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01/04/05 - NNHS Newsletter - From a Distance |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Does
someone have a nice January story for me? I'll admit it. I have a
hard time with January. In my experience, they
nearly always begin disastrously. Last January, for instance, was almost
unbearable for a variety of reasons. The only one
I can remember that was not was 1984. That's because my sweet little boy,
Dale, was born that year on this very day, and
brought with him a wonderful spirit which permeated everything around him.
For some
reason I thought that this year would be different. Actually, like Charlie
Brown and Lucy's football, I always believe
that this time it will be different. Instead it began with learning of the
death of a good friend back in IL who was killed in a tractor
accident on New Year's Eve, and the unexpected betrayal by a good friend within
hours after that news arrived.
I have learned
to live vicariously. Optimist that I am, I'm certain that January does not
portend gloom and doom for all of y'all.
Therefore, if anyone has a really uplifting January story, I would greatly
appreciate hearing it. Thanks!
From Fred Field ('45) of CA - 01/02/05:
Frances Blunt Raine
Published in the Daily Press on 1/2/2005.
William H. Woodward Sr.
Published in the Daily Press from 12/31/2004 - 1/2/2005
Thank you, Fred.
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1953 Anchor, p. 13 Frances Blunt Raine |
1958 Anchor, p. 13 Miss Frances B. Raine |
1958 Anchor, p. 5 Mr. P. W. Allen Raine |
1956 Anchor, p. 121 Wirtley Anne Raine |
According to the
1958 Anchor, Mr. Raine passed away in 1957. His younger
daughter, Wirtley (Raine Anderson of FL), was
a member of the Class of 1956.
I'll supply the
next "small world" story myself. We moved to Richmond from MO in August of
1984, and spent one year there.
My two oldest sons, Lewis (Hillsboro HS - IL - '89) and Brent
(Hillsboro HS - IL - '90) attended Tuckahoe Middle School.
I wonder if Miss Raine taught them? I would not have made the
connection back then, but I'll ask them today.
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/04/05:
(RE: Yesterday's Newsletter:)
From Marc Fusillo of FL - 01/03/05:
Dear Carol
I have a grandfather that attended this school, and today we both need a copy of two year books, one from 1939
and one from 1940. Please help me to obtain them. Please reply with your insight into this matter.
Thanks ,
Marc Fusillo, Largo, Florida
If he needs a look-up, I can do that at the
Hilton Library. I can make a photocopy or
a close-up digital of any page.
If he needs the entire book(s), Fred Mays ('60 of VA) may have extra
copies with which he might part.
Thanks, David!
From Kathleen Pilgrim Clark ('63) of VA - 01/04/05;
Carol,
I noticed the request from Florida for help finding old yearbooks and it made me
laugh when I read your reply
about looking on E-Bay and in shops. I worked on our yearbook of 1963 and did
the same at VaTech for the Bugle
of 1964. Obviously, all yearbooks were lost in 1989 when my house burned down.
I was at the Ethan Allen furniture
store in the summer of 1989 looking at furniture. In one grouping, there was a
sofa, chairs and a large book case.
There were various books on the shelves with oddments and tchatchkes. As I sat
on the sofa, I regarded the books
on the shelf and commented, "Wow. You have a copy of the 1964 Bugle there."
The designer I was working with
didn't know what I meant. So I went to the shelf and got the book down. It
was, in fact, the yearbook from my
freshman year at Tech. When I showed her my photo in the Class of '67, she gave
me the yearbook. They had bought
it at a used goods shop because it had an attractive binding and would look nice
on their shelf! So I have one yearbook
from college. KC
WOWZERS!!! What a cool story! Thanks, Kathy!
From Bill Black ('66) of GA - 01/04/05:
Well, it originated in the
vivid imagination of Frank Blechman ('65 of Northern VA) - I remember
that part, anyway! And he
"was" Thomas L. Nevin. I seem to remember he bequeathed you his card in
his "Last Will and Testament" published in the
Beacon...
From Me to Bill Black ('66) of GA - 01/04/05:
Hey, Bill!
I just sent this forth to Carla. May I also use it in today’s Newsletter?? Yes, please? Pretty please with whipped cream on top???
Carol
From Bill Black ('66) of GA - 01/04/05:
GIGGLES! And what could be wrong with that?!?
Yes, I remember things....
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1964 Anchor | 1965 Anchor |
I lost my beloved Order of
the Aardvark membership card which I always kept with me when my purse was
nabbed by an
unpleasant large dog, and its contents strewn outside in Missouri in the summer
of 1983. I am not making this up.
Thanks, Bill - and Frank - for the cherished memories.
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 01/04/05:
http://www.saintleo.edu/SaintLeo/Templates/Inner.aspx?pid=2995
OH, how cool is that?!? Thanks, Adonis!
From Linda Lane Lane ('64) of VA - 01/04/05:
What a lovely memory! Thanks, Linda! I posted a portion of it here:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/james-river-bridge.html
Ah, then there was more than one design! Check this one, previously sent to us by Janice McCain Rose ('65) of VA:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/63band.html
I'm
looking forward to the photo of you and Rose at your wedding! By the way,
thanks so much for the Reunion photos you sent
me! Hey, I should have scanned those and added them to the site -
DUH!!! Okay, I'll wake up one day .... maybe .... perhaps
in FEBRUARY! YEAH! That's the ticket!!!
Thanks so much, Linda!
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOON FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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From a Distance
(Bette Midler)
From a distance, the world looks blue and green
and the snow-capped mountains white.
From a distance the ocean meets the stream
and the eagle takes to flight.
From a distance there is harmony
and it echoes through the land.
It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace,
it's the voice of every man.
From a distance, we all have enough
And no one is in need.
There are no guns, no bombs, no diseases,
No hungry mouths to feed.
From a distance we are instruments
Marching in a common band
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace
They're the songs of every man.
God is watching us
God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance.
From a distance, you look like my friend
Even though we are at war.
From a distance I cannot comprehend
What all the fighting is for.
From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land.
It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves.
It's the heart of every man.
God is watching us
God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance.
"From a
Distance" midi, courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6100/midi.html,
located by Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/02/04
Thanks, Dave!
"From a Distance" lyrics courtesy of http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Bette-Midler/From-A-Distance.html - 01/02/05
Winter
Images courtesy of Cal's Gallery,
http://www.wtv-zone.com/cal555/, located by my niece, Shari, of VA - 01/03/04
What a great site!
Thanks, Shari!