A. S. S. ~ Alumni Sandstorm ~ 01/14/22 RED SHIRT FRIDAY - till ALL our troops come home. SF!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7 Bombers sent stuff: Anna May WANN ('49) Mike CLOWES ('54) Helen CROSS ('62) Carol CONVERSE ('64) Gary BEHYMER ('64) Linda REINING ('64) Terry DAVIS ('65) Next A.S.S. will be published when we have an entry from 5 Bombers ******************************************************** FROM THE EDITOR: What do you say to comfort a friend who's struggling with grammar? There, their, they're. ******************************************************** >>From: Ann Thompson, aka Anna May WANN ('49) From one of the year old-timers. Class of '49 and I'm still around. Was even thinking about the Hi-Spot in one of the old dorms and getting together for dancing, etc. Hi-Spot Also thinking about the wading pool down at the park. Riverside Park, aka Amon Park Such good memories!!. So glad to see the Sandstorm in the morning e-mails again. Missed you, Maren, and all of the lovely people that have something to write about. Closing down Club 40 year-end books so I can pass the pleasure on to someone else. Have a deposit to make today and then to send the paper work over to a dear friend (an accountant) to do the income tax return for 2021. Just wanted to check with you too. Are your fees still at $24 this year or should I send more so I keep getting the daily Sandstorm? Stay in good health, we all love you, Maren. Staying very busy doing bookkeeping for several organizations I belong to. Also very busy in charity work for Elks and Emblem Club. Going to give it up tho as soon as I get them over to accountant for year-end taxes for them. I let H & R Block do mine. That way the IRS doesn't question my figures when I let someone else do them for me. Hey all you youngsters out there. Stay healthy and keep sending news into Maren to keep us old timers informed. -Ann Thompson, aka Anna May WANN ('49) ******************************************************** ******************************************************** >>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) Remarkable how Friday the 13th comes on a Thursday this month; and just in time for Bill WENDLAND's ('54) birthday. "Happy Birthday!" Bill. -Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR ******************************************************** ******************************************************** >>From: Helen CROSS Kirk ('62) For 1/7/22 A.S.S. Re: Late Christmas I am enjoying being here with my son and grandson, age 6 here in Gardnerville, Nevada. I love the scenery; we see the snow-covered back of the Sierra Nevada Mts. All the way to Reno up close, and love the sunshine, it's been almost 65° twice this week. And roads are clear. We celebrated a late Christmas Monday nite. [1/3/22] Late Christmas -Helen CROSS Kirk ('62) Sent from my iPhone ******************************************************** ******************************************************** >>From: Carol CONVERSE Maurer (Magic Class of '64) To: All '64 Classmates I connected with Maren a few days ago. It was good to hear back from her. She seems to be doing OK. Even though I mentioned this to her, I thought I'd also put it in here. I asked her about the Sandstorm and if she was still going to do it. She said that she would so long as she had FIVE posts at one time. Right now, she has 4 posts. [Got THREE more today. - Maren] I guess I'm going to be her 5th post now. I know we all were devastated when she got the china virus. She's back enough to be able to continue, but I think it takes a lot out of her..... that's why she only wants a minimum of 5 posts. The more the easier it is for her. I have no idea what all she does to get it ready for us. So, step up and let's get going once again. I really miss the Sandstorm! [Ya know, I published the Sandstorm DAILY for 22 years. I'm tired. My brain doesn't seem to be working as well as it did before the china virus. Sometimes I find myself just sitting here looking at the screen and trying to figure out what to do next. So, no more birthdays/anniversaries. And as I prepare for the "next" A.S.S., I feel like I need at least 5 Bombers to send an entry. -Maren] -Carol CONVERSE Maurer (Magic Class of '64) ~ Kennewick It's suppose to get a tad bet warmer in the next few days. At least the Arctic Blast is gone for now. ******************************************************** ******************************************************** >>From: Gary BEHYMER ('64) Re: "Master Plan for Richland, Washington" 1948 By Chance...Any Richlandites seen a copy of this over the years? "Master Plan for Richland, Washington" 1948 12" X 18" Hard Cover...75 pages...Very Good Shape "...a year of work devoted to the collection of data relating to the people of Richland, their activities, their present living facilities and their projected living needs." ~ J. Gordon Turnbill General Electric Company Nucleonics Department Hanford Works United States Atomic Energy Commission Hanford Operations Office Prepared by: J. Gordon Turnbull, Inc. Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio -Gary BEHYMER ('64) ******************************************************** ******************************************************** >>From: Linda REINING ('64) For: 1/8/22 Sandstorm To: Don Sorenson (NAB) Re: Cecil Drotts I heard from Judy DROTTS Williamson ('59)---Pearl lives in Clallam Bay, WA---got her current email address and also a phone number, so am hoping to hear from her soon. And Cecil was their father---he is the same one you were thinking of and last name is definitely Drotts. For: 1/7/21 Sandstorm Re: Pearl (Pat) Drotts ('64) Thanks to all who responded to my request for information on Pearl. I heard from various Bombers and also her younger brother, John ('69) and her older sister, Judy ('59). Pearl still lives in Clallam Bay, WA, but her health isn't very good and she's losing her eye sight. Her husband, Brian, takes excellent care of her and helps her with e-mail, so am hoping to hear from her, with his help on the computer. -Linda REINING ('64) ******************************************************** ******************************************************** >>From: Terry DAVIS Knox ('65) Re: Gene HORNE ('57-RIP) http://alumnisandstorm.com/Xtra/Dav/220114-Horne.jpg Last year, during the hot heights of china virus debates, my old friend and boxing coach Gene HORNE ('57'), came to stay with me. We squabbled about face masks and all the rest of it, and then I irritated him by taking his picture as he sulked over there in his chair about something rude I'd said to him. I can't remember what. But last weekend he slipped in the bathtub and hit his head, and yesterday I got a message from his daughter, Tracy, that he died from the injury. Just like that. And I've a hundred things to say to him all of a sudden with no way to say them. Gene HORNE. Devoted husband and father and trusted friend. If I had that afternoon to do all over again, I'd let him sit there without a mask as long as he wanted, and I wouldn't say a thing. http://alumnisandstorm.com/Obits/pics22/RIP57HorneGene22.jpg TDK '65 -Terry DAVIS Knox ('65) Sent from my Samsung SmartPhone ******************************************************** ******************************************************** END OF SANDSTORM ENTRIES. 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