Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/12/15
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6 Bombers sent stuff:
Floyd MELTON ('57), Jack GARDINER ('61)
Judy WILLOX ('61), Diane DAVENPORT ('62)
Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64), David RIVERS ('65)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: John RICHARDSON ('58)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ralph KEPPEON ('59)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jeanie WALSH ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Sue BENNETT ('68)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Floyd MELTON ('57)
Re: Spudnuts
In Richland yesterday to put flowers on my deceased wife, Marlene
Joyce Farley ('59-RIP) grave site. She passed on 14 years ago on
March 11... and then I got some Spudnuts as a fun treat and on to
Edmonds, WA. for my nephew's birthday. Tough and fun times all in
one trip.
-Floyd MELTON ('57)
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>>From: Jack GARDINER ('61)
March 12 at 0600 will be my 16th year without a cigarette. I know
if I smoked one, I would be smoking again.
-Jack GARDINER ('61)
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>>From: Diane DAVENPORT ('62)
To: Helen CROSS Kirk ('62)
Many thanks for your Birthday wishes, and thanks to David DOUGLAS
('62), too. Helen, I well remember hearing your voice in the dark
on the nighttime tour of the Tower of London, and saying, "Is that
you, Helen Cross?" I am, in fact, headed to London 4/1-4/21/2015.
Looking forward to staying in an Airb&b there in the Bloomsbury
area. Plan to see plays, sightsee, and go to as much art as
possible. And you, when is your next trip!
-Diane DAVENPORT ('62)
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>>From: Judy WILLOX ('61)
Re: Book Signings by Kathi Ellis, wife of Tom ELLIS ('60)
Fundraisers for Dustin Cannady
1st LOCATION: Barnes and Noble Booksellers
700 Columbia Ctr Blvd., Kennewick
WHEN: Saturday, March 14, 2015
TIME: 1pm - 3pm
2nd LOCATION: Hastings Books Music & Videos
1425 GWWay, Richland
WHEN: Saturday, March 14, 2015
TIME: 4pm ? 7pm
"Kathleen Ellis [wife of Tom ELLIS ('60)] will be
signing copies of her book "The Darkness Cannot Keep Us
- Choosing A Better Tomorrow." Kathleen's compelling
story talks about the cellular impacts associated with
abuse. She tells her inspiring story of her own journey
toward wholeness and victory and provides tips to help
others achieve their greatness. 100% of author's
proceeds will be donated to the family of Dustin
Cannady to help with medical and other expenses. Just
for information, this is a fundraiser that Hastings is
allowing us to have. They are not sponsoring the event,
so 100% of the proceeds will be paid to the author. We
will be set up in the Coffee Shop. Because this is not
a Hastings sponsored event, the cost of the books will
be $8, not $12.99. I just want to make that clear. I
appreciate Hastings so much for allowing us to have
this fundraiser for Dustin there!"
From Kathleen's FB page:
"I will be in the Tri-Cities, WA on Saturday, March
14th having two book signings. The first at Barnes and
Noble, Columbia Center from 1-3 PM and the second at
Hastings in Richland from 4-7 PM. I am donating 100% of
my proceeds from the sale of my book, The Darkness
Cannot Keep Us - Choosing A Better Tomorrow to little
Dustin Cannady and his family to help with medical
expenses. Please come out and support him. The family
needs as much of our help as possible. You can check
out little Dustin's progress at
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dustin-credible/382555555202470
Kathi will be bringing 150 books and would like to be able to sell
them all! Can you please help? I can tell you by a personal read
that the book is well worth the money she is asking for it, and the
money is going for a very worthy cause. This is Kathi's niece's
little boy and any and all help and your prayers will be
appreciated by Dustins family.
So Bombers, let's get roaring with those prayers ? we are the
mighty Bombers and our prayers do get heard!
Thank you so much and Bomber Cheers,
-Judy WILLOX (Classic Class of '61) ~ Richland where the days are
beautiful, the nights are nippy. Typical dessert weather.
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>>From: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64)
Re: 2015 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
http://www.iditarod.com/ - Official Iditarod Site
IN RUBY (633 MILES TO NOME - 50 miles to Galena)
Ruby Pop: 187 - Checkpoint is in the community hall
1 Mitch Seavey/#18 - 2 time champ - 55 years old
2 Dallas Seavey/#46 - 2 time champ
3 Aaron Burmeister/#60
4 Martin Buser/#4 - 4 time champ
5 Aliy Zirkle/#32 - 2nd in '14, '13, & '12
6 Joar Leifseth/#16
OUT OF TANANA (752 MILES TO NOME - 119 miles to Ruby)
12 DeeDee Jonrowe/#29
16 Jeff King/#59 - 4 time champ - 59 years old
29 Paul Gebhart/#28
23 Kristy Berrington/#11
26 Anna Berrington/#39
27 Linwood Fiedler/#27
32 Ray Redington, Jr/#34
35 Scott Janssen/#20
36 Allen Moore/#57
44 Jim Lanier/#13
45 Rohn Buser/#31
IN TANANA (752 MILES TO NOME - 119 miles to Ruby) Tanana Pop: 251
66 John Baker/#78
58 Jason Mackey/#72
Red LANTERN
77 Ellen Halverson/#35
IN TANANA
65 Lance Mackey/#30 - ONLY 4-in-a-row Champ - he may be "done"...
his hands are giving him problems... can't feel them...
can't bend his fingers like he should be able to...
trouble getting booties on his dogs. He said it felt
like his fingernails were being "pushed off." Frozen
hands... lost his mittens... Tearfully he said "I love
this sport... I can't do it anymore..."
Lance's Swollen Hands in Tanana .
Submitted to SS by: Gale WALDKOETTER Skaugstad ('72).
Mushers can NOT receive "outside" help, but another musher can help
so little brother, Jason Mackey (#72), has chosen to help big
brother do things like get booties on his dogs... and use Lancs's
knowledge and expert ice to see if they can BOTH get back to the
front of the pack before Nome.
Bomber Cheers,
-Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) ~ Gretna, LA ~ 66° at midnight
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: Two in one
What do you get when you take a Bomber-babe, put her in polaticks,
change her name and have her real close to the Reagan library? You
get one a my favorite Bomber-babes, a pro tem mayor and a guided
tour all in one! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jeanie WALSH ('63) on your special
day, March 12, 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David RIVERS ('65)
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