02/22/15 - NNHS Newsletter “A
slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man
- George Washington |
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
This birthday celebration is one that - naturally - we repeat each year:
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HOc9WVZbts - Yankee Doodle - Fife and Drum (The Awesome Towpath Volunteers), 2007
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington/
http://www.earlyamerica.com/lives/gwlife/
http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to Ronald Bass ('57) AND Janice Clark Palmer ('63) AND Curt Lauterbach ('65) of VA AND Billy Reece ('68) of ID!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to Richard Prince ('57) AND Tommy Payne ('63) of VA!
Happy Birthday this week to:
24 -
Carrie
Forrest Fox ('52) of VA
AND
Debi Fink Golden ('65) of MA;
25 - Peggy Wellington Craft ('57)
AND
the President of the Class of 1965,
Joe Wingo of NC;
27 -
Evelyn
Vretos ('55) of VA
AND
Phil Hammond
('64) of FL
AND
My
Grandson, Azrae Woods of IL;
29 -
What WOULD Be a Happy Leap Year
Day Birthday to
Bob Schweida ('54) of NH!!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
100 YEARS AGO TODAY:
February 22, 1915 - World War I: Germany instituted unrestricted submarine warfare. |
THIS DAY IN WWII:
February 22, 1942 - President
Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered
General
Douglas MacArthur out of the
Philippines as the Japanese victory became inevitable. February 22, 1943 - Members of White Rose resistance, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst, were executed in Nazi Germany. February 22, 1944 - American aircraft mistakenly bombed the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone. February 22, 1944 - The Soviet Red Army recaptured Krivoi Rog. |
THIS DAY IN 1965:
Monday, February 22, 1965 -
Basketball player
Chris Dudley was born Christen Guilford Dudley in
Stamford, Connecticut. Monday, February 22, 1965 - Jockey Kieren Fallon was born Kieren Francis Fallon in Crusheen, County Clare, Ireland. Monday, February 22, 1965 - Director and photographer Dean Karr was born in Seattle, Washington. Monday, February 22, 1965 - Ice hockey player Pat LaFontaine was born Patrick Michael LaFontaine in St. Louis, Missouri. Monday, February 22, 1965 - Jurist Felix Frankfurter (b. 15 Nov 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary) died from congestive heart failure in Washington, D.C. at the age of 82. |
From My Friend, Daniel, of UT - 02/20/15:
“Prayer is the
pulsation of a yearning, loving heart in tune with the Infinite. It is a
message of the soul sent directly to a loving Father. The language is
not mere words.”
-
David O. McKay |
Thank you,
Daniel!
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From Malcolm
Davis ('65) of VA - 02/21/15 - "That Lone Star Tick bite that you
mentioned in the newsletter.":
This very malady is
one that I have had for probably 20 years now. I saw a news
article 2 years ago on TV and finally figured out how I
became allergic to beef. It also made me allergic to pork. |
My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph
HS, IL - '61) of NC simply passed this along to
me in a collection of weird facts he received in an email from his cousin.
Neither of us had any idea it would be so relevant!
Thanks for
letting us know!
From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of
RI - 02/21/15 - "Snow in New England!":
“Birds are like
people. The bird is here because it's a good place. There's food, and
there's safety. When a bird doesn't like a situation, it protects itself
and stays away. No matter where you are in the world, if you see a bird
in a place, it's a good place, a safe place, a place that sustains
life.” - Enru Lin, bird watcher |
From My Granddaughter, Rachel Harty (Collinsville HS, IL - '14) of
UT
- 02/21/15:
OH MY
GOODNESS, OH MY GOODNESS! I'M GOING TO THE BRITISH ISLES
THIS SUMMER WITH ONE OF BYU'S
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS!!!!
WOWZERONI!
What fabulous news!
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From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph
HS, IL - '61) of NC - 02/21/15 - "Puns for Educated Minds":
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From Alice Menin Daniels ('62) of Northern VA -
02/21/15:
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From My Cousin,
Jean Atkinson Mallory (Warsaw
HS / Rappahannock HS / John Marshall HS - '65)
of VA -
02/20/15:
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ABSOLUTELY!
Thanks, Jean
(and Dolly)!
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“Can she sing? She's
practically a Florence Nightingale.” -
Samuel Goldwyn,
film
producer |
From George Helliesen ('61) of MI
(soon to be VA) - 01/30/15 - "Priceless Pets
(#22 in a
series of 22)":
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“Just thought I’d take the dog for
a walk… if that’s ok with you…” |
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From Ruth Ann Reece Horace ('67) of FL - 01/16/15 - "Old
Age (#2 in a series of 9)":
BONUS GEORGE WASHINGTON FILET CROCHET PATTERNS:
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/hollywoodpatterns/3556498/george_washington_filet_crochet_chair_back_set_pattern/ supplies/craft_supplies/patterns/home_decor - George Washington Filet Crochet Chair Back Set - This vintage pattern costs $5.00, and to actually make it you'll need size 50 thread and a No. 12 steel hook, which means you'll need a pretty good pair of eyes, too, as that's extraordinarily fine work! |
BONUS MARTHA WASHINGTON'S GREAT CAKE RECIPE:
http://uncpressblog.com/2011/06/02/happy-birthday-martha-washington/ - Martha Washington’s Great Cake - "...Martha Washington’s Great Cake is one of the few surviving recipes directly associated with her, so well liked that she had Martha Parke Custis, one of her granddaughters, copy it for members of the family. That original recipe is now part of the Mount Vernon collections. It is a cake that more than likely would have been served during the Christmas season as part of a grand Christmas dinner or Twelfth-Night party. It might also have been served at tea...." |
FINALLY:
From http://www.ajokeaday.com - 02/21/15:
A pilot was flying a small single
engine plane with a lot of really important executives on board into
Seattle airport. There was fog so thick that visibility was 10m, and his
instruments were out. He circled looking for a landmark and after an
hour, he was low on fuel and his passengers were very nervous. At last, through a small opening in the fog he saw a tall building with one guy working alone on the fifth floor. Circling, the pilot banked and shouted through his open window, "Hi, where am I?" The solitary office worker replied, "You're in an airplane." The pilot made a swift 275 degree turn and executed a perfect blind landing on the runway five miles away. Just as the plane stopped, the engines coughed and died from lack of fuel. The stunned passengers asked the pilot how he did it. "Simple," replied the pilot, "I asked the guy in that building a simple question. The answer he gave me was 100 percent correct but absolutely useless; therefore, that must be Microsoft's support office, and from there, the airport is just five miles away on a bearing of 87 degrees!" |
DATES TO REMEMBER:
1. Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 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 02/18/15 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
Love to all, Carol |
Carol Buckley Harty 7020 Lure Court Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309 910-584-8802 |
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Yankee Doodle
Father and I
went down to camp
Along with Captain Gooding
And there we saw the men and boys
As thick as hasty pudding.
Chorus
Yankee doodle, keep it up
Yankee doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step
And with the girls be handy.
There was Captain Washington
Upon a slapping stallion
A-giving orders to his men
I guess there was a million.
Chorus
And then the feathers on his hat
They looked so' tarnal fin-a
I wanted pockily to get
To give to my Jemima.
Chorus
And then we saw a swamping gun
Large as a log of maple
Upon a deuced little cart
A load for father's cattle.
Chorus
And every time they shoot it off
It takes a horn of powder
It makes a noise like father's gun
Only a nation louder.
Chorus
I went as nigh to one myself
As' Siah's underpinning
And father went as nigh agin
I thought the deuce was in him.
We saw a little barrel, too
The heads were made of leather
They knocked upon it with little clubs
And called the folks together.
Chorus
And there they'd fife away like fun
And play on cornstalk fiddles
And some had ribbons red as blood
All bound around their middles.
The troopers, too, would gallop up
And fire right in our faces
It scared me almost to death
To see them run such races.
Chorus
Uncle Sam came there to change
Some pancakes and some onions
For' lasses cake to carry home
To give his wife and young ones.
Chorus
But I can't tell half I see
They kept up such a smother
So I took my hat off, made a bow
And scampered home to mother.
Chorus
Cousin Simon grew so bold
I thought he would have cocked it
It scared me so I streaked it off
And hung by father's pocket.
Chorus
And there I saw a pumpkin shell
As big as mother's basin
And every time they touched it off
They scampered like the nation.
Other Verses:
And there was Captain Washington,
With gentlefolks about him,
They say he's gown so 'tarnal proud
He will not ride without them.
Chorus
There came Gen'ral Washington
Upon a snow-white charger
He looked as big as all outdoors
And thought that he was larger.
Chorus
"Yankee
Doodle/Yankee Doodle Dandy Medley" midi courtesy of
http://www.lilesnet.com/patriotic/midi/default.html
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 02/09/05
Thanks, Dave!
"Yankee
Doodle" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.contemplator.com/america/ydoodle.html
also
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 02/09/05
Thanks again, Dave!
Charles Willson
Peale 1772 Portrait of Washington courtesy of
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/faq/govern_a.html
- 02/22/05 (still missing...)
Replaced courtesy of
http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/george_washington.htm -
02/21/09
Gilbert Stuart Portrait of Washington courtesy of http://www.piersonphoto.com/Pierson2.htm - 02/22/05 (re-saved 02/21/09)
Flag Divider Bar clip art courtesy of http://www.cowboyclipart.net/patriotism/dividers.asp - 02/09/05 (re-saved 02/21/09)
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
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!!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/
- 10/02/05
Replaced courtesy of
http://www.hamptonhigh1964.com - 02/17/09
Collinsville High School (IL) Logo courtesy of http://www.kahoks.org/chs/ - 09/22/07
Animated
Applause
clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05 (re-saved 02/27/09)
Thanks, Al!
Animated Rolling on the Floor
Laughing Smiley clip art courtesy of Jerry ('65) and Judy Phillips ('66) Allen
of VA - 08/13/10
Thanks, Sweetie-Pies!
Animated BOO-HOO
courtesy of Glenn Dye ('60) of TX - 08/28/09
Thanks, Glenn!
John Marshall High School's Justice Scale clip art courtesy of
Cheryl White Wilson (JMHS - '64) of VA - 10/13/05 (replaced 02/23/09)
Thanks, Cheryl!