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	09/19/16 - NNHS Newsletter - Talk Like a Pirate Day “When I was about five, I think, I desperately wanted to be a pirate and have the hat and everything.” - Keira Knightley (b. 26 Mar 1985) “Suddenly you're like a pirate, you're 65 years old and you've got an earring.” - Fred Willard (b. 18 Sept 1939)

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
   Shiver me timbers! Today's Holiday Celebration - which is "posta" repeat each year - is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. That's right, Matey, so CELEBRATE! YARRRRR!!!   

HOMEWORK:

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day 

http://www.yarr.org.uk/ 

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THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

Happy Birthday tomorrow to Barry Stutt ('57)!   Happy Birthday this week to:   23 - Fred Fox ('63) AND     My Oldest Grandson, Andrew Harty (Collinsville HS, IL - '10) of IL; 24 -   Mary Anne Mays Davis ('58) of VA; 25 - Jimmy Stroup ('57) AND James Comer ('57) AND   Don Wilson (John Marshall HS - '64) of VA AND    Jerry Allen ('65) of VA; 26 -  The late Tommy Scott ('61) (deceased 01/05/10); 27 - Judy McCall Nesbitt ('65) of NC; 28 -  Richard Dawes (NNHS / HHS - '62) of VA AND     My Granddaughter, Kaiya Harty of IL; 29 - Bill Shaw ('63) of VA AND   the late Bill Weaver ('63) (deceased 05/20/16)!    Many Happy Returns, One and All! http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html

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100 YEARS AGO TODAY:

September 19, 1916 - During the East African Campaign of World War I, colonial armed forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of General Charles Tombeur captured the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.

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THIS DAY IN WWII:

September 19, 1939 - The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concluded, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged. September 19, 1940 - Witold Pilecki was voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance. September 19, 1944 - Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union was signed. (End of the Continuation War). September 19, 1944 - The Battle of Hürtgen Forest between United States and Nazi Germany began. September 19, 1945 - William Joyce, also known as "Lord Haw Haw," was sentenced to death in London by a British court for his role as a Nazi propagandist.

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THIS DAY IN 1966:

Monday, September 19, 1966 - Journalist and producer Soledad O'Brien was born María de la Soledad Teresa O'Brien in St. James, New York. Monday, September 19, 1966 - Wrestler and mixed martial artist Yoshihiro Takayama (高山 善廣) was born in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan.

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“Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much.” - Erastus Wiman (21 April 1834 - 09 Feb 1904)

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   From My Cousin, Jean Atkinson Mallory (Warsaw HS / Rappahannock HS / John Marshall HS - '65) of VA - 09/17/16:
 

		Thanks, Jean!

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“You can always trust the untrustworthy because you can always trust that they will be untrustworthy. It's the trustworthy you can't trust.” - Captain Jack Sparrow

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BONUS PIRATE CROCHET PATTERNS:

http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/childs-pirate-costume - Kim Guzman's Child's Pirate Costume Crochet Patterns - "Pirates are one of the most popular costumes. Both boys and girls will love this fun set for Halloween and beyond. The belt/scarf can be worn either way."

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BONUS PIRATE THEMED RECIPES:

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/holidays-and-events/events-and-gatherings/special-themes/pirates/

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FINALLY:
From www.ajokeaday.com - 09/18/16:

In demonstrating the division of powers within the government, the teacher used the family structure as an example. One boy stood up and said, “It looks like my mom’s the president then, because she veto’s everything.”

DATES TO REMEMBER:

1. Wednesday and Thursday, October 19 and 20, 2016 - The NNHS Class of 1956 will hold their 60-Year Reunion. 2. Wednesday, November 09, 2016 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations.