03/19/16 - NNHS Newsletter When

03/19/16 - NNHS Newsletter
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
“If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.”

- Andy Rooney
(14 Jan 1919 - 04 Nov 2011)

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,

We're continuing with our Irish themes today - mostly because I'm still in the mood.

BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awkioQ8bkVI - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Bing Crosby

BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIsduCQ7ByE - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Dennis Morgan - from Tear Gas Squad (1940)

BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCrEXLUKvSs - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Celtic Woman (Méav)

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Irish_Eyes_Are_Smiling:

"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" is a lighthearted song in tribute to Ireland. Its lyrics were written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr., set to music composed by Ernest Ball, for Olcott's production of The Isle O' Dreams, and Olcott sang the song in the show. It was first published in 1912, at a time when songs in tribute to a romanticized Ireland were very numerous and popular both in Britain and the United States. During the First World War the famous tenor John McCormack recorded the song.
The song continued to be a familiar standard for generations. Decades later it was used as the opening song on the radio show Duffy's Tavern. The song has been recorded on over 200 singles and albums and by many famous singers, including Bing Crosby, Connie Francis, and Roger Whittaker.^[1]

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

Happy Birthday today to Johnny Mitchell ('57) of VA AND 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!

Happy Birthday tomorrow to Cheryl Mays Howard ('66) of VA!

   Happy Birthday this week to:

20 - My Late Cousin, Stuart Atkinson (Warsaw HS - '63) (d. 10 Sept 2013) AND Sid Melton ('64) of NY AND Terri McAfee Artman ('66) of VA AND    My Nephew, Kevin Dick (Weber HS, UT - '82) of NC;

21 - Bob Morgan ('56) of MA AND    My #4 Son, Joshua Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL - '95) of IL AND    My Granddaughter (by My Children of Other Parents) Jane Mansfield of TX;

22 - Cookie Phillips Tyndall ('64) of VA;

23 - Jack Harrison ('61) of VA AND    Mary Beth Sawyer ('63) AND    Richard Marshall ('66) of VA;

24 - Charlie Hilling ('56) of FL AND A Beary Happy Birthday to Olivia House Brickey ('65) of VA;

25 - The late Billy Williams ('57) (d. 21 May 2007) AND Joan McKenna Ward ('60) of VA AND   Bill Hobbs ('66) of Northern VA;

26 - The late Gene Collins Glave ('60) (deceased 07/06/11)!

   Many Happy Returns to You All!

http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html

THIS DAY IN WWII:

March 19, 1940 - The French government of Daladier fell.
March 19, 1941 - The 99th Pursuit Squadron also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of the Army Air Corp, was activated.

March 19, 1944 - Nazi forces occupied Hungary.

March 19, 1945 - Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hit the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship was able to return to the U.S. under her own power.
March 19, 1945 - Adolf Hitler issued his "Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in Germany to be destroyed.

THIS DAY IN 1966:

Saturday, March 19, 1966 - Texas Western became the first college basketball team to win the Final four with an all-black starting lineup.
Saturday, March 19, 1966 - Police officer and politician Michael Crockart was born Michael Bruce Crockart, presumably in Scotland.

Saturday, March 19, 1966 - Footballer and manager Andy Sinton was born Andrew Sinton in Cramlington, England.

From My Friend, Susan, of NC - 03/18/15:

“Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simple things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results.”
- David A. Bednar, April 2011
(b. 15 June 1952)

   Thanks so much, Susan!

From My Cousin, Jean Atkinson Mallory (Warsaw HS / Rappahannock HS / John Marshall HS - '65) of VA - 03/18/15:

Thanks, Jean!

“Congratulations to each and every one of you for the concert last night in New York and vice versa.”
- Eugene Ormandy, conductor
(18 Nov 1899 - 12 Mar 1985)

BONUS IRISH EYES ARE SMILING CROCHET PATTERNS:

http://crochetingconversations.blogspot.com/2013/03/when-irish-eyes-are-smiling_9.html - Five Different Designs

BONUS IRISH EYES ARE SMILING RECIPES:

http://diettogo.com/blog/irish-eyes-are-smiling-pudding-soup-potato-pancake-recipes - Pudding, Soup & Potato Pancake Recipes

FINALLY:

From http://www.ajokeaday.com - 03/18/15:

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a man below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him half an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The man below replied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 42 degrees north latitude and between 58 and 60 degrees west longitude."

"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.

"I am," replied the man, "but how did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost."

The man below responded, "You must be a manager."

"I am," replied the balloonist, "how did you know?"

"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you are going. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are exactly in the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."

DATES TO REMEMBER:

1. Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 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.
2. Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17, 2016 - The NNHS Class of 1966 will hold their 50-Year Reunion - OPEN TO ALL CLASSES. Friday Night: Meet and Greet at The Cove Restaurant, City Center, NN. Saturday Night: Marriott Hotel, City Center, NN.

PRAYER ROLL:
http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 03/09/16
BLOG:
http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11

   Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!

                          Love to all, Carol

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Carol Buckley Harty
7020 Lure Court
Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309
910-584-8802

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3. Just mail it directly to my home. Thanks!


When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Words by Chauncey Olcott (21 July 1858 – 18 Mar 1932) and George Graff, Jr. (05 Aug 1886 - 24 Jan 1973), 1912

Music by Ernest Ball (22 July 1878 – 03 May 1927), 1912

When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure it's like a morning spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter,
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.
There's a tear in your eye, and I'm wondering why,
For it never should be there at all.
With such power in your smile, sure a stone you'd beguile,
So there's never a teardrop should fall.
When your sweet lilting laughter's like some fairy song,
And your eyes twinkle bright as can be,
You should laugh all the while and all other times smile,
And now smile a smile for me.

Chorus:
When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure it's like a morning spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter,
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.

"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" midi and lyrics courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/luci1/songs.html - 03/22/11

Animated Smiling Irish Eyes Title clip art courtesy of http://www.jcsdesignz.com/graphics/gif/St-Patricks-Day/smiling-irish-eyes/ - 03/22/11

Green Leaves Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars4.html - 03/15/05

Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!

Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06

Marine Corps Seal clip art courtesy of the late Herbert Hice of MI one of my Famous Marines who served in the South Pacific during WWII.
Thanks again, Herbie!!
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!

Teddy Bear clip art courtesy of http://www.resourcesforbears.com/CLIPART/pix/bearb.gif - 03/23/05 (replaced 03/23/09)

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!

Animated Dancing Teddy courtesy of Sandi Bateman Chestnut ('65) of VA - 03/08/11
Thanks, Sandi!

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