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04/24/09 - NNHS Newsletter - Let
It Be Me “Love is an act of endless
forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.”
-
Sir Peter Ustinov
(16 Apr 1921 – 28 Mar 2004)
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
Can you believe it?? We've never had a regular issue of the NNHS
Newsletter on April 24th before, so we're out of reruns for the week!
BONUS #1 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_5-oVJAdHA&fmt=18 - Let It Be Me -
The Everly Brothers, 1964
BONUS #2 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvREm7w4slk&NR=1
- Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers,
umm, later...
BONUS #3 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osz6cpu_8pU&NR=1
- Let It Be Me - Elvis,
February 1970
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today
to Donald Smith
('57) of VA!
Happy Birthday tomorrow
to Lolly Wynne
Burke ('57)!
Happy Birthday this
week to:
26 - Deanna Steele Capps
('57) AND 
Becky Braswell Branch ('65) of AR;
27 -
Bill Campbell
('54)
of VA AND Genis Bird Crowder Hornsby ('54) AND
Barbara Jones ('54);
29 -
Brenda Davis English ('64) of KS
AND
Mike Sagman ('66) of VA;
01 -
The Head
Cheerleader of 1958, Evelyn Fryer Fish of TX!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
From David Whitley ('67) of VA - 04/23/09
- Excused absence":
Okay, Ma'am,
maybe some 'splainin' is in order since my communication has been rather slack
of late.
After missing 2
weeks of work from 3 root canals, 2 visits to the hospital, (1 for some kind of
Gorilla flu thing that had me barfing for 24 hrs, becoming dehydrated resulting
in my potassium levels becoming dangerously low & according to the Doc, that
made me a prime candidate for a heart attack), then the other hospital visit.....
Then after all that was taken care of, the tooth that I had 3 root canals with
(that's right, 3 root canals from 1 daggone tooth), that lovely tooth broke in
two (from nighttime clinching in me sleep) and became infected, so I had to go
to an Oral Surgeon and have it removed in pieces. So now, here I am, relatively
healthy, but working between 70 & 80 hours, 6 days a week. But that's okay!
.....
Dat's all 4 now, as I said (and if I didn't, I meant to), we're in the middle of
a refueling outage so I gotta be not so long winded in my e-mails.
..... I lost 15 lbs,
but alas, after I got a little better, all I could eat was mushy stuff, so I ate
tons-o-ice cream, it felt sooooo gooooood on that blinkin' frackin' part of my
mouth that had been screamin' for 2 weeks, thus all of the weight came back with
a vengeance. Oh well.
Take care, Sweetie, d
GOOD GRIEF, Gorgeous!
I'm so sorry to hear you've had such a rough time of it lately!
You
take care of yourself - or at least have someone let us know so we can pray for
you when you're hurting!
Thanks for letting us know, David!
And
yes, dear, you're most definitely excused!
From Joe Drewry ('58) of VA -
04/23/09 - "Class of 1959":
Carol,
I did find
the POC for 1959. Actually, there are 3 on your website. There are no plans
for a 50th reunion.
They did a
10th and perhaps a 20th. There is no evidence of any reunion since the 20th.
Since I do not have an Anchor for that year, I have no record of who the
class officers and leaders were for the NNHS Class of 1959.
Perhaps put
out a call to see who might get them organized. I think most other classes of
that era have maintained a fairly active reunion schedule.
Joe Drewry
NNHS 1958
This
is so sad, Joe. :o(
I know they held a
second reunion - perhaps it was the 20-year in 1979, but it could have been the
25-year in 1984. No, that can't be right....
Anyway,
my sister,
Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky ('59) of NC,
attended it, and somewhere around
here I have her video tape of it.
Frank Ivey was President of the Class
of 1959, the late
Dan Rouse,
Vice President,
Sandra Taylor, Secretary, and Nancy Stoller, Treasurer, but I do not
know of a class who in their later reunions had original class officers leading
their reunion committees. Someone else with amazing organizational skills
just volunteers their services to a grateful class, and assembles a committee of
willing helpers. I could be wrong, I suppose.....
"Anyone? Anyone?"
Thanks, Joe!
From
Jerry ('65) and
Judy Phillips ('66) Allen of VA - 04/23/09 - "Message to
Janice
(McCain Rose - '65)
and
Fred (Rose of VA)":
I was so happy to read
about Fred's progress and see the picture showing a Happy Birthday for
him. God bless them both and their family. Prayers keep working.
Love,
J&J
Yes,
they do! Thanks, Sweetie-Pies!
From the Daily Press - 04/24/09 - "Ripken visit in Newport News makes impact on
Boys & Girls Clubs":
Ripken visit
in Newport News makes impact on Boys & Girls Clubs
By Dave Fairbank
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Major League Baseball Hall of
Fame inductee and former
Baltimore Orioles infielder
Cal Ripken Jr. tours the facilities Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the
Boys and Girls Club on Hampton Avenue in Newport News. |
Major League Baseball Hall of
Fame inductee and former Baltimore Orioles infielder Cal Ripken Jr. tours
the facilities Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Boys and Girls Club on
Hampton Avenue in Newport News. |
Major League Baseball Hall of
Fame inductee and former
Baltimore Orioles infielder
Cal Ripken Jr. talks with kids Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Boys and
Girls Club on Hampton Avenue in Newport News. |
Major League Baseball Hall of
Fame inductee and former
Baltimore Orioles infielder
Cal Ripken Jr. talks with some kids as they wait for a game of Ripken
Quickball to get set up Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Boys and Girls Club
on Hampton Avenue in Newport News. Ripken Quickball is a game Ripken created
as a product, training aid and game. |
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Images by Diane Cebula, Daily Press / April 23, 2009 |
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Major League Baseball Hall of
Fame inductee and former
Baltimore Orioles infielder
Cal Ripken Jr. watches a game of Ripken Quickball on Thursday, April 23,
2009, at the Boys and Girls Club on Hampton Avenue in Newport News. |
Major League Baseball Hall of
Fame inductee and former
Baltimore Orioles infielder
Cal Ripken Jr. pitches balls for players during a game of Ripken
Quickball on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Boys and Girls Club on Hampton
Avenue in Newport News. |
Shynice Richardson, 12, gives
Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and former
Baltimore Orioles infielder
Cal Ripken Jr. a tour of the facilities Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the
Boys and Girls Club on Hampton Avenue in Newport News. |
Major League Baseball Hall of
Fame inductee and former
Baltimore Orioles infielder
Cal Ripken Jr. talks with a group of kids Thursday, April 23, 2009, at
the Boys and Girls Club on Hampton Avenue in Newport News. |
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NEWPORT
NEWS - Shynice Richardson, 12-year-old sports fan and devotee of the downtown
Boys & Girls Club, admitted that she was a little nervous at first, playing
tour guide for Thursday afternoon's celebrity guest.
But baseball Hall of Famer
Cal Ripken Jr. was an eager and willing participant who wanted to hear
what Richardson had to say.
"It was easier once we started walking and talking," she said. "He seemed like
a regular guy who was a really nice person and somebody you'd like to know."
Ripken parachuted into the Peninsula for a Thursday evening fundraiser to
benefit the local Boys & Girls Clubs — the
Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation has been a big contributor to the organization
in the past three years. The group hoped to clear some $300,000 from the
event.
But before attending the
event at the
Hampton Roads Convention Center, Ripken insisted on an unannounced stop at
one of the local clubs. Such stops are routine in his regular schedule, if for
no reason other than to spend time with kids.
"We're not trying to grow the game of baseball, per se," Ripken said. "I think
we're using baseball as a tool, essentially, to interact with the kids. Give
them new experiences, kind of open up the world to them. Sports does that
naturally. We just use baseball because that's what we did."
Richardson squired Ripken around the facility at the corner of Jefferson and
Hampton avenues. He saw the gamerooms, the gym, a tutorial classroom and a
computer lab.
He pitched a brief session of "Quickball" to the kids in the gym — a sort of
accelerated version of wiffleball, using plastic bats and spongy balls — and for
his efforts he took a screamer off his neck and one in the gut. He was having a
blast.
"I was showing him that our club is unique and different from other places,"
said Richardson, who has come to that facility since she was 6. "I think it was
very cool that he would come here and see it. They call this a bad neighborhood,
but this is a safe place.
"I think it's very important to have places like this," she said. "You can get
away from your problems and a lot of stuff on the outside for a little while.
There are a lot of activities, and you can be around good people."
Ripken's foundation is a tribute to his late father, Cal Sr., who used baseball
as a means of teaching life lessons. The younger Ripken said that Cal Sr. had a
soft spot for kids without father figures in their lives, probably because his
own father passed away when he was 10. That's why he and younger brother Bill
wanted to do something geared toward helping kids.
"It's something we care about, it's something we're passionate about," Ripken
said. "We're tickled to death that we can actually impact kids in a positive
way. It's something we plan to do for a long time. We're not in it for the short
term."
Nothing in Ripken's life or baseball career is about the short term. He is best
known for playing in a Major League record 2,632 consecutive games, from May 30,
1982, to Sept. 20, 1998. He amassed 3,184 hits and was a 19-time all-star,
playing his entire career for the
Baltimore Orioles.
A first-ballot Hall of Famer in 2007, Ripken now devotes the same diligence to
his current pursuit, which he said has succeeded and expanded beyond even his
initial aims.
"It's kind of fun to think of the possibilities," he said. "Maybe in some ways
we can be the glue that brings people together and makes communities better.
It's not a big, huge mission, but it's something we're passionate about."
Who is Cal Ripken?
Former Major League Baseball player spent
entire career with Baltimore Orioles
• Best known for playing record 2,632 consecutive games, from May 30, 1982, to
Sept. 20, 1998.
• Amassed 3,184 hits.
• Was a 19-time all-star.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Ripken,_Jr.
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From
http://www.selfgrowthtest.com -
04/22/09 - "Living With Loneliness":
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Living With Loneliness
By Karen Rowinsky, LMSW - Apr. 20, 2009
Loneliness is feeling empty inside. It is a
feeling of separateness and isolation. It is a feeling of being out of touch
with other human beings. People experience loneliness when they do not have
someone to depend on, a close family, a group of friends, or relationships with
people at work or school. A person can be lonely even when surrounded by other
people. We can feel lonely when there is a lack of intimacy in our
relationships.
Loneliness occurs at all stages of our life. We may have felt it during our
teenage years, as a new parent, when the children left home. Perhaps we never
found Mr. or Ms. Right, or maybe we experienced the pain of divorce or the death
of a spouse. Loneliness can be transitory and ebbs and flows during our
lifetime. Different times of year often make lonely people even lonelier. It
sometimes even causes feelings of loneliness in people who have many
relationships.
You can learn to live with your loneliness by taking a proactive approach to it.
The following are some ideas that can help. Keep an open mind as you read them.
If you find yourself shaking your head and telling yourself you can't possibly
do something about your loneliness, realize that only you can change the way you
feel. If you don't like feeling lonely choose to take action to change.
Accept the reality of your loneliness. It is
neither something to be ashamed of nor something to hide. Everyone, at some
point in her life, has periods of loneliness-some people accept it, others try
to deny it. Accepting it is the first step to finding some relief. Express your
loneliness. You may do it through tears or by writing your feelings. Expressing
your loneliness to yourself can often give you insight as to what is causing it.
Question whether you need help in dealing with your
loneliness. Feelings of "aloneness" can often stem from depression. You
may want talk with a therapist or speak with the leader of your religious
community about it.
Push yourself to have contact with others. Call
your local community center, church, synagogue, or senior center. Ask for a list
of groups and activities. Select one that appeals to you and then make yourself
attend a meeting or program. It will feel awkward at first but you won't be the
only person there who doesn't know anyone. Even if you are, each person there
had to come for the first time at one point.
Sign-up for a class. Most towns and cities have
community colleges or recreation centers that offer adult education. Choose a
class that interests you-photography, creative writing, bowling, or maybe even
French. If you don't know what to say, pretend you are interviewing that person
for a newspaper article. Most people are flattered when someone shows an
interest in them.
Suggest meeting for coffee or attending a concert or play
together when you meet someone with whom you feel you have something in common.
Understand that it takes time to establish intimate
relationships and build trust. But, nothing is going to happen until you
start.
Volunteer your talents. Call your local volunteer
center to see what services are needed. Choose an activity that brings you in
contact with other people. Regularly scheduled time with other people can offer
you a respite as you work your way out of your loneliness.
Join an on-line community. If you have Internet
access, find sites of interest to you that have discussion groups. You can read
what other people have to say and share your feelings anonymously until you feel
safe.
Re-connect with distant relatives or old friends.
Plan a reunion with people whom you haven't seen in years. Bring together a
group of your old high school buddies or cousins with whom you've lost contact.
Exercise at a fitness center. There are fitness
centers in every price range. Find one that seems to have people your age.
Exercise helps ease the feelings of depression. Strike up a conversation with
the person on the treadmill next to yours. Meet people during a stretch class or
swimming lessons.
Take a bus trip for single people.
Choosing to reach out to another is difficult but the rewards make it worth the
effort. If you are ready to address your loneliness and do something about it,
congratulate yourself on your willingness to take control of your life and then
take the first step.
Author's Bio
Sometimes people who feel alone also feel
hopeless, powerless, and depressed. If you think your loneliness has gone beyond
your ability to help yourself, you may want to seek out a qualified counselor or
psychotherapist who can help you figure out why you feel so lonely. There are
lots of reasons and many times it takes an outside, objective, person to help
you figure out why this is an issue for you. Seeking counseling does not mean
you are crazy nor have a mental illness. In fact, seeking counseling or therapy
is an example of a healthy behavior.
Karen Rowinsky, LMSW is a licensed master level social worker. She has a private
counseling practice in Overland Park in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. She
specializes in working with women and couples who want to create the life they
desire. You can learn about Karen's marriage counseling, family counseling, and
individual counseling services by going to
http://www.karenrowinsky.com.
FINALLY:
From Ruth Ann Reece Horace ('67) of FL - 04/22/09 - "Your age in chocolate!!":
Your age in chocolate!!
Don't tell me your age; you
probably would tell a falsehood anyway - but the Hershey Man will know!
YOUR AGE BY
CHOCOLATE MATH
This is pretty
neat.
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute .. Work this out as you read.
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to
have chocolate (more than once but less than 10).
2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold).
3. Add 5.
4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator.
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1759 ....
If you haven't, add 1758.
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
You should have a three digit number.
The first digit of this was your original number
(i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).
The next two numbers are
YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)
THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2009) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE
IT LASTS.
GIGGLES!
Thanks, Ruthie!
DATES TO
REMEMBER:
1.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 24, 25, and 26, 2009 - The Class of 1954
is holding its 55-Year Reunion. For details, contact Dr. Harry Simpson at
804-694-0346 or email him at
hdsdds@aol.com -
CLASS OF 1954
2.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 15, 16,
and 17, 2009 - The Hampton High School Class of 1964 will hold its 45-Year
Reunion
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. For details, see:
www.hamptonhigh1964.com
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HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL - CLASS OF 1964
3.
Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday, September 4, 5 and 6 (Labor Day Weekend), 2009 -
The Class of 1969 will hold its 40-Year
Reunion
at the Point Plaza Hotel, Newport News, VA.
For details, see:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2009-69.html and contact
Jean Baker Howell at
hokie13mom@cox.net
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OPEN TO
ALL NNHS ALUMNI
4.
Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday, September 18, 19, and 20, 2009 - The Warwick High School Class of
1959 will hold its 50-Year Reunion at the Marriott Newport News at City Center,
Newport News, VA. For details, contact
WHSREUNION1959@aol.com.
5.
Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10, 2009
- The Class of 1964 will hold its 45-Year Reunion
at the Newport News Marriott at City Center, 740 Town Center Drive,
Newport News, VA 23606:
For details, see:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2009-64.html
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CLASS OF 1964
Y'all take care of each other!
TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll
Always Have
Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Je T'appartiens
Assise à ta place
Dans cette maison de glace
Je compte un à un mes torts
Je vois ces carafes
Remplies du vide
Qui transperce mon corps
Et toutes mes nuits se fondent
Jamais tes yeux ne tombent
De mon coeur qui succombe
à ton départ, mais...
Je t'appartiens
Comme l'orque et la mer ne font qu'un
Elles n'aiment qu'une seule fois
Puis s'échouent comme on se noie
Des projets, des ríves
S'arrachent et j'en crève
Je ne vis plus, je meurs
Míme en surface
Te voir, me glace
Et m'éventre le coeur
Et toutes les nuits se fondent
Dans tes bras une autre tombe
Je méprise míme son ombre
Et ton départ, mais...
Refrain
Elles n'aiment qu'une seule fois
(poème 2)
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Let It
Be Me (Je T'appartiens)
Written by
Gilbert Bécaud,
(24 Oct 1927 – 18 Dec 2001)
Mann
Curtis,
and
Pierre Delanoë
(16 Dec 1918 - 27 Dec 2006)
(The
Everly Brothers,
1960)
God bless the day I found you
I want to stay around you
And so I beg you
Let it be me
Don't take this heaven from one
If you must cling to someone
Now and forever
Let it be me
Each time we meet, love,
I find complete love
Without your sweet love
Tell me, what would life be?
So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
And that you'll always
Let it be me
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Je T'appartiens (Translation)
I belong to you
I sit where you stood
Into these empty rooms
I wonder where we went wrong
I try to forget
Drink you out of my head
Still I can hear the sound
Here comes the dawn again
I lie awake in bed
This heart of mine has come undone
Because you're gone, still...
I belong to you
Like the sea and orca are one
They love only once
And then succumb on the shore
The dreams that we planned
Suddenly just end
How do I stay alive ?
I freeze in place
At the sight of your face
It's killing me inside
Here comes the dawn again
In your arms, another flame
I despise her every part of her
And your betrayal, still...
Chorus
They love only once
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"Let It Be Me" midi courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/1153/midi.htm
- 04/23/09
"Let It Be Me" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osz6cpu_8pU&NR=1 - 04/23/09
"Je T'appartiens" lyrics and translation
courtesy of
http://www.metrolyrics.com/je-tappartiens-lyrics-lara-fabian.html -
04/24/09
"All My Love Now and Forever" Poster courtesy of
http://wordylefty.wordpress.com/2008/03/
- 04/23/09
Multi-Rose Divider Line clip art courtesy of
http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars4.html
- 04/24/09
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/
- 10/02/05
Replaced courtesy o
f
http://www.hamptonhigh1964.com
- 02/17/09
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