hey guys don't forget oct.5,6 great fun,great people,try to make it my brother lyle and chris will be there,so say hi to him. alot of work went into this,so please come share it with us,we have a good turn out.

Ellen Aspinwall (Templar)

hey guys don't forget oct.5,6 great fun,great people,try to make it my brother lyle and chris will be there,so say hi to him. alot of work went into this,so please come share it with us,we have a good turn out.

09/22/12 10:32 PM

#1467

This is soooo kewl! The Ventures and their drummer, the General---
"Walk, Don't Run".....vies well with the GeezeCats!

http://www.stumptownblogger.com/2012/04/what-a-cool-video.html?cid=6a010536b%C2%A0

09/26/12 10:58 AM

#1468

Hey Gouch!!!!! Happy Birthday Man!!!!! Hope to see ya on the 5th and 6th of October.!

09/26/12 11:22 AM

#1469

Hey Guy's,

Just like Nancy say's. Come join us for the game Friday night and the Burntwood happenings afterward. Guy's...one last chance to chase girls at a football game...Girls.....one last chance to let us chase you! Dawson and his crew are doing an AWESOME job for this Friday night gig.

Saturday night will be our annual "GERIATRIC SILLINESS" at the Beachcliff Tavern across the street from the old Beachcliff Theater. The one my mom and dad used to drop me off at so I could sit behind the peate twins and give them a hard time! Hopefully there will be some new folks to add to this weekend who have not shown up before. If they went to River around 60 through 65 or so...tell em to COME ON DOWN..last year Bill Westley from class of 62 was there..along with my long time buddy Lanny Moldovan.

I will be flying in from Phoenix on Thursday10/4/2012 and will be at Herbs around 5:30-6:00 just to get tuned up for the weekend and to hang out with who ever want's to show up. So if ya can, ..stop by Herbs for a cold one. Sunday Marsha and I will be driving back to Arizona after spending the whole month of September on Coronado Bay on Coronado Island....what an AWESOME place....I got real good at just sitting on the beach or bay doing nothing. I am sooo looking forward to seeing everybody ...as always. Come hang out with everybody while you still can........

09/26/12 02:27 PM

#1470

Oh ya.....By the way....Saturday's gig at the Beachcliff Tavern starts at 6:00 Pm.

09/26/12 07:42 PM

#1471

Linda Peate (Powrie)

Oh Holl: You actually swung over from the Indians! They are a sad bunch, but Fred is not giving up on them as he feels there will be a time when they begin winning enough to get to the playoffs again. He's been waiting......let's see that's probably about 20 yrs. ago when they were even exciting. Before that it was about 40 yrs., right???? Well, when you live in Texas you need to root for them or they booooo you if you're an Indian's fan!!!!

Bruce: We were all at the movies trying to watch the movies but the boys thinking of the girls & the girls thinking of the boys!!! Look forward to seeing you, Bruce. So glad you're coming. And we have a lot of people showing up too. Barb/I will be there late Fri. afternoon then at the game.

09/27/12 07:05 AM

#1472

Sad news for our family. Lin's & my cousin in Tampa was found dead on Monday apparently of a heart attack. His roommate was out of town & his Mom decided not to take dinner over that Sunday. Of course she is what iffing had she gone to take dinner. Believe he had a heart attack--was 56. By the end of Monday one of his friends went to his house as he hadn't shown up for work which wasn't like Tim. Our family was extremely close to theirs, and Lin & I are flying down this weekend for a memorial service. They are doing an autopsy which may take awhile. We are all devastated and especially for my Aunt Jeanne & Uncle Tommy. Timmy pretty much was the one that took care of them, checked in on them, etc. Say a prayer as we all try to process this loss. I received an email from him Sunday at 3:37 pm, so apparently it happened after that. All of us still in shock.

Barb

09/27/12 07:48 AM

#1473

Ellen Aspinwall (Templar)

barb&linda, so sorry for your lost,my prayers are with your family. i will give you guys an extra hug when i see you next weekend.it's always hard to loose someone close to you.

don't forget oct. 5,6 for all of you guys,were gonna have a great time,with great rrhs friends.please show up.alot of out-of-towners comming. lets make this a trial run run for our big 50th for next year.

09/27/12 01:08 PM

#1474

Barbie and Lin:

I was so sorry to read about your cousin. Their parents are the ones who grew together from birth and the cousins are the ones we grew with the same way. Built in family! Childhood playmates with an automatic bond. They are always important but more so at this stage of our lives.

As Andy Rooney once said: Cousins are the glue in the cracks that hold families together.

I hope the fun and happy memories are with you this weekend as will be my thoughts and meditations.

Ellen

09/27/12 09:04 PM

#1475

Thanks for all the thoughtful notes. We are still reeling but glad we can be there for my Aunt and Uncle. I was closest to him as he was single as am I, & we shared many an email. Will see you all next weekend.

Barb

09/28/12 06:35 PM

#1476

Linda Peate (Powrie)

Thank you all for the notes expressing concern & caring. Timmy was just the greatest. Saw him last March when Judy & I visited Aunt Jeanne/U. Tom. He reminded me Barb & I called him the creepy white beetle when he was little. He had the whitest blonde hair & had the cutest face you ever saw. Grew up to be very handsome. My aunt is daddy's sister & she's the only one left. All three siblings gone. She's 86, & never expected to lose a child. I know what that's like for sure. See you all next Fri. Alan, can't be there at lunch. Barb/I coming together & she has to work til noon. See you later in the day. NICE BOOTY, ALAN. don't try to blame Dawson!!!!!

10/01/12 05:02 PM

#1477

just so everyone knows fri nt. is the main event for the 50th homecomming football,it is still on ,we have gone to alot of of work for this,please attend,after the football game-its burntwood next to beachcliff show,where we will hold a raffle,a few older graduates will be attending. sat. nt. at 6pm will be at beachcliff tavern for more get together

10/02/12 09:18 PM

#1478

We are back from Tampa. Still much to find out about our cousin Tim Have ruled heart attack or anything else. Toxicology will be done. Got back today (Tues) but our Aunt & Uncle still sto distressed. Six weeks before any other reports come in. He was healthy & seemed to be fine. We are still in shock & don't know any cause of Timmy's death. We will be there next weekend though! Should be a great time.

10/03/12 03:46 PM

#1479

Barb and Lin,

I am saddened at the loss of your cousin. Suddenly,one minute they are here,and the next minute they are gone for ever. This is exactely why we need to spend time with family,and reconcile differences with family and friends. What has just happened to you girls is a prime example of why these times we spend together as classmates and friends is so important. None of us likes to think about this...but there may be some of us who will be gone before the 50th Reunion next year. I am glad so many will be attending the festivities this coming weekend...I love all of you very much..and glad you have been part of my life.

That being said,I will be getting up in the morning at 2:00 am to hitch a ride at 5:00 am on that tubeular thin aluminum membrane that races thru the atmosphere at 500 mph + and gently touches back to earth in Cleveland at 2:05 pm. ( I am counting on that last statement "Gently") I will be at HERBS around 5:00/5:30 tomorrow night to meet some folks for some Barley and Hop therapy. So if ya can..come out and play! Ya..that means you Nancy...

10/04/12 08:19 AM

#1480

Holly Portz (Koiro (1945-2023))

this weekend, don't forget,lots of fun, lots of old friends getting together,gonna be fun

10/05/12 06:19 PM

#1481

Hi Everyone. I'm thinking of y'all up there celebrating the good ole Pirate days and wishing I could be there.

I hope a great time will be had by all and everything going well; including a big win by River! I bet those HS girls sure aren't dressed in matching wool skirts and sweaters and penny loafers! Not sure I want to see how they are dressed! lol Good people watching I'm sure.

I'll be looking forward to lots of fun photos and stories of the weekend. Love to all, Holly

10/05/12 06:25 PM

#1482

Holly Portz (Koiro (1945-2023))

Dear Barb and Lyn,

I hadn't read the forum for awhile. I am so sorry to read about your cousin passing away so unexpectedly. Please accept my sympathy. I know you will really miss him.

I hope you can go to River this weekend and drink, laugh, and have a great time with good old friends.

Thinking of you, Holly

10/05/12 08:38 PM

#1483

Ellen Aspinwall (Templar)

Ditto, Holly. It's a working weekend for me and I'm steeped in bills and books and all that stuff. Also wildfire smoke and hoping no more fires break out in this definite drought we are having here on the coast. I'd rather be there with you all but am somewhat content knowing you are all having a great time together!!!! Celebrate with sanity!

10/05/12 09:32 PM

#1484

Fred Thomas

I've been busy getting Mitt Romney ready for the debates. I overheard the following conversation backstage before debate #1:

Mitt: "You sure are one ugly dude up close. Those ears would make an elephant jealous."

BO: "Don't worry they will tape my ears back and goop on a ton of makeup before the debate begins. I plan on looking like a delicious piece of eye candy. By the way, you look more like a real president than I do."

Mitt: "You sure messed up the economy and foreign policy. Our national debt is skyrocketing and your green energy programs are a joke."

BO: "It's all Bush's fault and besides I just need some more time to straighten things out. I should get at least the same amount of time as FDR got. I am afterall THE ONE."

Mitt: "I plan to kick your political ass in this debate."

BO: "I don't care because I will just call you a liar tomorrow and then go out for another round of golf."

Mitt: "While Rome burns, you fiddle."

BO: "I don't care about Greece, only our 57 states and I don't fiddle. I just play golf. By the way what is your handicap, Mr. President......er......I mean Mitt?"

10/06/12 05:47 AM

#1485

this was one heck of a good nt., with about 50 people showing up, from the classes of 61,62,63,and64. it was great, and river did win by a landslide.

10/07/12 12:46 PM

#1486

Guy Cartwright

To John Dawson and his Committee

Thanks so much for all your efforts putting the Friday Night Football Reunion together and bringing approximately 50 RRHS 1963 classmates together. The special recognition for the football players was really nice, but the best thing was getting toether, and sharing time, with so many old friends and classmates. Along with Bruce McKelvey's Fourth Annual Get-together on Saturday night, it was truly a fun and memorable weekend. Thank you.

Guy

10/07/12 06:44 PM

#1487

if i missed anybody ,i'm sorry,i have other pictures,i will look them over when i have time,great turnout,great friendshipsso much fun, we look pretty darn good for the class of 61,62,63.

10/09/12 03:07 PM

#1488

thank you everyone for your prayers, our mikaela got great news today,as her cancer is gone at this point,she still has alot to go through,keep on praying for us,thanks again.

10/10/12 12:23 PM

#1489

Larry Gilbert

Nancy, that is wonderful news!! The family must be thrilled - thanks for the photos from the mini-reunions. Can you send them to me for a post on the home page?Thanks, Larry

10/10/12 12:34 PM

#1490