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03/11/15 - NNHS Newsletter - Bonnie Kellswater
“The English language brings out the best
in the Irish. They court it like a beautiful woman. They make it bray - T. E. Kalem on Brendan Behan's 1958 play, Borstal Boy |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
All this week
leading up to St. Patrick's Day, we'll be celebrating with Irish songs.
BONUS #1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwWJjAwb524 - Kellswater - Loreena McKennitt
BONUS #2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXkGMnxVOqc - Kellswater - Andy Irvine
BONUS #3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9bjUqPuk3w - Kellswater - Irish Rovers
PRAYER REQUESTS:
1.
Don Wilson (John
Marshall HS - '64),
Husband of
My Cousin, Cheryl White
Wilson (James Blair HS / John Marshall HS - '64) of VA, will begin
undergoing chemo for
esophageal cancer
on Tuesday, March 17.
2.
My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of
NC will have another
squamous cell
carcinoma removed from his face, also on Tuesday, March 17.
This is not the St. Patrick's Day celebration we had all planned. Your prayers are requested.
http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html
(If I seem like a basket case and keep making enormous bloopers, it's only because I'm a basket case and keep making enormous bloopers.)
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy
Birthday today to
Margaret Blayton
Cowan ('57)
AND
Nancy Horton Wilkes ('62) of FL
AND
Shirley Caudill Williamson ('65) of VA
AND
Betty Ames Burton ('71)
of VA!
Happy Birthday this week to:
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13 -
14 -
15 - Joan Williams Eberwine ('57) AND Linda Robinson Gillespie ('71) of VA; 16 -
17 -
18 -
Kay Knight Midkiff Evans ('59) of VA AND
Linda
Coates Jones ('63) of VA AND
Aderon Gibbs ('66) of VA AND
Wade Scott ('66) of MO!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
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THIS DAY IN WWII:
| March 11, 1935 - The German Air Force became an official
organ of the Reich.
March 11, 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan. March 11, 1942 -
General
Douglas MacArthur abandoned
Corregidor for Australia. He vowed, "I shall return." March 11, 1945 - The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived puppet state, was established with Bảo Đại as its ruler. March 11, 1946 - Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, was captured by British troops. |
THIS DAY IN 1965:
| Thursday, March 11, 1965 -
Footballer and manager
Nigel Adkins was born Nigel Howard Adkins in
Birkenhead, England. Thursday, March 11, 1965 - Lawyer and politician Jesse Jackson, Jr. was born in Greenville, South Carolina. Thursday, March 11, 1965 - Actor Wallace Langham was born James Wallace Langham II in Fort Worth, Texas. Thursday, March 11, 1965 - Interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen was born Laurence Roderick Llewelyn-Bowen in Kensington, London, England. Thursday, March 11, 1965 - Fashion designer Jenny Packham was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England. Thursday, March 11, 1965 - Singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer (Beatnik Beatch and Jellyfish) Andy Sturmer was born Marvin Andrew Sturmer. Thursday, March 11, 1965 - Singer-songwriter and guitarist (Vennaskond) Allan Vainola was born Allan Annus in Tartu, Estonia. Thursday, March 11, 1965 - Minister and activist James Reeb (b. 01 Jan 1927 in Wichita, Kansas) died of head injuries he received two days earlier when he was beaten severely by white segregationists while participating in the Selma Voting Rights Movement actions in Selma, Alabama. He was 38 years. |
From My Friend, Katie, of NC - 03/10/15:
| “Our job is to love
others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy.”
-
Thomas S. Monson |
REQUEST:
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From My Daughter of Other Parents, Ashley, of AZ - 03/10/15:
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All my fellow
insomniatics will relate to this one...
GIGGLES!
Thanks, Ashley!
Haha exactly!!! |
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| “This makes me so
sore it gets my dandruff up.” -
Samuel Goldwyn,
film
producer |
From Joan
Lauterbach Krause ('60) of VA -
01/14/15 - "This should change your mood ... (#17 in a series of 18)":
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No matter how GRUMPY you may be right now ~ this should change your
mood,
Have a great Day. Laugh, and then sing “It's a Beautiful Day" even when
it's not.
AWW! Thank
you, Joan!
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From Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA -
02/24/15 - "Assorted
Ironies (#9 in a Series of
14)":
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BONUS IRISH CROCHET PATTERNS:
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http://www.allfreecrochet.com/St-Patricks-Day-Crochet/Lucky-Shamrock-Coaster/ml/1
- Lucky Shamrock
Coaster - "Use this Lucky Shamrock Coaster pattern to
bring some St. Patrick's Day charm to your table. This crochet
coaster pattern is easy and you'll be able to work some up in no
time. It's a practical and cute decoration for your holiday
party!" http://www.allfreecrochet.com/St-Patricks-Day-Crochet/Pot-O-Gold-Coaster/ml/1 - Pot-O-Gold Coaster - "Taste the rainbow with some colorful yarn. Crochet a bright pot o' gold coaster. These would be fun to have laying out when you have company over. Set your drink of choice on your gold." |
BONUS IRISH RECIPES:
| http://allrecipes.com/recipes/world-cuisine/europe/uk-and-ireland/ireland/ - Irish Recipes - "Looking for Irish recipes? Allrecipes has more than 180 trusted Irish recipes complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips." |
FINALLY:
From http://www.ajokeaday.com - 03/10/15:
| Through the pitch-black night,
the captain saw a light dead ahead on a collision course with his ship.
He sent a signal: "Change your course 10 degree east." The light signaled back: "Change yours, 10 degrees west." Angry, the captain sent: "I'm a navy captain! Change your course, sir!" "I'm a seaman, second class," came the reply. "Change your course, sir." Now the captain was furious. "I'm a battleship! I'm not changing course!" There was one last reply. "I'm a lighthouse. Your call." |
DATES TO REMEMBER:
| 1. Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations. |
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Bonnie
Kellswater
Here's a health to you, bonnie Kellswater
For it's there you'll find the pleasures of life
And it's there you'll find fishing and farming
And a bonnie wee girl for your wife.
On the hills and the glens and the valleys
Grows the softest of women so fine
And the flowers are all dripping with honey
There lives Martha, a true love of mine.
Bonnie Martha, you're the first girl I courted
You're the one put my heart in a snare
And if ever I should lose you to another
I will leave my Kellswater so fair.
For this one and that one may court her
But no other can take her from me
For I love her as I love my Kellswater
Like the primrose is loved by the bee.
Here's a health to you, bonnie Kellswater
For it's there you'll find the pleasures of life
And it's there you'll find fishing and farming
And a bonnie wee girl for your wife.
"Bonnie Kellswater"
midi (sequenced by Barry Taylor) and lyrics courtesy of
http://www.contemplator.com/tunebook/ireland.htm - 03/10/09
Irish Lass Vintage Postcard courtesy of
http://www.clipartandcrafts.com/vintage-graphics/stpatricks/shamrocks-girl.htm
- 03/10/09
Small Shamrock Divider Line clip art courtesy of
http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars6.html - 03/10/09
John Marshall High School's Justice Scale clip art courtesy of
Cheryl White Wilson (JMHS - '64) of VA - 10/13/05 (replaced 02/23/09)
Thanks, Cheryl!
Navy Seal
clip art courtesy of
http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Hillsboro High School's Topper (Band
Version) clip art courtesy of
http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/activities/music2/Band/bio.html
- 06/07/08
Thanks, Mark!
Animated Navy Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03
Animated
Laughing Kitty courtesy of Tom Flax ('64) of VA - 06/03/06
Thanks, Tom!
Animated
Laughing Jerry courtesy of Cookie Phillips Tyndall ('64) of VA - 06/14/06
Thanks, Cookie!
Animated Laughing Cat courtesy
of Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 07/29/08
Thanks, Joyce!
Large Shamrock Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars4.html - 03/10/09
