Alumni Sandstorm ~ 09/23/15
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4 Bombers sent stuff and Memorial INFO today: 
Larry MATTINGLY ('60), Phyllis CUNNINGHAM ('64)
David RIVERS ('65), Shirley COLLINGS ('66)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jim HAMILTON ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: George ZIELINSKI ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Loren HOLLOWAY ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Karen STRAND ('70)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Robert POSENAUER ('73)

BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
    Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Larry MATTINGLY ('60) 

Re: Bumper Crop of Grapes

The house next door to mine has a couple of old grape vines 
in the back corner of the yard. Counting the original owner 
(I bought my house from him) there have been 5 owners of that
lovely brick home in the years since I bought my house in 1995.
The first 4 were not interested in my offer to trim and tie the
vines to promote a crop. The latest couple to buy the house this
last spring have become great friends with Jackie and myself.
When I explained that a friend of mine in California wine
country who is a vineyard manager for one of the larger
wineries, had taught me how to prune, tie and water grapes, he
said "go for it".

The vines were a mess and I cut away a full recycle can of long
vine. By the end of a month buds were breaking out all over.
These are concord grapes used for juice as the pith is course
and they have lots of seeds. As you can see in the picture we
had GRAPES! Over 100 garlands like the picture and many more
smaller bunches from 3 vines ignored for years.

  http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Mat/150923-Grapes.jpg

As the color turned purple I backed off the water a bit to help
increase the sugars. I have a "steam juicer" and over the last
week have generated 60 quarts of juice. The juice is perfect.
Cooled, you can drink it right out of the steamer. It is
delightfully sweet. I am sharing with several neighbors and they
are making waffle syrup and jelly.

Success in growing plants is one of the true pleasures of life.

"Happiness is in the grapes"
-J. Larry MATTINGLY ('60)
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>>From: Phyllis CUNNINGHAM Coates ('64)

Re: Class of '64 - Re: 70th birthday party

SAVE THE DATE!

Our class birthday extravaganza will be August 27, 2016, at the
Community Center in Richland. Let's join together to celebrate
the biggest and best birthday yet. 

Class of 1964; Please mark your calenders now. See you in 11 months.

-Phyllis CUNNINGHAM Coates ('64)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)

Re: The Bobbsey Twins

Well today was a day when two guys celebrated their join 
b-day... one has departed but the other does his best to act 
for two... .a couple a dayz ago he brought a few tears to the 
eyes as he thanked the day he met the ever young and lovely 
Miss. Nancy ('65)... what a guy... who wouldn't swoon over that 
kinda talk... he's onna those guys I enjoy spending time with 
as often as I can... and the other guy I miss like crazy... 
then there's another one who I don't recall seeing at the
reunion and if I missed him I am sooooooooooo sorry... HAPPY
BIRTHDAY Jim "Jimbeaux" HAMILTON ('63), Steve SIMPSON ('65-RIP)
and George ZIELINSKI ('65) on your special day, September 23,
2015... which means that many of the class of '63 will be
marching very steadily to 71 as the cycle begins again!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-David RIVERS ('65)
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>>From: Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66)

Re: '66 in '16 - 50-year class reunion
      August 12-14, 2016
      Richland Red Lion/Hanford House

The link to the '66 in '16 - 50-year class reunion page with
basic  information added is: 

   http://richlandbombers.1966.tripod.com/66in16.html

As plans progress, I will update the page.

Hope to see all of our classmates at our reunion next year,
August 12-14, at the Richland Red Lion/Hanford House.

Bomber cheers ~
-Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66) ~ Richland   where we welcome 
  in the first day of Autumn
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not a memorial - only INFO today

>>Darrell DesCHANE ('54-RIP)

from the Mueller'swebsite:
There will be a viewing Friday evening September 25, 2015
between 5pm and 8pm at Mueller?s Greenlee Funeral Home, 1608 W.
Court St. Pasco, WA. The graveside service will take place at
Resthaven Cemetery on Saturday, the 26th at 700 Williams Blvd.
Richland at 1pm.
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That's it for today. Please send more.
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