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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/01/03
ALUMNI SANDSTORM 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TODAY
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14 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick Harris ('49), Karol Brimhall ('56)
Barb Isakson ('58), Ed Borasky ('59)
John Brown, Jr. ('61), Ed Quigley ('62)
Fred Schafer ('63), Marilyn Swan ('63)
Gary Behymer ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
Ben Jacobs ('69), Diane Hartley ('72)
Elizabeth Mcallister ('78), Kim Edgar ('79)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dennis Haskins ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kim Edgar Leeming ('79)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: MaryAnn Weiland Turner ('63)
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ALUMNI SANDSTORM 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TODAY
Gary Started it!!!!!
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DATE SENT: 8/1/98
FROM: Gary Behymer (64)
TO: All Bombers
RE: Houses That Hanford Built
I believe these to be the actual cost to the
government to build each house.
Type # Year Built Cost
A 408 1943-1945 ?
B 520 1943-1945 ?
C 85 1950-1951 ?
D 8 1943-1945 $11,570
E 84 1943-1945 $ 9,535
F 250 1943-1945 $10,562
G 8 1943-1945 $ 9,220
H 250 1943-1945 $ 9,220
K 60 1950-1951 $11,768
L 44 1943-1945 $11,733
M 25 1943-1945 $12,191
Q 143 1948-1949 $12,608
R 146 1948-1949 $13,580
S 19 1948-1949 $16,049
T 5 1948 ?
U 110 1947 $ 7,941
V 340 1947 $ 9,689
Y 950 1948-1949 $ 9,704
Z 50 1948-1949 $10,755
Prefabs
1-BR 150 1944-1946 ?
2-BR 675 1944-1946 ?
3-BR 517 1944-1946 ?
Where did you live?
-Gary Behymer ('64)
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...and the Alumni Sandstorm as been going strong ever
since... 1874 issues (unconfirmed count). Thank you,
Bombers! On with today's issue... -Maren
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>>From: Dick Harris ('49)
To: Loretta Ostboe Fraser ('55)
Nice of you to ask about our trip to Norway. We
didn't go to Stavanger, nor see the undersea tunnels,
you mention. I wish we had time to do so. Perhaps we
can on the next trip!
Since we had only two weeks and my daughter and
son-in-law had never been to London, we took a couple
of days, there to start. We then flew out of Stanstead
Airport on RyanAir to Oslo, which is very reasonable
and offers frequent flights. We booked a fine hotel
near the Railroad Station in Oslo, which proved to be
very convenient to other attractions of the city,
Resistance Museum, Parks, other museums, etc.
We booked the "Norway in a Nutshell" tour, that
takes one from Oslo to Bergen. It started on the train
from Oslo to Myrdahl. We then transferred to another
special train, called Flåmsbana (a train) down
considerable elevation to Flåm, on the fjord. The train
had six braking systems on it! There, we boarded the
ferry that took us on a horseshoe shaped fjord to
Gudvangen, where we boarded a bus. The bus took us back
up a twisting by scenic road to the mainline of the
railway, again, at different town of Voss.
At this point, we boarded the mainline train on
westward to Bergen on the westerly coast. Each leg of
the Norway in a nutshell offered unique and special
scenery. Waterfalls seem to come from a myriad of
sources or out of nowhere. On one occasion on the
downhill train trip, it stopped and everyone got off to
view the waterfall. This one was of tremendous height
and breadth, as it meandered down the mountain to a
point immediately in front of us. Music was playing and
it seemed to orchestrated with the falling water. Then,
suddenly, up many hundreds of feet above, we saw a lady
in silhouette, appear from behind a rock. She did a
dance to the music background and one had to almost
pinch oneself, to realize that this scene was real.
The beauty of Norway is amazing and difficult for
an old stodgy former engineer to describe, but for any
who haven't had the privilege of visiting, we would
recommend it!
We then spent three nights in Bergen sampling many
sights of the area before renting a car to return to
the Oslo vicinity. Actually, we drove over one of
Norway's better highways, through many tunnels
(including supposedly the longest passenger tunnel in
the world). The road narrows in many places and the
speed limit is 80 km/hr. (about 48 mph) most of the
way. Don't expect many freeways in Norway! We had hoped
to go to Stavanger, but to make time, we were warned
that that isn't the way to go; so, we didn't. However,
the way we went was very scenic. We obviously were very
lucky with the weather, encountering no rain the whole
two weeks, except for a short shower in London, and
what would London be without some rain!
We visited the small city of Skien, south and a bit
west of Oslo. Since it was the birthplace of my wife's
grandparents, it meant much to her to visit this area.
We didn't have time to take the 18 lock trip on the
Telemark Canal from Skien, so we opted for a shorter
trip through one lockage and down the river and
eventually into the fjord and return. We found a
delightful new hotel in the Best Western chain, right
on the water that was most convenient. Our dentist's
uncle and aunt greeted us in their jewelry shop and on
my inquiry took me to meet a local Rotarian, their
friend the town photographer. Although very busy, since
his daughter was on holiday and he was holding forth
alone, he shut the place down and insisted on taking me
to see where his Rotary Club meets, the following
evening. He wanted to make sure I knew where it me, as
he would not be attending that evening. So, I attended
the local Rotary club meeting, which turned out to be a
combining of the three local club in the summer, as
many are on holiday.
The twin-spired church (the Lutheran faith, what
else) in Skien is a special attraction and accounted
for many of my photographs.
After three nights in the hotel, we motored
northwest to Oslo, turned-in the car and boarded the
train for Stockholm and Sweden. The trip is beautiful,
but not as spectacular as Norway. The hills are all
green and lush, but you don't see the tremendous
changes in elevation and you see lots and lots of
agriculture!
Stockholm is built on an archipelago of 14 islands,
connected by 54 bridges, as I remember it. There is
lots to see and experience and we experienced much in
the way of museums, parks, water tours, bus tours,
etc., and lots of convenient walking! Gamla Stan, or
Stockholm's "Old Town," is vibrant with hundreds of
shops with typical tourist shopping for crystal, etc.
I noticed the carry-on luggage seemed to increase in
weight about this time. A special Rotarian friend, a
Past District Governor from Uppsala, picked up Bonnie
and me for the day on a Sunday. She drove us to
Uppsala, her city, where we were shown some of the
city's sights. We visited the Lutheran Cathedral, the
State Church of Sweden, which is a magnificent piece of
architecture in the Gothic style. We visited a number
of historical sights, including ancient mounds, some
of which have had archeological diggings, revealing
centuries old relics. We drove through much of
Uppsala's very old University and saw the surgical
teaching laboratory, that is very, very old. They
couldn't use normal cadaver for teaching purposes,
but were allowed to utilize the bodies of deceased
prisoners. Uppsala University Hospital has had great
success in research and treatment of various forms of
dementia and particularly, Alzheimer's Disease, which
is of particular interest to both Bonnie and me,
because of family members lost from this dreaded
disease. So, that was most interesting for us! We had
lunch in a wonderful little restaurant in a city park.
Our friend, Burgitta's, Rotary District includes a
portion of Russia, in addition to her part of Sweden.
I first met her in San Antonio at an International
Convention a couple of years ago, at a meeting on
Rotary in Russia. Her district includes Moscow, in
addition to the smaller city of Troitsk, where
Wenatchee Rotary has an ongoing matched club
relationship. So, I have worked with her and her
Rotarians on several projects.
We had planned to take the train back to Stockholm,
but she insisted on taking us to the smaller city,
south of Stockholm, where we had planned to meet our
family at a hotel, and be ready to board RyanAir for
London the next day! Once again, I recommend that every
family have at least one airline employee in it. The
upgrade to business class both ways across the Atlantic
for the five of us was most welcome!
Again, nice of you to comment on our trip to Norway
and I'm ready to go again!
-Dick Harris ('49)
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>>From: Karol Brimhall Smith ('56)
With this HOT weather and the comments bemoaning
the loss of George Prout Swimming Pool, I wonder if
anyone else remembers the old (really old) pool that
was in Howard Amon Park. When you wanted to cool off,
all you had to do was to go take a dip in that pool.
The water was chlorinated but unheated, and came right
out of the Columbia. And it was cold! I remember being
so pleased when I was about 8 and taught myself how to
do the dead man's float. That was in the real olden
days.
-Karol Brimhall Smith ('56)
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>>From: Barbara Isakson Rau ('58)
Class of '58 Luncheon is this Sunday, August 3rd
at 1:00 at the West Richland Golf Course. Were is the
summer going!
Bring your papers and money and picture for the
Reunion if you would like to get that done then too.
Bomber Cheers
-Barbara Isakson Rau ('58)
P.S. I have to Thank Carol Rose and now Judy
Rollison Anderson for the reminder calls, Not
doing this all by myself, Glen! Thank You for
your Thank You's
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>>From: Ed Borasky ('59)
Re: Krispy Kremes Suck
A Krispy Kremes just opened in Clackamas. Last
night, my boss happened to be over there and went
through the line to get two boxes, which he brought
to work today. Well ... I ate one. They truly suck;
maybe they're better warm, but then, so are other
donuts.
Spudnuts Rule!!
-Ed Borasky ('59)
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>>From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: In Pursuit of excellence
To Ray Stein ('64)
Reading (via Jim House's ('63) well-crafted
expository prose) of your latest efforts to stay in
shape (for dancing?.. why not?), I was reminded of my
first impressions of your athletic skills, publicly
exhibited. You were 8, & the youngest player in the
HAMTC franchise. I don't remember if you ever got a
hit, but I do recall our coach Dale Currie, encouraging
you to develop a crouching style while batting; & you
got on base a lot! You were definitely his 'pinch
hitter of choice' whenever we were up against one of
those guys who 'hurled' the ball real fast, without a
great deal of fine control- Danny Klepper & Jim Green
come to mind. (Doyle Ehl, on the other hand, had pretty
good control, even at 11... hey, he was a Pitcher!)
Guess I missed your glory years at Col-Hi, & beyond;
but the glimmer was there, even at age 8. Keep it up,
buddy!
To: Jim House ('63)
It's true- no "Hasty Tasty" midnight greaseball
burgers, no Harry's Meatball Emporium, no Aggie's Hook
& Ladder... sigh. Burgermaster's hangin' in there,
over in U Village, though... & if they ever 'daylight'
Ravenna Creek (which runs under the parking lot) I'd
show up to eat there, every Autumn, when the salmon are
running. (Can you imagine a better shopping draw than
"Come on down & watch the silvers comin' home, while
the wife shops at Anthropologie!.." (or one of those
other places that sells clothes imported from countries
that didn't exist in the days before paved-over salmon
streams). Yeah, I'd go- just to watch... You know, the
view of Home from, say, the North Pole, really alters
one's perspective- everywhere is South (calling to
mind that old spiritual "In Christ there is No East
or West"). Good luck moving the house, Jim! Maybe
some new NASAns will be doing some shopping in your
neighborhood.
(Wow!.. thinking about Hamtec took me back to one
of Mr. Currie's conundrums-- he had 2 candidates for
2nd base- me & Craig Guse ('61RIP)- both lefties, with
birthdays 2 days apart! Talk about Nature imitating
Real Life!) ^..^
-JHBrowne, Jr. ('61) ~ Vashon Island, WA
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>>From: Ed Quigley ('62)
To Ruth Headrick Keeley ('77)
Ruth,
If you can locate someone who knows either Jimmy
Smith ('59) or Vicki Smith ('63)... there's probably a
picture there, of the station 'from about '62 - '65,
when Jimmy owned that station! Good luck, as I've been
looking for either of them for the last year or two...
-Ed Quigley ('62)
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>>From: Fred Schafer ('63)
Happy 39th Birthday, Ann... hope you have at least
39 more. You are the wind beneath my wings. I am taking
you to dinner tonight at 7pm... not McDonalds this year.
-Fred Schafer ('63)
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>>From: Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
To: Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
Re: Assisted Living
Anita,
I know we have mentioned our aging parents in our
personal emails recently. So hope this little bit of
comfort will help you. I know how you are feeling, it
is especially hard for those of us who do not live in
the same area that they do. It is very hard for them at
first, as it would be for any of us to "be put out of
our comfort zones" so to say. My mom has been in
assisted living at Tri-Cities Retirement Inn in Pasco
now for about 9 months. At first she was very unhappy
& found something wrong with everything there, but as
time has progressed she is very content, has made new
friends & really feels at home there. I hope that as
time goes by your dad will decide he likes it there at
Alterra. Most of these assisted living homes offer all
kinds of day trips & activities, it is just finding
some way to stir their interest in them. He may get
acquainted with some new friends or even reacquainted
with of the people that he once worked with. And my
goodness, 90 years old & still in relatively good
health, that's great! Hope that there are others who
can share some of their information with you to help
alleviate some of your anxiety about this. It is hard
and so many of us are having to be almost "parents" to
our parents. So you are not alone by any means!
-Marilyn Swan Beddo ('63)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Any of you 'older' basketball players remember Darrel
Olson? WSU 1963? He played basketball for U of Idaho,
Lewis & Clark State College & WSU (Harshman).
He stopped by the office today.
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ Happy in downtown Colfax, WA
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Classes of the '40s, '50s, and '60s
Do you remember the Dick and Jane books that we
learned to read in? I was in Wal*Mart tonight, and
they had the complete series in one big book, was only
$9.95, so had to buy it! Couldn't resist showing
my grand kids how I learned to read!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - we had a
horrible thunder, rain, and lightning storm this
afternoon---along with 99°,,,felt like we were in
a sauna! Parts of town were without power for over
5 hours... mine stayed on, thank goodness, too hot
and muggy to be without air conditioning! They are
predicting another lightning/thunder storm for
tonight! At least we are below triple digits...
had 15 straight days of over 100° weather!!!
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>>From: Ben Jacobs ('69)
Re: Richland National Little League All-Stars
Congratulations to the Richland National League
All-Stars who won the Washington State Championship
(for 12 year olds) last Saturday in Woodinville. They
are the first Richland little league team to ever win
the state championship. They are now known as the
Washington State team and will play in the regionals
at San Bernardino starting Sunday, August 3 at 9:30am
against Alaska. They are in pool play and will be
playing for about 10 days with the winner going to the
world series in Williamsport, PA. In order to get to
state they had to win a 22 team district tournament in
Naches, and then won the 10 team state coming thru the
losers bracket. They are only the fourth Richland
National team to go to state. All of the boys on the
team will be 7th graders at Carmichael and will attend
Richland High.
-Ben Jacobs ('69)
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>>From: Diane Hartley ('72)
To: Vicki Owens ('72)
Hi Vicki,
This is a late note but I did not have any way
of getting a hold of you. I am so sorry about your
mother's death, and just wanted to let you know you
and your family are in my thoughts, Hope all is going
ok for you. I saw the 4-sale sign on the house... I
hope everything works out for the best.
-Diane Hartley ('72)
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>>From: Elizabeth Mcallister Loosmore ('78)
To: Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
It is so hard to go though this with your father, I
know and there is no simple answer. My father wanted to
go home until the day he died, he always said that he
wanted to go home to 1108 Elm. When he did pass away
all I could think of was that he was finally home. He
hated where he was. Your father is lucky to be in such
a nice place, nursing homes are a very hard thing for
the children to deal with.
My mother on the other hand is very happy where she
is. I wonder if your father would or does get into the
activities that are offered, there are a lot of things
to do every day... It is so hard to give up all you
worked for all your life... and that is where he is
right now... I guess all you can do is remind him that
the house is just too big for just him and he needs to
be somewhere that he can get help if he needs things.
A lot of the people are just fine at Altera... there is
just one hall that has people that need more help... I
wish I could tell you something that would help. It
WILL more than likely take him quite a while until he
accepts his new home, so all you can do is be patient
and it is so very, very hard. Good luck.
-Elizabeth Mcallister Loosmore ('78)
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>>From: Kim Edgar Leeming ('79)
Re: Medical Information & Insurance Co.
I knew Auto Insurance companies shared information
regarding claims, then about six months ago I found out
that they also share information on claims regarding
homes. You could buy a home and end up paying high
premiums because of prior claims from the previous
homeowner, i.e.; water damage.
Last night I was watching King5 news [Seattle] and
found out that the Insurance Companies also share
medical information. If you'd like to know what's in
your file, you can go to their website: http://www.mib.com/
It was recommended on the news to check it, the report
may have outdated information that can result in denial
of disability or life insurance. If the information is
incorrect, supposedly, your Doctor can write a letter
stating you no longer have a certain condition and are
healed and request it be taken off, i.e.: neck injury.
Why doesn't this surprise me?
Bomber Cheers!
-Kim Edgar Leeming ('79)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/02/03
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19 Bombers, 1 Colt, and 1 NAB sent stuff:
Kay Weir ('37 Colt), Dick McCoy ('45)
Bob Harman ('51), Marilyn DeVine ('52)
Millie Finch ('54), Wynell Williams ('55)
Dwain Mefford ('56), Tom Hughes ('56)
Lola Heidlebaugh ('60), Helen Cross ('62)
Anita Cleaver ('63), Leoma Coles (63)
Sharon McDermott ('63), Dennis Hammer ('64)
Ray Stein ('64), Susan Baker ('64)
Patty de la Bretonne ('65), Stu Osborn ('71)
Jo Heidlebaugh ('74), Rachaël Rudd ('77)
Monty Gregg (NAB - Not A Bomber)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dennis Strege ('71)
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>>From: Kay Weir Fishback ('37 Colt)
Re: The house we didn't ever live in
The first house I lived in in Richland was the farm
house my parents bought when they moved to Washington.
It's too long and involved how they decided to do that.
But anyway they bought a fruit farm. When the Hanford
project came along the government bought everybody
out... forced sale. People got less than the value of
one year's crop for the farms. My folks were getting
older and didn't fancy starting over so my dad went to
work at Hanford and they rented their own house back.
My husband, Les ('34), and I had just gotten
married when Pearl Harbor came along and though he
was a farmer he got drafted. He owned a farm and was
building a house {on what is now Saint Street) but we
never got to live in it. When the war was over we
planned to buy another farm but in the meantime land
prices had gone up so much he decided to go to work at
Hanford while we looked for a farm. Land continued to
go up and up and he got several promotions and we ended
up staying right here.
-Kay Weir Fishback ('37 Colt)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
To: Sandstorm ('43. '98)
Happy b'day, First life, 60 years
Second life, 5 yrs.
Maren, you are the greatest.
To: Dick Harris ('49)
When next we meet, we can discuss our Norway trips.
To: Karol Brimhall Smith ('56)
Didn't you have a sis graduated in '45 or '46?
Dorothy? My mind is slipping, needs recapping. I
remember the old pool very well, in fact I intend to
mention it in the DustStorm next spring. Yes, it was
a bit cold, but I don't remember the chlorine.
-Dick McCoy, from the Tin Can Class of '45
Finally, cooler weather in good ol Camano Island, WA
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[Picture of the old, old pool]
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>>From: Bob Harman ('51)
To: Karol Brimhall Smith ('56)
Yes, I remember the small pool at Howard Amon park.
I remember waiting in line to get in and, I think, each
session lasted for only one hour. One thing I recall is
that it was at that pool where I had my swim trunks go
down to my knees when I dived in to the water! How
embarrassing!
Picture of the old, old pool
Another subject, Karol. I am assuming you are the
sister of Pat ('51) and Beverly Brimhall, and I would
love to know what has become of both of them. Pat was a
classmate of mine and Bev worked with my brother-in-law
at AEC. Both were really nice gals.
-Bob Harman ('51)
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>>From: Marilyn "Em" DeVine Dow ('52)
Re: A "hot weather" story
We were living in a tiny 1 bedroom prefab (we
called it our "doll house") on Swift Blvd. Keri and Ray
were asleep on their bunks in the bedroom, Sandra was
in her crib in the living room. I went outside to
sit on our porch step and enjoy the night sounds...
crickets, bigger kids calling to each other around the
neighborhood, the occasional dog barking... and after
a little while, I began to feel chilly so I went inside
to get a sweater.
It was August, 1960, about 9:20 in the evening.
When I went inside for the sweater, I heard the radio
announcer say, "It's 106 degrees out." Wow! I wondered
how hot it was in the house for me to feel cool in 106
degrees outside! I still wonder! I'm just grateful my
children's brains didn't get cooked!
To: The moaners and groaners
Re: the new pool
I've heard it said (didn't BELIEVE it until I'd
heard it about 7 times) that the reason the new pool
is so small is because the OLDSTERS around here keep
voting down anything that will raise their taxes. Can
this be true? No!! People of Bomberville don't put
themselves before the common good. Or do they? Are they
forgetting it's THEIR children, grandchildren and
great-grands that will be getting the benefit of a
large "oasis" style water facility like the one in
Moses Lake? I am disappointed by the new pool. Maybe
it's not so bad---maybe it isn't as small as it looks
from Swift, just driving by. I don't know: I haven't
taken my grandchildren to it, yet.
-Marilyn "Em" DeVine Dow ('52) ~ in hot, hot Richland
and loving it most of the time.
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>>From: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
Re: CONGRATULATIONS!!
TO: Gary and Maren
Thanks so much for the efforts to have this
Sandstorm available each day. I know it must be an
awesome job and I for one really appreciate it. Thanks
again and will see you at Club 40 and catch up on my
dues and to share some #1great-grandson pics! Good job
you two,
To: Karol Brimhall Smith ('56)
You are showing our ages, Karol. I remember the
little wading pool in Howard Amon Park and how much fun
that was. Boy is that a long time ago!!!!
To: Dick Grabner and family
My heart was saddened today at the passing of
another of our classmates, Dick's wife Rosalie Geier
Grabner. Dick I hope you and your family know how much
we loved her and our hearts ache for you. We are here
for you.
Next time:
-Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
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>>From: Wynell Williams Fishburne ('55)
To: Dick Harris ('49) and Loretta Ostboe Fraser ('55)
I enjoyed reading about your trips to Norway as I
spent 2 weeks in Norway about 10 years ago and went to
most of the places you mentioned and I agree, it is a
beautiful country. We did visit the Stavanger area as I
had friends living in Byrne so it was especially fun
having them take us around. Thanks for the memories!
-Wynell Williams Fishburne ('55)
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>>From: Dwain Mefford ('56)
To: Karol Brimhall Smith ('56)
I remember the old swimming pool very well. What
I remember most is that it was so crowded that they
limited the amount of time you could be in the pool. On
hot days you would wait in line to get in longer than
you were allowed in the pool. But it was worth it.
-Dwain Mefford ('56)
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[Picture of the old, old pool]
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>>From: Tom Hughes ('56)
Re: Pools ~ Picture of the old, old pool
To: Karol Brimhall Smith ('56)
I remember the pool in the park very well. Not only
was it cold but it was so small that the kids had to
use it in shifts. At least when they replaced it they
made it big enough to take care of all of the kids that
wanted to use it. I always had a season pass so any
time there was nothing else to occupy my time I would
throw on the trunks and head for the "Big Pool". After
running through the cold water shower coming out of the
dressing room I would run and leap into the 5'. If they
had just changed the water in the pool the water would
be so cold that I would go lay on the cement at the
deep end to warm up. After I had gone through the cycle
of jumping in to get cooled off and laying in the sun
to warm up several times I would head to the low board
for some dives and then to the high board and then back
to the sun. So many of the friends that I made over the
years were made right there at the deep end of the "Big
Pool". Friends like Doyle Hankins, Dick Oakes ('57),
David Gordon ('55), Vonnie Reed (9'60), Penny Pleiss,
Betty Benoliel, and many, many more. It is sad to see
that gone. I know the kids of Richland miss it and all
it had to offer.
-Tom Hughes ('56)
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>>From: Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60) and Jo Heidlebaugh ('74)
Re: Portland/Vancouver Bomber 2003 PICNIC
All Bombers & Spouses are welcome!
DATE: Sunday, August 3, 2003
VISIT TIME: 10:00 a.m.
COOKING AT: 12:00 Noon
WHERE: Battle Ground Lake State Park
NOTE: $5 parking fee per car
DIRECTIONS: http://maps.msn.com
FOOD: Please bring a side dish - hamburgers, hot dogs,
beverages & paper goods will be provided.
Bring your annuals and your memories.
-Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60) and Jo Heidlebaugh ('74)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Greetings from Grand Mesa Methodist Youth Camp in
western Colorado!!
Well, I'm almost there, soaring Blood Pressure has
forced me to come down out of the l0,000' elevation
to consult my dOCTOR via telephone, but armed with more
BP medicine, I'm ready to go back up. The camp is in a
lovely alpine area with lots of pine trees, a small
lovely lake and complete with wild fires. Our first
week at camp has been quite an experience. We don't get
to interact with the kids much being cooks, just food,
and each other, and the directors.
But I think we've finally found a supplier who
might help, as I'm tired of ordering things, and being
told when they get there, oh, we couldn't get this...
We will develop a manual for them and leave it for
them, as this is ridiculous, no menus, no nothing. Now
I'll know how to cook for 65-125!!
To: Jake Tate ('66WB)
Tell Terry ('62) hello from me. He and I were in a
junior high group of a foursome that used to go on our
first dates together!!
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
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>>From: Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
Re: My Dad
I want to thank everyone that responded to my email
re: my dad. I was overwhelmed with the responses and it
was good to know that I'm not alone. I received a lot a
of words of encouragement and I sure appreciated it. I
spoke to a couple of people that have lived there for
over two years and they said it takes awhile to get
used to Alterra and then it's really quite nice. That
seems to be what I heard most from everyone via
Sandstorm, too. Thanks people!
-Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
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>>From: Leoma Coles ('63)
Happy Birthday Ann Engel Schafer ('63)... it was so
fun seeing you at the class reunion this year... take
care til we meet again!
-Leoma Coles ('63)
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>>From: Sharon McDermott Bruce ('63)
Re: Krispie Kremes
Since the subject of Krispie Kremes is up again, I
want to say the only ones I like are the Devils food
glazed. I do like those but they can keep the others..
-Sharon McDermott Bruce ('63) ~ In hot and sunny
San Antonio, TX
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>>From: Dennis Hammer ('64)
To: Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
Re: Assisted Living
I wish that there was something I could say that
would help. I wish someone could help me. Moved my
mother into assisted living about a year and a half
after father died. They had retired to Walla Walla.
Just a small house and so almost all of her furniture
was able to fit in the new place. At first the place
was OK, but she didn't like the food. She is a health
food nut, I mean a health food NUT, I mean a HEALTH
FOOD NUT. Then after two or three months she got
better, and we thought we had moved her too early. Then
they reduced the charges because she needed less care.
To do that, paperwork had to be filled out showing her
medications etc. She thought they were snooping.
As time went on she became convinced that they had
her room bugged, was drugging and/or poisoning her
food. She lost her social security card and was
convinced they were going to try to steal her money. I
could go on. When they shut down the cafeteria to put
in a "juice bar" she wanted to move because they were
going to serve liquor. No matter what I would say or do
there was/is no way to convince her these things are
not true. After the bar thing I moved her to a motel
for a week until could get her an apartment. She is
doing reasonably well for the last four years but still
calls the place she lived "that hell-hole." She is 89.
What really worries me is that if she ever again
needs assisted living or a nursing home; I know that it
will be the same thing all over again. If I have to go
through that again for very long, especially the last
couple of months, I will need assisted living in a
place with rubber walls.
Re: Traffic Circles
For some reason they seem to have a thing for
traffic circles lately. They are talking about building
several of them in the Tri-City area. I hope they get
it out of their system soon, then maybe we can spend
even more money to remove that abomination at the end
of Lee street. I guess it was something that looks good
in the architect's drawing.
To: Maren
Re: Picture of the old, old pool
I have been saving this picture from the May 12,
2002 Tri-City Herald for when someone mentioned this
pool. Karol Brimhall Smith ('56) finally brought it up,
so I will send it to you. I will leave it to you figure
out how to present it.
-Dennis Hammer ('64)
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>>From: Ray Stein ('64)
Re: 5th Anniversary for Alumni Sandstorm!
Has it been that long! We sure have run the gamut
of topics and made connections with Bombers everywhere.
My mornings on-line with the always on-time Sandstorm
couldn't be better. Or said in another way:
"Maren, if on, sit I, et. al., never ever even late - i) T'is no finer A.M."
When my teenage adversary for computer time asks
why I read that 'thing' every day, I say:
"No Sandstorm rots DNA, son"
LOL
Y'ar lap-top spot pal, Ray
P.S. My check and I will see you before August fades.
-Ray Stein ('64)
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>>From: Susan Baker Hoover ('64)
This is just a piece of info for all of you who
like to travel. Dick Harris ('49) mentioned that they
had flown out of Stanstead Airport on Ryanair. My
daughter lives just a few miles from that airport. It
is located just South of Cambridge and very accessible
from London by train. Ryanair is very reasonable. We
flew from Lutton on Ryanair to Amsterdam for about $25
round trip. It is a no-frills flight which means you
are charged for snacks and drinks, but for a one or two
hour flight, who cares.
Dick, thank you for telling us about your trip.
Such reporting gives the rest of us encouragement and
ideas to get out there and explore. One question: Did
you or a travel agent book your Ryanair flight ahead of
time or did you have to book it once you got to London?
-Susan Baker Hoover ('64)
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
To: Gary Behymer ('64)
Which letter of the alphabet is a pre-cut? Every
few years somebody tells me but I can't seem to hold it
in my mind. We moved from a pre-fab down the street on
McPherson to a new pre-cut in 1948 when I was 1.
-Patty de la Bretonne '65 in Seattle
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[Pre-cuts are "U" (2 bedroom) and "V" (3 bedroom).
See a sketch of all the houses at:
Hanford.Houses.tripod.com/ -Maren]
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>>From: Stu Osborn ('71)
Re: Larry Chafin ('71) ~ 4/27/52 - 7/5/03
Below is my Guest book entry left on the Einan's
Funeral Home web site for the Chafin family as they
continue to morn the loss of their "Big Dog" Chafin,
one of the funniest and most respected classmates
anyone could hope to have. [I hadn't talked to Larry
for some 32 years since graduation but when I learned
of his passing on this forum from Vic Marshall ('71),
it left me feeling very, very empty... Many prayers go
out for his widow, children and family in their time
of loss.]
"Larry was a respected classmate of mine. He was
bigger and stronger than most of us and he
demonstrated that physical superiority against
his Football and Baseball opponents as a Richland
Bomber, class of 1971. Not only did I respect him
for his athletic prowess while we attended Columbia
High School together but I was flattered when he
actually noticed my developing off-road motorcycle
riding skills asking me at school about how my
races went. (He was never too much of a big shot
to talk to us "little people".) I'll always
remember him as a good guy that we were all glad
who was for us and not against us. We'll miss you
Larry. May God bless you and keep you. Your friend,
Stu Osborn."
Larry's funeral notice is incorrect when it lists the
URL of Einan's web site with a hyphen (-). Here's the
corrected one: http://www.einansfuneralhome.com
-Stu Osborn ('71)
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>>From: Rachaël Rudd ('77)
Re: Searching for Tara
Does anyone know what has become of Tara O'Bryan
class of '76?????? She was a small & smart and very
trendy! She and I were very close in high school and
would love to catch up...
-Rachaël Rudd ('77)
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>>From: Monty Gregg (spouse)
Re: Insurance
One of your classmates was talking about insurance
and seem to be a little upset so since I'm only a
spouse of one of your alumni I thought I could say a
couple of things and not be on trouble. I'm the better
half *GRIN* of Millie Finch Gregg ('54) and we have
had Pemco since '77 and I might add we have all our
insurance with them, home owners and auto(3) and are
very pleased. In fact we had a letter inserted in one
of their mailings explaining that Pemco does not use
one's credit report to evaluate their acceptance for
a policy. We have had several claims from them,
including water damage, with no hassle and prompt
payment. Check them out.
-Monty Gregg (SHS '49) That's a school in Texas *GRIN*
Stanton, TX, home of 3000 friendly people and
(a few old sore heads), That really is on a sign
coming in to town.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/03/03
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8 Bombers, 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Jim Jensen ('50), Tom Hughes ('56)
Mary Ray ('61), John Adkins ('62)
Jim Hamilton ('63), Karma King ('64)
Betti Avant ('69), Dennis Strege ('71)
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TODAY: Portland/Vancouver Picnic
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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BOMBERS' ANNIVERSARY TODAY:
George Horne, aka George Zielinski ('65)
& Debra Anne Crane Horne ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY TODAY: 08/03 Larry Noble ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Yesterday: 08/02 Dick Staley ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Yesterday: 08/02 Earl Hall ('70)
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>>From: Jim Jensen ('50)
Fifth Anniversary!!!!! Congratulations Maren and
Gary. You fill an enormous void in the lives of the
Bombers who yearn for what were indeed kinder and
gentler days. I'm amazed at the information resources
you have amassed and share with those of us having a
memory itch to scratch. Great work! Thank you...
Re: Pools
Seeing the pictures of the "old pool" was great.
The people I ran around with called it "the park pool."
The "new pool" was the one just down the hill from the
high school. Is that still there?
[You call it the "new pool"... others call it
the "Big Pool"... the new pool/big pool has
been REPLACED with a much smaller pool. -Maren]
Re: Lewis and Clark
I first saw the dugout (boat? canoe?) just a short
distance from the parking lot entrance at Lewis & Clark
Grade School in 1945. Someone, I believe it may have
been Don Fisher ('50) or his brother Jack (who attended
the school), told me the dugout had actually belonged
to the Lewis and Clark expedition. It was mounted on
top of some cross members (wood? concrete?). It was
badly weathered, but still offered a clear picture of
its original shape, length, etc. Does anyone recall
seeing it or has my memory failed me?
Re: The 8/2 entry by Marilyn DeVine Dow ('52)
For the life of me, Marilyn, I can't picture you
in a one-bedroom prefab. Didn't your family live in a
ranch house back around '49-'50? You, Sharleen ('50RIP),
Marilyn MacLeod ('50), the Coles, Art Martin ('50),
a few others (and I) got together several Sunday
afternoons and danced on the neat tile floors in the
living room of one such ranch house. Did that one
belong to your family? It's great that you folks are
still living in Richland. Wish my family was.
-Jim Jensen ('50)
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>>From: Tom Hughes ('56)
Re: The Big Pool
I was talking about the Big Pool with my Mom.
She commented that "Yeh, you were a real stud" and
proceeded to pull out this picture of me ready to head
for the pool. Kind of brought me back to reality.
-Tom Hughes ('56)
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>>From: Mary Ray Henslee ('61)
Re: Houses That Hanford Built
I am not as surprised by how little the government
spent on our houses as I am by how little space they
gauged we needed to live comfortably. I was shocked
when I learned the size of our "R" house. Only 1300 sq.
ft. How ever did we survive? It never seemed that small
to me at the time, but then again I didn't spend very
much time in the house growing up. I was always out
running those safe streets. I also didn't have a truck
load of toys to clutter my room. Jacks, jump ropes,
comic books, marbles, and a doll or two don't take up
that much space.
Times and people have certainly changed, including
us. My first home was 1500 sq. ft. and it seemed
unbearably small after the birth of my second child.
Progressed to 2600 sq. ft. and managed through the
years to fill all closets. I have garage sales from
time to time to get rid of stuff, but then I take the
money and go buy more stuff. Forced into a smaller
place, I now pay for storage because I am not willing
to give up any of my stuff. It must have been simpler
parents, simpler times, and not knowing the difference
that made us happy and content with what little we had.
Wish we could still be that way.
-Mary Ray Henslee ('61)
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NOTE about John Adkins' entry:
This arrived with a BUNCH of weird characters...
I *think* I've got them all converted to the character
that John INTENDED, but if not, IT AIN'T MY FAULT. -Maren]
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>>From: John Adkins ('62)
Re: The new George Prout Pool
I suppose it was inevitable that the blame for the
new little pool would fall to Richland voters. If you
consider that, for a moment, you will recognize it is
something of a fallacy, though it is true the Richland
voters turned down what we considered an outrageously
hi bond issue.
The City then replaced the old George Prout pool
with a mini pool, for what was referred to as funding
purposes.
Of course they were not "funding challenged" when
they put in that "beautiful? traffic circle on Lee
Blvd, and closed that access to Howard Amon Park, or
built that "lovely new swimming ramp? (oh sorry boat
dock) near the "Hanford house?.
-John Adkins "62 ~ It's finally cooling off in Richland
and Aug 3rd is "baby daughter Lori's Wedding Day.
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
A lot of us thought we knew Jim House ('63), the
conscience of all Bombers near and far. At our last
reunion, many of the Gold Medal Class of '63, were
shocked, SHOCKED, when Jim came out of the closet as a
"Hooposexual". It seems that Jim only played basketball
as a way to meet Chicks, when we all thought he was
shooting baby hooks at 10:00pm so he could avoid them.
Few people know of Jim's work with Big Brothers,
and his mentoring of young men. I am attaching a
picture of Jim and his current charge,
a young man of 12 or 13 by appearance. I'm certain that
under Jim's tutelage, shooting an occasional basket and
sharing his yarns about the Corps, Alaska, Houston and
things Weihermiller, the boy will turn out pretty alright.
He just makes us all so dang proud. Of course he
doesn't call when he's in town, but we can deal with
it and not get petty or small.
jimbeaux
p.s. In Kirkland, where last week I was about ready
to book myself a trip back to Camp Eagle to cool off.
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Karma King Yourdan ('64)
Re: Gary Behymer's ('64) house list
Hi Gary:
I noticed that you didn't have the price of a "B"
house on the list. I know that when they sold the
houses, my folks paid $10,000.00 for ours. It was a
little more expensive, because this part of Thayer
was considered a prime location. I have the original
receipt.
Also, I want to wish the Alumni Sandstorm and you
a very happy birthday! Great job you and Maren are
doing. It is really appreciated.
-Karma King Yourdan ('64)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: happy anniversary
Congratulations to the Alumni Sandstorm on your 5th
anniversary. May there many, many more in the years to
come. Once I found the sight I have been "hooked" ever
since. Keep up the good work to all involved with it.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Goodland, KS - where it is
supposed to "cool off" today (the 90's if we are lucky)
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>>From: Dennis Strege ('71)
Happy Birthday (August 2) to Earl Hall ('70) and
Dick Staley ('69).
-Dennis Strege ('71)
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Funeral Notice scanned from the TCHerald
by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Arlene Davis Steinauer (62) ~ 5/19/44 - 7/30/03
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/04/03
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12 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick Harris ('49), Don Fisher ('50)
Karol Brimhall ('56), Gus Keeney ('57)
Paul Ratsch ('58), Norm Bell ('61)
Pam Swain ('61), Gary Behymer ('64)
David Rivers ('65), Marcia Wade ('67)
Pam Ehinger ('67), Tami Schuchart ('68)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Roger Fishback ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Heildebaugh ('65)
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>>From: Dick Harris ('49)
To: Susan Baker Hoover ('64)
Re: Flying Out of London
Susan:
Thanks for your note. We booked our flights on
RyanAir out of Stansted Airport to Oslo, after we had
arrived in London. We did this because we were flying
standby to London and didn't know when we would arrive,
necessarily. In addition, we wanted to spend some time
in London, since our daughter and her husband had never
been there before. So, we paid more than otherwise for
not having booked earlier, but it was very reasonable
for five of us. One can buy their tickets on the train
to Stansted at any rail station and there are several
at Tube Stations (London Subway) around the city. We
grabbed the train from the Rail Station, adjacent to
Liverpool Station (on the Tube) out to Stansted
Airport. The webpage for RyanAir is: www.ryanair.com/
Our tickets from Stockholm to London on returning
were cheaper, even if it involved longer flights. That
is because we knew ahead of time when we would be
returning and purchased the flights online in Norway
several days, ahead. They had flights to Oslo from
London, for only $40, if one had booked them early
enough.
Last year, we flew from London to Spain on EasyJet.
They fly out of Luton Airport, just north of London and
that is accessed by rail out of Kings Cross Station on
the Tube. The railway station is about a block from the
Tube Station. We booked ahead of time and booked from
the States online at: www.easyjet.com/
For others traveling out of London, these no frill
airlines generally fly out of and land at smaller
airports and avoid high landing fees, charged by the
larger airport. This, not serving regular airline meals
(you purchase what you want to eat and drink),
generally flying only one type of aircraft, and other
efficiencies, allow them to offer very attractive fares
at convenient times and frequent flight schedules. So,
adventure out there and enjoy! We found it very easy to
communicate and travel in Norway and Sweden, by air,
auto, bus, and train!
Regards,
-Dick Harris ('49)
PS. Dick McCoy: You'll have my ear at Club 40 in Sept.
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>>From: Don Fisher ('50)
Re: Canoe at Lewis and Clark School
To: Jim Jensen ('50)
Yes, I do remember that big wooden canoe at the old
Lewis and Clark Grade School. It was quite the relic. I
think the government gave it to the Indians because it
was one of their historical pieces and they claimed it
as theirs. Since my memory is as bad as yours, I am
still trying to remember if the boat (canoe) was put
into the Columbia River and the Indians went down
stream with it.
To: Karma King Yourdan ('64)
When I bought my "B" house in 1958, I paid $7,400.
This was after they government had deducted the price
of "improvements" from the original asking price.
"Improvements" could be lawn, trees, clothes lines,
anything the government had not furnished. Ours is no
longer a duplex as we converted it into a one family
home which is a bit big for our needs now. But for what
they are selling for now, I know I'm staying in it.
-Don Fisher ('50)
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>>From: Karol Brimhall Smith ('56)
Thanks so much for the picture of the Old Pool, map
of the park, etc. It was great to be able to share the
memories from readers who responded, such as classmates
Tom Hughes ('56) and Dwain Mefford ('56). I think I
have Lewis & Clark photos of us in 2nd grade, Dwain. I
talked to your brother Jim ('54) at last year's Club 40
Reunion.
To: Dick McCoy ('45) and Bob Harman ('51) who inquired
about whether I had an older sister, or sisters
I have to say sorry. Pat and Beverly Brimhall are
second cousins once removed (I think...I never could
get all that relative hierarchy straight) We lost touch
and I have no idea where they are. I do have 3 younger
sisters, who continue to live in the Tri-Cities. We all
know a good thing when we see it!
To: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
A big Hello. We only lived a block away from each
other, and Millie accompanied many of my singing
attempts. Many thanks, Millie.
-Karol Brimhall Smith ('56)
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>>From: Gus Keeney ('57)
Re: Pool Pictures
To: Tom Hughes ('56)
I am sure we all have photos that show us all "in
our formative years" like yours. If Missy ('59) or
Patricia ('63) put out some of ours from the Keeney
archives, I would be tempted to "Throttle" them!!!!!
-Gus Keeney ('57)
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>>From: Paul Ratsch ('58)
Fw: You know you're in the Tri-cities when..
~ The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out
of the ground.
~ The trees are whistling for the dogs.
~ The best parking place is determined by shade instead
of distance.
~ Hot water now comes out of both taps.
~ You can make sun tea instantly.
~ You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good
branding iron.
~ The temperature drops below 95 and you feel a little chilly.
~ You discover that in July it only takes 2 fingers
to steer your car.
~ You discover that you can get sunburned through your
car window.
~ You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
~ You break into a sweat the instant you step outside
at 7:30 a.m.
~ Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get
knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and
cook to death?"
~ You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
~ The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do
is pull one out and add butter, salt, and pepper.
~ Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to
keep them from laying boiled eggs.
~ The cows are giving evaporated milk.
-Paul Ratsch ('58)
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>>From: Norm Bell ('61)
Re: Jim Jenson's ('50) query about the Indian dugout
I lived for a time on Downing, which borders the
Lewis and Clark school grounds on the South. The school
grounds were my extended front yard playground and I
recall on several occasions climbing in and playing
around the "Indian dugout." I too had heard the story
that it was used by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It
was located on the West side and back yard of an old
abandoned church with a rectangular steeple tower.
AllGallery.tripod.com/0000s/Church.html
This put it just at the East boundary of the gravel
parking lot that was used by both the church and the
school. Southside United Protestant church was also
located adjacent to, and to the north of this old
church and separated from the school property by the
parking lot. The church housed pigeons and was a great
place to explore and climb around in, especially the
tower, which if my recollections are correct, had
arched openings on all four sides that afforded an
excellent "lookout" in our make believe fort. The
dugout, about 20 feet long and three feet wide, was
mounted on concrete supports; on more than one occasion
my playmates would climb in and pretend to be paddling
into some imaginary battle with bows and arrows
flailing away. During the years I attended Lewis and
Clark Elementary, the dugout suffered some expected
deterioration (the bottom rotting out in places) but
was in fairly good shape otherwise.
-Norm Bell ('61)
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>>From: Pam Swain Johnson ('61)
Two thoughts on Richland's government houses from
"A" to "Z".
1. On a recent trip to Richland after an absence of
40 years, I noticed that all the houses still look
decent and well kept. Somewhat of a surprise considering
the haste in which they were built.
2. I took a picture of our old house on Birch and it
didn't look much different from the last time I saw it.
E-mailed it to my dad and he said it was the only piece
of real estate he ever made any money on and perhaps he
had sold too soon.
-Pam Swain Johnson ('61)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Jim Hamilton's ('63) entry from 8/03
Me thinks the 'current charge' is a superimposed
photograph, from 1964 Richland, of nonE other than
Raymond Curtis Stein. This could be confirmed by seeing
if he has white crew socks on...
Re: Happy anniversary, Janis Cook Behymer ('65 Lion).
These past 35 years have been the best 8 of my life!
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ now living in downtown Coflax, WA
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Birthdays birthdays
It takes too much energy to do the dun dun dun dun
dun dun da dun... stuff for the song... so I'll just
say that this boy grew up the son of a mailman...
living in a little one room prefab over on the corner
across the street from Jason Lee. He was a good boy for
the most part... didn't get into too much trouble...
course there was that time that he thought he could use
the empty house next door to paint his bicycle frame
bright yellow... that didn't turn out too well... then
there was the time he saw Norm Growbowski's T-bucket in
the Life magazine and he tore it out and clued it to
his bedroom wall... but for the most part, Davis ('65)
and I would wander over to his house and ask... "can
you come out?" We were always greeted with that same
smiling answer... "No.. Gotta babysit Jo!" Now Jo ('74)
was this little girl who would be looking out between
his knees with a look of satisfaction on her face...
knowing that Big brother was sooo fond of her he would
rather stay with her than run with the boys... He
still shows that kinda dedication today... when we call
to go to a car show or something or wanna do something
after the Donut Delinquents... we get the same answer...
"No... gotta go shop for end tables and they only sell
them on the weekend..." But the boy is still the coolest
after all these years and he's my bud and I love him
very much!
So happy birthday to Jim (Beta Male) Heidlebaugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S .I mistakenly wrote Ann Engel Schafer's ('63)
Birthday down as the 8th instead of the 1st. But
Freddie ('63) made up for her by taking her out for a
very romantic and sexy dinner... I wrote her directly
to wish her Happy Birthday but wanna do it publicly
too... so Ann Happy Birthday to you and Freddie, thanks
for saving my skin one more time!
P.P.S. Jimbeaux ('63), Can we all get one of those
pink shirts Number 32 ('63) was wearing in that picture
for the next reunion??? Great to see Number 32 and
number 10 ('64) together again!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67)
To: Tom 'Studly' Hughes ('56)
Boy oh Howdy, Studly old fellow, that snap shot
made my heart beat faster! I think it was the nose
plugs that did it! Your wife's going to have to post a
guard around you at the next Bomber luncheon!
-Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67) ~ From good old Bomberville,
where I think we may have had some rain last nite
around 0300, and it never even got up to 90° yesterday!
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>>From: Pam Ehinger Nassen ('67)
To: Tom Hughes ('56)
I got a kick out of the nose plugs around your
neck! I think we all had a pair or two of them, I know
I did! I still have to plug my nose when I put my head
under water! Also love the knees! I think every kid was
knock kneed then! LOL! Great Pic. Now all it needs a is
an after picture of ya! You did look very studly in
that picture! Hope you are having a Great Bomber Summer!
Re: Just a bit of info
While talking to my dad about the older people
in Richland he laughed at me. He said "Old People in
Richland? When we moved there in about '52 or '53 the
average age of adults was 25 and the they usually had
3 kids."
Bombers Rule
-Pam Ehinger Nassen (The Blue Ribbon Class of '67)
Hey it's in the high 70s and I've turned the AC
off for the first time in a Month! Yahooooooo!!
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>>From: Tami Schuchart Keller ('68)
To: Anita Cleaver Heiling ('63)
Sorry Anita... I didn't get to finish my long note
to you - I was proofing it and somehow it got sent but
I think I got all my points across and I hope something
in it might benefit you in some way. If this message
shows up and my first one doesn't some through I will
retype it and send it to you.
-Tami Schuchart Keller ('68)
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13 Bombers, 2 funeral notes today:
Dave Brusie ('51), Ralph Myrick ('51)
Sandra Atwater ('51), Jean Hughes ('54)
Millie Finch ('54), J.D. Boyd ('55)
Larry Mattingly ('60), Linda Reining ('64)
Ray Stein ('64), Patti McLaughlin ('65)
Marcia Wade ('67), Mike Davis ('74)
Treg Owings ('76)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Susan Erickson Kuntz ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sue Nussbaum Reeb ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary McCue Hansen ('67)
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
"C" House and "R" House ornaments are JUST IN...
and they're adorable. Purchase them at the Richland
Community Center Gift Shop ($5) or
by mail ($6 - order form at: rsa99352.tripod.com
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>>From: Dave Brusie ('51)
To: Dickie Boy Harris ('49)
Ya shor ya betcha!! You should have gone to
Flekkefjord in good old Norway... my family home
on my Mother's side. We are famous darr.
-Dave Brusie ('51)
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>>From: Ralph Myrick ('51)
Re: Old, Old pool (in Amon Park, aka Riverside Park)
AllGallery.tripod.com/0000s/BigPool.html
Bringing up the memory of the old swimming pool
brought back some memories. Being from Gamerco, NM and
not having enough water, there were no swimming pools
for us to learn how to swim. However, I did love the
water. We never had much rain but when it did rain, it
poured. Low areas would fill up and that is where we
headed. With our swimming suits on, we would jump in
and play like we were swimming. The water was so muddy
it is a wonder we didn't get stuck. When we moved to
Outlook, WA, in 1944, we would have picnics in the park
in Grandview. And there was a big irrigation ditch with
fast moving water. My dad had to watch me like a hawk
because I wanted to jump in and swim like a fish. I
actually thought I could. Moving to Richland brought
new chances to learn to swim. The Yakima River and
George Prout Pool. The Yakima wasn't that deep so
swimming was limited. Since there was a life guard at
the pool, Mom used to take my sister and I almost every
day. The shallow end was for sissies, so I would jump
off the side in the deep end close enough to the edge
to pull myself out. One time I went too far and it was
sink or swim. That began my swimming career.
I wonder if you remember that we all waited a
couple days after they changed the water in the pool
because it was so cold. The water was right out of the
Columbia. And, after two days it was still cold.
I also remember the holes that were made in the
wall between the girls and boys dressing rooms. I think
these holes were used to see what could be seen by both
boys and girls. I can't remember who I was with, maybe
one of you guys, but when this person tried to peek,
got a finger right in the eye. Oh, the good old days.
-Ralph Myrick ('51)
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>>From: J.D. Boyd ('55) and Sandra Atwater Boyd ('51)
Re: Five year anniversary - Sandstorm
Seems like we've been reading about this for longer
than 5 years. Can't tell you enough how much we enjoy
reading it, and writing in from time to time.
On the first issue that listed the prices of
Richland houses brings back memories when the Boyd
family moved from Richland into one of the new ranch
houses on Chestnut. (I think it was Chestnut!) Right
next door were the Jacksons, Billy '54, and Wayne '56.
Needless to say, we had a lot of fun in those early
years; football, basketball, baseball, etc.
That was the first new house our family ever had;
3 bedrooms, slab floor, and big yard. Now we're going
back to that same 3 bedroom and slab floor design which
we hope to move into next year. (Some things never
change!)
This is Sandra talking now! .... We came out west
and moved to Richland in 1943 and we lived in a "B"
house close to the river. It was completely furnished
when we arrived. We had many luxuries compared to what
we had before. And I imagine that a lot of people who
moved to Richland felt the same way.
We had free transportation on the government buses
to go around town. The buses would pick up the men that
were going to work and take them to North Richland
where they would get on different buses that would take
them out to the areas.
There were all kinds of stories going around as to
what they were making out there. It was all a big
secret but many "ideas" were spread around saying it
was this or that. I remember one idea was that they
were making nylon stockings!
This is now J.D. talking once again!..... Some of
our Bombers have complained about the hot temperatures
as of late. Don't let the temperature spoil your
summer. Look on the positive side of things... some of
which are:
1. You don't have to heat the house.
2. If you go outside without any clothes on, you won't
get a chill.
3. You don't have to have your lights on as long each day.
4. What follows hot temperatures is a cool fall and
cold winter. So if you're unhappy with the hot
temps, just wait awhile!
5. If this doesn't help you out, don't worry, there
won't be any money left at the end of the year anyway.
-J.D. Boyd ('55) and Sandra Atwater Boyd ('51)
Palm Desert, CA - where everything's fine!
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>>From: Jean Hughes Shaffer ('54)
Re: How's Charlie Bigelow ('54) doing?
Can someone please give us a report on how Charlie
is doing now? We hope he's doing great. Thanks.
-Jean Hughes Shaffer ('54)
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>>From: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
Re: Marguerite Groff Tompkins ('54) Request For Prayers
To: All Bombers, especially the Class of 1954
I had a call from Marguerite this evening and she
asked that I put a message in the Sandstorm for all or
any who would be willing to pray on her behalf.
She fell the 1st part of July, which has resulted
in a spinal cord compression to the neck. This flared
up about 2-3 weeks ago, and the next thing she knew
she wasn't able to use her arms or hands. She was
hospitalized and then sent home.
She returned to the Doctor today [8/4], and is now
scheduled for surgery this Thursday, August 6th. The
surgery being in the neck area, will result in her need
to wear a neck collar for approximately 6 weeks
afterward.
However, she has a positive attitude, and prays the
results will then give her a return of the full use of
her arms and hands.
All prayers on her behalf will be greatly appreciated.
She also has an additional problem that she must
address after this surgery, and that is with her knee
on one leg, that currently has her in a wheelchair.
She has wonderful children who are nearby to help
her as well as her "church-family".
However, she is a BOMBER all the way, and said
"Millie, we will go to Club 40, and sit side by side
in our wheelchairs". I said "You got a deal!!"
She told me to tell all of you that she can read
email, but cannot reply at this time.
Thanks to all of you.
-Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
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>>From: Larry Mattingly ('60)
Re: Canoe
I too remember playing Indians in the canoe in
around 1948 - '50. I don't remember who, but one of the
"Indians" stuck his foot through the rotted hole in the
bottom and twisted his ankle and his parents had to
take him home in the car. There were countless kids
playing in that old boat mostly without a thought to
it's possible history. That it may have been a real
Lewis and Clark canoe is a great thought but there were
probably 100s of them on the NW river systems. It would
be fun to spend some time chasing it through history.
During the rage of Davey Crocket coonskin caps ('57?) I
thought of that old canoe but it was gone by then.
Re: The price of "B" houses
I don't know what it cost to build it, but in late
1957 my folks bought the "B" at 310/312 Benham for just
under $5,800. We sold it about 10-11 years ago for just
under $100K. Both basements had been dug, electric
baseboard heat installed, and the coal furnaces
removed. We had also added concrete walks to the street
and brick porches as well as blown insulation into the
attic. The sidewalk along the street was so rough it
was difficult to walk on. Drove by it a few weeks ago,
little change in 25 years.
I lived in a 2 bedroom prefab on Abbott for a
period of time and I painted the inside. During the
replacement of a broken quarter round piece of molding
in the corner, the cold wind whistled right through the
crack where the walls joined at the SW corner. The only
thing keeping it out was that piece of wood. But those
ugly plug-in heaters did a pretty good job of keeping
it warm, you just didn't let them get next to anything.
I remember seeing prefab furniture with scorch marks on
the legs.
Re: Pyrotech stuff
Any alums in Minneapolis, MN? I will be there
September 8 thru 13. American Pyrotechnics Association
annual convention. Will have a car and some free time.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry Mattingly ('60) ~ Olympia - holding our breath,
only one small show cancelled so far because
of the dry conditions.
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
Re: 2003 Benton/Franklin County Fair & Rodeo Queen
Wanted to say congratulations to the 2003 Queen,
Ann-Erica Whitemarsh who happens to be a cousin's
youngest daughter. Ann-Erica is a Pasco bulldog, but
her mom is a Bomber (Mary Norberg Whitemarsh ('67).
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - the triple
digits have disappeared and we are actually
experiencing cool weather... low to mid 90s
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>>From: Ray Stein ('64)
Re: Toivo Piippo (RIP)
We lost a good man. I received word that Coach
Piippo died Monday morning. His name on the Gym at
Chief Jo is testament to his years of dedication to
young people. I'm forever grateful for his impact on
my life.
Thanks, Coach... for being there for me.
Sincerely,
-Ray Stein ('64)
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[Don't have any funeral notice on Coach Piippo yet. In
the meantime, some may want to check out this website
about Coach Piippo's high school basketball career:
All.Sports.tripod.com/piippo.htm -Maren]
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>>From: Patti McLaughlin Cleavinger ('65)
Toivo Piippo has died
-Patti McLaughlin Cleavinger ('65)
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>>From: Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67)
Re: The Dug Out at Lewis and Clark
Darn, I am so frustrated; I can't dredge up any
memories of the canoe you guys keep talking about. And
I spent all those years from kindergarten thru 6th
grade in various classrooms at good old L&C! The most
exciting thing I can remember is the old school at the
south west corner of the grounds. Maybe it (the canoe)
was gone before I got there to be educated. Think I
must have started school in '54. Neither do I remember
the church! Yep, I just went and looked at a picture of
the church, and it rings no bells either--they must
have been gone by the time I was really into looking
that closely at my environs. Really irks me that I
missed out on the canoe, cuz that would have been fun!
Oh well, we younger Bombers missed out on a few things
I guess! We attended SSUP for most of my youth, after
starting out at Westside, so I'm sure a lot had changed
by that time. Such fun info tho, thanks!
-Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67) ~ Staying a bit cooler
here in Bomberville, even a bit of rain yesterday-
- 0.02" according to the TriCycle Herald this morning!
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>>From: Mike Davis ('74)
Re: The Indian Dugout at Lewis and Clark
It use to be a Denny's!!
-Mike Davis ('74)
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>>From: Treg Owings ('76)
To: Don Fisher ('50)
Don,
If I have the right Don, how is Mark doing? I
remember you well from scouts. The times my Dad and
you help herd us boys are good memories. Just wondering
if you remember those times and have any stories you
would share.
-Treg Owings ('76)
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Funeral Information -- no notices yet
>>Charles "Bud" Row ('47) ~ 1930 - 8/1/03
http://funeralnotices.tripod.com/
>>Toivo Piippo (Coach) ~ 1919 (?) - 8/4/03
No funeral notice yet -- check out Coach's high
school basketball career at:
All.Sports.tripod.com/piippo.htm
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/06/03
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7 Bombers, 1 Colt, and additional funeral info today:
Kay Weir ('37 Colt), Dick McCoy ('45)
Dorothy Stamper ('54), Patti Jones ('60)
Terry Tate ('62), Jeff Curtis ('69)
Mike Davis ('74), Shelley Williams ('84)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Caroline Westover Gerneglia ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kay Lynch O'Shea ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike Sheeran ('66)
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>>From: Kay Weir Fishback ('37 Colt)
Re: Old, Old pool
The original pool in Amon Park was built with
volunteer labor. Les Fishback ('34) - who is my husband
now - dug the hole with a team of mules. My best friend
Margaret Barnett ('37) was the Life Guard. The Barnett's
house is one still standing - at least last time I
looked - way out on GWWay.
-Kay Weir Fishback ('37 Colt)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: RIP Charles "Bud" Row ('47)
I am deeply saddened by the death of this good
friend. I have known him and his lovely wife Mickey
Ferney Row ('48) since Hi school. They were good
supporters and attendees of Club 40 since inception.
Later, Bud...
-Dick McCoy ('45)
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>>From: Dorothy Stamper McGhan ('54)
So sorry to hear about Marguerite's Groff's ('54)
medical problems and do pray for successful surgery
and full recovery. She has always been such a 'booster'
for the Bombers and especially our class of '54. I'm
sure all of you join me in best wishes and a 'boost'
for Marguerite.
-Dorothy Stamper McGhan ('54)
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Re: Fire near my home in Browns Point, WA
When I sat down to write this the news came on
announcing that there was a 200 acre fire at Hanford
contained. Questioned about going on with writing this.
Decided to go ahead any way. I know around the state
other Bombers have been close to fires close to their
home. Jerry Dudley ('53) who lives in Richland, emailed
me today to ask me if the Browns Point Fire was close
to my home. I knew from Jerry's email the news was
reaching around the state. The news at first was
announcing it was Tacoma. The fire was about a half
mile to a mile from my home. The road is closed so I
can't get close enough to see exactly where the fire
is. Last I heard on the news it is contained. This is
the third fire Browns Point has had in the last three
weeks. The fire two weeks ago was a five minute walk
from me. The fire could have taken out thousands of
homes. My home could have been one of those. It was put
out. Saturday night on the road above my home right by
a field a van caught on fire. The neighbors began to
yell fire. The man was trying to put it out with a
hose. My neighbor called 911. The fire department is
only a couple of minutes they we're there putting it
out. If the fire had hit the field it would have swept
right into my home as well as others. This is the first
summer season since I moved to Western Washington in
1984 that I have heard of so many fires close to homes.
After the fire on Saturday night I was close to packing
supplies to be ready to run at any time. With the
amount of trees in Western Washington it would not take
much to get a wild fire going. The winds have been low
which have helped. Rain did come in this afternoon but
it wasn't enough to change the dry conditions. My
prayers have turned to more rain and I ask that others
do also to eliminate the dry conditions. Pray for our
firemen and women to be safe. Two things happened
during this time surprising myself. One, was praying
for rain. I love the sunshine, breaking from the rain
and overcast. Two, for the first time I was ready to
pack supplies to be ready to run if another fire
started. My supplies aren't packed. I can sleep better
tonight knowing I am not waking up in the morning with
my home filled with smoke.
Re: The Sandstorm
Every morning when I read the Sandstorm I have
these great intentions to write in about whatever
subject strikes me. Busy days keep me from writing. I
so appreciate all of you who do write all of the time.
All the different subjects are so fun. Enlivening
memories so long forgotten.
When Maren announced the Sandstorm is five years
old I thought I was one of the last to start reading
the Sandstorm. Now I know that if I went into the
archives to catch up on things I missed I would only
have a year and a half to read. *GRIN* Congratulations
and Thank you Maren Smyth ('64) and Gary Behymer ('64)
for being outstanding Bombers keeping us all together
with your endless work.
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ Browns Point, WA - where it
is cool.
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[AND... thanks to Richard Anderson ('60), too! While
he wasn't there "in the beginning", he fine tuned the
whole process of publishing the Alumni Sandstorm so
it's easier for me... Richard is the only one who can
publish the Sandstorm when I can't... most of you don't
even notice when Richard publishes (most recently for
9 days when I went to New Orleans for an "Abby Fix".)
So, THANK YOU, Richard!!! -Maren]
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>>From: Terry Tate ('62)
To: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
I'll say hello to you myself. It's so good to hear
from a fellow classmate.
I definitely remember those first double dates. I
still find myself recalling those days with nothing
but fond memories.
If you ever have contact with Carol Rice, please
extend my best to her.
Best of luck to you and yours.
-Terry Tate ('62)
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>>From: Jeff Curtis ('69)
Re: A Moment for Mr. Piippo (RIP)
He taught Health. His classroom was the first one
on the left at the top of the middle stairs at Chief
Jo. And you listened and learned quietly in his class.
All the desks in his classroom were faced toward the
front of the room, just like all the other rooms, but
he was the only teacher I had back then that put HIS
desk at the rear, facing all his students backs. You
had no idea what he was doing while he was a that desk
but you were sure he knew exactly what you were up to.
And thus, we were pretty much up to just what we should
have been: studying the day's lesson and not goofing
off. He was quiet and powerful and, without saying a
word, commanded a respect that affected even the most
jaded of my adolescent counterparts. I never heard of
his delivering the dreaded "hack" to anyone while I was
a Warrior. A critical word was all he needed to keep
order. And I never played ball for Coach Piippo but
have read entry after entry here praising his ability
to get the most out of his players, year after year.
Their evident respect for the values he taught them,
above and beyond his ability to impart the intricacies
sport he coached, demonstrates his ultimate
contribution to all he touched. This is truly his
legacy and is reflected in the lives of the multitudes
of kids who passed through his classrooms and his teams
over the decades. In the summers he worked for the
Richland Parks Department as a playground director,
contributing outside the school year to the betterment
of the health and well being of the kids of Richland.
As a park employee, he worked for my dad, City Parks
and Recreation Director Ernie Curtis, who considered
himself lucky to have someone as dedicated and
qualified as Mr. Piippo running things for him. I
guess we were all lucky in that.
My family lived just around the corner from the
Piippos while I was growing up and I spent many hours
playing with Steve, Toivo's oldest son, at their home
on Sacramento. I was passing by there on my bike during
a recent trip to the TCs and happened to see Mr. Piippo
outside so I stopped and chatted with him for a bit. We
talked of his old classroom and his park work. I asked
about his family and he asked about mine. I told him
about all the glowing Sandstorm entries over the past
several years praising his positive influence on lots
and lots of kids lives. And while he accepted that with
characteristic quiet humility, I could see that he was
touched. He told me to give his best to my dad and we
parted. I am glad now for that opportunity.
My sympathies to Laura, Steve and Rob for the loss
of your husband and father. Know that many of us share
your grief today. We all feel the sorrow known to those
who have lost a good man, a man that touched so many
lives in such a positive way.
In the corner of his classroom, leaning up against
the wall, was the aileron from a B-29 (I believe), a
bomber Mr. Piippo piloted during his service WWII. And
while the significance of the "bomber" reference will
not be lost on anyone who reads this publication,
neither should the fact that an aileron is a device
that allows the pilot to guide his craft and his crew
through the sky on proper course and safely to final
destination. Mr. Piippo: pilot, teacher, coach, husband
and father has reached his final destination and all
who knew him, those whose lives were enriched by him,
become his legacy. And its quite a legacy at that.
Goodbye, Mr. Piippo. And happy landings.
-Jeff Curtis ('69)
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>>From: Mike Davis ('74)
Re: Coach Piippo (RIP)
During the glory days of Bomber basketball, the
1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, preseason predictions usually
had the Bombers finishing as league champs and then
debating over who would finish second. During that
period of time the Bombers had three very successful
and knowledgeable coaches, Art Dawald, Frank Teverbaugh,
and Phil Neill. I'm sure every one of those coaches
would tell you that the bulk of the credit for their
successful programs should go to Coach Piippo. He
cut the diamonds while Dawald, Teverbaugh, and Neill
merely polished them. Young boys with dreams of being
Bombers had a distinct advantage if they had gone
through Coach's program at Chief Jo. They were well-
schooled in the fundamentals of sound basketball and
ready for the next level of high school basketball.
With his summer league basketball program and his
opening of Chief Jo on weekends, he provided a place
for hundreds of kids to play the game. It didn't matter
if there was one kid waiting or a hundred kids he would
be there with the keys to open up that gym. His son,
Steve ('70), told me once that his dad would often
arrive at the gym on Saturdays and on many occasions
the same young kid would be waiting for him to open up
the place. The coach added that the young kid sure was
a good little ballplayer. That small boy grew up to be
Mike Neill ('75), the finest player this community has
ever seen. The coach was always there for the kids.
Coach's influence exceeded the basketball arena. He
taught many a young kid that life was more than just
bouncing a basketball. He taught you the importance of
discipline and preparedness and how it related to your
success in life. He taught you that success was not
going to be handed to you. It took hard work and
responsibility.
Thank you, Coach. You played a great game.
-Mike Davis ('74)
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>>From: Shelley Williams Robillard ('84)
Re: Mr. Piippo (RIP)
My condolences to the Piippo family. Toivo Piippo
was truly a Richland Institution in and of himself. I
believe he was the only teacher I ever had that my
mother had as well. I know he is greatly missed.
Gently,
-Shelley Williams Robillard ('84)
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>>Charles "Bud" Row ('47) ~ Age 75 - 8/1/03
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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8 Bombers, 1 Spudnut Lover, and 1 funeral notice today:
Bill Berlin ('56), Don Sowell ('56)
Mike Brady ('61), Ed Wood ('62)
Fred Schafer ('63), Jim Armstrong ('63)
Jeff Michaels ('65), Betti Avant ('69),
Cash Wall (Spudnut Lover)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Michael Peterson ('77)
BOMBERS' ANNIVERSARY TODAY: Fred & Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
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>>From: Bill Berlin ('56)
Re: Toivo Piippo (RIP)
I didn't know Coach Piippo nor did I ever have a
class from him. I didn't go to Chief Jo but after I
left Bomberville and went to Linfield College (1956-
1960) in Oregon I had a bunch of fraternity brothers
and fellow athletes from both Astoria and Clatskanie,
OR and they ALL knew Coach Piippo. Those communities
on the Columbia River have a large Finnish population
and Toivo Piippo is a great Finnish name. He was a
real hero in that area and later when we paid visits
to the U of Oregon, there were pictures of him all
over the Athletic Department walls. Kind of odd that
I got to know him better AFTER I left Richland but
those were the dynamics of the gentleman in his home
town.
Re: Acronymfinder.com
Here is a cool site: http://Acronymfinder.com
Ever wonder what NPOESS is? You can find it here.
-Bill Berlin ('56) ~ Seattle - where it rained on our
block party last night, first good rain in a
couple of months.
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>>From: Don Sowell ('56)
Re: Exchange between Gary Behymer ('64) and Don
From: Don Sowell
Sent: August 06, 2003 02:08:57
To: Gary Behymer
Subject: Col-High
Hi Gary, thanks for the note, I'll checkout the
site. I'm retired and living in Long Beach, CA. I went
into the Air Force after graduation and spent 3 years
in Japan. After that I eventually moved to Scottsdale,
AZ where I spent the next 25 years in the motorcycle
business. I fell in love with the ocean after going
over for the Long Beach Gran Prix with a bunch of
friends for a week every year for about six years and
ended up buying my own boat which I now live on. (No
wife, kids, cats or dogs, so nothing slows down a
sudden trip to Catalina Island if the urge hits) I
check the message board fairly often, hoping I might
hook up with other "Moldy Oldies". Most of the people I ran
with were ahead of you in school, but who knows? We still might
know some of the same people. Take Care, Don
FROM: Behymer to Sowell
Don...I'm forwarding your Maren Smyth (1964). She
handles the Alumni Sandstorm. The Sandstorm has been
'daily' for 5 years!
Some of my 1304 Mahan neighbors were the McKennas'
(Johnny Pat, Bill, Janice), the Fishers' (Ray & Alvin),
the Snows' (Roland, Fern etc.), the Loftus family
(Connie and others) + Jon Veigel in the other half of
our B house. Maybe you knew some of them? Ah yes...The
Lange Family...Gary may have been your age? Gary Behymer (64)
[Note from Maren: Sent Don a note asking if he wanted
to join our Alumni Sandstorm fun... We'll see. -Maren]
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>>From: Mike Brady ('61)
As I was closing down the gym at Loyal Heights
Community Center in Seattle last night, I was thinking
about Mr. Piippo. I remember all the wonderful
Saturdays I spent at Chief Joseph Junior High School
playing basketball. Thanks Mr. Piippo for being there
for us...
-Mike Brady ('61)
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>>From: Ed Wood ('62)
Re: Surprise your local librarian
Last week while my wife and I were vacationing in
California, we spent some time in Berkeley. We found a
parking lot close to the campus and walked right by
the Berkeley Public Library. I remembered that Diane
Davenport ('62) worked there on the reference desk, so
we wandered up to the second floor, and there she was,
on the telephone helping someone. I stood in line to be
the next one served, and when she looked up after she
finished her phone call, she had the most wonderful,
surprised and delighted look I've seen in a long time.
I normally call in advance, but it was great fun to
drop a surprise like that on someone. The photo that
Janice took of the two of us managed to add some grey
hairs that aren't really there. It's probably something
to do with the lighting in the library, I suppose.
Diane Davenport & Ed Wood picture
-Ed Wood ('62) ~ Lakewood, CO
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>>From: Fred Schafer ('63)
Re: Happy Anniversary
To: Ann Engel Schafer ('63)
Happy 39th Anniversary. Let's have 39 more. Thanks
for taking such good care of me, Ann.
Our secret to a long marriage: I never made enough
money so Ann could hire a good lawyer.
-Fred Schafer ('63) ~ from sunny and dry Vancouver USA
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>>From: Jim Armstrong ('63)
Re: Mr. Piippo (RIP)
As a student at Chief Jo I was not involved with
Mr. Piippo on a sports level, but I do remember one
important thing from his Health class:
"Remember, The Russians are Coming!"
-Jim Armstrong ('63)
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>>From: Jeff Michaels ('65)
Re: A Fine Visit
Hey Bombers...
I've been sitting at my terminal for the last
several hours and just HAVE to take a communication
break. While I was on the road, San Diego to Richland
and other places, I didn't check my emails. Now I've
got over a thousand (primarily junk) to sort through.
That and my snail mail (primarily junk) and 10 days of
newspapers (you know what). Did you see And Rooney the
other evening on 60 Minutes? He really went off on junk
stuff (advertisements).
Well, anyway, I showed one of my granddaughters how
to get to Richland from San Diego in just under 3 days
and see some of the sights along the way. Like the
world's largest dairy farm (oh, it's gotta be) just
north of Sacramento somewhere. Acres and acres of cows
as far as the eye could see and the nose could smell.
And, of course, when we got up from a night's rest
in Medford, OR the radio guy said it had been the
hottest for that day in history EVER in Medford and
Grants Pass...104.
Showed the kids "the rest" of an ear of corn...you
know...as high as an elephant's eye, the long green
part.
Max was the first to spot a deer in the wilds of
Oregon's forests...we saw several more later.
Tried to teach the kids how to recognize apricot,
apple, cherry and peach trees from the highway (at 80-mph).
The kids saw large log trucks...kinda like log
houses, except on wheels...maybe they were really
mobile homes...just "some assembly required, batteries
not included." Probably, it was just more junk mail in
raw form.
I specifically had planned to take Maxine to see
Multanomah Falls, OR. How was I to know there was a
trail to the top and that she would want to hike it?!!
We did.
When I was a kid, well, OK, a smaller kid...my
parents were a bit over-protective (to put it mildly)
so I almost never got to play in or near the Columbia
River. Guess what...those days are over...Maxine and I
jet skied at Columbia Park. Have to say, the water temp
was about the same as the ocean here, but without the
taste and the sticky feeling. It was a kick to get a
wake splash in the face without the salt sting.
The Framatone Employee Picnic and Beer Garden at
the "Fingernail" in Howard Amon Park will go down
in history as my first Bomberville gig. I gotta say
(shameless plug) the folks with the Country Gentleman
Catering did a WONDERFUL job.
And what was the big deal a week AFTER the Water
Follies. Couldn't find a room for the weekend anywhere
except the Red Lion (Hanford House, Desert Inn...).
Have to admit, THAT pool is nice (and probably bigger
than the new little big pool).
We spent a day in Seattle before flying home...did
the Space Needle. Yes, I was there in '62, but for the
same aforementioned reason, didn't go up in it. Also
went to the Aquarium...it's really cool.
Oh, and not to leave out, we stopped at Bonneville,
but the dam keeper said the dam tours ended five PM.
But we could see the dam fish exhibit, so we did.
That's one BIG sturgeon! Seattle doesn't have ANY of
those!
--DJ Jeff
-Jeff Michaels ('65)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Mr. Piippo
I remember Mr. Piippo quite well. I had him for
Health 5th period every other day. I was the first
person in the front row. When our class had its first
meeting to plan our 10th reunion we met in Mr. Piippo's
classroom. Of course all us Warriors knew where that
was but we had to let our fellow Cougars know the
exact location. He will be greatly missed by all. My
sympathies to his family.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Goodland, KS - where it is still
too hot (even for camels)
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>>From: Cash Wall (Spudnut Lover)
Re: Spudnut
Hello, My name is Cash Wall. I reside in New Mexico,
growing up we had a Spudnut shop we really loved. I
don't believe there are any Spudnut shops remaining in
New Mexico and I would like to know if you have any
information, or no where to find any info on Spudnut
franchises. I would love to open one here in
Albuquerque.
Thanks
-Cash
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Funeral Notice info sent by John Adkins ('62)
>>Richard "Rick" Chisolm ('62) ~ Died 2002
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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11 Bombers sent stuff:
Tom Matthews ('57), Patti Jones ('60)
Pete Overdahl ('60), Leonard Peters ('61)
Earl Bennett ('63), Leoma Coles ('63)
Carol Converse ('64), Gary Behymer ('64)
John Allen ('66), Mike Franco ('70)
Peggy Adair ('72)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gordy Edgar ('78)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bruce Strand ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jennifer Harden ('96)
BOMBERS' ANNIVERSARY Today:
Jim Adair ('66) and Kathie Moore Adair ('69)
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>>From: Tom Matthews ('57)
Re: Mini Multi Class/Family Reunion
An enjoyable and busy week was spent by the
Matthews Bomber siblings and their spouses as
Lighthouse keepers at the New Dungeness Lighthouse near
Sequim. Tom ('57) & wife Jean ('62WB), Terry ('60) &
wife Donna, and Marianne ('63) & husband Ken Wood ('61)
all enjoyed our one week assignment. Over 200 visitors
made the 11 mile round trip hike or boat trip to the
lighthouse on Dungeness Spit during that time. Our stay
was scheduled before Marianne and Ken temporarily moved
to Lubango, Angola last year to work on a project so we
were happy they could make it a part of their month
vacation.
It's a great place for three couples (who can get
along with each other), with a beautiful setting and
good accommodations in the 1904 Keepers house. Duties
include giving tours of the 1857 lighthouse and some
minor maintenance tasks.
http://www.newdungenesslighthouse.com/
-Tom Matthews ('57)
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Please forgive me Richard Anderson ('60) for not
putting you into the congratulations today. I do know
how hard you work on the Sandstorm back behind the
scenes.
Also forgot to add our great Firemen/women who are
fighting these fires to pray for.
Re: Puget Sound Area/Fife luncheon
The Bomber Babes and Dudes No reservations
necessary! If you would like you can email me you will
be at the luncheon.
DATE: August 10, 2003
COFFEE TIME: 11:30 P.M.
LUNCH TIME: 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Fife Bar and Grill
In between Goodyear Tire and Day's Inn
PHONE: (253) 922-9555
ADDRESS: 3025 Pacific Hwy E., Fife, WA
I-5 North, Exit 136 B (Port of Tacoma)
I-5 South Exit, 136
Turn left on Pacific Hwy. E.
PRICE: Price range $10.00 - $14.50 includes drink and tip
All Bomber Spouses and Friends are welcome!
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ Browns Point, WA - Perfect
weather today but no rain.
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>>From: Pete Overdahl ('60)
To: Dick Harris ('49)
Yes, a bunch of us are envious of your trip to
Norway and Sweden. We were there last in '99 and saw
many things we did not see in our past trips. In 1984
with the help from a friend I met at CBC who lives just
outside of Trondheim found my family in Norway. He
located them from the Archives in Trondheim, similar
to those in Salt Lake. We had him write those, I was
related to and let them know we would like to pay them
a visit in '85. We did and I was the first to return
and visit since my grandfather went back in 1926. Our
friend from Norway (Bard) and our Swedish son (Klas)
went with us to visit these families. The 3rd family
was on the old homestead my grandfather was raised on.
They had a 9 year old daughter who we could see was
very interested in these funny speaking people. So we
told her through Bard and Klas to come spend a year
with us when in high school and her English is
perfected. In '91 she became our daughter for the year
and attended Kamiakin HS (Sorry not living close to
Bomberville). We have traveled back twice and visited
the Overdal's (proper spelling) and they have been over
to see us with her fiance and folks. We have a Swedish
son who is a Captain on SAS and his wife have flown to
see us and also we have been over to see he and his
3 boys, wife and family. They live just outside of
Stockholm which you describe so well + more. Each trip
we have traveled by purchasing a new Volvo, touring,
then shipping it back home. So this has afforded us the
opportunity to see a lot of the beauty of these two
countries. We have other friends we spend time with as
well. We will have our friend who found our family
here with his wife the end of August and another friend
from (Hell), small town near Trondheim in November. I
will pester you with a few more details at Club 40 in
September.
To the rest of you, travel to these wonderful
places if you have these in your dreams.
-Pete Overdahl ('60) ~ Richland - where relief has come
to the sweltering heat for now
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>>From: Leonard Peters ('61)
Re: Old Chief Jo Students
Last week I had a pleasant surprise. I was at
McDonalds for breakfast and who was just a table away?
Mr. St. John. He mentioned teaching at Chief Jo and my
ears perked up and asked what years? He came in 1954 so
I knew I had to have known him. I did not recognize him
and asked his name. He told me and I about fell out of
my chair. He really looked good, I don't know how old
he is but has to be in his 70s... wish I looked that
good in my 60s.
It was good seeing him, there isn't many of our
teachers left (REP).
-Leonard Peters ('61) ~ still in Richland, working "out
in the area."
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>>From: Earl Bennett ('63)
To: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
When I visited the Hanford history museum in Howard
Amon Park a few years ago, they had a slim booklet
about the Richland alphabet houses with all the details
our fading memories cannot retain reliably. If they
still have it, perhaps someone you know who lives there
can send you one.
Regards, ecb3
-Earl Bennett ('63)
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[I believe Earl means the Columbia River Exhibition of
History, Science and Technology (CREHST) Museum at:
http://www.crehst.org/ Scroll the links on the left
side and click on the GIFT SHOP link... there is a link
that goes to BOOKS at http://www.crehst.org/books.htm
On the alphabetical list you will find "ABC Homes: The
Houses That Hanford Built" for $3.50 and just below
that is "Alphabet Homes: The Story of Richland" -- a
30 minute video for $15.95 -Maren]
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>>From: Leoma Coles ('63)
To: Ann and Fred
Congratulations on your anniversary... and here's
to many more! You two are great and it was fun seeing
you at our class reunion...
take care,
-Leoma Coles ('63)
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
To: Jim Jensen ('50)
I, too, remember seeing the canoe at Lewis and
Clark School's parking lot. I think we all believed
that it was the real thing - part of the expedition.
It was there for years.
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA - where we are
sure enjoying a fabulous summer!
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Toivo Piippo had the knack of placing your health
homework, unfolded, into his pocket. Amazing! My wife
had Mrs. Piippo for English at Kennewick H.S. Opposites
certainly do attract (;-) Condolences from the Behymer
(Chief Jo) & Janis Cook Family to the Piippo families.
Memorial Guestbook for Toivo W. "Peep" Piippo
Go to http://www.einansfuneralhome.com/
Click on obituaries
Click on View Memorial Toivo W. "Peep" Piippo.
Read (;-)
Then sign memorial guestbook.
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ Corner of Main & Canyon in
downtown Colfax, WA... enjoying wheat harvest!
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>>From: John Allen ('66)
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAYS
If Wednesday was Mike Sheeran's ('66) birthday (and
I'm sure it was), then that means that Jim Van Wyck ('66)
has also turned 55 (plus or minus a day or two from
then). As the story goes, Di Van Wyck and Helen Sheeran
kept each other company in beds next to each other at
Kadlec Methodist Hospital while temporarily plagued
with bringing these two infamous Bomber boomer babies
into the world. Although I was around and in the area
ahead of these two, I was not physically present for
the blessed moments, so I must take this story as true
on very good authority. In any event, Happy birthday
to both "boys."
-John Allen ('66)
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>>From: Mike Franco ('70)
Please add me to the list of those remembering
Coach Piippo. I spent a lot of Saturday mornings in
that smelly building and he was there every week with
us. He also introduced me to the term "point man" as in
"Franco, you keep not listening, some day you will be
the point man". This was in 1966, during the Viet Nam
War... he wasn't referring to point guard!
My best wishes to Steve and the whole family. I
hope you take comfort in the great memories Toivo
created for so many of us.
Mike Franco ('70)
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>>From: Peggy Adair ('72)
Re: Happy Anniversary to Jim and Kathie
I want to wish my brother Jim Adair ('66) and his
wife Kathie Moore Adair ('69) a very Happy 15th
Wedding Anniversary. 8-8-88 was the day!!
I love you both.
-Peggy Adair ('72)
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14 Bombers sent stuff:
Carol Black ('48), Dick Harris ('49)
Dick Roberts ('49), David Tillson ('50)
Carol Tyner ('52), Richard Johnson ('55)
Jim Wodehouse ('62 & '63), Jim Hamilton ('63)
Diana Bennett ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
Sharon Sasser ('64), Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
John Allen ('66), Brad Wear ('71)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gay Wear Miller ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY 08/02: Rufus James Pedersen, III ('48)
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>>From: Carol Black Foster ('48)
Re: Scandinavia
After seeing all the entries about Sweden, etc.,
I can't stand it any more. I have to add my distant
memories.
I remember the shock and awe I felt when we landed
in Denmark and I saw all the porno magazines on the
racks. At least they looked like porno to me at the time.
I remember trying to ride the train in Stockholm
and waiting forever, it seemed, and no train came that
we could get on. Finally some kind Swedish person told
us we were standing on the wrong side of the tracks as
the doors were on the other side.
I remember catching the train to Mora, north
of Stockholm, to go to my cousin's wedding and
accidentally making the conductor hold the train as
we didn't know the train was about to leave and were
dawdling inside the station.
I remember decisively telling the Rental Car person
I didn't need insurance to drive in Sweden as I already
had insurance. I wasn't insured in Sweden.
I remember riding a ship to Helsinki with my mother
and aunt and when we docked, both mother and aunt were
sick. I just barely got them off the ship and started
to go thru Customs (?) where the soldiers were and my
luggage broke, spilling my unmentionables out on the
ground.
And lastly, I remember riding the streetcar to
downtown Helsinki to get a strap for my luggage but
when I got on the streetcar, I didn't know how to pay,
so I didn't.
Luckily, that's all I remember. That's when we went
into the Soviet Union and I must have erased that part
from my memory.
I have written almost a whole Sandstorm. Sorry
about that.
-Carol Black Foster ('48) ~ Bellevue, WA
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>>From: Dick Harris ('49)
To: Pete Overdahl ('60)
Pete:
Enjoyed hearing about your trips to Norway and
Sweden and your family! You gave good advice to those
who dream about traveling and never get around to it!
It will keep you young and if you travel with family,
keep you tolerant! Ever try to get 5 family members to
find consensus?
I look forward to meeting you and Linda Reining ('64)
at the Club 40 Reunion, as well as hearing McCoy ('45)
try to fake a Norski accent!
Last year, our Rotary Club President deluged us
with Ole and Sven jokes. Our new President (Rotary year
starts July 1st) plans a burial of Ole in a meeting,
soon. I have written a tribute to the former President,
as well as burial of Ole, in limerick form for the
occasion. It should be another fun event!
-Dick Harris ('49)
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>>From: Dick ('49) and Carol Tyner Roberts ('52)
A belated (August 2nd) birthday message to
Rufus James Pedersen, III, (48). Happy birthday, Rufe.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
-Richard "Dick" Roberts ('49)
-Carol Tyner Roberts ('52)
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>>From: David Tillson ('50)
Re: Spudnut Franchise
To: Cash Wall (Spudnut Lover)
The Spudnut phenomena had it's origin here in Utah
in the late 1940s. I don't think that there is a
Spudnut franchise available any more per se although
the name may still carry a Trademark.
There are three alternatives, however, that I know
of for producing Spudnut-like doughnuts commercially.
My first choice would be a franchise called "Tommies"
http://www.tommies.com/. Tommies started in Utah a
couple of years ago and is now focusing on co-locations
with Conoco/Phillips quick stops. They use the same
"hot doughnut" concept as KrispyKreme (gag!!!). Another
possible alternative is a company called "Tasty's"
(http://www.trymeimtasty.com/). Tasty's uses the
Spudnut name and logo but doesn't overtly advertise
themselves as a Spudnut shop. They also use the old
batch process to make their Spudnuts. In addition they
make a wide variety of other sinful delights using the
same potato flour recipe. There are only three Tasty's
outlets, all located in Utah. They may not still be
franchising. The third alternative is to start from
scratch with one of the recipes that is posted on the
Alumni Sandstorm web site. I do not recommend starting
from scratch unless you are interested in gaining a lot
of weight in the process of testing each recipe. Been
there - done that - can't find a tee shirt that fits
anymore!
-David Tillson ('50)
Salt Lake City, UT - (Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore!)
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>>From: Richard Johnson ('55)
Re: A little nostalgia - just for fun
Thought some of you might get a kick out of some
history, as it was written when it happened... From
the Richland Villager - Thursday, October 18, 1945
COL-HI SQUAD LOOKS PRETTY...SO THERE!
Boys Henna Hair To Lure Lady Luck But Doesn't Work
Ladies who use henna regularly on their hair may well
experience a shortage some of these days. As yet no one
has heard of its being on the list of rationed items in
the Richland stores but it may be if the present trends
keep up in the Columbia high school. Not only the girls
use it nowadays but it is coming to be a "must" on the
list of toilet articles used by the well-dressed boy of
Col-Hi.
Since some men do not use henna and may not know
what it is or for what purpose it is used, a definition
is offered. "Henna - noun - shrub whose leaves produce
the auburn hair dye." Where one observes an excessively
high percentage of red-heads in an audience he may be
safe in surmising some of them are the result of the
use of henna. Just such observations have been made in
connection with the Columbia High School Bombers.
Tomorrow night at the Yakima-Columbia High football
game here, note how large a percentage of the s quad
has red hair.
The girls of Col-Hi might well be singing this
song. "The object of my affection can change his
complexion, from any color to rosy red."
In answer to the question as to how the football
fellows started the fad of dyeing their hair, Lewis
Merryman said, "John Hughes and Paul Crowder thought
of it a few days before the Col-Hi Hermiston game and
thought it might bring good luck so a lot of us
proceeded in that direction." He stated further, "I
think we are going to have to try something different
before out next game, though."
In looking over the squad one can note seven or
eight of the auburn-hair-minded which include Paul
Crowder, John Hughes, Jack Yaggi, Lewis Merryman, Dick
McCoy, Don Hinkson, Bob Krause and Whitey Larrabee.
Some of these fellows may fool one and lead one to
believe they are naturals as in the case of Whitey
Larrabee who was blonde haired boy before the
application of henna. Also, with the belief that a
"G.I." haircut might bring luck, some have gone to the
barber shop and made the barber really earn his fee.
Lads who have been given the "butch" haircuts include
Wayne Bowen, Gordon Weir, Bob Krause, John Hughes and
Whitey Larrabee.
(Note: Last week's sports headline says "Bombers
Smeared by Strong Pasco High Team, 51 to 0.")
SELL TICKETS FOR DANCE
ARMSTRONG BRINGS NAME BAND HERE
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, world's highest paid
colored musician, trumpet player extraordinary and now
acclaimed as the international "Trumpet King of Swing"
makes a personal appearance with his sensational
orchestra on Tuesday, October 30, at the Rec Hall
Ballroom. He will appear under the sponsorship of
Villagers, Inc.
If Armstrong lives up to his advance publicity, he
will give villagers a great show, for he says, "I like
to feel as though I am giving all I've got. When I
swing out, I give both barrels and I get a great kick
out of blasting those high 'C's' and 'G's' so my fans
get a thrill."
Tickets for the dance are on sale at THE VILLAGER
office and the library....Tickets are $2.00 each, plus
tax, a total of $2.50.
-Richard Johnson ('55) ~ In very sunny, and very hot
Austin, TX - where it was 108 yesterday.
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>>From: Jim Wodehouse ('62 & '63)
All Bombers,
One of the memories was Saturday Matinee at the
theaters. Uptown, Village, Richland..Meeting girls and
buddies to spend time with..and Muscles, he was a great
guy! All the merchants got him a new bicycle every
year! He had monkeys at his house on VanGiesen.
Everyone teased him and he always sat in the front row.
Friday nights were the big night to drive around
uptown. Around and around..Later were dances at the C&W
Foods, next the drugstore on Saturday. Does anyone
remember BY'S BURGERS? Then Zip's took over as the hot
spot. Tax man closed By's... they had the biggest
burgers in the Tri-Cites at that time.
Do take care everyone, Later!
-Jim Wodehouse ('62 & '63)
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
All this talk of Finns, brings to mind that we (in
the Southend) had our own, also don't ya know. Me
thinks there was an art teacher at Lewis & Clark named
Eskola Rentola, back when I was in about the second or
third grade.
I'm surprised by old friend and neighbor Bill Berlin ('56)
didn't remember, or throw in the punch line "Up and
died like a Hog".
jimbeaux
Up on Finn Hill in Kirkland, only a nine iron from Mike
Bradley ('56) and Dick Nelson ('59), both of whom seem
to be enjoying the good life. Actually Nelson is a lot
farther than a chip shot, but it's all down hill and
I'll get the roll.
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Diana Bennett Ground ('64)
Re: Mr. St. John
I certainly recall Mr. St. John - didn't realize
he was still in Richland. I had him for Speech in
8th grade (I think) which would have been in 1959 I
believe. As I recall he was single and drove a Ford
T-Bird -- one of the ones with the round porthole
windows. We thought that was unbelievably racy for
a teacher!!!!
-Diana Bennett Ground ('64) ~ still in Juneau, AK - where
we are having incredible late summer weather -
supposed to hit 75 today!!!
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Tom Matthews ('57)
Re: lighthouse
When my first husband, Dale Gray ('58wb-RIP) came
home from his tour in Viet Nam, we were stationed on
Vashon Island at Point Robinson Light----we were there
with two other Coast Guard families----the men were in
charge of making sure the "light" worked properly,
turning on the fog horn, and maintaining the grounds
around the place. It was a wonderful place to live and
we had beautiful scenery. There were two houses for the
men and their families to live in---the bosun and his
family had the "big" house, the engineer/mechanic (Dale)
and the seaman shared the split house. Loved to sit on
the porch and watch the whales, as they were migrating-
--great sight! The place was full of wild blackberry
bushes and a few, little, garter snakes, too---NOT my
favorite thing to run into, but I did enjoy picking the
blackberries and making cobblers. We'd also walk down
to the beach and dig for gooeyducks. YUM! Now, the
"light" is automated and open to the public for tours--
don't know if is available for "lighthouse keepers" or
not.
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - we are enjoying
cooler temperatures of high 80s to low 90s - a
welcome relief after 15 straight days of over
100 temperatures!
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>>From: Sharon Sasser Warren ('64)
Re: Heading Home
To: (I hope, well-connected) Bombers
My daughter has always enjoyed her visits to the
Tri-Cities, but I was happily surprised when she
announced that she wants to get a job in the area. I've
started to think about relocating up there myself and
this might just be the push I need! Allison just
graduated from UCLA with a degree in Broadcast
Journalism and is looking for a position as a reporter
with a local TV station. Last summer she interned with
the BBC in Washington D.C. Tomorrow we are heading
home to Richland for a visit and will be staying with
my parents through August 24th. They still live on
Sanford and are listed in the phone book...so, if
anyone can assist my daughter's job search, or if you
just want to say hello, please give me a call. Despite
thirty-three years in San Diego, Richland is still
home!
-Sharon Sasser Warren ('64)
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>>From: Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
To: Earl Bennett ('63)
Thank you for that info. I remember seeing a floor
plan of our house once. It was weird. I remember
feeling as if I were above my house with the roof off,
in my mind's eye I could see our stuff. Ah, the old
days in Richland.
regards,
-Patty de la Bretonne ('65)
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>>From: John Allen ('66)
Re: Toivo Piippo (RIP)
In addition to very possibly having been the best
basketball coach in Richland history, Coach Piippo
was also a story teller without better. Of course, he
always swore that he regularly kept his wife and kids
locked up in a closet at home so he could get some
peace and quiet after a difficult day with us, but he
told one very special story of his WW II days as a
member of a bomber crew. It seems his plane and a few
others had been forced down in a sandstorm (small "s")
next to some walled city in a god-forsaken corner of
the western Sahara. While there, he and a couple of
buddies visited the city where they decided on a ride
in an available horse drawn carriage. At some point the
Americans motioned to the driver to go faster and when
they had accelerated to a dead run, making quite a
racket on cobblestone streets, to their amazement the
Arab turned around, whip held high, and yelled at them
in perfect English, "Hi Ho Silver, Away."
When I remember my youth, and those adults who
presented an example to be admired and followed, the
memories of Al Yencopal, Roy Fowler and Toivo Piippo
are always in the front of my mind.
-John Allen ('66)
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>>From: Brad Wear ('71)
Happy Birthday to my sister Gay Wear Miller ('69).
Another one in the books, and a wish for many more.
-Brad Wear ('71) ~ Richardson, TX - where we saw 109 yesterday.
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I think I saw Mars... but it didn't look red. -Maren
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10 Bombers and 1 Colt sent stuff:
Kay Weir ('37 Colt), Rufus Pederson ('48)
Dick Roberts ('49), Carol Tyner ('52)
Paul Ratsch ('58), Janice Woods ('60WB)
Linda Reining ('64), Jeff Michael ('65)
Steve Louis ('69), Karen Davis ('76)
Mike Luzzo ('77)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Helen Bartlett Mowery ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dennis McGrath ('63WB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Rod Collins ('67)
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BOMBER LUNCHES 'n stuff (in order of appearance)
TODAY Puget Sound
08/15 Girls of '54
More information: www.calsnet.net/All_Bombers
Click the lunch you want to know about.
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>>From: Kay Weir Fishback ('37 Colt)
Re: Travel
Several people have been telling about special
places to travel. I'd like to recommend Scotland. It's
breathtakingly beautiful and alive with history. The
Scots were originally blond and redheaded Celtic people
and many of them still are. When the Spanish tried to
invade and the Armada ran aground in Scotland many of
the Spaniards were left behind and the ones the SCOTS
didn't do away with became assimilated into the
population.
The best time to go is August... it's festival time
and everybody in Britain takes their vacation then. I
never figured out how the country runs when everybody is
on "holiday" as they call it. England does the same
thing, too. In Scotland the streets are filled with
bagpipe bands and for one week they have the Royal
Tatoo. It's held at Edinbourgh Castle - which was built
by Mary Queen of Scots (who was eventually done away
with by her cousin Elizabeth of England. For one week
they have the Royal Tatoo - and pipers come from all
over the world to preform. We were lucky enough to
have tickets for a night performance which is most
impressive under the lights. Pipers came from all over
the world not just from the commonwealth countries but
from the US too. At the very end all the lights go out
and a lone piper under a spot light stands on top of
the Castle and plays a song to Mary "Will ye no come
back" Not a dry eye in the place. You'll never forget it.
-Kay Weir Fishback ('37 Colt)
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>>From: Rufus J. Pederson, Jr. ('48)
Re: Red Hair, etc.
Thanks to Dick ('49) and Carol Tyner Roberts ('51)
for the birthday greetings, and to Richard Johnson ('55)
for red-haired memories.
My incomplete and tattered memory of that period
tells me that John Hughes' hair turned tarnished green
after he tried the henna on his dark hair, and on the
second try he first bleached his hair before using the
henna again.
Joe Wood ('48) and I were among the "managers" on
that team, and joined the henna rush. I recall mixing
the powdered plant into a paste that resembled a fresh
cow pie, and then plastering it into my hair and
applying a hot, wet towel for twenty minutes or so
before rinsing.
I was pleased to see my formerly blond hair shining
like a newly-minted copper penny! Like many wonders,
however, this too faded into what Dick Roberts and Rem
Ryals ('49) called "putrid pink".
I will leave it to McCoy to inform us of the natural
red-heads on that team, and to attest to the little
known fact that only three percent of the world's
population has red hair!
Bomber and birthday cheers to all other "warm and
wonderful" Leos.
-Rufus J. Pederson, Jr., aka R. J. ('48)
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>>From: Dick ('49) and Carol Tyner ('52) Roberts
To: Dave Tillson ('50)
I can't imagine slim/trim Dave Tillson not being
able to fit into a tee shirt anymore. We didn't know
he was such an expert in donut culinary.
-Richard "Dick" ('49) and Carol Tyner ('52) Roberts
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>>From: Paul Ratsch ('58)
Re: Rubin Flager
What ever happened to him? Should of graduated
around 1955 from Col-Hi... The best marble player I
have ever known...
-Paul Ratsch ('58) ~ Dallas, OR
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>>From: Janice Woods Ehrke ('60WB)
Bombers:
I too remember the canoe, we lived on Cullum
directly across from the Quonset Huts at Lewis and
Clark. My brother, Ken Woods ('59WB), and I traveled
many an imaginary river in it. I do remember it was in
pretty poor shape, some holes in one end, but that made
it all the more exciting wondering if the Indian arrows
would get us or we would drown first!
-Janice Woods Ehrke ('60WB) ~ Sunny, downtown Woodland, CA,
home of Tony's Bar - where one can get a certified
Jimmy Buffet fix.
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[Janice, it's BuffetT. Jimmy will be at the new Clark
County Amphitheater (near Portland) next month! You
paying attention, Lamont DeJong ('63)?? -Maren]
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Dick Harris ('49)
Re: The demise of Ole
Hope you send a copy. I would love to read it. My
grandmother hated the Ole and Sven jokes, but I kinda
like them... I'm only half Norwegian, so that probably
explains it.
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - enjoying our
cooler temps of high 80s and low 90s... course we
are supposed to climb nearer the triple digits by
next week. ;/
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Re: Nordic Countries
I have enjoyed reading the posts from other folks
about their trips through Scandinavia. Guess I'll add
a few quickies, too.
About 10 years ago, when the USSR was beginning to
collapse, my wife and I made two trips to Russia. The
second was to St. Petersburg, followed by a stint in
Stockholm. We flew in via a stop in Copenhagen. I, too,
was surprised by the open sexuality on the news stands
and movie houses. I had been preconditioned somewhat
when I served a year in Greenland (owned by Sweden)
and hung out with some of the SAS folks. Still, it was
more open and overt than I expected. (Sex outside the
closet).
My wife and I were both impressed with the bright
colors and cheerful folks. We discovered Cointreau in
Tivoli Gardens by asking our server what that clear
drink was that so many people were having. We still
enjoy one now and then or in a Margarita...ole!
When our stint in St. Petersburg was completed, we
took a train to Helsinki. I was particularly pissed
when the Russian soldiers took our Rubles at the border
crossing! We loved the bookstores in Finland...they
seemed much cooler than a Barnes and Noble or the like.
Maybe it was because we couldn't read most of the
titles!
We took a boat to Stockholm, where we were putting
on another three day workshop. We were way out in the
hills at a summer camp...it was really pretty. The
people were just great! After the gig, we went back to
the city for a few days, enjoying the night life, the
trains and the coastal communities. I remember the
Viking Museum...it was so cool to stand in the bow
of a Viking war boat!
So, we visited all but one of the Nordic states in
a two week whirlwind tour. We would love to go back
again...someday maybe we will. Or, maybe I should go
hunting for those home videos and invite ya-all over
for Cointreau...or maybe not. --DJ Jeff
-Jeff Michael ('65)
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>>From: Steve Louis ('69)
Re: Richland National Little League Team
The Richland National Little League team beat the
Oregon Little League 4-2 to advance to the Northwest
Regional Final on Monday night at 7:00pm. They will
play the winner of the Hawaii - Idaho semi-final. The
team is 4-1 in tournament play. Their only loss was
last Tuesday night against Hawaii. ESPN2 will be
carrying the game live at 7:00pm. If you have the
time, tune in and root the future Bombers on to the
Little League World Series.
-Steve Louis ('69)
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>>From: Karen Davis Scheffer ('76)
Re: Mr. Piippo
A finer teacher there wasn't... as brother Mike ('74)
said: he taught more than just hoops!
Thanks, Sir... you will be missed.
-Karen Davis Scheffer ('76)
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>>From: Mike Luzzo ('77)
Re: Toivo Piippo (RIP) and Others
All that I can say is that not only gym rats were
affected by this man. I do remember the Health classes
he taught and all the unusual things that happened
in his class. Like the day that the class heard this
unusual language on a tape recorder he had. It seems
that he had recorded something for class and by mistake
had included some dictation in Finnish.
I think that in addition to him, Maryann Ford (Art),
Hershel Griggs (Science), Betty Hoff (Chief Jo, head
cook), Gene Bernard (Col High Counselor) and Fran Rish
(Col Hi PE) were those that I remember the most.
-Mike Luzzo ('77)
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7Bombers sent stuff:
Gloria Adams ('54), Tom Hughes ('56)
Ray Hall ('57), Jack Grouell ('61)
Earl Bennett ('63), Vicki Schrecengost ('67)
Steve Piippo ('70)
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>>From: Gloria Adams Fulcher ('54)
To: Mike Davis ('74)
I was reading the Edmonds Journal today and noticed
an article that you may want to put away for some
future date, when you're eligible in the 2 categories.
It's the 50 Plus Singles Club. A social group that
meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at
DENNY'S, 904 N. 155th St. in Seattle.
Obviously I should have listened to you instead of
laughing at you. I'm eligible for the over 50 part but
guess I'll have to let the second part exclude me.
Do they have a dance floor at Denny's?
-Gloria Adams Fulcher ('54)
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>>From: Tom Hughes ('56)
Re: Aug 2003 Puget Sound lunch
All Bomber Lunches website
The Fife lunch for August had a small but exuberant
group. Len ('66) and Linda Rediske made it up from the
Vancouver area and it was great to see them for the
first time since we went to the Portland lunch some
months ago. Mike Ragland ('57) made it for the first
time and he and I spent a lot of time talking about
people and old times. John Zimmer ('66) made it to the
lunch and brought a cake but Merilee Zimmer (spouse)was
busy helping with a family birthday party and could not
make it. Larry Mattingly ('60), Carol Black Foster ('48),
Char Dossett Holden ('51), Patti Jones Ahrens ('60),
Irl French ('51), Jim McDougal ('57), Agnes Hughes
(spouse), Jessica Blessing (my grad daughter) and yours
truly were also in attendance.
Patti presented our regular waitress, Tina, a gift
of a framed picture for her wonderful service. She
always has a sharp comment to make. When Charlotte
asked for a box to take home half of her sandwich she
said "No, you are going to sit there until you eat your
lunch".
As usual everyone had a great time and were
reluctant to leave. It took me three tries to finally
get out of there.
-Tom Hughes ('56)
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>>From: Ray Hall ('57)
Yesterday I was an honorary pall bearing for Mr.
Piippo. I had the privilege of being his assistant
coach at Chief Joseph for 5 years. I wasn't the great
athlete that many of his players and friends were; yet
he accepted me just like I was. He taught by example
how working hard, never quitting, extreme hustle at all
times, being a team player, would make up for the
lacking in some ability. He was a very fair coach; in
all my years that I worked with him I never heard a
negative comment from players about "Peeps"; which in
athletics, is itself an awesome testament of him and
his values.
I see the attitude in both of his sons and
grand kids.
Thank you peeps for allowing me to share with you
those 5 great years. I loved them all.
-Ray Hall ('57)
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>>From: Jack Grouell ('61)
Re: Hi Yo Silver
John Allen ('66) wrote: "to their amazement the
Arab turned around, whip held high, and yelled at them
in perfect English, 'Hi Ho Silver, Away.'"
Perhaps not so amazing: During Operation Torch, the
Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942, troops landing
in the Arzew area used "Hi Yo, Silver" as a challenge
and "Awaaay" as the counter sign. This information
is from the amazing book "An Army at Dawn" by Rick
Atkinson which I have just recently finished reading.
-Jack Grouell ('61) ~ Everett, WA
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>>From: Earl Bennett ('63)
To: Cash Wall (Spudnut Lover)
Mr. Wall:
There is a Spudnut Shop in Charlottesville, VA,
which I may have occasion to pass sometime in the next
week or so. If they are open (I think this one closes
at 2:00 pm) I'll try to get an address for you for the
franchise organization. Of course, Bombers being the
Spudnut fanatics and helpful souls that they are,
someone will probably beat me to it from the Richland
shop.
Can't ever have too many Spudnut Shops - need to
stomp out those lead-weighted, sugar-grease balls
called Krispy Kremes as soon as possible (my wife, not
a Bomber, may smack me for that, as she loves them).
Spudnut Shops started in Salt Lake City in the '40s, I
think, and by the mid-to-late '50s were up to 70 or 80
nationwide, mostly in the West. As of two years ago
they were down to less than 25... not sure where they
stand right now. I gather the only serious supplier of
potatoe flour is in California, which can be an issue
in the winter time for delivery reliability here in the
East, but should not be too much of a problem for you.
Regards, ecb3 - from still rainy (15" above average
for the year) central VA, with the associated ugly
humidity but not the ugly heat I normally associate
with this time of year - 80s for the last couple of
weeks, rather than 90s and up.
-Earl Bennett (Gold Medal Class of '63)
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>>From: Vicki Schrecengost Carney ('67)
Re: Attention Bomber friends in Montana
Many of you know that my entire family, Dianna ('64)
and her husband, Jan (who was only in second grade when
we were transferred to PA) and her family, and my Mom
and Dad have all been living in Houston for the past
three years. Big changes are afoot!
Jan's family will be moving to Livingston, MT in
stages over the next few months. They have bought a
100 year old house. Dianna and her husband are building
a retirement home in the Ft. Myers, FL area and will
probably be moving in the spring (construction willing).
My Mom and Dad will also be moving to a retirement home
in the Ft. Myers area.
Now for the big question: Are there any Bombers in
the Bozeman/Livingston area? Jan will be closing on
the house in late August and plans to move north in
Sept/Oct. I am coming out for a couple weeks to help
her get the house in shape for the arrival of her
youngest daughter in December. Tim and their eldest
daughter, Jennifer, will be moving next May after
Jennifer graduates from high school. Anyhow, if there
are any Bombers out there who could give us some help
with "welcome wagon" type questions, we would be ever
so grateful. Please contact
-Vicki Schrecengost Carney ('67)
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>>From: Steve Piippo ('70)
To: All CJ Warriors/Eagles & those who knew Toivo
Toivo (while reflecting) said many times in recent
years, "I was lucky to find those kids and thankful
those kids found me." He admired the staff at Chief Jo.
Thank You for all the e-mails, cards, letters, flowers,
special gifts, wonderful thoughts, memories and heart
felt love for "Peep" or "Coach" or however you knew
him. Toivo was lucky to have found all those kids after
his parachute opened and he landed in Richland.
Thank You.
-Steve Piippo ('70)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/12/03
Richland, WA - 5 ~~ Pearl City, HI - 0
Little League Northwest Champs Coach: Bob Jacobs ('70)
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11 Bombers, 1 Bomber Mom and 1 funeral notice today:
Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02), Evelyn Meyer ('46)
Don Fisher ('50), James Jensen ('50)
Curt Donahue ('53), Jim Russell ('58)
Dave Henderson ('60WB), Earl Bennett ('63)
Jim House ('63), Steve Louis ('69)
Stu Osborn ('71), BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nat Saenz ('71)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02)
Re: Red Hair
All this talk of red hair. Actually it was a pretty
good stunt. We kept our helmets on till kickoff, then
we off they came during the pre kick huddle. It caused
quite a stir. It worked too. We played WallaX2 that
nite, and they had a tough time beating us. A slaughter
was expected but avoided thanx to our Irish doos.
To: Rufus Pederson ('48)
A hi and a belated happy b'day. Why don't you come
to the party this year? Your sis, too. I don't remember
any natural redheads. I guess I was the closest.
-Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02)
Bronc, Beaver, Bomber
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>>From: Evelyn Meyer Crowder ('46)
Richard Johnson's ('55) 8/9/03 Sandstorm entry
brought many smiles to my husband Paul Crowder ('46)
regarding the Col-Hi Squad's football players way back
in 1945. I knew Paul slightly when the hair dyeing
episode occurred, and started dating him on December 7,
1945. I believe the red had grown out by then. We have
been together since that time, having been married in
1947--will be 56 years this month and still not long
enough.
I have not written for a long time as Paul was
diagnosed with brain cancer last fall. We are still
fighting the fight and are thankful for the many
prayers from family, ourselves, and friends and their
friends, that have given him the strength to stay
alive. We would love to be present at the Club 40
reunion this year but it is just not possible. Thanks
to all of you who write him.
-Evelyn Meyer Crowder ('46) ~ Sunny, warm Scottsdale, AZ
where we are glad to feel the heat.
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>>From: Don Fisher ('50)
To: Treg Owings ('76)
Sorry took me so long to answer you, but takes me
longer to get my memory working. I don't really
remember being a scout leader (wife says was WEBLOs)...
so guess I was. I do remember being a Camp Fire leader
for a group of Jr. High girls. I did get them on a
winter survival training session at the Boy Scout Camp.
I also used some of my army training and took the girls
out to the old camp site at Horn Rapids and taught them
how to read compasses and maps.
My wife reminded me that I was in the Army Reserve
with your dad and that I also bowled on the VFW Bowling
team at the state tournament with your grandfather,
Henry. If I remember correctly your grandfather was a
security guard at Hanford and wasn't there a story
about him shooting the clock off the wall?
As for Mark, he is still in the Tri-Cities and
keeps busy hunting, fishing and coaching his son's
teams. Daughter is into soccer so we spend a lot of our
time at the different sports complexes.
-Don Fisher ('50)
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>>From: Jim Jensen ('50)
Re: Yea Team!
Minutes ago I saw a game, little, left-handed,
pitcher record his fourth strikeout of game. It was
the final out of the Little League Northwest Regional
playoff. The winner, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON, advances to
the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA.
That little pitcher [Kyle Stumetz], the one with a big
heart, pitched a 4-hit shutout, defeating Hawaii 5 to 0.
The Richland team, wearing uniforms of green and
gold, looked amazingly like a "short" version of the
Bombers, but they played BIG!!!!!
Can't believe I got so excited over the game and
felt so proud that Richland did it. I haven't lived in
Richland since 1952. I've only visited there five times
in the last fifty-one years. A myriad of reasons have
prevented me from returning there to live. Still, in my
heart, Richland is my home. A great group of kids,
their coaches, and those cheering them on, have plucked
my spirit away from Katy, TX and have taken me home again...
Bomber Cheers!!!!!
=Jim Jensen ('50)
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>>From: Curt Donahue ('53)
Re: Richland Little League
Congratulations to the Little League Team from
Richland for winning the Northwest regional and a trip
to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA.
Some good future Bombers.
-Curt Donahue ('53)
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>>From: Jim Russell ('58)
Re: Richland Little Leaguers
Just watched the Richland Little Leaguers win their
regional championship game against (Pearl City) Hawaii.
Fun game to watch! I was particularly impressed with
the fielding ability of the team and especially that of
second baseman Daniel Jacobs. He had some Bret Boone
moves out there!
That game reminded me of my youthful days. I loved
the game. I also had to be one of the worst hitters. I
was never good enough (or maybe confident enough) to
make "the team." I do remember very vividly one day at
lunch recess at Lewis & Clark (maybe 5th grade), when
we were playing "work up." I had worked up to the
shortstop position. Jim Castleberry ('58) was pitching.
The batter swung at the pitch and popped it up to the
infield. Of course, whoever caught the ball on the fly
immediately became the batter. I was intent on grabbing
that pop up, and so was Jim. We collided and when the
dust settled, I was missing half my front tooth. Jim
probably still has a scar on his cheek.
There was a Castleberry playing for the Richland
Nationals tonight. I can't help but think that he has
to have a relationship to Jim of my youth who wears the
scar.
Yes, I loved the game. I still do. A lot of people
say its too slow and too boring. Well, that just says
they don't understand the game. There's more strategy,
more moves behind the moves, than any other action
sport I can think of. At my age, I can still watch it
and enjoy not only the skills in action, but the mental
action and suspense as well.
-Jim Russell ('58) in beautiful downtown Mountlake Terrace, WA
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>>From: Dave Henderson (60WB)
I want to be one of the first to send my
congratulations to the Little League baseball team
from Richland. I watched them beat Hawaii on ESPN2
last night.
I have one question. What does the N in RN mean??
-Dave Henderson (60WB)
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[..on the front of their caps -- National??? -Maren]
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>>From: Earl C. Bennett, III (Gold Medal Class of '63)
To: Cash Wall
Re: 8/7 Alumni Sandstorm Entry
Mr. Wall:
The owner of the Spudnut Shop in Charlottesville, VA
gave me the following contact information for the
Spudnut franchise:
Chen Hon (spelling uncertain)
755 Lakefield Road ~ Suite E
West Lake Village, CA 91361
(805) 495-0116
She also said to wish you luck, as they have had a
terrible time with poor communication since this person
bought up the franchising rights - never having calls
answered, and the last time they ordered some of the
pre-mixed flour, it never came and they never got their
money back. They mix their own now with potato flakes.
Also, I remembered the conversation of two years
ago incorrectly. She said that when her father bought
the franchise in 1969, there were 400 shops nationwide,
not the 70 I stated yesterday.
To: Richland residents:
I need the phone number of the Richland Spudnut
Shop. I promised the local owner I'd get it for her,
as she was glad to hear our hangout is doing well and
may want to seek some advice.
Regards, ecb3
-Earl Bennett ('63)
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>>From: Jim House ('63)
Re: Little League Champs
Congratulations to the Richland National Little
League Champs. I feel I have much in common with them
based on what I saw and heard tonight on ESPN2. Look
great in Green and Gold, favorite athlete is Anna
Kournikova and would like to meet J. Lo.
Is it OK to say it is nice to see a team from the
right side of Washington win?
-Jim House ('63) ~ Houston, TX
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>>From: Steve Louis ('69)
Re: Richland 5, Hawaii 0
Congratulations to the Richland National Little
League All-Stars on their victory over the Pearl City,
Hawaii Little League team. Next stop for the Richland
All-Stars is the Little League World Series in
Williamsport, PA.
I met with Ben Jacobs ('69) after the game, and he
asked me to this report to the Richland alumni. Ben was
driving back from San Bernardino tonight, and wanted
"to let everyone know what a great job the kids from
Richland did tonight." For those of you who were unable
to watch the game on ESPN2, it was a great defensive
effort by the Richlanders. Every time Hawaii made a run
at Richland, they came through with great pitching and
great fielding. It's going to be great watching the
kids from Richland in the Little League World Series.
To: Bob Jacobs ('70)
You did a great job managing the team... good luck
in Williamsport.
-Steve Louis ('69)
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>>From: Stu Osborn ('71)
Re: Richland Nat'l wins Western regional!!!
Let's take time out from all the "I remember when"
talk to recognize some courageous little guys...
Many, many congrats to Bob Jacobs' ('70) Richland
National Little League squad for their 5-0 shutout of
Hawaii tonight!! The victory earns my hometown's kids
the Western Region seed to Williamsport, PA against a
team from Boston, MASS.
Way to go, young men!!! They did it with great
defense and superlative 4-hit pitching by little [Kyle]
Stumetz. Could this be a precursor and an omen to
suggest a Seattle/Boston ALCS this year? Nahhh... I
found myself glued to the game and barely noticed that
there was a Mariner game on the other channel.
Baby Bombers, way ta go!!! Now go get 'em!
-Stu Osborn ('71)
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>>From: BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
We were at the Beach when Sheila ('71) let us know
that Mr. Piippo had died. There would have been no
state champions in 1972 without his early training of
Frank Teverbaugh's team. Not to lessen Frank's ability
as a coach, there are none better, but I'm sure he too
appreciated Mr. Piippo's early training. "Peeps" as the
boys called him, not to his face I don't imagine, was
respected and admired by those boys as well as anyone
else who had the privilege of knowing him. Our family
sends our sympathy to his family
-BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
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Funeral Notice submitted by Bill Gerry ('71)
>>Gerald Brennen "Bren" Davison ('70 or '71?)
Thursday, 07 Aug 2003 Whidbey News Times Whidbey WA
Gerald Brennen Davison, 53, died Aug. 7, 2003, at
Careage of Whidbey from complications of heart failure.
Jerry, as his friends knew him, was born Sept. 20,
1949, in Pasco, to Gerald W. and Caroline Brennen
Davison. Jerry was raised in Richland and graduated
from Richland High School in 1971. Jerry went on to
North Seattle Community College, receiving his
associates of arts degree in food service. He began
his career as a chef in Seattle and then on to the
Tri-Cities area. In 1988, Jerry moved to Oak Harbor.
He was employed as a chef for McDonald's Restaurants
at both the Oak Harbor and Whidbey Island Naval Air
Station facilities. Jerry Davison was an active member
of First United Methodist Church of Oak Harbor. He
was often involved in cooking for the youth group at
church. He was a very enthusiastic Mariners fan,
enjoyed hunting and fishing in past years and enjoyed
helping other disabled persons.
Each year he participated in the cancer walk in Oak
Harbor. Jerry is survived by his father and stepmother,
Jerry and Genevieve Davison of Oak Harbor; and by his
mother, Caroline Ameden of Camano Island. One brother,
Gregory W. Davison of Kirkland, and one sister Nancy
Harbour of Anchorage, AK, also survive him.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday,
Aug. 14, at First United Methodist Church of Oak
Harbor. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist
Church of Oak Harbor, Touch of Faith Signing Choir.
Cremation was held with private family internment
to follow at a later date. Arrangements are under the
direction of Burley Funeral Chapel, Oak Harbor. This
obituary is on-line at http://burley.plan4ever.com
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/13/03
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14 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick Harris ('49), Millie Finch ('54)
Derrith Persons ('60WB), Patti Jones ('60)
Jim Hamilton ('63), Joanna Faulkner ('63)
Roy Ballard ('63), Bob Grout ('66WB)
John Wingfield ('66), Don Andrews ('67)
Karen Davis ('76), Treg Owings ('76)
Eric Lukins ('81), Jumbo Davis ('82)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Clementson ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gary Persons ('57)
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Richland Little Leaguers TCH article:
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/sports/columns/story/3653211p-3683849c.html
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If you are running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP
OR Server 2003:
You NEED to go download some patches and stuff so
you won't get the latest worm... worm won't cause much
damage, but you'll have to get the fix by using ANOTHER
computer.... pain in the patootie:
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>>From: Dick Harris ('49)
To: Linda Reining ('64)
O.K., Linda you asked it. This Limerick was
prepared to accompany the presentation of an award
to Rich Peters, the Immediate Past President of the
Wenatchee Rotary Club. It pays tribute to Rich, but
also jabs him for tossing too many Ole and Sven jokes
at his audience, during last year's Rotary year, thru
Jun.30, 2003. Rich got associated by many, with being
Scandinavian, since he had come from Minnesota and told
Ole jokes. It turns out, that he has mostly German
heritage, with some Anglo-Saxon thrown in. Thus, the
non-political correct, reference to Kraut, etc.
Ole's Demise, A Tribute to Rich Peters!
It wasn't just Ole, you see,
Twas Sven and dear Inga, all three!
That we heard about,
Week-in and week-out,
Dumping this trio, suits me!
Some say that dear Ole forgot,
Which State he had come from or not.
We heard Nort Dakota,
Or West Minnesota,
Maybe he was smoking dat pot!
And Rich added fire to the deed,
Mixed up a Norski with a Swede,
We didn't know when,
This Ole and Sven,
Had come from a bad Nordic seed!
Now we asked our Rich, if it's true,
'Bout Norski or Swede in the brew?
He said, "I am Kraut!â€
And Nordic is out!
And so is Lake Wobegon, too!
And Rich fed our Ole a fish,
Told Ole, "You'll like this fine dish!"
He said, "There's no risk!
In Eating lutefisk!"
But, Ole succomed with a swish!
So it's Ole we lay rest, today,
And now with respect we convey,
"Ole, it's been grand,
We've taken a stand,
Take Rich on out with you, we say!"
It's Rich that we honor, today,
As we try to put Ole away.
We've had quite enough,
Of this Nordic stuff,
Lie still dear old Ole, we pray!
To: Kay Weir Fishback ('37 Colt)
Kay:
I enjoyed your tales of Scotland. I joined my
Airlines Employee son, Scott, on a trip to Scotland a
few years ago. We flew into Glasgow, rented a car and
headed northwest with no fixed agenda.
We drove to Fort William and spent the first night
in Mallaig, a picturesque village on the coast, opposite
the Isle of Skye. We awoke from our bed and breakfast
accommodation and had to wait for a herd of sheep to
pass, before we could board a small ferry to cross the
sound. We arrived on the Isle of Skye at Armadale,
which is close to the headquarters of the McDonald
Clan. We had a wonderful time touring the Isle,
including a visit to the Dunvegan Castle, on the
western side, at Dunvegan. This has been the stronghold
of the Chiefs of MacLeod for nearly 800 years and it
remains their home. More information at:
http://www.dunvegancastle.com/ We saw for the first
time, the raising of trees for fiber, as we would later
see in our own state, particularly in the Southwest
(mostly hybrid cottonwoods, I understand). There were
thousands of rows after rows all perfectly parallel and
growing rapidly.
We crossed back to the mainland via short ferry at
Kyle of Lochalsh, followed the western side of Loch
Ness to Inverness. There, we spotted a lovely B & B
right on the main street leading into the city, with a
vacancy sign. Inside, we met Mrs. MacLennan, an elderly
widow, who drove a red BMW. She told us about having
come from the Isle of Lewis, just off the western coast
and having become a welder in the shipyards of Glasgow,
during WWII. One particular ship she had worked on, got
knocked out by a Nazi U-boat. Her brothers always
teased, that it was the faulty welding that had done it
in. What a great sense of humor!
We motored up the eastern coast and on up to the
tip of the mainland at John o' Groats. From there one
could see some of the islands further north and some of
the North Sea oil rigs, if one didn't get knocked over
by the wind!
We marveled at the many beautiful sheep pastures
along the coast with miles of rock fences. We noticed
the various colors of dye on the backs of many sheep.
We later learned that this is a way of marking the
females, who had been serviced by a particular Ram.
City boys learn the darndest things!
We ended up with a second night with Mrs. MacLennan,
as I had left a jacket at her domicile and we enjoyed a
repeat performance of her cooking and humor! The good
Lord knows how to arrange interesting times!
We continued down to Perth and eventually took-in
the Sterling Castle before getting another wonderful
B & B in Edinburgh. We could have spent our entire time
of eight days, profitably in this amazing city. I
remember seeing a single huge stone in the park, with a
tribute to the Norwegian Pilots, who had trained there
and helped in the Battle of Britain! We learned more of
these brave lads at the Resistance Museum in Oslo, just
recently.
So, Kay, keep whetting our travel appetites with
your knowledge of great destinations for all!
-Dick Harris ('49)
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>>From: Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
Re: Richland Team
I too want to add my congratulations to the team of
the Richland Little League for their win last evening.
I too was glued to the TV, and watched as they
methodically played ball with such great defense and
some of the plays were spectacular. Especially by the
little 2nd baseman.
The Green and Gold looked wonderful on TV and I was
so proud of the boys and Mr. Jacobs you have done a
marvelous job with them.
Williamsport here we come look out - little Bombers
are on their way!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Millie Finch Gregg ('54)
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>>From: Derrith Persons Dean ('60WB)
Re: Birthday wishes
Happy Birthday to Gary Persons ('57) (TGINF) I
think you are an incredible brother and I am grateful
and proud to be your sister! May you celebrate your
birthday with love in your home, joy in your world, and
peace in your heart. See you soon!
-Derrith Persons Dean ('60WB)
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Re: Blast Worm
I turned on my computer yesterday morning to a
weird pop up message. When I called MSN there was a
message saying that there was problems with MSN give it
24 hours. I believed the message until I watched the
news that night. King 5 Seattle showed a lady with her
computer on getting the same pop up message I was. I
had briefly heard about a virus last week but didn't
pay attention. After the news I paid attention. The pop
up has a message saying your computer will shut off in
60 seconds. Also shows a red dot with an X. The words
Authority System are in the body. The Blast Worm once
on computer repeats itself every time you turn on
emails. Shuts down the computer time and time again.
Called MSN last night, they referred me to my Anti
Virus server. The technician at Norton sent me links to
get rid of the virus. I had to go to someone else's
computer, load the links onto a floppy then run them
from the floppy on my computer. The worm is gone.
Norton customer service lady said, "there were 25
million computers infected so far". Update anything
that your server, as well as anti-virus program
has to keep the virus out. King 5 news suggested a
Firewall. To Bombers that have emailed me I now have
two days of emails to catch up on so be patient.
Re: Richland Little League Team
Go Richland!
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ Browns Point, WA - where it
was sunny and nice all day then turned breezy
cooling down the temperature this evening.
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
Having lived in Kirkland, and been involved with
Kirkland National Little League, I know and appreciate
the hard work of everyone to get a team to the Little
League World Series. We sent teams to Williamsport in
1980 and 1982, with '82 winning the World Series. I
watched last night's game, and a great game it was.
With more teams in the Series, pool play and expanded
coverage on ESPN2. I look forward to seeing more of
this very, very good team. I was also impressed with
the demeanor of the Coach, his team believes in him
and plays like they are very well coached.
Richland National was my old league, with the field
down behind Lewis and Clark. As I recall in the '50s it
was a four team league: Spudnut Shop, N&H, Thrifty Drug,
and Auto Supply, you played everyone about once a week.
Spudnut had some great teams with the Adrians and Jerry
Kern providing the bats. Pook, Dick Boehning and Billy
Joe Pickins were on Thrifty Drug. Dave Pugh was on
N&H, which I think was a Flying "A" gas station up on
Williams. Dick Plows and Bobby Chipmunk were on Auto
Supply, they of the red hats. I think Billy Chipmunk
was on Spudnut, too.
Congratulations to everyone, you're making this old
Bomber proud.
jimbeaux
p.s. Could that Castleberry, be related to Jim. No,
probably not, Cas isn't that old.
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Joanna Faulkner Brown ('63)
Hello everyone!
Re: Redheads
Speaking of redheads... let us not forget my
brother Clyde Neil Foster ('49) was a *natural*
redhead. In fact, his nickname was "Red".
Re: Little League
Congratulations to the Little League as well. My
grandson (age 8) played Little league this spring for
the first time and he is already signed up for Fall
Ball. Grandma hasn't missed a game so far.
Bomber cheers,
-Joanna Faulkner Brown ('63)
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>>From: Roy Ballard ('63)
To: Earl Bennett ('63)
Re: Richland Spudnut Shop phone number
The number for the Spudnut shop 943-3000
-Roy Ballard ('63)
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>>From: Bob Grout ('66WB)
Re: Richland LITTLE LEAGUE
In case your looking for the play off news.
http://www.littleleague.org/index.htm
Re: Herald Article on our Little Leaguers
-Bob Grout ('66WB)
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>>From: John Wingfield ('66)
Re: Congratulations RN
Congratulations to the Richland National All star
team, and to all their relations, brothers, sisters,
parents, cousins, grandparents, everybody... I just sat
down in my apartment in East Honolulu and caught the
last inning of the game. What pride filled my heart as
I looked as those boys from our hometown, Rivercity,
and watched them close the door with such focus and
skill on Pearl City.
When I first came to Honolulu I drove through Pearl
City about every day, as I was staying at Ewa Beach,
west of town. Pearl City is the community that has
grown up the hill above Pearl Harbor. I was so
impressed with Coach Bob Jacobs (who was miked), when
he went out to the mound and asked Kyle if he still
wanted it. Then he so positively affirmed the young
man's ability and desire and let him go for it. Just
the confidence energy boost the young pitcher needed to
finish the game. I still feel a bit choked up thinking
about it.
As I walked down to the beach at Waikiki, to watch
the sunset, I thought back 45 years or so when I played
on the Spudnut Shop team. I lacked confidence in the
batter's box and only played one year. I think I was
afraid I would get killed by a bean ball from Darryl
Reyns or someone else who seemed 9 feet tall. But those
boys had someone working with them who believed in them
and supported them to play at their highest ability.
Thank God for men and women who give back to the young
people and for good clean fun.
It's Good to be Alive!
-John Wingfield ('66) ~ From the slopes of Diamond Head
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>>From: Don Andrews ('67)
Re: Little League World Series
To: Bob Jacobs ('70) and Team
Congratulations for your decisive Victory over
Hawaii. Now on to the World Series.
I was in a dilemma yesterday for we live in rural
Clark county where cable TV isn't an option and a
satellite dish isn't in the budget. I was forced to find
a source to watch the game. Under protest, I had to
settle for the Hazel Dell Brew Pub... the sacrifices
that we make. It was incredible watching the "Green
and Gold" running the bases, with Bob prowling the
third base line from his coach's box. The defense was
flawless with Jacobs and Jacobs stopping anything in
the middle, Stumetz throwing a shutout, and the rest of
the team shutting down everything that came their way.
The bats were connecting and with heads up base running
orchestrated by Bob and the rest of the coaching staff
it was a runaway.
Now, with the rest of the world at their feet,
there is no stopping them.
GO "GREEN & GOLD", RICHLAND NATIONALS, THE NEXT
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!
Bomber Cheers
-Don Andrews ('67) ~ Ridgefield, WA
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>>From: Karen Davis Scheffer ('76)
To: Bobby Jacobs ('70) and the National Little Leaguers
Boy Howdy!!!!! Congrats. Couldn't have happened to a
better coach---yeah huh!!!! Hey, for those of us who
live away from it all and don't get feed back about
this sort of stuff from all my Richland relatives---
who are these kids to be recognized and future Little
League World Champs? I read of a Jacobs and a
Castleberry... who are the rest-- Bobby or Ben, would
you name them for us... and how many more of them are
children of former Bombers?
Good luck kiddos.
-Karen Davis Scheffer ('76)
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>>From: Treg Owings ('76)
To: Don Fisher ('50)
Hello Don,
I have heard the clock story.
A guard was cleaning his gun after took careful aim
at the clock. Unfortunately the gun had one in the
chamber and he was a good shot so no clock. I did not
hear this was my Grandpa, Henry Owings. Can anyone
confirm this? I have heard other stories about both
him and my Dad, Chuck Owings (RIP). Any other stories
floating around out there?
-Treg Owings ('76)
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>>From: Eric Lukins ('81)
Re: Richland National League Coach
I got a phone call from my Mom telling me about the
game on ESPN2 last night, so of course, being from the
South End, I was glued to my chair. I won't go into
the mass flurry of memories stirred up within being a
National Leaguer way back when, but I do have to tip my
hat to Bob Jacobs ('70). In the 3rd inning, the pitcher
had walked 2 batters in a row and started to show some
signs of getting emotionally upset. My wife started
to tell me how the kids need to be having fun and of
course, I had to start telling her about the higher
level of competition at that age and the pressures of
being a pitcher, no matter what level the game was. You
know, the classic line about how there comes a time in
man's life when a man's got to do what a man's got to
do. Just then, Bob Jacobs walks out to the baseline for
a little chat with his pitcher and tells him to calm
down, everything is going to be okay, and to just have
some fun and enjoy the moment. And just like magic, he
strikes out the next batter and the inning is over.
Totally awesome coaching! It's great to have guys like
Bob impacting our kids in such positive manners, keep
up the GREAT work and best of luck in Virginia!
-Eric Lukins ('81)
RNLB - Execuair - '72-'75
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>>From: Jumbo Davis ('82)
Re: Richland National
Congrats to an incredible journey to the "Big
Dance" in Pennsylvania. I got a chance to talk with
Jimmy Castleberry (Hanford '83) by phone Sunday night.
We talked for over an hour about what an incredible run
this has been for him and all others involved. Can you
imagine your 12 year old boy playing on ESPN2. This is
not your average go down to Taste Freeze, pick up a
Milk shake and Sweeney burger and kick back and watch
your kid play ball. This is HUGE (they are now in the
top 16 of well over 13,000 Little League teams.) The
defense and pitching were incredible. But, the one
thing that really impressed me was the hustle. Even if
one of the kids struck out or popped out, they still
ran to get their bat the run it to the dug out. I may
stand corrected but I believe this is the farthest any
Richland team in any sport has gone......
The one chant I heard was; "Here we go Richland,
Here we go", I was glued to the television looking at
the green and gold chanting: Here we go Bombers, here
we go......
Best of luck at the big show class of '09 Bombers.
Re: Anniversary wishes
I would also like to wish my lovely wife Jennifer
Maiuri Davis ('86) a happy 9th anniversary. Happy
anniversary Jen.
-Jumbo Davis ('82) ~ Taking the week off in West
Richland with Zakary (2017) and Jakob (2021)
future Little Leaguers in Richland..........
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/14/03
LITTLE LEAGUE
Richland vs. Boynton Beach, FL ~ Friday 1pm pacific
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8 Bombers and 1 Bomber Mom today:
Mary Treim ('47), Judy Scott ('64)
Linda Reining ('64), Betti Avant ('69)
Steve Louis ('69), Steve Piippo ('70)
Linda King ('79), Donna Fisher ('80)
BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jimmie D. Collings ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Richard Swanson ('64)
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
"C" House and "R" House ornaments are JUST IN...
and they're adorable. Purchase them at the Richland
Community Center Gift Shop for $5 or by mail for $6 -
order form at: rsa99352.tripod.com/Ornaments.html
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>>From: Mary Triem Mowery ('47)
Re: GOLFERS/CLUB 40
Attention all golfers who have forgotten to sign up
for this year's competition....here is the pertinent
information.
DATE: Saturday, September 6th
COURSE: Sun Willows, Pasco, WA
FEES: $32 for 18 holes, $11 for cart
REGISTRATION CUTOFF: 8/22/03
CONTACT: Ginger Warford Rhoades ('55)
2582 Crestwick Dr., Richland
(509) 375-3450
Fees are to go directly to Ginger.
See you at the 16th annual Club 40 soiree. This year we
welcome the class of 1963, and are honoring 50 years
for the class of 1953 and 45 years for the class of
1958. I hear there are some neat things going on this
year!!!!!
-Mary Triem Mowery, a '47 Bomber
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>>From: Judy Scott Tastula ('64)
I have a thin book from when we moved my mother some
years ago and it is "Home Blown - The History of the
Houses of Richland"... It even has Dupus on the fourth
page... and I have and love the Dupus book they did
about Richland.
-Judy Scott Tastula ('64)
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"Home Blown - The History of the Houses of Richland"
is available for $2.50 on the CREHST site at:
http://www.crehst.org/books.htm
1946 and 1948 Dupus Boomer books online at:
richlandbombers.1959.tripod.com/dupus/dbndx.htm
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Dick Harris ('49)
Re: Ole's demise
Liked it! I hope you will be at R2K+4 next June.
I am planning on coming home for my 40-year class
reunion, and would like to meet a fellow Norski. I
won't be coming home for Club 40 as they are held in
September, and since I babysit grand kids, can't get
away during school time.
Re: Richland National Little Leaguers
Way to go!!!!!!! Wish I had paid attention... I
could have driven the two hours to San Bernadino and
watched them "up close and personal"!!!!!! Rats! Oh
well... never was known for paying attention when I
was in school, and unfortunately, the trait followed
me into adulthood! :( But, I will try to remember to
turn the TV to ESPN2 and watch them play a great game
and have fun while they are doing it. Nice to know that
their coach still remembers that playing is supposed to
be fun, not just winning! Too bad more coaches don't
follow his lead! That was always my biggest gripe with
kids' sports... too blasted competitive... they are
just kids, they need to have fun, and learn the game of
sportsmanship, not just worry about winning! Will get
off my soapbox now before I stir up a hornet's nest!
Since I didn't have little boys, I might have felt
differently... NOT! Have grandsons and I see the
pressure they are under to make that goal, hit that
ball out of the ballpark, or make that basket, and it
just makes my heart ache! I see them struggle not to
cry in front of their teammates, or parents, or the
other team, and mine breaks into small pieces every
time! Might have been a good thing that I didn't have
boys... would have made them play tiddlywinks or
marbles!!!!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - we are still
enjoying single digit temps, but we are supposed
to start creeping back up to triple digits by
the end of the week!
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Little League
I, being a tomboy growing up always hoped I could
play little league baseball. In the late '50s and early
'60s of course there was no girls' softball either. In
fact, I never played with a softball, except at recess.
In the 6th grade I always played "ball" with the boys.
One day the rest of the girls in my class decided it
looked like fun, so they joined us. Well, the boys on
my team told me to swing at anything and there was
another girl pitching who had no idea what she was
doing, and by swinging at everything I am embarrassed
to say I struck out 3 times against her (it may even
have been the same inning). Needless to say I wasn't
too happy and the girls never asked to play ball with
us again either. I remember when they first allowed
females to play little league, I was stationed at
Ft. Campbell, KY in the Army. The post Little League
diamond was right across the street from the barracks
and when I wasn't playing a softball game or being
bat girl for the company's guys baseball team, I was
taking in the games. There were 7 teams and 3 of them
had a female each on them. The best player was a 1st
baseman. She had a good glove, but had never batted
much, but by the end of season she made the all-star
team.
Good going Richland National Little League and
good luck in Williamsport. I'll catch you when I can.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Goodland, KS - where our 18 and
under team fell one game shy of state and we don't
even have a high school team (it costs too much
according to the school administration)
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>>From: Steve Louis ('69)
Re: Richland-mania
To: Karen Davis Scheffer ('76)
The names of Richland National players are:
Daniel Jacobs, Brett Jacobs, Trent Sikes, Cody Shepherd,
Jamison Rowe, Kyle Stumetz, Quinn Zorich, Eric Yardley,
Kelly Castleberry, Bracken Sorensen, Evan Hood, and
Kyle Campbell. I'm sure Ben ('69) or Bob ('70) Jacobs
can fill in the lineage later.
I think Ben and the rest of the parents at the
stadium seemed to be more nervous than the kids. The
crowd of Richlanders at the game made me feel like I
was a kid again watching the Bombers play. The kids,
well, they were workmen from the start of warm-ups all
the way through the game. They looked as confident as
they played.
There will be a lot of good teams in Williamsport,
but they may have the talent to take it all.
My 6 year old son had the time of his life at the
four games we went to in San Bernardino. He was proud
to be wearing a homemade Richland Bomber T-shirt.
Although he's California born and has only been to
Richland twice in his young life, he wears the Green
and Gold with pride. His biggest thrill came in the
middle of the 5th inning when he got to hold up a sign
for the ESPN2 cameras that read "PUT ME ON SPORTS
CENTER MY MOM WILL LET ME STAY UP LATE!" We had a
great time, and wish we could go to Williamsport to
see them play there. ESPN and ESPN2 will have to be
the next best thing to being there.
-Steve Louis ('69)
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>>From: Steve Piippo ('70)
To: Bob Jacobs ('70)
Woody Killand and Joe Hedges, coaches of the
Little League National Bank of Commerce a few decades
ago, have to be proud of you and your team.
Bob was a stellar 3rd base several decades ago.
-Steve Piippo ('70)
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>>From: Linda King Goetz ('79)
Re: Richland Little League
I just had to add my congrats to the Richland
National Little League team on their march to the
World Series.
Way to go to all of you. This is what Little League
is all about. Great coaches with a positive attitude,
kids with a love for the game and fans that couldn't
be prouder. I had goose bumps the whole game and will
watch it to the end, win or lose!
-Linda King Goetz ('79)
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>>From: Donna Fisher ('80)
Re: Richland National Little League
It was wonderful reading all the glowing responses
to the great win by our National Little League team...
but, as the Tri-City Herald stated, their playing in
the "Little League World Series comes with a little
good news-bad news scenario".
The team, coaches and families have stretched their
pocket books, let alone their credit cards, to the max.
Now is the time for all of us to help them out. Any
amount will help. Please send donations to:
RNLL
Attn: All Stars
P.O. Box 141
Richland, WA 99352
-Donna Fisher ('80), sister of a former National
Little League Player
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>>From: BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
"CC" (my granddaughter, Erin Galloway ('01), Wig ('82),
Jumbo ('82), and their wives Brenda and Jennifer ('82)
and their children and Heidi Davis Mortensen ('00)(The
Bear's ('72RIP) oldest daughter), Chris and Kyler
Mortensen all joined me at Seaside for a week. Now
that is a party let me tell you. There is a lot of
things to do in Seaside, Astoria and Cannon Beach.
Wig, Bren and Chris took in the National Volleyball
championship games. A California team won I think.
I really enjoyed having so many of my children all
together. That many kids all together sounded like
our house when they were all growing up and so many
of their friends dropping over all the time. Some day
we hope the whole family can make it to the Beach all
at the same time.
Re: Little League
I got to watch the last Little League game and I
was so proud of them... and yes, Karen, it was Jim
Castleberry's ('83HHS) son and that great little
pitcher is Beth Kovacs Stumetz' son. I imagine John
Kovacs might be a happy grandpa, too.
I also enjoyed watching you coach, Mr. Jacobs.
Good luck to all of you the rest of the way.
-BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/15/03
LITTLE LEAGUE - TODAY
Richland vs. Boynton Beach, FL ~ 1pm pacific time
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Ely ('47), Dick Harris ('49)
Ray Stein ('64), Pam Pyle ('69)
Gary Turner ('71)
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BOMBER LUNCHES 'n stuff (in order of appearance)
08/15 Girls of '54
08/18 1940's Ladies & Spouses
Sept 5-6-7 ~ Club 40, Classes of '53 and '58 Reunions
More information: www.calsnet.net/All_Bombers
Click the lunch you want to know about.
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>>From: Betty Ely King ('47)
My son Rick Trainor ('69) was here and at his
father's in Idaho for a month. He arrived back in
Needmore, PA in time to see the boys play ball at
Williamsport, PA. I went over to Buy Bomber Stuff website
and bought a Bomber shirt for him. Rick is a PE
teacher. Janice Trainor Hammond also visited here from
Kansas.
The game the National Team played against Hawaii was
the best game I have ever watched. The whole team was
so great. The Mariners game in Seattle with Garcia was
terrible. I bought the tickets in February to take
Rick, his 12 year old son, and 14 year old daughter to
the game in Seattle. I hope Rick gets to see all three
games in PA.
Rick graduated with Ben Jacobs ('69) and Steve
Lewis ('69). But, they might not remember him because
he was shy. He always made straight A's in PE. After
the Navy of 22 years, he returned to college to become
a PE teacher.
-Betty Ely King ('47)
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>>From: Dick Harris ('49)
To: Linda Reining ('64)
Sorry to disappoint you, but it is my wife who
is part Norski and part Swede. However, my English
heritage is not shaken with the compliment. It is not
likely that we would be coming to the June reunion,
as we most likely see friends from our era at the
September Club 40 reunion. But, who knows what could
happen!
We did like Norway and Sweden very much!
-Dick Harris ('49)
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>>From: Ray Stein ('64)
To: Dick McCoy ('45, '46, and '02) alias Daniel Cooper
Re: Redheads
The red hair DID result in a victory! According to
the 10/19/45 Sandstorm, "...the football team had their
hair dyed before the game with Hermiston. Since Richland
won,..." The Walla Walla game was the following week
and Richland played well, but the team was depleted by
injuries and lost. I scanned the blurb about the
redheads and write ups of the two games.
Re: Richland Nationals
Congrats on a great job! My favorite part of the
game was when Coach Jacobs talked to his pitcher. The
boy was complaining about the umpiring and Jacobs said
something like, "Son, they're not even close". He
refocused his young charge and the pitcher came through!
-Ray Stein ('64)
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>>From: Pam Pyle Jewett-Bullock ('69)
Re: Richland National Little League
Wow. DOUBLE wow! I don't even LIKE baseball, but
couldn't resist turning that game on Monday night...
with no argument from my crazed youth league umpire
hubby...and we stayed up (past midnight, Eastern Time)
to watch the whole thing!
Now, as most who know Charles and me are aware,
the fine print in our marriage contract includes a
requirement for me to attend the occasional
professional baseball game. During our 15 years in
Southern California, it was pretty easy to keep my game
attendance quotas, because I was required to use my
employer's box seats to entertain clients. We'd usually
get one or two Dodgers games and an Angels game
each season. Even more painful, personally, was the
requirement to use the boxes for the LA Clippers
basketball team--good grief, what a sad organization...
but I digress. Here in Virginia, keeping my game
attendance quota requires the occasional trek
to Camden Yards for an Orioles game--due to the
distances involved, I figure one game every ten years
displays pure dedication on my part; Charles has other
ideas, but I can often "skate free" by sending him off
with our son or an out-of-town visitor (self-serving
behavior, I know, but...). And, by standing by quietly
as he fritters away most of the summer umpiring, I
don't have to worry about being railroaded into a trip
to Baltimore during the hottest of our summer days...
All that said, I just can't help but make additional
comments about the RIVETING Little League game the
other night. The kids' technical skills were so good,
especially on defense...they were just a well-oiled
machine. Was it Dan Jacobs who dove for that ball at
second base and then made a STELLAR double play look
EASY? (Dan, Brett, Bob, Ben...these Jacobs guys all
look alike, don't they?) And how about Jamison Rowe's
FLIGHT for what looked to be an IMPOSSIBLE catch--and
out--in left field? Just minutes later, the same kid
took a ball right in the back at third base--OUCH--and
then got up and walked it off. Best sportsmanship,
personified. And Trent Sikes...what a cutie at catcher!
Talk about the "guy in charge"--he's it. Anytime
pitcher Kyle Stumetz seemed a little unnerved, little
ol' Trent just hiked himself out to the mound to settle
things down--and, whatever he said or did out there, it
worked. GREAT leadership skills! And, as for that
little pitcher...whoa--what powers of concentration.
Clearly an emotional sort, Kyle obviously KNOWS this
about himself; and, as soon as his catcher or coach
said the word, he dug in deep to find his emotional
center, and BOOM--strike three, you're OUTTA there,
batter! And, on the offensive side, what's up with
these kids and their batting averages?! As the
announcer rattled off the .500's, I said to Charles,
"Wait a minute--the pro's don't have batting averages
like that, DO they?" Charles replied, "Well, these kids
play all the time..." To which I replied, "And the pros
DON'T?!" Amazing stuff. Just amazing. And...dare I say
it?...FUN!!
Giant kudos to Coach/Manager Bob, too. I just LOVED
his dialogue with Kyle Stumetz, which went something
like this: "Come on, Son. Settle down, now. You're up
4-0. Let's just throw strikes and have FUN here." Kyle
replied, "I'm okay." Bob dead panned, "No, Son. You're
not okay. Your pitches aren't even close now...so you
just listen...you've got this one...you're up 4-0, and
this should be FUN. Now SMILE and throw strikes, Son."
Or something like that. And it was a beautiful thing
to watch as the kid listened, nodded, then smiled and
trotted back onto the mound--to throw strikes. :-)
At 4pm Friday (EST), we'll be in front of the
television here in Stafford, VA. Go Richland National!!
And, thanks to Steve Louis ('69) and to Maren for
announcing the Monday game and keeping us posted on the
play/broadcast schedule. :-)
-Pam Jewett-Bullock (nee Pyle '69)
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>>From: Gary Turner ('71)
We were fortunate to have so many excellent little
league volunteers willing to give up their spring and
summer evenings and weekends to teach us the great
sport of baseball...John Swanson, Wilbur Swift, Joe
Hedges, Woody Killand, Les Kurz and many more. I am
thrilled to see Bob Jacobs ('70) carrying on that
tradition. He learned from the best and is a great
example of the right way to coach youth sports
(Probably the only thing he didn't learn was the Joe
Hedges auctioneer-like hummbaby chatter...nobody could
ever copy that!) I'm proud to know Bob and proud to be
an ex-Columbia little leaguer.
GO RICHLAND NATIONAL LEAGUERS!!
-Gary Turner ('71)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/16/03- THE DAY ELVIS DIED ('77)
Richland Nationals, 1 - The other team, 8
NEXT GAME: Sunday - 3pm (EASTERN time) - ESPN
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12 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick McCoy ('45, '46, '02), Curt Donahue ('53)
Ann Bishop ('56), Freddie Schafer ('63)
Gary Behymer ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
David Rivers ('65), Jo Conrad ('65)
Len Rediske ('66), Betti Avant ('69)
Clark Riccobuono ('71), Zorba Manolopoulos ('91)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Roger Gress ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kathie Roe Truax ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kirby Belcher Taylor ('75WB)
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>>From: Dick McCoy, AKA Daniel Cooper, ('45, '46, '02)
Re: AKA Dan'l Cooper
To: Ray Stein ('64)
Good grief! Where did you hear about Daniel Cooper?
I thought that was long forgotten, but it was my alias,
and shows that other people than Bob Carlson, AKA Mike
Clowes ('54) can have a AKA.
I could have sworn the red hair was before the
WallX2 game, but I sure ain't going to argue with the
old 1945 Sandstorm. My memory is not gone, just
selective. I do remember the color was red. Ray, I
hope to see you at the Club 40 bash.
-Dick McCoy, AKA Daniel Cooper, ('45, '46, '02)
Enduring the driest summer on record here on
Camano Island, WA
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>>From: Curt Donahue ('53)
Re: Little League
Not to worry... the fat lady hasn't sung.
Go get 'em Richland Nationals.
-Curt Donahue ('53) ~ Federal Way, WA
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>>From: Ann Bishop Ousley ('56)
Re: Scotland
I, too, would recommend Scotland as a place
to visit (or even LIVE). We did for 3 years as
missionaries near Glasgow. The people are wonderful
for the most part, although alcoholism is rampant in
the poorer areas we were in (even in children as young
as 6 or 7) and violence was a way of life for many of
the poorer people...yet we got along well with most
of them. They majority are generous, giving, loving,
helpful and friendly. We loved it!!! When we went to
the Tatoo, the lone piper played "Amazing Grace" at the
end, and the Tatoo is now the whole month of August...
or it was 5 years ago when we returned to the States.
The B&Bs are great places to stay and you can get the
feel of the area. The "Whiskey Trail" is good for you
drinkers, visiting the breweries. New Lanark is a
restored woolen mill, where you can buy Scottish Wool
at a reasonable price. The history of the place is
quite interesting as well as the museum. Of course, the
castles are great. The one we lived in is a missionary
base, but they do have a room or two as a B&B. If
anyone is interested, e-mail me and I'll send you the
info on how to contact them.
This is getting long, but there is so much to
tell about Scotland!!!! The Trossachs, the highlands
(He'luns, as they say), the lochs, the Mid Lothians,
etc., etc.
-Ann Bishop Ousley ('56) ~ Texarkana, AR - where we
finally got some rain today but it's now hot
and muggy
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>>From: Freddie Schafer ('63)
Happy 39th Birthday, Kathy Roe Traux ('64). You in
a swimsuit is why I never missed swim practice. You are
still a hottie.
-Freddie Schafer ('63) ~ from sunny Vancouver USA
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Mini Reunion
A 'mini-reunion' was held in Colfax today with
Beverly Brandt ('61), Margie Brandt ('64) and myself.
The Brandt Family lived in an "A" house at about 1420
Marshall.
Thank you, ladies, for letting me interrupt your
most busy schedule.
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ Now living somewhere in downtown
Colfax, WA
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
Re: Richland Little League
Watched the game, Friday, at 4pm Pacific time...
I tried to find it at 1p, and it wasn't there, so I was
beginning to think I had missed it... was searching on
ESPN2, and all I could find was other Little League
games; finally decided to "channel surf" on ESPN and
found the game posted for 4pm. It was a good game... I
thought it was so neat that they had done interviews
with the team ahead of time and even showed the one
little kid his newest baby brother (I cannot remember
his name [I think it was Sorensen. -Maren])... also
liked the fact that one of the announcers seemed to
know a lot about Richland... gave us quite a few plugs.
They do play, again, right?
[YEP! Sunday, 3pm EASTERN on ESPN. -Maren]
Both coaches did an outstanding job... neither of
them seemed to lose their cool, and they both told
their guys to just have fun... really thought that was
a neat thing to say. Those kids did Richland proud and
they have nothing to be sorry about... they played good
and showed some great team spirit. I am sure they are
disappointed, but they played a great game. This is one
Bomber who is very proud of them!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - still climbing
closer to the triple digits
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Dun
Today is your birthday... Happy birthday to you
oo... Oh boy oh boy... I wait with anticipation for
this one all year long. Just a few short years ago,
this Bomber-babe had all the guys in school head over
heels. (except Freddie ('63)... I want to make that
perfectly clear Ann ('63)... When I met her I was gaa
gaa... I remember the day... She and Ms. Hoff ('64)
and several other girls were in a hall that no longer
exists... it was the first or second day of school...
Ricky Warford ('65) (I was always and forever grateful
that Ricky had Charlie ('61) for a brother... talk
about the ultimate juice!!) and I were talking to Hoff
and the others all from the class of '64... the small
throng included this doll who is having her special day
on August 16th... There was a mixer coming up on Friday
or something and there was a banner hung across the
hall that read something about "BEachwood 45789"... now
how I remember that is beyond me... but it is one of
those memories that has always been with me like my
first slow dance with Carol Wise ('64) to "Mr. Blue"
and the song that was playing when Harrah ('65), Rick,
Brian Johnson ('65) and I walked into our first
mixer... "Oh, Donna"... So... now that I've admitted
my undying devotion (which I probably admit at least
once a year in this paper)...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATHIE ROE TRUAX ('64)
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Jo Conrad ('65)
Re: A flying tip for fellow Bombers
After driving my daughter to North Carolina to go
to school we decided I should bring the BOMBER license
plate holder home and put it on my car so I packed it
in the bottom of my suitcase. I wondered why at each
airport I was pulled out and searched before I got on
the plane not just at the check in areas. When I got
home I found that my suitcase had also been searched
and there - on top of all my clothes - was the note
they put in the suitcases taped to the RICHLAND BOMBER
license plate holder.
-Jo Conrad ('65) ~ Richland "HOT" WA
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>>From: Len Rediske ('66)
Re: Tacoma/Fife luncheon on Aug. 10
All Bomber Lunches website
[My wife] Linda and I want to thank all of you
Bombers at the Tacoma/Fife luncheon on August 10th for
your hospitality and friendship.
You know, something very important was said there
today. When I said that Linda and I were visitors [from
Portland/Vancouver], we were told that there were no
visitors there, just Bombers. Truer words were never
spoken. What camaraderie!!!!!!!!
To: John Zimmer ('66)
Sorry we missed your lovely wife [Marilee]. We will
be coming up again soon.
To: Alan Stephens ('66) and Nina
Sorry we missed you also, and again, we will be
trying to get up there soon.
-Len Rediske ('66) and Linda
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Little League game
I just got done watching the Little League game.
I think what beat them was a case of the jitters. Go
get 'em, Richland, you can do it. Relax and enjoy
yourselves.
The commentators were great (they knew quite a bit
about the team, family members, and the town and area
itself). I loved the tape of the little guy meeting his
big brother [Bracken Sorensen] for the first time.
Onward and upward and keep your heads high.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Goodland, KS - when is the next
televised game?
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[Sunday, 3pm EASTERN on ESPN -Maren]
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>>From: Clark Riccobuono ('71)
Re: LL World Series
http://www.littleleague.org/series/2003divisions/llbb/series.htm
This is the Little League web site. One can follow
the game and line scores and schedules.
-Clark Riccobuono ('71), X-National Little Leaguer
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[ESPN site:
http://msn.espn.go.com/moresports/03LLWSindex.html
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>>From: Zorba Manolopoulos ('91)
Re: Loss of service
My ISP went bankrupt last week and has notified
me. They have also shut off my service. I have not been
able to get my server from them yet. The web site will
be down until I get it back from them.
Could you let the list know that the RHS
Scholarship Fund Web site [http://rhssf.org/] will
be back up shortly.
Thank You
-Zorba Manolopoulos ('91)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/17/03
RICHLAND's LITTLE LEAGUE GAME TODAY
Sunday - 3pm (EASTERN time) - ESPN
ESPN website: http://msn.espn.go.com/moresports/03LLWSindex.html
Team Picture/stats
www.littleleague.org/series/2003divisions/llbb/teams/usnorthwest/team.htm
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2 Bombers and one OddBall today:
(ONLY TWO? Something must be wrong with my email!!)
Frank Whiteside ('63), Dwayne Bussman ('98)
Don Estes (Bomber?)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Judy Boggs Carlson ('64)
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>>From: Frank Whiteside ('63)
Re: New Orleans Bomber Lunch - 9/20/03
Insomuch as there always seems to be a conflict in
schedules for a New Orleans area Bomber Lunch, I have
decided to just set the date and place for it and if
you can come, please let me know - just so we'll know
how many tables we'll need. If I don't do this, we'll
never have one since everyone's schedule seems to be in
conflict on certain dates.
DATE: Saturday, September 20
TIME: 2pm
WHERE: Quarter View Restaurant
RESTAURANT PHONE: (504) 887-3456
ADDRESS: 613 Clearview Parkway -- Metairie, LA
DIRECTIONS FROM I-10: Get off on the Clearview Exit in
Metairie; take the road toward the Huey Long Bridge
Follow Clearview across West Metairie where you
will see Krispy Kreme on the corner, Sav-A-Center,
and McDonalds. The Quarter View is nearly next to
McDonalds. http://www.mapquest.com/ for exact
directions if you aren't familiar with the area.
PARKING: They have only about 15 parking places on the
side, so you might have to park in the Sav-A-Center
parking lot near McDonalds (nearly next door)
RESERVATIONS: They don't take reservations, but they
said it shouldn't be a problem at that time.
FOOD: They have a huge menu: seafood, steaks, poboys,
a KILLER Muffalata, salads, gumbo loaded with shrimp,
pasta and lots of other stuff. If you like food,
this is tied for first place in my book!
Hope to see you there!
-Frank Whiteside ('63)
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>>From: Dwayne Bussman ('98)
Re: Richland National League
I think also the problem was that the pitcher they
were up against was one of the best. I think any other
day, any other pitcher, Richland would have won, if not
come closer. They are going to be fine. Bob Jacobs ('70)
is a great guy and a great coach. He'll have them ready
for the next game. BOMBERS never say quit.
Did you hear when Kelly Castleberry was pitching
they were talking about his dad (Jim, Jr. ('83HHS)
and grandfather (Jim, Sr. ('58) and how Jim, Sr. took
the BOMBERS to the state title. I thought it was pretty
cool.
-Dwayne Bussman ('98) ~ Richland - where it's almost
fair time.
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>>From: Don Estes (Bomber??)
Re: Looking for Cindy Hinkley ('77)
Did a student by the name of Cindy Hinkley graduate
in 1977 from your school? I think we went to grade
school together. If so could I get her email address
or give her mine.
Thank you.
-Don Estes (Bomber??)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/18/03
RICHLAND's LITTLE LEAGUE GAME TODAY
Monday - 3pm (EASTERN time) - ESPN
ESPN website: http://msn.espn.go.com/moresports/03LLWSindex.html
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8 Bombers and 1 funeral notice today:
Jeanie Walsh ('63), Linda Reining ('64)
Ray Stein ('64), Susan Baker ('64)
Jeff Michael ('65), Betti Avant ('69)
Greg Alley ('73), Ron Harman ('77)
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>>From: Jeanie Walsh Williamson ('63)
Re: Richland Nationals Player Bracken Sorensen
Is Bracken Adele Paulsen Sorensen's ('63) grandson?
-Jeanie Walsh Williamson ('63)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
Re: Little League
HERE WE GO, RICHLAND... I could hear that chant all
through the game (Sunday, August 17th, 1pm PST)... talk
about a "nail-biter"... it was exciting right down to
the last inning... really thought those boys were gonna
pull it out! I hope they know how proud Bombers/Richland
are of them... maybe one of their families or friends
has access to email and is reading the cudo's in the
Sandstorm!!!!!!! I, for one, am very proud of them...
they have absolutely nothing to feel bad about. Oh I
know they are upset and disappointed, as boys will be
over games, but they did a great job, as did their
coach... what a great role model for a bunch of kids
who are at a very impressionable age. I just hope they
continue to enjoy the game and not worry too much about
the losses. They have everything to be proud of... just
the fact that they have gotten this far is something to
be very proud of and something that can never be taken
away from them... just think of the great memories they
are making and the great stories they will have to
tell... when they are old men.
I also thought it was pretty neat that both
announcers seemed to think Richland was deserving of
some great praise... I think they were very impressed
with these young men and their coach.
Re: Elvis (RIP)
Elvis died 26 years ago, August 16, 1977... AMC is
having a day long movie salute... at the moment, I am
watching "Flaming Star" one of the better ones. I think
this is only the second movie he gets killed in (the
first was, "Love Me Tender")... both westerns and both
good; "King Creole" was on earlier, another good one...
and yes, I know, quite a few will say he "died" in all
his movies, but can't prove it by me! I've been an
Elvis fan since I was 11 and ain't gonna change, now!
;)
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - weather isn't
too bad... only in the low 100s... and very low
humidity.
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[The WEST Champs (Chandler, AZ) have the right colors...
and they're 2-0. -Maren]
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>>From: Ray Stein ('64)
To: Dick McCoy ('45 '46 '02)
Re: alias Daniel Cooper
I read about your alias in an old Sandstorm! I
would scan it, but I'm not sure if the blonde mentioned
in the same sentence as your alias became the "real
McCoy" (if you catch my drift).
By the way, I'm also not sure how many people
realize that all the old Sandstorms have been preserved
at RHS (thanks to Jim Qualheim ('71), RHS's Activities
Director who guards them like treasures). I have
copies of the '45 - '46 Sandstorms and found them
very interesting. Not only can you read about the
"Redheads", but also the exploits of the likes of Dick
McCoy. I was particularly impressed when I read how
this group of students laid the foundations for "High
Spot". In the '60s when "high" took on another meaning,
it was Hi-Spot, but still a great place to dance and
meet girls. Kudos to those students who got it all
started!
A few months back, Anne Mitzlaff Gerken ('77) wrote
in about her English class hearing speakers tell about
the goings on at Richland High School in the mid '40s.
Like I told Anne, her students could really get a
picture of school life at that time by reading the old
Sandstorms at RHS. They could figure out the "Beaver -
Atoms - Bomber" thing for themselves and I guarantee it
would be an interesting reading assignment. Besides, as
McCoy pointed out - the memories of us old folks "are
not gone, just selective". (Maren, wasn't it our class
that couldn't figure out whether we graduated inside or
outside till someone came up with the pictures! It was
inside, right?)
[Yes, inside... '64 was the first class to graduate in
the "new"/Dawald gym. -Maren]
-Ray Stein ('64)
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>>From: Susan Baker Hoover ('64)
To: Judy Boggs Carlson ('64)
I just want to wish you a very Happy Birthday.
-Susan Baker Hoover ('64)
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Attn: David Rivers ('65)
Hey, David and other Bombers hailing from Spalding Elementary.
In this packing/sorting process, I ran across some
pictures... let's see, Gregor Hanson, April Snoeberger,
DAVID RIVERS, to name just a few. I'll sell to the
highest bidder... Moms exempted (they can get copies
free).
Or maybe, I'll put all the pictures on a web site
and you-all can guess who they are for a buck a photo
(or some such). The one with the most correct guesses
gets a $50 gift certificate to the Spudnut Shop (trying
to hit ALL the high points from the last couple months
of reading the alumni Sandstorm and don't think we'll
have enough guesses for a Nordic Excursion for two).
All proceeds go to the Little League families to defray
travel expenses incurred recently. --DJ Jeff
-Jeff Michael ('65)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: Defense
I must say that the Richland National Little League
All Stars' defense was stellar. You guys looked better
than some major league teams I have seen. All those
double plays were truly fantastic and I for one am
proud to say I grew up in Richland, Washington, USA.
Keep those chins up, OK, and have fun.
-Betti Avant ('69), classmate of Ben Jacobs ('69)
(actually ESPN called him Benjamin)
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>>From: Greg Alley ('73)
To: Richland National Little League (03)
I hope everyone is putting this in perspective.
The only team in the history (that's a long time) of
Richland to make it to Williamsport, PA. The loss today
was a tough one but they made it, that's big. I am only
48 but all the years of all the players, coaches, and
teams that were so close to advancing to the next step
of district, regionals, or beyond, this is a tremendous
accomplishment. I have to think of our own illustrious
Mr. Denny's, Mike Davis ('74) as a guy who was close
to making it to a national tournament. Led by two left
handers, Mike "Bird" Neill and Mike "Mr. Excitement"
Davis, they led their pony team to California and one
step away from the national tourney. I listened to KONA
radio each night to get a phoned-in report of their
games. It's been a great story.
-Greg Alley ('73) ~ Richland - Its still too #%$@*& hot
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[Only 16 teams in the Little League World Series. How
many teams did NOT make it to Williamsport? That's GOT
to be a staggering & perspective statistic! -Maren]
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>>From: Ron Harman ('77)
Re: The Oregon Symphony presents "Camelot"
http://www.orsymphony.org/performances/0304/pops.html
For any Bombers in the Portland area, I will be
performing the role of King Arthur when the Oregon
Symphony presents a semi-staged concert version of
Lerner & Loewe's "Camelot" at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall on September 27, 28 and 29, and at
Willamette University in Salem on the 30th. Five years
ago I played Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady" with the
Symphony and let me tell you, it is a thrill and an
honor to perform with an orchestra of this caliber!
The play is fully costumed and staged, with minimal
sets, on the stage in front of the orchestra, making it
sort of halfway between a full production and a concert
version. If we do our jobs right, the audience forgets
that the orchestra is there, and loses itself in the
story.
I'm very excited about this production. I hope some
of you can share it with me. Tickets are available
through the Symphony's box office, the Portland Center
for the Performing Arts, or Ticketmaster.
(Yes Mom, I'm cutting my hair for this one... but
not much!)
-Ron Harman ('77)
http://home.earthlink.net/~arrhar/ronres.htm
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Funeral Notice
>>Ramona Miller Bruggeman ('54) ~ 6/15/36 - 8/13/03
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/19/03
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13 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick Roberts ('49), Mike Bradley ('56)
Judy Crose ('58), Burt Pierard ('59)
Patti Jones ('60), Roy Ballard ('63)
Gary Behymer ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
Maren Smyth ('63 & '64), David Rivers ('65)
Nancy Erlandson ('67), Cecily Riccobuono ('77)
Tim Cowan ('95)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Clark Riccobuono ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Yesterday: Jack Moorman ('54)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Yesterday: Gary Carlson ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Yesterday: Jacki Shipman McKinney ('75)
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>>From: Richard "Dick" Roberts ('49)
To: Ray Stein ('64) and Jim Qualheim ('70)
I have copies of the '48/'49 Sandstorms.
Ray King ('49RIP) and I were co-sports editors for
the year. I put them in order, bound them and shared
them at our '49er 50th a couple of years ago. If you
have missing issues or have some other value use for
them, let me know.
-Richard "Dick" Roberts ('49)
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>>From: Mike Bradley ('56)
Re: Little League
Had the opportunity to watch Richland play [Saugus],
Mass. on Sunday. Was trying to watch the Mariners at
the same time, but Richland drew me away. I do not
think that I ever attended or watched a full little
league team game before. The game was much more
entertaining then the Mariners even though Richland
lost. My hat is off to the players and coaches who were
responsible for getting the team as far as they did. I
will stay tuned in for next year.
-Mike Bradley ('56) ~ Kirkland, WA - where we think we
are living in California with all of the Sunshine.
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>>From: Judy Crose Snowhite ('58)
Re: Two untimely deaths
I want to send my prayers and condolences to 2
Bomber families:
1st to the Mark Bircher ('82) family on the death of
their 11 year old son in a swimming accident; and
2nd to Ramona Miller's ('54RIP) family.
-Judy Crose Snowhite ('58)
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>>From: Burt Pierard ('59)
To: Ray Stein ('64)
Re: Old Sandstorms
Just a minor correction. Jim Qualheim ('70) does
not have all the old Sandstorms. The collection at the
school starts with Vol. 2, 1945-1946. To my knowledge,
Club 40 has the only complete collection of Vol. 1,
1944-1945, Sandstorms in our Historical Archives. We
also have 5 original Rockets [The Rocket BEFORE name
change to The Sandstorm] from the 1943-1944 school year
(it is unknown whether these are the only ones that
were published). Both Vol. 1 Sandstorms and the Rockets
have been scanned on to a CD.
Bomber Cheers,
-Burt Pierard ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Re: Club 40
Fred Schaefer ('63) emailed me this evening about
Club 40. Fred and other Bombers from '63 signed up at
their reunion in June for Club 40. They are not sure
who did the sign up or what they must do from here.
Here is the link that will answer any questions about
time, place, price so on for the Club 40 week-end.
RichlandClub40.org or go to richlandbombers.com The Club 40
link is at the top of the classes on the left side.
To: Burt Pierard ('59)
A good write up about Club 40 in the Sandstorm
would also be informative right now. Thanks. Burt.
Re: Richland Little League game today
I haven't sat down to watch a ball game of any kind
for years. I can't usually sit still long enough. My
mother called to let me know the game was on. Watched
a few minutes with her. I was on the computer watching
the game at the same time when Betty Neal Brinkman ('62)
came on Instant Messenger. I was sending her the
scores. Betty lives in an area in Eastern Canada where
they had just come out of the black out and hoping the
end of the black out was here. What fun to watch the
Richland kids play. Especially the home run. In my
excitement I didn't get who the hitter was. What pride
for the boys, coaches, their families and Richland.
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) ~ Browns Point, WA - Another
fire on the same street a road up last Saturday
has me ready to move from gorgeous Browns Point.
Our fire fighters are the greatest. They had the
fire out quickly. Temperatures are perfect, if it
would only rain every other day.
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>>From: Roy Ballard ('63) and Nancy Erlandson Ballard ('67)
Re: Richland Little League
Bracken Sorensen is the grandson of Jerry and Nancy
Sorensen... his dad is Ryan Sorensen ('89).
Re: Bomber Retirement Home
Kathy Hoff Conrad ('64), Keith Conrad (spouse),
Nancy [Erlandson ('67)], and I were talking about
having a Bomber Retirement Home for All. Just a
thought... see what that brings up.
-Roy Ballard ('63) and Nancy Erlandson Ballard ('67)
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Marc's Collection of High School Mascots ~~ J-R
http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/mascoths2.html
[When you get there: Ctrl-f and when the box comes up,
type in "Bombers" and click "Find Next" -Maren]
Bomber cheers,
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ downtown Colfax, WA
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Richland Little League
I am one Bomber who is extremely proud of the
outstanding job you did!!!! You did a great job and
played with a great deal of enthusiasm and pride!
Richland can be very proud of the young men you are,
and will become! Your coach deserves a huge round of
applause... what a great job he did of just letting you
play and enjoy the game and instill a great sense of
sportsmanship in each of you! Job well done, young men!
Bomberdom is very proud of you!!!!!!
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - we are climbing
back to the triple digits for a few more days ;(
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>>From: Maren Smyth ('63 & '64)
Re: Little League question
Nobody answered this yesterday... and I really
wanna know....
How many teams did NOT make it to the "final 16"???
Bomber cheers,
-Maren Smyth ('63 & '64)
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>>From: David Rivers' ('65) Mom
Oh Jeffery, Jeffery, Jeffery ('65)... I would just love
to have some of my sweet little boy, David's Spalding
school pictures. You know, he has sent some to that
nice young editor of the Sandstorm ('63-'64), but he
doesn't send any to me. I know you probably think
this is just David asking you for the pictures, but
remember, David is not Steven Hosack ('65) and would
never sign his own excuse "My Father"... so you can
trust me on this one, Jeffery, it's me... David's
mom... It was so nice to see that cute little April
Snoeberger's ('65) name. She and David made such a cute
couple in grade school... unfortunately, it almost cost
him a broken jaw in the 7th grade when he danced with
her at Jr. Hi-Spot and that boyfriend/husband ('64) of
hers nailed him against that telephone pole... You
wouldn't happen to have a picture of that would you? I
would just love to see that rotten child of mine lying
on the ground... oh my... mothers can't say that, can
they... but I did give him Children's Bayer Aspirin...
(Mothers are like that... yeah they are... )... So what
else have ya got, son? How 'bout some of David, Craig
Davis ('65) and Keith Peterson ('65) getting hit upside
the head by Mrs. Stevenson in 5th grade... that rubber
hose never made a mark!... So tell me, Big Boy... what
ya got besides those sappy group pictures that a mother
might like to have to blackmail her sweet darling son
and keep her income from dwindling... HUH?
-David Rivers' ('65) Mom
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>>From: Cecily Riccobuono McClanahan ('77)
Just want to wish my brother, Clark Riccobuono ('71)
a very special Happy 50th Birthday today [8/19]! You
are the best brother a sister could ask for. Here's to
many, many, many more. I love you Bro.
-Cecily Riccobuono McClanahan ('77)
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>>From: Tim Cowan ('95)
Hello Again Sandstorm!
As you may recall, I have been playing guitar and
writing music with my wife, country music singer/
songwriter Jennifer Lynn, for over three years now.
Aside of my day job at Yost Grube Hall Architecture
www.ygh.com, I am Jennifer's manager and webmaster.
Jennifer Lynn just recently completed two major
benefit concerts in downtown Portland's Pioneer
Courthouse Square for Yoshida's Sand in the City and
in Mary Young State Park for the Avon Walk for
Breast Cancer. You can view recent articles of the
performances here:
http://www.thatscountry.com/artman/publish/Jennifer_Lynn_benefits.shtml
http://www.positivelyentertainment.com/features/july_aug2003/lynn.html
Jennifer's website, www.jlynn.com, which I designed
and maintain, was also recently selected as Netfirms
Site of the Week www.netfirms.com
The last update I submitted to the Richland Bomber
Alumni Sandstorm about Jennifer Lynn generated the most
hits her website has ever seen... so thank you very
much for your interest!!!
We would like to arrange a performance in Richland in
the near future and have some ideas in mind. If you
would like to catch Jennifer's show, please keep
checking back to the website for locations, dates and
time. For booking, feel free to email me. :)
Thanks again Bombers!
-Tim Cowan ('95)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/20/03
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10 Bombers (1 anonymous) and 1 funeral notice today:
Dick McCoy ('45), Dick Pierard ('52)
Rich Greenhalgh ('59wb), Helen Cross ('62)
Carol Converse ('64), Jeff Michael ('65)
Tedd Cadd ('66), Andy Michels ('68)
Vic Marshall ('71), Anonymous
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Loretta Ostboe Fraser ('55)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary Jean Mattson Foley ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: John Choate ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jerie Ehinger Broze ('69WB)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Sandstorms, blonde
To: Ray Stein ('64)
Re: The Sandstorm, 6/18/03
Daniel Cooper appeared in the Sandstorm? I can't
imagine why. As for the blonde, there were so many...
Actually I married Ida, a brunette from Cashmere. The
Richland Girls were all on to me.
Do you know that when D. B. (Daniel) Cooper
skyjacked that plane many years ago, some of my old
friends thought I had finally gone over the top.I was
surprised at the time that some of the old Crime
Prevention cops from Richland didn't bring me in for
questioning.
-Dick McCoy from the Tin Can Class of '45
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>>From: Dick Pierard ('52)
It was interesting to watch the coverage of the
Richland-Saugus (MA) game on the local Boston news
channels. They spoke very respectfully of the Richland
team and essentially acknowledged that Saugus eked out
a narrow victory over a tough team. So the kids played
valiantly to the end. And this local team has now moved
into the next round with 3 straight wins.
On a much sadder note, Charlene and I want to
express our shock and sorrow at the passing of an old
friend, Ramona Miller Bruggeman ('54RIP). I guess it is
one of the signs of growing older that you experience
the passing of people you thought would be around
forever. Ramona was a great gal and we had fun times
together way back in the distant past. It is hard to
believe that she is no longer with us and reading the
Sandstorm. We extend our deepest condolences to her
family and friends back in Richland.
-Dick Pierard ('52) ~ in Beverly, MA
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>>From: Rich Greenhalgh ('59wb)
Re: Number of little league teams
Hi Maren,
According to the Official Little League site,
[http://www.littleleague.org/about/worldwide.htm] in
2001 there were 2,386,605 kids who played Little League
baseball. Assuming there are 15 kids per team that
means there were 159,107 teams. Take away the 16 teams
that made it to the Little League World Series, and
there were 159,092 teams that did not make it!!!
Yea Richland Little Leauge!
-Rich Greenhalgh ('59wb)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Greetings from Seattle, WA where it was sunny and
so beautiful looking at Puget Sound from our non-Bomber
friend's deck today.
Warren and I are slowing getting over our
exhaustion of 3 weeks of being church camp cooks in
Colorado. The setting was absolutely gorgeous. Grand
Mesa in western Colorado could have been the setting
for the Sound of Music with wild flowers, alpine
meadows and lakes, but we worked so hard cooking, we
could hardly enjoy the scenery.
We worked with a lady who had been a professional
cook for 31 years who told us she had never worked as
hard cooking as she did the 3 weeks we were cooking
together.
Well, it's another live and learn experience, but
the camp organizers will get some good menus and
amounts from us, and a strong suggestion that they get
their act together, and give the future cooks (which
won't be any of us, as Dorothy and I decided they could
pay us $l,000 bucks a week and it wouldn't be worth it)
something to get started with. We started from scratch,
and Warren and I were pleased... many of the kids who
had been to camp for years came and told us we had
cooked the best meals they had ever had at camp!!
However, I didn't get my Master's Degree in Social
Work to be a camp cook, so I don't expect to duplicate
the experience ever again. And I developed higher blood
pressure at the high altitude of over l0,000 feet so I
won't be returning there again. I even went to an ER to
be checked out after 2 weeks. The doctor there cleared
me, so I flew off for a week end of fun at the Cross
Reunion. Bobby Cross ('62) my cousin, and his partner
Celeste met me at the Portland airport that Friday
night, and we Crosses had so much fun the entire time.
We hardly stopped talking. Carol Cross Llewelyn ('64)
and I are almost sisters, and Bobby is like my twin, as
we are only 3 weeks apart in age, and my real and only
brother Roy ('65) also made this reunion so it was
really great to have him there too. Oh, and my little
cousin, Duane ('79) was there too.
We called up Allen ('59) who had to miss the
reunion due to his recent heart surgery, but we were
all glad that he continues to feel better after his
recent surgery.
So that bolstered me so I lasted through the final
week of cooking. But we were all glad to see it end.
Now we've been in Richland to visit my mom, and brother
and his family, and my 86 year old Uncle Bob who is
doing well with his neat wife, Louise.
So now Warren will help his WSU friend, Ray
Eldredge to add a hot tub to his deck over looking
Puget Sound in the next few days, and we'll head on up
to Brewster, and eventually to see our son in Priest Lake, Idaho.
Each time we come west we do love it out here.
Well, I'm getting sleepy again. I got in the habit of
being in bed by 9 so I could wake up and cook again.
Sorry, I missed seeing Ed Wood ('62) and introducing
our spouses while I was in Colorado so long. But we
will return to Colorado, just not to cook.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ not back home in Indiana yet.
But we will make it for the WSU-Notre Dame game!!
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>>From: Carol Converse Maurer ('64)
Re: Bomber Retirement Home
OK. I'm all for it. What fun we would have with all
our memories to carry us for years and years. Where do
I sign up when the time comes?
Re: Little League
I missed the National Little League games. I wished
that I could have seen them. I know that I would have
been on the edge of my seat throughout the games.
-Carol Converse Maurer ('64) ~ Eureka, CA ~ We broke a
record of 11 consecutive days of 70° temps or higher.
Yesterday brought our usual summer pattern - FOG
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Re: Spalding Photos
Daved, Daved, Daved...
Cuz if you were a parent... not a kid my age, you'd
be able to spell my name correctly.
And thanks for the reminder... I DO have some of
those stunning group photos. Why, with today's
technology, I could zoom in on any one of those
cherubic faces, blow it up to standard dart board size
that a mother would be proud of and without any of that
pesky graininess we had to deal with in the photo lab.
Probably far less objectionable odors, too. 'Course, we
might miss out on some of the fun dark room stuff we
used to do.
DJ Jeff, Bomber '65, in San Diego, where the days are
getting shorter faster than the boxes are getting fuller.
-Jeff Michael ('65)
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>>From: Tedd Cadd ('66)
Re: a Bomber Retirement Home
I have a name and a theme song:
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Rest Home (It was 60 years
ago today, Sgt Pepper taught the band to play...)
And it lends itself to new lyrics
-Tedd Cadd ('66)
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>>From: Andy Michels ('68)
I have copies of all the 1967 - '68 Sandstorms...
interested in posting them... don't have time to scan
them. Are you interested?
-Andy Michels ('68)
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>>From: Vic Marshall ('71)
Re: Little League Teams
To: Maren (64)
I seem to recall reading that Richland was at the
top of the heap over either 11,000 or 13,000 other
little league teams. But, according to the Little
League website - there are over 7400 Leagues and almost
2.75 Million participants. If you had 5 teams to a
league (remembering my days in Little league - I think
that was about the number of teams) - would leave you
with over 37,000 teams.
If you do some "other Math" and take the 2.75
Million players and divide by 15 players per team
(probably more like 12) you would get - 183,333 teams -
again - whatever Math you use - it’s a healthy chunk
of folks and any way you look at it - the kids are
definitely in a league of their own. And I can proudly
claim the Jacobs boys as blood relations!!
-Vic Marshall ('71)
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>>From: Anon
Maren,
I can't give you an exact number of teams, but
just to give you an idea of what is involved, let me
explain the LL World Series system to you. In Richland,
for example, there are three Little "Leagues" of
four teams each. They are arbitrarily spaced out
geographically to the North (American), South
(National), and West (Columbia) sides of town. Each
of the twelve teams in these Little Leagues plays a
"regular season" of six or so games within its own
League. At the end of that regular season, each League
chooses an All-Star team of its best players. These
three teams play off to see who is the best All-Star
team in Richland and then that team moves on until the
best All-Star team from all the Little Leagues in the
entire state of Washington is determined. That team
then moves on to determine the best team in the
Northwest (which for reasons I cannot explain seems
to include Hawaii) and then that team goes on to
Williamsport, PA to be one of eight teams from the USA
who play off against each other to determine who will
play against the best of eight international teams.
SO, when you consider that a city the size of
Richland contributes three teams at the beginning of
World Series tournament play, it is easily thousands of
Little League All-Star teams nationwide and worldwide
that begin the process of being whittled down to the 16
teams that eventually make it to Williamsport. For the
Richland National League All-Star team to make it
that far is, on its own level of athletic endeavor,
certainly an accomplishment much greater than winning
the Washington State Boys high school AAAA basketball
tournament. I believe the Little League World Series
is the only athletic event for children that can lay
reasonable claim to a true WORLD Championship.
That would mean thousands of Little League All-Star
teams nation and world wide, certainly over a hundred
in the State of Washington. I am figuring 3 teams per
30,000 residents in Richland, extrapolated to 4 million
people in the State of Washington equals 400 teams. It
is probably less than that since all those 4 million
folks don't necessarily live in incorporated areas
where one might find Little League teams. But even if
there were only 100 teams in a state of 4 million, that
would mean a minimum of 7000 teams in a country like
the USA which has 280 million people (more or less).
Very possibly, there could be as many as 14,000 US
teams at the start of World Series play.
Again, it's a HUGE accomplishment for any single
team to make it to Williamsport.
-Anon
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Funeral Notice
>>Robert Fred Culp ('40) ~ 12/28/20 - 8/17/0
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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9 Bombers (1 anonymous) sent stuff:
Keith Maupin ('47), Max Sutton ('57)
Helen Cross ('62), Jim Hamilton ('63)
Jake Tate ('66), Mike Davis ('74)
Eric Lukins ('81), Jamie McDevitt ('81)
Anon - "Over 7,000 teams worldwide...according to ESPN"
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Don Fisher ('50)
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>>From: Keith Maupin ('47)
It appears that Bomber history as reported in the
Sandstorms is available in part in several locations,
but there is no complete archive readily available to
all east or west of the Mississippi. Perhaps several
someones would volunteer to scan (or have scanned)
copies they have saved and thus help create an
electronic version that could be easily accessed by
all, with copies both on-line and available in our
local libraries. Any volunteers? I know the libraries
would love to have that information.
Once that monumental task was completed, it should
be relatively easy for the RHS Journalism Class to
update the files once a year, thus perpetuating our
proud Bomber history.
By the way, does anybody have copies from Spring,
1970?
-Keith Maupin ('47)
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>>From: Max Sutton ('57)
Re: Little League Teams
Having been a manager for my two sons, a player
representative and vice president of the Renton, WA
Little League, I feel compelled to clear up a couple
of points. Several people have written in about the
number of Little League teams involved. Each division,
whether it is American League, National League, North
South, East West in the community selects its All-
Stars, with the blessings of the Player rep. Said
All-Star Team then competes locally, regionally, and
statewide for the chance to represent their region at
the regional championships say in San Bernardino, CA
on the West Coast. So these young men probably did not
all play on the same team all season, but on several
in the Richland National League and were picked to
represent Richland.
God Bless each and all for their ability and
heart in surmounting the odds before them to get
to Williamsport.
Thanks boys, you gave us all quite a thrill.
-Max Sutton ('57) ~ in beautiful Renton, WA
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Re: Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/15/03
I'd like to add my late congratulations to all who
were involved in the World Little League Championships.
I'm sorry we missed it up in the lovely alpine
boondocks of western Colorado, and I'm sorry my dad
missed it, as he had spent many years involved in youth
baseball.
Re: Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/07/03
I just had to say how much I enjoyed seeing Diane
Davenport ('62) when Ed Wood ('62) surprised her at
the library in CA. Don't know if I was writing to the
Sandstorm when Diane and I surprised each other at an
unplanned meeting in jolly ole' England.
My husband and I had just moved to Windsor, England
for our 3 year stint there with P&G. Some friends of
ours from Sacramento, CA came to visit us, and asked us
to join them at l0pm for the ceremony of the Keys at
the Palace which used to be the jail. (Sorry, I'm
blanking on the name now.) We joined the tour of maybe
l5 people for this neat tour. I kept noticing a "little
old lady" looking at me sort of funny, and I wondered
if my slip was showing or what. At the end of tour this
little lady came up to me and said "I just have to
ask" the minute I heard her voice, I knew it was Diane
Davenport!! Imagine us meeting up on a tour of maybe l5
people in England!! We corresponded in earnest for a
while, and then we haven't really kept in touch much
the last few years.
Life is short, and as interesting as you make it.
And keeping up with Bomber friends is one of the fun
parts. It's funny, whenever I return to the Northwest
and especially to the Tri-Cities, I expect to see
people I used to know, and it rarely happens that I
run into anyone I knew. Then there in England I did
see a dear friend, which added a special touch to a
fun moment.
Sorry, I missed you and Janice in Denver, Ed. We
will try to meet again somewhere. If ever you come to
Cincinnati or Indiana, like to the WSU-Notre Dame
game, except you aren't a WSU Cougar are you, come by
and see us.
Re: Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/02/03
I think I have finally caught up on my Sandstorms I
missed while cooking in Colorado. I wanted to add that
I too have enjoyed reading about the wonders of travel
to be had from England. When we lived there we enjoyed
cheaper flights on Ryan Air and Easy jet too. But I
think the most memorial one was Peach Air which flew us
from London to Rome, Italy and back safely. I'd never
heard of Peach Air, but was told it was an established
airline of several years which it was.
Carol Rice Forister ('62) and her husband visited
us in '99 and she and I flew from Luton Airport to
Amsterdam and back on Ryan Air. And as I had made the
reservations several weeks in advance, Carol couldn't
believe how cheap our tickets were.
My brother, Roy ('65), and his daughter, then 7
came to visit us in London in '98 and we three flew to
Norway. We must have flown on the Scandinavian airlines
because all their food was fish, and I couldn't do cold
fish. We flew out of Norway with a stop in Stavanger,
which was interesting. I later found out that some of
our P&G friends in Cincinnati had been there too, as
their daughter in law is from there, so they were there
for their son's wedding.
But the Norway in a Nutshell trip which Roy, Karin
and I made was the greatest. As way our stay in Bergen,
Norway. I shopped lots and brought back lots of
souvenirs, being half Norwegian, I had to make the
most of this visit to the homeland of my mother's
ancestors.
I love reading about all the travel experiences of
fellow Bombers. I am very excited about visiting the
lighthouse up in Sequim, and just told my husband that
I am looking forward to being light house keepers, and
I learned about that, as I have many other neat things
in our Sandstorm email newsletter.
Thanks again, Maren, Richard and Gary for keeping
us up and running.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62) ~ still enjoying the view of
Puget Sound and the Olympic Mts. wondering why
I ever left Washington State in the first place.
I need to get off line and go get my fix of
looking at Puget Sound and the Olympics again
from our friend's front deck.
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>>From: Jim Hamilton ('63)
Haven't heard much from David Rivers (aka The
Rod Father) about the current state of our mutual
infatuation. There seems to some Hot Rod Run or show
every weekend, and I need a critique.
jimbeaux
In sunny Kirkland, where all my winter indoor
projects are pretty much done.
-Jim Hamilton ('63)
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>>From: Jake Tate ('66WB)
Re: My brother, Terry Tate ('62)
I'm not sure if he would want me to or not but I
feel that I should let everyone know that my brother,
Terry ('62), had a fairly severe heart attack--his
first--on Wednesday, August 13th. He had 100 percent
blockage in one artery but, luckily, it happened at
work and the doctors at St. Joseph's in Tacoma were
working on him within a half-hour of the ambulance
picking him up. His heart did stop and they had to
"paddle" him once, but the angioplasty that the doctors
did and the stint that was put in let him recover
fairly rapidly. He was out of the hospital on Sunday,
and is staying with his daughter, Jessica, on the
peninsula for a few weeks. Jessica has e-mail, so if
anyone wants to e-mail Terry, please send the note to
me... I'll forward it to my niece and Terry will
receive it.
I would hope that those who know Terry would put
him in their prayers!
-Jake Tate ('66WB)
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>>From: Mike Davis ('74)
What's Little League?
-Mike Davis ('74)
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>>From: Eric Lukins ('81)
Re: HAMTC Little League Team
I was over at my sister Sheri's (Col-Hi '75 vintage)
place tonight, visiting her and my grandmother, Hazel
Curry, when mention was made about a Sandstorm entry
that I missed a few weeks ago. John Brown Jr. ('61) was
talking about the old HAMTC little league team that he
played on and mentioned my grandfather, Dale Curry.
God rest his soul, Dale passed on a few months after
retiring from Hanford in 1984. I don't know what kind
of coach he was for HAMTC, but I always heard how much
fun it was for both of them to go to the games and
practices and enjoy the kids. Grams mentioned a few
boys, Johnny Huske ('58) and Jimmy Overdahl ('57RIP),
but she remembered most of the faces and just how all
of the kids were great. I do know what kind of a
grandfather he was, and he was the BEST! Not perfect,
but always willing to take the time to teach how to
hunt for nightcrawler or make things out of wood in his
shop or even paint a fence a time or two. All of my
sisters, including Debbie ('78) and Deanna ('79),and
I would go down to the corner and wait for the Hanford
bus to drop him off most nights, partly to see him and
partly to suck in all of the diesel fume clouds they
were notorious for! Sometimes he'd show up in a funny
blue jump suit with funky shoes on because he got so
contaminated working out at 100N that they had to scrub
him down and throw away his other clothes.
Anyway, I have an old baseball glove that he used
that has the faded letters HAMTC on it, along with
several other sentimental keepsakes that he passed
on. Sometimes people in our lives impact us in really
important ways, just like Bob Jacobs ('70) with the
RNLB team, and Dale Curry with the HAMTC players, but
for me, I had the honor as having Dale for my
grandfather.
His wife Hazel, or "Gooch" as we've called her, is
still in the Tri-Cities and has just got connected to
the internet. On her first day ever, looking at the
Sandstorm with Sheri, she got to read that mention of
him and that HAMTC team of long ago and you can only
imagine swell of emotions that it brought back.
Thanks Maren, Gary & Richard for maintaining this
forum!
-Eric Lukins ('81)
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>>From: Jamie McDevitt ('81)
Re: New Arrival
Congratulations to my sister and her husband,
Amanda McDevitt ('92) and Loren Peterson on the birth
of their first child. Mia Sistine Peterson arrived at
8:47AM on August 19, 2003. Mia weighed in at 10 pounds,
6 ounces and is 22 inches long.
To: Dick Pierard ('52)
Have to agree with you about our local media and
the handling the Richland-Saugus game. I sure enjoyed
watching the kids from Richland on Sunday -- they're
true champions in my book. With my hometown team out
of the running for the world championship, I'll be
looking for a Saugus victory. We came close last year
with the Worcester, MA team...
-Jamie McDevitt ('81) ~ Hopkinton, MA
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7 Bombers & Shelley McCoy's ('63RIP) daughter-in-law today:
John Browne, Jr. ('61), Gary Behymer ('64)
Ray Stein ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Kellie Walsh ('77), Vicki Owens ('72)
Jumbo Davis ('82)
Kathie McCoy (Shelley's daughter-in-law)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kathie Moore Adair ('69)
BOMBER MOM BIRTHDAY Today: BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
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>>From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
To: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Is the friend (whose deck you have commandeered in
order to reconnoiter the Olympics) the fellow who
spreads the good word about appreciating the 'ground
water' of King County? If so, he had a snazzy bumper
sticker that was, unfortunately, one of a kind, at the
Strawberry Festival here, this Summer. Please pass
along my regards for his good work; & suggest that he
lay in a supply of those stickers (but if it ain't him,
fuggedaboudit...).
^..^
-JHBrowne, Jr. ('61) ~ Vashon Island, WA
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: Surfin' the web -- again
http://info.com/ -- search for "classmates"
http://www.eclassreunion.com/
-Gary Behymer ('64) ~ downtown Colfax, WA
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>>From: Ray Stein ('64)
To: Eric Lukins ('81)
Re: Dale Curry
I certainly do remember your Grandfather as the
coach for HAMTC (Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council)
along with Bob Mitchell's ('62) Dad. Coach Curry could
take a baseball and flip it from hand to hand, over the
back, down his arm, etc. I never could get the whole
routine down, but I can still do a couple of those
"Curry" moves. He was a coach who made Little League
baseball fun!
-Ray Stein ('64)
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Hey all you groovy guys and groovy gals I got some
stacks a wax and pounds a sounds... (sound just like
the Lynster ('57) huh)... now that I gotcher attention,
(no Jeffry... or Geoffry ('65) as the case may be I
wasn't imitating you and it wasn't the Crowster ('65)
either) it has come to MY attention that I have not
been covering the Vegas hot rod scene very well. Lotsa
stuff going on this summer. As I mentioned to some of
you I changed out the engine and tranny in my '34 named
HRTATAK for my good friend Doc 40, Jimmie Adair ('66),
The engine came out of some bad A'd Buick that took the
Nailhead Nats 2 years in a row... the guy was moving
into another class so I said if he could make it
streetable I'd take it... he did (to the extent it
could be done) and now I can only drive it now and
again, as it requires a direct link with the gas
station to go 2 blocks! 6 94s take a lot of fuel... but
it issoooooooooooo nasty... not long ago I managed to
beat out a very bad dragster in an open headers
contest! Course the rail job didn't have anything to
open as he was running straight pipes from the manifold
anyway... Now since I haven't been able to drive it
much, I wasn't able to give it a proper shake down
after we put all the new stuff in. As a result... I
have taken it to three (count em... 3) shows and
"something has happened" leaving each show... The
first time the shifter cable fell into the headers and
melted on the freeway... blocking traffic for many
miles and eliciting some very nasty comments about my
dear sainted mother from the crowd... the result... I
was TOWED... (Ray - #10 in your programs ('64)... after
explaining to your bride what my email address means
this will NOT be lost on you)... The next time out,
I was in Henderson and the starter wire fell into
something VERY HOT... smoke smoke smoke... we rerouted
the wiring... almost... before we couldn't see well
enough... result... it was TOWED... Last Saturday
evening I was at another show in Henderson... had a
ball with the headers open... really a crowd pleaser
that night... On the way home, the sky opened up and
we had the most glorious lighting show I've see in
years... my radio began turning on then off... on then
off... on... (you get the picture)... then the lights
flickered twice and everything shut down... I searched
the sky for the alien craft which I knew would be
picking me up at any moment... but there was nothing
there... I checked all the wiring with a lighter since
I had just removed my tools and flashlight the other
day... why I have no clue... I smelled awful but
everything seemed OK. All fuses fine... battery snug...
what could it be... (turned out the torque from
revving it over and over pulled the battery cable
loose and laid it on the headers... but I didn't know
that then)... bottom line... TOWED! Well, if I was
superstitious, I might change my address to
ALMOSTNEVERTOWED... but what the hay... I guess I'll
just leave it now... since Y'all now know the truth!
Here's a couple a pictures of the beast if anyone is
interested...
The old man behind the wheel is our own Jimmy
Heidlebaugh ('65) since he hasn't been back to
Richland since the flood thought some of you might
like to see what he looks like these days.
Re: On another note... ...
One of the best ladies around is having a birthday.
I say Best lady because this sweet young thing has put
up with her husband and his friends, including yours
truly, for more years than any one person should have
to endure such torture. She's gone from Hod Rod Girl to
Biker Babe and skate board Mom in between. We drag her
around from here to there and never get a complaint.
Plus... she is a total Gas to be with at Disneyland...
she and her entourage get to go to the head of the line
and bag the wait! So who is this prize sweetie, you
ask? None other than Kathie Moore Adair ('69)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAT!
David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Kellie Walsh Patterson ('77)
Re: Little League
Eric Lukins' ('81) little league entry regarding
his grandfather and HAMTC brought back a lot of
memories. As kids, we used to ride our bikes from our
neighborhood on Hunt Point down to the LL field at
GWWay and Symons to watch the guys play. I was trying
to remember the names of the different team sponsors/
names and uniform colors of the late '60s at that
particular field -- but I came up waaaayyy short:
I think HAMTC was in green & gray Dawson Richards
was in orange & white BB&M was in yellow white? (no,
that can't be right)... and that's where my memory
fades. I think there was a team in royal blue and
another in red. Maybe Atomic Lanes? Sheesh. No doubt
Mike Davis ('74) will have ALL the answers tomorrow!
I did try to cheat by going on-line to search for
an archive that might list the teams of 'yore. No such
luck. I even went to the Richland Little League site.
I clicked on the ball park locations link, and I was
shocked to see that the old field that we rode our
bikes to is no longer a little league playing field
site. Have I been gone that long? Is the field still
there/in use? I think I remember seeing it in 2000.
Tell me they didn't bulldoze it down. And across the
street at the playground was where the Pancake
Breakfast was held on Jamboree Day? Still there?
It's always weird when I hear about "monuments"
that we cherished as kids no longer exist. Like the Big
Pool, A & W, Chief Jo (glad it's been resurrected) etc.
I've lived in Southern California for 22 years, but
Richland will ALWAYS be home. Sometimes I think
how great it would be to move back, with all the
wonderfully rich childhood memories there at every
corner -- the musty smell of the leaves in the fall;
waking up to the sound of geese flying over our house;
the coolness of the river even in the summer; and on
winter nights, looking out the front door at the street
light across the street, checking for any sign of
snow flakes. But a buddy from the ol' neighborhood
said to me not long ago that moving back after so many
years would be bittersweet; feeling both the warmth
of nostalgia and the abruptness of change.
If only I could click my "ruby red's" and repeat,
"There's no place like home, there's no place like
home." And for a day or two actually re-live the magic
of those days.
Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore,
-Kellie Walsh Patterson ('77) ~ Simi Valley, CA - where
despite the longing for the old days, life is sweet.
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>>From: Vicki Owens ('72)
To: Mike Davis ('74)
Little league, Booboo dear, is the children's
version of an old American sport named baseball,
further derived from a British past time (I hesitate
to call it a sport) called cricket. Baseball is
indigenous to the U.S., thanks to Abner Doubleday,
and it's from baseball that we get that wondrous
phenomenon known as a "Grand Slam." That should put
it into a context you can comprehend.
Bon appetit,
-Vicki Owens ('72) ~ Kampala, Uganda
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>>From: Jumbo Davis ('82)
Re: Birthday wishes
I just wanted to wish my mother a Happy 70th
Birthday. Happy Birthday Mom, (Billie Jean Davis).
The greatest Bomber Mom in the history of the game,
We love you - Keith, Jennifer, Zakary and Jakob
-Jumbo Davis ('82)
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>>From: Kathie McCoy
Re: Shelley McCoy ('63) Memorial & T shirts
Dear Sandstorm,
My name is Kathie McCoy, I am writing to you to
first say how grateful I am for all the stories you
have printed about Shelley. I was Shelley's
daughter-in-law for 16 years & never did believe all
those stories of Talent Shows & "Great Balls of Fire"
not to mention the girl in the principal's office......
until I read them here... We loved each of them........
Reading of who got in trouble with Shelley & All the
trouble/fun Shelley caused.. after his passing when
someone wrote, "The beer just wasn't as cold today when
I heard about Shelley." We both laughed and cried. "I
would have loved to hear what St. Peter said as Shelley
passed through those Pearly Gates!"
I have printed each and every story for us & our
children's future reads.... Thank you for the comfort
each and every story has brought to the McCoy family,
We are all very grateful!
Sincerely,
Kathie McCoy
First and foremost Thank You!
Through the past few months everyone has been so
supportive, We are so very grateful to all of you.
Thank you for all your help with the service. Thank you
for all your thoughts and prayers during our time of
grief. We not only lost a dad but our friend as well.
Shelley's service showed us he had many friends, some
from when he was a young boy and some he had just met
this past year. At his service, when Shelley's video
played, & we watched his life go by, how appropriate
the music sounded when we saw all those images of him,
his family, friends ~ & all those cars! Then at the end
when his 4 year old grandson Trevin stood up and sang
"Jesus Loves Me this I know" we were both amazed and
comforted! From the beginning to the end Shelley's
service was "perfect!" The bikes, people's Harley
attire, the music, the weather, the sunset, the party
at his house! Not that there is such a thing as a
"GOOD Funeral" But there is dignified & appropriate
ones & this was it! May all of us find comfort.
Now Shelley's headstone has been placed, & as you
might have guessed it too is completely appropriate for
Shelley. Thank You again for all your love and support!
God Bless us all.
[See Shelley's stone.]
Attached is some info on T-shirts we are having made
in Shelley's Memory.
See T-shirts]
As we approach the 1 year anniversary of Shelley
McCoy's passing, some of his friends are planning a
memorial run August 31st to the cemetery & a BBQ......
We thought it would be nice to also have T-shirts
printed in Shelley's Honor in 2 styles:
The Harley Bar & shield using Shelley's Name on a
black "tank top" or Black T-shirt
And a photo of Shelley with "Never forgotten" on a
white T-Shirt
The cost is only $10.00 for either one or 2 for
$18.00 & yes of course we'll send them (Free of charge)
to you out of towners! We need to give the printer a
rough count by Monday August 25th of all sizes and
styles needed [so they can be printed in time for the
memorial]
Childs sizes to the bigger xxxL available
We would love to have as many people as possible get
one T-shirt] I will also be having some extras
printed, However If we can get some definite sizes &
styles no later than Monday that would be helpful.
Because of the price going down with more shirts
ordered, I will be able to send them out free of
charge! So whatever you can do to get the word out &
the pictures would be appreciated.
Checks would be best as to track payments
BUT WE NEED SIZES FOR NOW :)
Checks
Shelleys Shirts
c/o The McCoy Family
1320 7th Ave SW
Puyallup, WA 98371
-Kathie McCoy
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[Peace, Shelley. -Maren]
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6 Bombers and 1 Bomber Mom today:
Jim Grow ('51), Dick Avedovech ('56)
Helen Cross ('62), Jim Collins ('62)
Jim House ('63), Jeff Michael ('65)
BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Marc Shipman ('83NAB)
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>>From: Jim Grow ('51)
Maren.....What is the time schedule for the Club 40
Shilo Inn functions next Fri. and Sat.?......thanks
-Jim Grow ('51)
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[Sept 5, 6, 7, 2003 -- schedule of Activities:
RichlandClub40.org -Maren]
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>>From: Dick Avedovech ('56)
Re: Treatment of cancer by proton therapy
I am most happy to report that I have just
completed by last day of treatment for prostate cancer
by conformal proton therapy at Loma Linda University
Medical Center in Loma Linda, California. Although I am
by nature a generally private person, I mention this
because this treatment is one rarely mentioned by
urologist, mostly because they cannot do it and
therefore receive no compensation from this choice for
treating prostate cancer. Proton treatment is one of
the most effective and non-invasive cures but not well
advertised. While undergoing this treatment which takes
about 1/2 hour of your time each day, I continued
working full time at our City of Industry food plant.
Any male Bomber who is 50 or older faces a 50% chance
they will come down with this cancer. If you are
interested in the treatment I had at Loma Linda, I
would urge you to contact me and I will share what ever
information have (which is quite a bit) with you. Send
me an email and I will get back to you ASAP,
especially if you have been diagnosed with cancer.
One other note, Loma Linda Proton center is also
successfully treating many other types of cancers,
such as brain stem tumors, however they haven't got
the tools at this time for breast cancer, but that is
coming with the development of digitized robotics.
-Dick Avedovech, Jr., Ph. D. (class of "56")
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
To: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: friend in West Seattle
Our friend's name is Ray (and Mary) Eldredge. He is
a great WSU supporter, and as far as I know he only has
WSU bumper stickers. We're heading out for Brewster to
visit Warren's mom today with his brother, Bob joining
us from Lynnwood.
Cheers,
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
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>>From: Jim Collings ('62)
Re: Another way to look at the Little League World Series.
To: Richard Greenhalgh ('59)
To: Vic Marshall ('71)
If there are 15 kids per team, only 240 kids in the
world out of 2,386,605 had the honor to participate.
Congratulations,
-Jim Collings ('62) ~ Denver, CO
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>>From: Jim House ('63)
I am not surprised the Richland National team
failed to win in Williamsport. Can you imagine the
trauma these future Bombers faced when told they had
to leave their Green and Gold uniforms in California?
Only the 9 DAY-old kid showed up in the proper attire.
I hate to think how this temperamental Bomber would
have responded if Art Dawald told me we were going to
wear brown uni's in Seattle. Could Dawald, Neill and
Teverbaugh win championships in those colors? I think
not.
What Little League scholar decided Arizona would
wear green and Washington would wear brown? Was that
decision made when the power was out? Maybe all they
could remember was the motto "Keep Washington Brown".
-Jim House ('63) ~ Houston, TX - Where the mosquito
spray for West Nile was at 2am this morning. How
can kids stay up that late for the special bike
ride? Of course we are not using the "good stuff"
here that made the great fog in Richland in the '50s.
Personal update: The house is sold. If I can keep
the dead birds off the property until closing, we
should be out of here in two weeks.
Ray ('64), when is the deadline to sign up for the
Winter rec league in Spokane?
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Re: David's Rod
To: David Rivers ('65)
All kidding aside... that is truly a fine looking
piece of automobile memorabilia. (Can't say the same
for the old guy behind the wheel.) I'd be awantin' to
keep it away from the hook, though. Not sure how many
more tows that "fuel cell" under the radiator will
withstand. Is this some kinda Pinto in reverse... don't
be following folks too closely, David. Always remember:
Shiny side up... rubber side down.
-DJ Jeff Michael ('65)
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>>From: BJ Davis (Bomber Mom)
Re: Jumbo's ('82) birthday greetings
Bet most of you didn't know his name was Keith did
you? and Wig's ('82) is Kent. That is their grown up
names. That is their business names but Richland people
will probably always call them Wig and Jumbo. Thanks
for the birthday greetings Jum, Jen, Zake doo dee and
Jacob. Love you all, too.
Mom (BJ Davis)
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Jim Chubb ('50), Pete Overdahl ('60)
Diane Davenport ('62), Mike Davis ('74)
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BOMBER LUNCHES 'n stuff (in order of appearance)
08/27 Girls of '63 and '64
Sept 5-6-7 ~ Club 40, Classes of '53 and '58 Reunions
09/14 Puget Sound Lunch
More information: www.calsnet.net/All_Bombers
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>>From: Jim Chubb ('50)
I thought some of you older Bombers might be
interested in knowing my son, Dan -- who is also Ken
Chubb's nephew -- is the new Athletic Director at
Richland High. Although he is a Wa Hi graduate he
has taught and coached in Richland for several years.
For you avid Richland fans, he was never a member of
the Walla Walla Officials Association.
-Jim Chubb ('50)
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>>From: Pete Overdahl ('60)
Re: HAMTC Little League Team
To: Eric Lukins ('81)
Wow, you really brought back memories of the
Little League Team, HAMTC (Hanford Atomic Metal Trades
Council) who sponsored the great team that was coached
by your wonderful loving and talented grandfather Dale
Curry. And your sweet grandmother Hazel loved every
member on the teams like they were her kids. Your
grandparents were just like part of our family as we
had many a fine picnic or trip with these caring
people. I know he was my brother's all time best coach
and friend. Jim Overdahl ('57) pitched for HAMTC and
it was Dale who thought he would be a better pitcher
than a catcher, so he worked with him. And by the old
articles in the TCH and articles from the Hanford Works
News "From the Dugout" Jim's pitching record spoke for
Dale's coaching -- that he would be a better pitcher
than a catcher. I can see why others like Ray Stein ('64),
Kellie Walsh Patterson ('77) and others said such fine
things about Coach and Dear Friend, Dale Curry. I have
a great picture and the negative of the HAMTC little
league team, Dale (Coach) with his players the year
Jim played. It included John Huske ('58), Jim Overdahl ('57),
Dave Turner ('60), Jim Carlson ('58), Leroy Parchen ('59),
Danny Klepper ('60), Ernie Trujillo ('59), Dick Teats ('58),
Glen Rose ('58), Jack Glover ('61), Batboy, Dick Huske ('61),
Allan Cross ('59) and 5 other players on that team that
I regretfully can't come up with their names. Eric, if
you or any of the players on HAMTC want a copy I would
be glad to have them reproduced and mail to them. Just
send me an e-mail.
I have a couple of other pictures of little league
teams including the American/National All-Star teams of
1952. I watched two of the National All-Star games and
what talent by Bob Jacobs ('70) and the team. I'm sure
I wasn't the only one with a tear in my eye.
Enough about these great years of baseball memories.
-Pete Overdahl ('60) ~ Cooler and a little rain in
Bombertown..
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>>From: Diane Davenport ('62)
To: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Helen,
You've done it... finally made me need to respond
to an Alumni Sandstorm entry.
"Little old lady."... really now! As you can see
from the picture with Ed, there are still dark hairs
among the grey on my head!
The "prison" was the Tower of London and I still
think of running into you there. Have returned to
London several times, though this year's trip was to
Stockholm and Edinburgh.
Enjoy Washington!
-Diane Davenport ('62)
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>>From: Mike Davis ('74)
The Davis family had a wonderful dinner last night
at Cattlemen Steak House in Kennewick to honor my
Mother's 70th birthday. The musical entertainment
even played her the "Happy Birthday" song. It was a
wonderful evening for a wonderful lady. You can imagine
our surprise when President Bush popped in and said,
"Happy Birthday, B.J." He stayed for drinks then after
we left he let the grand kids fly Air Force One. Nice
guy!
-Mike Davis ('74)
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3 Bombers sent stuff:
Lorraine Powell ('52), Helen Cross ('62)
Bruce Strand ('69)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sharen Manolopoulos ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Greg Stone ('80)
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BOMBER LUNCHES 'n stuff (in order of appearance)
08/27 Girls of '63 and '64
Sept 5-6-7 ~ Club 40, Classes of '53 and '58 Reunions
09/14 Puget Sound Lunch
More information: www.calsnet.net/All_Bombers
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>>From: Lorraine Powell Earp-Tanner ('52WB)
To: Dick Avedovech ('56)
Re: Proton Therapy
We have a close friend who has just found out he
has prostate cancer. Your timing was great in advising
the course you took. Thanks for not being so private on
this subject. I went to the Internet and just typed in
'proton therapy' and everything you need to know is
there. It is FDA cleared and currently approved for use
on more than 40 types of cancers and vascular diseases.
I printed out all the info that our friend needs to
show his urologist or contact Linda Loma University
medical center.
Thanks again.
-Lorraine Powell Earp-Tanner ('52WB) ~ In the sunny
90's city of Modesto, CA
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
To: Diane Davenport ('62)
Diane,
Please forgive me... we weren't little old ladies
then... and we aren't now either.
I am enjoying another chance visit with a classmate
of our special year of l962 tonight. I went up to
Priest Lake, ID to see my son who is cooking up there
at Elkins. (It is a great place.) And Hayden, ID just
happens to be on the road home, and Sue Elliot Homan ('62)
just happened to be home, so we spent a few fun hours
laughing about the good ole times.
Hayden, and the whole Pacific Northwest is just the
neatest place to be. Now I'll start driving home slowly
tomorrow. Have to stop off to see my friend since my
days at UW in Billings, and some family in North
Dakota, and who knows. I just have to make it in time
for the WSU-Notre Dame game. Somehow I think the Cougs
are going to win big then. I hope so, anyway.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
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>>From: Bruce Strand ('69)
Re: Richland visit
My brother (Doug '74) and I were in Richland last
week to help my Dad go through the things at his old
house on Ada. While there we had breakfast at Denny's
and a "brunch" at the Spudnut Shop (they don't serve
breakfast...). Spudnuts were as good as ever and the
waitress was just as ornery as always. It was fun.
Doug tried his hand at water skiing on the river that
resulted in a torn hamstring and a trip to the
emergency room. That is what happens when old guys
try to do what they could 25 years ago. The hospital
has a nice new emergency wing now...
-Bruce Strand ('69) ~ Back in the heat and gas shortage
of Tempe, AZ
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Lola Heidlebaugh ('60), David Rivers ('65)
Rick Maddy ('67), Melissa Jenkins ('87)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gene Keller ('50)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Richard Twedt ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sharon Hopkins Hasty ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sharon Sasser Warren ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Joyce Soehnlein Ross ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Merle Huesties Estrin ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gauin Moore ('82)
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>>From: Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
Re: Portland/Vancouver Bomber Luncheon
DATE: September 13, 2003
LUNCH TIME: 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: DoubleTree/Columbia River
Jantzen Beach/Portland
NOTE: If you need directions, e-mail Lola or Fred!
RSVP: Lola at by Sept. 11
Join us and bring your pictures (or come see ours!)
of the August 3rd Battle Ground Lake State Park Bomber
picnic!
Please RSVP to Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60) by
Thursday, September 11 so we can be sure to have
enough for the special room Fred Schafer ('63)
arranges for us!
See you there!
All Bomber Spouses and Friends are welcome!
-Lola Heidlebaugh Bowen ('60)
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Birthday time again
A VERY sharp dresser and just an all 'round cool
guy... artistic... you ain't just a woofin'. This guy
was the original Richland class of '64 James Dean in
nice clothes. The competition between him and Terry
Davis ('65) of my class for best dresser ever was
pretty fierce. I remember when Terry Davis, Terry Webb
('63RIP)
and I got these Pendleton Sport coats without any
lapels. Terry D's was black (duh... what else), Webb's
was red and mine was green... we all thought we were
just the coolest ever, but this boy coulda been cool in
his underwear, I'm sure, but I think I'm getting a bit
off the subject. For some reason, this guy didn't come
back to the reunions much if ever till the first all
class in 2000. And when he did, he and Davis showed up
wearing almost the identical outfits (some things never
change)... But enough already... it is time to wish
Richard Twedt ('64) a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: America @ 75mph
Hi.
I lived to tell about it. After driving around the
states for seven weeks and putting 9700 miles on my
small truck I have come to the conclusion Chesaw, WA
isn't such a bad place to live after all. I finally
got to meet Maren in Wenatchee at the luncheon while
visiting my daughter. A long anticipated visit.
Everyone was fun! Everyone made my daughter, Heather,
and I feel right at home. Thanks again to Susan
Erickson Kuntz ('59) for putting the lunch together.
And to Maren who drove a ways for that one. I had no
idea that Susan Nelson ('67) or Joyce Soehnlien ('67)
had sisters. There are abrupt but fleeting moments when
"going back" knowing what we know now really could be
interesting. Nice to see Brent Van Reneen ('67). Brent
and I go back to kindergarten. It was special indeed.
The last time we had seen each other was when I lived
in Wenatchee. Both of us were married. Now both of us
are not married. What’s with Wenatchee!?! Spent the
night at Phil Collins’ ('67) place at Williams Lake
south of Spokane. Had some laughs for sure. Like we
hadn't been apart for a week. Phil looks great and is
doing very well. Retiring this October after thirty
years playing with nuke rod bundles. When you can still
laugh about the Marine Corps and ole what’s her name,
it’s still good after all these years. Ran around
downtown Seattle with Heather and my sister, Sheila
('66). Sheila is special. She can still click her heels
and is nothing but fun in the purest form. My brother
in law, Jerry Kelly (KHS '64) is right in step with her
hand in hand. My brother, Roger, and sis n law, Janice
(both NKHS Poulsbo), took me to Westport to check out
some kite fliers. Just when you think you have seen all
the shades of black to gray... Washington state is as
beautiful as always. Highway 2 - Seattle to Spokane -
had been awhile. Awesome is the only overused word I
can come up with. No place like home.
I finally got to visit my father’s grave in
Russell, IA for the very first time. Visited several
cousins that were very concerned about the beans with
no rain in sight. Some things really never change. My
grandparents house of which I have some of my most
cherished childhood remembrances has almost now been
taken back by Thousand Acre Forest. My father was
born in this house in 1919 - the youngest. When left
unchecked, Earth can erase away the past at a rapid
pace... a surprisingly fast pace considering the age of
time and space and that neither are in a hurry. Nothing
lasts forever. Like the blink of an eye. The farm was
painful, but a necessary parting. All that lived there
are gone now. My cousin has enough land and he just let
the old farm do what it wanted. This small piece of
land (85 acres) is better as a forest like much of
southern IA could be... a tough, hilly place to plant
crops and make a living. I managed to gather seventeen
countable chiggers in the tall grass around the
farmhouse. That is a miserable insect. A classic
example of the dictionary definition of the word itch.
I had not been in IA since 1981.
At the Serpent Mound in OH we sat under the canopy
of the visitors center while a thunderstorm drove past.
Anybody remember sitting in the rain in Vietnam and
looking down so your face could be absent of rain with
your helmet as the umbrella... and how all the bugs
would join your face in the void? So much for shelter
in OH. And I was not going to try the run from there to
the parking lot with lightening the size of tree trunks
on top of us. Those lightening strikes still scare me.
I do not like them. I will never get used to them. A
breathtaking phenomena to witness but a wickedness
about it that few weather patterns can compete, with
the exception of the twister, hurricane or being stuck
in work traffic in the middle of summer with no air in
Phoenix. With the storm finally subsiding a bit we left
to visit the Amish. The Amish have finally joined the
Capitalists with their Amish theme farms (the old
timers must be spinning in their graves like on a foot
powered lathe), but I was still soothed after the
storm by purchasing a jar of their pickled eggs. Does
shrapnel attract lightening like a lightening rod?
Anybody?
One shocking bit of information I found out in VA
at Monticello was Thomas Jefferson was $100,000+ in
debt when he died. Of course misery loves company and I
left Virginia feeling a lot better. Now that this great
man is dead, one of his worn out shoes could pay off
his debt today. In VA it was difficult to see anything
from the highway but a thick sixty foot, or so, forest
and an occasional sign with a town’s name on it. I
pulled off the highway to look at Colonial Williamsburg
and there it was amongst the trees.
Back on the 74 and all disappeared again. My (great
6) grandfather left VA for OH. He lived fifty miles
south of Harper’s Ferry. Makes sense, huh?!?
Interesting weather every step of the way. We were
rained on almost the whole way throughout the East.
Visiting Outer Banks, NC for two nights looking at
Kitty Hawk, in a tent, and the wind howling during an
electrical storm during the entire night. 3500 miles
from home. I would have needed a protractor to figure
the angle of the windswept tent. What do you do? The
answer is the best you can. Head warm, extra dry socks
and keep your feet dry. The boy scout who said that had
a motor home. Cape Hattaras is a well preserved, well
kept historical place. Beautiful lighthouse. People
build summer homes there that are something to talk
about. Huge. Impressive. Inspirational. But built on
a harsh environment. There is little to no protection
from the elements on the Outer Banks. Or is that the
beauty of it? The missing folks from Roanoke Island
didn't do the best job with location location location.
Those folks suffered and were swept away. When you read
about it in history class and can not quite grasp how
nothing had been found by later arriving pilgrims...
then you go take a look at where this island is during
unpleasant weather conditions. Seattle does not know
wind and rain, no matter what they say! AH-HA, I think!
What was not swept out to sea at Roanoke or eaten by
bugs was gobbled by Mother Earth in a very short period
of time. No cannibalistic Indians. No goblins or
ghosts. No mystery. Just Mother Earth and her big
eraser in the sky.
Stopped in at the Marine Corps base (PI) in SC, got
an oil change, slapped a sand flea and got out of that
hell hole ASAP. A good ole boy from the Western USA
would die there within days just like a good ole boy
from there would dry up and blow away in San Diego. You
got to be from there. I was thankful I had been
fortunate enough to have been a Hollywood Marine from
MCRD.
Myrtle Beach, SC was interesting enough. It only
took me about four, maybe five, minutes to finally
realize the young lady on the beach was telling me she
had found a fossilized shark tooth. I began thinking
about those agates from OR we always looked for
beach combing. The black shark tooth was impressive.
Myrtle Beach was the flip-side of Los Angeles. And I
don’t mean oceans. Each being hits in their own special
way. Tennessee is where the language barrier ends or
begins and articulation become a subjective argument
without consensus in the foreseeable future.
Loved those folks. Camped next to two young married
couples in their early twenties. Curiously interesting
for both parties - us and them. Good kids. I usually
don't have any problem understanding what is being said
here in L.A. with the exception of Beverly Hills. On
the other hand, I had this tick buried deep deep (worth
saying twice) enough for concern just north of my
bellybutton. The only thing worse would have been
south. A couple legs were visible. I pulled it out with
the head intact with tweezers. That healed faster than
expected. What a fun little bug. Are they on an
endangered list, part of a food chain or anything. If
not, who’s got the Richland mosquito sprayer and an
airplane? We drove by a Confederate graveyard in TN.
The small cemetery was surrounded by flagpoles with the
Confederate flags flying and a statue of a soldier.
Interesting enough and justifiable as it was just
American's needing to get it off their chest. Better
then than today. A beautiful sight. I wish I had taken
a photo but just pushed on. TN was special. I really
don’t think Murfreesboro has changed much since 1860’s.
Still farm after farm. Hedge rows of dense woods
surrounding farms. Large open fields of fire.
Something that bothers me and maybe someone can
change my thought on this.
Driving along America’s highways through small/
large town America you see many people are flying the
flag of whatever country they are from. I have never in
my life felt like flying a British flag. My mother and
father’s families came from there in the Eighteenth
Century for a reason. They needed the spare room of the
Native American’s to escape the British and just moved
in because either choice was not a good option. Give an
inch and take a mile. Other than being proud of where
you are from... just give it seven, maybe eight
generations, I suppose - I fly an American flag. Maybe
it’s just me, but it seems like they should go home and
fly their beloved flag in their beloved country instead
of hiding, or holding out for better times, or whatever
they are up to here in America flying their flag. Go
home, live or die for your cause of change and deal
with your problems like Americans have for many years -
holding our flag. Or start being an American with
Constitutional rights to fly any flag you damn well
please. Go figure. I don’t know, I could be wrong.
I stomped around in the Ozarks of southern MO and
found my g.g.grandparents in the Greenville Cemetery -
at seventeen Smith Burks had joined the Union Army with
his horse and a rifle (16th MO Cav.). They got more
money for that. He went AWOL a couple of times coming
back to see his folks and most likely my grandmother
about twenty-five miles ESE of Springfield. Not
uncommon. He did return to the war and lost an eye to
the Confederates for his contribution to the Cause.
They actually had small pensions then. It was good to
find the old man’s grave and talk to him. I only had
five chiggers get me there. I talked to a lady who had
lived there her whole life and never had a chigger on
her. Bugs love me. Dogwood, MO (Ozarks) is another
special place. My g.grandparents are buried there. Very
hilly, winding roads with dense wooded areas. Farms. A
tough place. All places are tough, but this wasn't
Nebraska.
Kansas. Cowboys and cowgirls. Oakley, KS. Annie and
Bob Dole came from another tough love place. But it’s a
dry heat. I was happy to leave Kansas.
After Lawrence the state flattens a bit. I would
love to fly back there and see their museum. What a
rich history that state has. You want a cow pretty bad
when you make your fence post out of stone. Lost a few
bucks in Black Hawk, CO. I didn't know you could gamble
in that state. Spent two nights at 9320 feet. Altitude
sickness. Headache. What's good about it? Beer stayed
cold because the ice didn't melt as fast. Coffee pot
boiled at a less temp. Barb Gore McCleary ('67)
showed up in her truck after riding 300 miles on the
back of a motorcycle that morning on some fun run for
Vets. Not surprising at all. Barb has moxie and is
still as beautiful as ever. She visited us for a couple
of hours. I offered her some sardines and one of my
pickled eggs but she declined. A darling woman.
I could not believe UT. I was seeing red for miles
and miles. The river was red. The National parks folks
had painted the garbage cans red. What a beautiful
state. Hard core. Like looking at a state through
bloodshot eyes. Arches National Park is incredible.
I spent less that twenty four hours in Las Vegas
and lost sixty bucks. Not bad huh? I thought I saw one
of David River's ('65) hoods on one of those "We Pay
Cash For Your Car" lots, but I may have been mistaken.
When you get out of that town and you are not on a bus,
you made some good choices in that town.
It's good to be home. It's good to be an American.
I hope I offended no one. Just wanted to mention what
a great and most interesting country we have.
-Rick Maddy ('67) ~ Huntington Beach, CA
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>>From: Melissa Jenkins Heimbigner ('87)
Talking about baseball when I was in school I use
to go and sit and watch baseball practice... really I
use too watch two guys that I grew up with and was
close to; Ron Muse and Jack Story ('85). In my young
days they were good... we have all grown apart but I
sure do wish them good in life now.
-Melissa Jenkins Heimbigner ('87)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/27/03
MARS -- after 9pm tonight - closest to earth in about a gazillion years.
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6 Bombers and 1 GUEST BOOK entry:
Curt Donahue ('53), John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Gary Behymer ('64), Jeff Michael ('65)
Marcia Wade ('67), Jennifer Hanigan ('93)
Marijke Kempees-Cook (GUEST BOOK entry)
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BOMBERS' ANNIVERSARY Today:
Ron Holman ('56) & Leslie Swanson Holeman ('59)
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>>From: Curt Donahue ('53)
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Enjoyed your account of your travels. We do have
an amazing country.
-Curt Donahue ('53) ~ Federal Way. WA
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>>From: John Browne, Jr. ('61)
Re: Travelin' man- my hat's off
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Your travelogue was a delight- thoughtful musing,
lofty conjecture & down to earth observations worth
reading over. thanks. (..& next time you're up Chesaw
way, remember me to Ron &/or Judy Hyde, & get the
latest count on the '48 fastbacks littering their
place...)
^..^
-JHBrowne, Jr. ('61) ~ Vashon Island, WA
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>>From: Gary Behymer ('64)
Re: CREHST Exhibits
http://www.crehst.org/exhibits.htm#temp
-Gary Behymer ('64)
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Totally enjoyed your trip synopsis and agree with
most of your opinions, having been to a lot of the same
places. It's really cool that you got to visit all
those old relatives' resting places. Living in San
Diego and making frequent trips up the coast to
Newport Beach and Seal Beach as well as a few gigs in
Huntington Beach...you are right...it's a pretty fine
place to live. I'll miss that stretch of coastline
when I'm back in Richland. But then, I'll enjoy cheaper
license plates and cleaner air.
-DJ Jeff Michael ('65)
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>>From: Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67)
Re: Travels--from Rick Maddy ('67)
Ricky,
Sorry, I think you'll always be Ricky and not Rick
to me. So good to hear from you and learn about your
wanderings--I'd been thinking about you just the other
day and wondering where you were in your travels and if
we were going to get to enjoy them vicariously! Thanks
for sharing! I have to agree with you regarding the
flag issue. We have a few in Bomberville who feel they
must advertise where they came from (and I feel too,
should go back to). Good to know some one else feels
the same way I do. Maybe it's our '67ness???? There
was one house on Goethals, (used to be Duane, dontcha
know), that flew a Canadian flag for a long time.
Made me want to scream every time I headed to the
grocery store and saw it. Then I decided that the
only 'healthy' way for me to look at it was "well gee,
isn't it great that we live in a country that's free
enough to let idiots like that advertise their
ignorance!" Helped my blood pressure a lot to consider
it in that light, but I still caught myself in weaker
moments wanting to stop and rip the darned thing down!
Good to know you're back safe and sound. And the
chigger stories made me giggle a bit. The last family
vacation my folks and I took together in '67, was to
MO. to visit my mom's family--brothers, Mom and I
came back clear skinned and unscathed, but my dad
was chiggered from head to toe. Some have the innate
sweetness to attract the little buggers and others just
don't it seems. Or is it orneriness that attracts them?
Thanks again for sharing your adventures on the
road... it was worth the wait!
-Marcia Wade Hausenbuiller ('67)
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>>From: Jennifer Hanigan Diebel Moore ('93)
Melissa Jenkins Heimbigner's ('87) blurb about
watching two guys play baseball reminded me of the
year I kept score for my little sis' softball team.
I mean, I love my sister, but it was the umpire I was
watching!
-Jennifer Hanigan Diebel Moore ('93)
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From the GUEST BOOK (NOT a Sandstorm reader!!!)
>>From: Marijke Kempees-Cook
Date: Mon Aug 4 02:37:41 2003
Re: looking for someone
I am trying to locate a woman, JoAnne (was married
to a Van Ness at one time) and worked for a while at
Covention & Visotors Bureau in Corvallis, OR. She was
active in ballet and wanted to be a professional
ballerina. She might be around 48-50 now. If you have
any idea who I might mean please e=mail me.
I would like to be in touch with her. Thank you.
-Marijke Kempees-Cook
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/28/03
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3 Bombers and 1 Bomber's Friend:
Janice Woods ('60wb), Patti Jones ('60)
Ann Coffman ('66), Lehua Kane (Friend of Jim Mattis ('68)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dave Henderson ('60WB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Patsy Noble Eichner ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gary Behymer ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim Felder ('67)
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>>From: Janice Woods Ehrke ('60WB)
Hi Bombers!
Have enjoyed reading all of the travels taken by
Bombers around the Country. We too, are leaving shortly
for a trip across country, starting from California,
heading for Yellowstone first, then Custer territory,
Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota, Minnesota,
culminating in New York, embarking from NYC on a cruise
to Hallifax, and points North, back to NYC, and home
again. Plan to be gone approx two months, basically
traveling Hwy 70 and 90. Would love to hear about
points of interest along either of those routes plus
restaurants! Any rare finds and ruminations would be
greatly appreciated. Leaving Sept 11 (WHAT!!!) with
another couple. Will be home just in time to turn
around and head for Wyoming to hunt, got drawn again
for deer... just lucky I guess......
-Janice Woods Ehrke ('60WB) ~ from beautiful downtown
Woodland, CA home of Tony's (Jimmy BuffeTT Land
(thanks for the correction, Maren, I just can't
slip anything past you)
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>>From: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: Trip across the United States
When I started reading your Sandstorm entry this
morning I was scanning not really paying much attention.
The further your story got into your trip I re-read
some of what I scanned. My interest became stronger
and stronger. When you story was telling about the trip
through Tennessee and Missouri I was totally captivated.
I have relatives that came from Murfreesboro, TN. I
have looked on many maps a long time ago trying to find
the town, couldn't find it. A lady I have known not to
long knows where Murfreesboro is, so between the two of
you I have now confirmed it is there. My parents moved
our family from Koshkonong, MO, Ozark country (where I
was born) to Richland in 1944. Your travels through
Missouri definitely captivated me. Have not had the
time to take out the map to look at all of the towns
you spoke of in Missouri but I will. Dogwood is
familiar to me. I have relatives in the Springfield
area as well as in different parts of Missouri. Mom
came from a family of five and dad from a family of 13
so I am sure there are a thousand cousins I don't know.
Many of them still in those parts probably. I have
compiled some of my family's genealogy for retirement
time to record it all. Who knows you might be one of
those links to the family? What a wonderful trip for
you. Really appreciate you writing your story in the
Sandstorm.
Re: 1st time Grandma
my sister, Nina Jones Rowe ('65) is a first time
Grandma. Nina asked that I do a Sandstorm entry for
all her Bomber friends to know that her daughter, Debi
Hoffman delivered Jessika at 8:11pm August 26, 2003.
Jessika weighed in at 8 Lbs. 1 oz., 22 inches long.
Looks like Jessika has got a good start of having long
legs like most of the Jones family being as she is 22
inches long. Grandma Nina is thrilled that little
Jessika is listening to her already. Nina and her
husband Fred leave on a two week trip to Ireland this
week-end. The trip to Ireland was planned and paid for
before it was announced that little Jessika would be
arriving. Nina has been telling little Jessika all
through the pregnancy that she had to be born before
she leaves on her trip. Gratefully Jessika responded.
Even arrived in enough time that Nina can spend lots of
time with mommy and baby before her trip. Nina will be
ready to take over the second shift to help mommy and
baby when she arrives back in the States from Ireland.
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
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>>From: Ann Coffman ('66)
(TYGA) Games & Puzzles: Atomic Bomb. A.C. Gilbert
Co. skill game. Enclosed box w/glass top. Illus. of map
of Japan showing a large bomb heading towards it and
two holes with "Hiroshima" and "Nagasaki" with two
"jumping beans" that can fit into the holes. Circa
early 1940s. $78.40
Click for the link sent by Ann about this "toy".
It's not P.C.; it's not entirely accurately dated
(1945 or after, unless someone in the world of toy
manufacturing had advance knowledge of defense plans);
but someone's gotta want to own this...
-Ann Coffman ('66)
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>>From: Lehua Kane
Re: Jim Mattis
Aloha,
I am a friend of Jim's and happened to come across
this Website. Very nice. He is a special man and
deserves any and all recognition and appreciation.
Best Regards,
Lehua Kane (NOT a Sandstorm recipient)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/29/03
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Today's Stuff from Maren
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>>From: Maren Smyth
OK, I drove down to Richland yesterday for a '64 in '04
Reunion Planning meeting... sooooo, all entries that
came in today, will be in tomorrow's Sandstorm... in
the meantime...
Re: I need some Bomber help
I think people don't realize how many websites I
maintain until I admit that I just can't do all this
alone.
NEEDED:
Bomber Webmasters and/or Bomber Webmaster Helpers
(No experience necessary at the "Helper" level)
Class of 1950 Home Page ~~~ Class of 1951 Home Page
Class of 1954 Home Page ~~~ Class of 1956 Home Page
Class of 1957 Home Page ~~~ Class of 1966 Home Page
Class of 1967 Home Page ~~~ Class of 1976 Home Page
Class of 1977 Home Page ~~~ Class of 1978 Home Page
Class of 1981 Home Page ~~~ Class of 1986 Home Page
Class of 1987 Home Page ~~~ Class of 1988 Home Page
Class of 1989 Home Page ~~~ Class of 1991 Home Page
Class of 1993 Home Page ~~~ Class of 1999 Home Page
Class of 2000 Home Page ~~~ Class of 2001 Home Page
Class of 2002 Home Page ~~~ Class of 2003 Home Page
Class of 2004 Home Page (ALMOST)
NEEDED:
Bomber WEBMASTERS
The Gallery
All Lunches
All.Sports
Club.40
FuneralNotices
R2K All Bomber ReunionS
THE.SANDBOX
Another way to look at this is that AFTER I get a
Webmaster/Webmaster Helper for ALL the above sites,
here's what I'll have remaining:
Classes of '63 and '64 (of course)
Alumni Sandstorm (of course)
All Bomber Alumni Links (of course)
ForeverAbby.com (OF COURSE)
PLUS
RHS 1911 thru 1941
Class of '42 Home Page
Class of '43 Home Page
Class of '44 Home Page
Class of '45 Home Page
Hanford.Houses
Good luck and Bomber cheers,
Maren Smyth (classes of '63 & '64)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/30/03
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11 Bombers, 1 Bomber Mom, and 1 funeral notice toady:
Dick McCoy ('45), Norma Loescher ('53)
Carol Bishop ('57), Helen Cross ('62)
Bill Scott ('64), David Rivers ('65)
Jeff Michael ('65), Peggy Jones ('67)
Rick Maddy ('67), Betti Avant ('69)
Kerry Steichen ('74), Wanda Janos (Bomber Mom)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Yesterday: Bonnie Webb Roe ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Yesterday: Anita Fravala Griffin ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Yesterday: Brenda Belcher Ripplinger ('76)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Yesterday: Kristi Strege ('00)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kathy Hoff Conrad ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Patty O'Neil Lopez ('65)
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>>From: Dick McCoy ('45)
Re: Sixty years
As this summer winds down, I am reminded that it
was sixty years ago on the 13th of this month that our
family moved to Richland. Our address was 10R "A" St.
(1324 Thayer Dr.)
The inside of our block was without trees or
anything else but a couple of fenced in kiddy
playgrounds. From our backyard I could look to the
court on the East, where Bobby Snapp, from Virginia,
lived in an "A" house. To the West, in another court,
lived Hoosierland Wally (Tyrone Power) Everson and his
brother Butch. In the far SE corner of the block was
the home of Craig (Eyelashes) Meier, from D.C., and at
the North end were a couple of blondes, Barbara and
Doris Lodge, cuties from Minnesota.
In several weeks we all met at the corner of Symons
and McPherson to catch our school bus downtown. Joining
us were kids from blocks North and West of us such as
John Forsberg, also from Minnesota, Helen and Ruth
Garrison, Oklahomans both, and Joe (Ladies man) Busby,
from nowhere. We were all well scrubbed scholars,
decked out in new duds. The boys in long-sleeved cowboy
type shirts, yellow cords or sun-tans, and oxblood
shoes, well shined. The girls wore white and pastel
blouses buttoned up at the throat, calf-length pleated
skirts, and saddle shoes. The gals always carried
books, even on the first day of school.
Who were those people? Why no grad year? Because
they would all move away in 18 months or less.
Such was the tenuous nature of friendship in those
long ago days of early Hanford.
-Dick McCoy, From the Tin Can Class of '45
Go Club 40!!! One week to sign up.
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>>From: Norma Loescher Boswell (¹53)
Re: Invitation to William Witherup's Poetry Reading
You are cordially invited to attend a poetry
reading by Bill Witherup ('53), Saturday afternoon,
September 6, 2-4 P.M. in the Activity Room of the
Community Center in Richland (south end of Howard
Amon Park). Bill grew up in the Tri-Cities and
is author of nine books of poetry and poetry in
translation; co-editor of the anthology Words from
the House of the Dead: Writings from Soledad Prison,
edited by Joseph Bruchac and William Witherup (there
is a copy of this listed on the web for $350);
contributing editor to Atomic Ghost: Poets Respond
to the Nuclear Age, edited with John Bradley; and
Learning To Glow: A Nuclear Reader, also with John
Bradley. Bill's papers and books are in the Twentieth
Century Authors holdings at Special Collections and
Manuscript Archives, University of Washington. He will
be reading from Down Wind, Down River: New and Selected
Poems, which is offered for purchase at $15.00. Bill
is attending his 50th Class Reunion held together with
Club 40 Sept. 5-7, and the sale of his book helps
finance the trip. Donations will be accepted at the
reading, or just buy a book.
Bomber cheers,
-Norma Loescher Boswell ('53)
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>>From: Carol Bishop Horne ('57)
To: Ann Coffman ('66)
Are you related to Fred and Bill??
-Carol Bishop Horne ('57)
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>>From: Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
Greetings from Billings, MT where I am staying with
friends from my UW graduate school days. We've had
great weather in Billings with breezes, no humidity
and shade from big trees in my friend's back yard which
I enjoyed yesterday. But I have to say my drive here
across Northern Idaho was magnificent. Some of the
scenery was so beautiful, almost as great as that
Northern Highway across from Twisp to upper Western
Washington, I think it's called the North Cross Hiway.
[Helen, try North Cascades Highway. -Maren]
I want to thank Sue Elliott Homan ('62) and Tom
Homan for hosting me again in their lovely spot of
the world in Hayden, ID. Sue and I had a great time
remembering fun days from Col Hi, CUP church, CBC, WSU,
and now PEO!!
And I also had a brief but great visit with Larry
and Lorrainne Riggs on my short sojourn to the Tri-Cities.
To: Janice Woods Ehrke ('60WB)
Re: Your upcoming trip
I'd say you will want to go to Cody, WY to see the
new and fabulous Wild Bill and Annie Oakley museum.
Your trip sounds so interesting. My husband and I
stayed in Virginia City, MT in an old historic hotel
a few years ago and that was neat. The scenery will be
wonderful.
I hate to be leaving the west, I think in my heart
I am looking for another place on a little lake further
west than we now live, but so far I haven't found it.
-Helen Cross Kirk ('62)
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>>From: Bill Scott ('64)
Dear Maren and Gary,
You bet, please add our email address to the Bomber
Alumni list. We're looking forward to reading the
Alumni Sandstorm. Most of my good memories of high
school revolve around Bomber basketball. I remember
my junior year when the Bombers beat Ellensburg at
District Playoffs, 103-58. And I remember the Bombers
going to state every year - and finishing third every
year. I remember the '63 Bombers averaged 84 points
per game, the '64 team 79.5. I remember the little
permanent playland that used to exist back in the '50s
next to Tastee-Freeze, with its miniature train ride
and carousel. I loved our E-house at the corner of
Jadwin and Symons (I think it was Symons), and the way
every year at Christmas we'd turn on the tree early
in the morning and open the curtains so the people
standing across the street in the freezing darkness
waiting for the bus to the area would have something
cheery to look at. I remember suffering through those
long hot Richland summers with no air conditioning,
trying to sleep at night, the terrific wind storms,
yes, riding through the mosquito fogger (why am I still
living?), peaceful and quiet early summer mornings as
I delivered newspapers (the long-gone Columbia Basin
News), going to the old Navy swimming pool at the Pasco
airport before Richland's pool was built, the northern
edge of Richland being the Bauer-Day houses, the old
drive-in theater that used to sit about where the 7-11
is now on north GWWay. I could go on, but time does not
permit. Sentimental fool that I am, I'll probably come
up with some more later.
Quiz time: Who remembers The Purple Panda?
-Bill Scott ('64)
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Well, I managed to miss Mr. Behymer's ('64)
Birthday. The guy who knows where ANYTHING Bomber can
be found and the guy who is never too busy or too tired
to quote me the grain prices at the drop of a hat...
But I ain't missing this Bomber Babe's birthday fer
nuttin' honey! She was like the first "older" girl I
met at Col-Hi... yup... even before you, my dear
Darlene ('64)... I've mentioned it before and the
memory is as strong today as it was approximately 41
years ago... There we all were, standing in the hallway
that ran along the front of the school before they tore
it all down around my class' ears during our Sr. year.
There was electricity in the air that day as she called
out "Riiiiiiiiickyyyyyyy" ('65) ... again... I will
always count my lucky stars for Charlie Warford ('61)...
so she called Rick over and naturally the rest of us
followed... we were all introduced as I tripped over my
tongue... slobbering all over the place... (took me a
long time to be house broke around girls) and saying
really cool stuff like... "uh huh" "'magine"... 'fer
sher, fer sher" It may have been in vogue in other
years for the Jr. girls to troll for younger boys but
all I know is that year it was the thing for the Jr.
girls to have a pet boy from the class of '65... and
that was the day I met this Queen of the Bomber-
babes... HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATHY CONRAD HOFF ('64)!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
First...to Nina Jones Rowe (65)
Congratulations! Welcome to the club. I have three
grands kids via blood and two via marriage. My oldest
grandson (blood) is now physically capable of making
me a GREAT grand-daddy (PLEASE LORD, not yet!!) Also,
enjoy the trip... but the kids are SOOOO much more
joyful.
To: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60) and Rick Maddy ('67)
I had exactly the same experience scanning, then
reading the travel notes. Rick, ever consider writing
professionally? You really have a knack for sucking
people in! Bye the bye, back in the day when I was in
the broadcast equipment manufacturing business, we
sold three radio audio consoles to a radio engineer
based in Murfreesboro. I actually met the fellow at an
NAB Show, Vegas or Dallas. Maybe he's in your family
tree, too.
And FINALLY, guys and gals...
What is up with this "SoBig" thing in my email??!!!
I, usually get 75-100 emails a day... 80% trash. I'm
getting 200 and 300 and growing bigger!!! And it's the
same crap, recycled oodles of times with "RE" and a
stupid attachment (that I NEVER open). Am I the only
one about to fling open my penthouse office window and
yell "#@@#$%^&&*%$# and I'm NOT GOING TO TAKE IT
ANYMORE!!".???
DJ Jeff Michael ('65) ~ (Be in Bomberville by 10 Sep)
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{You are absolutely NOT the only one, Jeff! I've heard
from quite a few Bombers about this SoBig thing and
I'm getting entirely too comfortable with my DELETE
button... and keep hoping I'm not accidently deleting
something that I meant to keep for the Sandstorm! I
saw on KOMO tv (Seattle) news tonight that they
arrested an 18 year old for releasing a Blaster worm
and wondered if it was the same as the SoBig thing...
I always wonder WHERE are this kid's PARENTS? -Maren]
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>>From: Peggy Jones Snow ('67)
To: Janice Woods Ehrke ('60WB)
Janice,
I read with interest your plans for a trip east,
through Yellowstone, etc. If you have never been to
Cody, WY, you should try to spend at least an afternoon
there. You can go out the east gate of Jellystone and
drop right into Cody. They have an absolutely wonderful
museum there. It actually is made up of five collections
all of which are worthwhile. There is a great collection
of western art, a Plains Indians display, a Wild Bill
Cody display, a documents archive, and a fabulous
pistol and rifle collection (over 1000 pieces on the
floor and over 1500 in the working collection) put
together by Colt. Judging by your plans to hunt in WY,
this last collection may be of interest to you. I am
not a shooter but found even the firearms collection
fascinating. A ticket is about $10.00 but is good for
two successive days.
Another spot in Wyoming we liked is Thermopolis...
maybe the spot to visit after your hunt! Thermopolis
boasts that it has the largest natural mineral hot
springs in the world. I'm not sure about that claim but
the hot springs are very large and there and several
bath houses where one can soak either quietly (sans
children) or more vigorously.
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Rick,
I enjoyed reading about all the places you visited
during your cross-country trip and tried not to feel
too badly that you chose Colorado to cross rather than
New Mexico. After all, Colorado merely has mountains;
New Mexico has mountains and deserts. They don't call
this place 'Enchanting New Mexico' for nothing. When is
your next trip?
-Peggy Jones Snow ('67)
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: It's A Family Affair
Thanks to all for your comments. I appreciate all
of them very much. Good or bad. Just the fact you
acknowledge I'm alive is comforting.
To: Patti Jones Ahrens ('60)
Thanks Patti. When you mention -- Who knows you
might be one of those links to the family? -- would not
surprise me a bit. I have always enjoyed history. Puts
a huge interesting twist in it when you know your
family history. I cannot begin to tell you how many
times folks have told me how they cannot go back past
their own grandfather. They think they have Swede in
them because of the milk white blonde hair, a little
German because they remember the postman calling
grandma Frauline, possibly Irish because of the bright
red tan line, or British because everyone calls a glass
a pint at their home and a small amount of Cherokee
Indian, of course. Other than that, not much is known.
I view myself as very fortunate. Enjoying history most
certainly helps. When I started finding cousins that
studied family on both sides, I scored a compilation
of work I did not need to do myself.
Nevertheless, also left a lot of work undone.
Lucky... being only a construct and no such thing as, I
still felt lucky on the score. But genealogy is not for
everyone. When it came to the history of family my
father would only grunt and say he thinks she/he was a
cousin. He really had zero interest in it. My father
had more pressing issues, like how he was going to
afford feeding me when I was fourteen. As it stands
now I have my father's family back to Dorstone,
Herefordshire England (1535) and coming to America in
1740. My mother's to g.g.g.g.g.grandparents, David
Burks (wife was Lucy Dunstun), born in Virginia in
1777. I love Lucy is a lot older than originally
thought. Three graveyards were my primary reason for
this last trip back. And simply to see where I had come
from. Now when I read history of America I can smell
the air, hear the incessant cicada, scratch the itch,
feel the heat, slap the bug, curse the humidity and
have a sense of how simple my life truly is sitting on
a SoCal beach. I am sure that sounds a bit much to
many. Some say useless. Some say get a job, Maddy. And
when I was at my grandfather's grave that had been
wounded in the Civil War, I stand above him and I can
hear the yelling, the musketry firing, the smell of
powder in the air, the cries of suffering. One of the
few good things about PTSD that I carried back from the
Vietnam War I believe. As corny as that sounds, it sure
makes my life more interesting to me. Particularly when
I get to stand next to and talk to gramps. He made me
feel better about my situation.
I hope you have the time to go back into that part
of the country and take a good look. Life is short and
a trip through the South can brighten what one has left.
Sincerely,
-Rick Maddy ('67)
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>>From: Betti Avant ('69)
Re: back again
I'm back up again I hope. My outlook express went
"bonkers" last week and I have been reading the
Sandstorm on line. As I recall last week someone
commented on Richland's Little League wearing brown
jerseys. I, too thought they were brown, until their
game with Saugus. MA and they showed the team color as
maroon. I knew my eyes were getting old, but I don't
think I am color blind.
-Betti Avant ('69) ~ Goodland, KS - where it is only
supposed to be in the 70s this weekend... have a
good Labor Day weekend everyone
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>>From: Kerry A. Steichen ('74)
Re: The annual Labor Day Flea Market in Packwood, WA
This event has booths from one end to the other
and lasts from sunup to sundown. There is a auction
on Saturday and Sunday. Lots of things that everyone
needs. Located on HW12 just out of White Pass.
-Kerry A. Steichen ('74)
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>>From: Wanda Janos (Bomber Mom)
Hooray for Jim Mattis ('68)... Great young man... his
mother agrees with me... we both work at CREHST Museum
so she tells us about his whereabouts.
-Wanda Janos (Bomber Mom)
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Funeral Notice scanned from the TCHerald
by Shirley Collings Haskins ('66)
>>Carin Nicholson Wilson ('57) ~ 4/2/39 - 8/20/03
FuneralNotices.tripod.com
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 08/31/03
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty Neal ('62), Ed Quigley ('62)
Gary Setbacken ('64), Linda Reining ('64)
Jeff Michael ('65), Rick Maddy ('67)
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BOMBER LUNCHES 'n stuff (in order of appearance)
Sept 5-6-7 ~ Club 40, Classes of '53 and '58 Reunions
09/13 Portland/Vancouver Lunch
09/14 Puget Sound Lunch
More information: www.calsnet.net/All_Bombers
Click the lunch you want to know about.
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>>From: Betty Neal Brinkman ('62)
To: Janice Woods Ehrke ('60WB)
When you are in Halifax there is a wonderful
restaurant right in the city centre called "The Five
Fishermen". I hope you have time for a lunch or dinner
there. The food there is outstanding. We go to Halifax
a couple of times a year and eating there is a must.
There is an area of Historic Properties in downtown
that is interesting. I would recommend a city bus tour
if you can afford the time. It is well worth it as you
can see so much in just a couple of hours. Halifax is
probably my favourite Canadian city to visit.
Enjoy your trip!
-Betty Neal Brinkman ('62)
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>>From: Ed Quigley ('62)
To: Jeff Michael ('65). . .
and the rest of you suffering from the "SoBig"
thing, I have only one thing to say:
MACINTOSH!! :)
-Ed Quigley ('62)
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>>From: Gary Setbacken ('64)
To: Bill Scott ('64)
Re: Quiz time: Who remembers The Purple Panda?
The Purple Panda was a car.
See you at the 40th.
-Gary Setbacken ('64)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
To: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: Ancestry
Both my maternal grandparents are 100% Norwegian.
My grandmother traced her roots all the way back to
Leif Erickson (course, am sure most Norwegians lay
claim to that fact)... she researched her family's
original name (Lauritzen) and gave each of her 7
grandchildren a copy. It was very interesting to read
and learn about all the relatives in Norway that we
never knew. We also learned why they left Norway (for
a chance to own and farm their own lands) when they
arrived in America, they were asked their last name,
and since they were "Americans", my great-grandfather
said, "Larsen". They knew they were going to settle in
Minnesota, and there were way too many Lauritzens in
that state by then.
My maternal grandfather came over at the age of 2
and we found his name on the archives of Ellis Island.
It was so interesting to actually see his name on the
roster... so neat to learn about all this stuff... he
died when I was 5, so I was way too young to ask
questions... course, not much he would have been able
to tell, but am sure his family could have filled in
the gaps. His "real" last name was Dahl, but they
changed it to Bue... none of us knows how they got
that... none of them are here to tell us! It would be
real interesting to know that little fact, especially
since Dahl was much easier to pronounce than Bue!!!!!!
Most people say, "Buee", but it is pronounced with a
long "u" and the "e" is silent. When we would go to
Minnesota to visit the extended cousins, we would
always find the graveyards and read the headstones...
so much history on them.
My dad's father was German and his mother was
French... he was never interested in finding out things
about his ancestry, but I have surfed the web and found
lots of stuff on the name, Reining, though I haven't
pursued any of it... quite a few of them in New York
(he was born and raised there), Indiana, Illinois, and
even a few in Kansas.
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ Bakersfield, CA - we are
enjoying cooler temps (low 90s) and very low
humidity (24%)... still anxious for winter!
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>>From: Jeff Michael ('65)
Attn: Maren...
Thanks for the note on the "So-Big" thing. I also
have that delete key going... in fact I dump ten at a
time to "Trash" then wonder if I missed something. For
you and others that wish to contact me via email. The Black Tie
website stays with the new company owners.
Bye the bye, Maren, you work way tooo much. I hope
you find some help. Maybe check w/D. Rivers... he seems
to have lots of time on his hands.
Attn Travelers: It's a known fact that 90% of the
population of Wyoming lives within one hundred miles
of a state border. What's up with that? Been through
there many times, driving to/from Boulder, CO where I
lived about 20 years. Now, admittedly, the same fact
is true for New Jersey, and a few other states... but
it's just not the same.
-DJ Jeff Michael ('65) ~ Less than a fortnight from Bomberville.
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>>From: Rick Maddy ('67)
Re: Writing for a living is... work
To: Jeff Michael ('65)
Re: You really have a knack for sucking people in!
That's what the last wife said, Jeff. Thanks for
reading at least some of it and for the compliment too.
My father long ago told me to never write anything
down because it leaves a record. I think he was just
politely verifying the old saying (paraphrased) "It is
better to be silent than open your mouth and remove all
doubt." In the past Maren has nixed some of my posts
in a last ditch effort, I suspect, to salvage at least
some of my psyche or dignity, which ever comes first.
She is a fine editor also. One time she wrote me about
not posting my diatribe because, not necessarily to my
surprise, there were Christians in here. What I write I
call disorganized banter with all rules of our language
tossed out - because I don't recall them. Maren has
very good organizational skills. I didn't realize that
was a paragraph.
The Sandstorm is a very interesting place. It is a
lot of fun being part of such a family. The internet
affords us to be able to be anything we want, fat or
thin, particularly within email or posting boards at
other locations. For example, I used to enter into a
posting board (USENET) called Seattle.eats. Very
interesting board. Chefs and ordinary folks talking
about fine dining in Seattle and their favorite dinner
spot, recipes and such. I learned quite a bit and went
to some good restaurants that are now closed. In the
newsgroup I was "Dough Boy" and would talk about where
my favorite Denny's location was and other topics that
had nothing to do with food or Seattle. Too fun! That
rule does not apply in the Sandstorm. Too many people
actually know us in here. Nevertheless, many times the
black dog was actually brown with white spots. And I
never mind being corrected for the record. Thanks for
listening. lol
To: Peggy Jones Snow ('67)
Re: I enjoyed reading about all the places you visited
and tried not to feel too badly that you chose Colorado
to cross rather than New Mexico.
I was just trying to cool off, Peggy. I didn't
think 10,000 feet would help as much in NM vs. CO.
Maybe I was mistaken. I'm still looking forward to you
and Ron showing me around town :-)
-Rick Maddy ('67)
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