A. S. S. ~ Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/16/22
So Happy It's Tuesday
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14 Bombers sent stuff:
Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52)
Rex HUNT ('53)
Mike CLOWES ('54)
Ron HOLEMAN ('56)
Darvis BERGAM ('57)
Steve CARSON ('58)
Stephanie DAWSON ('60)
Helen CROSS ('62)
Ray STEIN ('64)
Susie DILL ('64)
Terry DAVIS ('65)
Mick HEMPHILL ('66)
Maryanne GRENINGER ('67_)
Karl SOEHNLEIN ('68)
Next A.S.S. will be published when we have an entry from 5 Bombers
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When I was a kid, I used to watch the Wizard of Oz and
wonder how someone could talk if they didn't have a brain.
Then I got Facebook.
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>>From: Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52)
Sent: 8/15/22
To Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
Gosh, Pete, I think your Christmas window was great. I don't see how
anyone would be offended by it. (But what do I know, right?)
I hope all of you Richland Bombers out there are doing well and living
happy, contented lives. We are doing fine. I'm a Great-GREAT Grandma now!
Haven't seen the child yet, or the parents for a long time, but looking
forward to that later this summer. We are staying busy with card games and
yard work. I play Bridge 3 times a week, we both play Pinochle 3 or 4
times a week. Plus thinning out some of the stuff here that we don't
*really* need! Richland Senior Assoc is having a gigantic yard sale on the
26th and 27th of this month. 1325 Kimball Ave, 8 am to 2 pm. Drop by and
contribute some bucks to the RSA and get something in return!
For anyone who wants to know, Patti COLE Pierce ('52), is living in the
Assisted Living place on McMurrey and Pike. Room 212. She was thrilled by
the visits from my brother, Terry ('52) and me and I'm sure she would love
to have other Bombers visit, too.
Terry SHEGRUD's (he says classes of '53, '54 and '55) younger brother
Grover ('56) will be here for Club 40!! We saw he and his wife, Martha,
last month when we were visiting my Grandson's place in Maryland. They
drove up from North Carolina.
I guess that's pretty much it for this time.
-Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52) ~ in lovely but hot Richland
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>>From: Rex HUNT ('53)
Semt: 7/26/22
Re: To Hell in A Hand basket!
I have to agree with Pete BEAULIEU ('62)!!! The USA in particular and
the world in general are on a very slippery slope, being sabotaged at
every turn by special interest pouring snake oil to improve the ride! With
so called "woke culture" (not sure what that means) to burnt culture! Who
can say it better< Florida or Texas. as they both are creating their own
light from the burning of books. to inventing their own delusion of
rectifying wrongs to their personal Gods to destroying Natural climate to
fouling the air we breathe. Alas little do we notice, even less will it be
remembered. Just as all the warnings have thus been cast aside and
ridiculed.
-Rex HUNT ('53wb) ~ from lovely and well warmed Hanford, Calif. (giving
Hanford, Washington a race for the heat!
Where its the law we care for our pets but to hell with the Earth.
Ah, well we shall all go together when we go!
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54)
Sent: 7/25/22
Here's a "Happy Birthday!" shout out to DiAnn SCHUSTER and Ginny WEYERTS
(both :54). Have a good time and don't worry too much about being carded.
A while back someone listed some pithy sentiments about old age by well
know people, but they missed one:
"Old Age ain't for sissies" ? Bette Davis (NAB)
Sent: 7/28/22
I note on the Bomber Calendar that today is Dixie TROUT's ('54) birthday.
Here's "Happy Birthday!" to a very nice lady.
Sent: 7/31/22
An almost daily double today.
First and foremost: "Happy Birthday!" Ann ENGEL ('63).
And, last but not least: "Happy Birthday!" to the Alumni Sandstorm, we
couldn't have done it without you.
Sent: 8/2/22
At a Club 40 Annual Meeting sometime past a younger grad asked if I would
remember her in these pages. So, as Rick said to Ilsa: "Here's lookin' at
you, kid." Peggy SHANNON ('55). By the way, "Happy Birthday!"
Sent:8/3/22
The month of August rolls merrily along with two more fellow classmates
celebrating today. A "Happy Bithday!" to Sandra STURGIS and Bill SEEBERGER
(both '54). Have fun.
Sent: 8/15/22
Guess this is what you could call a "Good News ? Bad News" day in the
world of music,
On this day; Elvis died.
Also, but several years previous; John BRUNTLETT ('54) was born.
Make of those events what you will; at any rate, let's wish John a "Happy
Birthday!"
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR where, in nearby
Silverton, OR preparations are under way for the Homer Davenport
Family Festival next weekend.
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>>From: Ron HOLEMAN ('56)
Sent: 7/30/22
The Columbia High/Richland High School Club 40 alumni group needs your
help now! With the injury and absence of Ann Thompson, aka Anna May WANN
('49), we are in desperate need of someone with Intuit Quick Books
knowledge and experience to assist us in gaining access to the Club 40
financial records. Please contact me at (509) 420-9237 or holeman2
@charter.net if you can provide this help. Thank you!
Do you need information about Club 40, who we are and what we do, please
read about us on our web site, richlandclub40.org where you can get
information about us, and if you wish, can find a registration form to
join.
David "Duke" MITCHELL ('69) has decided to step down as the Chairman of
the Club 40 Scholarship Committee. This program's activity period begins
in January with the submission of forms and information to the Richland
High School Career Development Center and concludes with the presentation
of the Scholarship award to the winners in late May or early June. If you
are interested in just joining the Scholarship Committee or better yet,
stepping in to Chair the Program, please contact me for more information.
Also, as we approach this coming Fall, we are looking for individuals who
would be willing to serve as elected Officers for Club 40 beginning in
October 2022. If you are interested and willing to help the Bomber Alumni
Club 40 as President, Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer please
contact me to learn more about each of those positions.
Would you be interested and willing to serve as an elected Class
Representative? Each graduated high school class can have up to two Class
members who represent their Class and serve as a member of the Club 40
Board of Directors. The Board members, along with the elected Officers,
guide the direction and activities of Club 40. Please contact me to learn
about the Class Representative position.
Want to put your journalistic experience or interest back to use? Ask
about becoming the Editor of the Club 40 newsletter, the Dust Storm. This
publication is produced twice each year, Spring and Fall.
Lastly, want to help support the Club 40 Scholarship Program? Become a
Club 40 member, only $10.00 a year (your spouse if a Richland High School
graduate and is living in the same household is free).
-Ron HOLEMAN ('56) ~ Richland
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>>From: Darvis BERGAM Bobo ('57)
Sent: 7/12/22
There are people who would be interested in a '57 class luncheon during
Club 40. We've set up a no-host luncheon at
3 Margarita's in Richland for
Saturday, September 3 at 11:30
If you would like to attend please call or text
Sharon PANTHER Taff at 509-913-1544 or PantherCat57@gmail.com
OR
Darvis BERGAM Bobo at 623-512-6790 or Darvi@cox.net
We can stay and visit, or go wine tasting-?nothing is set up for that.
Darvis BERGAM Bobo ('57)
Sent from my iPad
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>>From: Steve CARSON (Championship Class of '58)
Sent; 7/26/22
tO: Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
Pete, loved the Chief Jo Christmas mural really good work. Also it feels
like my glass is a little less than half full. I have another take on that
story.
PESSIMIST. THE GLASS IS HALF EMPTY
OPTOMIST. THE GLASS IS HALF FULL
SALESMAN. LET'S DISCUSS THE VALUE OF ICE CUBES.
-Steve CARSON (Championship Class of '58)
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>>From: Stephanie DAWSON Janicek ('60)
Sent: 8/13/22
was so pleased to be able to view the memorial service for Tom HUNT ('60-RIP).
Even though I hardly knew anyone present, I did know a lot about Tom's
early years (we met in the 3rd grade) and the early years of his marriage
and fatherhood. At least we got to visit during a few reunions. I'm sorry
that so few of the "old neighborhood" on and around McMurray was able to
attend; I hope that they all watched it online as I did.
Rest in peace, Tommy.
-Stephanie DAWSON Janicek ('60)
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>>From: Helen CROSS Kirk ('62)
Sent: 7/27/22
I am so looking forward to attending my 60 year HS Reunion in Richland,
Sept. 9-11. I will be rooming with Nada McCOY ('62) naturally. Told her it
will be like when we had slumber parties at Jan NELSON's sister's house in
Pasco when we were in high school.
I'm at my son's in Nevada playing endless games with my 7 year old
grandson and working all his puzzles. It is fun to see him.
There is a family wedding here this week, and my other son and family were
driving out from Indiana, and the 5 year old got china virus, so they are
driving back sans swimming pools and doing only drive throughs, trying to
socially quarantine as much as they can. Sadly they have my new shoes for
the wedding for my extra wide feet, so I have to go out shoe shopping in
the am (before it gets over 100° here.). It felt like 90° at the Reno
airport at midnight last night when our delayed plane finally made it.
Wish my son here lived closer, he and Warren are already happily into a
project; they seem to work well together and spur each other on to get it
done. As the older we get truly finishing something seems harder each
time.
But we are blessed to have another day at our ages.
Will be happy to get back to the Tri-Cities and Washington state after an
absence of Three years and china virus.
Looking forward to the Reunion.
-Helen CROSS Kirk ('62) ~ at the moment contemplating taking my grandson
to a Wet and Wild water park in this 100° heat.
Sent from my iPhone
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>>From: Ray STEIN ('64)
Sent: 7/25/22
I guess I need to contribute if I want to see a Sandstorm in my inbox.
My sister Judy ('71) does a good job of getting us siblings together
each year. Here we are at Palouse Falls:
David ('61), Gerald ('66), Judy, and Ray ('64).
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Xtra/Ste/220815-Stein_Kids.jpg
Maren - send me your address.
-Ray STEIN ('64) ~ Mead, WA
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>>From: Susie DILL Atlee ('64)
Sent: 7/26/22
To: REX Hunt ('53)
Thank you for another post. Your posts never fail to put a smile on my
face. Your sense of humor is incomparable!
To: Terry DAVIS Knox ('65)
Thank you for the link to your "60 Seconds" ? I enjoyed reading about your
aspirations in the entertainment industry, as well as the fact that you
are happy living in the Tri-Cities! We still have family there and get
back to Richland occasionally. Maybe one of these years, we'll even get
the timing right to take in one of your plays!
To: Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66)
Thank you for your tireless efforts in putting together the Bomber
Memorials. I'm sure it takes quite a bit of time; and your work is
appreciated!
To: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64)
Thank you for continuing to put the Sandstorm together and posting it
online, as well as sending it out to many subscribers. Whatever would we
do without you?!
-Susie DILL Atlee ('64)
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>>From: Terry DAVIS Knox ('65)
sent: 8/15/22
Re: Doublewide Texas
Hiya!
So okay... we're doing a play at Richland Players.
And it's funny.
Opens Sept 2nd and runs three weekends.
It's about a trailer park in Texas that this old grump is
trying to get run off his property.
And I play the old grump.
And, like I said, it's really funny.
Please come for one of the evening performances, because the only
matinee I'm doing is on the 18th, the last show.
Actually, I didn't say that right. The actor doing the matinees is quite
good too. So it's up to you.
But...
He didn't go to Col-High with us, he wasn't a Bomber,
and he doesn't even know what SS is.
I'm just saying..
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Xtra/Dav/220816-Dbl_Wide.jpg
TDK '65
-Terry DAVIS Knox ('65)
Sent from my Samsung SmartPhone
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>>From: Mick HEMPHILL ('66)
Sent: 7/27/22
Good morning, Maren,
I want to wish me brudder, Tom HEMPHILL ('62), a Happy Birthday on July
31st. Keep on truckin' old man 🙂 still have more stories to share and
world problems to solve.
Love ya,
-Mick HEMPHILL ('66)
Sent from my iPhone
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>>From: Maryanne GRENINGER Merritt ('67_)
Sent:8/8/22
Almost nothing makes me happier than to see the Sandstorm in green letters
in the morning! I decided to add something in the hopes that 4 other folks
will do the same. Hearing about Richlanders makes me so pleased,
especially the nostalgia of growing up in Richland. Hello to my fellow
Harris Ave. neighbors, Jefferson students and Chief Jo kids.
Maryanne GRENINGER Merritt ('67_) from cloudy and cool Lebanon, Orego
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>>From: Karl SOEHNLEIN ('68)
Sent: 7/27/22
My Transition From French Fries To Fresh Fruit.
As many Sandstorm alumni have written about through the years, growing up
in Richland in the late '40s, '50s, '60s, and beyond was not only a special
time for us kids, but a special time in history.
One of the most memorable memories was the evening family supper, when the
shift work schedule allowed the family to all be together. It didn't
seemed to matter what the main course was to be, the process was always
the same. Mom would turn on the GE electric range and place a old number
10 coffee can full of left over oil and bacon grease on the burner to
melt. This method of cooking added flavor and calories to fried chicken,
pork chops and an occasional round steak on payday. The added fat content
was fuel for us kids. As soon as we were excused from dinner and the
dishes were done, we were back outside on our bikes or playing with the
neighborhood kids.
It seemed like as we hit our late teens and into adulthood, the fast food
generation was upon us. For the next 50+ years there was never a shortage
of pizza, cheese burgers and chicken wings. For life on the go, fast food
was a quick alternative to taking the time to fix a more healthy option.
Last month the wheels fell off the wagon. An intense stomach pain was
diagnosed as Pancreatitis. At last my grease meter was maxed out and it
was time for a serious diet change. Throughout my life I've broken bones
in both feet, my wrist, had a torn meniscus, shingles, and most recently a
fractured hip from a bicycle incident. None of these events reached the
pain level of pancreatitis. Upon my discharge from the hospital, the
doctor gave me a short but stern lecture. "Get off the burgers and fried
food, your life depends on it!!!"
My days of pizza, burgers and deep fried chicken wings have come to a
close. The transition from french fries to fresh fruit has begun.
-Karl SOEHNLEIN ('68)
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BOMBER MEMORIAL JPEGs by Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66)
Jim Schildknecht ('66-RIP) ~ 11/6/47 - 8/14/22
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