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12/01/09 - NNHS Newsletter - I Wonder As I Wander
“Christ was born in the first century,
yet he belongs to all centuries. He was born a Jew, |
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,We will be celebrating together one thing or another this entire month of December, so let's begin with another "new, improved" version of an earlier Newsletter. This one was first seen exactly four years ago today:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/12-01-05-NNHS-I-Wonder-As-I-Wander.html
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ_fH-1xwGE - I Wonder As I Wander - Maureen Hegarty - A capella at its finest
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXZM0F30vQI - I Wonder As I Wander - Barbra Streisand
BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siaBBm3S3U8 - I Wonder As I Wander - "Gramdma"?!? - hissing background noise is annoying, but listen to the pure tones of this woman's voice!
BONUS #4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_da6moJ6VyY - I Wonder As I Wander - David Nevue, 2001 - beautiful piano version with lovely slide show
BONUS #5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl_dBqDhLrM - I Wonder As I Wander - London Gay Men's Chorus Cadogan Hall, December 2008 - WOWZERS!
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From Cheryl Mays Howard ('66) of VA - 11/30/09 - "bday":
Dec. 3 rd would have
been
John's
(Howard - '66 - of VA) sister Nell's
(class of '67)
birthday:
Barbara Nell Howard Floyd:
12/3/1949 -10/1/1988
Peace & Blessing, |
Thank you, Cheryl!
I do like to remember all birthdays - whether they are still with us here on
earth or not! |
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THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy
Birthday tomorrow to
Ann Lillaston Wilson ('57) AND Jimmy McDonald ('57)
AND 
George
Konstant ('65) of VA!Happy Birthday this week to:
03 - the late
04 - William D. Dangler ('57) of VA AND
05 -
Eugene Peters ('57) AND
the late
06 - Frances Scheinman Berkman ('57)
07 -
Many Happy Returns to You All!
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THIS DAY IN WWII:
| December 01, 1941 -
Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of
New York City and Director of the
Office of Civilian Defense, signed
Administrative Order 9, creating the
Civil Air Patrol. December 01, 1942 - In the U.S., nationwide
gasoline rationing went into effect. |
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THIS DAY IN 1964:
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Tuesday,
December 1. 1964 -
Vietnam War:
U.S. President
Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers met
to discuss plans to bomb
North Vietnam. Tuesday, December 1. 1964 - Malawi, Malta and Zambia joined the United Nations. Tuesday, December 1. 1964 - Footballer Salvatore "Totò" Schillaci was born in Palermo, Italy. Tuesday, December 1. 1964 - Scottish Geneticist J. B. S. Haldane (b. 1892 in Oxford, England) died in Bhubaneswar, India. |
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From
Alice Fowler Edwards ('64) of VA -
11/30/09 - "Thanksgiving
feast":
| Tell Domi (O'Brien - '64 - of NH)
that we will ALL come to her house next year ... We'll even bring our
own chairs!
WILD GIGGLES!!! Alice Fowler Edwards
Thank you, Alice!
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From Sydney Dearing ('56) of TN - 11/30/09 - "Return of
NNHS Newsletters":
| Carol,
Wow, happy days are here again, you are back! I
checked my e-mail this morning and there you were. I had just about given up
hope of ever receiving the newsletters in my e-mail again. I did console
myself with the fact that I could go to the home page and read them that way
but I didn't always remember to do that every day, whereas checking the
e-mail is almost an automatic thing when I turn the computer on. I tried
everything I could think of to get them coming in again. I deleted you and
re-added you to my address books on both e-mails, I checked and rechecked my
Blocked Senders list and Safe e-mail lists (the same thing
Then today, out of the blue, wonder of wonders, you're baaack!! Not only that, you came in to both my e-mail addresses. The goofy thing is, It's been a couple of weeks since I tried to get it going again, which makes me wonder if you did something on your end or if it was just an immaculate reception. Whatever it was, it made my day! I just hope they keep coming. Even though it's a few days past Thanksgiving, it is one more thing I have to be thankful for. I'll give it a couple of weeks to make sure I keep receiving them. If so, I will let you know and you can remove my secondary e-mail. If you did it, thank you, thank you, thank you! Sydney
Sydney, I wish I could take
credit for that, but I had nothing to do with it!
I do love your term though - "an
immaculate reception" - for it all surely falls into the category of Life's
Grand Mysteries to me!
Thank you, Sweetie - and Welcome Back!
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From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL -
11/30/09 - "Backlogged":
| Hi, Carol: It was refreshing to read that you solved the issue that was giving you such a hard time in creating your Newsletters. Your poor PC, it is probably the most overworked computer in North America. When you dig through your backlog of emails, I hope
you will post my comment regarding
The Krabba had my mind spinning by throwing out names not heard in a very long time during our phone conversation. We have not heard from Chandler in quite a long time. Did he come out of retirement??? TYPHOON Regards, Well, the
problem (I think!) is
that he DID retire - from DARPA. Since that time Chandler has basically
fallen silent - to me, anyway. There are those dear souls who only access
their computers from work. Once they are home they are so tired of looking
at those monitors they just want to do something else that doesn't involve
technology. Or maybe it's one of those mysterious problems such as Dimples
and Sydney experienced. I just do not know. I know I miss him, though.
Thanks, Adonis!
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From
Glenn Dye
('60) of TX - 11/30/09 - "Steve Gillis
('61)":
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Carol,
I
was reading
the
article
that
Glenn Dye |
Yes, sir, you are!
In fact, Steve was in
that band image which I posted yesterday but neglected to label. Now, if
only I knew the identity of the other three guardsmen.....
Thanks, Glenn!
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| 1959 Anchor, p. 49 | |||
| Band Sweetheart Evelyn Thomas ('59); Drum Major Norman Dick ('60); and Color Guardsmen _____ _____, _____ _____, _____ _____, and Steve Gillis ('61) |
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From
Richard Dawes (NNHS / HHS - '62) of VA
- 11/16/09 - " 'One Nation Under God' " AND
From
Bill Hobbs ('66) of Northern VA - 11/30/09 - "Incredible painting":
Check this out
It’s a painting done by Jon McNaughton and is called “One Nation Under God.”
You can mouse-over every bit of it and see descriptions of the people depicted
in the painting.
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Think how much work went into this new painting. As you run your cursor over each person, their name and a brief description will be revealed on the side of your screen. This may be the most timely and powerful new piece of art that Jon McNaughton has done. It has over 40 patriotic heroes speaking to us from the dust as Jesus Christ holds the US Constitution. Take the time to run your cursor over each figure. It's a great history lesson as well as a great statement. http://mcnaughtonart.com/artwork/view_zoom?artpiece_id=353
Ya know, Gentlemen,
as this makes both a religious and political statement, I really considered not
running it. The name Jon McNaughton was ringing no bells with me. But
I thought, well, it's the holiday season, the time when I generally bend
such self-imposed "rules", so I thought I'd have a look. |
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From the gitgo, I recognized this as the work of a Latter-day Saint artist,
both in concept and style. It immediately evoked the feeling of the
mural in the
Washington LDS Temple. |
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I was taken aback that this is the only image of the mural that I was able
to find online, and It's difficult to see because of the size, and doesn't
show the beautiful blue colors (maybe I wasn't holding my mouth right):
http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/chft/images/45-04.gif Perhaps you'll get a better idea from this image of the framed print we've had hanging in our home for many years. |
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| Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | |||
| Fayetteville, NC | |||
| But as you two are not LDS and I am, I do not think anyone will think I'm trying to do any unfair proselytizing here. Besides, I think a growing percentage of our readers are Latter-day Saints now, so I've posted it for the interest and edification of us all. It's an awesome work on several levels, whether you agree with Bro. McNaughton's opinions or not. I personally would have preferred that he had included Robert E. Lee, but he did not. His notes themselves are fascinating.
Thanks, Dicky and Bill!
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From My Friend, Cheryl, of NC - 11/30/09 - "NORWAY IS BEAUTIFUL":
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Hi from Norway,
It is beautiful and very cold
here. Oh, why am I here, you ask? Well, Mike
is in Afghanistan and they sent him here to teach.
It didn't cost any more for
me to stay in the hotel, so he sent me airplane tickets.
The first day Mike was here he saw two young men walking. When he got closer he noticed their badges. He hollered out, "Hey, Elders." Then one of them said "See, I told you he was an American." They talked for a while and Mike got their parents' e-mail addresses and took their picture. He wrote a very nice e-mail telling them how their sons were doing and sent the picture and told them how happy he was to see the gospel of Jesus Christ being spread through out the world and proud of their sons for serving a mission. Yesterday was the first day of Advent and they know how to celebrate here!! This place looks like a hallmark Christmas special -t he cobble stone streets, the little shops and the street venders selling warm gingerbread cookies. My body is still on NC time. It's 4:00pm but I am falling asleep as I type. Send more later. Cheryl
WOWZERONI!
Thanks, Cheryl - and congratulations on your adventure!
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From My #1 Daughter-in-Law, Mary Bennett Harty (Litchfield HS,
IL - '89) of IL - 11/30/09 - "A Special Week":
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This coming week is National Mental Health Care week. You can do your part by remembering to contact at least one unstable person to show you care. Well, my job is done .....Your turn!
You hang in there sunshine, you're special.
Every sixty seconds you spend angry, upset, or mad, is a full minute
of happiness you'll never get back.
Today's Message of the Day is:
Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love
truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you
smile.
Send to all the people you love and don't want to lose in 2009, even
me.
Life may not be the party we hoped for,
but while we're here we should dance.
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WILD GIGGLES!!!
Thanks, Miss Mary!
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From Norris Perry (Warwick HS - '59) of VA - 11/30/09 - "TAKE MY A** TO JAIL!":
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A Virginia State trooper pulled a car over on I-64 about 2 miles south of
the Virginia/ West Virginia State line. When the trooper asked the driver
why he was speeding, the driver said he was a Magician and Juggler and was
on his way to Beckley, WV to do a show at the Shrine Circus. He didn't want
to be late. The trooper told the driver he was fascinated by juggling and said if the driver would do a little juggling for him then he wouldn't give him a ticket. He told the trooper he had sent his equipment ahead and didn't have anything to juggle. The trooper said he had some flares in the trunk and asked if he could juggle them. The juggler said he could, so the trooper got 5 flares, lit them and handed them to him. While the man was juggling, a car pulled in behind the patrol car. A drunken good old boy from West Virginia got out, watched the performance, then went over to the patrol car, opened the rear door and got in. The trooper observed him and went over to the patrol car, opened the door asking the drunk what he thought he was doing. The drunk replied, 'You might as well take my a** to jail, cause there ain't no way I can pass that test.' |
Thanks, Norris!
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FINALLY:
From
ArcaMax Jokes - 11/30/09:
Source for Accurate
Weather
To tell the weather, go to your back door and look for the dog. If the dog is at
the door and he is wet, it's probably raining.
But if the dog is standing there really soaking wet, it is probably raining
really hard.
If the dog's fur looks as if it's been rubbed the wrong way, it's probably
windy.
If the dog has snow on his back, it's probably snowing.
Of course, to be able to tell the weather like this, you have to leave the dog
outside all the time, especially if you expect bad weather.
Sincerely, The CAT
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ABBREVIATED ALERT:
From Jane Chambers of VA - 07/01/09 - "CNC BOOK BROCHURE & AD":
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/CNC-CNU/brochure(2).pdf
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/CNC-CNU/CNC-Memories-Book-219390602.pdf
Contact Dr. Chambers at
cncmemories61_71@yahoo.com.Thanks, Jane!
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
2.
Saturday, December 12, 2009 -
The NNHS Class of 1960 will again encourage the Laugh-A Lot
Breakfast Bunch at 9:00 AM at the Candle Light Kitchen in Norge (Williamsburg).
Directions: Take I-64 to Exit 231A-Norge, go 1-1/2 miles to Richmond Road, go
through light, look for shopping center on left, Candle Light Kitchen on Right.
OPEN TO ALL TYPHOONS!
RSVP to duckbill1@verizon.net
NO LATER THAN
December 8, 2009.
3.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - The NNHS Class of 1958 will hold its annual
Gathering and Dinner at Al Fresco Italian Ristorante, 11710 Jefferson Avenue.
For details, contact Joe Drewry at
JWDVT@aol.com -
CLASS OF 1958 AND “other NNHS
alums and friends of our 1958 class are invited to join with us”!
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Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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I Wonder As I Wander
(Appalachia)
Words and Music
collected by
John Jacob Niles, 1933
I wonder as I
wander out under the sky,
How Jesus the Savior did come for to die.
For poor on'ry people like you and like I...
I wonder as I wander out under the sky.
When Mary birthed Jesus 'twas in a cow's stall,
With wise men and farmers and shepherds and all.
But high from God's heaven a star's light did fall,
And the promise of ages it then did recall.
If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing,
A star in the sky, or a bird on the wing,
Or all of God's angels in heav'n for to sing,
He surely could have it, 'cause he was the King.
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"I Wonder As I Wander" midi courtesy of http://www.christiananswers.net/midimenu.html - 11/26/05
"I Wonder As I Wander" lyrics (and available history) courtesy
of
http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/i_wonder_as_i_wander.htm
- 11/30/05
"Let There Be Light" Image courtesy of http://jsmagic.net/xmasgraphicsnativity/page4.html - 12/01/05
Shepherds Silhouette clip art used to
form Divider Lines courtesy
of
http://www.twoheartsdesign.com/images/clipart/catholic/christmas/nativity/nativity2.html
- 12/01/05
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
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!
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
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!
Air Force Seal clip art courtesy of http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/milsongs.htm - 07/07/06
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Litchfield High School's Purple Panther Paw Print courtesy of http://www.litchfield.k12.il.us/ - 06/23/07
Animated "Happy Little Rabbits We Are" clip art courtesy of http://www.eadcentral.com/go/1/1/0/http://users.bigpond.net.au/jellery/index.htm - 04/25/09
Animated Ringing Christmas Bell clip art (designed by Art Holden) courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 12/08/05
