“Advent is concerned with that very
connection between memory and hope which is so
necessary to man. Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and
basic emotional
memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is
a healing
memory; it brings hope. The purpose of the Church’s year is continually to
rehearse her
great history of memories, to awaken the heart’s memory so that it can
discern the star
of hope.… It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories
of goodness
and thus to open doors of hope.”
- Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
(now Pope
Benedict XVI), Seek That Which Is Above, 1986
(b. 16 Apr 1927)
Dear Friends and
Schoolmates,
This may be
among your favorite carols; I personally cannot recall ever hearing it before
now!
1.
From Elizabeth Tedder Nunnally ('68) of VA - 12/04/10, 6:44 PM:
Carol,
Don't know if you knew or
not but
Mae Scott, mother of Jon
Scott, '68, passed away last week. I believe she also taught at NNHS.
Hope your hubby is better.
Thanks for all you do to keep the Typhoon Nation informed. Hope you have
a wonderful Holiday.
Elizabeth Tedder Nunnally '68
Thank you, Elizabeth,
I'm so sorry to hear this.I must have been even more out of it than I thought! I had
somehow overlooked the announcement entirely, despite just having made her
Teacher page four months ago:
07 -
Jay Styles ('68) of VA AND
Janice Pratt McGrew (Hampton HS - '67) of VA
AND
Tim Parsons ('73) of VA;
09 - Shirley Smith Langston ('57);
10 -
John Murden ('60) of VA AND
Glen Davenport ('63) of VA;
12 -
Mary Massey Lyle ('61) of NJ AND
Marcus C. Higgins ('65) of AZ AND
Tom Norris (Hampton HS - '73) AND
My #2 Daughter-in-Law,
Bethany Winona Harty
(Siuslaw HS, OR - '94) of TX!
December 05, 1941 - In the
Battle of Moscow
Georgy Zhukov launched a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German
army, with the biggest offensive launched against Army Group Centre.
December 05, 1943 - U.S. Army Air Force began attacking
Germany's
secret weapons bases in
Operation Crossbow.
December 05, 1944 - Allied troops took
Ravenna,
Italy.
December 05, 2006 - The USS Intrepid was moved from its anchorage in the
Hudson River to a shipyard in Bayonne, NJ, for renovations. Two attempts were
made to move the ship in November 2006 but were unsuccessful. The ship had
survived five Japanese kamikaze attacks in the last two years of the Pacific
war. It later served off Vietnam and Korea and was a recovery ship for NASA
astronauts. After being decommissioned in the late 1970's it was transformed
into a military and space museum in 1982.
Everything is now working
great. I was not sure if it was on my end or the other. Thanks again
for the wonderful job you do of keeping us informed and in touch with
each other. Best wishes to your husband for a full and speedy recovery!
You're not going to believe
this.......just went outside....and IT'S SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COOL BEANS!
Thanks for telling us, Janice!
It snowed here for a while
on Thanksgiving Day - big, white, beautiful flakes - but the ground was
too warm for them to stay long. It did make for a lovely sight from the
dining room table, though.
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From Joan
Lauterbach Krause ('60) of VA - 12/04/10 - "Beautiful Song":
Just
Beautiful. Enjoy.
READ FIRST
Here’s the story behind the song:
While at the mall a couple of years ago, my then four year old nephew,
Spencer, saw kids lined up to see Santa Claus. Having been taught as a
toddler that Christmas is the holiday that Christians celebrate the
birth of Jesus, he asked his mom, "where's the line to see Jesus"? My
sister mentioned this to my dad, who immediately became inspired and
jotted words down to a song in just a few minutes. After putting music
to the words, and doing a quick recording at home, he received a great
response from friends. He sent the song off to Nashville without much
response, except for a Christian song writer who suggested adding a
bridge at the end of the first chorus. My dad then asked if I wanted to
record the song to see what we could do with it. I listened to the song,
made a few changes to the words to make it flow better, and we headed to
Shock City Studios. It was at the studio where Chris, owner and
producer, rewrote the 2nd verse and part of the chorus... with
goosebumps and emotions high, we were all hopeful and felt like we had
something special. The demo was recorded in just under 2 hours and sent
off again to Nashville... still no response. Then 2 weeks before
Christmas last year, my cousins Greg and Robbie decided to do a video to
see what we could accomplish on YouTube. The first day we had 3000 hits
and it soared from there. We received e-mails, phone calls, Facebook
messages from people all over asking for the music, CD's, iTunes,
anything... we had nothin'. After a couple of meetings with Chris
following the amazing response, we got serious. We headed back into the
studio this past spring... this time with guitars, drums, bass, pianos,
choirs... the real deal.... and here we are today. Getting iTunes set
up, a website put together, and loving that thousands upon thousands of
Christians have come together... remembering the true meaning of
Christmas. Out of the mouths of babes come profound truths that many
adults can not understand.
Hopefully Spencer's observation will cause people all over to reflect on
the love of Jesus, and that one day we will all stand in line to see
Him.
We are most thankful to our Heavenly Father to have this chance to share
our music with you. Merry Christmas everyone.
From
Bill Hobbs ('66) of Northern VA -
12/04/10 - "Prayer Request...":
Please pray for
our defenders.
We are asking everyone to say a prayer for "Darkhorse" 3rd Battalion 5th
Marines and their families. They are fighting it out in Afghanistan &
they have lost 9 marines in 4 days. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE the message
spread if more could pass it on.
Semper Fi, God
Bless America and God Bless the United States Marine Corps...
ABSOLUTELY! Thanks,
Bill!
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ABBREVIATED ALERT:
From Jane
Chambers of VA -
07/01/09, 02/07/10, AND 07/31/10 - "CNC BOOK BROCHURE & AD" AND 61-62 DECADERS ADDENDA AND DRAMATIC WORKSHOPS STUDENTS:
Q: Why do Jewish Mothers make great parole officers?
A: They never let anyone finish a sentence.
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
1.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 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.
2. Sunday, December 12, 2010 - Noon to 4:00 PM - Holiday Open House at the
Chamberlin Lobby - Go see Brownie!
3.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 6:00 PM
- The NNHS Class of 1958 will hold its Holiday Party at Al Fresco
Ristorante, 11710 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23606. CONTACT: Joe
Drewry (jwdvt@aol.com, 757-244-4443,
ext 4)
4. Thursday, January 6, 2011 - The
NNHS Class of 1955 holds Lunch Bunch gatherings on the first Thursday of
every month at Steve & John's Steak House on Jefferson Avenue just above
Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News at 11:00 AM. The luncheon is not
limited to just the Class of '55; if you have fiends in that year, go
visit with them.
5. Wednesday, February 9, 2010 -
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.
6.
Saturday, April 30, 2011 - The NNHS Class will have a Luncheon. Team
Leaders are Mickey Marcella (mcmiceli@verizon.net
- 757-249-3800), Betty Hamby Neher
(bjneher@cox.net - 757-898-5099), and Dr. Harry Simpson
(hdsdds@aol.com - 804-694-0346). -
CLASS OF 1954
7.
Saturday, July 9, 2011 (6:30 PM to 11:30 PM) - The Class of 1971 will
hold its 40-Year Reunion at Newport News Marriott at City Center, 740
Town Center Drive, Newport News. For details, contact Richard Rawls
at Richard@Rawls.com - CLASS OF
1971
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
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!
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Well, that makes it all the more important!
Thanks for telling us, Janice!
