Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/29/15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 Bombers sent stuff: Pete BEAULIEU ('62) Tommy HEMPHILL ('62) David RIVERS ('65) Cherie SIMPSON ('64) and Lori SIMPSON ('70) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pattie CRIGLER ('59) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Anne JOCHEN ('63) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Carol WISE ('64) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gary CARPENTER ('64) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bonnie BRISTOL ('65) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Brian JOHNSON ('65) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gary CROW ('65) BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar Click the event you want to know more about. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Pete BEAULIEU ('62) To: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) Bob, you express "confusion" on how to handle birthdays of twins. As an identical twin, let me say that our mother handled this awkwardness very well, almost, when John and I were still in 9th grade. How are twins to give each other equivalent surprise-gifts at the annual double-birthday celebration? John (now in Portland, OR) and I had opted for simplicity the year before, and decided to save each other the trouble of dreaded shopping by skipping gifts altogether. It's a wash anyway, and the time could be better spent together at the River slinging rocks across to the seagulls on the nearest island (never came very close, they fly away). The next year in 9th grade we were instructed to exchange at least something. We agreed to exchange TEN-spots and that this would satisfy the mandate. On that special day, and in front of our mother's watchful eye, I forked over a crisp ten dollar bill and congratulated my brother on yet another birthday marking his advancing maturity. John offered his profound appreciation and then reached in his pocket to hand me, what, a FIVE-dollar bill... He explained, "its been a bad year financially and I just can't afford any more." Some twin birthdays still bring a good laugh over fifty years later. -Pete BEAULIEU ('62) ~ Shoreline, WA **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Tommy HEMPHILL ('62) Re: Portland area Bomber lunch ~ 2/21/15 http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Lunches/Current-PDX/00.htm Hello Fellow Bombers, We had another great visit at Lunch on Saturday, February 21st. The visits focused on recalling our childhood in Richland (a common topic), what's going on in our lives now and how everyone is getting along. The group consisted of Jan RUCKER Meyer ('55), Barbara CROWDER ('55), Jeanie TURNER Anderson ('61) and Gary Anderson (Spouse), Tom HEMPHILL ('62) and Linda Hemphill (Spouse), Kathy LAMB Brown ('62), Marcia MILLER Neff ('62) and Doug Neff (Spouse) and their granddaughter Audrianna, Bill "BJ" SCOTT ('64), Cherrie TEMPRO Scott ('64), Linda McKNIGHT Hoban ('65) and Denny Hoban (Spouse). Thanks all for participating, and a special thanks to Bill SCOTT ('64), -- writing as BJ Scott -- for bringing more books for us at Bomber special cost. We absolutely LOVE the "Angel of the Gold Rush" and the other two in Bill's Angel trilogy ["Angel's Daughter" and "Legacy of Angels"]... and now "The Rail Queen". Our next Lunch at Beaches on the River is Saturday, April 18, 2015. -Tommy HEMPHILL ('62) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [You can find Bill SCOTT's books on Amazon.com Prime: "Light on a Distant Hill" Angel Trilogy 1 "Angel of the Gold Rush" 2 "Angel's Daughter" 3 "Legacy of Angels" and https://www.createspace.com/5028104 is where you will find: "The Rail Queen" -Maren] **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: David RIVERS ('65) Re: Neighbors and friends I am very sure I did this post just the other day... can't believe how time flies no matter whatcher doing... didja ever try and wait for a minute? Just one minute... do you know how long a minute takes to pass... an hour at least... unless you walk away from something you are timing for a minute and then 5 minutes passes in a second... funny how that works... the other day I was running late for my yearly physical and I remembered I hadn't filled up one car so took another... now I know I checked the gas in the second one before leaving and it had a little above 1/4 tank... plenty to get there and back... well on this particular car there is quite an amount of space between the little empty bar and the "E"... as it is my practice not to go below 1/2 in any car, this was unusual... no this was lazy... yes you guessed it... ran outa gas for the first time in years... cars are heavy to push... luckily I was just across the street from a station when it stalled and luckily there were two big guys walking by so... not too bad... back inna old dayz when we bought gas with pop bottles, running outa gas was not unusual at all... it was timing that mattered back then... ya didn't wanna run out onna date because "she" would say it was planned... and you particularly didn't wanna run out at a kegger that the cops found... oh the turmoils of youth... speaking of youth, we got some very youthful b-days today... I've already told alla stories on the two guys and as for the Bomber-babes... well gentlemen never tell... HAPPY BIRTHDAY Carol WISE ('64), Bonnie BRISTOL ('65), Brian "Beej" JOHNSON ('65) and Gary "Crowser/Croskie" CROW ('65) on your special day, March 29, 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -David RIVERS ('65) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Cherie SIMPSON ('64) and Lori SIMPSON Hogan ('70) Re: Bernie SIMPSON ('46-RIP) Simpson's Collection Donated to Richland Library For decades Spence/Bernie, our Dad, brought his collection of Hanford and Richland memorabilia to class of 1946 Columbia High School reunions and then to "Club 40" events. 27 mounted photographs, articles, programs, news clippings and reports all chronicling the early days of the area we all call "home". Late last year, we donated "Bernie's Collection" to the Richland Library Archival Collection where it now lives for all to enjoy. Take a few minutes to bring your family and friends down to the library the next time you are in town and take a look at the "early days" and birth of Hanford proudly arranged in the glass display case. Thanks, Dad! Postscript: Dad was born August 28, 1928, in Olney, IL and moved to the Tri-City area in 1943 when his parents were employed on the Hanford Project. He later met and married his wife Ethel Sholberg. Dad was an alumnus of Richland High School and founding member of the Richland High School "Club 40". He was serving on the Board at the time of his death. -Cherie SIMPSON ('64) and Lori SIMPSON Hogan ('70) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** That's it for today. Please send more. ****************************************************************