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07/05/08 - NNHS Newsletter - Teen Angel |
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“You can shed tears that she is gone,
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
I found
neither a birthday I wanted to observe, nor an old "rerun" I wanted to use
at the moment, so I chose this totally morbid Golden Oldie which I just
heard playing and now I can't get out of my head. I was twelve years old when this song hit the airways.
I remember thinking the lyrics would have been more, um, "interesting"
had they said, "Are you
somewhere up above, Or are you somewhere down below?"
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJu4NS7ZYmY - Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
Happy Birthday this week to:
07 -
Frank Blechman ('65) of Northern VA
Steve Silsby
(Ferguson HS - '72) of NC;
09 - Eva Ellis Madagan ('61) of FL!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
Many Happy
Returns,
One and All!
1.
Phil Foster, USN - 07/04/08:
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WOWZERS - thanks, Phil!
From My #2 Daughter-in-Law,
Bethany Winona Harty
(Siuslaw HS, OR - '94) of OH - 07/03/08 - "Have you
seen this TARDIS?":
AHHH! How cool is this? since you're the EXPERT crochet-er, do you think you could make this for us? We LOVE the doctor (and, including David Tennent on the inside would be great, too - what a cutie:)
My friend sent me
this a while back. I'm hoping to get her to knit one for me. LOL
I keep hinting to my husband that it would be cool to
have the TARDIS cookie jar. It would be cooler if it could be bigger on the
inside...LOL
That's SOOOO cool! I'll have to see if my mother-in-law can crochet that for me (with my limited skill, I can make simple hats and scarves!). Awesome :)
WOWZERONI!!! That is waaaay cool, Bethany! The directions are knitted, but as I'd rather scrub floor with a toothbrush than knit, it would be a relatively simple and fun matter to convert them to crochet. Now that I think of it, the last time I attempted to knit, it was to make a loooong scarf for a Halloween costume like the fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, wore.
For the non-Doctor Who fans among us - obviously people who have never SEEN Doctor Who:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4370000/newsid_4373800/4373861.stm:
the Tardis? Tardis stands for Time and Relative Dimension (or Dimensions) in Space. It's the Doctor's machine for travelling through time and space.
It's also his home. The strange thing about the Tardis is that it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.
And the aforementioned David Tennent is the tenth Doctor.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/10-25-07-NNHS-Dr-Who.html
Thanks, Sweet Bethany! I'll see what I can do!
From Barbara Fritsche Barnes ('63) of
VA - 07/03/08 - "Please update class of 63 info":
From Susie Overton Jones ('63) of AL - 07/03/08 - "Missing Classmates on list":
Vicki Prevatte (Fulmore) and
Waverly Rosser are
listed. They are both deceased, please let Carol know this so she can
remove them from our list. Also I saw a girl named:
Elaine Graham (Gray)
listed in our memorial page, I was not aware she was in our class. OOOPS!
I'm sorry; I was so overwhelmed by the
obituaries, I neglected to post the changes on your "Missing" Page!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2008-63-missing.html
Elaine began with the Class of 1962, but later she was with y'all.
Thanks, Barbara - and Susie!
From Adrian Whitcomb ('67) of VA - 07/03/08 - "Ft.
Monroe - Please respond by July 7!":
The Army is finalizing the guidelines that will determine the limitations on what can be done at Fort Monroe. They are accepting comments. Please read this very important message below and respond by Monday, July 7. Please pass this message on to other people.
Below are:
* A QUICK, EASY HOW-TO
for those in a hurry.
* MORE INFORMATION
for those who might want it.
Thanks very much.
Citizens for a Fort Monroe National Park (
http://www.cfmnp.org/ )
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
QUICK, EASY HOW-TO for those in a hurry:
What's happening is a final round of public commenting to the Army about the
latest draft of the "programmatic agreement" that's being formulated to protect
Fort Monroe as a historic resource. "Section 106" of the federal
historic-preservation law requires it. Over four hundred of you commented last
winter in the first round, with great results. BUT THE LATEST DRAFT OF THE
PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT STILL HAS SHORTCOMINGS THAT THREATEN FORT MONROE, SO WE
HOPE YOU WILL:
SEND A BRIEF E-MAIL MESSAGE BY MONDAY JULY 7 TO
monr.106public@us.army.mil
SAYING AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING:
* Require leasing arrangements -- allow no land sell-offs.
* Limit development to what may be necessary for supporting post-Army Fort
Monroe -- allow no development just for development's sake or for purposes
beyond Fort Monroe.
* Prohibit development on the crucial "Wherry Quarter" land northeast of the
stone fortress.
* Strengthen provisions for ensuring future compliance with the letter and
spirit of the programmatic agreement.
[More detail at
http://www.cfmnp.org/call_for_public_comments.htm ]
That's it, but you might be interested in the reason for the "Wherry Quarter"
item. If so, please see the picture near the top of the CFMNP.org home page
showing what developers want. That picture is worth a million words.
http://www.cfmnp.org/
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MORE INFORMATION for those who might want it:
(Note: These Web addresses might require copy-and-paste into your Web browser's
address line.)
A page-long writeup explaining the quick, easy how-to in a bit more detail
appears as a link from our "What's New" page at CFMNP.org.
Newspaper article showing how powerfully the public spoke in the first round of
"programmatic agreement" comments last winter:
http://cfmnp.org/letters_say_post_should_be_park.htm
The Army's Fort Monroe "Section 106" Web page:
http://www.monroe.army.mil/monroe/sites/Section106/Section106.aspx
The draft programmatic agreement:
http://www.monroe.army.mil/Monroe/uploadedFiles/Section_106_-_Public/ProgrammaticAgreemement.pd
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The Army's public questionnaire about the draft programmatic agreement:
http://www.monroe.army.mil/Monroe/uploadedFiles/Section_106_-_Public/Questionnaire.pdf
ALSO, a note about the general context. At Citizens for a Fort Monroe National
Park, we continue to believe that the most important recent development is the
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot's June 7 editorial:
http://www.cfmnp.com/vp_a_national_park_for_fort_monroe.htm
And one last thing: On Monday the 7th, I'll be part of a Fort Monroe discussion
on Cathy Lewis's noontime talk show "HearSay" on 89.5 FM in Norfolk. Thanks very
much.
Steve Corneliussen
VP, Communications
Citizens for a Fort Monroe National Park
Thanks so much, Adrian!
I still remember that version by Trace Adkins fondly as the Cardinals went on to win the series. I had never really listened to the guy before that, but was pleasantly surprised by his nice, deep voice and unpretentious performance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNa8Y5d4Wq8 - Star Spangled
Banner - Trace Adkins, World Series Game 3 on 10/24/06
Also, I wanted to recommend another version. I first heard this impressive bass
version in 2003, but had no idea who it was. After about three years of looking
around the net and listening to various bass players, I finally heard stylistic
similarities with the bassist Jeff Berlin. I emailed his official website, and
they confirmed my conclusion, and informed me that his track was called "Clinton
Country." Anyway, here is a video of him performing a slightly different
instrumental take on the anthem intermixed with "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
Ohhh, thank you
so much, Faniel! That's great detective work - and a very unusual version it is!
From
Wayne
Stokes ('65) of VA - 07/03/08 -
"THOSE BORN 1920-1979":
Another oldie but goodie! Is it recycle day?
You might want
to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the
lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives
for our own good.
While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and
lucky) their parents were..
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?
The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
'With hurricanes, tornados , fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe
thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the
threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to
take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'
For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us...go ahead and
delete this.
For the rest of us...pass this ON!
Thanks, Wayne Honey!
Joyce
Cahoon
Written By
Regina Brett of The Plain
Dealer,
Cleveland , Ohio:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11 . Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry
13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is
all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never
blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to
you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an
answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save
it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this
matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29 What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay
in touch.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or
didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab
ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
I really like these, Joyce - thank you so much!
From
Wayne
Stokes ('65) of VA - 07/04/08 - "The History of Aprons":
The History of 'APRONS'
The principal use
of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it
served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful
for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out
dirty ears.
From the chicken
coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes
half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came,
those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.
And when the
weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.
Those big old
aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the
kitchen in that apron.
From the garden, it
carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out
the hulls.
In the fall, the
apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When
unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that
old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was
ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it
was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long
time before someone invents something that will replace that "old-time apron"
that served so many purposes.
Send this to those who
would know, and love the story about Grandma's aprons.
REMEMBER:
Grandma used to set
her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool.
Her granddaughters
set theirs on the window sill to thaw.
Sad, but largely true...
Thanks again, Wayne Honey!
From
Phil Hammond ('64) of UT - 07/04/08
- "
Jack
Powers":
I am also glad that
Coach Jack Powers was mentioned with the other coaches. I was very young but remember the Powers lived behind me. I was on 15th Street and he was on 16th Street in Stuart Gardens. They were great neighbors in a time when I lost my dad at a very young age.Phil Hammond
Thank you for that precious memory, Phil!
I posted it on his page:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/faculty.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teachers.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teach-Powers.html
From Bill Hobbs ('66) of Northern VA - 07/04/08 - "THE PASTOR'S CAT":
She
replied, 'You won't believe this,' and then told him how her little girl had
been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the
child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, 'Well, if God
gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it.'
She told the pastor, 'I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her
knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you won't believe this, but
I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky,
with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her.'
GIGGLES - thanks, Bill!
PRAYER ROLL (arranged alphabetically, but not necessarily complete):
1.
Connie Bloxom Thompson ('66) of MD - multiple heath and financial
issues; needing cataract surgery to prevent inevitable blindness ASAP;
Connie
Bloxom Thompson
2237 Hunter Chase
Bel Air, MD
21015
2.
Betty Brockwell McClure ('58) of VA - broken hip - early this year; still
recovering and in pain;
update of 06/17/08 - SEE:
3.
Clyde Bryant ('58) of PA - heart replacement surgery - 12/13/074.
Jimmy DeBerry ('64) of VA - stroke on 06/17/08;
update of 06/25/08 - SEE:
06/26/08;
update of 07/02/08 - SEE:
07/03/08
5
. Emily (daughter of
My
Niece Shari) of VA - advancing scoliosis; surgery 03/11/08;
update
of 03/12/08: surgery went well, running slight fever;
update of 03/18/08: had some ups and
lows, but is home again;
update
of 04/14/08 - still in pain, running a fever;
update of 04/18/08 - SEE:
04/18/08;
update of
05/05/08 - "finally getting better. Her hamstring stretching is painful, but
making a big difference. She has years of physical therapy ahead of her, but is
doing soo much better";
update of 05/13/08 - has had a
setback; going to see the surgeon in Richmond on 05/15/08;
update of 06/15/08 - SEE:
06/17/08
6.
Jamey Douglas Bacon ('66) of VA - knee surgery with complications on
07/01/08 - SEE: 07/03/08
7.
My second granddaughter,
Rachel Harty of IL - broke her ankle/leg in 3 places on 05/17/08; clean
breaks, no surgery required, but located in a tricky place for a growing
girl, so proper healing is essential; update
of 05/30/08 - "healing nicely. They put her in a cast below the knee. She
still can't put any weight on it for 2 more weeks. Then she will be in a
walking cast for 3 weeks after that";
update of
06/14/08 - Her leg is healing much faster than the doctor had expected. She
is in a waterproof walking cast now for 3 weeks, then this cast will come
off and she will have physical therapy.
8. Bitsy Heath ('57) of VA - 07/02/08 - abdominal aneurysm requiring surgery; also having other issues with breathing and pulmonary output; SEE:
07/03/08
10.
Bobby Hedrick ('58) of VA - recently
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; update
of 03/22/08: "doing very well, no pain, just some soreness"; update
of 05/10/08: "continues to do well since the surgery for pancreatic cancer
and will now begin the follow-up treatment to be decided upon following the
consultation and evaluation at MD Anderson (Houston).
11.
Pam Pennington Cherry ('58) of VA - congestive heart failure; cardiac ablation procedure - 02/06/08; second surgery on 02/20/08 for aneurysm; update of 03/17/08 - still experiencing difficulty with heart racing, breathing and pressure in her chest; pray that cardiac ablation procedure will not have to be repeated, and that Pam can learn to REST!; update of 05/04/08 - "in about eight months she will indeed have to have the ablation process repeated. "12. Tommy Scott ('61) of VA - update of 04/14/08 - "at home recuperating"; update of 05/22/08 - "still at home recuperating"; update of 06/09/08 - "still at home recovering. I am sure they would love receiving cards/notes from NNHS friends."
Edie Hallett Willett - '63) of VA - 05/05/08 - "underwent a double mastectomy
in 2007, has just completed vigorous chemo and is now undergoing radiation
treatments every day for seven weeks"
14. Jim Wilson ('58) of VA recovering from prostate surgery on 06/02/08
15. All of Us
DATES TO REMEMBER:
1. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 26 - 28, 2008 -
NNHS CLASS OF 1968:http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1968.html - 03/31/08
2. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 17 - 19, 2008
- NNHS CLASS OF 1963:http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1963.html - 03/26/08
Y'all take care of each other!
TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!Love to all, Carol
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- Written by Jean Dinning and her husband, Red Surrey, and performed by Jean's brother, 1959
(Mark
Dinning)
(17 Aug 1933 - 22 Mar 1986)
Teen angel, teen
angel, teen angel, ooh, ooh
That fateful night the car was stalled
upon the railroad track
I pulled you out and we were safe
but you went running back
Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love
What was it you were looking for
that took your life that night
They said they found my high school ring
clutched in your fingers tight
Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love
Just sweet sixteen, and now you're gone
They've taken you away.
I'll never kiss your lips again
They buried you today
Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love
Teen angel, teen angel, answer me, please
"Teen Angel" midi courtesy of http://members.fortunecity.com/ajsmidi/allsother/allp_t_1.html - 07/04/08
"Teen Angel" lyrics courtesy of http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/mark_dinning/teen_angel.html - 07/04/08
"Teen Angel" Image courtesy of http://www.teenangelhalloweencostumes.com/ - 07/04/08
Animated Hiding Mallard (by AF Artist - Josh Doohen) courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 05/15/08
Angel Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/christ-htm/lines-christ1.htm - 12/05/05
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
Ferguson High School's Anchor clip art courtesy of Steve Silsby (FHS - '72) of NC - 12/14/05
Animated Guest Book clip art courtesy of http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/guestbook-gifs.html - 03/07/06
Siuslaw High School's Viking Logo clip art courtesy of http://www.answers.com/topic/minnesotavikings-1000-png - 12/27/07
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!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64)
of GA - 05/24/06
Thank, Al!
Animated Army Flag courtesy of
http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03
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!
