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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/01/2011
Dateline: Richland
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8 Bombers sent stuff:
Neil GOFF ('50), Barbara SESLAR ('60)
Jim HAMILTON ('63), Gary BEHYMER ('64)
Larry BOWLS ('64), John FLETCHER ('64)
Tedd CADD ('66), Debbie LUKINS ('78)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Elwin "Gene" BOYLE ('64wb)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Anna DURBIN ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Patricia INGHRAM ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sheri LUKINS ('75)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Deana SHIPMAN ('77)
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>>From: Neil GOFF ('50)
To: Bill BERLIN ('56) and all interested Bombers
Re: USMC Twenty Nine Palms
Bill, I really enjoyed your very accurate, albeit amusing
description of "that lovely desert resort called USMC Twenty
Nine Palms".
It was part of my destiny while in the USN to be sent there on
temporary assignment to fly target drones for Marine ground-to
air gunnery practice. The assignment to this "virtual paradise"
has been indelibly stamped into my memory as a memorable one for
a number of reasons, notable of which include:
1) Experiencing at first hand the "hell-like" temps there
during the summer.
2} Witnessing the accuracy of USMC gunnery against aerial attack
run under less than desirable conditions.
3) Gained higher respect for USMC personnel, in the field and at
leisure -- already had respect received from the USMC drill
sergeants during my ground school training days at Pensacola,
FL and from USMC WW2 exploits, particularly in the Pacific
Theater.
4) Introduction to "The Stein Room" following gunnery exercises.
This was the life-saving haven offering the frostiest beer,
served with the largest green olives to be found on the
planet ... in a stein. My stein from 29 Palms has a treasured
place next to my green & gold Bomber cup here in my office.
5) Finally, an encounter while enroute to USMC Twenty Nine Palms
provides the balm for my enduring a visit there. Enroute from
San Diego I stopped at a lounge in Palm Springs. It was my
good fortune to find a place at the piano bar with the
legendary Nat King Cole. What an experience to hear his
fabulous voice so close and personal.
Bill, as Bob Hope used to say in song, "Thanks for the Memories".
-Neil GOFF ('50)
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>>From: Barbara SESLAR Brackenbush ('60)
Re: Class of 1960 Bomber Luncheon
DATE: Saturday, March 5
TIME: 11:30am
WHERE: Jackson's in Richland (formerly The Gas Light)
Spouses and friends are welcome. Please join us.
-Barbara SESLAR Brackenbush ('60)
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>>From: Jim HAMILTON ('63)
It was 16 years ago today that Bobby Chipmunk passed away. In
one of those unexplainable connections, Bill passed away two
days later. They weren't our first friends to leave us with
nothing but their spirit and memories, and they won't be the
last. To this day I'm haunted by the fact that having not seen
one another for twenty some odd years, they would again be
rejoined over the course of 48 hours.
One of my favorite songs has the lyrics, "But with the passing
of John Henry, then the loss of Stevie Ray, I see the light of
our own time get dimmer every day". Never more true than today.
We miss you guys, we still tell the stories and they still make
us smile. Say hey to all the guys.
jimbeaux
-Jim HAMILTON ('63)
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>>From: Gary BEHYMER ('64)
Bobby & the A-Bomb Factory -- on line
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-Gary BEHYMER ('64)
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>>From: Larry BOWLS ('64)
To: "Richard ANDERSON ('60), Deputy Editor (Plenipotentiary), Alumni Sandstorm"
Re: Your Formal Title
Your response to Don Sorenson (NAB) and the clarification of
your formal title brings this comment. Being only in the top 10%
of the bottom 1/3 of my class, I actually had to look up the
word "plenipotentiary" used in your formal title. Now,
with the memory of prior skirmishes with the "Deputy Editor
(Plenipotentiary)" having faded, your "editorial" comment
explains so much. I even grinned reading it. In fact I think I
was smiling broadly with my head turning side to side. Thanks
for the humor.
-Larry BOWLS ('64)
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[My pleasure, Larry. I neglected to mention that in less formal
situations I respond instantly, and cheerfully, to "Ricky". --
Richard]
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>>From: John FLETCHER ('64)
Duke Snider passed. I knew the Brooklyn Dodgers from my baseball
cards. Roger Kahn's "The Boys of Summer" is a great read,
bringing those Topps cards to life. Kahn's update several years
ago talked of what happened later in life to the Dodger stars.
Though not mentioned in the book, I recall Duke Snider being a
manager of the Tri-City Braves (or subsequent version) in the
60's. Am I dreaming? I remember teachers playing the World
Series games over the intercom at Spalding. Also for you
baseball fans, there is a wonderful Showtime DVD documentary by
Bud Greenspan: "Pride Against Prejudice - Larry Doby" about the
racial integration of the big leagues. Roger Kahn also brings
light to this subject in "Boys of Summer".
-John FLETCHER ('64)
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>>From: Tedd CADD ('66)
Re: RHS Grads in the family
Don't know about others but here's our list:
Tedd CADD ('66), Pam HUNT Cadd ('66), Pam's brother Tom HUNT
(60), my brother Bob CADD ('70), my brother Gary CADD ('71),
son Tom CADD ('90), daughter Amy CADD Milne ('91).
(Is it OK to include both families since we are both RHS grads?)
[Uh, nope. If allowed, we would surely devolve into an
Adam & Eve situation; i.e., EVERYBODY who is a Bomber is
related to every other Bomber. --Richard]
And somebody mentioned being married to their High School
Sweetheart: Pam and I will celebrate 42 years tomorrow!
There are 5 grandkids and one great-granddaughter. (We cheated:
our daughter married a man with four children and a
granddaughter! Instant family tree.)
[A bit later Tedd added:]
My earlier note mistakenly named our 42nd anniversary as the 1st
-- forgetting that this was February and the next first was
March. We were married on February 1, 1969 (engaged on February
2, 1968 and committed to each other on May 5, 1967).
Maybe some of you remember the winter of 1968-1969. I was in
Pullman at WSU and spent the winter break and was supposed to be
working on the then-new Compton Student Union Building. When I
got up that first morning of Christmas break, I went into the
living room and noticed that the door was frosted over ..... on
the inside.
I looked at the little alcohol thermometer in the apartment
window and the bulb was half-full. The news was telling us that
the temperature was -42ºF. I walked to work wearing everything I
could put on. It was a beautiful, sunny day (thankfully, there
was no wind) and the air literally sparkled: the moisture in the
air was floating crystals and each reflected the sunlight as
they turned.
The work on the CUB was at a halt because of the cold and frozen
and broken pipes.
42 years ago on Jan 31st, Pam and I and our best man (Gary BUSH
('66)) and maid of honor (Peg WELLMAN ('66)) headed out of town
for the wedding in Richland. All the roads were closed across
the entire eastern part of the state. We finally made it into
Richland at about 3am. Instead of a rehearsal at 7pm on Friday,
we held it at noon on Saturday and married at 7 that evening.
Recently, Pam and I have started a new game: describe an event
in your life in 6 words. For example, at the end of his life
King Solomon could have said, "Should have practiced what I
preached."
For our wedding day, I chose: "Perfect day, right woman, wrong
weather."
I had to laugh, though. Describing either of us as a Man or
Woman ... we were just kids.
-Tedd CADD ('66)
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>>From: Debbie LUKINS Lee ('78)
Happy Birthday to my much older sister, Sheri LUKINS ('75).
Love ya sis!
-Debbie LUKINS Lee ('78)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/02/2011
Dateline: Richland
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Marilyn De VINE ('52), Jim YOUNT ('61)
David RIVERS ('65), Rick MADDY ('67)
Lynn-Marie HATCHER {'68), Alan LOBDELL ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pat McCOY ('55)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: John ADKINS ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Monica THORNTON ('65)
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>>From: Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52)
We hear about the "Great Bomber Family" but we don't really
*know it* until we experience it.
About 2 weeks ago, I put a note in the Sandstorm that I would be
in Albuquerque on the 19th and 20th [of February] and did any
Bombers live there who would want to get together? The next day
I got an email from Bill WINGFIELD ('67) saying he'd be glad to
have me visit. He and Patty (NAB) and their 2 dogs picked me up
at the airport and THAT is when my "get-away" trip really
started! Oh, my goodness ... such friendly, fine people who took
me under wing (although Bill is 15 years my junior, he seemed to
understand what this old lady needed in order to work on the
healing process after losing my beloved Sandra).
I cannot thank you enough, Bill and Patty. Driving all the way
from Santa Fe, entertaining me, yet giving me space to cry ...
walking along the Arroyo, meeting Patty's Gamoh and sisters,
helping me find my Great Lakes flight to Silver City ... taking
me back to Albuquerque the next day ... everything was exactly
as I needed it to be. Even the dog-smooches!!! And a great
pancakes and eggs and bacon breakfast, courtesy of Patty.
Thank you, Bill, for being part of the Bomber Family and helping
me feel the connection that only Family can give.
Bombers are wonderful!
-Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52) ~ back home in rainy, sometimes
windy, Richland
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>>From: Jim YOUNT ('61)
Re: Updates on http://61Bombers.com web site
March 1st, 2011. These additional pages added to the Class of
'61 website:
http://61bombers.com/
Judy Fatur Baston's page. Judy and Grant have been all over
the world, and have some great photos to prove it.
Sandy Carpenter Lee's great words and photos; Sandy's smile
is what most of us remember best, and she has plenty to smile
about. It's great to connect again.
Please get your words and pictures in soon for the reunion! Your
humble webmaster foresees being swamped this summer, and is
concerned about getting your writeups on-line, should they all
come in at the last minute.
-Jim YOUNT ('61)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: Wish I could be there
Wuz up in Central California this weekend... fighting the
blizzard... I mean how often does that happen? Somebody on the
radio said it had happened in '62... reminded me of picking
WARFORD up in '62 when I got my license and tooling the uptown
in the dark and in the snow... What possess kids huh?... Wuz
kinda hopin' to make the Bench dedication for Dick PLOWS ('63-RIP)
next to the Pookers ('63-RIP) but I can see I ain't gonna
make it... wuz hopin' Jimbeaux ('63) would say some words for me
but his new hip is gonna get in the way... anyway I'll be there
in sprit... I remember thinking Dick was one of the best
lookin' guys and how I just held that whole class in
reverence... I always wanted to be able to wear my hair short
like that but my head looks like a pin with no hair... also as I
learned in boot camp the back of my head looks like a zebra so
kinda glad I didn't try that style too hard... 'cept when Davis
('65) and I shaved our heads after bleaching our hair to try and
look more like our hero Skip ('65)... I remember in the ducktail
dayz when my Dad thought he was calling Laura ('65) and got
Bethie Parker ('63) on the phone and offered her a dollar to
tell me I looked great in short hair... she did and got the
dollar... he never knew he had the wrong Parker... but today
(March 2, 2011) is a special day for a special Bomber... this
guy is always there when needed and works harder on Bomber
events than most of us can say we do... so for my special
friend, John ADKINS ('62), it's a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David RIVERS ('65)
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>>From: Rick MADDY ('67)
Re: Tedd CADD ('66): Describe an event in your life in 6 words
I have been asked many times "if I had it all to do again?" A
silly notion to even ponder, but still do now and then for fun.
Basically, after high school and in the political and economic
tone of the summer of 1967 I had four choices: military, Canada,
higher education, or a job that more than likely included a
broom, but that took skill. I chose military and still ran into
the broom. Nevertheless, an answer in six words I always use,
with a small cheat, I suppose:
"Should've been a Canadian divorce lawyer."
-Rick MADDY ('67) ~ Never owned a draft card; therefore, never
burned one.
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>>From: Lynn-Marie HATCHER Peashka ('68)
Re: The Stall in Basketball
Came across this link on Yahoo.
Had to share.
These people obviously never attended a game coached by our own
Art Dawald :-)
Tennessee High School Basketball Game
-Lynn-Marie HATCHER Peashka ('68)
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>>From: Alan LOBDELL ('69)
To: Bill BERLIN ('56)
Oh yes! What a wonderful place to vacation was Marine Corps Base
29 Palms, CA in 1971 to '73. I never saw any snow but the heat
was something else. We had four groups on the base at that time.
The black panthers, the brown burays, the skinheads, and a
number of us who refused to join any group. Those of us who
would not join would go in groups of at least three if we wanted
to walk around base or go to the EM club after dark. The
officers on base either did not know what was going on or simply
ignored it. It erupted in our barracks on several occasions.
One of the joys of the base was our annual 25-mile hike. We
always worked up to it with shorter five, ten, and fifteen mile
ones to get used to the heat. The summer of '72 we had a group
from Camp Lejeune show up for desert training. These poor guys
were not used to the heat at all. They came two weeks before our
battalion was going to do the 25 miles. The commanding officer
of the guys from Lejeune thought he would show how tough his men
were and made them hike with us. They were almost dead before
half way. Our officers went against their commander's orders and
radioed the base general about the situation. By the time the
fleet of trucks got to us we were each carrying one of the guys.
They were in bad shape and we were mad because we had our hike
cut short and would have to do it again. Well, it didn't happen.
Our base general kicked their commander off the base (sent him
back to Lejeune with a bad report) and told us that because of
what we went through helping these guys it counted as our 25-
mile hike. It would be a good place to train for the middle east
I guess.
I drove through Twentynine Palms two years ago and could not
recognize anything anymore. From Twentynine Palms to Yucca
Valley to Palm Springs I hardly was able to find my way with all
the new developments.
-Alan LOBDELL ('69)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/03/2011
Dateline: Richland
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Jim JENSEN ('50), Richard ANDERSON ('60)
Jim HAMILTON ('63), David RIVERS ('65)
Tedd CADD ('66), Clif EDWARDS ('68)
Brad UPTON ('74)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Monique MANGOLD ('80)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Trevor HAY ('09)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Steven PIIPPO ('09)
BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today: Jon BOISONEAU ('67) & Vicki GILL ('68)
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>>From: Jim JENSEN ('50)
To: Deputy Editor Richard ANDERSON ('60)
Thank you for sharing Wikipedia's Hanford Site with the Bomber
crew. I really enjoyed re-visiting that unusual place. The
photos were great.
-Jim JENSEN ('50)
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>>From: Richard ANDERSON ('60)
Today is the birthday of two of my favorite people from the
Class of '09.
I've known Steven PIIPPO pretty much since I returned to
Richland in 2000. I fell into going to coffee every day at
McDonalds with his grampa Toivo-RIP (one of the great people it
has been my pleasure to have known) among others; Stevie and his
gang would show up from time to time when Chief Jo had early
release. Toivo would immediately grab a couple of them and
demonstrate some principle of basketball. Great stuff.
Trevor HAY was one of those strange creatures who arrived from
Carmichael. But he played hoops and I got to know him over four
years of Bomber basketball. He is a year older than Steven.
Yikes!!! .... the next time I run into him I'll have to gift him
a legal beer. Twenty-one is brutal: every bartender in the world
hates you.
-Richard ANDERSON ('60)
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>>From: Jim HAMILTON ('63)
Alan LOBDELL's ('69) entry about his long walk in the sunshine
brought to mind the Pete Seeger song, "Waist Deep In The Big
Muddy".
When they hang them railroad tracks [Captain's insignia, except
for Navy and Coast Guard --Richard] on your shirt, it doesn't
always make a man a genius.
jimbeaux
-Jim HAMILTON ('63)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: just stuff
Was reading what my boy MADDY ('67) wrote as well as my pal Alan
LOBDELL ('69) and others about the green crotch and memories
flooded in. I have talked to HEIDLEBAUGH ('65) about this at
times and he didn't seem to have had the same experience ... but
then he's a big fat liar. Racial times were not good in My
Marine Corps, at least not here in the States and at least while
I was going thru Staging in March of 1977 at Camp Pendleton. We
did not have the three groups, as Alan described but we did
have the first group that took over the heads after dark. It
was not a good idea to visit the head after dark for most of us
and we avoided it like the plague or went in packs. I have a
vague memory of one such visit that is filled with broom handles
and other such weapons of convenience. It was very odd for a
Richland kid to find himself in that kind of situation since I
didn't experience anything like that before joining the Corps
(pronounced "core")... I do recall when some of the kids started
running with Pasco kids that the visits to Pasco weren't
something I enjoyed so I stopped going after the first or second
trip ... they had a whole different idea of life than I did ...
funny too because later I lived in a Boarding House in East
Pasco and had great friends there ... not sure what I'm saying
here except maybe that I hope the Corps is a friendlier place
among fellow Marines than it was when I was in... Six words?
Hell, I can't say anything in six words!
-David RIVERS ('65)
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>>From: Tedd CADD ('66)
Re: the draft (Rick MADDY ('67))
I guess I had those same choices, Rick. I choose higher
education. But that didn't work. I was majoring in Math and
Computer Science starting at CBC. It didn't take long to realize
that 2 years at CBC (in those days, at least) wasn't going to
help me much.
So I switched to WSU after my first quarter at CBC (1966). The
folks who were looking for cannon fodder (Draft Board) in 1969
(junior year) decided that I wasn't a full-time student in my
freshman year. They calculated that my full-time load at the
quarter school [CBC] was translated into 2/3rds of a semester
credit [WSU] shy of full-time.
I got my draft notice and the US Army wanted my body. I joined
the USAF and went to the war anyway. There is a longitudinal
survey that many of us participate in that started in 1966; and,
we just recently filled out the third installment. One question
was about what events impacted you most.
There were two large answers for me: one was the abuse I
experienced as a child.
The other was the war. I was newly married and we got pregnant
pretty quickly after that. The draft ended my college career
(for a few years) and put my family on a salary of $180 per
month to begin with. We moved a lot. Some of those moves were
forced by military assignments. Others were because we could
afford a better place to live as I rose in rank. I missed most
of my daughter's first year while overseas.
In the long run, though, the military was good to us. After 6.5
years in the USAF (E-5), I joined the US Coast Guard Reserve. I
retired after 25 total years. If I had really realized what the
USCG was all about, I would have joined that to begin with, I
think. I have never seen another organization that is asked to
do so much with so little and it does it well.
-Tedd CADD ('66)
LCDR, USCGR Retired
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>>From: Clif EDWARDS ('68)
Re: Rick MADDY ('67) ~ "Never owned a draft card; therefore,
never burned one."
I too, had to make a choice when I graduated from Col-Hi. It was
military (Dad's choice), college (my & Mom's choice), or Canada
(my sister's first choice, much to the dismay of Dad).
I chose college and was there for the winter of '68 [actually,
Clif, you mean "winter of '69"; winter is at the beginning of
the year (only the last 10 or so days of December belong to the
following year's winter) -- during the winter of '68 you were
still a senior at Col-Hi --Richard]. Colder than, well, you
know.
Remember the first drawing of draft numbers? I sat with my three
roomies and we wrote down every one. One roommate who was
thinking of going into the Army got a number over 325. Another
who we had just found out was born with one kidney got 300
exactly. My third friend was a severe diabetic and also got s
number in the 300 range. It sounds like I roomed with a bunch of
sickies but we really weren't. Anyway, when they got to April
4th, my birthday, they drew 79! As was the prevailing thought of
the day, I about messed my drawers. I figured I would stay in
school and hope the war would be over when I graduated. That,
over the next three years or so, was a futile thought.
That spring I was the recipient of a shattered leg from another
poor soccer player. Three operations and a cast from my toes to
you-know-where for eight months and I was good as new ...
almost. My ankle had been patially fused and the leg was crooked
(my grandsons really like that), which led to me being declared
4-F by the draft. 4-F!!!! At the time that was the
classification we all thought was used for homosexuals,
physically or mentally handicapped, and mentally unstasble
people. Remember in those days your draft classification was a
question on all job applications. I had to explain on several
job interviews that my 4-F was for a broken leg; I got a lot of
raised eyebrows and, "Sure it is, kid" comments. At any rate I
never burned my draft card because they didn't want me!
Looking back on it now there are times I regret not having
experienced military life in that I have never traveled to Asia,
Thailand, Cambodia, etc. I would really like to see those
countries now but it isn't in the cards.
My wife was an Air Force brat and I am constantly haranged with
"When we lived in Japan (or Germany, or Uraguay) I chime in with
"Well, I lived in Richland!"
-Clif EDWARDS ('68) ~ Vancouver, WA where we are in the midst of
breaking a 180 year record for the most rain in a
year. What a great place to live!
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>>From: Brad UPTON ('74)
Here's another last minute plug.... I'm doing a benefit this
Sunday at The Battelle Auditorium for the RHS Class of '11
Senior Party. Showtime is 4:30pm. Must be age 21 and older to
attend. For tickets, call Julia Leitner at 628-3953. Tickets are
$30 and that includes snacks and a silent auction.
Duke Snider: I know that the Tri-City Atoms last year as a
Dodger farm club was 1968. My dad drove the bus for the Atoms
that summer and I was a pop/candy/popcorn/ice cream vendor at
the tender age of 12. I believe Duke Snider spent a few days in
Kennewick working with the Dodger outfielders as a roving
instructor. In the summers of '71 and '72, I had advanced to the
coveted position of home clubhouse boy for the Tri-City Padres.
The manager of those teams, Cliff Ditto, was married to Duke
Snider's sister, Elaine. He visited once but just spent his time
seeing family and didn't do any coaching at that time. At the
age of 15 and 16, I spent 2 summers in the company of
professional baseball players that were 18-22 years of age ....
I have lots of stories .... I don't think any of them are fit
for the Sandstorm.
-Brad UPTON ('74)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/04/2011
Dateline: Richland
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Betty BELL ('51), Ann CLATWORTHY ('54)
Dave HANTHORN ('63), Dennis HAMMER ('64)
David RIVERS ('65), Don ANDREWS ('67)
Vic MARSHALL ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ruth PATTY ('56)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Vicki GILL ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nancy BISHOP ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim WINGFIELD ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Brad UPTON ('74)
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>>From: Betty BELL Norton ('51)
To the Class of 1951:
I will try this one more time. Is anyone in the Class of 1951
(60 YEARS AGO!) interested in having a table or two at Club-40
this year? Not one person responded that they would like to be
here for it when I wrote a few months back, so unless we have
some response Nadine ROBERTS Hackney and I will forget about
this. (Sorry, Nadine, I don't have your e-mail here when I
thought about this again.)
-Betty BELL Norton ('51)
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>>From: Ann CLATWORTHY Weyerts-Hogshead ('54)
Praise for Desert Knights (1956)
Letter to TCH praising Desert Knights (1956)
I found this old clipping in my late husband's, Ray WEYERTS
('53), box of goodies. Perhaps some of you will remember the
Desert Knights in the early 1950s. We had an official drag race
with official lights, etc. on one occasion on that road leading
to Thayer Drive and the Bypass. I remember Ray racing his 1932
Ford Roadster with a '52 Chrysler dual carb engine that day. He
did not win, but the rod screamed! We drove off to college that
fall (1956) in the souped up Ford where later that year I roomed
with Jeanette DUNCAN Medford ('54). We drove together to archery
class at CWCE in Jim MEDFORD's ('54) old car. That old car had
the starter on the floor and Jeanette had a great deal of
trouble getting the starter, clutch, and gas coordinated enough
to proceed. Great times and great days they were, huh?
-Ann CLATWORTHY Weyerts-Hogshead ('56) ~ in Fort Valley, VA
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>>From: Dave HANTHORN (GMC '63)
Re: military daze
Since we are "baring our souls" about our military service days,
I have decided to chime in with my story, as it has some
similarities and some differences to those already told.
I set off to WSU in the fall of 1963 at the tender age of 17, so
when I turned eighteen in October and registered for the draft,
I was already safely enrolled in school and received my
exemption without a problem. Of course I promptly flunked out my
freshmen year; too much beer, girls, beer, hi-jinks with the
guys in the dorm (Rogers Hall), beer, girls, and beer, not to
mention the ADD that I didn't even know I had until much later
in life. But that was okay, 'cause I enrolled at CBC the next
year and so once again received the good ol' exemption when the
draft board came a-knockin'. I dropped out of CBC spring quarter
to go "work the peas" in Walla Walla, but was safely enrolled
back at WSU the next fall (or so I thought at first). Now, it
seemed that all the guys in the dorm (Orton Hall this time) were
either getting' their draft notices or their exemptions, except
me and my buddy (NAB). We weren't gettin' nothin' but scared. So
when he suggested that we take off and hitchhike up to Spokane
from Pullman to talk to the Air Force recruiter, I was all in.
After my buddy and I took all the Air Force recruitment tests
and aced them all, the Air Force recruiter got real friendly and
was ready to promise us anything if we would sign up with him.
What did I know, I was just a dumb kid. I went back to Pullman
and dropped out of my classes and was hangin' out in the dorm
waitin' for my "swearing in" date.
Well, you can probably see this coming, but at the time I
didn't. What should come in the mail but my exemption. Damn.
Here I was, already dropped out of school, and the only prospect
in sight was the good ol' Air Force. Course my buddy hadn't
dropped out of school, so when he got his exemption, it was "to
hell with the Air Force" for him. So when the fateful day in
December of 1965 came, I hitchhiked back to Spokane by myself
and raised my right hand with the rest of them, and was off to
Lackland AFB in San Antonio for "boot camp" before I even knew
what was happenin'. Goin' into the military just before
Christmas and New Years was not the smartest thing I ever did.
So I got to see "exotic" San Antonio, Denver, Victorville,
Tacoma, Osan (Korea) (right after the spy ship Pueblo got
snatched), and Tacoma in three years and two months time. I
finally got lucky and got a ten month "early out" on the luck of
the draw when the Air Force was doing some "down-sizing" in
1969. Course that meant my first wife and I missed out on the
free medical care at a military hospital when my first son was
born, but it was still worth it to me to have my military
"career" in my rear view mirror. As I have said many times, I
was glad to have had my time in the Air Force, but I sure as
hell wouldn't want to do it again. I just wasn't cut out to be a
military man, but I have nothin' but admiration for those that
are.
And I finally did get to visit a truly "exotic" place many years
later, when I was lucky enough to win the heart of a beautiful
Thai woman here in Seattle and have visited exotic Thailand with
her some ten times in the last 17 years of happily married
bliss. I highly recommend a vacation in Thailand, it is a
wonderful place.
So that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
-Dave HANTHORN (GMC '63) ~ from rainy and WINDY Mercer Island,
where I'm hangin' on for dear life to keep from
blowin' away. (Never wanted to burn my draft card, I
just didn't want to get drafted).
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>>From: Dennis HAMMER ('64)
To: David RIVERS ('65), Deputy Editor Richard ANDERSON ('60)
Re: The Head
Why is it called the "head"
I was in the Navy for four years and never thought to ask, but I
bet 95 per cent of those in the Navy/USMC/USCG have no idea why
we call the bathroom the head. The term comes from the old
sailing ship days; it was located at "the head" of the ship.
Sometimes this would be not much more than a board with holes
cut in it built out over the bow. I think on older ships they
didn't even have that. The way ships were built back then,
underneath "the head" there was the structure of the ship. One
of the worst shipboard jobs was to clean up this area while in
port. At sea this was not a problem as waves would take care of
it; and maybe get a little bidet action going on too. Later on a
little structure looking a lot like an old outhouse might be
built forward with an opening at the bottom and to the side of
the ship with a bucket of water nearby to "flush" with.
Re: The smoking lamp
Today the term "the smoking lamp is lit," or the "smoking lamp
is out" are used to tell personnel when smoking is allowed. It
is always "out" when taking on fuel or ammunition. In the old
sailing ship days it was an actual lamp hung up and lit from
which sailors could light their pipes. Of course, in the days
before matches, there was no way to light your pipe if the
smoking light was out.
-Dennis HAMMER ('64)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: Funny man
My class had Gary CROW ('65) or the Crowster as he was called by
himself back then (everybody was something "ster" except me...
I was always "Mooner" and when I'd walk in a room the chant was
"I'm a friend of David Rivers... Rivers" from the Hamms beer
commercial)... now I think he's Crowski... not sure of why
the change... (Richard quit changing my stuff... if I wanted
punctuation I'd use it!)... Anyway the class of '74 had the
birthday boy... a very nice guy even if he is a Caddy freak...
I've been enjoying some of the comments on "choices" and six
words... I did recall 6 words in the shower this morning...
"On your faces you slimy maggots"... that one always got my
attention because it meant pain... Especially since I had
learned my lesson the first night before we even hit the yellow
footprints... When KELLY ('64) and I got to Seattle heading for
MCRD, the Gunny gave me the orders... I thunk it was cuz I was
so cool... actually it was cuz I had long hair (by Tri-city
standards)... When we got off the bus some DI said something
about orders... I smiled and walked right up to hand him my
groups'... As his fist hit my face I heard something about not
having permission to break formation (how did I know that gaggle
was a "formation"?)... I got up off the cold side walk and
decided I would be the MOST average recruit they ever saw at
MCRD... no mistakes and no outstanding accomplishments... just
Private Average... when we got to hair cuts the Marines started
talking about the "little girl" my face got red and I waited for
another fist in the face... instead some guy from California had
shoulder length hair behind me... they shaved the top of his
head and left the rest for a few days... lemme think... where
was I going with this? Oh yeah... choices... I don't remember
having to make a choice except which branch I would go in...
Army and Air Force were not an option for me (the reasons don't
matter so don't ask because some of you guys were Doggies and
some were fly-boyz so my thought process is not material) So it
was Marines or Navy... the decision was made at Terry Webb's
('63-RIP) house as Terry and I sat one day, with him swilling
Pepsi and shooting himself with insulin in the thigh and me
trying to decide Navy or Marines... I was pretty scared of the
water and not a good swimmer (Water as in deep ocean with
"vicious pumas" swimming around)... Terry said if I got killed
the Marines would bring my body home... dun deal... Marines it
was! Funny because I remember Terry's house as the Jancovic's
('66; '65) house but I don't think I was ever in the Jancovic's
house... I know that I stood outside under the big willow tree
(I hated willow trees because they were infested with these
little prehistoric bugs) When Ricky WARFORD ('65) and I hadda
go with the Beav ('65) and Sandi after they got back from the
"Hitchin' Post" in Ideeho... man was there a ton of yelling...
scared the crap outa Ricky and me... but anyway... that's what
my choice wuz and how it wuz made... nuff said... don't wanna go
on and on like some kid in the class of '67... So the point
today (March 4, 2011) is to wish my good friend Brad UPTON ('74)
a very Bomber HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David RIVERS ('65)
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>>From: Don ANDREWS ('67)
Re: the DRAFT by Rick MADDY ('67)
I didn't burn my draft card(s) either. I started my college
career with a major in civil engineering but quickly changed
that major to draft evasion. So my draft status began it's
metamorphosis. 1) 2S in fall of '67 while at Everett Junior
College, 2) winter quarter dropped a class rather than fail thus
below full time student 1A, 3) Enrolled at CBC in '68 got my 2S
back, when the DRAFT Lottery took place my number was 65 (NOT
GOOD) 4) after second year of my illustrious college career
I decided to take my chances with Uncle Sam (1A), I lost, I
thought. In January of 1970 I got my induction notice. I went
to Seattle for induction after a visit with the doctor he came
across a letter from my family doctor that said I was borderline
Diabetic and I had been treated for an ulcer, signed Col. Arnold
C. Tait US Army Ret. The draft doctor said "I see here you are
unfit for military service". I thought I had died and gone to
heaven. Party at Dave McDaniel's dorm that night at U of W. 5)
1Y came in the mail about 2 months later. I went back to the
service but it was the U.S. Forest Service. 6) About 4 months
later my golden ticket came in the mail "4F".
I also in later life wondered what it would have been like in
the service but that feeling passed and I lived happily ever
after.
Don't get me wrong, I respect and honor our military personnel;
there is no finer in the world. I just didn't want to be a name
on "THE WALL".
To Rick, David, Pappy, and all who have served I thank you from
the bottom of my heart.
-Don ANDREWS ('67) ~ from Vancouver USA where we get 7" inches
of rain in a weekend, and from our home in Horn Rapids
where we get 7" of rain a year. Where do you think
Jane & I are going to retire? See You Soon.
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>>From: Vic MARSHALL ('71)
To: Brad UPTON ('74)
Interesting entry in yesterday's Sandstorm. Lance WILLIS ('70)
spent time as both the visiting (I know) and home (I think)
clubhouse boy for the Atoms/Angels in the mid-late '60s. Mr.
Jacobs was his next door neighbor (and the other Mr. Jacobs --
of Ben ('69), Bob ('70), Scott ('74), and Rich ('75) fame --
lived across the street on Stevens) so Lance had an in. The
exact years escape me -- I think it was '66-'68. I do remember
he convinced me to come and hawk sodas a couple of times -- I
HATED it. I also think we spent some time picking weeds out of
the outfield. Hated that too. Give me my TCH paper route any
time--and in the summer I would sometimes sub on as many as 3
other routes plus mine. I doubt many of the girls in our class
realized how affluent I really was in 7th and 8th grades :) :)
Anyway, I do remember sitting out in the bull pen and listening
in on the conversations. You're right -- pretty talkative were
those 18-22 year old kids -- but we thought they were SOOO old.
Amazing. And, of course we believed ALL of it!!! I also remember
going by the bar that was at the ballpark. Doubt it was much but
I do remember it being loud and smoky -- and we were told to
stay clear of it. Thanks for the memory.
Also today, Friday March 4, 2011, we celebrate the birthdays of
a couple of Bomber classmates from 1971: Jim WINGFIELD ('71) and
Linda DEVINE Tisdale ('71). Jim was a BIG guy with a heart of
gold and (I think) played trombone in the band and Linda was a
tall, dark haired beauty that I remember as ALWAYS being in her
gold Bomber Pep Club coat at least I think that is what it was
called. The best of birthdays to both of you.
Finally, we are continuing our efforts to find 1971 classmates
and to make sure they are aware of our reunion August 11-14th.
We have about 90 people we have no address information on. I
will dish the list out in groups of about 30. Please take a look
and if you have ANY idea how to reach any of these folks, please
let us know:
Linda ADRIAN McFarland, Matthew AIRHART, Kristine BEMENT Clayton
John BOASON, Pat BOLGER, Scott BRITTAIN, Darrell BRODHEAD,
Janet BROWN Dudra, Janice BROWN Ward, Leslie BUNTIN,
Paola CALANCA, Patricia CARTER, Betty CHILDRESS,
Maxine CHILDRESS, Jen CLODIUS, Tim COBB, Mike COOK, Roger COOK,
Michael CROUCH, Susan ELLWEIN, Becki FERANTI, Ken GABLE,
Sam GARMAN, Loria (Norma) GATES, Deborah GEAR, Vickie GORDON,
Brad GUENTHER, Kathy HALE Brooks, Stuart HANNEMAN, Kathy HANSEN
Send info to 1971 Reunion Committee (re: Classmate)
Thanks for your help!!!
-Vic MARSHALL ('71)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/05/2011 - IDITAROD BEGINS
Dateline: Richland
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
Mike CLOWES ('54), Floyd MELTON ('57)
Patti JONES ('60), Larry MATTINGLY ('60)
Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64), Jim DAUGHERTY ('70)
Jim GEIER ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: June PERKINS ('64)
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54)
Re: Ann CLATWORTHY ('54)
Interesting to note you have youthed by two years. And here I
thought we walked together in the graduation parade; or was that
your "evil twin"? [Ah, Bobby ... the culpa is entirely mea. Ann
and I were tracking down the date of the Desert Knights letter
and somehow '56 got firmly planted in my mind. --Richard]
Re: 29 Palms
After reading the horror stories about duty at "29 Stumps", I
am certainly glad I didn't get my dream assignment there as a
member of the quality control staff of the 8093rd Undergroung
Messkit Repair Battalion.
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ (or maybe it was '56)
currently between monsoons in Mount Angel, OR
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>>From: Floyd MELTON ('57)
To: Ann CLATWORTHY ('54)
Re: Desert Knights
Ann, I participated in that drag race and was doing good in my
folks' '53 Olds until I came up against Chuck BIGELOW ('54). He
beat me handily. It was great fun and wonderful memories from
back in the good old Richland days.
-Floyd MELTON ('57)
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>>From: Patti JONES Ahrens ('60)
>>From: Marie RUPPERT Hartman ('63)
Re: All Bomber Luncheon Richland
Build old/new friendships. Reservations aren't necessary. Many
Bombers do like to let us know they are coming so please email
if you wish... OK if you don't.
WHEN: Saturday, March 12, 2011
WHERE: JD Diner, 3790 Van Giesen, West Richland, WA 99353
Used to be Coney Island
Heading west from Richland on Van Giesen JD's is on the
right side just two buildings from the river.
Building with Maroon lettering says "JD Diner".
TIME: Lots come around 12:30pm
Luncheon time: 1pm. This helps the restaurant if they are
crowded.
PRICE: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served all day.
Prices range from $4.50 - $13.95 (add drink, tax, and tip)
Invite family and friends.
Bomber spouses and friends are welcome! Looking forward to also
seeing out-of-town Bomber visitors.
We are almost at 5-1/2 years of gathering. Started June 2005.
Bombers Have Fun,
-Patti JONES Ahrens ('60) ~ West Richland, WA
-Marie RUPPERT Hartman ('63) ~ Richland, WA
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>>From: Larry MATTINGLY ('60)
Re: TV and Computer
I have a 24 inch Akai TV that is older but works perfectly and
has places to plug in all kinds of audio and video equipment. I
finally broke down and bought a new flat screen LED HD. I have 3
other TVs in the house (the two in the living room and the shop
have not been turned on to two years at least) and so the Akai
is free to anyone in need. If it did not work perfectly I would
toss it in the dumpster at the office.
And I have a laptop. Dell, works fine, has large HD and lots of
Ram. Has MS Windows XP, Office XP Pro, and a new Netgear
wireless PC card 54 MBPS speed. Again it is free ... preferably
to someone in need. I bought it new and used it a couple of
years and when I got the new one last year I gave it to my
daughter but she only used it a few months and her company
bought her a new one. So she sent it back. I even have a spare
battery if I can find it.
So if anyone has the need or knows someone who does, contact me
directly and I/we can figure out a way to get them to you.
Western WA, Tri-Cities, NW Oregon ... no sweat. Other places we
can work something out ... meet half way or something. If
someone does not want the TV I will give it to Value Village or
St Vinnies as it is too good to throw out. I won't have trouble
getting rid of either one but thought to try the Bomber family
first.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom"
-J Larry MATTINGLY ('60) ~ from home, south of Tacoma.
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>>From: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64)
Re: 2011 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Official Iditarod Site
There are 62 teams for the official start in Anchorage first
Saturday in March -- this year March 5th at 10am AST... That's
62 x 16 dogs per team = 992 dogs will start the race. Many
mushers bring MORE than 16 dogs to Anchorage so they have a
choice of dogs to start the race... bare MINIMUM is 992 pooping
dogs in Anchorage right now. WHEW!
Official start is Sunday and the race order remains the same
from Saturday to Sunday which is when the race "really" starts.
Bib number tells us at which position the team starts the race
and is determined by random draw. Teams I'm watching this year:
DeeDee Jonrowe/Bib #2
Ray Redington Jr/Bib #3
Newton Marshall/Bib #6
Martin Buser/Bib #11
Lance Mackey/Bib #17
Dallas Seavey/Bib #21
Hans Gatt/Bib #23
Mitch Seavey/Bib #28
Ramey Smyth/Bib #30
Sebastian Schnuelle/Bib #31
Paul Gebhardt/Bib #34
Hugh Neff/Bib #35
G.B.Jones/Bib #40
Ken Anderson/Bib #43
Rick Swenson/Bib #49
Sonny Lindner/Bib #52
John Baker/Bib #53
Jessie Royer/Bib #58
Cim Smyth/Bib #59
Matt Hayashida/Bib #61
Gerald Sousa/Bib #62
Already withdrawn are two that I watched last year:
Fiedler Linwood Willow AK USA Vet
Lanier Jim Chugiak AK USA Vet
Noticably missing this year is race favorite 4-time winner, Jeff
King, who came in 3rd last year.
Stay tuned...
Bomber Cheers,
-Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) ~ your favorite Iditarod reporter
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>>From: Jim DAUGHERTY ('70)
Re: DRAFT CARDS
I never had a draft card. Always thought about burning it if
they gave me one, but never happened.
Graduated from Col-Hi in 1970 and had no thoughts about going to
college, I was tired of school. I did ok in school, but wanted a
break. I knew if I did nothing I would get drafted and I had
always liked the old World War II/Korean War Navy movies with
aircraft carriers. So after some prodding from my dad and
getting tired of driving/riding a bus to Lamb Weston in Connell
to make French fries (was hard for a 17 year old to find a good
job) I left for boot camp in San Diego, CA in mid-September
1970. My eighteenth birthday was in October and that was my big
mistake at boot camp. I didn't know any better and asked my
company commander (he was talking to his buddy) what I had to do
to sign up for the draft. Well after being called multiple names
(not good ones) and being called stupid multiple times, I found
out I didn't have to register for the draft.
After boot camp I was assigned to a gasoline tanker in Pearl
Harbor, HI. Nine months later it was decommissioned and I
received orders to an aircraft carrier, the USS MIDWAY. Four
months later we were off for Vietnam and didn't return to the
Bay area till 11 months later. Saw a lot of bombs on the
carrier, but the closest we ever got to land was 35 miles one
time to help rescue a downed pilot (we got him back). Most of
the time we were 100-150 miles off the coast.
I enlisted in the Navy for four years and planned to save enough
money to either buy a new car with cash or use the money to go
to college. I met that goal, but then I got married, had two
kids (graduated Richland Hi '95, '97) and returned to Richland
after 20 years in the Navy.
My two kids still give me a hard time. It is Col-Hi to me, not
Richland High. It is Bomber Bowl and boys gym/girls gym (not big
and small as they say).
Two of my ships are now museums. So if you are in sunny San
Diego, visit the USS MIDWAY (CV 41) or in not so sunny Portland,
visit the USS BLUEBACK (SS 581), the Navy's last diesel electric
submarine.
-Jim DAUGHERTY ('70)
YNC(SS), USN (Retired)
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>>From: Jim GEIER ('71)
Re: Dave HANTHORN ('63) and visiting Thailand
I have visited Thailand as a tourist twice, and IMHO there is no
more beautiful place to visit with truly wonderful people. If
you consider visiting Thailand, go in December or January, when
in central Thailand (Bangkok) it is about 85-95 degrees and 85-
95% humidity, the "hot" season. Why the "hot" season? The other
two seasons are hotter and hottest. I second your statement and
also highly recommend a vacation in Thailand -- it truly is a
wonderful place. I'm looking forward to returning to Thailand.
-Jim GEIER ('71)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/06/2011
Dateline: Richland
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Dick WIGHT ('52), Jim McKEOWN ('53)
Dave HANTHORN ('63), David RIVERS ('65),
Brad UPTON ('74), Kevin LINN ('81)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ray WELLS ('54)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: John BROWNE ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Wayne GODWIN ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pat DORISS ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Deirdre JOHNSON ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Paul TUNNELL ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bobbie GILSTRAP ('72)
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>>From: Dick WIGHT ('52)
Re: drag races and draft cards
Chatter about drag races brings back a vague memory. I was home
on leave (either summer '55 or '56 I'd guess) and remember a
sanctioned drag race on the bypass. I had a '55 Chev I bought
new there in Richland, decided it was a hot drag vehicle,
entered the race. I recall being told to take off the hub caps
and putting "100 mile-an-hour" (duct) tape on some of the window
glass. Ran one heat. Got beat! Some guy in a souped up coupe! He
was way out front before I ever got the pedal to the metal! Thus
ended my racing career!!!!
Jim DAUGHERTY ('70) mentioned not registering for the draft. I'd
been in the Coast Guard for maybe 8-10 years (joined when I was
17) (retired as a Captain in '86) when my father forwarded me a
notice from the Selective Service folks that I had failed to
register for the draft. Ha! I ignored it, I think! Never heard
from them again. I wonder if there is an arrest warrant floating
around somewhere????
-Dick WIGHT ('52) ~ near Branson, MO where the entertainers are
gearing up for a new season .... and the danged grass
is beginning to grow again!
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>>From: Jim McKEOWN ('53)
Re: Thailand
To: Dave HANTHORN ('63), and Jim GEIER ('71)
My wife, during her "travel days", had visited Hong Kong, and
many of the far east countries, several times, and when I
retired she encouraged me to think about making a trip with her
there. Our daughter and her husband suggested that if we were
going to Hong Kong and Thailand, we should visit Viet Nam and
Cambodia. I thought she had flipped her lid, but agreed only if
she and her husband would go with us. Also, it was intriguing
since Edna, my wife, had not been to the Viet Nam. What a
surprise. We found Viet Nam beautiful and thoroughly enjoyable,
both the scenery, the food (mostly French), and the people. (I
can hear our Marine Bombers who fought in the war, screaming
"are you crazy?") Cambodia was not that great, with the
exception of Angor Wat. From there we entered Thailand and what
a wonderful place. We stayed in the area north of Bangkok called
Chiang Mai ... and I have never stayed in such luxurious
accomodations ... Four Seasons in a working rice paddy. Later on
to Bangkok, which is the new Hong Kong ... if you want a Rolex
(knock off) this is the place to go ... but the beauty of the
temples and the very beautiful people made the trip great. I
concur, and would urge anyone to visit these places.
-Jim McKEOWN ('53) ~ from very sunny and warm Sacramento, but
this will change for us, since we are heading to
Portland, Seattle, Richland, and Walla Walla, next
week.
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>>From: Dave HANTHORN (GMC '63)
To: Jim GEIER ('71)
Re: visiting Thailand
Thanks for seconding my high opinion of the "Land of Smiles"
(Thailand), the vacation wonderland of the far East. Many of my
Bomber friends are well aware of my love for Thailand and its
people from being the recipients of my "travelogues" that I have
sent by email during my travels there.
I always describe the three seasons in Thailand as "the hot
season, the hot and wet season (monsoons), and the really,
really hot season". The "really, really hot season" runs from
March through June, the "hot and wet season" runs from July
through October, and the merely "hot season" runs from November
through February, which is a nice time to take a much needed
break from the "cold and wet season" in Western Washington and
go enjoy the beautiful resorts with great white sand beaches
found in so many places in Thailand.
Another thing that makes Thailand such a great vacation spot is
that everything there is very inexpensive by American standards.
You can stay in four and five star hotels and eat at four and
five star restaurants at a small fraction of the cost they would
be in the states. Clothing, electronics, gifts, and everything
else you can think of (even haircuts) are also much less
expensive in Thailand. And the Thai people love foreigners,
especially Americans, which is something you won't find on your
European vacation, where Americans are mostly held in contempt
(at best).
-Dave HANTHORN (GMC '63) ~ from cool and wet Mercer Island,
where at least the wind has calmed down, and I am
dreaming of my next Thai vacation, which probably
won't come until sometime next year.
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: We got the best!
Ahhhhhhhhhhh... if only we had known how lucky we were... ya
know... we Bomber guys are about the luckiest guys I know... ta
think... we grew up with the coolest and best looking babes that
ever walked the face of the earth... and all that time we thunk
it was just the way it was everywhere... Bomber-babes really do
rule and we gotta very cool/hot Bomber-babe having her special
day on March 6, 2011... right here in River City... I just
noticed I have a note on this little yellow sticky reminding me
I got the Lincoln Day Dinner tonight at the Venetian... I would
love to have the birthday girl on my arm tonight... even if
it just gave me the courage to find my way outa their maze of
a parking garage... to the "Lando Ballroom" and back again
without looking like a dottering old lost guy... I'd be so
dang cool nobody would see the bewildered look on my face... I
can't say the Venetian is one of my favorite places... it is
impossible to find your way around... Plus I ain't that fond
of the owner... tho he is good to do this dinner and other
things... he has been a real destroyer of contractors in this
town... how a little meat salesman became such a tycoon is
beyond me... but hey... this isn't about him or his palace...
it's about saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Deirdre JOHNSON ('65)!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David RIVERS ('65)
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>>From: Brad UPTON ('74)
Man, talk about getting to sit at the big kids' table!!! I got
birthday wishes yesterday from David RIVERS ('65)! Made my day!
-Brad UPTON ('74)
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>>From: Kevin LINN, Class of '81
Re: Class of 1981 Reunion notice
The Col-Hi Class of 1981 will be holding its 30th reunion this
summer, July 14-16, 2011, at the Red Lion Hotel Richland
(formerly the Hanford House).
Events include:
Thursday July 14, 2011, 7:00pm
Informal social at Uncle Sam's Saloon at 8378 W. Gage Blvd
in Kennewick
Friday July 15, 2011, 6:30pm to 10:00pm
Social with no-host bar in the Courtyard at the Red Lion
Hotel in Richland
Saturday July 16, 2011, 10:00am
4-person scambler Golf Tournament at Columbia Point Golf
Course in Richland
Saturday July 16, 2011 10:00am
Guided tour of Richland High School led by Mr. Jim Qualheim
Saturday July 16, 2011 6:30pm to Midnight
Main Event: Dinner Buffet and Entertainment at the Red Lion
Hotel in Richland
Tickets for all of the events are $90 for couples, or $50 for
individuals. Golf is a separate ticket for $55. If you want to
golf, please contact Joe PAYNE with your team members.
For more information, check out our new Class of 1981 website
[NB- This site requires a broadband connection. It is unusable
if you have dialup. --Richard]. You can also purchase tickets
online at <http://1981bombers.eventbrite.com/>.
Also feel free to contact Kevin LINN or Vicki DEVINE Stephens.
We are looking forward to seeing you all this summer!
Thank you!
-Kevin LINN, Class of '81
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/07/2011
Dateline: Richland
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3 Bombers sent stuff:
Tedd CADD ('66), Dave MILLER ('67), Lori SIMPSON ('70)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Melanie LAWSON ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ray FISHER ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Rod JOCHEN ('80)
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>>From: Tedd CADD ('66)
I visited Thailand for 10 months courtesy of the United States
Air Force: Feb to Dec '73. I loved the country and had
opportunities to spend time in a couple remote villages in the
north along the Mekong River.
The dry season was hot (125º F) and the rainy season was nice
(70s). The Thais were accustomed to the heat and wore gloves in
the cooler weather.
I was delighted at the modesty of the people and their
gentleness. And because of that understanding, I was disgusted
at what the US military had created in and around Udon Thani
(Udorn Royal Thai AFB).
The water festival (a celebration of the monsoon and food
growing season) was turned into little more than a huge water
fight. That contrasted with the one time I experienced the Thai
version: a woman came up to me and asked permission to bless me.
She spoke a blessing over me as she poured a small dish of water
down the back of my neck. It was beautiful.
I suppose prostitution is inevitable. But because of the kinds
of things that happened around the base, the women would line up
along the road outside the base and make sure you knew they were
women - all parts. As I came to understand the beautiful
modesty of the people, that sight was even more profoundly
disturbing.
The country was fantastic. I experienced the danger of riding in
the back of a baht bus (small Nissan pickup with no restraints)
as we negotiated the two-lane major highway with four lanes of
traffic running at normal highway speeds. The skyline was
beautiful -? the huge stands of bamboo were like feathers at the
top. At the base, the trunks were so close together and so thick
you couldn't get you hand in more than a couple inches. There
were stands of poinsettias taller than I was. The rice paddies
were beautiful.
I was able to attend a Buddhist funeral and see the open pyre as
done in the countryside. A group of us visited a crematorium.
One friend asked if it was OK to photograph the doorway leading
into the actual place. The monk misunderstood the request, took
him by the hand and led him right up to the vault where they
were cremating a person. The monk opened the door of the vault
and stood back smiling. I don't remember if my friend managed to
take any pictures of the event.
I was challenged by the simple Christian faith of the village
chief in one place on the Mekong River. My missionary friend
(Jim) and I were overnight guests at the chief's hut and during
one conversation, we learned that a Laotian communist patrol had
been through there the night before and had burned down a couple
of huts.
Jim asked if the chief thought it was safe to be outside. He
replied, "God is here. We are safe." I think the word is
chagrin.
Jim had been raised in Laos and Thailand and spoke both
languages fluently. He took me to a jeweler's store to do some
shopping. Apparently the owners didn't know him. After we'd been
there a few minutes, Jim said, "We're leaving. They're bad-
mouthing the US." Then he turned to the owner and clerk and let
them know he had heard them and that their attitude didn't
deserve our business. You should have seen their eyes as a
dressing down came perfect Thai came from the lips of that
"gringo"!
It has been a source of sorrow, recently, to realize the extent
of the sex tourism that is happening there now. I have two
friends who are working in Thailand (separate organizations)
specifically to rescue children but also others. The Thai
government has been taking some steps to help curb this evil but
there is more to be done.
I love that country. It was a great time there.
-Tedd CADD ('66)
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>>From: Dave MILLER ('67)
Hi Folks,
Just finished a good book by Robert Leckie called, "Helmet for
My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific". Rick MADDY ('67)
might have already read this since it's about the First Marine
Division. How's the no smoking going? Its been six months for me
and I don't miss it. My father, Robert Miller, was in the South
Pacific in the army and saw quite a bit of fighting, but he
never talked about it and we never found his Presidential Unit
Citation till after he passed away in 1997.
On another note, does anyone know the history of Johnny's Deli
in the Uptown? Every time I make pizza and add pepperoni I think
of the pepperoni sticks we used to get from there and think of
all the interesting items he had in his deli.
I finally gave up on the job search and since I turned 62 at
Christmas it's the Social Security Club for me, oh boy. That's
it folks.
-Dave MILLER ('67)
For additional info: "Helmet for My Pillow" (Wikipedia)
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>>From: Lori SIMPSON Hogan ('70)
Re: Vic MARSHALL's ('71) missing '71 Bombers:
Linda ADRIAN McFarland is my age and was at our Class of '70
reunion last summer. We went through grade school, jr. high, and
high school together. John BOASEN was also our class, although I
don't know if he graduated in '70 with us.
Later,
-Lori SIMPSON Hogan ('70)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/08/2011
Dateline: Richland
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Carol BISHOP ('57), Larry MATTINGLY ('60)
Mike WAGGONER ('60), Jim HEIDLEBAUGH ('65)
David RIVERS ('65), Steve HUNTINGTON ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Susan ANDERSON ('49)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ed CHARETTE ('55)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim ADAIR ('66)
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>>From: Carol BISHOP Horne ('57)
To: Dave MILLER ('67)
My husband, Gene HORNE ('57), worked in the '50s at a deli that
was McGee's next to the liquor store in Uptown .... he worked
with Mr. McGrath -- art teacher at the high school -- and Tom
(can't remember his last name), also a teacher at the high
school (Gene thinks he was the drama teacher). Wonder if this
is the same deli? He has lots of stories from there.
-Carol BISHOP Horne ('57)
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>>From: Larry MATTINGLY ('60)
Re: TV and Computer
Dear Bomber friends:
Wow! A super response to my offer. Over 25 alums asked for
them. Some for themselves and about a third for someone else. I
printed out all the responses and read through them twice. Not
to minimize anyone's request, I found one Bomber alum who I
felt was truly in need from what I read. I had the person send
me his phone number, called him, and discussed it with him. I
believe I have made good judgement and that alum will get both.
The computer is older rather then newer and the software was not
quite as I remembered, but MS Office all works and it will serve
for word processing and e-mail and keeping financial records. I
took it out to work today and we got the wireless card set up
and working and cleaned out all the non-admin files. I threw in
a wireless nano mouse. Unfortunately the battery is dead but it
works fine plugged into the wall. The alum can order a battery
from Dell if they need portability.
Thanks to all who responded and for accepting my judgement in
this situation.
"Happiness is the sky in bloom" ... and doing things for
others sometimes.
-J Larry MATTINGLY ('60)
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>>From: Mike WAGGONER ('60)
I just returned from Morocco. I am not an expert (I visited
Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt briefly in 1968), but it seemed to
me that Morocco is a great and safe place to visit now. We all
hope for better conditions in the Arab nations, encouraged by
the transformations in Tunisia and Egypt, concerned about Libya
and Yemen and others, but we should recognize that these nations
are quite varied. Morocco is a constitutional monarchy, where
the others are military dictatorships. Morocco's population is
60% Berber and has ties to the Iberian Peninsula from the many
centuries of Moorish nations there. Each nation has its own
history and traditions and ethnicities and religions.
We were a little nervous about our trip because of the great
changes in other Arab nations (watching a revolution up close
would be exciting, but being beaten or kidnapped or raped or
shot would be terrible), but found Morocco beautiful and
exciting and not disrupted. The main health hazards we
encountered were smoke from cooking over charcoal fires and
people riding motor scooters too fast through narrow and crowded
alleyways. Like many developing countries, Morocco is heavily
dependent on the tourist industry. For us to stay away because
of excessive safety concerns could set back a country that is
trying herd to make it.
I do not mean to paint too rosy a picture. As in early Richland,
much of Morocco is a desert with dust always present despite
best efforts to sweep and water down. Like many (most? all?)
developing nations Morocco is poor, the government is often
corrupt, women and children and animals are routinely
mistreated, and one must eat and drink with care. But the hustle
and bustle is exciting, and the gardens and riads provide an
oasis of calm.
-Mike WAGGONER ('60)
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>>From: Jim HEIDLEBAUGH ('65)
Happy Birthday to my brother Jimmie ADAIR ('66) ... eat cake and
enjoy!
-Jim HEIDLEBAUGH ('65)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: A '40 Ford is a terrible thing to waste
Now it's that time again... time to wish one of the great Car
Guys in the whole wide world an HB... yeah I know... he got off
track for a little while... but ya know the name "Honda Boy"
just didn't fit him very well... Since I'm gonna be seeing him
in less than a month I think I'll let this subject drop right
now cuz he can still beat me up and this ain't a good subject ta
dwell on... Let's get to a subject less controversial... like
this kid being one of my heroes... He is sprucing up already for
his second (that's right... his second) 45th reunion which will
take place during CDN's [Cool Desert Nights] which of korse is
the same time as the '65ers come to town for their yearly Romp
in Richland... we gotta crash the class of '66 party but this
kid is a member... just like he was a member of our class...
then he gets ta be an invitee of the next reunion for the class
of '67... talk about a smooooooooooth operator... He got to
troll for sophs three years inna row... dang... it just don't
get no better than that... eatcherheartout Jimbeaux ('63)... I
already reminisced a buncha times about meeting this kid for
the first time when we wuz both 15 and on our way to being car
dealers (well not really... it's just that we have since bought
and sold a whole lotta cars)... we made a swap... me thinking
I got the best of that 20 year old kid with the Buddy Holly
curl... and him thinking he got the best (which he prolly did)
of that punk kid... korse he wasn't 20 but I was a punk kid...
I can always count on this guy for a favor at the drop of a hat
and he knows he can count on me for the same... We are lucky
not to be doing time for re-fighting the Vietnam war on
Hollywood Blvd... but that's an old story too... I just can't
believe my luck sometimes to have this kid as a friend... I'm
one lucky sunofabuck... So HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jimmie ADAIR
('65-'67) ON MARCH 8, 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David Rivers ('65) (But WARFORD ('65) and I recognized our
mistake that grageashun morning on the front curb of Mac Hall)
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>>From: Steve HUNTINGTON ('73)
Re: Dave MILLER's ('67) inquiry regarding Johnny's Delicatessen
Was surprised to see any recognition about Johnny's
Delicatessen. Our family lived on Haupt, across the Uptown
parking lot and GWWay from that little store. I had a job there,
Johnny paid me a nickel a shelf to dust the cans or other goods
and "face" the shelf. I think that was around 1966 or so. I
remember my thinking was that about 40 or shelves and I could
buy a new hardball and about 60 would pay for a new bat at BB&M.
But I don't think there were more than about 30 shelves in the
whole place. Since the stuff needed dusting, it obviously wasn't
moving too fast. Don't think the store lasted all that long. I
had the joy of trying chocolate covered spiders and pickled pigs
feet during my few months of employment. Guess that's what makes
it a deli.
-Steve HUNTINGTON ('73)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/09/2011
Dateline: Richland
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Jim JENSEN ('50), David DOUGLAS ('62)
Jim HAMILTON ('63), David RIVERS ('65)
Alan LOBDELL ('69), Vic MARSHALL ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: George HAMMONS ('51)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim STECKLINE ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pam PANTHER ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bob JACOBS ('70)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jean ALBAUGH ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Petra GIANGRANDE ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Janet OLSON ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Rob PEUTZ ('73)
BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today:
Leonard PETERS & MaryMike HARTNETT ('61)
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>>From: Jim JENSEN ('50)
Re: Pappy's Elves
To: George "Pappy" Swan ('69)
Haven't read a word about your elves for awhile. Have you
granted them a sabbatical or have they skipped town until the
weather stabilizes? I always enjoyed reading about their
exploits.
Bomber cheers,
-Jim JENSEN ('50)
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>>From: David DOUGLAS ('62)
Greetings from soggy Kaneohe, Hawaii. We had four flash flood
warnings for Oahu in the past eight days, and it poured again
today. It's been so long since I mowed the lawn that if we don't
have a couple of sunny days soon I won't be able to find the
lawnmower. I painted the steps of our front porch on one of
the rare sunny days, and the air was so humid that the paint
wouldn't dry. Quite a change from Mesa, Arizona. We grew rocks
in our lawn in Mesa. Well, actually, they didn't grow; I don't
know if I killed them or what.
We returned to Hawaii when I retired from the State of Arizona
last year to get our house ready to sell. It is a 3-bedroom
2-bath house with an attached 1-bedroom apartment. My wife and
I live in the apartment and rent out the house.
So far we had a carport built last year and remodeled the house
kitchen this year, along with painting inside and out. There was
some good news about Kaneohe in the Sunday real estate section
of the newspaper. While housing prices have been dropping in
other areas of Oahu, Kaneohe's prices have risen slightly.
There seems to be a great demand by people who want to live in
Kaneohe, on the north (windward) side of Oahu, and only half the
usual number of houses on the market. Houses have been selling
in one to two weeks. Unimproved but maintained homes have
been selling from $550,000 to $630,000 (median prices), while
remodeled homes have been going from $700,000 to $900,000,
depending on lot size and location. Our house is near the main
intersection of Kaneohe, in a quiet cul-de-sac behind houses on
the street. I've been hoping to get at least $600,000 for it
when we sell it. The house itself is very plain -- most of the
cost is for the land. We plan to put it up for sale in January
2012. We have to live in it for two of the past five years to
avoid paying capital gains taxes.
Housing is so expensive in Hawaii that young couples are forced
to live with parents. Many families have built extensions to
older homes to make room for their children's families. Some
areas of Oahu are zoned for "Ohana" (family) housing. Kaneohe is
not, so technically our apartment cannot have a full kitchen (we
can have only two of sink, refrigerator or range). Our neighbors
(retired university math professors) who have a house identical
to ours rent out their apartment, and did put in a full kitchen.
While the contractor was remodeling our kitchen we did move the
range temporarily into the apartment, but normally we get by
with just a microwave and electric frying pan.
The traffic in Hawaii was bad when we moved to Arizona in 2000,
and now it is terrible. The streets are narrow and twisting,
parking places are very narrow (and there's never enough of
them) and Hawaii drivers have no idea how to drive on a highway.
Our Sienna van was great in Arizona, but something a bit smaller
would be great right now. I installed a back-up camera in the
van, but I still hate backing it up. I only parallel parked it
once in Arizona (took me over five minutes), which fortunately
had plenty of parking lots with nice wide spaces. I finally got
a handicapped parking placard, due to neuropathy in my feet
from Type 2 Diabetes, which helps provided I can find an open
handicapped stall. None of the shopping centers have enough
parking, and houses in older sections of town don't have
sufficient parking, so there are many cars parked on the narrow
streets.
The City and County of Honolulu (there are no city governments
in Hawaii) is more like a small town. To illustrate, the
contractor who built our carport and remodeled the kitchen
mentioned that his next job was putting in a new sewer line for
his neighbor. My wife's brother mentioned at a family dinner
that he was having a new sewer line installed by his contractor
neighbor who'd just finished remodeling a kitchen in Kaneohe.
Government in Hawaii is run by Democrats and unions. Both the
new governor and new mayor are trying to raise taxes to avoid
laying off public workers. The Hawaiian Electric workers are on
strike right now. Management can keep things going as long as
there's not a big storm.
I never thought I'd be looking forward to getting back to
Arizona, where the police shoot people several times a week and
where my wife was tied up and blindfolded by two intruders while
she was babysitting our grandchildren back in 2002...
-David DOUGLAS ('62) ~ from cloudy Kaneohe, where at least it's
only 80 degrees.
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>>From: Jim HAMILTON ('63)
One list keeps getting longer and the other just keeps getting
shorter and shorter.
Today is Dick PLOWS' ('63-RIP) birthday. He was the friend you
always wanted and the friend you always wanted to be. He's up
there with Chuck, Shelly, Dobie, Ralph, Pook, Freddie, Bobbie &
Billie Chipmunk, MAULSBY and all the others. They're stacking
the deck, loading the dice and making up games of chance for
when the rest of us arrive. I hope they'll all be tired of Cappy
and his home brew. I remember him thinking you could "energize"
some that Near Beer they sold at Johnny's Delicatessen by just
massaging it with a little sugar and yeast. I'm not certain if
he ever tried before he went on to making bombs.
Happy Birthday Dick and as Pook used to say, "Wave the flag
boys, the Southend is gonna rise again."
jimbeaux
-Jim HAMILTON ('63)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: Bet he says that about all the girls
I know I know... I fawn over all the Bomber-babes... it's true
can't deny it... it's just that we got sucha wonderful bunch
what can a guy do? But this is the special day for a girl I was
madly in love with back in the day... I was so gaa gaa over this
girl I could barely stammer a simple "hello" to her... It's
funny how I reacted that way to some of the girls... I'll never
forget a certain filed trip we were on in Jr Hi... musta been an
"Early Science" class field trip... or was that "Earth Science"?
I just know it was before normal school when the class met...
Mr. Bernard (Not Barnard) taught it... guess it didn't matter
which one taught it they were both members of the "I can give
great swats" club... anyway, Johnny CROWDER ('65-RIP) and I were
sitting in the long back seat in the back of the bus and the
birthday girl was sitting to my left on the same seat... she was
wearing one of those fuzzy pink Mary Lou WATKINS ('63) sweaters
that Jimbeaux ('63) loves to recall... The bus had just stopped
at some point of interest tho my point of interest was sitting
to my left and it was all I could do to breath... I couldn't
believe my good fortune at sitting where I was sitting... I knew
I'd get up the courage to ask her to the next sock hop or maybe
start a conversation that might lead to a bit of noon dancing...
just then Johnny whispered something in my ear... have no clue
what it was because I was lost in laa laa land... I awoke to
his whispering and asked him what he said... I could see he was
talking about the b-day girl and I turned my head to see when
all heck erupted... the b-day girl started yelling at Johnny and
me... dunno what she was yelling my face was burning and my ears
ringing so much I couldn't understand a word... the teacher was
at the front of the bus (a woman not Mr. B) and started yelling
at Johnny and me for whatever we did... which I never learned...
I was mortified... don't remember another minute of that trip...
boy... I sure know how ta have a fun date! But we're long past
that and have become great friends tho I have never learned just
what took place on that trip... she is every bit as lovely as
she was then so I always take great joy in wishing a HAPPY
BIRTHDAY to Pam PANTHER ('65) on March 9, 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Alan LOBDELL ('69)
I just read what Dave MILLER ('67) wrote about his dad and the
lack of knowledge of what he had done.
About five years ago I decided to request any medals or awards
my dad ever got in the three different times he was in the
Marine Corps. He had told all us kids (there are five of us)
that he had only been a truck driver during the landings on
South Pacific Islands. Not even my oldest brother, who is 14
years older than me, ever heard any different. To my great
surprise, when the box came I was in shock. First I took out a
Purple Heart and then a second Purple Heart, next came out a
Bronze Star, next another Bronze Star with combat V, the last
box contained the Silver Star along with a single sheet of paper
stating that he had earned all of these in the South Pacific. I
e-mailed a picture of these to my brothers and sisters and asked
if they had ever seen or heard anything about them. They were as
shocked as I was.
I've now spent several hundreds of dollars and a lot of time
trying to find out what he did. I have over five hundred pages
of his records but nothing yet. In fact, from all the records I
now have I still don't even know where he was at and absolutely
no clue as to what he did in the Corps the three times he was
in. Very frustrating! I don't have a clue where to search now. I
have exhausted every source my vets group and a couple military
organizations have said to try. Although I know it may have been
hard for him to do, I believe my dad was wrong in not telling us
of what he had done. It's part of our heritage that we now may
never know, but is of great interest to all of us kids.
-Alan LOBDELL ('69)
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>>From: Vic MARSHALL ('71)
Re: Mo Birthdays
No Class of '71 birthdays this time around but a couple of
significant "other class" Birthdays to recognize. Today,
Wednesday, March 9th we recognize one of my mentors and the
Minister of Silly Walks for the Class of 1970. Happy Birthday
Bob JACOBS ('70). Bob and his business partners did a great job
of keeping the Gaslight Tavern legacy going during the '80s
before turning to the difficult task of keeping cars clean(er)
in the Tri-Cities. Bob was also the coach that led the Richland
Little League All-Stars to their only appearance in the Little
League World Series back in the early 2000s. Have a great day,
Bob!!!
Also on Wednesday, the lovely Jean ALBAUGH McKnight ('72)
celebrates her birthday. I think she is still in Alaska and hope
to see her my next fishing trip up that way. Not sure if she
hangs with that Sarah Palin gal or not but pretty sure she can
see Russia from her front porch, too...
On Thursday the 10th, Barb O'MALLEY ('70) Wedberg will be
celebrating another of those age reversal celebrations. While
Barb continues to look as lovely and youthful as she did in high
school, husband Billy ('70) is looking more Grandfather-ish
every day. Have a great day, Barb ... even if you have to spend
it with the old fart!!
Finally, here is the 2nd "batch" of Class of 1971 classmates we
are looking for some sort of contact info for:
Patty HARRIS Kennedy, Randy HENDRICKS, Edna HENDRICKSON
Sherry HULL, Charles HUMRICKHOUSE, Steven HUNTLEY
Jeanne JASKE, Steve JIMENEZ, Carol KENDALL
Peg KESTELL Hume, Michael KILGORE, Evelyn KNIGHT,
Kathlene KOEHLER, LuWanna KOONTZ Airhart, John LEE
Jacqueline LEVINE, Roxi MAHER, Rick MARRELL
Michael MAYOUSKI, David McCULLUGH, David McGEE
Duane MERRILL, Mark MISHIMA, Kevin MOORE
David MOSS, Richard MULLER, Andy NEWCOMB
Martha O'CONNELL, Tom PATIN, Eric PHINNEY
If you have any ideas or leads, please forward them to
1971 Reunion Committee (re: Classmate).
Thanks all!!!
-Vic MARSHALL ('71) ~ Beverly Hills, MI ~ where spring is
starting to move forward in fits and starts ~ I'll
know it's here when I see the ducks on the pond left
in my backyard when all the snow melts...
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/10/2011
Dateline: Richland
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2 Bombers sent stuff plus 1 Bomber Obit:
Mike BRADY ('61)
David RIVERS ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Diane DAVENPORT ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Barb O'MALLEY ('70)
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>>From: Mike BRADY ('61)
Re: Hospital Corpsmen
I was looking at a web site today dedicated to Navy Hospital
Corpsmen. I was a Corpsman with the Marine Corps between 1962-
65. Are there other Bombers within reading distance who were
Corpsmen? I would find it interesting to know who you are and
when you served. Maybe we could swap stories.
-Mike BRADY ('61)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: just stuff
Rats... missed Jim STECKLINE's ('63) b-day yesterday (9th)...
talk about pictures in the memory... his sticks in my mind from
the yearbook after all these years... Just like the picture of
Bethie PARKER and Pook ('63 & '63-RIP) as best dancers...
(wow... a whole waive of bests is coming thru... woooooo
hooooooo)... when I was talking about the fuzzy sweaters
yesterday I could actually see girl's yearbook photos wearing
those sweaters... how come I can remember stuff like that but if
I put my car keys or glasses down in a place I don't usually put
them they are lost for hours? As Peter Joe CARROLL ('65) used to
say: "just don't make no good sense"... see... I can remember
that... and WARFORD saying "Darn straights" for damn straight...
where does this trivia come from??????????? I thought long and
hard about Allan LOBDELL's ('69) feelings about his Dad's not
telling him about his war experience... I know many of my
friends can't even think about our war without nearly becoming
comatose... My dad never said anything either... 'cept one time
when he asked me if I'd ever killed anyone... have no freaking
clue why he asked... it was a creepy question but it musta hadda
reason behind it... anyway he never talked about any of that
stuff with me... but in our house, if he didn't initiate the
conversation it didn't get initiated... I think a lot of our
Dads were like that... I do know that he did impress some of
the neighbor kids when he was in uniform... One became a Marine
Corps Captain... right Brad ('71)? ('Hell he impressed me... the
man had ribbons almost up to the shoulder seam of his uniform
jacket... purple hearts with clusters and bronze stars with Vs
and clusters... dang... but I NEVER once dared ask him and he
never once volunteered. Some of us are luckier than others...
some of us will always be "on meds" others won't... but I gotta
respect the silence from our parents and our peers... not
chiding here Alan... just saying I unnerstan... I know Allan is
a boat guy... one a them crazies who ran those dang boats up the
waterways of Vietnam... I respect the crap out of him... so I
ain't getting on this case if anyone thinks I am... so there!
David Rivers ('65)
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Dominic R. TAFOYA ('88)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/11/2011
Dateline: Richland
Note: Alan LOBDELL ('69) sent in an entry but did not
respond to a Sandstorm Query as of my publishing this
issue. Perhaps tomorrow? --Richard
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2 Bombers sent stuff:
Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64)
Alan STEPHENS ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jay McCUE ('56)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bill HERIFORD ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mandy HOLMES ('97)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike AUSTEN ('99)
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>>From: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64)
Re: 2011 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race - XXXIX (#39)
Official Iditarod Site
Most teams have taken their mandatory 24 hour rest ... the race
is on now!! I've seen reports that the trail ahead is NOT "hard
and fast" as it has been ... that's NOT a good thing for Buser's
team as they like to run on hard pack... it's starting to get
exciting now...
As of 3/10/2011:
Departed Iditarod (532 miles from Nome):
1. Sebastian Schnuelle/#31/took "24" w/14 dogs
2. Hugh Neff/#35/took "24" w/13 dogs
3. Martin Buser/#11/took "24" w/14 dogs
4. John Baker/#53/took "24" w/13 dogs
5. Hans Gatt/#23/took "24" w/14 dogs
6. Lance Mackey/#17/took "24" w/10 dogs
In Iditarod:
7. Cim Smyth/#59 (pronounced Smith) w/14 dogs
8. Mike Williams Jr/#41/took "24" w/13 dogs
11. Ray Redington Jr/#3/took "24" w/12 dogs
12. Sonny Lindner/#52/took "24" w/13 dogs
13. Ramey Smyth(Smith)/#30/took "24" w/16 dogs
14. Dallas Seavey/#21/took "24" w/12 dogs
15. Rick Swenson/#49/took "24" w/12 dogs
17. DeeDee Jonrowe/#2/took "24" w/13 dogs
Departed Ophir (597 miles from Nome):
18. Jessie Royer/#58/took "24" w/12 dogs
25. Ken Anderson/#43/took "24" w/14 dogs
28. Matt Hayashida/#61/took "24" w/13 dogs
31. Newton Marshall/#6/took "24" w/12 dogs
In Ophir:
38. Cain Carter/#48/took "24" w/14 dogs
In McGrath check point
46. Wattie McDonald/#38 w/13 dogs
49. G.B.Jones/#40 w/14 dogs
Departed Nikoli check point (730 miles from Nome):
55. Red Lantern (LAST team) -- James Bardoner/#57
A 65-year-old rookie, Bob Story (the oldest musher this year),
scratched in Rainy Pass (859 miles from Nome). He was still
running 16 dogs, but said that he didn't think his team was up
for the entire 1,000-mile journey to Nome ... that leaves James
Bardoner at the tail end of the pack. A 62-year-old rookie from
Tennessee.
A total of 7 are out of the race. Six have scratched and race
marshal Mark Nordman withdrew Mitch Seavey/#28 because of a
seriously injured hand. Mitch's knife closed on his hand as he
was opening a bale of hay.
Stay tuned...
Bomber Cheers,
-Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) ~ your favorite Iditarod reporter
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>>From: Alan STEPHENS ('66)
To: David RIVERS ('65)
A tip of the hat to you, David. I feel like I'm at the big table
now. I too, had the silence. When Dad passed away I got his Ike
Jacket. Mom had told me he had been in the infantry. The jacket
had a patch with an eight and had wings on the eight. I searched
all his paper work. Army Air Corps!
An uncle and aunt from North Dakota came out to Pearl Harbor
when I was a Chief on the cruiser Worden. Took them up to
Schofield Barracks and then across to the leeward side. As we
crossed the pass in the mountains he said that he remembered in
the war that he had been here before. They had gotten up at 0
dark 30, got on trucks, were taken across this pass to a train
at Waianae. Were taken to Barbers Point. Got on transport ships
to Guadalcanal. I about ran off the road! No one had ever told
me that before.
We lost a lot of history with them not passing anything on to
us. We have done the same thing with our history in Nam. My wife
and kids knew that I was a Chief in the Navy and that I had been
in country. It wasn't till '07 that they found I had run river
gun boats and had been in Cambodia in '69 & '70. Total change in
attitude to the old man. We need to talk about what we did and
get it off our chests. Showing this PBR off has brought a lot of
guys out that have big problems. They will not talk and it is
festering inside of them. I was a drunk after Nam to kill the
memories. I thank God he gave me Nina because she has stood by
and worked with me all these years. She now knows where the
problems started.
Anyone going to Tahoma today for Chuck Topping [(NAB-RIP),
husband of Marcia DONAHUE Topping ('68)]? I will see you just
after ten o'clock. I am part of the Navy Honor Guard. I will
escort Marcia and present the flag to her. We are looking for
any retirees that what to help out there.
-Alan STEPHENS ('66), CPO USN Retired ~ from Kent, WA
V.P., NW Chapter, Gamewardens of Vietnam
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/12/2011
Dateline: Richland
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7 Bombers sent stuff:
George "Pappy" SWAN ('59), Helen CROSS ('62)
David DOUGLAS ('62), Carla BOSHER ('64)
Linda REINING ('64), David RIVERS ('65)
Alan LOBDELL ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ray LOESCHER ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: John RICHARDSON ('58)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ralph KEPPEON ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jeanie WALSH ('63)
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>>From: George "Happy Fisher Person Pappy" SWAN ('59)
Re: "Where the hell Is Pappy Swan?" or "Just what the doctor
ordered!"
I have had a few inquiries as to where and what "Pappy" and his
elves are up to nowadays? Contrary to popular suspicion, I am
still among the warm and breathing, although that condition
could be interpreted to varying degrees, depending upon the
observer and his or her assessment.
The past year, for me, was, well ... intense! So, I backed off a
bit, but I'm still here, taking a hiatus, and participating in
some much needed R&R, and lurking in the bushes with my elves,
while plotting our future exploits.
Beginning about October, last year, I rediscovered fishing. You
say, "Whoa, Pappy can't be, you're a retired fishery research
biologist?" Well, the truth is that my career was indeed in
fisheries research. And, although I always loved to fish;
because I was always working with fish, I was much more
attracted to hunting in my free time. You know, going fishing
for me was sort of like a bus driver or long-haul trucker going
for a pleasant drive, on their day off.
Lately, my ability to leap tall buildings, conquer steep
mountains, or even little hills, seems to be slipping a bit.
Thus, after careful contemplation, I have renewed my interest in
the aquatic challenges made popular by one Izaak Walton. And, I
must admit, to my efforts to seek "belaxation", as one of my
grandsons used to say, when he was just a tyke (about knee high
to a Caddis Fly), as his pronunciation of "relaxing". So, I have
... yet again, developed an obsession ... fishing!
In late October, 2010, I sought solitude at some mountain lakes,
prior to their closing for the season. The joy derived from my
success then, in trout fishing (in all ways of taking them ...
like with bait, but especially with lures, flies, etc.) grabbed
me deep within. Then the winter seemed to drag by, as I pored
through catalogs, books, magazines, Internet, and became a "TV
Fishing Show" junkie.
Finally, on January 27, I got my first "fishing fix" of 2011.
Fortunately, I live next door to a fishing guide, Bruce, who
occasionally invites me along on a "freebie fishing trip" to
help him try out different techniques and areas. I have caught
steelhead with him, but all wild, thus I had to let 'em go! But
that day, we fished for sturgeon below McNary Dam and I boated
my first "keeper" sturgeon in probably 50 years (45 inches and
about 30 pounds of the biggest fish ever, for me, on hook and
line). I once speared a very large Ling, many years ago, but
that's another "Sea Hunt-type" story. Mrs. "Pappy", my much
better half, and I cooperatively prepared and cooked some of the
sturgeon. In one word ... "YUM!" After that, it was consumed
within a few days. I was then an avowed fan of the big fish (in
both catching and eating).
Fast forward to the day before yesterday, March 10, 2011. Bruce
again invited me to accompany him and two clients, a grandpa (an
old gentleman, ... well, about my age), who is suffering from
Parkinson's Disease and his 17 year-old grandson, on a sturgeon
fishing trip, again in the same spot. Even though it rained and
blew, we had a great day of fishing. The boy caught a keeper
(also about 45"). Once he hooked his keeper and began reeling it
in, I began winding in lines and clearing away the other rods.
One of the poles apparently had a big fish sucking on the bait,
like a pacifier, because when I did a "set the hook ... just in
case," it yanked back! And, just for a bit, I thought that I had
set my hook solidly into the bottom. Then the "bottom" began
moving away, very fast! I fought it for about 20 minutes, and
during that time, it jumped once, straight out of the water like
a Tarpon or Marlin, and somehow the barbless hook stayed in.
After the boy got his first fish in, and Bruce had measured and
determined that it was indeed a keeper, I suggested that we turn
my rod over to the boy, and let him fight it to the boat. That
took about 20 more minutes, with me steadying him by hanging on
to his belt. He was a tired kid after that, but a happy one!
Once it was to the boat (can't take an over the "size limit"
fish out of the water), we took pictures and released it as it
was definitely too big (about 8 - 8 1/2 feet, estimated 300+
pounds). We can only keep sturgeons that are between 43 and 54
inches.
We baited up and tried again. Almost immediately, another one
hit, so we got the grandpa on the rod and he fought that fish
for about 35-40 minutes, with his grandson helping him to hold
up the rod, against the pulling fish, and me holding the back of
the fighting belt (a belt that provides a cup in front, in which
to rest the butt of the fishing rod), and help him maintain his
balance in a pitching boat. Grandpa was whipped, but he got the
fish to the boat, for pictures and a release. That fish was
about 7 -7 1/2 feet long with an estimated weight of about 250
(roughly), as it was much more slender than the first one. The
kid and grandpa were happy, the guide was happy, and I was
happy. What a rare experience to share!
By a quirk of fate, I got to set the hook and play that first
big fish for a good period of time. To have it jump almost all
the way out of the water, and not lose it on a barbless hook
(now required) is an image (as good as a photo), that will be
stuck in my seasoning mind, the rest of my life. No one else saw
the jump, because they were all intent on measuring the kid's
keeper. I yelled, "Whoa, it jumped," and the guide looked up
just in time to see the big splash.
Knowing that I could have "probably" (as "stuff" does happen),
patiently fought the fish from then on to the side of the boat,
but letting the kid have the glory, was doubly pleasing! So, I
can secretly claim a shared victory for the biggest fish of my
life (so far), and that is a quiet contentment, since one cannot
keep them that big, anyway. My friend, Jim COYNE ('64) told me
today that he and fishing buddies have recently brought some
successfully to the side of the boat, on the Lower Columbia
River, for pictures and release, that made these two look like
very healthy minnows.
My friend and classmate, "David Earl" MANSFIELD ('59), said that
it was just as well that we can't keep the big ones, as Mrs.
Pappy probably did not have a skillet big enough to handle them.
However, thinking really, really "BIG", I could probably have
handled the cooking thing with those gigantic fish by borrowing
that giant skillet that hangs along the street in Long Beach,
Washington, once used for community razor clam fries, eh? I
"coulda" broken up all of Jeanne's furniture, built a bonfire in
the driveway (with elves dancing all around, celebrating by
singing and drinking hot noggins of Nog)! And, Ya'll "coulda"
come on down, up, and from all around, and we "coulda" cooked
sturgeon slabs! Dang fishin' laws ... anyway!!!
And yes, "Daver" MCLENEGAN ('59) (a way better fisherman than
I), it was definitely a "foul weather gear" day! And, did I
mention how sore my hands, lower back, the fronts of my thighs,
hips, etc., are? I guess it is from fighting a big fish, hanging
on to the "fighting belt on kid and grandpa to keep them from
being pulled out of the boat, making sure that I did not fall
out myself, all in a pitching boat, and some other efforts, that
I can't remember now. Oh hell, I'm sore all over, but I slept
good last night.
And, to my Non-Sturgeon-Fisher friend, Bonnie ALLEN ('59): you
asked, "Why are you not allowed to keep the huge ones, but
rather only the smaller ones?" It has to do with establishing an
"age window" of those "keepers" when the fish are big enough to
be worthwhile to be kept for eating, but once older and larger,
they become sexually mature for reproducing more little
sturgeons to swim about, the opposite of us humans (?) ... or
most of us ... and besides, if legal, and we could keep the
really big ones, we would need David Earl's new tractor to help
pull them out of the river ... to the big frying pan.
However, I still like my trout fishing. Like small game hunting,
compared to big game hunting, it's all good, but there is
usually more action, more of the time (well make that
"sometimes") when fishing for trout or other "smaller fishies".
We -- Harry, my grandson, Brad WEAR ('71), and I -- have taken a
few trout now (10-12"), mostly on lures, but the water and
weather remain cold so the fishing is still sort of off and on,
thus we had mixed success, but it should be getting better as
the weather improves. We have fished local waters, Dalton Lake,
Quarry Pond, and Hood Park Pond (near the Snake River Bridge
between Burbank and Pasco). Bruce said that friends of his
fished some of the Tucannon lakes about three days ago, and
caught fish, but the edges and portions of the lakes were still
rimmed with ice. The weather here, but especially up there, in
the Blue Mountains, still presents a grim forecast. But, soon it
will be "mo' bettah"! Right now, its hard to dampen my fishing
spirit!
Some pictures accompany this posting:
"Pappy" Swan Goes Fishing
Not to brag (well maybe!), but mostly to illustrate part of the
answer to the question of what Pappy has been up to, and why so
quiet in Sandstorm, as he does enjoy any kind of fishing and ...
his solitude. Fishing is good for the soul!
-George, "Happy Fisher Person Pappy", SWAN ('59) ~ In Beautiful
Downtown Burbank (the smaller version of the one in
California), WA, where once again I hobbled out (on
sore legs) into yesterday's break of wonderful
sunshine (totally opposite from the day before
yesterday, but more rain coming), in pursuit of wily
trout, with fellow adventurer, Brad WEAR ('71), and we
caught four monster trout, well, depending on which
frying pan we choose to cook them in.
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>>From: Helen CROSS Kirk ('62)
Happy Birthday to Diane DAVENPORT ('62)!!
Please mark your calendar to be sure to make our 50th coming up
next summer!! I don't know when it will be, what I want to make
it ... hope many of us can come and be there!!
-Helen CROSS Kirk ('62) ~ Grandview, IN ~ where the Ohio is
rising, and flooding all the flood plains, but
daffodils are blooming and it should be in the 60's
today and the sun is shining ~ Thank you Lord, after
several days of gray and rain.
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>>From: David DOUGLAS ('62)
Re: Earthquake in Japan (sent Thursday, at 9:28pm Hawaiian time)
As if we didn't have enough water from the skies, Hawaii is now
under a tsunami watch following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake in
Japan. According to the TV news, there's a good likelihood it
will turn into a tsunami warning, which will trigger the
evacuation sirens. They test the sirens the first of each month
at 11:45am -- always reminds me of the air raid warning sirens
in Richland. Another advantage to living in Kaneohe -- it is not
in an evacuation zone. If it arrives it will be about 2:59am.
There is a network of ocean buoys to detect tsunamis out at sea
before they reach the islands.
-David DOUGLAS ('62) ~ Kaneohe, Hawaii
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>>From: Carla BOSHER Viken ('64)
On March 10, 2011, my friend Janie MORAN Nerpel Snodie ('64-RIP)
unexpectedly passed away. There will be a memorial service in
Edmonds later in the month.
-Carla BOSHER Viken ('64)
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>>From: Linda Reining ('64)
Just watched "Unwrapped" on the Food Channel tonight (Friday,
March 10th) and they did a feature on the Spudnut Shop in
Richland ... interviewed Val and talked to some customers, didn't
recognize any Bombers, although, I am sure theye were there,
cause "oldies" were eating spudnuts. *grin*
Pappy (George Swan ('59), what have the elves been up to? time
for them to come out of hibernation ... been missing their
adventures. *grin*
-Linda Reining ('64) ~ still having cool temps in Bakersfield, CA
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: Say it ain't so
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh crapolla... do I have Alan STEPHENS ('66) and Alan
LOBDELL ('69) mixed up? I have a nagging feeling I do... oh boy
after reading Alan STEPHENS' post today (yesterday) I am getting
VERY sure I was confused and I apologize to you both if I did.
A. STEPHANS' post was fer sher what I was talking about in my
post to A. LOBDELL... unless you both ran gun boats and are both
members of the game wardens of V-nam... which of course you
could be and then I wouldn't feel quite as stupid... geeeeeez...
OK... I am admitting I got totally lost on the strip this past
Saturday going to the black tie affair at the Venetian... I got
so lost I almost turned and went home... it was awful... the
tourists loved it cuz I was in a '37 Plymouth custom... and
the flashes were going off every three seconds but I was
mortified... realized I hadn't been on the strip without a guide
since 1969!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was nearly as bad as writing to the
wrong guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am such a goofball! Mary Lou
('63) tell 'em I'm not as stupid as I sound... OK?
OK... now watch me screw up this Bomber-babe's birthday... One
of my email comrades from quite a while back, this is one of the
big kids' that let me sit at the table even if my feet don't
touch the ground... well I mean we talk in person when we're
together... it would be kinda silly to sit at a table and email
each other, but then I've been known for dumber things... So for
my Semi Valley girl with the great smile and sexy... I mean...
uhhh... crap here I go again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Save me
Mr. Wizarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jeanie WALSH ('63) on March 12, 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Alan LOBDELL ('69)
To: David RIVERS ('65)
I read what you said about our dads not talking and you are
right! That area the veteran simply did not talk about it. I do
know my dad was a sergeant and that after he got home he would
not accept any job with any type of responsibility of leading
personnel. I have brought this up to Veteran Counselors I know
and they have told me that many of the older NCOs were like that
once they got home.
I would like to make sure one thing is clear. I was in the
Marine Corps back then; however, never left the states. In the
last four years my sons have come across five different people
who told them they saw me in Nam but in fact they must have been
talking about my older brother Guy ('66-RIP). At a luncheon with
General Jim MATTIS ('68) a couple years ago I even had three
guys I have known all my life tell me to my face that they saw
me there. For a while my sons thought I had been lying to them.
My brother spent three years going back and forth from Nam
between getting blown up or shot. He kept volunteering to go
back. The last time he was too injured for them to allow it. I'm
sure they are mistaking my brother for me. His injuries were
what prompted me to take a 2 year hitch. I was mad and wanted
revenge on those who hurt him. I asked the recruiters of all
services what was the fastest way over there. I was told a two
year USMC hitch. They said boot camp, ITR, Nam. So I signed up.
Anyway, I went boot camp, ITR, Artillery, Nuclear Weapons,
Nuclear Supply, Stuck at 29 Palms the entire time. Made no sense
for a two-year guy. They spent a lot of money training me and I
never had any intention of staying in. I was actually mad that
I was not allowed to do what I had wanted. In '72 I was given
orders for Okinawa and beyond but was called into the CO's
office a week before I was to leave and told my orders were
canceled. I asked why and the Captain said, "You don't need to
know." So much for my time in the Corps!
-Alan LOBDELL ('69)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/13/2011 ~ DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS
Dateline: Richland
Time to find out how many clocks you have:
"Spring Ahead" -- set your clocks ahead one hour.
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5 Bombers sent stuff:
Jim JENSEN ('50), Bill BERLIN ('56)
Jack GARDINER ('61), Helen CROSS ('62)
David RIVERS ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gary HINKLE ('56)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Carol SLEDGE ('63)
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>>From: Jim JENSEN ('50)
To: Linda REINING ('64)
Belated, but best wishes on your 39-1/2 birth anniversary. As
David RIVERS ('65) would say, you are definitely one of the
Bomber Babes (just check her yearbook graduation picture!!!).
To: George "Pappy" SWAN ('59)
Truly enjoyed your narrative (can't call it a fish story cuz you
showed the proof) of fishing expeditions. Thanks for sharing.
Bomber cheers,
-Jim JENSEN ('50)
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>>From: Bill BERLIN ('56)
Re: The Iditarod
Great work, Maren. Your reports remind me of when I volunteered
to fly the trail to pick up injured dogs many years ago. The
Super Cub on skis did the job and was the right airplane but
the pilot was rugged up* just as heavily as the mushers. DeeDee
is still my favorite as she has been doing this a long time and
through a lot of odds plus she is a customer of our adult
libation dispensary in ANCAK.
Re: Dads and the military
I talked a lot about my dad's military service during and after
his return. I know a lot of guys, myself included, who don't
want to go into details any more than they have to; but, I lived
some of his active service, thus I knew something about the
perils of war at a pretty young age. Dad was the Commander of
an artillery unit in War II at Camp Roberts, CA and then was
elevated to Base Commander before he was deployed to the South
Pacific. Whilst at Camp Roberts -- at the age of six -- I got to
go out to the base and do all kinds of cool things: like fly in
a Aeronca L-5 spotter plane, ride in a Field Tank Recovery
Vehicle, aka "Dragon Wagon". Got to fire some light weapons too
and pull the lanyard on a 155 mm howitzer ... boom!!! Loved to
go down to the NCO Mess for lunch and maybe get a turkey leg to
eat. Camp Roberts also had two POW camps, one German and one
Italian, and I could go down and visit a German tailor by the
name of Dieter Schmoltz and he made me an Eisenhower jacket.
When Dad came back after the war I initiated the talk about what
he experienced and I think that he knew that I knew what I was
talking about. When he was called up for Korea we were back at
Camp Roberts and I was large enough to fire a Garand M-1, and
M-1 Carbine (my favorite to this day), a Colt .45 side arm, and
a B.A.R. I almost got to fire a bazooka but got turned down at
the firing line. After Korea there were more questions and more
answers from Dad but I can also understand why some dads did not
want to talk about it. I guess I was just more involved as a kid
and had a little better understanding that all of this stuff was
designed to kill people ... plain and simple.
Re: Alan LOBDELL ('69) and two years at USMC Twentynine Palms
Dude, that should qualify you for the Silver Star and a good
case for Post War Traumatic Syndrome help
Re: Patrol Boat River (PBR)
I had to get used to the Navy nomenclature in Nam. The Game
Warden's boats were the same as mine but in the Coast Guard it
was a River Patrol Boat (RPB). I guess the Navy, with its huge
fleet, needs to have Patrol Boat River as opposed to Patrol Boat
Mountain.
-Bill BERLIN ('56) ~ in Anacortes, WA in the wind and rain.
After ten weeks in the Palm Springs area what the hell
am I doing back here so early?
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>>From: Jack GARDINER ('61)
My God!!!! Whose idea was it to wake "Pappy" up? I guess the
Groundhog didn't see his shadow.
-Jack GARDINER ('61)
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>>From: Helen CROSS Kirk ('62)
Correction on myself:
I don't mean to hurry our senior citizen status, we are already
in Club-40, right? Anyway, the Class of '62's 50th reunion will
be the summer of 2012, not 2011, which is officially next summer
to me, this summer already being pretty well planned. We just
need a date for this?
I hope to make it to see the Iditarod myself some year, along
with the Northern Lights. Even though we finally made our 2nd
trip to Alaska last summer, doing the great Inland Passage
cruise, and had great weather and beautiful scenery, I am
already thinking of my next trip there!!
David Douglas, also Class of '62, I'm glad to hear you are not
in a tsunami area, I wondered with the 11 foot-high waves
reported in Hawaii, if about all but the few mountains were in a
tsunami area.
FYI: our friends in Dallas, not Bombers, just finally sold a
rather large house in McKinney, TX (in the greater Dallas
area), and because they have decided they really want to move
closer to their grandchildren, they came down almost 25% in
their asking price. I wish you luck, but just wish I'd known you
were renting out your house all these years ... it sounds like a
great age-70 idea celebration to me!!
Sunshine again and in 60s yesterday here in Grandview, IN, but
the Ohio River continues to rise and a large part of this little
town of 700 is a flood plain and under maybe 5 feet of water;
fortunately the parsonage where we live has never flooded, but
the river isn't to crest for another week ... already our main
road in is only open to local traffic.
Prayers to all the people affected by the major earthquake in
Japan and its aftermath and all the flooding.
-Helen CROSS Kirk ('62)
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Back on track... I hope
yahooooooooooo... gotta b-day right yesterday... I'm cookin
now... (assuming I get all the rest of the "W" sisters ('63,
'66, & '67) next month)... got one for March 13th too... nuther
big sis that lets me hang out with my adopted class... now there
ain't nuthin wrong with my class ya see... I mean we do tons of
stuff and love each other like brothers and sisters... for some
reason (prolly cuz they wuz Seniors and the definition of cool
when I wuz a Soph) I have always loved hangin with this bunch...
plus they always have some function going just like my class
does... in fact... the b-day girl's brother was a good bud of
mine from my class (not that he's not still a bud... just don't
see him much any more) last time I saw her bro was when he was
still living in Henderson, NV... guy pulls up next to one of my
rods and gives me the cool look and a thumbs up... I knew I knew
this guy and didn't realize it was Ron ('65... see I said Ron...
not Ronnie) till he pulled away in traffic... anyway, this girl
is another hot Bomber-babe that never escaped my side long
glance when we wuz in school (if ya stare they know you think
they're hot ya know) and has remained a babe as our Bomber-babes
do... so HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Carol SLEDGE ('63)!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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Dateline: Richland
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1 Bomber sent stuff:
George "Pappy" SWAN ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Diane DVORAK ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Marcia WADE ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary HORTON ('75)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim MILLBAUER ('77)
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>>From: George "Pappy" SWAN ('59)
Re: On the other hand, never take your fishing "tooooo"
seriously!
Up for some good laughs? I watch a lot of outdoor TV shows, and
lately, a lot of fishing shows. I find them entertaining and
informative, in regard to various techniques. Most of the stars
(or hosts) make their fishing efforts look so smooth and
professionally accomplished. But, there is another side to them
that is seldom seen, unless they show some goofs, at the end of
the show, but those are usually of them blowing their lines.
Over the years, one of the best at admitting to his "goofs" in
the taping of his show, is Bill Dance, who has produced a series
of his "bloopers". I feel like I have grown more "seasoned" with
him through the years, as we're both aging. Two video clip links
(below) of "Bill Dance Bloopers" will make you laugh out loud,
especially if you are a "fisher person" and don't mind laughing
at yourself. Because if you do outdoor stuff ... long enough,
especially fishing, as I can personally attest, you or your
fishing buddies will experience similar episodes. These two
clips contain some duplication, but each presents some different
footage, too. Some of Dance's bloopers may even be staged, but
who cares, as laughing is good for us.
After my previous report on my fishing adventures, I received
the following, which have been around before, but always
entertaining:
Suzie GUNDERSON Chiles ('60) sent:
Classic Bloopers
Pete OVERDAHL ('60) sent:
http://www.snotr.com/video/5987
After watching these, many of you can probably recall some
similar experiences of your own or those whom you fish with. I
know I can. I vividly recall once placing one foot on the boat,
when the other was still on the dock, and being distracted,
until I realized that I was past the point of no return, in
doing the splits. So, I just shrugged ... and fell in.
I remember arriving by boat at a fishing hole, and turning off
the engine, when one of my young grandsons, excited about going
fishing, and eager to help, picked up my new anchor, and tossed
it in ... before I had tied off the rope. Gone, and forgiven,
but not forgotten.
Many years ago, I worked with a fellow fishery research
biologist, also named George, "Big George" (so, I was "Little
George"). Let's refer to him, as "BG", because the story goes on
for a bit. BG has journeyed on to better fishing holes in the
great beyond, but in no way can I forget him. I'm still wishing
you "tight lines" Big George! BG was big, as in "tall", and his
facial features resembled those of the movie actor, Richard
Boone (you know "Have Gun -- Will Travel", thus BG had a big
nose... a really, really big nose. But, he had a magnetic
personality, and the ladies loved him, but I digress.
One day, BG was fishing on a coastal river for steelhead,
salmon, or some big fish. A small kid was fishing nearby, using
a "cherry bobber" spinner (a bulbous bright orange lure with a
flashy metal blade and a very large treble hook). The kid wound
up, and with all his might, cast his very large lure straight
into ... BG's equally big nose.
There stood BG, with tears streaming down his cheeks from the
pain, but striving, very hard, to control himself. After BG got
the kid to stop trying to yank his lure back, and had cut the
kid's line, he determined that the hook was into his large
proboscis deep enough that the emergency room was a necessary
call. As he left, the kid was screaming that he wanted his
cherry bobber back!
Sitting in pain, awaiting much desired relief, in the ER waiting
room, BG was aware that everyone was staring at him and his
predicament (large bright orange with large silver blade lure,
dangling from his large facial protuberance). Especially intent
on observing BG was ... yet another little kid, sitting beside
him. The little kid could not take his eyes off of BG. As it
usually goes in any medical waiting room, the time dragged on
and on and ..., well, we have all experienced that phenomenon.
Meanwhile, BG was striving valiantly to remain motionless, as
any movement set the lure to swinging like a pendulum, evoking
more pain.
Finally, frustrated with the pain, the long wait, and the
staring eyes, BG suddenly turned and looked down at the little
kid, whose eyes suddenly became about the size of teacups, and
he reacted by screaming and running out of the room!
Later, large lure removed from large nose, and medical treatment
received, BG apologized to little kid #2 and mother, and was
soon back out fishing on the river, where he returned said
cherry bobber to little kid #1, and all was back to normal. BG
even caught a keeper fish, although from a safe distance ...
away from little kid #1.
Well, I made a list, and have more stories, but this posting is
long enough for today, thus I shall save the rest for later.
And, I still need to try to conjure up some diving memories (sea
stories), and put them into print, as promised to Tommy HEMPHILL
('62). But I'll stop here for now, and I throw the ball (or
lure) out into the rest of your courts (or ponds) by asking,
"Got any good fishing or outdoor blooper-type stories that you
care to tell or admit too?" I know, I'm making waves or ripples,
here!
To: Jack GARDINER ('61)
It's all my ol' email buddy, Jim JENSEN's ('50) fault! He asked
the right (or wrong) question, at the right (or wrong) time.
"Coulda been the right time or coulda been the wrong song! Or,
something like that." And, now, I'm on a roll, and excited about
fishing, and ready to confess with some true stories, and some
that, well ... "Hey, when it comes to fishin', it's all about
stories, bloopers, fibs, and the first liar don't stand a
chance!" However, PAPPY'S PISCES-TYPE POSTULATE "Number
somethin' or other" states that "When ya find a good fishin'
hole, and your sittin' on it, ya hide yer catch, and always tell
'em that, ya ain't catchin' anything, and that it's much better,
and the big ones are ... over there, on the other side!"
-George "Pappy" SWAN ('59) ~ Burbank, WA where at mid-morning
the sun tried to shine through thin clouds, but it's
chilly out there, and oh heck, now it's raining! Okay,
I'm gonna go have a talk with that groundhog.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/15/2011
Dateline: Richland
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4 Bombers sent stuff and 2 Bomber funeral notices today:
Nadine REYNOLDS ('61), Deedee WILLOX ('64)
David RIVERS ('65), Alan LOBDELL ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ron HOLEMAN ('56)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Roy BALLARD ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Thea WALLACE ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Barbara SMITH ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Terry GANZ ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jessica AVANT ('95)
BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today:
Dave COCHRAN ('61) & Nadine REYNOLDS ('61)
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>>From: Nadine REYNOLDS Cochran ('61)
Re: 50 Years of Wedded Bliss
Hard to believe that it was 50 years ago, March 15, that the
love of my life picked me up to "drive me to Col-Hi for
classes." We dropped our other Col-Hi commuters off at school
and continued on to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to get married. Many
did not think it would last but it has. I wouldn't trade the
past 50 years for anything. Happy 50th Anniversary my sweetheart
and best friend, Dave COCHRAN ('61).
-Nadine REYNOLDS Cochran ('61)
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>>From: Deedee WILLOX Loiseau ('64)
To George "Pappy" SWAN ('59),
I watched those two videos and laughed myself silly. Thanks for
sharing.
-Deedee WILLOX Loiseau ('64) ~ Burbank, WA ~ where I just bought
a 2006 Toyota Sequoia Limited with all the bells and
whistles. Unfortunately, not good mpg, but I love this
rig!
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Two Kool Kats
I don't wanna take away from the B-day Boyz' birthdays but I
just viewed some satellite pix of Japan before and after... they
are awfully sobering:
Japan Photos Before & After
In Bomber news today (geez no pun intended)... We got two of my
favorite people (if you are saying I say that a lot... you are
analyzing too much... just read the Sandstorm for enjoyment)...
one has remained a close bud and the other I haven't seen but
think of often... Korse, they are big kids so that may explain
some of the awe I feel for them (Don't let Adair ('65-'67) give
you any crap cuz I said that RB ('63)... I thunk of one of them
this weekend as I wuz doin some car stuff... yeah I'm always
doing car stuff but this stuff got particularly frustrating...
for some reason my mind wandered to this guy's foot... no I
ain't got a fetish for his foot... but it was injured and I
wuz thinkin' how frustrating it is not to be able to do some
things... without feeling in my hands working on cars can be a
bit of a challenge will the little stuff... just like all the
buttons on button down shirts and worse yet all the little studs
and cuff links for a black tie... but that's not even relevant
here... geez I can get lost sometimes... so I wuz busy doing
some things that for some reason took a back burner over the
last few years instead of getting more cars ready for eBay,
which is what I had planned on doing... Like putting an
electric sender in a car I'm driving a lot lately for the
speedo... simple enough job even tho the car sits lower than
the nose of Adair's '40 Ford... Well not so... ya see the give
you a little metal piece with a square end (which is what goes
into the transmission of EVERY single car I own and a "tang" end
which fits no car I've ever heard of... not will it fit into
the sender... made a few calls and finally decided to just get
it wired and come back later when I figger it out... BUT while
I'm doin it I'll just change the oil so I'm ready to go to
Roth's in June... grab a drain pan outa the drain pan stack...
let out the oil and do a great imitation of James Dean in
Giant... of all those pans this one has a hole in it... ALL the
oil on the driveway... swim back into the mess (too much to
clean up... just finish the job)... move the car outa the way
and do a GREAT Jackson Pollack on my driveway... If I could fake
his signature I could sell it for a fortune... clean up... run
the wiring... now I'm a little tired... go over... get some
stuff outa storage to give to some of the boyz and get a car
ready... well not completely... gotta bring a car back to
replace it... will finish tomorrow... well tomorrow was just
about as bad as "today" when it became "today" so will try and
get those cars ready "tomorrow"... (I'll spare you the events
of the day which included frying a battery in public because I
didn't take the metal cooler outa the trunk that Sarah dropped
off three weeks ago when I took her to N-Cal... musta looked at
that thing ten times before driving over to a little car show...
korse it slid right into the battery (I am ALWAYS so careful not
to put anything near the battery... ..but it never ends does
it)... ok now that I've done my Pappy ('59)/Maddy ('67) thesis
for the day let's wish Roy BALLARD ('63) and Thea WALLACE ('63)
and rounding HAPPY BIRTHDAY on March 15, 2011 (and H St. P's day
to Y'all... or is that the 17th??)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Alan LOBDELL ('69)
Re: fishing
Between 1978 and 1986 I was working for the City of Pasco as an
associate engineer. During that time I would go out to Ringold a
couple mornings a week very early and get some steelhead fishing
in before work. One week I was telling my nephew Dave about this
and he asked me to take him out there on the next Saturday. He
had never been steelhead fishing and would like to try. That
Saturday at 5:30am we were on the bank with about ten others and
I was showing him how to rig for and work his line for drift
fishing from the bank. Every so often someone would yell, "fish
on!" We would all pull our lines in and allow him to catch his
fish. Well, Dave yells, "fish on!" and starts to fight but to
his surprise his line started coming out of the water. As the
bird that took his bait started flying away with his line he
yelled "BIRD ON!" As he fought to get his line back from this
bird that was not happy to be hooked, everyone was almost
hysterical with laughter. He did manage to land his bird! It
bit three of us as we tried to unhook it. About a year later in
Westport on a fishing charter with Dave and my three sons he did
the same thing and landed another bird. I've never seen anyone
else do that.
-Alan LOBDELL ('69)
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Funeral Notices
>>Johnny MANOR ~ Class of 1947 ~ 1927 - 2011
>>Bob BRUNELLE ~ Class of 1959 ~ 1941 - 2011
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/16/2011
Dateline: Richland
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3 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber funeral notice today:
Carl McBEE ('51), Keith CROWNOVER ('62)
Robert AVANT ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Hazel MORGAN ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Debra Anne CRANE ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Tami LYONS ('76)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Rhonda MILLER ('78)
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>>From: Carl McBEE ('51)
I would like information on the 60th reunion of Class of '51.
-Carl McBEE ('51)
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>>From: Keith CROWNOVER ('62)
From the ALL Bomber Alumni GuestBook.
Entered: Tuesday 03/15/2011 12:07:16am
COMMENTS: Started another career with my family running a
developmentally disabilities agency in Meridian, Idaho. That
was after 40 years as an educator in public schools. Looking
forward to 2012 and the 50th Reunion.
-Keith CROWNOVER ('62)
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>>From: Robert AVANT ('69)
Re: BOMBER BIRTHDAY March 15: Jessica AVANT ('95)
It still amazes me to see a daughter's birthday shown in the
Alumni Sandstorm. Happy Day, Jess!
-Robert AVANT ('69)
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>>Harold CLARK ~ Class of 1952 ~ 1934 - 2011
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/17/2011 ~ HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Dateline: Richland
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6 Bombers sent stuff today:
Dick McCOY ('45), Jim JENSEN ('50)
Walt MORGAN ('60), Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
Helen CROSS ('62), Anita FRAVALA ('73)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Richard ROBERTS ('49)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pat BADGER ('53)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sharon TEMPLEMAN ('55)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda LANG ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lisa LYSHER ('79)
BOMBER ANNIVERSDARY Today: Thomas PEASHKA ('68) & Lynn-Marie HATCHER ('68)
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>>From: Dick McCOY ('45)
Re: I'm not kidding
I am proposing something that I have pondered over for a very
long time. Henceforth, I will no longer give my tacit approval
for either the Bomb or the logo of a mushroom cloud. Events in
the world haven driven me to believe that we cannot ignore the
horror of the Bomb or its cousin, the escape of deadly
radioactivity.
I know, I know, the Bomb probably saved a million lives (and
likely mine) in quickly ending WW-II. However, consider the
dread it has held since. Yes, many of our parents were part of
the building of the Bomb. Heck, as a sixteen-year-old, I even
worked in the construction of 100F in the summer of 1944.
I don't hold with the B-17 of Ray STEIN ('64), either. It killed
even more kids than the Big One. The only bomb I holler for is
the sixty-yard touchdown pass or the thirty-foot three pointer.
We alumni and alumnae (don't you love diphthongs?) fight the
school administrators over any attempt to change the above. We
have to encourage them, it is their school now, not ours.
What should be the alternative? Well, we're Green and Gold, and
this is the day of St. Patrick. What could be better than the
Richland Paddys for boys (don't go into an Irish bar and say
that is sissy), and Pattys for girls. Classy. Failte!!
-Dick McCOY from the Tin Can Class of 1945
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>>From: Jim JENSEN ('50)
Re: Celebrations
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all Bombers and happy birthday wishes
to one of the lovliest ladies ever to grace the halls of
Richland High School, Sharon TEMPLEMAN Watts ('55).
Bomber cheers,
-Jim JENSEN ('50)
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>>From: Walt MORGAN ('60)
Yesterday (March 16) was my beloved sister Hazel MORGAN's ('52)
birthday. Tho we are far from each other these days, I think of
you everyday, Sis. I love you very much. Enjoy that walk along
the river for me; I sure do miss walking along the dike and
enjoying the piece of the beautiful Columbia River.
Always,
Your brother,
Walter Lee
-Walt MORGAN ('60) ~ Cherokee Village, Arkansas. Tell every one
you see, "Hi from your brother Walt."
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>>From: Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
Re: Another Passing
At the ripe age of 93 and after 66 years in Richland, on March
8, our mother, Johanna Pauline Hattstaedt Beaulieu, moved on.
She will be missed especially on the River Trail where over the
past several decades her daily walks in all weather conditions
brought a flock of fellow birdwatchers and close conversation
friends. A neighbor comments that with her passing "this is the
end of an era." Friends include several like-minded Bombers,
mostly a generation younger or more, who also do the River
Trail.
We hear that in her final day or two the sole mature bald eagle
showed up in Leslie Groves Park to fly almost at eye level along
the river's edge. When it reached the bench with Mom's
dedication plaque it broke course and circled several times
before moving on. Nice touch.
Mom was blessed especially at the end. Independent living until
the last three months, and even then no confusion, no anxiety,
and no pain. For Bombers who might be interested, her obituary
may be read at Johanna Pauline Hattstaedt Beaulieu Obituary.
-Tom BEAULIEU ('59)
-John BEAULIEU ('62)
-Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
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>>From: Helen CROSS ('62)
To: Keith CROWNOVER (also the great Class of '62)
Hey, Keith, I, too am excited about our 50th reunion in 2012, so
I will see you there, as I did see you in kindergarten on up!!
Best wishes for your new career!! It's exciting isn't it? My
husband began a new career 6 months after he'd retired from 34
years with Procter and Gamble. This will be his 5th Easter as an
active pastor in the Methodist church, and we are planning to
keep on serving in some capacity as long as we can. So with
Easter not that far off, blessings of the season to all,
especially those in Japan facing all that devastation and the
uncertainty of the exposure to radiation. As I swam a lot in the
Columbia River as a teenager, I am surprised I didn't glow in
the dark, and I do thank the Lord for my good health, as I also
ran behind the mosquito spray trucks as much as I could, and I
visit a dermatologist regularly to deal with precancerous skin
as the result of being a "sun worshiper" until I was 39.
My girlfriend, Kazuko, who came to our 45th reunion with me has
written that while they are OK in Tokyo, they are fearful of the
radiation.
So I close with prayers for all the people affected by the
earthquake and tsunami and resulting devastation in Japan.
-Helen CROSS ('62) ~ from a warmer McKinney, Texas where we are
visiting friends for a day and a half before heading
back to the danger of flooding, but I'll get to see
the trees bloom twice this way, as many are out here.
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>>From: Anita FRAVALA Griffin ('73)
Re: Dick CARTMELL ('73)
Christian Caple P-I Blog Post
As I was reading the Seattle P-I on-line this morning, I
happened to read an article titled "NBA official sues AP writer
over in-game tweet" written by Christian Caple. Apparently the
AP writer didn't like a call made by the official and tweeted
about it during the game. The NBA official says the writer
defamed him.
But, imagine my surprise when I get to the very last sentence
and this is what I read: "Now I?ve just got to hope that Dick
Cartmell doesn?t read my Twitter page."
Well, I don't have a Twitter page so I don't tweet and can't
read Christian's Twitter page. But I can post this on the
Sandstorm and maybe word will get back to Dick. I'd be very
curious to see what Christian Caple has been saying about my
fellow classmate!
[Here is another story in which Dick is mentioned
prominently. --Richard]:
NCAA Basketball Officiating
-Anita FRAVALA Griffin ('73) - in downtown Seattle where it's
been very stormy the past few days and is still
raining.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/18/2011
Dateline: Richland
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13 Bombers sent stuff today:
Dick McCOY ('45), Curt DONAHUE ('53)
Rex HUNT ('53wb), Tom TRACY ('55)
Mary ROSE Tansy ('60), Barbara SESLAR ('60)
Irene DE LA BRETONNE ('61), Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
Barbara LYSHER ('62), Gary BEHYMER ('64)
Linda REINING ('64), Robert SHIPP ('64)
Robert AVANT ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Carol BRADY ('60)
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>>From: Dick McCOY ('45)
To: Sharon TEMPLEMAN Watts ('55) and Dick ROBERTS ('49)
You guys were born on St. Paddy's day? Wow! Hoop de doo!
-Dick McCOY From the Tin Can Class of 1945
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>>From: Curt DONAHUE ('53)
Re: JAPAN: Amazing photos before and after devastation
Don't know if these have been published in the Sandstorm or not,
but they are fantastic pictures of the devastation.
Japan Destruction -- Before and After
Grab the black bar at the right and slide it over.
-Curt DONAHUE ('53) ~ Federal Way, WA
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>>From: Rex HUNT ('53wb)
Re: The BOMB
I take exception to Dick McCOY's ('45) rant about the A-bomb
and his leaning toward the "St. Patrick's" nick. So then next
week we can all rant against all the church bombings, the car
bombings, the school bombings, the bar bombings, as performed by
the ever so pleasant and peaceful Irish ... and celebrate their
soberness. SORRY DICK I think the bomb is a lot more peaceful
and it does represent what our parents did and even a few us.
Have a nice day;
-Rex HUNT ('53wb) ~ from beautiful downtown Hanford, California.
Home of TOXIC sludge for breathable air.
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>>From: Tom TRACY ('55)
To: Dick McCOY ('45)
If we decide to no longer give tacit approval for either the
Bomb or the logo of a mushroom cloud -- how about semi-tacit or
even quasi-tacit, or even intractably adoptable support for such
symbiotic symbology? The most frustrating times I recall were in
the late 50's when we latched onto the Pullus Parvus Syndrome
like Chicken-Little-the-sky-is-falling ... and had to fill out
reports and wake up in the night walking around in circles when
required to write a report about, "What will you do with the 800
children in your school in case of attack by a Russian missile?"
I believed the Russian people finally displayed an excellent
response ... "If the Americans ever attack us with nuclear
weapons ... simply put a sheet over your head and walk slowly to
the cemetery." Seems like something we all understand, but began
to overlook quite well over the next few decades. The world has
done pretty well, considering it now has 448 nuclear reactors.
I'm not worried about Iran ... I keep warning that Ach-demean-
and-bad, "You'll shoot your eye out." I'm especially proud of
America's nuclear fleet and the fact that the U.S. Navy should
demand the world pay up the $159 quadrillion dollars worth of
carbon credits it has earned while protecting the world's trade
routes during the past 50 yrs ... just be sure to tax the right
people ... and refund Social Security while we're at it.
Who would have ever thought the Japanese would have nuclear
reactors in their country ... or have one of the most popular,
mannerly, and well respected baseball players on a U.S. Major
League Baseball team right in our most beautiful of cities --
Seattle?
I remain unabashedly thankful for nuclear techniques available
for industrial, environmental, medical, and research
applications. Radiation and isotopic technology such as gamma
irradiation, electron beam or ion beam, as well as nucleonic
gauges, radio tracers, and sealed sources.
One of those "radiators" put a bit more sand in my hourglass.
Thanks to all of you, your parents, friends, neighbors, and
follow-on researchers, like my dear mom, and ... to the sixteen
year-olds and all the others. Thanks for giving some of us more
time with the RHS Nuclear people we love ... and remember ...
all the good times ... and speaking of bombs ... thanks to Dave
Forrest for helping throw the 55 foot 'bomb' in Hec Edmundson
Pavilion in '55 ... It's good ta be a ... Beaver or Bronc too.
By the way, Dick, those of us in Boise are Broncs and Bombers
... logos, symbols, and all. I often retell the Proud Bomber
Portland elevator story of Ginger ROSE Reed ('55) when she
recognized a RHS classmate and exclaimed to her as the elevator
door closed behind her ... "It's good to know There's More Than
One Bomber in Our Building!" ... it tops anything else nuclear I
can think of ... so
Bomber Cheers,
-Tom TRACY ('55)
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>>From: Mary ROSE Tansy ('60)
To: Walter MORGAN ('60)
Walt,
I miss those walks along the Columbia too ... more than
anything. Every time I go home that is where my brother, sister-
in-law, and I head. And Happy Birthday to your dear sister
Hazel. You always had such a wonderful family.
-Mary ROSE Tansy ('60) ~ Centerfield, UT ~ where our "river"
that runs thru town is smaller than an irrigation
ditch in Richland and hardly ever has water in it but
they built a beautiful walk/bike path along it. They
even covered the bridge that goes over it with a
beautiful mosiac and planted trees and flowers. We
pretend there is water in there!!
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>>From: Barbara SESLAR Brackenbush ('60)
For a laugh. Are you addicted to your cell phone? "Cell Phone
Intervention" ...
My son Brian THOMAS, Class of '85, has written and directed a
short clip that can be viewed at: Brian THOMAS ('85) Video
-Barbara SESLAR Brackenbush ('60)
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>>From: Irene DE LA BRETONNE Hays ('61)
To: Dick McCOY ('45)
There are many of us who graduated from Richland High School,
and even taught there as I did, who support your perspective,
Dick. Thank you for showing the courage it takes to speak out
against an outworn logo and mentality. Hundreds who feel the
same lurk in the background and may be encouraged to speak their
minds now that you have opened the door. Thank you.
-Irene DE LA BRETONNE Hays ('61)
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>>From: Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
Re: Dick McCOY ('45) and the "R-Cloud" logo
It is possible that your second thoughts on the bomb and the
Bomber logo will stir up some rebuttal. Fellow Bombers of
whatever opinion should know about a key writer on one side of
the debate. I happened across his book in a used book store last
summer.
Gar Alperovitz (previously Legislative Director in the U.S.
Senate, and Special Assistant to the Department of State, etc.
etc.) gives us "The Decision to Use the Bomb and the
Architecture of an American Myth" (Harper Collins, 1995) -- some
800+ well-documented pages based on interviews, correspondence,
and especially recently declassified material from the period of
decision. Example: General Spaatz, responsible for B-29
missions, was opposed and refused to drop the bomb on verbal
orders. He insisted on something in writing (p. 345). General
Eisenhower and Admiral Leahy were also opposed. According to
Alperovitz it is hard to still argue that a million lives were
saved by the bomb -- that invasion was even necessary as the
only alternative action -- or that the war was expected at the
time to continue for more than a few months. So, how did the
decision actually get made or happen? Better read the book.
A sad sidenote (not in the book) is the fate of the U.S.S.
Indianapolis which delivered the first atomic warhead to Tinian
Island for final bomb assembly. The mission was so secret that
when the ship was sunk a few days later, its SOS was dismissed
as an enemy decoy. Three hundred were killed and 800 ended up in
shark infested water. Only 300 were rescued.
-Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
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>>From: Barbara Sharp LYSHER Porter ('62)
Re: Happy birthday, Lisa LYSHER Fuller ('79)
Lisa, it can't be you're 50 years old today, March 17. I
remember all the green jello I ate in the maternity ward on St.
Pats day waiting for you, never want to see any of that again,
although I do like margaritas .... sorry for the green cakes on
all your birthdays. Love you sweetheart.
-"Mom"
-Barbara Sharp LYSHER Porter ('62)
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>>From: Gary BEHYMER ('64)
"I am Richland" featuring John Clement ('66) on YouTube.com
Video of John Clement
-Gary BEHYMER ('64)
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>>From: Robert SHIPP ('64)
Re: Jo Beaulieu (RIP)
To Pete, John, and Tom Beaulieu:
I grew up just down the street from your family and it has been
my privilege to live across the street from your mom for the
past 21 years. I never saw her when she didn't have a friendly
greeting and a kind word or two. I would often run into her
during her walks along the river (she was usually on her way
back as I was just heading out). Jo was one of the kindest,
sweetest people I have ever known. My wife and I will miss her
greatly. Please accept our sincere sympathy on your loss.
-Robert SHIPP ('64)
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>>From: Linda REINING ('64)
At the risk of this being banished to the "sandbox", which we no
longer have, or "banished to cyberspace", I am going to reply to
the post by Dick McCOY('45), regarding changing the name of our
mascot... I do NOT agree one bit! Having the bomb as our mascot
and having the cloud as part of our logo, has nothing to do
with the catastrophe in Japan... I feel for those people and
the risk from radiation that they are experiencing, but changing
our mascot has nothing to do with that... it was caused by
an earthquake, NOT our having the bomb as our mascot. as for
saying, "it is their school now, not ours", is not fair... we
are alumni, it will always be "our school". I am proud of the
job that my father, mother, aunts, uncles, and grandfather did
to help end the war, I am proud to be a Bomber and I am proud
of the cloud.
-Linda Reining('64 ~ Bakersfield, CA woke up to fog and cold
temps. 70° weather at the beginning of the week, then 40s
and rain the middle of the week, which is MY kind of
weather... not at all anxious for the heat, which is gonna
be here sooner than I like.
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>>From: Robert AVANT ('69)
To: Dick McCOY ('45)
Re: Bomber Logo
Sorry Dick, but I must respectfully disagree with your wish
to forego the mushroom cloud logo for RHS. As horrific as
the situation MAY become at Fukushima Daiichi, it, along with
Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Three Mile Island, and yes, even Chernobyl,
pale before the many other causes of death and destruction that
can and have been visited upon people and civilizations. The
Spanish Flu pandemic was less than 100 years ago and it lurketh
still somewhere in the mutability of virus capability. The Black
Death wiped out 1/3 of a very prosperous Europe and caused
untold deaths across Asia as well. In Dresden, during WW-II, at
least 25,000 people were killed in one night.
Yes, all but one of those disasters described above were
"natural", for what ever difference that should make to the
dead; WW-II cost the lives, before it ended, of 50 MILLION
persons across the globe. If what our parents wrought saved a
million+ lives (and it undoubtedly did) and has kept relative
peace in Europe for 50+ years then I, for one, say that is a
very good thing. Maybe, one of the great things in human
history. IMHO.
-Robert AVANT ('69)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/19/2011
Dateline: Richland
Editors' Note (IMPORTANT): A VSM (Very Seriously
Miffed) Editor in Chief, Maren, has told me, Lowly
Deputy Editor Richard, that this rehashing of the
Bomber Mascot/Logo topic is to cease soonest.
Therefore, after publishing whatever posts come in for
Sunday's edition of the rag, no more posts on the
topic will be considered. --Richard
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7 Bombers sent stuff today:
Tom TRACY ('55), Ellen FOLEY ('59)
Tom HEMPHILL ('62), Carla BOSHER ('64)
David RIVERS ('65), Rick MADDY ('67)
Robert AVANT ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Don PANTHER ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Cheryl RAEKES ('74)
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>>From: Tom TRACY ('55)
To Mascots, logos and symbols, opinions, and decisions
Seems we're always confronted with lots of decisions, choices,
and judgments to make among thousands of opinions -- especially
about religions. I have just discovered that there are more
Christian religions than there mascots, logos, and coats-of-arms
combined. Over-choice for almost everyone, indeed. Kind of puts
mascots in their place. Shows us that mascots are not gods to
worship, nor dragons to slay ... but "horses" to ride, groom ...
or if we're a bit strict -- to discipline harshly. Well, you'd
better not get caught spanking a horse.
I recall an event that ended one set of competitive mascot
intimidations. It intensified between The University of Idaho
"Vandals" and Boise State College "Broncos" (before it became
a university). I remember the Vandal mascot doing a vicious
"Take-Down" of the "Bronco", spanking "Buster Bronco" with the
long Viking sword and posing with a boot on Buster's backside.
Several people helped Buster walk to the stadium tunnel where
the humiliated Bronco's head was removed, leaving a woman's face
exposed-full of tears. Few noticed it as she was behind the
stadium seats.
It was surprising to see Buster skipping back onto the field
a few minutes later, slipping slyly over to extend a hand of
friendship toward the Vandal. Pulling the sword, to administer
a second swatting, the Viking sword swung and was wrested away.
Buster snapped it over a knee, picked the Vandal up overhead and
slammed him down to the turf. To ensure compliance, Buster hog
tied the Vandal, removed its head and walked back under the
stadium -- Vandal head in hand ... once under the stadium,
Buster lifted off the Bronco head, exposing a muscular man. He
slipped out of the horse uniform and helped the young lady back
into costume. She smiled at him -- the former National Wrestling
Champion and Boise Bronco's Wrestling Coach. He winked at her as
she carried her Bronco head and the Vandal head back onto the
field ... rolled the Viking head to her opponent, who was still
being untied -- as she slipped on Buster's head. It was such a
memorable event ... I've even forgotten who won the game ... but
I think she did. Never saw a mascot feud since.
We get to hold thousands of different opinions, since there are
so many religions, mascots, and logos. Here's another reason ...
"As of 1980 David B. Barrett identified *20,800* Christian
denominations worldwide. The 2001 edition, successor to his
1982 first edition, which took a decade to compile, identifies
10,000 distinct religions, of which 150 have 1 million or more
followers. Within Christianity, he counts 33,820 denominations.
Now that must represent a tidy sum of opinions. It's an amazing
thing we aren't at war. So somewhere in the midst of it all,
runs a message or two that keeps us tolerating one another ...
so we smile and understand what mascot fans must have understood
about Broncos and Vandals keeping the peace ... not sure what
might be hiding beneath that mask or fur or fleece. Someone less
opinionated than me once said, "Persons convinced against their
will ... are of the same opinion still."
Cheers of all kinds; biased, apathetic, neutral, diplomatic,
contradictory, humanitarian, and Bomberistic.
-Tom TRACY ('55)
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>>From: Ellen FOLEY Pope ('59)
I have to agree with Linda REINING ('64) .... wholeheartedly!
It's unfortunate that these events had to occur to end WW-II.
That does not mean that we should not be proud of what our
parents tried to do to make the world better for us. What about
the killing in Europe or the Stalin mess that we had to deal
with?
The sad truth is that in the WW-I and WW-II era over 100 million
humans perished on this earth. Nothing can change that.
To do away with the history and memory is like banishing all the
books from a library, trying to overlook what really happened.
All of these events are sad ... but our memories and symbols
should not disappear just because it's not politically correct
in this day and age.
Many cities have even had abridged copies of Mark Twain's
writings put in libraries instead of how he really wrote his
marvelous tales.
Enough said.
-Ellen FOLEY Pope ('59) ~ From Beautiful Downtown Burbank, CA
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>>From: Tom HEMPHILL ('62)
Re: Bomber Logo
Thank You Linda REINING ('64) and Robert AVANT ('69) for your
posts supporting our Mascot and Bomber Logo. You are right in
every respect.
Dick McCOY ('45), I am a proud Richland Bomber and I am proud of
our history. Please leave it alone.
-Tom HEMPHILL ('62)
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>>From: Carla BOSHER Viken ('64)
Re: Janie MORAN Nerpel Snodie ('64-RIP) memorial
Jane Moran Nerpel Snodie's Memorial will be on March 26 at 2:00.
It will be at The Kingdom Hall, 2960 NE 200th Street, Shoreline,
WA.
-Carla BOSHER Viken ('64)
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Just stuff
Thanks GB ('64) for sharing the video of John Clement ('66)
and his work. I am firmly addicted to the Eastern Washington
Landscape and when I left in '66 couldn't understand why all the
places I lived didn't have a Big River... I have also become
enamored with the desert around Las Vegas and find it to be
some of the most beautiful landscape there is... second only to
Richland of course... I am always surprised to hear people opine
that it is nothing but rocks... how sad for them not to see the
awesome beauty of it all... God has a wonderful pallet and he
has used it for us all to enjoy!
I will not prolong the Atomic discussion with my views here
except to say thanks to those who supported us as BOMBERS! We
are what we are. I am not a fan of re-written history no matter
how offensive some find the facts as they evolved. I will not
apologize for my or my town's past. It is what it is. I will try
and be a better individual each day of my life and do my best to
harm no one intentionally. One of the reasons I believe that we
as a species continue to make the same mistakes over and over is
that we refuse to see the past for what it is and learn from
what has gone before us. As an individual, if I continue to do
the same thing expecting different results I am bound to fail to
change.The world has evolved as it has and opinions will vary
as to the right and wrong of things. As the old saying goes:
"Opinions are like... (uh... well you know) everyone has one."
Second guessing the past or being ashamed of it accomplishes
very little constructive. When I learned that Chief Jo's symbol
of the Warriors was changed to the Eagles I was disgusted and
dumbfounded. How on earth could the fitting name "Warriors" be
offensive to anyone! Chief Joseph was a leader but he was also a
magnificent warrior. My Dad, an Apache, would have been shocked
and dismayed over such a change. He would also, along with many
of our folks and "older" (gotta be careful with that word)
Bombers would recoil in horror to learn that some are ashamed of
their accomplishments. The war ended as it did and the events
that transpired happened. War IS horrific for crimany sake. No
matter how it is accomplished and I agree it is not something to
admire. But for those who must participate, we must admire their
courage and honor in what they must do. We took a course of
action which some now regret. Fine, live in regret but please
let's not denigrate our past.
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Rick MADDY ('67)
Re: The Mascot
Just as the last WW-I veteran passed away these past few days
and the American taxpayers can finally say they have made their
last payment on that war, when the last of the Classes of the
'80s passes, being my guess, will the school board in Richland
change the mascot into something resembling political
correctness. No idea what the logo will look like ... a
jackrabbit with three eyes and four ears that stand up like two
peace symbols or ... what? Whatever logo/mascot the Granolas
choose, it will probably be something that does not kill, bite,
eat, or pursue you with evil ... like a Lion, a Bulldog, a Blue
Devil, a B-17G ... but most certainly never again to mention a
bomb, nor anything else so incredibly devastating that humans do
to one another, or worse, a nuke cloud with an R stuck in the
middle of it ... the epitome of horror. And then transfer that
thought onto a football field or basketball court. Leave the
logo/mascot alone. We won't be nuking Walla Walla, those devils
from the depths of hell, during the playoffs anytime soon, or
any other high school for that matter.
Isn't this about the fifth time we have covered this?
-Rick MADDY ('67)
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>>From: Robert AVANT ('69)
To: Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
Re: Alperovitz's book
Pete,
I believe that the book you cited is, in fact, a fine book
as are many others that wish to rewrite, second guess, or
deconstruct historical decisions. However, I wonder why
Eisenhower's opinion would have been of any value in the face of
the Pacific experience that included the unbelievable casualty
counts, based on days and area, that were going on in the
Pacific that included Guam, Saipan, Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and other
battles, including the ego stroking "liberation" of the
Philippines. Was there a possibility that Japan would have quit,
been a far easier target than their previous resistance would
have led us to believe and the "bomb" would have been a horrible
decision? Sure. But, I would believe that right after we found
out Elvis is still alive. IMHO
-Robert AVANT ('69)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/20/2011 ~ SPRING!!!
Dateline: Richland
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5 Bombers sent stuff and 2 Bomber funeral notices today:
Richard ROBERTS ('49), Anna May WANN ('49)
Dick WIGHT ('52), Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
David DOUGLAS ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Leah COLLINS ('61)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Joanna FAULKNER ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sherri DAUGHERTY ('67)
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>>From: Richard ROBERTS ('49)
Re: Bomber Mascot
God Bless Maren!
-Richard ROBERTS ('49)
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>>From: Ann Thompson, aka Anna May WANN ('49)
Re: Doris PALMER Overla ('49-RIP)
After a lovely day over in Richland at the Club-40 Board meeting
I came home to open an e-mail from Phyllis BENJAMIN McElheney
('49) that she had received a call from Don Overla that Doris
PALMER Overla ('49) had passed away. Doris hasn't been well for
several years and on oxygen almost 24/7. But Don wanted Club-40
members to know and he didn't know whom to contact. I doubt if
an obit has been printed yet so I will get the info to Maren or
Richard so they can research. Maren is real good at that stuff;
when I can't find something she goes right to it and there it
is. Love those people with computer expertise.
-Ann Thompson, aka Anna May WANN ('49)
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>>From: Dick WIGHT ('52)
Re: Bombers
Very Miffed Editor or not, I gotta have my say. I am a COLUMBIA
High Bomber alumnus ...... gonna be that till I die. Didn't like
it much when they changed the school's name. Won't like it much
if they change the school's logo and mascot.
But the kids who go to Richland High today have the "hammer". If
they want to change the logo and the mascot, I guess that is
their privilege. Having us "ol' timers" participate in
revisionist history exercises based on guilt, religious factors,
"political correctness", et. al. will not likely influence
today's kids all that much!
Once a Bomber, always a Bomber, methinks! I, for one, am proud
to be one!
-Dick WIGHT ('52)
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>>From: Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
To: Robert AVANT ('69)
I fully agree with you on the abuses so easily posed by
revisionist historians who would "rewrite, second guess, or
deconstruct" historical decisions.
But, based on his evidence, the point of Alperovitz's book is
that a good dose of historical revisionism actually began in
1945. So, is the shoe on the other foot? Documents released
after the mandatory 50-year waiting period (1995) contribute to
his view. In my earlier entry I declined to ramble on that his
book is divided into two parts. The first deals with the
decision to use the bomb, and the second part covers what today
we would call a bit of useful public disinformation immediately
following the war.
Further, there is a difference between the Hanford story, about
which we are all so defensive, and the separate and
controversial decision to actually use the bomb at a certain
time and on certain targets. Even Roosevelt and Churchill, for
example, saw clearly this distinction between making the bomb
(the Manhattan Project), originally to outrun Hitler's nuclear
program, and then actually using it in the particular and
rapidly changing circumstances in the Pacific.
In the Hyde Park Agreement of Sept. 18, 1944 (over two years
into the bomb effort, and a full year [well, almost --Richard]
before its use), they wrote, "When a 'bomb' is finally
available, it might perhaps, after mature consideration, be used
against the Japanese, who should be warned that this bombardment
will be repeated until they surrender." In the end, was this
"consideration" as mature under Truman as it might have been
under Roosevelt? Specialists differ, but newly declassified
information should have a place at the table, even with us
Bomber fans. As early as 1946, but arguably in retrospect, the
Strategic Bombing Survey Report laid out its case and then
concluded: "Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts
and supported by the testimony of the surviving Japanese leaders
involved, it is the Survey's opinion that certainly prior to 31
December 1945 and in all probability prior to 1 November 1945,
Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not
been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even
if no invasion had been planned or contemplated."
In summary, and as a Veteran, I simply cannot accept your view
that General Eisenhower was unaware of the costs of the Pacific
War. Not all generals are idiots. Also, nothing in my earlier
comment (or in the book) addresses or discredits the historic
Hanford wartime effort to build the weapon prior to a separate
decision on its use. And there is nothing that later discredits
the ongoing Hanford (and Oak Ridge) programs to ensure for fifty
years a deterrent during the Cold War.
And, as you suggest, Elvis is toast; but, his wife's maiden name
was Beaulieu.
-Pete BEAULIEU ('62)
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>>From: David DOUGLAS ('62)
To put things in some perspective, Fox News mentioned that 56
people have died in the US in wind turbine related accidents. In
the history of nuclear power generation in the US, there have
been no deaths.
While touring the Titan Missile Site outside Tucson, AZ, I saw a
T-shirt in the gift shop that I just had to have. It pictured a
mushroom cloud with the inscription, "It seemed like a good idea
at the time." It still does, to me. I wear the shirt proudly.
-David DOUGLAS ('62) ~ Kaneohe, Hawaii
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Funeral Notice
>>Phillip LOVE - Class of 1961 ~ 1943 - 2011
>>Jimmie SHIPMAN - Class of 1951 ~ 1933 - 2011
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/21/2011
Dateline: Richland
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4 Bombers sent stuff today:
Dick McCOY ('45), Tony DURAN ('55)
Missy KEENEY ('59), Patti JONES ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gini MILLER ('49)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Donna McGREGOR ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Marji BREWDER ('69)
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>>From: Dick McCOY, from the Tin Can Class of 1945
Re: finality
Regarding my statements re the mascot and logo of the 17th, I
found the rebuttals to be thoughtful and without much rancor,
which surprised me.
Tom TRACY ('55),
I agreed with most of your comment that we are blessed with the
many good things that have come from atomic energy. Today's
Richland Civic and High School logos should celebrate that with
one that features the atom. Tom, you were a very good ball
player, but you are now an even better writer.
Pete BEAULIEU ('62),
I really liked your presentation on the debate against the
original drop. I don't agree with that premise but someday those
views will prevail.
Irene De La BRETONNE Hays ('61),
I welcome your insight as a RHS student, teacher, and alumna.
Thank you for your kind words.
As for the rest of the comments, I meant no political
correctness; two of my old schools have been victims of it. I
know the Bomb will remain long after I am gone, but I can only
hope to see the end of the Cloud. That is not for flaunting.
-Dick McCOY, from the Tin Can Class of 1945
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>>From: Tony DURAN ('55)
Re: Classmate's death
Jack MORRIS ('55) called me Sunday and informed me that one of
our classmates, Lowell HANSON ('55), passed away Saturday
morning at 3:00am. He lived in the Seattle area. More info on
services will follow.
-Tony DURAN ('55)
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>>From: Missy KEENEY ('59)
Re: Respect
To my awesome Bomber Family:
"If we all sang the same note, there would be no harmony."
--Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
-Missy KEENEY ('59) ~ Richland
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>>From: Patti JONES Ahrens ('60)
Re: March -- All Bomber Luncheon
The following attended the luncheon on March 12, 2011:
Sue McELHANEY Stewart ('54), Jon HUDSPETH ('52),
Betty McELHANEY Hudspeth ('57), Lorin ST. JOHN ('55) and
Phyllis St. John (spouse), Dona McCLEARY Belt ('54),
Dave RHODES ('52) and Alice Rhodes (spouse),
Pat JONES DeBattista ('59) and Gene DeBattista (spouse),
Marie RUPPERT Hartman ('63), Marilyn "Em" DEVINE ('52),
Nancy STULL Jewell ('59), Earl BENNETT ('63),
Barb ISAKSON Rau ('58), Celia BENNETT MCartney ('65),
Diana BENNETT Ground ('64), Deedee WILLOX Loiseau ('64),
Larry MATTINGLY ('60) and Jackie Whedbee (Larry's friend),
Glen ROSE ('58) and Carol Rose (spouse), Judy WILLOX ('61),
Dena EVANS Harr ('64)
Bombers Have Fun
-Patti JONES Ahrens ('60) ~ West Richland, WA ~ Signs of spring
and then the wind comes in. Weatherbug shows 58 by
Tuesday, 38 at night. Hurrah, spring is getting
stronger. Had eight quail in the yard a couple of days
ago. Chicks will show up soon.
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/22/2011
Dateline: Richland
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3 Bombers sent stuff today:
Steve CARSON ('58)
Rosalie LANSING ('63)
David RIVERS ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Luana IVERS ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike RICE ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jeanie CRIGLER ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nina JONES ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gordie McMASTER ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Janet ELL ('72)
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>>From: Steve CARSON (Championship Classs of '58)
My brother-in-law taught me about NASCAR, and Maren has taught
me about dog racing. Thank you both.
Missy KEENEY ('59), GREAT QUOTE, and timely in so many areas.
-Steve CARSON (Championship Classs of '58)
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>>From: Rosalie LANSING Haag ('63)
Re: I had visiters here Saturday
Hi, my family. I think you my know that my hubby and I moved
down here to Weekie Wachee, FL last February. So we have been
here one year. I don't like it at all. Especially the reptiles.
But it has been so lonely. However, this last Saturday we had
lunch with Mike RICE ('60) and Donna BOWERS ('63) RICE, who
came through on their way back to Missouri. We had a great lunch
overlooking the Gulf from an outdoor veranda at a restaurant in
Tarpon Springs. We were able to spend about four hours together
and catch up on our kids, grand-kids, and all the good and the
bad things that have happened over the few years. I can't tell
you how much it meant to me. Donna lived in the same "A" duplex
on Perkins. So it's like seeing your sister again after many
years. What a joy to have such great and awesome friends and
family.
I am coming home to visit family on May 20th. I plan on spending
about a month if the kids can put up with me. It will be so good
to be home for a while. It may be another move in the near
future. This time will be to Chesapeake, VA. We would hope to
stay there until we retire, then back to the Northwest.
Also feel good that Jim HAMILTON ('63) has made it through hip
replacement surgery. Congratulations my dearest friend.
-Rosalie LANSING Haag ('63)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: Singin the same song
Missy ('59) is soo cool... it ain't her birthday... today
(3/22/11) is one a them cute Spalding girls who got stuck
livin' on the non-Chief Jo side a Salem... My Man Jack ('61),
his brother Chuck ('63-RIP) and a bunch a others and I were on
the Chief Jo side... I ended up moving to Jason Lee anyway after
the little gang fight on the playground incident... so I was
locked in to Chief Jo no matter what... we sure had a great gang
there at Spalding tho... shore was a blast living there... what
great memories... spent alotta time at this girl's house back in
those days... her's and another Bomber-babe who will be having
her special day in a couple a days... today we get to wish a big
BOMBER HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Nina JONES ('65)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David Rivers ('65) PS: Thanks to CMOORE ('65) for sending the
great Prom picture of her, Pierre ('65), me ('65) and
Nancy ('67)... glad someone kept the old pix around...
fun stuff! I still marvel at the fact that I carried
CMOORE's picture with me all thru Viet Nam... (Don't tell
Pierre).
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/23/2011
Dateline: Richland
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3 Bombers sent stuff and 1 query answered today:
Donna BOWERS ('63), Deedee WILLOX ('64)
Vic MARSHALL ('71)
query from Norm Macdonald (NAB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pete HEDGES ('71)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim WADE ('76)
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>>From: Donna BOWERS Rice (Gold Metal Class of '63)
To: Rosalie LANSING Haag ('63)
Thanks,Rosalie! But it was entirely our pleasure to see and get
caught up with you and Chuck. We were glad just to "see" you,
with all your operations and illnesses, you just simply amaze
us!!! When I "see" you, I see both our parents and all the times
passing each other on the porch as we married, had babies, etc.,
and just generally got caught up down through the years. What
precious moments and this one was another one -- we loved every
moment and savored all the conversations and just "being" with
you. We were in the Sponge Capitol of the World (Tarpon Springs,
FL), busy soaking up some good "Bomber Memories" -- too
precious, as we are scattered all over the world!!
Sincerely,
-Donna BOWERS Rice (GMC'63) ~ where we came back to all the
spring flowers and trees in bloom in St. Louis and we
are celebrating Mike's ('60) 69th birthday today [3/22]
As I told Rosalie: wish I could clone this "good" guy
and make all men just like him!!
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>>From: Deedee WILLOX Loiseau ('64)
Re: Pix from the latest Bomber lunch in Richland (March 12)
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-ALL/00.html
-Deedee WILLOX Loiseau ('64)
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>>From: Vic MARSHALL ('71)
Re: Birthday Wishes
Today, Wednesday, March 23rd is Pete HEDGES' ('71) birthday.
Thanks to Pete, the Beer Drinkers loss is the wine aficionado's
gain. After graduating from college, Pete and Jane moved to
Tumwater where Pete worked for Olympia Beer for quite a few
years, eventually rising to the position of Brewmaster.
Eventually brother Tom ('69) called and coaxed Pete into "moving
home" and getting involved with Hedges Family Estates. Pete
hunkered down and learned the business and then applied his
skills to making the wines better. As far as I know, Olympia
Beer went out of business and Hedges is thriving. Need I say
more? I have known Pete since our days together in Leonard
Anderson's Mechanical Drawing class at Carmichael. Pete was a
natural at that too, while I struggled a LOT with doing
isometric drawings and all that stuff. Now, I get to work with
Pete and his lovely bride Jane BROWN Hedges ('71) planning our
40th reunion.
Speaking of the reunion, here is the final 30 or so names of
classmates we have NO address information on. Please take a look
at the list and if you recognize someone direct them to me or to
our Class of '71 Website.
Steven PIERCE, Judith PORTER, Cindy QUANE Dingman
Jim RASSMUSSEN, Donald RECTOR, Deborah REYNOLDS, Louis REYNOLDS,
Mark RICHMAN, Barbara RIDGEWAY, Mary Ellen ROWE, Dave SEARS,
Barbara SHAFER, Ed SHANETT, William SICKLES, Rodney SLAGLE,
Robert SMITH, Janice STARR, Stephen STEVER, Elias SUAZO,
Darlene SWANSON Merrill, Gary SWANSON, Rebecca SWINNEY,
Debra THOMAS Lanz, Kurt THOMPSON, Lee THOMPSON, Tim THOMPSON,
Norma THURSTON Crain, Harley TUCK, James TURNER, Dan WALLER,
Roy WALSTON, Roger WARE, Mary WELLINGTON Harris, Carl WILSON,
Vetta WORKMAN, Richard WYCOFF
Thanks!!!
-Vic MARSHALL ('71)
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>>From: Norm Macdonald (NAB)
[Note: a bit of background. A few days ago Norm asked
our help in finding a Viet Nam era Marine, Dick
MUMPER ('62). As we are wont to do, we sent the query
to John, who is the go-to guy in all matters of RHS
veterans. After a bit of sleuthing, John and Maren got
Norm connected with Dick. --Richard]
To: Sandstorm Editor Maren SMYTH ('63 & 64) and
John ADKINS ('62)
Re: Dick MUMPER ('62)
Maren and John,
Thank you ever so much for your help in locating Dick.
I had a great talk with him, and he may join his buddies for our
reunion in May.
Enjoy this Picture of 1st Division Marine Band (our unit)
departing for Okinawa/Viet Nam in 1965. Dick is in the back row;
7th from left. I'm front row; 7th from left.
Best wishes,
-Norm Macdonald (NAB)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/24/2011
Dateline: Richland
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1 Bomber sent stuff today:
Vic MARSHALL ('71)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Tom McKEOWN ('53)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Cindy LUST ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Rick DAHLIN ('72wb)
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>>From: Vic MARSHALL ('71)
A while back, we had quite a discussion stream going on about
plastic bags in stores in Oregon (as I recall). This came
across to me this morning and I found it interesting and a
refreshing. I am sharing it -- if it is not too radical.....
San Leandro Times: "It's All About the Green Thing"
But, of course, back in her day -- consider how difficult, time
consuming, and expensive it would have been to get this gem
before as many people as it is in front of right now ..... but
then again, back in her day -- who the heck would have even
cared about these things?
Bomber Cheers!!!
Vic MARSHALL ('71) ~ From Beautiful Beverly Hills, MI where
yesterday we learned that the 2010 census numbers for
Detroit were in and its population is now pegged at
710,000 -- the lowest level since 1910!! And, of
course, instead of using this as a rallying point for
some sort of renewal, the City Council President is
calling foul and demanding a recount. And they wonder
why the flight continues? Two of the suburban
"communities" of Detroit are now the 3rd and 4th
largest cities in the state -- continuing to grow
while Detroit keeps getting cheated by everyone.
Amazing!!!
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/25/2011
Dateline: Richland
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4 Bombers sent stuff and 2 Bomber funeral notices today:
Mike CLOWES ('54), Dave HANTHORN ('63)
David RIVERS ('65), Tedd CADD ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Frank DeVINCENTIS ('56wb)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nancy BEARDSLEY ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Susan GUNTER ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Karen DAVIS ('76)
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54)
To all Bombers who happen to also be Cougars (but not of the
Carmichael specie), how about them Cougs'! On their way to NYC
to play at MSG for the NIT. Heck of a game Wednesday night,
taken into the agony of overtime. Gotta say the Dawgs did
alright against NC; but, what happened to the Bulldogs against
BYU?
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ the weather guessers are
hinting at drier weather for Mount Angel, OR. In the
meantime, the grass keeps growing.
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>>From: Dave HANTHORN (Gold Medal Class of '63)
Way to go, Cougs!!
The WSU Cougars win an exciting overtime victory (69-66) over
Northwestern and are headed to Madison Square Garden in New York
City for a semi-final match-up against Wichita State in the
National Invitational Tournament (NIT). Meanwhile, back in
Seattle, poooor Huskies.
-Dave HANTHORN (GMC '63) ~ from warm and sunny Mercer Island
where Spring has started to sprung (at least for a
little while).
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Babes n b-dayz
O got a note today that Thea Wallace ('63) is quite ill. If
others have more info maybe you could share it. I know our
prayers are with him.
Gotta call from DAVIS ('65) today after visiting his mom and sis
up in Seattle. Seems he's still chasing that cute girl from the
class of '64 (no not his former brother-in-law's sis)... but I
ain't releasing any names and you don't either Darlene ('64)!
He did say that he spent some time with WARFORD ('65) and that
Ricky listens to the same 50's channel I do on the radidio...
I called Rick to congratulate him on his good taste and we hadda
nice chat about this and that... don't talk to Rick as much as
I should... email is so convenient but the phone I just don't
often use...
So now we gots us a wonderful Bomber-babe having her special day
on March 25, 2011. I've often commented when wishing her or one
of her sisters an HB, that I spent a buncha time at their house
in my Spalding dayz... some houses just attract kids (and some
don't as well will all recall) so I remember the b-day girl,
Gretchen GRIFFIN ('65-RIP) and Cheryl WEAVER ('65) and me
spending much time over there... geeeeeeez, I don't remember any
other guys... surely Keith PETERSON ('65), WERNER ('65) or Craig
DAVIS ('65) woulda made it over there now and again... surely...
geez... ya think maybe I wuz trying to start my own Harem? Lemme
think... I had those girls on the North side of Salem and then
Patty WATERS ('65wb) and April ('65) on the South side... Why
on earth would we have left such a wonderful situation for Jason
Lee???????????? Oh well, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Nancy BEARDSLEY ('65)!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Tedd CADD ('66)
San Leandro Times: "It's All About the Green Thing"
Loved that "Green Thing" link Vic MARSHALL ('71) sent! Made me
remember the fun of looking at the bottom of the Coke bottles to
see what city they came from. Now all that's on the bottom is a
small projection from the residue of the plastic molding
process.
-Tedd CADD ('66)
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Funeral Notice
>>George AASAL - Class of 1965 ~ 1947 - 2011
>>Dominic TAFOYA - Class of 1988 ~ 1970 - 2011
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/26/2011
Dateline: Richland
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2 Bombers and 1 Bomber sister-in-law sent stuff today:
Dave HANTHORN ('63), David RIVERS ('65)
Maribeth Smith (NAB)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim MILLER ('52)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Hal SMITH ('56)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jon McDOUGAL ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Twins: Dale & Gale GUNTER ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jeffrey SUCHLAND ('90)
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>>From: Dave HANTHORN (Gold Medal Class of '63)
Re: Another classmate gone
I've been thinking about Thea WALLACE (GMC'63-RIP) a lot today.
I knew Thea just a little at Carmichael and then became friends
with him in "mechanical drawing" class during our sophomore year
at RHS. We used to help each other with our drawings, trying to
figure out the intricacies of "isometric perspective" and all
that fun stuff. Like so many others I became a big fan of Thea's
basketball career as a Bomber, and I still remember his sweet
"jumper" from the top of the key. It was sheer poetry. Can you
imagine what a super-star he would have been if they would have
had a three-point line back then? Thea was always a class act,
and I will always keep fond memories of him. He has gone to join
Pook and Freddy and Paul and Shelly and Jay and Jon and our
other classmates who have already gone to get the party started
for the rest of us when it is time for us to join them. We will
miss you till then Thea. Rest in peace, ol' buddy.
-Dave HANTHORN (GMC'63) ~ from sunny and warm Mercer Island,
where the day didn't seem quite as bright as it might
have as thoughts of our fallen classmates swirled
through my head.
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: Not much fun in this email
I was saddened to hear of my old Pal Georgie AASAL's ('65-RIP)
passing in February. He was really a wonderful guy and I knew
him since grade school ... when I sent the funeral notice to
Brian JOHNSON ('65) yesterday (day before now) I told him that
he and WARFORD ('65) had better be careful while they are
working up on Brian's cabin roof up in the Blues this weekend. I
have known those two almost longer than any of my buds and I let
him know I NEED them around for a long time!
I have notified as many of you as I had emails for of Thea
WALLACE's ('63-RIP) passing on March 24, 2011 from liver cancer.
I never met Thea's wife, Robin Boasen ('77); but, I am sure many
of you know her and I hope she knows that our prayers are with
her. I have the address on where to send donations but not sure
if it is OK to put it in this email [entirely acceptable, David
--Richard].
You may send checks in the name of Robin Boasen to:
Suzanne D. Young
Construction and Commissioning Document Control
Washington River Protection Solutions
P.O. Box 850 MSIN: S7-68
Richland, WA 99352
Stay well my dear friends ... please!
-David RIVERS ('65)
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>>From: Maribeth Smith (NAB)
Happy birthday to my brother-in-law Hal SMITH ('56) with best
wishes that the Florida humidity and heat won't be too horrible
this summer, that hurricanes will by-pass Orlando, that the
lightning storms won't knock out the TV and computer this year,
and that the next crazy "ax killer/mass-murderer/terrorist"
won't be from a nearby town.
-Maribeth Smith (NAB)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/27/2011
Dateline: Richland
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5 Bombers sent stuff today:
Tom HUGHES ('56), Leoma COLES ('63)
Jim HAMILTON ('63), Rosalie LANSING ('63)
David RIVERS ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Char DOSSETT ('51)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Lenora HUGHES ('55)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: George BARNETT ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nancy MALLORY ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Georgia RUSHWORTH ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mark McCLANAHAN ('72)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gayla ARMSTRONG ('74)
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>>From: Tom HUGHES ('56)
Happy birthday to my sister, Lenora HUGHES Bejarano ('55), on
the 27th.
-Tom HUGHES ('56)
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>>From: Leoma COLES ('63)
What weather we have had! Left Salem, OR last Sat night ... got
into California about 5:00am to find heavy snow around Yreka.
Stayed for a few hours there and headed south about 8:00am and
got as far as Bakersfield where the roads were closed due to
snow 17 miles south. Then we backtracked north to Hwy 46 so we
could head to the coast and go down 101 ... got into Anaheim at
5:00am and checked in early at our motel ... lots of rain and
snow heading down, and went to Disneyland Monday morning, where
we in turn got soaked during the first couple of hours! Went to
our motel, dried off and went back for the afternoon ... it
cleared up and then Tuesday was great ... another decent day on
Wednesday ... had my daughter, 8 year old granddaughter and her
little 7 year old friend with her. Wednesday we went to Knotts
Berry Farm and with cloudy skies we had a good day as well!
Heading home this evening ... the best weather of all was in
Pismo Beach, CA where we drove on the beach, the weather was in
the 70s and had a picnic lunch! Hoping to make it home tomorrow
... what crazy weather ... I guess you never know ... continuing
up Hwy 101 ... may have to check out a few wineries! Hope to be
retired this time next year ... then I can travel anytime!!
-Leoma COLES ('63)
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>>From: Jim HAMILTON ('63)
Happy Birthday to one of the really, really GMC'63 good guys and
a fellow handicap parking permit holder for a bad leg. At our
next reunion, we're gonna kick some serious butt in the three
legged race. Me on the left and George BARNETT ('63) on the
right.
-jimbeaux
p.s. It is your left leg that's bum isn't it? Otherwise we'll be
running in circles.
-Jim HAMILTON ('63)
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>>From: Rosalie LANSING Haag ('63)
Re: Thea Wallace ('63-RIP)
My heart is also broken. Thea was a great guy. He sat next to me
in study hall. I learned to respect and admire him for who he
was and not just for this basketball prowess. I saw him and
talked to him just before we moved here to Florida. I ran into
him at the Richland Health Food store. We had a nice visit. I
was just so glad to have had that chance meeting. Good-bye my
dear friend and rest in peace. We shall meet again at that big
Bomber gathering in heaven one day soon. Loved you, my friend.
-Rosalie LANSING Haag ('63)
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Birthdays... one was... heh heh... was a secret
So like a lemme ask ya... where is Cuz Judy CAMPBELL ('64) when
one needs her? I would certainly like to know the answer to that
question... wouldn't you guys? I mean this guy has hadda few
birthdays and we hafta get the info from a "NAB" cuz?????? That
is simply unacceptable... but it ain't gonna happen again...
Next year, My pal Hal SMITH ('56) is gonna get the full
treatment on March 26th!
But we also gotta nuther Bomber... a Babe having her special day
on the 27th. Now I can honestly say this babe was crazy about me
back in the day... just like the Reed girls were... they used
to fall all over themselves to be around me... this particular
girl lemme sit on her lap lotsa times... I even got pichers and
everything so she can't deny it... since she's almost the same
class as Hal, I went out and took a picture of just the kinda
car I can see her (and her sweetie... yipes I think I mighta
sat on his lap too... don't tell anybody) and Hal and his lady
prolly went cruzin' in back in the day... but I gotta send it
to that picture email so ya can't see it till tomorrow... but
then ya won't see this till then either... never mind...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to My best gal (not bestex you'll note)
Lenora HUGHES ('55)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lenora's Excellent "Ride"
-David Rivers ('65)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/28/2011
Dateline: Richland
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4 Bombers sent stuff and 2 Bomber funeral notices today:
Helen CROSS ('62), Tommy HEMPHILL ('62)
Rosalie LANSING ('63), David RIVERS ('65)
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>>From: Helen CROSS ('62)
Happy Birthday to my former neighbor on Olympia Street, Lenora
HUGHES Bejarano ('55). I will always be able to remember your
birthday now, as my it is also my only grandson's birthdate. He
was 7 yesterday[3/27]!! Love and blessings to you and Bob, your
great husband, who I always felt was a great guy from the moment
I met him. xox, Helen.
-Helen CROSS ('62) ~ here in little Grandview, IN ~ we've had 2
cold days again, which were hard to take after so many
sunny days in the 70s. But it is to be in the 40s
most days next week, which beats the 30s everytime.
The mighty Ohio has receded again and we are left with
all the rubbish and muck. Hopefully we'll get some
rain that will clean things up before we are to have
Easter Sunrise Service at the boatdock ... on 4/24.
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>>From: Tommy HEMPHILL ('62)
Re: Theartis WALLACE ('63-RIP)
Goodbye and God Bless my friend.
I have scores of great memories of growing up in the south end
of Richland. Many of those memories include our good friends
Theartis ('63) and Maurice ('62) WALLACE. I recall that when the
Wallace family came to town (1955) and the kids were introduced
to us at Lewis & Clark Elementary School, we were pretty excited
to have our first black kids as playmates. Maurice sat beside
me in class and we instantly became good friends. The Wallace
family lived right across the street from Bobby Card ('62) on
Casey Street. We played baseball, basketball, and many other
games throughout the neighborhood. Theartis and Maurice were
always part of the neighborhood games and parties. Maurice and
I played on the same Little League team and we remained friends
throughout school. However, Thea was the real athlete. He ran
circles around his big brother and me, and the rest of the gang
in the neighborhood as well. I know that Thea and Pook (SMITH
('63-RIP)) loved to team up and embarrass the rest of us
shooting hoop.
Good Memories!!!
-Tommy HEMPHILL ('62)
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>>From: Rosalie LANSING Haag ('63)
Re: what a group we have become!
Reading yesterday's letters I can't get over how we overlap and
meld into this one glorious band of brothers and sisters. It is
Hal SMITH ('56) and our "Pooker", David SMITH ('63-RIP), and my
brother (and best friend since it seems like forever). Then Judy
CAMPBELL ('64) who was right there one small year between us --
both as Chief Jo Cheerleaders and as Bomber Cheerleaders; and I
always considered her to be such a beautiful girl then, and now,
and still the most beautiful of women. Also my dear classmate
George BARNETT ('63) (who I remember as a somewhat smaller young
man) who had grown so tall and handsome I could barely believe
my older eyes. And once again the loss of my friend Thea WALLACE
('63-RIP). All in one week. I ask, "Ain't we so blessed to be
Bombers once and for always?" Thank you David RIVERS ('65), the
most wonderful storyteller (and story himself) and friend to
everyone I know, plus having the best memory, and funniest,
smartest one of us all. Isn't life a kick in the butt?
Especially if you're an aging Bomber!!!!!
-Rosalie LANSING Haag ('63)
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: I'm sweating for more reasons than one
Oh gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawd... I got my post yesterday right next
to that beautiful LANSING ('63) girl... I'm still flippin' over
that wonderful dress and those ruby slippers from a couple a
years ago... pant pant... ok settle down now... there is a
reason for this post... focus focus focus... I'm also getting a
little antsy cuz it's almost April and I kin feel my chances at
the gold star Ellen ('63) promised me if I don't miss any of
the W girls' b-days this year... April is a huge month... I'm
beginning to think this yellow sticky thing ain't the best way
ta member stuff... first I missed Hal SMITH's ('56) then I
missed George BARNETT's ('63) but I did sent em both an email
and that's gotta count fer sumthin... yeah I know... it won't
get me no gold star... shiver shake..........!
-David Rivers ('65)
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Funeral Notices
>>Carol June WOODS Gangewer ~ Class of 1956 ~ 1937 - 2011
>>Raymond Duane "Bud" WHITING ~ Class of 1950 ~ 1931 - 2011
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/29/2011
Dateline: Richland
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3 Bombers sent stuff today:
George BARNETT ('63), Rosalie LANSING ('63)
David RIVERS ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pattie CRIGLER ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Anne JOCHEN ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gary CARPENTER ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bonnie BRISTOL ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Brian JOHNSON ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gary CROW ('65)
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>>From: George BARNETT ('63)
Re: I'm overwhelmed
OMG,
Not only did I get birthday remembrances in the Storm; but,
some number of messages via direct email. THEN the write-up by
Rosalie LANSING Haag ('63) in today's Storm (now yesterday's).
I think I'll still be grinnin' for at least a week. I thought
people had to smoke that green leafy substance to get this HIGH.
THANK YOU ALL, and I'm gittin' a check in the mail soon for that
one, Rosalie.
Bye Geo.
-George BARNETT ('63) ~ from the hills above Tucson where the
sun has never shined so bright. Supposed to be over 90° by
this Friday. What ever happened to our Spring?
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>>From: Rosalie LANSING Haag ('63)
Mentioned in this item:
Jim HAMILTON ('63) and Tommy HEMPHILL ('62)
Re: David RIVERS ('65)
David, David, my lovely, dear, over-the-moon, big boy. How I do
love you and your memory. But your memory still blows me away.
Just like my bustiest friend in the world: that big wonderful
guy Jimmy Hamilton. Like I said, "Ain't we blessed to be in this
huge, wonderful, beautiful bomber world?" Hey, my dear ol' boy
friend Tommy Hemphill, I feel the same way, my friend.
-Rosalie LANSING Haag ('63) ~ from Weekie Wachee, FL, where
today [yesterday --Richard] it is thunder and lighting
so loud and strong it rips you right off the floor.
Plus last week ... we have been in the 85 degree area.
Hot enough to swim, and wear any old thing outside
that I would dare to wear. Not shorts, or belly
showing tops!!! No way.
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>>From: David Rivers (1965)
Re: Our Gang
Here we go again... seems like just yesterday I was calling the
two guys having birthdays to wish them HB and it's that time
again... time does fly... just ain't enough of it... I also
gotta say that two times havin' my post next to Rosalie's ('63)
is way cool... maybe not as good as being in study hall
sittin' next to her a korse but right up there as far as I'm
concerned... think maybe I should frame the last two days of
the Sandstorm and put it up on my wall... yesiree... that's just
what I should do... now as I said... we got some Bombers from
the class a '65 (yes I know I put '63 yesterday)... trubel with
doing these birthdays is that ya run outa stories eventually and
since it was only yesterday I wished this bunch an HB I guess I
should just say it... I do believe one of these guys is one of
my gang that I've known longer n anybody... He and WARFORD ('65)
and I go back to before school... well WARFORD and I do and he
and I do, but not all three... ya know? Oh well... let's go with
the Bomber-babe first since these two guys are always trying to
get in the front row... trubel with one of them is that ever
since he shot up like a weed during the summer before 7th grade
he's hadda be in the back row everytime! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to
Bonnie BRISTOL ('65), Brian JOHNSON ('65) and Gary CROW ('65) on
March 29,2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers (1965)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/30/2011
Dateline: Richland
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2 Bombers sent stuff today:
Mike CLOWES ('54)
David RIVERS ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Wayne KILLAND ('48)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Patsy McGREGOR ('54wb)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda BELLISTON ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: John BIXLER ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Craig PERKINS ('69)
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54)
Well, it's time for another tip of the ol' propeller beanie.
This one is in favor of Patsy McGREGGOR ('54), a lovely lady
then and now. Hang on, and one of these years you will be old
enough not to get carded at the Uptown Tavern.
On a sort of down-side, the Lady Bulldogs from Gonzaga played
Stanford close in the opening minutes; but they, too, fell to a
buzzsaw just like the men's team did.
Guess our only Washington hope in hoops now are the Cougs.
Interesting how this year's basketball (college variety) is
going. No sure shot on the men's side, unless Kentucky runs away
with it. And on the women's side Connecticut is not the shoo-in
they have been in past tournaments, and Tennessee is gone. Which
leaves the Cardinal as top gun.
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ the weather guessers keep
promising dry weather and 60° temps, but it is still
raining (off and on) and lucky to reach 45° here in
Mount Angel, OR, but the daffodils bloomed and the
walnut tree is beginning to bud.
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: Ain't she sweet
Well, the '63 birthdays are coming faster than I can count.
March is almost over and I gotta be ready for April so I get my
gold star... I am sweating bullets... I knew I shoulda just done
all the W girls at one time like I said I would a few years ago.
The pressure is almost more than I can stand... take me away
Mary Lou ('63)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK not gonna mess up today
worrying about tomorrow... but if I don't who will? Gads!
Enough... we got one a my favorite Bomber-babes having her
birthday on March 30, 2011 and it's her special day so I am
concentrating on that. I wonder if she'll react the way George
BARNETT ('63) did... woo hoo... could get lucky... no no... not
that way oh no... not getting myself in trubel with a bad choice
a words... no way no how! Dick ('63)... that is not what I
meant... I meant she might gimme one a them cute smiles a hers
or say something nice to the little kid at the big kids' table
(is this too thick?) Ah gee I'm just getting deeper and
deeper... HAPPY BIRTHDAY Linda BELLISTON Boehning ('63)!!!!!!!!
-David Rivers ('65)
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Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/31/2011
Dateline: Richland
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5 Bombers sent stuff and 4 Bomber memorials today:
Tony DURAN ('55), Barbara SESLAR ('60)
Gary BEHYMER ('64), David RIVERS ('65)
Pam EHINGER ('67)
Re: Jim ALBAUGH ('68)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Tonya DAY ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Teri BOYER ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Anita KOLB ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Byrne HASKINS ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary HASKINS ('70)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kellie WALSH ('77)
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>>From: Tony DURAN ('55)
Re: WSC vs.WSU
*No! No! Say it isn't so.. Oh well...*
Being a Bomber transplant to Wichita, I had mixed emotions about
the game played on Tuesday in New York for the final four NIT
basketball championship. Since my daughter is a graduate of
Wichita State, I had to at least root for her home team. With
great remorse it did not turn out well for the Cougars. I was
embarrassed by the rout of my Cougars. I was hoping they would
win it all.
-Tony DURAN ('55)
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>>From: Barbara SESLAR Brackenbush ('60)
Re: Class of 1960 Bomber Luncheon
DATE: Saturday, April 2
TIME: 11:30am
WHERE: Jackson's in Richland (formerly The Gas Light)
Spouses and friends are welcome. Please join us.
-Barbara SESLAR Brackenbush ('60)
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>>From: Gary BEHYMER ('64)
Re: Theartis WALLACE ('63-RIP)
…I should have mentioned it yesterday. Theartis Wallace obit was posted about 1 PM on the Einan’s site.
http://einansfuneralhome.com/_mgxroot/page_10780.php
-Gary BEHYMER ('64)
P.S. The first person to sign his guest book was Glenn Smick
who farms here in the Colfax area. I knew that he had
played with Thea at CWSU.
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>>From: David Rivers ('65)
Re: no nastygrams yet
Well I am hoping I escaped Dick BOEHNING's ('63) wrath from my
little fo paw yesterday... seems I did and I did get a nice
invite from ML ('63) but I think she wants me to clean the guest
house or something so not sure how good a deal it is... But what
I noticed in today's SS (now yesterday's) is that the '63-'64
girls are having lunch over at Barlo's at 11:30... oh it would
be so nice to hop a quick flight for that one... I could wear
my To Wong Fo Julie Newmar costume and fit right in... well not
right in... well maybe get thrown out... ok bad idea... but it
did (that and havin' tons a time to ponder my naval with the
ekonamee the way it is) get me thinking about "all the girls
I've loved before"... that I never even spoke to... so how did
we meet girls back then? Yeah we would see them in the halls
but ya gotta have something to say to them... I know there were
masters of the game like Jimbeaux ('63) and guys of his style
and sav wa fare... but what about us normal guys... I recall
that often, we met them in class... at least it gave us the
opening line "did you understand a word Dr. Meecum said today?"
But lotsa girls I never had in class... As I look back thru year
books I say: "oh gawd" alot... why didn't I ask her or her or
her out... .why? Cuz I wuz a chicken that's why... rejection...
that was it huh... what if she says "why on earth would I ever
want to venture into Zips with you, you silly toad?!"... yup
that was it... I mean, today is Anita KOLB's ('64) birthday...
yup it is... I see her picture and a gasp escapes... why didn't
I... well, cuz I never had the opportunity to trip over her in
the hall and say studder studder something or other... besides,
she prolly had some handsome guy on her arm and I woulda looked
darn silly tripping over her as he mopped up the floor with
me... (by the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Anita!) but this little
vignette goes with all them Bomber-babes I was afraid ta ask...
It makes me think a my old friend Bo Belinsky... now Bo wuzn't
afraid a nuttin'... yesterday some young reporter did a piece
on Bo called "the coolest guy I ever met" That was Bo... Jo
Collins? no problem... Ann Margaret... same thing... Connie
Stevens... yeperroo... I remember Jimbeaux one time recalling
the song where the guy sang "I wish I was Bo Belinksy... "
Now I don't wanna be Bo... planted over on Eastern near Sonny
Liston... I kinda like it where I am... but wow... what a guy...
hey... did I ever show ya the Memorial Dean Chance put together
from Men's Boxing for Bo? I'm even in it... yup... got black
hair and everything... there's a picture of Bo, me and the
Angel's old bat boy (and of course I can't remember his name)...
There's also one of Bo sitting at a table with a phone... In
fact, he was calling Terry DAVIS Knox ('65) to razz him about
not being able to go to the fights with us that night (true
story)... check it out if yer just sitting around with not much
to do sometime: http://www.ibamensboxing.com/belinsky.htm
Well, I hope the girls have a great lunch and Anita has a great
birthday!
-David Rivers ('65)
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>>From: Pam EHINGER Edinger ~ The Blue Ribbon Class of '67
Re: Looking for Nurses
Dear Bombers
Here I go again asking for nurses. Professional Case Management
is looking for nurses; there has been a great influx in clients.
We take care of people that have worked at Hanford and now have
cancer or a life-threatening disease from their job. The shifts
are usually 12hr or could be 6hr. The pay is very good, the only
drawback is that there are no benefits with this job. You get
paid mileage too. So if you are interested you may contact
http://www.procasemanagement.com/ Please mention my name:
Pam E. Edinger as if some one does sign on I will get a
finders fee.
It's a great job!
Bombers Rule
-Pam EHINGER Edinger ~ The Blue Ribbon Class of '67
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Re: Jim ALBAUGH ('68)
TCH article:
"Boeing executive returns home to receive award."
TCH article about Jim ALBAUGH ('68)
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Bomber Memorials
>>Doris PALMER Overla - Class of 1949 ~ 1931 - 2011
>>Theartis WALLACE - Class of 1963 ~ 1945 - 2011
>>Jerry AUGIER - Class of 1957 ~ 1939 - 2011
>>Don STONER - Class of 1953 ~ 1935 - 2011
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February, 2011 ~ April, 2011