 What's
Going On?
October 2009
Well,
here
we are in October already. It has
been a whole year since our 50th Reunion. We celebrate
Columbus Day this month on October 12, and of course Halloween
on October 31. There are more cool pictures on the
internet for Halloween than for Columbus Day, so to be fair here
I should write a few lines about Columbus-at least about his
ships. There is a replica of the
Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria (built in Spain) residing
in the city of Corpus Christi, TX. There are tours for the
Pinta and the Santa Maria. My family and I toured the two
ships when we lived in Corpus Christi, and they are nothing like
the cruise liner down at the dock here in San Diego. I was
totally impressed by the size of them. Impressed because I
would not have gone across the bay in either one of them, and
Columbus and his men went across an ocean, and with no map.
Here is a link to some information about the ship museum.
http://www.cctexas.com/?fuseaction=main.view&page=2555
If you go there to check
them out, say "HI" to our classmate, Tom Nutt, who is living
in Corpus Christi now. Hi, Tom!
October's stone is the opal, and it
is really hard to find a pretty printed picture of an opal. Most
of them look plain white, and the little sparkley things don't
show, but I think I found one.
 Most
opals come from Australia, which is where another of our
classmates is living. Veronica (Roni)Parry Star
lives in Broome, Australia. So when you go to get opals,
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Help Wanted
We were given this 8x10
photograph by San Diego High School historian Don
King who found it in their archives. It appears to
be from the 1950s. Can anyone identify the ROTC
cadets in this photo?
The
picture is not too clear shrunk down to fit.
Click here to see a better view of the three
faces. There is a fourth behind the flag. If
you recognize any of these young men please let us
know.
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FIRST SATURDAY BREAKFAST
BUNCH
October 3, 2009
Everyone welcome Everyone
welcome
Next Breakfast
November 7, 2009 |
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9 A.M.
5955 Balboa Ave. (at
Mt. Alifan/Mt. Abernathy)
We had a smaller, but lively group this Saturday. Several of our regulars
were absent this time, but we had a couple of newcomers who we were glad to see.
Gary Denison and his wife, Virginia, came down from Murrieta, CA, to be with
us. Gary had a bone marrow transplant from his sister in December as
treatment for leukemia. He is now free of the disease. They had been at the All-50's Picnic on the 13th of September, but this was
their first breakfast with us.
Hope they will be back.
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Here we all
are:
Class of 1956: Betty Minga Brown;
Patsy G. Lilley; LuAnn Easterly Giegler with husband,
Don (class of '54 IL); David Castle; Ray A Hacecky &
wife, Joan Hacecky
Class of 1958: Gary Denison &
wife, Virginia (class of '61, Chula Vista); Orpha Higley;
Walter Andersen; Sheila Mura; Pat DeFore; Pam Priest
Lollis & hubby, Wayne Lollis; Marie Gilmour Davila &
husband, Bob (class of '55 TX)
Class of 1959: Ann Greenfield;
Barbara Grayson Bell
Some
Sad News
The day after this breakfast, the nephew of
Aline Minga Brown ('58) & Betty Minga Brown('56)
was killed in an accident with his jeep in the
desert. Their nephew, Greg, was 45
years old, and left a 16 year old son and a
mother of whom he was the caretaker. Our
thoughts and prayers are with the family at this
time.
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Pat DeFore; Sheila Mura; Walter Andersen |
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Priest Lollis; Pat DeFore; Sheila Mura
Orpha Higley (ready for her closeup); Ann
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Joan Hacecky; Ray
Hacecky; David Castle
Don & LuAnn Easterly Giegler; Patsy Lilley; Betty Minga
Brown |
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Virginia & Gary Denison
Marie Gilmour Davila & Bob Davila; Wayne Lollis |
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Happy Birthday to You! |
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*********YEARBOOKS ON CD*******
Since graduation there have been floods, hurricanes,
fires...and, maybe the most disruptive of all, moving. If somehow you are
missing any of your beloved Taroga yearbooks, all is not lost.
David Castle has 1955-1960 yearbooks on individual CD's.
They are $25.00 each, which includes shipping and handling.
Contact David Castle at
volunteer66@hotmail.com
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Local Stuff
For classmates living in the San Diego
Area, or coming to visit
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HOMECOMING GAME
CALLING ALL BUC ALUMNI!
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 23 IS HOMECOMING!
3:00 p.m. on the Football Field
Mission Bay Bucs vs. Hoover High
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
and the printable flyer
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Pacific Beach Woman's Club
FALL FESTIVAL
Arts & Craft Show and Sale
used book sale bake
sale
November 7, 2009
Get a start for the holidays. Click on the wreath to get all the
information and a flyer you can print.
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Gardening Classes at Walter Andersen's Nursery
A series of free gardening classes is being held at
the nurseries of classmate, Walter Andersen, in San Diego and
Poway on Saturday mornings. For the Schedule of classes, please
click on the flower above.
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Musical Notes
Rey Vinole is back to having his Big Band rehearsals at West City Community
College Center at 3249 Fordham Street in Point Loma on Mondays from 7 PM to 9PM.
Come and dance or listen to the music.
For another style,
Tuesday nights from 7PM to 9PM the Dixieland Band is at the ORCHARDS, 4040
Hancock Street, Point Loma
His schedule for other performances this year :
A dinner dance at the Soledad Club in Pacific Beach in October
November 16-22, Show Orchestra at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri for the
American Royal National Championship
December 31, the New Years Swing Band will be at Coronado Shores.
ALL-50'S ANNUAL PICNIC
The All-50's Annual Picnic was held on Sunday, September 13, and we had a great
day for it, nice and cool under "our" oak tree. For the pictures and to
see who showed up...Click here... All-50's Picnic
taroga
Please let me know if you have any news or pictures to add to the pages .
Marie
Click here for THE ARCHIVES
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