March 2023
TO MY FELLOW GRADS: So are you enjoying a cool, rainy winter for once—that is for us SoCal residents? Lately, nights in our central SD area have had temps in the high 30’s to low 40’s and days in the high 50’s to low 60’s. Of course people living in really cold areas scoff at our mentioning how cool it is here. Well it’s all relative I guess. Although the drought here is not really over, we’re taking a big swing at it in getting better-than-average rainfall—and that’s a good thing! Don’t forget about our usual coffee get-together on the second Wednesday of this month, March 8. We’ve returned to our old Starbucks at the corner of Clairemont Mesa Blvd. and Dianne Ave. We meet from 10 a.m. to about noon and just share our lives and our friendship. The conversation is always fun!
BUZZING
FROM YOUR CLASSMATES: First
off, Joe
Mader (’56)
was trying to locate Sam
Goldstein (’55).
“I called Sam’s number recently and the phone was disconnected.
He was a good friend. I know Sam’s wife, Betty,
died
several years ago. I was godfather to Sam,
Jr.”.
I
sent Joe Sam’s email…..
Larry
Beveridge
(’55) doesn’t write to me, but his wife, Jacquie,
does. She said Larry at 85 is in “amazing shape,” works out 6
days a week and amazes people with how much weight he can lift. The
two have traveled the world , most recently a 52-day Mediterranean
cruise. They have also done a 67-day So. America cruise and a 115-day
world cruise. “We moved to Florence, OR, in 2003 when we retired.
It’s a great town in the middle of the coast with the ocean,
Siuslaw River and 17 lakes within a 5-mile radius.” (ed.: Nice way
to retire!)….
Ed
Leon
(’57) and wife, Marianne,
send salutations to one and all. They were leaving for a long weekend
in Palm Springs….
Elbert
Hada (’59)
writes: “I agree with Tom
Lemieux,
keep this newsletter coming! I enjoy reading about my classmates and
their lives. Like Tom, my wife and I moved to Colorado, but much
later than Tom. We left S.D. after I retired from the Union-Trib’s
Circulation Dept. in 2000. We lived in Gerald, MO (pop. 1,200) for 10
years then to Colorado. Interestingly, a long-time classmate, Steve
Wineteer (’59)
moved to St. Charles, MO and Jay
McPherson
(’59) became a college professor in Illinois. We were a mobile
generation. I am convinced that LHS gave us youth in South SD a
well-rounded education, one suitable for building a future, be it
joining the workforce or continuing formal education. Thank you to
both LHS and San Diego!”....
A
cheery note from Victoria
(Jackson) Freiheit
(’56): Dear Classmates: After living in Adak, Alaska, Corpus
Christi, TX,
Pensacola,
FL, Lancaster, PA. Tombstone, AZ and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, I am so
happy to be back in SD. I wake up every morning, open the curtains
and say, Another
beautiful day in paradise! Are
we lucky or what? I only wish my kids were here instead of Kona,
Hawaii and South Dakota. Hey, classes of ’55 and ’56, are you out
there? Let’s hear from you!”....
Referring
to last month’s newsletter, Judith
(Austin) Vien
(’58) writes: “Thanks, Pat, for a fun and fascinating edition.
How I wish I could attend some of those monthly gatherings!”....….
As most of you probably know,
Rick Smith (’57)
had a long career in the sports world, mostly with the NFL as a PR
guy. So now, as a labor of love, Rick has created partletonsports.com
which is focused on high school sports. There is a tremendous amount
of info in the site, including blogs on a variety of HS sports. Check
it out if only to see how much work he has put into it!....
Myrna
(Mortensen) Hawkins
(’58) writes that her good friend, Shari
(English) Callahan
(’58), and husband, Charlie,
have just started a 74-day world cruise taking them from San
Francisco, across the Pacific to places like Australia and New
Zealand, through the Suez Canal to Jordan, Italy and then ending in
England.. She added the Callahans are avid “:cruisers” and always
have interesting stories to tell. By the way, Myrna is still
collecting stories for the memory book and can be reached at
619-751-2458.
“Keep the stories coming, y’all,” she said.....
EDITOR: Pat Stalnaker (’57): pat.stalnaker@gmail.com Please send stuff to me for publication. Keep in mind that if you’re sending information for the newsletter, send it to me and not Darrel Lawrence who sends the newsletter out. Don’t forget to include your graduation year and your maiden name if you’re female. Thanks