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Richland Bombers Calendar website
Funeral Notices website
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/01/08
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2 Bombers sent stuff:
Carol Converse ('64)
Donna Fredette ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Maggie Gilstrap ('74)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Re: MythBusters on Discovery Channel
I'm going to have to fully agree with Linda Reining '64 on this
one. I, too, was disappointed for them not stating where they
were. I enjoyed the experiment though. Was surprised that it was
the flour beetles that won.
Carol Converse Maurer (Magic Class of '64) - Eureka, CA
where we got snow to the beach on Sunday. First time I've
seen the snow close up since we moved here. Been raining
like cats and dogs the past couple weeks.
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>>From: Donna Fredette ('65)
To: Cathy Geier ('66)
Hi Cathy,
I would love to have coffee or juice and get together with you
for a visit. I graduated in 1965 and my name is Donna Fredette.
I am going to Chicago for a few days and then will be back next
week.
As long as the weather doesn't get too dicey I would be up for
driving to Seattle. I live in Redmond.
Sounds like you are having fun reconnecting to your bliss!
That's neat that you teach at Carmichael. That's where I went
to school and I have been wishing I could have been there during
this snow season to watch the new generation of kids having a
blast.
Let me know when a good time is for you and I will meet you!
Bomber Cheers!
-Donna Fredette ('65)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/02/08 ~ GROUND HOG DAY
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1 Bombers sent stuff:
Jo Cawdrey Leveque ('49 & '50)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bob Eckert ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Len Rediske ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Patricia Berland ('69)
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>>From: Jo Cawdrey Leveque ('49 & '50)
My brother, Jerry Cawdrey ('48), called to say that
Rufus J. Pederson ('48) passed away at his home 1:15am
Friday February 1. His family were all with him. Jerry
asked if I would notify the Sandstorm readers.
-Jo Cawdrey Leveque ('49 & '50)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/03/08
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED - 1959
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1 Bomber sent stuff:
Greg Alley ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Glenda Lattin ('66)
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
Happy GHD. I hope everyone had a great Ground Hog Day. Salute
to Punx Phil, Bill Murray, and all shadow watchers.
As I was cruising the big city this morning I see 2 landmarks,
at least in my opinion, being torn down. The old Richland
Library, Harry Kramer Center, and other is now history. Its now
a pile of rubble next to the city of Richland police station. I
remember going to that library and searching for books and
information on old card files. When it was the Harry Kramer
center I attended many receptions, parties, and even wrestling,
seeing some classic characters from the local or regional
Saturday afternoon matches before there was WWF pay per views.
The bigger blow was the Richland American League concession
stand/announcer building was flattened. Maybe it was time but
it was there my whole lifetime. I played from about 1964-'66 in
little league, and not well truth be told. The field is still
there, of course, named Floyd Gates field. If anyone knows when
that little building was erected let me know.
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ Its late as I am writing and the rain has
turned to snow. Tournament high school basketball is near
and so is spring.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/04/08
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8 Bombers sent stuff:
Phil Belcher ('51), Wally Erickson ('53)
Rex Hunt ('53wb), Joretta Garrison ('58)
Patti Jones ('60), Patti Mathis ('60)
Bob Rector ('62), Linda Reining ('64)
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SHARING... FROM THE EDITOR:
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2008/Xtra/0Ed/080204-Billion.htm
Hang in there for the surprise at the end. -Maren
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Randy Buchanan ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Tom Crigler ('61)
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>>From: Phil Belcher ('51)
I thought the Bombers might enjoy this site.
This is no ordinary jukebox. I found it very interesting
and I use it nearly every day. Brings back many memories,
some sad and some very moving....
http://www.tropicalglen.com/
Once there add the site to your Favorites! This ones a
keeper. As you will see when you click on this site, there
is a Jukebox-but it is no ordinary jukebox.
It will play all of your favorite songs from 1950 through
1982. Each year has a scroll or drop down box that shows
all the great songs for that year. Most years have over 40
songs.
Once you click on a song it will play and when it finishes
it automatically plays the next song in the list and
continues until it has played all the songs.
This is really cool. Have fun with it.....!!
It has a volume control which you should use in conjunction
with your computers volume control.
One of the best features is that it will play in the
background. That means you can be doing other computer work
on a different screen. For those are not too familiar, just
open this Jukebox, start a song list playing THEN open
another window in your Browser and use that window to surf
the net or whatever, while the music plays. I set it up on
my desktop as a favorite so all I have to do is click on it
and it opens automatically.
This is the great music from the past. No Gangster Rap or
other unintelligible garbage that has been foisted on the
public with an attempt to pass it off as music. There is
also Christmas Music, Movie Themes, Show Tunes and lots of
other categories.
This Jukebox plays any popular song from 1950 through 1982.
Hundreds if not thousands of hours went into creating it
Enjoy it, I do.
-Phil Belcher ('51)
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[THANKS, Phil... I kinda got stuck in 1959 -- so far. Maren]
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
To: Maren
Re: "The Day Music Died 1959"????
Help me out on this one... give me a clue.
[February 3, 1959 -- Three names and you'll remember:
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/crash.htm
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper -Maren]
To: Greg Alley ('73)
Re: The old Richland Library
I remember when they first opened the Library... not sure of
the date (probably late '40s, or early '50s). Does that mean
they're building a new Library?? We all remember having to go
through the "card files" seeking the book by title, or author.
I enjoy going to our local Library for information, reading the
Seattle Times paper, and checking out books of interest. Now
everything is simplified with the computer.
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ I saw on "NBC News"; someone sent in an
email from Spokane saying "hey, we got lots of snow here in
the northwest". There's been so much news about the weather
in the northeast, mid-west, etc.. I had to smile on that
one, because we do have lots of snow here. We had a record
snow fall for the month of January... almost 4 feet. Yes,
we got lots of snow here. It's not usual seeing a pickup
truck with a snowplow on the front. Usually it's not a
problem getting from one place to another, but it was a
difficult time for a couple of days. The sun was out today,
and it was beautiful!!
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>>From: Rex Hunt ('53wb)
Re: Advertising/spam
Maren, I received an ad from GESA Credit Union in Richland,
regarding a renewal notification. not Only have I never heard of
them. I have never done business with them so this SPAM mail
had to have gotten my email address from this forum. Someone
in Richland needs to tell them to cease and desist. They have to
be lowlifes to begin with so those of you doing business with
them be aware!!!
-Rex Hunt ('53wb) ~ in cold Hanford CA. Linda Reining ('64) is
nuts to prefer cold-and-fog-arthritis-pain weather to
warm-and-knees-don't-hurt weather.
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Hello Rex,
What you have received is what is called a "phishing" fraud
scam. I got one too; in fact, I personally, and we collectively
at the Sandstorm, receive several EACH DAY, purportedly from one
financial institution or another.
This is most certainly NOT -- repeat NOT -- from GESA;
legitimate financial institutions NEVER -- repeat NEVER --
contact their customers in this fashion. I have sent the
offending email to GESA to alert them that somebody is
"phishing" for their customers in hopes of hooking a sucker.
I did some research and have found that the scam is hosted by a
computer service in the Netherlands; the actual perpetrators of
the scam are most likely based in eastern Europe -- Russians are
particularly evil -- or China.
How, you ask, did you receive such a scam message when you are
not a GESA customer? Well, using what is called a "botnet" of
virus infected computers, the phishers sent perhaps as many as
10,000,000 emails to addresses around the world; they couldn't
possibly care if the recipient was or wasn't a GESA customer,
they cared only that MAYBE an email would "hit" a real GESA
customer (and then they hoped that the poor sucker would fall
for the scam and give them information which would allow them to
loot the customer's account).
Best advice: NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER respond to or act on such an
email unless -- and this is a VERY BIG unless -- you know what
you are doing (I do; I was in the computer racket for a loooong
time -- started out at NBofC back in the sixties).
Sincerely,
with best Bomber Cheers,
-Richard ~ Deputy Editor
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>>From: Joretta "Sue" Garrison Pritchett ('58)
Re: '58 in '08 Planning Meeting
REMINDER to Class of '58.
Reunion meeting is Tuesday, February 5, 2008, in the Richland
Community Center LOUNGE at 7 pm. Hope to see you there.
If you have questions, phone us (we're all in the book).
Barbara Isakson Rau
Judy Crose Snowhite
Joretta "Sue" Garrison Pritchett
-Joretta "Sue" Garrison Pritchett ('58)
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Re: Rolling Hills Chorus group which Missy Keeney Baker ('59)
belongs to. Chief Joseph Auditorium
As the show opened I was in for a big surprise. The show opened
with Mary Lou DeMeyer Gonza ('59) and her partner Steve Haberman
were the star group. Steve playing the piano and Mary Lou
singing. By the third song I realized that I was listening to
Mary Lou with the same voice she sang in in high school. Tears
came to my eyes with all the memories and her stage presence so
many years ago. Belting out songs of Irving Berlin bringing you
right into her heart. What an amazing woman. Mary Lou and her
partner have a sense of humor together which is something
Mary Lou had in high school and has not lost either in her
years. Whether or not you have known her, go see her, you will
be captured by her outstanding caring ways as a singer and funny
actress. Steve and Mary Lou appear in Richland at the Bookwalter
Winery on Wednesday evening. At this time they record and are on
109.7 FM the following night. Call the Bookwalter for times.
The Rolling Hills Chorus were at their best also singing many
Irving Berlin songs. Missy's group (The Radiations) sang with
their outstanding quality of voices (still baffles me how
quartets sing with no accompaniment) bringing their voices out
more singing Irving Berling songs. Did miss seeing them sing
their songs in funny costumes and antics. Micki Lund Anderson
('63) is also in the Radiations.
The theme of the night of course, as you can tell by my
entry, was "Irving Berlin". History of him was also given
throughout the show. What memories this all adds to my already
memories in Richland.
Update: Kaylene Henjum Livingston ('60) and her husband Herman
arrived safely back home in Finley on Wednesday. They are
working on building Herman's strength for the heart bypass
surgery he will have soon. Thanks for all the prayers and please
continue. Hopefully Kaylene will be putting in an entry soon
after she gets all the new schedule together.
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ~ West Richland, WA. - where it doesn't
rain, it snows. I see why they say 9" inches of rain per
year. Haven't looked at the snow record.
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>>From: Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
To: Bob Eckert ('60)
Happy birthday Bob [on 2/2]. Who knew we would live to be this
old!
-Patti Mathis Wheeler ('60)
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>>From: Bob Rector ('62)
Re: Richland Bomber to the 2008 World Series of Poker on ESPN
My little brother, Steve Rector ('69) just sent me this email
from Mesa, AZ. (Super Bowl Sunday):
Bob,
"We had a very exciting day/evening yesterday. Sheriff Joe
Arpaio was co-sponsoring a benefit Texas Hold Em tournament
with Fort McDowell Casino, for the River of Time Museum in
Fountain Hills, AZ (Phoenix suburb where he lives).
There were 291 entries. Guess who took first place?
........ me.
And the first place prize was really cool... a $10,000 seat
into the World Series of Poker at the Rio in Las Vegas this
summer... This is the tournament that is on ESPN and is the
premier event every year in the poker world.
Barb and I got our picture taken and we will be in the
newspaper.
How's that for an eventful weekend?"
-Bob Rector ('62)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
re:Richland Library
sorry to hear that they have torn down the Richland Library. I
have wonderful memories of going there, almost every Saturday,
when I was in junior high, and high school, too. would walk,
with Anita Kolb or Betty Bates(both '64), return our books from
the previous Saturday, then check out more(I think we could
check out 6 at a time), then we'd walk to Zip's and get fries
and a coke, then walk home. wonderful memories! sorry to see
another "memory" being torn down.
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64)......Bakersfield,
CA----it's raining and they are saying the snow level will be
down to 3000 feet, so that means the grapevine and Techachapi
will both be getting more snow. sure will help with our drought
conditions for this summer! and, I am SO happy that Punxatawney
(or however his name is spelled)Phil saw his shadow---6 MORE
weeks of Winter! woohoo *grin*
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/05/08 ~ HAPPY MARDI GRAS
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11 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick Roberts ('49), Patti Cole ('52)
Bill Berlin ('56), Jim Russell ('58)
Stephanie Dawson ('60), Paula Beardsley ('62)
Linda Reining ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Linda McKnight ('65), Betti Avant ('69)
Greg Alley ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Travis Strege ('96)
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>>From: Richard "Dick" Roberts ('49)
Re: Good Friend Rufus Pederson ('48-RIP)
Rufe was a good friend and a fun companion during those high
school and early college years. His friendship extended into our
growing family days here in California. Our kids played with his
kids. My kids all remember him well. There were some great times
and some great stories to tell. He was an honorary member of our
high school gang, The Par-A-Dice Club, along with Rem Ryals,
Phil Raekes, Rex Davis, Mel Stratton, Royal West, Joe Wilson and
Gary Nield. (all '49ers)
The first play I ever went to was at WSC where Rufe was a lead
in The Glass Menagerie. He introduced me to stage shows and the
theater. Later we saw Mary Martin in South Pacific in Spokane.
One summer, Rem and I drove to Portland where Rufe was selling
Kirby vacuum cleaners door to door. Great fun that weekend.
Another memory finds Rem, Rufe and I parked along the Columbia
River in my '29 Chevy drinking Oly, playing the uke (he taught
me how), and singing the songs of yore. Lots of fun. We
harmonized and thought we were the greatest.
Rufe was a well known, respected director for a major TV network
in San Francisco for a good number of years. My oldest son
wanted to get into the business and Rufe was not only kind
enough to show him around his studio and gave him sage advice,
but also put him up for a couple of nights.
Another memory finds wife, Carol Tyner ('52), and I in San
Francisco. We found Rufe, bought a loaf of SF sourdough bread,
some imported cheeses and meats, a bottle of wine and sat along
the edge of the San Francisco wharf sharing dreams.
There's more, but I need to take a break. May God bless Rufe
Pederson!
-Richard "Dick" Roberts ('49)
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>>From: Patti Cole Pierce ('52)
We want to wish our brother John Cole '66, a very HAPPY 60TH
BIRTHDAY on February 6th. You may think that you are old enough
to rule the 5 of us, but you aren't there yet, baby!! We love
you and feel very fortunate that you DO take care of all of the
family, whether we need it or not:-) See you the 16th.
With lots of love,
-Barb ('50). Patti ('52), Karen ('55), Judie ('63), and Jackie ('63)
From mostly sunny Richland where it feels almost like
Spring!! (40°!!)
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Irving Berlin
Keep singing those songs by Uncle Irving. The royalties on songs
are forever based on our proprietary laws, so whenever you sing
that song or use it in any manner, a royalty is due. If it is a
Bomber group, let me know and I will get Uncle Irving to give
you a discount. (Don't I wish he was my Uncle.)
I have a friend and her Father was a music writer in Hollywood,
mostly for movies but some as hits. His run writing music ran
from the 1930s to the 1960s, over forty years and she is still
collecting royalties, some $100,000 per year. Going back some
years when she realized there were royalties waiting to be
claimed to the tune, sorry for the bad pun, of $1.2 million.
Re: GESA
I got that phish too and dumped it right away thinking it
smelled a little like phish, sorry for the bad pun.
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ counting my "royalties" from the Giant's
win over the Pats. Even predicted the score correctly and
that earned me even more "royalties."
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>>From: Jim Russell ('58)
Maren,
re: A Billion - The True Story About a Billion Dollars
In September 2005, the two U.S. Senators from Louisiana, Mary
Landrieu (a Democrat) and David Vitter (a Republican), jointly
introduced the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief and Economic
Recovery Act in Congress, a bill that sought a total of $250
billion in federal funds to provide long-term relief and
assistance to the people of Louisiana AND THE GULF COAST. Of
course, the legislation didn't propose that the entire amount
be spent on New Orleans alone, or that the money literally be
distributed to New Orleans residents, so the amount listed per
New Orleans resident is neither honest nor accurate.
-Jim Russell ('58)
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[Jim, I haven't been holding my breath waiting for any $$$!!!
Did you check out my diamond ring?? -Maren]
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>>From: Stephanie Dawson Janicek ('60)
Re: Gesa and old library
The GESA scam came to me (I live in Richland and am a GESA
member) via telephone and sounded phony from the beginning. My
first clue was that it was a recording. My second clue was that
the voice pronounced it as "JESSA", not "GEESA." I hung up and
called GESA. They knew about the scam and congratulated me on
immediately realizing that it was false. The TV news that night
said that only one person had been taken in by the call and lost
money. Have not kept up with further developments.
The old library on Knight that is being torn down has not been
the library for many years. However, the "new" library at the
corner of Swift and Northgate that replaced it long ago also
is being either torn down or totally renovated and greatly
expanded. For the next several years, the library is being
housed in the old Rosauers grocery build (which has been many
things since then, such as Pasta Mama's and Shumate car
dealership).
-Stephanie Dawson Janicek ('60)
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>>From: Paula Beardsley Glenn ('62)
Re: Phil Belcher ('51)
Re: http://www.tropicalglen.com/
WOW! What an awesome site for great music. Thanks for the heads
up..Now I know what I will be listening to while fooling around
on the computer..doing housework... whatever.
Re: Richland Library
Lots of questions about the library seem to be around. Here is
what was presented to my Kiwanis Club a couple of months ago...
They are rebuilding and expanding the library... it is not being
torn apart. They moved all of the books and materials last month
to the old Suzuki Building--next to "Payless-RiteAid" across
from Zip's and it will take about 18 months to redo the library.
They should be back and open in June of 2009 and better than
ever.. Here is the website for the renovation if you have other
questions...
http://www.ci.richland.wa.us/RICHLAND/info/docs/48/docs/LibraryWeb.pdf
I love catching random memories from my fellow Bombers... Keep em coming...
-Paula Beardsley Glenn ('62) ~ where the snow is melting and
spring is coming.. Daffodils are through the ground in
God's country
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
to: Rex Hunt('53WB)
re: cold-and-fog-arthritis-pain weather to warm-and-knees-don't-hurt weather
I know, I am "nuts" to like the cold weather, as I have
arthritis in my knee and my hip, too, but compared to the heat
of Bakersfield, I'll take the cold anyday of the week!!!!!
*grin* I just use MORE horse liniment on the days my knee and
hip really ache. *grin*
speaking of snow----there is snow and ice on the grapevine and
in Tehcahapi, so both routes are closed. am supposed to go to
Las Vegas on Friday, so am keeping fingers crossed that we get
NO more rain/snow on Thursday! *grin* it can rain/snow all it
wants on Saturday, but just NOT Thursday. *grin*
I also have received that SPAM from GESA, but I just figured
they sent it to the wrong person, cause I have never had an
account there. weird how that stuff comes around.
to:Maren('63 & '64)
re:SHARING....FROM THE EDITOR
have seen this before----makes my blood boil! we need someone
that will take this country back to the way it used to be!!!!!!!
grrrrrrr
[but did ya check out my diamond ring??? -Maren]
to:Phil Belcher('51)
re:jukebox http://www.tropicalglen.com/
I had this in my favorites a long time ago(had to get a new
computer, and lost the site), thanks for sending this---am
adding it to my favorites, again. it is so cool.
-Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64)....43 degrees in
Bakersfield, cloudy, and am loving it. sorry, Rex. *grin*
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: I did NOT forget
OK... maybe in the words of the King: "I forgot to remember to
forget". First, thanks to Phil Belcher ('51) for the Juke Box
site http://www.tropicalglen.com/ ... "*yeah baby you KNOW what
I like.." So anyway, Sunday is always hectic... as I tell people
it's Mumster day... the day I take my mom all the stuff she's
been making lists for all week... so then when I got back I had
been doing some work on a '49 Ford that's been standing in line
for a little over a year... since new years 2007... so I got
busy finishing up what I had been doing before I left and then
of course a short nap... short... spozed ta be short... so I
then realized I had forgot to send in my "day the music died"
note on Saturday... oh woe is me... so anyway... On February
3rd, 1959, I was just getting used to my new digs over at Jason
Lee and running with a new crowd, Davis ('65), Nussbaum ('65),
Beej ('65) (but I'd know him since... forever), Nalder ('65)
Heidlebaugh (soon to be '65), Adair ('65), Nevins ('65), Snow
('65) and a ton of others... I was missin' the Petersons ('64,
'65) and all the rock 'n' roll we had enjoyed... Jimi was
thinkin' about hitting Garfield, where Quincy had attended,
wonderin if anyone would ever groove on his licks, the
Fleetwoods had put out Mr. Blue and Kent and the Wailers with
Rockin' Robin' Roberts had cut Louie Louie and all their other
great hits and were the band to beat tho they wouldn't hit
American Bandstand for another 5 months... We were all
rockin'... Waylon had given up his seat and Jerry Allison and
Joe Bob were safe and sound on the ground... I wouldn't know
anything about Waylon till 1964 when he would cut the most
amazing version of "4 Strong Winds" I've ever heard and then I
would be hooked for life... then the news hit... Big news to the
kids... Huge news to me... the story would later be memorialized
in the song "Three Stars"... "gee we're gonna miss you everybody
sends their love... " The music would never be quite the same...
Buddy was doing a lot of experimentation with his music and
maybe I woulda lost interest... who knows... Ritchie had only
cut a couple of records and JP Richardson... well how far can
you go with gimmick records (maybe I should ask Sheb Wooley or
Ross Bagdasarian)... So anyway... they remain as we remember
them... they influenced all the greats to come and they molded
our lives in so many ways... so what else is there to say but
"gee we sure do miss ya... everybody sends their love... .. ."
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
Re: Portland Bomber Lunch ~ January 19, 2008
alumnisandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-PDX/00.html
Hello Bombers:
Our first Bomber Luncheon of the year 2008 happened on January
19th, and we had a lively group of 12 participants:
Tom Hemphill ('62) and Linda Hemphill (spouse), Lola Heidlebaugh
Bowen ('60) and Mary Heidlebaugh (Bomber Mom), Bob Carlson, aka
Mike Clowes ('54), Len Rediske ('66) and Linda Rediske (spouse),
Ann Schafer ('63), Alan Porter ('67), Rich Snider (66), Linda
McKnight Hoban ('65) and Denny Hoban (spouse).
We had a really great time, the conversation was very lively,
and though it did get a bit of political slant, it was great to
share different ideas. We all remained for quite awhile after
still chatting away.
Our next Bomber Luncheon is scheduled for March 8th.
Same time and same place....
and with the help of all in attendance, we have the Bomber
Picnic scheduled too - It will be August 16th... Tom and Linda
Hemphill have graciously volunteered their home for our picnic.
We will send address info and maps later.
There are lots of positives for this change. We don't have to
pay a fee to the campground to use their site, Tom doesn't have
to take apart his cookstove/barbecue and haul it, the Hemphill
residence is easy to reach off the freeway, and for those beer
and wine drinkers, you can BYOB, which you can't have in the
Battleground Park.
So, there we have it. See you all in March...
-Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Library
Richland has had a "new" library for years. It's at the corner
of Swift and Goethals. I used to go to the old one as well.
Sometimes I'd walk down after high school for some books for a
project and then catch a ride home with my mom who worked in the
police department. What are they putting in the area once the
building comes down? I don't recognize many parts of Richland
any more. The last time I was there I went by the house I grew
up in, how sad. They took out the front lawn and put in concrete
for parking (the whole front lawn not just a small part of it).
How 'bout them Giants?
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where today is cold but dry so far
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
To: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Library
The old old library is being torn down and the newer library,
which resides at the corner of Swift and Northgate Boulevard,
is closed for repairs and expansion. I guess every library can
always use some more room. It worked fine for me for a number of
years. As they expand and fix it up the temporary library is on
Lee across from Zip's and next to Albertson's. The building is
next to the old Payless/Rite Aid store. This building has housed
a Rosauer's, Pasta Mamas, and Tim Bush Motor Sales.
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ It's a cool but okay Monday in Richland.
Luckily there are no headaches at work after Super Bowl
Sunday which turned out to be a great game.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/06/2008
Dateline: Richland
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10 Bombers sent stuff:
Kay Mitchell ('52)) and Dick Coates ('52)
Bill Witherup ('53), Tom Tracy ('55)
Sylvia Plumb ('56), David Rivers ('65)
Betti Avant ('69), Robert Avant ('69)
Bruce Strand ('69), Vic Marshall ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: John Cole ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Bennett ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike Franco ('70)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lisa Riccobuono ('75)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lori Raekes ('81
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>>From: Kay Mitchell Coates and Dick Coates (both '52)
Re: We Have Lost Another Bomber
We received sad news yesterday that Dick's younger brother Bill
Coates ('63) passed away in his home early Tuesday morning. He
had been living with his wife in Bisbee, AZ since retiring from
Sandvig Special Metals.
-Kay and Dick Coates (both '52) ~ Valley, WA where grief
overwhelms us on this snowy day
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>>From: Bill Witherup ('53)
Re: Richland library
Had a bad experience with the second Richland Library, not the
one we frequented 1950-53. My parents donated three of my
letterpress poetry books to the Richland Public Library circa
1987-88. They were in a special glass case with some other
collectible items, such as shrunken heads. On a visit from
California, where I was living then, and after my father's death
in 1988, I went down to the library with the intent to donate my
first collected poems, "Black Ash, Orange Fire" (1986) to the
library as well. I found that the books (and the case itself)
that my folks had donated, were missing, and not in the library
catalog. On further inquiry, I discovered the three books had
been sold at a library sale.
Those of you who know my temper can visualize Bill Witherup
going critical and about to melt down. My shoes melted the
asphalt on the way back to 1411 Townsend Court. I could barely
speak. My mother, always the one to damp down the fire, said,
"Now, son, I can't have you losing your temper before the
neighbors." Thus and so.
Re: the proposed Richland/Hanford anthology mentioned in an
earlier message:
There are two grants out there seeking funding; not come through
yet. So I will be further in touch with you later on.
-Bill Witherup ('53)
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>>From: Tom Tracy ('55)
To: Phil Belcher ('51)
Thanks much for the jukebox info: http://www.tropicalglen.com/
Now when I travel with a laptop or work at home I can proudly
display this "Pre-Programmed iPOD model for The AARP Group". I
especially enjoy the "Genra" selections with Orchestra/Marches.
One can listen to the Bomber (aka Notre Dame and Wisconsin)
fight songs.
Surprisingly I found an Andre' Rieu (The world's greatest
orchestra leader) selection. It was a wonderful remembrance
after seeing him in his own "Homecoming" performance in
Maastricht, Netherlands. Not many orchestra leaders have their
own castle. He has earned one. If you ever have a chance to see
his performances or the "Homecoming" DVD, you'll understand.
Its comfortable working at the computer with headphones and
finding '50-55' music and a few years later ... prior to 'noise'
and 'volume' substitutions so often occurring later.
A pretty good song just came up, "Moments to Remember" ... (the
year we tore the goal posts down at the UW after the Huskies
thumped the ranked USC team.
Bomber bests,
-Tom Tracy ('55)
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>>From: Sylvia Plumb Duran ('56)
Re: All the Coles
I was amazed to see the entry from the Coles about John's 60th
birthday, because just the other day I was telling [my husband]
Tony ('55) about babysitting for Jackie, Judie, and little
Johnny when my family lived at the corner of Cottonwood and Lee
Blvd. I didn't babysit very often, because I think they always
had one of the older girls to babysit when Mom and Dad were
going somewhere. I remember one of the twins was going to have
surgery and I have often thought of her. Every time I hear "My
Foolish Heart" (I think that was the name of the song), I think
of Karen ('55) singing that while she was getting ready to go
someplace. That was a long time ago, but I have great memories
of all the Coles. I was surprised to hear that John is already
60!! The time goes by too fast!!
-Sylvia Plumb Duran ('56) ~ from Derby, KS where we are getting
snow tonight.
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Birthday Boy
Well, his siblings jumped the gun on me so I guess this will be
no surprise... The birthday boy has always been one of my
heroes...good looking, cool and all the right stuff... he's
younger but only in calendars not in experience... I used to see
him and his lovely wife every year when the Greers ('65, '66)
would come with the birthday boy and Vicki ('66)... was always
an event for nice dinner and lots of fun talk... haven't been
able to get together with that crew in a couple of years...
scheduling scheduling scheduling always getting in the way... go
here be there... run run run... As with most of the guys, the
birthday boy has dropped the "y" and the "ie" in his name...
back in school everybody was Ricky, Freddie, Bobby, Billy and
such...now everyone is Rick or Richard, Bob or Robert, Bill or
William....but I have always remembered my friends the way they
were... Heidlebaugh is still Jimmy and to his chagrin, that's
how the boyz at the donut shop refer to him... gotta admit...
it's better than "the big fat liar"... so anyway, to me,
the birthday boy will always be: Johnny Cole ('66)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the 6th of January!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Streets
I knew the library didn't face Goethals, but the back side of it
does. Was Northgate always a street or was it formed when they
built the library? I worked across the street from the library
on Goethals and often would walk over on my lunch time. It seems
it has a second level to it for offices and meeting rooms. I
took a course and for the final I had to have it proctored. I
had one of the librarians do it as I didn't have access to CBC
at the time and that was my only other option. The next year I
enrolled in a program at Weber State where I had done the course
for. I gave the instructor a hard time as the other students had
to take the course I had already completed but their final was
"open book". I didn't complain too loudly as I had "aced" the
course through correspondence.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where today we are under a high
wind warning until this evening
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>>From: Robert Avant ('69)
Re: World Series of Poker
I wanted to congratulate an old friend, Steve Rector ('69) on
winning his seat in the World Series of Poker. As thrilling as
that is I remember when Steve was a little more "thrilling". I
am sure any of the neighbors left remember the good old days
when we would sit on Steve's front porch while the neighborhood
no doubt "loved" Steve's salutes with his carbide cannon. They
knew about "noise pollution" before it became known.
Good luck from Lake Stevens, WA; we are all counting on you.
-Robert Avant ('69)
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>>From: Bruce A Strand ('69)
To: Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
Are you sister to Jean McKnight? I used to work with Jean up in
the frozen north, Anchorage AK. Is she still up there? Just
wondering.
-Bruce A Strand ('69) ~ Tempe, AZ (where it might get down to
the upper 20's tonight - brrrr)
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>>From: Vic Marshall ('71)
Re: Happy Birthday Mike
Here's to hoping that Mike Franco ('70) has a super birthday,
wherever in the world he may be today. Probably at Carnivale in
Rio, proudly representing Boeing. Don't forget to get your
Ashes, Mike!! There's a joke in there somewhere but I'll let
Mike figure it out......
-Vic Marshall ('71) ~ Beverly Hills, MI- where the snow has
melted for the 4th time this winter -- very unusual to
see the grass between December and March and we have
seen more grass than snow...
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/07/2008
Dateline: Richland
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5 Bombers and Don Sorenson sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), Pete Beaulieu ('62), Mike Franco ('70)
Cameron Andersen ('83) and Becky Hinkley ('83)
Don Sorenson (NAB)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jerry Rice ('71)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: library
To me the old librabry was the Auto center, 1943-?
-Dick McCoy ('45)
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>>From: Pete Beaulieu ('62)
To: Dennis Hammer ('64)
Ran across your Vietnam Vet entry in Nov. 2007. I am moved. It
is a small world we live in. You briefly mention a Navy side
trip in April '69 when your ship joined Task Force 71. This was
in response to the shooting down of a radar plane off the coast
of North Korea. I was there too, on one of the four aircraft
carriers in front of you (the USS Hornet). You mention losing a
man overboard. I remember learning that a sailor had been lost
sometime during the day from a destroyer behind us, due mostly
to the combination of high speed and bouncy seas. My memory is
that things were too urgent for your ship to even turn back and
that visibility was not good. All these years I have often
wondered who he was.
For Sandstorm readers, in 1969 TF 71 was the largest navy task
force assembled (literally overnight) since the Korean War. The
homebound battleship New Jersey turned around in mid-Pacific to
join us. Thirty ships in all. My bet is that the downed radar
plane (an EC-121, a flying computer warehouse with a crew of
ten) was monitoring events connected to a flareup at the time on
the Chinese-Russian border. The story was that the downed plane
was over international waters. Probably true. No survivors. This
was a dicey week or so. Kissinger wrote about it in his "White
House Years", but some of his site-level info was clearly second
hand. I say a small world. Years later I ended up working in
Seattle alongside an ex-pilot of one of the four jets flying
intercept over all of us 24/7 during that period. Back in
Vietnam he later had gotten hit and ejected straight down toward
the ground barely a second before his plane exploded. A year in
hospital recovery, but by the time we met he still could outrun
me on the track. Not a particularly difficult thing to do. His
penalty was to have to listen to Bomber folklore.
Like Dennis, my tour in the Tonkin Gulf -- possibly in sight of
each other -- was fairly routine. To answer a question raised in
these Sandstorm entries, the reason some personal orders to
Vietnam got torn up was that at least by the late '60s, it was
decided only one inductee or volunteer from any one family had
to make that trip.
-Pete Beaulieu ('62)
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>>From: Mike Franco ('70)
It was great to receive my annual birthday greetings from Rex
Davis ('49). Rex introduced me and hundreds of others to tennis.
Those were great days at Riverside Park, and those quarts of A&W
Root Beer.
Also good to hear from Vic Marshall ('71). I am here in toasty
Kent for the time being but will be back off to Mexico and
Brazil in the next couple of weeks. Vic is the only person I
know who lives in Beverly Hills and gets snowed in! Yes, it is
the one in Michigan. Vic never could get anything right!
As long as we are talking birthdays, January 11 was the birthday
of my very best friend and one of the all time greatest Richland
guys ever, George Dana ('70 RIP). George, we love and miss you
and all of us who think of you often always do so with a smile
on our faces.
-Mike Franco ('70)
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>>From: Cameron and Becky Hinkley Andersen ('83)
Re: Jim Andersen ('61)
Jack Gardiner ('61) has been keeping all of you apprised of my
uncle Jim's progress. Sadly, Jim's condition has steadily
declined over the past two weeks and his condition is now
considered terminal. He has significant heart and lung disease
that is not operable given his weakened state. Jim is still in
Kadlec ICU, but kept sedated to help him cope physically and
reduce stress on his heart. Please keep Jim and his family in
your thoughts and prayers. Many of you may know his brother
Gordon ('54).
-Cameron and Becky (Hinkley) Andersen ('83)
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>>From: Don Sorenson (NAB)
Re: Old Library
To All Bombers:
Found these the other day:
<http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2008/Xtra/Soren/080207-00.html>
Didn't this building used to be a Ford garage?
-Don Sorenson (NAB)
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8 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Dick McCoy ('45), Larry Mattingly ('60)
Tom Verellen ('60), Jack Gardiner ('61)
Shirley Sherwood ('62), Susan Baker ('64)
Shirley Collings ('66), Pam Ehinger ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Janice Pierce ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: MaryAnne Greninger ('67wb)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Cathy Lemler ('74)
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>>From: Dick McCoy (the Tin Can Class of '45)
Re: Ruf
To: Dick Roberts ('49)
Thank you for the kind words re Rufus Pederson ('48-RIP).
Ruf "RJ" was a good friend. I remember that he was from Joliet.
Illinois, same as John and Dan Hughes, ('47 & '48). They were
both named Knothead back in Joliet, and RJ brought the name
with him, much to their dismay. John then claimed it was just
Knothead Dan, but Rufus said otherwise.
Re: The uke
I once saw his Sis, Beth Pederson ('61) in the Red Carpet in
Seattle, where she sang and played guitar. I chatted with her,
and she said that her bro was the better musician.
RJ attended the Club 40 a number of times, and I enjoyed his
gab and memories.
Later, Rufus
-Dick McCoy From the Tin Can Class of 1945
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: The old library building
I was very small, perhaps about 4 or nearly so during my
earliest recollection of that building. My dad had a black '40
or '41 Ford sedan. We were passing the garage one day going
North and a car came out the big door and ran into the side of
our car pitching me into dad's lap. Details are not clear now,
but the one thing I do remember is it was a Studebaker that ran
into us. So all these years I been thinking it was a Studebaker
garage.
Down in Columbia park there is an old building on the river side
that I remembered as the Ford garage. That is where dad took the
car to get it fixed. That building was still there a couple of
years ago. Wow, was it really over 60 years ago?
"Happiness is the sky in bloom",
Celebrating 50 years in display fireworks in 2008.
-J Larry Mattingly ('60)
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>>From: Tom Verellen ('60)
Re: old garage that became an old library
I may be just having a memory misfire, again, I seem to remember
a painting/billboard on the West side of building facing
"Goethals" of the infamous Dufus ? Boomer. The safety screwup
character. And it seems to me that it was some sort of
maintenance facility for the government cars. My big question
is, Was the guy's last name "Boomer"? Did he have that name
before 1945 (when it was revealed about the bomb)? Just now I
have realized that my life long ambition was to become just
like Dufus and here I am. Please answer quickly I feel a safety
catastrophe is closing in. Or maybe I am just going to try to
read the city name on my soon to be empty Coke bottle (a Dufus
favorite).
-Tom Verellen ('60) ~ from soggy near Lacey, WA
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[Tom, It's Dupus Boomer. John Northover ('59-RIP) put a couple
of Dupus Boomer books online:
http://richlandbombers.1959.tripod.com/dupus/dbndx.htm -Maren]
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>>From: Jack Gardiner ('61)
Jim Andersen's son (Dax) called me to say that Jim has passed
away today, February 7. This past month has been difficult for
Jim's family, also for his close friends. When Jim and Vonnie
moved back to the Tri-Cities 2 years ago they were so excited
about their new lives and future. Since Jim moved back he has
had a big impact in the lives of Fuzzy St. John ('60), Butch
Lomon ('61) and Mary Lou Kelly Lomon ('60), and Patsy Lomon ('62).
What made Jim so remarkable is that he loved people so much. Jim
wasn't back a month when every checker at the Richland Win-Co
knew him. He would buy Spudnuts and bring them to the girls
where he did his banking. All of us have maybe 2 or 3 real close
friends in life... Jim was one of mine. I've known Jim for 54
years, and he will be deeply missed.
Thanks to everyone who contacted me about Jim's well-being.
-Jack Gardiner ('61)
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>>From: Shirley Sherwood Milani ('62)
Re: Re-live the '60s
Maren, this link was sent to me and I enjoyed it so much I’m
passing it on. There’s a statement in it that indicates the
author is from Yakima.
http://objflicks.com/TakeMeBackToTheSixties.htm
-Shirley Sherwood Milani ('62)
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>>From: Susan Baker Hoover ('64)
I recently changed Real Estate companies. I am now a Realtor
with Windermere/Key Realty here on Key Peninsula and a few miles
West of Gig Harbor. A couple of years ago I was able to find out
the names and locations of some of our Bomber Realtors on this
side of the Mountains. I appreciated there information very
much.
How about the rest of you who are Realtors letting us know where
you are and what company you are with? I'm sure that other
Bombers could use that information too. I am not just talking
about Washington Realtors, so those of you in other States,
speak up.
Still loving the crazy weather we are having this Winter.
-Susan Baker Hoover ('64)
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>>From: Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
This email was recently sent to me.
I‘m not sure if he really won the million dollars, but he
deserved to! Terry Fator is an unbelieveable puppeteer/
ventriloquist who imitates singers!!
I don’t know if you ever watched America’s Got Talent or not,
but this guy is really unbelievable.
He is FANTASTIC!! (see links) And he won the million dollars!
DO THE 1st LINK FIRST!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnVDHzUAj30 (Do me first!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTSFhIv9bYg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGH-5-Gvjng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuoR6OM6KxA&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDoKF1NZ8P8&NR=1
-Shirley Collings Haskins ('66) ~ Richland
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>>From: Pam Ehinger ('67)
Maren,
I thought that this is worth passing on to our Bombers. It
brought tears to my eyes!
When you click the link below it opens up a new browser with a
red background and a deep red square. Words come up explaining
what it is about. After you read it you may have a short wait
before the music starts. It is well worth the wait I promise.
Your speakers should be on but not necessarily turned up too
loud.
Sit back and be prepared to be blown away by a kids and high
school choir and band.
http://www.trdaniel.com/Battle%20Hymn/index.htm
-Pam Ehinger ('67)
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>>Nadine Ostler Stolp ('74) ~ 7/8/56 ~ 8/15/07
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/09/08
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Shirley Rae Drury ('51), Neil McCartney ('58)
Larry Mattingly ('60), Sharon Greer ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gayle Dunn ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Steckline ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Jane Brady ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Karen Moore ('75)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Yvonne Ling ('75)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Rob Hausenbuiller ('93)
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>>From: Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51)
Thanks, Maren, for the link to the Dupus Boomer material. I
remember the character well, but didn't realize that groceries
were so expensive then. I believe he was called Dupus in
reference to DuPont. Wasn't DuPont THE contractor then? I
think my dad first worked for Morris-Knutson when we came to
the area. I haven't a clue as to whether the Boomer refers to
the atomic product.
The last few days we've had strong winds here in the Tri-Cities,
drying out the snow piles. I've appreciated your many
interesting entries, everyone.
-Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51)
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>>From: Neil McCartney ('58)
Re: Link sent in by Pam Ehinger ('67)
Very moving... thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed this,
and put it in my favorites.
Bomber Cheers,
-Neil McCartney ('58) ~ I'm doing well here in Arvada, CO
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Home loans and re-fis
I recently completed the best and easiest home loan ever. It was
a re-fi to get away from an arm going wild. What a mess trying
to pick a company. Between the blather on the radio and the
reports of loan problems in the media I frankly was in a bit of
a dither. My partner Ken says "call my son, he'll handle it". I
had never met the young man and did not know he was in the
business.
Turned out Mathias has his office in Federal Way but is licensed
in 35 states and is a genuinely nice fellow. Smooth, confident,
he got approval from two banks and then played them against each
other to get the rate down. It was ready to go in a couple of
weeks and all I had said I was looking for in it.
Anyone looking for a construction loan, new home loan, or refi,
and would like to talk to or e-mail this young man drop me a
note off this net. I will get nothing from this, Matt doesn't
even know I am doing it. But since all Bombers are friends, I
felt some would like to have a rather pleasant experience with a
sometimes ugly task.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
Celebrating 50 years in display fireworks in 2008
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ From home near Tacoma, where I am
trying to get loose to get to WinterBlast next week in
Lake Havasu City, AZ.
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>>From: Sharon Greer ('62)
Re: Old Library
I remember well the old library that is being torn down. Spent a
lot of time in that building doing research for school projects
and passing time looking at book titles wondering how I would
ever have time to read them all.
I have some memories of the old, old library in the park. Small
concrete building with a huge dictionary by the front door. The
resident cat was usually asleep in the middle of it. I believe
that library was flooded in about 1950 or so. That was when they
built the new one, the one that is being torn down.
In my part of the world we will be getting a library again,
thanks to help from the U.S. taxpayer, the Gates foundation,
the Clinton-Bush foundation, and insurance that the city of
Pass Christian, MS had on the building. Right now we have a
double-wide trailer in the city park that was donated to us by
DuPont. That's better than most of the towns here on the Gulf
that were destroyed by Katrina. Our trailer library has a
resident cat, as did our pre-Katrina library. When I worked at
the Naval Oceanographic Office, that library (Mathew Fontain
Maury Oceanographic Library) had several resident cats. I'm not
sure what it is about cats and libraries.
-Sharon Greer ('62)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/10/08
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7 Bombers sent stuff and 2 Bomber funeral notice today:
Shirley Rae Drury ('51), Bill Witherup ('53)
Bill Berlin ('56), Diane Avedovech ('56)
Ruth Miles ('59), Lora Homme ('60)
Darlene Napora ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jerry Molnaa ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda Woods ('61WB)
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>>From: Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51)
Re: A real viral threat warning
Our weekly newsletter from Snopes just arrived, containing a
real warning about a Trojan virus threat. It has information
that the threat is so broad that spam blockers and virus
programs can't catch it all because the material is encrypted
and has too many sources. It's now up to individuals to delete
immediately these suspicious emails that are easily identifiable
by Subject Line and the body. The body contains a short message
and a link that uses an IP address rather than a domain.
Example: http://127.0.0.1 Do not click on any such link.
The Snopes article has a list of subject lines that are being
and have been used and a lot more information.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/valentine.asp
-Shirley Rae Drury Crume ('51)
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>>From: Bill Witherup ('53)
Re: Dupus Boomer
Does anyone have a mint copy of Dupus Boomer? If so, I might
be interested in purchasing it. My dad had a torn cover and
stained copy, which I already put in my archives at University
of Washington. The little cartoon collection is an important
cultural item in the history of Richland and Hanford.
-Bill Witherup ('53 and still "fogging the mirror")
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Hockey Day in Canada
Here I am on a dark gray day parked in front of the TV with
a Molson's Canadian in my hand and watching the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Hockey Day in Canada...a
celebration of the game from the "Tot's on Ice" to three NHL
games...13 hours of hockey. It doesn't get any better than that.
What is so cool, sorry for the bad pun when talking about a
game played on ice, about this is that national TV goes small
and selects a rural town in Canada to base a lot of hockey
dignitaries and broadcast hockey all across the country. Today
it is Winkler, Manitoba where they celebrate Mennonite/Mexican
life, but that is another story. I love the little leaguers when
the come off the bench and onto the ice and immediately fall
down. Nothing bothers these little guys and gals and they are
back on their skates for another...sixty seconds. How about a
story of a couple from Chilliwack, British Columbia who have
attended over 600 straight hockey games of their local team.
Hockey in Canada is really a passion.
When I went to Linfield after Col-Hi I had a couple of Canadian
fraternity brothers who would travel to Portland, some 40 miles
in each direction, to play amateur hockey there. They talked me
into coming up one time and "strapping on the blades" and whilst
I had scatted quite a bit in the Tri-Cities, I was not at this
skill level. Not knowing the nuances of the game, I got smashed
into the boards a dozen times, was "high sticked" a dozen times
and "hooked" half a dozen times. So much so that I was thinking
I should put my skates on my bum rather than my feet. As
unbelievable as it was, I actually scored a goal, a nice goal at
that, and I was hooked, eh.
When I lived in Anchorage, Vancouver and Victoria I played in
the older guys leagues and in Anchorage we called it the "Pig
on Ice" league. Took us twenty minutes just to skate between the
Blue Lines...or so it seemed. My biggest thrill in hockey was
getting to drive the Zamboni, the machine that treats the ice
during a hockey game. What a blast.
Now Bombers that live in the Tri-Cities have the Western Hockey
League (WHL) Tri-City Americans hockey team and if you have not
been to one, go. It takes a couple of games to learn the rules
but it is fast and scoring comes even faster so you get used
to following the puck. Did you know that a "puck" it is a hard
rubber disk that they keep frozen for the games...slides easier,
faster and hurts more. I go to the Everett WHL games and used
to be a big Seattle Totem's/Thunderbirds fan. Portland has the
Winter Hawks. Hockey team names are cool, sorry for the bad pun
again, too. How about the Trail, B.C. Smoke Eaters and I can't
remember where the Hustle Kings are from. How about Patti Jones
Ahrens ('60) organizing a "Bomber Night" at an American's game"
She is great at that kind of thing and would make a hell of a
hockey coach in my estimation.
I love the game so much that I go to the Vancouver Canucks
games several times a year but if you have never been to a
hockey game, go to one or two and see how much fun it is.
Peewee's, Junior Minors, Senior Minors, WHL or NHL. It's all
good stuff. and remember the old saying, "I went to a fight one
night and a hockey game broke out." Why is it that a hockey
players smile is always the size of a puck...and without teeth?
Keep you stick on the ice.
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ Anacortes, WA where I am about to change
brands to Kokanee or "Oke Dokey" when ordering in Canada.
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>>From: Diane Avedovech ('56)
I read Shirley Rae Drury Crume's ('51) entry regarding Dupus
Boomer. I remember those cartoons well. Dick Donnell and my dad
worked together in 1943-'44 so we always had a booklet around
the house all the time. Dad worked for DuPont in Kankakee, IL
and transferred to Richland in 1943, so yes, DuPont was the key
contractor in Richland at that time. I was always enamored with
their son's hot rod, a '32 Ford roadster, I think, and it had a
rumble seat that I got to ride in once. Dick and Zola lived on
the bank of the old dike and I used to go across their yard all
the time to go down to the river and play. What fun those days.
-Diane Avedovech ('56)
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>>From: Ruth Miles Bruns ('59)
Re: The old, old library
I have always believed that the old, small, first library in
the park is the building that is now the Allied Arts gallery.
I remember being very short (maybe 5 or 6 years old), and
standing in front of the shelves with my mother, looking at
a book about Sacajawea.
-Ruth Miles Bruns ('59) ~ in beautiful downtown Goldendale WA,
where the snow is gradually melting away in
39-degrees-and-windy weather
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>>From: Lora Homme ('60)
To: Tom Verellen ('60)
Re: Old Garage/Library
I may also be having a memory misfire, but If I'm thinking of
the right building it was a hutment-type building across from
the present Federal Building parking lot and it did have a
picture of Dupus Boomer on it. It was a safety poster of Dupus
with wings, a halo, and his lunch box, sitting on a cloud. The
caption was "I worked for 30 years and only had one accident."
Wonder why I remember that when I sometimes have to check my
driver's license to remember my name?
Ahhh, now let's see, what did I do with my driver's license?
-Lora Homme ('60)
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>>From: Darlene Napora Shuley ('69)
All the discussion about the Richland Library brought back the
memory that every summer during grade school, my mom would sign
up my sister, brother & me for the Richland Public Library
Summer Reading Program. You had to read a certain number of
books both fiction & nonfiction with some specific categories
like autobiography and write up small book reports. The
librarian checked off your list and at the end of the summer,
you got a certificate for completing the program. There are some
types of books that I would never have selected on my own which
I learned to appreciate. I can trace my love of reading and the
hundreds of books I have exchanged with others over the years
back to the Richland Librarians and their Summer Reading
Program.
-Darlene Napora Shuley ('69) ~ Austin, TX where it is sunny &
75°, but due for rain early next week
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>>Bill Coates ('63) ~ 9/30/44 - 2/5/08
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Russ Hughes ('53), Ann Clatworthy ('54)
Patti Jones ('60), Susan Baker ('64)
Pam Ehinger ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda Carter ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Drew Coughren ('86)
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>>From: Russ Hughes ('53)
Re: Richland Street Names
http://hanford.houses.tripod.com/streets.html
To: Web Master, Richland Street Names
My name is Harry Russell Hughes, normally called Russell because
I was junior. I graduated from Columbia High in 1953. My Father
Harry senor, who was an engineer, had a part in the naming of
Richland streets and they were given a list of southern military
officers to name the streets after. I never really knew his
sense of humor back then, but he inserted one different street
name in the list that was sent to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers office in Spokane Washington for final approval. All
the other names were of the Army officers as instructed except
for this one. The name he chose was Wellsian Way, named after
the well field that supplied potable water for the Richland
Village at the time. The street naming engineers patiently
waited to see if this particular street name would be approved
and when the approved list of street names came back from
Spokane, there it was all official. I first found out about this
prank when a man contacted me years later to see if I had any
photographs of the engineers that worked in what I believe was
the 703 Building in the 700 Area. What he was looking for were
the names at the bottom of the picture that were missing. I
didn't have any of those pictures, much less the names. We
continued to talk about those good old days and at some point he
told me the story about the name Wellsian Way and how it came
to be. I later asked my mother Dorothy Viola Hughes about this
story and she confirmed the accuracy of it. It was more or less
a practical joke on the Corps that was successful to say the
least. To top it off, it didn't affect plutonium production
or give away any military secrets. I am not sure why the term
"southern military officers" was mentioned except that some of
the Corps officers having to do with the Manhattan Project were
from the south. Maybe that was their own version of a prank on
the Army at the time.
-Russ Hughes ('53)
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>>From: Ann Clatworthy Weyerts-Hogshead ('54)
Happy Birthday to Jerry Molnaa ('52) on 2/10...
-Ann Clatworthy Weyerts-Hogshead ('54) ~ from Fort Valley, VA...
where the wind is howling outside and a big... I mean
big... box just flew thru our front yard... Hope it wasn't
your mail order birthday present Jerry! See you this June.
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Re: All Bomber Luncheon - Richland
When Glen Rose ('58) and wife Carol arrived at 12:30 p.m. Glen
said, he didn't think many Bombers would be at the luncheon
because of the Caucasus in the Tri-Cities. Within in minutes we
were surprised with the Bombers who just kept coming. Charles
Kaiser ('63) was there having a cup of coffee and came to visit
for a minute before going off to one of the Caucuses. Mary Judd
Hinz ('60) raced in the door right at 1:00 p.m. excited about
being at one of the Caucuses.
The Bombers and spouses were so talkative that I didn't think I
would be able to get them to quiet down for introductions and
announcements. They did finally. **grin**
No photographer again, darn. Guess "Pappy" Swan ('59) and his
wife Jeanne must have slipped off to one of the meetings. Right
"Pappy"?
The following were in attendance: Mary Massey Horsey ('64) who
has been taking care of Larry Holloway ('64) arrived with Larry
looking very well after his heart surgery. Her care for him
shows. Lorin St. John ('55) and his wife Phyllis started a new
table which filled up quite fast. Betty Bell Norton ('51) did
her announcements for the seniors and what's to come at the
Community Center. Betty makes it so interesting you would want
to be at every event. Marie Ruppert Hartman ('63) and Barbara
Isakson Rau ('58) were in a discussion about grand children
and sports. Kaylene Henjum Livingston ('60) and husband Herm
attended to help them get over cabin fever before the next round
of doctor visits to help Herm be completely well. They both look
well after what they have been through. Fred Klute ('58) handed
me an obituary cut from the Tri-City Herald about my brother.
Those Bombers have gone, will not be forgotten. Derrith Persons
Dean ('60) always happy and carrying on with the discussion at
hand. Dona McCleary Belt ('54) was glad to have her husband
Larry Belt ('57) attend with her. Yeah Larry, hope you attend
more. Dianne Garrison ('66) joined her Bomber friend (I think it
was Mary Massey Horsey ('64). Dianne attended West High School,
Bremerton, WA.
There is always a table with people eating right in the area
where we have lunch when we get there. a couple of them Bombers.
I think I convinced them finally to wait a little later and join
us next month. If not I will write their names down so we all
know who they are.
To: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Ice Hockey
Thank you for the suggestion of organizing a Bomber group at
the Ice Hockey games and me doing it. I have thought many times
about going to the games here. My son and granddaughter have
attended a couple of times when they visited here. My kids and
grand children use to attend in Tacoma. Ice Hockey is easy to
learn the game and follow. Do not like it when they knock each
others teeth out but have learned fighting is part of the game.
Doesn't take much to get those guys riled up.
I am not driving right now because of physical problems (Thanks
to Glen Rose ('58) and his wife Carol, they are getting me from
point A to B) so I would have to opt out. Have no idea if Carol
and Glen would enjoy the games. Maybe next season I can organize
one. If I do you will be expected to be here. Thank you Bill.
Re: Rufus Pederson ('47-RIP)
How sad to have Rufus go. I was at a Club 40 weekend about five
years ago having breakfast one morning. Many Bombers were coming
in about that time. Rufus (whom I didn't know) looked over at me
and asked to sit with me. As soon as he sat down and we learned
from each other that we both had lived in the Bay Area. We both
knew San Francisco, CA, which caused endless discussion from
there. Do not remember which TV channel he worked for but seems
like it was Channel 7 out of San Francisco. My favorite when I
lived there. Then I learned that his sister was Beth Pederson
('61). Had no idea she had an older brother. Even though we did
see each a couple of other at times at Club 40 it wasn't as easy
to sit down and talk. I will always remember the day that Rufus
brought sunshine into my life.
My sympathy to his family. I know you will miss his fun.
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ West Richland, WA - Awww a sigh of
relief. My pond survived the freezing temperatures. The
best part is my Koi fish also survived. Now looking for
spring to listen to the waterfall put me to sleep at night.
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>>From: Susan Baker Hoover ('64)
I had the same thoughts as Ruth Miles Bruns ('59) that the first
library was in what is now the Allied Artist building in the
park.
A few years ago I was able to purchase some reprints of the
Dupus Boomer book from the museum in Richland. I still treasure
Dad's original copy of Dupus Boomer.
-Susan Baker Hoover ('64)
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>>From: Pam Ehinger (Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
Re: Library
Well with all the talk about the library, I need to throw my
thoughts in even if they are not as studious as most of the
memories!
When I was old enough to drive, the library was a good excuse to
get the car. I'd tell my folks I needed to go to the library for
a report, or what ever popped into my devilish mind! Then off
I'd go... Oh I went to the library, I'd park the car and go
in and then I'd come out! So see I didn't lie, I went to the
library! But I guess you'd say that was splitting hairs! LOL!
But Hey I was teenager!
Bombers Rule
-Pam Ehinger (The Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/12/08
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7 Bombers and Don Sorenson sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Doreen Hallenbeck ('51), Russ Hughes ('53)
Burt Pierard ('59), Connie Madron ('60)
Carol Converse ('64), Harvey Irby ('64)
David Rivers ('65), Don Sorenson (NAB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Carol Haynes ('51)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Freddie Schafer ('63-RIP)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pat Caldwell ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Shanon Laybourn ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Duane Worden ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: James Hodge ('71NAB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Betty Janeen Thornton ('73)
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>>From: Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)
Re: Snoqualmie Pass slide show
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/sets/72157603661683249/show/
These fantastic pictures were forwarded to me from Larry Rader,
father of Bombers Ryan and Jeff Rader. Living in Arizona, and
recalling early years in Washington, it certainly brings back
memories of what "snow" really is.
-Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51) ~ Another beautiful day in
paradise - Green Valley, AZ
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>>From: Russ Hughes ('53)
Re: Motorcycle trip
Then there was the two seniors back in 1950, or 1951, who had
just graduated and thought that riding their big noisy
motorcycles down the main hall and back at Columbia High would be
a real neat stunt. After all they had already graduated and what
could befall them now? They got the motorcycles into the hall at
the south end, started the engines and blasted down to the other
end, turned around and started back down the hall only to have
Mr. Haag the Vice Principal, who came out of the office upon
hearing the noise and stopped them. I understand that the two
boys had their diplomas pulled for a while until some restitution
was agreed upon. I don't remember what the restitution was, but
eventually they got their diplomas returned. Nobody else ever did
that kind of a stunt afterwards as far as I can remember.
Re: Richland High School Race Track
Then there was a driveway so you could drive all the way around
Columbia High School without having to go onto a city street.
The problem became serious when some students started using the
driveway as a race track. You know, wind the engine up and back
off the throttle and listen to the loud exhaust pipes sound off.
That interesting daily spectacle came to a quick end when the
school district blocked the driveway off in a couple places to
prevent a complete circumnavigation of the school building. The
driveway was actually a fire lane for the school. The driveway
was blocked sometime in 1952, or 1953 I think, because I had my
drivers license at the time and made the trip around the school
building myself a number of times in my 1929 Model "A" Ford
convertible coupe. You sat up straight, held your head up proudly
and smiled at the kids standing there who were watching the event
that didn't have a car in order to be able to do the same thing.
Those were the good old days.
-Russ Hughes ('53)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Bill Witherup ('53) and others who have mentioned this subject
Re: Dupus Boomer books
In actuality, there were TWO Dupus Boomer books originally
published. The first was copyrighted in 1946 and titled "You
Asked For it." It was released as a first anniversary collection
of Dupus' first year in existence (first published in the
Villager on November 20, 1945). There were possibly at least
two printings since there was a "Red Cover" and a "Green Cover"
version (I have copies of both in my archives). BTW, the price
was 50 cents.
The second was copyrighted in 1948 and simply titled "Dupus
Boomer" and subtitled as cartoons from the Villager during 1947
and 1948.
Interestingly, CREHST Museum (in collaboration with Dick
Donnell's granddaughter) combined both books into a reprint
some years back and has it on sale at the museum Book Store
for $10.00. They will accept mail orders at (509) 943-9000.
A nominal Shipping & Handling charge will be added.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Connie Madron Hall ('60)
Re: Brad Upton ('74)
John Hall ('60) and I saw Brad Upton last night at Gammage
Auditorium on the campus of Arizona State University. He was
terrific and the audience was roaring with laughter. We spoke to
him at the break and bought one of his CDs. He did the show with
another fellow named Johnny Mathis. He was a pretty good singer
-- might have a future. HaHa (as Brad said). If you get the
chance to see Brad, don't pass it up.
-Connie Madron Hall ('60)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Re: Old Library
I remember the old library very well. Spent hours there. When
I was little, I was involved in the Summer Reading Program each
summer. I had a few birthday parties there as well. The lady
that was ahead of the Summer Reading Program was a clown at the
parties. Someone mentioned a few years back of her passing. I
always got the car to go to the library for researching reports.
I remember the glassed-in front with all the books, etc. in it.
Seems they had another one inside the library on the left side as
well. My girl scout troop had many activities there. I remember
in high school, I couldn't get enough mystery books to read.
I loved using the card catalog also. When they built the new
library, I remember being very upset. I never did like that
library. Don't remember the "old old" library at all.
-Carol Converse Maurer (Magic Class of '64) - Eureka, CA where we
just got back from Las Vegas. I had never been there. The
weather was certainly better (warmer) than here. Couldn't
believe the smog around Bakersfield though. How do you
stand it, Linda Reining ('64)? I know Linda was talking
about all the snow, but there was hardly any last Tuesday
when we went over the pass and even less when we came back
over it on Saturday.
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>>From: Harvey Irby ('64)
Re: Sister Pat Baxter
My wife, Carolyn and I spent about ten days driving around
Washington and Oregon at Christmas time and stopped by the
Marylhurst campus in Portland to visit with Sister Pat Baxter
(formerly Sister Mary Emmetria), who was the music teacher at
Christ the King in Richland.
She is retired from teaching but is still active, looks great,
and still has about 15 private piano students. We had a very
pleasant visit and afternoon tea with her and her other two
retired Sister roommates.
We also had a very enjoyable dinner that same evening with
John Fletcher ('64) and Becky Wersen Fletcher ('65)
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2008/Xtra/Any/080212-Irby-00.html
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: There are places
I remember all my life tho some have changed... some forever not
for better... some have gone and some remain... All these places
have their moments with lovers and friends I still can recall...
some are dead and some are living... in my life I've loved them
all... (thanks John, Paul, George and Ringo)... yes I'm a word
thief... but I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate two of
my favorite people... a '65er and a Big Kid and while I may not
be counted as huge Beatles fan (I'm more of a Stones kinda guy)
there are almost no words that sum up my feelings for my friends
than those quoted above. The '65er I only have the pleasure of
seeing a couple of times a year... pretty sure she was a
Carmichael girl and tho I knew a lot of those kids in grade
school from Spalding I didn't get to know a bunch of the girls
till Col-Hi... she is one a them knock out Bomber Babes our
school is famous for... She never fails to attend our gatherings
and I am always so glad to see her... the Big kid is a guy I
still get to talk to every day... actually it's every night...
ever since I read the book the Celestine Prophesy, I have become
aware that my friends who are "gone" may not be as gone as I
thought... It started by saying Goodnight to my Dad... then Bill
Rightmire ('67) after Janine ('65) called me hysterically that
awful day to tell me Bill had died... I figured she needed
watching over and he was the guy to do it... Then Stanfield's
('66) Grandmother, Bo Belinsky, my buddy Pete, Kenny Johnson
('65), Freddie Schafer ('63), Mike Botu ('65) and a few others
none of you would know... the list has grown but I never fail in
saying good night to these dear friends and others' loved ones...
it might sound a little morbid but it gives me comfort to feel
these departed ones near me as I fall asleep... the Big Kid is
one I always looked up to (figuratively if not literally)... He
always made room for me and he and his lovely Ann ('63) became
very dear to me... so if I couldn't come up with original words
of my own to express these feelings I'm sure you'll forgive me as
we wish HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the 12th to Freddie Schafer ('63 RIP)
and Shanon Laybourn ('65)... Oh my goodness... almost left out
Pat Caldwell ('65)! Sorry Dude!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Don Sorenson (NAB)
Re: Richland Street Names
To: Russ Hughes ('53)
Russ, you are correct concerning the story of Wellsian Way.
Clyde Berghdal related the same story during an interview at his
home. All of the streets at that time were named after Corp of
Engineer officers. The Southern Officer claim well I've got to
say it is only partially true. These officers lived and worked in
the 1800s and were from the North as well. The engineer picture
I might be able to help you with. Susan Baker Hoover ('64),
allowed a friend of mine to copy a photo of an engineering group
from her father's belongings. Perhaps this is what he was looking
for. Back to the naming issue. A question why, after all this
time hasn't something been named after Colonel Matthias? We have
Leslie Groves Park after the good General however he really
wasn't here that much other than to check on progress and to
offer encouragement to the work force. Colonel Matthias directed
the affairs of Hanford and traveled extensively to Chicago,
Oak Ridge, New York, parts of Florida conferring with the top
scientists and engineers at that time. He knew of Los Alamos and
corresponded with Oppenheimer but to my knowledge never traveled
to the Hill during the war. Of course he really wasn't attracted
to pursuing notoriety or using his office for special favors.
He stood in line like everybody else. But he was instrumental in
getting the job done. Anyway I'm sure Burt Pierard ('59) can fill
in any missing details on the names. I'm always forgetting
something.
-Don Sorenson (NAB)
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>>Jim Andersen ('61) ~ 3/29/43 - 2/7/08
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/13/08
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4 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Burt Pierard ('59), Jim Hamilton ('63)
Linda Reining ('64), Vic Marshall ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jeff Curtis ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kenny Wright ('63)
BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today: Wayne Wallace & Elva McGhan ('50)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Don Sorenson (NAB) (You're still an Honorary Bomber, in my view)
Re: Richland Street Names
http://hanford.houses.tripod.com/streets.html
Well Don, as usual, you've nailed all the historical facts and
there is not much, if anything, I can add. We go through this
discussion (on the Sandstorm) every few years and I can reaffirm
that all the original (WWII) streets were named after Corps of
Engineer people, presumably officers. Some people have trouble
accepting this because they don't know George Washington was once
a surveyor in the Corps. Maren has posted a Feb. 25, 1945 memo
from Paul Nissen (DuPont Public Relations guy and who became the
first editor of the Villager the next month) that includes all
the bios of the Engineers he could find.
As an aside, the three main N-S arterials (Goethals, Stevens &
Thayer) were all "Drives" (except for the special designation of
Geo. Wash. Way) and the three main E-W arterials (Williams, Swift
& Lee) were all "Boulevards." All street names were roughly
"alphabetical" from south to north and east to west.
When this discussion last came up, I raised the question about
Wellsian Way (it still shows as an unnamed dirt road on my
1949 map) and several Bombers responded that the dirt road was
originally just an access road to the main city water supply
wells. I don't know when the road was paved and officially named,
but the name explanation made sense to me.
As to your mention of the lack of attention to Col. Matthias, I
have shared that concern for many years. In actuality, Groves had
very little to do with the construction and management of the
Project and Richland Village - he turned it all over to Matthias.
I am trying to get the old Lunchroom at B Reactor named the "Col.
Matthias Room" and stock it with relics and memorabilia from the
Project.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
As usual I’m a day late, but on Freddie Schafer’s ('63-RIP)
birthday I would like to know the real story. If the bowling
ball be rolled down Carmichael Hill made it to A&W or even to
the river.
I’ve heard both versions, any eye witnesses?
jimbeaux
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
to:Carol Converse Maurer('64)
re:Bakersfield smog
yep, we have LOTS of that blasted stuff--think we even have more
than Los Angeles---since we are a valley, it all just "hangs"
right here!
re:snow
since it "warmed up", most of it melted, but there is still some
way up on the mountain tips in Tehahcapi----saw it when I went to
Las Vegas on Friday. *grin*
re:Las Vegas
glad you had a good time---was there from Friday til Monday---
temps were in the 60's---not as cold as it had been. had a BLAST
while I was there! got to visit with Bob(NAB)and Lenora(Hughes,
'55)Bejarano---they came in on Saturday and we "hung out" for a
few hours. had a good visit--too short, as always, cause the
"slots call my name" and I have to answer! *grin* we bowled on
Saturday and I even won some money in the "sweeps". then, I
decided it was time to learn to play "craps"----wow---is that a
FAST game, but I had a blast---"ran" $5 up to $88, then quit---
table was getting way too crowded and too hard to keep track of
what was going on! both my daughters went, so we had a "girls'
only" weekend! what a blast!
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64).........Bakersfield,
CA.......weather is warming up to the 70's for this week.
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>>From: Vic Marshall ('71)
Re: Motorcycles in the Hall
Russ Hughes' ('53) entry today [2/11/08] sparked a memory.
I recall that one of the "Legends of Mac Hall" was the one about
someone riding a small motorcycle into Calvin Gentle's math class
and riding it around. It also recall there was a pretty ample
supply of stories that involved "picking" on Mr. Gentle but I do
not personally know of anything that REALLY happened while I was
at Col-Hi. Maybe someone else can validate some of the myths.
-Vic Marshall ('71) ~ Beverly Hills, MI - We had "winter Blast"
last weekend in Detroit and with wind chills in the -20s,
that was a pretty good name for it!!
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>>Ann Pearson Burrows ('50) ~ 4/5/33 - 1/14/08
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/14/08 ~ HAPPY VALENTINES DAY
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7+ Bombers and the Cole sisters sent stuff:
Jerry Boyd ('52) and Patsy McGregor ('54wb)
Jay Siegel ('61), Dena Evans ('64)
Greg Alley ('73), Brad Upton ('74)
The Cole Sisters
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dore Tyler ('53)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bill Roe ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Vicki Mosley ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Val Ghirado ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Diane Carpenter ('72)
BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today:
Clarence Fulcher ('51) & Gloria Adams ('54)
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>>From: Jerry Boyd ('52) and Patsy McGregor Boyd ('54wb)
To: Clarence Fulcher ('51) and Gloria Adams Fulcher ('54)
Wishing you a very HAPPY 55th Wedding ANNIVERSARY.
It's been a lot of years since 1953 but it seems like yesterday!
Living side by side in trailers in North Richland, starting
families, playing cards, and a few parties!!!
What a start, but such great fun.
`Jerry & Patsy
-Jerry Boyd ('52) and Patsy McGregor Boyd ('54wb)
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>>From: Jay Siegel (Classic Class of '61)
Re: Class of '61 Web site updates
I have finally gotten all of the bugs that were created when
AT&T took over YAHOO and am able to get to the Classic Class of
1961 web site to do updates. Check your information and let me
know if you have changes.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/5385/
As an aside, my chemo is progressing well and I am slowly
returning to normal. In retrospect, this has been quite a year.
I thank all of you for your prayers and thank God that He heard
them.
Clear blue skies and warm, gentle breezes
-Jay Siegel (Classic Class of '61)
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>>From: Dena Evans ('64)
Re: Old Richland Library
I had been to the library many times, but never stepped foot
through the door. The lawn is the closest I was to the inside.
Isn't that right Deedee?
Shame on both of us. Well! Maybe she didn't tell her folks quite
what I did. It took me time to learn that things DO come back to
bite you...! I paid dearly. I flittered away a great educational
experience and lost time with my Mother. Little did I know
neither one would not last much longer.
You know that paybacks are the pits. I have four daughters and
they were each 2 years apart. There was a sign that I had on my
refrigerator, and it was pointed to frequently, by me. It read:
"Leave home while you are a teenager & still know everything.'
I believe that I bought that sign more for myself as a reminder
of how I seemed to know everything about life at 16. I STILL
don't know half of what I should about life, and I am 61!
After hearing all of the great things about the old Library,
I am truly sorry that I never made it inside. Another one of
those foolish choices made in the name of fun.
-Dena Evans ('64) ~ It was a decent day in Portland today,
a few scattered showers and overcast. The rest of the
week in 'supposedly' going to be in the low 70s. Yeah,
right! I am not going to pull out my summer things quite yet!
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
Re: Bomber basketball 2008
Dateline Richland, February 12th, 7:30pm
A regular event taking place, Bombers in post season tournament.
Another victory. Richland beats Davis to advance to the regional
tournament and plays Walla Walla to be seeded. The gym was about
one third full, if that. Not sure what song to sing about that
one, either the Times they are a Changing, or Those Were the
Days.
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ In warmer Richland where its over 50° and
spring is near.
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
It was great meeting Connie Madron Hall ('60 0 and John Hall ('60)
the other night in Phoenix. I wanted to add that if you get a
chance to see Johnny Mathis, do it! He's 72 and sounds as good
as he did 40 years ago! He even looks like he did 40 years ago
and I don't believe he's had any work done! I've worked with
Joan Rivers before... she's had some work done! If any of you
are in a radio market that gets The Bob & Tom show, I'll be on
their program next Wednesday.
-Brad Upton ('74) ~ St. Ynez, CA where T-mobile ain't so mobile.
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>>From: The Cole Sisters
Happy "special" birthday to our lovely sister-in-law,
Vicki Mosley Cole ('66). We're looking forward to the big
celebration party!
Love, the Cole sisters (Beat you again David Rivers Ha!)
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3 Bombers sent stuff:
Russ Hughes ('53), Donna Bowers ('63)
David Rivers ('65)
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SHARING... FROM THE EDITOR:
New Orleans in Legos
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BOMBER LUNCH Today: Girls of '64 - Granny's, Kennewick
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
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>>From: Russ Hughes ('53)
Re: 1953 Senior Class Picnic
When I graduated in 1953 the senior class always had a picnic at
Sacajawea Park. The problems began when some students started
driving their own cars to the park. I understand that there were
a few incidents with the law for improper driving and the School
District became concerned about their liability. The result was
that any senior attending the picnic now had to ride to the park
on a school bus, or not attend the event. That didn't seem quite
right to a few of us seniors and so we hatched a plan to be sort
of at the picnic and not have to ride the school bus. Three of
us had outboard boats moored at my boat dock on the river and so
we loaded our food and the gas onto the boats well before school
started on the day of the scheduled picnic. The legal picnic
seniors were to board the busses at 1:30 PM and ride to the
park. Those seniors who were not going to the picnic at the park
on the school buses were to be dismissed at 2:30 PM to go home.
At 2:30 PM, Mr. Edgar Haag, the vice principal, came to the auto
shop where we were still in class and dismissed the group of us.
We immediately headed for the boats on the river in our cars and
took off for Sacajawea Park. We arrived shortly after the school
busses had arrived.
We were careful to not partake of any of the official picnics
food or drink. We more or less stayed away from the official
picnic tables and so on. We were careful to avoid any connection
with the official picnic. Of course the whole park was available
to any of the public which included ourselves which numbered
five I think. We had a lot of fun, we associated with the other
students and of course we went out in our boats and showed off
our fancy smart aleck boating skills. At the same time we were
careful to avoid allowing any of the official picnic students on
board the boats. In short we had a ball.
Then came the following Monday back at school. Each of us were
promptly called over the PA system to report to the school
office right now. It looked like we could be in for a little
trouble. We were to be called in to Principal Macintosh's
office, and be grilled prior to being beheaded, or something
equally morbid. The first student went in and it seemed like
a long time under the third degree. Then the second student
entered the office to endure his third degree. The vice
Principal Edgar Haag was summoned to provide some information,
and we waited. Maybe a half an hour had passed by now. Shortly
Mr. Haag came out of the office and stood there with his hands
on his hips and looked at us. We were free to leave he said.
It seems that all of our planning was right on the ball.
Technically we did not attend the picnic. We all had been
dismissed from school that day by Mr. Haag. We were free to go
home we had been told by Mr. Haag. The only fly in the ointment
was that we were supposed to have gone home first. Our defense
was that hardly anyone ever went directly home from school,
which was true. We also stayed away from the official picnic in
a physical sense. We had our own food and didn't consume any of
the school's food, or beverages. We had abided to all the rules
set forth. The powers that be at school never considered that
they had a Columbia High School navy contingent to deal with.
They only thought about land bound motor vehicles of which there
were plenty among the student body. Mr. Haag later told me that
while he deplored what we did, that he had some admiration of
our planning for all contingencies and our ability to stick with
the plan. Of course he also said that that wouldn't happen again
as the rules would be changed to accommodate this sort of a
situation. Mr. Haag was an honest fair straight shooter and we
all respected his ability to deal daily with a bunch of smart
aleck students. I think he remembered when he was a teenager
himself.
The students who owned the boats if my memory serves me
correctly were myself Russ Hughes, Carol Julian and Russ
Armstrong, all Class of 1953. Russ Armstrong's boat was
constructed in the schools wood shop.
-Russ Hughes ('53)
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>>From: Donna Bowers Rice (Gold Medal Class of '63)
To: Jay Siegel ('61)
I lift up prayers for your full recovery and ask that you do the
same for my brother Clif ('61). His stage II small cell Lymphoma
has progressed to stage III and they are sending him through
more concentrated treatment at UCSF. His beautiful curly white
hair is gone and being a very fastidious guy, I know he can
hardly wait to get it back. He continues to be a caring, sweet
man.
Also prayers for Mike's ('60) sister Kathy Rice Veverka ('58).
She has been in quite a battle with the big c. 1st breast
cancer, then lung cancer and now brain cancer. I cannot tell you
what a wonderful attitude she has had through countless chemo's
and now radiation, and also how deeply I respect her as a
person. Through the years, I have watched her big heart reach
out and touch many in Richland. Helping to start an abused
women's shelter in Richland, planning many JA Jones parties and
raising 3 very wonderful girls, she just is a "people" person.
She needs your "WINGS" right now and your prayers.
It seems as if I cannot read a daily Sandstorm without hearing
of some loss. In my brother's class of '61, I offer my
condolences to Jim Andersen's ('61-RIP) family and to Bill
Coates' ('63-RIP) family. I have known Bill since 4th grade at
Spalding Elementary when we moved to Richland. He and Freddie
Schafer were good friends in those early years. Where Bill was a
sweet man, Freddie was a kick-in the-pants guy, with a heart of
gold. And there is not a day that goes by that I do not think of
Freddie Schafer ('63-RIP) and Ann Engel Schafer ('63) and Paul
Hirst ('63-RIP) and Mary Ann Vosse Hirst ('63)) -- all of them
such terrific people. It always amazes me that there was so much
love in the class of '63 that many of the members married each
other. I look forward to our 45th reunion in September, where we
can give lots of hugs to all those special people we grew up
with.
-Donna Bowers Rice (GMC '63) ~ St. Louis, where we finally have
a reprieve from the ice cold weather and the sun is out
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Getting up the courage
Yes yes... the Cole sisters beat me again... I totally spaced
Vicki's ('66) birthday and Ms Spudnut Val Ghirardo's ('72), as
well... so... I been bad and I guess I'll pay for it next time
I see those two Bomber Babes... But I do have a good excuse...
kinda... ya see... I've been taking a new turn in my life and
it has become very time consuming to say the least... We have
a big problem in Clark County, Nevada... it has become quite
fashionable for young lawyers with virtually no experience
to run for Judge... it's not all their fault... the job pays
far less than a good, experienced lawyer can make in private
practice... but it is pretty good pay for someone just entering
the market... We have very few experienced trial lawyers on the
bench for that reason... it is unusual for an experienced lawyer
to give up his practice and spend an absolute fortune to run a
good campaign... well, here I am... almost 62 and two of the
judges decided to retire... I figured maybe I'd run for one of
those spots... I checked it all out and it turns out that all
26 of our regular (not family court) Judge races are now done
at the same time (they were once staggered)... that meant if I
didn't run now I'd be 68 next time they ran... dang! So... ok...
I anguished for a while and then said... "I'll do it" Ahhh but
not so simple... Our "worst" Judge was removed from the bench
last year... the case is still pending... Our second worst judge
is running again... all of a sudden I was overcome with little
"birds" twittering in my ear... the little birds it seems were
sent out by other "black robes"... so now I'm running... against
the worst judge (second worst if you count the removed judge)...
one would think it would be easy... she is not bright and not
well liked... should be a snap... right? Well, apparently
she has "juice" with someone... also, many of the prominent
attorneys who would normally be listed as members of my
committee have high profile cases in her court... soooooo...
money yes... names no... talk about fear... I find it difficult
to believe that a sitting judge would retaliate against
attorneys and their clients over the use of a name... Welcome to
the world of politics, Rivers... But there is good news... My
campaign is using... BOMBER colors!... so... if one of my signs
happens to blow into your yard during our windy season...
(now)... please forgive me... it will look like this
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Wish me luck!
-David Rivers ('65)
"Vote for me I'll set you free" (Temptations, "Ball of Confusion")
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/16/08
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Thora Metcalf ('59), Ed Quigley ('62), Helen Cross ('62)
Gary Behymer ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
Patricia de la Bretonne ('65), David Flaherty ('76)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: James Clatworthy ('46)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Shirley Davis ('56)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Toby Huff ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Esther Dawson ('73wb)
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>>From: Thora Metcalf Ziegler ('59)
Re: New Orleans in Legos
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2008/Xtra/0Ed/080214-00.html
The Lego city was outstanding. What an amazing undertaking.
It's beautiful and what a labor of love.
-Thora Metcalf Ziegler ('59)
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>>From: Ed Quigley ('62)
To: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Getting up the courage
Jeez, Counsellor, I don't know whether to wish you luck or not.
. .I just spent 15 minutes trying to figure out whether "Mayor"
is a step up, or a step down, on the respectability ladder! :)
However, the color scheme of the sign is delightful and
inspiring. Don't you think that it should feature a rat-rod on
it, somewhere? Might motivate a few of the motorheads in the
area to hit the voting booth. . . Oh yeah, and forego the
fainting women in the front row sthick; somebody beat you to it.
-Ed Quigley ('62)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
I am confused, I have to confess to missing my daily read of the
Sandstorm by several days. But is William Coates ('63-RIP) the
same man who I knew as a child as Tippy Coates? I'd have sworn
I knew him as a classmate at Spalding School too, except we were
a class ahead, as I graduated in l962. I'd need an earlier photo
of him to know for sure.
We've had a few days of paralyzing snow and frozen snow with
cold temperatures this week, but we've got the walks cleared off
at both churches now, and as we aren't expecting any more snow
in the next few weeks, and we don't live where the Ohio does
flood in this river town, (and it's been high this past week and
did flood all of the flood plains in the town and go over a few
roads), we are fine, but I will be ready for spring this year...
and it's been a mild winter....
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ Grandview, IN on the Ohio River where
it is about 36° today. It's been overcast all day today,
but yesterday we had beautiful blue skies and sunshine
all day long.
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Richland Bomber Valentine card makes funnies?
http://images.ucomics.com/comics/rl/2008/rl080214.gif
-Gary Behymer ('64)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
to:David Rivers(;65)
CONRATS on "running" for district court judge! that was the
reason you cancelled on dinner with us when we were in Las Vegas
last weekend, so you are forgiven for having to eat a "rubber
chicken dinner" instead of buffet with a couple Bombers(Lenora
Hughes Bejarano, '55 and me)! *grin* too bad we can't all
transfer residence to Clark County for the vote---you'd win
"hands down" with all those Bomber votes behind you, but know
they are all there in thought. will be looking forward to your
victory in November and the announcement in the Sandstorm! "here
come de judge". *grin*
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64)....temps are in the
50's in Bakersfield, CA--think our rain is gone for this winter.
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>>From: Patricia de la Bretonne ('65)
Re: New Orleans in Legos
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2008/Xtra/0Ed/080214-00.html
Maren, Stunning legos city. Thanks. People around here think I'm
nuts wanting to go to New Orleans. But my grandfather was born
in the French Quarter and I have many distant relatives around
there and Houma. One of these day...
-Patricia de la Bretonne ('65)
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>>From: David Flaherty ('76)
To: Brad Upton ('74)
Looking forward to hearing you on the Bob and Tom Show...
I listen to those guys almost every day and actually download
their podcasts. Are you going to be in Indianapolis? If so,
does that mean you are going to be playing some shows in this
region? I would love to see your act! You need to get booked
in Zanies here in Nashville... you could even hang here!!!
There are a few of us Bombers around here.
-David Flaherty ('76)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/17/08
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3 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Ed Quigley ('62), Linda McKnight ('65)
Cathy Geier ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Curt Donahue ('53)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Floyd Melton ('57)
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>>From: Ed Quigley ('62)
To: David Rivers ('65)
S'cuuuuuuuuse me, David; I confused you with my other lawyer
friend, running for mayor in Miami, AZ! A judge definitely is
a respectable personage, so yeah. . .Go for it, and good luck!
-Ed Quigley ('62)
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>>From: Linda McKnight Hoban ('65)
Bomber Cheers to Justice of the Peace to be David Rivers ('65).
Somebody somewhere has to have a picture of David in a suit to
share here in the Sandstorm. All I ever see him where is green
and gold tee-shirts and shorts when he visits Bomberville...
-Linda McKnight Hoban ('65) ~ Where it is sunny in Tigard, OR
and Paradise Harley Davidson is having their annual Pig
Roast and hubby and I are victims of the rotten flu bug...
last year at this time we were chowing ribs...
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>>From: Cathy Geier ('66)
Hello All,
I am happily esconced in a friend's home house-sitting for 10
days and taking on my duties as a planning council member for
Women of Wisdom (WOW). Many of you have probably been on this
type of planning council.. a general go-for position done with
great love and much cooperation from many people who like and
respect one another from associations of many years.
I am tired and also energized.
My sister, Carol ('73), has been helping me by sending me things
from Richland when needed. She just opened a letter from the
Tri-City Herald finally!! inviting me to be a participant in a
citizens discussion panel about safety in Richland schools. I
applied the first day the opportunity arose. I felt that having
been such a high academic achiever and contributing leader as a
high school student in Richland and then with a past of working
as an international stewardess and then for Seattle Schools for
many years that I might have a reasonable chance to be selected.
Time passed and no invitation. With Snoqualmie Pass closed and
the conference coming up, I remained in Seattle to continue with
job applications as well as drink in museums and art galleries
and my loved dance classes. I took the training class to be a
voter poll judge and will be here in Seattle working rather in
Richland discussing what can be done to keep our schools safe..
Please remember to vote this next week.. it's important. I am
here longer and will not be able to contribute on this panel.
Weather here has been mixed.. some wonderful sun and some cold
grey rain. I love it all.
I am taking bookings for house-sitting in Seattle while I get
professionally employed. I have references and I do gardening.
Donna Fredette ('65), I got an email from you to meet and
responded but didn't hear back. Did the internet eat our
correspondence?
Good night all, and thank you for keeping the Bomber spirit
alive.
Sincerely,
-Cathy Geier ('66) ~ From Seattle and the WOW conference
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>>Rufus Pederson ('48) ~ 8/2/30 - 2/1/08
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/18/08 ~ PRESIDENTS' DAY
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Ann Clatworthy ('54), Marguerite Groff ('54)
Roger Gress ('61), Bob Rector ('62)
Lynn-Marie Hatcher ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Charlie Bigelow ('54)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Rich Greenhalgh ('59wb)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: David Belliston ('70)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ellen Thornton ('74)
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>>From: Ann Clatworthy Weyerts-Hogshead ('54)
Re: James Clatworthy's ('46) 80th Birthday Party
Just returned from Belle, WV and my brother Jim's 80th Birthday
Party. Fifty friends and relatives celebrated and consumed
volumes of Southern Barbequed Pork accompanied by old fashioned
potato salad, coleslaw, fruit salad, green beans and of course
birthday cake and ice cream.
A picture board told the story of his 80 remarkable years
including a bicycle tour of the USA at age 65, eleven years in
Germany, with a total of 22 years total service in the Air
Force. He is in good health and looking forward to more happy
years with wife Faye. He is my bro and I love him very much...
we miss our brother Bobby ('51-RIP) and our parents Jim and
Virginia Clatworthy. Thanks goes to you Dick McCoy ('45)for
the message you sent him, he appreciated it very much.
-Ann Clatworthy Weyerts-Hogshead ('54) ~ Fort Valley, VA where
it 42°F and trying to rain.
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>>From: Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54)
It is with deep sorrow that I tell you that a wonderful friend
of mine, Jeannine Houston Willis ('54) died Friday [215]. She
had been admitted to Kadlec Medical Center with severe breathing
problems. On Thursday she had a massive stroke and died Friday.
Jeannine and I became close friends after she and her husband,
Paul, moved back to Richland several years ago. Our husbands
became fast friends. Paul died in late 2001 and my husband,
Bill, in 2002. Jeannine and I were a great support for each
other; and enjoyed each other's company. Praise God, she is out
of pain, and in a much better place. The death notice was in
today's (Sunday) Tri-City Herald. Because of tomorrow being a
holiday, the arrangements for a Memorial service is held off
until Tuesday. Tentatively it is scheduled for 10:30 am,
Saturday, at Bethel Church on Keene Rd.
-Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54)
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>>From: Roger Gress ('61)
I tried sending Helen Cross Kirk ('62) a picture of Bill Coates
('63-RIP), but her email was rejected. Here is the picture that
I scanned from my wife's 1960 Chief Jo annual. She wanted a
younger picture of Bill.
Roger Gress (Classic Class of 1961)
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[I put the picture on Bill's memorial page at:
http://rhs63.tripod.com/RIP/RIP63CoatesBill08.htm -Maren]
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>>From: Bob Rector ('62)
Re: David Rivers ('65) running for the Bench
To: Ed Quigley ('62) and David Rivers ('65)
I have a backpacking buddy who was superior court judge
for about 15 years. About himself, he always repeated this
depreciating humor... "Well, whenever any lawyer looses favor
with the bar, they just get together and boot him/her out by
electing them to the bench. My being here only means that I
must have really p...... off too many of my colleagues."
Humm, I thought that interesting. And I would think to myself,
"is that why there are so many woman judges?"
Anyway, it's always great to have some humor about... and if you
don't get elected you can always say that your peer group still
likes you!
You win both ways. Go for it.
-Bob Rector ('62)
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>>From: Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68)
Re: The '60s, the music, the movie ...
If you were there for the '60s, if you know the Beatles, if you
want to see a fine piece of independent film -- you have GOT to
watch "Across the Universe".
I don't buy many DVDs as keepers, but I watched this rental
tonight, and am going to order a copy for purchase before I go
to bed.
This is a must-see movie, folks. Seriously fine.
Re: Tracking down Class of '68 Members
Hi, Got an e-mail from Jeri Sandberg ('68), who has chaired the
planning of every Class of 1968 reunion since we graduated, as
far as I know.
Anyway, a bunch of us have "gone missing", it would seem, per
the list below.
I know in general where a few of these people are, and I know
that some of them and/or their siblings and/or closer friends
used to be active on the Sandstorm. So if you are on the list,
please send me your e-mail and/or snail mail address - even if
you don't plan to attend the reunion.
And to whoever else might know how to reach any of these folks,
please respond to me with the info -- again, hoping to get email
addresses and snail mail addresses -- or at least the general
location of these folks. Maybe you could ask them to contact me
directly, if you don't want to give out the info yourself.
I will pass all info on to Jeri Sandberg and the committee
immediately. They really hope to have this by (gulp) the end of
this upcoming week. That's a lot of people to track down in a
short period of time -- so your help will be appreciated!
LIST OF "MISSING" FROM CLASS OF 1968
Cathy Albert Askern, Phil Amy. Eric Anderson
Suzan Barnes Sellers, Pat Barnes, Susan Beckman Wiegel
Steve Bennett, Gary Benson, Mary Bloodworth
Janet Boston Josephson, Pat Bott
Eileen Brady Chatfield, Tom Brewder, Wallace Bucholz
Peggy Burnside, Susan Carroll, James Chulos
Barbara Clement Klassen, George Conner, Pete Dallaire
Karen Daugherty Buchanon, Gloria Dawson Brack, Bill Dean
Jim Denton, Judi Eckhardt Manning, Clifford Edwards
Bob Elberg, Vickie Faubert Fish, R. David Faulk
Bob Fennessy, Diane Filip, Nancy Flora Bankemper
Robert Ford, Anne Frey, Greg Frister
Roseanna Frost Henson, Randy Fulmer, Mark Gibson
Wayne Gray, Joyce Gray, Marlene Green Button
Janet N. Green, Jean Grouell Lynn, Ralph Guinn
Mary Jo Handshuh, Eric E. Hanson, Robert Harden
Jim Hill, Suellen Hill, Rita Hodgson Tiwater
Sandy Hodgson Lee, Joe Hofmeister, Susan Holden Smith
Cliff Holden, Wes Holway, Bonnie Hopkins Kenny
Kitty Hydren Batholomew, Karen Ingalsbe Greenwell
Fletcher Jamison, Leo Jellama, William B. Johnson
Elaine Johnson Hunt, Shari Johnson Vines, James Dennis Johnson
Dawn Jones Bright, Keith Kammenzind, Rebecca Kern Smith
Mary K. Kerstetter Yount, John W. Kester, Glen W. (Joe) Kidder
George Kinney, Greg Knapp, Ada Knowles, Karen Ko
Diedre Lambert, Larry Lee, Donna Linn, Robert Lutton
Jerome C. Lyness, Linda S. MacFadden, John D. McIntosh
Mike McKnight, Karla McMahill Taylor, Mark T. Merrill
Steven James Merrill, William D. Mitchell, Jane Mobley Miller
Ken B. Morgan, Jr., Patty Munson, Nancy Murray Richards
Michael G. Newby, Roberta Newton Davidson, Bob Nostrand
Jim O’brian, Janice Page Leons, Steve Palmquist
Milton Dale Phillips, Gary L. Pierce, Bob Pierce, Gary Polk
Tony Ragland, Susan Reninger Wegner, Stan Reynolds
Thomas (Pat) Reynolds, Carol Lynn Rice Winchester
Ann Richardson Kelly, Evelyn Richardson Bales,
Cindy Richmond Ewing, Russell F. Rider, Mark E. Riste
Kathleen Robbins Vassulo, Gary H. Rodgers, Diane Roglien
Margaret Rose Schultz, Virginia Rowe Duve, G. Lee Sadler
Martin L. Salina, Mohan Sampath, Jan Schultz
Elizabeth Schumacker Green, Vicki Sedlacek Manzo
Bonnie Shelton Harris, Sandy Simmons, Vernice Skinner Jerrome
David R. Slater, Randy Small, Roger Smith, Mike Smith
Merrill Sommers, Leonard Sparks, Sarah Stitt Love
Claudia Stoffels Peake, Phil Stover, Larry G. Sullivan
Kerry Sullivan, Diana Taylor Grifittf, Diane Thomas O’Dell
Marlene Toland Pannell, Gregory L. Turner, Candace Vanderbeek
Linda Rae Vankleek Johnson, Bill Walsh, Mark E. Warner
Carolyn Weaver Strege, Bryon Wilcox, Charlotte Wilson Archer
Linda Winters Waddingham, Samuel A. Wright
Thanks!
-Lynn-Marie Hatcher Peashka ('68)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/19/08
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty King ('53), Tom Tracy ('55)
Pete Overdahl ('60), Leona Mari Eckert ('65)
Rick Maddy ('67), Fran Teeple ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Joretta "Sue" Garrison ('58)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lynn Noble ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Twins: Katie and Diana Powell ('02)
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>>From: Betty King Moody ('53)
Re: family
For all of you who met my Jerry, letting you know he passed away
today... he will be missed.
-Betty King Moody ('53)
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>>From: Tom Tracy ('55)
To: The Honorable David Rivers ('65),
Attached please find an alternative Campaign Poster with an
electro--nuclear touch. It comes complete with the endorsement
of an influential persona encouraging others to consider your
candidacy as the only proper choice and to re-consider any
thought of voting otherwise.
Contact your tailor and have two golden mushroom cloud epaulets
sewn into your robe. It worked for the Supreme Court's Chief
Justice it will work just as well for you.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2008/Xtra/Any/080219-Tracy-Rivers.pdf
Best Bomber regards ...and we'll see you in court.
-Tom Tracy ('55)
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>>From: Pete Overdahl ('60)
Re: David Rivers ('65)
I am pleased to hear you are going to throw your name in for
Judge. You are a good candidate for the position. You have great
attributes which show in the Sandstorm. #1 you are honest, #2
you are compassionate, #3 you are a good listener and #4 you
have a great sense of humor. (Being a Bomber won't hurt either)
I wish I could vote for you. The years I worked in the judicial
system I met some fine Judges. It is kind of like a two way
street, you judge those brought before you but those in the
court room judge you as well. Good Luck!!
-Pete Overdahl ('60) ~ Home where the weather has started to change.
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>>From: Leona Mari Eckert ('65)
Catching up...
Congrats David Rivers. Must be an exciting effort. Best of luck.
To those Bombers who have lost beloved family members &
friends... hang in there, be happy for them & be assured that
with time, the pain will ease. To the Ghirardo family... was
sorry to read the Matriarch of the family has passed on... I
know the feeling well as my Mom passed last July & a day doesn't
go by that I want to call her or drop in on her & share what's
going on in my life only to realize those days are gone.
Mothers are so very special!
Happy belated birthday Ellen Thornton! Think of you, your Mom &
Monica ('65) often. Please give your Mom a warm hello & hug from
me. BTW [by the way] Any male strippers at this birthday? LOL
To all Bombers... hope your lives are on track & going well.
-Leona Mari Eckert ('65)
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
After Brad Upton ('74) announced he was going to be at the
Chumash Indian Reservation for one evening on Valentines I
figured I better drive the 175 miles north to Solvang, grab a
room and see the show just down the highway in Santa Ynez, CA. I
had no date on Valentines and was considering wearing my Makin's
fur hat, sunglasses and the single breasted London Fog, but
reneged at the last minute, bit the bullet, and quickly took my
seat. L-o-s-e-r. With a bit more than just a little bit of help
from Brad, I was able to get a great seat in the sold-out show
and watch him work. I do have to say what other Bombers have
said in the past, go see Brad Upton at work. A great evening of
entertainment and laughter. After the show I even got a chance
to meet Brad. I was amazed how fit he was and wondered how he
can possibly be that and eat casino food. I don't get to eat
very often at the casino scene, but I'm telling you, if I had
to work in one it would not be long before I would need to hire
someone to follow me around with a gurney. And those fancy
desserts... jeesh!! What a night. Had a wonderful evening, Brad.
Thank you very much. Oh yea, Johnny Mathis wasn't too bad
either. And then for the cherry on top of the trip, I had a
small breakfast at Sambos in Santa Barbara on my way home. One
bit of advice for everyone: when you go to a casino and see
Brad, stay away from the Wheel of Fortune machine.
-Rick Maddy ('67) ~ Huntington Beach, CA waiting for Spring
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>>From: Fran Teeple Wolf ('68)
Re: The Ghirado Family
My condolences to Gail ('65), Sharon ('68), Mary ('70), Val
('72), and Kevin ('78) on the loss of your Mom, Betty Ghirado.
She was a lovely, energetic, giving lady and she and your Dad,
Barlow raised a beautiful family.
-Fran Teeple Wolf ('68)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/20/08
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Gloria Adams ('54), Helen Cross ('62)
Shirley Sherwood (‘62), Gary Behymer ('64)
Linda Reining ('64), David Rivers ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nancy Pierce ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ann Coffman ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Glenda Gray ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: David Bishop ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Don Dascenzo ('69)
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>>From: Gloria Adams Fulcher ('54)
To: Tom Tracy ('55)
Re: David Rivers ('65)
Great job, Tom. I'd certainly be impressed by that banner and
it could clarify exactly who I'd want to vote for. No more
agonizing or flipping coins.
Good Luck, David.
-Gloria Adams Fulcher ('54)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
As I just wrote to Roger Gress ('61), I did get his email, and
I'm sad to tell you that the photo he sent does not belong in
Tippy William Coates (63) obit information. Because he sent me
a photo of someone else. Tippy is Bill as I suspected. Another
dear member of our class of '62 who has left this earth. He
will be missed, as I am left with fond memories of a very nice
person, who was always nice. Can't say that about many of us...
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ where it is threatening to snow here
on the Ohio River again, and here in Spencer County, IN we
are gearing up to celebrate the 200th Birthday of President
Abraham Lincoln on February 12, 2009, as he made his
boyhood home right here in Spencer County so we can lay
claim to him also. His mother, Nancy Hanks is buried within
20 miles of here, and we laid a wreath at her grave on
Lincoln's birthday, as they do every year. By we, I mean
the DAR, the Sons of the Civil War, and many others.
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>>From: Shirley Sherwood Milani (‘62)
To: Bill Witherup ('63)
I have a mint copy of a book entitled “You Asked for It” as
published in The Richland Villager. A Collection of Dupus Boomer
cartoons by Dick Donnell and edited by Paul Nissen, copyright
date 1946.
After what we went through together many years ago, I would be
glad to give this to you (If this is what you’re looking for).
Just send me your address and I’ll put it in the mail.
-Shirley Sherwood Milani (‘62)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
*****
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008
Meteor seen across Pacific Northwest, Tri-Cities
By Associated Press and Herald staff
A meteor was seen streaking across the sky in the Mid-
Columbia and a wide area of the Pacific Northwest early
Tuesday.
A Federal Aviation Administration duty officer in Seattle
confirms that the bright light in the sky was a meteor.
The officer told The Associated Press it was seen by pilots
from Boise, Idaho, westward well into Washington state.
Callers to the Herald said they saw it clearly over the
Tri-Cities.
Some say it resembled a rocket, a satellite or an exploding
transformer.
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman in Seattle,
Mike Fergus, says a Horizon Airlines pilot saw the
meteorite hit earth about 5:45 a.m.
Fergus says the pilot reported a flash and a burst of light
near State Route 26 and the Lind-Hatton Road in the
southeast corner of Adams County.
There have been no reports of damage or injury, and
sheriff's dispatchers say they don't know of any meteorite
landing.
*****
This meteor seen in Colfax @ 5:30 AM. By chance does anyone
have a photo or did it hit near you?
If you Google.com "Meteor seen across Pacific Northwest" before
you go to press... I'm sure you will find update information. I
got to see 'the flash of light' while looking out the kitchen
window. I thought it was lightning... looked for clouds and saw
none... the house shook like a strong wind hit it. It will be
fun to know how big it is... and exactly where it hit.
-Gary Behymer ('64)
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[I did google that, Gary... and saw footage of the "flash of
light" as seen by several. -Maren]
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
to:Tom Tracy('55)
re:Campaign poster for David Rivers('65)
LOVED IT!!!!!! IF David were allowed to use that, he would be a
"shoe-in", I'm betting. *grin*
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64)......Bakersfield,
CA.......they are predicting rain for today, but, if their
predictions "run true to course", the rain will get as far North
as Fresno, then head East to Las Vegas and go around us
completely!!!!!!
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh
I missed Katie and Diana Powell's ('02) Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!! I
can't believe it... Two a the best kids ever... Lyman ('65) and
Esther ('73) dun real good with them youngins!
For all the gang that has wished me luck in my race for District
Judge... Even McKnight ('65) who has had me everywhere from
Family Court to Justice Court... I can say that if I could just
get all of you to vote "absentee" I'd be a fer sher fer sher...
Now down to business... we got us a Bomber-babe havin a birthday
on the 20th... She was nabbed right up by Harrah ('65) back in
the day so I can't say I ever had the pleasure of takin this
babe to the ol Uptown theater... but I have taken her to Denny's
a few times and that other place North of the Uptown (starts
with an H) where Adair ('65) loves to go... she's helped me hide
dents in the bumpers of cars when I needed such help but the
rental people weren't fooled by the Bomber decal and charged me
for it anyway... she's one of the girls that called the '65ers
"their boyz" and I'm always glad to spend some quality time with
her when I hit town... so here ya go...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ann Coffman ('66)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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5 Bombers sent stuff & 2 Bomber funeral notices today:
Marguerite Groff ('54), Bill Berlin ('56)
Donna Nelson ('63), Carol Converse ('64)
Greg Alley ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: William Lane "Bill" Johnson ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sue Shipman ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gil Gilstrap ('79)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: David Eugene Keller ('82)
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>>From: Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54)
Re: Jeannine Houston Willis ('54-RIP)
I reported her death a few days ago. Her obituary will be
in tomorrow's Tri-city Herald. Her memorial service will be
Saturday at 10:30 am, at Bethel Church on the corner of Keene
and Shockley.
To: Friends of Ruth Winchester Shook ('54)
Her husband, Gayle, passed away recently while they were in
Arizona. His obituary is in today's paper and the memorial
service for him will be Saturday, at Redeemer Lutheran Church on
Thayer Drive. This service will be proceeded by a grave side
military service at 11:00, at Einan's Sunset Memorial Gardens.
This brings to me the old saying: When it rains it pours.
-Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54)
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: David Rivers ('65) for Judge
"Here come de Judge." I hope that Bomber Dave gets the job and
I am sure that he is more than qualified. But that is not the
reason I want him to win. The way he writes in the Sandstorm is
going to make his decisions to the court a real thing of beauty.
In fact, I might just commit a crime in Clark County just to
hear him read me out in one of his more eloquent epistles before
sentencing. Maybe he and Pappy could write a book with the "best
of the best" and have Elf Printing and Aviation Corporation,
Inc. put the book out. My mind runs wild.
A friend of mine was just appointed Superior Court judge for
San Juan County, WA and we went to his reception. It was not
your usual "kegger" but there was a lot of floofy wines with
all kinds of fancy labels... like Chateau du Jerk, Brokeback
Mountain Estates, Bottom of the Barrel Oregon Pinot Not and my
favorite, Great White Shark Pinot Gregio, wine you can get your
teeth into. Was 2009 a good year? I expect no less from the
soon-to-be Judge Rivers and best of luck.
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ Anacortes, WA where I just did something
I have never done before, voted "no" on a school levy.
There were all kinds of reasons and I am usually 100%
behind our schools but in this case there needed to be more
accountability for the $62.4 million they were looking for.
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>>From: Donna Nelson ('63)
Re: Meteor seen across Pacific Northwest,
I saw the flash of light in East Wenatchee yesterday morning
and thought someone had used a camera flash right outside my
window. Didn't know what it was until the radio announced it
about 6:15am and said they thought meteor.
-Donna Nelson ('63)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer (Magic Class of '64)
Re: Meteor
It will be very interesting in the coming days if anyone has
more information on the falling meteor. I looked at the video of
it on Google as well. Very cool. I wouldn't think a transformer
would be that light to show up so far. Meteors hit the ground
all the time. Some small and some large.
[Saw a short piece on CNN about it. -Maren]
To: "Judge" David Rivers ('65)
I've been meaning to write in to congratulate you on running
for District 10 Judge. I wish you all the luck in the world.
I love reading all the "birthday" messages that you do with
so very many Bombers. You do have a great way of writing.
With all those briefs that you do, I'm not surprised.
-Carol Converse Maurer (Magic Class of '64) ~ Eureka, CA
We have sun today, but it's so cold!
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
To: Gary Behymer ('64)
The bright lights, the meteor, or whatever it was sure made for
an exciting morning on a boring, cold, February working day. For
the people who saw it and people like me who was in the
bathroom, it was a hot topic for the day.
Re: Bomber Hoops
The Bomber boys are still holding on and although I had not
given up on them, I had no idea they could go this far. After
winning a loser out game in district, they won twice on the road
against Walla Walla and Wenatchee. Last night in the first round
of the regional tourney they beat Central Valley. At this point
they are 1 win from the state tournament. They could also lose
2 and be out but its been an exciting run. Not many fans in
the stands at Art Dawald gym but the tradition continues for
Richland Bomber basketball.
To: Brad Upton ('74)
Brad got a full morning on the Bob and Tom radio show. I had
to work a little so I did not hear everything but he did get
to talk about his home town, the Bomber mascot, teaching grade
school, and did many of his jokes he has been doing for years.
Great exposure for him and he bantered well with Bob, Tom,
Cristie, and Chick. They even plugged his next gig and mentioned
his opening for Johnny Mathis.
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ It's a cold and clear Wednesday morning
in the Tri-Cities.
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Funeral Notice
>>Debbie Vanderwind Yeats ('74) ~ 9/13/55 - 2/15/08
>>Jeannine Houston Willis ('54) ~ 1/12/36 - 2/15/08
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3 Bombers sent stuff ans 2 Bomber funeral notices today:
Marilyn Baird ('60), David Rivers ('65)
Anita Fravala ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dan Noble ('58)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Joe Choate ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Steve Galloway ('74)
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>>From: Marilyn Baird ('60)
To: The future "Honorable Judge David Rivers" ('65)
Re: Bill Berlin's ('56) run down on the wines served at a new
judges reception.
How about that new wine called "JarHead Red" made by Marines,
for Marines, a California table wine.. My Husband is a Marine
and so naturally he had to buy some. The PX is carrying it and
I immediately thought of you and your Marine buddies.
Good Luck in your endeavors to reach "Your Judge Ship".
-Marilyn Baird ('60) ~ Vallejo, CA where the rain just won't
make up it's mind and the wind is not helping any. Thought
for the "Club 40 Reunion" auction. Is there a winery up
there that would make some Bomber Bubblie or Bomber Fall
Out for the good of the cause? Just a thought.
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: What a talented guy
Hogs 'n Heafers... It's a bar just off of Fremont Street in Las
Vegas. I'd never heard of it before last weekend. But I went
there last night to see one of my oldest and dearest friends.
He's in a band ya see. A Blues band called the Smith and Wesson
Blues Project. The lead guitar player looks just like Steve
Simpson ('65) when he was 16 or 18 or 25 or 30 or 45 or 55 or
60, Simpson doesn't change... kid even carried himself like
Simpson... pretty good licks comin' outa that guitar, too... I
don't think Simpson can play the guitar... the kid who is the
subject of this little story lived across the street from Jason
Lee when I met him. You could get to Terry Davis' ('65) house by
cutting between this boy's house and Ziege's ('57)... we once
got nailed there throwing snowballs at cars... Hit Benny Angel's
car (dunno what year Benny graduated)... one of the guys, I
think it was Beej ('65) had warned us not to throw if we heard
loud pipes... we heard them... someone threw and hit anyway...
dang Benny was mad... Davis was busy building "traps" in the
little area we used to get between the houses... not sure what
he thought he was going to catch... I just remember him burying
2 pound coffee cans with the open ends up... we missed the traps
as we ran past Terry and into his house and waited for Benny to
kill us... so anyway, last night was a real kick... the two
bartenders were like something out of the movie "Coyote Ugly"
nearly nekud, dancin' on the bar and screaming the F word
whenever the spirit moved them... the bouncers were each as big
as a prefab and the bar was full of people ready to hear some
down home blues. Several of us from the donut delinquents showed
up to hear our boy play... he was wearing one of his usual
fedoras and otherwise dressed in Johnny Cash "colors"... you
know... black... leather vest on which the boy had painted a
skull with "hot rod hoodlums" above the skull... the boy had
also painted the sign with the name of the band... I took
pictures with my phone but have no idea how to get them out...
I remember the boy was always kind enough to decorate our
notebooks in school... he would put an Andy Cap on most of
them... I thought it was a character he made up since I never
read the paper... not even the funnies so what did I know... not
even sure why I would have a notebook since the rest of my books
were in the package tray of my car roasting to a nice golden
brown by the end of the semester... So last night we finally got
to hear the boy blow that harp... I had only heard him before in
the car and one time up at Harrah's, when we threw Simpson his
"Gawd we hope you don't die before June" party last year... he
and Harrah's wife kicked up the storm on the harps... As I said
I had heard him in the car when we went over to some music store
in Pasco where he bought a bunch of harps with his "student
discount"... now this didn't happen when we were students, mind
you... it was maybe three or four years ago... they gave him the
student discount and when I saw that I thought, hell I'll get a
couple, too"... I can' play them but the price was right... This
boy and I even got tattooed together at our 40th reunion... I
had given up my seat on the normal Friday trip up the reach to
Terry Davis since he'd never been and our boy hates boats... we
both thought that the Cool Desert Nights started on Friday... Me
because I'm always on the river on Friday... dunno why the boy
thought that... we went to the Uptown and it was empty... the
boy said "whatcha wanna do?" I answered, in typical turn into 16
when ya go home to Richland fashion, "I dunno whada you wanna
do?" He said "let's get tattooed"... so we did... got the ol'
school symbol tattooed on each of us at some shop over in
Pasco... We didn't have a picture of the Bomb and the "R" so the
boy drew one and zip zap ouch we was bleedin' like a couple of
stuck hogs with Suran Wrap on our tattoos... Later that night,
Davis got a great idea and told Keeney ('65) to slap my leg real
hard... Jackson did and has been apologizing ever since...
"Davis told me to"... Well damn... now I forgot the point of
this story... oh yeah... I'm real sorry the rest of you couldn't
have been there last night... cuz Jimmy Heidlebaugh ('65) shore
can wail on that harp!
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2008/Xtra/Rive/080222-00.html
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Anita Fravala Griffin ('73)
Is there going to be a 35 year reunion this summer for
class of '73?
To anyone in our class -- are there plans for a 35 year
reunion this summer? Sherry Foreman????
-Anita Fravala Griffin ('73)
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Funeral Notices
>>Bob Johnson ('50) ~ 4/2/33 - 2/15/08
>>Loren Claunch ('55) ~ 6/15/37 - 2/16/08
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/23/08
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Bev Smith ('52), Kay Mitchell ('52)
David Rivers ('65), Mike Davis ('74)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Myrna Branum ('57wb)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Thomas Peashka ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Barb Collings ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jil Lytle ('82)
BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today: Jack Morrow ('52) & Pat Ackley ('53)
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>>From: Bev Smith Jochen ('52)
Re: Betty Jean Hodson Ghirardo (Bomber Mom)
I have just received the information that Betty Jean Hodson
Ghirardo (founder of the Spudnut Shop), passed away on February
14, 2008. Services will be held this coming Saturday, Feb 23rd
at 11am at Christ the King Catholic Church, 1111 Stevens Drive
in Richland, followed by a grave side service at Sunset Memorial
Gardens in Richland. A reception will be held at the Spudnut
Shop following the grave side.
If anyone wishes to send a card, or donation, here are a few
comments .... The family has requested that in lieu of flowers,
donations be made to Christ the King School and/or Tri-Cities
Prep. So, for more details, please link to either the obituaries
below from the Tri-City Herald and/or Einan's Funeral Home.
http://einansfuneralhome.com/obits.php
-Bev Smith Jochen ('52)
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>>From: Kay Mitchell Coates ('52)
Re: Gathering in Memory of Bill Coates ('63-RIP)
Maren, My nieces, Vanessa and Angie Coates (NAB- Benton City
Girls) wanted me to send this to the Sandstorm. They are
planning a get together along with their mom, Elaine Coates.
Here is her email to me that she asked me to pass along.
To all who are interested,
You are invited to spend the afternoon with us Sunday,
February 24th from 2:30pm to 4:30 at the Richland Community
Center Game Room, to have some food, look through pictures
and tell stories from the good ol' days.
My dad, Bill Coates, never wanted a funeral or a sad
service so instead we decided to just get together and
have a good time remembering him.
If you have any pictures, bring them and copies if you
would like to share.
If you can think of anyone that I may have forgotten from
his days growing up in Richland or his many years at
Sandvik please forward this as all are welcome!
Looking forward to seeing you all,
Vanessa, Angie and Elaine Coates
-Kay Mitchell Coates ('52)
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: The Latest
Well here it is Friday and I feel like I still got more on my
plate than I did on Monday... the moola is starting to roll in
so I feel like I can breathe a little bit... kinda scary to
think I'd hafta fund this thing all on my own... the emails and
notes in the Sandstorm have really made me feel wonderfully
supported by the bomber community... wonder how you'd all feel
if I'da chose ASU colors instead a Bomber colors... Course
Number 32 ('63) woulda just assumed they were Marine Corps
colors so that mighta helped a little bit... anyway I thought
I'd share a little bit of the campaign with you in a couple of
attachments... my initial flyer... simple yet informative...
my official bobblehead and one of me holding it... and ... the
"firm" bobbleheads and just say THANK YOU BOMBERS, YOU MEAN THE
WORLD TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2008/Xtra/Rive/080223-00.html
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Mike Davis ('74)
I saw the meteor. It landed crushing one of the beloved Denny's.
Tough break, Franco!
-Mike Davis ('74)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/24/08
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45), aka Mike Clowes ('54), Janet Tyler ('61)
Judy Willox ('61), Gary Behymer ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
David Rivers ('65), Donna Fredette ('65), Mike Franco ('70)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Carol Converse ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nancy Wick ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Joan Morris ('66)
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>>From: Dick McCoy (The Tin Can Class of '45)
Re: Coach
There is a basketball Coach up here at Ferndale named Scott
Larrabee.
Is he the son or grandson or our Charlie Larrabee ('47-RIP) and
Lael Weber Larrabee ('52)? He probably graduated from Pasco, and
could he be the one who played for that team against the Bomber
State Champs in the late sixties?
-Dick McCoy (the Tin Can Class of 1945)
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54)
Re: "The Campaign"
Just looked at David Rivers' ('65) campaign photos and folder.
Loved the bobblehead dolls. Will they be available soon at
Judy's Travelling Card Table Bomber Store? On the other hand,
the picture of David in suit with tie and serrious mein is a
little frightening never having seen him in this mode before.
Next Saturday, March 1st, Club 40 is sponsoring a Wine Tasting
and Auction at the Hampton. All proceeds from this affair will
go toward the Senior Party for the Class of '08. Hope to see
some of you there supporting this effort.
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54) ~ currently sunny
Mount Angel, OR
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>>From: Derrith Persons Dean ('60)
Re: Lunch - Class of '60 and friends
WHEN: Saturday, March 1st
TIME: 11:30 am
WHERE: 3 Margaritas, 627 Jadwin, Richland
Come on. . . . lets talk!
-Derrith Persons Dean ('60)
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>>From: Janet Tyler ('61)
For those of us who are interested in the political developments
in Alaska...
Just finished reading my recent copy of Sierra Club magazine.
"Squeaky-clean governor Sarah Palin..." is mentioned in the last
paragraph. Her mom is Sally Sheeran Heath ('58).
Another news-making 'Bomber' progeny!
-Janet Tyler ('61)
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>>From: Judy Willox (Classic Class of '61)
To: All Bombers, specially those around 57 or 58 years old:
Re: Picture in Richland WA on Easter 1955 (this is on ebay)
The link below will lead you to a picture of a little girl on an
Easter in 1955. I wonder if anyone will recognize themselves; or
a sibling perhaps? I hope this picture finds a home and that the
one in it does recognize it. It is too precious to end up in a
garbage pile somewhere. The picture has on the border; "Easter
Richland Wash 1955 - 4 yrs." That would put this little girl at
57 or 58 years old today. If someone does recognize it and does
claim it, will you let me know? I would love to know who she is.
Link to eBay picture
Bomber Hopes with fingers crossed,
-Judy Willox (Classic Class of '61) ~ Richland ~ Nice days but
still cold at nights.
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
James (Too Tall) House ('63) in uniform in 1968.
AlumniSandstorm.com/htm2008/Xtra/Behy/080224-HouseGrp.jpg
Can you spot fellow player, once arch rival, Craig Raymond?
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ somewhere near the Top Notch [in Colfax, WA]
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
to:David Rivers('65)
WOW!!!!!!! knew you were an attorney, but had no idea you were
soooooo accomplished!!! *grin* way to go and wish I could take
out temporary residency in Clark County---you'd have MY vote!
liked the bobblehead. looks just like ya! *grin*
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64).....Bakersfield,
CA.......we've had rain and fog and snow in the mountains around
us...winter isn't through with us just yet, and that's okay with
me. *grin*
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: even more birthdays!
What do you do when you go to a school and all the girls are
Bomber-Babes? Enjoy it... what do you do when two of them babes
have birthdays on the same day? Celebrate them... and do we ever
have a couple here with us today... Now Bomber-Babes, unless
they've come to join us from another town, come in two types...
Chief Jo and Carmichael... yes I know... We had Christ the
King girls too but the went to 9th grade at either Chief Jo or
Carmichael... right? Right... so these two would hafta be of
the Carmichael variety... That means I didn't get to know these
two till Col-Hi... simple... One was scooped up by a Senior our
Sophomore year by the best troller in the class of '63... my
mentor... the other, was an "older" girl when I got to Col-Hi...
both of these girls are always there when there is a Bomber
function going on... I mean always... So that makes them not
only Bomber-Babes but babes with 4 Spudnuts by their names in
the little ol' black book... guess our books should be green
and gold... (by the way... got interviewed by the Veterans in
Politics on TV today... when asked to give my background I
started out by giving them the rundown on a little town in
Eastern Washington... where Bombers reside... told them true
Bombers are so true they eat and breathe green and gold...
told them about a town growing ashamed of its past and our
efforts to keep history alive... I really did... even told them
I had the R and the Bomb tattooed on my calf)... so anyway...
it is time boys and girls to wish two Bomber-Babes a very
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Nancy Wick ('65) and Carol Converse ('64) on the 24th!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Donna Fredette ('65)
Hey David, Is that really you?!!!!!!! I've only seen you in
shorts at Bomber functions on the web!
Go David!!!!!!!
Bomber Cheers!
-Donna Fredette ('65)
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>>From: Mike Franco ('70)
Boo Boo Davis ('74) ... I have sworn off Denny's... ever since
IHOP came out with all-you-can-eat pancakes!
-Mike Franco ('70)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/25/08
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Burt Pierard ('59), Patti Jones ('60)
Pam Ehinger ('67), Fran Teeple ('68)
Betti Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Rochelle Seholm ('97)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
HELP SAVE THE RICHLAND THEATER
The recent series of shared memories of the old Richland
Motors/Public Library building (and earlier, the Community
Center) after their destruction, should make it clear that the
intentional erasure of any commercial building evidence of WWII
Richland is almost complete. The sole remaining, relatively
preserved (externally) structure is the Richland Theater (owned
by The Richland Players) and its survival is, by no means,
assured. A few years back, the City of Richland tried to bribe
The Players into selling the theater to Walgreens for demolition
& construction of a new store on the site. This deal was
actually going through until a community protest alerted
Walgreens that this was not going to be a routine acquisition
and, incredibly, they backed out, choosing to put their store on
the Chevron property at Van Giesen & Geo. Wash. Way.
That episode scared the Hell out of me and I immediately got
involved with The Players, securing an appointment as Historian,
and attending every monthly meeting of the Board of Directors
since. I have been encouraging them to take pride in their
historic building and realize that The Players & the Richland
Theater are a marriage made in heaven, coming within a couple of
weeks of sharing the same birth date. I felt that I had made
considerable progress until recently, when the lobby and front
door remodeling was completed, a Board member rose to say that
the front of the theater "looked like crap" and he proposed
tearing off the original shakes and redoing the whole front in
polished aluminum like the new contemporary theaters. The shakes
are in pretty poor shape and there is some peeling paint. I
spoke up and said that the proper handling of a historic
building is restoration, not replacement. I also said that if I
was given the go-ahead, I was sure I could find an old veteran
contractor to either donate the job or at least donate his time
and expertise to "honcho" a group of volunteers to do the job.
Indeed, Doug Anderson, hubby of Micki Lund Anderson ('63),
agreed to lead our loyal band in this project (replacing &
painting the top layer of shakes [it's double shaked throughout]
with new shakes and scraping & painting the trim for the whole
front and about 15 feet back on each side).
Now we get to crux of the matter. I also said that I was sure
that there were plenty of you Alumni Sandstorm readers who love
the building as much as I do, that would donate money to cover
the materials (about $1500) and we would do this job at no cost
to The Players. I also said that if there were insufficient
donations, I would pay for it myself.
I need your help here. If you wish to participate, please write
out a check (anywhere from $5 on up) to: The Richland Players.
Write on the check that your donation is for the "Refacing
Project." All donations are tax-deductable and The Players will
send you a receipt for your records. Send your donations to: The
Richland Players, P.O. Box 603, Richland WA 99352. If any of you
"locals" would like to join the Work Crew (we'll start about
April 5th), send me an email.
WE CAN DO THIS!
Bomber Cheers,
Burt Pierard (59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Re: "Kilroy"
Paul Ratsch ('58) sent me a forward regarding "Kilroy". The name
was familiar but I didn't have any memories of Bomber time and
"Kilroy". When the memories came flying in they didn't stop. Did
not have any memory there being a real story behind the artist.
The forward as I read on brought the story of how "Kilroy" began
visiting the world. Decided to find out if there was a URL. Yes,
there is:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=kilroy&btnG=Google+Search
Thanks Paul and your forward friends for the memories and true
legend. "Kilroy was here".
Heading out to visit all of you Bombers now.
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ West Richland, WA
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>>From: Pam Ehinger (The Blue Class of '67)
Re: Early Easter
Easter 2008 A once in a lifetime experience! Easter is always
the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox
(which is March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar
calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is
why it moves around on our Roman calendar.
Here's the interesting info. This year is the earliest Easter
any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most
elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years
old or above!). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a
day earlier! Here's the facts:
1) The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be
the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this
early was 1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones
that were around for that!).
2) The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in
the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on
March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see
it any earlier than this year!
-Pam Ehinger (The Blue Class of '67)
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>>From: Fran Teeple Wolf ('68)
To: Judy Willox (Classic Class of '61)
I'm always doubting my math, but since I'm class of '68 and 58
years old and born in Nov.'49, I'm thinking this cute little
girl in the Easter bonnet was born April '50 to April '51, is
55 - 56 and graduated in 1970. Surely do hope someone recognizes
this adorable little girl and puts picture with her.
-Fran Teeple Wolf ('68)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
To: Dick McCoy (the Tin Can Class of 1945)
Re: Bomber state champs.
The Bombers didn't have any state championships in the late
1960s. After winning it in 1958, they didn't win another one
until 1972 and also in 1979.
Hey Maren did you catch America's Most Wanted on Saturday
night? They were in New Orleans and did their main story of a
policeman who lost his home to the storms. Several officers from
3 states came and rebuilt his house in 4 days and several local
businesses donated brand new furniture and all the trimmings.
[Missed that. -Maren]
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where the robins were out in
full force last week
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/26/08
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9 Bombers sent stuff:
Wally Erickson ('53), Mike Clowes ('54)
Bill Berlin ('56), Burt Pierard ('59)
Richard Anderson ('60), Mike Brady ('61)
Carol Converse ('64), Jo Miles ('64)
Betti Avant ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Debbie Lukins ('78)
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
Thanks Burt for what you're doing to save the old "Richland
Theater". Many of us have some great memories there. The one
event I remember at the Richland Theater, was the film of the
"Queen of England's" wedding. It was something to see.
Checks in the mail... let us know if you need more money. I
know you'll get a huge response for this project. I'll be out
of state for a couple of weeks, but will be anxious to find out
how you did when I get back.
Good luck and Bomber Cheers!! Wally
-Wally Erickson ('53)
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54)
Re: "the Campaign"
David, you do clean up nicely. But tell the truth, out of sight
in the picture you're wearing shorts and flip-flops, right?
And the Wine Tasting and Auction event next Saturday (March 1st)
is open to anyone who wants to come. There will probably be a
door charge. Club 40 is just sponsoring the event, so come down
even if you are not a member. That's at the Hampton.
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike Clowes ('54) ~ it rained briefly in
Mount Angel, OR today.
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Nostalgia
Dudes, I have been listening to this all day. Check it out. It
takes a few minutes but make sure you have your speakers on and
then sit back and relax. Look where the guy who did it is from?
There will be a test. Hope I got the site right.
http://oldfortyfives.com/TakeMeBackToTheFifties.htm
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ in Anacortes quoting "Writing: It's not
necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in
private and wash your hands afterward."
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
HELP SAVE THE RICHLAND THEATER
"Refacing Project"
This is just a reminder that this fund raising project is going
on all this week. Read more about it in the 2/25/08 edition of the Alumni Sandstorm
I need your help here. If you wish to participate, please write
out a check (anywhere from $5 on up) to: The Richland Players.
Write on the check that your donation is for the "Refacing
Project." All donations are tax-deductable and The Players will
send you a receipt for your records. Send your donations to:
The Richland Players, P.O. Box 603, Richland WA 99352.
If we receive more donations than the costs for this project,
they will go into a special Building Restoration account for
any future work to restore the building. If any of you "locals"
would like to join the Work Crew (we'll start about April 5th),
send me an email.
WE CAN DO THIS!
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
PS Fund Raising Update: I received several emails today
(Mon.) indicating that checks totaling about $500 are
"in the mail." Thank you all.
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>>From: >> From: Richard Anderson ('60)
Re: Bombers at State Hoops (see Mike Brady's enquiry, below)
There are two classes of great liars floating around from time
immemorial: politicians and the people who prepare basketball
team rosters.
Bombers are SHORT (way shorter than as listed in the program)!
They are also a (very) scrappy bunch (our two starting guards
were also starting defensive backs on the Bomber fuhbah team...
and play hoops like defensive backs much of the time). It is a
tight senior-dominated team: it is worth going to a game merely
to watch the kids during the pre-game introduction of the team
-- the players have developed an elaborate ritual (you have to
see it to appreciate it).
And the tournament? Well, the first game is against 3rd ranked
Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) and the likely outcome is a Bomber
loss. But then the kids can do something that NO Bomber squad
has ever done in a sixteen-team tournament: get either the fifth
or eighth place trophy (that's as much as you can get if you
lose your first game). Go Bombers!
-Richard Anderson ('60)
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Bomber basketball
I noticed in this morning's Seattle P.I. the men's Bombers are
in the state basketball tournament this year. To you close-up,
what are their chances? With a 13-7 record, it sounds like
they've had a tough season.
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer (Magic Class of '64)
Re: Richland Theater
Burt, my check is in the mail to help out with the "refacing
project". I have lots of fond memories of going to that theater
when I was young. It's too bad, with all the history of Richland
that we are loosing ALL the 'old' buildings. Gee, you have it
right - 'restore NOT tear down'. I've yet to come to Richland
and see the Community House gone. Next year will be my school
reunion and how sad it is that I won't recognize much. Of
course, I'm not living in the dark ages and I do know that
progress goes on, but still...
-Carol Converse Maurer (Magic Class of '64) ~ Eureka, CA
The sun is shining today, but won't be too warm.
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>>From: Jo Miles ('64)
Re: Richland Theater re-facing project
Thanks Burt for all your hard work. I mailed a check today to
the Richland Players for 3.3% of the estimated cost of materials
for the project. Only 96.7% left to go!
-Jo Miles ('64)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: early Easter
Not only is Easter early but daylight savings' time is even
earlier than last year. It goes into effect on Sunday 9March
this year and goes through the first Sunday in November.
The cop in New Orleans featured on AMW [America's Most Wanted]
actually still had the shell of his home but the inside was
totally gutted. He was trying to do it all by himself and hadn't
made much progress. I guess the organization that did the work
for him is called "Cops Helping Cops" or something like that.
They have gone all over the country and rebuilt at least
20 homes due to either nature's devastation or a fire that
destroyed the home. John Walsh even pitched in and did some
of the work.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Lacey, WA where today at least the sun is
shining but not all that warm
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/27/08
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13 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Bill Witherup ('53), Wally Erickson ('53), Floyd Melton ('57)
Burt Pierard ('59), Ruth Miles ('59), Susan Erickson ('59)
Mike Rice ('60), Richard Anderson ('60), Paula Beardsley ('62)
Linda Reining ('64), David Rivers ('65), John Zimmer ('66)
Greg Alley ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Marilynn Working ('54)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Grant Richardson ('67)
BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today: Dick Roberts ('49) & Carol Tyner ('52)
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>>From: Bill Witherup ('53)
Re: Richland Theater
I worked at both the Richland and Village theaters during my
sophomore and junior years, as an usher and general factotum. I
would be willing to take part in a poetry-reading fund-raiser,
but would need travel and housing to do so. I am trying to raise
money for my own theater troupe, the Gene Debs Labor Ensemble,
so can't afford to send any money.
www.debslaborensemble.org/
I will also be in Spokane March 10-14th co-teaching a course in
Labor History to laborer apprentices.
-Bill Witherup ('53)
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>>From: Wally Erickson ('53)
Re: Richland Theater
Correction: Duh... it was Queen Elizabeth's "Coronation" in
1952, not her wedding that I saw at the Richland Theater...
sorry for the confusion. It's an age thing... grin. Most of us
didn't have a TV during that time. So, it was a big deal.
-Wally Erickson ('53) ~ emailing from my sister Sue's place
in East Wenatchee. Sue wants to say something about her
memories of the Richland Theater.
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>>From: Floyd Melton ('57)
Re: Old Buildings in Richland
I read with interest about the Village Theater being the only
war era building left in Richland. The last time I was there the
old Penneywise Drug Store was still standing with little or no
changes to it... has it been destroyed? I guess the old
buildings on the corner of Lee and GWWay were pre-war era so
they don't count but they are neat old structures.
I have two fond memories of the old Richland Theater:
The first was when I was younger (like in the third to fifth
grades - the mid to late 1940s) Daryl Johns ('57) and I would
go to the movie and then have to walk home up GWWay in the dark
after a scary movie... that was invigorating to say the least...
we usually ran most of the way.
The second was watching the first Fly movie there and when the
actor brought out his fly from the pocket, the girl I was with
pulled my thumb back so far I was under the seat in front of us.
Great memories form those days in Richland. What a great place
to grow up and live in.
-Floyd Melton ('57)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
HELP SAVE THE RICHLAND THEATER
"Refacing Project"
This is just a reminder that this fund raising project is going
on all this week.
I need your help here. If you wish to participate, please write
out a check (anywhere from $5 on up) to: The Richland Players.
Write on the check that your donation is for the "Refacing
Project." All donations are tax-deductable and The Players will
send you a receipt for your records. Send your donations to: The
Richland Players, P.O. Box 603, Richland WA 99352.
If we receive more donations than the costs for this project,
they will go into a special Building Restoration account for any
future work to restore the building. If any of you "locals"
would like to join the Work Crew (we'll start about April 5th),
send me an email.
WE CAN DO THIS!
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Ruth Miles Bruns ('59)
Re: Richland Theater re-facing project
My brother Jo ('64) has set the Miles Family standard for this
project. My 3.3% is going out in today's mail.
I remember vividly the first years the Richland Theater was a
stage theater and I got to be on that stage several times before
I graduated and moved away in 1959 (a couple of times with
Mary Lou DeMeyer Gonza ('59), who still flourishes as a singer
and performer). I hope to have a chance to check out today's
interior one of these days!
-Ruth Miles Bruns ('59) ~ Goldendale WA where the earliest
crocuses are starting to bloom and the daffodils are
sending up greenery.
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>>From: Susan Erickson Kuntz ('59)
Re: Richland Theater
I'm sure there are a lot of memories that come flooding back to
a lot of us. Some of mine are: "Harvey" with Jimmy Stewart,
"The Red Shoes", and, lastly, the Richland Light Opera Company's
"Pajama Game", that Susan Birge Barker ('59) talked me into
being a part of the chorus line, even though I couldn't sing.
Fun memories!
Bomber Cheers,
-Susan Erickson Kuntz ('59) "Hi" Maren!
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>>From: Mike Rice ('60)
My sister, Kathy Rice Veverka ('58) passed on Monday the 25th
of February. She will be greatly missed by her family and
friends. I will miss my sister and friend.
-Mike Rice ('60)
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>>From: Richard Anderson ('60)
Re: Bombers at 2008 State 4A Hoops Tournament
To all:
Here are links to pre-tournament coverage from the major papers:
Seattle Times:
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/highschoolsports/2004245013_boys_hoopcaps27.html
Seattle PI:
seattlepi.nwsource.com/preps/index.asp
(several stories to choose from; no Bomber mention at press time)
News Tribune (Tacoma):
hwww.thenewstribune.com/sports/
(at press time there was not a link to a specific story)
To: Greg Alley ('73)
Re: Height Inflation
I don't think the kids get to select their height. I fondly
remember last season's opener at Southridge when the sophomore
team got to look over the roster sheet and their respective
"tallness"; the guys looked at one another and giggled (there
were no heights listed for this year's sophomore team). Maybe
the people who prepare the rosters are hoping that the players
will attain the listed height by the time they graduate...
from college.
To: John Zimmer ('66)
If you can, catch Garfield v. Ferris at 5:00pm which precedes
the Bombers v. Bellarmine game. Ferris is the "real deal";
just a spectacular outfit. If, as I suspect, Bombers lose to
Bellarmine, there is an excellent chance that Richland will play
Garfield (Friday -- 12:30pm) for the right to play in the 5/8
game on Saturday at 11:30am (ugh).
-Richard Anderson ('60)
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>>From: Paula Beardsley Glenn ('62)
To: Burt Pierard's ('59)
Re: Richland Theater Project
As they say, the check is in the mail. You are doing a great
thing saving one of Richland's landmarks. My memories are of
going with Dad and sisters Janice ('64) and Nancy ('65) to see
"Singing in The Rain" in the early '50s and Janice had a broken
arm... what a klutz... Also Mom and Dad were good friends with
Frank and Joycie Stiles who ran the theaters in Richland and
lived upstairs in the Richland Theater for many years. My folks
used to go to visit them on Friday nights to see whatever movie
was playing and then played bridge or something until the wee
hours which provided a perfect opportunity for us girls to have
parties at our house. Oh the memories...
-Paula Beardsley Glenn ('62)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
to:Bill Berlin('56)
re:"Take Me Back to the Fifties:
have this site in My Favorites---have for a long time. LOVE it!
thanks for putting the URL in the Sandstorm for others to enjoy.
I also read about his exploits in the Navy. good, old Yakima
boy. *grin* he has a great site with lots of neat stuff.
to:Burt Pierard('59)
re:Richland Theater
I HATE all the changes to Richland---why can't "they" just leave
that little town alone????? oh, I know PROGRESS, but it sure
ruined our little home town! last time I was "home" was for my
40th class reunion and Richland was NOT the same! shudder to
think how many changes there will be when I come home for my
45th reunion(in '09)! all "us kids" are the same, but the town
sure is different. by the way, will be sending money for the
restoration, too. I don't remember going to the Richland Theater
as often as the Uptown, but I did see some good movies
there......."South Pacific"(in 9th grade)and I also saw "Les
Girls" with Gene Kelly. think that was the most risque movie I
had ever seen at the "tender age of 15". *grin* also saw some
foreign films when I was in my 20's at that theater. don't ever
remember going to see the Richland Players, though, but am with
the rest of you----it deserves to be restored, not torn down!
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64)......Bakersfield,
CA.........temps are warming up........we are going to "hit" 72
in a few days! NOT looking forward to warmer temps at all---
means it will get TOO hot way too quickly.
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Growed up stuff is trying
I hope you are interested in the Bobble head Rebellion because
if'n yer not I'll stop writing about it... I'm just so proud of
myself for doing some stuff I never thought I had it in me to
do... the other day Patty Spencer ('65) sent me a site where you
plug in your birthday and it tells all kinds of things about
you... One of the things it said (besides being "well built
and tough"... I really liked that part even tho my mirror says
otherwise) was that I don't give up once my mind is made up...
that is me me me... I once quit a janitor's job out at the pulp
mill when I was 19... that has haunted me all these years...
it is the only thing I ever quit and I have yet to forgive
myself... it was dangerous as heck and I had to clean some kind
of billion dollar piece of equipment (ok... there was no such
thing as a billion dollars then but you get the idea)... I
couldn't believe I had to clean this huge glass tube which If
I broke it would be more that my $1.85 per hour could ever
repay... can you understand a company putting that job in the
hands of a 19 year old kid making that kind of hourly wage? I
was working at David's Shoes with Rick Neil ('61) in Pasco from
noon to 5... going to the pulp mill at 6 and trying to take
early classes at CBC... so anyway... quitting has never been an
option for me in most cases... so you KNOW now that I've taken
this road I'm gonna give it my all... this morning I met with
the most powerful political guy in the state who was very
excited to work on my campaign... he just kept telling me I have
a lot of friends behind me and named off some pretty impressive
people who had called him about me... but get this... here
was what he wants me to do: "you get 10-20 guys that love you
and make them all raise 10 K each... that's easy... 10 K is
nothing... I'll be one of them... " I listened patiently and
smiled my "why shore I kin do that" smile... Hey... I'm a little
kid from Richland... I don't KNOW 10-20 guys who could put the
arm on people for 10 K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I did accomplish
something... I'm having my kick off party at Ruth's Chris
restaurant here in Vegas on March 6th from 5-7 and the owner is
picking up the tab... I did that with one 5 minute phone call...
I did it just like a big kid I was tickled!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Other kick off parties are being held at Joe's Diner and Fred's
Bar and Grill... I'm having mine at a fancy restaurant...
woooooohoooo... now if I can just find those 10-20 guys that
know all those rich people... more later... but only if you
wanna be kept in the loop... otherwise I'll just go off in the
corner and mutter to myself...
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: John Zimmer ('66)
Re: State Basketball
I noticed the Bomber boys made it to the State tourney at the
Tacoma Dome with a 7:00pm tip off Wednesday, 2/27/08. I live
just up the hill from the Dome and will definitely be there to
cheer them on. I know quite a few parents and other Bombers will
be attending (weather permitting travel). If anyone that wants
to get together just let me know.
Once A Bomber Always A Bomber
-John Zimmer ('66)
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
To: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Bomber Basketball
Chances are they won`t win the whole thing but then again, they
have over achieved the whole year. I saw 4 regular season games
and 3 post season. The record of 13-7 is regular season and
if you read the Seattle PI their overall record is 18-8. They
finished 3rd in the small 7 team 4A league and won a first round
loser out game. As I have listed before they went on the road
and beat Walla Walla and Wenatchee, the team that beat them
badly in the regular season. That game was won on a finger roll
shot that bounced in at the buzzer to win by one. Seeded number
one they lost the first round regional game to Shadle Park. The
team from Ferris was the best followed by Shadle, coached by
former Kennewick Lion Tim Gaebe. Richland then won 2 games in
one day to go to state. Great effort, good coaching, a little
luck, and maybe the Bomber tradition carrying on.
To: Richard Anderson ('60)
It is a time honored tradition to hedge your height. If you are
5' 11", just say your 6 foot. Lots of guys that are 5' 7" to
5' 9" go with 5' 11" to 6 foot. My all time fave was Charles
Barkley. At Auburn University he was listed at 6' 8" and 280
pounds. He slowly lost the weight but by the time he was in the
NBA for a few years he was measured at 6' 4-1/2".
-Greg Alley ('73)
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>>Sheri "Jill" Naught Isakson ('64) ~ 4/1/46 - 2/22/08
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/28/08
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10 Bombers sent stuff and 1 funeral notice today:
Mike Bradley ('56), Colleen McDermott ('58)
Burt Pierard ('59), David Mansfield ('59)
Ruth Miles ('59), Helen Cross ('62)
Donna Nelson ('63), Linda Reining ('64)
Robert Avant ('69), Brad Upton ('74)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lola Heidlebaugh ('60)
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>>From: Mike Bradley ('56)
Re: Richland Players and the theater.
I also have fond memories of the Richland Players both as a
ticket holder and sometimes actor. My entire family was involved
with the theater during the late '40s and '50s. I had the honor
of playing Whitney in "Life With Father" I vividly recall one
scene where all of the acting family were gathered at the dinner
or breakfast table and I was asked to repeat some catechism
verses. The set people had placed some cold cereal on the table
with an empty milk pitcher and I had taken a rather large
mouth full of corn flakes when my cue came and there were corn
flakes blown out over the table as I opened my big mouth to say
the lines. The audience thought it was very funny, but I recall
the director and my father not being so happy. My brother Pete ('60)
acted in several plays, my Dad acted and directed and my Mom
helped make up sets along with the rest of us, so the players
were a big part of my growing up. So Burt ('59) a check is on
the way to the players for the restoration project.
-Mike Bradley ('56) ~ in little old Kirkland, WA
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>>From: Colleen McDermott Crook ('58)
Re: Sarah Palin, daughter of Sally Sheeran Heath ('58)
Yesterday the radio commentator I was listening to stated that
Sarah Palin has been mentioned as John McCain's running mate.
Then gave a short biography of Sarah, including her children's
names. Wouldn't we all be proud if Sarah becomes our next Vice
President? The first Bomber offspring as Vice President. Are you
popping your buttons, Sally? That would be great.
Bomber Cheers,
-Colleen McDermott Crook ('58)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
HELP SAVE THE RICHLAND THEATER
"Refacing Project"
For those of you who might be interested, I took a few pictures
of the theater (in the rain) to show the extents of the Refacing
Project. I added "Red Lines" to show the approximate limits on
the sides where we will "reshake" forward, top to bottom. On
the front, in addition to the 1-1/2 rows across the top and
both sides of the entrance, there is an area behind the Marquee'
(that doesn't show) with 4 small windows and horizontal tongue
& groove planking which we will scrape and paint. Also, on
the sides, you'll see where the old bathroom windows were
inadvertently removed by the Lobby Contractor. He is supposed
to install blank window frames to restore the original look.
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2008/Xtra/Pier/080228-00.html
Other than that, here is your daily reminder that this fund
raising project is going on all this week. For those who missed
my diatribe in the 2-25 Sandstorm, you can find it at:
http://alumnisandstorm.com/htm2008/2008-02-25.htm
I need your help here. If you wish to participate, please write
out a check (anywhere from $5 on up) to: The Richland Players.
Write on the check that your donation is for the "Refacing
Project." All donations are tax-deductible and The Players will
send you a receipt for your records. Send your donations to: The
Richland Players, P.O. Box 603, Richland WA 99352.
If we receive more donations than the costs for this project,
they will go into a special Building Restoration account for any
future work to restore the building. If any of you "locals"
would like to join the Work Crew (we'll start about April 5th),
send me an email.
WE CAN DO THIS!
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: David Mansfield ('59)
Re: Richland Theater
I too remember the Richland Theater. Although I can't remember
any of the movie titles. I do remember seeing a foreign film
there though, a Brigitte Bardot film. That must have been my
junior year. I had completed two years of French by then. My
buddies talked me into going so I could translate the story line
for them. They had taken Spanish or Latin and would not have had
a clue as to what the whole film was about. So I agreed to go
and help out.
I had a tough time with the translations though. They spoke so
fast and then it would get noisy in the theater and I couldn't
hear 'cause Brigitte kept taking her shirt off. I, .... however,
always averted my eyes, I don't think the other guys did though.
-David Mansfield ('59) ~ Where we are getting another spring
preview here in Eugene, OR
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>>From: Ruth Miles Bruns ('59)
Re: Yesterday's entry
Maren, you're a great editor and cleaner-up of Bomber postings,
but you over-edited on my submission yesterday. Mary Lou
DeMeyer's married name is indeed Gnoza, and I spelled it that
way, but it appeared in the Sandstorm as Gonza. Oops!
Love,
-Ruth Miles Bruns ('59)
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[Yes, oops! I was wrong. Bomber apologies to Mary Lou. -Maren]
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
I too, have a dim memory of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth,
so I guess I saw it at the Richland Theater.
I must have seen several shows and performances there over the
years, too. And I worked there for a short time in l963, along
with Dawna Kay Burnett ('62), who I've lost touch with over the
years, and a gal who was Blake and Mina Miller's niece, named
Pinky Widdows (NAB), obviously. I saw several shows then, but
the one I remember most was: "Women of the World" wherein it
showed some results of skin surgeries which hasn't gone well.
I will be getting my check into the mail today, as I 'd like to
see this landmark of Richland saved too. My boss then was big
John Meyers ('58-RIP) who had played baseball on my dad's
American Legion team in the very early '50s when I was about
6 years old. But being the last hired, I was the first to be
let go... so I was so happy when Mr. Lytle said I could have my
old job back at Densow's Drugstore.
To: Larry Mattingly ('60)
I don't know if you read for leisure much. But I just started
reading a novel about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and one of
the main characters is a pyrotechnic. It's written by Robin
Pilcher, son of one of my favorite authors, Rosamunde Pilcher
who wrote "The Shell Seekers" among others I enjoyed reading.
The book is called "Starburst."
I haven't seen any crocuses here yet. In fact, they usually
don't make it out until more around St. Patrick's Day here in
Ohio. We've had another dusting of snow, but with 40°temps
predicted the next week, it can't be too bad around here. So
we can make it the many meetings scheduled with the church.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ Grandview, IN on the beautiful Ohio
River, where we will be reenacting a flat boat trip that
Lincoln made in l928 leaving from here on a trip to New
Orleans. They've built a new flat boat, outfitted with 2
motors and a few more modern conveniences to make the 21
day trip. A member of one of our churches will be on the
crew that makes the trip. He also was part of the crew that
did the reenactment of the trip when it was done in l958.
All 3 of his sons hope to make part of the trip too. We'll
be wearing period dress around here as we celebrate
Lincoln's connection with Spencer County during the
bicentennial celebration of his birthday.
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>>From: Donna Nelson ('63)
Richland Theater is where I wore 3-D glasses and watched a
jungle movie and the snake and spear came right out atcha...
I think!
-Donna Nelson ('63)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
to:David Rivers('65)
re:"bobble head rebellion"
am sure I am not the only one who wants to be kept informed of
your progress for District Court Judge.......please keep writing
in!
speaking of writing.......hey Pappy(George Swan), what's been
happening with the elves?????? been missing them and their
exploits. *grin*
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64).........temps are
warming up in Bakersfield, CA.......
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>>From: Robert Avant ('69)
Re: Richland Theatre
I remember seeing "Bambi" as a child and taking dates to see
"Alfie" with Michael Caine and "Doctor Zhivago" as well as live
theatre with the Players. Glad to know it is still there. Check
is in the mail.
-Robert Avant ('69)
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>>From: Brad Upton ('74)
If anyone needs a reason for a trip to Vegas... I'll be opening
for Johnny Mathis at the Las Vegas Hilton on June 13-14th.
Hopefully I'll run into 'Judge' Rivers!
-Brad Upton ('74)
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>>Kathy Rice Veverka ('58) ~ 5/12/40 - 2/15/08
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 02/29/08 ~ LEAP YEAR
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8 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Bill Berlin ('56), Carol Carson ('60)
Mike Brady ('61), Kathy Rathvon ('63)
Linda Reining ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Greg Alley ('73), Susan Lundgren ('82)
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Richland Players/Richland Theatre
I sent off my small part to the Richland Players and the
refacing project. My wife and I have supported both the
Anacortes Live Theatre and the San Juan Island Players over
the years and back in the late 1980s I was a founding member
of the Belfry Theatre in Victoria, B.C. when I lived there.
We bought an old church and made it into a Theatre in the
Round and it has been very successful ever since.
Now before you think I am a real theatre maven, just remember
that yogurt has more culture than I do but I love live theatre
and am amazed at all the talent we have in the general
population of places like Anacortes, Oak Harbor, Richland, etc.
My only foray into the theatre business was at Col-Hi where
Ms. Murray asked me to help with the production "Ten Little
Indians." We were, as the Marines say, Gung Ho and had a lively
set of off stage pyrotechnics (where was Larry Mattingly ('60)
when we needed him in 1955?) one of which went off on schedule
but caught the side curtain on fire. Cooler heads, so to speak,
put it out in a hurry but I think that was the last time they
let either Bill Weston ('56), Jim Green ('56), Jim Crose ('56)
and me even close to the stage or the Drama Club. In fact, I
think they got a No Contact Order against us but soon-to-be
Judge Rivers would know more about that.
Hopefully the effort by Burt Pierard ('59) will be a big
success and that it produces more money than needed for this
project. Local community theatres never have enough money so
maybe this will give them a little cushion.
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ Anacortes, WA where I wish more Bombers
submitting stuff to the Sandstorm would end it with where
they are from. Helen Cross Kirk ('62) never fails and I
love her comments but when there are comments with no
location, it is frustrating to know what the heck you are
talking about and/or where it happened. Linda *grin*
Reining ('64) is great about it too.
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>>From: Carol Carson Renaud ('60)
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
Re: The Theater
My check is in the mail and I was thinking, if enough of our
Bombers respond, maybe you could go ahead and finish the whole
building! That would be great - not only a face lift but a "hind
end" lift too.
-Carol Carson Renaud ('60)
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
Re: Bomber basketball
Last night (Wednesday) Joe Jancovic ('62) and I watched the
Bombers play Bellarmine in the State Tournament. Bellarmine is
one of the top rated teams in the state. The Bombers matched
them basket for basket for 3 quarters losing in the 4th quarter.
Regardless, it was a great game, and we were proud of Richland's
performance.
I didn't see many Bomber fans. But, I wouldn't recognize many of
them anyway. I didn't even recognize Joe until he walked right
up to me and re-introduced himself. Joe and I are friends since
the 2nd grade. We picked up as if no time had passed.
Great evening!
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Kathy Rathvon ('63)
Re: Wine Tasting
For those who live in the Bellevue area, this Saturday, March
1st, Kurt Johnson ('63) and his wife Sheri Ward Johnson ('63)
will be pouring their wines (Ward Johnson) at George's Wine Shop
between 2 -5 PM. George's Wine Shop is located in the Lake Hills
Shopping Center at 156th NE & Lake Hills Blvd. Shall we meet at
3:00? See you there.
-Kathy Rathvon ('63)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
to:Brad Upton('74)
re:interview on radio
my ex son-in-law said he heard your interview on the radio,
here in Bakersfield, and that you mentioned being a Bomber and
something about a song, "we glow"????? I missed the interview---
I only listen to Country music stations and I think he said you
were on the Tom and ? Show--you were talking about your recent
gig at the Chumash Indian Casino in Santa Ynez(?). he said he
tried to call the station and tell them he knew a Bomber, but he
couldn't get through. said he enjoyed your interview and that
you were very funny! *grin* wish I had paid attention and known
that you were at Santa Ynez---it's only about a 2 hour drive
from here. but, there's always next year, right????? *grin*
re:Las Vegas in June----I LOVE that place, but just too dang hot
for me there in Summer---only go in Winter months. Bob(NAB)and
Lenora(Hughes, '55)Bejarano live in Las Vegas and they have seen
your show---says she laughs so hard her sides hurt. *grin* IF
you plan another Las Vegas gig, in the Winter months, will
definitely try to "catch" ya. *grin*
Linda Reining(Boomber Bomber class of '64)......Bakersfield, CA
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Richland Theater
FIRST: to the best big sister a kid ever had... Lola Heidlebaugh
('60)... I DID NOT forget your birthday... my yellow sticky said
the 29th but my cheat sheet said the 28th... I am a goof and
hope you will forgive me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY
BIRTHDAY a day late!
Second... come on folks, Uncle Burt ('59) is not asking for all
the gold in Fort Knox (or wherever it's really kept)... send
your cash check or money order to Wolfman Jack XERB Hollywood,
California Baaaaaaaaaaaby... oooooops... got carried away... Da
Woofman may be gone but not forgotten... but he ain't collecting
the moola, Burt is so ignore my tirade... I remember seeing Tom
Jones at the Richland Theater (West Side Story too)... Robert
Anderson ('65) and I walked out of the theater after seeing Tom
Jones... we got to my car and hopped in... as if on que, we
looked at each other and said "Let's do a Tom Jones!"... We
probably ended up just going to Zip's and grabbing some fries
and tarter sauce but boy were we pumped!!!!!!!
Third... but no less important... Brad ('74) I do believe we
gonna take you up on that offer and will be in touch shortly
with the info... hope it all works out... for you who haven't
caught Brad Upton's show... it is a must see!
Take Care!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
Re: Bomber basketball
A tough loss for the Bombers who played Bellarmine Prep and had
the score tied at 50-50 late in the game before losing by 9.
They play Prairie today in a loser out contest. This may sound
like a broken record over the many years now of the Sandstorm
but reading the Seattle PI you still see some great tournament
records by Bombers of the past. Mike Neill ('75) had his career
scoring mark beaten a couple of years ago. Our beer drinking
arguments for him would be what if the 3 point shot was around
then. Still in the books are John Meyers ('58-RIP) for 79
rebounds in a tourney. Career records for Norris Brown ('57)
still stand for 84 field goals and 213 field goal attempts.
Meyers career record for rebounds is 196. Over 50 years for
those records.
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ In hoop town Richland where there is high
school tourneys going on around town and the state, the
Junior College tourney is in town, the Cougars, the
Huskies. Overdose.
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>>From: Susan Lundgren ('82)
Re: Richland Theatre
Hi all,
Could one of you slightly older Bombers remember for me if the
Richland Light Opera Company used to use the Richland theatre in
the '60s and '70s? If not this theatre, then where? The relevant
websites did not offer enough clues.
I recently pulled the "Kiss Me, Kate" playbill as a memento
present for my mother from the rloc site
http://www.rloc.org/shows.php
I am wondering where it was played. Looking through the various
names on the playbills and the list of plays on the on the rloc
site sure did bring back a lot of memories.
Regards,
-Susan Lundgren ('82)
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>>Dale Traver ('57) ~ 1938 - 2/23/08
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