my entry a few times up until our planning
meeting on Feb. 7th at 7:00 at the Town Crier.
Do I need to resubmit it? We want as good of a response as
possible.
Thanks
-Sandy Clark Chamberlin ('71)
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[Sandy -- I do the copy/paste thing with whatever text you
send to Sandstorm@richlandbombers.com -Maren]
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4 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Betty Hiser ('49), Richard Roberts ('49)
Burt Pierard ('59), Patti Mathis ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dave Rhodes ('52WB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Vikki Lytle ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: April Miller ('92)
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
Cars: We made trips from here to Ohio nearly every summer and
that was an adventure. We first kept track of the make of
car (Chevy's, Ford, etc.); then the colors - this was before
multi-color cars - blacks, whites, reds, etc.; then each
state; from west of the Mississippi or east of the Mississippi
(this was also in the days before states changed their license
plates every year. My father had as much fun as we did
locating each variety of cars. He would even suggest other
ways to identify things.
He belonged to AAA and they would make up a Trip Tik (I think
they were called) and we would all read the Trip Tik before
leaving and try to find the things that were listed in there.
My father was not a sightseer - he never stopped nowhere
except for gas/restroom or buy groceries to eat on the way and
back. This was in the days before car air conditioners and we
would start out about 4 a.m. and stop about 3:00 p.m. before
it got so ungodly hot and spend the night at a motel. The very
first motel we stopped at was in near Boise, ID and it cost a
whole $9.00 bucks - wow was my father mad.
There were so many things that happened: In 1947 we got caught
in the flood (Mississippi flooded and we had to stay overnight
because the bridge we were supposed to travel over washed away
and we had to reroute up through Des Moines, IA - about 200
miles out of our way). Many tornados, much rain, not too much
snow - not in June or July, etc. (Although one year we stopped
in Nebraska on the way home and it was a 104. We dressed in
shorts and by the time we reached Cheyenne it had dropped 60°
and my sister and I ran into the rest room to change to jeans
and heavier shirts. BRRR. We followed a snow plow all the way
from Cheyenne to Laramie, WY.)
Of course, many wrecks. The worst wreck we saw was going to
Ohio was a terrible wreck at Dead Man's Pass (Cabbage Hill?).
Seven people were killed. We were in Iowa when a car with
four people got killed - they were just returning home from
a family reunion. This was before Dead Man's Pass had been
leveled and most of the curves are now gone. You could hear
yourself going around those old curves and when it said 15 mph
that was all the faster you'd better be driving.
My first car was a '55 Chevy with moonspinner hub caps. When I
took it down to show my babysitter her son fell in love with
the moonspinner hub caps. I had to get him to explain to me
what was so special about them. I had been out of high school
for 16 years but because of major dental and medical bills I
had to wait until that time to buy me a car. LOVED IT!!!
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland - been
kinda dreary the last week or so. Predicted rain last
night but haven't seen any so far.
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>>From: Richard Roberts ('49)
I have a picture on my office wall of a bunch of us guys, all
dressed up, singing "Blue Skies" at some local Tri City dance
hall. Joe Wilson ('49), Mel Stratton ('49), Phil Raekes ('49),
Rex Davis ('49), Rufus Pederson ('48) and Dick Roberts ('49).
One of us, probably Phil, who had more nerve than any of the
rest of us put together, had talked the band that was playing
into letting us sing, which, according to the expression on
one of the player's face in the background of the picture,
they may have later regretted. Anyway, the band's name was
"Herby and his Serenaders". Anybody remember them? No anything
about them?
-Richard Roberts ('49)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Steering wheel knobs
We always called those steering wheel knobs "Necking Knobs."
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
This may be old news, but while browsing through the morning
paper, came upon an article I thought was a hoot! In 1964 the
governor of Indiana declared the song "Louie, Louie" by the
Kingsmen to be pornographic and asked states' radio stations
to ban it. An FCC investigation concluded the record to be
"unintelligible at any speed we played it." If only I would
have known... I would have listened to the words a little
closer. *LOL*
-Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
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Funeral Notice scanned from the TCHerald
by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Reuben Edens ('56) ~ 2/5/36 - 1/24/06
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/31/06
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Hiser ('49), Rex Davis ('49)
Phil Belcher ('51), Mark Saucier ('70)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Tina Fraser ('89)
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>>From: Betty Hiser Gulley ('49)
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
Burt: I wondered when some of you guys would mention the
Neckers Knob - pretty girls and all - that's why I never
mentioned it.
-Betty Hiser Gulley '49er - south/government Richland - rained
yesterday - wind blowing today but sun is shining.
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>>From: Rex Davis ('49)
To: Dick Roberts ('49)
Re: Picture on your wall
The picture of which you speak is always on display at Club 40
each year. That picture, along with a majority of the pictures
which bring back the past for all who attend Club 40, were put
together several years ago for us to enjoy by Lola Yale (WW'52)
wife of Bob Yale ('47) and incidentally my sister-in-law.
I know the picture was taken at a night club called the
Coordinate Club. I believe that was the name, but I may be
corrected by someone who knows better. I do know that it was
located at the south end of town on the highway going to
Kennewick. After you passed the Rose Bowl (present location of
Winn Co) the road divided and as you left town you drove by
the west side of the building in which the Club was housed and
as you came back into town you drove by the east side of the
building.
Yes, that was a group of good friends and we enjoyed singing
together. We are all still around and enjoying our retired
years with our lovely spouses.
-Rex Davis ('49)
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>>From: Phil Belcher ('51)
I am having problems with my email. Since Charter changed
their email program I can't send mail to friends with AOL
addresses. They come back as undeliverable. Anyone else having
the same problem? Charter says its not their program. Please
reply to my email address.
-Phil Belcher ('51)
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>>From: Mark Saucier ('70)
Re: Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA
The local stations picked up the story Washington State your
legislators being "allowed" to wear team colors. It made for
great media fodder out here. The concept of living in an
area where you have to ask permission to wear team colors,
regardless of your occupation, is very alien to this area.
Heinz field was opened Friday night for a rally. Over 30,000
people attended the rally which of course did include the
obligatory tailgate session.
It's going to be a great week & week end.
-Mark Saucier ('70) ~ Blitzburgh, PA
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December, 2005 ~ February, 2006