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11/27/09 - NNHS Newsletter - Count Your Blessings
“Reflect on your blessings, of which
every person has many, |
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates, I may be wrong,
but I think that this is the first post-Thanksgiving themed Newsletter we've
ever run. It seems that this year our cups runneth over!!
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIYl6lK1c50 - Count Your Blessings - George Beverly Shea
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ox75f3HWBA - Count Your Blessings - St John's Children's Choir
BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWb4sdriOo8 - Count Your Blessings - Smokey Mountain Hymns - soothing instrumental version with slide show
BONUS #4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G300M90-qqc - Count Your Blessings - Lucy Rhodes - totally different hymn, but same theme and a clear angelic voice
BONUS #5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2-XXzYU77E - Count Your Blessings - Irving Berlin's popular 1954 song sung by Bing Crosby in White Christmas
CONFESSION:
From
Me
('65) of IL - 11/27/09 - "OOPS!":
Yesterday's Thanksgiving
Newsletter was largely compiled late on Wednesday evening and posted at
7:20 AM Thanksgiving morning. I went downstairs by 7:30 AM and made an
unfrosted spice cake and a double batch of southern dressing to round out all
the cooking and baking which had transpired all through the night (no, not by
moi!), then made a few more trips "up and down".
Paul (Harty - Bardolph HS, IL - '61 - of IL)
left to get our friend
Judy
(Bundy Bowermaster - Litchfield HS, IL - '59 - of IL)
at 8:40 AM.
Our #4 Son,
Joshua Harty (Hillsboro HS,
IL - '95) of IL and his
family and Paul and Judy arrived simultaneously at 10:00 AM, and the eleven of
us sat down for our first big meal at 11:00 AM. Joshua had to go to work,
so he and his family needed to leave by I:00 PM. The seven of us who
remained of us "chilled" a bit, and at 4:00 PM, I realized I had made a glaring
omission in the Newsletter, leaving a sentence just hanging there incomplete.
As I recall,
our #1 Son, Lewis Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL
- '89) of IL
and his family arrived (in two batches
- with even more food!) by about 5:30 PM, and the 13 of us sat down for the
second big dinner (requiring two tables this time!) at 6:00 PM. I didn't
get back upstairs to my computer until after 10:00 PM, so I "fixed" the blooper
then. Didja spot it?!?
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to Gayle Fallin Harris ('57) AND Domi O'Brien ('64) of NH!
Happy Birthday this week to:
29 - Jimmy Key ('57);
30 -
Rip Collins ('65) of TN AND
Sandi Bateman Chestnut ('65) of VA;
02 - Ann Lillaston Wilson ('57)
AND Jimmy McDonald ('57) AND
George
Konstant ('65) of VA;
04 - William D. Dangler ('57) of VA
AND
Howard
Williamson (HHS - '63) of VA !
Many Happy Returns to You All!
THIS DAY IN WWII:
November 27, 1940 - In Romania, the ruling party Iron Guard arrested and executed over 60 of exiled King Carol II of Romania's aides, including former minister Nicolae Iorga.
November 27, 1940 - At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engaged the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.
November 27, 1942 - At Toulon, the French navy scuttled its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
November 27, 1944 - An explosion at a Royal Air Force ammunition dump at Fauld, Staffordshire killed seventy people.
November 27, 1944 - The Battle of Peleliu ended. The battle had begun on
September 15. The Battle of Peleliu, when considering the number of men
involved, had the highest casualty rate of any battle in the Pacific.
November 27, 1944 - United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull retired
from office due to poor health. He was replaced by Edward R. Stettinius. The
next year Hull won the Nobel Peace Prize.
THIS DAY IN 1964:
Friday, November 27, 1964 -
Cold War: Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appealed to the United States and the Soviet Union to end nuclear testing and to start nuclear disarmament, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster".Friday, November 27, 1964 - Actress Robin Givens was born in New York City, New York.
From Dimples Dinwiddie Prichard ('58) of NC - 11/25/09, 6:35 PM - "We went
phishing and caught the Newsletter":
From Robert Fulcher ('64) of VA
- 11/26/09, 6:45 AM - "Happy Thanksgiving":
Dear friends and
family. I just want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving and
holiday. Bobby |
From
Dale Parsons
('69) of HI- 11/26/09, 7:23
AM - "Happy Thanksgiving":
Aloha, I will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday and will be out of the office until Monday, November 30, 2009. Mahalo nui loa, Dale |
From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA
- 11/26/09, 9:01 AM -
"Happy THANKSGIVING............":
HAPPY THANKSGIVING |
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Happy
Thanksgiving!!!
May your stuffing be tasty |
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Thank you so much, Robert, Dale, and Joyce! ![]() |
From Jamey Douglas Bacon ('66) of VA - 11/26/09, 9:49 PM - "Happy
Thanksgiving":
Thanks so much, Dear Jamey!
I hope
your
Thanksgiving was wonderful - and Welcome Back to Your Home!
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 11/26/09
- "
Joe Madagan's ('57 - of FL)
Newsletter Entry":
Joe’s suggestion to
The suggestions above are what we called in the Marine Corps a "WAG" an acronym for "Wild A** Guess". To me, a WAG indicates a proposed course of action, which is offered with no knowledge of the underlying causes of the problem or the efficacy of the proposed solution. My reading of Joe’s proposal indicated a logical approach to the problem, soundly based on existing conditions and software capabilities. That methodology could even be seen as scientific. So, I feel that I must modify his acronym to one more widely known on The Navy side: SWAG … Scientific Wild A** Guess.
WILD GIGGLES!
Absolutely! Thanks, Captain!
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From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of
RI - 11/26/09, 11:31 AM - "Turkey Day l963":
By the fall of '64 I
was at Madison (now known as JMU)
and my husband was on a ship, but the year before...
...My first date with my husband,
GIGGLES!
Thanks, Jean!
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THANKSGIVING IN 1963:
Thur
sday, November 28, 1963 - It was Thanksgiving Day - and who won the Big Turkey Day Game?? Well, sadly (for us) that would be once again be those Hampton Crabbers, 15-13.From the 1964 Anchor, p. 72 - "The TYPHOONS had a week off before facing their Thanksgiving rival, Hampton, at Darling Memorial Stadium. With the Peninsula crown at stake. Hampton managed to squeeze out a 15-13 victory and gain the title. The TYPHOONS ended up with a 6-3-1 record."
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 11/26/09
- "Ferguson Park":
I don’t know how many
subscribers lived in Ferguson Park, so there may be limited interest in
this. In the course of doing some library research for
I had completed Bill’s
request for an image of a portion of Hilton
Village and was just turning pages. Then I came upon a page which
showed the entirety of Ferguson Park. I was not surprised that it existed,
but I had never thought to look at it before. |
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The image appears here. I
shot it at high resolution, so readers may zoom in on it to see much detail
… unless you alter it for inclusion in the Newsletter. MOI?!? Alter it?!? David, I'm crushed! Why, I would never - well, okay, almost always... But not this time. |
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One of
From that contact, I eventually received e-mails and phone numbers for all three daughters. On Sunday afternoon, I will meet with Mrs. Anderson and two of her three daughters (Charlotte cannot attend) at her home. We plan to drive to Ferguson Park and stand where our apartments once stood and recount some old times.
I may have mentioned
previously that there was a very special tree located at the end of our
building way back then. It was the first tree which I could remember
climbing, and, by some miracle, it still stands, despite the leveling of
all of FP. This tree is something of a FP shrine for me. Well, it turns out
that one of the three sisters has similar nostalgic feelings about that
tree, so we plan to go there and let the memories flow. |
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Here is an excerpt of an e-mail I sent to her: Whenever I go to Newport News, we always ride over to Hornet Circle. The tree that was at the end of our building is still there so we always go visit the tree from our childhood. Amazing that you should mention that tree. Indeed, it IS the one which was located at the end of our building. I have a very vivid memory of climbing that tree. The branch, which I jumped up to grab, still exists, but it is now much higher above the ground. It is the most notable landmark by which to locate our building. I often go there to just stand under that tree and remember. I can still see it all so clearly. I look upon that tree much as I would look upon the grave marker for a dear loved one. As long as it stands, I can feel like Ferguson Park is not really gone. |
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Not everyone has the thrill of reuniting with neighbors whom they have not set eyes upon in over 55 years. Ahhh, David, ya made me get all teary-eyed! This image I actually enlarged a bit for posting. And my own opinion is that it doesn't matter so much whether we had such personal memories of each place represented on our site; we all remember them to one degree or another, and each is important to us all as the Typhoon Family we've become. This particular page is one of the oldest on the expanded site, dating from 04/09/03. Thank
you so much, Brown Eyes!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html |
FINALLY:
From
ArcaMax Jokes - 11/26/09:
Luck?
A 55-year-old man who was born on May 5, has been married 5 years, has 5
children, makes $55,555.55 a year, whose lucky number is 5 receives a phone call
from a friend.
The friend informs the man that a horse named Lucky 5 will be running in the
fifth race at the local track that evening. Excitedly, the man withdraws
5,555.00 cash from his bank account, goes to the races and bets on Lucky 5 to
win.
Sure enough, the horse comes in fifth.
ABBREVIATED ALERT:
From Jane Chambers of VA - 07/01/09 - "CNC BOOK BROCHURE & AD":
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/CNC-CNU/brochure(2).pdf
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/CNC-CNU/CNC-Memories-Book-219390602.pdf
Contact Dr. Chambers at
cncmemories61_71@yahoo.com.Thanks, Jane!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
2.
Saturday, December 12, 2009 - The NNHS Class of 1960 will again encourage the
Laugh-A Lot Breakfast Bunch
at 9:00 AM at the Candlelight Kitchen Rest in Croaker
(Williamsburg). Directions: Take I-64 to Croaker Exit 231A-Norge, go 1-1/2
miles to Richmond Road, go through light, look for shopping center on left,
Candlelight Rest on Right.
OPEN TO ALL TYPHOONS!
PRAYER ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 11/23/09 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 08/04/09 |
Apparently, we're still counting our blessings, so there will be much more to come - next time!
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
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
618-530-9092
Count Your Blessings
Words by Johnson
Oatman, Jr., 1897
Music by Edwin O. Excell
When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Refrain:
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Are you ever
burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will keep singing as the days go by.
When you look at
others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings—wealth can never buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.
So, amid the
conflict whether great or small,
Do not be disheartened, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.
"Count Your Blessings" midi and lyrics courtesy of http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Count_Your_Blessings/ - 11/05/08
"Count Your Blessings Image courtesy of http://www.popularhymns.com/count_your_blessings.php - 11/27/09
Pumpkin and Leaves Divider Line clip art courtesy of - well, I don't know, but it's been in my files since 11/25/08
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Litchfield High School's Purple Panther Paw Print courtesy of http://www.litchfield.k12.il.us/ - 06/23/07
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!
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
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!
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/
- 10/02/05
Replaced courtesy of
http://www.hamptonhigh1964.com - 02/17/09
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks, Al!
Animated Yehaa Typhoon
clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05
Thanks, Al!
Animated Ringing Christmas Bell clip art (designed by Art Holden) courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 12/08/05