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08/06/06
- NNHS Newsletter
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 197th Birthday
"Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.”
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
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Let's pretend the last forty-eleven interruptions never occurred, and this
issue was actually released Sunday night as intended...
As long
as this Newsletter is, you might think I'd be caught up on my backlog now, but
it's just not true....
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NEWBIES:
BIRTHDAYS - BELATED AND OTHERWISE:
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 08/03/06 - "
Ed Beasley's 64/60 Birthday":
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Carol,
I have learned that Ed Beasley's birthday is 02
August 1946. I am sure he won't mind if you add him to the birthday page.
He informed me by e-mail that his reservation
check will arrive by snail mail with an Ethiopian stamp and postmarked on
his birthday. Our very own James Bond, eh?
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I shouldn't
think he'd mind at all, Captain! Thanks!
A Very Merry Un-Birthday
to You, Eddie!
Friday was the 216th birthday
of The United States
Coast Guard. Belated
Congratulations to you Coast Guardsmen out there!
A very Happy Birthday
today to Susan Whitcomb Harlin
('72) of TX!
And as I've been issuing Newsletters so
sporadically lately, here are two more upcoming special days - just in case.
Monday is
Kenny Branch's ('62 - of AR) birthday, and Tuesday is Kathy Presgraves
Whitt's ('71 - of VA).
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If there are others among you (and I know there are!) who
have not reported your birthdays to us yet, please do so! Otherwise,
how will we be able to annoy - oh, I mean - celebrate with you?!?
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HITS:
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page hit count was at Hit #49,978 this morning at 6:30. That means in
all probability, we should hit #50,000 some time today or tomorrow. It
would be fun to know who did that and when. Please flip to the front
page as you log on and see what the counter is registering then. The
counter is right at the top of the page under the American flag:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/
If you are the Lucky
Winner, there's a prize coming your way - sooner or later....
And please make note of
the time when that happened for me. You know how obsessive I am about
such nonsensical detail! Thanks!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/page-hits.html |
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From Jerry Blanchard ('62) of VA - 08/01/06 - "Hillbilly Overalls!":
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I just got back from a family reunion in W.Va.
and these are the newest rage up there.
Jerry TYPHOON Always "62"
Just out on the market by 'Dickies.'
Order yours today as these are going fast!!
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Oh, Jerry! These are
just so hysterically wrong!
I'm reminded of this
"great" line of script from that 2002 "classic",
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist:
Chosen One: Killing is
wrong. And bad. There should be a new, stronger word for killing. Like
badwrong, or badong. Yes, killing is badong.
These overalls are most
certainly "badong"!!!
Thanks, Jerry!
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From One of my
Famous Marines - 
Herb Hice of MI, who
served in the Pacific Theater
during WWII - 08/02/06
- "Dear Carol, Lost Puppy, Where could it be?":
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Carol,
I thought you could use
a good laugh (or at least a GIGGLE).
Always trying to cheer you up.
Your friend, Herbie |
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GOODNESS, HERBIE!!! |
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From Linda May Bond
Crayton ('66) of VA - 08/03/06:
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feared, a girl going to a simple birthday party is swept off the face of
the earth, "without a trace", by hooligans posing as party ride
givers, only to hold her captive in their computer room until all traces of
her Internet companions, her school chums, her friends for life, are
despaired and scattered to the four winds never to be one family again! Oh
MY Gosh, the disparities of it all. CAROL, where are you, Honey?
Did you know there is such a word as
pooing? Amazing. Well, I'm poo pooing your absence!
Linda May
Linda
May, you are such a hoot! I can hardly wait to see you again
in September!
Your note arrived on
Thursday just as I was releasing
that Newsletter, and I almost hurt myself
laughing!
Okay, I'll tell you the
truth. This is what I do now. If the choice were mine, I would
spend 14 hours a day working on the
website and
Newsletters, recording as
much history and sharing as many memories and reconnecting as many people as
I could while time remained. Someone else would cook all the meals and
(manually) wash all the dishes. (I would continue to wash all the
clothes, as I'm a firm believer in Laundry as Therapy.) That way I
could easily produce five Newsletters a week. When this doesn't happen, when I am MIA
for days at at time as I was last week, one of four things has occurred.
I'm having computer difficulties, I haven't had the opportunity for one
heinous reason or another, I'm physically ill, or I'm having difficulty
concentrating on the task at hand due to premature (or well-earned,
depending on your viewpoint) dementia.
This week I had all four.
My online opportunities were few and far between. When they did occur, I had
repeated computer woes (which were ultimately semi-resolved by several "simple" rebootings - DUH!).
Several times during the week, I made an effort to begin, and literally
couldn't remember what I was doing or how to do it. The very thought
of that nonsense in turn made
me so sick I couldn't function in many other ways. Coupled with the
added stress of life in general, I'd have to say that it was not a good
week - GIGGLES!!!
But it was so good hearing from you.
And your version of what might have happened sounds so much better than the
truth! Abducted by wild hooligans! Well, Lady, it's as I've
always
said; some of us just lead more exciting lives than others!
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From Janice McCain Rose
('65) of VA - 08/03/06 - "Friendship":
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This image shows a line of
little girls holding hands facing the immensity
of ocean waves.
Alone they might be washed
away, but together they stand strong. Thank you each for holding my hand somewhere
along the way when I was facing a wave of my own. I hope you will reach for
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All of us girls... Old and young... Near and far... Hold special
memories of good times
we've shared. We've had our share of hard times
when our friends were there to make us feel better. We've shared... our
hearts our time our secrets our
fears our hopes and our dreams. Let us never break the chain of
friends!
Pass this on to all of those girls that you are happy to have as friends.
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is so cute! And Janice, you and I have been good friends since we were
almost that small! Thanks, Lady!
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From Karen Weinstein Witte ('60) of FL - 08/03/06 - "Class of 60 senior class
song":
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Carol, thought you might want
to add the Class of 60 senior class song to the graduation pages.
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NNHS Class of 60 Senior Class Song
There will always and ever be
room in our hearts,
For things we’ve done in high school days:
Our words, our deeds, our
thoughts.
We will always remember the faces
we’ve known,
And memories of our happy days
wherever we shall roam.
So as we walk life’s narrow way,
Although we cannot see
What lies ahead in future years
or
What our fates will be
To our dear Alma Mater
Our thoughts will often go
And will make us think of happy
days
And friends we used to know.
Words by Sammy Lipes and Mary Ann Milne
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What a great idea! Thanks, Karen!
I'll be adding these class songs to all
of the Graduation pages, but we've started with 1960 and 1965:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/GRADUATIONS.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/GRAD-1960.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/GRAD-1965.html |
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From Catherine Slusser Hudson ('64) of VA - 08/03/06 - "Passing of Paul Shaver":
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So sorry to hear you are feeling under the weather.
Thanks, Cathy! It seems to come and
go - nothing serious, just highly annoying!
I was saddened to hear of Paul Shaver's
passing. I didn't know him personally but I know his brother, Jack
and wife Mary Lou; we attend the same church and they are a wonderful
couple. I know that his mother was also a wonderful Lady and she must have
imparted her best qualities on her children, because all that I have had the
pleasure of meeting are a credit to her and her husband. My deepest sympathy
to all the Shaver Family.
Catherine Hudson
Thank you again, Cathy.
I'd have to concur with that, though I've never had the privilege of meeting
any of them.
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From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI -
08/03/06 - "True story...":
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I thought this would make a few chuckle. I went to
Virginia on June 25 because my mother was having a knee replacement and I
wanted to be there until she got out of rehab. Of course they do all your
pre-surgical testing ahead of time, register you, etc.
The morning of the surgery they come in and say,
"Mrs. Poole, do you know why you are here? Do you know what we are doing to
you?"
Mother puts on her sweetest smile and says, "Yes,
honey I am having my knee replaced because it is very painful to walk".
Confident that mother knows what is going on, the
nurse leaves.
Mother turns to me and says, "If they don't know why
I am here and what they are doing to me...we are in big trouble!"
Ohhh,
Jean! I do love this! What a hoot! Thanks!
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From Gloria Woolard Price (Hampton HS -
'65) of FL - 08/03/06:
Carol and
Chandler Nelms ('Hampton HS
- '63 - of MD)........
I don't know about the
Jurgensen sisters, but Linda Carmines is married to George
Burroughs, has two children, and lives in Poquoson.
There are two Brenda Coles...... one
graduated in 61, the other in 63. Since you liked older
women, maybe 63? Chandler?
I saw Bettyrene Cook (HHS -
'64) at the 40-Year reunion..... she still looks the same..... she
married Jack Pope from her class.
Carolyn Haldeman (HHS
- '59 - of VA) married the Hampton lawyer, Frear Hawkins,
two
children, lives in Hampton.
Oh, yeah, I knew that! I just
neglected to mention it!
I graduated with Martha
Reed Ennis.......married John Murphy, two children, lives in
Darien, CT, and owns Martha Reed Murphy Interior Designs.
The only Wyatt who graduated
with me in 65 is Rita Gale Wyatt.
Maybe her name was
Betty Wade Wyatt?? Maybe she was in another class, say '64 or
'66?!?
I can't quite remember I can't recall her parent's name either - but I
can see all their faces, and I do know exactly where they lived.
Thanks, Gloria!
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From Joe Wingo, President of the Class of 1965, of NC - 08/03/06:
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Carol,
As I
read 
Danny Coleman's ('63 - of NC) note in
today's letter,
I had a rush of memories as an 8th grader. You see, "back in the day",
Coach Range would designate certain JV players that would move up to
Varsity for the two week period after the JV season ended and before the
Thanksgiving Day showdown with Hampton. 9th graders and up got to dress for
that Turkey Day spectacular. While I was fortunate(?) enough to get to
practice with the Varsity for that period, as an 8th grader I would have
lost a year's eligibility if I had dressed for that one game....so, I
didn't.
But,
the point here is the names that Danny mentioned...you see,
Downey Wray ('61) and Jim Workman ('61) would pummel me
right before Bobby Boyce ('61),
Gerald Schweida ('62) or Allen Hall ('61) would
run over me. It was quite fun to be able to get your butt kicked twice
during one play!!! Danny probably ran over me a time or two himself!!!
In all
seriousness, I remember what a great bunch of guys these folks were.
Seeing Danny's list just brought back some really good, albeit painful,
times.
Those
were the days!!! Probably learned more about life in that two weeks then
any other time I can think of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello
Danny...hope you're well. Thanks for the memories.
Carol,
as always, you're the best.
Joe
Wingo
Joe, Honey, so often the
obvious is lost on me. You've mentioned your precious football
memories to me more than once, and while I've carried them in the
Newsletters, I've never posted them elsewhere on the site. They should
have been added to the particular football page of the year mentioned.
Of course, the fact that I never created that page might have slowed me down
somewhat.... For
now, I added this one to the main football page:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/FOOTBALL.html
Later, I'll find your earlier messages
and create those missing pages, and add them where they belong.
I suppose it's because I'm
always so excited to hear from you, I forget what I'm doing. Thanks,
Sweetie!
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 08/03/06 - "Queen Street in the 60's":
Now .... THIS is a Queen
Street which we can all remember.
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OHHHH, David!
It's certainly just as I remember it!!! Thanks so much!
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From Catherine Slusser Hudson ('64) of VA - 08/04/06 - "Teachers - You Might
Like This":
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Excellent point:
The dinner guests
were sitting around the table discussing life.
One man, a CEO,
decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a
kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life
was to become a teacher?"
He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers:
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."
To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a
teacher, Susan. Be honest. What do you make?"
Susan, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You
want to know what I make?
"I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make a
C+ feel like the winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute
silence.
"You want to know what I make?
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in math and perfect their final
drafts in English.
I make them understand that if you have the brains, and follow your
heart, and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you
must pay no attention because they just didn't learn."
Susan paused and then continued. "You want to know what I make?
'I MAKE A DIFFERENCE' What do you make?"
"Teachers make every other profession possible"
This is just
super, Cathy, and oh, so true!
Thanks!
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From Roberta Hilsdon ('70) of
GA - 08/04/06:
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So sorry you've been under the
weather. Hope you start feeling better very soon.
Roberta
Thanks, Roberta!
It's just so disconcerting to sit down,
stare ay the monitor, and actually be able to feel the circuits in my
so-called brain misalign to the extent that I can't remember what to do or
how to do it. Sigh.
Oh, well. The good news is - it's not contagious!
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From Jay Stiles ('68) of VA - 08/04/06:
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Good Morning, Carol,
I was wondering about you and the extended
silence, I hope everything is OK or at the least heading that way. You
have a whole world out here that is pulling for you. You don't have to
suffer alone; you give us a lift almost everyday.
We had the same problem with our A/C at the
beginning of the summer. Ever try to get a repairman during a heat wave!
Luckily, we also had the coolest three weeks during our wait for the
repairs.
Chris Starkman ('68 - of CA),
Mrs. Cameron
would indeed be proud. I see that you and Carol belong to the same
society: red-tipped white cane league, your both too kind, or either my
checks to you both did not bounce. Well, gotta go walk the dog.
GIGGLES!!!
Typhoon Nation take care,
Jay Styles, '68
PS: BJ,A&F! Thanks Carol!
Hey, Jay!
Thanks for your note -
and concern! I really appreciate it!
I know I'm being obtuse
(or worse), but for the life of me, I cannot work out your closing
anagram, "BJ,A&F!"
At first I thought
"A&F" might stand for "Abercrombie & Fitch", but
then I decided it must be for "Always & Forever".
But I'm not even going to
venture a guess on "BJ".....
I thought it might be a
common chat term, but my #4, 6, and 7 children didn't know it. My sister
thought it might be a highway patrol usage, but that would bring us back
to where we don't want to go..... Could you relieve my curiosity before
you take off for points south and north, please?? Thanks so much!
The thought of a
broken air-conditioner make my blood run chill - or boil - or something
equally unthinkable...
Good Evening Carol,
Your powers of reasoning or logical deduction
are correct: Always and Forever. Hope you are doing simply fantastic.
Jay Styles, '68
Actually, Jay, that
was pure inspiration. It just popped into my head. But I still don't know what.....
Oh, never mind. I'm afraid to ask.
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 08/04/06 and 08/05/06 - ""NNHS 64/60 CONFIRMED
ATTENDING":
From My Sister, Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky ('59) of NC - 08/05/06 - "Celtic
Dance of the
Spurned Lover":
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After reading
David Whitley's ('67 - of VA) letter, which offered the following:
"I would do that thing they do in the
courtroom if I could ever remember the correct way, you know, right hand
on the Bible, left hand raised, or, left hand on the Bible, right hand on
your heart, or right hand in your pocket, left foot on the bench, or both
hands clasped behind the back, while doing the Celtic Dance of the Spurned
Lover. If I could only remember the correct sequence."
I will gladly pay $10 to see David do that
Celtic Dance with any of the variations he mentioned, and I'll up the
price to $15 if we get to record the dance to enjoy repeatedly. Several of
us can remind him of each sequence, none of which is guaranteed to be
correct, and add the Dance of the Spurned Lover to the web page.
Eleanor
Eleanor Nowitzky
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David, you gorgeous creature, you simply must attend
the
reunion in September so we can have this valuable record. The
possibilities are endless!
Besides, you owe me several dances.
Well, except we won't
look much like this because there is that 14" difference in our
height. No matter.
Thanks, Eleanor!
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ALERTS:
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 06/20/06 - "ATTENTION
ALL CLASS
OF 1964 TYPHOONS":
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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
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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
RJ’s 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 - 06/27/06:
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 - 08/03/06:
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!?" (#8 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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Yeah, those gas prices would
be a relief right about now. Our price here in Fayetteville is 2.97 at
the moment....
But I must say it would
prove difficult to buy gas at any price without stopping!
Thanks so much, Cathy!
I think we're all always in the market for a good laugh!
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I'm Confused... AND, I would LOVE to find those gas prices!!!
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You cannot imagine all the wondrous
things running waaaay back into July yet awaiting my processing.
Stay tuned......
Y'all 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
The Lady of Shalott
- Alfred, Lord
Tennyson, 1833 and 1842
On either side
the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
And through the field the road run by
To many-tower'd Camelot;
And up and down the people go,
Gazing where the lilies blow
Round an island there below,
The island of Shalott.
Willows whiten, aspens quiver,
Little breezes dusk and shiver
Through the wave that runs for ever
By the island in the river
Flowing down to Camelot.
Four grey walls, and four grey towers,
Overlook a space of flowers,
And the silent isle imbowers
The Lady of Shalott.
By the margin, willow veil'd,
Slide the heavy barges trail'd
By slow horses; and unhail'd
The shallop flitteth silken-sail'd
Skimming down to Camelot:
But who hath seen her wave her hand?
Or at the casement seen her stand?
Or is she known in all the land,
The Lady of Shalott?
Only reapers, reaping early,
In among the bearded barley
Hear a song that echoes cheerly
From the river winding clearly;
Down to tower'd Camelot;
And by the moon the reaper weary,
Piling sheaves in uplands airy,
Listening, whispers, " 'Tis the fairy
The Lady of Shalott."
There she weaves by night and day
A magic web with colours gay.
She has heard a whisper say,
A curse is on her if she stay
To look down to Camelot.
She knows not what the curse may be,
And so she weaveth steadily,
And little other care hath she,
The Lady of Shalott.
And moving through a mirror clear
That hangs before her all the year,
Shadows of the world appear.
There she sees the highway near
Winding down to Camelot;
There the river eddy whirls,
And there the surly village churls,
And the red cloaks of market girls
Pass onward from Shalott.
Sometimes a troop of damsels glad,
An abbot on an ambling pad,
Sometimes a curly shepherd lad,
Or long-hair'd page in crimson clad
Goes by to tower'd Camelot;
And sometimes through the mirror blue
The knights come riding two and two.
She hath no loyal Knight and true,
The Lady of Shalott.
But in her web she still delights
To weave the mirror's magic sights,
For often through the silent nights
A funeral, with plumes and lights
And music, went to Camelot;
Or when the Moon was overhead,
Came two young lovers lately wed.
"I am half sick of shadows," said
The Lady of Shalott.
A bow-shot from her bower-eaves,
He rode between the barley sheaves,
The sun came dazzling thro' the leaves,
And flamed upon the brazen greaves
Of bold Sir Lancelot.
A red-cross knight for ever kneel'd
To a lady in his shield,
That sparkled on the yellow field,
Beside remote Shalott.
The gemmy bridle glitter'd free,
Like to some branch of stars we see
Hung in the golden Galaxy.
The bridle bells rang merrily
As he rode down to Camelot:
And from his blazon'd baldric slung
A mighty silver bugle hung,
And as he rode his armor rung
Beside remote Shalott.
All in the blue unclouded weather
Thick-jewell'd shone the saddle-leather,
The helmet and the helmet-feather
Burn'd like one burning flame together,
As he rode down to Camelot.
As often thro' the purple night,
Below the starry clusters bright,
Some bearded meteor, burning bright,
Moves over still Shalott.
His broad clear brow in sunlight glow'd;
On burnish'd hooves his war-horse trode;
From underneath his helmet flow'd
His coal-black curls as on he rode,
As he rode down to Camelot.
From the bank and from the river
He flashed into the crystal mirror,
"Tirra lirra," by the river
Sang Sir Lancelot.
She left the web, she left the loom,
She made three paces through the room,
She saw the water-lily bloom,
She saw the helmet and the plume,
She look'd down to Camelot.
Out flew the web and floated wide;
The mirror crack'd from side to side;
"The curse is come upon me," cried
The Lady of Shalott.
In the stormy east-wind straining,
The pale yellow woods were waning,
The broad stream in his banks complaining.
Heavily the low sky raining
Over tower'd Camelot;
Down she came and found a boat
Beneath a willow left afloat,
And around about the prow she wrote
The Lady of Shalott.
And down the river's dim expanse
Like some bold seer in a trance,
Seeing all his own mischance --
With a glassy countenance
Did she look to Camelot.
And at the closing of the day
She loosed the chain, and down she lay;
The broad stream bore her far away,
The Lady of Shalott.
Lying, robed in snowy white
That loosely flew to left and right --
The leaves upon her falling light --
Thro' the noises of the night,
She floated down to Camelot:
And as the boat-head wound along
The willowy hills and fields among,
They heard her singing her last song,
The Lady of Shalott.
Heard a carol, mournful, holy,
Chanted loudly, chanted lowly,
Till her blood was frozen slowly,
And her eyes were darkened wholly,
Turn'd to tower'd Camelot.
For ere she reach'd upon the tide
The first house by the water-side,
Singing in her song she died,
The Lady of Shalott.
Under tower and balcony,
By garden-wall and gallery,
A gleaming shape she floated by,
Dead-pale between the houses high,
Silent into Camelot.
Out upon the wharfs they came,
Knight and Burgher, Lord and Dame,
And around the prow they read her name,
The Lady of Shalott.
Who is this? And what is here?
And in the lighted palace near
Died the sound of royal cheer;
And they crossed themselves for fear,
All the Knights at Camelot;
But Lancelot mused a little space
He said, "She has a lovely face;
God in his mercy lend her grace,
The Lady of Shalott."
Oh, boy .... music for a poet. I know that Loreena McKennitt did a song titled
"Lady of Shalott"
which set Lord Tennyson's words to music. I suggest another sound/no sound
option
for that newsletter. For the "no sound" simply include the words of the poem:
http://charon.sfsu.edu/TENNYSON/TENNLADY.HTML
For the broad band folks, an excerpt of Loreena's vocal (MP3; 745kB)
http://www.quinlanroad.com/audio/thevisit/ladyofshalott.mp3
Source:
http://www.quinlanroad.com/explorethemusic/thevisit.asp
Lyrics: See above link
C'est plus que
parfait! You know how I do love Lorena! Thanks so much, David!!!
Image of John William Waterhouse's
1888 painting,"The Lady of Shalott" courtesy
of
http://ivizlab.sfu.ca/arya/Gallery/Romance/Shalott.html
- 08/06/06
Peach Rose Divider Line clip art courtesy of
http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars5.html - 04/05/05
Animated "NEW" clip art courtesy
of http://gifsnow.com/
- 03/07/06
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Animated Birthday Cake Courtesy of Gathered
Gifs at
http://members.tripod.com/~B123/cd/cake12.gif - 04/15/04
Page Hit Counter clip art courtesy
of
http://www.bravenet.com - 03/07/06
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of
http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
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!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al
Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks, Al!
Crab clip art courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ -
10/02/05
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