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07/25/06
- NNHS Newsletter
Circle of Life |
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"We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been a place
half-remembered and half-envisioned we can only
catch glimpses of from time to time. Community. Somewhere, there are people
to whom we can speak with passion without
having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open
to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter,
voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power. Community
means strength that joins our strength
to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A
circle of healing. A circle of friends.
Someplace where we can be free.
- Starhawk
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Today's
theme was a natural, given the range of today's text and images. Of
course, it took our Wizard of Wonderment,
Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA, to choose it after I told him the content, but
that's why we pay him the Big Bucks.
Oh, no,
wait a minute. We don't pay him anything, do we?!? Thanks
anyway, David!
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From Danny Coleman ('63) of NC - 07/19/06 and 07/20/06:
| Carol, maybe you can help me.
I read the other day in the Daily Press obits of ........
I didn't know that and would like to know when and how, if you might have
the info.....
Thanks. Dan Coleman
Yes, Danny, I can help you with that. We have extensive records of
Typhoon deaths posted. Unless you deal with death far better than I, I
recommend that you not look at more than one of these pages a day, but you
should begin with the Class of '63:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/memoriam-all.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/memoriam63.html
..... I'll offer my words of sympathy to you in the loss of some of your
friends, whom you'll surely find listed on these pages.
Thanks for the guidance, Carol. I was very surprised
at the number of deaths and who they were. Some I knew of, others not.
I can offer an update on 
Henry Kearney ('62), since David Riley ('62) and I visited the
funeral home (Lawrence B. Wood) to view the body. Henry died in December,
1966, while driving from
Emory & Henry
College to pick up his girlfriend at another school, before coming
to Hampton for the holidays. It was snowing and his Volkswagen Beetle hit a
'57 Pontiac head on, as I was told. He died instantly.
Thank you, Danny. That was so very tragic!
Jimmy Smith ('62) of VA had told me that story back in December of 2001,
but I didn't remember the details of it well enough to post it. Thanks
for letting me know. I posted your comments by Henry's name on the
Class of '62 Memoriam page:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/memoriam-all.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/memoriam62.html
It amazes me that so many people die so young. It's
stunning when you stop and consider things...I suppose it's possible only
toward this end of life that we become ever so conscious of fate, that each
person, each event, however small, each memory, each song or emotion, each
relationship, however deep or trivial, we have to admit is at least a small
tile in the larger mosaic of our lives, and when it slips away it erodes our
personal history, our experience, like the grim reaper chipping away at our
defenses. Oh, well, that's one way of seeing it, I guess. I remain eternally
optimistic and expect to live way past 100...If nobody shoots first.
Thanks again. Dan .
Thank you, Dan. I
appreciate your insights!
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From Joe Drewry ('58) of VA - 07/22/06 - "NNHS 1958 Update - 7/22/06":
Our classmate
Allen Foster ('58 - of VA) is progressing well with his new heart. I
don't have any additional information at this time, but I believe his
condition will remain fairly fragile for some time until his body adjusts
to his new pump. I'm pretty sure he is able to read and enjoy your cards
and notes at this time, so feel free to continue sending them to his home
address (available upon request from either Joe or me).
I have heard from a couple more classmates who while expressing
appreciation for receiving updates on Allen's progress, also mentioned
their health issues.
David Peltz's ('58 - of MD) wife, Madeleine, writes that
David had open heart surgery and valve replacement on June 20, 2006. The
surgery went fine; however, there were some complications.
He is now home recuperating and making great progress. The doctor said it
could take up to 6 months to recover.
She didn't say whether that means he will be setting track records again,
like he did in our NNHS days.....
Y'all take care of yourselves out there, you hear.
OH, MY
GOODNESS!!! Thanks for telling us all the news of the Class
of '58, Joe! We'll keep them all in our thoughts and prayers!
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From Al Simms ('60) of VA - 07/23/06 - "Wildlife in Yard":
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Carol,
Since we are showing photos of wildlife in the yard here are a couple more
and 2 very short stories too. Bear in mind that I live in the city of
Fredericksburg, VA and not in one of the counties or out in the country.
My property does back up to a high voltage power line cut that goes thru
the National Battlefield Park and also to the city industrial park, next
to which there was actually a small farm within the city - it is about 1/2
mile as the crow flies.
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There was another White Tailed deer that was just out of the picture on
the left. This photo was taken in May of last year from the back corner
of my house. I first spotted them grazing in the front yard but by the
time I got my camera they had moved towards the back yard. It was late in
the day and my automatic flash fired, spooked them and they went on up the
hill behind my house and to the power line cut.
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Another wildlife true story no photos. Some years ago when my son was
about 8 or 10 years old he came running in the house and told me that
there was a Wild Boar in the front yard. When I asked him what it looked
like he said that it was big, hairy, had short legs and curved tusks.
Rick was known for telling tall tales in those days and I did not believe
him at first but he was so excited and persistent in his story that
eventually I went to the door and looked out. I fully expected to see
nothing and then to have to discipline him for lying. What I saw was a
hog that was at least 1000 lbs and it was as he described it. The hog saw
me at the door, grunted and took off up the hill in the back of the house
and to the power line cut. Guessing that someone was looking for it, I
called the police and it turned out that the hog had escaped from the then
operational farm out by the industrial park and had apparently traversed
the 1/2 mile to my yard. They were looking for him and showed up shortly
at my house. The hog was long gone by that time and eventually made it
back home on his own.
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And yet
another true story. This past winter I heard a lot of noise on my deck just
after dark one evening. When I looked out the back door there were 4
raccoons on my deck batting around the outdoor water bowl for out cats -
seeing racoons is not particularly unusual here but this time was a bit
different. One of our cats was outside on the deck and sitting in the
middle of the 4 coons looking totally unconcerned about them. A raccoon can
easily kill any cat but apparently they sensed that our Chester was not a
threat and so did not bother him - either that or he has some raccoon
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Chester is 19 years old and has been blind for the past 10 plus years of an
unknown but not fixable cause. He is a very tall cat with huge feet and
claws and at one time weighed as much as 16 pounds without being fat. He
has always liked the outdoors and even though blind uses his other senses to
go wherever he wants to. He is also a very gentle cat who I have never seen
fight with any other cat or animal; this probably because he is so much
bigger than most cats and they steer clear of him. Eventually they saw me
and took off and Chester continued sitting where he was as if nothing had
happened.
Another
time I will send picture series of the "Sink Cat" and the "Fax Cat".
Al
WOWZERONI times
three! Thanks, Al! We'll look forward to more, uh,
cat tales!
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From Me ('65) of NC - 07/23/06 - "Chip's Images in Belize":
A rare window of
opportunity presented itself (I'm still in minor shock over that...),
and I made a page for photo
journalist
Chip Clark's
('65 - of Northern VA)
glorious images in Belize. It's not yet tweaked, has no music, a few such
details... but it's posted!
YEA!!!
Thanks again, Chippy Darlin' -
your images are absolutely breathtaking!
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From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI - 07/23/06 - "Beaver Dam":
This is supposedly a true story,
and the account of the
investigation makes it even better...
The Dam
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This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Quality, State of Pennsylvania .
This guy's response is hilarious, but read the State's
letter before you get to
the response letter.
SUBJECT: DEQ File No.97-59-0023; T11N; R10W,
Sec. 20;
Lycoming
County
Dear Mr. DeVries:
It has come to the attention of the
Department of Environmental Quality
that there has been
recent unauthorized activity on the above referenced
parcel of property. You
have been certified as the legal landowner and/or contractor who did the
following unauthorized activity:
Construction and maintenance of two wood
debris dams
across
the
outlet stream of Spring
Pond.
A permit must be issued prior to the start of this type of activity.
A review of the Department's files shows
that no permits have been issued.
Therefore, the
Department has determined that this activity is
in violation of Part
301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource
and Environmental
Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30101
to 324.30113 of the Pennsylvania Compiled Laws, annotated.
The Department has been informed that one
or both of the dams partially
failed during a recent
rain event, causing debris and flooding at downstream
locations. We find that
dams of this nature are inherently hazardous and
cannot be permitted. The
Department therefore orders you to cease and
desist all activities at
this location, and to restore the stream to a free-flow
condition by removing
all wood and brush forming the dams from the stream channel. All restoration
work shall be completed no later than January 31, 2006.
Please notify this office when the
restoration has been completed so that a
follow-up site inspection may be scheduled by our staff.
Failure to comply with this request or
any further unauthorized activity on the
site may result in this case being referred for elevated enforcement
action..
We anticipate and would appreciate your
full cooperation in this matter. Please
feel free to contact me at this office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
David L. Price
District
Representative and Water Management Division.
Here is the actual
response sent back by Mr. DeVries:
Re: DEQ File No. 97-59-0023; T11N; R10W,
Sec. 20; Lycoming County
Dear Mr. Price,
Your certified letter dated 12/17/02 has
been handed to me to respond to.
I
am the legal landowner but not the Contractor at
2088 Dagget Lane,
Trout Run,
Pennsylvania.
A couple of beavers are in the (State
unauthorized) process of constructing
and maintaining two wood
"debris" dams across the outlet stream of my
Spring Pond. While I did
not pay for, authorize, nor supervise their dam project,
I think they would be
highly offended that you call their skillful use of nature's
building materials
"debris." I would like to challenge your department to
attempt to emulate their
dam project any time and/or any place you choose.
I
believe I can safely state there is no way you could ever match their dam
skills, their dam
resourcefulness, their dam ingenuity, their dam persistence, their dam
determination and/or their dam work ethic.
As to your request, I do not think the
beavers are aware that they must first
fill out a dam permit prior to the start of this type of dam activity.
My first dam question to you is:
(1) Are you trying to discriminate
against my Spring Pond Beavers, or
(2) do you require all beavers throughout
this State to conform to said dam request?
If you are not discriminating against
these particular beavers, through the
Freedom of Information
Act, I request completed copies of all those other applicable beaver dam
permits that have been issued. Perhaps we will see if there really is a dam
violation of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and
Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being
sections 324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Pennsylvania Compiled Laws,
annotated.
I have several concerns. My first concern
is,
aren't the
beavers entitled
to legal
representation? The Spring Pond Beavers are financially destitute
and are unable to
pay for said representation -- so the State will have to
provide them with a dam
lawyer. The Department's dam concern that either
one or both of the dams
failed during a recent rain event, causing flooding, is proof that this is a
natural occurrence, which the Department is required to protect. In other
words, we should leave the Spring Pond Beavers alone rather than harassing
them and calling their dam names.
If you want the stream "restored" to a
dam free-flow condition please
contact
the beavers -- but if
you are going to arrest them, they obviously did not pay any attention to
your dam letter, they being unable to read English.
In my humble opinion, the Spring Pond
Beavers have a right to build
their unauthorized dams
as long as the sky is blue, the grass is green and water flows downstream.
They have more dam rights than I do to live and enjoy Spring Pond. If the
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection lives up to its
name, it should protect the natural resources (Beavers) and the environment
(Beavers' Dams).
So, as far as the beavers and I are
concerned, this dam case can be
referred for more
elevated enforcement action right now. Why wait until 1/31/2006? The
Spring Pond Beavers may be under the dam ice then and there will be no way
for you or your dam staff to contact/harass them then.
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In
conclusion, I would like to bring to your attention to a real
environmental quality,
health, problem in the area. It is the bears! Bears are actually defecating
in our woods. I definitely believe you should be persecuting the defecating
bears and leave the beavers alone.
If you are going to investigate the
beaver dam, watch your step! The
bears are not careful where they dump!
Being unable to comply with your dam
request, and being unable
to contact you on your
dam answering machine, I am sending this response to your dam office.
THANK YOU.
RYAN DEVRIES & THE DAM BEAVERS
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Jean,
this is just beyond hysterical! I love it! Thanks for
the laughs, Lady!
Say, do you think there'll
be someway to soundproof our room at the
reunion in September so that
you and
Eleanor (Buckley Nowitzky - '59 - of NC) and I don't suddenly
find ourselves out on the street for loud, unrelenting, constant, raucous
giggling?!?
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From My Friend, Judy, of IL - 07/23/06 - "awwwwwwwwwwwwww":
I can't tell if this has been run through a photo
shop program or not but it's still cool!
Soooooo something:
From George Helliesen ('61) of MI - 07/23/06:
From One of my
Famous Marines - 
Herb Hice of MI, who
served in the Pacific Theater
during WWII - 07/23/06
- "DEAR CAROL, No Squirrels in the bird feeder":
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Dear Carol,
A short time ago I tried
to send these pictures but I thought they lost. Now I have found them so
here they are.....
Thanks to Fred & Donna
Mainer who sent these to me originally..... I hope you enjoy them as
much as I did.
Herbie
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A Big Black Bear in a Bird Feeder.
This sounds like the title of a very strange children's book.
That does it. I'm
staying inside, where
Willis
Haviland Carrier's marvelous invention will comfort me safely and
securely inside the Great Indoors.
Thanks, Herbie!
These are priceless!
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/24/06 - "Our Own
Coach Nuttycombe In The
News":
From Dee Hodges Bartram ('66) of VA - "Planning to Attend List":
I have been out of work with foot
surgery and didn't feel like getting on the computer at home much during
the three weeks I was out. I went back last Monday and had to play catch
up all week. YOWZERONI,
Lady! I hope you're all better now!
However, I did find time to put a
list together. It is attached.
Yes, I am getting pretty excited. We
have a meeting next week to decide on a very short program. Our group
usually likes to just visit and not sit for very long to hear people
speak.
Take care and I hope you are up and
running soon!
Thanks so much, Dee!
I'm excited, too! In fact, the very thought of this approaching
reunion is giving me great hope and joy, and keeping me going. I see
quite a few names missing from your list, but perhaps this will spur more
people to send you their reservation forms. They surely will not want
to miss seeing their old friends!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1966.html
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ALERTS:
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 06/20/06 - "ATTENTION
ALL CLASS
OF 1964 TYPHOONS":
| If you will require lodging, we have
reserved a block of 15 rooms at the Point Plaza, 950 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.,
Newport News VA, for Saturday night, October 14th, at a special NNHS rate of
$79 (Standard) or $99 (Suite) plus 12.5% tax. You must make your reservation
NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2006. Call
1-757-599-4460 or 1-800-841-1112. In order to receive the special rate, you
must clearly say "NNHS Class of 1964 Birthday Celebration" when making the
reservation. Because of this requirement, it is recommended that you DO NOT
make your reservation over the Internet.
Thank you, David!
Y'all have fun!
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REUNION REMINDERS:
Reunion
information is ALWAYS posted very near the top on the front page, and
on the Reunion Page section:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html
Henceforth, it will be repeated
here, lest you forget:
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The Great Open Reunion
sponsored
by the NNHS Class
of 1966
in honor of their graduation 40 years ago
will be held
on
Friday, September
29, 2006 from 7:00 PM
to 1:00 AM
at
RJs Restaurant, 12743 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA.
On
Saturday,
September 30, 2006,
meet at 11:00 AM
at Newport News High School
(now Huntington Hall)
for a tour of the high school and gym.
Parking is available next to the gym on Huntington Avenue.
On
Saturday, September 30,
2006 from 7:00 PM to midnight,,the grand affair will be held
at Point Plaza Hotel,
950 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA, 757-599-4460.
CONTACT
Dee Hodges Bartram at
dhbartram@cox.net.
AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 06/24/06:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1966.html
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ATTENTION:
NNHS CLASS OF 1964
The
60th Birthday Celebration
for Members
of the NNHS Class
of 1964
will be held
on
Saturday, October 14, 2006,
7:00 - 11:00 PM
at Spirit Events,
12672 Patrick Henry Drive,
Newport News, VA 23602.
INFORMAL "SOCK HOP" (WEEJUNS AND BLEEDING MADRAS, IF YA
GOT 'EM),
CATERED FOOD, ADULT BEVERAGES, MUSIC, DANCING,
BIRTHDAY CAKE
We all agree that the Class of
1964 throws the best parties, and we really were flattered that so many
members of other classes attended our 40-year Reunion. However, the
Committee chose to invite only members of the Class of 1964
to our 60th
Birthday Celebration.
But, the good news for all you High School Reunion "Junkies" out there
is
that you can look forward to our 45-year Reunion in 2009.
CONTACT Dave Spriggs
at
nnhs64@cox.net
AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 07/19/06:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/60-BIRTHDAY-1964-B.html
OUR
60th BIRTHDAY PARTY PLANS ARE NOW FINALIZED, AND THE INVITATIONS
HAVE BEEN MAILED TO YOU,
BUT
YOU CAN ALSO SIGN UP RIGHT HERE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS OPEN THIS WEB
PAGE:
AND POP IT ... AND THE CHECK ... IN
THE MAIL TO US. IT IS JUST THAT SIMPLE.
AND, AT THE RIDICULOUSLY LOW
FEE OF $25.00 PER PERSON, HOW COULD YOU EVEN CONSIDER MISSING THIS GALA
EVENT?
(HECK!! I'D GIVE IT
AWAY, BUT COOKIE WON'T LET ME!!)
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The
Grand 50-year Reunion
of the NNHS Class of 1956
will be held on
Friday, October 20,
2006 at the
James River
Country Club, Newport News, VA
from 6:00 PM 11:00 PM.
Cost is $56.00 per person, reservations required by Aug. 1.
On
Saturday, October
21, 2006
at 7:00 PM, a casual get-together will be held in a Hospitality
Room, Country Inn & Suites on Route 17, Newport News, for all
classmates
who wish to attend.
CONTACT Judy Leggette Elliott at
jandcelliott@aol.com
or 757-868-1111
AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION -
04/19/06:
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"Dinner"
Planning Meetings for
The Class of 1962!
They would love to have as many of their classmates
as possible to participate in the future as they plan
the details
of their upcoming
45-Year Reunion!!
Please plan to join them at their next meeting.
If you did
not receive an announcement, they do not have your address.
Please email Pat Floyd Pride at
patnnhs@cox.net
or Brenda Amos Williams at
typhoonmom@juno.com
for directions, and
so that you can stay in touch.
Visit Brenda's 1962 Web Page:
http://geocities.com/typhoonmom1/
AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION -
05/10/06:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-62-planning-mtgs.html
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From Catherine Slusser Hudson ('64) of VA - 07/13/06 - "Need A Laugh!?" (#3 in a
series
of 12):
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Hi Carol:
Thought you might get a chuckle out of
some of these, a friend of mine sent them to me.
Catherine Hudson
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Whodathunkit?!?
Thanks so much, Cathy!
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Still Dead, Huh??? Go
Figure...
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There's more to come tomorrow!
Y'all keep your circle of life
going - and take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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Carol Buckley Harty
219 Four Ply Lane
Fayetteville, NC 29311-9305
910-488-9408
Circle of Life
Music by Elton
John; Lyrics by Tim Rice; for The
Lion King (1994)
From the day we arrive on the
planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give
In the circle of life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life
Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
Well, it is always easy to say a word
and then think of the first song which comes to mind
containing that word, e.g. "animals" --- "Talk To The Animals" from Dr.
Doolittle. I think
we have already used that elsewhere on the site, and I wanted something a little
more
thoughtful, even esoteric. When I thought about you arraying the newsletter
with all
manner of animal images and the staggering diversity of life on this planet, I
flashed
onto "The
Lion King" (which BTW I have never seen) and "The Circle of Life".
I found a site with several versions of the MIDI; of those, this one seemed to
capture
an almost hymn quality, which was what I was looking for.
And it's perfectly in
keeping with what I had in mind as well! Thanks so much, David!
"Circle of Life" midi courtesy of
http://www.lionking.org/sounds/MIDI/
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/23/06
Thanks, Dave!
"Circle of Life" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.lyrics007.com/Elton%20John%20Lyrics/Circle%20Of%20Life%20Lyrics.html
also
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/23/06
Thanks again, Dave!
Image of "Circle of Life" Puzzle courtesy of
(and available for purchase at)
http://www.educationallearninggames.com/puzzle-circle-of-life.asp -
07/24/06
Animated Running Deer Divider Line
clip art courtesy of
http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars14.html -
07/24/06
Page Hit Counter clip art courtesy
of
http://www.bravenet.com - 03/07/06
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al
Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks again, Al!
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of
Herbert Hice of MI
- one of my
Famous Marines who served in the South
Pacific during WWII.
Thanks, Herbie!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of
http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
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