A. S. S. ~ Alumni Sandstorm ~ 06/04/22
YIPPIE! SKIPPIE!! It's Saturday!!!
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Mike CLOWES ('54)
Steve CARSON ('58)
Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
Nancy MALLORY ('64)
Next A.S.S. will be published when we have an entry from 5 Bombers..
or maybe the 1st of the month...
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54)
SENT: 5/23/22
Sorry to hear about Ann Thompson's, aka Anna May WANN ('49) injuries and
(presumably) subsequent repairs. Not sure if they could use O.E.M parts,
but best of luck and hope to see you in September
Really saddened to hear of the loss of Joe WEBB ('52-RIP) and Carol Tighe
Webb ('54-RIP) and Harold KENIZTER ('54-RIP).
SENT: 5/28/22
A moment to wish Larry HAROLD ('56) a "Happy Birthday!"
SENT: 5/29/22
Having noted on the Bomber calendar there is a birthday of a fellow
classmate today. So, a big "Happy Birthday!" shout to Judy NIELD ('54) on
what may very well be her 27th or 28th.
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR
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>>From: Steve CARSON (Championship Class of '58)
SENT: 5/23/22
Thank you, I have missed my Sandstorm.
-Steve CARSON (Championship Class of '58)
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>>From: Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
SENT: 5/23/22
Re: Of headgear, restorations, and bus trips
To: Nancy HARVILLE ('71)
You mention watching Gaynor DAWSON ('65) striding down to The River with his
long rowing scull balanced atop his skull like a very weird hat. Last time
I visited him (just before COVID) he was still in his West Richland home
on the Yakima River flood plain. Mounted on the wall was his very own oar
(about 9 or 10 feet long) from his rowing days at Stanford. Gaynor and
Sheri moved a few months ago to WallaWalla to be with offspring, but
still writes his refreshing cowboy poetry. Two small published volumes,
plus others adding to the file.
To: Dennis HAMMER ('64)
NOTRE DAME: Regarding the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris (dating from
1182 A.D.)-In the 19th century (1845-64), an earlier restoration after
centuries of neglect and deterioration (and deliberate revolutionary
damage in 1789), by architect Viollet-le-Duc, still stuck with the
original character and most details. Some of the statuary is new, plus the
tower which, however, is still proportioned like the earlier one (that
leaned and almost fell in 1792); his gargoyles are new, replacing those
fallen through time; and the roof coloring is different.
The documentary on the restoration today (following the 2019 fire) is
authentic and not yet cheapened by the most recent agenda to "Disneyify"
the Medieval interior into a contemporary light show. A disaster and a
betrayal by the government's National Commission for Heritage and
Architecture (CNPA).
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/france-approved-
notre-dame-revamp-plan-despite-protest-2047702
[Looks like one must log in to the site in order
to read the article. -Maren]
Re: ASIAN BUSES:
Not quite like your bus in Thailand, but a word must be said about the
"jitney" bus in the Philippines-like a Lego-toy pickup truck with an open
canopy, all painted in a full variety of wild colors. In 1969 I and three
others and the driver bounced along in one of these contraptions from the
Subic Bay Naval Base, past the notorious dives of Olongapo City and into
the interior, sharing a rutted road with water buffaloes. Finally arrived
at a secluded native dwelling on stilts, surrounded by long piles of
thousands of different kinds of seashells, all sorted by kind and color.
The owner was a traditional diver-no gear except natural lungs, and yet
able to stay under for up to five minutes, harvesting shells.
Our mission and appointment was to claim a rare and enormous "man-eating"
clam shell, each half weighing at least 100 pounds (some of these clams
get up to four feet across, weighing 500 pounds).
After several pot-hole delays, we arrived with barely ten minutes to
spare. The next buyer in line who would have taken the find if we missed
the 6:00 p.m. deadline. She arrived minutes later, not in a jitney, nor
only one black limousine, but in two! It was Imelda Marcos from Manilla,
the wife of President/dictator Marcos. We paid the price and drove off in
the junker, leaving her and the entourage a bit upstaged and disappointed.
The American flag was removed from the reclaimed Subic Bay Naval Base in
1992.
-Pete BEAULIEU ('62) ~ Shoreline, WA
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>>From: Nancy MALLORY Johnson ('64)
SENT: 5/23/22
Re: grads
In my imagination (apparently) I thought I sent in an entry. Guess not.
So here is one.
Went (on Friday the 13th of May) to my niece's law school graduation. Wow!
Still not sure what season we are in -- 90s for a few days then 60 or so.
Plenty of rain. Would like to have some spring -- which we seem to keep
skipping. Not ready for hot, humid weather -- yuk.
Sure would like to come to the '64 event later this year, but is very
unlikely. Maybe my brother, David ('64) will make it. He is not on social
media. so he would need snail mail info.
Will spend a weekend at my daughter's place to celebrate my grandson's
B'day.
Sure do enjoy the SS. Thanks Maren for all the work you do on it.
-Nancy MALLORY Johnson ('64) ~ in West Tennessee
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BOMBER MEMORIAL JPEGs by Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66)
Curt DONAHUE ('53-RIP) ~ 2/17/35 - 5/21/22
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Verne HUSKE ('56-RIP) ~ 6/13/38 - 5/24/22
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Terrie WHITE Morrison ('70-RIP) ~ 6/11/52 - 5/18/22
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Ann RICHARDSON Busser ('68-RIP) ~ 9/15/50 - 5/11/22
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Mark PRESTON ('74-RIP) ~ 9/10/55 - 5/4/22
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Don SMITH ('63-RIP) ~ 12/20/45 - 5/15/22
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Rance JONES ('63-RIP) ~ 5/5/45 - 5/20/22
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Gretchen VOLMER Lee ('51-RIP) ~ 10/26/33 - 4/10/22
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Linda MASSEY ('66-RIP) ~ 12/5/47 - 5/27/22
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