Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/07/15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber Memorial today: Mike CLOWES ('54) Wayne MYERS ('62) Linda REINING ('64) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jessie WILLOUGHBY ('60) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jon BOISONEAU ('67) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Cristy CONE ('74) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Joni GONZALES ('89) BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar Click the event you want to know more about. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) Normally I would be trying to think of something humorous, but not on this occasion. It wasn't too long ago that we learned of this Bomber's passing. I can't lay any claim to great friendship with him; but we were fellow classmates and we knew each other. We might have even had a class or two together. A ceremonial tip of the ol' propeller beanie and a "Happy Birthday" salute is for Bob MEAKINS ('54-RIP). "May the wind always be at your back; the road rise softly to meet your feet and may you be in heaven a half-hour before the devil knows you're dead." -Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR where we are awaiting the weekend monsoon. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Wayne MYERS ('62) Re: New England Fall Foliage Fun Lyndy WHEELER Myers ('62) & I lived at Loring Air Force base in northern Maine from '81-'85 while I was an Air Force pilot. One of my last flights was in a small jet trainer. At the peak of leaf color the instructor and I soared, rolled, zoomed, and dived over the forests and potato fields of northern Maine. Imagine a panoramic, upside down view of hundreds of square miles of the world's most beautiful hardwood forests in full fall fire, then diving past the flaming tree tops into a potato field, then pulling Gs to clear the brilliant orange-red, yellow wall at the other end. Only a few, flashing moments, but better than a couple of hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a New England scenic highway. -Wayne MYERS ('62) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Linda REINING ('64) Had to laugh when I read David RIVERS' ('65) entry about being called by his "full name". My mom did the same thing and always knew I was in BIG trouble when she'd yell, "LINDA LOU REINING". I knew I better come, running. *grin* I'm sure we all had the same experience... got to know a lot of middle names of my friends, when I'd hear their moms yell. *grin* -Linda REINING ('64) ~ weather is getting cooler in Kuna, ID and I'm loving it... am keeping fingers crossed that we get another White Christmas, this year. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** Bomber Memorial >>Earl SKOW ~ Class of 1950 ~ 1932 - 2012 Bomber Memorials *************************************************************** *************************************************************** That's it for today. Please send more. ***************************************************************