Thursday, April 30, 2009

Here is some 1955 Trivia...


1955 Was The Year...

January 18, 1955 Kevin Costner was born
January 19, 1955 "The Millionaire" TV program premiered on CBS
January 19, 1955 President Eisenhower was the first president to have a news conference for TV
February 12, 1955 President Eisenhower sent the first US advisors to South Vietnam
February 15, 1955 First pilot plant announceed that they produced man made diamonds
March 3, 1955 Elivis Presely made his first TV appearance
March 19, 1955 (Walter) Bruce Willis was born
April 15, 1955 Ray Kroc started the fast food chain, McDonalds
April 18, 1955 Albert Einstein, developer of the relativity theory, died
April 22, 1955 Congress ordered all US coins to say, "In God We Trust"
May 5, 1955 Us performed nuclear test at Nevada test site
May 14, 1955 Us performed nuclear test in the Pacific Ocean
May 31, 1955 Supreme Court ordered school integration "with all deliberate speed"
June 19, 1955 Mickey Mantel hit his career home run, number 100
June 23, 1955 Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" was released
June 27, 1955 First automobile seat belt legislation enacted in Illinois
July 2, 1955 The "Lawrence Welk Show" premiered on ABC
July 17, 1955 The theme park, Disneyland, first opened its gates
August 12, 1955 President Eisenhower raised minimum wage from $0.75 to $1.00 an hour
August 20, 1955 The first airplane exceeded 1800 miles per hour
September 24, 1955 President Eisenhower had a heart attack while vacationing in Denver
September 26, 1955 The New York Stock Exchange had the worst price decline since 1929
September 30, 1955 James Dean was killed in an automobile crash
October 3, 1955 The "Mickey Mouse Club" first premiered
October 3, 1955 The Soviet battle ship "Novorossiisk" striked a World War II mine in the Baltic Sea
November 3, 1955 The first virus was crystallized
November 7, 1955 Supreme Court of Baltimore banned segregation in public recreational areas
November 29, 1955 The comedian Howie Mandel was born
December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus
December 19, 1955 Carl Perkins recorded "Blue Suede Shoes"
December 29, 1955 Barbara Streisand first recorded "You'll Never Know" at the age of thirteen

Monday, April 20, 2009

Long lost photo of 50th Reunion sent in!

This long lost photo of the Class of 55 at the 50th Reunion in 2005 was sent in by an anonymous sender. No reference as to who took the photo was listed. Taken at the evening banquet.

OK...a request has come in to identify everyone...here goes: Back row from Left to Right...Winifred, Charlie, Marlene, Jack's top of head, Rosella, Jean Marie, Marion, Maxine, Stanley, Louise, Evelyn, Richard, Melvin, Tom, Leonard, Burt's half face, Ed, Bobbette, Max, Louisa, Frank, & Earl. Front Row, Left to Right...Carole, Jim, Pat Clemons, Lila, Robert, Elsie and John.

Friday, April 17, 2009


Maxine Vogt sent this catchy youtube video that really makes you want to join in. Thanks Maxine for sharing this video that "picks-up your day!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq6b9bMBXpg

This video proves that you can really pass on enthusiasm! Click on the site and enjoy

Thanks Maxine!

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Thanks for this new Up-date!...as of 4-9-09

We have received a new up date from Burt and Dixie Smith: And we quote..." Because of too much junk e-mail, we have changed our e-mail address to:

Burt and Dixie Smith dlbsmith@epud.net

We will keep in touch with any more changes."

Thanks, Burt and Dixie 4-9-09

If any of you other classmates have up dates, please send them in. Thanks!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

To View all Blogs...

Remember, to View all posted Blogs, look to the right in the "Blog Archives" and click on 2009.

Contacts from Classmates

Over the past few weeks, we have received several contacts from Class members. They are posted in no particular order:

Responses after Max Lukin's obit

Thanks for sharing the news. I was so glad to read that Lila included the class on the card.
Emili and I had a brief, but meaningful, exchange after our supper meeting. She expressed her deep faith in God and how she had no idea how non-believers could exist without the help of God. I know that now she is living out her faith that she expressed to me.
Stay in touch,
Len Salvig
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I just got an email from Judy Andrews this morning telling me about Max's death. I was so sorry to hear that. I then looked on my old Juno account and found your email to me. I don't look on that anymore, because I am now on Comcast. My email address is:
maxinevogt@comcast.net.
Your friend, Maxine Vogt
Please note Maxine's new e-mail address
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Thank you for keeping us in the"loop"sorry to hear of Max. This process of getting to heaven is just not easy..
Ted is now going to Cardiac Rehab..it took 2 months before he could get in or even felt like the work-out..which starts slowly.. but just gets so tired so easy.
We are finally getting some rain.. maybe we have about 8 inches since july.. so please do share some moreThanks again and God Bless
JM Jean Marie Studer
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Thanks for letting me know about Max Lukin. I just let Maxine V. know about it b/c she didn't have your email address so I gave her that also. Hope all is well with you. I have moved to Sherwood, OR and don't know if you have my new address and phone # so will give that to you now: 21843 SW Sherwood Blvd. #105
Sherwood, OR 97140 Phone #: (503) 610-1053
Thanks for keeping me posted! Remember, I cannot receive attachments or photos since I only have a mail station. Thanks!
Judy Trinner/Andrews
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I wanted to make sure you had JoAnn's address.. so gave her a call.. sure enough they have changed it again..
r_jo_york@hotmail.com (note the _ _ in the spaces in the e-mail address) I forwarded your news of Max onto her.. and made her promise to go and check her emails..golly I can't go a day or (less) without checking mine..
Jean Marie Studer
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Thanks for letting us all know about Max. I don't know if you knew I lost my Ray a couple years ago so I know what Emily will have to go through. Not fun!! Quite a huge adjustment that no one could have told me. It's been tough. Thanks to family, friends and prayers I am getting through this adjustment.
I have been down in Arizona again this winter. What a winter to be away from home. I hope the weather people will consider this an once in a lifetime winter as I will be spending my next ones at home in Vancouver. I'll have to get my web feet and moss on my back again. Have sold my place down here and will head home in April.
Thanks again. Rosella
Rosella Smith
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Thank you so much for letting me know about Max. May God Bless and be with his family.Dorothy Mosley
Dorothy Davidson Mosley
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Just a quick second note to sayI didn't know Marion Durrin had passed. So sorry to hear that also.If you have the time please let me know who else has passed from our class. I remember Joanna, but i didn't know who else. Yes i still live in Lakewood. My husband has had alot of health issues this past year. Doctors don't have a clue or an answer to his problems. So we take one day at a time.
Dorothy Davidson Mosley
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Hi..I finally got to read the email..Thank you for the info. The classmates are getting smaller in number! JoAnn
JoAnn York
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Great Going.. I don't know how to Blog.. but guess I can learn..or have one of my grandkids teach me.. I can always..just email ..oh and I am still learning to tex..but just give me an old typewriter..
Anyway.. thank you for the great communication ability..and we look forward to the Reunion..oh which ocean liner will we be taking? wouldn't it be fun to go to Alaska.. take a side trip over to the classmates..whichever there.. or would it be better to Cruise to Holland and have Winnie come pick all of us up..
We don't have a lot of news only that Ted is much better..(PTL) now attending Cardiac Rehab- 3 days a week he drives down and it has really been good improvement.
We will be driving our RV to Golden Colo.. for Grandson's Graduation in May..in Aug. head to NW for annual reunion along the Columbia River and always look forward to seeing all of your family. Ted has a class of 49 reunion on Aug 15th..
Please open the Attached Button on the right.. for some 72 degree weather we had today.. Beautiful.
God Bless
Jean Marie and Ted Studer
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Do you have Emili’s address? Having just lost my only son, I know how cards help. Bobbe Andersen
Bobbette Andersen
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Let me know when you are getting together for the Class 55th planning. I will gladly help.
Bobbe Andersen
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I talked to Paul Willis. Fred passed away in October 2008, but is buried here in Montesano. Paul didn't put anything in the paper, because Fred had not been around here for a long time, thinks maybe he should have though.
I am working on Burt Smith. Pam Valentine has the same email address we do, so will have to try Darlene. He lives in the same place and is alive! Yeh!
Lila Scott
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OK, here is Burt's email address.
bodlsmith@epud.net Burt Oliver and Dixie L. Smith
Lila

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Greetings from Oregon ---- Thank you for sending the info about the Class Blog --- I enjoyed reading thru it very much, except for the parts about Coach Ryan,Freddie Willis and my buddy Max, --- I'm glad that Dixie and I were able to go up to see Max and Emily last summer.---
Whoever put the Class Blog together did a very good job ---
If we need to change our E-mail address again I will let you know what it is.
Thanks again ---
Burt Smith
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Updated In Memory Page



This is an update on the "In Memory" page as of 4-1-09. Lawrence Louthan, Richard Kiliz, Carol Spangler, Charlotte Satterstrom, Mary Bea Dickenson, Bonnie Benefield, Joanna Christensen, Sharon Virville, David Colton, Eloise Anker, Marion Durrin, Mr. Donald Hoyt, Class Advisor, Fred Willis and Max Lukin.