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01/03/07
- NNHS Newsletter - - Sam: [after fighting Shelob, and seeing Frodo wrapped up]
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Today's theme
was inspired by the watching of the DVD (Extended Version) of The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King over the holidays. I had seen the movie
in the theater in
2003, and almost used it then, as I found Annie Lennox' lovely song so moving. I just couldn't resist it this time. 
BIRTHDAYS:
To the best of my knowledge, we have no birthdays among us to celebrate today, but we do have a Twofer tomorrow:
Norma Howell Morgan ('57), and my
#6 son,
Dale Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL and American School, IL - '02).
Dale is not due back up at
SVU until next week, so he'll
be home for his birthday.
YAY!
Many Happy Returns
to you both!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
From
Janice
McCain Rose of VA - 12/31/06 - "THANKS FOR YOUR
EMAILS THIS YEAR":
THANKS FOR YOUR EMAILS THIS YEAR.....
.....Thanks & God Bless!!!
Thank you, Janice - and I love these happy little kissing snowmen!
From Jean Poole
Burton ('64) of RI - 01/01/07 - "Parade
of the Wooden Soldiers...":
Dearest Carol,
What a wonderful theme for the newsletter. When you get to go to Radio City for the Christmas Show you will see the Rockettes dressed as toy soldiers and so a wonderfully choreographed number, ending with their collapse (onto each other in a line) following a "shot" from a cannon. It is the highlight of the show and never ceases to amaze me. We try to go down there every year and of course with Becky living in Brooklyn it is a no-brainer. I hope you will get to do this some year. The Rockettes also have traveling tour groups that go into other cities and present the Christmas Show.
Love and HAPPY NEW YEAR...I finally got the site today!
Thanks, Jean - I'm glad you liked it!
Ahhh, New York City and the Rockettes! My parents saw them perform when they went there for their honeymoon. Does that count? Noooo?!? GIGGLES!!!
Thanks, Lady!
Though it seems extremely improbable to
me that I will ever go anywhere at all ever again, I have learned never to say
never.
From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 01/01/07 - "Live 2007 With Gusto and a recorded celebration":
These are too cool!
Thanks, Shari - Happy New
Year!
From My Friend, Judy, of IL - 01/01/07 - "happy new year!!"
COOL! Thanks, Judy - Happy New Year to You, too!
From Jean Poole
Burton ('64) of RI - 01/01/07 - "Sweet Success!!!"
Finally able to read the newsletters! Yahoo!!!
In the words of Napoleon Dynamite: "Yessssssssss."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/
Ate blackeyed peas & ham for good luck today (yes you can buy them in Yankeeland!).
I didn't. Oh, well.
Keeping my tree up until Epiphany or thereabouts...
There ya go, Lady!
GOOD GIRL!
So am I! And I shall no
doubt cry as I take it down, as I always do.....
Love the song (Auld Lang Syne).
And
once again, we have similar tastes! Thanks, Jean!
From Linda May
Bond Crayton ('66) of VA - 01/01/07:
"What would my husband say if he were here?" ( See how young he is?)
"Sweety", I said, "if my husband were here, you would be talking to him!"
Personally I think it is not the color but how much work it would take to paint over. Isn't he lucky he is not doing the painting?! Men are forever judging things by the work. How much would I have to work to pay for that? How would I get it home? Does it have to be put together? If I sold the house would I have to get rid of it? What do I do if it breaks? What do I do if it leaks? Does that mean more house insurance? Can I afford that? Is my wife going to enjoy this because I'll be DEAD?!!!!
Men ,You gotta love 'em and then get up and make a sandwich.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, my friends, I love you all.......
Linda May, one of these first days, I'm actually going to reach you on the phone... Not that I have any great insights on this problem, because obviously I do not - and I'm not referring to your decorating scheme, either.
Love
you, Lady!
From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 01/01/07 - "A very creative page, age game and jokes":
Mine said 85. That's good enough for me....
WILD
GIGGLES!!! Thanks - for all these, Shari!
From Pat Beck
Litzinger ('57) of VA - 01/01/07 - "HAPPY NEW YEAR":
Thanks, Pat! I really like this wish!
Happy New Year!
From Jean Poole
Burton ('64) of RI - 01/01/07 - "Not to worry..."
About being backlogged: What are we going to do, fire you? Will you get a decrease in your salary? Will all your co-workers ban you from the lunchroom? Will we stop sending you our silly, fun, trivia? nah...not us!
Hugs, jb
Wal, YABUT, each of those missing Newsletters - and I think I'm down to an even dozen now - contains a wealth of information from y'all. Basically speaking, if a Newsletter "IN PROCESS" bears a certain date, all the mail from the previous day or two will be contained in it. So, uh, until I'm able to accomplish that, I'm being weighed down by a tremendous load of guilt.
HEY,
WAIT A MINUTE! Maybe that's what in all this
excess blubber of mine - pounds and pounds of guilt, wrapped and cleverly
concealed in fat globules! Maybe I should just forget about diet and
exercise and concentrate on churning out backlogged Newsletters!
YEAH!!! That's my new Diet Plan!
SUPER!!! I feel better already! Thanks,
Jean!
From the President
of the Class of 1965, Joe Wingo of NC - 01/02/07 -
"Happy 2007":
Dearest Carol,
May this be the best year ever for you and your loved ones. To all our Newsletter family, may the wind always be at your back, may the sun always be upon your face, and may the grace of God always fill your hearts.
Happy New Year fellow travelers. I hope our paths cross many times yet.
Peace and happiness to all.
Joe
Thank you so much,
Sweet Joe! Happy New Year, Darlin'!
From Jimmy Hines
('64) of Northern VA - 01/02/06:
Carol,
Happy New Year to YOU!
Jimmy
Same
to you, Jimmy Dear!
From Jean Poole
Burton ('64) of RI - 01/02/07 - "Christmas gift was a winner...":
I gave my mother the Arcadia Publications book on the
Old Wythe Neighborhood for Christmas (she attended George Wythe Jr.
High School and HHS.) She lived in Hampton on LaSalle Avenue until
she married my daddy and then they moved ALL THE WAY TO
NEWPORT NEWS! Anyway my mom, who is now 84, sat and read that book for
hours. She knew most of the people mentioned in the book and loved looking at
the old houses. I saw
Tom Norris's
(Hampton High - '73 - of VA)
photo (he was on the committee to
gather the material for the book). It is a wonderful book and is available at
Barnes & Noble in Hampton.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL,
Jean Burton
What a thrill it is
to give someone a gift that is truly appreciated!
That's an unbeatable feeling,
Jean! I'm glad it was yours - and of course, I'm glad your mama liked her
book! I know Tom and the other committee members worked very long and hard
on it!
Thanks for sharing
that, Jean!
From My Friend, Judy, of IL - 01/02/07 - "Sad but true":
Sad but true
How True It Is...
Another year has passed
And we're all a little older.
Last summer felt hotter
And winter seems much colder.
I rack my brain for happy thoughts
to put down on my pad,
But lots of things that come to mind
Just make me kind of sad.
Hmmm.... This is the part where I'm "posta" say sumpin' chirpy and cheerful, Judy, but I'm afraid you've caught me on a rather bad day. I tend to regularly develop melancholia during the first part of January anyway. To exacerbate that, at the moment one of my favorite teeth has developed a nasty abscess which has spread to the entire right side of my bottom jaw, and (mega-brat that I am) I don't handle pain gracefully. Aside from that, I think my dentist passed away last year.
But there is good news abounding
out there, of that I'm sure. And I'm just as sure our 475 correspondents
will share it with us, even though I seem to be a Gloomy Gus at the moment.
"Anyone? Anyone?"
From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 01/02/07 - "faulty gas cooker--this is why I'm afraid of gas!":
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This was the staggering scene after a faulty gas cooker exploded in a timber-framed shack – and devastated a tiny Caribbean island. The blast caused an inferno that leapt from hut to hut, taking less than ten minutes to sweep across Soledad Miria. Many of the 1,014 inhabitants dived into the sea or took to fishing boats to escape. More than a third – 348 – were injured but, amazingly, no one died. |
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YOWZERONI, Shari! I didn't realize we had that in common. I've heard it said that all the best cooks prefer gas stoves (which alone no doubt speaks volumes!), but I'll not have another if I can help it. At the very least, I constantly imagined that I smelled gas fumes, whether or not it was true.
Thanks for this shocking image,
Lady!
From Cheryl Mays Howard ('66) of VA -
01/02/07 - "Wedding Announcement":
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Howard-Moon Miriam April Howard and William Robert Randall Moon were married on December 23, 2006 in Ochos Rios, Jamaica. Sisters of the bride, Dr. Chera Howard Hope of Asburn, VA was Matron of Honor, and Heather Howard of Yorktown, VA was Maid of Honor.
Miriam is a graduate of Bruton High School. She graduated from Southeastern College with a BS degree in Education and from Nova University with a M.A. Degree in Varying Exceptionality, and an Ed. S. Degree in Educational Leadership. She will graduate in June 07 with a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Nova University. Miriam is an Assistant Principle at E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville, NC. |
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Randy is the son of Robert and Christine Moon of Greenwood, SC. He is a graduate of Ichabod Crane High School in Valatie, NY. and Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA. with a B.S. Degree in Business Administration/Finance He is serving in the U.S. Army, stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC, and is currently in the Medic Program.
WOWZERONI!!!
Y'all make pretty babies, Cheryl!
Thanks for sharing this with us!
From One of my
Famous Marines - 
Herb Hice of MI, who
served in the Pacific Theater during WWII - 01/02/07 - "Dear Carol, More on
President Ford's Funeral":
Dear Carol,
Watching the progression of President Ford's Funeral tributes, It seems to me that we don't think about a person's life much until after they are gone. ~~~ I watched a good portion of the ceremony and a lot of fond memories are etched in my mind. ~~~ I enjoyed the black lady who sang "Our Father, which art in heaven", Beautiful voice !!! ~~~ I admire Tom Brokaw; he is a very sensible man of our times. I bought his book, The Greatest Generation. ~~~ Laura Bush is a Classy Lady, I love her. ~~~ President Bush mentioned in his Eulogy that President Ford is the only President that ever was an Eagle Scout. You should be very proud of your Eagle Scouts.
Your Friend, Herbie
I'm so glad you were able to
view that funeral, Herbie Darlin'.
For various reasons, I was unable to swatch it, except in a few brief news
clips. I personally always admired President Ford. I think he was a
true and honest man.
And if truth be known, I'm proud
of my six Eagles, too.
REUNION REMINDERS:
Reunion information is ALWAYS posted very near the top on the front page, and on the Reunion Page section:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html
Henceforth, it will be repeated
here, lest you forget:
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The NNHS Class of 1962 will hold its 45-Year Reunion on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 21, 22 and 23, 2007 at the Point Plaza Suites, 950 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23601. Suites will be available that will include breakfast on Saturday and Sunday.
Visit Brenda's 1962 Web Page: AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 11/27/06:http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-62-planning-mtgs.html |
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The
NNHS Class of 1957 is planning its 50-Year Class Reunion, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 7, 8 and 9, 2007 at the Omni Hotel in Newport News, VA. More details to follow! |
The NNHS Class of 1958 is planning its 50th Anniversary Reunion, Friday and Saturday, May 16 -17, 2008. The Noble Gathering More details to
follow! |
From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 01/02/06 - "Why People Move South" (#1 in a series of 11):
WHY PEOPLE MOVE SOUTH!
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Oh, how cute!!! Actually, I miss the snow and the snowmen.....
Thanks, Shari!
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Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Carol Buckley
Harty
219 Four Ply Lane
Fayetteville, NC 29311-9305
910-488-9408
Into the West
(Theme from "The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King" - 2003 -
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167260/
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- Annie Lennox
Lay down,
your sweet and weary head.
Night is falling.
You have come to journey’s end.
Sleep now, and dream
of the ones who came before.
They are calling,
from across the distant shore.
Why do you weep?
What are these tears upon your face?
Soon you will see.
All of your fears will pass away.
Safe in my arms,
you’re only sleeping.
What can you see,
on the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea,
a pale moon rises.
The ships have come,
to carry you home.
Dawn will turn,
to silver glass.
A light on the water.
All souls pass.
Hope fades,
Into the world of night.
Through shadows falling,
Out of memory and time.
Don’t say,
We have come now to the end.
White shores are calling.
You and I will meet again.
And you’ll be here in my arms,
Just sleeping.
What can you see,
on the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea,
a pale moon rises.
The ships have come,
to carry you home.
And all will turn,
to silver glass.
A light on the water.
Grey ships pass
Into the West.
"Into the West" midi courtesy of http://www.bcsd.org/webpages/bbaldwin/website/tunesweek.html - 12/30/06
"Into the West"
midi courtesy
of
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Into-The-West-lyrics-Annie-Lennox/429DFAB0CA2CFCFB48256E2700178396
- 12/31/06
"Lord of
the Rings"
Elven Ship concept art courtesy
of
http://www.middleearthcenter.com/screenshots/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=elf,
- 01/02/07
Peach Zigzag Divider Line courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars26.html - 11/28/05
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of
Herbert Hice of MI
- one of my
Famous Marines who served in the South
Pacific during WWII.
Thanks, Herbie!
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