Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/08/16
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6 Bombers sent stuff: 
Mike CLOWES ('54), Ken HEMINGER ('56)
Steve CARSON ('58), David DOUGLAS ('62)
Helen CROSS ('62), Mike FRANCO ('70)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dona McCLEARY ('54)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Spencer HOUCK ('71)

BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
    Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54)

In starting this, I discovered that if the casing is not 
right (upper/lower), I get a "spel-chek" squiggle. And it 
is surprising what that can come up with; not suitable for 
a family publication I might add.

On to the point so that I don't sound too much like a rambling
"Tooter" ('65). To say I knew this Bomber Babe back in the day
might be stretching a point. I knew who she was; but then who
didn't? At any rate we did have the good fortune to graduate 
at the same time. Caught up with her later at Club 40, where 
I learned she had taken up with a biker dude ('57). Fortunately
he turned out to be a Bomber which sorta made it all right. We
have spoken civilly to each other ever since.

A tip of the ol' propeller beanie and a "Happy Birthday!" for
Dona McCLEARY Belt ('54) on her day. Just hope her "brain 
bucket" doesn't damage the hairdo.

-Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR  where I 
      voted. What's our excuse.
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>>From: Ken HEMINGER ('56)

Re: Sex Ed

There's been some talk of Sex Ed in the Sandstorm in the past
few days, and I remembered something I saw sometime back and
took the time to look it up again.

It shows a flash of light at the moment of conception. There is
always a scientific explanation for this phenomena but I have
my thoughts as to what happened at that moment, and will leave
it to the reader to ponder their thoughts on it. Here is the
YouTube video.. there are others but this is short and to the
point... https://youtu.be/ovzGmRrtVys

-Ken HEMINGER ('56) ~ Great Falls, MT 46°
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>>From: Steve CARSON (Championship Class of '58)

To: Larry MATTINGLY ('60)

Do you carry the stain stick with you? At only 6" it would fit
in your pocket.

-Steve CARSON (Championship Class of '58)
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>>From:David DOUGLAS ('62)

According to the Alumni Sandstorm (which never lies), 11/7 is
Ed WOOD's ('62) birthday. Since the email address I have in my
contact list for him no longer works, I have to resort to this
method of wishing him a happy birthday, one day late.

I first encountered Ed in seventh grade at Carmichael. We
enjoyed many of the same interests. We were both members of the
Science Club and the Amateur Radio Club. Ed helped me get my
general license in ninth grade. We were also on the projection
crew and volunteered to show the movie at the seventh grade
party. After the movie a young lady asked me to walk her home
as she was rather unsteady on her feet due to her first time
wearing high heels. I was a bit unsteady myself from her
hanging onto my arm all the way home.

In high school Ed and I double-dated to out-of-town athletic
contests and to a summer drive-in movie. (Ed, do you remember
the name of the movie?)

I lost track of Ed after we left high school for college. He
later located me, and we had lunch in Phoenix while he was on a
business trip. It was great to see him again at the class 50
year reunion. After six decades, I never found anyone to
replace him as my best male friend.

Hope you have a happy one, Ed. Were you born in '43 or '44?

-David DOUGLAS ('62) ~ Mesa, AZ   where the pool has cooled off
       too much to swim any more
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>>From: Helen CROSS Kirk ('62)

First of all, Happy Birthday to fellow '62er, Ed WOOD [on
11/7]. Hope you had a great day. 

I had to ask why has the venue changed for the all Class Bomber
luncheon after all these years. Just curious.

-Helen CROSS Kirk ('62) ~ Hope, IN   still enjoying this late 
      fall sunshine back here in the Midwest where the leaves 
      are falling in colors, but we love this sunshine and 
      above 60° temperatures.
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>>From: Mike FRANCO ('70)

Re: Canlis lobster bibs

I will take your word for the lobster bibs but I can tell you
that Canlis still requires gentlemen wear coats. They will
gladly loan you one for dinner.

I knew Pete Canlis back in the early '70s. My uncle John Franco
(my dad Dr. Robert's older brother) for decades had a
restaurant on Lake Union: John Franco's Hidden Harbor. Pete
Canlis used to stop by on occasion for a refreshment. The
restaurant owners in Seattle in those days were an iconic,
close bunch. Pete Canlis, Vic Rosellini, John Franco, Ivar
Haglund, Vito and others. Irving Clark (I think) had the
Clark's restaurants around town. Some may remember Clark's
Clock in the U District.

I think son Tony Canlis opened a place in downtown Tacoma in
the late '70s called Tony C's. It was great but in those days
downtown Tacoma did big lunch, zero dinner. It didn't last
long.

Francos had the first football boat for the Husky games,
starting in the late fifties I think. I worked the football
boat as a bus boy during the early '70s, the SixKiller years. I
would get to the restaurant early, eat a big breakfast, work
the lunch crowd, work the boat, sit with my uncle in section
44, the old upper deck (great seats!), work the boat return
trip, eat an enormous dinner then work dinner at the
restaurant. Since it was not open Sundays I would take home all
the fresh stuff that would otherwise get thrown out, ie tons of
chowder, chilled cracked shell fish. Tips in those days were
huge (tips for 5 Saturdays covered tuition) as long as the team
was winning. 

Free food, great football seats and big tips. I am 64 years old
and that is still the best job I ever had!!!  

-Mike FRANCO ('70)
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That's it for today. Please send more.
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