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12/23/13
- NNHS Newsletter![]() “A Festivus for the Rest of Us!” |
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“There can be hope only for a society which
acts as one big family, not as many separate ones.”
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Anwar Sadat |
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Today marks our fourth observance of the totally ludicrous Seinfeld holiday of Festivus (revealed December 18, 1997):
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8g4Ztf7hIM - The Story of Festivus
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrZPcGG0_e8&NR=1&feature=fvwp - Festivus - The Airing of Grievances
BONUS #3 - http://www.festivus.biz/festivus.mp3
BONUS #4 - http://www.festivuspoles.com/pages/Festivuspoles.htm (contains video song)
BONUS #5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma879--VKrI - Five Things You Should Know about Festivus
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus
http://www.msgr.ca/msgr-2/festivus%2010.htm
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Festivus Birthday
today to
Tom Flax ('64) of VA AND
Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA
AND
Holly Hill Campbell (Hampton Roads Academy - '72)
of VA!
Happy Christmas Eve Birthday
tomorrow to
James Gay ('57)
AND
Ann W. Hutcheson ('57) AND
Malcolm Davis ('65) of
VA
AND
Sandye Jordan
Frost ('67) of NC!
Happy Birthday this week to:
25 -
Patsy Bloxom Meider ('57) of NC
AND
Doug Dickinson ('69) of VA;
27 -
Anita Morgan Becker ('66) of VA;
28 - Bob Stalnaker ('63);
29 - Roy Tate ('57)
AND Ginny Goolsby James ('63) AND
Kenny Lipscomb
('63)
of VA AND
Michael Artman ('66) of VA;
30 - William Gwynn ('57)
AND
Ron Miller ('59) of NC
AND (if Plaxo
is to be believed)
Carole Althaus Tanenhaus ('65) of
MD
AND
Joyce Tedder Rossman ('68) of PA
AND
Sarah Stewart Vance ('69) of VA!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
THIS DAY IN WWII:
December 23, 1940 - The Greek submarine Papanikolis (Υ-2) sank the Italian motor ship Antonietta.
December 23, 1941 -
American forces on
Wake
Island surrendered to the
Japanese Imperial Army.
December 23, 1942 - Bob Hope agreed to entertain U.S.
airmen in Alaska. It was the first of the traditional Christmas shows.
December 23, 1948 - Former
Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders
convicted of war crimes by the
International Military Tribunal for the Far East were executed at
Sugamo Prison in
Tokyo. They
had been found guilty of crimes against humanity.
THIS DAY IN
1963:Monday, December 23, 1963 - Football player Jim
Harbaugh was born James Joseph Harbaugh in
Toledo, Ohio. Monday, December 23, 1963 - Voice actor and singer (Rock Sugar) Jess Harnell was born Jess Q. Harnell in Teaneck, New Jersey. Monday, December 23, 1963 - Author Donna Tartt was born in Greenwood, Mississippi. Monday, December 23, 1963 - Businessman Ante Zelck was born in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. Monday, December 23, 1963 - Actress Vida Hope (b. 1918) died at the age of 45. |
From My #5 Son,
Nathaniel
Harty (Hillsboro HS,
IL - '97) of IL - 12/23/13:
Happy Festivus! |
From
Phil Hammond
('64) of FL - 12/22/13 -
"December 21, 1966 Wedding":
From
John London
(Warwick HS - '57) of VA -
12/22/13 - "Flash Mob: The U.S. Air Force Band at the Smithsonian - YouTube":
Ya gotta see this
Christmas gift from the USAF!
This is absolutely worth
the 6 minutes to watch and listen!
MAGNIFICENT!
Thank you so much, John Darlin'!
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From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of
NC -
12/22/13 - "SANTA AND THE TROOPS":
This is great... It will bring realism to those who are ready to celebrate this month. Makes Christmas a little more special. http://www.youtube.com/v/8D-OL-KQOt4
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http://www.berroco.com/patterns/erastus - Amanda Keep's Erastus Snowflake - "Light and airy, this knitted snowflake is a perfect decoration for your home or holiday gifts." |
FINALLY: |
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
1.
Thursday, January 2, 2014 -
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 friends in that year, go visit
with them.
2. Wednesday, February 12, 2013 - 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. |
PRAYER ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 12/16/13 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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Carol Buckley Harty 7020 Lure Court Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309 915-780-3048 |
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Let Them Wait!
What a lovely day for Festivus,
A Festivus for the rest of us,
(But this is??) no place to hate,
Let them wait, let them wait, let them wait!
"Let Them Wait! (Let It Snow!)" midi courtesy of http://www.abcsoffaith.com/html/sound7.html - 12/26/07
"Let Them Wait!" lyrics laboriously (HA HA!) not completely transcribed by the webmistress from http://www.festivus.biz/festivus.mp3 - 12/23/09
"Happy Festivus" Title Logo courtesy of http://www.cbrsd.org/nessacus/festivus/festivusmain.html - 12/23/10
"Happy Festivus" image courtesy of http://theframeproblem.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/heres-to-a-happy-festivus/ - 11/30/09
Animated Colored Lights Divider Line clip art courtesy of - um, I cannot seem to access that information at the moment - 12/08/08
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
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!
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
Laughing Kitty courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 10/08/07
Thanks, Al!
Crying Baby clip art courtesy of http://www.barbspics.com/baby/babypage06index.html - 09/28/05 (resaved 02/27/09)
Animated Ringing Christmas Bell clip art (designed by Art Holden) courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 12/08/05
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