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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Happy
Birthday tomorrow to my brother-in-law, Miles
Nowitzky (Granby HS - '50) of NC, and to Frances Goodson Wang
('65) of MD, and to Ron Smith ('65) of VA! WOWZERS!!!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
NEWBIES:
1. Jeanette McDonald Hornsby ('66) of SC - 01/08/05:
Please add my name to the class of 1966. I'm Jeanette McDonald Hornsby and I
live in South Carolina..... Thanks
for the great
Hi, Jeanette! Welcome aboard! I've added your name to the (hidden) mailing list, and to the Alumni Page.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html
I wasn't certain you wanted to post your email addy, so until I hear from you, I've simply added you name to the Contact page:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-ALL.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-1966.html
From Gail Kiger Bonsey (FHS - '73) of OR - 01/08/05:
Greetings from Oregon! ..... You do such a fantastic job, Carol. I enjoy all the stories and photo memories.
Have you ever considered having a
current Newport News resident that enjoys this web page that is a graduate write
the Daily Press feature editor a little story on the success of this
web page?
Think of the additional coverage you'd
get from word of mouth by many in the city who would forward the info on to a
graduate who has moved away. It would
make a great story to submit.
Thanks so much, Gail!
WOWZERS!
No, such a thing had never occurred to me. I thought I was quite
presumptuous enough as it was, initiating such
a web page without being asked! But thanks for the enormous compliment!
From Frances Goodson Wang ('65) of MD - 01/07/05:
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Sylvia Hall ('66), ?, and Jo Ann Stewart ('64) at a sorority party at Frances' home - "I wasn't a member for very long at all." | ?, Olivia House ('65), and Frances Goodson ('65) - and Sonny Goodson ('66) behind the car | Edna Johnson ('64) in the park across from Frances' house | "Going Steady!" |
Frances
Goodson ('65) wearing Ray Stinnett's ('63)
SPD
sweatshirt and ring: "The ring lasted one week." |
WOWZERS!!! What fun
old treasures! Thanks, Frances!
These are now posted:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/fraternities-sororities.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/frat-soro-SLT.html
Frances sent more old images on
different subjects, but I haven't finished scanning yet. Big surprise
there, HUH?!!?
Thanks again, Frances!
From Brownie Shaffer Haracivet ('62) of the Virgin Islands - 01/10/05:
Thanks, Brownie! I think we did
narrow this down once before, but somehow I cannot remember either the answer or
the person
who figured it out.
Thanks for the
image - I placed it on Odds and Ends. It's in chronological order - and if
you haven't noticed by now how obsessive
I am about such details, you're just not paying attention.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/oddsends.html
I'm very
distressed to hear about Andrea. She and I were in Mrs. Pat Johnson's
P.E. Class together when she was a senior
and I was a freshman, and we had a lot of fun that year. Andrea had the
most beautiful and unusual eyes I've ever seen - before or
since. We'll certainly keep her in our prayers.
From Craig Miller ('63) of FL - 01/10/05:
Hey,
Craig! I think we narrowed this timeline down before also, but once again
I cannot remember either the answer or
the person who figured it out. And I'm not sure we ever determined who was
responsible for the changes.
We should be hearing from our experts soon. Meanwhile, congratulations on covering the mascot geographical bases!
Thanks, Craig!
From Evelyn Vretos ('55) of VA - 01/09/05:
Hi Carol, The Epiphany celebration at the Greek Orthodox Church was discontinued for two reasons - murky, dangerous waters and too cold, icy. My uncle, Jim Mariades, was one of the first to retrieve the cross at the bottom of the coal piers. At the time he was a 1st Lt. in the USMC - his last assignment was Commandant of the Marine Corps Barracks, Brooklyn Naval Yard. He is now retired, 82 years young, and can still proudly wear his Colonel's uniform. Mary Alice Ring Price graduated NNHS in 1955 - we've been best friends since grammar school. Her husband, Rafael, retired from Japan Airlines, Madrid office, many years ago. They live in Madrid, Spain. As always, Carol, I continue to look forward to your interesting and informative newsletters. Take good care!
Love, Evelyn
Thanks, Evelyn! I have a
notation in my 1965 Anchor - in my mother's handwriting - that on
Epiphany of 1965, the bejeweled
cross was retrieved by Harry Pasquier ('66). I remember that I used
to have the accompanying news article as well, but some
of my darling angelic little boys relieved me of 90% of my news clippings when
they raided my yearbooks back in about 1977.
I've posted your note (as well as the earlier two on this subject):
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/our-places-worship.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/greek-orthodox.html
From Kelly Loose Bustamante ('58) of TX - 01/10/05:
Carol,
It sounds like Joe Madagan ('57
of FL) must have lived in the same neighborhood that I did. Joe, do you
remember the ice house just off the 25th bridge? I can
remember skating down the sidewalk on the bridge
and turning the corner (only God knows how I managed that!) to continue into the
dock area of the ice house.
There on a hot afternoon the icemen would give chips of ice to us kids to cool
us off. Also, there was a tiny
restaurant at the base of the 25th bridge next to a bus stop called “The
Busy Bee” that sold hotdogs and cokes.
Those days, 15 cents could buy you a hotdog and a coke.
We lived on 25th street
in an apartment across from Harley Davidson’s and my mother worked in the
Betty
Lewis Bakery on 25th Street. I occupied my playtime in many of
the businesses there on 25th, including the
Daily Press building when the presses were running. There were horse
stables on 24th Street that had been
used for the NN Mounted Police Department. In fact, for many years a watering
trough was in front of the old
red bricked courthouse that I floated boats in.
My first real job was working in
the City Hall for Mr. Pete Hoyle, the City Auditor, who I admired and
respected.
He was a very kind man.
Mrs. Hoyle
was my homeroom teacher at NNHS.
Best regards,
kb
Thanks, Kelly! A number of the places you mentioned are scheduled to appear soon on Our Old Stomping Grounds.
From My Friend, Judy, of IL - 01/10/05:
Here are the Tsunami
before and after pictures.
This is unreal how much was
wiped out.
OH, my goodness! This is an amazing set of images, all the more heartbreaking in their before and after contrasts. Thanks, Jude!
OTHER UPDATES:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/coliseum.html - new music!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/gertrude-philbecks-beauty.html - brand new page
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/mannings-grocery.html - brand new page
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/W-S-Drive-In.html - brand new page
In trying to
determine the exact location of the W & S
before Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA pinned it down, I asked Ron Miller
('59)
of NC if he remembered it. I received this response from him this
afternoon:
Yup! It finally came to me Sunday
afternoon. Used to take dates there, then go watch the submarine races near
Red's Pier.
(I guess
the reason that I didn't remember it sooner was that I was more interested in
the submarine races
than the name of the drive-in ;-).
I don't have any problem remembering the races! )
WILD
GIGGLES!!! Well, the more important facts do tend to remain
with us more clearly, don't they?!? Thanks, Ronnie! This was
just so much fun, I triple posted it:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/huntington-park.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reds-pier.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/W-S-Drive-In.html
My FTP has
been acting so weird all day, that this letter took three times longer than it
should have taken. I had hoped to have
more scans and pages done for you. This time it really wasn't my
fault!
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:
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Great Balls of Fire
- Jerry Lee
Lewis
You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
Too much love drives a man insane
You broke my will
But what a thrill
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!
I laughed at love cause I thought it was funny
You came along and moooooved me honey
I've changed my mind
This love is fine
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!
Kiss me baby....mmmmm...feels good
Hold me baby
Wellll I want to love you like a lover should
You're fine, so kind
Got to tell this world that you're mine mine mine mine
I chew my nails and I twiddle my thumbs
I'm real nervous but it sure is fun
C'mon baby, you drive me crazy
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!
Wellll kiss me baby...mmmmm...feels good
Hold me baby
Wellll I want to love you like a lover should
You're fine, so kind
Got to tell this world that you're mine mine mine mine
I chew my nails and I twiddle my thumbs
I'm real nervous but it sure is fun
C'mon baby, you drive me crazy
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!
"Great
Balls of Fire" midi courtesy of
http://www.garyrog.50megs.com/midi1.html
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/08/05
Thanks, Dave!
"Great Balls of Fire" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Great-Balls-Of-Fire-lyrics-
Jerry-Lee-Lewis/F4DAC9AA1B9AD0A348256E5A001DA078
- 01/06/05
Animated Fire Ball clip art courtesy of http://members.tripod.com/mrfire/animations.html - 01/06/05
Animated Fire Divider Bar clip art courtesy of http://www.worldfiredepartments.com/animations/lines.htm - 07/06/04